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In 1997, director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter Edward Neumeier, the makers of 1987's "RoboCop," reteamed to make "Starship Troopers," a satirical take on Robert A. Heinlein's 1959 novel. "Starship Troopers" takes place in a future where Earth has, for many decades, been at war with giant, intelligent insects from a distant planet. Human society, however, has devolved into a fascist state, and people have all become empty-headed, fist-pumping propaganda vehicles. Media has become bite-sized, and in-your-face. It's no coincidence that the humans are all wearing very Nazi-like uniforms by the film's end. 

"Starship Troopers" wasn't fully appreciated in 1997. It got mostly negative reviews, and many critics didn't seem to pick up on its more satirical elements. It was also only a modest hit, making $121 million on a $100 million budget (sizable at the time). Since then, however, it found its audience, proliferating on home video and on the midnight movie circuit. Its...

It seems like B-movie rip-offs of impressive studio films have been a part of the movie business for as long as we can remember. While horror parodies are all the rage these days, back in the '80s there was a slew of discount sci-fi features, and boy were they something. One such film was 1989's Shocking Dark, an Italian-made feature directed by Bruno Mattei that stole from not just one James Cameron movie, but two. Be prepared for this one, because it's nothing like you imagined it would be.

In 80s action movies, popular songs were played during big scenes, creating iconic moments and adding tension and excitement to the story. Songs like "Eye of the Tiger" in Rocky III and "Danger Zone" in Top Gun became anthems of the movies, setting the tone and becoming enduring hits. Some songs, like "Fight the Power" in Do the Right Thing, were specifically created for the film and added to the powerful and intense scenes, enhancing the overall impact of the movie.

One of the staples of great 80s action movies was often a popular song that would play during a big scene or a montage. The 80s saw a big shift in the action genre, with many of the most popular action films of all time being released in that decade. The Terminator and Terminator II, Scarface, Highlander, and Top Gun are just a few of the incredible action films...

The 35th edition of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week is officially underway, marking the return of the annual fan-favorite weeklong shark celebration. Shark Week began in 1988 as a fun means of educating audiences on the aquatic predator, counteracting the negative representations of sharks in popular culture that began with the seminal aquatic horror feature Jaws (now available to stream on Peacock).

Jaws didn’t just make people afraid to go into the water; its massive blockbuster success inspired an enduring wave of “sharksploitation” horror that’s become a summer mainstay. Naturally, in celebration of Shark Week, this week’s streaming picks bring the aquatic terror. Shudder’s new documentary Sharksploitation breaks down this subgenre further, packed with insights from filmmakers and scientists alike, for further viewing to complete your Shark Week watchlists.

Whether you’re in the mood for killer shark horror dripping with cheese or genuinely unsettling Jaws riffs,...

Ordinarily, sequels originate from the same studios that developed the original film or by the same production teams. These projects also bring back a number of returning cast members to create consistency between films. However, there have been instances when other parties made continuations to popular movies, leaving fans a little baffled.

Related: 10 Disappointing Sequels That Didn't Live Up To The Hype

Most of these big screen offerings tend to be of lower quality too, but there are some notable exceptions. Among numerous unofficial follow-ups, a few have offered sensible continuations of stories involving Aliens and Terminators while still including many distinctive elements that made them stand out in their specific genres.

Titanic II (2002) Stream On fuboTV

Making a sequel to Titantic, one of the highest-grossing movies of all time was always going to be a monumental task, so James Cameron didn’t bother. After all, the story was a conclusive one.

Stars: Egor Koreshkov, Dmitriy Frid, Martinez Lisa | Written by Natalya Lebedeva, Dmitriy Zhigalov | Directed by Serik Beyseu

Project Gemini is the latest genre film to come out of Russia. I’ve reviewed several Russian science fiction films from Attraction to Sputnik to The Blackout with very mixed results. The trailer, and the fact that Well Go USA had picked it up for US and Canadian release, convinced me to give it a look.

Three years after a deadly virus has destroyed much of Earth’s plant life humanity’s fate rests on a pair of alien artefacts uncovered by scientists and kept secret until now. A revolutionary engine that makes deep space travel feasible, and an orb that may have been the seed that brought life to Earth. With this, they plan to create a new home for mankind.

Steve (Egor Koreshkov), David (Dmitriy Frid) and Leona (Martinez Lisa) are...

