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Area 51, in Roswell, New Mexico is one of the most guarded places on earth. Millions of believers and conspiracy theorists have considered Area 51 a mecca since 1947 when (supposedly) an alien craft crash landed in the desert. Now ‘Paranormal Activity’ writer/director Oren Peli has created ‘Area 51’, a found footage film that explores not only our fears about what creatures may exist beyond our own solar system, but also goes far beyond the guarded perimeter of the base and into the base’s secretive corridors, to find something truly terrifying. ‘Area 51’ stars ‘Argo’ actress Nikka Far, ‘House of Manson’ actor Reid Warner, Ben Rovner (The New American Dream), Jelena Nik (P.L.U.G.), Jennifer Ludwigsen (616: Paranormal Incident) and writer/actor Darrion Bragg (After the Party). Glen Campbell, a UFO expert, who is considered the unofficial spokesman of Area 51, will also have a role in the film, as himself. In the film, a group of young conspiracy theorists plan to
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A few months ago, the gaming world received exciting news that Guillermo del Toro was teaming up with gaming giant, the Konami Corporation to make ‘Silent Hills’ starring Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead). A P.T. trailer was released and fans chimed in in excitement. Last month we began to hear rumors and reports that Hideo Kojima was planning to leave the Konami Corporation. Kojima soon announced that as soon as his ‘Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’ was released he would indeed be leaving the company, which left ‘Silent Hills’ in serious trouble. Kojima and Del Toro Many gamers are about to be very disappointed with the news that I have to report. Director Gillermo del Toro announced last night at an event that ‘Silent Hills’ has officially been canceled. Unfortunately, there is no plan to resurrect the game any time soon. Reedus sent out a message about his disappointment and apologize to his fan via Twitter today.
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Fox’s latest addition is the series titled ‘Wayward Pines’, adapted from the book by Blake Crouch. The main character, Ethan is played by Matt Dillon. The series begins when Ethan, a Secrete Service Agent, wakes up in the woods, with no idea how he got there after an accident. As Ethan walks into the small town he notices that everyone is acting very strange. When Ethan mentions that he is investigating a missing persons case he begins getting hints that the town is much stranger than he originally thought. ‘Wayward Pines’ is directed by multiple directors, including M. Night Shyamalan, who is the show’s Executive Producer. The show has a great cast of established actors. Carla Gugino’s role is that of Kate Hewson, the missing agent that Ethan is searching for. ‘Iron Man’ star Terrence Howard plays the town’s Sheriff. The Dinner’s waitress, who is trying to help Ethan, is played by Juliet Lewis (Natural Born Killers). The other cast
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Most of you may recognize Naomi Grossman from her role as Pepper on ‘American Horror Story’, though she looks extremely different in real life. Naomi made an incredible transformation from beautiful woman into her character ‘Pepper’ for both season 2 (Asylum) and season 4 (Freak Show) of ‘American Horror Story’. Not only is this sassy lady a seriously talented actress, she is also a talented writer and producer. Naomi has such light hearted titles as ‘Paradrunken Activity’, ‘Hot Yoga’ and ‘Men at Work’ listed on her resume under writer/producer credits. Naomi is currently working on her latest role in the horror-thriller ‘The Chair’, directed by Chad Ferrin. ‘The Chair’ has an incredible cast list including legendary wrestler and actor Roddy Piper (They Live), Zach Galligan (Gremlins) and Kyle Hester (Then Comes Marriage). Naomi was kind enough to answer a few of my questions. I have to say, by the end of the interview, I was even more impressed with Ms.
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Daniel Radcliffe (Horns, Harry Potter) will be starring in the up coming movie ‘Victor Frankenstein’. Radcliffe’s role will be that of Igor, Dr. Frankenstein’s loyal assistant. Unlike most ‘Frankenstein’ movies, the movie will be told from Igor’s point of view. The movie explores Igor’s dark origins and his friendship with Victor Frankenstein, who is still a medical student at the time. We will see the Doctor emerge as the man we’ve all heard stories about. Max Landis wrote he script for ‘Victor Frankenstein’, which is being directed by Paul McGuigan, who also directed the ‘Sherlock’ series. ‘Victor Frankenstein’ stars ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ actor James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay of ‘Downtown Abbey’, Andrew Scott (Pride), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock), Freddie Fox (Freeze-Frame), and many other talented actors. ‘Victor Frankenstein’ will be released in theaters on October 2nd.
