Bloody-Disgusting received some very crazy intel while out on the town here at the Toronto International Film Festival, it appears that Oscar winning actor Adrien Brody (King Kong) will topline the Guillermo del Toro produced sci-fi-horror film, Splice, which will be helmed by Cube director Vincenzo Natali! The film is about Elsa and Clive, two young rebellious scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named Dren, the creature rapidly develops from a deformed female infant into a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera, who forges a bond with both of her creators - only to have that bond turn deadly.
As Adam Mason prepares for the world premiere of his latest feature film, The Devil's Chair (review), he's added a brand new blog and sixth podcast to his Official Blog page here on B-D! Read and hear all about his anticipation for the screening that will take place this upcoming Wednesday at the Midnight Madness portion of the Toronto International Film Festival (tix here). Feel free to leave comments or ask questions, which Adam will respond to pretty quickly. With a pocketful of drugs, Nick West (Andrew Howard) takes out his girlfriend Sammy (Polly Brown), for a shag and a good time. When they explore an abandoned asylum, the discovery of a bizarre device - a cross between an electric chair and sadistic fetish machine - transforms drugged-out bliss into agony and despair.
Hot off the heels of the world premiere of his third mother film, The Mother of Tears (review), Dario Argento has kick started the the hype once again. After a double standing ovation the Italian horror maestro revealed to his fans that this might not be the end of our favorite witches as he holds a special place in his heart for this franchise, and can't seem to let it go. He implied that another mother film - fourth mother if you will - is quite a possibility. At a screening the following day, Dario's daughter and star of the film, Asia Argento, joked that maybe we'll see a prequel one day. Could we see the history of the three witches? Let us pray! Watch this spot for exclusive video interviews with the Argento's in the following weeks.
If you head on over to the official blog for Midnight Madness, you can read all about Jake West's (Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes, Evil Aliens, Razor Blade Smile) latest project, Doghouse. "I’m currently in early pre-production on my next flick, which I hope will be a strong candidate for the Midnight Madness crowd. It’s called Doghouse and been written by cult comic book artist Dan Schaffer (“Dogwitch”, “The Scribbler”). I can’t wait." he tells the festival. Click the link for the full story and to take a peak at some concept art! Check out all of our TIFF coverage here.
We've been supplied with your first look at new art for George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead, which will have it's world premiere tonight at the Midnight Madness portion of the Toronto International Film Festival. Watch for a review as soon as possible. With a story mixing elements of "The Blair Witch Project" and the long-running "Dead" series, the film will follow a group of college students shooting a horror movie in the woods who stumble upon a real zombie uprising. When the onslaught begins, they seize the moment as any good film students would, capturing the undead in a "cinema verite" style that causes more than the usual production headaches. ...Read More
Today I've added my positive review of the Guillermo del Toro produced Spanish horror film, The Orphanage, which played at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. As much as I loved the movie, I think it's safe to say I'm the first person not flipping over it, "Although it might sound as if I’m not recommending the film, I actually do. I think THE ORPHANAGE is a wonderful little film that most people will dig. My only gripe with the movie is that I wanted it to be a horror film and not pretend to be one." Click the title for the review and check out Juan Antonio Bayona's film in theaters December 28. Click here for all TIFF reviews.
The Toronto International Film Festival has officially kicked off and B-D is on site getting your first looks at all the latest horror films. As part of Midnight Madness, Dario Argento celebrated his birthday in style with the world premiere of his highly-anticipated third mother film, The Mother of Tears, which Mike Pereira writes, "Sure, it’s no “Suspiria” and frankly, nothing ever will be. If you can get over that fact, you will find yourself entertained by Argento’s delightfully deranged and energetic epic. It’s got brutal violence! Nudity! Lesbian sexuality! Lots of lesbians! Yes, it’s politically-incorrect. What more do you want in an Argento movie?!" Click the title for the review and watch our official TIFF MOVIES/REVIEWS page for new reviews throughout the weekend.
The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off today and Bloody-Disgusting and co. will be on hand to bring you the first ever reviews for the latest horror films you're dying to see. If you head on over to the official website for Midnight Madness you can see what you're in for. Also watch for reviews from The Orphanage, King of the Kill and They Wait. Midnight Madness also has their own blog to go along with our official Adam Mason blog and podcast we hope will continue to be updated past The Devil's Chair's world premiere on Wednesday the 12th. Watch This Spot for all TIFF updates here on B-D.
