| release date | September 28 2012 |
| studio | Bold Films |
| director | Joe Dante |
| writer | Mark L. Smith |
| starring | Teri Polo, Haley Bennett, Chris Massoglia, Nathan Gamble, Peter Shinkoda, Merritt Patterson |
| rating | PG13 |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
| trailer 2 | Trailer #2 |
As you can imagine, I watch a lot of horror movies, and having to choose my favorite films of the year was a righteous challenge. It’s a rare occurrence to sit through a movie and feel completely fulfilled. But it’s the great films that make my job so worthwhile. Taking the time to reflect on my favorite films of 2012 allowed me to appreciate just how wonderful horror can be. It made me proud to be a part of this community. READ MORE
October officially starts today, and we’ve got a ton of Blu-ray and DVD horror releases coming our way. With a lot of them being films (or TV shows) a healthy majority of us have already seen, I decided to round-up a bunch of them in this giant article and put more focus on the disc specs rather than the films (and TV show) themselves. Check after the jump for my thoughts on The Hole (10/02/12), American Horror Story: Season One (09/25/12), The Game (09/25/12), and Pet Sematary (10/02/12) Blu-rays. Let us know what you guys think of this new home video review format too. Do you prefer full-length film and disc specs reviews for Blu-rays and DVDs? Or do you just want to know whether the disc content (audio, video, special features) makes the release worth buying? READ MORE
Director Joe Dante‘s children’s horror tale, The Hole – which stars Chris Massoglia, Haley Bennett, Nathan Gamble, Bruce Dern and Teri Polo – opens in theaters tomorrow September 28 before arriving on Blu-ray and VOD October 2 from Big Air Studios. In fact, if you’re in LA the film has added another location at the Downtown Independent Theater (251 S. Main St. Los Angeles, CA 90012). Mr. Disgusting thoroughly enjoyed the film and I thought it was a lot of fun myself. READ MORE
Director Joe Dante‘s children’s horror tale, The Hole – which stars Chris Massoglia, Haley Bennett, Nathan Gamble, Bruce Dern and Teri Polo – opens in theaters September 28 before arriving on Blu-ray and VOD October 2 from Big Air Studios. Mr. Disgusting thoroughly enjoyed the film and I thought it was a lot of fun myself. I didn’t get a chance to see it in 3D unfortunately (no 3D screeners yet), but that’s something I’m hoping to fix next week. READ MORE
The wait is finally over for Joe Dante’s awesome children’s horror tale, The Hole, which opens in theaters September 28 before arriving on Blu-ray and VOD October 2 from Big Air Studios. We’ve received the official theatrical one-sheet and stills from the horror flick that I thoroughly enjoyed. READ MORE
Mr. Disgusting really loved (read the review) Joe Dante’s 3-D family horror film The Hole when he saw it at TIFF a few years back. It’s finally arriving on home video September 25 – but now it looks like it might be getting a small theatrical release on September 28th. I don’t have many details right now, but will update you as they come in. READ MORE
One of my favorite TIFF movies a few years back *read the review) was Joe Dante’s incredible 3-D family film The Hole, which is finally arriving on home video September 25, says VideoETA. No word on specs or if the Blu-ray will be in 3-D (it was actually shot in 3-D and looks great), but we’ll update you as soon as word comes in. READ MORE
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, but now it’s time to get back to weekly comics without having to think about gifts for others. It’s time to treat yourself. This week brings new issues of I, VAMPIRE, MONOCYTE, WITCH DOCTOR, and more. Read on for the skinny… READ MORE
Monocyte is a densely gothic work of science fiction that will grab you by the throat and refuse to let you go until the last page. For a book that seems to intentionally disregard all major tropes in mainstream comics today, it is without a doubt a book that will find a large number of fans, and deservingly so. After issue #2 it is certain that IDW has another hit horror book on their hands, one that brings something completely novel to the table, one that works adamantly to re-imagine the horror genre. It’s bleak, dark, absurd, complex, poetic, and it remains steadfast in its use of elevated language and beautiful artwork. The creative team certainly has a wonderfully dark vision, and to let us into their minds is an absolute treasure that you would be hard-pressed to find anywhere else. Read on for the skinny… READ MORE
Teri Polo (Meet the Parents, The Hole) stars in the supernatural thriller Haunting at the Beacon, available on DVD September 13 nationwide at Walmart and other retailers for a SRP of $19.98. Winner of the Best Feature Film & Best Actress Awards at the Paranoia Film Festival (2009), the film also stars David Rees Snell (“The Shield”), Elaine Hendrix (the new “90210″), and genre vet Michael Ironside. READ MORE
Gremlins director Joe Dante made his triumphant return to horror with The Hole 3D, a film that unfortunately many of you have yet to see. But when you do, you’ll be 10 times more excited for Monster Love, a teen horror comedy from writer Greg Pak announced back in February. READ MORE
One of my favorite horror films of 2009 was Joe Dante’s The Hole 3D, which I reviewed out of TIFF. Unfortunately, the children’s horror film has yet to find a U.S. distributor. But for those of you dying to see it, you’ll be able to pick it up on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK. In fact, inside you’ll find a whopping 5 clips and 2 featurettes that’ll give you a good idea what the film’s all about. Too bad you won’t get to see it in awesome RealD 3D. (more…) READ MORE
Out of all the lists I’ve done for the site, this year’s best-of compilation was easily the most difficult to write. When I first starting thinking about this way back in August, I was hard pressed to come up with five films that I liked, let alone ones that were strictly horror. But by the time we crossed over into December and all was said and done, my tally sheet was much harder to sort through but for a different reason: I had to narrow a list of twenty-two films down to ten, with an extra three as honorable mentions. Even after I had run them through my normal list of criteria of what I think makes a film great, my count-down order changed numerous times, and only one question helped me determine the iteration you’re looking at now: if I had the option to march right back into the theatre after watching any of these to see it again, which ones would I watch first? Immediately, the fight between a killer tire and ballerina had a winner, and my decision as to whether or not a powerful film was worth including if it made me depressed for days afterwards became clear. (more…) READ MORE
It’s really unfortunate this isn’t getting a 3-D release here the States, especially because it’s so much fun (read my review). Alas, the UK will receive Joe Dante’s The Hole on DVD and Blu-ray January 17 from Entertainment One. Extras include: Making of The Hole, Interviews with Cast & Crew, and Behind the Scenes. 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.
