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The Purge Goes Viral and Hits Tumblr
16 May 2013 8:45 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Listen up, America, or wherever you are... The Purge is coming! In fact it's right around the corner! Will you be ready? To get you geared up two new Purge-themed sites have been set up, one viral and one on Tumblr. Check 'em out!
Read our The Purge review here!
Directed by James DeMonaco (writer of Assault on Precinct 13 and The Negotiator), The Purge is produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister) and Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, and Andrew Form (The Amityville Horror, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) as well as Sébastien Kurt Lemercier (Assault on Precinct 13). It stars Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, and Adelaide Kane.
Look for it in theatres on June 7th. To get started click on either of the images directly below.
Synopsis
In an America wracked by crime, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any »
- Uncle Creepy
Universal’s The Purge Unleashes Interesting Viral Website
15 May 2013 3:18 PM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
Today, an interesting website was sent our way, one for “The New Founders of America”, an organization that prides itself on cleansing America with “The Purge”. Obviously a viral marketing site for Universal’s upcoming The Purge film, which hits theaters on June 7th. check it out, as it’s pretty interesting!!
Visit the New Founders of America’s official website
The New Founders of America are building a better America by cleansing the nation through the purge. Learn more about all the good the Purge does by visiting http://www.newfoundersamerica.org. Latest headlines include Green Purging, 5 Easy Tips to #SurviveTheNight and more.
Like if you support The Purge
Connect with The Purge on Facebook to join the countdown to June 7th! https://www.facebook.com/thepurgemovie
“If on one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences, what would you do? In The Purge, a »
- SMITH
[Interview] Producer Jason Blum Talks ‘The Purge’ At The Stanley Film Festival!
15 May 2013 9:17 AM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
By Erik Myers: Writer/Director James DeMonaco’s Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes-produced The Purge (formerly Vigilandia), starring Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder, Adelaide Kane, Edwin Hodge, Tony Oller and Rhys Wakefield, hits theaters on June 7th. The film is produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister), Platinum Dunes’ partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller... Read More »
- EvanDickson
Atlanta Readers: Win Passes to See The Purge
13 May 2013 2:51 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
There are two home-invasion-thrillers on the way this summer, and first up is The Purge. The movie takes place in a world where the government keeps the peace by sanctioning an annual 12-hour period where everything—including murder—becomes legal. During this madness, a family inside a gated community fights to survive without turning into monsters themselves. You'll see a fair share of blockbusters this summer, but this is a movie that could be a hit from strong word-of-mouth. I'm pleased to announce that we're giving away ten admit-two passes to the Atlanta screening of The Purge. Hit the jump to find out how you can see the film early and for free. The film stars Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane, and Max Burkholder. The Purge opens June 7th. To enter for a chance to win an admit-two pass, send an e-mail to Collider.Passes@gmail.com with the »
- Matt Goldberg
AfterEllen.com's 2013 Ultimate Summer Movie Guide
10 May 2013 1:47 PM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »
Tags: PassionEllen PageMichelle RodriguezElysiumJodie FosterMovie NewsmoviesIMDbDarren CrissKristen WiigHelen MirrenMary Louise ParkerSyrupThe EastByzantiumRed 2Anna KendrickBrittany Snow
Hello fellow queer cinephiles! As we enter the long, hot days of summer, everyone wants to cool off in a theater and watch other people try to save the world. The summer tends to be a pretty testosterone-soaked season for movies, so I’m here to help you sort the films you want to be in the front row for from those you just use as an excuse to cuddle in the back.
Editor's note: * denotes a film that includes openly lesbian/bi actresses or lesbian/bi characters.
May 10
Venus and Serena
You’re there to see: Venus and Serena Williams, obviously.
In a nutshell: Who doesn’t want to know more about the two sisters who changed tennis forever? This one’s a must-see for any lesbian with a pair of athletic shoes.
You »
- Elaine Atwell
Producer Jason Blum Talks ‘The Purge’
9 May 2013 9:00 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
I recently had the fortunate opportunity to sit down for a one on one interview with the head of Blumhouse Pictures, Jason Blum to talk about his upcoming thriller The Purge. For those of you who may not recognize his name or company, perhaps you’ve seen at least one of the “little” films he has been instrumental in getting up onto the big screen; Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister. »
- Kerry Fleming
Jason Blum Launches Foreign Sales Division
8 May 2013 11:42 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Micro-budget pioneer Jason Blum is launching Blumhouse Intl. to oversee foreign sales of the company’s movies and will debut the venture at Cannes.
The newly minted venture has a worldwide distribution and servicing deal with Im Global.
The first Blumhouse Intl. projects for sale at Cannes are “Sinister 2,” a sequel to Blumhouse’s $3 million horror thriller, which grossed more than $87 million worldwide, and comedy thriller “Stretch,” to be directed by Joe Carnahan and produced by Blum and the director.
