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Ben Wheatley and Drafthouse Films venture into “A Field In England”
British director Ben Wheatley is making quite a name for himself as a filmmaker within the horror community. Bursting onto the scene in 2009 with his first feature, a crime thriller called Down Terrace, he won the Next Wave prize at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX, and Best UK Feature at the Raindance Film Festival in London. The success continued with his next feature, the rapidly growing cult film Kill List, when he went on to be nominated for various awards at the 2011 British Independent Film Awards. The film ended up coming away with one, for Michael Smiley in…
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IFC To ‘RAZE’ Hell
News coming out of Cannes Film Festival this week indicates that our friends over at IFC Midnight have acquired the North American distribution rights to the film RAZE, an action/thriller from writer Robert Beaucage and director Josh Waller. RAZEstars Zoe Bell, who most will remember from her stunt-heavy meta-performance in Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof, and Rachel Nichols, who starred in Maniac Director Franck Khalfoun’s P2. The film also features genre heavyweights Sherilynn Fenn (Twin Peaks), Tracie Thoms (Grindhouse) and Doug Jones (Pan’s Labyrinth). RAZE is a story that begins when Jamie (Nichols) and Sabrina (Bell) are both abducted, awaking in a strange concrete prison also housing…
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Calgary Horror Con Exclusive: Herschell Gordon Lewis
There are only a few people that are credited for pioneering the horror genre. While Alfred Hitchcock made his imprint on the genre with his ability to captivate viewers with mind-boggling thrills and cerebral storytelling, William Castle was flaunting his incomparable showmanship by utilizing theatrical gimmicks and fun gags to trick and treat audiences at screenings of his films. Although both of these filmmakers are monumental figures of that particular era of cinematic genre fare, Hitchcock and Castle were never particularly known for on-screen depictions of extreme gore and bloodshed. In fact, one name comes to mind when we think…
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The Grapes of Death (Blu-Ray Review)
Details Director: Jean Rollin Starring: Brigitte Lahaie, Marie Georges-Pascal, Félix Marten Type: Color Year: 1978 Language: French Length: 90 min Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Audio: French: LPCM 2.0 Subtitles: English Rating: NR Disks: 1 Region: A Label: Kino Lorber Simultaneously with Night of the Hunted, Kino Lorber and Redemption recently released Jean Rollin’s Les Raisins de la mort aka The Grapes of Death (1978) on Blu-ray as part of their ongoing Rollin series. One of Rollin’s most popular and accessible films, Grapes diverts from his series of surreal vampire erotica movies for a moody, atmospheric take…
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Chris Evans circling King adaptation “The Ten O’Clock People”
When one thinks of the horror genre, one name that does not come immediately to mind is Chris Evans. Appearing on the scene in Not Another Teen Movie, it seemed he was doomed to play “the handsome guy” who stars in cliché romantic comedies and action films. Despite appearing in some horror-action hybrids such as Cellular and Sunshine, his foray into the Sci-Fi genre as Johnny Storm in the sub-par Fantastic Four film put the actor front-and-center in the public eye. This led to greater roles: he played another hero, Captain America, in the Marvel Studios produced Captain America: The First Avenger and…
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The Grapes of Death (Blu-Ray Review)
Details Director: Jean Rollin Starring: Brigitte Lahaie, Marie Georges-Pascal, Félix Marten Type: Color Year: 1978 Language: French Length: 90 min Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Audio: French: LPCM 2.0 Subtitles: English Rating: NR Disks: 1 Region: A Label: Kino Lorber Simultaneously with Night of the Hunted, Kino Lorber and Redemption recently released Jean Rollin’s Les Raisins de la mort aka The Grapes of Death (1978) on Blu-ray as part of their ongoing Rollin series. One of Rollin’s most popular and accessible films, Grapes diverts from his series of surreal vampire erotica movies for a moody, atmospheric take…
Black Rock (Film Review)
Survival horror, as a genre, has a certain advantage over other subgenres as the complete concept requires a level of voyeurism from the viewer. In just the ways the human mind works, the audience puts themselves within the shoes of those trapped against the elements or their fellow man, in which people form their own plans-of-action and retaliations throughout the course of the film within their head. Most of the time, this enhances the cinematic experience, creating more intense audience reactions and a greater investment in the highlighted protagonist. Yet, survival horror also requires a quantity of realism in its…
