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“Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one…” because they were zombies?! That’s author C.A. Verstraete’s proposition in the horror novel Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter. Also in today’s Highlights: new promos for American Horror Story Season 6, Satanic Panic release details, and info on the world debut of Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse.

Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter Book Release Details & Cover Art: On September 13th, C.A. Verstraete’s Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter will be released in paperback and on Kindle.

“Every family has its secrets…

One hot August morning in 1892, Lizzie Borden picked up an ax and murdered her father and stepmother. Newspapers claim she did it for the oldest of reasons: family conflicts, jealousy, and greed. But what if her parents were already dead? What if Lizzie slaughtered them because they’d become zombies?...

With an introduction by Ben Wheatley (Kill List), Cult Cinema: An Arrow Video Companion features written work from experts and critics on all things cult cinema. Cult Cinema will be released in the U.K. on March 28th and in the U.S. on March 29th. We have release details as well as cover art from the book.

From Arrow Films: “Arrow Video is one of the foremost distributors of cult cinema on DVD and Blu-ray. From the classic to the obscure, the Arrow Video collection encompasses all styles and genres: horror films and Westerns, science fiction and sex comedies, yakuza epics and neo-noirs, the subversive, the transgressive and the unclassifiable.

This hardback volume brings together 25 of the world’s leading genre experts and critics to guide you through the multi-faceted beast that is cult cinema. Exploring the stars, the filmmakers and the trends, Cult Cinema: An Arrow Video...

Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more as Nucleus Films releases the sequel to the definitive guide to the Video Nasties phenomenon – the most extraordinary and scandalous era in the history of British film. Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide Part 2, a three-disc collector’s edition box set, is being released on DVD on July 14th 2014, to tie in with the 30th Anniversary of the Video Recordings Act 1984.

For the first time ever on DVD, all 82 films that fell foul of the Director of Public Prosecutions “Section 3” list are trailer-featured with specially filmed intros for each title, alongside a brand new documentary – Video Nasties: Draconian Days (review), directed by Jake West.

And to celebrate the release, Film4 FrightFest is hosting a special event – the world exclusive London Premiere of the finalised unseen extended 97 minute cut of Video Nasties: Draconian Days at The Prince Charles Cinema on Thurs 3 July, 8.30pm. The...

Last month we took a trip to Nottingham, England's cinephile haven Broadway Cinema for four days of eclectic genre programming at the 2013 Mayhem Horror Film Festival. Check in right here for a look at some of the sights and reviews from the East Midlands' premier horror fest.

The festival kicked off on Thursday 31st October with a special screening of director Nicholas Roeg's Don't Look Now and Puffball, taking place in the special environs of St. Mary's Church with Roeg himself in attendance to introduce and officially open this year's event.

Topping off the evening was Vincenzo Natali's underwhelming Haunter (review here).

While we weren't around for that particular evening's events, the following three days saw a schedule packed to the gills with guests, impromptu trivia-based giveaways, and screenings unfolding before and behind the Broadway's gorgeous red curtains, including:

- The cinematically sumptuous, but disappointingly perplexing The Strange...

Mayhem Film Festival returns to Broadway on 31st October for four days of horror-tinged screenings, previews and guests. The festival opens this year with internationally-acclaimed British director Nicolas Roeg who will be presenting his most recent film Puffball as well as taking part in a very special screening of his masterpiece Don’t Look Now in the eerie settings of St Mary’s Church in the Lace Market.

Other special guests for the festival include American Director Brian Netto who will be presenting Delivery, The Borderlands Director Elliot Goldner and Producer Jennifer Handorf, and director Caradog James and Producer John Giwa-Amu for hi-tech British dark sci-fi The Machine. Mayhem are also hosting a special BAFTA screening of Jeremy Lovering’s In Fear which follows a young couple being tormented while driving in the countryside.

With a total of 17 screenings, Mayhem will present their first silent film screening, Tod Browning’s...

Are Auntie Pippa and Uncle Harry guaranteed the role of royal godparents? Prince George will be christened in the fall, and although Pippa and Harry may seem like obvious choices for godparents, they aren’t necessarily shoo-ins for the spots!

We know Prince George Alexander Louis already has a great set of parents to raise him right, but every royal child needs some godparents! Though Pippa Middleton and Prince Harry are the popular picks for the honorable role – will they be the chosen ones? Plus, royals have more godparents than you might think!

