Stars: Ian McCulloch, Alexandra Delli Colli, Sherry Buchanan, Peter O’Neal, Donald O’Brien, Dakar, Walter Patriarca, Roberto Resta | Written by Fabrizio De Angelis, Romano Scandariato | Directed by Marino Girolami (aka Frank Martin)
One of the bizarrest horror films to come out of Italy in the early 80s, Zombi Holocaust is – as the title suggests – a mix of the two genres Italian horror cinema became predminantly known for: cannibal and zombie movies…
For those unaware of Zombi Holocaust, the film finds Ian McCulloch (who found fame in Italy following his appearance in British sci-fi show Survivors) venture to a tropical island in the East Indies to investigate just why a tribesman, working at New York City hospital was chomping down on the limbs of the cadavers in the cold storage. He and his crew, including Alexandra Delli Colli (who would later star in Lucio Fulci’s controversial New York Ripper...
One of the bizarrest horror films to come out of Italy in the early 80s, Zombi Holocaust is – as the title suggests – a mix of the two genres Italian horror cinema became predminantly known for: cannibal and zombie movies…
For those unaware of Zombi Holocaust, the film finds Ian McCulloch (who found fame in Italy following his appearance in British sci-fi show Survivors) venture to a tropical island in the East Indies to investigate just why a tribesman, working at New York City hospital was chomping down on the limbs of the cadavers in the cold storage. He and his crew, including Alexandra Delli Colli (who would later star in Lucio Fulci’s controversial New York Ripper...
- 11/14/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
In two weeks, vampires, cannibals, Halloween frights and more will grace the screen at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois for Bruce Cambell's Horror Film Festival. Now a telekinetic kid and and an apocalypse have joined the killer lineup, as both June and JeruZalem will make their U.S. premieres at the festival.
Press Release: "Chicago, Illinois (August 6, 2015) – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), is proud to announce the addition of two more films to the already bursting schedule.
June, starring Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and Kennedy Brice (The Walking Dead), tells the story of nine-year-old June (Brice), who has been shuffled in and out of foster homes for years. Though she tries to be good, no matter where she goes a trail of chaos and terror seems to follow.
Press Release: "Chicago, Illinois (August 6, 2015) – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), is proud to announce the addition of two more films to the already bursting schedule.
June, starring Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and Kennedy Brice (The Walking Dead), tells the story of nine-year-old June (Brice), who has been shuffled in and out of foster homes for years. Though she tries to be good, no matter where she goes a trail of chaos and terror seems to follow.
- 8/6/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
One month from now, Bruce Cambell's Horror Film Festival will take over the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois and they've announced killer lineup that includes Tales of Halloween, a screening of Fright Night with a Q&A from Tom Holland, and Eli Roth introducing Cannibal Holocaust:
"Chicago, July 22, 2015 – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), promises thrills, chills, guests and surprises to Chicago’s legions of horror fans. The four-day event, programmed by The Awesome Fest, will coincide with Wizard World Chicago and offers convention-goers and ticket holders a chance to sit back, relax, and lose their minds.
“You can have your rom-coms, your indie darlings and your blockbusters,” remarks Bruce Campbell. “I’ll take a good old-fashioned horror movie any day or night of the week!”
“With this program we...
"Chicago, July 22, 2015 – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), promises thrills, chills, guests and surprises to Chicago’s legions of horror fans. The four-day event, programmed by The Awesome Fest, will coincide with Wizard World Chicago and offers convention-goers and ticket holders a chance to sit back, relax, and lose their minds.
“You can have your rom-coms, your indie darlings and your blockbusters,” remarks Bruce Campbell. “I’ll take a good old-fashioned horror movie any day or night of the week!”
“With this program we...
- 7/22/2015
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Gloria doesn't believe cannibalism exists, but that notion is ripped to shreds when she and her companions are targeted as meals for a rain forest tribe that's been pushed over the edge. Serving as an inspiration for Eli Roth's The Green Inferno and still leaving viewers feeling queasy nearly 34 years after its initial release, Umberto Lenzi's 1981 Italian exploitation horror film, Cannibal Ferox, was once banned in 31 countries but has received more love over the years as more and more people have discovered its palpable practical effects and uncompromising storytelling.
Having released Ruggero Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust on Blu-ray this past summer, the folks at Grindhouse Releasing are bringing Cannibal Ferox to Blu-ray with a new 2k transfer and a slew of special features, including never-before-seen deleted scenes, an abundance of cast and crew interviews, audio commentary by director Umberto Lenzi and star John Morghen, a new feature-length documentary on Italian cannibal cinema,...
Having released Ruggero Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust on Blu-ray this past summer, the folks at Grindhouse Releasing are bringing Cannibal Ferox to Blu-ray with a new 2k transfer and a slew of special features, including never-before-seen deleted scenes, an abundance of cast and crew interviews, audio commentary by director Umberto Lenzi and star John Morghen, a new feature-length documentary on Italian cannibal cinema,...
