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Exclusive: Magnolia Pictures’ genre arm Magnet Releasing has picked up North American rights to Tribeca Festival supernatural thriller Man Finds Tape, which XYZ Films will continue to sell internationally at TIFF next month.

Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman directed the story about Lynn, a documentarian who returns to her Texas hometown after receiving a cryptic phone call and begins to investigate disturbing footage of events nobody recalls.

As Lynn digs deeper, her brother’s connection to a once-viral web series called Man Finds Tape leads her to question the people in her town. When a stranger arrives, she must confront...

When it comes to streaming services, most sites are an ever-changing pool of mystery. Disney+, on the other hand, is one site you can always count on to know what you're getting. Disney+ has pretty much every Walt Disney Studios staple, as well as the complete collections of iconic franchises such as "Star Wars" and Marvel.

When picking the best films on Disney+, the choices could be obvious. We could easily include "Beauty and the Beast," the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. There's "The Empire Strikes Back," which many consider to be the best "Star Wars" entry. While including those films and fan-favorites like "The Lion King" and "Toy Story" would probably result in kinder reactions, we decided to mix it up a bit.

Even if your favorites are missing, every movie on this list is an absolute banger. If our choices don't...

Friends of Kermit and Miss Piggy are having a tough month. On June 7th, the film-attraction Muppet Vision 3D — Jim Henson’s final project before his death — will run for the last time at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios. Muppet fans, who have expressed their dismay and sadness at the idea for months, now have a set date for the destruction of a beloved historical Muppet attraction.

Many fans have also taken issue with how Disney is handling the dismantling of Muppet Vision 3D: that is, without any fanfare and only vague references to somehow “preserving” the film. Disney representatives have also declined any interviews with current Muppet performers.

However, Steve Whitmire, the former Muppet performer who played Bean Bunny, Rizzo the Rat and Waldo C. Graphic in the attraction (he also inherited Kermit the Frog after Henson’s passing), was happy to take a walk down memory lane with me.

Police in Orlando, Florida, arrested a female passenger outside an airport gate for child abuse after she was accused of repeatedly hitting a child on a plane who insulted her weight.

According to an arrest report, the altercation on the aircraft, which occurred on May 26, began when the child called the female passenger, Kristy Crampton, “fat” and “Miss Piggy.”

Crampton had been on board Allegiant Flight 2885 from Orlando-Sanford International Airport to Hagerstown, Maryland. She and the boy were part of a group scheduled to fly home from a Disney World vacation.

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Based on what witnesses told police, the child told the alleged attacker that she could not fit in the airplane seat.

Witnesses say Crampton “began hitting the child with her fist” and hit him on the head with a water bottle, the arrest report noted. The report said that she “slammed...

Italian drama event – the Italian Global Series Festival – kicks off this summer with a new awards offering. The Igsf organizers told Deadline they hope winning one of their new accolades will become the Italian equivalent of landing an Emmy. The U.S. has various awards for TV, the UK has the BAFTAs, France has the Césars, Spain the Goyas and so on. With Igsf’s Maximos, Italy’s TV folk will have a new chance to get their hands on some awards hardware.

Location and timing are crucial for any festival. The Igsf will be held in Riccione and Rimini in June – two popular summer beachside locales. Its first edition will feature nine world premieres including Italian dramas Alex Bravo, Poliziotto A Modo Suo and Noi Del Rione Sanità from Italy, epic Euro co-production Rise of the Raven, Spanish language drama Los Sin Nombre, and Who Almost Killed Melody? from Canada.

A dozen or more of series you wouldn’t want to miss, and in a few cases may have well seen.

“Anti-Kidnapping Unit”

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Created by José Junior and José Luiz Magalhães and directed by Lipe Binder, the fourth season of gritty crime series “The Anti-Kidnapping Unit” follows Detective Carlos Mendonça (Silvio Guindane) and Inspector Juliano Santiago (Erom Cordeiro) as they confront the surge of kidnappings that gripped Rio de Janeiro in the late ’80s and ’90s. New series is another partnership between AfroReggae Audiovisual and Globo, which has produced such hits as “Living On a Razor’s Edge,” “Dissident Archangel” and “The Game.” AfroReggae’s commitment to keeping it real meant location shoots in favelas and prisons. “The Anti-Kidnapping Unit” is an original Globoplay production in collaboration with AfroReggae Audiovisual and A Fábrica.

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Exclusive: XYZ Films has reported a strong early response on the eve of Cannes to Piggy director Carlota Pereda’s English-language debut and serial killer thriller The Edge Of Normal starring Chloë Grace-Moretz and Rupert Friend.

Deals have closed with Entertainment Film for the UK, Wild Bunch for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, Belga for Benelux, Falcon for the Middle East, and The Film Group for Greece.

Matt Venne, whose credits includeDexter: Resurrection and Test Drive,wrote the screenplay with revisions by Final Destination: Bloodlines co-writerLori Evans Taylor, based on Carla Norton’s novel of the same name.

