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 | Andrea De Sica, director of Don't Kill MeInterview Born in Rome on December 30, 1981, he is the son of composer Manuel De Sica and producer Tilde Corsi. He is the nephew of Vittorio De Sica and his uncle is the actor Christian De Sica. As a boy he collaborated as a volunteer assistant on the set of Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers. Later he was assistant director for Ferzan Özpetek's La Finestra di Fronte and Vincenzo Marra's Vento di terra. After studying philosophy at the Roma Tre University, in 2009 he graduated in directing at the Experimental Center of Cinematography. With "I figli della notte", his first feature film, he won the Silver Ribbon for... Read More |
 | Linda Blair interview, she talks about DevilInterview Linda Blair began modeling when she was five years old. By her teens she had started acting on television and movies, and before she was 14 she had already taken her most famous role: that of Regan, the demon-possessed child in the 1972 film The Exorcist (co-starring Max von Sydow). The film became a horror classic, and Linda Blair was Oscar-nominated as best supporting actress for the role. She also appeared four years later in the sequel, and starred in the campy cult favorite Roller Boogie in 1979. Since then Blair has appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows, performed on Broadway (in Grease as Rizzo), and is a well-known... Read More |
 | 5 Horror Movies Inspired by Real-Life EventsHorror News 5 . The Amityville Horror Premise: A young family moves into a house where a murder was committed, and experiences strange and terrifying occurrences. Real-Life Inspiration: Based on the book of the same name, The Amityville Horror follows the paranormal events that terrorized the Lutz family. In 1975, the family moved into 112 Ocean Avenue where, unbeknownst to them, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. had brutally murdered his family 13 months before they arrived. While in their new home, the family claimed that they saw green slime on the walls and red-eyed pigs staring into their kitchen and living room. After... Read More |
 | William Friedkin talks about Special FX in MoviesHorror News William Friedkin, the famous director of The Exorcist, introduced the opening of the Lucca Film Festival with a fantastic speech about cinema, music, Giacomo Puccini and the impact of special effects in cinema. Friedkin came to Lucca with his wonderful wife Sherry Lansing (former manager for Paramount and Fox) and presented his old film "Sorcerer" that was really successful to the audience. Afterwards the director spent several minutes to talk about his love about Giacomo Puccini and his music and how modern it is. William Friedkin was a really original, funny and pleasant guest for the festival. You can see here his... Read More |