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Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 50 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the new action/thriller “Seeking Justice” with Nicolas Cage!

The new film, which opens on March 16, 2012, also stars January Jones, Guy Pearce, Jennifer Carpenter, IronE Singleton, Harold Perrineau, Xander Berkeley, Joe Chrest, David Jensen, Monica Acosta, Donna Duplantier, Mike Pniewski, J.D. Evermore, Jason Davis and Cullen Moss from director Roger Donaldson and writers Todd Hickey and Robert Tannen.

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Chicago – One way to craft an unforgettable, undeniably adept film is to make a new one. Hollywood views that as financially risky, though, and it often doesn’t happen without being based on a book with a built-in audience or a film that’s already an international box-office success.

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Just like the Swedish smash hit “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” was recently remade for U.S. audiences by David Fincher of “The Social Network” fame, producer and star Mark Wahlberg found financial worth – and he’d sell you on artistic, too – in the international remake route. He’s hoping he’d earn U.S. assurance from what recently worked in Iceland.

While U.S. audiences were well aware of Fincher’s hijacking from Sweden, “Contraband” being a U.S. remake of Iceland’s “Reykjavík-Rotterdam” is lesser known. That film most Americans can’t pronounce is one of the...

Chicago – In our latest action/crime edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated new film “Contraband” starring Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale!

“Contraband” also stars Giovanni Ribisi, Ben Foster, J.K. Simmons, Diego Luna, Robert Wahlberg, Lukas Haas, Jaqueline Fleming, Caleb Landry Jones, William Lucking, Monica Acosta, Michael Beasley, James Rawlings and Connor Hill from director Baltasar Kormákur and writers Aaron Guzikowski and Arnaldur Indriðason.

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The movie poster for “Contraband” with Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale.

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Contraband Trailer. Baltasar Kormákur‘s Contraband (2012) movie trailer stars Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, and Lukas Haas. Contraband‘s plot synopsis: “Chris Farraday long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a deal for his ruthless boss, he’s forced back into doing what he does best — running contraband — to settle the debt.”

This not the first time this storyline has appeared on screen. “This is a remake of the 2008 film Reykjavik-Rotterdam, which Baltasar Kormákur also appeared in, featuring a new screenplay adaptation by Aaron Guzikowski.” The Contraband plot reminds me of the remake for Gone in Sixty Seconds where a criminal comes out retirement after another criminal related to them bungles a crime and will be killed.

Contraband also stars J.K. Simmons, Lukas Haas, Diego Luna, Robert Wahlberg, Monica Acosta, Jaqueline Fleming, Michael Beasley, Nedal Yousef, and Kirk Bovill.

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Justice UK Trailer. Roger Donaldson‘s Justice (2011) UK movie trailer stars Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce, Jennifer Carpenter, and Harold Perrineau. Justice‘s – previously called Seeking Justice and The Hungry Rabbit Jumps – plot synopsis: “After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score. The husband gets more than he bargained for.”

This looked like an average thriller until the group comes calling for their favor to be re-paid by Nick Gerard (Nicolas Cage) and he is disinclined to acquiesce to their demands. I also liked the fact that Gerard virtually has nowhere to turn for help because the group is made up of the very people he would go to.

Justice also stars Xander Berkeley, Monica Acosta, D’Arcy Allen, David Jensen, IronE Singleton, Joe Chrest, Mike Pniewski, Wayne Pére, Donna Duplantier, Melody Noel, and Jason Davis.

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We have added the new trailer for director Roger Donaldson's (Cocktail, Species, The Bank Job, The Bounty) upcoming thriller, "Justice." The film stars Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce,Jennifer Carpenter, Harold Perrineau, Xander Berkeley, Monica Acosta, D'Arcy Allen, David Jensen, IronE Singleton, Joe Chrest, Mike Pniewski, Wayne Pére, Donna Duplantier, Melody Noel and Jason Davis.Watch the trailer for "Justice" below;A firm release date for "Justice" has yet to be announced.Popular high school teacher Will Gerard (Nicolas Cage) lives a life of content domesticity with his beautiful musician wife Laura (January Jones). Until one night's horrific events, turns their world upside down.After Laura is violently attacked and left traumatized in hospital, Will is approached by a well-dressed stranger (Guy Pearce) offering...

