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Mary Elizabeth Winstead Gets Bloody In The First Images From Netflix’s ‘Kate’

Mary Elizabeth Winstead (10 Cloverfield Lane, Swiss Army Man) looks fierce in the first images from Netflix’s upcoming revenge thriller Kate, directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. “After she’s irreversibly poisoned, a ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.” With a script penned by Umair Aleem, Kate also stars Woody Harrelson, Jun Kuniura, Tadanobu Asano, Miyavi, Miku Martineau, and Michiel Huisman. Hopefully, the release date and trailer will arrive soon. In the meantime, take a look at the first images.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2021
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UHD / Blu-ray Review: Santa Sangre (1989)

Ol’ Fenix (Axel Jodorowsky, director/co-writer Alejandro Jodorowsky’s son) spends his days siting buck-ass naked in a tree located within an insane asylum noshing only on raw fish. Look, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this may be the longest play for a plate of free sushi I have ever seen cats n’ creeps… Seems our hero grew up in the circus world under the auspices of his knife-tossin’ daddy, Orgo (Guy Stockwell) and his high-flyin’ mother, Concha (Blanca Guerra)… though to be fair, Orga has been setting his eerie eyeballs on his assistant, the tattooed woman (Thelma Tixou). Speaking of “eerie”, Concha just so happens to be the head honcho of a religious cult that has a perfectly insane patron saint in the form of the eponymous Santa Sangre; a little girl who was raped and unarmed… literally… by a duo of brothers… and after a series of unfortunate events under the big top, she

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DanXIII
May 15, 2021
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Release Date Announced For Robert Eggers’ Long Awaited Viking Film ‘The Northman’

Robert Eggers, the brilliant filmmaker behind The Witch and The Lighthouse is back with his next film, the revenge thriller The Northman. Today, we’ve got the release date for the highly anticipated film set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century that centers on the Nordic prince Amleth who sets out on a mission of revenge after his father is murdered. The all-star cast for the film includes Alexander Skarsgård who stars as Amleth, Bill Skarsgård, Anya Taylor Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, Nicole Kidman, and Willem Defoe who also stars in Eggers’ The Lighthouse (pictured). Eggers directed and co-wrote the film along with Icelandic novelist and poet Sjón. Lars Knudsen, Mark Huffman, and New Regency produce. The Northman will arrive in international theaters on April 8, 2022, from Universal Pictures. It is a co-production of Focus Features and New Regency.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2021
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Witness The Horrifying Events At ‘616 Wilford Lane’ This May

This May, Indican Pictures will take viewers to 616 Wilford Lane where a family’s new dream home quickly becomes a nightmare. “After the tragic death of his wife, Jim (John Littlefield, Hulk) is a single father of two teenage daughters, Randy (Jessica Chancellor, Power Rangers: First Ninja) and Austyn (Jasmine Waltz, Black Water). Uprooting the family from the city to a mansion in the country, they soon discover the town’s dark history and the haunting secrets buried inside the walls of their new house, making their dream home an inescapable nightmare. The film also stars Oscar® nominee Eric Roberts (Runaway Train). Directed by Mark S. Allen, who is making his directorial debut, and Dante Yore, the film was written by Allen along with Howard Burd. Witness the events at 616 Wilford Lane On-Demand Tuesday, May 18, 2021, from Indican Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2021
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This June, A Man Becomes The Focus Of A Stranger In ‘Stalker’ (Trailer)

Stalker: Noun a person who harasses or persecutes someone with unwanted and obsessive attention. “Tracy claimed she was the victim of a stalker” · a person who hunts game stealthily. “a keen fisherman and deer stalker” Writer-director Tyler Savage‘s life or death thriller Stalker, about a man who becomes a stalker’s prey, has hunted down a summer release date and a new trailer. “In the wake of a messy break-up, Andy Escobedo decides to start fresh, relocating from Austin to Los Angeles. Eager to make new connections, he befriends Roger, an unusual rideshare driver. But when Roger’s behavior gets too strange for comfort, Andy blows him off, choosing to focus on a budding relationship with his new girlfriend, Sam. This unhinges Roger, who begins to torment Andy, ensuring that his stay in L.A. is short-lived.” Co-written by Savage and Dash Hawkins, this intense film stars Christine Ko, Vincent Van Horn, and Michael Lee Joplin. J.P. Castel, Dash Hawkins, Daniel Pisano,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 14, 2021
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Blu-ray Review: Death Has Blue Eyes (1976)

