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Ruby Rose, who faced Keanu Reeves' titular assassin in John Wick: Chapter 2, opens up about her interest in Ares' backstory. Rose portrayed Ares, Santino D'Antonio's personal bodyguard who faces John Wick in the second installment, but like all the other assassins who try to hunt down John, Ares doesn't survive the fight. After her time in the John Wick franchise, Rose appeared in many films, including The Meg and The Doorman. The actor has a new action thriller titled Dirty Angels, due to come out on December 13.

While promoting the new Martin Campbell movie about an all-female commando unit fighting terrorists in Afghanistan, Rose spoke to Screen Rant's own Liam Crowley about her thoughts on exploring Ares further in the John Wick universe. The actor admits that she "would love" to explore her character deeper, and that she'd personally like to see Ares' backstory. Check out what she...

Silvia Pinal, a Mexican actress known as an icon for her work during the Golden Age of Cinema, died Nov. 28 at the age of 93.

Mexico’s cultural ministry on X shared that Pinal had died after starring in more than 60 films and plays over her decades-spanning career. She died after a urinary tract infection and years of health complications. Pinal’s official Instagram account also honored her.

“Your absence will always hurt me, but every memory of you will give me the strength to move forward,” the Instagram account shared. “As long as you live in my heart, I will always feel that you are still with me. I will love you forever, Mom. Rest in peace, Silvia Pinal.”

Pinal was known as a collaborator in the 1960s with the Spanish director Luis Buñuel, starring in the Cannes award-winning “Viridiana,” “The Exterminating Angel” and “Simon of the Desert.” She also...

Over a career that spanned seven decades, Pinal was a muse to director Luis Buñuel, appearing in 60s classics such as Viridiana

Silvia Pinal, an actor from Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema and muse to the director Luis Buñuel, has died aged 93.

Pinal got her start in theatre in the 1940s, working with the director Rafael Banquells – the first of her four husbands. She became a star in 1950 aged 18, when she appeared opposite two of Mexico’s biggest comedic film stars: Germán Valdés (Tin-Tan) in The King of the Neighborhood and Mario Moreno (Cantinflas) in The Doorman. In 1952 she appeared alongside heartthrob Pedro Infante in A Place Near Heaven.

Silvia Pinal, an actress in Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema, has died. She was 93.

Pinal had been hospitalized earlier this month for a urinary tract infection. Mexico’s Secretary of Culture confirmed Pinal’s death.

“The Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mexico regrets the passing of leading actress Silvia Pinal,” read the statement posted on X. “With a career spanning more than six decades, she participated in more than 60 films and plays. Her legacy lives on as a fundamental pillar of cinema, theater and television in Mexico. May she rest in peace.”

Pinal was born in Guaymas, Sonora, México on September 12, 1931. She studied acting at the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature. Pinal’s acting debut was in 1949 with the comedy Dos pesos la dejada.

Making her debut during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, Pinal got to star opposite legendary actor Pedro Infante in La...

Silvia Pinal, the revered film and television actress who left an indelible mark on Mexico’s Golden Age of Cinema, has died. She was 93.

Mexico’s culture secretary, Claudia Curiel de Icaza, as well as the Asociación Nacional de Intérpretes announced Pinal’s passing on social media. The Associated Press reported that Pinal had been hospitalized for a urinary infection several days ago.

During a prolific acting and producing career that spanned seven decades, Pinal gained international fame for toplining three 1960s classics written and directed by Luis Buñuel: the Palme d’Or co-winner Viridiana (1961), The Exterminating Angel (1962) and Simon of the Desert (1965).

Pinal got her start in the theater in the late 1940s working with Cuban-born director Rafael Banquells, who would become the first of her four husbands. Her breakthrough in cinema came in 1950 when at 18 she landed back-to-back leading roles opposite two of Mexico’s biggest film stars,...

Exclusive: Signature Entertainment has picked up UK & Irish rights to the roller coaster thriller Thrill Ride from Film Bridge International.

The deal was hashed out at the Cannes Market. The feature is directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, best known for the Bradley Cooper thriller The Midnight Meat Train, The Doorman, and Japanese genre actioner Godzilla: Final Wars. Producers are United Film’s Gabriel Georgiev, Ellen Wander, and Jordan Dykstra.

The pic tells the story of a group of people who are trapped upside down on a roller coaster taken over by a mysterious saboteur threatening to drop them all one by one to their deaths.

The deal was negotiated between Signature Entertainment’s Acquisitions and Development Executive Max Hart and Film Bridge International’s Managing Director Jordan Dykstra.

“Thrill Ride is one of the most eye-catching genre propositions the market has had to offer since our very own Fall,” Hart said.

