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“Ferry 2” is a 2024 crime drama directed by Wannes Destoop, featuring an ensemble cast led by Frank Lammers as Ferry Bouman, Aiko Beemsterboer as Jezebel van Kamp, Monic Hendrickx as Claudia Zwart-Bouman, Huub Smit as Dennis, Huub Stapel as Brink. The film follows Ferry Bouman who after spending three years in prison tries to carve a normal life only to be pulled back when his niece comes knocking on his door.

The film opens in Costa Blanca, with the lead, Ferry Bouman, reflecting on the life he has lived and the things he’s lost along the way. Ferry was once a ruthless drug lord who would stop at nothing to expand his empire whether it meant bribing the police or eliminating his rivals. He controlled the Costa Blanca streets, ensuring only high-quality drugs were in circulation. Over time, his power and wealth grew, making him rich. Despite trying to take care of his crew,...

“Ferry 2” is a movie directed by Wannes Destoop starring Frank Lammers. With Aiko Beemsterboer and Tobias Kersloot.

Netflix has released “Ferry 2”, a sequel that brings back the character of Ferry Bouman, portrayed by Frank Lammers. Directed by Wannes Destoop, this film continues the story of a former drug lord who thought he had left his criminal past behind.

The plot revolves around Ferry, who finds himself reluctantly pulled back into the world of drugs and crime. His peaceful retirement in Benidorm is disrupted when a teenage relative, struggling with drug problems, approaches him for money. This predicament forces Ferry to confront the remnants of his former life and the changes in the criminal underworld.

Frank Lammers reprises his role as Ferry Bouman, joined by Aiko Beemsterboer as Jezebel van Kamp and Huub Stapel as Brink. The screenplay, penned by Geerard Van de Walle and Tibbe van Hoof, attempts...

Dutch sales agent Incredible Film has revealed a first look at Amsterdamned II, Dick Maas’ sequel to his 1988 horror, Amsterdamned, which is in production in Amsterdam.

Splendid Film has pre-bought the film for the Benelux, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Maas returns to the director’s chair for the sequel while veteran Dutch actor Huub Stapel reprises his role as detective Eric Visser, who pursued a serial killer through the Dutch canals three decades ago. In Amsterdamned II, Amsterdam’s canals once again become a crime scene when a series of new murders take place in the city. But it soon...

While horror remakes are inevitable, its rare that international filmmakers are hired to helm American remakes of their originals. Even fewer filmmakers get to make not one, but Two movies about sentient killer elevators (Killovators? Murdervators?). Lucky for us, Dick Maas laughs in the face of convention. His feature debut, The Lift, is a zany 1980s concoction of A.I. paranoia and cable-attached monsters, kickstarting his career as an odd duckling who cherishes a proper B-Movie script. Movies like Amsterdamned, Prey (aka Uncaged), and Sint would further cement his audacious brand of metropolitan nightmares that treat midnight movie storylines with higher prestige, only adding to the Dutchman’s legacy.

Maas’ The Lift might seem like a strange choice for an American remake—a procedural thriller about corrupt elevator companies—but it’s hailed as one of the Netherlands’ premiere horror imports. Imagine an episode of The Twilight Zone with more...

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International sales agent Incredible Film has secured global distribution rights to “Amsterdamned II,” the sequel to Dick Maas’ 1988 cult classic, “Amsterdamned.” Veteran Dutch actor Huub Stapel reprises his role as detective Eric Visser, who once pursued a serial killer through the Dutch canals three decades ago, as he is brought back from retirement by a revelation that shakes him to his core. In the sequel, also directed by Maas, Visser and fellow detective Tara Lee fight against an evil that threatens them and the city of Amsterdam.

The film is a coproduction from the Netherlands’ 2CFilm and Parachute Pictures and Belgium’s Potemkino. Production is set to begin later this year, with release scheduled for 2025, in time for the city of Amsterdam’s 750th anniversary.

Daniëlle Raaphorst, CEO of Incredible Film, said: “Three decades ago, the chilling horror ‘Amsterdamned’ gripped audiences around the world. Now, we are delighted to be representing the sequel.

August’s home entertainment releases are going out in a blaze of glory, as we have a bunch of great titles coming our way on August 29th, including a handful of cult classics such as The Man with Two Brains, The Manster, Amsterdamned, Vicious Lips, and a two-disc special edition set for The Slayer from Arrow Video.

