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Exclusive: Fresh off of being named to BAFTA Breakthrough’s 2024 cohort, Baby Reindeer breakout has come aboard to star in The Dregs, a Tuscany-set comedic thriller marking the directorial debut of writer Connor Martin.

Shooting in Italy in March, The Dregs centers on a friends’ trip to Tuscany that gets derailed by old wounds and a cursed bottle of Vin Santo.

Others in the cast include Benjamin Norris (Never Have I Ever), Marta Pozzan (From Scratch), Maria Grazia Cucinotta (Il Postino), and Zach Tinker (American Horror Story), who acts as executive producer.

Mike Stern developed the project and will produce through Astral Plane, with Alessandro Bertolucci serving as co-producer via Dublab It. Co-EPs include Pozzan, Jeremy O’Keefe, Marco Allegri, and Austin Aronson. O’Keefe handled casting via Jok Casting.

Stated Stern on the addition of Mau, “Nava was incredible on Baby Reindeer, and we...

The world of Stephen King adaptations runs the gamut across nearly every aspect of filmmaking. You have theatrically released ones and straight to video ones. Stories stretched into TV miniseries and short stories used as segments of anthology movies. Of course, there are features that do well with critics but fail with audiences and vice versa, fail with critics but are eaten up but movie goers worldwide. 1408 came at the beginning of the King renaissance in 2007 and was a success with both critics and audiences but somehow stands alone in the mid 2000s horror pantheon as a successful but forgotten movie. Who was originally going to star in the title role? How many endings does the movie technically have? How meticulous was the production about the number 1408? Grab your room keys as we find out what happened to 1408.

Stephen King had released books in several different ways throughout his career...

Co-written by the screenwriter of Moon, Slingshot stars Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Tomer Capone as fractious astronauts. Here’s a trailer:

To the ever-growing ‘unhappy men in space’ sci-fi subgenre we can now add Slingshot – a psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and The Boys’ Tomer Capone as a trio of stressed-out astronauts.

The explorers are on a mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan, when something goes awry and they’re forced to attempt a risky slingshot manoeuvre in order to reach their destination. Meanwhile, Affleck’s character begins to hallucinate. Oh, and Fishburne’s brought a revolver with him for some reason.

Aside from a cracking cast, Slingshot has a good pedigree behind the camera. Its director is Sweden’s Mikael Håfström, director of such genre pieces as 1408, based on the Stephen King short story of the same name, The Rite, an enjoyably daft exorcism horror from 2011, and Escape Plan,...

Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne are traveling into another realm for psychological thriller “Slingshot.”

The film centers on an elite trio of astronauts who board a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. “As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality,” the official synopsis reads.

Emily Beecham, Tomer Capone, and David Morrissey co-star.

“Slingshot” is directed by Mikael Häfström with a script co-written by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker. Häfström previously directed 2007 film “1408,” which was based on a Stephen King short story, as well as features “Outside the Wire” and “The Rite.” Håfström first announced “Slingshot” in 2021.

The film is produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major, and Beau Turpin. The executive producers include Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth,...

An ambitious trip to expand humanity's lifespan to the far reaches of space becomes a claustrophobic fight for survival for a trio of astronauts in the official trailer for Slingshot.

Directed by Mikael Håfström from a screenplay by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker, Slingshot will be released in theaters on August 30th via Bleecker Street.

Synopsis: A psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne, Slingshot follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality.



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Space travel is not for the weak. It takes a special kind of person to brave the cosmos and not recoil from insignificance while coming to grips with how small we are in an ocean of stars and infinite possibilities. If you’re not careful, the weight of your mission and the isolation that comes with the job can warp your senses, making you see and hear things that are not there. In Mikael Håfström’s Slingshot trailer, Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, and Tomer Capone star in a psychological thriller about three astronauts making Ren and Stimpy’s case of space madness look like child’s play.

Here’s the official synopsis for Slingshot courtesy of Bleecker Street:

A psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne, Slingshot follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up...

The Slingshot is firing up and preparing for its first mission. Nearly three years since the project was first announced, Bleecker Street released the tension-filled first trailer for the new sci-fi psychological thriller from Outside the Wire and The Rite director Mikael Hfstrm and writers R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker. The long-gestating feature stars Casey Affleck as an astronaut who's about to be sent on a dangerous mission into space, but he begins to unravel as the horrifying possibilities begin to set in. The trailer comes exactly one month ahead of the title's launch in theaters on August 30.

Bleecker Street’s psychological thriller Slingshot has debuted its official trailer this afternoon, giving us a peek at psychological terror and even a nasty bit of body horror in outer space.