- 3/18/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
“I wonder who the real cannibals are…”
There have been many releases of Cannibal Holocaust throughout the years, on various formats, but this release, from Grindhouse Releasing in the United States, is, from what I’ve seen, the best yet, and features 3 discs, here, I’ll be looking at what is on those discs, and reviewing the film.
Now, this isn’t an easy task. Cannibal Holocaust has been spoken about, reviewed and studied by a vast number of people in the last 34 years with great amounts of research done into the making of the film and the events that followed its release. While I might not go into as much detail as some, I will still do my best to give my thoughts on the film and this specific set. This will only be my second time with the film, and the first time I will have seen it in over ten years.
There have been many releases of Cannibal Holocaust throughout the years, on various formats, but this release, from Grindhouse Releasing in the United States, is, from what I’ve seen, the best yet, and features 3 discs, here, I’ll be looking at what is on those discs, and reviewing the film.
Now, this isn’t an easy task. Cannibal Holocaust has been spoken about, reviewed and studied by a vast number of people in the last 34 years with great amounts of research done into the making of the film and the events that followed its release. While I might not go into as much detail as some, I will still do my best to give my thoughts on the film and this specific set. This will only be my second time with the film, and the first time I will have seen it in over ten years.
- 10/10/2014
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
It’s advertised as “the one that goes All The Way!” Ruggero Deodato’s controversial 1980 cult film, Cannibal Holocaust, features a human feeding frenzy after a South American cannibal tribe selects a group of documentary filmmakers to be their next meal. A big influence on Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno, Cannibal Holocaust is making a comeback to the silver screen this fall via Grindhouse Releasing.
“Grindhouse Releasing brings director Ruggero Deodato’s notorious horror classic Cannibal Holocaust back to the big screen starting this weekend at Landmark Theatres across the United States.
Cannibal Holocaust tells the story of four documentary filmmakers who experience brutal death at the hands of a savage South American tribe of flesh-eaters. The film is so intense, so graphic and so unflinching in its realism that the director and producer of Cannibal Holocaust were arrested on its original release and the film was seized.
Cannibal Holocaust has influenced many filmmakers,...
“Grindhouse Releasing brings director Ruggero Deodato’s notorious horror classic Cannibal Holocaust back to the big screen starting this weekend at Landmark Theatres across the United States.
Cannibal Holocaust tells the story of four documentary filmmakers who experience brutal death at the hands of a savage South American tribe of flesh-eaters. The film is so intense, so graphic and so unflinching in its realism that the director and producer of Cannibal Holocaust were arrested on its original release and the film was seized.
Cannibal Holocaust has influenced many filmmakers,...
- 10/8/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Chiller Theatre Toy and Model Film Expo will be held at the Sheraton Parsippany in Parsippany, NJ on October 24 – 26, 2014. The convention has an enormous list of guests to meet, including Yaphet Kotto from Alien, Robert Kerman from Cannibal Holocaust, Lisa Marie from Mars Attacks!, Mark Rolston from Aliens, Barbara Steele from Black Sunday, and Gerrit Graham from Phantom of the Paradise to name just a few. Also headlining … Continue reading →
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- 10/2/2014
- by Jonathan Stryker
- Horror News
One of the most fondly remembered eras in fright-film history is the golden age of Italian gore – a prolific period that brought such directors as Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava and Lucio Fulci to international attention and acclaim. Spawning all number of surreal sub-genres, including black-gloved killer-thrillers and stomach-churning cannibal adventures, this is a time that continues to crib a fresh generation of fascinated fans.
As such, 88 Italian have announced the UK Blu-ray release Zombi Holocaust (1980) and Burial Ground aka Nights of Terror (1981) – a pair of plasma-packed pot-boilers that could only have been dreamt up during the bygone boom in Euro-terror eccentricity.
In Burial Ground, the carcass-crunching action comes thick and fast as veteran director Andrea Bianchi (Strip Nude For Your Killer) evokes the sinister spirit of Lucio Fulci and George Romero. Also known as The Zombie Dead, Bianchi’s bout of bloodstained brilliance has a pack of ghoulish predators entrap...
As such, 88 Italian have announced the UK Blu-ray release Zombi Holocaust (1980) and Burial Ground aka Nights of Terror (1981) – a pair of plasma-packed pot-boilers that could only have been dreamt up during the bygone boom in Euro-terror eccentricity.
In Burial Ground, the carcass-crunching action comes thick and fast as veteran director Andrea Bianchi (Strip Nude For Your Killer) evokes the sinister spirit of Lucio Fulci and George Romero. Also known as The Zombie Dead, Bianchi’s bout of bloodstained brilliance has a pack of ghoulish predators entrap...
- 9/15/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
With the 2014 Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Convention kicking off later this week, we thought this would be a perfect time to give all you Midwest genre fans a look at all the happenings going down at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare (Rosemont, Il) from Friday, August 8th through Sunday, August 10th.
And if you’ll be attending Flashback Weekend, be sure and say hi as Daily Dead’s Heather Wixson will be on hand co-hosting alongside Steve “Capone” Prokopy from Ain’t It Cool News and Wgn Radio’s Nick Digilio, and will also be bringing some horror goodies to share throughout the weekend!
