Once upon a time, a bunch of disgustingly wealthy entertainment executives got together with a dream — a dream that answers the question, "What if people consumed film and TV in short segments like a TikTok playlist, but on a brand new platform that no one is going to pay to use with a bananas ridiculous name?" The result was Quibi, a short-form streaming platform that went as quickly as it came, shutting down after only seven months of operation and hemorrhaging over a billion dollars from investors.
The downfall of Quibi rivals that of fellow colossal "good idea on paper but never gonna happen in execution" entertainment failure, MoviePass, but came with the depressing caveat that Quibi actually produced a huge chunk of *content* that was now at risk of being drop-kicked into the unstreamable void of tax write-off and nothingness unless other platforms stepped in to save them. Fortunately,...
The downfall of Quibi rivals that of fellow colossal "good idea on paper but never gonna happen in execution" entertainment failure, MoviePass, but came with the depressing caveat that Quibi actually produced a huge chunk of *content* that was now at risk of being drop-kicked into the unstreamable void of tax write-off and nothingness unless other platforms stepped in to save them. Fortunately,...
- 3/13/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
When Chris “Ct” Tamburello isn’t getting bruised and bloodied for MTV’s The Challenge, he’s doing so while filming movies.
The five-time Challenge winner has been involved in acting for quite a while away from the show and landed a role in a prominent upcoming movie.
Taking to his Instagram, Ct shared a photo with other people involved in filming a big scene for the 2024 movie Road House.
The film, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, is a remake of the 1989 movie which starred Patrick Swayze.
Ct is part of a bar fight scene featuring mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor and others. Based on Ct’s caption, McGregor jumped in the photo with everyone. His face is visible in the very middle of the group.
“Last night of the bar fight scene. This is the whole fight crew. Lots of bruises and blood shed here. Thanks to @thenotoriousmma for jumping...
The five-time Challenge winner has been involved in acting for quite a while away from the show and landed a role in a prominent upcoming movie.
Taking to his Instagram, Ct shared a photo with other people involved in filming a big scene for the 2024 movie Road House.
The film, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, is a remake of the 1989 movie which starred Patrick Swayze.
Ct is part of a bar fight scene featuring mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor and others. Based on Ct’s caption, McGregor jumped in the photo with everyone. His face is visible in the very middle of the group.
“Last night of the bar fight scene. This is the whole fight crew. Lots of bruises and blood shed here. Thanks to @thenotoriousmma for jumping...
- 3/3/2024
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Destroy Everything You Touch: Hoesl & Riemann Come to Conquer with Dark Satire
As Abba once succinctly stated, “Money, money money/Must be funny/In a rich man’s world,” which is certainly the case in the latest film by Austrian director Daniel Hoesl, co-directing with Julia Niemann. The pair previously co-directed the doc Davos (2020), featuring the locals in a rural Swiss town visited by wealthy elitists once a year, which sounds an awful lot like Park City, Utah, where the Sundance Film Festival hosted the premiere of this title (along with Hoesl’s similarly articulated 2013 debut Soldier Jane). Once the assistant director to the venerable Austrian provocateur Ulrich Seidl (who produced this film), Hoesl shares a certain streak of misanthropy with his mentor, introducing us to a family of impossibly callous elitists who feel something like the self-absorbed clan of White Noise (2022) who have developed a taste for playing the...
As Abba once succinctly stated, “Money, money money/Must be funny/In a rich man’s world,” which is certainly the case in the latest film by Austrian director Daniel Hoesl, co-directing with Julia Niemann. The pair previously co-directed the doc Davos (2020), featuring the locals in a rural Swiss town visited by wealthy elitists once a year, which sounds an awful lot like Park City, Utah, where the Sundance Film Festival hosted the premiere of this title (along with Hoesl’s similarly articulated 2013 debut Soldier Jane). Once the assistant director to the venerable Austrian provocateur Ulrich Seidl (who produced this film), Hoesl shares a certain streak of misanthropy with his mentor, introducing us to a family of impossibly callous elitists who feel something like the self-absorbed clan of White Noise (2022) who have developed a taste for playing the...
