Takashi Shimizu

Howling Village trailer previews Takashi Shimizu’s new horror film

Posted 5 years ago

The poster and trailer for director Takashi Shimizu's upcoming horror film Howling Village say the movie is "From the writer and director of The Grudge and The Grudge 2", which is true – but it would have been even better...

Original vs. Remake: Ju-on vs. The Grudge

Posted 6 years ago

The GRUDGE franchise returns to the big screen this Friday, January 3rd, with a new installment from director Nicolas Pesce that is said to tie together all of the previous films in the series. While we wait to see what...

The Grudge gets R rating as Nicolas Pesce discusses Takashi Shimizu

Posted 7 years ago

Whether you love or hate the JU-ON / THE GRUDGE franchise, the person responsible for it is Takashi Shimizu. The concept for the series came from his mind, and he started it off with a couple short films before going...

The Grudge reboot officially set for summer 2019

Posted 8 years ago

Halloween may seem like the logical time to put out a horror movie, but movies like THE CONJURING and last year’s ANNABELLE: CREATION and IT have proven otherwise. Summertime (or close to it) is prime horror season, with people wanting...

It’s the Booze Talkin’, Don’t curse us with another Grudge remake!

Posted 9 years ago

I’m going to admit something fairly controversial. I didn’t really enjoy THE RING (2002). You know, the Gore Verbinski flick that was a remake of RINGU – I think I liked that flick just slightly more. That entire period of scares...

The Grudge reboot to be directed by The Eyes of My Mother’s Nicolas Pesce

Posted 9 years ago

Big news dropping late on a Thursday night: Sony's long-threatened reboot of THE GRUDGE is moving forward once again. Quit your sighing, though. There's good news. They've hired a very intriguing person to steer this particular ship. Nicolas Pesce, who...

Dissecting Director Takashi Shimizu!

Posted 10 years ago

DIRECTOR TAKASHI SHIMIZU! No matter who you ask, it's clear Takashi Shimizu is one of the preeminent purveyors of Japanese horror cinema. The dude fomented a tidal wave of international acclaim when his 2002 movie JU-ON: THE GRUDGE proved so...

Buckle in to watch this new clip from Flight 7500

Posted 10 years ago

Sometimes a film becomes more important than it actually should have been because nobody can actually see it. Occasionally the wait is worth it, as was the case with the long-delayed CABIN IN THE WOODS and YOU'RE NEXT. We don't...

Takashi Shimizu’s Flight 7500 finally being released in U.S.

Posted 10 years ago

  Well, it only took about five years, but Takashi Shimizu’s plane-bound supernatural thriller FLIGHT 7500 is finally being released in North America. On DVD, of course. This film, you’ll hopefully recall, was shot in late 2011 for CBS Films...

Juno Mak’s Rigor Mortis gets a new clip

Posted 12 years ago

By now it’s no secret that Juno Mak’s vampire film RIGOR MORTIS looks clownshit insane, and to prove it even further we have yet another clip that gives us a nice long look at some of the gorgeous imagery that...

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