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Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017)

Directed by Mark Cullen

Cinematography by Amir Mokri

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The Nightshifter will be released on DVD on January 7 via RLJE Films. The 2018 Brazilian hororr film is currently streaming exclusively on Shudder.

Dennison Ramalho (ABCs of Death 2) makes his feature directorial debut on the movie. Daniel de Oliveira, Fabiula Nascimento, Bianca Comparato, and Marco Ricca star.

No special features are listed. The trailer and synopsis are below.

Stênio (Daniel de Oliveira) works the graveyard shift in the morgue of a vast, violent city. Each night he prepares the lifeless corpses for examination, but he’s never alone. For Stênio can talk to the dead…and they talk back. But when the whispers of the dead reveal secrets of his own life, Stênio unleashes a curse that brings forth unimaginable danger and darkness.

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Steven Yeun Picks His Roles One Message at a Time LINK: His horror action film "Mayhem" opens in select theaters and online on today RLJ Entertainment and AMC Networks' Shudder

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RICHARD ARMITAGE in PILGRIMAGE (2017) US Release on August 11!!

Already available on DVD & all digital platforms in most of Europe including the UK & Ireland, will be available in Belgium on 2nd August! Dates are listed on IMDb. I think Canada release is with the US.

IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3531202/?ref_=nv_sr_1 (I rated this film 9/10 stars) Starring: Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal, Richard Armitage, Stanley Weber (whose character Geraldus also deserves an individual poster!), John Lynch, Hugh O’Conor Very Brief Synopsis: In 13th century Ireland, a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across an Irish landscape fraught with peril.

One of the best films of 2017! I’m SO pleased it turned out to be so much more than I was expecting, given it’s tight budget. I should have known that a great cast like this & great Irish & Belgian locations weren’t going to be wasted by either director Brendon Muldowney OR writer Jamie Hannigan! Everything about this film is STELLAR, from cinematography to the historical/modern take on the story to the performances. I’m still working on my detailed spoilery review & screencaps, I wanted to wait until more people have seen it & I’ve only been able to see it twice myself so far since buying the Blu-Ray. Also, I fully intend to see this in a cinema, well worth the admission! IMO the much mentioned “bloody” scenes aren’t any worse than TV like Game of Thrones, so if you can watch that, you can watch this. Enjoy, these actors, especially Richard, give some of their career’s best work! <3

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Elvira: Mistress of the Dark will be released on Blu-ray on September 3 via RLJ Entertainment. No special features are listed, but the pre-order is only $10.99 on Amazon.

Cassandra Peterson stars in the 1988 horror-comedy as her horror hostess alter ego, Elvira. W. Morgan Sheppard, Daniel Greene, Jeff Conaway, Susan Kellermann, and Edie McClurg round out the cast.

Peterson also co-wrote the script with Sam Egan (The Outer Limits) and John Paragon (Pee-wee's Playhouse). James Signorelli (Saturday Night Live) directs.

Having just quit her job as a Los Angeles TV horror hostess, Elvira receives the unexpected news that she s set to inherit part of her great-aunt Morgana s estate. Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals - amongst them, her sinister uncle Vinny, who unbeknownst to Elvira, is an evil warlock who secretly schemes to lay his hands on the old family spellbook for his own nefarious ends...

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Gwen will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on October via RLJE Films. It's currently streaming exclusively on Shudder.

The 2018 UK horror film marks the feature debut of writer-director William McGregor (Misfits). Eleanor Worthington-Cox and Maxine Peake star.

Special features are listed below, where you can also see the trailer.

Special features:

Interview with actress Maxine Peake

Interview with actress Eleanor Worthington-Cox

Gwen is a young girl whose life seems to be collapsing around her. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father's absence and a group of angry villagers threatening to take her farm, Gwen must find the strength to guide her family through the darkness. But as a malevolent presence begins to take grip of her home, it becomes apparent there is a greater evil that may be too strong to overcome.

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Interview: Ruby Modine (Satanic Panic, Happy Death Day)

Actress Ruby Modine discusses summoning Satan alongside Rebecca Romijn in her new film, Satanic Panic, which will be released in select theaters and digitally on September 6 via RLJE Films. We also chat about her work in the Happy Death Day franchise, the wisdom imparted on her by her father, Matthew Modine, and more.

