April, 2007
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“The Eye” - Interview with Jessica Alba
Today on joblo.com/arrow you will find an interview with Jessica Alba, David Moreau and Xavier Palud on the set of "The Eye", a remake of chinese horror flick Gin gwai (directed by Danny Pang), one of my favorite Asian horror movies of all time. The American version of "The Eye" will be directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud and will star Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola and Parker Posey.
"The Eye" tells the story of Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba), a blind concert violinist haunted by gruesome visions after an eye operation restored her sight. According to this interview, JA learned to play the violin for the movie, and I almost laughed my a off when I read this: "All the notes are accurate. I am playing the actual notes of the music. It just sounds like a cat in heat. Whaa Rrraaa Rhe". LOL. I once tried the violin, and I understand exactly what she is saying.
April 15th, 2007 Film Junk Podcast
The Tripper - Watch the First 6 Minutes
Watch the first 6 minutes of David Arquette’s debut slasher film and trailer….
HACK/SLASH VS. CHUCKY
Through the years, Hack/Slash has quietly appealed to the horror comic book audience through Devil’s Due Publishing. Mix in random horror movie references with a saucy lady-killer named Cassie Hack, and her partner, Vlad, being somewhat of a Jason Voorhees meets TurboGrafx-16 Splatterhouse “Rick” hybrid, Hack/Slash is actually a book that’s more of a guilty pleasure for horror hounds than the average blood and guts, scarefest. Nothing wrong with that. I like being guilty, and so do you…
On DVD Today: ‘Family’ and ‘Black Christmas’
John Landis’ “Family” episode of Masters of Horror is the pick of the litter.
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles Gameplay Trailer
As a follow-up to the "Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles" trailer, you will find some RE gameplay on Game Freaks 365. In this instalment of the Resident Evil series, you are back at the creepy mansion for some intense zombie killing (look at the game play). And crimson heads are back, oh yes, they are. And so is the giant snake (anaconda?) According to gamefreaks365.com, "a reticule will appear on-screen being controlled with the Wiimote and A will be used to counter-attack on command." Bottom line: kick ass.
Spoilers from Dario Argento’s ‘Suspiria 3′ — aka ‘The Third Mother’
Dario Argento’s “The Third Mother” is due out in October. Plot spoilers were revealed to a Euro pub.
YAY! ?Rapist Number 1? Released as Action Figure!
Can’t get enough of GRINDHOUSE? Well, if you were totally blown away by Quentin Tarantino’s performance as a soldier in PLANET TERROR, then you should be excited to hear that there is a 7in “Rapist” GRINDHOUSE action figure available through DarkFigures.com courtesy of DarkFigures & NECA Toys…
Halloween Animation by Michael Dougherty
Here’s "Season’s Greetings", a short about a trick-or-treater stalked by a stranger on Halloween night. Creepy kid. Michael Dougherty is behind Trick’r Treat, one of next Halloween’s movie I am looking forward too.
Disturbia
Every killer lives next door to someone.
A teenager whos sentenced to house arrest entertains himself by spying on his neighbors until one of them seems more and more like a serial killer thats been butchering young women. With the help of a couple pals and a bunch of gadgets, he starts his own little investigation from the prison of his own yard.
This is pretty much an updated Fright Night but the vampire is now a serial killer. I know most people are going to compare it to Rear Window, but Im a horror guy and thats how it is. That being said, Disturbias pretty entertaining. A nice, lighthearted little psychological thriller for the teens, thats my take. As I said, I did enjoy it, but I want to clarify that a tad because in a couple months Ill have forgotten this flick even existed. These movies are churned out of Hollywood like candy bars, a nice snack but without substance.
Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield
On November 16th, 1957, officers of the Plainfield Police Department went to the house of Edward Gein to question him in the disappearance of Bernice Worden, a local shop clerk. Upon entering the house officers were horrified at what they discovered. Geins house was adorned with severed heads, human skin lampshades, necklaces made of varied body parts and most disturbing a skin suit complete with breasts and a vagina made from the remains of Geins other victims. His deeds became legendary and his actions would go on to inspire countless horror movies such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Silence of the Lambs, but to the people in the small Wisconsin town, he forever became known as The Butcher of Plainfield.
Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield is not the first movie about the life of Ed Gein, nor is it the best, but it may be the darkest.
The ‘Scanners’ Remake
David S. Goyer plans to make it a post-911 vision of Cronenberg’s classic
Thora Birch Invaded by Demons
Demons invade Thora Birch’s “Dark Corners” on DVD May 22.
Happy ‘Friday the 13th’
If you live in San Francisco, you can catch the original “Friday the 13th” tonight at 11:59 p.m. at the Clay Theatre. Across the country in Jackson, Miss., the same movie is playing at the the Pix-Capri Theatre with a Crossroads screening of “Friday the 13th,” that famed horror flick from the ‘80s. 10 p.m. $5, 18+ only. 601-981-9606.
“Manhunt” Trailers - “Hell” and “Experiment”
I am getting excited about Rockstar’s “Manhunt 2″. If the title “Manhunt 2″ is not enough to attract your interest, then check out these two teaser trailers: “Hell” and “Experiment”. Not much yet in terms of gameplay, but the mere fact that it is on the wii is making me drewl. :0) » original news
Big Game Hunting
A very humorous zombie-hunting video from iamnotazombie.com. You may want to visit them to look at their videos of zombie "sightings". Of the three currently available, I prefer Big Game Hunting, but Bicycle Stunt made me laugh, so consider a two votes for one kind of a thing.
Shrooms Trailer - Get Ready To Get Wasted
Have you ever said: "I should not have taken these shrooms?". The folks in this new horrow movie sure wish they hadn’t indulge in the pleasure of magic mushrooms, as the line between reality and hallucination is blurred, and the group is attacked by enemies that cross the line between reality and delirium.
Directed by Paddy Breathnac, Shrooms stars Lindsey Haun, Jack Huston, Max Kasch, Maya Hazen, Alice Greczyn, Don Wycherley and Sean McGinley.
Marvel Sneak Peek: Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness #3
We talked about this here here and here, and if you head over to majorspoilers.com, you can get a sneak peek of what Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness #3 looks like. It looks like a load of fun that’s what. 
Check out the comments. Did I read this right? "Howard the Duck eats someone’s brains"??? Ha! Too funny.
Schooner of Blood Trailer
From the myspace page of Schooner of Blood, an australian horror slasher flick:
"A love story turns bloody when a masked killer stalks an isolated country pub. As night falls the body count rises, slowly eliminating who the killer might be and leaving the remaining bar staff to fight to stay alive…
Schooner or later you’re going to die…"
Seeking the Ultimate Horror-loving Family!
An unexpected email made its way to my email this morning. ABC’s Wife Swap will be onsite at the Chiller Convention on April 13th – 15th in
Interested families can belong to any aspect of the horror community-as fans, collectors, screenwriters, filmmakers -it really makes no difference to us, as long as your family truly lives and breathes horror. Maybe your family (or one you know) attends every single Chiller or maybe your family likes to celebrate Halloween all year!
The premise of Wife Swap is simple: two families with very different lifestyles are chosen to take part in a two-week long challenge. The wives from these two families exchange husbands, children and lives (but not bedrooms) to discover just what it’s like to live another woman’s life. It’s a mind-blowing experiment that often ends up changing their lives forever.
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