The 1980s enjoys a privileged, some might even argue inflated position in the sci-fi pantheon. In the US, it was the decade that gave us two thirds of the original Star Wars trilogy, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Terminator and Tron. In TV land, Star Trek got a brand new Generation, Quantums Leapt, Knights Rode, and of course, Alf.
But on the other side of the pond, British science fiction television was doing things the way we British always have – for less money, and a bit more bleak. But it wasn’t all creepy John Wyndham adaptations and hostile alien invasions, the 1980s also delivered a couple of British space comedy classics, along with the most underrated series in sci-fi history.
The Day of the Triffids (1981)
Stream on: purchase-only on Sky Store, Google Play, Amazon (UK); disc import only (US)
For our money, still the only decent adaptation of John...
But on the other side of the pond, British science fiction television was doing things the way we British always have – for less money, and a bit more bleak. But it wasn’t all creepy John Wyndham adaptations and hostile alien invasions, the 1980s also delivered a couple of British space comedy classics, along with the most underrated series in sci-fi history.
The Day of the Triffids (1981)
Stream on: purchase-only on Sky Store, Google Play, Amazon (UK); disc import only (US)
For our money, still the only decent adaptation of John...
- 2/2/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
You know, there didn’t need to be a sequel to 28 Days Later. The influential zombie movie by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland had a pretty definitive ending, with the rage virus seemingly burnt out in the UK and help coming from overseas.
But then came the surprisingly solid sequel 28 Weeks Later in 2007, in which director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo told an interesting Gulf War allegory starring Robert Carlyle, Idris Elba, and Jeremy Renner. That’s when we all started asking, “What about 28 Years Later?”
We still have a way to go before we hit the 28th anniversary of the 2002 release of 28 Days Later, but Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland are ready to start planning. In an oral history of the movie published by Inverse, Garland revealed that “a few years ago an idea materialized in my head for what would be really 28 Years Later. Danny always liked the idea.
But then came the surprisingly solid sequel 28 Weeks Later in 2007, in which director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo told an interesting Gulf War allegory starring Robert Carlyle, Idris Elba, and Jeremy Renner. That’s when we all started asking, “What about 28 Years Later?”
We still have a way to go before we hit the 28th anniversary of the 2002 release of 28 Days Later, but Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland are ready to start planning. In an oral history of the movie published by Inverse, Garland revealed that “a few years ago an idea materialized in my head for what would be really 28 Years Later. Danny always liked the idea.
- 6/30/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Earlier today, we shared the news that Johan Renck, who executive produced and directed all five episodes of the HBO limited series Chernobyl, had walked away from the HBO Max series Dune: The Sisterhood, a show he was supposed to direct the first two episodes of, due to creative differences. Now The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Renck has already lined up another project. Renck will be directing a mini-series based on the 1951 science fiction novel The Day of the Triffids, written by John Wyndham, for Amazon Studios.
The Day of the Triffids is a post-apocalyptic tale of an alien invasion of Earth by a cloud of seeds which sprout sentient plants. A large portion of the population is blinded by a meteor shower in preparation for the invasion and small groups of sighted survivors of different social strata in England vie to survive.
The story has previously...
The Day of the Triffids is a post-apocalyptic tale of an alien invasion of Earth by a cloud of seeds which sprout sentient plants. A large portion of the population is blinded by a meteor shower in preparation for the invasion and small groups of sighted survivors of different social strata in England vie to survive.
The story has previously...
- 3/1/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The cordyceps fungal infection of "The Last of Us" may be the hottest infestation on television, but lest we forget John Wyndham's groundbreaking novel "The Day of the Triffids," which featured a tall, mobile, carnivorous plant species hellbent on eating us all. If the title sounds familiar, it's likely due to the film of the same name by Steve Sekely and Freddie Francis, or it's from singing the line "and I really got hot when I saw Janette Scott fight a Triffid that spits poison and kills," in the song "Science Fiction (Double Feature)" from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
Johan Renck, director of the critically acclaimed HBO limited series, "Chernobyl" has been announced by The Hollywood Reporter as the latest to tackle Wyndham's novel, with a new series adaptation for Prime Video. Amazon Studios snagged the rights to the novel, looking to adapt the story as a collection of miniseries.
Johan Renck, director of the critically acclaimed HBO limited series, "Chernobyl" has been announced by The Hollywood Reporter as the latest to tackle Wyndham's novel, with a new series adaptation for Prime Video. Amazon Studios snagged the rights to the novel, looking to adapt the story as a collection of miniseries.
- 3/1/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Written by John Wyndham, the 1951 novel The Day of the Triffids has been adapted multiple times over the years, and The Wrap reports today that Amazon Studios is behind the latest adaptation. Amazon has acquired the rights to the novel, we’ve learned today.
The Wrap reminds, “The Day of the Triffids tells the story of an alien invasion of Earth by a cloud of seeds that sprout sentient plants. A large portion of the population, meanwhile, has been blinded by a meteor shower in preparation for the invasion.”
The website also reports, “Amazon Television is developing the property as a series of miniseries, detailing the invasion from multiple points of view in multiple cities. The project comes from Matt King’s division at Amazon Television, which is tasked with finding franchises and other IP that Amazon can use to build worlds from.”
Johan Renck (“Chernobyl”) is attached to direct.
The Wrap reminds, “The Day of the Triffids tells the story of an alien invasion of Earth by a cloud of seeds that sprout sentient plants. A large portion of the population, meanwhile, has been blinded by a meteor shower in preparation for the invasion.”
The website also reports, “Amazon Television is developing the property as a series of miniseries, detailing the invasion from multiple points of view in multiple cities. The project comes from Matt King’s division at Amazon Television, which is tasked with finding franchises and other IP that Amazon can use to build worlds from.”
Johan Renck (“Chernobyl”) is attached to direct.
- 3/1/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Move over The Last of Us, there’s a new biological threat sprouting to annihilate mankind.
Johan Renck, who directed the acclaimed HBO series Chernobyl, is attached to helm The Day of the Triffids, an adaptation of the classic British science fiction novel by John Wyndham.
Amazon Studios picked up the rights to the novel, with Don Murphy and Susan Montford on board to executive produce via their Angryfilms banner. Jillian and Dennis DeFrehn of Preger Entertainment, the novel’s media rights holder, will also executive produce as will Renck and his partner Michael Parets at shingle Sinestra.
The 1951 novel is post-apocalyptic tale of an alien invasion of Earth by a cloud of seeds which sprout sentient plants. A large portion of the population is blinded by a meteor shower in preparation for the invasion and small groups of sighted survivors of different social strata in England vie to survive.
Johan Renck, who directed the acclaimed HBO series Chernobyl, is attached to helm The Day of the Triffids, an adaptation of the classic British science fiction novel by John Wyndham.
Amazon Studios picked up the rights to the novel, with Don Murphy and Susan Montford on board to executive produce via their Angryfilms banner. Jillian and Dennis DeFrehn of Preger Entertainment, the novel’s media rights holder, will also executive produce as will Renck and his partner Michael Parets at shingle Sinestra.
The 1951 novel is post-apocalyptic tale of an alien invasion of Earth by a cloud of seeds which sprout sentient plants. A large portion of the population is blinded by a meteor shower in preparation for the invasion and small groups of sighted survivors of different social strata in England vie to survive.
- 3/1/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amazon Studios has acquired the rights to the British science fiction novel “The Day of the Triffids.”
