To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, a screening of the film will occur at this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival on Friday, July 8th. Also in today's Horror Highlights: info on the digital restoration of Roger Corman and Francis Ford Coppola's Dementia 13, and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Torchwood #1 San Diego Comic Con 2016 details.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 30th Anniversary Screening Details: "THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2: 30th Anniversary Screening.
This Friday Night. July 8th at 11pm. Presented by Popcorn Frights Film Festival.
Giveaways by Scream Factory and NECA.
O Cinema Wynwood: 90 NW 29th St, Miami, FL 33127.
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 will be preceded by AJ Briones’acclaimed short-film “SMILING MAN”.
THE BUZZ IS BACK!!! Over ten years after making the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper returns to his deranged family of reclusive cannibals for another round of chainsaw chases and non-stop screaming. Bigger, louder, and gorier than ever before, Hooper reinvents America’s favorite cannibalistic family with a wacky, self-deprecating sense of humor that elevates its own clichés–buckets of blood and gore, droll dialogue, the screaming female lead–to the level of high camp.
For a decade, Texas Ranger Lefty Enright (Dennis Hopper) has sought to avenge the brutal murder of his kin by the cannibalistic Sawyer family–Leatherface, Chop-Top, The Cook, and Grandpa. With the help of a radio DJ (Caroline Williams), who’s also bent on putting an end to the terror, Lefty finds his way to the Sawyers’ underground slaughter shop, where a battle of epic proportions will soon rage…and the line between good and evil gets chopped to bits!
Tickets Available at http://www.o-cinema.org/event/texas-chainsaw-massacre-2-30th-anniversary"
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News on the Digital Restoration of Dementia 13: Press Release: "ROCKPORT, Mass. — July 1, 2016 — For Immediate Release — Produced by celebrated B-movie icon Roger Corman and directed by the legendary Francis Ford Coppola, the macabre thriller Dementia 13 has been digitally restored from 35mm archival film elements, bringing its terrifying suspense to the screen like never before. The 1963, B-movie classic will be available on Blu-ray July 26 from The Film Detective (distributed by Allied Vaughn).
Written and directed by Coppola (The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, The Conversation) at just 24-years-old, Dementia 13 is considered his first mainstream, “legitimate” directorial effort. Backed by funds leftover from one of Corman’s (Death Race, The Terror, The Little Shop of Horrors) other projects – on which Coppola worked as a sound technician – the fledgling director wrote the screenplay in one night, bringing Corman’s idea for a low-budget, extremely brutal, gothic-themed Psycho knockoff to life.
Although Coppola promised “lots of sex and violence,” Corman later battled with Coppola and hired the “exploitation master,” director Jack Hill (Foxy Brown, Coffy, Spider Baby), to shoot additional scenes of carnage.
For years, it was rumored the film’s print had mysteriously disappeared. Now, the horror classic has received The Film Detective touch, delivering a crisp picture with quality sound.
Commented film industry veteran Phil Hopkins, owner of The Film Detective, “As a huge enthusiast of Dementia 13, I’m very proud to be releasing the film on Blu-ray for the first time in its correct aspect ratio. The Film Detective team took great care improving the picture and sound quality and the restored 35mm HD transfer looks incredible. I hope fans old and new will appreciate it!”
Dementia 13 centers on the dysfunctional Haloran family, which has converged at the family castle in Ireland to enact a morbid ritual in remembrance of the deceased daughter of Lady Haloran (Ethne Dunn, The Mutations, No Resting Place). Secrets abound and soon there is a mysterious interloper prowling the grounds with a big axe to grind. Extremely engaging and well-photographed, Dementia 13 is a bone-chilling classic sure to thrill horror enthusiasts and Coppola fans alike.
Also starring (Luana Anders, Easy Rider, The Last Detail), William Campbell (Blood Bath, Backlash), Patrick Magee (The Black Cat, A Clockwork Orange) and Bart Patton, (THX 1138, Spider Baby), Dementia 13 is presented in full screen with an aspect ratio of 4 x 3 and original sound."
