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Universal Cable Production has just announced this year’s slate of genre projects as well as the lineup for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con that will run from July 20th to the 23rd. Notable upcoming Projects Include: Maggie Stiefvater’s New York Times bestselling series “The Raven Cycle”with Andrew Miller (“The Secret Circle”), Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”), and Michael London of Groundswell Productions (“The Magicians”). Hugh Howey’s renowned post-apocalyptic series “Sand” with Gary Whitta (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”), Marc Forster (“World War Z”) and Imperative Entertainment. “Sirens of Titan” With Dan Harmon (“Rick & Morty”) and Evan Katz (“Small Crimes”) UPC announces Evan Spiliotopoulos (“Beauty and the Beast”) has signed on to write the highly anticipated “Welcome to Hitchcock” series. They have also optioned the iconic Hugo Award-Winning science fantasy novel “Lord of Light”. From the Press Release: UNIVERSAL CITY, CA- July 18, 2017– As the annual gathering of TV and comic’s most loyal fans at San Diego’s Comic-Con International 2017
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So here we are my Little Monsters, Days of the Dead: Indianapolis has been over for a full week and that post convention depression is still lingering, but at least I have completely recuperated from the festivities . The horror community tends to feel like a big family to me, and horror cons are like a huge family reunion of sorts. And even though I have been to many comic and pop culture conventions, horror cons are where I feel most at home. While I, as many of you do, enjoy films across all genres, horror is without a doubt my favorite of them all. For three days I got to spend time with my convention family, and now all I am left with, besides autographs and some other cool things I snagged, are the pictures I took and the memories. But they are some pretty damn cool pics memories, I must say. Attending Days of the Dead gave me
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The final lineup has been announced for this year’s 21st annual Fantasia Film Festival, running from July 13th through August 2nd. Yet again, they have an amazing lineup, featuring some of 2017’s most highly anticipated films in multiple genres. From the Press Release: Horror highlights in our final announcement include the North American Premiere of the ultra-dark Cannes sensation GOOD TIME, with directors in attendance; a Lifetime Achievement Award for Mexican luchador film legend Mil Máscaras; a Special Screening of ATOMIC BLONDE; Canadian Premieres of the ultra-brutal BUSHWICK, Dick Maas’ killer lion movie PREY, and the splatter comedy sequel ANOTHER WOLFCOP; the Quebec Premieres of the acclaimed Pyscho doc 78/52 and the Christmas horror classic in the making BETTER WATCH OUT; the North American Premiere of TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 3D; the World Premieres of the female-driven exploitation films BLOOD HEIST and BLOOD RIDE (both produced by James Franco!); and the World Premiere of Synapse Films’ long-awaited 4K restoration of
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June is here, and Days of the Dead is nearly upon us. IS nearly upon us? Yes my Little Monsters, I know it sounds grammatically incorrect, but it’s not…trust me. The reason why it is, in fact, correct is because I happen to be referring to a singular event, the annual horror convention that will be returning to Indianapolis at the end of June. Of course since it’s a three day event, I could refer to it in the plural form…but let’s not get hung up on semantics. Days of the Dead will officially kick off the weekend’s festivities at 5 PM Friday June 30th and run through Sunday July 2nd. As per usual, the fine folks at Days of the Dead will make it possible for fans to meet genre icons and mingle with fellow horror junkies. The banner above may whet your appetite with the likes of the creator of the Living Dead himself, George Romero, as well
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The Scifi-Fi-London Film Festival has announced that their 17th annual festival will begin April 27, 2017 and will run through May 6th, with 10 days of film screenings, live music, and much more. From the Press Release: UK: London, April 2017 – Today the SCI-FI-LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2017 launches its astronomical 17th annual programme which will run from the 27th April until the 6th May 2017 across London with ten days of amazing film, live music, immersive experiences and more. It will showcase a fantastic lineup with 6 world film premieres, 13 UK film premieres, 11 world short premieres and 13 UK short premieres. It will host 25 features, 51 shorts and 4 VR shorts alongside its regular classic cult events such as the 48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE and SCI-FIDO, the world’s only cosplay for dogs! Opening this year’s festival on the 27th April at the Rich Mix is the UK Premiere of CAUGHT– a film that returns us to
