Writer/director Michael Taverna’s Apartment 1303 3D, the supernatural remake starring Mischa Barton, Rebecca De Mornay, John Diehl and Julianne Michelle, has been picked up by Gravitas Pictures and “will be the first indie title to play in 3D in theatres and on VOD simultaneously.” The film will debut on VOD on June 17th and will… Read More
Arriving on VOD and in limited theaters June 28 is Neil Jordan’s Byzantium, which was acquired by IFC Films out of the Toronto International Film Festival. I loved the last trailer and this new clip takes a subdued look at the film, still digging the tone though. Starring Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Caleb Landry Jones,… Read More
Francis Ford Coppola’s absolutely atrocious and embarrassing Twixt, which was shot in 3-D and meant to be “edited live” by the director, is finally getting dumped in the home video crapper by 20th Century Fox on Blu-ray and DVD July 30. Yippie! If you couldn’t tell, I hated it. Starring Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle… Read More
Fans of Macabre, The Raid and the forthcoming V/H/S/2, pictured, get ready for more from the Indonesian-based filmmakers. Screen Daily reports that XYZ Films has launched worldwide sales here on The Night Comes For Us, its latest collaboration with The Raid creator Gareth Evans. The Welshman is on board the Indonesian-set action thriller in the… Read More
Thanks to Bloody reader ‘Fabien M.’ we now have the international sales trailer for Bankside Film’s Patrick remake, directed by Mark Hartley, and starring You’re Next‘s Sharni Vinson, Rachel Griffiths and Charles Dance. “After killing his mother and her lover some years before, Patrick is the comatose patient in room 15 of a remote, private… Read More
Content announced today that Outpost III: Rise of the Spetsnaz has sold all US rights to XLrator Media, which successfully released Outpost II: Black Sun last year. Written by Rae Brunton, Outpost III: Rise of the Spetsnaz marks Kieran Parker’s directorial debut, delivering more action as the un-dead legion breaks out in its ruthless quest… Read More
The official trailer for Sebastian Cordero’s sci-fi horror flick Europa Report reminds me a lot of the sci-fi movies I’d rent on VHS around 1996-97. Which is to say it has a little bit of that low budget Event Horizon vibe. Penned by Philip Gelatt, the film tells of “a group of astronauts, handpicked from… Read More
Gremlins is being re-booted. Ghostbusters 3 is apparently being remade. I’m sure there’s a large audience for these somewhere out there, but after hearing from you guys it’s not necessarily people who make up the BD community. I think that’s a wise stance in some ways. I’m not saying these films can’t be good –… Read More
It’s no secret that one of my biggest passions regarding horror is the score. The gore, violence, and atmosphere don’t nearly mean as much to me if there isn’t a solid score behind it. Some of the most terrifying scenes in horror can be attributed to the music hovering over the intensity. That’s why I… Read More
Fanboys Vs. Zombies has been consistently been filled with hilarious, action-packed zombie killing month after month. Writer Shane Houghton and artist Jerry Gaylord found a clever way to explore geek culture inside the confines of the zombie apocalypse. ‘Fanboys Vs. Zombies’ is a lighthearted gore-fest that will delight horror lovers who can appreciate the dark… Read More
Anchor Bay Films has acquired U.S., Australia and New Zealand rights to the sci-fi action film Battle of the Damned from Bleiberg Entertainment’s Compound B. The Expendables’ Dolph Lundgren stars with David Field (The Rover), Matt Doran and newcomer Melanie Zanetti. Says Anchor Bay, “There truly is no other film like this on the market,… Read More
Here’s a clip from the season finale of A&E’s “Bates Motel.” In “Midnight,” “Romero decides to take action; Norman brings Emma to the dance; Norman gets a ride home from Miss Watson.” The show performed pretty well, and was well received. I expect it to continue on for a few seasons. What did you think… Read More
While we wait patiently for news on if CBS will renew “Hannibal” for another season, my DVR continues to pile up with episodes as I refuse to get attached to a potentially cancelled series. Continuing next week, as of now, is episode 1×09 “Trou Normand”, “The BAU team hunts a serial killer who digs up… Read More
The end is truly near when a group of misfits talk about the impending zombie apocalypse. That’s the fear in this new clip from Sony’s This is the End, the new apocalypse comedy directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Aziz Ansari, Emma… Read More
Image Entertainment has picked up US rights to Cyclone Productions thriller Shiver, directed by UK director Julian Richards. Based on Brian Harper’s novel, the film stars Halloween‘s Danielle Harris, Wolf Creek‘s John Jarratt and The Pact‘s Casper Van Dien in the story of a young secretary who becomes the target of a savage killer. Written… Read More
AV Pictures’ Cannes slate includes in-demand sci-fi thriller Scintilla, which eOne has picked up for multi-territories, says Screen Daily. Billy O’Brien directs “the story of a disparate group of mercenaries hired to a lead a special unit deep into a former Soviet state to retrieve data from an underground militia base.” Check out the first… Read More
Amazon Studios’ “Zombieland” pilot has ended its one month trial presentation and, sadly, the show will not continue. Not on Amazon at least, the network has passed on the series. While it’s technically possible the show could be passed on to another network, it’s probably not all that likely. There were elements of the pilot… Read More
After playing last year’s Sundance Film Festival, Katie Aselton‘s Black Rock was acquired by LD Entertainment (The Collection) for a theatrical run. The thriller stars Aselton, Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth, Jay Paulson, Anslem Richardson and Will Bouvier. In the thriller opening in theaters today May 17th, “Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and… Read More
Paramount Home Media Distribution has picked up worldwide distribution rights to horror comedy Ghost Team One, says Heat Vision. “The movie centers on two roommate who fall for a girl who believes their home is haunted by a vengeful madam. The duo set out to make a documentary, uncovering not only a decades-ago murder but… Read More
“Grey’s Anatomy” star Camilla Luddington, pictured, has a scary summer ahead of her as the actress, who plays Dr. Jo Wilson on the ABC medical drama this year, is set to star in indie horror movie The Pact II, Deadline reports. Luddington will take on the lead role of June Abbott in the film. The… Read More
Universal has picked up Little Evil, a dark comedy spec from Tucker and Dale vs Evil (pictured) writer-director Eli Craig, reports THR. Craig wrote the script and will direct the feature, which will be produced by Scott Stuber and his Universal-based Bluegrass Films. The logline is being kept under wraps. Sources say the deal was… Read More
Detroit metal masters The Black Dahlia Murder have released a stream of a new song entitled “Raped In Hatred By Vines Of Thorn”, which comes from their upcoming album Everblack. The album is slated for release on June 11th and can be pre-ordered here. In a recent article we posted, vocalist Trevor Strnad describes his… Read More
After premiering to mixed review out of the Sundance Film Festival (I liked it), Stake Land director Jim Mickle’s We Are What We Are remake is heading to the Cannes market. With that, the sales agents have released the first ever footage from the cannibal flick starring Julia Garner, Bill Sage, Wyatt Russell, and Ambyr… Read More
If you woke up this morning with a craving to watch two guys beat the crap out of each other during a blizzard than boy oh boy, I do think I’m about to make your day. Warner Bros just unveiled a first look at Batman: Arkham Origins — a prequel to Rocksteady’s gritty Batman series… Read More













































