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Magnet Releasing announced that they have acquired Us rights to Ben Wheatley's High-Rise—the big screen adaptation of J.G. Ballard's thought-provoking 1975 novel of the same name. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller, and Luke Evans, High-Rise is slated for a 2016 theatrical release:

Press Release: New York, NY – December 7, 2015 – Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, announced today that they have acquired U.S. rights to High-rise, the highly-anticipated new film from acclaimed British genre-bending director Ben Wheatley (A Field In England, Sightseers, Kill List). The film, starring Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers, Crimson Peak), Jeremy Irons (Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice), Sienna Miller (American Sniper), Luke Evans (Dracula Untold) and Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men), chronicles the savage breakdown of social order inside a giant residential apartment block. Written by Amy Jump based on J.G. Ballard's seminal 1975 sci-fi novel, High-rise world-premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

High-rise stars Hiddleston as Dr.

The genre distributor has acquired Us rights to Ben Wheatley’s latest film and plans a 2016 release.

High-Rise premiered in Toronto and stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans and Elizabeth Moss.

Amy Jump adapted the screenplay from Jg Ballard’s 1975 satirical novel about class and wealth that centres on the deadly internecine warfare that engulfs an apartment block.

Jeremy Thomas produced and Peter Watson, Thorsten Schumacher, Lizzie Francke, Sam Lavender, Anna Higgs, Gabriella Martinelli, Christopher Simon and Genevieve Lemal served as executive producers.

“I’m very excited about working with Magnet again,” said Wheatley. “They have the brains and the balls to handle the crazy beast that is High-Rise.” Magnet distributed Wheatley’s first film, Down Terrace.

Magnolia svp of acquisitions Dori Begley and Magnolia vp of acquisitions John Von Thaden brokered the deal with HanWay Films.

They announced it, and we have waited patiently. We didn’t care that we had no idea what we would be getting in the package, we slapped our money down anyway. Scream Factory have made it known, now, the scope of their two Blu-ray releases of Nightbreed. Information about the final specs, as well as the various pieces of bonus content is now available. Pre-order this sucka at the link! Click here to pre-order the standard edition. Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut will be available on October 28th, only from Scream Factory. Check out the final specs below.

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On October 28, 2014, the horror home entertainment brand Scream Factory...

A while back it was announced that Scream Factory would finally be bringing the “Cabal Cut” of Nightbreed to home video. Fans have begged for this release for a long time, so the excitement levels were high. A bit later, it was revealed that it wouldn’t actually be the Cabal Cut, but a new, director approved Director’s Cut of the film. Some were angry that it wouldn’t technically be the cut of the film that they wanted, but after a quick explanation, I was convinced that this would be superior. This is a new director’s cut of the film approved by Clive Barker. The reason the Cabal Cut isn’t what’s being released, is that basically, it’s the kitchen sink version of the film. Everything available was compiled to comprise the Cabal Cut, so the film is being whittled down, so that we still...

Principal photography has begun in Montreal on the modern-day fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Myriad Pictures handles world sales and will introduce in Cannes.

Portia Doubleday, Marc-André Grondin, Chris Noth, Lauren Holly (pictured), Mimi Kuzyk and Carlo Rota star in the project, described as Cinderella meets Twelfth Night.

Le Château is working in collaboration with costume designer Mario Davignon to provide wardrobe for the story of an aspiring designer who battles with duplicitous relatives at the family business.

Sean Garrity directs the story and Don Carmody, Robin Crumley, Gabriella Martinelli and Jane Silverstone Segal produce. Jason Sherman and Kate Melville co-wrote the screenplay.

Pacific Northwest Pictures will distribute the film in Canada.

“We are excited to be working with Don and Gabriella on this charming project with Sean at the helm,” said Myriad CEO Kirk D’Amico.

“He is a very talented director and the perfect fit for this material. We can’t wait...

Sneak Peek more new pix from "Suck", the $3.5 million, Toronto-lensed rock 'n roll horror feature, written, directed and starring Rob Stefaniuk ("Phil The Alien").

E1 Entertainment will manage distribution of "Suck" across various platforms including home video, VOD, digital/TV sales. E1 will also partner with D& E Entertainment for a one-night-only Us theatrical screening of the film in September, followed by home video/digital distribution prior to Halloween.

Filmed in Toronto, November 2008, "Suck" is jointly produced by Robin Crumley, VP of Capri Vision and Jeff Rogers, co-produced by Victoria Hirst for executive producers Jeff Sackman, Gabriella Martinelli, Terry Markus and Brad Peyton.

Dp was D. Gregor Hagey, with editing by Michele Conroy. John "The Doughboys" Kastner composed the soundtrack, Jim Goodall provided production design, costume designer was Mario Davignon with key makeup by Jordan Samuel.

"...Seemingly doomed to road trip doldrums and dives, the band 'The Winners' breaks its...

Proving that vampires really are the rock stars of the horror universe, Rob Stefaniuk's Suck follows a Canadian band's rise to stardom after their smokin' bassist (Jessica Pare - Hot Tub Time Machine) turns into a super hot -- and super hungry -- bloodsucker. FEARnet sat down with the vampy star herself, Jessica Paré, to talk Suck, vampires, and the real-life rock gods (Alice Cooper! Iggy Pop! Henry Rollins! …er, Moby?) whose cameos in the indie flick gave Suck that extra special bit of rock 'n' roll magic. FEARnet: How did you first get involved with Suck? Jessica Paré: Gabriella Martinelli was the executive producer; she and I worked together on a TV film...

