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This supernatural thriller digs deep into the underbelly of a weird backwoods idyll

Developed from a 2016 short, Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long’s post-us Civil War supernatural thriller isn’t just atmospheric and characterful, it’s an often shrewd allegory of the US self-image as the shining “city on a hill”. Thomas Hobson plays James McCune, a black doctor and war veteran nurturing physical and psychological wounds, who is summoned by his Uncle Matthew (Phil Morris) to a post in Norfolk, a walled town sequestered deep in the Ozark forest. When he arrives, he is shocked to encounter a biracial paradise where, as the preachy saloon murals have it, “To each their purpose”. But there are strict rules, imposed by Matthew, about venturing beyond the palisade where horned ghosts are apt to emerge from banks of red fog with a particular hunger for local troublemakers. As another mural counsels,...

Hi Tara, Ghosts of the Ozarks is amazing. How did you get involved with the film? Tara- Oh, thank you so much. Well, back in 2016, I was cast as Annie for a proof of concept that Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long, the directors of the film made. Jordan was writing the feature film …

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Stars: Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris, Scott Dean, Tim Blake Nelson, Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Tara Perry, Joseph Ruud | Written by Jordan Wayne Long, Tara Perry, Sean Anthony Davis | Directed by Matt Glass, Jordan Wayne Long

Set shortly after the Civil War, Ghosts of the Ozarks is an expanded version of the 2016 short of the same name, and with some of the same cast. James ‘Doc’ McCune (Thomas Hobson; I’ll Be Watching) has been invited by his uncle Matthew to come to the town of Norfolk, Arkansas. He says it’s a wonderful place to live, a veritable Utopia, and they need a doctor.

But on his way there something spooks his horse and it runs off. Then he’s attacked in the woods by Micah (Scott Dean; 12 Hour Shift) who is fixing to kill him before something unseen pulls him into a strange red mist. He soon finds out...

“Time… is all there is out here.” A brand new horror-western is on the way with XYZ Films’ Ghosts of the Ozarks, which we’ve learned is coming to select theaters, on demand and digital February 3rd. Scream‘s David Arquette and Angela Bettis (May) notably appear in Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long‘s film alongside Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris, Tara Perry, and Tim […]

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"Ghosts of the Ozarks", a new "weird western ghost story", directed by Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long, stars Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris, Tara Perry, Tim Blake Nelson, Angela Bettis and David Arquette, releasing February 3, 2022, in theaters and on demand: 

"...in post-'Civil War' Arkansas, a young doctor is mysteriously summoned to a remote town in the 'Ozarks'...

"...only to discover that the utopian paradise is filled with secrets and surrounded by a menacing, supernatural presence..."

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Last Radio Call Exclusive Clip: "Isaac Rodriguez’s found footage horror film, “Last Radio Call” releases on January 14th on the Terror Films Channel, followed by Digital and VOD platforms one week later.

Written and Directed Rodriguez, who also produced alongside Cynthia Bergen, Last Radio Call centers around Officer David Serling, who went missing inside the abandoned Yorktown Memorial Hospital. One year later, his wife has hired a film crew to help bring light on what really happened that night. Using recovered body cam footage, she discovers a dark secret that sends her spiraling down a horrific path of ancient evil. She must now face an unknown terror to find the answers she desperately seeks. Starring Sarah Froelich, Jason Scarbough, June Griffin Garcia, Ali Alkhafaji, KeeKee Takatsuki, Bert Lopez, and Makayla Rodriguez, the film will be available across digital and VOD platforms January 21st, one week after it debuts on the Terror Films Channel.

In post-Civil War Arkansas, a young doctor is mysteriously summoned to a remote town in the Ozarks only to discover that the utopian paradise is filled with secrets and surrounded by a menacing, supernatural presence.   Our friends at XYZ Films are releasing Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long's horror western Ghosts of the Ozarks next month. It will be in theaters, On Demand and Digital on February 3rd, 2022.    The trailer was released today. Check it out below. Ghosts of the Ozarks stars Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris, Tara Perry, Tim Blake Nelson, Angela Bettis and David Arquette.   ...

