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Today, we have the first look at NBC’s new series “Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector” starring Russel Hornsby (Grimm) in the lead role. The adaptation of Jeffrey Deaver’s The Bone Collector book series co-stars Arielle Kebbel (Midnight, Texas) as Amelia Sachs, the role played by Angelina Jolie in the 1999 film adaptation starring Denzel Washington. Katarina Morhacova, Michael Imperioli, Vanessa Aspillaga, and Victor Chan also co-star. “The series follows legendary forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme, who was seriously injured during his hunt for the diabolic serial killer known as the Bone Collector.” “Called back into action when the killer re-emerges, Lincoln forms a unique partnership with Amelia Sachs, a young beat cop who helps him hunt the deadly mastermind while also taking on the most high-profile cases in the NYPD.” The series is written by VJ Boyd (Justified) and Mark Bianculli (S.W.A.T) and is from Universal Television, Sony Pictures Television, and Keshet Studios. The hunt for a killer begins
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Douglas (Michael fuckin’ Biehn baby), a record salesman by trade, has a side gig absolutely obsessing over actress Sally Ross (Lauren Bacall). Nothing wrong with a lil’ celebrity crush right? Well, not in this case because ol’ Doug is crazy as a shithouse rat, and when his letters begin to be rebuked by Sally’s secretary Belle (Maureen Stapleton) he gets even more crazed… like slashin’ and/or putting the murder biz on those closest to her while she rehearses one of the cheesiest musicals ever created. Soon, our heroine spends every waking moment fearing for her life as the body count around her continues to rise… will she be able to survive her ordeal and bring horrendous theater to the masses? Let’s kick out the jams with some positivity for The Fan. Adapted by Priscilla Chapman and John Hartwell from the novel by the same name from author Bob Randall, this film delivers some solid suspense and sprinkles some truly “what
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The first teaser has arrived for the new thriller Antebellum, from the producer of Get Out and US, Sean McKittrick. Groundbreaking writer-directors Gerard Bush and Christoper Renz (Bush+Renz) take us on the nail-biting journey of successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) as she finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late. Kiersey Clemons, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, Eric Lange, Gabourey Sidibe, and Robert Aramayo also star. Bush and Renz are producing alongside McKittrick, Zev Foreman (Colossal), and Raymond Mansfield (Get Out), with Alex G. Scott (Lady Bird) executive producing. Antebellum is expected to open in theaters in the Spring of 2020, from Lionsgate.
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After the death of the family patriarch, teens Chris (Jeb Stuart Adams) and Cathy (Kristy Swanson), along with their twin siblings Cory (Ben Ryan Ganger) and Carrie (Lindsay Parker) are shuffled off to their elderly (and totally loaded) grandparents by their mother Corrine (Victoria Tennant). Once there, Corrine’s mega-bitch of a Bible-thumpin’ mother Olivia (Louise Fletcher) demands the children be kept in a locked room so that her husband never know of their existence. Why is she so riled up? Well it seems that Corrine’s husband was her uncle, and those kiddos are straight up the byproduct of that ol’ family fav; incest! As Corrine suffers her mother’s punishments in order to fall back into the family good graces and inherit some serious coin; the kids explore the one place the have access to from their pseudo-prison; the attic… which they turn into a sanctuary of sorts. As the time passes, our young heroes see less and less of Mommy
