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Plot: When a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into extinction. The series is based on George R. Stewart’s classic sci-fi novel of the same name.

Review: Most post-apocalyptic stories tend to skew towards horrific and dystopian narratives. From The Walking Dead to Mad Max, the future usually looks pretty grim after the fall of civilization. Zombies, plagues, aliens, or even nuclear war have served to pave the way for cautionary tales brimming with violence through a microcosm of society seen through the survivors. Post-covid, these stories have continued to thrive even as we have experienced a real pandemic. Still, it has also afforded refreshed opportunities to tell hopeful and aspirational tales of the world to come.

MGM+ has unveiled the official trailer and key art for Earth Abides, a six-episode limited series based on George R. Stewart’s classic sci-fi novel of the same name. The series will premiere on MGM+ on December 1 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt.

In Earth Abides, when a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into extinction.

“It has been an absolute thrill to adapt George Stewart’s sci-fi classic. And an even greater honor to deliver a show that is custom-built for our moment in history,” said showrunner, writer, and executive producer Todd Komarnicki. “Because amidst all the wild adventure and story twists and turns, ‘Earth Abides’ provides proof that the one way forward for humanity is…...

Exclusive: Aaron Tveit (Schmigadoon!) is one of several new additions to Earth Abides, the fresh take on George R. Stewart’s classic sci-fi novel of the same name for MGM+.

Written by showrunner Todd Komarnicki (Sully), the limited series starring Alexander Ludwig and Jessica Frances Dukes comes from MGM+ Studios and executive producers Kearie Peak and Lighthouse Productions’ Michael Phillips and Juliana Maio.

Earth Abides will debut on MGM+ in late 2024.

Tveit will play Charlie, the handsome leader of a new group of travelers. A natural charmer, he hides a threatening nature that only Ish (Ludwig) seems to be able to see. In Earth Abides, when a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into extinction.

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Despite its title, “How to Rob a Bank” is not an instructional video on how to commit crime. Instead, as its co-director Stephen Robert Morse tells Variety, it’s a documentary about “the consequences of crime.”

The doc, which dropped on Netflix last week, focuses on a prolific ‘90s Seattle bank robber called Scott Scurlock, whom the FBI soon nicknamed Hollywood due to his penchant for elaborate disguises.

Morse (a producer on “Amanda Knox”) and his co-director Seth Porges (“Class Action Park”) began working on the film back in 2020 and quickly tracked down many of those involved in the notorious case.

As the documentary works its way into the streamer’s global top 10, Morse sat down with Variety to discuss the genesis of the project and what he learned from getting up close and personal with a notorious bank robber.

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The creative team behind Indian Horse, the 2017 feature adaptation of the late Richard Wagamese’s novel of the same name, are partnering for a documentary, The Storyteller, on the legendary Canadian indigenous writer.

Stephen Campanelli, Clint Eastwood’s go-to cameraman, directed Indian Horse after it was adapted by Dennis Foon. In a deal to be unveiled at the Banff World Media Festival, Campanelli will serve as the cinematographer and Foon as a story consultant on the feature documentary about Wagamese and his Ojibway heritage to be directed by Jules Arita Koostachin (WaaPaKe, Broken Angel).

The indigenous creatives behind The Storyteller include Jim Compton as principal producer, while also serving as a writer and executive producer alongside Koostachin. The partners behind The Storyteller are also involved in the adaptation of Wagamese’s novel Ragged Company and are developing a feature film adaptation.

A TV series based on the tale about four...

Premium linear channel and streaming service MGM+ announced today a six-episode limited series order for Earth Abides, an adaptation of George R. Stewart’s classic sci-fi novel of the same name. The series will star Alexander Ludwig as “Ish” and begin production in Vancouver on April 8.

Showrunner Todd Komarnicki (Sully) created the series, which comes from MGM+ Studios and executive producers Kearie Peak and Lighthouse Productions’ Michael Phillips and Juliana Maio. Earth Abides is slated to premiere on MGM+ in late 2024.

When a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into extinction.

The leading character of “Ish,” played by Ludwig, is a brilliant but solitary young geologist living a semi-isolated life who awakens from a coma only...

MGM+ has ordered a limited series adaptation of the George R. Stewart sci-fi novel “Earth Abides” with Alexander Ludwig set to star.

