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Stars: Lee Horsley, Richard Lynch, Richard Moll, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis, Anthony De Longis, Robert Tessier, Nina van Pallandt | Written by Albert Pyun, Tom Karnowski, John V. Stuckmeyer | Directed by Albert Pyun

Albert Pyun’s The Sword and the Sorcerer is a notable entry in the sword and sorcery genre that has left a distinct mark on me since childhood thanks to its blend of camp, spectacle, and unrestrained imagination. Despite operating with a modest budget and limited resources, Pyun’s debut feature showcases a mix of ambition and creativity that put the film firmly on my radar back in the VHS rental days. Plus it starred Lee Horsley, who I knew as TV’s Matt Houston, so what was not to love?

The Sword and the Sorcerer emerged during a pivotal period for the sword and sorcery genre. The early 1980s saw a renaissance in such films,...

Blu-ray.com has announced that Albert Pyun’s 1982 fantasy film The Sword and the Sorcerer is getting a brand new 4K Blu-ray transfer from the British label 101 Films. The movie stars Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis, and Richard Lynch and is scheduled to hit retailers on October 7. Albert Pyun’s 1982 fantasy adventure The Sword and the Sorcerer may not be the most fondly remembered epic of its era, but it was wildly successful. The Sword and the Sorcerer had grossed a spectacular (for the era) $39.1 million, which actually outgrossed Conan the Barbarian in North America by 1 million dollars (at a fraction of the budget).

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“Meet Talon, a daring mercenary who conquers castles and dungeons alike with his lethal three-bladed sword. But when Talon learns that he is the prince of a kingdom controlled by an evil sorcerer, he is...

Albert Pyun’s 1982 fantasy adventure The Sword and the Sorcerer may not be the most fondly remembered epic of its era, but it was wildly successful. In the early 1980s, the sword and soccer genre experienced a revival, with Hollywood anticipating that Conan the Barbarian, Universal’s mega-budget adaptation of the Robert E. Howard pulp novels would be the next Star Wars. It didn’t quite happen, but before it even reached theaters, dozens of low-budget Conan riffs were in the works. One that hit theaters first was 1982’s The Sword and the Sorcerer, which grossed a spectacular (for the era) $39.1 million, actually outgrossing Conan in North America by 1 million dollars (at a fraction of the budget).

In this episode of Fantasizing About Fantasy Films, which is written and narrated by Jessica Dwyer and edited by Bill Mazzola, we dig into the making of the late Albert Pyun classic. Were...

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Albert Pyun, the director behind such low-budget B-movies as The Sword and the Sorcerer, Cyborg and Nemesis, has died. He was 69.

Pyun died Saturday, his wife and producer Cynthia Curran announced. He had previously been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and dementia.

In 1982, the filmmaker released his first movie, The Sword and the Sorcerer, which starred Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller and Simon MacCorkindale. The fantasy film made 39 million domestically (120 million today) and would remain the highest-grossing title of his career.

Later releases included the Jean-Claude van Damme dystopian martial-arts thriller Cyborg (1989); Captain America (1990), which starred Matt Salinger as the title superhero in the first live-action feature-length film focusing on the Marvel mainstay; and futuristic action flick Nemesis (1992).

Born in Hawaii on May 19, 1953, Pyun worked as a commercial film editor before moving on to features. He was known for his prolific output of projects, many going direct-to-video,...

Lee Horsley (The Hateful Eight), Kathleen Beller (Dynasty), Simon MacCorkindale (Jaws 3D) and Richard Moll (House) star in Albert Pyun's classic 80's fantasy flick The Sword and the Sorcerer, filled with brutal battles, plucky maidens, savage monsters and more!

Meet Talon, a daring mercenary who conquers castles and dungeons alike with his lethal three-bladed sword. But when Talon learns that he is the prince of a kingdom controlled by an evil sorcerer, he is thrust into the wildest fight of his life. Can Talon rescue the beautiful princess and slay the warlock, or will he fall prey to the black magic of medieval mayhem?

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Albert Pyun's The Sword and the Sorcerer is coming to 4K! Meet Talon, a daring mercenary who conquers castles and dungeons alike with his lethal three-bladed sword. But when Talon learns that he is the prince of a kingdom controlled by an evil sorcerer, he is thrust into the wildest fight of his life. Can Talon rescue the beautiful princess and slay the warlock, or will he fall prey to the black magic of medieval mayhem?