Slingshot will release in theaters nationwide August 30, 2024.

Watch the official trailer below.

Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne star alongside Emily Beecham, Tomer Capone, and David Morrissey (“The Walking Dead”).

The film is directed by Mikael Håfström and written by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker.

“Slingshot follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality.”

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10 Possession-Based Horror Films to watch if you liked Russell Crowe’s The Exorcism ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

In Exorcism, Anthony’s daughter, Lee Miller (Ryan Simpkins), suspects that her father has either gotten back to his past addictions or there’s some sinister cause behind his erratic behavior. Anthony, who was roped in for a film on exorcism, gets flashbacks of the time when he was molested.

As the movie progresses, strange things start to happen on Anthony’s film sets, with him even banging his head on a table and contorting his body. This makes Lee consult a Catholic priest. Things take a more disastrous turn when Father Conor tries to perform an exorcism on the movie sets.

If you loved watching The Exorcism and want to indulge in some more possession-based horror films, look no further. Here’s a list of all the movies that you can watch next!

Exclusive: Independent Artist Group has signed screenwriter, producer, director and showrunner Michael Petroni for representation.

Most recently, Petroni co-wrote Sony/Screen Gems’ supernatural horror flick The Pope’s Exorcist, starring Russell Crowe, which grossed over $77M worldwide. He’s best known for scripting 20th Century Fox’s adaptation of Markus Zusak’s novel The Book Thief, starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nélisse, as well as co-writing The Chronicles Of Narnia: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, another Fox title that opened at #1 domestically and grossed over $415 million worldwide.

Previously, Petroni co-wrote New Line’s horror pic The Rite, starring Anthony Hopkins, which also opened #1 and grossed over $100 million. He also wrote and directed Till Human Voices Wake Us starring Helena Bonham Carter and Guy Pearce, as well as Backtrack starring Adrien Brody and Sam Neill.

In television, Michael created, exec produced and showran Netflix’s Messiah, which was the most...

Exorcism movies tap into universal fear of supernatural evil, with different cultural spins keeping audiences engaged. Innovative approaches to exorcism scenes, like found footage and non-Christian perspectives, enhance the terror of possession films. Despite varying styles, the original exorcism movie, "The Exorcist," remains the pinnacle of the genre due to its iconic and intense scenes.

Though there are a multitude of exorcism horror movies, relatively few of them manage to make their exorcism scenes genuinely scary. The idea of possession extends beyond the horror genre. In cultures across the world, there is a deep-rooted fear of the sinister side of the supernatural, with stories of demons and evil spirits a universal theme. This explains why, whatever the horror zeitgeist, exorcism and possession movies always prove popular with filmmakers and audiences.

Given how many different kinds of exorcism horror movies there are, it follows that there are just as many spins on the quintessential exorcism scene.

Demons, witches, and devils have been around in religion and life for nearly as long as people have been around. This extends into movies as since the very beginning of motion pictures, we have attempted to capture the fears of these types of fears on film in a number of ways. Most of the media we see on it is built out from existing ideas to create a new narrative that looks to capture the interests of the general public enough to make a profit or base a movie on it. While many people know both the book and movie of The Exorcist, something like The Rite (watch it Here) that more or less came and went in the early 2010s proves that it also has an interesting story to tell. Whether or not you believe in the religious supernatural events found in either the book or the movie, it...

Cyber Monday is here with even more deals on horror 4K UHDs, Blu-rays, collectibles, and more. Some Black Friday sales are still active, other prices have come down even more, and a bunch of new items have been discounted. Here are this year’s Cyber Monday highlights.

Amazon 4K Uhd Deals:

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"The Rite" takes a more authentic approach to exorcism, focusing on the mechanics and practical application within the Catholic Church. The film is based on a book by Matt Baglio that documents Father Gary Thomas' training and experiences as an exorcist-in-training. After completing his training, Father Gary Thomas became the Director of a pre-seminary preparation program, receiving numerous requests to perform exorcisms.

The Rite states that it's based on true events despite bolstering its exorcism scenes with predictable Hollywood melodrama, prompting fans to wonder how much of it is based in reality. It follows a skeptical seminary student in Rome named Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donoghue) who must attend a Vatican school of exorcism in order to complete his training. He believes possession is the work of a troubled mind rather than demonic influence, but after becoming an apprentice to Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), he encounters a terrifying force under the...

