Maverick Film and Complex Corp have acquired “Murder Company,” an action film set during World War II. The film will be released in theaters, on demand and digital on July 5.
“Murder Company” was written by Jesse Mittelstadt (“Altitude”) and directed by Shane Dax Taylor (“The Best Man”). The film stars William Moseley, who appeared in “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “The Royals,” as well as Pooch Hall (“Ray Donovan”) Gilles Marini (“Sex in the City”) and Joe Anderson (“Hercules”). Kelsey Grammer, who recently revived “Frasier,” rounds out the ensemble.
“We’re very excited to present ‘Murder Company’ to audiences,” said Richard Switzer, president of Maverick Film. “The film is a non-stop thrill ride with a very authentic feel to it, having shot fully in Europe.”
The movie is set in the midst of the D-Day invasion and follows a group of U.S. soldiers who are given orders to smuggle...
“Murder Company” was written by Jesse Mittelstadt (“Altitude”) and directed by Shane Dax Taylor (“The Best Man”). The film stars William Moseley, who appeared in “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “The Royals,” as well as Pooch Hall (“Ray Donovan”) Gilles Marini (“Sex in the City”) and Joe Anderson (“Hercules”). Kelsey Grammer, who recently revived “Frasier,” rounds out the ensemble.
“We’re very excited to present ‘Murder Company’ to audiences,” said Richard Switzer, president of Maverick Film. “The film is a non-stop thrill ride with a very authentic feel to it, having shot fully in Europe.”
The movie is set in the midst of the D-Day invasion and follows a group of U.S. soldiers who are given orders to smuggle...
- 5/3/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Monday’s episode of The Voice — and the end of Season 25’s Playoffs — served up a painful reminder that sometimes it’s not enough to be “cute as a button.” Chance the Rapper and Reba McEntire had to shrink their teams of five contestants apiece to just three each. Along the way, some promising singers were cut (although, to be honest, none that I was as sorry to see go as Anya True and Mafe last week). Which six acts were the last put through to the Lives? Read on…
The Voice’s Best Performances of All Time, Ranked: The Good,...
The Voice’s Best Performances of All Time, Ranked: The Good,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Stars: Frank Grillo, Mekhi Phifer, Amaury Nolasco, Dermot Mulroney, Jaime King, Paul Sloan, Donald Cerrone, Erica Peeples | Written by Chad Law, Garry Charles, Brandon Burrows | Directed by Christian Sesma
Michael ‘Duffy’ Duffield was a soldier, now he’s a drifter, dealing with Ptsd and living on the move. As Lights Out begins, he gets off a bus, and it’s not even five minutes before he finds himself in a card game and accused of cheating. The ease with which he dispatches the other players and takes his money catches the eye of Max Bomer.
Max is just out of jail and looking for a way to make some money, and he sees Duffy’s skill with his fists as the way to do it. He just has to convince him to take part in some illegal underground fight clubs like the one run by Fosco. And, since Duffy could use some cash himself,...
Michael ‘Duffy’ Duffield was a soldier, now he’s a drifter, dealing with Ptsd and living on the move. As Lights Out begins, he gets off a bus, and it’s not even five minutes before he finds himself in a card game and accused of cheating. The ease with which he dispatches the other players and takes his money catches the eye of Max Bomer.
Max is just out of jail and looking for a way to make some money, and he sees Duffy’s skill with his fists as the way to do it. He just has to convince him to take part in some illegal underground fight clubs like the one run by Fosco. And, since Duffy could use some cash himself,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
While “based on a true story” is typically a ploy to lure in audiences, the basis of the 2007 movie Primeval does, in fact, exist. Or at least he did, at one point. The whereabouts of what many deem the “world’s most prolific killer” — a decades-old Nile crocodile named Gustave who allegedly claimed somewhere between 200 and 300 human lives — are murky nowadays. Some say Burundi’s most infamous reptile is long gone, and others demand proof of his passing. Regardless, Gustave’s notoriety lives on in this panned Hollywood creature-feature with a severe identity crisis.
Back then, it was understandable to have a cursory look at the original ad campaign for Primeval and not realize the movie is about a crocodile. An intentionally vague trailer led to complaints of deception from viewers; they were expecting a movie about a human serial killer. Imagine their surprise once they watched Primeval, which, for obvious reasons,...
Back then, it was understandable to have a cursory look at the original ad campaign for Primeval and not realize the movie is about a crocodile. An intentionally vague trailer led to complaints of deception from viewers; they were expecting a movie about a human serial killer. Imagine their surprise once they watched Primeval, which, for obvious reasons,...
- 1/12/2024
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Allow us to jog your memory as to how much of a scary good time these killer alligator/crocodile flicks can be. From the hilariously campy to the horrifyingly credible, here are our Top 10 Favorite Killer Alligator/Crocodile Movies!
#10. Crocodile (2000) – Just a few weeks back we boldly stood up for what Tobe Hooper’s unabashedly trashy direct-to-video Crocodile – a movie that, while among the lower rungs of his illustrious filmography, is actually much more gory, violent and overall fun than people give it credit for. While cheaply made and poorly acted, the great thing about this flick is the sheer amount of killer-croc-action and exorbitant death toll as the prehistoric beast named Flat Dog chews, chomps, marauds and masticates every damn annoying human in its predatory path. A fall from grace in the eyes of many, Crocodile is minor-key Hooper having a damn good time! Get Here
#9. Alligator (1979) – Also known as The Big Alligator River,...
#10. Crocodile (2000) – Just a few weeks back we boldly stood up for what Tobe Hooper’s unabashedly trashy direct-to-video Crocodile – a movie that, while among the lower rungs of his illustrious filmography, is actually much more gory, violent and overall fun than people give it credit for. While cheaply made and poorly acted, the great thing about this flick is the sheer amount of killer-croc-action and exorbitant death toll as the prehistoric beast named Flat Dog chews, chomps, marauds and masticates every damn annoying human in its predatory path. A fall from grace in the eyes of many, Crocodile is minor-key Hooper having a damn good time! Get Here
#9. Alligator (1979) – Also known as The Big Alligator River,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Jake Dee
- JoBlo.com
Steely Dan, Blondie, Public Enemy, R.E.M, Timbaland and the man who wrote bubblegum classics “Build Me Up Buttercup” and “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)” are among the nominees for the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Also included on the roster of nominees are, among others, Bread frontman David Gates, Tracy Chapman, the Guess Who’s Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings, Kenny Loggins, Heart and Roger Nichols, who composed the music for such Carpenters hits as “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Rainy Days and Mondays.”
See the complete list of nominees below.
According to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first significant commercial release of a song. Eligible voting members will have until midnight Et on December 27, 2023 to turn in ballots, with their choices of three nominees from a songwriter and three from performing songwriter categories.
Also included on the roster of nominees are, among others, Bread frontman David Gates, Tracy Chapman, the Guess Who’s Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings, Kenny Loggins, Heart and Roger Nichols, who composed the music for such Carpenters hits as “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Rainy Days and Mondays.”
See the complete list of nominees below.
According to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first significant commercial release of a song. Eligible voting members will have until midnight Et on December 27, 2023 to turn in ballots, with their choices of three nominees from a songwriter and three from performing songwriter categories.
- 11/21/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Maria Hatzakou and Alexandra Matheou’s “Stringa,” a female-led folk-horror set in remote rural Greece, won the top prize at Thessaloniki Film Festival’s Crossroads Co-Production Forum, which wrapped with an award ceremony Wednesday.
The Greek project took home the Two Thirty-Five Co-Production Award, giving full post-production image and sound support to a film that’s in development. This will be a debut feature for Matheou and Hatzakou, who also produces the film under her label Merricat. She was the one to receive the prize from the jury, which called the project “very solid and persuasive” in the ways in which it “addresses freedom of choice in a patriarchal society.”
