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"A Nightmare on Elm Street," "Friday the 13th" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" each get their own house. Guests literally walk through a replica of the bloody bed that devoured Johnny Depp in the original "Elm Street." And as Jason and Leatherface hack up victims in their respective houses, visitors feel the splatter courtesy of spraying water. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Tobe Hooper gets 'Buick' in gear Oct 11, 2007
Hooper, who helmed the original "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," has most recently directed episodes of Showtime's "Masters of Horror" and the miniseries "Ghosts" for Lionsgate. George Romero was at one time attached to direct "Buick" for Chesapeake. (Variety)
'Lust' fights stigma of NC-17 Oct 10, 2007
In an effort to persuade exhibitors to play the movie, Focus executives have compiled a list of images and descriptions of other films that have played in their theaters without controversy, such as the R-rated horror films "Hostel: Part II" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning," which graphically show maiming, torture and killing. "I don't want my film rejected on moral grounds by people who are willing to show movies where women's breasts are literally ripped off," Schamus said. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'Spooky' gives city world-class scare Oct 9, 2007
Media Credit: Hayley SherActor R.A. Mihailoff, best known for his role in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as Leatherface, signs autographs at Spooky World on Saturday. Though the weekend's drop in temperature reminded area residents autumn has indeed arrived, a distinct chill unrelated to the cool air tingled the spines of thrill seekers as they stepped off the calm Boston streets and straight into a scene from a horror movie. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Get in on the creepy fun at Haunted Hill Oct 5, 2007
Familiar cinema creeps will include Leatherface from the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" movie series; Killer Klowns from the "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" cult series; Freddy Krueger from "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film series; Michael Myers, "Halloween;" Jason, "Friday the 13th:" Pinhead from the "Hellraiser" series; and more. "It's just like walking into a movie," said Richard Vaillant, 30, of Cumberland, who co-operates the Haunted Hill project with fellow horror enthusiast Zeke Fortier, 28,... (Woonsocket Call, RI)
Nights are frightful at Universal Oct 3, 2007
""We've been to two other haunted houses and have seen a lot of stuff," said Soledad, who was gleefully retelling her experience of being cornered by hourly-paid actors more than once.Though not official, Soledad is at an advantage for enjoying/enduring thrills of the heart-stopping variety.If you prefer to keep the shocks to a minimum, here's some advice: Don't be a girl between 13 and 17 years old. The scare-actors prey on teenage girls. And who can blame them? The park relies on high-pitched... (Florida Today)
New directors grab spotlight Sep 29, 2007
Also doing so are Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld, whose Red Hours Films hired newcomers to direct "The Ruins," "Blades of Glory" and "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story." The same is true with Bay's Platinum Dunes, which has handed its horror redos like "Hitcher" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" to new helmers. More jobs will quickly follow should that first pic turn into a hit. (Variety)
Jessica Biel: The Next Wonder Woman? Sep 26, 2007
After breaking out as minister's daughter Mary Camden on the long-running WB series 7th Heaven, Biel transitioned to feature films, including the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Blade: Trinity, Stealth with and The Illusionist, opposite. Her most recent credits include the Iraq War drama Home of the Brave, the sci-fi thriller Next with and the summer's hit -Kevin James comedy, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. (E! Online)
Sept. 24: Our readers write Sep 26, 2007
Gary wrote on Sep 26, 2007 7:26 AM:" To Avis, Bruta, and Ms. Goins... The problem is Hollywood, like the music industry has run out of ideas for getting people to spend their money. It seems the only think they can do now is to either produce sequels until we are sick of the franchises or totally remake the original movie. Just a few examples: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (it's been redone twice), The Nutty Professor, The Love Bug, Dr. Doolittle, Halloween, The Hills Have Eyes 1 and 2. The Night of... (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
Friday the 13th Update Sep 19, 2007
The site adds that it's not certain whether Jonathan Liebesman (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) is still attached to direct the new Friday the 13th. Reviews. (IGN FilmForce)
Hollywood Players Form Political Production Company... Sep 12, 2007
Hollywood Players Form Political Production Company - The Fix. Hollywood Players Form Political Production Company. (The Drudge Report)
'Catacombs' to premiere on Fearnet Sep 12, 2007
