WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24, 2007

ORIGINAL 35mm OMEN FILM PRINT COMES TO THE WITCH CITY!

Salem, Massachusetts is scary enough in October, but add to the mix two weeks of new and classic horror movies and you've got Cinema Salem's Fright Festival!  The Exorcist, The Shining and The Thing are just some of the treats showing on their big screen.  Not to mention, an original 1976 35mm film print of The Omen!  Click above for details!

Texas Frightmare Weekend has announced the first stateside convention appearance of Harvey Stephens!  Click the image above for all the details at their website.

Free outdoor screening of The Omen on Wednesday, August 8, 2007! 

Cinema San Pedro, presented by Cinequest, will screen the The Omen, Wednesday, Aug. 8 in San Pedro Square as part of the ongoing outdoor summer movie series.  Click the image above for more information!

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2006

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2006

$12,633,666

After its record-breaking opening day, The Omen fell to 4th place over its first weekend according to boxofficemojo.com.  Beat out by Cars, The Break Up, and X-Men: The Last Stand, The Omen still managed to pull in a respectable $16,026,496 domestic, bringing total gross to $36,301,837 ($37,924,519 as of 6/12).  Check out Brandon Gray's article on The Omen's $12,633,666 opening record!

SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2006

ICONS OF FRIGHT.COM TALKS WITH OMEN STARS AND DIRECTOR!

Back in May, the guys at IconsOFfright.com scored exclusive interviews with Omen stars Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, and Mia Farrow.  They also caught up with director John Moore.  Now, as the remake scares up its first weekend box office, find out what they had to say about the update, their roles, and the original.  Then read Rob G.'s 'First Look' -- one of the first previews to hit the 'Net.

TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 2006

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006

JOHN MOORE TALKS OMEN WITH FILMINK MAGAZINE

If yesterday's 6 minute video preview from filmink.com.au didn't sate your cinematic curiosity, they've sent us a follow-up!  Pauline Adamek talks with John Moore in FilmInk's current (May 2006) print publication.  Click above!

TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006

FILMINK.COM.AU EXCLUSIVE 6 MINUTE, 6 SECOND VIDEO PREVIEW!

Australia's Essential Online Movie Magazine, Filmink has received an exclusive 6 minute, 6 second non-linear video preview from Omen (2006) director himself, John Moore!  It contains a ton of never-before-seen material!  The format is .mp4 and should be supported by your video player (provided it's up to date).  The file is approximately 52MB of good quality video..  Click the image above to check it out!

FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2006

THE OMEN SHORT FILM CONTEST!

heedtheomen.com is advertising an 'Omen Short Film Contest' and directing visitors to their new  MySpace.com profile for all the details.  But as of this update, no information has been posted.  You can, however, view a countdown ticker, watch a trailer, download mobile content, and -- if you have a MySpace of your own -- interact with the site as a MySpace Discussion Group.

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2006

THE OMEN GOES MOBILE!

Lots of updates going on at heedtheomen.com -- not the least of which is the new Mobile Content page.  Now you can download the Omen (2006) wallpaper and ringtone!  Click the image above to check it out!  Other updates include extensive producton notes (you can download it in .PDF format), updated cast & crew info, gallery, downloads, and a creepy '666' FAQ!  Check it all out here!

TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2006

FANGORIA #254 HITS THE STANDS!

Once again, the folks at Fangoria Magazine have delivered the goods!  Joe Nazzaro takes us through the evolution of a remake; from the planning stage to principal photography and chats with the cast and crew along the way.  Then, Mike Hodges (not to be confused with Damien--Omen II's Mike Hodges) visits with the original Father Spiletto as Martin Benson reflects upon his long career and his work in The Omen.  Click the images above to read now.

FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2006

A FINAL DESIGN FOR HEEDTHEOMEN.COM, 10 EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREVIEWS FROM ROPEOFSILICON.COM, AND MORE NEW POSTERS!

With less than 20 days remaining until His Day Comes, FOX is ramping up the publicity campaign and putting the final touches on our favorite websites.  heedtheomen.com just got a Flash face-lift with a white on black splash page that reflects the current North American ad campaign.  Once you enter you are treated to an assortment of flash movie goodies until you click on one of the menu items.  Many of the options are still 'coming soon' but look promising!

If that wasn't enough, ropeofsilicon.com has snagged 10 (count 'em 10!) exclusive previews of the remake in the form of Windows Media video clips!  Click above to check them out right now!

Thanks to Snooker for posting this in the Disciples of the Watch forum on May 19, 2006

Lastly, we got more Omen poster goodness to pass on!  Click the images above for the poster gallery.

Thanks to Ice Cold - Under the Lake and Snooker for posting this in the Disciples of the Watch forum on April 24, 2006 and May 19, 2006, respectively.

THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2006

OFFICIAL WEBSITE FINAL DESIGN!

A new multi-language Flash design is waiting for you over at theomenmovie.com!  Just select a language and a new intro will begin followed by what seems to be the final website design for the movie (see above).  The new site offers 6 (of course!) sections of information, including stills (some new!), downloads (screensavers, chat icons), cast and crew info (no bios), movie synopsis, trailers (none new), other trailers (the crosses teaser).

No such update can be found over at heedtheomen.com (the only website advertised on all posters), which still only directs you to the apple.com-powered teaser and trailer.

Thanks to CHAPEL for posting this in the Disciples of the Watch forum on May 17, 2006

THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2006

'WONDERCON' TEASER SURFACES!

Bloggers and news outlets reported on two 'video teasers' that Omen (2006) director, John Moore presented to conventioneers at the WONDERCON last February in in San Francisco.  Now, one of those teasers has been uploaded to YouTube.com.  This is the 'crosses on the house' teaser, where a suburban family is seen hammering makeshift crucifixes to the outside of their home.  Downright creepy!

The other teaser (no word yet!) depicts a little girl playing in her room when she hears something outside; she looks out the window to see a bunch of dead crows on the ground.  Then the camera pulls back to reveal thousands of dead crows.

Thanks to steve o for posting this in the Disciples of the Watch forum on May 11, 2006

TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2006

NEW 'UK' TRAILER ONLINE!

MoviesOnline.ca has posted the new UK trailer.  It's very much the same trailer that surfaced last week (over at FOX Japan) but with slight differences, including English title cards and subtitles.  Click the image above to check it out!

Thanks to bugenhagen for posting this in the Disciples of the Watch forum on May 9, 2006

THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2006

FOURTH DISTINCTIVE TRAILER HITS NET!

The official FOX Japan website has been updated with the much talked-about fourth trailer--and it is impressive to say the least.  The Language is English, with Japanese title cards and subtitles.  Click the image above to check it out now!  Choose Windows Media or QuickTime formats and sizes (S)mall, (M)edium or (L)arge. 

Thanks to Ice Cold - Under the Lake for posting this in the Disciples of the Watch forum on May 4, 2006

SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2006

LOTS OF BIG NEWS ITEMS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, BUT THE LATEST IS THAT HARVEY STEPHENS APPEARED AT COLLECTORMANIA 9 IN THE UK.

Holding up a graphic of our very own message forum masthead, Harvey graciously takes a moment from signing autographs to acknowledge his fans here at the Omen Chronicles!  And yes!--that's the infamous tricycle beside him!  Click the picture for a larger view!

Special thanks to Disciples of the Watch forum member, Jonhuk for bringing Harvey Stephens and The Omen Chronicles together!

GO INSIDE THE OMEN SCORING SESSION WITH RARE PHOTOS!

On April 12, film composer, Marco Beltrami, invited a young aspiring artist, Dimitri Dodoras, into the 3-day scoring session for The Omen (2006).  Special thanks to Dimitri for sharing the experience with The Omen Chronicles!

Click on the pics above for a larger gallery, then check out Dimitri's personal website: dimitri-dodoras.com where you can listen to some of his own musical compositions.  He's a very talented guy; in a few years, I'm sure he'll be inviting others to his own film composing sessions!

NEW TRAILER DEBUTS ON ALTERNATE OFFICIAL WEBSITE!

Soon after reports circulated that a new trailer was previewing before Scary Movie 4, the official 'alternate' website: heedtheomen.com was updated in design and offered a new, full trailer (powered by Yahoo! Movies) -- though, not the one mentioned in the reports.

Moviegoers said that, in the trailer they saw, Damien says, "bye bye" during a crucial scene.  But this moment is nowhere to be found in the trailer at the website.  What IS found in the new trailer shouldn't let down any die-hards!

Click on the image above to check it out!

Thanks to bugenhagen for posting this in the Disciples of the Watch forum on April 21, 2006.

OFFICIAL POSTERS DEBUT!

The official posters are out!  And It looks like director John Moore got his wish: the initial one (top left) bears a striking resemblance to the mock-up he envisioned for FANGORIA.COM a month ago.  It's also the only one currently displayed in cinemas (bottom).  The other one is a bit more creepy but there's some fan-debate as to its authenticity.

Click the images above for larger versions.  Incidentally, the website advertised on both posters is NOT the official website: theomenmovie.com (where you can watch the International Teaser Trailer) but heedtheomen.com -- an official website 'place holder'.

Thanks to bugenhagen for posting this in the Disciples of the Watch forum on April 18-19, 2006.

FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2006

OFFICIAL OMEN (2006) WEBSITE UPDATED IN DESIGN AND TRAILER!

