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‘Escape Room 2’ Opens In Theaters This December

Originally set to be released in April, Adam Robitel‘s Escape Room 2 was delayed, but now has a new date, December release date. Logan Miller and Taylor Russell are reprising their roles and star alongside Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), Holland Roden (“Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block”), Indya Moore (“Pose”), Thomas Cocquerel (“The 100”), and Carlito Olivero (“East Los High”). Bragi F. Schut wrote the sequel’s script. In the franchise, strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must work together and use their wits to survive. Escape Room 2 opens in theaters on December 30th.

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Blu-ray Review: Mind Games (1989)

The Lund family are exactly one pussy hair from heading straight into a divorce, so what do they do? Cram themselves into an RV and go on a jaunt through every campsite straight through California way. At one such wooded wonder the youngest Lund, Kevin (Matt Norero), encounters a man, Eric (Maxwell Caulfield) messin’ with his flute… surprisingly a real wood wind and not the “skin” variety you may assume. Anyway, this kid is desperate for a friend, so he immediately becomes infatuated with the dude, and before long the handsome hitchhiker is along for the ride. Small problem, Eric is a complete psycho that loves breaking into people’s homes while they are away and thrashing the place six ways to Sunday… and he uses a combination of threats and charm to get Kevin to join his passion project. As is the way of things, ol’ Eric soon begins slippin’ the D to the family matriarch Rita (Shawn Weatherly), and

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Mar 1, 2020
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‘Invisible Man’ Director Leigh Whannell Signs Deal With Blumhouse

If you’re a true horror fan then you will recognize the name of Leigh Whannell, the writer-director-actor who co-created the Saw franchise, the Insidious franchise and the films Cooties, Upgrade, and most recently directed The Invisible Man. Whannell has just signed an over deal with Blumhouse for the next two years projects, some films, some series. The deal will require Whannell to write, direct, and produce, Deadline is reporting. Jason Blum, Blumhouse CEO and founder, praised Whannell. “Leigh creates movies which not only build franchises but fundamentally change the landscape of their genre. After he and James Wan made Saw, it launched dozens of copycats. Their work with Blumhouse on Insidious founded not just a franchise but dozens of classical proscenium PG-13 supernatural horror films. I have no doubt that will be true for The Invisible Man and for anything else he wants to create. I just want to be there with him when he does!” Whannell had this to

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Feb 29, 2020
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Courtney Cox Returning To Horror In “Shining Vale” Series

Courtney Cox, best known for her roles on “Friends” and as Gale Weathers in Wes Craven’s Scream franchise, is making her return to the genre with Starz’s “Shining Vale” series. The series from co-creators Sharon Horgan (“Divorce”) and Jeff Astrof (“Trial & Error”). Deadline is reporting that Dearbhla Walsh (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) will direct the pilot. “Written by Horgan and Astrof, Shining Vale is about a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Pat (Courteney Cox), the mom, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed — turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same. Everyone has their demons — but are Pat’s real? Or is this the portrait of a typical family torn apart by mental illness?” “Cox’s Patricia “Pat” Phelps is a former “wild child” who rose to fame by writing a raunchy, drug-and-alcohol-soaked women’s empowerment novel

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Feb 29, 2020
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Steven Spielberg Pens A Letter To The Public Ahead Of “Amazing Stories” Premiere

We would like to share a letter from brilliant filmmaker Steven Spielberg addressing the public about his new series “Amazing Stories” ahead of its March Premiere. Spielberg produced the reboot/revival of the 1985 sci-fi horror series “Amazing Stories” for Apple TV+. Kerry Lynn Bishe, Dylan O’Brien, Josh Holloway, Victoria Pedretti, Sasha Alexander, and the late Robert Forster star. “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller penned the scripts for the show’s revival. He will be joined in the writers’ room by Emily Gordon, Patton Oswalt, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jane Goldman, “Once Upon a Time” creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz serve as executive producers and showrunners for “Amazing Stories”, from Universal TV and Amblin Television. Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz will also executive produce. The original series featured episodes that were everything from sci-fi to horror and was directed by the who’s who of directors including Martin Scorsese, Tom Holland, Tobe Hooper and Spielberg himself. But sadly,

