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James Cullen Bressack's Horror-Comedy 'Murder, Anyone?' Scores A February Release

James Cullen Bressack’s Horror-Comedy ‘Murder, Anyone?’ Scores A February Release

Director James Cullen Bressack’s well-received film Murder, Anyone?, based on the play by the filmmaker’s late father, Emmy-award winner Gordon Bressack, will be released this February. The feature, an exciting new horror comedy concept about manifestation, stars Kristos Andrews (“The Bay”), Galadriel Stineman (“The Middle”), Maurice LaMarche (“Pinky and the Brain”), Spencer Breslin (The Kid, Zoom), and Oscar nominee Sally Kirkland. In it, two Playwrights are tasked with creating the next avant-garde thriller; but as they write, the story comes to life, and their own emotions and arguments begin to manifest on film. “Adapted from the stage play of the same name, James brings MURDER, ANYONE? to the screen in brilliant, beautiful fashion.” said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. “The film isn’t just a love letter to unique horror-comedies from the likes of Joe Dante and Kevin Smith but to the talented Gordon, James’s father. He’d be proud of the result.” James Cullen Bressack is known for films such as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 15, 2023
New Director Sinks His Fangs Into Marvel's 'Blade'

New Director Sinks His Fangs Into Marvel’s ‘Blade’

Yann Demange, who served as an exec produced for “Lovecraft Country,” as well as directed its pilot episode, has replaced Bassam Tariq as the director for Marvel’s upcoming Blade movie, which is being described as a more dark, gritty, and edgier movie than fans usually get from Marvel. The vampire movie also has a new writer, Emmy winner Michael Starrbury, known for The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete and for writing episodes of series such as “When They See Us.” We last heard the voice of Oscar-winner and star Mahershala Ali as Blade in the post-credit scene of 2021’s Eternals (see the clip below) when Dane (Kit Harington)/ the Black Knight reaches for a sword wrapped in cloth in a wooden box. Before he can touch it, we hear the voice asking, “Are you sure you are ready for that, Mr. Whitman?” Watch the clip below. There’s more good news, Marvel has set already announced the release date of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2023
Eli Roth Finally Making The Feature Film Based On His Grindhouse Trailer

Eli Roth Finally Making The Feature Film Based On His Grindhouse Trailer

Eli Roth is finally making a feature film based on Thanksgiving, the mock trailer that Roth made for Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 film Grindhouse, Deadline is reporting. . The news comes on the heels of a report that Tim Miller will step in for Roth to do the Borderlands reshoots for Lionsgate so that Roth can work on Thanksgiving. “The Thanksgiving trailer presented the gory teaser about a pseudo movie in which a slasher makes his carving board out of the inhabitants of a Massachusetts town that makes a big annual fuss over the annual turkey day,” Deadline states. “One of the pivotal scenes involved Roth himself, separated from his head while in the throes of passion with a date in a convertible.” Shooting is set to begin in March, with Roth directing from the script penned by Jeff Rendell. Roger Birnbaum and Roth are producing the film from Spyglass. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, check out the Grindhouse

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 9, 2023
Movie Review: 'The Pale Blue Eye' Is A Dark Love Letter To Edgar Allan Poe

Movie Review: ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Is A Dark Love Letter To Edgar Allan Poe

Scott Cooper’s (Antlers) new film The Pale Bue Eye has just made its debut on Netflix, and boy, have I been waiting to see it! The film centers on Christian Bale’s Augustus Landor, a retired detective tasked with investigating a rash of murders. Set at “West Point, 1830, when Poe did attend in real life, a cadet is found dead in the early hours of a winter morning. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it’s discovered that the young man’s heart has been skillfully cut out. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a local detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), to solve the murder. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, Landor enlists the help of one of their own to pursue the case, an eccentric cadet with a disdain for the rigors of the military and a penchant for poetry—a young man named Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling).

