Movie Discussion: Herschell Gordon Lewis’ Blood Feast (1963)

Monthly Theme: Video Nasties The Film: Blood Feast Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: July 6, 1963 Studio: Friedman-Lewis Productions Distributer: Box Office Spectaculars Domestic Gross: $4 million Budget: $24,500 (estimated) Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis Producers: David F. Friedman, et al. Screenwriter: Allison Louise Downe Adaptation? No. Cinematography: Herschell Gordon Lewis Make-Up/FX: Allison […]

Movie Discussion: Stuart Gordon’s From Beyond (1986)

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? […]

Movie Discussion: Tom Holland’s Fright Night (1985)

Monthly Theme: Sean’s Favorites The Film: Fright Night Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: August 2, 1985 Studio: Columbia Pictures, et al. Distributer: Columbia Pictures Domestic Gross: $24.9 million Budget: $9 million (estimated) Director: Tom Holland Producers: Herb Jaffe & Jerry A. Baerwitz Screenwriter: Tom Holland Adaptation? No. Cinematographer: Jan Kiesser Make-Up/FX: Thaine […]

Movie Discussion: George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead (1985)

Monthly Theme: Zombies The Film: Day of the Dead Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: July 19, 1985 Studio: United Film Distribution Company (UFDC), et al. Distributer: United Film Distribution Company (UFDC), Domestic Gross: $5 million Budget: $3.5 million Director: George A. Romero Producers: Richard P. Rubenstein, et al. Screenwriter: George A. Romero […]

Movie Discussion: Michele Soavi’s Cemetery Man [Dellamorte Dellamore] (1994)

Monthly Theme: Zombies The Film: Cemetery Man Country of origin: Italy Italian title: Dellamorte Dellamore Date of Italian release: March 25, 1994 Date of U.S. release: April 26, 1996 Studio: Canal +, et al. Distributer: October Films Domestic Gross: $250,000 Budget: $4 million (estimated) Director: Michele Soavi Producers: Dino Di Dionisio, et al. Screenwriters: Giovanni Romoli […]

Movie Discussion: Kim Jee-woon’s I Saw the Devil [Akmareul boatda] (2010)

Monthly Theme: Ultraviolence The Film: I Saw the Devil Country of origin: South Korea South Korean title: Akmareul boatda Date of South Korean release: August 12, 2010 Date of U.S. release: March 4, 2011 Studio: Softbank Ventures, et al. Distributer: Magnet Releasing Domestic Gross: $129,000 Budget: ? Director: Kim Jee-woon Producers: Cheong Kee-young, et al. […]

Movie Discussion: Alexandre Bustillo & Julian Maury’s Inside [À l’intérieur] (2007)

Monthly Theme: Women on the Verge The Film: Inside French title: À l’intérieur Country of origin: France Date of French release: June 13, 2007 Date of U.S. release: April 15, 2008 (DVD release) Studio: BR, Canal + & CinéCinéma Distributer: Dimension Extreme (DVD) Domestic Gross: ? Budget: $3 million (estimated) Directors: Julien Maury & Alexandre […]

Movie Discussion: George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Monthly Theme: Genre Classics The Film: Dawn of the Dead European title: Zombi Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: May 24, 1979 Studio: Laurel Group Distributer: United Film Distribution Company [UFDC] Domestic Gross: $5.1 million Budget: $650,000 (estimated) Director: George A. Romero Producers: Claudio Argento, Alfredo Cuomo, Donna Siegel & Richard P. Rubenstein […]

Movie Discussion: Richard Stanley’s Hardware (1990)

Monthly Theme: Splatter The Film: Hardware Country of origin: U.K. Date of U.K. release: October 5, 1990 Date of U.S. release: September 14, 1990 Studio: Palace Pictures, et al. Distributer: Millimeter Films Domestic Gross: $5.7 million Budget: $1.5 million (estimated) Directors: Richard Stanley Producers: Bob & Harvey Weinstein, et al. Screenwriter: Richard Stanley Adaptation? Yes, […]

Movie Discussion: Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead II (1987)

Monthly Theme: Splatter The Film: Evil Dead II Alternate title: Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: March 13, 1987 Studio: De Laurentiis Entertainment Group [DEG] & Renaissance Pictures Distributer: Rosebud Releasing Corporation Domestic Gross: $5.9 million Budget: $3.6 million Director: Sam Raimi Producer: Alex De Benedetti, Bruce […]

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