The streamer has ordered six episodes of the series, with Ludwig set to play the role of Ish. Production will begin in Vancover in April with the show slated for a late 2024 debut.

The official logline for the series states, “When a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into extinction.”

The character of Ish is further described as “a brilliant but solitary young geologist living a semi-isolated life who awakens from a coma only to find that there is no one left alive but him. A plague of unprecedented virulence has swept the globe,...

Exclusive: Trimax Media, the production company led by Alan Glazer (The Bank Job), has acquired film rights to No Bullet Got Me Yet, John Stansifer’s forthcoming book about U.S. Army Chaplain, Father Emil Kapaun.

Stansifer has scripted the film adaptation, titled Father Kapaun’s Valley, which Stephen Campanelli (Drinkwater) is attached to direct. The intention with the project is to help fill the void when it comes to U.S.-produced films about the Korean War, while spotlighting a little-known war hero currently on the path to sainthood. Set to produce are Glazer and Stansifer, whose book is slated for publication on March 12, 2024.

The most decorated chaplain in U.S. military history, Kapaun regularly risked his life during the Korean War to help soldiers survive, also taking great pains to support them in their faith, no matter their religion. Among the most notable incidents from his military history was...

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Netflix has given Anishinaabe filmmaker Jaime Wescoup 25,000 in film development financing to mark the U.S. video streamer passing the milestone of 1000 creators completing Netflix-supported film training programs in Canada.

“There’s no one telling these stories. And these stories need to be told,” Wescoup tells The Hollywood Reporter about his documentary in the works about two female First Nations reserve chiefs — chief Kyra Wilson of Long Plain First Nation and chief Angela Levasseur of the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation.

Wescoup adds both women are role models and trailblazers in moving the yardstick of inclusion of young girls and women in First Nation communities in Canada. “This is something really special because it’s a story of strength and resilience. And both of these chiefs, as women, embody those traits,” he insists.

“Jaime has an important story to tell through the film he is...

"Rejection is just a part of life. It's okay." Levelfilm in Canada has debuted an official trailer for an indie coming-of-age comedy titled Drinkwater, which premiered at a few Canadian festivals last year. It won the 2021 Telus Audience Choice Award for Canadian Narrative at the Calgary Film Festival. Drinkwater is described as a coming-of-age story in the John Hughes tradition. Mike Drinkwater is lost. His father, Hank, is hardly the role model Mike deserves. A young woman moves to town, and their friendship gives them the courage to overcome their challenges. Director Stephen S. Campanelli has made a "fun, quirky, small-town coming-of-age story. Set in 2020, the film still captures the nostalgia of the ’80s, filled with a great cast and Canadiana written all over it." Starring Daniel Doheny and Eric McCormack as the two Drinkwaters, with Louriza Tronco, Alex Zahara, Jordan Burtchett, and Naika Toussaint. This looks way better than it sounds!

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“I have a mantra,” says director Peter Hyams. “It was something me and my camera operator, Steve Campanelli had: each morning before we went to shoot we’d put our arms around each other, like football players, and say four things: 1. Go bigger or go home. 2. If it can’t be fixed with a hammer, it can’t be fixed. 3. If it doesn’t fit, force it. 4. Let’s blow shit up.”

As mantras go, it’s hard to argue with the results. With a career that’s included prescient conspiracy thriller Capricorn One (1977), with Elliott Gould and James Brolin; sci-fi Western Outland (1981) with Sean Connery, the Gene Hackman/Anne Archer actioner Narrow Margin (1990) and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s time-traveling fight film Timecop (1994), Hyams, has secured his place in cult cinema history.

It’s also an approach to movie making that informed the career of Hyams’ son,...

Well well… As we skip right ahead to the latest movie in our Lord and Saviours filmography we come across Grand Isle. We started this little adventure with a TV and a blink and you will miss it cameo so It is good to get into some deep Cagey waters. Throw into the mix Kelsey Grammer and I am ready see what this 2019 direct to video release has for me… Incidentally his 6th movie of the year, not bad output for the hardest working man in cinema history.

Grand Isle

Director: Stephen S. Campanelli | Writers: Iver William Jallah, Rich Ronat

Stars: Nicolas Cage, KaDee Strickland, Luke Benward, Kelsey Grammer

Buddy is a young hard working new father struggling to make ends meet since coming home from his time in the Navy. After a twisty turny series of events Buddy is in the frame for murder and in an effort to...