As far as recent horror titles go, be sure to keep an eye out for Demon, Inconceivable, Timebomb, The Hollow One, The Evil in Us, and Safe Inside. Warner Bros. put together a quad pack Blu-ray set featuring four Stephen King classics (It, Salem’s Lot, The Shining, Cat’s Eye) undoubtedly to get everyone ready for Pennywise next month, and Paramount is keeping busy with several Blu-ray re-releases, including Clue, The Addams Family, and Galaxy Quest.

Amsterdamned (Blue Underground, Blu/DVD Combo)

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The ’burbs can be one spooky place to live. Megan Freels Johnston's The Ice Cream Truck release details, trailer, and poster leads today's Horror Highlights! Also: Camp Cold Brook casting details, Blu-ray / DVD release details for The Lift, the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride announcement, Red Christmas theatrical info, and the new Wtf! trailer.

The Ice Cream Truck Trailer and Release Details: Press Release: "Writer-director Megan Freels Johnston’s suburban nightmare The Ice Cream Truck will hit theaters August 18 and be released day-and-date on VOD via Uncork’d Entertainment. A new trailer and poster have been released to coincide with the release.

The provocative psychological thriller stars Deanna Russo (Being Human, Gossip Girl) as Mary, who moves back to her suburban hometown after her husband gets relocated for work. As her family ties up loose ends back home, she moves into their new house alone. And although the move makes Mary nostalgic for her youth,...

Blue Underground is resurrecting Amsterdamned on a limited edition Blu-ray / DVD, and we have all the details in today's Horror Highlights, which also includes Comet TV's July giveaway, covers for the new Captain Kronos comic book, and a new featurette for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

Amsterdamned Limited Edition Blu-ray / DVD: Blue Underground will release Amsterdamned on a limited edition Blu-ray / DVD on August 29th.

"Down in the murky depths of Amsterdam’s famous canals lurks a murderous predator. Surfacing at night, he kills at random and disappears without a trace. As the bodies begin to pile up and mass hysteria envelopes the city, Detective Eric Visser is assigned to head the investigation. With only the escalating number of victims to go on, Visser pursues his quarry with a vengeance, unaware that his beautiful new girlfriend may be the mysterious killer’s next victim.

Huub Stapel (The Lift) and Monique van de Ven (Turkish Delight) star in this pulse-pounding thriller written and directed by Dick Maas (Silent Witness), highlighted by an explosive speedboat chase through the city’s narrow canals. Long unavailable on U.S. home video, Blue Underground proudly presents Amsterdamned in a brand-new 2K restoration from the original Dutch negative, approved by Dick Maas!

Extras:

Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Dick Maas and Editor Hans van Dongen The Making of Amsterdamned Tales From The Canal - Interview with Star Huub Stapel Damned Stuntwork – Interview with Stunt Coordinator Dickey Beer Dutch Trailer S. Trailer Loïs Lane Music Video – “Amsterdamned” (Directed by Dick Maas) Poster & Still Gallery Bonus Collectable Booklet with new essay by author Michael Gingold"

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Comet TV July Giveaway: "June is an action packed month over at Comet TV! With so many films you can only see on the Sci-Fi and Horror channel!

But that’s not all, did you know that this July is the 70th anniversary of the famed Roswell UFO crash?

This July 4th beginning at 10Am/9C Aliens Invade! Say wha? Yep, to ring in the 4th, Comet TV is holding an Invasion: Alien Attack Movie Marathon!

There’s Invisible Invaders (1959), The Falling (1987), Strange Invaders (1983) and more!"

Prize Details: (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive (1) prize pack from Comet, including:

(1) Limited Edition custom designed Fidget Spinner (2) Comet TV Popcorn Tubs (1) Comet TV Cylinder Survival Bottle (2) Bags of Popcorn (1) Limited Edition Comet TV Alien Invasion Collector Card

How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:

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2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Comet July Prize Pack Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.

Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on July 6th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per entry method, per household, will be accepted."

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Captain Kronos Comic Book: "Captain Kronos will be the second Hammer title following the success of Peter Milligan and Ronilson Freire’s The Mummy: Palimpsest​ which hits bookstores in August. ​

Written by Dan Abnett (Aquaman, Guardians of the Galaxy) with stunning art by Tom Mandrake (Sidekick, The Spectre) Titan Comics’ new series chronicles the adventures of the mysterious and powerful Kronos who has dedicated his life to destroying the evil vampire plague.

