Tag: Joe Dante

  • An Evening of Nightmares

    With the theatrical release of the new anthology film Nightmare Cinema just over a week away, Cranked-Up Films and Shudder are launching An Evening of Nightmares — a curated screening series that, according to a recent article at Deadline.com, “centers on filmmakers showcasing their own work and the work of their creative influences.” Scheduled for June…

  • Unleashing 100 Years of Nightmares

    I’m the projectionist, curator of 100 years of nightmares trapped in a silver screen that never forgets. — Mickey Rourke as the Projectionist. This month, the new anthology film Nightmare Cinema concludes its successful run on the international festival circuit to open in select theatres around the country. The film releases on June 21, just…

  • Nightmare Cinema Bought for 2019 Release

    A couple of interesting links this week. The first arrived a few days ago from G. Brandon Hill, Executive Director of Acquisitions and Distribution at Good Deed Entertainment. It’s a link to an exclusive piece in Variety that includes the long-awaited details about Nightmare Cinema’s release. According to the article: Cranked Up Films has partnered…

  • A World of Nightmares:
    Latest Festival News and Reviews

    Two weeks after its UK Premiere at Grimmfest, Nightmare Cinema is continuing its run of successful festival screenings, winning fans and garnering strong reviews in the process. In an earlier post, I listed some of the screenings scheduled for October and November. Since then, new screenings have been announced in Dublin, Melbourne, and New York…

  • Nightmare Cinema: Fall Festivals & Events

    These are busy times for the Nightmare Cinema team. This weekend, Mick Garris (the film’s producer and writer/director of “Dead”) and Sandra Becerril (writer of the Ryûhei Kitamura directed “Mashit”) are in Strasbourg for the film’s French premiere at FEFFS — Le Festival européen du film fantastique. The premiere will take place at a special…

  • Nightmare Cinema Premieres at Fantasia

    An enthusiastic crowd gathered well in advance of Nightmare Cinema’s premiere. By 9:00 last night, the line already stretched around the block, assuring a full house for a project that producer-director Mick Garris began dreaming up over a decade ago. Shortly before 10:00, Festival Programmer Tony Timpone took the stage to introduce directors Mick Garris,…