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Avatar: The Last Airbenderand The Legend of Korraare famous for their complex antagonists. Zuko is held up as the gold-standard for redemption arcs in media, while Azula is easy to sympathize with in spite of how wicked she is, due to her age and the abuse she's suffered. However, the franchise more often embraces the reality that most villains don't have good in them deep down.

Often aiming for realism, the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise contains some of the most evil villains in any animated series. Aang and Korra's enemies have committed genocide, attempted genocide, enslavement, torture, child abuse, and so much more. Regardless of what they may claim their intentions to be, none of these cruel figures are forgivable in the slightest.

Fire Lord Sozin Plunged the Word into the 100-Year War Sozin Enacted a Genocide Upon the Air Nomads image by Nickelodeon.

Fire Lord Sozin is responsible for every struggle that Aang,...

On Tuesday March 4 2025, HGTV broadcasts House Hunters International!

Nomads Living the Dream in Valencia, Spain Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “House Hunters International” titled “Nomads Living the Dream in Valencia, Spain” promises to be an exciting journey for viewers. This episode features a young couple from Texas who have spent time exploring different corners of the world. Now, they are ready to return to Spain, the place where their love story began.

Valencia, known for its beautiful architecture and vibrant culture, will be the backdrop for the couple’s apartment search. They are looking for a home filled with natural light, which is essential for their lifestyle. The couple’s journey will showcase the unique neighborhoods of Valencia, highlighting the charm and character that each area offers.

As they explore various options, the couple will weigh their desires against their budget and lifestyle needs. The episode will reveal the...

On Monday October 14 2024, HGTV broadcasts House Hunters!

Nomads No More in Fargo Season 233 Episode 15 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “House Hunters,” titled “Nomads No More in Fargo,” promises to be an engaging journey for viewers. This episode follows a young couple who have spent years traveling for work. Now, they are ready to settle down and find a home near her family in Fargo, North Dakota. This shift marks a significant change for them as they look to create a stable life in a new place.

In this episode, the couple faces the challenge of balancing their different preferences in home styles. The woman is drawn to vintage charm and hopes to find a home that reflects that character at an affordable price. Meanwhile, her partner is leaning towards something brand-new, with modern features and amenities. This contrast in their desires will lead to some interesting discussions and decisions as they explore different properties.

Quick Links Arnold Schwarzenegger Brought McTiernan Onto Predator, and He Didn't Disappoint McTiernan Proved His Genius for Action Films with Die Hard The 13th Warrior Began a Career Avalanche for McTiernan McTiernan's Association with Anthony Pellicano Landed Him in Prison

Prison wasn't as tough as John McTiernan expected. It was a former college campus in the Upper Midwest, no bars, no barbed wire, nothing. The only thing that was a little weird was that the locals, if they saw you on a crosswalk, would speed up and try to hit you. McTiernan served 10 months in the Federal Prison Camp in Yankton, South Dakota, after being convicted of lying to FBI agents about his involvement with Anthony Pellicano, the private investigator who served as inspiration for the show Ray Donovan. By then, McTiernan's once-enormous career as an action director was falling apart due to some enormous flops, and his latest film,...

Pierce Brosnan's role in The Matador showcases his comedic acting chops in a dark crime comedy with Greg Kinnear. Brosnan's departure from his suave James Bond image to play a flawed character earned him critical acclaim. The actor played a crucial role in shaping the physical appearance and emotional depth of his character in the film.

Landing a high-profile role like James Bond can be a blessing and a curse. Look no further than Pierce Brosnan, the sixth actor tapped to play the famous MI6 Secret Service Agent behind Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, and Timothy Dalton. Brosnan portrayed the dashing intelligence agent in four Bond films between 1994 and 2004, resulting in a decade of popular exposure and confining typecast. One year after Brosnan took off the tux, the Irish actor delivered arguably his freest, funniest, and most well-rounded performance in a little movie called The Matador.

Just take a sneaky peak back on the movies we’ve covered so far on our Arnie Revisited series, and the Austrian Oak had already covered several genres in his rise from bodybuilder to Hollywood icon. Raw Deal and Commando were straight-up action movies, while his work as Conan was an epic mix of action and fantasy. You can even argue that The Terminator is a classic 80s slasher flick, and not simply the revolutionary sci-fi masterpiece it’s generally regarded as. However, he hadn’t managed to blend both horror and science fiction in any of his previous movies, in the way he did with the film we’re focusing on in today’s episode – Predator. It was such a huge success for both star and franchise that it not only helped to further cement Arnie as a Hollywood icon, but also created a franchise packed with sequels, a prequel,...