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This December RLJE Films will unleash director Patrick Lussier‘s (My Bloody Valentine, Drive Angry) horror-thriller Trick starring Omar Epps. On Halloween night in 2015, Patrick “Trick” Weaver massacred his classmates at a costume party. After being arrested, he managed to escape police custody, but not before being shot five times by Detective Mike Denver (Epps). Everyone believes Trick must be dead, but when a masked killer reappears the following Halloween, and every Halloween after that, they realize the nightmare is not over. With Trick wreaking havoc and killing innocent people in increasingly terrifying ways, Denver will stop at nothing to finish what he started and bring the carnage to an end. Ellen Adair (“Homeland”), Kristina Reyes (“Blindspot”), Jamie Kennedy (Scream franchise), and Tom Atkins (Escape From New York) also star in the film co-written by Lussier and Todd Farmer (My Bloody Valentine, Jason X). RLJE Films will release Trick on DVD (SRP of $27.97) and Blu-ray (SRP of $28.97) on
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It seems rando comely hitchhikin’ babes are finding themselves all murdered-up down Australia way. Travelling those same roads is wise-ass quip machine Pat Quid (Stacy Keach); a trucker who runs his mouth to his own captive audience; his pet dingo Boswell. On his journey, our hero meets all manner of wacky folks on the road… but none are stranger than the dude in the green van (Grant Page) that keeps turning up and acting more and more like the culprit of the horror biz listed previous. Before long, Quid picks up a hitchhiker named Pamela (Jamie Lee Curtis), and together the duo attempt to solve the mystery at hand… but Pam soon runs afoul of that vicious van and it’s up to quirky Quid to try and save the day! A bizarre mix of Hitchcockian suspense, trucker picture, and hallucinogenic mind-fuck, Road Games is as weird as it sounds, and it’s damn entertaining to boot! The film also comes in
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Vertical Entertainment has announced that it is acquiring English Speaking World rights to Neo-Noir Blood On Her Name at AFM. Starring Bethany Anne Lind (REPRISAL, OZARK), Will Patton (REMEMBER THE TITANS, ARMAGEDDON), and Elizabeth Röhm (AMERICAN HUSTLE, JOY) the film made its World Premiere in July at the Fantasia International Film Festival followed by a US premiere at Beyond Fest. Vertical will roll out a theatrical day & date release in early 2020. Blood On Her Name centers on a single mother (Lind) who’s panicked decision to cover up an accidental killing spirals out of control when her conscience demands she return the dead man’s body to his family. Directed by Matthew Pope, who makes his feature debut, Blood On Her Name was co-written by Pope and producer Don M. Thompson under the Rising Creek Banner. Thompson said “Matt and I always imagined this film to be a character piece wrapped in the body of a thriller, something we hope
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Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens) leads an electric cast in the unnerving new thriller Red Handed from writer-director Frank Peluso. When their father is murdered, three brothers descend upon an Oregon mountain river to spread his ashes. After they arrive, one of their children goes missing. One of the brothers was himself abducted 30 years ago when they visited this same river, but he has blocked the incident out of his mind. Only by unlocking the mysteries inside his subconscious, will they be able to find the child and return him to safety. Produced by Nick Cassavetes and Aaron Steele-Nicholson, Red Handed premiered at SPIFFest in Los Angeles last month. Christian Madsen, Owen Burke, Ryan Carnes, Kenzie Dalton and Michael Madsen co-star in Red Handed out on DVD and Digital December 3rd, from High Octane Pictures.
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Bumblebee director Travis Knight is at the helm for the feature film adaptation of the video game Uncharted. Mark Wahlberg is currently in final talks to star as Victor “Sully” Sullivan, an American treasure hunter, fortune seeker, and businessman, as well as a friend, mentor, and father figure, Variety reports. Wahlberg will star alongside Spider-Man actor Tom Holland who is playing the role of Nathan Drake. “The Uncharted film has a storyline that captures the protagonist as a young man, as he grows into the treasure hunter Nathan Drake.” The adaptation was penned by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Rafe Judkins.
