Netflix is starting out 2018 with a ton of new film and TV series releases! We are only about halfway through December, but if you're curious to know what is waiting for you on the streaming service in the new year, we have a full list the new releases and their release dates. There's a lot of great stuff coming including a bunch of Batman Films, the Lethal Weapon movies, The Godfather trilogy, Caddyshack, Apollo 13, King Kong, The Shawshank Redemption, Training Day, and even all of the Bring it On films! You can check out the fill list below!
Week of 1/1/18
10,000 B.C. -- 1/1/18
30 Days of Night -- 1/1/18
Age Of Shadows -- 1/1/18
AlphaGo -- 1/1/18
America's Sweethearts -- 1/1/18
Apollo 13 -- 1/1/18
Batman -- 1/1/18
Batman & Robin -- 1/1/18
Batman Begins -- 1/1/18
Batman Forever -- 1/1/18
Batman Returns -- 1/1/18
Breakfast at Tiffany's -- 1/1/18
Bring It On -- 1/1/18
Bring It On Again -- 1/1/18
Bring It On: All or Nothing...
Week of 1/1/18
10,000 B.C. -- 1/1/18
30 Days of Night -- 1/1/18
Age Of Shadows -- 1/1/18
AlphaGo -- 1/1/18
America's Sweethearts -- 1/1/18
Apollo 13 -- 1/1/18
Batman -- 1/1/18
Batman & Robin -- 1/1/18
Batman Begins -- 1/1/18
Batman Forever -- 1/1/18
Batman Returns -- 1/1/18
Breakfast at Tiffany's -- 1/1/18
Bring It On -- 1/1/18
Bring It On Again -- 1/1/18
Bring It On: All or Nothing...
- 12/14/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Jules-Pierre Malartre Jun 28, 2017
We salute a much-loved Babylon 5 character, played by the much-missed Stephen Furst...
A little less than a year ago, in the wake of Jerry Doyle’s passing, Babylon 5 creator J.M. Straczynski made a passionate plea to the universe; too many B5 alumni had died already. Following the untimely deaths of Michael O’Hare, Richard Biggs, Andreas Katsulas, Jeff Conaway, and more recently Jerry Doyle, Straczynski was “goddamned tired of it” and he asked the universe to “knock it off for a while”.
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Unfortunately, the universe didn’t listen since on June 16, Stephen Furst joined his fellow departed B5 co-stars on “the other side of the veil”.
Most will remember Furst as lovable Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman in the 1978 cult classic Animal House, but to sci-fi...
We salute a much-loved Babylon 5 character, played by the much-missed Stephen Furst...
A little less than a year ago, in the wake of Jerry Doyle’s passing, Babylon 5 creator J.M. Straczynski made a passionate plea to the universe; too many B5 alumni had died already. Following the untimely deaths of Michael O’Hare, Richard Biggs, Andreas Katsulas, Jeff Conaway, and more recently Jerry Doyle, Straczynski was “goddamned tired of it” and he asked the universe to “knock it off for a while”.
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Unfortunately, the universe didn’t listen since on June 16, Stephen Furst joined his fellow departed B5 co-stars on “the other side of the veil”.
Most will remember Furst as lovable Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman in the 1978 cult classic Animal House, but to sci-fi...
- 6/27/2017
- Den of Geek
Ever since the winter finale of Gotham aired in late January, things have been uncomfortably quiet, but, thankfully, all of that changes today as yet another one of the deadliest villains from the Batman mythos has boarded the show.
The latest man to be cast in the role of the Demon’s Head is none other than Alexander Siddig (Game of Thrones), whom I must say brings that experienced, worldly look to the character that you’d hope to see. Knowing that Arrow’s take on Ra’s has been killed off, I guess Fox has full license to establish their own version of him in what’s said to be a recurring role beginning later this season.
Before we proceed any further, let’s check out the official character description:
As Bruce (David Mazouz) pulls the veil off the Court Of Owls, he finds the man pulling the strings...
The latest man to be cast in the role of the Demon’s Head is none other than Alexander Siddig (Game of Thrones), whom I must say brings that experienced, worldly look to the character that you’d hope to see. Knowing that Arrow’s take on Ra’s has been killed off, I guess Fox has full license to establish their own version of him in what’s said to be a recurring role beginning later this season.
Before we proceed any further, let’s check out the official character description:
As Bruce (David Mazouz) pulls the veil off the Court Of Owls, he finds the man pulling the strings...