The ad-supported Fearnet's lineup consists of Sony and Lionsgate action pics, highlighted this month by "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2," "Krull," "Starman," "Nightwing" and three Godzilla movies. Diane Robina, prexy of Fearnet, said that the 18-34-year-old Comcast digital subscribers targeted by the service avoid linear program schedules and are gravitating in bigger numbers to Fearnet, making it one of the top 10-rated VOD platforms out of a total of about 300 (including such powerhouses as HBO On... (Variety)
For Halloween, Universal Studios brings classic horror films to life Sep 11, 2007
New this year, Universal Studios parks both in Hollywood and Orlando are bringing the legendary horror film series, "Friday the 13th," "A Nightmare on Elm Street," and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" to life. The event which includes guest encounters with actors portraying Freddy Krueger, Jason and Leatherface is not suitable for children under 12. (USA Today -- Travel)
The promise of Viggo Mortensen Sep 10, 2007
His first film appearance was in Peter Weir's Witness back in 1985, and after roles in everything from Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, to Crimson Tide and Carlito's Way, his fame reached its peak in the role of the heroic Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, a role he took because his son was a J.R.R. Tolkien fan. "Those kinds of films, the sprawling epic with the huge cast and the computer imagery, is almost an entirely different medium from films like A History of Violence or... (Globe and Mail)
Even for slasher flick, 'Hatchet' doesn't cut it Sep 8, 2007
He's also apparently over-caffeinated and styling some very "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" overalls in his quest for fresh meat. In "Hatchet," he has, quite literally, a boatload of it, er, them. (Boston Globe)
Film critic loses cancer battle Sep 7, 2007
" Not that Muller was a strict populist. His three favorite movies of all time were Dr. Strangelove, Young Frankenstein and Full Metal Jacket. And his appraisals of serious motion pictures and trends conveyed depth and sensitivity. "In the '70s, even horror movies had something to say," he wrote in 2004. "The stark rural emptiness of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) represented a crumbling America, and the walking corpses outside the mall in Dawn of the Dead (1978) reflected a society turned... (AZCentral -- News)
Spike TV Goes Into the Woods for SCREAM 2007 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles Sep 6, 2007
Following are the categories and nominees for Spike TV's SCREAM 2007: THE ULTIMATE SCREAM -- 28 WEEKS LATER -- 300 -- BATTLESTAR GALACTICA -- THE DESCENT -- HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX -- HEROES -- PAN'S LABYRINTH -- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END -- SPIDER-MAN 3 -- TRANSFORMERS BEST HORROR MOVIE -- 28 WEEKS LATER -- 1408 -- THE DESCENT -- GRINDHOUSE -- THE HOST -- HOSTEL: PART II BEST FANTASY MOVIE -- HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX -- PAN'S LABYRINTH --... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Halloween *½ Sep 4, 2007
Skipping the Steadicam shots that gave Carpenter's original a certain elegance, Zombie prefers a grungier look that's more akin to other seventies horror antecedents like Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He also has little interest in replicating the Hitchcockian flair or black humour that distinguished the first Halloween, though the use of handheld camera and unconventional sound design give punch to many early scenes. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Television movies for the week of Sept. 2 Sep 2, 2007
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. 06. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Manhunt 2 to be released in North America Aug 25, 2007 Judge: Spector's Ex-Girlfriend Can Testify During Prosecution Rebuttal Aug 9, 2007 7th Heaven to cloud nine Aug 7, 2007 Russell Schwartz leaves New Line Aug 7, 2007 Biel looks for humourous men Jul 20, 2007 Indictment only one chapter in "Life of Vick" Jul 20, 2007 Jessica Biel Says She'd Turn Into An Ugly 'Monster' For Riskier Roles Jul 20, 2007 'Torture porn' hits a bloody wall Jul 17, 2007 From horror film to torture porn Jul 13, 2007 Universal adds frightful trio to Horror Nights Jun 28, 2007 Filmgoers may be fed up with sadistic gore Jun 21, 2007 Desperately Seeking Stardom Jun 17, 2007 Parker's Blues (Part I) Jun 16, 2007 The Front Page: Hostel-ity (Part 1) Jun 11, 2007 'Ocean's Thirteen' wins weekend Jun 11, 2007 Horror movies destined for home video Jun 10, 2007 Hostel: Part II Jun 8, 2007 * I was hooked on schlock horror DVD! Jun 8, 2007 Hostel: Part II AU Review Jun 5, 2007 Names in the news - Clevelander MTV movie finalist Jun 1, 2007 '2007 MTV Movie Awards' Announces Most Important Nominees ... You!! May 30, 2007 The undead walk again May 12, 2007 '28 Weeks Later' stands out from the wave of horror flicks May 11, 2007 Big Screen Entertainment Group Hits Cannes Film Market with Three Completed Films May 11, 2007 Trio Discovers Ruins May 5, 2007 Nightmare Theatres Mondo Movie Month May 4, 2007 Engelhardt: Bush's Ticking Clock May 3, 2007 Ricky Sans Interview Part Four May 2, 2007 