Moretz will play Reeve LeClaire,...

Exclusive:Production has wrapped in Detroit on Haunted Heist, the horror comedy starring Tiffany Haddish, Karlous Miller, and Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor that marks the second production from Terrifier franchise sales agent The Coven.

Lil Rel Howery directs the story of four estranged friends who reunite at a seemingly typical house. Unbeknownst to them, one friend intends to steal a valuable antique. However the place is haunted and the group must overcome their differences to survive a night of mischievous ghosts. Carl Reid wrote the screenplay and Howery also stars.

Haunted Heist is expected to be ready in time for Halloween season.

Exclusive: XYZ Films will commence sales in Cannes on serial killer thriller The Edge Of Normal starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Rupert Friend for Carlota Pereda, the acclaimed Spanish director of Piggy who makes her English-language debut.

Production is scheduled to begin on May 27 in Utah.

Moretz will star in the previously announced project as Reeve LeClaire, who is haunted by the memory of teenage captivity at the hands of a sadist and fears a return to the nightmare when she is asked to mentor a survivor and gets pulled into a game of cat and mouse.Friend will portray LeClaire’s psychiatrist.

Exclusive: XYZ Films will commence sales in Cannes on serial killer thriller The Edge Of Normal starring Chloe Grace Moretz for Carlota Pereda, the acclaimed Spanish director of Piggy who makes her English-language debut.

Production is scheduled to begin on May 27 in Utah.

Moretz will star in the previously announced project as Reeve LeClaire, who is haunted by the memory of teenage captivity at the hands of a sadist and fears a return to the nightmare when she is asked to mentor a survivor and gets pulled into a game of cat and mouse.

Rupert Friend will portray LeClaire’s psychiatrist.

We’ve seen Liza Minnelli imitated on Snatch Game, but after 17 seasons, the real deal is finally coming to RuPaul’s Drag Race.

The legendary performer and longtime gay icon will guest-star in the show’s grand finale on Friday, April 18 (MTV, 8/7c), TVLine has learned. Minnelli will grace the main stage to receive Drag Race‘s first-ever Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Way back in July of 2015, we heard that Matt Venne, whose credits include Masters of Horror, Fear Itself, Stephen King’s Bag of Bones, White Noise 2: The Light, Mirrors 2, and Fright Night 2 (not the ’80s one), had written an adaptation of author Carla Norton’s thriller novel The Edge of Normal on spec and landed a production deal for the script. Almost ten years went by with no updates, but the script moved on to a different production deal during that time and earlier this month it was announced that Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass) is set to star in the film. Now, Deadline reports that Rupert Friend (Companion) has signed on to co-star.

The Edge of Normal will be the first English-language film from Carlota Pereda, who directed the movie Piggy. Lori Evans Taylor, whose script work includes Bed Rest, Cellar Door, and the upcoming Final Destination: Bloodlines,...

Rupert Friend has been cast opposite Chloë Grace Moretz in The Edge of Normal, Deadline reports.

Piggy director Carlota Pereda makes her English-language debut on the serial killer thriller, based on Carla Norton‘s 2013 novel of the same name.

Matt Venne penned the script with revisions by Lori Evans Taylor (Final Destination: Bloodlines).

Reeve LeClaire (Moretz) is still haunted from when she was held captive as a teenager by a sadistic man, but when her psychiatrist (Friend) asks her to mentor a newly rescued survivor, she’s pulled into a chilling game of cat-and-mouse — one that threatens to drag her back into the nightmare she barely escaped.

Filming begins this Spring with XYZ Films producing and financing with funding from Ipr.Vc. Vanishing Angle will produce alongside Andrew Deane and Ava Jamshidi for Industry Entertainment.

Friend recently appeared in Companion and has a role in Jurassic World Rebirth, in theaters July...

Exclusive: Companion and Homeland star Rupert Friend is joining Chloë Grace-Moretz in serial killer thriller The Edge Of Normal, which is due to start filming this spring.

As we revealed last week, this is the first English-language feature from director Carlota Pereda (Piggy). Pic was written by Matt Venne (Dexter: Resurrection) with revisions by Lori Evans Taylor (Final Destination: Bloodlines), based on Carla Norton’s novel of the same name from St. Martin’s Press.

XYZ Films is producing and financing with funding from Ipr.Vc. Vanishing Angle will produce alongside Andrew Deane and Ava Jamshidi for Industry Entertainment. CAA Media Finance is co-repping domestic sales with XYZ.

The synopsis reads: “Reeve LeClaire (Moretz) is still haunted from when she was held captive as a teenager by a sadistic man, but when her psychiatrist (Friend) asks her to mentor a newly rescued survivor, she’s pulled into a chilling game of cat-and-mouse...

There are dozens of horror movies currently in the works and this week we learned a lot about the casting of several of them, including a new serial killer thriller, a Single White Female remake with Jenna Ortega, and more. Plus, Netflix shared the first trailer for Black Mirror season 7 and David Cronenberg fans are in for a treat when they see the trailer for his new movie The Shrouds, arriving in April.