Friday, August 8, 2014
12:00Pm – 8:00Pm Registration Booth Open
3:00Pm – 8:45Pm Dealers room open (Ballrooms 3-5)
4:00Pm – 8:45Pm Celebrity signings (Ballrooms 3-5)
5:00Pm Robert Englund Freddy Krueger Makeup Photo-Ops (Balmoral Room)* Line-up according to your assigned number outside of Balmoral...
And if you’ll be attending Flashback Weekend, be sure and say hi as Daily Dead’s Heather Wixson will be on hand co-hosting alongside Steve “Capone” Prokopy from Ain’t It Cool News and Wgn Radio’s Nick Digilio, and will also be bringing some horror goodies to share throughout the weekend!
Friday, August 8, 2014
12:00Pm – 8:00Pm Registration Booth Open
3:00Pm – 8:45Pm Dealers room open (Ballrooms 3-5)
4:00Pm – 8:45Pm Celebrity signings (Ballrooms 3-5)
5:00Pm Robert Englund Freddy Krueger Makeup Photo-Ops (Balmoral Room)* Line-up according to your assigned number outside of Balmoral...
- 8/5/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
In an odd turn of events, this list has a number of films that don’t have English-language titles. They just go by whatever the original title was. Good for us. What we do see in this portion of the list is a few movies that weren’t really created specifically to be horror films, but their themes and visuals made it so. In addition, we have some heavyweights of non-horror cinema creating horror films that push the genre all the more upward. “Thinking man horror,” if you will.
20. Le locataire (1976)
English Language Title: The Tenant
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski has made one of the greatest horror “trilogies” of all time with 1965′s British production Repulsion, 1968′s American production Rosemary’s Baby, and 1976′s French production The Tenant, completing his “Apartment Trilogy.” Unlike the other two, Polanski actually stars in The Tenant as Trelkovsky, a reserved man renting an apartment in Paris.
20. Le locataire (1976)
English Language Title: The Tenant
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski has made one of the greatest horror “trilogies” of all time with 1965′s British production Repulsion, 1968′s American production Rosemary’s Baby, and 1976′s French production The Tenant, completing his “Apartment Trilogy.” Unlike the other two, Polanski actually stars in The Tenant as Trelkovsky, a reserved man renting an apartment in Paris.
- 7/26/2014
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
This is the release that we’ve been waiting for. Ever since Grindhouse Releasing started putting titles out in the Blu-ray format, there were two titles that they released on DVD that fans just knew would be coming to Blu-ray soon. Those titles would be Cannibal Holocaust, and Pieces. Cannibal Holocaust, probably being the more important release between the two. The day is finally here, and holy hell what a release this is. Even if you’re not a fan of the movie itself, this is such an impressive Blu-ray release that it deserves to be on your shelf regardless. Why can’t all releases be as nice as a Grindhouse Releasing release? For the type of film they release, everything from the content to the packaging is miles beyond almost all of their competitors. Cannibal Holocaust may be one of the most disturbing releases they’ve put to the Blu-ray format,...
- 7/2/2014
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
Love it or hate it, and for whatever reason, Cannibal Holocaust carved its own spot in cult movie infamy, and it has such staying power that it is not going away. Once Grindhouse Releasing made their return, and started releasing films to Blu-ray, I wondered instantly if things like Pieces and Cannibal Holocaust would get the High-Def treatment, and it appears that I have my answer. Though Pieces hasn’t been announced for a Blu-ray yet, Cannibal Holocaust has, and now we have not only a final release date, but a list of the treasure trove of bonus content that comes along with it. Get your pre-orders in, kids. Now is the time.
From the press release:
Cannibal Holocaust
3 Disc Deluxe Edition 2 Blu-rays + 1 CD
Label: Grindhouse Releasing
Pre-book: 6/3/2014 Street Date: 7/1/2014
Srp: 39.95 Upc: 797679001123 Cat: Bos 011
Run Time: 96 Minutes Language: English
Color Widescreen 1.85:1 Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Region: All
Production Year: 1980 Genre:...
From the press release:
Cannibal Holocaust
3 Disc Deluxe Edition 2 Blu-rays + 1 CD
Label: Grindhouse Releasing
Pre-book: 6/3/2014 Street Date: 7/1/2014
Srp: 39.95 Upc: 797679001123 Cat: Bos 011
Run Time: 96 Minutes Language: English
Color Widescreen 1.85:1 Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Region: All
Production Year: 1980 Genre:...
- 5/28/2014
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
It’s advertised as “the one that goes All The Way!” And for good reason. Ruggero Deodato’s controversial 1980 cult film Cannibal Holocaust is known for its stomach churning scenes of cannibalistic violence. In the film, a human feeding frenzy ensues when a South American cannibal tribe makes a group of documentary filmmakers their next meal.
Its disturbing realism is sure to be enhanced in its upcoming Blu-ray release via Grindhouse Releasing and fans of the cult flick should be excited now that a detailed list of special features and a release date for the Cannibal Holocaust Blu-ray have been announced.