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‘The Woman In Black 2’ follows a group of children being evacuated from London during WWII, the children arrive at the Eel Marsh House 40 years after the first movie. The moment they arrive they wake The Woman in Black. Edward, a newly orphaned boy, becomes the focus of both Eva and The Woman in Black’s attention in this paranormal thriller. Pheobe Fox (One Day) plays the role of Eva, a teacher to the children. Eva has a sad back story. She was a young unwed mother, who’s baby was taken from her and put up for adoption. She has grown very attached to Edward , who’s parents were killed during the bombing of London. During they’re journey to the decaying manor, Eva meets a young handsome pilot named Harry (Jeremy Irvine), who is very interested in Eva, unfortunately Harry and Eva will not have a “happily ever after”. ‘The Woman in Black’ stars Mary Roscoe (Les Miserables), Helen McCrory
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Valiant Entertainment has announced a five-picture arrangement with Sony. The deal will ensure that two of Valiant’s series ‘Harbinger’ and ‘Bloodshot’ will be headed to production for the big screen. ‘John Wick’ directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch will be teaming up to bring the screenplay, written by Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2) and ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ writer Eric Heisserer. The ‘Harbinger’ series follows a group of beings with super human abilities, who are on the run from an organization run by the mysterious Toyo Harada. ‘Harbinger’ was created by David Lapham and Jim Shooter, who was once the editor-in-chief of Marvel. ‘Boodshot’, created by Kevin VanHook, Bob Layton and Don Perlin about a soldier brought back to life by a government agency. After being revived with no memory, the soldier becomes a unstoppable, brutal killing machine. Each title will be have two movies, then will be tied together by ‘Harbinger Wars’, the fifth movie. The series will create
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Two children arrive at their grandparents’ remote Pennsylvania Farm for a week long visit and soon realize something is very wrong with their grandmother (Deanna Dougan) and grandfather (Peter McRobbie). Their grandfather warns them to stay inside their room with the door shut after 9:30pm every night. When the children hear a strange noise outside their door after 10pm they make the mistake of opening the door and terror ensues. Will they be able survive their visit? Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan delivers a new twisted tale of terror with ‘The Visit’, his latest film, who’s information has been kept secret up until now. Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions along with Mark Bienstock (See No Evil 2) serve as producers for ‘The Visit’. Ashwin Rajan (Wayward Pines) and Steven Schneider (Insidious 1 and 2) are labeled as executive producers. Kathryn Hahn (We’re the Millers), Peter McRobbie (Lincoln), Olivia Dejonge (The Sisterhood of Night) and Michelle Rose Domb (Rosewood) star in ‘The
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‘The Encounter’ was both written and directed by Robert Conway. Conway is also know for his films ‘Redemption’ (2009) and 2013’s ‘Exit to Hell’ starring Kane Hodder. When a park ranger, played by Eliza Kiss, learns that something has crashed deep inside the park, she goes to find out what has landed. When she approaches the scene she sees something very strange, a ship possibly, but before she can explore the wreck she is stung by a very usual plant object and rushes back to her post to get help. At the same time a group of four friends are setting up there tents for a weekend of camping and two hunters are entering the woods on a mission to find their next meal. The health of the park ranger is quickly declining and sores are spreading across her body. The groups are in serious danger as other worldly beings begin to hunt them down one by one. Who will
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I know Constantine fans are loosing there minds while waiting to find out if NBC will renew the show for a second season. I’m right there with you all, I love Constantine. Even though the show is still in Limbo, I do have a little good news. NBC will begin streaming the entire first season on their website April 24, for a limited period of time. It’s unknown if the views on the website will influence Constantine’s chances for renewal. Either way, it’s a great chance to catch up on missed episodes or just rewatch the series from beginning to end (hopefully not “The End”). For first time watchers here is what it’s all about: Occultist Constantine (Matt Ryan), along with his right hand man Chaz (Charles Halford), the lovely psychic Zed (Angelica Celaya) travel to sites with seriously bad mojo, in attempts to help reign in the evil. Constantine is watched over by his guardian angel Manny (Harold Perrineau).
