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Anonymous Content Brazil, a CAA-backed partnership between São Paulo-based Rt Features and Anonymous Content, has kicked off production on its first scripted project, a TV adaptation of Raphael Montes’ bestseller “Perfect Days” for Globo Brazil’s giant streaming platform, Globoplay.

The eight-episode adaptation is directed by International Emmy-winning helmer Joana Jabace (“Precious Pearl”) from scripts penned by Claudia Jouvin (“The Nightshifter”).

In “Perfect Days,” Clarice (played by Julia Dalavia), a carefree, budding screenwriter, playfully kisses Téo, an awkward medical student, to rile her college boyfriend. But the joke escalates into a nightmare when Téo, fixated on making Clarice love him, abducts her for a frantic road trip across Rio de Janeiro. His obsession intensifies, driving him to extreme lengths to safeguard their supposed perfect life.

The series also stars Jaffar Bambirra (“A vida pela frente”), Débora Bloch (“Segunda chamada”) and Fabiula Nascimento (“The Night Shifter”).

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Anthrax are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a special graphic novel inspired by their 1987 album, Among the Living. The collection boasts contributions from an all-star group of writers and artists from the worlds of music and comics, and it’s set to arrive April 2021 via Z2 Comics.

The Among the Living anthology will feature original stories from an array of different writers, including Corey Taylor, Grant Morrison, Brian Posehn, Gerard and Mikey Way, Rob Zombie, Brian Azzarello, Jimmy Palmiotti, Rick Remender, and Joseph Trohman (more will be announced at a...

Camille Rowe and James Jagger head the cast of the new, chilling film by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo. A production handled by Radar Films and sold by Pulsar Content. After being interrupted on 13 March due to the health crisis and then resuming on 15 June, shooting on The Deep House by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury ended on 17 July at the Bry-sur-Marne Studios. It is the duo’s fifth feature after Inside, Livide (2011), Among the Living (at Austin’s SXSW in 2014), Leatherface (2017) and Kandisha (read the article).The English-language film brings together Franco-American actress Camille Rowe, James Jagger (son of Mick and popular in the TV series Vinyl) and Éric Savin (seen in many roles since his...

Bloody Disgusting has (2) DVD copies of Brazilian horror director Dennison Ramalho‘s (Love for Mother Only, Ninjas, ABCs of Death 2 and scriptwriter Coffin Joe‘s last movie, Embodiment of Evil) The Nightshifter for some lucky readers to win. In The Nightshifter, Stênio (Daniel de Oliveira) works the graveyard shift in the morgue of a vast, violent city. Each night he prepares […]...

Dennison Ramalho's debut feature horror thriller The Nightshifter is out on DVD today, by way of Rlje Films from Shudder. Before you rush out to your local purveyor of cinematic delights Screen Anarchy has three (3) copies to give away to readers in the U.S. this week. Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to The Nightshifter from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. The Nightshifter will be released on January 7, 2020 on DVD. In The Nightshifter, Stênio (Daniel de Oliveira) works the graveyard shift in the morgue of a vast, violent city. Each night he prepares the lifeless corpses for examination, but he’s never alone. For Stênio can talk to...

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While 2019’s home media releases ended on a quiet note, taking off the week of Christmas and New Year’s, this first Tuesday of 2020 is more than making up for it with an array of titles that should delight horror and sci-fi fans of all tastes. In terms of recent films, both Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse, Travis Stevens’ Girl on the Third Floor are making their way to Blu-ray and DVD this week, Michael Beach Nichols' documentary Wrinkles the Clown is coming to DVD from Magnet Releasing, and Scream Factory is releasing Larry Fessenden’s take on Frankenstein—Depraved—as well.

Kino is showing some love to the sci-fi classic Doctor Cyclops, and Rlje Films is keeping busy with both The Shed and The Nightshifter this Tuesday. Other notable releases for January 7th include Trespassers, Cosmos, Dark Encounter, Mermaid Down, Savage Creatures, and Dark Light.