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Feb 29, 2020
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Milla Jovovich & Tony Jaa Look Badass In The First Character Posters For ‘Monster Hunters’

Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich takes up arms in writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson‘s (Resident Evil) adaptation of the Monster Hunter video game. We’ve got the first character posters featuring Jovovich and Tony Jaa and they are badass AF (below). “Behind our world, there is another: a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When Lt. Artemis (Milla Jovovich) and her elite unit are transported through a portal from our world to a new world, they are in for the shock of their lives. In her desperate attempt to get home, the brave lieutenant encounters a mysterious hunter (Tony Jaa), whose unique skills have allowed him to survive in this hostile land. Faced with relentless and terrifying attacks from the monsters, the warriors team up to fight back and find a way home.” Tip “T.I.” Harris, Meagan Good, Diego Boneta, Josh Helman, and Ron Perlman also star. Jeremy Bolt is producing for Constantin Films. Monster

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Feb 28, 2020
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SyFy’s New “Day Of The Dead” Series Will Takes Us Back To The Beginning

First Syfy set its sights on a “Chucky” series, now they are breathing new life into George A. Romero‘s “Day of the Dead” by greenlighting the first 10-episode season of a new series based on the 1985 classic. he original film followed a small group of military officers and scientists living in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies. Syfy‘s series sounds a little different. This time, the story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion, Deadline reports. The series is written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who will also serve as showrunners. The show is from the same folks who brought us “Creepshow,” Cartel Entertainment. “Day of the Dead” will premiere on Syfy sometime in 2021. Take a look back at the classic with its original trailer.

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Feb 28, 2020
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The Turning Blu-Ray Features An Alternative Ending

The Steven Spielberg-produced horror thriller The Turning left critics with a sour taste in their mouths due to the film’s ending. Director Floria Sigismondi has now revealed that the Blu-ray will feature an alternative ending that may be a game-changer. Finn Wolfhard, Mackenzie Davis, and Brooklynn Prince lead the cast. “At a mysterious estate in the Maine countryside, newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear. Jade Bartlett penned the last version of the script by Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring 2). Scott Bernstein and Roy Lee are producing. Stephen Spielberg is serving as executive producer for The Turning. The Turning, an adaptation of The Turning of the Screw by Henry James, lands on Digital on April 7th, followed by its release on Blu-ray and DVD on April

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Feb 28, 2020
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Premiere Date And Trailer Arrive For Amazon’s “Tales From The Loop”

“One day, years from now, you’ll wonder if this really happened.” Amazon ordered the eight-episode series “Tales from the Loop” last summer. The series, based on the paintings by artist Simon Stålenhag finally has a premiere date and a trailer. Starring Rebecca Hall (The Gift), Paul Schneider (“Channel Zero: Candle Cove”) and Jonathan Pryce (“Game of Thrones”), “Tales from the Loop” explores the mind-bending adventures of the people who live above the Loop, a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe. Directed by Mark Romanek and written by Nathaniel Halpern (Legion), the series is a co-production of Fox 21 Television Studio. It will premiere globally on Amazon Prime Video on April 3, 2020.

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Feb 28, 2020
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‘Candyman’ Is Unleashed In The New Trailer

An artist unleashes Candyman with a gallery show in the first trailer for director Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman “spiritual sequel.” The movie returns to the neighborhood where the legend began, where Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood. We all know not to say the legend’s name five times, but the people in the movie co-written and produced by Jordan Peele say it anyway and bring down Candyman’s wrath upon themselves. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (US, Aquaman), Tony Todd (Candyman), Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett star. Candyman returns on June 12, 2020.