Aang's past with his Air Nomad parents remains a mystery in both the animated series and the live-action adaptation. Air Nomad culture emphasized detachment and equality, shaping Aang's upbringing and relationship with his parents. Aang's bond with Monk Gyatso was like a father-son relationship, but ultimately led to his separation and the start of his journey as the Avatar.

While Avatar: The Last Airbender did show snippets of Aang's past with the Air Nomads, the identity of his parents wasn’t explored. The Nickelodeon animated series, and now, live-action Netflix adaptation, focus on Aang's journey to train as the Avatar and restore balance to the world. Along the way, he makes a trusted group of friends and amasses allies, but the identities of his parents are never addressed. Aang doesn't speak much about his past beyond his training as an airbender.

Not much is known about Aang’s life before...

Quick Links The Opening Sequence Explores the Air Nomads and Fire Lord Sozin Avatar Kyoshi's Return to the Physical World Fire Lord Ozai and Azula’s Expanded Role The Spirit World’s Surprise Appearances

The following contains spoilers for Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1, which is now streaming on Netflix.

The Netflix adaptation of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" makes significant changes to the original series, including exploring the Air Nomads and Fire Lord Sozin in the opening sequence. The live-action series features an expanded role for Fire Lord Ozai and Princess Azula, setting them up as the main villains early on. The Spirit World is introduced in the Netflix series, with appearances from Wan Shi Tong, Hei Bei, and Koh, leading to another departure from the original storyline.

Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender is the latest attempt to bring the three-season animated series to life after M. Night Shyamalan's...

Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, a live-action adaptation of the beloved animated series of the same name, has thus far been approached by fans with a mix of cautious optimism and cynical dread. While the diverse casting, vibrant design work, and longer runtime compared to the infamous M. Night Shyamalan adaptation have certainly given fans hope; the departure of the original show’s creators midway through production and Netflix’s largely poor track-record with live-action adaptations of animated works hasn’t exactly inspired confidence.

But now that the show’s first of a planned three seasons (One for each of the original show’s “Books”) has finally dropped, how does it fare? Has the beloved world of Avatar finally received a proper live-action treatment? Did it need a live-action treatment at all? And how does it compare to the acclaimed animated original?

Avatar: The Last Airbender is better than I thought it would be.

Like any algorithm-led entity, Netflix has found something that works and it’s sticking to it.

In this case, “what works” is apparently commissioning live-action series based on beloved animated classics. The premier streamer’s first major attempt at this, Cowboy Bebop, didn’t go so well. Attempt number two was One Piece and that was relatively well-received. Now, however, Netflix’s live-action adaptation strategy is about to be scrutinized more heavily than ever with the release of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Originally premiering on Nickelodeon in February of 2005, Avatar: The Last Airbender was a stunning achievement in animation. Series creators Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko crafted a lush visual world of Asian and Arctic-inspired cultures based on the four elements: Air Nomads, Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, and Fire Nation.

Each society included special individuals known as “benders” who could magically manipulate their region’s element. All lived in...

Netflix's live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender has made a major timeline change, with the series no longer taking place over a year to account for potential future seasons. The removal of Sozin's Comet as a major plot point in the live-action series has significant ramifications for future seasons. Despite the timeline change, the series will still feature Sozin's comet, as seen in promotional footage, confirming that it will be established as a concept in the show.

Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender showrunner Albert Kim reveals that the live-action adaptation has already made changes to the show's timeline. The series is an adaptation of Nickelodeon's tale of a young boy blessed with powerful abilities of the four elements as he takes a stand against the devastating conquest of the Fire Nation. Gordon Cormier will portray Aang in the live-action show, which will condense and adapt the events of the first installment,...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Quantum Leap season 2, episode 8.

The mid-season finale of NBC's Quantum Leap reboot reveals that Tom has a way to bring Ben home. Nanrisa Lee, Mason Alexander Park, and Ernie Hudson discuss their characters and potential future plotlines in the series. Ernie Hudson's character, Magic, is still in recovery and dealing with stress as the team tries to bring Ben back.

Based on Donald P. Bellisario's 1989 series, NBC's Quantum Leap reboot aired its mid-season finale on Wednesday, December 13. Season 2, Episode 8 is titled "Nomads" and follows Ben and Addison on a leap to Egypt. Against all odds, Ben is reunited with Hannah for a third time and the two continue their star-crossed romance. However, the biggest surprise drops in the episode's final seconds when Tom reveals to Addison that he has a way to bring Ben home.

Raymond Lee and Caitlin Bassett star as Ben and Addison,...

Could Ben actually return home? That’s the question many have been asking since Quantum Leap’s midseason finale on Dec. 13.

