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RRR radio podcast review of Splinter. The Triple R, one of Australia’s largest community radio stations with over 300,000 listeners, reviewed Splinter which is currently only available as an import in Australia.
They’ve posted a podcast of the whole film review show Film Buff’s Forecast which you can listen to above, or visit the site directly, HERE to find past episodes of the show.
They have some really nice things to say about Splinter, the review starts at about 1hr and 25mins in, which is way at the end of the clip.
Thanks to @eddycrosby for the tip.
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FearNet coverage of the red carpet arrivals at this year’s Saturn Awards. There’s a little snippet of me at the end of the reel, right after J.J. Abrams.
As you know Splinter was nominated in the Best Horror Film category alongside Quarantine, The Mummy 3, The Strangers, and others. The award went to Hell Boy 2, which I’m totally cool with. It was a fun movie, and with a budget of something like $150M it’s hardly a surprise it got more vote than our little indie.
It was a really great star-studded evening of speeches, roasting, and good company. Jill Wagner and I had a blast. Edward James Olmos, Leonard Nimoy, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jerry Bruckheimer, J.J. Abrams, Kristen Bell, Lance Henriksen, and many many more in attendance.
If the embedded video above doesn’t work, visit FearNet HERE.
A Five Legged Review of Splinter
The folks at Five-Legged Iguana have posted a review of Splinter. This little quote will give you the gist of the review.
“Splinter is a frisky blast of low budget horror that grabs you from the get-go, and introduces us to one of the freakiest cinematic beasties from 2008.”
You can read the whole thing HERE.
AMP at The Key Club
After Midnight Project live at The Key Club in Los Angeles last night. These guys seriously rocked the place. They created the awesome end credit music for Splinter and they are a great bunch of guys who really know how to put on a show.
I wish them every success with their new album “Let’s Build Something to Break” coming out on August 11th.
For more info, or to hear their stuff, check out their MySpace page HERE.
Australian Splinter DVD Art
It’s no secret that I love to see the various international artwork for my movies as they roll out around the world, and this blood drenched, spike encrusted Splinter artwork from Australia is no expection. The MPAA’s jurisdiction over all American film advertising means that we rarely get to see anything as cool as this in the US.
Other fun art I have blogged about before includes Mexico, Germany, Poland, Turkey, UK, and I’m waiting to see if there’s going to be a special poster for Russia. Fingers crossed.
"an eerie, bloody slice of old-school horror fun."
A new review of Splinter posted over the weekend at Quadruple Z. Here are some quotes, but you can read the whole thing HERE.
“Splinter is an eerie, bloody slice of old-school horror fun.”
“a thick atmosphere of dread, spine-tingling tension and a fresh, disturbing new monster the likes of which have never been seen before.”
“This would make a great, midnight party movie to watch with friends who like their thrills and chills in a tight, satisfying package.”
Dead Harvey Interview Splinter Editor
Dead Harvey are rapidly proving themselves to be both prolific and in-depth reporters on the industry. They have followed up their interview with yours truly with a great new interview with David Michael Maurer, editor of Splinter. Check it out HERE.
For more about David Maurer visit davidmichaelmaurer.com, follow him on Twitter, and visit his film blog FlickGym.com.
Splinter Hits Mexico
Splinter opens in theatres in Mexico on Friday June 26th. [UPDATE: it looks like the release date has moved to August 7th] As always, I get a kick out of seeing the posters from around the world, so here’s the Mexican one-sheet.
The title in Mexico is “Está Dentro De Ti” which I think translates roughly to “It’s Inside You.”
Interview with Dead Harvey
The guys over at Dead Harvey are apparently huge fans of Splinter, and we were able to connect and do a little interview. Here are a couple of excerpts of what they have to say about the film.
“…this film is one of the best horror films of the year…”
”Splinter is a rare indie horror that excels on every level.”
“It’s the kind of movie you want to go out and tell all your friends to rent after you watch it.”
“I can’t say enough great things about Splinter. It’s a must see and I hope everyone that reads this that hasn’t seen it will check it out and discover what I did: a renewed enthusiasm for the genre.”
