Title: Empire of Silver Writer-director: Christina Yao Starring: Aaron Kwok, Tielin Zhang, Jennifer Tilly, Hao Lei There’s a special type of moviegoing misery to be found in self-important period pieces, and that’s just the sort of screaming boredom that Empire of Silver, the nearly impenetrable, emotionally arrested feature film debut of essayist and playwright Christina Yao, delivers. A drama focused on a powerful banking family in the late imperial/early Republican era of China, the movie rather gorgeously establishes its setting, but never locates a single compelling character or imparts any sense or sort of reality of what its subjects’ lives must truly have been like. Adapted from a thick, three-volume romance, Cheng Yi’s…

Watch our exclusive interview with actress Danielle Harris (Halloween II, Fear Clinic, Cyrus) at the Chiller-Eyegore Awards 2009 at Universal Studios Hollywood. About The Chiller Eyegore Awards 2009: Actor Corey Feldman hosted the program and director Rob Zombie (Filmmaker of the Year for “Halloween II”), actor Tobin Bell (the “Saw” series of films) and six-time Oscar-winning special effects makeup artist Rick Baker were among the honorees, the latter honored with the “Jack Pierce- Lifetime Achievement Award” for his many contributions to the horror genre. Previous Eyegore Award recipients have included Alice Cooper, Patricia Arquette, Janet Leigh, Roger Corman, Jennifer Tilly, Joss Whedon, Rob Zombie, Karen Black, Clive Barker, Julie Benz,…

Watch our exclusive interview with actor Bill Moseley (Dead Air, Field of Screams) at the Chiller-Eyegore Awards 2009 at Universal Studios Hollywood. About The Chiller Eyegore Awards 2009: Actor Corey Feldman hosted the program and director Rob Zombie (Filmmaker of the Year for “Halloween II”), actor Tobin Bell (the “Saw” series of films) and six-time Oscar-winning special effects makeup artist Rick Baker were among the honorees, the latter honored with the “Jack Pierce- Lifetime Achievement Award” for his many contributions to the horror genre. Previous Eyegore Award recipients have included Alice Cooper, Patricia Arquette, Janet Leigh, Roger Corman, Jennifer Tilly, Joss Whedon, Rob Zombie, Karen Black, Clive Barker, Julie Benz,…

Here’s a brand new interview with makeup artist Rick Baker at the Chiller-Eyegore Awards 2009 at Universal Studios Hollywood. About The Chiller Eyegore Awards 2009: Actor Corey Feldman hosted the program and director Rob Zombie (Filmmaker of the Year for “Halloween II”), actor Tobin Bell (the “Saw” series of films) and six-time Oscar-winning special effects makeup artist Rick Baker were among the honorees, the latter honored with the “Jack Pierce- Lifetime Achievement Award” for his many contributions to the horror genre. Previous Eyegore Award recipients have included Alice Cooper, Patricia Arquette, Janet Leigh, Roger Corman, Jennifer Tilly, Joss Whedon, Rob Zombie, Karen Black, Clive Barker, Julie Benz, Shawnee Smith, Sherri…

Watch a brand new interview with director Rob Zombie (Devil’s Rejects, Halloween 2) at the Chiller-Eyegore Awards 2009 at Universal Studios Hollywood. About The Chiller Eyegore Awards 2009: Actor Corey Feldman hosted the program and director Rob Zombie (Filmmaker of the Year for “Halloween II”), actor Tobin Bell (the “Saw” series of films) and six-time Oscar-winning special effects makeup artist Rick Baker were among the honorees, the latter honored with the “Jack Pierce- Lifetime Achievement Award” for his many contributions to the horror genre. Previous Eyegore Award recipients have included Alice Cooper, Patricia Arquette, Janet Leigh, Roger Corman, Jennifer Tilly, Joss Whedon, Rob Zombie, Karen Black, Clive Barker, Julie Benz,…

The Chiller Eyegore Awards, honoring the horror genre’s stars and creative artists, were hosted by Universal Studios Hollywood last week as Universal kicked off its annual Halloween Horror Nights theme park horror event. Universal Studios Hollywood partnered with broadcast partner Chiller, the recently-launched channel from NBC Universal, to stage the awards show. Actor Corey Feldman hosted the program and director Rob Zombie (Filmmaker of the Year for “Halloween II”), actor Tobin Bell (the “Saw” series of films) and six-time Oscar-winning special effects makeup artist Rick Baker were among the honorees, the latter honored with the “Jack Pierce- Lifetime Achievement Award” for his many contributions to the horror genre. Photos credit:…

Universal City, CA- Director Rob Zombie and actors Tobin Bell and Noah Segan will join Oscar-winning special effects makeup artist Rick Baker as honorees at Chiller Eyegore Awards, which will serve as the opening night event at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights, which begins its 16-night run on Friday, October 2 Rob Zombie has emerged as the horror genre’s leading auteur with such films as his recent “Halloween II.” Tobin Bell’s character, Jigsaw, has gathered a huge audience for the “Saw” franchise and Noah Segan’s performance in “Deadgirl” has become a cult favorite. They will be honored in the categories of “Filmmaker of the Year,” “Best Villain” and “Best…

Universal City, CA- Six-time Academy Award-winning special makeup effects artist, Rick Baker, will accept a Chiller-Eyegore Award at Universal Studios Hollywood’s opening night ceremony for the theme park’s “Halloween Horror Nights” event on Friday, October 2 at 7:00pm. Baker will be honored for his incomparable design and his makeup effects that have created indelible imagery in over 42 horror films. Most recently, Baker worked on Universal Pictures’ “The Wolfman” along side Director Joe Johnston (“Jurassic Park III”) and Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro in which he transforms Del Toro into the fearsome title character. The film opens nationwide on February 12, 2010. Baker won an Academy Awarda for his work…

Universal City, CA- Actor Corey Feldman will host this year’s Chiller-Eyegore Awards, honoring individuals for their achievements in horror, at the opening night ceremony of Universal Studios Hollywood’s much anticipated “Halloween Horror Nights” event, kicking off a 16-night run on Friday, October 2 at 7:00pm. This year, Universal Studios Hollywood is partnering with Chiller in the presentation of the newly expanded “Chiller-Eyegore Awards,” which will be broadcast as interstitial programming on Chiller later in October. The Chiller-Eyegore Awards will acknowledge actors, artists and filmmakers in a variety of categories specific to the horror genre. Previous Eyegore Award recipients have included Alice Cooper, Patricia Arquette, Janet Leigh, Roger Corman, Jennifer Tilly,…

Universal City, California, August 3, 2009 – The Eyegore Awards for Achievement in Horror will morph into the Chiller-Eyegore Awards in 2009, as Universal Studios Hollywood partners with Chiller to create an expanded awards ceremony that will be broadcast to horror fans nationwide. The seventh Eyegore Awards, (now, the Chiller-Eyegore Awards) will take place on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 pm, coinciding with the opening night of Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights. An edited broadcast of the ceremony will air on Chiller later in October, with an airdate TBD. Previous Eyegore recipients have included actors, performers and filmmakers who have made major achievements to the horror genre, including Alice…