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Dark Sky Selects Announces The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 50th Anniversary Chainsaw Edition
50th Anniversary Chain Saw Box of Texas Chain Saw Massacre is set to arrive this October.
This multi-disc set will include the new 4K UHD edition of the film, a Blu-ray bonus disc containing new extra features, and an exclusive VHS release of the movie.
The special edition collector’s set will be housed in a custom created box, which is a replica of the iconic chain saw from the film. Opening the chainsaw triggers the sound of Leatherface wielding the chainsaw in the film. Each box set will be numbered and only 5000 have been created.
This limited edition also features a newly designed 50th Anniversary O-card and brand-new bonus content, including The Merchandise of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Restoration of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
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Official Trailer for Horror Thriller “House of Spoils”
The official trailer for Blumhouse’s “House of Spoils” has been released, starring Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story, I.S.S.).
In the film, a chef (Ariana DeBose) opens her first restaurant where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor, and self-doubt, but the pressure heats up thanks to the spirit of the estate’s previous owner who threatens to sabotage her.
“House of Spoils” is directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy.
Also in the film Barbie Ferreira, Arian Moayed, Marton Csokas, Amara Karan, Mikkel Bratt Silset, Gabriel Drake, Imola Gáspár.
The film is set to have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on Saturday, September 21, before it releases globally on Prime Video on October 03, 2024.
“Catch A Killer” World Premiere’s in Nashville Film Festival 20224
Mystery thriller “Catch A Killer” is set to have its world premiere’s at 2024 Nashville Film Festival 2024.
The film stars Sam Brooks, Tu Morrow, Tommi Rose, Michael Weaver, Conner Ann Waterman, and Joshua Leonard.
In the film, when Otto’s derailed on his way to becoming the city’s youngest detective, he stays in the police business as a bioremediation specialist cleaning up after a serial killer.
With an uncanny knowledge of horror films and his natural-born instincts, Otto, and his pregnant girlfriend Lex, crack the code to where the killer is going to strike next…now they just gotta catch him.
“Catch A Killer” is written and directed by Teddy Grennan. Produced by Burton Gray, Teddy Grennan, and Bennett Krishock. Executive produced by Heath Franklin, Ande Grennan, Gill Holland, David Perdue, and Jeff Steen. Cinematography by Christopher Walters. Original Score by Jacques Brautbar.
Japan Society Announces First North American Retrospective on Kaizo Hayashi
Japan Society Announces First North American Retrospective on Kaizo Hayashi, Independent Luminary of 80s and 90s Cinema
Japan Society has announced the first North American retrospective on director Kaizo Hayashi, one of the great luminaries of independent Japanese cinema in the 1980s and 1990s.
The world of Kaizo Hayashi is one of cinematic reverie and enchantment, whose reverence for film history—transposing genre and stylistic conventions from benshi and silent era serials to jidaigeki and hardboiled noir—results in one of the most imaginative and inspiring filmographies of the post-studio era. Invoking the mystery and intrigue of the moving image, amidst the flutter of celluloid frames, his cinema of the past brims with ingenuity and far-flung imagination, conjuring fantasies of what dreams may come.
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“Studio One Forever”: Doc of America’s Iconic Gay Disco
Directed by Marc Saltarelli, the documentary “Studio One Forever” is set to release in theaters on September 13 at the Landmark Theatres sunset and on VOD on October 8 via Gravitas.
A beacon of dancing and freedom for gay men looking for identity in a world that saw them as outcasts, Studio One was a haven and the blossoming center of nightlife in West Hollywood. From merging the gay community and Hollywood elites like Bette Davis and Jimmy Stewart to being at the forefront of the LBGTQ+ rights movement and the fight against the AIDS crisis, the venue was more than just a disco, it was a movement.
In “Studio One Forever”, Marc Saltarelli and narrators Bruce Vilanch and David Del Valle dive into the history of the historic venue, offering a testament to an era and immortalizing the club’s legacy for future generations.
The documentary features candid, modern-day interviews with Chita Rivera, Sam Harris, Felipe Rose, Charlo Crossley, Melissa Rivers, Roslyn Kind, Lance Bass, Thelma Houston along with former bartenders and patrons who recount their experiences at Studio One, and what the iconic club stood for.