Michael's struggle with faith throughout The Rite is rooted in his traumatic past, causing him to question the existence of God and the devil. Father Lucas' guilt over Rosaria's death opens the door for the devil to possess him, as the devil resents him for attempting the exorcism. The bent cross symbolizes Michael's lack of faith, and it is only when he declares his belief in the devil and God that he is able to defeat BA'al.

The Rite chronicles Father Michael Kovak's journey to finding faith, a feat he accomplishes by the film's ending. The 2011 horror movie is based on Matt Baglio's book The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist, and Michael's character was inspired by real-life exorcist Father Gary Thomas. Throughout the film, Michael struggles with his faith and doesn't believe in the power of God or the devil. However, he travels to Italy to...

October TV Alert! Dive into our essential Halloween TV Guide for 2023 and catch the most anticipated screenings this spooky season. This guide is your passport to the best horror movie premieres, spooky specials, and halloween horror movie marathons TV and streaming have to offer. We’ve compiled all of the mega-hits from AMC Fearfest, SyFy, Shudder, crowd-favorite Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween, and more!

Whether you’re a die-hard horror fan or just in for the October vibes, there’s bound to be something perfect to get you into the Halloween spirit this season. Whether you want to watch all of the Halloween films backward, or stressed-out bakers making giant Halloween disasterpieces while a big clock on the wall yells at them, we’ve got ya covered! And for our global audience, use this timezone converter link to align your screams with the screen’s. Please note: schedules are subject to change.

Director David Gordon Green aims to preserve the tone and feel of the original classic in the new movie, The Exorcist: Believer. The movie is the sixth entry in the franchise and follows two young girls exhibiting signs of possession. Green compares The Exorcist with his Halloween trilogy, stating that it is more researched and academic, aiming to preserve the original's dramatic integrity.

The Exorcist: Believer director David Gordon Green has discussed the way the movie sets out to preserve the tone of the original classic. The movie, which is set to premiere in theaters on October 13, is the sixth entry in the movie franchise that kicked off with 1973's The Exorcist, based on the William Peter Blatty novel of the same name. It will follow two young girls who exhibit signs of possession after going missing for several days, leading one of their fathers (Leslie Odom Jr.) to approach...

The real Father Gabriele Amorth loved the 1973 movie The Exorcist, calling it a reflection of a true story with overblown special effects. He also praised the Catholic horror movie The Rite. Movies like The Exorcist changed the conversation around exorcisms, which was previously regarded as witchcraft. This shift in perception made Father Amorth's career as an exorcist possible. The Exorcist's cultural impact led to a steep increase in exorcism requests, prompting the Catholic Church to appoint more trained exorcists. Father Amorth started his work as an exorcist ten years after the release of the film.

As the inspiration for the 2023 film The Pope's Exorcist, the real Father Gabriele Amorth unsurprisingly had a strong opinion about the classic horror movie The Exorcist. With the movie finally hitting Netflix, The Pope's Exorcist has gained another wave of attention after its successful theatrical run this year. The movie tells the story of Father Gabriele Amorth,...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for The Pope's Exorcist.Even with its beautiful locations, jump scares, and compelling mystery, The Pope's Exorcist wouldn't work without Russell Crowe's surprising true story detail. Taken from the real accounts of Father Gabriele Amorth while he performed as Chief Exorcist to the Vatican, The Pope's Exorcist nonetheless takes creative liberties with Amorth's character, particularly as he's played by the physically imposing Crowe, who zips around Rome on his Lambretta wearing sunglasses and using shotguns where prayers fail. The Pope's Exorcist fills a void left vacant by movies like The Da Vinci Code and blends action-adventure with horror to deliver a unique entry into the well-trod exorcism subgenre.

In the 30 years that he served The Pope, the real-life Father Amorth supposedly committed over 100,000 exorcisms, some of which are chronicled in his two memoirs Father Amorth: My Battle Against Satan and An Exorcist Tells His Story. The...

Ahead of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, rumors erupted that a secret David Lynch project would be heading to the event. While such gossip may not have borne any fruit whatsoever (and was actually shot down by Lynch himself), The Hollywood Reporter can confirm that the legendary filmmaker will be having some involvement in the 2023 edition of the festival.

The David Lynch Foundation is set to host a panel discussion about film music at the American Pavilion, having teamed up with Irish entertainment and tech start-up Xavatar and Planet X Studios.

Entitled “The Art of Movie Music,” the hour-long talk — to take place on May 21 and followed by a two-hour cocktail party and fundraiser for the Foundation — will feature a panel made up of ’60s music icon Donovan, with virtual appearances by Lynch and rapper-actor Redman. Framed in the style of Xavatar’s soon-to-launch animated TV series The Sync Report (Tsr...