With Grindhouse Releasing setting their sights on a July 1st release date, the Cannibal Holocaust Blu-ray will boast an impressive lineup of bonus features for fans to eat up:
Bonus Features [via Blu-ray.com]:
3 Disc Deluxe Edition – 2 Blu-rays + CD New high-definition digital restoration of the original director’s cut Spectacular digital...
Its disturbing realism is sure to be enhanced in its upcoming Blu-ray release via Grindhouse Releasing and fans of the cult flick should be excited now that a detailed list of special features and a release date for the Cannibal Holocaust Blu-ray have been announced.
With Grindhouse Releasing setting their sights on a July 1st release date, the Cannibal Holocaust Blu-ray will boast an impressive lineup of bonus features for fans to eat up:
Bonus Features [via Blu-ray.com]:
3 Disc Deluxe Edition – 2 Blu-rays + CD New high-definition digital restoration of the original director’s cut Spectacular digital...
- 5/12/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
While I personally do not care to see that poor friggin' turtle in Cannibal Holocaust pointlessly slaughtered in full 1080p resolution, I know that there's a bunch of you that do. With the film hitting Blu-ray soon, we've got the skinny for ya! Dig it!
Grindhouse Releasing announced that Ruggero Deodato’s masterpiece will arrive July 1st on Blu-ray in an all-new deluxe edition three-disc release. The set includes two Blu-ray discs loaded with special features and a newly remastered soundtrack CD of the original score by Riz Ortolani.
Grindhouse Releasing’s Cannibal Holocaust Deluxe Edition Blu-ray is the ultimate home video presentation of this notorious classic named by Entertainment Weekly as “one of the most controversial films ever made.”
The three-disc set can be pre-ordered now exclusively at Diabolik DVD.
Special Features
New high-definition digital restoration of the uncensored director’s cut Spectacular digital stereo re-mix and original mono...
Grindhouse Releasing announced that Ruggero Deodato’s masterpiece will arrive July 1st on Blu-ray in an all-new deluxe edition three-disc release. The set includes two Blu-ray discs loaded with special features and a newly remastered soundtrack CD of the original score by Riz Ortolani.
Grindhouse Releasing’s Cannibal Holocaust Deluxe Edition Blu-ray is the ultimate home video presentation of this notorious classic named by Entertainment Weekly as “one of the most controversial films ever made.”
The three-disc set can be pre-ordered now exclusively at Diabolik DVD.
Special Features
New high-definition digital restoration of the uncensored director’s cut Spectacular digital stereo re-mix and original mono...
- 5/10/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Found footage films get a bad rap - and worse reviews. But the genre combines the vitality of punk rock with the reach of a video viral, and it has earned, if not respectability, then at least a respectful reappraisal. Some found footage (hereafter Ff) films are, admittedly, unwatchable (see The Devil Inside or, better, don't). But others, such as recent West Country-set religious chiller The Borderlands, or Bobcat Goldthwait's creepy Bigfoot hunt Willow Creek (out on May 2), are closer to unmissable.
Beyond an ominous title card, Ff films require little backstory, and the genre has only a brief history of its own. An uncompromising, hand-over-the-camera-lens look at totalitarianism in Vietnam-era America, Peter Watkins' 1971 mock-doc Punishment Park is considered Ff's chief forebear. Ruggiero Deodato's still-troubling Cannibal Holocaust (1979), however, is the most striking early archetype. Following a gonzo film crew into tribal Amazonia, it puts video-nasty atrocities through a film-school filter,...
Beyond an ominous title card, Ff films require little backstory, and the genre has only a brief history of its own. An uncompromising, hand-over-the-camera-lens look at totalitarianism in Vietnam-era America, Peter Watkins' 1971 mock-doc Punishment Park is considered Ff's chief forebear. Ruggiero Deodato's still-troubling Cannibal Holocaust (1979), however, is the most striking early archetype. Following a gonzo film crew into tribal Amazonia, it puts video-nasty atrocities through a film-school filter,...
- 4/12/2014
- Digital Spy
It has been officially confirmed that Grindhouse Releasing is working on a Blu-ray edition of The Beyond and Cannibal Holocaust. Both movies were previously released by Grindhouse Releasing on DVD and we’ve provided details below on the bonus features that will likely be ported over to the new high-def versions. A release date has not been specified, but we expect to see them later this year and will keep Daily Dead readers posted on any updates.
Cannibal Holocaust: “The most controversial movie ever made has finally arrived on DVD! Banned and heavily censored throughout theiworld, here is a film that surpasses its reputation as a shotgun blast to the senses. Cannibal Holocaust presents the “found footage” of four documentary filmmakers who experience brutal death at the hands of a savage South American tribe of flesh-eaters. This footage is so intense, so graphic and so unflinching in its realism...
Cannibal Holocaust: “The most controversial movie ever made has finally arrived on DVD! Banned and heavily censored throughout theiworld, here is a film that surpasses its reputation as a shotgun blast to the senses. Cannibal Holocaust presents the “found footage” of four documentary filmmakers who experience brutal death at the hands of a savage South American tribe of flesh-eaters. This footage is so intense, so graphic and so unflinching in its realism...
