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"Grown-ish" Star Trevor Jackson To Star Opposite James Franco In Crime-Thriller 'Mace'

“Grown-ish” Star Trevor Jackson To Star Opposite James Franco In Crime-Thriller ‘Mace’

James Franco is set to star as the title character in the crime action-thriller Mace. Myriad Pictures has now announced that Trevor Jackson will star alongside Franco as the man’s police partner. The film, which features “strong moral conflicts”, follows the duo who represent the two types of cops, ones who want to change the world and one who wants to profit off crime. Jackson, an actor, musician, and model, has appeared on several series, such as “Eureka”, in Season 2 of “American Crime”, but is most well known for his role in the hit series “Grown-ish” and the film Superfly. The film, which “is the first production from Meyers Media Group, follows the story of two very different kinds of cops. Mace (Franco) is a veteran officer, corrupt and dangerously unhinged, while Virgin Woods (Jackson) is a young rookie who believes that he can change the system that fosters cops like Mace from within. Inspired by the racial injustice

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2022
Confirmed: Fiona Dourif Returning For Season 2 of "Chucky"

Confirmed: Fiona Dourif Returning For Season 2 of “Chucky”

Production is currently underway for the second season of USA and SYFY’s “Chucky“. It’s now been confirmed that Fiona Dourif will be returning along with Devon Sawa who will play a new character. Speaking of characters, Brad Dourif will return as the voice of Chucky. Jennifer Tilly is back as both herself and as the voice of Tiffany. Alex Vincent is reprising the role of Andy Barclay from the original two Child’s Play movies and the first season of “Chucky“. Christine Elise, who starred in Child’s Play 2 is also returning along with Zackary Arthur who will play Jack Wheeler, Alyvia Alyn Lind as Lexy Cross, Björgvin Arnarson as Devon Evans, and Barbara Alyn Woods as the town’s Mayor, Michelle Cross. “We’re thrilled to start pulling the strings on the second season of puppet mayhem with Chucky,” Mancini said in a statement when the new season was confirmed. “Many thanks to our partners at the USA, Syfy, and UCP for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2022
Cult Thriller 'Angel Heart' Coming To Blu-ray And Steelbook For The First Time

Cult Thriller ‘Angel Heart’ Coming To Blu-ray And Steelbook For The First Time

Writer-director Alan Parker’s haunting and psychological horror-thriller masterpiece, Angel Heart, a fantastic voodoo-filled thriller, arrives this July for the first time on 4K Ultra HD™ + Blu-ray™ + Digital SteelBook® from Lionsgate, exclusively at Best Buy. Written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Sir Alan Parker (Mississippi Burning), Angel Heart features two-time Oscar®-winning actor Robert De Niro (The Godfather: Part II, Raging Bull), Primetime Emmy® nominee Lisa Bonet (TV’s “The Cosby Show,” High Fidelity, Enemy of the State), Oscar® nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Sin City, The Expendables), and Oscar® and Primetime Emmy® nominee Charlotte Rampling (45 Years, Swimming Pool, Melancholia). Oscar® nominee Mickey Rourke is Harry Angel, a down-and-out Brooklyn detective who is hired by the mysterious Louis Cyphre (Oscar® winner Robert De Niro) to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite on an odyssey that will take Angel through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and the swamps of Louisiana and its

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 19, 2022
Dario Argento Produced Horror 'She Will' Gets A Summer Release Date

Dario Argento Produced Horror ‘She Will’ Gets A Summer Release Date

IFC Midnight continues to deliver haunting genre films, including Hatching which was released just yesterday. The newest film they’ve announced is the directorial debut of Charlotte Colbert, She Will, a psychological horror produced by horror legend Dario Argento (Suspiria). She Will is a gothic-tinged drama about a declining movie star, Veronica Ghent (Alice Krige), who, after a difficult surgery, goes to a healing retreat in rural Scotland with her young nurse, Desi (Kota Eberhardt). With her own identity in doubt, Veronica starts to confront past traumas endured on movie sets. The two women develop an unlikely bond as mysterious natural forces of the wilderness give Veronica the power to enact a revenge. The award-winning film took home “Best First Feature” at the Locarno Film Festival, and screened at notable festivals around the world including the London Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Sitges, and Thessaloniki. IFC Midnight will release She Will will in select theaters and on demand on Friday, July 15,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 18, 2022
A Woman Is Forced To Face Her Monsters In The Horror 'Machination' Out This Week On Digital

