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What Is Cynema?

What Is Cynema? For those of you wanting to be filmmakers, screenwriters or even actors, this blog is a way to address a trend that’s been gaining cultural power in the entertainment world. It is not column about how much you “love” or “hate” a movie. This will look at certain films that fit criteria called “Cynema” while other films examined will be those deserving of a second chance and look. Cynema: The cynical practice of contempt for an audience in the making of product that is devoid of creativity, passion, production value or respect while having the financial and creative means to do better. Some films in the following list are Cynema while others deserve a second look: Jaws 3D, Jaws The Revenge (aka Jaws 4), King Kong 1976, King Kong Lives, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Popeye, 1941, Waterworld, Gojira (1954), Godzilla 1998, The 4th Dimension, Psycho III, Alien 3, They Live, are examples of “Cynema” while

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Capt McNeely
Aug 12, 2015
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When Filmmakers Strike Back

Keyboard Warriors A bane of social media is the “Inspirational Tweeter.” This is the person whose life is going so well, they feel the need to tell you how you too can find the happiness they have. They’re a digital Hallmark Card, the cyber chicken soup for the soul. It’s amazing how much annoyance can be packed into 140 characters. Another facet is the “Hipster Movie Reviewer.” These are the folks (usually male) with a blog or You Tube Channel who think they know about movies. Some are ballsy enough to take on real reviewers like Scott Weinberg and tell THEM how they’re wrong or “set them straight” especially when it comes to super hero or Adam Sandler films. These “reviewers” usually have little production value. Their videos are shot with no lighting or professional sound and while some have under 50 views they usually start their critiques with “Hey Everyone…” Everyone? You mean the 6 viewers minus the ones

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Capt McNeely
Aug 12, 2015
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NOT A REBOOT. NOT A REMAKE. IT’S A REPACKAGING

The Summer of the Dinosaur Dinosaurs clobbered the combined super hero talents of The Avengers. They also handed Schwarzenegger his T-800 ass. Interestingly all three films are bred from the same cynical experiment that might have started in JJ Abrams’s lab…repackaging. Cynema has evolved or been upgraded much like Arnie’s T800 at the end of the latest Terminator franchise. My definition of Cynema says that a movie is made deliberately bad even if the filmmakers have the means to do it better. In the case of Jurassic World, Terminator Genysis and Star Trek: Into Darkness they are beautifully produced films, but all the more deceptive. These films all lack a central thing: a well done script. All three of these films are not unfolding stories, but rather set pieces stitched together with basic dialogue and character development to push things toward the next set piece. The argument could be made, that in a few years, the need for directors and

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 12, 2015
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Friday The 13th Series Coming To The CW

Mark Pedowitz, the network head of The CW, has confirmed that The CW in indeed developing a ‘Friday the 13th’ series based on the franchise. Deadline reported that Craig Van Sickle and Steve Mitchell, creators of ‘The Pretender’ series, will be writing the script for the new series. The new ‘Friday the 13th’ series that came about last year when Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films, along with Crystal Lake Entertainment, signed a deal to produce the hour-long dramatic series based on the franchise’s characters and locations. Sean S. Cunningham, who was the head of the original 1980 movie, will be serving as executive producer of the show. There are few details about the possible plot, but it has been said that the series will delve into the characters background and relationships.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2015
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Patient Zero Revealed In Fear The Walking Dead

We all know that if you’re bitten you turn into a walker, but who was ‘Patient Zero’ ? Fear the Walking Dead will be introducing us to the one who started it all. According ComicBook.com Patient Zero is a young woman named Gloria, played by Lexi Johnson. The exact details of how she came to be have not been released. Fear the Walking Dead premiers August 23! Pay attention to the video at the 0:50 mark. You will see Gloria (Lexi) in action.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2015
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Norman Reedus returns to video games in “The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land”

