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Hollywood has fallen in love with two things in recent years: remakes and adaptations.

Television is flush with remakes of beloved classics. From sitcoms to dramas, a slew of programs are currently airing, with some getting a 21st-century reimaging that audiences have connected with.

There are also plenty of adaptations out there, beloved books that have spawned award-winning television fare, think Game of Thrones, and quirky romantic dramas with passionate fanbases like Virgin River.

Horror shows, in general, are hard to come by on television, though Disney+ has seen much success with its Goosebumps series, which was recently renewed for a second season.

Based on the Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine, the supernatural horror series brought in longtime readers of the popular books and new viewers experiencing the lore for the first time.

Perhaps the most well-known and popular adaptation of all time, The Walking Dead, still reigns supreme some fourteen years after its premiere,...

The African American Film Critics Association held its annual luncheon honoring cinematic black excellence at the 7th Annual Aafca Special Achievement Awards, on Sunday, March 3rd at the Los Angeles Athletic Club in downtown Los Angeles.

Guests at the event included Skye P. Marshall, Boris Kodjoe, Roxanne Avent, Jonathan Majors, Meagan Good and Isaac G. Bryan.

Courtney B. Vance, Nia Long, and Jurnee Smollett took the stage to present Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner with the Aafca’s Producers Award. The duo, known for their outstanding work through Foxxhole Productions, was recognized for their exceptional contributions to three prominent films of 2023: They Cloned Tyrone, Story Ave, and The Burial. The award acknowledged Foxxhole’s dedication to showcasing inclusive narratives.

Black List founder Franklin Leonard presented choreographer Fatima Robinson with Aafca’s Salute to Excellence Award, recognizing her outstanding contributions to choreography, including her work on The Color Purple.

The founder of Lead With Love,...

Netflix just doubled down on both horror content and creator Mike Flanagan. The Haunting of Hill House creator will be adapting another scary novel, Christopher Pike’s The Midnight Club, for the streamer, according to Variety.

The Midnight Club was published in 1994 and follows five terminally-ill teenagers living at the same hospice home. To keep entertained, the group gathers at midnight to tell scary stories. One night, they make a deal with one another: the first of them to die will try to contact the others from beyond the grave. In addition to adapting The Midnight Club, Variety reports the series will also incorporate other Pike works.

Flanagan tweeted: “Oh, and for you fellow Pike fans out there… the article is correct, we will be incorporating a lot of his books into the series. So whatever your favorite Pike book is, there’s a chance it’ll be part of the show.

The team behind the “The Haunting of Bly Manor” at Netflix is now set to adapt the Christopher Pike novel “The Midnight Club” for the streamer, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.

The book was originally published in 1994. It takes place at Rotterdam Home, a hospice for terminally ill teenagers. A group of patients begin to gather together at midnight to share scary stories. They eventually make a pact that whichever of them dies first will contact the others from beyond the grave. Sources say that the series would also incorporate other Pike works.

“The Haunting” creator Mike Flanagan will create the “Midnight Club” series for television along with Leah Fong. Flanagan will executive produce via Intrepid Pictures along with Intrepid’s Trevor Macy. Intrepid is currently under an overall deal at Netflix. Fong will also executive produce with Julia Bicknell. Elan Gale, James Flanagan, and Chinaka Hodge will also write on the series,...

Exclusive: Sony’s Screen Gems has closed a mid-seven-figure worldwide rights deal at Cannes for The Intruder, a Deon Taylor-directed thriller that stars Dennis Quaid, Meaghan Good, Michael Ealy and Joseph Sikora (Power). It marks the first acquisition for Steven Bersch since he took over the genre label, and the minimum guarantee comes with a wide release commitment and P&A.

David Loughery wrote the script, and the picture completed production under the title Motivated Seller. Screen Gems senior exec Eric Paquette brought it in and is overseeing it.

The Intruder is produced by Hidden Empire Film Group, the production company backed by Robert F. Smith, the former chemical engineer and investment banker who is the founder, chairman and CEO of the private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Smith has been with Taylor since the start of the filmmaker’s career, as exec producer of his early films Dead Tone,...

Deon Taylor, director of Chain Letter and Meet the Blacks, has become a Motivated Seller, reports ScreenDaily. Motivated Seller centers on a young couple who move into their dream house in the country, unaware the previous owner who has his eyes on the house and the young woman. The psychological thriller will feature Dennis Quaid […]...

