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Greta Gerwig’s Barbie was no less than a revolutionary feature in the current state of society. Using a children’s toy rooted in the ideals of feminism to offer a brilliant social commentary on the world today, Greta Gerwig created a literal masterpiece. Starring Margot Robbie as Barbie, the movie has set a high bar for how movies should deal with themes of social commentary and critique societal norms.

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In the Barbie commentary released on Max, Greta Gerwig offers a deep insight into how the movie was made and turned into the masterpiece it is today. The filmmaker also revealed how one line was almost deleted by Warner Bros.’ executives, prompting fans to criticize the billion-dollar studio once again.

Barbie’s One Line Was Almost Deleted by Warner Bros.

Margot Robbie as Barbie | Warner Bros. Pictures

Barbie might have been snubbed at the Oscars, but it...

Stars: Vivica A. Fox, Daniel Baldwin, Stink Fisher, Devanny Pinn, Vernon Wells, Antoine Lanier, John T. Woods, Jason McNeil, Mu-Shaka Benson, Brandyn T. Williams, Jason John Beebe, Olivia Baseman, Tom Dinardo, Serena Lorien, Amanda Mikhail | Written by Brandon Slagle, Robert Thompson | Directed by Brandon Slagle

Crossbreed is a low budget sci-fi/horror action film about a group of oversized ex-soldiers on a mission to retrieve an alien cargo from a group of eeeeeevil mercenaries. It’s a film where men are men; they have big guns, and all the usual cliches apply. It’s a homage to every sci-fi/horror bang-bang film from the 80’s and 90’s and references everything from Predator and Robocop to Split Second and Timecop.

Soldier-turned-bar owner “Boss” Ryker, (played by the humorously named Stink Fisher) is sent on one last mission to pull together a squad of space marines and retrieve a stolen alien from some baddies with dodgy accents.

Crossbreed

Stars: Vivica A. Fox, Daniel Baldwin, Stink Fisher, Devanny Pinn, Vernon Wells, Antoine Lanier, John T. Woods, Jason McNeil, Mu-Shaka Benson, Brandyn T. Williams, Jason John Beebe, Olivia Baseman, Tom Dinardo, Serena Lorien, Amanda Mikhail | Written by Brandon Slagle, Robert Thompson | Directed by Brandon Slagle

Name: Crossbreed

Age: 2019

Appearance: Low budget sci-fi/horror bang-bang film about a group of oversized ex-soldiers on a mission to retrieve an alien cargo from a group of eeeeeevil mercenaries. It’s a film where men are men; they have big guns, and all the usual cliches apply.

Don’t cross the Crossbreed.

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It’s a homage to every sci-fi/horror bang-bang film from the 80’s and 90’s and references everything from Predator, Robocop to Split Second and Timecop. Soldier-turned-bar owner “Boss” Ryker, (played by the humorously named Stink Fisher) is sent on one last mission to pull...

"Does this mean war, Madame President?!" Uncork'd Entertainment has released an official trailer for an indie sci-fi alien film titled Crossbreed, a low budget action thriller starring Vivica A. Fox as (highlighted by PR) the first black female president. The film is about an "alien bio-weapon" created inside a top secret facility orbiting Earth. A team of mercs are sent to retrieve it, until the weapon escapes, and starts wreaking havoc onboard the space station. The full cast includes Daniel Baldwin, Stink Fisher, Devanny Pinn, Antoine Lanier, John T. Woods, Mu-Shaka Benson, and Vernon Wells. It's described as "an action-packed throwback in the tradition of Aliens and Escape from New York" though it does not look anywhere near as good as either of those. Crossbreed is heading straight to VOD next month if you do want to see this. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Brandon Slagle's Crossbreed,...

Kicking off today's Highlights is an excerpt from 's Horror Library Volume 6. Also: a new exclusive clip from Besetment, Death Camp foreign distribution details, a Living Dead Dolls Resurrection XI teaser video, The Dead Next Door Blu-ray release details, and information on Ty Arthur's new novel, Light Dawning.

Read an Excerpt from Horror Library Volume 6: Horror Library Volume 6 is now available from Cutting Block Books:

From Amazon: "The multiple Bram Stoker Award® nominated Horror Library anthology series is back!

Shepherded by new editor Eric J. Guignard -- himself a past Stoker winner -- Horror Library Volume 6 is imbued with a new level of literary energy and purpose. It features 27 brand new horror short stories, written by 27 different authors, including well-known pros and up-and-coming new talents.

As always, if you'd like a snapshot of where modern literary horror fiction is headed, you've found the right book.

Don't miss Horror Library...

Kylie Jenner is showing off her sweet rides.

The 19-year-old reality star took to Snapchat on Wednesday to give her followers a tour of a couple of the cars she's been hiding in her garage: a Rolls-Royce and Mercedes-Maybach.

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"I know I promised u guys a car tour," Jenner teased on the app before revealing the blue interior of her Rolls-Royce.

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"Black Chrome," she captioned an exterior pic of the car.

