By Silent Night is a 2012 remake of Silent Night, Deadly Night. Unlike most remakes, it’s pretty damned good. This is a remake done right. The concept of a killer maniac dressed as Santa running loose in a town is kept in place, as is a past trauma as his motive.
Ghosts’ Larry Rickard on Robin, the Christmas Special & the Self-Sabotage of Ending the BBC Show
Warning: contains spoilers for Ghosts series 5. Ghosts very nearly had a musical episode. The creators of the BBC comedy talked about it for a long time, says Larry Rickard, co-writer and the man behind the show’s caveman ghost Robin and headless Humphrey. The gang knew they wanted to do
The Holdovers: Held Back, by Scott Nye
The post The Holdovers: Held Back, by Scott Nye appeared first on Battleship Pretension. The Holdovers calls its shot immediately, with a string of 1970s-style logos for companies that did not exist then (including production company Miramax and distributor Focus Features). Its opening credits, superimposed on various shots establishing the
Dougherty Teases “Trick ‘r Treat 2,” “Krampus 2”
Filmmaker Michael Dougherty broke through first as a writer on films like “X2: X-Men United” and “Superman Returns” before going on to write and direct his own stuff including the Halloween-themed “Trick ‘r Treat” and the holiday-themed horror “Krampus”. More recently he’s been a part of the Legendary monster-verse, helming
“The Marvels” Rumors Swirl, Runtime Set
It has been a busy week for Marvel Studios’ final film of the year this week. First up, several rumors have gone online regarding the film and franchise’s future. Grace Randolph reported on X that a “last minute surprise” is being added to the film, but is not clear what
