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Comic-Con ’11: Francis Ford Coppola Plans 30-City Tour for 3-D Horror ‘Twixt’

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Francis Ford Coppola hasn’t been to Comic-Con to promote one of his projects since Bram Stoker’s Dracula, in 1992. But the helmer took the stage in Hall H again, Saturday morning, to discuss his latest horror pic, Twixt, a self-produced pic that stars Val Kilmer, Ben Chaplin and Elle Fanning, and is a story based on a dream he once had.

In the horror flick, “A writer with a declining career arrives in a small town as part of his book tour and gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream, he is approached by a mysterious young ghost named V. He’s unsure of her connection to the murder in the town, but is grateful for the story being handed to him. Ultimately he is led to the truth of the story, surprised to find that the ending has more to do with his own life than he could ever have anticipated.

See some choice quotes from Coppola inside, courtesy of Variety.I don’t like watching 3D with glasses,” said Francis Ford Coppola during his presentation for horror pic “Twixt.” He admitted to watching “Avatar” much of the time without the 3D glasses, wanting to only put them on when he thought the scenes required to be seen that way.

I was taken back when all studios said they would make all movies in 3D as if it’s the magic fix. No,” Coppola said. Instead, technology enables directors to experiment in other ways.

Films are digital files and if the director wanted to he could change the experience to suit the audience,” including the music, which Coppola wants to do for a live audience when he travels the country in October. Coppola essentially wants to rollout the pic as a live concert-like tour in 30 cities, where he alters the music as the film plays on the fly.

In a “dress rehearsal,” Coppola used an iPad and computers to demonstrate performance for auds in the 6,000 seat room wearing Edgar Allen Poe masks with built-in 3D glasses. The author appears as a character in the pic, which does not yet have distribution.

Imagine this for 30 nights,” joked the composer after a number of starts and stops.

When a fan asked if Coppola could promise no one would remake “The Godfather,” “I was 29 when I made ‘The Godfather’ and have no legal control over it.

When they remake old films it’s a pity because that money could go into making new films with new stories,” Coppola said.

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SCREAMBOX Investigates UFOs and Extraterrestrials: Several Documentaries Streaming Right Now!

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As someone who is obsessed with UFOS (or more recently known as UAPs) and the concept of extraterrestrials, I love a good documentary. Sightings have been on the rise since the 1940s, with the atomic bomb seemingly acting as a catalyst for new visitors. But what are these UFOs/UAPs? Is there an explanation or are they simply beyond our explanation? Why are they here? Who are they? How much do our governments know? The questions are endless and so are the documentaries that attempt to uncover the secrets behind decades of sightings and alleged confrontations.

Whether you’re a seasoned viewer or new to the rabbit hole, there’s always a handful of interesting documentaries to get your neurons firing and leave you with sleepless nights. SCREAMBOX is investigating with the addition of several docs, all streaming now on the Bloody Disgusting-powered service. Here’s the breakdown:

Aliens (2021): Beam into this unidentified streaming documentary for a glimpse into Extraterrestrial life. Aliens are hypothetical life forms that may occur outside Earth or that did not originate on Earth.

Aliens Uncovered: Origins (2021): Before Area 51, hidden deep in the desert, the military discovered a hidden gem that helped them create Project Bluebook.

Aliens Uncovered: ET or Man-Made (2022): The crash of Roswell wasn’t meant for New Mexico. In 1947, a neighboring state had 3 major sightings that were swept under the rug.

Aliens Uncovered: The Golden Record (2023): In the late 70s, the US government launched a message to our distant neighbors.

Roswell (2021): This high-flying documentary examines the July 1947 crash of a United States Army Air Forces balloon at a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. Theories claim the crash was actually that of a flying saucer, but what is the truth?

Also check out:

The British UFO Files (2004): Since the 1940’s the British Government has been investigating the Flying Saucer phenomenon. High-ranking military and government personnel, speak out for the first time, offering unique eyewitness accounts and inside information.

Alien Abductions and Paranormal Sightings (2016): Amazing Footage and stories from real people as they reveal their personal encounters of being abducted by Aliens.

And do not miss Hellier (2019): A crew of paranormal researchers find themselves in a dying coal town, where a series of strange coincidences lead them to a decades-old mystery.

These documentaries join SCREAMBOX’s growing library of unique horror content, including Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, Here for Blood, Terrifier 2, RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, The Outwaters, Living with Chucky, Project Wolf Hunting, and Pennywise: The Story of IT.

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