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Speed Kills, (the original title was already taken), is adapted from Dirk Van Dom’s original comic strip by Alan Rogers, who also produces, directs and stars as the depraved protagonist, Tucker.
You can show your support and find out about further screenings, and all the other information you’d care to know, on the official Facebook page HERE.
Has it really been three years since he bade us farewell? It is with a heavy heart that I must post the following video…
…but wait… What’s that down there…?
Hold the rhubarb… There’s something jolly familiar about that David Ashby chap’s style.
Is that…? No, it can’t be…
Danger 5 are coming - November 21st 2011.
This short film is a fan made adaptation of Ben Templesmith’s werewolf comic published by IDW Welcome to Hoxford. Directed by Julien Mokrani. Written & Artistic Coordination by Samuel Bodin. With Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher & Arben Bajraktaraj. This movie is so well made it’s impossible not to be impressed by it. It’s highly stylized which suits the movie as it’s only 20 minutes long. However, the short length does leave you wanting to see a complete adaptation of the comic.
It’s a great comic and definately worth your money. You can see our review of the comic Welcome to Hoxford here.
Mokrani is clearly a massive lover of the original work and claims:
This film is produced solely for the personal, uncompensated enjoyment of ourselves and other Ben Templesmith fans.
Grab some popcorn, sit back and enjoy this wonderful experience.
Check out the fan film site here.
Alma (2009) is the brainchild of ex-Pixar animator Rodrigo Blass. Alma is Rodrigo Blaas’ first short film as a director. Originally from Spain, Rodrigo Blaas has worked in animation for more than ten years, in Spain and in the United States.
Seizing the possibility of directing his first independent short film, Rodrigo Blaas asked some of the best artists in their field to take part in this independent project: French animator Bolhem Bouchiba, character designer Carlos Grangel and Sergio Pablos, ArtDirector Alfonso Blaas, music composer Mastretta and sound designer Tom Myers.
It’s deliciously creepy and worth watching for any fan of horror.
Seizing the possibility of directing his first independent short film, Rodrigo Blaas asked some of the best artists in their field to take part in this independent project: French animator Bolhem Bouchiba, character designer Carlos Grangel and Sergio Pablos, ArtDirector Alfonso Blaas, music composer Mastretta and sound designer Tom Myers.
When we first heard Locke & Key was coming to the small screen there was a huge buzz of excitement in comic geek land. Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s horror story feels almost perfect for an on-screen adaptation. Imagine the dissapointment when, after loads of teasing, industry reports and a full blown pilot episode, Fox decided to drop the project. Don’t worry, they will rot in hell. The full episode was shown at the recent San Diego Comic Con, hopefully it will eventually make its way on to the internet. For now we just have the trailer…
Looks pretty awesome as far as I’m concerned. Maybe it will get picked by another network…we live in hope.
Marvel’s Ghost Rider gets his second movie due for release February 2012. Once again Nicholas Cage is the demon stunt rider with the flaming skull. Check out the trailer below or visit the official site here www.thespiritofvengeance.com
Yet another big screen adaption of a popular comic book hits the cinemas this week. Cowboys & Aliens is a 2006 graphic novel created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley, with Luciano Lima and Dennis Calero in the art department.
I gotta say, what an absolutely fantastic name and concept. Shame about the tag line on the poster above, terrible.
On paper the signs look promising. It has a great cast including Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Sam Rockwell. Iron Man director Jon Favreau has the helm, Ron Howard is producer, and comic creator Rosenberg onboard for input. Have you seen this film? Let us know your thoughts.
You can find out more on the official website.
Obviously Fridays aren’t really made for high brow discussions on literary classics so for the sake of restoring balance here’s a sexy lady dancing in a Vampirella costume. Enjoy!
The TV series of Tales from the Crypt thrilled folk of all ages during its 7 year reign as one of the spookiest TV shows of the early 90′s. Based on the E.C . Comics comic of the same name, each episode was a story from the E.C. Archive introduced by the wonderful Crypt Keeper. We’ve included the intro sequence below to get you in the mood for a YouTube marathon as most of the episodes can be found online.
A quick steal from Wikipedia shows a fantastic list of actor who appeared in the TV series including Adam Ant, Dan Aykroyd, Hank Azaria, Steve Buscemi, Daniel Craig, Tim Curry, Timothy Dalton, Roger Daltrey, Benicio del Toro, Kirk Douglas with son Eric Douglas, Brad Dourif, Kerry Fox, Whoopi Goldberg, Bobcat Goldthwait, Teri Hatcher, Marg Helgenberger, Mariel Hemingway, Jane Horrocks, Bob Hoskins, Eddie Izzard, Margot Kidder, John Lithgow, Andrew McCarthy, Dylan McDermott, Malcolm McDowell, Costas Mandylor, Ewan McGregor, Meat Loaf, Demi Moore, Donald O’Connor, Joe Pantoliano, Bill Paxton, Joe Pesci, Brad Pitt, Iggy Pop, Christopher Reeve, Natasha Richardson, Don Rickles, Mimi Rogers, Tim Roth, Julia Sawalha, Martin Sheen, Brooke Shields, Slash, John Stamos, Ben Stein, Jeffrey Tambor, Lea Thompson, Vanity, David Warner, Sam Waterston, Steven Weber, George Wendt, Adam West, Treat Williams, Rita Wilson and many more.
Famous directors include Michael J. Fox, Tom Hanks, Kyle MacLachlan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Many well-established film directors also contributed episodes. They include Robert Zemeckis, Richard Donner, Howard Deutch, John Frankenheimer, William Friedkin, Walter Hill, Tom Holland, Tobe Hooper, Mary Lambert, Peter Medak, Russell Mulcahy, Elliot Silverstein, and Freddie Francis, who directed the original 1972 film.
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