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Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann wants one of his most beloved movies, the only one to win an Oscar, to get a 4K Uhd release. The Last of the Mohicans, starring the iconic Daniel Day-Lewis, debuted in 1992 and is considered one of the director's best films.

In a recent sit-down with Collider to discuss the 25th anniversary of his 1999 film, The Insider, it was brought to Mann's attention that The Last of the Mohicans had not yet gotten a 4K Uhd release. He also discovered that The Insider and Thief are yet to arrive on 4K, denying the movies the benefits of the upgraded restoration. The Heat director is intent on righting these wrongs. "I didn't realize The Last of the Mohicans wasn't available in 4K," he said. "We absolutely gotta pursue that. Same thing with Insider."

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Divorce in the Black is a thriller drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry. The Prime Video film follows the story of Ava, a young woman as he leaves her abusive husband and goes back to her parents. When she meets the one true love of her life again, her ex-husband begins stalking her and now she has to do everything legal and illegal to get away from him. Divorce in the Black stars Meagan Good in the lead role with Cory Hardrict, Richard Lawson, Debbi Morgan, Shannon Wallace, Taylor Polidore, and Rakeem Laws starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the thrilling story and intense characters in Divorce in the Black, here are some similar movies you could watch next.

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Enough is a thriller drama film directed by Michael Apted from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan. Based on...

If there was a decade that truly helped to shape the future of the crime thriller genre, it was undoubtedly the 1990s. The era churned out numerous movies that have become the benchmark for how to craft a movie about the hunt for a serial killer, or flashing femme fatales with a penchant for murder. Movies such as The Silence of the Lambs, Misery, Se7en and Basic Instinct set a benchmark for not only quality in the crime flick, but also by delivering iconic sequences that are synonymous within the genre. Lambs had Anthony Hopkins’ wonderful Chianti sipping performance, Misery gleefully smashed ankles, Se7en had the tragic head in a box scene, while Basic Instinct allowed Sharon Stone to show more than just her acting ability. The point is, by the time the movie we’re focusing on in this episode was released in 1999, audiences had preconceived expectations, thanks...

Intro: It’s a story we’ve all heard before. A group of friends stray off the beaten path and end up having to fight for their lives. This has served as the set-up for many classic horror films and thrillers. Back in the early ‘90s, director Stephen Hopkins used it as the set-up for an action movie that has an awesome cast. Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jeremy Piven, and Stephen Dorff play the friends fighting to survive. Denis Leary is the leader of the criminal gang out for their blood. Unfortunately, not a lot of people went to see the movie when it was released… but they did make the soundtrack a hit. The movie is called Judgment Night, and it’s time for it to be Revisited.

Set-up: Judgment Night started out as a spec script written by Kevin Jarre, whose other credits include Rambo: First Blood Part 2,...

Prior to his Academy Award-nominated performance in Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, Mark Wahlberg, 52, was better known for his music career as ‘Marky Mark’. It turns out, though, that his past nearly kept him from being cast in the psychological thriller Fear (1996).

As it happens, Leonardo DiCaprio was considered for the role of David McCall, but the casting director felt he was not a choice for the part. Rather, he made a favorable impression on director James Foley on behalf of Wahlberg, with whom he co-starred on The Basketball Diaries. Later on, the two collaborated on The Departed.

Reese Witherspoon and Mark Wahlberg in Fear

Well, as one of Tinseltown’s most versatile actors, the father of four can now transition between comedic and action roles with ease. However, his breakout performance came in 1996, when he played the eerie antagonist in the big-screen psychological thriller Fear.

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Leonardo DiCaprio recommended Mark Wahlberg for his villain role in Fear. Despite initial skepticism, director James Foley gave Wahlberg a shot in Fear, leading to his successful acting career. Wahlberg's career took off in the mid-90s with back-to-back films showcasing his acting chops.

