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Netflix has built a great reputation for their original series and films. Netflix is presently developing three new original horror films for their streaming service. The first film, titled ARQ, will be directed by Tony Elliot. ARQ centers on a man trapped in his house, surrounded by masked men. He must protect a new technology that could deliver unlimited energy and end the wars that have consumed the world. Netflix has cast Robbie Amell and Rachael Taylor for ARQ. The next film is Clinical, directed by Alistar Legrand (The Diabolical). The dark thriller centers on a psychiatrist that is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after she is the victim of a vicious attack, while attempting to help a new patient. In I Am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House a young nurse has been hired to care for a best-selling author of ghost stories. The author has chosen to live out her last days
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WGN announced late last night (1/22) that rocker Marilyn Manson has signed on to guest star in episodes of the upcoming season of Salem. Manson is already familiar with Salem, he collaborated with Tyler Bates to create the series’ opening score, as well as performing it. The song’s title, Cupid Carries A Gun. The popular series follows a witches’ coven in 17th century Salem. The show explores what really fueled the town’s infamous witch trials. Janet Montgomery plays the role of Mary Sibley, the head witch. Her ex-lover and father of her son, John Alden (Shane West) is set on wiping every one of the witches, but that’s a lot harder than it sounds. Seth Gabel co-stars as the local priest and John’s best friend, Cotton Mathers. Tamzin Merchant, Ashley Madekwe, Elise Eberle, Iddo Goldberg, Xander Berkley, Joe Doyle and Lucy Lawless round out the cast of this fantastic, intense, dark show. Season 3 of Salem will pick up with
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…with “other things being equal, simpler explanations are generally better than more complex ones.” — Occam’s Razor Read the above statement on Occam’s Razor. This post is about the “docuseries” Making a Murderer, the Netflix “docuseries” that has a second season coming. This post is not about whether Steven Avery is guilty or innocent. It is not about whether there are injustices in our legal system. We know there are. This piece is about the cynicism behind making a piece of entertainment disguised as social crusading. I was inspired to write this after trying to make my point in a series of online tweets. There was backlash from people who made it about a social cause, and that I was ignoring the issues in our criminal justice system. My point was simple: Making a Murderer is not about the correction of our legal system or justice for a man wrongly accused. The series is about entertainment. Manipulation Set aside your
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This week American Horror Story ended their fifth season (Hotel). John Landgraf, Chief Executive for FX, has alresdy revealed a coule of hints about the next season to reporters during the winter press tour on Saturday that the next season of AHS will be “set in the present” but will have “echos of the past”. He continued “It’s set in two time periods, but principally in the present.” Landgraf wanted to reveal more, but stopped himself saying “Ryan [Murphy] would kill me if I tease anything”. It has also been said that the next season would be darker than the last. Murphy stated that plot for season 6 has already been mentioned in a previous season, but did not say which one. He also has mentioned that there is a strong possibility that both season 6 and 7 might both happen next year, one season in the fall and one in the spring.
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Last week I left off just before the end of season 3, the reason I did this was because there was a lot of new information to cover and I did not want to confuse fans (old and newcomers alike) halfway through the breakdown. If you missed last weeks and need to catch up, it can easily be found here: SEASONS 1 – 3 Now back to the breakdown: ___________________________________________ At the end of season 3, we learn of a magic healer named Jeremiah Smith who has the ability to heal anyone with the simple touch of his hand. Agents Scully and Mulder are sent to investigate this miracle as the man has disappeared. Meanwhile, The Smoking Man, meets with Mulder’s mother and the two argue as someone photographs of them are taken from a distance. That evening Mulder is informed his mother has had a stroke and while in the hospital, she writes the word “Palm” on a piece
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FOX has just released the first minute of the X-Files revival series! Head to DoYouStillBelieve.com now and check out the opening minute of before it airs January 24! ________________________________ Part 1 of The X-Files Breakdown The X-Files Re-Opened The X-Files Comes To Blu-Ray
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A Few Words From Our Ms. Palmer “What a piece of shit! No one’s gonna see this crap!” — Actress Betsy Palmer aka Pamela Vorhees The late, esteemed critic, Roger Ebert, coined the phrase “Dead Teenager Movie” and I have stated several times that Jaws 2 arguably gets technical credit as the first one. While teenagers in peril was a long standing theme and used over and over again, it’s the sequel to Spielberg’s game changing shark movie that lined them up one after another for the monster to pick off. Jaws 2 gave the designer sheen to killing off teens. It wasn’t a grainy “B Movie” that played part of a double bill at the drive in. This was wide screen Panavision and a 50 million budget. While there was no nudity, the underlying “have sex and die” motif was there with a killer in the form a pissed off female Great White Shark. The original 1978 Halloween fine
