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Gerard Butler Faces The End Of The World This Week In ‘Greenland’

From the producer of the John Wick franchise and director Ric Roman Waugh comes Greenland, the intense apocalyptic disaster thriller starring Gerard Butler. From STXFilms, Greenland centers on John Garrity (Gerard Butler), his estranged wife Allison (Morena Baccarin), and young son Nathan making a perilous journey to their only hope for sanctuary. Amid terrifying news accounts of cities around the world being leveled by the comet’s fragments, the Garrity’s experience the best and worst in humanity. Starring Butler, Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn, David Denman, Hope Davis, Andrew Bachelor, and Joshua Mikel, this intense thrill ride is produced by Butler, Basil Iwanyk, and Alan Siegal. Greenland premieres on premium VOD platforms on December 18, 2020, followed by its debut on HBO and HBO Max in 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2020
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Season Two Of M. Night Shyamalan’s Series “Servant” Premieres This January

“Servent,” the series from executive produced by M. Night Shyamala is getting a second season early next year on Apple TV. We’ve got the first images and the trailer from season two that tease Season two “takes a supernatural turn with a darker future for all lying ahead as Leanne returns to the brownstone and her true nature is revealed.” Series regulars Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, and Rupert Grint will all be returning to reprise their roles. Created by executive producer and writer Tony Basgallop, the series is also executive produced by Shyamalan, Ashwin Rajan, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch. Co-executive producers include Patrick Markey and Taylor Latham. Season two of “Servant” premieres on Apple TV+ on January 15, 2021, with new episodes airing every Friday.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 14, 2020
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1974’s Controversial Film ‘The Night Porter’ Getting A 4K Restoration Release

CultFilms has now announced the 4K restoration of Liliana Cavani‘s highly controversial 1974 thriller The Night Porter. In the film, “former SS Officer Max (Dirk Bogarde) is a night porter in a Vienna hotel in the 1950s, and a member of a group of covert Nazis who is ruthlessly covering up the atrocities they committed. When beautiful Lucia (Charlotte Rampling) checks in with her husband, she recognizes the night porter from her traumatic past: Max was an officer in the concentration camp who had abused and tortured her when she was his teenage prisoner. Soon Lucia’s husband leaves the hotel for work and Lucia stays behind, finding herself compelled to re-ignite the sadomasochistic relationship she had with her vicious captor.” The Night Porter has been controversial since its initial release in 1974, with Roger Ebert describing the film as ‘a despicable attempt to titillate us by exploiting memories of persecution and suffering’. Now, over 45 years later, Liliana Cavani‘s story

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 14, 2020
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WWII Set Horror Film ‘Werewolf’ Soon To Be Unleashed

This December writer-director Adrian Panek is taking us back to World War II where we will encounter monstrous beasts in Werewolf. In Werewolf, a group of Jewish and Gypsie children is liberated from a Nazi concentration only to be left at a crumbling mansion surrounded by a forest. They must not only survive soldiers and vicious dogs on the attack but hunger and thirst as well in this tale of terror, and prejudice. Can they survive the dogs of war? Kamil Polnisiak, Nicolas Przygoda, Sonia Mietielica, Danuta Stenka, and Werner Daehn star. The Polish award-winning and fourteen-time nominated festival hit is headed to Blu-ray, DVD, Digital, and VOD in the U.S. on December 1, 2020, from Indiecan Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 13, 2020
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Bruce Willis And Thomas Jane Battle Aliens In The Trailer For ‘Breach’

Bruce Willis stars in the action-packed, sci-fi thriller Breach, landing this winter. Ahead of its release, we’ve got the new trailer that’s out of this world, which reveals a nasty alien out to end humanity. Directed by John Suits, based on the screenplay by Edward Drake, Corey Large, Breach follows an interstellar ark fleeing a devastating plague on Earth when it comes under attack from a new threat; a shape-shifting alien force intent on slaughtering what is left of humanity. Cody Kearsley, Rachel Nichols, and Thomas Jane also star in Breach, landing in theaters and on Digital and On Demand on December 18, 2020, from Saban Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2020
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New ‘Antebellum’ Clip And Images Take Viewers Behind The Scenes

