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The free streaming network Crackle announces its new exclusives, movies, and series debuting this January, including the premiere of the new series “Insomnia” and the Crackle Exclusive feature Black Water Abyss. Crackle linear and VOD networks are available in the U.S. and can be accessed on up to 29 devices and services including Amazon FireTV, RokuTV, Apple TV, Smart TVs (Samsung, LG, Vizio), gaming consoles (PS4 and XBoxOne), Plex, iOS and Android mobile devices and on desktops atCrackle.com. Crackle is also available in approximately 500,000 hotel rooms in the Marriott Bonvoy chain. New Crackle Original Series in January Insomnia (Premieres January 1st) Crackle original series Each year strangers from around the globe are forced to play a deadly game in a major city while a secret group of billionaires and oligarchs gamble on their fates. This time, on the 10th anniversary of the game, twenty contestants must kill or be killed on the streets of Moscow until only one is
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The free streaming service Crackle Plus, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company and one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, announced today the U.S. premiere of its original series “Insomnia.” From Executive Producer and Director Slava N. Jakovleff (Siberia, The Birthright) and Executive Producer Michael Ohoven (Capote, Rica Famosa Latina, Push), the series stars Shaun Sipos (The Vampire Diaries, Melrose Place), Dylan Everett (Supernatural, Degrassi: The Next Generation), Pasha Lychnikoff (Shameless, Deadwood), and Alex Jay, who will make her debut. Set in the streets of Moscow, Russia, the eight-part series chronicles the story of twenty strangers from around the globe who are forced to play the ultimate game of life and death. There can only be one winner and time is of the essence. Injected with a poison that will stop their heart if they fall asleep, contestants must kill or be killed for the antidote and a new life. Insomnia combines
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This Januar,y enter the world of the black market organ trade and addiction in writer Brea Grant‘s thriller 12 Hours Shift. Starring Angela Bettis (Carrie), David Arquette (Scream), Chloe Farnworth (Departure), Nikea Gamby-Turner (“Rosewood”), and Tara Perry (“The Fresh Beat Band”), 12 Hour Shift is a tale of desperation and survival that outlines the gruesome realities of opioid abuse and the terrifying world of the black market. Set in a small-town Arkansas hospital in 1999, 12 Hour Shift follows Mandy (Bettis) a drug-addicted nurse who gets caught in the middle of a black market organ-trading scheme after her ruthless cousin, Regina (Farnworth), misplaces a kidney scheduled for delivery that night. Death soon descends on the hospital as a mob boss and an injured convict (Arquette) terrorize patients, while Mandy and Regina scramble to replace the lost organ by any means necessary. Nothing is off the table and every patient is at risk as Mandy fights to restore order and appease
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To celebrate its recent release, a new teaser trailer from the dark survival thriller Hunter Hunter has been unleashed. Written and directed by Shawn Linden, the film follows a family living in the remote wilderness earning a living as fur trappers. Joseph Mersault (Devon Sawa), his wife Anne (Camille Sullivan, “The Man in the High Castle”), and their daughter Renée (Summer H. Howell, Curse of Chucky) struggle to make ends meet and think their traps are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf. Determined to catch the predator in the act, Joseph leaves his family behind to track the wolf. Anne and Renée grow increasingly anxious during Joseph’s prolonged absence and struggle to survive without him and learn there’s another killer on the loose. Hunter Hunter, which we call “a horror thriller done right” in our overwhelmingly positive review, is out now on Digital and On Demand from IFC Midnight. If you’re looking for a film that is
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Another pandemic thriller is headed your way. Titled The Survivalist, the film stars John Malkovich and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and recently wrapped production in the Tri-State area. The film is set a year and a half after the fall of civilization from a viral outbreak. Former FBI agent, Ben (Meyers), is forced to protect a young woman who is immune to the disease from a dangerous gang hunting her. The gang is led by Aaron (Malkovich), a psychopath who believes he’s going to use her to save the world. We’re thrilled and honored to be working with screen legends John Malkovich and Jonathan Rhys Meyers on The Survivalist, an exhilarating, timely, and action-packed feature film with stellar performances,” Levine and Beckerman stated. The Survivalist is directed by Jon Keeyes who also produces alongside Jordan Yale Levine and Jordon Beckerman under their Yale Productions banner. Matthew Rogers wrote the original script. While no release date has formerly been announced, we should