A sub-Tennessee Williams potboiler triangle between restless sexpot, impotent husband, and hunky handyman ever-so-slowly congeals into a lumpy gumbo of thriller elements in “Grand Isle.” This third directorial big-screen feature for veteran Steadicam operator Stephen S. Campanelli has plenty of potential guilty-pleasure signifiers — not least being top-billed Nicolas Cage’s sixth vehicle this year — but the overripe (if underdeveloped) payoff arrives only after a full hour of patience-testing buildup. Opening on 15 screens Dec. 6, it looks to make a much larger commercial impact as a night’s disposable home entertainment in simultaneous on-demand release.

An opening sequence that turns out to be something of a red herring finds Cage’s tippling ex-Marine Walter Franklin roused from slumber in 1988 by a break-in at his rural southern Louisiana manse. The would-be thief manages to get back outside, but is shot by the master of the house as he’s clambering over the picket fence.

Stephen S. Campanelli’s Grand Isle arrives in Us theaters on December 6th; give the trailer a spin embedded at the top of the article. The film stars Nicolas Cage (Mandy), Kelsey Grammer, and Luke Benward. In addition to the trailer […]

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Stephen S. Campanelli’s hurricane thriller Grand Isle with Nicolas Cage, Kelsey Grammer, Luke Benward, and KaDee Strickland hits theaters and on-demand this December. And today we have the wacky-ass trailer for you to check out. Give it a look below and then let us know what you think in the comments below or over on Facebook, Twitter, […]

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Nicolas Cage takes a prisoner (Emily Marie Palmer) in this first-look still from the thriller Grand Isle.

Also starring Kelsey Grammer, the film — which was directed by Clint Eastwood’s long-standing camera operator Stephen S. Campanelli (Sully, American Sniper, The Mule) from a script by Iver William Jallah and Rich Ronat — sees Cage playing a trigger-happy ex-Marine living on a quiet island in Louisiana with his seductive wife (Private Practice’s KaDee Strickland).

Grand Isle was produced by Raja Collins (True Memoirs of an International Assassin), Jeff Rice (2 Guns) and Jake Seal (Blaze).

Vmi Worldwide is selling the project ...

Nicolas Cage takes a prisoner (Emily Marie Palmer) in this first-look still from the thriller Grand Isle.

Also starring Kelsey Grammer, the film — which was directed by Clint Eastwood’s long-standing camera operator Stephen S. Campanelli (Sully, American Sniper, The Mule) from a script by Iver William Jallah and Rich Ronat — sees Cage playing a trigger-happy ex-Marine living on a quiet island in Louisiana with his seductive wife (Private Practice’s KaDee Strickland).

Grand Isle was produced by Raja Collins (True Memoirs of an International Assassin), Jeff Rice (2 Guns) and Jake Seal (Blaze).

Vmi Worldwide is selling the project ...

Grand Isle, the Nicolas Cage and Kelsey Grammer thriller being shopped globally by Vmi Worldwide, has been picked up for a raft of international territories.

First introduced to buyers at Afm last year and directed by Clint Eastwood’s long-standing camera operator Stephen S. Campanelli, Grand Isle sees Cage playing a trigger-happy ex-Marine living on a quiet island in Louisiana with his seductive wife (Private Practice’s KaDee Strickland).

Forced to hire a cash-strapped handyman (Luke Benward) to repair a fence destroyed while he was gunning down a home intruder, he finds his life taking a strange turn, and after a ...

Grand Isle, the Nicolas Cage and Kelsey Grammer thriller being shopped globally by Vmi Worldwide, has been picked up for a raft of international territories.

First introduced to buyers at Afm last year and directed by Clint Eastwood’s long-standing camera operator Stephen S. Campanelli, Grand Isle sees Cage playing a trigger-happy ex-Marine living on a quiet island in Louisiana with his seductive wife (Private Practice’s KaDee Strickland).

Forced to hire a cash-strapped handyman (Luke Benward) to repair a fence destroyed while he was gunning down a home intruder, he finds his life taking a strange turn, and after a ...

