Lionsgate won the battle to distribute the Eli Roth produced film, The Last Exorcism. If you’re wondering why you haven’t heard of this one before–well, you have. They renamed the film, which was previously titled, Cotton. Personally, I’m not a fan of either title, but I’ll still curious to see the faux documentary feature about a disillusioned minister who lets a film crew record his his last exorcism.
“After a career spent helping the devout through prayer and trickery, Rev. Cotton Marcus invites a film crew to document his final fraudulent days as an exorcist. Soon his faith is truly tested …read more

If there’s one director I couldn’t be more anxious to see more from, it would be Ti West. He blew me away with his satanic, 80’s throwback The House of the Devil and wooed me with his web series, Dead & Lonely. Now he’s dishing up a story about a haunted hotel in The Innkeepers.
West wrapped a deal he made at Sundance on Sunday with Dark Sky films financing/producing and Larry Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix. He commented that he intends The Innkeepers to be “a truly terrifying” follow-up to The House of the Devil. Lensing starts in Connecticut this Spring. …read more

Nightmare on Elm Street star Robert Englund will guest star in an upcoming episode of the forensic crime-drama series, Bones. The series stars David Boreanaz (Buffy, Angel) as Detective Booth and Emily Deschanel (Spider-Man 2) as Dr. Brennan, whose nickname is ‘Bones’.
Englund will star in a new episode as a janitor at a high school where a murder takes place, according to STYD. The crime actually takes place at Booth’s old high school, which means I’m sure it will be filled with lots of annoying pseudo-witticisms to tell the background story and so on.
I gave Bones a try. It’s really …read more

In March, Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle will begin filming 127 Hours, his adaptation of the true-life story of Aron Ralston (played by James Franco). The film details the hiker’s grueling five-day ordeal while being pinned under a boulder. Anyone forced to amputate their own arm with a dull knife deserves his own movie.
In the meantime, Boyle has his sights set on a stage production of Frankenstein. Screenwriter Nick Pear (Persuasion) has teamed up with Boyle to bring the adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic tale to audiences next winter at the National Theater in London. The play will be filmed …read more

While rumors about Guillermo del Toro’s The Hobbit were recently debunked, the director has enough projects on the horizon to keep our attention shifted elsewhere. Even though Del Toro is up to his proverbial eyeballs in film, he somehow managed to find time to support the work of budding filmmakers Andy and Barbara Muschietti. Del Toro will be helping them develop a feature version of their short film, Mamá, which was a festival hit during its release in 2008. Though the clip looks promising in its own right, it wouldn’t hurt to have thee Del Toro backing them. He helped …read more

Here is part three of my interview with Lance Henriksen.
In case you missed it, part two of the interview discusses Lance’s roles in Near Dark, Pumpkinhead, Tales from the Crypt and Dead Man. He also talks about Western films.
Part one of the interview discusses Lance’s role as Bishop in Aliens and his career as a voice actor. He also talks about James Cameron’s latest film, Avatar.

Alison: My favorite role of yours has always been Frank Black in Chris Carter’s Millennium. The role was quite intense. Can you talk about how you prepared for it? Were there any rituals or special …read more

If you’ve recovered from watching Jennifer’s Body, then get ready to see what Diablo Cody is dishing up next. She’s set to produce a new horror-comedy based on a novel by S.G. Browne called Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament. You can purchase the book right here if you want to get a head start on things. The script for the film is being written by Geoff LaTulippe who is currently working on a Drew Barrymore comedy.
Breathers is a dark comedy about zombies through the eyes of an ordinary reanimated corpse. A newly turned zombie has trouble adjusting to his new existence …read more

Lance Henriksen’s filmography is a mile long and he always has a dozen projects in the works at any given time. Like many of the characters he has portrayed throughout his career, his energy is fierce and unyielding. Cool confidence and the wisdom of age cannot betray his passion for the challenges of acting and of life. The gravel of his voice is more soothing than distressing; words are impressed upon you with the solemnity of a person who is sharing some secret knowledge only you are privy to. The deep creases of a weathered brow might be evidence of …read more

I’ve always been fascinated by twins and other strange anomalies of nature. When Buffy the Vampire star Alyson Hannigan (Willow) posted this picture on her Twitter account, I got totally spooked.

Alyson wrote of the picture, “If Eliza and Sarah were combined into one person…” Yep, that looks like Alyson standing next to a Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Faith (Eliza Dushku) hybrid. And what are the chances of randomly meeting someone like that? Bizarro world!
Maybe Joss Whedon can recover from Dollhouse sadness by casting this chick in a new Buffy script. It seemed to be the only show that didn’t …read more

Werewolf Of Nashville from the Go Green With Dr. Gangrene series has been nominated for an Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, at the 24th Annual Midsouth Emmy Awards. Go Green is part of a PSA campaign that runs on the local CW station in Middle TN–passing on environmental/safety messages to all the little kiddies between their Saturday morning TV programs.
Writer & Director Cameron McCasland was nominated in the “Short Form Writer” category. This is the second Emmy nomination for McCasland, who was also nominated for his work on the Go Green With Dr. Gangrene campaign. …read more