Twenty-five years ago on October 14, 1994, the world was introduced to The Shawshank Redemption. The tale is based on the Stephen King short story, “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,” from his collection, Different Seasons. The tale follows Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins: Mystic River 2003, Castle Rock TV series) …
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10 Feature Films We’re Dying To See At The Fantasia International Film Festival 2021
The Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to celebrate its upcoming 25th edition, set again to take place as a virtual event accessible to audiences across Canada. The festival will run from August 5 – 25, 2021, and will include scheduled screenings and premieres, panels, and workshops, with films once …
Read More »‘The Nowhere Inn’ (2021), Starring St. Vincent, Trailer and Release Date Revealed
Annie Clark made her recording debut as St. Vincent in 2007 with Marry Me. Six albums and three Grammys later, Annie Clark is “regarded as one of the most innovative and fascinating presences in modern music.” Next up? An all new film that she co-wrote, which is based on a …
Read More »Top 10 Fun Facts About ‘Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey’ (1991)
Hitting the theatre on July 19,1991, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey follows two robots, Evil Bill (Alex Winter) and Evil Ted (Keanu Reeves), who are sent by evil tyrant Chuck De Nomolos (Joss Ackland: Caligula 1979 – read our retro review here) back to the 20th century where they try …
Read More »‘Aliens’ (1986) – The Enduring Legacy Of One Of The Best Sequels Ever – Retro Review
Seven years after the release of Ridley Scott’s phenomenal Alien in 1979 (read our retro review here)—a movie that had people lined up and down city streets to see it and helped usher in the age of the blockbuster—the next dose of deep space terror was unleashed. This time, sitting …
Read More »Tristan Risk Gives A Haunting Performance In Nick Meunier’s ‘The Mother Of Beauty’ (2017) – Short Film Review
Nick Meunier’s The Mother of Beauty shines a light on the serenity of nature while going as dark as possible when the struggle of life disrupts that familiarity. This short film straddles the uneasy balance between life, death, and the cycle in which both flow. The Mother of Beauty is a …
Read More »Celebrated Virtual Genre Film Festival NIGHTSTREAM Announces 2nd Edition
The Boston Underground Film Festival (MA), Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (NY), North Bend Film Festival (WA), and the Overlook Film Festival (LA) will re-team this fall to present the second edition of NIGHTSTREAM. Originally launched in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, NIGHTSTREAM offered a singular virtual festival …
Read More »Arrow Video Reveals July, 2021 Release Slate
Summer is in full swing, and that means a slate of new releases from Arrow Video! July, 2021 has a little bit of everything: Westerns, indie horror, thriller, and Japanese fantasy. Plus Dario Argento! All HD, and loaded with extras! Read on for all the details! From The Arrow Video …
Read More »Still Casting Shadows… The Magic Of ‘Dark Shadows’ (1966) Still Strong After 55 Years – Retro Review
It was on this day, June 27th of 1966, that audiences watched a train hurtling through the cold, moonlit night along a rocky coastline. Aboard this train was a young woman in her twenties, Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke). Her destination: the small fishing village of Collinsport, Maine. She has been …
Read More »Exclusive First Image For Miles Doleac’s ‘DEMIGOD’
Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios Company has acquired director Miles Doleac’s macabre riff on the Cernunnos myth, DEMIGOD, starring Rachel Nichols (Continuum, Star Trek). The distributor plans for a late-October, day-and-date streaming and theatrical release. Directed and co-written by Doleac (alongside Michael Donovan Horn), DEMIGOD was produced by Doleac, …
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