Hnr's Michael Stevens reporting from Toronto... A party at the Gat's Yorkville headquarters, September 11, honouring cast and crew before the Tiff 2009 world premiere screening of the new rock 'n roll vampire movie Suck, was followed by a gala concert/party at Toronto's Phoenix Theatre, celebrating the recent Us/International sales acquisition by Tim Brown's Joker Films of the $3.5 million, Toronto-lensed feature, written, directed and starring Rob "Phil The Alien" Stefaniuk. "I am thrilled to be a part of the film Suck," said Brown. "Rob Stefaniuk is a tremendously talented writer/director/actor who has put together an enormously entertaining movie that audiences are going to love.. "...Seemingly doomed to road trip doldrums and dives, the band 'The Winners' breaks its slump when its female bass player (Jessica Paré) disappears one night with a hip vampire. She returns charged with sexual charisma that creates audience frenzy and eventually ensnares the...

Hnr's Michael Stevens reporting from Toronto... As Sneak Peek first reported December 2008, the Toronto-lensed horror comedy feature Suck from Capri Vision Inc., a division of Capri Films, is written/directed by Canadian musician/actor Rob "Phil The Alien" Stefaniuk, featuring acting turns from rockers Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Henry Rollins and Moby, following a group of rock Â.n. roll wannabes in search of immortality and a record deal. "...Seemingly doomed to roadtrip doldrums and dives, the band 'The Winners' break their slump when their female bass player disappears one night with a studly, stylin. vampire. She returns charged with sexual charisma that creates audience frenzy and eventually ensnares the rest of the band. Their 'hook' launches them to fame. But fame turns out to be a different kind of Hell than AC/DC promised. Following an 'incident' on a national radio show with 'Rockn. Roger', The Winners hit mega-stardom beyond their wildest dreams.

A clever and well-executed reworking of the timeless Elizabethan tragedy, Baz Luhrmann's follow-up to his widely admired "Strictly Ballroom" won't replace other top cinematic versions of the same story (the Oscar-winning musical "West Side Story", Franco Zeffirelli's exquisite traditional take), but the young target audience of the 20th Century Fox release should find this one tough to resist.

Seeking to avoid the academic label and setting the story in a violent big city, Aussie Luhrmann and co-writer Craig Pearce use the Bard's poesy and stay more or less faithful to the story line. "William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet" is just what it promises -- a graphic, wildly passionate love story that captures the brightly burning emotions of youth.

Racing through much of the family-rivalry material in chaotic montages of "fair Verona," the film delivers memorable renderings of the central story's most famous moments, while leads Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes are superb. Both are ultragorgeous in the Latin-flavored decor and costumes, but more importantly they pull off the film's tricky maneuver of using Elizabethan stage dialogue in a world of guns and cars and overnight delivery services.

Danes is so strong as Juliet there's a chance she'll be remembered come awards time. In the garish ball scene, on the balcony (and in the pool), but particularly in the hardship scenes, Danes is a formidable talent with breathtaking good looks. DiCaprio is likewise called upon to swing willy-nilly between pure love and primal hatred, and he handles both well.

Danes and DiCaprio's potent chemistry takes over the movie in welcome relief to Luhrmann's subtext-heavy assemblage of Christian and gunfighter town imagery. Still, the film's iconographic treatment of handguns turns into harsh reality. A powerful message emerges from an earlier humorous device, which describes the film's scheme as a whole.

Straight out of a Sergio Leone epic, smoldering John Leguizamo personifies the rabid killer Tybalt, a macho Capulet whose hatred of Romeo escalates with fatal results. Son of powerful Ted Montague (Brian Dennehy), a bitter enemy of the Capulets, Romeo runs with a gang that includes drag-queen extraordinaire Mercutio (Harold Perrineau).

Juliet is the daughter of Capulet tycoons (Paul Sorvino and Diane Venora; both are excellent), presenting a problem for the two lovers that never goes away.

The film's great visual panache is what filmgoers will be talking about. Filmed in Veracruz and at the Churubusco studios in Mexico City, the wide-screen production showcases the imagination and talents of cinematographer Donald M. McAlpine, production designer Catherine Martin and costume designer Kym Barrett.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET

20th Century Fox

A Bazmark production

Director Baz Luhrmann

Screenplay Craig Pearce, Baz Luhrmann

Producers Gabriella Martinelli, Baz Luhrmann

Director of photography Donald M. McAlpine

Editor Jill Bilcock

Production design Catherine Martin

Co-producer Martin Brown

Costume design Kym Barrett

Music Nellee Hooper

Casting David Rubin

Color/stereo

Cast:

Romeo Leonardo DiCaprio

Juliet Claire Danes

Tybalt John Leguizamo

Father Laurence Pete Postlethwaite

Mercutio Harold Perrineau

Fulgencio Capulet Paul Sorvino

Gloria Capulet Diane Venora

Ted Montague Brian Dennehy

Nurse Miriam Margolyes

Running time -- 120 minutes

MPAA rating: PG-13...