Feast your eyes on the first poster for Mike Epps’ hilarious new comedy Meet The Blacks. The film will release nationwide on April Fool’s Day (April 1st) – no joke!

In the meantime, check out the trailer.

From writer/director/producer Deon Taylor, Meet The Blacks is comedy/horror hybrid spoofing the hit film “The Purge,” and stars Mike Epps (“The Hangover,” “50 Shades of Black,” “Resident Evil: Apocalypse”), George Lopez (“Lopez Tonight,” “Swing Vote,” “Balls of Fury”), Mike Tyson (“The Hangover” series “Scary Movie 5”), Bresha Webb (NBC’s “Truth Be Told”), Zulay Henao (“True Memoirs of An International Assassin”) as well as a ‘who’s who’ of pop culture personalities including Gary Owen (“Ride Along”) Charlie Murphy (“The Chappelle Show”), Tameka “Tiny” Cottle (VH1’s Ti & Tiny with Rap artist husband Ti), gossip columnist Perez Hilton, Paul Mooney (Richard Pryor’s longtime writing partner), Vine star Andrew Bachelor, and comedians Lil Duvall,...

Stars: Danny Glover, Joe Anderson, Dawn Olivieri, Derek Luke, Evan Ross, Lela Rochon, Mahershala Ali, Julie Benz, Nick Chinlund, Robin Bobeau, Anson Mount, Alex Henderson, Jenica Bergere, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Tyrin Turner | Written by Eric J. Adams | Directed by Deon Taylor

Apparently “inspired” by the true-life case of Robert Walter Scully, Jr. who killed a police officer in 1995 before taking a family hostage, Supremacy tells the story of Tully (Anderson) a white supremacist who just got paroled. But his first night out could be his last…

After being pulled over, Tully just killed the cop (Ali) and goes on the run. And no one’s going to listen to an ex-con with the Aryan Nation. Tully and his girlfriend (Olivieri) add home invasion and hostages to the body count. But no one counted on Mr. Walker (Glover), an ex-con himself, to fight back—using his understanding of the racist mind to...

Sexual Heights

(dir: Carlos Tobalina, 1981)

“Unparallelled peaks of passion…”

Got a little fact for you all before we start. Did you know that there are more divorced men living in San Fransisco than anywhere else in the world? No? Well neither did I until watching this film. A few minutes in and we’re learning something already! Anyway, we meet our main characters, a group of divorced buddies who live together. We have Joe the architect, played by Herschel Savage (Jail Bait, Fleshdance), Ron the doctor, played by Jamie Gillis (Waterpower, Dracula Sucks), Jim the Lawyer, played by Jesse Adams (Mob Job, Ultraflesh) and Art the engineer, played by Michael Morrison (Purely Physical). After watching some porn, Joe tells them the story of how he came to be divorced. It’s all down to his pesky dick teasing babysitter Laurie, played by Tawny Pearl (Lusty Ladies). After talking about he nearly raped the poor thing,...

Tropic of Desire

It’s approaching the end of World War 2. Georgina Spelvin (The Devil in Miss Jones) plays as Frances, a madam of a small tropical island whore house. She caters for the constant stream of American sailors. One day Rita, one of her girls played by Kitty Shane (Vista Valley PTA) finds out that the love of her life has died in battle. Dsitraught, she heads back to San Fransisco. Soon after leaving, a trio of marines returning after a tour on the ocean arrive to get some downtime. One of them is Gus played by Ken Scudder (Hotline, Getting Off), a sailor whose heart belongs to Rita. He takes the news of her departure terribly and drowns his sorrows at the bar. It’s not all doom and gloom though as the other two, Jack and Phil played by Jon Martin (The Jade Pussycat) and Blair Harris (Expectations,...

The craft stores know something you don’t know. That’s right. It’s time for the 2014 Halloween Season TV Preview! This is where we let you know about the time and channel for everything we can find on TV having to do with Halloween or Horror for the month of October and sometimes late September. This will include holiday specials, horror movies, TV show premier dates and Halloween episodes of your favorite series as well as documentaries that might be considered scary. Anything and everything that might get your ghost good.

I always start with TCM because you can tell they take such care in developing their lineup. Be sure to check out their Thursday nights. This is truly a unique year for that station.

A quick note: We are not going to be able to get it all. So many different markets and channels and providers… it’s...

