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10 Movie Events That Shaped the Decade (For Movie Fans)

21 December 2009 10:29 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

We’ve come to the end of 2009, so we thought we’d weigh in with a look back at the first 10 years of the 21st century in the movie world and discuss the various different “events” which shaped the decade. Obviously we can’t cover absolutely everything, but sticking true to our core movie genres on the site, we’re just going to concentrate on the comic-book, sci-fi, action (and so forth) types of movies and take a look at what films had the maximum impact over this decade.

It’s amazing to think that it’s been 10 years since movies like The Matrix, American Beauty and Fight Club (to name but a few) came out in 1999 (check out our 1999 decade highlight, if you haven’t already). A Lot of movies – somewhere in the vicinity of 5,000-6,000 – have been released since then. We’ve had the good, the bad and »

- Ross Miller

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Jill Gatsby's new horror film 'The Torture of Delva Mills'

18 November 2009 1:57 PM, PST | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »

Jill Gatsby, daughter of cult filmmaker Larry Cohen (The Stuff, Maniac Cop II) is trying her hand at directing and writing a feature horror film, in which she will also star!

The Torture of Delva Mills is in production and we should expect to see it out in 2010. In 2005, Jill directed Xis, a terrifying short horror film about a serial killer and his victims, and she co-produced the horror movie Captivity in 2007.

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- Superheidi

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When Viral Marketing Goes Wrong

16 November 2009 9:56 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

"2012" may have destroyed the box office this weekend, but it also did plenty of damage to Nasa, who received thousands of letters and phone calls from concerned citizens that the world was going to end in just over two years -- so much so that Nasa set up a site to specifically debunk their fears. Roland Emmerich's latest disaster flick would've inevitably inspired some to panic regardless, but these calls got an assist from Sony's viral marketing campaign for the film, which included a web site devoted to The Institute for Human Continuity that, among other things, offers visitors an opportunity to register for a lottery to increase their chance of survival when the apocalypse strikes. The move inspired some, like Stuart McGurk at the Guardian to look at the ways viral marketing "can go bad." I'd like to add to the pile four more risky movie marketing maneuvers that bombed, »

- Stephen Saito

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Restricted Trailer for It's Alive Remake

11 September 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

Today we have the restricted DVD trailer for the upcoming remake of the 1970s horror film "It's Alive," which hits stores on October 6th in both rated and unrated edition. Plot: When a Lenore learns that she is pregnant, she leaves graduate school to set up a home with her boyfriend in the country. The fate of the happy new family takes a gruesome turn when animals and people end up brutally dead . all with a strange connection to their newborn. The new movie is directed by Josef Rusnak (The Thirteenth Floor) and written by Larry Cohen (Phone Booth, Captivity). It stars Bijou Phillips (Hostel: Part II) as the mother. The original 1974 movie was written and directed by Cohen. Restricted Trailer: If you cannot see the player, click here. »

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Lake Mungo Joins After Dark Horrorfest 4 Line-Up!

1 September 2009 12:32 PM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

After Dark Films have announced Lake Mungo as their 3rd acquisition for the upcoming Horrorfest 8 Films To Die For, the 4th of the annual festival set to hit theaters on January 29th, 2010. Lake Mungo joins the already announced Dread (the latest Clive Barker adaptation written & directed by Anthony Deblasi) and The Graves. Here's the official press release and a pair of images:

Los Angeles, CA (August 27, 2009) — After Dark Films CEO Courtney Solomon has announced that After Dark has inked a deal with Arclight Films to feature Lake Mungo in it’s next incarnation of After Dark Horrorfest®: 8 Films to Die For. The supernatural mystery is written and directed by Joel Anderson making his feature debut. Talia Zucker, Rosie Traynor, David Pledger and Martin Sharpe star. Georgie Nevile and David Rapsey produced. Dana Lambert, VP of Acquisitions at After Dark brokered the deal with Arclight Films who represented the filmmakers in the negotiations. »

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Clive Barker's Dread Picked Up For After Dark Films' Horrorfest 4!

