It’s a spooky, snowy train ride across thousands of miles of Siberian rails — trapped on board with a victim-possessing creature from outer space, with eyes that kill! Actually, ‘Pánico en el transiberiano’ is a fine show for Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, a Spanish-made chiller with a smart script and some effective shocks.
Horror Express
Blu-ray
Arrow Video
1972 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 90 min. / Street Date February 12, 2019 / Available from Arrow Video
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas, Alberto de Mendoza, Silvia Tortosa, Julio Peña, Ángel del Pozo, Helga Liné.
Cinematography: Alejandro Ulloa
Original Music: John Cacavas
Written by Arnaud d’Usseau, Julian Zimet
Produced by Bernard Gordon
Directed by Eugenio Martín
Dedicated horror fans look to the past to uncover forgotten chillers, or just to complete their lists of rare items unseen. For instance, although no release date has been given, we’re told that Kino Lorber will be giving...
Horror Express
Blu-ray
Arrow Video
1972 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 90 min. / Street Date February 12, 2019 / Available from Arrow Video
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas, Alberto de Mendoza, Silvia Tortosa, Julio Peña, Ángel del Pozo, Helga Liné.
Cinematography: Alejandro Ulloa
Original Music: John Cacavas
Written by Arnaud d’Usseau, Julian Zimet
Produced by Bernard Gordon
Directed by Eugenio Martín
Dedicated horror fans look to the past to uncover forgotten chillers, or just to complete their lists of rare items unseen. For instance, although no release date has been given, we’re told that Kino Lorber will be giving...
- 2/9/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Actress Lone Fleming has had an absolutely extraordinary career in the horror industry. Over the years, she’s appeared in a multitude of classic genre films such as Tombs of the Blind Dead, Return of the Blind Dead, Evil Eye, The Possessed, Vampyres, and Where Time Began. Her husband Eugenio Martín is also a well known […]
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- 11/13/2017
- by David Gelmini
- DreadCentral.com
When I first heard about this list this morning I could have sworn it was old news, but as it turns out, this list of Quentin Tarantino's top 20 spaghetti westerns is a new thing as presented to us bt Spaghetti-Western.net. What I must have been thinking of was a list of spaghetti westerns that influenced Tarantino's Django Unchained, some of which are repeated here such as Sergio Corbucci's The Great Silence (read an essay I wrote on this one here) and the obvious, Django, and Giulio Petroni's Death Rides a Horse. However, this list is more than that and more than just Sergio Leone and Corbucci titles, though those two do make up eight of the twenty films on Tarantino's list. I haven't looked to see how many of the more obscure titles listed here are available on Netflix, but I have a feeling now that...
- 3/26/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Sneak Peek director Douglas Hickox' 1979 action adventure "Zulu Dawn", prequel to the classic feature "Zulu", now available in a re-mastered HD Blu Ray/DVD Combo Pack from Severin Films.
The film stars stars Burt Lancaster, Peter O’Toole, Simon Ward, Bob Hoskins and Sir John Mills :
"...the shocking true story events of 'The Battle of Isandlwana', started January 1879, when arrogant officials of the British colony of Natal, Africa issued a list of unauthorized ultimatums to the 'Zulu Nation'.
"When the 'Zulu King' refused their demands, the Empire declared war.
"And in a series of grave tactical blunders, a garrison of 1,500 British soldiers faced an army of 25,000 enraged Zulu warriors in what would become the most horrifying disaster in British military history..."
Special features include short films with Zulu War expert Ian knight, the film's historical advisor Midge Carter, a visit to the actual locations of the battle of...
The film stars stars Burt Lancaster, Peter O’Toole, Simon Ward, Bob Hoskins and Sir John Mills :
"...the shocking true story events of 'The Battle of Isandlwana', started January 1879, when arrogant officials of the British colony of Natal, Africa issued a list of unauthorized ultimatums to the 'Zulu Nation'.
"When the 'Zulu King' refused their demands, the Empire declared war.
"And in a series of grave tactical blunders, a garrison of 1,500 British soldiers faced an army of 25,000 enraged Zulu warriors in what would become the most horrifying disaster in British military history..."
Special features include short films with Zulu War expert Ian knight, the film's historical advisor Midge Carter, a visit to the actual locations of the battle of...
