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Earthquake Underground (2/29)

When a massive earthquake submerges several subway cars underground, a group of misfit passengers band together to get to the surface or die trying.

Vice News Presents: Mass Shooting America (2/7)

An unflinching look at the true scope and scale of gun violence in America, as told by those who’ve experienced it first-hand.

Love You To Death: Mommy’S Missing (2/14)

The case of a missing mother reveals twisted family secrets that leave a trail of flames, arrests, and deaths in their wake.

TMZ No Bs: Miley Cyrus (2/24)

Harvey Levin and his team of TMZ experts discuss Miley Cyrus’ meteoric rise to fame and debate her biggest scandals and successes.

Love You To Death: For Love Or Money (2/28)

The shooting of a beloved Cleveland firefighter leads detectives to uncover a shocking plot for money gone very wrong.

The Descent Part 2 is a very thrilling follow-up to the phenomenal horror film, but the ending raises many questions. 2009's The Descent 2 focuses on claustrophobic horror, following on from the events of The Descent, which saw a team of female friends on a spelunking expedition that turns into a fight for survival after a species of subterranean monsters called Crawlers are discovered in the caves. The group end up fighting for their lives while fighting with each other. While the premise is straightforward, The Descent 2's ending is much more ambiguous than its predecessor.

Director Jon Harris's sequel to The Descent sends a rattled Sarah (Shauna Macdonald) who returns after surviving the events of The Descent and a rescue team descend back into the caves to find out if any of her friends are still alive. Its not long until Sarahs repressed memories rush back, as do the deadly Crawlers.

A truly great horror sequel can be difficult to pull off, as much of the tension and suspense have already been exhausted in the first movie, although some incredible horror sequels from the 2000s have managed this feat. Whether its the terrifying pursuit of unstoppable slasher movie villains or less-definable foes in supernatural series, the very nature of horror movies opens the door for sequels, as its easy for a sinister force to reemerge to take on a new slate of unsuspecting victims.

Many of the best horror movies from the 2000s received sequels, and some were certainly better than others. The greatest follow-ups often led to the development of major horror movie franchises, like Saw or Final Destination, that still have upcoming releases to this day. The 2000s were a great time for horror movies and an era filled with many undisputed movie classics, such as 28 Days Later and The Descent,...

Gavan O’Herlihy, best known for playing Richie and Joanie Cunningham’s disappearing brother Chuck on “Happy Days,” has died. He was 70.

O’Herlihy died in Bath, England on Sept. 15, his brother, Cormac O’Herlihy, confirmed to Variety. A cause of death was not disclosed, but his brother confirmed that it was not Covid-19.

After making an appearance on an episode of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” in 1973, O’Herlihy broke out on “Happy Days” as Chuck, the eldest Cunningham sibling. Chuck was a high school jock and was almost always seen carrying a basketball. He was played by three different actors — Ric Carrott in the show’s pilot, O’Herlihy for the first two seasons and Randolph Roberts for two episodes in Season 2 — giving way to the pejorative “Chuck Cunningham syndrome” to describe TV characters who disappeared from shows and were later written off as if they never existed.

After “Happy Days,...

Hulu is out with its list of everything new coming and going in March, and the new additions include the three-episode series premiere of “Little Fires Everywhere” starring Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon, and the premiere of the Hillary Clinton documentary “Hillary.”

Those two shows premiere March 18 and March 6, respectively. Other highlights include “Into the Dark: Crawlers,” about body-switching aliens and also out on March 6; the complete second season of “Love Island: Australia” coming March 13, and the two-episode series premiere of “Devs” starring Nick Offerman on March 6.

Movies leaving the site on March 31 include “When Harry Met Sally…,” “Precious” and “Big Fish.”

Also Read: Hulu's 'Into the Dark' Sets Body-Switching Aliens Thriller 'Crawlers' as March Movie (Exclusive)

Here’s everything coming and going to and from Hulu in March:

Arriving March 1

Ok K.O, Let’s Be Heroes!: Complete Season 3 (Cartoon Network)

50/50 (2011)

Abduction (2011)

Blue City (1986)

Cantinflas (2014)

Charlotte’s Web...

Alec Bojalad Feb 19, 2020

Here's everything coming to Amazon Prime instant video in March 2020!

For its new releases in March 2020, Amazon Prime is enlisting help from some horror friends.

