Captive

The happily married mother of a 6 year old boy, Jaime Taylor regains consciousness after a bad car accident and finds herself being held captive in a remote waterfront warehouse by the mysterious Vince, a masked killer whose shocking revelations are about to turn her formerly safe and orderly existence upside down.

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[TV Bites] Another Round of Casting For “Gothica” and “The Returned”

Even more TV bites as Amityville Horror, 30 Days of Night and TuristasMelissa George, pictured, has been tapped for a lead role opposite Janet Montgomery in ABC’s drama pilot “Gothica,” reports Deadline. Set in the present day, the project, created by Matt Lopez and exec produced by Mark Gordon and Nick Pepper of The Mark Gordon Co., weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray. “It centers on journalist Grace Van Helsing (Janet Montgomery) who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper.” George will play Fiona Hunter, the series’ most formidable force, and everyone – from Grace, to Dorian (Chris Egan), to Victor Frankenstein (Tom Ellis) – will find their mettle and savvy tested by this deliciously cunning woman.

They also report that Nicholas Gonzalez has been added to ABC’s drama pilot “The Returned,” from Brillstein Entertainment, Brad Pitt’s Plan B and ABC Studios. Written by Aaron Zelman and directed by Charles McDougall, the project “chronicles how the lives of the people in Arcadia are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return.” Gonzalez plays Connor, one of Sheriff Garland’s (Matt Craven) patrolmen and boyfriend to Gail (Devin Kelly). READ MORE

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Bag of Bones (TV)

Four years after the sudden death of his wife, forty-year-old bestselling novelist Mike Noonan is unable to write and plagued by vivid nightmares set at the Maine summerhouse he calls Sara Laughs. Mike reluctantly returns to the lakeside getaway and finds his beloved Yankee town held in the grip of a vindictive millionaire, Max Devore, who is trying to take his three-year-old granddaughter away from her widowed young mother, Mattie. as Mike is drawn into Mattie’s struggle–and begins to fall in love with her–he is also drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs, now the site of ghostly visitations and escalating terrors. What do the forces that have been unleashed here want of Mike Noonan?

Terrible News Comes in ‘A Lonely Place to Die’ Clip

 Terrible News Comes in A Lonely Place to Die Clip

Now available nationwide on VOD (via IFC Midnight on Comcast, Cox, Cablevision, Time Warner, and Bright House) and in special limited theatrical engagements (11/25/11 Market St. Cinema Little Rock, AK, 12/02/11 TIFF Bell Lightbox Toronto, 12/09/11 Gateway 8 Columbus, OH) is Julian Gilbey’s British thriller A Lonely Place to Die (review), starring Melissa George (Amityville Horror, 30 Days of Night, Turistas) and Ed Speleers.

The picture also stars Sean Harris and Karel Roden and “follows a group of five mountaineers hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands. When they discover a young girl buried alive in a small chamber in the wilderness they become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as they try to get the girl to safety.

Bloody Disgusting scored an exclusive clip that delivers some horrible news, one of the team didn’t survive…. READ MORE

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A Lonely Place To Die (VOD)

A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as they try to get the girl to safety.

Thrilling Chase, Loads of Violence in ‘A Lonely Place to Die’ Teaser Trailer!

Inspired by Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”, and looking similar in tone to the recent A Perfect Getaway is Julian Gilbey’s A Lonely Place to Die. Starring Melissa George (30 Days of Night, Amityville Horror, Turistas), Ed Speleers, Sean Harris, and Karel Roden, the thriller follows a group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as they try to get the girl to safety. Bloody Disgusting was tipped off to the first teaser trailer that can be viewed inside. It looks pretty awesome (once you get into it) to me!
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Official Poster, Behind-the-Scenes Vid of ‘A Lonely Place to Die’

Updated with official poster! I love AFM, it’s the one week where indie producers unload all sorts of posters, images, trailers and promos for their upcoming films. This morning we were tipped off to a behind-the-scenes promo for Julian Gilbey’s A Lonely Place To Die (aka The Grave at Angel’s Peak), which stars Melissa George (Turistas, 30 Days of Night, Amityville Horror), Ed Speleers, Sean Harris, and Karel Roden. The thriller begins when a group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as they try to get the girl to safety.
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Triangle (V)

The film is a psychological thriller set inside the Bermuda Triangle.

When Jess hits a seagull on a drive to the local harbour, little does she know that it is a harrowing omen of things to come. She sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends and already things are not as they seem – she just cant put her finger on why. Her suspicions are heightened when the yacht hits a storm and the group is forced to board a passing ocean liner to get to safety – a ship Jess is convinced shes been on before. The ship appears deserted, the clock on board has stopped, but they are not alone Someone is intent on hunting them down, one by one. And Jess unknowingly holds the key to end the terror.

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The Killing Gene (WAZ) (V)

Well worn by years of gangland brutality, veteran Detective Eddie Argo (Skarsgard) prides himself on playing by the book. However, loyalties wane as he and his new rookie partner Helen O’Mara (George) find themselves entangled in a string of violent and horrific killings that are targeting a notorious local gang—forcing Argo to revisit a case he would rather forget.

In the midst of mounting terror, the calculating killer stays focused on the ultimate goal— coerce Argo to pay for his previous mistakes and answer the ultimate question…would you kill the one you love to save yourself from death?

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30 Days of Night

Set in the isolated town of Barrow, Alaska, in the extreme northern hemisphere, which is plunged into complete darkness annually for an entire month. When most of the inhabitants head south for the winter, a mysterious group of strangers appear: bloodthirsty vampires, ready to take advantage of the uninterrupted darkness to feed on the town’s residents. As the night wears on, Barrow’s Sheriff Eben (Josh Hartnett), his estranged wife Stella (Melissa George), and an ever-shrinking group of survivors must do anything they can to last until daylight.

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Turistas

The film is the tale of college-age backpackers who embark on a dream vacation along the Brazilian coast. After an accident leaves them stranded, they discover a beachside bar filled with revelers, only to end up drugged by the locals and two of them kidnapped.

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The Amityville Horror (remake)

A remake of the “The Amityville Horror” which was based on the Jay Anson book. It purported that the residents of a tree-lined home in a Long Island suburb were terrorized by a haunted house. The home had been inhabited previously by a disturbed young man who murdered his family.

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The Amityville Horror (remake)

A remake of the “The Amityville Horror” which was based on the Jay Anson book. It purported that the residents of a tree-lined home in a Long Island suburb were terrorized by a haunted house. The home had been inhabited previously by a disturbed young man who murdered his family.