The Two Funniest Scenes In Dario Argento's "Tenebrae" (1982) (video)

But first, here's one of the coolest scenes: the fence-climbing dog.

Let's hear it for the fence-climbing dog! (applause)

And now for the two funniest. (If you disagree, that's okay.)

The first is John Saxon's giddy pride in his silly new hat.

The second is Tony Franciosa's reaction to a motoring near-mishap.

Whew!

Read our review of the movie

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The Two Funniest Scenes In Dario Argento's "Tenebrae" (1982) (video)

Production Underway for STXfilms / Lakeshore Entertainment's "THE BOY 2" Starring Katie Holmes

PRODUCTION IS UNDERWAY FOR STXfilms / LAKESHORE ENTERTAINMENT’S “THE BOY 2”, STARRING KATIE HOLMES

Principal photography began in Vancouver this week

LOS ANGELES, CA (JANUARY 30, 2019) – STXfilms, a division of STX Entertainment, and Lakeshore Entertainment announced today that The Boy 2, a follow-up to horror film director William Brent Bell’s The Boy (2016), began principal photography on Monday 28 January, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Brent Bell returns to the helm following the success of The Boy (2016), which grossed $68M worldwide. Katie Holmes (Batman Begins, Logan Lucky, Dawson’s Creek) leads the cast as “Liza,” with Christopher Convery (Gotham, The Girl in the Spider's Web) to co-star as her son “Jude.” Owain Yeoman (American Sniper, The Belko Experiment) joins as her husband, “Sean,” and Ralph Ineson (The Witch, Guardians of the Galaxy, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts I & II) will play the role of “Joseph.”

Written by Stacey Menear, who also penned its predecessor, The Boy 2 will be produced by Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi and Eric Reid, in addition to Matt Berenson, Jim Wedaa and Roy Lee.

Unaware of the terrifying history of Heelshire Mansion, a young family moves into the estate, where their young son soon makes an unsettling new friend, an eerily life-like doll he calls Brahms.

STXinternational and Lakeshore introduced the film for the first time at last year’s AFM, where it sold out for all international territories.

Following their recent collaborations on Pierre Morel’s action-thriller Peppermint, starring Jennifer Garner, and the romantic drama Adrift, starring Sam Claflin and Shailene Woodley, STXfilms and Lakeshore Entertainment continue their successful partnership with The Boy 2. STX Entertainment, which is co-producing with Lakeshore, will distribute in the US, having jointly handled international sales with Lakeshore.

Holmes is represented by Adam Schweitzer at ICM Partners and managed by Jason Weinberg at Untitled Entertainment. Christopher Convery is represented by Paradigm, Sinclair Management, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein. Yeoman is represented by Adam Schweitzer and Dar Rollins at ICM Partners and managed by Ron West and Steven Kavovit at Thruline Entertainment. Ineson is represented by Donna French at Gordon and French, Alexander Yarosh at The Gersh Agency, and by Tim Beaumont and Elisa Christophe at Beaumont Communications. Brent Bell is represented by Harley Copen at ICM Partners. 


About STXfilms
STXfilms is a division of STX Entertainment, a global, next-generation media company whose mission is to unlock the value of the direct connection stars have with their fans through the development, financing, production, marketing and distribution of film, television, VR, digital video, music and live entertainment content.  It is the industry leader in transforming beyond traditional platform-driven content to creating talent-driven enterprises.

The company is led by accomplished businessman Robert Simonds and was co-founded by Bill McGlashan, managing partner of the leading global private investment firm TPG.  Other investors include Hony Capital, a leading private equity firm in China; PCCW, Southeast Asia's largest Internet and cable services provider; Tencent Holdings, China's leading provider of online products and services; Liberty Global, the world’s largest distribution platform; Dominic Ng, Chairman of East West Bank; New Enterprise Associates (NEA); DNS Capital (representing the business interests of Gigi Pritzker and her immediate family); and Beau Wrigley, former Chairman and CEO of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, among others.  With these strategic relationships, the company is uniquely positioned to maximize the impact of content worldwide, with direct passage into the China market.

For more information, please visit http://www.stxentertainment.com.

ABOUT LAKESHORE ENTERTAINMENT
Lakeshore Entertainment is a leading independent motion picture production, distribution and international sales company. Founded in 1994 by Tom Rosenberg, Lakeshore has produced over 60 films including the Academy Award winning Million Dollar Baby, as well as the Underworld film franchise, The Boy, The Age of Adaline, The Lincoln Lawyer, Runaway Bride, The Ugly Truth, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Crank, Arlington Road and The Gift. Lakeshore also produced the film adaptation of Philip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel American Pastoral, directed by and starring Ewan McGregor, Underworld: Blood Wars, the fifth installment of the Underworld franchise, AXL, a contemporary nod to the classic 1980s E.T., romantic drama Adrift and Pierre Morel’s revenge thriller, Peppermint, starring Jennifer Garner. Lakeshore is currently in post-production on The Wedding Year, a romantic comedy starring Sarah Hyland.

Production Underway for STXfilms / Lakeshore Entertainment's "THE BOY 2" Starring Katie Holmes

How Did Alfred Hitchcock Do A Cameo In "Rope"? (1948) (video)

Legendary director Alfred Hitchcock is known for his brief cameo appearances.

Fans of his films began to look for these cameos in each new film.
But his 1948 film ROPE takes place in one room with a limited cast.

So how did Hitchcock manage his usual cameo?

Some say that's Hitchcock in that post-titles shot from the balcony...
...but it's still up for debate.

To see his most-recognized cameo...
...watch the red neon sign outside the window.

It's the trademark profile of Alfred Hitchcock.


(Suggested by Kay Miles)

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How Did Alfred Hitchcock Do A Cameo In "Rope"? (1948) (video)

Same Drunk Walks Into Saloon Twice: "War Wagon" Blooper (John Wayne, 1967)

In this classic John Wayne/Kirk Douglas western...

...Robert Walker Jr. plays a demolitions expert who's also a roaring drunk.

He loves to drink so much, in fact, that in one scene...

...he walks into the same saloon not once, but twice.


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Same Drunk Walks Into Saloon Twice: "War Wagon" Blooper (John Wayne, 1967)

How Did Alfred Hitchcock Do A Cameo In "Lifeboat"? (1944) (video)

Alfred Hitchcock was famous for his brief cameos appearances.

Before long, viewers began trying to spot him in each of his films.

But "Lifeboat" took place in one tiny location with a limited cast.

So how did Hitchcock manage to make a cameo appearance in it?

Here's how...


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How Did Alfred Hitchcock Do A Cameo In "Lifeboat"? (1944) (video)

Hamaguchi's Much Beloved Epic "HAPPY HOUR" Hits Blu-ray 2/12

A film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi

HAPPY HOUR

First ever   release in North America!

Available on February 12th
with special BONUS FEATURE (38 min)

"Quietly beautiful... disarmingly moving." —Manohla Dargis, New York Times

"A monumental film [that] finds majesty in the mundane." —Melissa Anderson, Village Voice

"Its length is entirely justified indeed richly and deeply filled." —Richard Brody, The New Yorker

"The most immensely absorbing and deeply satisfying cinematic experience."—Christopher Bourne, ScreenAnarchy

“I suspect we'll be talking about this one for some time to come.” —Dan Sullivan, Film Comment

"Happy Hour commands respect through the audacity of its conception and scale, and it earns affection through its human attentiveness." —Reverse Shot

2016  |  317 minutes | Color | In Japanese w/English Subtitles | 2-Disc Set

*FIRST TIME EVER   NORTH AMERICAN RELEASE *

A powerful affirmation of the immersive potential of cinema. HAPPY HOUR is a slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirtysomething women in the misty seaside city of Kobe. As they navigate the unsteady currents of their work, domestic, and romantic lives a sudden, unexpected rift opens between that propels each to a new, richer understanding of life and love.

