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Charismata is new thriller from directors Andy Collier and Toor Mian, which has been selected to play at the Horror-on-Sea Film Festival on Friday 26th January. I got chance to ask a few questions about their inspirations for making the film, there unwritten understanding when working together and the problems of trying to film in a nightclub.

What can we expect from the film?

Toor: Gratuitous sex and violence.

Andy: A disturbing study of institutional misogyny and corporate greed. And demons.

What was the inspiration for writing the original script for Charismata?

Toor: Andy and I are both big fans of Alan Parker’s Angel Heart (1987). Our eureka moment came when we realized it was under seen and underappreciated enough for us to plunder shamelessly while still maintaining the illusion of originality.

Andy: As Toor says, the plot idea was inspired by Angel Heart, but the story of the main...

Screen Media Films has released a new trailer for Jeepers Creepers 3, which will get a one-night-only theatrical release from Fathom Events in theaters nationwide September 26. This trailer is a full minute longer than the first trailer that dropped two weeks ago, giving fans a better look at the iconic Creeper (Jonathan Breck), and those in the small town who band together to put an end to the Creeper's reign of terror once and for all. While we still have a few weeks left until this special event, there has already been plenty of controversy swirling around the movie.

Even before production began, we reported last March that the Jeepers Creepers 3 production was being forced to move, just before the production was supposed to begin in Canada. The production shift was forced by The Canadian Performers Union, which stopped a casting call from going out for the film, once the union...

Pre-credit sequence. It's Night 35 and the Top 5 castaways return to camp. Carolyn is giddy. Mike is incredulous. Rodney is offended that Carolyn didn't tell him about the Idol, which is funny since Carolyn's offended that Rodney voted for her. They agree that without Idols or advantages remaining, everybody wants Mike out, which is especially funny since Mike was the only person to support Carolyn at the previous Tribal. But loyalty doesn't go very far when you're this deep into "Survivor." Mother-Lover. Tonight's Reward is an individual challenge and it's really only worthwhile if Rodney loses. No Rewards for Rodney! It's a complicated challenge involving tiles, a number puzzle, shuffle board and other stuff. Wanna know what they're playing for? Love! Carolyn's husband comes out and she cries. It's a fairy tale marriage. Everybody cries. Mike's mom comes out and he cries. It's a fairy tale mother-son relationship.

Oscar Week at the Academy threw together the nominees for shorts on Tuesday (hosted by Sean Astin) and features on Thursday (hosted by "Frozen" directors Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee). Rites of passage and storytelling challenges were common talking points, but the discussions came alive when they divulged their eureka moments. 1. "Big Hero 6": In Don Hall's quest to find a unique, huggable robot, he discovered his inspiration while visiting Carnegie Mellon, where the robotics team had perfected inflatable, vinyl bots for health care assistance. Baymax was born and Hall had the linchpin for combining a story about grief with a superhero origin subplot. 2. "The Boxtrolls": The ambitious Dickensian look had to match the characters and it wasn't jelling for director Anthony Stacchi until he recruited head of story Graham Annable to be co-director. He had a wonderful handle on the trolls, thanks to a successful test, which became the most.

Each week, host Jeff Probst will answer a few questions about the latest episode of ‘Survivor: Cagayan.’ Also make sure to read Probst giving exclusive intel on the Next season of ‘Survivor: San Juan del Sur — Blood vs. Water.’

Entertainment Weekly: Tony is probably the most aggressive winner we’ve ever seen. So where does he rank for you in the pantheon of Survivor champs?

Jeff Probst: Tony is one of the most electrifying players/characters we’ve ever had. You can’t anticipate what he’s going to do and then when he does it you...

ABC has given the green-light to Marvel's Agent Carter, which is will star Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter. Check out the official description of the series below.

It's 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert Ssr (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life - Steve Rogers.

The show is inspired by the Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the short film Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter. They will be skipping the pilot phase and going straight to series.

They have also picked up the hit superhero series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for a second season.

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When someone deems something to be a ‘rite of passage’, this tends to invoke notions of a coming of age ceremony or ritual, but it is not necessarily the case.

