![]() The “Infant” and various “Toddler” forms of Dren are certainly unsettling with their bizarre worm-like shapes and strange movements, but their effect is somewhat diminished by the knowledge that they’re either puppets or CG creations (or both). Here are the film’s most unsettling moments. It’s freaky and weird and hot and sometimes truly terrifying. That’s the story in a nutshell (or a DNA strand, as it were). Dren is sexy in that weird, uncomfortable way that sci-fi horror films are sometimes able to pull off (you know what we’re talking about - Dario Argento did a bang-up job of it recently in his Masters of Horror episode, “Jenifer”). The premise is simple: two young, attractive and brilliant geneticists, Elsa and Clive (Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody), cook up a human-animal hybrid named Dren. It wants to thrill you, shock you and make you squirm. It’s kind of like Re-Animator, except it has no interest in amusing you. It’s what Species probably wishes it were. Director Vincenzo Natali has taken what’s essentially an old-fashioned Frankenstein story and turned it into a psychosexual horror show that isn’t afraid to go to all sorts of extremes. ![]() This article assumes that you’ve seen Splice and are up for a discussion on just how awesome - and oh so freaky - it really is. Close your browser, turn off your computer and go watch it. Ken Loach directs.If you haven’t seen Splice, stop right here. Inspired by soccer star Eric Cantona, the other Eric gets revenge with a little help from paintball-firing colleagues before patching things up with his ex-wife and estranged sons. Looking for Eric Synopsis: Depressed British postman Eric Bishop (Steve Evets) becomes humiliated when a neighborhood thug posts video of his beatings on YouTube. Mary-Louise Parker, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito and Jenna Fischer co-star in the relationship comedy from co-directors Brian Koppelman and David Levien. In order to strike a deal, he first has to take his girlfriend’s daughter on a weekend college visit. Solitary Man Synopsis: Michael Douglas stars as a washed-up Manhattan car dealer who loses his chain of dealerships and schemes to make a comeback through the clout-heavy father of his new girlfriend. Get the Shrek Outta Here: the Big Green Ogre is Back, But Are We Ready for Him in 3-D? Ex-storyboard artist Mike Mitchell directs. Chaos ensues until Shrek restores order to the kingdom. ![]() Suddenly, he finds himself in an alternate version of Far Far Away Land where ogres are hunted and princess bride Fiona is a Viking-like stranger he’s never met. The predicament this time: Semi-retired from dragon-slaying, Shrek is bored with domestic life and signs a pact with Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn). Shrek Forever After Synopsis: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas return as the voices of Shrek, Donkey, Fiona and Puss in Boots. MacGruber Movie Heads to SXSW Amid Legal Fight SXSW: Dick Jokes, '80s Action Tropes Power MacGruber Saturday Night Live staffer Jorma Taccone directs. Their mission: Take down bad guy Dieter Von Cunth, played by Val Kilmer, who’s threatening to destroy Washington, D.C., with his arsenal of nuclear warheads. MacGruber Synopsis: The goofball title character (Will Forte) puts together a team of misfits (Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Maya Rudolph). Christopher Noth co-stars for writer-director Michael Patrick King. In the United Arab Emirates, the quartet’s free-wheeling Western ways raise eyebrows. Sex and the City 2 Synopsis: The sequel catches up on the friendship between four New York career women, as Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) get away from their problems at home by taking a trip to Abu Dhabi. Romero, creator of 1968’s Night of the Living Dead. Alan Van Sprang and Kenneth Welsh co-star in the gorefest under the direction of George A. The O’Flynns go for a shoot-to-kill strategy the Muldoons believe in quarantining zombies in hopes that a treatment will one day be discovered. Romero’s Survival of the Dead (limited) Synopsis: Off the coast of Delaware, a zombie infestation plagues Plum Island, inhabited by two families who have feuded for generations. ![]() Video: Behind the Scenes of Prince of Persia Movie Review: Prince of Persia Revisits Age of SwashbucklerĪction, Attitude Might Help Prince of Persia Break Game-Movie Curse Stephenson, who also appeared in Troll 2, sheds light on Italian director Claudio Fragasso, who shot the 1989 stinker. Best Worst Movie (limited) Synopsis: This documentary by former child actor Michael Paul Stephenson revisits the small-town dentist who starred in the much-maligned Troll 2. ![]()
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