The Graves is written and directed by independent comic book legend Brian Pulido (Chaos! Comics, Lady Death, Evil Ernie) and produced by Mischief Maker Studios, Brian and Dean Ronalds of Ronalds Brothers Productions (Netherbeast, Inc.). Production Design by Francisca Pulido. Director of Photography Adam Goldfine.
For more info visit www.TheGravesMovie.com
It’s Karate Kid meets 28 Days Later in this over-the-top horror / action / comedy from Strange Stuff Productions. Wanda is a uber nerd with the coordination of a seizure victim. Her karate trainer is an aging pervert with a penchant for ball gags and various sex toys. When a bus from a rival karate school accidentally runs over a couple scientists dumping a toxic chemical down the sewer, the entire class is turned into high flying, flesh eating baddies! As they wreak havoc on the town turning others into zombie ninjas, Wanda and her instructor must save the planet with the help of a magic karate belt. That’s right, I said MAGIC KARATE BELT. An epic feature full of brains, boobs and bad ass bitches, Death of the Dead is fun for the whole family!
Every once in a while you find a little film that could fly right under your radar, and you get hooked on it. “Bitch Slap” is one of those movies for me. We posted about this movie a while back and I just completely fell in love with the trailer and have been looking forward to it ever since.
So I’m here at Comic Con, and while I was speaking on the “Masters of the Web” panel, I discover that some of the cast and the writer of “Bitch Slap” are in attendance. I talked to them after the panel was over and Doug arranged for us to go meet them with a video camera for an interview. Doug covered Eric Gruendemann and Rick Jacobson (the writers and director for the film) and I spoke with the 3 lead girls (Not a bad way to spend the day)
So here now is the conversation Doug had with Eric Gruendemann and Rick Jacobson. Both of these guys did a lot of writing and directing on shows like Hercules and Xena (hence Kevin Sorbo and Lucy Lawless are both in Bitch Slap) and Eric was even a production manager on one of my all time favorite movies, Army of Darkness.
But before you watch the interview… make sure you watch this early trailer (the movie still isn’t finished yet) for Bitch Slap:
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Rose Mcgowan Loses Part Of Her Elbow Doing Stunts For New Film
At this time last year, Rose McGowan told us how excited she was to be kicking butt and working under the direction of her fiancé Robert Rodriguez in the she-devil comic book adaptation “Red Sonja”, but it turns out a serious injury has brought the production to a standstill.
“I had wrist and elbow surgery and they took part of my elbow out. I had really bad nerve damage from doing stunts - I do a lot of my own stunts,” McGowan recently told Tarts. “I could no longer use my arm, but now I can hold a fork and drive so we’re working our way up. It’ll probably be another six months of rehab, but It’s the price you pay for being really limber and being able to do back flips!”
And despite the success the 35-year-old has garnered throughout her career with roles in “Grindhouse,” “The Black Dahlia” and “Scream,” she initially thought being an actress was a pretty pathetic profession.
“I wasn’t trying to be an actor, I was standing outside of a gym waiting for my friend to come out and this woman he knew kept saying, ‘She should be in this movie blah blah blah’ and I was like, ‘Gross, I don’t want to be an actor! Ew!’ and then I found out they would pay me enough money for a down payment on an apartment,” McGowan said. “Otherwise I would have had to go back and live with dad in Seattle. The film, ‘The Doomed Generation,’ became this huge cult movie and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and I’ve been following the Yellow Brick Road ever since…”
True Blood Episode 2.8
“Timebomb”
Written by: Alexander Woo
Directed by: John Dahl
Original Airdate: 9 August 2009
In This Episode…
Godric, despite being a peace-loving vampire, snaps Gabe’s neck the moment he pulls him off Sookie. As the church alarms sound, he directs Eric to lead Sookie to safety – and spill no blood on the way.
