Just a quick note on this gloomy Saturday morn to let Basementites know our bro John Fallon's flick The Shelter is almost done. As in 100-per-cent ready for the viewing public. The Shelter filmed in New Orleans in January and has been in post production -- editing, scoring, sound design, special effects etc since. Word has it from John himself that post should be complete by the end of October.

It's been a month since we told you about John Schneider 's upcoming horror/comedy Smothered. That's right, Bo Duke directed a horror movie ! You might remember us talking about the flick, which brings together The Expendables of Horror, so to speak. Smothered had its premiere in New Orleans a couple of weeks back, and went over really well. Word has it the film hits theatres later this year.

Last year at about this time Shawn and I were introduced to the work of director Steven C. Miller . And what an introduction it was! Silent Night, Steven's loose remake of Silent Night, Deadly Night , is a lean, mean slasher machine that did what all good remakes should -- it took the idea of a killer Santa Claus and ran with it. And boy did it run far. Silent Night will get regular seasonal play alongside the classic Black Christmas . We didn't catch Silent Night in theatres during its original run. However, lucky Basementites south of the border -- that means you, U.S.A. -- get another chance as the flick begins screening in theatres on Dec. 18. Exact theatres and dates are still being sorted out, but Sacramento, Buffalo and New Orleans are on the list. For the uninitiated, the police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve. It's up to Jaime King and Malcolm McDowell to stop him. If yo...

There was a time when Jean-Claude Van Damme was one of the biggest stars on the planet and he brought the then king of Hong Kong action cinema to North America . The year was 1993 and the movie was Hard Target . A woman hires a drifter as her guide through New Orleans in search of her father, who has gone missing. They discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance in the process. This movie still owns today. At the time of its release, it was pretty over the top. By modern standards, it's a thing of simple beauty. Fight scenes are coherent and all the more exciting for it. Although not as good as director John Woo 's Asian efforts, the gunfights are still stunning ballets of death. No shaky cam here! Van Damme was born to play Chance Boudreaux, Arnold Vosloo and Lance Henriksen are brilliant as the main bad guys, Yancy Butler is pure yum and Wilfred Brimley is just awesome as Uncle Douvee. He and Vosloo have some of the most quotable lines in...

That's right, bitches! Shawn and I are sobering up long enough to share our thoughts on the latest installment of a franchise we know most Basementites are down with -- Hatchet III! You know: Victor Crowley, Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris, and scores of awesome and gory deaths? Hatchet? III? For the uninitiated, here's what the third flick is about: a search and recovery team heads into the haunted swamp to pick up the pieces (body parts from Hatchet II we'd assume) and Marybeth learns the secret to ending the voodoo curse that has left Victor Crowley haunting and terrorizing Honey Island Swamp for decades. We'll be recording our thoughts next week and launching this mofo before the end of the month. Then it's only a few short weeks before we give birth to something we like to call Season Five of Film Reviews from the Basement. More on that as the date nears. Stick with us!

There was an era of action movies when men where men, women were hot and showed their boobs, and disputes were settled with violent bloodshed. This was the 1980s, and it's sorely missed. Fortunately, every once in a while, a movie like Bullet to the Head comes along to remind us of this glorious time. And, in a place like The Basement, there is much rejoicing. After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hitman and a Washington D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy. How's that for a plot, motherfuckers!?! Lean, mean and to the point -- just like the action movies of the 80s. The fact  Bullet to the Head and The Last Stand were largely ignored by the movie-going public says little about the quality of the films and a lot about how retarded modern audiences are. Sure, they'll drop $12 for bullshit like Twilight and The Hunger Games, but won't spend a dime on glorious carnage like this, Pussies, every last on...

Y'all remember our boy Ryan Shovey, the writer/director of the bad ass horror short Hunter? Course you do. If not, refresh your memory right here . Now that we're all on the same page, Ryan took a break from turning Hunter into a full-fledged feature to craft another short, one he intends to make part of a horror anthology flick. A very R-rated horror anthology flick. Ryan and his crew from Hunter made The Audition as part of a 100-hour film contest, which challenged the filmmakers to take a project from concept to screen in, you guessed it, 100 hours. Check out the end result right now. Pretty groovy yes!?! We think so, which is why Shawn and I have shared it with you Basementites. We'll keep you updated on The Audition and Hunter as the projects develop. Source: Freak Daddy Production

A long headline, I know. But I couldn't resist. Love that line. Love it! We're uber excited in The Basement that Sylvester Stallone 's latest effort, Bullet to the Head , finally hit theatres today. And we hope audiences are kinder to it than they were to Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Last Stand and Jason Statham 's Parker . Lean and mean R-rated action flicks are the only way to go when it comes to the genre. And Sly is one of the founding fathers. Please, Basementites, get out there and support his film. Then go and see The Last Stand and Parker. After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hitman and a Washington D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy. Now enjoy this clip. It's got some great profanity, a valid point or two, and then the start of what promises to be an epic throwdown between Stallone and Jason Momoa . Source: Total Film Related articles Sylvester Stallone Gets Back to Wh...

At the start of last season we told you about a low-budget, indie horror flick looking to get off the ground called Hunter. Since then, writer/director Ryan Shovey and his crew have busted ass on the project, and it looks like the hard work has paid off. Shovey emailed us this weekend, saying he's completed a Hunter short film that he can use to generate interest and entice investors. And it sounds like money could be coming down the pike very soon. We've seen the short, and wish we could post it for you here. It's polished, full of old-school slasher scares, and promises audiences great things when the Hunter feature becomes a reality. Given that the short will be circulating at film festivals and crossing financiers' desks, we have to keep it our little secret. But, as soon as we can let Basement Dwellers see it, we will. In the meantime, follow Ryan on Twitter and check out his official site . Keep up the great work guys!