Based on the 1951 post-apocalyptic novel by John Wyndham, “The Day of the Triffids” tells the story of an alien invasion of Earth by a cloud of seeds that sprout sentient plants. A large portion of the population, meanwhile, has been blinded by a meteor shower in preparation for the invasion.
The original novel tells the story of the invasion through the eyes of different people from different social classes in England and has been made into the 1962 feature film of the same name, along with two British miniseries that aired on the BBC in 1981 and 2009.
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The 1981 miniseries was a major cultural phenomenon and remains a cult classic to this day. The 2009 miniseries was also on the BBC and garnered high ratings.
Based on the 1951 post-apocalyptic novel by John Wyndham, “The Day of the Triffids” tells the story of an alien invasion of Earth by a cloud of seeds that sprout sentient plants. A large portion of the population, meanwhile, has been blinded by a meteor shower in preparation for the invasion.
The original novel tells the story of the invasion through the eyes of different people from different social classes in England and has been made into the 1962 feature film of the same name, along with two British miniseries that aired on the BBC in 1981 and 2009.
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Spider-Man Noir Live-Action TV Series in the Works at Amazon
The 1981 miniseries was a major cultural phenomenon and remains a cult classic to this day. The 2009 miniseries was also on the BBC and garnered high ratings.
- 3/1/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
A TV series adaptation of John Wyndham’s sci-fi classic The Day Of the Triffids has been put into fast-track development by Amazon Studios. According to sources, Johan Renick, Emmy winner for HBO’s Chernobyl, is attached to direct and executive produce. Don Murphy and Susan Montford executive produce for Angry Films.
With its post-apocalyptic setting and plot, Wyndham’s 1951 novel draws parallels to HBO’s breakout hit The Last Of Us. In The Day Of the Triffids, after most people in the world are blinded by a meteor shower, triffids — tall venomous, carnivorous plants — start killing the rest. The story centers on Bill Masen, a biologist who specializes in triffids. He leads survivors in their fight against the killer plants and at some point rescues a young sighted girls and travels with her for several days.
The English book has had three UK radio adaptations and a 1962 feature starring Howard Keel.
With its post-apocalyptic setting and plot, Wyndham’s 1951 novel draws parallels to HBO’s breakout hit The Last Of Us. In The Day Of the Triffids, after most people in the world are blinded by a meteor shower, triffids — tall venomous, carnivorous plants — start killing the rest. The story centers on Bill Masen, a biologist who specializes in triffids. He leads survivors in their fight against the killer plants and at some point rescues a young sighted girls and travels with her for several days.
The English book has had three UK radio adaptations and a 1962 feature starring Howard Keel.
- 3/1/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
In John Wyndham’s The Midwich Cuckoos a remote village is inexplicably plunged into darkness and all the residents rendered unconscious. When they wake, all the women of childbearing age are suddenly pregnant. The children they give birth to are white haired aliens with powers of telepathy between each other. Talk about village of the damned (or rather perhaps don’t – creator David Farr likes the first half of the 1960 film version but not the second half and can’t stand the John Carpenter 1995 update).
This new version though, a seven part series for Sky, has updated Wyndham’s story and places a major focus on the differing relationships between parents and children (even when those children are aliens). Den of Geek sat down with Farr and episodes one and two director Alice Troughton to discuss attachment, body politics and that extraordinary birthing scene.
What’s your relationship to the...
This new version though, a seven part series for Sky, has updated Wyndham’s story and places a major focus on the differing relationships between parents and children (even when those children are aliens). Den of Geek sat down with Farr and episodes one and two director Alice Troughton to discuss attachment, body politics and that extraordinary birthing scene.
What’s your relationship to the...
- 6/3/2022
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
Warning: contains plot references to The Day of the Triffids, Chocky and The Midwich Cuckoos
Novelist John Wyndham’s genius lay in seeding menace among innocence. In The Day of the Triffids, the narrator drives through a bucolic country village but is unable to admire its delightful cottage gardens – partly because the world has ended, but also because the picture-postcard borders contain intruders: tall, swaying carnivorous plants with leathery green leaves and poison whips waiting to sting human flesh. Thus Wyndham turns that most pleasant and English of things, a flowerbed, into a deadly trap.
In Wyndham’s final novel Chocky, the threat arrives in the charmingly eccentric form of a child’s imaginary friend. In The Midwich Cuckoos, the unsettling element takes the shape of a cherubic, blonde-haired baby – or rather, 61 identical blonde babies foisted unexpectedly upon the women of Midwich after a village-wide blackout nine months earlier. In these stories,...
Novelist John Wyndham’s genius lay in seeding menace among innocence. In The Day of the Triffids, the narrator drives through a bucolic country village but is unable to admire its delightful cottage gardens – partly because the world has ended, but also because the picture-postcard borders contain intruders: tall, swaying carnivorous plants with leathery green leaves and poison whips waiting to sting human flesh. Thus Wyndham turns that most pleasant and English of things, a flowerbed, into a deadly trap.
In Wyndham’s final novel Chocky, the threat arrives in the charmingly eccentric form of a child’s imaginary friend. In The Midwich Cuckoos, the unsettling element takes the shape of a cherubic, blonde-haired baby – or rather, 61 identical blonde babies foisted unexpectedly upon the women of Midwich after a village-wide blackout nine months earlier. In these stories,...
- 6/2/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Scream Factory has announced the release of Paranoiac (Collector’s Edition) Blu-ray on February 8th! Here's a look at the cover art and list of special features:
Special features include a new 2K scan from the interpositive, a new audio commentary, and two new interviews.
Customers ordering from shoutfactory.com will receive a rolled 18x24 poster featuring the brand new art while supplies last.
Nothing is quite what it seems in this riveting, complex tale of greed, dementia and deceit from Hammer Films, the experts in terror. Rescued from a suicide attempt by a man claiming to be her long-dead brother, a young heiress finds a new reason to live. But her relatives have doubts. They think “Tony” (Alexander Davion) is an imposter who’s trying to get his hands on the family fortune. Everyone has their own secret reasons to suspect Tony, as well as their own designs on...
Special features include a new 2K scan from the interpositive, a new audio commentary, and two new interviews.
Customers ordering from shoutfactory.com will receive a rolled 18x24 poster featuring the brand new art while supplies last.
Nothing is quite what it seems in this riveting, complex tale of greed, dementia and deceit from Hammer Films, the experts in terror. Rescued from a suicide attempt by a man claiming to be her long-dead brother, a young heiress finds a new reason to live. But her relatives have doubts. They think “Tony” (Alexander Davion) is an imposter who’s trying to get his hands on the family fortune. Everyone has their own secret reasons to suspect Tony, as well as their own designs on...
- 1/13/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
A not-survival-savvy millennial couple head for the country to unplug from modernity while the world goes to pot in this winning tale
This end-of-the-world comedy premiered at Sundance in January 2020 – in the Before Time – and, had the coronavirus pandemic not struck, directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson’s unabashedly micro-budget lark might have felt slight, contrived or negligible. Instead, given the circumstances, it feels oddly prescient, resonant and surprisingly moving, although it doesn’t quite stick the landing. Still, for the most part it manages an adept balance between satire, sincerity and sheer silliness that’s ultimately winning.
