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Lon Chaney as The Phantom of the Opera1776 Pioneering mathematician Sophie Germain born. She's mentioned in the movie Proof but where's her biopic? There are so many 'hidden figures' out there to tell stories about
1883 Silent film star and "Man of a Thousand Faces" Lon Chaney is born. Becomes legendary doing monstrous film roles with early horror makeup: clowns, phantoms, hunchbacks, you name it...
Lon Chaney as The Phantom of the Opera1776 Pioneering mathematician Sophie Germain born. She's mentioned in the movie Proof but where's her biopic? There are so many 'hidden figures' out there to tell stories about
1883 Silent film star and "Man of a Thousand Faces" Lon Chaney is born. Becomes legendary doing monstrous film roles with early horror makeup: clowns, phantoms, hunchbacks, you name it...
- 4/1/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The following is a recap of the first two episodes of FX’s Legion. The first outing introduced us to David Haller (Dan Stevens), a “mutant” living in a mental hospital called Clockworks. Through non-linear storytelling and an exploration of David’s world, we learned that our protagonist has lived his life believing that his telekinetic and telepathic superpowers are a mental illness.
During the pilot, we also get acquainted with some of the major events in his recent life. These include switching bodies with his girlfriend, Syd Barrett (Rachel Keller), and escaping his mental hospital, Clockworks, during which his friend Lenny (Aubrey Plaza) dies in a wall that he may have created; returning home to his sister and talking with Lenny, his recently-deceased friend; getting captured and interrogated by a sinister governmental organization, before escaping with the help of Syd and fellow mutants; and joining up with a team of other superhumans,...
During the pilot, we also get acquainted with some of the major events in his recent life. These include switching bodies with his girlfriend, Syd Barrett (Rachel Keller), and escaping his mental hospital, Clockworks, during which his friend Lenny (Aubrey Plaza) dies in a wall that he may have created; returning home to his sister and talking with Lenny, his recently-deceased friend; getting captured and interrogated by a sinister governmental organization, before escaping with the help of Syd and fellow mutants; and joining up with a team of other superhumans,...
- 2/16/2017
- by D.F. Lovett
- We Got This Covered
There’s some good news and some bad news when it comes to the October departures from Netflix. We’ll start with the bad news first. Back to the Future (1-3), The Warriors, and The Exorcist are all getting yanked on October 1. The good news is almost everything else is staying. Not to dismiss the cinematic accomplishments of Honey 2 or Congo, but the reality is these and their ilk probably won’t be missed by many. Check out the full list below. And when you’re done, click here to see what's coming. That’s what really matters anyway. October 1 10.0 Earthquake Back to the Future Back to the Future Part II Back to the Future Part III Beverly Hills Cop II Congo Deep Impact Erin Brockovich The Exorcist Heroes: Season 1-4 Honey Honey 2 Insomnia Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Mr. Deeds My Girl Nick of Time The Phantom...
- 5/23/2016
- by David Eckstein
- Hitfix
Ten years. Dynamite has already been around for a decade. It doesn’t seem like a very long time, considering that Marvel and DC are both nearing 80. On the other hand, over the last ten years, Dynamite Entertainment has risen to become quite a competitor in the market. Part of Dynamite’s success is based on their licensing of familiar characters to create a fantastic set of universes. The other part of their strategy deals with the talent involved. The writers and artists over at Dynamite are some of the greatest in the industry.
The whole phenomena started with the publishing of two Army of Darkness series through Devil’s Due before Dynamite struck out on their own and began self publishing. Their first non-Army of Darkness series was Red Sonja. The first issue, of which, debuted with over 100,000 copies sold. From here, Dynamite started to expand quickly. Now,...
The whole phenomena started with the publishing of two Army of Darkness series through Devil’s Due before Dynamite struck out on their own and began self publishing. Their first non-Army of Darkness series was Red Sonja. The first issue, of which, debuted with over 100,000 copies sold. From here, Dynamite started to expand quickly. Now,...
- 11/14/2014
- by Cory Weddell
- SoundOnSight
Old monsters or new? Dracula or Freddy Kruger? The Bride of Frankenstein or the Bride of Chucky? How do you like your monsters…Classic or neo-nasty contemporary?
