Cult Cinema

Live-action Jetsons film will happen and Sin City director Rodriguez will helm

Producer Donald De Line told Dark Horizons that a live-action film based on the 1960s animated series The Jetsons is going to happen. The Jetsons has been in development, since May of 2007, and has been in development hell ever since. “In fact, Robert Rodriguez, who lives right here in Austin, has done a great ….

3-D Re-Animator film in the works, and a first look at Herbert West: Re-Animator TV series

According to horror website ShockTillYouDrop, producer Ray Haboush is developing a 3-D remake of Stuart Gordon’s 1985 sci-fi horror cult classic Re-Animator, based on the H.P. Lovecraft tale. Haboush’s Automatic Media and Halcyon International Pictures will be shepherding the project with Brian Yuzna, producer of the original film and director of its sequels Bride of ….

Wes Craven talks People Under the Stairs, Shocker, Elm St. and more remakes

Wes Craven was recently interviewed by Sci-Fi Wire, and tld them that his proposed remakes of The People Under the Stairs and Shocker are still moving forward, even though Relativity Media has taken over Rogue Pictures, which signed the deal with Craven’s Midnight Entertainment to develop the projects. The first remake under that deal, The ….

See Bela Lugosi’s Dracula Cape, Fritz Lang’s Monocle from Metropolis and much more at Forrest J Ackerman tribute

On Sunday, March 8, 2009, Profiles in History is set to display highlights from the upcoming Forrest J Ackerman Estate sale, during the opening reception at American Cinematheque’s Tribute to Forrest J Ackerman on. The amazing pieces of cinematic history on display will include Bela Lugosi’s Dracula ring and cape, the costume From The Raven, ….

10th Anniversary screening of cult comedy Office Space lures original cast

On February 8th, Fantastic Fest sponsored a 10th Anniversary screening of the cult classic comedy Office Space, featuring appearances by most of the original cast members, including Gary Cole (Bill Lumbergh), Stephen Root (Milton), David Herman (Michael Bolton), Ajay Naidu (Samir Nagheenanajar) and Diedrich Bader (Peter Gibbons’ neighbor Lawrence) along with the film’s writer and ….

The French Connection Blu-ray review

New York City detectives “Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) attempt to break a mysterious narcotics smuggling ring and ultimately uncover The French Connection – the gritty classic New York crime story is a blueprint for how contemporary action movies are done right. Based on a true story, this action-filled thriller won ….