The directors, who also co-wrote the script, describe it as “a film about the female experience,” a subversive horror that “touches on post-generational trauma and the sly ways by which the patriarchy still manages to impose itself on our lives and choices.
The Greek project took home the Two Thirty-Five Co-Production Award, giving full post-production image and sound support to a film that’s in development. This will be a debut feature for Matheou and Hatzakou, who also produces the film under her label Merricat. She was the one to receive the prize from the jury, which called the project “very solid and persuasive” in the ways in which it “addresses freedom of choice in a patriarchal society.”
The directors, who also co-wrote the script, describe it as “a film about the female experience,” a subversive horror that “touches on post-generational trauma and the sly ways by which the patriarchy still manages to impose itself on our lives and choices.
- 11/9/2023
- by Savina Petkova
- Variety Film + TV
The episode of Wtf Really Happened to This Horror Movie covering Black Water was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Mike Conway, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
Animal attack movies have been quite a lucrative genre for a very long time. Obviously, Jaws is the beginning and the end of the conversation but there’s so much more. Grizzlies, whales, dogs, you name it have been the focal point of horror films and will continue to be there with things like Cocaine Bear, The Meg 2, and others infiltrating theaters on a yearly basis. Most of these, of course, are fictional accounts like Stephen King giving us Cujo or any number of other on-screen animals gone wild. There are, however, the rare account that is based on a true story and today is one of those cases. Alligators and crocodiles...
Animal attack movies have been quite a lucrative genre for a very long time. Obviously, Jaws is the beginning and the end of the conversation but there’s so much more. Grizzlies, whales, dogs, you name it have been the focal point of horror films and will continue to be there with things like Cocaine Bear, The Meg 2, and others infiltrating theaters on a yearly basis. Most of these, of course, are fictional accounts like Stephen King giving us Cujo or any number of other on-screen animals gone wild. There are, however, the rare account that is based on a true story and today is one of those cases. Alligators and crocodiles...
- 9/27/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The scene where Robert Shaw gets eaten in “Jaws” is one of the most thrilling moments in movie history. After all of Steven Spielberg’s virtuoso framing and cool ’70s Hitchcock scare tactics, the shark’s big-mouthed consumption of a man who fully deserves to be eaten had a shockingly raw “Look, there it is!” exploitation-film brazenness. (One not inaccurate way to describe “Jaws” would be to call it the greatest B-movie ever made.) “The Flood,” an alligator-attack movie that’s also a violent prison-break thriller, takes its cue from that scene. Set in a backwater Louisiana police station during a hurricane, the film isn’t shy about serving up its big, nasty human-torso-meets-jaws moments. It’s basically a slasher movie with teeth.
The alligator thriller, of course, was always a bargain-basement knockoff of “Jaws” — literally, since the alligators are inevitably slithering out of some basement somewhere. But it was...
The alligator thriller, of course, was always a bargain-basement knockoff of “Jaws” — literally, since the alligators are inevitably slithering out of some basement somewhere. But it was...
- 7/16/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Josh Lucas, Fernanda Urrejola, Venus Ariel, Carlos Solorzan, Julio Cesar Cedillo, Jorge A. Jimenez | Written by Carlos Cisco, Boise Esquerra | Directed by Adrian Grunberg
After the trainwreck that was Cocaine Shark and with the spectre of Jurassic Shark 3: Seavenge looming over me, The Black Demon, or any other shark film for that matter, may not have been an obvious choice. But this one caught my attention when it was announced and the idea of a finned fear film with enough of a budget to give it some bite was hard to say no to.
Paul Sturges is the safety officer for Nixon Oil, a corporate name that does not exactly inspire confidence. He has been sent to Baja to inspect one of the company’s rigs and has brought his family along. He may have to work but his wife Ines, daughter, Audrey, and son Tommy can have a vacation.
After the trainwreck that was Cocaine Shark and with the spectre of Jurassic Shark 3: Seavenge looming over me, The Black Demon, or any other shark film for that matter, may not have been an obvious choice. But this one caught my attention when it was announced and the idea of a finned fear film with enough of a budget to give it some bite was hard to say no to.
Paul Sturges is the safety officer for Nixon Oil, a corporate name that does not exactly inspire confidence. He has been sent to Baja to inspect one of the company’s rigs and has brought his family along. He may have to work but his wife Ines, daughter, Audrey, and son Tommy can have a vacation.
- 6/9/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Through its eight season run on HBO, Game of Thrones featured increasingly epic battle sequences. Jon Snow’s engagements alone highlight the escalation in martial scale from season 3’s “The Watchers on the Wall” to season 5’s “Hardhome” to season 6’s “Battle of the Bastards.”
As the show’s popularity grew, so too did its budget, creating an opportunity for more Medieval-era military spectacle. That also means, however, that some of the show’s earlier attempts at big scale battles fell a little short in hindsight.
No episode is a better example of that than season 2’s penultimate installment “Blackwater.” Taking its name from Stannis Baratheon’s Blackwater-based siege of King’s Landing, this hour-long battle was Game of Thrones‘ first real attempt at a Lord of the Rings Helm’s Deep-level battle. And for what we were used to seeing on television at the time, it was entirely successful.
As the show’s popularity grew, so too did its budget, creating an opportunity for more Medieval-era military spectacle. That also means, however, that some of the show’s earlier attempts at big scale battles fell a little short in hindsight.
No episode is a better example of that than season 2’s penultimate installment “Blackwater.” Taking its name from Stannis Baratheon’s Blackwater-based siege of King’s Landing, this hour-long battle was Game of Thrones‘ first real attempt at a Lord of the Rings Helm’s Deep-level battle. And for what we were used to seeing on television at the time, it was entirely successful.
- 6/6/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Just yesterday, we shared the news that the “nature run amok” horror thriller The Flood is going to receive a theatrical, VOD, and digital release on July 14th, courtesy of Saban Films. With the release date so close, we knew a trailer would be available soon – we just didn’t expect it to be this soon! The trailer for The Flood is now online, and you can check it out in the embed above.
Directed by Brandon Slagle (Attack of the Unknown) from a screenplay by Chad Law (Daylight’s End) and Josh Ridgway (Howlers), this project could be described as “Crawl meets Assault on Precinct 13”. Here’s the synopsis: A horde of giant hungry alligators is unleashed on a group of in-transit prisoners and their guards after a massive hurricane floods Louisiana.
The film stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass), Louis Mandylor (Rambo: Last Blood), Devanny Pinn...
Directed by Brandon Slagle (Attack of the Unknown) from a screenplay by Chad Law (Daylight’s End) and Josh Ridgway (Howlers), this project could be described as “Crawl meets Assault on Precinct 13”. Here’s the synopsis: A horde of giant hungry alligators is unleashed on a group of in-transit prisoners and their guards after a massive hurricane floods Louisiana.
The film stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass), Louis Mandylor (Rambo: Last Blood), Devanny Pinn...
- 5/24/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
A full Free Movie of the Day is posted on the JoBlo Horror Movies YouTube channel every other day during the week – but on Fridays things get even freakier and a little more fun. Get your weekend started the right way by indulging in Friday Fright Nights! Every Friday, we’ll be taking a look at another genre movie you can watch in its entirety, free of charge, either on the YouTube channel linked above or in the video embed here.
The Friday Fright Night feature we have for you this week is the horror film Lurking Woods. This one was an Australian production, but the set-up works all around the world: a group of young friends head off to spend a relaxing time in the countryside and end up being menaced by a dangerous person wearing a mask. In this case, the masked person is lurking in the woods that surround their vacation spot.
The Friday Fright Night feature we have for you this week is the horror film Lurking Woods. This one was an Australian production, but the set-up works all around the world: a group of young friends head off to spend a relaxing time in the countryside and end up being menaced by a dangerous person wearing a mask. In this case, the masked person is lurking in the woods that surround their vacation spot.
