Whao! Rob Zombie directing a movie???
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yea it is. he was on leno last night doin a song from the movie. he's a creepie guy in general, and this looks kinda like his type of movie. i believe he's directed at least music videos already, and he's into a lot of stuff, i'm interested to see how his directing debut goes.
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I first saw previews for this at least a year ago, who knows if it will ever actually make it into a theater.
Not that I would see it anyway, but you have to wonder why it's taken so long...
Perhaps it sucks?
Viper GTS
Not that I would see it anyway, but you have to wonder why it's taken so long...
Perhaps it sucks?
Viper GTS
Yeah, I caught it as a trailer way back in the day. I haven't hardly seen any theater movies since my son was born, and that was almost two years ago, so it's been around for a while.
I actually read an article on it in Penthoiuse, I think it was, about all the problems he's ahd with publishing the film, I'm excited it'll finally be out
It looks really killer, right in line with Rob Zombie's artistic style
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I first saw previews for this at least a year ago, who knows if it will ever actually make it into a theater.
Not that I would see it anyway, but you have to wonder why it's taken so long...
Perhaps it sucks?
Viper GTS
I believe the problem was rooted in the violent content of the film, but I'm not sure about that...
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"House of 1000 Corpses," Rob Zombie's feature film debut, apparently has scared away the studio that planned to release it. Universal Pictures ? a division of Vivendi-Universal, which owns Geffen Records, Zombie's label ? has backed out on releasing the film because of its "visceral tone and intensity." "I should have been shocked, but I wasn't," Zombie said from a Los Angeles recording studio, where he is working on his next album. "It always seemed like a weird choice of movie for Universal Studios. Everyone in the movie was like, 'It's just so bizarre that they are making this movie. It's so f---ed-up and out there for them.' And I guess it was." Universal Pictures Chairman Stacey Snider made the decision to part ways with Zombie after screening an unfinished version of the film last month. Snider did not return phone calls, but said in a statement that she anticipates an NC-17 rating for "House of 1000 Corpses," which would be at odds with Universal's releasing strategy. "We made a commitment to Rob to allow him full creative control," Snider said in the statement. "We were familiar with his prior work and find him immensely talented and versatile. The resulting film is a significant accomplishment for Rob, yet there is a visceral tone and intensity that we did not imagine from the printed page." The screening got the exact results Zombie predicted, he said. "Exactly what the adults are disgusted by is what the kids are going to stand up and cheer about. That's basically how it went down. A bunch of the studio execs who saw it for the first time seemed so incredibly repulsed. I thought they were kidding. But, I took that as, it works." Zombie has obtained the rights for "House of 1000 Corpses," which he wrote and directed, and is showing the film to potential distributors.
The movie, which had a $7 million budget and was filmed partially on a Universal Pictures lot last summer, is about two young couples whose car breaks down near a small town of creepy characters. Production wrapped in January, and the movie was slated for summer release.
The Universal/"Corpses" split marks the first time a studio has publicly disassociated itself from a violent movie since the entertainment industry was blasted last fall during hearings by the Senate Commerce Committee and the Federal Trade Commission. But Snider, whose studio is raking in at the box office with the graphic "Hannibal," told the Los Angeles Times she would have responded the same way to the movie without ever having listened to the hearings, which took the industry to task over violence in films, music and video games. "The difference is all about tone," Snider said. "The conceit of Rob's movie, which has no recognizable stars, is that it's not a fantasy. It could be real, and that's what makes it more upsetting. I can tell 'Hannibal' is a fantasy because when I watch Tony Hopkins or Ray Liotta, I know I'm going to see them in People magazine next week. But with Rob's movie, I was concerned that there was just an uber-celebration of depravity." Zombie described his characters as "ugly and nasty," and said he would not have made the movie with big-name stars.
"It's funny, because in a certain way, my plan worked all too well," he said. "My thought was, as soon as you do put recognizable people in those roles, they are less scary. I remember watching 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' and you're not seeing recognizable people. You think, 'That guy's so f---ed-up ? is he an actor or just some freak that got to be in this movie?' As soon as you get some kid from 'Dawson's Creek,' it [undermines] the horror a tad." Zombie, a veteran behind the lens on videos for both White Zombie and his solo work, says he has no hard feelings for Universal, for whom he designed the Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Night maze in 1999.
"The whole situation is strange and kind of a drag, but these are the way things go. ... At the end of the day, I know it's working out the way it's supposed to," he said. "I would rather have it happen this way than have them pretend to support the film and try to hide it as their dirty little secret. I'd rather get it to where it's supposed to go." Zombie was working on the soundtrack to "House of 1000 Corpses" when the Universal deal fell through. He has some of his own material recorded for it and plans to bring in other artists. As for his next album, Zombie has written the framework for at least 13 tracks for the as-yet-untitled project, due in August. He is working with the same producer (Scott Humphrey) and band as he did on 1998's triple-platinum Hellbilly Deluxe. "Now that the band has been together awhile, it has a much more live, raw sound. It sounds a lot more fluid," Zombie said. He's contemplated working with some guest artists, but said it was too early in the game to drop names. "After doing something completely different for so long, now coming back to music seems so easy," Zombie said. "Doing the movie re-energized me. I can't wait to get back on the road."
