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The sequel to 2014’s supernatural thriller ‘Ouija’ has found it’s director. Flanagan is not only directing the sequel, but is also co-writing the movie’s script along with Jeff Howard. Flanagan and Howard have teamed up before, with 2014’s ‘Oculus’. Annalise Basso has signed as the star of ‘Ouija 2’. Basso will play the role of a young girl grieving the loss of her father. Basso is no stranger the Flanagan and Howard, she appeared in ‘Oculus’ as well. The sequel will once again revolve around a Ouija Board. Unlike in the first movie, this board is has been described as “ancient”. Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller will producing for Blumhouse Productions. Brian Goldner and Stephen Davis will produce under Hasbro and Trevor Macy will produce under the Intrepid Pictures’ banner. Sara Scott will oversee the movie for Universal. In the first ‘Ouija’ a group of friends come together to try to communicate with their friend who has recently
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A Picture is Worth A Thousand Reviews The picture above is a series of stills from the ending of “Jaws The Revenge.” People rip on Ed Wood’s hubcaps and pie tin flying saucer’s in his “Plan 9 From Outer Space.” However, Wood had about 200 bucks for his effects budget. “Jaws The Revenge” had about six million and you get what’s in that picture? Cynema: The cynical contempt for an audience in the making of product that is devoid of creativity, passion, production value or respect while having the financial and creative means to do better. This Time It’s Ridiculous…Imagine you are sitting in an office at Universal Studios. You approve film projects pitched to you. Here’s the challenge. Without any knowledge of the previous Jaws films, someone pitches you the plot for a fourth installment to the famous shark series. Would you or wouldn’t you give 20 million dollars to make this movie? Here’s the pitch: “We get Lorraine
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When a man is accidentally killed, his girlfriend is left stranded in a remote area of the Appalachian Mountains, leaving her to struggle for survival against nature and her own inner demons as memories of her father’s suicide come flooding back. Jeremy Benson both wrote and directed ‘Girl in the Woods’. The film stars Juliet Reeves, Lee Perkins, Charisma Carpenter, Jeremy London, John Still and Shaun Elizabeth. The release date for this psychological thriller will soon be announced.
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The Numinous by Tristan Michie could most easily be classified as a science fiction-thriller, but it definitely has some horror and suspense elements thrown in. Although I made contact with Michie in a writing group, I was interested in reading The Numinous based on the premise, alone. One of my favorite films is Event Horizon and I couldn’t help but see the resemblance in the book’s concept. Book Description: Light years away from home drifts a cold, bleak ship; seemingly void of all life……. Markus Clyde woke from his Stasis in a lonely, dark room, dimly lit by the emergency power. With not another soul in sight. In his confused and disorientated state, he desperately tries to figure out what has happened, why was he here? Where are the rest of the crew? With power rapidly failing and disturbing events occurring throughout the ship, he finds himself in a race against time. To get the ship home……. Or die trying.
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News broke just a couple of days ago that “Resident Evil 2” the astonishing sequel to the original is getting an HD remake. Yoshiaki Hirabayashi , producer of the first Resident Evil remake which came out back in January will be returning to helm this remake as well. Capcom was behind this remake full way as well mainly because of the success of the first remake. No exact release date has been announced or which exact consoles it will be on hasn’t been confirmed either but just like it’s predecessor will most likely be on Xbox One,Playstation 4 and PC.
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Today, August 14, 2015, marks the 40th anniversary of one of my very favorite movies, the 1975 classic ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’. You would have to be from outer space to have never have heard of the ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’. It’s fantastic for so many reasons, it’s unforgettable characters, great lines, fun musical numbers. It truly is one of a kind. The movie also happens to be the longest running film in cinema history. In ‘the Rocky Horror Picture Show’ love birds Brad and Janet (Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandaon) are on their way to see the professor, Dr. Everett V. Scott, played by Jonathan Addams, to tell him of their engagement. Along the way the car gets a flat, “how about that”. The two walk to a mansion they saw a ways back, but they’re in for a wild night. The door is answered by the butler/handyman Riff Raff (Richard O’Brien). The enter the home to
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Most every horror fan is familiar with the 1987 movie ‘Predator’. The horror classic starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers and was directed by John McTiernan. In the movie a team of commandos are sent to the jungles of Central America and find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. Since it’s release there have been 7 films, not counting the AVP movies. Shane Black, the director of ‘Iron Man 3’, is now working on a new sequel to ‘Predator’. I think that it’s fitting that Black is involved and is direct. After all, Black has a serious connection to the original movie, he played the role of Hawkins. Little is known about the new film, except that Black is co-writing the script with Fred Dekker (The Monster Squad). It has been said that the movie will be a direct sequel and will bypass the AVP movies and it’s rumored that Tyrone Magnus and Emma Stone have both signed on for
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The Kondelik Brothers Jon and James, the duo behind Airplane vs. Volcano, are in the final phases of production on their first horror film, Behind the Walls. The film stars Hutch Dano (Zombeavers), Vanessa Angel (Weird Science), Reggie Lee (Grimm) and Bailey Spry of It Follows. Official Synopsis: “Years it has waited. Now someone has moved in. Through the eyes of the evil within, we witness a broken family desperately seeking a new beginning, in a new home. But this house lives, watches and wants them to stay – FOREVER.” Behind the Walls promises to put viewers in a new head space and reveal the story in a very unique way. Behind the Walls will be out later this year. For regular updates follow Behind the Walls on FaceBook , Twitter , Instagram and visit their website.