Joe Anderson (Across the Universe) and Danny Glover star in Supremacy, a racially charged psychological thriller that Well Go USA has acquired with an eye toward an awards-season run. Pic is directed by Deon Taylor from Eric J. Adams’s script in a departure from his most recent feature, the 2009 horror Chain Letter. Supremacy follows a high-ranking white supremacist (Anderson) who murders a cop and hides out with his accomplice by taking a black family hostage. Glover plays the patriarch of the house, an ex-con who must rely on his wits and understanding of the racist mind to keep his […]...

In one of the more powerful films at the upcoming Los Angeles Film Festival, the racially-charged drama “Supremacy” will make its world premiere.

The movie headlines Danny Glover and Joe Anderson in this indie feature, which is based on a true story about a recently-paroled white supremacist taking a black family hostage after killing a police officer.

Other members in this powerful cast included Dawn Oliveri, Derek Luke, Lela Rochon and Mahershala Ali.

Latino-Review had an exclusive phone interview with director Deon Taylor before the festival. We discussed many different topics, including the true story, racial themes, humanization and putting the entire production together.

“Supremacy” will premiere tomorrow at the Los Angeles Film Festival’s L.A. Muse section, films by up-and-coming filmmakers that take place, filmed or inspired by the city of Los Angeles. For tickets, visit www.lafilmfest.com.

Read the full interview below.

Latino-Review: What made you attracted to this movie,...

An update to a project we first alerted you to over a year ago, in February 2012. Danny Glover stars in the indie feature project titled Supremacy, based on a true story about a recently-paroled white supremacist who, "after killing a police officer, takes an African American family hostage." The film is directed by Deon Taylor, whose most recent and maybe most prominent work was the 2010 indie horror/thriller titled Chain Letter. Derek Luke, Evan Ross, Lela Rochon, Joe Anderson (The Grey, The River) and Dawn Olivieri (she plays Don Cheadle's ex-wife on Showtime's House Of Lies) round out the cast,...

After a number of years spent sifting through independently-produced horror movies of every size, shape, quality, and nationality, one starts to notice the little intangibles. Things like intent, effort, and passion -- and, on the other hand, stuff like laziness, cynicism, and outright plagiarism. One of the recent "discoveries" on my horror rounds was an American indie called Smiley that, oddly enough for such a tiny film, earned itself a small theatrical run a few months back, probably because the sales agent knew what s/he was doing. Michael J. Gallagher's monumentally uneventful slasher flick Smiley comfortably joins the ranks of films like Chain Letter, Blood Creek, and Creature: low-rent horror flicks that play theaters only so the DVD sales sheets can legally say "fresh off a successful theatrical run!"

  Because not even the creators of Smiley could believe that a movie this woeful could pack any appreciable number...

  Bron Studios is moving forward with its first CG animated feature film, "Sole Mates," the company announced on Tuesday. The film, an "animated journey of love, lost and found, with comedic charm and universal themes set in a familiar world from a new point of view," is due to go into production in 2013, based on an original concept by Deon Taylor ("Chain Letter").  Bron managing director, Aaron L. Gilbert will produce, alongside Taylor (pictured) and Ahmet Zappa ("The Odd Life of Timothy Green"). Taylor has written, directed, and produced a number of...

Horror fans love their icons. We watch our favorite movies repeatedly. We visit horror conventions to get up close and personal with the horror stars. We've worshiped the Romeros, Cravens, Hoopers and Carpenters and loved the Englunds, Moseleys, Todds and Hodders.

But in addition to them, we need new blood as well. Say hello to the next great one… Adam Green.

We need that next wave of horror icons. We love our horror stars, but to have the genre live on and thrive as it has, we need new horror superstars. But that is not an easy torch to take. We're used to Romero, Craven and Carpenter. We accept them and will go to see any film they put out. When a guy from Holliston, Ma came out of the blue and threw his hat into the horror genre, we collectively said, "Who the hell is Adam Green?" Then he...

New Films Cinema will start filming on November 27 in Los Angeles for the horror-thriller Air Disturbance, which will be directed by Joe Dante (Gremlins, Small Soldiers) and stars Dylan Walsh (The Stepfather, The Lake House) and Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Freddy vs. Jason). The female lead has yet to be cast.

Nesim Hason (Dead Awake, Chain Letter) produces with Tom Malloy (The Alphabet Killer, Sprawl) and the film will be distributed by Hason's New Films International. Jeremy Sklar (Freerunner) wrote the script.