Lee Horsley (The Hateful Eight), Kathleen Beller (Dynasty), Simon MacCorkindale (Jaws 3D) and Richard Moll (House) star in this action-packed saga filled with brutal battles, plucky maidens, savage monsters and more!

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On March 15th, Scream Factory will venture into a world of fantasy-fueled frights with the 4K Uhd and Blu-ray combo pack Collector's Edition release of 1982's The Sword and the Sorcerer, and we have a look at the full list of bonus features, including a new audio commentary with director Albert Pyun.

Press Release: On March 15 the cult-favorite The Sword and the Sorcerer will be released on Uhd™ and Blu-ray™ for the first time when Scream Factory releases the 4K Uhdtm + Blu-rayTM combo pack The Sword and the Sorcerer (Collector’s Edition), which is loaded with exciting new extras. Customers ordering from ShoutFactory.com will receive an exclusive 18x24 rolled poster featuring the original theatrical artwork, while supplies last.

Meet Talon, a daring mercenary who conquers castles and dungeons alike with his lethal three-bladed sword. But when Talon learns that he is the prince of a kingdom controlled by an evil sorcerer,...

Did Quentin Tarantino stumble this time out? His tale of western killers sharing a snowbound cabin builds almost zero suspense, and the verbal excess and violent grossness lack Tarantino's usual clever, wickedly funny edge. And 70mm cooped up in a dim interior? It's A Long Day's Journey into Lincoln Logs. Totally dig Jennifer Jason Leigh and Ennio Morricone, though. The Hateful Eight Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD Anchor Bay / Weinstein 2015 / Color / 2.76 widescreen (Ultra Panavision 70) / 187 min. / Street Date March 29, 2016 / 39.99 Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Michael Madsen, James Parks, Dana Gourrier, Zoë Bell, Lee Horsley, Gene Jones, Channing Tatum. Cinematography Robert Richardson Film Editor Fred Raskin Original Music Ennio Morricone Production Design Yohei Taneda Produced by Richard N. Gladstein, Shannon McIntosh, Stacey Sher Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

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Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Demian Bichir, Michael Madsen, James Parks, Lee Horsley, Zoe Bell, Walton Goggins, Bruce Dern | Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino

“You only need to hang mean bastards, but mean bastards you need to hang.”

The Hateful Eight is, as its title suggests, a sort of inverted Magnificent Seven, its cast of colorful characters coming together not to put aside their lone wolf differences in unlikely defense of a pastoral dream but to bite, tear, shoot, hack, poison, stab, and hang each other in pursuit of goals which, as the film progresses and the tide of blood comes in, are sucked into the void like dirty water down a drain. It’s Tarantino’s bleakest film, a pressure cooker full of comprehensively human beasts whose slowly revealed foibles and virtues inspire just enough empathy to make their messy deaths an emotional ordeal...

As promised, I’m back writing again about filmmaker Quentin Tarantino’s eighth cinematic outing this week. Whenever a new movie of his opens, it’s really an event, so this is no exception. Of late, Tarantino has been getting the attention of the Academy, so this is definitely a high profile release. Buzz had been steadily building for months now, with folks especially excited for the 70mm roadshow version being unveiled in select theaters. I’ve seen and dug the flick a great deal, so it’s a pleasure to be able to speak more about how good this film is. I praised Bruce Dern’s work in it a few days ago, but now I’m gushing over the whole thing, as well as speculating about its Oscar prospects. Once again, this is Tarantino’s eight film, centering on a group of less than savory characters convening on a single location,...

Quentin Tarantino star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Also in the photo: Demián Bichir, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth and other 'The Hateful Eight' cast members. Quentin Tarantino gets star on Hollywood Walk Fame: No police protests or anti-Tarantino rally Quentin Tarantino, who has been making movies for nearly a quarter of a century, has finally gotten his own personal star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A prime location, too: it can be photographed and/or stepped on right in front of the Chinese Theatre. Tarantino's star-unveiling ceremony took place on Monday, Dec. 21, '15, with several cast members of his latest movie, The Hateful Eight, in attendance. Now, why is this “news”? Back in October, the Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and Django Unchained filmmaker dared to attend an anti-police brutality rally in New York City – days after a local police officer had been killed while pursuing a suspected thief.

There are many, many things to like about Quentin Tarantino’s new film The Hateful Eight. A great deal of them are being talked about all throughout the industry by various writers, but one aspect of Tarantino’s eighth outing is being woefully neglected. What is that? Well, the supporting turn by Bruce Dern, of course. Is it the flashiest in the movie? No, but that’s not the point. Dern is one of the great character actors of the last half century, and seeing him really get to dive into a role like this and work with Tarantino is something special. In a flick that’s rarely understated, they manage something fairly subtle, so I figured that was worth appreciating a bit today. The film opens this week, so it makes perfect sense. For those unaware, this is, ironically enough, Tarantino film number eight, and centers around a group...