In the episode, titled “Nomads,” Tom (played by Peter Gadiot) came back from his impromptu trip to Washington, D.C., with a giant file that he said contained a “way to bring Ben home.” The intel was recovered from a fragment of a hard drive from the discontinued Darpa project. (Read our full recap here.)

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Netflix's live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender can use the lore and backstories established in the Atla comics to build a clearer and more nuanced world. The graphic novels fill in gaps and deepen the franchise, allowing the live-action series to incorporate elements from Legend of Korra and the comics from the start. By borrowing from the comics and supplemental material, Netflix's adaptation can answer crucial questions and flesh out characters and plots that viewers didn't see in the original series.

Netflix's live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender has one huge advantage over Nickelodeon's original Atla animated series — and it needs to use that upper hand wisely. Created by Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko, the three-season Avatar: The Last Airbender began airing in 2005. The fantasy-action show's epic story came to a conclusion in 2008. By 2012, it spawned a sequel, The Legend of Korra — though that isn't the only world-expanding narrative to follow Atla.

Quantum Leap cast members discuss the possibility of Ben's return in season 2, acknowledging that it would drastically change the show's format. They express their trust in the writers and their excitement about the direction the show will take. If Ben does return, the focus of Quantum Leap would shift, no longer revolving around time jumps and experiencing strangers' lives. The cliffhanger ending of episode 8 leaves viewers with unanswered questions about what comes next.

After that huge Ben twist, cast members from Quantum Leap are teasing the rest of season 2. The NBC series, built around the disappearance of Dr. Sam Beckett, follows Ben Song (Raymond Lee) and a group of researchers who attempt to resume the Quantum Leap project. Along with Lee, the Quantum Leap cast also includes Caitlin Bassett (Addison Augustine), Mason Alexander Park (Ian Wright), Ernie Hudson (Herbert "Magic" Williams), Nanrisa Lee (Jenn Chou), Eliza Taylor (Hannah Carson), and...

Hey, "Quantum Leap" fans. It's time again for NBC to give you another new episode of Quantum Leap tonight, December 13, 2023. Tonight's new episode will be the 8th installment for Quantum Leap's current season 2, and we've got some new spoiler scoops for it. We were able to track down an official teaser description for one of episode 8's main storylines via NBC by way of their official, episode 8 press release synopsis. So, we're going to certainly crack it open for this spoiler session. Let's get to it. First thing's first. We've got an official title for this new episode 8 of Quantum Leap season 2. The writers decided to name this one,"Nomads." It sounds like episode 8 will feature some very interesting, intense, dramatic, action-filled and suspenseful scenes.

This Wednesday evening, December 13, 2023, NBC takes viewers on an exhilarating journey with “Quantum Leap” Season 2 Episode 8 titled “Nomads,” airing at 8:00 Pm. In this gripping installment, protagonist Ben leaps into the intriguing world of international espionage, finding himself in the shoes of an undercover CIA agent in Egypt.

As the plot unfolds, Ben is thrust into a dangerous game where every move counts. Tasked with saving a woman’s life, he must navigate the complexities of espionage and make swift decisions to alter the course of events. The episode promises a perfect blend of suspense, intrigue, and the trademark time-traveling twists that define “Quantum Leap.”

Tune in at 8:00 Pm for an evening of adventure and mystery as “Quantum Leap” continues its exploration of diverse timelines and captivating narratives. NBC invites viewers to witness the challenges and triumphs of Ben’s latest leap, where the stakes are high, and the...

Quantum Leap fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 2 Episode 8 episode titled Nomads!

Find out everything you need to know about the Nomads episode of Quantum Leap, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

Quantum Leap Nomads Season 2 Episode 8 Preview

In the upcoming episode of the classic time-traveling series “Quantum Leap,” titled “Nomads,” airing on NBC at 8:00 Pm on December 13, 2023, viewers are in for a thrilling journey as Ben leaps into the heart of international espionage in Egypt. As the central character, Ben finds himself in the shoes of an undercover CIA agent, entangled in a dangerous game that will require quick thinking and decisive action to save a woman’s life.

The episode promises an intriguing mix of suspense, espionage, and the trademark emotional depth that “Quantum Leap” is known for. As Ben navigates the complex world of undercover operations,...

The Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox is home to a variety of unique horror content, from originals and exclusives to cult classics and documentaries. With such a rapidly-growing library, there are many hidden gems waiting to be discovered.

Here are five recommendations you can stream on Screambox right now.

Pool Party Massacre

Summer is well underway, and if you’ve already exhausted all the seasonal classics, Pool Party Massacre can fill the void with a comedic send-up to ’80s slashers like Slumber Party Massacre and Sleepaway Camp (both also on Screambox). Written and directed by Drew Marvick, the 2017 low-budget indie embraces the era with 80 minutes of over-the-top characters, campy performances, and cheesy practical effects.