Yes, horror is the name of the game this month with Night of the Living Dead (albeit the 2007 version), The Crazies, and The Descent all arriving on March 1. And if that weren't enough, Pet Sematary comes a little later on on May 19. Look at Church the cat in that thumbnail image. How could you not want to watch his spooky adventures?

The Amazon original offerings are typically sparse for March 2020 but still pack some punch. Italian import ZeroZeroZero stars Gabriel Byrne and arrives on May 6. Then British import Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse comes a little later on March 13.

For what it's worth, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot debuts on March 13 so it's not all horror and all European TV all the time.

We’ve already touched base on the Netflix titles heading our way next month, but what about Amazon Prime?

Though the former is widely considered to be the undisputed heavyweight of the online streaming world, it didn’t take long for Prime to become a tantalizing prospect, no thanks to kick-ass original series like The Expanse, The Boys and The Man in the High Castle.

The real issue for the end consumer is juggling all those subscriptions, particularly now that Disney+ is live across North America (March 24th for those in the UK). Be that as it may, as February nears its end, Amazon has detailed all of the content bound for Prime in March 2020.

Among the new additions are a host of big-name horror films, including Neil Marshall’s The Descent and its creepy sequel. Best of all? Pet Sematary, the reimagining of Stephen King’s literary developed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer.

Amazon Prime Video is out with its list of everything new coming to the streaming service in March, and the highlights include new fashion-competition series “Making the Cut,” hosted by “Project Runway” alums Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn. That’s out March 27.

Other Amazon originals include “Agatha Christie’s The Pale Horse,” a mystery coming March 13, crime series “ZeroZeroZero” and crime film “Blow the Man Down,” coming March 6 and March 20 respectively.

Prime members will also be able to stream scary movies like “Night of the Living Dead,” “The Decent” and “Pet Sematary” next month.

Also Read: 'Lord of the Rings' on Amazon Casts 13 Series Regulars

Here is the full list of everything arriving on Amazon in March.

March 1

Abduction (2011)

Cantinflas (2014)

Chilly Dogs (2001)

Danny Roane: First Time Director (2007)

Deck The Halls (2011)

Destiny Turns On The Radio (1995)

Eyes Of An Angel (1994)

Going The Distance (2010)

Good Morning, Killer (2011)

Henry’s Crime (2010)

Hide (2011)

Hornets Nest...

Alec Bojalad Feb 18, 2020

We have a list of the new Hulu movies and shows arriving in March 2020.

March sees the beginning of one of TV's more interesting experiment in 2020. Hulu's new releases for March 2020 are highlighted by the launch of the torturously-named "FX on Hulu" in which certain FX shows will premiere exclusively on Hulu.

Yes, when Disney set out up the entertainment industry, it gained more brands than it knew what to do with. And that's how you get stuff like FX on Hulu. The streaming/cable hybrid begins in earnest in March with two series, Alex Garland's sci-fi Devs and the weird Lil Dickey comedy Dave. More FX on Hulu is set to arrive in April as well.

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In addition to FX's offerings, Hulu has some intriguing originals of its own for March 2020. Hillary Clinton docuseries, Hillary, premieres on...

If you wanted to have a romantic comedy movie night, you better get going because a number of classics are leaving Netflix in September.

“Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and Jennifer Garner’s “13 Going on 30” are departing the streaming service on Sept. 1, as well as “Just Friends” with Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart. For dramatic fare, catch “Dead Poets Society,” “The Imitation Game,” and Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight” before they leave at the beginning of the month.

And with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s “A Star Is Born” hitting theaters on Oct. 5, it might also be a good idea to check out the 1976 remake with Barbra Streisand before it leaves Sept. 15.

Here’s the full list of what’s leaving Netflix this month:

Sept. 1

13 Going on 30

A Royal Night Out

Batman Begins

Casino

Dead Poets Society

Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man...

Netflix has Cruel Intentions, spooky spelunking, and proton pack adventures in store for Us viewers this March.

With another month coming to an end, Netflix's anticipated list of next month's new titles has been revealed. Beginning March 1st, viewers can look forward to watching all three Cruel Intentions movies on the streaming service, as well as the 1980s Ghostbusters films and both Descent movies.

Netflix will also be serving up a second season of the zombified comedy Santa Clarita Diet on March 23rd, following the March 2nd release of the zombie movie Les Affamés (read Heather Wixson's review here).

Alas, with the addition of new titles comes the departing of others, with Netflix revealing that all four Jaws movies, the cult witchcraft film The Craft, and V/H/S: Viral will be among the titles no longer available to stream next month.