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Last September I was one of the first people to see Joe Dante’s The Hole 3D (read the review), an incredibly fun and scary children’s horror tale in the vein of Dante classics like Gremlins. Unfortunately, the film has yet to see a release here in the States, but content continues to spill its way online. Inside you’ll find a really crappy quality look at the first clip that teases an awesome scare scene from the movie. Watching it this way truly doesn’t do it justice. (more…) READ MORE
One of the most entertaining films I saw at last September’s Toronto International Film Festival was Joe Dante’s The Hole 3D (review), which is still seeking distribution here in the States. The film begins 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. Below you’ll now find the Italian one sheet along with the two early trailers. (more…) READ MORE
One of the most entertaining films I saw at last September’s Toronto International Film Festival was Joe Dante’s The Hole 3D (review), which is still seeking distribution here in the States. The film begins 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. Below you’ll find not only the first international trailer, but also an Italian one featuring a ton of new footage. (more…) READ MORE
A few weeks back it was announced that Paramount had set up an untitled horror project penned by Mark L. Smith (Vacancy, The Hole 3D) with Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form along with Room 101′s Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Area 51). The project was kept under wraps, so we caught up with Smith to see if we could get any nuggets of info out of him. (more…) READ MORE
Paramount’s looking for more monsters, setting up an untitled horror project penned by Mark L. Smith (Vacancy, The Hole 3D) with Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form along with Room 101′s Steven Schneider. Per the usual, the logline’s under wraps other than the story being in the vein of I Am Legend, Aliens and The Descent. Bay, Fuller and Form produced A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th for New Line and recently entered a new first-look deal at Par, where it’s developing several projects including a remake of Fred Dekker’s Monster Squad. Schneider exec produced Paranormal Activity for Paramount and is prepping the sequel with Jason Blum and Akiva Goldsman. He’s also producing Paranormal director Oren Peli’s follow-up feature Area 51 for Paramount. (more…) READ MORE
Update: Final INTERNATIONAL trailer now available inside: One of the most entertaining films I saw at last September’s Toronto International Film Festival was Joe Dante’s The Hole 3D (review), which is still seeking distribution here in the States. The film begins 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. An early trailer leaked online and can be viewed below. What do you think of the first footage? (more…) READ MORE
After winning me over at the Toronto International Film Festival last September, I couldn’t help but wonder where the heck Joe Dante’s 3-D teen horror-thriller The Hole (review) was, especially with the 3-D craze in full effect. Unlike Clash of the Titans and Alice in Wonderland, Dante shot the film using real 3-D. He tells Fangoria that you might get to see it in theaters come the end of summer. “We’re targeting the end of summer/early fall for a release date and are in discussions with several distributors,” he explained. Truthfully, this is a film that really relishes in the use of the third dimension and I hope everyone gets to witness what real 3-D looks like (unless of course you’ve seen Avatar). A quick other news bit, the film’s official website has gone live and features behind-the-scenes videos, images and more. Go check it out. (more…) READ MORE
While Wes Craven has been quite active on his Twitter teasing a trailer “soon”, today the MPAA gave his 25/8 an R-rating “for strong bloody violence and pervasive language including sexual references.” Rogue has yet to announce a release. Freestyle Releasing’s Bitch Slap received an R-rating “for brutal violence, strong sexual content and language throughout, and brief drug use.” Joe Dante’s 3-D horror film The Hole received a PG-13 “for frightening images, violence and some languages.” Genius’ Lesbian Vampire Killers scored an R “for some language, sexual content and horror violence.” (more…) READ MORE
We’ve got to move on, it’s October and Halloween is almost here, so beyond the break you’ll find the final three editions of Simon Barrett’s “Film Festival Follies: Toronto International Film Festival”, which cover all sorts of films including: Vengeance, Mother, The Horde, The Hole, Bitch Slap, Life During Wartime, The Disappearance of Alice Creed, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, My Dog Tulip, [Rec]2, Micmacs à Tire-Larigot, Soul Kitchen, and Valhalla Rising. These are greats read and I highly recommend taking some time to enjoy! (more…) READ MORE
While we were disappointed with Solomon Kane, the big shocker was Joe Dante’s children’s horror fantasy The Hole, a film that is sure to make 80′s film lovers happy. “While most of the iconic horror directors are drifting into the abyss, Dante has somehow reinvented himself and delivered a solid and scary children’s horror film that will be remembered years to come.” Click the title for the full review or here for all of our ongoing TIFF coverage. (more…) READ MORE
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