- 5/19/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Mikael Marcimain, the Swedish director of hits “Call Girl” and “Gentlemen,” is on track to direct “Devastation,” an epic and horrific tale of survival set in 1867. “Devastation” is one of the first projects developed by Mylla Films, the new banner set up by Jakob Abrahamsson and Patrik Andersson (“Midsommar”).
Mylla Films has enlisted Nordic distributor Scanbox and French boutique genre specialist Alexis Perrin of Rumble Fish as co-producers.
A period piece set in northern Sweden, “Devastation” is penned by Melina Maraki (“The Liberation of Harold Kvist”). Unfolding during the hard winter and famine of 1867, the film revolves around two brothers, one the local industrialist and the other the local preacher, who keep the town in a tyrannical stronghold. An uprising begins from the most unexpected place.
Marcimain, who is rolling off a a string of TV hits, including “Blackwater,” which won a prize at Series Mania in Lille, made his debut feature with “Call Girl,...
Mylla Films has enlisted Nordic distributor Scanbox and French boutique genre specialist Alexis Perrin of Rumble Fish as co-producers.
A period piece set in northern Sweden, “Devastation” is penned by Melina Maraki (“The Liberation of Harold Kvist”). Unfolding during the hard winter and famine of 1867, the film revolves around two brothers, one the local industrialist and the other the local preacher, who keep the town in a tyrannical stronghold. An uprising begins from the most unexpected place.
Marcimain, who is rolling off a a string of TV hits, including “Blackwater,” which won a prize at Series Mania in Lille, made his debut feature with “Call Girl,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Denise Richards is set to star as a radio host looking for a date to the company Christmas party in holiday movie “A Christmas Frequency,” Variety can reveal.
Veteran director Lindsay Hartley (“The Romeo and Juliet Murders”) will helm the project, which is being produced by Nicely Entertainment.
Ansley Gordon (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”), who wrote the screenplay for “A Christmas Frequency,” will also star in the movie alongside Johnathan Stoddard (“Furry Little Christmas”) and James Hyde (“The Young and the Restless”).
In the film, which is already in production, Richards stars as morning radio show host Brooke Walkins, who is not only secretly separating from her husband Todd (Hyde) but haemorrhaging ratings on her show. When she finds out the show is being axed, Brooke’s producer Kenzie Parker (Gordon) has the bright idea of setting up the host with a series of blind dates live on air to help Brooke...
Veteran director Lindsay Hartley (“The Romeo and Juliet Murders”) will helm the project, which is being produced by Nicely Entertainment.
Ansley Gordon (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”), who wrote the screenplay for “A Christmas Frequency,” will also star in the movie alongside Johnathan Stoddard (“Furry Little Christmas”) and James Hyde (“The Young and the Restless”).
In the film, which is already in production, Richards stars as morning radio show host Brooke Walkins, who is not only secretly separating from her husband Todd (Hyde) but haemorrhaging ratings on her show. When she finds out the show is being axed, Brooke’s producer Kenzie Parker (Gordon) has the bright idea of setting up the host with a series of blind dates live on air to help Brooke...
- 5/16/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
With Series Mania 2023 coming to a close, the event’s founder and general director Laurence Herszberg announced the winners of the Series Mania Festival today.
”We would first like to thank the public and the professionals who attended this edition, which brought together more than 85,000 participants for the Festival and 3,800 participants from 64 countries for the Forum. We are delighted to announce our prize list and figures that have far exceeded our expectations,” said Herszberg.
With the rise of streaming across the world, Series Mania has become one of the most attractive events in the global TV calendar. It’s largely looked at as a place where writers, distributors and producers can liase with each other in a less formal setting than compared to a TV sales market. It includes not just the festival, the Forum, key conferences, keynotes, and pitching sessions.
This year the festival screened 54 unreleased series, with 32 world premieres and 10 international premieres.
”We would first like to thank the public and the professionals who attended this edition, which brought together more than 85,000 participants for the Festival and 3,800 participants from 64 countries for the Forum. We are delighted to announce our prize list and figures that have far exceeded our expectations,” said Herszberg.
With the rise of streaming across the world, Series Mania has become one of the most attractive events in the global TV calendar. It’s largely looked at as a place where writers, distributors and producers can liase with each other in a less formal setting than compared to a TV sales market. It includes not just the festival, the Forum, key conferences, keynotes, and pitching sessions.
This year the festival screened 54 unreleased series, with 32 world premieres and 10 international premieres.
- 3/24/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
The Iranian series The Actor from director Nima Javidi picked up the top Grand Prize jury award at Series Mania, the international TV festival that wrapped in Lille, France on Friday night.
The drama from Iran is led by the Venice best actor winner Navid Mohammadzadeh and follows two down and out actors struggling to make ends meet as they run a derelict theater in Tehran with wealthy Iranians as patrons.
The international jury, led by screenwriter and producer Lisa Joy, also gave its best actor trophy to Michael Sheen for his performance the U.K. series Best Interests, while the best actress prize went to Margot Mancilhon for her star turn in the French series Haven of Grace.
The Series Mania international jury also gave the best writing trophy to John Kâre Raake for The Fortress series from Norway.
In other prize giving, the International Panorama jury, led by French writer Herve Le Tellier,...
The drama from Iran is led by the Venice best actor winner Navid Mohammadzadeh and follows two down and out actors struggling to make ends meet as they run a derelict theater in Tehran with wealthy Iranians as patrons.
The international jury, led by screenwriter and producer Lisa Joy, also gave its best actor trophy to Michael Sheen for his performance the U.K. series Best Interests, while the best actress prize went to Margot Mancilhon for her star turn in the French series Haven of Grace.
The Series Mania international jury also gave the best writing trophy to John Kâre Raake for The Fortress series from Norway.
In other prize giving, the International Panorama jury, led by French writer Herve Le Tellier,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lille, France — Headed by a commanding performance from Navid Mohammadzadeh, superbly shot and packing arguably the best opening scene of any series in Series Mania main competition, Navid Javidi’s “The Actor” won the Grand Prize at Series Mania on Friday night.
The top Series Mania award for the “The Actor” also proves vindication for the Festival which this year has broadened its geographical reach in an effort to discover new narrative modes and styles. Consistently subordinating narrative to mood, “The Actor” certainly wins on that score.
Main scribe John Kåre Raake (“The Quake”) and co-scribe Linn-Jeanethe Kyed (“Bø”) scooped best writing for “The Fortress,” a banner upcoming Viaplay title produced by Norway’s Maipo Film and sold by TrustNordisk, which delivers a telling political cautionary tale for our times, a chic isolationist parable thriller set in an alternative Norway which has built a wall to keep foreigners out. When a virus strikes,...
The top Series Mania award for the “The Actor” also proves vindication for the Festival which this year has broadened its geographical reach in an effort to discover new narrative modes and styles. Consistently subordinating narrative to mood, “The Actor” certainly wins on that score.
Main scribe John Kåre Raake (“The Quake”) and co-scribe Linn-Jeanethe Kyed (“Bø”) scooped best writing for “The Fortress,” a banner upcoming Viaplay title produced by Norway’s Maipo Film and sold by TrustNordisk, which delivers a telling political cautionary tale for our times, a chic isolationist parable thriller set in an alternative Norway which has built a wall to keep foreigners out. When a virus strikes,...
- 3/24/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Event wrapped in Lille against backdrop of nationwide unrest in France.
Navid Javidi’s The Actor starring Navid Mohammadzadeh was awarded the International Competition grand prize at 2023 Series Mania in the first year in which content from Iran participated in the event in Lille, France.
Series Mania founder and general director Laurence Herszberg summed up the event as it came to a close, noting that this year’s edition drew more than 85,000 festival participants – representing a significant increase on last year’s 70,000 – and around 3,800 from 64 countries for the industry forum.