Exclusive: Artist International Group has signed renowned Japanese filmmaker Ryuhei Kitamura for representation.

First coming onto the scene in Japan with his ultra-violent zombie samurai action flick Versus, Kitamura directed his first English-language feature with the Bradley Cooper-led The Midnight Meat Train, an adaptation of the Clive Barker novel for Lakeshore Entertainment and Lionsgate.

Previously, Kitamura has helmed manga adaptations including the sci-fi actioner Alive; an epic samurai action pic based on Yu Koyama’s Aragami; Lupin the Third for Toho and Kadokawa; and The Three Sisters of Tenmasouinn. In television, Kitamura created the hit series Sky High before going on to direct a feature adaptation. Other notable credits include the 50th anniversary film Godzilla Final Wars, directing the narrative scenes in the bestselling video game Metal Gear Solid: The Twins Snakes, and his latest Japanese film, Love Death.

Additional English-language credits for Kitamura include Pathé’s No One Lives starring Luke Evans,...

Since making his feature film debut with the awesome zombie movie Versus in 2000, director Ryuhei Kitamura has brought us such movies as Alive, Aragami, Azumi, Sky High, Godzilla: Final Wars, The Midnight Meat Train, No One Lives, Lupin the 3rd, Downrange, The Doorman, and The Price We Pay. Now Deadline reports that Kitamura has signed on to direct the rollercoaster thriller Thrill Ride.

Scripted by Chad Law and Christopher Jolley, Thrill Ride will show us what happens when a group of people, including two young women, who are trapped upside down on a roller coaster taken over by a mysterious saboteur threatening to drop them all one-by-one to their deaths.

United Film’s Gabriel Georgiev, Ellen Wander, and Jordan Dykstra are producing the film, which is expected to start filming in Bulgaria at Pro Cinema Studios in the fourth quarter of this year. Film Bridge International will be presenting the...

Director Renny Harlin recently shot an entire trilogy of Strangers movies simultaneously, with The Strangers: Chapter 1 set to reach theatres on May 17th and The Strangers: Chapter 2 and The Strangers: Chapter 3 possibly following by the end of the year… but those aren’t the only Renny Harlin horror movies we’ll be seeing this year. In fact, Vertical will be giving a Harlin-helmed horror movie called Refuge a VOD release this Friday, April 19th – and the trailer for the film can be seen in the embed above!

Scripted by Ben Sztajnkrycer, Refuge has the following synopsis: After a mysterious attack from a malevolent demon during his tour of duty in Afghanistan, Sergeant Rick Pedroni returns home a changed man, and more dangerous than ever.

The film stars Sophie Simnett (Daybreak), Raza Jaffrey (The Rhythm Section), Aston McAuley (Rocketman), Johanna Harlin (Class Reunion 3), Shervin Alenabi (Gangs of London), Atanas Srebrev...

Stars: Gigi Zumbado, Stephen Dorff, Emile Hirsch, Vernon Wells, Erika Ervin, Tanner Zagarino | Written by Christopher Jolley | Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura

The Price We Pay is directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, from a script written by Christopher Jolley, and stars Gigi Zumbado, Stephen Dorff, Emile Hirsch, Vernon Wells, Erika Ervin, and Tanner Zagarino; and follows a group of robbers and their hostage finding out that the farmhouse they’ve taken refuge in is far from the haven they thought it would be, forcing them to survive the owners’ onslaught…

Kitamura once again returns to the well of threadbare activities in secluded locations. This time, Jolley takes the helmer’s film to a farmhouse, and that’s right about where the plot developments end. It’s a simple and heavily disappointing choice to focus on nothing. After a prologue showing a prostitute being dumped at a quiet gas station and kidnapped by an as-of-yet-unseen figure,...

Stars: Don Johnson, Lucas Till, Paul Ben-Victor, Ruby Rose, Mercedes Varnado, Tyrese Gibson | Written by Jason James, Matthew Rogers | Directed by Tom DeNucci

In The Collective, the new film by director Tom DeNucci and writers Jason James and Matthew Rogers those men and women belong to the titular agency, a group of ethical assassins under the direction of Liam. Their mission is to take down those who are above the reach of justice.

A man, we’ll find out shortly that his name is Sam, lets himself into a house through a window and begins gunning down masked guards until he reaches his target whom he promptly shoots in the head and snaps a photo as proof of his success. Turns out he was firing paintballs, it was a test to see if he had what it takes to join The Collective. Having proven his skills, he’s promptly given...

