Blu-ray Review: Poltergeist II: The Other Side
By Adam Frazier | @ | January 31st, 2017 at 12:00 pm
Blu-Ray (Collector's Edition)
Director: Brian Gibson
Screenwriter: Michael Grais, Mark Victor
Cast: JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Oliver Robins, Julian Beck, Zelda Rubinstein, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Distributor: Scream Factory
Rated PG-13 | 91 Minutes
Directed by Brian Gibson (What's Love Got To Do With It), 1986's Poltergeist II: The Other Side is an odd, intermittently effective follow-up to Tobe Hooper's 1982 classic horror film. One year after the events of the first movie, Cuesta Verde is being evacuated and turned into an archaeological dig centered around the spot where the Freelings' home stood before it imploded. The excavation, headed by psychic Tangina Barrons (Zelda Rubinstein) and Native American shaman Taylor (Will Sampson, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), leads to the discovery of a mysterious underground cave.
Topics: Blu-ray, Blu-ray Review, Movies, Reviews, Sequels
Tags: Brian Gibson, Craig T. Nelson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Heather O'Rourke, JoBeth Williams, Julian Beck, Oliver Robins, Poltergeist, Poltergeist II, Zelda Rubinstein
Shudder Review: Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon
By Dr. Zaius | @ | September 8th, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Shudder Streaming
Directed by Scott Glosserman
Written by Scott Glosserman & David J. Stieve
Starring Nathan Baesel, Andrea Goethals, Kate Miner, Scott Wilson, Robert Englund, Zelda Rubinstein, Bridgett Newton, Ben Pace, Britain Spellings
Glen Echo Entertainment
Rated R | 92 Minutes
Original Release Date: October 13th, 2006
Did you ever wonder how in a slasher movie, you run and you run, and the killer always manages to end up in front? Have you ever considered that horror's most notorious killers actually craft out lengthy plans, before showing up and wreaking havoc? Ever contemplate that Freddy, Jason, and Michael Myers have a lot more working upstairs than just raging bloodlust? If you answered yes to any of these questions, and hell, even if you didn't, then Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon from 2006 is for you.
This is one of the most original, self referential, and unique horror films of the past decade. And the best place to find this hugely underrated and underseen horror gem is on the newest horror movie streaming service, Shudder.
Topics: Movies, Reviews, Streaming
Tags: Andrea Goethals, Behind the Mask, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Ben Pace, Bridgett Newton, Britain Spellings, David J. Stieve, Glen Echo Entertainment, Kate Miner, Nathan Baesel, Robert Englund, Scott Glosserman, Scott Wilson, Shudder, Zelda Rubinstein
'Poltergeist' Actress Zelda Rubinstein Dies At Age 76
By The Movie God | @ | January 27th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
Sad news being reported by The Boston Herald and many other news outlets today. Zelda Rubinstein, the 4-foot, 3-inch tall actress who played the spirit-fighting psychic in 1982's Poltergeist has passed away at the age of 76.
After suffering a heart attack, she had been in a hospital for two full months with multiple illnesses before recently being taken off of life support. Reports earlier this month that she was near-death were met with contrary reports that she was actually getting better and that rumors of her demise were premature. But as hard as she appears to have fought, she has now sadly lost that battle.
Topics: Celebrity, Movies, News, Obit, Television
Tags: Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Poltergeist, Southland Tales, Steven Spielberg, Tales From the Crypt, Tobe Hooper, Zelda Rubinstein