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WAMG Interview: THE WOMEN OF CHUCKY

3 weeks ago I had the pleasure of interviewing the creator of Chucky, Don Mancini, along with the entire cast of his new film CURSE OF CHUCKY. Having now seen the movie, I agree with the general consensus that it is one of the best “scary” Chucky films. I will always have a soft spot for CHILD’S PLAY 2 and to be honest, my overall favorite is still BRIDE OF CHUCKY. As a longtime fan of the franchise, it really was an honor getting to sit down and chat with all those involved. Since the interviews were split by gender, I decided that would be the best way to post them. Below is my interview with Danielle Bisutti and the true Seed of Chucky, Fiona Dourif. Check back tomorrow morning for my interview with the Men of Chucky (Don Mancini, Brad Dourif & Alex Vincent).

THE WOMEN OF CHUCKY

Jerry Cavallaro – @GetStuck – www.JerryCavallaro.com

MANIAC COP 2 Midnights This Weekend at The Hi-Pointe

“Shooting Cordell is only good for getting his attention!”

Director William Lustig’s MANIAC COP 2 (1990) picked up right where MANIAC COP (1988) left off and did a great job of continuing the chaos. Both films even had the same tag line: “You have the right to remain silent . . . Forever!” The sequel has badge-wearing wacko Matt Cordell (Robert Z’dar), the crazed, murderous “Maniac Cop” of the first film (now even more monstrously disfigured after a brutal stay in prison) teaming up with Turkel (Leo Rossi), a crazed degenerate serial killer on ‘a crusade against the whores of the world’, who likes to murder strippers. They’re up against frenzied, chain smoking NYPD detective Sean McKinney (movie veteran Robert Davi), who is just one step ahead of a nervous breakdown and feisty police psychologist Susan Riley (the gorgeous Claudia Christian). Sean McKinney’s nerves don’t get much relief when officers Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell) and Teresa Mallory (Laurene Landon) insist that Cordell is still alive — not only alive, but an unstoppable killing machine! Maniac Cop breaks Turkel out of jail and, with a group of rancid prisoners, they take Susan hostage so McKinney must muster his forces to hunt down Cordell and Turkel.

MC2 is one of those sequels that’s actually superior to the original. This rather amazing little “B” movie features just about everything you could fit into an 84-minute running time: explosive action scenes, strippers, Bruce Campbell, a terrific cast (Danny Trejo, Charles Napier, and Clarence Williams III have small roles), great gouts of gore, non-stop violence , and a PYSCHO-inspired twist that offs not one, but two main characters in the first 30 minutes.

I saw MANIAC COP at the now-shuttered Sunset Hills Cinema when it was new, but MANIAC COP 2 never played theatrically in St. Louis. You’ll finally get your chance to see it on the big screen when it plays this Friday and Saturday night (November 1st and 2nd) at midnights at St. Louis’ fabulous Hi-pointe Theater s part of Destroy the Brain’s monthly Late Night Grindhouse Film Series. The pre-show begins at 11:30.

The Friday night Facebook Invite can be found HERE

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The Saturday night Facebook Invite can be found HERE

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The Destroy The Brain.com site can be found HERE

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The Hi-Pointe Theater’s site can be found HERE

http://hi-pointetheatre.com/

Watch The New Trailer For Martin Scorsese’s THE WOLF OF WALL Street Starring Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jordan Belfort in the brand new trailer for THE WOLF OF WALL STREET. The film hits theaters December 25, 2013.

(via iTunes)

Revered filmmaker Martin Scorsese directs the story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio). From the American dream to corporate greed, Belfort goes from penny stocks and righteousness to IPOs and a life of corruption in the late 80s. Excess success and affluence in his early twenties as founder of the brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont warranted Belfort the title – “The Wolf of Wall Street.”

Money. Power. Women. Drugs. Temptations were for the taking and the threat of authority was irrelevant. For Jordan and his wolf pack, modesty was quickly deemed overrated and more was never enough.

The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Jon Favreau, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner and Jean Dujardin.

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Worldview Entertainment Partners With QED International For Takashi Miike’s THE OUTSIDER Starring Tom Hardy

Worldview Entertainment has signed on to finance and produce Takashi Miike’s crime thriller, THE OUTSIDER, starring Tom Hardy. Andrew Baldwin wrote the screenplay based on an idea by Linson Entertainment’s John Linson, who will produce with Art Linson alongside Worldview’s Christopher Woodrow and Molly Conners and QED’s Bill Block. Worldview’s Maria Cestone and Sarah E. Johnson will executive produce with Anton Lessine and Sasha Shapiro.

THE OUTSIDER is an epic crime thriller about an American former G.I. in post-WWII Japan who joins a Yakuza crime family.

