Once the magazine came off the presses, it wasn't distributed all over the country simultaneously, but was given a try out in New York and Philadelphia. As soon as was on the stands, a terrible snowstorm hit back east and publisher James Warren thought t

Alistair Harkness casts his eye on the rest of this week’s new releases AS ANYONE who has watched any Roger Corman films will know, their outlaw sensibility and out-there storylines are usually better in theory than in practice. Nevertheless, as this com

Also available on: N/A Developer: SCE Bend Studio Publisher: Sony Genre: Action Adventure The PlayStation Vita's launch lineup has proven to be quite the treasure trove, and Nathan Drake's handheld debut in is surely its biggest gem. It may only be a mat

Already cast in Terrence Malick's "Lawless" opposite lauded stars Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling and Rooney Mara, the trajectory of Haley Bennett's career is certainly going upward. Her career so far has only seen her star in smaller fare such as Joe Dante

And yet, sorry: It's hard to watch this year's batch without presuming that filmmakers would rather be anywhere but now. Acouple of yea

Or, to be less generous, you might say what students saw in "Dark Knight" was not a challenge to make similarly provocative, of-the-moment films but an opening to try on the sensibilities of more hallowed eras. The Columbia College student films of 2010

Film Room 237 Cracks the Kubrick Code Posted by Jim Ridley on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 7:06 AM I've been envious of Belcourt program director Toby Leonard ever since he got back from Sundance last week and told me he got to see the documentary I want to see

FEW names in horror command more respect than Hammer. The director John Carpenter has said that seeing “The Curse of Frankenstein,” the first gothic hit by Hammer Film Productions, as a kid transformed him. Another esteemed veteran of the genre, Joe Dant

From the earliest days of cinema, audiences have loved to be scared. The three-minute film from French cinema pioneer Georges Méliès, "The Haunted Castle," hit screens in 1896 with celluloid skeletons, ghosts, witches and even the devil himself, and our

It is fair to say that, between the Oscars and Sundance, we’ve hardly been lacking movie news today. But for those with a penchant for painstaking genre homages, the onscreen pairing of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, debates about the relative merits of Ston

Do you remember back in the early days of E! An actor or director would be taped for five seconds, allowing them to express their desires to have you see their new film. In this segment Joe Dante implores ev

Last month Tambay profiled African-American female director Alex Stapleton who directed the documentary Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel, about the life and career the B movie king and genuine filmmaking legend Roger Corman. Not only does hi

The sequel to Joe Dante's classic dark comedy will be bringing mischief and mayhem to Blu-ray in May. Billy Peltzer (Zach Galligan) and Kate Beringer (Phoebe Cates) move to New York City and meet up with their Mogwai friend, Gizmo (Howie Mandel), when a

It’s a shame the endless stream of “Howling”-inspired sequels drew attention away from a darned good monster movie. Director Joe Dante’s “The Howling” may rely on old-school movie make-up, but the 1981 shocker is smarter than the average horror flick and

Until I watched Corman's World, I never thought of Jack Nicholson as a particularly sensitive guy. In the documentary's most memorable scene, however, the award-winning actor becomes overwhelmed as he discusses the genius and kindness of director Roger C

The turkey is all gone and as the countdown to 2012 begins, SFX answers the question on everyone’s lips: what’s on telly? Eternal Law, the new show from the makers of Life On Mars, starts on Thursday 5 January. The audio adap of The Lion, The Witch And T

Film director and producer Roger Corman is the subject of a new documentary “Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel.” (AP) LOS ANGELES -- In "Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel," a documentary that opened recently about indie fi

We’ve got news for you on several sequels today, some more realistic than others. On the “coming soon to a theater near you” end, there’s a new synopsis for G.I. Joe: Retaliation; meanwhile, projects like Gremlins 3 and Pineapple Express 2 have been rumo

In the past, I'm sure you've heard us gush about Mondo Tees, the merchandising wing of the Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin, and that's simply because they are unstoppably awesome. Just in time for the holidays, Mondo sponsored a screening of one of the g