- 4/4/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
If you've never witnessed the sheer unbridled lunacy of Jim VanBebber's The Manson Family, then do yourself a favor - correct that cinema sin Now. Or even better wait just a bit longer and see the flick like never before on the big screen and in 1080p!
From the Press Release
Severin Films announces the May 7th Blu-ray debut of Jim VanBebber’s legendary, award-winning indie The Manson Family on the 10th anniversary of its original release. Us theatrical dates in 20 major cities are scheduled through March and April, and new poster artwork has been created by artist Stephen Romano for the occasion. VanBebber’s highly anticipated new short Gator Green will accompany many of the screenings and will also be included in the extras-packed Special Edition Blu-ray release.
The theatrical run launches at Landmark Theatres locations in Denver and San Francisco on March 22nd and will continue through April,...
From the Press Release
Severin Films announces the May 7th Blu-ray debut of Jim VanBebber’s legendary, award-winning indie The Manson Family on the 10th anniversary of its original release. Us theatrical dates in 20 major cities are scheduled through March and April, and new poster artwork has been created by artist Stephen Romano for the occasion. VanBebber’s highly anticipated new short Gator Green will accompany many of the screenings and will also be included in the extras-packed Special Edition Blu-ray release.
The theatrical run launches at Landmark Theatres locations in Denver and San Francisco on March 22nd and will continue through April,...
- 2/21/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
In honor of the recent Blu-ray/DVD release of the 1972 classic Horror Express by Mpi/Severin Films, Trembles tackles the tale in this week's Motion Picture Purgatory.
Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing star as rival turn-of-the-century anthropologists transporting a frozen "missing link" aboard the Trans-Siberian Express. But when the prehistoric creature thaws and escapes, it unleashes a brain-scarfing spree that turns its victims into the eye-bleeding undead. Can the crafty colleagues stop this two-million-year-old monster, hordes of zombie passengers, and a psychotic Cossack officer (Telly Savalas) before terror goes off the rails? Silvia Tortosa (When the Screaming Stops) co-stars in this all-time fright favorite from director Eugenio Martín and the blacklisted Hollywood screenwriters of Psychomania.
The eyes are the window of the soullessness!
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Scarf some brains in the comments section below!
Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing star as rival turn-of-the-century anthropologists transporting a frozen "missing link" aboard the Trans-Siberian Express. But when the prehistoric creature thaws and escapes, it unleashes a brain-scarfing spree that turns its victims into the eye-bleeding undead. Can the crafty colleagues stop this two-million-year-old monster, hordes of zombie passengers, and a psychotic Cossack officer (Telly Savalas) before terror goes off the rails? Silvia Tortosa (When the Screaming Stops) co-stars in this all-time fright favorite from director Eugenio Martín and the blacklisted Hollywood screenwriters of Psychomania.
The eyes are the window of the soullessness!
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Scarf some brains in the comments section below!
- 5/31/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Horror Express (1972) Stars: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Telly Savalas Director: Eugenio Martin Producer: Bernard Gordon, Gregorio Sacristan Writer: Arnaud d'Usseau, Julian Zimet (as Julian Halevy) Horror film fan favorites Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing are back together again in 1972s Horror Express, a tale of prehistoric terror set aboard a moving train. Unfortunately for both veterans stars, the promising premise of the film quickly…...
- 3/27/2012
- Horrorbid
First things first, in the interests of full disclosure and potential embarrassment: prior to watching this blu-ray, I had never seen Horror Express. Clearly, I had been missing out. I don’t want to over-hype this thing for those who have not seen it and I definitely don’t want to even approach hyperbole, but this film is bat-shit-bananas. How this was made, let alone with rather big names in the cast, on such a grand scale baffles me. Every once in a while, a group of crazy folk (in this case, Europeans) trick someone with money into financing a film that knows no bounds and/or logic. One of those occasions, spawned this film.
Now, I don’t want people to read that and think that this is going to be the most ridiculous thing that have never seen. No. It really isn’t that. This isn’t the...
Now, I don’t want people to read that and think that this is going to be the most ridiculous thing that have never seen. No. It really isn’t that. This isn’t the...
- 1/13/2012
- by Justin
- The Liberal Dead
Images courtesy Severin/Mpi
Horror Express
1972 91mins Britain, Spain
Blu-Ray/DVD combo
Director: Eugenio Martin
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas, Alberto de Mendoza, Helga Line
Severin/Mpi
Review By J.Astro
“Monster? We’re British, you know!”