As noted a couple of weeks ago, the embargo on reviews of Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, James Parks, Dana Gourrier, Zoe Bell, Lee Horsley, Gene Jones, Keith Jefferson, Craig Stark, Belinda Owino and Channing Tatum, was to have been lifted on December 21, but as Sam Adams reported at Criticwire, the enthusiasm was already seeping through the cracks. Today, the dam broke. We're collecting reviews, we've got the trailer and video from the premiere, where Qt reminded us once again why he's one of cinema's great showmen. » - David Hudson...

As noted a couple of weeks ago, the embargo on reviews of Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, James Parks, Dana Gourrier, Zoe Bell, Lee Horsley, Gene Jones, Keith Jefferson, Craig Stark, Belinda Owino and Channing Tatum, was to have been lifted on December 21, but as Sam Adams reported at Criticwire, the enthusiasm was already seeping through the cracks. Today, the dam broke. We're collecting reviews, we've got the trailer and video from the premiere, where Qt reminded us once again why he's one of cinema's great showmen. » - David Hudson...

The 19th annual Hollywood Film Awards will be launching the awards campaigns of contenders both big and small, but few are bigger than Quentin Tarantino’s new movie The Hateful Eight. The film and its cast will be honored with the Hollywood Ensemble Award, which bodes well for its chances with Oscar. The ensemble consists of a group that includes Zoë Bell, Demian Bichir, Bruce Dern, Walton Goggins, Dana Gourrier, Lee Horsley, Samuel L. Jackson, Keith Jefferson, Gene Jones, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Belinda Owino, James Parks, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Craig Stark, and Channing Tatum, with some to compete for Academy Awards this year as well. It’s a heck of a cast, one that Tarantino seems to have had a blast playing with. The Hollywood Film Awards have recognized the ensemble with this honor, one that seems very appropriate to me… Here’s part of the press...

Quentin Tarantino’s film The Hateful Eight will be honored with the “Hollywood Ensemble Award” at the “19th Annual Hollywood Film Awards.” The Hateful Eight stars Zoë Bell, Demian Bichir, Bruce Dern, Walton Goggins, Dana Gourrier, Lee Horsley, Samuel L. Jackson, Keith Jefferson, Gene Jones, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Belinda Owino, James Parks, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Craig Stark and Channing Tatum among others. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight is produced by Richard N. Gladstein, Stacey Sher and Shannon McIntosh. Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and Georgia Kacandes are executive producers, and Coco Francini and William Paul Clark are associate producers. The ceremony will be hosted by critically and globally acclaimed actor, comedian and late night talk show host, James Corden and will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, on November 1, 2015. The Hollywood Film Awards, the official launch of the awards season...

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The Hollywood Reporter

The principal cast of Quentin Tarantino‘s upcoming The Hateful Eight — Zoe Bell, Demian Bichir, Bruce Dern, Walton Goggins, Dana Gourrier, Lee Horsley, Samuel L. Jackson, Keith Jefferson, Gene Jones, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Belinda Owino, James Parks, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Craig Stark and Channing Tatum — will receive the Hollywood Ensemble Award at the 19th Annual Hollywood Film Awards, which is to be held at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Nov. 1 and hosted by James Corden, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

The Hollywood Film Awards previously announced a number of this year’s other honorees. The highest-profile among them: The Martian‘s Ridley Scott for the Hollywood Producer Award; The Danish Girl‘s Tom Hooper for the Hollywood Director Award; Concussion‘s Will Smith for the Hollywood Actor Award; Suffragette‘s Carey Mulligan for the Hollywood Actress Award; Sicario‘s Benicio Del Toro...

Quentin Tarantino’s "The Hateful Eight" features an ensemble cast led by Samuel L. Jackson as Major Marquis Warren, who's joined by Kurt Russell as John “The Hangman” Ruth, and Jennifer Jason Leigh as Daisy Domergue. The rest of the cast includes Walton Goggins as Chris Mannix, Demian Bichir as Bob, Tim Roth as Oswaldo Mobray, Michael Madsen as Joe Gage, and Bruce Dern General Sanford Smithers. Channing Tatum, James Parks, Zoe Bell, Belinda Owino, Lee Horsley and Craig Stark also feature. The story set up reads as follows: Set years after the end of the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. In it are bounty...