'Disturbia' Does It Again — Better Luck 'Next' Time, Nic Cage May 1, 2007 Fox, Marvel move on 'Magneto' Apr 27, 2007 Fright of fancy Apr 26, 2007 The making of a mass murderer-- In english class Apr 24, 2007 Saugus native had reached out to troubled Cho Apr 21, 2007 Arquette works the angles Apr 21, 2007 'Shaun' Star Hopped-Up Over 'Hot Fuzz' Apr 20, 2007 Classmates reveal strange behavior Apr 19, 2007 Persia Director Buzz Apr 16, 2007 The Cougar Lounge - New Sunshine Ride Apr 16, 2007 1hr 28min - Rated R - Action-adventure thriller Apr 15, 2007 'Pathfinder': Blood Runs True Apr 14, 2007 Pathfinder gives up the Ghost Apr 14, 2007 Bombastic action rescues monotonous 'Pathfinder' Apr 13, 2007 'Path' raids, pillages senses (Christian Toto) Apr 13, 2007 Pathfinder ** Apr 13, 2007 Grim gorefest is a testosterone rush Apr 13, 2007 'Sunshine' AU Review Apr 11, 2007 Q and A: Wes and Jonathan Craven Apr 5, 2007 Tarantino and Rodriguez team up for 'Grindhouse' Mar 30, 2007 Microsoft releases "elite version" of Xbox 360 Mar 29, 2007 Roll over, Wes Craven| Mar 26, 2007 Still Playing Mar 25, 2007 Bloody boring Mar 25, 2007 Freddy Vs. Eminem? Robert Englund Talks 'Nightmare' Scenarios Mar 22, 2007 My lying boyfriends Mar 19, 2007 NewsMax Exclusive: John Tesh Finds His Groove Mar 15, 2007 Family-Friendly Films Mar 11, 2007 Weatherford Telegram Mar 9, 2007 'Zodiac' is captivating Mar 9, 2007 Unbelieva-Biel: sex appeal and substance Mar 6, 2007 Your Feedback Mar 3, 2007 From Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Terror Knows No Bounds as the Producers of 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Unleash the Action-Packed, Bloody Thrill Ride, 'The Hitcher' Mar 2, 2007 'The Black Donnellys' premieres Monday at 10 on NBC Feb 26, 2007 A Hell's Kitchen drama may be Jonathan Tucker's ticket to fame Feb 25, 2007 Equity Solutions, Inc. Features Big Screen Entertainment on USEquityNews.com Feb 24, 2007 Movie Distribution Income Fund Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End Results for Motion Picture Distribution LP* Feb 21, 2007
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Creative compromises are the real enemy in 'Invasion' Aug 17, 2007
The credited editors on The Invasion are Hans Funck and Joel Negron; the first cut Downfall, the second movies like Man of the House and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. One is Hirschbiegel s man, the other Joel Silver s. At times, you can actually see their two versions of the film wrestling, as scenes leap forward in time and then suddenly jump back. (Boston Globe)
Before Wednesday's testimony began, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler and defense attorney Roger J. Rosen asked Juror No. 6, an executive vice president for New Line Cinema, if his company's role in releasing two "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" films produced by prosecution witness Michael Bay would cause him to be biased against the defense. He replied no and was allowed to rejoin his fellow jurors. (NBC4.tv, CA)
" But when she made those remarks no one wanted to know about the down-to-earth actress from rural Colorado, who got her start on the syrupy television series 7th Heaven, before moving on to slasher flicks (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and action films (Blade: Trinity). Then Esquire magazine named Biel 2005's sexiest woman alive, she flexed her acting muscles in the Oscar-nominated film The Illusionist, upped the ante on the red carpet - and snagged Timberlake. Sitting back at the Four Seasons... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Until "Hairspray" opened, New Line had recently chalked up undistinguished box office results on pics including "Snakes on a Plane," "The Nativity Story," "The New World," "Fracture," "The Last Mimzy," "Hoot," "The Number 23," "Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning." Last year, its top performer was "Final Destination 3" with $55 million. Schwartz said Monday that he'd been in discussions with New Line co-toppers Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne and chief... (Variety)
Jessica - who starred in the remake of 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and 'The Illusionist' - said, "Sexy sexy can be sort of boring. Funny sexy is way more fun and definitely easier because you can be ridiculous. So I would much rather laugh and do a funny sexy scene.". Jessica recently revealed she finds men with stubble "sexy" because it makes them appear more "masculine. ". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
