Several months back, we had posted an article with a side-by-side comparison of an early screener of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN along with the recently released DVD/Blu-Ray version from Magnolia Pictures. We were shocked to discover such a discrepancy in the subtitles from version to version.

While we're sure this kind of loss in translation happens all the time with foreign films, it seemed baffling as to why a film that had been playing for months in limited theatrical release with accurate subtitles (to critical praise) would suddenly sport a completely different translation for the home video release. (Especially considering the screener copies sent out to reviewers all had the original translations) We theorized that possibly someone in Magnolia's home video department just thought it'd be cheaper to not pay the original translater (credited to Ingrid Eng) and just have someone else redo them. (Just a theory.)

Naturally, the issue caused quite an uproar amongst fellow critics, fans and consumers that were looking forward to seeing this highly praised cult-classic, only to get an inferior version of it. Magnolia never issued an "official" statement addressing the issue, but spoke to Digital Bits and informed them that new copies of the feature will be issues with "Subtitles English (Theatrical)" listed on the back. No word as to when this was going to happen. Nor were there to be any refunds for the original discs.

It'd been months since we'd heard ANY thing. The only thing I heard (and can confirm) is that the version of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN that is currently streaming on Netflix Watch Instantly IS in fact the theatrical version with the correct subtitles.

Regardless, I had to follow up with Magnolia on the actual DVD/Blu-Ray release. I was nervous that maybe Magnolia decided to completely ignore this issue, citing it as merely the cries of "a few band-wagon mentality bloggers." (Thanks for the actual quote, sales exec)

I wrote directly to Magnolia's video department to see what the status of the new re-issued LET THE RIGHT ONE IN DVD's was. Here's the reply I received from Melissa Romley:

"At this time there is nothing new to update you with.  The original theatrical subtitles will be made available as an additional English language subtitle option on future manufacturing runs."

Seemed pretty vague.... and disappointing.

Yet, several fans wrote me to inform me that they HAVE found NEW re-issues of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN at their local TARGET stores. Here's what to look for in insuring you get the RIGHT subtitles:









The good news is... they are out there. You just have to really look for them. And as of right now, TARGET's a good bet. I have yet to hear or see of any Blu-Ray versions with the appropriate subtitles, so please, if you find the Blu-Ray or more stores that have them, comment below so that fellow appreciators of this movie can own the version we saw in theaters.

Many thanks to the people that sent the above screengrabs. And for everyone interested in helping with this on-going matter. I'm sure director Tomas Alfredson would appreciate your efforts.

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Rob Zombie just posted another behind the scenes picture of Sheri & Chase (as Deborah & young Michael Myers) rehearsing a scene at Smith's Grove Sanitarium. You can check it out below!



There's more behind the scenes pics HERE. See the latest trailers right HERE as well as a new TV Spot right HERE! See the latest behind-the-scenes video right HERE. Make sure to check out the trailer to HALLOWEEN 2 right HERE. Latest theatrical one-sheet poster right HERE! New pic of the pumpkin "dream" sequence character HERE! New pic of Sheriff Brackett right HERE! New pic of Loomis and a new poster can be seen right HERE! Check out the 2 latest images of Michael Myers right HERE! Watch another video clip from our last post HERE! Don't forget to read our brand new FRIGHT exclusive interview with ROB ZOMBIE by clicking the frame below!



Rob Zombie returns to write and direct HALLOWEEN 2, which stars Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Brad Dourif, Sherri Moon Zombie, Danielle Harris, Brea Grant, Bill Moseley, Caroline Williams, Margot Kidder, Daniel Roebuck, Chase Wright Vanek, Dayton Callie, Richard Brake, Matt Bush, Howard Hesseman, Bill Fagerbakke, Ezra Buzzington, Jeff Daniel Phillips & Mark Christopher Lawrence. H2 hits theaters this August 28th!

Continue reading "Deborah & Michael Myers - New Behind-The-Scenes Pic From HALLOWEEN 2!" »

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Several spoiler-ish pictures have surfaced over on the DVD-Forum website from THE FINAL DESTINATION. (Actually, if you picked up the most recent issue of FANGORIA, you would've spotted these there as well.) Regardless, check out 3 of 'em below and the rest over on the original site right HERE. With this entry being in 3D, looks like things will get interesting!