You can view the lists of genre movies...

Dennis Bartok’s English-language horror Nails, starring Shauna Macdonald (The Descent, The Descent: Part 2, Howl, Filth) and Ross Noble (Stitches), is finally getting a release. From the executive producer of Assault on Precinct 13 and producers of Let Us Prey and The Hallow, Nails will open in UK and Irish cinemas on June 16, 2017. “Dana Milgrom is a track coach, who […]...

Insidious: Chapter 2

Written by Leigh Whannell

Directed by James Wan

USA, 2013

Insidious: Chapter 2 joins the less than stellar ranks of films like The Descent: Part 2 in being an immediate continuation of a horror film that, though ending with a looming threat, did not call for a sequel. After a prologue set in 1986, the film kicks off on the night its predecessor ended, with Rose Byrne’s Renai Lambert questioned by police over the supernatural events that led to the murder by strangulation of psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye). Insidious’ final moments saw Elise confront the strange behaviour of Renai’s husband Josh (Patrick Wilson), the man now seemingly possessed by the spirit of a black-veiled bride thanks to the Poltergeist meets A Nightmare on Elm Street mishaps that encompassed the film’s third act. Chapter 2 sees the Lambert family, as well as new Elise stand-in Carl (Steve Coulter...

More “Blair Witch Project” style shenanigans arrive in the form of “A Night in the Woods”, a British effort which could at least never be accused of not living up to its title, following a trio of the usual types wandering around the moors and forests of Northern England. The found footage film was directed by Richard Parry (“South West 9”), who previously worked as a conflict zone cameraman, helming various documentaries in Iraq and Afghanistan, with cinematography by Simon Dennis (“The Sweeney”), and the international cast of American star Scoot McNairy (“Monsters”), Australian actress Anna Skellern (“The Descent: Part 2”) and up and coming British actor Andrew Hawley (“Snow White And The Huntsman”). The Vertigo Films release is set for a brief run in UK cinemas in early September, arriving shortly afterwards on DVD. The very recognisable plot follows an American called Brody (Scoot McNairy), his girlfriend Kerry (Anna Skellern...

Recently several pictures of Naomi Watts as Diana, Princess of Wales have appeared online as filming of Diana is underway with Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall) directing and today Ecosse Films released the first official, non-paparazzi image along with an accompanying press release. The film was previously titled Caught in Flight and is being described as a compelling portrait of Diana during the final two years of her life, charting how finding true personal happiness allowed her to achieve her defining successes, as she evolved into a major international campaigner and humanitarian. The supporting cast includes Naveen Andrews ("Lost"), Douglas Hodge (The Descent: Part 2) and Juliet Stevenson (Being Julia) as the 9-week shoot is now underway and will include Croatia, Mozambique, as well as various locations in and around London and the South of England. You can get a larger look at the picture right here. Any thoughts on her appearance here?...

On February 3 CBS Films releases Hammer's The Woman In Black, an old fashioned ghost story starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter 1-7.2) and Ciaran Hinds (There Will Be Blood). With a screenplay by Jane Goldman (X Men: First Class, Kick Ass), based on the novel by Susan Hill, the film is directed by James Watkins who helmed Eden Lake in addition to writing The Descent: Part 2. It's a big moment for Daniel Radcliffe, embarking on his first major leading role since the end of the triumphant Harry Potter franchise. It's an interesting choice to attempt to play someone so far removed - "lawyer" isn't as synonymous with youth as say, "boy wizard" - from his signature character. I had a chance to hop on the phone with him recently and talk about the process behind the transformation.

On February 3 CBS Films releases Hammer's The Woman In Black, an old fashioned ghost story starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter 1-7.2) and Ciaran Hinds (There Will Be Blood). With a screenplay by Jane Goldman (X Men: First Class, Kick Ass), based on the novel by Susan Hill, the film is directed by James Watkins who helmed Eden Lake in addition to writing The Descent: Part 2. This film has the most wide array of marketing material I've seen recently, probably due to Radcliffe's status as international superstar Harry Potter - many different territories are getting their own unique materials. Today we have a new UK TV spot. "In this supernatural thriller, Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), a widowed lawyer...

