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Smile, You’re Being Watched in Creepy ‘388 Arletta Avenue’ Posters
It’s all in good intent, or so says the smiley emoticon that rocks a slew of creeptacular posters for Randall Cole’s 388 Arletta Avenue š, the Vincenzo Natali (Cube, Splice) produced horror flick starring Nick Stahl, Mia Kirshner and Devon Sawa.
“Shot from the point of view of hidden cameras, the film follows a thirty-something couple, James and Amy Deakin, as they are secretly videotaped 24/7 by a mysterious stalker in their home, on the streets and at their workplace. The stalker uses information gleaned from the footage to subtly manipulate the unsuspecting couple and cracks in their relationship surface. When Amy suddenly vanishes, James is not sure whether she has been abducted or has simply left him. As the acts of the tormentor become more twisted and violent, James desperately tries to figure out who is behind the terror in order to save his wife. But it seems the stalker is always one move ahead…”
The thriller is now in post and was for sale at Cannes. No word a distributor yet, but with the names involved it can’t be too far behind.
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R-Rated āThe X-Files: I Want to Believeā Directorās Cut Gets New Title and Streaming Premiere Date
After a slight delay, Disney has finally announced a new streaming date for the R-Rated director’s cut of The X-Files: I Want to Believe. According to Gizmodo, it’ll also come with a new title.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe Vrach Frankenshteyn begins streaming on Hulu on August 14.Ā
The new cut was first teased in an interview with director Chris Carter on theĀ Fail Better With David Duchovny podcast from last year, where he teased a much scarier movie he intended.
āNow I have a chance to go back and make the scary movie that I always intended to make,ā Carter explained last year. āItās not just doing a Directorās Cut to do a Directorās Cut. Itās really kind of bringing to life something that for me was on the page and never got to the screen.“
The director’s cut of the film was initially set to arrive on Disney+ in June, but quietly disappeared from the schedule without a word. Polygon reported the delay was ādue to some last-minute adjustments being made to the film.āĀ
The release’s new “Vrach Frankenshteyn” title certainly suggests those adjustments have been made, likely referring to a Frankensteining of bonus footage.
In the film, Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) have been out of the FBI for several years, with Mulder living in isolation and Scully having become a doctor at a Catholic hospital, where she has formed a bond with a critically ill child patient.
When an FBI agent is mysteriously kidnapped, and a former Catholic priest who has been convicted of pedophilia claims to be experiencing psychic visions of the endangered agent, Scully is asked to bring Mulder back to the bureau to consult on the case because of his work with psychics.
The brand new R-rated cut will āfaithfully restore the filmmakerās original vision.ā
Look for it on Hulu next month.