The basic donnée has childless, heterosexual millennial couple Su (Sunita Mani from Glow) and Jack (John Reynolds) yearning to disconnect for a while from all the electronic dummies we can’t stop sucking on: phones, laptops, digital assistants. A friend offers them a cabin to stay in where they can enjoy lazy hours in a rowboat,...
This end-of-the-world comedy premiered at Sundance in January 2020 – in the Before Time – and, had the coronavirus pandemic not struck, directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson’s unabashedly micro-budget lark might have felt slight, contrived or negligible. Instead, given the circumstances, it feels oddly prescient, resonant and surprisingly moving, although it doesn’t quite stick the landing. Still, for the most part it manages an adept balance between satire, sincerity and sheer silliness that’s ultimately winning.
The basic donnée has childless, heterosexual millennial couple Su (Sunita Mani from Glow) and Jack (John Reynolds) yearning to disconnect for a while from all the electronic dummies we can’t stop sucking on: phones, laptops, digital assistants. A friend offers them a cabin to stay in where they can enjoy lazy hours in a rowboat,...
- 11/19/2020
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: David Farr, the British writer behind The Night Manager and Hanna, is developing an adaptation of John Wyndham’s sci-fi novel The Midwich Cuckoos for Comcast-owned European broadcaster Sky.
Deadline can reveal that Farr is working to turn the novel into an eight-part series after it was the inspiration for two movies last century, both of which were titled Village Of The Damned.
The TV remake is housed at ITV Studios-backed Route 24, which is run by Arlington Road producer Marc Samuelson, and Snowed-In Productions, the sister company of Bronte Film and Television, which produces J.K Rowling dramas including The Casual Vacancy and Strike.
Wyndham’s 1957 story centers on the sleepy English village of Midwich, where a strange sequence of events culminates in the community’s women falling pregnant with alien children with glowing eyes and otherworldly powers. It ranks alongside The Day Of The Triffids as...
Deadline can reveal that Farr is working to turn the novel into an eight-part series after it was the inspiration for two movies last century, both of which were titled Village Of The Damned.
The TV remake is housed at ITV Studios-backed Route 24, which is run by Arlington Road producer Marc Samuelson, and Snowed-In Productions, the sister company of Bronte Film and Television, which produces J.K Rowling dramas including The Casual Vacancy and Strike.
Wyndham’s 1957 story centers on the sleepy English village of Midwich, where a strange sequence of events culminates in the community’s women falling pregnant with alien children with glowing eyes and otherworldly powers. It ranks alongside The Day Of The Triffids as...
- 7/3/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The Oscar winning co-writer and producer of Brokeback Mountain takes us on a cinematic journey through her life, and talks about the pleasures of writing with Larry McMurtry and Joe Bonnano, and what Ken Kesey’s favorite movie was.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Good Night, And Good Luck (2005)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Red River (1948)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Hud (1963)
Piranha (1978)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
They Drive By Night (1940)
Kings Row (1942)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)
The Grapes of Wrath (1942)
Buffalo Bill (1944)
Laura (1944)
Where The Sidewalk Ends (1950)
The Day of the Triffids (1963)
Moby Dick (1956)
Village of the Damned (1960)
Written on the Wind (1956)
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
There’s Always Tomorrow (1956)
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Brazil (1985)
Lost In La Mancha (2002)
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (1996)
The Fisher King (1991)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
A History of Violence...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Good Night, And Good Luck (2005)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Red River (1948)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Hud (1963)
Piranha (1978)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
They Drive By Night (1940)
Kings Row (1942)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)
The Grapes of Wrath (1942)
Buffalo Bill (1944)
Laura (1944)
Where The Sidewalk Ends (1950)
The Day of the Triffids (1963)
Moby Dick (1956)
Village of the Damned (1960)
Written on the Wind (1956)
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
There’s Always Tomorrow (1956)
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Brazil (1985)
Lost In La Mancha (2002)
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (1996)
The Fisher King (1991)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
A History of Violence...
- 6/23/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
“I’ve had dinner with Bong five or six times between here and Korea,” said Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar rival Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), who has been a fan of the director’s work longer than anyone else at the annual “daytime formal” Oscar Nominees Luncheon. Now the Korean filmmaker’s fans are legion, it seems.
Per usual, the nominees mingled during cocktails at this year’s venue, the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland, featuring a new set of risers for the real purpose of their visit: to be called onstage for the annual class picture.
The Academy was forced to find a new location due to the earlier-than-ever schedule, which made the Beverly Hilton unavailable. “The Two Popes” star Jonathan Pryce was there without Anthony Hopkins, chatting with fellow Brits George MacKay (“1917”) and Florence Pugh (“Little Women”). “The Irishman” director Martin Scorsese...
Per usual, the nominees mingled during cocktails at this year’s venue, the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland, featuring a new set of risers for the real purpose of their visit: to be called onstage for the annual class picture.
The Academy was forced to find a new location due to the earlier-than-ever schedule, which made the Beverly Hilton unavailable. “The Two Popes” star Jonathan Pryce was there without Anthony Hopkins, chatting with fellow Brits George MacKay (“1917”) and Florence Pugh (“Little Women”). “The Irishman” director Martin Scorsese...
- 1/28/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Inquiring minds want to know — why you’re thinking about a Brick Wall. John Wyndham’s diabolically clever alien invasion fantasy is taken straight from nature: children fathered by who-knows-what are found to possess a hive mentality and brain-powers that we puny Earthlings cannot oppose. Is it simply Us against Them, or was this perhaps a paranoid image of anti-social, dangerous 1950s teens? The CineSavant review is a full essay this time.
Village of the Damned
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1960 / B&W / 1:85 widescreen / 77 min. / Street Date July 31, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens, Michael Gwynn,
Laurence Naismith.
Cinematography: Geoffrey Faithfull
Film Editor: Gordon Hales
Special Effects: Tom Howard
Original Music: Ron Goodwin
Written by Stirling Silliphant, Wolf Rilla, Ronald Kinnoch from the novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
Produced by Ronald Kinnoch
Directed by Wolf Rilla
These are the eyes that Hypnotize!
The...
Village of the Damned
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1960 / B&W / 1:85 widescreen / 77 min. / Street Date July 31, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens, Michael Gwynn,
Laurence Naismith.
Cinematography: Geoffrey Faithfull
Film Editor: Gordon Hales
Special Effects: Tom Howard
Original Music: Ron Goodwin
Written by Stirling Silliphant, Wolf Rilla, Ronald Kinnoch from the novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
Produced by Ronald Kinnoch
Directed by Wolf Rilla
These are the eyes that Hypnotize!
The...
- 7/10/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Science experiments take a morbid turn for small-town citizens in Doctor Blood's Coffin, and with the 1962 horror movie coming to Blu-ray on May 15th from Scream Factory, we've been provided with three high-def copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers!
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Doctor Blood's Coffin.
How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:
https://www.instagram.com/dailydead/
2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Doctor Blood's Coffin Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on May 21st. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen...
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Doctor Blood's Coffin.
How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:
https://www.instagram.com/dailydead/
2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Doctor Blood's Coffin Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on May 21st. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen...
- 5/15/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
After their thrilling announcement that a remastered The House That Dripped Blood Blu-ray is coming soon, Scream Factory has added two other titles to their Blu-ray release slate this May: Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961) and The Vampire and the Ballerina (1960):
From Scream Factory: "We are now taking pre-orders for our upcoming release of two early 60’s shockers Doctor Blood’S Coffin and The Vampire And The Ballerina, both which make their Blu-ray format debuts in the U.S. & Canada this May!
