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Shudder Announces Documentary ‘Cursed Films’
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, announced today the next project in its expanding slate of high-quality, critically-acclaimed original programming: Cursed Films, a high-end documentary series examining the facts, myths and mysteries around iconic films and franchises whose casts and crew have been struck by misfortune and tragedy, including The Exorcist, Poltergeist, and The Omen, among others. Cursed Films will reveal the events that haunted these productions through interviews with experts, witnesses and the cast, directors, and producers who lived through the real-life events. Were these films really cursed, as many believe, or just the victims of bad luck and bizarre circumstances? Cursed Films takes a fascinating look at why these iconic horror movies have gained such an outsized reputation for being the focus of bizarre tragedies and strange coincidences that seemingly defy explanation,” said Craig Engler, Shudder’s General Manager. The documentary is written, directed and edited by Jay Cheel (How to Build a
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Horror Anthology ‘We Are The Weirdos’ Announces International Tour
This February feminist film collective The Final Girls proudly returns to present a new edition, showcasing short films from a selection of the most exciting new female voices in genre cinema from around the world. Featuring some of the greatest new and emerging female talent in the genre space, these films delve deep into the darkest human desires from a uniquely female perspective. These are films that delve deep into the darkest corners of the human experience, bringing an unforgettable array of monsters to the screen and offering a fresh and perverse perspective on horror. The program will launch it’s tour in Leeds on February 16th, with a London premiere at the Prince Charles Cinema the 20th, a special screening at the Glasgow Film Fest on the 27th, and much more! The full schedule of screening engagements listed below, with more exciting dates being added! “We are thrilled to return to UK cinemas with the second edition of We Are
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Movie Review: Mega Time Squad (2018)
Small time hood John (Anton Tennet) is having a shit run of luck; his (crime) boss Shelton (Jonny Brugh) treats him like turd, and he has to vacate the garage he lives in…and mostly everyone he encounters thinks he’s a bit of a nutless wonder. Aiming to prove them wrong, John and his dim pal Gaz (Arlo Gibson) set out to swipe a bundle o’ cash from a gang of Chinese hoods muscling into Shelton’s territory from the antique shop they use as a drop off. In the process he steals a magic time travelling bracelet (as one does), and when he’s ratted out for stealing from the boss he begins making small leaps through time…and assembling a criminal gang of his own…comprised strictly of time displaced versions of himself (who take on the eponymous moniker Mega Time Squad). Speaking of time, will John be able to foster a romance with Shelton’s sister (Hetty Gaskell-Hahn), avoid the Chinese time demon
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Blu-ray Review: The Mole People (1956)
After a quick actual science/history lesson we are presented with the unbelievable made-up bullshit mortal men hath named; The Mole People! In “Asia” (by way of some rando California canyon), archaeologists (who’s ranks include Ward Cleaver himself; Hugh Beaumont) are involved in a little soundstage based mountain climbing, a veritable ass-ton of stock footage, and “oh fuck me, when is it ever going to end” spelunking…all of which are pistol-hot to the kids today, before discovering an ornery race of subterranean-dwelling albino Sumerians who keep mole/human hybrids as slaves utilized to harvest their overlord’s primary food source; giant mushrooms (and you thought I was fucking around in that first sentence didn’t ya boils n’ ghouls?). Will our heroes make it back to the surface, or will they meet their end deep under the surface of the Earth? While a bit slow paced at times (especially during the first act), The Mole People is never-the-less an effective tale of high adventure,
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Oh Hai Shark… Teaser Trailer for ‘Big Shark’ Excites Fans Of ‘The Room’
Tommy Wiseau is going to be making his horror debut both as director and actor in Big Shark. Wiseau teased the film last night on his twitter with a picture of a poster for the film as well as a link to the teaser trailer. The teaser trailer was actually shown in front of an audience attending a London screening of Wiseau’s well-known film, The Room, a film that’s famous for being so bad it’s good. Wiseau will be accompanied by Greg Sestero and Isaiah LaBorde. Sestero is no stranger working with Wiseau as he played Mark in The Room, where the iconic “Oh hai Mark” scene is from. Sestero later went on to write a book about making the film that was later adapted to screen under the same title The Disaster Artist where James Franco played Wiseau.
