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Feature Presentations: Arrow Video August 2021 Lineup

Arrow Video August 2021 lineup

Arrow Video is excited to announce the August 2021 lineup of their new subscription-based ARROW platform, available to subscribers in the US, Canada, the UK, and Ireland. The Arrow Video August 2021 lineup leads with the ARROW release of Noel David Taylor’s bizarre filmmaking comedy Man Under Table, available exclusively …

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South African Action Thriller ‘Indemnity’ Releases First Trailer Ahead of World Premiere at Fantasia 2021

Indemnity 

A high-tension, politically-charged action thriller shot and wrapped safely during the pandemic, Indemnity is the latest from Cape Town production studio Gambit Films, producers of the hit Netflix series Blood & Water, and instrumental in bringing South African genre cinema into the mainstream. The film marks the feature debut from …

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Teaser Trailer for Phil Tippett’s Animated Feature ‘MAD GOD’

MAD GOD

Check out the brand new teaser trailer for Phil Tippett’s animated feature MAD GOD, premiering at Locarno Film Festival on August 5 as well as on August 22 at Fantasia International Film Festival. Check out details about the director and his new film MAD GOD down below. Phil is also …

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Alien Gorilla Wolf Motherf*ckers! Joe Cornish’s ‘Attack The Block’ (2011) – Retro Review

When I first stumbled on Attack the Block ten years ago in 2011, I had no idea that I had found a new favorite indie horror film. Between the urban setting, the ink-black monsters and the ass-kicking characters, I knew right away that I had found a gem. I’m not …

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Fantasia 2021 Adds Special Screening Of New Donnie Yen Led Action Feature ‘RAGING FIRE’

RAGING FIRE

The Fantasia International Film Festival is thrilled to add an additional special screening to its 2021 slate with the Canadian Premiere of Donnie Yen’s latest action feature RAGING FIRE. Donnie Yen stars in this big-budget actioner where gunfire and kung-fu collide at high velocity in award-winning Benny Chan’s final colossal …

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Coming Soon to DVD and Streaming is Dario Almerighi’s ‘Acid Love’

Coming soon to DVD from BayView Entertainment and Director Dario Almerighi (Me and the Devil) is a new horror film called Acid Love. It will be available on DVD and streaming on August 24, 2021. Synopsis: A lonely man works on the deep web to raise enough money to finally …

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Andy Stapp’s ‘Destination Marfa’ (2021) Movie Review

Andy Stapp’s Destination Marfa was a film I jumped into without knowing anything about it. I didn’t even watch the trailer. I wanted to go in blind and let it just unravel before me. Synopsis: While on a road trip from a long weekend at the Terlingua cookoff, four lifelong …

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Gene Wilder’s Comedy Chiller ‘Haunted Honeymoon’ (1986) 35 Years Later – A Retro Review

What a fun movie to talk about! Haunted Honeymoon was originally released on July 25, 1986, and is celebrating its 35th anniversary this month. The film stars such greats as Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 1971) as Larry, Gilda Radner (SNL) as Larry’s charismatic and blushing bride, …

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Panels announced for Midsummer Scream presents AWAKEN THE SPIRITS!

AWAKEN THE SPIRITS!

Halloween favorites including Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights, LA Haunted Hayride, Delusion, Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Fright Fest, and Winchester Mystery House will have presentations about their upcoming events during Awaken the Spirits!, Midsummer Scream’s “pop-up” event August 14-15, 2021 at the Pasadena Convention Center. The schedule, along with …

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Trailer Released For Japan Underground Dance Drama ‘DREAMS ON FIRE’ Ahead of Fantasia Premiere

DREAMS ON FIRE

An electrifying and dazzling feature debut from Canadian-born, Japan-based filmmaker Philippe McKie, DREAMS ON FIRE is a love letter to the dynamic and striking urban dance and underground scene of Tokyo and the artists that occupy it. Philippe, who also wrote, art-directed, and edited the film, has been living in …

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