Monthly Theme: Alien Invasions The Film: Attach the Block Country of origin: U.K. Date of U.K. release: May 13 2011 Date of U.S. release: July 29, 2011 Studio: StudioCanal, Film4, et al. Distributer: Screen Gems Domestic Gross: $1 million Budget: $13 million (estimated) Director: Joe Cornish Producers: Edgar Wright, et al. Screenwriter: Joe Cornish Adaptation? […]
Read more "Movie Discussion: Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block (2011)"Monthly Theme: Alien Invasions The Film: The Thing Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: June 25, 1982 Studio: Universal Pictures & Turman-Foster Company Distributer: Universal Pictures Domestic Gross: $19.6 million Budget: $15 million (estimated) Director: John Carpenter Producers: Stuart Cohen, et al. Screenwriter: Bill Lancaster. Adaptation? Yes, of the 1938 novella Who Goes There? […]
Read more "Movie Discussion: John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)"Monthly Theme: Alien Invasions The Film: Night of the Creeps Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: August 22, 1986 Studio: TriStar Pictures & Delphi V Productions Distributer: TriStar Pictures Domestic Gross: $591,000 Budget: $5 million (estimated) Director: Fred Dekker Producers: Bill Finnegan, et al. Screenwriter: Fred Dekker Adaptation? No. Cinematography: Robert C. New […]
Read more "Movie Discussion: Fred Dekker’s Night of the Creeps (1986)"Monthly Theme: Alien Invasions The Film: Signs Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: August 2, 2002 Studio: Touchstone Pictures, et al. Distributer: Buena Vista Pictures Domestic Gross: $228 million Budget: $72 million (estimated) Director: M. Night Shyamalan Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, et al. Screenwriters: M. Night Shyamalan Adaptation? No. Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto […]
Read more "Movie Discussion: M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs (2002)"Monthly Theme: Alien Invasion The Film: Lifeforce Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: June 21, 1985 Studio: Golan-Globus Productions, et al. Distributer: TriStar Pictures & The Cannon Group Domestic Gross: $11.5 million Budget: $25 million Director: Tobe Hooper Producers: Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan and Michael J. Kagan Screenwriter: Don Jakoby & Dan O’Bannon […]
Read more "Movie Discussion: Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce (1985)"Monthly Theme: Evil Children The Film: Village of the Damned Country of origin: U.K. Date of U.K. release: July 1960 Date of U.S. release: December 7, 1960 Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios Distributer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Domestic Gross: ? Budget: $2o0,000 (estimated) Director: Wolf Rilla Producers: Ronald Kinnoch Screenwriter: George Barclay, Wolf Rilla & Stirling Silliphant Adaptation? Yes, of the 1957 novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham. Cinematographer: Geoffrey […]
Read more "Movie Discussion: Wolf Rilla’s Village of the Damned (1960)"Monthly Theme: Sean’s Favorites The Film: From Beyond Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: October 24, 1986 Studio: Empire Pictures & Taryn Prov Distributer: Empire Pictures Domestic Gross: $1.2 million Budget: $4.5 million (estimated) Director: Stuart Gordon Producers: Charles Band, Brian Yunza, et al. Screenwriters: Stuart Gordon, Dennis Paoli & Brian Yunza Adaptation? […]
Read more "Movie Discussion: Stuart Gordon’s From Beyond (1986)"Monthly Theme: Sean’s Favorites The Film: Creepshow Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: November 12, 1982 Studio: Warner Bros., et al. Distributer: Warner Bros. Domestic Gross: $21 million Budget: $8 million (estimated) Director: George A. Romero Producers: Richard P. Rubinstein, David E. Vogel, et al. Screenwriter: Stephen King Adaptation? Sort of. The film […]
Read more "Movie Discussion: George A. Romero’s Creepshow (1982)"Monthly Theme: Indie Horror The Film: Detention Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: April 13, 2012 Studio: Detention Films Distributer: Samuel Goldwyn Films Domestic Gross: ? Budget: $10 million (estimated) Director: Joseph Kahn Producer: Robert Abramoff, et al. Screenwriter: Joseph Kahn & Mark Palermo Adaptation? No. Cinematographer: Christopher Probst Make-Up/FX: Robert Giddens, David […]
Read more "Movie Discussion: Joseph Kahn’s Detention (2011)"Monthly Theme: Genre Classics The Film: Phantasm Alternate title: n/a Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: March 28, 1979 Studio: New Breed Productions Distributer: AVCO Embassy Pictures Domestic Gross: $12 million Budget: $300,000 (estimated) Director: Don Coscarelli Producers: D.A. Coscarelli & Paul Pepperman Screenwriter: Don Coscarelli Adaptation? No. Cinematographer: Don Coscarelli Make-Up/FX: Paul […]
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