In Air Disturbance, the horrific action takes place at 35,000 feet on a transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to Toronto. Dylan Walsh plays Sam Davidson, a widowed father of two, whose wife recently committed suicide. When strange atmospheric conditions begin to affect the aircraft, Sam protects his children and his psychic girlfriend from some of the other passengers, particularly a fanatical minister (Robert Englund) who believes...

New Films Cinema will start filming on November 27 in Los Angeles for the horror-thriller Air Disturbance , which will be directed by Joe Dante ( Gremlins , Small Soldiers ) and stars Dylan Walsh ( The Stepfather , The Lake House ) and Robert Englund ( A Nightmare on Elm Street , Freddy vs. Jason ). The female lead has yet to be cast. Nesim Hason ( Dead Awake , Chain Letter ) produces with Tom Malloy ( The Alphabet Killer , Sprawl ) and the film will be distributed by Hason's New Films International. Jeremy Sklar ( Freerunner ) wrote the script. In Air Disturbance , the horrific action takes place at 35,000 feet on a transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to Toronto. Dylan Walsh plays Sam Davidson, a widowed father of two, whose wife recently committed suicide. When...

Apparently the reboot of I Spit On Your Grave did well enough to warrant a sequel, and according to Bloody Disgusting, Thomas Fenton has been hired to write a sequel. There’s no information beyond that, as the project is in the earliest stages of conception, but it’s easy to legitimately speculate that a second installment might feature more rape and more revenge. Felton has a story credit on Saw IV and did work on (but was not credited with) Chain Letter. He’s also currently working on a biopic of John DeLorean for Nine/8 Entertainment. I Spit On Your Grave 2 might be the first major chance for us to see his writing talent on raw display, The production team is most likely looking to capitalize on re-invigorated name recognition, but it would be a cool nod if they called the new movie Day of the Woman. Just throwin’ it out there.

The weather outside isn't the only thing that's frightful as we have compiled a list of the year's best and worst Blu-ray packages for you or the horror fan on your holiday shopping list! Being that you can score a player for way less than 200 bucks now, there's little reason not to upgrade to the glorious world of high definition horror. Read on to find out where the smart money is!

There's no doubt Blu-ray players will once again be a pretty hot item this year, but what of the movies available for them? If you already own the DVD of your favorite flick, is there a need to replace it with a Blu-ray? I'm here to answer all of your questions in the fourth annual ...

Before we get into my picks (most of which are also available in new DVD versions; see review for information), let's take a second...

While fans might think that the "Twilight Saga" stars are getting along well, Nikki Reed opened up that it was actually not always all sunshine on the set of the famous film series. The actress, who tackles Rosalie Hale in the vampire movie franchise, admitted that the cast members are not all close friends despite the fact that they've been working together for years.

Nikki talked about the relationship between the "Twilight" stars in a cover story interview for the December/January issue of Seventeen. The wife of "American Idol" alum Paul McDonald unveiled, "In the beginning, it was innocent and fun, and we were like one big happy family, it was being at sleepaway camp."

"And then success comes along and changes the dynamic," added Nikki before sharing her belief that the cast members might not be friends after "Breaking Dawn" is wrapped. "We're not all best friends, and...

Chain Letter helmer Deon Taylor is in production on Akuma , a title we first brought to your attention early last month. We spied some teaser art for the film and landed a synopsis that clarifies what's to come. Blayne Weaver and Joe Bockol penned the script. Synopsis: Akira Tanaka, a young and attractive but emotionally damaged Japanese woman moves to the United States to escape a past marked by tragedy. She moves in with her sister Hana and her new husband Adam, hoping to leave her demons behind and start a new life. But as Akira's behavior grows increasingly erratic and strange disturbances mark the night, Akira is forced to reveal her real reason for coming: to flee the malevolent spirit that has been tormenting her since childhood...and which appears to have followed...

Deon Taylor ("The Hustle," "Chain Letter") will next direct supernatural thriller "Akuma" for Screen Media Films reports Coming Soon.

The story follows a young Japanese woman trying to put her life back together only to realise she's fighting against something dark. A Fall 2012 release is planned. Taylor, Blayne Weaver and Joe Bockol co-wrote the script while Taylor and Roxanne Avent will produce.

Shooting begins November 10th in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Japan.

Okay, so we're not talking about the director of Chain Letter making a Street Fighter movie or anything like that, but Deon is just about ready to start on his latest frightful endeavor. Read on for details.