Hello, dear readers! To paraphrase a popular movie, “We’re in the Endgame now,” as Halloween is now merely only a few days away. If you’re looking for some last-minute viewing ideas to get you to the spooky season finish line, we definitely have a great array of choices heading home on Tuesday. The biggest recommendation that I can personally make in regard to perfect Halloween movie experiences is the Wnuf Halloween Special, which is getting a killer Blu-ray release tomorrow. Arrow Films is giving Dario Argento’s Deep Red a 4K upgrade this week, too, and Severin Films is showing love to both An Angel for Satan and Beyond Darkness.

Other releases for October 26th include Don’t Breathe 2, The Amazing Mr. X, Boardinghouse, Eye of the Devil, Skull: The Mask, Frankenstein’s Daughter, and Underworld: Limited Edition 5-Movie Collection.

The Amazing Mr. X: Special Edition

An atmospheric masterpiece,...

Before we got the much maligned Alien 3 from acclaimed director David Fincher, which killed off a couple of fan-favorite Aliens characters in its first few seconds of screen time, writer William Gibson penned a script that was a proper sequel to James Cameron's 1986 blockbuster sequel. But it wound up in the trash, and never saw the light of day. The script has become somewhat infamous amongst Alien franchise fans. Now, that screenplay is being turned into a book.

Coming this summer, Titan Books will release Alien 3: The Unproduced Screenplay on August 31. It will give fans a chance to see what could have been, had Fincher not moved forward with an alternate screenplay from David Giler, Walter Hill and Larry Ferguson. William Gibson has claimed in the past that virtually nothing from his version of the script made it into the finished film.

This isn't the first...

Consider the oeuvre of Clyde Anderson, or as he’s known in the real world, Claudio Fragasso: Monster Dog. Beyond Darkness. Troll 2, fer chrissakes. Now imagine a slasher/psychological thriller with one foot on Elm Street, one in a Skinemax extravaganza, and no ties to reality and you have Night Killer (1990), Fragasso’s opus on memory loss and murder. And if you guessed that Severin Films has a brand spanking new Blu-ray out to document this insanity, you’d be right.

Originally released in Italy in August, Night Killer was sold as Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 in the grand Italian tradition, although it has nothing whatsoever to do with that franchise (in the same grand tradition). What it does offer is a mixture of misdirection, insanity, bloodshed, and expected sleaziness. What it does not proffer is boredom.

How could it when it opens during a dance rehearsal in which...

A year before their jaw-dropper Shocking Dark, director Bruno Mattei (Violence in a Women's Prison) and co-writers Claudio Fragasso & Rossella Drudi (Zombie 4) first collaborated on the brain-melting mash-up of Predator, Robocop and a Philippines war movie that is... Robowar!

When a team of badass commandos is hired for a jungle rescue mission, they'll instead find themselves hunted by a kill-crazed creature that is part man, part machine and all glorious '80s ItaloSleaze.

Reb Brown (Uncommon Valor), Catherine Hickland (One Life To Live), Massimo Vanni (Rats:...

If you have even a passing acquaintance with Italian horror, the odds are pretty good that you’ve come across the work of Claudio Fragasso. Like many Italian auteurs, he’s gone by many names; perhaps you know him as Clyde Anderson, director of the Alice Cooper werewolf tale Monster Dog (1984), or Drake Floyd, helmer of the legendary Troll 2 (1990). There’s also his work as a writer on fellow Italian Bruno Mattei’s The Other Hell (’81) and Rats: Night of Terror (’84). But if you’ve been following Severin Films as of late (and for shame if you haven’t), Fragasso has his hands all over their latest trio of Blu-ray releases: Shocking Dark (’89), Zombi 3 (’88), and the one where he slips into the director’s chair again, Zombie 4: After Death (’89), a film light on imagination yet heavy on high octane zombie mowdowns.

Which isn’t to say that After...

Severin Films do a great service for those of us who aren’t as familiar with the “second tier” Italian horror filmmakers like Bruno Mattei. I just haven’t seen much of his work, but of what I have, The Other Hell (1981) is my favorite. I should say it’s my favorite film of his that borrows from Carrie and The Exorcist; apparently I need to start a new list of faves that are influenced by Aliens and The Terminator, starting with Shocking Dark (1989), a jaw-dropping mush of both that manages to entertain almost as much as either.

Aka Terminator II in certain markets, the term “rip-off” was pretty much perfected by Shocking Dark; but this was neither Mattei or co-screenwriters Claudio Fragasso and Rossella Drudi (Troll 2) fault, but rather producers eager to jump on Cameron’s bandwagon and hijack it before it reached the next station. The writers...

