Pop singer and actor Lady Gaga is no stranger to the horror genre, having starred in two seasons of Ryan Murphy's "American Horror Story," and she's always been a fan of the creepier side of entertainment. After all, this is a woman who calls her fans her "Little Monsters," wore a dress made of actual meat, and had the world's coolest live performance at the VMAs in 2009 when she started pouring fake blood from her abdomen mid-song. Even her turn as a very different take on Harley Quinn in "Joker: Folie à Deux" is horror-tinged, and she has a fabulously fierce, fearsome sense of style that's clearly inspired by gothic and horror aesthetics, too. It's clear that Gaga loves horror, but which horror movies rank among her favorites?
Over the years, Gaga has hinted at which horror films have influenced her the most, either by revealing on social media...
Over the years, Gaga has hinted at which horror films have influenced her the most, either by revealing on social media...
- 10/19/2024
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
There are few better ways to spend a half hour than with an episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." Funny, scary, mysterious, cynical, sinister, and sometimes even sexy, the anthology series created and presented (and sometimes directed) by the Master of Suspense is the complete package. The show was indelible when it first aired in the 1950s, and it remains so today, with storylines that feel surprisingly modern, twists designed to leave you gasping, and an unrelenting fixation on the darkest corners of the human heart.
To choose the best episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" is a bit of a fool's errand, the kind of task Hitch himself would probably scoff at in one of his campy, sarcastic episode introductions. This is, after all, a show that multiple generations watched solely via linear TV, catching stray episodes in syndication rather than binge-watching it in its entirety. It's also a series with...
To choose the best episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" is a bit of a fool's errand, the kind of task Hitch himself would probably scoff at in one of his campy, sarcastic episode introductions. This is, after all, a show that multiple generations watched solely via linear TV, catching stray episodes in syndication rather than binge-watching it in its entirety. It's also a series with...
- 10/19/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Spoilers for "Smile 2" follow.
By necessity, "Smile 2" remixes director Parker Finn's original film. "Smile" concluded with lead Rose (Sosie Bacon) succumbing to her curse; the smiling demon possessed and murdered her, passing itself onto Rose's ex Joel (Kyle Gallner). After a cold opening resolving Joel's fate, "Smile 2" jumps to our round two antiheroine: pop star Skye Riley (Naomi Scott).
The original "Smile" was about a therapist's own mental health unraveling. By switching protagonists, "Smile 2" takes on a new theme, but one also as old as the movies: the psychic torture of fame. It's impossible to watch Skye and not think of real female celebrities like Britney Spears who were chewed up and spit out by tabloid media and impossible expectations.
Even before the smiling demon shows up, Skye is feeling uneasy, as if she's balancing on the top loop of a spiral. A recovering addict...
By necessity, "Smile 2" remixes director Parker Finn's original film. "Smile" concluded with lead Rose (Sosie Bacon) succumbing to her curse; the smiling demon possessed and murdered her, passing itself onto Rose's ex Joel (Kyle Gallner). After a cold opening resolving Joel's fate, "Smile 2" jumps to our round two antiheroine: pop star Skye Riley (Naomi Scott).
The original "Smile" was about a therapist's own mental health unraveling. By switching protagonists, "Smile 2" takes on a new theme, but one also as old as the movies: the psychic torture of fame. It's impossible to watch Skye and not think of real female celebrities like Britney Spears who were chewed up and spit out by tabloid media and impossible expectations.
Even before the smiling demon shows up, Skye is feeling uneasy, as if she's balancing on the top loop of a spiral. A recovering addict...
- 10/19/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
This article contains mild spoilers for "Smile 2."
As I write this article, the third installment of the gore-laden "Terrifier" series is obliterating the competition at the box office, a win for independent film, extreme horror, and non-studio-owned IP everywhere. Lifelong horror fans are no strangers to films with the same levels of ultraviolence and blood-soaked mania on glorious display, but these scenes are overwhelmingly found in independent or underground horror movies. This isn't to say that studio-backed horror films are incapable of bringing the pain, but even looking at something as notoriously grisly as the "Saw" series, the graphic depictions are stylized. Shots of dismembered limbs or meat being torn from the bone are interspersed between adventurous camera movement, cleverly spaced reactions to the carnage, and juuuuust enough of the gruesome goodies to throw the audience's imagination into overdrive. It's taking a page out of Alfred Hitchcock's handbook...
As I write this article, the third installment of the gore-laden "Terrifier" series is obliterating the competition at the box office, a win for independent film, extreme horror, and non-studio-owned IP everywhere. Lifelong horror fans are no strangers to films with the same levels of ultraviolence and blood-soaked mania on glorious display, but these scenes are overwhelmingly found in independent or underground horror movies. This isn't to say that studio-backed horror films are incapable of bringing the pain, but even looking at something as notoriously grisly as the "Saw" series, the graphic depictions are stylized. Shots of dismembered limbs or meat being torn from the bone are interspersed between adventurous camera movement, cleverly spaced reactions to the carnage, and juuuuust enough of the gruesome goodies to throw the audience's imagination into overdrive. It's taking a page out of Alfred Hitchcock's handbook...
- 10/18/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Damien Leone’s “Terrifier 3” (Iconic/Cineverse) grossed about $27 million in the U.S./Canada in its first week. That will make it easily #1, helped by the second-week collapse of “Joker: Folie à Deux” (Warner Bros.), which will end up #4 with around $10 million.
The slasher/horror sequel will ultimately earn a massive profit. With a reported production and marketing cost of around $5 million and additional revenues, “Terrifier 3” investors could easily see profits far exceeding $50 million.
Apart from its cost, other elements leading up to the slasher film’s success are unusual. As with any sleeper hit, its successes will be examined by studios to see if they can be replicated.
If “Terrifier 3” does lead to major changes, it will follow the lead of John Carpenter’s “Halloween” (1978) and Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez’s “The Blair Witch Project” (1999). And not just in terms of its impact on the horror genre.
The slasher/horror sequel will ultimately earn a massive profit. With a reported production and marketing cost of around $5 million and additional revenues, “Terrifier 3” investors could easily see profits far exceeding $50 million.
Apart from its cost, other elements leading up to the slasher film’s success are unusual. As with any sleeper hit, its successes will be examined by studios to see if they can be replicated.
If “Terrifier 3” does lead to major changes, it will follow the lead of John Carpenter’s “Halloween” (1978) and Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez’s “The Blair Witch Project” (1999). And not just in terms of its impact on the horror genre.
- 10/18/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
During the fall season, which has become popularly known these days as "spooky season," most of us prefer to watch horror movies and thrillers leading up to Halloween. Thankfully, Netflix has plenty of horror movie titles streaming right now or coming soon that you will want to add to your watch list.
But if jump scares and gore aren't quite your cup of tea, the best new Netflix original thriller movie was released on Oct. 18. Woman of the Hour comes from Academy Award nominated actress Anna Kendrick, who makes her directorial debut with the film that's based on a chilling true story.
Here's a little bit more about the movie's plot via Netflix:
The stranger-than-fiction story of an aspiring actress in 1970s Los Angeles and a serial killer in the midst of a yearslong murder spree, whose lives intersect when they’re cast on an episode of The Dating Game.
But if jump scares and gore aren't quite your cup of tea, the best new Netflix original thriller movie was released on Oct. 18. Woman of the Hour comes from Academy Award nominated actress Anna Kendrick, who makes her directorial debut with the film that's based on a chilling true story.
