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10 Horror Movies My Mom Hates (And Loves)!!!

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Posted by EvanDickson on May 10, 2013 @ 4:19pm
Category: Movies / Editorials

A few days back I posted a list of 5 Horror Movies To Show Your Mom On Mother’s Day. I like that list, it’s fun. If you haven’t read it already, go for it. But after I was done I thought, “why didn’t I just go right to the source?”

Who’s the source? My own mother, of course. I figured, in the spirit of Mother’s Day, I’d give her a forum to sound off! So I got in touch with her and sent her a list of horror (and gory horror-ish) movies I know for a fact she’s seen. And, even though it had been years since she’d seen most of the items on the list, she remembered a surprising amount of them! The poor woman had to watch way too many of these films with me as a child (and even as an adult, on occasion). My big takeaway? Like the rest of us, she just doesn’t want to be bored.

Also? My Mom is awesome, whether or not we agree on movies. I have quoted her directly on these since it’s about time she had the floor. Head inside for 10 Horror Movies My Mom Hates (And Loves)!!! READ MORE

[Editorial] Why Are We So Against Romance In Horror?

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on February 13, 2013 @ 8:00am
Category: Movies / Editorials

“Do you believe in destiny? That even the powers of time can be altered for a single purpose? That the luckiest man who walks on this earth is the one who finds… true love?” – Count Dracula (Bram Stoker’s Dracula 1992)

There was a time in horror when romance was an integral part of the story, where love and the actions that characters would take for it were what moved the plot forward. Films such as the aforementioned Bram Stoker’s Dracula spring to mind as do many of the classical Universal monster films, Cronenberg’s The Fly, Carpenter’s Big Trouble In Little China, and countless more.

With tomorrow being Valentine’s Day, I thought that I would share my thoughts on the topic of romance in horror and why it seems to have faded. READ MORE

[Editorial] The Wolfman Takes On Remakes!!

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Posted by EvanDickson on January 20, 2013 @ 1:03pm
Category: Movies / Editorials

By The Wolfman (@TheWolfmanCometh – on the boards).

You’re sitting there in the movie theater with your Junior Mints, or in the case of psychopaths, sitting there with Dots, waiting for the movie to start. You have a terrifying debate with yourself for ten seconds while you try to determine whether the lights in the theater are actually dimming or maybe you’re having a stroke. Once that bright green screen pops up, proving that your brain does indeed have enough oxygen, you catch a glimpse of some of Hollywood’s newest garbage. Between romantic comedies and animated adventures starring pop singers, it all looks like the same old stuff. Unexpectedly, a trailer pops up that seems to be pretty creepy, have some decent actors in it, and the credits tell you it’s from people who helped make other horror movies that you absolutely love. When the title is revealed, the entire audience groans, followed by nudging the person next to you and saying, “Can you believe they’re even making that movie?” Or maybe you went to this movie alone and angrily took out your phone to post your disdain on Twitter for everyone (read: not really anyone) to see. No folks, the title didn’t reveal that the trailer you just enjoyed was an M. Night Shyamalan joint, but instead, the movie is a remake, adaptation of, or sequel to something else. No matter what the source material is, nothing seems to cause fanboys to angrily roll their eyes more then finding out their favorite movie/book is getting a remake/adaptation/sequel. My advice to all of you is to quit your complaining about something you had absolutely no involvement in making and should focus your energy on revisiting the source material.

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The Other “Almost” ‘Fly’ Director Talks Of His All Practical Vision!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on December 15, 2012 @ 4:14pm
Category: Movies / News

Just the other day, David Cronenberg talked about his vision for the eventual The Fly remake.

But before the director of the 1980′s remake could join and then exit the project, The Apparition‘s Todd Lincoln was attached. In an interview with Moviehole he reveals his pitch, which years ago spread on the web as “we’ve never seen The Fly actually fly.”