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Mandao Returns, the sequel to writer-director Scott Dunn‘s 2018 sci-fi horror comedy Mandao of the Dead, has now landed on Amazon Prime. “Jay Mandao is not your average hero. He’s an astral projecting time traveler who spends his days hanging with his adult nephew Jackson, crashing on his scheming cousin Andy’s couch, and riding with his cabbie friend Fer. In the days leading up to Christmas, Jay tries to make contact with his deceased father Raymond but ends up contacting the ghost of B-movie star, Aura Garcia. Aura enlists the gang to astral project back in time to prevent her death. Jay quickly finds out that the more he messes with time, the more he falls down a rabbit hole of cults, conspiracies, and death. This Christmas is gonna kick astral!” Mandao Returns is headlined by Jenny Lorenzo (“Victor and Valentino”, “Gentefied”), Jim O’Doherty (“Third Rock from the Sun”, “Grounded for Life”), Sean Liang (“American Horror Story: 1984”), Scott Dunn,
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David Gordon Green, the brilliant director behind the new Halloween trilogy, is co-writing and directing the upcoming movie The Exorcist for Morgan Creek and Blumhouse. While some sites are reporting that it is a reboot, according to our sources, the new movie is in fact a SEQUEL! While the title and plot are still being kept quiet, we do know that the movie will be set years after the events of the 1973 original, in the same way as Green’s Halloween (2018) was for that franchise. Mike Sprague is set to pen the script. We also know that William Friedkin will sadly not be involved in the sequel. Horror heavy-hitter Jason Blum will be producing alongside David Robinson and James Robinson. Blumhouse, who was behind Halloween, continues to dominate the horror genre. Green’s Halloween was a huge hit, grossing a massive $255 million worldwide and claiming the title of the second-highest opening at the box offices in the horror genre
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A woman’s visit to her ancestral home takes a terrifying turn in writer-director Jake Mahaffy’s (Free in Deed) Runion, starring Julia Ormond (TV’s “The Walking Dead: World Beyond”). In the critically acclaimed psychological thriller, a pregnant woman returns to her recently deceased grandparents’ old family home to spend time with her estranged mother. What begins as a tenuous reunion slowly turns terrifying. Emma Draper (Wellington Paranormal), Cohen Holloway (Thor: Ragnarok, What We Do In The Shadows), Ava Keane (Daffodils), Gina Laverty (Wellington Paranormal), and John Bach (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Return of the King) also star. Nadia Maxwell, Ainsley Gardiner, Georgina Conder, and Mike S. Ryan produce. Reunion opens in theaters and arrives on VOD and Digital Platforms on February 5, 2021. Check out the new trailer from Dark Sky Films.
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The official trailer is here for writer-director Keith Thomas‘ thrilling supernatural horror, The Vigil which delves into ancient Jewish lore and demonology. Starring Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, and Lynn Cohen, the film is set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn’s Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood. Low on funds and having recently left his insular religious community, Yakov (Dave Davis) reluctantly accepts an offer from his former rabbi and confidante (Menashe Lustig) to take on the responsibility of an overnight “shomer,” fulfilling the Jewish practice of watching over the body of a deceased community member. Shortly after arriving at the recently departed’s dilapidated house to sit the vigil, Yakov begins to realize that something is very, very wrong. When I sat down to write the very first draft of THE VIGIL, I knew I wanted to tell a personal story that felt universal. The movie would be very contained and the stakes would, at first glance, seem small –
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Watch the trailer for writer-director Castille Landon‘s (Sex Ed) new film Fear of Rain, a terrifying thriller that takes viewers inside the mind of a troubled girl who believes there is a dark secret lurking in the house next door. For teenager Rain Burroughs (Madison Iseman), a diagnosis with schizophrenia means that every day is a struggle as she tries to figure out which of the disturbing images, harrowing voices, and traumatic feelings she experiences are real and which are all in her mind. But when Rain insists against her parents’ (Katherine Heigl and Harry Connick, Jr.) advice that the shadows and cries from her neighbor’s attic are hiding a dark secret, she enlists help from Caleb (Israel Broussard), the charmingly awkward new boy at school – who himself may not be real. Written and directed by Castille Landon (After We Fell, After Ever Happy). Dori A. Rath, p.g.a., Joseph J. Restraino, p.g.a., Robert Molloy, and Joe Riley produce. Fear
