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Cast your monstrous mind back to 2015… okay, are ya there? Remember that Angry Hank Rollins vampire joint He Never Died? Well, guess what; we are taking a look at a semi-sequel to that terror tale, but it’s been all gender-swaped, both in front of and behind the camera… but more on that in a bit) as I cast my eerie eyeballs on She Never Died! Long story short, this entry focuses on the immortal Lacey (Olunike Adeliyi), a lone wolf with a major case of boredom with her never-ending existence. So what does she do to try and help her ennui? Why devouring the worst that humanity has to offer of course… which in turn causes her to battle her own demons in the process. So how does this hold up to the first, admittedly excellent, chapter? Pretty damn well! End of review. Alright, because you are surely setting on your couch literally begging for more of my wicked
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Lennert Hillege and Guido van Driel‘s acclaimed Dutch action-thriller Bloody Marie is headed to theaters and On Demand this November. Ahead of its arrival, we have a brand new brutal clip. Shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, the film is anchored by a head-turning performance by German actress Susanne Wolff (Styx). Marie, once a successful graphic novelist, lives in the Amsterdam red-light district. She drinks too much and gets into one conflict after another. A horrific incident in the house next door forces her to take action and get her life back on course. Bloody Marie will hit select theaters November 1st and will be available On Demand Nov 11th, from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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Ahead of its Blu-ray release, a new electrifying poster has been released for the sci-fi thriller The Fare. When a charming woman named Penny (Kelly) climbs into his taxi, Harris (Pesi) finds himself entranced. That is, right up until she disappears from the back seat without a trace. As he desperately tries to make sense of what happened, he resets his meter and is instantly brought back to the moment she first climbed into his cab. He and Penny find themselves trapped in an endlessly looping ride that changes their lives forever. The sophomore feature from D.C. Hamilton stars Gino Anthony Pesi (Shades of Blue) and screenwriter Brinna Kelly, who reteams with Hamilton following their work on his directorial debut The Midnight Man (2016). Hamilton, Kelly, and Pesi produced alongside Kristin Starns. The Fare has screened internationally and taken home numerous awards including the Special Mention Jury Award at Fantasporto, Best Dark Fantasy/Supernatural Film at the Miami International Science Fiction
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Following its World Premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival, Red Letter Day is in the mail and headed towards its Blu-ray release. While adjusting to a new life in a quiet suburban community, a recently divorced mother (Dawn Van de Schoot), and her two teens receive mysterious red letters instructing them each to kill or be killed. As the bloodshed begins, they find themselves in a race against time to protect the ones they love from the people they thought they knew. The film is the feature directorial debut from Cameron Macgowan, who’s previous work has won awards and garnered critical acclaim at international film festivals across the world including SXSW, Fantasia, and the Toronto International Film Festival. Macgowan wrote the neighborhood-nightmare, which stars Dawn Van de Schoot (Tom Stone), Hailey Foss (Sarabha: Cry for Freedom), Roger LeBlanc (Painkillers), Tiffany Helm (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning) Kaeleb Zain Gartner, and Peter Strand Rumpel. Red Letter Day was produced by
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Queensbury Pictures announced today the filming has begun in Chicago on Jacob Gentry‘s sci-fi horror Broadcast Signal Intrusion. Starring Harry Shum Jr. (Crazy Rich Asians, Glee), Kelley Mack (The Walking Dead) and Chris Sullivan (This Is Us, I Trapped the Devil) the film is a technological thriller inspired by actual broadcast interruptions that occurred in the Windy City in the late 1980s, and remain unsolved to this day. The film an unsettling journey into our collective technological nightmares, confronting our deepest, darkest fears of both man and machine. Shum has been cast in the lead role as James. While logging tapes of decades-old TV broadcasts, video archivist James (Harry Shum Jr.) comes across a surreal and disturbing clip of what appears to be an imprisoned android. James believes it’s the product of a mysterious broadcast signal hacking, and his discovery takes a sinister turn when he tracks down similar broadcast intrusions that send him on an obsessive mission. Now James
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Following his work on Disney’s nature documentaries Born in China, Growing Up Wild, and Penguins, David Fowler is making his directorial debut in the horror genre with Welcome to the Circle, and the first trailer has premiered. Heather Doerksen (Pacific Rim), Matthew MacCaull (Star Trek Beyond), and Taylor Dianne Robinson (Twilight: Breaking Dawn) star. In the film, “a young girl and her father fall prey to a secluded, madman-worshiping cult situated deep in the woods. Trapped in a maze of demented mind games and deadly supernatural rituals, their only chance of survival seems an impossible task.” Michael Khazen of High Deaf Productions produced alongside Andrew Francis and Jeff Renfroe with Sam Vincent executive producing. As soon as a premiere date is announced we’ll let you know. In the meantime check out the creepy trailer, from Devilworks.