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 7, 2023
Gods, Monsters And Men: 'Exceptional Beings' Premieres This January

Gods, Monsters And Men: ‘Exceptional Beings’ Premieres This January

This January, Freestyle Media will unleash the psychological action fantasy thriller Exceptional Beings co-directed by prolific Nigerian novelist Njedeh Anthony (“Creatures of Necessity,” “Mind Crawlers”) and acclaimed South African Christian Kazadi (“24 Hours Blind,” Blinkers”). Exceptional Beings, which serves as the prequel to the novel Godhood, explores the existential crisis of two supernatural beings as they question their Godhood when they encounter a woman with an uncanny essence that doesn’t conform with their 4,000 years of knowledge. They journey through her existence relating to their desperate need to understand answers to questions they never believed existed. The film features an extraordinary cast that embodies the Gods from several pantheons. The cast is led by Ciarra Carter (‘Ooga Booga,” “The Colony”), Dane Oliver (“The Resonator,” “Cupid’s Match”), Rachel Thundat (“9-1-1: Lone Star,” “Secrets Exposed”), Bunmi Famuyiwa (“Ida B. Wells: A Red Record,” “The Wake”), Clark Moore (“Yellowstone,” “Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”), Chad Sano (“Grease Live!,” “My Crazy Ex”), introducing Jean

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 4, 2023
Movie Review: 'The Pale Blue Eye' Is A Dark Love Letter To Edgar Allan Poe

See ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ On Netflix This Week

From filmmaker Scott Cooper, the director of Antlers, comes the feature adaptation of Louis Bayard’s 2006 novel, The Pale Blue Eye starring Christian Bale (American Psycho) with Harry Melling (Harry Potter) playing the role of Edgar Allan Poe. Following its debut in theaters this past December, the film is coming to Netflix this week. Bale stars as retired detective Augustus Landor, tasked with investigating a rash of murders. Set at “West Point, 1830. A cadet is found dead in the early hours of a gray winter morning. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it’s discovered that the young man’s heart has been skillfully removed. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a local detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), to solve the murder. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, Landor enlists the help of one of their own to pursue the case, an eccentric cadet with a disdain for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 3, 2023
New Paranormal Mystery Series "Lockwood & Co." Coming To Netflix This Month (Trailer)

New Paranormal Mystery Series “Lockwood & Co.” Coming To Netflix This Month (Trailer)

Three teens living in a ghost-filled world band together to unravel a dark conspiracy in Netflix’s new upcoming series “Lockwood & Co.” In the series, “Teenage ghost hunters scour the streets of London, engaging in deadly combat with the spirits of the night. Amongst the many adult agencies, one small start-up stands out amongst the crowd, Lockwood & Co, run by teenagers Anthony Lockwood, George Karim, and Lucy Carlysle. Together the renegade trio are free of financial motive and adult supervision but destined to change the course of history forever as they unravel a grand mystery.” The massive cast includes Morven Christie, Luke Treadaway, Ruby Stokes, Paddy Holland, Ivanno Jeremiah Ali Hadji-Heshmati. Cameron Chapman, Rhianna Dorris, Hayley Konadu, and Jack Bandeira. The series is an adaptation of the popular novel series penned by Jonathan Stroud, who also wrote the television series. Don’t miss the premiere of “Lockwood & Co.” on Netflix on January 27, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 2, 2023
"Mayfair Witches" Has Cast Its Spell, It's Renewed For Season Two

Let “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches” Cast A Spell On You This January (Trailer)

AMC is kicking off the new year with the premiere of “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches,” hot off the heels of the premiere of Rice’s “Interview with the Interview” series. “The series will focus on an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.” Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Harry Hamlin, and Annabeth Gish star. Esta Spalding (“Masters of Sex”) and Michelle Ashford (“Masters of Sex”) are writing and executive producing the series. Spalding, who has an overall deal with AMC Studios, will also serve as showrunner. Let “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches” cast a spell on you when it premieres on AMC and AMC+ on January 8, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 2, 2023
New Featurettes Unveiled To Celebrate Release Of 'Knock At The Cabin'