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Feb 27, 2020

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‘Escape Room 2’ Opens In Theaters This December

Originally set to be released in April, Adam Robitel‘s Escape Room 2 was delayed, but now has a new date, December release date. Logan Miller and Taylor Russell are reprising their roles and star alongside Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), Holland Roden (“Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block”), Indya Moore (“Pose”), Thomas Cocquerel (“The 100”), and Carlito Olivero (“East Los High”). Bragi F. Schut wrote the sequel’s script. In the franchise, strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must work together and use their wits to survive. Escape Room 2 opens in theaters on December 30th.

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Blu-ray Review: Mind Games (1989)

The Lund family are exactly one pussy hair from heading straight into a divorce, so what do they do? Cram themselves into an RV and go on a jaunt through every campsite straight through California way. At one such wooded wonder the youngest Lund, Kevin (Matt Norero), encounters a man, Eric (Maxwell Caulfield) messin’ with his flute… surprisingly a real wood wind and not the “skin” variety you may assume. Anyway, this kid is desperate for a friend, so he immediately becomes infatuated with the dude, and before long the handsome hitchhiker is along for the ride. Small problem, Eric is a complete psycho that loves breaking into people’s homes while they are away and thrashing the place six ways to Sunday… and he uses a combination of threats and charm to get Kevin to join his passion project. As is the way of things, ol’ Eric soon begins slippin’ the D to the family matriarch Rita (Shawn Weatherly), and

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Mar 1, 2020
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‘Invisible Man’ Director Leigh Whannell Signs Deal With Blumhouse

If you’re a true horror fan then you will recognize the name of Leigh Whannell, the writer-director-actor who co-created the Saw franchise, the Insidious franchise and the films Cooties, Upgrade, and most recently directed The Invisible Man. Whannell has just signed an over deal with Blumhouse for the next two years projects, some films, some series. The deal will require Whannell to write, direct, and produce, Deadline is reporting. Jason Blum, Blumhouse CEO and founder, praised Whannell. “Leigh creates movies which not only build franchises but fundamentally change the landscape of their genre. After he and James Wan made Saw, it launched dozens of copycats. Their work with Blumhouse on Insidious founded not just a franchise but dozens of classical proscenium PG-13 supernatural horror films. I have no doubt that will be true for The Invisible Man and for anything else he wants to create. I just want to be there with him when he does!” Whannell had this to

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Feb 29, 2020
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Courtney Cox Returning To Horror In “Shining Vale” Series

Courtney Cox, best known for her roles on “Friends” and as Gale Weathers in Wes Craven’s Scream franchise, is making her return to the genre with Starz’s “Shining Vale” series. The series from co-creators Sharon Horgan (“Divorce”) and Jeff Astrof (“Trial & Error”). Deadline is reporting that Dearbhla Walsh (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) will direct the pilot. “Written by Horgan and Astrof, Shining Vale is about a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Pat (Courteney Cox), the mom, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed — turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same. Everyone has their demons — but are Pat’s real? Or is this the portrait of a typical family torn apart by mental illness?” “Cox’s Patricia “Pat” Phelps is a former “wild child” who rose to fame by writing a raunchy, drug-and-alcohol-soaked women’s empowerment novel

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Feb 29, 2020
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Steven Spielberg Pens A Letter To The Public Ahead Of “Amazing Stories” Premiere

We would like to share a letter from brilliant filmmaker Steven Spielberg addressing the public about his new series “Amazing Stories” ahead of its March Premiere. Spielberg produced the reboot/revival of the 1985 sci-fi horror series “Amazing Stories” for Apple TV+. Kerry Lynn Bishe, Dylan O’Brien, Josh Holloway, Victoria Pedretti, Sasha Alexander, and the late Robert Forster star. “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller penned the scripts for the show’s revival. He will be joined in the writers’ room by Emily Gordon, Patton Oswalt, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jane Goldman, “Once Upon a Time” creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz serve as executive producers and showrunners for “Amazing Stories”, from Universal TV and Amblin Television. Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz will also executive produce. The original series featured episodes that were everything from sci-fi to horror and was directed by the who’s who of directors including Martin Scorsese, Tom Holland, Tobe Hooper and Spielberg himself. But sadly,

