Archive for November 2010
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1: November 19
[ November 19, 2010; ] The penultimate entry in the Harry Potter film series opens nationwide; advance screenings begin just after Thursday midnight (technically Friday morning.) The film will be available in standard engagements and in IMAX 3-D. Eying the approaching demise of their profitable franchise, Warner Brother has divided the final Harry Potter book into two films. Presumably this [...]
‘Game of Thrones’ – Pics
HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” fantasy series.
Dino DeLaurentiis R.I.P. – CFQ Post-Mortem Podcast 1:40.1
In this week’s CFQ Post-Mortem Podcast, Dan Persons and Steve Biodrowski bid farewell to producer Dino DeLaurentiis, who died on November 10 at the age of 91. DeLaurentiis was a frequent contributor to the cinefantastique genres, producing numerous horror, fantasy, and science fiction films: DANGER: DIABOLIK (1968), KING KONG (1976), CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982), DUNE [...]
NBC’s ‘The Cape’ – Long Trailer
New preview trailer and Broadcast Premiere date for superhero series.
Del Toro and Eick to Produce HULK TV?
HELLBOY and GALACTICA talents to bring Old Greenskin to the tube?
‘Battle: Los Angeles’ Trailer
First good look at Sony/Columbia’s big-budget ailen invasion action movie.
Kuroneko (”The Black Cat”) on screen
[ July 1, 2011; 10:00 am; August 4, 2011 10:00 am to August 5, 2011 10:00 am. October 29, 2011; 10:00 am; March 17, 2012; 10:00 am; ] Specialty distributor Janus Films has struck new 35mm prints of Kaneto Shindo’s legendary film, KURONEKO (”The Black Cat,” 1968), a follow-up to the writer-director’s wonderfully creepy ONIBABA (”Demon Woman,” 1964). KURONEKO has long been one of the most hard-to-find Japanese horror classics; it is known stateside mostly by reputation, but that reputation is a strong one: [...]
House (Hausu, 1977) in theatres
[ March 23, 2011; ] Art House distributor Janus Films is sending this bizarre 1977 Japanese artifact to several theatres around the country. HOUSE (or Hausu in its native Japan) never saw North American theatrical release back when it was made, but it recently arrived on U.S. home video, prompting CFQ reviewer Peter McGarvey to remark: “Combining elements of the [...]
