H.F.A NEWS
AUGUST HEADLINES
Downward Angel
The Mummy 2
Amityville 2000
Soemtimes they come back for more/ Ice Station Erebus
The Good Book
Soul Survivor
Corman 35 parter
The Talisman
Shadowman
Scooby Doo
The 13th Warrior
The Crow Salvation
Supernova
I woke up early the day I died
Scream if you know what I did last Halloween
End of Days
Allison
Between Darkness and Oblivion
Redemption
RIP Brion James
ANGEL / BUFFY
Resident Evil
Razor Blade Smile
Godzilla 2000
Arlingoton Road
Blade 2
Spawn 2
Everybody's Dead
Hannibal
Y2K
Icebound
The Adaptive Ultimate
Crow 3
Crow: Stairway to Heaven
Omega Code
Starship Troopers 2
Phantom of the Opera
The Last Broadcast
Freddy Vs. Jason
reindeer Games
Jason X
Teaching Mrs. Tinlge.
From Hell
Hell Boy
Terror Tract
What Lies Beneath
The Green Mile
Sleepy Hollow
The Bone Collector
Two hands
The Mummy
Aussie Release Dates
Stop it, You're killing me
Supernova
Scream 3
The Fountain Society
Stigmata
Bats
Point Dume
Rubbish
Men in Black II
Halloween H2K-Evil Never Dies
TThe Cell
Godsend: The Evil Decemation
X-The Man with the X-Ray Eyes.
Sixth Sense
Nosferatu
The Phone Booth/ Larry Cohen
Angel
Buffy
Jurassic Park 3
Scream if You Know What I Did Last Summer
Flight 180
Two Hands
The Astronauts Wife
Hannibal
Happy 60 Wes Craven
The Blair Witch Project
Deep Blue Sea
The Haunting
Back to Main
Tuesday the 31st of August 99 (sorry had to do an Exam and study and stuff last two days:() "Scream 3" has taken MTV host and playboy Jenny McCarthy on board. Scream 3 only has a few more weeks left of shooting. McCarthy was at one stage going to be in the spoof.. Funny how things change. Parker Posey was taken out of context last week.. Her words were twisted.. And said in Jest. etcetera.. sorry for posting them just becasue E online had them. Mark Blucas (pleasantville) will be playing the Buffy love interest role in the new series. It will be set at college and Buffy's ability and background will be unkown to all. It will be more like changing schools.. Than going into tertiary education. (DH) A trailer for "The Bone Collector" has popped up online. It is a 8.6 meg download. From Hollywood online. The US weekend box office. The Sixth Sense has taken #1 again.. 20.1 million, total of 138.9 million. so far. #2 "The 13th Warrior" entered with 10.3 million. #8 "The Blair Witch Project" 4.1 million, total of 127.8million. #10 "The Astronaugt's Wife" 4 million. The B Movie Festival was on the weekend. I'm waiting for, www.b-movie.com to announce the winners before I post one or two of them.. I know they have been announced.. But I haven't got an official list as of yet.. I'm interested to see if the Australian film "Zone 39" picked up any awards.. AS the guy who did the score for that has since gone on to win an Academy Award. However Zone 39 got no Music nomination.
Saturday the 28th of August 99  Casting for Kevin (The Method) Lewis's latest film "Downward Angel" has begun. The part of Razor has gone to veteran actor (and from what I have just read WRITER) of horror, has gone to Michael Todd (Stop it, You're Killing Me, Puppetmaster 2 and 3, H.P. Lovecraft's Lurking Fear). A sequel to "The Sixth Sense"? Very likely now that it took so much at the boxoffice. The maker of the film 29 year old M. Night Shyamalan (the guy lucky enough to get 3 weeks in a row at #1 at the Box office, which was the 3rd feature he directed, who is also born on the 3rd of August, [which is also my birthday] is also attached as writer to Sturat Little) , was recently asked if he had a sequel to make.. He said it was quite possible, but firstly he had a couple of other projects to work on. (CSO) The Director of the film also plays the roll of Dr. Hill in the film. Stephen Somers on The Mummy 2, "I'm
writing away. Our intention is to try to make it as good, if not better,
than the first one. Not necessarily bigger -- just better. I think The Mummy
worked so well mainly because of its character. The special effects were
fantastic. I've got to come up with a whole new set, not rely on old tricks."
what about a catchy title? "I've been working on it for a couple
months. I'm just calling it Mummy 2 right now. I actually haven't gotten
to (a title yet). I like when people give them to me -- like The Jungle
Book, Huck Finn and The Mummy." "Stigmata" pushed back to September 10. (HO) According to an Email I recieved from director Mike Prosser there may soon be a DVD Special edition of his 7000 dollar film, "The Dividing Hour". Friday the 27th of August 99 "What Lies Beneath" is beggining
to sound like a more angry version of the old ghost classic "Blithe
Spirit", which I saw a stage version of a while back that was superb.