Check out six clips from the Luc Besson-produced, Olivier Megaton-directed “Colombiana”. (By the way, can you think of a better name for an action director than Olivier Megaton? I can’t.) The film stars Zoe Saldana as a hired killer with a heart of gold. Basically, you’ve seen this premise before. Like, a few hundred other times. Except this time that lonely hitman next door who keeps to himself is a hot lady. That’s, you know, kinda different. Cataleya is a young woman who has grown up to be an assassin after witnessing the murder of her parents as a child. Turning herself into a professional killer and working for her uncle, she remains focused on her ultimate goal: to hunt down and get revenge on the mobster responsible for her parents’ deaths. Starring Zoe Saldana, Lennie James, Michael Vartan, Cliff Curtis, Marshall Warren, Callum Blue,...

Scream of the Banshee is the second of two After Dark ‘Originals' released this summer, the other being the previously reviewed The Task. The difference with this film is that it is quite clearly co-produced by SyFy, which is not necessarily a bad thing - since they know how to make programmes and straight-to-television films look decent.

Going into this film having enjoyed The Task - despite its many, many flaws - I was hoping to get either something similar or, God forbid, a good, well-scripted and produced low-budget horror. What I got, unfortunately, was something similar. It is obviously a television movie (you can tell because the score ends at the same time as the scene...ready for an ad break) which doesn’t automatically make it crap – see Tommy Lee Wallace's novel-adaptation, It – but throw in the SyFy moniker and the bar suddenly lowers.

Starring a couple of well known faces,...

Check out a new batch of images from director Olivier Megaton’s latest actioner, the Zoe Saldana starrer “Colombiana”, blasting into theaters September 2, 2011. The film looks like it has the makings of a decent action movie, if yet another entry in the well-tread “loner hitman” genre. Plus, this is another product from the Luc Besson action movie assembly line, so don’t expect anything too outrageously, well, good. Cataleya is a young woman who has grown up to be an assassin after witnessing the murder of her parents as a child. Turning herself into a professional killer and working for her uncle, she remains focused on her ultimate goal: to hunt down and get revenge on the mobster responsible for her parents’ deaths. Co-starring Lennie James, Michael Vartan, Marshall Warren, Callum Blue, Jordi Mollà, Max Martini, Sam Douglas, and Monica Acosta. Get more images and videos in our “Colombiana” preview...

Scream Of The Banshee

Stars: Lauren Holly, Lance Henriksen, Monica Acosta, Eric F. Adams, Marcelle Baer | Written by Anthony C. Ferrante | Directed by Steven C. Miller

The banshee, a mythical creature that foretells a death in the night by her eerie wails floating out of the darkness. I know what you are thinking; it’s a good character for a Syfy style monster movie right? Well you would be correct. To be fair though, this does not always mean that it’s a bad thing.

When a strange box is found behind a wall in a university; and a strange gauntlet mysteriously arrives at just the right time turns out to be the key to opening the box you know the signs are always bad. Not caring about these signs of doom the box is opened by an archaeology professor and her assistants and they find a strange decomposing head inside.

Steven C. Millers After Dark Originals offering, Scream of the Banshee is headed to DVD and VOD July 26th. The film, which is a SyFy Channel co-production, stars Lauren Holly (Dumb & Dumber), Monica Acosta (Seconds Apart) and the ever-prolific genre contributor Lance Henrickson (Pumpkinhead). The story follows an archeology professor who incidentally uncovers an ancient, nightmarish creature capable of slaughtering mankind with the pure powe…...