"She's got a dark side... Darker than hell." Screen Media Films has unveiled an official trailer for the indie murder suspense-thriller called Grand Isle, the latest film directed by cameraman turned director Stephen S. Campanelli (also of Momentum and Indian Horse). Set during a hurricane, this seductive murder mystery turned wild thriller is about a young father who is charged for murder. He must prove his innocence through recalling a very twisted and dark night of events. Nicolas Cage stars with KaDee Strickland playing his wife, and a cast including Luke Benward, Kelsey Grammar, Emily Marie Palmer, Zulay Henao, and Oliver Trevena. This has a Southern Gothic look and feel, from the hurricane to the old house and all the sexual tension that sets things off. Might be a delectable watch if you're into these kind of pulpy stories. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Stephen S. Campanelli's Grand Isle,...

Nicolas Cage and Kelsey Grammer starring in the same movie!? I never thought I’d see that happen, but here we are!

The film is a thriller called Grand Isle and it’s being directed by Clint Eastwood’s long-standing camera operator Stephen S. Campanelli, who has worked on Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River and most recently Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born.

In the film, Cage plays “a trigger-happy ex-Marine living on a quiet island in Louisiana with his seductive wife (KaDee Strickland). Forced to hire a cash-strapped handyman (Luke Benward) to fix a fence destroyed while he was gunning down a home intruder, he finds his life taking a strange turn, and after a night filled with ‘greed, sex, violence and unspeakable discoveries’ a detective (Grammer) is brought in to lead a police investigation.”

Sounds like it could be a good film, but I’m mostly looking...

Nicolas Cage and Kelsey Grammer are partnering for the first time in Grand Isle, a thriller directed by Clint Eastwood’s long-standing camera operator Stephen S. Campanelli, whose credits include Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born.

Vmi Worldwide is handling global sales of the film, which also stars KaDee Strickland (The Grudge) and Luke Benward (Dear John), and will introduce the project to buyers at the Afm.

Grand Isle will see Cage play a trigger-happy ex-Marine living on a quiet island in Louisiana with his seductive wife (Strickland). Forced to hire a cash-strapped handyman (Benward) to fix a ...

Nicolas Cage and Kelsey Grammer are partnering for the first time in Grand Isle, a thriller directed by Clint Eastwood’s long-standing camera operator Stephen S. Campanelli, whose credits include Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born.

Vmi Worldwide is handling global sales of the film, which also stars KaDee Strickland (The Grudge) and Luke Benward (Dear John), and will introduce the project to buyers at the Afm.

Grand Isle will see Cage play a trigger-happy ex-Marine living on a quiet island in Louisiana with his seductive wife (Strickland). Forced to hire a cash-strapped handyman (Benward) to fix a ...

Take a look at new images of actress Olga Kurylenko ("Quantum Of Solace"), wearing Bulgari, Graff and a whole lot more, photographed by Marcin Tyszka:

Kurylenko, a former model, started her acting career in 2005, playing 'Nika Boronina' in "Hitman" (2007), followed by the role of 'Bond' girl 'Camille Montes' in "Quantum of Solace" (2008).

She starred in Stephen S. Campanelli's "Momentum" (2015), Terrence Malick's "To the Wonder" (2012), "Oblivion" (2013), "The Water Diviner" (2014) and the upcoming comedy feature "Johnny English Strikes Again" (2018).

New films in post-production include "The Room" (2019) and "The Bay Of Silence" (2019).

New films in pre-production include "Empires of the Deep", "Android" and "Radiant".

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Nicolas Cage is to star in a crime thriller about a man framed for murder.

The Oscar-winning actor has been attached to star in 'Grand Isle' and will play a character named Walter, according to sources close to the production.

The story centers on a father who is framed for murder and must prove his innocence through recalling a twisted and dark sequence of events.

It is set to be directed by Stephen S. Campanelli and Iver William Jallah. Campanelli previously directed the Olga Kurylenko thriller 'Momentum' and indie drama 'Indian Horse, but is also known for his camera work on several Clint Eastwood movies, including 'Sully,' 'American Sniper,' and 'Million Dollar Baby.'

Jallah is a newcomer, who is credited alongside Rich Ronat on the script for 'Grand Isle.' The movie is being produced by Jeff Rice Films and Village Studios.

Cage has most recently been seen in genre movies 'Mom and Dad' and 'Mandy' and heard in animated features 'Teen Titans Go! To the Movies' and 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.'...

