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[SXSW '13 Review] ‘Evil Dead’ Is Amazingly Gory And Fun!

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Posted by EvanDickson on March 09, 2013 @ 11:27am
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FilmDistrict and TriStar’s Evil Dead just premiered at SXSW and I had a total blast with it. It’s pretty much exactly the movie you think it is, but it goes further (and gets wetter) than you’re probably expecting.

“It’s even gorier than you’re expecting. I seriously don’t have a clue as to how they wrangled an “R” rating here. Blood, pus, bone fragments, limbs and brains are flung around with playful abundance and the result is both punishing and exhilarating… This film doesn’t condemn its audience, it exalts it – and as a result it’s able to achieve a sustained symphony of carnage that energizes rather than exhausts.”

Directed by Fede Alvarez, the R-rated remake stars Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Elizabeth Blackmore and Jessica Lucas.

Check out the entire review here! READ MORE

Breaking: Fede Alvarez Begins Work On ‘Evil Dead’ Sequel!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 09, 2013 @ 12:17am
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The past week all we’ve talked about is Sam Raimi writing Evil Dead 4, but now we’re shifting gears back to the rebooted franchise.

While the TriStar and FilmDistrict remake doesn’t hit theaters until April 5, director Fede Alvarez revealed to a sold out SXSW crowd that he’s already begun writing a sequel to his Evil Dead, starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Elizabeth Blackmore and Jessica Lucas.

The film just World Premiered at the film festival in Austin, Texas, as we’ve been retweeting all of the reactions as they come in. Negative reactions? Don’t see any, yet.

So, with Fede penning an Evil Dead sequel, and Raimi working on Evil Dead 4 with his brother Ivan, could these worlds end up colliding? That thought just blew my mind. READ MORE

[SXSW '13] Magnet Gives Birth To ‘V/H/S/2′ Release Dates!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 08, 2013 @ 3:03pm
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Hopefully you guys enjoyed our V/H/S anthology enough that you’ll insert our next collection of tapes when V/H/S/2 tracks you later this year.

Acquired by Magnet Releasing out of Sundance as S-VHS, V/H/S/2 will be arriving on VOD platforms June 6 with a theatrical rollout set for July 12. Horror in the summer? Sure, why not? Magnolia says they’re opening in more theaters than last year, so keep a look out for updates this summer. Until then, check out this hideous still from Gareth Evans and Timo Tjahjanto’s segment, which is literally going to blow people’s ind this weekend at the SXSW film Festival.

In the film directed by Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Gareth Evans, Eduardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Jason Eisener and Timo Tjahjanto, “Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his abandoned house, which contains another collection of mysterious VHS tapes. In viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be terrifying motives behind the student’s disappearance.”

What was your favorite segment in V/H/S? Which director has you most excited for V/H/S/2? READ MORE

[SXSW '13] Grab An Axe And Prepare For ‘You’re Next’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 08, 2013 @ 2:19pm
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In theaters August 23, 2013, we’ve landed a new look at Lionsgate’s You’re Next (read our review), the Toronto International Film Festival smash hit that blew the minds of the Midnight Madness audience. It screens this weekend at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

Directed by Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett, the duo best known for A Horrible Way to Die, V/H/S and the forthcoming S-VHS (V/H/S/2), “One of the smartest and most terrifying films in years, the film reinvents the genre by putting a fresh twist on home-invasion horror. When a gang of masked, ax-wielding murderers descend upon the Davison family reunion, the hapless victims seem trapped…until an unlikely guest of the family proves to be the most talented killer of all.”

Sharni Vinson, Nick Tucci, Wendy Glenn, AJ Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Margaret Laney, Amy Seimetz, Ti West, Calvin Reeder, Larry Fessenden, Kate Lyn Sheil, Barbara Crampton and Rob Moran all star.

