David “The Rock” Nelson, producer of over 30 genre films, is getting a TV special October 31st on channel WGN 7am to 9am (I am guessing central time zone) to premier several of his latest films:
The Giant Horny Toad Monster
the double bill Killer Cicadas and Attack of the Giant Cicadas
and the shorts The Giant Grasshopper Monster and The Giant Cricket Monster.
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Waiting for Gorgo
a short film creator MJ Simpson has been mentioning off and on at the Retromedia Forums has become a reality:
The basic gist of the film is that these two ancient civil servants have been stuck in this office for 40 years, since Gorgo attacked London, and nobody knew they were there. The young auditor who finds them has to persuade them that Gorgo was just a movie – their whole department was the result of a bureaucratic cock-up – and they try to persuade her that it was real.
MJ Simpson’s website – filled with reviews and interviews related to cult films.
MJ Simpson’s Waiting for Gorgo page
Fangoria Exclusive
RoboJapan is reporting that ghost images are appearing on the set of Jennifer Tilly’s new movie.
Some sort of lame viral marketing, I bet. Jennifer Tilly movies aren’t exactly bringing in the fat moneys. Notice how I don’t mention the name of the new movie. Take that, viral marketing!
Speaking of ghost images appearing in movies, the awesome Captain Disillusion destroys the urban legend of a ghost kid in Three Men and a Baby:
His whole channel is pretty good, so get to watching as it is better than lame videos of fat people complaining that they feel sad.
Well, four news items is enough for today. Join us next time as we will have more random news for random people.
Thanks to Avery for some of the news here.