Visit the official website at http://www.thefinaldestinationmovie.com. THE FINAL DESTINATION hits theaters on August 28st, 2009 and stars Nick Zano, Krista Allen (FEAST), Andy Fiscella, Shantel Van Santen, Bobby Campo, Haley Webb, Justin Welborn (THE SIGNAL), Mykelti Williamson & Richard T. Jones. David Ellis, the director of FINAL DESTINATION 2 returns behind the camera for FINAL DESTINATION 4. Eric Bress wrote the script. See the trailer right HERE!

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3 theatrical one sheet posters have surfaced on-line for Marcus Dunstan's directorial debut THE COLLECTOR, which hits theaters on July 31st! The first comes courtesy of FANGORIA, the second from FearNET. Check 'em out below!



Here's one more that just popped up on MTV's site!


The project, produced by Fortress Features’ Brett Forbes and Patrick Rizzotti and Imaginarium Entertainment Group’s Julie Richardson, stars Josh Stewart (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Criminal Minds), Daniella Alonso (Friday Night Lights, The Hills Have Eyes 2), Michael Reilly Burke (Lincoln Heights, 24), Andrea Roth (Rescue Me, War), Madeline Zima (Californication, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle), Karley Scott-Collins (Pulse 2, The Class), Robert Wisdom (The Wire, The Forgotten) and Juan Fernandez (The Lost City, A Man Apart).

THE COLLECTOR follows the story of handyman and ex-con Arkin, who aims to repay a debt to his ex-wife by robbing his new employer’s country home. Unfortunately for Arkin, a far worse enemy has already laid claim to the property – and the family. As the seconds tick down to midnight, Arkin becomes a reluctant hero trapped by a masked “Collector” in a maze of lethal invention – the Spanish Inquisition as imagined by Rube Goldberg – while trying to rescue the very family he came to rob.

Dunstan and Melton, who came into the national spotlight for their winning screenplay FEAST on Project Greenlight’s third season, have been shepherding the Saw franchise for the past three installments, having written SAW IV, SAW V and the upcoming SAW VI.

“Marcus and Patrick have come up with a unique twist on the home invasion thriller that we think will have people gripping their seats,” said Liddell. “With its stylized blend of action and horror, the movie delivers on every level.”

“In a summer boasting fist-fighting robots and 3-D floating homes, Mickey and his team are more than up to the challenge of delivering an adult horror-thriller to moviegoers seeking a shock to the system,” added Dunstan and Melton. “We're beyond lucky to have such a passionate force behind a film we can't wait to unleash.”

The film will be released through Freestyle Releasing, whom Liddell previously partnered with on The Haunting of Molly Hartley. Liddell was repped in the deal by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton.

Visit the official website: http://www.thecollector-movie.com

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The final one-sheet theatrical poster for SORORITY ROW has made it's way on-line. An update/remake of Mark Rosman's 1983 THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW, the new version is set to open in theaters on September 11th. Stewart Hendler directed from a script by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger and it stars (cutie) Briana Evigan (S. DARKO, FEAR ITSELF: NEW YEAR'S DAY), Rumer Willis, Audrina Patridge (INTO THE BLUE 2) and Carrie Fisher. New poster below! See the trailer & previous poster at THIS post!



Visit the official website over at thetapi-ordie.com.

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This was just too cool not to share. This past weekend artists Clint Carney and Cam Rackam teamed up to do a live painting at Hyaena Gallery in Burbank titled "The Proposal." It's pretty amazing to watch these 2 artists collaborate and see the final piece come together the way it does in this video. Check it out below!

This painting along with the rest of Clint Carney's work is now on display and available for purchase at Hyaena Gallery through July 15th, 2009. Make sure you check it out! There will be a free reception Friday evening, July 3rd from 8PM to Midnight with Carney in attendence. Hope to see you guys there!

Visit: www.hyaenagallery.com
And: http://www.systemsyn.com/clintcarney

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In this very special episode of AMERICA'S BAD KIDS, host John Torrani meets up again with actor Sid Haig to pay tribute to the late, great Don Edmonds. Sid tells the story of how he met Don way back in 1965 while the two were working on a film called BEACH BALL & also updates us his new project with Jack Hill. You can also check out EPISODE 4 of AMERICA'S BAD KIDS, which featured an exploitation breakfast with Don Edmonds, Dyanne Thorn (Ilsa herself), Sid Haig and Jack Hill at THIS link.

