On any given Friday, New York City boasts a wealth of entertainment opportunities, but on a year when Halloween manages to fall on a Friday, the opportunities multiply tenfold. Parties, shows, and—of course—the iconic Village Halloween parade, all make for ...
Read More »Happy Halloween from the Directors of ABCs of Death 2
Happy Halloween, celebrate it with a supercut of some of the greatest movie deaths of all time, chosen by the directors of The ABCs of Death 2.
Read More »Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut 2-Disc Set (US Blu-ray review)
While many of our most beloved horror films have experienced a similar trajectory—butchered by studios and released to negative reviews, only to fall out of the public eye and be reclaimed as a cult phenomena—, however, few films have the ...
Read More »The Vincent Price Collection II (US Blu-ray review)
Today marks the 21st anniversary of Vincent Price’s death, and, despite the large amount of time passed, his stature remains as iconic and impressive as ever. Last year, Scream Factory released The Vincent Price Collection, a Blu-Ray release featuring six ...
Read More »Scream Factory Further Solidify their Role in Modern Horror with Contemporary Releases
Since their conception, Scream Factory has prided their brand on high quality reissues of cult genre films. Certainly the titles that have generated the most noise—the works of John Carpenter, including the Halloween boxset; Nightbreed: The Directors Cut; Day of the ...
Read More »Trapped Flies and Caged Doves: Repressed Female Sexuality and Voyeurism in Borowczyk’s Goto and Blanche
Already an accomplished artist before entering into a career in cinema, Walerian Borowczyk took to film with an expertise, maturity that it takes other filmmakers years to—if ever—achieve. As we’ve already discussed in our look at his animations and short ...
Read More »Phantom City Creative Artwork Revealed for Edgar Allan Poe Halloween “Nevermore” Performance at the Somerville Theatre
BOSTON (October 1, 2014) — On October 31, fans of the darker literary persuasion will find a very special treat at the Somerville Theatre. At 8pm, the house lights will go down, and Edgar Allan Poe will return. In “Nevermore: ...
Read More »Revolution(ary) Profiteering in Twilight Time’s September Releases
While October proves to be the—rightfully so—month of terror for Twilight Time, releasing films such as The Blob (1988), Audrey Rose (1977), The Vanishing (1993), and The Believers (1987), September is marked by the brand’s focus on war, rebellion, and ...
Read More »Interview with Open Windows’ director Nacho Vigalondo
Available now on VOD, is Nacho Vigalondo’s (Timecrimes) latest film, Open Windows. Describing the film would give it little justice, its works better as an exercise in spectatorship than as a stand alone narrative. But for those who have yet ...
Read More »Arrow Films to Launch North American Branch in 2015
Big News from Britain, Arrow Films and Video have announced that they plan to open up a North American branch. What does this mean? Well, all of the details aren’t currently announced, but get ready for the expansion of an ...
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