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Joker is a horror movie. I will classify it as social horror, while I’ve seen others label it psychological horror. As I find One Flew over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Se7en and to an extent Network as social horrors, Joker falls right into this category. Cynema is not about “movie reviews” yet I have to tackle some of that to get to my point. Joker is not Cynema, which is why I have taken the time write about it for this blog. However, it is Cinema. What Warners and Disney have done with “comic book movies” can be debated forever and already more than enough has been written about their production and validity as real cinema. See the recent Martin Scorsese or Jennifer Aniston (?) flap to make a point. The important one is Scorsese’s opinion as he full out declared comic book films, particularly Marvel adaptations as theme parks and not real artistry, film or even close to cinema. Scorsese
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The edge-of-your-seat thriller Night Sweats, inspired by a true story is headed our way this November. The chilling and suspenseful film is set in New York City and follows a young skateboarder who after the sudden, mysterious death of a friend begins an investigate the inner workings of the self-help company where his deceased roommate was employed. While going under-cover there, he discovers a scheme to spread a new virus that could devastate the city. At great risk to his own life, including contracting the disease himself, he will not stop until he finds the source of the virus and destroys the company that stands to profit when it becomes an epidemic. Night Sweats is a frighteningly plausible story with many twists and a conspiracy that keeps the viewer guessing. John Wesley Shipp (“The Flash,” “As the World Turns”), Mary Elaine Ramsey (“Runaways,” “The Blacklist”), Brett Azar (Terminator: Dark Fate, “The Blacklist”), Allison Mackie (“The Affair,” Our Very Own) and
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Harris, a world-weary taxi driver, and his fare, Penny, find themselves trapped in an endlessly looping ride that changes their lives forever in The Fare in theaters and on Blu-ray this November. When a charming woman named Penny (Brinna Kelly) climbs into his taxi, Harris (Pesi) finds himself entranced. That is, right up until she disappears from the back seat without a trace. As he desperately tries to make sense of what happened, he resets his meter and is instantly brought back to the moment she first climbed into his cab. He and Penny find themselves trapped in an endlessly looping ride that changes their lives forever. The film has screened internationally and took home numerous awards including Special Mention Jury Award at Fantasporto in Portugal and the Director’s Prize at FilmQuest. Called “a beautifully crafted mystery” by Nightmarish Conjurings and “the cult romantic film of 2019” by Starburst Magazine, The Fare has shades of The Twilight Zone and Hitchcock
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Lennert Hillege and Guido van Driel‘s acclaimed Dutch action-thriller Bloody Marie is headed to theaters and On Demand this November. Shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, the film is anchored by a head-turning performance by German actress Susanne Wolff (Styx). Marie, once a successful graphic novelist, lives in the Amsterdam red-light district. She drinks too much and gets into one conflict after another. A horrific incident in the house next door forces her to take action and get her life back on course. Bloody Marie will hit select theaters November 1st and will be available On Demand Nov 11th, from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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Cast your monstrous mind back to 2015… okay, are ya there? Remember that Angry Hank Rollins vampire joint He Never Died? Well, guess what; we are taking a look at a semi-sequel to that terror tale, but it’s been all gender-swaped, both in front of and behind the camera… but more on that in a bit) as I cast my eerie eyeballs on She Never Died! Long story short, this entry focuses on the immortal Lacey (Olunike Adeliyi), a lone wolf with a major case of boredom with her never-ending existence. So what does she do to try and help her ennui? Why devouring the worst that humanity has to offer of course… which in turn causes her to battle her own demons in the process. So how does this hold up to the first, admittedly excellent, chapter? Pretty damn well! End of review. Alright, because you are surely setting on your couch literally begging for more of my wicked
Continue reading →