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The free streaming network Crackle announces its new exclusives, movies, and series debuting this January, including the premiere of the new series “Insomnia” and the Crackle Exclusive feature Black Water Abyss. Crackle linear and VOD networks are available in the U.S. and can be accessed on up to 29 devices and services including Amazon FireTV, RokuTV, Apple TV, Smart TVs (Samsung, LG, Vizio), gaming consoles (PS4 and XBoxOne), Plex, iOS and Android mobile devices and on desktops atCrackle.com. Crackle is also available in approximately 500,000 hotel rooms in the Marriott Bonvoy chain. New Crackle Original Series in January Insomnia (Premieres January 1st) Crackle original series Each year strangers from around the globe are forced to play a deadly game in a major city while a secret group of billionaires and oligarchs gamble on their fates. This time, on the 10th anniversary of the game, twenty contestants must kill or be killed on the streets of Moscow until only one is
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The free streaming service Crackle Plus, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company and one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, announced today the U.S. premiere of its original series “Insomnia.” From Executive Producer and Director Slava N. Jakovleff (Siberia, The Birthright) and Executive Producer Michael Ohoven (Capote, Rica Famosa Latina, Push), the series stars Shaun Sipos (The Vampire Diaries, Melrose Place), Dylan Everett (Supernatural, Degrassi: The Next Generation), Pasha Lychnikoff (Shameless, Deadwood), and Alex Jay, who will make her debut. Set in the streets of Moscow, Russia, the eight-part series chronicles the story of twenty strangers from around the globe who are forced to play the ultimate game of life and death. There can only be one winner and time is of the essence. Injected with a poison that will stop their heart if they fall asleep, contestants must kill or be killed for the antidote and a new life. Insomnia combines
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This Januar,y enter the world of the black market organ trade and addiction in writer Brea Grant‘s thriller 12 Hours Shift. Starring Angela Bettis (Carrie), David Arquette (Scream), Chloe Farnworth (Departure), Nikea Gamby-Turner (“Rosewood”), and Tara Perry (“The Fresh Beat Band”), 12 Hour Shift is a tale of desperation and survival that outlines the gruesome realities of opioid abuse and the terrifying world of the black market. Set in a small-town Arkansas hospital in 1999, 12 Hour Shift follows Mandy (Bettis) a drug-addicted nurse who gets caught in the middle of a black market organ-trading scheme after her ruthless cousin, Regina (Farnworth), misplaces a kidney scheduled for delivery that night. Death soon descends on the hospital as a mob boss and an injured convict (Arquette) terrorize patients, while Mandy and Regina scramble to replace the lost organ by any means necessary. Nothing is off the table and every patient is at risk as Mandy fights to restore order and appease
Continue reading →
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To celebrate its recent release, a new teaser trailer from the dark survival thriller Hunter Hunter has been unleashed. Written and directed by Shawn Linden, the film follows a family living in the remote wilderness earning a living as fur trappers. Joseph Mersault (Devon Sawa), his wife Anne (Camille Sullivan, “The Man in the High Castle”), and their daughter Renée (Summer H. Howell, Curse of Chucky) struggle to make ends meet and think their traps are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf. Determined to catch the predator in the act, Joseph leaves his family behind to track the wolf. Anne and Renée grow increasingly anxious during Joseph’s prolonged absence and struggle to survive without him and learn there’s another killer on the loose. Hunter Hunter, which we call “a horror thriller done right” in our overwhelmingly positive review, is out now on Digital and On Demand from IFC Midnight. If you’re looking for a film that is
Continue reading →
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Another pandemic thriller is headed your way. Titled The Survivalist, the film stars John Malkovich and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and recently wrapped production in the Tri-State area. The film is set a year and a half after the fall of civilization from a viral outbreak. Former FBI agent, Ben (Meyers), is forced to protect a young woman who is immune to the disease from a dangerous gang hunting her. The gang is led by Aaron (Malkovich), a psychopath who believes he’s going to use her to save the world. We’re thrilled and honored to be working with screen legends John Malkovich and Jonathan Rhys Meyers on The Survivalist, an exhilarating, timely, and action-packed feature film with stellar performances,” Levine and Beckerman stated. The Survivalist is directed by Jon Keeyes who also produces alongside Jordan Yale Levine and Jordon Beckerman under their Yale Productions banner. Matthew Rogers wrote the original script. While no release date has formerly been announced, we should
