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Psychological Thriller 'Cordelia' Acquired By Screen Media

Psychological Thriller ‘Cordelia’ Acquired By Screen Media

Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, announced today the acquisition of all North American rights to the psychological thriller Cordelia from Great Point Media. In Cordelia (Antonia Campbell-Hughes), a young woman living in London with her twin sister meets her mysteriously alluring neighbor Frank (Johnny Flynn) for the first time but quickly becomes suspicious of his true motives. With her sister out of town for the weekend, the anxious Cordelia is all alone and consumed by her many fears. She begins to unravel and sink back into past traumas the more Frank tries to charm his way into her life. The film was directed and written by Adrian Shergold (Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman) with co-writer and star Antonia Campbell-Hughes (It Is In Us All, 3096 Tage), Cordelia also stars Johnny Flynn (Emma, Beast), Joel Fry (Yesterday, “Game of Thrones”), Michael Gambon (Harry Potter Franchise), and Catherine McCormack (Braveheart, 28 Weeks Later). Kevin Proctor of StudioPOW produces.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 5, 2022
Screen Media Acquires The Thriller 'The Good Neighbor' Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Screen Media Acquires The Thriller ‘The Good Neighbor’ Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Screen Media has now acquired the psychological thriller The Good Neighbor starring “Vikings” and “The Tudors” Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and is planning a day-and-date theatrical release in June. Directed and written by Stephan Rick (The Dark Side of the Moon) with co-writer Ross Partridge (Room 104), The Good Neighbor also stars Luke Kleintank (Crown Vic), and Bruce Davison (X-Men). The film is produced by Dean Altit p.g.a, Yulia Zayceva p.g.a, Forma Pro Films, and Altit Media Group, and executive produced by Kimberly Hines, Rami Jaber, Kia Jam, Jeff Kranzdorf, Ross Partridge, Max Pavlov, Igor Pronin, Svetlana Punte, Qais Qandil, Stephan Rick, Patrick Rizzotti and Jim Steele. In the film, “A nightmarish evening unfolds when neighbors David (Luke Kleintank) and Robert (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) hit a woman on her bike and flee. When her sister arrives searching for the truth, Robert does unspeakable things to protect their secret. The film is a remake of the German thriller Unter

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 29, 2022
Yellow Veil Pictures Celebrates The Release Of 'The Long Walk' With New Poster

Yellow Veil Pictures Celebrates The Release Of ‘The Long Walk’ With New Poster

To celebrate the release of director Mattie Do‘s The Long Walk, a new poster has been unveiled for the genre-bending film. In The Long Walk, “An old scavenger living on the fringes of a near-future society exploits a ghostly companion’s ability to traverse time, hoping to prevent his mother’s suffering from a terminal illness.” The film made its World Premiered to great acclaim at the Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section and was followed by praise out of the Toronto International Film Festival. It’s the third feature of Lao based director Mattie Do (Chanthaly, Dearest Sister), whose career has been recognized by the Oldenburg International Film Festival and Locarno International Film Festival for her breakthrough work as Lao’s first and only woman filmmaker, and the only filmmaker of the country to work in the horror and fantasy genres. A deliberately paced story that burns with intensity and human emotion, The Long Walk is all at once a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022
'Willy's Wonderland' Director Is Back With 'The Accursed'

‘Willy’s Wonderland’ Director Is Back With ‘The Accursed’

Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, announced today the acquisition of all North American rights to the upcoming horror movie The Accursed, the follow up to Kevin Lewis’ Willy Wonderland. Starring Mena Suvari (American Beauty), Sarah Grey (Power Rangers), Meg Foster (They Live), and Alexis Knapp (Pitch Perfect), The Accursed follows a young woman who is forced to return home following the death of her mother. Consumed by guilt and desperate to escape the haunting visions playing out in her head, she takes a temporary caregiver position for a comatose old lady living alone in the woods. It does not take long before she realizes that not all is as it seems and that the old lady harbors a demonic secret; an evil secret that the old lady’s daughter is intent on passing on. Currently, in post-production, The Accursed is set to premiere this Fall. GFM Film Sales is handling worldwide sales for the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 11, 2022
Haunting South African Horror 'Good Madam' Is Heading To Shudder

Haunting South African Horror ‘Good Madam’ Is Heading To Shudder

L Shudder has just announced that it has acquired the haunting South African psychological horror Good Madam which will premiere on the streaming service later this year following its screening at the Glasgow Film Festival. It is also an official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, AFI Fest, and Gothenburg Film Festival. The film, from writer-director Jenna Cato Bass (Flatland, High Fantasy) and co-writer Babalwa Baartman, centers on Tsidi, a single mother, who is forced to move in with her estranged mother Mavis, a live-in domestic worker caring obsessively for her catatonic white ‘Madam’ in an affluent Cape Town suburb. As Tsidi tries to heal her family however, a sinister specter begins to stir. “Jenna Cato Bass delivers a sensationally fresh take on the haunted house story while layering in cutting social satire about the lingering horrors of apartheid,” said Shudder General Manager, Craig Engler. “Horror audiences are probably the most enthusiastic and open-minded I’ve encountered, so

