by Britt Hayes I hope everyone has their tickets because Texas Frightmare Weekend is only a few weeks away. We’ve just gotten word that Anchor Bay will be on hand to show some footage from director Steven Monroe’s remake of I Spit On Your Grave. In addition to Monroe, stars Sarah Butler, Chad Lindberg, and [...]

by Britt Hayes I received a press release today for Texas Frightmare Weekend 2010. In addition to celebrities, prop auctions, and a myriad of other horror goodies, there will be a film festival (you can buy passes here for all films, or individual selections) at Studio Movie Grill in Lewisville. The festival will host Adam [...]

SXSW 2010: Monsters Directed by: Gareth Edwards Starring: Whitney Able, Scoot McNairy Review by: Britt Hayes Six years ago, aliens invaded Mexico and they haven’t left. In fact, they’ve been multiplying. Every year they migrate, and during this time, it is unsafe to travel within the infected zone. Andrew Kaulder (McNairy) is a photo-journalist on [...]

Suck (2009) SXSW 2010 Directed by: Rob Stefaniuk Starring: Jessica Pare, Rob Stefaniuk, Mike Lobel, Paul Anthony, Malcolm McDowell, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Dave Foley, and Chris Ratz. Review by: Britt Hayes The Winners are a rock band made up of friends Joey, Sam, Tyler, and Jennifer, and managed by douche bag Jeff (Dave Foley). [...]

Centurion (2010) SXSW 2010 Directed by: Neil Marshall Starring: Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Imogen Poots, Olga Kurylenko, David Morrissey Review by: Britt Hayes The general of the 9th legion of Roman soldiers, Virilus (West), has been given orders to take his men into Pict territory in what is now Scotland, and finally bring an end [...]

Red White & Blue (2010) SXSW 2010 Directed by: Simon Rumley Starring: Amanda Fuller, Noah Taylor, Marc Senter Review by: Britt Hayes Erica has some issues. Every night she heads out into the city of Austin and finds a different man to have sex with, often unprotected. She rents a room in a house and [...]

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2009) SXSW 2010 Directed by: Eli Craig Starring: Alan Tudyk, Tyler Labine, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss Review by: Britt Hayes Tucker and Dale are two redneck friends with a dream to own their very own vacation house in the woods by the lake. They sink their life savings into a [...]

Wake (2010) SXSW 2010 Directed by: Chad Feehan Starring: Josh Stewart, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Chris Browning, Angela Featherstone Studio: The Fort Review by: Britt Hayes Paul (Stewart) and Adrienne (Sigler) are on a road trip to Los Angeles for an old fraternity brother’s wedding when Adrienne decides to get a little frisky in the car. While [...]

Serbian Film (Srpski Film) (2009) SXSW 2010 Directed by: Srdjan Spasojevic Written by: Aleksandar Radivojevic Studio: Contra Film Review by: Britt Hayes I’m going to be honest here: before SXSW, I hadn’t watched a trailer for any of the films playing. Part of me wanted to avoid having any expectations going in and be genuinely [...]

by Britt Hayes Wake (2010) Paramount Theater March 13, 2010

by Britt Hayes The South by Southwest (SXSW) festival is held every March in Austin, Texas (aka The Greatest City Ever), showcasing the newest, bestest, and brightest of film, music, and more. This year’s SXSW film festival takes place March 12th-20th, and this week the official site posted the list of films we can look [...]

by Britt Hayes Three more guests  have been added to this year’s Texas Frightmare Weekend line up! All three leads from John Carpenter’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Christine will be at the fest April 30-May 2 at the Sheraton Grand in Dallas, Texas. Keith Gordon, Alexandra Paul, and the legendary 1958 Plymouth Fury known as [...]

by Britt Hayes Coming right on the heels of my Frozen review, the official poster release, the website launch, and the confirmation of a February 5th, 2010 wide release date for Frozen, is news that director Adam Green will be gracing Texas Frightmare Weekend 2010 with his presence. Green also directed the much-loved Hatchet, and [...]

by Britt Hayes According to Shock Til You Drop, Laurence Fishburne is the latest name to join the Rodriguez-produced, Nimrod Antal-directed Predators, which has been shooting in Hawaii and now in Rodriguez’s hometown of Austin, Texas. Fishburne’s character is named Roland and will be kicking ass alongside Adrien Brody, Danny Trejo, Topher Grace, Walton Goggins, [...]

by Britt Hayes Rodrigo Gudiño, president and founder of infamous Rue Morgue magazine (a subscription most of you probably have), is the latest guest to be added to the 2010 Texas Frightmare Weekend line-up. Rue Morgue Magazine is more than just that, with their own film label, radio show, annual “Festival of Fear” convention, and [...]

by Britt Hayes Besides being in 3D, what else can we expect from the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre when Twisted Pictures put their spin on it? Shock Til You Drop has an exclusive with producer Mark Burg. In the conversation, Burg says, “What we’re going to do with it is bring it to 2010.” Okay, [...]