The Pope’s Exorcist draws basis from the books An Exorcist Tells His Story and An Exorcist: More Stories, penned by Catholic priest and exorcist Gabriele Amorth. Screenwriters Michael Petroni (The Rite) and Evan Spiliotopoulos (The Unholy), along with director Julius Avery (Overlord), eschew the biopic approach when exploring Amorth’s tenure as an exorcist in favor of a by-the-books horror movie. Russell Crowe is the sole saving grace in this diluted and often silly entry in exorcism horror.

Avery’s latest introduces his rebellious Gabriel Amorth (Crowe) in a rural village in 1987. Amorth walks in with remarkable confidence and jovial mischief in his eyes as he quickly exposes a case of psychosis, not possession, leaving the local priest splattered in blood and the family shocked. Amorth barely has time to cuckoo at nuns and get scolded by higher-ups at the Vatican before he’s summoned to a crumbling abbey in Spain.

Sunday Update: Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie has made history with the biggest worldwide opening ever for an animated title at $377.5M. Of that plumb pazzo result, an estimated $172.8M comes from the international box office. Wahoo!, indeed.

The movie just took off with audiences — and four-quad, to boot. We’re now looking at a potential $1B worldwide grosser. Fans are loving it, and it’s expected to have strong legs with no clear competition in the marketplace going forward.

We listed global milestones yesterday (see below), but it bears repeating that this is the biggest worldwide opening for animation ever, and natch of 2023; best for Illumination ever; biggest video game adaptation ever, and, in just the first frame is fully the 4th biggest Hollywood animation globally since the pandemic began (each of those top four spots belong to a Uni movie). Some of the other...

On the face of it, “The Pope’s Exorcist” would have you believe that it’s rooted in the real-life experiences of the late Father Gabriele Amorth, the Catholic priest who served for 30 years as the head exorcist of the Diocese of Rome. Its screenwriting credits proclaim as much, for starters, while a surfeit of onscreen dates and locations in the early going lend proceedings the faintest of docudrama veneers; moreover, the film is backed by the non-profit production arm of the Jesuit research university Loyola Marymount, with Loyola rector Father Edward J. Siebert among its executive producers.

Even Catholics in high places, it turns out, have a sense of humor: You needn’t wait for the “work of fiction” disclaimer in the closing credits to discern that “The Pope’s Exorcist” is ripely fantastical trash, inspired by Amorth’s work in much the same way that SunnyD is inspired by Florida oranges,...

The nights are getting colder – so it’s the perfect time to tear through the films about to be removed from Netflix.

Each month, a large number of titles are taken down from the service without fanfare.

This explains why things might suddenly disappear from your watch list.

S , to avoid surprise, here is a list of everything being removed in October (including one of the service’s very first original series).

Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix – find everything that’s beind added to the streaming service this month here.

Movies

1 October

About Last Night (2014)

Agyaat

The Amazing Spider-Man

Anatomy

Anjaan

Arthur Christmas

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

A Beautiful Mind

Body of Lies

Carlito’s Way

Cast Away

Company of Heroes

Contagion

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Delhi 6

Dennis the Menace

Dev D

The Diesel

Due Date...

As summer must eventually come to an end, so must these titles’ time on Netflix.

With Halloween right around the corner, the streaming service will remove all eight seasons of “The Vampire Diaries,” as well as several thriller and horror films including “Nightcrawler,” “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” “Seven” and “Insidious” so be sure to watch these spooky season classics before the end of the month.

The streaming service will no longer be the home for cherished TV series, including “Quantico,” “Saved by the Bell,” “Gotham” and “Dark Matter.” Netflix will also scrap classic titles, like “Catch Me If You Can,” “Mean Girls,” “Taxi Driver,” “Dirty Harry” and “Dumb and Dumber.”

Also Read:

Here’s What’s New on Netflix in September 2022

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

Sept. 1

Quantico: Seasons 1-3

Sept. 2

Freaks

Sept. 3

The Vampire Diaries: Seasons 1-8

Sept. 9

Nightcrawler

Sept.

The Wicker Man

Blu ray

Viavision [Imprint]

1973 / 1.85 : 1 / 93 Min.

Starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland

Written by Anthony Shaffer

Directed by Robin Hardy

While away on assignment in Scotland, a melancholy company man experiences a life-changing, and possibly supernatural, transformation. This tale of magic and metamorphosis isn’t Bill Forsyth’s utopian Local Hero but Robin Hardy’s apocalyptic The Wicker Man, the story of a god-fearing detective named Neil Howie. The lonesome hot shot of Forsyth’s film is given a new lease on life but for Howie there’s no such reward—just a whiff of fire and brimstone as his dreams go up in smoke.

