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Glasgow Film Festival 2024 Review – Black Dog

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Black Dog, 2023.Directed by George Jaques. Starring Jamie Flatters, Keenan Munn-Francis, Nicholas Pinnock, Paul Kaye, Hattie Morahan, and Ruby Stokes.SYNOPSIS:Two teenage boys from very different London backgrounds embark on a road trip North together. As they start to open up about their pasts, the boys learn they have far more in common than they first […]

Trailer for hitman comedy LaRoy, Texas starring Steve Zahn, John Magaro and Dylan Baker

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Ahead of its release this April, a trailer, poster and images have arrived online for the comedy thriller LaRoy, Texas.Written and directed by Shane Atkinson, the film stars John Magaro as Ray, a depressed man who is mistaken for a hitman and handed an envelope of cash, but when the actual hitman comes looking for […]

2024 SXSW Film Festival Review – Desert Road

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Desert Road, 2024.Written and Directed by Shannon Triplett. Starring Kristine Froseth, Frances Fisher, Beau Bridges, Ryan Hurst, D.B. Woodside, Max Mattern, Rachel Dratch, and Edwin Garcia II.SYNOPSIS:A young woman crashes her car and walks down the road seeking help, only to find that she ends up back at her car no matter which way she […]

Halloween is going back to the “foundation” of the slasher franchise with TV series

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Miramax is looking to take Halloween back to basics. During a recent Variety spread, Miramax TV Boss Marc Helwig revealed his plans for the new era on television. That’s when the conversation turned to the recent acquisition of Halloween under the Miramax umbrella.Helwig says the recent deal with Trancas to develop and co-produce a Halloween […]

Katy O’Brian confirms “chaotic” nature of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania production

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If you saw Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, you can obviously see how messy it was to create and to watch, and we now have confirmation from one of the film’s stars, Katy O’Brian, that it was precisely as rough to shoot as it seemed.While promoting her new film Love Lies Bleeding, O’Brian confirmed to […]

10 Stunning Performances Outrageously Snubbed by the Oscars

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It’s the Oscars, so it’s time to look at ten stunning performances the Academy outrageously snubbed…Oscar season is an exciting time of the year. It’s fair to say that every year, for one reason or another, contentious decisions are made as well as glaring omissions. The desperation from some actors to snag an Oscar nomination […]

Angela Bassett addresses the “disappointment” of losing out on an Oscar for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

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Angela Bassett was the front-runner for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, but during the 2023 Oscars, Jamie Lee Curtis picked up the honor for Everything, Everywhere All At Once.This marked Bassett’s second nomination, the first being for Best Actress in What’s Love Got to Do with It. The Marvel […]

Tim Curry’s Pennywise terrifies with new It sixth scale figure from Sideshow

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Sideshow has unveiled the sixth scale Pennywise figure which is inspired by the likeness of Tim Curry as the iconic malevolent dancing clown in the 1990 Stephen King adaptation It. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $285; take a look here… The Pennywise Sixth Scale Figure features a detailed likeness to actor Tim […]

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey and Megan Fox lead Razzie Awards winners

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We now know who won at this year’s infamous Razzie Awards.One of the prominent names who swept the 44th Golden Raspberry Awards was 2023’s Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey. Ahead of this year’s sequel to the low-budget horror slasher, the Rhys Frake-Waterfield film took home five less-than-desired awards.Megan Fox also had a rough outing at this […]