- 1/20/2024
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
"Go ahead and run! I know what you look like!" Magnify Films has revealed the first look teaser trailer for a Sundance film called Veni Vidi Vici, from filmmakers Daniel Hoesl & Julia Niemann. This Austrian film is premiering in the "World Cinema Dramatic Competition" section at Sundance 2024 this month. Apparently it's commentary on the uber-rich, using a familiar idea in The Hunt and/or the classic "The Most Dangerous Game". The Maynards and their children lead an almost perfect billionaire family life. Amon is a passionate hunter, but doesn’t shoot animals, as the family's wealth allows them to live totally free from consequences. So he hunts humans. The cast includes Laurence Rupp, Ursina Lardi, Olivia Goschler, Kyra Kraus, Tamaki Uchida, and Dominik Warta. The filmmaker explains why: "The situation is serious... To create a parable, you have to exaggerate, paradoxically enough." This looks disquieting, with much more stronger commentary...
- 1/12/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Stars: AnnaLynne McCord, Judd Nelson, Ted Raimi, Tristan Riggs, Brent Bailey, Moon Bloodgood, Kevin Porter | Written by William C. Martell | Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante
If you thought supermarkets rushed the holidays on us, they’ve got nothing on Tubi. For the latest Tubi Original, they’ve skipped right past Christmas to give us Dante’s Hotel, a New Year’s Eve-themed horror film that begins on New Year’s Eve 1975 in the Dontene Hotel. A young Daniel Brayer axe in hand, stands over twelve dead bodies including those of his parents.
Twelve years later it happens again and Daniel is there again. Both times however the bodies vanish before they can be taken to the morgue leaving Daniel a free, if very troubled man who has taken up permanent residence in Room 1224.
For 2023 the hotel has hired Goldie to run their New Year’s Eve bash. It’s an anniversary for her,...
If you thought supermarkets rushed the holidays on us, they’ve got nothing on Tubi. For the latest Tubi Original, they’ve skipped right past Christmas to give us Dante’s Hotel, a New Year’s Eve-themed horror film that begins on New Year’s Eve 1975 in the Dontene Hotel. A young Daniel Brayer axe in hand, stands over twelve dead bodies including those of his parents.
Twelve years later it happens again and Daniel is there again. Both times however the bodies vanish before they can be taken to the morgue leaving Daniel a free, if very troubled man who has taken up permanent residence in Room 1224.
For 2023 the hotel has hired Goldie to run their New Year’s Eve bash. It’s an anniversary for her,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Exclusive: While quarterback Brock Purdy continues to kick ass with the San Francisco 49ers, Skydance is looking to the tell story of another player that shares Purdy’s nickname “Mr. Irrelevant,” the moniker given to the last pick in the NFL draft. Sources tell Deadline that the studio is developing a movie about John Tuggle, who was given the title after being the last pick of the last round of the 1983 NFL draft. Jonathan Levine is directing and Nick Santora is penning the script.
The pic will be produced by Skydance Sports, with Levine producing with Gillian Bohrer for Megamix along with Santora, who’ll produce through his banner Blackjack Films. The film will tell the inspiring, heartfelt and true story of Tuggle, drafted by the New York Giants, and his enduring impact on his team and teammates.
“Mr. Irrelevant” first started in 1976 with the drafting of USC receiver Paul Salata,...
The pic will be produced by Skydance Sports, with Levine producing with Gillian Bohrer for Megamix along with Santora, who’ll produce through his banner Blackjack Films. The film will tell the inspiring, heartfelt and true story of Tuggle, drafted by the New York Giants, and his enduring impact on his team and teammates.
“Mr. Irrelevant” first started in 1976 with the drafting of USC receiver Paul Salata,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmmakers Rkss show their mean streak in "Wake Up," a barbarically nasty hunt-and-stalk flick for the sake of viciousness. It's not especially complicated, nor does that matter. "Wake Up" is foaming at the mouth with primal thrills that do not care for mercy. Rkss presents their contemporary riff on "The Most Dangerous Game" in a department store setting, taking aim at unlucky Gen Z'ers who become trophy kills. Nothing matters but survival; a refreshingly focused take on apex predator material that veers into sickening slasher territory.
The massacre takes place in a furniture department store — think Ikea, complete with a meatball food fight. Social media activists hide themselves throughout the showroom floor for an elaborate protest stunt that will expose Idea's cruel deforestation practices, then pop out undetected. They write graffiti messages, deface company property, and even splatter leftover organs from a butcher's shop in the shower displays, not...
