P461 Teletext 461 Jan21 18:51:16 ——— —— from Jeff Hayward in L.A. —— FRIGHTFULLY BAD TASTE New Zealand director Peter Jackson loves gore and horror, so his latest film The Frightinjrs - out on January 24 - is a genre he is familiar with. Jackson had a big hit with the true- life drama Heavenly Creatures in 1995, starring Kate Winslet as one of two schoolgirls who commit murder. But the bjardjd film-makjt is best known for his low-budget, cult splatter movies like Bad Taste and Brain Dead. ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— New Releases 462 Top 10 films 463 THEATRE REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS p451 Releases Top 10 Local films TeensP461 Teletext 461 Jan21 18:54:44 ——— —— from Jeff Hayward in L.A. —— FRIGHTFULLY BAD TASTE In The Frightenjrs, Michael J Fox plays a conman who uses ghosts for his tricks - until evil forces conj into play. The big-budget special effects film is director Peter Jackson's first Hollywood studio project. "This is really an excuse to do something totally made-up. Wj could break all the rules," says Jackson. The film-maker's next project is a big- budget remake of King Kong. ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— New Releases 462 Top 10 films 463 THEATRE REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS p451 Releases Top 10 Local films Teens