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According to a recent report from Soapcentral, we’re about to see a new male arrive on the scene for CBS’s hit soap opera show “The Bold And The Beautiful.” The crew has decided to hire former Happy Days actor Don Most (above) to come on and play a character named Pete. If any of you watch Happy Days, Don played character Ralph Malph on the show. Getting back to the Pete character, Soapcentral says he’ll be a handyman that arrives to help spruce up the Spectra Fashions building after a fire breaks out. Don recently talked to TV Insider and gave them a little more intel about his Pete role saying, “It's an old building and there's something very dicey going on with the electrical wiring. Pete keeps telling them he's no expert, but they don't want to spring for a real electrician. And then they hire him back a second time!

Stars: Carlton Williams, Tom Brittingham, Karen Maurise, Edward Terry, Joan Roth, Stacy Haiduk, Thomas Mils, Jerry Clarke | Written and Directed by Carlton J. Albright

“A movie with a fowl bite!”

When Luther (Carlton Williams, in his only role) was a young boy, he witnessed a group of rowdy locals egging on the local Geek (Tom Brittingham, also in his only role) to bite the head off a chicken. This combined with him getting his teeth accidentally knocked out by one of said locals in the ruckus leads young Luther to develop a taste for blood. Naturally, this turns him in to a bloodthirsty psycho and paves the way for a life of crime. After serving 20 years and thanks to prison board member Mrs. Butler (Karen Maurise, Dark Skies), a much older and balder Luther (Edward Terry, The Children) is set free. Armed with a set of homemade metal teeth, Luther...

Gotham/Principal and Stellar Productions are teaming for the alien-abduction story "Captured" about the first Americans to report that they were kidnapped by aliens.

The story deals with Betty and Barney Hill, an interracial New Hampshire couple who said they were captured by a UFO in 1961, studied by extraterrestrials, and then returned to Earth with missing memories later retrieved under hypnosis.

Bryce Zabel ("Dark Skies") and Jackie Zabel will produce the film which will incorporate the Cold War paranoia and race relations struggle into its narrative.

Source: Variety...

After helping many a teenage lad through their formative years as Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager back in the day, Access Hollywood reports that the lovely Jeri Ryan will guest star on the CW's Arrow. It seems she'll play a character created just for the show (unless some of you DC Comics fans know differently?) named Jessica Danforth, who the site describe as "a friend of the Queen family. Her political ambitions will place her in the crosshairs of a menacing antagonist." Ryan has also appeared on the likes of Boston Public (2001–04), Dark Skies (1997) and the legal drama series, Shark. She's set to make her debut in the second episode of Arrow's fourth season, "The Candidate", which will air on October 14.

Exclusive: New full-service management and production company Leibo has opened in Los Angeles anchored by Jason Leibovitch, who most recently served as VP Distribution and Development for California Pictures (Scavengers, A Warrior’s Heart). Leibovitch’s client roster includes WGA-winning screenwriter Bryce Zabel (Pandemic, M.A.N.T.I.S., Dark Skies, The Crow, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation), who served as Chairman and CEO of the TV Academy from 2001-2003.

Leibo is also repping actor Shad Gaspard, the WWE wrestler-turned-actor who made over 100 WWE appearances and recently appeared on Nickelodeon’s Haunted Hathaways. Gaspard also has a role in Dan Pritzker’s Buddy Bolden biopic Bolden! and Warner Bros’ upcoming Will Ferrell comedy Get Hard.

While Miss America hasn’t bred any headline-stealing celebrities recently, beauty pageants were once a place where future stars got their start. Oprah was Miss Black Tennessee; Halle Berry was Miss Ohio. Vanessa Williams made it all the way to the top, nabbing the Miss America title in 1984.

With Miss America’s 88th annual pageant airing Sunday on ABC at 9 p.m. Et, EW took a look at the most famous Oscar winners and television icons who once won crowns and sashes:

Cloris Leachman

Leachman represented Chicago in 1946’s Miss America pageant and, though she didn’t win the ultimate crown,...