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Shudder's The Nightshifter follows Stenio, who works the graveyard shift—no pun intended—at a morgue. Working among the dead isn't as peaceful as Stenio once thought. Also: release details for both Invasion Nano Sapiens graphic novel from Jackhammer Entertainment and No Sin Unpunished.

The Nightshifter DVD Release Details: "Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to The Nightshifter from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. The Nightshifter will be released on January 7, 2020, on DVD. Directed by Dennison Ramalho (ABCs of Death 2), he co-wrote the script with Cláudia Jouvin (Alone Man) and Marco de Castro (Ninjas). The film stars Daniel de Oliveira (Jean Charles), Fabiula Nascimento (S.O.S.: Women to the Sea 1 & 2), Bianca Comparato (“3%”), and Marco Ricca (Delicate Crime). Rlje Films will release The Nightshifter on DVD for an Srp of $27.97.

In The Nightshifter, Stênio (Oliveira) works the...

From Brazilian horror director Dennison Ramalho (Love for Mother Only, Ninjas, ABCs of Death 2 and scriptwriter of Coffin Joe‘s third installment, Embodiment of Evil), The Nightshifter will be released on DVD January 7, 2020, via Rlje Films. In The Nightshifter, Stênio (Daniel de Oliveira) works the graveyard shift in the morgue of a vast, violent city. Each night he prepares […]...

Sometimes the most terrifying crimes aren’t the ones that initially land people in the morgue, but the atrocities that occur in the exam room after they arrive. That’s certainly the case for actor Daniel de Oliveira’s protagonist of Stênio in the new horror movie, ‘The Nightshifter.’ Stênio’s frightening journey of contending with the secrets that […]

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Brazilian horror director Dennison Ramalho (Love for Mother Only, Ninjas, ABCs of Death 2 and scriptwriter Coffin Joe‘s last movie, Embodiment of Evil) will see their The Nightshifter released on DVD January 7, 2020, via Rlje Films. In The Nightshifter, Stênio (Daniel de Oliveira) works the graveyard shift in the morgue of a vast, violent city. Each night he prepares the lifeless […]...

Shudder And Rlje Films Present The Nightshifter Available on DVD on January 7, 2020 Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to The Nightshifter from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. The Nightshifter will be released on January 7, 2020 on DVD. Directed by …

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The good people at Rlje Films and Shudder continue their wonderous cooperative work to bring some of the great international genre fare to screens big and small. Rlje Films is preparing to release Dennison Ramalho's Brazlian horror flick, and debut feature film, The Nightshifter on DVD in the Us on January 7th. In The Nightshifter, Stênio (Oliveira) works the graveyard shift in the morgue of a vast, violent city. Each night he prepares the lifeless corpses for examination, but he’s never alone. For Stênio can talk to the dead…and they talk back. But when the whispers of the dead reveal secrets of his own life, Stênio unleashes a curse that brings forth unimaginable danger and darkness. Our own Josh Hurtado caught The Nightshifter this past...

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Genre fans are preparing to battle back against evil with the upcoming massive digital release of seven frightening movies throughout October. Rlje Films has partnered with Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, to distribute ‘Gwen,’ ‘Last Ones Out,’ ‘The Nightshifter’ and ‘Ruin Me’ this Tuesday, October 8, as well as […]

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Stenio is a morgue attendant in Sao Paulo who can communicate with the dead. He uses his supernatural gift to solve crimes and, eventually, attempt to change the circumstances of his own rather desperate life.

The debut feature from Dennison Ramalho, The Nightshifter is a film with an intriguing premise, and early scenes in which grisly corpses come to life before Stenio's weary eyes hit target in a Guillermo del Toro sort of way. At its best the film is reminiscent of Michele Soavi's Cemetery Man, its tone projecting a similar sense of sadness and ennui - Stenio has not asked for this horrible gift. Unfortunately, after around half an hour, things become oddly tedious, and ultimately the film fails to deliver on its early promise. What begins as an interesting set-up actually...

Mexico City — Morbido Festival, Mexico’s most important event for genre cinema, has announced that Spain’s Paco Plaza, “Veronica” director and co-creator of the 2007-14 “Rec,” the breakout hit found-footage horror movie series, will be attending the festival and writing a script for one of its newest initiatives.