This Tuesday, our fine friends at Severin Films are releasing a trio of Rosella Drudi/Claudio Fragasso penned classics of late '80s Italian horror. Perhaps the most impressive and crazy entertaining of the trio is Burno Mattei's Shocking Dark, a blatant Aliens ripoff set in the near future in a Venice choked by pollution. In the film, a team called the Mega Force is deployed to neutralize an unknown threat beneath the streets of Venice, only to find themselves as prey for some slimy rubber frog alien creatures. Leading the commando force is Koster, played by '80s Italian cinema icon Geretta Geretta (Demons). To celebrate the release of the film on Blu-ray, Severin have recreated...

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More uncut Italian horror is headed to Blu-ray, thanks to Severin Films. Available on May 29th and now available for pre-order, we have release details for Shocking Dark, Zombie 3, and Zombie 4:

Official Press Release: On May 29th, leave your sanity at the door and face the blood-spattered netherworlds of inscrutability that only Lucio Fulci, Bruno Mattei, and Claudio Fragasso can inflict. Shocking Dark (a.k.a. Terminator 2), Zombie 3 and Zombie 4 are coming to home video with brand new 2k scans that will make your eyeballs explode! Shocking Dark: For director Bruno Mattei (Violence In A Women’S Prison) and co-writers Claudio Fragasso & Rossella Drudi (Troll 2), their final – and most notorious – collaboration went beyond brazen plagiarism to become a fearless act of deranged genius: In this bravura rip-off of both Aliens and Terminator, a team of badass marines, a tough female civilian and an orphaned girl battle monsters...

The 13th annual Texas Frightmare Weekend horror convention is about a month away, and the team behind one of the country's best conventions has given ScreenAnarchy a first look at their film festival selections for 2018. In the past, Texas Frightmare Weekend has played host to screenings of films like Neil Jordan's Byzantium, Sushi Typhoon favorites like Helldriver, '80s throwback killers like Kurando Mitsutake's Gun Woman, and many many more exciting projects. This year's lineup is one of their most impressive yet, with a number of features and shorts from all over the world. Filmmakers represented include Miike Takashi with As the Gods Will, Bruno Mattei with Shocking Dark, Claudio Fragasso (who will also be in attendance) with Demons 4, and some exciting indie premieres...

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Some horror coming at you from my ancestral stomping grounds of Finland, Tuftland (Kyrsyä) will have its North American Premiere at Other Worlds Austin film festival in December.

Check out all the details below as well as a couple of stills.

From The Press Release

Roope Olenius’ directorial debut film Tuftland (Kyrsyä) will have its North American Premiere at Other Worlds Austin film festival in December. The Finnish hillbilly horror will screen alongside horror and scifi films including Beyond Skyline and Curvature, which stars Linda Hamilton (Terminator, Terminator II).

“It’s awesome to have our film premiere in Austin, Texas! After studying filmmaking for several years in United States, it feels great to come back and show what I’ve been able to pull off after studies in Finland. I can’t wait to see what the people of Austin will think about our crazy Finnish hillibillies,...

Toy Fair is an annual trade show where hundreds of toy companies get together to showcase their latest innovations for buyers and press. The following is a photo recap from the Neca booth. To see the rest of our coverage, click Here.

The Neca booth called out to me from afar with their lifesize foam figures of Deadpool, Harley Quinn, and Spider-Man. Unlike most items of that size, these were not just for display purposes. You can actually purchase each of these figures for around $1,000 each. Aside from the price, a total lack of space, and a wife I’d like to keep, I could certainly see myself a collector splurging on one of these because the quality is astounding.

Luckily, the attention to detail carries over to their much smaller scale collectibles. Their Evil Dead II Ultimate Edition 2-figure set was one of the most fun things to photograph at Toy Fair,...

Ever since director Ridley Scott announced that his Prometheus 2 sequel is titled Alien: Paradise Lost, fans have wondered what's become of director Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5. Well, for starters, it will technically be Alien 7, not counting the two Alien Vs. Predator movies. Bring those into the mix, and Neill Blomkamp is actually making Alien X. Also, it will have the iconic Alien pulse rifle on full display!