- 3/12/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Mickey Rooney movie schedule (Pt): TCM on August 13 See previous post: “Mickey Rooney Movies: Music and Murder.” Photo: Mickey Rooney ca. 1940. 3:00 Am Death On The Diamond (1934). Director: Edward Sedgwick. Cast: Robert Young, Madge Evans, Nat Pendleton, Mickey Rooney. Bw-71 mins. 4:15 Am A Midsummer Night’S Dream (1935). Director: Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle. Cast: James Cagney, Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, Ross Alexander, Anita Louise, Mickey Rooney, Joe E. Brown, Victor Jory, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Jean Muir, Frank McHugh, Grant Mitchell, Hobart Cavanaugh, Dewey Robinson, Hugh Herbert, Arthur Treacher, Otis Harlan, Helen Westcott, Fred Sale, Billy Barty, Rags Ragland. Bw-143 mins. 6:45 Am A Family Affair (1936). Director: George B. Seitz. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lionel Barrymore, Cecilia Parker, Eric Linden. Bw-69 mins. 8:00 Am Boys Town (1938). Director: Norman Taurog. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, Gene Reynolds, Edward Norris, Addison Richards, Minor Watson, Jonathan Hale,...
- 8/13/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The controversial Cannibal Holocaust (1980) followed Professor Harold Monroe as he travelled to the treacherous jungles of South America to seek the whereabouts of a film crew who disappeared while making a documentary on the primitive cannibal tribes that lived there. After finding the remains of the crew at the home of one of the tribes, he also discovered several reels of their undeveloped film.
With this, the concept of ‘found footage’ in cinema was born – a concept that would develop into one of the most loathed, overused and uninspiring sub genres in filmmaking.
The Blair Witch Project achieved cult status because of its original take on the horror genre, letting audiences see through the eyes (or lens) of the film’s characters for a feature length period for the first time. Clever and convincing viral marketing combined with the documentary style format to uncomfortably blur the lines between fact and fiction,...
With this, the concept of ‘found footage’ in cinema was born – a concept that would develop into one of the most loathed, overused and uninspiring sub genres in filmmaking.
The Blair Witch Project achieved cult status because of its original take on the horror genre, letting audiences see through the eyes (or lens) of the film’s characters for a feature length period for the first time. Clever and convincing viral marketing combined with the documentary style format to uncomfortably blur the lines between fact and fiction,...
- 2/4/2013
- by Guest
- Obsessed with Film
The Broadway at Birdland concert series will present the return of composer Jason Robert Brown on Monday, July 30, with two shows, at 6 and 830 pm. Jasons musical guest stars will be Leslie Odom, Jr. Sam Strickland on Smash, Leap of Faith, Heidi Blickenstaff title of show, First You Dream and Jennifer Damiano Tony nomineeNext To Normal, Spiderman Turn Off The Dark.
- 6/28/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
HalloweenMovies.com has announced that on Monday, February 27, the city of South Pasadena, California installed a rare permanent tribute to Halloween producer Moustapha Akkad on a city street where the iconic film was shot in 1978. Sitting at the corner of Oxley and Fairview (across from the “Strode house”) is a bench, under which a plaque says the following:
In Loving Memory of Moustapha Akkad
Known to the world as the Godfather of the Halloween film series.
Your Legacy lives on…
Filmed in So. Pasadena 1978
Halloween fan and 2003 25th Anniversary convention organizer Paul Swearingen worked with city of South Pasadena employee Sheila Pautsch to see the project through to completion. “Being a former resident of South Pasadena, where the first movie was made, I knew when someone passed away, the city would, many times, have a bench or tree planted in the park, along with a memorial plaque,” shares Swearingen. “I...
In Loving Memory of Moustapha Akkad
Known to the world as the Godfather of the Halloween film series.
Your Legacy lives on…
Filmed in So. Pasadena 1978
Halloween fan and 2003 25th Anniversary convention organizer Paul Swearingen worked with city of South Pasadena employee Sheila Pautsch to see the project through to completion. “Being a former resident of South Pasadena, where the first movie was made, I knew when someone passed away, the city would, many times, have a bench or tree planted in the park, along with a memorial plaque,” shares Swearingen. “I...
- 3/22/2012
- by Justin
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
We just received word that Moustapha Akkad -- the late Godfather of the Halloween film series -- has been memorialized with a bench on the South Pasadena street on which the original Halloween was shot. Details and photos of the bench after the jump. Below are some photos (from photographer Robert Kerr) of the bench dedicated to Halloween producer Moustapha Akkad. Our friends at HalloweenMovies.com tipped us off about this memorial with the following article: "On Monday, February 27, the city of South Pasadena, California installed a rare permanent tribute to Halloween producer Moustapha Akkad on a city street where the iconic film was shot in 1978. Sitting at the corner of Oxley and Fairview (across from the...
- 3/21/2012
- FEARnet
On Monday, February 27th, the city of South Pasadena, California installed a rare permanent tribute to Halloween producer Moustapha Akkad on a city street where the iconic film was shot in 1978.
