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Over the past few years we have seen a horde of reboots, remakes and sequels. Now it seems the 1983 slasher film ‘Sleepaway Camp’ has been added to that list. The cult classic is being given an over haul by Jeff Katz. Katz will co-produce the movie along side the movie’s original writer/director Robert Hilzik, Michele Tatosian. ‘Sleepaway Camp’ follows the story of Angela (Felissa Rose), a shy girl who has been sent to camp. Angela is soon being targeted by bullies. It’s not long before people, with bad intentions, start turning up dead. The movie will be updated with a modern setting, while honoring the original. I’m glad to hear that so many people involved in the first ‘Sleepaway Camp’ will be taking part in the new movie. The news of the reboot has just begun to be released, hopefully we will hear who will star in the modern version soon. We do know that Felissa Rose, the original
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Aaron and Rachel are on the run during the zombie apocalypse. When Aaron gets infected by the zombie virus the two are on the hunt for an answer to how the outbreak started and why Aaron has not developed the full virus. Director Hilton Ariel Ruiz brings us ‘Zombie With A Shotgun’ the feature film and the web series. ‘Divergent’ actor Braeden Baade plays the role of the series’ hero, Aaron. Lynnea Molone plays the role of Rachel. ‘Zombie With A Shotgun’ also stars Ian Griffith, Erzen Krivca, Carlos Morales, and many more. The feature film is now in preproduction. We will post updates as more information comes available. ‘Zombie With A Shot Gun’ is also being developed into a graphic novel. The artwork is done by Simone Guglielmini. Gglielmini also does artwork for the graphic novel ‘Near Death’. https://www.simoneguglielmini.com/ Want a sneak peak of the action? Here are the first five episodes of the ‘Zombie With A Shot Gun’
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Do you believe in curses? The cast and crew of ‘Poltergeist’ do. Some of you will remember hearing the rumors that the people and set of the 1982 supernatural hit ‘Poltergeist’ were cursed. The cast and staff suffered many unexplained events, accidents and the early deaths of several people tied to the film. Now the people involved with the ‘Poltergeist’ reboot are beginning to share stories of the unexplained. Could the curse of the ‘Poltergeist’ have spread? First let’s take a look at the events that happened to the cast and crew of the original film. We will start with the premature deaths of the cast members. Heather O’Rurke, who played Carol Ann, the focus of the supernatural activity in the movie, died at 12 ,not long after the film was finished. Dominique Dunne, who played Carol Ann’s older sister Dana also passed away shortly after wrapping at the age of 22. There is a long list of events including
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Back in January Showtime announced that they would be developing a new ‘Twin Peaks’ series. The original mystery-thriller focused on a town where nothing is what it seemed. ‘Twin Peaks’ starred Kyle MacLachlan, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ray Wise, Michael Ferrer, Heather Graham and many others. The new series’ cast includes the return of several of the original cast, such as Dana Ashbrook, Sherilyn Fenn, Kyle MacLachlan, Ray Wise and Lara Flynn Boyle and will premier sometime in 2016. Fans of the 1990 TV series, directed by David Lynch, were very excited about the return of the show and the likely hood that it would be directed Lynch. Yesterday fans were very disappointed to find out that Showtime’s negotiations with Lynch had fallen through. Many fans said that they would not be interested in ‘Twin Peaks’ if anyone other than Lynch directed the new series. Lynch took to social media with an explanation. Hopefully Showtime and Lynch can come to an
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I have great news for the fans of the video game ‘The Last Of Us’, the highly ranked video game that was released last June, is being adapted into a live action movie. Joel is a hardened smuggler, but when he is asked to get the fourteen year old daughter of a dying friend across the country to another quarantine zone, he agrees. The journey through the post pandemic America will change them both forever. Together they face groups of survivors, infected people and burden of fighting for survival. Sony’s Screen Gems production company will be distributing the movie. ‘The Last Of Us’ movie already has several impressive names attached to the project. Neil Drunkmann, the creative director of Naughty Dog Entertainment, will be writing the movie’s script. Sam Raimi and Naughty Dog Entertainment’s co-presidents Christophe Balestra and Evan Wells will also be involved in ‘The Last Of Us’, though there is no word exactly what title they will have.