One film we cannot wait to see is Xavier Gens' (interview) French horror film, Frontière(s), which will have it's world premiere this Friday in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival (tix here). To celebrate, we had the very special opportunity to chat one-on-one exclusively with the director, who revealed to us his next project! Read on for the skinny. ...Read More
Today writer-director Adam Mason updated his official blog here on B-D and exclusively revealed the first cast member to his next feature film, Blood River, which begins lensing next month. Andrew Howard, who also stars in The Devil's Chair (review), will headline the film, which is an intense psychological thriller that explores the destruction of a young couple's seemingly perfect marriage. Also added to Adam's blog is his fourth Podcast for Devil's Chair, which will mark it's world premiere Wednesday, September 12 at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (tix here). Please feel free to leave Adam comments, feedback or ask questions! Watch for an exclusive clip from Devil's Chair soon and loads more TIFF coverage!
Yesterday we brought you an exclusive look at five new stills from George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead, which will have it's world premiere Saturday, September 8 at the Midnight Madness portion of the Toronto International Film Festival (get your tickets here). Inside you'll find a new video where Romero hosts this look into the creation of his latest horror classic. Read on for the video and watch for a review next week! ...Read More
Bloody-Disgusting has been provided with the first teaser poster and a stack of stills from Ernie Barbarash's (Cube: Zero) latest horror film, They Wait, which will play at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (tix here). In the film a young mother and her six-year-old son come face to face with the mysteries of two murders and a great crime against the Chinese community into which they have recently arrived from Shangh. ...Read More
Today B-D was provided with five exclusive stills from George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead (set visit), which will have it's world premiere Saturday, September 8 at the Midnight Madness portion of the Toronto International Film Festival (get your tickets here). With a story mixing elements of "The Blair Witch Project" and the long-running "Dead" series, the film will follow a group of college students shooting a horror movie in the woods who stumble upon a real zombie uprising. When the onslaught begins, they seize the moment as any good film students would, capturing the undead in a "cinema verite" style that causes more than the usual production headaches. Click here for all your TIFF news. ...Read More
Why should you be excited for Adam Mason's The Devil's Chair (trailer)? Because it's freakin awesome! If you click here you can read our review for the film, which will have it's world premiere at the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday, September 12 (tix here). "Prepare yourself for something different, unique and mind-bending… something that will become part of you when you leave the theater." Now that you're officially pumped for the film, you can check out Adam Mason and Simon Boye's official blog, which also features three podcasts that are now all LIVE! Watch this spot for more as it comes in. Click here for all TIFF news and watch for more reviews coming next week.
Over at our official blog for Adam Mason (director, co-writer) & Simon Boyes (co-writer), you'll find a brand new podcast from the duo behind The Devil's Chair (trailer), which will have it's world premiere at the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday, September 12 (buy tix here). Please feel free to comment or write questions under each blog post and either Adam or Simon will get back to you! With a pocketful of drugs, Nick West (Andrew Howard) takes out his girlfriend Sammy (Polly Brown), for a shag and a good time. When they explore an abandoned asylum, the discovery of a bizarre device - a cross between an electric chair and sadistic fetish machine - transforms drugged-out bliss into agony and despair.
Today Myriad Pictures unveiled a new poster and trailer (here at BDTV) for Dario Argento's The Mother of Tears, which will have it's world premiere as part of the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday, September 6 (tix here). The film centers on a young American art student, Sarah, who "unwittingly opens an ancient urn that unleashes the demonic power of the world's most powerful witch. As a scourge of suicides plague the city and witches from all over the world converge on Rome to pay homage, Sarah must use all her own psychic powers to stop the 'Mother of Tears' before her evil conquers the world. ...Read More
If you head on over to the official TIFF Blog you can watch exclusive interviews with Dario Argento and George Romero who talk about their films being in this year's Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival, along with a flashback on Kim Chapiron's awesome Sheitan. Watch our official B-D TIFF page for all things Midnight Madness and TIFF.