To celebrate today’s home release of the horrifying, suspense-filled thriller, Antebellum, we have a brand new special features behind-the-scenes video from the Blu-ray to share with you as well as new images. Featuring an all-star cast including Janelle Monáe (Hidden Figures, Moonlight, Harriet), Eric Lange (TV’s “Escape at Dannemora,” “Narcos,” “Lost”), Jena Malone (Contact, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Neon Demon), Jack Huston (Kill Your Darlings, American Hustle, Ben-Hur), Kiersey Clemons (Dope, Sweetheart, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising), and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, TV’s “Empire,” Tower Heist), the film aims to spark a “new and innovative way of talking about modern issues” (Janelle Monáe). In the film, successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality that forces her to confront the past, present, and future – before it’s too late. From QC Entertainment, producer of the award-winning films Get Out, Us, and BlacKkKlansman, Antebellum is written, produced, and directed

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2020
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One Man’s ‘Writer’s Block’ May Prove Fatal In New Movie

A struggling writer. A mysterious man with a wad of cash. The opportunity of a lifetime: co-author a book with best-selling author Chester Everett McGraw. All Skip Larson must do is sever ties to the outside world for six months and focus on his greatest passion: writing. It’s an opportunity too good to pass up. But Skip should have known that nothing comes easy in life . . . or death. Written, produced, and directed by Ray Spivey and Jeff Kerr. This award-winning indie thriller stars Mike Gassaway, Craig Nigh, Chris Warner, and introduces Jeannie Carter Cruz. Gravitas Ventures will release Writer’s Block on VOD and Digital and all major cable/satellite platforms on Tuesday, November 3.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 9, 2020
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There’s Something Dark Under The Surface Of ‘What Lies Below’ (Trailer)

Writer-director Branden R. Duemmler (Locked In) makes his feature debut with horror-thriller What Lies Below which has a new trailer that you need to see! Just from the trailer, you can tell that something is definitely wrong with Mr. Right. Starring Mena Suvari, the film centers on a 16-year-old girl returning home from camp who learns that her mother has a new boyfriend, one she intends to marry, a man whose charm, intelligence, and beauty makes him look like he’s not human at all. The cast also includes Ema Horvath, Trey Tucker, Troy Iwata, and Haskiri Vazquez. What Lies Below is set to be released On Demand on December 4, 2020, from Vertical Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 9, 2020
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Movie Review: Sleepless Beauty (2020)

Mila (Polina Davydova) has found herself well and truly in some dire fuckin’ straits; she’s been abducted and placed inside a cell, she’s tortured physically and mentally on the regular, and most importantly, denied sleep. When she is allowed a rest period she gets a happy helmet slapped on her noggin which gives her a virtual reality dose of pure nightmare fuel… and all of the above is live streamed to a gaggle of internet trolls that lap it up with a spoon! All of this has to do with the group who abducted our heroine’s plans for some of that good ol’ assassination biz, but what part will Mila play in this, and can she be rescued before she completely succumbs to madness?!! Director Pavel Khvaleev (working from a screenplay courtesy of Aleksandra Khvaleeva) manages to make Sleepless Beauty a cut above most torture porn fright flicks. For one thing; this is more psychological torture than physical, so those

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DanXIII
Nov 9, 2020
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‘Sleepless Beauty’ Wakes Up This November (Trailer)

From Russian director Pavel Khvaleev (Involution) comes the kidnapping horror Sleepless Beauty starring Polina Davydova who he worked with on III: The Ritual. “The film tells a twisted story about a young woman, Mila, who is kidnapped by a mysterious organization known as Recreation. Her unknown abductors talk to her through a loudspeaker and set strict rules: she cannot sleep and has to fulfill bizarre and violent tasks if she hopes to stay alive. At first, it looks like someone’s sick idea of entertainment but as the demands become more intense, Mila begins to realize that she is losing control of her own mind and instead, may be a pawn in a twisted and deadly psychological experiment.” Aleksandra Khvaleeva wrote the film, produced by Frank Ellrich, Georgiy Smirnov, and Elena Talyanksaya. It features cinematography and editing by Khvaleev. And is a Monomania Films Production. Sleepless Beauty made its world premiere at the 2020 Imagine Film Festival and was an official