Everyone's favourite SyFy monster thriller, Monsterwolf is coming to DVD via Screen Media Films. This werewolf themed feature debuted in late 2010 on this b-movie network and fans of the off-kilter style of films will enjoy a CGIed mythical creature making dog chow of a small American town. Jason London, as Yale, does his best to ignore the coming catastrophe by bedding wayward travellers and horror fans get a hold of Monsterwolf in the hairy flesh July 19th (DVD). This is the day b-movie sales spike and coincidentally, the day that Robert Picardo gets to play a sinister capitalist. Enjoy the sharp toothed trailer inside.

The synopsis for Monsterwolf is here:

"A creature of ancient legend manifests, bound to protect the ecological balance of the land and killing anyone that threatens it. This elusive guardian is initially both feared and celebrated by the locals, but when a deadly curse affects them all,...

The Colombiana Movie Trailer has premiered. Olivier Megaton‘s Colombiana (2011), produced by Luc Besson, stars Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, Jordi Mollà, Lennie James, and Cliff Curtis. Colombiana‘s plot synopsis: “Cataleya Restrepo (Zoe Saldana) works for her uncle Emilio (Cliff Curtis) as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents’ death.” After what Luc Besson was able to create with The Professional and Taken, is it any wonder that the trailer for Colombiana heralds a action film that looks this good. “No Sir!” There is a great score to the movie trailer as well. All things being equal though, The Mechanic remake looked good as well and it turned out to be generic and forgettable. Colombiana looks like a mixture of Hanna, The American, and Lucky Number Slevin.

The first trailer for romantic comedy Love, Wedding, Marriage, starring Mandy Moore and Kellan Lutz, has come online.

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Directed by Dermot Mulroney, Love, Wedding, Marriage stars Mandy Moore as a relationship counselor who is suddenly hit with two pieces of life changing news: her parents are getting divorced and her boyfriend has proposed. Finding herself invested in trying to get her parents back together before their anniversary party, she finds herself and her fiancee growing apart.

Love, Wedding, Marriage comes to theaters June 3rd, 2011 and stars Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz, Jessica Szohr, Jane Seymour, James Brolin, Michael Weston, Joe Chrest, Monica Acosta. The film is directed by Dermot Mulroney.

Director Steven C. Miller's (Automaton Transfusion) and writer Anthony C. Ferrante's (Headless Horseman) Scream of the Banshee will be debuting on the SyFy channel Saturday, March 26th, at 9:00pm. This will be the SyFy's "200th Saturday Original Movie," (SyFy) which SyFy reminds viewers has been full of "vengeful demon moths, pterodactyls, werewolves...really big snakes," (SyFy) and now disembodied spirits! This will be the television premiere of Scream of the Banshee, which notably stars Lance Henriksen and Lauren Holly. More details on this shrieking film are below.

The synopsis for Scream of the Banshee is here:

"When a college Professor opens up a strange, ornate box discovered in the basement of a University, she and her students hear a horrifying scream belonging to that of a bloodthirsty banshee. They think nothing of it, until that scream begins to haunt all that heard it in strange and surreal ways.

Title: Seconds Apart Directed by: Antonio Negret Writer: George Richards Stars: Edmund Entin, Gary Entin, Monica Acosta, Gabe Begneaud and Kent Jude Bernard Click Here for the latest clips and trailers from “Seconds Apart” Reports focusing on the close mental relationship between twins, particularly those that speculate they share telekinetic abilities together, have always been met with interest, especially by horror fans. Horror and thriller directors have long relied on telekinesis and other rumored powers of the mind to sell their evil-twin movies, and Antonio Negret is one of the latest to do so. His latest directorial effort, ‘Seconds Apart,’ which is being released as part of After Dark Films’ annual Horrorfest (also known as [...]...

Finally!! After Dark Films has finally unleashed a trailer that showcases all 8 of their horror films in the After Dark Originals lineup.

After Dark Films made an unprecedented commitment to the production of eight original horror films this year under the After Dark Originals label, continuing the Company’s mantra of supporting first time independent film writers and directors. The creation of the Ad Originals(http://www.afterdarkoriginals.com/) slate is just another example of the Company’s commitment to the Indie film industry.