Prince George’s Godparents: Will Prince Harry Or Pippa Middleton Be Chosen?

In the non-royal world, typically two godparents are named to sponsor a child’s baptism. But, in the royal world, two is simply not enough — and neither is three or four. Per royal tradition, six godparents are selected!

The royal family chooses three women and...

Have Prince George's first christening gifts been revealed? Cousin of Prince William India Hicks has created some special jewelry and is set to send the littlest prince - who was born on July 22 - a set of cufflinks. The jewelry, monogrammed with the letter G, is part of a collection the former model-turned-lifestyle guru and jewelry maker has created in her Bahamian home. There is no tradition of giving presents at birth within the royal family, but gifts are given at the christening, which is likely to happen in the fall. A goddaughter of Prince Charles, India's Love Letters line...

One of the true pioneers of adult and erotic cinema, Tinto Brass is renown as one of Europe’s leading figures in softcore erotic filmmaking, earning a worldwide reputation for his blend of art and extremity. After joining the Italian film industry in the early 1960’s Brass worked alongside the likes of Federico Fellini and Roberto Rossellini, before directing his debut solo feature in 1963. However it was not until 1976 that Brass would gain worldwide recognition, when Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione chose him to direct the infamous Caligula. Despite numerous editing and post-production issues, which caused Brass to disown the film, it made millions at the box office and ultimately gained him global notoriety.

And now Arrow Video bring us The Key and All Ladies Do It in two dual format editions including brand new uncut and uncensored versions of each film, which have been painstakingly restored for Blu-ray and DVD.

Brooke Shields got the help of David Flint Wood to decorate her New York townhouse. 

The dining table by Made with George III dining chairs serve as the focal point in the kitchen. A range by Wolf with a chimney breast makes this kitchen a home chef's dream. Shields and Wood added pendant lamps from Foscarini and a painting by Malcolm Liepke to bring the room together. ...

After being bestowed with the David Flint Honorary Award For Promoting Human Rights, Awarded the Best in Asian Cinema (Netpac) at the International Film Festival of Kerala '2010 Sanjay Suri and Onir's I Am went on to win the Audience Choice Award, Best Film, River To River Film Festival, Florence '2010 and was the opening film at the Iview Engendered Film Festival in New York Sept 2010 and the London Asian Film Festival. The film also opened to impressive reviews back on home...

Writer/director Andrew Barker is a man with a mission. For his first feature film, the stunning and gut-wrenching A Reckoning (review here), his mission is to get the film out to the fans who so desperately want to see this movie and for good reason - it's excellent!

From the seeds of an encounter with an abandoned Raf base in Nottingham, England, Barker came up with the story of a lone man (Leslie Simpson) and the questions people will be discussing and debating long after the film is over: Is this a post-apocalyptic film? Has The Man removed himself from society and now prefers to live like a hermit? Or is The Man simply insane?

Dread Central recently interviewed this amazing director to try and get some more insight into his polarizing film which very few have seen…yet.

DC: Hello, Andrew, and thank you for taking time to...

Filmmaker Onir's next film I Am is yet to release but it's already gaining praise all over, from receiving international awards like the David Flint Honorary Award For Promoting Human Rights and Best in Asian Cinema (Netpac) at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2010.

A little closer to home, the film has been appreciated by ace filmmaker Karan Johar. He has been heard raving about how sensitive and well made the film is. I Am is a film about 4 short stories woven together to make 1 whole film, the film deals with individuals dealing with problems and dilemmas.

The film is produced by Onir and Sanjay Suri who also stars in the film. They sourced the film with over 400 people via social networking site, Facebook. Apart from Sanjay the film stars Juhi Chawla, Manisha Koirala and Rahul Bose. The film is set to hit the theatres on 29th April 2011.

After receiving a mind-boggling response from movie festivals the world over,Onir and Sanjay Suri's I Am had its release date postponed from the 22nd April to April 29th, 2011. Not too long ago I Am was bestowed the David Flint Honorary Award For Promoting Human Rights, Awarded the Best in Asian Cinema (Netpac) at the International Film Festival of Kerala '2010.Furthur, it went on to win the Audience Choice Award, Best Film, River To River Film Festival, Florence '2010 and was...

