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Stars: Jeremy Ninaber, Kristen Kaster, Matthew Ninaber, Shane Nicely, Kristen MacCulloch, Jeremy Dueck, Raechel Fisher, Ariel Gerard | Written and Directed by Matthew Ninaber

A Knight’s War is the new film from writer/director Matthew Ninaber, who you may recognize as the director of Death Valley and Transference, or as the actor who played the title creature in Psycho Goreman.

This time out he’s given us a dark take on sword and sorcery, the story of a knight named Bhodie. Sworn to save The Chosen One believed to be enigmatic Avalon. Seemingly defeated at the last moment, his half-brother William (Matthew Ninaber) stabs him, sending him into The Realm of the Fallen, or in simpler terms Hell, to return her to our world.

Upon arriving there he’s forced to make a deal with the entity known as The Keeper. That done, he quickly finds Avalon, and the objective...

Stars: Lee Horsley, Richard Lynch, Richard Moll, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis, Anthony De Longis, Robert Tessier, Nina van Pallandt | Written by Albert Pyun, Tom Karnowski, John V. Stuckmeyer | Directed by Albert Pyun

Albert Pyun’s The Sword and the Sorcerer is a notable entry in the sword and sorcery genre that has left a distinct mark on me since childhood thanks to its blend of camp, spectacle, and unrestrained imagination. Despite operating with a modest budget and limited resources, Pyun’s debut feature showcases a mix of ambition and creativity that put the film firmly on my radar back in the VHS rental days. Plus it starred Lee Horsley, who I knew as TV’s Matt Houston, so what was not to love?

The Sword and the Sorcerer emerged during a pivotal period for the sword and sorcery genre. The early 1980s saw a renaissance in such films,...

Blu-ray.com has announced that Albert Pyun’s 1982 fantasy film The Sword and the Sorcerer is getting a brand new 4K Blu-ray transfer from the British label 101 Films. The movie stars Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis, and Richard Lynch and is scheduled to hit retailers on October 7. Albert Pyun’s 1982 fantasy adventure The Sword and the Sorcerer may not be the most fondly remembered epic of its era, but it was wildly successful. The Sword and the Sorcerer had grossed a spectacular (for the era) $39.1 million, which actually outgrossed Conan the Barbarian in North America by 1 million dollars (at a fraction of the budget).

The description, according to Blu-ray.com reads,

“Meet Talon, a daring mercenary who conquers castles and dungeons alike with his lethal three-bladed sword. But when Talon learns that he is the prince of a kingdom controlled by an evil sorcerer, he is...

Stars: Chris Black, Briony Monroe, Megan Tremethick, Jonathan Hansler, Lawrie Brewster, Stephen Kerr, Jon Vangdal Aamaas | Written by Sarah Daly | Directed by Lawrie Brewster

When the evil wizard Akaris abducts Princess Meyra, the muscular and determined ‘Tyrol the Slave’ leads a diverse band of heroes on a perilous quest. They must navigate through an underground labyrinth, brimming with treacherous traps and monstrous foes, to rescue the princess and thwart Akaris’s dark plans.

As a throwback to a genre seemingly forgotten, The Slave and the Sorcerer is billed as “Deathstalker meets The Evil Dead”, a redux of the sword and sorcery films that came before it. Films that, at times, never took themselves too seriously. As The Slave and the Sorcerer opens it feels like this film is a little Too camp, the tongue stuck far too deep into the film’s proverbial cheek – with many of the films cast...

I'm going to need you to remember back to the very early days of the MCU. Robert Downey Jr. was Tony Stark, played with all the snark and charisma you could ever want from a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist character, and Edward Norton was the tortured Bruce Banner, a role he wasn't destined to hold on to. 

A "Captain America" movie was coming up and ... well, people had opinions. Some wanted a grounded Cap, some wanted a badass Cap, and some wanted something more in line with Rdj's Tony Stark. The thing is, we had never gotten a good Captain America on screen before. We'd gotten one terrible "Captain America" film in 1990 from schlockmeister Albert Pyun ("Cyborg" and "The Sword and the Sorcerer"), and the character had pretty much fallen out of favor to all but the most die-hard Marvel comics fans. 

He was too Goodie Two Shoes, at least that was the perception,...

Veteran actor Richard Moll has passed away.

Per THR, it was reported that Moll died on Thursday at his Big Bear Lake, California home. The actor's death was confirmed by his publicist, though additional information, such as a cause, haven't been revealed. Moll was 80 years old.

