The WORLD PREMIERE of Samuel Hadida’s Solomon Kane from Robert E. Howard (creator of Conan the Barbarian) which stars James Purefoy (The Philanthropist, Rome, Vanity Fair) and directed/written by Michael J. Bassett will be screened as part of the Toronto International Film Festivals Midnight Madness line-up on Wednesday, September 16 at the Ryerson Theatre. With Kane, Conan and his other heroes, iconic American writer Robert E. Howard created the genre now known as “SWORD & SORCERY,” in the late 1920s and early 1930s. His work has spawned countless imitators and given rise to his influence in the fantasy genre which can be rivaled only by J.R.R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings). ...Read More
I haven't really had a chance to dive into my Toronto International Film Festival reviews yet, but here's my thoughts on Lionsgate's Daybreakers, which arrives in theaters January 8, 2010. "While it’s far from perfect, Daybreakers is an incredibly fun movie. Loaded with talents actors (Sam Neill, Ethan Hawke and of course Willem DaFoe), beautiful camerawork (a stunning slow-mo shot in the finale proves this) and buckets of blood, I can’t recommend this enough. The Spierig brothers have officially proven themselves as competent and talented directors delivering a vampire film that won’t quickly be forgotten." Click the title above for the full review and watch for my thoughts on a handful of other films soon.
After making its world premiere here at the "Midnight Madness" portion of TIFF, Jennifer's Body will be arriving in a theater near you next Friday. Below you'll find several clips from the film that tells the story of a cheerleader (Megan Fox) who is possessed by a demon and starts feeding off the boys in a Minnesota farming town. Her "plain Jane" best friend (Amanda Seyfried ) must kill her, then escape from a correctional facility to go after the Satan-worshiping rock band responsible for the transformation. The screenplay was written by Acadamy Award winner Diablo Cody. ...Read More
One of the few panels I managed to catch in Hall H at this year's San Diego Comic Con was for Solomon Kane, based on Robert (Conan) Howard's character. While it's more fantasy than horror, there are certainly some creepy elements at play; we saw a pretty sweet scene where Kane (James Purefoy) is knocked into a pit of what looked like mutant zombies. With a good supporting cast (Pete Postlethwaite!) and some pretty impressive effects, it looks like a damn good time. IGN has the new trailer, head on over to check it out or watch it here below the break. ...Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Toronto residents mark your calendars for September 12th as the Toronto International Film Festival's "Midnight Madness" is hosting a zombie walk that leads up to the world premiere of George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead, which involves inhabitants of an isolated island off the North American coast who find their relatives rising from the dead to eat their kin. The leaders of the island feud over whether or not to kill their reanimated relatives or preserve them in hopes of finding a cure. Beyond the break you can check out our exclusive look at the second half of the "Sareg" interview that began over at MySpace. Read on to check it out, along with the 5 minute long behind-the-scenes video. ...Read More
How can you not be excited to see Under the Mountain? Besides being directed by Jonathan King, the madman behind the classic Black Sheep, is stars the genre vet Sam Neill, who also toplines Lionsgate's forthcoming Daybreakers (also premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival). In addition to the previously released trailer, below you'll find six clips from the film, premiering this forthcoming weekend at TIFF. Click here for all of our TIFF coverage so you can keep up with all of the top indie films coming your way in 2010. ...Read More
The countdown to the Toronto International Film Festival is slimming down as the event kicks off this week. One of the many genre films having its World Premiere at the fest is Reginald Harkema's Leslie, My Name is Evil, which follows the trial of the Manson murders. You saw the trailer last week, now dig on several clips by read on. Click here for all of our TIFF coverage so you can keep up with all of the top indie films coming your way in 2010. ...Read More
