One of the best success stories at the Box Office this year is the small scale horror flick Paranormal Activity. Directed and starring Hollywood nobodies, and made on a budget of less than $20,000, the movie uses simple visual effects to give the audience good horror chills. Even Stephen Spielberg has said he experienced some [...]
Archive for October, 2009
31 Days of Halloween: Day 29 – Child’s Play
My brother used to have a toy that looked very similar to Chucky from Child’s Play, and it scared the hell out of me. A doll that is possessed with a killer’s soul is something that even kids can even understand. It is both funny and disturbing to see an innocent play toy murder people [...]
Full Theatrical Trailer for Avatar has Arrived
The full 3 1/2 minute trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar has finally arrived. After the lackluster teaser trailer this past August, fans were beginning to question if this film would live up to all the hype. The backlash from the trailer was brutal and even after the stunning 24 minutes fans were presented to at [...]
Movie Trailer for Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassin’s Ball
In 2007 director Joe Carnahan had a mildly successful hit with Smokin’ Aces. The action packed film about an assassination attempt starred Jeremy Piven, Ben Affleck, Common, and Alicia Keys. I was never a fan of the first film and was surprised to hear there was a sequel being made. I later learned it would [...]
31 Days of Halloween: Day 28 – Shaun of the Dead
One of the best zombie movies of all time, Shaun of the Dead mixed comedy and horror in a way rarely seen in film. You laugh just as much as you squirm. British comedy men Simon Pegg and Nick Frost play two guys seeking shelter with friends from a zombie outbreak in the safest place [...]
Movie Trailer for Clint Eastwood’s Invictus
The first trailer for Clint Eastwood’s Invictus has arrived before the films December release. We recently showed you the official poster for the movie, and as expected, the trailer came soon after. Director Clint Eastwood has brought audiences some of the best films of the last several years. These include Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, [...]
First 5 Minutes of Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The opening scene of Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day has arrived online. Fans of the series will no doubt enjoy getting to see the first few minutes of the long-awaited sequel. It is disappointing the sequel is not getting a wide release, but if it does well it might expand to more theaters across [...]
31 Days of Halloween: Day 27 – Hocus Pocus
Witches suck, especially when it’s witches who are looking to suck the souls of children to feed their eternal youth. In Hocus Pocus, three Salem witches were put to death for stealing the life-force from children 300 years ago, but when youthfully stupid Max lights a magic candle, they come back to life on Halloween [...]
The Six Best Comic Book Movie Villains
Welcome back! Last week we showcased our list of the Six Worst Comic Book Movie Villains and it went well. Some of you posted comments and shed some light on the villains you thought deserved to be on that list and also added a few that you would have liked to have seen. Today, [...]
New Sherlock Holmes Poster For the Holidays
“Holmes for the Holiday” reads the tag-line for this latest poster for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes film. The action adventure drops into theaters on Christmas Day and up until this point all we have seen are teaser posters. This weekend Cinematical debuted this poster featuring both Sherlock Holmes and his partner John Watson. Played by [...]
Check Out: Joe Carnahan’s The A-Team
Earlier this month we showed you a first look at The A-Team movie directed by Joe Carnahan. Today we have a first look at the cast which includes Sharlto Copley as Capt. “Howling Mad” Murdock, Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck, Liam Neeson as Col. John “Hannibal” Smith, and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as Sgt. [...]
31 Days of Halloween: Day 26 – Hard Candy
Disturbing and shocking, Hard Candy is so psychologically sickening that it deserves to make the Halloween list. It does not have the ghosts and demons we see in supernatural flicks, but instead shows the audience true monsters that exist in our world. Themes of voyeurism and pedophilia are treated accurately, which is why it is [...]
Official Poster for Clint Eastwood’s Invictus
Acclaimed actor and director Clint Eastwood has returned to the director’s chair after last years smash hit Gran Torino. Eastwood’s new film is titled Invictus and stars Morgan Freeman as former South African president Nelson Mandela. The story follows Mandella after the end of apartheid and his attempt to bring the Rugby World Cup to [...]
31 Days of Halloween: Day 25 – Gremlins
As a kid, I really had a hard time enjoying Gremlins. A kid down the street had a stuffed animal that looked like Gizmo, and for some reason I had this fear that it was somehow actually a gremlin. Needless to say, I never got near that stupid thing. But for Halloween, a good creature [...]
Cover Of The Week: Superman Batman #65
We have a, somewhat, morbid cover this week in the COW column. Though, I believe that it’s fitting for the Halloween season. The only thing that would fit better for this month would be if it were a zombie cover, but the month is still young. Check out our choice after the jump.
31 Days of Halloween: Day 24 – Misery
Crazy people make Halloween fun. When author Paul Sheldon is rescued from the snow after his car gets in an accident, he quickly learns the Good Samaritan is such a fan that she never wants him to leave. Being helpless in the hands of a total stranger is scary enough, but when the stranger is [...]
31 Days of Halloween: Day 23 – Jaws
Although it isn’t exactly a Halloween-inspired pick, Jaws is by far one of the most scariest movies of all time. A movie so intense that vacation resorts saw a hit on revenue because people were afraid to go into water. My family has said people did not even swim in the Great Lakes back in [...]
31 Days of Halloween: Day 22 – Scream
Although it comes across as spoof of horror/slasher films, Scream still maintains a great eerie feel. The killer’s costume, the calling motif, and playing up the staples of other slasher movies keep the audience guessing if the victims will continue making the same mistakes their counterparts do in other films, or wise up. The opening, [...]
31 Days of Halloween: Day 21 – Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Estimated to be portrayed a record 160+ times in film history, Dracula is practically a genre of film to itself. One of the best adaptations of the Count’s foray into bloodsucking is 1992′s Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Starring a list of some of Hollywood’s biggest names, Dracula tells the story of the classic vampire as he [...]