Moll was born on Jan. 13, 1943, in Pasadena, California. An imposing figure standing at 6'8", Moll has had very memorable roles. He launched his acting career in the late 1970s, appearing as the religious figure Joseph Smith in the classic film Brigham. He would go on to appear in dozens of films from there on out, which includes playing the Abominable Snowman in Ringo Starr's Caveman; an undead veteran in the hit horror film House; and the Hell House ghost in the horror-comedy Scary Movie 2. Some of his other many film roles include The Sword and the Sorcerer, Night Train to Terror, Sidekicks, The Flintstones,...

A genre that has been around for decades and gets talked about too rarely, sword and sorcery can encompass many films and sub-genres. So, what makes a sword and sorcery film better than the others? What makes it worthy of being the best? For some it will be how closely it follows the genre’s established rules and typical stories. For others, it will be how well-written and directed they are. For us, it’s how enjoyable they are, so, yes, some will deviate a bit from the usual rules of the genre, but all will be fun. So let’s take a look at what we consider the best sword and sorcery movies!

The Green Knight (2021)

A more recent offering in a genre that doesn’t seem to get enough representation lately, The Green Knight is a fantastic adaptation of the writings by The Gawain Poet. The source material...

The four-episode docuseries Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982 is set to begin airing on The CW at 8pm Eastern time tomorrow night, July 8th. In anticipation of the show’s premiere, we’re proud to share an Exclusive clip from the series that looks back at one of the most iconic films of 1982, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and includes comments from the film’s star, William Shatner! Check it out in the embed above.

1982 was an incredible year for movies, with the line-up including E.T., Poltergeist, John Carpenter’s The Thing, Conan the Barbarian, Friday the 13th Part III, The Beastmaster, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Blade Runner, Swamp Thing, Megaforce, The Sword and the Sorcerer, the U.S. release of The Road Warrior… the list of awesomeness goes on and on. That’s why Mark A. Altman, Roger Lay Jr., Tom Vitale, and host Scott Mantz...

Last month, The CW announced that they had picked up the four-episode docuseries Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982 – and now they have revealed when they’re going to start airing the show! Upi reports that the docuseries will have its premiere on The CW at 8pm Eastern time on July 8th.

1982 was an incredible year for movies, with the line-up including E.T., Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Poltergeist, John Carpenter’s The Thing, Conan the Barbarian, Friday the 13th Part III, The Beastmaster, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Blade Runner, Swamp Thing, Megaforce, The Sword and the Sorcerer, the U.S. release of The Road Warrior… the list of awesomeness goes on and on. That’s why Mark A. Altman, Roger Lay Jr., Tom Vitale, and host Scott Mantz teamed up to make Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982 – and that’s why JoBlo Movie Productions got involved with...

George Maharis, a big TV star in the sixties but probably best known to JoBlo readers from his role in Albert Pyun’s The Sword and the Sorcerer, is dead at 94. According to social media posts via the actor’s caretaker, he actually passed away on Wednesday, with the cause of death not revealed. Maharis was a pretty trendy leading man in his day, with him having starred in the hip TV series Route 66, in which he co-starred with Martin Milner as two young men driving across the United States, getting involved in adventures. Taking a page from Jack Kerouac, the show made Maharis a star, but he left it prematurely due to being diagnosed with hepatitis. In 1965 he starred in a pretty good spy thriller called The Satan Bug, which came from the director of The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape, John Sturges, in which he played...

Actor George Maharis has passed away. THR reports that the Route 66 star died at his Beverly Hills home on Wednesday, according to his friend and caregiver Marc Bahan. Additional details about Maharis' passing were not revealed. The television star was 94 years old.

Maharis was best known for his role in the classic television show Route 66, which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1964. The series starred Martin Milner alongside Maharis as a pair of pals traveling through the United States in a convertible. Partway through the series, Maharis contracted hepatitis, and because of this diagnosis, he wound up leaving the show during its third season. His final episode appearing in the show was in 1963, and Glenn Corbett came in as his successor to portray a new companion to Milner. The show was canceled the following year.

In 2007, Maharis revisited Route 66 when the show was re-released on DVD. At the time,...

George Maharis, who starred as the brooding Buz Murdock on Route 66 before he quit the acclaimed 1960s CBS drama after contracting hepatitis, has died. He was 94.

Maharis died Wednesday at his home in Beverly Hills, his longtime friend and caregiver Marc Bahan told The Hollywood Reporter.

Route 66, created by Stirling Silliphant and Herbert B. Leonard, featured the Hell’s Kitchen native Murdock and Martin Milner‘s Yale dropout Tod Stiles touring the highways of America in Tod’s Chevrolet Corvette, encountering adventure along the way.

The show “was really kind of a searching or what you may have seen hundreds of years ago where the people came over the mountains to go from one place to the other to find a better life, a place where they belonged, and they didn’t rely on anybody else to do it for them,” Maharis told The Seattle Times in 2008.

