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‘Happyend’ Review: It’s Only a Teenage Wasteland
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The tone of Sora Neo’s film wobbles between a sober social commentary and outright satire. The post ‘Happyend’ Review: It’s Only a Teenage Wasteland appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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A Conversation with Danny Villanueva Jr., Michael Hargrove, Lisa Wilcox, Sargon Odicho & Asya Meadows (WHAT HAPPENED TO DOROTHY BELL?)
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File this one under books that kill [see The Babadook, the tome in Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose, or certain limited editions of Stephen King’s Firestarter apparently bound in asbestos (went down a rabbit hole this morning)].  Danny...
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Brian De Palma Hints at New Film
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I’ve heard from more than one reliable source that Brian De Palma was done directing. It’s believable enough without any inside info: the five years since his, let’s say, fascinating and compromised Domino have not found him growing any younger,...
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Fantastic Fest 2024: BRING THEM DOWN, THE RULE OF JENNY PEN Among Winners
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With a couple more days left in the madness that is Fantastic Fest this year's award winners were announced by the festival.    Christopher Andrews' drama thriller Bring Them Down, starring Barry Keoghegan and Christopher Abbott was awarded Best Picture...
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V/H/S/BEYOND Official Trailer: Lots of Horror Action And Cosmic Gore in Store For Franchise Fans
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With the Fantastic Fest world premiere of V/H/S/Beyond in the bag our attention now turns to the streaming premiere next week on Shudder, on October 4th.   Today, Shudder released the official trailer for it and it looks like each...
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Interview: Gregg Araki on the Teen Apocalypse Trilogy’s Generation-Defying Sense of Doom
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Araki discusses how society has and hasn’t caught up with his incendiary trilogy of films. The post Interview: Gregg Araki on the Teen Apocalypse Trilogy’s Generation-Defying Sense of Doom appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Fantastic Fest 2024 Review: WHAT HAPPENED TO DOROTHY BELL? It Will Happen to Everyone
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As found footage has firmly established itself as a genre, its foothold on the public imagination (and on that of filmmakers) bears scrutiny. The excellent documentary The Found Footage Phenomena (2021) and books such as Found Footage Horror Films by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas...
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SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT Trailer: Sundance-Winning Documentary Uncovers a Hidden History Between the CIA and Jazz
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What did Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, and other jazz musicians have to do with the CIA? Director Johan Gimonprez gives a mindblowing, yet jazzy account of the hidden connection between these famous figures and the agency’s...
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Hollywood Suite’s Shocktober Lineup Includes R.L. Stine’s ZOMBIE LAND, The Rarely Seen THE HAUNTING OF JULIA, And More
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There you are, preparing your spooky season viewing schedule as October approaches. If you're a subscriber to Hollywood Suite here in Canada then you have to pay mind to their Shocktober lineup.    The highlights of the month, over a...
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First Trailer for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners Finds Michael B. Jordan Dancing with the Devil
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After spending nearly a decade of his career in the Marvel machine, Ryan Coogler is finally breaking free. The director has reteamed once again with Michael B. Jordan (x2) for the new period horror-thriller Sinners, also starring Hailee Steinfeld, Jack...
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