It will focus around Harrison Ford killing his lover accidently and returning
to his wife.. With some kind og spirit that follows him home (happens to
me all the time.. No really). No expense is being spared on the production
which will include the House in vermont and the LA soundstage that will
be done up to resemble the interiors for the supernatural sequences.. Now
this film has a lot to top if it is to succeed. Here are my top ghost films
for those who are interested. (DH) What of "Amityville 2000" I hear you scream.. Well not much at the present.. Nothing in the saga since "Dollhouse" was released. The announcement of the 2000 may just be a gimmick.. Afterall how many saga's will have a 2000 next year.. Too many. Parker Posey is less than happy with her role in Scream 3 according to Darkhorizons. Sometimes They Come Back For More, releases to video on the 7th of Septmeber. Originally slotted for a 1998 release the film is yet to make it to video.. But here it comes, with the hair slicked back and all.. But hangon.. There is a difference in title in Australia and the film has been available for a long time down here.. It is called "Ice Station Erebus" and is rated MA avail in most vid stores on teh New Release shelf. It is odd how horror video is releasing early down here. I rented "The Fear II- Halloween Night" The other day (widescreen what a delight) and it is not due for US release until 2000. Late Thursday the 26th of August 99 NEW reviews (IN DREAMS, Arlington Road) Way back on May 13 I reported about a film called "The Good Book" from a production company called "Drop Dead Films". The company that makes the films that keep you up all night. I was just informed via email by President of DDF, Matthew Giaquinto the following, "Our little film that could was garnished with five nominations (including Best Editing, Best Special Effects and Best Villain). We're keeping our fingers crossed that we walk away with something and we'll keep everyone posted!" The nominations are for the B-Movie festival this weekend. Thursday the 26th of August 99 Artisan has decided more the merrier.. Their new found wealth is launching another type of horror revival with 3-4 horror flicks on the way.. They just added to it.. "Soul Survivor" is the name of the new ghostly apparition. Eliza Dushku (Faith from Buffy), Melissa Sage Miller is also likely to be in the cast another maybe hangs over the head of actor Luke Wilson. I'd say yes to it, but it kind of has a "Campfire Tales" meets "Bad Dreams", while talking to "Hideaway" over the Cell phone feel to it.. Here's what I mean. The premise is "After awakening in a hospital after what she believes was a car accident which killed her boyfriend, a young woman begins to experience 'nightmarish hallucinations." (HO) Roger Corman will be producing and starring in a new "35-Chapter serial monster movie" according to cinsecape online... as per serial's it will most like combine the style you saw with the old SHAZAM series except it will be horror.. Expect to see serquences toward the end of the piece where the monsters Identity looks like it will be revealed, and than you'll get a tune in next week type message.. This Cliffhanger approach to directing is something that lacks in most horror TV.. Buffy only has a couple of two part episodes with an ongoing mythos.. But imagine a Buffy style 2 part series.. Than multiply the anxiety by about 17 and you'll be half way to how fun this new show will be. The show will be available on AMC and will run from October 29 at 9.00pm until you drop basically. Corman will also be hosting the show.. I wish I had the channel so I could see this amazing TV event. The 35 parter will play out between movies. (CSO) Spielberg will be bringing to the screen the Straub/King novel "The Talisman". The story will be turned into that extremely popular Australian format, now more widely used in AMERICA, "The Mini-Series". Dreamworks will be bringing it to you via ABC, but are being tight lipped about production according to CSO. Ice Cube has been cast in the title roll in the film "Shadowman" based on the Comic book and video game character that is sometimes living, some times dead and in hell. Pre-production begins in October, the film is set to go into production Early January. (CSO) Wednesday the 25th of August 99 (Just got back from Bogga Road Jail, filming a promo for "The Great Outdoors" the episode will air in early December in Australia) Australain Horror Box office for last weekend #6 "Two Hands", 404,212.. Total taking so far 3.45 million. 39% drop. #7 "Arlington Road", 395,568 (5 of those came from me). Total taking 1.33million. 41 % drop. #12 "The Mummy" , 112,252, total taking 17.8 million, down 44%. "Scooby Doo" that famous scared of a everything dog could become the next cartoons to cross over into live action. I always thought I'd make a good Shaggy but that's me.. James Gunn is currently at work on the script for the film (HO). Late Tuesday the 24th of August 99    Pictures from "The 13th Warrior" straight from DH. Another spoof has popped up.. It is called "The Blairwich Project". It is a film that has recently been made that explores the lives of 3 film students on there way to do get some Maccas. (DH) "In September of 1999, Sarah Finifrock, Mike Anaya and Jeff tobler ventured into Normal, IL to shoot a documentary on a local legend. They were never heard of again. Three days and four McDonalds' later, their footage was found...".. This nearly crosses into homaging The Road Rules Project.. Or am I big ticketing myself. It says that main character Sarah "Goes Australian Tuesday the 24th of August 99 Poster for "The Crow: Salvation" has turned up online. The catch line.. "For Vengence, For Justice, For Love". Well they forgot "For the 3rd time". I'm a fan of sequels/sagas looks like a good film so far. (CSO)  Will Ardeth Bay be in "The Mummy 2", actor Oded Fehr who played Ardeth thinks so.. "That scene at the end [of The Mummy] was not there when we first filmed it. During the filming in Morocco, Stephen [Sommers, the film’s director]… decided to change it and add that scene at the end. And I think it was just in case there might be a Mummy 2." (CSO) "What Lies Beneath" written by Clark Gregg and directed by Robert Zemeckis has begun filming. Added to the cast are Diana Scarwid and Joe Morton. The film has been resynopted, "a happily married couple whose idyllic life is threatened by mysterious events." (CSO) But I thik we can assume that seeing this is Dreamworks it will have ghost running about. These pictures from "Supernova" turned up on CSO.      Monday the 23rdd of August 99 (I'm taking Sunday as a Holiday now on in:) Australians who can't wait to see "The Blair Witch Project".. Get ready to be happy sooner.. On Sept the 2nd (that's not far away), Birch Carrol and Coyle cinemas are playing a deadly game of film roulette.. Now you take your 10 bucks to the cinema and you pay for a ticket. After doing this you have one in six chances to see "The Blair Witch Project". Okay now you are screaming right.. This is all just a stupid as all crap plot to rob 10 bucks off 5 sixth's of the audience. As the other 5 films are nothing short of CRAP.. Aussie Horror fans will be glad to know that 2 of the 6 films are horror films, but the other horror film is unfortunately the remake of "The Haunting".. Now there are a few ways to ensure that you get to see "The Blair Witch Project" on this date. The first suggestion is to sleep with one of the BCC staff. The second is to say that you are a film reviewer from a popular magazine and or paper or that you run the best site on the NET for film review and that if you don't get to see "The Blair Witch Project", the phrase Birch Carrol and Coyle will be nothing if not Mud. The 3rd suggestion could be a little expensive.Buy a ticket to at least 3 of the sessions.. Check out each in turn until you get the witch. Sure I can see me paying 60 bucks to see this film.. The etiquette for leaving a session that is not TBWP is simple. You stand and scream "This is not what I F@#$ing Paid For" and run out before Tthe 15 min time and refund your ticket. But I have a feeling that BCC will not refund tickets that have been ripped so beg the usher not too rip your ticket. Other wise you could end up going through SIX sessions before you find the one you want.. I saw the poster up at Carindale 8 today.. I assume that it is available in all BCC multiplexes. I'm going to be hunting down the witch.. But I think I could end up paying 60 bucks to see this film before someone else tells me the ending. From the point of view of a FAN of a film I have not yet seen, regardless of the amount of DUBS and pirate copies I have been offered I have not claimed any, although I have been tempted too. I want to see this film legally.. Why not releases it on the 3rd of September?? Sorry to those who have seen this film.. But just indulge an Australian for a few lines more and then we can get back to the REAL news. October 27 the DVD reg 1 will release. Within a week of shipping reg1 DVD's will be all over Australia.. The Universities with the Players will all have FREE educational screenings in their respective cinemas with only the price of a DVD changing hands. If the Distributor had a brain they would release the film prior to the DVD release in the USA. As now with the Internet a film is needs a global saturation. Space barriers have been broken down in the last 5 years, due in part to the internet. With services selling DVD's at least 1 in 5 will sell stuff to countries they aren't meant to sell them to. All I'm saying is release the film before the limited release of 16th of December and Wide on the 26th of December or it will cost you a major slab of your audience.. The Audience for this film just want to see it.. And to see it as soon as possible. Snooze and you loose on this film. If this were any other film it would release quicker in OZ. I for one will not see it at the cinema if I get the DVD first. I'm keen on seeing this film the first legal way I can. Even if that means ordering the DVD. I'm keen to do right by the HAXAN 5 but if you could bottle my anticipation you would be able to start drinking corporation bigger than all the Cola companies combined. If you haven't seen my frustrations played out before, you may want to check out how I occupied my mind as the film was opening in the USA, as seen in NEWSWEEK, the Australian parody of TBWP, titled "The Road Rules Project". Try and find Sarah's Journal.:) NOW BACK TO THE NEWS "I woke up Early the Day I Died" will get its Australian premiere at the new, WINE DRINKING ELITIST Canne wannabe festival at NOOSA called the NOOSA FILM FESTIVAL. Billy Zane will be at the premiere of the film. John Sayles will also pop into the festival to give a seminar on directing and also chat about Limbo his latest film (That screened at BIFF). For those not in the know.. NOOSA used to be the last untouched brilliant place for a Holiday.. Kiss the good old times good bye. But I think I'll see if I can make it along and try and look like I can afford a ticket to the festival even though it really breaks my bank. Festivals used to be for film lovers.. Now they are just for Ca$h hungry wanker$ that wouldn't know a camera from a microphone. However Noosa has a heart.. This festival gives the money to childrens charity. Which will soften the $$$ blow I will get. I hope I don't charge ridiculous prices when I put on my first Horror Film Festival. Or for godsake somebody shoot me. New picture from "The Greenmile", this looks to be the final walk of the bloke who has the mouse. (DH)  Frightmaster over at "Upcoming Horror Movies" has picked up a major scoop
on "Scream if You Know What I Did Last Halloween",
"Ok most of the shoot yesterday was spent outside doing a football
game using area teens as cheerleaders and fans. The last part of the shoot
last night was the killer? In a scream like costume out side with a hook
in his hand (ala I know what you did last summer) hiding behind some trees
on the Vic High campus. The movie is set in California if you can believe
the tags on the Sheriff cars that is with the name of the school in the
movie being called "B.A Corpse High". Filming raps here on Saturday
and then they cross over to Vancouver to do the Jenny parts of the film.