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Doug Bradley Has such sights to show you. The actor, known for his role as Pinhead in the Hellraiser franchise, which Clive Baker began in 1987. While Bradley exited the franchise in 2011, he still is and always will be Pinhead in the eyes of his fans. Bradley will give fans something that they have been begging for for years, a photo with Pinhead himself. No, it’s not just some “photo op” this is a full-on Pinhead Experience! Bradley will be putting on the pins and the full costume for photos on a fully dressed set, complete with props. Bradley announced the once in a lifetime event via Facebook: We’ve been keeping this quiet for nearly a year now and it feels great to finally let you all in on it! When fans and show organizers started to ask about the possibility of a Pinhead photo op with Doug a few years back, we dismissed it as an impossibility. Almost
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Actress and well known horror star, Caroline Williams tweeted an article this morning that dovetailed with several previous Cynema posts. Director Brett Ratner called out the dangers of aggregate film score sites like Rotten Tomatoes or the similar Metacritic in an article that devolves into a promo for his upcoming films. You can read it here: https://ew.com/movies/2017/03/23/ratner-tomatoes-scores/
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To celebrate the theatrical release on the supernatural thriller Don’t Knock Twice, Red and Black Films holding a once in a lifetime competition. The winner will win a premiere-for one at London’s oldest cinema, the Dalston Rio, on Tuesday March 28, 2017. From the Press Release: UK: Friday 24th March 2016 – Red and Black Films, the team behind the Award-winning The Machine, are delighted to celebrate the release of their latest film, DON’T KNOCK TWICE, by offering one competition winner the chance to win the world’s most terrifying and haunted Premiere-For-One at London’s oldest cinema Dalston Rio on Tuesday 28th March. DON’TKNOCK TWICE is released in cinemas and On Demand from 31st March and DVD 3rd April and stars Katee Sackhoff (Oculus, Riddick, Battlestar Galactica), Lucy Boynton (Miss Potter, Sing Street) and Nick Moran (Harry Potter, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels). Red And Black Films will also be offering lots runners-up prizes including cinema tickets and signed film
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The second annual Happenstance Horror Fest kicks off this June 13th, presented by Stained Glass Productions and Blood Bath Productions and sponsored by Horror Fuel. Today, the announcement was made that they have officially begun taking submissions for this year’s festival to be held at Chunky’s Theater in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Last year’s sold out event featured films from directors such as Luchagore, Heidi Moore, Patrick Rea, Andy Stewart, Katie Bonham, and many more. This year they are aiming to be even bigger, better, and bloodier. Awards include Best Local, Best National, and Best International. “All films will be judged by an unbiased motley crew of local horror enthusiasts including award winning authors, bloggers, and filmmakers.” The official Facebook page, opened last week, is the place to go for more information and regular updates. If you are in the area be sure to check out the Happenstance Horror Fest this June. As soon as the lineup is announced we will let
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Manny Serrano’s Theta States and Jeff Frumess’ Romeo’s Distress will both be deputing at this year’s New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival on April 2, 2017. From the Press Release: On April 2nd, 2017, The New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival will mark the Garden State Premiere of a pair of psychological thrillers from two NYC Filmmakers. First up at 6pm, is Director Manny Serrano’s (Blood Slaughter Massacre, M is for Mastectomy) nightmare-themed Theta States. Immediately following at 7:45pm is Jeff Frumess’ (M is for Muffins) love-sick feature film debut, Romeos Distress. Starring NJ’s own Thomas Ryan (Faces, RAPT), Erin Brown (aka Misty Mundae – Masters of Horror, Strip Club Massacre) and Deana Demko (Ghosts of Angela Webb, Ironbound Vampire, Witches Blood), Theta States is about insomniac Danny (Ryan)who is prescribed an experimental audio therapy which soon causes him to suffer from wicked hallucinations and blackouts. The film features music from Philly’s own S&M Punk band GASH OFFICIAL,