The titular party isn’t very festive; it’s more like a small gathering of vapid, Real Housewives rejects that barely tolerate one another while lounging by the pool. One by one, a character excuses themselves — including, in one instance,...

Pierce Brosnan – while most may immediately recognize him for his role in the James Bond film franchise, the Irish actor has had a prolific history in film, playing just about any role you can think of. Even decades after his on-screen debut, he's still putting on a good show for the audience, appearing in films like DC's Black Adam and, more recently, Netflix's latest action-comedy flick, The Out-Laws. But while it's easy to write The Out-Laws off as yet another Happy Madison film, let's not get too hasty.

The Out-Laws may be the first of more streaming films starring this storied actor, where the freedoms streaming allows and the tastes it caters to drastically differ from mass-market theatrical productions. In many ways, streaming offers a means to "cut loose" from an actor's established body of work, in a similar vein to how independent films serve the same function.

But...

John McTiernan's career was cut short and he hasn't been properly celebrated. Starting with his 1987 classic "Predator" the hits just kept coming with "Die Hard," "The Hunt For Red October," and "The Thomas Crown Affair." McTiernan's signature is big, brawny, macho action movies with a human touch. His heroes, like the wise-cracking John McClane, are tough but relatable. Heck, he even made an oiled-up Arnold Schwarzenegger seem vulnerable. McTiernan's Hollywood adventure ended prematurely in 2013 when he went to prison for lying to the FBI. He was caught up in a dragnet involving crooked Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano and served almost a year in the slammer.

The Pellicano case was supposed to be an epic Hollywood scandal. Vanity Fair predicted it would "bring down some of the town's top names." In the end, McTiernan was the only notable collar. He'd first hired the Pi in 1998 while going through a divorce.

A galaxy of stars paid fulsome tribute to filmmaker John McTiernan and stuntman Vic Armstrong as they were both awarded Moving Target awards on Friday for their outstanding contributions to the action genre at the inaugural London Action Festival.

The awards were presented at London’s Royal London Geographical Society and icons from the action genre attended, including Corin Hardy (“Gangs of London”), composer David Arnold (“Casino Royale”) Robert Davi (“Die Hard”) and Edgar Wright (“Last Night in Soho”).

Prominent film personalities who have worked with McTiernan and Armstrong conveyed their appreciation via video messages. Harrison Ford praised Armstrong, saying: “We’ve been doing this Vic for like 50 years! You’ve had the good sense to turn it into a directing job ‘cos this running, jumping and falling down thing is a game for the young guys. The audiences loved the work you’ve guided in the Indiana Jones films.

Adam and Rebekah Neumann are the subjects of Apple TV+'s upcoming series "WeCrashed." Based on the Wondery podcast "WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork," the show explores how Adam's office space startup company went from being valued at $47 billion to $2.9 million in 2020.

As the wife of WeWork's founder and CEO, Rebekah served as a sort of executive to the startup and had major influence over the company's decisions. But WeWork wasn't her only interest. In addition to being passionate about yoga and spirituality, Rebekah dabbled in acting.

Though she didn't have the same success as her cousin Gwyneth Paltrow, she does have a few acting credits under her belt, including playing a Un Diplomat in 2010's "Fair Game," Sam in 2010's "Nomads," Ara in 2010's "Awake," and Katherine in 2021's "Aunt Louisa." Rebekah also wrote and produced "Awake," which starred Rosario Dawson, and is her most notable short film to date.

Exclusive: Warren Kole (Shades of Blue) is set as a series regular and Peter Gadiot (Queen of the South), Keeya King (Van Helsing) and Alex Wyndham (Rome) have been tapped for recurring roles in Showtime’s drama series Yellowjackets. Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci and Tawny Cypress star in the drama series from writers Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, Entertainment One and studio-based producer Drew Comins. Production has begun in Vancouver, Canada for a 2021 debut on the network.

Equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama, Yellowjackets is the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later, proving...

The Filipino documentary filmmaker was born in 1989. In her work, she is particularly interested in examining how transformations in life can be effected by mundane everyday actions. An alumna of the European Doc Nomads programme, she co-founded Svemirko Film Productions with Taiwanese director and producer Fan Wu in order to create a platform for author-driven documentary films. Last Days at Sea is her first feature-length film.

On the occasion of “Last Days at Sea” screening at Berlinale, we speak with her about shooting her first feature, the concept of the documentary, Reyboy and Karihatag, Jollibee fries and the memories of sea slugs.

My first question is a bit silly. When I was watching the film, I was actually really hungry. So, what stuck in my mind is if these Jollibee fries Reyboy likes so much are any good?