Tracy Falco is exec producing “Stretch” and Leon Corcos is co-producer. Both projects will begin production later this year.
Blum has had major success via the “Paranormal Activity” franchise, launched in 2009.
The division will handle sales of films outside Blumhouse’s first-look deal with Universal. Blumhouse noted that six of its recent titles grossed a combined $450 million foreign on combined budgets of under $25 million.
“We are excited to expand »
- Dave McNary
The Purge New Movie Poster and Trailer
6 May 2013 11:49 PM, PDT | CineMovie | See recent CineMovie news »
Ethan Hawke and Game of Thrones' Lena Headey star in The Purge, a Michael Bay produced film being called a speculative thriller. Watch the new trailer to the home invasion movie.
If on one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences, what would you do? In The Purge, a speculative thriller that follows one family over the course of a single night, four people will be tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the vicious outside world breaks into their home.
In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity—including murder—becomes legal. The police can't be called. Hospitals suspend help. It's one night when the citizenry regulates itself without
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First Review for The Purge Now Live
3 May 2013 2:43 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
With the Stanley Film Festival poised to start haunting we have right now the first review for the latest shocker from Blumhouse and company, The Purge. Read on for our verdict and look for more on the flick soon!
Read our The Purge review!
Directed by James DeMonaco (writer of Assault on Precinct 13 and The Negotiator), The Purge is produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister) and Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, and Andrew Form (The Amityville Horror, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) as well as Sébastien Kurt Lemercier (Assault on Precinct 13). It stars Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, and Adelaide Kane.
Again, look for it in theatres on June 7th.
Synopsis
In an America wracked by crime, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity—including murder—is legal. The police can’t be called. Hospitals suspend help. »
- Uncle Creepy
Stanley Film Fest 2013 Review: ‘The Purge’ Leaves Little of Value Behind
3 May 2013 11:00 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
When is a good old-fashioned home invasion movie not a good old-fashioned home invasion movie? When it sets itself in the near future and forgets to be all that good. Welcome to The Purge. It’s 2022, and the United States has finally solved its growing problem with violence and crime by making it legal. More precisely, it’s legal for a twelve hour period one night per year. Citizens are encouraged to stay safe in their secure homes, unless of course they care to vent their animalistic rage and partake in the annual event. The Sandin family feels safe behind their state of the art security shutters, but when their dumbass son has a crisis of conscience and lets an injured man in, all hell breaks loose. James (Ethan Hawke) is a salesman for a security company, and this year has been his best on record with sales to each and every one of his neighbors of »
- Rob Hunter
Mad Max's Weekend Movie Guide: 'Iron Man Three' & More
3 May 2013 7:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
"Dads leave, you don’t have to be such a pussy about it." – Tony Stark, 'Iron Man Three'
Greetings from the apocalypse! Free Comics? An "Iron Man" sequel that doesn't suck? Genre festivals, eccentric painter docs and serial killer biopics? Have I been irradiated and gone to heaven? Nope, it's all happening man, it's all happening …
Friday, May 3
Pow! In Theaters
As a raving fan of Shane Black and Robert Downey Jr.'s first collab, the neo noir comedy "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," I had hoped that this director/star combo would hit it out of the park with "Iron Man Three." Well, frankly, Shane hit it out of the park and into the stratosphere, mesosphere, ionosphere, etc. Pulpy, groovy, bang-up fun, this is the best cinematic iteration of ol' shellhead yet, and while Joss Whedon got the quipy part right in "Marvel's The Avengers," this one perfectly balances »
- Max Evry
One Night a Year All Crime is LegalCan You SurvivetheNight in The Purge
2 May 2013 3:07 PM, PDT | Best-Horror-Movies.com | See recent Best-Horror-Movies.com news »
Universal Pictures upcoming thriller The Purge has a new onesheet and wants you to prepare to SurviveTheNight June 7 2013. Directed by James DeMonaco (writer of Assault on Precinct 13 and The Negotiator) The Purge is produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse (Paranormal Activity Insidious Sinister) Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (The Amityville Horror The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) as well as Sbastien Kurt Lemercier (Assault on Precinct 13). If on one night every year you could commit any crime without facing consequences what would you do In The Purge a speculative thriller that follows one family over the course of a single night four people will be tested to see how far they »
Second The Purge movie poster!
2 May 2013 7:38 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
James DeMonaco's The Purge gets a second poster, adding to the intriguing gallery of images we've summed up so far. De Monaco helms and scripts here, with a cast including Max Burkholder, Rhys Wakefield, Edwin Hodge, Tony Oller, Adelaide Kane and Tom Yi. The Universal Pictures release opens in theaters on May 31st. If on one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences, what would you do? In The Purge, a speculative thriller that follows one family over the course of a single night, four people will be tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the vicious outside world breaks into their home. In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity—including murder—becomes legal. The police can’t be called. Hospitals suspend help. »
First The Purge movie poster!
