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Oz Perkins' underrated film, The Blackcoat's Daughter, intertwines the stories of three students at a Catholic boarding school, exploring themes of demonic possession and slow-burn horror. The film features a talented cast, including Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Boynton, and Emma Roberts. It marked Perkins' directorial debut, and his roots in the industry date back to his father, Anthony Perkins. The Blackcoat's Daughter is an overlooked A24 masterpiece and serves as a great introduction to Oz Perkins' work before Longlegs' release.

With hype building for the upcoming release of the Nicholas Cage-led Longlegs, with early screenings having critics abuzz, many will be discovering the work of writer/director Osgood Perkins (shortened to Oz Perkins) for the first time. However, Oz Perkins has slowly been building up a repertoire of unsettling horror cinema, with previous works like the Netflix original I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives in the House and 2020s Gretel & Hansel.

Stars: Lena Headey, Sam Worthington, Dean Scott Vazquez, Emma Holzer, Barbara Hershey, La La Anthony, Cam Gigandet | Written and Directed by Gigi Gaston

As I watched 9 Bullets the plot seemed overly familiar, it wasn’t billed as a remake of anything but it seemed very familiar. Then it hit me, Gloria, a film John Cassavetes made in 1980, and remade by Sidney Lumet in 1999. Both involve a tough woman who has to go on the run with a young boy wanted by the mobsters who killed his parents. In Gloria he has a book with incriminating information, in this film, it’s a laptop. In both films, the mob boss is her ex and as a name, Gypsy isn’t that far from Gloria either.

I wasn’t surprised to see that it was one of a slew of films writer/director Gigi Gaston cited as an influence on 9 Bullets.

The Reckoning Trailer — Neil Marshall‘s The Reckoning (2020) movie trailer has been released by Rlj Entertainment and stars Charlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee, Joe Anderson, Steven Waddington, Rick Warden, Mark Ryan, Indianna Ryan, Emma Campbell-Jones, Oliver Trevena, Bill Fellows, Jordan Long, Leon Ockenden, Cal MacAninch, and Emma Holzer. Crew Marshall, Edward Evers-Swindell, and Charlotte [...]

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Exclusive: Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Sam Worthington (Avatar franchise), Dean Scott Vasquez (Jack Ryan) and Barbara Hershey (the Insidious films) are set to star in Gypsy Moon, an indie drama from writer and director Gigi Gaston that just wrapped production in Los Angeles.

Headey stars as the title character, a burlesque dancer who, on the eve of her last dance, must go on the run to save a neighbor boy (Vasquez) whose life is threatened by her ex-longtime lover (Worthington). She finds her real second chance at life in the love she feels for the child.

La La Anthony, Cam Gigandet, Martin Sensmeier and Emma Holzer round out the cast. The film hails from Aquarius Content in association with Pop Films, Screen Media, Foresight Entertainment and 120db. Producers are Gary Pearl, Cassian Elwes, Gastonm, Tommy Thompson and Howard C. Deshong.

“I am beyond grateful that Gary Pearl got behind...

FrightFest, the UK horror festival that was forced to move online this year because of pandemic disruption, has unveiled a lineup for its 21st edition (August 27-31) including seven world premieres.

The event opens with the UK premiere of Sky Sharks, which features Nazi zombie-piloted airborne killer sharks.

World premieres include Logan Thomas’s There’s No Such Thing As Vampires, Patrick Rea’s I Am Lisa, Ruben Pla’s The Horror Crowd, G-Hey Kim’s Don’t Click, Toby Watts’ Playhouse, Airell Anthony Hayles and Sam Casserly’s They’re Outside, and Francesco Giannini’s Hall.

Industry-focused events will include a panel hosted by Den Of Geek’s UK editor Rosie Fletcher about how the horror genre has been affected by the pandemic.

All online film screenings will be geo-locked to UK audiences and available through FrightFest’s website.

“We will desperately miss seeing all of you in person...

Exclusive: Writer-director Neil Marshall has firmed his next action thriller, The Reckoning. He has set Joe Anderson (The Crazies), Steven Waddington (The Imitation Game) and Sean Pertwee (Gotham) to star alongside Charlotte Kirk (Vice).