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Feb 29, 2020
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Milla Jovovich & Tony Jaa Look Badass In The First Character Posters For ‘Monster Hunters’

Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich takes up arms in writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson‘s (Resident Evil) adaptation of the Monster Hunter video game. We’ve got the first character posters featuring Jovovich and Tony Jaa and they are badass AF (below). “Behind our world, there is another: a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When Lt. Artemis (Milla Jovovich) and her elite unit are transported through a portal from our world to a new world, they are in for the shock of their lives. In her desperate attempt to get home, the brave lieutenant encounters a mysterious hunter (Tony Jaa), whose unique skills have allowed him to survive in this hostile land. Faced with relentless and terrifying attacks from the monsters, the warriors team up to fight back and find a way home.” Tip “T.I.” Harris, Meagan Good, Diego Boneta, Josh Helman, and Ron Perlman also star. Jeremy Bolt is producing for Constantin Films. Monster

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Feb 28, 2020
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SyFy’s New “Day Of The Dead” Series Will Takes Us Back To The Beginning

First Syfy set its sights on a “Chucky” series, now they are breathing new life into George A. Romero‘s “Day of the Dead” by greenlighting the first 10-episode season of a new series based on the 1985 classic. he original film followed a small group of military officers and scientists living in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies. Syfy‘s series sounds a little different. This time, the story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion, Deadline reports. The series is written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who will also serve as showrunners. The show is from the same folks who brought us “Creepshow,” Cartel Entertainment. “Day of the Dead” will premiere on Syfy sometime in 2021. Take a look back at the classic with its original trailer.

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Feb 28, 2020
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The Turning Blu-Ray Features An Alternative Ending

The Steven Spielberg-produced horror thriller The Turning left critics with a sour taste in their mouths due to the film’s ending. Director Floria Sigismondi has now revealed that the Blu-ray will feature an alternative ending that may be a game-changer. Finn Wolfhard, Mackenzie Davis, and Brooklynn Prince lead the cast. “At a mysterious estate in the Maine countryside, newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear. Jade Bartlett penned the last version of the script by Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring 2). Scott Bernstein and Roy Lee are producing. Stephen Spielberg is serving as executive producer for The Turning. The Turning, an adaptation of The Turning of the Screw by Henry James, lands on Digital on April 7th, followed by its release on Blu-ray and DVD on April

Continue reading →
Feb 28, 2020
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Premiere Date And Trailer Arrive For Amazon’s “Tales From The Loop”

“One day, years from now, you’ll wonder if this really happened.” Amazon ordered the eight-episode series “Tales from the Loop” last summer. The series, based on the paintings by artist Simon Stålenhag finally has a premiere date and a trailer. Starring Rebecca Hall (The Gift), Paul Schneider (“Channel Zero: Candle Cove”) and Jonathan Pryce (“Game of Thrones”), “Tales from the Loop” explores the mind-bending adventures of the people who live above the Loop, a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe. Directed by Mark Romanek and written by Nathaniel Halpern (Legion), the series is a co-production of Fox 21 Television Studio. It will premiere globally on Amazon Prime Video on April 3, 2020.

Continue reading →
Feb 28, 2020
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‘Candyman’ Is Unleashed In The New Trailer

An artist unleashes Candyman with a gallery show in the first trailer for director Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman “spiritual sequel.” The movie returns to the neighborhood where the legend began, where Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood. We all know not to say the legend’s name five times, but the people in the movie co-written and produced by Jordan Peele say it anyway and bring down Candyman’s wrath upon themselves. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (US, Aquaman), Tony Todd (Candyman), Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett star. Candyman returns on June 12, 2020.

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Feb 27, 2020