A Woman Is Forced To Face Her Monsters In The Horror ‘Machination’ Out This Week On Digital

This May, witness psychological horror at its finest with the one-of-a-kind indie film Machination, from directors Sarah Jayne Portelli and Ivan Malekin. Machination: ˌma-kə-ˈnā-shən Noun -an act of machinating -a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish something evil. “Backstage machinations … that have dominated the film industry.” Starring Steffi Thake, Rambert Attard, Sean James Sutton, and Andrew Bonnello, Machination is an entirely improvised film about a young woman forced to confront the monsters that haunt her. News of an out-of-control pandemic has gripped the world and mass panic is pushing humanity into an uncertain future. Maria, a sensitive and anxious woman, struggles to cope with self-isolation. With fear mounting and the demands of the world closing in, Maria is forced to confront her past and the monsters that surround her … both without and within. Machination is a psychological horror/drama inspired by COVID-19 and its effect on mental health. Described as “claustrophobic” and “intense,” the film

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 18, 2022
Movie Reviews: “One and Four” and “Coma” (Jeonju International Film Festival)

Movie Reviews: “One and Four” and “Coma” (Jeonju International Film Festival)

One and Four Chinese feature One and Four (2021) is a nailbiter about Sanggye (Jinpa), a ranger who works alone at an isolated post in the Tibetan forest, whose solitude is interrupted when he finds a crashed car with a dead policeman on board. Returning to his cabin, he finds a wounded cop (Wang Zheng), but Sanggye suspects he might actually be a poacher. Kunbo (Kunde), a village acquaintance of Sanggye’s, returns to the cabin after a visit the night before, and eventually another wounded cop (Darggye Tenzin) stumbles onto the scene. As Sanggye becomes increasingly suspicious about each of the men, they do their part in creating further confusion and uncertainties. Naturally, weapons come into play, and as anger and confusion mount, danger threatens with every passing second. Writer/director Jigme Trinley’s debut feature looks terrific, with the snow-covered setting serving both a beautiful and bleak backdrop. He ratchets up the suspense masterfully, even if there’s not a whole lot

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
May 18, 2022
Psychological Thriller 'Cordelia' Coming To Theaters And On-Demand This Week

Psychological Thriller ‘Cordelia’ Coming To Theaters And On-Demand This Week

Screen Media is set to release the new unsettling psychological thriller, Cordelia, a tale of loneliness, paranoia, and survivor guilt, this week. The film is directed by Adrian Shergold (“Mad Dogs,” Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, “Eureka Street”), who co-wrote Cordelia along with Antonia Campbell-Hughes (3096 Days, Kelly + Victor, Zone 414) who also stars alongside Johnny Flynn (Emma., Clouds of Sils Maria, Beast), Catherine McCormack (Braveheart, Spy Game, 28 Weeks Later), Joel Fry (In The Earth, Yesterday, Cruella), and Michael Gambon (Gosford Park, Harry Potter). In the thriller, “Cordelia (Antonia Campbell-Hughes), a young woman living in London, meets her mysterious and alluring neighbor Frank (Johnny Flynn) for the first time but quickly becomes suspicious of his motives. With her twin sister away for the weekend, Cordelia is left alone and overcome with paranoia. She begins to unravel and sink back into past traumas the more that Frank tries to charm his way into her life, becoming a danger to herself

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2022
IFC Films Unveils Tension-Filled Trailer For Psychological Thriller 'Resurrection'

IFC Films Unveils Tension-Filled Trailer For Psychological Thriller ‘Resurrection’

IFC Films has now unveiled the trailer for writer-director Andrew Seman’s (Nancy Please) jaw-dropping sophomore feature, the psychological horror film Resurrection, which had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. In the film, “Margaret (Rebecca Hall) leads a successful and orderly life, perfectly balancing the demands of her busy career and single parenthood to her fiercely independent daughter Abbie. Everything is under control. But that careful balance is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past, David (Tim Roth) returns, carrying with him the horrors of Margaret’s past. Battling her rising fear, Margaret must confront the monster she’s evaded for two decades who has come to conclude their unfinished business. Lars Knudsen produces for Square Peg, along with Alex Scharfman & Drew Houpt of Secret Engine, and Tory Lenosky of Rosetory, Resurrection opens in theaters and arrives On Demand on August 5, 2022, with a Shudder release to follow.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 14, 2022
A Storm Isn't A Family's Only Problem In The Fright-Filled Horror 'We Need To Do Something'

