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More Details Surface For Godzilla: Monster Planet
Earlier this month we reported that Netflix will be delivering a new anime Godzilla film, titled Godzilla: Monster Planet. Today, we have more details, thanks to the official website. Set 20,000 years in the future, the film reveals that monsters have taken over the planet, human civilization has been destroyed, and the remaining survivors have fled to outer space. Haruo, a young man who witnessed his parents killed by Godzilla, leads a group of explorers back to earth in an attempt to reclaim it from the monstrous beasts. Yuki Kaji, Takahiro Sakurai, Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Sugita, and Mamoru Miyano will lend their voices to the characters of the film. Directed by Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita, Godzilla: Monster Planet is scheduled for a Japanese theatrical release this November, followed by a worldwide release later this year.
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IFC Midnight To Sing ‘A Dark Song’ This April
IFC Midnight has given writer-director Liam Gavin’s award-winning, supernatural thriller A Dark Song an April release date. The film follows a young woman, seeking the help of a damaged occultist to perform a dark ritual. The two set out to prepare in a remote house over the course of 6 months, aware that any flaw in their preparations will result in deadly consequences. The dangerous ritual could grant them what they want, but they risk losing their lives and their souls. Starring Mark Huberman, Susan Loughnane, Steve Oram, and Catherine Walker, A Dark Song captures the tragedy of young life lost and the lengths that a mother would go to say good-bye. Rory Gilmartin and Hannah Thomas serve as executive producers for the UK film, with David Collins, Tim Dennis, and Cormac Fox producing. A Dark Song will screen at the Chattanooga Film Festival on April 7th, ahead of its April 28th release in select theaters, on VOD, and on
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’12 Monkeys’ Actress ‘Never Saw It Coming’
12 Monkeys actress Emily Hampshire will star as the lead in Gail Harvey’s suspense thriller Never Saw It Coming, Deadline reports. Hampshire will play the role of opportunistic psychic Keisha Ceylon, who finds herself caught in the middle of a small town murder case and must find a way out before it’s too late. Set to begin filming in Sudbury, Ontario next week, the film is an adaption of Linwood Barclay’s 2013 novel. Telefilm Canada is producing with Marina Cordoni. Jay Firestone serves as executive producer. We will keep you posted.
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Scott Gimple Reveals How Many More Seasons Of The Walking Dead Are Still To Come
With The Walking Dead’s season 7 finale approaching, you may be asking yourself how much longer will the series run? Well, we can answer that. Scott Gimple, the hit series’ showrunner, recently appeared at Paleyfest in Los Angeles. While speaking to the crowd about the show’s success, he had this to say about how long the show will run: We are trying to do twenty years. The comic has certainly done it, and I look forward to every issue.” He went on, “The Simpsons has been on 26, 27 years, so that’s a challenge – so ok, challenge accepted. Done.” 20 years is a long time. Can they truly keep up interest that long? Let’s face it, with fewer people alive and walkers rotting, the number of walkers will dwindle. Meaning, eventually, the show will just be about people rebuilding society. Sure, they will have wars and characters will die, but will that be enough? After a while most of
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The Strangers 2 Finally Set To Begin Production – For Real This Time
After years of talk and rumor we can now tell you that The Strangers II is finally beginning production. At a recent screening of The Blackcoat’s Daughter the good folks over at Dread Central caught up with Brian Bertino. While talking with Bertino, they asked about the long awaited sequel to Bertino’s 2008 home invasion hit The Strangers. Come to find out, the project is a go and is set to begin filming this summer. As for the reason for the long delay, Bertino lays the blame at the feet of Relativity Media and has stated that the wait was due to issues with the rights, which Relativity owned until recently. I’m thrilled that is seems like finally now people are behind the movie that are interested in making it. I was thrilled to see it out of Relativity’s hands and into a group of producers’ hands that are actually excited about making it. It’s very crazy to think that
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Critical Thinking
Actress and well known horror star, Caroline Williams tweeted an article this morning that dovetailed with several previous Cynema posts. Director Brett Ratner called out the dangers of aggregate film score sites like Rotten Tomatoes or the similar Metacritic in an article that devolves into a promo for his upcoming films. You can read it here: https://ew.com/movies/2017/03/23/ratner-tomatoes-scores/
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Bring Home Resident Evil: The Final Chapter This May
The final film of the Resident Evil franchise will be arriving on Blu-ray, DVD and a 4K Ultra HD combo pack this May. Written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter picks up “immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead. “Now, she must return to where the nightmare began – The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.” Milla Jovovich returns as Alice to take on the Umbrella Corporation one last time with help from a few friends. Ali Larter is back as Claire Redfield. Iain Glen will reprise his role as Dr. Isaacs and Shawn Roberts returns as Albert Wesker. Several new characters will also appear in the film, including Ruby Rose as Abigail, Eoin Macken as Doc, William Levy
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The Strangers’ Ciarán Foy Begins Production On The Paranormal Thriller Eli
Filmmaker Ciarán Foy, has already made a big splash in the genre with his films Citadel and Sinister II. The first information had been revealed for Foy’s psychological thriller Eli and I can’t wait to see it. The film centers on Eli, a young boy undergoing treatments for a rare disease in a secluded clinic. The clinic in reality is a haunted former prison, that has no way out. With paranormal aspects, Eli is based on the script originally written by David Chirchirillo and rewritten by Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing, the writing duo are behind The Autopsy of Jane Doe (review). Deadline reports that filming is set to begin this summer. Trevor Macy is producing under Intrepid Pictures’ banner.
