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This past weekend I visited Toronto’s Rue Morgue Festival of Fear. The event drew a huge number of vendors and fans — definitely the biggest comic-con type event I’ve attended. I spent a lot of money and witnessed a lot of fan adulation. It was a pretty good time, though I think in the future […]
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I’m looking ahead at the Sci-Fi channel’s Halloween movie schedule. They’ve got a few good movies and a few so-bad-they’re-good ones. DAGON tues Oct 23 3:30 pm Stuart Gordon’s fish-fest might be edited too much for broadcast, but it’s worth checking out. An over-the-top adaptation of The Shadow Over Innsmouth, filmed in Spain through Fantastic […]
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At first glance, the website seems believable. Poorly constructed, perhaps, but it seems to represent a benevolent program that gives awards to worthy filmmakers. I’m speaking of the site for the Annual Program Without Frontiers. I’ve come to the conclusion that this “program” is nothing but a front. Under the guise of numerous fake film […]
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A recent thread at Indieclub.com got me thinking about the origins of the Kraken. The most famous (Release the Kraken!) reference would be as the giant Harryhausen-animated monster from Clash of the Titans. Now that Pirates of the Carribean (plus a SciFi Channel low budget flick) has summoned the leviathan, I wondered which was more […]
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I meant to get this done sooner, but what can you do when you have five active movie projects and an addiction to prime time TV to take up your time? Anyway, here’s my somewhat belated recap of this year’s H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregon… I had a great time at this annual […]
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My trip to the Philly Film Festival was brief this time around. At 9 bucks a ticket, it’s tricky to pick something worthwhile. I was only in town on April 10th and 11th, so here’s what I took in. Evil Aliens, directed by Jake West This movie had a great reputation, but it turned out […]
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Little known facts about podcasting: 1) It’s just another name for audio content in MP3 form. 2) You don’t need an Ipod. 3) You don’t need Itunes (usually). 4) Even if you use Itunes, most content is free. And you still don’t need an Ipod. I started listening to this stuff before ever buying an […]
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I keep coming back to the SciFi Channel on Saturday nights, despite the uneven quality of their movies in the last couple years. Once in a while there’s a gem. So I’m happy to say that this week’s Minotaur was surprisingly good. With a title inspired by Greek myth, I first thought it would be […]
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Because I can, I’m posting the latest news from Animatus here on Mad Dog Movies as well. Enjoy! =========================== Q & A WITH THE FILMMAKERS FOR “THE END OF THE LINE” Audio from our Subway DVD premiere screening is now online for your listening pleasure! Learn about the production of the documentary and what went […]
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A friend of mine recently told me that he just hates direct to video/cable productions. “They reek,” he said. Well, hearing any generalization makes me immediately want to play devil’s advocate and argue the other side. In this case, I can back up my point with a list of recommendations. Sure, the categorty of direct-to-video […]