Unlike After Dark’s “8 Films To Die For®”, After Dark Originals are wholly financed and produced by After Dark Films. The Ado slate runs the gamut of the genre, from paranormal phenomena, black magic, and vengeful ghosts to psychological trauma, murderous psychopaths, vampires and the undead. After Dark polled its fans and is delivering the kinds of movies they asked for!

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The international trailer for A Little Bit of Heaven, a romantic dramedy from director Nicole Kassell (The Woodsman, The Closer, Cold Case), has debuted online and can be watched using the player below!

Synopsis: Marley (Kate Hudson) is a fun-loving girl with a great job, brilliant friends and a wicked sense of humour. A single girl through and through, she’s never been a great believer in love and likes to keep things casual. But when she’s diagnosed with cancer, she wonders if life is trying to tell her something about the elements that she’s excluded from her world. As she begins the long journey back to health, and spends more and more time in hospital – and, more importantly, with her gorgeous doctor, Julian (Gael Garcia Bernal) – she begins to wonder if he could be what’s missing from her life. After some serious soul-searching and a few...

After Dark Films made an unprecedented commitment to the production of eight original horror films this year under the After Dark Originals label, continuing the Company’s mantra of supporting first time independent film writers and directors. The creation of the Ad Originals(http://www.afterdarkoriginals.com/) slate is just another example of the Company’s commitment to the Indie film industry.

Unlike After Dark’s “8 Films To Die For®”, After Dark Originals are wholly financed and produced by After Dark Films. The Ado slate runs the gamut of the genre, from paranormal phenomena, black magic, and vengeful ghosts to psychological trauma, murderous psychopaths, vampires and the undead. After Dark polled its fans and is delivering the kinds of movies they asked for!

The theatrical release date for the After Dark Originals lineup is on January 28, 2011.

Films in the lineup include:

The Task- A group of contestants are locked...

This month has been one of the best that I can remember for trailers. All the studios were desperate for their trailer to get released before the Christmas holidays and we were inundated with posts. Since I love trailers so much, the inundation was most welcome. In what I am considering making a monthly post, here’s a roundup of all the trailers so far for December which I have embedded below for your viewing pleasure!

I’ve embedded them in the order in which they were released start December 1st to 31st and if I miss any, please let me know and I’ll update the post.

I really want this to be intereactive so make sure you tell us which trailers you liked the best and which you think will be great or terrible movies from what you’ve seen! So, let’s go!

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Title: Cuckoo

Cast: Richard E. Grant,...

There are lots of films to get excited about, if you are horror fan in 2011. There will surely be hundreds of horror and thriller releases in 2011, with several more planned for 2012 and 2013. Here on 28Dla, we offer a solid intro' on what to expect from the coming year, as directors Eli Roth, Wes Craven, John Carpenter, J.J. Abrams bring new films, including Scream 4, Fangland, Thanksgiving, and Super 8. Also, the After Dark Originals will release early in the New Year and fans of horror sequels e.g. Hostel III, Jeepers Creepers: Cathedral will be able to whet their appetites with several follow ups to successful film franchises, here.

So, step inside this huge list of horror films, which focuses on over thirty of the biggest productions and a few indies, as well. Let us begin with this horror list for 2011 (titles listed alphabetically)!

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Clicker for BiggerScream of the Banshee is an After Dark Original and from writers Anthony C. Ferrante (House of Bones) and Jacob Hair (2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams). Automation Transfusion director Steven C. Miller is helming this production, with the first poster from the film available here. The tagline from the graphic promises "She hasn't been out for a thousand years." Central cast, Lauren Holly (Crank: High Voltage) and Lance Henrickson (Screamers: The Hunting) are also mentioned. And apparently this demonic spirit is looking for new College aged victims.

This production will be going to theatres late in January, 2011 through After Dark and Lionsgate; After Dark will announce theatre locations shortly. For now enjoy this tease, until a trailer becomes available for this Celtic influenced thriller. More cast and crew details below.

