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I get more impressed as Iron Maiden singer now writes a horror film
Bruce Dickison amazes mw now. He is a pilot, does a radio show, sings for Maiden, and now write films. Geez. Does he ever sleep?
Here are the details on the film:
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson has co-written the horror film Chemical Wedding, which will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
Chemical Wedding was directed by Julian Doyle, who also helmed an Iron Maiden video, Can I Play with Madness, in 1988.
A scene from an Iron Maiden concert in Brazil, where a TV special was made on their concert tour.
(EMI)
The film, about a shy professor who brings back to life occultist Aleister Crowley, once described as Britain’s most evil man, will be released in commercial cinemas in Britain this summer.
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2008/03/12/iron-maiden.html
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On October 2nd, Anchor Bay Entertainment will unleash a new way of looking
at horror – with the first Anchor Bay titles released in Blu-ray high
definition! Classics like John Carpenter’s Halloween, George A. Romero’s
Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead, along with Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead II
are faithfully preserved with 1080p transfers and uncompressed PCM 5.1
audio.
On October 16th, the Emmy™ and Saturn™ award winning horror anthology
“Masters of Horror” starts its transition to Blu-ray with two volumes, each
containing three bone-chilling episodes from the anthology series that
redefined the genre!
The final specs for Anchor Bay Entertainment’s first Blu-ray releases are
now available. Starting on Tuesday, October 2nd:
DAWN OF THE DEAD
Tech specs:
* BD-50 dual layer
* 1080p AVC MPEG-4 transfer
* 1.85 Anamorphic
* Uncompressed 5.1 PCM
* Dolby Surround 2.0
* Original Mono
Bonus features:
* Audio Commentary with Writer/Director George A. Romero, Special Make-up
Effects Artist Tom Savini, Assistant Director Chris Romero and DVD Producer
Perry Martin
* Fast Film Facts – Blu-ray exclusive feature!
* The Dead Will Walk Featurette
* On-Set Home Movies
* Monroeville Mall Tour
* U.S. & International Trailers
* U.S. & U.K. TV Spots
* U.S. & U.K. Radio Spots
* Monroeville Mall Commercial
* Anchor Bay Blu-ray Preview – Presented in high definition!
DAY OF THE DEAD
* BD-50 dual layer
* 1080p AVC MPEG-4 transfer
* 1.85 Anamorphic
* Uncompressed 5.1 PCM
* Dolby Surround 2.0
* Original Mono
Bonus features:
* Audio Commentary with Writer/Director George A. Romero, Special Make-up
Effects Artist Tom Savini, Production Designer Cletus Anderson, and Actress
Lori Cardille
* Audio Commentary with Filmmaker Roger Avary
* Fast Film Facts – Blu-ray exclusive feature!
* “The Many Days of Day of the Dead” Featurette
* Behind The Scenes
* Audio Interview with Richard Liberty
* U.S. & International Trailers
* U.S. & U.K. TV Spots
* U.S. & U.K. Radio Spots
* Gateway Commerce Center Promo
* Anchor Bay Blu-ray Preview – Presented in high definition!
EVIL DEAD II
* BD-50 dual layer
* 1080p AVC MPEG-4 transfer
* 1.85 Anamorphic
* Uncompressed 5.1 PCM
* Dolby Digital 5.1
Bonus features:
* Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Sam Raimi, Star Bruce Campbell,
Co-Writer Scott Spiegel and Special Make-up Effects Artist Greg Nicotero
* Fast Film Facts – Blu-ray exclusive feature!
* Evil Dead II: Behind The Screams Featurette
* The Gore The Merrier Featurette
* Theatrical Trailer
* Anchor Bay Blu-ray Preview – Presented in high definition!
HALLOWEEN
* BD-50 dual layer
* 1080p AVC MPEG-4 transfer
* 2.35 Anamorphic
* Uncompressed 5.1 PCM
* Dolby Digital 5.1
Bonus features:
* Audio Commentary with Writer/Director John Carpenter, Actress Jamie Lee
Curtis, and Producer Debra Hill
* Fast Film Facts – Blu-ray exclusive feature!