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Blu-ray Review: Skinner (1993)
Dennis Skinner (Ted Raimi) wades into town (like literally through water…ever hear of a sidewalk chum?) and takes a room in the house of Kerry and Geoff Tate (Ricki Lake and David Warshofsky respectively). Well, Geoff treats Kerry like a shit sandwich and she soon develops a crush on ol’ Skinner…even though he’s weird as balls…and lives up to his name by skinning women and wearing their hides like a Ben Cooper Halloween number, ya dig? Meanwhile, a beautiful and scarred woman named Heidi (Traci Lords) blows into town with a murderous ambition towards Skinner, and an ass-load of drugs as well. How will this sinister scenario play out, and who’ll be left alive and intact at the end of it? Skinner is one hell of a fucked up fright flick! The entire film has an off putting and overly strange vibe (aided by a near comic book style utilization of color and an odd water motif) that is hard
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What’s This? Nightmare Before Christmas Is Getting A New Movie?!
Back in 1993, just in time for Halloween, Tim Burton‘s classic The Nightmare Before Christmas opened in theaters and became a classic. Directed by Henry Selick, the stop-animation film featured Fright Night’s Chris Sarandon as the voice of Jack Skellington, the king of Halloween Town. During the movie Jack discovers Christmas Town and decides to put his spin on the holiday, only to fail and realize that he belongs in Halloween Town with Sally. Since the movie achieved cult status, Disney has re-released it several times and even created a ride based on the movie at Disney Land. It’s a bit of a surprise it hasn’t gotten a spin-off or sequel yet, but something is coming according to Moviehole. Moviehole has a credible source that is reporting that Disney is “doing something with Nightmare Before Christmas – probably a sequel but a live-action adaptation is very possible.” Disney has been on a mission to turn their classic animated features into
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Haunting Film ‘Broken Ghost’ Coming To Digital And VOD This February
Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment has now announced the North American release of the haunting film Broken Ghost, a film about one girl’s struggle with bullies, confronting her demons, and facing a dark entity. Directed by Richard Gray (The Lookalike, Sugar Mountain, Robert the Bruce) and written by Abe Pogos and Catherine Hill (Sugar Mountain), the female-driven cast includes Scottie Thompson (“12 Monkies”, “The Black List”), Nick Farnell (Where the Wild Things Are), Devon Bagby (“Ray Donavan”), Joy Brunson (“This is Us”, “Shameless”), George Griffith (“Twin Peaks”), and up-and-coming actress Autry Haydon-Wilson. In the film, desperate for a new life, Imogen (Haydon-Wilson) and her family move to Montana in an attempt to escape a secretive past from the big city. Eager to make a new life for herself, Imogen must overcome new tormentors, old secrets, and a strange presence in the attic. In one girl’s fight to rise up, this family eventually discovers that the ghosts of their pasts are
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‘The Dark Tower’ Series Begins Filming This Spring
It feels like every day we are reporting or giving an update on another Stephen King adaptation (not that we are complaining). Today we have an update on Amazon Studios’ upcoming series adaptation of King’s The Dark Tower. According to That Hashtag Show, the series is set to begin production this April in Croatia and will have a 13-episode first season. Casting is still being kept hush, hush at this point but it will be interesting to see who is cast in the roles of Roland and Walter. The 2017 movie starred Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey, and while it had King’s support before the PG-13 release, after it opened in theaters he got very quiet. By the end of it, The Dark Tower only scored a mere 16 on Rotten Tomatoes. Fans were let down due to the amount of story that was left out due to time constraints and the way that everything was rushed to try to
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James Cameron Reveales New Terminator Movie’s Working Title
Tim Miller‘s (Dead Pool) upcoming Terminator movie is currently in production. Producer James Cameron has now revealed the working title of the movie is Terminator: Dark Fate. Written by David S. Goyer, based on a story by Miller, Cameron, and David Ellison, Terminator 6 marks the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, who stars alongside Mackenzie Davis, Gabriel Luna, Natalie Reyes, and Diego Boneta. After several release date changes, the sequel will now arrive on November 1, 2019. We are still waiting for the plot details. In the meantime, we do have news about another project Cameron may be involved with, he’s teased in the past few days that he may be helping writer-director Neill Blomkamp on a new Alien film.