A Storm Isn’t A Family’s Only Problem In The Fright-Filled Horror ‘We Need To Do Something’

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has just announced the summer release date for the thrilling, scare-filled horror film We Need To Do Something, directed by Sean King O’Grady (Dinner In America). In the film, “seeking shelter from a storm, a family find themselves trapped for days with no sign of rescue and untold evils lurking just beyond the walls in this wildly fun horse-of-horrors thrill ride.” Sierra McCormick (“American Horror Stories”, The Vast of Night, Some Kind of Hate), Vinessa Shaw (3:10 to Yuma, “Ray Donovan”), Pat Healy (Cheap Thrills, The Innkeeper), and John James Cronin (“NOS4A2”, Second Act) star in this intense film. We Need To Do Something, a film like nothing you’ve seen before, comes home on DVD and Blu-ray on June 16, 2022, from RLJE and IFC Midnight. For more on the film please visit the official website.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 12, 2022
Dark Star Pictures Releases Home Invasion Thriller 'Human Factors'

Home Invasion Thriller ‘Human Factors’ Coming To Digital (Trailer)

Dark Star Pictures announced today that the home invasion thriller Human Factors, that screened at Sundance, is set to be released late this May. Sabine Timoteo, Mark Waschke, Jule Hermann, and Wanja Valentin Kube star in the German-Italian-Danish production from director Ronny Trocker, The film centers on couple Nina and Jan who have signed a new politically-charged client, forcing them to confront their clashing priorities. To escape mounting tensions at work, they whisk their kids, Max and Emma, away to their seaside vacation home. But what’s meant to be an idyllic off-season retreat turns sinister when a mysterious home invasion sets everything off balance. Though at first, the aftermath brings the family closer, as they try to put the incident into perspective, their accounts of what took place begin to unravel alongside the couple’s faith in each other. Human Factors lands on Digital on May 24, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 11, 2022

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"Grown-ish" Star Trevor Jackson To Star Opposite James Franco In Crime-Thriller 'Mace'

“Grown-ish” Star Trevor Jackson To Star Opposite James Franco In Crime-Thriller ‘Mace’

James Franco is set to star as the title character in the crime action-thriller Mace. Myriad Pictures has now announced that Trevor Jackson will star alongside Franco as the man’s police partner. The film, which features “strong moral conflicts”, follows the duo who represent the two types of cops, ones who want to change the world and one who wants to profit off crime. Jackson, an actor, musician, and model, has appeared on several series, such as “Eureka”, in Season 2 of “American Crime”, but is most well known for his role in the hit series “Grown-ish” and the film Superfly. The film, which “is the first production from Meyers Media Group, follows the story of two very different kinds of cops. Mace (Franco) is a veteran officer, corrupt and dangerously unhinged, while Virgin Woods (Jackson) is a young rookie who believes that he can change the system that fosters cops like Mace from within. Inspired by the racial injustice

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2022
Confirmed: Fiona Dourif Returning For Season 2 of "Chucky"

Confirmed: Fiona Dourif Returning For Season 2 of “Chucky”

Production is currently underway for the second season of USA and SYFY’s “Chucky“. It’s now been confirmed that Fiona Dourif will be returning along with Devon Sawa who will play a new character. Speaking of characters, Brad Dourif will return as the voice of Chucky. Jennifer Tilly is back as both herself and as the voice of Tiffany. Alex Vincent is reprising the role of Andy Barclay from the original two Child’s Play movies and the first season of “Chucky“. Christine Elise, who starred in Child’s Play 2 is also returning along with Zackary Arthur who will play Jack Wheeler, Alyvia Alyn Lind as Lexy Cross, Björgvin Arnarson as Devon Evans, and Barbara Alyn Woods as the town’s Mayor, Michelle Cross. “We’re thrilled to start pulling the strings on the second season of puppet mayhem with Chucky,” Mancini said in a statement when the new season was confirmed. “Many thanks to our partners at the USA, Syfy, and UCP for

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2022
Cult Thriller 'Angel Heart' Coming To Blu-ray And Steelbook For The First Time