Like the Richard Wagamese novel on which it is based, the drama Indian Horse combines one of Canada’s greatest national glories — the game of ice hockey — with one of the darkest chapters in its national history: the terrible goings-on at Canadian-Indian residential schools where aboriginal children were taught to be good Christians, far removed from their own culture and heritage. This is the second feature as a director from Montreal-born camera operator Stephen Campanelli, the go-to Steadicam guy on the movies of Clint Eastwood, who gets an executive producer credit here. Campanelli's cinematographer is Quebec maestro Yves Belanger...

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Momentum sees ultimate femme fatale Olga Kurylenko joined by James Purefoy in this latest non-stop action thriller from director Stephen Campanelli,

A gripping thriller set in the labyrinth of Cape Town, South Africa, Momentum follows the fallout after a seemingly meticulously planned heist goes seriously wrong. Beautiful, ruthless criminal Alex Faraday (Kurylenko – The November Man, Quantum of Solace) is forced to go on the run after witnessing one of her comrades being brutally murdered discovers her problems are only just beginning.

Quickly realising she has become involved in the work of a highly specialised international syndicate who seem to be searching for a key, Alex attempts to evade capture but finds herself in the midst of a high-octane and brutal game of cat and mouse, with the chillingly efficient Mr. Washington (Purefoy – John Carter Solomon Kane). It soon becomes apparent that he will stop at nothing to retrieve...

Having an extensive background in, and knowledge of, a particular subject often allows you to naturally progress further into the business, especially as you set out to achieve your goals. But there can also be times of heightened emotion when you look to your mentors and colleagues for guidance and support in realizing your dreams. Not only is that the case with the main protagonist, an infiltration expert who’s dependent on her supporters to reclaim her freedom and protect her life, in the action thriller, ‘Momentum,’ but also with the movie’s helmer, Stephen Campanelli. The filmmaker, who has also been working as a camera operator on diverse movies since the [ Read More ]

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★★☆☆☆ There's only so much gravitas a Morgan Freeman voiceover can bring to a project. As Stephen Campanelli's Momentum (2015) opens, he proclaims: "We are to engineer an event to shape the destiny of our country." Platitudes and a handful of telephone calls aside, the power-hungry senator has little impact from the wood-panelled corridors of power thereafter. Instead it's his envoy and hatchet man, the dully named Mr. Washington (James Purefoy), who is sent to Cape Town to recover a disc which contains evidence of the plot.

When a film is working on a somewhat modest budget – particularly when entering in to the realm of the ambitious, action thriller genre – the one essential, and the one thing money can’t buy, is a good story. So while there are certainly flaws to Stephen S. Campanelli’s directorial debut from a visual

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There really aren’t enough female-headlined action films, so when one comes along it’s almost worth a look on its existence alone. Ideally it will lean more Haywire than Mercenaries quality-wise, but the paucity of options means we’ll take what we can get at this point. Happily, the newest lady-led action picture, Momentum, is an entertaining and frequently thrilling ride that very nearly lives up to its title. A high-tech team of slick-looking bank robbers are midway through their heist when mistakes and bad attitudes get the better of them. One of their number is killed, and another is unmasked in front of the hostages. With her face all over the news, Alex (Olga Kurylenko, Quantum of Solace) is forced to lay low and wait for the deal with those who hired her team to wrap up, but a double cross leaves her on the run and low on options. A...

Read More: Starz Acquires Fantasia Fest Action Thriller 'Momentum' In this exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from "Momentum," stars Olga Kurylenko and James Purefoy bring the viewer on to the set of the hardcore action thriller. The movie is the directorial debut of camera operator Stephen Campanelli and looks to be pure genre goodness, with high speed car chases, gunshots and all the other assorted action movie treat. The clip also gives an inside look at how some of the film's stunts are staged. The synopsis is as follows: "When Alex (Kurylenko), an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a master assassin (Purefoy) and his team of killers.  Armed with her own set of lethal skills, Alex looks to...

You can say this much for Momentum – it more than sustains its own. From an energetic opening heist sequence, complete with slick full-body suits and voice modifying masks left over from a Daft Punk concert, to an extended cat-and-mouse shootout in an abandoned factory, the movie doesn’t skimp on hard-hitting, high-octane action, and its streamlined (and very silly) plot moves from over-the-top setpiece to setpiece with refreshing self-awareness.

