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'Dune' Star Will Lead The Cast Of 'Suspiria' Director's Cannibal Horror 'Bones And All'

‘Dune’ Star Will Lead The Cast Of ‘Suspiria’ Director’s Cannibal Horror ‘Bones And All’

Director Luca Guadagnino received critical acclaim for his 2018 horror remake of Suspiria. The brilliant filmmaker is back with a new tale of terror, Bones and All, which has just been acquired by MGM. Dune star Timothée Chalamet (pictured), who also starred in Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name, is set to star alongside Taylor Russell (Escape Room) in the film described as a cannibal love story. The cast for the adaptation also includes Mark Rylance, André Holland, Jessica Harper, David Gordon-Green, Francesca Scorsese, Michael Stuhlbarg, and We Are Who We Are actress Chloë Sevigny. Screen Daily describes the film as about “two outsiders who embark on a 1,000-mile odyssey through Ronald Reagan’s America. When they discover they cannot outrun their terrifying pasts the pair take a final stand to determine whether their love can survive their otherness.” The script was penned by David Kajganich, who also wrote Guadagnino’s Suspiria. The film is based on the 2015 novel by Camille

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 23, 2022
Three New Out Of This World Clips Released To Celebrate 'Moonfall's' Landing

Epic Sci-Fi Disaster Film ‘Moonfall’ Lands An April Home Release Date

The epic sci-fi disaster thriller Moonfall, from the director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day, is coming to home video. In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler (Academy Award® winner Halle Berry) is convinced she has the key to saving us all – but only one astronaut from her past, Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson, The Conjuring franchise) and a conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman (John Bradley, “Game of Thrones”) believe her. These unlikely heroes will mount an impossible last-ditch mission into space, leaving behind everyone they love, only to find out that our Moon is not what we think it is. The out-of-this-world cast for this pulse-pounding movie includes Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 21, 2022
New Clips Tease The Horrors Of 'The Institute'- Out Now

This March A Couple Gets More Than They Bargained For In ‘The Institute’

Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment company, and Kamikaze Dogfight will release the frightening film The Institute, the feature directorial of award-winning filmmaker and critically acclaimed playwright, Hamza Zaman. Ignacyo Matynia (A Good Cop), Victoria Brandart (The Bay), Mark Lobene, Joy Donze, Claire McClain, Louisa Bradshaw, Jarred Harper, and Grammy and Emmy award-winner John Easterlin star in the psychological thriller that asks the question, “How far would you go to have a child?” The film centers on a young couple, desperate to have a child, that begins treatment at a renowned doctor’s secluded facility. The couple soon becomes suspicious when the medical regimen brings on psychological side effects and tries to learn the truth about The Institute. Produced by Headless Films, Whiptail Wallaby Productions, and Conducive Productions. The Institute will be released on VOD, Satellite & Cable networks, on Blu-Ray, and DVD on March 22, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 21, 2022
Blu-ray Review: Nightmare (1964)

Blu-ray Review: Nightmare (1964)

Ol’ Janet (Jennie Linden) is having a rough time at boarding school what with her constant screamin’ nightmares and all… but who could blame her, given that she saw her mother stab her father to death. anyway, everyone is sick to their shit of being woke up at all other’s by J-Dawg’s banshee wail, so she is soon sent packing back to her opulent home where she will be cared for by Grace (Moira Redmond), a comely nurse hired by her currently-absent guardian Henry Baxter (David Knight). Speaking of ol’ Hank, imagine how chagrinned he is when upon returning home he discovers that Janet has had a major psychotic break after believing she sees a woman in white roaming the halls of the house only to appear stabbed to death in the same bed her father died in! Janet’s mental state worsens from there and before long it becomes impossible to tell fantasy from reality for our wayward heroine… which

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DanXIII
Mar 20, 2022
Movie Review: Alice

