That provided Dante with a guiding principle for his department heads. “We said, ‘Well, let’s make this picture look as good as a state-of-the-art movie in 1962 would be,'” he said. “Now ...

Joe Dante: Well, I spend a lot of my time in this business looking at movies, obviously. And I was very lucky in that I got my start with Roger Corman in a different era, in a different business.

Speaking of Christopher Lee, Dante recalled how the late Dracula and Lord of the Rings actor, who died in 2015, adapted to the role of mad scientist Dr. Catheter. Christopher Lee in Gremlins 2.

They're back -- "Gremlins" director Joe Dante and "Gremlins 2" star John Glover are joining the "Gremlins: The Wild Batch" WonderCon panel.

Joe Dante was Mr. Retro when he was making movies at a steady clip in the 1980s and early 1990s. From "The Howling" to "Gremlins" to "Matinee," the director's films were always full of references ...

Gremlins director Joe Dante is not mincing words when it comes to what he sees as similarities between his franchise’s cuddly Gizmo and the Baby Yoda character at the heart of the Disney+ series ...

Joe Dante%27s 1981 film %27The Howling%27 has a collector%27s edition Blu-ray out Tuesday The movie was memorable for its effects-driven transformation sequences %27The Howling%27 kicked off a ...

Director Joe Dante made some of the best-loved films of the 1980s, including Gremlins and Explorers, so I was eager to ask him about how movies have evolved.

Joe Dante is behind some of the most iconic horror comedies of the past four decades, from the Piranha franchise to Gremlins (though he’s apparently not involved with the remake) to the werewolf ...

Playing as Dante isn't much different from playing as Joe, but it's equally fun. The PS2 version of Viewtiful Joe looks and sounds pretty much identical to the GameCube original.