Hammer Comics: Captain Kronos #1

​(Part 1 of 4)

Writer: Dan Abnett

Artist: Tom Mandrake

Fc - 32pp - $3.99 - On sale: September 27, 2017

In the depths of Eastern Europe, the legendary vampire hunter, Captain Kronos, and his two assistants, Grost and Carla, are called upon to help rid a town of its vampire plague.

However, beneath the surface of the beleaguered town a malevolent force far more evil and deadly is awakening and it might just be the match of Kronos... ​

​Cover A: Mike Perkins

Cover B: Hammer Glamour - Caroline Munro

Cover C: Tom Mandrake"

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Featurette: "EuropaCorp and STXfilms will release Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets in theaters nationwide on July 21.

Cast: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, with Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu, and Rutger Hauer

Director: Luc Besson

Writer: Screenplay by Luc Besson. Based on the comic book series Valerian and Laureline by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières, Published by Dargaud.

Producer: Virginie Besson-Silla

Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets is the visually spectacular new adventure film from Luc Besson, the legendary director of The Professional, The Fifth Element and Lucy, based on the ground-breaking comic book series which inspired a generation of artists, writers and filmmakers.

In the 28th century, Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of Alpha-an ever-expanding metropolis where species from all over the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence and cultures with each other. There is a mystery at the center of Alpha, a dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

Rating: PG-13"

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(In the Vondelpark, the mighty Vondelpark, the lion sleeps tonight...) For decades now, director Dick Maas has been bucking trends in Dutch cinema. "We should focus on art-house, we can't compete with Hollywood!" has been the industry mantra here since the seventies. Yet time and time again, Dick has proven the industry wrong. His 1983 film The Lift was a sensation, won international acclaim and made household names of himself and his lead actor Huub Stapel. A few years later, he made the raunchy anti-social comedy Flodder and brought large scale destruction and stunts to the Netherlands, together with the start of a very successful franchise. Horror and comedy. Thrills. Dick Maas has always unabashedly, unapologetically gone for providing entertainment to his audiences. And he...

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Saint (Sint)

Stars: Huub Stapel, Egbert Jan Weeber, Caro Lenssen, Bert Luppes | Written and Directed by Dick Maas

Ah Christmas, a time for getting together with family and loved ones, sharing gifts, enjoying a good meal and getting slaughtered by an evil St. Nicholas… Wait, hold on. That last one doesn’t sound right. Getting slaughtered at Christmas and not in the good (drunk) sense of the word? That doesn’t happen right? But wait, I forgot, this is the movies – if there’s a holiday that can be exploited by a serial killing psycho it will be!

Valentines Day (My Bloody Valentine), New Years Day (New Year’s Evil), even birthdays (Bloody Birthday), filmmakers really know how to spoil the festivities. Christmas is no different, we’ve had films such as Black Christmas, Christmas Evil, and Silent Night, Deadly Night and its sequels, but all those films have seen...

The films of cult Dutch director Dick Maas are as notorious for their difficulty to see as for their often graphic depictions of murder and mayhem. Released today on DVD, his latest effort Saint (2010) - starring Huub Stapel, Bert Luppes and Egbert Jan Weeber - gives a new and murderous twist to the seasonal legend of St Nicholas. CineVue caught up with the director, and discovered that some of his personal views can be as controversial as his films.

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★★★★☆ If you have any experience of Dutch director Dick Maas' previous work, you will most likely have been eagerly anticipating his latest schlocker Saint (2010). If, however, this is the first time you have heard his name, his homage to 1980s slasher films - starring Huub Stapel, Bert Luppes and Egbert Jan Weeber - is as good an introduction as any to this individualistic filmmaker's take on the slice 'n' dice genre.

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Director/writer: Dick Maas.

Cast: Huub Stapel, Egbert Jan Weeber and Caro Lenssen.

Release Date: 31 October 2011.

Holiday gift giving can't come any sooner than in Sint, and no, Halloween is not the season being referred to. December 5th is a big day celebrated in parts of Europe in honour of the real Saint Nicholas, where he drops off gifts to children and everyone praises him for his generosity.

