Cult Cinema

Afro Samurai Trailer and the First Scene Online

Afro Samurai focuses a Black samurai in a futuristic yet feudal Japan who is on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father. Afro is a warrior who travels a solitary path encountering a myriad of enemies, friends, and challenges beyond imagination. The animated series will feature original music by The RZA, and stars Samuel L. Jackson ….

Clive Barker to Remake Hellraiser with Dimension Films

Dimension Films is proud to announce that Clive Barker, whose spine-tingling films have terrified audiences across the globe, is set to team with Dimension Films to remake his most celebrated thriller,Hellraiser. Barker will write the screenplay and serve as a producer. Anthony Diblasi and Joe Daleywill co-produce the remake. No director or cast has been attached to the project yet. The ….

The Wicker Man Trailer

Nicolas Cage plays a sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl, but finds a much larger mystery to solve in the remake of the British cult hit The Wicker Man. Neil LaBute (Nurse Betty) wrote and directed the upcoming thriller, which hits theaters on September 1, 2006. I have added the trailer for the film on the ….

24 Coming to the Big Screen

Variety reports that Fox’s popular 24 TV show is headed for the big screen after years of speculation. According to the trade, Twentieth Century Fox srtuck a deal with series creators Robert Cochran and Joel Surnow, to bring the Kiefer Sutherland real-time thriller to the silver screen. Surnow and Cochran will pen the script and produce, along with Imagine Entertianment’s Brian Grazer. No talent ….

New Halloween Coming From Zombie

Dimension Films is proud to announce that they will make a new Halloween movie with Rob Zombie (The Devil’s Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses) writing, directing and serving as a producer. Malek Akkad of Trancas International Films (Halloween H20: 20 Years Later) will produce the feature along with Andy Gould of Vision Entertainment Group (The Devil’s Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses). Zombie will also serve as music ….

Knight Rider Returns

If quality and not ticket sales are any indication, revivals of old TV shows are improving dramatically. We’ve gone from The Mod Squad (1999) to Mission Impossible III (2006). I think that film didn’t live up to expectations, because of the changing landscape in the U.S. For one thing, as baby-boomers age, they simply don’t want to go to ….

Harryhausen to Receive Sci-Fi Honors

Legendary visual-effects wizard Ray Harryhausen will receive the George Pal Memorial Award at the upcoming 32nd Annual Saturn Awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, the academy announced. Harryhausen, the filmmaker behind such fantasy film classics as Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans, has inspired filmmakers working in fantasy and science fiction around the world, for generations. ….

Will Tippin Talks Alias’s 100th Episode

About.com has an interview with Alias’ Will Tippin (Bradley Cooper), which sheds some light on plans for the show’s finally. Among other things, he talks about why he’s always being abducted and tortured on the show (which happens again in Ep. 100), his relationship with Sidney (Jennifer Garner), and how he fits into the series finale. Cooper will next be seen ….

The Return of Alias

ABC ended speculation about the fate of its spy drama Alias on Feb. 28 by announcing that it would return to the prime-time schedule on April 19 with a two-hour episode, starting at 8 p.m. ABC also released spoilers about the special episode, which will feature the birth of Sydney’s (Jennifer Garner) baby and the reappearance of Michael Vaughn (Michael ….