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The first footage from the upcoming horror film, THE GRAVES can be seen in the all-new video by horror-punk icons Calabrese posted below!

THE GRAVES is about sisters Megan and Abby whose visit to Skull City Mine turns into a mind bending fight for survival against menaces both human, and supernatural.

"We'll launch The Graves official trailer on July 20th, right before Comicon International, but we wanted to give everyone a sneak peek," says writer / director Brian Pulido. "We feature Calabrese early on in The Graves and this video is a natural extension of that scene."

In the coming weeks, horror fiends can expect video interviews with Tony Todd, D. Randall Blythe and director Brian Pulido as well as looks into the making of The Graves.

THE GRAVES stars Clare Grant (Masters of Horror), Jillian Murray (The Fun Park), Bill Moseley (The Devil's Rejects, Texas Chainsaw Massacre II), Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare on Elm St., Dexter), D. Randall Blythe (Screamer, Lamb of God), Shane Stevens, Patti Tindall (Death of a Ghost Hunter), Barbara Glover (Red Rock West), Calabrese and Tony Todd (24, Candyman).

THE GRAVES is written and directed by independent comic book creator Brian Pulido (Chaos! Comics, Lady Death, Evil Ernie) and produced by Mischief Maker Studios, Brian Ronalds and Dean Ronalds of Ronalds Brothers Productions (Netherbeast, Inc.). Production Design by Francisca Pulido. Director of Photography Adam Goldfine.

For more info visit: www.TheGravesMovie.com

Don't forget to check out the AMERICA'S BAD KIDS episode with CALABRESE HERE or by clicking the image below!

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Director Dave Parker's eagerly anticipated and much talked about film THE HILLS RUN RED will hit DVD on September 29th courtesy of Warner Brothers & Dark Castle Entertainment. (Trust us, this is one you're going to want to check out!)

Special features will include an audio commentary with director Dave Parker, writer David Schow & producer Robert Meyer Burnett, as well as a new featurette "It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: The Making of THE HILLS RUN RED". Check out the killer cover art work & synopsis below!


Synopsis:  A film fanatic's obsession with finding a complete print of a classic slasher movie leads him and two friends into the backwoods where the film was shot. They realize too late that filming never ended -- the movie's star, the deformed, murderous BABY FACE, and his twisted family continue to film and kill unsuspecting victims. Now our heroes must survive the nightmarish onslaught or become part of the movie forever.

Directed by Dave Parker from a script by David J. Schow, John Dombrow & John Carchietta, THE HILLS RUN RED stars Sophie Monk, Tad Hilgenbrinck (LOST BOYS: THE TRIBE), William Sadler (THE MIST, "Death" in BILL & TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY!), Alex Wyndham and Janet Montgomery (WRONG TURN 3).

Check out our panel report on THE HILLS RUN RED from last month's LA FANGO con by clicking HERE or the link below!



And check last year's FRIGHT exclusive interview with THE HILLS RUN RED director DAVE PARKER!

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Anchor Bay Entertainment has issued the official press release for Paul Solet's debut feature GRACE, which hits both DVD & Blu-Ray on September 15th. The disc promises to be loaded with special features! Check out the full release and listing below!

ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS PAUL SOLET’S GRACE ON DVD AND BLU-RAY, A Genre Sensation Arrives September 15th Swaddled With Bonus Features!

An absolute sensation at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival – where two people fainted during the film’s premiere – and a runaway hit on the international film festival circuit, Paul Solet’s GRACE will bow September 15, 2009 on DVD and Blu-ray™. GRACE is an unforgettable emotional and psychological journey into terror, as a young woman (Jordan Ladd, Cabin Fever, Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof) is forced to make the ultimate maternal sacrifice when the stillborn child she carried to term returns to life with a horrifying appetite. SRP is $26.97 for the DVD, and $34.97 for the Blu-ray™. Grace is produced by Ingo Volkhammer, Cory Neal, Adam Green and Kevin DeWalt. Neal and Green are the writing/directing/producing team behind the contemporary cult classics Hatchet and Spiral.