- 3/2/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Batman certainly has a full plate this April. In addition to the much talked about crossover with The Flash, expect the Dark Knight to once again cross paths with one of his most deadly enemies in the pages of Detective Comics when Ra’s al Ghul makes his presence felt.
Although the “League of Shadows” arc has yet to kick off (the upcoming Detective Comics #50 will serve as a prologue), that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to discuss. In fact, writer James Tynion IV has been building to this since last summer by having Jacob Kane and the Colony prepare for a war with said mysterious cabal. Batman, of course, wouldn’t have any of what Kane was saying, despite this being the third time a shadowy organization has operated under his nose in recent memory. You would think after dealing with the Black Glove and Court of...
Although the “League of Shadows” arc has yet to kick off (the upcoming Detective Comics #50 will serve as a prologue), that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to discuss. In fact, writer James Tynion IV has been building to this since last summer by having Jacob Kane and the Colony prepare for a war with said mysterious cabal. Batman, of course, wouldn’t have any of what Kane was saying, despite this being the third time a shadowy organization has operated under his nose in recent memory. You would think after dealing with the Black Glove and Court of...
- 1/19/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
In the very near future, DC’s oldest title – the one that the publisher is named for, in fact – will hit a milestone that few in the comic book industry have done thus far when Detective Comics celebrates 950 issues. Think about it: Batman (and others) have helped keep this series in continuous publication since the Great Depression. That’s quite a feat.
Serving as a prologue to the upcoming “League of Shadows” arc, this can’t miss issue of ‘Tec is set to contain three stories that not only observe what has come before, but speak to the current direction of the series. A gallery of unlettered interiors can be viewed below, but nothing really treads into spoiler territory.
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Serving as a prologue to the upcoming “League of Shadows” arc, this can’t miss issue of ‘Tec is set to contain three stories that not only observe what has come before, but speak to the current direction of the series. A gallery of unlettered interiors can be viewed below, but nothing really treads into spoiler territory.
Detective Comics #950 First Look Gallery 1 of 4
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Thankfully, current series writer James Tynion IV has shed a little light on the subject:...
- 1/16/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Ryan Lambie Jan 12, 2017
Retro platform hit Shovel Knight is getting a port to Nintendo Switch, and there are also big updates planned for this year...
Shovel Knight's among the very best 2D platformers we've played in recent years. Although unashamedly based on retro Nintendo games like Ducktales and Mega Man, it also mixes in all kinds of modern touches and ideas of its own. It's also a rare example of an old-school game whose boss battles are actually fun to figure out.
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Developer Yacht Club has worked continuously on Shovel Knight since its release, putting out free-to-download expansions like Plague Of Shadows and Specter Of Torment, which introduce new playable characters, attack systems and subtly altered level designs.
There's also...
Retro platform hit Shovel Knight is getting a port to Nintendo Switch, and there are also big updates planned for this year...
Shovel Knight's among the very best 2D platformers we've played in recent years. Although unashamedly based on retro Nintendo games like Ducktales and Mega Man, it also mixes in all kinds of modern touches and ideas of its own. It's also a rare example of an old-school game whose boss battles are actually fun to figure out.
See related Sherlock series 4 episode 2 review: The Lying Detective Sherlock: 34 nerdy spots in The Lying Detective Sherlock series 4 episode 1 review: The Six Thatchers Sherlock: 33 nerdy spots in The Six Thatchers
Developer Yacht Club has worked continuously on Shovel Knight since its release, putting out free-to-download expansions like Plague Of Shadows and Specter Of Torment, which introduce new playable characters, attack systems and subtly altered level designs.
There's also...
- 1/12/2017
- Den of Geek
Rob Leane Jan 10, 2017
After five years of five-years-ago cutaways, Arrow returns with only one goal: to do something different with its flashbacks.
Yesterday came the news that Arrow will return for a sixth season, which saw one question bubbling to the surface of fan discussion: what about the flashbacks?
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After all, in almost every Arrow episode so far, the action has been interrupted by scenes from five years ago, from the 'five years in hell' (some of it on an island) that Stephen Amell's Oliver Queen suffered through before returning to Starling City and becoming a bow-and-arrow-sporting, hood-wearing vigilante in the pilot episode. Now that we've had five years worth of flashbacks, will those cutaways end?
Essentially, the answer to that question is yes, with caveats. Here's what executive producer Marc Guggenheim had to say about the flashbacks...