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[SXSW '13] Festival Poster For The Butcher Brothers’ ‘Holy Ghost People’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 08, 2013 @ 9:48am
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The Playlist has shared the festival one-sheet for Holy Ghost People, the latest genre film from Mitchell Altieri, one half of “The Butcher Brothers.”

Penned by Altieri, as well as Kevin Artigue, Joe Egender, and Phil Flores, “On the trail of her missing sister, Charlotte enlists the help of Wayne, an ex-Marine and alcoholic, to infiltrate the Church of One Accord – a community of snake-handlers who risk their lives seeking salvation in the Holy Ghost.”

Emma Greenwell, Brendan McCarthy, Joe Egender, Cameron Richardson, Roger Aaron Brown all star in the film set to premiere at next week’s SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

The Butcher Brothers directed The Hamiltons, its sequel The Thompsons, as well as April Fool’s Day and The Violent Kind. READ MORE

[SXSW '13] ‘Cheap Thrills’ Poster Promises The Night of Your Life

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 07, 2013 @ 11:18am
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Below you’ll find a bloody good first poster for Cheap Thrills, the E.L. Katz-directed thriller that will premiere this weekend at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

Penned by Trent Haaga and David Chirchirillo, “Recently fired and facing eviction, the married father of a newborn has his life turned upside down when he meets a wealthy couple who offer a path to financial security…but at a price.”

The Innkeepers‘ Pat Healy and Sara Paxton star alongside Ethan Embry, David Koechner and Amanda Fuller. READ MORE

[SXSW '13] Dubstep Will Drive You Mad In ‘Snap’ Trailer Premiere!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 06, 2013 @ 4:26pm
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Marking its 20th Anniversary, the South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival kicks off this Thursday, March 8 and runs through March 16, 2013 in Austin, Texas. They’ve announced 109 of the features that will screen over the course of nine days at SXSW 2013.

EW premiered the festival trailer for Youssef Delara and Victor Teran’s Snap, starring Jake Hoffman, Nikki Reed (Twilight, Thirteen), Thomas Dekker (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Scott Bakula, and Jason Priestley.

“Jim is a painfully shy, socially awkward music savant whose inner demons get stirred up when he develops an obsession with Wendy, a young clinical social worker, who is drawn to Jim by her naïve desire to save people. His fixation grows more menacing after she rejects his romantic advances and Wendy is forced to seek out the counsel of her mentor, Kevin. Together they attempt to unravel the secrets of Jim’s inner torment before it spirals out of control. A raw psychological thriller set in the underground world of dubstep DJ scene, SNAP takes us on a dark and terrifying journey into the depths of the psychopathic mind as it threatens to explode into horrific violence.” READ MORE

[SXSW '13] Teaser Trailer Premiere For ‘Cheap Thrills’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 05, 2013 @ 5:09pm
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EW has landed the first trailer for Cheap Thrills, the E.L. Katz-directed thriller that will premiere this weekend at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

The Innkeepers‘ Pat Healy and Sara Paxton star alongside Ethan Embry, David Koechner and Amanda Fuller. READ MORE

[SXSW '13] New Look At ‘Last House’ Director Dennis Iliadis’ ‘Plus One’ Party!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 05, 2013 @ 11:27am
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Besides missing Evil Dead, I’m burning that I can’t attend SXSW this week for the world premiere of Plus One, the latest film from The Last House on the Left‘s Dennis Iliadis. Say what you will about the Last House remake, but I surely was a fan!

Anyways, this morning we’ve landed a second (and third) still from the horror party that stars Rhys Wakefield, Logan Miller, Ashley Hinshaw and Natalie Hall.

In it, “Three college friends go to the biggest party of the year, each looking for something different: love, sex and a simple human connection. When a supernatural phenomenon disrupts the party, it lights a fuse on what will become the strangest night anyone has ever seen. As the three friends struggle to find what they’re looking for, the party quickly descends into a chaos that challenges if they can stay friends or if they can even stay alive.” READ MORE

[SXSW '13] Festival Poster For ‘Milo’ Worthy Of Being Flushed

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 28, 2013 @ 1:20pm
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Hell Baby didn’t seem to “wow” anyone at this past January’s Sundance, but we’re all hoping that Jacob Vaughan’s horror comedy Milo plays this coming March’s SXSW Film Festival like gangbusters.