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1982's Conan the Barbarian was a surprise hit for Universal Pictures, putting star Arnold Schwarzenegger on the map and launching a wave of swords-and-sorcery movies throughout the 1980s. Even more impressive, it's gone on to become a fantasy classic, with Schwarzenegger periodically lobbying director John Milius to make another sequel with him. The same can't be said for most of the swords-and-sorcery movies that followed it. The sub-genre was a shabby one, to begin with, with quality taking a sharp dip in the wake of Conan the Barbarian's success.

But the ultimate failure of the sub-genre lies less in the quality of the product than in the lessons Hollywood took from Conan. They proved not only wrong but utterly oblivious to the roiling changes in the industry. In the simplest terms, while Conan the Barbarian made money, the powers that be felt it didn't make enough money and altered subsequent efforts accordingly.

Hex Studios have unveiled the poster for their fantasy film throwback The Slave and the Sorcerer, which is described as being a gory, practical-effects-filled, ’80s-inspired sword and sorcery horror film that will be like “Deathstalker meets The Evil Dead” – and to me that sounds like exactly the film the world needs right now! If you agree, you can secure a copy of the special edition Blu-ray through the Kickstarter campaign that Hex Studios is currently running. Depending on which reward tier you choose, you could also get your name in the credits of the film, or even land an on-screen role in the sequel, The Slave and the General.

Inspired by cult classics like Deathstalker, The Beastmaster, and (of course) The Sword and the Sorcerer, The Slave and the Sorcerer tells the following story: When Princess Meyra is kidnapped by the evil wizard Akaris, the slave Tyrol volunteers to lead...

The team over at Hex Studios is on a mission to “build a British horror & fantasy studio inspired by companies like Cannon, Hammer, and Aip,” and this week they’ve unleashed the official poster art for one of their projects. It’s titled The Slave & The Sorcerer, said to be a “practical-effects-laden sword & sorcery adventure” ripped straight out of the 1980s.

“Inspired by cult classics such as Deathstalker, The Beastmaster, and The Sword and the Sorcerer, the action-packed horror-fantasy is brimming with muscle-bound heroes, seductive sorceresses, and iconic villains true to the era. Also in the spirit of their inspirations, the team at Hex built an extensive dungeon set in their studio facility in Fife, Scotland, and have worked tirelessly to produce an array of horrifically gory practical effects to please even the most bloodthirsty horror fan.”

In the film, “When Princess Meyra is kidnapped by the evil wizard Akaris,...

1982 was an incredible year for movies, with the line-up including E.T., Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Poltergeist, John Carpenter’s The Thing, Conan the Barbarian, Friday the 13th Part III, The Beastmaster, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Blade Runner, Swamp Thing, Megaforce, The Sword and the Sorcerer, the U.S. release of The Road Warrior… the list of awesomeness goes on and on. That’s why Mark A. Altman, Roger Lay Jr., Tom Vitale, and host Scott Mantz teamed up to craft the four-part docuseries Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982… and that’s why JoBlo Movie Productions got involved with the project as an executive producer. We’ve been promoting this documentary for a while, and now we’re happy to announce that it has been picked up by The CW!

Deadline broke the news that Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982 is part of The CW’s slate of...

Albert Pyun’s 1982 fantasy adventure The Sword and the Sorcerer may not be the most fondly remembered epic of its era, but it was wildly successful. In the early 1980s, the sword and soccer genre experienced a revival, with Hollywood anticipating that Conan the Barbarian, Universal’s mega-budget adaptation of the Robert E. Howard pulp novels would be the next Star Wars. It didn’t quite happen, but before it even reached theaters, dozens of low-budget Conan riffs were in the works. One that hit theaters first was 1982’s The Sword and the Sorcerer, which grossed a spectacular (for the era) $39.1 million, actually outgrossing Conan in North America by 1 million dollars (at a fraction of the budget).

In this episode of Fantasizing About Fantasy Films, which is written and narrated by Jessica Dwyer and edited by Bill Mazzola, we dig into the making of the late Albert Pyun classic. Were...

Fans of the Halloween franchise received some sad news today, as it has been confirmed that stuntman George P. Wilbur – who played horror icon Michael Myers in both Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), the sixth entry in the series – has passed away at the age of 81.

Wilbur’s fellow Michael Myers performer Chris Durand, who played the character in 1998’s Halloween H20, broke the news of his passing on Facebook earlier today: “George P. Wilbur passed away last night. George, you were a class act and well loved. You will be missed. May you Rest in Peace.” Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers screenwriter Daniel Farrands reacted to the news by saying, “Very sad to hear of George’s passing. He was such a kind soul and a beloved member of the Halloween family.“

Born on March 6, 1941 in Connecticut, Wilbur served...