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Lennert Hillege and Guido van Driel‘s acclaimed Dutch action-thriller Bloody Marie is headed to theaters and On Demand this November. Ahead of its arrival, we have a brand new brutal clip. Shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, the film is anchored by a head-turning performance by German actress Susanne Wolff (Styx). Marie, once a successful graphic novelist, lives in the Amsterdam red-light district. She drinks too much and gets into one conflict after another. A horrific incident in the house next door forces her to take action and get her life back on course. Bloody Marie will hit select theaters November 1st and will be available On Demand Nov 11th, from Uncork’d Entertainment.
Continue reading →
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Ahead of its Blu-ray release, a new electrifying poster has been released for the sci-fi thriller The Fare. When a charming woman named Penny (Kelly) climbs into his taxi, Harris (Pesi) finds himself entranced. That is, right up until she disappears from the back seat without a trace. As he desperately tries to make sense of what happened, he resets his meter and is instantly brought back to the moment she first climbed into his cab. He and Penny find themselves trapped in an endlessly looping ride that changes their lives forever. The sophomore feature from D.C. Hamilton stars Gino Anthony Pesi (Shades of Blue) and screenwriter Brinna Kelly, who reteams with Hamilton following their work on his directorial debut The Midnight Man (2016). Hamilton, Kelly, and Pesi produced alongside Kristin Starns. The Fare has screened internationally and taken home numerous awards including the Special Mention Jury Award at Fantasporto, Best Dark Fantasy/Supernatural Film at the Miami International Science Fiction
Continue reading →
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Following its World Premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival, Red Letter Day is in the mail and headed towards its Blu-ray release. While adjusting to a new life in a quiet suburban community, a recently divorced mother (Dawn Van de Schoot), and her two teens receive mysterious red letters instructing them each to kill or be killed. As the bloodshed begins, they find themselves in a race against time to protect the ones they love from the people they thought they knew. The film is the feature directorial debut from Cameron Macgowan, who’s previous work has won awards and garnered critical acclaim at international film festivals across the world including SXSW, Fantasia, and the Toronto International Film Festival. Macgowan wrote the neighborhood-nightmare, which stars Dawn Van de Schoot (Tom Stone), Hailey Foss (Sarabha: Cry for Freedom), Roger LeBlanc (Painkillers), Tiffany Helm (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning) Kaeleb Zain Gartner, and Peter Strand Rumpel. Red Letter Day was produced by
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Queensbury Pictures announced today the filming has begun in Chicago on Jacob Gentry‘s sci-fi horror Broadcast Signal Intrusion. Starring Harry Shum Jr. (Crazy Rich Asians, Glee), Kelley Mack (The Walking Dead) and Chris Sullivan (This Is Us, I Trapped the Devil) the film is a technological thriller inspired by actual broadcast interruptions that occurred in the Windy City in the late 1980s, and remain unsolved to this day. The film an unsettling journey into our collective technological nightmares, confronting our deepest, darkest fears of both man and machine. Shum has been cast in the lead role as James. While logging tapes of decades-old TV broadcasts, video archivist James (Harry Shum Jr.) comes across a surreal and disturbing clip of what appears to be an imprisoned android. James believes it’s the product of a mysterious broadcast signal hacking, and his discovery takes a sinister turn when he tracks down similar broadcast intrusions that send him on an obsessive mission. Now James
Continue reading →
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Following his work on Disney’s nature documentaries Born in China, Growing Up Wild, and Penguins, David Fowler is making his directorial debut in the horror genre with Welcome to the Circle, and the first trailer has premiered. Heather Doerksen (Pacific Rim), Matthew MacCaull (Star Trek Beyond), and Taylor Dianne Robinson (Twilight: Breaking Dawn) star. In the film, “a young girl and her father fall prey to a secluded, madman-worshiping cult situated deep in the woods. Trapped in a maze of demented mind games and deadly supernatural rituals, their only chance of survival seems an impossible task.” Michael Khazen of High Deaf Productions produced alongside Andrew Francis and Jeff Renfroe with Sam Vincent executive producing. As soon as a premiere date is announced we’ll let you know. In the meantime check out the creepy trailer, from Devilworks.