On February 3 CBS Films releases Hammer's The Woman In Black, an old fashioned ghost story starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter 1-7.2) and Ciaran Hinds (There Will Be Blood). With a screenplay by Jane Goldman (X Men: First Class, Kick Ass), based on the novel by Susan Hill, the film is directed by James Watkins who helmed Eden Lake in addition to writing The Descent: Part 2. In keeping with the marketing department of the film's recent tradition of releasing a new poster for the film every single day* - we have a new international one sheet! Uncle! "In this supernatural thriller, Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), a widowed lawyer whose grief has put his career as a lawyer in jeopardy, is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of a recently deceased eccentric...

On February 3 CBS Films releases Hammer's The Woman In Black, an old fashioned ghost story starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter 1-7.2) and Ciaran Hinds (There Will Be Blood). With a screenplay by Jane Goldman (X Men: First Class, Kick Ass), based on the novel by Susan Hill, the film is directed by James Watkins who helmed Eden Lake in addition to writing The Descent: Part 2. Entertainment Weekly has just debuted a cool new poster, in the quad style, for the film. You can check it out below the jump. "In this supernatural thriller, Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), a widowed lawyer...

On February 3 CBS Films releases Hammer's The Woman In Black, an old fashioned ghost story starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter 1-7.2) and Ciaran Hinds (There Will Be Blood). With a screenplay by Jane Goldman (X Men: First Class, Kick Ass), based on the novel by Susan Hill, the film is directed by James Watkins who helmed Eden Lake in addition to writing The Descent: Part 2. Today we have some new behind the scenes footage focussing on Radcliffe and his portrayal of Arthur Kipp. Ciaran Hinds is also interviewed in the b-roll and I'd say these few minutes are certainly a treat to those looking forward to the film. "In this supernatural thriller, Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), a widowed lawyer whose grief has put his career as a lawyer in jeopardy, is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs...

On February 3 CBS Films releases Hammer's The Woman In Black, an old fashioned ghost story starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter 1-7.2) and Ciaran Hinds (There Will Be Blood). With a screenplay by Jane Goldman (X Men: First Class, Kick Ass), based on the novel by Susan Hill, the film is directed by James Watkins who helmed Eden Lake in addition to writing The Descent: Part 2. I recently had a chance to speak with Watkins about the film, which is a real departure for him in terms of tone and achieving what he calls "a pervasive sense of dread". "In this supernatural thriller, Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), a widowed lawyer whose grief has put his career as a lawyer in jeopardy, is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of a recently deceased eccentric...

Let us take a look across the pond to a little film debuting at Fright Fest 2011. The title is A Night in the Woods from first time feature film director Richard Parry. This horror title will be showing at this film festival August 29th, which is the film's World Premiere. Scoot McNairy (Monsters) and Anna Skellern (The Descent: Part 2) star in a backwoods thriller set in a haunted wood. Let the screams begin!

As well, Vertigo Films has acquired this title for a November release in 2011 (November 11th), throughout the United Kingdom. This film will be enhanced to 3D before release and Vertigo Films might be best known for its title Monsters. Vertigo Films is a London based film production and distribution company that often focuses on the more thrilling in genre e.g. Doghouse, Wake Wood. Have a look at more details on the film below, with A...

This summer marked what was very likely the last time that actor, Daniel Radcliffe would play the character he's best known for by fans all over the globe, Harry Potter. The series came to a close with 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2,' and from its end comes a new chapter in the career of Radcliffe.  The next time you see him in theaters will be when he's being haunted by 'The Woman in Black.' The ghastly tale looks like one of those unabashedly serious horrors that go without a single moment of levity. View the brand-new teaser trailer for it below, courtesy of Yahoo, but first, the very straight-to-the-point synopsis. It reads:  "A young lawyer (Radcliffe) travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals." Along with Radcliffe in the film is Ciarán Hinds, who...

The Vow In a trailer that looks like two Nicholas Sparks movies crossed together (The Notebook and Dear John), Rachel McAdams stars as a woman who suffers amnesia following a car crash. As a result, she can't remember who her husband, Channing Tatum, is. Tatum's character then sets out to help his wife fall in love with him again. The Vow marks the feature directorial debut of Michael Sucsy and hits theaters Valentine's Day 2012. Check out the trailer below and let us know what you think.     The Woman In Black With his battle against Lord Voldemort coming to an end, Daniel Radcliffe's next nemesis will be The Woman in Black. Directed by James Watkins (the writer for The Descent: Part 2), The Woman in Black is based on the novel by Susan Hill and centers on a young lawyer...