After five years of five-years-ago cutaways, Arrow returns with only one goal: to do something different with its flashbacks.
Yesterday came the news that Arrow will return for a sixth season, which saw one question bubbling to the surface of fan discussion: what about the flashbacks?
See related Shovel Knight: Plague Of Shadows Dlc release date announced
After all, in almost every Arrow episode so far, the action has been interrupted by scenes from five years ago, from the 'five years in hell' (some of it on an island) that Stephen Amell's Oliver Queen suffered through before returning to Starling City and becoming a bow-and-arrow-sporting, hood-wearing vigilante in the pilot episode. Now that we've had five years worth of flashbacks, will those cutaways end?
Essentially, the answer to that question is yes, with caveats. Here's what executive producer Marc Guggenheim had to say about the flashbacks...
- 1/10/2017
- Den of Geek
Rob Leane Jan 10, 2017
Robert Kirkman's Five Year will make its way to Latin American audiences through a new adaptation...
Robert Kirkman (the comic book writer behind The Walking Dead and Outcast) has another project on its way to the small screen: Five Year, which focuses on mankind being made aware that a meteor will wipe out Earth's population in five years time. It's based on an old Kirkman script, which predates The Walking Dead on his CV.
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A 16-episode Korean adaptation of the script has been in production for a while (and is destined for the streaming service viki.com), but now it's been announced that there will be another version, too. Kirkman's Skybound Entertainment company is pairing up with 360 Powwow to produce a Latin American TV adaptation of Kirkman's concept.
Clearly, this is a concept that can travel,...
Robert Kirkman's Five Year will make its way to Latin American audiences through a new adaptation...
Robert Kirkman (the comic book writer behind The Walking Dead and Outcast) has another project on its way to the small screen: Five Year, which focuses on mankind being made aware that a meteor will wipe out Earth's population in five years time. It's based on an old Kirkman script, which predates The Walking Dead on his CV.
See related Shovel Knight: Plague Of Shadows Dlc release date announced
A 16-episode Korean adaptation of the script has been in production for a while (and is destined for the streaming service viki.com), but now it's been announced that there will be another version, too. Kirkman's Skybound Entertainment company is pairing up with 360 Powwow to produce a Latin American TV adaptation of Kirkman's concept.
Clearly, this is a concept that can travel,...
- 1/10/2017
- Den of Geek
It’s too bad that who dismissively write off 2016 as “a bad movie year” couldn’t find more than a few films to treasure across the last twelve months. Sure, blockbuster movies were pretty terrible all around, but even a glimpse of indie cinema and foreign films this year (South Korea alone yielded the excellent likes of “The Handmaiden,” “The Wailing” and “Age Of Shadows“) reveals some tremendous work.
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- 12/6/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Halloween may be over, but horror reigns supreme all year long on Shudder. The streaming service's November titles include Phantasm: Remastered, The Exorcist III, Penance, Happy Birthday to Me, Therapy, Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, and many more must-watch movies.
Press Release: As many a horror fan is wont to say, Halloween is an all-year endeavor. And though Samhain has ended, you could say Shudder is just getting started. Following our premiere of the stellar miniseries Beyond The Walls, we’re all too excited to be the exclusive home of Phantasm: Remastered (joined by Phantasm III and IV). Headed by Jj Abrams and Bad Robot, this brand new restoration of Don Coscarelli’s American independent horror classic is the best you’ve ever seen it. Vividly rediscover the surreal journey of Mike, Jody and Reggie, up against the unknowable forces of The Tall Man, his extradimensional dwarves and the sphere.
Press Release: As many a horror fan is wont to say, Halloween is an all-year endeavor. And though Samhain has ended, you could say Shudder is just getting started. Following our premiere of the stellar miniseries Beyond The Walls, we’re all too excited to be the exclusive home of Phantasm: Remastered (joined by Phantasm III and IV). Headed by Jj Abrams and Bad Robot, this brand new restoration of Don Coscarelli’s American independent horror classic is the best you’ve ever seen it. Vividly rediscover the surreal journey of Mike, Jody and Reggie, up against the unknowable forces of The Tall Man, his extradimensional dwarves and the sphere.
- 11/2/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
For untold millennia, deep into the misty pagan past, groups of women have gathered under the dark of night to commune with nature and share valuable folk knowledge. Now, a new generation of self-proclaimed witches, drawn by their own misty memories of playing with Ouija boards at sleepovers and bookmarking the dirty parts of The Mists Of Avalon, has answered the call.