From the Press Release

It was announced today that multi-hyphenate writer, director and producer Deon Taylor (The Hustle, Chain Letter, Nite Tales: The Movie, Dead Tone) has chosen Akuma as the next feature film project for his new Hidden Empire Film Group label. New York-based Screen Media Films, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Screen Media Ventures, LLC, has secured worldwide distribution rights to the horror film and is planning on the Us theatrical release next fall.

Taylor will direct the film and produce alongside Roxanne Avent. Taylor also wrote the screenplay with Blayne Weaver and Joe Bockol.

The movie follows a young Japanese woman, Akira, who is looking to put her life...

Screen Media Films has announced that Deon Taylor (The Hustle, Chain Letter, Nite Tales, Dead Tone) will next direct Akuma (Japanese for "Demon"), a supernatural tale planned for release in the fall of 2012.

Taylor will direct the film and produce alongside Roxanne Avent from a screenplay that he wrote with Blayne Weaver and Joe Bockol.

The movie, which Taylor describes as a mix between Paranormal Activity and The Exorcist, follows a young Japanese woman, Akira, who is looking to put her life back together after a recent tragedy. As she pushes hard to overcome these problems she soon realizes that she's fighting something very dark.

It is noted that the film will employ a "handheld style" in the shooting, which will take place in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Japan and San Francisco, beginning November 10th.

Deon Taylor refuses to let the horror genre go as the man behind Chain Letter will direct and produce horror pic Akuma for his newly minted Hidden Empire Film Group label, says Variety. Screen Media Films has secured worldwide distribution rights and is planning a U.S. theatrical release next fall. "The movie follows a young Japanese woman looking to put her life back together after a recent tragedy. As she pushes hard to overcome her problems she realizes that she's fighting something very dark." Taylor said Akuma (Japanese for demon) is a mix between Paranormal Activity and The Exorcist. He will use a handheld style of shooting. Taylor wrote the screenplay with Blayne Weaver and Joe Bockol. The film will be shot in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Japan and San Francisco. Shooting's scheduled to begin November 10.

Screen Media Films has announced that Dean Taylor ( The Hustle , Chain Letter , Nite Tales: The Movie , Dead Tone ) will next direct Akuma (Japanese for "Demon"), a supernatural tale planned for release in fall of 2012. Taylor will direct the film and produce alongside Roxanne Avent from a screenplay that he wrote with Blayne Weaver and Joe Bockol.   The movie, which Taylor describes as a mix between Paranormal Activity and The Exorcist , follows a young Japanese woman, Akira, who is looking to put her life back together after a recent tragedy. As she pushes hard to overcome these problems she soon realizes that she's fighting something very dark. It is noted that the film will employ a "handheld style" in the shooting, which will take place in Los...

Akuma horror pic to be helmed and produced by Deon Letter of Chain Letter. Screen Media distributes. Hidden Empire Film Group's Deon Taylor directs the film from a script he wrote with Blayne Weaver and Joe Brockol which follows a young Japanese womain looking to reassemble her life after a tragedy. As she tries hard to push past her problems, she realizes she's up against something very dark. Variety reports that Screen Media Films will distribute Akuma worldwide with a U.S. release coming next fall. Roxanne Avent produces alongside Deon Taylor.

Akuma horror pic to be helmed and produced by Deon Letter of Chain Letter. Screen Media distributes. Hidden Empire Film Group's Deon Taylor directs the film from a script he wrote with Blayne Weaver and Joe Brockol which follows a young Japanese womain looking to reassemble her life after a tragedy. As she tries hard to push past her problems, she realizes she's up against something very dark. Variety reports that Screen Media Films will distribute Akuma worldwide with a U.S. release coming next fall. Roxanne Avent produces alongside Deon Taylor.

Yes it’s that time of year again. Time to get your spooky going, and Syfy is celebrating by having creepy offerings throughout the month. Like every other month but even creepier. In a good way, of course. Here’s the TV spot to get you going, and the press release with all the specifics.

Syfy’S Annual 31 Days Of Halloween Spook-a-thon Unleashes Over 600 Hours Of

Bone-chilling Programming, October 1-31

Ghost Hunters Halloween Live On Halloween

Saturday Original Movies Zombie Apocalypse

(Starring Ving Rhames) And The Terror Beneath

Fact Or Faked: Paranormal Files, Sanctuary And Scare Tactics Return Plus

Season Finale Of Paranormal Witness

Dodge And Hershey Will Be Sponsors

New York – October 3, 2011 — Syfy will celebrate Halloween with its fourth annual 31 Days of Halloween fright fest showcasing more than 600 hours of holiday- themed programming, running October 1-October 31.

