Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
To paraphrase Spinal Tap: “There’s a thin line between clever and funny.” Case in point: I was a fan of the cult British sci-fi comedy RED DWARF. Ten years after the last episodes were shown, the cast and creators were reunited for a three part miniseries called BACK TO EARTH, where the characters, ostensibly from … Continue reading
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Drops New Trailer
It has been a long and bumpy road, but the new trailer for the upcoming film of the crazy-popular mashup novel, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES is here. Based on the novel of the same name by Seth Grahame-Smith, I was never able to figure out why this novel was as popular as it was. I … Continue reading
Tim Burton in Talks to Direct Beetlejuice 2
The internet was ablaze recently when talks about BEETLEJUICE 2 resurfaced. And then this happened and now all that buzz is becoming venom. According to TheWrap.com, it’s no longer a rumor about Tim Burton’s involvement: “He’s officially in talks to direct the sequel for Warner Bros.” Does this mean we can expect Johnny Depp in … Continue reading
Film Version of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies May Not Yet be (Un)Dead!!
If there’s any uber-popular horror novel that has had a hard a time as WORLD WAR Z in getting made, it’s Seth Grahame-Smith’s, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES. This one has had one tumultuous journey that seemingly came to a (un)dead halt. If you’re keeping score, there has been three directors who have dropped out of this … Continue reading
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER (2012)
Napoleon said that history is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. And he should know; though he was 5 foot 7, about average for his day, political propaganda and a misinterpretation of the quirky French measurement system at the time made him seem like some despotic Oompa Loompa. As … Continue reading