The massacre takes place in a furniture department store — think Ikea, complete with a meatball food fight. Social media activists hide themselves throughout the showroom floor for an elaborate protest stunt that will expose Idea's cruel deforestation practices, then pop out undetected. They write graffiti messages, deface company property, and even splatter leftover organs from a butcher's shop in the shower displays, not...
- 9/26/2023
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
More than three years have passed since an IndieGogo campaign succeeded in raising funds for the vampire movie Bloodthirst, starring Tara Reid (Urban Legend). That project has since made its way through production, and now it’s ready to be set loose into the world. Bloodthirst is set to receive a digital and VOD release on October 31st, and you can check out the trailer in the embed above!
Directed by Michael Su from a screenplay written by Massimiliano Cerchi and Adrian Milnes, the film has the following synopsis: After the apocalypse, only two tribes remain: desperate humans and the roving vampires that feed on them. Across the desolate West, John Shepard seeks the aging head vampire, hoping to destroy him and free mankind. But when Shepard and his posse of native sons and farmer’s daughters joins forces with a local militia, they learn that they’re closer to the Master than they think…...
Directed by Michael Su from a screenplay written by Massimiliano Cerchi and Adrian Milnes, the film has the following synopsis: After the apocalypse, only two tribes remain: desperate humans and the roving vampires that feed on them. Across the desolate West, John Shepard seeks the aging head vampire, hoping to destroy him and free mankind. But when Shepard and his posse of native sons and farmer’s daughters joins forces with a local militia, they learn that they’re closer to the Master than they think…...
- 9/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Stars: Jeremiah Benjamin, Charles Chudabala, Elissa Dowling, Raymond Vinsik Williams, Scott Butler, D.M. Harrison, Kevin Caliber, Hunter Johnson, Shawn C. Phillips, Shawn Kohne | Written and Directed by Aaron Mento
Opening with a text crawl telling the viewer about the controversial video game franchise Hazard Waster and its anti-hero Waxx Waster, 16 Bits quickly introduces us to Phillip. Said introduction involves a pizza delivery guy named Kevin, a set of nipple clamps and images of him masturbating while screaming “I hate you!” at a picture of his ex, Alice, which should give you an idea what to expect from the rest of the film.
It’s his birthday and he’s got a cake, a pizza with some mushrooms to put on it, and his copy of Hazard Waster. He just doesn’t have anyone to share them with because Doug, Flynn, Bobby and everyone else has blown him off. He...
Opening with a text crawl telling the viewer about the controversial video game franchise Hazard Waster and its anti-hero Waxx Waster, 16 Bits quickly introduces us to Phillip. Said introduction involves a pizza delivery guy named Kevin, a set of nipple clamps and images of him masturbating while screaming “I hate you!” at a picture of his ex, Alice, which should give you an idea what to expect from the rest of the film.
It’s his birthday and he’s got a cake, a pizza with some mushrooms to put on it, and his copy of Hazard Waster. He just doesn’t have anyone to share them with because Doug, Flynn, Bobby and everyone else has blown him off. He...
- 7/5/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Horror novelist and Horrornews.net contributor William Burke has launched his new YouTube series, The Cult Movie Museum, offering fans a quick dive into a world of unique, amazing, but often forgotten films.
“I wanted to create a guide for fans of eclectic films that was concise, useful and entertaining. Most of the shows I’ve seen on the YouTube platform are either too long, too sarcastic or just plain mean spirited. Plus, a thirty-minute review of a seventy-minute film is pure self-indulgence. I keep the episodes to around six minutes, so the viewer gets the information they need, while being entertained. Then they can track down the films and make their own choices.”
While The Cult Movie Museum features celebrated films like The Beyond and The Abominable Dr. Phibes, it also spotlights forgotten gems like Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural and The Flesh Eaters.
Research is one...
“I wanted to create a guide for fans of eclectic films that was concise, useful and entertaining. Most of the shows I’ve seen on the YouTube platform are either too long, too sarcastic or just plain mean spirited. Plus, a thirty-minute review of a seventy-minute film is pure self-indulgence. I keep the episodes to around six minutes, so the viewer gets the information they need, while being entertained. Then they can track down the films and make their own choices.”
