Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Werewolf-Movies.com Chat
We now have chat! Feel free to drop in any time to see if anybody is about. We may organise scheduled chats on particular movies or topics if there is interest.
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Review : The Wolfman (2010)
The Werewolf-Movies.com review of The Wolfman is now up, so go read it!
Don't forget to send in your own review of the movie should you wish.
Friday, 12 February 2010
The Wolfman is here!
The Wolfman has arrived! In theatres now!
Critical reactions have been mixed. There have been very few who have outright disliked the film - most simply expressing disappointment at missed potential. Almost all are willing to concede that it is, at least, a passionate attempt at a traditional horror tale.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times: "What you might like to know is that The Wolfman has been made with care by Joe Johnston, and is well-photographed by Shelly Johnson and designed by Rick Hendrichs. The music by Danny Elfman creeps around the edges. Del Toro makes Lawrence sad, worried, fearful, doomed."
Mark Savlov, Austin Chronicle: "There's plenty of doom, gloom, and outright despair on hand here but very little genuine human emotion. Ultimately that's what both separates us from and binds us to the beast within. Beware the moon, lads, and stick to the road."
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: "Lawrence, you see, has no desire to be a werewolf. He doesn't get off on the power of the dark side; he just wants to be free of it. And that lends The Wolfman, hokey and uneven though it is, the kind of authentic emotional hook that too many horror movies today don't have."
A.O. Scott, The New York Times: "... The Wolfman spins in agnostic limbo, neither fantastical enough to be thrilling nor realistic enough to be genuinely disturbing. The aural and visual trappings of horror are there — in Danny Elfman’s throbbing, stabbing score and in a sound design replete with growls, howls, creaks and shrieks — but the dread never quite takes hold."
Ty Burr, The Boston Globe: "The Wolfman knows the old horror classics had pure pulp running through their veins, and it honors those cheap thrills with gusto. This isn’t a great movie - it’s just a good dog."
Seen the movie? Feel free to leave a comment or send in a review with your thoughts.
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
20 Essential Werewolf Movies
In preparation for the release of The Wolfman next week, I have written an article which lists what I believe to be the twenty essential werewolf movies that every fan should attempt to have in their collection.
The Wolfman Returneth : Essential Werewolf Movies
Do you agree with my list? Read it and see!
The Wolfman Approaches ...
Okay, lots of buzz going on right now, as you'd expect with the release of The Wolfman fast approaching. February 12th is the date I've no doubt you've already got marked on your calendars.
Universal have today released the box-set of their old She-Wolf of London TV show as a tie-in with the release. Hmm, seems like a good excuse to finally complete that episode guide ...
Several publications will be running special features on "werewolves in movies" ahead of the big day. So far I've been contacted by a couple of journalists from the US to make contributions to articles. This is good for the website, in terms of the extra publicity, and also good for me as I finally get to put all this seemingly useless knowledge to use. So please do send an e-mail if you'd like to publish my ramblings.
More news/updates to follow in the coming days ...
EDIT: Also worth noting that last week Werewolf-Movies.com broke its record number of weekly hits. The previous records had always been set at Halloween - with the final week of October 2008 and 2009 being the busiest periods the site had ever seen. The Wolfman hype has just blown those records out of the water.
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