Talking to some people that have been involved in getting local talent together
there is some concern about the Oct release date due to the fact the filming
began a week late but word is they are still aiming for the 16th for a wide
release. Harry Knowles is calling "End of Days" Arnie's best work since T2. Big call. The film looks a lot like the recently video release of Dolph Lundergren called "The Minion". Well that is what I guess from the preview I have seen.. Based on the appreciation the film could hit screens prior to December. (DH) "The Sixth Sense" has hit #1 for the 3rd consecutive week. This could tuna into Bruce Willis's biggest film since .. Well since Armageddon.. It took 24.6 mill on the weekend. All up it has grossed 106.6 million. I guess that makes Muriel Wedding Star Toni Collette turn off the Abba music. "The Blair Witch Project" slid to #5 taking 7.6 mill in its 4th WIDE week. It now has taken 120.3 million. It is currently fighting on the Julia Roberts film for position. "Deep Blue Sea" has made it in again at #9 taking 3.8 million overall the SHARK and Co. have raked in 63.6million. "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" managed to sneak in the backdoor for #10 in its opening week. The film took only 3.5 million. This will spell the end to a good run for Kevin Williamson. I hope he is not a manic depressive, as this will be the foresight to the romantic comedy he wants to make next. Face it KW, Horror made you.. You're one of us, like it or not. :)
Saturday the 21st of August 99 The release date for "The Bone Collector" has been pushed back to November the 5th. That is the date that Universal will now release the film. (CSO) Artisan continues to reward horror fans.. As Artisan rolls in TBWP funds they have just brought a screenplay by Brian King called "Allison" that is said to be "a Hitchcock vein telling the story of a young college girl who attempts to get out of financial debt only to fall into "a set of terrifying circumstances." Gellar is said to be in advanced negotiations on the property. AMG and Greg Silverman will produce." The Gellar referred to is the Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar. (CSO) The cast of "The Blair Witch Project" will be appearing at the MTV Music awards on Sept 7. So make sure to tune in.. And wish that you could fast forward through all those bits with Will Smith in it.. Damn live to air.. The short film "Y2K" will have its preview screening somewhere in UNIVERSAL CITY on September 29. Exactly where has not yet been confirmed. The info comes from co-director Slava, thanks. See Black Russian Films and this months archived news for More. Another independent horror production group to keep an eye on is "Oblivion Films", like Black Russian Films, they are starting with shorts and working their way up to trousers.. Oh bad joke, I know.. At the moment they have 2 products circulating. One is Called "Between Darkness and Oblivion". The below picture comes from the film. Those shifty folks in the hoods are Vampires. The short was made for a local Goth club.  Currently the founders and creative force behind "Oblivion Films" Amber Thurman and O'Neal Pignani are putting together their masterpiece. A feature called "Redemption" which is the story of SWAN a fallen angel, sent by GOD to save humanity from VAMPIRES. The film begins shooting sometime in August around Baltimore, Maryland. According to the webpage they are still Casting. If you live in the area and want to be in the film and goth or freaky looking (as they put it), email them your details and a picture if possible: [email protected] . Ther official site is http://www.geocities.com/~oblivion_films/ . More INdie news tomorrow. :) There is just so MUCH of it. Friday the 20th of August 99 We pause for a few moments to pay tribute to a veteran of the genre. Thursday the 19th of August (US time) Brion James died of a Heart Attack aged 54. James may be best known for playing villains in films and for the CYBORG character LEON in "Bladerunner". Horror films that he appears in are numerous, to list a few here will give you a taste, "Horror House", "Mom", "Black MAgic", "Scanner Cop", "The Dark", "The Killing Jar", "The Nature of the Beast". James appeared in over 30 Tv shows over spanning 3 decades including episodes of "Millenium", "Tales From the Crypt" and even "Benson" playing an Axeman.. But the villains that Brion James portrayed on the screen were far from the person he was off it. Brion James was a Vietnam Veteran that in his spare time helped young Hollywood actors kick bad drug habits. The IMDB lists the amount of films that Brion James appears in at an even 100, so chances are one of his films will be on TV this week. BRION JAMES - RIP There will not be much in the way of CROSSOVER episodes of "Buffy" and "Angel" according Joss Whedon as they are a production nightmare:) (CSO) Thursday the 19th of August 99 Just when you thought that "Resident Evil" was going to remain as just another CPU game.. from the dark depths of RE Online, we here that George Romero will still be directing the film adaption of the game.. However the scribe is now, none other than Andrew Kevin Walker, who has been in the realm of CPU games before remember "Brainscan"? Well his biggest hit was Se7en and 8mm was fairly large, Walker has been fairly busy lately he also adapted Sleepy Hollow for Tim Burton. The star of the film is at the moment being decided but two names have come up, 1 is Dolph Lungren (recently in the Horror film "The Minion") and Bill Pullman (recently in "Lake Placid"). (DH)
"Razor Blade Smile" is an independent film starting to cause a stir. It has picked up several nominations for the FIRST B-Movie Film Festival Awards which are going to be held in PHOENIX, NY on the 28th and 29th of August. Here is the list of Nom's it has (According to HO) : Best B-film, best director, best actress (Eileen Daly), best special effects, best cinematography and best set design. It kind of defeats the purpose of giving out awards to B films because when they win they usually aren't that B anymore. Checkout the film that B fans are crazy about at the official site.. The film is directed by Jake West.. And is about a girl named Lillith, who part seductress.. part Assassin and ALL VAMPIRE. (HO)