Winner of awards at major international festivals—including Locarno, where stars Sachie Tanaka, Hazuki Kikuchi, Maiko Mihara and Rira Kawamura shared the Golden Leopard for Best Actress—HAPPY HOUR has brought new attention to the work and career of one of Japan’s most talented young directors.

WATCH THE TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/236616964

MORE INFORMATION: www.icarusfilms.com/ks-happy

Hamaguchi's newest film ASAKO I & II competed for Cannes top prize and will open theatrically in 2019.

INCLUDES: BONUS FEATURE (38 MINUTES)

Winner, Best Screenplay, 2016 Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Winner, Audience Award, 2016 Festival Internacional de Cinema d’Autor de Barcelona
Winner, Best International Feature Narrative, 2016 Guanajuato International Film Festival
Winner, Best Actress, 2015 Locarno International Film Festival
Winner, Audience Award, 2015 Festival des 3 continents
Winner, Best Director, 2015 Singapore International Film Festival

SRP: $42.48 • UPC #6-98452-21254-8

From KimStim Films
An Icarus Films Release

Hamaguchi's Much Beloved Epic "HAPPY HOUR" Hits Blu-ray 2/12

Intense Dramatic Performance In Cheap Sex Flick: "Wild and Wicked" (aka "Flesh Merchant", 1956) (video)

In this lurid sexploitation thriller, Lisa Rack plays a professional "good time gal"...

...whose naive little sister comes to the big city seeking the "glamorous" life herself.

Lisa has an unpolished but intense acting style...

...and in her big climactic scene, she blows the doors off the place.


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Intense Dramatic Performance In Cheap Sex Flick: "Wild and Wicked" (aka "Flesh Merchant", 1956) (video)

Saban Films Partners with Kevin Smith on "JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT"

SABAN FILMS PARTNERS WITH KEVIN SMITH ON “JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT”

PARK CITY (JANUARY 25, 2019) – Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Kevin Smith’s highly-anticipated Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, the sequel to the 2001 comedy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Jason Mewes and Smith are reprising the lead roles, alongside a number of returning players from the star-studded cast of the original movie, as well as a fresh new crop of cameos from the worlds of movies, TV, music and podcasting. Saban Films has committed to a substantial theatrical release. Jordan Monsanto of Smodco is producing alongside Destro Film’s Liz Destro. Production is currently underway.

Jay (Mewes) and Silent Bob (Smith) were first introduced 25 years ago in Smith’s directorial debut, Clerks. The unlikely stoner icons have subsequently appeared in Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II, as well as the animated film Jay and Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie. The new movie will skewer reboots, remakes, and sequels while simultaneously being all three at the same time.

Saban Films’ Bill Bromiley commented, “Jay and Silent Bob is a global franchise which has a very loyal fan base.  Partnering with Kevin at script stage on the next chapter of these iconic characters is a huge milestone. This is the beginning of a new initiative at Saban Films, to partner on IP with seasoned filmmakers and talent early on in the creative process all the way through distribution.”

Smith said, “Last February, I almost died. So on the one year anniversary of my widow maker heart attack, as a celebration of life and a big ol’ F you to Death, my best friend and I will be rolling cameras on a sequel/remake/reboot of a movie we first made nearly twenty years ago! In Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back our herbal heroes found out Hollywood was making a movie based on them, so they journeyed out to Hollywood to stop it. But I’ve learned so much as a storyteller and have grown immensely as a filmmaker since then, so audiences can expect something completely different: In Jay & Silent Bob Reboot our herbal heroes find out Hollywood is making a reboot of the old movie that was based on them, so they journey out to Hollywood to stop it again. I offer my (literal) undying thanks to our amazing partners at Saban and Universal for making this dream come true and backing this cinematic silliness!”

Mewes said, “I’m tired of doing Shakespeare all the time so it’ll be nice to get back to playing Jay again. It may be 25 years since I first played the idiot man-child from Jersey but this time’s going to be the best because I’ve really grown into the role of idiot man-child in my old age.”

Bill Bromiley and Jonathan Saba negotiated the deal for Saban Films, with Jackie Eckhouse of Sloss Eckhouse LawCo on behalf of the filmmakers.  Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Content Group has picked up all international rights.

Equity Financing for the Picture has been provided by Hideout Pictures, Mickey Gooch Jr’s Skitbags Entertainment, and Fan Owned Legion M. Debt Financing for the film has been provided by Three Point Capital Louisiana and Intercut Capital.

Saban Films continues to be active in the acquisition and distribution space, with upcoming titles including: The Haunting of Sharon Tate starring Hilary Duff; Derrick Borte’s American Dreamer starring Jim Gaffigan; James Marsh’s King of Thieves starring Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay and Michael Gambon; Richard Says Goodbye, the Wayne Roberts-directed drama starring Johnny Depp; and Sarah Daggar-Nickson’s A Vigilante starring Olivia Wilde. 

The company continues to grow its presence in the industry, with successes that have run the gamut from critically acclaimed theatrical films such as The Homesman starring Hilary Swank, to one of the biggest Fathom events in 2016 with Rob Zombie’s horror thriller 31.  Recent titles include the anthology Berlin, I Love You with Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley and Jim Sturgess; the Gerard Butler starrer The Vanishing; Alexandre Moors’ The Yellow Birds starring Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, Toni Collette, Jason Patric, Jack Huston and Jennifer Aniston; Eshom and Ian Nelms’ lauded feature Small Town Crime starring John Hawkes and Octavia Spencer; and Ivan Kavanagh’s Never Grow Old starring John Cusack and Emile Hirsch.

About Saban Films
Saban Films, an affiliate of Saban Capital Group (“SCG”), is a film acquisition and distribution company which acquires high-quality, feature films to distribute in North America.  Focusing on commercial, talent driven films, the company looks at projects in all stages of production for release across multiple platforms, including a day and date theatrical/VOD release strategy. Based in Los Angeles, Saban Films was established by Haim Saban, SCG Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and is led by Bill Bromiley who serves as President, Shanan Becker, Chief Financial Officer and Ness Saban, Vice President of Business Development.

About UPHE Content Group
Headquartered in London, UPHE Content Group is a repertoire center of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, acquiring and producing multi-genre entertainment for distribution across theatrical, home entertainment, television and digital platforms on a worldwide basis.  UPHE Content Group is part of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, a unit of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group. Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide in various media formats for theatrical, home entertainment, television and other distribution platforms, as well as consumer products, interactive gaming and live entertainment.  The global division includes Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Brand Development, Fandango and DreamWorks Animation Film and Television.  UFEG is part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience.  NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment.

Saban Films Partners with Kevin Smith on "JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT"

Odessa Steps Sequence ("Potemkin", 1925) Set To Robert Plant's "The Way I Feel" (video)

The legendary scene from Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 silent classic, "The Battleship Potemkin"...

...known as "The Odessa Steps Sequence"...

...set to the song "The Way I Feel" by Robert Plant.


