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NEWS
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CIRIO
H. SANTIAGO RIP
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29th of
September |
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Cult filmmaker
and long time Roger Corman collaborator Cirio Santigao
passed away two nights ago at the Makati Medical Center in
the Philippines. He was 73 and died from lung cancer.
According to a the
Inquirer he was
taken hospital on the 18th as he had trouble breathing.
[READ
MORE]
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NEWS
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MORE WWE FILMS ON THE WAY!
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27th of
September |
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Things are changing around the WWE. According to there
website they have a NEW NAME, NEW LOCATION and a NEW FOCUS.
The name is WWE Studio, the location is 11400 West Olympic
Blvd, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90064 and focus is and
focus is a ?!! Better Films?
[READ
MORE]
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REVIEW
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KING KAUFMAN: THE PASSION OF LLOYD
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24th of
September |
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KING KAUFMAN: THE PASSION OF LLOYD is a 45-minute look at
schlock film director Lloyd Kaufman. It’s not a biographical
look at his life as much as people talking about different
aspects of Lloyd. The documentary shows Kaufman to be a man
of many contrasts.
[READ
MORE]
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CULT MELB
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MUFF PROGRAM AVAILABLE
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24th of
September |
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The program
from the 2008 Melbourne Underground Film Festival has just
been released. This year will feature a generiffic line up
of horror, ozplotation and another movies that will never be
considered art. It will also be playing the best no budget
robot movie ever made
AUTOMATONS!
[VIEW
PROGRAM]
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CULT MELB
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COMBS TO REANIMATE DOWN UNDER!
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24th of
September |
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Jeffery Combs
has been added to the Hub of Horror line up. The Hub of
Horror is of course Australian’s first horror convention
that will take place from Friday the 13th of
March to Sunday 15th in Melbourne. At this stage
the line up will include Freddy Kruger, Candy Man, Chucky
and the
[READ
MORE]
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NEWS
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MORE
DVD SEQUELS
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22nd of
September |
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Last night I was walking home from a street festival. On my way I noticed that a
video store was selling off all there old vhs titles. When I became knee deep in
tapes the clerk told me it. He called it the back room but I call it Shangri-La.
It was filled to the brim with more b movies than I
[READ
MORE] |
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DVD
REVIEW
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DEATH
RACERS
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22nd of
September |
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I’m going say this up front this film is fan-fucking-tastic!
I would have to be one of the best d2dvd movies I’ve seen
all year. This has everything you want in a movie. It has
gratuitous violence, gratuitous nudity, gratuitous satire
and a CYBORG!
[READ
MORE] |
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NEWS
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THE
RETURN OF OZPLOTATION?
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19th of
September |
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If
you’re a regular reader you know that B MOVIE NEW is located
in the obscure part of the universe known as Australia. As a
result I constantly feel the need to debunk ideas you might
have about my fine land. Firstly to my American friends NO
ONE drinks Foster and we don't like Steve Irwin as much as
you would think.
[READ
MORE] |
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REVIEW
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NOT
QUITE HOLLYWOOD (2008)
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17th of
September |
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Attention scarf-wearers, ACMI-hangers, indie-film ideologues
and Australian cinema haters, here is more about the history
of our motion picture industry for you to monster. Just take
a seat in your natural habitat of St Kilda and check out
Mark Hartley’s NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD as I did recently.
[READ
MORE] |
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NEWS
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THREE NEW FILMS FROM DAVID S. STERLING
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14th of
September |
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David S.
Sterling is a true original. He defied conventional logic as
each year he single handily produces around 4 - 6 ultra low
budget genera film. Even stranger is that most of them (on
some level) are quite entertaining and he manages to make
quite a profit on each one. Not a whole lot of people can
claim this (well making a profit and entertaining part
anyway).
[READ
MORE] |
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NEWS
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DEMON HAUNT WORLD PREMIER
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14th of
September |
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An invitation
from Ted V. Mickels. I just have to warn you I think this
computer caps lock button is stuck. "Hi ALL !!!
Just to keep you informed, we
are having the WORLD PREMIERE SCREENING of our new
movie
DEMON HAUNT ON SUNDAY,
OCT.12, AT 3:15 P.M.
CLARK
COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, NEW BUILDING AT FLAMINGO ROAD NEAR
[READ
MORE]
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NEWS
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FREDDY IS COMING TO GET YOU DOWN UNDER!
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14th of
September |
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Robert "Freddy Kruger"
Englund has been added to Hub of Horror line up. It's
turning out to be one amazing weekend that will feature
Freddy, Chucky and Candy Man. If you think that's impressive
I've been told of a fourth unconfirmed guest. If I told you
who it was might spontaneously combust in fan boy pleasure.
Stay Tuned!
[READ
MORE]
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NEWS
- VIVA LA TROMA! TWO TROMA THEMED MOVIES!
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9th of
September |
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It's been a
quite a year for Troma. Killer Rats forced them to move
offices to queens. Then they lost there long time editor and
collaborator Gabe Friedman. Lloyd directed his first serious
documentary.
Last month they announced the
the
development of the
TOXIC AVENGER 5.
And this month the long awaited
POULTRYGEIST
will finally makes it's way to dvd. What's next?!