The title card reads “Anthony Shaffer’s The Wicker Man“, suggesting that the famed playwright was a more than equal partner along alongside Hardy and the film’s producer, Peter Snell. Shaffer based his screenplay on David Pinner’s Rituals, a...

It’s last call for a number of great movies leaving HBO and HBO Max in March. Fortunately, the month is also packed with new movies and shows, but if you were planning to revisit any of the films below, now’s your chance.

The good news is you won’t have to squeeze in any binge-watching – there are no series leaving HBO Max this month, just films. Expiring titles of note include Sam Raimi’s definitive horror films “The Evil Dead” and “Evil Dead 2,” Wes Anderson’s charming coming-of-age romance “Moonrise Kingdom,” the Charlize Theron-led dramedy “Tully,” Judd Apatow’s “The King of Staten Island” starring Pete Davidson, and the musical drama “Dreamgirls,” starring Jennifer Hudson in the role that earned her the Oscar.

There are also several comedy favorites expiring in March, including both “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” and “Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey,...

Casey Affleck has lined up his next lead role.

The Oscar-winning star of Manchester By The Sea – recently seen in The World to Come and Our Friend — will appear alongside Tony and Emmy winner Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, John Wick) in the psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot, being directed by Mikael Håfström (Outside the Wire, Escape Plan, The Rite, 1408).

From a screenplay by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon), Slingshot will tell the story of an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. Fast-rising British actress Emily Beecham (Cruella, The Pursuit of Love), Tomer Capone (Fauda, The Boys) and ...

Casey Affleck has lined up his next lead role.

The Oscar-winning star of Manchester By The Sea – recently seen in The World to Come and Our Friend — will appear alongside Tony and Emmy winner Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, John Wick) in the psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot, being directed by Mikael Håfström (Outside the Wire, Escape Plan, The Rite, 1408).

From a screenplay by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon), Slingshot will tell the story of an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. Fast-rising British actress Emily Beecham (Cruella, The Pursuit of Love), Tomer Capone (Fauda, The Boys) and ...

A horror performer’s job is never easy, and it’s all the more challenging when the horror comes not from machetes or haunting specters, but from human elements. Anthony Hopkins is one of the finest horror actors in Hollywood, and most of his horror-oriented roles have been anchored not by supernatural elements but by the terrors of the human psyche.

Related: 10 Best Anthony Hopkins Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes

He did play significant roles in films like Bram Stoker’s Dracula and The Rite, which are about paranormal/mythical entities. But, some of his most immaculate performances have come from psychological or gothic horror outings which demand a more nuanced and layered approach and needed the two-time Oscar-winning actor to improvise quite a bit and make the moments his own.

If you were being pursued by a wily killer in the woods, could you survive? Don’t look for me alive, that’s for certain; at the first sign of trouble I would be tangled up in a bush, or drown in five inches of water. Let’s not even start on the deadly wildlife, chopping wood, making a fire, or the inconvenience of being slain on holidays. That last point is a bit of a sticky one for the protagonists of Rituals (1977), a Canadian spin on Deliverance that would probably pair better with Jeff Lieberman’s Just Before Dawn (1981). And if you’ve seen that intense shocker, you’ll know you’re in good company.

Released in Canada in July, a full year before the States, Rituals received some good notices but performed poorly with audiences, and was quickly forgotten. But time has a path to redemption, especially for films that deserve that reappreciation.

“Queen of the South” actor Alice Braga is set to star in the upcoming Netflix movie “Ivy.”

The story centers on a mother, who is recovering from a brutal accident and moves into a prototype smart home. As she begins to get settled, she finds out that the house’s groundbreaking AI technology is quickly developing real human emotions.

“Night Raiders” filmmaker Danis Goulet is directing the thriller, with a script from Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg (“Distant”).

Netflix has not announced the film’s release date.

Producers on “Ivy” include Tripp Vinson for Vinson Films and Daniel Bekerman for Scythia Films. In addition to penning the screenplay, Cohen and Halberg will serve as executive producers. Christopher Yurkovich, Alex Ordanis and Tara Farney are also executive producing.

Braga began her career in Brazilian films, including “City of God,” “Lower City” and “Only God Knows,” before landing a breakout role opposite...

Hello, dear readers! We’re back with a brand-new batch of home media releases for this week, and there’s definitely something for everyone in Tuesday’s Blu-ray and DVD titles. If you missed it when it was released late last year, you can finally catch up with Spell this week, and for those of you who are looking to add some more classic titles to your personal collections, there’s certainly an array of films headed home this week that surely fit that bill.