After years of trying to conceive, Madeline (Ladd) and Michael Matheson (Stephen Park, Scary Movie 3, The Pink Panther) are finally about to become parents. But with only weeks to go before delivery, an accident leaves both Michael and the unborn child dead. Devastated, Madeline decides to carry the child to term and deliver naturally. What seemed like madness becomes a miracle when, after delivering a dead child, Madeline finds her baby is indeed alive…and hungry. She soon discovers that her baby – now named Grace – thirsts for something more than mother’s milk, and Madeline is determined to feed her child, no matter the consequences. With nowhere to turn, Madeline must make a mother’s ultimate decision: What will she sacrifice to keep her child alive?

GRACE has wowed – and terrified – audiences all over the world. In addition to Sundance, the film was an official selection at the South by Southwest Festival, the AFI Dallas Film Festival, the Independent Film Festival of Boston, the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Seattle International Film Festival, as well as the upcoming Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia, Spain, Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival and Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival. Other festival screenings include Portugal’s Fantasporto Festival, Athens Science Fiction and Fantasy Festival and Scotland’s Film Four Frightfest. In February, Grace was awarded the Prix Du Jury Award at the Gerardmer Festival Du Fantastique 2009 in France.

Hailed as “downright chilling” by Variety, and “… a blood-soaked piece of social commentary” by MSN, Grace has emerged among critics as nothing short of a genre phenomenon. Cinematical wrote: “First-time writer-director Paul Solet…proves himself adept both as a visual storyteller, and as a guy who can make you crap your pants,” while EOnline bluntly stated: “Let this be a warning: View at your own risk.”

GRACE on DVD and Blu-ray cradles a bundle of bonus features charting the film’s conception, execution and delivery:

- Audio commentary with writer/director Paul Solet, producer Adam Green and director of photography Zoran Popovic
- Audio commentary with writer/director Paul Solet and actor Jordan Ladd (Blu-ray™ exclusive)
- Grace: Conception – charting the film’s origins;
- Grace: Family – an in-depth look at the cast of characters;
- Her Mother’s Eyes: The Look of Grace – designing the unique visuals
- Grace: Delivered – overcoming challenges during principal photography
- Lullaby: Scoring Grace – creating the score and sound effects
- Grace at Sundance – becoming a festival sensation
- Theatrical Trailer

GRACE was written and directed by Paul Solet, and produced by Ingo Vollkammer, Cory Neal, Adam Green and Kevin DeWalt. Scott Einbinder and Simon Edery are Executive Producers. Zoran Popovic was Director of Photography and Martina Buckley was Production Designer. The film is an Indigomotion release of an ArieScope Pictures Production in association with Dark Eye Entertainment, and will be distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment.


We expect an announcement about a limited theatrical engagement shortly, so we'll keep you posted. Watch a video from the GRACE USC screening right HERE!

Produced by Adam Green (HATCHET, SPIRAL) & Cory Neal from Ariescope with Anchor Bay Entertainment, GRACE stars Jordan Ladd (CABIN FEVER, DEATH PROOF), Gabrielle Rose, Malcolm Stewart, Samantha Ferris, Stephen Park & Serge Houde.

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With Synapse releasing STEPFATHER 2 on DVD on September 29th and a new remake of the original due in theaters on October 16th, Shout! Factory have now announced a DVD of the original THE STEPFATHER. (Which up until now has never been available on DVD!) Directed by Joseph Ruben, THE STEPFATHER starred Terry O'Quinn (LOST), Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack, Stephen Shellen & Gabrielle Rose.

According to FANGORIA, the disc is expected to arrive on October 7th and feature a new high-definition widescreen transfer, an audio commentary and interviews with producer Jay Benson and actress Jill Schoelen and a whole lot more! More details when we hear 'em!

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FANGORIA got the full details for the upcoming DVD release of Jonathan Lewis's BLACK DEVIL DOLL, which streets on October 27th courtesy of Lowest Common Denominator Entertainment. Directed by Lewis from a script by Shawn Lewis and Mitch Mayes, BLACK DEVIL DOLL stars Heather Murphy, Natasha Talonz, Christine Svendsen, Erika Branich, Precious Cox & Martin Boone. Special features are as follows:

- Audio commentary by director Jonathan Lewis, writer/producer Shawn Lewis and writer/designer Mitch Mayes
- Audio commentary by the cast
- Audio commentary by cinematographer/editor/visual FX supervisor John Osteen
- Audio commentary by the Black Devil Doll!
- Audio commentary by “a group of kids who were traveling around, flying, renting cars to see the movie,” Shawn Lewis tells us. “I think they’ve seen it eight times now, so I had them do a commentary, and it’s great!”
- Three exclusive trailers
- Film festival clips
- Rare footage from the New Beverly Cinema premiere
- Three Black Devil Doll animated short films
- Behind-the-scenes still gallery
- Rare interview with the Black Devil Doll
- Free bonus mini-poster

Pre-order it now via the official website: http://www.blackdevildoll.com

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After much on-line speculation, Ain't It Cool confirmed with producer Robert Rodriguez that director Nimrod Antal will helm PREDATORS, the upcoming new film in the PREDATOR franchise. Antal also directed VACANCY (a film I enjoyed quite a lot), as well as the upcoming ARMORED, which is apparently the flick that helped get him this gig.

