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‘Ray Donovan’ actor Liev Schreiber stars along side Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick Ass), Maika Monroe (The Guest) , Maggie Siff (Sons of Anarchy), Maria Bello (Demonic) and ‘The Conjuring’s’ Ron Livingston in ‘The 5th Wave’, the biggest alien invasion film of 2016. In ‘The 5th Wave’ a deadly alien invasion begins on Earth. With each wave the attack worsens and body count rises. Cassie (Moretz) is desperate to find her little brother after they are separated during one of the waves, before it’s too late. J. Blakeson is the direct for this epic invasion movie, which is based on the novel by the same name written by Rick Yancey. Susannah Grant adapted the novel for the sceenplay. Judging by the trailer, the film has some seriously awesome effects and a great cast. Normally I’m not big on alien movies, but I am really looking forward to seeing this one. ‘The 5th Wave’ will invade theaters in January of 2016.
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We all know at least one person who is addicted to taking selfies, I mean there’s actually a market for those ridiculous selfie sticks. After watching the short film ‘Selfie From Hell’, you may think twice about taking a selfie again. ‘Selfie From Hell’ follows a woman taking a selfie for her boyfriend, but there’s something strange in the photos. The film was written and directed by Erdal Ceylan. Meelah Adams serves as both producer and the star of the film and Sascha Hoff is the actor who plays the role of the figure that only appears in the photos.
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In 1960 every camper’s worst fear came true when four teenagers were stabbed to death in their tents on the shore of Lake Bodom. When a group sets out to reenact the brutal murders they get more than they bargained for. The script for ‘Bodom’ was written by Aleksi Hyvarinen and Taneli Mustonen, who also directed this slasher flick that puts a new spin on one my favorite sub-genres. Nelly Hirst-Gee, Mimosa Willamo, Mikael Gabriel and Santeri Helinheimo’s characters must fight to survive in this film, which is due to be released some time in 2016.
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To Clear A Few Things Up A few myths need to be dispelled about the 1980 Robin Williams film, Popeye. It was NOT a boxoffice failure. It was made for 20 million and grossed well over 60 million. While deemed a “disappointment” by Paramount Pictures, it hardly failed. 2. It is NOT Robin Williams’s worst film. I will argue it is his best, hands down. Like Williams and its director, the film paid a price for breaking away from formula. Popeye is fucking art, so there, I said it. Popeye fought Cynema and lost the first few battles, but I think it won the war. It was Robin Williams’s first film, and almost his last. It’s been called a mess, incomprehensible, a misfire, a disaster and a bomb. Bear with me as I show how this unique film stands up against Cynema. I’ll also lay out how this film reflects the present attitudes between industry and audience. Years after I
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We can all remember a time when we were kids that catching the cooties was a serious concern. The 2015 film ‘Cooties’ combines that past fear with the new trend of zombie like creatures and they do it well. Directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion made great choice when it came to casting Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Alison Pill (The Newsroom), Jack McBrayer (The Jack and Triumph Show), Leigh Whannell (Insidious) and Nasim Pedrad (Saturday Night Live) as the teachers fighting to survive the horde of blood thirsty students in ‘Cooties’. ‘Cooties’ begins on chicken farm. The chickens are infected with a strange virus, the chickens are being made into chicken nuggets, which are in turn sold to schools. A little girl eats an infected nugget and spreads the virus by first biting a little boy, who is a bit of a jerk. The virus mutates quickly and the boy spreads the virus
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Popular model/actress Ruby Rose of ‘Orange is the New Black’ has been added to the cast of the final film of the ‘Resident Evil’ franchise along with four others. Today Screen Gems announced that along with Rose, Shawn Roberts , Iain Glen , Eoin Macken and William Levy have joined ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’, which has already begun filming in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Milla Jovovich is returning to her role as Alice, the star of the franchise. Ali Larter (Heroes) will return as Claire Redfield. Iain Glen will once again play Dr. Alexander. Shawn Roberts will also return to his character, Albert Wesker. Ruby Rose will play Abigail, Eoin Macken will play “Doc” and Cuban-American actor William Levy, voted one of People’s 50 most beautiful people, has been cast as Christian. Japanese model Rola will play Cobalt. The role of Michael will be played by Fraser James. ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ will pick up where ‘Retribution’ ended.
