A New Clip For I Spit on Your Grave Titled Show Me Your Teeth and Premiere Locations

Author/Michael Allen

ISOYG Unrated Poster

This horror lover is only just getting caught up on some press releases, including one for the I Spit on Your Grave remake. This latest bit of news involves a mature rated clip, in which one man is tortured by a much more petite figure. The clip is called "Show Me Your Teeth" and this clip is considered restricted; so, push play at your risk.

Also the film will be shown in select locations beginning October 7th before branching out nationally October 8th. If you are fortunate enough to live in: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, and Baltimore, then check out the sneak peek of the film. Stay tuned for more possible premiere locations as they develop.

A synopsis for I Spit on Your Grave:

"A beautiful woman from the city, Jennifer Hills, rents an isolated cabin in the country to write her latest novel. Soon, a group of local lowlifes subject Jennifer to a nightmare of degradation, rape and violence. Left for dead, she returns for vengeance. Trapping her male attackers one-by-one, she inflicts acts of physical torment upon them with a ferocity that surpasses her own ordeal. When the carnage clears, victim has become victor" (PR).

Release Date: October 7th and 8th (Theatrical).

Directed by Steven R. Monroe.

Cast: Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson, Daniel Franzese, Rodney Eastman, Chad Lindberg, Tracey Walter and Andrew Howard.

The "Show Me Your Teeth" clip (18+ please):



More details on this picture can be found at the original I Spit on Your Grave website found here:

I Spit on Your Grave Homepage

If you like the film, consider becoming a fan:

I Spit on Your Grave on FB

The previous clip from this film is called "Please is What I Said" and can be found here on 28DLA:

Please is What I Said Clip

The first film, which is also restricted:



Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA

 |  |  Stumble It!

Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis by Email

Continue Reading!

Aaah! Zombies!! and Blissful Ignorance: A Movie Review

Author/Michael Allen

Aaah! Zombies! DVD Art

Director: Matthew Kohnen.

Writers: Matthew Kohnen and Sean Kohnen.

Aaah! Zombies!! is a Wasted Pictures production from writers Matthew Kohnen and Sean Kohnen. The Los Angeles based Level 33 Entertainment is distributing this "rom-com" (Variety) onto DVD October 19th and this reviewer was laughing out loud at many of the silly, sometimes low-brow, gory jokes. The London Sci-fi Review says of this newest zombie comedy: "you'll laugh so hard, bits of you might just fall off," but much of the best humour comes from the bits falling off the undead characters. Ridiculous, charming, full of great one-liners, Aaah! Zombies!! met this reviewer's expectations for fun and excitement. This is one film whose infected needs spreading.

The film's premise is a little far-fetched, with the local Navy attempting to dump green goo from a failed super-soldier experiment into the local aquarium. You see, the Navy has a bone to pick with hippie protesters and anti-war zealouts and they attempt to toxify them with the remnants of their experiment. Fortunately the demonstrators are saved, but the local slackers get a taste of the ochre slime after a barrel of the stuff mistakenly pours out at their hangout and bowl-o-rama.

Here the film adds contrast with some scenes in black and white, while others are in colour. The colour scenes are from the point-of-view of the recently infected slackers and the black and white coloured reels are from the perspective of everyone else e.g. soldiers, bar patrons, bowlers.

This is where the comedy begins, as the zombie antics of the infected are over-the-top bizarre and often silly. Some characters have handle-bar impalements, but are still unaware of their undead condition. Others lose their entire scalp, but do not realize that this is unnatural and part of the rotting process. Still others drink brain flavoured maragaritas and do not get the picture, but you will and that is funny!

Ignorance is sometimes bliss and in this case ignorance is gut-wrenching hilarity: "Sean and Matthew Kohnen's tale of two twentysomething couples, oblivious to the fact they've turned into lurching freaks, is amusing and ingratiating" (Variety). The laughs continue through the entire ninety-six minute runtime, with a zombie run town the highlight of laughter.

