Sunday, July 11, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
The Horror Icon Edinburgh Extravaganza
The Jekyll & Hyde bar (112 Hanover St Edinburgh) and Cult Fiction Movies would like to invite you all to an evening in the company of Mr David Hess, the iconic horror baddie who headlined Wes Craven's debut classic The Last House on the Left.
Unlike last time (where we screened in the Cameo), we're holding this one in the close comfort of the actual Jekyll and Hyde pub! That's right - on SUNDAY MARCH 14TH from 6pm onwards you can come to the pub and watch movies/ eat food from a specially prepared buffet/ drink some nice drink offers/ hang out with David and partake in a special question and answer session. Pub will be open from 6pm - 1am (trying for a 2am extension though!) to TICKET HOLDERS only.
Please note: David will also be playing a set of music, including tracks from The Last House on the Left, which he composed.
Tickets are priced at £6/£5 concessions - for which you can come in, hang out, chat to Mr Hess and maybe even share some beers with the great man (please note: David will also be charging £10 for autographs). The concessionary price is offered to students, members of the Edinburgh B-Team and The Edinburgh Zombie Club. Tickets are available NOW from the following outlets.
The Jekyll & Hyde, Cult Fiction Movies and Ticket Scotland.
And if THAT isn't enough the evening will also host GIOVANNI LOMBARDO RADICE...
Yeah, the iconic star of CANNIBAL FEROX/ HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK/ CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE and CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD will also be there, socialising and generally being a pleasant sort.
And what's that? You want MORE for your £5/ 6?
Well we have one more icon to confirm for this dazzling event - expect confirmation soon!
And for Glasgow residents: Fear not, we're hoping to announce something in association with the GFT very soon... (pssst, keep the 12th and 13th of March FREE).
In the meantime Edinburgh residents - fucking get a move on and secure your ticket to an evening of genre legend fun!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Zombie Hunters vs. The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Over the last couple of weeks, I have attended 2 Q&A events on both sides of the Atlantic, that strictly speaking were very different but essentially the same as they both had one common theme – our love for movies! The fans make all the difference to a movies success and long term adoration so whether you attended the Glasgow Film Theatre for a "Night of the Zombie Hunters" or the New York Public Library for a "Conversation with Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach", you were in for a treat!
Glasgow was first for me with Arrow DVD, promoting their new Dawn of the Dead Blu-Ray and organiser Calum Waddell with the success of the “Italian Weekend of Terror” still resounding, worked hard to bring “Night of the Zombie Hunters” to Ireland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, celebrating George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead followed by Day of the Dead.
Along for the ride were the cool Ken Foree and the consummate Joe Pilato who followed up each screening with a Q&A and autograph signings for the fans. Apparently Glasgow crowds are the best according to Mr. Foree, who it also might interest you loves to talk about boxing while eating Chinese food until 3am with yours truly. Meanwhile, Joe P also concurred on the great crowds, but adding that when the fans bring along some pretty tasty red wine as well it's even better....you pretty much had to be there to get that one!
If you were not there then make sure you get along to the next event which could be about a certain City and it might involve some Living Dead, so keep them peepers open on DVD Trash...or go visit the following sites to be kept in the loop!
Arrow Film
Arrow Facebook Fan Page
Cult Lab Forums
If you were there, then thanks because without support these events and the cool UK DVD and Blu-Rays that Arrow produce simply cannot happen!
New York City
My second tale involves perhaps my favourite city in the world, New York, whereby while over visiting my upcoming, hipster and soon to be famous artist cousin, my love of movies was conveyed to one of her friends who consequently invited me to the NY PL for a conversation with Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums) and Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) about their latest movie The Fantastic Mr. Fox! Too cool for school, I thought, and the invite was accepted!
While NY is famous for a myriad of movies, the Public Library, indeed the entrance itself, brings my thoughts to Ghostbusters and Ray, Egon and Peter running scared from the phantom librarian, a perfect setting to an evening all about film!
The premise was simple; Anderson and Baumbach simply sat down at the front of the stage and mused about movies for over 2 hours with them taking questions from their rapt audience at the end! Both directors were endearing, interesting and down to earth much like Ken and Joe P back in Glasgow were!