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Odessa Steps Sequence ("Potemkin", 1925) Set To Robert Plant's "The Way I Feel" (video)

Cinemark and SPACES to Open "Terminator" VR Experience in San Jose on Feb. 8

CINEMARK AND SPACES EMBRACE THE FUTURE OF ENTERTAINMENT WITH MULTI-SENSORY VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE IN SAN JOSE

Tickets are on sale now for Cinemark’s brand-new, immersive VR experience at the Century 20 Oakridge and XD theatre featuring “Terminator Salvation: Fight for the Future”

PLANO, Texas (January 23, 2019) – Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), one of the world’s largest motion picture exhibitors, announced it is opening a brand-new, immersive virtual reality (VR) experience on February 8 at its Century 20 Oakridge and XD theatre in San Jose, CA at the Westfield Oakridge Shopping Center.  As the newest SPACES location, it will feature multi-sensory VR technology blending 4D effects, 3D face scanning, physical interaction and social group play. Tickets and information are available now at Cinemark.com/SPACES.

“Cinemark is constantly innovating and providing new experiences for our guests; we love taking entertainment and moviegoing to the next level,” said Mark Zoradi, Cinemark’s CEO. “Cinemark is excited to partner with SPACES to provide our Bay area guests with a fun, immersive, mixed-reality adventure.”

Thrill-seekers gear up and join the resistance in the fight against Skynet in a heart-pounding, untethered, adventure that takes place in the Terminator universe. The first Cinemark SPACES experience will be “Fight for the Future” based on “Terminator Salvation.” Upon entering Cinemark SPACES, guests will register and then scan their faces using SPACES’ unique, proprietary face scanning technology. Fans will be immersed in a free-roam, virtual reality battle with up to four people in a group.

Transforming locations into digital playgrounds, SPACES invites guests to engage their senses through virtual reality, haptic feedback and environmental effects that guests can reach out and touch. The moment they take off their headsets, guests immediately receive a cinematic video of their experience that they can take home and share on social media.

“At SPACES, we say ‘Go Anywhere, Do Anything’ where guests are the stars of the experiences,” said Shiraz Akmal, SPACES CEO. “We provide consumers an incredible, virtual reality adventure where they can suit up and escape with their friends. Guests depart from SPACES and are transported into the action.  We especially love that our experiences are meant to be shared; people repeat the experiences with friends and family again and again.”

The Cinemark SPACES is located at 925 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose, CA 95123 in the Westfield Oakridge Shopping Center.

About Cinemark Holdings, Inc.:
Cinemark is a leading domestic and international motion picture exhibitor, operating 541 theatres with 6,014 screens in 41 U.S. states, Brazil, Argentina and 13 other Latin American countries as of September 30, 2018. For more information go to investors.cinemark.com.

About SPACES Inc.:
SPACES global retail locations, parks, and attractions deliver unique and unparalleled VR, AR and MR entertainment experiences that deploy cutting-edge technology, fully immersive, multiplayer, highly sensorial experiences featuring original and globally- recognized Hollywood and video game brands. SPACES was founded at DreamWorks Animation and the team has wide-ranging backgrounds in film, television, video games and theme parks. SPACES has raised over $10M from Comcast Ventures; Songcheng Performance Co.; Match VC; Boost VC; Canyon Creek Capital; Colopl VR Fund; GREE Inc.; Kai Huang; Sinovation Fund; The Venture Reality Fund; and Youku Global Media Fund and CRCM VC, and has a $30M partnership with Songcheng Performance Co. to build next-generation attractions for parks and retail locations.​​​​​​​​

Cinemark and SPACES to Open "Terminator" VR Experience in San Jose on Feb. 8

"BENCHWARMERS 2: BREAKING BALLS": Next Hilarious Chapter of the "Benchwarmers" Franchise With Jon Lovitz, Chris Klein, Lochlyn Munro

UNIVERSAL 1440 ENTERTAINMENT AND REVOLUTION STUDIOS PRESENT THE HILARIOUS NEXT CHAPTER OF THE BENCHWARMERS FRANCHISE STARRING JON LOVITZ, CHRIS KLEIN, LOCHLYN MUNRO

"BENCHWARMERS 2: BREAKING BALLS"

AVAILABLE ON DVD AND DIGITAL JANUARY 29, 2019

Universal City, California, January 23, 2019 – Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls is based on Revolution Studios’ wildly successful 2006 comedy, The Benchwarmers. This is the first title to emerge from the deal between Revolution Studios, a subsidiary of Content Partners, and Universal 1440 Entertainment, the original content production arm of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Filled with side-splitting antics, Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls will be available on DVD, Digital and On Demand on January 29th, 2019.

Ben McGrath (Chris Klein) had major league potential playing professional baseball, but his hopes to play ball literally get crushed. Down on his luck, Ben gets another swing at redemption as a new attorney for Schmood & Associates. His unorthodox boss, Mel (Jon Lovitz), convinces him to manage their eclectic softball team full of misfits and strikeouts. Together, will they have enough spirit to rally and win it all?

WATCH THE TRAILER:

Bringing together an incredible cast of characters to the franchise, Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls welcomes the return of Jon Lovitz (The Ridiculous 6, A League of Their Own) reprising his role as “Mel” and stars Chris Klein (American Pie franchise, Just Friends), Lochlyn Munro (“Riverdale,” White Chicks) and Chelsey Reist (“The 100,” Dark Harvest).

Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls is directed by Jon Rosenbaum (Cop and Half: New Recruit) from a script by Stephen Mazur (Liar, Liar).  Executive producers include Kim Arnott (“R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour”) and Jon Rosenbaum along with Vince Totino (xXx: Return of Xander Cage), Scott Hemming (xXx: Return of Xander Cage) and Marla Levine (the live television event “RENT” on Fox).  The film is produced by Dan Angel (R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls, Cop and a Half: New Recruit).

 Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls will be available on DVD and Digital. 

⦁ DVD offers the flexibility and convenience of playing movies in more places, both at home and away.
⦁ Digital lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download.
⦁ Movies Anywhere is the digital app that simplifies and enhances the digital movie collection and viewing experience by allowing consumers to access their favorite digital movies in one place when purchased or redeemed through participating digital retailers. Consumers can also redeem digital copy codes found in eligible Blu-rayTM and DVD disc packages from participating studios and stream or download them through Movies Anywhere. Movies Anywhere is only available in the United States. For more information, visit ⦁ https://moviesanywhere.com.

Social Media:
Website: www.uphe.com/movies/benchwarmers-2-breaking-balls
Trailer: https://youtu.be/-F5896hmx8k
Facebook: https://facebook.com/BenchwarmersMovie
Twitter: https://twitter.com/benchwarmers
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benchwarmersmovie
#Benchwarmers2

FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Chris Klein, Chelsey Reist, Jonathan Silverman, Liam Hughes, Zak Santiago, Chris Gauthier with Lochlyn Munro and Jon Lovitz 
Casting Director: Judy JK Lee
U.S. Casting By: Jennifer K.M. Treadwell, CSA, Monica Kelly, CSA
Costume Designer: Ariana Preece
Score By: Shawn Pierce
Edited By: Mark Shearer
Production Designer: Nick Richardson
Director of Photography: Toby Gorman
Executive Producers: Kim Arnott, Jon Rosenbaum
Executive Producers: Vince Totino, Scott Hemming, Marla Levine
Produced By: Dan Angel
Based In Part On Characters Created By: Allen Covert & Nick Swardson
From the Motion Picture: “The Benchwarmers”
Written By: Stephen Mazur
Directed By: Jon Rosenbaum

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – DVD:
Street Date: January 29, 2019
Selection Number: 63197867 / 63198110 (CDN)
Running time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Layers: Dual Layer
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish
Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1

About Revolution Studios
Revolution Studios, a subsidiary of Content Partners, is a diversified entertainment company that owns, acquires and exploits film, television and stage productions.  Led by CEO Vince Totino and President and COO Scott Hemming, the company boasts one of the largest independent libraries of premium content, including 126 motion pictures which collectively earned more than $7.1 billion in box office receipts, as well as 240 television episodes.   Revolution recently produced xXx: Return of Xander Cage, as well as 46 of the motion pictures in its library, including Maid in Manhattan, Anger Management, Daddy Day Care, America’s Sweethearts, Hellboy, xXx, White Chicks and the Academy Award®-winning Black Hawk Down.  More recently, Revolution has acquired 80 movies through library acquisitions, including those of Morgan Creek International, Cold Spring Pictures and GK Films. 
Content Partners, which purchased Revolution in 2017, is a unique investment fund and asset management company that is the leading purchaser of film and television libraries and profit participations.