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 6, 2020

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Gerard Butler Faces The End Of The World This Week In ‘Greenland’

From the producer of the John Wick franchise and director Ric Roman Waugh comes Greenland, the intense apocalyptic disaster thriller starring Gerard Butler. From STXFilms, Greenland centers on John Garrity (Gerard Butler), his estranged wife Allison (Morena Baccarin), and young son Nathan making a perilous journey to their only hope for sanctuary. Amid terrifying news accounts of cities around the world being leveled by the comet’s fragments, the Garrity’s experience the best and worst in humanity. Starring Butler, Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn, David Denman, Hope Davis, Andrew Bachelor, and Joshua Mikel, this intense thrill ride is produced by Butler, Basil Iwanyk, and Alan Siegal. Greenland premieres on premium VOD platforms on December 18, 2020, followed by its debut on HBO and HBO Max in 2021.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 16, 2020
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Season Two Of M. Night Shyamalan’s Series “Servant” Premieres This January

“Servent,” the series from executive produced by M. Night Shyamala is getting a second season early next year on Apple TV. We’ve got the first images and the trailer from season two that tease Season two “takes a supernatural turn with a darker future for all lying ahead as Leanne returns to the brownstone and her true nature is revealed.” Series regulars Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, and Rupert Grint will all be returning to reprise their roles. Created by executive producer and writer Tony Basgallop, the series is also executive produced by Shyamalan, Ashwin Rajan, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch. Co-executive producers include Patrick Markey and Taylor Latham. Season two of “Servant” premieres on Apple TV+ on January 15, 2021, with new episodes airing every Friday.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 14, 2020
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1974’s Controversial Film ‘The Night Porter’ Getting A 4K Restoration Release

CultFilms has now announced the 4K restoration of Liliana Cavani‘s highly controversial 1974 thriller The Night Porter. In the film, “former SS Officer Max (Dirk Bogarde) is a night porter in a Vienna hotel in the 1950s, and a member of a group of covert Nazis who is ruthlessly covering up the atrocities they committed. When beautiful Lucia (Charlotte Rampling) checks in with her husband, she recognizes the night porter from her traumatic past: Max was an officer in the concentration camp who had abused and tortured her when she was his teenage prisoner. Soon Lucia’s husband leaves the hotel for work and Lucia stays behind, finding herself compelled to re-ignite the sadomasochistic relationship she had with her vicious captor.” The Night Porter has been controversial since its initial release in 1974, with Roger Ebert describing the film as ‘a despicable attempt to titillate us by exploiting memories of persecution and suffering’. Now, over 45 years later, Liliana Cavani‘s story

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 14, 2020
Horror Fuel

WWII Set Horror Film ‘Werewolf’ Soon To Be Unleashed

This December writer-director Adrian Panek is taking us back to World War II where we will encounter monstrous beasts in Werewolf. In Werewolf, a group of Jewish and Gypsie children is liberated from a Nazi concentration only to be left at a crumbling mansion surrounded by a forest. They must not only survive soldiers and vicious dogs on the attack but hunger and thirst as well in this tale of terror, and prejudice. Can they survive the dogs of war? Kamil Polnisiak, Nicolas Przygoda, Sonia Mietielica, Danuta Stenka, and Werner Daehn star. The Polish award-winning and fourteen-time nominated festival hit is headed to Blu-ray, DVD, Digital, and VOD in the U.S. on December 1, 2020, from Indiecan Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 13, 2020
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Bruce Willis And Thomas Jane Battle Aliens In The Trailer For ‘Breach’

Bruce Willis stars in the action-packed, sci-fi thriller Breach, landing this winter. Ahead of its release, we’ve got the new trailer that’s out of this world, which reveals a nasty alien out to end humanity. Directed by John Suits, based on the screenplay by Edward Drake, Corey Large, Breach follows an interstellar ark fleeing a devastating plague on Earth when it comes under attack from a new threat; a shape-shifting alien force intent on slaughtering what is left of humanity. Cody Kearsley, Rachel Nichols, and Thomas Jane also star in Breach, landing in theaters and on Digital and On Demand on December 18, 2020, from Saban Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2020
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New ‘Antebellum’ Clip And Images Take Viewers Behind The Scenes

