DVD Review
Metal Tornado
Directed by: Gordon Yang
Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Greg Evigan, Nicole deBoer
Running Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Rating: PG
Due Out: May 22, 2012
Plot: A failed attempt to harvest energy from solar flares creates a tornado in Pennsylvania that has a magnetic appetite.
Who’S It For?: If you don’t like science, this movie might be fun for you. It has tornadoes and people talking about magnets, but that’s just fluff in the larger scheme of Metal Tornado. The content of the movie is fine for families, though the amount of attention it will garner from anyone in your clan is not guaranteed.
Movie:
An old roommate of mine constantly tries to defend M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening as an intentional B-movie, saying that the laughably corny film was made to be just that. Apparently, this is a defense that Shyamalan has used himself.
Metal Tornado
Directed by: Gordon Yang
Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Greg Evigan, Nicole deBoer
Running Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Rating: PG
Due Out: May 22, 2012
Plot: A failed attempt to harvest energy from solar flares creates a tornado in Pennsylvania that has a magnetic appetite.
Who’S It For?: If you don’t like science, this movie might be fun for you. It has tornadoes and people talking about magnets, but that’s just fluff in the larger scheme of Metal Tornado. The content of the movie is fine for families, though the amount of attention it will garner from anyone in your clan is not guaranteed.
Movie:
An old roommate of mine constantly tries to defend M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening as an intentional B-movie, saying that the laughably corny film was made to be just that. Apparently, this is a defense that Shyamalan has used himself.
- 5/29/2012
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Directed by: Gordon Yang
Written by: Andrew Erin and Jason Bourque
Featuring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Nicole de Boer, Greg Evigan, Sophie Gendron
I live in an extraordinary time; I have had the rare privilege of being born at the exact right moment that would allow me to watch the rise, and fall, of Lou Diamond Phillip’s stardom.
Ever since I saw him at his height in Young Guns (almost as brilliant as the sequel, Young Guns II), just a scant few years after his portrayal of '50s rocker Ritchie Valens, I have secretly been saddened by his waning acting career.
I think it was 1999’s Bats that killed it. Or was it Walter Hill’s Supernova? Either way, it has never been the same. He’s gone the way of Judd Nelson and C. Thomas Howell. His latest starring role in Metal Tornado is perhaps his greatest B-movie role,...
Written by: Andrew Erin and Jason Bourque
Featuring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Nicole de Boer, Greg Evigan, Sophie Gendron
I live in an extraordinary time; I have had the rare privilege of being born at the exact right moment that would allow me to watch the rise, and fall, of Lou Diamond Phillip’s stardom.
Ever since I saw him at his height in Young Guns (almost as brilliant as the sequel, Young Guns II), just a scant few years after his portrayal of '50s rocker Ritchie Valens, I have secretly been saddened by his waning acting career.
I think it was 1999’s Bats that killed it. Or was it Walter Hill’s Supernova? Either way, it has never been the same. He’s gone the way of Judd Nelson and C. Thomas Howell. His latest starring role in Metal Tornado is perhaps his greatest B-movie role,...
- 5/21/2012
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
It's true that often times I am the last person to know about things. Dexter, Jelly Shoes no longer being in style, the fact that tin foil is not microwave safe....I could go on for hours. But this. Not being clued into the fact that there is a new disaster movie called Metal Tornado coming out and that it is in fact about a tornado that is metal? That is just cruel.
In case you are as clueless as I was here's the skinny. Metal Tornado is about a metal tornado that tears through our world and devours everything in sight. It's one of those ridiculous disaster movies where there's really too much power on one side of the scale. It's like when we decided that a killer shark wasn't powerful enough and so we made a movie about a giant killer shark that can tear the Golden Gate Bridge in half.
In case you are as clueless as I was here's the skinny. Metal Tornado is about a metal tornado that tears through our world and devours everything in sight. It's one of those ridiculous disaster movies where there's really too much power on one side of the scale. It's like when we decided that a killer shark wasn't powerful enough and so we made a movie about a giant killer shark that can tear the Golden Gate Bridge in half.
- 9/21/2011
- by Andre Dumas
- Planet Fury
There is a new crime thriller developing from production company Imagination Worldwide. The title of the film is Secrets from the Past and the film follows a young woman, who leads a double life. After witnessing the murder of a friend by a "crime syndicate" (Imagination), Kate (Ashley Jones) goes into hiding to protect herself. The tagline promises some excitement as now: "it is time to tell the truth" (Imagination). Secrets from the Past stars Antonio Sabato Jr. (Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas) Michael Woods, Nicole deBoer, and Al Sapienza. More of the mystery is revealed below.
The synopsis for Secrets from her Past is here:
"Ten years ago, Kate Collins (Ashley Jones) was a different person. Literally. She was living in Chicago, working as a bartender, and going by her real name ‘Stephanie Wickers.’ That all changed when she witnessed the murder of her boss by a ruthless member of...
The synopsis for Secrets from her Past is here:
"Ten years ago, Kate Collins (Ashley Jones) was a different person. Literally. She was living in Chicago, working as a bartender, and going by her real name ‘Stephanie Wickers.’ That all changed when she witnessed the murder of her boss by a ruthless member of...