About Universal 1440 Entertainment, LLC:
The Universal 1440 Entertainment banner develops and produces live-action and animated productions for distribution in all media worldwide. Since its formation in 2005, the group has assembled an exceptional roster of animated family fare, including the Daytime Emmy®-winning Curious George television series for PBS Kids and Hulu; as well as the latest installment of the beloved The Land Before Time film series, The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave. The group also has successfully built upon some of Universal’s highly celebrated live-action, comedy and drama franchises, Jarhead, American Pie, Honey and Bring It On as well as the terrifying Chucky movies. The division’s next project readying for release is the hilarious family comedy Grand-Daddy Day Care.
 
Universal 1440 Entertainment is a production entity of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (www.uphe.com). Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) is a unit of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG). UFEG produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide in various media formats for theatrical, home entertainment, television and other distribution platforms, as well as consumer products, interactive gaming and live entertainment. The global division includes Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Brand Development, Fandango and DreamWorks Animation Film and Television.  UFEG is part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience.  NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

"BENCHWARMERS 2: BREAKING BALLS": Next Hilarious Chapter of the "Benchwarmers" Franchise With Jon Lovitz, Chris Klein, Lochlyn Munro

THE GOLEM (2018) -- Movie Review by Porfle

I've never seen the original "Golem" movies of the silent era, but I do recall the tall, hulking figure of Paul Wegener with his forboding stance and scowling face.

So it's interesting to see the character as a creepy little boy, as in brothers Doron and Yoav Paz's very dark, very atmospheric horror tale THE GOLEM (2018).

It's a concept which works quite well indeed.  In this telling of the old Jewish legend, a remote 17-century village in Lithuania is beseiged by vengeful outsiders who blame them for the plague which has devastated their own village.

The leader of the outsiders renders an ultimatim--either the Jewish medicine woman Perla (Brynie Furstenberg) saves his sick daughter's life, or he and his men will kill them all and burn their village to the ground.

Hanna (Hani Furstenberg), who has been trying in vain to conceive a child with husband Benjamin (Ishai Golan) after the death of their son years before, uses her knowledge of the Kabbalah and its deepest, most secret passages to create a Golem, a supernatural protector, to save them from the outsiders.

Taking the form of her dead son, it strikes back at the marauders, only to become a deadly threat also to Hanna's own people including her husband.

This is one beautifully dark and richly rendered movie that I can only describe as "Jewish Gothic."  The period atmosphere and overall feeling of Old World antiquity are fully realized and quite impressive.

The intense and unpredictable presence of the Golem, a monster in the form of a little boy yearning for Hanna's love and acceptance, remains morbidly fascinating throughout.

A confrontation occurs when Benjamin and his men finally clash with the outsiders against the wishes of the village rabbi, which is when the Golem first wields his power in a shocking, bloody scene.

Once the cycle of violence is set into motion, we're kept on edge wondering how far it will go not just for the outsiders but against fellow villagers when the term "double-edged sword" comes fully into play.

The Paz brothers direct it all with exquisite visual style, contrasting the old-style storytelling with sudden bursts of gore until the film's finale brings out the full horror of the situation.

THE GOLEM doesn't try to terrify or turn our stomachs, but it keeps us on edge with pure, earthy weirdness and some genuine dead-of-night chills.  It's one of the most interesting and original horror films I've seen in a while, and well worth delving into for those who like to take an occasional creep through the dark side.

THE GOLEM opens in Los Angeles on Friday, February 1 and on VOD, DVD & Blu-ray Tuesday, February 5

THE GOLEM (2018) -- Movie Review by Porfle

"GRAND-DADDY DAY CARE" Available On DVD and Digital Feb. 5 -- Stars Danny Trejo, Garrett Morris, Roxana Ortega, George Wendt, And More

DANNY TREJO, RENO WILSON, ROXANA ORTEGA, GARRETT MORRIS, MARGARET AVERY AND GEORGE WENDT STAR IN THE HYSTERICAL FOLLOW UP TO THE BELOVED FAMILY COMEDY DADDY DAY CARE


"GRAND-DADDY DAY CARE"

AVAILABLE ON DVD AND DIGITAL FEBRUARY 5, 2019


Universal City, CA, January 23, 2019 – A hilarious comedy for the whole  family to enjoy, Grand-Daddy Day Care arrives on DVD, Digital and On Demand February 5th, 2019 from Revolution Studios, a subsidiary of Content Partners, and Universal 1440, the original content production arm of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

When Frank Collins (Reno Wilson) suffers from writer’s block, he decides to start a day care for his father-in-law (Danny Trejo) and other seniors as a way to make quick cash, while giving him time to still work on his next book. Eventually getting a small group to care for, Frank soon learns that these are not your typical seniors and they can’t be easily corralled. With a code enforcement officer challenging the legality of his business, and his senior charges getting into all kinds of trouble, Frank’s work days become anything but effortless. Featuring an all-star cast of TV’s greatest stars, Grand-Daddy Day Care is a hilarious story for the young, and the young at heart.

Starring Danny Trejo (Machete, Dead Again in Tombstone) and Reno Wilson (Transformers franchise, “Good Girls”) along with supporting cast members Barry Bostwick (“Inside the Extras Studio,” The Rocky Horror Picture Show), Linda Gray (“Hilton Head Island,” “Hand of God”), Julia Duffy (“The Cool Kids,” “American Housewife”), Alec Mapa (You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, Marley & Me), Garrett Morris, Margaret Avery (“Being Mary Jane,” Proud Mary), Roxana Ortega (“The Loud House,” “The Santa Clarita Diet”), (Coneheads, “Saturday Night Live”) and George Wendt (“Cheers,” “Modern Men”).

Grand-Daddy Day Care is directed by Ron Oliver (Bigger Fatter Liar, Beethoven’s Treasure Tail) from a script by Robbie Fox (Playing For Keeps, So I Married An Axe Murderer) and David H. Steinberg, (American Pie 2, Slackers) and is produced by Mike Elliott (Death Race franchise, Woody Woodpecker).  Executive Producers include Vince Totino (xXx: Return of Xander Cage), Scott Hemming (xXx: Return of Xander Cage) and Marla Levine (the live television event “RENT”).

Grand-Daddy Day Care will be available on DVD and Digital.