So goes my personal favorite line of dialogue from Peter Cushing’s character in Horror Express, and it embodies the dry wit with which this flick positively crackles. Message boards on genre sites & horror blogs across the land have long chattered with enthusiasm for a decent release of this film, since it was egregiously out of print for quite a long time, except in the guise of el-cheapo, fly-by-night knockoffs with terrible sound or muddy, chopped up, incorrectly framed transfers. There was a slightly better/”official” iteration put out some years ago under Image Entertainment’s EuroShock label, but that is now only available on the secondary market, at a drastic...
Horror Express
1972 91mins Britain, Spain
Blu-Ray/DVD combo
Director: Eugenio Martin
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas, Alberto de Mendoza, Helga Line
Severin/Mpi
Review By J.Astro
“Monster? We’re British, you know!”
So goes my personal favorite line of dialogue from Peter Cushing’s character in Horror Express, and it embodies the dry wit with which this flick positively crackles. Message boards on genre sites & horror blogs across the land have long chattered with enthusiasm for a decent release of this film, since it was egregiously out of print for quite a long time, except in the guise of el-cheapo, fly-by-night knockoffs with terrible sound or muddy, chopped up, incorrectly framed transfers. There was a slightly better/”official” iteration put out some years ago under Image Entertainment’s EuroShock label, but that is now only available on the secondary market, at a drastic...
- 12/28/2011
- by Justin
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Telly Savalas in a Spanish horror film from the writers of “Psychomania”? Thank you, Severin Films, you always know just what I want. This time I’m talking about the new Blu-ray release of Eugenio Martin’s 1972 genre jaunt, “Horror Express”. There’s a droning, discordant score; major, highly questionable plot points that are simply glossed over and pushed aside with a wave of the hand; and, most importantly, a brain-sucking monster loose on a trans-Siberian train. What’s not to like about that? “Horror Express” is classic, grainy, low-budget horror. It is weird and gory, the plot goes in unexpected directions and there are eyeballs and blood and brains and scalpels, and is just as much fun as all of that sounds. At the outset we’re told that what follows is a “true and faithful account” of a real 1906 archeological dig in China.
- 12/5/2011
- by Brent McKnight
- Beyond Hollywood
By Todd Garbarini
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My love of horror films didn’t start until I was twelve, but as a child in 1974 I recall seeing scenes from a film that featured a white poodle and a monster with eerie, red eyes. I didn’t know the name of it until my grandmother bought a VHS copy of Horror Express in September 1985 from K-mart for the then unheard of amount of eleven dollars. I immediately recognized the images and was delighted to finally know the film that had unnerved me years earlier.
Horror Express takes place at the turn of the 20th Century. Sir Alexander Saxton (Christopher Lee), a British anthropologist, discovers frozen fossils during an archeological dig and takes them aboard the Tran-Siberian Express en route to England. Accompanying him are his colleague Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing) and his assistant Mrs. Jones (Alice Reinheart). Almost immediately,...
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My love of horror films didn’t start until I was twelve, but as a child in 1974 I recall seeing scenes from a film that featured a white poodle and a monster with eerie, red eyes. I didn’t know the name of it until my grandmother bought a VHS copy of Horror Express in September 1985 from K-mart for the then unheard of amount of eleven dollars. I immediately recognized the images and was delighted to finally know the film that had unnerved me years earlier.
Horror Express takes place at the turn of the 20th Century. Sir Alexander Saxton (Christopher Lee), a British anthropologist, discovers frozen fossils during an archeological dig and takes them aboard the Tran-Siberian Express en route to England. Accompanying him are his colleague Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing) and his assistant Mrs. Jones (Alice Reinheart). Almost immediately,...
- 11/26/2011
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
With the classic film Horror Express getting set to make its glorious Blu-ray debut, we thought it only fitting that we take the time to give away a couple of copies. We're cool like that!
To enter for your chance to win, just send us an E-mail Here including your Full Name And Mailing Address. We’ll take care of the rest.