Even before Chappie opened to less than stellar business at the box office, Neill Blomkamp began teasing his Alien sequel. It was a dream project that 20th Century Fox confirmed was moving forward. And the art he often shared hinted that this would be a direct follow-up to director James Cameron's 1986 sequel Aliens. Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection weren't being scrubbed from the timeline, but they wouldn't be mentioned in this new sci-fi thriller that will reportedly re-team Sigourney Weaver as...

In 1989, Italian director Bruno Mattei made an amalgam of Aliens and The Terminator. We look back at a wonderfully bad film...

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then a 1989 Italian film called Shocking Dark pays James Cameron the ultimate compliment: it openly steals from not one but two of his 80s hits.

Now, it’s no secret that B-movie filmmakers have long taken ‘inspiration’ from hit genre movies - Star Wars, Alien, Jaws and Mad Max are some of the most imitated films of the 70s and 80s, spawning such cult B-movies as StarCrash, 1990: Bronx Warriors and Contamination.

Shocking Dark, on the other hand, occupies its own special place in movie history. We’re not just talking about an attempt to evoke the general atmosphere of a successful film here - we’re talking about the wholesale recreation of entire sequences. As an example, consider the following...

Unofficial sequel Alien Identity is set after Aliens, brings back Newt and reintroduces actors Carrie Henn and Ricco Ross...

James Cameron, like many Alien fans, was incensed by Alien 3's decision to kill off Newt and Hicks, two supporting characters that made Aliens such a perfect sequel. But a new, unofficial tribute film called Alien Identity will attempt to rewrite history, saving Newt from her grisly fate at the start of Alien 3 and sending her off on a new sci-fi adventure.

The story will pretend that the events of Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection were mere "cryo-sleep nightmares" and will catch up with Newt 14 years after the events of Aliens. This time, Elle Viane Sonnet will play the now 20-something Newt; Carrie Henn, who played Newt in Aliens, will return as her mother Anne in a flashback sequence.

Henn is joined by another returning Aliens cast member, Ricco Ross,...

With the Cannes Film Festival in full swing, news reaches us that Jinga Films has boarded Bruce McDonalds “future Halloween classic” Hellions for international sales.

Hellions stars Chloe Rose (Degrassi: The Next Generation) as a pregnant teenager who must survive a Halloween night from hell when malevolent trick-or-treaters come knocking at her door. She gives them candy but the Hellions are determined to claim her unborn child. With the help of local Sheriff (Robert Patrick – Terminator II), she must protect herself and her baby from their predatory quest.

Hellions received its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival where it was acquired for distribution in North America by IFC. To announce its launch at Cannes Jinga has released this terrific new trailer which gives us all a taste of things to come:...

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As the proliferation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the slow, drawn-out birth of DC’s Dawn of Justice has proven, shared universes and the friendships therein are all the rage. Especially these days, it seems all we want is to see our favourite heroes hanging out, whether it be the tentative bromance between Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, or love stories like The Vision and Scarlet Witch. Don’t forget the multi-property or corporation crossover, either: success stories such as Batman vs Predator, Judge Dredd vs Aliens and the Justice League/Avengers giving fans everywhere cause to celebrate. If there’s one thing comic book fans love, it’s a good crossover!

That isn’t to say that there’s not trouble in paradise, though. For every Batman vs Predator, there’s a Superman vs Predator; for every Judge Dredd vs Aliens, a Batman vs Aliens 2.

So the new Terminator movie has an official title. And it’s… interesting. Hey, listen: Book, cover, don’t judge, I get it. Maybe this time next year we’ll all be rocking Genisys T-shirts. Maybe we’ll just start spelling “genesis” as “genisys,” sort of like how you can spell it “judgment” or “judgement.” Inglourious Basterds is great, and that has two misspellings!

Still, let’s pretend for argument’s sake that Terminator: Genisys looks like the title of the fanfic spin-off you wrote back in second grade where Terminator meets Scarface and they both fight Darth Vader to save Princess Toadstool.

What true geek doesn't love a great science fiction film? Ever since I saw E.T. in the movie theater as a kid I was hooked on sci-fi. Over the years I've gone back and watched a ton of older films before my time, and continue to enjoy the awesomeness of this genre. Vimeo user 60fotogramas created a fantastic supercut that pays homage to the best sci-fi movies ever made. He calls it "Sci-Fi: Since 1902," and says:

This is a montage of some of the best science fiction films ever made. A total of 62 films ordered by release year, from 1902 to the present. Thanks for watching, enjoy.