As always, the centerpiece of the month-long spook-a-thon will be Ghost Hunters Halloween Live on Monday,...

Based on the classic urban legend that if you do not forward a certain email to a certain amount of people then you will die. Chain Letter brings the legend to the screen. At a high school in some random town this chain letter that says If you don't send the message to 5 people you will die in 24 hours is going around the school. All the kids who delete the message end up being stalked and killed. Chain letters were very popular in the pre- my…...

Vlog Technology takes a deadly turn! First it was electric circuits in Pulse and Ghost in the Machine. That old urban legend of a VHS cassette tape that kills anyone that watches it came true for the characters in The Ring. Phone calls weren't just menacing, they were downright deadly in One Missed Call. And finally, e-mails and text messages resulted in some incredibly gruesome torture sequences in Chain Letter. Now get prepared as the latest internet trend, vlogging - blogging, but with a video camera, takes a horrific turn for the worst in Vlog, from the producers of Saw and Twisted Pictures.

Over ten million young adults (18 – 24) watch video blogs and viral videos per month. That’s 2/3 of the entire young adult audience in the United States. But beyond the cat videos and loud but harmless rants, there is a dark side to watching “vlogs” (blog in video form...

Breaking Glass Pictures Right now, horror fans for the most part are stuck with one bland, uninspired horror film after another. Sure, there is some sterling horror films that come along like Insidious that get fans raving again, but they are too few and far between. Let's go back to the 2010 Halloween horror scene. Some of the titles that came out around that time included Case 39, Let Me In, Hatchet II, My Soul to Take, Saw 3D, Paranormal Activity 2 and Chain Letter. And I have to say, every single one of those films missed the mark. Now I am not a hater of mainstream horror. A good horror film is a good horror film regardless of budget.

Saw 3D forgot to put enough focus on the characters that made the series compelling to begin with. Chain Letter forgot to tell a story that was cohesive to its premise.

Nikki Reed has unveiled a hint of her engagement to boyfriend Paul McDonald while they were attending the 2011 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, June 5. The Rosalie Hale of "Twilight Saga" film series has flashed a ring on her finger which is allegedly an engagement symbol.

Speaking to E!Online while stopping on the red carpet, the 23-year-old actress said the former "American Idol" contestant is "the one" when she was asked if they are going to get married. A source close to the couple has also confirmed that the twosome has already been engaged.

While talking about her blossoming relationship, the California-born starlet shared that her singer boyfriend has been writing a lot of songs dedicated to her. "He says he's going to release a Nikki Reed Ep," she said.

Although some people might think that she's going a little too fast, the brunette beauty insisted that she is sure...

It’s another jam-packed week of DVD and Blu-ray releases, here’s the rundown of what’s available to buy from today, April 25th 2011.

Street Wars (DVD/Blu-ray)

Steven Seagal (Under Siege, Machete) stars as Elijah Kane, the head of a crack undercover police unit ridding the Seattle streets of its deadly criminals. Kane and his team are in a race against the clock to bring to justice the coldblooded gang who is behind the lethal drug that is raising the body count of young people in city. To make matters worse, Kane’s unit is ordered to protect a filmmaker who’s set on exposing the city’s most dangerous city slums at any cost… Even if it means risking the lives of Kane’s hard-knock team. Review.

Woochi: The Demon Slayer (DVD/Blu-ray)

When a dark lord obtains the secret to unimaginable power, an elite army of shape-shifting...

It’s another packed week of DVD and Blu-ray releases, here’s the rundown of what’s available to buy from today, April 18th 2011.

Tron Legacy (DVD/Blu-ray)

When Flynn, the world’s greatest video game creator, sends out a secret signal from an amazing digital realm, his son discovers the clue and embarks on a personal journey to save his long-lost father. With the help of the fearless female warrior Quorra, father and son venture through an incredible cyber universe and wage the ultimate battle of good versus evil.

Little Fockers (DVD/Blu-ray)

Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) has finally begun to earn the respect of his ex-cia father-in-law, Jack Byrnes (Robert DeNiro) but one important test still lies ahead: will Greg prove that he has what it takes to be the family’s next “Godfocker” … or will the circle of trust be broken for good? Review.

The Chaperone (DVD...

There’s something about disaster movies that make them fun, no matter how cheesy, and here’s the latest. Anchor Bay will release the airborne thriller Turbulent Skies on DVD on July 26.

