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Diabolic Discussion: Looking Back at a Decade in Horror Pt. 1
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Ryan Rotten: What a strange last ten years it has been for horror. Better than the '90s, I'll tell you that much. The '90s - before it birthed both The Sixth Sense and The Blair Witch Project and descended into teen thriller territory - was one hell of a confused brat with an identity crisis and an acne outbreak represented by pretty painful films. Now that our best of the decade list is behind us, I wanted to talk about some of the other films that didn't make the cut, the trends we saw - especially pre- and post-9/11 which, you can't deny, had a tremendous impact on the genre - and, of course, the glut of remakes. Now, we immediately started taking some flack for not including Saw and Hostel on our list. I'll agree, they were certainly influential films, but I don't
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Six
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The Last Airbender
Opens: July 2nd 2010
Cast: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Summary: A live-action film based on the Nickelodeon animated TV series. In a fantastic world where civilisation exists as four great empires, a reluctant young child sets out on a perilous journey to restore balance to a world torn apart by war.
Analysis: Its been quite the decade for M. Night Shyamalan who started it as a household name with labels of a moodern-day Hitchcock thanks to the likes of "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs". Today he's considered more of a one-trick pony and in some cases a punchline due to rampant stories of egomania run wild and a series of much derided onscreen flops like "Lady in the Water" and "The Happening".
Thus 'Airbender' marks a potential return to form for the helmer. An adaptation of his hit cartoon series
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Bryce Dallas Howard Joins Clint’s Hereafter
15 December 2009 4:23 PM, PST
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Bryce Dallas Howard has signed on to Clint Eastwood’s next film, Hereafter, a supernatural drama about three separate people affected by death in different ways. Matt Damon is already on board and filming is underway.
The announcement isn’t clear which role she’ll be playing, but Ron Howard’s daughter is most likely filling the part of Melanie, a love interest to Damon’s character, a factory worker and psychic who can communicate with the dead.
Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, and Peter Morgan are executive producing. Cecile De France and Lyndsey Marshal also star. What, no room for Clint’s son this time?
Eastwood is a hit or miss director. 2004’s Million Dollar Baby seemed to be the peak of the acting legend’s second career. Each of his films have rare moments of greatness, but there’s not much of a unique style there aside from pulling memorable performances from the cast.
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Bryce Dallas Howard Travels To the 'Hereafter'
13 December 2009 10:02 AM, PST
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When you're an actress who dances between independent cinema and ginormous franchises, how do you follow up Twilight: Eclipse and Terminator: Salvation? You seek Oscar buzz and join Clint Eastwood for some supernatural chills. According to Variety, Bryce Dallas Howard has signed on to Hereafter, where she'll star opposite Matt Damon and Cecile De France.
The plot of Hereafter has become a little less murky in recent months. It centers around three people -- an American blue collar type, a French journalist, and a London schoolboy -- who have all been touched by death in some way. Earlier reports have it that De France's journalist was caught in the 2004 tsunami (a plot point that was already drawing a little "too soon!" controversy), and that Damon is a psychic who can communicate with the dead. Now you know where The Sixth Sense comparisons came from, though I have faith that Peter Morgan
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Top Ten Tuesday: Best Films About Friendly Ghosts
8 December 2009 7:38 PM, PST
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They can be harmful. They can be helpful. They can be annoying as all get-out. The film world has given us everything in the spectrum of ghost virtue from Bruce Willis to the creepy girl from Ringu. Today, in honor of The Lovely Bones, we salute the good guys, the friendly ghosts who ride high along with Casper in the act of moral solidarity.
10. Heart And Souls
Anything starring Robert Downey, Jr. is worth checking out in my book, but this comedy was surprisingly enjoyable. Downey plays a guy used by four ghosts to reconcile their lives before moving on into the afterlife. The catch is, Downey is less than enthusiastic, but finds himself the catalyst for something bigger than himself and goes along for the ride. The cast is comprised of several well-known actors making the film that much more enjoyable.
9. Truly, Madly, Deeply
The 1991 charming, English love story of a woman,
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Patrick Cavanaugh Talks Transylmania
7 December 2009 1:56 PM, PST
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Recently Dread Central scribe Heather Wixson caught up with actor Patrick Cavanaugh to get the scoop on Transylmania and to maybe nibble a bit on the other white meat.
Heather Wixson: What can you tell us about your character, Pete?
Patrick Cavanaugh: Well, I consider Pete a lovable loser. He is a typical college dude who would rather drink and get high than go to class. He loves to hang out with his buddy Wang and basically see how much trouble they can get into.
Hw: What was it like working on the set of Transylmania? The trailers look hilarious so I was wondering if you had just as much fun making the movie as it looks like it was to shoot?
PC: We had an absolute Blast making this movie. I mean, first of all, we got to spend seven weeks in a far off land, making a
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The Last Airbender Trailer Delayed
3 December 2009 8:38 PM, PST
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M. Night Shyamalan’s adaptation of the hit cartoon series Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of my most anticipated films of 2010. The film, titled The Last Airbender to avoid confusion with a certain other movie coming out in two weeks, premiered a teaser trailer this summer but we’ve not seen anything major since.