(laughs) It actually is. Jollibee is the Filipino version of McDonalds, I would say.

Generation C is being invaded by the B-Girls. 80s cult singer Josie Cotton, best known for blurring the angst of both liberals and conservatives with “Johnny Are You Queer?,” sees the science fiction claustrophobia arising from the coronavirus pandemic and wants to help. Cotton joined the Minutemen’s Mike Watt, the Runaways’ Cherie Currie, and Eddie Spaghetti on the song “Flatten the Curve,” to benefit the Jubilee Consortium and the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. Everyone else, she advises to cuddle up with a bad movie. Cotton ventured beyond the valley of the dolls in a “so-bad-they’re-good” movie hunt to accompany this real life B-Movie scenario and re-released Invasion of the B-Girls.

The album title is a twist on the Denis Sanders’ 1973 film Invasion of the Bee Girls, where giant killer bees masquerade as sexy women scientists who kill men for their blood during sex. The New Wave pioneer originally...

James Bond wielded the knife with obvious skill. He approached, blade barely glinting in the light, and pounced, the knife coming down to join the awaiting fork. "I usually eat fruit," he said simply, "but today I'm in the mood for a good English breakfast." And with that, he began his meal. Okay, so it's not stopping arch-nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld from triggering World War III, or preventing Auric Goldfinger from turning the gold in Fort Knox radioactive, but it was my experience with agent 007 back in 1994. At the time, I was Senior Editor at Cinescape and somehow we ended up with the rights to do the magazine on the making of the 17th James Bond movie — and the first one to star Pierce Brosnan — GoldenEye. Even more incredibly, I was the guy chosen to fly to England to spend a few days on the set at Leavesden Studios, later...

Welcome back for Day 11 of Daily Dead’s fourth annual Holiday Gift Guide, readers! Once again, our goal is to help you navigate through the horrors of the 2016 shopping season with our tips on unique gift ideas, and we’ll hopefully help you save a few bucks over the next few weeks, too. For our second-to-last day of this year’s Gift Guide, we’re going to be featuring several great cult films that arrived on Blu-ray in 2016, as well as Star Wars books, a ton of horror-themed enamel pins, the amazing artwork of Hero Complex Gallery, FiverFingerTees, and much more!

This year’s Holiday Gift Guide is sponsored by several amazing companies, including Mondo, Anchor Bay Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and Magnolia Home Entertainment, who have all donated an assortment of goodies to help get you into the spirit of the season. Daily Dead also recently teamed up with...

Feast your eyes this Valentine's Day on a livestream horror movie marathon featuring some of Scream Factory's cult classic films for free. Also in this round-up: a new teaser for A&E's Damien, The Girl in the Photographs release details, a gallery of images from 6:66 Pm, and release date / trailer for Nailed Down.

Love Is in the Scare Livestream: Press Release: "Have no fear, love is in the scare. This Valentine’s Day, ditch the roses and keep the box of chocolates for yourself while you watch Love Is in the Scare, a marathon of Scream Factory classics streaming free on Sunday, February 14th, from noon to midnight Pt at loveisinthescare.com.

Brace yourself for 12 hours of heart-stopping shocks from seven terrifying films including the Shout! Factory TV premiere screenings of Beyond Darkness, Ghosthouse, Metamorphosis, Nomads, Class of 1984, Witchery and The Editor. The marathon event serves as...

Shock celebrates the 30th anniversary of John McTiernan’s dream-like thriller Nomads. Nomads is a difficult film; flawed, fascinating and enigmatic. It’s a movie that aims to reflect upon the messy mysteries of the human condition by cloaking it in a thin sheen of abstract fantasy. It’s a murky film, both visually and narratively, tonally out…

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It’s hard to believe that the 1986 supernatural thriller Nomads is the first film directed by John McTiernan, who would leap from this low-budget effort to directing first Predator and then Die Hard, the greatest action movie of all-time and, if we’re being honest with ourselves, one of the best movies ever made in any genre. Nomads is meandering and dreamlike, ponderous and often nonsensical. Die Hard is airtight technical perfection. Nomads plays like the work of an indie filmmaker making an art movie with genre tendencies. Die Hard is expertly directed studio entertainment on a massive scale. The two movies could not be more different. And, yet, somehow Nomads is the movie that gave rise to one of the greatest action directors of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Funny, that.

In his first leading role after finding success on TV’s Remington Steele, Pierce Brosnan stars as Jean Charles Pommier,...

From thrillers to sci-fi to horror, here's our pick of 20 films from 1986 that surely deserve a bit more love...