I've included a list of all the movies in the video below:

1902- Voyage dans la lune

1927- Metropolis

1929- Fraud in Mond

1931- Frankenstein

1933-The invisible Man

1936-The Devil Doll

1951- The Day the earth Stood still

1953- The War of the worlds...

Coming up in the first weekend of October, the 4th -6th, is the return of Fan Days, presented by Dallas Comic Con! The guest line-up covers the whole gamut of popular sci-fi/fantasy genre, featuring Hellboy himself, Ron Perlman, Torchwood and Arrow’s John Barrowman, Harry Potter’s Tom Felton, Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun, Defiance’s Grant Bowler and Stephanie Leonidas, Star Wars’ Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Tom Kane, Battlestar Galactica’s Katee Sackhoff and Jamie Bamber, Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito and Charles Baker, Smallville’s Michael Rosenbaum, Green ranger Jason David Frank, comic legend Neal Adams, legendary artist Simon Bisley, horror artist icon Bernie Wrightson, 30 Days of Night writer Steve Niles, FaceOff artist Rj Haddy, and so many more!

Make sure you can get in to see your fave stars, artists, and creators and buy your tickets online by Monday, September 30, 2013 to guarantee pre-registration for your admission tickets.

Usually, when a number follows a movie indicating a sequel or threequel, hopes are not that high. Exceptions being Aliens 2 and Godfather 2, both films were badass by their own right. Aliens 3 and Godfather 3? Meh. But when "Fast & Furious 6" was announced, it was a bit of a joke, I mean, how great can the 6th iteration of a franchise be? Then they announced the cast. Behold the power of "Furious" movie star Vin Diesel, whose film took the Box Office top slot during a record-breaking Memorial weekend. He's got "it" in spades. The Rock was a nice add too. Yes, it was unusually cold in many places, hence a higher movie going audience, but...

Starring Genie award winner John Savage (The Deer Hunter, Godfather III), Independent Spirit nominee and Saturn award winner Ed Furlong (American History X, Terminator II), SAG nominee Stelio Savante (A Million Colours, Ugly Betty, My Super Ex Girlfriend) , Young Artist Award winner Julianne Michelle (Apartment 1303 3-D, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Shannon’s Rainbow), Golden Globe nominee Steven Bauer (Scarface, Traffic), Oscar Nominee Sally Kirkland (Anna, JFK, Bruce Almighty) and Bryan Dechart (Jane By Design) and Sean Stone (Savages) The Awakened tells the story of a young woman (Julianne Michelle) who returns home after 14 years to unravel the mystery and discover the truth about her mother’s death…

A young woman Samantha Winston (Julianne Michelle) returns home after 14 years to unravel the mystery and discover the truth about her mother’s death. She suspects her father (John Savage) and seeks guidance and answers from her mother’s close friend...

Starring Genie award winner John Savage (The Deer Hunter, Godfather III), Independent Spirit nominee and Saturn award winner Ed Furlong (American History X, Terminator II), SAG nominee Stelio Savante (A Million Colours, Ugly Betty, My Super Ex Girlfriend) , Young Artist Award winner Julianne Michelle (Apartment 1303 3-D, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Shannon’s Rainbow), Golden Globe nominee Steven Bauer (Scarface, Traffic), Oscar Nominee Sally Kirkland (Anna, JFK, Bruce Almighty) and Bryan Dechart (Jane By Design) and Sean Stone (Savages) The Awakened tells the story of a young woman (Julianne Michelle) who returns home after 14 years to unravel the mystery and discover the truth about her mother’s death…

A young woman Samantha Winston (Julianne Michelle) returns home after 14 years to unravel the mystery and discover the truth about her mother’s death. She suspects her father (John Savage) and seeks guidance and answers from her mother’s close friend...

At the beginning of the month we brought you news on a new psychological thriller The Awakened, written and produced by Joycelyn Engle and directed by Arno Malarone, which is currently filming in the Hamptons; and now we have the first images from the film (click to enlarge):

Starring Genie award winner John Savage (The Deer Hunter, Godfather III), Independent Spirit nominee and Saturn award winner Ed Furlong (American History X, Terminator II), SAG nominee Stelio Savante (A Million Colours, Ugly Betty, My Super Ex Girlfriend) , Young Artist Award winner Julianne Michelle (Apartment 1303 3-D, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Shannon’s Rainbow), Golden Globe nominee Steven Bauer (Scarface, Traffic), Oscar Nominee Sally Kirkland (Anna, JFK, Bruce Almighty) and Bryan Dechart (Jane By Design) and Sean Stone (Savages) the film tells the story of a young woman (Julianne Michelle) who returns home after 14 years to unravel the mystery and...