From the Press Release
Severin Films is pleased to announce the Blu-ray debut of 70s terror classic Horror Express starring genre titans Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing with an unforgettable supporting turn from Telly ‘Kojak’ Savalas. Loved by fans and critics alike, with Dread Central declaring it “One of our Absolute Favorites”, this gory masterpiece has been transferred in hi-definition from the original camera negative and is packed with exclusive new special features as well as the first in-depth interview with Cushing ever to emerge on disc, unearthed from a British archive.
To enter for your chance to win, just send us an E-mail Here including your Full Name And Mailing Address. We’ll take care of the rest.
From the Press Release
Severin Films is pleased to announce the Blu-ray debut of 70s terror classic Horror Express starring genre titans Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing with an unforgettable supporting turn from Telly ‘Kojak’ Savalas. Loved by fans and critics alike, with Dread Central declaring it “One of our Absolute Favorites”, this gory masterpiece has been transferred in hi-definition from the original camera negative and is packed with exclusive new special features as well as the first in-depth interview with Cushing ever to emerge on disc, unearthed from a British archive.
- 11/15/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Originally announced for release in September, we have a new release date and disc details for the Blu-ray/DVD combo release of Horror Express. The new date is set for November 29th and release includes a new hi-def transfer from the original negative, along with plenty of special features.
“[Description via Fangoria]: Severin Films releases the disc set September 27, with a hi-def 1.66:1 transfer from the original negative. Horror legends Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing star as scientists who board the Trans-Siberian Railway in 1906 China for a trip to Russia—one that gets interrupted when an excavated frozen humanoid creature defrosts and begins stalking the passengers. The special features are:
• “Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express”: new interview with director Eugenio Martín
• “Notes from the Blacklist”: Producer Bernard Gordon discusses the McCarthy era
• The Guardian 1973 audio interview with Cushing
• “Telly and Me”: New interview With composer John Cacavas
• Introduction by...
“[Description via Fangoria]: Severin Films releases the disc set September 27, with a hi-def 1.66:1 transfer from the original negative. Horror legends Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing star as scientists who board the Trans-Siberian Railway in 1906 China for a trip to Russia—one that gets interrupted when an excavated frozen humanoid creature defrosts and begins stalking the passengers. The special features are:
• “Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express”: new interview with director Eugenio Martín
• “Notes from the Blacklist”: Producer Bernard Gordon discusses the McCarthy era
• The Guardian 1973 audio interview with Cushing
• “Telly and Me”: New interview With composer John Cacavas
• Introduction by...
- 11/10/2011
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The love we have here at Dread Central for the classic film Horror Express goes beyond words, and to say that we're excited about the film's Blu-ray debut is nothing short of a complete and total understatement. So it's with great pleasure that we give you a look at what's to come!
From the Press Release
Severin Films is pleased to announce the Blu-ray debut of 70s terror classic Horror Express starring genre titans Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing with an unforgettable supporting turn from Telly ‘Kojak’ Savalas. Loved by fans and critics alike, with Dread Central declaring it “One of our Absolute Favorites”, this gory masterpiece has been transferred in hi-definition from the original camera negative and is packed with exclusive new special features as well as the first in-depth interview with Cushing ever to emerge on disc, unearthed from a British archive. The film will be released as...
From the Press Release
Severin Films is pleased to announce the Blu-ray debut of 70s terror classic Horror Express starring genre titans Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing with an unforgettable supporting turn from Telly ‘Kojak’ Savalas. Loved by fans and critics alike, with Dread Central declaring it “One of our Absolute Favorites”, this gory masterpiece has been transferred in hi-definition from the original camera negative and is packed with exclusive new special features as well as the first in-depth interview with Cushing ever to emerge on disc, unearthed from a British archive. The film will be released as...
- 10/31/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
I'll admit it. Horror Express is one of my favorite movies on the planet. It's impossible not to love a film featuring horror legends Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing squaring off against an armed with a whip Telly Savalas and a whistling demonic yeti who has the ability to suck your brain smooth of its knowledge, thereby turning you into a mindless white and bloody-eyed zombie!
When word broke this morning that this 1973 genre classic was hitting Blu-ray courtesy of Mpi and Severin Films, we got immediately to work digging for artwork and extras. Alas ... we have hit paydirt!
Eugenio Martín's Horror Express will be hitting Blu-ray on September 27th with a high definition 1.66:1 transfer from the original negative.
Dig on the artwork and supplemental material after the plot crunch!