The Last Airbender marks not only the largest-scale production for writer/director Shyamalan, but the first time he steps out from his trend of original work to direct an adaptation of an established and popular franchise. I for one, think this is fantastic for fans of the series and moviegoers alike.
In August, we heard from producer Frank Marshall that they were working on a trailer for Christmas, likely to be attached to Avatar or Sherlock Holmes but now comes news that it won’t be happening.
On Twitter (again), Marshall updated eager fans with
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- Rob Keyes
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The 2010 Warner Bros. Preview Brings 'Sex,' 'Titans,' 'Potter' and Much More
3 December 2009 7:43 PM, PST
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Warner Bros. has debuted their 2010 picture preview giving us our first look at select films out of the 23 features they have set for the new year. I have added new images from the likes of The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington, Edge of Darkness with Mel Gibson, our first look at Sex and the City 2, Kevin Smith's currently untitled new comedy with Tracey Morgan and Bruce Willis, Jonah Hex, Ben Affleck's The Town, and, of course, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
All the cast, director and synopsis information is listed over the course of the next few pages as well as all the release dates for 23 upcoming films. Gallery links have been added for all films and remember, the links open in a new browser window so just close the new window to return to this article and continue the preview.
The Book Of Eli
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Bollywood rebuffed at White House state dinner
29 November 2009 12:19 PM, PST
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Indo-Americans have applauded Us President Barack Obama for honouring India in his first state dinner held at White House in Washington DC (USA) on November 24.Acclaimed Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was a presidential acknowledgement of appreciation of world.s largest democracy.It showcased the growing ties between two great nations, Zed, who is president of Indo-American Leadership Confederation, added.Although about 105 Indians or Americans of India descent and their relatives were on the 338-person guest list, Bollywood was totally rebuffed with not a single name from India.s film industry appearing on this list. On the other hand, many Hollywood names showed up on this list.Hollywood celebrities which appeared on the guest list included: Oscar winner producer-director Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan), Oscar nominated producer Jeffrey Katzenberg (Shrek) and his wife Marilyn Katzenberg, Oscar nominated filmmaker-screenwriter M. Night Shyamalan
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1999: A Look Back, Pt. 2
24 November 2009 2:47 AM, PST
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Here's Part Two of my ongoing look back at the year 1999. Yesterday's look back at two of the year's biggest blockbusters got a great response, and with a lot of people asking where the love was for The Sixth Sense, I decided to use today's column to focus on some of the year's biggest sleeper hits.
South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut
Initial Reaction: I remember being cautiously optimistic when South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut opened on the 4th of July
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How Paranormal Activity became a frightening success
20 November 2009 4:10 PM, PST
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Social networking sends $15,000 shocker inspired by Fawlty Towers into box-office hall of fame
There is nothing remotely scary about the beige library in the Soho Hotel. It's calm, quiet, bland. Yet towards the end of a low-key interview with Oren Peli, who's in London for less than 24 hours to promote his smash-hit low-budget horror flick Paranormal Activity, there's a loud creak in the corner of the room and I find myself leaping out of the armchair. Peli sits deep in the sofa. He doesn't move. I think I've been hearing things. Peli simply smiles. He nods; he heard it too.
Weeks after watching Paranormal Activity it's easy to be spooked by every creak, even in the middle of the day. Filmed over seven days and nights in Peli's suburban San Diego house in 2006, Paranormal Activity is a mock documentary in the style of The Blair Witch Project; we watch a
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Amanda Woodward Returns, Wreaks Havoc: Melrose Review of "Caheunga"
18 November 2009 5:15 AM, PST
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When I hired you to give this place a makeover, I didn't mean smear it with lipstick and turn it into a five-dollar hooker.
With those words, followed by the firing of Caleb, Amanda Woodward returned to Melrose Place this week.
To the show's credit, she fit right in, as The CW had clearly been hoping all along that Heather Locklear would be unable to resist the allure of bad dialogue, cleavage-baring dresses and sex-driven intrigue.
As "Caheunga," proved Amanda hasn't lost her ability to manipulate, cajole or look beautiful. But the episode also concluded with a hint that this vixen's life is not nearly as perfect as it seems.
Not since Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense has a dead person continued to affect so many lives, long after his/her passing. Sydney didn't just leave a mysterious note for Amanda this week, she also drove Auggie to nearly fall off the wagon.
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Exclusive Interview: Mark Pellegrino (Supernatural, Lost), Part II
17 November 2009 11:55 PM, PST
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Yesterday, Mark Pellegrino talked in some detail about his role as Lucifer on the CW hit series Supernatural (TV). Today, in the second half of our exclusive two-part interview, the talented actor sheds admittedly less light on what viewers can expect to see early in the new year when he returns to Lost (TV) as the enigmatic character, Jacob. Damn that Lost veil of secrecy! We also got Pellegrino talking about the upcoming horror film Bad Meat (2009) and even about his skeleton in the closet: the astonishingly awful action-drama on roller blades, Prayer of the Rollberboys (1990), which starred Corey Haim and Patricia Arquette. Lost is one of the most complex and dense series ever produced. Having stepped into the show so late in the game, with your first appearance in the fifth-season finale, "The Incident," how much do you need to understand the Lost universe in order to play a character as enigmatic as Jacob?
