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“The Matrix meets Mr. Robot” in Mad genius starring Spencer Locke (Insidious: The Last Key) and Chris Mason (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists). In the film, “mad genius and hacker, Mason Wells (Chris Mason) has a mission to “hack the human mind” in order to save humanity but first must reconcile his multiple alter egos. His most threatening alter ego, Finn (Scott Mechlowicz, Euro Trip) pushes Mason to do whatever is necessary to accomplish their mission including theft, bribery, and intimidation. As their mission reaches the brink of danger, they become hunted by a nihilistic madman named Eden after they steal his technology and discover that he is working on the exact same project that they are. Ultimately, Mason discovers the only way to defeat Eden may be the ultimate hack, one he never thought imaginable. Featuring a superlative cast, including Spencer Locke (Insidious: The Last Key) and Faran Tahir (Iron Man, Charlie Wilson’s War), Mad Genius is a visually-arresting
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Roberto D’Antona‘s Italian action-thriller Road to Hell (Fino all’Inferno) is set to debut in Italy this August. Today, a new trailer has been unveiled to go along with the release announcement. In the blood-filled film, a gang of young criminals fleeing to a new life far from their past. When they meet a woman and her son, also on the run, they will find themselves hurled into something much bigger. Among violent gangsters, sadistic killers and a mysterious organization of unscrupulous men, they will work together with a jealous girlfriend and a cop to save the life of the child and the future of the world. I can not wait to see the movie in theaters and know what the public will think. ” Roberto D’Anton said. “With this film I gave life to one of my greatest dreams. A genre of action/crime/horror film with sci-fi nuances and a western/80s soundtrack, here’s what it is Road To Hell, it’s a
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This July watch as Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers Alita: Battle Angel) takes on a demon in Emmy nominee Andrew P. Jones‘ ( Haunting on Cellblock 11) supernatural flick Darkness Reigns. In the film, a group of filmmakers shooting a movie in a reportedly haunted hotel are faced with an unfathomable demonic force that possesses and attacks both the crew and the film’s star, Casper Van Dien. Will the film’s director be able to escape with the paranormal proof he has captured, or will he succumb to the hellish plans of the demon who has surfaced? Zachary Mooren (“Aquarius”), Linara Washington (“Grey’s Anatomy”), and Jennifer Wenger (Tales of Halloween) co-star. Will the film crew survive? You’ll have to watch to find out. Luckily, you won’t have to wait long to find out, Darkness Reigns lands on VOD on July 10, 2018, from Wild Eye Releasing.
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Following its impressive worldwide festival tour, the horror-comedy Vidar the Vampire (aka VampyrVidar) is gearing up to arrive on home video, presented by Dread Central and Epic Pictures. Written and directed by Thomas Aske Berg and Fredrik Waldeland, the film stars Thomas Aske Berg, Brigt Skrettingland, Kim Sønderholm, Marit Sanden, Henrik Rafaelsen, and Espen Hana. Produced by Thomas Aske and UFOh!, the film centers on Vidar Haarr, a 33-year-old, “sexually frustrated bachelor farmer who leads a Christian, monotonous and strenuous working life on his mother’s farmstead in the Western outskirts of Norway. In a desperate attempt to break free from routine, Vidar prays to a higher power to grant him a life without boundaries. Unfortunately, his prayers are heard and Vidar wakes up one evening as the Prince of Darkness in sin city, Stavanger.” Vidar the Vampire arrives on VOD on June 12, 2018. Follow Vidar the Vampire on Facebook for regular updates and more.
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They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re altogether ooky, The Addams Family and they’re back in a new animated film. Today, we have a first look at the feature from directors Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan, who were also behind the adult animated film Sausage Party. MGM has just announced the cast that includes Mad Max: Fury Road actress Charlize Theron as Morticia, Oscar Isaac as Gomez, “Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard as Pugsley, and Chloë Grace Moretz who lends her voice to Wednesday. Nick Kroll co-stars as Uncle Fester and Bette Midler as Grandmama. Allison Janney is the voice of the movie’s villain Margaux Needler. In the film Addams going up against Needler, a reality TV show host, while they are getting ready to welcome their extended family to their creepy home, Deadline reports. The Addams Family will open in theaters on October 11, 2019.
