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Michaela Zee Jeff Burr, director of “Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III,” “From a Whisper to a Scream” and “Straight Into Darkness,” has died. He was 60. Director-writer Jim Wynorski shared the news of Burr’s death on Facebook, writing that he “passed away last night [Oct.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Bill Immerman, veteran executive at film companies including 20th Century Fox, AIP, Cannon Films and Yari Film Group, died June 24 in Los Angeles of natural causes. Born Dec. 29, 1937 in New York, he graduated the U. of Wisconsin and obtained his J.D. at Stanford Law School. Before moving into entertainment, Immerman started his career as a deputy district attorney for the County of Los Angeles. He joined American International Pictures as associate counsel in 1965, eventually heading up business affairs and serving as production executive on films including “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Wild In the Streets,” “Three In the Attic” and “An Evening of Edgar Allen Poe,” starring Vincent Price.

Bill Immerman, who was a Senior EVP during the 20th Century Fox 1970s heyday that produced such box office hits as Star Wars, Young Frankensten, and The Omen, died June 24 at his Los Angeles home of natural causes. He was 85.

In the theater, someone screams. The lights come up, and the crowd sees two paramedics race down the aisle.

Deadline this week. In the theatrical version released in 2007, Dr. Robert Neville (Smith) sacrifices himself, but ensures the survival of the human race against the tide of bloodthirsty mutants.

TV legend Dick Van Dyke posted a video on Instagram Friday night of himself knocking on the door and peeking through the glass of an apparently closed Spirit Halloween store. The 96-year-old put his hands around his face so he could get a better look inside the seasonal shop while someone taking the video laughed. “There’s somebody in there all right, but…” the comedian lamented. “This is Halloween” from “The Nightmare Before Christmas” played over the “Mary Poppins” actor’s video, which also had blinking jack-o’-lantern and creepy yellow eye emojis.Online commenters agreed that the store needed to open up so the “Dick Van Dyke Show” star could get his spooky fix. “Come on now, @SpiritHalloweenSomebody please let American Treasure [Van Dyke] into the go—mn Halloween store!!!” one person joked. Another wrote, “Open JUST FOR HIM IMMEDIATELY,” along with a gif of a young Van Dyke clapping uproariously. “Imagine not knowing a legend is at the door…” a third noted. “The man is a national treasure…LET HIM IN!!!” a fourth said, adding a laughing emoji. Spirit Halloween stores tend to pop up across the country in vacant retail spaces in the months before Oct.

The Batman. Makers Warner Bro.s revealed their plans during a presentation at CinemaCon, the annual trade show for cinema owners.The news was announced by The Batman director Matt Reeves who revealed that he will return to write and direct the DC follow up.Reeves said the news was “thrilling for me” and he was “excited to jump back into this world for the next chapter,” according to People.He also confirmed the “whole team” would return for the project according to People, including Pattinson.The first film is now available to stream in the UK, having been released on Premium Video on Demand from April 19 in the UK.The film sees Robert Pattinson play the caped crusader, alongside Paul Dano as the Riddler, Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Colin Farrell as the Penguin and John Turturro as Carmine Falcone.In a four-star review of The Batman, NME wrote: “Director Matt Reeves has mixed up gritty mob drama with film-noir detective thriller – and thanks to Paul Dano’s ultra-creepy villain, some psychological horror too.“Most of the time it comes off brilliantly. Pattinson plays him with a dour fanaticism that only occasionally topples over into parody.” Meanwhile, in other The Batman news, Nicolas Cage pitched himself to play a villain in a sequel to the 2022 film.The actor was asked at SXSW festival if there’s any roles he’d like to play, and he proposed a deep-cut Batman villain from the 1960s TV series starring Adam West.“We have this new [movie with] Robert Pattinson as The Batman, which I’m excited to see.

TMZ reported on Tuesday that Netflix was looking into allegations that the 84-year-old had been accused of sexual harassment, including making inappropriate comments to a female co-star on the set of the limited series.Langella was halfway through his portrayal of mad patriarch Roderick Usher. According to Deadline, the part will be recast.

Nicolas Cage has pitched himself to play a villain in a sequel to The Batman.The actor was asked if there’s any roles he’d like to play at SXSW, when he proposed a deep-cut Batman villain from the 1960s TV series starring Adam West.In an interview at SXSW with news channel Fox 7 Austin, Cage said: “We have this new [movie with] Robert Pattinson as The Batman, which I’m excited to see. I haven’t seen it yet but I think he would be terrific.“The villain that Vincent Price played on the 60s show, Egghead, I think I want to have a go at Egghead.

Zack Sharf Nicolas Cage has a message for Warner Bros. executives: “I’m down for Egghead.” The Oscar winner is talking about playing the villain Egghead in a potential sequel to Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” which is quickly approaching the $500 million mark at the worldwide box office. Warner Bros.

From the moment Tony Todd, playing Titus Darq, a pencil mustache master of ceremonies hosting a “Good Horror Movie Night,” appears on the screen with a Vincent Price inspired cackle, you know Bill Posley’s hilarious homage to 1990s Black horror, “Bitch Ass,” knows exactly what movie it wants to be. In his opening welcome, accentuated by comical splashes of thunder, the keys of a creepy piano, and the nostalgic buzz of a VHS tape, Darq makes allusions to “Candyman,” “Tales from the Hood,” “Bones,” and so forth to prime viewers for Posley’s deliciously schlocky vision.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This bi-weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

The Fall of the House of Usher. I held off doing The Masque of the Red Death, because I felt it had some similarities to Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal, with its hooded figures, and I might be accused of copying.

Hilary Heath, the British actress and producer who starred opposite Vincent Price in the American International Pictures horror filmsWitchfinder General,The Oblong BoxandCry of the Banshee, has died. She was 74.

Hilary Heath, the English actress and producer who was best known for her role in Vincent Price starrer horror film Witchfinder General, passed away at the age of 74 due to Coronavirus. Her godson Alex Williams announced the news on Facebook. “We lost my wonderful Godmother Hilary Heath to COVID-19 last week,” the post wrote. In addition to Witchfinder General, Heath’s other acting credits included films like The Oblong Box and Cry of the Banshee. 

By Bruce Haring

According to Britain's Daily Mail newspaper, the British actor will perform in the second of two plays, as part of a production called Double Feature, reports aceshowbiz.com.