Wheeling and Dealing: House at the End of the Street, The Bay Picked Up for Distribution

A pair of promising horror movies featuring Oscar-caliber personnel are one step closer to hitting the big screen. The US distribution rights to House at the End of the Street, starring Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone), and The Bay, directed by Oscar winner Barry Levinson (Rain Man), were both snatched up this week.

Troll Hunter to Hit Theaters in June

The Norwegian "found footage" film The Troll Hunter finally has a US release date: June 10. It will hit a limited number of theaters starting on that date but will be available on demand a month earlier -- as has become the custom with Magnolia Pictures releases -- beginning on May 6.

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Troll Hunter to Hit Theaters in June

The Norwegian “found footage” film The Troll Hunter finally has a US release date: June 10. It will hit a limited number of theaters starting on that date but will be available on demand a month earlier — as has become the custom with Magnolia Pictures releases — beginning on May 6.

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Fangs a Lot: Stake Land Movie Review

If you’ve been waiting to sink your teeth into a vampire movie that’s less about perfect hair, rippling abs and melancholy ruminations, then Stake Land might be right up your alley. Read about this grimy post-apocalyptic tale starring Connor Paolo, Danielle Harris and Kelly McGillis in my review of Stake Land before it opens in limited release on April 22.

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Legacy of Tame: The Inheritance DVD Review

The Inheritance has an intriguing premise steeped in African-American history and culture, but as a horror movie, it lacks the scares and shock value required to make much of an impact. Read about it in my review of The Inheritance.

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Carrie-Anne Moss and Malcolm McDowell Join Silent Hill 2

The cast for the upcoming based-on-a-video-game sequel Silent Hill: Revelation is rounding out nicely, with the recent additions of Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix, Memento, Disturbia) and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Cat People, Halloween). Moss will play Claudia Wolf, who in the video game Silent Hill 3 (upon which Silent Hill: Revelation is based) was a cult priestess and the storyline’s main antagonist . McDowell will play her father, Leonard Wolf. Silent Hill: Revelation is slated to hit screens (in 3-D) on February 24, 2012.

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TV Movie Highlight of the Week: Suck

This week, the star-studded (Malcolm McDowell, Dave Foley, Henry Rollins, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Moby) horror comedy Suck — about a struggling rock band who gets an infusion of energy via a touch of vampirism — makes its TV debut on The Movie Channel on Saturday, April 16, at 9:00 PM ET/PT.

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28 Weeks Later Director Boards Crow Remake

Spanish filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who directed the infection sequel 28 Weeks Later and the acclaimed thriller Intacto, has signed on to helm what Relativity calls a “re-invention” of the comic book adaptation The Crow.

28 Weeks Later Director Boards Crow Remake

Spanish filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who directed the infection sequel 28 Weeks Later and the acclaimed thriller Intacto, has signed on to helm what Relativity calls a “re-invention” of the comic book adaptation The Crow.