Doctor Blood’S Coffin (Street Date: 5/15): After being dismissed from medical school because of his devious experiments, Doctor Peter Blood returns home to join his father's practice. He still believes he can create the perfect human, so he continues his experiments in an abandoned mine where he attempts to revive a rotting corpse. But Dr. Blood needs a living "donor" to create his "perfect human" and soon people...
From Scream Factory: "We are now taking pre-orders for our upcoming release of two early 60’s shockers Doctor Blood’S Coffin and The Vampire And The Ballerina, both which make their Blu-ray format debuts in the U.S. & Canada this May!
Doctor Blood’S Coffin (Street Date: 5/15): After being dismissed from medical school because of his devious experiments, Doctor Peter Blood returns home to join his father's practice. He still believes he can create the perfect human, so he continues his experiments in an abandoned mine where he attempts to revive a rotting corpse. But Dr. Blood needs a living "donor" to create his "perfect human" and soon people...
- 2/6/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
He's known by millions of fans as the lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Metallica, but Kirk Hammett also has a deep passion for horror and sci-fi, which is reflected in his massive collection of posters for classic and cult films from both genres. Currently on display at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, Hammett's impressive collection is also featured in a new hardcover book called It's Alive that's out now from Skira Rizzoli, and we have a look at some of the eye-popping posters included within the pages of the treasured collection.
Press Release: Uttered in several Frankenstein films since 1931, and titling Larry Cohen’s 1974 horror classic, “It’s alive!” is one of those kitschy, catchy phrases that become part of the vernacular.
It’S Alive: Classic Horror And Sci-fi Movie Posters From The Kirk Hammett Collection—in both exhibition and book form—offers an unconventional look...
Press Release: Uttered in several Frankenstein films since 1931, and titling Larry Cohen’s 1974 horror classic, “It’s alive!” is one of those kitschy, catchy phrases that become part of the vernacular.
It’S Alive: Classic Horror And Sci-fi Movie Posters From The Kirk Hammett Collection—in both exhibition and book form—offers an unconventional look...
- 10/18/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Nunnally Johnson hands us a well-written spy & hostage drama set in Cold War Berlin, with plenty of intrigue and good humor to boot. Gregory Peck is the troubled negotiator and Broderick Crawford a Yankee galoot sticking his nose where it isn’t wanted. This one has been out of reach for quite a while — and it works up some fun suspense.
Night People
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1954 / Color / 2:55 widescreen / 93 min. / Street Date July 25, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford, Anita Björk, Rita Gam, Walter Abel, Buddy Ebsen, Max Showalter, Jill Esmond, Peter van Eyck, Marianne Koch, Hugh McDermott, Paul Carpenter, Lionel Murton, Ottow Reichow.
Cinematography: Charles G. Clarke
Film Editor: Dorothy Spencer
Original Music: Cyril Mockridge
Story by Jed Harris, Tom Reed
Associate Producer Gerd Oswald
Written, Directed and Produced by Nunnally Johnson
An intelligent cold war thriller about distrust and passive aggression across the East-West divide in Berlin,...
Night People
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1954 / Color / 2:55 widescreen / 93 min. / Street Date July 25, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford, Anita Björk, Rita Gam, Walter Abel, Buddy Ebsen, Max Showalter, Jill Esmond, Peter van Eyck, Marianne Koch, Hugh McDermott, Paul Carpenter, Lionel Murton, Ottow Reichow.
Cinematography: Charles G. Clarke
Film Editor: Dorothy Spencer
Original Music: Cyril Mockridge
Story by Jed Harris, Tom Reed
Associate Producer Gerd Oswald
Written, Directed and Produced by Nunnally Johnson
An intelligent cold war thriller about distrust and passive aggression across the East-West divide in Berlin,...
- 7/31/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
In the latest in his “Great British Horror Films” interview series, host Stuart Wright talks to producer and director Jen Handorf about five of her favourite Great British Horror films, which include:
The Innocents (1961) Quatermass and the Pit (aka Five Million Years to Earth) (1967) Blood On Satan’s Claw (1971) The Stone Tape (1972) The Day Of The Triffids (1981 TV Series)
Twitter: @jhandorf
Use #askjen for filmmaking advice...
The Innocents (1961) Quatermass and the Pit (aka Five Million Years to Earth) (1967) Blood On Satan’s Claw (1971) The Stone Tape (1972) The Day Of The Triffids (1981 TV Series)
Twitter: @jhandorf
Use #askjen for filmmaking advice...
- 5/5/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
It's a minor -- very minor -- Terence Fisher Sci-Fi suspenser that reaches the bare genre minimum and nothing more. Love the title and love those great stills, but when it's finished you're going to be saying, 'Now all I need is a good alien invasion movie!' The Earth Dies Screaming Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1964 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen / 62 excruciating minutes of horror / Street Date October 4, 2016 / available through Kl Studio Classics / 29.95 Starring Willard Parker, Virginia Field, Dennis Price, Thorley Walters, Vanda Godsell, David Spenser, Anna Palk. Cinematography Arthur Lavis Film Editor Robert Winter Makeup Harold Fletcher Original Music Elisabeth Lutyens Written by Henry Cross (Harry Spalding) Produced by Robert L. Lippert, Jack Parsons Directed by Terence Fisher
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
So I guess we have to add a third choice for the end of the world: a Bang, a Whimper... and now a Scream. Low-budget science fiction didn't...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
So I guess we have to add a third choice for the end of the world: a Bang, a Whimper... and now a Scream. Low-budget science fiction didn't...
- 9/27/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Ryan Lambie Published Date Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 06:13
How far are we willing to go to save our species? That’s a question posed near the start of The Girl With All The Gifts, a variant strain of zombie movie adapted from the M R Carey novel of the same name. In a cold concrete bunker somewhere in the UK, the equally icy Dr Caldwell (Glenn Close) is working to find a cure for an infectious disease which has swept the globe: a form of fungus which turns its human hosts into Hungries - fast-moving flesh-eaters in the 28 Days Later mode.
The greater part of the bunker appears to be a prison, each cell containing a single, seemingly ordinary child. Melanie (Sennia Nanua) is the smartest of them all; smart enough that she can reel off elements on the periodic table without pausing for thought. But like the other children,...
How far are we willing to go to save our species? That’s a question posed near the start of The Girl With All The Gifts, a variant strain of zombie movie adapted from the M R Carey novel of the same name. In a cold concrete bunker somewhere in the UK, the equally icy Dr Caldwell (Glenn Close) is working to find a cure for an infectious disease which has swept the globe: a form of fungus which turns its human hosts into Hungries - fast-moving flesh-eaters in the 28 Days Later mode.
The greater part of the bunker appears to be a prison, each cell containing a single, seemingly ordinary child. Melanie (Sennia Nanua) is the smartest of them all; smart enough that she can reel off elements on the periodic table without pausing for thought. But like the other children,...
- 9/15/2016
- Den of Geek
Alex Westthorp Sep 14, 2016
Did fantasy dramas Chocky, The Box Of Delights and Dramarama leave an impression on you as a kid? Revisit those nightmares here...