The countdown to the World Premiere has begun, George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead will play the "Midnight Madness" portion of the Toronto International Film Festival this month, and now the first ever clip has made its way online. You can check out a fisherman's (un)lucky catch by reading on. The plot involves inhabitants of an isolated island off the North American coast who find their relatives rising from the dead to eat their kin. The leaders of the island feud over whether or not to kill their reanimated relatives or preserve them in hopes of finding a cure. ...Read More
The official trailer was posted today from Reginald Harkema's Leslie, My Name is Evil, which will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this month. In addition, we got our hands on a bunch of new stills from that takes on the murder trial of the infamous Manson murders. You can check out everything below, or click here for all of our TIFF news. ...Read More
Go deep inside the hospital from Filmax's REC 2 as the final trailer for the Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza directed film has made its way online and can be viewed beyond the break. In the sequel to the Spanish phenomenon (now on DVD), the action continues from REC, with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation. ...Read More
Right now all eyes are on The Loved Ones, Sean Byrne's film that will premiere at the Midnight Madness portion of the Toronto International Film Festival. Today we got a look at another few hi-res stills from the pic that follows Brent, a 17-year-old student, still grieving for his father, declines an invitation to the school formal from Lola, the quietest girl in school. When Lola and her father kidnap Brent he must fight to survive the macabre celebration they have in store for him. Keep up with all of our TIFF news. Watch for reviews soon. ...Read More
Bloody Disgusting just scored a look at a handful of new bloody stills from Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza's REC 2, which premieres at the Midnight Madness portion of this month's Toronto International Film Festival. The action continues from REC, with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation. ...Read More
With the premiere only weeks away, the official George A. Romero MySpace has uploaded a new behind-the-scenes video for Survival of the Dead that features star Alan Van Sprang as Sarge. In addition, we got our hands on a bunch of new images, all that can be found by reading beyond the break. The film is set to premiere at the Midnight Madness portion of TIFF in September. ...Read More
Bloody-Disgusting has just got their hands on a stack of brand new images from 20th Century Fox's Jennifer's Body, which arrives in theaters September 18, while a Spanish one sheet has also hit the web featuring star Megan Fox in yet another slightly sexy school situation. The film tells the story of a cheerleader who is possessed by a demon and starts feeding off the boys in a Minnesota farming town. Her "plain Jane" best friend must kill her, then escape from a correctional facility to go after the Satan-worshiping rock band responsible for the transformation. ...Read More
Below we've got our hands on a batch of exclusive stills from Rick Jacobson's Bitch Slap, which features a look at Friday the 13th hottie America Olivio all roughed up. Premiering at the Midnight Madness portion of TIFF, the film features this rockin' synopsis: "3 Bad Girls, 1 Desert, 1 Supercharged Thunderbird, 1,473 Exotic Weapons, 1 Ruthless Crimelord, $206 Million in Stolen Goods, A Cop Who May Not be a Cop, Hundreds More Cops who are Cops (Maybe…), A Pair of Mentally-Challenged Contract Killers, 1 Device That Could Snuff Out Life on Earth, More Cleavage than you can Shake a Stick At and Kidney Rattling Erotic Displays of Carnal Prowess Heretofore Unimagined…" DELICIOUS.
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We've got our hands on two brand new hi-res stills from REC 2, along with a hi-res look at directors Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza. This is one of the most terrifying of all the images release, dig on it below. The action continues from REC, with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation. The sequel, premiering at the Midnight Madness portion of the Toronto International Film Festival, is said to take the concept to new heights. ...Read More
Director Jonathan King returns once again to the Toronto International Film Festival with Under the Mountain. The director of the hilarious and fun Black Sheep takes this tale into a more serious tone. Starring Sam Neill (In the Mouth of Madness, Daybreakers, Omen 3, Event Horizon), we've got our hands on the first trailer for the film, along with 14 images! Check out all of the goodies inside.