To celebrate today’s home release of the horrifying, suspense-filled thriller, Antebellum, we have a brand new special features behind-the-scenes video from the Blu-ray to share with you as well as new images. Featuring an all-star cast including Janelle Monáe (Hidden Figures, Moonlight, Harriet), Eric Lange (TV’s “Escape at Dannemora,” “Narcos,” “Lost”), Jena Malone (Contact, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Neon Demon), Jack Huston (Kill Your Darlings, American Hustle, Ben-Hur), Kiersey Clemons (Dope, Sweetheart, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising), and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, TV’s “Empire,” Tower Heist), the film aims to spark a “new and innovative way of talking about modern issues” (Janelle Monáe). In the film, successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality that forces her to confront the past, present, and future – before it’s too late. From QC Entertainment, producer of the award-winning films Get Out, Us, and BlacKkKlansman, Antebellum is written, produced, and directed

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2020
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One Man’s ‘Writer’s Block’ May Prove Fatal In New Movie

A struggling writer. A mysterious man with a wad of cash. The opportunity of a lifetime: co-author a book with best-selling author Chester Everett McGraw. All Skip Larson must do is sever ties to the outside world for six months and focus on his greatest passion: writing. It’s an opportunity too good to pass up. But Skip should have known that nothing comes easy in life . . . or death. Written, produced, and directed by Ray Spivey and Jeff Kerr. This award-winning indie thriller stars Mike Gassaway, Craig Nigh, Chris Warner, and introduces Jeannie Carter Cruz. Gravitas Ventures will release Writer’s Block on VOD and Digital and all major cable/satellite platforms on Tuesday, November 3.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 9, 2020
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There’s Something Dark Under The Surface Of ‘What Lies Below’ (Trailer)

Writer-director Branden R. Duemmler (Locked In) makes his feature debut with horror-thriller What Lies Below which has a new trailer that you need to see! Just from the trailer, you can tell that something is definitely wrong with Mr. Right. Starring Mena Suvari, the film centers on a 16-year-old girl returning home from camp who learns that her mother has a new boyfriend, one she intends to marry, a man whose charm, intelligence, and beauty makes him look like he’s not human at all. The cast also includes Ema Horvath, Trey Tucker, Troy Iwata, and Haskiri Vazquez. What Lies Below is set to be released On Demand on December 4, 2020, from Vertical Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 9, 2020
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Movie Review: Sleepless Beauty (2020)

Mila (Polina Davydova) has found herself well and truly in some dire fuckin’ straits; she’s been abducted and placed inside a cell, she’s tortured physically and mentally on the regular, and most importantly, denied sleep. When she is allowed a rest period she gets a happy helmet slapped on her noggin which gives her a virtual reality dose of pure nightmare fuel… and all of the above is live streamed to a gaggle of internet trolls that lap it up with a spoon! All of this has to do with the group who abducted our heroine’s plans for some of that good ol’ assassination biz, but what part will Mila play in this, and can she be rescued before she completely succumbs to madness?!! Director Pavel Khvaleev (working from a screenplay courtesy of Aleksandra Khvaleeva) manages to make Sleepless Beauty a cut above most torture porn fright flicks. For one thing; this is more psychological torture than physical, so those

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Nov 9, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Sleepless Beauty’ Wakes Up This November (Trailer)

From Russian director Pavel Khvaleev (Involution) comes the kidnapping horror Sleepless Beauty starring Polina Davydova who he worked with on III: The Ritual. “The film tells a twisted story about a young woman, Mila, who is kidnapped by a mysterious organization known as Recreation. Her unknown abductors talk to her through a loudspeaker and set strict rules: she cannot sleep and has to fulfill bizarre and violent tasks if she hopes to stay alive. At first, it looks like someone’s sick idea of entertainment but as the demands become more intense, Mila begins to realize that she is losing control of her own mind and instead, may be a pawn in a twisted and deadly psychological experiment.” Aleksandra Khvaleeva wrote the film, produced by Frank Ellrich, Georgiy Smirnov, and Elena Talyanksaya. It features cinematography and editing by Khvaleev. And is a Monomania Films Production. Sleepless Beauty made its world premiere at the 2020 Imagine Film Festival and was an official

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 6, 2020
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