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Area 51, in Roswell, New Mexico is one of the most guarded places on earth. Millions of believers and conspiracy theorists have considered Area 51 a mecca since 1947 when (supposedly) an alien craft crash landed in the desert. Now ‘Paranormal Activity’ writer/director Oren Peli has created ‘Area 51’, a found footage film that explores not only our fears about what creatures may exist beyond our own solar system, but also goes far beyond the guarded perimeter of the base and into the base’s secretive corridors, to find something truly terrifying. ‘Area 51’ stars ‘Argo’ actress Nikka Far, ‘House of Manson’ actor Reid Warner, Ben Rovner (The New American Dream), Jelena Nik (P.L.U.G.), Jennifer Ludwigsen (616: Paranormal Incident) and writer/actor Darrion Bragg (After the Party). Glen Campbell, a UFO expert, who is considered the unofficial spokesman of Area 51, will also have a role in the film, as himself. In the film, a group of young conspiracy theorists plan to
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A few months ago, the gaming world received exciting news that Guillermo del Toro was teaming up with gaming giant, the Konami Corporation to make ‘Silent Hills’ starring Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead). A P.T. trailer was released and fans chimed in in excitement. Last month we began to hear rumors and reports that Hideo Kojima was planning to leave the Konami Corporation. Kojima soon announced that as soon as his ‘Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’ was released he would indeed be leaving the company, which left ‘Silent Hills’ in serious trouble. Kojima and Del Toro Many gamers are about to be very disappointed with the news that I have to report. Director Gillermo del Toro announced last night at an event that ‘Silent Hills’ has officially been canceled. Unfortunately, there is no plan to resurrect the game any time soon. Reedus sent out a message about his disappointment and apologize to his fan via Twitter today.
Continue reading →
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Fox’s latest addition is the series titled ‘Wayward Pines’, adapted from the book by Blake Crouch. The main character, Ethan is played by Matt Dillon. The series begins when Ethan, a Secrete Service Agent, wakes up in the woods, with no idea how he got there after an accident. As Ethan walks into the small town he notices that everyone is acting very strange. When Ethan mentions that he is investigating a missing persons case he begins getting hints that the town is much stranger than he originally thought. ‘Wayward Pines’ is directed by multiple directors, including M. Night Shyamalan, who is the show’s Executive Producer. The show has a great cast of established actors. Carla Gugino’s role is that of Kate Hewson, the missing agent that Ethan is searching for. ‘Iron Man’ star Terrence Howard plays the town’s Sheriff. The Dinner’s waitress, who is trying to help Ethan, is played by Juliet Lewis (Natural Born Killers). The other cast
Continue reading →
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Most of you may recognize Naomi Grossman from her role as Pepper on ‘American Horror Story’, though she looks extremely different in real life. Naomi made an incredible transformation from beautiful woman into her character ‘Pepper’ for both season 2 (Asylum) and season 4 (Freak Show) of ‘American Horror Story’. Not only is this sassy lady a seriously talented actress, she is also a talented writer and producer. Naomi has such light hearted titles as ‘Paradrunken Activity’, ‘Hot Yoga’ and ‘Men at Work’ listed on her resume under writer/producer credits. Naomi is currently working on her latest role in the horror-thriller ‘The Chair’, directed by Chad Ferrin. ‘The Chair’ has an incredible cast list including legendary wrestler and actor Roddy Piper (They Live), Zach Galligan (Gremlins) and Kyle Hester (Then Comes Marriage). Naomi was kind enough to answer a few of my questions. I have to say, by the end of the interview, I was even more impressed with Ms.
Continue reading →
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Daniel Radcliffe (Horns, Harry Potter) will be starring in the up coming movie ‘Victor Frankenstein’. Radcliffe’s role will be that of Igor, Dr. Frankenstein’s loyal assistant. Unlike most ‘Frankenstein’ movies, the movie will be told from Igor’s point of view. The movie explores Igor’s dark origins and his friendship with Victor Frankenstein, who is still a medical student at the time. We will see the Doctor emerge as the man we’ve all heard stories about. Max Landis wrote he script for ‘Victor Frankenstein’, which is being directed by Paul McGuigan, who also directed the ‘Sherlock’ series. ‘Victor Frankenstein’ stars ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ actor James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay of ‘Downtown Abbey’, Andrew Scott (Pride), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock), Freddie Fox (Freeze-Frame), and many other talented actors. ‘Victor Frankenstein’ will be released in theaters on October 2nd.