Norman Reedus A.K.A Daryl from “The Walking Dead” is making a return to the video game spectrum this year with Next Games “The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land”. Announced last year by AMC “No Man’s Land” is a mobile action adventure game with RPG and strategy elements. Set in “The Walking Dead” universe, it has you taking control of a group of survivors and you must help them survive the zombie apocalypse with the help of Daryl who will indeed be voiced by Norman Reedus. New game play was officially revealed today in a short trailer and from what I saw it’s easy to see that Next Games (the developers) are huge fans of “The Walking Dead” with even the CEO of Next Games Teemu Huutanen stating “We are very excited about the momentous opportunity to bring one of the most adored TV shows into the mobile realm in collaboration with our partner AMC, the creators of the TV series”.

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Capt McNeely
Aug 11, 2015
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Casper Van Dien Stars In The Supernatural Thriller ‘June’

The latest possession film is simply titled ‘June’. Casper Van Dien stars along side Victoria Pratt, The Walking Dead’s Addy Miller and Kennedy Brice in this supernatural tale, directed by L. Gustavo Copper. June (Brice) has bounced from one foster home to another for most of her nine years in the world. Where ever June goes chaos and horrors seem to follow. When she is sent to live with Lily and Dave (Pratt, Dien), things seem perfect, at first, but there is a dark entity hiding behind her sweet face. June, Lily and Dave must fight the entity to win, if they want to save their family and their souls. ‘June’ will be out on DVD on October 6th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 8, 2015
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Ridley Scott’s Prometheus 2 Entering Pre-Production

During an interview for the September issue of Total Film Magazine, with director Ridley Scott the statement was issued “He begins shooting Prometheus 2 in January.”. ‘Prometheus’ (2012) was part of the world that began with Scott’s brilliant 1979 film ‘Alien’. ‘Prometheus’ was not a sequel or prequel to ‘Alien’, but more of an expansion on the universe. In the film a group of scientists travel to a new world, following the clues that the once great civilization, who called the planet home, may be the linked to the origin of the human race. ‘Prometheus 2’ in now in early pre-production. The word is, the script is still a work in progress, so it could be a while before we can expect to see the film in theaters. The good news is both Noomi Rapace (Elizabeth Shaw) and Michael Fassbender (David) will be returning to their roles.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 8, 2015
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IFC Midnight Presents #Horror , Social Media Can Be Brutal

#Horror focuses on a group of twelve year old girls. After a social media game and a moment of cyber-bullying, the girls face a night of horror. Actress and fashion designer Tara Subkoff makes her directorial debut with this horror movie with an anti-bullying message. Subkoff also penned the script for the film. Actress Taryn Manning stars along side her ‘Orange is the New Black’ fellow cast member Natasha Lyonne in #Horror. Chloe Sevigny (American Psycho), Bathazar Getty (Feast), Lydia Hearst (Cabin Fever: Patient Zero) and Haley Murphy (Silent House) also serve as cast with veteran actor Timothy Hutton (Leverage) and others. #Horror will debut in 2015. IFC Midnight should announce #Horror’s release date soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 4, 2015
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‘House of Monsters’ The Series

Dawn Brown, who worked on projects including ‘Alice in Wonderland’, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘The Hunger Games’, has begun her own stop animation series, ‘House of Monsters’. The series can be best described as the Universal Monsters meets ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’. Brown serves as writer, director and animator for the series. Warren Masner joins Brown as producer as well as a writer. Masner has provided concepts and designs, for example, he designed Bumblebee for the ‘Transformers’ movies. He also designed Superman’s suit in ‘Man of Steel’. The voice of Doctor Gaulstone, the narrator, should sound very familiar, it’s none other than Christopher Lloyd. Lloyd played the unforgettable role of Doc Brown in ‘Back to the Future’ as well as many other notable roles in his career. The first two episodes of ‘House of Monsters’ debuted on Vimeo on Demand on July 28th, 2015 and will later expand to other distributors. I watched episode one and two earlier today.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 2, 2015

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What Is Cynema?

