Dirty Harry’s days of box office glory aren’t gone, Eastwood is now able to brag about a global take of $500 million for his film AMERICAN SNIPER. He can also say it was the best of 2014.. More: SNIPER has now surpassed The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I to become the highest-grossing domestic film of … Read moreAmerica’s SNIPER: Who’s laughing at Eastwood now?
BOX OFFICE TOTALS COMING IN.. Studio execs are blaming weather for some less than stellar numbers. WILL SMITH’S ‘FOCUS’ NOT IN CLEAR FOCUS.. Less people went to see this film than expected.. Luckily the film was cheap to make. With only $19 mil so far racked up, though, more sales will need to be generated … Read moreSNOW GLOW OVER WEEKEND BOX
This is a movie poster blast from the past.. it was called THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN, and a was loosely based on the ‘Phanton Killer’ or the ‘Texarkana Moonlight Murders‘ that took place ni 1946.. The other evening, I got the chance to watch the 2014 remake of this 1976 classic.. The redo was … Read moreDreading the poster of the TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN
30 years after the BREAKFAST CLUB, it is coming back to some theaters.. It is interesting now to go back and see what TIME magazine, then in 1985, said about the classic movie. One fun concept is to look at what will never happen again, thanks to modern technology.. It was a movie for its … Read moreRain keeps falling, down. After 30 years THE BREAKFAST CLUB still matters..
You ought to know by now.. It seems so many times that once a major company or facility says there was a cyber attack that took place, a dribble of information comes wincing out of the PR department.. There is little news initially, except for the instance of the hack itself. It is downplayed.. in … Read moreSONY HACK ATTACK ACK ACK ACK
The internet is good for a few things: Cat GIFs and memes top the list as of late.. people from around the planet were quick to create a comedic goldmine of Kim Kardashian rear end jokes.. Now comes along the newest villain from the next in the STAR WARS franchise, and already creative minds have … Read moreSTAR WARS: THE MEMES AWAKEN
$40 MIL? OR $30.. There are high hopes for horror.. the winds of fear are bringing in October tonight as the movie ANNABELLE finally gets its long awaited premiere.. Those I have spoken to tonight say theaters are crowded and people are screaming. Some are laughing.. others are decrying how ‘bad’ the movie was. All … Read moreFRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS OUT: HIGH HOPES FOR HORROR FLICK ‘ANNABELLE’ AS MOVIE OPENS
A friend of mine posted photographs of herself with blood dripping from her mouth and her limbs hanging off.. it’s not every day you see such things. After an inquisitive message was sent asking where she was able to masquerade in broad daylight as a brain eating zombie, I found out she was an extra in … Read moreThe dawn of a new dead
The world seems to be surrounded by the scourge of death and the blanket of blood. And some people absolutely love it that way, so as long as the gorefest is confined to the big or small screen. That’s why a flurry of excitement has taken place online after the ABCs OF DEATH 2 trailer … Read moreThe real ABCs of DEATH: Be happy they aren’t at your door step
How the Market Affects What Horror Makes it to Hollywood » Recent torture pornographers such as Eli Roth arguably have aligned themselves with 1970s American horror auteurs not only to legitimize their work but to cash in on their rebel credibility. The NEW REPUBLIC article is an interesting way to follow up on my previous essay … Read moreTHE MARKET VALUE OF HORROR