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It was back at the beginning of March when we last heard new regarding ABC’s latest pilot, the fairytale meets real world show Once Upon A Time, but now TV Line have revealed that former House star Jennifer Morrison (pictured above) has joined the cast in the of Anna, “a child of two fairy tale characters who is fated to save everyone from [a] curse.” As Morrison told the site:

Basically, it’s as if every fairy tale character ever written is real and actually exists, but they’ve been cursed and they don’t know their true identities.” (For example, Ginnifer Goodwin (“Big Love”) plays Snow White, while Lana Parrilla (“Swingtown”) is the Evil Queen.) “They are living in our reality not knowing who they truly are. And because [of that], they’re never going to have their happy ending.

Also joining the cast, according to Deadline, are Jared Gilmore (Mad Men...

A good bit of casting news for ABC's upcoming "Once Upon a Time" from "Lost" executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz has come in over the past several days so we thought we'd just condense everything into one easy-to-find location.

Heading up the prospective new series, which is set in the small town of Storybrook, where the magic and mystery of fairy tales may be real, is Jennifer Morrison ("House M.D.") as Anna, “a child of two fairy tale characters who is fated to save everyone from [a] curse.” As Morrison explained it to TVLine, “Basically, it’s as if every fairy tale character ever written is real and actually exists, but they’ve been cursed and they don’t know their true identities.” (For example, Ginnifer Goodwin ("Big Love") plays Snow White, while Lana Parrilla ("Swingtown") is the Evil Queen.) “They are living in our reality not knowing who they truly are.

Hammer's upcoming ghost story The Woman In Black starring Daniel Radcliffe has a brand new teaser trailer online. And as most good teasers do, it hints and tantalizes without giving any story away. We're also given a nice taste of the film's effectively creepy atmosphere. Based on the book by author Susan Hill, scripted by Jane Goldman (Kick-ass), and directed by James Watkins (The Descent: Part 2), the film also stars Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Shaun Dooley, Alisa Khazanova, Sidney...

With Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 hitting theaters this July, Daniel Radcliffe is shedding his wand and Hogwarts uniform, venturing to new projects. First up is the horror/thriller The Woman in Black. Radcliffe plays a lawyer in the ghost story written by Jane Goldman (Stardust, Kick-Ass, The Debt, X-Men: First Class), from the acclaimed novel by Susan Hill. Directed by The Descent: Part 2 screenwriter, James Watkins, you can see the eerie teaser below via IGN.

Arthur Kipps is a man touched by tragedy as we learn following his storming away in a temper from Victorian festivities, complete with ghost stories, on a snowy Christmas Eve. He is fully aware that stories of ghosts may be told in frivolous fashion, but that ghosts themselves — real ghosts — rarely manifest in such a mood. Ashamed of his bad behavior and wishing to explain himself and make it up to his wife,...

The first big post-Harry Potter role for Daniel Radcliffe is in the thriller The Woman in Black, which is a period-set tale about a young lawyer who encounters a ghost when hired to sort out an estate's papers. The movie is also part of the return of the once-great Hammer Films label. A teaser for The Woman in Black has been released, and though there really isn't much to it -- shadows and the implication of some scares -- you can check it out below. James Watkins (Eden Lake; The Descent: Part 2 screenwriters) directs, with a script by Jane Goldman (Stardust, Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class) based on the novel by Susan Hill. The novel is very well-regarded as a now-classic ghost story, despite only having been published in 1983. Seeing Daniel Radcliffe's first major film role after Harry Potter is probably reason enough to check out the film, but...

Rick Baker. Friend of apes. Maker of monsters. Seven time Oscar winner. And that lucky number seven was for The Wolfman, shared with fellow Efx maestro Dave Elsey. Their on-stage speech was great, but the extended Thank You Cam was even better. Both Baker and Elsey thanked Jack Pierce and Dick Smith for inspiring them. Though there were grumblings online that the Academy clip showed the CG transformation rather then the make-up. It is always a treat to see our own getting the gold.

In the best original music category, Trent Reznor won for The Social Network. But who could forget his rivethead contributions to Class of 1999, Se7en, and Tetsuo: The Bullet Man? And Danny Boyle’s nominated 127 Hours didn’t win for Best Picture, but we will always love him “best” for his bloody crazies in the 28 Days series.

