Gremlins, 1984. Directed by Joe Dante. Starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday and Francis Lee McCain. SYNOPSIS: Young Billy receives a rather unusual Christmas gift from his father in the form of a furry little creature called a Mogwai. Christening the fuzzy pet Gizmo, Billy is given three strict rules on how […]
Joe Dante wanted John Lithgow to play The Joker in his Batman movie
Before Tim Burton signed on to bring The Dark Knight to the big screen with 1989’s Batman, Warner Bros. spent several years trying to get the project off the ground, with numerous directors in contention for the coveted gig. One of those was Joe Dante (Gremlins), who has now been speaking to Psychotronic Blog about being […]
Blu-ray Review – Matinee (1993)
Matinee, 1993. Directed by Joe Dante. Starring John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Robert Picardo, Dick Miller, Omri Katz, Lisa Jakub and John Sayles. SYNOPSIS: An enterprising film promoter capitalises on the hysteria during the Cuban missile crisis and introduces the idea of live props and special effects to a Florida town during a horror […]
Movie Review – Creature Designers – The Frankenstein Complex (2015)
Creature Designers – The Frankenstein Complex, 2015. Directed by Gilles Penso and Alexandre Poncet. Starring Rick Baker, Joe Dante, Guillermo Del Toro, Phil Tippett and Tim Woodruff Jr. SYNOPSIS: Documentarians Gilles Penso and Alexandre Poncet interview Hollywood special effects and make up artists to explore the ‘Frankenstein Complex’ of creature design in filmmaking. “Now […]
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. 108 […]
DVD Review – Tales of Halloween (2015)
Tales of Halloween, 2015. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, Axelle Carolyn, Adam Gierasch, Andrew Kasch, Neil Marshall, Lucky McKee, Mike Mendez, Dave Parker, Ryan Schifrin, John Skipp, Paul Solet. Starring Booboo Stewart, Ben Woolf, Barry Bostwick, Lin Shaye, Adriennne Barbeau, Lisa Marie, Barbara Crampton, Adam Green, John Landis, Robert Rusler, Caroline Williams, Noah Segan, Joe […]
Movie Review – Tales of Halloween (2015)
Tales of Halloween, 2015.Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, Axelle Carolyn, Adam Gierasch, Andrew Kasch, Neil Marshall, Lucky McKee, Mike Mendez, Dave Parker, Ryan Schifrin, John Skipp and Paul Solet.SYNOPSIS:An anthology of ten creepy tales set around Halloween night, featuring the likes of candy-munching demons, mischievous imps and a killer pumpkin.Horror anthologies are back with a […]
Chris Columbus talks Gremlins reboot, Joe Dante will not be involved
With his first film for five years, Pixels, due for release in the next few months, director Chris Columbus has started doing the press rounds to promote the CGI-action spectacular starring Adam Sandler (Grown Ups 2), Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2), Michelle Monaghan (True Detective) and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones). But while […]