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Universal Cable Production has just announced this year’s slate of genre projects as well as the lineup for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con that will run from July 20th to the 23rd. Notable upcoming Projects Include: Maggie Stiefvater’s New York Times bestselling series “The Raven Cycle”with Andrew Miller (“The Secret Circle”), Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”), and Michael London of Groundswell Productions (“The Magicians”). Hugh Howey’s renowned post-apocalyptic series “Sand” with Gary Whitta (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”), Marc Forster (“World War Z”) and Imperative Entertainment. “Sirens of Titan” With Dan Harmon (“Rick & Morty”) and Evan Katz (“Small Crimes”) UPC announces Evan Spiliotopoulos (“Beauty and the Beast”) has signed on to write the highly anticipated “Welcome to Hitchcock” series. They have also optioned the iconic Hugo Award-Winning science fantasy novel “Lord of Light”. From the Press Release: UNIVERSAL CITY, CA- July 18, 2017– As the annual gathering of TV and comic’s most loyal fans at San Diego’s Comic-Con International 2017
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So here we are my Little Monsters, Days of the Dead: Indianapolis has been over for a full week and that post convention depression is still lingering, but at least I have completely recuperated from the festivities . The horror community tends to feel like a big family to me, and horror cons are like a huge family reunion of sorts. And even though I have been to many comic and pop culture conventions, horror cons are where I feel most at home. While I, as many of you do, enjoy films across all genres, horror is without a doubt my favorite of them all. For three days I got to spend time with my convention family, and now all I am left with, besides autographs and some other cool things I snagged, are the pictures I took and the memories. But they are some pretty damn cool pics memories, I must say. Attending Days of the Dead gave me
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The final lineup has been announced for this year’s 21st annual Fantasia Film Festival, running from July 13th through August 2nd. Yet again, they have an amazing lineup, featuring some of 2017’s most highly anticipated films in multiple genres. From the Press Release: Horror highlights in our final announcement include the North American Premiere of the ultra-dark Cannes sensation GOOD TIME, with directors in attendance; a Lifetime Achievement Award for Mexican luchador film legend Mil Máscaras; a Special Screening of ATOMIC BLONDE; Canadian Premieres of the ultra-brutal BUSHWICK, Dick Maas’ killer lion movie PREY, and the splatter comedy sequel ANOTHER WOLFCOP; the Quebec Premieres of the acclaimed Pyscho doc 78/52 and the Christmas horror classic in the making BETTER WATCH OUT; the North American Premiere of TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 3D; the World Premieres of the female-driven exploitation films BLOOD HEIST and BLOOD RIDE (both produced by James Franco!); and the World Premiere of Synapse Films’ long-awaited 4K restoration of
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June is here, and Days of the Dead is nearly upon us. IS nearly upon us? Yes my Little Monsters, I know it sounds grammatically incorrect, but it’s not…trust me. The reason why it is, in fact, correct is because I happen to be referring to a singular event, the annual horror convention that will be returning to Indianapolis at the end of June. Of course since it’s a three day event, I could refer to it in the plural form…but let’s not get hung up on semantics. Days of the Dead will officially kick off the weekend’s festivities at 5 PM Friday June 30th and run through Sunday July 2nd. As per usual, the fine folks at Days of the Dead will make it possible for fans to meet genre icons and mingle with fellow horror junkies. The banner above may whet your appetite with the likes of the creator of the Living Dead himself, George Romero, as well
Continue reading →
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The Scifi-Fi-London Film Festival has announced that their 17th annual festival will begin April 27, 2017 and will run through May 6th, with 10 days of film screenings, live music, and much more. From the Press Release: UK: London, April 2017 – Today the SCI-FI-LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2017 launches its astronomical 17th annual programme which will run from the 27th April until the 6th May 2017 across London with ten days of amazing film, live music, immersive experiences and more. It will showcase a fantastic lineup with 6 world film premieres, 13 UK film premieres, 11 world short premieres and 13 UK short premieres. It will host 25 features, 51 shorts and 4 VR shorts alongside its regular classic cult events such as the 48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE and SCI-FIDO, the world’s only cosplay for dogs! Opening this year’s festival on the 27th April at the Rich Mix is the UK Premiere of CAUGHT– a film that returns us to
