Hats off to Tim Burton for creating what will most likely become one of the greatest movies to watch while tripping on acid. Just take a look at the new madcap trailer for Alice in Wonderland:

Hey, what are all these spiders doing on my laptop? Why are they line-dancing on my keyboard? What was I saying?

Oh yeah, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland hops into theaters on March 5, 2010. I suggest catching it in 3-D. To see additional images and trailers, click here.

The Daybreakers will soon be upon us and, judging from the clip Spike TV scored, things are gonna get bloody. Check it out:

Looks like what happens every Monday morning at my local Starbucks.

The Daybreakers is directed by Peter and Michael Spierig and stars Ethan Hawke (Gattica), Willem Dafoe,(Anti-Christ) Sam Neil (Jurassic Park), and Isabel Lucas (Transformers 2: Rise of the Fallen). The film will be in theaters on Jan. 8.

Few films hold as much promise as director Rick Jacobson’s hot-girl actioner Bitch Slap, starring Playboy’s America Olivo, Julia Voth, Erin Cummings, Zoe Bell, and Lucy Lawless. Just take a look at this boner-inducing cat-fight:

Bitch Slap opens in limited release on Jan 8, 2010. To see more provocative pictures and promos, click here and here.

The tree may be trimmed and the stockings hung, but Judas Priest front man Rob Halford has got another thing coming this holiday season. The Metal God behind such punishing, headbanging albums as British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance, and Ram it Down has released Halford 3: Winter Songs, a collection of beloved Christmas covers and original material.

Accused of breaking the law of heavy metal convention, Halford tells Blurt Online:

… people have asked me if I think metalheads will be a bit turned off by this, and I think, no, not really. I mean, these songs are around us all the time, and they were around me when I was a kid growing up. I think that whether you believe in the religious message or not is irrelevant, quite frankly. They’re just great songs, aren’t they? They’re wonderful songs, and that’s all that really matters. On a personal level, they do mean a lot to me. That’s just the way I am.

I think you have to be fearless as a musician. You can’t sit around wondering what this person or that person is going to think. What’s the point? No matter what you do, whether you’re writing a song, making a movie, writing a book or whatever, you’re just driven by your own ideas and fantasies and dreams, aren’t you?

It never crossed my mind that the album was a risk. It never crossed my mind that it might blow up in my face just because I was relating to the music in a really sincere, genuine way. You have to empathize with the lyrics of “O Come, All Ye Faithful” and “We Three Kings” – you’ve got to believe in what you’re singing. And as long as it’s coming from the right place when you’re performing it, that’s all that matters.

Winter Songs include renditions of these timeless Christmas classics: “We Three Kings,” “Come All Ye Faithful,” “Oh, Holy Night,” “What Child is This,” “Light of the World,” and “Oh Come O Come Emanuele.” Original tracks include “Winter Song” and “Get Into the Spirit.”

Asked if he sang Christmas carols as a kid, Halford responds:

Oh yeah. The funny thing is that, ironically enough, when I was a little kid at school I actually sang “We Three Kings” in a Christmas nativity play – dressed up as one of the kings. Is that bizarre or what? I didn’t even think about it until after I’d recorded it and my sister Sue reminded me. I showed her a list of the songs we’d done and she said, “You’ve done ‘We Three Kings’? You did that one 50 years ago!” And I thought, “Oh my God, history’s repeating itself.”

I don’t know how I feel about this. Personally, I love Christmas songs. However, I have a feeling that, after years of devil worship and homosexual butt-sex, Halford is simply trying to atone for his sins. I just hope, for his sake, God isn’t a Ripper Owens fan.

Halford 3: Winter Songs is available now!

Looks like the season finale for Showtime’s “Dexter” broke all sorts of ratings records for the network. The innovative series continues to be one of the best written and acted shows on television. So, why haven’t I written much up on season 4? Because I haven’t seen it!

Unlike Perez Hilton or the fat guy at Ain’t it Cool News, I’m a financially-humble blogger who just can’t afford both HBO and Showtime. But, as luck would have it, my cable provider is hosting a free Showtime trial this week so I will finally catch up to my favorite serial killer this side of Patrick Bateman.

So, in the meantime, I’m posting these pictures of Julie Benz (Dexter’s wife) taken at a TV Guide Hot List party last month.

The 37-year-old actress is definitely a highlight of the show and has appeared in the horror flicks: Saw 5, Held Hostage, 8MM 2, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth, and Satan’s School for Girls.

Benz has also starred on the television spook shows: “Angel,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” and “Roswell.”

The nominations for the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced today and, as is to be expected, there wasn’t much love for the horror/sci-fi genres. Among the notable omissions are J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot (over $380 mil in worldwide box office) and Oren Peli’s little horror-indie that could Paranormal Activity (over $150 mil worldwide box office), both distributed through Paramount Pictures. Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 did managed to score a nom for Best Screenplay and James Cameron’s smurfs-in-space epic Avatar secured four nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song.

Horror and sci-fi did fare better in the television categories. Showtime’s serial-killer drama “Dexter” and HBO’s vampire serial “True Blood” received nominations for Best Drama and nailed acting noms for their respective leads Anna Paquin and Michael C. Hall. In TV’s supporting actor category, Emmy award-winner Michael Emerson locked down a nom for his portrayal of sinister mastermind Benjamin Linus on ABC’s “Lost.”

The 67th annual Golden Globe Awards will be hosted by actor/comedian Ricky Gervais. NBC will broadcast the show live from the Beverly Hilton on Jan. 17, 2010. For a complete list of nominees, visit the Golden Globes’ website.

Now, check out the contenders and their competition (horror/fantasy noms are in bold):

Best Picture: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, Up in the Air.