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COD: Infinite Warfare SDCC 2016 Panel Details: Press Release: "July 6, 2016 - Call of Duty® is returning to Comic-Con! On July 21st, Activision and Infinity Ward, along with Kinda Funny's Greg Miller will take fans behind-the scenes of the rich narrative in Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare. The 60-minute panel will debut never-before-seen footage from the game's all-new story and unpack the creative process of crafting the campaign. Members of the studio and cast will share new details and provide a glimpse into the 'making-of' the unforgettable journey players will undertake when Infinite Warfare launches worldwide this November 4th.
The panel will take place on Thursday, July 21st at 1:00 pm in room 6BCF. Panelists include:
Taylor Kurosaki, Narrative Director at Infinity Ward
Jeff Negus, Director of Photography at Infinity Ward
Brian Bloom (The A-Team, Once Upon a Time in America)
Jamie Gray Hyder (True Blood, Graceland)
David Harewood (Supergirl, Blood Diamond)
Jeffrey Nordling (Sully, Big Little Lies)
Additionally, panel attendees will receive a limited edition, hand-numbered Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare lithograph poster with special finishing treatments. The poster was created in partnership with Mondo (www.mondotees.com) and drawn by artist Matt Taylor (www.matttaylor.co.uk).
For more information, check out: www.callofduty.com, www.youtube.com/callofduty or follow @CallofDuty and @InfinityWard on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is scheduled for release November 4th on PlayStation® 4 system, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PC. The title is not yet rated.
About Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Award-winning studio Infinity Ward breaks new ground in storytelling, by exploring the weight of leadership and the responsibilities that come with it in an emotional, character-driven narrative. Players are thrust into wartime leadership as Captain Reyes, a Tier 1 Special Operations soldier, who takes the helm of the Retribution, one of Earth's last remaining warships. In a time of unthinkable hardships, Reyes must lead the remnants of coalition forces against a relentless enemy in a war that stretches to new terrains across the vast expanse of our solar system.
Infinite Warfare introduces new weaponry, new player abilities and stunning new settings to the Call of Duty franchise. In addition to a riveting single player campaign, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare will also deliver a robust multiplayer mode and a unique cooperative zombies experience. More details will be released at the upcoming Call of Duty fan celebration, Call of Duty XP, September 2nd - 4th.
About Activision Publishing, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations throughout the world. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.comor by following @Activision.
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Titan Comics' Torchwood #1 SDCC 2016 Panel and Release Details: Press Release: "July 4, 2016 - BBC Worldwide and Titan Comics are excited to announce the hotly anticipated new ongoing Torchwood comic series will debut at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, supported by special guests including Captain Jack himself, John Barrowman, and Carole E. Barrowman.
Torchwood #1 sees Captain Jack come back to Cardiff to engage the help of the last person who expected to see him again, Gwen Cooper! On the road, on the run, and under fire – can Jack and Gwen put aside their differences and rebuild the heart of Torchwood… before its flame is stamped out forever?!
Alongside the regular edition (in comic book stores August 3), Titan are proud to present a special convention edition of Torchwood which includes the entirety of Torchwood #1 plus extra fan-favorite John Barrowman and Carole E. Barrowman-penned adventure “The Selkie”, with art and a brand-new cover from comic book legend Tommy Lee Edwards (Batman, Hellboy).
These regular and special editions are available to purchase at the Titan booth #5537 at San Diego Comic-Con 2016.
John Barrowman and Carole E. Barrowman will be guests on a special Titan panel where fans will be treated to announcements, behind-the-scenes reveals and upcoming plans for the Torchwood comic series. This panel will take place on Saturday, July 23rd at 3:30 PM in room 5AB.
Fans will also have the opportunity to meet John Barrowman and Carole E. Barrowman at the show as they will be signing copies of Torchwood #1 on Sunday, July 24th between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm at Autograph Area, Table AA21.
To find out more about Titan Comics and their plans for San Diego Comic-Con, follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr."
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