Kino Lorber is showing some love to Frank Darabont’s Buried Alive this Tuesday, and Code Red is keeping themselves busy with a pair of cult titles headed to Blu as well: Just Before Dawn and The Devil’s Wedding Night. Other notable releases for January 12th include Rituals, Go/Don’t Go, It Cuts Deep, Devilman: Special Edition, and a Double Feature Blu-ray for both Zombieland films.

"I'm a prototype - my existence is classified." Netflix has revealed a full-length official trailer for Outside the Wire, a sci-fi action thriller film from Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström set in the near future. Damson Idris stars as a disgraced drone pilot who is sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for an undercover android officer, played by Anthony Mackie, and is tasked to locate a doomsday device before the insurgents do. This has the look of Edge of Tomorrow, but without the time loop. There are, however, some slick robots and various sci-fi aspects that give it a different vibe. Also starring Enzo Cilenti, Emily Beecham, Michael Kelly, and Pilou Asbæk. This looks even better than the first trailer, I'm honestly quite excited to watch this! And hopefully it's good and not just another bad January movie being dumped. Here's the second ...

"I don't have any specialist training as a field agent." "Don't worry, I'm special enough for both of us." Netflix has revealed an official trailer for Outside the Wire, a gritty new sci-fi action thriller from Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström set in the near future. Damson Idris stars as a disgraced drone pilot who is sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for an android officer, played by Anthony Mackie, and is tasked to locate a doomsday device before the insurgents do. This has the look of Edge of Tomorrow, but without the time loop. There are, however, some slick robots and various sci-fi touches in this. Also starring Enzo Cilenti, Emily Beecham, Michael Kelly, and Pilou Asbæk. Why does this look so damn good?! Where did this come from?! I'm very much looking forward to this, hopefully it's as good as ...

Exclusive: The Ready Or Not gang of filmmakers Radio Silence and scribes Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy, are coming back together to work on the MGM horror high school movie Reunion.

Radio Silence, composed of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella, will direct and produce off a screenplay and story by Busick, who co-wrote the story with Murphy.

Busick and Radio Silence recently were in production on Spyglass Media Group and Paramount’s reboot of Scream, due out 2022.

In Reunion, the horrific experience of high school reunions is taken to a new extreme when a group of uninspired old friends become the only hope for survival against an unwelcome shape-shifting creature.

Project X Entertainment’s William Sherak, James Vanderbilt, and Paul Neinstein (also 2022’s Scream) and Vinson Films’ Tripp Vinson are also producing the film. Tara Farney will executive produce for Vinson Films.

The greatest month of the year is almost upon us, where normal people embrace the scary movies they might otherwise avoid, and those who live the life year round can let their freak flag fly. AMC’s FearFest block of programming is an annual highlight, and this year is offering up 92 films for your spine-chilling pleasure. Here are a few highlights of the dozens of titles awaiting your viewing.

From Dusk Till Dawn sees a pair of criminal brothers on the run escape to Mexico after forcing a vacationing family to smuggle them over the border, only for them all to become trapped in a bar where vampires feast on the living, with their only hope for survival being to make it to sunrise.

Silver Bullet is an adaptation of Stephen King’s illustrated novella Cycle of the Werewolf, and sees a rural town in Maine (shocker) plagued by a...

The Right Stuff will no longer take flight on National Geographic.

The series has been moved to streamer Disney+ ahead of a fall debut.

Eight episodes have been ordered of the scripted adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s bestselling nonfiction account of the early days of the U.S. space program.

The show takes clear-eyed look at what would become America's first "reality show," as ambitious astronauts and their families become instant celebrities in a competition that could kill them or make them immortal.

The two men at the center of the story are Major John Glenn, a revered test pilot and committed family man with unwavering principles, portrayed by Patrick J. Adams (Suits), and Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard, one of the best test pilots in Navy history, portrayed by Jake McDorman.

At the height of the Cold War in 1959, the Soviet Union dominates the space race. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline,...

Filmmakers/authors discuss the movies they wish more people were familiar with.