Seinfeld had a habit of making references to famous films -- sometimes organic to the story, sometimes completely random and sometimes even from movies that the show's cast had appeared in. Newman parodied Wayne Knight's scenes from Oliver Stone’s JFK in Season 3, Episode 17, "The Boyfriend." The infamous leg crossing interrogation scene from Basic Instinct was referenced in Season 8, Episode 5, "The Package". Wilfred Brimley lectured Kramer with his iconic monologue from Absence of Malice in Season 9, Episode 5, "The Junk Mail."

The one thing all of these references had in common is that they were fun. There were goofy sequences as well as carefully crafted shot-for-shot reenactments. Seinfeld referenced films from every decade between the 1930s and 1990s, sometimes skipping decades in the same episode. Season 9, Episode 17, "The Bookstore" had Kramer doing a bit from 1933's Marx Brothers classic Duck Soup and Uncle Leo parodying Robert De Niro's prison sequence from 1991's Cape Fear.

Stars: Louis Mandylor, Samm Wiechec, Kevin Gage, Lori Pelenise Tuisano, Lucía Vilmo, Victor Chen | Written and Directed by Yadhu Krishnan

As if seeing him in Adrenaline wasn’t enough, Louis Mandylor is back in Crossfire, another film about an FBI agent dealing with the revenge killing of a family member. This time he plays F.B.I. Agent Mark Patson. Patson is in the news for saving several women from human traffickers.

The last time he was in the news was for taking down the Gorilla Gang. That resulted in the death of his wife in a revenge killing, something his daughter Alisha has never forgiven him for. Now however she’s coming home over school holidays and he’s determined to do whatever it takes to reconnect with her, starting with resigning from the Agency. What he doesn’t know is that somebody else is back as well. The...

Exclusive: Mark Padilla has been appointed as President of Worldwide Sales and Acquisitions at Jack and Rebecca Campbell’s indie film sales and production company, Jackrabbit Media.

An industry veteran with over two decades of experience in independent film, Padilla brings extensive knowledge and expertise to Jackrabbit, which will be instrumental in the company’s ongoing growth and success.

Padilla has executive produced starry indies including The Doorman with Ruby Rose and Jean Reno, The Virtuoso with Anthony Hopkins, and Think Like a Dog with Josh Duhamel and Megan Fox. He has also held executive positions at such companies as Double Dutch International, Myriad Pictures, Essential Entertainment, Arclight Films and Dk Media, worked as an international acquisitions consultant for multiple distribution companies worldwide, and served as a jury member for assorted film festivals.

In addition to his work in the industry, Padilla currently teaches two courses at UCLA Extension that...

Natalie Terrazzino in Hunt Her, Kill Her. Courtesy of Welcome Villian Films

There have been dozens of films in which an innocent woman is forced to summon previously untapped toughness and resourcefulness to fend off a group of assailants. An early example is a blind Audrey Hepburn in Wait Until Dark whose home is invaded by thugs mistakenly thinking some drugs were stashed there. Among the grittier, bloodier explorations of the premise is 1978’s I Spit On Your Grave, which spawned a slew of sequels and imitators including its next-generation return bout, I Spit On Your Grave: DÉJÀ Vu, in 2019.

In Hunt Her, Kill Her, Natalie Terrazzino plays a woman on her first night as the janitor in a large industrial facility. She’s worried about her sick child left in the care of a neighbor. She starts hearing sounds that are troubling, since she’s supposed to be...

Exclusive: Dark Dreams Entertainment, the production company owned by Magic Mike and I Am Number Four star Alex Pettyfer, has received backing from an angel investor and has set a three-picture deal with UK, LA and Buenos Aires-based production firm Infinity Hill.

Dark Dreams, which Pettyfer steers with his manager-producer James Ireland, has had “substantial” backing from Magnus Rausing, heir to the multi-billion euro Tetra Laval fortune. Rausing has acquired a stake in Dark Dreams and will take a place on the company’s board as an executive. We understand the Swedish heir has quietly supported films in the past but this is his first investment to be made public.

The three-picture pact with Infinity Hill covers projects Blurred, a Paris-set thriller from writer-director Ben Cookson (Waiting For Anya), which is set to star Pettyfer; an adaptation of the Craig Clevenger novel The Contortionist’s Handbook; and The Weekend, a...

Stars: Nina Bergman, Louis Mandylor, Daniel Bernhardt, Timothy V. Murphy, Dominiquie Vandenberg, Charles Fathy | Written by Katharine Lee McEwan, Romain Serir | Directed by Jesse V. Johnson

English playwright William Congreve wrote that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned back in 1697. Now Jesse V. Johnson and writers Katharine Lee McEwan (Solitary) and Romain Serir (The Girl with Two Faces) are out to prove it’s still true with Hell Hath No Fury, a World War II set story of a woman forced to fight against both sides in order to survive.

