Nightmare on Elm Street...Box office candy dripping with blood! Starts today...

Just when folks thought it was safe to stroll down Elm Street once again, a cold shiver is inclined to run up-and-down the spine, instead.

No wonder!

"Nightmare on Elm Street" opens around the country today after laying low since 1994.

Jackie Earle Haley stars as "Freddy Kreuger" this time out and has yet to prove himself in the fright night world of Horror Genre classics.

Even still, the film is expected to rack up big bucks, first weekend out of the gate.

In view of the fact New Line pumped $35 million into the production, filmgoers - mostly young straight men - can expect a high dose of slasher thrills pushed to the max by virtue of  state-of-the-art special effects.

For die-hard fans, the studio has just released the original horror classic on Blu-Ray.

See 'ya there!

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Kellan Lutz...hearts flutter on Ellen! Cast in role of Poseidon!

Hearts were all aflutter on Ellen this week when Calvin Klein underwear model - Kellan Lutz - trotted out from behind the curtain.

The pulses started racing when Lutz - slated to burst out on the wide screen on June 30th in the Twilight sequel (Eclipse) - sauntered into the studio audience to get up-close-and-personal - after a brief chat on the couch with Ellen.

No bump & grind, though.

The pretty boy's physique has proven to be quite an asset of late.

Lutz's handlers just announced, for instance, that their client has been signed to take on the mantle of  "Poseidon" in a big-budget feature (War of the Gods) starring Mickey Rourke, Henry Cavill, and Freida Pinto.

Mythical or muscular role playing?

Since the project is being billed as a "new action film" it causes one to wonder!

Meanwhile, in the modern day (in a certain part of town), movie-goers can only surmise what ominous events are bound to unfold when "Nightmare on Elm Street" - starring Lutz - splashes (slashes?) across the silver screen April 30th!

Understandably, the rising star has become a triple threat of high order in Hollywood show-biz circles.

Vampire cum God slash hacker!

With a bit of box-office luck, and expert nurturing from his theatrical agent, Lutz may be able to close the door on the cheezy underwear ads in the near future.

Did I hear a sigh of disappointment?

Male erotica!

But, can he act?

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The Addams Family...Nathan Lane stars in Broadway Musical! April 8th...

The Addams family is going through another incarnation!

The Charles Addams cartoons were adapted in the 1960's for the boob tube, triggered a craze in the  burgeoning poplular medium, and savored a long successful run in syndication heaven!

Now, the Addams Family is about to tread the boards in Tin Pan Alley, in a new format as a bold splashy Broadway Musical starring comedic actor Nathan Lane & Bebe Neuwirth.

Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (Jersey Boys) and score by Andrew Lippa.

There will be no lookin' back for Gomez (Lane) and Morticia (Bebe), undoubtedly!

Star Interviews: www.life.usatoday.com

Robin Williams & Nathan Lane camp it up!



Boob tube's Addams family in 60's

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American Cinematheque! Horror Classics for Halloween. October 30th @ the Egyptian Theatre.

Got nothing to do on Thursday, October 30th, just prior to the wild bash on Halloween night in West Hollywood?

Why not prep yourself for the ghoulish celebrations on spooky Friday - by attending a couple of trick-or-treat Horror Classics - sponsored by American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood?

The prestigious organization is screening 2 Peter Cushing/Terrence Fisher features on a double-bill! (Hammer Productions)

Horror of Dracula was shot in 1956.

Director Terence Fisher and screenwriter Jimmy Sangster offer up their take on Bram Stoker’s celebrated gothic horror period piece.

Christopher Lee's moody performance as Dracula is a stand-out.

And, Professor Van Helsing is played to the hilt by spirited Peter Cushing.

Highlights include brooding cinematography and a stirring score by James Bernard.

Horror of Dracula is touted as one of Hammer’s most enduring masterpieces!

The second thriller on the bill - The Brides of Dracula - was shot in 1960.

Terence Fisher directed.

In this scary offering, Baron Meinster is played by David Peel.

At the beginning of the film, an intro by voice over, intones:

"Transylvania is a land of dark forests, dread mountains and black unfathomed lakes, still the home of magic and devilry as the nineteenth century draws to its close. Count Dracula, monarch of all vampires is dead but his disciples live on to spread the cult and corrupt the world"

In a nutshell, it is a wacko tale about a bloodsucking villain chained in a castle lair by a conflicted deranged mother (Matita Hunt).

When the Baron is unwittingly released by a stranded French schoolteacher by the name of Marianne (Yvonne Monlaur) he proceeds to wreak havoc amongst the local female population.

Luckily, Marianne is rescued by a traveling vampire hunter by the name of Professor Van Helsing (played with great dramatic flair by Peter Cushing) - at which point - the battle between good and evil begins in earnest.

A rip-roaring tall tale and one of Hammer’s most rewarding vampire pictures, according to horror genre film buffs.

Enter to win fright-filled DVD’s throughout the blood-splattered weekend courtesy of Fox Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. and MGM.

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See 'ya there!