Synopsis
An English anthropologist has discovered a frozen monster in the frozen wastes of Manchuria which he believes may be the Missing Link.
When word broke this morning that this 1973 genre classic was hitting Blu-ray courtesy of Mpi and Severin Films, we got immediately to work digging for artwork and extras. Alas ... we have hit paydirt!
Eugenio Martín's Horror Express will be hitting Blu-ray on September 27th with a high definition 1.66:1 transfer from the original negative.
Dig on the artwork and supplemental material after the plot crunch!
Synopsis
An English anthropologist has discovered a frozen monster in the frozen wastes of Manchuria which he believes may be the Missing Link.
- 6/29/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Shooting wrapped yesterday on a new anthology film with some heavy genre names to its credit. The film is being co-produced by Severin Films. No word yet on a release date.
Severin Films and France’s Metaluna Productions today announced their international co-production of The Theatre Bizarre, a modern horror anthology inspired by the over-the-top shocks of Paris’ early 20th century ‘Theatre du Grand Guignol’. The feature will be comprised of six films by six cutting-edge genre directors enlisted from around the world and granted total creative freedom. The Theater Bizarre is executive produced by Daryl J. Tucker, and produced by Severin’s Carl Daft, David Gregory and John Cregan, Metaluna’s Fabrice Lambot, and Michael Ruggiero of Nightscape Entertainment. Production on Richard Stanley’s (Hardware) segment ‘The Mother Of Toads’ began 10/10/10 in Montségur in the French Pyrenees.
The project’s six filmmakers have all made at least one modestly...
Severin Films and France’s Metaluna Productions today announced their international co-production of The Theatre Bizarre, a modern horror anthology inspired by the over-the-top shocks of Paris’ early 20th century ‘Theatre du Grand Guignol’. The feature will be comprised of six films by six cutting-edge genre directors enlisted from around the world and granted total creative freedom. The Theater Bizarre is executive produced by Daryl J. Tucker, and produced by Severin’s Carl Daft, David Gregory and John Cregan, Metaluna’s Fabrice Lambot, and Michael Ruggiero of Nightscape Entertainment. Production on Richard Stanley’s (Hardware) segment ‘The Mother Of Toads’ began 10/10/10 in Montségur in the French Pyrenees.
The project’s six filmmakers have all made at least one modestly...
- 6/4/2011
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
Severin Films has been one of those companies for the past five years that have been releasing some great flicks on DVD and Blu-Ray. Now, they announce that they will be handling all future production and marketing for Intervision Picture Corporation. It’s a match made in heaven if you ask me. Severin puts out quality releases and with them behind the wheel of Intervision product, that definitely puts a smile to my face. Their first release, the 1983 shot-on-video slasher called Sledgehammer. Read on for the official press release.
From the Press Release:
Los Angeles, CA, April 26, 2011 – Severin Films today announced an agreement with the estate of Larry Gold, Sr. to handle all future production and marketing for Intervision Picture Corporation. The arrangement commences with the 5/10 release of 1983’s Sledgehammer, notorious as the first shot-on-tape ‘slasher’ thriller for the then-exploding home video market. Gold, a pioneer of ‘70s film distribution and ‘80s genre VHS,...
From the Press Release:
Los Angeles, CA, April 26, 2011 – Severin Films today announced an agreement with the estate of Larry Gold, Sr. to handle all future production and marketing for Intervision Picture Corporation. The arrangement commences with the 5/10 release of 1983’s Sledgehammer, notorious as the first shot-on-tape ‘slasher’ thriller for the then-exploding home video market. Gold, a pioneer of ‘70s film distribution and ‘80s genre VHS,...
- 4/27/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Eugenio MARTÍN: Un Autor Para Todos Los GÉNEROS
By Carlos Aguilar & Anita Haas
Retroback & Séptimo Vicio
143 pages
€15.00, plus p&p
By John Exshaw
Following their excellent John Phillip Law: Diabolik Angel (see review here), authors Carlos Aguilar and Anita Haas have turned their attention to an interesting, if rather less well-known, figure of Sixties’ and Seventies’ European popular cinema, the Spanish director Eugenio Martín. Best known abroad for two stupendously awful Euro Westerns, Bad Man’s River and Pancho Villa (both 1971) and that perennial late-night favourite, Horror Express (1972), Martín may seem rather unlikely material for a book-length study, but, as suggested by its title, Eugenio Martín: un autor para todos los géneros (roughly, ‘Eugenio Martín: An Author for Every Genre’), it is his work in a wide variety of genres, and particularly his career as a gun-for-hire throughout Spain’s peak years as a low-cost location for international co-productions,...