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The X-Files centers around two F.B.I. agents, Fox Mulder, the believer, and Dana Scully, the skeptic. The two spent 9 seasons and 2 major motion pictures investigating the strange and unexplained, all while hidden forces worked to impede their efforts. The X-Files was inspired by shows which featured elements of suspense and speculative fiction. The two could not be more different, Mulder, a firm believer in the paranormal searches for the truth hidden in the government all while continuing his search for his abducted sister, Samantha. Scully, spent years studying to be an MD before changing careers and joining the F.B.I. Scully looks at everything from a scientific standpoint and is originally sent to debunk Agents Mulders work. While she agrees with Mulder through much of the series that certain things can not be explained, her and Mulder’s reasonings always differ. The show offered multiple “monster-of-the-week” type episodes which were loosely based off “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “The Twilight Zone,” and
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A record number of viewers (11.2 million) tuned in for the first season of Fear the Walking Dead. In fact, Fear the Walking Dead had the highest rated first season in cable history. We witnessed new characters struggle as the virus broke out, as they lost loved ones and fought addiction, along with the fall of L.A. Come April 10th season two begins, featuring 15-episodes of action and drama. Each episode of season two will be immediately followed by The Talking Dead featuring Chris Hardwick. Don’t forget to check out the 16-part companion webseries titled Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462. One of the passengers on the flight will be directly tied to Fear the Walking Dead in season 2. Watch the first eight mini-episodes of Flight 462 below. &list=PLtz59v5WGIPzv7AAC76QEtZgyus05iu_L
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“When ambitious young real estate agent Leigh is asked to sell a house with a checkered past, she crosses paths with a disturbed girl whom she believes is the runaway daughter of the couple selling the property. When Leigh tries to intervene and help her, she becomes entangled with a supernatural force that soon pulls Leigh’s artist sister Vera into its own web – and has sinister plans for both of them.” _______________________________________ “At The Devil’s Door” is packed with young familiar faces from “Glee’s” Naya Rivera, to MTV’s “Awkard’s” Ashley Rickards, to “Falling Skies” star Catalina Sandino Moreno. The three girls play off of each other well creating the perfect formula for a modern day horror thriller. I did enjoy this film, although what started off as an extremely promising demonic horror flick, started to loose its sense of direction through the middle of the film. While the actors played off each other beautifully, I almost wonder if too
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Netflix has built a great reputation for their original series and films. Netflix is presently developing three new original horror films for their streaming service. The first film, titled ARQ, will be directed by Tony Elliot. ARQ centers on a man trapped in his house, surrounded by masked men. He must protect a new technology that could deliver unlimited energy and end the wars that have consumed the world. Netflix has cast Robbie Amell and Rachael Taylor for ARQ. The next film is Clinical, directed by Alistar Legrand (The Diabolical). The dark thriller centers on a psychiatrist that is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after she is the victim of a vicious attack, while attempting to help a new patient. In I Am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House a young nurse has been hired to care for a best-selling author of ghost stories. The author has chosen to live out her last days
Continue reading →
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WGN announced late last night (1/22) that rocker Marilyn Manson has signed on to guest star in episodes of the upcoming season of Salem. Manson is already familiar with Salem, he collaborated with Tyler Bates to create the series’ opening score, as well as performing it. The song’s title, Cupid Carries A Gun. The popular series follows a witches’ coven in 17th century Salem. The show explores what really fueled the town’s infamous witch trials. Janet Montgomery plays the role of Mary Sibley, the head witch. Her ex-lover and father of her son, John Alden (Shane West) is set on wiping every one of the witches, but that’s a lot harder than it sounds. Seth Gabel co-stars as the local priest and John’s best friend, Cotton Mathers. Tamzin Merchant, Ashley Madekwe, Elise Eberle, Iddo Goldberg, Xander Berkley, Joe Doyle and Lucy Lawless round out the cast of this fantastic, intense, dark show. Season 3 of Salem will pick up with
Continue reading →
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…with “other things being equal, simpler explanations are generally better than more complex ones.” — Occam’s Razor Read the above statement on Occam’s Razor. This post is about the “docuseries” Making a Murderer, the Netflix “docuseries” that has a second season coming. This post is not about whether Steven Avery is guilty or innocent. It is not about whether there are injustices in our legal system. We know there are. This piece is about the cynicism behind making a piece of entertainment disguised as social crusading. I was inspired to write this after trying to make my point in a series of online tweets. There was backlash from people who made it about a social cause, and that I was ignoring the issues in our criminal justice system. My point was simple: Making a Murderer is not about the correction of our legal system or justice for a man wrongly accused. The series is about entertainment. Manipulation Set aside your
Continue reading →
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This week American Horror Story ended their fifth season (Hotel). John Landgraf, Chief Executive for FX, has alresdy revealed a coule of hints about the next season to reporters during the winter press tour on Saturday that the next season of AHS will be “set in the present” but will have “echos of the past”. He continued “It’s set in two time periods, but principally in the present.” Landgraf wanted to reveal more, but stopped himself saying “Ryan [Murphy] would kill me if I tease anything”. It has also been said that the next season would be darker than the last. Murphy stated that plot for season 6 has already been mentioned in a previous season, but did not say which one. He also has mentioned that there is a strong possibility that both season 6 and 7 might both happen next year, one season in the fall and one in the spring.
