The Columnist, 2020. Directed by Ivo van Aart. Starring Katja Herbers, Genio de Groot, Rein Hofman, and Bram van der Kelen. SYNOPSIS: Columnist and author Femke is flooded with anonymous nasty messages and death threats on social media. One day she has enough and decides to take revenge. Social media-minded horror films are a dime […]
Exclusive Interview – Production Designer Melanie Jones on Bill & Ted: Face The Music
Production designer Melanie Jones has worked on numerous projects in film and television across a twenty year career which includes The Purge and Whiplash. She recently took the time to talk to Martin Carr about her involvement with Bill & Ted: Face The Music. How did you first get approached for this project? I got […]
Vinnie Jones cast in Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins
Hardman actor Vinnie Jones has signed on for a role in Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins, the fifth instalment in the British crime thriller series, ahead of principal photography this October. Jones is set to portray Bernard O’Mahoney, an associate of Essex Boys member Tony Tucker, once again played by Terry Stone who returns to […]
Casting begins on Urban Legend reboot
Collider is reporting that Sydney Chandler (SKAM Austin), Katherine McNamara (Arrow) and Keith Powers (Straight Outta Compton) are in talks to star in a reboot of the 1998 slasher Urban Legend for Sony’s Screen Gems. According to the site, the new movie will bring the franchise into the digital age and focus on “a diverse […]
Arrow Video FrightFest 2020 Review – Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business, 2020. Directed by Justin McConnell. Featuring George A. Romero, Guillermo del Toro, Richard Stanley, Barbara Crampton, Paul Schrader, and Michael Biehn. SYNOPSIS: Following five years in the life and career of an independent filmmaker, supported by dozens of interviews, posing one question: how does an indie filmmaker survive […]
Comic Book Preview – Justice League #52
This Tuesday sees the release of Justice League #52, and we’ve got the official preview for you here; check it out… “The Garden of Mercy” part two of two! For the first time, the Justice League explores the planet of the Black Mercy’s origin. One flower is enough to incapacitate even the strongest hero, but […]
Giallo-inspired slasher The Last Laugh gets a trailer, poster and images
Ahead of its VOD release this September, High Octane Pictures as unveiled a trailer, poster and images for writer-director Jeremy Berg’s upcoming slasher horror The Last Laugh which follows Myles (Steve Vanderzee), a stand-up comedian on the edge of success who discovers a murderer is on the loose in the theatre where he’s about to […]
Nicolas Cage to voice a vodka-drinking dragon in Amazon series Highfire
Deadline is reporting that Nicolas Cage has signed on to voice a vodka-drinking dragon in Highfire, a TV series adaptation of Artemis Fowl author Eion Colfer’s fantasy novel which is said to be in the vein of “Pete’s Dragon meets True Detective“. Here’s the logline: Once upon a time, dragons ruled the earth and Lord […]
Kyle MacLachlan shares his excitement for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune reboot
Kyle MacLachlan, the star of 1984’s Dune movie, says that he is really looking forward to watching Denis Villeneuve’s new adaptation. When it comes to compelling sci-fi films, director Denis Villeneuve really seems to have the recipe down after Arrival and Blade Runner 2049. This certainly makes his adaptation of Dune for the big screen […]
New trailer for Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood looks at the game’s hero
Nacon and Cyanide Studios have revealed a new trailer for Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood. This new trailer introduces us to the game’s hero, Cahal, as he takes a trip to the premises of the corrupt Endron company. Watch this trailer below…. The game’s protagonist Cahal is a werewolf that has been banished from his […]