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Two-Headed Snake Entertainment in conjunction with Komet Films bring us ‘ Dark Continents, a new tale of terror in the style of Lovecraft meets (Clive) Barker. This dark anthology is comprised of five films from four different continents. Each segment explores the world of the supernatural while having the feel of Clive Barker’s ‘Hellraiser’. ‘American Mary’ star Tristan Risk stars along side ‘Game of Thrones’ actor Miltos Yerolemou in the U.K. segment of ‘Dark Continent’. Other talented actors star through out the film during the segments based in Norway, Belgium, and Greece. One by One, four companions board an international cargo liner. One by one they are stalked by a shape-shifting creature, who enjoys toying with their emotions and inflicting torment. The creature can manipulate the fabric of reality itself. Concept Art Along with Stu Bedford and Stu Jopia, the creators of the movie, Yannis Zafeiriou, Sam Hooper, Nick D’Hondt and Yorgos Kasfikis served as writers for ‘Dark Continent’. Bedford
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Two men set out to make a movie. Their goal is to make a slasher movie that takes “realistic” to a whole new level. The friends cast a homeless man as their killer, not knowing that he takes killing very seriously. ‘Cut!’ was written by David Banks and David Rountree, both who played roles in the film. Rountree directed the film and played the role Travis. Banks played the role of the psychotic parolee, Lane. Seasoned actor Sam Scarber (Shocker) fills the role of homeless man/killer for hire. Travis is not being completely honest with Lane. After being tormented by the murders he’s committed in the name of film, he finds out that Travis and the homeless man are actually partners and that they have faked everything. ‘Cut!’ is a little slow off the starting line but soon picks up speed to reveal a complex story and a story line unique to the slasher genre that will leave you questioning
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Simon and his wife Robyn, run into Gordo, an old school mate of Simon’s. After a series of strange gifts and increasingly odd meetings with Gordo the couple decides it’s time to end the new friendship, unfortunately Gordo doesn’t agree. Now a horrible secret, that has been buried for twenty five years, is about to put Simon and Robyn’s relationship and their lives in danger. Writer/director Joel Eggerton also plays the role of the disturbed stalker, Gordo, in this thriller. Jason Bateman (Horrible Bosses) plays the role of Simon, who is holding on to a dark sceret. The role of Simon’s wife Robyn, is played by ‘Iron Man 3’ actress Rebecca Hall. ‘The Gift’ will arrive in theaters on July 31 of this year.
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Henry, a brilliant scientist, is working on creating an experimental and universal cure for all disease with the help of a parasite. The doctor finds himself accidentally infected. As he begins to transform, he is in a race to find a cure for his infection, with only the help of his assistant to prevent the new plague from spreading. ‘Cloud Atlas’ producer Pearry Teo serves as the producer for this horror film, which he co-wrote with Chad Michael Ward.. Acclaimed music video director and photographer Chad Michael Ward makes his directorial debut with ‘Strange Blood’. Chad Michael Ward has directed videos for many artists, including Marilyn Manson. Ward has built quite a reputation as a talented photographer, working with celebrities an musicians alike. Robert Brettenaugh (Vera) stars as Henry. Alexandra Bard (Choices) plays the role of concerned assistant. James Adam Lim’s ( The Evil Inside) role is that of Detective Joseph Song. ‘Strange Blood’ is now out in select theaters.
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Capitalizing on the success of the 2014 movie ‘Godzilla’, which made $528 million dollars at the box office, Warner Brothers and The Toho Company are teaming up once again to bring Godzilla to life. The new film will be heading back to Japan and will be directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. ‘Godzilla’ will be released some time in 2016. Stay tuned for more information.