Ex-Vietnam vest/small time conman Bob Kowalski (Peter Winter) arrives down Athens way where he reconnects with his ol’ chum Ches Gilford (Hristos Nomikos); a real sufferer of what I like to call “Buckaroo Banzai Syndrome”… in other words he’s great at all sorts of rando and ridiculous things including karate, race car driving, and being a fuck toy for old rich broads (though his wandering eye and rampant horniness fuck that up six ways to Sunday right quick). Anyway, these two cats soon find themselves balls deep in capital “T” Trouble when they meet a woman named Geraldine Steinwetz (Jessica Dublin) and her looker of a daughter Christina (Maria Aliferi)… who just so happens to be a bonafide psychic. Long story short, ol’ Xtina witnessed a touh of the assassination biz ‘round aul Poland Towne, and Geraldine wants out two slacker heroes to watch over her. This leads to all manner of psionic shenanigans, busty assassins, clandestine organizations, raunchy synth

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DanXIII
May 14, 2021
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Cyber Thriller ‘Profile’ Opens In Theaters This Week

From director Timur Bekmambetov comes the cyber-thriller Profile, opening in theaters on May 14, 2021, from Focus Features. Profile centers on an undercover British journalist in her quest to bait and expose a terrorist recruiter through social media, while trying not to be sucked in by her recruiter and lured into becoming a militant extremist herself. The unconventional thriller plays out entirely on a computer screen in the Screenlife format, pioneered by Bekmambetov. Written by Bekmambetov along with Britt Poulton, and Olga Kharina, Profile stars Valene Kane and Shazad Latif.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 13, 2021
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‘The Forever Purge’ Begins In The Brutal AF New Trailer

This summer, all the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end in The Forever Purge. The first trailer is here teasing an intense, action-packed thrill ride, the very thing that made us all fall in love with the franchise, to begin with, only this time it’s bigger and more brutal. We’ve also got the new poster that gives off a serious “four horseman/riders of the apocalypse” vibe. 2018’s The First Purge shattered records, now Blumhouse’s infamous terror franchise hurtles into innovative new territory as members of an underground movement, no longer satisfied with one annual night of anarchy and murder, decide to overtake America through an unending campaign of mayhem and massacre. And no one is safe. In the film, “Adela (Ana de la Reguera, Cowboys & Aliens) and her husband Juan (Tenoch Huerta, Days of Grace) live in Texas, where Juan is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 12, 2021
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Watch The Trailer For The Spanish Thriller ‘La Dosis’ – Out This June

This summer, Samuel Goldwyn Films will release the Spanish thriller La Dosis, which made its world premiere and the Rotterdam Film Festival last year before being shown at BFI Flare and the Fantasia Film Festival. In the film, “Marcos is an experienced nurse who works the night shift of a private clinic. He is successful and professional, though it is soon revealed that he uses his position to help suffering patients find early peace. A new nurse in the clinic, Gabriel, shakes the sector: he is young, intelligent, beautiful, and seduces everyone. He soon deciphers Marcos’ secret and the clinic becomes a battle of wits and seduction. Marcos retracts until he discovers that Gabriel also dabbles in euthanasia, though for different reasons. This revelation forces him to confront Gabriel and Marcos knows that only by exposing his own true identity will he be able to stop him.” Directed by Martin Krant and starring Carlos Portaluppi, Ignacio Rogers, and Lorena Vega,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 12, 2021
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IFC Midnight Claims Sean King O’Grady’s ‘We Need To Do Something’ Ahead Of Tribeca

IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to Sean King O’Grady‘s directorial debut We Need to Do Something ahead of its premiere at the Midnight Section at the Tribeca film festival. It will be released later this year on DVD and On Demand. “The film follows Melissa and her family as they seek shelter from a storm and become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world – apart.” Written by Max Booth III, based on his novella of the same name, the film stars Sierra McCormick (The Vast of Night), Vinessa Shaw (Hocus Pocus), Pat Healy (The Innkeepers), John James Cronin (“NOS4A2”), and newcomer Lisette Alexis. We Need to Do Something is produced by Bill Stertz, John Malerman (Bird Box), Ryan Lewis (Bird