Albert Pyun was a beloved B-movie filmmaker who brought audiences a total of 52 films as a director and who recently passed away leaving two upcoming films seemingly unfinished. Looking at his career, the man knew how to create interesting and entertaining films to say the least. His first release was the 1982 film The Sword and the Sorcerer and his newest was the 2018 film Death Heads: Brain Dead. The man seemed unstoppable, and he will be very missed. To celebrate the man and his work, here are 5 of our favorite films from the Pyuniverse.

The Sword and The Sorcerer (1982)

Pyun’s first film as a director, which he co-wrote with Tom Karnowski and John V. Stuckmeyer, The Sword and the Sorcerer is a medieval-esque epic film with magic, sword, babes, and a whole lot more. There’s a ton on here and the film goes in a few different directions, not...

Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI, and sign up for our weekly email newsletter by clicking here.NEWSMuch-loved genre filmmaker Albert Pyun (above) has died. Working mostly with low-budgets, and often making films for the direct-to-video market, Pyun’s career spanned five decades and included films such as The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982), Cyborg (1989), and the popular cyberpunk film series Nemesis. Cynthia Curnan, Pyun's wife and producer, had recently requested messages from fans to pass onto the filmmaker, who had been ill for a number of years prior to his passing.It seems that Paul Thomas Anderson is planning to start shooting his next feature in July 2023. Little is yet known about the new project, but a casting call has been listed for a “15-to-16-year-old female of mixed ethnicity who is physically athletic and excels at Martial Arts.” Previous...

Aaron Stewart-Ahn, writer of Mandy (yes… That Mandy), discusses a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Mandy (2018)

The ’Burbs (1989) – Ti West’s trailer commentary, Tfh’s ’Burbs Mania

Explorers (1985)

The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)

Cyborg (1990)

Masters Of The Universe (1987) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary

Down Twisted (1987)

Rumble In The Bronx (1996)

Green Book (2018)

Hellraiser (1987)

Nemesis (1992)

Heat (1995)

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind a.k.a. Warriors of the Wind (1984)

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Star Wars (1977)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Dune (1984)

Blue Velvet (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review

Waterworld (1995)

Super Mario Bros. (1993)

Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review, Tfh’s 30th anniversary celebration

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Do The Right Thing (1989) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary

Minari (2020)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review...

Nick Holly, who worked in the entertainment industry as a writer, producer and literary agent and manager, has died at the age of 51, according to multiple media reports. Holly died Nov. 21 at his home in Santa Monica after battling lung cancer.

Known as the co-creator of the ABC comedy series “Sons & Daughters,” Holly began his career at CAA as a mailroom employee. From there, he moved on to become an agent at Buchwald and then launched his management company Epiphany Alliance.

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His resume includes writing for the YouTube animated series “The LeBrons” and executive producing the film “The Weekend.” He joined forces with his client Fred Goss to create “Sons and Daughters,” a half-hour comedy about a complicated family and their daily challenges. The series was produced by Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video.

Holly,...

Kevin Spacey has booked his latest film project just weeks after winning a sexual battery lawsuit in the U.S., an individual with knowledge of the casting told TheWrap on Monday.

The two-time Oscar winner will voice a mysterious and murderous antagonist who takes control of a self-driving car, akin to Kiefer Sutherland’s vocal performance in Joel Schumacher’s “Phone Booth.”

The film, entitled “Control” and written and directed by Gene Falliaze, is about a British government minister, Stella Simmons (Lauren Metcalf), who has an affair with the Prime Minister (Mark Hampton). One night, Simmons heads home in her self-driving car to find the vehicle remotely hijacked by someone who knows her secret and wants to punish her.

Shooting will take place early next year at Camberwell Studios and on location in London, while Spacey will wrap his purely voice-over role this week. The actor recently won a 40 million...

A truly one of a kind filmmaker who left his mark on genre cinema, Bloody Disgusting has learned the sad news this week that cult icon Albert Pyun has passed away at the age of 69.

Deadline reports, “Pyun’s death was announced on social media by his wife, Cynthia Curnan, who said he died in Las Vegas. He had dementia and multiple sclerosis for years.”

A true maverick in the world of independent filmmaking, Albert Pyun leaves behind no shortage of highly unique genre gems that exemplify his singular talents, winning over countless fans of science fiction, horror, and action movies with his wild gusto and DIY charms.