Aaah! Zombies!! has won the Audience Choice Award at Screamfest, the Best of the Fest at the Vision International Film Festival and the Best Comedy award at the Spirit Film Festival. Unique, upliftingly funny, smart, well-written and involving some very strange zombie romances, this film is in this reviewer's top five for films so far for 2010. Catch this one on DVD, or possibly through a limited release October 19thl all the info' on this rotting comedy are below.

Acting/believability/characterizations: 8 (dumbfoundedly well done).
Writing/plot/story: 7 (there is something too Braveheartish about the film's second half, but otherwise good).

Overall: 7.5 out of 10.

The film's homepage:

Aaah! Zombies!! Official Website

The film's fan page on Facebook:

Aaah! Zombies!! on FB

Aaah! Zombies!! at Level 33 Entertainment (distributors):

More Aaah! Zombies!!

A review of the film at Variety.com by Dennis Harvey:

Aaah! Zombies Reviewed

Purchaseable:



Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA

 |  |  Stumble It!

Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis by Email

Continue Reading!

This New Graphic Art for Saw 3D Shows the Size and Popularity of the Series

Author/Michael Allen

Another trailer has surfaced for the sure to be brutal Saw 3D. In the graphic, a hundred foot Jigsaw is put together with helicopters, rigs and robotic soldering arms. The poster promises that this will be the final film, but that is unlikely. However, the poster art does show the gigantic size to which the Saw series has grown to. Enjoy the film's theatrical trailer inside.

Tagline:

"The Final Chapter."

The synopsis for Saw 3D here:

"A deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, as a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen. Dragen is a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror..." (28DLA).

Release Date: October 29th (Theatrical).

Director: Kevin Greutert.

Writer: Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton.

Cast: Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Sean Patrick Flanery, Gina Holden, Chad Donella, Laurence Anthony, Dean Armstrong, James Van Patten, Tanedra Howard, Larissa Gomes, Greg Byrk, Joris Jarsky and Naomi Snieckus.

The trailer has previously been posted here:

Saw 3D Trailer on 28DLA

The film's fan page:

Saw 3D on Facebook

The Saw 3D Homepage:

Saw 3D Homepage

Sources:

Saw 3D at Trailer Addict

The previous film on DVD and Blu-Ray:



Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA

 |  |  Stumble It!

Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis by Email

Continue Reading!

This Latest Skyline Trailer Brings War to Earth

Author/Michael Allen

Skyline 2nd Poster

The newest trailer for Skyline is fantastical, as an alien species rips through the human race with no emotion, or regard for life. Showing several more frames of footage, this Skyline reel also shows some of the strategies used by the aliens to harvest their human subjects. The clip is intriguing, brutal, graphic and definitely worth a watch; as well, have a look at the latest poster for the film, which shows the human debris cloud more clearly (click to enlarge).

The synopsis for Skyline here:

"In the sci-fi thriller Skyline, strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame, where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth" (Trailer).

Release: November 12, 2010 (Theatrical).

Director: Greg and Colin Strause.

Writer: Joshua Cordes and Liam O'Donnell.

Cast: Eric Balfour, Donald Faison, Scottie Thompson, David Zayas, Brittany Daniel, Crystal Reed, Neil Hopkins, J. Paul Boehmer, Tanya Newbould, and Pam Levin.

The latest trailer:



The fan page for the film:

Skyline on Facebook

Watch the human debris cloud on the film's homepage:

Skyline Official Website

Sources:

Skyline at Trailer Addict

Another film from director Colin Strause:



Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA

 |  |  Stumble It!

Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis by Email

Continue Reading!

The First Film Clip for Altitude is Called What Is It?

Author/Michael Allen

Altitude DVD Art

The first clip for Kaare Andrew's exciting feature Altitude is available. In this minute long sequence called "What Is It?," five friends try to lighten an airplane, while a gargantuan creature makes an appearance late in the shot. This clip will give thriller fans a better idea of what to expect from the film, which is graphic artist Kaare Andrew's first feature. Have a look at the full clip below.