The 'Internet' teaser we reported on yesterday has been officially re-dubbed the 'International' teaser trailer and it automatically loads as a Flash movie when you visit the official website theomenmovie.com

Thanks to CHAPEL for posting this in the Disciples of the Watch forum on April 13, 2006

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2006

NEW INTERNET TEASER TRAILER AT TIMEOUT.COM

CLICK HERE FOR THE TIMEOUT.COM ARTICLE AND DOWNLOAD.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD LARGER VERSION BUT WITH SUBTITLES.

Posted to the Disciples of the Watch forum on April 13, 2006 by ultrasaiyandavid and bugenhagen, respectively.

THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2006

OFFICIAL DVD ART FOR THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION (DAVISDVD.COM)

Thanks to bugenhagen for posting this in the Disciples of the Watch forum on April 6, 2006.

AS REPORTED BY AVIXION.CA "OMEN 666 REVEALED," IS AN ORIGINAL 60 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY ON SATAN AND EVIL - HITS SAME DAY AS REMAKE: 6.6.06!  CLICK THE COVER FOR THE ARTICLE!

Not to be confused with "666: The Omen Revealed" -- the documentary produced for The Omen Special Edition, this is a new documentary about Satan and the history of evil, strategically titled to lure Omen fans. Certainly, the June 6th release date is another strategic move.

Posted to the Disciples of the Watch forum by Ice Cold - Under the Lake (news - 3/18) and CHAPEL (art - 4/3), respectively.

SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006

AMAZON.COM LISTS THE OMEN: THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION REGION 1 DVD WITH A STREET DATE OF JUNE 20, 2006 AND DVDTIMES.CO.UK PROVIDES THE DETAILS!

Fox Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of The Omen (Collector?s Edition) for 20th June 2006 priced at $26.98 SRP. The first film in classic, four-part legacy of terror stars Gregory Peck as an ambassador who is talked into switching his wife's (Lee Remick) stillborn baby with an orphaned infant. When young Damien is Five, the horror begins with his nanny's dramatic suicide. As the death toll escalates, Damien's father, realizing his son is the antichrist, decides that he must kill the boy and rid the world of the evil. -- DVDTimes

Disc 1: Main Feature

2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen

English Stereo

English, French and Spanish Mono
French subtitles

Audio commentary by director Richard Donner & editor Stuart Baird

Commentary by director Richard Donner & writer/director Brian Helgeland

Featurette: Curse or Coincidence

Jerry Goldsmith on the Omen Score (Love Theme, Damien to Church Dog Attack, 666 and Mrs. Baylock)

Theatrical Trailer

Disc 2: Extra Features

Introduction to the special edition of Omen by director Richard Donner

666: The Omen Revealed

The Omen Legacy

Deleted Scene - Dog Attack with commentary by director Richard Donner and & writer/director Brian Helgeland

David Seltzer on Writing the Omen

An Appreciation: Wes Craven on THE OMEN

Still Gallery

This is fantastic news! A lot of the features listed can already be found on the Special Edition (Donner/Baird commentary/Curse or Coincidence/Jerry Goldsmith on the Omen Score/666: The Omen Revealed), and The Omen Legacy is already out on DVD.

But the other stuff is quite appealing:

An introduction by Richard Donner seems like a wonderful opportunity for the director to get intimate with his Omen fans and say a few words that will surely reflect his affection and gratitude for a film that was a turning point in his career.

A new commentary with Richard Donner and Brian Helgeland. A peculilar pairing -- I'm not sure what Brian brings to the Omen table, but he is an Academy Award winning writer (Best Adapted Screenplay for L.A. Confidentail) who has worked on many hot properties (Conspeiracy Theorey, Mystic River) and some B movie shlock (976-Evil anyone?). Still, I'm very intrigued to hear what they have to say.

David Seltzer on Writing the Omen is hopefully not simply an edit of his interviews from previous documentaries (666: The Omen Revealed/The Omen Legacy) but something new. Now that I think about it, a Donner/Seltzer commentary would have ideal.

A still gallery -- I'm hoping it includes some rare images and not simply a roundup of the bits and pieces you can find on the web with a fair degree of Googling.

Theatrical Trailer -- is it too much to hope for an alternate trailer to the one included on the SE DVD? Cross your fingers!

And the two new items I'm most excited to see:

An Appreciation: Wes Craven on THE OMEN -- I think Wes is great. And to hear his thoughts on The Omen will be an ultimate treat!

Deleted Scene - Dog Attack with commentary by director Richard Donner and & writer/director Brian Helgeland -- AWESOME! **SPOILER** My guess is that this is the scene near the end of the movie, right after Thorn kills Baylock in the kitchen. In the theatrical cut he exits the mansion (with an unconscious Damien in tow), gets into his car and races to the church for the big finish.