Tackling big concepts with small budgets, Albert Pyun primarily made his mark throughout the 1980s and 1990s, directing a slew of cult films including The Sword and the Sorcerer, Radioactive Dreams, Vicious Lips, Alien from L.A., Cyborg, Captain America, Kickboxer 2: The Road Back,...

Albert Pyun, the filmmaker behind cult favorite B-movies like "The Sword and the Sorcerer" and "Cyborg," died on Saturday 26 November, 2022, at the age of 69. Albert's wife, Cynthia Curnan, shared the news on social media, writing, "I sat with him for his last breath that sounded like he was releasing the weight of the world." 

Per Variety, Pyun had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and dementia in recent years, but kept working on projects up until his death. "Its so rote. It's so part of my DNA. It's something I can do fairly effortlessly to keep my mind active," he told the Wall Street Journal in 2018.

While genre movies, and superhero movies in particular, currently dominate the box office and have nine-figure production budgets as standard, Pyun thrived in the arena of low-budget filmmaking. In a retrospective on his career, Pyun said that he worked on the 1993 B-movie "Arcade" for free,...

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Albert Pyun, the director behind such low-budget B-movies as The Sword and the Sorcerer, Cyborg and Nemesis, has died. He was 69.

Pyun died Saturday, his wife and producer Cynthia Curran announced. He had previously been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and dementia.

In 1982, the filmmaker released his first movie, The Sword and the Sorcerer, which starred Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller and Simon MacCorkindale. The fantasy film made 39 million domestically (120 million today) and would remain the highest-grossing title of his career.

Later releases included the Jean-Claude van Damme dystopian martial-arts thriller Cyborg (1989); Captain America (1990), which starred Matt Salinger as the title superhero in the first live-action feature-length film focusing on the Marvel mainstay; and futuristic action flick Nemesis (1992).

Born in Hawaii on May 19, 1953, Pyun worked as a commercial film editor before moving on to features. He was known for his prolific output of projects, many going direct-to-video,...

Albert Pyun, whose science fiction and action films included such cult favorites as Cyborg, Nemesis and The Sword and the Sorcerer, died Saturday at age 69.

Pyun’s death was announced on social media by his wife, Cynthia Curnan, who said he died in Las Vegas. He had dementia and multiple sclerosis for years.

Born in Hawaii, Pyun was raised in a military family.

During his four-decade career, Pyun’s films included stars such as Jean-Claude Van Damme, Christopher Lambert, and Burt Reynolds. He also worked with Snoop Dogg, Charlie Sheen, Ice-t, Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn and Dennis Hopper.

Pyun directed more than 20 feature films in the 1990s, including , Captain America in 1990.

“In great sadness and with a heavy heart, I’ll say goodbye and Rip, Albert Pyun,” Van Damme tweeted early Sunday.

In great sadness and with a heavy heart...

Albert Pyun, the director behind cult favorites like Cyborg, Nemesis and The Sword and the Sorcerer, has passed away. He was 69.

Pyun’s wife, producer Cynthia Curnan, posted on her Facebook, “Albert Pyun passed away Saturday, November 26, at 5:50 pm. I sat with him for his last breath that sounded like he was releasing the weight of the world.”

Pyun had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and his health had been on the decline for some time. Earlier this month, Curnan posted, in part, the following as a call to all fans: “Albert took another downturn. I could tell he feared going down again. He was working too feverishly. I asked ‘What’s the rush?’ He said ‘If I stop, that’s it.’…Please write a message to him for me to read. A personal message from you to him will make him really happy. They think he does not have much time left.

Albert Pyun, the prolific director of low-budget B-movies ranging from “The Sword and the Sorcerer” to “Cyborg” to a 1992 direct-to-video version of “Captain America,” died Saturday at age 69, according to a Facebook book from his wife and producer, Cynthia Curran.

“I sat with him for his last breath that sounded like he was releasing the weight of the world,” Curran wrote. Several years ago, Pyun was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and dementia.

Born in Hawaii, Pyun got his start in film after meeting Japanese star Toshiro Mifune, who brought him to Japan to intern on a TV series he was doing. After working as a commercial film editor for several years, then moved to Los Angeles and took his shot on the 1982 low-budget fantasy film called “The Sword and the Sorcerer.”

The film became a low-budget smash, grossing 39 million and earning Richard Lynch a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Albert Pyun, a genre filmmaker whose sweeping body of work includes cult favorites such as “Cyborg,” “The Sword and the Sorcerer,” “Nemesis” and the 1989 “Captain America,” died Saturday in Las Vegas, Nev. He was 69 years old.

Pyun had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and dementia a few years ago. In the past months, his wife and producer, Cynthia Curnan, had been sharing periodic updates on his condition. More recently, she implored fans to share personal messages with the director after his health began to decline.