With Midnight Madness kicking off next week at the Toronto International Film Festival, we've decided to get behind the one film that has us juicing our pants in excitement... Adam Mason's The Devil's Chair, which will have it's world premiere on Wednesday, September 12 (buy tix here). Leading up until the premiere and into production on Mason's next feature film, Blood River, the director will be exclusively posting on his very own Official Blog here on Bloody-Disgusting, click the link and save the page to watch for more updates! In addition to his blog, Mason, and his partner in crime (co-writer) Simon Boyes, will also been sharing their thoughts in their ongoing Podcast. All of this insane content starts NOW exclusively on B-D and will continue until the end of time. Click HERE to check out the first blog and podcast. If you want to talk to Adam or Simon, feel free to post questions under his blog entries and they'll try to address you guys in the next post. Let's hope Devil's Chair is as cool as it looks! We'll have a review for you as soon as we see it.
Today we received a first look at the new poster for Adam Mason and Simon Boyes' highly anticipated indie horror film, The Devil's Chair (trailer), which will have it's world premiere in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday, September 12 (tix here). Click here for all of our ongoing TIFF (Sep 6-15) coverage! With a pocketful of drugs, Nick West takes out his girlfriend Sammy, for a shag and a good time. When they explore an abandoned asylum, the discovery of a bizarre device - a cross between an electric chair and sadistic fetish machine - transforms drugged-out bliss into agony and despair. ...Read More
Today BDTV was supplied with the brand spaking new teaser trailer for the French horror film, Frontière(s), which will play Friday, September 7 as part of the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival (tickets here, all TIFF news here). While an extreme right-wing candidate advances to the second ballot of the presidential election, a group of young armed robbers holes up in a backwoods inn. The inn is located in an old mining wasteland, and its managers are a particularly sordid lot (to wit, (neo-)Nazi cannibals). The film was directed by Xavier Gans.
Today we scored a look at five new stills from Xavier Gens' highly anticipated French horror film, Frontier(s) (trailer), which will play at this year's "Midnight Madness" section in the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday September 7 (all TIFF news here). Read on for all of the still, which are going to get you pumped! While an extreme right-wing candidate advances to the second ballot of the presidential election, a group of young armed robbers holes up in a backwoods inn. The inn is located in an old mining wasteland, and its managers are a particularly sordid lot (to wit, (neo-)Nazi cannibals). ...Read More
We brought you the first ever photos (here) from Stuart Gordon's upcoming thriller, Stuck (trailer), which will be making its world premiere at this year's Midnight Madness section in the Toronto International Film Festival (Monday, September 10; tix here). Brandi (Mena Suvari) hits Tom (Stephen Rea) with her car on her way home from a night of partying. With Tom still alive but lodged through her windshield, she promises to go a hospital but then decides to leave Tom to die in her garage as she realizes that her future is inextricably tied to her victim. Realizing this plan, Tom knows escape is his only chance for survival. Click here for all TIFF news and read on for the photos. ...Read More
Playing at the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday, September 12 (tix here; press release), today we found a stack of new images from Adam Mason's The Devil's Chair (trailer), which is said to be one of the highlights of this year's fest. You can check all the stills out inside or click the title above for more info on the film. Click here for all of our TIFF coverage! ...Read More
Today the Toroto International Film Festival announced the final two films in their special "Midnight Madness" section, two films that are going to make you go wild! Read on to see what they are and cick here to read about the first eight. Dates and screening times for Midnight Madness films can be found now at tiff07.ca. Ticket Passes and Packages now on sale. The Midnight Madness Package is $156.51, and available to students and seniors for $100 (prices do not include GST, Building Fund Fee and service charges). The 32nd Toronto International Film Festival runs September 6 – 15, 2007. For more information, please visit tiff07.ca or call 416-968-FILM or 1-877-968-FILM. ...Read More
The Toronto International Film Festival (September 6-15) announced all 10 daring films to screen as part of Midnight Madness this morning. The 20th edition of this heart-stopping, late-night blow out features a range of audacious, bone-chilling and eerie genre flicks that thrust a thick blade into the banal. Grab front row thrills from terror-fiends George A. Romero and Stuart Gordon, watch giant Japanese supercharacters throw it all down and Hong Kong gangsters crack heads, but try not to let the ghoulish neo-Nazi freaks keep you up at night in fear. Read on to see which films you'll be seeing before anyone else in the world, and more importantly, how to score your tix. ...Read More