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Vin Diesel’s latest project is titled ‘The Last Witch Hunter’. The movie spans several genres, including horror and fantasy. The secret that witches are still among the modern day population eludes most people, but not the witch hunters. Supernatural creatures are bent on unleashing The Black Death on the world, all that stands between the world and disaster is an army of witch hunters. A witch hunter named Kaulder (Vin Diesel) has slayed the Queen Witch, but in the process of the fight she curses Kaulder with immortality, preventing him from joining his wife and daughter in the afterlife. He has spent centuries killing witches, now the Queen has risen and seeks revenge. She has triggered a battle that will leave the fate of the world in the balance. It’s up to Kaulder and his fellow witch hunters to save the world. Breck Eisner (The Crazies) directed this tale. Cory Goodman and Matt Sazama are the writers behind ‘The Last
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There was once a time when the SyFy Channel made decent original movies. Sonar Entertainment’s ‘The Hollow’ proves that they are still capable of original films that don’t require a huge amount of cheesy CGI and bad writing. In ‘The Hollow’ a small town is preparing for a bad storm on Halloween. What they are not aware that this is no normal storm. With the storm comes a curse that is one-hundred years in the making. The three sisters that have had the misfortune of breaking down on the desolate road must fight to survive the beast, summoned by the curse, that is lurking in the forest outside of town. ‘The Hollow’ was written by Rick Suvalle and Sheldon Wilson, who also directed, and stars Deborah Kara Unger, Sarah Dugdale, Stephanie Hunt, Laine MacNeil and Richard Harmon. ‘The Hollow’ will air as part of SyFy’s 31 Days of Halloween on October 24th, 2015.
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‘A Place In Hell’, based on a true serial-killer case, will premier just in time for Halloween. David Boorboor both wrote and directed this slasher, which was inspired serial-killer Harrison Graham, who’s name has been changed to Harrison Graves in the film. Graves is stalking a group of film students shooting a movie in an abandoned New Jersey haunted attraction. Lewis Smith, Noree Victoria, Brian Anthony Wilson, Tammy Jean, Krystal Tini, Tony Devon, Michael Voight, G. Paul Salvetti, Krista Robelle, Christopher Mann, and Caroline Elizabeth star in this indie film. ‘A Place in Hell’ will premier on Sunday, October 25 at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival. IndustryWorks Pictures, the same company that handled the distribution for ‘American Mary’, will be handling the distribution for ‘A Place in Hell’. We can expect the DVD release in early 2016. https://vimeo.com/109543892
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Director Stewart Sparke and writer Paul Butler bring us a dark thriller in the style of H.P. Lovecraft. ‘The Dark Below’ stars Anna Dawson as Olive, Michaela Longden as Ellie, Daniel S. Thrace as Matt, Johnny Vivash as Dara, Zach Lee as Fletcher, David Shackleton as Herbert and Libby Watts as Mrs. Jones. Official Synopsis: During a traumatic accident whilst on a deep-sea dive in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, Olive, a gifted, young marine-biologist discovers an unearthly creature. Losing her dream job, Olive smuggles the creature home, intent on studying it in her basement, unbeknownst to her devoted boyfriend Matt. Whilst struggling to re-adjust to landlocked life and recover from her recent trauma, Olive begins to realize that she and the creature share a symbiotic bond that drives her to carry out its sinister will. Plagued by gruesome nightmares, her fractured memories of what happened during the accident in the depths of the ocean begin to unravel and
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‘Ray Donovan’ actor Liev Schreiber stars along side Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick Ass), Maika Monroe (The Guest) , Maggie Siff (Sons of Anarchy), Maria Bello (Demonic) and ‘The Conjuring’s’ Ron Livingston in ‘The 5th Wave’, the biggest alien invasion film of 2016. In ‘The 5th Wave’ a deadly alien invasion begins on Earth. With each wave the attack worsens and body count rises. Cassie (Moretz) is desperate to find her little brother after they are separated during one of the waves, before it’s too late. J. Blakeson is the direct for this epic invasion movie, which is based on the novel by the same name written by Rick Yancey. Susannah Grant adapted the novel for the sceenplay. Judging by the trailer, the film has some seriously awesome effects and a great cast. Normally I’m not big on alien movies, but I am really looking forward to seeing this one. ‘The 5th Wave’ will invade theaters in January of 2016.
