Joe Dante Will Executive Produce Teddy Bears Are For Lovers Feature Film!
“Ahhh!” or “Awww”? I’m a big fan of films that combine horror with, for lack of a better term, “cute shit.” Take for instances movies like Critters and Gremlins. Love them. It is with this in mind that...
View ArticleJoe Dante to Receive Honorary Estrella del Fantástico Award at FANT Bilbao
With little more than a month to go before the 24th edition of the FANT Bilbao film festival, we’ve just got word that the much-loved filmmaker Joe Dante will be popping over to accept the honorary...
View ArticleNIGHTMARE CINEMA Snags Hard R Rating
Later this year we will see the release of the new horror anthology Nightmare Cinema. The film comes ot us from directors Mick Garris, Joe Dante, David Slade, Ryuhei Kitamura, and Alejandro Brugues and...
View ArticleInterview: Alejandro Brugués Climaxes in NIGHTMARE CINEMA
Would you enter an empty Rialto theater that’s showing a movie you’ve never heard of – a movie that’s starring you? This is the premise for Nightmare Cinema, a horror anthology that will premiere at...
View ArticleInterview: Joe Dante on Friends Building a NIGHTMARE CINEMA
We speak with director, producer, editor and actor Joe Dante as he describes the longtime friendshipthat helped spawn Nightmare Cinema. This horror anthology will premiere at this year’s Fantasia...
View ArticleInterview: A Dream Comes True For David Slade in NIGHTMARE CINEMA
“I had that story for about 17 years.” -David Slade Producer, director and writer David Slade takes us through the journey of getting his short This Way to Egress made for the anthology Nightmare...
View ArticleFantasia 2018: NIGHTMARE CINEMA Review – Nonstop Nightmares
Starring Mickey Rourke, Richard Chamberlain, Adam Godley, Orson Chaplin, Eric Nelsen Written by Sandra Becerril, Alejandro Brugués, Lawrence C. Connolly, Mick Garris, Richard Christian Matheson, David...
View ArticleInterview: Ryuhei Kitamura Yells for More Blood in NIGHTMARE CINEMA
“More blood! Give me more blood!” –Director Ryuhei Kitamura Director and writer Ryuhei Kitamura reveals how his ten-year friendship with Mick Garris sparked the bloody short Mashit, part of the horror...
View ArticleHorror Business: Joe Dante on the Hustle of Horror Filmmaking
Joe Dante is a man who needs no introduction. Perhaps best known by our kind for Gremlins and The Howling, Joe Dante’s filmography spans from the 70’s with his directorial debut, Piranha, under Roger...
View ArticleExclusive Image Gallery for Joe Dante Produced CAMP COLD BROOK at NYC Horror...
Attendees of the New York City Horror Film Festival, running November 29th thru December 2nd, will have an opportunity to view two of legendary genre filmmaker Joe Dante’s (Gremlins, The Howling)...
View ArticleQuentin Tarantino Interviewed Joe Dante On the Set of GREMLINS Back in ’84
The Howling and Piranha director Joe Dante’s Christmas creature feature Gremlins starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates is one of my favorite movies from childhood. And today we learned that Quentin...
View ArticleSequel to Hit Horror Anthology NIGHTMARE CINEMA in the Works?
One of the best horror anthologies since 2007’s Trick ‘r Treat (and one of my honorable mentions for best genre flicks of 2019) is Nightmare Cinema, produced by horror icon Mick Garris. If you missed...
View ArticleGREMLINS 2 Watch Party & LIVE Q&A with Stars Monday, June 29th at 8 PM (EST)
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of Joe Dante’s Gremlins 2: The New Batch, SYFY WIRE is bringing together the stars of the movie for a special social media watch party on Monday, June...
View ArticleJoe Dante’s PIRANHA Collection from Fright-Rags – I Want That!
Fright-Rags has revealed their new killer collection featuring four designs from Joe Dante’s creature feature classic Piranha. The designs come to us via Kyle Crawford. Chem ’em out below! The movie...
View ArticleInterview – Joe Dante Talks Salem Horror Fest Tribute and Practical Effects...
Growing up in the eighties, I became a fan of Writer/director Joe Dante’s work at an early age. Gremlins (1984) is one of my favorite movies of all time. Dante is considered a legend in the horror...
View ArticleFish Don’t Eat People: A Brief History of PIRANHA
Director Joe Dante and producer Roger Corman wanted to share in some of the success of Universal’s burgeoning Jaws franchise. Jaws itself was heralded as both a triumph for horror cinema and...
View ArticleSMALL SOLDIERS Will Be Unleashed On Blu-ray Early Next Year
Paramount will release Gremlins and The Burbs director Joe Dante’s Small Soldiers on Blu-ray on February 2nd. Check out the cover art and special features below. Special features: Making-of...
View ArticleHorror History: Joe Dante’s MATINEE With John Goodman Hit in 1993
On this day in horror history, Gremlins and The Burbs director Joe Dante’s love letter to 50s fright flicks Matinee starring John Goodman opened back in 1993. The film takes place in 1962. Goodman...
View ArticleEXPLORERS Lands New Collector’s Edition Blu-ray in May
Shout Factory’s Shout Select line will release Joe Dante’s Explorers with Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray on May 25th. Special features will be revealed later. But you can...
View ArticleOriginal Star Teases GREMLINS 3 Is Still a Strong Possibility
It’s been a while since we last heard anything on a third Gremlins movie. But today we wanted to pass along word that original star Corey Feldman tells us here at Dread Central, that he recently talked...
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