In the Netherlands, however, that has a different take. A meaner Saint will ravage the city on December 5th when there is a full moon. This monstrosity only appears about once every 32 years. In the past, this bishop is behaved very much like King John from Robin Hood, where he is out to rob from the poor. He made a decree where he would take a high amount of penance and taxes from the citizens.

On the very same night, the townspeople...

The Christmas-themed horror film Saint Nick, formerly Saint, is getting a DVD release on December 20, 2011 from Mpi.

St. Niklas, a bishop fallen out of grace, travels in the middle ages with his gang of robbers and thieves through the countryside, raping, plundering and killing. When villagers take the law into their own hands and murder the bloodthirsty bishop and his thugs by setting the ship on which they travel ablaze, Niklas vows revenge. Now every time there is a full moon on December 5th, the date that he died, something that on average takes place every 36 years, St. Niklas and his helpers will rise from the dead and take revenge in a horrible way.

Full of creative yuletide horror, Sint is a fun chiller that follows local teen Frank as he sets out on a bloody, high-energy battle to save Amsterdam from the wrathful “Sinterklaas” and his minions. It’s...

Dick Maas’ yuletide slasher Sint (review here) stirred up quite a bit of controversy when it was released in its home country, the Netherlands. Just looking at the DVD artwork with the new Americanized title I fully expect to hear about some angry American parents after they mistakenly pick this one up for their kiddies.

IFC Films gave Sint a very limited theatrical and VOD release in the Us recently. The DVD being distributed by Mpi will arrive on DVD shelves just a few days prior to Christmas on December 20th under the new title Saint Nick.

As you can see from the American DVD artwork, it doesn’t fully spell it out for viewers that this is a violent slasher movie about a psychopathic bishop who returns from the netherworld every December 5th when there’s a full moon to hack and slash and send his black-faced minions, the Black Petes,...

While Rare Exports stole the majority of the Yuletide terrors attention (and rightly so), we're also big fans of the Santa slasher flick Sint (Saint), if only for the Black Peters. Man, that sounded weird. In any event three new clips are waiting for you! Dig 'em!

Be sure to catch Saint in select theaters, via cable VOD and on SundanceNOW!

Also dig on the official Sint website for additional info and then "like" Sint on Facebook.

Synopsis:

St. Niklas, a bishop fallen out of grace, travels in the middle ages with his gang of robbers and thieves through the countryside, raping, plundering and killing. When villagers take the law into their own hands and murder the bloodthirsty bishop and his thugs by setting the ship on which they travel ablaze, Niklas vows revenge. Now every time there is a full moon on December 5th, the date that he died,...

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring ting tingling too. Come on, it’s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you…It’s going to be that time again: Christmas, or if you’re from Holland, on December 5th it’s the Sinterklaas tradition (Sinterklaas-avond – here). If you’re rogue Dutch filmmaker Dick Maas, you’re sick of this crap and that my friends is the fuel behind Saint (Sint), his new horror film about the Sinterklaas tradition.

The film darkly and humorously distorts the popular traditions of Sinterklaas and portrays him as a ghost who murders large numbers of people when his annual celebration night coincides with a full moon. It’s not unlike many of our own Yuletide slashers as seen in Christmas Evil and Silent Night, Deadly Night, and director Dick Maas takes some time away from the Tribeca Film Festival to talk with Killer Film about the film,...

Saint IFC Midnight announced today that the company has acquired U.S. distribution rights from sales and production outfit Xyz Films for director Dick Maas’ evil Santa film Saint. The deal includes a theatrical component and was made prior to the movie’s North American premiere in the Cinemania section at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. Maas wrote the screenplay for the picture and produced with Tom de Mol. Starring Huub Stapel, Egbert-Jan Weeber, Caro Lenssen, Bert Luppes and Escha Tanihatu.

An original and delightfully gruesome slasher film, Saint re-imagines jolly old Saint Nick as a murderous bishop fulfilling a grisly prophecy under the December full moon. Packed with creative yuletide horror, Saint is a fun chiller that follows local teen Frank (Weeber) as he sets out on a bloody, high-energy battle to save Amsterdam from the wrathful “Sinterklaas” and his minions.

Jonathan Sehring, President of Sundance Selects/IFC Films, said:...