Here's a little bit more about the movie's plot via Netflix:
The stranger-than-fiction story of an aspiring actress in 1970s Los Angeles and a serial killer in the midst of a yearslong murder spree, whose lives intersect when they’re cast on an episode of The Dating Game.
- 10/18/2024
- by Reed Gaudens
- Netflix Life
“I Am Alfred Hitchcock” is set to air at 8:00 Pm on Saturday, October 26, 2024, on Pix. This documentary promises to take audiences on a captivating journey through the life and career of one of cinema’s most iconic figures. Alfred Hitchcock, known as the Master of Suspense, left a lasting impact on the film industry, and this program aims to explore his influence and artistry.
The film combines insightful interviews with experts and rare archival footage to paint a vivid picture of Hitchcock’s genius. Viewers will get a glimpse into his creative process and the techniques that made his films unforgettable. From his early days in silent films to his rise as a Hollywood legend, the documentary covers it all.
With its rich storytelling and fascinating insights, “I Am Alfred Hitchcock” offers a unique chance to understand the man behind classics like “Psycho” and “Rear Window.” This is a...
The film combines insightful interviews with experts and rare archival footage to paint a vivid picture of Hitchcock’s genius. Viewers will get a glimpse into his creative process and the techniques that made his films unforgettable. From his early days in silent films to his rise as a Hollywood legend, the documentary covers it all.
With its rich storytelling and fascinating insights, “I Am Alfred Hitchcock” offers a unique chance to understand the man behind classics like “Psycho” and “Rear Window.” This is a...
- 10/18/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
It’s a bit of whiplash to go from covering Psycho (listen), Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal 1960 classic, to Rob Zombie’s Southern-fried feature debut, House of 1000 Corpses, but that’s what Jenn and I are doing as we continue our month-long exploration of Ed Gein. If you haven’t listened to the primer (here), that’s the best place to begin.
In Zombie’s first film, four College kids – Jerry (Chris Hardwick), Bill (Rainn Wilson), Mary (Jennifer Jostyn), and Denise (Erin Daniels) – run afoul of the Firefly clan and fight to survive the night. Of course, the demented family is more fun to watch, especially sexually aggressive Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie) and knife-happy Otis (Bill Moseley).
What’s fascinating about Zombie’s film, apart from how overwhelming his visuals are, is how many horror and true crime homages he packs in. This includes the trio of historical killers in...
In Zombie’s first film, four College kids – Jerry (Chris Hardwick), Bill (Rainn Wilson), Mary (Jennifer Jostyn), and Denise (Erin Daniels) – run afoul of the Firefly clan and fight to survive the night. Of course, the demented family is more fun to watch, especially sexually aggressive Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie) and knife-happy Otis (Bill Moseley).
What’s fascinating about Zombie’s film, apart from how overwhelming his visuals are, is how many horror and true crime homages he packs in. This includes the trio of historical killers in...
- 10/17/2024
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan continue their “Monster” anthology series, this time turning to the infamous Ed Gein. Charlie Hunnam stars as Gein, with Laurie Metcalf as his mother, Tom Hollander as Alfred Hitchcock, and Olivia Williams as Alma Hitchcock. The series will chronicle Gein’s crimes in Plainfield, Wisconsin, including grave robbing and the murders […]
Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s “Monster” Anthology Casts Ed Gein Story...
Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s “Monster” Anthology Casts Ed Gein Story...
- 10/16/2024
- by Paul M
- MemorableTV
Earlier this month, Monsters creator Ryan Murphy predicted that Erik and Lyle Menendez could be released by Christmas, and it may actually happen. Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is said to be mulling an early release for the Menendez brothers as he seeks re-election.
“Given the totality of the circumstances, I don’t think they deserve to be in prison until they die,” Gascón told ABC News Nightline co-anchor Juju Chang in a recent interview. In a statement to Deadline, Chang said, “He is tipping his hand to the totality of evidence that his office has been considering. He also added that there are deep differences of opinion about this case within the Da’s office and that this is not a decision he is taking lightly.” The full interview, Impact x Nightline: Menendez Brothers: Monsters or Victims?, will stream on Hulu on October 17th.
Related Monsters season 3 has...
“Given the totality of the circumstances, I don’t think they deserve to be in prison until they die,” Gascón told ABC News Nightline co-anchor Juju Chang in a recent interview. In a statement to Deadline, Chang said, “He is tipping his hand to the totality of evidence that his office has been considering. He also added that there are deep differences of opinion about this case within the Da’s office and that this is not a decision he is taking lightly.” The full interview, Impact x Nightline: Menendez Brothers: Monsters or Victims?, will stream on Hulu on October 17th.
Related Monsters season 3 has...
- 10/16/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Additional casting has been announced for the third season of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan's Monster anthology series. Netflix has revealed that Laurie Metcalf, Tom Hollander, and Olivia Williams will join Charlie Hunnam in the series.
Hunnam will play serial killer Ed Gein. It was revealed that Metcalf will play Ed’s mother, Augusta Gein. Hollander will portray legendary director Alfred Hitchcock, and Williams will play his wife, Alma Hitchcock.
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Hunnam will play serial killer Ed Gein. It was revealed that Metcalf will play Ed’s mother, Augusta Gein. Hollander will portray legendary director Alfred Hitchcock, and Williams will play his wife, Alma Hitchcock.
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- 10/16/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Oscar voters don’t often want to be terrorized, so when it happens it’s frightfully good. Take a tour through our photo gallery featuring 14 of the scariest movies to be honored at the Academy Awards.
Our gallery begins with “The Silence of the Lambs,” the 1991 film which swept through the major categories. It prevailed for Best Picture, Best Director (Jonathan Demme), Best Actress (Jodie Foster), Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally).
To help close out the 20th Century, director and writer M. Night Shyamalan devised one of the most clever scripts in recent decades for “The Sixth Sense” in 1999. Starring Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment (Best Supporting Actor nominee), the film offered a major twist ending that is still being discussed today.
Our most recent entry is Jordan Peele‘s spooky “Get Out” starring Daniel Kaluuya, which won for Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars.
Our gallery begins with “The Silence of the Lambs,” the 1991 film which swept through the major categories. It prevailed for Best Picture, Best Director (Jonathan Demme), Best Actress (Jodie Foster), Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally).
To help close out the 20th Century, director and writer M. Night Shyamalan devised one of the most clever scripts in recent decades for “The Sixth Sense” in 1999. Starring Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment (Best Supporting Actor nominee), the film offered a major twist ending that is still being discussed today.
Our most recent entry is Jordan Peele‘s spooky “Get Out” starring Daniel Kaluuya, which won for Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars.
- 10/16/2024
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection will collect six of the Master of Suspense’s classics on 4K Ultra HD + Digital: Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, Vertigo, North By Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds.
Releasing on November 26 via Universal, the six-disc set is limited to 5,150. It’s housed in premium book-style packaging featuring artwork by Tristan Eaton along with photos, bios, and trivia.
In 1954’s Rear Window, “A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.”
It’s written by John Michael Hayes (To Catch a Thief), based on Cornell Woolrich’s 1942 short story “It Had to Be Murder.” James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr star.
Rear Window special features:
Audio commentary by Hitchcock’s Rear Window: The Well-Made Film author John Fawell Rear Window Ethics – 2000 documentary Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael...
Releasing on November 26 via Universal, the six-disc set is limited to 5,150. It’s housed in premium book-style packaging featuring artwork by Tristan Eaton along with photos, bios, and trivia.
In 1954’s Rear Window, “A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.”
It’s written by John Michael Hayes (To Catch a Thief), based on Cornell Woolrich’s 1942 short story “It Had to Be Murder.” James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr star.
