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A24’s Death of a Unicorne reveals full cast including Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E. Grant and more

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A24 has announced the full cast for its upcoming film Death of a Unicorne with Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) and Richard E. Grant (Saltburn) leading. Writer and producer Alex Scharfman (Resurrection) will be making her directorial debut on the film. Death of a Unicorne focuses on “a father (Rudd) and daughter (Ortega) who accidentally […]

First trailer for John Carpenter’s new video game Toxic Commando

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For decades now, The Thing & Halloween director John Carpenter has dove head first into the world of gaming. He’s set to release a brand-new horror title in 2024. During Summer Game Fest 2023, we got our first look at John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando. The project is described as an “explosive, co-op first-person shooter” inspired […]

Blu-ray Review – In Search of Tomorrow (2022)

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In Search of Tomorrow, 2022. Directed by David A. Weiner. Starring Lance Guest, Clancy Brown, Sean Young, Wil Wheaton, Catherine Mary Stewart, John Carpenter, Adrienne Barbeau, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith, Jenette Goldstein, Joe Dante, Carrie Henn, Bruce Boxleitner, Shane Black, Dee Wallace, Mark Rolston, Barry Bostwick, Ivan Reitman, Billy Dee Williams, […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Escape From L.A. (1996)

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Escape From L.A., 1996. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda, Georges Corraface, Cliff Robertson, and Pam Grier. SYNOPSIS: Escape From L.A. makes its 4K debut in an edition that’s lacking an accompanying Blu-ray, although there is a code for a digital copy. Unfortunately, the film’s trailer is the […]

Halloween with film critic Tom Percival | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #66

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On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Tom Percival discusses John Carpenter’s early slasher classic Halloween… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Tom Percival stops by for a chat about Halloween […]

Danny McBride on bringing the dread back to the Halloween franchise, discusses his favorite horror flicks

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This is usually the part, when talking about a film in early production, where one writes: “While there isn’t that much information to go by just yet… “. However, that really isn’t the case with Danny McBride’s upcoming Halloween reboot. McBride has offered a wealth of information on the project since its announcement. So far, we’ve […]

Danny McBride says new Halloween is a sequel to the first two movies, promises “straight-up horror”

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Last week came the rather exciting news that John Carpenter is returning to the Halloween franchise to executive produce a new movie, which will be directed by David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express) from a script by Green and Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down). Initially, the project was described as a reboot, but speaking to CinemaBlend, […]

Scarlett Johansson defends Ghost in the Shell whitewashing, Warcraft 2 update, Halloween reboot and more – Daily News Roundup

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SCARJO DEFENDS GHOST IN THE SHELL One of the big talking points coming out of the casting of Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell was the reported “whitewashing” of the role. Many have come out to defend the casting, and now Johansson herself has spoken out about it. “I certainly would never presume to play […]