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‘Hellions’ Are Coming !

The new trailer for director Bruce McDonald’s creepy Halloween feature ‘Hellions’, has been released and it looks great. This twisted movie stars Chloe Rose, Rossif Sutherlan, Peter Dacunha, Rachel Wilson, Luke Bilyk and Robert Patrick. In ‘Hellions’ a young woman, Dora (Chloe Rose) is under attack on Halloween from a group of other-worldly Hellions who want something much more precious than candy. Dora must fight to protect herself and her unborn child in this Halloween tale of survival. ‘Hellions’ will arrive in theaters and on VOD on September 18th from IFC Midnight.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 24, 2015
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Consuming Cynema PART II

The Remake The road to the remake is a winding one. There is no clear pathway toward the answer of whether they are good or bad, needed or unwanted. They exist. They will continue to be made because there is demand. My previous article opened with a quote from George Bush’s post 9-11 speech which hinted at “living life” is a series of consuming events that follow an image that has been dictated to us by a media assault that has shaped us since birth. So what does that have to do with filmmaking and entertainment? Does art imitate life or the other way around? Why is Disney the Mecca of family vacations? Who said women are to look a certain way, smoking is glamorous, drinking a soda makes you like Michael Jackson or Beyonce? We have a new generation growing up with incredible access to entertainment. Cell phones, tablets, video game systems and computers allow instant access to everything,

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Capt McNeely
Aug 24, 2015
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Consuming Cynema PART I

Go Shopping A persistent misconception immediately after the 911 attacks in 2001 is that President George W. Bush urged Americans “to go shopping.” This was not the case. Over the years it’s been simplified into that message. In reality The President said this, “It’s to tell the traveling public: Get on board. Do your business around the country. Fly and enjoy America’s great destination spots. Get down to Disney World in Florida. Take your families and enjoy life, the way we want it to be enjoyed.” George Bush, White House Archives Not once was the word “shop” or any form of it used. This is not a political defense. Rather, something in that speech to a shocked nation did stand out to me, and can be applied to the entertainment industry. While we were not directly urged to “go shopping” the simplistic picture of consumerism congruent to the picture of American life was apparent. We have accepted an image of

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Capt McNeely
Aug 23, 2015
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‘The Curse Of Downers Grove’ Inspired By True Events

For the past eight years the town of Downers Grove has suffered a curse, every year just before graduation, one senior dies a bizarre death. Graduation is approaching and Senior Chrissie Swanson (Bella Heathcote) has the nagging feeling it’s her turn. Can Chrissie survive the curse of Downers Grove or will she suffer the same fate as those Seniors before her? ‘The Curse of Downers Grove’ was directed by Derick Martini based on the script co-written by Martini and Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho), based on the novel by Michael Hornburg. The film was produced by Oren Segal, Chiara Trento, Jason Dubin and Anchor Bay. Heathcote, Lucas Till, Tom Arnold, Penelope Mitchell and Kevin Zegers star in this horror-thriller, inspired by true events. ‘The Curse of Downers Grove’ debuts in select theaters August 21st and will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 1st.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 22, 2015
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Big Apes, Big Cynema

Dino! “When Jaws die, nobody cry . When my Kong die, everybody cry.” – Dino DeLaurentiis, producer Younger viewers have almost no idea who legendary producer Dino DeLaurentiis was. Some saw him as the Italian forerunner of Michael Bay; creator of expensive, big budget, soulless films followed by similar producers like Alexander and Ilya Salkind, Peter Guber and Jon Peters, Jerry Bruckheimer as well as Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. DeLaurentiis said this about his humble beginnings in film: “After the war, there was no industry. We lost the war. We had our whole city destroyed. No money. No studio. No film. No camera. No equipment. We would shoot in the street. We had no actors. Nothing. But we wanted to do movies. And we did the best movies in the world. If you lived in a provincial town like Torre Annunziata, where there was nothing to do in the evening but go to the movies with your friends, the

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Capt McNeely
Aug 21, 2015
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The Walking Dead And Fear The Walking Dead Launch Mysterious Viral Campaigns

