The Faculty

Aliens were a trend back in the 1990s. “The X-Files” was the highest rated TV show on Fox. Roland Emmerich’s best work, “Independence Day” (one of my all-time favorite films) became the highest grossing film of 1996 that made Will Smith an A-List action hero. “Alien 3″ and Alien Resurrection” ruined the Alien franchise leaving […]

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

In 1979, a Broadway musical titled, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” opened to the public. Loosely based on a Penny Dreadful (cheap book costing a penny) called, “The String of Pearls,” it’s a about a British man named, Benjamin Barker. A barber falsely guilty by a corrupt judge named, Turpin. He sentences […]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

In the early ’70s college professor turned filmmaker, Tobe Hooper developed a script titled, “Leatherface.” The late filmmaker took elements from real life events including Ed Gein’s killing spree, political turmoil of the Watergate scandal and the 1973 oil crisis. Tobe spent less than $80,000 using unknown actors, a non-union guild production crew and a […]

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Following the critical and commercial success of “Beetlejuice,” Warner Bros. immediately commenced development of a sequel under, “Beetlejuice in Love.” The plot originally intended to follow the titular character who falls in falls in love with a woman after he killed her boyfriend. The script was scrapped. In 1991, Tim Burton collaborator, Jonathan Gems penned […]

Classics Review: Nosferatu

“Nosferatu” was officially released in 1922. It received massive praise as a cornerstone to vampire films. To this day, the film’s often brought up in film schools. Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman) will direct a remake of Nosferatu with Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlock. Lily-Rose Depp, (Johnny Depp’s daughter) Aaron-Taylor Johnson, Nicolas […]

Beetlejuice

Fresh from the success of “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure,” Tim Burton became an established film director. One day, he pays a visit to his friends, Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson. Tim read their first draft titled, “Beetlejuice.” At first, the story’s darker, gorier with the Maitlands as bloody corpses and the titular character’s kills his […]