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SOCIAL MEDIA
Website: https://www.uphe.com/movies/grand-daddy-day-care
Trailer: https://youtu.be/-F5896hmx8k
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GDDayCare
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GDDayCare
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gddaycare
#GrandDaddyDayCare #GDDC

FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Danny Trejo, Reno Wilson, Margaret Avery, Barry Bostwick, Julia Duffy, Anthony Gonzalez, Linda Gray, James Hong, Hal Linden, Alec Mapa, Garrett Morris, Roxana Ortega, George Wendt
Casting By: Jan Glaser, CSA
Costume Designer: Barbara Vazquez
Score By: Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum
Edited By: Heath Ryan
Production Designer: Scott H. Campbell
Director of Photography: Graham Robbins
Executive Producers: Vince Totino, Scott Hemming, Marla Levine
Producers: Joseph P. Genier, Greg Holstein
Produced By: Mike Elliott
Based In Part On Characters Created By: Geoff Rodkey from the motion picture “Daddy Day Care”
Story By: Robbie Fox
Screenplay By: Robbie Fox and David H. Steinberg
Directed By: Ron Oliver 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – DVD:
Street Date: February 5, 2019
Selection Number: 63197875 / 63197876 (CDN)
Running time: 1 Hour 36 Minutes
Layers: Dual Layer
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Rating: PG-13 for some drug material
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish
Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1

About Revolution Studios:
Revolution Studios, a subsidiary of Content Partners, is a diversified entertainment company that owns, acquires and exploits film, television and stage productions.  Led by CEO Vince Totino and President and COO Scott Hemming, the company boasts one of the largest independent libraries of premium content, including 126 motion pictures which collectively earned more than $7.1 billion in box office receipts, as well as 240 television episodes.   Revolution recently produced xXx: Return of Xander Cage, as well as 46 of the motion pictures in its library, including Maid in Manhattan, Anger Management, Daddy Day Care, America’s Sweethearts, Hellboy, xXx, White Chicks and the Academy Award®-winning Black Hawk Down.  More recently, Revolution has acquired 80 movies through library acquisitions, including those of Morgan Creek International, Cold Spring Pictures and GK Films. 

Content Partners, which purchased Revolution in 2017, is a unique investment fund and asset management company that is the leading purchaser of film and television libraries and profit participations. 

About Universal 1440 Entertainment, LLC:
The Universal 1440 Entertainment banner develops and produces live-action and animated productions for distribution in all media worldwide. Since its formation in 2005, the group has assembled an exceptional roster of animated family fare, including the Daytime Emmy®-winning Curious George television series for PBS Kids and Hulu; as well as the latest installment of the beloved The Land Before Time film series, The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave. The group also has successfully built upon some of Universal’s highly celebrated live-action, comedy and drama franchises, Jarhead, American Pie, Honey and Bring It On as well as the terrifying Chucky movies.  The division’s next project readying for release is the hilarious comedy Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls.
 
Universal 1440 Entertainment is a production entity of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (www.uphe.com). Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) is a unit of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG). UFEG produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide in various media formats for theatrical, home entertainment, television and other distribution platforms, as well as consumer products, interactive gaming and live entertainment. The global division includes Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Brand Development, Fandango and DreamWorks Animation Film and Television.  UFEG is part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience.  NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

"GRAND-DADDY DAY CARE" Available On DVD and Digital Feb. 5 -- Stars Danny Trejo, Garrett Morris, Roxana Ortega, George Wendt, And More

3 Times When John Wayne Did His Own Stunts (Donovan's Reef/ The War Wagon/ Big Jake) (video)

One stunt often attributed to Duke that he DIDN'T do...

...was the four-rail-fence horse jump in TRUE GRIT (1969).

Halfway during the jump the scene cuts away to a stuntman with his face away from the camera.
Rest assured, if Duke had done that jump...we'd have seen his face the whole time.

That's why Quentin Tarantino hired stuntwoman Zoe Bell for DEATH PROOF...
...so that you could see her face during this entire stunt sequence.

But despite his failing health in the early 60s and beyond...
...John Wayne was known to sometimes handle a stunt himself.

1. Donovan's Reef (1963)
2. The War Wagon (1967)
3. Big Jake (1971)

Not bad for a "fat old man" (as he's described in True Grit)...with one lung!


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3 Times When John Wayne Did His Own Stunts (Donovan's Reef/ The War Wagon/ Big Jake) (video)

Nicolas Cage to Star in SpectreVision & Ace Pictures' H.P. Lovecraft Thriller "COLOR OUT OF SPACE"

NICOLAS CAGE TO STAR IN
SPECTREVISION & ACE PICTURES’

COLOR OUT OF SPACE

Directed by Richard Stanley, based on the novella by H.P. Lovecraft

New York, NY | January 23, 2018 – SpectreVision, the boutique genre division of Company X, and ACE Pictures announced today that principal photography will begin next month on COLOR OUT OF SPACE. Starring Nicolas Cage, the film will be directed by Richard Stanley -- his first feature in over twenty years.  Based on the novella by H.P. Lovecraft, COLOR OUT OF SPACE will reunite Cage with SpectreVision, the company behind the critically acclaimed and commercially successful 2018 film MANDY.  The film will also star Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck, RED SPARROW), Tommy Chong (UP IN SMOKE), Elliot Knight (DC’s Titans), Julian Hilliard (The Haunting of Hill House) and Q’Orianka Kilcher (The Alienist, DORA THE EXPLORER).

COLOR OUT OF SPACE will be produced by SpectreVision’s Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Lisa Whalen and Elijah Wood.  Timur Bekbosunov, Johnny Chang, Emma Lee and Peter Wong will executive produce for ACE Pictures. Stacy Jorgensen will executive produce for SpectreVision.

South African filmmaker Richard Stanley started career with back-to-back cult classics, HARDWARE and DUST DEVIL, before being released from the notoriously controversial 1996 production of THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU with Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer, an event chronicled in the 2014 documentary LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU.  In the years since, Stanley has become a major cult figure whose return to feature filmmaking has been anticipated by legions of fans.

In the 60 years since his passing, H.P. Lovecraft has come to be widely acknowledged as one of the most influential voices in American literature, and his work has spawned a multi-million-dollar industry with a truly global fan base.  His influence and cult standing have inspired ranks in the horror echelon from Stephen King, Guillermo Del Toro, John Carpenter, Ridley Scott, J.J. Abrams, Sam Raimi, Stuart Gordon and many others.

COLOR OUT OF SPACE is a story of cosmic terror about The Gardners, a family who moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century.  They are busy adapting to their new life when a meteorite crashes into their front yard.  The mysterious aerolite seems to melt into the earth, infecting both the land and the properties of space-time with a strange, otherworldly color.  To their horror, the Gardner family discover that this alien force is gradually mutating every life form that it touches...including them.

SpectreVision partner Daniel Noah commented "Lovecraft is the dark father of modern horror, and we have been searching for an adaptation that captures the true scope of his cosmic dread for years. Richard Stanley - a wizard in his own right - will at long last bring Lovecraft's humbling power to the screen unfiltered."

Johnny Chang, CEO of Ace Pictures Entertainment, added “ACE Pictures Entertainment is thrilled to finance and co-produce COLOR OUT OF SPACE, our second collaboration with SpectreVision. The adaptation by Richard Stanley is outstanding and unique, a perfect canvas for Nicolas Cage's inimitable acting style. We are tremendously excited to continue our partnership with SpectreVision and their signature style of genre.”

Nicolas Cage is repped by Mike Nilon of STRIDE Management.
Joely Richardson is repped by Gersh and ARG.
Elliot Knight is repped by ICM and Affirmative Entertainment.
Julian Hilliard is repped by Paradigm and The Green Room.
Q’orianka Kilcher is repped by APA and Anonymous.
 