The term can be taken literally for example: Hercules must complete twelve specific tasks in order to achieve immortality; meaning these twelve labours will be his rite of passage to a higher status (though Dwayne Johnson’s latest endeavour will probably not focus too heavily on him tackling a mountain of horse poop). You could just as easily associate it with events such as Bar Mitzvahs, weddings, birth etc. A rite does imply a religious significance, but in a less formal sense this can be considered a change of the mind, body and soul.

The other more figurative view is that it is simply the blossoming of one point in a character’s life to the other...

"Up until about an hour ago I didn't know this house existed...!" Our friends at ShockTillYouDrop have debuted a trailer for a new indie horror film called Dark House, starring Tobin Bell who you might know as Jigsaw from the Saw series. However, the main focus is on a kid named Nick Di Santo, played by Luke Kleintank, who is haunted by the ability to touch someone and see exactly how they will die. The film is directed by Victor Salva, of Jeepers Creepers 1 & 2, Rites of Passage, Clownhouse, that one film Powder. I'm not sure this lives up to his past work, but it doesn't look too bad. The trailer may seem tame at first, but the action ramps up in the second half with lots of axe violence. In select theaters March for horror lovers. Watch the official trailer for Victor Salva's horror Dark House, debuted by ShockTillYouDrop:...

The Adventures of Superboy found its groove with the third season and a sense of stability was most welcome as the tone was consistent and the stories got stronger thanks to Stan Berkowitz and the increasing influence of DC editors Mike Carlin and Andy Helfer. Gerard Christopher as the title character had truly grown as a performer with time and Stacy Haiduk’s Lana Lang was every bit his match. As a result, things looked promising as production on the fourth season got underway in the summer of 1991.

However, the success of Batman in 1989 and that summer’s sequel, Batman Returns, meant there was fresh demand for super-heroes. DC Comics’ parent, Warner Bros., had already had limited success with The Flash on CBS and was looking to build. They needed Superman but that meant, in a bizarre twist, they filed suit against Alexander and Ilya Salkind to regain control of...

Hugh Laurie has been named Best Actor at the New Zealand Film Awards.

The British star won the Moa - New Zealand's equivalent of an Oscar - for his role in Mr Pip.

In the film, Laurie plays teacher Tom Watts, who reads Charles Dickens to children on a struggling Pacific island.

His child co-star Xzannjah won the award for Best Actress, while the film itself also won two prizes.

The Andrew Adamson-directed movie was released in Australia and New Zealand in October, but has not yet arrived at cinemas elsewhere.

Rites of passage movie Shopping was the biggest winner of the night, taking six awards.

Top of the Lake - written by New Zealand scribe Jane Campion - was named Best Television Feature.

Watch the trailer for Mr Pip below:

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FanDependent CEO Thomas Mai is launching a new website, Releasr.com, that incorporates two innovative tools for producers at next week.s Spaa Screen Forever conference in Melbourne.

One dubbed Demand Map enables filmmakers to build an online database of people who can then be targeted before a film opens, based on location and demographics.

The other, Ambassador Screening Tool, generates a screening licence for individuals who want to host their own Tupperware party- style screening of a film, whether in their homes or in cafes, bars, community halls or lecture theatres. .This creates a new platform via which producers can sell their film,. Mai tells If.

In 2011 FanDependent won the Innovative Distribution grant from Screen Australia and Spectrum Films to help 10 filmmaking teams understand and implement new tools in film financing, marketing and distribution over two years.

Last year FanDependent raised more than $300,000 through crowdfunding for Australian features including Rites of Passage,...

The chorus of voices calling for an end to the traditional, rigid release windows in Australia keeps getting louder.

Distribution consultant Thomas Mai today described the 120-day gap between theatrical and home entertainment as .obnoxious,. observing, it .doesn.t work anymore..

Mai was speaking at a panel entitled The Director as Distributor at the Australian Directors Guild conference, where the virtues of self-distribution were extolled. The panel was moderated by researcher/writer Laura Carroll Harris, whose essay Not at a Cinema Near You: Australia.s film distribution problem, has just been published by Currency Press.