Unlike the crunchy new age types who made Wicca into a (loosely) organized religion in the 1970s, these witches are more likely to be urban than rural, to be heavily tattooed than clad in a Ren Faire-style peasant skirt, and to keep their Book Of Shadows online, where a search for “#witchesofinstagram” turns up hundreds of thousands of results and “#witch” more than two million. The religious dimension of the whole thing can vary wildly as well, from committed neo-pagans to casual dabblers. They all refer to their...
Unlike the crunchy new age types who made Wicca into a (loosely) organized religion in the 1970s, these witches are more likely to be urban than rural, to be heavily tattooed than clad in a Ren Faire-style peasant skirt, and to keep their Book Of Shadows online, where a search for “#witchesofinstagram” turns up hundreds of thousands of results and “#witch” more than two million. The religious dimension of the whole thing can vary wildly as well, from committed neo-pagans to casual dabblers. They all refer to their...
- 10/26/2016
- by Katie Rife
- avclub.com
I felt extremely lucky when I heard the nightmarish stories of other PC players trying to enjoy Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 1: Realm Of Shadows. I hadn’t had any issues at all, a privilege that allowed me to enjoy all the chapters of Telltale’s rendition of Gotham in one sitting. I got similarly lucky with the second episode, and while I may not have enjoyed the narrative or gameplay in that entry quite as much, it was still nice to run unencumbered through a game many others seemed to have technical issues with. I should have known, of course, that my luck was going to run out sooner rather than later. I should have taken my good fortune as a sign that, this time around, it was my turn to deal with the glitches.
Yep… it finally happened.
Despite multiple attempts to finish Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 3: New World Order,...
Yep… it finally happened.
Despite multiple attempts to finish Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 3: New World Order,...
- 10/25/2016
- by Jowi Meli
- We Got This Covered
Academy Award nominee Joe Berlinger is set to explore the murders made famous by Truman Capote.
Berlinger is set to direct and produce “Murder in the Heartland: In Cold Blood Revisited” for SundanceTV. The four-part docuseries will dig even deeper into the 1959 quadruple murder that Capote made famous in his 1966 book “In Cold Blood.”
Berlinger, who has been developing the project for more than a year, revealed why he’s so thrilled at the opportunity to revisit the infamous crime.
“I have long been obsessed with Capote’s genre-busting masterwork, but even more fascinated by the underlying crime and its impact on the American psyche,” said Berlinger. “The opportunity to explore my obsession, in light of new information we have uncovered, with a network and brand that I have long been associated with and which represents cinematic quality at its most intelligent is a dream situation for a nonfiction filmmaker of my background.
Berlinger is set to direct and produce “Murder in the Heartland: In Cold Blood Revisited” for SundanceTV. The four-part docuseries will dig even deeper into the 1959 quadruple murder that Capote made famous in his 1966 book “In Cold Blood.”
Berlinger, who has been developing the project for more than a year, revealed why he’s so thrilled at the opportunity to revisit the infamous crime.
“I have long been obsessed with Capote’s genre-busting masterwork, but even more fascinated by the underlying crime and its impact on the American psyche,” said Berlinger. “The opportunity to explore my obsession, in light of new information we have uncovered, with a network and brand that I have long been associated with and which represents cinematic quality at its most intelligent is a dream situation for a nonfiction filmmaker of my background.
- 10/15/2016
- by William Earl
- Indiewire
Writing the sequel to one of the most historic horror films from the past 20 years might sound like a screenwriter’s dream job, but for Simon Barrett, taking on “Blair Witch” was more scary than fun. Having to satisfy millions of fans of a cult film that earned nearly $250 million at the box office in 1999 is a task that would make any writer sweat. Though Barrett already had eight feature film writing credits prior to signing on for the Lionsgate project, he’d never been tasked with writing a studio movie, not to mention a sequel to a horror franchise.
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“It was not a fun experience,” the 37-year-old Barrett told IndieWire in a recent interview. “You want it to be as good as it possibly can, and it never is, because that’s the nature of the process.
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“It was not a fun experience,” the 37-year-old Barrett told IndieWire in a recent interview. “You want it to be as good as it possibly can, and it never is, because that’s the nature of the process.