[READ
MORE] |
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NEWS
- AUSTRALIANS FIRST HORROR CONVENTION
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9th of
September |
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I must apologies
for all my international readers as this news will mean
nothing to you. But saying that if you want to come your
more than happy to crash on my lounge. Hub Productions
present the Hub of Horror! Which will be
Australian's first horror convention! Headline the
convention will be Candyman aka Tony Todd, Chucky aka Brad
Dourif and the
[READ
MORE]
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NEWS
- RAY DENNIS STECKLER IN HOSPITAL
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1st of
September |
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Ray Dennis
Steckler (Rat Fink, Strange Creatures) has just been
admitted to hospital. While I don't know exactly know what's
wrong with him, I do know his health has been failing over
the last year. Please feel free to send him a Get Well Card
to his address:
Ray Dennis Steckler / %
Mascot Movies /LLC 2375 E. Tropicana Ave. #2 /
Las Vegas, NV 89119
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NEWS
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ACE VENTURE 3: ACE VENTURE JR
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28th of
August
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Nothing I can
write can do this film justice. In fact I'm not ever worthy
to utter it's name. Thankfully there is another. David Ruby
Howe has the power! His website FLITTER FREAKS site is the
definitive Pet Detective site for the definitive Pet
Detective movie!
[FLITTER FREAKS]
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NEWS
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CUNEYT ARKIN IS NEW FACE OF TURKISH COKE
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26th of
August
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Cuneyt Arkin, the
star of such classics as the Turkish Star Wars 1&2,
the Turkish First Blood and how could we forget the Turkish
Dirty Harry is now the new face of the Turkish Coca
Cola. Check out his new ad. Warning it's a tad strange and
he doesn't hit anyone.:
[WATCH AD]
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NEWS
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MANIAC COP 4
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26th of
August
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What do genera
fans like even more an crappy GEN-Y remakes to 80's horror
films? That's right long awaited sequels helmed by the
original creators. Bill Lustig recently told
Fangoria
“Larry
(Cohen) and I have gotten the sequel rights back for MANIAC
COP, and we’re preparing
[READ FULL ARTICLE]
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NEWS
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JESS FRANCO NEW FILM!
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23th of
August
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Details of a new Jess
Franco new film have just been released. The film is
entitled A BAD DAY AT THE CEMETERY. I think this could be a
film I reported about last February. "Franco
has also finished filming a movie called THE CRYPT OF THE
WOMEN MALDITAS this could be ABOVE THE HOUSE OF CEMETERY
which is the film he reportedly shot back to
[READ FULL ARTICLE]
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NEWS
- TWO
NEW FILMS FROM LOW BUDGET PICTURES
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23th of
August
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Do you
remember the 80's? Low Budget Pictures
certainly do. There next two features are inspired from
popular 80's franchises. There coming at you with
SKI
WOLF!!! Lets be honest can we really have enough
werewolf based sport movies? I think not! Then hot on it's
trail is
DEATH BONE!
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NEWS
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FULL MOON GOES BACK TO THE WELL!
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20th of
August
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What's going
on at Full Moon? I think someone might have put something
funny in there EVIL BONG as Full Moon is currently making
not one, not three, but SIX sequels!!! SIX OF THEM!!!
[READ FULL ARTICLE]
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INTERVIEW
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GARY DANIELS
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16th of
August
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Here
at B Movie News were pretty unashamed about our love for
Gary Daniels. We wont hesitate to tell you that he is a
better actor and fighter then his better known colloquies. B
Movie News reporter Estel Williams chats of Daniels about
his movies new and old.
[READ FULL
INTERVIEW]
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NEWS
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THREE SLEEPAWAY CAMP SEQUELS ARE ON THERE WAY
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8th of
August
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Pack your bags
kids! After five years of post production we can finally
RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP! On October 14th everyone's
favorite gender confused serial killer is back to slaughter
more no so innocent teens. This will not just be a return
for the franchise as much
[READ FULL ARTICLE]
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NEWS
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THE TOXIC AVENGER PART 5
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5th of
August
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Lloyd Kaufman
has just announced that he is currently working on The Toxic
Avenger Part 5! He recently told
Fangoria “Unlike Superman,
who never seems to age, Toxie gets older with each movie...
In THE TOXIC AVENGER PARTs II-IV, he has gotten married and
had children.
[READ FULL ARTICLE]
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NEWS
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TR2N BOOTLEG TRAILER ONLINE
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3rd of
August
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A (non video
game) sequel to TRON is currently in production. A bootleg trailer
has been leaked from last week Comic Con. The sequel will
feature everything you loved from the first film:
Light cycles, Jeff
Bridges and cutting edge cgi! Joseph Kosinksi is directing.
[WATCH TRAILER]
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NEWS
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MERLIN AND THE WAR OF THE DRAGONS
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3rd of
August
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It turns out
that MERLIN AND THE WAY OF THE DRAGONS will feature none other than
Jurgen Prochnow. You may remember Prochnow from a little film called
HOUSE OF THE DEAD. Were he plays a hard arse, zombie killer named
Captain Kirk. He also was in the other obscure film called
[READ MORE]
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