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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 […]

PCS reveals epic half-scale Conan the Barbarian Elite Series Statue

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By Crom! PCS has shared promotional images for its upcoming epic 1:2 scale Conan Elite Series Statue inspired by the likeness of Arnold Schwarzenegger as Robert E. Howard’s iconic pulp hero from the 1982 sword and sorcery feature Conan the Barbarian. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $2,505; take a look here…Standing […]

Wendigo horror The Legend of Lake Hollow gets a trailer and poster

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Ahead of its VOD release later this month, Vision Films has shared a trailer and poster for director Chris Hollo’s psychological horror The Legend of Lake Hollow.Inspired by the Wendigo of Native American folklore, the film centres on a group of friends as they take a trip to a remote lakeside cabin and discover something […]

Disney’s Descendants: The Rise of Red gets first teaser trailer

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Disney+ has shared a teaser for Descendants: The Rise of Red, the next instalment in the hit fantasy musical franchise, which introduces us to Auradon Prep’s new headmaster, the former Villain Kid Uma (China Anne McClain); watch it below…In this newest installment in the mega-hit “Descendants” franchise, former Villain Kid Uma, now headmaster of Auradon […]

Fantastical, Flawed and Madcap: 80s British Horror Cinema

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We take a look back at the curious case of 80s British Horror – an era of odd fusions, oddities, indulgent auteurs and flawed cult favourites…Think of those iconic periods in horror around the world. German expressionist horror of the 1920s and 30s, the Giallo boom of the 60s and 70s, British hammer horror of […]

Zack Snyder knows 300 is a little gay and wants to push it further

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You’re opening up to an interesting conversation when you appear on the Joe Rogan podcast.With the host’s proficiency to push buttons, you can see why a very outspoken filmmaker like Zack Snyder could have a field day. He had already spoken about Rebel Moon being seen by more people than Barbie and made some spicy […]

Nicolas Cage leads his family through a post-apocalyptic nightmare in Arcadian trailer

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RLJE Films has released a trailer for director Benjamin Brewer’s (The Trust) post-apocalyptic survival horror Arcadian.Nicolas Cage stars as Paul, a father living in the safety of a remote fortified farmhouse with his two sons in a future where normal life has been decimated by a mysterious evil. But when one of his children fails […]