Cult Thriller ‘Angel Heart’ Coming To Blu-ray And Steelbook For The First Time

Writer-director Alan Parker’s haunting and psychological horror-thriller masterpiece, Angel Heart, a fantastic voodoo-filled thriller, arrives this July for the first time on 4K Ultra HD™ + Blu-ray™ + Digital SteelBook® from Lionsgate, exclusively at Best Buy. Written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Sir Alan Parker (Mississippi Burning), Angel Heart features two-time Oscar®-winning actor Robert De Niro (The Godfather: Part II, Raging Bull), Primetime Emmy® nominee Lisa Bonet (TV’s “The Cosby Show,” High Fidelity, Enemy of the State), Oscar® nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Sin City, The Expendables), and Oscar® and Primetime Emmy® nominee Charlotte Rampling (45 Years, Swimming Pool, Melancholia). Oscar® nominee Mickey Rourke is Harry Angel, a down-and-out Brooklyn detective who is hired by the mysterious Louis Cyphre (Oscar® winner Robert De Niro) to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite on an odyssey that will take Angel through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and the swamps of Louisiana and its

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 19, 2022
Dario Argento Produced Horror 'She Will' Gets A Summer Release Date

Dario Argento Produced Horror ‘She Will’ Gets A Summer Release Date

IFC Midnight continues to deliver haunting genre films, including Hatching which was released just yesterday. The newest film they’ve announced is the directorial debut of Charlotte Colbert, She Will, a psychological horror produced by horror legend Dario Argento (Suspiria). She Will is a gothic-tinged drama about a declining movie star, Veronica Ghent (Alice Krige), who, after a difficult surgery, goes to a healing retreat in rural Scotland with her young nurse, Desi (Kota Eberhardt). With her own identity in doubt, Veronica starts to confront past traumas endured on movie sets. The two women develop an unlikely bond as mysterious natural forces of the wilderness give Veronica the power to enact a revenge. The award-winning film took home “Best First Feature” at the Locarno Film Festival, and screened at notable festivals around the world including the London Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Sitges, and Thessaloniki. IFC Midnight will release She Will will in select theaters and on demand on Friday, July 15,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 18, 2022
A Woman Is Forced To Face Her Monsters In The Horror 'Machination' Out This Week On Digital

A Woman Is Forced To Face Her Monsters In The Horror ‘Machination’ Out This Week On Digital

This May, witness psychological horror at its finest with the one-of-a-kind indie film Machination, from directors Sarah Jayne Portelli and Ivan Malekin. Machination: ˌma-kə-ˈnā-shən Noun -an act of machinating -a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish something evil. “Backstage machinations … that have dominated the film industry.” Starring Steffi Thake, Rambert Attard, Sean James Sutton, and Andrew Bonnello, Machination is an entirely improvised film about a young woman forced to confront the monsters that haunt her. News of an out-of-control pandemic has gripped the world and mass panic is pushing humanity into an uncertain future. Maria, a sensitive and anxious woman, struggles to cope with self-isolation. With fear mounting and the demands of the world closing in, Maria is forced to confront her past and the monsters that surround her … both without and within. Machination is a psychological horror/drama inspired by COVID-19 and its effect on mental health. Described as “claustrophobic” and “intense,” the film

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 18, 2022
Movie Reviews: “One and Four” and “Coma” (Jeonju International Film Festival)

Movie Reviews: “One and Four” and “Coma” (Jeonju International Film Festival)

One and Four Chinese feature One and Four (2021) is a nailbiter about Sanggye (Jinpa), a ranger who works alone at an isolated post in the Tibetan forest, whose solitude is interrupted when he finds a crashed car with a dead policeman on board. Returning to his cabin, he finds a wounded cop (Wang Zheng), but Sanggye suspects he might actually be a poacher. Kunbo (Kunde), a village acquaintance of Sanggye’s, returns to the cabin after a visit the night before, and eventually another wounded cop (Darggye Tenzin) stumbles onto the scene. As Sanggye becomes increasingly suspicious about each of the men, they do their part in creating further confusion and uncertainties. Naturally, weapons come into play, and as anger and confusion mount, danger threatens with every passing second. Writer/director Jigme Trinley’s debut feature looks terrific, with the snow-covered setting serving both a beautiful and bleak backdrop. He ratchets up the suspense masterfully, even if there’s not a whole lot

