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The Foywonder's Ten Worst Horror Films of the Decade

7 hours ago | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

The first decade of the new millennium has come to an end, and that means it is now time for film sites all over the web to begin posting their various retrospectives and lists recalling the decade that was. I generally as a rule dislike such lists because they are always so subjective. Then I said screw it and took it upon myself to do one of my own naming the ten worst horror movies of the past decade. Besides, people love bitching on the Internet about lists like this, and who am I to deny readers yet another excuse to get into pointless flame wars over personal opinions.

Of course, this list is just my personal opinion which is not legally binding ... unless Proposition 304 passes. And we all pray that it will.

I set two rules when putting this list together: Only horror movies that received fairly wide theatrical »

- Foywonder

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The Satellites Have Launched. What Are They Orbiting?

30 November 2009 6:10 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

The Satellites (formerly Golden) have announced their 2009 nominations for what it's worth. And you might be screaming "not very much".

It's hard to know what to make of this Golden Globe splinter group. There is never much of a narrative thread in their nominations. You can't sense from year to year a type of film they like or whatnot. Which makes them feel a bit suspect. They also do very strange things which you're about to see if you read their nominations. They never get much attention and yet they keep plugging away. This year they were especially kind to 2012 (who knew?), Nine and The Stoning of Soraya M. But they were downright rude to the sci-fi drama Moon which received zero nominations despite their lack of aversion to sci-fi films. I mention this because the moon is a natural satellite and the Satellites are artificial. Maybe they're jealous. What they're orbiting we know not. »

- NATHANIEL R

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Charlie's Angels coming back to TV

13 November 2009 7:48 AM, PST | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

What was once old always becomes new again. Right now the upper management at ABC are close to ordering a pilot for a new casting of Charlie's Angels, the classic 1970s action-adventure hour-long series beloved by little girls and older boys for completely different reasons.

When it came out in 1976, Angels was an instant hit and cemented Farrah Fawcett (then called Fawcett-Majors due to her nupitals with Six Million Dollar Man star Lee Majors) as the last poster queen. While Ff only starred in the show for a season before trying to play her cards as a movie star (Saturn 3? Sunburn? Man, it's pretty bad when you're only decent big screen performance from the 1970s was in Logan's Run), the show proved to have legs enough for a six season run. Drew Barrymore dusted it off and McG reimagined the concept slightly more tongue-in-cheek for the Charlie's Angels movies »

- Patrick Sauriol

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DVD releases for Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

10 November 2009 5:50 PM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

This weeks picks start off with one of the greatest post apocalyptic (not to mention scifi) films of all time, Logan's Run (amazon). That's right, it's dropping on blu-ray.

Next off we have a locally made fantasy Ink (amazon) which is supposed to be fantastic. Unfortunately I haven't seen it yet but I plan to remedy that soon. Then we have Yam Laranas's redux of his own film, The Echo (amazon), a sort of supernatural horror which I've seen and I have to say it's great, at least till the ending.

Then we have some Mexican arthouse fare which did quite well on the festival circuit and is finally seeing a R1 release. Called Lake Tahoe (amazon), it's about a teenager and the strange going-ons in his small town.

Now for the Japanese and Takashi Miike fans, there's a special edition of Zebraman (amazon) dropping. Third grade teacher does superhero. »

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This Week on DVD: Up, The Ugly Truth, Ballast

10 November 2009 1:28 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Not much in the way of new DVD releases this week unless you're a Pixar fan, but then hey... who isn't a Pixar fan? Up is by far the biggest release of the week (so big that no one really wanted to go up against it) and I fully expect to hear reports of it breaking Blu-ray sales records at some point in the near future. Cars and Monsters, Inc. are also out on Blu-ray this week, along with both Heat and Red Heat. (That's called synergy.) Other new discs include The Ugly Truth starring Gerard Butler and Katherin Heigl, Spread starring Ashton Kutcher, and the 2008 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Ballast. What will you be renting or buying this week? Up [1] (DVD, Blu-ray [2]) The Ugly Truth [3] (DVD, Blu-ray [4]) Ballast [5] In The Loop [6] (Canada only) Spread [7] (DVD, Blu-ray [8]) Ink [9] The Echo [10] (DVD, Blu-ray [11]) American Virgin [12] Summer's Moon [13] The Accidental Husband [14] The Merry Gentleman [15] Mamma Mia! »