What Is Cynema? For those of you wanting to be filmmakers, screenwriters or even actors, this blog is a way to address a trend that’s been gaining cultural power in the entertainment world. It is not column about how much you “love” or “hate” a movie. This will look at certain films that fit criteria called “Cynema” while other films examined will be those deserving of a second chance and look. Cynema: The cynical practice of contempt for an audience in the making of product that is devoid of creativity, passion, production value or respect while having the financial and creative means to do better. Some films in the following list are Cynema while others deserve a second look: Jaws 3D, Jaws The Revenge (aka Jaws 4), King Kong 1976, King Kong Lives, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Popeye, 1941, Waterworld, Gojira (1954), Godzilla 1998, The 4th Dimension, Psycho III, Alien 3, They Live, are examples of “Cynema” while

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 12, 2015
Horror Fuel

When Filmmakers Strike Back

Keyboard Warriors A bane of social media is the “Inspirational Tweeter.” This is the person whose life is going so well, they feel the need to tell you how you too can find the happiness they have. They’re a digital Hallmark Card, the cyber chicken soup for the soul. It’s amazing how much annoyance can be packed into 140 characters. Another facet is the “Hipster Movie Reviewer.” These are the folks (usually male) with a blog or You Tube Channel who think they know about movies. Some are ballsy enough to take on real reviewers like Scott Weinberg and tell THEM how they’re wrong or “set them straight” especially when it comes to super hero or Adam Sandler films. These “reviewers” usually have little production value. Their videos are shot with no lighting or professional sound and while some have under 50 views they usually start their critiques with “Hey Everyone…” Everyone? You mean the 6 viewers minus the ones

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 12, 2015
Horror Fuel

NOT A REBOOT. NOT A REMAKE. IT’S A REPACKAGING

The Summer of the Dinosaur Dinosaurs clobbered the combined super hero talents of The Avengers. They also handed Schwarzenegger his T-800 ass. Interestingly all three films are bred from the same cynical experiment that might have started in JJ Abrams’s lab…repackaging. Cynema has evolved or been upgraded much like Arnie’s T800 at the end of the latest Terminator franchise. My definition of Cynema says that a movie is made deliberately bad even if the filmmakers have the means to do it better. In the case of Jurassic World, Terminator Genysis and Star Trek: Into Darkness they are beautifully produced films, but all the more deceptive. These films all lack a central thing: a well done script. All three of these films are not unfolding stories, but rather set pieces stitched together with basic dialogue and character development to push things toward the next set piece. The argument could be made, that in a few years, the need for directors and

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 12, 2015
Horror Fuel

Friday The 13th Series Coming To The CW

Mark Pedowitz, the network head of The CW, has confirmed that The CW in indeed developing a ‘Friday the 13th’ series based on the franchise. Deadline reported that Craig Van Sickle and Steve Mitchell, creators of ‘The Pretender’ series, will be writing the script for the new series. The new ‘Friday the 13th’ series that came about last year when Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films, along with Crystal Lake Entertainment, signed a deal to produce the hour-long dramatic series based on the franchise’s characters and locations. Sean S. Cunningham, who was the head of the original 1980 movie, will be serving as executive producer of the show. There are few details about the possible plot, but it has been said that the series will delve into the characters background and relationships.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2015
Horror Fuel

Patient Zero Revealed In Fear The Walking Dead

We all know that if you’re bitten you turn into a walker, but who was ‘Patient Zero’ ? Fear the Walking Dead will be introducing us to the one who started it all. According ComicBook.com Patient Zero is a young woman named Gloria, played by Lexi Johnson. The exact details of how she came to be have not been released. Fear the Walking Dead premiers August 23! Pay attention to the video at the 0:50 mark. You will see Gloria (Lexi) in action.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2015
Horror Fuel

Norman Reedus returns to video games in “The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land”

