Echoing John Carpenter’s seminal slasher, Jimmy Huston’s almost-forgotten Halloween wannabe Final Exam (then an unconscious subversion of the slasher genre), is an audaciously soiled exercise yet comes to
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Trailer: You can’t get rid of ‘The Babadook’
Fresh from its recent festival runs (where it is showered with much critical love; Indiewire’s Sam Adams calls it “a flat-out masterpiece”), Jennifer Kent’s fest-fave Aussie horror The Babadook
True to B-Movie Form, MTV’s ‘Scream’ Casts Hot Teacher and All-American B-Baller
Wes Craven’s clever postmodern-slasher Scream dwindled onto its trilogy (with the fourth film somewhat redeeming the franchise); yet the following it has cultivated is enough for a big-to-small
Millenium Films’ ‘Leatherface’ Prequel is Happening; Further Messes-Up Franchise Mythos
Tobe Hooper’s seminal The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is being stretched one film longer — reports per entertainment site The Wrap — with Millenium Films’ prequel titled Leatherface planned for
No Adele…Will Sam Smith Sing The “Bond 24” Theme Song?!
With an ominously turbulent orchestration and apropriately brassy, soulful vibe, Adele’s Oscar-winning Skyfall proves a righteous victor. “This is the end,” she warns. “Hold your breath and count to
Giveaway: Win a “Rurouni Kenshin” DVD!
Rurouni Kenshin 2: Kyoto Taika-hen (Kyoto Inferno), the sequel to Keishi Otomo’s widely successful adaptation of Rurouni Kenshin, based on Nobuhiro Watsuki’s same-name manga series, is coming to
Nora Aunor on Cinemalaya Posting Films on YouTube: “I think it’s like stealing.”
As predicted, the Awards Night for Philippine independent film festival Cinemalaya was, to sum up in two terms, very awkward. Winning Best Actress for Joel
Will Arnett Confirms Fifth-Season Renewal for “Arrested Development” is a Go
Arrested Development‘s return with its fifth season is no ‘would-they-or-wouldn’t-they?’ drama, but as fans we want things locked in and sealed with confirmed announcements. So rejoice
1st Ko Si 3rd
In Real S. Florido’s 1st Ko si 3rd time plays two roles: one that creates a void and another that fills it. The case of
Previous Cinemalaya Entries ‘Mistakenly’ Uploaded to YouTube
A YouTube account — belonging to one Janssen Agbada, a ‘technical personnel’ of Cinemalaya — had been host to ‘mistakenly’ uploaded videos of full-length, previous
Children’s Show
Only a few frames from completely wallowing in its relentless, almost-stifling realism, director Roderick Cabrido’s debut feature Children’s Show swivels to the truly weird and
Extended “Gotham” Trailer Lands Online; Teases Joker
There is a new extended trailer for Gotham arriving online; and to see the series — meant presumably to build a superhero universe from the ground-up
Chris Pratt Makes Own Impromptu ‘Awesome Mixtape’; and it’s awesome indeed!
Portraying the role of Walkman-wielding space outlaw Peter Quill, a.k.a. Star-Lord might just be the best thing to happen in Chris Pratt’s long-spanning career. The Guardians
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Gino M. Santos’s follow-up to his exuberant if shrouded debut The Animals is set once again within a circle of upper-class, party-‘till-drop youth (here, a quartet
Wes Craven Won’t Direct Pilot for MTV’s “Scream”; Full Cast Announced
Contrary to previous reports, Scream-creator Wes Craven will not direct the pilot for MTV’s television series — news coming in from Variety. The directing chair, instead,
8 Good Writing Practices from Neil Gaiman
The Sandman author Neil Gaiman built his enormous following (he has a Twitter empire, too, unless you aren’t a follower yet) thru his fantastical works
“Community” Might Parody “Game of Thrones,” Says DEAN-aerys
Jim Rash could just be the Mother of Dragons, or at least dress up as. In an interview at TV Line, the Community actor indulged on the
K’na, the Dreamweaver
“When Kana, a young T’boli woman, becomes a dreamweaver, she has the chance to weave together her village’s warring clans. But, will she give up true love to do so?”
Guardians of the Galaxy
Our fifteen-year-old selves, as I am confident is the same for most, live in an era in which we are most willing to plunge and
Legendary’s “Skull Island” Trails Deeper Into King Kong’s Perch
After the gargantuan success of Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla remake, it was only time until the Other Monster is brought back to screen, King Kong. Legendary Picture takes to