01st Oct2024

Fantastic Fest 2024: ‘The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Featuring: Peter Serafinowicz, Peter Jackson, Joe Dante, John Landis, Caroline Munro, Paul Maslansky, Jonathan Rigby, Harriet Walter, Juan Rodriguez | Written and Directed by Jon Spira The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee, written and directed by Jon Spira (Hollywood Bulldogs: The Rise and Falls of the Great British Stuntman, Reel Britannia), is a look […]

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14th Oct2020

‘In Search of Darkness’ Review (Shudder)

by Chris Cummings

Featuring: Tom Atkins, Doug Bradley, John Bloom, John Carpenter, Stuart Gordon, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Nick Castle, Heather Langenkamp | Written and Directed by David A. Weiner I do love a documentary. I love a horror documentary, too, and so when I signed up to Shudder I couldn’t resist a chance to check out In […]

21st Jun2019

‘Nightmare Cinema’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Mickey Rourke, Sarah Withers, Faly Rakotohavana, Maurice Benard, Elizabeth Reaser, Zarah Mahler, Mark Grossman, Eric Nelsen, Richard Chamberlain, Adam Godley, Annabeth Gish | Written by Lawrence C. Connolly, David Slade, Alejandro Brugués, Richard Christian Matheson, Sandra Becerril, Mick Garris | Directed by Mick Garris, Alejandro Brugues, Joe Dante, Ryuhei Kitamura, David Slade Mick Garris, […]

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11th Oct2018

Grimmfest 2018: ‘Nightmare Cinema’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Mickey Rourke, Sarah Withers, Faly Rakotohavana, Maurice Benard, Elizabeth Reaser, Zarah Mahler, Mark Grossman, Eric Nelsen, Richard Chamberlain, Adam Godley, Annabeth Gish | Written by Lawrence C. Connolly, David Slade, Alejandro Brugués, Richard Christian Matheson, Sandra Becerril, Mick Garris | Directed by Mick Garris, Alejandro Brugues, Joe Dante, Ryuhei Kitamura, David Slade Mick Garris, […]

05th Jul2018

EXCLUSIVE Interview: Joe Dante on Trailers From Hell, directing for TV and more..!

by Matthew Turner

We caught up with legendary director Joe Dante at the Edinburgh Film Festival for a chat about Trailers From Hell, directing for TV and his least favourite horror clichés. Can we talk a little about Trailers From Hell? The love for that project is overwhelming, the critical love in particular… Well, it took a long […]

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03rd Apr2018

‘Amazon Women on the Moon’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Michelle Pfeiffer, Arsenio Hall, Donald F. Muhich, Monique Gabrielle, Lou Jacobi, Erica Yohn, Phil Hartman, Corey Burton, Peter Horton, Griffin Dunne, Joe Pantoliano, Steve Forrest, Forrest J. Ackerman, Sybil Danning, David Alan Grier, Steve Guttenberg, Henry Silva, Robert Picardo, Rip Taylor, Ed Begley Jr., Dick Miller, Matt Adler, Kelly Preston, Howard Hesseman, […]

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25th Aug2017

Frightfest 2017: ‘King Cohen’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Featuring: Martin Scorsese, Eric Roberts, Traci Lords, J.J. Abrams, john landis, Robert Forster, Barbara Carrera, Rick Baker, Joe Dante, Yaphet Kotto, Michael Moriarty, Fred Williamson, Eric Bogosian | Written and Directed by Steve Mitchell Buckle up for the true story of writer, producer, director, creator and all-around maverick, Larry Cohen. Told through compelling live interviews, […]

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02nd Aug2017

Chad Michael Murray & Danielle Harris join ‘Camp Cold Brook’

by Phil Wheat

Chad Michael Murray (House of Wax, TV’s One Tree Hill) and Danielle Harris (Halloween, Hatchet) will headline director Andy Palmer’s Camp Cold Brook. Produced by Warner Davis of Petri Entertainment, Gremlins alum Joe Dante and Mark Alan of Renfield Productions, and Jason Van Eman and Ross Marroso of Weathervane Productions, the film also stars Courtney […]

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19th Aug2015

Joe Dante produced ‘Dark’ to premiere at Oldenburg

by Phil Wheat

The debut narrative feature by director Nick Basile (American Carny), indie thriller Dark – written by Elias (Gut) and executive produced by Joe Dante (Gremlins) – will make its world premiere at the Oldenburg International Film Festival this September. Funded partially through Kickstarter, the film is set in New York during the Northeast blackout of […]

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15th Jun2015

‘Burying the Ex’ Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Anton Yelchin, Ashley Greene, Alexandra Daddario, Oliver Cooper, Ozioma Akagha, Mark Alan, Erica Bowie, Gabrielle Christian, Archie Hahn, Tomoko Karina, Stephanie Koenig, Wyndoline Landry, Julia Marchese, Dick Miller | Written by Alan Trezza | Directed by Joe Dante Burying the Ex is a romantic comedy with zombies, or rom-zom-com as I believe we’re supposed […]

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05th Sep2014

‘The ‘Burbs’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Chris Cummings

Stars:  Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldman, Henry Gibson, Rick Ducommun, Wendy Schaal, Brother Theodore, Courtney Gains, Gale Gordon, Dick Miller, Robert Picardo, Cory Danziger | Written by Dana Olsen | Directed by Joe Dante Written by Dana Olsen (Going Berserk) and directed by Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling), The ‘Burbs is a comedy-horror […]