While The Cult Movie Museum features celebrated films like The Beyond and The Abominable Dr. Phibes, it also spotlights forgotten gems like Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural and The Flesh Eaters.
Research is one...
- 6/9/2023
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
Stars: Mena Suvari, Casper Van Dien, Will Peltz, Maya Stojan, Jessica Belkin, Jeremy London, Jason London, David Lipper, Kipp Tribble, Mickey Rourke | Written by David Lipper, John F. Saunders | Directed by Elizabeth Blake-Thomas
After being abandoned at a diner, Cassandra (Mena Suvari) finds herself in the company of the Stetson-wearing Carter (Casper Van Dien) and his son Jackson (Will Peltz). Readying themselves to partake in a traditional hunt, the pair invite their new friend to join them for a chance to win $100,000. Upon arriving at the island, it becomes clear the tradition includes male hunters luring women to become the hunted. Yet not all is as it seems, with Cassandra already knowing the truth.
Writers David Lipper and John Saunders have crafted a new take on The Most Dangerous Game, attempting social commentary in how the hunters are a club of insecure men wishing to reclaim their masculinity. These...
After being abandoned at a diner, Cassandra (Mena Suvari) finds herself in the company of the Stetson-wearing Carter (Casper Van Dien) and his son Jackson (Will Peltz). Readying themselves to partake in a traditional hunt, the pair invite their new friend to join them for a chance to win $100,000. Upon arriving at the island, it becomes clear the tradition includes male hunters luring women to become the hunted. Yet not all is as it seems, with Cassandra already knowing the truth.
Writers David Lipper and John Saunders have crafted a new take on The Most Dangerous Game, attempting social commentary in how the hunters are a club of insecure men wishing to reclaim their masculinity. These...
- 4/11/2023
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
A strong argument could be made for King Kong being the most influential movie ever made. Kong’s progeny includes Mighty Joe Young, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Godzilla, Ray Harryhausen films, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Lord of the Rings, Avatar, many of the character-driven stop motion creations of the past ninety years, and dozens of authorized and unauthorized spin-offs, sequels, remakes, and rip-offs. The film inspired dozens, if not hundreds of directors, special effects artists, sound effects creators, composers, and film creators of all kinds, who have in turn inspired the next generation of filmmakers, and they the next. It is the first special-effects driven blockbuster of the sound era; a genre-crossing spectacular that introduced the world to some of cinema’s most iconic imagery and sound, the screen’s first true Scream Queen, and one of the all-time great gods and monsters of film history.
King Kong...
King Kong...
- 3/24/2023
- by Brian Keiper
- bloody-disgusting.com
Last July, we heard that production had wrapped on Hunt Club, a thriller starring Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Mena Suvari (American Beauty), Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler), Maya Stojan (Newness), Will Peltz (13 Minutes), and Jessica Belkin (The Orville). Now The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Hunt Club has secured a distribution deal with Uncork’d Entertainment – and along with that news comes the unveiling of a trailer, which you can watch in the embed above.
Directed by Elizabeth Blake-Thomas (The League of Legend Keepers: Shadows) from a script by David Lipper and John F. Saunders, Hunt Club puts its own twist on Richard Connell’s 1924 short story The Most Dangerous Game by telling the following story: A group of male hunters routinely lure women to their island with the chance to win 100K in a hunt, only to find that they are the hunted. But this time, the...
Directed by Elizabeth Blake-Thomas (The League of Legend Keepers: Shadows) from a script by David Lipper and John F. Saunders, Hunt Club puts its own twist on Richard Connell’s 1924 short story The Most Dangerous Game by telling the following story: A group of male hunters routinely lure women to their island with the chance to win 100K in a hunt, only to find that they are the hunted. But this time, the...
- 3/21/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Few actors have become as synonymous with malicious businesspeople as Christoph Waltz. After his Oscar-winning turns in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained, Waltz has played dastardly villains of all sorts in everything from James Bond films to the recent small-screen remake of The Most Dangerous Game. In a slightly different role, Waltz portrays a different sort of bad guy in the new Prime Video series The Consultant. Based on the novel by Bentley Little, The Consultant is a series ideally suited for Waltz’s signature style while also blending elements from the other creative members of the team on this project.