Continue reading →
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Joker is a horror movie. I will classify it as social horror, while I’ve seen others label it psychological horror. As I find One Flew over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Se7en and to an extent Network as social horrors, Joker falls right into this category. Cynema is not about “movie reviews” yet I have to tackle some of that to get to my point. Joker is not Cynema, which is why I have taken the time write about it for this blog. However, it is Cinema. What Warners and Disney have done with “comic book movies” can be debated forever and already more than enough has been written about their production and validity as real cinema. See the recent Martin Scorsese or Jennifer Aniston (?) flap to make a point. The important one is Scorsese’s opinion as he full out declared comic book films, particularly Marvel adaptations as theme parks and not real artistry, film or even close to cinema. Scorsese
Continue reading →
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The edge-of-your-seat thriller Night Sweats, inspired by a true story is headed our way this November. The chilling and suspenseful film is set in New York City and follows a young skateboarder who after the sudden, mysterious death of a friend begins an investigate the inner workings of the self-help company where his deceased roommate was employed. While going under-cover there, he discovers a scheme to spread a new virus that could devastate the city. At great risk to his own life, including contracting the disease himself, he will not stop until he finds the source of the virus and destroys the company that stands to profit when it becomes an epidemic. Night Sweats is a frighteningly plausible story with many twists and a conspiracy that keeps the viewer guessing. John Wesley Shipp (“The Flash,” “As the World Turns”), Mary Elaine Ramsey (“Runaways,” “The Blacklist”), Brett Azar (Terminator: Dark Fate, “The Blacklist”), Allison Mackie (“The Affair,” Our Very Own) and
Continue reading →
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Harris, a world-weary taxi driver, and his fare, Penny, find themselves trapped in an endlessly looping ride that changes their lives forever in The Fare in theaters and on Blu-ray this November. When a charming woman named Penny (Brinna Kelly) climbs into his taxi, Harris (Pesi) finds himself entranced. That is, right up until she disappears from the back seat without a trace. As he desperately tries to make sense of what happened, he resets his meter and is instantly brought back to the moment she first climbed into his cab. He and Penny find themselves trapped in an endlessly looping ride that changes their lives forever. The film has screened internationally and took home numerous awards including Special Mention Jury Award at Fantasporto in Portugal and the Director’s Prize at FilmQuest. Called “a beautifully crafted mystery” by Nightmarish Conjurings and “the cult romantic film of 2019” by Starburst Magazine, The Fare has shades of The Twilight Zone and Hitchcock
Continue reading →
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Lennert Hillege and Guido van Driel‘s acclaimed Dutch action-thriller Bloody Marie is headed to theaters and On Demand this November. Shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, the film is anchored by a head-turning performance by German actress Susanne Wolff (Styx). Marie, once a successful graphic novelist, lives in the Amsterdam red-light district. She drinks too much and gets into one conflict after another. A horrific incident in the house next door forces her to take action and get her life back on course. Bloody Marie will hit select theaters November 1st and will be available On Demand Nov 11th, from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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