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‘Sleepless Beauty’ Wakes Up This November (Trailer)

From Russian director Pavel Khvaleev (Involution) comes the kidnapping horror Sleepless Beauty starring Polina Davydova who he worked with on III: The Ritual. “The film tells a twisted story about a young woman, Mila, who is kidnapped by a mysterious organization known as Recreation. Her unknown abductors talk to her through a loudspeaker and set strict rules: she cannot sleep and has to fulfill bizarre and violent tasks if she hopes to stay alive. At first, it looks like someone’s sick idea of entertainment but as the demands become more intense, Mila begins to realize that she is losing control of her own mind and instead, may be a pawn in a twisted and deadly psychological experiment.” Aleksandra Khvaleeva wrote the film, produced by Frank Ellrich, Georgiy Smirnov, and Elena Talyanksaya. It features cinematography and editing by Khvaleev. And is a Monomania Films Production. Sleepless Beauty made its world premiere at the 2020 Imagine Film Festival and was an official

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 6, 2020

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Zac Efron Will Face Vicious Wild Dogs And Intruders In ‘Gold’

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile‘s Zac Efron has found his next role as the lead in the upcoming survival thriller, Gold, which is headed to the AFM virtual market. According to Deadline, “The film will follow two strangers traveling through a desert who stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found. They hatch a plan to protect and excavate their bounty with one man leaving to secure the necessary equipment. The other man remains and must endure harsh desert elements, ravenous wild dogs and mysterious intruders, whilst battling the sinking suspicion that he has been abandoned to his own fate.” Anthony Hayes (“Animal Kingdom”) will both direct and co-star in the movie based on a screenplay that he co-wrote with Polly Smyth who has worked in the wardrobe department on many major movies including Rouge and Dying Breed. Filming is due to begin in Australia later this month. John Schwarz and Michael Schwarz will be producing under their Deeper

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 6, 2020

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A24’s Horror ‘The Green Knight’ One Step Closer To Release

Earlier this year A24 and director David Lowery‘s (A Ghost Story) The Green Knight was scheduled to debut but became another victim of COVID. Now, news has come that it has scored an MPA rating of “R” due to “violence, some sexuality, and graphic nudity.” That’s one step closer to it getting a release. From visionary filmmaker David Lowery comes a fresh and bold spin on a classic tale from the knights of the round table,” A24 explained The Green Knight earlier this year. The film is “an epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur’s reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger, and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in what becomes a deeper journey to define his character and prove his worth in the eyes of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 6, 2020

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“Lovecraft Country: The Complete First Season” Is Coming To Blu-ray

We’ve got good news for fans of the Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams-produced brilliant HBO series “Lovecraft Country.” The action-packed, incredibly well-written series is headed to Blu-ray! “Lovecraft Country: The Complete First Season” explores racism, family drama, and monsters is based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff. The series follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) as he joins up with his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and his Uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father (Michael Kenneth Williams) only to encounter terrifying racism, magic, and Lovecraftian monsters along the way. Grab your “must-see” DVD and Blu-ray of “Lovecraft Country” on February 16, 2021. Special Features include: Compendium of Horrors (NEW) Orithyia Blue and the Imagination of Diana Freeman (NEW) Crafting “Lovecraft Country” Exploring “Lovecraft Country” “Lovecraft Country”: The Craft

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 6, 2020

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Emile Hirsch Stars In The Psychological Thriller ‘State Of Consciousness’

Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild, The Girl Next Door) is starring in the new psychological thriller State of Consciousness from Iervolino Entertainment, which has just started filming in Bari, Italy, and the surrounding areas. Marcus Stokes is directing the movie in which nightmares and reality become indistinguishable to Stephen (Hirsch) when he is forced to take medication for a psychological disorder he doesn’t have. To regain his sanity and get back to his normal life, he sets out to escape from the institution he has been trapped in. The film is produced by Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi. Silvio Muraglia’s Paradox Studios acquired worldwide distribution rights. Andrea Iervolino said, “I can’t tell you how excited we are to have Emile jump into this role. Getting intensity, intelligence, and ingenuity all in one performance is daunting – until you get Emile Hirsch, then you breathe easier and things get really exciting. We’re really looking forward to making this movie and letting

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 6, 2020

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Noomi Repace Starring In Adaptation Of Post-Apocalyptic Thriller ‘Black Crab’