ABOUT SPECTREVISION
Founded in 2010 by partners Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller, SpectreVision was created to tell character-driven stories tackling emotional and human experiences that test the boundaries of the genre space. In 2015, Lisa Whalen joined the company as the fourth partner. The SpectreVision productions of A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, Cooties, Open Windows, The Boy, and their cult hit, The Greasy Strangler, have earned them spots at the most prestigious festivals in the world, as well as numerous awards and nominations. SpectreVision most recently released Mandy, the 2108 Sundance/Cannes breakout hit that has appeared on 93 “Best Of” Lists, including Entertainment Weekly and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, as well as Transference, their VR game for Ubisoft, which released on all platforms, garnering 14 awards and nominations, including DICE, Raindance and IGN.  SpectreVision has also released, under its SpectreVision Presents banner, the acclaimed films Toad Road, LFO, and the re-release of Beladonna of Sadness. SpectreVision’s parent entity, Company X, sold the Sundance film, Bitch, to MPI in 2017 and premiered their second production, Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss By Passing Through the Gateway Chosen By the Holy Storsh, at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.  Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss By Passing Through the Gateway Chosen By the Holy Storsh distribution is being handled by Marvista Entertainment.


ABOUT ACE PICTURES
Based in Los Angeles and Kuala Lumpur, ACE Pictures Entertainment is a film production and investment company as part of ACE Group, with a focus on diverse and unique film projects in partnership with US production companies, creators and producers. Since its launch in 2017, ACE Pictures Entertainment has provided full financing for CLEMENCY, a drama, starring Oscar-nominated / Golden Globe-winner Alfre Woodard; a revenge thriller LEAVE NOT ONE ALIVE, starring Oscar-winner Melissa Leo; IMAGINARY ORDER, a drama-comedy, starring Wendi McLendon-Covey and directed by Debra Eisenstadt; M FOR MAGIC, a documentary about the world-renowned Magic Castle in Hollywood; CURRENT SEA, a documentary about illegal fishing in Cambodia; and the supernatural thriller DANIEL ISN’T REAL, starring Patrick Schwarzenegger and Miles Robbins, and produced alongside Elijah Wood’s Company X / SpectreVision. ACE has also provided partial financing for COME AWAY, a fantasy film, starring Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie and directed by Oscar-winner Brenda Chapman.

Nicolas Cage to Star in SpectreVision & Ace Pictures' H.P. Lovecraft Thriller "COLOR OUT OF SPACE"

Nightmare Prison Sequence In Anti-Weed Film "She Shoulda Said No!" (1949) (video)

In 1948, actress Lila Leeds was busted for marijuana along with actor Robert Mitchum.

She ended up in this anti-weed roadshow exploitation quickie...

...as a woman on the verge of becoming a dope fiend.

Leeds gives a powerful performance in this lurid thriller.


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Nightmare Prison Sequence In Anti-Weed Film "She Shoulda Said No!" (1949) (video)

Yoshiki To Score "XXX 4" Film Starring Vin Diesel; Multi-Film Partnership With The H Collective Announced

PROLIFIC COMPOSER YOSHIKI TEAMS WITH THE H COLLECTIVE ON ‘XXX 4’ AND ‘SPYCIES’ 

The H Collective Expands Portfolio with First Animated Feature with Entertainment Giant IQIYI

The H Collective has partnered with prolific Japanese composer and musician Yoshiki on the next installment in the xXx franchise, xXx 4 starring Vin Diesel.

The film will feature a theme song with music written by Yoshiki. xXx 4 is in pre-production with casting currently under way, and principal photography set to commence this year.

In addition, The H Collective has invested in its first animated feature, Spycies, an action spy comedy produced by Chinese entertainment giant iQiyi. Yoshiki will be working on the theme song and music for the feature which has been animated in France by Lux Populi Production. Spycies will be released in theatres across China on August 8th, 2019.

Yoshiki is a composer, classically-trained pianist, rock drummer, and the leader of the world-famous rock group X Japan, who has sold 30 million singles and albums combined. Yoshiki's film and television credits include composing music for Saw IV, Repo! The Genetic Opera, “The Golden Globe Awards,” and the hit anime series “Attack on Titan.”

After receiving the Asian Icon Award from Classic Rock magazine U.K., Yoshiki was chosen as the first Japanese man to appear on the cover of Vogue Japan. Yoshiki is currently finalizing X Japan’s first new studio album in over 22 years.

“Yoshiki is a great friend of ours at THC and we are incredibly proud to be working with such a talent on two movies which are both global in scope,” said The H Collective CEO Nic Crawley. “Spycies brings together talent from the US, Japan, China and France.”

Yoshiki said, “I'm excited to be part of the new xXx film and Spycies; composing the new theme songs and collaborating on the film scores.”

Yoshiki is represented by WME.

Photo credit: George Pimentel/Getty Images

ABOUT THE H COLLECTIVE
Launched in 2017, and with offices in Los Angeles, The H Collective is a global film finance, production, marketing and distribution company that is producing and financing a diversified slate of high-quality films with strong Franchise IP potential. The slate includes Brightburn starring Elizabeth Banks which Sony will release on May 24th and Christopher Cantwell’s thriller The Parts You Lose starring Aaron Paul. The H Collective acquired the rights to Aaron W. Sala’s horror thriller spec The Beast and will produce the fourth installment of the xXx franchise starring Vin Diesel. For further information, visit:
www.thehcollectivefilms.com.

Yoshiki To Score "XXX 4" Film Starring Vin Diesel; Multi-Film Partnership With The H Collective Announced

Incredible Silent Movie Stop-Motion Dinosaurs! ("The Lost World", 1925) (video)

When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's adventure "The Lost World" was brought to the screen...

...and Prof. Challenger (Wallace Beery) set off in search of prehistoric dinosaurs...

...future KING KONG (1933) special-effects master Willis O'Brien brought them to life.

For 1925 audiences, such sights were nothing short of astounding.

Even now, these unique stop-motion creatures retain their power to delight and astonish.


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Incredible Silent Movie Stop-Motion Dinosaurs! ("The Lost World", 1925) (video)

Terror Films Teams with Cyfuno Ventures for Multi-Horror Picture Release

Terror Films Teams with Cyfuno Ventures for Multi-Horror Picture Release

Los Angeles, CA - (Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019) – TERROR FILMS has teamed up with CYFUNO VENTURES to release: AFTER DARK, HELL TOWN, ASYLUM THE LOST TAPES and DON’T F*CK IN THE WOODS internationally. These films will appear on: Amazon Prime, Google Play and iFlix; the launch begins this Tuesday, January 29th.

The films, all of which have been released domestically by various distributors, will now be available digitally in multiple countries including: the U.K., Ireland, Asia, Africa and many others.

From Scream Queens to Killer Creatures, Scary-ass Ghosts and Dumb Twenty-Somethings putting themselves in deadly situations, there’s something for everyone in these titles. TERROR FILMS is sharing a promotional sizzle reel (found below) and banner created just for the international release. You can learn more about the films here.

The Official Sizzle Reel: 

AFTER DARK - Spring break for seven college students is derailed after a flat tire leaves them deserted on a dark road and stranded with a menacing drifter.

HELL TOWN - From award-winning directors Steve Balderson and Elizabeth Spear and Scream Queen Debbie Rochon comes this special feature presentation comprised of three episodes from the never before released prime-time, melodramatic whodunnit, horror-comedy series.

