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THE FURIOUS: Legendary Producer Bill Kong Hires Big Guns to Make a Big Action Movie!

Yesterday Variety broke news that legendary Hong Kong producer Bill Kong (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, House of Flying Daggers, Fearless) has started production on a new action film called The Furious in Bangkok, Thailand, and he's enlisted the help of...

Now Streaming: FURIA S2, Nordic Political Thriller

Pål Sverre Hagen, Ine Marie Wilmann, and Boryz Szyc star in the tense Norwegian series, now streaming on Viaplay.

DANCING VILLAGE: THE CURSE BEGINS Interview: Kimo Stamboel And Their New Supernatural Thriller

Kimo Stamboel's latest supernatural chiller, Dancing Village: The Curse Begins, opens in U.S. cinemas tomorrow, April 26th, from Lionsgate Pictures.  Despite having written about and supported Stamboel throughout their career, ever since their debut feature film Macabre, I've never truly...

Shudder in May: NIGHTWATCH: DEMONS ARE FOREVER, STOPMOTION And a Lot of TOXIC AVENGER Movies

We believe it is safe to say that Spring is finally here in North America. Relatively safe. Pretty sure it is safe.    Not only will April showers bring May flowers but May also sees the arrival of the new...

Tribeca 2024 Announces Its Features Lineup. June Looks Exciting!

Located in the heart of lower Manhattan, the Tribeca Film Festival has become known for big stars in some very good movies, including a number of genre titles that always catch our eye. The features lineup for the 2024 edition,...

WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES Blu-ray Review: The Profound and Desperate Hours

Given the uniqueness and weirdness of the films of Bela Tarr, it's surprising that more of his films are not part of the Criterion collection. Here's hoping that his masterpiece Werckmeister Harmonies is but the first. A stark and deeply...

FREE FALL: Zachary Levi to Headline XYZ Films' Action Thriller Directed by Zoe Bell

A father attempts to mend fences with his separated daughter during a climbing trip that turns tragically wrong when an incident leaves them stranded.

Bertrand Bonello's COMA Heads for U.S. Release

As soon as I hit 'publish' on my article on films by director Bertrand Bonello that are now streaming, I realized I forgot to mention his penultimate film, Coma, which is currently not streaming. Then came the very welcome news...

SOMETHING IN THE WATER Trailer: Shark Horror Flick Coming Early May

A dream destination wedding turns deadly as five friends are forced to confront their fears and brave the open waters.

Criterion in July 2024: FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE and PERFECT DAYS Coming Soon

Also: 'Black God, White Devil' from Brazil, 'Pat Garret and Billy the Kid' from Sam Peckinpah, 'Risky Business' from Paul Brickman, 'Le samourai' from Melville in 4K.

DAMAGED Exclusive Clip: Samuel L. Jackson and Vincent Cassel Star in Crime Thriller

Terry McDonough (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) has a new crime thriller, Damaged, out now in theaters, on-demand, and digital platforms. We have an exclusive clip to share with you this morning.   McDonough's movie has a star lineup of...

Now Playing: CIVIL WAR Divides, STING Scares, ARCADIAN Bites

Plus: 'All You Need Is Death,' 'In Flames,' 'Housekeeping for Beginners,' 'The First Omen.'

STING: An Interview With Alyla Browne (And Sometimes The Director, Kiah Roache-Turner)

Having already cracked a tube of conversation with Sting director Kiah Roache-Turner in our mega-sesh last week we turned our attention to his young star, Alyla Browne. We gave Kiah the night off and let his star share her thoughts...

IN FLAMES Interview: A Conversation With Director Zarrar Khan

Earlier today we sat down with Zarrar Khan, director of the Pakistani Canadian drama horror In Flames. Opening tomorrow in cinemas on April 12th In Flames was Pakistan's submission in the previous Acadamy Awards, is a double nominee for the...

SPEAK NO EVIL: Trailer For The Blumhouse Remake is Here

The first trailer for the U.S. remake of the Danish horror thriller is here. Produced by Jason Blum and starring James McAvoy.

CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT: Drafthouse Films Acquires North American Rights to New Version, Reimagined And Restored in 4K

Drafthouse Films acquires North American rights to Caligula: The Ultimate Cut, fully reimagined and restored in 4K. Opens in theaters throughout North America this summer, followed by a release on 4K UHD Blu-ray and digital platforms.

KILL Official Teaser: India's Bloodiest Action Film is Coming This July

Follows a passenger on a train to New Delhi. The train soon becomes a combat battleground as a pair of commandos face an army of invading bandits.

NIGHTWATCH: DEMONS ARE FOREVER: Sequel to The Danish Cult Thriller From 1994 Streams on Shudder on May 17th

April has only just begun but we got news from Shudder today about something special coming up next month. On May7th Shudder will start streamding Nighwatch: Demons are Forever, the sequel to the 1994 horror thriller, Nightwatch.    Original cast...

The Genre Film Lab 2024: Accelerator Program For Women And Gender Diverse Genre Filmmakers in Canada Announces Film Teams

The five projects selected for this year's edition of The Genre Film Lab (formerly known as From Our Dark Side) have been announced. The acclerators program provides support for genre projects that are at an advanced stage of development. The...

STING Interview: A Mega Sesh With Director Kiah Roache-Turner

Because a movie about a humongous mutant spider derserves a humongous mutant interview!   Not content to work within the boundries of the press junket system (though we are deeply indebted to each and every publicist who does their job...