Besides Iran, debutant participating countries included Japan, Argentina, UAE, Turkey,...
Navid Javidi’s The Actor starring Navid Mohammadzadeh was awarded the International Competition grand prize at 2023 Series Mania in the first year in which content from Iran participated in the event in Lille, France.
Series Mania founder and general director Laurence Herszberg summed up the event as it came to a close, noting that this year’s edition drew more than 85,000 festival participants – representing a significant increase on last year’s 70,000 – and around 3,800 from 64 countries for the industry forum.
Besides Iran, debutant participating countries included Japan, Argentina, UAE, Turkey,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Series Mania has always been about discovery: Of drama series as an art form, in its early days from launch in 2009; then of key players on a burgeoning international premium TV scene.
Series Mania’s International Panorama now catches a new wave of creatives transitioning from film to scripted TV – Israel’s Yaron Shani with “Innermost,” Spain’s Isaki Lacuesta and Isa Campo with episodes of “Apagón”; and highlights notable emerging auteurs: Denmark’s Kasper Møller Rask, Canada’s Alexis Durand-Brault, Spain’s Fran Araujo, Pakistan’s Assim Abassi and Germany’s Jakob and Jonas Weydemann.
But for having already bowed at national festivals, some of the 12 titles below could well have been in the running for a Competition berth.
Below, the Series Mania’s rich 2023 International Panorama:
“Apagón,” (“Offworld,” Spain)
One of Variety’s Best International TV Shows of 2022, a realistic, sophisticated disaster thriller from Movistar+ and Buendía Estudios...
Series Mania’s International Panorama now catches a new wave of creatives transitioning from film to scripted TV – Israel’s Yaron Shani with “Innermost,” Spain’s Isaki Lacuesta and Isa Campo with episodes of “Apagón”; and highlights notable emerging auteurs: Denmark’s Kasper Møller Rask, Canada’s Alexis Durand-Brault, Spain’s Fran Araujo, Pakistan’s Assim Abassi and Germany’s Jakob and Jonas Weydemann.
But for having already bowed at national festivals, some of the 12 titles below could well have been in the running for a Competition berth.
Below, the Series Mania’s rich 2023 International Panorama:
“Apagón,” (“Offworld,” Spain)
One of Variety’s Best International TV Shows of 2022, a realistic, sophisticated disaster thriller from Movistar+ and Buendía Estudios...
- 3/18/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
With an International Panorama spangled by gems – think Spain’s “Apagón,” Sweden’s “Blackwater,” and Canada’s “Disobey” and “Little Bird” – Series Mania also weighs in this year with one, if not the, strongest and most mouthwatering of international competitions in its history.
Including the opening and closing series, Amazon’s “Greek Salad” and Netflix’s “Transatlantic,” nearly all the global streamers have titles in the lineup, from Apple TV+’s “Drops of God” and Paramount+’s “Fleeting Lies.” The lineup also features some A-List international writing talents, such as the U.K.’s Jack Thorne and Israel’s Ron Leshem and Amit Cohen, whose “The Virtues” and “No Man’s Land” rank among the most memorable of recent Series Mania competition titles, and closing the festival, out of competition, “Unorthodox’s” Anna Wenger.”Fleeting Lies” also represents one of the first series from Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar’s El Deseo label in Madrid,...
Including the opening and closing series, Amazon’s “Greek Salad” and Netflix’s “Transatlantic,” nearly all the global streamers have titles in the lineup, from Apple TV+’s “Drops of God” and Paramount+’s “Fleeting Lies.” The lineup also features some A-List international writing talents, such as the U.K.’s Jack Thorne and Israel’s Ron Leshem and Amit Cohen, whose “The Virtues” and “No Man’s Land” rank among the most memorable of recent Series Mania competition titles, and closing the festival, out of competition, “Unorthodox’s” Anna Wenger.”Fleeting Lies” also represents one of the first series from Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar’s El Deseo label in Madrid,...
- 3/17/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
(Welcome to SlashClips, a series where we bring you exclusive clips from hot new Digital, Blu-ray, and theatrical releases you won't see anywhere else!)
In this edition you'll find footage from:
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First up, we have an exclusive clip from the hit Paramount+ animated series "Big Nate," based on the long-running comic strip by Lincoln Peirce. Having premiered on the streamer back in February, the show is back with nine all-new episodes set to drop on August 19, 2022. An additional 10 episodes have also been ordered, set to premiere in 2023.
Here is the official synopsis:
"Big Nate" follows the riotous exploits of Nate Wright, a sixth-grade kid who has a never-ending need to prove his awesomeness to the world. Whether he's dealing with disasters at home or detention at school, Nate is no stranger to a challenge. Luckily, he's able to express himself through...
In this edition you'll find footage from:
Big NateBullet ProofLie HardHowl of the Underdogs ManeaterBig Nate
First up, we have an exclusive clip from the hit Paramount+ animated series "Big Nate," based on the long-running comic strip by Lincoln Peirce. Having premiered on the streamer back in February, the show is back with nine all-new episodes set to drop on August 19, 2022. An additional 10 episodes have also been ordered, set to premiere in 2023.
Here is the official synopsis:
"Big Nate" follows the riotous exploits of Nate Wright, a sixth-grade kid who has a never-ending need to prove his awesomeness to the world. Whether he's dealing with disasters at home or detention at school, Nate is no stranger to a challenge. Luckily, he's able to express himself through...
- 8/16/2022
- by Max Evry
- Slash Film
What’s summer without shark horror? The official sequel to Andrew Traucki’s The Reef, The Reef: Stalked is now available on Digital/VOD and streaming on Shudder. Written and directed by Andrew Traucki (Black Water) as a follow-up to his 2010 film, The Reef: Stalked stars Teressa Liane (“The Vampire Diaries”), Ann Truong (“Cowboy Bebop”), Saskia Archer (Boshack), Kate Lister (“Clickbait”) and Tim Ross (“Wonderland”). In the sequel: “Nic, in an effort to […]
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- 8/1/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: Teressa Liane, Saskia Hampele, Tim Ross, Ann Truong, Kate Lister, Saskia Archer | Written and Directed by Andrew Traucki
Despite the title and presence of writer/director Andrew Traucki, The Reef: Stalked is not a sequel to The Reef. Rather, like his films Black Water and Black Water: Abyss they’re unrelated films that share only a common monster, crocodiles in Black Water, and sharks in The Reef.
This time around we’re introduced to diving enthusiast Nic. After she finds her sister Cath dead, drowned in the bathtub by her abusive boyfriend Greg however that changes.
Nine months later she can’t even see water let alone resume diving, without imagining her sister’s death. Hoping it’ll be therapeutic she joins her old diving crew Jodie and Lisa, and her other sister Annie (Saskia Archer; Bali 2002) at the beach. Their kayaking trip turns out to be anything but...
Despite the title and presence of writer/director Andrew Traucki, The Reef: Stalked is not a sequel to The Reef. Rather, like his films Black Water and Black Water: Abyss they’re unrelated films that share only a common monster, crocodiles in Black Water, and sharks in The Reef.
This time around we’re introduced to diving enthusiast Nic. After she finds her sister Cath dead, drowned in the bathtub by her abusive boyfriend Greg however that changes.
Nine months later she can’t even see water let alone resume diving, without imagining her sister’s death. Hoping it’ll be therapeutic she joins her old diving crew Jodie and Lisa, and her other sister Annie (Saskia Archer; Bali 2002) at the beach. Their kayaking trip turns out to be anything but...
- 7/28/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, have acquired the North American rights to the horror film, The Reef: Stalked. The film will be released In Theaters, on Digital/VOD and streaming on Shudder on July 29, 2022.