If MV had woken up that morning and gone hunting, killed a deer, cleaned said deer, cooked said deer, rented Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and invited his girlfriend over. Our Falcons might still have their best player. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Not that you'd know from watching the 25-year-old's rather eclectic filmography, however, which includes action ("Blade: Trinity"), horror ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"), even drama ("The Illusionist") but, up until now, no comedy. "I'm definitely not just a serious person, [but] I have done a lot of films that are more serious in nature," Biel said. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Hits in 2004 included "Freddy vs. Jason," at $82 million, and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," at $80 million, both from New Line Cinema. In 2005, Lionsgate Entertainment's "Saw" hauled in $55 million and spawned two sequels. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Images of extreme violence are nothing new in the genre after all, it's been 33 years since the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre but even some fans are surprised by how common this kind of graphic, visceral content has become in mainstream, often studio-backed fare. There's evidently an appetite for it among moviegoers the three films in the Saw franchise have grossed over $400-million (U.S.) worldwide. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
"Halloween Horror Nights -- a 16-year-old tradition -- is one of Universal's premier events, and offers an alternative to tamer fall evening fare.The character Freddy Krueger made his debut in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" in 1984, and followed up with other "Nightmare" films, and then "Freddy vs. Jason" in 2003.The Jason character came out of "Friday the 13th," which debuted in 1980, a film that led to a number of sequels."The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was the 1974 movie that starred the... (Florida Today)
Hostel: Part II is a distant psycho cousin at best to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, one of the most profitable of the American independents of the 70s as well as one of the most interesting. Director Tobe Hooper's film holds up unnervingly well. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Wants to star in slasher flicks like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and inane comedies like Scary Movie. Wants to be like Rob Schneider, his acting idol. (Boston Globe)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, one of the classics of a new genre known as the slasher film, introduced Leatherface, to be followed by Michael Myers (Halloween) and Jason Voorhees (the Friday the 13th franchise). There was once again a recognizable evil, but one that did not appear to be based in religion or myth. (Suite101.com)
To them, the genre itself has very little going for it artistically, and those rare films that break out of the categories mold of mediocrity to become certified cinematic classics the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Exorcist, etc. are the anomalies in a field overflowing with filmic offal. (PopMatters)
Other recent horror sequels have been unable to carve as big a slice of the B.O. as their predecessors: "The Hills Have Eyes II," "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" and "The Grudge 2" failed to land at the same levels as the pics that spawned them. And recent horror originals, including "Grindhouse" and "Vacancy," also have gone off the rails. (Variety)
In the era of "Saw" and "Hostel," of the remade "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Hills Have Eyes," how could anything be more graphic, more disturbing, more shocking than what we already see in the theaters. Are there any limbs filmmakers have yet to lop off, any gruesome tortures still untried. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Wolf Creek. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
In the era of Saw and Hostel, of the remade Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes, how could anything be more graphic, more disturbing, more shocking than what we already see in the theaters ... Kane Hodder, who plays the title character in Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield, about a real-life killer who was the inspiration for the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, would be more familiar to viewers if his greatest role hadn't required him to wear a goalie mask: He was the last and the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Lauren German, of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake infamy, is a fairly strong lead actor, and Heather Matarazzo looks great naked. Bijou Phillips spends most of the movie looking drunk and loose, but also does a competent job at looking freaked out. (IGN FilmForce)
Caco's spoof, Casino Royale With Cheese, combines the Bond film with some Pulp Fiction, and is definitely funnier than the other four contestants, including two, count 'em, two Texas Chainsaw Massacre spoofs ... Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Rehab, by Noah Herald of Mill Meadow, Calif. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Viewers will see their peer's creations which spoof a variety of films from a combo of Casino Royale and Pulp Fiction, to the gory yet funny take on Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets a Broadway musical, to the manic combination of Grindhouse intertwined with Little Miss Sunshine ... -- TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE REHAB - Noah Harald, Mill Meadow, California - You drink - you die ... No, no, no - you won't want to go to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Rehab. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Those rigorously moral and humanistic underpinnings give "28 Weeks Later" a kind of power that 100 "Saws" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remakes could never achieve. "The 20th century has been the most horrific in history in terms of war and blood and violence," said David J. Skal, author of "The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror." "We live in horrifically violent times, and we've become kind of inured to it, so I don't think it's a coincidence that these movies are so popular again. But... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