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UPDATE: Check out pics of Alba and Seagal on the set of Machete. We've got a really solid edition of today's News Bites as the Toronto International Film Festival has announced two new genre films that we've yet to report on (ever). In addition, beyond the break you can read about a potential third X-Files movie (reboot maybe?) and also dig on an international one sheet for Pandorum. Watch for more news as it comes in later today. ...Read More
3 Bad Girls, 1 Desert, 1 Supercharged Thunderbird, 1,473 Exotic Weapons, 1 Ruthless Crimelord, $206 Million in Stolen Goods, A Cop Who May Not be a Cop, Hundreds More Cops who are Cops (Maybe…), A Pair of Mentally-Challenged Contract Killers, 1 Device That Could Snuff Out Life on Earth, More Cleavage than you can Shake a Stick At and Kidney Rattling Erotic Displays of Carnal Prowess Heretofore Unimagined… I don’t know about you, but I want a piece of that! Get ready for Bitch Slap, which stars Julia Voth, Erin Cummings, Ameríca Olivo (Friday the 13th), Lucy Lawless and Ron Melendez. Rick Jacobson's film will have its world premiere at the "Midnight Madness" portion of the TIFF next month and to get you psyched we've got the official poster and trailer for the crazy flick. Keep up with all of our TIFF coverage by clicking here. Now read on for the goods. ...Read More
Inspired by true events, Werner Herzog's My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, is a story of ancient myth and modern madness. Brad Macallam, an aspiring actor performing in a Greek tragedy, commits the crime he is to enact in the play by killing his mother. The mystery unfolds in a series of flashbacks displaying the psychological destruction of the killer set off by an ill-fated white-water kayaking trip in a distant land. Playing at this years Toronto International Film Festival, we got our hands on the trailer for the film starring Michael Shannon, Willem Dafoe, Chloe Sevigny, Brad Dourif, Michael Pena, Bill Cobbs, Grace Zabriskie and Udo Kier. ...Read More
Update, B-D reader 'Lucksaw' just sent us a new still that reveals a little spoiler that I think some of you might really dig! Our good friends over at Abandomoviez just sent Bloody Disgusting the official Spanish one sheet for REC 2, along with two brand new terrifying stills! Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza return with the sequel to REC, a breakthrough Spanish horror film that just arrived on DVD here in the States last month from Sony Home Entertainment. The film was already remade by Sony Screen Gems under the name Quarantine. REC 2 is set to premiere at the "Midnight Madness" portion of the Toronto International Film Festival next month. ...Read More
Imagine if Conan was horror-themed, you'd have Solomon Kane, the massive budget horror period piece playing at the "Midnight Madness" portion of the TIFF this September. Today we got our hands on some new stills from the Michael J. Bassett directed pic that tells the heroic story of a savage warrior in 16th Century England who seeks redemption for a lifetime of sins by renouncing violence to live a life of purity, only to find himself compelled to pick up his sword once again to vanquish a growing evil. Keep up with all of our TIFF coverage by clicking here. Now read on for the stills. ...Read More
The Diablo Cody scripted horror film Jennifer's Body is set to premiere at the "Midnight Madness" portion of the TIFF and we've got our hands on one new still that will have you biting your tongue. The story of a cheerleader who is possessed by a demon and starts feeding off the boys in a Minnesota farming town. Her "plain Jane" best friend must kill her, then escape from a correctional facility to go after the Satan-worshiping rock band responsible for the transformation. Keep up with all of our TIFF coverage by clicking here. Now read on for the still. ...Read More
Having its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month is Joe Dante's The Hole, his 3-D family horror fantasy film we've been covering pretty closely here on the site. We're told horror fans should expect a family styled horror film, which is very true to most of Dante's films. Knowing is half the battle (no I didn't, oh no I didn't!). Below you'll find the first ever images, with a trailer to follow soon (hopefully). After moving into a new town, brothers Dane and Lucas and their neighbour Julie discover a bottomless hole in their basement that brings their nightmares to life. With shadows lurking around every corner, they must face their darkest fears in order to put an end to the mystery of the hole. Keep up with all of our TIFF coverage by clicking here. Now read on for the stills. ...Read More
Are you ready to rock?! Get ready to fang-bang at the Toronto International Film Festival as Capri Films, is pleased to announce that the much- anticipated, all-star cameo-laden rock ‘n’ roll vampire movie Suck will make its World Premiere as part of TIFF’s prestigious Contemporary World Cinema programme, Friday September 11, 2009 at 9:00pm. To celebrate, the company has released a promo poster, first batch of stills and the promo trailer from the film loaded with cameos (Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Henry Rollins and Moby). Read on for all the madness! ...Read More
