Day: September 24, 2014

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) For those who thought the end of Dead Snow was the end for hero Martin (Vegar Hoel), writer/director Tommy Wirkola has something to say about that. Picking up exactly where the first movie ends, Dead Snow 2 not only gives audiences more of a backstory for… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2014 Review: DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS DEAD

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) From Canada, this often hilarious, yet sometimes unnerving, documentary about a self-proclaimed karate expert turned movie director tells an entertaining, but truly bizarre story.  Elliot Scott lives to make action movies in Nova Scotia.  He, his girlfriend Linda, and an assortment of friends and collaborators have… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2014 Review/Interview: KUNG FU ELLIOT

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Director Mark Hartley (Not Quite Hollywood, Machete Maidens Unleashed) continues his series of documentaries on cinema history with another brash and entertaining film about a couple of infamous Israeli producers who took the film world by storm. Starting in the late 1970s and continuing through the 1980s… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2014 Review/Interview: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO: THE WILD UNTOLD STORY OF CANNON FILMS