Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Poster, Rewievs, Previews, and Trailer Game

Capcom shows off its Wii shooter set throughout the Resident Evil universe.

We had the chance to get another look at Capcom’s upcoming Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles for the Wii at Capcom’s recent London press event. The rail shooter is set throughout the Resident Evil franchise, allowing you to take control of most of the key figures in the early parts of the series. The updated version on display at the event let us try one of two chapters, train derailment or mansion incident (taken from RE0 and the original RE, for those keeping score at home). In addition, it was possible to play two levels as Wesker, a big player in the game’s unique story.

You have a pistol, there’s the zombie. You know what to do.

The levels all followed the same basic flow of mixing cutscenes and gameplay to tell its story. Control in the game was basically solid, giving players the choice to use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk or the Zapper peripheral, which was what Capcom had set up at all the kiosks. The basic rail-shooting mechanic worked fine and enhances the linear experience by giving you limited camera control as well as the ability to pick up items if you’re quick to press A. When facing off against enemies the control scheme broadens up a bit over the standard point-and-shoot mechanic. While the game handles pretty well, we’re not entirely pleased with the overall responsiveness of the crosshair. Thankfully, the version of the game on display was still a work in progress. Read more …

Outlander (limited): Release Date: January 23/2009, Poster, Synopsis and Outlander - Official Trailer

Release Date: January 23, 2009
Director: Howard McCain
Writer: Howard McCain, Drik Blackman
Starring: James Caviezel Sophia Myles Jack Huston Ron Perlman John Hurt
Studio: Third Rail Releasing

SYNOPSIS

During the reign of the Vikings, Kainan (Jim Caviezel), a man from a far-off world, crash lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the Moorwen. Though both man and monster are seeking revenge for violence committed against them, Kainan leads the alliance to kill the Moorwen by fusing his advanced technology with the Viking’s Iron Age weaponry

More: Outlander is comming to North American theaters on January 23rd! A big part of that experience will be the musical score for the film. We got in touch composer Geoff Zanelli to tell us a little about his work on the film.

Can you introduce yourself to us? Can you tell us a little about your background and how you got into the industry?

Well, let’s see, I moved to Los Angeles permanently in 1996 after I graduated from Berklee College Of Music in Boston. For a few years prior to that though, I’d been coming here whenever school wasn’t in session to work with Hans Zimmer since my focus had always been to score films. He was scoring The Lion King when I first arrived in 1994, I remember. I was taking two degrees at the time, one in film scoring and one in music production but most importantly I had a great work ethic so I was put to work pretty early in my life. I must have been 19 when I started engineering for Mojo Records for the first Goldfinger album which was my trial by fire, the humble beginnings of my career. I couldn’t have been happier, and the studio became my home. I still work from time to time with the singer and songwriter from Goldfinger, John Feldmann, doing string arrangements for him when he’s producing records.

Anyway, I utilized that experience as an engineer when Hans started using me to assist on his mixes. I did a few movies like that, Preacher’s Wife being one I remember but the mix room there was really busy so there was a lot of work for me to cut my teeth on and I was getting exposed to a lot of different composer’s work. Read more …

Zombie Says Halloween 2 is Laurie’s Movie

Tim Sullivan, filmmaker (2001 Maniacs) and good friend of Rob Zombie, caught up to the writer and director Halloween 2 to get a read on what the next chapter in the Myers legacy is about.

Zombie begins by clearing the air on why he’s back. Most of it having to do with a want to follow through on the world he created in Halloween.

Introductions to the characters were made in that remake and now he’s allowed to run with them in any direction he feels like.

He also emphasizes the sequel is not a redo of Rick Rosenthal’s film.

Scout Taylor-Compton has not read the script, Zombie says, but it will definitely be her movie. “She’s not the happy-go-lucky girl, now she’s very f**ked up famous person, trying to make sense of this,” he explains.

“It takes place over some time, but it starts that night [of the murdes] and then essentially, I mean…the first one, Laurie has no idea what just happened.

But then she wakes up the next day and someone’s going, ‘Oh by the way, your parents are dead. All your friends are dead. And actually, your brother is uh, Charles Manson.’ You know? ‘How do you feel about that?’ See what I mean?” Read more …

Andy Serkis on Fantasy-Adventure Inkheart; Poster, Production, Plot and Trailer

Inkheart is a 2008 fantasy film, directed by Iain Softley. It is based on the 2003 German novel of the same name by Cornelia Funke. The film was first slated for release on March 19, 2008, but has been pushed back to December 12, 2008 in the UK and January 23, 2009 in the US, partially because of New Line’s marketing worries in connection with the now-concluded 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.

Production

The author of the book on which the film was based, Cornelia Funke was quoted as saying that “we had our second screening (summer 2007), which went well, and I really loved the movie, but they are still changing things, especially at the end.”

As with the production of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,[citation needed] the production progressed very slowly. The American release was originally slated for Christmas 2007, but then was changed to March 19, 2008.

In addition, due to the writer’s strike, the film was further pushed back and is now set to open January 23, 2009.