Sint, a brutally humorous Christmas slasher is playing at Tribeca Film Festival this weekend and IFC has announced that they have bought the film to be part of their IFC Midnight brand, which includes a theatrical push and VOD.

IFC Midnight announced today that the company has acquired U.S. distribution rights from sales and production outfit Xyz Films for director Dick Maas’ evil Santa film Saint. The deal includes a theatrical component and was made prior to the movie’s North American premiere in the Cinemania section at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. Maas wrote the screenplay for the picture and produced with Tom de Mol. Starring Huub Stapel, Egbert-Jan Weeber, Caro Lenssen, Bert Luppes and Escha Tanihatu, the Dutch film will premiere tonight at 9:00pm at the AMC Loews Village 7.

An original and delightfully gruesome slasher film, Saint re-imagines jolly old Saint Nick as a murderous bishop fulfilling...

Jolly old St. Nick becomes a murderous bishop set on fulfilling a grisly prophecy in this thriller from IFC Midnight

Saint, a new action thriller from director Dick Maas, is set to make its North America premier tonight as part of the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival line-up. The film was just acquired by IFC Midnight for theatrical distribution in the states, and will be hitting select screens throughout the country later this year.

An original and delightfully gruesome slasher film, Saint re-imagines jolly old Saint Nick as a murderous bishop fulfilling a grisly prophecy under the December full moon. Packed with creative yuletide horror, Saint is a fun chiller that follows local teen Frank (Egbert Jan Weeber) as he sets out on a bloody, high-energy battle to save Amsterdam from the wrathful "Sinterklaas" and his minions.

We caught up with writer-director Dick Maas on the eve of Saint's Stateside debut to...

Slasher movies are awesome. And while I find that the vast majority of new ones leave a lot to be desired when compared to their superior 80s counterparts, I'm always glad to see someone take a, ahem, stab at creating something new.

From the Press Release

IFC Midnight announced today that the company has acquired U.S. distribution rights from sales and production outfit Xyz Films for director Dick Maas’ evil Santa film Saint. The deal includes a theatrical component and was made prior to the movie’s North American premiere in the Cinemania section at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. Maas wrote the screenplay for the picture and produced with Tom de Mol. Starring Huub Stapel, Egbert-Jan Weeber, Caro Lenssen, Bert Luppes and Escha Tanihatu, the Dutch film will premiere tonight at 9:00pm at the AMC Loews Village 7.

An original and delightfully gruesome slasher film, Saint re-imagines jolly old...

New York, NY (April 21, 2011) – IFC Midnight announced today that the company has acquired U.S. distribution rights from sales and production outfit Xyz Films for director Dick Maas. evil Santa film Saint. The deal includes a theatrical component and was made prior to the movie.s North American premiere in the Cinemania section at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. Maas wrote the screenplay for the picture and produced with Tom de Mol. Starring Huub Stapel, Egbert-Jan Weeber, Caro Lenssen, Bert Luppes and Escha Tanihatu, the Dutch film premiered tonight at 9:00pm at the AMC Loews Village 7.

An original and delightfully gruesome slasher film, Saint re-imagines jolly old Saint Nick as a murderous bishop fulfilling a grisly prophecy under the December full moon. Packed with creative yuletide horror, Saint is a fun chiller that follows local teen Frank (Weeber) as he sets out on a bloody, high-energy battle to save Amsterdam...

IFC Midnight has acquired domestic distribution rights to the slasher film "Saint." The company picked up Dick Maas's movie from Xyz Films on the eve of its Tribeca Film Festival premiere. It's a horror film that imagines Santa Claus as a murderous bishop. Maas wrote the screenplay, directed the movie and, with Tom de Mol, produced. The Dutch film stars Huub Stapel and Egbert-Jan Weeber. Related Articles:  IFC Midnight Acquires Todd Rohal's New Comedy...

IFC Midnight has picked up the U.S. distribution rights to Dick Maas' evil Santa film "Saint" ahead of its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Starring Huub Stapel, Egbert-Jan Weeber, Caro Lenssen, Bert Luppes and Escha Tanihatu, the Dutch film will premiere tonight at 9:00pm at the AMC Loews Village 7. IFC acquired the film from Xyz Films Full press release below. New York, NY (April 21, 2011) - IFC ...

