Written By: Dan Geer

Just as a preface, this list will not include simple dramas, comedies or musicals, but will instead focus on films in the science fiction, fantasy, action and horror genres from the last 40 years.

Many movies go underappreciated for any number of reasons. Sometimes we have favorites that the majority (or very vocal minority) do not seem to appreciate but are actually quite good. Other times films are just not really great per se, but perhaps better than people give them credit for. After all, even an average film can be entertaining and fun on multiple levels.

Whatever the reason, there are many films that are simply underrated or misunderstood, or have even been forgotten that deserve more appreciation that they commonly receive, whether by critics or the general movie-going public. The following list represents Popcorn Monster’s top 10 most underappreciated genre films of the last 40 years (click on the titles for trailers)…

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Written By: Brandon Engel

John Carpenter is a popular American film director best known for horror and science fiction movies. In a career that has spanned more than four decades, Carpenter has amassed a large body of work. He is not simply a director of horror films, but a successful filmmaker who has both written and directed action and science fiction films as well as horror. His best known and appreciated films include Halloween, The Thing, Escape From New York, Starman and They Live, starring professional wrestler Roddy Piper.

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Source: FEARnet | Posted By: Dan Geer

Award-winning filmmaker Mick Garris, host of FEARnet‘s signature series Post-Mortem with Mick Garris, has conducted many interviews with horror film legends on the show, including Roger Corman (which we featured here), Robert Englund and Frank Darabont.

More recently, Garris sat down with Halloween creator John Carpenter to discuss his career. While this five-part interview does not debut on FEARnet until Monday, February 28th (and also Verizon FiOS cable channel 197 starting March 4th and On Demand March 7th), FEARnet was kind enough to send us the official press release as well as photos and an exclusive preview clip of the interview. Hit the jump to check them out!

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Source: Entertainment Tonight | /Film | Posted By: Dan Geer

I have a soft spot for the Scream movies. They are kind of a guilty pleasure for me. But for some reason, I have not posted anything about the newest movie in the franchise, Scream 4, which recently wrapped principal photography in my home state of Michigan.

So, here for your viewing pleasure, is a behind-the-scenes look from Entertainment Tonight at the new movie, which hits theaters nationwide April 15, 2011. As /Film points out, the video doesn’t really enlighten us very much, but it is a first look at Ghostface in action. Hit the jump to watch!

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Source: MTV

Well, now that Warner Brothers has decided to finally release the much hyped Trick ‘r Treat film on DVD/Blu-ray, it is no surprise that Writer/Director Michael Dougherty is talking up the possibility of at least one sequel, if not more. Details after the jump!

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