“My version of The Fly was a dark, twisted, grounded re-imagining, said Lincoln. “Part Val-Lewton, part J.G Ballard, part Neal Stephenson with some Horror Manga touches. This had nothing to do with the Cronenberg version and it would absolutely not have had the same color palette. This was an all new vision and direction, but still done with complete respect for all five other Fly films and the original short story published in Playboy magazine that started it all.”

Lincoln’s version would’ve shared more in common with the original Vincent Price movie, than the later remake. “I especially dig the original The Fly (1958) and the third film Curse Of The Fly (1965). In my version, someone still becomes a fly, but who becomes it… how they become it… and what happens… are all completely different. I would have done it almost entirely with practical FX. Anyway, at the time I developed my take, it was too far out for the studio and they ended up deciding to do more of a straight remake / update of Cronenberg’s Fly.”

Which director’s vision did you like better?

David Cronenberg Talks About What His New ‘The Fly’ Would Have Been Like

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Posted by EvanDickson on December 14, 2012 @ 11:11am
Category: Movies / News

A little over a year ago it was revealed that Fox had ultimately decided not to move forward with David Cronenberg‘s proposed revisitation of The Fly.

At that time he didn’t seem all that into giving specifics on the project, offering only, “I wrote a script and at the moment Fox is not wanting to do the project.”

Now he’s opened up a bit more to The Playlist about the aborted project stating, ““It wasn’t really a remake, it was more of a sequel or a sidebar. It was a meditation on fly-ness. None of the same characters or anything and, of course, with an understanding of modern technology. It was something I was very pleased with and it was a disappointment not to get it made… Again it was a budget problem, basically.”

Too bad! We’ve seen projects come back from the dead before, but obviously it looks dire. Would you guys have been interested in this movie? Or was the 1986 masterpiece enough for you?

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[Interview] Director Todd Lincoln Talks About His Grounded Approach To ‘The Apparition’ And ‘The Fly’ Remake That Was Too Weird For Fox

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Posted by EvanDickson on August 15, 2012 @ 9:00am
Category: Movies / Exclusives

Warner Bros. will release writer/director Todd Lincoln‘s The Apparition next week and I recently hopped on the phone with him to discuss the film. We wound up talking for quite a while and I found him to be a truly engaging and enthusiastic conversationalist, not only in regard to his own film, but in terms of his love for cinema in general. We discussed The Apparition at length as well as what happened to Hack/Slash and his re-imagining of The Fly.

In the film, “When frightening events start to occur in their home, young couple Kelly (Ashley Greene) and Ben (Sebastian Stan) discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. The horrifying apparition feeds on their fear and torments them no matter where they try to run. Their last hope is an expert in the supernatural (Tom Felton), but even with his help they may already be too late to save themselves from this terrifying force…”

Head inside for the interview. The Apparition appears in theaters on August 24. READ MORE

Take The Expanded Ultimate Horror Challenge!!! How Do You Rank Now?

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Posted by EvanDickson on July 06, 2012 @ 2:04pm
Category: Movies / News

We have heard your cries! MANY of you felt that the The Ultimate Horror Challenge wasn’t comprehensive enough! So we included an additional 20 films that round it out a bit more. Many of these are from your suggestions! But this still isn’t a list of every horror movie ever made. And it still doesn’t contain every major work of every horror auteur (there’s still no John Carpenter’s They Live or Wes Craven’s The Last House On The Left).

The next update will be the Ultimate Horror Challenge: Final Edition – where we take your best new suggestions and use them to get up to 101 films that every horror fan should see! So in addition to your ranking, let us know which films should make the cut! Should newer fan favorites like Frozen or The Devil’s Rejects be included? Should we go back and pick up a few more old-school slashers? You’re shaping the Final 20! Discuss and vote and I’ll tally it up!

There are now 81 Films listed below the jump. Each film you’ve seen earns you 1 Point. Count out how many you’ve seen and let us know which category you fall into!