Stars: Megan Ward, Peter Billingsley, Seth Green, A.J. Langer, Bryan Dattilo, Norbert Weisser, John DeLancie, Don Stark, Humberto Ortiz | Written by David S. Goyer | Directed by Albert Pyun

Released at the height of the straight to video techno-horror phase that rode in on the coat-tails of The Lawnmower Man and also saw the release of films such as Evolver and Brainscan, Arcade was, I think, unfairly overlooked, at least in the UK, at the time due to poor distribution, a lack of big-name stars (unlike Brainscan which had a post-T2 Edward Furlong, the biggest stars in Arcade were A Christmas Story’s Peter Billingsley and St:tng’s John De Lancie), and effects that – even though they were apparently redone after the film was completed – did not compare to other CGI-heavy films at the time.

Arcade tells the story of Alex Manning (Megan Ward), a troubled teenager whose mother committed...

As you may know, we here at SciFi Mafia are major, elemental, over-the-top, gushing fans of the smart, creepy, completely addictive Helix. After last week’s addition of Jeri Ryan as the teeth-filing Constance Sutton, we all have even more questions.

Ms. Ryan and showrunner Steven Maeda spoke with media outlets last week about the character and the show, and to start, I asked her what drew her to the role:

Jeri Ryan: You know, it was fun – well the concept of the show to begin with was sort of intriguing to me. I hadn’t seen any of it at that point because it was just being shot. I loved the people that were involved in it. So that was all really cool. And then when I sort of was hearing a little bit more about the character and I was seeing how she was written, then it was fun…...

If you aren’t watching Helix yet, you need to get on board with the Syfy spectacular. It’s absolute crazy fun, and starting tonight, Jeri Ryan is joining the show. She was available for an interview recently, along with Exec. Producer Steve Maeda, and they shared some interesting notes about her character and the show. Unfortunately, as you might guess, much of the conversation revolved around things which can’t be revealed, and the pair of them sidestepped questions with great frequency.

Check it out below, and be sure to tune in Fridays at 10:00pm. The show is doing great, and it is edge of your seat intensity every step of the way.

When we first see Sutton, she pretends to be this nice woman who’s there to help, and we know this isn’t true pretty quickly. Can you talk about playing the more cold, calculated side?...

This show Helix is looking really, really promising. SciFiMafia.com attended a set tour and panel Q&A session last week in Montreal – more about that in the days to come – and this show could fill a real void in the science-fiction thriller arena. Executive producer Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) wasn’t at the panel session, but he did record this outline of the show which was released to attendees:

Featurette: Helix – Ron Moore on the Series

Syfy also announced during the panel that Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager) has been added to the cast. Here are the details:

Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager, Body Of Proof) Cast In Syfy’S New Scripted Thriller Helix For A Multi-episode Arc

New York– October 8, 2013 – Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager, Body of Proof) is set to join Syfy’s newest original scripted series Helix for a multi-episode arc. Ryan joins a cast...

Nazis, WWII, and … aliens? From Gale Anne Hurd, the producer of “The Walking Dead”, comes USA Network’s “Horizon”, a period sci-fi drama about “a female secretary at the FBI who begins a secretive investigation into files that have been stamped with the codename “horizon.” The mysterious project provides links to the death of her husband and the disappearance of a young girl, and has also – unbeknownst to her – aroused the interest of undercover Nazi spies working in the Us.” Oooh, Nazis in the U.S. during WWII! Plus, aliens! Now that sounds like a premise. The last time we got a period sci-fi drama was “Dark Skies” in the mid-90s with Eric Close and Jeri Ryan. Check out an early concept trailer that the network recently showed to journalists at their Upfront shindig. It’s still early yet on the show, and I’m not sure, but I...