Principal photography will commence in Japan in early 2014. QED International will handle foreign sales and introduce the film to buyers next week at the American Film Market (AFM), while CAA, who packaged and arranged financing, will represent domestic rights.

QED’s slate at AFM also includes ROCK THE KASBAH, starring Bill Murray and directed by Barry Levinson; FRANNY starring Richard Gere; FURY, starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Ayer, FADING GIGOLO, directed by John Turturro and starring Turturro and Woody Allen; ARE WE OFFICIALLY DATING, starring Zac Efron, Imogen Poots and Michael B. Jordan; and HAUNT starring Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver.

Worldview had six films premiere on the festival circuit this fall: Academy Award nominee Atom Egoyan’s crime thriller, “Devil’s Knot,” starring Academy Award winners Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon, which made its world premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and was acquired by Image Entertainment; Eli Roth’s highly anticipated return to directing with the horror thriller, “The Green Inferno,” made its world premiere in the Midnight Madness Section of the Toronto International Film Festival and was acquired by Open Road Films; David Gordon Green’s drama, “Joe,” starring Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan premiered at both the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival; Ti West’s thriller, “The Sacrament,” presented and produced by Roth made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival followed by the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was acquired by Magnolia Pictures; Guillaume Canet’s crime thriller, “Blood Ties,” starring Academy Award nominee Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard, Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana and Academy Award nominee James Caan made its North American premiere as a Gala Presentation at Toronto International Film Festival after making its world premiere at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it was bought by Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions; and Jehane Noujaim’s Egyptian revolution documentary, “The Square,” which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and opened theatrically in New York City.

Vince Vaughn And Chris Pratt To Introduce DELIVERY MAN In 100 Theaters Across the Country

DreamWorks Pictures announced today that Vince Vaughn and Chris Pratt, stars of the heartfelt comedy “Delivery Man,” will personally introduce their film via satellite at 100 movie theaters across the country, on November 6, at 7:00 p.m.(local time). Following this supersized delivery night event, fans can participate in a live Twitter chat with Vince Vaughn and Chris Pratt (twitter.com/deliverymanfilm, using the hashtag #DeliveryMan), for a chance to receive personal answers from the stars and an opportunity to win a free “Delivery Man” gift box from TaskRabbit.

Fans who would like to attend a screening on Delivery Night can sign up starting on November 1 at Facebook.com/deliverymanmovie.

In addition, as part of the “Delivery Man” campaign, DreamWorks Pictures has partnered with TaskRabbit to provide free deliveries in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Boston and San Francisco, each day from November 1 through November 6, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. (EST). Fans who sign up for delivery tasks on TaskRabbit during that time may get the chance to have their delivery sponsored by “Delivery Man,” and receive a movie pass and a $25 Lyft (get.lyft.com/lyftoff) credit they can use to deliver them to the screening on November 6.

DreamWorks Pictures’ DELIVERY MAN stars Vince Vaughn as affable underachiever David Wozniak, whose anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years earlier resulted in 533 children. David must now embark on a journey that leads him to discover not only his true self but also the father that he could become.

A DreamWorks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment presentation, the film is written for the screen and directed by Ken Scott, based on “Starbuck,” the original screenplay written by Ken Scott and Martin Petit, and also stars Chris Pratt and Cobie Smulders. DELIVERY MAN is produced by André Rouleau and executive produced by Ray Angelic, Scott Mednick and Mark Sourian.

“DELIVERY MAN is rated PG-13 and opens in U.S. theaters on November 22, 2013.

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Tim Allen Is Rex In First Trailer For ADVENTURES OF THE PENGUIN KING

Rex, Patti, Junior, Larry and Moe & The Macaronis are the big, colorful characters in Cinedigm’s upcoming ADVENTURES OF THE PENGUIN KING. The groundbreaking film packed with excitement, love, tragedy and humor opens in theaters December 6.

The original British version, PENGUINS 3D, was narrated and co-produced by natural history broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.

Rex, a young King Penguin, has been away from his home for three years, learning to hunt in the wild oceans, but now he’s back – in Penguin City. His mission: to find a mate, settle down and raise a chick. But can he survive the numerous predators and the harsh conditions on an isolated island at the bottom of the world?

This is the journey of a typical bachelor King Penguin from awkward adolescent to accomplished adult. It’s a family tale, of love and adventure, tragedy and triumph – all told through the charismatic and charming natural actors, the penguins of South Georgia.

Stunning cinematography takes us into Penguin City, on an extraordinary sub-Antarctic island, home to majestic albatrosses, brawling elephant seals – and six million penguins.

