Fade to Black

The low-budget production had the premise (innovative and creepy), but the execution of it seemed a little off when it had to count. I wouldn't call it just a horror film, as it had a bit of everything in it. For... Full review

This one presents an interesting and original idea for a slasher: a disturbed film buff kills people who have wronged him while dressed up as his favorite movie characters! It even has a Hollywood backdrop: in fact, I visited some... Full review

You might think this is a variation on slasher films.It's not,it's a variation on movies that don't suck.The filmmakers try to get this pill down by referring to other movies.By mentioning them.That's really not how you do it.The biggest action... Full review

What seemed to be a promising horror movie with a good plot turned out to be a sour lemon. Fade To Black is a typical slow paced horror movie about a young man taking his love of classic movies too... Full review

Eric Binford (Dennis Christopher) is a wimpy, whiny nerd who lives with his shrewish Aunt Stella (Eve Brent) and whose whole life revolves around the movies. It's only a matter of time before this skinny Norman Bates clone snaps, and... Full review

I like to think of myself as a movie buff. I thoroughly enjoy losing myself in a feature for close to two hours forgetting about any troubles that may be on my mind.Whereas most lose their troubles watching movies, Eric... Full review

Dennis Christopher stars as a young film buff with no sense of a real family, no friends, and an obsessive need to live through film vicariously. He soon begins to act out the violence he sees on the big screen,... Full review

There is something about the look and feel of this film I love. It reminds me in some ways of "Martin" - my favorite urban vampire flick.Not that Fade To Black has anything to do with vampires, its about a... Full review

This is a favorite movie of mine. I rushed out and got it on video when I heard it had been released. A lot of people here have given impressions of the story, I won't add to their great comments.... Full review

I first saw this film a few years ago which details a geekish movie buff that lives in a fantasy world of movies. Dennis Christopher plays Eric Binford, a young man living with his crippled, domineering aunt, and who works... Full review

This is a weird, uneven, generally intriguing thriller about a young man whose fantasy life is totally controlled by images from movies.....Almost every day, I get half a dozen calls from readers who urgently need the answers to obscure questions about movie lore..... ... Full Review

For that matter, viewers will be yawning at other parts of the movie, because even though there's little that's actively bad, the movie is lazy and uninspired enough to put you to sleep. It's by far not the worst movie ever made ... Full Review

Although it doesn't stand up to any the classics referred to within its 100 minutes, Fade to Black is far more enjoyable to watch than most of the crap hitting the summer Cineplexes. Living inside the Movies A Review by John Nesbit 05/24/2003 Call Victor Zimmerman's 1980 low budget Fade to Black a guilty pleasure. ... Full Review

Almost every day, I get half a dozen calls from readers who urgently need the answers to obscure questions about movie lore. Today's latest: "After Tarzan always said 'Me Tarzan, you Jane,' what did Jane say back?" ... Full Article