28 Weeks Later' stands out from the wave of horror flicks - 05/11/2007 - MiamiHerald (The Miami Herald)
Babysitter Wanted, co-directed by BSEG's Senior VP Michael Manasseri, is a beautifully shot horror/thriller starring Matt Dallas (Kyle XY), Sarah Thompson (Angel), Bill Moseley (The Devil's Rejects, Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Kristen Dalton (The Departed). Forget About It, starring Burt Reynolds and Raquel Welch, is an action-comedy pairing two of Hollywood's living legends. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Jonathan Tucker (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Pulse) will also star in the film which follows a group of friends whose vacation in the Yucatan takes a turn for the terrifying when they go on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle and discover that something evil lives among the ruins. Smith adapted the novel for the screen himself. (IGN FilmForce)
May 12: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. A drive-in staple, the original 1974 film is considered by many as the standard of modern horror. (Pensacola News Journal)
Bush's Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Or The Clock Ticks for Thee (in Baghdad and Washington). (Zmag.org)
Sometimes we might roll up to a small gas station in the middle of nowhere late at night, and you're thinking Texas Chainsaw Massacre or something, so you're glad to get away safely (laughs). But overall, we're pretty good, we don't do anything too crazy we're pretty mild-mannered. (Suite101.com)
1 "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" ($80. 6 million) #2 "Blade: Trinity" ($52. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Turner's credits include "The Longest Yard" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.". Date in print: Fri. (Variety)
Actually, he added, the tourist board of Slovakia should not be too concerned because many people still go to Texas despite The Texas Chainsaw Massacre being remade umpteen times ... The Texas Chainsaw Massacre symbolises the fear of depravity, the unleashed stranger, the unknown neighbourhood and the most diabolical tree-cutting device ever invented by man. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Guess who took that class that watched The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and explored in papers and a fear journal how horror has become a masochistic pleasure, according to the course description ... Would NBC and other stations be criticized for airing footage from one of the required class texts, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, on prime time ... Guess who took that class that watched The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and explored in papers and a fear journal how horror has become a... (Townhall.com)
Brent Stevens, who taught the class on horror, which featured films like "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and the writings of Edgar Allan Poe and Patricia Cornwell's book on Jack the Ripper, said in a phone message that he was unaware of any relationship between Alameddine and Cho. Another English professor of Alameddine's, Kelly Pender, raved about him yesterday. (Boston Globe)
I also like the original Halloween and the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Q: What's the best thing about working with your family. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
"The difference, of course, is like "Shaun," the gore is meant to inspire laughs."It's 'Itchy and Scratchy' more than anything," Pegg mused. "When you have a film where the intention is a little darker and a bit more cruel like 'The Devil's Rejects,' 'Wolf Creek' 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' where the violence is hard to watch. You could have less graphic violence in those films than ours and it would still disturb you more because the impetus behind it isn't comic. (Click2Houston, TX)
April 19, 2007 Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho took an English class last year called Contemporary Horror in which he studied films such as "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and the slasher flick "Saw," according to two classmates ... "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was part of the elective's curriculum, as was a book about Jack the Ripper. (Newsday -- Nation)
The director-turned-producer discusses the making of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. We profile the director of The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and Bad Boys I. (IGN)