But in the original version, after Thorn gets behind the wheel, the car is suddenly attacked by the guardian rottweiler. And who emerges from the house for one last go at Thorn?--a still-alive Mrs. Baylock! Being the desperate man he is, Thorn runs her down! Too rich. Donner ultimately cut the scene because he felt it prolonged the ending.

June is going to be a fun month!

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SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2006

(LOTS OF UPDATES THANKS TO OUR DISCIPLES OF THE WATCH!)

FIRST OFFICIAL PHOTO STILLS OF THE OMEN (2006) ONLINE AT latinoreview.com and ropeofsilicon.com

Posted to the Disciples of the Watch forum on March 28, 2006 by Ice Cold - Under the Lake and CHAPEL, respectively.

PROMOTIONAL BANNER IN THE SKY RAISES ALARM ON THE GROUND CLICK BELOW FOR THE NEWS-JOURNALONLINE.COM STORY!

Thanks to Ice Cold - Under the Lake for posting this in the Disciples of the Watch forum on March 29, 2006.

OMEN (2006) DIRECTOR, JOHN MOORE REVEALS HIS IDEAL MOVIE POSTER TO FANGORIA.COM - CLICK THE POSTER FOR THE SCOOP!

Thanks to CHAPEL for posting this in the Disciples of the Watch forum on March 28, 2006

OFFICIAL OMEN (2006) JAPANESE WEBSITE ONLINE!  INCLUDES THE TEASER TRAILER WITH JAPANESE TITLES - CLICK BELOW TO VISIT!

FOXJAPAN.COM/MOVIES/OMEN

Thanks to Ice Cold - Under the Lake for posting this in the Disciples of the Watch forum on March 22, 2006

11TH HOUR RESHOOTS AND THAT OLD OMEN CURSE RISES AGAIN!

Several online news reports, including one from JULIA-STILES.COM were so closely related, I combined them into one article:

Dundalk woman Geraldine Moore, mother of Hollywood director John Moore, is keeping her fingers crossed that he will be able to complete his latest film, a remake of ?The Omen? without any more misfortune.

John, from St. Clement?s Park, told listeners to Ryan Tubrity?s radio show last week that he had to transfer filming of the ?40 million remake to Ireland after running into trouble with ultra conservative Catholics in Croatia. ?We were originally due to film in Croatia but the Catholic Church went against us and kicked us out,? he said. ?Our sets were vandalised and burned down by thugs pretending to be shining lights of Christianity.?

The filmmaker revealed he had originally hoped to make the movie in Ireland with support from the Irish Film Board, but it proved too expensive. "Originally we tried to make the whole film here and the Irish Film Board were extremely co-operative, especially chairman James Morris who tried everything to bring this film to Ireland. But the euro just beat us down," he said

?In fact, I ended up bringing a lot of Irish crew to Prague and Italy where we shot it,? he said. John is working to a tight timeline to remake the classic 1976 film for release on a significant date June 6, 2006. The 20th Century Fox remake stars Julia Stiles, as Katherine Thorn, and Liev Schreiber as her husband Robert, while Mia Farrow has taken the role of Mrs Baylock.

The original movie concerned the arrival of the Antichrist into a family, starred Gregory Peck as a US ambassador, whose wife, played by Lee Remick, has a stillborn child. He substitutes another baby who turns out to be the Antichrist, born on the sixth hour of the sixth day of the sixth month.

?We are shooting scenes of Julia and young Damien in the early part of the movie when life is still tranquil, before he turns into the full-blown Antichrist,? John said, on the scenes being shot in Ireland. Filming of these scenes took place admit strict security last week before John and the crew flew to Los Angeles for post-production work on the film.

And he revealed the film had its own curse to overcome. ?We have had our troubles, we have had a lot of interesting problems on the movie, we have had strange things go wrong, the numerology 666 has appeared in bizarre situations,? he said.

?You know somebody got rear-ended by a taxi-cab in Prague and of course the plate number on the taxi was 666. We had some of our camera systems go down and the error computer number that came up was 666,? he said.

?On the day that we shot the scene where Liev Schreiber cuts the kid's hair, and reveals the scar that says 666, that entire day's filming was destroyed in the laboratory, 13,000 feet of film, every single roll, every single frame destroyed. So we've had our own little curseto deal with," he said.

John has been based in Los Angeles for the past five years, ever since he was plucked from filming advertisements in Dublin, by Twentieth Century Fox, to direct ?Behind Enemy Lines?.

He described the June 6, 2006, release date for The Omen 666 as ?a fantastic marketing gimmick?.

Posted to the Disciples of the Watch forum on March 17-25, 2006 by bugenhagen, Ice Cold - Under the Lake and CHAPEL, respectively.

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