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A laid back college student who favors quiet gatherings with close friends over wild nights out on the town finds himself at the center of a centuries old war between vampires and mortals in this low-budget frightener starring Tony Todd and C. Thomas Howell. Will is an average college student whose low-key lifestyle is about to get more interesting than he could ever imagine. After being bitten by a vampire seductress whose clan secretly scours the campus for fresh blood, Will begins to make a startling transformation. Meanwhile, among the legions of the undead, powerful coven leader Julian (Todd) is looking to name a successor to the throne. In order to qualify for such an honor, however, a vampire from Julian's coven must first hunt and kill a sentry. The sentries are an elite order of vampire hunters who have been quietly keeping humanity safe from the vampire threat for millennia, carefully maintaining the delicate balance between good and evil. Suddenly, a college student who never thought he would amount to anything finds himself at the center of a supernatural war between the world he once knew, and the secret society that he never knew existed. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tony Todd, A.J. Draven, (more)
One of the most brutal killing sprees in the annals of American history becomes the feature film that's sure to keep viewers sleeping with the lights on as director Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield Michael Feifer recounts the horrific atrocities committed by the notorious Richard Speck. It was the crime that shocked a nation; nine selfless Chicago nurses brutalized, raped, and murdered without mercy or remorse. The man responsible for the crimes - a lifelong criminal and high-school dropout whose petty early crimes would become increasingly ominous as the years went by. Parker Lewis Can't Lose and Stargate SG-1 star Corin Nemec portrays the notorious serial killer in a relentless account of real life events co-starring horror icons Andrew Divoff, Tony Todd, and Debbie Rochon. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Corin Nemec, Andrew Divoff, (more)
In the tradition of such psychologically-charged sci-fi outings as The Next One (1982) and K-PAX (2001) comes the cerebral science fiction opus The Man From Earth (2007). The story concerns Professor John Oldman, a scientist who summons a group of associates to a cabin one freezing night, and strikes them with a fantastic revelation: he is not a traditional human, but a 14,000 year-old immortal, who has survived centuries of evolution from the Cro-Magnon Era to the present. In the hours to follow, Professor Oldman's earth-shaking assertion about himself challenges the men on spiritual, scientific and historical levels. But the most incredible is yet to come - an even more astonishing truth in which the men's discussions culminate. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- David Lee Smith, Richard Riehle, (more)
Tony Todd Tiffany Shepis, Daniel Roebuck, and George Wendt star in this thriller inspired by the true story of a well-known Arizona cult. Small town therapist Jonathan has recently formed a strange fixation on a local cult that worships a mythological figure who was brutally murdered. With every step that Jonathan takes towards understanding the true inner-workings of the dangerous cult, his chances of escaping with his belief system intact diminishes. Perhaps Jonathan was destined to become yet another covert to this warped belief system from the very beginning. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tony Todd, George Wendt, (more)
- 2006
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Mick Garris, directorial veteran of Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories and the features Critters 2: The Main Course and Psycho IV: The Beginning, helms this installment in the hair-raising Masters of Horror series, from an original screen story authored by best-selling novelist Clive Barker. Tyron Leitso stars as Rob Hanisee, an aspiring writer greeted by an odd spiritual manifestation during his stay at a Yaddo-like writer's retreat. It takes the form of a sexy and voluptuous woman who calls herself his "muse" -- a naked woman covered from head to toe with an otherworldly slime. Now, Rob must determine if she is a force for good, or the ultimate evil. Christopher Lloyd (Suburban Commando) co-stars. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tyron Leitso, Christopher Lloyd, (more)
A handful of college students looking for a good time are thrown into a world of danger in this homage to the slasher film cycle of the 1970s and '80s. Ben (Joel David Moore) has just been given his walking papers by his girlfriend and is deeply depressed. Needing a pick-me-up, Ben and his friend Marcus (Deon Richmond) head to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and take in a "Haunted Swamp Tour," with master of ceremonies Shawn (Parry Shen) guiding guests through a spooky patch of bayou country. Along the way, Ben and Marcus meet a pair of half-bright exotic dancers, Misty (Mercedes McNab) and Jenna (Joleigh Fioreavanti), as well as Marybeth (Tamara Feldman), a pretty girl who is secretive about her past. As they tour the swamp, Shawn tells his customers about the local legend of Victor Crowley, a deformed man who was taunted by the other children living near the swamp until he was nearly bludgeoned with an axe by his father while trying to open the door of their burning shack. While Ben and Marcus don't think much of the story at first, it doesn't take long before they have serious reason to believe Victor Crowley is still at large -- and is looking to settle some old scores. Hatchet received its world premiere at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Joel David Moore, Tamara Feldman, (more)
