
Film delivers the goods in a satisfying, if not familiar, summer-fun-fest
by JOHN VINCENT
Jun-18-2013 -
John Vincent spotlights the genre's top ghost films
All Hallows' Eve is just around the corner, so what better time to snuggle up and watch a ghost movie? So few of these films are made and even fewer actually have the power to scare. So without further ado, here are my picks -- one a day at a time leading up to Halloween -- for the scariest 28 gh ...
Read MoreJohn Vincent spotlights the genre's top ghost films
All Hallows' Eve is just around the corner, so what better time to snuggle up and watch a ghost movie? So few of these films are made and even fewer actually have the power to scare. So without further ado, here are my picks -- one a day at a time leading up to Halloween -- for the scariest 28 gh ...
Read MoreProducer alleged that she was excluded from the development of the sequel
The Weinstein Co. has paid to settle a $3 million lawsuit filed by producer Cathy Konrad, who claimed that she was excluded from the development of "Scream 4," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Konrad's lawsuit indicated that she was responsible for the development of the Scream franchise and ...
Read MoreWes Craven's new sequel is poised to launch another slasher trilogy
After over a decade of silence, Ghostface returns this month in "Scream 4," but the killer will face a new world where the "horror movie rules" continue to evolve, according to director Wes Craven. "Scream 4" is set to launch a new trilogy in Dimension Films' popular slasher franchise with Crave ...
Read MoreWes Craven's latest horror flick hits theaters April 15
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Read MoreSequel briefly resumed production to enhance a pair of key scenes
No reshoots were needed for "Scream 4," and the recent restart of production was simply to enhance a pair of key scenes, according to Wes Craven. Set to launch a new trilogy in Dimension Films' popular slasher franchise, "Scream 4" lensed in Michigan with Craven ("A Nightmare on Elm Street," "Scr ...
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Read MoreWhy the Paranormal Activity series has an expiration date and whats missing from modern horror
Its hard to deny that Universal and its monster movies of the 1930s and 1940s essentially invented the horror film. Audiences came out in droves to see Bela Lugosi as Dracula, Lon Chaney as the Wolf Man and Boris Karloff as Frankensteins Monster. It wasnt so much the plot or the supporting players t ...
Read MoreMany filmmakers, fans thirst for original content, but can the studios find the courage to pursue it?
With a seemingly endless train of remakes and sequels parked on the horizon, it sometimes feels like original ideas are an endangered concept in horror filmmaking. Many filmmakers obviously clamor to see their original ideas reach the big screen, yet here we are, inundated with rehashes of just a ...
Read MoreAlso, the sequel's sizable script may have forced Dimension Films to extend the shoot
Dimension Films has signed Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell to join Wes Craven's "Scream 4," which recently added more than two weeks to its shooting schedule. Set to launch a new trilogy in the studio's popular slasher franchise, "Scream 4" is now filming in Michigan with Craven ("A Nightmare on El ...
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