NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET TRIPPLE FEATURE

Nightmare on Elm Street Fan? Don't miss the tripple feature this Saturday at Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park. Tickets online now!  http://drafthouse.com/movies/graveyard_shift_nightmare_on_elm_street_triple/houston

MEET ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL

Want to meet Anthony Michael Hall? Star of The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Edward Scissor Hands, The Dead Zone and more... Well, now's your chance!

Hall will be appearing at this year's SplatterFest horror film festival and convention in Houston at the Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park. An autograph signing session will take place, along with a Q&A, and a special night of screenings on October 6th.

VIP ticket holders will have priority access, and tickets will be available soon on the SplatterFest website.

This is the third year for the horror festival, which also sponsors a short film competition where filmmakers have a weekend to write, shoot and edit a horror short film. Grand prize is a Canon t4i camera, and will be awarded to the winner by Hall. 

Filmmaker registration is now open, with the competition dates Sept 7-9th, and films will screen at the Alamo Drafthouse. The festival runs Oct. 2-6th, with Hall appearing for one day only on the 6th.

This event is sure to sell out, so reserve your spot ASAP.

RED TRAILER - NEW TRAILER

As a fan of the original Red Dawn, the reboot looks AWESOME! Check out this new trailer with Chris Hemsworth and Houston's own Brett Cullen. You can catch Brett as the Congressman in the Dark Knight Rises, and in the upcoming 42 with Harrison Ford.

HUNGER GAMES - BLU-RAY/DVD

Hunger Games hits Blu-ray/DVD August 18th... check out this behind the scenes clip Indie vs. Big Budget!

THE DAY - NEW TRAILER

Check out the new trailer for The Day, from Anchor Bay. A group of post apocalyptic survivors take a last stand for survival in an abandoned farm house. Watching the trailer, we can't help but draw parallels between The Day, and Night of the Living Dead (which is not a bad thing).


The trailer looks really good, and Houston Movie News will be heading to the theater August 29th for it's release.

The Day stars Shawn Ashmore (X-Men), Ashley Bell (The Last Exorcism), Michael Eklund (The Divide), Cory Hardrict (Gran Torino, Battle: Los Angeles), Dominic Monaghan (ABC’s “Lost”, Lord of the Rings Trilogy) and Shannyn Sossamon (A Knight’s Tale).

ZERO DARK THIRTY - NEW TRAILER

Zero Dark Thiry - New Trailer. From the director of the Hurt Locker (Katheryn Bigelow) comes Zero Dark Thirty - Navy Seal Team 6 tracks down wanted terrorist Osama bin Landen. This looks pretty awesome. In theaters December 19th.

PREMIUM RUSH - Behind the Scenes

Check out this behind the scenes featurette for Premium Rush, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises). As if being a bike messenger in New York City isn't dangerous enough, the last package of the day turns into a life and death race across Manhattan.

Premium Rush hits theaters August 24th.

ARBITRAGE - NEW TRAILER

What happens when billionaire Robert Miller (Richard Gere) accidentally kills his mistress and flees the scene? Nosey cops start snooping around, and Mr. Miller could lose more than his fortune. Here's the new trailer for Arbitrage - a taught suspense/thriller starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Laetitia Casta and Nate Parker.

EXPENDABLES 2: TRAILER & NEW POSTERS

Check out the trailer for the Expendables 2! Hit's theaters August 17th with an all star cast of 80s action heros! Two words... CHUCK NORRIS! Check out these new character posters.

BRAD PITT: HIT MAN

What would you do if Brad Pitt were coming to kill you? Check out this new trailer for Killing Them Softly, where Pitt plays a hitman for the mob chasing after a few bozos who figured it would be a good idea to knock off a mob poker game.

SPLATTERFEST 2012

SplatterFest 2012 is fast approaching - here is some new artwork promoting the festival. SplatterFest hosts it's annual short film competition Sept. 7-9th, and will screen contestants at the Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park on Oct 2 - 4th. Grand prize is a Canon t4i camera... Filmmakers, don't miss this opportunity for a chance to win, and some great press.

For more information visit http://splatterfest.com

House At The End of The Street - New Trailer

Check out this new trailer for House At The End of The Street! Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Max Thieriot.

END OF WATCH - NEW TRAILER

Check out this new trailer for End of Watch with Jake Gyllenhaal and Micheal Pena.

HIT AND RUN - TRAILER

Check out the new Hit & Run tailer... this looks awesome. Former getaway driver Charlie Bronson, risks his witness protection identity to get his girlfriend to LA - but the Feds and a gang of thugs are after him. Hits theaters August 22nd.

AVENGERS: NEW CLIP

The Avengers hits Blu-ray and DVD September 25th. Check out this awesome clip!

BAIT 3D Trailer

Love shark movies? Bait 3D from Anchor Bay hits Blu-Ray and DVD September 14! Trapped in a flooded supermarket with a great white shark after a tsunami, a group of survivors struggle to escape without becoming, well... shark bait.

This is the first ever Australian 3D action genre film, and stars Xavier Samuel (The Twilight Saga; Eclipse), Phoebe Tonkin (Tomorrow When the War Began), Sharni Vinson (Step Up 3D), Alex Russell (Wasted on the Young), Martin Sacks (“Underbelly”, Channel Nine), Damien Garvey (Daybreakers), Cariba Heine HBO’s “The Pacific”, high profile Singaporean stars Adrian Pang and Qi Yuwu, Dan Wyllie (Animal Kingdom), and Julian McMahon from FX’s “Nip/Tuck.”

Check out the red band trailer!

TWILIGHT SAGA BREAKING DAWN PART 2 - TRAILER

TWILIGHT SAGA BREAKING DAWN PART 2 - TRAILER

TWILIGHT SAGA BREAKING DAWN 2: New Posters

Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2 - New Posters.

TOTAL RECALL - NEW CLIP

Total Recall - New clip!

TOTAL RECALL TRAILER

Total Recall - Trailer 3. The original Total Recall is one of our favorites! Definitely looking forward to the Colin Farrell reboot of the Philip K. Dick story!

SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D - TRAILER

Those grotesquely sexy nurses are back! Check out the new Silent Hill: Revelation 3D trailer! This looks awesomesauce! Opens October 26th!

SPLATTERFEST MIXER

Want to make a film? Now's your chance... each year SplatterFest has a short film competition where filmmakers are given one weekend to write, shoot and edit a horror short! Grand prize this year is a Canon t4i camera.

The first of 2 mixers where filmmakers, actors, directors, producers, makeup artists, cinematographers, can mix and mingle and for teams is August 9th at McElroy's Pub from 7-9pm... though the party will go on much later. 

Films in competition will screen as part of the festival October 2nd-4th at the Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park. 

Last years special guests were Bruce Campbell and Michael Biehn... don't miss this year's mixer. 

Visit http://splatterfest.com for details and official rules!