• Ricky Gervais hangs out with his "The Muppets ... Again!" co-stars. [Facebook]

• 11 "Star Wars" characters who deserve their own spin-off movie. Hooray, Admiral Ackbar! [BuzzFeed]

• Retrospective: The films of "Side Effects" director and semi-retiree Steven Soderbergh. [The Playlist]

• A YouTube history of "Argo" director Ben Affleck, who took home every award but the Oscar. [Vulture]

• Here's why Robert De Niro can win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. [Moviefone]

• A look back on the early days of Oscar nominee Amy Adams. You remember "Psycho Beach Party," right? [ScreenCrush]

• The 10 Sundance movies most likely to be next year's Oscar nominees. [Film.com]

• Have you been targeted for abduction? Check your status in the "Dark Skies" by creating your own Terrestrial ID. [YouHaveBeenChosen.org]

• An anonymous writer lets loose on the state of troubled FX company Rhythm and Hues. [The Wrap]

• Could Tron go off the grid and appear in the "Wreck-It Ralph" sequel? [SlashFilm]

• Here's the story behind that Richard Nixon/RoboCop photo. Wait, what? [Mental Floss]

• Celebrate...

We're still trying to get situated with the soundboard, but I think we have a good Tuesday show for you with our usual coverage of the new DVDs and Blu-rays, lots of Oscar talk, a brief conversation about this year's Super Bowls and #GoodComments makes a triumphant return. We're also playing Over/Under, Buy or Sell a little Percentages and Would You Rather on top of a couple early rants from Brad regarding his taxes. Now that it's live, I want to remind you that you can call in and leave us your comments, thoughts, questions, etc. directly on our Google Voice account, which you can call and leave a message for us at (925) 526-5763, which may be even easier to remember at (925) 5-bnl-pod. Just call, leave us a voice mail and we'll add those to the show and respond directly. As always, I have broken down this episode on...

Your mother always told you that math would be important someday, and we're here to validate her. Call it better living through arithmetic, but we believe simple math can help you decide which new movies coming out in February are for you.

Oh, and did we mention there are no actual numbers involved? It's like "Moneyball," but for movie-loving dummies.

So if you'd like a glimpse at what the cinema can offer you on this most romantic of months, read on for your latest lesson in Movie Math.

February 1

"Bullet to the Head"

Sly's back!

"The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts in Georgia"

More ghosts, more Southern accents.

"Warm Bodies"

Ok, so it's an undead romance...

February 8

"A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III"

We've got nothing, sorry.

"Identity Thief"

Yeah, we can see how you'd get these two confused.

"Side Effects"

Um, no thanks, Doc. I won't be needing those pills.

After all the talk it's finally here, the soundboard is up and active and we are taking your voicemails live on the RopeofSilicon podcast and today we're kicking things off with eight of them. In addition to our fancy new functionality we are also reviewing Warm Bodies and Bullet to the Head as well as playing our standard amount of games including Over/Under, Buy or Sell and the new found favorite, Playing the Percentages. Now that it's live, I want to remind you that you can call in and leave us your comments, thoughts, questions, etc. directly on our Google Voice account, which you can call and leave a message for us at (925) 526-5763, which may be even easier to remember at (925) 5-bnl-pod. Just call, leave us a voice mail and we'll add those to the show and respond directly. As always, I have broken down this episode on...

<< Continued from "February 2013 Preview"February 14Four nationwide releases crowd in to theaters on Valentine's Day, which falls on Thursday this year. Based on the franchise's track record, odds are A Good Day to Die Hard winds up being the highest-grossing entry, though Beautiful Creatures and Safe Haven also appear to be in decent shape.Over 25 years after John McClane (Bruce Willis) squared off with Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) in the Nakatomi Plaza building, the legendary badass is making his fifth big-screen appearance in A Good Day to Die Hard. By most accounts, the three previous sequels have all failed to live up to the high standard set by the original, but that hasn't stopped audiences from coming back: in 2007, Live Free or Die Hard earned $134.5 million at the domestic box office despite middling reviews and a PG-13 rating. A Good Day to Die Hard is the biggest stretch of the...

You have been chosen. The folks behind alien abduction film Dark Skies have put together an "experiential" site that will allow you to check your Terrestrial ID, body scan, location, and other info that the aliens have on you. You can then share with your friends - or warn them of their impending doom. To check on your abduction status, visit YouHaveBeenChosen.org.

Dark Skies follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barret family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacey take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family. It opens in theaters on February 22nd.