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Next up on the tour was Jenner's Mercedes-Maybach, with a pink-and-white interior.

Watch: Kylie Jenner Sends Her Love to Bff Jordyn Woods After Father's Death: 'When You Cry, I Cry'

While Jenner has definitely spent a pretty penny on...

If you’ve seen writer/director Erik Reese‘s debut Train to Stockholm—a personal, introspective drama—the thought of him helming a down and dirty Nevadan desert revenger doesn’t necessarily come to mind. But that’s exactly what he’s done with Dead Bullet, the successful genre jump as good a calling card as any for his talents. Starting closer to his adopted home of Finland, Reese reworked a Scandinavian-set script that didn’t quite come together as he’d like for the sweltering heat and casino bells of his hometown in the American Midwest. Rather than being about millions of dollars, uncut heroin, or illegal weapons sold to the highest bidder, this tale surrounds one hundred thousand dollars in poker chips. Chump change to Hollywood, but everything to Bill Holden (John T. Woods).

Unafraid to throw us into his world of tough guys without remorse, we don...

Coming off of the drug caper Down and Dangerous, which we covered upon its release, director Zak Forsman has shifted roles to executive produce the new feature Dead Bullet, which comes from the creative collective known as Sabi and stars John T. Woods. Written and directed by newcomer Erik Reese, we’re pleased to exclusive premiere the first trailer, which is bristling with frenetic energy and proves how one can achieve a high quality production value, despite being produced on a micro-budget.

The soundtrack for the Gary King-produced film also features 19 eclectic musical artists from the 60s and 70s as well as some modern-day hip-hop artists. The drama will have its world premiere next month at the Tucson Film and Music Festival, before hitting the festival circuit and hopefully be available to check out via streaming services in the not too distant future. In the meantime, check out the trailer...

Writer-director Zak Forsman's pulpy caper about a principled, immaculately bearded cocaine smuggler trying to outwit a crooked, fabulously bearded DEA agent channels decades of morally murky Los Angeles crime flicks from To Live and Die in L.A. to Heat to Drive.

But it's got a few sharp moves of its own, particularly when it digs into the ingenious how-to of sneaking contraband across the Mexican border.

Cinematographer Addison Brock III makes the golden days and swimming-pool-blue nights look stylish and expensive, and Deklun's synthy score pulses with phony but attractive urgency.

Things get wobbly when our lone-wolf smuggler (John T. Woods — the name matches the beard) forsakes his characteristic meticulousness to partner up with ...

New England-based independent production company Wicked Bird Media is proud to present M is for Mundane, their submission for the ABCs of Death 2 ‘Search for the 26th Director’ contest. Watch and vote for M is for Mundane here. All you have to do is click the little “like” button above the video to cast your vote.

M is for Mundane stars John T. Woods (V/H/S/2, Mega Snake) … Continue reading →...

Title: V/H/S/2 Director: Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Edúardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Huw Evans, Jason Eisener Screenwriter: Simon Barrett, John Davies, Jason Eisener, Gareth Evans, Jamie Nash, Eduardo Sanchez, Timo Tjahjanto Cast: Keisly Abbott, Hannah Al Rashid, Devon Brookshire, Samantha Gracie, L.C. Holt, Hannah Huges, Kevin Hunt, Lawrence Michael Levine, Mindy Robinson, Jay Saunders, Adam Wingard, John T. Woods Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 5/16/13 Opens: July 12, 2013 Competing with Lucien Castaing Taylor and Verena Paravel’s look at fishermen “Leviathan” for worst movie this year so far and Raspberry awards-potential film, “V/H/S/2” has been considered by critics to date to be better than V/H/S, which preceded it. [ Read More ]

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Haven’t heard of Down and Dangerous? You’re not alone. It features no big name stars (except Judd Nelson!), doesn’t come from an established director and hasn’t been anywhere near a studio, but the action thriller from Zak Forsman scored $38k through a slick KickStarter campaign (I hear they even auctioned off the C in the director’s first name). It was his pitch video that impressed then, and it’s the production’s trailer that impresses this time around. The plot focuses on an incredibly crafty cocaine smuggler (John T. Woods) stuck between the Feds, violent traffickers and a beautiful woman. No ground broken there, but the film comes directly from Forsman’s father’s experiences as a cocaine smuggler in the 1970s. Plus, the trailer is high quality in just about every regard, including its levels of Judd Nelson-ness: Why, it’s a veritable lesson in the cocaine trade. Down...

A smuggler bleeds like anyone else. He just gets more chances to prove it. I think what they prove here is how far you can go with a little bit of money. Our friends at The Film Stage have tipped us to a trailer for Down and Dangerous, directed by Zak Forsman and The Sabi Company, a cocaine smuggling drama starring John T. Woods (Heart of Now, S-vhs). Forsman is well known in the crowdfunding world for his many projects, but this is his latest, an impressively well-made microbudget crime thriller called Down and Dangerous that looks like it belongs at major film festivals. Give it a shot, you'll see it actually looks great. Watch the first official trailer for Zak Forsman's Down and Dangerous, found via The Film Stage: Always one step ahead of the Feds, Paul Boxer (Woods) is the most inventive and principled smuggler in the trade,...