We're all bombarded by news and social media on the daily, so this is a helpful guide to consolidate some of this week's most notable horror movie updates in one place!

Chloë Grace Moretz in Mother/Android | Hulu Chloë Grace Moretz to lead serial killer thriller

Spanish filmmaker Carlota Pereda is set to direct her first English-language movie with the upcoming serial killer thriller The Edge of Normal. According to Deadline, Chloë Grace Moretz will star as Reeve LeClaire,...

Chloë Grace Moretz is set to star in a serial-killer thriller called The Edge of Normal. The new film, an adaptation of Carla Norton’s novel by the same name will be directed by Carlota Pereda. Reeve LeClaire is still haunted from when she was held captive as a teenager by a sadistic man, but when her psychiatrist asks her to mentor a newly rescued survivor, she’s pulled into a chilling game of cat-and-mouse—one that threatens to drag her back into the nightmare she barely escaped. XYZ Films is producing and financing the venture. They will be joined by production partners Vanishing Angle with Andrew Deane and Ava Jamshidi for Industry Entertainment XYZ Films has set Chloë Grace Moretz to star in...

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Deadline is reporting that Kick-Ass star, Chloe Grace Moretz, will be leading the new serial killer thriller The Edge of Normal, which will be the first English-language film from Carlota Pereda, who directed the movie Piggy. Matt Venne (Dexter: Resurrection) wrote the script and revisions to the screenplay was done by Lori Evans Taylor (Final Destination: Bloodlines). The movie is based on the Carla Norton novel from St. Martin’s Press. The thriller will be produced by XYZ Films.

The official synopsis reads,

“Reeve LeClaire is still haunted from when she was held captive as a teenager by a sadistic man, but when her psychiatrist asks her to mentor a newly rescued survivor, she’s pulled into a chilling game of cat-and-mouse — one that threatens to drag her back into the nightmare she barely escaped.” Financing for the film comes from Ipr.Vc. Vanishing Angle is on board to produce alongside Andrew Deane and Ava Jamshidi,...

Chloë Grace Moretz has signed on to star in The Edge of Normal, the English-language debut of Piggy director Carlota Pereda.

Based on Carla Norton‘s 2013 novel of the same name, the serial killer thriller was written by Matt Venne with revisions by Lori Evans Taylor (Final Destination: Bloodlines).

Reeve LeClaire (Moretz) is still haunted from when she was held captive as a teenager by a sadistic man, but when her psychiatrist asks her to mentor a newly rescued survivor, she’s pulled into a chilling game of cat-and-mouse — one that threatens to drag her back into the nightmare she barely escaped.

Filming will begin this Spring with XYZ Films producing and financing with funding from Ipr.Vc.

Vanishing Angle will produce alongside Andrew Deane and Ava Jamshidi for Industry Entertainment.

No stranger to horror, Moretz’s genre credits include Carrie, The Amityville Horror, Let Me In, Suspiria, and Dark Shadows.

XYZ Films has hired Chloë Grace Moretz to star in serial killer thriller The Edge Of Normal marking the English-language debut of Piggy director Carolta Pereda, Screen has confirmed.

Production is scheduled to begin in spring on the adaptation of Carla Norton’s novel of the same name. The story follows Reeve LeClaire, who remains haunted from the time she was held captive as a teenager by a sadistic man, and is pulled into a game of cat-and-mouse when her psychiatrist asks her to mentor a newly rescued survivor.

Matt Venne wrote the screenplay, with revisions by Lori Evans Taylor...

Exclusive: Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass) has been set to star in serial-killer thriller The Edge Of Normal, the first English-language feature from director Carlota Pereda (Piggy).

Pic was written by Matt Venne (Dexter: Resurrection) with revisions by Lori Evans Taylor (Final Destination: Bloodlines), based on Carla Norton’s novel of the same name from St. Martin’s Press.

The synopsis reads: “Reeve LeClaire is still haunted from when she was held captive as a teenager by a sadistic man, but when her psychiatrist asks her to mentor a newly rescued survivor, she’s pulled into a chilling game of cat-and-mouse—one that threatens to drag her back into the nightmare she barely escaped.”

XYZ Films is producing and financing with funding from Ipr.Vc. Vanishing Angle will produce alongside Andrew Deane and Ava Jamshidi for Industry Entertainment. Filming is due to begin this spring. CAA Media Finance co-reps domestic.

Pereda’s debut...