Mark Wahlberg explains how he got his key role in 1996’s Fear. Wahlberg played David McCall, a man whose affection towards a woman becomes an obsession, in the psychological drama. Fear is directed by James Foley, written by Christopher Crowe, and features a leading cast of Wahlberg along with Reese Witherspoon, William Petersen, Amy Brenneman, and Alyssa Milano.

Speaking with Josh Horowitz, Wahlberg explains how he got his role in Fear. According to the actor, it was Leonardo DiCaprio who recommended Wahlberg to director Foley. Because Wahleberg had not acted, Foley thought “are you out of your mind?” in reaction to DiCaprio.

Nonetheless, Foley agreed to meet with Wahlberg,...

Fear (1996) was seen as a teen version of "Fatal Attraction," starring Mark Wahlberg as the villain. Despite negative reviews, Fear became a sleeper hit, earning $20 million at the box office. Wahlberg's role in Fear was his only true villainous character and led to his nomination for Best Villain at the MTV Movie Awards.

Mark Wahlberg (in his only true villainous role) starred alongside Reese Witherspoon in Fear, a movie that was seemingly inspired by a similar psychological thriller from the 1980s. The 1996 film was directed by James Foley and written by Christopher Crowe, and its story revolves around the strange romance between Wahlberg's David McCall and Witherspoon's Nicole Walker. Nicole is only 16, while David is 23, but their age difference in Fear isn't the only red flag. As the movie goes on, David's true character starts revealing itself, leading to an intense narrative that many compared to a previous critically acclaimed film.

Netflix viewers are rediscovering the 1996 thriller Fear starring Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon, boosting its popularity. The film follows a family whose life is shattered when their daughter gets involved with a dangerous older man. Despite initial negative reviews, Fear became a cult classic and Wahlberg earned MTV Movie Award for nomination for Best Villain.

It looks like a new audience, and maybe those looking to take a nostalgic trip down memory lane, have made a 1996 thriller ascend on the Netflix streaming chart. Fear, which stars Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon, was recently added to the platform and its tale of obsession gone wrong is steadily rising on the charts.

Fear (1996) ThrillerDrama Release DateApril 12, 1996DirectorJames FoleyCastMark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William Petersen, Amy Brenneman, Alyssa Milano, Christopher Gray, Tracy Fraim, Gary RileyRuntime97 Minutes

Like many other older movies arriving on the platform, Fear hit the Top 10 on the Netflix streaming charts in the United States.

Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon's characters in Fear were 23 and 16 years old, resulting in an uncomfortable age gap. In real life, Wahlberg is five years older than Witherspoon. Fear helped launch Wahlberg's film career, leading to opportunities like his role in Boogie Nights.

Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon starred in Fear at the beginning of their careers, and the movie revolves around a significant age gap between their characters, while the two actors share an age difference in real life. The 1996 psychological thriller film, directed by James Foley and written by Christopher Crowe, tells the story of Witherspoon's character, Nicole Walker, a high school student who comes from a wealthy family and begins dating an older man named David McCall, played by Wahlberg, much to her father's dismay. However, the situation complicates even more when David begins showing a dark side to him.

Aside from Wahlberg and Witherspoon, the...

Let me give you my thoughts about love. I tend to side with famous Irish poet Oscar Wilde, when he says, “Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.” This is the basis for any successful relationship between lovers, most importantly during the honeymoon phase. Love sure makes us do crazy things for the people we care for most. But what is that limitation of crazy? And how far can it get before the significant others realizes this and wants to cut the cord for good? Sadly, cutting the cord may mean dire consequences for those that wish to end it. Let’s put that to the test and revisit two star-crossed lovers which is something out of any teenage girl’s dreams. But what if that dream soon warps into a twisted tale of horrific obsession, stalking, and manipulation? We’re talking about 1996’s Fear which is...

Film editor and former American Cinema Editors board member Doug Ibold, died Wednesday, Nov. 8 at the Motion Picture & Television Fund Mary Pickford House in Woodland Hills, California. He was 83 and died of cancer, according to a report.

