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Post-Apocalyptic Home Invasion In New Clip From The Day

Post-Apocalyptic Home Invasion In New Clip From The Day

Brent McKnight August 31, 2012

WWE’s post-apocalyptic thriller “The Day” is already in a limited theatrical run, but a new clip has been released to pump up the release, and hopefully drum up more ticket sales. From everything we’ve...

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Quick New TV Spot For The Walking Dead Season 3

Quick New TV Spot For The Walking Dead Season 3

Brent McKnight August 30, 2012

Season three of AMC’s massive zombie drama “The Walking Dead” is shuffling towards us like a decaying walker. We’re all very excited. New characters, grim story arcs, and the promise of ample undead action...

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New Batch of Creepy Stills From Sinister

New Batch of Creepy Stills From Sinister

Brent McKnight August 30, 2012

“Sinister”, starring Ethan Hawke, has been making some serious waves among horror fans in recent months. People have been calling the film smart, original, and a slew of other positive sounding adjectives. If you’ve...

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Linnea Quigley’s Lost Film Scream Queen Scares Up A Release

Linnea Quigley’s Lost Film Scream Queen Scares Up A Release

Brent McKnight August 29, 2012

Linnea Quigley is a horror icon. When she played Trash in “Return of the Living Dead”, she was the epitome of sleazy punk rock sex appeal. You wanted to do dirty things to her,...

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Spooky Trailer For British Horror Ride When The Lights Went Out

Spooky Trailer For British Horror Ride When The Lights Went Out

Brent McKnight August 29, 2012

The “based on a true story” tag is a long running staple of horror cinema. Seemingly every film in the genre has at least enough of a nugget of truth in it that it...

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Bleak Alternate Opening To The Avengers

Bleak Alternate Opening To The Avengers

Brent McKnight August 28, 2012

Joss Whedon’s “The Avengers” is a lot of fun. Of all the many ways to describe the superhero adventure, those three little letters seem the most appropriate. A new deleted scene from the upcoming...

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New On Blu-Ray/DVD: The Walking Dead Season 2

New On Blu-Ray/DVD: The Walking Dead Season 2

Brent McKnight August 27, 2012

The second season of AMC’s zombie juggernaut “The Walking Dead”, now out on Blu-ray and DVD, is really a tale of two halves. Part one is chiefly concerned with the group, led by Rick...

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Stylish Trailer For Victor Vu’s Thriller Scandal

Stylish Trailer For Victor Vu’s Thriller Scandal

Brent McKnight August 26, 2012

If you’re into sexy, stylish thrillers then Vietnamese director Victor Vu’s latest offering, “Scandal”, might be right up your alley. Check out the new trailer, embedded below, it’s a tight, moody affair. Despite the...

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New Poster And Theatrical Trailer For Joe Dante’s The Hole

New Poster And Theatrical Trailer For Joe Dante’s The Hole

Brent McKnight August 26, 2012

“Gremlins” director Joe Dante’s horror flick “The Hole” has been on the shelf for what feels like forever. A release date has finally been set, and as if to drive that point home, a...

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This Trailer For Vegetarian Cannibal Might Ruin Your Appetite

This Trailer For Vegetarian Cannibal Might Ruin Your Appetite

Brent McKnight August 26, 2012

Just a heads up, this trailer for “Vegetarian Cannibal” might cast a dark shadow over the rest of your day. Thought you should know that going it. This video is full of what appear...

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Premium Rush (2012) Movie Review

Premium Rush (2012) Movie Review

Brent McKnight August 23, 2012

Hear that? That’s the sound of every bike messenger you’ve ever met getting a collective boner. While on paper writer/director David Koepp’s new movie “Premium Rush” sounds terrible, like they weren’t even trying to...

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Cosmopolis (2012) Movie Review

Cosmopolis (2012) Movie Review

Brent McKnight August 23, 2012

“Cosmopolis” is an interesting movie for a number of reasons. First and foremost is director David Cronenberg. That will always be a selling point. Second, it’s based on a Don Delillo novel, and while...

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Eerie New Trailer For Ciaran Foy’s Citadel

Eerie New Trailer For Ciaran Foy’s Citadel

Brent McKnight August 15, 2012

Ciaran Foy’s “Citadel” is one of the best horror films I’ve come across so far this year, and actually a few years beyond that. Grim, tense, and ominous, the film leans heavily on supernatural...

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ParaNorman (2012) Movie Review

ParaNorman (2012) Movie Review

Brent McKnight August 15, 2012

Packaged and marketed as a kid’s movie, “ParaNorman”, the new stop-motion animated offering from Laika—the folks behind “Coraline”—is everything you want out of this kind of movie. This is a horror movie aimed at...

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The Bourne Legacy (2012) Movie Review

The Bourne Legacy (2012) Movie Review

Brent McKnight August 9, 2012

The legacy part of Tony Gilroy’s “The Bourne Legacy”—the new extension of the Robert Ludlum-based spy franchise—is forced and unnecessary. Throughout the film you get quick status updates on Jason Bourne. Someone mentions he...

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A Couple of New Looks At Schwarzenegger In The Last Stand

A Couple of New Looks At Schwarzenegger In The Last Stand

Brent McKnight August 2, 2012

“The Last Stand” is notable for a bunch of reasons. First, it marks the English-language debut of Korean director Kim Ji-woon (“A Bittersweet Life”, “I Saw the Devil”, “The Good, The Bad, The Weird”)....

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Total Recall (2012) Movie Review

Total Recall (2012) Movie Review

Brent McKnight August 2, 2012

Walking into Len Wiseman’s “Total Recall”, you can’t help but wonder if you’re going to get a kickass action extravaganza or another unnecessary remake. To be honest, you get both. Best known for his...

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Red Dawn Has A Teaser Trailer, Sort Of

Red Dawn Has A Teaser Trailer, Sort Of

Brent McKnight August 2, 2012

After sitting on the shelf for years, Open Road’s “Red Dawn” remake is finally going to see the light of day, so to speak. Financial woes at MGM, as well as a lengthy process...

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First Trailer For Andrew Dominik’s Killing Them Softly

First Trailer For Andrew Dominik’s Killing Them Softly

Brent McKnight August 1, 2012

It’s been a while since Andrew Dominik wowed us all with “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”. After five years he’s reteamed with Brad Pitt for “Killing Them Softly”. This...

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