Dave Bautista Demands A Sacrifice In New ‘Knock At The Cabin’ Trailer

This February, M. Night Shymalan‘s Knock at the Cabin, an adaptation of The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay, is set to be unleashed. In the new trailer, Dave Bautista declares a sacrifice must be made. In Knock at the Cabin, “While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.” Dave Bautista (Army of the Dead), Rupert Grint (The Harry Potter franchise), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Old), Ben Aldridge (“Pennyworth”), and Jonathan Groff (“Mindhunter”) star. Universal Pictures presents a Blinding Edge Pictures production with FilmNation Features and Wishmore Entertainment, an M. Night Shyamalan film. M. Night Shyamalan and Steve Desmond & Michael Sherman adapted the bestselling novel for the screen. M. Night Shyamalan directs as well as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 26, 2022
Lizzy Caplan And Joshua Jackson Lock Eyes In First Image From Paramount+'s 'Fetal Attraction"

Lizzy Caplan And Joshua Jackson Lock Eyes In First Image From Paramount+’s ‘Fetal Attraction”

The first image from the upcoming Paramount+ series adaptation of Adrian Lyne’s “Fatal Attraction” has surfaced via Entertainment Weekly’s 2023 preview and features stars Lizzy Caplan (“Castle Rock”) and Joshua Jackson (“Dr. Death”). In the 1987 film, “A married man’s one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.” “Alex is the villain of the story, and Dan is the hero, and there is no gray area,” Caplan told the site. “Now, audiences have changed so much, we are no longer primed to believe in this villainous woman story. She’s clearly mentally ill, and that’s not something that is really touched upon at all in the movie.” Amanda Peet (Identity) and Dee Wallace (Cujo, The Lords of Salem) will also star along with Gary Perez (“13 Reasons Why”), Taigo Roberts (“S.W.A.T”), and more. “Dirty John” duo Alexandra Cunningham and Kevin Hynes serve as the series’ writers, with Cunningham also serving as the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2022

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James Cullen Bressack's Horror-Comedy 'Murder, Anyone?' Scores A February Release

James Cullen Bressack’s Horror-Comedy ‘Murder, Anyone?’ Scores A February Release

Director James Cullen Bressack’s well-received film Murder, Anyone?, based on the play by the filmmaker’s late father, Emmy-award winner Gordon Bressack, will be released this February. The feature, an exciting new horror comedy concept about manifestation, stars Kristos Andrews (“The Bay”), Galadriel Stineman (“The Middle”), Maurice LaMarche (“Pinky and the Brain”), Spencer Breslin (The Kid, Zoom), and Oscar nominee Sally Kirkland. In it, two Playwrights are tasked with creating the next avant-garde thriller; but as they write, the story comes to life, and their own emotions and arguments begin to manifest on film. “Adapted from the stage play of the same name, James brings MURDER, ANYONE? to the screen in brilliant, beautiful fashion.” said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. “The film isn’t just a love letter to unique horror-comedies from the likes of Joe Dante and Kevin Smith but to the talented Gordon, James’s father. He’d be proud of the result.” James Cullen Bressack is known for films such as

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 15, 2023
New Director Sinks His Fangs Into Marvel's 'Blade'

New Director Sinks His Fangs Into Marvel’s ‘Blade’

Yann Demange, who served as an exec produced for “Lovecraft Country,” as well as directed its pilot episode, has replaced Bassam Tariq as the director for Marvel’s upcoming Blade movie, which is being described as a more dark, gritty, and edgier movie than fans usually get from Marvel. The vampire movie also has a new writer, Emmy winner Michael Starrbury, known for The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete and for writing episodes of series such as “When They See Us.” We last heard the voice of Oscar-winner and star Mahershala Ali as Blade in the post-credit scene of 2021’s Eternals (see the clip below) when Dane (Kit Harington)/ the Black Knight reaches for a sword wrapped in cloth in a wooden box. Before he can touch it, we hear the voice asking, “Are you sure you are ready for that, Mr. Whitman?” Watch the clip below. There’s more good news, Marvel has set already announced the release date of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2023
Eli Roth Finally Making The Feature Film Based On His Grindhouse Trailer