Casper Van Dien looks good -- before looking up! -- in Turbulent Skies.

In the film, everything appears to be fine on a fully loaded 747 jet airliner that’s equipped with a revolutionary automated piloting system, until the plane veers off course … directly into the path of a huge storm! When the airplane heads for a large city and the Secretary of Defense authorizes the military to shoot the it out of the air, it’s up to the system’s inventor and his team to avert the disaster.

Turbulent Skies is a DVD premiere movie that sports all the appropriate straight-to-dvd credits: The film is directed and co-written by Fred Olen Ray (Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers) and stars...

"Chain Letter" On DVD Blu-ray 18 April 2011 Directed By Deon Taylor Starring Nikki Reed, Keith David, Brad Dourif .Gleefully bloody fun...gritty and intense. Bloody Disgusting Pass It On Or Die Starring Nikki Reed ("Twilight" Saga, "Thirteen"), Tony Award Nominee Keith David, and acting legend Brad Dourif "Chain Letter" is the latest DVD release from UK distributor G2 Pictures. After a successful theatrical release in the Us in 2010, "Chain Letter" comes to the UK on DVD Blu-Ray 18 April 2011...

Michael Masucci takes us behind-the-scenes of Corey Haim's last film, available on Blu-ray and DVD now

It has been one year since the death of beloved actor and former teen idol Corey Haim. In remembering the star of such classic films as The Lost Boys and Lucas, Global Universal has released American Sunset on Blu-ray and DVD. This murder mystery from director Michael Masucci features Corey Haim in his last starring role. We're huge fans of Corey, and having recently seen the film, we can tell you in all honesty that it's a great sendoff for Haim. It's a movie he would have been proud of, and it reestablishes the once troubled reality show celebrity as a great actor worthy of his former fame.

Corey Haim goes toe-to-toe with Frank Molina for a great deal of American Sunset's runtime, in a story about a young man desperately searching for his missing wife.

Chatroom aka Ch@troom First audiences were spooked by a VHS tape in The Ring. Then the telephone became an instrument of evil in One Missed Call. Next, e-mail spam took a deadly turn in Chain Letter. Continuing with the idea of playing up to urban legends associated with various forms of media comes Chatroom. 

Chatroom was the second English-language feature from Japanese horror veteran Hideo Nakata (The Ring Two). Chatroom has played in various countries throughout 2010 and the beginning of 2011. It still has an undetermined release date for 2011, but since the film has gone through the MPAA, it appears as though a distributor has acquired the rights to release the film in the Us. 

In Chatroom directed by Hideo Nakata (Ringu), Eva (Imogen Poots) is a young model whose good looks and poise disguise her aching doubts about herself and her wishes she could be more like others. Jim...

Deon Taylor’s Chain Letter wishes it was everything a horror fan would want in a movie. Good looking teens on the run and looking over their shoulder with every step they take with a crazed mysterious killer chasing after them. Chain Letter has lot’s of blood and gore with inventive kills from a guy who they simply call the Chain Man, but there's not much story to this.

Jessie Campbell (Nikki Reed ) leads the teen charge when they all start receiving a certain chain letter through email, which warns them to not stop the chain letter. When they do stop bad things start to happen.

There are some familiar genre faces in this film including a weird performance by Brad Dourif (Child’s Play) playing school teacher Mr. Smirker and Betsy Russell (Saw The Final Chapter) portraying Sergeant Hamill. There are a few more familiar faces you’ll recognize too.

If you actually ventured past your multiplex and watched horror films other then the uninspired "A Nightmare on Elm Street" remake, the strictly putting it in 3D for the money "My Soul to Take", the pointless remake of Let The Right One In entitled "Let Me In", the lifeless remake of "The Crazies" and other mostly bland mainstream horror releases that made up 2010, you would discover a wonderful world of indie horror films that stood out. George A. Romero showed that he's still got it with Survival of the Dead. Comedy and horror were brought together seamlessly (for once!) in President's Day & All About Evil. And plenty of other terrific independent films stood out. However, it wasn't all rosy for the independent horror films of 2010, as they also produced some highly publicized stinkers or films that finally came off the shelf after gathering dust for years. Still, for once, 2010 had...