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Sean Whalen Talks Acting And His Upcoming Film Crust In An Interview
A teacher, actor, writer, he took the time to sit down with me and reminisce about his past roles and working with genre legend Wes Craven, as well as to discuss his current projects. Whalen has appeared in many roles, throughout many genres, including Wes Craven’s 1991 hit The People Under the Stairs, where he played Roach, a man with a missing tongue, who sacrificed himself to save the two young stars. You might also remember Whalen in Twister, as “Anton” on the series Constantine, or as “Becks” in 2009’s Halloween II. In all he has appeared in over 115 films and series. Now, Whalen has written his own script, a story about a man and a murderous monster made of socks, Crust. Currently crowdfunding, Crust combines humor and horror for a film with heart. But I will let you hear more about it from him. Horror Fule: “I love your character, Roach, in People Under the Stairs. What was
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Movie Review: THE EYES OF MY MOTHER Is A Beautifully Disturbing Tale Of Mortality And Humanity
Francisca is a young woman with a peculiar understanding of death. As a girl, she lived with her parents in a secluded country home. As part of her daily lessons, her mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, taught her about anatomy and how to be unaffected by death. One day an unexpected visitor would fracture their peaceful and serene country existence. While Francisca’s father is away the stranger murders her mother, but is then subdued by her father when he arrives home moments too late to save his wife. The stranger is neither killed by her father nor arrested by local authorities, and is instead held captive in their barn. Francisca’s mother is interred, unceremoniously, to a grave in the nearby woods. And while neither Francisca nor her father show any emotion throughout this ordeal, it’s not to say they aren’t somehow deeply affected by the experience. For years Francisca lives with only two companions: he father and Charlie, the
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More Details Surface For Godzilla: Monster Planet
Earlier this month we reported that Netflix will be delivering a new anime Godzilla film, titled Godzilla: Monster Planet. Today, we have more details, thanks to the official website. Set 20,000 years in the future, the film reveals that monsters have taken over the planet, human civilization has been destroyed, and the remaining survivors have fled to outer space. Haruo, a young man who witnessed his parents killed by Godzilla, leads a group of explorers back to earth in an attempt to reclaim it from the monstrous beasts. Yuki Kaji, Takahiro Sakurai, Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Sugita, and Mamoru Miyano will lend their voices to the characters of the film. Directed by Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita, Godzilla: Monster Planet is scheduled for a Japanese theatrical release this November, followed by a worldwide release later this year.
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IFC Midnight To Sing ‘A Dark Song’ This April
IFC Midnight has given writer-director Liam Gavin’s award-winning, supernatural thriller A Dark Song an April release date. The film follows a young woman, seeking the help of a damaged occultist to perform a dark ritual. The two set out to prepare in a remote house over the course of 6 months, aware that any flaw in their preparations will result in deadly consequences. The dangerous ritual could grant them what they want, but they risk losing their lives and their souls. Starring Mark Huberman, Susan Loughnane, Steve Oram, and Catherine Walker, A Dark Song captures the tragedy of young life lost and the lengths that a mother would go to say good-bye. Rory Gilmartin and Hannah Thomas serve as executive producers for the UK film, with David Collins, Tim Dennis, and Cormac Fox producing. A Dark Song will screen at the Chattanooga Film Festival on April 7th, ahead of its April 28th release in select theaters, on VOD, and on
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’12 Monkeys’ Actress ‘Never Saw It Coming’
12 Monkeys actress Emily Hampshire will star as the lead in Gail Harvey’s suspense thriller Never Saw It Coming, Deadline reports. Hampshire will play the role of opportunistic psychic Keisha Ceylon, who finds herself caught in the middle of a small town murder case and must find a way out before it’s too late. Set to begin filming in Sudbury, Ontario next week, the film is an adaption of Linwood Barclay’s 2013 novel. Telefilm Canada is producing with Marina Cordoni. Jay Firestone serves as executive producer. We will keep you posted.