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After a cold open where Tara Reid decapitates a dude in a top hat (honestly, we are off to a very promising start) we get into the meat and potatoes of Bus Party to Hell…namely a group of attractive, horny, drunks head out across the desert in a party bus (we also get nudity within the first five minutes…that’s two for you movie…keep the momentum going) while a few miles away Tara returns to battle mummies (as a woman’s top flies off..,is it legal to marry a film, ‘cuz I think I want this one in my life forever). Anyway, as fate, and fright flick tropes, would have it, our raunchy revelers are soon waylaid by a group of Satanic cannibals after that cacophonous conveyance of theirs breaks down. Trapped inside the bus with death lurking just outside, can our hard partyin’ protagonists survive the night? As you can tell by my enthusiasm above, I am pretty into what Bus
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A new video has been released exclusively on IMDb featuring Hollywood Prop Master Russell Bobbitt who lifts the curtain revealing the magic of movie making and documenting Zippo‘s legacy in Hollywood. Bobbitt, Marvel Entertainment’s Head Prop Master for the last 30 years, is responsible for acquiring, designing, and manufacturing the objects the wind up in in the hands of Hollywood’s biggest names. In the video, Bobbitt takes viewers behind-the-scenes on LA’s leading prop house that holds over one million items in its inventory. As he takes us on a tour through the location he explores the critical storytelling devices that drives plots forward, his most famous creations and reflects how the Zippo lighter became a prop in over 2,000 film appearances. A prop is a way to create depth, and flesh out the character. Nothing is accidental – every item placed on set should enhance the audience’s understanding of the story. My role requires a keen eye for detail –
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From writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez, who penned The Eye and Snakes on a Plane, comes Elizabeth Harvest, the tale of a woman who discovers that not everything is what it seems to be. This thriller’s all-star cast includes Abbey Lee (Mad Max), Carla Gugino (Gerald’s Game), Ciaran Hinds (The Terror), Matthew Beard (The Imitation Game), and Dylan Baker (Trick ‘r Treat). In the film, “Newlywed Elizabeth (Abbey Lee) arrives with her brilliant scientist husband Henry (Ciaran Hinds) to his magnificent estate, where he wows her with lavish dinners and a dazzling tour of the property. The house staff, Claire (Carla Gugino) and Oliver (Matthew Beard), treats her deferentially but she can’t shake the feeling something is off. Henry explains that everything in his world now belongs to her, all is for her to play in — all except for a locked-off room he forbids her from entering. When he goes away for business Elizabeth decides to investigate and finds she may
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“Cul-De-Sac”, the new horror drama series from “Scream: The TV Series” writer Brian Sieve, has entered development at NBC. From Blumhouse and Universal Television, the series will be directed by Larysa Kondracki (Gotham). “Cul-De-Sac” centers on “three families living in a suburban cul-de-sac who begin to experience terrifying events and come to realize there’s something sinister invading their perfect middle-class dream.” Sieve will also executive produce alongside Chris Mills and Zack Tann for Magnet Management.