Spooky, always magical and occasionally downright scary dramas are the bedrock of kids' television. For me, the pinnacle of this sort of programme was reached in the 1980s. The decade saw a new approach to both traditional and contemporary drama by both UK broadcasters: ITV committed itself to regular seasons of children's plays with Dramarama (1983-89), a kind of youth version of the venerable BBC Play For Today (1970-84), which saw the 1988 television debut of one David Tennant. The BBC, building upon an impressive body of work from the early 70s onwards, produced some of its very best family drama in this era, embracing cutting edge technology to bring treats like The Box Of Delights (1984) and The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (1988) to the screen.
Did fantasy dramas Chocky, The Box Of Delights and Dramarama leave an impression on you as a kid? Revisit those nightmares here...
Spooky, always magical and occasionally downright scary dramas are the bedrock of kids' television. For me, the pinnacle of this sort of programme was reached in the 1980s. The decade saw a new approach to both traditional and contemporary drama by both UK broadcasters: ITV committed itself to regular seasons of children's plays with Dramarama (1983-89), a kind of youth version of the venerable BBC Play For Today (1970-84), which saw the 1988 television debut of one David Tennant. The BBC, building upon an impressive body of work from the early 70s onwards, produced some of its very best family drama in this era, embracing cutting edge technology to bring treats like The Box Of Delights (1984) and The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (1988) to the screen.
- 8/15/2016
- Den of Geek
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From Brian Aldiss to Arthur C Clarke, 1950s Britain was rich in fantastic science-fiction novels. Here are 8 of the best...
It seems that every few years somebody announces science fiction is dead. In 2007 it was the turn of Ridley Scott, who then went on to make The Martian, so perhaps these claims should always be taken with a pinch of salt, particularly when we look back over the history of Sf writing over the years and find that it is a genre that is as much defined by current events than by any singular vision of the future.
For that reason, British science fiction in the 1950s was incredible stuff. Anxiety over the powers scientists had unleashed after the dropping the atomic bomb at the end of World War II obsessed many novelists, but so did a sense of despondency at poverty and suffering within a community...
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From Brian Aldiss to Arthur C Clarke, 1950s Britain was rich in fantastic science-fiction novels. Here are 8 of the best...
It seems that every few years somebody announces science fiction is dead. In 2007 it was the turn of Ridley Scott, who then went on to make The Martian, so perhaps these claims should always be taken with a pinch of salt, particularly when we look back over the history of Sf writing over the years and find that it is a genre that is as much defined by current events than by any singular vision of the future.
For that reason, British science fiction in the 1950s was incredible stuff. Anxiety over the powers scientists had unleashed after the dropping the atomic bomb at the end of World War II obsessed many novelists, but so did a sense of despondency at poverty and suffering within a community...
- 4/11/2016
- Den of Geek
Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing costar in a worthwhile horror attraction -- and for once even share some scenes. Amicus gives us five tales of the uncanny, each with a clever twist or sting in its tail. Creepy mountebank Cushing deals the Tarot cards that spell out the grim fates in store; Chris Lee is a pompous art critic wih a handy problem. Also with Michael Gough and introducing a young Donald Sutherland. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Blu-ray Olive Films 1965 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 98 min. / Street Date October 27, 2015 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98 <Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, Donald Sutherland, Alan Freeman, Max Adrian, Roy Castle, Ursula Howells, Neil McCallum, Bernard Lee, Jennifer Jayne, Jeremy Kemp, Harold Lang, Katy Wild, Isla Blair, Al Mulock. Cinematography Alan Hume Film Editor Thelma Cornell Original Music Elizabeth Lutyens Written by Milton Subotsky Produced by Max Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky Directed by...
- 11/14/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The year that gave us Gremlins, Ghostbusters and The Temple Of Doom also gave us these 20 underappreciated movies...
It's been said that 1984 was a vintage year for movies, and looking back, it's easy to see why. The likes of Ghostbusters and Gremlins served up comedy, action and the macabre in equal measure. James Cameron's The Terminator cemented Arnold Schwarzenegger's star status and gave us one of the greatest sci-fi action movies of the decade.
This was also the year where the Coen brothers made their screen debut with the stunning thriller Blood Simple, and when the Zucker brothers followed up Airplane! with the equally hilarious Top Secret! And we still haven't even mentioned Beverly Hills Cop, This Is Spinal Tap, The Karate Kid, Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom and the unexpectedly successful romantic comedy, Splash. Then there was Milos Forman's sumptuous period drama Amadeus, which...
It's been said that 1984 was a vintage year for movies, and looking back, it's easy to see why. The likes of Ghostbusters and Gremlins served up comedy, action and the macabre in equal measure. James Cameron's The Terminator cemented Arnold Schwarzenegger's star status and gave us one of the greatest sci-fi action movies of the decade.
This was also the year where the Coen brothers made their screen debut with the stunning thriller Blood Simple, and when the Zucker brothers followed up Airplane! with the equally hilarious Top Secret! And we still haven't even mentioned Beverly Hills Cop, This Is Spinal Tap, The Karate Kid, Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom and the unexpectedly successful romantic comedy, Splash. Then there was Milos Forman's sumptuous period drama Amadeus, which...
- 9/8/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
May sees the release of Surface Tension #1 from writer/artist Jay Gunn and publishers Titan Comics. A timely ecological fable of a planet rebelling against its inhabitants – perfect for fans of The Walking Dead, The Day of the Triffids, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers – Surface Tension is a gorgeous adventure of unprecedented scope. The oceans have never seemed so threatening!
Months after mysterious corals drew 99% of humanity into the sea, a band of survivors ekes out a hollow existence on a remote British island. When two people are cast up on the beach, completely blue, but very much alive, the island is thrown into turmoil. What caused the mass extinction event? How did these two return from the deep, when billions died? Most importantly, what is the coral, and what does it want with the Earth?
Surface Tension #1 (Of 5)
Writer/Artist: Jay Gunn
Cover By: Jay Gunn
Page-count: 40Pp
Price: $3.99
On Sale: Wednesday,...
Months after mysterious corals drew 99% of humanity into the sea, a band of survivors ekes out a hollow existence on a remote British island. When two people are cast up on the beach, completely blue, but very much alive, the island is thrown into turmoil. What caused the mass extinction event? How did these two return from the deep, when billions died? Most importantly, what is the coral, and what does it want with the Earth?
Surface Tension #1 (Of 5)
Writer/Artist: Jay Gunn
Cover By: Jay Gunn
Page-count: 40Pp
Price: $3.99
On Sale: Wednesday,...
- 2/24/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Taking its cues from classic doomsday movies such as The Day of the Triffids and The Omega Man (with a healthy dose of Dawn of the Dead thrown in for good measure), Night of the Comet (1984) is an irresistible slice of Reagan-era B-movie fare which features Cyndi Lauper dance-alongs as well as some truly gravity-defying hairstyles. To celebrate the release of Night of the Comet this coming Monday (22 September), we have Three Dual Format copies of Thom Eberhardt eighties favourite to give away to our readers, courtesy of cult movie specialists Arrow Video. This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue before answering the question below.
- 9/25/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Stargazers crumble into dust or become zombies in Thom Eberhardt’s 1984 cult classic film, Night of the Comet. With adult supervision seemingly eradicated, surviving sisters Regina and Samantha have fun with their newfound freedom and their adventures are captured in next week’s UK Blu-ray / DVD release of Night of the Comet, complete with an abundance of special features.
