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  • May 2008

    • Being Hated Is All But an Art for Uwe Boll

      New York Times  |  May 18, 08 1:25 PM CDT

      Being Hated Is All But an Art for Uwe Boll

      (Newser) - Uwe Boll is either the world’s worst filmmaker or its most-targeted whipping boy. Either way, the 42-year-old German, who bases his over-the-top gore films on video games, is unlikely to stop anytime soon. “The art form is, almost, in being hated,” one actor told the New York Times . “It’s his relationship with the audience that is his creation, his relationship with the critics, more than the movies.” More »

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      movie  • film  • video game  • film director  • horror flims

  • April 2008

    • Prom Night Nabs Weekend Crown

      Variety  |  Apr 13, 08 6:55 PM CDT

      Prom Night Nabs Weekend Crown

      (Newser) - Prom Night scored at the box office this weekend, opening in first with $23 million, Variety reports. It easily shot down Keanu Reeves’ cop thriller Street Kings ($12 million) and trumped gambling flick 21 , which banked $11 million in third . Dennis Quaid’s Smart People proved a no-brainer for audiences: The dramedy finished seventh with $4.2 million after mediocre reviews. More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • box office  • movies  • horror flims  • Keanu Reeves

  • January 2008

    • Orphanage a Cut Above

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Jan 11, 08 9:43 AM CST

      Orphanage a Cut Above

      (Newser) - So excruciating is the tension in the Spanish supernatural thriller The Orphanage that "you'll have to calm yourself by saying, 'It's only a movie,' " writes Time's Richard Corliss. But the horror film, centering on the dark secrets inside a woman's childhood home, is about as far from a blood-soaked slasher flick as it could be, something that's winning it high praise.  More »

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      movie  • movie review  • horror flims  • ghosts  • Guillermo Del Toro

  • October 2007

    • 25 Films Worth Screaming About

      Time  |  Oct 31, 07 12:10 PM CDT

      25 Films Worth Screaming About

      (Newser) - You're never too old to go trick or treating. Well, yes you are. So instead of fighting the little ones for the next sugar high, you can check out Time's top 25 scary movies: Shaun of the Dead, 2004 Red Dragon, 2002 Audition, 1999 More »

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      list  • aliens  • Halloween  • horror  • Jaws  • horror flims  • Audition  • The Fly

    • $32.1M Saw IV Slays Box Office

      Variety  |  Oct 28, 07 4:52 PM CDT

      $32.1M Saw IV Slays Box Office

      (Newser) - Saw VI axed the competition in the final weekend before Halloween by scaring up $32.1 million—falling short of Saw III’s debut weekend, but notching the highest opening of the fall season. Steve Carrell’s quirky dramedy, Dan in Real Life , took second with $12 million, Variety reports. More »

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      box office  • George Clooney  • Halloween  • Steve Carell  • Tyler Perry  • horror flims  • Michael Clayton  • Dwayne The Rock Johnson

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