You can read the interview, and explore their excellent site HERE.
A Look At Splinter In Poland
I came home tonight to find a gift from the Splinter international guys, a couple of copies of the just released Polish DVD of Splinter. The title there, as you can see below is CIERŃ.
As I have mentioned before, seeing how the movie looks in different countries around the world is really interesting to me.
Maybe it’s just me, but this is was a pretty great way to end an already awesome day. Thanks ContentFilm and Best Film Poland.
Splinter Finally Hits iTunes
You can now rent or buy Splinter instantly from Apple iTunes by clicking HERE (iTunes Link). As a huge Apple fan, I am very happy to finally be able to announce this news.
The Grudge 3 is also available HERE, and both are in HD via Apple TV. For an interesting article about how DTV titles may find a new home with download to own, and rent go HERE.
A Brutal Review of Grudge 3
The site is Brutal As Hell, the review itself is actually pretty great. The reviewer proclaims himself “not a huge fan of sequels” or of the Grudge franchise as a whole, but seems to really dig this one. Here are a few quotes, and he gives The Grudge 3 a glowing 3.5/5 skulls. This should be welcome news to Sam Raimi, who was keen to make this installment work not only as part of the series, but also able to stand on its own.
“First is the admirable direction of Toby Wilkins… He builds tension through the use of creative camera work as well as the utilization of talented actress Aiko Horiuchi who plays the ghostly Kayako. Horiuchi delivers a heck of a performance…”
“The film manages to pull off a remarkable feat of being not only watchable, but entertaining…” ”When credits rolled I had to surprisingly admit to myself how much of a good time I had with this film.”
“Gil McKinney puts on his best Jack Nicholson… …It was both a believable descent into madness, as well as an enjoyable one to watch.”
“…genuine scares, and frightful moments.”
“Anyone can slide right in, catch up on the back story, and enjoy this satisfying ghost story.”
“Miraculously, a franchise wrought with unoriginality proved to be able to bring some real entertainment value to the table making this for a heck of a fun film to watch.”
You can read the full review, and explore the extensive review site HERE. They also published a great little review of Splinter back when it was in theatres saying it succeeded in “pushing the siege formula to new levels.” You can read the rest of that HERE.
Film Intuition Reviews The Grudge 3
Jen Johans reviews The Grudge 3 for her extensive database/blog of over 1,000 film reviews. She has the following to say about the film:
“we get a strong sense… that at last we have a halfway decent plot.”
“[Wilkins] and his screenwriter Brad Keene must be commended for successfully building a good source of dramatic conflict with the revelation that the ‘curse’ of Kayako could have a solution once and for all.”
“[The Grudge 3] is the first one to fully reboot the franchise for American audiences by still retaining but reshaping the great origin story… Likewise, it makes me think that’s perhaps what should have been done all along to make better quality American versions that stand alone as worthwhile rather than simply ripping off Shimizu’s stylistically inventive original.”
“The deaths move from mysterious to grisly in increasingly horrific fashion until everything comes to a head in a truly pulse-pounding… blood-and-guts spattered ending.”
You can read the whole article HERE.
Splinter Hits NetFlix Instant
Today is officially the first day Splinter is available to stream instantly in HD on NetFlix Instant View. Using your Roku HD Player, your XBox 360, or even your computer if you like that kind of thing, you can watch Splinter instantly in amazing HD quality (fast internet connection a must).
Personally I’m a fan of streaming rentals, as I mention in this article in The Daily Telegraph and I’m pretty blown away by the quality of NetFlix Instant View, the HD streams are easily as good as any HD picture from traditional cable or satellite, and it’s all included with your NetFlix subscription. For more info, or to add it to your queue, go HERE. And don’t forget to rate it.
My second feature film, The Grudge 3 hits stores today, click above links to shop for the series at Amazon.com, or look for it at WalMart, Best Buy and other major stores. You can rent it from NetFlix HERE, BlockBuster HERE, or watch instantly on iTunes HERE and soon at Amazon.com HERE too.
For the trailer and more info, visit the official Sony Pictures site HERE. Also out today is the Blu-Ray re-release of The Grudge.