Genie award winner John Savage (The Deer Hunter, Godfather III), Independent Spirit nominee and Saturn award winner Ed Furlong (American History X, Terminator II), SAG nominee Stelio Savante (A Million Colours, Ugly Betty, My Super Ex Girlfriend) , Young Artist Award winner Julianne Michelle (Apartment 1303 3-D, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Shannon’s Rainbow), Golden Globe nominee Steven Bauer (Scarface, Traffic), and Sean Stone (Savages) have joined the cast of psychological thriller The Awakened.

The film tells the story of a young woman (Julianne Michelle) who returns home after 14 years to unravel the mystery and discover the truth about her mother’s death.

Written and produced by Joycelyn Engle, the psychological, suspense thriller begins filming in the The Hamptons, NY in September. The Awakened comes from director Arno Malarone, who helms from a script by Joycelyn Engle and Christopher M. Capwell.

Excited for the upcoming thriller, “The Awakened?” Prepare to get more excited, because the film has recently announced an award winning and nominated cast. Cast member include Genie award winner John Savage (“The Deer Hunter,” “Godfather III”), Independent Spirit nominee and Saturn award winner Ed Furlong (“American History X,” “Terminator II”), SAG nominee Stelio Savante (“A Million Colours,” “Ugly Betty,” “My Super Ex Girlfriend”) , Young Artist Award winner Julianne Michelle (“Apartment 1303 3-D,” “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” “Shannon’s Rainbow”), Golden Globe nominee Steven Bauer (“Scarface,” “Traffic”), and Sean Stone (“Savages”). The film follows a young woman (Julianne Michelle) who returns home after 14 years to unravel the mystery [ Read More ]...

Here at TheMoviePool we like to talk about all aspects of filmmaking and movie news. To that end, we now have Indie Beat where we'll highlight some of the latest news, trailers, and PR releases from the indie filmmaker scene. So if you're an independent filmmaker and want some coverage on our site, be sure to drop us a line. Today's edition comes in the form of a casting announcement for the upcoming thriller, The Awakening.

The psychological/suspense thriller, The Awakening, begins shooting in September, and now a cast list has been revealed. Check out the press release below for more information:

Michelle, Savage, Furlong, Savante & Bauer are ‘Awakened’.

Casting News: Julianne Michelle (Apartment 1303 3-D, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Shannon’s Rainbow), John Savage (The Deer Hunter, Godfather III), Ed Furlong (American History X, Terminator II), Stelio Savante (A Million Colours, Ugly Betty, My Super Ex Girlfriend) , Steven Bauer (Scarface,...

Genie award winner John Savage (The Deer Hunter, Godfather III), Independent Spirit nominee and Saturn award winner Ed Furlong (American History X, Terminator II), SAG nominee Stelio Savante (A Million Colours, Ugly Betty, My Super Ex Girlfriend) ,Young Artist Award winner Julianne Michelle (Apartment 1303 3-D, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Shannon.s Rainbow),Golden Globe nominee Steven Bauer (Scarface, Traffic), and Sean Stone (Savages) have joined the cast of The Awakened.

In The Awakened, A young woman (Julianne Michelle) returns home after 14 years to unravel the mystery and discover the truth about her mother’s death.

Written and produced by Joycelyn Engle, the psychological, suspense thriller begins filming in the The Hamptons, NY in September. The Awakened is a Supernova Media production. Supernova Media, based in New York and La is an emerging independent film production company.

Julianne Michelle  (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps), John Savage (The Deer Hunter),  Ed Furlong (American History X, Terminator II), Stelio Savante (A Million Colours) and Steven Bauer (Scarface) have joined the cast of The Awakened. 

In the film, a young woman (Julianne Michelle) returns home after 14 years to unravel the mystery and discover the truth about her mother's death.

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For those that are confused (which would obviously include me) the column that has the url: http://www.soundonsight.org/fantasia-2012-mike-ryans-five-most-anticipated-films/ is actually my column on the five films that I am most upset to be Missing.

This is my column on five seven films that I am most looking forward to:

1) Takashi Miike (For Love’s Sake and Ace Attorney)

For Love’s Sake (2012) Written by Takayuki Takuma, Ikki Kajiwara, Takumi Nagayasu, Directed by Takashi Miike

You really only need three words to sell For Love’s Sake: Takashi. Miike. Musical.

