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Reviewed by Chris Wright, MoreHorror.com

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)

Directed By: Don Coscarelli

Written By: Don Coscarelli

Starring: Reggie Bannister (Reggie), A. Michael Baldwin (Mike), Bill Thornbury (Jody), Angus Scrimm (The Tall Man), Gloria Lynne Henry (Rocky), Kevin Connors (Tim), Cindy Ambuehl (Edna), John Davis Chandler (Henry), Brooks Gardner (Rufus), Irene Roseen (Demon Nurse), Sarah Davis (Tanesha),

“It’s time now boy.” “Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead” takes a different approach entirely than the first two films. The first film relies more on low budget eeriness. The second film keeps some of the atmosphere but has more action and special effects. The third installment injects more comedy than the first two combined. This sequel is also the first that never went to theaters and was straight to video. Even though this film has more weaknesses than its two predecessors, it is still a very enjoyable movie!

IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to John Krasinski's directorial debut "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men." Krasinski also wrote and stars in the dark comedy, based on the book by David Foster Wallace.

"Interviews," which premiered at Sundance in January, stars Julianne Nicholson as a graduate student interviewing a series of men for her thesis project. Krasinski plays one of the interview subjects, alongside Will Arnett, Dominic Cooper, Bobby Cannavale, Timothy Hutton, Christopher Meloni, Max Minghella and Ben Shenkman. The film was produced by Krasinski, Eva Kolodner, Yael Melamede and James Suskin and exec produced by Kevin Connors.

IFC will release "Hideous Men" theatrically Sept. 25 day-and-date with its VOD bow. The film also will go through IFC's exclusive deal with Blockbuster.

The acquisition deal was negotiated by CAA and Arianna Bocco, vp acquisitions and co-productions at IFC.

Mtc MainStage, Music Theatre of Connecticut's Professional Equity Acting Company, presents "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill" a play with music by Lanie Robertson and directed by Kevin Connors. Set in 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill" recreates one of Billie Holiday's final performances. Performances are April 24 - May 3, 2009 and take place at the Mtc MainStage Studio Theatre in Westport, Ct.