- 9/21/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
I mentioned in my review of Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 1: Realm Of Shadows that it seemed a little silly to reimagine the deaths of Thomas and Martha Wayne for what seemed like the millionth time. “I’m sure there are a few stragglers out there who haven’t heard the tragic tale of Batman’s origins,” I wrote, “but … why jam the explanations so unceremoniously into dialogue and give us yet another iteration of the ‘Bruce becomes an orphan’ scene?” Little did I know that I would be seeing that famous event recreated so soon — the entire first chapter of Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 2: Children of Arkham centers on it, a choice ultimately emblematic of this overall disappointing sophomore entry in Telltale’s take on the Dark Knight.
Scenes that stretched credibility or otherwise failed to capitalize on good ideas did somewhat weaken the...
Scenes that stretched credibility or otherwise failed to capitalize on good ideas did somewhat weaken the...
- 9/20/2016
- by Jowi Meli
- We Got This Covered
Simon Brew Sep 20, 2016
Blair Witch: Book Of Shadows is renowned as a very bad sequel. Its director has explained just where it went wrong…
Whilst the new Blair Witch sequel, from director Adam Wingard, hardly sent box office tills into overdrive over the weekend, we’ve yet to meet anyone who even begins to argue that it’s not a significant upgrade on the original follow-up, Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2. Renowned documentary maker Joe Berlinger took on the job of the second movie, and he’s been looking back at just what went wrong with the film.
Revealing that he couldn’t bring himself to see the new Blair Witch, in spite of his respect for Adam Wingard, Berlinger admitted “I just couldn’t bring myself to go see it and relive the trauma”.
What trauma? That of the studio recutting Book Of Shadows. They “inserted scenes...
Blair Witch: Book Of Shadows is renowned as a very bad sequel. Its director has explained just where it went wrong…
Whilst the new Blair Witch sequel, from director Adam Wingard, hardly sent box office tills into overdrive over the weekend, we’ve yet to meet anyone who even begins to argue that it’s not a significant upgrade on the original follow-up, Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2. Renowned documentary maker Joe Berlinger took on the job of the second movie, and he’s been looking back at just what went wrong with the film.
Revealing that he couldn’t bring himself to see the new Blair Witch, in spite of his respect for Adam Wingard, Berlinger admitted “I just couldn’t bring myself to go see it and relive the trauma”.
What trauma? That of the studio recutting Book Of Shadows. They “inserted scenes...
- 9/20/2016
- Den of Geek
comScore today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of September 18, 2016, as compiled by the company's theatrical measurement services.
As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, comScore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using comScore's suite of products.
comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented:
"Universal's 'Bridget Jones's Baby' opened in 39 territories along with the U.S. and Canada this weekend with a worldwide total of $38.1 million and in the process posted the biggest romantic comedy opening weekend ever in the U.K. with $11.3 million. Meanwhile, Warner Bros.' 'Sully' continues to land big grosses adding another $29 million globally this weekend and brings its total to $93.94 million to date."
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday,...
As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, comScore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using comScore's suite of products.
comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented:
"Universal's 'Bridget Jones's Baby' opened in 39 territories along with the U.S. and Canada this weekend with a worldwide total of $38.1 million and in the process posted the biggest romantic comedy opening weekend ever in the U.K. with $11.3 million. Meanwhile, Warner Bros.' 'Sully' continues to land big grosses adding another $29 million globally this weekend and brings its total to $93.94 million to date."
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday,...
- 9/18/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Comic Book Reviews: DC Round Up Week 09-14-2016
DC is settling into its new focused style of content storytelling, and producing some fantastic stories thanks to the new approach. While mostly everything has been a hit, there have been a few snags as well. One issue I keep having is trying to figure out how it all “fits” together in a bigger picture. Some books seem closer connected others; some appear not connected all to the larger DC Universe. This might not be a problem for most, it can be a little jarring for me, when I’m reading Batgirl is running around Japan in her book, but is also hanging out with Huntress and Black Canary in the Birds of Prey series, while appearing in Nightwing and referencing her time currently in Japan, but Black Canary appears in Green Arrow without any indication she’s even been to Gotham or around Batgirl.
DC is settling into its new focused style of content storytelling, and producing some fantastic stories thanks to the new approach. While mostly everything has been a hit, there have been a few snags as well. One issue I keep having is trying to figure out how it all “fits” together in a bigger picture. Some books seem closer connected others; some appear not connected all to the larger DC Universe. This might not be a problem for most, it can be a little jarring for me, when I’m reading Batgirl is running around Japan in her book, but is also hanging out with Huntress and Black Canary in the Birds of Prey series, while appearing in Nightwing and referencing her time currently in Japan, but Black Canary appears in Green Arrow without any indication she’s even been to Gotham or around Batgirl.