Olga Kurylenko, a long way from Quantum of Solace, stars as Alex, one of the ultra-professional thieves in that aforementioned heist, which director Stephen Campanelli handles with style and unexpected creativity. She’s a very believable badass, delivering high kicks and bullet sprays with a cold, methodical detachment that fits the character nicely.

Unfortunately, though Alex and her co-criminals were simply going after diamonds, they also end up in possession of an all-important flash drive, which contains top-secret information that could...

The Horror Network anthology, directed by some of the horror genre's newest talents, will arrive on DVD and VOD on October 27th. Also in this round-up: details on the Film4 FrightFest Halloween event and a clip from the zombie film 6:15.

The Horror Network: Press Release: "New York, NY - Wild Eye Releasing has set loose the latest entry in the horror anthology genre, The Horror Network. Created by Brian Dorton and Douglas Conner, this first volume of terror tales features segments directed by Dorton, Conner, Joseph Graham, Manuel Marín, Lee Matthews and Ignacio Martín Lerma, the series has been hailed as "a collection of nightmares that scream for all horror fans to see." The film will be available on DVD and VOD October 27th.

Serial killers, ghostly phone calls, inner demons, otherworld monsters and creepy stalkers collide in this frightening anthology. Six of horror's most promising new directing talents...

Film4 FrightFest has announced their line-up for their big Halloween 2015 event with James Purefoy and Olga Kurylenko leading the guest line-up. The line-up includes a totally shocking threequel, a haunted house of horrors, demonic possession, claustrophobic tank terror, a head-spinning brutal thriller and a secret screening.

The Film4 FrightFest Halloween event is back at the Prince Charles Cinema on Saturday 24 Oct with six brand new movies, including two World premieres, a European and two UK premieres. This year’s Shockathon kicks off at 11am with the surprise movies which guarantees a sci-fi cocktail of weird creatures, crude humour and hilarious action. Here is the press release:

Next up is the UK Premiere of The Vatican Tapes, a dynamic, unusual and thrilling exorcism shocker by Crank director Mark Neveldine. This is followed by the World Premiere of The Unspoken, a chill-orientated sinister ghost story with an insidious sting in its tale.

Guests include James Purefoy and Olga Kurylenko for UK premiere of Stephen S. Campanelli’s Momentum.

Film4 FrightFest has unveiled the line-up for its annual Halloween event.

Unlike previous editions, this year will see the event take place throughout the day as opposed to being the traditional all-nighter.

For the second consecutive year, the Halloween event will take place at FrightFest’s spiritual home of London’s Prince Charles Cinema on Oct 24.

Talking of the change in structure, FrightFest co-director Alan Jones said: “Enough with the after dark jitters, caffeine fixes and trying to stay awake through the last movie. FrightFest is always ahead of the curve when it comes to redefining event experiences so here’s our latest innovation.

“All before midnight you’ll delight in fright with six of the must-see movies of the moment. Carefully selected by the FrightFest team of experts to show exactly where the genre is right now, these six nightmares...

Bond girl Olga Kurylenko is on an ass-kicking revenge quest in the nerve-shredding trailer for Momentum.

While she was a sideline player in Quantum of Solace, Kurylenko is the one with a license to kill this time around.

The South African thriller centres on infiltration expert Alex (Kurylenko), who accidentally exposes her identity in the middle of a heist.

With a dangerous government operative (James Purefoy) on her trail, Alex has no choice but to strike back in order to stay alive.

Momentum comes from director Stephen Campanelli, a long-time member of acclaimed filmmaker Clint Eastwood's crew.

A Us release date has been set for October 16, while Momentum releases in the UK on November 20.

"She just declared war." Starz Digital debuted an official trailer for Stephen S. Campanelli's Momentum, an action thriller starring Olga Kurylenko as a "mysterious thief" who gets pulled into a bigger plot after one last heist, beginning an elaborate chase after a master assassin. The cast includes James Purefoy and Morgan Freeman. There is lots of mystery and intrigue in this, almost as if it was another one of those French action movies from Luc Besson and EuropaCorp. The action does look solid, and Olga Kurylenko can (and usually does) kick ass, so maybe it's fun to watch late with some beer and pizza. Give it a look. Enjoy. Here's the first trailer for Stephen S. Campanelli's Momentum, direct from StarzDigital's YouTube: When Alex (Olga Kurylenko), an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds...