Pieta (Film Review)
There is a certain exchange that is understood between audiences familiar with the “extreme” cinema coming out of East Asia in the past decade or so and the filmmakers within that particular subgenre. Specifically speaking, the exchange usually follows a basic code, acknowledging that in line with the horrifying, brutal content that the film exposes comes a powerful message within, much akin to the cautionary folklore traceable to almost any territory in the world. However, with Pieta, the vicious new film from Kim Ki-duk in limited theaters today from Drafthouse Films, a noticeable identity crisis is on display, as the…
Night of the Hunted (Blu-Ray Review)
Details Director: Jean Rollin Starring: Brigitte Lahaie, Vincent Gardère, Dominique Journet Type: Color Year: 1980 Language: French Length: 91 min Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Audio: French: LPCM 2.0 Subtitles: English Rating: NR Disks: 1 Region: A Label: Kino Lorber Almost more sci-fi than horror, Jean Rollin’s La Nuit des Traquées aka Night of the Hunted is one of the esoteric director’s most difficult films, but it has recently been rescued from obscurity and released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber and Redemption. This is part of Kino and Redemption’s ongoing Blu-ray Rollin series, which includes films like…
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Rock Music and Horror Films, Part II
Imagine a darkened bedroom. Black candles flickering, burning low the oil of angst and the first hard throbs of libido. A record player is the conduit of this black acetate cosmos, playing Black Sabbath. A hand stops the record from turning, the distorted harmonies slowing with an unearthly moan. Then, they begin moving backwards, faster and faster. New sounds, capering barks and cheers, fill the shadows of the bedroom and settle in the corners, waiting. Listen hard. What do you hear? Is it gibberish? Or is there something evil hiding in the sonic disruption — a voice with a secret…
Rock Music and Horror Films, Part I
Rock music has carried associations of the demonic and the theatrical ever since the genre was spawned from the Blues and its heartbroken cross roads devil — Robert Johnson (King of the Delta Blues Singers) was the legendary bluesman who sang of his dealings with the Devil. Associations such as these were eventually capitalized on and marketed to a very lucrative end. Rock and roll acts that embraced the darker side of their art, and borrowed dark imagery from horror films and literature can be traced back at least as far as the fifties. The images of Ozzy biting the…
A Haunting We Will Go: An Exposé on Halloween Haunts (Part One)
THE BEAST STIRS… Believe it or not, the life of a horror magazine editor can sometimes get tedious. After all, there are only so many hours one can sit watching psychotronic films; reading, editing, and writing articles; and maintaining a web presence, before getting totally burnt out. One fine day, I looked down to see that the puddle of drool beneath my computer desk had reached the high-water mark that I had established as an indicator for “break time.” So, I schlepped into the kitchen for a lemonade and noticed on my calendar that it was currently October. “Whoa,” I…
Wondrous and Strange: Dial M for Murder in 3D
I had never seen Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder (1954) before, but I knew its reputation as one of his lesser works. Dial M is widely reputed to be too close to its theatrical source material to be considered a cinematic masterpiece—people complain that it’s too stagey, and just feels like theatre on film (a complaint also frequently leveled at another overlooked Hitchcock film, Rope [1948]). In stark contrast, Hitchcock’s other 1954 effort, Rear Window, is widely viewed as one of his best. It’s an institution in film studies: if you ever take a class in film theory at the…
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It’s not Candyland, it’s Monsterpalooza
Back in 1992, I went to the second Lollapalooza music festival. It, and similar music fests seem, to me, more like automat concert experiences than innovative cultural experiences. Regardless, all that Monsterpalooza has in common with the music festival of its namesake is a conglomeration of like-minded consumers and merchants. Straight up: this is an exposition for the public to load up on monster gear. Masks, props, toys, magazines, posters, signatures and make-up classes were all on display for us, the drooling horror community, to gobble up. If you’ve never associated horror with cleanliness, it’s time you lathered up with…
V/H/S/2 (Film Review) [Tribeca Film Festival]