Movie Review: Alice

Writer/director Krystin Ver Linden tries to pack a lot of different ideas and cinematic styles in her debut feature Alice. The result is a compelling, if somewhat rushed at points, genre mash-up that delivers a good share of thrills along with plenty of social commentary. Alice (Keke Palmer) is a slave on a plantation in Georgia during the Antebellum period. She marries another slave named Joseph (Gaius Charles), which doesn’t sit well with plantation owner Paul Bennett (Johnny Lee Miller), who abuses her mentally and physically, and reserves Sundays for sexually abusing her. When Joseph’s plans for escape after discovering an artifact that doesn’t fit into the time period — part of a story handed down from a fellow slave — go awry and he is seemingly killed, Alice makes her own attempt at escape. Unfortunately the trailer and poster for the film give away a major twist of the film, but this happens early enough in the proceedings that

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Joseph Perry
Mar 20, 2022
Celebrate The Release Of The Horror 'Master' Tonight With A Watch Party!

Celebrate The Release Of The Horror ‘Master’ Tonight With A Watch Party!

To celebrate the release of the horror film Master on Prime, the film is having an official watch party TONIGHT on Twitter, plus other events throughout the day! Writer-director Mariama Diallo makes her feature directorial debut with the haunting horror film Master, starring Regina Hall (Scary Movie, Girls Trip). In the film, three women strive to find their place at a prestigious New England university whose frosty elitism may disguise something more sinister. Professor Gail Bishop (Regina Hall) has recently been promoted to “Master” of a residence hall, the first time at storied Ancaster College that a Black woman has held the post. Determined to breathe new life into a centuries-old tradition, Gail soon finds herself wrapped up in the trials and tribulations of Jasmine Moore (Zoe Renee), an energetic and optimistic Black freshman. Jasmine’s time at Ancaster hits a snag early on when she’s assigned a dorm room that is rumored to be haunted. Things get worse when Jasmine

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 18, 2022
Kyle Gallner & Johnny Berchtold Starring In Blumhouse & Epix's 'The Passenger'

Kyle Gallner & Johnny Berchtold Starring In Blumhouse & Epix’s ‘The Passenger’

Scream 5 and “Outsider” star Kyle Gallner and Johnny Berchtold (Gaslit, The Wilds) have now been cast in the lead roles of the thriller The Passenger, from Blumhouse and Epix, Deadline reports. Directed by Carter Smith (The Ruins, Possession: A Love Story), the film follows Randolph Bradley (Berchtold) who is perfectly content fading into the background, but when his coworker Benson (Gallner) snaps and goes on a violent killing spree, he’s forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past to find a way to survive. Gallner and Berchtold join previously announced cast member Liza Weil (The Cleaning Lady, How To Get Away With Murder) who plays the key role of “Miss Beard, Randall’s first-grade teacher who lost an eye after a classroom accident. She finds herself keeping Randall safe as she’s dragged into Benson’s destructive mission.” The Passenger is executive produced by Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold for Blumhouse Television, and Lauren Downey (Blumhouse Television’s Into the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 17, 2022
A Filmmaker Is Out For Revenge In 'Dreaming Hollywood'

A Filmmaker Is Out For Revenge In ‘Dreaming Hollywood’

Cleopatra Entertainment will release the dark action-thriller Dreaming Hollywood from Writer-Director Frank Martinez, this March. Described as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas meets Tarantino,” the film takes a deep dive into dive into Ray Balfi’s bizarre world of drug dealers, prostitutes, dirty cops, and social rejects as he tries to begin a new life direction and shops his cartoon screenplay to 100 L.A. production companies. While facing rejection after rejection Ray learns that someone has stolen his script and made his movie, “The Dog’s Meow” without his permission. Now, Ray’s already messed-up life is thrown into catastrophic mayhem as he seeks revenge. Who stole his script? Everyone he meets is suspect as Ray is now motivated with a new lust for life…and for blood. In addition to winning the Audience Award at the Erie International Film Festival and winning the Best Feature Film at the London International Monthly Film Festival, Dreaming Hollywood continues its journey thru the Festival circuit,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 17, 2022
Vinnie Jones Stars In The Action Thriller 'The Bezonians' (Trailer)

Vinnie Jones Stars In The Action Thriller ‘The Bezonians’ (Trailer)