- Sean

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This Week in Blu-ray Special Report: Pixar’s Up Invasion

10 November 2009 12:48 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

It is Tuesday, which means that it is time once again for me to avoid writing my long-running column, This Week in Blu-ray. But this week, unlike the past two weeks, I just cannot get around the sheer awesomeness of the HD releases hitting your local retailers. Which is why I'm currently working through my official report for later today -- including reviews of Godzilla (1998), Logan's Run and The Negotiator. But before I get to all of that, I wanted to file this very special edition of This Week in Blu-ray dedicated to the three releases from Walt Disney Home Entertainment, a trifecta of beautiful Pixar movies coming at you in 1080p. Needless to say, I'm recommending that you pay close attention and quite possibly that you pick up all three of these titles. We being with Pixar's tenth (and most recent film) Up. Up (2009, Pete Docter) The Up Blu-ray release is something that I, for »

- Neil Miller

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Pixar Looks 'Up,' 'Watchmen' Gets Ultimate And More In The DVD Report For November 10

10 November 2009 7:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

After last week's jam-packed release schedule led by "G.I. Joe," we're given an opportunity to breath today with only two new theatrical titles coming to market, along with an assortment of action-filled catalog offerings making their way to Blu-ray. This is your DVD Report for Tuesday, November 9.

Disney's Pixar was flying high after the critically and commercially acclaimed "Wall-e," so naturally they looked to the skies for their next animated outing, "Up." The film focuses on Carl Fredricksen, an elderly shut-in who aims to pay homage to his late wife by relocating to the top of a South American paradise the couple had always dreamed of visiting. Equipping his home with hundreds of helium balloons, the house lifts off its foundation and floats away, inadvertently taking with it a young wilderness scout who grows attached to the grumpy septuagenarian at the start of a grand adventure.

Like most Pixar films, »

- Brian Jacks

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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: November 10, 2009

10 November 2009 1:53 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

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Up I just reviewed the Blu-ray version of this release and may I just say it is worth every penny. Pixar films look phenomenal in high-definition and the word "flawless" is by no means a stretch. Along with my review I have also included a clip from the new animated short "Dug's Special Mission," so just click here for the video and full review details.

Oh, and if you want to buy it in store you can get a $10 off coupon right here. Monsters, Inc. Yup, it's Pixar week on Blu-ray as Monsters, Inc. joins Up as well as a gift pack version of Cars and this one too manages to impress greatly. There are a few new features, which I detailed in my review and I also included a sneak peek at the new roundtable feature in my review right here. »

- Brad Brevet

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Rt on DVD: Up, the Ultimate Watchmen Cut, and More

9 November 2009 8:21 AM, PST | Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news »

Last week, we announced the release of the big screen version of one of the Hasbro toy company's most beloved franchises, G.I. Joe; it's only fitting that this week we announce the release of the animated series' complete collection. And it's impressive. On top of that, we've got a couple of hot new releases as well, including Pixar's Up and the indie hit Ballast. Sci-fi fans will enjoy the high definition re-release of Logan's Run, while baseball fans will find literally hours upon hours of entertainment in the Official World Series Film Collection. To round out the rest of the »

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What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #16

9 November 2009 1:18 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

I know I'm a day late with this, but it's for good reason. The problem this week wasn't that I didn't watch any movies, it was simply that I watched too many that I couldn't cover with this Sunday column for one reason or another. As a result, I waited one day so I could watch one of my Netflix selections that arrived on Friday so I would have at least something to add to the conversation before I let you guys run wild in the comments.

However, just in an effort for full disclosure, I watched Up once again on Blu-ray as well as the Blu-ray copies of Monsters, Inc. and Cars all in preparation for my reviews, which I just finished and will publish on Tuesday. I also watched the Bruno Blu-ray and on top of all that I saw A Christmas Carol (review), Pirate Radio, The Fourth Kind »

- Brad Brevet

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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: November 3, 2009

3 November 2009 4:53 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

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Before we get into this week's releases I thought I would alert you to an upcoming 50% off Criterion Collection titles at Barnes and Nobles beginning on November 10 and running for two weeks. The full details, and a $5 off coupon, can be found in the DVD Talk forums.