Individuals with this gene are not genetic mutants like that family in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre but they typically performed better on tests after being deprived of sleep. "It may be there are people who are genetically predisposed against shift work," says Lounge Scientist #98, Malcolm von Schantz, a scientist at the University of Surrey in the UK, who reportedly fell asleep in the lab one night. (Washington State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Director Marcus Nispel (2003's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake), who lacks a light touch to a spectacular degree, used to make music videos. Well, perhaps you can take the man out of the music video, but apparently, you can't take the music videos out of the man. (All Headline News)
While the movie suggests he learns an appropriate lesson concerning the costs of vengeance, it s also displayed by the representation of those costs at once thrilling and arty (see also, Nispel s remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre). While that sort of thematic doubleness is unsurprising in an action movie, the doubleness embodied by Ghost is slightly knottier. (PopMatters)
The murky look of the picture, directed by Marcus Nispel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) from the graphic novel that partly inspired it, is at least consistent with the narrative confusion. Urban's Ghost, named for his white skin and blond hair, was born the son of a Viking leader, a ferocious Darth Vader type who really suits the ram's horns headdress favoured by his fellow warriors. (Toronto Star)
Only then does the German director Marcus Nispel , a veteran of music videos and the man behind 2003's "Texas Chainsaw Massacre " remake, really seem up for doing any filmmaking. He and his crew choreograph some excitement. (Boston Globe)
Director Marcus Nispel cut his teeth on music videos but made a slick transition to features with the unfairly maligned "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake. His work here suggests he hasn't switched off from horror mode. (Washington Times, DC)
His first feature was a kind of homage, the 2003 remake of Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which had more slicing (both editing and killing) and much more boredom than the original. For Pathfinder, a fantasy about Vikings and Indians fighting in North America back around the first millennium, Nispel took part of its plot from an Oscar-nominated Norwegian film, Ofelas (1987). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Video director-turned-filmmaker Marcus Nispel (George Michael's greatest video hits, and the 2003 Texas Chainsaw Massacre) plays up the gore -- zeroing in on every head lopped, every arm lost and every eye removed by battle ax or blade. He keeps this thing moving, which is helpful, seeing as how Urban and his love interest, the real tracker in this tribe (Moon Bloodgood) don't dazzle us with their screen presence. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
In this way, Sunshine actually nestles up against horror-genre idea of 'pursuer and pursued' - kind of like the unrelenting Leatherface in 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The foe's inclusion is arguably a little happenstance, but we can forgive - it adds a separate layer of menace to the plot. (IGN FilmForce)
And The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a great example of a movie that was made for very little money and had a great energy. As for recent films, I was a really big fan of Hostel. (Daily Collegian, PA)
"And in the last year alone, they've remade 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' 'The Hitcher,' 'The Hills Have Eyes 1 and 2,' and 'The Last House on the Left' is due for a remake. The times caught up to exploitation. Even reality TV shows like 'Survivor' or 'Fear Factor' have made audiences desensitized to what was once shocking in exploitation.". Reflecting real-life horrors. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
New Line films available on Xbox Live include such recent fare as "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning," "Snakes on a Plane" and "Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny" and such catalog titles as the "Austin Powers" films and "Magnolia." A&E will bring such TV shows as "Dog: The Bounty Hunter," "King of Cars," "Driving Force," "Criss Angel Mindfreak" and "Gene Simmons: Family Jewels" to the service. NGC will have such shows as "Is It Real?" and "Taboo" as well as "Air Force One" and "21... (Xinhuanet, China)
One things for sure, though, the rise of these young filmmakers suggests a nostalgia for the ultra-violent gore fests of the late '70s and early '80s, which saw low-budget, high-body count films like 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and Sam Raimis 'Evil Dead' zombie films coining it at the box office and developing a strong cult following. Cheap 'n nasty. (iAfrica.com)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (Thriller, 91 minutes) Starring Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley, Diora Baird, Matthew Bomer ... It may be a compliment to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre legacy, but it's also tiresome and unoriginal. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
That movie was a low-budget, throwaway film that saved dollars by recycling props left over from another original, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Most people enjoyed the remake more than Craven's 1977 movie. (Edmonton Sun)