Rear Window special features:
Audio commentary by Hitchcock’s Rear Window: The Well-Made Film author John Fawell Rear Window Ethics – 2000 documentary Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael...
- 10/16/2024
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Laurie Metcalf, Tom Hollander, and Olivia Williams have been added to the cast of season 3 of Netflix series ‘Monster.’
The trio join the previously announced Charlie Hunnam who wakes on the role of Ed Gein, the man who served as one of the inspirations for Norman Bates and Hitchcock’s film ‘Psycho.’ It is reported that Metcalf will play Gein’s mother, Augusta, while Hollander will play Alfred Hitchcock and Williams will play Alma Reville, Hitchcock’s wife.
Also in news – Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson to team on musical ‘Song Sung Blue’
Gein became infamous in the 1950s when it was discovered that he not only had killed multiple people but had dug up graves from a cemetery near his home and crafted all manner of household items and clothing from the human remains.
The anthology series debuted in 2022 with Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer and Niecey Nash as Glenda Cleveland...
The trio join the previously announced Charlie Hunnam who wakes on the role of Ed Gein, the man who served as one of the inspirations for Norman Bates and Hitchcock’s film ‘Psycho.’ It is reported that Metcalf will play Gein’s mother, Augusta, while Hollander will play Alfred Hitchcock and Williams will play Alma Reville, Hitchcock’s wife.
Also in news – Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson to team on musical ‘Song Sung Blue’
Gein became infamous in the 1950s when it was discovered that he not only had killed multiple people but had dug up graves from a cemetery near his home and crafted all manner of household items and clothing from the human remains.
The anthology series debuted in 2022 with Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer and Niecey Nash as Glenda Cleveland...
- 10/16/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The real life serial killer who inspired classic cinema villains including Norman Bates, Leatherface and Buffalo Bill, Ed Gein will be the subject of the third season of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix anthology series “Monster,” and Variety brings us casting news this week.
Laurie Metcalf will play Ed Gein’s mother Augusta, while Tom Hollander is Alfred Hitchcock and Olivia Williams plays Alma Reville, Hitchcock’s wife.
Hitchcock of course directed Psycho, whose main character was based on Ed Gein and his horrific crimes. It seems “Monster” Season 3 will explore Gein’s connection to Hollywood.
Previously reported, Charlie Hunnam (“Sons of Anarchy,” Pacific Rim, Crimson Peak) will be playing the role of Ed Gein in the upcoming third season of Netflix’s “Monster” series.
The outlet explains, “Each cycle of the Monster franchise intends to tackle a different true-crime story after the massive success of the 2022 debut about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Laurie Metcalf will play Ed Gein’s mother Augusta, while Tom Hollander is Alfred Hitchcock and Olivia Williams plays Alma Reville, Hitchcock’s wife.
Hitchcock of course directed Psycho, whose main character was based on Ed Gein and his horrific crimes. It seems “Monster” Season 3 will explore Gein’s connection to Hollywood.
Previously reported, Charlie Hunnam (“Sons of Anarchy,” Pacific Rim, Crimson Peak) will be playing the role of Ed Gein in the upcoming third season of Netflix’s “Monster” series.
The outlet explains, “Each cycle of the Monster franchise intends to tackle a different true-crime story after the massive success of the 2022 debut about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
- 10/16/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
“Monster” Season 3 is going “Psycho.”
Variety reports that Emmy winner Laurie Metcalf, Emmy nominee Tom Hollander, and British Independent Film Awards winner Olivia Williams have joined the cast of the next installment of Netflix’s massively popular true crime anthology drama series from creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. Season 3, “The Original Monster,” will follow serial killer and grave robber Ed Gein, who will be played by Charlie Hunnam. Metcalf will play Gein’s mother Augusta, a volatile religious fanatic with whom he had an extremely dysfunctional relationship.
Gein was the inspiration for the character of Norman Bates in the film “Psycho,” and that fact will be explored in “Monster,” as Hollander will be playing director Alfred Hitchcock and Williams will be playing Hitchcock’s wife Alma Reville.
“Monster” began in 2022 with “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” which is one of Netflix’s most-watched shows of all time.
Variety reports that Emmy winner Laurie Metcalf, Emmy nominee Tom Hollander, and British Independent Film Awards winner Olivia Williams have joined the cast of the next installment of Netflix’s massively popular true crime anthology drama series from creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. Season 3, “The Original Monster,” will follow serial killer and grave robber Ed Gein, who will be played by Charlie Hunnam. Metcalf will play Gein’s mother Augusta, a volatile religious fanatic with whom he had an extremely dysfunctional relationship.
Gein was the inspiration for the character of Norman Bates in the film “Psycho,” and that fact will be explored in “Monster,” as Hollander will be playing director Alfred Hitchcock and Williams will be playing Hitchcock’s wife Alma Reville.
“Monster” began in 2022 with “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” which is one of Netflix’s most-watched shows of all time.
- 10/16/2024
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
The third season of the hit Monster anthology series on Netflix is in the works!
It was just announced that three more actors have been cast in leading roles for the next installment, which is set to center on serial killer Ed Gein, who was known as the “Butcher of Plainfield.”
Back in September, it was revealed that Charlie Hunnam would be starring as Ed.
Now, Variety has unveiled the casting of Laurie Metcalf, Tom Hollander and Olivia Williams, who all join Charlie in the Ryan Murphy series.
Keep reading to find out more…
Laurie has been cast as Ed’s mother Augusta, with Tom as Alfred Hitchcock and Olivia as Alfred’s wife Alma Reville.
According to the publication, since Ed Gein was one of the inspirations for Alfred‘s hit movie Psycho, it looks like the new season could focus on how Ed’s crimes were influential to...
It was just announced that three more actors have been cast in leading roles for the next installment, which is set to center on serial killer Ed Gein, who was known as the “Butcher of Plainfield.”
Back in September, it was revealed that Charlie Hunnam would be starring as Ed.
Now, Variety has unveiled the casting of Laurie Metcalf, Tom Hollander and Olivia Williams, who all join Charlie in the Ryan Murphy series.
Keep reading to find out more…
Laurie has been cast as Ed’s mother Augusta, with Tom as Alfred Hitchcock and Olivia as Alfred’s wife Alma Reville.
According to the publication, since Ed Gein was one of the inspirations for Alfred‘s hit movie Psycho, it looks like the new season could focus on how Ed’s crimes were influential to...
- 10/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Laurie Metcalf is about to play the mother of a Monster.
The Emmy winner has signed on to play the mother of infamous killer Ed Gein in Season 3 of the Netflix true-crime anthology, TVLine has confirmed. (Our sister site Variety first reported the news.)
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Sons of Anarchy alum Charlie Hunnam will star as Gein, executive producer Ryan Murphy announced last month. Gein confessed...
The Emmy winner has signed on to play the mother of infamous killer Ed Gein in Season 3 of the Netflix true-crime anthology, TVLine has confirmed. (Our sister site Variety first reported the news.)
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Sons of Anarchy alum Charlie Hunnam will star as Gein, executive producer Ryan Murphy announced last month. Gein confessed...
- 10/15/2024
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story has proven to be another success for Ryan Murphy, and work on the third season of the Monsters series is already underway. It was announced last month that Charlie Hunnam would star in Monsters season 3 as Ed Gein, and Netflix has revealed that Laurie Metcalf, Tom Hollander, and Olivia Williams will be joining him.
Laurie Metcalf will play Augusta Wilhelmine Gein, Ed Gein’s mother, while Tom Hollander will play iconic director Alfred Hitchcock, and Olivia Williams will play Alma Reville, Alfred’s wife.