Wings of Desire (Criterion Collection) This is a huge week for major title releases on Blu-ray as Criterion's release of Wim Wenders's Wings of Desire is just the first of three titles I reviewed and most likely blew my word count for the next two weeks trying to get all of my thoughts squared away.

As for this title specifically, it was my first time seeing it and as it played on and on I began to enjoy it more and more. However, if you read my lengthy review, you will »

- Brad Brevet

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Link Bag

27 October 2009 10:11 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

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Arts Beat When Woody Met Ingmar. How have I never heard this story before? Love it

Low Resolution hilarious take on the latest Twilight: New Moon trailer

i09 an interview with a Dollhouse writer on this last great episode

Culture Snob describe your taste in horror in 10 movies. Interesting take on a "best" list

In Contention Guy Lodge plays contrarian for Precious

Some Came Running gets nostalgic for gauzy Jenny Agutter and mack daddy Michael York in 70s 'classic' Logan's Run

This is the time of year when everyone who really loves movies remembers that not all of the best movies of any given year come out in the last two months of the year and it's so annoying that everyone pretends that they do

Man Made Movies the online Sam Rockwell Oscar for Moon campaign

Attention Deficit Disorderly great piece on The Hurt Locker and Jeremy Renner's Sgt. »

- NATHANIEL R

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Bluewater revisits 'Logan's Run'

12 October 2009 2:20 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Bluewater Comics has announced a new comic series based on the dystopian sci-fi novel Logan's Run. Best known for having inspired the cult '70s movie of the same name, Logan's Run tells the story of a futuristic society that prevents overpopulation by killing everyone once they reach a certain age. The novel features Logan, an agent whose job it is to hunt down those who refuse to be killed, who finds himself unwilling to die at his appointed time. Logan's Run author William Nolan is involved (more) »

- By Hugh Armitage

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Find Interview: Jared Hess, Co-Writer and Director of Gentlemen Broncos

8 October 2009 10:58 AM, PDT | Film Independent | See recent Film Independent news »

Co-Writer and Director Jared Hess hit the ground running with his 2004 breakout hit, the ode to nerddom, Napoleon Dynamite. He followed that up with Jack Black in the wrestling comedy, Nacho Libre. Now, with his latest feature, Gentlemen Broncos, he is on to the science fiction world that he has long admired. Writing with his wife and collaborator, Jerusha Hess, Hess also took inspiration from a 14-year-old cousin who lives and breathes science fiction. As with all of Hess's films, Gentlemen Broncos is slightly autobiographical and is filmed in familiar terrain, the mountains and valleys of Utah, where Hess and his family live.

By Lorenza Muñoz

 

So, what was Gentlemen Broncos inspired by?

All my favorite films growing up as a kid were science fiction films. I thought I wanted to be a special effects guy when I was growing up. Jerusha, my wife who wrote this script with me, »

- maint

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Exclusive: First Look At Bluewater's 'Logan's Run' Comic Book

6 October 2009 12:58 PM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Back in May, Bluewater Productions announced plans to publish a comic book series based on the "Logan's Run," a series of science-fiction novels that unfolded in a dystopian society where population is controlled by euthanizing anyone over the age of 21.

Originally authored by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson in 1967, the first novel spawned several sequels and spin-offs in various forms, including a comic book adaptation, a television series and a 1976 film starring Michael York. (Warner Brothers is currently planning a remake of the film directed by "Tron" director Joe Kosinski.) And in January, the "Logan's Run" universe will also have a comic book sequel, too.

Written by Paul Salamoff with interior art by Daniel Gete, Bluewater's "Logan's Run" series will be based on a story by William F. Nolan, Paul Salamoff and Jason Brock. The publisher has offered Splash Page readers the exclusive first look at all four covers of the debut issue, »

- Rick Marshall

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Review of Francisco Laresgoiti's dystopian scifi adventure 2033

1 October 2009 3:09 PM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

Year: 2009

Directors: Francisco Laresgoiti

Writers: Jordi Mariscal

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: agentorange

Rating: 7.5 out of 10

"My main goal is to open minds and eliminate taboos." -- 2033 director Francisco Laresgoiti

2033 is a big, bold and beautifully designed new science fiction film from Mexico. Not a sentence you're probably used to reading I'm sure. In fact, Mexico has only recently started putting themselves on the international genre map with projects like Sleep Dealer (review), but now that newcomer Francisco Laresgoiti has unleashed this allegorically rich dystopian adventure onto the public I think it's safe to assume that the nation is making a major bid to put their own unique stamp on scifi filmmaking.