For people who didn't live through the era, it's a bit hard to quantify just how huge the Muppets were between 1975 and 1985. For five seasons, they were the stars of the beloved and wildly popular syndicated series "The Muppet Show," rubbing shoulders with celebrities like Liza Minnelli, Sylvester Stallone, and Mark Hamill. During that show's run, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Fozzie Bear also made the leap to the big screen with the absolute, stone-cold classic 1979 film "The Muppet Movie," which only proved how talented they were while giving the world one of the most instantly iconic songs in "Rainbow Connection." While "The Muppet Show" ended its run in 1981, the Muppets would continue making successful films, such as that year's "The Great Muppet Caper" as well as the end of the would-be trilogy of sorts, "The Muppets Take Manhattan." This 1984 musical comedy is set in the Big Apple and...

Anonymous Content España, backed by Anonymous Content and Spain’s Morena Films, is teaming with Alea Media to produce a series based on Spain’s 1981 Toxic Oil Syndrome, one of – if not the – deadliest case of food poisoning in modern-day Europe.

The still-to-be-titled series is the first project announced by Anonymous Content España, underscoring its ambition to “elevate local stories into premium television pieces that have a local impact with an international reach,” said its Managing Director Beatriz Campos.

To achieve that, Alea Media is an excellent partner. It rates as one of Spain’s most successful and versatile of TV companies which has scored hits ranging from HBO Europe reconciliation tale “Patria” to Mediaset España war vet vs. drug gang drama-thriller “Wrong Side of the Tracks,” which ranked No. 1 in Netflix global non-English language charts over Feb. 26-March 3, and “Yo Adicto,” a Disney+ Spain addiction survival drama.

Led by ex-Studiocanal executive Campos,...

It’s time to stop the music, it’s time to kill the lights. In devastating news for Muppet fans, the curtains are closing on MuppetVision 3D, which has been in operation at Disneyland’s Hollywood Studios since 1991. The move is meant to make room for Monsters Inc. Land. Fans, get your tomatoes ready!

With MuppetVision 3D out, that means that Muppets Courtyard will get a complete overhaul. So bid farewell to Miss Piggy’s fountain (which itself has been chiseled away at over the years), the themed restaurants and wealth of easter eggs that brought joy to fans. Instead, the area will be transformed into one themed after Monsters, Inc., no doubt in part because of the success of Toy Story Land.

Obviously the building that houses MuppetVision 3D will have to be put to use somehow, but what about the short film itself? Thankfully, Disney isn’t just torching it.

In Season 2, Episode 13 of “SuperKitties,” titled “Flying Piggy / Get the Zoomies,” viewers are in for an exciting and adorable adventure. Airing at 8:00 Am on Friday, September 20, 2024, on Disney, this episode features the lovable team of Ginny, Sparks, Buddy, and Bitsy, who are not just cute and cuddly kittens but also brave, smart, strong, and kind.

The episode kicks off with a fun challenge as the SuperKitties face a problem that requires their unique skills. When trouble arises, these little heroes transform into SuperKitties, ready to save the day with their teamwork and cleverness. In “Flying Piggy,” viewers can expect to see the kittens use their creativity and bravery to tackle a challenge that involves a playful flying pig. Meanwhile, “Get the Zoomies” promises plenty of laughs as the SuperKitties engage in a whirlwind of playful energy, showing how they tackle everyday challenges with their charming personalities.

With each adventure,...

Being a teenager can be pretty tough. Most of us spend our formative years doing our best just to fit in. We are so desperate to find a place where we belong that it can expose us to the most sinister side of human nature. In the 2022 Spanish psychological horror thriller Piggy (Cerdita in Spanish), Sara (Laura Galan) is the subject of ruthless bullying by her peers because of her weight, which leads her to be extremely shy and anti-social. Many movies have been made about the horrors that bullied kids go through, but Piggy is unique in the way that it deals with these merciless teenagers who make Sara's life a living hell daily. Director Carlotta Pereda masterfully crafts a genre-defying film that slowly turns into the day-to-day misfortunes of a lonely Spanish girl and leads the audience down a horrifying path of abduction, torture, and twisted and bloody death.

My favourite festival of the year is soon to be upon us and Fantasia has another insanely brilliant line-up ready for you! Here are ten films – in no particular order – that I cannot wait to check out.

Samara Weaving in a new horror film. That’s all I need to say really but I will go on. Azrael is also written by Simon Barret and directed by E.L. Katz (Cheap Thrills) and is a post-apocalyptic survival horror. With almost no dialogue, this promises plenty of gore, action and another fantastic performance from Weaving.

In Bookworm, director Ant Timpson and Elijah Wood team-up once again (formerly in the excellent Come To Daddy), this time in a much more family-friendly movie. A camping adventure for eleven-year-old Mildred with her absent father does not impress her. But they will be searching for The Canterbury Panther in this strange and heart-warming adventure.

There’s...

Entre el reparto, Anabel Alonso, Edu Soto y Elisabet Casanovas. © Filmax

Comienza el rodaje de la comedia familiar “Campamento Garra de Oso”. Un largometraje de ficción y aventuras con el que, a través de las peripecias de los jóvenes protagonistas y de Fritz, una mofeta parlante, los más pequeños aprenderán el valor del respeto a los animales y a la naturaleza, la importancia de colaborar con los compañeros, la imaginación, la autoestima y el poder de creer en uno mismo.

