Between his being kicked out of the Academy because of his embattled personal life and his home being the site of the infamous Manson Family murders, it’s easy to forget that Roman Polanski is a talented filmmaker, despite the fact that he’s constantly churning out movies, from Knife in the Water in the early sixties […]
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Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Deathrow Gameshow’ – 1987’s Other Reality Television Sendup
It’s unclear if Mark Pirro was aware of the Stephen King/Richard Bachman novel that was adapted into The Running Man or if he came up with the Deathrow Gameshow concept on his own. Either way, now fans have two cool movies from 1987 that predicted America’s compulsive fascination with reality TV – one apocalyptic action movie, and one screwball horror comedy. And two is better than one.
Cinema Fearité Presents Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is an irreplaceable part of modern pop culture, even if Stephen King hates it.
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Fire In The Sky’ – UFO Abduction Made Horrifying
Over the years, Cinema Fearité has handled both alien invasions (Xtro, Without Warning, Prey) and outer space horror (Event Horizon, Galaxy of Terror, The Green Slime). But what about that middle ground, the alien abduction movie? We’re checking that off the list this week with the 1993 sci-fi thriller Fire in the Sky. […]
Cinema Fearité Celebrates Linnea Quigley’s Birthday With ‘The Return Of The Living Dead’
This past weekend, B-movie goddess Linnea Quigley celebrated her 60th birthday. Quigley is about as famous on the horror circuit as an actress can be without actually being a household name, thanks to movies with titles like Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama, Nightmare Sisters, and Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers. Arguably, her most high-profile role came […]