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Monday, 26 February 2007 23:54 |
{litebox}images/stories/INTERVIEWS/2272007/BSM2007/blacksnakemoanposter.jpg{/litebox}BY Samuel D Osborn
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BLACK SNAKE MOAN, Writer/Director Craig Brewers new picture starring Samuel L. Jackson, wants to be the encapsulation of the Blues genre. Its an uncomfortable film, one thats tough to wriggle in to and finally grasp; but its also the most affective and moving stew of controversial filmmaking in recent years. We sat down with Mr. Brewer and Mr. Jackson for a while and riffed on the problems with making exploitation cinema, the intriguing casting decisions of the film, and the nail fungus put on display when Sam Jackson takes fingers to guitar. BLACK SNAKE MOAN will be released nationwide on March 3rd.
 Craig Brewer, Director
Craig Brewer: No. The whole idea came to me when I was having these really crippling anxiety attacks trying to get ìHustle and Flowî going. We didnt have any money, wed just had a baby, and I had to apply for state health insurance just to have the kid. My dad suffered from a heart attack at the age of 49. He was a healthy guy, never drank, never smoked, just had a blood clot that fell into his heart like a grenade and it took him out. Thats what inspired ìHustle and Flow.î
I was on this flight, before ìHustle and Flowî got going, before John Singleton got involved in my career. I was on the flight and my heart started pounded, I couldnt get any oxygen, and then I just started getting dizzy, and I started sweating, and I called the stewardess over and I said, "I dont know if you have the little paddles but I think Im crashing here. Im having a heart attack." She asked if I had ever had a heart attack before and I told her, "Yeah, my dad just recently died of one." And she asked if I was afraid of flying and I said no. And then she asked if Id ever had an anxiety attack and I said no and I actually got a little pissed that she asked that question. I assumed I was a rather strong, corn-fed individual and was stronger than a panic attack over a smooth attack over California. But it passed, and if youve known anyone whos experienced these, but its like a splinter in your head when it first hits you. Its so crippling and you dont really know what triggered it but your mind starts speculating what triggered it.
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Thursday, 18 May 2006 20:21 |
 BY Joseph B. Mauceri
Photos taken at NY Comic Con (c) Rich Buxo
Kane is one of the major Superstars in the WWE galaxy, and SEE NO EVIL marks his motion picture debut.
On October 5, 1997, the world first laid its eyes on Kane when he appeared at Bad Blood. Standing in the ring at 7-feet tall and more than 300 pounds, Kane ripped off the cage door during a match between Shawn Michaels and Undertakeróthe first-ever ìHell in the Cellîóand a new era in wrestling was born. The Big Red Monster has been terrorizing opponents and making waves ever since.
During his career, Kane has earned distinction and has continued to climb the ranks. At ìKing of the Ring ë98,î Stone Cold and Kane clashed in a ìFirst Bloodî match, in which the first competitor to make his opponent bleed would win the match. As an added stipulation, Kane promised that if he lost heíd set himself on fire. This match gave Kane a distinct advantage over Stone Cold; since he wore a mask and most of his body was covered by his red costume, it was nearly impossible to confirm if he was bleeding. Despite the relentless, intense assault upon one another by both wrestlers, at the end of the day, Kane was the last man standing.
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Wednesday, 29 March 2006 08:17 |
 BY Joseph B. Mauceri
{Fearsmag} - Welcome to the Town of Wheelsy! Grant Grant (MICHAEL ROOKER) is a successful businessman, with a beautiful young wife, Starla (ELIZABETH BANKS). Things change for Grant in ways no one could have ever imagined as one humdrum evening Grant hits the local honky-tonk and encounters Brenda Gutierrez (BRENDA JAMES), the younger sister of an old girlfriend, whoís more than willing to listen to Grantís woes. Abandoning their drinks, the pair discovers something slimy in the woods behind the bar. Near the remains of what looks like a meteor, Grant and Brenda find a trail of glistening ooze and a pulsating, unidentifiable mass. Suddenly, the glob comes to life and overtakes Grant, penetrating his body with a pustule-covered tentacle. An alien parasite has infected its unlucky human host, who now must continue to infect others in order to survive.