Montreal’s genre film festival wraps with over 100,000 spectators attending across its 23 days of screenings.

Sion Sono’s Tag was among the winners at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival, which wrapped yesterday [Aug 4] with the Canadian premiere of Shinji Higuchi’s Attack on Titan.

This year saw over 100,000 spectators attending across the festival’s 23 days of screenings, including 195 indoor screenings, three outdoor screenings, eight virtual reality films and other special events, such as the debut international performance of Glass Eye Pix’s live horror radio show Tales from Beyond the Pale.

Over 900 international guests, including more than 400 film industry professionals, visited the festival and its Frontières Market which saw two deals close during the market. Raven Banner boarded worldwide sales on Gigi Saul Guerrero’s El Gigante, while Frank Murray of Lux Capta Films signed on as producer of Renaud Gauthier’s ‘Lude Behavior.

Guests included Jon Watts and Kevin Bacon for Cop Car, Michael Ironside, [link...

Read More: Film Movement Acquires North American Rights to 'Men Go To Battle' After having its world premiere last night at the Fantasia International Film Festival, action-thriller "Momentum" has been picked up by Starz. The film, which marks Stephen S. Campanelli's directorial debut, stars Olga Kurylenko ("Quantum of Solace") and James Purefoy ("The Following") and Morgan Freeman. The official synopsis reads: "When Alex (Kurylenko), an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a master assassin (Purefoy) and his team of killers. Armed with her own set of lethal skills, Alex looks to exact revenge for her murdered friends while uncovering the truth." "'Momentum' is such a fun ride," said Kevin Kasha, head of acquisitions for.

Starz has acquired the North American rights to the action thriller “Momentum,” the company announced Thursday. The deal comes after the film made its world premiere on Wednesday at the 2015 Fantasia International Film Festival. “Momentum” stars Olga Kurylenko (“Quantum of Solace,” “Magic City”) and James Purefoy (“The Following”). Adam Marcus and Debra Sullivan co-wrote the script. The pair had previously collaborated on films like “Texas Chainsaw 3D” and “Conspiracy.” The film also marks the directorial debut of award-winning camera man Stephen S. Campanelli. Also Read: Starz Names Ex-Time Warner Cable Exec Jeffrey A. Hirsch President of Global Marketing and Product Planning When Alex (Kurylenko), an.

Montreal’s genre film festival to showcase 135 features and almost 300 shorts across its three-week run from July 14-Aug 4.Scroll down for line-up

Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled its full line-up for its upcoming 19th edition which kicks off next Tuesday [July 14].

Over its three-week run, the Montreal-based genre film festival will showcase 135 features, including 22 world, 13 international premieres and 21 North American premieres, and almost 300 short films.

Shinji Higuchi’s Attack on Titan will receive its Canadian premiere as the closing film of this year’s edition on Aug 4. The live-action film is based on Hajime Isyama’s steampunk fantasy war opera manga series.

Additional highlights of the final wave of titles include the world premieres of Malik Bader’s thriller Cash Only and Ken Ochiai’s Ninja the Monster, as well as the Canadian premiere of Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion’s horror comedy Cooties starring Elijah Wood.

A trio of Sion Sono films will also be shown at this...

The 19th Annual Fantasia Film Festival is only a week away, beginning July 14 and running through August 4. And as promised for today, they’ve revealed their full line-up of films screening at 2015’s festival in Montreal.

This year’s line-up boasts 22 World Premieres, 13 International Premieres, and 21 North American Premieres. Both Marvel’s Ant-Man and the animated Miss Hokusai were previously announced, but now they’ve added the much anticipated Attack on Titan movie as their closing night film. Other highlights include the Sundance darlings Cooties, starring Elijah Wood and Rainn Wilson, Cop Car, starring Kevin Bacon and directed by the upcoming Spider-man director Jon Watts, and a trio of films from horror auteur Sion Sono.

See the full line-up announcement of films below via Fantasia’s Facebook page, and be sure to check out their website at fantasiafestival.com for additional information.