ASYLUM THE LOST FOOTAGE - A group of amateur ghost hunters go missing after they journey into the bowels of an abandoned Insane Asylum, in a search for evidence of paranormal activity. Video cards, salvaged from the building, reveal the tragic fate of the missing ghost hunters.

DON’T F*CK IN THE WOODS - A group of friends, on a camping trip to celebrate graduating college, soon find their good times ruined when they viciously attacked by a mysterious creature.

To Learn More About Terror Films visit: http://www.terrorfilms.net
Or: https://www.facebook.com/TerrorFilmsLLC
More on Cyfuno Ventures visit: https://www.cyfuno.com

Terror Films Teams with Cyfuno Ventures for Multi-Horror Picture Release

Horse Rolls Over Rider: Two Shocking Stunts From "Fort Apache" & "Rio Grande" (John Wayne/John Ford) (video)

In John Ford's cavalry epic "Fort Apache" (1948)…

...we see a horse roll over a hapless rider.

Two years later, Ford gave us "Rio Grande"...

...and yet another harrowing rollover stunt.


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Horse Rolls Over Rider: Two Shocking Stunts From "Fort Apache" & "Rio Grande" (John Wayne/John Ford) (video)

ROOM 304 -- DVD Review by Porfle

Danish director Birgitte Stærmose (DARLING, ISTEDGADE) and prolific screenwriter Kim Fupz Aakeson (PERFECT SENSE, ACCUSED) have set out to make us all sad, contemplative, and mesmerized with their gloomy drama ROOM 304 (aka "Værelse 304"), which is like one of those long, detailed dreams that skirts the boundary between the nightmarish and the mundane.

It all takes place in a high-class hotel where all the characters or their relatives work, but instead of being the story of the everyday behind-the-scenes drama of managing a bustling hotel, which I initially expected, it's really a fairly simple account of the romantic and interpersonal relationships between some troubled souls who happen to work in the confined spaces of a big, oppressive hotel. 

To make the simple storylines more interesting, screenwriter Aakeson has gathered up all the scenes and laid them out like jumbled jigsaw puzzle pieces for us to try and sort out ourselves. That way we see things that will occur much later and don't understand them until they reappear in a different context, when everything finally starts to come together.

We see the little details of married  (but not to each other) co-workers sneaking around cheating on their spouses, daily compounding the lies and suspicion that will gradually come to light in tragic ways. We see a fervid subplot about a laundry room worker avenging himself on a guest who once raped his wife, which introduces a loaded pistol into the mix. 

And we see the desk clerk covered in blood after a shocking murder, but, like all the other main plot points, we won't find out what happened until we've been slowly and subtly teased.

If it sounds anything like an Arthur Hailey story, it isn't.  ROOM 304 is slow, somber, and achingly sad, and we see almost nothing of the hotel's guests or the usual practical concerns of running the place. It serves instead as a sort of dreamlike territory of the subconscious, where characters yearning for various unreachable things wander through their unfulfilling lives like fish in an aquarium. 

Hotel director Kasper (Mikael Birkkjær) and front office manager Nina (Stine Stengade) are having a torrid affair that, we fear, will end badly.  Just how badly is revealed to us as the puzzle pieces drift maddeningly into place, and one person's obsession and desperation override rational thought while other collateral damage is wrought. 

Loneliness is another element casting a pall over such characters as emotionally needy stewardess Teresa (Ariadna Gil), who picks up men in the bar for unpleasant sex in her room.  And then there's the daily grind of service workers such as two Filipino maids who toil on the periphery, observing and chatting about it all and never knowing when some sudden twist of fate might sweep them into a maelstrom of tragedy.

My favorite character is Martin (David Dencik, 2011's TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY), the withdrawn, hypersensitive, obsessive (he's always washing his hands) desk clerk. When Nina calls him into her office and tells him that, while very efficient, he needs to "smile more", the nonplussed Martin considers this for a moment and, straightfaced, assures her that he will "make a note of it." He's the one who ends up with blood all over him after the murder occurs.

The visual mood inside the hotel is consistently oppressive, rendered with a richly dark palette and much Rembrandt-style lighting. Stærmose's direction is fluid and artistically expressive, and remains interesting throughout even when the plot is moving along at a snail's pace.

It took me two viewings to fully appreciate ROOM 304, one just to wander around getting my bearings, and another to piece it all together and realize what a carefully wrought and thoroughly satisfying work of cinematic storytelling it is.  The fadeout illicits much contemplation and, for me, a bit of emotional decompression.


TECH SPECS
Type: DVD
Running Time: 88 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen
Audio: 2.0 Stereo

Language: German and Danish w/English subtitles

Distributor: Film Movement

Extras: None

ROOM 304 -- DVD Review by Porfle

Mads Brügger's "COLD CASE HAMMARSKJOLD (Who killed Hammarskjold?)" -- Sundance '19

COLD CASE HAMMARSKJOLD
Directed by Mads Brügger
Produced by Peter Engel, Andreas Rocksén, Bjarte Mørner Tveit

In 1961, United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld’s plane mysteriously crashed, leaving no known survivors.

It’s understood that because Hammarskjöld was, at the time, advocating for Congo’s independence (against the wishes of European mining companies and other powerful entities), the “crash” was an assassination.

With the case still unsolved 50-plus years later, Danish journalist, filmmaker, and provocateur Mads Brügger (The Red Chapel, The Ambassador) leads us down an investigative rabbit hole to unearth the truth.

He, his Swedish private-investigator sidekick, and a host of co-conspirators tirelessly pursue a winding trail of clues, but they turn up more mysteries than revelations. Scores of false starts, dead ends, and elusive interviews later, they begin to sniff out something more monumental than anything they’d initially imagined.

In his signature agitprop style, Brügger becomes both filmmaker and subject, challenging the very nature of truth by “performing” the role of truth-seeker. As Brügger uncovers a critical secret that could send shockwaves around the world, we realize that sometimes absurdity and irony are the emboldening ingredients needed to confront what’s truly sinister.

Director: Mads Brügger
TRT: 126 mins
Country: Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Belgium
Language: English and French
Section: World Doc
Sales: Cinetic

Screenings:
World Premiere: Saturday January 26, 2019 at 8:45pm (Prospector Square Theatre)
Press & Industry: Sunday January 27, 2019 at 9:30am (Holiday Village Cinema 3)
Public Screening #2: Monday January 28, 2019 at 3:00pm (Temple Theatre)
Public Screening #3: Wednesday January 30, 2019 at 2:45pm (Temple Theatre)
Public Screening #4: Thursday January 31, 2019 at 9:15am (The Ray Theatre)

Mads Brügger's "COLD CASE HAMMARSKJOLD (Who killed Hammarskjold?)" -- Sundance '19

Who Was The Voice Of TV's Talking Horse "Mr. Ed"? (video)

Allan "Rocky" Lane (1909-1973) was a famous western star.

He played "Red Ryder" in several films.

Then, as westerns faded, so did his fame.

But in 1961, when the producers of a new show about a talking horse heard his voice...

...they knew they'd found their "Mr. Ed."

Rocky would continue in the role from 1961-1966.


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Who Was The Voice Of TV's Talking Horse "Mr. Ed"? (video)

OFFICIAL TRAILER DEBUT: Jonas Akerlund's "LORDS OF CHAOS" Starring Rory Culkin -- In Theaters February 2019

GUNPOWER & SKY PRESENTS

"LORDS OF CHAOS"

Opening In Theaters February 8th and On Demand February 22nd
 

A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a very violent outcome. Lords of Chaos tells the true story of True Norwegian Black Metal and its most notorious practitioners - a group of young men with a flair for publicity, church-burning and murder: MAYHEM.