With each passing day, Grant becomes less and less human, evolving into a bloodthirsty creature driven by a primal need to kill and destroy the uninfected. Unfortunately, Grantís not the only problem. He has begun spawning scores of giant slugs that are out to inoculate any redneck. When Starla realizes what is happening to Grant she turns to her former high school beau, local Chief of Police Bill Pardy (NATHAN FILLION) to help her stop Grant. The pair gathers a makeshift crew of uninfected, including foul-mouthed Mayor Jack MacReady (GREGG HENRY) and smart-ass teen beauty Kylie Strutemyer (TANIA SAULNIER) to help stop the evil plague laying siege to Wheelsy.
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Wednesday, 22 March 2006 01:29 |
BY Joseph B. Mauceri
{FEARSmag} - When
a group of teenagers begin to play an ultra-realistic videogame called
ìStay Aliveî they soon discover a spine-chilling connection ñ they are
each being brutally murdered one-by-one in the same method as the
character they played in the game. As the line between the game world
and the real world disappears, the group must find a way to STAY
ALIVE. After the mysterious, brutal death of an old friend, a group
of teenagers find themselves in possession of STAY ALIVE, an
ultra-realistic 3-D videogame based on the spine-chilling true story of
a 17th century noblewoman known as ìThe Blood Countess.î The gamers
donít know anything about the game other than theyíre not supposed to
have itÖand theyíre dying to play it. Not able to resist temptation,
the group begins to play the grisly game and soon a chilling connection
is made ñ they are each being murdered one-by-one in the same method as
the character they played in the game. As the line between the game
world and the real world disappears, the group must find a way to
defeat the vicious and merciless Blood Countess, all the while trying
toÖSTAY ALIVE.
STAY ALIVE is released by Hollywood Pictures and produced by
McG, Peter Schlessel, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, James Stern and
Matthew Peterman. The film is directed and co-written by William Brent
Bell Written and co-written by Matthew Peterman. The film features the
acting talents of Jon Foster, Samaire Armstrong, Frankie Muniz, Sophia
Bush and Adam Goldberg.
New kids on the genre block at Disney, William Brent Bell Written
Matthew Peterman, are making their feature film debuts in the big
chairs on STAY ALIVE. We recently spoke about their thoughts on
movies, computer games, and the realms of all things scary.
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Friday, 03 March 2006 01:00 |
 Reported by Joseph
B. Mauceri
Milla Jovovich NY Comic Con Photos (c) 2006, Rich Buxo.
Set in the late 21st century, a subculture of humans has emerged with a
genetic mutation causing enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute
intelligence.
As more people are infected and the government becomes increasingly
terrified of their growing power, those with the mutation are treated
as outcasts, subjected to terrifying tests and put into quarantine. The
government sets out to destroy them, but one woman is determined that
that doesnít happen: ultra-beautiful, ultra-lethal Violet (JOVOVICH).
With eye-popping martial arts skills and chameleon-like abilities,
Violet becomes a rogue warrior bent on protecting her new race ñ and
seeking revenge on those who created it.
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Friday, 10 February 2006 00:00 |
 By Joseph B. Mauceri
{Fearsmag} - James Wong & Glen Morgan became friends in an English
class at El Cajon Valley High School, San Diego. Their love of genre
films and television lead them to their feature films "Final
Destination," "The One," and "Willard." For television, theyve written
and produced for ì21 Jump Street,î ìThe Commish,î ìX-Files,î and ìThe
Others,î in addition to creating the series ìSpace: Above and Beyond.î
In bringing this third installment of the franchise to the screen Wong
& Morgan create a terrifiyng roller coaster accident, but thats
only the beginning. Those who survive the disaster discover that fate
is hard to escape and death is not so easily cheated.
FEARS: At what point after working on the first film did you and
Glen Morgan start thinking about possibly returning to the franchise?
James Wong: After we completed the first film we werenít really
think about sequels because we never knew it would be such a success.
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