Trick r Treat

Trick r Treat (2007) *** 1/2 I was scrolling my hard drive for something to watch tonight at midnight to kick off Horrorthon in the right wa...

It has begun...

I've scarified my phone for October. I'm sitting here waiting for midnight to arrive, as it has on the east coast. This is one of ...

Carell Wanted For Foxcatcher

Steve Carell has been offered the lead role in the true crime drama " Foxcatcher " says The Press Association . Carell would  pla...

3 Join Efron/Quaid Father/Son Pic

Clancy Brown ,  Heather Graham and Kim Dickens have joined the cast of the Untitled Ramin Bahrani Film  says The Hollywood Reporter . Once...

Country Folks

Malin Akerman and Tyler Labine are co-starring in Peter Wellington 's indie dark comedy Cottage Country says The Hollywood Reporter ...

Guggenheim Zones Out

Marc Guggenheim , who co-wrote this summer's Green Lantern , will pen the fantasy adventure " Time Zones " reports Heat Vision...

Nelson Duo Get Hate Mail

" Half Nelson " and " Sugar " writer/directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden have begun prep work on the the drama "...

It's almost time, Kiddies!

It's almost time, kiddies, the clock is ticking. Be in front of your TV sets for the Horrorthon and remember the big giveaway at the en...

Magicianland

Woody Harrelson is currently in negotiations to star in the magician heist pic Now You See Me says Variety Louis Leterrier ( Clash of t...

Klattenhoff Fights For Pacific Rim

Diego Klattenhoff has landed a role in  Guillermo Del Toro ’s sci-fi monster epic Pacific Rim reports Variety . The story is set in 2025, ...

TDKR: Murphy Cameo?

Cillian Murphy  might just be making a cameo in Christopher Nolan 's The Dark Knight Rises Murphy played the role of secondary villain D...

Fall Into Stew

Lots of industry news nearly slipped away during September--Thus this latest installment of Cinema Stew... -A rare cut of Stanley Kubrick...

Prometheus Profiles

Damon Lindelof  talked to MTV  about Michael Fassbender  and Charlize Theron 's characters that are part of Ridley Scott 's sorta-pr...

Countdown to Horrorthon Contest! 1 day to go: SCREAM!!!!!

AHHHHHHH!!! IT'S HORRORTHOOOON!!! TONIIIIIGHT!!! I've pretty much been winging these contests the past ten days. I thought of the ...

Ranger Rides Again....

First we were told that there was renewed  optimism over the fate of Disney's " The Lone Ranger "--and then the studio was e...

DCD's Best of Horrorthon, 2010

Okay - I said I was going to do this a week ago, but the H2010 deadline is upon us so this is my final chance!  I've changed a couple of...

Vaughn Gets Duaghter In "Watch"

Erin Moriarty (not to be confused with the Erin Moriarty of CBS News with the same name) has joined the cast of Akiva Schaffer 's ense...

2012? But I want to watch it now!

This is based on a book by David Wong, one of the regular writers at Cracked.com . When this trailer came out recently he wrote an interest...

Octopunk's Best of Horrorthon 2010

Yeah, yeah, I did this already in the first Countdown post. But dammit, I finished my reviews for 2010 with less than 24 hours to go (see b...

The House of the Devil

2009 ***** Boogie Nights and It's Alive . Those are the two movies I think of when pondering the difference between a movie that take...

Number Crunch

There may be a quautet of new releases greeting moviegoers this weekend...But that doesn't mean that one of them will be in the top spot...

Page Travels East

Ellen Page has joined the cast of Zal Batmanglij ‘s thriller drama The East " reports Variety . The story focuses on a law enforcement...

Courtney Joins Shot As Child Endorses Cruise

Jai Courtney  of Spartacus: Blood And Sand  has been given a meaty role in the film adaption of " One Shot " reports Deadline . Ba...

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Bond Back In Istanbul & Craig To Work Soon

He may NOT be going to India after all  for Bond 23 but 007 will visit Istanbul for the opening of the sequel. MI6-HQ.com reports that the...

Not Lost On McAuliffe

Callan McAuliffe  has joined the cast of Paradise Lost  reports Variety . The film takes John Milton 's classic 17th century poem "...

Just in time for Horrorthon!

From slashfilm, The second half of Paranormal Activity 3 is the most consistently intense and frightening segment so far in the popular foun...

Mara Up For Oldboy?

Rooney Mara is said to be the front-runner for the female lead--renamed Marie-in the remake of Chan-wook Park 's 2003 cult classic ...

Fuqua For Hunter Killer?

Antoine Fuqua is in final talks to call action on " Hunter Killer " reports Variety . An adaptation of the as yet unreleased nov...

Cooper Considers Motor City

Dominic Cooper is in talks to star in the revenge thriller " Motor City "says Variety . The story follows a small time crook who...

Countdown to Horrorthon Contest! 2 days to go: Read This!

Greetings. For several years now the council of blog geezers has recycled the following slab of text, usually on the eve of October. It...