Sitting at the corner of Oxley and Fairview (across from the “Strode house”) is a bench, under which a plaque says the following:
In Loving Memory of Moustapha Akkad
Known to the world as the Godfather of the Halloween film series.
Your Legacy lives on…
Filmed in So. Pasadena 1978
Halloween fan and 2003 25th Anniversary convention organizer Paul Swearingen worked with city of South Pasadena employee Sheila Pautsch to see the project through to completion. “Being a former resident of South Pasadena, where the first movie was made, I knew when someone passed away, the city would, many times, have a bench or tree planted in the park, along with a memorial plaque,” shares Swearingen. “I asked the if we...
Sitting at the corner of Oxley and Fairview (across from the “Strode house”) is a bench, under which a plaque says the following:
In Loving Memory of Moustapha Akkad
Known to the world as the Godfather of the Halloween film series.
Your Legacy lives on…
Filmed in So. Pasadena 1978
Halloween fan and 2003 25th Anniversary convention organizer Paul Swearingen worked with city of South Pasadena employee Sheila Pautsch to see the project through to completion. “Being a former resident of South Pasadena, where the first movie was made, I knew when someone passed away, the city would, many times, have a bench or tree planted in the park, along with a memorial plaque,” shares Swearingen. “I asked the if we...
- 3/21/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Today is October 1st and like every year I spend the majority of the month watching as many horror movies as I possibly can. So I decided to take it upon myself to list off the greatest horror movies ever made. I felt the need to break up the list into several categories. You see, usually when people ask me for recommendations of what horror films they should see, they still have some idea of what sub genre they are interested in watching. So as appose to having one big jumbled list, I’ve broken it down to help with those looking for recommendations in a specific area. Please Note: by the end of the month, the last entry in this series will include a list of what I think are without a doubt, the 31 greatest horror movies ever made. For now, I present to you my list of the...
- 10/1/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Paranormal Activity. Cloverfield. Rec. The Poughkeepsie Tapes? To celebrate the arrival of Apollo 18, here's our rundown of some of the finest found footage films...
One of the most popular emergent sub-genres in recent times has been the found footage horror film. The premise, for those unfamiliar with it, is to stage a supposedly real event, shot on a camcorder, a camera phone or other bit of consumer-level technology. Essentially, it commits to the whole “based on a true story” brand of horror, but with even less need for a strong basis in fact.
If it's done well enough, it plants the seeds of doubt in the minds of a cynical and media-savvy audience; could we be watching a document of real events, rather than another horror film? The hit rate is variable, but found footage horror qualifies as a distinctly modern sub-genre.
This is partly because of the level...
One of the most popular emergent sub-genres in recent times has been the found footage horror film. The premise, for those unfamiliar with it, is to stage a supposedly real event, shot on a camcorder, a camera phone or other bit of consumer-level technology. Essentially, it commits to the whole “based on a true story” brand of horror, but with even less need for a strong basis in fact.
If it's done well enough, it plants the seeds of doubt in the minds of a cynical and media-savvy audience; could we be watching a document of real events, rather than another horror film? The hit rate is variable, but found footage horror qualifies as a distinctly modern sub-genre.
This is partly because of the level...
- 9/2/2011
- Den of Geek
by Emir Husain
Cannibal Holocaust is a controversial yet influential 1980 grindhouse film, for which director Ruggero Deodato was briefly arrested in Italy on suspicion of actors actually being murdered for camera (later disproved). What better publicity for an exploitation flick about--wait for it--sensationalism in documentaries and the news?
At all events, the work of fiction, shot largely in cinema verité, is the trailblazer among the roughly fifty and counting “found footage” yarns, predating Blair Witch by nearly two decades. For that and more, it is an important film.
Be warned, however--for more than its name, Ch is shockingly offensive and embarrassingly hokey.
As for the latter quality, aside from poor acting in places (especially non-”found” segments, ironically), much of the movie’s making and premise prove sufficiently campy:
1. Filming in the midst of the Amazon jungle, with real, friendly neighborhood natives playing--guess what--cannibals, basically.
2. Casting both Americans and Italians...
Cannibal Holocaust is a controversial yet influential 1980 grindhouse film, for which director Ruggero Deodato was briefly arrested in Italy on suspicion of actors actually being murdered for camera (later disproved). What better publicity for an exploitation flick about--wait for it--sensationalism in documentaries and the news?
At all events, the work of fiction, shot largely in cinema verité, is the trailblazer among the roughly fifty and counting “found footage” yarns, predating Blair Witch by nearly two decades. For that and more, it is an important film.
Be warned, however--for more than its name, Ch is shockingly offensive and embarrassingly hokey.
As for the latter quality, aside from poor acting in places (especially non-”found” segments, ironically), much of the movie’s making and premise prove sufficiently campy:
1. Filming in the midst of the Amazon jungle, with real, friendly neighborhood natives playing--guess what--cannibals, basically.
