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Netflix and Mike Flanagan bringing The Haunting of Hill House to the small screen

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Streaming giants Netflix has tapped filmmaker Mike Flanagan (Hush, Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil) to write, direct and produce a ten episode of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House, Deadline is reporting. The project – titled Haunting – is being produced by Paramount TV and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV and has received […]

Don Cheadle is the Prince of Darkness

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Don Cheadle is in talks to produce and star in an adaptation of Shane White’s biography Prince of Darkness: The Untold Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street’s First Black Millionaire, which will reunite him with screenwriter Steven Baigelman, who co-wrote Cheadle’s directorial debut Miles Ahead. The official Amazon description for Prince of Darkness reads: […]

Wonder Woman has been banned in Lebanon, new poster released

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Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman has been banned in Lebanon due to its star Gal Gadot’s Israeli nationality. Wonder Woman is riding a wave of anticipation right now with reviews for the movie being particularly impressive; it currently has the highest RT rating of any DC or Marvel movie. But it isn’t all good news for […]

Tom Holland wants Chris Pratt or Jake Gyllenhaal to play Sully in the Uncharted movie

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It was recently announced that Spider-Man: Homecoming actor Tom Holland would be lacing up his boots to play a young Nathan Drake in an upcoming movie adaptation based on the Uncharted video game franchise. While this opens up a whole avenue of storytelling for writers to explore, one aspect of the story needs to stay […]

The Conjuring 3 will not center around a haunted house

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While numerous long-running horror franchises fall into the trap of making later installments carbon copies of early installments, Warner Bros. will look to avoid making this mistake with its third Conjuring film. Although Warner Bros. has yet to assign The Conjuring 3 an official release date, the film seems to be all but a sure thing, […]

Movie Review – Sodom (2017)

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Sodom, 2017. Written and Directed by Mark Wilshin. Starring Pip Brignall and Jo Weil. SYNOPSIS: British soccer hopeful Will finds himself naked and handcuffed to a streetlight in Berlin after his stag night goes awry. He is rescued by Michael, a dashing local, and the two head back to Michael’s apartment for a night of […]

Movie Review – London Has Fallen (2016)

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London Has Fallen, 2016 Directed by Babak Najafi. Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Radha Mitchell, Patrick Kennedy, Robert Forster, Melissa Leo, Charlotte Riley, Shivani Ghai, Mehdi Dehbi, Waleed Zuaiter, Alon Aboutboul, Jackie Earle Haley, and Michael Wildman. SYNOPSIS: In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to […]

Blu-ray Review – Klown (2010)

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Klown, 2010. Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard. Starring Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Marcuz Jess Petersen, Mia Lyhne, Iben Hjejle, and Niels Weyde. SYNOPSIS: In order to prove to his pregnant girlfriend that he is father material, Frank brings his 12-year-old nephew along on a weekend canoeing trip with his friend Casper, although the trip is really […]

Green Lantern may not feature in the DC Extended Universe until after Justice League

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It looks like Green Lantern fans have a lengthy wait before they see the character making his DC Extended Universe debut, with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice producer Greg Silverman revealing to EW that he won’t be appearing in Justice League Part One, and may not even feature until the Green Lantern Corps movie in […]