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| Posted: Shout! Factory has launched Scream Factory TV, a new YouTube channel that will feature footage and exclusive content from classic horror and sci-fi films like The Fog and The Howling. In addition to special clips from the films and TV shows, the channel will offer previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with cast and crew members. The channel is an extension of Scream Factory, a branch of Shout! Factory dedicated to horror and other cult films. Shout! Factory has made a business out of nostalgia, offering DVDs and Blu-Rays of performances from icons like Mel Brooks and hit shows like Leave It To Beaver. Yet the company has also begun to move its library of classic footage onto the entertainment portal of the next generation – YouTube. The company launched a channel dedicated to James Brown in collaboration with the James Brown Estate in April. "Launching Scream Factory TV is just one more way Shout! Factory continues to diversify itself as a media leader while increasing its growing presence within the digital space," Jeffrey Thompson, Shout! Factory's vice president of Digital Strategy & Business Development, said in a statement to TheWrap. Shout! Factory will continue to acquire rights to new content and expand what is offered on the channel. Its library already includes the cult classics of famed director Roger Corman. New titles will become available on the channel each week. "Scream Factory TV is completely fueled by our deep passion and love for the horror genre," Jeff Nelson, Shout! Factor's director of marketing said in a statement. "As we continue to celebrate and curate more amazing content for the site, we look forward to sharing it with horror and sci-fi fans around the world." — Reuters |
| Posted: Find out why the makers of Sadako 3D 2 are asking moviegoers to check their phones during the movie. HERE'S an interesting tie-in – while most people frown at others checking their phones during a movie, the makers of Sadako 3D 2 will actively encourage moviegoers to do just that. Fans in the horror sequel's country of origin, Japan, will be able to download a special smartphone app ahead of viewing the film. Then, during each screening, they will be encouraged to whip out their phones at particular points and enhance their "viewing experience". Flashes, sounds, vibrations and alerts are just some of the features the app will have, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It seems that the app will continue to, well, interact with phone owners long after they have watched the film. Could a follow-up phone call from Sadako be part of the experience? Will she crawl out of your phone screen while you're playing Angry Birds Star Wars in the bathroom? Is this a hidden attempt to also resurrect the One Missed Call franchise? Who knows? For those who missed it, Sadako 3D was a poorly-reviewed follow-up to the successful Ringu movies, in which a cursed videotape caused the death of anyone who watched it within seven days. Sadako was a ghost girl who would crawl out of the cursed person's TV set and ... we don't know, torture him/her to death by making him/her watch endless reruns of American Idol audition episodes? Sadako 3D 2 is expected to be released in Japan in August. No word yet whether or not the app will be translated and distributed outside Japan. Alita in the wings JAMES Cameron has not given up on that Battle Angel Alita adaptation yet, so fans – don't you do it either. The filmmaker, speaking at Mexico City's TagDF technology forum last week, said he would most likely begin work on the manga adaptation in 2017, after he's done with the back-to-back Avatar sequels, according to thefilmstage.com. Avatar's theme of "trans-human" exploration would also extend to Alita, which takes place three centuries after the world has been ravaged by war. The movie centres on a damaged female cyborg who is salvaged and repaired, but she has no memory of who she is. At the forum, Cameron also took studios to task for insisting on 3D conversion of movies that did not need it, for example Man Of Steel and Iron Man 3. "If you spend $150 million on visual effects, the film is already going to (look) spectacular (and) perfect." Hear, hear. |
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