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Grindhouse Review: 'Basket Case'

By Michael G. Petersen · Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013

“Basket Case” (1982) Directed By Frank Henenlotter Starring Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner, Robert Vogel, Diana Browne, Lloyd Pace, Bill Freeman, Joe Clarke and Ruth Neuman. “What’s in the basket? Open it if you dare.” Writer/director Frank Henenlotter introduced us to a unique form of terror with the Bradley Brothers in the 1982 cult fan favorite “Basket Case.”

Grindhouse Review: 'Dark Star'

By Michael G. Petersen · Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013

Clever and ambitious yet excruciatingly silly (unless you’re a fan of the campy sci-fi genre), filmmakers John Carpenter and future “Alien” creator Dan O’ Bannon teamed up for their first joint venture in storytelling with their 1974 cult classic, “Dark Star.”

Man’s work lives through friend

By Cosette Girardot · Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013

When you die, will your works live on? Unlike many who have gone before him, the work of Kyle Linford is continuing to live on. Not only is Linford’s work continuing to grow after his death, but you have the opportunity to view one of his creations: A movie called “Kill for Her.”

Grindhouse Review: 'The Seventh Seal'

By Michael G. Petersen · Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013

“The Seventh Seal” (1957) Directed By Ingmar Bergman Starring Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson, Inga Gill and Maud Hansson “…And when the lamb opened the seventh seal…there was silence in the heavens about the space of a half an hour. And the seven angels which had the trumpets…prepared themselves to sound.” Writer/director Ingmar Bergman captures the allegory of man’s apocalyptic search for the meaning of life in his breathtaking low budget masterpiece, “The Seventh Seal.” Written, directed and acted to perfection, Bergman molds and sculpts one of the deepest horror/dramas of all time that keeps us guessing and asking the one question that burns within the hearts of man, “Why are we here?” After a decade of battling in the Crusades, a knight on his way home comes face to face with the Grim Reaper.

Grindhouse Review: "The Beyond"

By Michael G. Petersen · Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013

“…and you will face the sea of darkness, and all there in that will be explored.” The final line of dialogue that sums up the entire point of the experimental masterpiece, “The Beyond,” released under the title, “E tu vivrai nel terrore! L’aldilà,” also known as “The Seven Doors of Death.” Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci unleashed his second installment of his unofficial “Gates of Hell Trilogy” with a visual feast of “hell on earth.”

Halo 4 film a must-see

By Jacob Cipriano Mendez · Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012

Back in April, in order to promote the newly-released Xbox 360-exclusive Halo 4, head developer 343 Industries announced that they would be releasing a five-part live action series bridging the gap between Bungie’s Halo 3 to Halo 4. On Oct. 5, the series launched on YouTube under the channel “MachinimaPrime” and so far has gathered over 9 million views just on the first episode alone.

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Best night-in movies to see this fall

By Lauren Wynn · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

The summer of 2012 flew by, but we were not left without a couple of unforgettable seasonal films. For those of you just settling in at Eastern Michigan University this week, picking up these hot summer films could make for an epic night in.

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