?Corey Moss
The movie, which had a $7 million budget and was filmed partially on a Universal Pictures lot last summer, is about two young couples whose car breaks down near a small town of creepy characters. Production wrapped in January, and the movie was slated for summer release.
The Universal/"Corpses" split marks the first time a studio has publicly disassociated itself from a violent movie since the entertainment industry was blasted last fall during hearings by the Senate Commerce Committee and the Federal Trade Commission. But Snider, whose studio is raking in at the box office with the graphic "Hannibal," told the Los Angeles Times she would have responded the same way to the movie without ever having listened to the hearings, which took the industry to task over violence in films, music and video games. "The difference is all about tone," Snider said. "The conceit of Rob's movie, which has no recognizable stars, is that it's not a fantasy. It could be real, and that's what makes it more upsetting. I can tell 'Hannibal' is a fantasy because when I watch Tony Hopkins or Ray Liotta, I know I'm going to see them in People magazine next week. But with Rob's movie, I was concerned that there was just an uber-celebration of depravity." Zombie described his characters as "ugly and nasty," and said he would not have made the movie with big-name stars.
"It's funny, because in a certain way, my plan worked all too well," he said. "My thought was, as soon as you do put recognizable people in those roles, they are less scary. I remember watching 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' and you're not seeing recognizable people. You think, 'That guy's so f---ed-up ? is he an actor or just some freak that got to be in this movie?' As soon as you get some kid from 'Dawson's Creek,' it [undermines] the horror a tad." Zombie, a veteran behind the lens on videos for both White Zombie and his solo work, says he has no hard feelings for Universal, for whom he designed the Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Night maze in 1999.
"The whole situation is strange and kind of a drag, but these are the way things go. ... At the end of the day, I know it's working out the way it's supposed to," he said. "I would rather have it happen this way than have them pretend to support the film and try to hide it as their dirty little secret. I'd rather get it to where it's supposed to go." Zombie was working on the soundtrack to "House of 1000 Corpses" when the Universal deal fell through. He has some of his own material recorded for it and plans to bring in other artists. As for his next album, Zombie has written the framework for at least 13 tracks for the as-yet-untitled project, due in August. He is working with the same producer (Scott Humphrey) and band as he did on 1998's triple-platinum Hellbilly Deluxe. "Now that the band has been together awhile, it has a much more live, raw sound. It sounds a lot more fluid," Zombie said. He's contemplated working with some guest artists, but said it was too early in the game to drop names. "After doing something completely different for so long, now coming back to music seems so easy," Zombie said. "Doing the movie re-energized me. I can't wait to get back on the road."
?Corey Moss
I saw the movie last night. My buddy had a *cough* *cough* copy of the movie. It's very very creepy. Hands get chopped off, lots of blood. It reminded me a bit of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. And the movie had that horror 1970's vibe going. Very weird.
*spoiler*
This movie is a bit different from most horror films because no one makes it out alive. The victims father and the police officers who go to investigate what had happened all die. Then the killer rips off the father's face and starts to dance around with it and the daughter goes nuts. -Creepy!
end of spoiler
Rob Zombie is an extremely intelligent man, for all of those that judge by music and appearance.
He was originally going to direct one of the later Crow films.
amish
He was originally going to direct one of the later Crow films.
amish
I've been waiting for this movie for a while.
It was originaly supposed to be released by Universal, but they wanted it cut to a PG-13 rating. Since Rob wrote directed and Produced it and held the rights to it, he said "no".
And shopped around for someone else to distribute it.
It was originaly supposed to be released by Universal, but they wanted it cut to a PG-13 rating. Since Rob wrote directed and Produced it and held the rights to it, he said "no".
And shopped around for someone else to distribute it.
anyone see the trailer for the movie that john rocker was starring in? it was called something like the "greenskeeper" or something along those lines
Originally posted by: godmare
Yeah, I caught it as a trailer way back in the day. I haven't hardly seen any theater movies since my son was born, and that was almost two years ago, so it's been around for a while.
I actually read an article on it in Penthoiuse, I think it was, about all the problems he's ahd with publishing the film, I'm excited it'll finally be out
It looks really killer, right in line with Rob Zombie's artistic style
Wait a second. There are articles in Penthouse??
That horror movie Rob Zombia directed looks like its going to be pretty good. It's been awhile since a decent horror movie came out.
lol, who woulda thought, right?Originally posted by: prodigy
Originally posted by: godmare
Yeah, I caught it as a trailer way back in the day. I haven't hardly seen any theater movies since my son was born, and that was almost two years ago, so it's been around for a while.
I actually read an article on it in Penthoiuse, I think it was, about all the problems he's ahd with publishing the film, I'm excited it'll finally be out
It looks really killer, right in line with Rob Zombie's artistic style
Wait a second. There are articles in Penthouse??
Some people claim to read that magazine for the articles exclusively. I won't attempt to blow such smoke up your ass
Don't bother with this piece of garbage. Its a tossup whether this junk or "A Man Apart" is worse....
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