In the film, “A man discovers that his chronic stomach problems are due to the fact that he has a demon baby living in his colon.”

Ken Marino plays said man, alongside Peter Stormare, Gillian Jacobs, Stephen Root and Patrick Warburton. Check out the festival one-sheet, which is pretty crappy (lame pun intended), courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter. READ MORE

[SXSW '13] Patrick Warburton Doesn’t Like What He Sees In This ‘Milo’ Pic!

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Posted by EvanDickson on February 27, 2013 @ 3:58pm
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I’m a huge fan of Ken Marino (Wanderlust, “Party Down”, Role Models) so I’m definitely looking forward to checking out Jacob Vaughan’s horror comedy Milo next month at SXSW. Bonus? It’s produced by the Duplass Brothers (Cyrus, Baghead). In this pic – from AICN – Patrick Warburton’s character is nonplussed by Marino’s intestinal demon.

In the film, “Duncan’s (Ken Marino) life is a real pain in the ass. Tormented by an unreasonable boss (Patrick Warburton), a nagging mother (Mary Kay Place), a deadbeat dad (Stephen Root), and a sweet yet pressuring wife (Gillian Jacobs), his mounting stress starts to trigger an insufferable gastrointestinal reaction. Out of ideas and at the end of his rope, Duncan seeks the help of a hypnotherapist (Peter Stormare), who helps him discover the root of his unusual stomach pain: a pintsized demon living in his intestine that, triggered by excessive anxiety, forces its way out and slaughters the people who have angered him. Out of fear that his intestinal gremlin may target its wrath on the wrong person, Duncan attempts to befriend it, naming it Milo and indulging it to keep its seemingly insatiable appetite at bay.”

Ken Marino plays said man, and we’ve scored the film’s first ever image that displays Marino losing his mind over “something.” Peter Stormare, Gillian Jacobs and Stephen Root also star.

Head inside for a better look! READ MORE

[SXSW '13] Trailer, First Images From The Butcher Brothers’ ‘Holy Ghost People’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 26, 2013 @ 11:58am
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We’ve just now landed the first official image and festival trailer for Holy Ghost People, the latest genre film from Mitchell Altieri, one half of “The Butcher Brothers.”

Emma Greenwell, Brendan McCarthy, Joe Egender, Cameron Richardson, Roger Aaron Brown all star in the film set to premiere at next week’s SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

The Butcher Brothers directed The Hamiltons, its sequel The Thompsons, as well as April Fool’s Day and The Violent Kind. READ MORE

[SXSW '13] NSFW Trailer For ‘Kiss Of The Damned’ Does The Blood, Sex And Vampires Thang

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Posted by EvanDickson on February 19, 2013 @ 8:07pm
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I kind of like the lava lamp swagger and 70′s titles to this. Magnolia Pictures has just released the red band trailer from writer/director Xan Cassavetes’ Kiss of the Damned, which plays next month’s SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

In the film, “Beautiful vampire Djuna tries to resist the advances of human screenwriter Paolo, but eventually gives in to their passion. When her sister Mimi comes to visit, Djuna’s love story is threatened, and the whole vampire community becomes endangered…” Joséphine de la Baume, Milo Ventimiglia, Roxane Mesquida, Anna Mouglalis, Michael Rapaport, Riley Keough and Ching Valdes-Aran star.

Kiss Of The Damned will be available on iTunes/On Demand March 28, 2013, and in theaters May 3, 2013. The VERY NSFW trailer can be found inside! READ MORE

[SXSW '13] Your First Look At ‘Last House’ Director Dennis Iliadis’ ‘Plus One’ Party!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 18, 2013 @ 11:24am
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Besides missing Evil Dead, I’m burning that I can’t attend SXSW this March for the world premiere of Plus One, the latest film from The Last House on the Left‘s Dennis Iliadis. Say what you will about the Last House remake, the directing was phenomenal.

