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Trailer for Michael Shannon-directed Eric LaRue starring Judy Greer

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Magnolia Pictures has released a poster and trailer for Eric LaRue, the feature directorial debut of Michael Shannon. Adapted from Brett Neveu’s 2002 play of the same name, the film stars Judy Greer as Janice, a mother struggling to seek solace in her faith as she tries to cope with the fallout after her son […]

Freaky Tales trailer features Pedro Pascal and Ben Mendelsohn in sprawling ’80s set tale

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Lionsgate has released the trailer for Captain Marvel writer/directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s latest film, Freaky Tales. Ambitiously described as four interconnected stories set in 1987 Oakland, CA. that weave a tale about the love of music, movies, people, places and memories beyond our knowable universe, Freaky Tales stars Pedro Pascal (The Fantastic Four: […]

Sergio Leone: The Revolution of the Western biographical graphic novel incoming from Titan

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Having tackled Quentin Tarantino, Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, acclaimed creator Amazing Ameziane is turning his attention to Sergio Leone for his next biographical graphic novel, with Sergio Leone: The Revolution of the Western set to explore the life and movies of the filmmaker behind the iconic Spaghetti Westerns A Fistful of Dollars, For […]

Zombie horror-comedy Don’t Get Eaten unveils trailer and poster

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Ahead of its release this March, a poster and trailer have arrived online for directors George and Joseph Simon’s horror comedy Don’t Get Eaten. The film follows Noah, a stay-at-home dad that has his own online survival channel who gets to put his knowledge to the test when an zombie apocalypse breaks out on a […]

Mystery-thriller Death 4 Dinner gets a trailer and poster

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Ahead of its release this March, a poster and trailer have arrived online for director Lana Read’s mystery thriller Death 4 Dinner. The film centres on two detectives as they investigate the mysterious death of a senator as his quirky family argue over who killed him and the wealth they hope to inherit.   The film […]

Matt Damon is Odysseus in first image from Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

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It was only a couple of days ago that Christopher Nolan was still adding cast members to his eagerly-anticipated adaptation of epic Greek mythology The Odyssey, but now we get our first look at the film’s lead character Odysseus, played by Matt Damon. Unveiled by the The Odyssey‘s official X account, which also underlined the […]

Oft-delayed Red Sonja reboot to finally get 2025 release

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Having been gathering dust for two years in post-production purgatory, the oft-delayed Red Sonja reboot is finally set to secure a release in 2025.  According to Deadline, Signature Entertainment has picked up the rights to the fantasy flick from Millennium Media, and will release it in U.K. and Irish cinemas sometime this year. Millennium had […]

Blu-ray Review – Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)

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Legend of the Eight Samurai, 1983. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Starring Hiroko Yakushimaru, Sonny Chiba, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yuki Meguro, Masaki Kyômoto, Kenji Ôba, and Mari Natsuki.   SYNOPSIS: A princess is hunted down by a rival clan, who were destroyed and have been reanimated as demons. Based on the expansive 19th century novel Nanso Satomi […]

Captain America earns $192 million worldwide, while Bridget Jones does boffo box office

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Despite soft projections and a mixed critical response, Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World has posted decent numbers from its opening weekend at the worldwide box-office.  We called Brave New World the “same new mediocrity” in our ★★ review (which you can read here), and the film launched with 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, but […]