2. Casting both Americans and Italians...
- 8/6/2011
- by admin
- MoreHorror
You did it, godammit. They just invited us to dinner. Synopsis A small band of American filmmakers departs for the Amazon to document the lives of warring cannibal tribes. Two months after they’ve vanished into the so-called Green Inferno, a rescue team led by anthropologist Harold Monroe (Robert Kerman) discovers the documentary crew died at the hands of the Yanomamo tribe. Monroe retrieves the crew’s footage and brings it back to New York. The found footage depicts an orgy of shocking sadism – perpetrated by both the cannibals and the “civilized” Americans. Why We Love It Let’s be brutally honest. It’s rather problematic to admit that I love a film like Cannibal Holocaust. Ruggero Deodato’s film depicts utterly reprehensible behavior, and not all of it is simulated. Cannibal Holocaust’s first film-within-a-film, a documentary called The Last Road to Hell, consists of actual newsreel footage of executions in war-torn parts of Africa and...
- 4/27/2011
- by J.L. Sosa
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
When I was asked to review House Of Sin (coming, along with the zombie flick The Defiled, on DVD from Chemical Burn Entertainment March 22), I honestly got a bit excited! But then I found out we weren’t talking about the X-rated 1982 classic staring “Long” Jean Silver and Robert Kerman of Cannibal Holocaust fame. Nope, we’re talking a 2010 softcore S&M flick staring Sarah “The Slave” Dunn and John Symes of…uhhh…House Of Sin fame. Oh well.
- 3/12/2011
- by allan.dart@starloggroup.com (Michael Koopmans)
- Fangoria
When I was asked to review House Of Sin (coming, along with the zombie flick The Defiled, on DVD from Chemical Burn Entertainment March 22), I honestly got a bit excited! But then I found out we weren’t talking about the X-rated 1982 classic staring “Long” Jean Silver and Robert Kerman of Cannibal Holocaust fame. Nope, we’re talking a 2010 softcore S&M flick staring Sarah “The Slave” Dunn and John Symes of…uhhh…House Of Sin fame. Oh well.
- 3/12/2011
- by allan.dart@starloggroup.com (Michael Koopmans)
- Fangoria
Filed under: Columns, Horror, Cinematical
Welcome to Where Everyone Has Gone Before, the weekly column where I continue my film education before your very eyes by seeking out and watching all of the movies I should have seen by now. I will first judge the movie before I've watched it, based entirely on its reputation (and my potentially misguided thoughts). Then I will give the movie a fair chance and actually watch it. You will laugh at me, you may condemn me, but you will never say I didn't try!
The Film: 'Cannibal Holocaust' (1980), Dir. Ruggero Deodato
Starring: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen and Luca Barbareschi.
Why I Haven't Seen It Until Now: I have a serious moral quandary with one of the more infamous aspects of this film. But we'll get to that momentarily. It also has something to do with me being a little behind on my Italian horror cinema,...
Welcome to Where Everyone Has Gone Before, the weekly column where I continue my film education before your very eyes by seeking out and watching all of the movies I should have seen by now. I will first judge the movie before I've watched it, based entirely on its reputation (and my potentially misguided thoughts). Then I will give the movie a fair chance and actually watch it. You will laugh at me, you may condemn me, but you will never say I didn't try!
The Film: 'Cannibal Holocaust' (1980), Dir. Ruggero Deodato
Starring: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen and Luca Barbareschi.
Why I Haven't Seen It Until Now: I have a serious moral quandary with one of the more infamous aspects of this film. But we'll get to that momentarily. It also has something to do with me being a little behind on my Italian horror cinema,...
- 1/1/2011
- by Jacob Hall
- Moviefone
Filed under: Columns, Horror, Cinematical
Welcome to Where Everyone Has Gone Before, the weekly column where I continue my film education before your very eyes by seeking out and watching all of the movies I should have seen by now. I will first judge the movie before I've watched it, based entirely on its reputation (and my potentially misguided thoughts). Then I will give the movie a fair chance and actually watch it. You will laugh at me, you may condemn me, but you will never say I didn't try!
The Film: 'Cannibal Holocaust' (1980), Dir. Ruggero Deodato
Starring: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen and Luca Barbareschi.
Why I Haven't Seen It Until Now: I have a serious moral quandary with one of the more infamous aspects of this film. But we'll get to that momentarily. It also has something to do with me being a little behind on my Italian horror cinema,...
Welcome to Where Everyone Has Gone Before, the weekly column where I continue my film education before your very eyes by seeking out and watching all of the movies I should have seen by now. I will first judge the movie before I've watched it, based entirely on its reputation (and my potentially misguided thoughts). Then I will give the movie a fair chance and actually watch it. You will laugh at me, you may condemn me, but you will never say I didn't try!
The Film: 'Cannibal Holocaust' (1980), Dir. Ruggero Deodato
Starring: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen and Luca Barbareschi.
Why I Haven't Seen It Until Now: I have a serious moral quandary with one of the more infamous aspects of this film. But we'll get to that momentarily. It also has something to do with me being a little behind on my Italian horror cinema,...