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the RopeofSilicon Podcast where we, of course, get to new DVDs and Blu-rays and touch upon your questions while also discussing Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, the state of the Oscar race and a lot of Star Wars: Episode VII talk as it turns out. In addition, I want to remind you that we will soon begin taking your questions directly from a Google Voice account, which you can call and leave a message for us at (925) 526-5763, which may be even easier to remember at (925) 5-bnl-pod. Just call, leave us a voice mail and we'll start adding those to the show, hopefully, this Friday. As always, I have broken down this episode on a minute-by-minute basis if you would like to skip ahead and below I have featured the information on how to download the podcast, find us on iTunes or merely just listen in your browser.

Cassie Scerbo – in case you remember this young lady from ABC’s Make It Or Break It, you’ll be happy to hear that she’s now officially on board for an indie sci-fi thriller Dark Skies. The whole thing comes from director Anthony C. Ferrante, and beside Scerbo, the movie will also star Ian Ziering and Tara Reid. For more details about the project – check out the rest of this report!

So, at this moment we know that Ferrante directs the movie from a script written by Thunder Levin, and the whole thing will center on a divorced Venice Beach bar owner who is on a mission to find his estranged family after a devastating storm floods Los Angeles.

Beverly Hills star Ian Ziering is set to play that bar owner, while Scerbo will play the role of a bartender who helps him fight against any shark attacks along the way.

Once you have been chosen you belong to them. Man, I hate aliens. Dimension Films has launched an eerie viral website for their alien abduction thriller Dark Skies. We featured the trailer a few months ago and it looks like it might be scary as hell, but in the meantime they're creepy us out this way. The viral site allows Facebook users to create a "Terrestrial ID" with Body Scan, Location, Social Colonization, Abduction Status and more. You can share your own "impending abduction" and, of course, enter to win an iPad too. Because what better way to remove all mystery than haphazardly mix marketing tactics. If you need the ID, dive in. Click below to visit the YouHaveBeenChosen.org viral site and sign up for your own ID. Watch the trailer. From the producers of Paranormal Activity and Insidious comes Dark Skies: a supernatural thriller that follows a...

A Dark Skies viral site has launched at YouHaveBeenChosen.org.

You can browse your own alien file filled with personal info including: Your Terrestrial ID, Body Scan, Location, Image Capture, Social Colonization, Abduction Status and more.  

Use the site to share the information or warn friends about their own impending abduction, and be entered for a chance to win an iPad mini.  

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Some audiences may be among the chosen by the upcoming horror-sci-fi-thriller ‘Dark Skies.’ Viewers can check their status by visiting You Have Been Chosen, and connect via Facebook. While there, movie fans can also browse their own alien file that’s filled with personal information, including their Terrestrial ID, Body Scan, Location, Image capture, Social Colonization, Abduction Status and more. Users can also use the site to share their information or warn friends about their own impending abduction. There’s also a chance to enter to win an iPad mini. But just remember, you cannot escape them. Once you have been chosen you belong to them. ‘Dark Skies,’ which was written and [ Read More ]

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It's Friday and today's podcast is late as I had to see Stoker this morning at 10 Am, but nevertheless we are here and bringing you our reviews of Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Movie 43 and Parker. We also talk about J.J. Abrams getting the Star Wars: Episode VII directing gig, the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards and answer several of your questions, Over/Unders, Buy or Sells and we continue to Play the Percentages. At the beginning of today's podcast I also mention how we will be soon taking your questions directly from a Google Voice account, which you can call and leave a message for us at (925) 526-5763, which may be even easier to remember at (925) 5-bnl-pod. Just call, leave us a voice mail and we'll start adding those to the show hopefully next week. As always, I have broken down this episode on a minute-by-minute basis if you would...

How many times did New York supercop John McClane throw out the “F” bomb in the first two “Die Hard” movies? How many bad guys did he have to whack to save how many hostages again? And oh yeah, how many times did he punch, headbutt, or otherwise get himself injured just because he was the right man at the wrong place at the right time? To celebrate the upcoming release of “A Good Day to Die Hard”, the folks at 20th Century Fox have released two very thorough infographics for the first two “Die Hard” movies. I like it. Usually when studios decide to get in on the infographic trend, it’s pretty silly. There was one for “Dark Skies” that was almost pointless. These, though, are not. Check them out and a fresh clip from the latest “Die Hard” movie, the cheekily titled “A Good Day to Die Hard” below.