‘Impulse: Playing with Reality’ Takes Achievement Award at the 2024 Venice Film Festival in Immersive
The mixed reality experience created by May Abdalla and Barry Gene Murphy and narrated by Tilda Swinton world premiered in the 2024 Venice Immersive Program at the 81st Venice International Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival announced Saturday that Impulse: Playing with Reality, directed by May Abdalla and Barry Gene Murphy, created and produced by Anagram, supported by Meta VR for Good and co-produced by Floréal & France Télévisions, has been awarded the prize for Achievement as part of the 2024 Venice Immersive Program.
Impulse: Playing with Reality is an interactive mixed reality documentary that explores ADHD and how you make sense of the world around you, told through the stories of four people coming to terms with the decisions which have chartered their lives.
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Lea Thompson, Kevin Pollak, Leanne Melissa Bishop, Aaron Ashmore Lead Cast in What If
The offbeat family drama will be directed by TIFF veteran Lindsay MacKay (THE SWEARING JAR, WET BUM) and is written by Leanne Melissa Bishop.
The award-winning cast boasts combined global box-office earnings near the $1B (USD) mark and engaged fans and followers from all over the world.
WHAT IF is produced by Michael P. Mason (PLACE OF BONES, A BUG AND A BAG OF WEED), Leanne Melissa Bishop (IN SEARCH OF, IS YOU IS), and Kyle Bornais (THE SWEARING JAR, FROM THE VINE) of Farpoint Films. Executive producers include Peter Wetherell.
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Adam Driver Leads In Francis Ford Coppola’s Sci-Fi Epic “Megalopolis”
The new trailer for the ambitious sci-fi film Francis Ford Coppola, “Megalopolis” has been released.
Adam Driver leads the all-star cast, which includes Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Grace VanderWaal, Laurence Fishburne.
Coppola wrote the script as well as financed the film which has been in development for decades.
Here’s the film’s synopsis:
Genius artist Cesar Catilina seeks to leap the City of New Rome into a utopian, idealistic future, while his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero, the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.
“Megalopolis” will release in U.S. cinemas on September 27th.
Transformers One: “If I Fall” Single Released
Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign, and ARE WE DREAMING (Composer – Brian Tyler) join forces on their new collaborative anthem, “If I Fall,” for Paramount Animation and Hasbro Entertainment’s upcoming motion picture TRANSFORMERS ONE. The three superstars build off one another’s resilient verses, vowing to “take no prisoners” and refusing to give up when the odds are stacked against them. “It’s in my bloodline; I have too much pride,” declares Quavo on the track.
Set to release September 20th, TRANSFORMERS ONE features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, with Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm. Debuting as the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
“I started writing the song “If I Fall” as a personal way to both express my gratitude to those who truly lifted me up when I fell down in life and a rebuke of those who turned away,” says composer Brian Tyler. “This concept is the core story of TRANSFORMERS ONE, so it’s a synergistic song. I was blessed to have both Quavo and Ty Dolla $ign contribute their incredible vocals to the track – it turned out so dope!”
Hulu’s “Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal”
“Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal” is from the creative team behind Hulu’s “Sasquatch”.
The Hulu Original docu-series is set to premiere with all episodes on September 24th on Hulu.
There’s the official synopsis:
Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal” takes you inside eight true crime cases with shocking encounters with the paranormal world – through eyewitness accounts, expert interviews, and all-new investigations. In each case, amidst an agonizing search for answers, one rumor emerges from the pack: something inhuman is afoot. These in-depth investigations transport us to towns and cities across North America where we speak to individuals with eyewitness accounts and first-person details about the extraordinary, supernatural events that changed their lives forever.
A six-year-old boy in the Smoky Mountains disappears forever after being snatched by a mysterious ape-like beast. A UFO crash in Long Island sparks an assassination attempt and illuminates a massive political conspiracy. An occult coven of Satanic witches is implicated in a decades-old New Jersey murder. Lonely ghosts in San Francisco’s Chinatown threaten to steal the lives of the unmarried. In these stories and more, “Out There” tracks down fresh leads and uncovers new evidence amid a labyrinth of twists and turns. At the end of the road, the investigations unearth new truths – about the power of mythology, the allure of the paranormal, and the monsters among us.
“Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal” is produced by Duplass Brothers Productions and Number 19, with Mark Duplass, Mel Eslyn, Jay Duplass, Joshua Rofé, Steven Berger, Zach Cregger, and Alexandra Orton serving as executive producers. Shuli Harel also serves as a co-executive producer, and M. Elizabeth Hughes serves as Producer.