22 July 2009 8:51 PM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

Just as word came back from our staffer at the San Diego Comic-Con that Dread got picked up as the 2nd film in After Dark Films' upcoming 8 Films To Die For fest, we got the official press release confirming the news. This means it'll hit theaters on January 29th, 2010. Here's the full release:

"After Dark Films CEO Courtney Solomon announces the latest addition to After Dark Films’ Horrorfest 4 lineup today in Hollywood . Anthony Diblasi directs his own script of the eagerly anticipated Clive Barker tale, “Dread,” which goes out to theatres January 29, 2010 as part of After Dark Films HorrorfestÒ4 “8 Films To Die For”.

Dread is the second film in the Book of Blood franchise. The action follows three college students who set out to produce a documentary about fear, only to find themselves the subjects of an experiment in terror. Diblasi, a producing partner of Barker’s on such »

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The Graves Trailer! Now After Dark Films Selection!

22 July 2009 11:28 AM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

Firstly, the new trailer for The Graves has made it's debut on-line. The Graves is about sisters Megan and Abby whose visit to Skull City Mine turns into a mind bending fight for survival against menaces both human, and supernatural. It stars (super hot) Clare Grant (Masters of Horror), Jillian Murray (The Fun Park), Bill Moseley (The Devil's Rejects, Texas Chainsaw Massacre II), Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare on Elm St., Dexter), D. Randall Blythe (Screamer, Lamb of God), Shane Stevens, Patti Tindall (Death of a Ghost Hunter), Barbara Glover (Red Rock West), Calabrese and Tony Todd (24, Candyman). Watch the trailer below!

Also, After Dark Films has announced The Graves as the first of next years 8 Films To Die For, an annual festival that showcases the latest in horror on screens across the country. It will play theatrically on January 29th, 2010. Below is the full press release!

The first addition to »

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After Dark Horrorfest 4 Spits on Brian Pulido's 'The Graves'

20 July 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- The extremely popular traveling roadshow of horror films has just divulged the first title to join the 2010 line-up. After Dark Films announced that Brian Pulido's The Graves will be one of the lucky eight in Horrorfest: 8 Films to Die For 4, which has found its niche releasing dates to be the best around not Halloween, but the end of January, beginning of February timeframe. Previous editions have included Sean Ellis's The Broken (III) and Frontier(s) Xavier Gens (II), and the label has in turn individually released An American Haunting and Roland Joffe's Captivity.  In what seems to be a good old-fashioned, low budget horror genre (see clip here), The Graves is about two inseparable sisters, Megan and Abby Graves, are taking one last wild road trip before Megan has to start a new job. The journey includes a trip through remote Arizona in search of a kitchy roadside attraction. »

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Robert Hall Talks Laid to Rest and Beyond

20 April 2009 12:52 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Like most fans, director Robert Hall found watching horror films to be an avenue of escapism. “I immediately found a connection with horror, especially since I didn’t have the greatest childhood,” said Hall. “This was all way before the age of social networking so I was living in the middle of ‘Podunk’ and everyone around me just thought I was some Satanic weirdo.”

“Horror is this beautiful, violent art form and I guess I just always felt my love for it burning deep inside me early on. I always had a fascination with horror. When most people were scared or grossed out, I just wanted to figure out how other filmmakers made these things happen on the screen.”

Robert Hall put that fascination to good use early in his life as he focused on effects processes as well as creating masks. When he was in his late teens Hall »

- thehorrorchick

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Re-Animator Remake Details and Casting News!

16 March 2009 5:32 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Well, boys and girls, it looks like we now know who the new Herbert West is going to be. But first things first.

According to HorrorMovies.ca (but unconfirmed): "Producers Brian Yuzna (the original Re-Animator) and Ray Haboush (The Last House of the Left) have confirmed in an exclusive interview [with] Spanish magazine 'Fotogramas' that they are going ahead with the remake of Re-Animator. The remake will be shot entirely in Spain and will start as early as next summer!"

Other details include the news that what we'll be seeing isn't a "new chapter" but rather a true remake of the original, and yes, Jeffrey Combs will have a small part. So, if Jeffrey isn't reprising the role of Dr. West, who can we expect to see don the white lab coat? None other than Ezra Godden, whose name might not be all that familiar but surely the face is. »

- The Woman In Black

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10 articles from 2009

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