Tag: frankranz

Review: MASS, Devastating, Searing and Timely

Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, and Reed Birney star in a school-shooting drama, directed by Fran Kranz.

Exclusive Clip: THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES, a Fateful Meeting

Are you having a bad day? All of us have experienced a bad day. But in The Truth About Lies, the lead character has a meltdown. And then he meets someone who may be his salvation... According to the official...

Texas Frightmare Weekend 2015 Announces Screenings For 10th Anniversary Event

Since 2006, Texas Frightmare Weekend has been the place to be for horror fans in the southwest United States. From founder Loyd Cryer's humble beginnings at the Grapevine community center to its current home at the DFW Hyatt, this is...

J Hurtado's Top Ten Movie Memories Of 2012

This is it, ladies and gentlemen. 450+ films later, it is time to decide on a top ten of the year, not an easy task I assure you. I've seen a lot of great films this year, and that's made...

OZ BEAT: CABIN IN THE WOODS Is Now Getting A Limited Release In Australian Cinemas

(Updated with official responses from Roadshow Films on the upcoming limited release of The Cabin In The Woods across Australia - not exactly breaking news now but included here just so that everyone who really wanted to see this film...

Have Your Say: Did You Hate CABIN IN THE WOODS? Me Too! [Spoilers Abound]

Please note that the following post and ensuing comments will spoil Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's The Cabin in the Woods. Please read on at your own peril. It's not a new reaction for me--for any of us genre fans,...

Writer, Director Drew Goddard Talks CABIN IN THE WOODS, CLOVERFIELD 2 and ROBOPOCALYPSE

Twitch was created because so many good little films fall through the cracks of fandom. When one of those movies is rescued from obscurity, or especially from studio politics or just plain because we get a little crazy around here....

Hollywood Grind: Shocks, Surprises, and Spoilers, From FRANKENSTEIN to CABIN

"Spoiler alert: Usually posted at the beginning of an article; intended to advise potential readers that details about plot turns, narrative twists, cast members, character names, endings, and post-credit footage may be revealed." -- From the proposed 'Dictionary of Common...

Somebody Wants In To THE CABIN IN THE WOODS

After a long, long delay as MGM dealt with their financial difficulties the Drew Goddard directed / Joss Whedon scripted The Cabin In The Woods finally arrives on screens on Friday. And to truly whet the appetite a new clip...

THE CABIN IN THE WOODS Gets The Mondo Treatment

As a filmmaker having Mondo do a poster for your film means two things. First, it means you've got an amazing poster for your movie. And second, it means you've made a damn fine film because Mondo's taste in movies...

A Clip From Drew Goddard's THE CABIN IN THE WOODS

Remember this, kids: Only bad people chew tobacco. Bad, country people. Bad, country people who hint at a dark future for the more 'civilized' city folk. And with that we cue up the new clip from the Drew Goddard directed,...

ATTENTION CHICAGO TWITCHERS Enjoy a screening of Cabin in the Woods on us.

CHICAGO ONLY   If you don't live in Chicago then don't bother. But IF YOU DO LIVE IN CHICAGO  why not head down to www.gofobo.com/rsvp and enter RSVP Code TWITCHE9BF . There you can download a free pass to an early sneak...

Hey NYC! Wanna Snag Some Tix to THE CABIN IN THE WOODS?

If you're a regular reader of these here pages, then you should fully well know our enthusiasm for Cabin In The Woods, Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's rubick's cube of a horror flick. In fact Jason Gorber recently posted a...

SCREENANARCHY talks with Drew Goddard about CABIN IN THE WOODS

I sat down with Drew Goddard when he was here in Toronto promoting his extraordinary debut, The Cabin in the Woods [my review of the film]. Tall, assured, with an infectious enthusiasm and a rapid fire way of talking,...

Don't watch this new clip from CABIN IN THE WOODS

Haven't yet seen Cabin in the Woods, easily one of the best genre films in years? Well, whatever you do, don't watch this clip. Or, for that matter, avoid the trailer all together. Heck, don't even read my glowing review....

SXSW 2012 Review: THE CABIN IN THE WOODS Is A Beautifully Constructed Puzzle Box

The story of bringing this film to theatres is a long, turgid one. Shot way back in 2009, it's a story scripted by fanboy and girl fave Joss Whedon along with Buffy and Cloverfield scribe Drew Goddard. Financed by MGM,...

New Trailer For Whedon And Goddard's THE CABIN IN THE WOODS

The Joss Whedon penned, Drew Goddard directed horror picture The Cabin In The Woods has been a long time coming. So long, in fact, that you have to wonder if it can possibly live up to expectations when unveiled at...

CABIN IN THE WOODS To Open SXSW

Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's Cabin In The Woods is headed for Austin. The SXSW Film Festival have just announced the long-anticipated film as their opening night for the 2012 festival, continuing a trend of opening with commercially oriented, geek...

ScreenAnarchy Survives The Butt-Numb-A-Thon

I had a chance this year to attend the famed Butt-numb-a-thon in Austin, Texas. What started as a slightly masochistic 24 hour, invite-only gathering thirteen years ago has in time seen BNAT transform into one of the more unique and...

Watch The Kick Ass Trailer For Joss Whedon And Drew Goddard's THE CABIN IN THE WOODS

You know why geeks love Joss Whedon? Because he's one of us, with the added benefit of being smarter than most on a very regular basis. As a writer Whedon has never forgotten the things that made him fall in...