* Halloween: A Cut Above The Rest Featurette
* Trailer
* TV Spots
* Radio Spots
* Anchor Bay Blu-ray Preview – Presented in high definition!
The screams continue in high resolution on Tuesday, October 16th:
MASTERS OF HORROR V1
Episodes: CIGARETTE BURNS, DREAMS IN THE WITCH HOUSE, FAIR HAIRED CHILD
BD-50 dual layer
1080i AVC MPEG-4 transfer
1.77 Anamorphic
Uncompressed 5.1 PCM
Dolby Surround 5.1
Bonus features:
* Audio Commentary with Director John Carpenter on CIGARETTE BURNS
* Audio Commentary with Writers Drew McWeeny & Scott Swan on CIGARETTE BURNS
* Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Stuart Gordon, Actor Ezra Godden and
DVD Producer Perry Martin on DREAMS IN THE WITCH HOUSE
* Audio Commentary with Writer Matt Greenberg and Director William Malone on
FAIR HAIRED CHILD
* Anchor Bay Blu-ray Preview – Presented in high definition!
MASTERS OF HORROR V2
Episodes: JENIFER, SICK GIRL, DEER WOMAN
BD-50 dual layer
1080i AVC MPEG-4 transfer
1.77 Anamorphic
Uncompressed 5.1 PCM
Dolby Surround 5.1
Bonus features:
* Audio Commentary with Writer/Actor Steven Weber and DVD Producer Perry
Martin on JENIFER
* Audio Commentary with Director Lucky McKee, Composer Jaye Barnes Luckett
and Actors Angela Bettis and Jesse Hlubik on SICK GIRL
* Audio Commentary with Actors Brian Benben and Anthony Griffith on DEER
WOMAN
* Anchor Bay Blu-ray Preview – Presented in high definition!
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Masters of Horror movie: Garris and Holland August 14 from Anchor Bay
ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT SPREADS FEAR WITH MASTERS OF HORROR –
MICK GARRIS’ “VALERIE ON THE STAIRS” AND TOM HOLLAND’S “WE ALL SCREAM FOR
ICE CREAM”
Available on DVD August 14, 2007
TORONTO, ON – August is one of the hottest months of the year. Now with the
release of two separate Masters of Horror episodes on DVD August 14th, it
may also be the most chilling month. First time MOH director Tom Holland
(Fright Night, Child’s Play) dips into childhood fears with “We All Scream
for Ice Cream,” while series creator and Co-Executive Producer Mick Garris
stays ahead of the pack with his writers’ block shocker “Valerie on the
Stairs.”
Adapted by David J. Schow from John Farris’ short story, “We All Scream for
Ice Cream” stars William Forsythe (The Devil’s Rejects) as Buster the Clown,
a mentally challenged man who drives an ice cream truck. One day while on
his daily route, a group of kids play a cruel prank, with tragic
consequences. Years later the same group, now adults with families of their
own are slowly being exterminated – by their own children. Buster and his
ice cream truck have returned for the sweet revenge that will leave their
children screaming for ice cream – and their parents screaming for mercy.
Adapted from a Clive Barker story, “Valerie on the Stairs” stars Tyron
Leitso (“Dinotopia”) as Rob Hanisee, an unpublished writer living at a
commune for aspiring and broke novelists. While the rejection letters
continue to pile up, Rob suspects that the house may be haunted by more than
just the specters of failed authors. Valerie, a gorgeous but mysterious
apparition appears in the hallways; Rob believes that he has found his muse,
yet the ghost of this beautiful woman cries out in fear – from a beast in
the walls who owns her body and soul. Tony Todd (Candyman) and Christopher
Lloyd (Back to the Future) co-star.