It’s funny how quickly the mind is willing to quit analyzing a movie when it’s actually scary. Last year, V/H/S, a film widely lauded as the game-changing horror anthology, milked the minutiae of the found-footage subgenre dryer than each bore-and-snore-inducing Paranormal Activity film combined. And, because it forced audiences to commit their attention to ineffectual non-events shot with insufferable faux-shaky cam, V/H/S’s general nastiness and casual misogyny seemed to take center stage; the film’s most problematic aspects seemed more interesting to discuss than its attempt to reinvent its tropes of choice. But here’s the thing about its sequel, V/H/S/2: it’s…
The Machine (Film Review) [Tribeca Film Festival]
Welsh writer/director Caradog James’s second feature, The Machine, asks its audience a difficult question: in an age of artificial intelligence, what does being “human” really mean? While The Machine, like its namesake in the film, functions well enough—like a diluted Blade Runner or Minority Report — its narrative and character development are completely robotic. James’s film may be able to deliver a clever imitation of a great story, but it lacks the depth to do anything more. For all its high production value, it’s a pretty face with no soul. Dr. Vincent McCarthy (Toby Stephens), a computer expert working underground —literally—…
Mr. Jones (Film Review) [Tribeca Film Festival]
Karl Mueller wrote last year’s truly awful apocalypse flick The Divide, directed by Xavier Gens, which posited that when the chips are down, 99% of people will turn into slavering, sub-human monsters. Incisive stuff. Now he’s back with his directorial debut, Mr. Jones, which boasts a much more interesting setup. Scott and Penny (Jon Foster and Sarah Jones), an artsy young couple with marriage problems, repair to the desert so Scott can focus on finishing a nature documentary, only to discover that they’re living next to a famously reclusive artist, Mr. Jones. As they investigate Mr. Jones’s reputation (inscrutable; possibly…
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May 23, 2013 at 3:18 am Ben Wheatley has a black-and-white lucid horror period piece? Drafthouse is releasing it? Color me interested.
Ben Wheatley and Drafthouse Films venture into "A Field In England" | Diabolique Magazine
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Ben Wheatley’s A FIELD IN ENGLAND British director Ben Wheatley is making quite a name for himself as a filmmaker within the horror community. Bursting onto the scene in 2009 with his first feature, a crime thriller called Down Terrace, he won the Next Wave prize at Fantastic Fest...
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May 23, 2013 at 2:03 am Daily Diabolique Discussion!
FX (TV channel)'s adaptation of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's vampire book series, The Strain, is coming to life!
Reports have indicated that House of Cards actor Corey Stoll has been cast as the protagonist, CDC agent Ephraim Goodweather, with Twilight actress Mia Maestro signing on to play his partner, and love interest, Nora Martinez. Furthermore, character actor extraordinaire Jonathan Pryce will be playing antagonist Eldritch Palmer, and Inglorious Basterds actor Richard Sammel has signed on to an unknown role in the project.
As previously announced, the pilot will be directed by Del Toro himself, who will also be executively producing the show. Del Toro has said the series will stick close to the source material, with the series having a lifespan of three to five seasons.
Considering Charlie Hunnam, Charlie Day and Ron Perlman, all of whom star on FX programming, star in Del Toro's PACIFIC RIM, I think the series is in great hands, and FX's relaxed censorship policy (combined with the carnage being wreaked in THE WALKING DEAD), THE STRAIN should provide some gory, intense and scary television. As a fan of the books, this writer is incredibly excited, and can't wait to see who else they cast in this rich, awesome series.
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May 23, 2013 at 1:44 am IFC acquires "Woman vs. Woman" action-thriller RAZE! Read more inside!
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News coming out of Cannes Film Festival this week indicates that our friends over at IFC Midnight have acquired the North American distribution rights to the film RAZE, an action/thriller from writer Robert Beaucage and director Josh Waller. RAZEstars Zoe Bell, who most will...
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May 23, 2013 at 12:16 am Diabolique Readers! Check out Lacey Paige's exclusive interview with Herschell Gordon Lewis! He talks Herschell Gordon Lewis' Zombificador, Annual Calgary Horror-Con, Blood Feast and more!
Calgary Horror Con Exclusive: Herschell Gordon Lewis | Diabolique Magazine
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There are only a few people that are credited for pioneering the horror genre. While Alfred Hitchcock made his imprint on the genre with his ability to captivate viewers with mind-boggling thrills and cerebral storytelling, William Castle was flaunting his incomparable showmanship by utilizing...