- 2006
- R
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Genre specialist John Carl Buechler offers this savage twist on the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale by tracing the dark journey of a brilliant doctor who is gradually transformed into a sinister, murderous creature. Dr. Jekyll (Tony Todd) has successfully cured a higher primate of a dire heart condition, but could this treatment prove successful on humans as well? Upon testing the serum on himself, Dr. Jekyll becomes a horrifying and primal beast that goes by the name Mr. Hyde. As Dr. Jekyll descends into a paranoid state of schizophrenia, he fails to see that Mr. Hyde is simply a malevolent manifestation of his own darkest instincts. Tracy Scroggins and Vernon G. Wells co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tony Todd, Tracy Scoggins, (more)
When an inner-city basketball team is faced with the sudden prospect of elimination, the girls who have using their skills on the court to build a better life find their determination to preserver put to the ultimate test. Being a winner on the court and coming out on top in life take the same kind of passion and determination, and when these girls learn that their team may not make it to the end of the season they quickly rally behind their coach to fight for the future and build a history that they can look back on with pride. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Forces of good and evil are in hot pursuit of a book with tremendous supernatural powers in the fifth installment of the The Prophecy franchise. A young woman named Allison comes into possession of an unusual book. Allison discovers the strange volume is the Lexicon, a book with great spiritual powers that will predict the coming of the Antichrist. Soon minions of both heaven and hell are chasing Allison, hoping to get their hands on the book; few mortals seem to believe her, though, with the exception of a lawman (Jason Scott Lee), who attempts to protect her against the agents of the afterlife. The Prophecy: Forsaken also stars Jason London, Tony Todd, and John Light. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
A supernaturally-charged serial killer rises from his prison grave to seek out the sacrifice that eluded him in life in Hong Kong cinematographer-turned-director Derek Wan's exploitive mash-up of women's prison films and zombie gut-munchers. As a child, Solitare (Carla Greene) managed to escape being sacrificed to Satan by the fearsome maniac Shadow (Tony Todd), but as an adult she may not be so lucky. Incarcerated in the very same prison where the devil-worshipping killer met his ultimate fate years earlier, Solitare is forced to fight her way through the prison ranks and earn her top-dog status among the hardened female inmates. Defeating her human opponents will be nothing compared to the challenge Solitare faces when Shadow returns from the dead to stake his claim on the soul that he was denied in life, though, and as an undead army rises from the earth to assist Shadow in his evil bidding, Solitare will find that it takes more than muscle and fighting skills to defeat an opponent with the power of ultimate evil on his side. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tony Todd, Carla Greene, (more)
- 2004
Nina's dead, and some are questioning the necessity of Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) shooting her. Chappelle (Paul Schulze), in particular, is worried about covering himself, as she was their only lead, but then Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) catches a financial transaction that eventually enables CTU to get a location for Amador (Greg Ellis). When an undercover officer on the scene is shot, Jack and Chase (James Badge Dale) barge into the club and capture Amador. Amador is too afraid of his client to talk, but he does mention that the man seems to know Jack. While Tony (Carlos Bernard) does some cross-referencing to come up with potential suspects, the team finds blueprints for the Chandler Plaza Hotel on Amador's laptop. Against Tony's wishes, Chappelle assigns Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth) to lead a squad, including Gael (Jesse Borrego), to the hotel. While hotel security attempts to lock things down, Tony orders Michelle to wait outside until the HAZMAT suits arrive, but when she discovers that Alvers (Lothaire Bluteau) is inside, she goes in after him, and her team follows. Meanwhile, Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) deals with the aftermath of Milliken's death. The police don't buy Julia's (Gina Torres) cover story, and they don't believe Sherry (Penny Johnson Jerald) either, when she claims she was never at Milliken's house. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