The biggest title of note in today's batch of MPAA ratings is Zack Snyder's Superman film, Man of Steel, which like producer Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise is rated PG-13. No surprise there, but I'm sure some will be interested in the reason for the rating, which is "for intense sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, and for some language." Whatever that could mean, I'm not too sure, but there you have it. Additionally we have a rating for Raman Bahrani's At Any Price (watch the trailer here), the upcoming thriller Dark Skies, the Weinstein's animated film Escape From Planet Earth and a late-in-the-game re-rate (well, actually just a new reason) for this Friday's comedy release, Movie 43. Finally comes a rating for a movie titled Unfinished Song, which is actually the new title for the Weinstein's Song for Marion, which was once thought as a potential Oscar contender,...

It's an all new episode of the RopeofSilicon Podcast and Brad isn't recording his side of the conversation off his monitor mic this time around and yet, his audio is quite bad nonetheless so we apologize for that and will hopefully have that squared away sooner rather than later. As for today's episode we talk a little about the 2012 RopeofSilicon Awards and Laremy names his favorite performances from 2012, we talk briefly about the Box-Office challenge, there was a John C. Reilly security guard sighting in the wild, we get to several of your questions and play a little Over/Under and Watch This or Watch That. Also, thanks to your contributions we have an all new segment of Oddsmakers, which we hope you will continue to supply suggestions for to shake things up a bit. As always, I have broken down this episode on a minute-by-minute basis if you would...

It may not seem like it, but 2012 was actually a pretty good year for horror films. (Check this piece I did for Twitch.) It just wasn't a very good year for Hollywood horror flicks. If you chose to focus on imports and indies, however, there was no shortage of quality scary flicks worth watching. But like all the best nerds, horror nerds want to know what's coming up Next! So I ran through the calendar and put together a horror cinema preview for 2013. I've actually seen a few of these (thank you, film festivals) and will include a link to my review when they come up.

January

Texas Chainsaw 3D (Lionsgate) -- Billed as a direct sequel to the original film, which means it wants us to ignore some pretty crappy sequels, this 3D experiment offers the lovely Alexandra Daddario as Leatherface's latest quarry. Expect lots of gore and buzzing...

Television dramas and reality shows were dark spots in an otherwise upbeat FilmL.A. report on production in the region last year.

Overall, permitted production days in the city of Los Angeles and surrounding areas coordinated by the not-for-profit organization were up 4.7 percent in 2012 over 2011. There were 46,254 PPDs last year compared to 45,484 in the previous one.

The big-spending TV drama category, however, was down 20 percent from 2011 and reality shows slipped 11.8 percent.

The overall television category fell 3.4 percent, mitigated by an increase in on-location sitcom production.

"We know that part of the decline in our TV drama figures stems from producers' desire to cut costs by filming more on studio back-lots and soundstages," Paul Audley, president of FilmL.A., said in a press release.

The organization's figures do not include days shot on industry properties.

"Unfortunately, last year we also saw a record number of new TV drama series shot out of state,...

Dark Skies Scott Stewarts (Priest Legion) latest horror shocker will find its way to theaters on February 22 2013 and were finally getting a solid glimpse of the film courtesy of a new onesheet and the pictures first official trailer. If you get a kick out of alien abduction films and have been craving something genuinely eerie (something we havent really seen much of since Robert Liebermans astonishing Fire in the Sky) this one may be the feature to sate the appetite.

Stills from The World's End, After Earth, Jack the Giant Slayer, Iron Man 3, Paranoia, and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.

Posters for This Is The End, G.I. Joe Retaliation, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Dark Skies, A Haunted House, Snitch, Phantom, Stoker, Side Effects, Shadow Dancer, Bullet to the Head, and a motion poster for The Croods.

An official site is up for M. Night Shyamalan and Will Smith's "After Earth".