World War II is drawing to a close and Marie is about to receive summary justice as a collaborator. She wasn’t, but that’s besides the point. She’s saved from them by a quartet of American G.I.s led by Major Maitland. They’re not doing it out of a sense of justice though, it...

Stars: Jordan Claire Robbins, Theo Rossi, Shane West, Julian Feder, Niki Kerro, Elena Juatco, Tahirah Sharif | Written by Emerson Moore, Sean Wathen, Joshua Dobkin | Directed by Emerson Moore

A group of strangers wake up somewhere with no idea of where they are, how they got there, or why they’re there. Sound familiar? That’s the starting point of Escape the Field, a new thriller from first-time feature director Emerson Moore and his co-writers Sean Wathen and Joshua Dobkin.

Sam wakes up, still in her scrubs, in a cornfield with a revolver and one bullet beside her. While she’s trying to figure out how she got there, or where “there” is, Tyler stumbles across her. They in turn run into other survivors, Ryan, Ethan, Rachel, and Denise. Eventually, they’re joined by Cameron.

It’s all very familiar territory, but Moore works it well. The cornfield is a wonderfully...

Exclusive: Lionsgate has taken North American and UK rights to Emerson Moore’s feature film directorial debut Escape the Field.

The psychological thriller finds six strangers who suddenly awake in a remote, endless cornfield, stripped of their possessions and left with seemingly random items, ranging from an old revolver with a single bullet to an antique lantern. As klaxon sirens blare in the distance and traps appear at every turn, the group realizes they have been plunged into a cat-and-mouse game with an unseen evil, and survival depends upon solving a diabolical — and deadly — puzzle. The pic is scheduled for a multi-platform release this May.

Also written by Moore, Joshua Dobkin and Sean Wathen, the movie stars Shane West (Gotham), Theo Rossi (True Story), Jordan Claire Robbins (The Umbrella Academy), Tahira Sharif (The Haunting of Bly Manor), Julian Feder (The Doorman) and Elena Juatco (Jann).

Jason Moring and Michael Philip...

Amazon Studios, La Unión de los Ríos, Kenya Films and Infinity Hill have teamed to produce Argentina’s first Amazon Original film, Santiago Mitre’s “Argentina, 1985,” which looks set to become a banner Argentine big fest title and release in 2022.

Headlining arguably the foremost Argentine stars of their generations – Ricardo Darín and Peter Lanzani (“The Clan”) – the feature film has just started shooting in Argentina.

It focuses on an extraordinary but real life event of which Argentineans can feel proud: the true story of how a public prosector, Julio Strassera, a young lawyer, Luis Morena Ocampo, and their inexperienced legal team dared to prosecute the heads of Argentina’s bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time, braving bomb and death threats.

The so-called Trial of the Juntas is described as the biggest prosecution process for war crimes since the 1946 Nuremberg Trails after WWII.

“Argentina,...

Rose has the poise to carry this action movie about an alpha mama collecting money from narcotics nasties, but it’s cartoonish

With the superhero’s gentrification of the blockbuster business, there is little space any more for big-budget original action movies. So up-and-comers such as Ruby Rose – seen earlier this year opposite Jean Reno in The Doorman – are forced to slug it out in the B-movie arena, from where there’s no guarantee they’ll ever emerge into stardom. Rose looks great – her androgynous poise reminiscent of the young Angelina Jolie – and does a capable job carrying Vanquish. But you wonder if this noir-filtered, John Wick-apeing thriller is a little too stripped-back for its own good to advance her career.

Rose plays Victoria, carer to Damon (Morgan Freeman), a wheelchair-bound retired cop whose ridiculously upscale mansion hints at off-the-books income. But she has a secret past, too: as...

Executive previously served at Double Dutch International.

Heading into next month’s virtual Cannes market Voltage Pictures has promoted Danielle Gasher to director of international sales with immediate effect.

Gasher becomes a senior member of the company’s international sales executive team covering Voltage Pictures’ film slate. She will report directly to president and COO Jonathan Deckter, who made the announcement on Monday (May 17).

The new arrival joined Voltage as manager of international sales and previously worked as sales manager for Toronto-based production and sales company Double Dutch International (Ddi).

At Ddi she worked across various territories and sold titles...

Henry Loevner, Steven Kanter directed film about couple going through break-up during pandemic.

Jason Moring’s Ddi has come on board to launch worldwide sales at the EFM on BuzzFeed Studios’ pandemic comedy and upcoming SXSW selection The End Of Us.

Henry Loevner and Steven Kanter directed the film about a couple going through a break-up during a global pandemic.

It is the night of March 10, 2020 – the eve of the California lockdown – as out-of-work actor Nick and his type-a girlfriend Leah are in the throes of splitting up.

When the safer-at-home order ushers in a long period of quarantine, Leah...

