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Moranis's rise to fame through comedy films like Ghostbusters and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids made him a household name in the '80s. After taking a long hiatus from live-action acting to focus on family and his children, Moranis is being wooed for a potential comeback. Despite his reluctance to return to the spotlight, Moranis may be persuaded to reprise iconic roles in reboots like Honey or Spaceballs.

Rick Moranis was part of a lineage of Canadian talent that funneled through comedy radio and Sctv, first gaining widespread attention in America for his role in Strange Brew in 1983. Just a year later, he leveled up, playing Louis Tully in the paranormal comedy Ghostbusters, which became a smash hit and helped make Moranis a movie star. Further supporting roles in hilarious films like Spaceballs and Parenthood galvanized his star before he wound up leading the family adventure comedy Honey, I Shrunk the Kids...

Stars: Stephanie Barkley, Thomas Wilson Brown, Jacqueline Joe, Lila Guimarães, Katie Simmons, Levi Payne, John Henry Richardson, Jiao Xu | Written by J. Scott Worthington, Hugh D’Calveley | Directed by William Hellmuth, Damon Duncan, Gabriel Kalim Mucci, Susie Jones, Lin Sun

Collecting together five short films from various directors, Tales From The Apocalypse connects its differing tales through an Armageddon theme. Considering the many ways that the end of days can occur, this makes for a variety of story ideas which can be collected for this anthology feature.

Opening the feature is Alone, from director William Hellmuth and writer J. Scott Worthington. The lone survivor of a destroyed research ship, engineer Kaya Torres (Stephanie Barkley) finds her research pod trapped as it circles a black hole. She manages to contact Hammer (Thomas Wilson Brown), a cartographer marooned on a planet. Despite a time displacement, the pair exchange messages which provide comfort as...

Available on digital and DVD on July 4th, we have the trailer premiere for the sci-fi anthology film Tales from the Apocalypse!

"Science-fiction anthology, Tales from the Apocalypse, featuring segments directed by the likes of Thomas Wilson Brown, Damon Duncan, and Gabriel Kalim Mucci, has been acquired by Uncork’d Entertainment for a July 2023, release.

Stories within Tales from the Apocalypse include one on an engineer circling a black hole in a pod, a 14-year-old girl and her father on the return journey to earth when an explosion cripples their aircraft, and a self-conscious Artificial Intelligence goes to the 4th dimension to fix humans future.

"The sci-fi equivalent of Creepshow or Trick R’Treat, Tales from the Apocalypse is a very imaginative, thrilling, and at times even quite scary assortment of stories from some very talented filmmakers.” said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. "There’s great work here by Brown,...

Warner Bros. Discovery is giving director Baz Lurhmann’s “Elvis” — starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks — a little help on its path to potential Oscar glory, with free screenings scheduled on Presley’s birthday — Jan. 8 — in ten select markets across North America. The showings, which will begin at 4 p.m. in Los Angeles and 5 p.m. in all other markets, will also feature the 30-minute special “Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen.”

“We are so appreciative of the audiences of all ages who came out to see the movie in theaters,” Lurhmann said, “and to Warner Bros. and exhibitors who took on what was certainly not a sure bet. A big thank you to audiences who made ‘Elvis’ the number one original title of 2022, and especially to Elvis’s fans — both old and new. The entire ‘Elvis’ team, along with Graceland and the Presleys themselves,...

To mark Elvis Presley’s birthday on January 8, 2023, Warner Bros. Pictures is collaborating with Presley’s beloved estate, Graceland, to offer fans in Memphis and beyond the opportunity to celebrate the one-of-a-kind icon.

Leading up to and including the January 8 birthday, Graceland kicks off the celebration with a wide variety of festivities on the property:

1/5/23 – Elvis Movie Marathon and Club Elvis Hawaiian Style dinner, dancing, and “Blue Hawaii” 1/6/23 – Graceland Excursion to Tupelo; Archives Show & Tell; annual Elvis Birthday Pops Concert with Terry Mike Jeffrey and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra 1/7/23 – Conversations with Elvis with host Tom Brown, guests Hal Lansky, Glen Hardin and Alton Mason, who portrays Little Richard in the film; Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii 50th Anniversary Concert 1/8/23 – Elvis Birthday Proclamation Ceremony, with free online viewing via Graceland’s Livestream page; Lisa Marie Presley, along with special guest Alton Mason, will join the ceremony taking place on the front lawn...