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the ’70s (2012)

Live Like A Cop, Die Like A Man (1976)

Island of Lost Souls (1932)

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)

Top Gun (1986)

Water Power (1977)

Taxi Driver (1976)

In Fabric (2018)

A Climax of Blue Power (1974)

Forced Entry (1975)

Once Upon A Time In America (1984)

Nashville Girl (1976)

Ms .45 (1981)

Act of Vengeance a.k.a. Rape Squad (1974)

High Plains Drifter (1973)

Design For Living (1933)

Trouble In Paradise (1932)

Melody (1971)

Oliver! (1968)

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

That’ll Be The Day (1973)

Stardust (1974)

The Errand Boy (1961)

Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003)

The Bellboy (1960)

Which Way To The Front? (1970)

Hardly Working (1980)

A Night In Casablanca (1946)

The Cocoanuts (1929)

Duck Soup (1933)

Boeing Boeing (1965)

Confessions of a Young American Housewife (1974)

Cockfighter (1974)

The Second Civil War (1997)

I, A Woman (1965)

The Devil At Your Heels (1981)

The...

Without fail, at the start of every year, there’s a lot of chatter about how January is the prime dumping ground for “bad horror,” and I gotta tell you, it really bums me out. Sure, there will always be misfires released in any given month of the year, but as a whole, I love the month of January for horror, simply because it seems like for every dud, there are a few films that really swing for the fences, and you just never know what you’re going to get. And that’s the kind of stuff that keeps me going as a horror fan.

At some point in time, January got the reputation for being a wasteland for film releases of sorts, but even back during the 2000s, we were still getting a smattering of quality genre films during that month: Walter Hill’s Supernova in 2000, The Mothman Prophecies...

“The Blackcoat’s Daughter” director Osgood Perkins has signed on to write and direct the supernatural thriller “Incident at Fort Bragg” for Lionsgate.

The project is inspired by the true story of Irish priest Malachi Martin, who was brought in by the U.S. government to perform a sanctioned exorcism on a young soldier at Fort Bragg, N.C., the largest military installation in the world.

FlynnPictureCo’s Beau Flynn will produce. Flynn previously produced “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” which totaled $144 million worldwide for Screen Gems, and “The Rite,” starring Anthony Hopkins, which earned $96 million worldwide.

Scott Glassgold of Ground Control Entertainment is also a producer, with Scott Sheldon of FlynnPictureCo serving as executive producer. Meredith Wieck and Aaron Edmonds are overseeing development of the project for Lionsgate.

In addition to writing and directing A24’s “The Blackcoat’s Daughter,” starring Emma Roberts and Kiernan Shipka, Perkins wrote and helmed...

Osgood Perkins, whose latest film Gretel & Hansel hits theaters in January, has been tapped to next write and direct Incident At Fort Bragg, a supernatural thriller set up at Lionsgate.

The pic is inspired by the true story of the renowned writer and Irish Catholic priest Malachi Martin, who was brought in by the U.S. government to perform a sanctioned exorcism on a young soldier at the famed Army base. Jeff Buhler (Pet Sematary) wrote the latest version of the script from a previous draft by Evan Turner and Harrison Query, who sold the pitch to the studio.

Beau Flynn, whose credits include exorcism pics The Exorcism of Emily Rose and The Rite, is producing this one via his FlynnPictureCo along with Scott Glassgold of Ground Control Entertainment. FlynnPictureCo’s Scott Sheldon is executive producing. Meredith Wieck and Aaron Edmonds are overseeing for Lionsgate.

Perkins’ credits included 2015’s The...

Horror fans are definitely going to want to take a look at this list. AMC’s FearFest is right around the corner now and features plenty of heart-racing movies for viewers to sink their teeth into as Halloween nears. Going on its 23rd straight year, the channel’s annual spooky marathon promises to scare the you-know-what out of anyone brave enough to watch the 19 consecutive days of bone-chilling programming.

This year boasts 104 eerie flicks, including well-known classics and some under-the-radar gems. FearFest is set to begin on Sunday, October 13th at 10:00am Et, though AMC wants everyone to know that “horror fans don’t even have to wait that long, as you’ll also be able to watch even more movies on amc.com and the AMC Apps for mobile and devices all month long.”

Here’s a list of the films that will be available to stream starting...

1976: Ryan's Hope's Jack was annoyed with Little John.

1981: The Edge of Night's Nadine called out her daughter, Raven.

1981: General Hospital's Heather defended herself to Burt.

2004: As the World Turns' Barbara was determined to get her son."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1966: On Dark Shadows, Joe Haskell (Joel Crothers) told Carolyn Stoddard (Nancy Barrett) about David Collins' crystal ball's prediction. Burke Devline (Mitchell Ryan) investigated Bill Malloys' disappearance, certain that he had incriminating evidence against Roger Collins and Sam Evans (David Ford). Sam...

Exclusive: Torrey DeVitto (Chicago Med) has signed with Abrams Artists Agency for representation in talent, commercials, and voiceover.

