October 4th is a special day day for several reasons … but is now being made even more special ’cause not only is Universal releasing the “Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection” 15 DVD set … they will also be releasing the first season of the classic “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.” Rockin’!!!
Author: Chas.
The Man Who Wanted To Know
Some More DVD News …
Something tells me that I am gonna end up buying a Region Free/PAL & NTSC DVD Player sometime in the very near future.
Some DVD News
Finally! 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment will release Alfred Hitchock’s “Lifeboat: Special Edition” on October 18th. One of the last major Hitchcock films to be released onto DVD, this legendary survival classic arrives with a restored fullscreen transfer and a Dolby Digital Mono track. Bonuses include an audio commentary with USC film professor Drew Casper, “The Making of Lifeboat” documentary, a still gallery and the original theatrical trailer. Retail is $19.98.
Just Annonced! “High Tension” will hit video on October 11th … though no word yet on whether the film will be the un-cut or theatrical release version. No word on any extras either. It will be interesting to see if there are any extras for the Region 1 release. The PAL Region 2 disc has commentary from director Alexandre Aja and actress Cecile De France plus a makeup special effects featurette.~
Hollywood Is Dead
Variety reports:
John Moore has become bedeviled by “The Omen 666.”
Moore, who directed “Behind Enemy Lines” and “Flight of the Phoenix” for 20th Century Fox, has been set by the studio to helm a remake of the 1976 horror classic about the arrival of the Antichrist in the home of an unsuspecting family.
Dan McDermott is writing a script that contemporizes the tale. Project is on a fast track, as the studio has set a tentative Oct. 3 start date, with 20th prexy Hutch Parker and Peter Kang overseeing.
Richard Donner directed the original, which starred Gregory Peck as an ambassador whose dark secret –allowing a baby to be substituted for the one his wife (Lee Remick) lost in childbirth — comes back to haunt him when the hellish prodigal son begins to hit his evil stride.
Source: Variety
I was gonna bitch about the fact that my favorite “Son of Satan” movie is now being remade … but I think this news really just solidifies the fact that (in its current state) Hollywood is dead. All summer we have been hearing about how box office takes have been lackluster … and I think a lot of it boils down to the remake/rework mentality. What have been the big films this summer? “Batman Begins” though not a remake is definately a “been there done that” kinda thing. Same for “Fatastic Four.” “The Longest Yard” is a remake. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is a remake. “Bewitched” is hardly new stuff. The same is true of “Herbie: Fully Loaded,” “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith,” “House of Wax,” “The Honeymooners,” “Dark Water.” “War of the Worlds.” Out of the few movies listed here, what would you be willing to plunk $10.00+ (depending on where you live) to see? Looking ahead there are a slew of remakes and reworkings of films and television shows on the way (“The Fog,” “Bad News Bears,” “Dukes of Hazzard,” “King Kong”) plus a whole slew of sequels to films that weren’t even good to begin with). Hopefully this will all turn around. Some orginality needs to come back to film industry if it ever expects to survive.
Commenting
So, you may have noticed that if you leave a comment it “might” take a little while for it appear. My site is currently one of the many being covered up in spam comments, so some “moderation” has been put in place … though it’s kinda wonky about what gets through and what doesn’t. Yesterday, the system held up comments from jdub and Casey for some reason (yeah, that’s some shameless name dropping). Rest assured that your comment isn’t lost or that I am not a total snot and have to see everything before it gets published.
Currently …
Upcoming Projects
Thinking about doing a few things around the place …
1. Start doing some audio posts.
2. Get those old Haloscan comments into the WordPress format.
3. A section of screencaps from my favorite horror films.
Trent Reznor Still Kicks
The next single off Nine Inch Nails’ “With Teeth,” the ultra-peppy “Only,” is currently being prepped for release. You can check out the video (featuring a Powerbook and iTunes!) or download remix-able versions of the song as well. Remember back when “The Hand That Feeds” was released for some Garageband fun? Well, “Only” comes in several formats so you Windows (ugh!) users can get in on the fun as well.
Desktop Candy (Part III)
Clickity-clickity on the picture above and you too can have the spankingly hot Chris Evans for your desktop. He has his shirt on in this one … but, Mr. Evans is still totally hot! Specially designed for those of you worried about being too distracted (while at work) by his beauty. It’s designed for a 1280 x 854 monitor (the same a a 15″ Powerbook), of course. Enjoy!
Upcoming!
“Pic is a brutal, punishing yet mordantly amusing work that far outpaces its predecessor in its grisly single-mindedness of vision.” — Justin Chang, VARIETY
“Captures the visual texture, spontaneity, and mania of 1970s shock cinema classics like Last House on the Left and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” — Jeremiah Kipp, FLIPSIDE MOVIE EMPORIUM
“A wild, grittily authentic, nihilistic jaw-dropper of a film!” — Staci Layne Wilson, HORROR.COM
“Fans of 70’s exploitation horror get ready to get jazzed – “The Devil’s Rejects” is the real deal – a gritty, nasty, stylish piece of work ” — Laura Clifford, REELING REVIEWS
I am looking so forward to seeing “The Devil’s Rejects” this coming weekend (even if it is being released by those bastards at Lions Gate Films).
Update!
Friday Night:
The second weekend of “Ragtime: The Musical.” What more to say about that? Get 50+ actors in one place and egos are sure to flare up. Steve slapped some of them down … which was much needed. Afterwards, there was enough time for a quick drink and then it was off to the local bookstore and the midnight release of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” What a nerd I am. The cute bookseller (and in a long-term relationship) was there and we chatted for just a few minutes. That’s all I could stand. I knew if I talked longer I would make a total idiot of myself. Gosh. He was so adorable in his nerdy glasses and Birkenstocks. *Sigh* And, no. I did not stay up until four in the morning reading the book. I was sensible and got some sleep.
Saturday:
Was pretty much a lazy day. Some shopping. Some reading. Some cleaning out of the Jeep. I watched the David Cronenberg film “eXistenZ” … which I really dug. Then it was off to the show again and out for some drinks afterwards. That night I had a dream that Criterion had released special edition DVDs of all of David Cronenberg’s films and I was a very happy man. Then, I woke up.
Sunday:
The lazy morning was followed by a matinee of “Ragtime: The Musical.” I would have preferred napping on the couch. Spent the evening working on all the little projects that I hadn’t finished up yet. What a fun way to end the weekend. Yeah. That’s said with sarcasm.
In other news …
A huge thank ya to B! for pointing me to some fresh new pictures of my future sex slave boyfriend … Chris Evans. Mmmmm, mmmmm.
For Your Information
“The Ken Ryker Realistic Supercock”
Overall Length: 11-1/2″
Insertable Length: 9-1/2″
Circumference at the Head: 7″
Circumference at the Base of the Shaft: 8-1/2″
Circumference at the Balls: 14-1/2″
Now you know … and knowing is half the battle.