Quentin Tarantino promises a "glorious" 70mm experience for his Civil War-era western. Here we get a sneak peek at his ambition in these snow-covered set photos of Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Demian Bechir and Walton Goggins, who he calls "The Tarantino superstars,." Also starring Channing Tatum, James Parks, Dana Gourrier, Keith Jefferson, Lee Horsley, Craig Stark, Belinda Owino and Gene Jones, the film just left Colorado to finish shooting in La, where Tarantino continues to run his 35mm haven at the New Beverly. Read More: Quentin Tarantino Enjoys Running the New Beverly, Even When He's Shooting a Movie As we learned at last year's La live read, "Hateful Eight" pays claustrophobic homage to "The Petrified Forest" and "Key Largo," where a group of strangers trapped in a contained space need to figure out who the others are in order to survive.

The temperature may be rising, but the latest images from Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight" maybe leave you feeling a bit chilly. Yesterday we got the first official look, and now some new images from the pages of EW have landed online to give another glimpse at what's coming to cinemas this fall, in all of its 70mm glory. Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Channing Tatum, Zoe Bell, James Parks, Dana Gourrier, Keith Jefferson, Lee Horsley, Craig Stark, Belinda Owino and Gene Jones all make up the players in this movie about eight rogues who get snowbound in a frontier way station where things get heated, in this story set not long after the Civil War. And we can't wait to see the results. "The Hateful Eight" arrives later this year via The Weinstein Company. Check out the pics below.

Quentin Tarantino’s "The Hateful Eight" features an ensemble cast led by Samuel L. Jackson as Major Marquis Warren, who's joined by Kurt Russell as John “The Hangman” Ruth, Jennifer Jason Leigh as Daisy Domergue, Walton Goggins as Chris Mannix, Demian Bichir as Bob, Tim Roth as Oswaldo Mobray, Michael Madsen as Joe Gage, and Bruce Dern General Sanford Smithers. Channing Tatum, James Parks, Zoe Bell, Belinda Owino, Lee Horsley and Craig Stark also feature in the cast. The story set up reads as follows: Set years after the end of the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. In it are bounty hunter John Ruth...

His new vengeance-flavoured Western might be called The Hateful Eight, but Quentin Tarantino knows he needs more than eight people to fill the ensemble. As the cameras start to roll in Colorado, the director has added Lee Horsley, Craig Stark and Belinda Owino to the cast.Qt’s latest is set roughly a decade after the American Civil War and finds an eclectic group of law keepers, outlaws, mercenaries, bounty hunters and fugitives holed up in a stagecoach waypoint when a massive snowstorm hits the area. Soon, the two men transporting a female prisoner across the country start to wonder if they’ll actually make it out alive...The main cast includes a blend of Tarantino old hands and those new to his films, with Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Michael Madsen and Channing Tatum on the roster alongside James Parks and Zoe Bell.

Three new names have been added to Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight.

Lee Horsley, Craig Stark and Belinda Owino have joined the western, which began filming yesterday (January 23), according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The film is set around a decade after the Civil War and features a group of eight people, including bounty hunters and fugitives, who are forced to bunk up in a stagecoach stopover when a storm hits.

The Hateful Eight is made up of Django Unchained's Samuel L Jackson as the Bounty Hunter, Kurt Russell as the Hangman and Jennifer Jason Leigh playing Daisy Domergue.

Walton Goggins plays the Sheriff, Demián Bichir as the Mexican, Tim Roth as the Little Man, Michael Madsen as the Cow Puncher and Bruce Dern as the Confederate.

Tarantino originally shelved plans to go ahead with the film after the script leaked and Gawker published it online.

He then held...

Quentin Tarantino has officially begun filming The Hateful Eight. And he's added three new members to the cast: Lee Horsley, Craig Stark and Belinda Owino.

The Western started shooting today (Friday) in Telluride, Colorado. The cast includes Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walter Goggins, Demian Bichir, Michael Madsen and Channing Tatum. James Parks and Zoe Bell are also on the list.

The Hateful Eight is set a decade or so after the Civil War. There's bounty hunters, fugitives, renegades and other individuals of dubious backgrounds who are forced to hole up in a stagecoach stopover when a snowstorm hits. The travelers soon get the feeling that they may not make it to their destination. As always, the script was written by Tarantino.

The film is scheduled to open later this year.