Can you begin by telling us how you got involved with Satanic Panic and what attracted you to the project?

The script landed on my desk, and I read it front to back so quickly. I was in love with it, and I was like, "Please let me audition for it!" Which led me to my lunch with [director] Chelsea Stardust, where we discussed the wild, treacherous night that Judi will have, with the physicality involved and how intense her part in the film is. I told her, "I am ready. Let's do this!" I loved the script. I loved the fact that Chelsea would be directing. I loved the character that Grady [Hendrix] had written. It was something I was really eager to be involved in, so I'm excited that I got to be a part of it.

Speaking of your character's treacherous night, how was it to work with the practical effects that were involved?

So cool! I've never experienced anything like it. I've always been a horror fan, so to know what I've read about practical effects and then experience it was on another level. I have so many behind-the-scenes videos of me quivering and being like, "Oh, god. It's happening!" [laughs] It was really cool. There's a level of excitement that is just unreachable. It was so fun; just awesome.

The film's tone is rather unique. How was that channeled on set?

The tone on set was very put together. Hayley [Griffith, actress] and I were lucky enough to really become friends due to the film - so thank you, Chelsea! We spent a lot of time discussing our characters, and Chelsea made herself available to us all the time. It was really settled set. Sometimes you walk into set and it's chaotic; this set was put together. Everybody knew what had to be done, and it all fell into place. It helped move the filming along in a great way.

What was it like working with Rebecca Romijn, who plays your mother?

I fangirl-ed out! I was like, "Oh, my gosh! I love you!" I was a fan of everybody on set that I was given the opportunity to work with on this film, so that was exciting in itself - but Rebecca played Mystique in X-Men, and I'm a total dork! [laughs] I loved reading the comics growing up, and then watching her as Mystique was awesome. I have to really work on me being relaxed. "This is just another day at the office. Stay calm, Ruby!"

It sadly seems that we aren't getting a third Happy Death Day movie any time soon, but I'd love to hear about your experiences working on the first two, which I thought were really fun.

It was really exciting. It's crazy, because there's so many different dimensions that we're entering into. "She finally rolls in." We must have filmed that 25 times. But it was like, "Oh, no, remember you tilted your head a little to the left when you did it the last time. Make sure the eyeline is the same as the one on the fourth take, because that's the dimension we're in." It was wild. Then going from the first one to the second film, I was excited to have the opportunity to show different sides to Lori's personality.

You broke through on television with Shameless, but lately you've been doing more film work. Do you have a preference between the two mediums?

I don't have preference. I'm just always excited to create and collaborate with artists, so whatever the universe throws at me, I look forward to creating on set.

As you were starting out, did you feel any pressure being the daughter of an established actor like Matthew Modine?

No, no pressure. I've always looked up to my father. He gave me the opportunity to live on all the sets that he worked on when I was growing up, which was just amazing in itself. I got to see these great people that I was spending time with off camera become these characters and watch them play, and I thought, "Oh, my gosh. This is where I want to be." When I told my dad that, he was in full support. He's helped me all the way through Satanic Panic, where I ran lines with him. It's all about support in my household, and it's been nothing since. I do not live in the shadow my father; I live on his side. [laughs]

That's a wonderful way to put it! Did he impart any wisdom on you that has stuck with you today?

On a daily basis, all the way up until yesterday when I was having pancakes with him. He is always dropping wisdom on me that blows my mind! Alongside talking to him about the industry and acting in general, just the ideas that he gives me about life that carry over into my career are also helpful.

Lastly, why would you recommended that someone should check out Satanic Panic?

If you like being really scared, really grossed out, and laughing a lot, you are going to love this film. For the love of Satan, go watch it! [laughs]

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Deadsight will be released on DVD, Digital, and VOD on July 2 via RLJE Films. No special features are listed for the 2018 Canadian indie film.

From director Jesse Thomas Cook (Monster Brawl), the zombie flick stars Liv Collins (who co-wrote the film), Adam Seybold, Ry Barrett, and Jessica Vano.

Embrace the darkness or die in the light when you watch the trailer below.

When the world is suddenly ravaged by a nightmarish and bloody plague of the living dead, a pregnant police officer (Liv Collins) and a virtually blind man (Adam Seybold) must rely on each other for their only chance for survival.