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‘The Woman In Black 2’ follows a group of children being evacuated from London during WWII, the children arrive at the Eel Marsh House 40 years after the first movie. The moment they arrive they wake The Woman in Black. Edward, a newly orphaned boy, becomes the focus of both Eva and The Woman in Black’s attention in this paranormal thriller. Pheobe Fox (One Day) plays the role of Eva, a teacher to the children. Eva has a sad back story. She was a young unwed mother, who’s baby was taken from her and put up for adoption. She has grown very attached to Edward , who’s parents were killed during the bombing of London. During they’re journey to the decaying manor, Eva meets a young handsome pilot named Harry (Jeremy Irvine), who is very interested in Eva, unfortunately Harry and Eva will not have a “happily ever after”. ‘The Woman in Black’ stars Mary Roscoe (Les Miserables), Helen McCrory
Continue reading →
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Valiant Entertainment has announced a five-picture arrangement with Sony. The deal will ensure that two of Valiant’s series ‘Harbinger’ and ‘Bloodshot’ will be headed to production for the big screen. ‘John Wick’ directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch will be teaming up to bring the screenplay, written by Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2) and ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ writer Eric Heisserer. The ‘Harbinger’ series follows a group of beings with super human abilities, who are on the run from an organization run by the mysterious Toyo Harada. ‘Harbinger’ was created by David Lapham and Jim Shooter, who was once the editor-in-chief of Marvel. ‘Boodshot’, created by Kevin VanHook, Bob Layton and Don Perlin about a soldier brought back to life by a government agency. After being revived with no memory, the soldier becomes a unstoppable, brutal killing machine. Each title will be have two movies, then will be tied together by ‘Harbinger Wars’, the fifth movie. The series will create
Continue reading →
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Two children arrive at their grandparents’ remote Pennsylvania Farm for a week long visit and soon realize something is very wrong with their grandmother (Deanna Dougan) and grandfather (Peter McRobbie). Their grandfather warns them to stay inside their room with the door shut after 9:30pm every night. When the children hear a strange noise outside their door after 10pm they make the mistake of opening the door and terror ensues. Will they be able survive their visit? Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan delivers a new twisted tale of terror with ‘The Visit’, his latest film, who’s information has been kept secret up until now. Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions along with Mark Bienstock (See No Evil 2) serve as producers for ‘The Visit’. Ashwin Rajan (Wayward Pines) and Steven Schneider (Insidious 1 and 2) are labeled as executive producers. Kathryn Hahn (We’re the Millers), Peter McRobbie (Lincoln), Olivia Dejonge (The Sisterhood of Night) and Michelle Rose Domb (Rosewood) star in ‘The
Continue reading →
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‘The Encounter’ was both written and directed by Robert Conway. Conway is also know for his films ‘Redemption’ (2009) and 2013’s ‘Exit to Hell’ starring Kane Hodder. When a park ranger, played by Eliza Kiss, learns that something has crashed deep inside the park, she goes to find out what has landed. When she approaches the scene she sees something very strange, a ship possibly, but before she can explore the wreck she is stung by a very usual plant object and rushes back to her post to get help. At the same time a group of four friends are setting up there tents for a weekend of camping and two hunters are entering the woods on a mission to find their next meal. The health of the park ranger is quickly declining and sores are spreading across her body. The groups are in serious danger as other worldly beings begin to hunt them down one by one. Who will
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviewsStreaming TV
I know Constantine fans are loosing there minds while waiting to find out if NBC will renew the show for a second season. I’m right there with you all, I love Constantine. Even though the show is still in Limbo, I do have a little good news. NBC will begin streaming the entire first season on their website April 24, for a limited period of time. It’s unknown if the views on the website will influence Constantine’s chances for renewal. Either way, it’s a great chance to catch up on missed episodes or just rewatch the series from beginning to end (hopefully not “The End”). For first time watchers here is what it’s all about: Occultist Constantine (Matt Ryan), along with his right hand man Chaz (Charles Halford), the lovely psychic Zed (Angelica Celaya) travel to sites with seriously bad mojo, in attempts to help reign in the evil. Constantine is watched over by his guardian angel Manny (Harold Perrineau).
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