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No Respect Apparently Michael Medved, the respected film critic gets the credit with dubbing Edward Wood, Jr. the “worst director of all time” by referring to Wood’s crowning film achievement, Plan Nine From Outer Space as perhaps the worst motion picture ever made. This is not only to come to the late Mr. Wood’s defense, but to also show how off the mark Mr. Medved was in his 1980 book The Golden Turkey Awards. Wood is the antithesis of Cynema–his passion and love for film makes him one of Hollywood’s greatest directors. Say what you want about Plan Nine, Bride of the Monster or Glen or Glenda…bad films, yes. Bad directing, absolutely. However Ed Wood was not a cynic. This column will show why films like Jaws The Revenge, Godzilla 1998 and other big budget films are far worse than anything Ed Wood ever put out, including Plan 9. By many accounts, including his own, Plan 9 From Outer Space
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People have been trying to prove that the world of the paranormal exists for as long as history can remember. Paranormal investigator Jayne Harris believes she has proof and it has been caught on film. Harris began her investigation into claims that a puppet attempted to choke it’s owner to death. Harris filmed the doll, which is now kept inside a glass box, every night for three months. One day after reviewing the night’s film she noticed that the puppet moved inside it’s box. The owner said that activity began just two weeks after he inherited the puppet. He stated “I was wide awake in bed and thought I saw a shadow move from one side of the window to the other and worried something was trying to scare us.” He continued “Then without warning my throat suddenly went really tight, I’ve never had anyone’s hands around my throat before so it was really scary. While I was choking I
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The sequel to 2014’s supernatural thriller ‘Ouija’ has found it’s director. Flanagan is not only directing the sequel, but is also co-writing the movie’s script along with Jeff Howard. Flanagan and Howard have teamed up before, with 2014’s ‘Oculus’. Annalise Basso has signed as the star of ‘Ouija 2’. Basso will play the role of a young girl grieving the loss of her father. Basso is no stranger the Flanagan and Howard, she appeared in ‘Oculus’ as well. The sequel will once again revolve around a Ouija Board. Unlike in the first movie, this board is has been described as “ancient”. Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller will producing for Blumhouse Productions. Brian Goldner and Stephen Davis will produce under Hasbro and Trevor Macy will produce under the Intrepid Pictures’ banner. Sara Scott will oversee the movie for Universal. In the first ‘Ouija’ a group of friends come together to try to communicate with their friend who has recently
Continue reading →
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A Picture is Worth A Thousand Reviews The picture above is a series of stills from the ending of “Jaws The Revenge.” People rip on Ed Wood’s hubcaps and pie tin flying saucer’s in his “Plan 9 From Outer Space.” However, Wood had about 200 bucks for his effects budget. “Jaws The Revenge” had about six million and you get what’s in that picture? Cynema: The cynical contempt for an audience in the making of product that is devoid of creativity, passion, production value or respect while having the financial and creative means to do better. This Time It’s Ridiculous…Imagine you are sitting in an office at Universal Studios. You approve film projects pitched to you. Here’s the challenge. Without any knowledge of the previous Jaws films, someone pitches you the plot for a fourth installment to the famous shark series. Would you or wouldn’t you give 20 million dollars to make this movie? Here’s the pitch: “We get Lorraine
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When a man is accidentally killed, his girlfriend is left stranded in a remote area of the Appalachian Mountains, leaving her to struggle for survival against nature and her own inner demons as memories of her father’s suicide come flooding back. Jeremy Benson both wrote and directed ‘Girl in the Woods’. The film stars Juliet Reeves, Lee Perkins, Charisma Carpenter, Jeremy London, John Still and Shaun Elizabeth. The release date for this psychological thriller will soon be announced.