TOM HOLLAND’S “WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM” scoops out the following
delectable bonus features:
* Widescreen Presentation (1.77:1), enhanced for 16×9 TVs
* Audio commentary featuring Director Tom Holland and Writer David J. Schow
* Script (DVD-ROM)
* Photo Gallery
MICK GARRIS’ “VALERIE ON THE STAIRS” steps up with such aspiring extras as:
* Widescreen Presentation (1.77:1), enhanced for 16×9 TVs
* Spine Tingler: The Making of Valerie on the Stairs
* Jump Scare: Editing Valerie on the Stairs
* Audio commentary featuring Writer/Director Mick Garris
* Script (DVD-ROM)
* Photo Gallery
Premiering on the Showtime cable network in October 2005 to critical and
public acclaim, each one-hour Masters of Horror film elevates the genre to a
new standard in terror, written and directed by some of the genre’s leading
practitioners.
The executive producers of Masters of Horror are Morris Berger and Steve
Brown; Starz Media’s John W. Hyde; Industry Entertainment’s Keith Addis and
Andrew Deane; and Nice Guy Productions’ Mick Garris. Reunion Pictures’ Lisa
Richardson and Tom Rowe are producers. Industry Entertainment’s Adam
Goldworm and Ben Browning are co-producers on the series.
Anchor Bay Entertainment is distributed by Starz Home Entertainment, a
division of Starz Media. Starz Media, LLC, is a programming production and
distribution company operating worldwide. It includes the Film Roman, Anchor
Bay Entertainment, and Manga Entertainment brands. Its units create animated
and live-action programming — including theatrical films — and programming
created under contract for other media companies. It distributes that
programming, and programming acquired from outside producers, through home
video retailers, theaters, broadcasters, ad supported and premium television
channels, and Internet and wireless video distributors in the US and
internationally. Starz Media is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation that is attributed to
Liberty Capital Group.
Industry Entertainment Partners, a leading talent management and production
company, has produced award-winning films including sex, lies and videotape,
Drugstore Cowboy, The Player, Requiem for a Dream, and Quills.
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Just a few updates on the upcoming
HORRORFIND WEEKEND #8 August 10-12, 2007
This looks like it’s going to be the BIGGEST Horrorfind Weekend ever. The guest list is fantastic and we’ve recently added even more people to the Horrorfind lineup.
The convention hotel is sold out of rooms, and nearly every hotel within a few miles is booked or filling fast.
We want to thank the great people at Anchor Bay for once again being a large sponsor; they’ll be on hand with lots of goodies, news, and previews as usual.
Thanks and see you at Horrorfind Weekend,
Mike aka Horrormaster
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ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT PROUDLY PRESENTS
THE MASTERS OF HORROR SEASON ONE BOX SET
Limited Edition “Mausoleum” Packaging Houses
All 13 Terrifying Episodes and 30-Plus Hours of Bonus Features,
14th Disc Features Never-Before-Seen Extras;
Laying To Rest on DVD August 28, 2007
TORONTO, ON – The wait is over! On August 28th, Anchor Bay Entertainment
unleashes season one of Masters of Horror, the innovative film anthology
series that assembled the greatest practitioners of horror to create 13
unforgettable journeys into the unknown and the unnatural, as a complete box
set for the first time.
Just like the series itself, the Masters of Horror Season One Box Set breaks
all the rules again! Housed in a specially designed “mausoleum,” the box set
contains all 13 DVDs from MOH Season One — each disc boasting 2 -3 hours of
bonus features — as well as a “14th disc” of all-new, never-before-seen
footage including an insider’s glimpse at the gatherings that inspired the
series: a specially assembled MOH dinner with the Season One directors,
taped at Hollywood’s famed Magic Castle!
Winner of numerous accolades, including an Emmy™ and two Saturn™ awards, the
Masters of Horror Season One Box Set will be limited to 20,000 units – once
the mausoleums are gone, there’s no resurrecting them! SRP for this treasure
tomb is $79.97 and pre-book is July 31st.
“We really wanted to give the fans something special for the Season One box
set, as a thank you for their unwavering support of the series,” said Mick
Garris, series creator and executive producer. “We’ve always strived to make
Masters of Horror something truly unique within the genre, far from the
remakes and sequels synonymous with modern horror, and now fans can enjoy
Season One in its entirety and as a single experience.”