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Filming has gotten under way in Telluride, Colorado on Quentin Tarantino's eighth feature film, the revenge Western "The Hateful Eight".

The revenge Western has also added several new supporting cast members including Zoe Bell ("Death Proof"), Gene Jones ("The Sacrament") and numerous "Django Unchained" cast members including James Parks, Dana Michelle Gourrier, Keith Jefferson, Lee Horsley, Craig Stark and Belinda Owino.

The newcomers join the already cast Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Channing Tatum and James Remar.

Set six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, the story begins as a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape and is set mostly within a haberdashery with eight travelers realising they may not make it to Red Rock after all.

Presented in glorious 70mm, "The Hateful Eight" will be released by TWC in 2015.

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Quentin Tarantino has been rolling on his upcoming western The Hateful Eight for a little while in Colorado already, but today The Wrap unveiled some new members of the supporting cast. Zoe Bell, the stuntwoman who starred in Tarantino's Death Proof, is the most notable addition, but Gene Jones (No Country For Old Men), James Parks (Kill Bill), and Django Unchained actors Dana Gourrier, Keith Jefferson, Lee Horsley, Craig Stark, and Belinda Owino have also joined the cast.

The Hateful Eight stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, and Channing Tatum.

It's just good to know that Tarantino is back behind the camera again, and that we're going to see a new film later this year.

In The Hateful Eight, set six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape.

It appears that Quentin Tarantino.s long-gestating project, The Hateful Eight, is finally starting to achieve some movement. It is being reported that the film has added an entire slew of new cast members to what was already an impressive dais, including repertory Tarantino cast member and stuntwoman Zoe Bell. Additionally, the film has finally begun to shoot on location in Telluride, Colorado. According to The Wrap, the film can now add the names of James Parks (an alum from the Kill Bill series), Dana Gourrier, Keith Jefferson, Lee Horsley, Craig Stark and Belinda Owino (who all appeared in Django Unchained), Gene Jones of (No Country for Old Men, The Odd Life of Timothy Green), and of course, the aforementioned Zoe Bell, who, besides appearing in a number of Tarantino films and working as a stuntwoman, would memorably play herself in Tarantino.s 2007 Grindhouse effort, Deathproof as a pipe-wielding badass.

Quentin Tarantino has been rolling cameras in Colorado for his new film The Hateful Eight, and the beginning of production provides an opportunity for the reveal of additional cast members. We now know that a few Tarantino regulars and some new faces are in the cast, joining the lead players Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer […]

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It has been a long and twisty road to principal photography on The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino’s latest foray into the western genre. First Gawker leaked the script, resulting in the filing of a lawsuit and Tarantino’s proclamation that he did not intend to make the film. What followed was a single public reading of the script, the lawsuit being dropped, and, finally, Tarantino’s announcement that he would make the movie after all. Now the day is finally here, as The Weinstein Company announces that the director has begun filming on The Hateful Eight.

The Hateful Eight takes place in post-Civil War Wyoming and follows a group of eight people who get trapped during a blizzard. Taking refuge from the storm at a haberdashery in a mountain pass, the group are soon involved in a plot of betrayal and deception. We can expect plenty of the good old Tarantino dialogue,...

Filming on Quentin Tarantino's newest feature, The Hateful Eight, is officially underway in Telluride, Colorado as the pic aims for a late 2015 release and along with the news that production has started, a few new names have been added to the list. Most notable is Zoe Bell, whom you most likely remember from Tarantino's Death Proof, the masked woman in Django Unchained or as Uma Thurman's stunt double in Kill Bill. Additional new cast members include James Parks (Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2), Gene Jones (No Country for Old Men) and a fleet of Django supporting actors including Keith Jefferson, Dana Gourrier, Lee Horsley, Craig Stark and Belinda Owino. They all join previously announced cast members Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern and Channing Tatum. Here's the official synopsis: In The Hateful Eight, set six or eight or...

Belinda Owino has joined the cast of Quentin Tarantino’s "The Hateful Eight." She's one of 3 new additions that also includes Lee Horsley and Craig Stark. The "Eight" will be lead by Samuel L. Jackson as Major Marquis Warren, who'll be joined by Kurt Russell as John “The Hangman” Ruth, Jennifer Jason Leigh as Daisy Domergue, Walton Goggins as Chris Mannix, Demian Bichir as Bob, Tim Roth as Oswaldo Mobray, Michael Madsen as Joe Gage, and Bruce Dern General Sanford Smithers. Channing Tatum, James Parks and Zoe Bell are also in the ensemble cast. The story set up reads as follows: Set years after the end of the...