- 9/16/2016
- by Jeremy Scully
- LRMonline.com
When Simon Barrett was asked to write Blair Witch, it wasn't a foregone conclusion that he'd take the gig. In fact Barrett, who's found success with films like You're Next, V/H/S, and The Guest, has turned down sequels and remakes before. So why did he decide to write Blair Witch?
It's simple: Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 sucked.
See, Barrett was fascinated by the premise of the original movie, 1999's surprise smash hit The Blair Witch Project, and when the sequel came out and pretty much squandered all that potential, it stuck with him.
Here's the writer, in his own words, talking about taking about Blair Witch:
"It had such a cool mythology, and no one really knows, because of Book of Shadows, what a Blair Witch sequel could or should be. So it was kind of creatively an open plate."
It's true, of course. During an...
It's simple: Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 sucked.
See, Barrett was fascinated by the premise of the original movie, 1999's surprise smash hit The Blair Witch Project, and when the sequel came out and pretty much squandered all that potential, it stuck with him.
Here's the writer, in his own words, talking about taking about Blair Witch:
"It had such a cool mythology, and no one really knows, because of Book of Shadows, what a Blair Witch sequel could or should be. So it was kind of creatively an open plate."
It's true, of course. During an...
- 9/15/2016
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
A new “Blair Witch Project” movie is out on Friday. Two months ago, we didn’t even know there was a new “Blair Witch Project” movie — instead, we thought that “You’re Next” and “The Guest” director Adam Wingard had made a found-footage horror film called “The Woods.” But it was this summer when Lionsgate actually revealed at Comic-Con the movie was “Blair Witch,” a sequel/reboot to the original 1999 pic, and one that reportedly does far more justice to it than 2000’s ‘Book Of Shadows‘ did (look for our review tomorrow).
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Continue reading The 15 Best Found Footage Horror Movies Ever at The Playlist.
- 9/14/2016
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Simon Brew Published Date Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 05:08
I think I can get behind this growing trend in Hollywood filmmaking to basically ignore sequels in a franchise that people don’t like. We’ve got talk, then, of a new Alien sequel that’ll scrub – or overlook – films three and four in that particular series. The X-Men franchise has rid itself of the story constraints of the likes of X-Men: The Last Stand, even to the point of taking a dig at the film (not wisely, as it turned out) in X-Men: Apocalypse.
And now the third Blair Witch film comes along, which may as well have Blair Witch 2 plastered on the poster, such is the non-existent shrift it gives to the staggeringly bad Blair Witch: Book Of Shadows.
Instead, this time we’re picking up the story from the original The Blair Witch Project, as James Allen McCune...
I think I can get behind this growing trend in Hollywood filmmaking to basically ignore sequels in a franchise that people don’t like. We’ve got talk, then, of a new Alien sequel that’ll scrub – or overlook – films three and four in that particular series. The X-Men franchise has rid itself of the story constraints of the likes of X-Men: The Last Stand, even to the point of taking a dig at the film (not wisely, as it turned out) in X-Men: Apocalypse.
And now the third Blair Witch film comes along, which may as well have Blair Witch 2 plastered on the poster, such is the non-existent shrift it gives to the staggeringly bad Blair Witch: Book Of Shadows.
Instead, this time we’re picking up the story from the original The Blair Witch Project, as James Allen McCune...
- 9/14/2016
- Den of Geek
comScore today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of September 11, 2016, as compiled by the company's theatrical measurement services.
As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, comScore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using comScore's suite of products.
comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented:
"Warner Bros. had quite an amazing weekend globally in theaters with 'Sully' starring Tom Hanks taking the top spot with $45 million, local title 'The Age of Shadows' (Mil Jeong) opening in Korea with $16 million and 'Suicide Squad' now just within striking distance of $700 million worldwide."
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, September 11, are below.
Sully - Warner Bros. - $45.0MStar Trek Beyond - Paramount Pictures - $17.5MDon't Breathe...
As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, comScore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using comScore's suite of products.
comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented:
"Warner Bros. had quite an amazing weekend globally in theaters with 'Sully' starring Tom Hanks taking the top spot with $45 million, local title 'The Age of Shadows' (Mil Jeong) opening in Korea with $16 million and 'Suicide Squad' now just within striking distance of $700 million worldwide."
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, September 11, are below.
