Hasitha Fernando revisits 8MM on its 25th anniversary… Filmmaker Joel Schumacher has churned out an impressive slate of movies in the past, that include the likes of St. Elmo’s Fire, The Lost Boys, Falling Down and The Client. However, one of his most underrated efforts celebrates its anniversary today and that film is none other […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Lost Boys (1987)
The Lost Boys, 1987. Directed by Joel Schumacher. Starring Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Corey Haim, Edward Herrmann, Barnard Hughes, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, and Dianne Wiest. SYNOPSIS: The Lost Boys makes its 4K debut in time for its 35th anniversary. You won’t find any new bonus features here, but the film looks amazing in 4K, […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Flatliners (1990)
Flatliners, 1990. Directed by Joel Schumacher. Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt, and Kevin Bacon. SYNOPSIS: Joel Schumacher’s Flatliners, which never quite hits the highs of films like The Lost Boys and Falling Down but is mercifully better than Batman & Robin, arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Arrow Video. The […]
The Lost Boys gets 4K Ultra HD restoration release for 35th anniversary
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced that Joel Schumacher’s 1987 cult classic The Lost Boys is set for a 4K Ultra HD release this September with an all-new restoration in celebration of its 35th anniversary; check out the cover artwork, trailer and details below…. When a single mother and her two sons move to […]
Arrow Video bringing Flatliners to 4K Ultra HD with new restoration
Arrow Video has announced that it is bringing Joel Schumacher’s 1990 sci-fi thriller Flatliners to 4K Ultra HD this August, with a brand new 4K restoration approved by director of photography Jan de Bont; check out the cover artwork and special feature details below… Known for his impressively eclectic filmography and for helping to launch […]
October Horrors 2020 – The Lost Boys (1987)
The Lost Boys, 1987. Directed by Joel Schumacher. Starring Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Dianne Wiest, Jamison Newlander, Barnard Hughes, Edward Hermann and Kiefer Sutherland. SYNOPSIS: After moving to a new town with their mother, a pair of brothers discover that their new home is a haven for a gang of vampires. […]
More Than Batnipples: The Cinematic Legacy of Joel Schumacher
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of the late Joel Schumacher, whose great work has been disappointingly overshadowed by Batman… For many film fans, Joel Schumacher has had an impact. For better or worse, his work in the world of Gotham has become iconic for reasons of irony or antipathy. The trouble is, we now […]
R.I.P. Joel Schumacher (1939 – 2020)
American film director Joel Schumacher, known for the likes of The Lost Boys and the Batman sequels Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, has passed away aged 80, his publicist has announced today. “Filmmaker Joel Schumacher, director of such St. Elmo’s Fire, A Time to Kill, The Client and Tigerland, passed away quietly from cancer […]
Joel Schumacher wanted Drew Barrymore and Rosanna Arquette for The Lost Boys sequel
When speaking with Empire Magazine, The Lost Boys director Joel Schumacher discussed a spinoff of his iconic 1987 vampire film, one that would have put a female spin on the material. “There’s always been a desire at Warner Bros to do a sequel,” Schumacher told Empire (via Bloody Disgusting), “and I always felt there was […]
Joel Schumacher wanted to make an Arkham Asylum movie after Batman & Robin
Batman & Robin might be the worst, or underappreciated, Batman movie ever made depending on who you ask. The movie was critically panned, and Joel Schumacher was presumably given a restraining order from every Batman property in existence. However, what if the movie succeeded? In an alternate universe, where Batman & Robin was a triumph, […]