As we mentioned yesterday, with the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival starting on April 20th, over the next couple of days we'll be providing updated info and screening dates/times for all the genre films playing at the fest. On tap for today we have two new stills and the schedule for the Dutch film Sint (or Saint).

Synopsis:

St. Niklas, a bishop fallen out of grace, travels in the middle ages with his gang of robbers and thieves through the countryside, raping, plundering and killing. When villagers take the law into their own hands and murder the bloodthirsty bishop and his thugs by setting the ship on which they travel ablaze, Niklas vows revenge. Now every time there is a full moon on December 5th, the date that he died, something that on average takes place every 36 years, St. Niklas and his helpers will rise from the dead and take revenge in a horrible way.

Remember all that hubbub about Silent Night, Deadly Night here in the States when it first came out? Parents were up in arms because it had a killer dressed as Santa Claus. Ah, stupidity! How we love when you rear your head! The Dutch seem to have no such problems. In fact their new killer Christmas flick Sint is breaking records overseas.

According to Variety distributor A-Film claims Sint's opening weekend set a record for a Dutch movie rated 16 and above, dethroning Paul Verhoeven's Black Book.

Figures released Thursday by the Dutch Film Distributors' Association show Sint easily scored the biggest opening week for a Dutch film so far in 2010, taking E901,132 ($1.3 million) off 96 screens.

Its box office also stands up to U.S. product, beating the opening weeks of Jackass 3D and Due Date, while burying recent genre releases such as Piranha 3D and Paranormal Activity 2.

Holland...

In a few weeks, two events will happen in The Netherlands which have to do with Saint Nicholas. First and foremost: the man himself will arrive from Spain, by boat no less. It's an actor of course (Bram van der Vlugt most of the times), but the whole nation will play-act like he's the real thing: a centuries-old benign bishop bringing gifts and sweets for good children, and gentle avuncular punishment for the not-so-good children.

All radio stations and television channels will join in the communal fib that he is real, and even the eight-o-clock news will Never reveal that we're looking at a very elaborate charade. For all intents and purposes, Saint Nicholas is real and visiting The Netherlands and Belgium for a few weeks, preparing for the celebration of his birthday on December the 5th when he'll bring presents and cheer throughout the Benelux region.

The Other event...

This is an imaginative and beautifully shot film. A bird watcher, Warre (Huub Stapel), finds a little living creature in the grass under a tree and no adult bird around to claim her. But this little thing is a bird person with the body and head of a baby, though she is small enough to fit in a palm, and wings instead of arms. The little special-effects creature is brought home by the bird watcher to his wife, Tine (Joke Tjalsma), who insists this will be their child whom she will raise. Eep (because that'd what she says) or Birdie (because that's a girl's name that aptly...

St. Niklas Weapon in HandSint means Saint in English and this is the title for a new Dutch film, which puts a vengeful bishop front and center in a new horror movie. In fact, there is a new trailer for this European export and in the clip, the deceased bishop St. Niklas comes back to life for one night only. This night is December 5th and this is a time for revenge, bloodlust, and murderous consecration, as villagers struggle to stay alive. Watch the clip inside until the film comes to North America.

The synopsis for Sint here:

"St. Niklas, a bishop fallen out of grace, travels in the middle ages with his gang of robbers and thieves through the countryside, raping, plundering and killing. When villagers take the law into their own hands and murder the bloodthirsty bishop and his thugs by setting the ship on which they travel ablaze,...

Director Hilde Van Miegham’s “Madly in Love” has been picked as the opening film at the 37th Ghent Film Festival.

The romantic comedy focuses on the turbulent love lives of four women living together, played by Veerle Dobbelaere, Wine Dierickx, Marie Vinck and Aline Van Hulle. Their male counterparts are Koen De Bouw, Koen De Graeve, Kevin Janssens, Jan Decleir and Huub Stapel.

The Belgian film festival runs from Oct. 12-23.

Director Hilde Van Miegham’s “Madly in Love” has been picked as the opening film at the 37th Ghent Film Festival.

The romantic comedy focuses on the turbulent love lives of four women living together, played by Veerle Dobbelaere, Wine Dierickx, Marie Vinck and Aline Van Hulle. Their male counterparts are Koen De Bouw, Koen De Graeve, Kevin Janssens, Jan Decleir and Huub Stapel.

The Belgian film festival runs from Oct. 12-23.