PA reached its goal of 1,000,000 hits and will therefore be widely released. Support indie filmmaking, and go check it out. I can’t wait for it to come to a theater near me.

How do you feel about the capture of Roman Polanski 32 years after absconding the United States? Is this a matter of extradition laws or should only the crime be the concern? Should Samantha Geimer (Samantha Geimer at the time) have a say so in Polanski’s sentencing? Should his contributions to culture weigh aganst the heinousness of the crime? Please comment. Weigh in on the issue that seems to be splitting the film world down the middle.

Click here for a really intelligent and interesting article on zombies.

Every culture has its icons. Americans, being the plugged in consumerists that we are have many. We have, for decades and decades, looked past the religious to the world of the celebrity for the icons and archetypes that we worship. The are many subtle levels of iconography, and somewhere on that spectrum is Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, and Freddy Krueger.  Read more... (437 words, 1 image, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

“Trick ‘r Treat” director Michael Doughterty IN PERSON @ Terror in the Aisles 2 in Chicago 8/15!!!!!!!!
If you live anywhere near the Chicago area, I’ve got some awesome
news– Michael Dougherty, writer/director of “Trick ‘r Treat,” WILL BE
APPEARING IN PERSON NEXT WEEKEND AT TERROR IN THE AISLES 2! Also added
to the bill is Dougherty’s short film “Season’s Greetings,” the short
that led him to develop “Trick ‘r Treat!”
Just to recap now, the lineup for Terror in the Aisles 2 is:
THE EVIL DEAD
with Tom Sullivan in person– and his traveling Evil Dead Museum!
MY BLOODY VALENTINE (original 1981 uncut version!)
with director George Mihalka in person!
TRICK ‘R TREAT
with writer/director Michael Dougherty in person!
PLUS
SEASON’S GREETINGS – The short that inspired “Trick ‘r Treat!”
GAY BY DAWN – The cult classic!
HELLCAT AND TALA – Chicago premiere!
AND – BLUE MATERIAL – A VERY SEXY SIDESHOW!!!
Tickets are $12 (CHEAP!) from Brown Paper Tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/74045
Event will be held at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago