Vampironica is a new Archie Horror series launching in March from Greg and Megan Smallwood that we first heard about back in 2015 at the Sdcc, and knowing what a big fan base the series has – plus the fact that American Werewolf in London and Fright Night were big influences on the writers, we […]
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- 12/12/2017
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
The Room is what many consider to be one of the worst movies to ever be made. It was funded, produced, written and directed by “entrepreneur” Tommy Wiseau for $6 million. It was supposed to be his passion project, instead, it turned into a cult classic.
Now The Room seems to be getting a breath of new life, a film about the making of The Room is making the festival rounds this fall and could become a cult classic of its own. The Disaster Artist stars James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie, Zach Efron, Sharon Stone, Melanie Griffith and, yes, Bryan Cranston as himself. The film was all the rage at SXSW this past March and is about to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Wiseau has been fairly quiet about the film, but now he has more or less, given his stamp of approval. James Franco told...
Now The Room seems to be getting a breath of new life, a film about the making of The Room is making the festival rounds this fall and could become a cult classic of its own. The Disaster Artist stars James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie, Zach Efron, Sharon Stone, Melanie Griffith and, yes, Bryan Cranston as himself. The film was all the rage at SXSW this past March and is about to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Wiseau has been fairly quiet about the film, but now he has more or less, given his stamp of approval. James Franco told...
- 8/11/2017
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
If you’re looking for an excuse to spend more time at home and out of the summer heat this month, then July’s VOD and Digital HD releases have you more than covered, as we have 17 different titles coming our way in the next few weeks.
July kicks off with a pair of digital debuts on July 4th—Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire and the indie thriller Blood Hunters—and just a few days later, both Bad Frank and the new Ghost in the Shell movie make their digital bows as well. July 11th is a busy day, too, with four different releases—The Answer, The Blessed Ones, White Raven, and Gremlin—and then just a week later, we get several more titles to choose from, including Lake Alice, Phoenix Forgotten, and Bonejangles.
July’s VOD releases are capped off by the digital debuts of Killing Ground on July...
July kicks off with a pair of digital debuts on July 4th—Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire and the indie thriller Blood Hunters—and just a few days later, both Bad Frank and the new Ghost in the Shell movie make their digital bows as well. July 11th is a busy day, too, with four different releases—The Answer, The Blessed Ones, White Raven, and Gremlin—and then just a week later, we get several more titles to choose from, including Lake Alice, Phoenix Forgotten, and Bonejangles.
July’s VOD releases are capped off by the digital debuts of Killing Ground on July...
- 7/3/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
“We are Ireland. We are inevitable.”
Each summer, while the multiplexes are filled with the big spectacles and epic blockbusters, the little gems that grip us with their humor, their tragedy and their humanity, manage to find their ways into the cinemas. This year it’s The Journey, the gripping account of how two men from opposite sides of the political spectrum came together to change the course of history.
In 2006, amidst the ongoing, decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland, representatives from the two warring factions meet for negotiations. In one corner is Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall), the deeply conservative British loyalist; in the other is Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney), a former Irish Republican Army leader who has devoted his life to the cause of Irish reunification. Opposites in every way, the two men at first seem to have little chance of ever finding common ground. But over the course of an impromptu, detour-filled car ride through the Scottish countryside, each begins to see the other less as an enemy, and more as an individual—a breakthrough that promises to at last bring peace to the troubled region.
Driven by two virtuoso central performances, The Journey is a more-relevant-than-ever reminder of how simple humanity can overcome political division. Freddie Highmore, Toby Stephens, Catherine McCormack and John Hurt co-star. (Review)
I recently spoke with the director of The Journey, award winning director Nick Hamm. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Hamm directed cult-classic The Hole (2001), starring Thora Birch and Keira Knightley, in her feature film debut. He also helmed Lionsgate’s thriller Godsend (2004), starring Robert DeNiro, Rebecca Romijn and Greg Kinnear.
Hamm later produced and directed the 80’s U2-centric comedy, Killing Bono (2011) for Paramount Pictures and Northern Ireland Screen, starring Ben Barnes, Robert Sheehan and Pete Postelwaite.
During our discussion about his latest movie, the British director and I talked about the film’s mixture of tension and humor, the human story and the message of The Journey.
We Are Movie Geeks: The Journey is a good story that should be told – the type that audiences don’t see anymore. It opened in 2016 in Toronto and then Venice, and finally had its premiere at the Belfast Film Festival in May 2017. What was the crowd’s reaction and how was it received?
Nick Hamm: That was a really extraordinary event. I’ve seen it now with thousands of people watching the movie and if you’re going to see a movie like this, you really need to take it back to Northern Ireland to see what they make of it. In the end, that’s where the authenticity of the film is. It is important to us. The event was attended by nearly a thousand people and political leaders from both sides of the community came so we had politicians from Sinn Féin and politicians from the Democratic Unionist Party (Dup). It was a very emotional and momentous event because in many respects it reminded people of something that they had achieved and had risked losing.
We Are Movie Geeks: It is such an interesting script by writer Colin Bateman, one that is funny, sad, and dramatic. Tell me about lead actors Timothy Spall (Paisley) and Colm Meaney (McGuinness – who died recently in March) and the casting. Their characters became known as ”the Chuckle Brothers”. Both actors were very impressive to watch.
Nick Hamm: What underscores everything is the fact that Colin’s script is so good and when that happens, you attract really good actors. Both Tim and Colm were fantastic partners on the film. Tim had to transform himself – he’s playing a six foot five, Northern Irish politician when in reality he’s a five foot nine London actor. We did some prosthetics on his chin and a little aging on his hair, along with the false teeth. The hair and makeup was done by Polly McKay. Tim became the character of Paisley which was fascinating to watch and he’s one of those actors that totally transforms himself.
Colm is one of Ireland’s best actors. What was important was to find somebody who could give McGuinness sympathy. This is a man whose background is well documented. What do you do? You start by making him human, you give him a life and a backstory. When you put someone like Colm Meany in that role, Colm transforms himself for that. He understands the culture from where that character comes, he understands the basis of that character’s ideology and he understands how that character ticks. If you have that and you are a good actor – which he is, then you have a good combination. It was great to watch him.
We Are Movie Geeks: I was very pleased to see the late John Hurt in the film in what was one of his final roles.
Nick Hamm: We all knew that John was very sick while he was doing the film. When we offered him the movie, he wanted to work until the end and play the part. It was real tribute to have him involved as a part of the film.
We Are Movie Geeks: Irish writer Seamus Heaney, although not a political animal was an artist like yourself. He was affected by “The Troubles” when his cousin Colum was killed as a result of the war – Heaney moved from Northern Ireland to Southern Ireland after that. Has it affected you in any way and was this a partial reason why you made the film?
Nick Hamm: It hasn’t affected me personally but I knew people who were. Growing up I was in school in Northern Ireland and I knew people who had real problems. I could see it with my own eyes, the difficulties back then, and it was an intense situation. The vast portion of the people in Northern Ireland went on about their daily life unaffected by it. The real heroes were the people who got on with their daily lives in that situation.
The Journey for me shows how a unique political friendship was achieved at the personal cost of both men. Both men were vilified by their respective communities, but it was one of the most unique political friendships that I had ever witnessed. For two people who were so antagonistic towards each other, who ultimately came to respect each other, and became friends with each other, is why I made the movie and to tell their story.
We Are Movie Geeks: Despite technically being set in Scotland, and on a plane, The Journey was filmed in Northern Ireland. There’s no green screen and it was filmed on the road with your director of photography Greg Gardiner. What was the approach when you took it out of the plane and into the car?
Nick Hamm: This device protected the claustrophobia that the film so demanded while allowing a political version of a road movie to take place. We decided to not be frightened by the tyranny of the car but rather embrace it and enjoy the conceit. Greg and I had discussed and ultimately rejected the idea of green-screen or back-projection very early. We filmed on the road, creating a ‘mobile studio’; our own little cinematic microcosm
We Are Movie Geeks: There is one scene in particular, where McGuiness and Paisley let down their defenses somewhat, set inside a church and then out in the cemetery, that has real depth.
Nick Hamm: I think in the cemetery scene when Colm breaks down, everyone expects Paisley to be sympathetic and wrap his arms around him, but he rebuffs him and shows him no pity or sympathy. Every scene was like a boxing match with each character winning a round.
We Are Movie Geeks: I appreciated the sound editing and especially the score from Stephen Warbeck who first became known for the music for “Prime Suspect” and won an Academy Award for his score for Shakespeare in Love. It is a really nice score.
Nick Hamm: It was something quite new for him and he really had a go at it.
We Are Movie Geeks: Did you speak to the families and to some of the individuals involved? And what was their reaction?
Nick Hamm: I met McGuiness before he died. The whole film came together very quickly from the start.. From the script to the financing, it was out in about two and a half years. It’s been a very quick process and very rare for an independent film. I did sit with McGuiness before we started filming about his friendship with Paisley and it was fascinating to hear him speak how important the relationship was and how important it was that they maintained contact up to its logical conclusion. I did talk to Paisley’s family and to his son. We wanted to reassure them we were not riding roughshod over the history. But at the same time it was important to be creatively independent. We did not share the screenplay with them at any stage. In the end both families really loved the movie.
Plus Sinn Féin and the Dup (Democratic Unionist Party) really liked the film, which is almost unheard of, both parties liking the same thing never mind the same movie. The most important thing for us was that the story was balanced.
We Are Movie Geeks: Brexit is seemingly in the news all the time now. As a result, checkpoints could be set up again to control borders. The timing of the film and its release couldn’t be more relevant. Will it cause a major headache between Northern Ireland and Ireland? Will it hinder Ireland’s reunification?
Nick Hamm: The question needs to be asked and it’s a dreadful situation. The idea that there will be a border back in Ireland again, I don’t think anybody wants that. I know for a fact that the Dup doesn’t want that and it would be suicide for both the economy and the welfare of the people to start putting border checks back up. That border in Ireland runs through people’s fields and farms. It was never designed to be a hard border, which it was during “The Troubles”. It would be an unmitigated tragedy to go back to that.
We Are Movie Geeks: Speaking of Indie Films, what are your thoughts on how people see films? Many are leaving the cinemas in favor of watching a film at home or on the computers with the advent of Netflix and Hulu, etc.
Nick Hamm: I like that at the beginning of a movie’s life that it has a public screening. I think the ways a film is distributed these days is really fascinating. I don’t distinguish between how and where a movie is watched. It’s changing so quickly, in five years-time it’ll change all again. Even the act of going to a movie theater is going to change. As long as they keep putting out these huge blockbuster films, in the cinemas is the best way to watch them. However some films work better on a smaller screen. I think screen size some people can get very worked up about.
We Are Movie Geeks: What’s your next project?
Nick Hamm: We are going to do the DeLorean story, Driven. It’s through the eyes of the guy who gave him up to the FBI. We’re hoping to shoot in September in Puerto Rico. The script is from The Journey’s Colin Bateman. Jason Sudeikis, Lee Pace and Timothy Olyphant are in the picture.
Synopsis:
Driven is the turbo-charged story about the FBI sting operation to entrap maverick car designer John DeLorean.
Sudeikis stars as Jim Hoffman, a con artist-turned-informer for the FBI in the war on drugs. Olyphant plays his handler, determined to snare the world-famous but enigmatic DeLorean (Pace) — desperate for cash to finance his dream of designing the ultimate car of the future — in a drug deal that would become the most lurid celebrity scandal of the 1980s.
From IFC Films, see The Journey in theaters now.
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Each summer, while the multiplexes are filled with the big spectacles and epic blockbusters, the little gems that grip us with their humor, their tragedy and their humanity, manage to find their ways into the cinemas. This year it’s The Journey, the gripping account of how two men from opposite sides of the political spectrum came together to change the course of history.
In 2006, amidst the ongoing, decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland, representatives from the two warring factions meet for negotiations. In one corner is Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall), the deeply conservative British loyalist; in the other is Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney), a former Irish Republican Army leader who has devoted his life to the cause of Irish reunification. Opposites in every way, the two men at first seem to have little chance of ever finding common ground. But over the course of an impromptu, detour-filled car ride through the Scottish countryside, each begins to see the other less as an enemy, and more as an individual—a breakthrough that promises to at last bring peace to the troubled region.
Driven by two virtuoso central performances, The Journey is a more-relevant-than-ever reminder of how simple humanity can overcome political division. Freddie Highmore, Toby Stephens, Catherine McCormack and John Hurt co-star. (Review)
I recently spoke with the director of The Journey, award winning director Nick Hamm. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Hamm directed cult-classic The Hole (2001), starring Thora Birch and Keira Knightley, in her feature film debut. He also helmed Lionsgate’s thriller Godsend (2004), starring Robert DeNiro, Rebecca Romijn and Greg Kinnear.
Hamm later produced and directed the 80’s U2-centric comedy, Killing Bono (2011) for Paramount Pictures and Northern Ireland Screen, starring Ben Barnes, Robert Sheehan and Pete Postelwaite.
During our discussion about his latest movie, the British director and I talked about the film’s mixture of tension and humor, the human story and the message of The Journey.
We Are Movie Geeks: The Journey is a good story that should be told – the type that audiences don’t see anymore. It opened in 2016 in Toronto and then Venice, and finally had its premiere at the Belfast Film Festival in May 2017. What was the crowd’s reaction and how was it received?
Nick Hamm: That was a really extraordinary event. I’ve seen it now with thousands of people watching the movie and if you’re going to see a movie like this, you really need to take it back to Northern Ireland to see what they make of it. In the end, that’s where the authenticity of the film is. It is important to us. The event was attended by nearly a thousand people and political leaders from both sides of the community came so we had politicians from Sinn Féin and politicians from the Democratic Unionist Party (Dup). It was a very emotional and momentous event because in many respects it reminded people of something that they had achieved and had risked losing.
We Are Movie Geeks: It is such an interesting script by writer Colin Bateman, one that is funny, sad, and dramatic. Tell me about lead actors Timothy Spall (Paisley) and Colm Meaney (McGuinness – who died recently in March) and the casting. Their characters became known as ”the Chuckle Brothers”. Both actors were very impressive to watch.
Nick Hamm: What underscores everything is the fact that Colin’s script is so good and when that happens, you attract really good actors. Both Tim and Colm were fantastic partners on the film. Tim had to transform himself – he’s playing a six foot five, Northern Irish politician when in reality he’s a five foot nine London actor. We did some prosthetics on his chin and a little aging on his hair, along with the false teeth. The hair and makeup was done by Polly McKay. Tim became the character of Paisley which was fascinating to watch and he’s one of those actors that totally transforms himself.
Colm is one of Ireland’s best actors. What was important was to find somebody who could give McGuinness sympathy. This is a man whose background is well documented. What do you do? You start by making him human, you give him a life and a backstory. When you put someone like Colm Meany in that role, Colm transforms himself for that. He understands the culture from where that character comes, he understands the basis of that character’s ideology and he understands how that character ticks. If you have that and you are a good actor – which he is, then you have a good combination. It was great to watch him.
We Are Movie Geeks: I was very pleased to see the late John Hurt in the film in what was one of his final roles.
Nick Hamm: We all knew that John was very sick while he was doing the film. When we offered him the movie, he wanted to work until the end and play the part. It was real tribute to have him involved as a part of the film.
We Are Movie Geeks: Irish writer Seamus Heaney, although not a political animal was an artist like yourself. He was affected by “The Troubles” when his cousin Colum was killed as a result of the war – Heaney moved from Northern Ireland to Southern Ireland after that. Has it affected you in any way and was this a partial reason why you made the film?
Nick Hamm: It hasn’t affected me personally but I knew people who were. Growing up I was in school in Northern Ireland and I knew people who had real problems. I could see it with my own eyes, the difficulties back then, and it was an intense situation. The vast portion of the people in Northern Ireland went on about their daily life unaffected by it. The real heroes were the people who got on with their daily lives in that situation.
The Journey for me shows how a unique political friendship was achieved at the personal cost of both men. Both men were vilified by their respective communities, but it was one of the most unique political friendships that I had ever witnessed. For two people who were so antagonistic towards each other, who ultimately came to respect each other, and became friends with each other, is why I made the movie and to tell their story.
We Are Movie Geeks: Despite technically being set in Scotland, and on a plane, The Journey was filmed in Northern Ireland. There’s no green screen and it was filmed on the road with your director of photography Greg Gardiner. What was the approach when you took it out of the plane and into the car?
Nick Hamm: This device protected the claustrophobia that the film so demanded while allowing a political version of a road movie to take place. We decided to not be frightened by the tyranny of the car but rather embrace it and enjoy the conceit. Greg and I had discussed and ultimately rejected the idea of green-screen or back-projection very early. We filmed on the road, creating a ‘mobile studio’; our own little cinematic microcosm
We Are Movie Geeks: There is one scene in particular, where McGuiness and Paisley let down their defenses somewhat, set inside a church and then out in the cemetery, that has real depth.
Nick Hamm: I think in the cemetery scene when Colm breaks down, everyone expects Paisley to be sympathetic and wrap his arms around him, but he rebuffs him and shows him no pity or sympathy. Every scene was like a boxing match with each character winning a round.
We Are Movie Geeks: I appreciated the sound editing and especially the score from Stephen Warbeck who first became known for the music for “Prime Suspect” and won an Academy Award for his score for Shakespeare in Love. It is a really nice score.
Nick Hamm: It was something quite new for him and he really had a go at it.
We Are Movie Geeks: Did you speak to the families and to some of the individuals involved? And what was their reaction?
Nick Hamm: I met McGuiness before he died. The whole film came together very quickly from the start.. From the script to the financing, it was out in about two and a half years. It’s been a very quick process and very rare for an independent film. I did sit with McGuiness before we started filming about his friendship with Paisley and it was fascinating to hear him speak how important the relationship was and how important it was that they maintained contact up to its logical conclusion. I did talk to Paisley’s family and to his son. We wanted to reassure them we were not riding roughshod over the history. But at the same time it was important to be creatively independent. We did not share the screenplay with them at any stage. In the end both families really loved the movie.
Plus Sinn Féin and the Dup (Democratic Unionist Party) really liked the film, which is almost unheard of, both parties liking the same thing never mind the same movie. The most important thing for us was that the story was balanced.
We Are Movie Geeks: Brexit is seemingly in the news all the time now. As a result, checkpoints could be set up again to control borders. The timing of the film and its release couldn’t be more relevant. Will it cause a major headache between Northern Ireland and Ireland? Will it hinder Ireland’s reunification?
Nick Hamm: The question needs to be asked and it’s a dreadful situation. The idea that there will be a border back in Ireland again, I don’t think anybody wants that. I know for a fact that the Dup doesn’t want that and it would be suicide for both the economy and the welfare of the people to start putting border checks back up. That border in Ireland runs through people’s fields and farms. It was never designed to be a hard border, which it was during “The Troubles”. It would be an unmitigated tragedy to go back to that.
We Are Movie Geeks: Speaking of Indie Films, what are your thoughts on how people see films? Many are leaving the cinemas in favor of watching a film at home or on the computers with the advent of Netflix and Hulu, etc.
Nick Hamm: I like that at the beginning of a movie’s life that it has a public screening. I think the ways a film is distributed these days is really fascinating. I don’t distinguish between how and where a movie is watched. It’s changing so quickly, in five years-time it’ll change all again. Even the act of going to a movie theater is going to change. As long as they keep putting out these huge blockbuster films, in the cinemas is the best way to watch them. However some films work better on a smaller screen. I think screen size some people can get very worked up about.
We Are Movie Geeks: What’s your next project?
Nick Hamm: We are going to do the DeLorean story, Driven. It’s through the eyes of the guy who gave him up to the FBI. We’re hoping to shoot in September in Puerto Rico. The script is from The Journey’s Colin Bateman. Jason Sudeikis, Lee Pace and Timothy Olyphant are in the picture.
Synopsis:
Driven is the turbo-charged story about the FBI sting operation to entrap maverick car designer John DeLorean.
Sudeikis stars as Jim Hoffman, a con artist-turned-informer for the FBI in the war on drugs. Olyphant plays his handler, determined to snare the world-famous but enigmatic DeLorean (Pace) — desperate for cash to finance his dream of designing the ultimate car of the future — in a drug deal that would become the most lurid celebrity scandal of the 1980s.
From IFC Films, see The Journey in theaters now.
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- 6/23/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Greg Gianforte, the Gop candidate for Montana’s lone U.S. House seat, has been cited for misdemeanor assault on election day after a journalist alleged he was “body slammed” by him.
The Guardian political reporter Ben Jacobs claimed that Gianforte shoved him to the ground, causing his glasses to break, after he asked the candidate a question about health care at the campaign headquarters in Bozeman, Montana, on Wednesday.
“He took me to the ground,” Jacobs told The Guardian from the back of an ambulance. “I think he wailed on me once or twice … He got on me and...
The Guardian political reporter Ben Jacobs claimed that Gianforte shoved him to the ground, causing his glasses to break, after he asked the candidate a question about health care at the campaign headquarters in Bozeman, Montana, on Wednesday.
“He took me to the ground,” Jacobs told The Guardian from the back of an ambulance. “I think he wailed on me once or twice … He got on me and...
- 5/25/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Jodie Sweetin‘s ex-fiancé Justin Hodak could face over six years in prison, People confirms.
Spokesman Greg Risling for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office tells People Hodak pled no contest to one count of intimidation of a witness and one count of possession of an assault weapon during a court appearance in Van Nuys, California on Friday.
He was found guilty on both felony charges and immediately sentenced to five years of formal probation, 120 days in county jail, 52 weeks of diversion classes and 60 days of electronic monitoring via ankle bracelet, says Risling. Sweetin was also granted a five-year protective order against Hodak.
Spokesman Greg Risling for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office tells People Hodak pled no contest to one count of intimidation of a witness and one count of possession of an assault weapon during a court appearance in Van Nuys, California on Friday.
He was found guilty on both felony charges and immediately sentenced to five years of formal probation, 120 days in county jail, 52 weeks of diversion classes and 60 days of electronic monitoring via ankle bracelet, says Risling. Sweetin was also granted a five-year protective order against Hodak.
- 5/9/2017
- by Karen Mizoguchi and Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
The California tipster who said he helped authorities find former teacher Tad Cummins and his alleged kidnapping victim, teenage student Elizabeth Thomas, will be presented with $10,000 in reward money later this week, People confirms.
Griffin Barry said he alerted investigators on Wednesday night that Cummins and Elizabeth, 15, were living in a remote cabin in Cecilville, California — thousands of miles from Maury County, Tennessee, where the pair had vanished on March 13.
Cummins was arrested and Elizabeth was recovered safely soon after Barry’s tip, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, who confirmed that an unidentified caller placed the crucial tip to them late Wednesday.
Griffin Barry said he alerted investigators on Wednesday night that Cummins and Elizabeth, 15, were living in a remote cabin in Cecilville, California — thousands of miles from Maury County, Tennessee, where the pair had vanished on March 13.
Cummins was arrested and Elizabeth was recovered safely soon after Barry’s tip, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, who confirmed that an unidentified caller placed the crucial tip to them late Wednesday.
- 4/25/2017
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
Priscilla Presley has confirmed that she’s caring for her young grandchildren as the twins’ father faces shocking abuse allegations — sparking questions about why Lisa Marie wasn’t given custody of the girls.
A legal expert tells People, however, that it is not uncommon for children to be removed from both parents if one is suspected of wrongdoing.
“In situations where you know that a parent is doing something that’s threatening to children, you as the other parent have an affirmative obligation to act to protect those children – if you don’t, those children can be detained from both parents,...
A legal expert tells People, however, that it is not uncommon for children to be removed from both parents if one is suspected of wrongdoing.
“In situations where you know that a parent is doing something that’s threatening to children, you as the other parent have an affirmative obligation to act to protect those children – if you don’t, those children can be detained from both parents,...
- 2/21/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble and and Kara Warner
- PEOPLE.com
Greg Lake, the progressive rock icon best known as a member of King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, has died at the age of 69.
Lake – originally from Poole in Dorset, southern England – passed away on Tuesday after “a long and stubborn battle with cancer,” according to his manager Stewart Young.
“Greg Lake will stay in my heart for ever, as he has always been,” Young added in a Facebook post. “His family would be grateful for privacy during this time of their grief.”
Lake first shot to fame as a member of King Crimson in the late ’60s. The bassist...
Lake – originally from Poole in Dorset, southern England – passed away on Tuesday after “a long and stubborn battle with cancer,” according to his manager Stewart Young.
“Greg Lake will stay in my heart for ever, as he has always been,” Young added in a Facebook post. “His family would be grateful for privacy during this time of their grief.”
Lake first shot to fame as a member of King Crimson in the late ’60s. The bassist...
- 12/8/2016
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
Greg Lake, who co-founded the popular progressive rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer ... died Wednesday. Greg's agent said he died after "a long and stubborn battle with cancer." Greg is the second member from the '70s band to die in 2016 -- founding member and keyboardist Keith Emerson died back in March. Elp burst onto the scene in 1970 at the Isle of Wight Festival ... where Jimi Hendrix and The Who also famously headlined. The...
- 12/8/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
More than 35 years after a teenage girl came home to find her family brutally slain in their resort cabin, police say the cold case is heating up. Subscribe now to People, or pick up this week’s issue, on newsstands now, for more on this case.
Sheila Sharp has purposefully pushed the horrific images out of her mind.
“I guess I don’t want to relive that,” she tells People in this week’s issue of the memory 35 years ago when, at age 14, she opened the front door of her family’s northern California cabin to find their bloodied bodies on the living room floor.
Sheila Sharp has purposefully pushed the horrific images out of her mind.
“I guess I don’t want to relive that,” she tells People in this week’s issue of the memory 35 years ago when, at age 14, she opened the front door of her family’s northern California cabin to find their bloodied bodies on the living room floor.
- 11/25/2016
- by jefftruesdelltimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Girls returns for its sixth and final season Sunday, February, 12.
Created by and starring Lena Dunham, the Emmy®-winning comedy series is a comic look at the assorted humiliations and rare triumphs of a group of girls in their 20s.
Girls Season 5 was definitely its best, and we're expecting big things from Lena Dunham and friends for the end run.
The comedy series Crashing premieres Sunday, February 19 at 10:30, following Girls.
The show was created by and stars Pete Holmes as a standup comic who discovers that his wife is unfaithful, leading him to reevaluate his life amidst the New York City comedy scene.
Holly Hunter will be starring in Alan Ball's straight-to-series multiracial family drama at HBO. It is, as of yet, untitled.
The series is about the Black-Bishop family. Hunter will star as Audrey Black. She and her husband, Greg, are socially conscious idealst with one biological...
Created by and starring Lena Dunham, the Emmy®-winning comedy series is a comic look at the assorted humiliations and rare triumphs of a group of girls in their 20s.
Girls Season 5 was definitely its best, and we're expecting big things from Lena Dunham and friends for the end run.
The comedy series Crashing premieres Sunday, February 19 at 10:30, following Girls.
The show was created by and stars Pete Holmes as a standup comic who discovers that his wife is unfaithful, leading him to reevaluate his life amidst the New York City comedy scene.
Holly Hunter will be starring in Alan Ball's straight-to-series multiracial family drama at HBO. It is, as of yet, untitled.
The series is about the Black-Bishop family. Hunter will star as Audrey Black. She and her husband, Greg, are socially conscious idealst with one biological...
- 11/17/2016
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Next year’s SXSW may still be months away, but the annual multi-pronged festival and conference gathering has already started rolling out a slew of impressive announcements. Next up, their third wave of Keynotes and Featured Speakers, plus 700 planned sessions for the 2017 event. Conference Keynotes now include filmmaker Gareth Edwards (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” “Godzilla” and “Monsters”); Adam Grant, author of “Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World”; Creative Director and L.A. Anchor for Beats 1, Zane Lowe; and Mt. Everest photographer Cory Richards. They join previously announced Keynotes, including Lee Daniels, Jennifer Doudna and Jill Soloway.
Featured Speakers now include “Transparent” actor Kathryn Hahn and global design icon Marc Jacobs, along with business and tech influencers Whitney Wolfe and Padmasree Warrior, covering subjects that range from user privacy to next-generation entertainment options.
Read More: SXSW and White House To Throw Special One-Day Festival For Creators and Innovators
“The...
Featured Speakers now include “Transparent” actor Kathryn Hahn and global design icon Marc Jacobs, along with business and tech influencers Whitney Wolfe and Padmasree Warrior, covering subjects that range from user privacy to next-generation entertainment options.
Read More: SXSW and White House To Throw Special One-Day Festival For Creators and Innovators
“The...
- 10/17/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
YouTube sensation Lilly Singh, known to fans by the net handle iiSuperwomanii, has been cast in a guest-starring role in the upcoming second season of CBS’ “Life in Pieces,” TheWrap has learned exclusively. Singh will play Jen, the talkative babysitter hired by Jen (Zoe Lister-Jones) and Greg (Colin Hanks). Singh currently has more than nine million subscribers to her YouTube channel, which features comedy and inspirational content. Singh recently appeared in the feature films “Ice Age: Collision Course” and “Bad Moms.” In March 2017, she will release her debut book “How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Surviving Conquering Life.
- 9/22/2016
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
In honor of NYC Pride, Joel is re-airing 'RSVP,' his original musical about a closeted science fiction writer, set in the 1970s. 'RSVP' - a chamber musical. Book, Music, and Lyrics by Joel B. New. Directed by Lori Wolter Hudson. Cast Greg Etling as 'Michael Walker,' Jenny Neale as 'Susan,' Scott Guthrie as 'The Stranger.' 'RSVP' was recorded live at Ripley-Grier Studios in NYC on March 16, 2013. Sound design by Emily Auciello.
- 6/25/2016
- by Something New
- BroadwayWorld.com
.Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. and .My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. are not the only ones vying for your attention this weekend. Let me direct you to a small movie with some pretty big scares, it.s called .They.re Watching,. a film that is so funny, it.s scary.
Adapting the found footage genre, .They.re Watching. tells the tale of a group of American TV crew making a .House Hunters. style reality show in the quaint and mysterious village of Moldova in Eastern Europe.
The first half of the film, when we meet the characters, is the highlight for me. .They.re Watching. has a strong cast and each are likable enough to follow their crazy adventure. There.s the sound guy named Alex (Kris Lemche), Greg the photojournalist (David Alpay), Mia Faith is Sara the production assistant, and my favorite, Carrie Genzel who is the stern Type A producer Kate.
Adapting the found footage genre, .They.re Watching. tells the tale of a group of American TV crew making a .House Hunters. style reality show in the quaint and mysterious village of Moldova in Eastern Europe.
The first half of the film, when we meet the characters, is the highlight for me. .They.re Watching. has a strong cast and each are likable enough to follow their crazy adventure. There.s the sound guy named Alex (Kris Lemche), Greg the photojournalist (David Alpay), Mia Faith is Sara the production assistant, and my favorite, Carrie Genzel who is the stern Type A producer Kate.
- 3/24/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Brand New Story Arc Begins in March!
The hardest workingman in comics is at it again. Brian Michael Bendis is working with Valerio Schiti again on “Guardians of the Galaxy’s” second story arc. Hot off the success of the first story arc which saw Kitty Pride as the new Star-Lord, Bendis and Schiti are bringing back Peter Quill into the mix. It will be interesting to see how well Kitty and Peter mix with the team.
Peter Quill may be back with the team, but things are anything but back to normal for the Guardians. Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Guardians Of The Galaxy #6 – the first chapter of “New Galactic Order”! Blockbuster creators Brian Michael Bendis and Valerio Schiti take you on the next chapter of this interstellar rollercoaster! Removed from power as the emperor of Spartax, can Peter Quill readjust to life among the stars?...
The hardest workingman in comics is at it again. Brian Michael Bendis is working with Valerio Schiti again on “Guardians of the Galaxy’s” second story arc. Hot off the success of the first story arc which saw Kitty Pride as the new Star-Lord, Bendis and Schiti are bringing back Peter Quill into the mix. It will be interesting to see how well Kitty and Peter mix with the team.
Peter Quill may be back with the team, but things are anything but back to normal for the Guardians. Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Guardians Of The Galaxy #6 – the first chapter of “New Galactic Order”! Blockbuster creators Brian Michael Bendis and Valerio Schiti take you on the next chapter of this interstellar rollercoaster! Removed from power as the emperor of Spartax, can Peter Quill readjust to life among the stars?...
- 2/11/2016
- by Michael Connally
- LRMonline.com
Peter Quill may be back with the team, but things are anything but back to normal for the Guardians… And with that, here’s your first look at Guardians of the Galaxy #6, the first chapter of “New Galactic Order” from creators Brian Michael Bendis and Valerio Schiti – who take you on the next chapter of this interstellar rollercoaster!
Removed from power as the emperor of Spartax, can Peter Quill readjust to life among the stars? Which nefarious alien race will step up to fill the power vacuum left in his absence? More importantly – Peter Quill and Kitty Pryde come face-to-face for the first time in nearly eight months! Are the Guardians of the Galaxy big enough for two Star-Lords? Those answers and more this March as “New Galactic Order” kicks off in Guardians Of The Galaxy #6!
Guardians Of The Galaxy #6 (JAN160814)
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Valerio Schiti...
Removed from power as the emperor of Spartax, can Peter Quill readjust to life among the stars? Which nefarious alien race will step up to fill the power vacuum left in his absence? More importantly – Peter Quill and Kitty Pryde come face-to-face for the first time in nearly eight months! Are the Guardians of the Galaxy big enough for two Star-Lords? Those answers and more this March as “New Galactic Order” kicks off in Guardians Of The Galaxy #6!
Guardians Of The Galaxy #6 (JAN160814)
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Valerio Schiti...
- 2/10/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Now, after 62 years, viewable again in beautiful 3-D! Scientists are being murdered in a secret underground laboratory overseen by a super-computer and two robots, Gog and Magog. The restoration is a stunning achievement, covered thoroughly on the disc extras. The year is young, but this is an early favorite. Gog 3-D 3-D Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1954 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 85 min. / Street Date March 1, 2016 / available through Kino Lorber / 34.95 Starring Richard Egan, Constance Dowling, Herbert Marshall, John Wengraf, Philip Van Zandt, Michael Fox, William Schallert. Cinematography Lothrop B. Worth Film Editor Herbert L. Strock Original Music Harry Sukman Written by Tom Taggart, Richard G. Taylor, Ivan Tors Produced by Ivan Tors Directed by Herbert L. Strock
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Once viewable only at isolated special film festivals, vintage films on 3-D are enjoying a comeback thanks to a busy independent company. The 3-D Film Archive has done work for various studios and disc distributors,...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Once viewable only at isolated special film festivals, vintage films on 3-D are enjoying a comeback thanks to a busy independent company. The 3-D Film Archive has done work for various studios and disc distributors,...
- 2/10/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Evil Dead fans have seen Ash thrust back in time, but in Army of Darkness: Furious Road, the reluctant hero is pushed forward into a future prowling with vampires, witches, werewolves, and of course, Deadites. The new comic book series from Dynamite Entertainment debuts on March 2nd, and we have a look at groovy, Mad Max-esque preview pages from the first issue:
Press Release: January 11, 2016, Mount Laurel, NJ: Hot on the heels of Ashley "Ash" Williams' return to pop culture prominence on the small screen, Dynamite Entertainment releases the next chapter of its flagship title in Army of Darkness: Furious Road.
Nancy A. Collins casts the square-jawed hero of Army of Darkness twenty years into the future, where The Deadites and their Army of Darkness have succeeded in bringing down Western civilization. An unexpected upshot of the demons taking over? Supernatural species such as vampires, witches, and werewolves...
Press Release: January 11, 2016, Mount Laurel, NJ: Hot on the heels of Ashley "Ash" Williams' return to pop culture prominence on the small screen, Dynamite Entertainment releases the next chapter of its flagship title in Army of Darkness: Furious Road.
Nancy A. Collins casts the square-jawed hero of Army of Darkness twenty years into the future, where The Deadites and their Army of Darkness have succeeded in bringing down Western civilization. An unexpected upshot of the demons taking over? Supernatural species such as vampires, witches, and werewolves...
- 1/22/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Still have a tickle in your throat after Friday’s Reign? Perhaps a few words from (former) star Toby Regbo will help to mend your broken heart.
RelatedRatings: Reign Ticks Up to Hit Best Demo Number Since March
“So, after a [few] good innings, Francis finally bit the bullet,” Regbo posted to Twitter on Sunday night, just two days after his royal character’s death aired on The CW. “A rare ear infection/assassin combo.”
(In case you missed Francis’ untimely passing, feel free to watch the nightmare here.)
“I just wanted to say it’s been an absolute pleasure,” he continued.
RelatedRatings: Reign Ticks Up to Hit Best Demo Number Since March
“So, after a [few] good innings, Francis finally bit the bullet,” Regbo posted to Twitter on Sunday night, just two days after his royal character’s death aired on The CW. “A rare ear infection/assassin combo.”
(In case you missed Francis’ untimely passing, feel free to watch the nightmare here.)
“I just wanted to say it’s been an absolute pleasure,” he continued.
- 11/16/2015
- TVLine.com
It’s nearly Turkey Day, but Greg isn’t finding a lot to give thanks for — aside from some newly acquired piano skills — in this exclusive sneak peek at Monday’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW, 8/7c).
So when the bartender starts tickling the ivories, the result is a “Piano Man”-esque tune in which he waxes philosophical (and, to be honest, a little pessimistic) about his life in West Covina, Calif.
VideosCrazy Ex-Girlfriend Music Video: Sultry, Suffering Rebecca Primps for a Date
Sample lyric: “Am I doomed to stay here/pouring my high school friends beers/for eternity?” (Hey,...
So when the bartender starts tickling the ivories, the result is a “Piano Man”-esque tune in which he waxes philosophical (and, to be honest, a little pessimistic) about his life in West Covina, Calif.
VideosCrazy Ex-Girlfriend Music Video: Sultry, Suffering Rebecca Primps for a Date
Sample lyric: “Am I doomed to stay here/pouring my high school friends beers/for eternity?” (Hey,...
- 11/14/2015
- TVLine.com
Oh, Nostradamus, why did you have to be right for once?
Friday’s episode of Reign — as predicted by the aforementioned hipster soothsayer in TVLine’s sneak peek and previously announced by showrunner Laurie McCarthy — snuffed out King Francis’ light once and for all.
“I will never love anyone the way I love you,” a sobbing Mary told her husband as he lay dying in the episode’s titular clearing. (No, really, the episode was titled “In a Clearing.”)
“I pray to God that you do,” Francis replied, before drawing his final breath and sending his little Francis ghost up...
Friday’s episode of Reign — as predicted by the aforementioned hipster soothsayer in TVLine’s sneak peek and previously announced by showrunner Laurie McCarthy — snuffed out King Francis’ light once and for all.
“I will never love anyone the way I love you,” a sobbing Mary told her husband as he lay dying in the episode’s titular clearing. (No, really, the episode was titled “In a Clearing.”)
“I pray to God that you do,” Francis replied, before drawing his final breath and sending his little Francis ghost up...
- 11/14/2015
- TVLine.com
There is finite number of themes from which to draw, so half the battle of making a compelling film is finding a new angle to tell a story already told countless times. David Robert Mitchell succeeds at this as writer and director of It Follows, a new horror film that’s receiving a level of artistic appreciation and acclaim rarely experienced by films true to this genre.
Set in suburban Detroit, the story follows Jay, a teenage girl who unwittingly becomes the target of an invisible evil force when she falls for a teenage boy who is not who he seems. Once the truth of the terror she has inherited sets in, she realizes she will never again be able to relax and enjoy her life, unless she can find a way to destroy the force compelled to follow her anywhere she goes. Accompanied by a handful of close friends,...
Set in suburban Detroit, the story follows Jay, a teenage girl who unwittingly becomes the target of an invisible evil force when she falls for a teenage boy who is not who he seems. Once the truth of the terror she has inherited sets in, she realizes she will never again be able to relax and enjoy her life, unless she can find a way to destroy the force compelled to follow her anywhere she goes. Accompanied by a handful of close friends,...
- 3/26/2015
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com
Question: Arrow‘s Oliver and Felicity got a little flirt going last week… I’m so glad to finally see them interacting again. Can you tease anything about their future scenes together? —Jewel
Ausiello: We asked Stephen Amell to ID his favorite moment from this Wednesday’s wedded hour, and he offered this: “I have a great scene with Emily [Bett Rickards] in the latter part of that episode where we’re really at odds with one another,” he previews.
Question: Arrow‘s Oliver and Felicity got a little flirt going last week… I’m so glad to finally see them interacting again. Can you tease anything about their future scenes together? —Jewel
Ausiello: We asked Stephen Amell to ID his favorite moment from this Wednesday’s wedded hour, and he offered this: “I have a great scene with Emily [Bett Rickards] in the latter part of that episode where we’re really at odds with one another,” he previews.
- 3/24/2015
- TVLine.com
Talking in Circles is a pop culture talk show/podcast where hosts Dan, Greg, and Chuck wax poetic about comic books, movies, television shows, and pretty much anything else in geek culture. Come for the witty banter stay for the exciting games, hilarious skits, and “crazy but true” news stories.
This week we bring you the finals of the 2015 Talking in Circles March Badness Bracket. Yes, that’s right in this episode we determine who is truly the biggest badass for this year, and if you thought last episode was full of random fun…you ain’t see nothing yet. Let’s just say we truly make some history on this week’s show. It’s not all badass talk as Chuck review’s Liam Liam Neeson’s new movie Run All Night and Greg takes a look at a new book from Rick Riordan. Before the show ends we...
This week we bring you the finals of the 2015 Talking in Circles March Badness Bracket. Yes, that’s right in this episode we determine who is truly the biggest badass for this year, and if you thought last episode was full of random fun…you ain’t see nothing yet. Let’s just say we truly make some history on this week’s show. It’s not all badass talk as Chuck review’s Liam Liam Neeson’s new movie Run All Night and Greg takes a look at a new book from Rick Riordan. Before the show ends we...
- 3/24/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Chicago – There is a particular atmosphere in “It Follows,” that stalks a viewer long after the credits recede. That is a fine legacy for a horror film, which contains symbolic elements of life itself, and some graveyard humor that breaks the agitation. Yet it also relies on the same old, same old.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The fascination with the walking “undead” or dream monsters or whatever the followers are in this film is approaching it’s expiration date (hyyy-ooh), but writer/director David Robert Mitchell does breathe some creativity into the state of things within the story, and it formulates a stark creepiness. His use of these followers also symbolizes the simple notion that death is stalking us all, and what sets off this path has much to do with our own biology and consciousness. Yes, you can get a lot out of “It Follows,” even if you just like naked zombies.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The fascination with the walking “undead” or dream monsters or whatever the followers are in this film is approaching it’s expiration date (hyyy-ooh), but writer/director David Robert Mitchell does breathe some creativity into the state of things within the story, and it formulates a stark creepiness. His use of these followers also symbolizes the simple notion that death is stalking us all, and what sets off this path has much to do with our own biology and consciousness. Yes, you can get a lot out of “It Follows,” even if you just like naked zombies.