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The next installment of the “Dissecting Horror” digital panel series will take place today, September 30th at 6 pm Pst and be with the creative talent from Magnet Releasing’s upcoming film 12 Hour Shift. Panelists include writer/director Brea Grant, composer/cinematographer Matt Glass, sound supervisor/re-recording mixer Jacob Blommfield-Misrach, and one of the film’s stars Chloe Farnworth. Dread Central’s Michelle […]...

David Arquette is known for a few things. He’s best recognized as Deputy Dewey Riley in the Scream franchise of films, of course. However, he’s also famous, or perhaps infamous, for being an actor who cameoed for a time in World Championship Wrestling (better known as WCW). Not only did he get in the ring, but a storyline had him win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, something that wrestling fans hated with a vicious passion. Not only did this halt whatever wrestling career the passionate fan of the sport had, it torpedoed his ascent in Hollywood, as well. The new documentary You Cannot Kill David Arquette not just tackles this bit of his history, but his recent decision to try and wrestle again, all in an effort to get some measure of respect. If it sounds silly, it’s actually surprisingly empathetic and emotional. The movie is a documentary about,...

Multi-hyphenate has two films screeing at Fantasia: ‘Lucky’ and ’12 Hour Shift’.

Texas-born, Los Angeles-based actor, writer and director Brea Grant, a familiar on-screen presence from TV shows such as Friday Night Lights, Heroes and Dexter, finds herself with not one but two feature films scaring up interest at this year’s virtual edition of Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival.

The festival, which runs until September 2, is showcasing the dark comedy horror 12 Hour Shift, the second film Grant has written and directed; and also the horror thriller Lucky, written by and starring Grant, and directed by Natasha Kermani.

Angela Bettis stars alongside David Arquette.

Magnolia International has added another title to its virtual Cannes slate after Magnet Releasing picked up worldwide rights to Tribeca horror 12 Hour Shift.

Brea Grant wrote and directed the story about a nurse desperate to survive her double shift after she gets caught up in a black market organ-trading scheme.

Angela Bettis stars alongside David Arquette, Chloe Farnworth, WWE Superstar Mick Foley, Kit Williamson, Tara Perry and Nikea Gamby-Turne.

Christina Arquette and David Arquette produced with Hct Media’s Matt Glass, Jordan Wayne Long, and Perry.

Magnolia executive vice-president Dori Begley and senior...

Exclusive: Ghosts of the Ozarks, which stars Tim Blake Nelson and David Arquette, has kicked off filming in Arkansas.

It marks one of the first films greenlit by local officials to resume production in the state in the wake of Covid-19.

Filming began on June 15 will the support of SAG AFTRA and the gothic thriller has hired a safety task coordinator in order to ensure that all social distancing guidelines and precautions will be enforced on set.

The cast and crew will receive regular Covid-19 testing, temperature screenings, and symptom monitoring. The production team has also worked with local and state government officials including Trumann Mayor Barbara Luellen, Arkansas Film Commissioner Christopher Crane, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and the members of the Arkansas Department of Health to approve day-to-day regulations in order to begin filming.

Set in a post-Civil War Arkansas circa 1886, the film follows a young black doctor who...

David Arquette has joined the cast of a new “Scream” movie that is in the works from the directors of “Ready or Not” and Spyglass Media Group, the company’s president of production Peter Oillataguerre announced Monday.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but Arquette will reprise his role as Dewey Riley dating back to the original 1996 horror film “Scream” and will continue to pursue the mysterious killer Ghostface.

Though Arquette is the first member of the film’s ensemble to be officially announced, the filmmakers are in conversation with other legacy cast members.

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Principal photography will begin later this year in Wilmington, North Carolina when safety protocols are in place.

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, better known as the filmmaking team Radio Silence, will direct the film. James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick are co-writing the screenplay.

David Arquette is set to reprise his role as Sheriff Dewey Riley in Spyglass Media Group’s feature relaunch of Scream. The actor played the role in all four pics of the 24-year old franchise.

Arquette said, “I am thrilled to be playing Dewey again and to reunite with my Scream family, old and new. Scream has been such a big part of my life, and for both the fans and myself, I look forward to honoring Wes Craven’s legacy.”

Spyglass says that talks are underway to bring back more legacy castmembers to the fifth Scream installment. Feature production will begin later this year in Wilmington, North Carolina when safety protocols are in place.

Plot details are under wraps but the film will be an original story co-written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick with Project X Entertainment’s Vanderbilt,...