Eli Roth Finally Making The Feature Film Based On His Grindhouse Trailer

Eli Roth is finally making a feature film based on Thanksgiving, the mock trailer that Roth made for Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 film Grindhouse, Deadline is reporting. . The news comes on the heels of a report that Tim Miller will step in for Roth to do the Borderlands reshoots for Lionsgate so that Roth can work on Thanksgiving. “The Thanksgiving trailer presented the gory teaser about a pseudo movie in which a slasher makes his carving board out of the inhabitants of a Massachusetts town that makes a big annual fuss over the annual turkey day,” Deadline states. “One of the pivotal scenes involved Roth himself, separated from his head while in the throes of passion with a date in a convertible.” Shooting is set to begin in March, with Roth directing from the script penned by Jeff Rendell. Roger Birnbaum and Roth are producing the film from Spyglass. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, check out the Grindhouse

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 9, 2023
Movie Review: 'The Pale Blue Eye' Is A Dark Love Letter To Edgar Allan Poe

Movie Review: ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Is A Dark Love Letter To Edgar Allan Poe

Scott Cooper’s (Antlers) new film The Pale Bue Eye has just made its debut on Netflix, and boy, have I been waiting to see it! The film centers on Christian Bale’s Augustus Landor, a retired detective tasked with investigating a rash of murders. Set at “West Point, 1830, when Poe did attend in real life, a cadet is found dead in the early hours of a winter morning. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it’s discovered that the young man’s heart has been skillfully cut out. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a local detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), to solve the murder. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, Landor enlists the help of one of their own to pursue the case, an eccentric cadet with a disdain for the rigors of the military and a penchant for poetry—a young man named Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling).

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 7, 2023
Gods, Monsters And Men: 'Exceptional Beings' Premieres This January

Gods, Monsters And Men: ‘Exceptional Beings’ Premieres This January

This January, Freestyle Media will unleash the psychological action fantasy thriller Exceptional Beings co-directed by prolific Nigerian novelist Njedeh Anthony (“Creatures of Necessity,” “Mind Crawlers”) and acclaimed South African Christian Kazadi (“24 Hours Blind,” Blinkers”). Exceptional Beings, which serves as the prequel to the novel Godhood, explores the existential crisis of two supernatural beings as they question their Godhood when they encounter a woman with an uncanny essence that doesn’t conform with their 4,000 years of knowledge. They journey through her existence relating to their desperate need to understand answers to questions they never believed existed. The film features an extraordinary cast that embodies the Gods from several pantheons. The cast is led by Ciarra Carter (‘Ooga Booga,” “The Colony”), Dane Oliver (“The Resonator,” “Cupid’s Match”), Rachel Thundat (“9-1-1: Lone Star,” “Secrets Exposed”), Bunmi Famuyiwa (“Ida B. Wells: A Red Record,” “The Wake”), Clark Moore (“Yellowstone,” “Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”), Chad Sano (“Grease Live!,” “My Crazy Ex”), introducing Jean

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 4, 2023
Movie Review: 'The Pale Blue Eye' Is A Dark Love Letter To Edgar Allan Poe

See ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ On Netflix This Week

From filmmaker Scott Cooper, the director of Antlers, comes the feature adaptation of Louis Bayard’s 2006 novel, The Pale Blue Eye starring Christian Bale (American Psycho) with Harry Melling (Harry Potter) playing the role of Edgar Allan Poe. Following its debut in theaters this past December, the film is coming to Netflix this week. Bale stars as retired detective Augustus Landor, tasked with investigating a rash of murders. Set at “West Point, 1830. A cadet is found dead in the early hours of a gray winter morning. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it’s discovered that the young man’s heart has been skillfully removed. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a local detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), to solve the murder. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, Landor enlists the help of one of their own to pursue the case, an eccentric cadet with a disdain for