- 3/22/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Magician James Randi, or “The Amazing Randi,” has a made a legacy in using his love of magic to show audiences how they’re being tricked by evangelists, spoon-benders, psychics, etc. A ruthlessly charming Houdini-wannabe with instant showman charisma, he exists as the humbling gravity to a world that can convince itself that unattainable answers are to be found in ideas beyond science.
When someone claims that they’re able to talk to spirits from over 35,000 years ago, or can push a pen with extreme focus and the wave of their hand, Randi shows up at the scene, and throws down with logic at his side. It often happens on the stage of talk shows, whether it’s Johnny Carson or Larry King, and it’s glorious. He never loses. In a world where a sucker is indeed born every minute, he’s a hero as much as he is a necessity.
When someone claims that they’re able to talk to spirits from over 35,000 years ago, or can push a pen with extreme focus and the wave of their hand, Randi shows up at the scene, and throws down with logic at his side. It often happens on the stage of talk shows, whether it’s Johnny Carson or Larry King, and it’s glorious. He never loses. In a world where a sucker is indeed born every minute, he’s a hero as much as he is a necessity.
- 3/19/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Talking in Circles is a pop culture talk show/podcast where hosts Dan, Greg, and Chuck wax poetic about comic books, movies, television shows, and pretty much anything else in geek culture. Come for the witty banter stay for the exciting games, hilarious skits, and “crazy but true” news stories.
On this week’s episode we continue the long storied one year tradition of the March Badass Bracket. Characters from all over movies, TV, comics, sports, and pretty much everywhere you can think of compete to determine which one is truly the biggest badass. This week we cover round one that includes characters like Darth Vadar, Rocket Racoon, Zach Morris, and that is just the beginning. Let the madness begin!
Check out previous editions of Talking in Circles right here...
On this week’s episode we continue the long storied one year tradition of the March Badass Bracket. Characters from all over movies, TV, comics, sports, and pretty much everywhere you can think of compete to determine which one is truly the biggest badass. This week we cover round one that includes characters like Darth Vadar, Rocket Racoon, Zach Morris, and that is just the beginning. Let the madness begin!
Check out previous editions of Talking in Circles right here...
- 3/17/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Tilda Swinton is going to win a second Academy Award. Some way. Some how. It will happen. At some point, depending on who's in office, she will likely win a Kennedy Center Honor, too. She might even be knighted by the Queen. But that second Oscar is going to happen and probably because, like her first, she really won't be trying. The 2008 Best Supporting Actress winner for "Michael Clayton" had one of the most honest reactions ever to hearing her name called because she really didn't think she was going to win. She wasn't trying to humbly pretend she didn't think she'd win, she really didn't think she'd win. Frankly, apart from her incredible acting skills that's one reason she's become adored by movie fans and the industry alike. She's one of the few artists (and seriously, an artist) who realizes the whole awards season game can just be a...
- 12/9/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Catching up with Joseph Trapanese is like getting a summary experience for a hustling composer. In the past year, he's scored, worked in sound design and arranged for a diverse array of films, including franchises like "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" and the "Divergent" series; remakes like "Annie"; a sequel like "The Raid 2"; and original scripts like "Nightcrawler." He's dipped into TV like for "Wonder Woman," and nabbed further video game gigs like he did for racing title "The Crew." On top of all that, he's still active in the pop music sphere, having just completed work with repeat customer Kelly Clarkson and collaborating with acts like M83 for live performances. I sat down with Trapanese back in January, after "Raid 2" punched Sundance in the face, and even after only 10 months, it was time we caught up. This week, during our chat, Trapanese exclusively revealed that he's on tap as...
- 11/25/2014
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
When the Nostromo landed on planet Lv-426 in Ridley Scott’s Alien, the only sign of life was one of the universe’s most dangerous creatures, and as fans of the films know, a failed colonization on the planet took place after Dallas and his crew paid it a visit. Christopher Golden explores how that society was overrun in Alien: River of Pain, and Titan Books has given us an excerpt to share with Daily Dead readers.
“Concluding the all-new, official trilogy set in the Alien Universe!
A new adventure featuring the Colonial Marines and leading directly into the second movie, Aliens.
The massively acclaimed Alien franchise is one of the most successful of all time, beginning with the first film in 1979. When Ellen Ripley finally returned to Earth, she learned that the planet Lv-426–the planet from Alien–has been colonized. This novel will reveal for the first...
“Concluding the all-new, official trilogy set in the Alien Universe!
A new adventure featuring the Colonial Marines and leading directly into the second movie, Aliens.
The massively acclaimed Alien franchise is one of the most successful of all time, beginning with the first film in 1979. When Ellen Ripley finally returned to Earth, she learned that the planet Lv-426–the planet from Alien–has been colonized. This novel will reveal for the first...
- 11/25/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
• Kevin Bacon is in talks for Jungle. The thriller is based on the true story of Yossi Ghinsberg, who penned a memoir about his dangerous trip to the Amazon jungle where he was accompanied by two friends and a mysterious guide. If the deal goes through, Bacon will play the Austrian guide, Karl. Greg McLean, whom Bacon worked with on 6 Miranda Drive, will direct. Justin Monjo adapted Ghinsberg's 2005 book for the screen. The film will begin shooting early next year in Australia and Colombia. In addition to the film, Ghinsberg's story also inspired the one-hour Discovery Channel docu-drama series, I Shouldn't Be Alive.
- 11/8/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
For the second day of our Stan Winston Week celebration, I wanted to shine the spotlight on another monster movie that I’ve always enjoyed, but it never seemed to get as much love as I thought it should- George P. Cosmatos’ Leviathan. It’s a movie that wasn’t perfect by any means, but it was endlessly entertaining all the same, featuring a top-notch ensemble and tons of wonderfully weird and creepy creature effects created by Winston and his team of artists.
Starring Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Daniel Stern, Ernie Hudson, Amanda Pays, Hector Elizondo, Meg Foster, Michael Carmine and Lisa Eilbacher, Leviathan was released in theaters everywhere on March 17, 1989 and took a respectable second place for the weekend, right behind Chevy Chase’s Fletch Lives. It only stayed in theaters for a total of three weeks, but still managed to haul in over $15 million during that run, which...
Starring Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Daniel Stern, Ernie Hudson, Amanda Pays, Hector Elizondo, Meg Foster, Michael Carmine and Lisa Eilbacher, Leviathan was released in theaters everywhere on March 17, 1989 and took a respectable second place for the weekend, right behind Chevy Chase’s Fletch Lives. It only stayed in theaters for a total of three weeks, but still managed to haul in over $15 million during that run, which...
- 7/8/2014
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
When I first saw the cover of Batman/Superman Issue #1, I was instantly excited to read it and take in as much of Jae Lee's fabulous art as I could. Unlike the art, the direction the story took disappointed me. Batman/Superman Volume 1: Cross World leaves me with mixed feelings.
A goddess from Apokolips transports the Superman and Batman of our world to Earth 2. It's a world where the familiar becomes unfamiliar and the origins of our heroes aren't what we've come to know as canon. It's a world where the Dark Knight and Man of Steel must join forces with their doppelgangers to defeat a universal enemy and find their way back to the reality they're from.
I give Greg Pak praise for taking a storyline that could've sunk very quickly into tedium and breathing new life into it. It's still irritating that a re-launch of...
A goddess from Apokolips transports the Superman and Batman of our world to Earth 2. It's a world where the familiar becomes unfamiliar and the origins of our heroes aren't what we've come to know as canon. It's a world where the Dark Knight and Man of Steel must join forces with their doppelgangers to defeat a universal enemy and find their way back to the reality they're from.
I give Greg Pak praise for taking a storyline that could've sunk very quickly into tedium and breathing new life into it. It's still irritating that a re-launch of...
- 5/20/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Eric Shirey)
- Cinelinx
Fox announced on Monday that the network had decided to cancel comedy sitcom Raising Hope, which is currently in its fourth season.
'Raising Hope' Canceled
“On behalf of myself, Greg Garcia and Raising Hope‘s amazing cast and crew, I would like to thank our audience for tuning in and supporting us over the last four seasons,” said executive producer Mike Mariano in a statement. “We planned our Season 4 finale with this possibility in mind, and hope our loyal fans enjoy the way we’ve chosen to say goodbye to the Chances and to Natesville. Thanks again, and we’ll see you in syndication.”
“Getting to know and love the Chance family on Raising Hope has been a sweet, hilarious ride,” Fox chief Kevin Reilly added. “Thanks to the incredibly talented cast – along with Greg, Mike and the entire crew – for making us laugh for four fantastic seasons.
'Raising Hope' Canceled
“On behalf of myself, Greg Garcia and Raising Hope‘s amazing cast and crew, I would like to thank our audience for tuning in and supporting us over the last four seasons,” said executive producer Mike Mariano in a statement. “We planned our Season 4 finale with this possibility in mind, and hope our loyal fans enjoy the way we’ve chosen to say goodbye to the Chances and to Natesville. Thanks again, and we’ll see you in syndication.”
“Getting to know and love the Chance family on Raising Hope has been a sweet, hilarious ride,” Fox chief Kevin Reilly added. “Thanks to the incredibly talented cast – along with Greg, Mike and the entire crew – for making us laugh for four fantastic seasons.
- 3/10/2014
- Uinterview
The long-standing etiquette among filmmakers here and internationally is that they don.t usually bad mouth each other.s work.
Writer-director Chris Sun does not subscribe to that convention, as evidenced by his criticism of Greg Mclean.s Wolf Creek 2.
Sun aired his views as he prepares to shoot horror movie Charlie.s Farm, which stars Us actress Tara Reid (Sharknado, the American Pie movies) and Nathan Jones (Mad Max: Fury Road, Conan the Barbarian) on the Gold Coast.
Jones plays Charlie Wilson, a serial killer who preys on four horror-seeking youths who head to the Outback to explore the location where a violent family perished at the hands of an angry mob.
This is Sun.s third film following Daddy.s Girl and Come and Get Me. In a media release promoting Charlie.s Farm he praised the first Wolf Creek as awesome and Mclean as a .bloody Aussie legend.
Writer-director Chris Sun does not subscribe to that convention, as evidenced by his criticism of Greg Mclean.s Wolf Creek 2.
Sun aired his views as he prepares to shoot horror movie Charlie.s Farm, which stars Us actress Tara Reid (Sharknado, the American Pie movies) and Nathan Jones (Mad Max: Fury Road, Conan the Barbarian) on the Gold Coast.
Jones plays Charlie Wilson, a serial killer who preys on four horror-seeking youths who head to the Outback to explore the location where a violent family perished at the hands of an angry mob.
This is Sun.s third film following Daddy.s Girl and Come and Get Me. In a media release promoting Charlie.s Farm he praised the first Wolf Creek as awesome and Mclean as a .bloody Aussie legend.
- 3/5/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The 13th Tribeca Film Festival has announced half its slate for next month’s New York celebration, which runs April 16-27. Culled from more than 6,000 submissions, Tribeca 2014 includes 55 world premieres, 37 first-time filmmakers, and 22 female directors. “Variously inspired by individual interests and experience and driven by an intense sensibility of style, the array of new filmmaking voices in this year’s competition is especially impressive and I think memorable,” said Frederic Boyer, Tribeca’s artistic director. “The range of American subcultures and international genres represented here are both eclectic and wide reaching.”
On April 17, Gabriel will open the World Narrative competition,...
On April 17, Gabriel will open the World Narrative competition,...
- 3/4/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Stepping off the set of her upcoming thriller "Visions," Eva Longoria soaked up the spotlight by covering the March 2014 issue of Ocean Drive magazine.
While striking a few poses in designer garbs from Diane von Furstenberg and Calvin Klein for the Greg Lotus-shot spread, the former "Desperate Housewives" star opened up about everything from her political activism and philanthropic work roots to her very nerdy side.
Highlights from Miss Longoria's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to Ocean Drive!
On her love for volunteer work:
"Because of our sister [who had special needs], we were constantly volunteering, whether it was at her school, or at the church, or at the community center, or wherever, we wanted to make sure that we supported her. We didn't come from a lot of money; we had to really utilize the services that were offered to us by the community, whether it...
While striking a few poses in designer garbs from Diane von Furstenberg and Calvin Klein for the Greg Lotus-shot spread, the former "Desperate Housewives" star opened up about everything from her political activism and philanthropic work roots to her very nerdy side.
Highlights from Miss Longoria's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to Ocean Drive!
On her love for volunteer work:
"Because of our sister [who had special needs], we were constantly volunteering, whether it was at her school, or at the church, or at the community center, or wherever, we wanted to make sure that we supported her. We didn't come from a lot of money; we had to really utilize the services that were offered to us by the community, whether it...
- 2/27/2014
- GossipCenter
Wolf Creek.s Greg Mclean will make his Us directing debut on 6 Miranda Drive, a supernatural thriller which will star Kevin Bacon and Radha Mitchell.
The low-budget film will be produced by Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions, which specialises in horror and created the Paranormal Activity, Insidious and Sinister franchises.
Scripted by Mclean, Shane Krause and Shayne Armstrong, the plot will follow a family that unwittingly brings a fear-feeding supernatural force when they return from a Grand Canyon vacation, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Shooting is due to start in March.
Krause listed that project among those which he and Armstrong are developing in an. interview with If last month.
Krause and Armstrong.s debut feature was Jon Hewitt.s 2008 horror movie Acolytes and they were among the writing team on Kimble Rendall.s Bait 3D. Their credits also include the children.s series K9 for Network Ten and the...
The low-budget film will be produced by Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions, which specialises in horror and created the Paranormal Activity, Insidious and Sinister franchises.
Scripted by Mclean, Shane Krause and Shayne Armstrong, the plot will follow a family that unwittingly brings a fear-feeding supernatural force when they return from a Grand Canyon vacation, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Shooting is due to start in March.
Krause listed that project among those which he and Armstrong are developing in an. interview with If last month.
Krause and Armstrong.s debut feature was Jon Hewitt.s 2008 horror movie Acolytes and they were among the writing team on Kimble Rendall.s Bait 3D. Their credits also include the children.s series K9 for Network Ten and the...
- 2/27/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, will present David Ives' The Heir Apparent, adapted from the play by Jean-Francois Regnard, beginning performances Friday, March 28 at Csc 136 East 13th Street. Directed by John Rando, The Heir Apparent will feature Suzanne Bertish Madame Argante, Carson Elrod Crispin, Claire Karpen Lisette, Amelia Pedlow Isabelle, David Pittu Scruple, Dave Quay Eraste and Paxton Whitehead Geronte. The official press opening for The Heir Apparent is Wednesday, April 9. The production will play at limited engagement through Sunday, May 4.
- 2/27/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
With Carl having a major role in The Walking Dead Season 4′s latest episode, I thought it would be a great time to catch up Chandler Riggs to find out about his time on set. In part two of our exclusive Q&A feature, Chandler told me about his reaction to having the opportunity to step out on his own in Episode 409, working with Greg Nicotero and Andrew Lincoln, and he teases what’s ahead:
Fans have watched Carl growing up on screen and we’ve seen you grow tremendously as an actor as well. Were you more excited or nervous (or a little of both) when you found out that a majority of episode 409 was dedicated to Carl?
Chandler Riggs: I was really excited. It’s way easier to be in every day to sort of stay in the zone. Working on Mercy and Home Invasion was like that,...
Fans have watched Carl growing up on screen and we’ve seen you grow tremendously as an actor as well. Were you more excited or nervous (or a little of both) when you found out that a majority of episode 409 was dedicated to Carl?
Chandler Riggs: I was really excited. It’s way easier to be in every day to sort of stay in the zone. Working on Mercy and Home Invasion was like that,...
- 2/12/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Da Vinci’s Demons Season 2 arrives next month and to help us prepare, the lovely people at Starz have released a new Season 2 poster and related teaser that depicts a freefalling Leonardo da Vinci (Tom Riley) “as he endeavors to reach new heights like the legend of Icarus. The story of Icarus is a metaphor for da Vinci’s journey in season two of Da Vinci’s Demons, as he continues to put himself and those he loves in danger in his unending quest for truth and knowledge.”
Teaser: Da Vinci’s Demons – Season 2: Icarus/Live Action
The network also released a Season 2 sneak peak video featurette with interviews from series creator/executive producer David S. Goyer and returning cast members Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, Elliot Cowan, Lara Pulver, Blake Ritson and Gregg Chillin. New cast members Carolina Guerra (who plays Ima, the seductive Inca High Priestess) and Kieran Bew (portrays Duke Alfonso,...
Teaser: Da Vinci’s Demons – Season 2: Icarus/Live Action
The network also released a Season 2 sneak peak video featurette with interviews from series creator/executive producer David S. Goyer and returning cast members Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, Elliot Cowan, Lara Pulver, Blake Ritson and Gregg Chillin. New cast members Carolina Guerra (who plays Ima, the seductive Inca High Priestess) and Kieran Bew (portrays Duke Alfonso,...