Ed Gein became infamous in the 1950s when authorities discovered that he had killed multiple people as well as dug up graves from a nearby cemetery to craft a variety of household items and clothing from the remains. His case served as an inspiration for many notable horror villains, including Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Buffalo Bill...
Laurie Metcalf will play Augusta Wilhelmine Gein, Ed Gein’s mother, while Tom Hollander will play iconic director Alfred Hitchcock, and Olivia Williams will play Alma Reville, Alfred’s wife.
Ed Gein became infamous in the 1950s when authorities discovered that he had killed multiple people as well as dug up graves from a nearby cemetery to craft a variety of household items and clothing from the remains. His case served as an inspiration for many notable horror villains, including Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Buffalo Bill...
- 10/15/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
“Monster” Season 3 has added Laurie Metcalf, Tom Hollander, and Olivia Williams to its cast, Variety has learned exclusively.
The trio join previously announced cast member Charlie Hunnam, who will star as Ed Gein in the next season of the Netflix anthology series. According to sources, Metcalf will play Gein’s mother, Augusta, while Hollander will play Alfred Hitchcock and Williams will play Alma Reville, Hitchcock’s wife.
Given that Gein served as one of the inspirations for Norman Bates and Hitchcock’s film “Psycho,” it would appear Season 3 of the hit Netflix anthology will delve into how Gein’s crimes influenced the film and the novel upon which the film was based.
Gein became infamous in the 1950s when authorities discovered that he not only had killed multiple people, but had dug up graves from a cemetery near his home and fashioned all manner of household items and clothing from human remains.
The trio join previously announced cast member Charlie Hunnam, who will star as Ed Gein in the next season of the Netflix anthology series. According to sources, Metcalf will play Gein’s mother, Augusta, while Hollander will play Alfred Hitchcock and Williams will play Alma Reville, Hitchcock’s wife.
Given that Gein served as one of the inspirations for Norman Bates and Hitchcock’s film “Psycho,” it would appear Season 3 of the hit Netflix anthology will delve into how Gein’s crimes influenced the film and the novel upon which the film was based.
Gein became infamous in the 1950s when authorities discovered that he not only had killed multiple people, but had dug up graves from a cemetery near his home and fashioned all manner of household items and clothing from human remains.
- 10/15/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The next season of Monster has named its killer.
At the Los Angeles premiere of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,series co-creator Ryan Murphy announced that the next Monster anthology will focus on Ed Gein. Charlie Hunnam will star as the titular character.
Laurie Metcalf also joins the cast as Ed’s mother, Augusta Gein. Tom Hollander will play Alfred Hitchcock, and Olivia Williams joins as Alma Hitchcock.
The first season of the anthology series, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, stars Evan Peters as Dahmer and Niecey Nash as Glenda Cleveland, and tells the story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. The record-breaking first iteration of Murphy and Ian Brennan’s anthology reached 1 billion hours of viewing in its first 60 days, making it one of only four series to achieve this milestone. The show is currently the...
At the Los Angeles premiere of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,series co-creator Ryan Murphy announced that the next Monster anthology will focus on Ed Gein. Charlie Hunnam will star as the titular character.
Laurie Metcalf also joins the cast as Ed’s mother, Augusta Gein. Tom Hollander will play Alfred Hitchcock, and Olivia Williams joins as Alma Hitchcock.
The first season of the anthology series, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, stars Evan Peters as Dahmer and Niecey Nash as Glenda Cleveland, and tells the story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. The record-breaking first iteration of Murphy and Ian Brennan’s anthology reached 1 billion hours of viewing in its first 60 days, making it one of only four series to achieve this milestone. The show is currently the...
- 10/15/2024
- by Ruth Kinane
- Tudum - Netflix
While Terrifier 3 continues to top the box office, four more brand new horror movies were just released at home today. Additionally, a hit anthology series returns with new episodes.
Here’s all the new horror released on Tuesday, October 15, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
From the team behind the Terrifier movies, Stream was released in theaters back in August and the gory horror movie made its debut on digital outlets including Amazon today.
Director Michael Leavy‘s Stream comes from Fuzz on the Lens Productions, with the film’s makeup FX being handled by Terrifier and Terrifier 2 director Damien Leone!
The film’s cast is stacked with familiar faces and horror icons including Tony Todd (Candyman), Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator / Would You Rather), Danielle Harris (Halloween 4, 5 / Hatchet 2), Tim Reid (Stephen King’s It / Wkrp Cincinnati), Dee Wallace (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial...
Here’s all the new horror released on Tuesday, October 15, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
From the team behind the Terrifier movies, Stream was released in theaters back in August and the gory horror movie made its debut on digital outlets including Amazon today.
Director Michael Leavy‘s Stream comes from Fuzz on the Lens Productions, with the film’s makeup FX being handled by Terrifier and Terrifier 2 director Damien Leone!
The film’s cast is stacked with familiar faces and horror icons including Tony Todd (Candyman), Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator / Would You Rather), Danielle Harris (Halloween 4, 5 / Hatchet 2), Tim Reid (Stephen King’s It / Wkrp Cincinnati), Dee Wallace (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial...
- 10/15/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Note: This story contains spoilers from “Only Murders in the Building” Season 4, Episode 8.
The mystery of who killed Milton Dudenoff (Griffin Dunne) was solved in Tuesday’s episode of “Only Murders in the Building,” titled “Lifeboat” — and it turns out to be none other than Dudenoff himself, with an assist by the Westies.
After learning in last week’s episode that the Westies had been cashing Dudenoff’s checks despite his death, Oliver, Mabel, Charles, Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria and Zach Galifianakis invite the group over for a game of “Oh Hell” in an effort to confront them about his murder. But the plan quickly fell apart when the Westies revealed that they know the jig is up in their rent control scheme and hold them at knife point.
Lilian Rebelo, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Kumail Nanjiani in “Only Murders in the Building.” (Disney/Patrick Harbron)
After divulging the long-winded origin...
The mystery of who killed Milton Dudenoff (Griffin Dunne) was solved in Tuesday’s episode of “Only Murders in the Building,” titled “Lifeboat” — and it turns out to be none other than Dudenoff himself, with an assist by the Westies.
After learning in last week’s episode that the Westies had been cashing Dudenoff’s checks despite his death, Oliver, Mabel, Charles, Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria and Zach Galifianakis invite the group over for a game of “Oh Hell” in an effort to confront them about his murder. But the plan quickly fell apart when the Westies revealed that they know the jig is up in their rent control scheme and hold them at knife point.
Lilian Rebelo, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Kumail Nanjiani in “Only Murders in the Building.” (Disney/Patrick Harbron)
After divulging the long-winded origin...
- 10/15/2024
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
This week’s episode brings a lot of clarity to what’s going on with the Westies. Here’s our review of Only Murders In The Building episode 8.
This week’s Only Murders In The Building episode begins with Alfred Hitchcock’s lesser known 1944 film Lifeboat. As the voiceover tells us, it’s a film about a group of people coming together to survive, which not-so-subtly hints at this week’s themes.
That voiceover belongs to Professor Milton Dudenoff (Griffin Dunne), who is the main focus of this week’s episode. He’s been a mysterious figure since the beginning of the season, when we found out the bullet that killed Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch) came from his apartment in the West Tower of Arconia. Episode 6 also gave us a bit of background to Dudenoff, explaining that he was a film professor.
At the end of last week’s excellent episode,...
This week’s Only Murders In The Building episode begins with Alfred Hitchcock’s lesser known 1944 film Lifeboat. As the voiceover tells us, it’s a film about a group of people coming together to survive, which not-so-subtly hints at this week’s themes.