Written and directed by Andrew Traucki (Black Water) as a follow up to his 2010 film, The Reef, The Reef: Stalked stars Teressa Liane (“The Vampire Diaries”), Ann Truong (“Cowboy Bebop”), Saskia Archer (Boshack), Kate Lister (“Clickbait”) and Tim Ross (“Wonderland”).
“Audiences have an insatiable appetite for shark films, which we know first-hand from our incredible experience releasing The Reef years ago,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer of Rlje Films. “We are thrilled to be working with the team again to bring this new terrifying adventure to audiences.”
In The Reef: Stalked, Nic, in an effort to heal after witnessing her sister’s horrific murder,...
Written and directed by Andrew Traucki (Black Water) as a follow up to his 2010 film, The Reef, The Reef: Stalked stars Teressa Liane (“The Vampire Diaries”), Ann Truong (“Cowboy Bebop”), Saskia Archer (Boshack), Kate Lister (“Clickbait”) and Tim Ross (“Wonderland”).
“Audiences have an insatiable appetite for shark films, which we know first-hand from our incredible experience releasing The Reef years ago,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer of Rlje Films. “We are thrilled to be working with the team again to bring this new terrifying adventure to audiences.”
In The Reef: Stalked, Nic, in an effort to heal after witnessing her sister’s horrific murder,...
- 5/12/2022
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Zombies On A Plane: "Flight 543. A regular check-in.
Unbeknownst to them, a passenger is pre-selected and pre-infected with a truly horrific pathogen. Boarding the plane, the virus lies dormant within their body, awaiting to be awakened. Once activated it transforms its unwilling host into a highly intelligent, flesh craving, barely controllable weaponised monster.
Flesh rots, senses heighten but not all goes according to plan...
A plane over the Atlantic..
A monster within..
A new nightmare begins.."
Directed by Craig Rees Written by Carl Rees Full cast to be announced To support the movie's Indiegogo campaign, visit: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/zombies-on-a-plane--3/x/28730030
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Shudder & Rlje Films Move In Together On 'Destroy All Neighbors': "Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, and Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, today announced their partnership on the newest Shudder Original Film, Destroy All Neighbors. From music-video and...
Unbeknownst to them, a passenger is pre-selected and pre-infected with a truly horrific pathogen. Boarding the plane, the virus lies dormant within their body, awaiting to be awakened. Once activated it transforms its unwilling host into a highly intelligent, flesh craving, barely controllable weaponised monster.
Flesh rots, senses heighten but not all goes according to plan...
A plane over the Atlantic..
A monster within..
A new nightmare begins.."
Directed by Craig Rees Written by Carl Rees Full cast to be announced To support the movie's Indiegogo campaign, visit: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/zombies-on-a-plane--3/x/28730030
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Shudder & Rlje Films Move In Together On 'Destroy All Neighbors': "Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, and Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, today announced their partnership on the newest Shudder Original Film, Destroy All Neighbors. From music-video and...
- 5/11/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
London-based Modern Films has bought U.K.-Ireland rights for “Silent Land,” the feature debut of Polish filmmaker Aga Woszczyńska, which played in competition at the recently wrapped Zurich Film Festival. Variety has been given exclusive access to the film’s international trailer.
Set in Italy, the slow-burn drama follows a couple whose summer holiday goes terribly wrong when Rahim (Ibrahim Keshk), an illegal immigrant hired to fix the pool in the house they paid for, suddenly dies. Produced by Lava Films, Kino Produzioni and I/O Post, with world sales handled by New Europe Film Sales, the film had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Speaking to Variety ahead of the Zurich fest, Woszczyńska described the refugee crisis at the heart of her film as a “present-day plague.” “I would like for ‘Silent Land’ to make people more socially sensitive and not just close themselves off in their homes,...
Set in Italy, the slow-burn drama follows a couple whose summer holiday goes terribly wrong when Rahim (Ibrahim Keshk), an illegal immigrant hired to fix the pool in the house they paid for, suddenly dies. Produced by Lava Films, Kino Produzioni and I/O Post, with world sales handled by New Europe Film Sales, the film had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Speaking to Variety ahead of the Zurich fest, Woszczyńska described the refugee crisis at the heart of her film as a “present-day plague.” “I would like for ‘Silent Land’ to make people more socially sensitive and not just close themselves off in their homes,...
- 10/4/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Polish filmmaker Aga Woszczyńska – together with co-writer Piotr Litwin – started to work on the script of her first feature film “Silent Land” in 2016, and notes that since then, her film – which centers on the world’s response to migrants – has sadly become even more timely.
Set in Italy, the slow-burning drama sees a couple whose summer holiday goes terribly wrong when Rahim (Ibrahim Keshk), an illegal immigrant hired to fix the pool in the house they paid for, suddenly dies. But Woszczyńska views her film as a humanistic rather than a political statement.
“I don’t want to blame just Italy, but the whole of Europe. The whole world, which stays silent,” she tells Variety.
“When Afghanistan desperately needs our help, we are closing our eyes and our borders – just like [my characters] Adam and Anna. What is currently happening, the whole situation on the Polish-Belarusian border, it’s something worse than barbarism,...
Set in Italy, the slow-burning drama sees a couple whose summer holiday goes terribly wrong when Rahim (Ibrahim Keshk), an illegal immigrant hired to fix the pool in the house they paid for, suddenly dies. But Woszczyńska views her film as a humanistic rather than a political statement.
“I don’t want to blame just Italy, but the whole of Europe. The whole world, which stays silent,” she tells Variety.
“When Afghanistan desperately needs our help, we are closing our eyes and our borders – just like [my characters] Adam and Anna. What is currently happening, the whole situation on the Polish-Belarusian border, it’s something worse than barbarism,...
- 9/22/2021
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Survival thriller aficionado Andrew Traucki has commenced production on his latest project The Reef: Stalked, a sequel to 2010’s The Reef.
Filming began today in Queensland’s Bowen and will continue for six weeks.
Teressa Liane (The Vampire Diaries), Ann Truong Kate Lister and newcomer Saskia Archer make up the cast, playing four friends on a kayaking and diving trip in Papua New Guinea that soon goes sideways.
Much like in the original film, the group must face down a great white shark, with this instalment exploring resilience, recovering from trauma and the strength of female friendship.
“I’m thrilled The Reef: Stalked is in production and back to Bowen where we shot parts of The Reef 11 years ago,” writer/director Traucki said in a statement.
“As a lover of survival tales, there is nothing I enjoy more than storytelling that pits humans against nature and asks the question ‘How would I survive?...
Filming began today in Queensland’s Bowen and will continue for six weeks.
Teressa Liane (The Vampire Diaries), Ann Truong Kate Lister and newcomer Saskia Archer make up the cast, playing four friends on a kayaking and diving trip in Papua New Guinea that soon goes sideways.
Much like in the original film, the group must face down a great white shark, with this instalment exploring resilience, recovering from trauma and the strength of female friendship.
“I’m thrilled The Reef: Stalked is in production and back to Bowen where we shot parts of The Reef 11 years ago,” writer/director Traucki said in a statement.
“As a lover of survival tales, there is nothing I enjoy more than storytelling that pits humans against nature and asks the question ‘How would I survive?...
- 6/10/2021
- by Matthew Kappos
- IF.com.au
The following contains spoilers from the Season 1 finale of NBC’s Debris.
Debris with its freshman finale not only threw a few more twists at Bryan and Finola, it did so while also unveiling a bit of top-secret casting that surely made fans of series creator J.H. Wyman’s previous sci-fi series, Fringe, geek out.
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But first, to recap: George led Bryan and Finola to...
Debris with its freshman finale not only threw a few more twists at Bryan and Finola, it did so while also unveiling a bit of top-secret casting that surely made fans of series creator J.H. Wyman’s previous sci-fi series, Fringe, geek out.
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But first, to recap: George led Bryan and Finola to...