Night of the Comet will be released on a dual format Blu-ray and DVD in the UK from Arrow Video on September 22nd. We have the official synopsis, list of special features, and a look at the cover art:
“It Was The Last Thing On Earth They Ever Expected.
Life can be tough when you’re a Valley girl. First, there’s making sure you’re on time for pep squad practice. Then there’s having to live under the same roof as your bitchy stepmother who, you suspect, is making...
Night of the Comet will be released on a dual format Blu-ray and DVD in the UK from Arrow Video on September 22nd. We have the official synopsis, list of special features, and a look at the cover art:
“It Was The Last Thing On Earth They Ever Expected.
Life can be tough when you’re a Valley girl. First, there’s making sure you’re on time for pep squad practice. Then there’s having to live under the same roof as your bitchy stepmother who, you suspect, is making...
- 9/15/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Whether it's 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' or 'Kingdom Of The Spiders', movies love showing how nature wants us dead.
This weekend, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes managed to take control of the weekend box office, raking in $73 million dollars. The film follows a group of super-intelligent apes who take over the world, and a rogue group of surviving humans who are fighting to stay alive.
While people seem to be loving this particular entry into the 'animals destroy humanity' genre, most movies that show the rise of a deadly species are super-campy creature features that are good only because of how wonderfully bad they are.
To get a feel for how well-done DotPotA really is check out these 11 So-Bad-They're-Great Creature Features.
Piranha (1978)
Trying to capitalize on Jaws, the creators of Piranha made the shark a bunch of piranhas (obviously) and then they… well that's...
This weekend, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes managed to take control of the weekend box office, raking in $73 million dollars. The film follows a group of super-intelligent apes who take over the world, and a rogue group of surviving humans who are fighting to stay alive.
While people seem to be loving this particular entry into the 'animals destroy humanity' genre, most movies that show the rise of a deadly species are super-campy creature features that are good only because of how wonderfully bad they are.
To get a feel for how well-done DotPotA really is check out these 11 So-Bad-They're-Great Creature Features.
Piranha (1978)
Trying to capitalize on Jaws, the creators of Piranha made the shark a bunch of piranhas (obviously) and then they… well that's...
- 7/14/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 13 Feb 2014 - 06:39
Our voyage through history's underappreciated films arrives at the year 2008 - another great year for lesser-seen gems...
For some, 2008 will be memorable as the year of The Dark Knight, with its astonishingly unhinged turn from the late Heath Ledger. Alternatively, it could be remembered as the year a legion Indiana Jones fans left cinemas glum-faced, having sat through Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull.
Elsewhere, Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan sang and danced on a Greek island in Mamma Mia!, while Will Smith played an alcoholic superhero in Hancock. But as usual, 2008 offered plenty of watchable movies outside the top 10, which is where we swoop in - like Hancock after a bottle of gin.
So as usual, here's our selection of 25 underappreciated films from the year 2008 - starting with a British horror film starring Michael Fassbender...
25. Eden Lake
James Watkins had written...
Our voyage through history's underappreciated films arrives at the year 2008 - another great year for lesser-seen gems...
For some, 2008 will be memorable as the year of The Dark Knight, with its astonishingly unhinged turn from the late Heath Ledger. Alternatively, it could be remembered as the year a legion Indiana Jones fans left cinemas glum-faced, having sat through Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull.
Elsewhere, Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan sang and danced on a Greek island in Mamma Mia!, while Will Smith played an alcoholic superhero in Hancock. But as usual, 2008 offered plenty of watchable movies outside the top 10, which is where we swoop in - like Hancock after a bottle of gin.
So as usual, here's our selection of 25 underappreciated films from the year 2008 - starting with a British horror film starring Michael Fassbender...
25. Eden Lake
James Watkins had written...
- 2/12/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
DVD Release Date: March 11, 2014
Price: DVD $11.98
Studio: Film Chest
Paul Henreid takes his scar seriously in Hollow Triumph.
The under-appreciated 1948 film noir crime drama Hollow Triumph arrives from Film Chest with a full high-definition restoration taken from the original 35mm film elements.
When med school dropout-turned-master criminal John Muller (Paul Henreid, Casablanca) puts together a major casino heist, not everything goes as planned. The cops don’t know he was behind it, but, unfortunately, Rocky Stansyck (Thomas Browne Henry, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers), a vindictive gangland casino owner, figures it out. In order to “disappear,” Muller assumes the identity of a psychiatrist, Dr. Bartok (Henreid again, in a dual role), requiring him to scar his face to match Bartok’s … resulting in unforeseen consequences.
Also known as The Man Who Murdered Himself and The Scar, the film co-stars Joan Bennett (Secret Beyond the Door) and Eduard Franz and is...
Price: DVD $11.98
Studio: Film Chest
Paul Henreid takes his scar seriously in Hollow Triumph.
The under-appreciated 1948 film noir crime drama Hollow Triumph arrives from Film Chest with a full high-definition restoration taken from the original 35mm film elements.
When med school dropout-turned-master criminal John Muller (Paul Henreid, Casablanca) puts together a major casino heist, not everything goes as planned. The cops don’t know he was behind it, but, unfortunately, Rocky Stansyck (Thomas Browne Henry, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers), a vindictive gangland casino owner, figures it out. In order to “disappear,” Muller assumes the identity of a psychiatrist, Dr. Bartok (Henreid again, in a dual role), requiring him to scar his face to match Bartok’s … resulting in unforeseen consequences.
Also known as The Man Who Murdered Himself and The Scar, the film co-stars Joan Bennett (Secret Beyond the Door) and Eduard Franz and is...
- 2/11/2014
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
According to reports, Mike Newell ("Donnie Brasco") will direct a new feature based on the science-fiction classic "The Day Of The Triffids" by author John Wyndham:
The original 1951 post-apocalyptic novel about a plague of blindness which befalls the entire world, allowing the rise of an aggressive species of plant, has been previously adapted into a 1962 feature, three radio drama series in 1957, 1968 and 2008, and two TV series in 1981 and 2009.
"...'Bill Masen' is a biologist who has made his living working with 'triffids' – tall plants capable of aggressive and seemingly intelligent behaviour.
"They are able to move about by 'walking' on their roots, appear to communicate with each other, and possess a deadly whip-like poisonous sting that enables them to kill their victims and feed on their bodies.
"Masen developed a theory that the triffids were bio-engineered in the Ussr and then accidentally released into the wild when a plane smuggling their seeds was shot down.
The original 1951 post-apocalyptic novel about a plague of blindness which befalls the entire world, allowing the rise of an aggressive species of plant, has been previously adapted into a 1962 feature, three radio drama series in 1957, 1968 and 2008, and two TV series in 1981 and 2009.
"...'Bill Masen' is a biologist who has made his living working with 'triffids' – tall plants capable of aggressive and seemingly intelligent behaviour.
"They are able to move about by 'walking' on their roots, appear to communicate with each other, and possess a deadly whip-like poisonous sting that enables them to kill their victims and feed on their bodies.
"Masen developed a theory that the triffids were bio-engineered in the Ussr and then accidentally released into the wild when a plane smuggling their seeds was shot down.
- 1/25/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Mike Newell, director of Four Weddings And A Funeral, Donnie Brasco, Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, and the recent Great Expectations starring Ralph Fiennes and Helene Bonham Carter, is ready to make another big budget foray into science fiction and fantasy with an updated version of the novel The Day Of The Triffids. If you live in North America, that name likely doesn't mean much to you, but Brits may recognize the story from both the big screen 1962 version or the 2009 mini-series...