Here we have a numbingly empty feature that exhibits a blend of Die Hard and John Wick with the most exhausting banality. Yes, the production values are fine and the performances are competent, but there’s not a shred of wit or passion. Reno, I suspect, had an extension to pay for when he agreed to this.

Our focaliser is Ali (Ruby Rose), a paramilitary guard who’s traumatised by a job that goes fatally awry. Upon returningto New York, a friend finds her work as a doorman in a fancy apartment building. He doesn’t mention that her estranged brother Jon (Rupert Evans), a British professor, lives there with his two children. Just as Ali begins to rekindle, Victor Dubois (Jean Reno) storms the building with a gang of thugs, demanding to know where his paintings are.

Reno is an enjoyable French baddie for about five minutes or so,...

Former "Batwoman" actress Ruby Rose stars in the new action thriller "The Doorman", co-starring Jean Reno ("Leon The Professional") directed by Ryuhei Kitamura:

"...a former female 'Marine' turned doorman (Rose)...

"...battles mercenaries intent on destroying her apartment building...

"...to retrieve precious artwork hidden in the walls..."

Cast also includes Louis Mandylor, Rupert Evans, Aksel Hennie, David Sakurai, Philip Whitchurch, Julian Feder, Hideaki Itô, Jamie Satterthwaite, Kíla Lord Cassidy and Dan Cade.

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“After We Collided” is the big winner this week. It is #1 at both Apple TV and Google Play, and #2 at FandangoNow (where its $6.99 price on the revenue-based chart put it at a disadvantage). Its Friday debut precluded Spectrum.

This is the sequel to 2019 college romance “After,” which grossed $12 million domestic and $57 million overseas. “After We Collided” also had a theatrical release this weekend, but earned only $420,000 at theaters willing to play day and date. This opened weeks ago in international theaters (including Canada), where it’s earned over $46 million. It’s a sign of how foreign results are dwarfing domestic ones (albeit with minimal competition).

Briarcliff opted to go at a non-premium VOD price and this clicked right away. “After” cost $14 million; figure this is more. It’s recouped a nice share of its cost overseas, and now can collect 70 percent of its domestic VOD from what appears to be a strong response.

In our Q&a series Last Call, we get down to the bottom of every last thing with some of our favorite celebs - from the last thing they texted to the last thing they binge-watched. This week, actress Ruby Rose takes our call.

Ruby Rose rose to fame with her role on Netflix's Orange Is the New Black, and has been booked and busy ever since. As of late, the 34-year-old actress has turned her attention to action films like XXX: Return of Xander Cage and John Wick: Chapter 2, but she did show her funny (and musical) side with her role in Pitch Perfect 3. Her latest film,

The Doorman

, goes back to her action roots as she plays a former Marine turned doorman who will stop at nothing to protect the residents in her building when mercenaries show up to steal priceless art from the building's walls.

After selling off a half-dozen titles to Amazon and Netflix, “Love and Monsters” is one of the few Paramount Pictures titles to receive a 2020 theatrical release. It’s not much of a release — 387 theaters this weekend, for $255,000 — but its PVOD performance (at $19.99) may suggest why Paramount chose to hold on to it.

Scheduled pre-covid for theatrical release April 17, “Love and Monsters” (original title: “Monster Problems”) is no. 1 at both Apple TV and FandangoNow. Budgeted at $30 million, this adventure comedy led by”Maze Runner” and “Teen Wolf” star Dylan O’Brien, is not unlike “Zombieland” in its use of a young hero fighting off monsters in a dystopian society.

It’s the only new PVOD title this week, so it’s unsurprising to see its high placement at FandangoNow, which ranks its charts by revenue. Still, it beat out “Mulan,” which costs $29.99. More impressive: It leads at Apple TV, which ranks by number of transactions,...

Stars: Ruby Rose, Jean Reno, Rupert Evans, Aksel Hennie, Julian Feder, David Sakurai, Louis Mandylor, Hideaki Ito, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Philip Whitchurch | Written by Lior Chefetz, Joe Swanson | Directed by Ryûhei Kitamura

Years ago, when DVD was in its infancy, I used to frequent a few DVD forums where people would discuss not only this new format but also have in-depth discussions about films that never made it to these shores – oftentimes due to said films getting fancy limited edition box set release; and sometimes (cough) bootleg (cough) discs of certain, more exploitative, films would be passed between members.