Rounding out the highlights in horror cred are nods to Jason X,...

by Mike Pickle for MoreHorror.com

It's that time of year Horror hounds. Time to begin anticipating what this year will bring to the Horror genre and to reflect on what 2010 had to offer. Our crack team of self-proclaimed Horror experts consisting of little ol' me have compiled a list of 2010's Top Ten most entertaining Horror films. The list is based on extensive research and long hours of trying to scare the crap out of myself to find films that have all the things that I and many other fans love about the genre and some things we haven't quite seen before.

You may ask what my criteria are for a film to earn a spot on the top 10. There are several factors that begin and end with entertainment value. Some are dumb fun, some are clever, some are raw and some are polished. They are not all critics...

Well, folks, 2010 is officially in the can, and unlike 2009 horror movie fans took it in the can a lot less this year. Sure the last twelve months had its fair share of lows, but it also brought us a couple of new classics. As always we covered every single one of them mostly in great detail for you.

Now, with a fresh movie-watching start before us, we're taking our usual yearly look back at the good, the bad, the Wtf, and everything in between.

Don't just read along, though ... give us your lists in the comments section below. We wanna hear from you regarding what we nailed and what we dropped the ball on, so let the games begin!

Dig on our Best of and Worst of lists for 2010 by following the links below!

[The Buz]

[Thom Carnell]

[The Foywonder]

[Heather Wixson]

[Gareth Jones]

[MattFini]

[Nomad]

[The Woman in Black]

[Uncle Creepy]

[Andrew Kasch]

The Buz's Picks

As per usual I failed this year as a horror fan and a movie fan in general.

As 2010 draws to a close, Lionsgate is busy polishing up its DVD and Blu-ray slate for 2011 with the release of two new terrors as well as an old classic which there can be only one of!

Virus X - February 1st

This February the terror is real as Virus X makes its DVD, Digital Download and On Demand debut from Lionsgate. An Official Selection of the 2010 Shriekfest and the Eerie Horror Fest 2010, the film stars Domiziano Arcangeli (The Brides of Sodom) and Sybil Danning (Halloween). This sci-fi DVD debut also contains two production featurettes.

For a group of medical scientists, time is not on their side when they are exposed to a hyper-mutant form of the H1N1 virus while in their lab. The team has only three days left to live with no hope of seeing the outside world again. But while they are trapped and fear for their lives,...

Get ready for a whole host of TV shows and movies to get you through the festive period - it's our look at UK telly...!

We've taken a scythe to the Christmas telly schedule to help you sort the geek from the chav. We hope the listing of shows and films will help brighten your holiday via the warm rays of the living room telly.

If we missed any of your favourites, please have a ho-ho-ho in the comments section, with our thanks and best wishes for a happy holiday.

Thursday December 23rd

Terry Pratchett's Hogfather Part 1 4:00pm Sky1 (repeats through 1st Jan)

24 series 8 6:00am Sky 2 (marathon consecutive run of the series' episodes)

8 Out Of 10 Cats Christmas Special 10:00pm Channel 4 (repeats 00:05am 27th Dec)

The Royle Family Christmas Special (2009) 00:45am Gold (repeats through 30th Dec)

Christmas Eve Friday December 24th

Terry Pratchett's Hogfather Part...

Misfits! K-9! Little Crackers! Movies! Check out the joys heading to UK TV over the coming days...

This week, our TV highlights and recommendations take you only through the middle of the week and no further. But, please don't feel shortchanged, as we'll have a special Christmas holiday edition of Geek UK TV on Wednesday, to bring you through the holiday in telly style.

So, don't fret at the brevity of shows and films that follow, because a lorryload of great programming is winging it's way to us as we write this, and it's a heavy, heavy consignment, indeed, with more treats than coal, we hope, in store for us to enjoy.

So, here's the abbreviated version of new shows and specials arriving before the holiday dash...

Finding shared interests with children gets harder as we, and they, get older. So, now's the time for any Who devotees to instil...

With the thriller The Disappearance Of Alice Creed now available on DVD and Blu-ray from Anchor Bay Entertainment, we’re presenting the third part of our exclusive video chat with its writer/director, J Blakeson. Here, Blakeson tells Fango’s Michael Gingold about his previous scripting chores on this year’s sequel The Descent: Part 2 (pictured); you can see the first part here and the second one here.

The Disappearance Of Alice Creed, the intense psychological thriller written and directed by The Descent: Part 2 screenwriter J Blakeson (pictured) and starring Gemma Arterton, Eddie Marsan and Martin Compston, hit DVD and Blu-ray from Anchor Bay Entertainment last week. Fango’s Michael Gingold interviewed the filmmaker for a three-part video exclusive; you can see the first part here and the second below.