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Fantasia 2015:

36 Countries, 135 Features, and Nearly 300 Short Films

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• We might still be lamenting the fact that Tom Hiddleston will not be appearing in The Avengers: Age of Ultron as the tormented Loki, but at least it frees him up to work with some other actors. Hiddleston has signed on to replace his War Horse co-star Benedict Cumberbatch in Guillermo del Toro’s thriller Crimson Peak, alongside Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, and Charlie Hunnam. [THR]

• Before taking her seat at the judges table for American Idol, Jennifer Lopez is going micro-budget and a little risqué. She’s signed on to star in The Boy Next Door, a thriller about...

Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Vincent Cassel and Shea Whigham have signed on to star in Momentum for Moonrise Pictures and director Stephen Campanelli.

The action-thriller centers on a thief (Olga Kurylenko) who is forced to go on the run to evade the authorities and a ruthless gang of assassins, lead by Vincent Cassel's character. No details were given for Morgan Freeman and Shea Whigham's roles.

Stephen Campanelli, who has served as a camera operator on Clint Eastwood's movies since 1995's The Bridges of Madison County, is directing from a screenplay by Adam Marcus and Debra Sullivan. Here's what the director had to say about working under Clint Eastwood and transitioning to the director's chair.

""For the last 20 years, I've been blessed to work with one of cinema's greatest story tellers, Clint Eastwood, as my mentor. Now, I will be making the leap to where I really belong,...

Olga Kurylenko ("Quantum of Solace"), Vincent Cassel ("Trance"), Shea Whigham ("Silver Linings Playbook") and Morgan Freeman are set to star in Stephen Campanelli's action thriller "Momentum" at Moonrise Pictures, Thaba Media and Azari Media.

Adam Marcus and Debra Sullivan penned the script which sees Kurylenko playing a thief on the run from not only the law but also a gang of assassins led by Cassel.

Anton Ernst will produce. Filming begins January 13th in Cape Town, South Africa ahead of a late 2014 release.

Source: Variety...

Here's the first of what promises to be a lot of casting news over the next few days: Olga Kurylenko (Oblivion) and Vincent Cassel (Black Swan) clash in Stephen Campanelli’s action thriller, Momentum. Morgan Freeman (Now You See Me) and Shea Whigham (Silver Linings Playbook) co-star. Rupert Grint (Cbgb), Charles Dance (Game of Thrones), James D'Arcy (Cloud Atlas) and Jason Flemyng (X-Men: First Class), Neil Maskell (Kill List) and Joe Gilgun (This is England) join Vincent Regan's Macbeth adaptation, Enemy of Man, with Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) in the lead. Tom Hopper (Knights of Badassdom), Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Irish actress Charlie Murphy (Philomena), Ed Skrein (The Sweeney), Ken Duken (Inglorious Basterds), Anatole Taubman (Quantum of Solace) and James Norton (Rush) star in Claudio Fäh's Northmen - A Viking Saga. Hit the jump for more on each project. Variety reports that Kurylenko and Cassel will clash...

Vincent Cassel, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko and Shea Whigham ( Silver Linings Playbook ) are all set to star in the upcoming action thriller Momentum , Variety reports. The film marks the directorial debut of Stephen Campanelli, known for his decades of work in Hollywood as a camera operator. Based on a screenplay by Adam Marcus and Debra Sullivan, Momentum follows a thief (Kurylenko), who is trying to avoid both the law and a deadly gang of assassins led by Cassel's character. Freeman and Kurylenko starred together earlier this year in Joseph Kosinski's Oblivion , while Whigham was featured in Justin Lin's Fast & Furious 6 and Cassel recently starred in Danny Boyle's Trance . Anton Ernst will serve as producer on Momentum through Thaba Media and Azari Media...

Around awards season, I'm always interested by the nominations of guilds or other groups with a specific technical focus. Of course, the Society of Camera Operators found a way to honor The Social Network like everyone else. But Hereafter and Salt, which won't contend for many awards as complete works, also earned nominations alongside The Town and The Fighter for feature film camera operator of the year. The nominees in television are similarly eclectic. The final season of 24 missed out on a swan song at the Emmys and the Golden Globes, but is recognized here with House, Bones, Sons of Anarchy, and Raising Hope. Hit the jump for the full list. Via THR: Camera Operator of the Year - Feature Film Steve Campanelli for Hereafter Scott Sakamoto for Salt Geoffrey Haley for The Fighter Peter Rosenfeld for The Social Network Colin Anderson for The Town Camera Operator of the Year...