En “Campamento Garra de Oso”, Maia (de nueve años), una imaginativa y alborotada niña, y Jan (también de nueve años), un niño miedica de ciudad, lucharán a contrarreloj para salvar el campamento de verano amenazado por el excéntrico constructor Sebastián Sebastián. Para ello, buscarán sin descanso a un oso que creen que aún vive en el valle pero que nadie ha visto. En esta intrépida aventura contarán con la ayuda de Fritz,...

Una madre ve el destino de su hija: ¿podrá cambiarlo? © Disney Plus+

Ya está disponible el tráiler y póster de “Desde el mañana”, el nuevo drama sobrenatural creado por Daniel Écija.

En “Desde el mañana”, pocos días después de mudarse a una nueva casa con su familia, Gabriela (Marta Hazas) descubre bajo el suelo de su despensa una veta de un mineral desconocido. Al tocarlo, se produce un fenómeno extraño e inquietante: Gabriela ve fragmentos del futuro y, en uno de ellos, la muerte de su hija Emma (Denisse Peña). Tras darse cuenta de que estos episodios no son fruto de un desequilibrio mental o físico, Gaby comienza a luchar para cambiar el futuro de su hija con la ayuda de Andrés (Álex González), un inspector de policía que ha vivido una experiencia similar a la suya.

“Desde el mañana” está protagonizada por Marta Hazas (“Velvet”), Álex González (“Operación Marea Negra...

Photo Credit: Disney+ Ready for a blast from the past filled with fuzzy faces and catchy tunes? Disney+ just dropped the trailer for Jim Henson Idea Man, a brand-new documentary that spills the beans on the creative genius behind all your favorite childhood friends. Think Kermit, Miss Piggy, Big Bird, and more! Directed by the legendary Ron Howard, this film is packed with never-before-seen stuff! The Henson family has opened up their vaults, sharing exclusive footage, photos, and even Jim’s scribbled ideas. Prepare for hilarious stories, heartwarming moments, and a peek inside a truly magical mind.

Catch the premiere on Disney+ on May 31st. This one’s for anyone who’s ever sung along on Sesame Street, wished for a world like Labyrinth, or simply believes in the power of a good story.

The post Disney+ Explores the Mind Of Jim Henson In New Documentary appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.

Malaga, Spain — “The Chapel,” from “Piggy” director Carlota Pereda, Celia Rico’s competition title “Little Loves,” loved by a lot of critics, and “Free Falling,” produced by “Society of the Snow’s” J.A. Bayona and that film’s producer Belén Atienza, looked like three of the hottest tickets at this week’s Malaga market and Spanish Screenings which rated as the most upbeat in years.

Most all sales agents on the films – focusing on titles from Spain and Latin America – whose ranks are now swelled by Antonia Nava’s Neo Art International, forecast or saw deal traction on more than one title or a broad slate of films.

“Malaga was great for our movies,” said Latido Films’ Antonio Saura.

“For us, it’s been the best Spanish Screenings of the last years,” reported Luis Recart at Bendita Film Sales.

Why of course is another matter. 10 takeaways on a Spanish bull market,...

Todos los detalles de la próxima serie española de vampiros encabezada por Anna Castillo y Ester Expósito.

Después de abordar temas crudos y socialmente relevantes en “Cerdita”, Carlota Pereda se sumerge en el género del thriller vampírico con su primera serie titulada “Que Muera el Amor”, protagonizada por las talentosas Anna Castillo y Ester Expósito.

Aunque no se conocen muchos detalles de la trama, la serie trata de una vampiresa abandonada que intenta superar la separación de su ex, también vampiresa, a lo largo de varios siglos. La directora, además, ha descrito la serie como “una propuesta visceral y romántica”.

Anna Castillo, ganadora del Goya a la mejor actriz revelación en 2016, ha protagonizado éxitos en Netflix como “Un Cuento Perfecto” o “Nowhere”. Por otro lado, Ester Expósito, conocida por su papel en las primeras temporadas de “Élite”, ha diversificado su repertorio con proyectos como “Alguien Tiene que Morir” y “Venus...

Two Spanish female stars who have broken out to huge global audiences in Netflix hits – “Nowhere” and “A Perfect Story” lead Anna Castillo and Ester Expósito, highly prominent in “Elite” in early seasons – are set to star in dramedic vampire thriller “Death to Love,” (“Que muera el amor”), the first series created by “Piggy” director Carlota Pereda, who will also serve as its showrunner.

“If there are two actresses you can believe are immortals, with their out-of-this-world allure and talent, it’s Anna and Ester. I can’t wait to explore this world of darkness, joy and Eternal Love with them,” Pereda told Variety.

With that talent package, and the backing of two Spanish powerhouse producers, Morena Films and Buendía Estudios, “Death to Love” is shaping up as one of the hottest packages to come to market from Spain after it emerged from February’s Berlinale Series Market as one...