Developed by Tony Basgallop, co-creator of the M. Night Shyamalan series Servant, and with the first episode directed by WandaVision director Matt Shakman, The Consultant follows the video game company CompuServe who lose their founder in a tragic accident. When consultant Regus Patoff (Christoph Waltz) shows up,...
Developed by Tony Basgallop, co-creator of the M. Night Shyamalan series Servant, and with the first episode directed by WandaVision director Matt Shakman, The Consultant follows the video game company CompuServe who lose their founder in a tragic accident. When consultant Regus Patoff (Christoph Waltz) shows up,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
About 43 minutes into the 1933 pre-code horror classic “King Kong,” aspiring actress Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) finds herself on a remote island struggling to free herself from the two stone pillars she’s tied to as an offering for the giant ape its inhabitants worship. The trees rustle, and then we see him. Kong. The camera quickly cuts to Wray, who instantly freezes, holding in her breath as if her life depended on it. The camera zooms in on the ape’s face, his eyes growing wide, then suddenly cuts back to Wray, who lets out the most iconic blood-curdling scream in cinema history.
And thus, the scream queen was born.
“I’d become Hollywood’s scream queen without even realizing it,” Wray told journalist James Bawden in a 1989 interview. After the film wrapped, Wray recorded what she called an “Aria of Agonies” — screams and moans for the editors to use as they pleased.
And thus, the scream queen was born.
“I’d become Hollywood’s scream queen without even realizing it,” Wray told journalist James Bawden in a 1989 interview. After the film wrapped, Wray recorded what she called an “Aria of Agonies” — screams and moans for the editors to use as they pleased.
- 10/13/2022
- by Marya E. Gates
- Indiewire
Evoking the idiotic but undeniably iconic image of a shrieking woman and her bouncing boobs running for their lives, the term “scream queen” has shaped horror actresses’ careers ever since Fay Wray climbed the Empire State Building with King Kong in 1933. And yet, the half-funny play on words, nebulously defined and as outdated as the surface-level conceit it describes, doesn’t mean much of anything to the modern moviegoer anymore.
Unlike the “final girl” — a phrase coined and carefully considered in Carol J. Clover’s 1992 “Men, Women, and Chainsaws,” describing the scrappy last victim in your basic slasher — scream queens still don’t have a shared definition among contemporary critics. The term has been retrofitted to acknowledge undeniable legends of the genre like Elsa Lanchester, the “Bride of Frankenstein” herself, and applied to newer genre mainstay actresses from Toni Collette to Jenna Ortega.
But outside of a string of 2015 think-pieces...
Unlike the “final girl” — a phrase coined and carefully considered in Carol J. Clover’s 1992 “Men, Women, and Chainsaws,” describing the scrappy last victim in your basic slasher — scream queens still don’t have a shared definition among contemporary critics. The term has been retrofitted to acknowledge undeniable legends of the genre like Elsa Lanchester, the “Bride of Frankenstein” herself, and applied to newer genre mainstay actresses from Toni Collette to Jenna Ortega.
But outside of a string of 2015 think-pieces...
- 10/9/2022
- by Alison Foreman and Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Stars: Nicky Whelan, Porscha Coleman, Shane West, Kelly Lynn Reiter, Ed Morrone, Kim DeLonghi, Trace Adkins, Jeff Fahey | Written and Directed by Justin Lee
Maneater is the twelfth feature film from writer/director Justin Lee since he came on the scene in 2018 with Big Legend. And it comes at an opportune time since it’s been a couple of months since we’ve reviewed an old-fashioned shark attack film. Shark Side of the Moon and Sharkula don’t count for obvious reasons.
Jessie got dumped just before her wedding. But since the honeymoon was already paid for, her friend Sunny convinced her to turn it into a vacation. So, along with Will, Brianna and the rest of the crew they set sail with Captain Wally and Beth.
As this is happening, Harlan is running around town demanding the police do something about the shark that killed his daughter. He also...
Maneater is the twelfth feature film from writer/director Justin Lee since he came on the scene in 2018 with Big Legend. And it comes at an opportune time since it’s been a couple of months since we’ve reviewed an old-fashioned shark attack film. Shark Side of the Moon and Sharkula don’t count for obvious reasons.