That voiceover belongs to Professor Milton Dudenoff (Griffin Dunne), who is the main focus of this week’s episode. He’s been a mysterious figure since the beginning of the season, when we found out the bullet that killed Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch) came from his apartment in the West Tower of Arconia. Episode 6 also gave us a bit of background to Dudenoff, explaining that he was a film professor.
At the end of last week’s excellent episode,...
- 10/15/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Looking for something spooky? Perfect for Halloween viewing, Film Review is highlighting high marks in horror. Take a look below at our highest-rated horror and supernatural themed titles from the last decade, dating back to 2015. Rated from ★★★ (Good) to ★★★★★ (Exceptional), there’s sure to be something here for every fiend and ghoul in your haunted house.
2024 Alien: Romulus
★★★★1/2
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The Deliverance
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Longlegs
★★★
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Something in the Water
★★★1/2
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The Strangers: Chapter 1
★★★
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A Quiet Place: Day One
★★★1/2
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In a Violent Nature
★★★
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2023 Bones and All
★★★1/2
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M3GAN
★★★★
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My Name is Alfred Hitchcock
★★★★
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Saw X
★★★
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2024 Alien: Romulus
★★★★1/2
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
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The Deliverance
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Longlegs
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Something in the Water
★★★1/2
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The Strangers: Chapter 1
★★★
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A Quiet Place: Day One
★★★1/2
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In a Violent Nature
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2023 Bones and All
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M3GAN
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My Name is Alfred Hitchcock
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- 10/15/2024
- by Chad Kennerk
- Film Review Daily
The best kinds of cameos are ones that are totally unexpected, sandwiched between innocuous scenes or poised in the background as a blink-and-you'll-miss-it tidbit. Directors often make brief appearances in their own films, where some, like Alfred Hitchcock, feature in a chunk of their filmography (including showing up as a telephone operator in "The Lodger" and walking on the road with a trumpet case in "Vertigo"). Like Hitchcock, a handful of directors can be glimpsed in their own work — from Martin Scorsese to Peter Jackson — and they generally play smaller roles, except for some characters that gain prominence for storytelling or budgetary purposes.
Others, like Steven Spielberg, make quick cameos in films directed by their peers, such as his appearance as a man in an electric wheelchair in "Gremlins" or an alien gracing a TV monitor in "Men in Black." This, obviously, also extended to his own directorial efforts. For instance,...
Others, like Steven Spielberg, make quick cameos in films directed by their peers, such as his appearance as a man in an electric wheelchair in "Gremlins" or an alien gracing a TV monitor in "Men in Black." This, obviously, also extended to his own directorial efforts. For instance,...
- 10/13/2024
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
James Stewart began his professional acting career on the stage in the early 1930s, and it wasn't the rosiest beginning. He was cast in a string of walk-on parts and stage manager positions on Broadway and was canned from several of them for missing his cues. Still in his mid-20s, Stewart even contemplated leaving acting behind and returning to school. Luckily, he landed the lead role in a play called "Yellow Jack" in 1934, and critics loved him. Encouraged to stay in showbiz, Stewart drifted toward Hollywood, where he starred in his first film, Tim Whelan's "The Murder Man," in 1935.
From there, it was a meteoric rise for Stewart, who appeared in six feature films in 1936 alone, working for prestigious and successful directors like William Wellman and W.S. Van Dyke. Stewart's acting career would take a serious upturn in 1938 when he starred in "You Can't Take It With You,...
From there, it was a meteoric rise for Stewart, who appeared in six feature films in 1936 alone, working for prestigious and successful directors like William Wellman and W.S. Van Dyke. Stewart's acting career would take a serious upturn in 1938 when he starred in "You Can't Take It With You,...
- 10/12/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Horror movies are closely associated with rapid succession sequels than they are legacy sequels. (How many years did we have a new “Saw” and/or “Paranormal Activity” sequel to look forward to?) But there are still a fair amount of legacy horror sequels – follow-ups that take much longer to marinate than the traditional sequel – and these are the ones that were definitely worth the wait.
Universal “Psycho II” (1983)
The first true legacy horror sequel was a follow-up to perhaps the most celebrated horror movie ever, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 shocker “Psycho.” “Psycho II” was directed by Australian filmmaker Richard Franklin, whose previous movie “Road Games” is one of the greatest Australian thrillers ever, and was written by Tom Holland, who would go on to direct future classics “Fright Night” and “Child’s Play.”
The sequel sees Norman Bates (once again played by Anthony Perkins) finally released from prison and attempting to enjoy a normal life,...
Universal “Psycho II” (1983)
The first true legacy horror sequel was a follow-up to perhaps the most celebrated horror movie ever, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 shocker “Psycho.” “Psycho II” was directed by Australian filmmaker Richard Franklin, whose previous movie “Road Games” is one of the greatest Australian thrillers ever, and was written by Tom Holland, who would go on to direct future classics “Fright Night” and “Child’s Play.”
The sequel sees Norman Bates (once again played by Anthony Perkins) finally released from prison and attempting to enjoy a normal life,...
- 10/12/2024
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Most of the single-location movies I have come across have aimed to thrill. Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope, Dial M for Murder, and Rear Window are some of the most beautifully crafted murder mysteries in existence. Sidney Lumet’s 12 Angry Men, Murder on the Orient Express, and Dog Day Afternoon are dripping with tension and drama. The Shining, The Thing, Misery, Krampus, and The Hateful Eight have expertly used a wintery landscape to generate suspense and horror. Snakes on a Plane, Train to Busan, and Greyhound have turned entire vehicles themselves into battlegrounds for survival. And the list just goes on. So, yes, it’s a little hard to find a single-location film that doesn’t get your heart pumping and your mind racing because being stuck in one place is terrifying. That said, Rocky Walls’ Dirty Laundry is a real change of pace. Is it any good? Let’s find out.
- 10/12/2024
- by Pramit Chatterjee
- DMT
Anastasia.François Truffaut saved his most pointed barb for last. Ending a short review in 1957 with a kiss-off, the notoriously venomous critic urges: “Anatole Litvak despises you; despise him back.”1 He was writing about Anastasia (1956), “a most mediocre film which has for its theme a historical enigma, one of the stupidest and emptiest subjects in a category that never fails to fill the theaters.” Anastasia certainly filled the Jolly Cinema in Bologna this June, the opening night film in Il Cinema Ritrovato’s centerpiece retrospective on the Ukrainian filmmaker, himself something of a historical enigma.The selection made for a curious introduction to the first major showcase for a director billed in the festival’s program preview as “an unjustly overlooked master…[who] made some of the most riveting and innovative films in the history of cinema.” It’s on such approbative epistles that flights are hastily booked, festival passes acquired,...
- 10/11/2024
- MUBI
This article contains spoilers for "Terrifier 3."
Damian Leone's "Terrifier" movies may be the most improbable slasher franchise of all time. On the surface, a string of films based around the homicidal hijinks of Art the Clown, a slovenly man in a baggy clown suit, sounds like par for the viscera-shredding course, but Leone and his merry ban of fiends have imbued their now three-film saga with a pure love for splatter f/x and a deepening narrative lore that's daringly unrushed. Think two-hours-plus is too long for a slasher film? The growing legion of "Terrifier" devotees declare otherwise.
The magic, so to speak, of the "Terrifier" movies is their ability to hit Jörg Buttgereit levels of gore without provoking mass walkouts. Obviously, the sight of Art (David Howard Thornton) carving up a victim while his female sidekick (and one-time victim) Vicky pleasures herself to spewing completion is going to get some folks tapping out,...