This week, Anchor Bay Entertainment debuted the gripping and twisty British thriller The Disappearance Of Alice Creed, starring Gemma Arterton, Eddie Marsan and Martin Compston, on DVD and Blu-ray. It marks the impressive directorial debut of The Descent: Part 2 screenwriter J Blakeson; Fango’s Michael Gingold spoke to the filmmaker about its creation, and you can see the first part of this exclusive chat below.

"America Lost & Found: The Bbs Story" (1968-1972)

Released by Criterion Collection

A set of seven films that's as diverse and wild as the era in which they were born, Criterion's reassembly of Bbs Studios' run from 1968 through 1972 boasts influential hits like "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces" and "King of Marvin Gardens" and obscurities like Jack Nicholson's directorial debut "Drive, He Said" and Henry Jaglom's "A Safe Place" that have never been on DVD before. New interviews, vintage documentaries and much more from directors Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich (whose "Last Picture Show" is also included), Nicholson and the late Dennis Hopper highlight a collection that doubles as a history of when there was a changing of the guard in American cinema.

"Countdown to Zero" (2010)

Directed by Lucy Walker

Released by Magnolia Home Entertainment

This "scareumentary," as our own Alison Willmore termed it in her review, reunites Participant Media and...

Daniel Radcliffe in The Woman in Black

Photo: Hammer Films I have no idea how far Daniel Radcliffe will be able to take his career beyond the Harry Potter franchise, which will be ending with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II on July 15, 2011, but he's managed some work since starring as the titular star of one of the biggest filmed franchise ever such as December Boys in 2007 and a voice over bit on "The Simpsons." However, the true test is soon to come and it will begin with the horror film, The Woman in Black for Hammer Films and the first pics have just been released.

Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass) adapted Susan Hill's ghost story for the screen, which follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client's papers. As he works alone in the client's isolated house,...

Nobody can resist a good tragedy. In the wake of news regarding a film based on the trapped Chilean Miners comes word of a currently-in-development-motion picture based on the events surrounding the Great Chicago Fire, considered one of the biggest disasters in American history. J Blakeson, director of last year’s critically acclaimed The Disappearance of Alice Creed, is in negotiations with Warner Bros. to direct the film, which is currently titled Hell and Gone. The extremely busy, and highly reputable, Jonah Nolan (co-writer of The Dark Knight), meanwhile, penned the screenplay which The Hollywood Reporter describes as “a Titanic-like historical tragedy and love story”.

Aside from Alice Creed, Blakeson also wrote the screenplay to The Descent: Part 2. Jonah Nolan finished the first draft of his screenplay to The Dark Knight Rises back in September, and has since been attached to numerous projects, including the sci-fi thriller Interstellar,...

Gemma Arterton in The Disappearance of Alice Creed

Photo: Anchor Bay Films J Blakeson's The Disappearance of Alice Creed is an exercise in simplicity. Three actors, one premise and a little bit of conflict goes a long way with this little film that could. While I won't be offering a rave review here, credit is due for a certain level of restraint in remaining dedicated enough to refuse adding genre flourishes to cheapen the mood for the first 70 minutes of this film. Unfortunately, the film can't sustain itself for the entire 98 minutes as it grows a bit tiresome and careless in the final moments.

The story opens with Danny (Martin Compston) and Vic (Eddie Marsan) collecting the necessary tools and supplies to prepare an apartment room for the kidnapping of the young daughter of a wealthy businessman, the titular Alice Creed (Gemma Arterton).

What's needed to pull off such a task?...

I had been pushing off my neo-noir retrospective review of Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000) for numerous reasons. Initially, I kept pushing it off so that we could run it the same week that his latest film, Inception -- one of the most awaited films of the summer -- hit theaters. Well, that week has finally come (I have my midnight tickets, do you?), yet I was still feeling a bout of procrastination when it came to writing about Memento. Despite my rationalizing, the main reason I kept pushing the review off was, regardless of my love of the film and noir in general, I simply did not know what original insights I could bring to the table. Memento, like so many other great films before it, has inspired a great deal of criticism and analysis. That said, I'm tapping out. I'm playing my get out of jail free card. I'm writing my first real-time review.