Producer on "The Crow: Stairway to Heaven" is gloomy as to whether or not there will be a 2nd series.. From CSO, "I think Jeff got ahead of himself. The rights have yet to be granted back to Pressman and, even after that event, he will need to find a new financier. Then we would have to gear back up for production. We have no hold on actors, the sets have been torn down, the crew is gone. I have not been approached about a thing and, in fact, am at work on a new series."(CSO) Horror at the Australian Box Office this weekend past.. In Dreams failed to make it into the top 20 in its first week. Well I can attest to it being boring, For a Neil Jordan film you would expect a new slant on the psychic death premintion story, but no.. I'll review it someday, it just made me angry for spending 5 bucks.. #3 Arlington Road taking 673,047 at 112 cinemas first week in. #4 Two Hands 668,196 down 9 %, in 126 cinemas, takings in 3 weeks = 2.8 million. #10 The Mummy, 201,356 down 49%, in 102 cinemas, takings in 8 weeks = 17.6 m Wednesday the 18th of August 99  Above is the poster for "Sleepy Hollow".. Heads will Roll is about the best in a long line funny promo lines I have heard so far this year. (DH) According to David S. Goyer, a director for "Blade 2" has not yet been found.. But the release date ius still set for 2000. Wesley Snipes is keen on returning. (CSO) According to Todd McFarlane SPAWN 2 could start filming as early ast the 3rd quarter of 2000. (CSO) "Everybody's Dead" has been snatched up by Artisan and is the story of a fraternity party that is crashed by hoards of flesh eating Zombies. Brian Lynch is directing this film, and it will be produced by Greg Silverman. (CSO) Tim Roth has told the Popcorn website that there is no way in the world that he would play the role of "Hannibal". In the upcoming film. (CSO) George Miller has revelaed in a BBC interview that Mel Gibson is interested in MAD MAX 4. He further added, "People have been waiting for Max's return for a long time. It's going to take Max in a new direction." He then adds, "Who'd have thought 20 years ago that people would one day be nostalgic for the apocalypse?", well it better be more in the style of the first 2 or it could spell the end of hearing about the film on this page.:) (CSO)
Tuesday the 17th of August 99 The Y2K bug has hit many places.. Hollywood tried to make a film with
Chris O'Donnell Hansen has been working on a script called "Icebound" which he is hoping to get produced, so far he has gotten to this point. "Gary and I have pitched that to a number of places, and we had some good responses where it was taken to the studio and we had a couple of meetings. But we've not been able to sell it yet. I talked to Gary a couple of weeks ago, and he's got Bob Kurtzman, who directed Wishmaster and wants to direct it. He's got four or five more producers he wants to mention it to, so we're hopeful. The complaint with it was that it wasn't a teen horror film, it's a real horror film. It has adults in it." (CSO) Hansen is also working on a script parody of the TCM series. It also is said to spoof the F13 series of films. It is about some kids that go investigate the TCM story and well in Hansens words, They're convinced that this really happened, and they go out to these places to make their little documentary film on video, and they're gonna uncover some unknown factoid that's going to lead to the capture of the killers. After all, The Cook and Leatherface were never caught. And that's going to make them famous; that's their motivation. Of course, the irony of the story is there really was a massacre, and they do meet the real family, and the family is really pissed because this movie was made without consulting them. So not only is it inaccurate, but they never even got paid!". Of course TCM is based on FOOEY, so don;t anyone email me stating otherwise. This if it gets off the ground could be the first film to blatantly rip off "The Final Broadcast" and "TBWP". Maybe a subgenre can spring out of the TBWP, we'll call it the SHOCKUMENTARY for the moment. Until someone comes up with a better name Jan De Bont, has left "The Adaptive Ultimate" citing creative differences, DeBont was originally slated to direct the film (CSO). "Crow 3: The Salvation" has had its soundtrack announced, producer Jeff Most has stated "Right now I can't say all the acts involved but right now we've got Monster Magnet, Stabbing Westward, Danzig, Tricky, Days of the New, The Fly, Static X [and] three major acts that we're going to be announcing actually in the press about a week from now," the three major acts are not yet known but lead actor Eric Mabius hinted that Rob Zombie may be providing some music, Zombie was originally slated to write and direct the film at one stage.. So a song would not be out of the question. As for a Fourth film at the Comic Con on the weekedn there was talk that it could investigate the Histories of Different Crows, throughout the ages. The film will hit cinemas EASTER next year it is currently in Post.(CSO) "Crow: Stairway to Heaven" , producer Jeff Most said about the status of the TV show, . "We just did extremely well in our first season. We were the number three rated new show in syndication. We became a victim of the Polygram/Universal merger. We were a Polygram TV show and Universal decided, since they out of the television business for the most part, that we could have the show back. And we're actually in the midst of arranging financing and distribution for the TV show. We have the same exact team ... we're planning to be back on the air as quickly as possible and back in production as early as the Fall.", so I gather from this that we will be seeing a 2nd season. (CSO) "Omega Code" is releasing soon in the US, it is about a Bible Code found in the Old Testament that fortells the future, it stars Capser Van Dien (Starship Troopers) who said the following, "It's based all the facts that are in that book. It's a story made up on its own," Van Dien explained. "I'm a motivational speaker kind of like a Tony Robbins, but I don't practice what I preach. And I've kind of lost faith but I find faith in God at the end." (CSO) "Starship Troopers 2" Casper Van Dien has said on the weekend that Paul Verhoeven was going to do a sequel within 5 years of theintial release. The first was released in 97. so That gives him 3 years. (CSO) Will the sequle have the BUG like ALIEN, ALIENS and the troopers like those out of Aliens.. I guess, "Would You Like To Know More?" same here. Michael Crawford is eager for a role in the potential film version of "Phantom of the Opera" that might be made. It will be based on the Musucal by Andrew Lloyd Weber, Crawford played the role of the Phantom in the stage production for a long time and still loves the musical. (CSO)
Monday the 16th of August 99    Pictures from, "The Green Mile", Ehren Kruger's (Arlington Road) "Reindeer Games" and the Ehren Kruger rewritten film "Scream 3". Note that David Arquette appears to be standing.. So I guess that dispells the rumour that Dewey would be in a wheel chair. (DH) The BBC wil be forking out a massive 25 million Pounds on a TV version of "The Legend of King Kong". It will star Lawrence Fishburne (MATIRX, Event Horizon), Sam Neil(Event Horizon), Rache Weisz (The Mummy) and Ian McShane. It will be co funded also by TNT and CBS. (DH) According to Friday the 13th.com the next installment of the series may not be "Freddy Vs. Jason". Todd Farmer is writing the film, James Isaac FX guy that directed The Horror Show/House 3 will direct, with Sean S. Cunningham on Producer duties. The film will be pitched to New Line at the end of the month and hopefully will go into production in February 2000. "JASON X" is still the working title as far as I know.. "The Last Broadcast" (the film made last year with a resemblance to TBWP) will be released on video soon.. It is about Journalist who go in search of the Jersey Devil, that run into troubles near Pine Barrens. (DRC) "The Sixth Sense" has stayed on top for its second week. It earned 26.1million on the weeked.. Taking its total to 69.9 million. "The Blair Witch Project" fell out of #2 and into #3 as the Robert Downey Jr. film took pride of palce in 2nd (Bowfinger, mostly becasue RDjr got into jail this week). TBWP took 15.3million taking it's overall