Launching the essay on Thursday night, entertainment lawyer Ian Robertson backed Harris. argument that Australians must find new ways of reaching audiences. .The current system of distributing Australian-financed feature films is substantially broken, and I know that savvy and experienced Australian film makers are aware of this and are preparing for the new world ahead,...

The chorus of voices calling for an end to the traditional, rigid release windows in Australia keeps getting louder.

Distribution consultant Thomas Mai today described the 120-day gap between theatrical and home entertainment as .obnoxious,. observing, it .doesn.t work anymore..

Mai was speaking at a panel entitled The Director as Distributor at the Australian Directors Guild conference, where the virtues of self-distribution were extolled. The panel was moderated by researcher/writer Laura Carroll Harris, whose essay Not at a Cinema Near You: Australia.s film distribution problem, has just been published by Currency Press.

Launching the essay on Thursday night, entertainment lawyer Ian Robertson backed Harris. argument that Australians must find new ways of reaching audiences. .The current system of distributing Australian-financed feature films is substantially broken, and I know that savvy and experienced Australian film makers are aware of this and are preparing for the new world ahead,...

Photos of two of the monsters in Pacific Rim, a shirtless Liam Hemsworth in Paranoia, the cast of The Grandmaster, Reese Witherspoon in Devil's Knot, the cast of This Is The End, and heaps of new photos from The Wolverine.

Posters for Kick-Ass 2, Hercules 3D, The Conjuring, Mystery Road, The World's End, Maniac, The Lone Ranger, Pacific Rim, Zulu, Girl Most Likely, Getaway, Blue Jasmine, Aint Them Bodies Saints, character art for Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, a motion poster for Carrie, and character posters for Turbo.

"The first trailer for the 'Insidious' sequel is slated to premiere online on Tuesday June 4th…" (full details)

"Joe Cornish is said to be one of several contenders to take the helm of a third 'Star Trek' film…" (full details)

"K Rocco Shields has been hired to direct 'Rites of Passage' for Iconic Productions. The rom-com follows a...

Vikings, Season 1, Episode 1: “Rites of Passage”

Written by Michael Hirst

Directed by Johan Renck

Airs Sundays at 9pm Et on History Channel

After the success of last year’s miniseries, Hatfields & McCoys, The History Channel travels deeper into the past with its first scripted drama series, entitled Vikings. Created by Michael Hirst (Elizabeth, Showtime’s The Tudors), with a pilot directed by Breaking Bad veteran Johan Renck, episode one, “Rites of Passage,” promises a new thrilling perspective on Norse mythology.

Expect many tall, blond haired and long bearded, beasts of men, wielding swords, spears and sometimes an axe, but don’t expect too many epic battle scenes. The teaser of “Rites of Passage” is perhaps misleading. For cable television, “Rites of Passage” is extremely light on violence. The establishing battlefield sequence is the only action set-piece in the episode; an impressive piece of filming no less, aided in part...

  Vikings Rites of Passage Review. Vikings: Season 1, Episode 1: Rites of Passage was the beginning of a series second only to Game of Thrones in realism and seriousness and third only to Spartacus: War of the Damned in terms of scope. At the outset of the episode, I thought the entire series [...]

Continue reading: TV Review: Vikings: Season 1, Episode 1: Rites of Passage...

Supernatural: The Dogs Of Edinburgh

Writer: Brian Wood | Artist: Grant Bond | Published by DC Comics/Titan Books | Format: Paperback, 144pp

“On an academic break while at Stanford, Sam Winchester visits the United Kingdom on what is meant to be a sleepy trip. His first day he meets the alluring ‘Emma of the Isles,’ and his visit begins to get exciting.”

Penned by acclaimed writer Brian Wood (Dmz, Northlanders) with art by Grant Bond (Revere: Revolution in Silver), Supernatural: The Dogs of Edinburgh follows WInchester brother Sam as he travels solo to Scotland in pursuit of occult knowledge only the ancient civilisations of Europe posses. Meeting up with a fellow hunter, Emma of the Isles, Sam is recruited into a whirlwind of guns-blazing attacks on Scotland’s supernatural predators, and an unforgettable night of romance. Then Emma disappears… Three years later a mysterious package arrives from abroad containing a phone, a map,...