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Artsy-fartsy Megan (Fiona Glascott) lives in Dublin with her Eye-talian-oh hubby Leo (Pietro Ragusa), who’s uncle, Monsignor Domenico, has just bought the farm, much to the frowny-face of ye olde Catholic church. To that end, off our duo go to southern Italy to settle the matter of the ancient castle Leo has come to own thanks to his inheritance. Along the way our heroes sure have a swell-ass time drinking in the local color, and in Leo’s case reuniting with old friends. Left alone during the hot Italian afternoon, Meg goes snoopin’ after some strange supernatural occurrences began to occur (as they often do) and begins to unravel some family secrets that aren’t so hot, and there are those that want those deep, dark doings to remain hidden. At first Midday Demons may seem like something familiar, and in a sense it truly is… but, it manages to take tropes from a couple of tried and true genres of our
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Today, we have the first look at NBC’s new series “Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector” starring Russel Hornsby (Grimm) in the lead role. The adaptation of Jeffrey Deaver’s The Bone Collector book series co-stars Arielle Kebbel (Midnight, Texas) as Amelia Sachs, the role played by Angelina Jolie in the 1999 film adaptation starring Denzel Washington. Katarina Morhacova, Michael Imperioli, Vanessa Aspillaga, and Victor Chan also co-star. “The series follows legendary forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme, who was seriously injured during his hunt for the diabolic serial killer known as the Bone Collector.” “Called back into action when the killer re-emerges, Lincoln forms a unique partnership with Amelia Sachs, a young beat cop who helps him hunt the deadly mastermind while also taking on the most high-profile cases in the NYPD.” The series is written by VJ Boyd (Justified) and Mark Bianculli (S.W.A.T) and is from Universal Television, Sony Pictures Television, and Keshet Studios. The hunt for a killer begins
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Douglas (Michael fuckin’ Biehn baby), a record salesman by trade, has a side gig absolutely obsessing over actress Sally Ross (Lauren Bacall). Nothing wrong with a lil’ celebrity crush right? Well, not in this case because ol’ Doug is crazy as a shithouse rat, and when his letters begin to be rebuked by Sally’s secretary Belle (Maureen Stapleton) he gets even more crazed… like slashin’ and/or putting the murder biz on those closest to her while she rehearses one of the cheesiest musicals ever created. Soon, our heroine spends every waking moment fearing for her life as the body count around her continues to rise… will she be able to survive her ordeal and bring horrendous theater to the masses? Let’s kick out the jams with some positivity for The Fan. Adapted by Priscilla Chapman and John Hartwell from the novel by the same name from author Bob Randall, this film delivers some solid suspense and sprinkles some truly “what
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The first teaser has arrived for the new thriller Antebellum, from the producer of Get Out and US, Sean McKittrick. Groundbreaking writer-directors Gerard Bush and Christoper Renz (Bush+Renz) take us on the nail-biting journey of successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) as she finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late. Kiersey Clemons, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, Eric Lange, Gabourey Sidibe, and Robert Aramayo also star. Bush and Renz are producing alongside McKittrick, Zev Foreman (Colossal), and Raymond Mansfield (Get Out), with Alex G. Scott (Lady Bird) executive producing. Antebellum is expected to open in theaters in the Spring of 2020, from Lionsgate.
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After the death of the family patriarch, teens Chris (Jeb Stuart Adams) and Cathy (Kristy Swanson), along with their twin siblings Cory (Ben Ryan Ganger) and Carrie (Lindsay Parker) are shuffled off to their elderly (and totally loaded) grandparents by their mother Corrine (Victoria Tennant). Once there, Corrine’s mega-bitch of a Bible-thumpin’ mother Olivia (Louise Fletcher) demands the children be kept in a locked room so that her husband never know of their existence. Why is she so riled up? Well it seems that Corrine’s husband was her uncle, and those kiddos are straight up the byproduct of that ol’ family fav; incest! As Corrine suffers her mother’s punishments in order to fall back into the family good graces and inherit some serious coin; the kids explore the one place the have access to from their pseudo-prison; the attic… which they turn into a sanctuary of sorts. As the time passes, our young heroes see less and less of Mommy