"New Blu-ray release dates include 'Hotel Transylvania,' 'Paranormal Activity 4' and 'Seven Psychopaths' on January 29th; 'Alex Cross' and 'Cloud Atlas' on February 5th; 'Silent Hill: Revelation,' 'Silver Linings Playbook,' 'Skyfall' and 'The Sessions' on February 12th; 'Argo' and 'Sinister' on February 19th; 'Chasing Mavericks,' 'Holy Motors,' 'Lincoln,' 'The Loneliest Planet,' and 'The Master' on February 26th; 'Life of Pi' and 'Wreck-It Ralph' on March 5th; 'Hitchcock,...

Blumhouse has been pretty busy as of late, and they are constantly making headlines in the horror community. Next year we will see the company behind the films Dark Skies and Lords of Salem just to name a few. The newest story to come out of their camp is the official plot details for the thriller starring Ethan Hawke, The Purge. Set in a time when chaos and criminal activity is at its peak, The Purge is shaping up to be a film that walks a thin line between survival and protection. Here is the official summary released today:

“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...

Hadn’t heard about this one till tonight but I’m glad I gave it a look. I’m always a big mark for a good alien abduction yarn and this one looks pretty damn good.

Dark Skies is coming at us from Blumhouse Productions who are the creepy bastards behind flicks like Sinister and Rob Zombie’s next one, The Lords Of Salem. They’ve also had their hands in the whole Paranormal Activity craze so these folks have … Continue reading →...

Not out of your Turkey Day food coma just yet? Have no fear; I’ve sorted through all the hot new movie promotional material and picked out the delightfully riveting and laughably disastrous for you. Sit back, relax, sip some Alka-Seltzer and take a look. The Best Stuff 1. This Is 40 Red-Band Featurette: Based on its promotional campaign, This Is 40 doesn’t look like comedy gold, but there’s something about the environment and characters that’s just wildly magnetizing. The film’s brand new red-band featurette is charming to the max, suggesting the full feature may really manage to earn that 134-minute running time. Warning: The following is Nsfw. [via Yahoo] 2. Dark Skies Trailer: Could Dark Skies be the...

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Welcome to issue 18 of Trailer Trash our series showcasing the latest trailer releases – this issue once again features our all-new “excitement-o-meter” where we rate (in exclamation marks on a scale of 1 to 5) each and every trailer by how excited we are to see the film after watching it. This issue of Trailer Trash includes new trailers for Snitch, Jack the Giant Slayer, Dark Skies (no not the old TV series), The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones and The Host 2.

Snitch

Dwayne Johnson stars as John Matthews, a businessman hit hard when his teenage son is wrongfully ensnared in a drug bust and threatened with a terrifying 10-30 years in federal prison (under the Us government’s draconian minimum drug sentencing laws). The only option to reduce the sentence is to “snitch.” A desperate Matthews makes a deal with the politically ambitious federal prosecutor (Sarandon) and infiltrates the operation of a...

With a glut of demon and haunted house movies out there, producers are always looking for a way to capitalize on a genre and try and keep it fresh. Blumhouse Productions, who have brought us Sinister, Insidious, and Paranormal Activity, are keeping the haunted house asthetic, but changing the source of the torment. Dark Skies, as you can probably guess from the title, has aliens as the antagonists. I rolled my eyes before watching the trailer, expecting it to be god awful. Instead, it...

Flight

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

Written by John Gatins

2012, USA

Premiering at the closing night of the New York Film Festival, Robert Zemeckis dives back into live-action filmmaking from a twelve year motion capture hiatus with Flight. An audacious, well-matured character ensemble piece about a man whose most heroic venture may have resulted from his most innate pitfall, this provocative drama gives Denzel Washington one of the most layered and conflicting characters of his career. The Paramount release will be a gripping arrival on November 2 for audiences, proving to be the thought-provoking robust taste many will crave by year’s end.

From the film’s very raw beginning, we are introduced to commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washngton), a middle-aged man who knows how to live life large as well as the ropes to piloting. We meet Whip lying in bed at seven o-clock in Orlando from an alcohol induced coma,...

Next year is going to start off strong on the genre front.  The release schedule is filling up rather quickly. Dimension Films has locked in a date for its alien abduction thriller Dark Skies from Blumhouse Productions (Sinister, Insidious).