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Ever wonder what it would be like if you were in “Duel”? Well now you can from the safety of your own home, and no driver’s license is required! Meet “Beware” (formally known as “Driving Survival”) is a first-person open-world driving horror game. The game is still currently being developed but a demo of the game is available HERE to download. Players take on the role of an unseen character driving around what appears to be an abandoned Eastern European town/village at night before being pursued by a car full of what looks like cloned caricatures of famed boxer Butterbean. According to the information provided, the game itself is about “information gathering” while you explore the dark desolate countryside. There is a stealth mechanic where you can prevent a horror movie style car chase. The scariest part of the car chase is if you are stopped or wipe out, the guys in the car chasing you get out and run
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“The Matrix meets Mr. Robot” in Mad genius starring Spencer Locke (Insidious: The Last Key) and Chris Mason (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists). In the film, “mad genius and hacker, Mason Wells (Chris Mason) has a mission to “hack the human mind” in order to save humanity but first must reconcile his multiple alter egos. His most threatening alter ego, Finn (Scott Mechlowicz, Euro Trip) pushes Mason to do whatever is necessary to accomplish their mission including theft, bribery, and intimidation. As their mission reaches the brink of danger, they become hunted by a nihilistic madman named Eden after they steal his technology and discover that he is working on the exact same project that they are. Ultimately, Mason discovers the only way to defeat Eden may be the ultimate hack, one he never thought imaginable. Featuring a superlative cast, including Spencer Locke (Insidious: The Last Key) and Faran Tahir (Iron Man, Charlie Wilson’s War), Mad Genius is a visually-arresting
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Roberto D’Antona‘s Italian action-thriller Road to Hell (Fino all’Inferno) is set to debut in Italy this August. Today, a new trailer has been unveiled to go along with the release announcement. In the blood-filled film, a gang of young criminals fleeing to a new life far from their past. When they meet a woman and her son, also on the run, they will find themselves hurled into something much bigger. Among violent gangsters, sadistic killers and a mysterious organization of unscrupulous men, they will work together with a jealous girlfriend and a cop to save the life of the child and the future of the world. I can not wait to see the movie in theaters and know what the public will think. ” Roberto D’Anton said. “With this film I gave life to one of my greatest dreams. A genre of action/crime/horror film with sci-fi nuances and a western/80s soundtrack, here’s what it is Road To Hell, it’s a
Continue reading →
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This July watch as Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers Alita: Battle Angel) takes on a demon in Emmy nominee Andrew P. Jones‘ ( Haunting on Cellblock 11) supernatural flick Darkness Reigns. In the film, a group of filmmakers shooting a movie in a reportedly haunted hotel are faced with an unfathomable demonic force that possesses and attacks both the crew and the film’s star, Casper Van Dien. Will the film’s director be able to escape with the paranormal proof he has captured, or will he succumb to the hellish plans of the demon who has surfaced? Zachary Mooren (“Aquarius”), Linara Washington (“Grey’s Anatomy”), and Jennifer Wenger (Tales of Halloween) co-star. Will the film crew survive? You’ll have to watch to find out. Luckily, you won’t have to wait long to find out, Darkness Reigns lands on VOD on July 10, 2018, from Wild Eye Releasing.
Continue reading →
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Following its impressive worldwide festival tour, the horror-comedy Vidar the Vampire (aka VampyrVidar) is gearing up to arrive on home video, presented by Dread Central and Epic Pictures. Written and directed by Thomas Aske Berg and Fredrik Waldeland, the film stars Thomas Aske Berg, Brigt Skrettingland, Kim Sønderholm, Marit Sanden, Henrik Rafaelsen, and Espen Hana. Produced by Thomas Aske and UFOh!, the film centers on Vidar Haarr, a 33-year-old, “sexually frustrated bachelor farmer who leads a Christian, monotonous and strenuous working life on his mother’s farmstead in the Western outskirts of Norway. In a desperate attempt to break free from routine, Vidar prays to a higher power to grant him a life without boundaries. Unfortunately, his prayers are heard and Vidar wakes up one evening as the Prince of Darkness in sin city, Stavanger.” Vidar the Vampire arrives on VOD on June 12, 2018. Follow Vidar the Vampire on Facebook for regular updates and more.
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They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re altogether ooky, The Addams Family and they’re back in a new animated film. Today, we have a first look at the feature from directors Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan, who were also behind the adult animated film Sausage Party. MGM has just announced the cast that includes Mad Max: Fury Road actress Charlize Theron as Morticia, Oscar Isaac as Gomez, “Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard as Pugsley, and Chloë Grace Moretz who lends her voice to Wednesday. Nick Kroll co-stars as Uncle Fester and Bette Midler as Grandmama. Allison Janney is the voice of the movie’s villain Margaux Needler. In the film Addams going up against Needler, a reality TV show host, while they are getting ready to welcome their extended family to their creepy home, Deadline reports. The Addams Family will open in theaters on October 11, 2019.