- 1/24/2014
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Hollywood seems to be running out of original ideas right now, despite a wealth of literature old and new to choose from. Still, I suppose they could probably do a lot worse than a new adaptation of The Day of the Triffids, the latest sci-fi classic up for a contemporary reboot. Now, after much hemming and hawing, the film finally has a director in the form of Mike Newell.
The Day of the Triffids was originally a sci-fi novel by John Wyndham, later adapted into a 1962 film and a 2009 miniseries. It takes place in a dystopian future where a large percentage of the population have been blinded following a comet shower. This bodes well for the Triffids, a nasty species of alien plants with designs on planet Earth.
The most recent version of The Day of the Triffids has been in the works for four years now without moving forward.
The Day of the Triffids was originally a sci-fi novel by John Wyndham, later adapted into a 1962 film and a 2009 miniseries. It takes place in a dystopian future where a large percentage of the population have been blinded following a comet shower. This bodes well for the Triffids, a nasty species of alien plants with designs on planet Earth.
The most recent version of The Day of the Triffids has been in the works for four years now without moving forward.
- 1/24/2014
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
Deadline reports Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) has signed on to direct an adaptation of The Day of the Triffids. The John Wyndham science-fiction classic tells the story of a meteor shower that blinds most of Earth, forcing the few left with sight to fight Triffids, a violent and seemingly intelligent plant that can walk on its roots. With this and Guardians of the Galaxy's Groot, we're one fighting plant away from a trend.
- 1/24/2014
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
Way back in 2010, we learned that Mandate Pictures (The Strangers, Drag Me to Hell) won a bidding war for a new version of The Day of the Triffids that includes rights to the original novel, which was adapted into the 1962 sci-fi horror Invasion of the Triffids. Sam Raimi was going to direct, but it appears the project has fallen away from the filmmaker, and now Deadline reports Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Donnie Brasco director Mike Newell is taking on the project that still has a script from Neil Cross, and is still being produced by Raimi's Ghost House Pictures. The story sounds more than a little weird. Read on! The project sounded perfect for a genre filmmaker like Raimi as the story sees 99% of the human population stricken blind after a shower of meteorites lights up the sky, and creates such a gorgeous sight that most people can't help but look.
- 1/24/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
It’s a film that has been stuck at the development stage for many years, but it seems that The Day Of The Triffids is now moving ahead, with director Mike Newell at the helm. Deadline reports that Newell is set to helm the adaptation of the classic John Wyndham novel for Ghost House Pictures, working from a script written by Luther creator and Mama scribe Neil Cross. The Day Of The Triffids is a post-apocalyptic tale where a comet shower has render much of the Earth’s population blind. However, those that still see are forced to defend...
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- 1/24/2014
- by Matt Looker
- TotalFilm
Mike Newell has signed on to direct The Day of the Triffids.
The Four Weddings and a Funeral director has joined the latest adaptation of the John Wyndham science fiction classic, reports Deadline.
The story centres around a meteor shower which blinds the vast majority of humanity.
During the catastrophe, the strange predatory plants called the Triffids escape and begin to take over.
The book was adapted in 1962 and most recently as a television miniseries in 2009.
Newell directed Donnie Brasco, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and, most recently, Great Expectations.
Neil Cross wrote the Day of the Triffids script for Ghost House Pictures.
The Four Weddings and a Funeral director has joined the latest adaptation of the John Wyndham science fiction classic, reports Deadline.
The story centres around a meteor shower which blinds the vast majority of humanity.
During the catastrophe, the strange predatory plants called the Triffids escape and begin to take over.
The book was adapted in 1962 and most recently as a television miniseries in 2009.
Newell directed Donnie Brasco, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and, most recently, Great Expectations.
Neil Cross wrote the Day of the Triffids script for Ghost House Pictures.
- 1/24/2014
- Digital Spy
News Simon Brew 24 Jan 2014 - 06:54
John Wyndham's sci-fi classic, The Day Of The Triffids, is heading back to the big screen...
Four Weddings And A Funeral and Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire director Mike Newell has been hired to bring a new take on John Wyndham's The Day Of The Triffids to the big screen.
The film has been in developed for a while, with Ghost House Pictures putting the movie together, from a script by Neil Cross. That's the same Neil Cross behind Luther, who penned a couple of Doctor Who episodes in the last series run, and who also wrote Mama.
The Day Of The Triffids has, of course, enjoyed success on the screen before. A movie of the book was released in 1962, although it's arguably the BBC's television adaptation from 1981 that's best known (and that terrified this writer as a child). More recently,...
John Wyndham's sci-fi classic, The Day Of The Triffids, is heading back to the big screen...
Four Weddings And A Funeral and Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire director Mike Newell has been hired to bring a new take on John Wyndham's The Day Of The Triffids to the big screen.
The film has been in developed for a while, with Ghost House Pictures putting the movie together, from a script by Neil Cross. That's the same Neil Cross behind Luther, who penned a couple of Doctor Who episodes in the last series run, and who also wrote Mama.
The Day Of The Triffids has, of course, enjoyed success on the screen before. A movie of the book was released in 1962, although it's arguably the BBC's television adaptation from 1981 that's best known (and that terrified this writer as a child). More recently,...
- 1/24/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Mike Newell ("Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire," "Donnie Brasco") is set to direct the latest film adaptation of John Wyndham's iconic 1951 sci-fi novel "The Day Of The Triffids" at Ghost House Pictures.
Triffids are an intelligent and aggressive plant species with a whip-like venomous sting, a plant that mankind is cultivating for its oils.
When a global meteor shower renders most of humanity blind, civilisation collapses and those few who can still see attempt to establish a colony in the countryside.
The story was previously adapted on film in 1963 and twice for British television in 1981 to acclaim and in 2009 to derision. "Luther" creator Neil Cross has scripted the new take which will likely stick close to Wyndham's novel.
Sam Raimi, Robert G. Tapert, Don Murphy, Mark Gordon and Michael Preger will produce.
Source: Deadline...
Triffids are an intelligent and aggressive plant species with a whip-like venomous sting, a plant that mankind is cultivating for its oils.
When a global meteor shower renders most of humanity blind, civilisation collapses and those few who can still see attempt to establish a colony in the countryside.
The story was previously adapted on film in 1963 and twice for British television in 1981 to acclaim and in 2009 to derision. "Luther" creator Neil Cross has scripted the new take which will likely stick close to Wyndham's novel.
Sam Raimi, Robert G. Tapert, Don Murphy, Mark Gordon and Michael Preger will produce.
Source: Deadline...
- 1/24/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Despite what is clearly a hardy seed of an idea, and plenty of people tending its development through the last few years, the new cinematic outing for John Wyndham’s The Day Of The Triffids hasn’t been able to take root on the big screen. All involved, including producers Don Murphy, Mark Gordon, Susan Montford and Sam Raimi, are hoping that Mike Newell could be the man to make it sprout anew.Triffids, for those who need the briefing, follows a devastating time for humanity when the growth of aggressive flora with poisonous, face-swiping stingers is followed a while later by a meteor shower that blinds a good proportion of the Earth’s population. Our sighted hero, Bill Masen, is in hospital after being attacked by one of the rampaging stalk-ers and must try to help fellow survivors make it through an England now dominated by the plants.Although,...
