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One of Mel Gibson’s more recent movies that flew under the radar has become a surprising hit on streaming. Gibson stars alongside the late Shannen Doherty in Hot Seat, the 2022 cyber thriller following an ex-hacker who is forced to break into a high-level bank and another man who breaks into the bank to save and stop him. Despite an extremely limited theatrical run that saw the film earn less than $100,000 at the global box office, Hot Seat has become one of the more popular movies of the week on Freevee, sitting at #4 at the time of writing. Hot Seat was Mel Gibson’s first movie after Father Stu, the 2022 biopic starring Mark Wahlberg that’s streaming on both Hulu and Max.

Collin Watts and Leon Langford wrote the script for Hot Seat, and James Cullen Bressack directed the film. Hot Seat was Langford’s first major writing gig, and...

Mel Gibson's position in Hollywood is precarious to say the least, but that has not stopped his 2022 action thriller Hot Seat from jumping into the Freevee Top 10 after it was added to the platform earlier this month. Directed by James Cullen Bressack and starring Gibson alongside Kevin Dillon, the film was met with harsh reviews upon release, which makes its new-found success on streaming unexpected…but at the same time completely on trend for free streaming releases.

Hot Seat is a high-stakes hostage thriller, which centers on It expert Orlando Friar (Dillon) who becomes an unwitting pawn in a dangerous cyber-heist. Forced to hack into government servers while trapped in a booby-trapped office chair rigged to explode (of course he is), Friar must race against the clock to outsmart the anonymous mastermind holding his life—and the city—hostage. Gibson appears as Wallace Reed, a bomb squad veteran determined...

It feels like we can all admit that Andrew Garfield has a knack for stepping into biographical roles. Sure, his unfairly short-lived time as Peter Parker aka Spider-Man was a fan-favorite role of his career, but the actors ability to deliver a very on-point and personal performance is out of this world. From movies like The Social Network to Breathe, the entertainment aficionado has shown his versatility. Nearly a full decade ago, Garfield took on one of the most challenging roles of his career with Mel Gibsons Hacksaw Ridge a decision that paid off in a major way. Not only did the movie become a financial juggernaut at the global box office, but it would end up landing the young actor his first Academy Award nomination. Interested parties should mark down November 1 on their calendars as the based-on-a-true-story wartime feature is set to arrive on Paramount+.

One thing that can make or break a WWE Superstar is a finisher. A wrestler could have the full package - the look, the aura, the in-ring skill, the best promo skills, etc. - but a good finisher that leaves an impression in the minds of audiences makes all the difference for a wrestler's career. It could be a flashy one, but for a finisher to truly leave an impression, it needs to be brutal and look as dangerous as possible.

Obviously, a finisher should not be as dangerous as to actually injure an opponent, but it helps to look as brutal as some of the examples on this list.

Spear Bill Goldberg Credited With Inventing it

While wrestlers in previous decades like Hacksaw Jim Duggan would do similar moves that would be referred to as a Shoulder Tackle, Bill Goldberg is widely credited as inventing the Spear. At the very least,...

Mel Gibsons critically acclaimed war drama Hacksaw Ridge is set to begin streaming on Tubi starting September 1. This 2016 biographical film, hailed as one of the best World War II movies of the 2010s.

The movie is based on the true story of Desmond Doss, a pacifist combat medic who served during the Battle of Okinawa. Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist, made history by becoming the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration.

Related The True Story Behind Hacksaw Ridge

Andrew Garfield gave a spectacular performance in his portrayal of Desmond Doss in the war film Hacksaw Ridge, which was based on a true story.

Hacksaw Ridge marks a significant chapter in the career of director Mel Gibson, whose previous directorial efforts included the Oscar-winning Braveheart (1995) and The Passion of the Christ (2004). After a period of personal and professional controversy, Gibson's return to...

If looks could kill, Casey Affleck would’ve been six feet underground during the 87th Academy Awards.

When Ben Affleck’s younger brother landed his first-ever Oscar, owing to his performance in Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea, the Batman v Superman star teared up out of pride. But when Denzel Washington lost the prestigious accolade to the 48-year-old actor, his eyes filled with tears of bitter anguish.

Casey Affleck | Photo by Bex Walton, licensed under Cc By 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

And as if the loss wasn’t bad enough, Affleck sprinkled salt on the wound by paying a tribute to Washington in his acceptance speech. Yikes.

When Denzel Washington Lost An Oscar to Casey Affleck

On a February evening in 2017, some of the most high-profile names in the industry were called out for the ‘Best Actor’ category at the Academy Awards. But of course, only one could emerge...