Most people like a good horror film around Halloween. It’s the time of year for a good scare. But what kind of scare do you want…classic or modern? Do you prefer the gothic grand guignol of yesteryear or the deranged demons of today? Who’s cooler and creepier?
Just for clarity’s sake, we’ll draw the old vs. new line at 1978, with John Carpenter’s excellent Halloween being the start of the modern age of Horror. Everything before that (The B&W Universal monster films, the Hammer Studios films with Cushing and Lee, the Poe/Hawthorn adaptations with Vincent Price, etc.) are classic horror flicks.
Let’s start with the names of the monsters. In this category, you have to go with old Hollywood.
Most people like a good horror film around Halloween. It’s the time of year for a good scare. But what kind of scare do you want…classic or modern? Do you prefer the gothic grand guignol of yesteryear or the deranged demons of today? Who’s cooler and creepier?
Just for clarity’s sake, we’ll draw the old vs. new line at 1978, with John Carpenter’s excellent Halloween being the start of the modern age of Horror. Everything before that (The B&W Universal monster films, the Hammer Studios films with Cushing and Lee, the Poe/Hawthorn adaptations with Vincent Price, etc.) are classic horror flicks.
Let’s start with the names of the monsters. In this category, you have to go with old Hollywood.
- 10/29/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
1976 saw the publication of John Brosnan’s excellent book The Horror People. Written during the summer of 1975, it makes interesting reading 40 years down the line. Those who feature prominently in the book – Peter Cushing, Vincent Price, Jack Arnold, Michael Carreras, Sam Arkoff, Roy Ward Baker, Freddie Francis, Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson and Milton Subotsky – were still alive, as were Ralph Bates, Mario Bava, Jimmy Carreras, John Carradine, Dan Curtis, John Gilling, Robert Fuest, Michael Gough, Val Guest, Ray Milland, Robert Quarry and Michael Ripper, all of whom were given a mention. Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Junior, Michael Reeves and James H Nicholson were not long dead. Hammer, Amicus and American International Pictures were still in existence. George A Romero had yet to achieve his prominence and Stephen King wasn’t even heard of!
Brosnan devoted a chapter to a new British company called Tyburn Films. Founded by the charismatic and ambitious Kevin Francis,...
Brosnan devoted a chapter to a new British company called Tyburn Films. Founded by the charismatic and ambitious Kevin Francis,...
- 7/4/2014
- Shadowlocked
The hardest part about choosing my favourite horror films of all time, is deciding what stays and what goes. I started with a list that featured over 200 titles, and I think it took me more time to pick and choose between them, than it did to actually sit down and write each capsule review. In order to hold on to my sanity, I decided to not include short films, documentaries, television mini-series and animated films. I also had to draw the line at some point in deciding if certain movies should be considered horror or not. In such cases where I was split down the middle in deciding, I let IMDb be the judge for me. And in some cases, I’ve included these titles as special mentions. Long story short, I can’t include every movie I like, and I have to draw the line somewhere. With that said,...
- 10/31/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Ah, religion. Along with politics and The Phantom Menace, this is one of the subjects most likely to be at the centre of yet another unproductive argument on the internet.
As one of those Satanic queer atheists it’s pretty much my job to be the Devil’s advocate from time to time: on the night of the full moon, cider in one claw and keyboard in the other, we take to the internet en masse to disagree with the majority of the messages in Abrahamic texts and argue that, yes, on balance we were probably right to defy God and eagerly devour that forbidden fruit of knowledge. It’s a cursed existence we lead, but worth it for the truly vast number of naked moonlit cocktail parties we get invited to.
Hell might be a socially questionable ally for anyone who isn’t a death metal icon but that...
As one of those Satanic queer atheists it’s pretty much my job to be the Devil’s advocate from time to time: on the night of the full moon, cider in one claw and keyboard in the other, we take to the internet en masse to disagree with the majority of the messages in Abrahamic texts and argue that, yes, on balance we were probably right to defy God and eagerly devour that forbidden fruit of knowledge. It’s a cursed existence we lead, but worth it for the truly vast number of naked moonlit cocktail parties we get invited to.
Hell might be a socially questionable ally for anyone who isn’t a death metal icon but that...
