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Blu-ray Review: Scream Factory's [REC] Massive Blu-ray Set Rocks
Shout! Factory's genre imprint Scream Factory has recently released four-disc Blu-ray set of the [REC] films. The first came out in 2007 and became a sensation. Directed by both Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, REC starred Manuela Velasco as Angela, a young reporter (with her...
10+ Years Later: [REC] and the Found Footage Renaissance
The excitement surrounding Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza's 2007 found footage film, [REC], is hard to explain to anyone who wasn't tracking horror movies 10 years ago. There was a palpable groundswell of anticipation among genre fans here on domestic...
Hey, Glasgow! Get Ready For The FrightFest Invasion!
London's premiere horror festival will be making its way to its second home, to bring a weekend of chills and thrills to Glasgow! Celebrating its 10th year in the north in conjunction with the Glasgow Film Festival, this fabulous FrightFest...
[REC] 4: APOCALYPSE Video: Zombies Walk The Streets Of Hong Kong
Action flick [REC] 4: Apocalypse opens in Hong Kong theaters on Thursday, January 8, and to mark the occasion a new promotional video has been released, documenting a zombie attack on the streets of Hong Kong. OK, it's only two...
Review: [REC] 4: APOCALYPSE Never Reaches The Same Heights As The Original
It's certainly been a while, but the Sitges Film Festival and its audience hasn't forgotten about [REC] and the impression it left in its 2007 edition. The film, co-directed by Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró won the best director and...
Interview: Jaume Balagueró Talks [REC] 4: APOCALYPSE, The Franchise Finale
The cult success of the [REC] series was quite a surprise, not the least to co-directors Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza. They never expected that their low-budget, found footage horror about a zombie-like virus and the havoc it wreaks on an...
[REC] 4: APOCALYPSE: Choose The Green Or Red Band U.S. Trailer
How do you like your horror franchise trailers? Safe and sound? Or bloody and gory? Because we have them both ways tonight. You can choose which way you want to watch the new trailer for the U.S. release of [REC] 4:...
Morbido Fest 2014 Dispatch 2: [REC] 4, THE GREEN INFERNO, THE STRANGER And More Stir The Senses
What a fantastic day at the Morbido Film Fest! I got to spend time walking around the zocalo (town square), just a minute from the hotel where I'm staying here in Puebla, Mexico, visiting a bookstore and milling along with...
Mórbido 2014: First Wave Of Films Includes REDEEMER, LATE PHASES, MÉXICO BÁRBARO, And More
After confirming that Puebla, Mexico is their new home, Mórbido has now unleashed the first wave of programming for its upcoming seventh edition (November 13-16). 18 international films and five Mexican titles have been confirmed, and it's a really exciting...
Sitges 2014 Review: [REC4] Is Still Fun But Overly Familar
It's certainly been a while, but the Sitges Film Festival and its audience hasn't forgotten about REC and the impression it left in its 2007 edition. The film, co-directed by Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró won the best director and...
Sitges 2014 to Open with [REC]4: APOCALYPSE: Watch The New Trailer!
Director Jaume Balagueró was on hand today at the Sitges Film Festival press conference, to present the first trailer for the last film in the [REC] franchise. [REC]4: Apocalypse is set to open the festival, which will run October 3rd -...
Watch The First Teaser For [REC]4: APOCALYPSE
One of the most successful horror franchises in the world will come to a close with the imminent release of Jaume Balaguero's [REC]4: Apocalypse. And audiences at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival got an early taste with a screening...
