When the average person thinks of Horror movies they most likely think of gore, thrills, and chills. All accurate assessments for any Horror flick worth its weight in salt, the secret ingredient is almost a splash of humor. Just ask accomplished filmmaker Joe Dante, director...
Released on VOD services August 18, 2020, Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies goes into the what’s, how’s, why’s and when’s of flesh on film. Like the differing social attitudes towards nudity from pre-code Hollywood, post-code Hollywood, and the rise of the MPAA....
Set to hit theaters and On Demand through Good Deed Entertainment as of Friday, June 21st, 2019 is Nightmare Cinema– the newest addition to the vast world of Horror anthologies from Cranked Up Films. Imagine walking up to the Rialto, an abandoned theater, in the dead...
This week in Horror movie history, back on June 24th of 1983, the silver screen took viewers at last to a place beyond sight and sound with Twilight Zone: The Movie. The Twilight Zone had been a popular television series for decades, created and narrated...
The early 1980's saw not only a slew of Slasher films, but also a resurgence of the ravenous Werewolf in films like 1981's An American Werewolf in London and 1984's The Company of Wolves. One of the best films of the Werewolf subgenre is Joe Dante's 1986 The Howling, released on...
Horror anthologies have recently come back into fashion, with the great part about them being if one does not like the first story, they can just wait for the next one. With this season's Tales of Halloween, released October 16, 2015 through Epic Pictures and Film Entertainment Services, Horror fans do not...
Burying the Ex, the newest undead tale from legendary director Joe Dante, is a screwball Horror Comedy of errors that will leave viewers scrambling to tell their friends what they really think about them, before those friends come back to bite them in the ass - literally....
When one thinks of Horror mixing with Comedy, the director that immediately springs to mind is the legendary Joe Dante. After an extensive career both behind and in front of the camera, Dante has become an expert in his field, knowing what he wants and...
With the success of 1984’s little monsters feature Gremlins, Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros waited six years for a sequel and released Gremlins 2: The New Batch on June 25th, 1990. Returning to the Director's chair was Joe Dante with the promise of creative freedom,...
During the holiday season, there are those who watch films with themes of joy, togetherness, and goodwill toward mankind. Then there are Horror fans. The former select their holiday movie fare based on its nostalgic appeal and its ability to recapture that old sense of...
