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Blumhouse and QC Entertainment have teamed up to produce a new horror film titled ‘Get Out’. The writer/director is new to the horror genre, but not new to entertainment. You would more than likely recognize Jordan Peele as one half of the comedy duo of Key and Peele. Peele has had a successful series on Comedy Central for the past five seasons, but wants to take a turn behind the camera, in the horror genre. Peele had this to say about his new project: “People know me for my work in comedy, but now I’ll get to focus on my passion for writing and directing horror films. Like Comedy, horror has an ability to provoke thought and further the conversation on real social issues in a very powerful way. Get Out takes on the task of exploring race in America, something that hasn’t really been done within the genre since Night of the Living Dead 47 years ago. It’s long
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The horror anthology ‘Southbound’ has five interlocking tales that follows the fates of a group of travelers who are faced with their worst fears and darkest secrets over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway, with all roads leading to a town that is Hell on earth. The film was written and it’s segments directed by Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath and the group Radio Silence. The cast includes Kate Beahan, Matt Bettinelli-Olphin, Susan Burke, Zoe Cooper, Karla Droege, Gerals Downey, Larry Fessenden, Dana Gould, Nathalie Love and others. ‘Southbound’ premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival a few days ago. No release date has been announced.
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Fifty-four years ago this week, the first alien abduction was reported by Barney and Betty Hill. WGA has partnered with Gothom/Principle, the producers of ‘Maze Runner: Scorch Trials’, and Bryce and Jackie Zabel of Stellar Productions have teamed up to tell the Hill’s story in the film ‘Captured’. Barney and Betty Hill of Portsmouth, New Hamshire reported that they had been abducted by a UFO on September 19th, 1961. The interracial couple claimed that they had been abducted on a lonely stretch of highway, studied and then returned to their car with missing memories, which were later retrieved during hypnosis. The script, adapted from the 2007 non-fiction book ‘Captured!’ The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience’ by Kathleen Marden (Betty’s niece) and physicist Stanton Friedman. The film will focus on their account, the time’s issues with race relations and Cold War paranoia. There was a portion of American Horror Story Asylum that also touched on the Hill story. ‘Captured’ will
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STX Entertainment won the bidding for the indie film ‘Hardcore’ that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this week with the final bid of $10 Million. The film is not like most of the movies we see from either Lionsgate or Universal, ‘Hardcore’ is fast paced horror action thriller, shot completely from the first person perspective. Director llya Naishuller’s film was shot in the popular style of many video games that puts viewers right in the center of that action. The film follows Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must find a way to save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant, Akan, with telekinetic powers and a an army of mercenaries. Henry is joined by Jimmy, Henry’s only hope. ‘Hardcore’ stars Sharlto Copley, Haley Benet, Danila Kozlovsky , Cyrus Arnold, llya Naishuller, Will Stewart, Andrei Dementiev amd Darya Charusha. It might be a while before we know ‘Hardcore’s’ release date.
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‘Ray Donovan’ actor Liev Schreiber stars along side Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick Ass), Maika Monroe (The Guest) , Maggie Siff (Sons of Anarchy), Maria Bello (Demonic) and ‘The Conjuring’s’ Ron Livingston in ‘The 5th Wave’, the biggest alien invasion film of 2016. In ‘The 5th Wave’ a deadly alien invasion begins on Earth. With each wave the attack worsens and body count rises. Cassie (Moretz) is desperate to find her little brother after they are separated during one of the waves, before it’s too late. J. Blakeson is the direct for this epic invasion movie, which is based on the novel by the same name written by Rick Yancey. Susannah Grant adapted the novel for the sceenplay. Judging by the trailer, the film has some seriously awesome effects and a great cast. Normally I’m not big on alien movies, but I am really looking forward to seeing this one. ‘The 5th Wave’ will invade theaters in January of 2016.
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We all know at least one person who is addicted to taking selfies, I mean there’s actually a market for those ridiculous selfie sticks. After watching the short film ‘Selfie From Hell’, you may think twice about taking a selfie again. ‘Selfie From Hell’ follows a woman taking a selfie for her boyfriend, but there’s something strange in the photos. The film was written and directed by Erdal Ceylan. Meelah Adams serves as both producer and the star of the film and Sascha Hoff is the actor who plays the role of the figure that only appears in the photos.
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In 1960 every camper’s worst fear came true when four teenagers were stabbed to death in their tents on the shore of Lake Bodom. When a group sets out to reenact the brutal murders they get more than they bargained for. The script for ‘Bodom’ was written by Aleksi Hyvarinen and Taneli Mustonen, who also directed this slasher flick that puts a new spin on one my favorite sub-genres. Nelly Hirst-Gee, Mimosa Willamo, Mikael Gabriel and Santeri Helinheimo’s characters must fight to survive in this film, which is due to be released some time in 2016.