Born January 23, 1940, in Cincinnati, Ibold was raised in St. Petersburg, Fl, and graduated from Florida State University.

In his early career, he worked for Wtvt in Tampa/St Petersburg. During his time there, he was the CBS pool camera operator on the pitching deck of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wasp, televising the first live shots of the Gemini 6 and 7 space capsule landings via the Telstar Satellite.

Ibold shot and edited film for John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the early ’70s, then transitioned to a successful career as a film editor in Los Angeles. He cut shows for Don Bellisario and edited the original pilot for Dick Wolf’s Law and Order,...

Four years ago, it was announced that Universal was moving forward with a remake of their 1996 teen stalker thriller Fear (watch it Here), which starred Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon. Fear producer Brian Grazer was back to produce the new version, which got far enough that Straight Outta Compton‘s Jonathan Herman was writing the screenplay and Amandla Stenberg (Bodies Bodies Bodies) was cast in the lead role. Then it fell apart… But there’s still life in Fear. Variety has broken the news that a series inspired by the film is now in development at the Peacock streaming service, coming our way from Universal Television.

Jessica Goldberg, creator of the Hulu series The Path, is writing and executive producing this new take on Fear, which has the following synopsis:

This modern series reinvention finds two young lovers in a psychological game of cat and mouse—but who’s the cat,...

Peacock has taken in for development Fear, a series based on the 1996 thriller film, from The Path creator Jessica Goldberg, Imagine Television and Universal TV, Deadline has confirmed.

Written by Goldberg, inspired by Imagine Entertainment’s 1996 cult classic film Fear, the modern series reinvention finds two young lovers in a psychological game of cat and mouse—but who’s the cat, and who’s the mouse? When David and Nicole first meet in Seattle, it feels like an epic, once-in-a-lifetime romance – but soon it becomes clear that the seemingly perfect couple is anything but. Told from conflicting points of view, the series wrestles with personal demons, hidden agendas and reframes the “he said she said” convention into a twist-filled suspense story about toxic relationships.

Goldberg executive produces with Imagine Television’s Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Lilly Burns and Kristen Zolner. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.

Peacock is developing a series inspired by the 1996 film “Fear,” Variety has learned exclusively.

Jessica Goldberg is set to write and executive produce the adaptation. Brian Grazer, who produced the film, is executive producing along with Ron Howard, Lilly Burns and Kristen Zolner, all via Imagine Television, which is also listed as an executive producer. Imagine Entertainment produced the original film. Universal Television is the studio behind the series, with Universal Pictures having distributed the film. Goldberg is currently under an overall deal at Utv.

The official series logline states, “This modern series reinvention finds two young lovers in a psychological game of cat and mouse—but who’s the cat, and who’s the mouse? When David and Nicole first meet in Seattle, it feels like an epic, once-in-a-lifetime romance – but soon it becomes clear that the seemingly perfect couple is anything but. Told from conflicting points of view,...

Stars: Lance Henriksen, Veronica Cartwright, Cristina Raines, Joe Lambie, Anthony James, Richard Masur, Lee Ving, Moon Unit Zappa, Emilio Estevez | Written by Christopher Crowe, Jeffrey Bloom | Directed by Joseph Sargent

While it may be hard to believe that less than a decade ago Nightmares was one of The most sought after, most-requested titles for re-release, after watching this 80s anthology it’s easy to see why. Very much part of the 70s and early 80s portmenteau film vogue, which gave us the likes of Trilogy of Terror, Creepshow and its sequel, The Twilght Zone and Cats Eye, Nightmares features four stories that riff on pre-existing themes:

Terror in Topanga is a take on the “killer is in the house” trope; whilst The Bishop of Battle plays on the perils of obsession and the early-80s belief that video games were “evil”. The Benediction is a quasi-religious version of Richard Matheson...