- 1/1/2011
- by Jacob Hall
- Cinematical
Filed under: Columns, Horror, Cinematical
Welcome to Where Everyone Has Gone Before, the weekly column where I continue my film education before your very eyes by seeking out and watching all of the movies I should have seen by now. I will first judge the movie before I've watched it, based entirely on its reputation (and my potentially misguided thoughts). Then I will give the movie a fair chance and actually watch it. You will laugh at me, you may condemn me, but you will never say I didn't try!
The Film: 'Cannibal Holocaust' (1980), Dir. Ruggero Deodato
Starring: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen and Luca Barbareschi.
Why I Haven't Seen It Until Now: I have a serious moral quandary with one of the more infamous aspects of this film. But we'll get to that momentarily. It also has something to do with me being a little behind on my Italian horror cinema,...
Welcome to Where Everyone Has Gone Before, the weekly column where I continue my film education before your very eyes by seeking out and watching all of the movies I should have seen by now. I will first judge the movie before I've watched it, based entirely on its reputation (and my potentially misguided thoughts). Then I will give the movie a fair chance and actually watch it. You will laugh at me, you may condemn me, but you will never say I didn't try!
The Film: 'Cannibal Holocaust' (1980), Dir. Ruggero Deodato
Starring: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen and Luca Barbareschi.
Why I Haven't Seen It Until Now: I have a serious moral quandary with one of the more infamous aspects of this film. But we'll get to that momentarily. It also has something to do with me being a little behind on my Italian horror cinema,...
- 12/31/2010
- by Jacob Hall
- Moviefone
Filed under: Columns, Horror, Cinematical
Welcome to Where Everyone Has Gone Before, the weekly column where I continue my film education before your very eyes by seeking out and watching all of the movies I should have seen by now. I will first judge the movie before I've watched it, based entirely on its reputation (and my potentially misguided thoughts). Then I will give the movie a fair chance and actually watch it. You will laugh at me, you may condemn me, but you will never say I didn't try!
The Film: 'Cannibal Holocaust' (1980), Dir. Ruggero Deodato
Starring: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen and Luca Barbareschi.
Why I Haven't Seen It Until Now: I have a serious moral quandary with one of the more infamous aspects of this film. But we'll get to that momentarily. It also has something to do with me being a little behind on my Italian horror cinema,...
Welcome to Where Everyone Has Gone Before, the weekly column where I continue my film education before your very eyes by seeking out and watching all of the movies I should have seen by now. I will first judge the movie before I've watched it, based entirely on its reputation (and my potentially misguided thoughts). Then I will give the movie a fair chance and actually watch it. You will laugh at me, you may condemn me, but you will never say I didn't try!
The Film: 'Cannibal Holocaust' (1980), Dir. Ruggero Deodato
Starring: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen and Luca Barbareschi.
Why I Haven't Seen It Until Now: I have a serious moral quandary with one of the more infamous aspects of this film. But we'll get to that momentarily. It also has something to do with me being a little behind on my Italian horror cinema,...
- 12/31/2010
- by Jacob Hall
- Cinematical
During this month of ghosts, werewolves, vampires, and zombies, it is important to remember that there are other sub-genres of horror films that still make essential viewing. Unbeknownst to a lot of horror fans, there was once a style of film made mostly in Italy during the Seventies and Eighties known as The Third World Cannibal Film, or simply The Cannibal Film genre.
These films gained a certain notoriety for their savage imagery (most notably the onscreen killing of animals) and brutal conventions (predominantly white people being set upon by primitive tribes and being summarily eaten). Due to this, a lot of otherwise intrepid horror audiences shied away from this sub-genre, thinking the filmmakers “out of their minds.” When certain governments caught wind of what was going on, these films soon found their way onto banned lists. Despite the efforts of “morality watchdogs,” the movies are just as much a...
These films gained a certain notoriety for their savage imagery (most notably the onscreen killing of animals) and brutal conventions (predominantly white people being set upon by primitive tribes and being summarily eaten). Due to this, a lot of otherwise intrepid horror audiences shied away from this sub-genre, thinking the filmmakers “out of their minds.” When certain governments caught wind of what was going on, these films soon found their way onto banned lists. Despite the efforts of “morality watchdogs,” the movies are just as much a...
- 10/25/2010
- by Carnell
- DreadCentral.com
At the time of its release Cannibal Holocaust was seized by authorities across the world and prosecuted under obscenity, animal cruelty and (potential) murder charges. Quite a collection of accolades. Many were convinced something more repugnant than senseless animal slaughter had gone on – real murder! Its director, Ruggero Deodato, had to bring his quartet of actors onto Italian television to prove he hadn’t done away with them, in the name of cinema, deep in the Amazon jungle. There were casualties: several animals, insects and careers. Like the film’s ravenous cannibals – film censor’s cut it to shreds – or it was banned it outright on legal grounds. In other countries such as Germany and Japan (what does this tell us?) it was a box office smash.
It has been almost-thirty years since its explosive debut in Milan. Deodato has continued working after his brief time in jail; Luca Barbareschi...
It has been almost-thirty years since its explosive debut in Milan. Deodato has continued working after his brief time in jail; Luca Barbareschi...
- 9/22/2009
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
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