A fascinating year for film, 1986. It was a time when a glossy, expensive movie about handsome men in planes could dominate the box-office, sure (that would be Top Gun). But it was also a year when Oliver Stone went off with just $6m and came back with Platoon, one of the biggest hits of the year both financially and in terms of accolades. It was also a period when the British movie industry was briefly back on its feet, resulting in a new golden age of great films - one or two of them are even on this list.

As ever, there were certain films that, despite their entertainment value or genuine brilliance in terms of movie making, somehow managed to slip through the net. So to redress the balance a little,...

The directorial debut of the once revered action auteur John McTiernan comes to Blu-ray release, a little known cult favorite known as Nomads. Considering this predates his most lucrative and iconic trio of films, including Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990) should be reason enough to revisit the title, even if on the surface it promises to be like any number of forgettable genre titles churned out in the same period. Beyond McTiernan, the film is notable as presenting us with the first starring role of Pierce Brosnan, playing an improbable Frenchman, as well as featuring supporting turns from notable cult figures like Mary Woronov, Frank Doubleday, and Adam Ant. Ultimately, the title’s perplexing and often inexplicable narrative thwarts its overall effectiveness as a thriller, yet McTiernan manages to convey expert skills as a visual artist.

Flax (Lesley-Anne Down) is an emergency room doctor who gets bit by a rambling madman,...

August 18th is bringing horror and sci-fi fans a bounty of home entertainment choices this week, especially if you’re into cult classics and indie genre films. Titles arriving on Tuesday include newer movies like Cub, Ejecta and Closer to God as well as the latest from the Soska Sisters, Vendetta. Several older films are getting an HD overhaul on Blu-ray too, including Nomads, The Hunger, Nightmare Castle, The Wife Killer and the supernaturally-infused Burn, Witch, Burn which was also co-penned by Richard Matheson.

And while it may not necessarily be a full-on genre movie, it’s worth noting that Shout! Factory is also releasing the criminally underrated cyber-adventure/thriller Hackers onto Blu-ray this week to celebrate its upcoming 20th anniversary.

Burn, Witch, Burn (Kino Lorber, Blu-ray)

The powers of dark magic rule the night in this chilling masterpiece of supernatural horror as a

college campus turns into a nest of evil.

Pierce Brosnan fights a feared supernatural force in Nomads, coming out on Blu-ray tomorrow from Scream Factory, and we've been provided with three copies to give away to Daily Dead readers.

Nomads: "There are angels who patrol Los Angeles. And then there are the Nomads.

Lesley-Anne Down (Sphinx, Death Wish V) "gives a riveting... performance" (L.A. Weekly) and Pierce Brosnan (GoldenEye, The November Man) is top-notch in "the most stylish supernatural-themed chiller... since Carrie" (Variety)! Also starring Adam Ant (Slam Dance), Mary Woronov (Death Race 2000) and Frank Doubleday (Escape from New York) and written and directed by John McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October), Nomads is a "chiller thriller [that's] brimming with menace and suspense" (Judith Crist)!

They creep. They kill... and no one knows who they are or where they came from. But when these rootless, demonic spirits descend on a determined doctor, all hell breaks loose.

Julian Richings deals with the mind-twisting presence of aliens in Ejecta and Pierce Brosnan fights a feared supernatural force in Nomads, two films coming out on Blu-ray August 18th from Scream Factory, and we have clips and trailers from the upcoming releases.

Ejecta: "A horrific alien invasion forces two men to fight for their lives during one universe-altering night of terror. This nerve-shredding film stars Julian Richings (Cube, X-Men: The Last Stand) in a tour-de-force performance as William Cassidy, a man who, following decades of frightening extraterrestrial encounters, is now trapped in a living hell of fear and paranoia. On the evening of a massive solar flare, Cassidy invites paranormal researcher Joe Sullivan (Adam Seybold, Exit Humanity) to his secluded home in the woods. What occurs there will change both men — and possibly the Earth — forever. Lisa Houle (Pontypool) and Dee Wallace (The Howling) also star."

To learn more about Scream Factory's Ejecta Blu-ray,...

Nomads – 1986 Thriller Hits Bluray

Scream Factory PresentsNomads On Blu-ray August 18, 2015 Starring Pierce Brosnan, Lesley-Anne Down If you’ve never been frightened by anything, you’ll be frightened by this! Scream Factory presents Nomads, the chilling tale of supernatural evil, in its Blu-ray debut on August 18, 2015, complete with new bonus feature interviews. Lesley-Anne Down (Sphinx, Death Wish V) ...

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From legendary director John McTiernan, Nomads will arrive on Blu-ray on August 18th. The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein Blu-ray, as well as details on a screening of Pernicious at San Diego Comic-Con 2015, are also showcased in this round-up.