Currently, the company has penciled in a February 22, 2013 release date, however, we know Dimension's reputation for playing the release date switcheroo every so often.

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Having to review the first season of a new Sci-Fi TV series landing on our shores holds me with trepidation...

Falling Skies is the story of Earth having been vanquished by an extra-terrestrial force made up of six-legged creatures humans call ‘Skitters’, supported by their bipedal counterparts the ‘Mechs’, who love nothing better to round up people and slap mind-controlling slugs onto their backs. But not to be beaten, a group of Bostonians rise up to create a militia to fight the invaders back. Yeah right, in their dreams…

I've seen too many Science Fiction productions take flight only to be shot down in flames. We could write the mother of all lists with the number of programs that got canned in the last 5 years let alone since the days of Star Trek on TV. But, with the Internet ablaze about the last press conference that the Firefly cast and...

Two time Tony award winner Jennifer Ehle has been cast in Robocop, according to Deadline.

Ehle will play Liz Kline, a character unique to the remake, and joins a stunning cast that features Joel Kinnaman, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Hugh Laurie, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley and Jay Baruchel. The film is directed by Jose Padilha and is set for an August 9th release next year. So just over a year away!

Ehle will appear in Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty and has starred in The King’S Speech and Contagion.

“Dark Skies”...

Jennifer Ehle is in talks to join the cast of Jose Padilha's RoboCop, says a story at Deadline.

She would play a character named Liz Kline, new to the remake. In the film, the year is 2029 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Their drones are winning American wars around the globe and now they want to bring this technology to the home front. Alex Murphy is a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit. After he is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp utilizes their remarkable science of robotics to save Alex’s life. He returns to the streets of his beloved city with amazing new abilities, but with issues a regular man has never had to face before.

Ehle has recently appeared in films like Contagion, The Ides of March and The King's Speech.

Dimension’s forthcoming science fiction/horror mixture, Dark Skies will see production launch sometime this summer. For those who’ve been anticipating some actual concrete details, we’ve got a load of info that should leave you appeased for some time, and it comes our way straight from Dimension Films. No longer are we left to wonder what this flick is about; we’ve got a full synopsis for the picture below, as well as some details as to who will be working their tails off behind the scenes.

Scott Stewart, who wrote and directed 2009’s Legion, has attracted Dimension Films with his newest project, Dark Skies. Stewart has an impressive resume of films such as Sin City and Iron Man that he has done visual effects for through the SFX house, The Orphanage, which had a significant impact in films over the last decade. Dark Skies is Stewart’s fourth feature film as a writer and director.

According to Deadline, Dimension Films has acquired the domestic distribution rights to Stewart’s latest project. Dark Skies will be jointly produced by Insidious producer Jason Blum under his banner Blumhouse Productions and Alliance Films. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones along with Alliance’s Charles Layton will executive produce the project. Alliance Films will be handling distribution in Canada and the UK and Spain.

Dark Skies is a supernatural thriller that Bloody Disgusting says is about “a 6-year-old boy who’s apparently been ‘marked...

Images from Lawless, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Brave.

There's also set photos of Gavin Hood at work on Ender's Game and Dwayne Johnson cooking a severed hand for Pain and Gain along with blue prints for The Amazing Spider-Man web shooters and twelve character posters from The Expendables 2

"Scarlett Johnasson has confirmed her Black Widow character will not be appearing in the upcoming third "Iron Man" movie…" (full details)

"Universal Pictures has pushed back the release of the Keanu Reeves-led '47 Ronin' from November 21st 2012 to February 8th 2013, while the Ryan Gosling-led drama 'The Place Beyond the Pines' has scored a September 7th release in Spain (no word yet on a Us date)…" (full details)

"James Franco says that he hopes Rihanna will play a small part in Seth Rogen's 'Jay And Seth Vs.