Sully - Warner Bros. - $45.0MStar Trek Beyond - Paramount Pictures - $17.5MDon't Breathe...
- 9/11/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Fantastic Fest has already revealed an amazing lineup over the past month, but their newly announced final wave of programming should cause even more fans to make room on their calendars between September 22nd–29th.
Fantastic Fest's final wave of programming has several big treats in store for horror comedy fans, as Bruce Campbell will be in attendance for screenings of the first two episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 (ahead of the first season's October 2nd premiere on Starz).
Another WolfCop, the sequel to 2014's WolfCop, will make its world premiere, and a special screening of the first episode of HBO's Westworld series will also take place.
The creature feature Colossal will be shown as the festival's closing film, and A Monster Calls and The Autopsy of Jane Doe are also scheduled to screen. For full details, we have the official press release below. Which film are you...
Fantastic Fest's final wave of programming has several big treats in store for horror comedy fans, as Bruce Campbell will be in attendance for screenings of the first two episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 (ahead of the first season's October 2nd premiere on Starz).
Another WolfCop, the sequel to 2014's WolfCop, will make its world premiere, and a special screening of the first episode of HBO's Westworld series will also take place.
The creature feature Colossal will be shown as the festival's closing film, and A Monster Calls and The Autopsy of Jane Doe are also scheduled to screen. For full details, we have the official press release below. Which film are you...
- 9/7/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Lionsgate recently unleashed its first TV spot for Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett’s Blair Witch Project sequel, hitting theaters this September.
Simply titled Blair Witch, the film features James Allen McCune as Heather Donahue’s brother, who’s obsessed with finding out what happened to his sister and her friends in the woods of Maryland in 1999. The new commercials take viewers back to the house where we last saw Mike propped up in the corner.
The new Blair Witch uses modern technology. (Photo Illustration: Mike Vanderbilt)
When it was revealed at Comic-Con that Wingard’s previously announced The Woods was in fact a Blair Witch sequel, fans had disparate opinions. While some folks were excited for a return to the Black Hills and vomit-inducing shaky-cam (particularly after Book Of Shadows), others were disappointed that Wingard and Barrett were making a franchise film. The duo’s previous films You ...
Simply titled Blair Witch, the film features James Allen McCune as Heather Donahue’s brother, who’s obsessed with finding out what happened to his sister and her friends in the woods of Maryland in 1999. The new commercials take viewers back to the house where we last saw Mike propped up in the corner.
The new Blair Witch uses modern technology. (Photo Illustration: Mike Vanderbilt)
When it was revealed at Comic-Con that Wingard’s previously announced The Woods was in fact a Blair Witch sequel, fans had disparate opinions. While some folks were excited for a return to the Black Hills and vomit-inducing shaky-cam (particularly after Book Of Shadows), others were disappointed that Wingard and Barrett were making a franchise film. The duo’s previous films You ...
- 8/23/2016
- by Mike Vanderbilt
- avclub.com
The studio is plotting to release two to four films next year, with Joo-young Lee’s A Single Rider set to be the first.
Warner Bros is planning to increase its Korean-language production, producing two films this year and between two and four next year, according to Warner Bros Korea director, local productions, Jay Choi.
In addition to its previously-announced Korean debut, Kim Jee-woon’s Age Of Shadows, the studio will also release A Single Rider, starring Lee Byung-hun (Red 2) and Gong Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush), in 2016. The film is the feature debut of Joo-young Lee.
“It’s a small-size movie, completely the opposite from Age Of Shadows,” said Choi, referring to Kim’s period action thriller as being in the $8.8m (KW10bn) budget range.
The company is also investing in The Bad Lieutenant, for which Man From Nowhere director Lee Jeong-beom is writing and directing an original script. The film is...
Warner Bros is planning to increase its Korean-language production, producing two films this year and between two and four next year, according to Warner Bros Korea director, local productions, Jay Choi.
In addition to its previously-announced Korean debut, Kim Jee-woon’s Age Of Shadows, the studio will also release A Single Rider, starring Lee Byung-hun (Red 2) and Gong Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush), in 2016. The film is the feature debut of Joo-young Lee.
“It’s a small-size movie, completely the opposite from Age Of Shadows,” said Choi, referring to Kim’s period action thriller as being in the $8.8m (KW10bn) budget range.
The company is also investing in The Bad Lieutenant, for which Man From Nowhere director Lee Jeong-beom is writing and directing an original script. The film is...
