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Talk To me directors exit Street Fighter movie

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Two of the hottest young directors in the game have a busy film slate, which means certain projects must be cut. And sadly, the Australian twin filmmaking duo Danny and Michael Philippou must drop out of directing Street Fighter.The filmmakers behind 2023’s smash horror hit Talk To Me are gearing up to helm a new […]

TIFF 2024 line-up sees David Cronenberg tribute, new Mike Flanagan and Amy Adams films

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TIFF season is upon us. The 49th Toronto International Film Festival will send a jolt of energy to the film industry, and this year’s celebration will have some stellar films and well-earned awards. Legendary Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg will be honored, alongside Amy Adams and Sandra Oh, who will be the inaugural Tribute Awards Honorary […]

Jesse Eisenberg & Kieran Culkin take a poignant trip to Poland in the trailer for A Real Pain

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Searchlight Pictures has released the first trailer for Jesse Eisenberg’s Sundance favourite A Real Pain, which sees the actor directing and starring alongside Kieran Culkin (Succession) as cousins who reunite for a tour of Poland to honour their grandmotherEisenberg’s sophomore feature following 2022’s When You Finishing Saving the World, A Real Pain also stars Jennifer […]

Exclusive Interview – Chris Lawing discusses his new Gravitas Ventures crime drama/thriller Penitentia

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Releasing over 300 new films annually, Gravitas Ventures has become one of the largest all rights distributors in the world. Some of their latest movies include The Present starring Greg Kinnear, Bad Behaviour starring Jennifer Connelly and Chasing Raine directed by Quinanthony & Lee Bateman. Another title worth paying attention to is Chris Lawing’s Penitentia.Starring […]

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead trailer brings silent survival horror to consoles and PC

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While Hollywood seems intent on mining the video game industry for horror titles in the wake of the success of Five Nights of Freddy’s, one franchise is going the other way as Saber Interactive has announced the upcoming release of A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, an all-new survival horror title based upon Paramount Pictures’ […]

Smile 2 trailer reveals the twisted life of a pop star and the smiling curse

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This is nothing to smile about…the curse is global.If you recall, Smile was one of the 2022 smash horror hits in a year dominated by modern horror classics. A sequel is coming, and our smiles couldn’t be bigger.In what looks to expand the scale and scope of the horror film, Paramount’s newly released teaser for […]

Jason Patric joins the cast of Terrifier 3

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With filming having wrapped last week, Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting have announced that the cast of the hotly-anticipated Terrifier 3 has expanded with the inclusion of The Lost Boys star Jason Patric.“To say it’s an honor and a privilege having Jason on board is an understatement,” states director Damien Leone. “He’s one of the best […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Chinatown (1974)

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Chinatown, 1974.Directed by Roman Polanski. Starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, and John Huston.SYNOPSIS:The classic Chinatown makes its 4K Ultra HD debut with a stunning transfer, a trio of new bonus features (along with legacy content), and a copy of the sequel, The Two Jakes, on a Blu-ray disc. Highly […]

Four Weddings and a Funeral at 30: The Quintessentially British Romantic Comedy

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Hasitha Fernando dives into the story behind Four Weddings and a Funeral as the classic British rom-com turns 30…Is there a more quintessentially British rom-com out there than Four Weddings and a Funeral? I honestly don’t think so. The movie introduced us to a multitude of uber-talented creatives – the dashingly handsome Hugh Grant and […]