February 11, 2022
“More links than a Zelda Convention…” - Erin B. Gaskill
Header photo—Werner Herzog not only has his own Funko Pop, but also a Star Wars action figure as well (see below). “Happy New Year’s, Losers” indeed.
Starting off with some good news: Issa López, writer/director of the phenomenal TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, has lined up her next project! Deadline reports that López will direct THE GIRL WITH A THOUSAND NAMES (from a script that she wrote) for HBO Max. But for real - if you haven’t seen TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, seek it out. It’s on Shudder and other places and it is an incredible film.
Other good news for excellent films/filmmakers: IFC Midnight and Shudder have acquired distribution rights for the excellent SHE WILL from debut filmmaker Charlotte Colbert. It’s a great movie that I absolutely loved when I saw it at Fantastic Fest last year.
The always incredible and amazingly influential Vern did a watch through Sam Raimi’s filmography and wrote about each film. You can find a round-up of each post via this Twitter thread.
Murderville, Netflix’s new series based on the UK Murder In Successville, finds celebrity guests improvising their way through various mysteries led by Will Arnett’s bumbling Detective Terry Seattle. It’s a mixed bag but this moment where Conan O’Brien has to tell a child about a woman dying is pretty terrific:
Prolific and beloved actor Dee Wallace is on TikTok, so go follow her on there.
Shameless Self Promotion Time!!!
Please read my review of DEATH ON THE NILE.
Please read my review of MARRY ME.
We all love Adrian Torres, don’t we folks? Well do me a kindness and follow him on Twitter on both his own account as well as Boom Howdy’s account. Please? I’ll be your best friend!
Help Genre Graveyard finish its episodes! The quirky love letter to horror featuring puppets, hilarity, and style needs help funding their episodes after El Rey network went away. Please go here to learn more and give if you can (or at least share on your social media and to others).
Upon further reflection, Dan Harmon altered the above video slightly:
For Good Housekeeping, Katherine Tinsley provides a list and insight into 20 Black directors/filmmakers who paved the way in Hollywood.
Christian Zilko of Indiewire provides a list of some more meta horror movies to watch after seeing SCREAM (2022).
Listen to the latest episode of the Movies For Life podcast, where the hosts discuss 1950’s GUN CRAZY and DOG DAY AFTERNOON from 1975.
Draculabyte has some pretty cool clothes for the horror enthusiast and other genre nerds.
You should all be listening to the Who Dropped The Popcorn? Podcast. It’s available on all sorts of platforms and features our very own Shafi Malik!
@thatrachelharper #duet with @mk_guitar i apologise to both Dolly Partin ans Cardi B for this cursed video. #Fyp #foryoupage #dollyparton #wap #cardiB #impression ♬ original sound - Mrinal Kanwar
For BookRiot, Alex Acks lists six Black indie Science-Fiction/Fantasy authors that you should be reading.
Talk Film Society is launching its Ninth AnnualAwards…and you get to vote! Let your voices be heard!
Via Entertainment Weekly, here are the first looks at Jon Hamm (along with Marcia Gay Harden and John Slattery) in the new adaptation of a Fletch book with CONFESS, FLETCH:
More awards season stuff! Vote in 2022 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards - honor the horror output that is overlooked far too often by far too many.
This is not new, but I had never heard this story about the outgoing CEO of Costco threatening (in all seriousness) to murder his successor over the price of a hot dog.
Thanks to Mike Vanderbilt, unofficial Ambassador of All Things Chicago as well as Shadow Mayor of Austin, Jeppson’s Malört has become a staple of Fantastic Fest. It is a horrific liquor that tastes like prohibition and a wizard’s curse. Which leads to this hilarious video from Ordinary Sausage where a sausage is attempted to be made out of it:
Over at Ultimate Action Movies, Thomas Krebs revisits the 2011 Nicolas Cage film DRIVE ANGRY.
No more looking at the past! Daily Grindhouse finds out what everyone is looking forward to in 2022.
Syd & Olivia are legitimately one of the funniest duos around and this pair of videos proves it. FIGHT ME!
@sydandolivia They’re running out of ideas for toys! Meet Little Wumpling! It’s cursed!! ❤️#sketchcomedy #toys #weirdtoy #weirdtoysforkids #parentsoftiktok #kidstoy ♬ original sound - Syd & Olivia
@sydandolivia There’s always that one #realhousewife…. 🍷#realhousewivesoftiktok #rhoslc #bravo #bravotv #realhousewives #realitytv #jenshah ♬ original sound - Syd & Olivia
The A.V. Club speaks to Charlie Grisham, the safety supervisor of JACKASS FOREVER (and other Jackass ventures) which…seems like either the hardest job in the world or the easiest, depending on how attached he is to the performers.
Danielle Ryan discusses why Peacemaker features “the messy bisexual hero we all need” over at /Film.
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