With the Sam Raimi-produced 65 now playing in theaters, genre fans are getting something we’ve been craving for years – a big budget dinosaur thriller Not part of the Jurassic Park franchise. The film’s premise of an astronaut crash landing on Earth during the age of the dinosaurs sounds exactly like something that would have hit theaters and drive-ins back in the 60s and 70s when a healthy stream of dinosaur themed B-movie fare was released.
65 seems like a perfect genre mash-up of sci-fi and survival horror. Back in 1969, another genre hybrid about dinosaurs was set loose – The Valley of Gwangi. The hook? Cowboys vs. dinosaurs. Hell, if the movie came out today I guarantee that Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs would be the title.
The Valley of Gwangi was spearheaded by stop motion effects legend Ray Harryhausen and his long-time producing partner, Charles Schneer. Harryhausen needs no introduction. His...
65 seems like a perfect genre mash-up of sci-fi and survival horror. Back in 1969, another genre hybrid about dinosaurs was set loose – The Valley of Gwangi. The hook? Cowboys vs. dinosaurs. Hell, if the movie came out today I guarantee that Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs would be the title.
The Valley of Gwangi was spearheaded by stop motion effects legend Ray Harryhausen and his long-time producing partner, Charles Schneer. Harryhausen needs no introduction. His...
- 3/15/2023
- by Tyler Eschberger
- bloody-disgusting.com
Long rumored — or perhaps “long threatened” is more accurate — and finally here: Michael “Riverdance” Flatley’s Blackbird has landed in UK and Irish cinemas.
Sometimes it’s really tough to pin down who is responsible for a movie so inept that your mind boggles at the state of it. A competent director can be failed by mediocre actors. Wonderful actors can be failed by a terrible script. A great script can be failed by everyone. Filmmaking is a team sport, a film the culmination of the efforts of so many people with very different jobs and so many moving parts that must work well in concert that often who is to blame when it completely and utterly fails to gel is difficult to say.
Not so with Flatley’s pabulum opus. This is all on him: he wrote it, directed it, produced it, financed it himself from his prodigious fortune,...
Sometimes it’s really tough to pin down who is responsible for a movie so inept that your mind boggles at the state of it. A competent director can be failed by mediocre actors. Wonderful actors can be failed by a terrible script. A great script can be failed by everyone. Filmmaking is a team sport, a film the culmination of the efforts of so many people with very different jobs and so many moving parts that must work well in concert that often who is to blame when it completely and utterly fails to gel is difficult to say.
Not so with Flatley’s pabulum opus. This is all on him: he wrote it, directed it, produced it, financed it himself from his prodigious fortune,...
- 9/7/2022
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Gather the family around the table, count your blessings, eat lots of food, and then maybe check out the MST3K marathon! Also: a look at Comet TV's November programming, Afm screening details for The Ninth Passenger, Blood Bound, and Occupation, My Neighbors are Dead podcast details, and three clips from Live-Evil.
MST3K Turkey Day Marathon Announced: Press Release: "It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without turkey—cinematic turkey, that is! This Thanksgiving, grab a heaping helping of Mexican three-layer dip and pureed giblets and join your fellow MSTies for the beloved traditional Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day Marathon. Hosted by show creator Joel Hodgson and MST3K stars Felicia Day and Jonah Ray, this year’s marathon features six classic episodes of MST3K never before included in a Shout! Factory Turkey Day Marathon.
Starting at 12 pm Et / 9 am Pt on Thursday, November 23rd, the holiday marathon will showcase six classic MST3K episodes,...
MST3K Turkey Day Marathon Announced: Press Release: "It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without turkey—cinematic turkey, that is! This Thanksgiving, grab a heaping helping of Mexican three-layer dip and pureed giblets and join your fellow MSTies for the beloved traditional Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day Marathon. Hosted by show creator Joel Hodgson and MST3K stars Felicia Day and Jonah Ray, this year’s marathon features six classic episodes of MST3K never before included in a Shout! Factory Turkey Day Marathon.
Starting at 12 pm Et / 9 am Pt on Thursday, November 23rd, the holiday marathon will showcase six classic MST3K episodes,...
- 11/14/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
First there was Cowboys and Aliens (2011). Then, there was Cowboys vs Zombies. Now, there is Cowboys vs Dinosaurs. There are fewer and fewer cowboys nowadays, but no end of enemies. In Cowboys vs Dinosaurs, an underground explosion releases Earth's largest predators, on a small Western town; there can be only one 10 ton winner. The film stars Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Rib Hillis, Casey Fitzgerald and Vernon Wells. To be released by Monarch Home Entertainment, a preview for the film's Q1 launch is hosted here. The first clip shows lots of CGI terror. As the local mine coughs up more and more dinosaurs, the locals must arm themselves, against these toothed creatures. Cowboys vs Dinosaurs will release soon. Set for a DVD launch on March 22nd, 2016, the film will be available across the Us. Fans of B-movies can find more on the film below. Casey Fitzgerald plays Sky. Release Date: March 22nd,...
- 1/20/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs will be released on May 19th on Digital HD and On Demand, and we have been given an exclusive clip to share with our readers. Also in this round-up: first photos from #Horror, and trailers for They Will Outlive Us All and American Backwoods: Slew Hampshire.
Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs: Press Release -- "An outrageous sci-fi adventure that entertainingly pits two unlikely species against each other, Cowboys vs Dinosaurs battles its way onto Digital HD and On Demand May 19 from MarVista Digital Entertainment (Mvde). Directed by Ari Novak, known for his visual effects work on Live Free or Die Hard, the inconceivable creature/disaster mash-up stars Oscar® and Golden Globe® nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Night, The Expendables), Vernon Wells (Throwback, Commando), Rib Hillis (Groom’s Cake, “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”), Casey Fitzgerald (The Shift, Sorority Party Massacre), John Freeman (Luna, The Strange Curse of Love), Kelcey Watson (Boots,...
Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs: Press Release -- "An outrageous sci-fi adventure that entertainingly pits two unlikely species against each other, Cowboys vs Dinosaurs battles its way onto Digital HD and On Demand May 19 from MarVista Digital Entertainment (Mvde). Directed by Ari Novak, known for his visual effects work on Live Free or Die Hard, the inconceivable creature/disaster mash-up stars Oscar® and Golden Globe® nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Night, The Expendables), Vernon Wells (Throwback, Commando), Rib Hillis (Groom’s Cake, “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”), Casey Fitzgerald (The Shift, Sorority Party Massacre), John Freeman (Luna, The Strange Curse of Love), Kelcey Watson (Boots,...
- 5/19/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The month of May features a ton of great genre titles coming to VOD and digital platforms, including the highly anticipated zombie drama Maggie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin. The Orchard is releasing the Kiwi horror comedy mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows later this month and we also have both Oren Peli’s Area 51 and the sure-to-be-insane The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) from Tom Six to look forward to as well. The indie spookfest Evangeline is also getting a VOD release from Uncork’d Entertainment and look for the latest from Dark Sky Films, Let Us Prey, which arrives the last week of May.
Private Number (Arc Entertainment) - 5/1
A series of sinister phone calls haunt an ex-alcoholic writer as he struggles to finish a novel. Efforts to trace the calls result in dead ends, leaving the author with no choice but to solve the mystery himself.
Private Number (Arc Entertainment) - 5/1
A series of sinister phone calls haunt an ex-alcoholic writer as he struggles to finish a novel. Efforts to trace the calls result in dead ends, leaving the author with no choice but to solve the mystery himself.
- 5/1/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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