Michelle Dockery as Madolyn and Mark Wahlberg as Daryl in Flight Risk. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate

Here’s your first look at Lionsgate’s upcoming movie Flight Risk.

In this high-stakes suspense thriller, Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg plays a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.

From Oscar Winning Director Mel Gibson, check out the brand new trailer below.

Flight Risk opens in theaters October 18.

Updated: There has been another round of content removal from Disney+, this time in the Emea region, which consists of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. More than 120 titles have been taken off this week, primarily Disney Channel original movies and vintage Disney live-action films, as well as a few series, including Zeke and Luther, Pepper Ann, So Random and the first three seasons of Nat Geo’s Genius and ESPN/Nat Geo docs.

According to sources, the takedowns were a result of a library title review. There have been several content purges at Disney+ over the last year amid cost-cutting, most notably the removal of a slew of original series last May.

Here is a list of movie titles that are said to be gone from Disney+ in Emea, compiled by Drew Ryan.

A Tale of Two Critters

America’s Heart and Soul

Angry Sky (ESPN)

Babes in Toyland...

Netflix have offered up a detailed update of all the shows and movies that are planned for the service this September, and we’re here to fill you in on everything you can expect to be added in the coming month!

The Matt Groening-created animated comedy series Disenchantment will return with its final run of ten episodes at the start of the month, and Netflix is adding a long list of library movies to release alongside it, including Jaws 1-3, Superbad, and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Later in the month, we’ll also be treated to a fourth season of Sex Education and a fifth season of Love is Blind. For all you nostalgic Spy Kids fans out there, a brand-new movie in the franchise is heading to Netflix in September called Spy Kids: Armageddon, helmed by original director Robert Rodriguez!

Here’s everything else coming to Netflix this month.

Hacksaw Ridge is a war movie based on the true story of Desmond Doss, a brave combat medic in World War II who saved 75 men on the battlefield. Doss's religious beliefs as a conscientious objector led to him refusing to bear arms, which caused tension with his fellow soldiers during training. Desmond Doss received the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary courage and selflessness, and continued to live a remarkable life after the war, despite facing health challenges.

Hacksaw Ridge follows the true story of Desmond Doss — here's a breakdown of the actual events behind the movie's World War II events. Directed by Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge is based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector. Following its release in 2014, the war movie not only earned acclaim from both viewers and critics but also got several accolades, including three Golden Globe nominations and two Oscar wins. Although Hacksaw Ridge opened alongside Doctor Strange and Trolls,...

Hacksaw Some Legends Are True A young couple on a road trip takes a detour to the site where a notorious murderer, Ed “Hacksaw” Crowe, became an urban legend on the day he was killed many years before, but they quickly find the legend may not be quite as dead as they were counting on. …

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Starring Eva Ceja (Aquarium of the Dead), Randy Davison (Mank), Steve Froehlich (Revelation Road), Nick Young (Friend of the World), Ron Christopher Jones (Thane of East County) and Jayce Venditti (Hacksaw) Produced by Evette Betancourt (Carving A Life) and Christopher Holloway (Callejero) Cinematography by Ray Gallardo (The Fifth of November) Production companies include Broken Swing Productions, Gemini Pictures and …

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Exclusive: Face/Off and Hacksaw Ridge producer David Permut has acquired Steve Lillbuen’s true crime book The Devil’s Cinema about Canadian filmmaker Mark Twitchell who was convicted of first degree murder in 2011.

Twitchell is serving a life sentence for the murder of John Brian Altinger, whom he lured into a “kill room” set up in his garage-turned-film-studio. Twitchell bludgeoned and stabbed Altinger, before cutting him apart and then dumping his remains in garbage bags. His arrest and trial attracted substantial media attention since his crimes were inspired by TV series Dexter and lead character Dexter Morgan, prompting some outlets to refer to Twitchell as the “Dexter Killer”.

The shocking story will be featured this month on an upcoming episode of CBS’s true crime series 48 Hours.

Brit filmmaker Sam Hobkinson, whose credits include true-crime doc Kleptocrats, Netflix factual feature Misha And The Wolves and the same streamer’s mob series Fear City,...

Watch the Trailer for No Man Of God: "In 1980, Ted Bundy was sentenced to death by electrocution. In the years that followed, he agreed to disclose the details of his crimes, but only to one man. No Man Of God is based on the true story of the strange and complicated relationship that developed between FBI agent Bill Hagmaier and an incarcerated Ted Bundy in the years leading to Bundy's execution."