Super Ltd, the boutique division of the distributor Neon, has acquired the North American rights to “You Cannot Kill David Arquette,” a documentary that follows the actor’s stint as a pro wrestler, it was announced Friday.

David Darg and Price James directed the film that was a selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival. Within 24 hours of the festival being canceled in early March, Arquette actually hosted the premiere of the film in his California home surrounded by friends, family and a homemade wrestling ring.

Release plans for “You Cannot Kill David Arquette” will be announced at a later date.

Also Read: David Arquette Left Bloodied in Violent Wrestling Match (Video)

The directors followed Arquette over three years as he aimed to redeem himself as a pro-wrestler after initially becoming the most hated man in wrestling when he “won” a title as part of a marketing stunt for his film “Ready to Rumble.

Editors’ Note: Deadline’s latest series, Reopening Hollywood, focuses on the incredibly complicated effort to get the industry back on its feet while ensuring the safety of everyone involved. Our goal is to examine numerous sides of the business and provide forum for leaders in Hollywood who have a vision for how production could safely restart in the era of coronavirus.

As Hollywood continues to put together a plan for production to resume post-covid-19, David Arquette and his wife Christina McLarty Arquette have laid out a bold plan to start production on their latest film in Arkansas.

The pair are circumventing the production shutdown to get filming up and running on period thriller Ghosts of the Ozarks over the next couple of weeks and explained to Deadline how they’re getting the train back on the tracks.

Mindful of keeping everyone, including cast (which includes Watchmen’s Tim Blake Nelson) and crew,...

Tim Blake Nelson, who recently starred in HBO’s Watchmen, is to lead the cast of indie feature Ghosts of the Ozarks.

The film, which is produced by Hct Media, Nelson, David Arquette and his wife Christina McLarty Arquette, follows a young doctor, who travels to a remote town in the middle of the Ozarks after being summoned by his uncle. It’s 1866, a postbellum world, but race has never been an issue in this self-policed area. The doctor will question ethics and his own principles in order to keep such an idealistic lifestyle in this utopian town.

It is directed by Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long (Squirrel) and written by Long, Tara Perry and Sean Anthony Davis.

Blake Nelson recently starred as Detective Looking Glass in Damon Lindelof’s comic book adaptation. He has also recently starred in Warner Bros’ Just Mercy, alongside Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson and Jamie Foxx,...

Entering its 19th edition this year, Tribeca Film Festival has announced its feature film lineup, including a number of anticipated titles as well as festival favorites. World premiering at the festival is Chad Hartigan’s sci-fi romance Little Fish, Gerardo Naranjo’s Kokoloko, Eleanor Coppola’s Love is Love is Love, Michael Winterbottom’s sequel The Trip to Greece, Rodney Ascher’s A Glitch in the Matrix, Talya Lavie’s Honeymood, BenDavid Grabinski’s Happily, Bryan Bertino’s The Dark & The Wicked, plus documentaries on Stanley Kubrick, Dmx, Harry Belafonte, John Belushi, Brian Wilson, and more.

In terms of festival favorites, there’s Josephine Decker’s Shirley (our review), Jayro Bustamante’s La Llorona Heidi Ewing’s I Carry You With Me, Gaspar Noé’s medium-length work Lux Aeterna, the St. Vincent-Carrie Brownstein collaboration The Nowhere Inn, and more. Plus, Judd Apatow’s The King of Staten Island will...

The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival Tuesday unveiled its feature film lineup for its 19th edition running April 15-26 in NYC.

The fest, presented by AT&T, said it is continuing its tradition of championing the discovery of emerging voices and celebrating new work from established talent. This year it’s showcasing comedic, music-centered, political and socially-conscious films from diverse storytellers who use art to inspire positive change and community restoration.

The features program will include 115 films from 124 filmmakers from across 33 different countries. The line-up includes 95 world premieres, 2 international premieres, 4 North American premieres, 4 U.S. premieres, and 9 New York premieres and one sneak preview.

This year’s program includes 19 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects, and 44 of the feature films have one or more women directors. The feature program was curated from 3,385 submissions, and this year’s Festival received a record 10,397 total submissions across all categories. “First comes the story, then empathy,...

Tribeca Film Festival announced its 2020 lineup, a slate of 115 movies that includes offerings from Hugh Jackman, Pete Davidson and Chrissy Teigen.