I'll return to highlight specific titles; some we've already profiled and are tracking, like the Colombian coming-of-age drama La Playa DC, from director Juan Andres Arango. But, in the meantime, feel free to dig through the lineup yourselves... from the press release (the 48th Chicago International Film Festival will take place October 11-25, 2012.): One Hemisphere, Many Stories The 48th Chicago International Film Festival’s Cinema of the Americas Program Showcases One of the Most Exciting Filmmaking Regions of the World Chicago (October 1, 2012) - Dystopian futures. Idyllic love stories. Rites of passage. Sweeping epics. The 48th Chicago...

Tagline: "Fear has a Season." IFC Films is getting set to release the thriller Rites of Passage. This title blends the supernatural with a kidnapping plotline. Socialites are targeted, but so are the kidnappers. A creature lurks near their hideout. Fans of the bizarre can see this title through video-on-demand July 27th. For now, the official poster is shown here with one character in dire straits. Cast and crew details are below. Release Date: July 27th (Video-on-demand). Director/writer: Padraig Reynolds. Cast: Aj Bowen, Anessa Ramsey, Sonny Marinelli, Marco St. John and Katherine Randolph. Source: IFC Films. 21 June 2012. Press Release.  |  |  |  Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28Dla Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis Email Subscription

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I am a big fan of the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival. All the filmmakers have unmitigated passion for their craft which gives the festival a grassroots feel waiting for community support.

Most of the entries submitted to the ShortFest move on to bigger and better things such as being nominated for an Academy Award. This year, the selections are wide-ranging with varying themes from love to the horrors of war. Here are my picks to help you enjoy the fest.

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Dame Judi Dench stars in this funny and smart look at the world of social media. Directed by Chris Foggin, .Friend Request Pending. is part of the Opening Night: Make .Em Laugh and Modern Communication lineups. You will laugh and fall in love with this movie. Wait until you see Dench toss online acronyms like Lol and Omg. Even .The Avengers.. Loki aka Tom Hiddleston...

Chilean film My Last Round (Mi Ultimo Round) directed by Julio Jorquera Arriagada won the Best Feature Film Award at the 3rd Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival which concluded on May 27, 2012.

My Last Round is a story set in conservative Southern Chile about a working class relationship between two men – a boxer and a kitchen assistant.

Chief Guest Bollywood actor Anupam Kher who gave away the prize for the Best Film announced that he would sponsor the prize money from next year of Rs 50,000. “Cinema is meant to break barriers and Kashish is a wonderful attempt to provide a mainstream platform for the Lgbt community which is relegated to the margins,’’ said Kher.

Kher also gave away the Riyad Wadia Award for Best Emerging Indian Filmmaker, which went to The Night is Young (Raat Baki) directed by Pradipta Ray. Raat Baki deals with three persons – two queer and one...

By Robert J. Morais

In season four of Mad Men, Pete Campbell and Don Draper read The Chrysanthemum and the Sword by famed anthropologist Ruth Benedict in preparation for a pitch to Japanese Honda executives. Given their mining of anthropology for insight, a look at the show through an anthropological lens seems fitting. Client creative meetings, often dramatized in Mad Men, contain the defining attitudes, behaviors, and symbols of agency life, all of which we can decode when season five of Mad Men premiers March 25.

As anthropologist Helen Schwartzman says of meetings in general, advertising meetings are "sense makers" that enhance community and identity within an organization. These meetings contain the essence of agency-client relationships: conflicting objectives, displays of status, showcasing of insight and talent, control without appearing controlling, demonstration of passion without being combative, persuasion without browbeating. Executives who attend creative meetings must have a command of unwritten rules,...

Here are the new MPAA ratings from Bulletin No: 2186.