Continue reading →
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The Numinous by Tristan Michie could most easily be classified as a science fiction-thriller, but it definitely has some horror and suspense elements thrown in. Although I made contact with Michie in a writing group, I was interested in reading The Numinous based on the premise, alone. One of my favorite films is Event Horizon and I couldn’t help but see the resemblance in the book’s concept. Book Description: Light years away from home drifts a cold, bleak ship; seemingly void of all life……. Markus Clyde woke from his Stasis in a lonely, dark room, dimly lit by the emergency power. With not another soul in sight. In his confused and disorientated state, he desperately tries to figure out what has happened, why was he here? Where are the rest of the crew? With power rapidly failing and disturbing events occurring throughout the ship, he finds himself in a race against time. To get the ship home……. Or die trying.
Continue reading →
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News broke just a couple of days ago that “Resident Evil 2” the astonishing sequel to the original is getting an HD remake. Yoshiaki Hirabayashi , producer of the first Resident Evil remake which came out back in January will be returning to helm this remake as well. Capcom was behind this remake full way as well mainly because of the success of the first remake. No exact release date has been announced or which exact consoles it will be on hasn’t been confirmed either but just like it’s predecessor will most likely be on Xbox One,Playstation 4 and PC.
Continue reading →
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Today, August 14, 2015, marks the 40th anniversary of one of my very favorite movies, the 1975 classic ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’. You would have to be from outer space to have never have heard of the ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’. It’s fantastic for so many reasons, it’s unforgettable characters, great lines, fun musical numbers. It truly is one of a kind. The movie also happens to be the longest running film in cinema history. In ‘the Rocky Horror Picture Show’ love birds Brad and Janet (Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandaon) are on their way to see the professor, Dr. Everett V. Scott, played by Jonathan Addams, to tell him of their engagement. Along the way the car gets a flat, “how about that”. The two walk to a mansion they saw a ways back, but they’re in for a wild night. The door is answered by the butler/handyman Riff Raff (Richard O’Brien). The enter the home to
Continue reading →
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Most every horror fan is familiar with the 1987 movie ‘Predator’. The horror classic starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers and was directed by John McTiernan. In the movie a team of commandos are sent to the jungles of Central America and find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. Since it’s release there have been 7 films, not counting the AVP movies. Shane Black, the director of ‘Iron Man 3’, is now working on a new sequel to ‘Predator’. I think that it’s fitting that Black is involved and is direct. After all, Black has a serious connection to the original movie, he played the role of Hawkins. Little is known about the new film, except that Black is co-writing the script with Fred Dekker (The Monster Squad). It has been said that the movie will be a direct sequel and will bypass the AVP movies and it’s rumored that Tyrone Magnus and Emma Stone have both signed on for
Continue reading →
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The Kondelik Brothers Jon and James, the duo behind Airplane vs. Volcano, are in the final phases of production on their first horror film, Behind the Walls. The film stars Hutch Dano (Zombeavers), Vanessa Angel (Weird Science), Reggie Lee (Grimm) and Bailey Spry of It Follows. Official Synopsis: “Years it has waited. Now someone has moved in. Through the eyes of the evil within, we witness a broken family desperately seeking a new beginning, in a new home. But this house lives, watches and wants them to stay – FOREVER.” Behind the Walls promises to put viewers in a new head space and reveal the story in a very unique way. Behind the Walls will be out later this year. For regular updates follow Behind the Walls on FaceBook , Twitter , Instagram and visit their website.
Continue reading →
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No Respect Apparently Michael Medved, the respected film critic gets the credit with dubbing Edward Wood, Jr. the “worst director of all time” by referring to Wood’s crowning film achievement, Plan Nine From Outer Space as perhaps the worst motion picture ever made. This is not only to come to the late Mr. Wood’s defense, but to also show how off the mark Mr. Medved was in his 1980 book The Golden Turkey Awards. Wood is the antithesis of Cynema–his passion and love for film makes him one of Hollywood’s greatest directors. Say what you want about Plan Nine, Bride of the Monster or Glen or Glenda…bad films, yes. Bad directing, absolutely. However Ed Wood was not a cynic. This column will show why films like Jaws The Revenge, Godzilla 1998 and other big budget films are far worse than anything Ed Wood ever put out, including Plan 9. By many accounts, including his own, Plan 9 From Outer Space
Continue reading →
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People have been trying to prove that the world of the paranormal exists for as long as history can remember. Paranormal investigator Jayne Harris believes she has proof and it has been caught on film. Harris began her investigation into claims that a puppet attempted to choke it’s owner to death. Harris filmed the doll, which is now kept inside a glass box, every night for three months. One day after reviewing the night’s film she noticed that the puppet moved inside it’s box. The owner said that activity began just two weeks after he inherited the puppet. He stated “I was wide awake in bed and thought I saw a shadow move from one side of the window to the other and worried something was trying to scare us.” He continued “Then without warning my throat suddenly went really tight, I’ve never had anyone’s hands around my throat before so it was really scary. While I was choking I
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