Ennio Morricone is without a doubt one of the finest composers of the last fifty years and one of the most versatile the cinema has ever had. He defined the sound of the giallo and perhaps most memorably the Spaghetti Western. Ennio became world famous with his scores for Sergio Leone’s Dollars films but perhaps [...]

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Yes, that’s right. Billy Bob Thornton may be your next Springwood slasher. Michael Bay’s production company, Platinum Dunes has a remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street slated for 2010 and Thornton is being eyed for the part of dream terrorist, Freddy Krueger.
I reckon this is going to upset some people if its true, mmhmm.

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Ennio Morricone is without a doubt one of the finest composers of the last fifty years and one of the most versatile the cinema has ever had. He defined the sound of the giallo and perhaps most memorably the Spaghetti Western. Ennio became world famous with his scores for Sergio Leone’s Dollars films but perhaps [...]

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Musician and longtime South Park contributor, Isaac Hayes was found dead in his apartment over the weekend. Relatives believe he succumbed to a long ongoing illness and authorities have ruled out foul play. Hayes was 65 years-old.
 
Best known for his single “Soul Man” and for his soundtrack to the 70’s hit show “Shaft,” Hayes [...]

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Prior to their Cult superstardom with Shaun of the Dead, director Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright were using their talents on the mini-series Spaced (co-starring Jessica Hynes). Dread Central recently caught up with the trio whom appeared at Comic Con and recorded this interview about their experience with Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz [...]

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New Book, Potential Festival And Best Of All A Free Download Of His Previous Book!
Alex Cox the British film director responsible for Repo Man and Sid and Nancy is set to release a revised edition of his unpublished book 10,000 Ways To Die next year which is to be renamed the Lucio Fulci inspired [...]

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In  1970, Dick Cavett was interviewing Mick Jagger, front man for The Rolling Stones. He asks Mick “Can you see yourself doing the same thing when you’re 60?” to which Mick replies, without a blink, “Absolutely, easily.” If he believed it or not, he didn’t lie as he, and the rest of the band, [...]

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The Ghost Galleon is the third film in the Blind Dead series written and directed by Amando de Ossorio, and is different from the first two films in just about every way except the Blind Dead’s importance and some beautiful cinematography. Where Tombs of the Blind Dead was an exercise in tension and Return [...]

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Colin Firth has recently signed on to star in the Oscar Wilde adaptation co-starring Ben Barnes. The film will be directed by Oliver Parker based on the classic story “The Portrait of Dorian Gray.” The story follows Gray, a character who has been immortalized within an oil painting. As Dorian’s night life and perversions begin [...]

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In the wake of the disastrous fan reaction of Spiderman 3 and the triumph of Heath Ledger’s now-legendary performance in The Dark Knight, Sony has decided to move forward with trying to right the wrongs of their last Marvel adventure with Venom.

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