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Kevin Bacon reunites with Stir of Echoes director for Blumhouse horror-thriller You Should Have Left

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Variety is reporting that Kevin Bacon has signed on to produce and star in You Should Have Left, a new horror-thriller from Blumhouse Productions and writer-director David Koepp (Stir of Echoes, Secret Window). Based on Daniel Kehlmann’s 2017 novel of the same name, the film will follow a screenwriter who moves to a remote house […]

Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge cast in Showtime’s City on a Hill

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Showtime has announced that Kevin Bacon (The Following) and Aldis Hodge (Underground) have been cast in the pilot for City on a Hill, a one-hour drama which presents a fictional account of what was called the ‘Boston Miracle’. Hodge will play District Attorney Decourcy Ward, who moves from Brooklyn to Boston and formed an unlikely […]

Robert Englund wants Kevin Bacon to play Freddy Krueger in Nightmare on Elm Street reboot

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Horror icon Robert Englund has a dream-pick for who should play the next Freddy Krueger. Speaking to Cinema Blend, the Nightmare on Elm Street actor expresses his desire for a Freddy Krueger a bit more light on his feet: “Well the gossip I’ve heard, and I don’t know how valid this is, but there has […]

Tremors TV pilot adds three to its cast

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It looks like we have our first three new additions to the cast of Syfy’s Tremors TV pilot, with Deadline reporting that Emily Tremaine (Vinyl), Megan Ketch (Jane the Virgin) and Shiloh Fernandez (Evil Dead) are joining the previously announced Kevin Bacon. The Tremors pilot will serve as a sequel to the cult 1990 film, […]

Vincenzo Natali to direct the Tremors TV pilot

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Deadline is reporting that director Vincenzo Natali (Cube, Splice) has signed on to direct the pilot episode of Syfy’s Tremors TV series. The pilot is written by Andrew Miller (The Secret Circle) and will take place 25 years after the original movie, as Perfection, NV once again comes under threat from the killer Graboid worms. […]

DVD Review – Patriots Day (2016)

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Patriots Day, 2016. Directed by Peter Berg Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Christopher O’Shea, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Wolff, Themo Melikidze, Jimmy O. Yang, Jake Picking, and Melissa Benoist. SYNOPSIS: Recounting the events of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and the subsequent investigation and manhunt to find those responsible. When […]

Movie Review – Patriots Day (2016)

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Patriots Day, 2016. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Christopher O’Shea, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Wolff, Themo Melikidze, Jimmy O. Yang, Jake Picking, and Melissa Benoist. SYNOPSIS: April 15th, 2013.  As the Boston Marathon is in full swing, two brothers set off homemade bombs in an act […]

Movie Review – Patriots Day (2016)

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Patriots Day, 2016. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Christopher O’Shea, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Wolff, Themo Melikidze, Jimmy O. Yang, Jake Picking, and Melissa Benoist. SYNOPSIS: An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis’s actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing […]

Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg’s Boston Marathon bombing movie Patriots Day gets a first trailer

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  Coming off of the slightly disappointing opening weekend results for Deepwater Horizon, CBS Films has released the first trailer for Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg’s second collaboration of the year, Patriots Day. Much like Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day is based on fairly recent true events, in this case, the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three […]