From Namibian western to animated revenge thriller, from Bosnian family saga to a lesbian vampire breakup story, 10 upscale scripted TV projects were spotlighted at the Berlinale Series Market’s Co-Pro Series on Tuesday morning, representing “unique and bold choices with regard to genre and perspective, on top of great storytelling,” Martina Bleis, Head of the Berlinale Co-Production Market, observed before the presentation..

“This should attract buyers and co-producers now, and will surely convince discerning audiences once they have been made,”

With Oscar winner Simon Beaufoy joining climate change satire “S.O.L.,” created by late Ruth McCance, or Cannes-awarded director Aida Begić now focusing on “Mirrors,” it was a high-profile affair.

“This female family chronicle serves as a bridge between two centuries, two eras and two societies, shedding light on the hidden lives of Balkan women. Female secrets touch on taboos such as sexuality, violence and mental health. What would...

Series from Atresmedia TV, Rtve, Movistar Plus+, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi (“La Mesías”), Zeta Studios (“Elite”) and director Carlota Pereda and Morena Films (behind Sundance hit “Piggy”) will unspool or be unveiled at the Berlinale. They underscore the breadth and depth of Spanish TV output:

“Death to Love,”

Carlota Pereda dazzled at Sundance with first feature, “Piggy.” Now, Pereda’s at the Berlinale Co-Pro Series on Feb. 20 with her debut series, “Death to Love,” in which afemale vampire struggles over centuries to end a toxic relationship with her vampire female lover and culminates in a modern-day climax. “A visceral and romantic proposition,” Pereda says.

“Dressed in Blue: Veneno Season 2,”

The Sundance world premiere “La Mesías” sealed the standing of Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi as most probably the coolest creative duo in Spain. This time around, they produce, with Mikel Rueda, a director on “Veneno,” and Claudia Costafreda and Ian de la Rosa,...

Dr Sales has picked up “Piggy” (“Murk” in Norwegian), a quirky crime comedy from advertising, film and TV production banner The Oslo Company, credited for Netflix’s “Home for Christmas 1 & 2.”

The six-part series set to premiere on the commercial channel TV2 Norway March 17, will be sneak-peeked Feb. 9 at the Scandinavian Drama Series Showcase in Berlin, co-hosted by the Göteborg Film Festival’s TV Drama Vision and the European Film Market.

Headlining “Piggy”’s Norwegian ensemble cast are Ine Jansen (“Mammon”), Trond Espen Seim, Jonis Josef (“Kasko”), John Carew (“Home Ground”), Iben Akerlie (“Norsemen”), and Lars Berge (“Wisting”).

“The Playlist” co-helmer Hallgrim Haug serves as concept director on the series, created by The Oslo Company founder Trond Kvernstrøm. Both shared the writers’ room with Marie Hafting (“Everything You Love”), Tobias Nordbø, Katie Hetland and Kjetil Indregard. The Oslo Company’s Ronny Johansen is producing.

The story turns on Lisa (Jansen) a...

Artist komakesthings combines The Muppets and The Princess Bride in delightful crossover artwork featuring Miss Piggy as Buttercup and Kermit as Westley. The artwork captures the essence of both stories, appealing to fans of both The Muppets and The Princess Bride. The interest in crossover projects shows a strong desire to see The Muppets take on more famous stories as they have in the past.

Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy take on the roles of another iconic pop culture couple, as one artist imagines The Muppets in a scene from The Princess Bride. Rob Reiner's 1987 fantasy movie focuses on a romance between a princess and a swashbuckling rogue, as read by a grandfather to his sick grandson. Robin Wright stars as Princess Buttercup, a young farmer's daughter of Florin who falls for Cary Elwes' farmhand Westley. Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn, and André the Giant portray companions in their quest.

Paris-based sales house Charades has acquired international sales rights to “In a Violent Nature,” the debut feature film from writer and director Chris Nash that is set to premiere in Sundance’s Midnight Section on Jan. 22.

Produced by Shudder under the streaming service’s Shudder Original banner, the film follows a vengeful undead monster as he methodically slaughters a group of campers in the wilderness after they remove a pendant from his resting grounds. Peter Kuplowsky and Shannon Hanmer are also producers on “In a Violent Nature,” which is set for release in 2024.

“‘In a Violent Nature’ reminded us of ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ and ‘Angst,’ but most of all, it’s the discovery of an incredibly talented director,” said Charades co-founders Pierre Mazars, Yohann Comte and Carole Baraton. “We are very grateful to be working with Shudder once again with whom we are building an incredible track record of genre films from ‘Revenge,...

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Screen is listing the 2023 release dates for films in the UK and Ireland in the calendar below.

For distributors who wish to add/amend a date on the calendar, please get in touch with Screen here. Screen is also running a calendar for festival and market dates throughout 2023 here.