- 5/25/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Mojo Jojo’s legacy continues on in The Powerpuff Girls universe as Nicholas Podany is set to play the villain chimp’s son in the CW’s live-action Powerpuff pilot.
Written by Diablo Cody and Heather Regnier and directed by Maggie Kiley based on the original Cartoon Network animated series created by Craig McCracken, Powerpuff (fka The Powerpuff Girls) follows Blossom (Chloe Bennet), Bubbles (Dove Cameron) and Buttercup (Yana Perreault), who used to be America’s pint-sized superheroes. Now they’re disillusioned twentysomethings who resent having lost their childhood to crimefighting. Will they agree to reunite now that the world needs them more than ever?
Podany’s nerdy, power-hungry, insecure Joseph “Jojo” Mondel Jr. was obsessed with the original crime-fighting trio of supergirls, despite his father’s grudge against them. As an adult, Jojo finds his sweetness and rage constant battle. In the original cartoon series, Mojo Jojo posed as...
Written by Diablo Cody and Heather Regnier and directed by Maggie Kiley based on the original Cartoon Network animated series created by Craig McCracken, Powerpuff (fka The Powerpuff Girls) follows Blossom (Chloe Bennet), Bubbles (Dove Cameron) and Buttercup (Yana Perreault), who used to be America’s pint-sized superheroes. Now they’re disillusioned twentysomethings who resent having lost their childhood to crimefighting. Will they agree to reunite now that the world needs them more than ever?
Podany’s nerdy, power-hungry, insecure Joseph “Jojo” Mondel Jr. was obsessed with the original crime-fighting trio of supergirls, despite his father’s grudge against them. As an adult, Jojo finds his sweetness and rage constant battle. In the original cartoon series, Mojo Jojo posed as...
- 4/1/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Black Water: Abyss was one of the first new film releases here in the UK, to welcome audiences back to the joys of the cinema after many (though not all) re-opened on the 4th July. In fact it was this writer’s first trip back to a cinema since 2020 went to hell in a handbasket and Covid tried to drag the movie industry into the dark and murky waters, and thankfully it proved to be a wise choice. As Black Water: Abyss is arguably the perfect kind of flick to see in a cinema environment. As the senses are elevated and director Andrew Traucki’s sequel to his 2007 crocodile horror Black Water is another effective nail biting natural horror.
Practically unrelated to the original, other than the fact it takes place in Australia, Abyss sees two best friend couples meet a pal who has uncovered an unexplored cave in the woods,...
Practically unrelated to the original, other than the fact it takes place in Australia, Abyss sees two best friend couples meet a pal who has uncovered an unexplored cave in the woods,...
- 8/16/2020
- by Jack Bottomley
- The Cultural Post
‘Black Water: Abyss.’
Studiocanal’s road rage thriller Unhinged was the top choice again for cinemagoers in its second weekend while R&r Films’ Black Water: Abyss, director Andrew Traucki’s sequel to his 2007 cult-horror Black Water, opened on limited screens in Oz and the US.
Starved of new, wide releases, the market had to rely on holdovers as well as two French specialty films, Palace’s We’ll End Up Together and Umbrella Entertainment’s Deerskin.
The top 20 titles generated $2.1 million, 4 per cent up on the previous frame, according to Numero.
Directed by Derrick Borte and starring Russell Crowe and Caren Pistorius, Unhinged rang up $701,000 on 193 screens, easing by a mere 12 per cent, upping the total to $1.7 million.
In second spot, Roadshow’s The Secret: Dare to Dream actually lifted its takings by 15 per cent to $259,000 in its second frame on 212. Director Andy Tennant’s adaptation of Rhonda Byrne...
Studiocanal’s road rage thriller Unhinged was the top choice again for cinemagoers in its second weekend while R&r Films’ Black Water: Abyss, director Andrew Traucki’s sequel to his 2007 cult-horror Black Water, opened on limited screens in Oz and the US.
Starved of new, wide releases, the market had to rely on holdovers as well as two French specialty films, Palace’s We’ll End Up Together and Umbrella Entertainment’s Deerskin.
The top 20 titles generated $2.1 million, 4 per cent up on the previous frame, according to Numero.
Directed by Derrick Borte and starring Russell Crowe and Caren Pistorius, Unhinged rang up $701,000 on 193 screens, easing by a mere 12 per cent, upping the total to $1.7 million.
In second spot, Roadshow’s The Secret: Dare to Dream actually lifted its takings by 15 per cent to $259,000 in its second frame on 212. Director Andy Tennant’s adaptation of Rhonda Byrne...
- 8/10/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Serving as a much-belated sequel to the 2007 Australian sleeper hit “Black Water,” director Andrew Traucki’s B-movie influenced follow-up, the blandly titled but effectively executed “Black Water: Abyss” is lean killer crocodile film that upgrades the appropriately lo-fi aesthetic of the original, replacing the expansive swamp setting with a claustrophobic cave descent. Relying on muted headlights and murky water for its most effective scares, “Black Water: Abyss” is exactly what it sets out to be, and all the better for it, a thrilling continuation of an improbable franchise that doesn’t rely on the first film for anything other than inspiration.
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- 8/8/2020
- by Christian Gallichio
- The Playlist
There are some horror films which one can easily imagine reworked in cartoon form for public information films. Black Water: Abyss has several important lessons to impart early on. if you're going cave diving for the first time, let people know where you are going and what time you will be back. Don't choose a system that nobody has ever explored before, especially not if it's in an area where people have recently gone missing. Check the weather reports first and - if you're in Australia - remember that there are lots of creatures out there that will happily kill you.
The long-awaited follow-up to 2007's Black Water, helmed by one of the original co-directors, this film sees another group of young people get into trouble in the outback, far from help. In a nod to the first film, one of them is pregnant, but she hasn't yet told her.
The long-awaited follow-up to 2007's Black Water, helmed by one of the original co-directors, this film sees another group of young people get into trouble in the outback, far from help. In a nod to the first film, one of them is pregnant, but she hasn't yet told her.
- 8/5/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
From the director of The Reef, Andrew Traucki, and executive producers of the 47 Meters Down series comes Black Water: Abyss, which is swimming our way *this weekend.* In the US, Screen Media will release Black Water: Abyss, a sequel to 2007’s Black Water from the same filmmaking team, in limited theaters and on VOD platforms August 7, 2020. In Black Water: Abyss, “A group […]...
- 8/5/2020
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The combination of claustrophobia, darkness, murky water and one big crocodile adds up to a decently scary time in “Black Water: Abyss,” Andrew Traucki’s belated followup to the abyss-less 2007 original he co-directed with David Nerlich. This time, the tasty humans are trapped in an underground cavern during a flash flood, making for a situation that’s unpleasant even before they discover they’ve got reptilian company.
While perhaps not as memorable as some of the movies it might remind you of (like “The Descent” and “Pitch Black”), this is still a tense thriller that nicely exploits a formulaic nature it doesn’t quite transcend. One of the first rollouts in several countries’ newly re-opened theaters abroad, “Abyss” will be releasing to U.S. drive-ins and on demand as of Aug. 7.
The first “Black Water” was a sleeper success primarily in home formats, its big-screen exposure probably hobbled by the...
While perhaps not as memorable as some of the movies it might remind you of (like “The Descent” and “Pitch Black”), this is still a tense thriller that nicely exploits a formulaic nature it doesn’t quite transcend. One of the first rollouts in several countries’ newly re-opened theaters abroad, “Abyss” will be releasing to U.S. drive-ins and on demand as of Aug. 7.
The first “Black Water” was a sleeper success primarily in home formats, its big-screen exposure probably hobbled by the...
- 8/5/2020
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
The Doobie Brothers have been waiting since 1996 to be voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And according to our recent poll, they are the overdue band you would most like to see inducted in 2020.