Exclusive: Warner Bros along with Elvis Presley’s estate Graceland is pulling out all the stops in celebration of the King of Rock n’ Roll’s birthday on Jan. 8.

The Baz Luhrmann directed movie, which is the highest grossing original movie of 2022 at 286M WW, will screen for free in ten cities as part of various festivities. Those markets includes Atlanta (AMC Phipps Plaza), Chicago (AMC River East), Dallas (AMC NorthPark), Kansas City, Ks (AMC Town Center), Los Angeles (AMC Burbank), NYC (Loews 34th Street), San Francisco (AMC Metreon), Toronto (Cineplex Scotiabank) and Vancouver (Cineplex Odeon International Village). All screenings will take place at 5 pm, except for LA which starts at 4 Pm. Luhrmann and star Austin Butler will provide an introduction before the screening. At Graceland in Memphis, there will be a 2Pm screening.

The pic is nominated for three Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture Drama; Best Director ,Luhrman and Best Actor Drama,...

"Jack - you don't look so good." Brotherhood Studios has released an official trailer for an indie action film titled Last Three Days, a mysterious sort-of-sci-fi crime drama starring Robert Palmer Watkins. This is being released direct-to-vod without any other premiere before, and it looks like straight-to-bargain-bin mediocre. Mixed up with a dangerous crime syndicate, an undercover cop wakes up to find he's missing his partner, his wife, and the last three days of his life. What caused this and where did they go? Caught in the middle of police corruption, hunted by the syndicate, and unable to trust his own perception of reality, Jack must race against time to save the life he's lost. Also starring Thomas Wilson Brown, Deborah Lee Smith, Roy Huang, Gina Hiraizumi, Clint Jung, and Holly Hawkins. Another bland crime syndicate film with masks on the bad guys, this time Japanese masks but that doesn't...

Following the recent announcement of their full film lineup that includes Trainwreck, Get Hard, and Spy, South by Southwest has revealed their lineup of Midnight movies and short films to screen during the festival. Chief among them is the Sundance 2015 hit Turbo Kid (read our review here) and the Sundance ’15 winner of the Short Film Prize World of Tomorrow. SXSW runs from March 13-21. View the full Midnighters and Shorts lineup below via the SXSW website.

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Midnighters

The Corpse of Anna Fritz (Spain)

Director: Hèctor Hernández Vicens, Screenwriters: Hèctor Hernándes Vicens, Isaac P. Creus

Anna Fritz, a famous and beautiful actress, has died recently. Three young men sneak into the morgue to see her naked. Fascinated by her beauty, they decide to become the last people to have sex with her. Cast: Alba Ribas, Cristian Valencia, Bernat Saumell, Albert Carbó. (World Premiere)

Deathgasm (New Zealand)

Director/Screenwriter: Jason Lei Howden...

This week's event featured performances from the cast of Rock of Ages Constantine Maroulis, Carrie St. Louis, Cody Scott Lancaster, Josephine Rose Roberts, Katie Webber, Alyssa Herrera, Becky Riker, Michelle Duffy, and Kristolyn Llyod, Once Ben Hope and Jessie Fisher, Heathers Charissa Hogeland, Dave Thomas Brown, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Katie Ladner, Cait Fairbanks, Elle McLemore, Rachel Flynn, Lauren Cipoletti, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Catherine Walker, Jeff Kready and Greg Jackson, and iLuminate Dave Andrini, Kenny Bermudez, Marcus Cobb, Carlos Garland, Samantha Glennerster, Trevor Harrison, Todd Breihaupt, Sammy Soto, Casey Lavres and Miral Kotb. Check out photos below...