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Scott Gimple Reveals How Many More Seasons Of The Walking Dead Are Still To Come
With The Walking Dead’s season 7 finale approaching, you may be asking yourself how much longer will the series run? Well, we can answer that. Scott Gimple, the hit series’ showrunner, recently appeared at Paleyfest in Los Angeles. While speaking to the crowd about the show’s success, he had this to say about how long the show will run: We are trying to do twenty years. The comic has certainly done it, and I look forward to every issue.” He went on, “The Simpsons has been on 26, 27 years, so that’s a challenge – so ok, challenge accepted. Done.” 20 years is a long time. Can they truly keep up interest that long? Let’s face it, with fewer people alive and walkers rotting, the number of walkers will dwindle. Meaning, eventually, the show will just be about people rebuilding society. Sure, they will have wars and characters will die, but will that be enough? After a while most of
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The Strangers 2 Finally Set To Begin Production – For Real This Time
After years of talk and rumor we can now tell you that The Strangers II is finally beginning production. At a recent screening of The Blackcoat’s Daughter the good folks over at Dread Central caught up with Brian Bertino. While talking with Bertino, they asked about the long awaited sequel to Bertino’s 2008 home invasion hit The Strangers. Come to find out, the project is a go and is set to begin filming this summer. As for the reason for the long delay, Bertino lays the blame at the feet of Relativity Media and has stated that the wait was due to issues with the rights, which Relativity owned until recently. I’m thrilled that is seems like finally now people are behind the movie that are interested in making it. I was thrilled to see it out of Relativity’s hands and into a group of producers’ hands that are actually excited about making it. It’s very crazy to think that
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Critical Thinking
Actress and well known horror star, Caroline Williams tweeted an article this morning that dovetailed with several previous Cynema posts. Director Brett Ratner called out the dangers of aggregate film score sites like Rotten Tomatoes or the similar Metacritic in an article that devolves into a promo for his upcoming films. You can read it here: https://ew.com/movies/2017/03/23/ratner-tomatoes-scores/
Continue reading →
Bring Home Resident Evil: The Final Chapter This May
The final film of the Resident Evil franchise will be arriving on Blu-ray, DVD and a 4K Ultra HD combo pack this May. Written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter picks up “immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead. “Now, she must return to where the nightmare began – The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.” Milla Jovovich returns as Alice to take on the Umbrella Corporation one last time with help from a few friends. Ali Larter is back as Claire Redfield. Iain Glen will reprise his role as Dr. Isaacs and Shawn Roberts returns as Albert Wesker. Several new characters will also appear in the film, including Ruby Rose as Abigail, Eoin Macken as Doc, William Levy
Continue reading →
The Strangers’ Ciarán Foy Begins Production On The Paranormal Thriller Eli
Filmmaker Ciarán Foy, has already made a big splash in the genre with his films Citadel and Sinister II. The first information had been revealed for Foy’s psychological thriller Eli and I can’t wait to see it. The film centers on Eli, a young boy undergoing treatments for a rare disease in a secluded clinic. The clinic in reality is a haunted former prison, that has no way out. With paranormal aspects, Eli is based on the script originally written by David Chirchirillo and rewritten by Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing, the writing duo are behind The Autopsy of Jane Doe (review). Deadline reports that filming is set to begin this summer. Trevor Macy is producing under Intrepid Pictures’ banner.
Continue reading →
Sean Whalen Talks Acting And His Upcoming Film Crust In An Interview
A teacher, actor, writer, he took the time to sit down with me and reminisce about his past roles and working with genre legend Wes Craven, as well as to discuss his current projects. Whalen has appeared in many roles, throughout many genres, including Wes Craven’s 1991 hit The People Under the Stairs, where he played Roach, a man with a missing tongue, who sacrificed himself to save the two young stars. You might also remember Whalen in Twister, as “Anton” on the series Constantine, or as “Becks” in 2009’s Halloween II. In all he has appeared in over 115 films and series. Now, Whalen has written his own script, a story about a man and a murderous monster made of socks, Crust. Currently crowdfunding, Crust combines humor and horror for a film with heart. But I will let you hear more about it from him. Horror Fule: “I love your character, Roach, in People Under the Stairs. What was
Continue reading →
Movie Review: THE EYES OF MY MOTHER Is A Beautifully Disturbing Tale Of Mortality And Humanity
Francisca is a young woman with a peculiar understanding of death. As a girl, she lived with her parents in a secluded country home. As part of her daily lessons, her mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, taught her about anatomy and how to be unaffected by death. One day an unexpected visitor would fracture their peaceful and serene country existence. While Francisca’s father is away the stranger murders her mother, but is then subdued by her father when he arrives home moments too late to save his wife. The stranger is neither killed by her father nor arrested by local authorities, and is instead held captive in their barn. Francisca’s mother is interred, unceremoniously, to a grave in the nearby woods. And while neither Francisca nor her father show any emotion throughout this ordeal, it’s not to say they aren’t somehow deeply affected by the experience. For years Francisca lives with only two companions: he father and Charlie, the
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