Dimension Films has just snapped up the U.S. distribution rights to the supernatural thriller Dark Skies, which was written and directed by Scott Stewart (Priest, Legion). The man behind such titles as Insidious and Paranormal Activity, Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions, will be producing the project alongside Alliance Films. [Deadline]

As if America isn’t a big enough audience, Alliance is also set to distribute in Canada, in the UK (through its Momentum Pictures sidebar) and in Spain (through Aurum). Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Charles Layton will executive produce. Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinsten Company, had a bit to say about Blum, which you can read in the quote below:

“Jason has done a masterful job over the past several years of breaking new ground and creating huge commercial successes in the supernatural and horror genres. We are confident that Dark Skies will continue the success.”

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Dimension Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the supernatural thriller Dark Skies, the company announced Thursday. Jason Blum will produce via his Blumhouse Productions banner, along with Alliance Films, which will finance the film from writer and director Scott Stewart (Priest, Legion). Photos: 28 of Summer's Most Anticipated Movies Dark Skies is scheduled to go into production this summer. Plot details are currently being kept under wraps. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Alliance Films’ Charles Layton will executive produce. Alliance Films will distribute in Canada, in the United Kingdon and in Spain. “Jason has done a masterful job

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Dimension Films has long been a cornerstone within the horror genre, and they show no signs of slowing down. In fact they announced a new project today. Read on for the latest.

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Dimension Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the supernatural thriller Dark Skies, written and directed by Scott Stewart (Priest, Legion). Jason Blum will produce through his Blumhouse Productions (Insidious, Paranormal Activity) alongside Alliance Films, which will fully finance the picture. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Alliance Films’ Charles Layton will executive produce. Alliance Films will distribute in Canada, in the UK (via its Momentum Pictures subsidiary), and in Spain (via Aurum).

Octane, Im Global's genre label, will launch international sales in Cannes.

“Jason has done a masterful job over the past several years of breaking new ground and creating huge commercial successes in the supernatural and horror genres,” said Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company.

"Priest" director Scott Stewart is heading back to the dark side with his upcoming supernatural thriller. Dimension Films have acquired U.S. distribution rights to "Dark Skies," which Stewart will write and direct. Jason Blum ("Insidious," "Paranormal Activity") is producing alongside Alliance Films, while Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Charles Layton will executive produce. We don't yet know what the film's about -- although judging from Stewart's previous films (he also directed "Legion") and from ominous title, we're guessing that the plot of "Dark Skies" will be a spooky one. The film is scheduled to start shooting this summer. “Jason has done a masterful job over the past several years...

New York, NY, April 26, 2012 – Dimension Films announced today that they have acquired U.S. distribution rights to the supernatural thriller Dark Skies, written and directed by Scott Stewart (Priest, Legion). Jason Blum will produce through his Blumhouse Productions (Insidious, Paranormal Activity) alongside Alliance Films who will fully finance the picture. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Alliance Films’ Charles Layton will executive produce. Alliance Films will distribute in Canada, in the UK (via its Momentum Pictures subsidiary) and in Spain (via Aurum). Octane, Im Global’s genre label, will launch international sales in Cannes. “Jason has done a masterful job over the past several years of breaking new ground and creating huge commercial successes in the supernatural and horror genres,” said Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company. “We are confident that Dark Skies will continue that success.” The film is scheduled to go into production this summer with the logline currently being kept under wraps.

Dimension Films braves Dark Skies. Picks up North American distribution rights to Scott Stewart film. Scott Stewart is set to direct from his own script, the supernatural thriller which Jason Blum of Blumhouse is producing along with Alliance Films, who will serve as full financier, reports Variety. Im Global's genre label Octane will handle international sales at Cannes this year. Filmmakers are keeping the logline under wraps for the pic that will begin shooting this summer. Stewart is responsible for Legion and then Priest, both starring Paul Bettany and both sent out by Screen Gems...

Dimension Films announced today that they have acquired U.S. distribution rights to the supernatural thriller Dark Skies , written and directed by Scott Stewart ( Priest , Legion ). Jason Blum will produce through his Blumhouse Productions ( Insidious , Paranormal Activity ) alongside Alliance Films who will fully finance the picture. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Alliance Films' Charles Layton will executive produce. Alliance Films will distribute in Canada, in the UK (via its Momentum Pictures subsidiary) and in Spain (via Aurum). "Jason has done a masterful job over the past several years of breaking new ground and creating huge commercial successes in the supernatural and horror genres," said Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company. "We are...