Metropolis

In exciting news for Cinema historians and lovers of classic Sci-Fi, the long thought lost original 210 minute cut of Metropolis has been located in a Buenos Aires vault. Professor Martin Koerber, who is behind the discovery and restoration, stated that "No matter how bad the condition of the material may be, the original intention of the film, including all of its minor characters and subplots, is now once again tangible for the normal viewer. The rhythm of the film has been restored,".

Source: Chud.com

Mst3k Presents : Posture Pals

Those of us who have been trying out Wii Fit recently will appreciate this 50's short film on the importance of good posture, given the MST3K treatment.

Dawn of the Dead 3D

Aint it Cool News reports that George Romero's Dawn of the Dead, which vies with the Exorcist for the title of greatest horror film ever made will be getting the digital 3D treatment from New Amsterdam Entertainment. Whilst this will no doubt be a gimmick, any excuse to see this film on the big screen again can't be all bad.

True Romance

Maxim Online has a lengthy article celebrating the 15 year anniversary of the release of True Romance (which just makes me feel old). The article features new interviews with director Tony Scott, writer Quentin Tarantino and many of the cast.

Source : /film

Gremlins!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, it's a BT advert and yes, it features Peter 'Dragons Den' Jones, but if you don't get a big smile on your face the second the music kicks in then you really shouldn't be reading this website....




Source: Aint it Cool News

MST3K Presents : Posture Pals

MST3K presents a 50's version of Wii Fit

Star Wars

Star Wars fans with more money than friends can now liven up their homes with these life size replicas of C3PO and R2D2. Made of fiber glass, the life size figures come complete with voice and light functions. Of course, such quality doesn't come cheap, with a cost of $11,500 for the pair.

Source : /film

South Park

Although not strictly movie related, fans of South Park may want to head over to the new official website which, amongst other items, features streaming versions of every show released. Even better, the episodes are absolutely free of charge.

The one caveat is that UK and Australian viewers will have to wait a little while longer until they can use the service, due to some rights difficulties. Of course, the more IT literate of you will know this is not something that is particularly difficult to circumvent.

As far as I am aware this is the first time the entirety of a major series has been placed online for free, and it will be interesting to see whether other shows follow suit.

Source: Cinematical.

Spine Tingler - The William Castle Story

Trailer for the forthcoming documentary about the films of William Castle. Castle was best known for his showmanship and gimmicks, including flying skeletons on strings above the audience, selling life insurance policies to guard against those dying of fright during the film and, most famously, placing shock buzzers under cinema seats for 'The Tingler'



Source: Cinematical

Happy St Patrick's Day

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance USA

Charlize Thereon has revealed she is in talks to star in an American remake of Park Chan Wook's Korean thriller, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance.

The original tells of a woman who is incarcerated for 13 years for a murder she didnt commit, before being released and setting off on a path of revenge against those that wronged her.

It appears that the director is involved in the remake to some extent, with Theron quoted as saying "he came to me and said he really wanted us to do this. He wanted to see that story told in an American society."

With the Oldboy remake seemingly dead in the water, this appears to be the film most liekly to introduce a mainstream audience to Chan Wook's unique worldview, depending of course on how much survives the Hollywood studio system.

Source: Chud.com, Cinematical

Attack of The Killer tomatoes

80's spoof sci-fi film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is getting the remake treatment. Rights to the film , whose sequel starred a young George Clooney, have been acquired by M. Dal Walton III, who s responsible for recent remakes of Terror Train and Day of the Dead.

The film will be written and directed by Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, creators of the popular website 'Ask A Ninja'.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

MST3k presents Samson -v- the Vampire Women

I know these dont really fit in with the news based direction the site is taking, but what the hell, these are great...

MST3K presents Mr B Natural

A short from the MST3K team

Destino

Destino was an intended collaboration between Walt Disney and Salvador Dali. The film was begun in the 1940's but abandoned. In 2003 Roy Disney finished the project and since then the film has been shown at a number of festivals. The short (15 min) film is now being released on DVD, with a host of extras, as part of the Disney's Treasures series.

Below is a short clip from the film, which combines classic era Disney animation with Dali's surreal imagery.

The film is set for a November 11th release in the USA, with no UK date as of yet




Source: Cinematical

RIP Ben Chapman

The original Creature from the Black Lagoon, Ben Chapman, died today aged 82. Chapman played the creature on land, whilst underwater scenes featured swimmer / stunt man Ricou Browning.

Whilst Chapman had no other roles of note, the Creature from the B;ack Lagoon remains a fifties horror classic, espeially in it's original 3D version). Below is the original theatrical trailer:

Grindhouse

It looks like Grindhouse may be getting a very limited UK release in it's original form after all. Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright will introduce a screening of the film at the Prince Charles Cinema in London as part of the forthcoming 'Frightfest' horror movie festival. The film will then get a limited cinema release at the end of March.

Source : Empire Online

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