Twixt : Francis Ford Coppola’s new Horror Film
Francis Ford Coppola’s forthcoming release is to be a quirky horror film starring Val Kilmer. Coppola wrote and directed Twixt, which premiered at 2011’s Toronto International Film Festival in September. Coppola has stated that Twixt is a very personal film. It is partially based on Coppola’s feelings of guilt over the real life loss of…
True Blood Fans Unite For a Good Cause
Well my friends, I have just returned from the True Blood/Children’s Hospital fundraiser for cancer research and I don’t think I have ever had a nicer time. It’s rare when you get to meet a down-to-Earth celebrity and Joe Manganiello is one. The event kicked off promptly at 8:00pm with a line half way around…
Beetlejuice Sequel is On
This has been talked about for at least a decade and Michael Keaton Has always said that he would do a sequel to the film in a heart beat. Well today we have been informed that Beetlejuice is finally getting a sequel! KatzSmith Productions partners, David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith have just signed a two-year…
Apollo 18 : Houston, we have a Problem
The found-footage genre took us deep into the woods with The Blair Witch Project (1999). It exposed the ghost of John Wayne Gacy in 8213: Gacy House (2010). It documented a demonic entity in the Paranormal Activity series. In Diary of the Dead (2008), found-footage highlighted the deceased returning to life. With Apollo 18, the…
Music and Horror: Some of my favorite examples
This topic really floats my boat. As a huge music guy and a lover of the arts in general, I have always been fascinated by the use of music to enhance a good horror film . It may, I think, be more effectively used in horror films than in any other genre, and in most…