Marshall, whose films include The Descent and Dog Soldiers, also has set Leon Ockenden (Mr. Selfridge), Emma Campbell-Jones (Doctor Who), Callum Goulden (Ghost Stories), Suzanne Magowan (Samantha), Indianna Ryan (The A List), Mark Ryan (Transformers), Oliver Trevena (The Angel) and newcomer Sarah Lambie to join previously cast Bill Fellows, Emma Holzer, Rick Warden and Ian Whyte.

Highland Film Group is selling world rights on the picture, from a script by Edward Evers-Swindell (The Descent), Kirk and Marshall. Steffen Wild of Fourth Culture Films and Daniel-Konrad Cooper of Rather Good Films are producing, with Esther Turan of Moviebar Productions and Sean Wheelan of Filmgate Films co-producing. Exec producers are Goldrush Entertainment’s Eric Gozlan and Richard Iott,...

The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015) Blu-ray Review, a movie starring Emma Roberts, Lucy Boynton, Kiernan Shipka, Lauren Holly, James Remar, Emma Holzer, and Peter Gray. Release Date:May 30, 2017 Plot “Beautiful and haunted Joan (Emma Roberts) makes a bloody and determined pilgrimage across a frozen landscape towards a prestigious all-girls prep school, where Rose (Lucy Boynton) and [...]

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A24 has released the first trailer for their upcoming thriller The Blackcoat's Daughter, which is finally hitting theaters after premiering on the festival circuit for more than a year. The Blackcoat's Daughter debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2015, with A24 picking up the film and setting it for release on February 16, exclusively for DirecTV subscribers through the studio's deal with the cable TV provider. After its exclusive window on DirecTV, this horror-thriller will hit theaters on March 31, where it will go up against four wide releases, 20th Century Fox's The Boss Baby, Paramount's Ghost in the Shell, Broad Green Pictures' Step Sisters and Focus Features' The Zookeeper's Wife.

A deeply atmospheric and terrifying new horror film, The Blackcoat's Daughter centers on Kat (Kiernan Shipka) and Rose (Lucy Boynton), two girls who are left alone at their prep school Bramford over winter break when their parents mysteriously fail to pick them up.

"When you meet these people, do you say that she was murdered?" A24 has revealed a new trailer for the suspense-horror indie film titled The Blackcoat's Daughter, from writer/director Oz Perkins, who also made the horror I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House from last year. This originally premiered at multiple film festivals back in 2015, and is just now getting released. Emma Roberts stars, with Kiernan Shipka, plus Lucy Boynton, Lauren Holly, James Remar, Peter J. Gray and Emma Holzer. The story primarily follows two girls who are left alone at their prep school Bramford over winter break when their parents mysteriously fail to pick them up. This looks like a very eerie, mysterious psychological horror. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Oz Perkins' The Blackcoat's Daughter, direct from YouTube: Two terrified girls must battle a mysterious evil force when they get left behind at...

Exclusive: Matt McCombs’ Spotlight Pictures has acquired world rights to Sydon’s Falsely Accused.

Maria Pulera directed and co-wrote with Rayya Deeb about a young woman who sets out to catch the killer of her brother after she is accused of the crime.

Emma Holzer, Rosanna Arquette, Parker Mack and Jon Gries star and Mark Myers produced.

The film is in post and Spotlight aims to introduce sales in Cannes.

“The whole team at Spotlight is thriller to be working with Sydon to bring this amazing film to the attention to buyers worldwide,” said McCombs.

“We are excited to be working with Spotlight,” said Pulera. “Their passion and excitement towards this project, combined with their understanding of the worldwide market, gives us the confidence that a producer needs.”

Carlos Rincon of Spotlight Pictures brokered the deal with Pulera for Sydon.

Watch a new clip from What Maisie Knew starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Onata Aprile as well as Joanna Vanderham, Steve Coogan, Henry Kelemen, Emma Holzer, Diana Garcia, Trevor Long and Samantha Buck. Scott McGehee and David Siegel direct from the screenplay written by Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne. A contemporary reimagining of Henry James’ novel, the story tells the story of a captivating little girl's struggle for grace in the midst of her parents' bitter custody battle. Told through the eyes of the title's heroine, Maisie navigates this ever-widening turmoil with a six-year-old's innocence, charm and generosity of spirit. An aging rock star (Moore) and a contemporary art dealer (Coogan)—Susanna and Beale are too self-involved even to notice their neglect and inadequacy as parents; their fight for Maisie is just another battle in an epic war of personalities...