- 7/3/2013
- by Emily Band
- Obsessed with Film
New Superman,Man Of Steel huge,specific spoilers revealed. Recently,comicbookmovie.com revealed that the "Man Of Steel: Inside The Legendary World Of Superman" served up a couple of huge spoilers for the film,and they appear to be quite specific and ultra detailed. To kick things off, we learned that Superman's suit is actually a Kryptonian environmental suit that appears to be used to help navigate the Kryptonian vessels which are actually alive. The Phantom Zone projector is located in Krypton's orbit. The Black Zero is a prison barge ship that transports criminals to the Phantom Zone, and is located in subspace. Krypton's explosion actually caused Zod to be able to take control of the Black Zero and it became his flagship. Next, we learned that The Black Zero also has a squadron of drones associated with it,which are smaller ships. Zod is going to mentally torment Superman.
- 5/25/2013
- by Megan
- OnTheFlix
Superman's suit is actually a Kryptonian environmental suit that appears to be used to help navigate the Kryptonian vessels which are actually alive. The Phantom Zone projector is located in Krypton's orbit. The Black Zero, a prison barge, is the ship that takes the criminals to the Phantom Zone, located in subspace. Krypton's explosion causes Zod to be able to take control of Black Zero and becomes his flagship. The Black Zero also has a squadron of drones associated with it - smaller ships. Zod mentally torments Superman, as seen with the recent skulls image enveloping Superman from the latest trailer, which is said to be a dream sequence. Superman as a tyrant is part of the dream sequence with the Man of Steel in an all black version of the suit, as Zod is in essence tempting him like the Devil. It's said that as comic fans you want...
- 5/25/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
On January 25th the Museum of the Moving Image held a special screening of Phantom of the Paradise with Paul Williams in attendance, and we have for you here all the highlights of the Q&A.
Last year the documentary Paul Williams: Still Alive championed the cold hard fact that Paul Williams was, indeed, not dead. You know, Paul Williams. He wrote songs for The Carpenters and The Muppets (even Muppet Otters). He co-starred alongside Jackie Gleason in all the Smokey and the Bandit movies. He was a staple on Carson’s couch during the 70’s.
With his diminutive height, blond pageboy and glasses, he looked like an unlikely star. And by "star" I mean huge—Grammy, Golden Globe and Oscar winning and a sex symbol to boot. But we horror folks remember him best from Brian De Palma’s 1974 box office failure-cum-cult classic Phantom of the Paradise. Not only...
Last year the documentary Paul Williams: Still Alive championed the cold hard fact that Paul Williams was, indeed, not dead. You know, Paul Williams. He wrote songs for The Carpenters and The Muppets (even Muppet Otters). He co-starred alongside Jackie Gleason in all the Smokey and the Bandit movies. He was a staple on Carson’s couch during the 70’s.
With his diminutive height, blond pageboy and glasses, he looked like an unlikely star. And by "star" I mean huge—Grammy, Golden Globe and Oscar winning and a sex symbol to boot. But we horror folks remember him best from Brian De Palma’s 1974 box office failure-cum-cult classic Phantom of the Paradise. Not only...
- 2/23/2013
- by Heather Buckley
- DreadCentral.com
Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt begin shooting All You Need Is Kill today. Based on the book All You Need is Kill, Warner Bros. Pictures will open the film on March 14, 2014. The upcoming epic sci-fi thriller, directed by Doug Liman, is the first motion picture to be shot at the recently christened Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden - a film and media complex in England owned by Warner Bros. Other films that have been shot at the UK studio are James Bond: Goldeneye, Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace, and Tim Burton.s Sleepy Hollow. Most recently was The Sherlock Holmes and Harry Potter films.
Brad Pitt was originally approached to play the lead, but had conflicts with other films. The Warner Bros. Pictures’, Legendary Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ film stars Cruise (the .Mission: Impossible. films, .Collateral,. .Jerry Maguire.) and Blunt (.The Devil Wears Prada,. .The Adjustment Bureau.). The...
Brad Pitt was originally approached to play the lead, but had conflicts with other films. The Warner Bros. Pictures’, Legendary Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ film stars Cruise (the .Mission: Impossible. films, .Collateral,. .Jerry Maguire.) and Blunt (.The Devil Wears Prada,. .The Adjustment Bureau.). The...