With over 1,300 people voting around the world, the Doobies smoked the competition we offered of 12 rock groups, including your second place choice of The Monkees and third place selection of Foreigner. See the full list of results below. And watch for upcoming polls where we ask you about female artists and male artists next.
See 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Janet Jackson, Radiohead, Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks …
At this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, long-overlooked bands The Cure, Def Leppard, Roxy Music and The Zombies finally got their due. Will any of our suggested groups be on the ballot this fall for actual Hall of Fame voters to choose?...
With over 1,300 people voting around the world, the Doobies smoked the competition we offered of 12 rock groups, including your second place choice of The Monkees and third place selection of Foreigner. See the full list of results below. And watch for upcoming polls where we ask you about female artists and male artists next.
See 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Janet Jackson, Radiohead, Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks …
At this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, long-overlooked bands The Cure, Def Leppard, Roxy Music and The Zombies finally got their due. Will any of our suggested groups be on the ballot this fall for actual Hall of Fame voters to choose?...
- 8/21/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
At this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, long-overlooked bands The Cure, Def Leppard, Roxy Music and The Zombies finally got their due. And now that voters are considering 2020 inductions, which unbelievably snubbed groups could make the cut this time? We offer you a dozen more rock bands that are still waiting for their turn. Vote in the poll below about which group needs to be inducted next for the 2020 ceremony.
SEE2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Janet Jackson, Radiohead, Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks …
We’ll have polls about overdue male artists and female artists soon, but please vote in our band poll today. Results will be revealed soon.
Blood, Sweat And Tears
Eligible since 1993. Top songs include “And When I Die,” “Hi-De-Ho,” “Spinning Wheel,” “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy.” Nominated for five Grammy Awards with two wins.
The Commodores
Eligible since 1999. Top songs include “Brick House,...
SEE2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Janet Jackson, Radiohead, Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks …
We’ll have polls about overdue male artists and female artists soon, but please vote in our band poll today. Results will be revealed soon.
Blood, Sweat And Tears
Eligible since 1993. Top songs include “And When I Die,” “Hi-De-Ho,” “Spinning Wheel,” “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy.” Nominated for five Grammy Awards with two wins.
The Commodores
Eligible since 1999. Top songs include “Brick House,...
- 8/15/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Think of yourself of as a film buff? How many of these abodes do you recognise?
Girl Asleep
Goldstone
The Turning
The Babadook
Wolf Creek 2
Reckless Kelly
The Pack
Snowtown
Chopper
He Died With A Felafel in His Hand
Metal Skin
Romper Stomper
Snowtown
The Hunter
Animal Kingdom
Tomorrow When the War Began
Australia
The Proposition
Mad Max: Fury Road
Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
Mad Max
Mad Max 2
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Fury Road
Storm Boy
Dead Calm
On the Beach
Black Water
The Castle
Snowtown
Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos
The Great Gatsby
Holding the Man
Two Hands
Somersault
Looking for Alibrandi
The Dressmaker
Lantana
The Great Gatsby
Australia
Paper Planes
Babe: Pig in the City
Babe
Mad Max: Fury Road
Metal Skin
Romper Stomper
Chopper
Wolf Creek
The Great Gatsby
Romeo and Juliet
Strictly Ballroom
Little Fish
The Sapphires
Muriel's Wedding...
Girl Asleep
Goldstone
The Turning
The Babadook
Wolf Creek 2
Reckless Kelly
The Pack
Snowtown
Chopper
He Died With A Felafel in His Hand
Metal Skin
Romper Stomper
Snowtown
The Hunter
Animal Kingdom
Tomorrow When the War Began
Australia
The Proposition
Mad Max: Fury Road
Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
Mad Max
Mad Max 2
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Fury Road
Storm Boy
Dead Calm
On the Beach
Black Water
The Castle
Snowtown
Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos
The Great Gatsby
Holding the Man
Two Hands
Somersault
Looking for Alibrandi
The Dressmaker
Lantana
The Great Gatsby
Australia
Paper Planes
Babe: Pig in the City
Babe
Mad Max: Fury Road
Metal Skin
Romper Stomper
Chopper
Wolf Creek
The Great Gatsby
Romeo and Juliet
Strictly Ballroom
Little Fish
The Sapphires
Muriel's Wedding...
- 12/16/2016
- by Guardian staff
- The Guardian - Film News
Sky-high platforms and ankle-twisting high heels used to be the go-to shoe of every young starlet on the red carpet. But with the rise of athleisure, the new footwear you can spot on every “It Girl’s” feet doesn’t have a pointed toe or a razor-sharp heel, but rather a very comfortable pair of sneakers or boots. And you can thank footwear designer Jon Buscemi, the man behind luxury sneaker label Buscemi, for spearheading this abrupt about-face. Merging high-end design, and extravagant detailing like Italian leather, real gold hardware, and with his latest design 11.50cts of real diamonds, Buscemi...
- 10/21/2016
- by Emily Kirkpatrick
- PEOPLE.com
Exclusive: Icelandic companies plan joint slate of Icelandic and English-language films including Óskar Jónasson’s Habeus Corpus.
Icelandic production companies Truenorth and Mystery are partnering on an ambitious slate of eight films to be shot over the next five years.
“Both companies were looking to expand into more European co-productions so we decided to join forces,” said Kristinn Thordarson, head of production at Truenorth.
David Oskar Olafsson of Mystery added that the slate’s eight productions are five in English and three in Icelandic.
“We had the same goals and ambitions,” Olafsson said “By joining teams, we felt we could be working on broader profile films.”
Leifur B Dagfinnsson of Truenorth said that both companies would continue to work on their own projects as well as the joint slate, and they would continue to have separate offices in Reykjavik.
The plan is to have eight to 10 films on the joint slate continually.
The initial...
Icelandic production companies Truenorth and Mystery are partnering on an ambitious slate of eight films to be shot over the next five years.
“Both companies were looking to expand into more European co-productions so we decided to join forces,” said Kristinn Thordarson, head of production at Truenorth.
David Oskar Olafsson of Mystery added that the slate’s eight productions are five in English and three in Icelandic.
“We had the same goals and ambitions,” Olafsson said “By joining teams, we felt we could be working on broader profile films.”
Leifur B Dagfinnsson of Truenorth said that both companies would continue to work on their own projects as well as the joint slate, and they would continue to have separate offices in Reykjavik.
The plan is to have eight to 10 films on the joint slate continually.
The initial...
- 2/14/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Fire Emblem Fates is still on track for its February 19th North American release date, but it’s already been available to Japanese 3Ds owners for some time, originally launching there on June 25 of last year. Early impressions seem to indicate that the game retains many of the same great features that 2013’s Fire Emblem Awakening contained and more, but a new aspect that players discovered in that original version has become a hot topic of controversy and discussion, along with plenty of speculation regarding how the English version will handle it.
Awakening introduced the ability for characters to bond on the battlefield and attain various levels of companionship, with many possibilities for certain characters to marry and produce children as playable fighters later in the game. The Japanese version of Fates expanded on this feature by allowing more physical methods of bonding. Similar to the Pokemon-Amie feature introduced in Pokemon X & Y,...
Awakening introduced the ability for characters to bond on the battlefield and attain various levels of companionship, with many possibilities for certain characters to marry and produce children as playable fighters later in the game. The Japanese version of Fates expanded on this feature by allowing more physical methods of bonding. Similar to the Pokemon-Amie feature introduced in Pokemon X & Y,...
- 1/27/2016
- by John Fleury
- We Got This Covered
Yes, Nintendo’s holiday season took a hit with the announcement by Shigeru Miyamoto that Star Fox Zero would be delayed until Q1 2016. Obviously losing the long-awaited return of a beloved franchise is a major blow to the company’s fortunes this year, and with the Wii U upcoming release lineup now even thinner, owners are starting to wonder what they’re going to play when they boot up their systems in December.