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Universal Pictures have hired Straight Outta Compton co-writer Jonathan Herman to write the script for their planned re-imaging of the Mark Wahlberg-Reese Witherspoon led 1996 movie Fear.

The all new re-imaging of the psychological thriller is said to be from a female perspective this time after the original story revolves around an upper-middle-class family whose seemingly perfect existence is threatened when their teenage daughter begins dating an attractive and mysterious young man, much to her father’s chagrin.

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The original film was directed by James Foley from a screenplay by Christopher Crowe and also starred William Petersen, Alyssa Milano and Amy Brenneman. Original producer Brian Gazer will return to produce for Imagine Entertainment. Universal’s Evp Production Jon Mone and creative executive Christine Sun will oversee alongside Imagine’s Tyler Mitchell.

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Mark Wahlberg’s best villain will get his comeuppance in Fear remake told from Reese Witherspoon character’s perspective.

Universal Pictures will remake the 1996 cult psychological thriller Fear. The screenplay will be written by Straight Outta Compton co-writer Jonathan Herman. The Fear remake which will tell the story from a female perspective, according to Deadline.

The original Fear stars Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William Petersen, Alyssa Milano and Amy Brenneman. It was directed by James Foley and written by Christopher Crowe. The film revolves around an enthusiastic young man whose life is ruined by the perfect upper-middle class family even after offering to help his girlfriend’s father with household chores.

Wahlberg was nominated for the Best Villain prize at the MTV Movie Awards for his sensitive portrayal of David. The new version is being produced by Brian Grazer, who produced the original.

Herman was recently hired to adapt the novel Bloodlines,...

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By the early 1970s there had been a revival of interest in the format of anthology suspense/horror stories. This genre had been all the rage in the late 1950s and early 1960s with shows like "The Twilight Zone", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "Thriller!" (hosted by Boris Karloff) attracting loyal audiences. "Twilight Zone" creator and host Rod Serling had two bites at the apple when he introduced "Night Gallery" as a TV movie in 1969 (giving young Steven Spielberg his first major directing gig) and then spun it off into a moderately successful weekly TV series. The early to mid-1970s also saw a major resurgence in horror-themed anthology feature films. The concept was hardly a new one for the big screen as the first major film of this type was "Dead of Night", released in 1945.  Roger Corman oversaw some similarly-themed big screen anthologies in the early to mid-1960s,...

It's a TV movie graduated to feature status, with four imagination-challenged tales of terror. The script has lots of variety -- a video game possessed by the devil, a truck possessed by the devil, and lastly, a rat possessed by the devil! But the roster of actors is attractive -- Cristina Raines, Emilio Estevez, Lance Henricksen, Veronica Cartwright and Richard Masur. Nightmares Blu-ray Scream Factory 1983 / Color / 1:78 widescreen + 1:33 TV flat / 99 min. / Street Date December 22, 2015 / 29.99 Starring Cristina Raines, Anthony James, Lee Ving; Emilio Estevez, Moon Unit Zappa, Billy Jayne, Gary Carlos Cervantes; Lance Henriksen, Tony Plana, Timothy Scott; Richard Masur, Veronica Cartwright, Bridgette Andersen, Albert Hague. Cinematography Mario DeLeo, Gerald Perry Finnerman Film Editor Michael Brown, Rod Stephens Production Design Dean Edward Mitzner Original Music Craig Safan Written by Christopher Crowe, Jeffrey Bloom Produced by Christopher Crowe Directed by Joseph Sargent

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

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When the doorbell rings in the middle of the night or you hear a handle being jiggled in the dark, chances are that fear runs through your veins while you anxiously begin to fantasise about all the terrifying home invasion movies you’ve seen over the years.

A home invasion, after all, is one of the most terrifying and violating things that can happen to a person or a family – their sense of safety, trust and peace of mind is completely shattered. It’s genuinely something with the ability to scar a person for the rest of their lives. And it’s also something you would only hope ever happens in the movies and never to yourself.