Continue reading →
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Last week I left off just before the end of season 3, the reason I did this was because there was a lot of new information to cover and I did not want to confuse fans (old and newcomers alike) halfway through the breakdown. If you missed last weeks and need to catch up, it can easily be found here: SEASONS 1 – 3 Now back to the breakdown: ___________________________________________ At the end of season 3, we learn of a magic healer named Jeremiah Smith who has the ability to heal anyone with the simple touch of his hand. Agents Scully and Mulder are sent to investigate this miracle as the man has disappeared. Meanwhile, The Smoking Man, meets with Mulder’s mother and the two argue as someone photographs of them are taken from a distance. That evening Mulder is informed his mother has had a stroke and while in the hospital, she writes the word “Palm” on a piece
Continue reading →
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FOX has just released the first minute of the X-Files revival series! Head to DoYouStillBelieve.com now and check out the opening minute of before it airs January 24! ________________________________ Part 1 of The X-Files Breakdown The X-Files Re-Opened The X-Files Comes To Blu-Ray
Continue reading →
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A Few Words From Our Ms. Palmer “What a piece of shit! No one’s gonna see this crap!” — Actress Betsy Palmer aka Pamela Vorhees The late, esteemed critic, Roger Ebert, coined the phrase “Dead Teenager Movie” and I have stated several times that Jaws 2 arguably gets technical credit as the first one. While teenagers in peril was a long standing theme and used over and over again, it’s the sequel to Spielberg’s game changing shark movie that lined them up one after another for the monster to pick off. Jaws 2 gave the designer sheen to killing off teens. It wasn’t a grainy “B Movie” that played part of a double bill at the drive in. This was wide screen Panavision and a 50 million budget. While there was no nudity, the underlying “have sex and die” motif was there with a killer in the form a pissed off female Great White Shark. The original 1978 Halloween fine
Continue reading →
MoviesParanormalReviewsStreaming TV
The X-Files centers around two F.B.I. agents, Fox Mulder, the believer, and Dana Scully, the skeptic. The two spent 9 seasons and 2 major motion pictures investigating the strange and unexplained, all while hidden forces worked to impede their efforts. The X-Files was inspired by shows which featured elements of suspense and speculative fiction. The two could not be more different, Mulder, a firm believer in the paranormal searches for the truth hidden in the government all while continuing his search for his abducted sister, Samantha. Scully, spent years studying to be an MD before changing careers and joining the F.B.I. Scully looks at everything from a scientific standpoint and is originally sent to debunk Agents Mulders work. While she agrees with Mulder through much of the series that certain things can not be explained, her and Mulder’s reasonings always differ. The show offered multiple “monster-of-the-week” type episodes which were loosely based off “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “The Twilight Zone,” and
Continue reading →
NewsReviewsStreaming TV
A record number of viewers (11.2 million) tuned in for the first season of Fear the Walking Dead. In fact, Fear the Walking Dead had the highest rated first season in cable history. We witnessed new characters struggle as the virus broke out, as they lost loved ones and fought addiction, along with the fall of L.A. Come April 10th season two begins, featuring 15-episodes of action and drama. Each episode of season two will be immediately followed by The Talking Dead featuring Chris Hardwick. Don’t forget to check out the 16-part companion webseries titled Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462. One of the passengers on the flight will be directly tied to Fear the Walking Dead in season 2. Watch the first eight mini-episodes of Flight 462 below. &list=PLtz59v5WGIPzv7AAC76QEtZgyus05iu_L
Continue reading →
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“When ambitious young real estate agent Leigh is asked to sell a house with a checkered past, she crosses paths with a disturbed girl whom she believes is the runaway daughter of the couple selling the property. When Leigh tries to intervene and help her, she becomes entangled with a supernatural force that soon pulls Leigh’s artist sister Vera into its own web – and has sinister plans for both of them.” _______________________________________ “At The Devil’s Door” is packed with young familiar faces from “Glee’s” Naya Rivera, to MTV’s “Awkard’s” Ashley Rickards, to “Falling Skies” star Catalina Sandino Moreno. The three girls play off of each other well creating the perfect formula for a modern day horror thriller. I did enjoy this film, although what started off as an extremely promising demonic horror flick, started to loose its sense of direction through the middle of the film. While the actors played off each other beautifully, I almost wonder if too
Continue reading →