take up to 107.6million.. As it officially out does SCREAM (which made 101 million domestic). "Deep Blue Sea" has come in at #6 on the charts. taking in 6.7 million.. Overall take now up to 57.1 million Sunday the 15th of August 99 Interview with Ken Yakkel the director of "Stop It, You're Killing Me!" conducted by me available online now. It has some more insight into this FRESH director and the film. CLICK HERE. It will take you to the HFA unofficial SIYKM site. . Saturday the 14th of August 99    The Webpage for "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" is now open. It is aptly titled www.worstteacherever.com. Well somebody has a sense of humor.. haha. However like most Dimension films websites.. They are not just interested in promoting their film. On the right as you enter you will see more banners than you would at the Olympics. If you want to proceed past that point you must click .. More about Teaching Mrs. Tingle. Down in the bottom left corner. When you make it inside.. Alls you get is brief plot (without any reference to the Lois Duncan book the film is ripped from). In the download section there are 7 pics, A trailer, and 7 mov/avi clips of about 1.5 meg in size, without any description beside them (I'm not downloading something if I don't know what it is. Ball and all one of the worst official sites I have seen in my life. I hope Dimension didn't pay anyone to make it. Actor Dean Norris is joining the cast of "The Cell". (CSO) The Film Adaption of the "From Hell" comic book will be based around the "Jack the Ripper" story. The Hughes brothers have adapted it and FOX will produce the film on a small budget. New Line originally was to make the film with a big name star but when they could ot get one they passed on it. Eddie Campbell one of the creators of the comic book has said that he not happy with the Terry Hayes script. Both Campbell and Alan Moore the comic's creators will have very little to do with the production of the film. Moore does not even want to go on the set. (CSO) Mike Mignola is happy with the work Guillermo Del Toro has done on the adaption of "Hell Boy" and is hoping that a studio will pick it up. Newline has budgeted it at 40 million.. But Del Toro wants 60 million. So the film may yet be made at Universal. (CSO) Friday the 13th of August 99 OKAY TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIACS (those afraid of the #13), today is your unlucky day.. SPOTLIGHT on "STOP IT, YOU'RE KILLING ME" the next best horror film to come from the USA. CHECK OUT the Spotlight. "Terror Tract" is a new film from the director Lance W. Dreeson, from a script by Clint Hutchinson. It is about a real estate agent, played by John Ritter, who keeps trying to sell a house.. However the problem comes with the simple fact that the house has a masscaristic past. As soon as potential buyers hear about its blody past, they flee the house. (CSO) Katherine Towne will play the daughter of Harrson Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer in "What Lies Beneath".. Shooting begins this month on the film. (CSO) The character that Elizabeth Rohn will be portraying in "Angel" is that of detective named Kate, and the potential love interest of Angel. (CSO) Late Thursday the 12th of August 99 "The Blair Witch Project" will be opening on the 16th of December in Australia according to TBWP Downunder and not the 26th of December as I read on the Movie Network's "Cinema, Cinema, Cinema". TBWP downunder is also staying tongue and cheek as to if Ed and Dan will be coming down here in early December.. But I'm guessing they;ll just go sit in front of the bridge in Sydney.. IE come nowhere near Brisbane. But I can always hope. Unfortunatley I could not make it to the TIME held chat room with the directors yesterday.. The transcripts are not yet online. Thursday the 12th of August 99  A new picture from "The Greenmile" appeared on DH today. (DH)  Another sweet pic from "Sleep Hollow" appeared on DH today. (DH) News from "What Lies Beneath" about the story has appeared at DH. "On alt.fan.harrison-ford news group they said that Michelle Pfieffer in the Irish Independent newspaper while promoting Midsummer Night's Dream she has a few words to say about What Lies Beneath and Harrison. "it's a ghost story about a man who goes back in time to find the woman he love[s]. It's a great romantic notion, and I've never worked with Harrison. He's one of the best, and so talented, so I jumped at the chance. I've never done a movie of that genre and I'm really intrigued" (DH) A picture of the poster from "The Bone Collector" has appeared at DH.  Wednesday the 11th of August 99  Reggie Bannister (from the Phantasm series) will be providing an original song for the soundtrack to "Stop it, You're Killing Me." There is also a trailer online for the film it is available at The Monster Club, the trailer is about a 4 meg download. Click here to get to it. I can't wait to see this new Zombie flick. It has been too long since I got to see a Zombie film. Expect a SPOTlight webpage on this film. Ken Yakkel is the director on this. See the Monster Club for more pictures. "Two Hands" dropped back to 2nd position on the Australian box office on the weekend. It was beaten to #1 by "Eyes Wide Shut". TH has taken 1.8 million so far. (Urban Cinefile) "The Mummy" came in at #6. on the Australian Box office 390 thousand. It has taken 17 million so far in Australia
Tuesday the 10th of August 99 The poster (that zombie in the middle in Gay, not that there is anything
wong with that) is from a film directed by After five years in the making (that's twice as long as Forbidden Planet) Häxan Entertainment proudly presents the soon to be released dark comedy independent, "Stop It, You're Killing Me". Hmmm? Why does that title ring a bell? Well, for more than four years, talk of this project has been buzzing all over the internet, and from time to time, mentioned in various genre magazines. What is it, you ask? In the summer of 94' the undertaking of a project, not like anything ever seen before, went into production. Only taking time out of shooting to watch the O.J. bronco chase, the offensive dark comedy "Stop It, You're Killing Me" began rolling cameras. Starring "Scream King" Michael Todd (H.P. Lovecraft's The Lurking Fear--Puppet Master II & III--The Dead Next Door and The Robot Ninja) slipped into, not one, but three rolls for this off the wall love triangle movie. Playing a gay zombie, a bartender and a one hundred twelve year old multi-millionaire, whose libido makes Bill Clinton's look like it dried up years ago, brings genre character-acting to an apex. Was the point of this movie simply just to offend?...Not, if you're a fan of fart jokes, Hitler humor or the always popular subject of the Effeminate Undead. "STOP IT, YOU'RE KILLING ME" is a farcical tug of war between a powerful witch, Anna Wortitsky, and a ruthless, money hungry woman, Susan Vanlerberg. Caught in the middle is Edwin Vanlerberg. Edwin is a one hundred twelve year-old multi-millionaire who is married to Susan. She, of course, only married him for his money, and has been waiting years for his natural demise - which seems not to be happening. Having had enough of the old man, she decides to help the natural order of things along by causing his much anticipated, but long overdue, expiration. Much to her dismay, however, all her efforts - no matter how thorough, are for naught. The old man just won't pass on. The reason Edwin continues his earthly existence is because of Anna. She has been using her magical abilities to protect Edwin. It seems that of all the spells she knows, there is 'one' more potent than any other: a hex that will give her eternal youth, and ultimate mystical powers. Her only problem is one of the ingredients she needs for this potion is the toenail clippings of a one hundred and fifty year-old man--and those are very rare! So Anna works hard everyday casting smaller spells that
