Lionsgate Survives While Others Thrive
Studio Report Card #7: The "Saw" studio withstood threats to its popular franchise and stayed profitable by reining in costs
In a challenging year for smaller movie companies, Lionsgate did something impossible for visitors to its de facto icon Jigsaw's chamber of horrors -- it survived.

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Horror flick shot at Utah’s Snowbasin ski resort
HUNTSVILLE, Utah — Snowbasin is ready for its close-up.

The Huntsville ski resort plays a major — if uncredited — role in a new feature film called "Frozen," which premieres Jan. 24 at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross
The story of King Charlemagne, First Holy Roman Emperor, acted and sung by the legendary actor Christopher Lee. Sir Christopher is the highest grossing actor of all time, with cinematic milestones such as "Lord Of The Rings", "Star Wars", "The Man with the Golden Gun" and "Dracula", amongst over 280 movies - and still counting!

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And Lee's own (real!) MySpace page.
MySpace.com/Charlemagne Musical.

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WWII Horror Comic Optioned
We should all be used to seeing countless comic properties finding their way to the big screen. Even some of the smaller stories like Kick-Ass have been plucked from the world of glossy pages and paneled stories and given the Hollywood treatment. And now as we head into the second decade of this new millennium, it looks like nothing is going to change.

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Autopsy for Avenged Sevenfold drummer inconclusive
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- An autopsy is inconclusive as to the cause of death for Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan.

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'Rocky Horror' coming to Circle this weekend
The best things to bring to the showings of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” this week at Circle Cinema are friends, a sense of humor and money to pay the admission price.

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(FeoNote: Great Cthulhu! Will this movie NEVER die?)

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Crazies Director Breck Eisner’s Next Horror Remake? David Cronenberg’s Incredible The Brood
What the world needs now is another insta-forgettable remake of a bona fide horror classic like I need a stake through the heart.

When the Crazies remake rolls out in the new year, I’m going to be crossing the fingers on both hands and hoping for it to be a corker.

Back in Black: Horror Manga Master Kazuo Umezu Talks
As most movie connoisseurs know, Japanese horror is simply a breed apart from the rest.

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Classic horror frightens audiences at Irvine
Irvine High School's rendition of "Frankenstein 1930" gives the audience a glimpse inside the classic horror story that has frightened audiences for decades. Dr. Frankenstein becomes obsessed with his new and inclusive experiment, and soon brings it to life, with the help of his ever-so-strange minion, Gorgo. The creature he creates wreaks havoc on everyone in the town, seeking revenge on his creators and killing anyone who angers him.

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The only major problem was the cut-and-paste-tedious-Hollywood-template of "Let's have the ending setup the potential sequel!" ploy. The final one minute post-it-note end completely screwed the movie (as really bad endings can do) by betraying all of the movie logic the story and characters created and followed up to that point. It had the effect of us going, "Whoa! Hey, wait a minute…" before we even rose from our seats.

Still, it was the proverbial rough cut and what I saw won't necessarily be what folks see in 2010. I hope they end the movie where it's supposed to end, and not tack on that cheeseball sequelitis crap.

Admission is free and the party will feature:

Photos with Zombie Santa

Tours of the Monroeville Zombies themed attraction

Living Dead Experience motion simulator ride

Appearance by Leonard Lies – “Machete Zombie” in the original Dawn of the Dead

Zombie movie trivia contest

Prize drawings

Refreshments

MACHETE ZOMBIE, LEONARD LIES

Zombie party goers will have an opportunity to check out the store’s newly remodeled Monroeville Zombies exhibit, which is a celebration of Zombies in Pop Culture. Located in the historic Monroeville Mall, site of the original film, George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead, the themed attraction takes fans through a visual history of zombies in cinema.

Displays of movie props and memorabilia are woven into a presentation featuring interactive experiences and zombie gift shopping. The exhibit includes a Zombie Gallery, a model exhibit of Monroeville Mall circa 1978 and a walkthrough of a boiler room mock-up complete with life-sized zombies.

Leonard Lies, who played the iconic “Machete Zombie” in the original DAWN OF THE DEAD which was filmed at the mall in 1978, will be inducted into the new “Maul of Fame” during the party. The Maul of Fame is where zombie film celebrities are immortalized in the tradition of Hollywood Boulevard, but with a zombie twist by leaving "bloody" handprints on the Maul of Fame wall.

The store also carries a wide variety of unique toys and collectibles rooted in pop culture, from classic television shows to modern hits.

Both zombies and humans are welcome to attend. The event is open to all ages, although some of the zombie exhibits (in a separate location in the back of the store) may not be suitable for young children.

For more information, please visit MonroevilleZombies.com or contact Time and Space Toys at (412) 373-4303. Mention feoamante.com.

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James Whale, horror's invisible man
Often film lovers talk about the time, as a child, that the curtain was finally pushed aside and they realized that movies didn’t just exist, but had to be directed into being – that there was a wizard behind everything they saw, pulling all the levers.

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Bloody 3D sequels planned
'Zombieland,' 'Jackass' will be reprised for the format
Move over "Avatar."

Hollywood is moving forward with a pair of unlikely 3D sequels. Sony is in the process of inking deals to bring back the "Zombieland" team for a second installment, but this time the bloody comedy is poised to unspool in 3D. And Paramount has greenlit a third "Jackass," which will also be shot in 3D.

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Virgins, villains and modern women in horror
VICTORIA (CUP) – Even the most cursory glance through the history of horror films shows helpless women fleeing in terror from masked killers and rampaging monsters, fainting helplessly into the arms of the men who save them.

But at a certain point in horror’s history, things changed and, typically, one woman survived in each movie.

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