- 1/24/2014
- EmpireOnline
We haven’t heard anything about the Ghost House-produced remake of The Day of the Triffids in a quite a while, but it’s alive and well. According to Deadline, Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Donnie Brasco, Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire) is set to direct a script from Neil Cross (Luther, Mama).
The story involves intelligent killer plants trying to take over the world after a meteor shower blinds most of the world’s population. The Day of the Triffids started out as a novel by John Wyndham in 1951 and is also a cult British sci-fi film that was released in 1962. Since then there have been a number TV films also based on the source material.
Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures is producing the film, along with Mark Gordon, Don Murphy, and Michael Preger. There’s no release date or casting news, but we...
The story involves intelligent killer plants trying to take over the world after a meteor shower blinds most of the world’s population. The Day of the Triffids started out as a novel by John Wyndham in 1951 and is also a cult British sci-fi film that was released in 1962. Since then there have been a number TV films also based on the source material.
Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures is producing the film, along with Mark Gordon, Don Murphy, and Michael Preger. There’s no release date or casting news, but we...
- 1/24/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
We've been talking about a new version of the sci-fi classic The Day of the Triffids for some time now, and it finally sounds as if it's gonna happen. At least we hope. We've been fond of the Triffids for a really long time now, and they're definitely overdue for their due.
Deadline reports that Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Donnie Brasco, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Great Expectations) has been set to helm The Day of the Triffids, the adaptation of the classic sci-fi book by John Wyndham that was scripted by Neil Cross for Ghost House Pictures.
DC readers should certainly know the logline: After a comet shower blinds most of the world’s population, those with sight must battle alien plants, known as triffids, bent on destroying mankind.
The film’s being produced by Ghost House Pictures, Mark Gordon, Don Murphy, and Michael Preger...
Deadline reports that Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Donnie Brasco, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Great Expectations) has been set to helm The Day of the Triffids, the adaptation of the classic sci-fi book by John Wyndham that was scripted by Neil Cross for Ghost House Pictures.
DC readers should certainly know the logline: After a comet shower blinds most of the world’s population, those with sight must battle alien plants, known as triffids, bent on destroying mankind.
The film’s being produced by Ghost House Pictures, Mark Gordon, Don Murphy, and Michael Preger...
- 1/23/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Exclusive: Mike Newell has been set to helm The Day Of The Triffids, the adaptation of the classic sci-fi book by John Wyndham that was scripted by Neil Cross for Ghost House Pictures. Those sparked about this development know the logline: After a comet shower blinds most of the world’s population, those with sight must battle alien plants, known as triffids, bent on destroying mankind. The film’s being produced by Ghost House, Mark Gordon, Don Murphy, and Michael Preger, and Murphy’s Angry Films partner Susan Montford will be executive producer. Newell is repped by Wme and UK-based Independent Talent. The book was previously turned into a 1962 film and most recently a 2009 miniseries that starred Dougray Scott and Joely Richardson. Newell seems an inspiring choice for the material. The helmer of Four Weddings And A Funeral, Donnie Brasco and Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire last helmed Great Expectations.
- 1/23/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Ghost House Pictures has found a director for its upcoming adaptation of The Day of the Triffids . Deadline reports that Four Weddings and a Funeral and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire helmer Mike Newell will take on the adaptation of John Wyndam's 1951 sci-fi horror novel, previously turned into the 1962 film Invasion of the Triffids . Featuring a screenplay by Neil Cross (who worked with a different kind of alien invasion with last year's Pacific Rim ), The Day of the Triffids has the Earth being invaded by extraterrestrial plants (Triffids) who begin their attack by blinding Earth's inhabitants. Mark Gordon, Michael Preger and Don Murphy are partnering with Ghost House principals Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert to produce. Ghost House principals Nathan Kahane and...
- 1/23/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Bernard Glasser, a substitute teacher at Beverly Hills High School who went on to produce such films as the sci-fi classics Return of the Fly and The Day of the Triffids, died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 89. In 1950, Glasser borrowed money from his landlord, invested in the now-defunct Key West Studios lot in Hollywood and produced Gold Raiders (1951), a Western starring George O'Brien and the Three Stooges. The rarely seen film shot in five days and had a budget of $50,000. He also leased the facility to such producers as Burt Lancaster and Roger
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- 1/4/2014
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hammer and Horror Film Day!
Saturday November the 9th ( 10am – 5pm )
Central Hall Westminster.
Storey’s Gate, Westminster, London SW1H 9Nh
UK’s longest running film fair and convention.
Now in it’s 40th year!
The Convention presents dealers from all over the UK, Europe, Us ,
Canada and South America.
Specialising in rare original film memorabilia and collectables.
Taking place six times a year these are truly unique events for anyone with an interest in films!
With actors and director’s signings, illustrated talks, retrospectives and film screenings taking place through out the day.
Items covering the history of cinema can be found. From the silents to the present.
From rare items of the 1920’s to new releases and the latest heart throb.
Among the many different field of cinema covered at the show is – Classic Hollywood, horror films, sci-fi, the best of British and European cinema as we as cult tv!
Saturday November the 9th ( 10am – 5pm )
Central Hall Westminster.
Storey’s Gate, Westminster, London SW1H 9Nh
UK’s longest running film fair and convention.
Now in it’s 40th year!
The Convention presents dealers from all over the UK, Europe, Us ,
Canada and South America.
Specialising in rare original film memorabilia and collectables.
Taking place six times a year these are truly unique events for anyone with an interest in films!
With actors and director’s signings, illustrated talks, retrospectives and film screenings taking place through out the day.
Items covering the history of cinema can be found. From the silents to the present.
From rare items of the 1920’s to new releases and the latest heart throb.
Among the many different field of cinema covered at the show is – Classic Hollywood, horror films, sci-fi, the best of British and European cinema as we as cult tv!
- 9/28/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The third film from British director Joanna Hogg, which premiered at the Locarno film festival today, is a brilliantly chilly portrait of a couple, a home, and an unspoken horror
In the space of two films, the 53-year-old British writer-director Joanna Hogg has already carved out a distinctive niche for herself. Her 2007 debut, Unrelated, winner of the Guardian First Film award, documented forensically the seething tensions among the middle-class holidaying in Italy. Its follow-up, Archipelago (which counts Martin Scorsese among its fans), documented forensically the seething tensions among the middle-class holidaying in the Scilly Isles. But her new film, Exhibition, is a bold departure: no one goes on holiday. (Maybe they should. It might help.)
The picture takes place almost entirely in an exquisite modernist house in west London designed by, and formerly home to, the late architect James Melvin (to whom Exhibition is dedicated). Two artists, listed in the...
In the space of two films, the 53-year-old British writer-director Joanna Hogg has already carved out a distinctive niche for herself. Her 2007 debut, Unrelated, winner of the Guardian First Film award, documented forensically the seething tensions among the middle-class holidaying in Italy. Its follow-up, Archipelago (which counts Martin Scorsese among its fans), documented forensically the seething tensions among the middle-class holidaying in the Scilly Isles. But her new film, Exhibition, is a bold departure: no one goes on holiday. (Maybe they should. It might help.)
The picture takes place almost entirely in an exquisite modernist house in west London designed by, and formerly home to, the late architect James Melvin (to whom Exhibition is dedicated). Two artists, listed in the...
- 8/9/2013
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
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