Nomads: Press Release: "If you’ve never been frightened by anything, you’ll be frightened by this! Scream Factory presents Nomads, the chilling tale of supernatural evil, in its Blu-ray debut on August 18, 2015, complete with new bonus feature interviews.

Lesley-Anne Down (Sphinx, Death Wish V) and Pierce Brosnan (GoldenEye, The November Man) is top-notch in "the most stylish supernatural-themed chiller... since Carrie" (Variety)! Also starring Adam Ant (Slam Dance), Mary Woronov (Death Race 2000) and Frank Doubleday (Escape from New York) and written and directed by John McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October).

They creep. They kill... and no one knows who they are or where they came from.

Director John McTiernan at La Cinémathèque Française's masterclass.Last autumn, my friend and colleague, Christopher Small, and I took the vacation of a lifetime to Paris. Did we go to eat macarons, drink wine and sneak a peek at the Mona Lisa? No, no we didn’t. We went to Paris to watch movies. Movies? Yes, movies. Did we go to Paris to watch the latest Godard, visit the site of the first cinema screening or drink beer with friendly Parisians until 4 in the morning? No, but we did anyway. What Christopher and I went to Paris to do was to watch John McTiernan’s movies on glorious 35mm at the Cinémathèque Française. To understand how special this trip was, I should probably provide a bit of background information: my husband, Jake Barningham, and his best friend, Daniel Gorman, started Mission:McTiernan back in 2010. They were right there with Notebook alum...

Scream Factory celebrated Friday the 13th in style for the second month in a row last week by once again setting their sights on the upcoming Summer of Fear: Part 2 and announcing a bunch of horror films they plan to release on Blu-ray when longer days and warmer nights usher in another summer.

The Outing (aka The Lamp) & The Godsend Double Feature, Cellar Dweller & Catacombs Double Feature (both due out on July 14th):

Via Scream Factory's Facebook page: "1987’s genie-on-the loose The Outing will be paired with 1980’s Omen-inspired The Godsend from Cannon Pictures.

- Empire Pictures’ Cellar Dweller and Catacombs (both from 1988) will share a double bill. John Carl Buechler (Troll, Friday the 13th Part VII) directed Cellar and David Schmoeller (Tourist Trap, Puppetmaster, The Seduction) directed Catacombs.

All are expected to land on 7/14 and will receive new widescreen HD transfers. Pre-order links will go up next month.

We’re starting 2015 at the beginning, or rather with beginnings…we’re starting at the beginning with beginnings. Confused yet? Great! All January long, Cargill and I will be discussing the first films of four celebrated directors. We’ll be reviewing these movies on their own merits, but also striving to discover the seeds of style that would come to define those directors as artists. We kick things off with the woefully overlooked Nomads, a supernatural thriller from John McTiernan…who would never again make a supernatural thriller. Pierce Brosnan stars as a French anthropologist who learns that sometimes dying hard is hardly the end. Yikes, even I’m not comfortable with that pun. Give the episode a listen and tune in each Tuesday this month to find out which other filmmakers we feature. You should follow Brian (@Briguysalisbury), Cargill (@Massawyrm), and the show (@Junkfoodcinema). Download Episode #38 Directly On This Week’s Show: Pre-Ramble [0:00 – 2:19] Not-So-Aimless Wandering [2:20 – 51:50] Denouement...

Ryan Lambie Jul 6, 2016

In 1986, Jean-Claude Van Damme was the title alien in Predator before he was hurriedly recast. Ryan looks back at what happened...

In the mid-1980s, Belgian martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme arrived in America with dreams of stardom. Possessing a finely-honed physique, thanks to years of training in (among other things) karate, kickboxing and ballet, he was ambitious and brimming with self-belief.

The acting bug bit Van Damme while he was still in his teens: he played “a bad guy with all the knives” in the 1984 French gangster movie Rue Barbare and, determined to further his goal of becoming an actor, hopped on a plane to Los Angeles. His first few years in America were, however, tough. He slept in a rental car for two weeks, and made money by teaching aerobics and martial arts, delivering pizzas, and working as a doorman at a restaurant belonging to Chuck Norris.

In 1986, Jean-Claude Van Damme was the title alien in Predator before he was hurriedly recast. Ryan looks back at what happened...

In the mid-1980s, Belgian martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme arrived in America with dreams of stardom. Possessing a finely-honed physique, thanks to years of training in (among other things) karate, kickboxing and ballet, he was ambitious and brimming with self-belief.

The acting bug bit Van Damme while he was still in his teens: he played “a bad guy with all the knives” in the 1984 French gangster movie Rue Barbare and, determined to further his goal of becoming an actor, hopped on a plane to Los Angeles. His first few years in America were, however, tough. He slept in a rental car for two weeks, and made money money by teaching aerobics and martial arts, delivering pizzas, and working as a doorman at a restaurant belonging to Chuck Norris.

