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September 28, 2006
One night only, Friday the 13th, Reggie Bannister will be at the Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival helping Michigan director, Jeff Burton, promote his latest film, “The Final Curtain”. The movie will show Friday evening.
Check the website for a complete schedule of showtimes that will be up soon. Currently on the website there is a lot of information about the festival and movies that will be showing complete with previews.
Ticket prices are $45 for the weekend pass, $25 for the Friday pass and $30 for the Saturday pass. Individual movie tickets will go on sale next week for $8 per movie. Go to the website to order online and receive $5 off the price of a pass when you type the code “myspace” into the discount code box.
The Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival - October 13th and 14th at the Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts in Muskegon, Michigan.
ThrillerChiller.com
Our pals at Cinema Wasteland have organized a STREET TRASH cast and crew reunion for their October show this year, coming up next weekend (Oct. 6, 7, & 
at the Holiday Inn Select in Strongsville, OH (just minutes from downtown Cleveland). Who’s going to be there? How about STREET TRASH writer/producer Roy Frumkes and stars James Lorinz, Mike Lackey, and Bill Chepil. There’s even going to be a screening of THE MELTDOWN MEMOIRS, Roy’s documentary that’s found on our new STREET TRASH DVD. It’s going to be a real kick-ass event.
And to top it all off, you can meet Synapse Films heads Don May, Jr. and Jerry Chandler and buy a copy of the brand new STREET TRASH - SPECIAL MELTDOWN EDITION and lots of other cool Synapse DVDs.
Posted by Tim on
September 28, 2006
Gross Movie Reviews #69
By Tim Gross
Yes, my favorite number and because of that, this batch of horror movie reviews is an extra special, extra large, extra El Grande edition for all the people whose favorite number like me is 69! So let’s begin, shall we…
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (DVD) – The 1991 sequel to the 1984 hit that is in my opinion one of three movies to use CGI in a good way! Arnold is back again and this time he isn’t there to kill Sarah Conner… He is there to help her! Because the machines in the future have noticed their first attempt to kill her was a failure but not to fear this time they sent a meaner, stronger, and more unrelenting killing machine than Arnold?! Robert Patrick who plays the T-1000 character brilliantly! But what made this sequel better than the original: the effects are bigger and better, the action is bigger and better, and the movie is possibly one the best Sci-Fi/Action movies made in the 20th century! The special edition DVD is the way to go as you haven’t seen the movie until you see the deleted scenes restored into the film like they were in the special edition laserdisc and VHS copies. Over 13 minutes more! I give this movie 4 stars!
Leeches! (DVD) – The title says it all and I came to the conclusion that the filmmaker is a gay man or a woman who really likes their men characters. As half of the film seem to be long wide shots of men’s ‘packages’ and ‘torso areas’ and the girls were not that nice looking for a “mutant insect gone wild movie� There is usually one hot woman in these films, this was the exception! I give it 2 stars.
The Ryli Morgan Collection (DVD) – What can be said about this hot, spicy, little actress with next door girl charm that hasn’t already been said? Well, I don’t know, but I can say this Mark Baranowski brings you four of Ryli’s best films in a DVD package that is just too hot to watch! Mark gives you “Despairâ€, “Ryli Morgan: Auditionâ€, “Runaway Terrorâ€, and “Expendableâ€, four of Ryli’s best, and if the second film doesn’t get you excited, man or woman, you have to be fucking dead! These two make the perfect couple. Mark with his great behind the camera work, and Ryli with her appeal that just leaps off the screen the first second she hits the screen! You would be a fool not to buy this collection, I give it 4 stars! You can purchase it at www.rylimorgan.com .
Disturbance (DVD) – You ever hear, “Movie box covers are deceiving?†Well, this film proves that theory… It looks like it should be a really cool Sci-Fi/Action thriller and turns out to be a dud! I had more fun yanking my nose hair out than watching this; I give the movie 0 stars!
Blood Surf (DVD) – Surfers, a filmmaker, and their agent go to a small island far from America to film a surfing documentary. Problem, giant bloodthirsty crocodile is after them! I give the movie 3 stars.
Feast (theater) – Right behind “The Descent†I would have to say “Feast†is the next best horror film in 2006! For about 3 million dollar budget for the Project Greenlight film it gives us: blood, gore, cool monsters, and characters that are not your cookie cut outs from the WB or MTV and it all takes place in a bar! It is like a crazy mix of Dead Alive, Evil Dead, and for some reason reminds me a little of the bar scene in “Near Dark�! But anyhow I give this film 4 stars!
Kracken: Tentacles of the Deep (Sci-fi Channel/DVD) – One of the O’Connell brothers hooks up with the hottest actress in syndicated television (Victoria “Cleopatra 2525 and Mutant X†Pratt) to go find a giant squid that protects an ancient and valuable orb that has a history of bad things come to the ones who possess it! I give the movie 2 ½ stars.