Here are 5 of the most popular, most lucrative, and most terrifying (except one) home invasion movies ever made, all of which happen to be the highest-grossing in this particular sub-genre…

5. Fear (1996)

Budget: $6,312,240

Gross...

Last of the Mohicans screenwriter Christopher Crowe is adapting the 1992 film for a limited series on FX. The story originally comes from James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel. FX has a handful of historically tinted limited series in the works, including Conquistadors, Paul Giamatti's Mayflower, and a Vietnam project called They Marched into Sunlight. There's also the Fargo adaptation, which won't exactly be historical but will be super North Dakota-ish.

FX is tapping into the movie world once again for a limited series based on the 1992 classic The Last of the Mohicans. This news comes three months after the network gave the green light for an event series based on the 1996 film Fargo.

Christopher Crowe, who wrote The Last of the Mohicans screenplay with director Michael Mann, is on board to write the pilot script, with Kerry McCluggage and Steve Beck also developing the project. The story, based on James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel, will explore the origins of America as a nation, as told through the author's characters.

Christopher Crowe and Kerry McCluggage are executive producing, while Steve Beck is serving as a producer.

The Last of the Mohicans, which starred Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Russell Means, grossed $75 miillion at the domestic box office during its theatrical release in 1992.

The Last of the Mohicans was released September 25th,...

Shout! Factory once again is giving us a double feature DVD, one a blaxploitation film set in New York City and the other a gritty noir-flavored film set in Saigon during the Vietnam War. Both have the connection to the war itself. And I’ll be the first to say that they are both worth your time, forgotten gems that have never seen the light of a DVD release until now.

Ossie Davis directs Gordon’s War, actor and director who made what I consider the finest blaxploitation film around (Cotton Comes To Harlem) and he does wonders with a tried and through plot consisting of a man on a mission of revenge against those who wronged the people of his neighborhood in the mode of good ol’ 70′s vigilante justice. Gordon Hudson (Paul Winfield) comes home from the Vietnam War where he finds out that his wife has died from a heroin overdose.

Sun City - What are you going to when it comes time to retire? Do you really have enough money saved up to last you for the rest of your life? Can you hold out till Willard Scott puts you on the Smuckers jar and wishes you a happy 100th? Will you really be enjoying the good life with round the clock sponge baths from young orderlies? Have you done the math to figure out how much it’ll cost for a day at a retirement community in 20 years? Can your 401K hold out?

Odds are the answer is a resounding, “Maybe?”

The golden years require platinum reserves. With talk that Medicare is about to be destroyed, your budget for health insurance is about to go completely out of control. When is the last time Blue Cross hyped individual policies for people hitting 90? Even the most frugal of senior citizens...

Whether known as Christopher Chichester, Christopher Crowe, or—most famously—Clark Rockefeller, German immigrant Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter has been a man of many names, adopting false identities and fooling America’s elite from the West Coast to Wall Street for 30 years. Mark Seal, in his new book, The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter (Viking), retraces the conman’s every move up until his 2008 arrest for kidnapping his seven-year-old daughter and his recent murder indictment in March. Below, Seal unravels the faux Rockefeller’s involvement in the “labyrinthine case” of San Marino couple John and Linda Sohus. Listen to the podcast after the jump.

The kidnapping, false identity and potential double-homicide case that captured the nation's attention during the summer of 2008 is back in the news - this time, starring a TV favorite. Eric McCormack portrays the alternately charming and alarming faux aristocrat in the Lifetime TV movie Who Is Clark Rockefeller?, premiering Saturday at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. It revives the drama of those hot-weather months, when Rockefeller, who not only trumped up his name but his credentials, led authorities on a tense manhunt along the East Coast to find him and his 7-year-old daughter Reigh, known to her parents as Snooks. "He loved that baby,...