Acclaimed author and on-again-off-again CineDump contributor, Preston Fassel, reached out to me about visiting a film production that was happening in Houston. Considering my wife and I had nothing to do the weekend of the shoot, we agreed to cover the spectacle and help out the project in any way that we could. I contacted the acclaimed director, Fatima Hye, a Bangladeshi-American Muslim woman who grew up in Texas.
Read MoreArt for Our Lives: On Elephant, Zero Day, Polytechnique, and Run Hide Fight
This is gonna be a long one. A real overshare, on an issue close to my heart. Two little words: “Serious” and “Respectful” – the murmured invocation before a televised mass funeral; the muffled rallying cry of sand-buried talking heads; the double-barreled shotgun blast of the status quo.
Read MoreThe Snyder Cult: Dawn of a Toxic Fandom
If you go down the right rabbit hole on Twitter, you’ll find a corner of fandom that has become infamous. They regularly share images of Zack Snyder photoshopped as Jesus and refer to him as “Zack” as if they’re all old friends. When behind the scenes images from Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice were released featuring Zack Snyder posing with a prop gun, these fans posted photoshops of Snyder aiming the weapon at fellow DC producers Geoff Johns, Jon Berg, Joss Whedon, or anyone else that they perceived to be an enemy of Snyder’s.
Read MoreBatman Returns: Tim Burton’s Dark Holiday Masterpiece
The holidays can be a tough time of year for a lot of people. Typically this time of year is associated with bright lights, smiling faces, and kisses under the mistletoe. We are sold a fantasy of what the month of December should be like, and often times the pressure to be in the holiday spirit leaves us with an empty feeling.
Read MoreRE: Horror [Doesn’t Have] A Leadership Problem
I've been on two Cinestate/Fangoria sets. I've talked with Dallas one-on-one many times. I've met and chatted with Joe Bob too.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Michael Madsen Recreates Famous Reservoir Dogs Scene to support Quarantine
Michael Madsen is doing his part to get us all through lockdown with a smile. In a family home video, Madsen as Mr. Blonde recreates the famous scene from Reservoir Dogs - quarantine style. Off his recent cameo appearance in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and his retrospective interview in Tara Wood’s wonderfully crafted documentary QT8: The First Eight, this family video is a fun and cheeky revisit to the role that made him the rebel, cinematic icon that he is today.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Monsignor Martinez Pilot FOUND, King of the Hill spin-off
I’ve been fascinated with lost media for ages, and honestly, I think that is why I still collect VHS tapes and other dead formats. You can really find them anywhere, but Facebook groups seem to be the hotbed as of late. I’ve scored everything from out of print porn to shot on video horror.
Read MoreA Return to the LIVING DEAD Franchise (or Night of the Living Dead… and the Day(s) After)
In August of 2019, an odd piece of horror film ephemera made its way across the internet. It was a Letter of Intent confirming Executive Producer status on a project called Night of the Living Dead and the Day After. The letter is addressed to “Joe” and “John” and signed by the late director George Romero.
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