After receiving a mind-boggling response from movie festivals the world over,Onir and Sanjay Suri's I Am had its release date postponed from the 22nd April to April 29th, 2011. Not too long ago I Am was bestowed the David Flint Honorary Award For Promoting Human Rights, Awarded the Best in Asian Cinema (Netpac) at the International Film Festival of Kerala '2010.Furthur, it went on to win the Audience Choice Award, Best Film, River To River Film Festival, Florence '2010 and was...

After receiving a mind-boggling response from movie festivals the world over,Onir and Sanjay Suri's I Am had its release date postponed from the 22nd April to April 29th, 2011. Not too long ago I Am was bestowed the David Flint Honorary Award For Promoting Human Rights, Awarded the Best in Asian Cinema (Netpac) at the International Film Festival of Kerala '2010.Furthur, it went on to win the Audience Choice Award, Best Film, River To River Film Festival, Florence '2010 and was...

It's very tough to impress Karan Johar a thorough perfectionist however the director seems to be raving about the film I Am that has also gone on to win several international awards. I Am was bestowed the David Flint Honorary Award for promoting Human Rights, awarded the Best in Asian Cinema (Netpac) at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2010. Furthur, it went on to win the Audience Choice Award, Best Film, River To River Film Festival, Florence '2010 and was the opening...

It's very tough to impress Karan Johar a thorough perfectionist however the director seems to be raving about the film I Am that has also gone on to win several international awards. I Am was bestowed the David Flint Honorary Award for promoting Human Rights, awarded the Best in Asian Cinema (Netpac) at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2010. Furthur, it went on to win the Audience Choice Award, Best Film, River To River Film Festival, Florence '2010 and was the opening...

It's very tough to impress Karan Johar a thorough perfectionist however the director seems to be raving about the film I Am that has also gone on to win several international awards.I Am was bestowed the David Flint Honorary Award for promoting Human Rights, awarded the Best in Asian Cinema (Netpac) at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2010. Furthur, it went on to win the Audience Choice Award, Best Film, River To River Film Festival, Florence '2010 and was the opening film at the Iview Engendered Film Festival in New York September 2010.Ever since he watched the film director Karan Johar has been raving about it -Said Karan Johar, "I Am... is a very sensitive and engaging collage of four stories woven skillfully by Onir. Each story plays out effectively on screen to illustrate the fact that cinema is a medium of the heart as much as it is of the mind.

I Am is already doing what it set out to - enlighten inform and heal. A tale of 4 stories woven together that takes audiences through issues and dilemmas that bruise the modern Indian society. The film unfolds many a tale of individuals struggling to find their identity, and uphold their dignity in a world that is callous, cold and unsympathetic. The film was bestowed the David Flint Honorary Award For Promoting Human Rights, Awarded the Best in Asian Cinema (Netpac) at the Int...

I Am is already doing what it set out to - enlighten inform and heal. A tale of 4 stories woven together that takes audiences through issues and dilemmas that bruise the modern Indian society. The film unfolds many a tale of individuals struggling to find their identity, and uphold their dignity in a world that is callous, cold and unsympathetic. The film was bestowed the David Flint Honorary Award For Promoting Human Rights, Awarded the Best in Asian Cinema (Netpac) at the Int...

The Triangle Media Group (www.trianglemediagroup.org) will host its 2008/2009 Biennial Global Awards evening in an exclusive, by invitation only Academic Lecture & Awards Presentation Ceremony on Sunday 7 February 2010 at the Cineworld Cinema Nottingham at 5pm.

The David Flint Honorary Award winners; Indian Film Actress Nandita Das will be awarded for her film Firaaq, who will deliver a video link directly from Mumbai. Furthermore, Indian film Director Onir will be present to receive an award for his forthcoming film I am based on the violations of human rights which will also be previewed starring Bollywood stars Juhi Chawla, Manisha Koirala & many others. In addition, there will also be a special screening of his critically acclaimed film based on HIV & Aids; My Brother Nikhil starring Juhi Chawla and Sanjay Suri who will also be awarded later this year for producing I am.

In addition to the four main honours, the top 50 South...

SYDNEY -- David Flint resigned Monday as chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Authority, months short of the October expiration of his term with the regulatory body. He will go on leave until his resignation takes effect July 2, the ABA said. In recent months, Flint had been embroiled in a controversy over a series of letters he wrote to radio broadcaster Alan Jones praising him just months before an ABA inquiry in 1999 into Jones' and rival announcer John Laws' sponsorship deals.