A synopsis for Altitude here:

"Altitude follows a group of teens on a weekend getaway aboard a small plane that suddenly turns deadly for the rookie pilot (Lowndes) and four young friends: Julianna Guill, Ryan Donowho, Landon Liboiron and Jake Weary. Minutes after the group takes-off, an unexplained malfunction sends the aircraft climbing out of control into the heart of a mysterious storm. Unable to get their bearings or contact the ground, the survivors gradually realize they are locked in combat with a terrifying supernatural force" (28DLA).

Release Date: October 26th, 2010 (Theatrical).

Director: Kaare Andrews.

Writer: Paul A. Birkett.

Cast: Jessica Lowndes, Ryan Donowho, Michelle Harrison, Julianna Guill, Landon Liboiron, Jake Weary, Mike Dopud, Ryan Grantham, Chelah Horsdal, and Ian Robison.

The clip is here:



An interview with director Kaare Andrews here on 28DLA:

Kaare Andrews on 28DLA

A trailer for the feature can be found here:

Altitude 2nd Trailer

The film's homepage:

Altitude Official Website

Available for pre-orders. Limited release dates soon to be announced.



Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA

 |  |  Stumble It!

Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis by Email

Continue Reading!

Swedish Author John Ajvide Lindqvist Brings More Brilliance with the Novel Handling the Undead

Author/Michael Allen

Handling the Undead Poster

The brilliant Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist has taken another insightful journey into the supernatural genre with his latest novel "Handling the Undead." This is the same author who gave us the chilling novel "Let the Right One In" and Lindqvist has set his horrifying sights on Stockholm. In Lindqvist's latest thrilling book, a heat wave brings "thousands of recently deceased people" (Undead) back to life and back into the lives of their loved ones. This is sure to be one of the best novels for 2010 and this read will surely spawn another film, much like the previous "Let the Right One In." The film's synopsis and author's take on the book are inside.

The synopsis for "Handling the Undead:"

"The story begins in Stockholm, where the heat wave blows around, symbolizing some upcoming horrors. As expected, things started to turn worse as the dead people wakes up and wander in the city. This unexplained resurrection of thousands of recently deceased people gains focuses on the reactions of society and arises many conflicts between Swedish authorities and the relatives of the undead.

As the mysteries continue, several events occur back to back within a short period of time. Eva, a famous illustrator dies suddenly, but even more shocking is her reliving. She can also speak, even after her death. But still she keeps herself away from her husband and her son for some good reason. In the meanwhile, Elvy receives a vision of the Holy Mother alarming her to spread the words that the End of Days is near.

When journalist Mahler comes across these events, she eagerly unearths her grandson Elias from his grave and tries to train him to behave as a normal human rather than being a zombie. At one end, the people in Stockholm feel these strange things to be harmful, but one the other side, they feel anxious to see their dead relatives, alive. What’s the reason behind these resurrections? Is there anyone to stop these strange events?" (Articles).

Release Date: September 28th (Novel).

Author: John Ajvide Lindqvist.

Author Lindqvist gives a thoughtful explanation of his novel and the motivations of the zombies in his book here:



Sources:

Article Base on Handling the Undead

Steffan Postaer. 28 Sept. 2010. Tip. Author of "The Happy Soul Industry."

Thanks to all the generous fans who have purchased articles through my Amazon.ca account. You have made my tuition this semester a little less imposing:



Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA

 |  |  Stumble It!

Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis by Email

Continue Reading!

The Asylum Lets the Depraved 8213: Gacy House Loose on DVD

Author/Michael Allen

8213 Movie Poster

The Asylum is up to their usual depraved tricks, with the release of 8213: Gacy House on DVD. The film has just recently been released as of September 28th and the film involves several paranormal investigators teaming up to visit Gacy's old serial killing haunts. This killer murdered over thirty-three young men and it seems he is not done with his killing spree. Have a look at the trailer for the film and get set for a review on this title soon!

The synopsis for 8213: Gacy House:

"John Wayne Gacy murdered 33 young men and boys between 1972 and 1978 in suburban Chicago. 26 bodies were found in a crawl space beneath his house and 3 others were buried in the backyard. Although the house was completely demolished during the exhumation of the bodies, on May 15, 2004 a group of paranormal investigators wired the home that was built in its place with paranormal detection and surveillance equipment. The outcome of the investigation was grisly, terrifying and disturbing" (The Asylum).