Film: ‘The Descent: Part 2′; Director: Jon Harris; Cast: Shauna Macdonald, Krysten Cummings, Douglas Hodge, Joshua Dallas, Anna Skellern, Michael J. Reynolds; Rating: **1/2

Horror films are not just about deadly monsters that spring up in the dark and serve you a good chill. It’s about being helpless in a situation that you find yourself in and struggle hard to survive. And it is this helplessness that makes the genre of horror so popular.

‘The Descent’ in 2005 added something more — the helplessness of the fairer sex as an all girls team gets stranded amidst a bunch of monsters.

The sequel, tries to do that, but ends up being a poor remake of a decent first film.

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Creed UK Movie PosterJ. Blakeson is the writer of The Descent: Part 2 and the director of three films including The Disappearance of Alice Creed. Alice Creed was shot on the Isle of Man, a small atoll between Ireland and England. Also, completed late last year, Alice Creed will be shown in North America at select theatres August 6th, 2010. The film is for those who like kidnap dramas where events do not go as planned. Have a watch of the first thrilling five minutes from the film courtesy of Trailer Addict below.

A synopsis for The Disappearance of Alice Creed here:

"Two men - one in his twenties, the other nearer forty, both intensely focused on the task at hand - line the inside of a transit van with plastic. Shopping, they buy a drill, a mattress and other supplies. In a small flat they assemble a bed for the...

Hollywood horror flick The Descent: Part 2 releasing in India on 2 July, is ranked in The Top 20 Horror Films of the Decade. The film will release in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. The film debuted in the UK at No. 9 position making the first week domestic gross at £313,739. Total gross in the UK stands at £674,550. In France, the film has proven successful reaching No. 5 and grossing $1,097,535 in its opening weekend. Total gross in France now stands at $2,438,834.The first part of the movie on its debut weekend in the Us, opened with a three-day gross of $ ...

Collider reader “Dan” has sent us some concept art of Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Earlier today, we ran a story about AICN landing concept art of Chris Evans in his Captain America outfit. While we were very circumspect about saying these images were official, it is telling that both of these images have leaked today and they have the same artistic style. You can also see how they compare to the official shot Marvel released in April.

What’s especially cool about these Thor images is it’s the first shot we’ve seen of the Norse god wielding his hammer, Mjolner. It’s cool that not only does the top of the hammer glow, but you’ll notice that the grip also emanates blue light. It’s also interesting to see the size of Mjolner in proportion to Thor’s body. Of course, it’s not the size of the hammer,...

Those who have watched "Iron Man 2" know that John Slattery ("Mad Men") plays Tony Stark's father, Howard Stark, in the film. But the character will have an even bigger part in "The First Avenger: Captain America," where we'll see how Stark Expo was founded. So who will play the young Howard Stark? According to Salon, it will be "Mamma Mia" and "An Education" star Dominic Cooper. While there's no quote, the actor revealed the news during an interview for his new movie "Tamara Drewe." Earlier this month, "Iron Man" director Jon Favreau confirmed that Howard Stark will be in "Captain America," stating: "Yeah, because he was around then. ['Captain America' takes place during] World War II. [Howard Stark] was starting out during that time, and [he] was involved with the war effort, much like Howard Hughes." Back in October, Cooper was approached by Marvel to play Fandral in "Thor." The role ended up going to Stuart Townsend,...

In a genre that so heavily features leading ladies, strong heroines and final girls, we still haven’t had many memorable ones as of late. Except, of course, The Descent’s Sarah Carter. Traumatized by the deaths of her husband and daughter, betrayed by her best friend, possibly a little mad and yet still mustering up the wherewithal to bash monster skulls, she was played with emotional depth and notable strength by Scottish actress Shauna MacDonald in Neil Marshall’s original film, and returns to the caves in The Descent: Part 2 (now out on DVD from Lionsgate).

It's Complicated: "The most revealing moment in writer-director Nancy Meyers' It's Complicated is when Jane Adler (Meryl Streep) visits her shrink to plead for advice about the affair she's caught up in. Though she's been divorced for ten years, she's recently taken up with her ex, who's got a new young wife of his own, and the resulting fling has Jane feeling guilty. Turning to a mental health professional for judgment about whether her actions have been evil or not, she's told: "It's not good. It's not bad." That's about all that can be said for Meyers' film, which is the latest in a line of wish-fulfillment movies that place as much emphasis on set design as story, and seem almost adorably unaware of actual struggles and real-world emotions. It's Complicated is certainly pleasant enough, full of happy actors and easy characters, and it's even got a few small laughs,...