Terror has found a new home. Northern Idaho? Seems so, at least according to the makers of the new survival horror flick The Mooring that Lionsgate will be putting out on DVD this coming February.

Every 40 seconds, a person goes missing. In northern Idaho, a group of teenage girls attend a summer camp to help them connect with nature - without technology. They're told it will be a summer of change. When the girls' houseboat is suddenly stranded in the middle of a river, an odd couple comes to their aid. But what's supposed to be an act of kindness turns deadly and the girls find themselves on the run, pursued through the forest by a brutal, determined killer.

Karli Blalock, Larissa Hayden, Lilli Hendrickson, and Erin McIntosh are amongst the newcomers being hunted by “Little Russell” from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (actor Thomas Wilson Brown), now all grown...

In the vein of The Last House on the Left and I Spit on Your Grave comes a new horror film, The Mooring, debuting on DVD, Digital Download and Video On Demand February 19th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

A group of young girls embarking on a trip to summer camp become stranded in the middle of the woods, only to be aided by two strangers who ultimately are not who they seem.  

The thriller stars Hallie Todd, Thomas Wilson Brown and Karli Blalock.

The Mooring DVD includes a behind-the-scenes featurette.

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[This week's "Retro Active" pick is inspired by Kevin James' Ufc comedy Here Comes the Boom.]

It's hustler versus hustler in the main event of Diggtsown, Michael Ritchie's underrated 1992 boxing comedy (based on Leonard Wise's novel) about the ever-entertaining art of the con. In a small Georgia enclave known as Diggstown, due to its being home to legendary fighter Charles Macum Diggs (Wilhelm von Homburg), virtually everything is owned by John Gillon (Bruce Dern), a businessman in a light blue suit and flashing a giant, cocky smile who intends to soon hand the reigns of his empire over to son Robby (Thomas Wilson Brown). That plan, however, is rudely interrupted by the arrival of professional con man Gabriel Caine (James Woods), recently paroled and motivated by inside information about Gillon from a Diggstown-hailing inmate known as Wolf (Randall "Tex" Cobb) to visit the area in order to pull off a grand scheme. Caine's release from jail after helping another pal break out,...

Lionsgate has picked up North America distribution for Glenn Withrow's The Mooring. The film pits a brutal killer – played by Thomas Wilson Brown – against a group of teenage girls moored on a houseboat on the St. Joe’s river in Idaho. No release date is available at this time. The film stars Hallie Todd, Thomas Wilson Brown, Karli Blalock, Anna Goodwin, Larissa Hayden, Lilli Hendrickson, Erin McIntosh, Olivia Meyer, Hailee Naccarato, Jessica Pepeli, Katie Simpson and Brooklyn Tate.

News of Glenn Withrow's horror tale The Mooring first came to light at this year's Efm, and finally word has come that the flick has been acquired by Grindstone Releasing for all of North America through Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

Directed by Glenn Withrow, The Mooring stars Hallie Todd, Thomas Wilson Brown, Karli Blalock, Anna Goodwin, Larissa Hayden, Lilli Hendrickson, Erin McIntosh, Olivia Meyer, Hailee Naccarato, Jessica Pepeli, Katie Simpson, and Brooklyn Tate.

Synopsis

A group of gadget-addicted teenage girls come together in Idaho to work through a program run by psychologist Nancy. It’s a program about change, losing dependency on technology, and forming real relationships. They set off up river in a houseboat but are soon forced to moor and camp on a riverbank in the middle of nowhere. During the night a strange, aggressive couple moors beside them, harassing the group. When the couple depart the next morning,...

Grindstone Entertainment has picked up all North American rights to the thriller The Mooring to be released by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

Stan Wertlieb of Grindstone Entertainment says "The Mooring is not just another scary film. It is a story of a young woman's survival against an evil antagonist, powerfully played by Thomas Wilson Brown. The audience is witness to Evil, the likes we are rarely exposed to. This is an edge of the seat thriller."

