April 29th, 2008
In 1981, a movie came out that brilliantly captured the aggression, creativity, libido and adolescent humor of the average heavy metal fan. It was called, of course, “Heavy Metal.”
The animated movie was composed of stories from the edgy monthly sci-fi comic magazine of the same name, which featured graphic violence, nudity and far more adult-oriented […]
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April 14th, 2008
Diary of the Dead - Exclusive Trailer
Horror film director George A. Romero has had as much influence on the dawn and development of death metal as any other movie maker. If it weren’t for his 1968 classic “Night of the Living Dead” (the “Citizen Kane” of zombie flix) and its follow-ups — 1978’s “Dawn of […]
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March 21st, 2008
Not since “Silence of the Lambs” has such a violent, bleak and nihilistic film risen to the top of the Hollywood heap and taken the Oscar for movie of the year. In some ways, “No Country For Old Men” (Miramax) is even more horrific than “Silence.” Equal parts western revenge story, drug gangster picture and […]
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March 13th, 2008
Now, we’ve seen tons of vampire movies lately, ranging from the ultra-cheesy (”Hollywood Vampyr”) to the existential (”Night Watch”) to the positively gore-drenched (”The Thirst”), but we’ve never watched anything quite like David Slade’s “30 Days of Night” (Sony Pictures).
The movie is adapted from the popular cult graphic novel, and while is stays fairly true […]
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February 25th, 2008
When it comes to Australian cinema, crocodiles seem to be the new great whites. Over the past year, two jaw-snapping films have been produced in the region, both of which have generated frantic splashes of media attention. The more publicized of the two, “Rogue,” directed by “Wolf Creek” creator Greg McLean, has been touted as […]
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