December

December 31

Berliner Philharmoniker Live: New Year’s Eve Concert 2023 (Trafalgar - event cinema)

Previous releases January

January 6

Piggy (Vertigo), The Enforcer (Vertigo), Alcarràs (Mubi), A Man Called Otto (Sony), Rashomon (BFI), Till (Universal)

January 7

Andre Rieu In Dublin 2023 (Piece of...

There are lots of movies and TV shows on Hulu across every genre. Sometimes, however, what you're really in the mood for is some terrifying scares. From movies that offer jump scares to psychological thrillers and corny slasher flicks, Hulu has a bit of it all.

If you're looking for a good horror movie to sink your teeth into, there are options of all types, including brand new movies as well as old classics. There's sure to be something worth adding to the watch list, but with titles coming and going all the time, check out these flicks before they're no longer available.

Updated on 11/14/2023 by Christine Persaud: This month, Hulu adds some new horror movies to its selection, including new releases as well as old favorites. There's sure to be something worth adding to the watch list.

Hellraiser (2022)

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Cementing its reputation as a harbinger of emerging talent, Madrid-based Latido Films has acquired the international sales rights to “Tras el Verano,” the debut film from Yolanda Centeno picked out as one of Variety’s 10 Women Directors to Watch from Spain, compiled in 2021.

Alfa Pictures is handling distribution in Spain.

Following on hits such as Colombia’s “Killing Jesus” and “Carmen & Lola” and “Lullaby” from Spain, this acquisition not only underscores Latido’s interest in nurturing and promoting fresh, innovative voices in cinema but also highlights the strength of a new generation of talent emanating from the Spanish-speaking world.

Centeno’s debut feature has attracted strong talent in the form of Goya and Gaudi winners Ruth Gabriel (“Numbered Days”) and Alexandra Jiménez (“The Distances” “100 Metres”).

Joining them is actor Juan Diego Botto whose own directorial debut “On The Fringe” reaped recognition at the Goyas, Venice and other festivals.

In the Spanish comedy drama series “Zorras,” based on the Noemí Casquet best selling novel of the same name, Andrea Ros, Mirela Balic, and Tai Fei play Alicia, Emily, and Diana, three women from very different backgrounds. They find a commonality, however, in a desire for friendship and exploration of themselves through sexual experimentation and novelty.

“Zorras” might translate as “sluts” or “tramps.” The show flips such terms and acts such as bondage on their head.

“I really think it’s about empowering ourselves through those words that have been pejorative to us throughout our existence simply by living and doing with our lives what we want to do with our lives,” Casquet told Variety.

“The term ‘sluts’ has always been very derogatory regardless of how many times we slept with someone. What this series wants to do is to turn the term around. To stop hurting us and to...

Spain’s Basque Country, an ever-evolving film hub, continues to see a consolidation of talent driven by an animation boom alongside an increase in the production of ambitious genre cinema, marked by the colossal success of recent projects on streaming platforms and pick-ups by labs and festivals.

As San Sebastian unspools, the sequel to “The Platform,” the second most watched non-English Netflix movie in the streamer’s history, is in production in the Basque Country, produced by Carlos Juárez at Basque Films. Director Paul Urkijo, who opened the Fantastic Pavilion, heads to the fest to screen“Irati,” which has broken box office records for a Basque film and continues its prize trawl at festivals.

Spanish helmer Carlota Pereda’s follow-up to “Piggy,” “The Chapel” was produced in the region by Filmax and the Basque Country’s Bixagu, co-founded by producer Iñaki Gómez and amusing and intimate short effort “Priorities,” (“Prioridades”) from writer-director Tamara Lucarini Cortés,...

Spanish sales, distribution, exhibition and production outfit has a line-up of 16 titles in different stages of production.

Barcelona-based Filmax, one of Spain’s leading entertainment companies, has lined up its next genre production, El Nido, the third fiction feature from Hugo Stuven following Solo and English-language Anomalous.

A psychological thriller feature, El Nido (which translates to ‘the nest’) tells the story of Marta, who is obsessed with protecting her family from the terrifying outside world and keeps her mother and her young son locked in their home. Everything seems peaceful until, one day, a man arrives, looking to destroy everything Marta has built.

Underscoring a renaissance on Spain’s genre scene, a duo of titles – Daniel Calparsoro’s “All the Names of God” and Carlota Pereda’s “The Chapel” – lead the lineup of the second Spanish Screenings on Tour, which unspools at Rome’s Mia forum, taking place Oct. 9-13.

A platform of market premieres, projects, pics in post and potential remake titles, the Spanish Screenings also underscore the ever stronger emergence in Spain of open arthouse titles – Isaki Lacuesta’s “Saturn Return,” Arantxa Echeverría “Chinas,” Benito Zambrano’s “Jumping the Fence” and Gerardo Herrero’s “Under Therapy,” which was one of the best-selling titles at March’s Malaga Spanish Screenings.

