Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at a defining moment in Cannon Films canon… What’s the craziest mo-fo of a film you’ve ever seen? There have been plenty of odd films. The beauty of cinema is in its variety. I recently wrote about a slightly more critically acclaimed film Cannon made called Runaway Train. I […]
October Horrors 2019 Day 11 – Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist, 1982. Directed by Tobe Hooper. Starring JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Dominique Dunn, Oliver Robins, Heather O’ Rourke, Beatrice Straight, and Zelda Rubinstein. SYNOPSIS: A family finds their seemingly normal home invaded by a malicious demonic entity that kidnaps their young daughter. After the yesterday’s arthouse fare lets change gears, grab some popcorn and […]
Tobe Hooper almost directed a Spider-Man horror movie for Cannon Films in the 80s
Spider-Man is set to swing back into theatres this coming week with the release of Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home marking the web-slinger’s seventh live-action solo movie since director Sam Raimi first brought him to the big screen in 2002 after almost two decades of development hell. Having briefly been optioned by Roger Corman’s […]
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre with horror legend Barbara Crampton – The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #32
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, horror legend Barbara Crampton stops by to reveal her appreciation for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, horror legend Barbara Crampton is here […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 15: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 1974. Directed by Tobe Hooper. Starring Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen. SYNOPSIS: While on a road trip through Texas, a group of friend stumble upon an isolated farmhouse that houses a horrific secret. The teens soon find themselves at the mercy of a […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 28 – Lifeforce (1985)
Lifeforce, 1985. Directed by Tobe Hooper. Starring Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Melinda May, and Patrick Stewart. SYNOPSIS: A joint UK-US space mission aboard the HMS Churchill takes a strange turn when the crew stumbles upon an enormous craft hidden in the tail of Halley’s Comet, with three seemingly humanoid bodies entombed within. Contact […]
R.I.P. Tobe Hooper (1943 – 2017)
Some sad news this morning, as it has been announced that American filmmaker Tobe Hooper has passed away aged 74. A cause of death is yet to be revealed. Beginning his career as a documentary cameraman in the 1960s, Hooper’s breakthrough came in 1974 with the release of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a horror […]
Blu-ray Review – Eaten Alive (1976)
Eaten Alive, 1976. Directed by Tobe Hooper. Starring Neville Brand, Mel Ferrer, Marilyn Burns, Robert Englund, Carolyn Jones, William Finley, Stuart Whitman, Kyle Richards, Roberta Collins and Janus Blythe. SYNOPSIS: The redneck owner of a backwoods hotel keeps his guests in check with a large crocodile that he keeps in the nearby swamp. So how […]