Lianne Spiderbaby (Lianne MacDougall) is a writer for Fangoria, Cineplex, Famous Monsters, FearNet, Film Journal International and Video Watchdog magazine. Her new book, Grindhouse Girls: Cinema’s Hardest Working Women, is being published by St. Martin's Press. Lianne is also the host of Fright Bytes, and her journalistic force has started to "bleed" out of the horror genre and into the mainstream. Lianne Spiderbaby holds an honors degree in Film Studies, University of Toronto.
Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS hasn’t landed yet, but a new three-minute trailer has! It shows a ton
of new footage and emphasizes Charlize Theron's character, Meredith Vickers. The trailer plays as a mini-movie of sorts, a
condensed version of what we can expect when the full theatrical release
hits theaters on June 8th. FRIGHT BYTES will be featuring a special review of the film, as well as an introduction by guest director, Brian Clement.
This year's SHOCK STOCK convention was a great success! With guests like Joanna Angel, Geretta Geretta, Bobby Rhodes, Joe Pilato, Claudio Simonetti / GOBLIN, Fred 'The Hammer' Williamson and more, how can you really go wrong? Below are a few shots from Shock Stock, taken by the awesome photographer and Fangoria scribe, David Goodfellow. To see video footage from the convention featuring on my show, Fright Bytes, visit: http://www.youtube.com/frightbytes
So the first stills for Tarantino's new film (currently in production), DJANGO UNCHAINED (in theaters December 25th) were released today, and they're beautiful and amazing. Leonardo DiCaprio is the Plantation owner/pro-slavery baaaad guy, Jamie Foxx is a cowboy hero on horseback who is trained under the help and direction of dentist and professional bounty hunter Christoph Waltz (who in my opinion, is one of the most brilliant actors of our time). I was lucky enough to hang out on the set recently, and I caught a sizzle reel as well - and I was truly blown away. I'm so excited for this film that I do a little Spiderbaby dance on a daily basis. Click on the images to see them bigger, brighter, and even more beautiful.
How sad... Dick Clark died today.
(CBS/AP) Host and TV producer Dick Clark has died. He was 82.
Spokesman Paul Shefrin said the "American Bandstand" creator had a heart attack Wednesday morning at Saint John's hospital in Santa Monica, a day after he was admitted for an outpatient procedure.
Long dubbed "the world's oldest teenager" because of his boyish appearance, Clark bridged the rebellious new music scene and traditional show business, and was equally comfortable whether chatting about music with Sam Cooke or bantering with Ed McMahon about TV bloopers. He thrived as the founder of Dick Clark Productions, supplying movies, game and music shows, beauty contests and more to TV. Among his credits: "The $25,000 Pyramid," "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes" and the American Music Awards.
For a time in the 1980s, he had shows on all three networks and was listed among the Forbes 400 of wealthiest Americans. Clark also was part of radio as partner in the United Stations Radio Networks, which provided programs - including Clark's - to thousands of stations.
The original "American Bandstand" was one of network TV's longest-running series as part of ABC's daytime lineup from 1957 to 1987. It later aired for a year in syndication and briefly on the USA Network. Over the years, it introduced stars ranging from Buddy Holly to Madonna. The show's status as an American cultural institution was solidified when Clark donated Bandstand's original podium and backdrop to the Smithsonian Institution.
Clark joined "Bandstand" in 1956 after Bob Horn, who'd been the host since its 1952 debut, was fired. Under Clark's guidance, it went from a local Philadelphia show to a national phenomenon.
"I played records, the kids danced, and America watched," was how Clark once described the series' simplicity. In his 1958 hit "Sweet Little Sixteen," Chuck Berry sang that "they'll be rocking on Bandstand, Philadelphia, P-A."
As a host, he had the smooth delivery of a seasoned radio announcer. As a producer, he had an ear for a hit record. He also knew how to make wary adults welcome this odd new breed of music in their homes.
Clark endured accusations that he was in with the squares, with critic Lester Bangs defining Bandstand as "a leggily acceptable euphemism of the teenage experience." In a 1985 interview, Clark acknowledged the complaints. "But I knew at the time that if we didn't make the presentation to the older generation palatable, it could kill it."
This episode of FRIGHT BYTES (our 20th) features the SHOCK STOCK convention in London, Ontario April 13-15, 2012. Your host Lianne Spiderbaby (FANGORIA) and co-host Steve Mac interview Fred "The Hammer" Williamson (BUCK TOWN, BLACK CAESAR) and Kane Hodder (HATCHET, JASON VII - X, CHILLERAMA) and you'll get an exclusive backstage pass into the GOBLIN / CLAUDIO SIMONETTI concert with a special introduction by FANGORIA'S Editor in Chief, CHRIS ALEXANDER.
FRIGHT BYTES presents SHOCK STOCK coverage Part 1!
Stay tuned for Part 2: Joe Pilato, Gary Pullin, Geretta Geretta, and Lianne Spiderbaby's Birthday party!
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The best damn birthday a girl could ask for: a Spider Baby cake (thank you to PGC and Rachael Chainsaw Kaye @ Chef Chainsaws Gory Goodies (order one!), great FANGORIA friends, SHOCK STOCK convention and one of my best girls for years now - Ms Julie B (her first horror convention)! Thank you all so much!
Lianne & Julie B
The Fangoria crew at SHOCK STOCK 2012
Jason, Chris Alexander, Kelly Stewart, Lianne Spiderbaby
Cake made by: https://www.facebook.com/groups/130303623660917/