Prometheus actress Noomi Repace is set to star in the lead role for the film adaptation of Jerker Virdborg‘s thriller Black Crab from Netflix. Adam Berg (In) is making his feature debut after a long career in the music video and commercial industries. Malin Idevall and Mattias Montero are producing the movie that will be filmed in 2021 in Sweden, Deadline reports. “Set in a post-apocalyptic world during an endless winter, the film follows six soldiers who are sent on a dangerous mission across the frozen sea to transport a package that could finally end the war.” Deadline quotes Rapace as saying, “I’m very excited to come back to Sweden and do Black Crab. My first Swedish film in years. Can’t wait to get suited up and go on this journey – explore human shadows and slide through broken dreams and a world on edge. Survival to what price?”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 5, 2020

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André Øvredal’s Adaptation Of Stephen King’s ‘The Long Walk’ Is “Alive And Well”

Stephen King adaptations continue to roll in, not that we’re complaining. The latest film version of a King tale comes from Stories to Tell in the Dark and Trollhunter director André Øvredal’s who is adapting dystopian The Long Walk. Word is King himself has read the script by James Vanderbilt and given it a thumbs up. After hit road blocks due to the COVID pandemic, the film is finally moving forward. Øvredal recently gave an update via ComingSoon: “It’s alive and well and moving along. I guess in the end, he just didn’t choose to do it, I actually don’t even know if he ever had a script. This script was written on spec by James Vanderbilt when he did not even have the rights to it, he just wrote it out of pure love for the book, and in the end, suddenly the rights were open and he was able to go to King with his script and say,

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Nov 5, 2020

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This December Lionsgate Unleashes ‘Dragon Soldiers’

Lionsgate is set to unleash director Hank Braxtan’s (Snake Outta Compton) hot new action-fantasy film Dragon Soldiers on DVD and Digital this December. The new trailer and poster are here! In the movie, when locals start vanishing from a small Colorado town, the mayor hires a squad of elite mercenaries to fight off the menace — whoever or whatever it may be. Leader Cameron (Ruben Pla) and his team suspect a ruthless gang of mercenary survivalists…until they come face to face with a massive, airborne, fire-breathing reptile. Now, stopping the creature and surviving the attacks will take weapons, explosives, and gunfire, along with every ounce of courage they have left. Written by Dan Sinclair (Dead Ant) this film stars Antuone Torbert, Ruben Pla, Heath C. Heine,Dan Sinclair, Tarkan Dospil, and Arielle Brachfeld. Dragon Soldiers lands on DVD and Digital on December 15, 2020.

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Nov 5, 2020

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‘Wrong Turn 7’ Receives A Hard “R” Rating

The inbred killer redneck franchise Wrong Turn will soon unleash another bloody installment. The follow-up to Wrong Turn 6 is on its way and has just scored its MPA rating, a hard “R,” for “strong bloody violence, grisly images, and pervasive language.” But that’s no surprise, after all the movies are damn pretty brutal. Mike P. Nelson (The Domestics) is in the director’s chair for Wrong Turn 7, reportedly titled Wrong Turn: The Foundation. In the sequel, a group of unlucky friends to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia to spend a couple of days hiking the Appalachian Trail where they are confronted by “The Foundation”, a community of people who have lived isolated in the mountains since before the Civil War. Bloody-Disgusting reports. Matthew Modine (“Stranger Things”, 47 Meters Down), Damian Maffei (The Strangers: Prey at Night, Haunt), Bill Sage (“Hap and Leonard”), Emma Dumont (“The Gifted”), Valerie Jane Parker (“Greenleaf”), Chaney Morrow (Haunt) and David Hutchinson (“American Horror Story”) star.

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Nov 5, 2020

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Movie Review: ‘Kindred’

According to many sources, one of the most vulnerable times in a woman’s life is while she’s pregnant. The movie Kindred reinforces that theory in a dark and disturbing way that will leave any mother bothered. In the movie, Ben (Edward Holcroft) and his girlfriend Charlotte (Tamara Lawrance) break the news to his mother (Fiona Shaw) that they are movie to Australia, but this overbearing, demanding woman isn’t having it. When her son is killed right after finding out he’s going to be a father, she decides that she will do anything to keep her grandchild close, and I mean anything. When Charlotte wakes up after fainting at the hospital she discovers she’s now a prisoner in the manor where nine generations of Ben’s family have called home. Both Lawrance and Shaw play their parts well, I think for what they were given. But their characters lack impact and I don’t think that’s all their fault. It comes across like

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 5, 2020

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