Jessie got dumped just before her wedding. But since the honeymoon was already paid for, her friend Sunny convinced her to turn it into a vacation. So, along with Will, Brianna and the rest of the crew they set sail with Captain Wally and Beth.
As this is happening, Harlan is running around town demanding the police do something about the shark that killed his daughter. He also...
- 9/12/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
One thing Star Trek: Lower Decks does exceedingly well is present parallel but separate plotlines that combine to drive home a core theme unambiguously. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 2 is a perfect example of this clever and effective narrative construction.
Of course, Boimler in various scream-worthy contexts and Mariner trying to roll back her act of rebellion masks the dual adventure as all hilarious hijinks, but it's pretty remarkable how tight a script this is.
And Lower Decks Dungeons and Dragons ... er, Bat'leths and BiHnuchs Night is just delightful and amusingly nostalgic of the short-lived VHS recorded host board games that were good for exactly one play-through.
It's only been one adventure since Mariner learned Ransom holds her fate in his well-manicured hands now that her parents are finally resigned to the long-coming conclusion that they would never be able to discipline her appropriately.
Watching her toe the line...
Of course, Boimler in various scream-worthy contexts and Mariner trying to roll back her act of rebellion masks the dual adventure as all hilarious hijinks, but it's pretty remarkable how tight a script this is.
And Lower Decks Dungeons and Dragons ... er, Bat'leths and BiHnuchs Night is just delightful and amusingly nostalgic of the short-lived VHS recorded host board games that were good for exactly one play-through.
It's only been one adventure since Mariner learned Ransom holds her fate in his well-manicured hands now that her parents are finally resigned to the long-coming conclusion that they would never be able to discipline her appropriately.
Watching her toe the line...
- 9/1/2022
- by Diana Keng
- TVfanatic
Saban Films’ Maneater is in theaters now and on Demand and Digital. Released on August 26, Wamg is giving away to 2 lucky readers a Redbox Code to see the movie.
What better place to drown your sorrows than an idyllic island paradise? That was the idea when Jesse’s friends convinced her to not let a broken engagement stand in the way of enjoying her prepaid honeymoon. Their sorrows weren’t the only thing going to drown on their trip especially with a man-eating shark swimming just below the surface.
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Written and directed by Justin Lee (The Most Dangerous Game), Maneater stars Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass), Trace Adkins (The Lincoln Lawyer) with Jeff Fahey (“Lost”) and Shane West (A Walk to Remember...
What better place to drown your sorrows than an idyllic island paradise? That was the idea when Jesse’s friends convinced her to not let a broken engagement stand in the way of enjoying her prepaid honeymoon. Their sorrows weren’t the only thing going to drown on their trip especially with a man-eating shark swimming just below the surface.
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Written and directed by Justin Lee (The Most Dangerous Game), Maneater stars Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass), Trace Adkins (The Lincoln Lawyer) with Jeff Fahey (“Lost”) and Shane West (A Walk to Remember...
- 8/28/2022
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Another year, another rich people hunting humans for sport film. The Most Dangerous Game was a splendid film (and book), but viewers would be forgiven for thinking that this trope is getting a little old now. Nevertheless, every few years one of these stories comes along which is sufficiently inventive or well made to breathe new life into it. Whilst Hounded doesn’t have a great deal to add to the premise, it does have well-drawn characters and a capable young cast who are well worth watching. It also makes timely use of public sensitivities around the British class system.
We begin with a group of young thieves breaking into a remote country house to steal a painting. Their leader, Leon (Nobuse Jnr), runs a tight ship, making sure that everyone behaves and that nothing else is taken from the house of treated disrespectfully. Vix (Hannah Traylen) shows a soft side by.
We begin with a group of young thieves breaking into a remote country house to steal a painting. Their leader, Leon (Nobuse Jnr), runs a tight ship, making sure that everyone behaves and that nothing else is taken from the house of treated disrespectfully. Vix (Hannah Traylen) shows a soft side by.
- 8/26/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Details in this article are based only on the "Predator" movies and none of the franchise's noncanonical expanded lore.