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 12, 2021

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead Gets Bloody In The First Images From Netflix’s ‘Kate’

Mary Elizabeth Winstead (10 Cloverfield Lane, Swiss Army Man) looks fierce in the first images from Netflix’s upcoming revenge thriller Kate, directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. “After she’s irreversibly poisoned, a ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.” With a script penned by Umair Aleem, Kate also stars Woody Harrelson, Jun Kuniura, Tadanobu Asano, Miyavi, Miku Martineau, and Michiel Huisman. Hopefully, the release date and trailer will arrive soon. In the meantime, take a look at the first images.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2021
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UHD / Blu-ray Review: Santa Sangre (1989)

Ol’ Fenix (Axel Jodorowsky, director/co-writer Alejandro Jodorowsky’s son) spends his days siting buck-ass naked in a tree located within an insane asylum noshing only on raw fish. Look, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this may be the longest play for a plate of free sushi I have ever seen cats n’ creeps… Seems our hero grew up in the circus world under the auspices of his knife-tossin’ daddy, Orgo (Guy Stockwell) and his high-flyin’ mother, Concha (Blanca Guerra)… though to be fair, Orga has been setting his eerie eyeballs on his assistant, the tattooed woman (Thelma Tixou). Speaking of “eerie”, Concha just so happens to be the head honcho of a religious cult that has a perfectly insane patron saint in the form of the eponymous Santa Sangre; a little girl who was raped and unarmed… literally… by a duo of brothers… and after a series of unfortunate events under the big top, she

Continue reading →
DanXIII
May 15, 2021
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Release Date Announced For Robert Eggers’ Long Awaited Viking Film ‘The Northman’

Robert Eggers, the brilliant filmmaker behind The Witch and The Lighthouse is back with his next film, the revenge thriller The Northman. Today, we’ve got the release date for the highly anticipated film set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century that centers on the Nordic prince Amleth who sets out on a mission of revenge after his father is murdered. The all-star cast for the film includes Alexander Skarsgård who stars as Amleth, Bill Skarsgård, Anya Taylor Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, Nicole Kidman, and Willem Defoe who also stars in Eggers’ The Lighthouse (pictured). Eggers directed and co-wrote the film along with Icelandic novelist and poet Sjón. Lars Knudsen, Mark Huffman, and New Regency produce. The Northman will arrive in international theaters on April 8, 2022, from Universal Pictures. It is a co-production of Focus Features and New Regency.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2021
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Witness The Horrifying Events At ‘616 Wilford Lane’ This May

This May, Indican Pictures will take viewers to 616 Wilford Lane where a family’s new dream home quickly becomes a nightmare. “After the tragic death of his wife, Jim (John Littlefield, Hulk) is a single father of two teenage daughters, Randy (Jessica Chancellor, Power Rangers: First Ninja) and Austyn (Jasmine Waltz, Black Water). Uprooting the family from the city to a mansion in the country, they soon discover the town’s dark history and the haunting secrets buried inside the walls of their new house, making their dream home an inescapable nightmare. The film also stars Oscar® nominee Eric Roberts (Runaway Train). Directed by Mark S. Allen, who is making his directorial debut, and Dante Yore, the film was written by Allen along with Howard Burd. Witness the events at 616 Wilford Lane On-Demand Tuesday, May 18, 2021, from Indican Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2021
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This June, A Man Becomes The Focus Of A Stranger In ‘Stalker’ (Trailer)

Stalker: Noun a person who harasses or persecutes someone with unwanted and obsessive attention. “Tracy claimed she was the victim of a stalker” · a person who hunts game stealthily. “a keen fisherman and deer stalker” Writer-director Tyler Savage‘s life or death thriller Stalker, about a man who becomes a stalker’s prey, has hunted down a summer release date and a new trailer. “In the wake of a messy break-up, Andy Escobedo decides to start fresh, relocating from Austin to Los Angeles. Eager to make new connections, he befriends Roger, an unusual rideshare driver. But when Roger’s behavior gets too strange for comfort, Andy blows him off, choosing to focus on a budding relationship with his new girlfriend, Sam. This unhinges Roger, who begins to torment Andy, ensuring that his stay in L.A. is short-lived.” Co-written by Savage and Dash Hawkins, this intense film stars Christine Ko, Vincent Van Horn, and Michael Lee Joplin. J.P. Castel, Dash Hawkins, Daniel Pisano,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 14, 2021
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Blu-ray Review: Death Has Blue Eyes (1976)