Watch a new clip from What Maisie Knew starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Onata Aprile as well as Joanna Vanderham, Steve Coogan, Henry Kelemen, Emma Holzer, Diana Garcia, Trevor Long and Samantha Buck. Scott McGehee and David Siegel direct from the screenplay written by Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne. A contemporary reimagining of Henry James’ novel, the story tells the story of a captivating little girl's struggle for grace in the midst of her parents' bitter custody battle. Told through the eyes of the title's heroine, Maisie navigates this ever-widening turmoil with a six-year-old's innocence, charm and generosity of spirit. An aging rock star (Moore) and a contemporary art dealer (Coogan)—Susanna and Beale are too self-involved even to notice their neglect and inadequacy as parents; their fight for Maisie is just another battle in an epic war of personalities...

Millennium Entertainment's What Maisie Knew drama has new clips up. The film stars Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Onata Aprile, and is a contemporary reimagining of Henry James’ novel. Also with Joanna Vanderham, Steve Coogan, Henry Kelemen, Emma Holzer, Diana Garcia, Trevor Long and Samantha Buck, the story tells the story of a captivating little girl's struggle for grace in the midst of her parents' bitter custody battle. Told through the eyes of the title's heroine, Maisie navigates this ever-widening turmoil with a six-year-old's innocence, charm and generosity of spirit. An aging rock star (Moore) and a contemporary art dealer (Coogan)—Susanna and Beale are too self-involved even to notice their neglect and inadequacy as parents; their fight for Maisie is just another battle in an epic war of personalities. As they raise the stakes by taking on inappropriate new partners, the ex-nanny Margo and the much younger bartender Lincoln...

Millennium Entertainment's What Maisie Knew drama has new clips up. The film stars Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Onata Aprile, and is a contemporary reimagining of Henry James’ novel. Also with Joanna Vanderham, Steve Coogan, Henry Kelemen, Emma Holzer, Diana Garcia, Trevor Long and Samantha Buck, the story tells the story of a captivating little girl's struggle for grace in the midst of her parents' bitter custody battle. Told through the eyes of the title's heroine, Maisie navigates this ever-widening turmoil with a six-year-old's innocence, charm and generosity of spirit. An aging rock star (Moore) and a contemporary art dealer (Coogan)—Susanna and Beale are too self-involved even to notice their neglect and inadequacy as parents; their fight for Maisie is just another battle in an epic war of personalities. As they raise the stakes by taking on inappropriate new partners, the ex-nanny Margo and the much younger bartender Lincoln...

Meet Faith (Selena Gomez), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens), Cotty (Rachel Korine), and Brit (Ashley Benson) in six new international character posters for Harmony Korine's dark crime comedy Spring Breakers, which earned a whopping $90,000 per screen this past weekend as it opened in Los Angeles and New York. This weekend, the rest of the country will get to see what the fuss is about as Alien (James Franco) brings his girls of Spring Break to a theater near you. The date you see on the posters is for the UK, which will be getting this sexy thriller on April 5th.

Spring Breakers comes to theaters March 22nd, 2013 and stars James Franco, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Vanessa Hudgens, Rachel Korine, Heather Morris, Emma Holzer, Lauren Vera. The film is directed by Harmony Korine.

Gomez, Hudgens, Franco, guns and bikinis: Outstanding domestic debut Harmony Korine's crime flick Spring Breakers currently boasts the year's highest per-theater average. That's no small feat. As per final Us/Canada weekend box-office numbers published on the web site Box Office Mojo, this past weekend (March 15-17) the film raked in $263,002 at three locations (two in New York City, one in Los Angeles). That's down slightly from the studio's $270,000 estimate released on Sunday, but still enough to average a fantastic $87,667 per venue. (Pictured above: Gomez [scroll down for more on Gomez's box-office performance to date; pictured below: bad girls in bikinis in court.) One of the highest opening weekend per-theater averages ever Spring Breakers was down one spot on Box Office Mojo's post-1982 chart of opening-weekend per-theater averages. At #23, the movie is sandwiched between two Academy Award winners: Tom Hooper / Colin Firth's The King's Speech with $88,863 and Steven Spielberg / Daniel Day-Lewis' Lincoln with $85,846. Once inflation is factored in, Spring Breakers drops to the 52nd spot (down nine spots from yesterday's estimates), landing between Daniel Myrick...

Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers: This year's top per-theater average by far Written and directed by Harmony Korine, and starring James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine, Spring Breakers pulled in an estimated $270,000 at three locations (one in Los Angeles, two in New York City) this weekend (March 15-17) as per studio estimates found on the web site Box Office Mojo. The (very) low-budget crime comedy-drama averaged a hihgly impressive $90,000 per site. That's this year's best per-theater average so far by a wide margin. (Pictured above: James Franco and director Korine. What you see on Franco's arm is the map of Florida, in case you hadn't noticed.) Spring Breakers vs. The King's Speech, Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty For comparison's sake, in late '10, the Tom Hooper / Colin Firth drama The King's Speech averaged $88,863 per theater on its first weekend in release; late last year, the...

Watch the new trailer for What Maisie Knew, starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgard, Steve Coogan and Joanna Vanderham. The film from Millennium Entertainment is based on the Henry James novel by and directed Scott McGehee and David Siegel. Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne adapted the script for Maisie which finds theaters this May this year. Henry Kelemen, Emma Holzer, Diana Garcia, Trevor Long and Samantha Buck are in supporting roles. An aging rock star and a contemporary art dealer — Susanna and Beale are too self-involved even to notice their neglect and inadequacy as parents; their fight for Maisie is just another battle in an epic war of personalities. As they raise the stakes by taking on inappropriate new partners, the ex-nanny Margo...

Watch the new trailer for What Maisie Knew, starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgard, Steve Coogan and Joanna Vanderham. The film from Millennium Entertainment is based on the Henry James novel by and directed Scott McGehee and David Siegel. Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne adapted the script for Maisie which finds theaters this May this year. Henry Kelemen, Emma Holzer, Diana Garcia, Trevor Long and Samantha Buck are in supporting roles. An aging rock star and a contemporary art dealer — Susanna and Beale are too self-involved even to notice their neglect and inadequacy as parents; their fight for Maisie is just another battle in an epic war of personalities. As they raise the stakes by taking on inappropriate new partners, the ex-nanny Margo...

Julianne Moore has had a distinguished career spanning nearly 30 years, with roles under her belt in movies as varied as The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Boogie Nights, and The Big Lebowski, as well as a turn on television’s 30 Rock, roles which have garnered her a lot of critical acclaim and commercial fans. Many were thus interested in her newest project, an adaptation of the Henry James novel What Maisie Knew. The movie, which retains the book’s title, is co-directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, and co-stars Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgard, Joanna Vanderham, and Emma Holzer alongside Onata Aprile, making her acting debut in the lead role. The first trailer for the film has now been released, and can be seen below.

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We have the new poster for What Maisie Knew starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Onata Aprile, Joanna Vanderham and Steve Coogan. Based on the novel by Henry James, The Millennium Entertainment release directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, finds release in May this year. Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne adapted the script for the film produced by Charles Weinstock, Daniela Taplin Lundberg and Daniel Crown. The dramatic story's set in New York City and follows a young girl who is caught in the middle of the bitter divorce of her parents. Also in the cast are Henry Kelemen, Emma Holzer, Diana Garcia, Trevor Long and Samantha Buck.

We have the new poster for What Maisie Knew starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Onata Aprile, Joanna Vanderham and Steve Coogan. Based on the novel by Henry James, The Millennium Entertainment release directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, finds release in May this year. Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne adapted the script for the film produced by Charles Weinstock, Daniela Taplin Lundberg and Daniel Crown. The dramatic story's set in New York City and follows a young girl who is caught in the middle of the bitter divorce of her parents. Also in the cast are Henry Kelemen, Emma Holzer, Diana Garcia, Trevor Long and Samantha Buck.

Check out your first look at a clip from Harmony Korine’s “Spring Breakers”, which seems to get into the heart of the problem for the film’s four main bikini-clad ladies — they’re bored out of their minds. Ah, suburban youth. In bikinis. God bless their hearts. Brit, Candy, Cotty, and Faith have been best friends since grade school. They live together in a boring college dorm and are hungry for adventure. All they have to do is save enough money for spring break to get their shot at having some real fun. A serendipitous encounter with rapper “Alien” promises to provide the girls with all the thrill and excitement they could hope for. With the encouragement of their new friend, it soon becomes unclear how far the girls are willing to go to experience a spring break they will never forget. The film stars James Franco, Selena Gomez,...