1-10 Points: Soccer Mom

11-20 Points: Mildly Adventurous

21-30 Points: Casual Fan

31-40 Points: Enthusiast

41-50 Points: Hardcore

51-60 Points: Unstable

61-70 Points: Need Meds

71-80 Points: Psychopath

81 Points: Special Circle Of Hell

Head inside to take the challenge! The films are listed in no particular order. This is NOT a ranking! READ MORE

Take The Ultimate Horror Challenge!!! What’s Your Score?

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Posted by EvanDickson on June 28, 2012 @ 6:00am
Category: Movies / News

This isn’t a list of every horror movie ever made. Nor does it contain every major work of every horror auteur (you’ll notice we didn’t include John Carpenter’s They Live or Wes Craven’s The Last House On The Left). Rather, this is a compendium of films that we feel – in one way or another – are essential viewing for every horror fan. Some are mainstream (Poltergeist), some aren’t (Cannibal Holocaust). It’s a broad sampling of key films from the genre.

But you don’t have to be a horror die-hard to take the challenge! If you’re comfortable being a “Soccer Mom”, simply clock how many of these you have (or haven’t) seen and let us know! There are 61 Films listed below the jump. Each film you’ve seen earns you 1 Point. Count out how many you’ve seen and let us know which category you fall into. You can give us your specific count in the comments or yell at us for the films we’ve left out!! The categories are:

1-10 Points: Soccer Mom

11-20 Points: Mildly Adventurous

21-30 Points: Casual Fan

31-40 Points: Hardcore

41-50 Points: Unstable

51-60 Points: Psychopath

61 Points: Special Circle Of Hell

Head inside to take the challenge! The films are listed in no particular order. This is NOT a ranking! READ MORE

Fox Doesn’t Like David Cronenberg’s New ‘Fly’ Script…

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 18, 2011 @ 5:51pm
Category: Movies / News

Fox Doesnt Like David Cronenbergs New Fly Script...

While many critics scream “f*ck remake”, they always forget of classic reboots such as David Cronenberg’s The Fly, which was based on Kurt Neumann’s 1958 film of the same name starring the great Vincent Price. And while Fox has originally planned to re-remake the film, in 2009 Cronenberg was eventually attached to develop a sequel to his disgusting 1986 masterpiece. It’s been deafly silent since then.

Just the other week Cronenberg revealed that he has recently completed the screenplay for his new take, unfortunately the studio didn’t bite. The helmer tells Indiewire that Fox wasn’t so keen on his new take, explaining, “I wrote a script and at the moment Fox is not wanting to do the project.”

Sure, that statement doesn’t really tell us much, and it appears the site didn’t bother to ask a follow up questions, but it’s clearly not a good sign. It’s quite unfortunate too considering the studio has finally started to support filmmakers and delivered not one, but two high quality blockbusters this summer (Rise of the Planet of the Apes and X-Men: First Class). READ MORE

The Fly

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on August 15, 1986 @ 12:00am
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Seth Brundle, a brilliant but eccentric scientist attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation, which against all the expectations of the scientific establishment have proved successful. Up to a point. Brundle thinks he has ironed out the last problem when he successfully transports a living creature, but when he attempts to teleport himself a fly enters one of the transmission booths, and Brundle finds he is a changed man. This Science-Gone-Mad film is the source of the quotable quote “Be

The Fly

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on July 16, 1958 @ 12:00am
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Scientist Andre Delambre becomes obsessed with his latest creation, a matter transporter. He has varying degrees of success with it. He eventually decides to use a human subject, himself, with tragic consequences. During the transferance, his atoms become merged with a fly, which was accidentally let into the machine. He winds up with the fly’s head and one of it’s arms and the fly winds up with Andre’s head and arm. Eventually, Andre’s wife, Helene discovers his secret and must make a decision whether to let him continue to live like that or to do the unthinkable and euthanize him to end his suffering.