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Mandao Returns, the sequel to writer-director Scott Dunn‘s 2018 sci-fi horror comedy Mandao of the Dead, has now landed on Amazon Prime. “Jay Mandao is not your average hero. He’s an astral projecting time traveler who spends his days hanging with his adult nephew Jackson, crashing on his scheming cousin Andy’s couch, and riding with his cabbie friend Fer. In the days leading up to Christmas, Jay tries to make contact with his deceased father Raymond but ends up contacting the ghost of B-movie star, Aura Garcia. Aura enlists the gang to astral project back in time to prevent her death. Jay quickly finds out that the more he messes with time, the more he falls down a rabbit hole of cults, conspiracies, and death. This Christmas is gonna kick astral!” Mandao Returns is headlined by Jenny Lorenzo (“Victor and Valentino”, “Gentefied”), Jim O’Doherty (“Third Rock from the Sun”, “Grounded for Life”), Sean Liang (“American Horror Story: 1984”), Scott Dunn,
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David Gordon Green, the brilliant director behind the new Halloween trilogy, is co-writing and directing the upcoming movie The Exorcist for Morgan Creek and Blumhouse. While some sites are reporting that it is a reboot, according to our sources, the new movie is in fact a SEQUEL! While the title and plot are still being kept quiet, we do know that the movie will be set years after the events of the 1973 original, in the same way as Green’s Halloween (2018) was for that franchise. Mike Sprague is set to pen the script. We also know that William Friedkin will sadly not be involved in the sequel. Horror heavy-hitter Jason Blum will be producing alongside David Robinson and James Robinson. Blumhouse, who was behind Halloween, continues to dominate the horror genre. Green’s Halloween was a huge hit, grossing a massive $255 million worldwide and claiming the title of the second-highest opening at the box offices in the horror genre
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A woman’s visit to her ancestral home takes a terrifying turn in writer-director Jake Mahaffy’s (Free in Deed) Runion, starring Julia Ormond (TV’s “The Walking Dead: World Beyond”). In the critically acclaimed psychological thriller, a pregnant woman returns to her recently deceased grandparents’ old family home to spend time with her estranged mother. What begins as a tenuous reunion slowly turns terrifying. Emma Draper (Wellington Paranormal), Cohen Holloway (Thor: Ragnarok, What We Do In The Shadows), Ava Keane (Daffodils), Gina Laverty (Wellington Paranormal), and John Bach (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Return of the King) also star. Nadia Maxwell, Ainsley Gardiner, Georgina Conder, and Mike S. Ryan produce. Reunion opens in theaters and arrives on VOD and Digital Platforms on February 5, 2021. Check out the new trailer from Dark Sky Films.
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The official trailer is here for writer-director Keith Thomas‘ thrilling supernatural horror, The Vigil which delves into ancient Jewish lore and demonology. Starring Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, and Lynn Cohen, the film is set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn’s Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood. Low on funds and having recently left his insular religious community, Yakov (Dave Davis) reluctantly accepts an offer from his former rabbi and confidante (Menashe Lustig) to take on the responsibility of an overnight “shomer,” fulfilling the Jewish practice of watching over the body of a deceased community member. Shortly after arriving at the recently departed’s dilapidated house to sit the vigil, Yakov begins to realize that something is very, very wrong. When I sat down to write the very first draft of THE VIGIL, I knew I wanted to tell a personal story that felt universal. The movie would be very contained and the stakes would, at first glance, seem small –
Continue reading →
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Watch the trailer for writer-director Castille Landon‘s (Sex Ed) new film Fear of Rain, a terrifying thriller that takes viewers inside the mind of a troubled girl who believes there is a dark secret lurking in the house next door. For teenager Rain Burroughs (Madison Iseman), a diagnosis with schizophrenia means that every day is a struggle as she tries to figure out which of the disturbing images, harrowing voices, and traumatic feelings she experiences are real and which are all in her mind. But when Rain insists against her parents’ (Katherine Heigl and Harry Connick, Jr.) advice that the shadows and cries from her neighbor’s attic are hiding a dark secret, she enlists help from Caleb (Israel Broussard), the charmingly awkward new boy at school – who himself may not be real. Written and directed by Castille Landon (After We Fell, After Ever Happy). Dori A. Rath, p.g.a., Joseph J. Restraino, p.g.a., Robert Molloy, and Joe Riley produce. Fear
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