This year, Morbido Group renovated the haunted house at the biggest and oldest theme park in Mexico, La Feria de Chapultepec. The house sees more than 10,000 visitors a week, and Morbido has enlisted Plaza to write the attraction’s 2019 script.

It’s the latest in an increasingly diverse portfolio of undertakings by Grupo Morbido, which launched Morbido TV in 2015. The service is a Mexican pay TV channel that is now broadcasting in a number of South America countries such as Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay and Peru.

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If the dead could talk, what would they say? Would they tell you about their lives, their loves, their losses? Would they tell you what’s on the other side? Would they ask you to reach out to a loved one and tell them goodbye? Or would they bend your ear with a dark secret or two? What if this dark secret was about you? And more importantly, what would you do with this information? This is the story behind The Nightshifter, a raw meat morality tale that’s chock-full of crimson-coated, nerve-jangling scares.

The Nightshifter, the feature-length debut of shorts filmmaker Dennison Ramalho, is the story of Stênio (Daniel de Oliveira), a meek and lowly morgue attendant who works the graveyard shift. At home, he fails at balancing a juvenile delinquent son, a daughter, and a wife who loathes his presence because he reeks of death. In between stitching...

A massive, multi-week celebration of cinema in Montreal, the Fantasia International Film Festival is still going strong with a week of screenings to go. As per usual, the 22nd annual edition of the festival has been brimming with innovative films and eclectic perspectives that are reflected in the newly announced juried award winners:

Press Release: 24 July 2018, Montreal, Canada – The Fantasia International Film Festival is very proud to announce the award winners of the juried sections of its 22nd edition, which celebrates its Closing Night on August 2, 2018.

The festival’s Best Film Award was presented to Daniel Roby's Paris-set science fiction adventure Dans la brume, which opened Fantasia 2018 to massive acclaim and adoration. The epic apocalyptic thriller, which stars Romain Duris and Olga Kurylenko, sees The City of Lights covered in a deadly white fog that threatens the very existence of humanity.

The awards in each of Fantasia’s categories...

The Fantasia International Film Festival is very proud to announce the award winners of the juried sections of its 22nd edition, which celebrates its Closing Night on August 2, 2018.

The festival’s Best Film Award was presented to Daniel Roby’s Paris-set science fiction adventure “Dans la brume”, which opened Fantasia 2018 to massive acclaim and adoration. The epic apocalyptic thriller, which stars Romain Duris and Olga Kurylenko, sees The City of Lights covered in a deadly white fog that threatens the very existence of humanity.

The awards in each of Fantasia’s categories were chosen by carefully selected juries of filmmakers, scholars, journalists, and industry professionals.

The Cheval Noir Awards

Best Film: Dans La Brume (d. Daniel Roby)

Best Director: Nosipho Dumisa (Number 37)

Best Screenplay: Isa Mazzei (Cam)

Best Actor: Joshua Burge (Relaxer)

Best Actress: Kim Da-mi (The Witch Part 1: The Subversion)

Tim Matheson presided over Fantasia’s 2018 Cheval Noir Jury,...

Best Film award winner Dans La Brume Photo: Fantasia Film Festival

Daniel Roby's Dans La Brume, which opened this year's Fantasia film festival, has won its Best Film award, it was announced today. The Cheval Noir jury called it "a lean, terrifying portrait of an extinction-level event from the point of view of a family determined to survive." A special prize went to Dennison Ramalho's ghostly black comedy The Nightshifter.

Nosipho Dumisa won Best Director for Number 37, a gritty South African noir, while Isa Mazzei won Best Screenplay and the New Flesh award for Best Newcomer for Cam, the sinister story of a camgirl whose career is taken over by a doppelgänger. Joshua Burge was named Best Actor for Relaxer and Kim Da-mi Best Actress for The Witch Part 1: The Subversion. "Newcomer Kim Da-mi delivers an immaculate, layered performance, displaying intricacy and range in realms both physical and emotional.