New Daybreakers PSA is Surprisingly Awesome

Indie filmmaking duo Michael and Peter Spierig’s upcoming vampire saga “Daybreakers” looks to be a nice departure from the romantic bloodsucker angle we’ve forced to endure as of late. I, for one, don’t mind the picture’s “Equilibrium” meets “The...

November 18th, 2009 | Read More

DVD Artwork, Special Features For Shane Acker’s 9

Much to my worldly dismay, I was one of the many people who missed Shane Acker’s animated tale “9″ in theaters earlier this year. Although word of mouth on the post-apocalyptic tale has been more than a little wonky, I’m still quite anxious to see the film for myself. According...

October 29th, 2009 | Read More

Peter Berg No Longer Attached To Dune Remake

The idea of a “Dune” remake bothers me, mostly because I’m a huge, salivating fan of David Lynch’s ambitious 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic novel. It’s certainly a flawed film, and I completely understand that it does not adequately capture the overall...

October 29th, 2009 | Read More

Four Minute Avatar Feature

James Cameron has a lot riding on Avatar, it appears. There is always the possibility that he’ll be immolated by ardent critics if it doesn’t work out. Opinions, like mileage, may vary, and so it’s important to see the progress that’s being charted. In the feature below, via Coming...

October 29th, 2009 | Read More

Gary Shore’s The Cup of Tears: Sci-Fi Samurai Badassness at its Finest

Holy shit. Now this is awesome. Remember the first time you saw “300″ or “Cassern” or all those samurai movies by Akira Kurosawa? Well, it looks like Irish director Gary Shore saw them too and put them all into a blender, shook it up, and came out with “The Cup of Tears”....

October 27th, 2009 | Read More

Milla Jovovich Will Save Us! A Look at The Fourth Kind

See that owl standing outside your window at night? Yeah, not an owl. An alien. And it’s coming for you. Run!!! Ahem. That’s the cliffs note synopsis of Milla Jovovich’s new sci-fi/horror movie “The Fourth Kind”, opening next month, and the trailer of which has started to...

October 21st, 2009 | Read More

Albert Pyun’s Tales Of An Ancient Empire Looks Boll-Esque

I’m sure there are fans of Albert Pyun’s cheesy 1982 fantasy epic “The Sword and the Sorcerer” somewhere out there, but I’m not one of them. Admittedly, it’s been several long years since I’ve had the opportunity to sit down with the movie, and my tastes have...

October 15th, 2009 | Read More

Lemmy, Iggy Pop Reprise Their Roles For Hardware Promos

If you haven’t seen Richard Stanley’s 1990 futuristic action flick “Hardware,” then shame on you. Thanks to the fine, upstanding folks at Severin Films, this hyper violent sci-fi thriller is available on Region 1 DVD for the very first time. To help promote this fantastic release,...

October 14th, 2009 | Read More

First Snazzy Clip From Vincenzo Natali’s Splice

Produced by “Pan’s Labyrinth” mastermind Guillermo del Toro and directed by cult Canadian filmmaker Vincenzo Natali (”Cube,” “Cypher,” “Nothing,”), the upcoming sci-fi horror outing “Splice” is shaping up to be something special. The film...

October 9th, 2009 | Read More

Why Wait for the Apocalypse? Experience 2012 Now

2012 looks like the Playboy of disaster porn, the Debbie Does Dallas of destruction. Roland Emmerich will (hopefully) put himself out of a job after this because there will literally be nothing left to destroy. Either way, it’s not too late for someone to stop this man, if people pass on his film...

October 2nd, 2009 | Read More

Bizarre Teaser Trailer For Takashi Miike’s Yatterman

It seems like only yesterday that I discovered “Ichi the Killer” and cult Japanese director Takashi Miike. Even after all these years, I still haven’t seen all of the disturbing projects in his extensive filmography, and I seriously doubt I ever will. However, instead of continuing...

October 1st, 2009 | Read More

Hugh Jackman Joins Sci-Fi Boxing Flick Real Steel

Hugh Jackman is a busy, busy guy. Where he gets his limitless supply of energy from is a mystery worthy of an extentive “Dateline” investigation. Only kidding. Dark Horizons is reporting today that Jackman has signed on to star in Shawn Levy’s upcoming science fiction epic “Real...

October 1st, 2009 | Read More

RoboGeisha Is Ready To Chainsaw Your Face

Out of all the movies I’ve been salivating over for the past few months, Noboru Iguchi’s upcoming sci-fi action extravaganza “RoboGeisha” is quickly climbing to the top of the list. As a hardcore fan of “The Meatball Machine,” Tokyo Gore Police,” and “The...

September 29th, 2009 | Read More

A Plethora Of Pics From Richard Kelly’s The Box

The marketing machine for Richard Kelly’s upcoming horror/sci-fi thriller “The Box” is in full swing, unleashing a cavalcade of tantalizing pics for your immediate consumption. As a fan of both “Donnie Darko” and “Southland Tales” — yes, I liked “Southland...

September 22nd, 2009 | Read More

Big Man Japan (2007) Movie Review

“Big Man Japan”, now available on region 2 DVD via Revolver, marks the directorial debut of noted Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto, one half of the popular duo Dauntaun. Here, as well as scripting, he also takes the central role in a mockumentary following the daily life and exploits of Masaru...

September 22nd, 2009 | Read More

Tetsuo: The Bullet Man Trailer Makes Me Giddy

I’ve been a Shinya Tsukamoto fan for several years now, thanks in part to the director’s iconic film “Tetsuo: The Iron Man” and his ultra-violent boxing opus “Tokyo Fist.” These classics, in addition to his twisted short film “Haze,” drastically reshaped...

September 22nd, 2009 | Read More

A Pair Of Snazzy Clips From Tarik Saleh’s Metropia

“Metropia” is a project I’ve had on the brain ever since stumbling across its alluring poster on another website, despite the fact that the film features the voice of notorious “Brown Bunny” director Vincent Gallo. Not that there’s anything inherently wrong with Mr....

September 21st, 2009 | Read More

Five More Creepy Clips From Pandorum

Marketing is all about momentum. If you can’t keep the public jazzed about your multi-million dollar project starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster, then you might as well pack it in and call it a day. The skilled, Internet savvy professionals pimping Christian Alvart’s sci-fi horror opus “Pandorum”...

September 21st, 2009 | Read More

Creepy New Clips From Christian Alvart’s Pandorum

The deranged madmen at Bloody Disgusting recently posted a brand new clip from the upcoming sci-fi horror extravaganza “Pandorum,” one that showcases the film’s penchant for icky creatures, unabashed eeriness, and its knack for disturbing visuals. I don’t know about the rest of...

September 10th, 2009 | Read More

Hardwired Trailer Will Blow Your Mind. Not Really.

Those with rich, rewarding lives may be unaware of the fact that both Val Kilmer and Cuba Gooding, Jr. have become the undisputed kings of the direct-to-video market, outranking both Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme in terms of overall output. Kilmer’s face can be found on an unusually large...

September 9th, 2009 | Read More