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May 22, 2013 at 11:01 pm With Eureka Entertainment's release of Kaneto Shindo's ONIBABA (1964) on blu-ray, Steve Head, David Kleiler, and Brett Michel discuss this genre-bending film, which is part horror film, part myth, part samurai epic, part erotic thriller, and part historical drama.
Kaneto Shindo’s ONIBABA (1964) – Diabolique Webcast Episode No. 19
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With Eureka Entertainment’s release of Kaneto Shindo’s ONIBABA (1964) on blu-ray, Steve Head, David Kleiler, and Brett Michel discuss this genre-bending film, which is part horror film, part myth, part samurai epic, part erotic thriller, and part historical drama. Subscribe on iTunes...
Tina Kolesnik Love this movie because it confronts fears, horrors, and anger from a feminist perspective--despite have a male director/writer.
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May 22, 2013 at 6:02 am Samm Deighan reviews Kino Lorber's new release of Jean Rollin's unique take on the zombie genre, The Grapes of Death.
The Grapes of Death (Blu-Ray Review) | Diabolique Magazine
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Details Director: Jean Rollin Starring: Brigitte Lahaie, Marie Georges-Pascal, Félix Marten Type: Color Year: 1978 Language: French Length: 90 min Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Audio: French: LPCM 2.0 Subtitles: English Rating: NR Disks: 1 Region: A Label: Kino...
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May 21, 2013 at 5:06 pm Neil Jordan's Byzantium is in theaters from IFC Films June 28. Watch the trailer here, and look for Max Weinstein's interview with Jordan in Diabolique 16! Does this look like a return to form for the vampire helmer? Let us know what you think.
Byzantium - Official Trailer #1 (HD) Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan
http://www.joblo.com - "Byzantium" - International Trailer A mother and daughter vampire duo form a deadly pact. Director: Neil Jordan Writers: Moira Buffini...
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May 21, 2013 at 2:00 am Diabolique 16 is on stands later this month. Inside, you'll find my interviews with Neil Jordan on Byzantium and Nigel Wingrove on Visions of Ecstasy, plus enough Peter Cushing to get Hammer heads through the entire summer. If it's not at your local bookstore, let us know and we'll make note of it. In the meantime, it's available now (and affordable!) for iPad, or you can order online at diaboliquemagazine.com. Or better yet, just subscribe already!
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May 21, 2013 at 12:51 am Daily Diabolique Discussion!
Will Chris Evans join Tom Holland's adaptation of Stephen King - writer's The Ten O'Clock People? Would you like to see Evans take on more horror? Are you excited to see another genre flick from Holland?
Chris Evans circling King adaptation "The Ten O’Clock People" | Diabolique Magazine
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When one thinks of the horror genre, one name that does not come immediately to mind is Chris Evans. Appearing on the scene in Not Another Teen Movie, it seemed he was doomed to play “the handsome guy” who stars in cliché romantic comedies and action films. Despite appearing in...
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May 20, 2013 at 1:15 am Daily Diabolique Discussion!
Fans and critics alike are raving about Benedict Cumberbatch's vicious and impressive performance as the villain in Star Trek Into Darkness. Although not horror, INTO DARKNESS is the most violent and action-packed installment in Star Trek's storied franchise.
So, let's open a forum: As of now, almost halfway through 2013, who is your favorite genre cinematic villain and why? Would you go for Sir Ben Kingsley as The Mandarin ( Iron Man 3 )? Matthew Goode in Stoker? Jane Levy possessed in Evil Dead?
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May 20, 2013 at 1:00 am Check out Ken W. Hanley's review of Black Rock, out this week in theaters and on VOD from Katie Aselton and LD Entertainment!
Black Rock (Film Review) | Diabolique Magazine
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Survival horror, as a genre, has a certain advantage over other subgenres as the complete concept requires a level of voyeurism from the viewer. In just the ways the human mind works, the audience puts themselves within the shoes of those trapped against the elements or their fellow man, in...
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May 18, 2013 at 10:46 pm Canadian Diabolique Readers! Herschell Gordon Lewis, Tom Savini, Bill Moseley, Tony Todd and more will be at Annual Calgary Horror-Con! For more details, please visit the link below, or visit http://horror-con.ca/index.html!
For more information on Herschell Gordon Lewis's Indiegogo Campaign for his new (and supposedly goriest) film, Herschell Gordon Lewis' Zombificador, please visit http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/herschell-gordon-lewis-zombificador!