2 May 2013 7:38 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
James DeMonaco's The Purge gets a first poster, adding to the intriguing gallery of images we've summed up so far. De Monaco helms and scripts here, with a cast including Max Burkholder, Rhys Wakefield, Edwin Hodge, Tony Oller, Adelaide Kane and Tom Yi. The Universal Pictures release opens in theaters on May 31st. If on one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences, what would you do? In The Purge, a speculative thriller that follows one family over the course of a single night, four people will be tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the vicious outside world breaks into their home. »
Emergency Services Suspended on New One-Sheet for The Purge
1 May 2013 | Horror Asylum | See recent Horror Asylum news »
'The Purge' opens on 7 June in the Us and the home invasion horror from Blumhouse productions that is sneakily hiding behind a high concept setup whereby all crime becomes legal for 12 hours has a new one-sheet. The poster from writer/director James DeMonaco's 'The Purge' highlights the fact that all emergency services will be suspended during the 12-hour period. Ethan Hawke ('Sinister'), Lena Headey ('Game of Thrones'), Edwin Hodge, Max Burkholder, Rhys Wakefield, Tony Oller and Adelaide Kane all star. Check the new poster below. »
Poster round-up: Pacific Rim, The Purge, Star Trek
30 April 2013 10:44 PM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Poster Simon Brew 1 May 2013 - 06:42
New posters for Pacific Rim, The Purge and Star Trek Into Darkness land, and we've got them all here for you...
The latest batch of movie posters to be released cover a film about to be rolled out, one whose new trailer is surely not too far away, and one you may not know too much about. So let's deal with them in turn.
Pacific Rim first. The impressive footage from Wondercon was released by Guillermo del Toro yesterday, and you can see that here. We suspect the ongoing poster releases for the movie are building to a new trailer, although that's just us guessing. But you can see the latest poster here anyway.
The Purge, meanwhile, stars Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey. It's set in a future where crime is so rife, that once a year the emergency services shut down for 12 hours »
- simonbrew
The Purge 'Reminder' Poster
30 April 2013 3:00 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
On June 7, the United States will cease all emergency services for a 12-hour period, allowing criminals to carry out any act against humanity that they wish. The second poster for The Purge reminds us to be prepared for this special one-day-a-year holiday, where murder is legal, rape is expected, the police can't be called, and the hospitals are closed.
In an America wracked by crime, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity - including murder - is legal. The police can't be called. Hospitals suspend help. It is one night when the citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking.
The Purge comes to theaters June 7th, 2013 and stars Lena Headey, Ethan Hawke, Max Burkholder, Adelaide Kane, »
- MovieWeb
Summer Movie Preview Guide: June
30 April 2013 12:40 PM, PDT | Cinelinx | See recent Cinelinx news »
This Summer, like all the previous ones before it, is filled to the brim with new films all striving for your attention. It’s understandable that this can be a tad overwhelming and it’s tough to keep up with the many releases happening in such a short period of time. Cinelinx is here to help you with our Summer Preview Guide! We take a look at all the films coming out in June (including trailers, synopsis, and more) in order to prepare you for what’s ahead.
For our May Preview Guide and all of our other Summer 2013 movie coverage be sure to hit the link.
June 7th
Directed By: James DeMonaco
Written By: James DeMonaco
Cast: Lena Headey, Ethan Hawke, and Tony Oller
Official Synopsis: In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity-including murder-becomes legal. »
- feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
New Poster for The Purge Issues a Frightening Reminder
30 April 2013 11:07 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Twelve hours can seem like an awfully long time when you're embattled in a state of murderous chaos, which is why you should be noting all warnings leading up to the planned event of lunacy. Or... just check out this new poster, and you should be okay.
Directed by James DeMonaco (writer of Assault on Precinct 13 and The Negotiator), The Purge is produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister) and Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, and Andrew Form (The Amityville Horror, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) as well as Sébastien Kurt Lemercier (Assault on Precinct 13). It stars Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, and Adelaide Kane.
Look for it in theatres on June 7th.
Synopsis
In an America wracked by crime, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity—including murder—is legal. The police can’t be called. »
- Uncle Creepy
New Poster for The Purge Offers Little Hope
30 April 2013 11:03 AM, PDT | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
A new poster released for The Purge, opening June 7th, is reminding you that if you intend to participate in "the purge," there will be no emergency services in the event that you are stabbed, shot...or harmed in any way. Check out the image inside, courtesy of Crave.
In an America wracked by crime, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity - including murder - is legal. The police can’t be called. Hospitals suspend help. It is one night when the citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking.
That's the premise of the film, which stars Ethan Hawke and Lean Headey. Click here for more!
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