It’s almost Halloween, which means it’s time to hunker down and watch some horror films. If you live in Los Angeles you’re pretty damn lucky, since you’ll have a chance to watch two horror films in the company of a master of the genre – Clive Barker himself.
IGN is hosting a special double feature of Clive pictures at the New Beverly Cinema on October 29th, and the man himself will be there for a Q&A. And I bet it’s a feisty one, as they’ll be showing Midnight Meat Train, a movie that Lionsgate hated so very much they shit it into dollar theaters across the country rather than give it a real release. Clive was very unhappy with this, so expect him to chat about it at the New Bev. And as a horror fan you should be excited for the chance to see this in theaters, since it never played in Los Angeles as far as I know.
The other film is Candyman, a movie that’s much better than its terrible sequels will lead you to believe. I’d have programmed Nightbreed, but then again that’s why I write for CHUD and not IGN.
Tickets are only 7 bucks for the double feature, but you can’t buy them in advance – you have to show up at the New Bev on the night and get in line, just like the old days! I’ll most likely be in attendance, so feel free to stop by and say hi. Go to the New Bev site for directions and more info.
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"a master of the genre – Clive Barker himself."
Really? Can you be anymore of a faggot Devin? Clive Barker a master of…anything is laughable. Maybe master of shitty toys and terrible comic books.
Also go fuck a goat you vagina faced fatard. 🙂
"shitty toys and terrible comic books"? Sure you aren't talking about McFarlane (Spawn) instead?
Devin haters and people who use the word, "faggot" are losers.
He's directed like 6 things.
Surely these commenters jest? Do they not know the impact Barker made back in the early '90s? He practically was a one-man shot in the arm to horror literature. And don't tell me someone didn't like "Thief of Always".
For folks who missed MMT in theaters (and who don't live in LA), I just noticed last night that it's available on Comcast On Demand for FREE.
The Nuart in L.A. screened MMT appropriately at midnight back in August.
MMT is fucking awful. Watched it at the weekend. How this site can hype that shit and then complain about the Saw movies is beyond me… at least Saw has a plot, and I'll take Tobin Bell as a villain over Vinnie-fucking-jones any day of the week…
Looks like I will have to torrent MMT and check it out.
I saw MMT here at the dollar theatre in Knoxville. I think having Clive Barker watching it with me would have definitely enhanced the experience. (Read: the movie sucked.)
I have to agree with the last few posters. Saw it on Comcast and was so excited to be able to see it. What a let down. The last 5 mins i was totally confused and it made no sense and then it ends. WTF.
MMT was indeed a huge disappointment. Caught it last night on Time Warner Free TV, and what a stupid, predictable "twist" ending. Hey Clive, when are we gonna see the third Book of Art for fuck's sake?!
Saw Clive present "Midnight Meat Train" at the Music Box Massacre in Chicago — the movie was terrible, and the Q&A was bland. Bad acting, insipid digitally-enhanced cinematography, and a generic script (especially the "art talk" that the main character, a photographer, has with gallery owner Brooke Shields). Lots of gore, though, and a cool appearance by Ted Raimi, so, hey, mindlessly scream your brain off. Because Clive Barker started out the Q&A by speculating that the reason Lionsgate shelved the pic was because it had too much character development and respects its audience too much, uh, it was pretty difficult to take anything else he said seriously.
I guess I'm the odd man out here. I thought "Midnight Meat Train" was pretty solid and better than any of the "Saw" movies I have seen. I liked the ending (although Vinnie Jones was miscast) and felt it was unfairly kicked to the curb by Lionsgate. I would of loved to have seen this in theaters.
MMT was a decent horror film. Granted, some scenes were predictable, but I'll blame Lionsgate for any changes to the script.
Oh, re: the "faggot" comment #1, the only reason Devon'd fuck a goat is to nail something warm that smelled better and had less ass hair than your mom, Ramesh. Act like you didn't buy your GED and stick to the subject matter. Peace out.
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