The Weinstein Company says that "The Hateful Eight," the ninth film from writer/director Quentin Tarantino, has officially begun filming in rocky Telluride, Colorado—though the film is set in Wyoming a few years after the Civil War. Starring Channing Tatum, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Demian Bechir and Walton Goggins, the Western follows a group of stagecoach travelers trapped after a blizzard sends them off course. Amongst the crew are two bounty hunters and a rogue Confederate soldier. New talent has jumped aboard, however, including the excellent Gene Jones—who was stunningly good as a Jim Jones type in Ti West's "The Sacrament"— along with James Parks ("Kill Bill"), Zoe Bell ("Death Proof") and "Django Unchained"'s Dana Gourrier, Lee Horsley, Craig Stark, Keither Jefferson and Belinda Owino. Tarantino, fighting the good fight for cinema as ever, will present his epic in.

Principal photography has gotten under way on director Quentin Tarantino's eighth feature film, The Hateful Eight, with production taking place in Telluride, Colorado. The revenge Western has also added a slew of new supporting cast members, many of whom have worked with the filmmaker in the past. Joining the cast are James Parks (Django Unchained, Kill Bill), Dana Michelle Gourrier (Django Unchained), Zoe Bell (Death Proof), Gene Jones (The Sacrament), Keith Jefferson (Django Unchained), Lee Horsley (Django Unchained), Craig Stark (Django Unchained) and Belinda Owino (Django Unchained).

The Hateful Eight are Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson as Major Marquis Warren, Golden Globe nominee Kurt Russell as John "The Hangman" Ruth, Golden Globe nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh as Daisy Domergue, Emmy nominee Walton Goggins as Chris Mannix, Academy Award nominee Demi&#225n Bichir as Bob, Academy Award nominee Tim Roth as Oswaldo Mobray, Michael Madsen as Joe Gage and...

And so the countdown begins. The Weinstein Company announced today that Quentin Tarantino has started principal photography on his 70mm western "The Hateful Eight." As we know, the main ensemble features Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern and Channing Tatum, and a new batch of supporting talent has also been revealed. The most familiar to Tarantino fans will be Zoe Bell, who appeared in "Death Proof" as well as very briefly in "Django Unchained," though she appeared wearing a mask. The rest of the players are mostly previous collaborators, including James Parks from the "Kill Bill" movies and Dana Gourrier, Keith Jefferson, Lee Horsley, Craig Stark and Belinda Owino, who all appeared in 'Django.' The only newbie to Tarantino's mileu is Gene Jones, whose brief film CV includes roles in "No Country For Old Men" and "Oz.

The ensemble is led by Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Channing Tatum

The Weinstein Company has unveiled the supporting cast of Quentin Tarantino‘s “The Hateful Eight,” which the Oscar-winning writer-director has begun shooting in Telluride, Colorado. The film will be presented in glorious 70mm later this year.

Tarantino has rounded up a group of supporting actors he has worked with in the past, including Zoe Bell (“Death Proof”), James Parks (“Kill Bill”) “Django Unchained” actors Dana Gourrier, Keith Jefferson, Lee Horsley, Craig Stark and Belinda Owino, as well as Gene Jones (“No Country for Old Men...

Quentin Tarantino has begun principal photography on The Hateful Eight (with a cast that includes Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth and Channing Tatum), and it has also been announced several new actors have joined the western. Death Proof's Zoe Bell, Kill Bill's James Parks and Django Unchained actors Dana Gourrier, Keith Jefferson, Lee Horsley, Craig Stark and Belinda Owino have all...

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What.s not to like indeed as Quentin Tarantino delivers us all the finest Christmas present this year with the shockingly entertaining Django Unchained, a massive overdose of bloodshed, humor, and torture, all wrapped up with ample use of the notorious n-word. Quentin Tarantino is in exhilarating form and Spike Lee is calling for a boycott! Happy Holidays!

Set in the Deep South just before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave who joins forces with bounty hunter/dentist Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), a German-born upper-class gentleman who appears out of the woods like a ghost and travels with a wacky giant tooth on a spring atop his wagon. He.s on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and needs Django.s help in tracking his bounty.Django is...