As I insisted last week, Jason isn’t dead. Sarah shot him with a paintball gun. She is furious, he is hurt and confused. After a few frustrating minutes of “Who’s On First?”, she accuses him of being a vamp sympathizer, fang banger, the works. When she calls Sookie a whore, all gallantry flies out the window. Jason disarms Sarah and steals her golf cart.
Back in the church, it has turned into a stand-off. While trying to escape, Eric and Sookie are surrounded by weapon-wielding churchgoers. Eric offers himself up as a sacrifice in order to save Godric from a toasty finale. He also insists that Sookie gets her freedom as well, but Steve won’t have any of that – she is a traitor to the human race. Bill finally shows up (having had to beat Lorena unconscious with a 52″ plasma TV while she was trying to feast on good ol’ Barry) but it is Jason who truly surprises Steve with a paintball gun blast to the face. Sookie frees Eric, who then takes Steve hostage. Stan’s crew rolls in – in full cowboy regalia – ready for a showdown at the O.K. Corral. Hell breaks loose, but Godric shuts the fun down quickly. Like a vampire Martin Luther King Jr., Godric insists that the vamps not sink to the Newlins’ level. When he asks Steve for a truce, Steve refuses. Steve, of course, wants to be killed so he can be a martyr for the cause. But no one else is willing to die for Steve’s beliefs.
The Dallas Vampire Association has a “Welcome Home” party for Godric at his house. He regards Jason as a hero, and a friend to vampires. Isabel brings traitorous Hugo before Godric. Rather than kill him, Godric simply banishes him from the nest. Lorena then crashes the party, before Bill can tell Sookie about her. They get into the vamp equivalent of a catfight. Both Bill and Jason rush to Sookie’s aid, but it’s Godric who’s the only one strong enough to save her (second time in one day. Bill better treat Sookie right – looks like she has another vamp to take his place). He shows mercy on Lorena, even though he does not know her. Vowing that Sookie’s a valuable ally, he banishes Lorena from Dallas as well.
As if the party wasn’t memorable enough, Luke from the church crashes it. He’s armed himself with a bomb composed of pure silver chains, silver bullets, and vials of holy water. As he pushes the trigger, the screen cuts to black.
Meanwhile, in Bon Temps, Sam discovers Daphne’s corpse in Merlotte’s freezer, and the sheriff arrests him, in part because of an “anonymous tip.” Maryann cooks up Daphne’s heart and serves it to Tara and Eggs as “Hunter’s Soufflé.”
Dig It or Bury It?
This was one of the best episodes in a while. For the most part, it was action-packed, fast-paced, and held my attention better than any other episode. I was disappointed that Godric stopped the race war – that would have been fun. The party scenes did drag on in some places. I was glad to see Lorena go. Her clinginess was really unbecoming of a vampire of her stature. The symbolism is starting to get a bit tiresome, though. We get it – vampires are an allegory for homophobia. But the party wardrobe was a little too coffin-nail-on-the-head: Sookie in white (purity), Bill in black (darkness), Lorena in red (bloodlust, passion, and other unchecked emotions).
I’m not much of a cook, but Maryann’s recipe for Hunter’s Souffle looks delightful. Sautee carrots, celery and potatoes in a sauce pan. Thinly slice a whole human heart, add to the pan. Cook for a few minutes, then transfer to a greased soufflé dish. Cover the top with pie crust (pre-prepared or homemade is fine) and bake at 450 degrees until golden brown – about 35 minutes. Best served with red wine.
Oh, and I was right – Jason wasn’t dead. Nyah nyah nyah. I loved that this episode ended with the song “Time Bomb” by Beck playing over the credits. Besides it being my favorite Beck tune, I love when a show goes out on a high note.
Ass Factor
Tara and Eggs have hit a new milestone in their relationship: violent, sadistic sex. After eating Maryann’s hunter’s Souffle, the two are horny as usual, but this time, foreplay is beating the crap out of each other. We’re not talking spanking and playful whipping – more like a sharp kick in the balls, and multiple bitch-slaps that nearly knock each of them over.