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We were saddened to learn that Marcin Wrona, an up and coming Polish director, was found dead in is hotel room in Portland yesterday. He was only 42. Wrona most recent project ‘Demon’, was featured at the Toronto Film Festival only days ago, where he was set to introduce his film ‘Demon’ at the Gdynia Film Festival .The film has also been selected as a feature at Austin’s Fantastic Fest and Spain’s Sitges Film Festival. As if Wrona’s passing couldn’t get any sadder we have learned that he had just married Olga Szymaska, who co-prduced ‘Demon’. Police are currently investigating Wrona’s death. What caused Wrona to pass is a mystery at this time. All of us here at the ZADF send our sympathy and condolences to Marcin Wrona’s family and friends. May his legacy live on through is films. Wrona’s film ‘Demon’ centers around a dybbuk. A dybbuk, according to Jewish mythology, is a malevolent entity that possesses a body
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We can all remember a time when we were kids that catching the cooties was a serious concern. The 2015 film ‘Cooties’ combines that past fear with the new trend of zombie like creatures and they do it well. Directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion made great choice when it came to casting Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Alison Pill (The Newsroom), Jack McBrayer (The Jack and Triumph Show), Leigh Whannell (Insidious) and Nasim Pedrad (Saturday Night Live) as the teachers fighting to survive the horde of blood thirsty students in ‘Cooties’. ‘Cooties’ begins on chicken farm. The chickens are infected with a strange virus, the chickens are being made into chicken nuggets, which are in turn sold to schools. A little girl eats an infected nugget and spreads the virus by first biting a little boy, who is a bit of a jerk. The virus mutates quickly and the boy spreads the virus
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Popular model/actress Ruby Rose of ‘Orange is the New Black’ has been added to the cast of the final film of the ‘Resident Evil’ franchise along with four others. Today Screen Gems announced that along with Rose, Shawn Roberts , Iain Glen , Eoin Macken and William Levy have joined ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’, which has already begun filming in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Milla Jovovich is returning to her role as Alice, the star of the franchise. Ali Larter (Heroes) will return as Claire Redfield. Iain Glen will once again play Dr. Alexander. Shawn Roberts will also return to his character, Albert Wesker. Ruby Rose will play Abigail, Eoin Macken will play “Doc” and Cuban-American actor William Levy, voted one of People’s 50 most beautiful people, has been cast as Christian. Japanese model Rola will play Cobalt. The role of Michael will be played by Fraser James. ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ will pick up where ‘Retribution’ ended.
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Blumhouse and QC Entertainment have teamed up to produce a new horror film titled ‘Get Out’. The writer/director is new to the horror genre, but not new to entertainment. You would more than likely recognize Jordan Peele as one half of the comedy duo of Key and Peele. Peele has had a successful series on Comedy Central for the past five seasons, but wants to take a turn behind the camera, in the horror genre. Peele had this to say about his new project: “People know me for my work in comedy, but now I’ll get to focus on my passion for writing and directing horror films. Like Comedy, horror has an ability to provoke thought and further the conversation on real social issues in a very powerful way. Get Out takes on the task of exploring race in America, something that hasn’t really been done within the genre since Night of the Living Dead 47 years ago. It’s long
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The horror anthology ‘Southbound’ has five interlocking tales that follows the fates of a group of travelers who are faced with their worst fears and darkest secrets over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway, with all roads leading to a town that is Hell on earth. The film was written and it’s segments directed by Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath and the group Radio Silence. The cast includes Kate Beahan, Matt Bettinelli-Olphin, Susan Burke, Zoe Cooper, Karla Droege, Gerals Downey, Larry Fessenden, Dana Gould, Nathalie Love and others. ‘Southbound’ premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival a few days ago. No release date has been announced.
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Fifty-four years ago this week, the first alien abduction was reported by Barney and Betty Hill. WGA has partnered with Gothom/Principle, the producers of ‘Maze Runner: Scorch Trials’, and Bryce and Jackie Zabel of Stellar Productions have teamed up to tell the Hill’s story in the film ‘Captured’. Barney and Betty Hill of Portsmouth, New Hamshire reported that they had been abducted by a UFO on September 19th, 1961. The interracial couple claimed that they had been abducted on a lonely stretch of highway, studied and then returned to their car with missing memories, which were later retrieved during hypnosis. The script, adapted from the 2007 non-fiction book ‘Captured!’ The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience’ by Kathleen Marden (Betty’s niece) and physicist Stanton Friedman. The film will focus on their account, the time’s issues with race relations and Cold War paranoia. There was a portion of American Horror Story Asylum that also touched on the Hill story. ‘Captured’ will
Continue reading →
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STX Entertainment won the bidding for the indie film ‘Hardcore’ that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this week with the final bid of $10 Million. The film is not like most of the movies we see from either Lionsgate or Universal, ‘Hardcore’ is fast paced horror action thriller, shot completely from the first person perspective. Director llya Naishuller’s film was shot in the popular style of many video games that puts viewers right in the center of that action. The film follows Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must find a way to save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant, Akan, with telekinetic powers and a an army of mercenaries. Henry is joined by Jimmy, Henry’s only hope. ‘Hardcore’ stars Sharlto Copley, Haley Benet, Danila Kozlovsky , Cyrus Arnold, llya Naishuller, Will Stewart, Andrei Dementiev amd Darya Charusha. It might be a while before we know ‘Hardcore’s’ release date.