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Pity Party? Cry-a-Thon? Maybe, But Cut Kate Some Slack
4 November 2009 11:39 AM, PST
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Remember the little boy in The Sixth Sense who saw dead people everywhere? Well, I am a divorce attorney and I see dead marriages everywhere. Okay, maybe not dead but definitely heading toward the white light and in need of emergency care. Whether it's in my office, my church, or the grocery store, my divorce radar is always working. I have been wrong on occasion but my assistant claims that I know a couple is getting divorced before they do.
My divorce radar had been working overtime on Jon and Kate Gosselin for several years. My kids were big fans of the show - even preferring their re-runs to Spongebob. I was hoping I was wrong and that the producers were cutting the show to produce maximum drama. But his sulking and her
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- Karen Thalacker
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AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST
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"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)
“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.
The Godfather (1972)
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.
On the Waterfront (1954)
“You don’t understand!
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The Movies’ Top Five Scariest Living Dead
3 November 2009 12:20 AM, PST
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In The Sixth Sense, Haley Joel Osment not only sees dead people, he hears them as well. Bruce Willis, for his part, sees and hears what he wants to see and hear.
The Day of Dead ended on this meridian about five hours ago. But the Night of the Dead is still here. It isn’t quite midnight, yet. (It wasn’t; it took me longer to write this post than I expected. Even so, it isn’t midnight in Hawaii, yet.)
In honor of this Christianized pagan holiday — the pagans came up with some of the most important Christian holidays — below is my list of the movies’ Top Five Scariest Living Dead. By that I don’t mean actors, characters, or real-life [...]
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Film School 101: Protagonists
1 November 2009 4:57 AM, PST
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First off I need to apologize for the tardiness of this entry. I was infected with the swine pandemic and was unable to do anything but utter “Bbbbraaaiiinsssss…” feebly from my bed. Now I’m up and about again, so here we go.
One of the first things to do when making your movie is figure out who your main character is going to be. Now, you may pick your plot first and then figure what kind of protagonist you want or you may pick your characters and write about what they do – it all depends on your style of writing. In either case, understanding your protagonist(s) is very important since these are the people whom the plot revolves around, who we will come to know and love and who we will follow for the next 120 minutes. They will be our tour guides through your movie so you have
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New York City & Philadelphia Go Head-To-Head In The World Series -- And In Cinema History!
28 October 2009 2:00 PM, PDT
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The New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies aren't exactly the fiercest of rivals, but there is sure to be blood — or maybe just some home runs, botched calls and heated arguments with umpires — when the two baseball teams collide for Game 1 of the World Series this evening (so long as the rain stays away that is!).
As New Yorkers and Philadelphians prepare for battle, we got to wondering about some of the other rivalries already in place between the two cities — in motion picture form, that is. I'm not necessarily talking about fictional competitions between NYC and Philly, so much as stacking movies set in those cities against one another.
Through that framework, you'd be surprised at how many competing movies there are between the Empire and Keystone States — just hit the jump and see the head-to-head match-ups for yourself!
The Ghost Story: "Ghostbusters" (NYC) vs "The Sixth Sense
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Blu-ray Review: Orphan
27 October 2009 3:13 AM, PDT
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Orphan is a terrible movie as it knowingly plays into all the horror cliches you can imagine, and does it twice, once to lure you into believing they won't bow down to convention and then a second time to show that they will. The film runs just over two hours, and requires absolute patience from its audience only to completely ruin any expectation you may have had with an ending unworthy of the time you dedicated to watching it.
Oh no, what's going to be behind the kitchen door when she closes it? Nothing, at least not the first time, but watch out that second time. What's going to be in the bathroom mirror when she slides it shut? Again, nothing, but that second time is a doozy.
What's that, the mother had a problem with alcohol and ended up cleaning herself up and has been sober for over a year?
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MattFini's Halloween Top 10 Lists: Ghost Stories!
26 October 2009 4:47 PM, PDT
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Editor's Note: We're always on the lookout for good new writers here at Dread Central, and with the addition of MattFini we hit pay dirt! Matt's not only one of our best and brightest, but he's also as opinionated as they come. You're almost always guaranteed to be either infuriated or amused at his musings. Each day this week he'll be posting his own Halloween Top 10 lists. Agree? Disagree? Laugh! Cry! Sound off inside!
Without further ado ... the man, the myth, the lunatic, our very own Masked Slasher, MattFini!
This past weekend saw the upset of the ages as sleeper hit Paranormal Activity bested the reigning champion that is the Saw franchise at the box office. So, in honor of one of the scariest films to come along in a while, we thought it’d be fun to offer a countdown of the 10 greatest ghost films ever made.
In the end,
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