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Shudder Announces Documentary ‘Cursed Films’
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, announced today the next project in its expanding slate of high-quality, critically-acclaimed original programming: Cursed Films, a high-end documentary series examining the facts, myths and mysteries around iconic films and franchises whose casts and crew have been struck by misfortune and tragedy, including The Exorcist, Poltergeist, and The Omen, among others. Cursed Films will reveal the events that haunted these productions through interviews with experts, witnesses and the cast, directors, and producers who lived through the real-life events. Were these films really cursed, as many believe, or just the victims of bad luck and bizarre circumstances? Cursed Films takes a fascinating look at why these iconic horror movies have gained such an outsized reputation for being the focus of bizarre tragedies and strange coincidences that seemingly defy explanation,” said Craig Engler, Shudder’s General Manager. The documentary is written, directed and edited by Jay Cheel (How to Build a
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Horror Anthology ‘We Are The Weirdos’ Announces International Tour
This February feminist film collective The Final Girls proudly returns to present a new edition, showcasing short films from a selection of the most exciting new female voices in genre cinema from around the world. Featuring some of the greatest new and emerging female talent in the genre space, these films delve deep into the darkest human desires from a uniquely female perspective. These are films that delve deep into the darkest corners of the human experience, bringing an unforgettable array of monsters to the screen and offering a fresh and perverse perspective on horror. The program will launch it’s tour in Leeds on February 16th, with a London premiere at the Prince Charles Cinema the 20th, a special screening at the Glasgow Film Fest on the 27th, and much more! The full schedule of screening engagements listed below, with more exciting dates being added! “We are thrilled to return to UK cinemas with the second edition of We Are
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Movie Review: Mega Time Squad (2018)
Small time hood John (Anton Tennet) is having a shit run of luck; his (crime) boss Shelton (Jonny Brugh) treats him like turd, and he has to vacate the garage he lives in…and mostly everyone he encounters thinks he’s a bit of a nutless wonder. Aiming to prove them wrong, John and his dim pal Gaz (Arlo Gibson) set out to swipe a bundle o’ cash from a gang of Chinese hoods muscling into Shelton’s territory from the antique shop they use as a drop off. In the process he steals a magic time travelling bracelet (as one does), and when he’s ratted out for stealing from the boss he begins making small leaps through time…and assembling a criminal gang of his own…comprised strictly of time displaced versions of himself (who take on the eponymous moniker Mega Time Squad). Speaking of time, will John be able to foster a romance with Shelton’s sister (Hetty Gaskell-Hahn), avoid the Chinese time demon
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: The Mole People (1956)
After a quick actual science/history lesson we are presented with the unbelievable made-up bullshit mortal men hath named; The Mole People! In “Asia” (by way of some rando California canyon), archaeologists (who’s ranks include Ward Cleaver himself; Hugh Beaumont) are involved in a little soundstage based mountain climbing, a veritable ass-ton of stock footage, and “oh fuck me, when is it ever going to end” spelunking…all of which are pistol-hot to the kids today, before discovering an ornery race of subterranean-dwelling albino Sumerians who keep mole/human hybrids as slaves utilized to harvest their overlord’s primary food source; giant mushrooms (and you thought I was fucking around in that first sentence didn’t ya boils n’ ghouls?). Will our heroes make it back to the surface, or will they meet their end deep under the surface of the Earth? While a bit slow paced at times (especially during the first act), The Mole People is never-the-less an effective tale of high adventure,
Continue reading →
Oh Hai Shark… Teaser Trailer for ‘Big Shark’ Excites Fans Of ‘The Room’
Tommy Wiseau is going to be making his horror debut both as director and actor in Big Shark. Wiseau teased the film last night on his twitter with a picture of a poster for the film as well as a link to the teaser trailer. The teaser trailer was actually shown in front of an audience attending a London screening of Wiseau’s well-known film, The Room, a film that’s famous for being so bad it’s good. Wiseau will be accompanied by Greg Sestero and Isaiah LaBorde. Sestero is no stranger working with Wiseau as he played Mark in The Room, where the iconic “Oh hai Mark” scene is from. Sestero later went on to write a book about making the film that was later adapted to screen under the same title The Disaster Artist where James Franco played Wiseau.