By Carlos Aguilar & Anita Haas
Retroback & Séptimo Vicio
143 pages
€15.00, plus p&p
By John Exshaw
Following their excellent John Phillip Law: Diabolik Angel (see review here), authors Carlos Aguilar and Anita Haas have turned their attention to an interesting, if rather less well-known, figure of Sixties’ and Seventies’ European popular cinema, the Spanish director Eugenio Martín. Best known abroad for two stupendously awful Euro Westerns, Bad Man’s River and Pancho Villa (both 1971) and that perennial late-night favourite, Horror Express (1972), Martín may seem rather unlikely material for a book-length study, but, as suggested by its title, Eugenio Martín: un autor para todos los géneros (roughly, ‘Eugenio Martín: An Author for Every Genre’), it is his work in a wide variety of genres, and particularly his career as a gun-for-hire throughout Spain’s peak years as a low-cost location for international co-productions,...
- 1/12/2011
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
[1] Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark had its first preview performance on Broadway Sunday night. So how did Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor's (Titus, Frida, Across the Universe) $65 million big stage comic adaptation hold up? Find out after the jump. Disclaimer: It should be noted that a preview performance is not final, much like a test screening of a feature film. The performers are basically putting on a dress rehearsal, and the director uses the audience to tweak and make changes before opening night. The show proper is set to open in January 11th 2011, giving them six weeks to get it right. Thus, please do not take these reader reviews as an accurate representation of the final stage performance. The consensus is that it is a visually stunning with major story issues and lackluster music, but still shows potential. New York Times [2]: The show stopped five times, mostly to fix technical problems,...
- 11/29/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Above: Ricardo Iscar's Dance to the Spirits.
"When I become death, death is the seed from which I grow."
—William S Burroughs, Ah Pook Is Here.
Not to be morbid or anything, but the shadow of mortality has been a dominant theme of nearly all the best stuff I've seen so far at the 48th Vienna International Film Festival (Viennale for short), most inescapably in Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Palme d'Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Loong Boonmee raleuk chat), which clicked with me more than most "Joe" efforts, I suspect, mainly because of its surprisingly prominent horror-movie touches.
Certain spooky scenes involving ape-like jungle "beings" with bright red eyes recall "lowbrow" antecedents like John Carpenter's The Fog (1980), Amando de Ossorio's Blind Dead quartet (1971-5) and Eugenio Martín's Horror Express (1972), not to mention the more nightmarish alternate-realities of David Lynch - though Apichatpong has...
"When I become death, death is the seed from which I grow."
—William S Burroughs, Ah Pook Is Here.
Not to be morbid or anything, but the shadow of mortality has been a dominant theme of nearly all the best stuff I've seen so far at the 48th Vienna International Film Festival (Viennale for short), most inescapably in Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Palme d'Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Loong Boonmee raleuk chat), which clicked with me more than most "Joe" efforts, I suspect, mainly because of its surprisingly prominent horror-movie touches.
Certain spooky scenes involving ape-like jungle "beings" with bright red eyes recall "lowbrow" antecedents like John Carpenter's The Fog (1980), Amando de Ossorio's Blind Dead quartet (1971-5) and Eugenio Martín's Horror Express (1972), not to mention the more nightmarish alternate-realities of David Lynch - though Apichatpong has...
- 10/28/2010
- MUBI
A new anthology is on its way that's attracting not only a lot of indie talent but also a segment from none other than Richard Stanley (Hardware) and Tom Savini. Interested? We thought you would be. Dig on the details and early artwork.
From the Press Release
Severin Films and France's Metaluna Productions today announced their international co-production of The Theatre Bizarre, a modern horror anthology inspired by the over-the-top shocks of Paris' early 20th century 'Theatre du Grand Guignol'. The feature will be comprised of six films by six cutting-edge genre directors enlisted from around the world and granted total creative freedom. The Theater Bizarre is executive produced by Daryl J. Tucker, and produced by Severin's Carl Daft, David Gregory and John Cregan, Metaluna's Fabrice Lambot, and Michael Ruggiero of Nightscape Entertainment. Production on Richard Stanley's (Hardware) segment 'The Mother Of Toads' began 10/10/10 in Montségur in the French Pyrenees.