Curnan confirmed Pyun’s death through Facebook, writing “I sat with him for his last breath that sounded like he was releasing the weight of the world.”

Largely working under low budgets for a direct-to-video market, Pyun developed an immersive form of dreamy lighting, post-apocalyptic dilapidation and surreal, balletic action that found an enthusiastic following among genre film audiences. Over a filmmaking career spanning four decades,...

James Winburn racked up around 80 credits during his career as a stuntman, but for genre fans there is one credit that really stands out from the pack: Winburn was the stunt double for iconic slasher Michael Myers in director John Carpenter‘s 1978 classic Halloween (watch it Here). In the moment where Dr. Loomis shoots Myers six times, sending him tumbling off a balcony, that’s Winburn performing the stunt. Sadly, it has been reported that Winburn passed away at the age of 85.

Winburn’s manager Peter DeLorme confirmed the news to TMZ, saying he passed away this past Saturday, November 19, in a Los Angeles hospital after a short illness. It was quite short, because Winburn attended a convention in the United Kingdom just three weeks ago. The company that put on that convention, which was called For the Love of Horror, said Winburn “was an absolute pleasure to work with...

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Poltergeist, Blade Runner, The Thing, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan…

These are just a few of the genre classics that made their theatrical debut within months of each other in 1982! It’s widely considered the summer that shaped modern geek culture, and if anyone knows what it means to be a defining voice of that generation – it’s the great Mark A. Altman. The former boss of the iconic Sci-Fi Universe Magazine, the writer and producer of Free Enterprise, the showrunner of The CW’s Pandora and the best-selling author of definitive Star Trek and James Bond oral histories, Altman is perhaps the authority on all things genre. Indeed, his upcoming documentary 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever is shaping up to be his Magnum Opus.

Altman, along with director Roger Lay, Jr, Scott Mantz and Thomas P. Vitale will be premiering the documentary at...

Lee Horsley (The Hateful Eight), Kathleen Beller (Dynasty), Simon MacCorkindale (Jaws 3D) and Richard Moll (House) star in Albert Pyun's classic 80's fantasy flick The Sword and the Sorcerer, filled with brutal battles, plucky maidens, savage monsters and more!

Meet Talon, a daring mercenary who conquers castles and dungeons alike with his lethal three-bladed sword. But when Talon learns that he is the prince of a kingdom controlled by an evil sorcerer, he is thrust into the wildest fight of his life. Can Talon rescue the beautiful princess and slay the warlock, or will he fall prey to the black magic of medieval mayhem?

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Albert Pyun's The Sword and the Sorcerer is coming to 4K! Meet Talon, a daring mercenary who conquers castles and dungeons alike with his lethal three-bladed sword. But when Talon learns that he is the prince of a kingdom controlled by an evil sorcerer, he is thrust into the wildest fight of his life. Can Talon rescue the beautiful princess and slay the warlock, or will he fall prey to the black magic of medieval mayhem?

Lee Horsley (The Hateful Eight), Kathleen Beller (Dynasty), Simon MacCorkindale (Jaws 3D) and Richard Moll (House) star in this action-packed saga filled with brutal battles, plucky maidens, savage monsters and more!

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The Sword And The Sorcerer (Collector’S Edition) To Be Released On Uhd™ And Blu-ray™ For The First Time 4Kuhdtm + Blu-raytm Combo Pack Loaded With New Extras Coming March 15, 2022 On March 15 the cult-favorite The Sword and the Sorcerer will be released on Uhd™ and Blu-ray™ for the first time when Scream Factory …

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On March 15th, Scream Factory will venture into a world of fantasy-fueled frights with the 4K Uhd and Blu-ray combo pack Collector's Edition release of 1982's The Sword and the Sorcerer, and we have a look at the full list of bonus features, including a new audio commentary with director Albert Pyun.

Press Release: On March 15 the cult-favorite The Sword and the Sorcerer will be released on Uhd™ and Blu-ray™ for the first time when Scream Factory releases the 4K Uhdtm + Blu-rayTM combo pack The Sword and the Sorcerer (Collector’s Edition), which is loaded with exciting new extras. Customers ordering from ShoutFactory.com will receive an exclusive 18x24 rolled poster featuring the original theatrical artwork, while supplies last.

Meet Talon, a daring mercenary who conquers castles and dungeons alike with his lethal three-bladed sword. But when Talon learns that he is the prince of a kingdom controlled by an evil sorcerer,...

Directed by Albert Pyun, the 1980s fantasy movie The Sword and the Sorcerer is soon bringing its sword-and-sorcery magic to 4K Ultra HD, courtesy of Scream Factory! Scream Factory has fully detailed the upcoming 4K Ultra HD release of the 1982 movie, which is being branded as a “Collector’s Edition” with tons of new content. […]

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After John Bernecker passed away Thursday night, TheWrap took a look back at other stuntmen who died on set.