Official Trailer:

Directed by | Jonas Åkerlund
Starring | Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Sky Ferreira, Jack Kilmer, Valter Skarsgård
Written by | Dennis Magnusson & Jonas Åkerlund, based on the book of the same name
Co-Produced by | Vice Studios, 20th Century Fox, Scott Free Productions and Insurgent Media

Runtime:
112 Minutes

Socials:
Official Hashtag: #LordsOfChaos
Twitter: @LordsOfChaos_
Instagram: @lordsofchaosmovie
Facebook: @LordsOfChaosMovie

https://www.lordsofchaosfilm.com/

OFFICIAL TRAILER DEBUT: Jonas Akerlund's "LORDS OF CHAOS" Starring Rory Culkin -- In Theaters February 2019

The True Measure Of A Man: William S. Hart, "Wagon Tracks" (1919) (video)

Western legend William S. Hart plays a heroic yet humble wagon train leader.

The people and animals are consumed with thirst, the nearest water miles away.

Yet he shares what precious water he is given...

...a noble sacrifice for which he asks no reward.


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The True Measure Of A Man: William S. Hart, "Wagon Tracks" (1919) (video)

LEE Byeong-heon's Cop Comedy "EXTREME JOB" Releases in LA Jan. 25 and in Cities Across US and Canada on Feb. 1

“Extreme Job,” a South Korean Comedic Action Film

Releases on January 25 in Los Angeles and Buena Park, and In Cities Across the U.S. and Canada on February 1

Directed by LEE Byeong-heon and Stars RYU Seung-yong, LEE Hanee, JIN Sun-kyu, LEE Dong-hwi, Gong-myoung

Los Angeles, CA (January 17, 2019) – South Korean director LEE Byeong-heon (“Twenty,” “What a Man Wants”) returns to the big screen with his newest comedic action film, “Extreme Job.” Director LEE tells the story of five narcotics cops who run a fried chicken restaurant by day and an undercover operation by night. This title releases at CGV Cinemas in Los Angeles and Buena Park on January 25 and in cities across the U.S. and Canada on February 1.

WATCH THE TRAILER:

The narcotics team works hard day and night, but their performance remains at an all-time low, leading them to become the ugly duckling of the police department and potentially face dismantlement.

Captain KO (RYU Seung-yong) gets intel about an international drug deal and embarks on a risky undercover mission with his entire team. In order to establish around-the-clock and up-close-and-personal surveillance, the team takes over a rundown chicken joint across the street from the drug gang’s safe house.

But things take an unexpected turn when Detective MA’s (JIN Sun-kyu)yet unrevealed culinary talents begins to shine, turning the chicken restaurant famous overnight. Should we chase chickens or criminals? When customers begin to flock in, undercover work gets pushed to the back burner so the detectives can focus on frying chicken.

As a result, the team misses the big drug deal, even though it happens right under their nose. Now, with nowhere to go, the detectives launch a desperate mop-up operation.
 
“Extreme Job” stars RYU Seung-yong, LEE Hanee, JIN Sun-kyu, LEE Dong-hwi, and Gong-myoung. The film is presented and distributed by CJ Entertainment, and produced by About Film.

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ABOUT CJ ENTERTAINMENT
Launched in 1995, Korea’s #1 film studio, CJ Entertainment, is the film division of CJ Entertainment and Media (CJ E&M) which produces award winning content across an array of genres for theatrical and non-theatrical distribution, television broadcasts, digital download, and interactive gaming portals. To grow its presence in the film industry, CJ Entertainment has aggressively invested, developed, and distributed motion pictures both domestically and abroad. To date, CJ Entertainment has released over 505 titles and three of those titles, “The Admiral” (2014), “Ode To My Father (2014), and “Veteran” (2015), respectively, have gone on to become the top three, highest grossing films in Korean history. Moving into the future, CJ Entertainment seeks to create and popularize original, award winning Korean content across the globe. To that end it has created successful global productions including, 2013’s “A Wedding Invitation” in China, Bong Joon-ho’s “Snowpiercer,” starring Chris Evans and Tilda Swinton, and 2014’s “Let Hoi Decide,” which became Vietnam’s highest grossing film of all time. Visit us online at: www.cj-entertainment.com.

LEE Byeong-heon's Cop Comedy "EXTREME JOB" Releases in LA Jan. 25 and in Cities Across US and Canada on Feb. 1

Learning Pig Latin From The Three Stooges! ("Tassels In The Air", 1938) (video)

Moe and Larry are conversing fluently in pig latin one day...

...but Curly just can't wrap his numb skull around it.

Moe tries to teach him.  "Larry...Arry-lay. Moe...O-may."

But it's a lost cause, because Curly is too Umb-day!


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!

Learning Pig Latin From The Three Stooges! ("Tassels In The Air", 1938) (video)

WEST OF REDEMPTION -- DVD Review by Porfle

If you're a Billy Zane fan as I am, you should be pleased as punch to see him back in fine form in such a first-rate, emotionally-intense suspense thriller as WEST OF REDEMPTION (Indican Pictures, 2015).

Billy (THE HESSEN CONSPIRACY, ZOMBIE KILLERS: ELEPHANT'S GRAVEYARD, SCORNED, BORDER RUN, BLUE SEDUCTION, GHOST OF GOODNIGHT LANE, BLUE WORLD ORDER) plays Hank Keller, a simple country boy living on a secluded farm with his wife Becky (Mariana Klaveno, "Dexter"), who works as a waitress.

All is serene until one stormy night when a disheveled young man (Kevin Alejandro, PURGATORY FLATS, "Lucifer") comes to the door asking to use the phone to call a tow truck.  Hank complies, but when he hears the man identify himself as "Rick Youngblood", he knocks him unconscious and ties him up in a shed.

Why Hank does this is a mystery that grips us and doesn't let up as the man is kept prisoner and interrogated while his presence is hidden from the unsuspecting Becky. 

Before long we realize that she's the focus of the whole thing, but the reason for this is just one of the plot twists that you don't want to know about before delving into this deeply involving and ultimately tragic tale.

Meagan Daine's screenplay is a sizzling slowburn that has us guessing from start to finish.  What appears at first to be shaping up as a potentially violent horror thriller turns out to be much richer and more emotionally resonant, turning down unexpected paths and exploring aspects of these characters and their motives that are continuously illuminating.

Director Cornelia Duryée has taken this sharply-written script and given it an exquisitely well-rendered visual interpretation that always strikes just the right note.  Camerawork is fine but never interferes with the story, while all other technical aspects are also well done.

Zane gives one of his best and most involved performances in years, while Alejandro and Klaveno also fully and convincingly inhabit their characters. As the plot teasingly unfolds, we wonder which of the two men is the good guy and which is the bad, if indeed things are that simple.

When a series of flashbacks involving Becky begin to reveal secrets previously hidden from us, things take on a whole different dimension.  I'm not going to  reveal a single one of them, and I'd also advise you not to watch the too-revealing trailer beforehand.

WEST OF REDEMPTION doesn't resort to violence or shocks to hold our attention, and when the final twist falls into place, we discover what a beautifully told tragedy it really is.


TECH SPECS
Runtime: 89 mins
Format: 16:9 HD
Sound: Dolby Stereo
Country: United States
Language: English
Website: www.IndicanPictures.com
Genre: Thriller / Drama
Bonus: Director's Commentary

WEST OF REDEMPTION -- DVD Review by Porfle