- 7/27/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) programmers have served up the first picks from what will be a typically daunting menu in September.Scroll down for full list of Galas, Special Presentations
The world premiere of Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven will open the 41st Tiff on September 8. The western remake stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, and Peter Sarsgaard.
It marks a third visit to the festival for Fuqua, who previously screened Training Day and The Equalizer at Tiff.
The festival will close on September 17 with The Edge Of Seventeen, starring Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson and Kyra Sedgwick.
The coming-of-age comedy-drama marks the feature debut of writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig and is produced by Oscar-winner James L. Brooks (Jerry Maguire, As Good As It Gets).
Gala world premieres
Unveiling its first wave of titles, Tiff announced that world premieres in its Gala strand would include...
The world premiere of Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven will open the 41st Tiff on September 8. The western remake stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, and Peter Sarsgaard.
It marks a third visit to the festival for Fuqua, who previously screened Training Day and The Equalizer at Tiff.
The festival will close on September 17 with The Edge Of Seventeen, starring Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson and Kyra Sedgwick.
The coming-of-age comedy-drama marks the feature debut of writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig and is produced by Oscar-winner James L. Brooks (Jerry Maguire, As Good As It Gets).
Gala world premieres
Unveiling its first wave of titles, Tiff announced that world premieres in its Gala strand would include...
- 7/26/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
History's FutureScheduled to open later this month (27 January - 7 Febuary 2016), the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam has announced the titles included in its competition, which has scaled back the number of films competing to eight this year.Tiger Award COMPETITIONHistory's Future – Fiona Tan (The Netherlands, world premiere)The Land of the Enlightened – Pieter-Jan De Pue (Belgium, The Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, European premiere)Motel Mist – Prabda Yoon (Thailand, world premiere)Oscuro animal – Felipe Guerrero (Colombia, Argentina, The Netherlands, Germany, Greece, world premiere)Radio Dreams – Babak Jalali (USA, world premiere)La última tierra – Pablo Lamar (Paraguay, The Netherlands, Chile, Qatar, world premiere)Where I Grow Old – Marília Rocha (Brazil, Portugal, world premiere)A Woman, a Part – Elisabeth Subrin (USA, world premiere)
Bright FUTUREAlba – Ana Cristina Barragán (Ecuador, Mexico, Greece, world premiere)Alone – Park Hongmin (South Korea, international premiere)Animal político – Tião (Brazil, world premiere)The Bear Tales – Samuele Sestieri, Olmo Amato (Italy,...
Bright FUTUREAlba – Ana Cristina Barragán (Ecuador, Mexico, Greece, world premiere)Alone – Park Hongmin (South Korea, international premiere)Animal político – Tião (Brazil, world premiere)The Bear Tales – Samuele Sestieri, Olmo Amato (Italy,...
- 1/5/2016
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Exclusive: New festival director Bero Beyer to implement more changes to Iffr’s structure.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has shaken up its programme structure ahead of its 45th edition (Jan 27-Feb 7) and named eight titles selected for the line-up including Jerzy Skolimowski’s 11 Minutes, Alexander Sokurov’s Francofonia and Steve Oram’s Aaaaaaaah!.
The programme, which was previously split between 14 sections, has been streamlined into four strands: Bright Future, Voices, Deep Focus and Perspectives.
New festival director Bero Beyer said the change was made to “provide more context and clarity for visitors to the festival”.
“In recent years, Iffr has found a good balance between the number of films shown and the breadth of the cinematic spectrum,” said Beyer.
“Every festival has to strike the right balance to deliver quality programming and generate the right kind of attention for each film it shows, long or short. Our task now is to provide more context and clarity...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has shaken up its programme structure ahead of its 45th edition (Jan 27-Feb 7) and named eight titles selected for the line-up including Jerzy Skolimowski’s 11 Minutes, Alexander Sokurov’s Francofonia and Steve Oram’s Aaaaaaaah!.
The programme, which was previously split between 14 sections, has been streamlined into four strands: Bright Future, Voices, Deep Focus and Perspectives.
New festival director Bero Beyer said the change was made to “provide more context and clarity for visitors to the festival”.
“In recent years, Iffr has found a good balance between the number of films shown and the breadth of the cinematic spectrum,” said Beyer.
“Every festival has to strike the right balance to deliver quality programming and generate the right kind of attention for each film it shows, long or short. Our task now is to provide more context and clarity...
- 11/12/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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