Release Date: September 28, 2010 (DVD).

Director: Anthony Fankhauser.

Cast: Jim Lewis and Matthew Temple.

The trailer for this horror flick is here:



More details at The Asylum:

8213: Gacy House at The Asylum

8213: Gacy House is available now:



Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA

 |  |  Stumble It!

Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis by Email

Continue Reading!

Red Princess Blues and Taming Wolves: A Short Film Review

Author/Michael Allen

Director/writer: Alex Ferrari.

The Red Princess Blues is a short film from The Enigma Factory, which is approximately ten minutes long. The short is meant as a promotional piece for a larger production and starring are Richard Tyson (The Fear Chamber), Tabithat Morella ("Two and a Half Men"), Rachel Grant (The Tournament) and narrator Robert Forster. Visually stunning, mature, and creating excitement through action sequences, the Red Princess Blues is like watching a darkly written fairy tale. To move towards a feature length film soon, this is a film to watch simply for the visual appeal.

The film begins along the lines of a "Little Red Riding Hood" story, where a young girl encounters a much larger and more worldly wolf in the form of a travelling carnie. Corrupted with shots of Bourbon and tales of sexual expectations, Little Red Riding Hood aka Zoe (Morella) gets bitten quickly. However, a lone woman intervenes (the Princess) and soon Rimo (Tyson), the local boozing carnie, is hurtling through the air, as deserved.

Red Princess Blues really follows along with a fairytale vibe and the heightened visuals give the piece a surreal, imaginative quality, which anchors it in this storytelling genre. Other reviews have commented on the visual style of the movie: "this film was breathtaking with its visual explosions of action" (Toothless). Yet this is not a child's movie, but one for adults. Many of the sexual situations are meant for an older viewership and the big bad wolf's defeat will be enjoyed more by an adult crowd.

Richard Tyson is suitable in his role of a predatory carnie and each of the characters are given enough time within the reels to develop some of their character. Morella is able to show youthful innocence and guilibility, while Grant, the protagonist, shows that some women are built tough as nails.

Available for download on the Ipad, Ipod, or at Itunes for .99, this is a film you want to see. The Red Princess Blues is evocative, thrilling, and the film offers a clear cut solution for one wolf whose appetite gets him into trouble, possibly for the last time. The film is a must see and here is some encouragement from this reviewer to director Ferrari for more film reels from this fantasy world.

Overall: 7.5 out of 10 (-1.5 for shortness, -1 for such a clear cut ending - positives already talked about).

Visit the Red Princess Blues website for ordering info':

Red Princess Blues Homepage

One of the production companies homepage, where an animated Red Princess Blues can be seen:

The Enigma Factory

A review of this film at Toothless FX:

Red Princess Blues Reviewed

Another film with a Little Red Riding Hood theme, wolves, and emerging female sexuality:



Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA

 |  |  Stumble It!

Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis by Email

Continue Reading!

Indie Thriller Alert: Day 2 Shows a Shocking Future Landscape

Author/Michael Allen

Day 2 Poster

Nuclear explosions, an alien invasion, and a zombie outbreak equals low budget fun. Dread Central has dug up the first trailer for Day 2, which is a film that blends genres and offers an interesting take on the zombie genre. Have a look at the first trailer for this Halcyon International Picture production, with a release date upcoming.

The synopsis for Day 2 is here:

"Day 1...
An invasion begins, decimating our civilization, enslaving our planet. And what remains behind...is barely human.

Day 2...
Hope is discovered in some unlikely heroes; they are immune. They are also few in number and they will stop at nothing to defeat the enemy!

When the world has gone crazy, lose your mind and join the fight..." (Dread Central).

*More casting details to follow.

The trailer for the picture is here:


Day 2 - Trailer
Uploaded by dreadcentral. - Watch feature films and entire TV shows.

Sources:

Day 2 at Dread Central

Day 2 at Halcyon

More alien invaders (well done):



Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA

 |  |  Stumble It!

Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis by Email

Continue Reading!