Quentin Tarantino has very quickly, but not so quietly, found a new niche for his filmmaking talents as a teller of tall tales with a historical bent. He’s less interested in historical accuracy than he is historical tomfoolery, but that never lessens the sheer entertainment he finds in mankind’s relatively recent foibles and misdeeds. From Inglourious Basterds‘ band of World War II Nazi-killers to his latest film’s vengeful slave turned bounty hunter, Tarantino has shown a knack for fitting his charismatic and electric characters into unexpected historical contexts with entertaining as hell results. It’s 1858 in America, and Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) is a dentist on a mission. It’s light on tooth decay, heavy on bloodshed and utterly unrelated to the field of dentistry. He’s a bounty hunter whose latest targets, The Brittle Brothers, present a challenge in that he has no idea what they look like. Undeterred...

Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," a Western-style film set in the south two years before the civil war, features a star-studded ensemble. "Django Unchained" opens in theaters on Christmas Day. One of the heaviest ensembles in a film this year, Django Unchained is Quentin Tarantino’s latest work. Quentin has always utilized a substantial number of actors in his films, and this film does the same. Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio headline this tale of Southern revenge. Franco Neri, the original Django, makes an appearance. James Russo and James Remar had a brief reunion during frigid filming in Lone Pine, California. Dennis Christopher, Don Johnson, Walton Goggins, Dana Gourrier, Nichole Galicia, Laura Cayouette, David Steen, Ato Essandoh, Sammi Rotibi, Clay Donahue Fontenot, Escalante Lundy and Miriam F. Glover, all joined Django Unchained when the production made its way to a warmer location: New Orleans,...

Directed by Albert Pyun, Tales of an Ancient Empire stars Christopher Lambert, Melissa Ordway, Kevin Sorbo, Lee Horsley, Victoria Maurette, and Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and follows a princess (Ordway) on a quest to unite the five greatest warriors to save her kingdom from a demon sorceress. But the odyssey to find them reveals a secret past for all. Tales of an Ancient Empire is the long-awaited sequel to the classic 1982 movie The Sword and the Sorceror.

The sword and sorcery epic, written by Cynthia Curnan, tells the story of a princess forced on a quest to recruit the greatest warriors of the ancient world to save her kingdom from a demonic sorceress. But the odyssey to find them reveals a secret past for all.

Tales of an Ancient Empire – Official Trailer 2011 (HD) from Daniel Ray Gutierrez on Vimeo.

Here's the story of how I waited for 29 years to see a sequel ... that turned out to be one of the worst films I've ever seen. As a very young movie freak, I was madly in love with a tongue-in-cheek, gore-laden sword and sandals action-fest called The Sword and the Sorcerer. My friends and I probably watched it a half-dozen times over the course of a few years, and one of the most delicious things about the flick arrived just before the end credits: "Talon will return in Tales of the Ancient Empire." (Talon was the cocky, swaggering mega-hero, as played by Lee Horsley.) The years dragged by, and whenever I revisited (or discussed) The Sword and the Sorcerer, that promised sequel always...

James Cagney, the quintessential movie gangster

Seemingly always en vogue, gangsters have been especially so in recent years. The grand seigneur of American cinema, Martin Scorsese, finally won his long-deserved first Academy Award for Best Achievement in Directing for “The Departed” in 2007. Michael Mann’s 2009 effort “Public Enemies” was a big-budget production with high-dollar stars. The HBO drama “The Sopranos” attracted millions of viewers per week for eight years. “Sopranos” writer Terry Winter teamed up with Scorsese in 2010 for another acclaimed gangster series, “Boardwalk Empire,” which won two Golden Globes earlier this year. Warner Bros., the studio that invented the gangster film, is hoping to get back in the game with a revival of the classic genre.[1] And Scorsese, who made his name with gangster films like “Mean Streets,” “GoodFellas” and “Casino,” will likely return to the genre with mafioso thesps Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino in...

Unfortunately, his efforts to debut Tales of an Ancient Empire during the recently concluded San Diego Comic-Con didn't pan out, but that hasn't stopped director Albert Pyun from coming up with Plan B. This weekend, on Saturday, July 31st to be exact, the film will have its world premiere at Fright Night Film Fest in Louisville, Kentucky.

Tales is screening at 9:00 pm, and the show will be followed by a Q&A with director Pyun, writer Cynthia Curnan, and director of photography Phillip Waters. They will be guests at the Fest on August 1st as well.

A brief summary of Tales of an Ancient Empire, which stars Christopher Lambert, Melissa Ordway, Kevin Sorbo, Lee Horsley, Victoria Maurette, and Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is as follows: A princess (Ordway) is on a quest to unite the five greatest warriors to save her kingdom from a demon sorceress. But the odyssey to...