The Masters of Horror Season One Box Set presents each episode complete and
in its entirety, in anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) and riveting Dolby
Digital 5.1 surround sound. Housed on separate discs, the 13 episodes each
feature up to 3 hours’ worth of value-added supplements, including
commentaries from the filmmakers, behind-the-scenes featurettes, career
retrospectives, festival interviews conducted by Mick Garris himself, still
and storyboard galleries, trailers, screenplays (DVD-ROM) and more. The
“14th Disc” – available exclusively with the Box Set – contains such
never-before-seen footage as:
* Masters of Horror Dinner –Mick Garris assembles the Season One directors
for a special MOH dinner at Hollywood’s legendary Magic Castle;
* Masters of Horror DGA Panel discussion
* Fantasy Film Festival: Mick Garris Interviews Steven Spielberg
* Fantasy Film Festival: Mick Garris Interviews John Boorman
The 13 Masters of Horror Season One episodes, in alphabetical by director:
Dario Argento’s “Jenifer”
Steven Weber (“Wings”) stars in and adapts the shocking comic book about a
modern-day Lolita, disfigured beyond description but possessing siren-like
powers to enthrall the bodies and souls of men unfortunate enough to cross
her path. Co-starring Carrie Anne Fleming (Good Luck Chuck).
John Carpenter’s “Cigarette Burns”
A film collector’s search for a notorious film leads to a cinematic
conspiracy that stretches from life to death and from Heaven to Hell.
Written by Drew McWeeny and Scott Swan, this unforgettable look at the dark
side of artistic expression stars Norman Reedus and genre fave Udo Kier (Rob
Zombie’s Halloween).
Larry Cohen’s “Pick Me Up”
A battle royale ensues along a desolate road between two serial killers who
prey on unsuspecting travelers. Caught between these two psychopaths is
Stacia, (Fairuza Balk, The Craft, The Waterboy) who will need to choose her
ally carefully, lest she become another casualty in their deadly game of
cat(s) and mouse.
Don Coscarelli’s “Incident On and Off a Mountain Road”
Based on Joe Lansdale’s short story and adapted by Stephen Romano,
“Incident” pits Ellen (Bree Turner, American Pie 2), a seemingly defenseless
young woman, against Moonface (John DeSantis, Master and Commander: The Far
Side of the World), a deformed and demented serial killer. Chained to the
floor of Moonface’s horrific cabin with his unsavory roommate (Angus Scrimm,
the “Tall Man” from the Phantasm films), Ellen must marshal all her survival
skills as she races against the clock to escape a grisly fate.
Joe Dante’s “Homecoming”
The subject of intense debate ever since its debut, “Homecoming” blends
zombie horror and contemporary political satire with chilling — and timely
– results. Terror and scandal grip the nation when dead soldiers rise en
masse to have their voices heard one more time during the Presidential
election. Based on the award-winning short story “Death and Suffrage” by
Dale Bailey and adapted by Sam Hamm (Batman), “Homecoming” stars Jon Tenney
(“The Closer”) and veteran Dante collaborator Robert Picardo (“Star Trek:
Voyager”).
Mick Garris’ “Chocolate”
Written and directed by the show’s Creator and Executive Producer,
“Chocolate” concerns Jamie (Henry Thomas, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Gangs
of New York), a newly divorced young man who inexplicably starts to
experience brief and random sensory flashes from someone –and somewhere –
unknown. Eventually, he discovers a horrifying secret that engages him in an
erotic dance of death.
Stuart Gordon’s “Dreams in the Witch House”
Adapted from H.P. Lovecraft’s short story by Gordon and his frequent
collaborator Dennis Paoli, “Dreams” spins the strange tale of college
student Walter Gilman (Ezra Godden) who rents an attic room in a quaint but
dilapidated building. When Walter accidentally uncovers the gateway to a
parallel universe, he begins to suspect that he might be an unwitting pawn
in a satanic ritual that demands the life of his neighbor’s infant!