That’s how I discovered Versus, the third film from director Ryûhei Kitamura – as a bootleg Dvdr. A bootleg without subtitles, without any information beyond the sheer enthusiasm other people had for the film. And I was blown away. Versus‘ reputation kept growing, eventually getting a legitimate UK DVD release from the now-defunct Tartan Films.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A decorated military veteran suffers a traumatizing event in the line of duty and heads to the city to recuperate, only to find more trouble lying in wait. Sudden Death. Speed. Skyscraper. Under Siege. The Rock. Passenger 57. White House Down. Con Air. Die Hard. Whether it be […]

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The range of pricing in VOD play has never been so clear. Two films at the extreme ranges of budget and premium stand out among new releases. At $3.99, which represents rock-bottom for a new film, Dinesh D’Souza’s latest right-wing polemic “Trump Card” is #1 at both Apple TV and Google Play, charts that rank by transaction volume.

At the same time, Disney’s “Mulan” is now available on platforms beyond Disney+ for $29.99, and is #1 at the revenue-based FandangoNow. “Ava” also continues its successful showings, with first place at Spectrum.

“Trump Card” is pitched as an expose of “socialism, corruption, and the deep state,” and clearly aimed at Election Day interest. In his past films (which received theatrical release), D’Souza preferred to specifically demonize Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. This time, the target is far broader than the tougher-to-hate Joe Biden. It placed #2 at FandangoNow, where its low price hurts its ranking.

It’s almost the end of the weekend, but there’s still time to squeeze a couple of movies in this Sunday evening. And if you’re looking for something new to watch, then read on for our guide to what’s fresh on streaming and digital right now.

A total of 20 new titles went up across all the major platforms and VOD just in time for the weekend and there are a couple of horrors in there – unsurprisingly, given the time of year – as well as an action flick, a romcom, a documentary and much, much more.

Here’s the full list:

Streaming

The 40-Year-Old Version (Netflix)

Hubie Halloween (Netflix)

American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules (Netflix)

Archive (Prime Video)

Books of Blood (Hulu)

The Cleansing Hour (Shudder)

Welcome to the Blumhouse (Prime Video)

Charm City Kings (HBO Max)

Ginny Weds Sunny (Netflix)

Infamous (Hulu)

Netflix Reveals First Look At...

The Doorman Review — The Doorman (2020) Film Review, a movie directed by Ryûhei Kitamura, and starring Ruby Rose, Jean Reno, Aksel Hennie, Rupert Evans, Julian Feder, Kíla Lord Cassidy and Philip Whitchurch. Ryûhei Kitamura’s The Doorman is a tedious movie to watch. It is much like a gourmet meal that was not because one took [...]

Continue reading: Film Review: The Doorman (2020): A Predictable Heist Tale Gone Wrong...

A Die Hard ripoff that forgets most of the lessons that action classic has to teach, Ryuhei Kitamura’s The Doorman forgets first of all what a little bit — even a shred — of wit can do for a movie that otherwise relies on bullets and brawn. Three screenwriters share credit, or in this case blame, for a script that keeps any laughs or surprises down in the lobby, waiting to be sent up. Almost sure to disappoint fans of Kitamura’s gonzo early films, like 2000’s zombie-Yakuza bloodbath Versus, its commercial hopes will depend on whatever fan base star Ruby Rose may ...

A Die Hard ripoff that forgets most of the lessons that action classic has to teach, Ryuhei Kitamura’s The Doorman forgets first of all what a little bit — even a shred — of wit can do for a movie that otherwise relies on bullets and brawn. Three screenwriters share credit, or in this case blame, for a script that keeps any laughs or surprises down in the lobby, waiting to be sent up. Almost sure to disappoint fans of Kitamura’s gonzo early films, like 2000’s zombie-Yakuza bloodbath Versus, its commercial hopes will depend on whatever fan base star Ruby Rose may ...

After making a name for himself in his native France, particularly with his collaborations with action director Luc Besson, actor Jean Reno crossed the Atlantic to become a highly-sought character performer in big budget Hollywood fare. Though he broke the ice with American audiences with the cult classic Le Femme Nikita (1991), Reno made his greatest impression on U.S. shores playing a reluctant hit man training a young girl (Natalie Portman) in the strangely heartwarming thriller The Prfessional (1994). Ever since, Reno made his mark playing coolly ambiguous and frighteningly cunning characters who more often than not reveal themselves to be all-too-human. Reno was perhaps most memorable in action thrillers like Ronin (1998) and The Da Vinci Code (2006). Despite not possessing a marquee name,

Jean Reno with Robert DeNiro in Ronin

Reno has proved himself to be an invaluable character performer capable of switching from foreign films to Hollywood features with ease.

Fans of martial arts movies will be interested to know that actress Ruby Rose and French cinema legend Jean Reno will soon appear in The Doorman, a martial arts/action movie from Lionsgate. We have an exclusive clip to debut here at /Film, which features Rose’s character taking out […]

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Julian Feder has has a whirlwind couple of years, continuing his rise through the industry with something a little different for him, as the young actor tries his hand at action, in the new thriller The Doorman, also starring Jean Reno and Ruby Rose.

