Thursday, May 26th, 2011 by Perfesser Deviant
Director: Stephen Furst
Writers: Wil McCarthy & Chase Parker
Release Year: 2006
Stoned snake.
Archeologist Dr. Harry McColl (Jeremy London) and his team Rudy (Griff Furst) and Sierra (Sarah Skeeters) dig up a rockfall and find a bunch of statues – including a basilisk statue – as well as a golden rod with a jewel on top. Back in the states, Harry meets new faculty Rachel Donegal (Wendy Carter) right before he attends the opening of the exhibit of the dig finds. The opening is emceed by Professor Carlton (Stephen Furst) and attended by benefactors Brock (Doug Dearth) and Hannah (Yancy Butler), but is not particularly successful when the basilisk suddenly returns to life and attacks.
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Category: Horror, Reviews, Science Fiction Tags: Creature Feature
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 by Coventry
Director: Nathan Juran
Writer: Nigel Kneale and Jan Read, based on the story by H.G. Wells
Release year: 1964
In your face, Neil Armstrong!
The eerie wonders of the moon get unravelled by Ray Harryhausen‘s visionary visual effects in this retro-sci-fi classic when a nutty scientist & a loving couple travel to our silver globe in a ludicrous rocket ship.
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Category: Comedy, Fantasy, Reviews, Science Fiction Tags: Outer Space
Monday, May 23rd, 2011 by Coventry
Director: Cheol-Soo Jang
Writer: Kwang-Young Choi
Release year: 2010
South Korean title: Kim Bok-Nam Salinsageonui Jeonmal
Island of slow-brooding vengeance
Kim Bok-Nam lives on an island. Her life is worse than that of a slave. She’s being abused and humiliated by her husband and the rest of the island’s population. Eventually, her tragic life will leave her no other option than to revolt.
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Category: Drama, Horror, Reviews, Thriller Tags: Island
Thursday, May 12th, 2011 by Coventry
Director: John Landis
Writer: Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft
Release year: 2010
Killing and body snatching with a sardonic smile!
In Nineteenth Century Edinburgh, the medical society is making great improvements. But they’re also in desperate need for fresh cadavers to study on. Even grave robbers Burke and Hare find themselves at a shortage of bodies when the demand rises, and they decide to try other ways to get their hands on fresh, dead bodies.
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Category: Comedy, Reviews, Thriller Tags: Black Comedy
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 by Vomitron
Director: The 29th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Writer: Vomitron
Publishing year: 2011
A brief BIFFF 2011 overview
Your devoted viewer attended 12 theatrical screenings during BIFFF 2011. A mixtures of genres and a variety of topics, with the occasional/obligatory vampires & zombies thrown in the mix. An overview starting with Andy Fetscher‘s second feature ‘Urban Explorer’ and ending with John Carpenter‘s newest ‘The Ward’. Find out & read all about the movies that lie in between, below…
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Category: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Reviews, Science Fiction, Thriller Tags: Animals, Cannibalism, Cult Film Festival, Ghosts, Holiday Horror, Mutants, Post-Apocalyptic, Psychological, Road-Movie, Survival, Vampires, Zombies