- 6/14/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Imagination Worldwide has recently finished production on the sci-fi thriller Metal Tornado. The film brings the "destructive power" of magnetic tornadoes on Mercury to Earth. That is not a good idea. Soon, disaster strikes as the tornadoes gain energy and size, outside of the laboratory. A release date has not been announced, but fans of natural disaster thrillers can have a look at the early film art. Expect Metal Tornado on television soon, with more details on this production swirling below.
The synopsis for Metal Tornado is here:
"When astronomers discovered the phenomena of magnetic tornadoes on the planet Mercury, they were amazed by the destructive power of these gargantuan solar-fueled magnetic fields…but they never imagined witnessing the catastrophic forces in their own backyards.
Samuel Planck is head of the Helios Project — a high tech facility tasked with storing and converting solar rays into an endless supply of renewable energy.
The synopsis for Metal Tornado is here:
"When astronomers discovered the phenomena of magnetic tornadoes on the planet Mercury, they were amazed by the destructive power of these gargantuan solar-fueled magnetic fields…but they never imagined witnessing the catastrophic forces in their own backyards.
Samuel Planck is head of the Helios Project — a high tech facility tasked with storing and converting solar rays into an endless supply of renewable energy.
- 6/1/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
"Monster" producer Clark Peterson is tracking down another serial killer. Peterson will produce "Dear Mr. Gacy," based on the real-life story of Jason Moss, a college student who became obsessed with notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
The Innovative Artists-repped William Forsythe ("The Rock," "88 Minutes") will play Gacy, while Jesse Moss, who stars in Paramount's current release "The Uninvited," will play the role of Jason Moss.
European director Svetozar Ristovski ("Mirage") will make his English-language debut with the feature, directing from a script by Kellie Madison. Gordon Yang is also producing, while Tom Berry and Madison are exec producing.
The project is based on the memoir "The Last Victim" by Jason Moss, who began corresponding with Gacy in 1994, the last year of the killer's life. Moss eventually met Gacy on Death Row and even narrowly escaped an attack by him.
The twentysomething went on to gain a measure of...
The Innovative Artists-repped William Forsythe ("The Rock," "88 Minutes") will play Gacy, while Jesse Moss, who stars in Paramount's current release "The Uninvited," will play the role of Jason Moss.
European director Svetozar Ristovski ("Mirage") will make his English-language debut with the feature, directing from a script by Kellie Madison. Gordon Yang is also producing, while Tom Berry and Madison are exec producing.
The project is based on the memoir "The Last Victim" by Jason Moss, who began corresponding with Gacy in 1994, the last year of the killer's life. Moss eventually met Gacy on Death Row and even narrowly escaped an attack by him.
The twentysomething went on to gain a measure of...
- 2/5/2009
- by By Steven Zeitchik
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The real-life story of Jason Moss, a college student who became obsessed with notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy, is coming to the screen from Monster producer Clark Peterson. In the film Dear Mr. Gacy , William Forsythe will play the title role, while Jesse Moss, who stars in Paramount's current release The Uninvited , will play the role of Jason Moss. Director Svetozar Ristovski ( Mirage ) will make his English-language debut with the feature, directing from a script by Kellie Madison. Gordon Yang is also producing, while Tom Berry and Madison are exec producing. The project is based on the memoir "The Last Victim" by Jason Moss, who began corresponding with Gacy in 1994, the last year of the killer's life. Moss eventually met Gacy on Death Row and even...
- 2/5/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
According to The Hollywood Reporter, producer Clark Peterson, whose credits include the Oscar-winning Monster, returns to serial-killer cinema with Dear Mr. Gacy. The movie is based on the memoir The Last Victim by Jason Moss.
Award-winning Macedonian director Svetozar Ristovski makes his English-language debut on the movie, which recounts the real-life correspondence between college student Moss and the imprisoned child murderer. Moss wound up visiting Gacy on Death Row and almost became one of his victims; following the book’s publication, he committed suicide in 2006. “The theme here is once you encounter that kind of darkness, it’s hard to escape it,” Peterson tells the trade. “Jason seemed to be a success because he had this encounter with John Wayne Gacy, wrote a book and went on television. But ultimately it came to a tragic end.”
The Devil’S Rejects’ William Forsythe has been cast as Gacy, and Jesse Moss (no relation to Jason,...
Award-winning Macedonian director Svetozar Ristovski makes his English-language debut on the movie, which recounts the real-life correspondence between college student Moss and the imprisoned child murderer. Moss wound up visiting Gacy on Death Row and almost became one of his victims; following the book’s publication, he committed suicide in 2006. “The theme here is once you encounter that kind of darkness, it’s hard to escape it,” Peterson tells the trade. “Jason seemed to be a success because he had this encounter with John Wayne Gacy, wrote a book and went on television. But ultimately it came to a tragic end.”
The Devil’S Rejects’ William Forsythe has been cast as Gacy, and Jesse Moss (no relation to Jason,...
- 2/5/2009
- Fangoria
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