Starring:

Elijah Wood, Luke Kirby, Aleksa Palladino, Robert Patrick

Directed by:

Amber Sealey

Written by:

Kit Lesser

In Theaters, On Demand and Digital - August 27, 2021

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Stabby Saturdays on Shudder: "On July 10th and July 17th, author Grady Hendrix is celebrating slasher cinema in honor of the launch of his new novel, "The Final Girl Support Group." The two-week event, called Stabby Saturdays, sees the novelist team up with collaborator Ted Geoghegan to screen slasher double features...

The first slate of Paramount Plus Originals for Latin America will feature new series from “The Hateful Eight’s” Demián Bichir, “Luis Miguel” lead Diego Boneta, and Brazilian online phenom Porta Dos Fundos.

Paramount Plus and ViacomCBS International Studios on Thursday also confirmed that their new slate of premium original content is set to premiere in Latin America, including Brazil, from early as third quarter 2021.

Expanding the streaming service’s vast global content lineup, the slate is produced by ViacomCBS’s global studio Vis, rolling off partnerships with a growing bevy of world-renowned content creators and producers.

Bichir, whose acting credits take in “Land,” “The Midnight Sky,” “Godzilla vs. Kong,” “The Hateful Eight,” and “A Better Life,” will star, executive produce and direct “Jg Ballard Adaptation” – a working title. It is written by novelist Juan Villoro and produced by Frida Torresblanco, an Academy Award winner for “Pan’s Labyrinth.” The limited...

Exclusive: Stan Spry and Eric Woods of Los Angeles production outfit The Cartel are teaming with David Permut to acquire the film rights to Joel Dobson’s novel The Goldsboro Broken Arrow.

The book tells the true story of one of the most serious nuclear incidents in history. In 1961, four pilots ejected out of a B-52 aircraft carrying two thermonuclear bombs at 9,000 feet after the plane was struck multiple times by lightning and lost a wing. One pilot died, three others survived, and the two nuclear bombs fell at a velocity of 700 mph and crashed into Goldsboro, North Carolina.

The condition of the fail-safe mechanism on the bombs, which were 250 times more destructive than the Hiroshima bomb, was unknown, and there was no guarantee that they could be deactivated. Twenty-two-year-old Lt. Jack ReVelle, a bomb disposal expert, was charged with the dangerous mission of deactivating them.

Horrornews.net is pleased to release this Exclusive Clip from Anthony Leone’s Hacksaw thanks to Midnight Releasing and Samera Entertainment. Hacksaw A young couple on a road trip takes a detour to the site where a notorious murderer, Ed “Hacksaw” Crowe, became an urban legend on the day he was killed many years before, but they …

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Happy 2021, everyone! It’s been a few weeks, but we’re back with a brand-new edition of our weekly Blu-ray and DVD releases column to kick off this new year. And while we may not have a ton of titles headed home on Tuesday, we do have an excellent bunch of films all the same, including one of my favorite films of 2020, Love and Monsters, which hits various formats this week. Another film from last year that I really enjoyed was Brea Grant’s 12 Hour Shift, which hits both Blu-ray and DVD (and will be available On Demand) tomorrow, and if you have somehow never seen it, I highly recommend picking up the new Blu for Savage Streets, featuring Linda Blair.

Other releases for January 5th include Tintorera… Tiger Shark, From the Depths, Nina of the Woods, and Hacksaw.

12 Hour Shift

It's 1998, and over the course of one...

Hacksaw comes out on streaming services and video-on-demand January 5th 2020 from Midnight Releasing. Hacksaw is Best Slasher Film at the Monster of Horror Film Festival. Synopsis: A young couple on a road trip takes a detour to the site where a notorious murderer, Ed “Hacksaw” Crowe, became an urban legend on the day he …

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The Capri Hollywood International Film Festival is honoring Mel Gibson with its Director Of The Year Award, in recognition of his pacifist WWII drama Hacksaw Ridge. Producer Bill Mechanic, who was already named by the festival as its Producer Of The Year, is accepting the prize on Gibson’s behalf. Hacksaw had its world premiere to great acclaim at the Venice Film Festival this past September and has become a force during awards season.

The story of real-life conscientious objector Desmond T Doss (Andrew Garfield), who saved the lives of 75 men during the battle of Okinawa without ever carrying a gun, the movie crossed the $100M mark at the global box office in mid-December. It is also experiencing a very strong run in China where it’s at nearly $50M through this past weekend.

Among its accolades, Hacksaw won the AFI Movie of the Year Award; swept the Australian Film Academy...