DeVitto is known for her role as Dr. Natalie Manning in NBC’s Chicago Med, which was renewed for a fifth season earlier this year. DeVitto was previously seen as Maggie Hall in the final season of Lifetime’s Army Wives, Melissa Hastings in the ABC Family/Freeform series Pretty Little Liars, Dr. Meredith Fell in the CW’s The Vampire Diaries and Carrie in The CW drama One Tree Hill.

On the film front, DeVitto debuted in Starcrossed in 2005, and went on to appear in I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006), The Rite (2011), Green Flash (2008), Killer Movie (2008), Heber Holiday (2007), and Evidence (2013). She recently finished shooting Divertimento by director Keyvan Sheikhalishahi and can next be seen in Hallmark’s Write Before Christmas this November.

Also a violinist, DeVitto performed...

Rutger Hauer, the actor who played the villainous Roy Batty in Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic Blade Runner and so many other awesome roles in his acting career has passed away.

It’s being reported that he passed on July 19th in the Netherlands after a long illness, and he was 75 years old. According to Deadline, his funeral was held today.

Hauer was a great and super entertaining actor that has left behind a legacy of genre films that also include Ladyhawke, The Hitcher, Blind Fury, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Sin City, Batman Begins, Hobo With a Shotgun, The Rite, and a lot more.

One of my favorite films that he starred in was Blind Fury, where he played a badass and skilled blind Vietnam vet with a sword. If you haven’t seen that movie, you’ve got to put it on your list of movies to see!

Hauer...

Exclusive: Nat Geo has recast one of the three leads in its upcoming scripted series The Right Stuff, based on Tom Wolfe’s best-selling nonfiction book. Former Once Upon a Time star Colin O’Donoghue will portray Lt. Gordon Cooper opposite Patrick J. Adams and Jake McDorman, taking over for Joe Dempsie, who had to exit the series because of visa issues.

The Right Stuff, from Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, looks at what would become America’s first “reality show,” as the ambitious astronauts and their families become instant celebrities in a competition that either will kill them or make them immortal in the quest to be a part of Project Mercury. Production begins this month in Cocoa Beach, Fl. The series will premiere globally on National Geographic in 2020.

O’Donoghue’s Gordon Cooper is the youngest of the Mercury Seven, who was selected to everyone’s surprise.

In her much-anticipated foray into the horror-thriller genre, Taylor Schilling stars in The Prodigy as Sarah, a mother whose young son Miles' disturbing behavior signals that an evil, possibly supernatural force has overtaken him. Fearing for her family's safety, Sarah must grapple with her maternal instinct to love and protect Miles in favor of investigating what - or who - is causing his dark turn. She is forced to look for answers in the past, taking the audience on a wild ride; one where the line between perception and reality remains blurry.

Yesterday, we got the brand new poster for The Prodigy, which showed Sarah comforting her son, with pure evil lingering behind them. Now, we get a taste of the terror as Orion Pictures prepares genre fans for one of the most horrifying experiences of 2019.

Miles isn't like other kids in the new trailer for The Prodigy. Taylor Schilling...

With Orange is the New Black coming to an end this year, Taylor Shilling is looking to break out in genre movies, next appearing in her first horror thriller The Prodigy. The resuscitated Orion Pictures has released a new poster for her latest descent into madness. And it's pretty creepy.

Death is not the end in the new poster for The Prodigy. From the producer of The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Prodigy follows a mother (Taylor Schilling) who's concerned that her young son's (Jackson Robert Scott) disturbing behavior might be caused by a supernatural force overtaking him. Find out what's wrong with Miles when The Prodigy hits theaters nationwide February 8, 2019.

In her much-anticipated foray into the horror-thriller genre, Taylor Schilling stars in The Prodigy as Sarah, a mother whose young son Miles' disturbing behavior signals that an evil, possibly supernatural force has overtaken him. Fearing for her family's safety,...

Orion Pictures continues to unleash disturbing genre fare as it restores its good name in cult entertainment. Now, they are delving into the kidsploitation sub-genre with a scary little howler that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Coming this winter is The Prodigy. We have the first trailer and a creepy new poster.

Possessed kids are always guaranteed to be a spine-crippling time at the cinema. And The Prodigy looks to push the idea forward with its bad behavior. Unravel the truth in the new trailer for Orion Pictures' supernatural horror thriller from director Nicholas McCarthy.

In her much anticipated foray into the horror-thriller genre, Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Taylor Schilling (Orange Is The New Black) stars as Sarah, a mother whose young son Miles, Jackson Robert Scott, exhibits disturbing behavior that signals an evil, possibly supernatural force has overtaken him.

Catch The Prodigy when it...