Ex-Vietnam vest/small time conman Bob Kowalski (Peter Winter) arrives down Athens way where he reconnects with his ol’ chum Ches Gilford (Hristos Nomikos); a real sufferer of what I like to call “Buckaroo Banzai Syndrome”… in other words he’s great at all sorts of rando and ridiculous things including karate, race car driving, and being a fuck toy for old rich broads (though his wandering eye and rampant horniness fuck that up six ways to Sunday right quick). Anyway, these two cats soon find themselves balls deep in capital “T” Trouble when they meet a woman named Geraldine Steinwetz (Jessica Dublin) and her looker of a daughter Christina (Maria Aliferi)… who just so happens to be a bonafide psychic. Long story short, ol’ Xtina witnessed a touh of the assassination biz ‘round aul Poland Towne, and Geraldine wants out two slacker heroes to watch over her. This leads to all manner of psionic shenanigans, busty assassins, clandestine organizations, raunchy synth

Continue reading →
DanXIII
May 14, 2021
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Cyber Thriller ‘Profile’ Opens In Theaters This Week

From director Timur Bekmambetov comes the cyber-thriller Profile, opening in theaters on May 14, 2021, from Focus Features. Profile centers on an undercover British journalist in her quest to bait and expose a terrorist recruiter through social media, while trying not to be sucked in by her recruiter and lured into becoming a militant extremist herself. The unconventional thriller plays out entirely on a computer screen in the Screenlife format, pioneered by Bekmambetov. Written by Bekmambetov along with Britt Poulton, and Olga Kharina, Profile stars Valene Kane and Shazad Latif.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 13, 2021
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‘The Forever Purge’ Begins In The Brutal AF New Trailer

This summer, all the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end in The Forever Purge. The first trailer is here teasing an intense, action-packed thrill ride, the very thing that made us all fall in love with the franchise, to begin with, only this time it’s bigger and more brutal. We’ve also got the new poster that gives off a serious “four horseman/riders of the apocalypse” vibe. 2018’s The First Purge shattered records, now Blumhouse’s infamous terror franchise hurtles into innovative new territory as members of an underground movement, no longer satisfied with one annual night of anarchy and murder, decide to overtake America through an unending campaign of mayhem and massacre. And no one is safe. In the film, “Adela (Ana de la Reguera, Cowboys & Aliens) and her husband Juan (Tenoch Huerta, Days of Grace) live in Texas, where Juan is

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 12, 2021
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Watch The Trailer For The Spanish Thriller ‘La Dosis’ – Out This June

This summer, Samuel Goldwyn Films will release the Spanish thriller La Dosis, which made its world premiere and the Rotterdam Film Festival last year before being shown at BFI Flare and the Fantasia Film Festival. In the film, “Marcos is an experienced nurse who works the night shift of a private clinic. He is successful and professional, though it is soon revealed that he uses his position to help suffering patients find early peace. A new nurse in the clinic, Gabriel, shakes the sector: he is young, intelligent, beautiful, and seduces everyone. He soon deciphers Marcos’ secret and the clinic becomes a battle of wits and seduction. Marcos retracts until he discovers that Gabriel also dabbles in euthanasia, though for different reasons. This revelation forces him to confront Gabriel and Marcos knows that only by exposing his own true identity will he be able to stop him.” Directed by Martin Krant and starring Carlos Portaluppi, Ignacio Rogers, and Lorena Vega,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 12, 2021
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IFC Midnight Claims Sean King O’Grady’s ‘We Need To Do Something’ Ahead Of Tribeca

IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to Sean King O’Grady‘s directorial debut We Need to Do Something ahead of its premiere at the Midnight Section at the Tribeca film festival. It will be released later this year on DVD and On Demand. “The film follows Melissa and her family as they seek shelter from a storm and become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world – apart.” Written by Max Booth III, based on his novella of the same name, the film stars Sierra McCormick (The Vast of Night), Vinessa Shaw (Hocus Pocus), Pat Healy (The Innkeepers), John James Cronin (“NOS4A2”), and newcomer Lisette Alexis. We Need to Do Something is produced by Bill Stertz, John Malerman (Bird Box), Ryan Lewis (Bird

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 12, 2021
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