‘Fright Night’ Gets a Remake
Well, the remakes keep on coming and this one makes me feel a little funny inside. Mad Men writer and producer Marti Noxon will pen DreamWorks Studios’ remake of the 1985 horror-comedy Fright Night.
I’ve heard about this for some time now and I suppose there was really no avoiding it. Everyone is trying to capitalize on the vampire phenomenon these days and with remakes happening in spades I suppose it was only a matter of time. Also notice that the horror-comedy is making a huge comeback? Films like Zombieland, Drag Me to Hell and Jennifer’s Body were all released this year along …read more
Screamstress Interview: Joss Whedon of “Dollhouse”
February 25, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
I had the opportunity to talk with Joss Whedon, creator of “Dollhouse” and many other shows and movies, including “Firefly” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (which I’m just watching for the first time, and loving it). And I can’t leave out the smash-hit musical internet series, “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.”
“Dollhouse,” which airs on Fox, Friday nights at 9 p.m., revolves around a futuristic lab (the “dollhouse”) where various people (the “dolls”) are implanted with false memories and skills in order to complete assignments. When the assignments are done, their memories are wiped clean until the next assignment.


