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On this day in horror…
1938. Dutch producer, writer and director Paul Verhoeven is born. Noted for his violent futuristic contributions to the genre, Verhoeven is responsible for: Total Recall, Starship Troopers, RoboCop and Hollow Man.
1977. Kelly Reilly is born. Known to many for her portrayal of Dr Watson’s fiance/ wife in Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes [...]
Back in August 2011, we brought news to you of Guillermo del Toro’s latest film, Pacific Rim, which according to his recent interview with Total film “it’s the best experience I’ve had in Hollywood”.
The movie centres around an alien invasion of earth, with them rising from the ocean and the human response to such an [...]
On this day in horror…
1940. Lance Henriksen is born. The unmistakable Henriksen has starred in more than 180 roles, including notable genre performances in such films as: Near Dark, Aliens, The Terminator, The Pit and the Pendulum, Pumpkinhead, Omen II and many many more!
1957. Richard E. Grant is born. Grant has starred in horror films [...]
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1922. British author Kingsley Amis is born. Noted for his novels, poetry and critique of other works, Amis contributed to the genre through his work The Green Man which was adapated for the small screen in a BAFTA winning three-parter starring Albert Finney.
1960. Ricco Ross is born. Ross has featured in [...]
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1939 sees the birth of Francis Ford Coppola. Famous for such films as The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now and Rumble Fish; Coppola has contributed to the genre through helming such films as: Dementia 13, Twixt and 1992′s Dracula starring Gary Oldman and Anthony Hopkins. Coppola has also acted as executive producer [...]
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1929. Richard Dysart is born. Dysart has starred in genre films such as: Prophecy, The Terminal Man, Spawn 3 and will be known to most genre fans from his turn in John Carpenter’s The Thing.
1957. Paul Reiser is born. Known to TV viewers of a certain vintage from his roles in [...]
Most video game fans will agree that roughly 85% of movie tie-in games are absolute tosh. However, as a general rule, having a blockbuster name attached to a title usually sees it sell by the bucket load. This is a trend that dates back to the beginning of home computing and the tie-in trend grew [...]
As the release date for Aliens: Colonial Marines draws closer, SEGA have revealed the cover art for the upcoming xeno blast ‘em up.
Twentieth Century Fox, in conjunction with critically acclaimed studio Gearbox Software have created this next step in the franchise and upon looking at the below trailer, it seems that this is gearing up [...]