Film history is rich with accounts from restoration hell. Due to the delicate nature of film negatives and the poor archival practices of the past there exist times where portions, if not whole films, are lost altogether. There are numerous ...
Read More »Final Exam (US Blu-ray Review)
In 1978, John Carpenter’s Halloween hit theatres, forever changing the landscape of horror cinema. Re-envisioning the role of the killer, Carpenter created an archetype that, for the most part, still resonates as loud as ever. Halloween’s impact can be seen ...
Read More »Arrow Films and Sci-Fi London team up to host “Bunker of the Dead”
Tomorrow evening, Arrow Films and Sci-Fi London are teaming up to present an interesting double-feature, pairing last year’s Bunker 6 (UK premiere) with George Romero’s 1985 cult-classic, Day of the Dead. On normal circumstances this double-feature would be exciting; but, in true Arrow ...
Read More »A Touch of Sin (US Blu-ray Review)
Emerging from the Sixth Generation movement of Chinese cinema, Jia Zhangke’s career has been marked by problems with Chinese censors. Releasing his first three films independent of the censors, it wasn’t until his fourth picture, The World, that Zhangke was ...
Read More »Interview: Alex CF of The Merrylin Cryptid Collection
For going on ten years the curator and custodian to the Merrylin Cryptid Collection, Alex CF, has been surrounded by species unknown to the general public. The collection contains numerous artifacts claiming to prove, beyond a shadow of doubt, ...
Read More »Contest: Los Angeles’ Horror Film Festival Shreikfest wants your help.
Are you an aspiring filmmaker? Do you own or have access to a camera? Do you have the creative mind to craft a horror, sci-fi and/or fantasy story that is less than a minute. If you answered yes to the ...
Read More »Brooklyn’s Nitehawk Cinema is Serving Up More than Just Great Films
Let’s face it, the movie-going experience in the average city has become stale. The movies are the same, the popcorn tastes the same and the seats feel the same. Arriving early, you feel lucky if you are presented with the ...
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