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Over the past few years we have seen a horde of reboots, remakes and sequels. Now it seems the 1983 slasher film ‘Sleepaway Camp’ has been added to that list. The cult classic is being given an over haul by Jeff Katz. Katz will co-produce the movie along side the movie’s original writer/director Robert Hilzik, Michele Tatosian. ‘Sleepaway Camp’ follows the story of Angela (Felissa Rose), a shy girl who has been sent to camp. Angela is soon being targeted by bullies. It’s not long before people, with bad intentions, start turning up dead. The movie will be updated with a modern setting, while honoring the original. I’m glad to hear that so many people involved in the first ‘Sleepaway Camp’ will be taking part in the new movie. The news of the reboot has just begun to be released, hopefully we will hear who will star in the modern version soon. We do know that Felissa Rose, the original
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Aaron and Rachel are on the run during the zombie apocalypse. When Aaron gets infected by the zombie virus the two are on the hunt for an answer to how the outbreak started and why Aaron has not developed the full virus. Director Hilton Ariel Ruiz brings us ‘Zombie With A Shotgun’ the feature film and the web series. ‘Divergent’ actor Braeden Baade plays the role of the series’ hero, Aaron. Lynnea Molone plays the role of Rachel. ‘Zombie With A Shotgun’ also stars Ian Griffith, Erzen Krivca, Carlos Morales, and many more. The feature film is now in preproduction. We will post updates as more information comes available. ‘Zombie With A Shot Gun’ is also being developed into a graphic novel. The artwork is done by Simone Guglielmini. Gglielmini also does artwork for the graphic novel ‘Near Death’. https://www.simoneguglielmini.com/ Want a sneak peak of the action? Here are the first five episodes of the ‘Zombie With A Shot Gun’
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Do you believe in curses? The cast and crew of ‘Poltergeist’ do. Some of you will remember hearing the rumors that the people and set of the 1982 supernatural hit ‘Poltergeist’ were cursed. The cast and staff suffered many unexplained events, accidents and the early deaths of several people tied to the film. Now the people involved with the ‘Poltergeist’ reboot are beginning to share stories of the unexplained. Could the curse of the ‘Poltergeist’ have spread? First let’s take a look at the events that happened to the cast and crew of the original film. We will start with the premature deaths of the cast members. Heather O’Rurke, who played Carol Ann, the focus of the supernatural activity in the movie, died at 12 ,not long after the film was finished. Dominique Dunne, who played Carol Ann’s older sister Dana also passed away shortly after wrapping at the age of 22. There is a long list of events including
Continue reading →
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Back in January Showtime announced that they would be developing a new ‘Twin Peaks’ series. The original mystery-thriller focused on a town where nothing is what it seemed. ‘Twin Peaks’ starred Kyle MacLachlan, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ray Wise, Michael Ferrer, Heather Graham and many others. The new series’ cast includes the return of several of the original cast, such as Dana Ashbrook, Sherilyn Fenn, Kyle MacLachlan, Ray Wise and Lara Flynn Boyle and will premier sometime in 2016. Fans of the 1990 TV series, directed by David Lynch, were very excited about the return of the show and the likely hood that it would be directed Lynch. Yesterday fans were very disappointed to find out that Showtime’s negotiations with Lynch had fallen through. Many fans said that they would not be interested in ‘Twin Peaks’ if anyone other than Lynch directed the new series. Lynch took to social media with an explanation. Hopefully Showtime and Lynch can come to an
Continue reading →
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I have great news for the fans of the video game ‘The Last Of Us’, the highly ranked video game that was released last June, is being adapted into a live action movie. Joel is a hardened smuggler, but when he is asked to get the fourteen year old daughter of a dying friend across the country to another quarantine zone, he agrees. The journey through the post pandemic America will change them both forever. Together they face groups of survivors, infected people and burden of fighting for survival. Sony’s Screen Gems production company will be distributing the movie. ‘The Last Of Us’ movie already has several impressive names attached to the project. Neil Drunkmann, the creative director of Naughty Dog Entertainment, will be writing the movie’s script. Sam Raimi and Naughty Dog Entertainment’s co-presidents Christophe Balestra and Evan Wells will also be involved in ‘The Last Of Us’, though there is no word exactly what title they will have.