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), James Cameron (Avatar), Clint Eastwood (Invictus), Jason Reitman (Up in the Air), Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds).

Best Supporting Actor: Matt Damon (Invictus), Woody Harrelson (The Messanger), Christopher Plumber (The Last Station), Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones), Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds).

Best Actor (Comedy/Musical): Matt Damon (The Informant!), Daniel Day-Lewis (Nine), Robert Downey Jr. (Sherlock Holmes), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer), Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man).

Best Screenplay: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell (District 9), Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker), Nancy Meyers (It’s Complicated), Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air), Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds).

Best Original Score:Michael Giacchino (Up), James Horner (Avatar), Marvin Hamlisch (The Informant!), Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man), Karen O. and Carter Burwell (Where the Wild Things Are).

Best Original Song: “I See You” – Avatar, “Winter” – Brothers, “The Weary Kind” – Crazy Heart, “I Want to Come Home” – Everybody’s Fine, “Cinema Italiano” – Nine.

Best Televison Series — Drama: “Big Love,” “Dexter,” “House,” “Mad Men,” “True Blood.”

Best Performance by an Actress in Television Series — Drama: Glenn Close (“Damages”), January Jones (“Mad Men”), Juliana Margulies (“The Good Wife”), Anna Paquin (“True Blood”), Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”).

Best Performance by an Actor in Television Series — Drama: Simon Baker (“The Mentalist”), Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”), Jon Hamm (“Mad Men”), Hugh Laurie (“House”), Bill Paxton (“Big Love”).

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in Television Series/Movie: Michael Emerson (“Lost”), Neil Patrick Harris (“How I Met Your Mother”), William Hurt (“Damages”), John Lithgow (“Dexter”), Jeremy Piven (“Entourage”).

This is the first official poster for Summit’s Twilight Saga: Eclipse. The film is directed by David Slade and will make its way into theaters on June 30, 2010.

The third chapter’s synopsis reads:

Bella and Edward have been reunited, but their forbidden relationship is threatened to be torn apart again with an evil vampire still seeking her revenge. And Bella is forced to choose between her true love for Edward or her friendship with Jacob Black as the struggles between vampires and werewolves continues. But there is still another choice for Bella to make, mortality or immortality?

At a glance, Eclipse appears to be the same old angst-riddled, tweeny-bopper supernatural romance, but it should be noted that the man holding the reigns to this new chapter is the director of the viciously brutal and gory 30 Days of Night (number 4 on our 15 Vampire Movies That Won’t Make You Gay list).

Will Slade’s involvement give the franchise some much needed teeth … or  was taking the project just a means for him to score mountains of cash to spend on coke and beautiful Euro models? Either way, I respect the guy.

"I want to make sweet love to your throat."

ABC will air a one-minute promo spot for “Lost: Season 6” during tonight’s episode of “The Forgotten.” Set to a haunting rendition of “Amazing Grace” by country icon Willie Nelson, the clip culls footage from the Emmy award-winning series’ previous five seasons.

Because I know no one is watching “The Forgotten,” I have posted the promo here:

According to executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, ABC promos for the beloved sci-fi series will not feature any new footage so creative little mash-up spots like this are the most we can expect. Spain’s Cuatro network got the ball rolling last month with their own promo set to Radiohead’s “Everything In Its Right Place.” To see that clip, click here.

“Lost’s” sixth and final season begins on Feb. 2, 2010.

The winners of Spike TV’s 7th annual Video Game Awards have been announced. Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves scored many of the evenings top prizes, including Game of the Year, Best Graphics, and Best Playstation 3 Game. The horror genre, unfortunately, didn’t fare too well this year, with just Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2 winning an award for Best XBox 360 Game.

Jack Black Gets Brutal!

Sci-fi and fantasy ruled, however, in the voice categories. Sex kitten Megan Fox commanded Best Performance by a Human Female for her contribution to the Luxoflux game Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Huge Jackman and the cast of Activision’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine won Best Performance by a Human Male and Best Cast, respectively. And, funny-man Jack Black took home the Best Voice award for his turn as Eddie Riggs in Electronic Arts’ heavy-metal fantasy game Brutal Legend.

Snoop Dogg and white beyotch!

Show highlights included sneak peek trailers for Halo: Reach and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, performances by Snoop Dog and The Bravery, and a look at a Tron: Legacy light-cycle and its sexy rider Olivia Wilde. Other celebs at the event: Jake Gyllenhaal (Prince of Persia), Zachary Quinto (Star Trek), Samuel Jackson (Snakes on a Plane), Tricia Helfer (Them), Mike Tyson, Tony Hawk,  Zach Braff (“Scrubs”), and many more.

Wilde Ride

For a complete list of winners, visit Spike TV.

Zimbio has over 200 photos of the event, but I’ve compiled a short gallery here for your immediate viewing pleasure:

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Playboy cover model America Olivo and Bitch Slap costars Julia Voth and Erin Cummings jiggle their way through a new promotional trailer for director Rick Jacobson’s ode to T&A cinema. Inspired by late night Girls Gone Wild commercials, the spot finds the top-heavy babes engaging in a bikini car wash, pillow fight, and sensual girl-on-girl massage.

Take a peek:

Bitch Slap costars Lucy Lawless (”Xena: Warrior Princess”), Renee O’ Conner (Boogeyman 2), Minae Noji (Earth and Beyond), Debbie Lee Carrington (Scary Movie 3), and Quentin Tarantino stunt babe Zoe Bell (Kill Bill, Death Proof). To see more eye-popping photos and a trailer, go here.

Bitch Slap struts into theaters for a limited release on Jan. 8, 2010. America Olivo can be seen in the June 2009 issue of Playboy.