Apollo 18 Rated PG-13 For some disturbing sequences, and language. Release Date: September 2, 2011 Flying Lessons Rated R For language and some sexual content. The Good Doctor Rated R For some crude sexual references. Note: Intends To Appeal To The C.A.R.A. Appeals Board. House at the End of the Street Rated PG-13 For intense sequences of violence and terror, thematic elements, language, some teen partying and brief drug material. Release Date: April 20, 2012 The Ides of March Rated R For pervasive language. Release Date: October 7, 2011 Joseph Smith - Volume 1: Plates Of Gold Rated PG For some thematic elements. The Littlest Angel Rated G Mandie and the Secret Tunnel Rated G Restless City Rated R For some drug use and brief sexuality. Rites of Passage Rated R For drug and alcohol abuse, violence, some strong sexual content and pervasive language.

During the first tribal council of tonight’s season finale, Dan gave his reasons for why he felt Holly was a bigger threat than him.

Whether it made sense to you, me, the jury or anyone, Jeff Probst correctly pointed out that Dan’s perception of why Holly is a threat matters more than if she really was one.

This conversation very neatly summarized the way that Jud, Holly, Dan and, even to some extent, Chase, changed throughout the course of the season. If a vote took place even halfway through the game, none of these four would have been in the top three vote getters. Ironically, the one who would have been, Sash, was blanked in the finale.

Although Chase and Sash tried to argue otherwise at the final tribal council, the way Jud played the game most definitely is a viable way to play. Going with the flow,...

Briana Evigan, daughter of 80’s TV icon Greg Evigan has been slowly been making a name for herself in Hollywood with roles in movies such as Step-Up 2 (a guilty pleasure of mine), S. Darko and Sorority Row.

Her latest film, Burning Bright, will receive it’s UK premiere at London’s Film4 FrightFest next week, before hitting DVD on September 6th 2010. Briana took time out to talk to Blogomatic3000 about Burning Bright, as well as her other forthcoming movies Mother’s Day and Monster Heroes. We even discuss the Step-Up movies!

First off, Burning Bright… the film had me hooked when it was described to me as “girl trapped in a house with a tiger”

[Laughs] Yeah, you’re like, “Really?”

Oh yes… How did you react when you first read the script?

I was a little bit worried about it, I wasn’t crazy about the script when I first read it.

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Helen McCrory, who reprises her role as Narcissa Malfoy on Daniel Radcliffe's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II", has spilled some new details about the seventh and eight installments of the wizard film series. Speaking in an interview with Rotten Tomatoes on the set of Noel Clarke's "4.3.2.1", she shared about what director David Yates is going to offer on the last "Harry Potter" flicks.

"I think with these next two films, he's looking at this character [Harry] becoming a man. And that again, is quite an epic story," Helen explained. "That's Ulysses. Rites of passage. It's exactly what Noel Clarke did, in a way, with Kidulthood. We still watch those stories, whether they're set in Hogwarts or New Cross."

Still in the same interview, Helen has revealed that a table read of the script for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II...

Bringing updates to the movie adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", actress Helen McCrory talked to Rotten Tomatoes from the set of Noel Clarke's "4.3.2.1". The actress who plays Narcissa Malfoy in the series opened up about what director David Yates will offer among other issues.

"I think with these next two films, he's looking at this character [Harry] becoming a man," the 41-year-old explained on what she believes Yates will serve on the plate for the seventh adaptation. "And that again, is quite an epic story. That's Ulysses. Rites of passage. It's exactly what Noel Clarke did, in a way, with Kidulthood. We still watch those stories, whether they're set in Hogwarts or New Cross."

Beside talking about Yates, McCrory also revealed that a table read for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II" took place on Monday, October 5. "You don't know what to expect until you get there,...

"Fratboys in the Mist" is an ongoing introspective report from an Anthropology major at Florida State University. Austin Wilkes is an accomplished undergrad who in her free time, studies the natural habits of those on Greek Row. Check back each week for a new field report.

Today’s Observation: Rites of Passage: Part One

After so many weeks of being an outsider, I feel that the natives of Florida State have finally come to accept me. They appear to be more comfortable with my questions and my ever-present tape recorder, more tolerant of my ignorance of the things they take for granted in their culture, such as video games and snack foods. One of the female “Marching Chiefs” approached me recently to discuss my social interactions with the group. It was an honor for a student of such high rank to visit my hut, and in keeping with local etiquette,...