- 10/1/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In Memory Of William Finley (1942-2012), 5 Things You Might Not Know About 'Phantom Of The Paradise'
Sad news came in over the weekend, as it was announced yesterday that actor William Finley, best known for his work with Brian De Palma, had passed away on Saturdayat the age of 69. The actor was a long-time friend of De Palma, having appeared in his early films "Woton's Wake," "Murder a la Mod" and "The Wedding Party," before turning heads as Emil Breton, the husband of Margot Kidder's character, in the director's breakout picture "Sisters."
The duo would go on to work together many times, with Finley cropping up in "The Fury," "Dressed To Kill" (as the uncredited voice of killer Bobbi) and most recently, in "The Black Dahlia," but there's one, or rather two parts that the actor will forever be remembered for: as Winslow Leach/The Phantom, the songwriter ripped off and framed by Satanic record producer Swan (Paul Williams), only to be reborn after a horrific mutilation as The Phantom,...
The duo would go on to work together many times, with Finley cropping up in "The Fury," "Dressed To Kill" (as the uncredited voice of killer Bobbi) and most recently, in "The Black Dahlia," but there's one, or rather two parts that the actor will forever be remembered for: as Winslow Leach/The Phantom, the songwriter ripped off and framed by Satanic record producer Swan (Paul Williams), only to be reborn after a horrific mutilation as The Phantom,...
- 4/16/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Monsters of L.A. by Lisa Morton
(Bad Moon Books)
In these pages you’ll find the dark stars you grew up watching: Frankenstein, Dracula, Mr. Hyde, the Phantom, the Hunchback…all the silent ones and the first to find their voices are here, and they’re even presented in roughly the order in which they first appeared on a silver screen. The Haunted House of the ‘30s gives way to the Werewolf of the ‘40s, the Monsters of L.A. Creature of the ‘50s, and so on, all the way up to our favorite modern boogeyman, the Zombie.
In some of these stories, you’ll find an earthly incarnation of a famous namesake: Frankenstein is a patched-together, homeless vet, the Invisible Woman is so ordinary you’d never see her; but some of these familiar friends — Dracula, the Devil, or those seriously creepy Clowns — will be instantly recognizable.
Introduction
Frankenstein
Dr.
(Bad Moon Books)
In these pages you’ll find the dark stars you grew up watching: Frankenstein, Dracula, Mr. Hyde, the Phantom, the Hunchback…all the silent ones and the first to find their voices are here, and they’re even presented in roughly the order in which they first appeared on a silver screen. The Haunted House of the ‘30s gives way to the Werewolf of the ‘40s, the Monsters of L.A. Creature of the ‘50s, and so on, all the way up to our favorite modern boogeyman, the Zombie.
In some of these stories, you’ll find an earthly incarnation of a famous namesake: Frankenstein is a patched-together, homeless vet, the Invisible Woman is so ordinary you’d never see her; but some of these familiar friends — Dracula, the Devil, or those seriously creepy Clowns — will be instantly recognizable.
Introduction
Frankenstein
Dr.
- 2/9/2012
- by Peter Schwotzer
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Directed by Victor Sjostrom
Written by Selma Lagerlof and Victor Sjostrom
Cinematography by Julius Jaenzon
For many, the tired face and defeated body of Victor Sjostrom became synonymous with mortality in Ingmar Bergman’s pivotal film, Wild Strawberries. Few know that he was not only Bergman’s mentor but one of cinema’s greatest filmmakers. For Bergman, there was no greater film than Sjostrom’s The Phantom Carriage and he would revisit it yearly, often on a summer day, losing himself in it’s angst and plays of light.
There are many similarities between Wild Strawberries and The Phantom Carriage. The most obvious being the central force of Sjostrom, who not only directs The Phantom Carriage but stars in it as well. Both are about men hardened by life, forced to confront and reflect upon their empty existence. Sjostrom plays a much younger man in his own film,...
Directed by Victor Sjostrom
Written by Selma Lagerlof and Victor Sjostrom
Cinematography by Julius Jaenzon
For many, the tired face and defeated body of Victor Sjostrom became synonymous with mortality in Ingmar Bergman’s pivotal film, Wild Strawberries. Few know that he was not only Bergman’s mentor but one of cinema’s greatest filmmakers. For Bergman, there was no greater film than Sjostrom’s The Phantom Carriage and he would revisit it yearly, often on a summer day, losing himself in it’s angst and plays of light.