In the long and storied annals of geek discourse, there is but one question, and that is "Who would win in a fight?" This utterly frivolous question has long been the primary method to activate the pop culture centers of one's brain, allowing amateur pundits, theorists, and storytellers to pit James Bond against Indiana Jones in some bizarre grudge match to the death. Would a Terminator best RoboCop? Could Batman defeat Darth Vader? If they were all in the same room, which of the "Doctor Who" Doctors would be left standing? Could the Enterprise-d take out a Star Destroyer? Would Cathy murder Ziggy? In such conversations, the reasons for fighting are irrelevant. A fistfight, it seems, is to break out whenever pop culture characters meet.
The "Who would win in a fight?...
In the long and storied annals of geek discourse, there is but one question, and that is "Who would win in a fight?" This utterly frivolous question has long been the primary method to activate the pop culture centers of one's brain, allowing amateur pundits, theorists, and storytellers to pit James Bond against Indiana Jones in some bizarre grudge match to the death. Would a Terminator best RoboCop? Could Batman defeat Darth Vader? If they were all in the same room, which of the "Doctor Who" Doctors would be left standing? Could the Enterprise-d take out a Star Destroyer? Would Cathy murder Ziggy? In such conversations, the reasons for fighting are irrelevant. A fistfight, it seems, is to break out whenever pop culture characters meet.
The "Who would win in a fight?...
- 8/15/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Saban Films will release Maneater in theaters and on Demand and Digital August 26, 2022. Written and directed by Justin Lee (The Most Dangerous Game), Maneater stars Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass), Trace Adkins (The Lincoln Lawyer) with Jeff Fahey (“Lost”) and Shane West (A Walk to Remember). Synopsis: What better place to drown your sorrows than an idyllic island paradise? …
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- 8/5/2022
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
"Guys, it's fine, dolphins are a good sign!" Saban Films has revealed an official trailer for Maneater, yet another new shark horror movie chomping its way onto screens this summer (along with The Reef: Stalked and Shark Bait). This is made by a B-movie director named Justin Lee, also director of this year's The Most Dangerous Game remake, which means this looks almost like an asylum remake of some of the other, much better shark attack movies. After an accident during their vacation getaway to an idyllic island paradise, a group of friends is stalked by a large shark. The cast includes Nicky Whelan, Trace Adkins, with Jeff Fahey and Shane West. The only good part about this trailer is the shot of the clearly rubber shark prop, the rest of it looks like VHS bargain bin trash. Which might be just the kind of shark movie some folks like.
- 7/13/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Mena Suvari (American Beauty) and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) will star alongside Casper Van Dien (Monsters of California), Maya Stojan (Newness), Will Peltz (13 Minutes) and Jessica Belkin (The Orville) in the action-thriller Hunt Club, which has wrapped production in Mississippi.
The film from director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas centers on a group of male hunters who routinely lure women to their island with the chance to win 100K in a hunt, only to find that they are the hunted. But this time, the men mess with the wrong three girls and suffer the consequences.
Hunt Club was written by David Lipper and John F. Saunders. Lipper and Robert A. Daly Jr. are producing under their Latigo Films banner, along with Mark Lester, Keli Price and Kipp Tribble. Kimberly Hines is the film’s executive producer.
Suvari is a BAFTA Award nominee best known for roles in Sam Mendes’ Best Picture winner American Beauty,...
The film from director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas centers on a group of male hunters who routinely lure women to their island with the chance to win 100K in a hunt, only to find that they are the hunted. But this time, the men mess with the wrong three girls and suffer the consequences.
Hunt Club was written by David Lipper and John F. Saunders. Lipper and Robert A. Daly Jr. are producing under their Latigo Films banner, along with Mark Lester, Keli Price and Kipp Tribble. Kimberly Hines is the film’s executive producer.
Suvari is a BAFTA Award nominee best known for roles in Sam Mendes’ Best Picture winner American Beauty,...
- 7/5/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Danny Trejo, Adrian Paul, Nick Chinlund, Kevin Grevioux, Fahim Fazli, Cleveland Berto, Reka Rene, Cleo Anthony, Masika Kalysha, Essam Ferris | Written by Matthew Hensman, Gustavo Sainz de la Peña | Directed by Cire Hensman, Matthew Hensman
Originally filmed as simply The Prey, The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus, had the unwieldy subtitle added to help distinguish it from everything from Norman J Warren’s exploitation gem Prey to the 80s slasher The Prey and the more recent Cambodian riff on The Most Dangerous Game also titled The Prey. The film starts in a cave somewhere in Afghanistan as something large and furry gives US forces a helping hand by taking out a couple of Taliban soldiers.