Anyways, this morning we finally got our mitts on the first official still from the horror party that stars Rhys Wakefield, Logan Miller, Ashley Hinshaw and Natalie Hall.

[SXSW '13] Heated ‘Kiss Of The Damned’ Clip Ends With Some Bite!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 14, 2013 @ 12:46pm
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As a perfect Valentine’s Day treat, Magnolia Pictures released a heated, sexy and violent clip from writer/director Xan Cassavetes’ Kiss of the Damned, which plays next month’s SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

Kiss Of The Damned will be available on iTunes/On Demand March 28, 2013, and in theaters May 3, 2013. Head inside to check it out! READ MORE

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[SXSW '13] Cool Illustrated Poster For Vampire Flick ‘Kiss Of The Damned’

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Posted by EvanDickson on February 12, 2013 @ 4:31pm
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In anticipation of its premiere at SXSW ’13 next month, a cool new poster has premiered (via Movies.com) for writer/director Xan Cassavetes’ Kiss of the Damned. The film will be during the SXSW midnight line-up. I’ll be there for the fest and am excited to check it out.

Kiss Of The Damned will be available on iTunes/On Demand March 28, 2013, and in theaters May 3, 2013. Head inside to check it out! READ MORE

[SXSW '13] Ken Marino Loses it Over His Inner-Demon ‘Milo’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 12, 2013 @ 10:06am
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In the film, “A man discovers that his chronic stomach problems are due to the fact that he has a demon baby living in his colon.”

Ken Marino plays said man, and we’ve scored the film’s first ever image that displays Marino losing his mind over “something.” Peter Stormare, Gillian Jacobs, Stephen Root and Patrick Warburton also star. READ MORE

[SXSW '13] Sales Poster For ‘Big Ass Spider!’ Spins Its Web

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 08, 2013 @ 10:09am
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Update: Higher resolution version added.

Here’s the EFM sales art for the newly titled Big Ass Spider!, directed by Real Killers and The Gravedancers‘s Mike Mendez. The film will world premiere at SXSW in March.

“When a giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages across the city of Los Angeles, it is up to one clever exterminator and his security guard sidekick to kill the creature before the entire city is destroyed.”

Battling the disgusting creature are Greg Grunberg (“Heroes”, “Alias”) and Lombardo Boyar (“The Bernie Mac Show”), who star as Alex, an exterminator, and Jose, his security guard sidekick, respectively. The heroes team up with an elite military unit that includes genre vets Clare Kramer (The Gravedancers) and Ray Wise (X-Men: First Class, “Twin Peaks”). READ MORE

[SXSW '13] Trailer For ‘Big Ass Spider!’ Spins Its Web

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 06, 2013 @ 3:47pm
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One thing that scares me more than anything are spiders, which is why you see Evan Dickson covering all of those films. Yet, I sucked it up to bring you the trailer for the newly titled Big Ass Spider!, directed by Real Killers and The Gravedancers‘s Mike Mendez. The film will world premiere at SXSW in March.

[SXSW '13] ‘V/H/S/2,’ ‘Haunter,’ ‘You’re Next’ Lead Midnighters Lineup; First Look Imagery!!!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 06, 2013 @ 2:19pm
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The SXSW Film Festival has announced their Midnighters lineup for their forthcoming March event, which includes our newly retitled V/H/S/2!

Scary, funny, sexy, controversial – provocative after-dark features for night owls and the terminally curious include Rob Zombie’s The Lords of Salem, as well as Adam Wingard’s hotly anticipated You’re Next, and Cube director Vincenzo Natali’s Haunter.