With the daily schedules starting to trickle out of the San Diego Comic-Con website this week, we wanted to give attendees some advance notice of a special screening of Albert Pyun's long-awaited Tales of an Ancient Empire taking place on Saturday, July 24, and give one lucky reader a chance to win two reserved seats at the screening.

There will be two showings at the Hard Rock Hotel at 8:00 Pm and 10:00 Pm on the 24th. We have tickets available to the earlier show, which includes a meet and greet with the stars including Kevin Sorbo, Victoria Maurette, Melissa Ordway, and more with free food and beverages starting at 7:00 Pm.

To enter, just hit us off with an E-mail Here that includes your Full Name And Mailing Address. We'll take care of the rest and will notify the winner by July 20th.

Here's how Pyun describes the setup:...

Forget Tron: Legacy, one of my most anticipated sequels to be released this year is the (very) long-awaited sequel to 1982’s The Sword and the Sorceror, Tales of an Ancient Empire.

Directed by Albert Pyun, the film stars Christopher Lambert, Melissa Ordway, Kevin Sorbo, Lee Horsley, Victoria Maurette, and Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and follows a princess (Ordway) on a quest to unite the five greatest warriors to save her kingdom from a demon sorceress. But the odyssey to find them reveals a secret past for all.

It was back at the beginning of April – when I brought you our first look at the poster for Tales of an Ancient Empire – that I mentioned a trailer for the film was imminent. Well it took longer than expected, but here’s the brand new red band trailer for the film, along with the Full synopsis (beware spoilers):

The movie begins with...

I know I always say this about films I’m excited for, but one of my most anticipated movies this year is the (very) long-awaited sequel to 1982’s The Sword and the Sorceror. Directed by Albert Pyun, Tales of an Ancient Empire stars Christopher Lambert, Melissa Ordway, Kevin Sorbo, Lee Horsley, Victoria Maurette, and Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and follows a princess (Ordway) on a quest to unite the five greatest warriors to save her kingdom from a demon sorceress. But the odyssey to find them reveals a secret past for all.

Apparently a trailer for Tales of an Ancient Empire should be out shortly, but for now we’ll have to make do with this brand new poster for the film which has been revealed by DreadCentral:

If you’re lucky enough to live in the Us or Canada you can pre-order your copy of Tales of an Ancient Empire...

Now this is a poster with some stuff going on! Director Albert Pyun just sent over a first look at the final key art for his upcoming Tales of an Ancient Empire.

Click the below image for the full-size version. A brief synopsis of Tales of an Ancient Empire, which stars Christopher Lambert, Melissa Ordway, Kevin Sorbo, Lee Horsley, Victoria Maurette, and Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is as follows: A princess (Ordway) is on a quest to unite the five greatest warriors to save her kingdom from a demon sorceress. But the odyssey to find them reveals a secret past for all.

Look for the trailer shortly, and in the meantime click here to pre-order your copy of Tales of an Ancient Empire today. Its ship date is April 26th, and while you wait, be sure to keep tabs on Albert via Facebook, Twitter, and of course MySpace

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For some the Easter holiday was a time of work, not hunting for chocolate eggs and bunnies, and one such individual is director Albert Pyun, who dropped us a line over the weekend with an update on his Tales of an Ancient Empire along with a batch of new stills.

According to Pyun, "All the shooting is now finished, and here are some new stills. The first is from one of the last shoots with Victoria Maurette ("Kara") and Jessica Delgado ("Levana"). This is a set still and not how the scene looks in the movie, but it's pretty cool. Second is a green screen shot of the three primary assassins after Sorbo and company. It's not composited yet but is still a nice visual. Next is Dernier (Xavier Declie) being seduced by Kara. This is followed by Delgado as Levana, Maurette's Kara being turned, and finally, Maurette in full vampire assassin mode.

Director Albert Pyun sent over a new work-in-progress screengrab from his Tales of an Ancient Empire and also let us know that they've started taking pre-orders on the film via his official website.

A brief synopsis of Tales of an Ancient Empire, which stars Christopher Lambert, Melissa Ordway, Kevin Sorbo, Lee Horsley, Victoria Maurette, and Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is as follows: A princess (Ordway) is on a quest to unite the five greatest warriors to save her kingdom from a demon sorceress. But the odyssey to find them reveals a secret past for all.

Pyun tells us, "We are careening wildly to the April 23rd theatrical release date and April 26th ship date. You can look forward to some final screenshots at the end of next week when we conclude the effects shooting. Final key art will be available by April 9th, and we should have the trailer ready by the 12th.