Tobe Hooper’s “Dance of the Dead”
“Dance of the Dead,” adapted from the Richard Matheson short story, depicts
a post-apocalyptic dystopia wherein re-animated corpses of former friends
and enemies dance on stage at The Doom Room for the entertainment of the few
that survived a nuclear holocaust. Robert Englund (“Freddy Krueger” from the
Nightmare on Elm Street films) makes an unforgettable appearance as The Doom
Room’s twisted MC.
John Landis’ “Deer Woman”
Blending humor and horror, “Deer Woman” stars Brian Benben (“Dream On,”
Radioland Murders) as cynical detective Dwight Faraday who, while
investigating a series of grisly murders, suspects that the culprit may be
an ancient Native American mythological creature, bridging human and nature
with deadly consequences. Written by John and Max Landis – John’s son.
William Malone’s “Fair Haired Child”
Starring Lori Petty (Tank Girl and A League of Their Own), “Fair Haired
Child” spins the bizarre tale of a thirteen-year-old outcast named Tara who
is kidnapped by a strange couple and locked in a basement with their teenage
son Johnny. Determined to learn the reason behind the kidnapping, Tara forms
a special bond with the boy, both of them hoping to survive the unrelenting
night to come. Written by Matt Greenberg (Halloween H20: 20 Years Later).
Lucky McKee’s “Sick Girl”
Angela Bettis (Girl Interrupted) plays Ida Teeter, a dedicated entomologist,
whose only respite from her loneliness is her love of bugs. When Ida falls
for the beautiful but mysterious Misty (Erin Brown), she cannot believe her
good fortune. But is there more than meets her eye? Both genre and gender
bending, “Sick Girl” tells the sad tale of a rather unique love triangle
between two women…and the bug that got between them!
Takashi Miike’s “Imprint”
Perhaps the most controversial of all the Season One episodes. Banned from
broadcast due to its’ visual intensity, the DVD presents the film exactly as
intended by its creators. An American journalist (Billy Drago, The
Untouchables) searches 19th century Japan for a love he left behind years
earlier. Spending the night with a mesmerizing but enigmatic prostitute
(Youki Kudoh, Memoirs of a Geisha), he learns the danger of dredging up old
ghosts and that sometimes the sins of the parents truly are passed on to
their children.
John McNaughton’s “Haeckel’s Tale”
Based on a short story by Clive Barker and adapted for the screen by series
executive producer Mick Garris in association with horror legend George A.
Romero. When Ernst Haeckel (Derek Cecil) finds shelter in a secluded cabin
deep in the New England countryside, he’s welcomed but with a warning: no
matter what he hears outside, he must not leave. When he hears the cries of
an unseen baby, mixed with horrifyingly guttural groans, Haeckel impulsively
disobeys and becomes embroiled in an orgy of the undead. Jon Polito
(Miller’s Crossing, “Desperate Housewives”) co-stars.
Premiering on the Showtime cable network in October 2005 to critical and
public acclaim, each one-hour Masters of Horror film set a new standard in
terror, written and directed by some of the genre’s leading practitioners.
The executive producers of Masters of Horror are Morris Berger and Steve
Brown; Starz Media’s John W. Hyde; Industry Entertainment’s Keith Addis and
Andrew Deane; and Nice Guy Productions’ Mick Garris. Reunion Pictures’ Lisa
Richardson and Tom Rowe are producers. Industry Entertainment’s Adam
Goldworm and Ben Browning are co-producers on the series.
Anchor Bay Entertainment is distributed by Starz Home Entertainment, a
division of Starz Media. Starz Media, LLC, is a programming production and
distribution company operating worldwide. It includes the Film Roman, Anchor
Bay Entertainment, and Manga Entertainment brands. Its units create animated
and live-action programming — including theatrical films — and programming
created under contract for other media companies. It distributes that
programming, and programming acquired from outside producers, through home
video retailers, theaters, broadcasters, ad supported and premium television
channels, and Internet and wireless video distributors in the US and
internationally. Starz Media is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation that is attributed to
Liberty Capital Group.
Industry Entertainment Partners, a leading talent management and production
company, has produced award-winning films including sex, lies and videotape,
Drugstore Cowboy, The Player, Requiem for a Dream, and Quills.
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