The sixth season of The Walking Dead is only months away (October) and someone has come up with a viral campaign that started on Twitter. Hordes of people tied to The Walking Dead have been receiving strange packages containing pieces of of paper, letters in blood, damaged Polaroid pictures, locks of hair, keys and other strange objects, all shipped from Woodbury. That’s right, Woodbury. The pictures are being shared with the hash tag #PackageFromWoodbury. What does this mean? Now a phone number, 912-307-3075, is being shared on Twitter, believed to be for Fear the Walking Dead .When the number is called a changing prerecorded message is played. The first message: “The following message is transmitted at the request of the National Emergency Hotline. An unknown event is underway across the Eastern United States. Residents of Florida, South Carolina and Georgia are instructed to shelter in place, turn off the lights, lock all doors and remain quiet for their own safety.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 20, 2015
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Cynema: Godzilla vs. Gino

Go Go Godzilla “We spared no expense.” – Sir Richard Attenborough, Jurassic Park Rumors circulated Hollywood since the early 1990’s of an American Godzilla movie. Writers and directors left the project and by 1996, Toho and Sony/Tri Star came to terms and the producing team of Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich were anointed to bring a full fledged American Godzilla film to the US masses. He would attack New York City; it would boast a big name cast and incorporate state of the art visual effects. There would be no man in a giant rubber suit in this film since Jurassic Park raised the bar for giant reptilian creatures. Toho Knew In the wake of the successful 2014 reboot (which had its own issues), it seems like a cheap shot to take yet another swipe at the much maligned (and deservedly so) 1998 mess. This time it’s to see how this film fits the Cynema paradigm. It’s not Godzilla, it

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Capt McNeely
Aug 20, 2015
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The Trailer For ‘The Witch’ Is Dark And Unnerving

‘The Witch’, written and directed by Robert Eggers, premiered at this years’ Sundance Film Festival. Studio A24, the studio behind ‘Ex Machina’, has just released the trailer for this period piece that will be released sometime next year. The trailer is dark, unnerving and teases of the horrors to come. In ‘The Witch’ old traditional fears of magic, witchcraft, and possession meet to make a dark tale that explores one family’s fears and superstitions. ‘The Witch’ stars Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Anya Taylor Joy, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger and Lucus Dawson. The movie, set in 1630’s takes place in New England. A farmer has been cast out of a colonial plantation, along with his family. they are forced to move to a remote piece of land bordered by a forest, rumored to be the home of witches and dark magic. Soon, strange things begin to occur, animals act oddly and crops wilt. A child disappears, only to return possessed. As

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 19, 2015
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Cynema: Fright Night or…Why Remake When You Can Retitle?

A Valentine To Old School Horror Remaking a film falls under the old adage: “Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.” Netflix reviews or more accurately, article comments are dotted with such phrases like: “the film is old” or “it’s dated.” Better yet, “it’s foreign.” All three signify a concern in American pop culture: a fixation on the superficial and a refusal to give anything deemed “old” a chance, largely by a generation that prides itself on ignorance and is unappreciative for the previous work done by others that affords it the indifference it treats anything deemed unworthy of its attention. Horror is a breeding ground for remakes, but the focus of this article will be the 1985 horror hit “Fright Night.” The recent 3D remake of yet another 80’s horror film underscores not just the needless exercise in remaking films, but shows that audiences have become truly cynical in the product they pay for. There is

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Capt McNeely
Aug 19, 2015
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James McAvoy And Daniel Radcliffe Spark New Life In The ‘Victor Frankenstein’ Trailer

Daniel Radcliffe (Horns, Harry Potter) will be starring as Igor in the up coming movie ‘Victor Frankenstein’ along side James McAvoy (X-Men: Days of Future Past), who will be playing the role of Victor Frankenstein. Unlike in most ‘Frankenstein’ movies, the friendship between young Victor and Igor will be explored. The friends, still in medical school, are trying something never done before, to spark new life in dead flesh.Max Landis wrote the script for ‘Victor Frankenstein’, which is being directed by Paul McGuigan. McGuigan also directed the ‘Sherlock’ series. ‘Victor Frankenstein’ stars Radcliffe, McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay of ‘Downtown Abbey’, Andrew Scott (Pride), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock), Freddie Fox (Freeze-Frame), and many other talented actors.‘Victor Frankenstein’ is unlike any ‘Frankenstein’ movie we’ve seen before. ‘Victor Frankenstein’ will be arrive in theaters on October 1, 2015.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2015

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‘Hellions’ Are Coming !