"But I can still do Freddy in the makeup. All I gotta do is lose 5 pounds. Nobody moves like me or talks like me. Sooner or later, I'll have to pass the baton. I don't know if they'll remake the first one, because that's sort of considered the classic and the scariest. I'm a big fan of Wes Craven's 'New Nightmare.' Even though part one and part three are the fans' favorites, I can still see where we were running out of money on the budget for those films. We had a really low budget, so maybe... (VHI.com -- Music News)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Then he asked: "Do you know how difficult it is for me to say those things?". (Guardian Unlimited)
"It's not like watching 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' or 'Saw' or any of these gratuitously violent things," Tesh says. "There's a reason for ('24' hero Jack Bauer) to be torturing somebody . . . Don't think I'm sitting around watching 'VeggieTales' every day - I'm under the covers with the laptop, with '24,' and my wife is (saying) You're addicted to this,' and I'm (replying), Yes, I am.'". (Newsmax)
The ten top-grossing movies of 1974 included The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Blazing Saddles, and The Godfather: Part II. The only family-friendly movie that made the list was The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams. By 1994 - the year the Statler Brothers' former hit song "Flowers on the Wall" was resurrected for the Pulp Fiction soundtrack - the five highest grossing movies included Forrest Gump, The Lion King, The Santa Clause, and The Flintstones. (Suite101.com)
Im not saying I wanted to see another Texas Chainsaw Massacre but The Number 23 seemed like the next big thing. By Terry Evans, Weatherford Telegram Writer EDITORIAL/OPINION By M. Ray Perryman, The Economist Although the clich win-win is used frequently, its not that often we really can identify such a situation, at least not on a Texas-size scale. (Star-Telegram, TX -- News)
One may recall Hollywood's horrible depiction of true story serial killings in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003) as a slasher film with beautiful movie stars getting killed off one by one by a crazy psycho. However, "Zodiac" does not follow suit. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
Other young stars with a movie CV that so far had included Blade: Trinity, Stealth and the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre might not have jumped so confidently at the last-minute chance to be in a period romance with such a heavyweight cast. The part: a 19th-century Czech duchess with a tricky accent and even trickier corsets whose forbidden love is a peasant's son who just happens to be a magician, played by Norton. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
But for every Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake that does well, there's a Hitcher that does not. --Stax. (IGN FilmForce)
The latest unmissable psychological horror movie from producer Michael Bay ("Texas Chainsaw Massacre," "The Amityville Horror"), "The Hitcher" is packed with hair-raising plot twists and electrifying stunts that make it the most terrifying DVD of the year. The DVD is priced at $29. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Then, there's less-well-known Jonathan Tucker ("Texas Chainsaw Massacre") who plays Tommy Donnelly -- putative leader of the Brothers Four and the narrative heart and soul of "Donnellys." Everyone and everything is refracted through him, but who -- exactly -- is he. "The Black Donnellys" story-telling device is an as-told-to-the-cops jailhouse inquisition of one Joey Ice Cream (Keith Nobbs). (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Then "Sleepers," "The Virgin Suicides," and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," among others, plus everything on TV from "The Practice" to "Law and Order" to "CSI." Of course he didn't get every role he went for; Tucker recalls sitting on Demi Moore's lap a decade ago, auditioning unsuccessfully to play her son in "The Juror." He landed in "Two If by Sea" instead and learned a lesson at 12 that he says is even more valuable at 24: a great script doesn't guarantee even a good movie. "I've been... (Boston Globe -- Living)
The newest addition to the Big Screen library is the movie "Babysitter Wanted." A horror film set in the remote part of Northern California starring Sarah Thompson ("Angel," "Seventh Heaven"), Matt Dallas ("Kyle XY"), Bill Moseley ("The Devil's Rejects," "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"), Bruce Thomas ("Legally Blonde"), Kristen Dalton ("The Departed") and Nana Visitor ("Deep Space Nine"). This film is expected to be released theatrically in Fall of 2007 nationwide. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
On DVD in Canada, we have released The Illusionist, Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Beginning and Snakes on a Plane, which has shipped 230,000 copies to date. We also expect to release Little Children, The Queen, Pan's Labyrinth and Arthur and the Invisibles all on DVD. In the United Kingdom during 2007, theatrical releases include Miss Potter starring Ren;e Zellweger and Ewan McGregor which has grossed $14. (Canada Newswire)
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