We had the pleasure of speaking to Feder, as talks about his role in the movie and what it was like to collaborate with the aforementioned duo. He tells us about doing an action movie, and the importance in diversity when it comes to picking his roles at this stage in his career. We also discuss his childhood in Singapore, and his experiences shooting this movie in Romania.

Watch the full interview with Julian Feder here:

Synopsis

A former soldier must save her niece and nephew from armed thieves planning to steal priceless art from a building in New York City.

The Doorman is released on...

The Sarah Paulson Hulu thriller Run will have its world premiere as the opening-night film at Nightstream, the virtual film festival that has come out of the partnership of genre fests Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, Overlook and Popcorn Frights. All had to scrap their annual events because of the pandemic shutdown.

The festival, which is set to run October 8-11, with films available to view on the Eventive platform until October 14, will close with the North American premiere of Quentin Depieux’s Mandibles. Other highlights include the world premiere of Ryûhei Kitamura’s The Doorman, which is toplined by former Batwoman star Ruby Rose, and conversations with Candyman (and Captain Marvel 2) director Nia DaCosta and Mary Harron on the 20th anniversary of American Psycho. A Dinner With the Masters of Horror event will be hosted by fest honoree Mick Garris and is scheduled to feature Joe Dante, Mike Flanagan,...

Helping to keep horror's bloody heart beating strongly in the era of Covid-19, the Overlook, Popcorn Frights, Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, and North Bend Film Festivals have united to form Nightstream. Taking place October 8th–11th, the virtual festival's full lineup of features, short films, panels, and special events has now been revealed, ensuring that online attendees will get their money's worth and then some at this online experience.

You can check out the exciting lineup below, and visit the virtual fest's official website for additional details, including how to secure badges!

Press Release: September 24, 2020 // -- Nightstream is thrilled to unveil its program of films and special events set to take place virtually next month. Formed as a banner uniting five US genre festivals — Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, Overlook, and Popcorn Frights — who have all been affected by Covid-19, the initiative was first announced last month and will...

Run, the Hulu original thriller starring Sarah Paulson, is set to open the virtual Nightstream genre film festival, organizers said Thursday.

Director Aneesh Chaganty’s horror pic portrays a wheelchair-bound teenager whose fragile, isolated existence with her doting mother is threatened when she begins to notice strange occurrences around her house. And the North American premiere of Quentin Dupieux’s Mandibles will close the first-time virtual festival.

The four-day Nightstream event, to launch Oct. 8, also has world premieres for Ryuhei Kitamura’s The Doorman, starring Ruby Rose; Devereux Milburn rural-horror Honeydew; Jesse Blanchard’s Frank & Zed; Nicholas Payne Santos’ It Cuts Deep; Jake Mahaffy’s Reunion; and Terence Krey’s ...

Run, the Hulu original thriller starring Sarah Paulson, is set to open the virtual Nightstream genre film festival, organizers said Thursday.

Director Aneesh Chaganty’s horror pic portrays a wheelchair-bound teenager whose fragile, isolated existence with her doting mother is threatened when she begins to notice strange occurrences around her house. And the North American premiere of Quentin Dupieux’s Mandibles will close the first-time virtual festival.

The four-day Nightstream event, to launch Oct. 8, also has world premieres for Ryuhei Kitamura’s The Doorman, starring Ruby Rose; Devereux Milburn rural-horror Honeydew; Jesse Blanchard’s Frank & Zed; Nicholas Payne Santos’ It Cuts Deep; Jake Mahaffy’s Reunion; and Terence Krey’s ...

Tahirah Sharif and Julian Feder have joined the cast of the upcoming thriller “Escape the Field.”

The actors join previously announced stars Jordan Claire Robbins (Netflix’s “Umbrella Academy”), Shane West, Theo Rossi and Elena Juacto. The film is directed by Emerson Moore, who is billed as a co-writer alongside Sean Wathen and Joshua Dobkin.

According to a summary for the film, the thriller follows six strangers who “wake up disoriented and trapped in an endless cornfield only to discover that something mysterious is hunting them. Armed only with seemingly random items, ranging from a compass, to a canteen, to a revolver with a single bullet, they must work together to escape the field or die.”

Ddi CEO Jason Moring and Michael Philip are producing the film under their Cr8iv DNA banner, alongside Andrew Davies Gans’ Glanzrock Productions and Moore’s Anacapa Pictures. Ddi (Double Dutch International) is handling...

Exclusive: Noomi Rapace (Prometheus) and Aksel Hennie (The Martian) have been set to co-star in director Tommy Wirkola’s Norwegian-language thriller The Trip, which XYZ will launch world sales on during the Toronto Film Festival.

