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| Famous birthdays for Aug. 13: Paul Greengrass, Dior Goodjohn | Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include: -- Sharpshooter Annie Oakley in 1860 -- Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock in 1899 -- World Golf Hall of Fame member Ben Hogan in 1912 -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro in 1926 -- Former U.S. |
| 'Black Zombie' traces horror from Haiti to modern dance | Kino Lorber released the trailer for Black Zombie on Wednesday. The film opens Sept. 11. The documentary traces the history of zombies. Tom Savini, who created the zombie makeup for George Romero's films, is included. Slash also speaks about the appeal of zombies. "You could run as fast as you wanted," Slash says. They would always get you." The trailer features additional speakers about Haitian zombie mythology and modern dancers of the Vodou movement. Maya Annik Bedward directed Black Zombie. Additional interview subjects include Yves-Grgory Francois, Anderson Mojica, Erol Josu, Mambo Labelle Desse Botanica, Tananarive Due and Zandash Brown. Black Zombie premiered at South by Southwest in March. |
| 'Scream' with David Arquette Q&As touring this October | Standing Ovations Live announced its Behind the Scream tour on Wednesday. For the 30th anniversary of Scream, David Arquette will participate in Q&As at 14 screenings from Oct. 8 - Oct. 31. The tour begins Oct. 8 in Roanoke, Va. and concludes in Torrington, Conn. Other cities include Jacksonville, Fla., Sioux Falls, Iowa, Aurora, Ill. and Austin, Texas. Arquette played Officer Dewey Riley in the first five Scream movies. He had a cameo in Scream 7 also. Kevin Williamson's Scream script, originally titled Scary Movie, explored the tropes of slasher movies. A killer was mimicking the patterns of horror movies and characters referenced Halloween, Friday the 13th and more. |
| Movie review: 'Coyote vs. Acme' a genius legal, corporate satire | Coyote Vs Acme, in theaters August 28, is a funny and clever satire with heart. It respects the Looney Tunes and builds something meaningful out of their classic history. Wile E. Coyote hires Kevin Avery (Will Forte) to represent him in court. He sues ACME for all the products that backfired on him in his decades-long pursuit of the Road Runner. The entire premise applies both real-world and live-action movie logic to slapstick cartoons. If ACME were a real company, the pattern of malfunctioning products would constitute legal liability. The premise of Wile E. Coyote in a courtroom drama is also wonderfully absurd. Avery is just a shyster with TV ads and his niece (Lana Condor) as an intern. ACME is represented by Buddy Crane (John Cena). |
| Eva Green plots Samuel L. Jackson's death in 'Just Play Dead' | Vertical released the trailer for Just Play Dead on Wednesday. The film opens Aug. 28 in theaters and comes to digital video-on-demand Sept. 1. Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green star as married couple Jack and Nora Wolfe, living in the tropics off funds Jack embezzled. Jack comes up with a plan to fake his death for the $30 million insurance policy. So Nora must seduce a sap (Eioan Macken) to commit the act. But, she proposes they just really kill him and keep the money. Martin Campbell directs Dan Gordon's script. Campbell directed Green in Casino Royale and Jackson in The Protg. Maria Pedraza and Jason Fernandez also star. Jackson is also one of the executive producers. |