With titles in Next from Spain set to present trailers, Spanish Screenings on Tour will also position a bevy of anticipated feature debuts, at different stages of production, from Spain’s seemingly bottomless well of new talent, such as Jaume Claret Muxart.

Madrid-based sales house Latido Films and indie distributor-producer #ConUnPack are joining forces to handle international distribution rights to Tribeca Festival’s hit “One Night with Adela,” the feature debut of Spanish writer-director Hugo Ruiz snagged Tribeca’s best new narrative director award.

An audacious revenge thriller, lensed using a single-shot technique, the film marries concepts of religion and sin with childhood trauma.

“One Night with Adela” toplines Laura Galán, the star of Carlota Pereda’s 2022 Sundance hit “Piggy,” a role that earned her a Goya prize for best new actress.

In “One Night,” Galán plays a disturbed street sweeper in Madrid, who savagely enacts retribution for an incident from her youth over the course of one night.

Although not everyone is to blame for her miserable life, a cocktail of drugs, sex, and deep-seated fury fuels her cruelty towards most who cross her path, culminating in a shocking scene.

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Hugo Ruiz’s One Night With Adela made waves at the Tribeca Film Festival, ensconced in the Midnight section. This enigmatic Spanish film, a feature debut for Ruiz, swept the festival, winning the Best New Narrative Director Award, a title previously held by the likes of Michelle Garza Cervera for Huesera. It’s a noteworthy achievement for a film that seemingly appeared out of nowhere, taking the festival by storm. Produced by Muertos de Envidia Company and FTFCam, the movie unravels the haunting and twisted tale of Adela, a night sweeper harboring deep emotional scars, who is consumed by vengeance against those she believes have wronged her.

As the night unfolds, we bear witness to the enigmatic life of Adela. Through the dark and bleak nightscapes she treads, the audience is led on a captivating journey, piecing together the fragments of her tormented soul. The film is visually stunning, shot...

Ensconsed in Tribeca’s Midnight section, Spain’s “One Night With Adela” the feature debut of Hugo Ruiz, came pretty much from nowhere to walk off with the festival’s best new narrative director award, won in the past by Michelle Garza Cervera for “Huesera.”

Produced by Spain’s Muertos de Envidia Company and FTFCam, the film follows Adela, a deeply wounded and disturbed night sweeper that is hellbent on retaliating against those who she believes have wronged her.

Over the course of one night, we accompany Adela, slowly putting together the pieces of who she truly is. Shot on a variety of one shot sequences that find a style and aesthetic in the bleak night universe that Adela traverses, the film is driven by Laura Galán who proves once again – after Sundance hit “Piggy” (2022) – that she has the acting strength to carry an entire film by herself. #ConUnPack will...

Upon taking the reins of the Neuchatel Intl. Fantastic Film Festival (Nifff) last year, incoming artistic director Pierre-Yves Walder marked his first edition with Scream Queer, a thematic retrospective that explored the thorny and thrillingly diverse forms of queer representation in genre fare. Now building on the success of that well-received program, the Nifff director wanted to deliver a sequel of sorts.

“We want to continue last year’s investigations and to take our thematic journeys a step further,” Walder explains. “You could say that this focus will continue to ask and answer the same questions with a slightly different emphasis.”

And so here comes Female Trouble, a 20-film, century-spanning spotlight built on a French play-on-words that blurs gender and genre. Starting with Mario Roncoroni’s silent serial “Filibus,” which mixed sci-fi motifs with gender-fluidity and lesbian desire all the way back in 1915, and on through Jacques Tourneur’s “Cat People...

Grimmfest, Manchester UK’s International Festival of Fantastic Film, joins Méliès International Festivals Federation.

Regular attendees that look forward to catching up with the annual selection of short film premieres at Grimmfest, will be pleased to hear that this year, Grimmfest will be hosting three short film programmes across the festival period (6th-8th October 2023), in celebration of their new membership of the Méliès International Festivals Federation.

The Federation, recently held their annual general assembly at Cannes film festival, and the 26 member festivals voted for Grimmfest to join, and thus become the only English festival of fantastic film in the Federation.

Each year member festivals vote for their best ‘Fantastic’ feature film and short film, with an award for each, presented at Sitges. Previous winners have included Alex Garland’s Men, Prano Baily-Bond’s Censor, Anders Thomas Jensen’s Riders Of Justice, Peter Strickland’s In Fabric, Lars Von Trier...

The event runs June 30-July 8.

Die Hard director John McTiernan and leading French actress and writer Josiane Balasko are among those taking part in this year’s Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Nifff), which runs June 30-July 8.

The full programme for the 22nd edition of the Swiss event, again under the artistic direction of Pierre-Yves Walder, includes 124 films from 5 continents and 44 countries. There are eight world premieres, among them Irish director Ian Hunt-Duffy’s horror thriller Double Blind starring The Walking Dead’s Pollyanna McIntosh, alongside Millie Brady and Kate Ashfield, and Quarxx’s new horror Pandemonium, both screening in the festival’s Ultra Section.