Damian Leone's "Terrifier" movies may be the most improbable slasher franchise of all time. On the surface, a string of films based around the homicidal hijinks of Art the Clown, a slovenly man in a baggy clown suit, sounds like par for the viscera-shredding course, but Leone and his merry ban of fiends have imbued their now three-film saga with a pure love for splatter f/x and a deepening narrative lore that's daringly unrushed. Think two-hours-plus is too long for a slasher film? The growing legion of "Terrifier" devotees declare otherwise.
The magic, so to speak, of the "Terrifier" movies is their ability to hit Jörg Buttgereit levels of gore without provoking mass walkouts. Obviously, the sight of Art (David Howard Thornton) carving up a victim while his female sidekick (and one-time victim) Vicky pleasures herself to spewing completion is going to get some folks tapping out,...
- 10/11/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Spoiler Alert: This story contains minor spoilers for “Terrifier 3,” opening in theaters Friday.
Writer-director Damien Leone, the mastermind of the “Terrifier” series, is such an upbeat guy that, in another life, it’s easy to imagine him as a life coach, a trainer, a teacher. Conversation with him is peppered with lessons and inspiration that came to him through shooting his latest film, “Terrifier 3”:
“You never know where inspiration is going to hit you.”
“You have to go and make the quickest, best decisions you can.”
“I’ll pull him aside and say, ‘I’m literally feeling magic here. This is wonderful.’ And that doesn’t happen often.”
The other shoe drops when realizing that Leone’s positivity is in service of one of the goriest horror movies ever made. The unrated “Terrifier 3” unleashes the unhinged Art the Clown on Christmas, where he once again stalks...
Writer-director Damien Leone, the mastermind of the “Terrifier” series, is such an upbeat guy that, in another life, it’s easy to imagine him as a life coach, a trainer, a teacher. Conversation with him is peppered with lessons and inspiration that came to him through shooting his latest film, “Terrifier 3”:
“You never know where inspiration is going to hit you.”
“You have to go and make the quickest, best decisions you can.”
“I’ll pull him aside and say, ‘I’m literally feeling magic here. This is wonderful.’ And that doesn’t happen often.”
The other shoe drops when realizing that Leone’s positivity is in service of one of the goriest horror movies ever made. The unrated “Terrifier 3” unleashes the unhinged Art the Clown on Christmas, where he once again stalks...
- 10/10/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
For over fifty years, Francis Ford Coppola has been a towering, and often controversial, figure in American Cinema. His filmography is one of the most legendary of all time and includes some of the greatest movies ever made like The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), The Conversation (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979), and more. It also includes wild swings—One from the Heart (1982), Rumble Fish (1983), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)—which sometimes paid off, but sometimes did not. This year, his forty-year-in-the-making passion project Megalopolis finally hit screens for the general public after a festival run that provoked a mixed critical response to say the least. It is a gigantic movie made on a huge budget with vast, and sometimes impenetrable, ideas. His very first film, however, was a much more modest project, made on a minuscule budget, and…it was a horror movie.
Dementia 13 (1963) is very much a...
Dementia 13 (1963) is very much a...
- 10/10/2024
- by Brian Keiper
- bloody-disgusting.com
Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ Puts a Handsome Face On an Infamous Killer [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is arguably the first modern horror movie and an unrivaled masterpiece of genre filmmaking.
Adapted from Robert Bloch’s 1959 novel, the story follows Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) as she flees with $40,000 of stolen money before running afoul of a monster hiding in plain sight. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is a solitary clerk at a roadside motel who indulges in a taxidermy hobby while caring for his ailing mother.
But the truth lurking inside the house at the top of the hill would shock the world and cause us all to think twice before ever trusting a stranger again.
In the latest episode of Bloody FM’s Murder Made Fiction Podcast, Jenn and Joe continue their coverage of Ed Gein-inspired films with one of horror’s most influential texts.
Premiering just over two years after news of the quiet man’s horrendous crimes spread nationwide, Hitchcock...
Adapted from Robert Bloch’s 1959 novel, the story follows Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) as she flees with $40,000 of stolen money before running afoul of a monster hiding in plain sight. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is a solitary clerk at a roadside motel who indulges in a taxidermy hobby while caring for his ailing mother.
But the truth lurking inside the house at the top of the hill would shock the world and cause us all to think twice before ever trusting a stranger again.
In the latest episode of Bloody FM’s Murder Made Fiction Podcast, Jenn and Joe continue their coverage of Ed Gein-inspired films with one of horror’s most influential texts.
Premiering just over two years after news of the quiet man’s horrendous crimes spread nationwide, Hitchcock...
- 10/10/2024
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
Phillip Noyce's 2010 spy thriller "Salt" is a corker of an action movie, with all the requisite thrills, fights, and plot twists that should come naturally to the genre. It's not until you watch a film like "Salt" that you realize how poorly other spy films have done it. It's that good. Angelina Jolie plays Evelyn Salt, an experienced CIA operative who has seen a lot of time in the field. At the beginning of the film, the CIA takes in a Russian defector and Evelyn is assigned to interrogate him. He reveals that there's a secret Russian mole inside the CIA, stating that her name ... is Evelyn Salt. Oh no!
Salt evades capture from her CIA colleagues and goes on the lam, hoping to clear her name. Does she have Russian sympathies or has she been wrongfully accused? There are many additional twists throughout, and I will leave them for you to discover.
Salt evades capture from her CIA colleagues and goes on the lam, hoping to clear her name. Does she have Russian sympathies or has she been wrongfully accused? There are many additional twists throughout, and I will leave them for you to discover.
- 10/9/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Do you like blood? Violence? Freaks of nature? Well, here at Arrow in the Head, we love all of those things – and that has inspired us to put together this list of some of The Goriest, Bloodiest Films Ever Made. Some of the movies are on here due to their historical significance, some are due to the amount of fake blood that was used during the production, and all of them are quite messy. Here we go:
Blood Feast (1963)
This is where it all began. In the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, independent filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis and his producing partner David F. Friedman were looking at the major movies of the day to find what they could offer the moviegoing public that the studios weren’t providing. They started out with “nudie cutie” sexploitation movies, meeting the demand for bare flesh. After taking note that violence in movies had...
Blood Feast (1963)
This is where it all began. In the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, independent filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis and his producing partner David F. Friedman were looking at the major movies of the day to find what they could offer the moviegoing public that the studios weren’t providing. They started out with “nudie cutie” sexploitation movies, meeting the demand for bare flesh. After taking note that violence in movies had...
- 10/9/2024
- by Emilie Black
- JoBlo.com
Nicholas Pryor, the busy character actor who portrayed Tom Cruise’s father in Risky Business and Kathleen Robertson’s dad on Beverly Hills, 90210 during a career that spanned seven decades, has died. He was 89.
Pryor died Monday of cancer at his home in Wilmington, North Carolina, his wife, actress Christine Belford, told The Hollywood Reporter.
In a note to be delivered to THR after his death, he wrote: “Nicholas Pryor was enormously grateful to have been, for nearly 70 years, a working actor.”
From 1997-2002, Pryor played the former spy Victor Collins on the General Hospital spinoff Port Charles, culminating a long career in daytime soap operas that included stints on The Secret Storm, The Edge of Night, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, All My Children and Another World.
Pryor recurred on Fox’s Beverly Hills, 90210 as A. Milton Arnold, the chancellor of California University and father of Robertson’s Claire Arnold,...