Continue reading →
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Two-Headed Snake Entertainment in conjunction with Komet Films bring us ‘ Dark Continents, a new tale of terror in the style of Lovecraft meets (Clive) Barker. This dark anthology is comprised of five films from four different continents. Each segment explores the world of the supernatural while having the feel of Clive Barker’s ‘Hellraiser’. ‘American Mary’ star Tristan Risk stars along side ‘Game of Thrones’ actor Miltos Yerolemou in the U.K. segment of ‘Dark Continent’. Other talented actors star through out the film during the segments based in Norway, Belgium, and Greece. One by One, four companions board an international cargo liner. One by one they are stalked by a shape-shifting creature, who enjoys toying with their emotions and inflicting torment. The creature can manipulate the fabric of reality itself. Concept Art Along with Stu Bedford and Stu Jopia, the creators of the movie, Yannis Zafeiriou, Sam Hooper, Nick D’Hondt and Yorgos Kasfikis served as writers for ‘Dark Continent’. Bedford
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNewsReviewsStreaming TV
Two men set out to make a movie. Their goal is to make a slasher movie that takes “realistic” to a whole new level. The friends cast a homeless man as their killer, not knowing that he takes killing very seriously. ‘Cut!’ was written by David Banks and David Rountree, both who played roles in the film. Rountree directed the film and played the role Travis. Banks played the role of the psychotic parolee, Lane. Seasoned actor Sam Scarber (Shocker) fills the role of homeless man/killer for hire. Travis is not being completely honest with Lane. After being tormented by the murders he’s committed in the name of film, he finds out that Travis and the homeless man are actually partners and that they have faked everything. ‘Cut!’ is a little slow off the starting line but soon picks up speed to reveal a complex story and a story line unique to the slasher genre that will leave you questioning
Continue reading →
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Simon and his wife Robyn, run into Gordo, an old school mate of Simon’s. After a series of strange gifts and increasingly odd meetings with Gordo the couple decides it’s time to end the new friendship, unfortunately Gordo doesn’t agree. Now a horrible secret, that has been buried for twenty five years, is about to put Simon and Robyn’s relationship and their lives in danger. Writer/director Joel Eggerton also plays the role of the disturbed stalker, Gordo, in this thriller. Jason Bateman (Horrible Bosses) plays the role of Simon, who is holding on to a dark sceret. The role of Simon’s wife Robyn, is played by ‘Iron Man 3’ actress Rebecca Hall. ‘The Gift’ will arrive in theaters on July 31 of this year.
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Henry, a brilliant scientist, is working on creating an experimental and universal cure for all disease with the help of a parasite. The doctor finds himself accidentally infected. As he begins to transform, he is in a race to find a cure for his infection, with only the help of his assistant to prevent the new plague from spreading. ‘Cloud Atlas’ producer Pearry Teo serves as the producer for this horror film, which he co-wrote with Chad Michael Ward.. Acclaimed music video director and photographer Chad Michael Ward makes his directorial debut with ‘Strange Blood’. Chad Michael Ward has directed videos for many artists, including Marilyn Manson. Ward has built quite a reputation as a talented photographer, working with celebrities an musicians alike. Robert Brettenaugh (Vera) stars as Henry. Alexandra Bard (Choices) plays the role of concerned assistant. James Adam Lim’s ( The Evil Inside) role is that of Detective Joseph Song. ‘Strange Blood’ is now out in select theaters.
Continue reading →
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Capitalizing on the success of the 2014 movie ‘Godzilla’, which made $528 million dollars at the box office, Warner Brothers and The Toho Company are teaming up once again to bring Godzilla to life. The new film will be heading back to Japan and will be directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. ‘Godzilla’ will be released some time in 2016. Stay tuned for more information.
Continue reading →