keep Edwin alive, and plans on doing so for another thirty-eight years,
until his toenails age properly. It's hard work for her, but is made more Caught in the middle of this power struggle is William;
Anna's effeminate un-dead familiar. William is a hapless, lovable zombie
who just can't seem to get a break. Not only is his duty to collect the Underpaid, and not at all appreciated, William tries to formulate a plan that will release him from his indentured servitude--and much to his surprise, he comes up with one better. William not only finds a way to get away from Anna, but he gets an idea that could give him and Edwin a new lease on life--and at the same time, giving Anna and Susan their comeuppance. It's a risky venture, but well worth it...if it works. If it fails, however, then it spells eternal torment for the zombie fag as a result of Anna's wrath that will surely fall upon him. "STOP IT, YOU'RE KILLING ME" is certain to become a CULT FAVORITE for those who love the tasteless, but hilarious mix of Horror and Comedy. "SI,YKM" also has a tour de-force performance by the veteran actress of two 'women in prison' films --Jamie Donahue, who will soon be seen starring in the new Full Moon Zombie flick "The Dead Hate The Living". She can also be seen in the Goth Rock Video "Tears of Blood" for the band "Penis Flytrap" which, coincidentally, were both directed by "Stop It's" editor Dave Parker. Also appearing is genre favorite James Black, who can be seen starring in U.P.N.'s "The Burning Zone" currently playing on the Sci-Fi channel. James has also had supporting rolls in Kurt Russell's "Soldier" and George Clooney's "Out Of Sight" as well as the currently in production "Universal Soldier II". Die hard fans might remember him from the early days of his career, when he stared in J.R.Bookwalter's "Ozone" and "Zombie Cop". For those of you who are really into the indi-horror scene, you may even find a familiar femme fetal-Debbi "Dare" Dutch doing what she does, or rather, what she shows best. When it comes to music, the decision wasn't even questioned. When Scottland Olds Harbert agreed to do the original sound track, things were ready to fall into place. Scott's latest score can be heard on the recently released feature "The Method", starring Sean Patrick Flannery and genre great Robert Forster. G.W.A.R. The very name congers up a certain type of feeling, the type that belongs in no better a place than in this movie. Luckily, "SI,YKM" was able to acquire their song "Sick of You" to round out an already killer flick. But what is a horror/comedy without special effects? SI,YKM has some of the most dazzling make-up effects provided by Emmy Award winning FX artist Greg Funk, whose credits include "Babylon 5", "Spawn", "Night of the Living Dead"- Savini remake, and is currently the on-set head of make-up FX for "The X-Files". Die hard zombie fans might also recognize the name from his appearance as the cemetery zombie in the "NOTLD" remake. Speaking of zombies, Jason Matthews of Stan Winston Studios provided a kick-ass make-up for William, the gay zombie in the film. Jason's other work can be seen in "Lost World-Jurassic Park", Inspector Gadget", "Small Soldiers" and the recently released "Instinct". Kaleidoscope Animations out of Cleveland, Oh also lent a hand by providing the handful of Silicon Graphic Effects that were used in the film. Fans of Sid & Marty Kroft will also appreciate the 'tribute' to those cheesy, but always kinda creepy, talking puppet heads that would appear in their bizarre shows of the 70's. All of this was pulled together by Producer, Lawreen Kayl, who in the past has brought you "Check Mate" starring kick boxing queen, Cynthia Rothrock, as well as producing numerous plays in both New York and Los Angeles. So when do I get to see this movie, you ask? "STOP IT, YOU'RE KILLING ME" is currently in the sound mixing stage, and hopes to be setting up a distribution deal before the end of summer 99'. In the mean time, keep your eyes peeled on the internet for a soon-to-be-available trailer for the film. Check out and bookmark the addresses below to see photo's from the set, and to keep up on the progress of what is sure to become a movie talked about for generations to come; or at least until the end of this century. http://www.themonsterclub.com/stopit.htm Francis Ford Coppola is set to helm the film "Supernova". According to CSO Supernova tells the futuristic story of the crew of a spaceship called Nightingale, who struggle with an evil space artifact as their vessel is sucked into the vortex of a star ready to implode and create a massive supernova explosion. James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Vincent D'Onofrio, Robin Tunney and Lou Diamond Phillips star in the picture, which is currently slated for release on January 14, 2000. Laeta Kalogridis is also lending a hand to the script writing process of "SCREAM 3". The films writng creds now include, Ehren Kruger, KEvin Williamson and Laeta. Laeta will also be adapting Wes Cravens first novel, "The Fountain Society" into a screenplay. (CSO) "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" gets its first strike from the MPAA for the advertising campaign.. Which the MPAA claims promotes teenage drinking. This is the advert where Mrs. Tingles dog is drinking wine and the KAtie Holmes notes that she'd turn to drink if she were owned by a nasty old hag. Now tell me the MPAA are just sharpening their claws on this film, because I calculate that this film well go through hell for a rating. (CSO) The HAXAN 5 are set to split 20 million of the TBWP profits amongst themselves if the film continues on its merry way as it has been. (CSO) Stigmata's soundtrack will be headed for the top of the pops (crap saying I know). The title track is performed by Natalie Imbruglia, Smashing Pumpkins will also provide some of the music, while Billy Corgan will be contributing to the score. Also on the soundtrack will be David Bowie, Chumbawamba and Bjork. The soundtrack releases 24th of August. Pre-film release date. (CSO) Terry Castle (daugher of William Castle) the producer of the remake of
"The House on Haunted Hill".. Is set to begin work on 2 more genre
based films. Carlos Jackott is joining the cast of "BATS".. The Birds like horror film that currently star Lou Diamond Phillips. (HO) Men in Black II might see Agent L (Linda Fiorentino) take the lead role. As Sonnefield and the rest of us know that Will Smith costs too much.. And well everyone is so over Will Smith by now.. Surely?? (CSO) Monday the 9th of August 99 The following news appeared on Halloweenmovies.com. It is about the incoming 8th film.
