INTERVIEW: Don Coscarelli & Paul Giamatti Do Not Die At The End Of This 'John Dies At The End' Interview

One thing I can say about Don Coscarelli's movies is they never remind me of something I've already seen. The Tripoli-born, South California-raised Coscarelli makes mind bending, original films that start trends but never follow them.  For instance, there's the not easily classified 1979 horror classic Phantasm, which spawned three sequels and  pre-figured the  A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. His 1982 sword-and-sorcery crowd pleaser, The Beastmaster, was played so often on HBO that the pay-cable's call letters were said to stand for "Hey, Beastmaster is On." And his 2002 comedy horror film Bubba Ho-Tep, is a contemporary cult masterpiece that has some very smart things to say about celebrity culture and aging out in a world that worships youth.   more »

WATCH: 'John Dies At The End' Trailer Features 'Prometheus'-esque Black Goo Called 'Soy Sauce'

Don Coscarelli and Ridley Scott don't have a helluva lot in common as filmmakers, but watching the new trailer for the former director's long-gestating movie John Dies at the End put me in mind of Scott's Prometheus. Coscarelli's film, which is based on a David Wong novel, has to do with a drug called "Soy Sauce" that gives its users access to another dimension.  more »

John Dies at the End Trailer: John is Surprisingly Healthy at the End

Filmmaker Don Coscarelli, the genre visionary behind Phantasm and Bubba Ho-Tep, is finally back with John Dies at the End -- just your every day tale of a street drug called Soy Sauce, alien hallucinations, strangers with guns and Paul Giamatti holding it all together as only Paul Giamatti can. Glimpse tomorrow's imminent cult classic today, and stick around afterward for more Buzz Break.

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