The Mooring opens with the violent abduction of a young girl. Ten years later a group of gadget addicted teenage girls come together for a program that is held on a houseboat up the spooky St. Joe’s river, surrounded by thick claustrophobic Idaho forest. Their program is disturbed by the arrival of an odd couple, who moors beside them. Chaos ensues, as Nancy, the program leader, is murdered before the girls’ eyes. Suddenly, the...

Cologne, Germany – Grindstone Entertainment has picked up all North American rights to The Mooring, the directorial debut of veteran actor Glen Withrow (The Outsiders) from sales group The Yellow Affair. Lionsgate Home Entertainment, which has a distribution deal with Grindstone, will release the thriller in the U.S. and Canada. Withrow co-wrote the screenplay for The Mooring with actress Hallie Todd (Jo McGuire on Disney’s Lizzie McGuire) and producer Ivy Withrow. Todd also stars. The film pits a brutal killer – played by Thomas Wilson Brown – against a group of teenage girls moored on a houseboat on

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More visual goodness has hit our desks for the upcoming trapped in the woods with psychos flick The Mooring, and on tap for you we have several new one-sheets and a gallery of the first imagery. Dig it!

The Mooring is directed by Glenn Withrow and stars Hallie Todd, Thomas Wilson Brown, Karli Blalock, Anna Goodwin, Larissa Hayden, Lilli Hendrickson, Erin McIntosh, Olivia Meyer, Hailee Naccarato, Jessica Pepeli, Katie Simpson, and Brooklyn Tate.

Synopsis

A group of gadget-addicted teenage girls come together in Idaho to work through a program run by psychologist Nancy. It’s a program about change, losing dependency on technology, and forming real relationships. They set off up river in a houseboat but are soon forced to moor and camp on a riverbank in the middle of nowhere. During the night a strange, aggressive couple moors beside them, harassing the group. When the couple depart the next morning,...

Here's the thing... as obtrusive as they can be, cell phones, etc., can save your life if, say, you're in a car accident or maybe if you're being chased through the woods by homicidal maniacs. Good thing for us this latest bunch of kids are gonna find that out the hard way.

Coming out of Efm, below you'll find the trailer and artwork for The Mooring, directed by Glenn Withrow and starring Hallie Todd, Thomas Wilson Brown, Karli Blalock, Anna Goodwin, Larissa Hayden, Lilli Hendrickson, Erin McIntosh, Olivia Meyer, Hailee Naccarato, Jessica Pepeli, Katie Simpson, and Brooklyn Tate.

Synopsis

A group of gadget-addicted teenage girls come together in Idaho to work through a program run by psychologist Nancy. It’s a program about change, losing dependency on technology, and forming real relationships. They set off up river in a houseboat but are soon forced to moor and camp on a...

Out of Efm a new horror movie from director Glenn Withrow entitled The Mooring. Check out the sales art and trailer for The Mooring below. This film is currently for sale and no release information is available. The Mooring is directed by Glenn Withrow (The Outsiders) and stars Hallie Todd, Thomas Wilson Brown (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids ) and Karli Blalock "A group of gadget-addicted teenage girls come together in Idaho to work through a program run by psychologist Nancy. It’s a program about change, losing dependency on technology and forming real relationships. They set off up river in a houseboat,...

Out of Efm we caught wind of a new horror project from director Glenn Withrow entitled The Mooring. We've also got our hands on the trailer and official sales poster. "A group of gadget-addicted teenage girls come together in Idaho to work through a program run by psychologist Nancy. Its a program about change, losing dependency on technology and forming real relationships. They set off up river in a houseboat, but are soon forced to moor and camp on a riverbank in the middle of nowhere. During the night, a strange, aggressive couple moors beside them, harassing the group. When the couple departs the next morning, Nancy decides to leave the girls briefly to get the boat fixed. The drifters return, setting out on a murderous rampage, hunting the girls down one-by-one through a thick, claustrophobic Idaho forest." Hallie Todd, Thomas Wilson Brown, Karli Blalock, Anna Goodwin, Larissa Hayden, Lilli Hendrickson,...