The Dead Beat Volume 1 (VHS) – This rare find was found rotting away on eBay by a friend. This was somebody’s different attempt at a horror magazine but on video. Was produced in 1989 and has behind the scenes of films like Nightmare on Elm St. 4 & 5, Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan, Phantasm 2, and KNB FX! Some pretty cool shit including interviews with Reggie Bannister and Angus Scrimm! This is an ultimate find for a true horror fan. I give the one hour tape 4 stars.
Dark Wind Woods (DVD) – A 26 minute film about woods haunted by ghosts and shot in black and white, silent film style. A pretty relaxing and cool film that is just made for the intention of advertising this “Dark Wind Woods†as a Halloween Haunted Attraction that opens every year around the end of September and is near Dayton, Ohio. The filmmaker is Kip Poe Speicher who also made the horror art film “Dreadfulâ€! I give it 3 stars and you can find more info about the attraction at www.darkwindwoods.com .
The Second Death (DVD) – A short 15 minute film about people who are trapped in a farmhouse with hungry zombies waiting outside. Yes, it is very Romero influenced but runs quick, as the action, gore, and chaos fill the 15 minutes. It’s a short film that is just a lot fun to watch. I give it 3 stars. Check it out or buy it at www.seconddeath.com .
The Forever Dead (DVD) – A prequel/remake/sequel to ‘The Second Death’, the filmmaker goes Sam Raimi/Evil Dead 2 on us and makes a feature-length zombie film with the same characters from ‘The Second Death’ and gives us more character background, a lot more gore, and hope there is still cool feature-length low budget zombie films being made! I give it 3 ½ stars and you can find it and buy it at www.theforeverdead.com .
Remover (DVD) – Bob Heckman and Robert Harrison are at it again at Ramsteer Films as they release their newest but oldest short film feature. What? The film was made about four or five years ago and the ‘Bobs’ went back and put some finishing touches on their first film which has never been released! This isn’t their usual horror/comedy fare; it is a straight forward classic Sci-Fi Thriller! A mob hitman called, “a remover†has a close brush with death and decides it might be time to get out of the “remover†business and visits and volunteers for his brother’s experimental time machine! The ending is original and makes you want to watch the film over again. The film runs about 30 minutes and has all the usual Ramsteer Film extras. I give the movie 3 ½ stars and you can check it out or buy it at www.ramsteerfilms.com .
Legends (DVD) – A sad attempt at a serious and very low budgeted short film about brothers who believe the world’s fate is in their hands as they fight to death believing in two different things. It comes off as people who have played way too much Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering way too much! I give it 1 star for just having the balls to attempt in making something like this! Check it out and buy it at www.darkmullet.com .
Wolfster (Part 1): The Curse of the Emo-Vamp (DVD) – From the same filmmaker, who gave us “Legendsâ€, gives us a whole different type of film that redeems him! The film doesn’t take itself at all serious which works for it but is about a college-age guy who is believed to be gay by his friend/roommate/lesbian partner and is bitten by a bi-sexual vampire and he believes he is followed by a camera only he can see! It is a bold film in my opinion, which reflects the filmmaker is willing to change and put it on film. It goes completely away from the serious tone of “Legends†to a very non-serious and sometimes downright stomach hurting fall down laughing kind of film and it works! Pretty much, you have no humor don’t watch the film? I give it 3 stars and look forward to the sequel. You can find it and buy it at www.darkmullet.com .
Myth (DVD) – You have no money? Check. We have never really made a feature film before? Check. We love the card game Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, Nintendo games Legend of Zelda, Dragon Warrior, and Final Fantasy? Check. Let’s make a fucking feature length film on no budget and runs at almost 100 minutes long! Check. Well, I got to hand it to these young guys, they had heart, willing people, and some cool locations to put together a really awesome low budget fantasy flick that fantasy geeks must except! It has warriors, dragons, dragon warriors, wizards, an asshole king, all it was missing was a princess with some big tits and it would have been perfect. But anyhow I give the film 3 ½ stars, I really wish these guys had a website but they were called, “Stone Phoenix Productionsâ€! So if you run into these guys, make sure you buy like ten copies of their DVD!
Burial Party (DVD) – A short film from Joseph Dodge who was a producer on “The Secret Life of Sarah Sheldonâ€. He gives you the option of the 15 minute festival cut or the 29 minute director’s cut which of course you have to go the director’s cut. It is a short film about a man who could gain lots of money if he is able to pull the trigger of a handgun to his head three times with rich people watching. Not an original concept but with the way the film is filmed in black and white and the great camera shots of the characters, the filmmaker sucks you into their world and keeps you at the edge of your seat the whole time! I give it 3 ½ stars. The film is apart of Dark Vision Pictures, Inc.
Any comments please send to: LAN_EMAIL_SUBS or www.myspace.com/slasherfilmfan and you can also find more reviews in a book I wrote called, “Gross Movie Reviews Volume One†that is available at: www.lulu.com/grossmoviereviews, if that doesn’t work just go to www.lulu.com and search in books, “Gross Movie Reviewsâ€! Remember folks if you are renting from Blockbuster you are not renting from the best! Support your local independent video store! It will keep horror alive………
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