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No doubt inspired by the success of Paranormal Activity, Lionsgate is following the lead of Paramount — which last year began a program developing shoestring films — and starting an initiative dedicated to funding micro-budget projects. According to Deadline…
“Ghosts make the worst neighbors.”
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If haunted house movies creep you out, I suggest you get the Ghostbusters on speed dial, because Insidious might just push you over the edge. In fact, it earns a spot on my Scariest Ghost Movies list. Read about it in my review of Insidious.
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After a few light weeks horror/suspense-wise, this week kicks off with three theatrical releases in Insidious, Rubber and Wrecked (the latter two in limited release), plus home video releases led by Black Swan, The Resident and After Dark Originals‘ Husk and Prowl.
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The Weinstein Company — and more specifically its Dimension Films genre wing — has pushed back the release of two of its major horror films for 2011. Piranha 3DD, originally slated for a September 16 release, will now hit theaters on November 23, while Apollo 18 has moved from April 22 all the way to January 6, 2012.
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A Serbian Film, an exploitation movie from, well, Serbia, has earned notoriety around the world for its graphic depiction of violence, rape, necrophilia and pedophilia, and now it’s coming to the US. Invincible Pictures will release the movie — about a porn star who’s recruited for an “art film” that turns out to be more than he expected — in edited format (the same way it was released in the UK late last year) in select theaters starting on May 13. You can vote to bring the movie to a location near you at www.serbianfilmmovie.com.
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Rammbock (AKA Rammbock: Berlin Undead), the first entry in the Bloody Disgusting Selects series or horror movies showing in select AMC Theaters across the country, has an offiicial release date: May 4. (That’s a Wednesday, by the way.) The German zombie movie will play at least twice a week for a month at the theaters listed below before presumably heading to home video some weeks later. Until then, check out the trailer and some pics.
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Rammbock (AKA Rammbock: Berlin Undead), the first entry in the Bloody Disgusting Selects series or horror movies showing in select AMC Theaters across the country, has an offiicial release date: May 4. (That’s a Wednesday, by the way.) The German zombie movie will play at least twice a week for a month at the theaters listed below before presumably heading to home video some weeks later. Until then, check out the trailer and some pics.
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Get a taste of the creepiness of the upcoming ghost pic Insidious with these clips. If you’re not too scared after watching, check out Insidious — from the creators of Saw — in theaters starting April 1.
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We’re used to seeing Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby, Boys Don’t Cry) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen, The Losers) in major motion pictures, so why would a movie starring the two of them go straight to video? Well, in the case of The Resident, it’s because it’s just not very good. In some ways, it’s to Fatal Attraction what The Roommate was to Single White Female. Read about it in my review of The Resident.
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