A psychopath cuts a bloody swath across Nevada in this gruesome horror story. The Photographer (Sven Garrett) is a nameless German fashion illustrator with an ugly past (his grandfather was a friend and associate of Adolf Hitler) and a profoundly violent nature. Working out of Las Vegas, The Photographer is a vicious serial killer who attacks men, women, and children with equal brutality. The Photographer periodically dates a woman named Charlotte (Valerie Baber), who has a younger sister named Jade (Jade Risser), but prefers to devote his spare time to mutilating Sin City's riffraff. Jade senses that there's something evil about her sister's boyfriend, and when Charlotte disappears, Jade begins playing amateur detective, unaware of just how dangerous her quarry truly is. According to the film's publicity materials, Murder-Set-Pieces features no fewer than 30 onscreen murders, and 55 gallons of stage blood were used during the shoot. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sven Garrett, Jade Risser, (more)
Death lurks, and two teenage girls try to figure out where he's heading, in this sequel to the unexpected teen horror hit Final Destination. As Clear Rivers (Ali Larter), the only surviving passenger of the ill-fated Flight 180, waits in a mental institution, certain Death will claim her, Kim (A.J. Cook), who has begun to display precognitive powers, is driving along the highway when she sees a terrible accident in which several cars crash into a logging truck. Moments later, the horrible vision is gone, but Kim is certain she saw an accident that was supposed to happen but didn't...and now Death will track down the souls he meant to take that day who slipped through his fingers. A police officer, Thomas Burke (Michael Landes), believes there's a germ of truth in Kim's story, and teams her up with Clear in hopes that together they can help prevent Death from snuffing out any more of the people involves in the accident that wasn't. Tony Todd also returns from the first film as Mr. Bludworth. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ali Larter, A.J. Cook, (more)
Scarecrow Slayer begins with good friends Dave and Karl attempting to boost the scarecrow that stands in a local farmer's field. Dave becomes the victim of a gunshot during the robbery, and his soul goes on to possess the scarecrow. He uses his status as a member of the undead to do away with anyone who attempts to win the hand of his former girlfriend, Mary. Dave concocts a plan to kidnap Mary, but Karl attempts to stop it. Karl is killed in the process, and he too becomes a scarecrow -- leading to a final brawl between the two former friends. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tony Todd, Nicole Kingston, (more)
Nelson McCormick's paranoid thriller Control Factor stars Adam Baldwin as Lance Bishop. One day, Lance is attacked by a total stranger as he walks down the street, begins hearing voices, and believes those voices are encouraging him to kill his wife (Elizabeth Berkley). Lance discovers that he is the subject of a government plot to control the people of the world. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Tom Whitus' thriller Dead Silence begins with when Rachel Pressman (Daveigh Chase) sees a murder. Cop Steve Banks (Vincent Spano) and psychiatrist Dr. Julie Craig (Kristy Swanson) are former lovers, and they are responsible for keeping Rachel safe and helping her testify. The murder, however, appears to be part of a complicated conspiracy involving powerful politicians. Soon, it becomes apparent that the girl's life is more endangered than anyone realized. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kristy Swanson, Vincent Spano, (more)
- 2002
Whitelighter-in-training Paige (Rose McGowan) is given her first assignment by the Elders. She must act as guardian angel for an alcoholic derelict named Sam Wilder (Scott Jaeck) -- who, unbeknownst to Paige, is not only a fallen Whitelighter, but her own father to boot! Meanwhile, Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Leo (Brian Krause) encounter unexpected perils while interviewing prospective nannies for their unborn child. And Cole (Julian McMahon), unable to vanquish his "evil" side, desperately tries to maneuver the Charmed Ones into vanquishing him (in other words, he wants to commit witch-assisted suicide!). ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Brian Krause, Julian McMahon, (more)
- 2002
While escaping the forces of Ogami, Dylan (Kevin Sorbo), Rommie (Lexa Doig), Tyr (Keith Hamilton Cobb) and Harper (Gordon Michael Woolvett) are rescued by an archaic-looking space vehicle. It turns out that the rescue ship is an exploratory vehicle launched from Earth 3000 years ago. The ship's crew is still alive and unaltered, thanks to the ship's incredible speed. Alas, the vehicle's inability to perform slipstream travel may mean that the four Andromeda crew members are marooned forever with the Earthlings. The only hope lies in the possibility that the exploratory craft's power may be able to regenerate the disabled Maru--but this operation had better be completed before the disgruntled Earth crew foments a mutiny. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