Pryor died Monday of cancer at his home in Wilmington, North Carolina, his wife, actress Christine Belford, told The Hollywood Reporter.
In a note to be delivered to THR after his death, he wrote: “Nicholas Pryor was enormously grateful to have been, for nearly 70 years, a working actor.”
From 1997-2002, Pryor played the former spy Victor Collins on the General Hospital spinoff Port Charles, culminating a long career in daytime soap operas that included stints on The Secret Storm, The Edge of Night, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, All My Children and Another World.
Pryor recurred on Fox’s Beverly Hills, 90210 as A. Milton Arnold, the chancellor of California University and father of Robertson’s Claire Arnold,...
- 10/8/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The third and final installment of A24 and director Ti West’s decade-hopping X Trilogy, MaXXXine is now available on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray and DVD from A24 and Lionsgate.
Starring Mia Goth and Kevin Bacon, MaXXXine is now available for the suggested retail price of $42.99 on 4K Uhd (+ Blu-ray + Digital), $39.99 on Blu-ray (+ DVD + Digital), and with Walmart-exclusive art on Blu-ray (+ DVD + Digital) also for $39.99.
Check out an exclusive clip from the bonus features below, wherein Kevin Bacon reflects on the wild experience of filming on location at the iconic house from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.
Bacon explains the vibe on set that day, “This whole day is a dream. This is one of those days where you look around and you go, ‘I’m so happy that I have this gig.’ This is such a great way, a fun way, to make a living. And I feel very, very grateful to do it.
Starring Mia Goth and Kevin Bacon, MaXXXine is now available for the suggested retail price of $42.99 on 4K Uhd (+ Blu-ray + Digital), $39.99 on Blu-ray (+ DVD + Digital), and with Walmart-exclusive art on Blu-ray (+ DVD + Digital) also for $39.99.
Check out an exclusive clip from the bonus features below, wherein Kevin Bacon reflects on the wild experience of filming on location at the iconic house from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.
Bacon explains the vibe on set that day, “This whole day is a dream. This is one of those days where you look around and you go, ‘I’m so happy that I have this gig.’ This is such a great way, a fun way, to make a living. And I feel very, very grateful to do it.
- 10/8/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Based on a real murder in Chile in the 1950s, Maite Alberdi’s fictional story of obsession has glamour and style, but no intensity
Chile’s Oscar entry this year is this quirky, unsatisfying oddity from director Maite Alberdi, co-produced by Pablo Larraín, and inspired by a stranger-than-fiction true-crime case from the 1950s. It is elegant and amusing enough at first, with some rackety humour that Alfred Hitchcock might have enjoyed. But it never really lands the punch it seems to promise; the intense psychological drama of single-white-female-meets-Ripley never materialises. A documentary might have served this material better, or a fiction feature that doesn’t have a made-up character as the lead.
In Chile in 1955, the entire nation was gripped by the arrest of bestselling author María Carolina Geel, who had brazenly shot her lover dead in the dining room of the plush Hotel Crillón in Santiago, apparently because...
Chile’s Oscar entry this year is this quirky, unsatisfying oddity from director Maite Alberdi, co-produced by Pablo Larraín, and inspired by a stranger-than-fiction true-crime case from the 1950s. It is elegant and amusing enough at first, with some rackety humour that Alfred Hitchcock might have enjoyed. But it never really lands the punch it seems to promise; the intense psychological drama of single-white-female-meets-Ripley never materialises. A documentary might have served this material better, or a fiction feature that doesn’t have a made-up character as the lead.
In Chile in 1955, the entire nation was gripped by the arrest of bestselling author María Carolina Geel, who had brazenly shot her lover dead in the dining room of the plush Hotel Crillón in Santiago, apparently because...
- 10/7/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Pedro Almodóvar, the Oscar-winning Spanish writer-director who is making waves this awards season with his new film The Room Next Door, has been named the recipient of the 50th Chaplin Award bestowed by New York’s Film at Lincoln Center.
He will be honored at a gala tribute April 28 at Lincoln Center that will feature excerpts from his work and appearances by co-stars, friends and colleagues.
The Room Next Door, which stars Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, won the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival last month. The Chaplin honor was announced Friday at Flc’s New York Film Festival ahead of the film’s U.S. premiere there. It hits U.S. theaters on December 20 via Sony Pictures Classics.
“Pedro Almodóvar is a storytelling master whose artistry, creativity, and exceptional talent have captivated audiences and filmmakers alike,” said Lesli Klainberg, Film at Lincoln Center’s president.
He will be honored at a gala tribute April 28 at Lincoln Center that will feature excerpts from his work and appearances by co-stars, friends and colleagues.
The Room Next Door, which stars Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, won the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival last month. The Chaplin honor was announced Friday at Flc’s New York Film Festival ahead of the film’s U.S. premiere there. It hits U.S. theaters on December 20 via Sony Pictures Classics.
“Pedro Almodóvar is a storytelling master whose artistry, creativity, and exceptional talent have captivated audiences and filmmakers alike,” said Lesli Klainberg, Film at Lincoln Center’s president.
- 10/4/2024
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Film at Lincoln Center (Flc) has announced that internationally acclaimed Spanish film director, screenwriter, and author Pedro Almodóvar is the recipient of the 50th Chaplin Award. He will be honored during a gala evening at Lincoln Center on April 28, 2025.
The announcement was made this evening by Flc President Lesli Klainberg prior to the 62nd New York Film Festival Centerpiece premiere of Almodóvar’s first English-language feature, “The Room Next Door,” which won the Golden Lion at this year’s Venice Film Festival and opens at Flc on December 20.
Per this evening’s official announcement, “Internationally recognized for his spirited and bold storytelling with a distinctive and colorful visual style, Pedro Almodóvar is one of Spain’s most celebrated filmmakers. His work is characterized by a blend of humor and melodrama and his ability to create resonant, emotional stories often centered around the lives of strong and fearless women. He has...
The announcement was made this evening by Flc President Lesli Klainberg prior to the 62nd New York Film Festival Centerpiece premiere of Almodóvar’s first English-language feature, “The Room Next Door,” which won the Golden Lion at this year’s Venice Film Festival and opens at Flc on December 20.
Per this evening’s official announcement, “Internationally recognized for his spirited and bold storytelling with a distinctive and colorful visual style, Pedro Almodóvar is one of Spain’s most celebrated filmmakers. His work is characterized by a blend of humor and melodrama and his ability to create resonant, emotional stories often centered around the lives of strong and fearless women. He has...
- 10/4/2024
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Pound for pound, October has to be one of the best months of the year for entertainment lovers of all stripes. With Halloween around the corner, it’s a perfect time to engage with scary movies of both the old and new varieties. Oscar-contending movies from the fall festival circuit continue to make their way to theaters around the country, allowing a clearer picture of the coming awards race to take shape. And there’s an embarrassment of riches for sports fans, with football season in full swing, baseball playoffs heating up, and basketball and hockey season kicking off in the coming weeks.
Yet if you still find yourself bored amid all of that, you can take comfort in the fact that Netflix has once again restocked its film library with a mix of Hollywood classics and recent hits that’s sure to satisfy any cinephile. This month sees a...
Yet if you still find yourself bored amid all of that, you can take comfort in the fact that Netflix has once again restocked its film library with a mix of Hollywood classics and recent hits that’s sure to satisfy any cinephile. This month sees a...
- 10/4/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Bubble, boil, steam, and burn, it’s time to watch those film reels turn. That’s right, it’s October, which means it’s almost Halloween, but the minute the clock struck midnight on the 1st, we here at IndieWire were already decked in black and frightening our office mates at Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. While carving pumpkins, eating candy, and donning elaborate costumes may be how most ring in this special time of year, we believe there’s no better celebration of spooky season than entering a dark theater and sharing a few collective screams with strangers.