Directed by: Ray Karwel

Written by: Ray Karwel, C.S. Hill and Debbie Glovin

Starring: Angela Rachelle, John T. Woods, Tara Smoker, Scott F. Evans

"That was now. This is then." The resistible tagline for the poorly titled time travel yarn Time Again pretty much sums up the creativity and entertainment value found on screen.

Marlo (Angela Rachelle) and her sister Sam (Tara Smoker) work at a busy diner. Today is Sam’s birthday and her more adventurous sister wants to drive to Vegas after work to celebrate. But such a celebration isn’t in the cards. Minutes after Marlo leaves the diner for the evening, a violent shootout occurs and Sam is presumed dead. Six months later, Marlo becomes the target of Mr. Way (Scott F. Evans), whose attempt to kidnap her is thwarted by Detective Lym (John T. Woods). Apparently, Mr. Way, a shady businessman, believes Marlo possesses some...

Sci-fi action film Time Again has been acquired for worldwide distribution by Maxim Media International, it has been announced.

The project - with the tagline 'That was now, this is then' - is the directorial debut of Ray Karwel, who said: "Time Again is a tribute to the old school action movies; a cross between Die Hard and Time Cop with the feel of early action of John Woo and Jackie Chan."

A synopsis, casting details and trailer are included below.

The story sees a young waitress receiving strange coins for a tip and becoming inadvertently embroiled in an underworld battle with a notorious criminal that leads to her death. With the help of a mysterious old lady, the waitress's younger sister goes back in time in repeated attempts to save her from being murdered.

Time Again stars Hollywood veteran Gigi Perreau (Journey to the Center of Time, The Brady Bunch...

Golden Earrings Poster*Warning: there be plot reveals below.

Director/writer: Marion Kerr.

Golden Earrings is an eighty minute feature film from Film Crewe Productions, which is currently on the film festival circuit. The film had a recent showing at the Dances with Films Film Festival June 8th and director Marion Kerr's (The Boston Strangler) Golden Earrings has been reviewed by Film Snobbery and Rogue Cinema. Now, the picture gets a review here and this independent cinema takes viewers on a journey to madness and isolation from a feminine perspective, with the mysterious disappearance of a young woman and friend leading to tragic events.

Filmsnobbery says of the conclusion in Golden Earrings: "a Hitchcockian ending that many other suspense writers should take a note from," but the tale begins at the start where five friends gather for a fun nite of pizza, drinking and ouija board playing. A fun,...

"I had an actor once who was condemned to hang for stealing a sheep…. I got permission to have him hanged in the middle of a play…and you wouldn't believe it, he just wasn't convincing. It was impossible to suspend one's disbelief."—"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" by Tom Stoppard"In theater the death that happens offstage is the most real."—"An Apology for the Course and Outcome of Certain Events Delivered by Doctor John Faustus on This His Final Evening" by Mickle MaherIn onstage death scene can indeed be challenging. When I suggested writing on this topic, my editor recalled Francesca Annis' demise as Gertrude in "Hamlet," opposite Ralph Fiennes: "A sharp, instantaneous snap of the neck. Very dramatic, and also very silly."For Oregon Shakespeare Festival's current Gertrude, Greta Oglesby, being poisoned was initially intimidating because she'd never died onstage before. "It's not like I...

Golden Earrings is a psychological thriller that is gearing up for a westcoast premiere at the Dances with Films Film Festival Tuesday, June 8th. This independent film has won "Best Horror Feature" at the Indie Spirit Film Festival and continues to build momentum with a "Hitchcockian style" of film directing from Marion Kerr (Golden). Have a look at a preview of a film where one woman's dependency on another causes a mysterious disappearance.

The synopsis for Golden Earrings:

""How well do you know your best friends? Golden Earrings is a psychological thriller about a young woman whose highly dependent relationship with her roommate is more than simple friendship. Ronnie and Sara are best friends and to Ronnie, Sara is more than just her friend. And when Sara disappears, Ronnie's world becomes unraveled as she copes with Sara's disappearance and her guilt over her own involvement. Sometimes your friends are...

Bitterlawyer.com’s smart web series Living the Dream isn’t about a bitter lawyer, or at least not yet. Set in a top New York City law firm, the series revolves around Nick Conley, a new hire from an average law school trying to fit in amongst the Ivy League legal elite. Nick, played by John T. Woods, never seems to triumph, a la The Life and Times of Tim. He constantly bumbles chances to kiss butt and kiss girls, but does deliver us a few decent laughs. He's a little too put together and good looking to be believable as the typical oddball that can't seem to fit in or get anything right, yet that has never stopped Hollywood before, and John is a quality actor that makes the most of the material. The production value is excellent and the vast majority of acting is on par with...