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After a cold open where Tara Reid decapitates a dude in a top hat (honestly, we are off to a very promising start) we get into the meat and potatoes of Bus Party to Hell…namely a group of attractive, horny, drunks head out across the desert in a party bus (we also get nudity within the first five minutes…that’s two for you movie…keep the momentum going) while a few miles away Tara returns to battle mummies (as a woman’s top flies off..,is it legal to marry a film, ‘cuz I think I want this one in my life forever). Anyway, as fate, and fright flick tropes, would have it, our raunchy revelers are soon waylaid by a group of Satanic cannibals after that cacophonous conveyance of theirs breaks down. Trapped inside the bus with death lurking just outside, can our hard partyin’ protagonists survive the night? As you can tell by my enthusiasm above, I am pretty into what Bus
Continue reading →
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A new video has been released exclusively on IMDb featuring Hollywood Prop Master Russell Bobbitt who lifts the curtain revealing the magic of movie making and documenting Zippo‘s legacy in Hollywood. Bobbitt, Marvel Entertainment’s Head Prop Master for the last 30 years, is responsible for acquiring, designing, and manufacturing the objects the wind up in in the hands of Hollywood’s biggest names. In the video, Bobbitt takes viewers behind-the-scenes on LA’s leading prop house that holds over one million items in its inventory. As he takes us on a tour through the location he explores the critical storytelling devices that drives plots forward, his most famous creations and reflects how the Zippo lighter became a prop in over 2,000 film appearances. A prop is a way to create depth, and flesh out the character. Nothing is accidental – every item placed on set should enhance the audience’s understanding of the story. My role requires a keen eye for detail –
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNews
From writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez, who penned The Eye and Snakes on a Plane, comes Elizabeth Harvest, the tale of a woman who discovers that not everything is what it seems to be. This thriller’s all-star cast includes Abbey Lee (Mad Max), Carla Gugino (Gerald’s Game), Ciaran Hinds (The Terror), Matthew Beard (The Imitation Game), and Dylan Baker (Trick ‘r Treat). In the film, “Newlywed Elizabeth (Abbey Lee) arrives with her brilliant scientist husband Henry (Ciaran Hinds) to his magnificent estate, where he wows her with lavish dinners and a dazzling tour of the property. The house staff, Claire (Carla Gugino) and Oliver (Matthew Beard), treats her deferentially but she can’t shake the feeling something is off. Henry explains that everything in his world now belongs to her, all is for her to play in — all except for a locked-off room he forbids her from entering. When he goes away for business Elizabeth decides to investigate and finds she may
Continue reading →
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“Cul-De-Sac”, the new horror drama series from “Scream: The TV Series” writer Brian Sieve, has entered development at NBC. From Blumhouse and Universal Television, the series will be directed by Larysa Kondracki (Gotham). “Cul-De-Sac” centers on “three families living in a suburban cul-de-sac who begin to experience terrifying events and come to realize there’s something sinister invading their perfect middle-class dream.” Sieve will also executive produce alongside Chris Mills and Zack Tann for Magnet Management.
Continue reading →
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Ever wonder what it would be like if you were in “Duel”? Well now you can from the safety of your own home, and no driver’s license is required! Meet “Beware” (formally known as “Driving Survival”) is a first-person open-world driving horror game. The game is still currently being developed but a demo of the game is available HERE to download. Players take on the role of an unseen character driving around what appears to be an abandoned Eastern European town/village at night before being pursued by a car full of what looks like cloned caricatures of famed boxer Butterbean. According to the information provided, the game itself is about “information gathering” while you explore the dark desolate countryside. There is a stealth mechanic where you can prevent a horror movie style car chase. The scariest part of the car chase is if you are stopped or wipe out, the guys in the car chasing you get out and run
Continue reading →