Vampire Film We Are the Night Has a Sexy New Poster

Author/Michael Allen

We Are The Night Art

The German language film Wir sind die Nacht aka We Are the Night has a new graphic, which shows off the sexy vampires from the film. The tagline for the flick is "Immortal, Insatiable," and this short line is an obvious double entendre. In case the message is not clear in the tagline, the sparse clothing and longing looks seem to state that this will be more than your average vampire film. If you are unfamiliar with the film, a trailer is provided below, which shows a vampire trio on the movie in the dark nightlife of Berlin.

The synopsis for We Are the Night:

"One night 18-year-old Lena is bitten by Louise, leader of a female vampire trio that are as deadly as they are beautiful. Her newfound vampiric lifestyle is a blessing and a curse at the same time. At first she enjoys the limitless freedom, the luxury, the parties. But soon the murderous blood lust of her comrades in arms proves too much for her, and she falls dangerously in love with Tom, a young undercover cop. When she resolves to turn her back on the bloodsucking band of sisters, Louise's fury knows no bounds. Lena will have to choose between immortal love and immortal life..." (UHM).

Release Date: October 28th (Germany).

Director: Dennis Gansel.

Writer: Jan Berger.

Cast: Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer, and Max Riemelt.

The official trailer for the feature is here:



Sources:

We Are the Night at Upcoming Horror Movies

A thriller from director Dennis Gansel:



Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA

 |  |  Stumble It!

Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis by Email

Continue Reading!

Devil and Horrific Charm: A Movie Review

Author/Michael Allen

*This review has been written by Ed Sum.

Director: John Erik Dowdle.

Writers: Brian Nelson and M. Night Shyamalan.

Just how often have you heard the adage: the devil made me do it? Well, that is the idea M. Night Shyamalan may have been going for when he wrote the story to Devil. As the opening credits will reveal, it is going to be the first of the Night Chronicles trilogy, and where it goes from there better be just as mythic as Baz Lahmann's Red Curtain trilogy.

In each case, the film's plot is based on a well known story, like Romeo and Juliet or the Orphic myth (Moulin Rouge). The ending is not always pleasant. The events that unfold in Devil are perhaps Judgement Day for a few individuals. They arrive at an interesting crossroad in their life, but instead of an old Robert Johnson myth that folklorists are more familiar with, it's the Devil's meeting. Suddenly this concept becomes a sensation overnight ever since the movie became greenlit. In the film, it is marked with a suicide, the street number 333, and an elevator symbolic of one's ascent to a greater good or descent to damnation.

What Shyamalan has created has the scope of being something larger than life. And what is better than to challenge Old Nick himself? There are no crossroads here, but instead, there is a surreptitious elevator where more than just five individuals become trapped. But it's not just them where the film focuses on. With Detective Browden (Chris Messina) falling into the trap, there's actually six souls in question—just one number shy to opening a seventh seal. And just who the Antichrist will claim next is what keeps this film interesting!

If one decides to include the narrator, voiced by a very religious security guard Ramirez (Jacob Vargas), then the seal is actually broken. What comes raining out has a feel of a storm as it moves in over the city of Philadelphia. The only thing missing is the fire and brimstone. The film has a touch of the Shyamalan charm, but when he is not at the helm directing and revising the final script, the message the master storyteller delivers is still powerful enough to get some people talking. But when he's not at the creative helm, what is delivered by director John Erick Dowdle feels like a notch below the film's true potential. At least the story's flow is smooth as it transitions between what's happening in the elevator, at the monitoring station and the chaos ensuing outside.

The performances are decent enough to draw audiences into the cage, and the film is engrossing if one pays attention to Vargas. He tries to make sense out of everything that's happened. He's like a Jesuit faithful and concludes that the best stories laid out are those of hope before turning off the lights and hiding under the bed. Grandma never told stories like these before.

The film's website can be found here:

The Night Chronicles

Please visit the Two Hungry Blokes website, which Ed also writes for:

Two Hungry Blokes

One of the best films by writer M. Night Shyamalan:



Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA

 |  |  Stumble It!

Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis by Email

Continue Reading!