Blowing Smoke: A Letter from the Editor

 

The month of October was a landmark month for everyone at Killer Film.  We unveiled our new site design, which is geared toward building a community of like minded film enthusiasts.  The new design comes complete with a featured video section, a preview box, Blu-Ray, DVD, and Theatrical sections, as well as comment boxes and buttons enabling readers to add our content to their favorite social bookmarking site.  October also featured more Blu-Ray reviews than ever, an awesome feature from our beautiful and killer horror nerd Serena Whitney, interviews with Darren Lynn Bousman, Monica Keena, Edward Furlong, and more!

Nothing excites me more than seeing and writing about a good movie and simultaneously sharing it with our dedicated readers.  I’m a film fan.  I don’t discriminate against any genre, but lately Hollywood seems to have lost its way.  Movies like Prom Night, and Mirrors have been getting the blockbuster treatment, while killer films like Dance of the Dead, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, and Trailer Park of Terror are forced to find their audience on DVD.  I’m pretty sure that if the powers that be in Hollywood put a little money behind a film like Jack Brooks that fans would respond big-time.  And these are just example of flicks from the horror genre, there are countless others in every genre imaginable that are forced to fight for an audience while luke warm blockbusters get the red carpet treatment.  We here at Killer Film are going to continue to fight for the indie film by reviewing as many indie and direct to DVD flicks as we do blockbusters.  Because I’m sure Hollywood is going to catch on soon enough and realize that putting faith in original content not only pays big dividends when successful, it also adds new film icons for them to remake when the market gets tired of whatever trend is popular at that moment.

With that said November looking like a strong month for fresh cinematic voices.  Films like Repo! The Genetic Opera and Milk opening and telling compelling original stories.  Also, on the blockbuster front Twilight looks like it could be interesting for fans of the book, and Role Models looks like it is going to kick comedy ass.  So I urge anyone reading this to see these films in the theatre, and for a completely original film like Repo!, see it twice.  Do whatever it takes to make the Hollywood machine realize that films like Repo! need a wide release.  And for films like Twilight that are already opening wide, support them as well, and send the message that any original content is appreciated.  

Check the site everyday because for the month of November not only do we have a slew of reviews coming at you, we also have interviews with Bill Moseley, Lew Temple, Anthony Head, and more!  We are doing our best to bring you killer content month after month and it’s only going to get better.  In the coming months you can expect many more reviews, features, interviews, as well as original video content.  And please leave comments with your feelings, opinions, and suggestions.  We will read them all and use them to build a stronger community, and grow Killer Film into a site built by film fans for film fans.  

I hope everyone had a killer Halloween, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

 

Until next month,

 

Donny Broussard