Narrator Tim Allen (Disney Nature’s Chimpanzee, Pixar’s Toy Story) brings added warmth and humor to the tale, aided by a funny and dramatic script by Phillip LaZebnik (Pocahontas, Mulan, Prince of Egypt). Though our hero’s harsh world may be alien to our day-to-day lives, his struggle will be familiar to us all.

Photos courtesy of Cinedigm

Legendary Announces TRICK ‘R TREAT Sequel – Director Michael Dougherty Discusses Plans For Followup

Ready for TRICK ‘R TREAT 2?

At Monday night’s special fan screening of the cult horror classic TRICK ‘R TREAT hosted by Legendary, the film’s iconic character, Sam, and director, Michael Dougherty, stole the show by announcing a sequel during the Q&A session. Other panel participants included two of the film’s stars Dylan Baker and Brian Cox, as well as a surprise appearance by producer Bryan Singer.

Check out the panel discussion and the announcement below and then watch the creepy anthology TRICK ‘R TREAT before Halloween. If you’ve never seen it (woe to you!) buy it HERE.

A creepy, darkly comic celebration of the scariest night of the year from producer BRYAN SINGER (director of X-Men and Superman Returns) and writer-director MICHAEL DOUGHERTY (co-scripter of X2 and Superman Returns). TRICK ‘R TREAT takes the Creepshow/Tales from the Crypt approach to nefarious new depths with four interwoven tales set on Halloween night: a high school principal (DYLAN BAKER) moonlights as a vicious serial killer; the quest of a young virgin (ANNA PAQUIN) for that special someone takes a gruesome turn; a group of teens carries out a cruel prank with disastrous consequences; and a cantankerous old man (BRIAN COX) battles a mischievous trick-or-treating demon.

Just for yuks!

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GONE WITH THE WIND and THE WIZARD OF OZ On 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival Lineup

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has unveiled the first three movies in the lineup for the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival, including the recently restored Gone with the Wind (1939) and a presentation of The Wizard of Oz (1939) in its stunning new IMAX 3D format. Set to take place in Hollywood April 10-13, the fifth-annual edition of the festival will also include a screening of the Harold Lloyd comedy classic Why Worry? (1923), with legendary silent-film composer Carl Davis conducting the live world premiere performance of his new original score. Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz are each celebrating their 75th anniversaries in 2014.

Passes for the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival are set to go on sale to the public Thursday, Nov. 14, at noon (ET). Passes can be purchased exclusively through the official festival website: http://www.tcm.com/festival. Descriptions for the first three films on the festival slate are included below. Additional screenings and events for the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival will be announced over the coming months.

In addition to the anniversaries of The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind, TCM’s April gathering will mark the fifth anniversary of the TCM Classic Film Festival. Making the event even more special, the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival will coincide with TCM’s 20th anniversary as a leading authority in classic film.

TCM recently announced that the theme for the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival will be Family in the Movies: The Ties that Bind. Throughout the four-day lineup, the festival will showcase on-screen clans of all types – big and small, happy and imperfect, musical and dramatic. In addition, the festival will spotlight the first families of Hollywood and the filmmaking dynasties that have entertained generations. And it will explore the kinship that connects close-knit groups of professionals behind the camera, such as the stock companies of classic Hollywood.

2014 TCM Classic Film Festival – Initial Slate

Gone with the Wind (1939) –75th anniversary – Presented in collaboration with Warner Bros. Studios

The TCM Classic Film Festival will celebrate the 75th anniversary of Gone with the Wind(1939), Margaret Mitchell’s sprawling Civil War-era drama, with the recent restoration. Vivien Leigh won an Oscar® as the ever-determined Scarlett O’Hara, with Clark Gable as the rakish Rhett Butler. Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Thomas Mitchell and Oscar-winner Hattie McDaniel also star. Gone with the Wind‘s eight Academy Awards® also include Best Picture, Best Director (Victor Fleming) and Best Screenplay (Sidney Howard).

The Wizard of Oz (1939) – 75th anniversary – Presented in IMAX® 3D in collaboration with Warner Bros. Studios

The TCM Classic Film Festival will celebrate the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz (1939) with a screening of Warner Bros. Studios’ immersive IMAX® 3D edition. Judy Garland stars as L. Frank Baum’s Kansas-born heroine who finds herself flung beyond the rainbow into a magical land of witches, flying monkeys and munchkins. With Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Jack Haley as the Tin Man and Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion, she heads down the Yellow Brick Road to find the powerful Wizard (Frank Morgan) who can help her get back home. The Wizard of Oz‘s 3D conversion was a long and complex project that included an 8K scan of the original Technicolor camera negative and complex mapping of each frame to construct 3D imagery. The TCM Classic Film Festival’s presentation of The Wizard of Oz will be a golden opportunity for festival attendees to experience the film’s extraordinary IMAX 3D conversion.