Rodriguez checked in with Ain't It Cool to reveal some of the first details about PREDATORS. Here's some snippets.

- In regards to Rodriguez's role as a producer on PREDATORS: "I lobbied to have the movie done through my studios so I could oversee it in a stronger position than a producer usually takes on. Alex Young (from FOX) came down and saw Troublemaker Studios, and the facilities and crew that I've built up over the past 12 years, and he felt right away that this is where the movie should be made and that doing it down here would be the best way to protect it from the studio system. He was keen on making a very "non-studio" picture. So I'll be taking a more upfront role as a producer than would normally be the case in Hollywood."

- On why Nimrod Antan as the director: "I found him to be an outstanding presence, a great communicator full of ideas, and upon meeting him you can immediately understand how he is able to wrangle cast and crew and get the best out of everyone. He reminded me of Quentin with how he was able to work with a group of very strong, singular actor talents and make it look effortless. I know he'll be able to get the most out of what we want to be an outstanding cast. We really want to go with a character driven action movie, because that's what we all remember about the original Predator, and we want to take it even further with this."

- On the story based on his original PREDATOR 3 treatment from 1994: "I can't go too much into the story right now, because we're still writing. But it still involves a very intense group of people stranded on a Predator planet discovering unspeakable horrors (that are not always from outside their group). So like the original movie, the title does have a double meaning. Aliens was a different take on the Alien idea, and an original movie in it's own right, and that's what we want to do with this. As to how this movie will be viewed, one of the guys at Fox told me "No one is ever going to talk about AVP again after this film, I will stake my life on it.""

There's tons more over at the original link including some chat about KNB who'll be handling the FX on the movie. Check it out HERE!

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THIRST, the latest film by filmmaker Park Chan-Wook will see a limited theatrical release as of July 31st in NY, LA and San Fransisco. Here's the listings:

New York: Landmark’s Sunshine Cinema (143 East Houston Street, near 2nd Avenue)

Los Angeles: Laemmle’s Sunset 5 (8000 Sunset Boulevard, at Crescent Heights)

San Francisco: Landmark’s Bridge Theatre (3010 Geary Boulevard, near Blake Street)

You can check out the trailer at our previous news post HERE!

THIRST official site: www.thirstmovie.com

Synopsis: A priest becomes a vampire…another man’s wife is coveted…a deadly seduction triggers murder. Thirst is the new film from director Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance). Already a boxoffice smash in Korea , Thirst was honored with the Prix du Jury [Jury Prize] at the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival.

Continuing his explorations of human existence in extreme circumstances, the director spins a tale that he conceived and then developed over several years with co-screenwriter Chung Seo-kyung.

Sang-hyun (played by top Korean star Song Kang-ho, of The Host) is a priest who cherishes life; so much so, that he selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project meant to eradicate a deadly virus. But the virus takes the priest, and a blood transfusion is urgently ordered up for him. The blood he receives is infected, so Sang-hyun lives – but now exists as a vampire. Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for blood, Sang-hyun’s faith is further strained when a childhood friend’s wife, Tae-ju (Kim Ok-vin), comes to him asking for his help in escaping her life. Sang-hyun soon plunges into a world of sensual pleasures, finding himself on intimate terms with the Seven Deadly Sins.

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Just in time with the swine-flu and to ride off the success of STAR TREK lead Chris Pine, the official website for CARRIERS has opened over at http://www.carriersmovie.com. Written & directed by Alex & David Pastor, CARRIERS stars Chris Pine, Lou Taylor Pucci, Piper Perabo and Emily VanCamp. Check out the trailer over on the website HERE or embedded below!

While we're at it, we might as well share with you the "bootlegged" trailer that's been making the rounds below:



And the latest poster!

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