From the Press Release
Severin Films and France's Metaluna Productions today announced their international co-production of The Theatre Bizarre, a modern horror anthology inspired by the over-the-top shocks of Paris' early 20th century 'Theatre du Grand Guignol'. The feature will be comprised of six films by six cutting-edge genre directors enlisted from around the world and granted total creative freedom. The Theater Bizarre is executive produced by Daryl J. Tucker, and produced by Severin's Carl Daft, David Gregory and John Cregan, Metaluna's Fabrice Lambot, and Michael Ruggiero of Nightscape Entertainment. Production on Richard Stanley's (Hardware) segment 'The Mother Of Toads' began 10/10/10 in Montségur in the French Pyrenees.
- 10/19/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Taylor, Battle Of Algiers, "Lost" John Ford, the Films of 1910: Packard Campus Nov. 2010 Packard Campus schedule and film synopses from the press release: Thursday, November 4 (7:30 p.m.) Hackers (United Artists, 1995) A group of young computer hackers stumbles across a computer virus that may have catastrophic effects. Together, they must take down the evil man who engineered the virus while being pursued by the secret service. Crime drama, thriller. Directed by Iain Softley. With Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie. Color, 107 min. Friday, November 5 (7:30 p.m.) Battle Of Algiers (Igor Films, 1966) A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution against the French Foreign Legion from both sides. In French and Arabic with English subtitles. Historical drama. Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. With Jean Martin and Brahim Hadjadj. Black & White, 121 min. Saturday, November 6 (7:30 p.m.) The [...]...
- 10/8/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
It's been called the Cannes of genre cinema an the first wave of programming has been announced for Sitges 2010, a lineup featuring the best in genre film of all types from all around the globe. Here's the full announcement!
The Shining celebrates its 30th anniversary and the 43rd Sitges - International Fantasy Film Festival of Catalonia, that will take place from 7 to 17 October, would like pay homage to it through the image for this year's official poster. The Shining (1980), by Stanley Kubrick, is one of the few undoubtedly classic horror films that still holds up with the passage of time, going beyond the genre and the director himself.
The Festival will also be remembering the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future by Robert Zemeckis, offer a special tribute to the deceased Paul Naschy with the screening of the documentary El hombre que vio llorar a Frankenstein, and will be...
The Shining celebrates its 30th anniversary and the 43rd Sitges - International Fantasy Film Festival of Catalonia, that will take place from 7 to 17 October, would like pay homage to it through the image for this year's official poster. The Shining (1980), by Stanley Kubrick, is one of the few undoubtedly classic horror films that still holds up with the passage of time, going beyond the genre and the director himself.
The Festival will also be remembering the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future by Robert Zemeckis, offer a special tribute to the deceased Paul Naschy with the screening of the documentary El hombre que vio llorar a Frankenstein, and will be...
- 7/14/2010
- Screen Anarchy
MTV’s Josh Horowitz recently caught up with Hollywood superman Tony Scott to chat about the release of his upcoming remake, “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,” which releases this Friday. The conversation eventually turned towards what’s next for Scott, who was more than happy to drop some hints on what his next move will be.
One possibility he seemed particularly excited about would be a re-telling of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa’s story. For Scott, the biopic is going to be his “big epic” Western. And he sees only one possible candidate for the starring roll: Javier Bardem.
“I’ve been talking to him about it now for… about eight years,” Scott told MTV. The long gestation time may suggest that we’ll continue to wait while Scott gets through his current commitments to “Alien” and “The Warriors”, but at least we know that Javier is interested.
Why, you may ask?...
One possibility he seemed particularly excited about would be a re-telling of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa’s story. For Scott, the biopic is going to be his “big epic” Western. And he sees only one possible candidate for the starring roll: Javier Bardem.
“I’ve been talking to him about it now for… about eight years,” Scott told MTV. The long gestation time may suggest that we’ll continue to wait while Scott gets through his current commitments to “Alien” and “The Warriors”, but at least we know that Javier is interested.
Why, you may ask?...
- 6/10/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
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