Inkheart was filmed at Shepperton Studios near London, England and on location in 2006/2007. Read more …

EVP Examples used by Lisa Butler at the 2006 AA-EVP Conference

I survived

Martha Copeland’s Aunt Francis (left) Aunt Seable and Aunt Doris

Martha played a few examples of EVP for her Aunt Doris while Doris she was still in the physical. Doris told her that she would say something to Martha via an EVP when she got “over there.” Doris did recently cross over, and it was not long before Martha began receiving EVP from her. Martha could hardly make out the words and repeatedly told Doris that she needed to speak more clearly. As you can see in this example, Doris did.

I love you

Karen Mossey’s father, Stanley Searles

One of the most popular EVP examples we provide for the media has been Karen Mossey’s father speaking, “I miss you.” We are able to tell that the same person is speaking in other examples Karen has recorded.

Braden’s not dead

Vicki Talbott’s son, Braden, along with his best friend, Jim, transitioned in a boating accident. Braden has become an active participant in Vickie’s EVP experiments, and has clearly retained his voice, way of speaking and sense of humor. We feel that Jim came through in a Video ITC experiment, as you can see here.

Were okay. We hear you mommy

Joey Caruso

Debra Caruso is relatively new to EVP, and one of our best examples of how EVP is available to a wide range of people. Here, Debbie’s son, Joey, is speaking.

Hi Mom

Geoff Danne with one of his big cats

Teri Danner’s son, Geoff Danne, was an animal trainer. He was killed in an automobile accident, and that morning, the tiger, G.G., that Geoff carried on his shoulders during his act, began to cry as if she knew that something had happened to Geoff. Soon all the other cats were crying and they cried all night. They knew that Geoff had passed.

After the memorial service, Geoff’s Dad, Dave, and Teri were walking through the Tiger and Lion Barn. Teri told us that, “Dave was carrying Geoff’s ashes in an urn. I had a small J300 recorder. We were giving the cats closure. I recorded as I stopped at each set of cat cages. I recorded the cats puffering and talking to me. Tigers are very personable if you have been around them since they were young, and if they know you as a caregiver.

This is the EVP she found in the recording.

Hi Kalaya

David (Skip) Walton with his niece, Kalaya

Melissa Bailey’s father, David (Skip) Walton made his transition because of cancer. In this recording, you can hear Melissa’s niece, Kalaya ,saying “Hi Poppy” and Skip’s response, “Hi Kalaya.”

Repo! The Genetic Opera DVD, Poster, Synopsis, Commentary Track and Trailer

Repo! The Genetic Opera, a singing and dancing and slicing and dicing cinematic phenomenon that’s been reviled by mainstream critics, yet embraced by fans like no other movie since The Rocky Horror Picture Show, is finally out on DVD (January 20, 2009).

We here at Horror.com have been big boosters of the scifi-horror-comedy-musical-drama since the git-go (read our report from the set back in 2007), have posted several exclusive video interviews (Fangoria Con, Repo! soundtrack release party), and published not one (by Staci Layne Wilson) but two (by Keith J. Olexa) theatrical release reviews.

We even chose it as our #1 favorite flick of 2008. Therefore, a recap of the plot would be beyond redundant — without further ado, here’s an in-depth look at the two commentary tracks and bonus materials.

Commentary Track #1:

Director Darren Bousman, actors Alexa Vega (Shilo, a little girl lost who finds her way to personal empowerment amongst the human garbage in a dystopian future world), Bill Moseley (Luigi Largo, a megalomaniac money-grubbing, scalpel slut-stabbing millionaire who’s just waiting for his rich papa to pass on), and Ogre (Pavi Largo, a hedonistic lover of the ladies… and their faces… which he likes to peel off and wear).

In this commentary we learn that Bill Moseley adores pistachios, Darren Bousman likes cheese, and Alexa Vega covets candy of all kinds. Read more …

Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason, Previews & Features, Poster, Video NEW Excusive Gameplay Footage and Pic

Is it cold in here, or is it just 1C’s new survival horror game?

There’s a lot going on in 1C’s upcoming Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason, and not all of it makes sense. A body heat system that requires you to keep your temperature up while on board a frozen ship stuck in the middle of the Arctic Circle. Former crew members who’ve apparently come back from the dead to haunt the ship and do you grievous bodily harm. You can even step into the minds of NPCs and, then, travel back in time to change events in the past. All of this, plus some creepy scares, add up to an intriguing, if sometimes confusing game from 1C and developer Action Form.

You’ll play as kick-butt, two-fisted meteorologist Alexander Nesterov, who mysteriously finds himself in the bowels of the “North Wind.” By game’s end, you’ll make your way through the entire ship (which, developers told us, is about the height of a nine-story building), all the while uncovering what happened on board after it became stuck in the ice. That ice will be a constant problem for you as you make your way around. Because the ship is frozen, you’ll need to keep a constant eye on both the outside temperature and your own body heat levels, measured by a small meter in the lower left-hand corner of the screen. If you stay exposed to the chill for too long, it’s game over for Nesterov. Luckily (and perhaps illogically for a ship that’s been stranded in the ice for very long), you’ll find frequent spots where you can regain your body heat. Read more …