The Kents' former hired hand Earl Jenkins (Tony Todd) comes back to Smallville with an uncontrollable case of "the jitters." Exposed to the kryptonite held in storage at LutherCorp, Earl has not only developed a devastating nervous disorder, but has also killed a man in Metropolis. Things get worse when Earl overpowers a group of police officers at a local hospital -- seriously injuring young Clark Kent (Tom Welling) in the process. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
When his cousin Lester (Dwayne L. Barnes) asks Gunn (J. August Richards) for help extricating himself from a deal to participate in a museum robbery, Gunn agrees. He poses as Lester, while Angel (David Boreanaz) kills and impersonates Jay-Don (Michael Hagy), a flashy Vegas vampire also in on the heist. The dynamic duo then pretend to work with a cabal of demons and criminal humans as they steal the Shroud of Rahmon, a supernatural totem dyed with the blood of seven virgins and capable of inducing madness in those who come into contact with it. Unfortunately, the madness envelops even the heroes; during the chaos, Angel apparently sucks the blood of Detective Kate Lockley (Elisabeth Rohm) when she arrives on the scene for a sting operation. Eventually, it turns out Angel was only pretending to have reverted to evil in order to keep from blowing his cover. By making the others think Kate was already dead, he saved her life. This comes in handy for Wesley (Alexis Denisof), who was apprehended by the authorities after being found standing over Kate's inert body. The criminals are finally defeated and the shroud destroyed, while Kate and Angel separately reminisce about his biting her. Meanwhile, everyone else adjusts to the short, choppy new hairdo Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter) is sporting. Originally broadcast November 21, 2000, on the WB network, "The Shroud of Rahmon" marked season two, episode eight of the supernatural comedy drama. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
In this teenage horror film, a young man avoids the hand of death, only to find that he can't get away from it so easily. On the way to Paris with his high-school French club, Alex Browning (Devon Sawa) has a vivid premonition of the plane crashing and killing all its passengers. After Alex and some other passengers demand to be let off the flight, his premonition turns out to be true, and the jet explodes during takeoff. While the FBI is convinced that Alex was involved in some kind of foul play, the passengers who got off the flight are all dying in horrible ways, as if whoever determined that the passengers would perish is punishing those who cheated death. Final Destination marked the feature directorial debut of James Wong, a producer and director for the TV series The X Files. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Devon Sawa, Amanda Detmer, (more)
In Paul Duran's witty comedy-drama, down-and-out Jerry (Will Stewart) chances upon an old woman Alma (Carol Gustafson) walking her dog. The lucky encounter leads to a job when Alma's daughter Helen (Stepfanie Kramer) hires him to look after her mother and the dog. Jerry quickly realizes that the job is more complicated than he originally surmised. Alma is foul tempered, and a trio of wizened bridge-play suitors make increasingly bizarre demands on Jerry, while Helen and her vivacious teenaged daughter both make sexual advances on him. Later, when he enlists the help of his African-American friends, an unfortunate clash ensues resulting in tragedy. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Will Foster Stewart, Stephanie Kramer, (more)
- 2000
Recalling Last Tango in Paris, Virginie Wagon directs this passionate, sexy, romantic drama about a cool professional Parisian who finds herself undone by adulterous yearns that she does not understand. Marie (Anne Coesens), who works as a successful door-to-door encyclopedia salesperson, has been married to her husband Francois (Michel Bompoil) for 12 years and has a two-year-old son. Though she is relatively content with her life, she feels something is wanting. Enter 50-year old African-American Bill (Tony Todd of Candyman fame). Initially she is annoyed by his insouciance, but she finds that she is irresistibly attracted to him. Soon the two are in the midst of sordid illicit affair. She knows little about her new lover, and he seems uninterested in learning about her, but the long sessions of lovemaking are something else entirely. Feeling out of control, Marie is increasingly repelled by her own actions. Psychologically, she struggles to reconcile her torrid encounters with Bill and mundane domestic chores such as bathing her son. Moreover, she finds herself incapable of hiding her adulterous behavior, rather she comes home with scratches and hickeys all over her body, to the devastation Francois. This film was co-written by Dreamlife of Angels director Erick Zonca. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Anne Coesens, Michel Bompoil, (more)