2010 (Completed in 2007) - 89 mins. - Rated R

D: Deon Taylor

C: Nikki Reed, Keith David, Betsy Russell, Brad Dourif, Ling Bai, Brian Tee, Noah Segan, Clifton Powell, Matt Cohen, Cherilyn Wilson

Group of teenagers are viciously killed by a hooded murderer after they fail to pass on a chain letter that he sent out.

Chain Letter starts out with a bang! The opening sequence is a show stopper. Unfortunately, everything else that proceeds in Chain Letter is so overwrought, so overdone and so over the top, that Chain Letter becomes unintentionally funny. Or the rest of it is so under developed, so under explored, that it doesn't feel like the film should have even bothered. Chain Letter tries to make relevant points about technologies place in the world today, but it only skims over the surface instead of providing more details to debate over. It's treated as a throw away,...

Brrrrr. St. Louis is getting hit with an ice storm and a snow storm. This morning I woke up to a Blizzard Warning, which has never happened in St. Louis during my lifespan – if ever. So, what a perfect opportunity to stay in, snuggle and watch some horror flicks! This week bring us Matt Reeves’ Let Me In, the remake of Let the Right One In. Also, Magnet Releasing releases the SXSW darling Monsters. There is some other releases that you will want to check out as well, so click on reader….click on.

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Slashers make up the bulk of the horror themed new releases for the week of Febuary 1, 2011 as we get the very modern with Deon Taylor's Chain Letter to the old school with Adam Green's Hatchet II to the redneck, no budget take on the slasher with Red River.

Some old school releases get a spiffy, all new release. While some indie horror like Monsters makes its debut onto DVD and Blu-Ray. Below is the most complete list of new releases, as far as I know of, for the week of Feb. 1, 2011. The links below, will take you to Amazon if you care to purchase yourself a copy of any of the following titles.

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Let Me In

Dark, beautiful, intriguing, Matt Reeves’ remake of the Swedish modern classic Let the Right One In proved that many we should sometimes let up on remakes. It’s damn good, if not great, as it made both Donny and I’s Top Films of 2010 lists. (Formats: Blu-ray/DVD) Jon says: Buy Donny says: Buy

Hatchet II

The fight for unrated horror was just too much for AMC Theaters who originally supported Adam Green’s unrated gorefest, only to pull it within a day or two after opening weekend release.

Another great week of releases is upon us gang, starting with Adam Green's Hatchet II which sees murderous inbred, Richard Crowley back to his old sick tricks. Hatchet the first was a seriously twisted exorcise in old school horror, so I can't wait to check this bad boy out.

Another big horror title out this week is Let Me In (review), Matt Reeves' adaptation/remake of Swedish vampire novel/movie Let the Right One In. This one's also produced by Hammer who are determined to make a comeback in the horror game.

Next up is an overdue release of Monsters (review), Gareth Edwards' festival favourite. This one's divided viewers, but I'd say it was an ambitious road movie romance with monsters looming in the background. I'd also say the film misses an opportunity to amp up the tension in places - but who am I to argue with Edwards' masterpiece.

New month, new batch of Us Blu-ray and DVD releases to get excited about. And joining the likes of Hammer's 'Let Me In' redo, 'Hatchet II' and Gareth Edwards' 'Monsters' hitting shelves and stockists everywhere today you may also want to check out New Films International slasher release 'Chain Letter'. Mostly because it features hottie Cherilyn Wilson ('90210') in topless bubble bath action (clip below). 'Chain Letter' stars Nikki Reed ('Eclipse'), Keith David ('The Thing'), Betsy Russell ('Saw 3D'), Brad Dourif (Rob Zombie's 'Halloween'), Ling Bai, Noah Segan, Clifton Powell, Cody Kasch, Matt Cohen and Michael Bailey Smith ('The Hills Have Eyes'). Catch a glimpse of Cherilyn and her nips in the bath in the clip below....

What a better time to review Chain Letter than today (Feb. 1st) the day it hits DVD and Blu-ray everywhere. Usually, if a film starts to generate some buzz based on early, or limited screenings, I go out of my way to remain willfully ignorant of it's contents. “Chain Letter” is something that I begun hearing buzz about in early 2010. Apparently it did a short theatrical run earlier in the year...

The buzz was all about the gore, and how insane the gore was, and gore this, and that. Don't get me wrong, I love gore, but after “A Serbian Film”, it's not something I get worked up over. I am a huge proponent of practical effects, so I definitely give kudos when filmmakers go that route, but other than that, I just want a good film. “Chain Letter” deliver?

The short answer is no, but allow me to articulate for you,...