Considering the film is equal parts Gattaca, Thx-1138, Logan's Run, Fahrenheit 451, Romeo and Juliet and even Dune (to list only a handful of the many nods and references throughout the film), the word "unique" might strike some »

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Like Movie Lists? Here are Four to Scrutinize

2 September 2009 1:27 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Do you like lists? Well, how about these options? Wired's Favorite Sci-Fi Flicks of All Time - Pre-Star Wars A Trip to the Moon (1902) The Thing From Another World (1951) The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) Them! (1954) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958) The Creation of the Humanoids (1962) Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Fahrenheit 451 (1966) Fantastic Voyage (1966) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Planet of the Apes (1968) Solaris (1972) Silent Running (1972) Soylent Green (1973) Day of the Dolphin (1973) Zardoz (1974) A Boy and His Dog (1975) Logan's Run (1976) Lassie Come Home (1943) Richard Roeper's Top Five of Summer 2009 (500) Days of Summer Inglourious Basterds Up The Hurt Locker District 9 ...and his worst... Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen G.I. Joe: the Rise of Cobra Land of the Lost Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian The Ugly Truth He has more, click here for the rest. »

- Brad Brevet

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'Gentlemen Broncos' Trailer Saves Some 'Good Nuggets,' Jared Hess Says

28 August 2009 8:43 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »

'Napoleon Dynamite' director explains 'cyborg deer' and Jemaine Clement's Michael York-ian accent.

By Larry Carroll

Jemaine Clement in "Gentlemen Broncos"

Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Los Angeles — Between "Napoleon Dynamite" and "Nacho Libre," writer/director Jared Hess has carved out a unique Hollywood niche fueled by quirky characters, sincere plotlines and obscenity-free outrageousness. Now, the 30-year-old filmmaker is leaving his tater tots and stretchy pants behind but still making waves with "Gentlemen Broncos," an October comedy whose trailer already has the look of an instant classic.

The flick stars Michael Angarano as a student whose work gets ripped off by a hilariously over-the-top sci-fi writer played by Jemaine Clement, giving birth to a bizarre substory starring the incomparable Sam Rockwell. To help us finish out this week's Fall Movie Preview festivities, we caught up with Hess to discuss the inspiration of Super Dave Osbourne, how adding "anous" to the »

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Heat, Logan's Run and The Negotiator Blu-ray Bound

21 July 2009 1:54 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Warner Home Video is bringing the "Heat" to Blu-ray on November 3 after fans have been clamoring for the title since 2007. Michael Mann's Heat starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Ashley Judd and Natalie Portman will be joined the same day by 1976's Logan's Run and 1998's The Negotiator with Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey. Heat is clearly the prize in this trio of new action catalog titles and Warner has made sure to stack it with a bevy of bonus features. Though Logan's Run and The Negotiator's supplements pale in comparison, they will receive the same 1080p video and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio treatment. Heat

Commentary by Writer/Producer/Director Michael Mann 11 Additional Scenes True Crime: Recalling the Real-Life Chicago Cop and Criminal Whose Exploits Inspired the Movie Crime Stories: The Screenplay's 20-Year History and How the Movie Finally Got Greenlit »

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Heat, The Negotiator and Logan's Run All Debut on Blu-ray on November 3rd

20 July 2009 9:41 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Three action-packed films are finally getting the 1080p treatment this November. Heat, The Negotiator and Logan's Run will all be released on Blu-ray on November 3. Each Bd disc will be priced at $28.98 Srp and you can take a look at the special features for each disc below.

Heat

An L.A. cop (Al Pacino) becomes fixated on a deadly thief (Robert De Niro) and his crew (Val Kilmer, Jon Voight) who are wreaking havoc on the streets of the city. This crime drama features one of the most spectacular shootouts in film history as De Niro and Kilmer rip through downtown Los Angeles with both guns blazing.

Special Features:

- Commentary by Michael Mann

- The Making of Heat

- Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation

- Return to the Scene of the Crime

- Deleted Scenes

- Theatrical Trailers

The Negotiator

Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey, the »

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