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We all know at least one person who is addicted to taking selfies, I mean there’s actually a market for those ridiculous selfie sticks. After watching the short film ‘Selfie From Hell’, you may think twice about taking a selfie again. ‘Selfie From Hell’ follows a woman taking a selfie for her boyfriend, but there’s something strange in the photos. The film was written and directed by Erdal Ceylan. Meelah Adams serves as both producer and the star of the film and Sascha Hoff is the actor who plays the role of the figure that only appears in the photos.
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In 1960 every camper’s worst fear came true when four teenagers were stabbed to death in their tents on the shore of Lake Bodom. When a group sets out to reenact the brutal murders they get more than they bargained for. The script for ‘Bodom’ was written by Aleksi Hyvarinen and Taneli Mustonen, who also directed this slasher flick that puts a new spin on one my favorite sub-genres. Nelly Hirst-Gee, Mimosa Willamo, Mikael Gabriel and Santeri Helinheimo’s characters must fight to survive in this film, which is due to be released some time in 2016.
Continue reading →
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To Clear A Few Things Up A few myths need to be dispelled about the 1980 Robin Williams film, Popeye. It was NOT a boxoffice failure. It was made for 20 million and grossed well over 60 million. While deemed a “disappointment” by Paramount Pictures, it hardly failed. 2. It is NOT Robin Williams’s worst film. I will argue it is his best, hands down. Like Williams and its director, the film paid a price for breaking away from formula. Popeye is fucking art, so there, I said it. Popeye fought Cynema and lost the first few battles, but I think it won the war. It was Robin Williams’s first film, and almost his last. It’s been called a mess, incomprehensible, a misfire, a disaster and a bomb. Bear with me as I show how this unique film stands up against Cynema. I’ll also lay out how this film reflects the present attitudes between industry and audience. Years after I
Continue reading →
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We can all remember a time when we were kids that catching the cooties was a serious concern. The 2015 film ‘Cooties’ combines that past fear with the new trend of zombie like creatures and they do it well. Directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion made great choice when it came to casting Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Alison Pill (The Newsroom), Jack McBrayer (The Jack and Triumph Show), Leigh Whannell (Insidious) and Nasim Pedrad (Saturday Night Live) as the teachers fighting to survive the horde of blood thirsty students in ‘Cooties’. ‘Cooties’ begins on chicken farm. The chickens are infected with a strange virus, the chickens are being made into chicken nuggets, which are in turn sold to schools. A little girl eats an infected nugget and spreads the virus by first biting a little boy, who is a bit of a jerk. The virus mutates quickly and the boy spreads the virus
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Popular model/actress Ruby Rose of ‘Orange is the New Black’ has been added to the cast of the final film of the ‘Resident Evil’ franchise along with four others. Today Screen Gems announced that along with Rose, Shawn Roberts , Iain Glen , Eoin Macken and William Levy have joined ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’, which has already begun filming in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Milla Jovovich is returning to her role as Alice, the star of the franchise. Ali Larter (Heroes) will return as Claire Redfield. Iain Glen will once again play Dr. Alexander. Shawn Roberts will also return to his character, Albert Wesker. Ruby Rose will play Abigail, Eoin Macken will play “Doc” and Cuban-American actor William Levy, voted one of People’s 50 most beautiful people, has been cast as Christian. Japanese model Rola will play Cobalt. The role of Michael will be played by Fraser James. ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ will pick up where ‘Retribution’ ended.