The 2020 festival — which runs in Manhattan from April 15 through April 26 — has selections from 124 filmmakers representing 33 countries.

High-profile screenings include the U.S. premiere of “Bad Education” starring Jackman; the New York premiere of Judd Apatow’s comedy “The King of Staten Island” with Davidson; Elisabeth Moss in “Shirley;” and “Call Your Mother” featuring Bridget Everett, Tig Notaro and Awkwafina. “Fries,” a documentary from Teigen and Malcolm Gladwell, will have its world premiere at the festival.

Other non-fiction films debuting include “Citizen Penn,” a look at Sean Penn’s relief work in Haiti, and “Don’t Try to Understand: A Year in the Life of Earl ‘Dmx’ Simmons,” featuring inside access to the life of the famous rapper. Laverne Cox-produced film “Disclosure,” an exploration of transgender representation in the media will also premiere,...

The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, has today unveiled its feature film lineup, including a number of world premieres and a selection of proven hits from other festivals, including Tiff, Sundance, and SXSW. The features program will include 115 films from 124 filmmakers from across 33 different countries. This newly announced lineup includes 95 world premieres, 2 international premieres, 4 North American premieres, 4 U.S. premieres, and 9 New York premieres, plus one sneak preview. The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival will run April 15 to 26 across New York City and even, for the first time ever, New Jersey.

“This year’s festival embraces the unique power of film to bring people together — whether that’s literally the communal experience of watching a film in a packed theater, or the more intangible way a great film can make you empathize with a stranger’s struggle,” said festival director Cara Cusumano in an official statement. “In an election year where...

WWE legend Mick Foley has joined the cast of David Arquette’s new project, “12 Hour Shift,” alongside Angela Bettis, Chloe Farnworth, Kit Williamson, Tara Perry and Nikea Gamby-Turner, TheWrap has learned exclusively.

Brea Grant is writing and directing the horror comedy that will follow a group of nurses stealing organs and selling them on the black market.

Emmy award-winning duo Jordan Wayne Long and Matt Glass of Hct Media are producing, as is Arquette and his wife, Christina McLarty.

Also Read: Mick Foley Gives 4 Reasons Why Former Rival Big Van Vader Should Be in WWE Hall of Fame

The project is currently in production in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and is receiving a tax credit for doing so. Arkansas offers a 20% incentive on goods and services, as well as an additional 10% for Arkansas workforce.

“We’re excited to see the continued growth of the film industry in Arkansas, along with the first-rate...

Many filmmakers have hidden metaphors about the challenges and struggles as a filmmaker in their work. Loop is a clever little horror short film made by Mali Elfman, daughter of composer Danny Elfman, who has been making movies for the past few years - primarily for the site Fun Size Horror. Her latest film is a metaphorical tale about her own experiences trying to become a filmmaker. It will all make sense when you watch it. Nothing groundbreaking, but it is a intriguing short that does say more when you understand the metaphorical angst being expressed. This also features some great music composed by Matt Glass. Enjoy. Description from YouTube: "a metaphorical [story that the director] describes as what it feels like trying to become a filmmaker." Loop is written & directed by producer-filmmaker-actress Mali Elfman (find her on Twitter @malielfman), who first started out writing about movies on a blog and is now making them.

The fourth annual Strange Beauty Film Festival will screen on January 24-26 at the Manbites Dog Theater in Durham, North Carolina. The fest primarily screens avant-garde and experimental short films.

Special Events: On Jan. 25, Tom Whiteside’s Circle Spiral Slow, featuring films from Whiteside’s film collection accompanied by live music by local band Arrows Out. And on Jan. 26, give your eyes a rest and your ears a workout with the “Strange Beauty Aural Fixation” experimental audio program.

Bad Lit picks: Leslie Supnet’s The Animated Heavy Metal Parking Lot (Jan. 24), which is quite frankly one of the most charming animated films of all time; and Clint Enns’ psychosexual 8-bit adventure ♥++ (Jan. 24). Also be on the lookout for films by Aaron Zeghers, Kelly Sears, Bill Brown, Robert Todd and Roger Beebe.

For more info and to buy tickets, please visit the official Strange Beauty Film Festival website.

Full lineup below:

January 24

8:15 p.