- 2/7/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Da Vinci’s Demons was one of the richest, most eye-popping new series of 2013. The sets and the costumes set the stage for the characters and the mysteries in a unique way, a combination of Italian Renaissance and punk that worked a lot of screen magic. And while Leo fully commanded the screen, there was something about his arch-enemy Riario, especially when he wore those amazing sunglasses…
Those sunglasses, by the way, belong to Blake Ritson, who plays Riario. He brought them to the set. One of the cool things you can learn from the Season 1 Blu-ray or DVD. Just saying.
We didn’t see the two of them together very often in Season 1, but happily for we fans, it looks like we’ll be seeing the two share a lot more screen time together in the new season. We have a new featurette about Leo and Riario, and a very cool (X-Men inspired?...
Those sunglasses, by the way, belong to Blake Ritson, who plays Riario. He brought them to the set. One of the cool things you can learn from the Season 1 Blu-ray or DVD. Just saying.
We didn’t see the two of them together very often in Season 1, but happily for we fans, it looks like we’ll be seeing the two share a lot more screen time together in the new season. We have a new featurette about Leo and Riario, and a very cool (X-Men inspired?...
- 1/29/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
One of last year’s very best new series was Starz‘s Da Vinci’s Demons. Starz agreed with that assessment and awarded it a second season almost immediately. We haven’t heard much about that second season since Starz released a trailer and some pics back in October.
But the wait for more is over. Starz has now released a really excellent “closer look” trailer, along with a press release and premiere date. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 22 at 9/8c and the nine weeks that follow. If the new and former trailers below are any indication, we have a lot of great Renaissance TV coming our way again this spring.
Trailer: Da Vinci’s Demons – Season 2: Closer Look
Trailer: Da Vinci’s Demons – Season 2
Starz To Premiere Sophomore Season Of The
Action Adventure Original Series “Da Vinci’S Demons” From David S. Goyer On Friday, March 22nd...
But the wait for more is over. Starz has now released a really excellent “closer look” trailer, along with a press release and premiere date. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 22 at 9/8c and the nine weeks that follow. If the new and former trailers below are any indication, we have a lot of great Renaissance TV coming our way again this spring.
Trailer: Da Vinci’s Demons – Season 2: Closer Look
Trailer: Da Vinci’s Demons – Season 2
Starz To Premiere Sophomore Season Of The
Action Adventure Original Series “Da Vinci’S Demons” From David S. Goyer On Friday, March 22nd...
- 1/16/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
We're back with another installment of Radio 66.6! This week features the latest news, music, videos and tour dates from the likes of Testament, Lacuna Coil, Against Me!, Behemoth, Sick Puppies, The Acacia Strain, Goatwhore, Stick To Your Guns, Butcher Babies, Matchbox Twenty, Emmure and more.
Don't touch that dial!
News
Testament have parted ways with bassist Greg Christian. Former bassist Steve Digiorgio has rejoined the band.
The Acacia Strain will enter the studio in March with producer Will Putney to begin recording their new album for Rise Records.
Italian hard rockers Lacuna Coil will release their seventh album, Broken Crown Halo, on April 1 via Century Media Records.
Samong Traisattha, vocalist of the Thai black metal band Surrender of Divinity, was reportedly murdered for "tarnish[ing] Satanism." What the hell is wrong with people?
Music
Stream Against Me!’s new album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, here. It comes out January 21 via Total Treble Music.
Don't touch that dial!
News
Testament have parted ways with bassist Greg Christian. Former bassist Steve Digiorgio has rejoined the band.
The Acacia Strain will enter the studio in March with producer Will Putney to begin recording their new album for Rise Records.
Italian hard rockers Lacuna Coil will release their seventh album, Broken Crown Halo, on April 1 via Century Media Records.
Samong Traisattha, vocalist of the Thai black metal band Surrender of Divinity, was reportedly murdered for "tarnish[ing] Satanism." What the hell is wrong with people?
Music
Stream Against Me!’s new album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, here. It comes out January 21 via Total Treble Music.
- 1/14/2014
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- DreadCentral.com
Although my three days as a glorified extra on the set of Big Ass Spider! were indeed grueling and it turns out I'm onscreen for just a blink-and-you'll-miss-it blip, it was fun. I just love being on set. Not only that, on Big Ass Spider! I was among friends.
My roommates were also extras (Andrew Kasch is Cocoon Victim #1 – below is a picture of us, snapped by Buz Wallick… not to mention Andrew’s cat, Frodo, getting more screen time than either of us).
I'd met the hero of whole shebang, Greg Grunberg, a number of times from the interview circuit when I worked for the Syfy Channel and covered "Heroes" endlessly. I made a new Bff in Lombardo Boyar, who is, in the film, my savior. So, in spite of driving the dreaded 405 freeway home each evening in peak traffic, covered in syrup and caked with dirt, every day was pure fun.
My roommates were also extras (Andrew Kasch is Cocoon Victim #1 – below is a picture of us, snapped by Buz Wallick… not to mention Andrew’s cat, Frodo, getting more screen time than either of us).
I'd met the hero of whole shebang, Greg Grunberg, a number of times from the interview circuit when I worked for the Syfy Channel and covered "Heroes" endlessly. I made a new Bff in Lombardo Boyar, who is, in the film, my savior. So, in spite of driving the dreaded 405 freeway home each evening in peak traffic, covered in syrup and caked with dirt, every day was pure fun.
- 1/9/2014
- by Staci Layne Wilson
- DreadCentral.com
Angelina Jolie takes on Sleeping Beauty while Terry Gilliam tackles Berlioz as the stars come out to confound our expectations in the coming year
Film
Angelina Jolie in Maleficent
Hollywood's most formidable leading lady is back after a relatively quiet spell, in a role playing on her scariness and seniority. This reinvented fairytale is a twist on The Sleeping Beauty, and Jolie is not playing the insipid dormant heroine with her crybaby attitude to finger-pricking but the evilly magnificent Maleficent, the sorceress who casts a spell on the demure young Princess Aurora. How did she get that way? Everything will depend on the script – but Jolie is always a great turn. Peter Bradshaw 30 May.
Natalie Portman in Jane Got a Gun
Natalie Portman is a Hollywood A-lister who first came to prominence in George Lucas's Star Wars prequel trilogy. She was compellingly vulnerable in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan,...
Film
Angelina Jolie in Maleficent
Hollywood's most formidable leading lady is back after a relatively quiet spell, in a role playing on her scariness and seniority. This reinvented fairytale is a twist on The Sleeping Beauty, and Jolie is not playing the insipid dormant heroine with her crybaby attitude to finger-pricking but the evilly magnificent Maleficent, the sorceress who casts a spell on the demure young Princess Aurora. How did she get that way? Everything will depend on the script – but Jolie is always a great turn. Peter Bradshaw 30 May.
Natalie Portman in Jane Got a Gun
Natalie Portman is a Hollywood A-lister who first came to prominence in George Lucas's Star Wars prequel trilogy. She was compellingly vulnerable in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan,...
- 1/1/2014
- by Peter Bradshaw, Tim Jonze, Sean O'Hagan, Mark Lawson, Andrew Dickson, Lyn Gardner, Jonathan Jones, Adrian Searle, Tom Service, Andrew Clements
- The Guardian - Film News
As ABC’s Once Upon a Time uncorks its midseason finale this Sunday at 8/7c, the residents of Storybrooke will scramble to thwart Peter Pan’s plan to cast the Dark Curse anew. But regardless of the outcome, the Lost Boy will get in his last licks, as seen in this exclusive sneak peek.
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Now, I’m going to be honest with you, since I’m more about the teasing: This Clip Is Rather Spoilery. In fact, I will say nothing else in teeing...
Related | Once Upon a Time EPs Tease Midseason Finale’s ‘Devastating’ Twist, ‘Compelling’ Spring Story Arc
Now, I’m going to be honest with you, since I’m more about the teasing: This Clip Is Rather Spoilery. In fact, I will say nothing else in teeing...
- 12/13/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
On Friday, November 15, San Francisco became Gotham. The city did not do this for Comic-Con, nor to film a new movie. The city did this to fulfill the dreams of a five-year-old boy named Miles with leukemia. Miles hails from Tulelake, in Northern California. He was diagnosed with leukemia at just 18 months old, but ended treatments in June. Fortunately, he is now in remission, and ready to take on his next big, brave mission: becoming Batkid. "I've been planning the wish and working with the family since March," said Patricia Wilson, executive director of the Make-a-Wish Greater Bay Area chapter.
- 11/15/2013
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
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