Elsewhere in the area, a US squad is on patrol, but the fireworks are being provided by a well-armed group of mercenaries including Vega, Gunnar, Tagger and Reid. But they’re not working as security contractors,...
Originally filmed as simply The Prey, The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus, had the unwieldy subtitle added to help distinguish it from everything from Norman J Warren’s exploitation gem Prey to the 80s slasher The Prey and the more recent Cambodian riff on The Most Dangerous Game also titled The Prey. The film starts in a cave somewhere in Afghanistan as something large and furry gives US forces a helping hand by taking out a couple of Taliban soldiers.
Elsewhere in the area, a US squad is on patrol, but the fireworks are being provided by a well-armed group of mercenaries including Vega, Gunnar, Tagger and Reid. But they’re not working as security contractors,...
- 6/3/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Searchlight Pictures has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the upcoming film “The Menu,” in which a commanding chef played by Ralph Fiennes hosts an exclusive dining event that turns the tables on its guests.
Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult star as a couple traveling to the coastal island where this prestige meal is being served, but soon the evening turns deadly and the guests realize they’re in for much more than a lavish dinner.
Is it a riff on “The Most Dangerous Game?” Is it cannibalism? Is it something supernatural a la M. Night Shyamalan’s “Old”? All good questions raised by the tantalizing teaser, which provides little in the way of answers.
Mark Mylod directs from a screenplay by Seth Reiss (“Late Night with Seth Meyers”) and Will Tracy (“Succession”). The film is produced by Adam McKay and Betsy Koch and will be released exclusively in theaters on Nov.
Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult star as a couple traveling to the coastal island where this prestige meal is being served, but soon the evening turns deadly and the guests realize they’re in for much more than a lavish dinner.
Is it a riff on “The Most Dangerous Game?” Is it cannibalism? Is it something supernatural a la M. Night Shyamalan’s “Old”? All good questions raised by the tantalizing teaser, which provides little in the way of answers.
Mark Mylod directs from a screenplay by Seth Reiss (“Late Night with Seth Meyers”) and Will Tracy (“Succession”). The film is produced by Adam McKay and Betsy Koch and will be released exclusively in theaters on Nov.
- 6/1/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Phil Abraham has been tapped to direct and executive produce the pilot episode of Netflix’s untitled spy adventure series that will star Arnold Schwarzenegger in his first major foray into scripted television.
The Skydance TV series is from Nick Santora, who will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Schwarzenegger will also executive produce, along with Adam Higgs, Scott Sullivan, Holly Dale and Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Bill Bost.
2022 Netflix Pilot & Series Orders
The series is about a father and daughter who learn that they’ve each secretly been working as CIA Operatives for years. They realize their entire relationship has been a lie and truly don’t know one another at all. Forced to team up as partners, the series tackles universal family dynamics set against a global backdrop of spies, action and humor.
Abraham began his career as a cinematographer on The Sopranos, which...
The Skydance TV series is from Nick Santora, who will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Schwarzenegger will also executive produce, along with Adam Higgs, Scott Sullivan, Holly Dale and Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Bill Bost.
2022 Netflix Pilot & Series Orders
The series is about a father and daughter who learn that they’ve each secretly been working as CIA Operatives for years. They realize their entire relationship has been a lie and truly don’t know one another at all. Forced to team up as partners, the series tackles universal family dynamics set against a global backdrop of spies, action and humor.
Abraham began his career as a cinematographer on The Sopranos, which...
- 5/23/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
The publication of Richard Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game" in January 1924 sparked a wave of urban legends that persist to this day. The legend goes that the ultra-wealthy -- bored with financial conquest, and having exhausted all ordinary forms of entertainment -- are now using their bottomless wealth and said wealth's subsequent insulation from moral and legal consequence to indulge in the darkest impulses of humankind. It's easy for those who are not ultra-wealthy to imagine being kidnapped -- or hired -- for a rich maniac's hunting excursion. Or being enlisted in a twisted game of Would You Rather?...
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- 2/16/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
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