Look out! Here come two A.I.P. horror pix from the soggy end of the Poe cycle: the first features Jason Robards, an impressive cast and a disorganized storyline. The second is an almost-good Lovecraft horror with interesting performances from Dean Stockwell and Sandra Dee. Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Dunwich Horror Blu-ray Color Scream Factory Street Date March 29, 2016 / 26.99
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Scream Factory's new double feature disc finishes off two different American-International horror series. The first picture is the last fright film made for the company by the directing and writing team of Gordon Hessler and Christopher Wicking. It's no gem, but it's a lot more interesting on a second viewing. The second is the company's final try to make that old joker H.P. Lovecraft into a filmic horror icon, like Edgar Allan Poe. It has a lot going for it, but also its own set of problems.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Scream Factory's new double feature disc finishes off two different American-International horror series. The first picture is the last fright film made for the company by the directing and writing team of Gordon Hessler and Christopher Wicking. It's no gem, but it's a lot more interesting on a second viewing. The second is the company's final try to make that old joker H.P. Lovecraft into a filmic horror icon, like Edgar Allan Poe. It has a lot going for it, but also its own set of problems.
- 3/8/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Picking ten artists out of the vast array of talent working in comics today is an impossible task. These artists were chosen based on the uniqueness of their style compared to the “house” style of Marvel and DC, their ability to create character, setting, and plot through their art, and also on the quality of the covers that they’ve done. All of the artists on this list have regular interior work so artists like J.H. Williams, Bryan Lee O’Malley, and Alex Ross can’t be found here (even though Alex Ross’ Justice League is the cover image). Without further ado (and in honor of the late Wizard magazine), here are the top ten hottest current artists in comics in no particular order.
Jamie McKelvie Interiors/Covers: Young Avengers (Marvel)
Jamie McKelvie is closely involved in the storytelling process with Kieron Gillen for Young Avengers often bouncing ideas off him at the pub.
Jamie McKelvie Interiors/Covers: Young Avengers (Marvel)
Jamie McKelvie is closely involved in the storytelling process with Kieron Gillen for Young Avengers often bouncing ideas off him at the pub.
- 5/21/2013
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
An awful lot of people have very, very high expectations for Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). There are the millions of readers of the Rick Riordan youth fantasy novels on which the film is based. There are fantasy aficionados hoping and praying that someone -- after the failures of Eragon (2006), City of Ember (2008), The Golden Compass (2007), etc. -- will finally whip up movie magic of Harry Potter proportions. And then there's 20th Century Fox, which very obviously poured tens of millions of dollars into the production and not only hopes to make a nice return on its investment, but clearly has its eye on the far bigger picture: a hit equals a sequel and sequels equal a franchise. So make no mistake, there's a great deal riding on the February 12 release. But let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. For those unfamiliar with The Lightning Thief, it's...
- 2/12/2010
- by ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
- ScreenStar
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