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Doug Bradley Has such sights to show you. The actor, known for his role as Pinhead in the Hellraiser franchise, which Clive Baker began in 1987. While Bradley exited the franchise in 2011, he still is and always will be Pinhead in the eyes of his fans. Bradley will give fans something that they have been begging for for years, a photo with Pinhead himself. No, it’s not just some “photo op” this is a full-on Pinhead Experience! Bradley will be putting on the pins and the full costume for photos on a fully dressed set, complete with props. Bradley announced the once in a lifetime event via Facebook: We’ve been keeping this quiet for nearly a year now and it feels great to finally let you all in on it! When fans and show organizers started to ask about the possibility of a Pinhead photo op with Doug a few years back, we dismissed it as an impossibility. Almost
Continue reading →
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Actress and well known horror star, Caroline Williams tweeted an article this morning that dovetailed with several previous Cynema posts. Director Brett Ratner called out the dangers of aggregate film score sites like Rotten Tomatoes or the similar Metacritic in an article that devolves into a promo for his upcoming films. You can read it here: https://ew.com/movies/2017/03/23/ratner-tomatoes-scores/
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To celebrate the theatrical release on the supernatural thriller Don’t Knock Twice, Red and Black Films holding a once in a lifetime competition. The winner will win a premiere-for one at London’s oldest cinema, the Dalston Rio, on Tuesday March 28, 2017. From the Press Release: UK: Friday 24th March 2016 – Red and Black Films, the team behind the Award-winning The Machine, are delighted to celebrate the release of their latest film, DON’T KNOCK TWICE, by offering one competition winner the chance to win the world’s most terrifying and haunted Premiere-For-One at London’s oldest cinema Dalston Rio on Tuesday 28th March. DON’TKNOCK TWICE is released in cinemas and On Demand from 31st March and DVD 3rd April and stars Katee Sackhoff (Oculus, Riddick, Battlestar Galactica), Lucy Boynton (Miss Potter, Sing Street) and Nick Moran (Harry Potter, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels). Red And Black Films will also be offering lots runners-up prizes including cinema tickets and signed film
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The second annual Happenstance Horror Fest kicks off this June 13th, presented by Stained Glass Productions and Blood Bath Productions and sponsored by Horror Fuel. Today, the announcement was made that they have officially begun taking submissions for this year’s festival to be held at Chunky’s Theater in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Last year’s sold out event featured films from directors such as Luchagore, Heidi Moore, Patrick Rea, Andy Stewart, Katie Bonham, and many more. This year they are aiming to be even bigger, better, and bloodier. Awards include Best Local, Best National, and Best International. “All films will be judged by an unbiased motley crew of local horror enthusiasts including award winning authors, bloggers, and filmmakers.” The official Facebook page, opened last week, is the place to go for more information and regular updates. If you are in the area be sure to check out the Happenstance Horror Fest this June. As soon as the lineup is announced we will let
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Manny Serrano’s Theta States and Jeff Frumess’ Romeo’s Distress will both be deputing at this year’s New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival on April 2, 2017. From the Press Release: On April 2nd, 2017, The New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival will mark the Garden State Premiere of a pair of psychological thrillers from two NYC Filmmakers. First up at 6pm, is Director Manny Serrano’s (Blood Slaughter Massacre, M is for Mastectomy) nightmare-themed Theta States. Immediately following at 7:45pm is Jeff Frumess’ (M is for Muffins) love-sick feature film debut, Romeos Distress. Starring NJ’s own Thomas Ryan (Faces, RAPT), Erin Brown (aka Misty Mundae – Masters of Horror, Strip Club Massacre) and Deana Demko (Ghosts of Angela Webb, Ironbound Vampire, Witches Blood), Theta States is about insomniac Danny (Ryan)who is prescribed an experimental audio therapy which soon causes him to suffer from wicked hallucinations and blackouts. The film features music from Philly’s own S&M Punk band GASH OFFICIAL,
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