The new trailer for director Bruce McDonald’s creepy Halloween feature ‘Hellions’, has been released and it looks great. This twisted movie stars Chloe Rose, Rossif Sutherlan, Peter Dacunha, Rachel Wilson, Luke Bilyk and Robert Patrick. In ‘Hellions’ a young woman, Dora (Chloe Rose) is under attack on Halloween from a group of other-worldly Hellions who want something much more precious than candy. Dora must fight to protect herself and her unborn child in this Halloween tale of survival. ‘Hellions’ will arrive in theaters and on VOD on September 18th from IFC Midnight.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 24, 2015
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Consuming Cynema PART II

The Remake The road to the remake is a winding one. There is no clear pathway toward the answer of whether they are good or bad, needed or unwanted. They exist. They will continue to be made because there is demand. My previous article opened with a quote from George Bush’s post 9-11 speech which hinted at “living life” is a series of consuming events that follow an image that has been dictated to us by a media assault that has shaped us since birth. So what does that have to do with filmmaking and entertainment? Does art imitate life or the other way around? Why is Disney the Mecca of family vacations? Who said women are to look a certain way, smoking is glamorous, drinking a soda makes you like Michael Jackson or Beyonce? We have a new generation growing up with incredible access to entertainment. Cell phones, tablets, video game systems and computers allow instant access to everything,

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 24, 2015
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Consuming Cynema PART I

Go Shopping A persistent misconception immediately after the 911 attacks in 2001 is that President George W. Bush urged Americans “to go shopping.” This was not the case. Over the years it’s been simplified into that message. In reality The President said this, “It’s to tell the traveling public: Get on board. Do your business around the country. Fly and enjoy America’s great destination spots. Get down to Disney World in Florida. Take your families and enjoy life, the way we want it to be enjoyed.” George Bush, White House Archives Not once was the word “shop” or any form of it used. This is not a political defense. Rather, something in that speech to a shocked nation did stand out to me, and can be applied to the entertainment industry. While we were not directly urged to “go shopping” the simplistic picture of consumerism congruent to the picture of American life was apparent. We have accepted an image of

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 23, 2015
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‘The Curse Of Downers Grove’ Inspired By True Events

For the past eight years the town of Downers Grove has suffered a curse, every year just before graduation, one senior dies a bizarre death. Graduation is approaching and Senior Chrissie Swanson (Bella Heathcote) has the nagging feeling it’s her turn. Can Chrissie survive the curse of Downers Grove or will she suffer the same fate as those Seniors before her? ‘The Curse of Downers Grove’ was directed by Derick Martini based on the script co-written by Martini and Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho), based on the novel by Michael Hornburg. The film was produced by Oren Segal, Chiara Trento, Jason Dubin and Anchor Bay. Heathcote, Lucas Till, Tom Arnold, Penelope Mitchell and Kevin Zegers star in this horror-thriller, inspired by true events. ‘The Curse of Downers Grove’ debuts in select theaters August 21st and will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 1st.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 22, 2015
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Big Apes, Big Cynema

Dino! “When Jaws die, nobody cry . When my Kong die, everybody cry.” – Dino DeLaurentiis, producer Younger viewers have almost no idea who legendary producer Dino DeLaurentiis was. Some saw him as the Italian forerunner of Michael Bay; creator of expensive, big budget, soulless films followed by similar producers like Alexander and Ilya Salkind, Peter Guber and Jon Peters, Jerry Bruckheimer as well as Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. DeLaurentiis said this about his humble beginnings in film: “After the war, there was no industry. We lost the war. We had our whole city destroyed. No money. No studio. No film. No camera. No equipment. We would shoot in the street. We had no actors. Nothing. But we wanted to do movies. And we did the best movies in the world. If you lived in a provincial town like Torre Annunziata, where there was nothing to do in the evening but go to the movies with your friends, the

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 21, 2015
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The Walking Dead And Fear The Walking Dead Launch Mysterious Viral Campaigns