It does not give much away. But by the title. Evil Never Dies, we could
assume that the film may keep Myers in the public eye, but could also mean
that some other kind of Evil will take his place. Back in July after fan
feedback remember that 77% of fans wanted Mike back. I'm sure the people
selling and making Mike masks want him back to.. I'm also sure that Miramax
execs want fans money so they will bring him back:) The Cell has taken in another actor.. This time it is Catherine Sutherland an Australian born actress that is known best for playing the role of the pink ranger in the later series (ZEO and Turbo). Now we get both pink rangers in horror films, as Amy Jo Johnson appears in "Cold Hearts", little crappy fact there for a paper like the Courier Mail to do a feature article on. (DRC) Godsend: The Evil Decimation, will be releasing in October according to Dr Casey. It is the story of a convicted killer who thinks that he is god. Well after escaping from a mental institution the cops have to track him down before he kills again. See the official site for more. LifeLine is the name of the company making this film Australians should not mix this lifeline up with the CHARITY that helps out the disadvantaged. (DRC)  X- The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, may still be in production by Dreamworks. It will be a remake of the 1963 film (Dreamworks has it in for any film made in 1963 first The Haunting now this :). Tim Burton was originally attached as a director for this project. However Sam Arkoff the producer has not officially announced this. The script was written by Bryan Goluboff (The Basketball Diaries). (DRC) Sixth Sense has entered at #1.. Wow. The Bruce Willis film with a icy horror sideline, managed to squeeze its neck out and beat TBWP, it gained 25.8 million. (DH) The Blair Witch Project slipped down only 16% at the box office. Well it's 2 week in a row rise could not got for the 3rd but it still managed to take in a whopping 24.5million making it now the EVEN MORE MOST PROFITABLE film of all time. TBWP still maintained #2 position fending off Runaway Bride. All up 79.5 million.. Does that mean the HAXAN 5 will get 7 or 8 Foosball tables?? (DH) "Deep Blue Sea" fell back to 5th position taking in 11 million for a total of 45.3 million. (DH) The Haunting proved once again that Special FX are not where the scares are at. It plumeted to 8th position with 6.3 million on the weekend. Taking it's total gross to 77.2 million. Which is less than TBWP. Also the film is yet to make it to its budget. But it will. (DH) Sunday the 8th of August 99 (new TBWP and eXistenZ reviews) "The Blair Witch Project" is officially the HIGHEST PROFIT MAKING FILM OF ALL TIME.. WOW. There is a contest at the Ultimate Band List http://www.ubl.com/f p.asp?layout=main_contest_page. The Blair Witch Contest is at the very top. IT WILL OPEN DECEMBER 26 in AUSTRALIA.. Oh yeah.. I'll have the region one DVD before that.. What a pitty. But it will be a token nicety to see it at cinema. Nosferatu (1922) will be screening at Bogga Road Jail this Tuesday night.. The film starts at 7.30pm. Cost = 8 bucks conc/student and 10 bucks adults. The film will be accompanied by a live soundtrack from "Atmospheric Disturbances" as heard on Brisaben radio station 4zzz. BOOK your ticket HERE. See the film before the film based on the film "Burned to Light" is released. Saturday the 7th of August 99 (will be updating archives for last 2weeks today sorry for inconvenience. pre-occupied with BIFF and stuff) eXistenZ review Sunday. Today I got Larry Cohen's (ALIVE trilogy) autograph at the Brisabne International Film Festival. he chaired a seminar on Independenyt film-making. He had some interesting things to say about up coming projects. Here they are in a nutshell. Larry Cohen is currently in Brisbane for the International Film Festival (BIFF) which is doing a retrospect on his life in movies. Today (Sat 7t) he held a meet the film-makers seminar at the State Library (free of charge so I went). The discussion went in various ways. Because of the amount of people in the lecture theater we were limited to only one question. So I asked about a film I'd seen listed on IMDB, "The Phone Booth". The script had been bought for "A lot of money by 20th century Fox", according to Larry, and it would follow the style of most of his latest writing. This means each minute of the film is going a to equal a minute in the realife of the characters. IE 90mins of continuous film will equal 90mins of the lives of the characters on the film in sequence. no cutting ahead just 90 minutes REAL TIME film-making (similar to RUN LOLA, RUN [according to Larry]). It is a thriller that will be filmed around a Phone Booth, and Larry said FOX is looking for big name stars and a big name director for the film. Larry does not seem to want to direct the film, however he did say that the week prior to coming to Australia he was in talks with Mel Gibson about "The Phone Booth". I'd assume this was for acting, but remember that Gibson does have a Oscar under his belt for directing. I also heard Cohen say he'd love to make a film in Australia, but that is just a marketing ploy used by all directors to sell films when down here. BIFF is currently doing a retrospective on the films of Larry Cohen which finishes tonight. Angel will begin on October the 5th at 9pm (after Buffy). Whilst the other new WB series "Roswell" will begin at 9pm on the 6th of October (after Felicity). (CSO) "Millenium" the TV series although it has been axed. Chris Carter is still keen on continuing the characters. Either in a crossover with the X-files or a film based on the series. (CSO) "The Blair Witch Project" DVD will be available on the 26th of October. It will be not be the special edition. The special edition could be released a further 4 months down the track though. I guess the initial DVD is for DVD/VIDEO rental shop purposes. More than anything else. (CSO) Friday the 6th of August 99 "Jurassic Park 3" could go into production as early as 2000 for a 2001 release date. Amblin entertainment have settled on director Joe Johnstons (Jumaji) to direct the film. The script is likely to be written by Craig Rosenberg. Michael Crichton will only have a passing influence and involvement with the film. (DH) Let's hope it is a full on Monster gore-fest like the books are. According to DH if Anthony Hopkins does not take on the role of Hannibal than it could be given to Tim Roth. (DH) Thursday the 5th of August 99 (review of TWO HANDS) There are a few rumors circulating about a sequel to "The Blair Witch Project" one is that the story might follow the life of Rustin Parr, the other is that the film may be based on the witch hunt of Elly Kedward in 1785. There is also a third story idea thay Sanchez and Myrick are keeping cloe to themselves which is way off the scale. (CSO) According to IMDBD, Jonathon Taplin (producer) believes that TBWP has changed the economics of the industry basically over night. Now it seems likely that all film. Exec president of Warner Bros, Jim Banister, "observed