Jessica and Hoyt are enjoying their first time together – that is until Bill walks in on them. Everyone is embarrassed, but Bill just asks that Hoyt take Jessica back to Bon Temps, as things are about to get all Hatfields vs. McCoys in Dallas. Back home, Jessica is horny as hell and they barely get through the door before Jessica is ripping both their clothes off.
And while not really an “ass factor,” it’s still amusing: while Sam is in jail, he sees an acquaintance – and obvious victim of Maryann’s evil. The guy is in jail for sodomizing… a tree. “It must be true,” he laments, “I’m all covered with scratches and splinters.”
Myths Revamped
Well here’s one of those things you never really think about. As Jessica and Hoyt are fucking for the second time, she screams in pain and pulls away. Remembering that vampires heal exceptionally fast, Jessica puts the pieces together: her hymen grew back. She is destined to remain a virgin forever. O. Henry couldn’t have written it better himself.
Blood Count
Daphne’s still dead – now with cut-out heart and torn-open chest! Gabe died a quiet, but undignified death – neck snapped by centuries old vampire mid-attempted-rape. Lorena, while not dead-dead, gets a lovely TV to the head as a parting gift. For someone who has been dead for so long, there sure was a lot of blood. Plus, a cracked plasma screen etched with blood is surprisingly appealing to the eye.
Biting Humor
While Steve threatens Jason with banishment from heaven in the afterlife, Jason isn’t worried: “I reckon I already been to heaven – it was inside your wife.” Ah, those repressed religious-types are always the dirtiest in bed (or on the balcony floor in the chapel).
Sunday, September 27th can’t come soon enough as everyone’s favorite serial killer, “Dexter”, returns to Showtime. Today we got our hands on the official TV spot trailer for the fourth season, which will introduce a new member to the Morgan family. Check that out, along with a piece of San Diego Comic Con teaser art by reading on. “Dexter” is a crime drama about Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) a man who leads a double life as an incredibly likeable forensics expert for the Miami Police Department and as an emotionless vigilante serial killer.
Here is the Halo-8 Entertainment trailer for its upcoming illustrated film “Godkiller.”
Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo, illustrated by Anna Muckcracker, animated by Brian Giberson, “Godkiller” stars Danielle Harris (Rob Zombie’s “Halloween”), Lance Henriksen (”AVP: Aliens vs. Predator”), Justin Pierre (Motion City Soundtrack), Scream Queen Tiffany Shepis, Bill Moseley (”The Devil’s Rejects”), Lydia Lunch and Davey Havok (A.F.I.).
The first episode of Godkiller is currently slated for a limited theatrical release followed by DVD on September 29.
Godkiller - Official Trailer from Halo-8 Entertainment on Vimeo.
Source:Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
July 6, 2009
She took on wise-crackin’, leg-humpin’ robots in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and now Megan Fox is wielding a voracious appetite and going head-to-head with Amanda Seyfried in Jennifer’s Body, 20th Century Fox’s horror offering arriving on September 18th. Screenwriter Diablo Cody (Juno) whipped up this hellish tale about a high school cheerleader (Fox), screwed over by a visiting rock band, who becomes possessed by a demon and begins to feed off of the fellas in her town.
In a ShockTillYouDrop.com exclusive, we’ve got your first look at the red band trailer. ‘Tis right, your first ever peek at the film before a green band trailer strikes soon. Here, director Karyn Kusama, Cody and producer Jason Reitman can explain…
“Fox is putting a trailer of Jennifer’s Body in front of Bruno this Friday. Great, right? Only problem is it’s not our trailer. It’s kind of a straight horror preview and while we’re sure it’ll appeal to many of you, we wanted to make sure you guys got to see our cut… Lets call it the “filmmaker’s cut”. We think it captures the comedy and scares of the horror films we grew up on - a kind of nostalgia for when horror films were fun. Can’t wait to show you the whole film… In the meantime, here’s the red band trailer we wanted our fans to see.”
- Karyn, Diablo, and Jason
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