From the creator of Smoking Guns, Original Gangster, and Red Rage comes Savvas D. Michael‘s latest crime thriller, The Bezonians. The film stars ex-footballer and film hard-man Vinnie Jones (Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels / Snatch), alongside Marina Sirtis (Star Trek), Lois Brabin-Platt (Bull), and Andreas Karras (Smoking Guns) with Director Savvas D. Michael also starring. In the movie, “Plato runs the Bezonians Social Club in North London, where generations of Greek immigrants have gambled away their savings and partied over the decades. When Plato (Karras) makes the mistake of playing poker with devious bombshell Lola (Brabin-Platt), the fate of the club—as well as his very life—is threatened. Only the suave Achilles (Michael), bruiser Costas (Peter Polycarpou), hardhead Buster (Nicky B), wily Mike (Chris Tummings), and sweet Anthony (Jamie Crew) will stand by Plato as he faces an intimidating threat from Lola’s boyfriend—the consciousness Willard Greb (Jones). “We’re very proud of The Bezonians, which has won several awards around

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 16, 2022
New Clips Tease The Horrors Of 'The Institute'- Out Now

Desperate For A Child, A Couple Gets More Than They Bargained For In ‘The Institute’

Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment company, and Kamikaze Dogfight will release the frightening film The Institute, the feature directorial of award-winning filmmaker and critically acclaimed playwright, Hamza Zaman. Ignacyo Matynia (A Good Cop), Victoria Brandart (The Bay), Mark Lobene, Joy Donze, Claire McClain, Louisa Bradshaw, Jarred Harper, and Grammy and Emmy award-winner John Easterlin star in the artful psychological thriller that asks the question, “How far would you go to have a child?”. The film centers on a young couple, desperate to have a child, that begins treatment at a renowned doctor’s secluded facility. The couple soon becomes suspicious when the medical regimen brings on psychological side effects and tries to learn the truth about The Institute. Produced by Headless Films, Whiptail Wallaby Productions, and Conducive Productions. The Institute will be released on VOD, Satellite & Cable networks, on Blu-Ray, and DVD on March 22, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 16, 2022

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'Dune' Star Will Lead The Cast Of 'Suspiria' Director's Cannibal Horror 'Bones And All'

‘Dune’ Star Will Lead The Cast Of ‘Suspiria’ Director’s Cannibal Horror ‘Bones And All’

Director Luca Guadagnino received critical acclaim for his 2018 horror remake of Suspiria. The brilliant filmmaker is back with a new tale of terror, Bones and All, which has just been acquired by MGM. Dune star Timothée Chalamet (pictured), who also starred in Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name, is set to star alongside Taylor Russell (Escape Room) in the film described as a cannibal love story. The cast for the adaptation also includes Mark Rylance, André Holland, Jessica Harper, David Gordon-Green, Francesca Scorsese, Michael Stuhlbarg, and We Are Who We Are actress Chloë Sevigny. Screen Daily describes the film as about “two outsiders who embark on a 1,000-mile odyssey through Ronald Reagan’s America. When they discover they cannot outrun their terrifying pasts the pair take a final stand to determine whether their love can survive their otherness.” The script was penned by David Kajganich, who also wrote Guadagnino’s Suspiria. The film is based on the 2015 novel by Camille

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 23, 2022
Three New Out Of This World Clips Released To Celebrate 'Moonfall's' Landing

Epic Sci-Fi Disaster Film ‘Moonfall’ Lands An April Home Release Date

The epic sci-fi disaster thriller Moonfall, from the director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day, is coming to home video. In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler (Academy Award® winner Halle Berry) is convinced she has the key to saving us all – but only one astronaut from her past, Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson, The Conjuring franchise) and a conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman (John Bradley, “Game of Thrones”) believe her. These unlikely heroes will mount an impossible last-ditch mission into space, leaving behind everyone they love, only to find out that our Moon is not what we think it is. The out-of-this-world cast for this pulse-pounding movie includes Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 21, 2022
New Clips Tease The Horrors Of 'The Institute'- Out Now

This March A Couple Gets More Than They Bargained For In ‘The Institute’

Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment company, and Kamikaze Dogfight will release the frightening film The Institute, the feature directorial of award-winning filmmaker and critically acclaimed playwright, Hamza Zaman. Ignacyo Matynia (A Good Cop), Victoria Brandart (The Bay), Mark Lobene, Joy Donze, Claire McClain, Louisa Bradshaw, Jarred Harper, and Grammy and Emmy award-winner John Easterlin star in the psychological thriller that asks the question, “How far would you go to have a child?” The film centers on a young couple, desperate to have a child, that begins treatment at a renowned doctor’s secluded facility. The couple soon becomes suspicious when the medical regimen brings on psychological side effects and tries to learn the truth about The Institute. Produced by Headless Films, Whiptail Wallaby Productions, and Conducive Productions. The Institute will be released on VOD, Satellite & Cable networks, on Blu-Ray, and DVD on March 22, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 21, 2022
Blu-ray Review: Nightmare (1964)

Blu-ray Review: Nightmare (1964)

Ol’ Janet (Jennie Linden) is having a rough time at boarding school what with her constant screamin’ nightmares and all… but who could blame her, given that she saw her mother stab her father to death. anyway, everyone is sick to their shit of being woke up at all other’s by J-Dawg’s banshee wail, so she is soon sent packing back to her opulent home where she will be cared for by Grace (Moira Redmond), a comely nurse hired by her currently-absent guardian Henry Baxter (David Knight). Speaking of ol’ Hank, imagine how chagrinned he is when upon returning home he discovers that Janet has had a major psychotic break after believing she sees a woman in white roaming the halls of the house only to appear stabbed to death in the same bed her father died in! Janet’s mental state worsens from there and before long it becomes impossible to tell fantasy from reality for our wayward heroine… which

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Mar 20, 2022
Movie Review: Alice

Movie Review: Alice

Writer/director Krystin Ver Linden tries to pack a lot of different ideas and cinematic styles in her debut feature Alice. The result is a compelling, if somewhat rushed at points, genre mash-up that delivers a good share of thrills along with plenty of social commentary. Alice (Keke Palmer) is a slave on a plantation in Georgia during the Antebellum period. She marries another slave named Joseph (Gaius Charles), which doesn’t sit well with plantation owner Paul Bennett (Johnny Lee Miller), who abuses her mentally and physically, and reserves Sundays for sexually abusing her. When Joseph’s plans for escape after discovering an artifact that doesn’t fit into the time period — part of a story handed down from a fellow slave — go awry and he is seemingly killed, Alice makes her own attempt at escape. Unfortunately the trailer and poster for the film give away a major twist of the film, but this happens early enough in the proceedings that

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Mar 20, 2022
Celebrate The Release Of The Horror 'Master' Tonight With A Watch Party!

Celebrate The Release Of The Horror ‘Master’ Tonight With A Watch Party!

To celebrate the release of the horror film Master on Prime, the film is having an official watch party TONIGHT on Twitter, plus other events throughout the day! Writer-director Mariama Diallo makes her feature directorial debut with the haunting horror film Master, starring Regina Hall (Scary Movie, Girls Trip). In the film, three women strive to find their place at a prestigious New England university whose frosty elitism may disguise something more sinister. Professor Gail Bishop (Regina Hall) has recently been promoted to “Master” of a residence hall, the first time at storied Ancaster College that a Black woman has held the post. Determined to breathe new life into a centuries-old tradition, Gail soon finds herself wrapped up in the trials and tribulations of Jasmine Moore (Zoe Renee), an energetic and optimistic Black freshman. Jasmine’s time at Ancaster hits a snag early on when she’s assigned a dorm room that is rumored to be haunted. Things get worse when Jasmine

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 18, 2022
Kyle Gallner & Johnny Berchtold Starring In Blumhouse & Epix's 'The Passenger'

Kyle Gallner & Johnny Berchtold Starring In Blumhouse & Epix’s ‘The Passenger’