Norman Reedus A.K.A Daryl from “The Walking Dead” is making a return to the video game spectrum this year with Next Games “The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land”. Announced last year by AMC “No Man’s Land” is a mobile action adventure game with RPG and strategy elements. Set in “The Walking Dead” universe, it has you taking control of a group of survivors and you must help them survive the zombie apocalypse with the help of Daryl who will indeed be voiced by Norman Reedus. New game play was officially revealed today in a short trailer and from what I saw it’s easy to see that Next Games (the developers) are huge fans of “The Walking Dead” with even the CEO of Next Games Teemu Huutanen stating “We are very excited about the momentous opportunity to bring one of the most adored TV shows into the mobile realm in collaboration with our partner AMC, the creators of the TV series”.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 11, 2015
Horror Fuel

Casper Van Dien Stars In The Supernatural Thriller ‘June’

The latest possession film is simply titled ‘June’. Casper Van Dien stars along side Victoria Pratt, The Walking Dead’s Addy Miller and Kennedy Brice in this supernatural tale, directed by L. Gustavo Copper. June (Brice) has bounced from one foster home to another for most of her nine years in the world. Where ever June goes chaos and horrors seem to follow. When she is sent to live with Lily and Dave (Pratt, Dien), things seem perfect, at first, but there is a dark entity hiding behind her sweet face. June, Lily and Dave must fight the entity to win, if they want to save their family and their souls. ‘June’ will be out on DVD on October 6th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 8, 2015
Horror Fuel

Ridley Scott’s Prometheus 2 Entering Pre-Production

During an interview for the September issue of Total Film Magazine, with director Ridley Scott the statement was issued “He begins shooting Prometheus 2 in January.”. ‘Prometheus’ (2012) was part of the world that began with Scott’s brilliant 1979 film ‘Alien’. ‘Prometheus’ was not a sequel or prequel to ‘Alien’, but more of an expansion on the universe. In the film a group of scientists travel to a new world, following the clues that the once great civilization, who called the planet home, may be the linked to the origin of the human race. ‘Prometheus 2’ in now in early pre-production. The word is, the script is still a work in progress, so it could be a while before we can expect to see the film in theaters. The good news is both Noomi Rapace (Elizabeth Shaw) and Michael Fassbender (David) will be returning to their roles.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 8, 2015
Horror Fuel

IFC Midnight Presents #Horror , Social Media Can Be Brutal

#Horror focuses on a group of twelve year old girls. After a social media game and a moment of cyber-bullying, the girls face a night of horror. Actress and fashion designer Tara Subkoff makes her directorial debut with this horror movie with an anti-bullying message. Subkoff also penned the script for the film. Actress Taryn Manning stars along side her ‘Orange is the New Black’ fellow cast member Natasha Lyonne in #Horror. Chloe Sevigny (American Psycho), Bathazar Getty (Feast), Lydia Hearst (Cabin Fever: Patient Zero) and Haley Murphy (Silent House) also serve as cast with veteran actor Timothy Hutton (Leverage) and others. #Horror will debut in 2015. IFC Midnight should announce #Horror’s release date soon.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 4, 2015
Horror Fuel

‘House of Monsters’ The Series

Dawn Brown, who worked on projects including ‘Alice in Wonderland’, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘The Hunger Games’, has begun her own stop animation series, ‘House of Monsters’. The series can be best described as the Universal Monsters meets ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’. Brown serves as writer, director and animator for the series. Warren Masner joins Brown as producer as well as a writer. Masner has provided concepts and designs, for example, he designed Bumblebee for the ‘Transformers’ movies. He also designed Superman’s suit in ‘Man of Steel’. The voice of Doctor Gaulstone, the narrator, should sound very familiar, it’s none other than Christopher Lloyd. Lloyd played the unforgettable role of Doc Brown in ‘Back to the Future’ as well as many other notable roles in his career. The first two episodes of ‘House of Monsters’ debuted on Vimeo on Demand on July 28th, 2015 and will later expand to other distributors. I watched episode one and two earlier today.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 2, 2015
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