that filmmakers are already demanding that Internet marketing campaigns be included in their contracts" (IMDB) The spoof "Scream if you know what I did Last Halloween" will gain the acting talents of MTV's singled out co-host Jenny McCarthy to aid in the story telling. (HO) "Flight 180" is destined for a February y2k take-off according to CSO. Wednesday the 4th of August 99  Amazingly "Two Hands" (The Australian Horror film from Sundance) has scared the audiences into the premiere this week.. Making it the first Australian FILM in a long time to debut at #1 position at the box office. It grossed 807 thousand over 123 screens on the weekend (dismal compared to TBWP), you need to remember that the film was in WIDE release and at the same time there were two major film festivals luring punters away from the multiplexes. A large one in Melbourne (MIFF) and Brisbane (BIFF). I have not yet seen the film because I've been busy at BIFF. But intend to soon and will post a review when I do. The film beat South Park which dropped off 44%. Other Horror films faired like this #6 "The Mummy", #12 Carrie 2 (in first week 88 cinemas). Ball and all this week is a horrible week to release a film Especially during BIFF as Brisbane is one of the Keenest movie going areas in the Western World. Bad Timing again for MGM's Carrie 2, but I went and saw it.. Review here.    The official site for the "Species 2" / "Rosemary's Baby" type film "The Astronaut's Wife" has opened, albeit it heavy and time-consuming load. The site address is http://www.astronautswife.com/ . The Film is rated R, it will open in the US on August 27. (DH) Forget all the gossip you have heard about "Hannibal" except for the following. It will be directed by Ridley Scott, and It will be adapted by David Mamet. But Hopkins and Foster have not yet signed. Neither have Woods or Sarah Michelle Gellar. Sorry for small update. Connection slow tonight :). Will make it up 2morrow. Promise. Monday the 2nd of August 99 Happy 60th Birthday to WES CRAVEN. Director of "The Last House on the Left", "The Hills Have Eyes", "A Nightmare on Elm St", the "Scream" trilogy and much more. FACT, Wes Craven was born in August of 1939. In the film "The Hills Have Eyes" August of 39 is when everything started to go wrong. Don't read anything into that. Craven is one of the big C's in the Horror film world, he sits beside, Clive barker, john Carpenter, david Cronnenberg, sean s. Cunningham and there is one I'm forgetting.. Oh yeah, add bill Condon to that list. There are lotsa of Horror directors that have a C at the start of their first or last names. And Craven is one of the best of them. pop into his page and say Happy birthday. www.wescraven.com. THE BOX OFFICE. "The Blair Witch Project" is now trully phenomenal. 28.5 million in it's first weekend of WIDE release. Kept in 2nd place by that Runaway Bride film. Despite the Witch's R rating the film continues to blast a hole through Hollywood. It has now taken 34.5 million. It is expected to surpass 100 million. The film is open on Approx. 1000 screens and will open even wider next week to 2000 screens, NEXT WEEK it could take in MORE, making it #1. Not only the audience is afraid. But the industry is shaking in their boots as to how they can possibly release another horror film this year. UNFORTUNATELY there is no way that "The Blair Witch Project" will do anywhere near as good in Australia (comparatively) as it has been picked up by DENDY(according to Brisbane's SUNDAY MAIL) which is a pissy little bunch of cinemas (one screen in my city, some city's don't have a screen), a damn shame that so many Australians will miss out on this film. But I'm sure that while it plays at DENDY there will be very few seats leftover. It is a great big shame that we must sacrifice sound and visual's because the film was sold to crappy exhibition outfit (I'm really angry, I hate rats at my feet when I see a film). I'm trying hard not to type swear words. This film is worthy of a screen or 2 in every cineplex in my city BRISBANE, but instead it will get a crappy cinema that Greater Union sold because it was running at a loss. In one goddamn screen... I'm absolutely spewing. It's like campaigning for this film in Australia has lead me down a road I would redirect traffic around if I saw it. Oh well, at least it'll make BIG money in the USA. Ahh well.. I'll most likely be able to buy the DVD from the USA before it releases down here anyhow. "DEEP BLUE SEA" took out 3rd position with a very nice total of 18.6 million. "THE HAUNTING" as predicted lost more than 50% of last weekends gross and dropped it's taking for the week to 15.1 million, It has so far earned 63.8 million. It may break even. It'll do it easy. It came 4th. According to Darkhorizons Jodie Foster and Hopkins have both signed on to "Hannibal" officially. (CSO). There will be no update tomorrow unless I'm emailed by some HORROR god about something. As tomorrow I turn 21. I'm a LEO and I'm going to the flicks to see "Naked Lunch" (Cronenberg) at the Brisbane International Film Festival and than running like hell to the classic theater to see "Touch of Evil" (Orson Welles) or so I've been told. It's meant to have been re-tocuhed up and, it has good old Janet Leigh and Chuck Heston and Marlene Dietrich. All the who's who at the old peoples home. But damned good film. Sunday the 1st of August 99 There is a new spoof of "The Blair Witch Project". This one has been captured on video and is set in MARYLAND in a galaxy far, far away (CLICK HERE, 1.5 meg MOV). The film has been created by Ed Bain, a very talented Star Wars Spoofer from www.theforce.net . Meanwhile in this galaxy people have left screenings of TBWP sick, clinical audiologist John Risey of Tulane University Hospital explains : "What happens is the camera and the brain mismatch message. ... Because you are seated and you are still, your brain gets wrong information that you are in motion." I have discovered the CURE.. sit toward teh back of the cinema rather than the front just fo rthis one film. And than you will not get as sick. Risey indicates that the small screen effect would not be as bad. |
For a while there has been talk about UFO's in
GODZILLA 2000, well someone has photographed
one of them. Okay so I added the caption, I couldn't help myself.. It seemed
a funny thing to do at the time.. (CSO)
but that fell through.. But again it
creeps out of the independent Horror genre through, 
Australian Release Dates: "In
Dreams" opens in Australia this week. . "Arlington
Road" opens this week. "The Haunting"
opens on Sept 2. Sept 16, Lake Placid releases,
Sept 23 "Deep Blue Sea". "eXistenZ"
opens wide October 7. Oct 14 Sixth Sense and
Stigmata. Oct 28 "Teaching
Mrs. Tingle". So far "The Blair Witch
Project" is set for a 26th of December release.
Ken Yakkel."Stop it You're Killing Me" Ken sent me an email
detailing the plot and everthing of the film. It is long so I have decided
to post it here.. Because it is a very nice read. Ken is with HAXAN Entertainment.
(Don't get that mixed with Haxan Films.).
, 1998-1999.