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 3, 2023
New Paranormal Mystery Series "Lockwood & Co." Coming To Netflix This Month (Trailer)

New Paranormal Mystery Series “Lockwood & Co.” Coming To Netflix This Month (Trailer)

Three teens living in a ghost-filled world band together to unravel a dark conspiracy in Netflix’s new upcoming series “Lockwood & Co.” In the series, “Teenage ghost hunters scour the streets of London, engaging in deadly combat with the spirits of the night. Amongst the many adult agencies, one small start-up stands out amongst the crowd, Lockwood & Co, run by teenagers Anthony Lockwood, George Karim, and Lucy Carlysle. Together the renegade trio are free of financial motive and adult supervision but destined to change the course of history forever as they unravel a grand mystery.” The massive cast includes Morven Christie, Luke Treadaway, Ruby Stokes, Paddy Holland, Ivanno Jeremiah Ali Hadji-Heshmati. Cameron Chapman, Rhianna Dorris, Hayley Konadu, and Jack Bandeira. The series is an adaptation of the popular novel series penned by Jonathan Stroud, who also wrote the television series. Don’t miss the premiere of “Lockwood & Co.” on Netflix on January 27, 2023.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 2, 2023
"Mayfair Witches" Has Cast Its Spell, It's Renewed For Season Two

Let “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches” Cast A Spell On You This January (Trailer)

AMC is kicking off the new year with the premiere of “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches,” hot off the heels of the premiere of Rice’s “Interview with the Interview” series. “The series will focus on an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.” Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Harry Hamlin, and Annabeth Gish star. Esta Spalding (“Masters of Sex”) and Michelle Ashford (“Masters of Sex”) are writing and executive producing the series. Spalding, who has an overall deal with AMC Studios, will also serve as showrunner. Let “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches” cast a spell on you when it premieres on AMC and AMC+ on January 8, 2021.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 2, 2023
New Featurettes Unveiled To Celebrate Release Of 'Knock At The Cabin'

Dave Bautista Demands A Sacrifice In New ‘Knock At The Cabin’ Trailer

This February, M. Night Shymalan‘s Knock at the Cabin, an adaptation of The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay, is set to be unleashed. In the new trailer, Dave Bautista declares a sacrifice must be made. In Knock at the Cabin, “While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.” Dave Bautista (Army of the Dead), Rupert Grint (The Harry Potter franchise), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Old), Ben Aldridge (“Pennyworth”), and Jonathan Groff (“Mindhunter”) star. Universal Pictures presents a Blinding Edge Pictures production with FilmNation Features and Wishmore Entertainment, an M. Night Shyamalan film. M. Night Shyamalan and Steve Desmond & Michael Sherman adapted the bestselling novel for the screen. M. Night Shyamalan directs as well as

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 26, 2022
Lizzy Caplan And Joshua Jackson Lock Eyes In First Image From Paramount+'s 'Fetal Attraction"

Lizzy Caplan And Joshua Jackson Lock Eyes In First Image From Paramount+’s ‘Fetal Attraction”

The first image from the upcoming Paramount+ series adaptation of Adrian Lyne’s “Fatal Attraction” has surfaced via Entertainment Weekly’s 2023 preview and features stars Lizzy Caplan (“Castle Rock”) and Joshua Jackson (“Dr. Death”). In the 1987 film, “A married man’s one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.” “Alex is the villain of the story, and Dan is the hero, and there is no gray area,” Caplan told the site. “Now, audiences have changed so much, we are no longer primed to believe in this villainous woman story. She’s clearly mentally ill, and that’s not something that is really touched upon at all in the movie.” Amanda Peet (Identity) and Dee Wallace (Cujo, The Lords of Salem) will also star along with Gary Perez (“13 Reasons Why”), Taigo Roberts (“S.W.A.T”), and more. “Dirty John” duo Alexandra Cunningham and Kevin Hynes serve as the series’ writers, with Cunningham also serving as the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2022
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