There are many similarities between Wild Strawberries and The Phantom Carriage. The most obvious being the central force of Sjostrom, who not only directs The Phantom Carriage but stars in it as well. Both are about men hardened by life, forced to confront and reflect upon their empty existence. Sjostrom plays a much younger man in his own film,...
- 12/19/2011
- by Justine
- SoundOnSight
Been meaning to link to this for a few weeks now, but Rupert Owen has posted up the slides from a talk he gave about starting a viable streaming video business. Of course, these would be much better with Owen talking along with them, but still very interesting to flip through and gives much to think about.News worth rejoicing over: Waylon Bacon’s putting together a compilation DVD of his amazing short films. He picked the best picture for the cover, too.Felix Vasquez Jr. of Cinema Crazed recently interviewed two of my favorite documentary people, Vic Zimet and Stephanie Silber of Random Lunacy fame.For the L Magazine, Mark Asch has a quick round-up of some of this year’s SXSW films, including the much anticipated The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye by Marie Losier. Asch says it’s “as intensely familiar to the doc’s core...
- 3/20/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Book Announcement Book publisher Pill Hill Press has acquired “Monstermatt’s Bad Monster Jokes Vol.1“, written by Monstermatt Patterson, illustrated by Kyle Kaczmarczyk, with a forward by Joe Moe, for their non-fiction imprint WestNeb Books.
After a brief and successful run with a previous publisher, author Monstermatt Patterson and illustrator Kyle Kaczmarczyk left in hopes of finding a firm to move the book forward.
It wasn’t long before the duo found a suitor in Pill Hill Press/West Neb Books. According to Monstermatt “They were still interested,even after reading the book! Now,that’s scary!”
The book is a self described collection of over 400 bad jokes, rancid rhymes,putrid puns,and sophomoric song parodies, with illustrations, focused on horror films,monsters,sci-fi, superheroes and some pop culture for good measure.
Monstermatt says “With WestNebBooks taking over, we can get back to reaching our growing audience, one badjoke at a time.
After a brief and successful run with a previous publisher, author Monstermatt Patterson and illustrator Kyle Kaczmarczyk left in hopes of finding a firm to move the book forward.
It wasn’t long before the duo found a suitor in Pill Hill Press/West Neb Books. According to Monstermatt “They were still interested,even after reading the book! Now,that’s scary!”
The book is a self described collection of over 400 bad jokes, rancid rhymes,putrid puns,and sophomoric song parodies, with illustrations, focused on horror films,monsters,sci-fi, superheroes and some pop culture for good measure.
Monstermatt says “With WestNebBooks taking over, we can get back to reaching our growing audience, one badjoke at a time.
- 12/23/2010
- by Dave
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
The top 10 best Adam Sandler movies. Comedian. Actor. Musician. Singer. Writer. Producer. Swell guy (probably). The sum of all these parts makes Adam Sander who he is today; a much loved and much viewed working entertainer. He makes us laugh. He makes it look easy. There are few comedic actors when have been at the top of the box office for as long as The Sandman, so let’s appreciate this multi-talented dude.
10. 50 First Dates (2004)
50 First Dates (not to be confused with the similar-sounding 51st State starring Samuel L. Jackson) is the 2nd collaboration between the Sandman and Drew Barrymore after The Wedding Singer.
Set in Hawaii, Sandler is Henry Roth, a ladies man (!) who falls for Drew’s character Lucy Whitmore. After managing to romance her, he wakes up the next morning to find she has forgotten who he is and has no prior knowledge of the previous day’s events.
10. 50 First Dates (2004)
50 First Dates (not to be confused with the similar-sounding 51st State starring Samuel L. Jackson) is the 2nd collaboration between the Sandman and Drew Barrymore after The Wedding Singer.
Set in Hawaii, Sandler is Henry Roth, a ladies man (!) who falls for Drew’s character Lucy Whitmore. After managing to romance her, he wakes up the next morning to find she has forgotten who he is and has no prior knowledge of the previous day’s events.
- 10/2/2009
- by Mahmoud El-Azzeh
- Movie-moron.com
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