Kun Liu died in 2012 in an explosion on the set of “The Expendables 2” while filming in Bulgaria. His parents sued Millenium/Nu Image for wrongful death.

Lu Yanqing died in 2008 in a fire on set caused by two boats crashing into one another while making the movie “Red Cliff” in China.

Jose Marco died in 1969 while filming an underwater sequence in the film “Shark.” He was mauled to death by one of the sharks, which had been improperly sedated.

Jack Tyree died in 1981 while filming “The Sword and the Sorcerer.” While performing an 80-foot fall, Tyree missed the airbag below and died on impact.

Chris Lamon died in 2000 in Toronto while performing a stunt for the movie “Exit Wounds.” He hit his head when rolling out of an upside-down van...

TV didn’t always upend the horror formula; but when they would add a couple of different colors to the mix, the result was usually at least interesting. Such is the case with Deadly Messages (1985), which throws the whole palette at the screen for a very messy, but entertaining distraction.

Originally broadcast February 21st as part of The ABC Thursday Night Movie, the telefilm could not have picked a worse night to premiere: in addition to CBS’ solid lineup of Magnum, P.I. and Simon & Simon, NBC had the biggest block on the air – The Cosby Show/Family Ties/Cheers/Night Court. Oh well. For the six other people not watching that, they were left with a goofy and breezy murder mystery come Ouija board spookfest.

Let’s pull apart our sun kissed faux TV Guide and see what the spirits have to say:

Deadly Messages

A woman being stalked...

Iconic cult director Albert Pyun - best known for directing The Sword And The Sorcerer and Cyborg - is apparently unstoppable. So while the director has been battling some significant health issues in recent years he's not about to let those stop him from doing what he loves best, and that's making movies. And so he's about to get up and running on his latest, a fantasy actioner titled Bad Ass Angels And Demons, which he'll be shooting in 360 Vr. Check out the details below! Shooting starts this weekend on cult director Albert Pyun's ambitious fantasy actioner Baad: Bad Ass Angels & Demons   The film stars  Mia ScozzaFave as Arch Angel Azrael,   Fulvia Santoni as Arch Angel Gabriel,...

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Being a popular TV star can be a double edged antennae; great, steady income and national (sometimes international) fame. But the downside is you can become so popular that as a performer, what you’re known for is all you become known for, and it can be difficult to step beyond people’s perception. Such is the case with Elizabeth Montgomery, as the Bewitched actress took on the somber lead role in The Victim (1972), an entertaining little mystery that showed a welcome serious side to the star.

Originally broadcast on Tuesday, November 14th as an ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week, The Victim would have to go up against Hawaii Five-o and NBC’s own movie night; and while Jack Lord always won out, ABC had the particular market cornered for mystery and horror with The Victim being a fine addition to their roster.

Make sure it’s a dark...

Marvel movies are big business, from the Avengers franchise and all of the interconnected heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on screens both big and small, to Fox's ever-expanding world of the X-Men and Deadpool, to the Sony steered Spider-man movies, going all the way back to Sam Raimi's original trilogy. But that doesn't mean every big name actor and A list talent in Hollywood wants to be associated with these characters. Some heavyweight actors have straight up said no way when Marvel came knocking. So, who would do such a thing?

Since becoming its own studio, which was later acquired by Disney in one of the biggest studio deals this side of Lucasfilm, Marvel has had no problem attracting top-tier A-list talent to its roster; the talent who commands major ticket grosses and critical acclaim alike. Who doesn't want to suit up as a one of Marvel's Merry Mutants,...

Even when the lead singer dies, the show must go on for a group of galactic rockers in 1986's Vicious Lips, that is, if they can make it to the gig without being killed themselves. With the space-set sci-fi horror film out now on Blu-ray, Scream Factory has provided us with one Blu-ray copy to give away to one lucky Daily Dead reader.

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I don’t know if you’re anything like me, but I can often spend hours upon hours trawling through iTunes looking for new movies to buy… Usually I’ll randomly come across a title I haven’t seen in years and use the “Cast & Crew” links to make my way down the rabbit hole to the more obscure side of Apple’s digital movie service.

Now whilst many will decry that iTunes is a terrible VOD service due to Apple’s desire to lock its audience to their platforms, if you have an Apple TV or iPad be aware – there are some truly obscure films hidden away in the depths of the vast collection of movies. Some of which have been made available in the UK for the first time since VHS and a Lot that have been added to the service in their original uncut form!