The film will follow a dysfunctional husband (Hennie) and wife (Rapace) who head to a remote lakeside cabin under the guise of reconnecting, but each has secret designs to kill the other. Before they can carry out their respective plans, unexpected visitors arrive and the couple is faced with a greater danger than anything they could have plotted.

Written by Wirkola (Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters), Nick Ball and John Niven, the film is produced by Kjetil Omberg and Jørgen Storm Rosenberg for 74 Entertainment. XYZ Films is financing and co-reps U.S. with CAA. Nordisk Film Distribution will release in Scandinavia.

The film reunites Wirkola with Rapace after the two worked together on action pic What Happened to Monday.

Former "Batwoman" actress Ruby Rose stars in the new action thriller "The Doorman", co-starring Jean Reno ("Leon The Professional"), directed by Ryuhei Kitamura:

"...a former female 'Marine' turned doorman (Rose)...

"...battles mercenaries intent on destroying her apartment building...

"...to retrieve precious artwork hidden in the walls..."

Cast also includes Louis Mandylor, Rupert Evans, Aksel Hennie, David Sakurai, Philip Whitchurch, Julian Feder, Hideaki Itô, Jamie Satterthwaite, Kíla Lord Cassidy and Dan Cade.

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Lionsgate has dropped a new trailer for action thriller ‘The Doorman’ starring Ruby Rose and Jean Reno.

Rose plays a former Marine turned doorman at a luxury New York City high-rise must outsmart and battle a group of art thieves and their ruthless leader — while struggling to protect her sister’s family. As the thieves become increasingly desperate and violent, the doorman calls upon her deadly fighting skills to end the showdown.

The film also starring Rupert Evans and Aksel Hennie.

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The film has a Digital HD and VOD release on October 9th and disc on October 13th.

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Lionsgate has revealed a trailer for The Doorman. This is a new action/thriller led by Ruby Rose, Jean Reno. Ryuhei Kitamura directs what is described by the studio as a "punishing action-thriller." Based on what we can see from the trailer, that appears to be an accurate description.

The trailer opens up with an explosion-filled action scene that sees bullets, and Ruby Rose, fly. This helps set up her character, an ex-soldier, who is at the center of the tale. After leaving the armed forces, she then finds herself a quiet yet steady job working at an apartment building. All seems well. However, a gang of armed thugs shows up with criminal intent, which throws a wrench in the gears. Rose's character ends up on the wrong side of this group, ultimately duking it out with them. Punches (and bullets) fly, the body count rises and Rose even gets a one-liner in.

In a premise that reminds me (favorably) of Under Siege, Ruby Rose stars in The Doorman as an ex-Marine who has returned to the U.S. and takes a job as a doorman at a posh hotel. Perhaps suffering from Ptsd, she is looking for a little peace and quiet, which she doesn't find in a weekend from hell when "a group of art thieves and their ruthless leader (Jean Reno)" descend upon the high-rise building, little suspecting that the new doorman is ready to unleash her own kind of hell upon them. Check out the snappy trailer below. Kitamura Ryûhei, which means bad things will be happening to bad things. And things will explode, and weapons will most definitely be fired, early and...

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Ruby Rose (Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black”), Jean Reno (Leon: The Professional) and Rupert Evans (CW’s “Charmed”) star in the action-thriller The Doorman, premiering exclusively On Demand and Digital October 9, and on Blu-ray and DVD October 13 from Lionsgate. Check out the trailer:

An ex-Marine (Rose) returns to New York City to start a new chapter in life, but ends up being in the wrong place at the wrong time! Directed by Ryûhei Kitamura, The Doorman Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail prices of $21.99 and $19.98 respectively. Check out the trailer Here, a downloadable version and all other press materials can be found in the link below.

In this punishing action-thriller starring Ruby Rose, a former Marine turned doorman at a luxury New York City high-rise must outsmart and battle a group of art thieves and their ruthless leader (Jean Reno) — while struggling to protect her sister’s family.

"You should walk away now and if you don't? I will take you to hell." Lionsgate has released an official trailer for an action movie titled The Doorman, set in New York City. This is the latest feature form Japanese filmmaker Ryûhei Kitamura and it's debuting on VOD this October. Ruby Rose stars in this as a soldier who returns from combat and befriends a family in New York. When a group of thieves, lead by Jean Reno, breaks into their expensive home, she takes the lead and fights back. As Erik Davis pointed out: "this feels like Ruby Rose's Die Hard." The cast includes Louis Mandylor, Rupert Evans, Aksel Hennie, and David Sakurai. If this was really as good as Die Hard, I think we'd have heard more about it by now. ...