Luckily, there’s absolutely nothing to complain about. This is more Nintendo’s problem than ours, as even if you’ve snapped up the big 1st party hits like Splatoon or Mario Maker (which we assume), the Wii U not only has some potentially excellent releases both newly arrived and nearing on the horizon, but is also already home to a plethora of great games that almost nobody bought, from unheralded exclusives to possibly overlooked ports. It...
Luckily, there’s absolutely nothing to complain about. This is more Nintendo’s problem than ours, as even if you’ve snapped up the big 1st party hits like Splatoon or Mario Maker (which we assume), the Wii U not only has some potentially excellent releases both newly arrived and nearing on the horizon, but is also already home to a plethora of great games that almost nobody bought, from unheralded exclusives to possibly overlooked ports. It...
- 9/30/2015
- by Patrick Murphy
- SoundOnSight
The Visit, opening this Friday, is the terrifying story of a brother and sister who are sent to their grandparents’ remote Pennsylvania farm for a weeklong trip. Once the children discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing, they see their chances of getting back home are growing smaller every day. It’s the newest film from director M. Night Shyamalan, whose career path has been rocky of late. Shyamalan had been at the top of heap with movies like The Sixth Sense and Signs, but he’s fallen so far from grace that the promotion for his last movie After Earth went to great lengths to avoid mentioning his involvement (but the director has always been a hit with Wamg’s Michelle McCue, who once penned some ‘Geek Crush’ Happy Birthday wishes that can be found Here). Will The Visit be a return to form for the director,...
- 9/8/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Nintendo is starting off your week with a look at their upcoming games line-up for the rest of 2015, which includes actual release dates for the new Star Fox game and the RPG sequel, Xenoblade Chronicles X. Come inside to see when you'll be able to pick them up plus tons more!
Talk about a good way to start off your week. Over the last couple weeks or so, there have been rumblings on the interwebs that Nintendo would be delaying a few more of their titles into 2016, leaving them barren for the rest of 2015. This morning, Nintendo put those rumors to rest. The biggest announcements, of course, were the release dates for the highly anticipated Star Fox Zero and Xenoblade Chronicles X.
The new Star Fox will hit the Wii U on November 20th, with Xenoblade Chronicles X hitting a couple weeks later on December 4th. So the wait for these games are nearly over!
Talk about a good way to start off your week. Over the last couple weeks or so, there have been rumblings on the interwebs that Nintendo would be delaying a few more of their titles into 2016, leaving them barren for the rest of 2015. This morning, Nintendo put those rumors to rest. The biggest announcements, of course, were the release dates for the highly anticipated Star Fox Zero and Xenoblade Chronicles X.
The new Star Fox will hit the Wii U on November 20th, with Xenoblade Chronicles X hitting a couple weeks later on December 4th. So the wait for these games are nearly over!
- 8/24/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
To coincide with Agatha Christie's 125th anniversary, BBC One and Lifetime are teaming up for an all-star mini-series based on arguably the Grand Dame of mystery's most famous work - "And Then There Were None".
Set on the eve of World War Two, the story follows ten strangers with dubious pasts who are lured to an isolated rock near the Devon coast in southern England. Cut off from the mainland, their host is mysteriously absent.
A recording starts with each accused of a terrible crime. As each member of the party starts to mysteriously die one-by-one every few hours, the survivors realise one of them is a killer and start to turn on each other.
This time out the ensemble will be: Charles Dance ("Game of Thrones"), Sam Neill ("Jurassic Park"), Toby Stephens ("Black Sails"), Aidan Turner ("The Hobbit"), Miranda Richardson ("Harry Potter"), Anna Maxwell Martin ("The Bletchley Circle...
Set on the eve of World War Two, the story follows ten strangers with dubious pasts who are lured to an isolated rock near the Devon coast in southern England. Cut off from the mainland, their host is mysteriously absent.
A recording starts with each accused of a terrible crime. As each member of the party starts to mysteriously die one-by-one every few hours, the survivors realise one of them is a killer and start to turn on each other.
This time out the ensemble will be: Charles Dance ("Game of Thrones"), Sam Neill ("Jurassic Park"), Toby Stephens ("Black Sails"), Aidan Turner ("The Hobbit"), Miranda Richardson ("Harry Potter"), Anna Maxwell Martin ("The Bletchley Circle...
- 7/13/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
I first came to know Kook Projects from curator Soojung Hyun, who asked me to participate in their inaugural show Kooky Cutters: Redefined Realities. What I find particularly intriguing about this gallery space, besides being new and not in your typical art district, is its discreetness. Founded and directed by Kate Kook and co-founded by its curator, WooJae Chung, Kook Projects stands as one of the more unorthodox spaces in New York City, as it has no street visibility. For their openings, this nicely converted ground floor apartment directs its visitors to enter through an iron-gated service entrance, down a set of stairs, and past the building’s recycling area to an alleyway that leads to a fenced-in courtyard and interior spaces.
Kook Projects’ current exhibition is a solo show by New York artist John Mendelsohn. In April of 2013 I reviewed one of Mendelsohn’s exhibitions at Sideshow Gallery in Brooklyn.
Kook Projects’ current exhibition is a solo show by New York artist John Mendelsohn. In April of 2013 I reviewed one of Mendelsohn’s exhibitions at Sideshow Gallery in Brooklyn.
- 12/19/2014
- by ddlombardi
- www.culturecatch.com
Stars: Brendan Byrne, Leoni Leaver, Rebecca Callander, Bob Clark | Written and Directed by Dane Millerd
There’s not a more overwrought and overused genre trope as the found footage format, at least in terms of direct to DVD movies, with many film makers using the format in place of having a decent story. Which means – at least for me – the sub-genre has become something of a nadir when it comes to horror.
However once in a while the format can be used to great effect, and this year there have been some stellar entries in the found-footage genre, be it in the cinema or on DVD: The Den, Willow Creek, Across the River, The Cellar and Black Water Vampire.
And now you can add Aussie horror There’s Something in the Pilliga to the list.
Australia has something of a tradition of producing some great exploitation movies, many of which...
There’s not a more overwrought and overused genre trope as the found footage format, at least in terms of direct to DVD movies, with many film makers using the format in place of having a decent story. Which means – at least for me – the sub-genre has become something of a nadir when it comes to horror.
However once in a while the format can be used to great effect, and this year there have been some stellar entries in the found-footage genre, be it in the cinema or on DVD: The Den, Willow Creek, Across the River, The Cellar and Black Water Vampire.
And now you can add Aussie horror There’s Something in the Pilliga to the list.
Australia has something of a tradition of producing some great exploitation movies, many of which...
- 11/20/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
From the director of such nondescript horror films as The Reef and Black Water comes another nondescript horror film called The Jungle. Eager conservationist Larry Black (Rupert Reid) has a love for leopards that makes his wife cringe with jealousy. So, when he hears about the sighting of an elusive and endangered Javan Leopard, Larry and his cameraman friend hop on a flight to Java to find and tag the feline.
Once there, Larry teams up with guides Adi (Igusti Budianthika) and Budi (Agoes W Soedjarwo) to lead him through the thick jungle in search of the leopard. But Larry et al get more than they bargained for when the Javan Leopard they thought they were hunting turns out to be the legendary “forest demon.” And Larry’s adventurous urges lead them all into danger as they try to prove its existence.
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Once there, Larry teams up with guides Adi (Igusti Budianthika) and Budi (Agoes W Soedjarwo) to lead him through the thick jungle in search of the leopard. But Larry et al get more than they bargained for when the Javan Leopard they thought they were hunting turns out to be the legendary “forest demon.” And Larry’s adventurous urges lead them all into danger as they try to prove its existence.
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- 7/30/2014
- by John Keith
- JustPressPlay.net
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