This month, repertory theaters in New York and Los Angeles have plenty of offerings to get those lungs expanding and heart beating. From black-and-white classics like Don Siegel’s “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956) to modern monster favorites such as “The Mummy” (1999) starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, don’t miss...
This month, repertory theaters in New York and Los Angeles have plenty of offerings to get those lungs expanding and heart beating. From black-and-white classics like Don Siegel’s “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956) to modern monster favorites such as “The Mummy” (1999) starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, don’t miss...
- 10/4/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Warner Bros. is bringing two cinematic classics to a new physical media transfer this Thanksgiving season. Blu-ray.com has announced the 4K Ultra-High Definition Blu-ray releases of Alfred Hitchcock‘s spy thriller North by Northwest and Mel Brooks‘ irreverent western satire Blazing Saddles. Both releases will be hitting retailers on November 19.
North by Northwest stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, and Leo G. Carroll. The description reads, “Cary Grant stars as an innocent man mistaken for a spy in one of director Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest thrillers. While leaving New York’s Plaza Hotel, advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Grant) has the misfortune of standing just as the name “George Kaplan” is paged–starting a lethal case of mistaken identity and a nonstop game of cat and mouse as he is pursued across North America by espionage agents trying to kill him–and by police who suspect him of murder.
North by Northwest stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, and Leo G. Carroll. The description reads, “Cary Grant stars as an innocent man mistaken for a spy in one of director Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest thrillers. While leaving New York’s Plaza Hotel, advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Grant) has the misfortune of standing just as the name “George Kaplan” is paged–starting a lethal case of mistaken identity and a nonstop game of cat and mouse as he is pursued across North America by espionage agents trying to kill him–and by police who suspect him of murder.
- 10/3/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
The Final Girl trope defined characteristics of the last character left alive to confront the killer in horror films, particularly in slasher films. The rise of feminism in the 1970s became a milestone in the genre as the damsel in distress did not need a man to rescue her anymore. Sally Hardesty (Marilyn Burns) from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) in the Alien franchise and Jess Bradford (Olivia Hussey) from Black Christmas all portrayed strong female characters who all fought back against their assailant.
Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is one of the most famous final girls in the Halloween franchise that was first released in 1978 and deemed Laurie as the victim of her brother Michael Myers. As the final girl characteristics have developed, like the franchise, she no longer waits around for Michael instead is ready to fight him and is no longer a target.
Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is one of the most famous final girls in the Halloween franchise that was first released in 1978 and deemed Laurie as the victim of her brother Michael Myers. As the final girl characteristics have developed, like the franchise, she no longer waits around for Michael instead is ready to fight him and is no longer a target.
- 10/2/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Damien Leone is promising a graphic kill scene that pushes boundaries in the upcoming slasher film “Terrifier 3.” In a recent interview with ScreenRant, Leone teased details about the film and one sequence in particular that may top the infamous scene from the previous installment.
The “Terrifier” movies are known for graphic violence and the sinister character Art the Clown. Fans and critics took note of a prolonged murder scene in “Terrifier 2,” released earlier this year. Leone understands that with each new film, audience expectations rise. “When we do conventions, fans always want to know how we’ll outdo the last film,” he said.
Seeking to top the previous scene, Leone drew inspiration from Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic “Psycho.” He watches the film regularly and ponders how Hitchcock might approach its famous shower scene today. Leone reimagined the sequence with Art using a chainsaw instead of a knife...
The “Terrifier” movies are known for graphic violence and the sinister character Art the Clown. Fans and critics took note of a prolonged murder scene in “Terrifier 2,” released earlier this year. Leone understands that with each new film, audience expectations rise. “When we do conventions, fans always want to know how we’ll outdo the last film,” he said.
Seeking to top the previous scene, Leone drew inspiration from Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic “Psycho.” He watches the film regularly and ponders how Hitchcock might approach its famous shower scene today. Leone reimagined the sequence with Art using a chainsaw instead of a knife...
- 10/2/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
North by Northwest (65th anniversary) will be released for the first time on 4K Ultra HD and Digital on November 19. North By Northwest Cary Grant stars as an innocent man mistaken for a spy in one of director Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest thrillers. While leaving New York’s Plaza Hotel, advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Grant) has the misfortune of raising his hand just as the name “George Kaplan” is paged–starting a lethal case of mistaken identity and a nonstop game of cat and mouse as he is pursued across North America by espionage agents trying to kill him–and by police who suspect him ... Read more...
- 10/2/2024
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
America's fascination with serial killers has been an exploitable cultural phenomenon since long before the term was coined in the 1970s. People read books, wrote plays, and followed newspaper coverage of notorious murderers like Jack the Ripper, Charles Starkweather, and Richard Speck. A cold-blooded murder in any capacity is baffling enough to normal or normal-ish people; going on a wanton killing spree for kicks or because the lunar cycle is in the proper alignment is just bananas. How and why do minds break like this?
When a (one-time) master novelist like Thomas Harris or a naturalist like John McNaughton is asking these questions, there can be great value in examining the minds of monsters. When Jonathan Demme is adapting the former, there is also the opportunity to make a rewatchable, Oscar-winning classic of a film. When Ryan Murphy is at the helm, you're going to wind up with a lot...
When a (one-time) master novelist like Thomas Harris or a naturalist like John McNaughton is asking these questions, there can be great value in examining the minds of monsters. When Jonathan Demme is adapting the former, there is also the opportunity to make a rewatchable, Oscar-winning classic of a film. When Ryan Murphy is at the helm, you're going to wind up with a lot...
- 9/30/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
::Oscar Isaac voice:: Somehow, fall returned. Yes, believe it or not, summer is over, and we're officially in the midst of autumn. While it's sad to see summer go, fall is a pretty swell time of year. Fall means it's time to embrace spooky season, and sure enough, the folks at Netflix are unleashing some scary movies as the calendar rolls over into October. Below, I've highlighted five horror-centric films that will debut on Netflix in October. You'll also get a complete list of every movie and TV show hitting Netflix in October, as well as every TV show and movie that will be leaving the streaming service before the month is out. So let's get to it!
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It's What's Inside
"It's What's Inside" premiered earlier this year at Sundance, and garnered rave reviews (you can read ours here). However, the...
Read more: The 50 Scariest Horror Movie Monsters Ranked
It's What's Inside
"It's What's Inside" premiered earlier this year at Sundance, and garnered rave reviews (you can read ours here). However, the...
- 9/29/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
When it comes to getting into noir films, it's always worth asking, "Where should I start?" After all, the genre is so time-specific -- it existed in its purest form only in the 1940s and early '50s -- and so full of familiar signifiers -- dame with a secret, jaded investigator, corrupt systems -- that it can sometimes be tough to tell noir titles apart. Start digging into the best the genre has to offer, though, and you'll discover that film noir encompasses much more than the striking style choices and cynicism that have become its cultural shorthand over the years.
Take the two highest-rated noir films on Rotten Tomatoes, for example. According to the aggregate site, only two film noirs have a 100% score on the website, meaning that every single critic included in the site's tally reviewed the movie positively. The first, "Shadow of a Doubt," is an early,...
Take the two highest-rated noir films on Rotten Tomatoes, for example. According to the aggregate site, only two film noirs have a 100% score on the website, meaning that every single critic included in the site's tally reviewed the movie positively. The first, "Shadow of a Doubt," is an early,...
- 9/29/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
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