Whuh? Why the hell’s a movie site talkin’ about them thar readin’ books? Next they’ll be askin’ us to be a-learnin’ on our own time, an that thars aginst God’s own will boy.
Generally speaking, we’d much rather watch the movie than read it’s literary counterpart, I mean, since when did books have flashing colours, Robocop and the possibility of a Jenny Agutter shower scene? And let’s not forget, movies are done in 2 hours straight, while a book can take aaaaages to plough through, particularly if it’s the latest chapter in the Twilight series and you keep hurling it out of the window halfway through.
While all the above reasons are 100% true by us, there are a few paperbacks out there that haven’t yet received the Peter Jackson overhaul (not a euphamism), so the staff at STS decided to head to the local library and steal a few weighty tomes. Here’s what we came back with – it’s our: Top 5 Books That Should Be Movies!
Hollywood loves a good horror film, they always have. From films based on real life murders to alien invasions everyone loves to be scared in one way or another. However the recent slew of bad sequels and even worse remakes is a very new phenomenon and Hollywood appears to be doing rather well from these shambolic films as people flock to see a safe horror film.
While new to the mainstream these dodgy horror films have always been there dwelling in the sewers of the million dollar studios used to create the a-list movies you love, these are the b-movies and this is their time.
B-movies are cheap, badly made, unrealistic, jumpy, and at times very funny. I credit one man with the return of the b-movie and while it may have been slow he’s brought it into the main stream without you even realising it. His name is Sam Raimi. Yes I know he made Spiderman, Spiderman 2, and the shocking Spiderman 3, but look at the terrible humour in that, it’s all b-movie….
The new poster for Joel Shumacher’s upcoming horror Creek hits the interwebs today, and it looks like the studios still haven’t forgiven him for killing Batman, if their cack-handed promotion attempts are anything to go by…
Joel does have previous of course, with ill-conceived Vinnie Jones vehicle (Honestly! A Vinnie Jones Vehicle! Think about how many kinds of wrong that is!) Midnight Meat Train quietly becoming a tax write-off for Lionsgate
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Despite several name changes and a confused, limited release however, this tale of crazed Nazi Occultism and the search for immortality gone awry in small town USA looks like a far finer kettle of fish. Invasion man Dave Kajganich scripting while Prison Break’s Dominic Purcell and Inglourious Basterd Michael Fassbinder head up a top-notch cast.
So, will it be Tigerland meets Evil Dead-or The Werewolf Vs The Yeti?
In a frankly shocking display of prejudice, Hollywood has traditionally shunned the dead. Oh sure, there’s plenty of zombie movies out there, but when is the last time you saw a dead guy get the girl-and not eat her brains? STS sets out to redress the balance by bring you Six of The Best: Movie Dead Guys!
Italy may be the spritual home of the video nasty, but there’s been a sad downward trend for years now, masters like Argento paddling increasingly ridiculous and hackneyed, non sensical tripe. So it’s with a wary eye that we approach Shadow – currently being hyped as ‘The Renaissance of Italian Horror’.