Scream 5 and “Outsider” star Kyle Gallner and Johnny Berchtold (Gaslit, The Wilds) have now been cast in the lead roles of the thriller The Passenger, from Blumhouse and Epix, Deadline reports. Directed by Carter Smith (The Ruins, Possession: A Love Story), the film follows Randolph Bradley (Berchtold) who is perfectly content fading into the background, but when his coworker Benson (Gallner) snaps and goes on a violent killing spree, he’s forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past to find a way to survive. Gallner and Berchtold join previously announced cast member Liza Weil (The Cleaning Lady, How To Get Away With Murder) who plays the key role of “Miss Beard, Randall’s first-grade teacher who lost an eye after a classroom accident. She finds herself keeping Randall safe as she’s dragged into Benson’s destructive mission.” The Passenger is executive produced by Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold for Blumhouse Television, and Lauren Downey (Blumhouse Television’s Into the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 17, 2022
A Filmmaker Is Out For Revenge In 'Dreaming Hollywood'

A Filmmaker Is Out For Revenge In ‘Dreaming Hollywood’

Cleopatra Entertainment will release the dark action-thriller Dreaming Hollywood from Writer-Director Frank Martinez, this March. Described as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas meets Tarantino,” the film takes a deep dive into dive into Ray Balfi’s bizarre world of drug dealers, prostitutes, dirty cops, and social rejects as he tries to begin a new life direction and shops his cartoon screenplay to 100 L.A. production companies. While facing rejection after rejection Ray learns that someone has stolen his script and made his movie, “The Dog’s Meow” without his permission. Now, Ray’s already messed-up life is thrown into catastrophic mayhem as he seeks revenge. Who stole his script? Everyone he meets is suspect as Ray is now motivated with a new lust for life…and for blood. In addition to winning the Audience Award at the Erie International Film Festival and winning the Best Feature Film at the London International Monthly Film Festival, Dreaming Hollywood continues its journey thru the Festival circuit,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 17, 2022
Vinnie Jones Stars In The Action Thriller 'The Bezonians' (Trailer)

Vinnie Jones Stars In The Action Thriller ‘The Bezonians’ (Trailer)

From the creator of Smoking Guns, Original Gangster, and Red Rage comes Savvas D. Michael‘s latest crime thriller, The Bezonians. The film stars ex-footballer and film hard-man Vinnie Jones (Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels / Snatch), alongside Marina Sirtis (Star Trek), Lois Brabin-Platt (Bull), and Andreas Karras (Smoking Guns) with Director Savvas D. Michael also starring. In the movie, “Plato runs the Bezonians Social Club in North London, where generations of Greek immigrants have gambled away their savings and partied over the decades. When Plato (Karras) makes the mistake of playing poker with devious bombshell Lola (Brabin-Platt), the fate of the club—as well as his very life—is threatened. Only the suave Achilles (Michael), bruiser Costas (Peter Polycarpou), hardhead Buster (Nicky B), wily Mike (Chris Tummings), and sweet Anthony (Jamie Crew) will stand by Plato as he faces an intimidating threat from Lola’s boyfriend—the consciousness Willard Greb (Jones). “We’re very proud of The Bezonians, which has won several awards around

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 16, 2022
New Clips Tease The Horrors Of 'The Institute'- Out Now

Desperate For A Child, A Couple Gets More Than They Bargained For In ‘The Institute’

Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment company, and Kamikaze Dogfight will release the frightening film The Institute, the feature directorial of award-winning filmmaker and critically acclaimed playwright, Hamza Zaman. Ignacyo Matynia (A Good Cop), Victoria Brandart (The Bay), Mark Lobene, Joy Donze, Claire McClain, Louisa Bradshaw, Jarred Harper, and Grammy and Emmy award-winner John Easterlin star in the artful psychological thriller that asks the question, “How far would you go to have a child?”. The film centers on a young couple, desperate to have a child, that begins treatment at a renowned doctor’s secluded facility. The couple soon becomes suspicious when the medical regimen brings on psychological side effects and tries to learn the truth about The Institute. Produced by Headless Films, Whiptail Wallaby Productions, and Conducive Productions. The Institute will be released on VOD, Satellite & Cable networks, on Blu-Ray, and DVD on March 22, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 16, 2022
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