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‘Ray Donovan’ actor Liev Schreiber stars along side Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick Ass), Maika Monroe (The Guest) , Maggie Siff (Sons of Anarchy), Maria Bello (Demonic) and ‘The Conjuring’s’ Ron Livingston in ‘The 5th Wave’, the biggest alien invasion film of 2016. In ‘The 5th Wave’ a deadly alien invasion begins on Earth. With each wave the attack worsens and body count rises. Cassie (Moretz) is desperate to find her little brother after they are separated during one of the waves, before it’s too late. J. Blakeson is the direct for this epic invasion movie, which is based on the novel by the same name written by Rick Yancey. Susannah Grant adapted the novel for the sceenplay. Judging by the trailer, the film has some seriously awesome effects and a great cast. Normally I’m not big on alien movies, but I am really looking forward to seeing this one. ‘The 5th Wave’ will invade theaters in January of 2016.
Continue reading →
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We all know at least one person who is addicted to taking selfies, I mean there’s actually a market for those ridiculous selfie sticks. After watching the short film ‘Selfie From Hell’, you may think twice about taking a selfie again. ‘Selfie From Hell’ follows a woman taking a selfie for her boyfriend, but there’s something strange in the photos. The film was written and directed by Erdal Ceylan. Meelah Adams serves as both producer and the star of the film and Sascha Hoff is the actor who plays the role of the figure that only appears in the photos.
Continue reading →
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In 1960 every camper’s worst fear came true when four teenagers were stabbed to death in their tents on the shore of Lake Bodom. When a group sets out to reenact the brutal murders they get more than they bargained for. The script for ‘Bodom’ was written by Aleksi Hyvarinen and Taneli Mustonen, who also directed this slasher flick that puts a new spin on one my favorite sub-genres. Nelly Hirst-Gee, Mimosa Willamo, Mikael Gabriel and Santeri Helinheimo’s characters must fight to survive in this film, which is due to be released some time in 2016.
Continue reading →
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We were saddened to learn that Marcin Wrona, an up and coming Polish director, was found dead in is hotel room in Portland yesterday. He was only 42. Wrona most recent project ‘Demon’, was featured at the Toronto Film Festival only days ago, where he was set to introduce his film ‘Demon’ at the Gdynia Film Festival .The film has also been selected as a feature at Austin’s Fantastic Fest and Spain’s Sitges Film Festival. As if Wrona’s passing couldn’t get any sadder we have learned that he had just married Olga Szymaska, who co-prduced ‘Demon’. Police are currently investigating Wrona’s death. What caused Wrona to pass is a mystery at this time. All of us here at the ZADF send our sympathy and condolences to Marcin Wrona’s family and friends. May his legacy live on through is films. Wrona’s film ‘Demon’ centers around a dybbuk. A dybbuk, according to Jewish mythology, is a malevolent entity that possesses a body
Continue reading →
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We can all remember a time when we were kids that catching the cooties was a serious concern. The 2015 film ‘Cooties’ combines that past fear with the new trend of zombie like creatures and they do it well. Directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion made great choice when it came to casting Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Alison Pill (The Newsroom), Jack McBrayer (The Jack and Triumph Show), Leigh Whannell (Insidious) and Nasim Pedrad (Saturday Night Live) as the teachers fighting to survive the horde of blood thirsty students in ‘Cooties’. ‘Cooties’ begins on chicken farm. The chickens are infected with a strange virus, the chickens are being made into chicken nuggets, which are in turn sold to schools. A little girl eats an infected nugget and spreads the virus by first biting a little boy, who is a bit of a jerk. The virus mutates quickly and the boy spreads the virus
Continue reading →
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Popular model/actress Ruby Rose of ‘Orange is the New Black’ has been added to the cast of the final film of the ‘Resident Evil’ franchise along with four others. Today Screen Gems announced that along with Rose, Shawn Roberts , Iain Glen , Eoin Macken and William Levy have joined ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’, which has already begun filming in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Milla Jovovich is returning to her role as Alice, the star of the franchise. Ali Larter (Heroes) will return as Claire Redfield. Iain Glen will once again play Dr. Alexander. Shawn Roberts will also return to his character, Albert Wesker. Ruby Rose will play Abigail, Eoin Macken will play “Doc” and Cuban-American actor William Levy, voted one of People’s 50 most beautiful people, has been cast as Christian. Japanese model Rola will play Cobalt. The role of Michael will be played by Fraser James. ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ will pick up where ‘Retribution’ ended.
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