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This December RLJE Films will unleash director Patrick Lussier‘s (My Bloody Valentine, Drive Angry) horror-thriller Trick starring Omar Epps. On Halloween night in 2015, Patrick “Trick” Weaver massacred his classmates at a costume party. After being arrested, he managed to escape police custody, but not before being shot five times by Detective Mike Denver (Epps). Everyone believes Trick must be dead, but when a masked killer reappears the following Halloween, and every Halloween after that, they realize the nightmare is not over. With Trick wreaking havoc and killing innocent people in increasingly terrifying ways, Denver will stop at nothing to finish what he started and bring the carnage to an end. Ellen Adair (“Homeland”), Kristina Reyes (“Blindspot”), Jamie Kennedy (Scream franchise), and Tom Atkins (Escape From New York) also star in the film co-written by Lussier and Todd Farmer (My Bloody Valentine, Jason X). RLJE Films will release Trick on DVD (SRP of $27.97) and Blu-ray (SRP of $28.97) on
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It seems rando comely hitchhikin’ babes are finding themselves all murdered-up down Australia way. Travelling those same roads is wise-ass quip machine Pat Quid (Stacy Keach); a trucker who runs his mouth to his own captive audience; his pet dingo Boswell. On his journey, our hero meets all manner of wacky folks on the road… but none are stranger than the dude in the green van (Grant Page) that keeps turning up and acting more and more like the culprit of the horror biz listed previous. Before long, Quid picks up a hitchhiker named Pamela (Jamie Lee Curtis), and together the duo attempt to solve the mystery at hand… but Pam soon runs afoul of that vicious van and it’s up to quirky Quid to try and save the day! A bizarre mix of Hitchcockian suspense, trucker picture, and hallucinogenic mind-fuck, Road Games is as weird as it sounds, and it’s damn entertaining to boot! The film also comes in
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Vertical Entertainment has announced that it is acquiring English Speaking World rights to Neo-Noir Blood On Her Name at AFM. Starring Bethany Anne Lind (REPRISAL, OZARK), Will Patton (REMEMBER THE TITANS, ARMAGEDDON), and Elizabeth Röhm (AMERICAN HUSTLE, JOY) the film made its World Premiere in July at the Fantasia International Film Festival followed by a US premiere at Beyond Fest. Vertical will roll out a theatrical day & date release in early 2020. Blood On Her Name centers on a single mother (Lind) who’s panicked decision to cover up an accidental killing spirals out of control when her conscience demands she return the dead man’s body to his family. Directed by Matthew Pope, who makes his feature debut, Blood On Her Name was co-written by Pope and producer Don M. Thompson under the Rising Creek Banner. Thompson said “Matt and I always imagined this film to be a character piece wrapped in the body of a thriller, something we hope
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Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens) leads an electric cast in the unnerving new thriller Red Handed from writer-director Frank Peluso. When their father is murdered, three brothers descend upon an Oregon mountain river to spread his ashes. After they arrive, one of their children goes missing. One of the brothers was himself abducted 30 years ago when they visited this same river, but he has blocked the incident out of his mind. Only by unlocking the mysteries inside his subconscious, will they be able to find the child and return him to safety. Produced by Nick Cassavetes and Aaron Steele-Nicholson, Red Handed premiered at SPIFFest in Los Angeles last month. Christian Madsen, Owen Burke, Ryan Carnes, Kenzie Dalton and Michael Madsen co-star in Red Handed out on DVD and Digital December 3rd, from High Octane Pictures.
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Bumblebee director Travis Knight is at the helm for the feature film adaptation of the video game Uncharted. Mark Wahlberg is currently in final talks to star as Victor “Sully” Sullivan, an American treasure hunter, fortune seeker, and businessman, as well as a friend, mentor, and father figure, Variety reports. Wahlberg will star alongside Spider-Man actor Tom Holland who is playing the role of Nathan Drake. “The Uncharted film has a storyline that captures the protagonist as a young man, as he grows into the treasure hunter Nathan Drake.” The adaptation was penned by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Rafe Judkins.
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Artsy-fartsy Megan (Fiona Glascott) lives in Dublin with her Eye-talian-oh hubby Leo (Pietro Ragusa), who’s uncle, Monsignor Domenico, has just bought the farm, much to the frowny-face of ye olde Catholic church. To that end, off our duo go to southern Italy to settle the matter of the ancient castle Leo has come to own thanks to his inheritance. Along the way our heroes sure have a swell-ass time drinking in the local color, and in Leo’s case reuniting with old friends. Left alone during the hot Italian afternoon, Meg goes snoopin’ after some strange supernatural occurrences began to occur (as they often do) and begins to unravel some family secrets that aren’t so hot, and there are those that want those deep, dark doings to remain hidden. At first Midday Demons may seem like something familiar, and in a sense it truly is… but, it manages to take tropes from a couple of tried and true genres of our
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