From Hollywood to Glasgow, the fans, whether up and coming film students from NYC or simply horror aficionados from Glasgow, fun and lots of it was had by all! Plus Glasgow can hold its head up high; both events drew over 300 attendees and were sold out!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Trailer: Harry Brown
Wow! How good does this new flick starring Michael Caine look? Caine stars as Harry Brown as an ex marine who is fed up with today's youth causing problems where he lives and when an old friend is murdered, it's time for Harry to come to the fore!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Zombies are coming to Edinburgh too!
http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinem...x?venueId=edbg
Yup, on the 25th, Cinema One at Edinburgh's LEGENDARY Cameo Picturehouse (which has the comfiest seats known to anyone) will present DAWN OF THE DEAD, with Mr. Ken Foree live and in-person, and DAY OF THE DEAD, with star Joe Pilato in attendance.
You don't need me to tell you what an INCREDIBLE double bill this is! DON'T MISS IT!
We're also gonna have some cool giveaways at this one.
I will let you all know when tickets are on sale.
So what does that leave?
Oh yeah... Ireland.
I'll have news on that one soon!
Remember: As with the Italian Terror Weekend, by supporting these screenings you help to cement future events like this, with iconic guests and a great atmosphere.
For more info head to the Cult Labs forums !
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Night of the Zombie Hunters!
Romero Fans Rejoice!
Following the phenomenal success of the sold out Weekend of Italian Terror Event at the Glasgow Film Theatre Arrow Video has teamed up with the great Cult Fiction store in Edinburgh (www.cultfictionmovies.com) to celebrate the Blu-Ray launch of DAWN OF THE DEAD.
Yes, just before Halloween, Glasgow horror buffs will be treated to NIGHT OF THE ZOMBIE HUNTERS: a delicious double bill of DAWN OF THE DEAD and DAY OF THE DEAD on the big screen on MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH.
Once again, this will take place at the fabled Glasgow Film Theatre (www.gft.org.uk) and, once again, we will be bringing you some quality guests!
Attending the screening of DAWN OF THE DEAD will be horror icon Ken Foree - conducting an exclusive Q and A with the audience afterwards.
And for DAY OF THE DEAD we will be bringing you Captain Rhodes himself: Mr. Joe Pilato - one of fear-film's most memorable villains, live and in-person!
The show is expected to kick off at 5.30pm. Tickets will be on sale soon - I will confirm when just as soon as I know myself!
We have TWO more dates still to announce: One in Ireland and another Scottish one!
Stay tuned for more details! (Including news of a particularly gnarly aftershow party!)
Please visit: www.arrowfilms.co.uk
Please visit: www.cultfictionmovies.com
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Book Review: Taboo Breakers
Title: Taboo Breakers
Author: Calum Waddell
Publisher: Telos
Buy it now from Amazon.co.uk
The 1980’s in the UK was a time of political unrest coupled with recession and strikes, so pretty much like 2009, however some politicians had decided that we could not think for ourselves and watch some movies that had been unleashed onto the fledgling home video market. Along with the 1984 Video Recordings Act (which has been in the news recently), some films such as Cannibal Holocaust and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre became taboo, and as a result , like anything that is banned, they became much more interesting and sought after. Calum Waddell’s “Taboo Breakers” delves deep into the background of these and many other movies in an attempt to discover why these cinematic treats stood out at the time and why they are still relevant today.
The author has chosen 18 films to scrutinise and they range from genres such as blaxploitation (Coffy) to classic XXX (Behind the Green Door) and Video Nasties (Cannibal Holocaust) to modern day shockers (Hostel).
The films covered are:
Blood Feast, Night of the Living Dead, Behind the Green Door, Fritz the Cat, The Tenderness of Wolves, Coffy, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Ilsa – She-Wolf of the SS, Candy Tangerine Man, Halloween, Cannibal Holocaust, Maniac, Nightmares in a Damaged Brain, The Plague Dogs, The Evil Dead, House of 1000 Corpses, Oldboy and Hostel.
Each film is tackled with the outline and basic plot of the movie, the controversies they caused and a very in depth analysis of the film followed by a “what happened next” detailing what the cast and crew did after the movie’s release, did they disappear or breakout to even greater success? Each chapter is then rounded off with one to one interviews with many of the main protagonists of each feature that help to give a deeper understanding of the film and what really happened behind the scenes!
If you are a fan of controversial and challenging genre movies this extremely well researched and well written book cannot fail to enlighten and entertain. We learn that despite opinion at the time these movies did leave a mark and stimulate the creativity in up and coming directors, such as Eli Roth for example, whose love of Italian genre cinema sparked him into creating Hostel. Indeed, Hostel if released during the 1980’s would surely have become a famed Video Nasty!
While horror fans will undoubtedly enjoy the chapters on Halloween or Maniac, the author’s style will seduce you into reading about another type of genre you had not considered and by the end you will be heading to Amazon to order it on DVD!