Exclusive: Herschell Gordon Lewis to appear at Calgary Horror Con | Diabolique Magazine
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The Great White North is going to get a little bit darker this August, as the Third Annual Calgary Horror Con comes back to town, and this time, they’re bringing the big guns. The Calgary Horror Con will take place at Hotel Blackfoot in Calgary, AB, Canada on Saturday, August 3rd and Sunday...
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May 17, 2013 at 7:39 pm Daily Diabolique Discussion!
Titan Comics announces they are rereleasing John Higgins' RAZORJACK series, with a high definition upgrade and two exclusive short stories penned by Higgins himself!
Do you like horror comic books or graphic novels? If so, which ones are your favorites? If not, why not? Are they any less valuable than horror literature?
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Titan Comics releases remastered "Razorjack" series | Diabolique Magazine
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Fans of independent horror comis should rejoice, as Titan Comics has announced that they will be releasing the “Razorjack” comic series “as we’ve never seen it before.” The highly-acclaimed series comes from writer/artist John Higgins, who made a name for himself as a colorist on...
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May 17, 2013 at 7:04 pm Check out Ken W. Hanley's Review of PIETA, out this weekend from Drafthouse Films!
Pieta (Film Review) | Diabolique Magazine
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There is a certain exchange that is understood between audiences familiar with the “extreme” cinema coming out of East Asia in the past decade or so and the filmmakers within that particular subgenre. Specifically speaking, the exchange usually follows a basic code, acknowledging that in...
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May 16, 2013 at 4:30 am All I can say is, wow!
Roger Corman to Remake 8 Edgar Allan Poe Stories (Exclusive)
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A version of this story first appeared in the Jan. 10, 2013, issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. At 86, Roger Corman Is showing few signs of slowing down.
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May 16, 2013 at 4:08 am Could we see the return of vintage Director John Carpenter? The iconic director expresses his wish to direct the Dead Space film! Find out more at the link below, including the director's other recently stalled projects...
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The horror community has been rampant in discussion this week in light of horror legend John Carpenter declaring his desire to direct a feature film based on the popular video game, Dead Space. The bestselling sci-fi/horror game follows engineer Isaac Clarke as he fights his way through the USG...
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May 16, 2013 at 3:20 am Daily Diabolique Discussion!
The ABCs of Death is getting a sequel, announced today at Cannes! Check out the link to see the directors so far announced!
Who here saw ABCs? What was your favorite segment? Least favorite? What directors are on your wish list for ABCs 2?
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Fans of anthology horror have been very lucky in the past couple of years, as the subgenre’s has been resurrected amongst the independent scene with the prominence of two V/H/S films, Chillerama and The ABC’s of Death. Even better news for those fans is the announcement...
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May 16, 2013 at 3:09 am More from Arrow Video!
Todd Solley I just read where Roger Corman is re-making this one. GO ROGER!!!
May 16, 2013 at 3:12 am
Ann Marie Coghlan first and best!
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May 16, 2013 at 1:02 am Samm Deighan weighs in on Kino Lorber's and Redemption's continuing series of blu-ray releases of Jean Rollin's films
Night of the Hunted (Blu-Ray Review) | Diabolique Magazine
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Details Director: Jean Rollin Starring: Brigitte Lahaie, Vincent Gardère, Dominique Journet Type: Color Year: 1980 Language: French Length: 91 min Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Audio: French: LPCM 2.0 Subtitles: English Rating: NR Disks: 1 Region: A Label: Kino...
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May 16, 2013 at 12:19 am Diabolique shared a link.
'V/H/S 2' Red Band Trailer
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Watch the video 'V/H/S 2' Red Band Trailer on Yahoo! Movies. The second installment of the horror anthology.
Diabolique "One of my favorite horror movies of the year. Transcends popcorn entertainment to become one of the most truly frightening and satisfying films in recent memory." - Web Editor Ken
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May 16, 2013 at 12:12 am Wow, haven't seen this one in many years!
Marathon Man Blu-ray
Marathon Man Blu-ray (1976): Starring Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier and Roy Scheider. In New York City, the brother of an infamous Nazi war criminal is killed in a head on collision car accident. Shortly thereafter, members of a covert US...
Skip Shea Is it safe?
May 16, 2013 at 12:23 am
Diabolique Everyone, make sure to click the article under the video!
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