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
May 18, 2022
Psychological Thriller 'Cordelia' Coming To Theaters And On-Demand This Week

Psychological Thriller ‘Cordelia’ Coming To Theaters And On-Demand This Week

Screen Media is set to release the new unsettling psychological thriller, Cordelia, a tale of loneliness, paranoia, and survivor guilt, this week. The film is directed by Adrian Shergold (“Mad Dogs,” Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, “Eureka Street”), who co-wrote Cordelia along with Antonia Campbell-Hughes (3096 Days, Kelly + Victor, Zone 414) who also stars alongside Johnny Flynn (Emma., Clouds of Sils Maria, Beast), Catherine McCormack (Braveheart, Spy Game, 28 Weeks Later), Joel Fry (In The Earth, Yesterday, Cruella), and Michael Gambon (Gosford Park, Harry Potter). In the thriller, “Cordelia (Antonia Campbell-Hughes), a young woman living in London, meets her mysterious and alluring neighbor Frank (Johnny Flynn) for the first time but quickly becomes suspicious of his motives. With her twin sister away for the weekend, Cordelia is left alone and overcome with paranoia. She begins to unravel and sink back into past traumas the more that Frank tries to charm his way into her life, becoming a danger to herself

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2022
IFC Films Unveils Tension-Filled Trailer For Psychological Thriller 'Resurrection'

IFC Films Unveils Tension-Filled Trailer For Psychological Thriller ‘Resurrection’

IFC Films has now unveiled the trailer for writer-director Andrew Seman’s (Nancy Please) jaw-dropping sophomore feature, the psychological horror film Resurrection, which had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. In the film, “Margaret (Rebecca Hall) leads a successful and orderly life, perfectly balancing the demands of her busy career and single parenthood to her fiercely independent daughter Abbie. Everything is under control. But that careful balance is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past, David (Tim Roth) returns, carrying with him the horrors of Margaret’s past. Battling her rising fear, Margaret must confront the monster she’s evaded for two decades who has come to conclude their unfinished business. Lars Knudsen produces for Square Peg, along with Alex Scharfman & Drew Houpt of Secret Engine, and Tory Lenosky of Rosetory, Resurrection opens in theaters and arrives On Demand on August 5, 2022, with a Shudder release to follow.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 14, 2022
A Storm Isn't A Family's Only Problem In The Fright-Filled Horror 'We Need To Do Something'

A Storm Isn’t A Family’s Only Problem In The Fright-Filled Horror ‘We Need To Do Something’

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has just announced the summer release date for the thrilling, scare-filled horror film We Need To Do Something, directed by Sean King O’Grady (Dinner In America). In the film, “seeking shelter from a storm, a family find themselves trapped for days with no sign of rescue and untold evils lurking just beyond the walls in this wildly fun horse-of-horrors thrill ride.” Sierra McCormick (“American Horror Stories”, The Vast of Night, Some Kind of Hate), Vinessa Shaw (3:10 to Yuma, “Ray Donovan”), Pat Healy (Cheap Thrills, The Innkeeper), and John James Cronin (“NOS4A2”, Second Act) star in this intense film. We Need To Do Something, a film like nothing you’ve seen before, comes home on DVD and Blu-ray on June 16, 2022, from RLJE and IFC Midnight. For more on the film please visit the official website.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 12, 2022
Dark Star Pictures Releases Home Invasion Thriller 'Human Factors'

Home Invasion Thriller ‘Human Factors’ Coming To Digital (Trailer)

Dark Star Pictures announced today that the home invasion thriller Human Factors, that screened at Sundance, is set to be released late this May. Sabine Timoteo, Mark Waschke, Jule Hermann, and Wanja Valentin Kube star in the German-Italian-Danish production from director Ronny Trocker, The film centers on couple Nina and Jan who have signed a new politically-charged client, forcing them to confront their clashing priorities. To escape mounting tensions at work, they whisk their kids, Max and Emma, away to their seaside vacation home. But what’s meant to be an idyllic off-season retreat turns sinister when a mysterious home invasion sets everything off balance. Though at first, the aftermath brings the family closer, as they try to put the incident into perspective, their accounts of what took place begin to unravel alongside the couple’s faith in each other. Human Factors lands on Digital on May 24, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 11, 2022
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