On June 12th, 1987, audiences around the country got their first look at that (to borrow one of the more quotable bits from the movie) ugly motherfucker that is "Predator." It heralded a number of promising new stars – most notably Arnold Schwarzenegger finally getting a bona fide blockbuster after sleeper hits like "The Terminator" and "Conan The Barbarian" – and director John McTiernan would emerge as one of the freshest, most stylish voices in action filmmaking since John Ford. The movie, which was produced by action luminary Joel Silver, and featured a platoon of hardened bad-asses on a clandestine mission in the jungles of South America, who come across something way more threatening than drug runners or Soviets, is a classic of the action sci-fi genre, a runaway train of a movie that has held up remarkably well in the 25 (!) years since its release. The film would go on to spawn two...

“In our [film school] textbook we learned that the films we loved the most were badly made” —Raúl Ruiz, Poetics of Cinema.

1. The most discernable facet that links Rollerball with the rest of its director’s work is the precision of its visual sensibility, and the hold it has over cinematic space and object positioning. John McTiernan has always struck me as being little more than a modest, intuitive, undervalued, and loving craftsman working within, and often playing to, the limitations of commercial, late 20th Century American cinema. What I think separates his films from those of his contemporaries is the level of dexterity with which he goes about constructing a sequence, introducing and repeating the motifs and personalities of a character into audio-visual editing rhythms, and with actually assembling, framing and choreographing an image, its participating models, and its sequential context. Though perhaps not McTiernan’s greatest entire, composite feature film,...

Tremors? Nightbreed? Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat? 976-evil? Are all on the list this year. And though there were not huge horror wins in sound editing through screenplays, the Technical Awards never cease to bring out the horror veterans. Notably Tim Drnec who contributed to such VHS classics as Alien Seed, Destroyer, and Prison won for his work on “Spydercam 3D volumetric suspended cable camera technologies.” An award also shared with Ben Britten Smith and Matt Davis who both also worked on Constantine.

But among all the winners, the Academy also honored some great loses in 2010. And though they mentioned some of our heroes, Dennis Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), Kevin McCarthy (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) and Dino de Laurentiis (King Kong), they did not mention Zelda Rubinstein or Corey Haim. But we will in this last section and the others lost to us last year.

So farewell fight fans and remember,...

By Scott Mendelson

HollywoodNews.com: Just a few days after Jan De Bont inked a deal to end his seven-year sabbatical, now fellow action god John McTiernan is apparently back in the saddle as well. McTiernan, best known as ‘that guy who directed Die Hard’, is set to direct an original picture entitled “Shrapnel,” which will apparently involve two war veterans who hunt each other in some kind of game. Unbeknownst to me until today, he also has a project apparently in production called The Camel Wars, which involves an Iraqi-American being sent to fight in the Iraq War. According to IMDb, said action-drama will be released on June 1st, 2011.

Unlike Jan De Bont, who directed four films over five years, made a fifth (“Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life”) in 2003 and then vanished, McTiernan worked relatively steadily for a good seventeen years, making eleven films between 1986 (“Nomads”) and 2003 (Basic). Of course,...

You know what really makes a man? A beard. Beards have been featured in films throughout the history of cinema, some great, some good, and some not so great or good. But over the years a few beards have stood the test of time and deserve a little attention. So without further ado ...

The Buz presents:

The Top Ten List Of The Greatest Beards In Horror History

10: Laurence Fishburne as Max in A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors

Max had one of those beards that just looked like it belonged there. It was a part of his face. While it wasn’t the fullest or longest beard, it makes an impression. And if I’m not mistaken, it’s the only film in which Larry Fishburne had a beard, making it both unique and stylish. Let us hope he brings it back soon.

Unique and Stylish,...

In case you haven't noticed, I tend to gravitate towards cinema that isn't necessarily perfect but rather is flawed, fascinating and enigmatic; movies that reflect upon the mysteries of the human condition by shielding their truths in a thin sheen of bloody mess and abstract fantasy. I like films that are hazy, a bit out of focus, out of reach; pictures that you keep revisiting in order to unravel their secrets, even if they originally set out to offer very few . John McTiernan's 1986 head scratcher Nomads is one such feature. This film is very close to my heart and baby...I aint even sure why.

Here's the sanguinary skinny...

During a long, graveyard shift in the ER, pretty young Doctor Flax (Lesley-Anne Down) encounters a beaten, bloody man (Pierce Brosnan) who initially appears to be a stark raving- mad transient. When the run down, sleep deprived MD leans in to check his pupils,...