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: Skinner (1993)
Dennis Skinner (Ted Raimi) wades into town (like literally through water…ever hear of a sidewalk chum?) and takes a room in the house of Kerry and Geoff Tate (Ricki Lake and David Warshofsky respectively). Well, Geoff treats Kerry like a shit sandwich and she soon develops a crush on ol’ Skinner…even though he’s weird as balls…and lives up to his name by skinning women and wearing their hides like a Ben Cooper Halloween number, ya dig? Meanwhile, a beautiful and scarred woman named Heidi (Traci Lords) blows into town with a murderous ambition towards Skinner, and an ass-load of drugs as well. How will this sinister scenario play out, and who’ll be left alive and intact at the end of it? Skinner is one hell of a fucked up fright flick! The entire film has an off putting and overly strange vibe (aided by a near comic book style utilization of color and an odd water motif) that is hard
Continue reading →
What’s This? Nightmare Before Christmas Is Getting A New Movie?!
Back in 1993, just in time for Halloween, Tim Burton‘s classic The Nightmare Before Christmas opened in theaters and became a classic. Directed by Henry Selick, the stop-animation film featured Fright Night’s Chris Sarandon as the voice of Jack Skellington, the king of Halloween Town. During the movie Jack discovers Christmas Town and decides to put his spin on the holiday, only to fail and realize that he belongs in Halloween Town with Sally. Since the movie achieved cult status, Disney has re-released it several times and even created a ride based on the movie at Disney Land. It’s a bit of a surprise it hasn’t gotten a spin-off or sequel yet, but something is coming according to Moviehole. Moviehole has a credible source that is reporting that Disney is “doing something with Nightmare Before Christmas – probably a sequel but a live-action adaptation is very possible.” Disney has been on a mission to turn their classic animated features into
Continue reading →
Haunting Film ‘Broken Ghost’ Coming To Digital And VOD This February
Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment has now announced the North American release of the haunting film Broken Ghost, a film about one girl’s struggle with bullies, confronting her demons, and facing a dark entity. Directed by Richard Gray (The Lookalike, Sugar Mountain, Robert the Bruce) and written by Abe Pogos and Catherine Hill (Sugar Mountain), the female-driven cast includes Scottie Thompson (“12 Monkies”, “The Black List”), Nick Farnell (Where the Wild Things Are), Devon Bagby (“Ray Donavan”), Joy Brunson (“This is Us”, “Shameless”), George Griffith (“Twin Peaks”), and up-and-coming actress Autry Haydon-Wilson. In the film, desperate for a new life, Imogen (Haydon-Wilson) and her family move to Montana in an attempt to escape a secretive past from the big city. Eager to make a new life for herself, Imogen must overcome new tormentors, old secrets, and a strange presence in the attic. In one girl’s fight to rise up, this family eventually discovers that the ghosts of their pasts are
Continue reading →
‘The Dark Tower’ Series Begins Filming This Spring
It feels like every day we are reporting or giving an update on another Stephen King adaptation (not that we are complaining). Today we have an update on Amazon Studios’ upcoming series adaptation of King’s The Dark Tower. According to That Hashtag Show, the series is set to begin production this April in Croatia and will have a 13-episode first season. Casting is still being kept hush, hush at this point but it will be interesting to see who is cast in the roles of Roland and Walter. The 2017 movie starred Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey, and while it had King’s support before the PG-13 release, after it opened in theaters he got very quiet. By the end of it, The Dark Tower only scored a mere 16 on Rotten Tomatoes. Fans were let down due to the amount of story that was left out due to time constraints and the way that everything was rushed to try to
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James Cameron Reveales New Terminator Movie’s Working Title
Tim Miller‘s (Dead Pool) upcoming Terminator movie is currently in production. Producer James Cameron has now revealed the working title of the movie is Terminator: Dark Fate. Written by David S. Goyer, based on a story by Miller, Cameron, and David Ellison, Terminator 6 marks the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, who stars alongside Mackenzie Davis, Gabriel Luna, Natalie Reyes, and Diego Boneta. After several release date changes, the sequel will now arrive on November 1, 2019. We are still waiting for the plot details. In the meantime, we do have news about another project Cameron may be involved with, he’s teased in the past few days that he may be helping writer-director Neill Blomkamp on a new Alien film.
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