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 10, 2022
A Man Speaks To The Dead In The Horror 'The Long Walk' Coming To Digital

A Man Speaks To The Dead In The Horror ‘The Long Walk’ Coming To Digital

The UK trailer and poster have now been released for Mattie Do‘s ghosty film The Long Walk, which made its world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, followed by screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Busan, Locarno, and Sitges. The Long Walk marks the Laotian director Mattie Do’s third feature and centers around an old man, who discovers that he can travel back in time and speak with the dead. The film stars Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy, Noutnapha Soydara, Vilouna Phetmany, Chansamone Inoudom, and Por Silatsa. Lightbulb Film Distribution will release The Long Walk on Digital platforms on February 28, 2022, from Yellow Veil Pictures. We also recommend that you check out Do’s previous film, Dearest Sister, which is now streaming on Shudder.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 4, 2022
Yellow Veil Pictures Celebrates The Release Of 'The Long Walk' With New Poster

Sci-fi Ghost Tale ‘The Long Walk’ Gets A New Trailer Ahead Of Release

Director Mattie Do‘s The Long Walk will soon arrive. Ahead of its release, the new trailer has been unveiled for the genre-bending film. In The Long Walk, “An old scavenger living on the fringes of a near-future society exploits a ghostly companion’s ability to traverse time, hoping to prevent his mother’s suffering from a terminal illness.” The film made its World Premiered to great acclaim at the Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section and was followed by praise out of the Toronto International Film Festival. It’s the third feature of Lao based director Mattie Do (Chanthaly, Dearest Sister), whose career has been recognized by the Oldenburg International Film Festival and Locarno International Film Festival for her breakthrough work as Lao’s first and only woman filmmaker, and the only filmmaker of the country to work in the horror and fantasy genres. A deliberately paced story that burns with intensity and human emotion, The Long Walk is all at

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 27, 2022
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Premiere Date Announced For New Series “Hellbound” From The Director Of ‘Train To Busan”

Netflix has just announced the premiere date for the highly anticipated Korean supernatural series, “Hellbound”, from the director of Train to Busan. In the series, a detective, a lawyer, and a journalist set out to investigate the link between a mysterious cult leader and beings who have descended to earth to condemn people to hell. The series centers on the strange events which are tied to the rise of a religious sect called New Truth. Yoo Ah-in (Burning, #Alive) plays the leader of the cult, Jung Jin-soo, while Yang Ik-june (Breathless) plays a widowed detective Jin Kyung-hoon, and Park Jung-min (Time to Hunt) stars as the journalist. Kim Hyun-joo (Glass Slippers) plays the lawyer. Yeon Sang-ho developed the series with Choi Gyu-seok based on the duo’s webtoon Hell. The official synopsis is as follows: “Unearthly beings deliver bloody condemnations, sending individuals to hell and giving rise to a religious group founded on the idea of divine justice.” “Hellbound” made its

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 28, 2021
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Keira Knightley Stars In ‘Silent Night’ Out This December On AMC+ (First Image)

AMC Networks’ premium streaming bundle AMC+ and RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, announced today the acquisition of and a day-and-date release for the darkly comedic drama Silent Night ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Writer Camille Griffin makes her directorial debut with Silent Night, set to be released in theaters and stream exclusively on AMC+ in North America this December. Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Annabelle Wallis, Lily-Rose Depp, Ṣọpé Dìrísù, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Lucy Punch, Rufus Jones, and Trudie Styler star. From producers Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman franchise), Trudie Styler (Moon), and Celine Rattray (The Kids Are Alright), Silent Night follows a group of old friends who – in true British fashion and while the rest of the world faces impending doom – reunite to celebrate Christmas in the comfort of an idyllic country home. Burdened with the inconvenience of mankind’s imminent destruction, they adopt a stiff upper lip, crack

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2021
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“Certified Fresh” Revenge Horror ‘Violation’ Arrives On Blu-ray Next Month

Following its international premiere at Sundance’s 2021 film festival and screening at SXSW, and TIFF, Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s chilling debut feature Violation is coming to Bly-ray and Digital HD. In the film that is as beautiful as it is brutal, “With her marriage about to implode, Miriam returns to her hometown to seek solace in the comfort of her younger sister and brother-in-law. But one evening a tiny slip in judgment leads to a catastrophic betrayal, leaving Miriam shocked, reeling, and furious. Believing her only recourse is to exact revenge, Miriam takes extreme action, but the price of retribution is high, and she is not prepared for the toll it takes as she begins to emotionally and psychologically unravel.” Written, produced, directed by, and starring Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, Violation, a “certified fresh” film, is a turbulent feminist revenge fable that explores the idea of trauma within families and untangles a web of resentment. The film explores

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 24, 2021
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