But here are a few more words…

Takashi Miike is beloved by the Fantasia crowd for pushing the boundaries of genre filmmaking in films like Audition, Visitor Q and Ichi the Killer, but I tend to prefer Miike when he is working in a specific sub-genre where he is forced to subvert the conventions at play in more subtle ways,...

... or to take arms against a sea of troubles - those of 3D.

As I wrote this article, heated debates broke out between my brother and I - he being strongly pro-3D and I anti-3D. He thinks within five years most movies will be filmed and projected in 3D; I disagree, stating 3D shall go the way of the dodo (once again). The 'pro' contingency believes 3D films are a better experience and far more enjoyable than 2D (normal vision). What a load of hype! It’s all to do with money. Don’t get me wrong - if people don’t attend cinemas the movie industry makes no profits and collapses – and I am definitely against this. I just say we don’t need 3D gimmicks to experience a true cinema experience. Some say 3D is a revolutionary change in the history of cinema just like the...

Aha! Busted... No, Olivia Wilde isn't about to do porn. But could she be headlining the biopic of Deep Throat's Linda Lovelace? "It would be a tremendous honour. It's such a cool role. She was a fascinating woman, where she came from Deep Throat to then working with Gloria Steinem and Nora Ephron. It's really fascinating". The biopic is currently in early stages and will be directed by Oscar-winning duo, Robert Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. And for those confused, this is a separate project from the long gestating Lindsay Lohan Deep Throat biopic. Wilde continues the interview by stating she's very careful about what her next move is, so take this news as a possibility, but a guarantee. What say you readers? Cowboys & Aliens 2 or porno? Via E!.

You may have noticed over the month of May, Obsessed With Film has suffered an out-of-the-ordinary amount of downtime as we have been the victim of a systemic, viscious and prolonged attack on our security defences – an unforgiving Terminator chasing us everyday and who wants to give us the kind of malware that would permanently put us in the ground.

We’ve done our best to fight it but it’s been a daily battle and Owf’s webmaster and behind-the-scenes Wizard of Oz genius Peter Willis has almost had a coroner this weekend when we ran out of ideas. But after a new strategy was formed yesterday, we may now have beaten this thing (famous last words in any apocalyptic horror film right?) and the battle might be over.

I’ve been assured by people I know that there will be a Terminator II, III and IV attacks on...

RadarOnline revealed Tuesday night the woman who is allegedly the mother of former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's secret child. The woman worked for Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, for 20 years and reportedly has a son by him. Other reports allege there is a second illegitimate child for Schwarzenegger-now a high-school senior.

The Daily Beast's Jacob Bernstein reports the governor would mock Maria Shriver's weight-and had a possible secret deal with the National Enquirer.Plus:• Jacob Bernstein on why Maria left• Susan Cheever on the larger trend of older couples who separate• Bruce Henderson: Arnold pardoned my son's attacker

Related story on The Daily Beast: The Salesman Obama Needs

If there was anything really shocking about the revelation that Arnold Schwarzenegger had fathered a love child, it's that the revelation was a revelation at all.

Gallery: Stars With Children Out of Wedlock

Schwarzenegger's reputation as a womanizer...

Warner Bros. have just sent us this new fantastic gallery of images from their new movie. Ironclad. We were lucky enough to interview James Purfoy for the movie yesterday and that should be going up on the site in the coming days.

Ironclad is out in the UK on March 4th; it is a bloody medieval action film starring Brian Cox (Bourne Supremacy), Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version and Shoot Em Up), James Purefoy (Resident Evil), Mackenzie Crook (Pirates), Charles Dance (Gosford Park), Jason Flemyng (Kick Ass and Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and Iron Man 2’s Kate Mara to name a couple.

Synopsis: Travelling back to the dark, brutal past of 13-century England, Ironclad plunges us headlong into one of the most violent, pivotal moments in English medieval history – when a few good men fought against insurmountable odds to defend their country from a megalomaniac, blood-drunk king.

Well, that's it, it seems, for the highly-anticipated return of Ridley Scott to the Alien franchise. The 73 year-old director has worked so extensively on the script by Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof and many other sources of input that the famous movie monster, known for a complicated life-cycle, has evolved itself into...nothing. The Alien Paradise project, rumoured to have an Avatar-style jungle-vibe, is now a new and original Sf movie called Prometheus, starring Noomi Rapace.