However, take note, this is not a genre movie love fest with the author spouting plaudits with the films he has chosen, he is fearless in his criticism for some films and does not hold back, but at the same time he is astute enough to pinpoint and appreciate why they came to the fore in the first instance.
A clever and analytical foray into another side of cinema but most of all a hugely enjoyable read! An essential edition to your cinema library!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Machete: 1st images of Alba and Seagal!
The resurrection of Seagal begins...I want Nico:Above the Law II after he's done Machete!Saturday, August 29, 2009
Inappropriate Soundtracks
A very funny series that I've stumbled upon, Inappropriate Soundtracks and first up we have "Philadelphia"!
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Cast of Machete Revealed!
OMG - What a cast for Robert Rodriguez's update from fake Grindhouse trailer to fully fledged movie, "Machete", looks pretty awesome!
- Danny Trejo
- Robert De Niro
- Steven Seagal
- Don Johnson
- Cheech Marin
- Jeff Fahey
- Jessical Alba
- Lindsay Lohan
- Michelle Rodriguez
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Rorschach is Freddy Krueger!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Italian Weekend of Terror - The Aftermath
With introductions from each director followed by “Q & A”’s moderated by journalist Calum Waddell, with myself doing any necessary translations, the weekend was a great success with fans clamouring for autographs and photos afterwards with the two great men who were genuinely touched by the love still shown to their movies! A big thank you as well to all those who attended and hopefully the success of the event will mean that Glasgow can host many more like it in the future!
(That's me on the far right, looking sleepy!)They both turned out to be both utterly charming and very friendly and the weekend was very much the highlight of my short time of writing about movies via this site and I’d like to thank Calum Waddell and the GFT for letting me be a part of it all!
For fun here are five facts about Ruggero and Lamberto that I learned over the course of the weekend!
1. His Scottish Kilt clan is McKenzie
2. He does not like Irn-Bru
3. Or Scottish Tablet for that matter!
4. Thinks David Hess is a lovely man but a bit crazy!
5. Speaks very little English but fluent Arabic!
1. His Favourite Horror film is Bambi!
2. Thought Loch Lomond was beautiful!
3. Is thinking about maybe using 3D in his next project!
4. Also did not like Irn-Bru!
5. His favourite movie of his father Mario was Black Sabbath.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Italian Poster for Inglorious Basterds!
Nice poster that really echoes the sleazy exploitation feel of the original movie by Enzo Castellari, and as the saying goes Italians really do it better!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Eurocrime: The Italian Cop and Gangster Films that Ruled the 70's
New documentary from Mike Malloy on the great crime movies that ruled 70's cinema in Italy! It looks fantastic and it has Henry Silva in it! Thats me sold!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Suspiria
Tuesday evening was spent with my good friend and fellow film afficionado Mike McKenzie at the GFT in Glasgow watching Dario Argento's "Suspiria" with a surprisingly good audience in tow! Although at times a scratchy looking print and with some of the violence trimmed, it was a fun experience watching a classic film in the cinema with like-minded fans! Hopefully a precursor to the forthcoming "Weekend of Italian Terror", with hopefully another good attendance! Remember go buy tickets! Like now!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Weekend of Italian Terror: Tickets are Go!
As per my previous post, tickets for this fabulous weekend of great Italian horror classics and special guests, Mr Bava and Mr Deodato, are now on sale over at the GFT. So show your support for events like these and get yourself up (or down) to Glasgow for the weekend! Plus you might get to see yours truly translate some of your questions for our special Italian guests!
Edinburgh Zombie Club!
Just heard about this from some Edinburgh based cult movie friends that the Edinburgh Zombie Club will be meeting as usual at the Brass Monkey pub in Edinburgh next wednesday the 27th May with this months movies being Abel Ferrara's "Ms.45" and Frank Henelotters "Basket Case". Everyone is welcome to come along an enjoy the fun! For more info go to their MySpace. Think I'll head along and see what I've been missing!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Bava and Deodato coming to Glasgow!
Now, how exciting is this! Ruggero Deodato and Lamberto Bava are both coming to Glasgow, more specifically to the Glasgow Film Theatre to introduce "Weekend of Italian Terror" on June 27th and 28th. In association with Arrow Video who are releasing their new "Masters of Giallo" collection, both legendary directors will be in town to do intros and a Q&A after screenings of Deodato's "Cut and Run" and Bava's "Macabre". Hopefully I can score a little interview with them as well, more on this to come!
June 27th - "House by the Cemetary" 9pm
June 28th - "Cut and Run" 5.30pm followed by "Macabre" at 8pm
More info and tickets - Glasgow Film Theatre
Source: Fangoria