The synopsis for Scream of the Banshee is here:

"When a college Professor opens up a strange, ornate box...

What up peeps! Our friends over at Arrow in the Head got their hands on the new poster for Steven C. Miller's Scream of the Banshee. This cool film is a part of the new After Dark Originals line of films. The film stars Lauren Holly, Lance Henriksen, Todd Haberkorn, Marcelle Baer, Eric F. Adams, Monica Acosta, Leanne Cochran, Garrett Hines, Don Lincoln and Kim and Misty Ormiston (twins). The Ado films should start rolling out early 2011. Feast your eyes on the sexy poster! Synopsis: When a college Professor opens up a strange, ornate box discovered in the basement of a University, and she and her students hear a horrifying scream belonging to that of a bloodthirsty banshee. They think nothing of it, until that scream begins to haunt all that heard it in strange and surreal ways. According to Irish lore, if you hear a Banshee scream, you...

A first look poster for the upcoming horror flick from After Dark Films called 'Scream of The Banshee' has been released. Arrow In The Head posted the exclusive first look of the poster, and we have included it below for your enjoyment.

Scream Of The Banshee is written by Anthony C. Ferrante (from a story he conceived with Jacob Hair) and is part of After Dark Originals which will feature original horror films by the studio. The film stars Lauren Holly and Lance Henriksen. Take a gander at the synopsis and poster art below courtesy of Ainh. We'll get a trailer up as soon as one is released. Enjoy.

Synopsis:

When a college Professor opens up a strange, ornate box discovered in the basement of a University, and she and her students hear a horrifying scream belonging to that of a bloodthirsty banshee. They think nothing of it,...

With Automaton Transfusion director Steven C. Miller proved that he was a director to keep an eye on. And we have. An eagle one in fact. So keen that we just spotted the one-sheet debut for his new film Scream of the Banshee!

Part of the After Dark Originals series, Scream of the Banshee stars Lauren Holly, Lance Henriksen, Todd Haberkorn, Marcelle Baer, Eric F. Adams, Monica Acosta, Leanne Cochran, Garrett Hines, Don Lincoln...and twins, Kim and Misty Ormiston.

Synopsis

When a college Professor opens up a strange, ornate box discovered in the basement of a University, and she and her students hear a horrifying scream belonging to that of a bloodthirsty banshee. They think nothing of it, until that scream begins to haunt all that heard it in strange and surreal ways. According to Irish lore, if you hear a Banshee scream, you will die – which is what...

Director V&#237ctor Garc&#237a returns to the horrors of Mirrors with his direct-to-video sequel Mirrors 2, which arrives on unrated Blu-ray and DVD this October 19th. In our exclusive first-look at this gruesome and gory thriller, a man and his mirror image have a physical disagreement over the proper way to use a pizza slicer. To watch this spooky video, click on the clip below:

Mirrors 2: Pizza Slicer

In Mirrors 2, the grisly slaughters continue after a young woman is brutally murdered in front of a mirror that is a portal to the world of the undead. Embarking on a murderous rampage, one by one she stalks the men and women responsible for her horrific death, exacting bloody revenge by dismembering and eviscerating the guilty. They can't run, they can't hide and they can't look in the mirror because inside the mirrors the dead live on...waiting for vengeance.

This Saturday night marks the premiere of Syfy's latest cryptozoological creature feature, Mothman. Earlier this week I somehow got invited to get up extra early (by my standards) to take part in a conference call Q&A with stars Jewel Staite and Connor Fox.

Perhaps it was lack of sleep that led to me realize shortly after the call began that I had no earthly clue what the heck to ask either of them. Could also have been due to having not seen the film and Syfy not having done much to promote it until the past couple days.

I'm guessing most of the other callers taking part also had some difficulty coming up with questions to ask considering someone actually asked them to compare Louisiana and California movie catering. Anyway, here's the transcript of the call for those interested in hearing more about Mothman as well as "Stargate", "Firefly...