Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters, 2024 Directed by Benjamin Field. Featuring Valerie Leon, Tim Burton, John Landis, Joe Dante, John Carpenter, Martine Beswick, Caroline Munro, Madeline Smith, John Gore, Jonathan Rigby, Wayne Kinsey, and Axelle Carolyn. SYNOPSIS: Showcases Hammer Films through the eyes of its actors, filmmakers and fans, tracing the history of the production […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Innerspace (1987)
Innerspace, 1987. Directed by Joe Dante. Starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, and Kevin McCarthy. SYNOPSIS: Arrow Video continues to knock their releases out of the park with a new edition of Innerspace that features a solid 4K restoration, two new bonus features, and a physical booklet with several essays. Okay, maybe this movie […]
Blu-ray Review – Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Twilight Zone: The Movie, 1983. Directed by John Landis, George Miller, Joe Dante, and Steven Spielberg. Starring Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Scatman Crothers, John Lithgow, Vic Morrow, Kathleen Quinlan, and Burgess Meredith. SYNOPSIS: Warner Bros. has reissued their out-of-print Blu-ray of 1983’s Twilight Zone: The Movie. As far as I know, this is the same […]
80s-inspired horror-comedy The Creeps gets a trailer ahead of Christmas release
Ahead of its release this December, Dazzler Media has delivered a trailer and promotional images for the 80s-inspired horror-comedy The Creeps. Written and directed by Marko Mäkilaakso, the film sees a group of friends take a dream vacation at a ski resort in Finland, where they encounter a horde of nasty little creatures, sending the […]
Joe Dante reveals the Little Shop of Horrors sequel is dead
Cult 80s musical horror-comedy Little Shop of Horrors was set for a long-delayed sequel but plans are now officially dead, with filmmaker Joe Dante confirmed the project’s fate in a new interview with The Direct. “The word is ‘stasis,’ not status. At the moment, like so many things in town, nothing’s happening, and we always […]
The Essential Joe Dante Movies
We take a look at the essential works of the vastly underrated Joe Dante… Some directors are rightly heralded as part of the grand pantheon of legendary directors. Thinking of Steven Spielberg immediately brings to mind an array of iconic masterpieces, not least some of his trailblazing films in the blockbuster realm. Arriving in the […]
Joe Dante returning with Little Shop of Halloween Horrors
Horror legend Joe Dante is back to delight genre fans of a new generation as Deadline confirms that Dante is returning with a long-awaited follow-up to the Roger Corman-helmed horror comedy The Little Shop of Horrors. The project is titled Little Shop of Halloween Horrors, which Charles S. Haas will pen. Corman and Brad Krevoy […]
Blu-ray Review – In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
In Search of Tomorrow, 2022. Directed by David A. Weiner. Starring Lance Guest, Clancy Brown, Sean Young, Wil Wheaton, Catherine Mary Stewart, John Carpenter, Adrienne Barbeau, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith, Jenette Goldstein, Joe Dante, Carrie Henn, Bruce Boxleitner, Shane Black, Dee Wallace, Mark Rolston, Barry Bostwick, Ivan Reitman, Billy Dee Williams, […]
Joe Dante to direct an episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim has revealed via Twitter that Joe Dante – director of the likes of Gremlins, The ‘Burbs and Small Soldiers – is set to helm an episode of The CW’s new superhero series. SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Legends of Tomorrow Ep. […]
Joe Dante’s Piranha snaps its way onto 4K Ultra HD in November
Shout Factory has announced that Joe Dante’s cult 1978 horror-comedy Piranha is set to snap its way on a collector’s edition 4K Ultra HD this November; check out the cover artwork and details below… While searching for missing teenagers, novice skip tracer Maggie McKeown (Heather Menzies) and one of the locals, town boozer Paul Grogan […]