The sixth season of The Walking Dead is only months away (October) and someone has come up with a viral campaign that started on Twitter. Hordes of people tied to The Walking Dead have been receiving strange packages containing pieces of of paper, letters in blood, damaged Polaroid pictures, locks of hair, keys and other strange objects, all shipped from Woodbury. That’s right, Woodbury. The pictures are being shared with the hash tag #PackageFromWoodbury. What does this mean? Now a phone number, 912-307-3075, is being shared on Twitter, believed to be for Fear the Walking Dead .When the number is called a changing prerecorded message is played. The first message: “The following message is transmitted at the request of the National Emergency Hotline. An unknown event is underway across the Eastern United States. Residents of Florida, South Carolina and Georgia are instructed to shelter in place, turn off the lights, lock all doors and remain quiet for their own safety.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 20, 2015
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Cynema: Godzilla vs. Gino

Go Go Godzilla “We spared no expense.” – Sir Richard Attenborough, Jurassic Park Rumors circulated Hollywood since the early 1990’s of an American Godzilla movie. Writers and directors left the project and by 1996, Toho and Sony/Tri Star came to terms and the producing team of Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich were anointed to bring a full fledged American Godzilla film to the US masses. He would attack New York City; it would boast a big name cast and incorporate state of the art visual effects. There would be no man in a giant rubber suit in this film since Jurassic Park raised the bar for giant reptilian creatures. Toho Knew In the wake of the successful 2014 reboot (which had its own issues), it seems like a cheap shot to take yet another swipe at the much maligned (and deservedly so) 1998 mess. This time it’s to see how this film fits the Cynema paradigm. It’s not Godzilla, it

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 20, 2015
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The Trailer For ‘The Witch’ Is Dark And Unnerving

‘The Witch’, written and directed by Robert Eggers, premiered at this years’ Sundance Film Festival. Studio A24, the studio behind ‘Ex Machina’, has just released the trailer for this period piece that will be released sometime next year. The trailer is dark, unnerving and teases of the horrors to come. In ‘The Witch’ old traditional fears of magic, witchcraft, and possession meet to make a dark tale that explores one family’s fears and superstitions. ‘The Witch’ stars Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Anya Taylor Joy, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger and Lucus Dawson. The movie, set in 1630’s takes place in New England. A farmer has been cast out of a colonial plantation, along with his family. they are forced to move to a remote piece of land bordered by a forest, rumored to be the home of witches and dark magic. Soon, strange things begin to occur, animals act oddly and crops wilt. A child disappears, only to return possessed. As

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 19, 2015
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Cynema: Fright Night or…Why Remake When You Can Retitle?

A Valentine To Old School Horror Remaking a film falls under the old adage: “Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.” Netflix reviews or more accurately, article comments are dotted with such phrases like: “the film is old” or “it’s dated.” Better yet, “it’s foreign.” All three signify a concern in American pop culture: a fixation on the superficial and a refusal to give anything deemed “old” a chance, largely by a generation that prides itself on ignorance and is unappreciative for the previous work done by others that affords it the indifference it treats anything deemed unworthy of its attention. Horror is a breeding ground for remakes, but the focus of this article will be the 1985 horror hit “Fright Night.” The recent 3D remake of yet another 80’s horror film underscores not just the needless exercise in remaking films, but shows that audiences have become truly cynical in the product they pay for. There is

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 19, 2015
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James McAvoy And Daniel Radcliffe Spark New Life In The ‘Victor Frankenstein’ Trailer

Daniel Radcliffe (Horns, Harry Potter) will be starring as Igor in the up coming movie ‘Victor Frankenstein’ along side James McAvoy (X-Men: Days of Future Past), who will be playing the role of Victor Frankenstein. Unlike in most ‘Frankenstein’ movies, the friendship between young Victor and Igor will be explored. The friends, still in medical school, are trying something never done before, to spark new life in dead flesh.Max Landis wrote the script for ‘Victor Frankenstein’, which is being directed by Paul McGuigan. McGuigan also directed the ‘Sherlock’ series. ‘Victor Frankenstein’ stars Radcliffe, McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay of ‘Downtown Abbey’, Andrew Scott (Pride), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock), Freddie Fox (Freeze-Frame), and many other talented actors.‘Victor Frankenstein’ is unlike any ‘Frankenstein’ movie we’ve seen before. ‘Victor Frankenstein’ will be arrive in theaters on October 1, 2015.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 18, 2015
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