Prometheus was the Titan in Greek mythology that gave the gift of fire to mortals and subsequently got referenced a lot during the industrial revolution, most notably in Mary Shelley's alternative title for Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus, and this seems to fit in with what we have heard about the Alien prequel script featuring a race of creatures (formerly the 'Space Jockey' species found fossilised in 1979's Alien) that genetically engineer a deadly...

Even before his next film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey releases, Ashutosh Gowariker has already moved on to his big budget project Buddha. Produced by Dr.Bhupendra Kumar Modi and directed by Gowariker, Buddha tells the journey of Gautam Buddha right from when he was known as Prince Siddhartha to his moment of enlightenment when he became Buddha. While the hunt for the actor who will play the lead role is still on, it's quite interesting to note that the film will primarily have an all-international crew except production designer Nitin Chandrakant Desai who has worked with Gowariker on most of his films. Some of the international crew members are:. David S. Ward (USA) - Screen writer (best known for his Oscar winning screenplay in The Sting and Sleepless in Seattle) Michel Shane (USA) - Executive Producer (who is known for having worked on films like I Robot and Catch Me If You Can...

Even before his next film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey releases, Ashutosh Gowariker has already moved on to his big budget project Buddha. Produced by Dr.Bhupendra Kumar Modi and directed by Gowariker, Buddha tells the journey of Gautam Buddha right from when he was known as Prince Siddhartha to his moment of enlightenment when he became Buddha. While the hunt for the actor who will play the lead role is still on, it's quite interesting to note that the film will primarily have an all-international crew except production designer Nitin Chandrakant Desai who has worked with Gowariker on most of his films. Some of the international crew members are:. David S. Ward (USA) - Screen writer (best known for his Oscar winning screenplay in The Sting and Sleepless in Seattle) Michel Shane (USA) - Executive Producer (who is known for having worked on films like I Robot and Catch Me If You Can...

Early in the 1990 horror film Troll 2, Michael Waits (played by Dr. George Hardy) now famously yells at his 10-year-old son Joshua (Michael Paul Stephenson), “You can’t piss on hospitality!” 20 years later, its stars have taken that lesson to heart. Adoring fans around the world have turned the once obscure, overwhelmingly flawed flick (witness a 0% score on rottentomatoes) into that rare gem of an actual cult classic.

Stephenson & Hardy have embraced the affection to reclaim their initially dark experience with a love letter of a documentary: Best Worst Movie. The film chronicles the making of Troll 2, its odd resurrection, the fans that made it happen and the cast members’ search for a little artistic redemption.

Collider chatted up Stephenson (Bwm’s director) & Dr. Hardy (its main subject) for a funny back-and-forth this week. Hit the jump for the interview’s full audio and transcript, along with stories of...

The first Troll film concerned the magical adventures of a teenager named Harry Potter. The second, according to a new documentary, is the Best Worst Movie ever made. And no one seems sure if there even was a third movie. In this special report EW examines the twisted, crazy, and frequently so-bad-it's-hilarious world of... Troll! Next: “I don’t think Troll 2 is the worst movie of all-time. I think Transformers 2 is the worst movie of all time.” On a beautiful Brooklyn evening last July, Michael Paul Stephenson took part in a question-and-answer session following an outdoor screening of the 1990 horror movie Troll 2.

NEW YORK -- Lionsgate is the latest film studio to join Apple Inc.'s iTunes service, the two companies said Monday.

The independent Hollywood studio will make 150 titles available on the Apple service this month, including Terminator 2, Basic Instinct and Dirty Dancing.

"We're delighted to offer these incredibly popular films on iTunes," said Steve Beeks, president of Lionsgate. "We look forward to adding even more films in the future."

Lionsgate will be joining the Walt Disney Co. on Apple's storefront. Select Disney titles have been available on iTunes since last October and last week it was reported that 1.3 million movies have been sold through the service.

Last month, Viacom Inc.'s Paramount division also announced a deal with iTunes. More than 100 titles from the studio's Paramount Pictures, Paramount Classics, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies imprints are available through the service.

ITunes now has more than 400 movies available priced at $9.99.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is gearing up to be a world record holder - for being the highest paid movie star. The Hollywood hardman is getting a guaranteed pay day of $30 million to reprise his role as the unstoppable cyborg in Terminator 3. U-571 director Jonathan Mostow will replace original director James Cameron, for $5 million. The movie, which is so far being budgeted at $180 million, takes place 10 years after the action of Terminator 2 and sees hero John Connor facing off against a new, more powerful female, Terminatrix.