So, with...

Ryan Lambie Jul 6, 2016

How did an 80s Van Damme action flick emerge from a failed Spider-Man movie and Masters Of The Universe sequel? Ryan takes a look...

Cannon Films was in deep trouble by 1987. Its boom years, between the late 70s to the mid-80s, were largely thanks to an eclectic and hurriedly-made collection of B-movies: Chuck Norris action pictures, Charles Bronson revenge flicks and lots of things with the word ‘ninja’ in the title.

Thanks to its outsider status and anything-for-a-buck approach to filmmaking, Cannon Films became a major name in Hollywood, the grinning faces of its brusque founders - producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus - frequently appearing in TV news reports and tinseltown trade papers.

But in the mid-80s, Golan and Globus began to change their strategy. While they would still make Death Wish sequels and Chuck Norris pics, they began to dabble in making more expensive films,...

How did an 80s Van Damme action flick emerge from a failed Spider-Man movie and Masters Of The Universe sequel? Ryan takes a look...

Cannon Films was in deep trouble by 1987. Its boom years, between the late 70s to the mid-80s, were largely thanks to an eclectic and hurriedly-made collection of B-movies: Chuck Norris action pictures, Charles Bronson revenge flicks and lots of things with the word ‘ninja’ in the title.

Thanks to its outsider status and anything-for-a-buck approach to filmmaking, Cannon Films became a major name in Hollywood, the grinning faces of its brusque founders - producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus - frequently appearing in TV news reports and tinseltown trade papers.

But in the mid-80s, Golan and Globus began to change their strategy. While they would still make Death Wish sequels and Chuck Norris pics, they began to dabble in making more expensive films, such...

Earlier today (Aug 19th) one of my all-time favourite directors, Albert Pyun, announced via his Facebook and Twitter pages that he would be stepping away from movie-making and all that it ensues, due to health reasons… He’s since expanded on the problems with his health in a further post on his Facebook page, that I urge everyone whose ever enjoyed an Albert Pyun movie to read.

Hi Everyone – sadly I’m going to have to shutdown my facebook and other movie related efforts including Director’s cuts attending film festivals and screenings due to my health issue. I have to take the time to address this condition as its a long term but not life threatening. I’ve had some heart issues but through Cynthia, that was being stabilized and in control. But this new one is not as dangerous but far more widespread across my entire body and...

If you're going to be near the Chinese Theaters in Hollywood this week, be sure to pop in on Wednesday to enjoy Mad Monster's screening of Blacula featuring a Q&A with cast members Denise Nicholas and Bob Minor. Sounds like a blast!

You can purchase tickets for Blacula at the Chinese Theaters here, and once you do, RSVP at the official Blacula event Facebook page for a free gift. Read on for all the details.

From the Press Release

Celebrate Black History Month with Mad Monster and Blacula, Dracula's 70’s Soul Brotha’, at the Chinese Theatres in Hollywood, Wednesday, February 13th at 9:00pm! The event will include a special Q&A with cast members Denise Nicholas who played "Michelle" and Blacula's stuntman, Bob Minor, moderated by author and film historian, Pat Jankiewicz, the last person to interview Blacula himself, William Marshall!

As always, there will be prize giveaways,...

Las Vegas area grindhouse fans, get ready! The third annual PollyGrind Film Festival is gearing up for another successful roll in the hay with the best in b-movie madness and to get you fiends ready for what looks to be the biggest year yet!

The madman behind it all - Chad Clinton Freeman- went ahead and announced the opening night flick earlier this week. It looks like PollyGrind is hellbound on October 17th as Albert Pyun's Road to Hell has been picked to kick-off the fest. For more details on Road to Hell and PollyGrind, read on for all the low-down from the official press release!

From the Press Release:

Known as the film festival of a different breed, PollyGrind of Las Vegas has announced it's set to ride the Road to Hell with legendary cult filmmaker Albert Pyun.

Festival founder and programmer Chad Clinton Freeman, dubbed the...

The Lords of Salem Zombie was written, directed and produced by Rob Zombie. Genre staples Udo Kier (Cigarette Burns, Blade), Dee Wallace (Cujo, The Howling), Clint Howard (The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, House of the Dead), Sheri Moon Zombie (House of 1000 Corpses, Halloween), Sid Haig (The Devil’s Rejects, Creature), Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes, Penny Dreadful), Ken Foree (Halloween, Dawn of the Dead), Meg Foster (They Live, Stepfather II), Richard Lynch (Halloween, The Sword and the Sorcerer), Maria Conchita Alonso (Predator 2, The Running Man) Billy Drago (The Hills Have Eyes, Imprint) and Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, From Beyond) star.