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Vin Diesel’s latest project is titled ‘The Last Witch Hunter’. The movie spans several genres, including horror and fantasy. The secret that witches are still among the modern day population eludes most people, but not the witch hunters. Supernatural creatures are bent on unleashing The Black Death on the world, all that stands between the world and disaster is an army of witch hunters. A witch hunter named Kaulder (Vin Diesel) has slayed the Queen Witch, but in the process of the fight she curses Kaulder with immortality, preventing him from joining his wife and daughter in the afterlife. He has spent centuries killing witches, now the Queen has risen and seeks revenge. She has triggered a battle that will leave the fate of the world in the balance. It’s up to Kaulder and his fellow witch hunters to save the world. Breck Eisner (The Crazies) directed this tale. Cory Goodman and Matt Sazama are the writers behind ‘The Last
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There was once a time when the SyFy Channel made decent original movies. Sonar Entertainment’s ‘The Hollow’ proves that they are still capable of original films that don’t require a huge amount of cheesy CGI and bad writing. In ‘The Hollow’ a small town is preparing for a bad storm on Halloween. What they are not aware that this is no normal storm. With the storm comes a curse that is one-hundred years in the making. The three sisters that have had the misfortune of breaking down on the desolate road must fight to survive the beast, summoned by the curse, that is lurking in the forest outside of town. ‘The Hollow’ was written by Rick Suvalle and Sheldon Wilson, who also directed, and stars Deborah Kara Unger, Sarah Dugdale, Stephanie Hunt, Laine MacNeil and Richard Harmon. ‘The Hollow’ will air as part of SyFy’s 31 Days of Halloween on October 24th, 2015.
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‘A Place In Hell’, based on a true serial-killer case, will premier just in time for Halloween. David Boorboor both wrote and directed this slasher, which was inspired serial-killer Harrison Graham, who’s name has been changed to Harrison Graves in the film. Graves is stalking a group of film students shooting a movie in an abandoned New Jersey haunted attraction. Lewis Smith, Noree Victoria, Brian Anthony Wilson, Tammy Jean, Krystal Tini, Tony Devon, Michael Voight, G. Paul Salvetti, Krista Robelle, Christopher Mann, and Caroline Elizabeth star in this indie film. ‘A Place in Hell’ will premier on Sunday, October 25 at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival. IndustryWorks Pictures, the same company that handled the distribution for ‘American Mary’, will be handling the distribution for ‘A Place in Hell’. We can expect the DVD release in early 2016. https://vimeo.com/109543892
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Director Stewart Sparke and writer Paul Butler bring us a dark thriller in the style of H.P. Lovecraft. ‘The Dark Below’ stars Anna Dawson as Olive, Michaela Longden as Ellie, Daniel S. Thrace as Matt, Johnny Vivash as Dara, Zach Lee as Fletcher, David Shackleton as Herbert and Libby Watts as Mrs. Jones. Official Synopsis: During a traumatic accident whilst on a deep-sea dive in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, Olive, a gifted, young marine-biologist discovers an unearthly creature. Losing her dream job, Olive smuggles the creature home, intent on studying it in her basement, unbeknownst to her devoted boyfriend Matt. Whilst struggling to re-adjust to landlocked life and recover from her recent trauma, Olive begins to realize that she and the creature share a symbiotic bond that drives her to carry out its sinister will. Plagued by gruesome nightmares, her fractured memories of what happened during the accident in the depths of the ocean begin to unravel and
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