Why Worry? (1923) – With Carl Davis conducting the live world premiere performance of his original score

Festival goers will be in stitches over Harold Lloyd’s hilarious comedy Why Worry? (1923), in which the bespectacled star plays a wealthy hypochondriac whose visit to an island paradise is interrupted by revolution. This marked Lloyd’s final film with producer Hal Roach and his first with leading lady Jobyna Ralston, who co-starred in his next five movies. The TCM Classic Film Festival’s presentation of Why Worry will feature legendary silent-film composer Carl Davis conducting the world premiere performance of his new original score for the movie.

Additional screenings and events for the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival will be announced over the coming months.

2014 TCM Classic Film Festival – Passes & Venues

Passes for the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival are set to go on sale in Thursday, Nov. 14, at noon (ET), and can be purchased through the TCM Classic Film Festival website at http://www.tcm.com/festival. Pass availability is limited, especially for top-level “Spotlight” passes, so those wishing to attend the festival are encouraged to buy their passes early.

The “Spotlight” Festival Pass: $1,599 – Includes all privileges available to “Classic” and “Essential” passholders, priority entry to all screening events; plus entry to the exclusive Vanity Fair opening-night party following the red-carpet gala screening at TCL Chinese Theatre; meet-and-greet events with TCM friends, including Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz; and an official TCM Classic Film Festival poster signed by Osborne.

The “Essential” Festival Pass: $699 – Includes all privileges available to “Classic” passholders, plus entry to the opening-night red-carpet gala screening at TCL Chinese Theatre and official TCM Classic Film Festival collectibles.

The “Classic” Festival Pass: $549 – Includes access to all film programs at festival venues Thursday, April 10 – Sunday, April 13 (does not include admittance to the opening-night red-carpet gala screening at TCL Chinese Theatre or the Vanity Fair opening-night party); access to all Club TCM events, panels and poolside screenings at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel; an opening-night welcome reception at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel; the closing-night event; and a commemorative festival program.

The “Matinee” Festival Pass: $349 – Includes access to all film programs starting at 6 p.m. (PT) or earlier at all festival venues Friday, April 11 – Sunday, April 13; admission to Club TCM events and panels at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel until6 p.m. daily, Friday, April 11 – Sunday, April 13; and a commemorative festival program.

The “Palace” Festival Pass: $249 – Includes access to all screenings and events at the TCL Chinese Theatre (excluding the opening-night red-carpet gala) and the Egyptian Theatre Friday, April 11 – Sunday, April 13, as well as a commemorative festival program.

The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, which has a longstanding role in movie history and was the site of the first Academy Awards® ceremony, is set to serve as the official hotel and central gathering point for the TCM Classic Film Festival for the fifth consecutive year. The Hollywood Roosevelt also offers special rates for festival attendees. Festival screenings and events will be held at the TCL Chinese Theatre, the Chinese 6 Theatres and the Egyptian Theatre.

Connect with the TCM Classic Film Festival

Website: http://www.tcm.com/festival

Twitter: http://twitter.com/tcmfilmfest

Win A Pass To The Advance Screening Of BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR In St. Louis

Controversial French film that won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR is directed by Abdellatif Kechiche and stars Léa Seydoux and Adéle Exarchopoulos.

The movie centers on a 15-year-old girl named Adèle (Exarchopoulos) who is approaching adulthood and dreams of experiencing her first love. A handsome male classmate falls hard for her, but an unsettling erotic reverie upsets the romance before it begins. Adèle imagines that the mysterious, blue-haired girl she encountered in the street slips into her bed and possesses her with overwhelming pleasure. That blue-haired girl is a confident older art student named Emma (Seydoux), who will soon enter Adèle’s life for real, making way for an intense and complicated love story that spans a decade and is touchingly universal in its depiction.

WAMG invites you to enter to win a pass to the advance screening on Monday, November 4, 7PM.

All you have to do is: ENTER YOUR NAME IN OUR COMMENTS SECTION BELOW.

The film is NC-17. ID will be required and checked at the door.

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. YOU MUST BE IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA THE DAY OF THE SCREENING.

2. YOU MUST SUBMIT THE CORRECT ANSWER TO OUR QUESTION ABOVE TO WIN. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

Bryan Singer’s X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Trailer Has It’s World Premiere

The time has come. Future and past collide in the brand new teaser trailer for X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. For the true fans, this first preview from Bryan Singer’s film will give you goosebumps.

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The beloved characters from the original “X-Men” film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from “X-Men: First Class,” in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.

Starring Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry and Nicholas Hoult, 20th Century Fox will release the action adventure in theaters on May 23, 2014.

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