Get the entire lineup by reading after the break, as well as sneak peak low quality images. This year’s festival looks incredible! READ MORE

[SXSW '13] First Look At ‘Snap’; Demon Comedy ‘Milo’ To Premiere

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Posted by MrDisgusting on January 31, 2013 @ 4:47pm
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Marking its 20th Anniversary, the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival has announced the features lineup for this year’s Festival, running March 8 – 16, 2013 in Austin, Texas. They’ve announced 109 of the features that will screen over the course of nine days at SXSW 2013. While the Midnighters feature section and the Short Film program will be announced on February 6, two genre projects have already been revealed.

First up is the world premiere of the Duplass Brothers’ Milo, directed by Jacob Vaughan. In the comedy starring Ken Marino, Gillian Jacobs, Peter Stormare, Stephen Root and Mary Kay Place, “A man discovers that his chronic stomach problems are due to the fact that he has a demon baby living in his colon.” Check out the EFM sales poster inside.

We’ve also added your first ever look at Youssef Delara and Victor Teran’s Snap, starring Jake Hoffman, Nikki Reed, Thomas Dekker (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Scott Bakula, and Jason Priestley. The film is “A stylish psychological thriller set against the underground dub step DJ scene that takes the audience on a dark and terrifying journey into the depths of the psychopathic mind as it threatens to explode into horrific violence.”

Take a look at Jake Hoffman and Thomas Dekker in the film below. READ MORE

‘Evil Dead’ To Have World Premiere At SXSW

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 15, 2013 @ 4:25pm
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SXSW has unveiled a list of their opening night films and among them is director Fede Alvarez’s Evil Dead, the Sam Raimi/Bruce Campbell produced remake of the classic 1981 film. SXSW will run from March 8th through the 16th in Austin, TX and is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Evil Dead will debut on opening night, March 8th.

Make sure to check out our exclusive set report here.

Evil Dead is set for release on April 12th and is about, “Five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival.” READ MORE

[SXSW '12] Cinedigm and New Video Acquire ‘Citadel’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 23, 2012 @ 1:55am
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[SXSW 12] Cinedigm and New Video Acquire Citadel

Cinedigm Entertainment Group and New Video have partnered to acquire U.S. distribution rights to Citadel (review), from first-time writer-director Ciaràn Foy, THR writes. The Ireland-set horror film had its world premiere at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Midnighter Audience Award. Citadel is the first scripted acquisition under the recently announced partnership between the two companies.

“In ‘Citadel,’ a young father suffering from agoraphobia must face the gang of twisted, hooded feral children responsible for his wife’s murder.” Aneurin Barnard, James Cosmo, Wunmi Mosaku, Jake Wilson and Amy Shiels star.

Cinedigm (The Ward) launches its theatrical distribution arm in the fall, while New Video will roll out the titles across on-demand, digital and DVD/Blu-ray beginning in early 2013. READ MORE

[SXSW '12] Fiery Clip, New Still and Poster For ‘Modus Anomali’!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 22, 2012 @ 5:28pm
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[SXSW 12] Fiery Clip, New Still and Poster For Modus Anomali!

Leading up to the SXSW Film Festival we brought you these two crazy awesome teaser trailers for the Indonesian horror flick Modus Anomali, an English-language thriller from The Forbidden Door filmmaker Joko Anwar.

“During a vacation in the woods, a man tries to find his family who mysteriously disappear, while being hunted by a sadistic killer. His only clues are several alarm clocks which seem to tell him about a deadline to something he doesn’t know.” Rio Dewanto, Hannah Al Rashid, Izziati Amara Isman, Aridh Tritama, Surya Saputra, Marsha Timothy, Sadha Triyudha and Jose Gamo all star in the World Preimere.

I was able to catch the film (yet to review it) and it was pretty fantastic, featuring a plot twist that’ll blow your friggin’ mind all over the wall. Sorry to tease, since there’s still no U.S. distribution, but at least you can enjoy the above new still, alongside the following poster and first clip that sets the fiery tone of the flick. READ MORE

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