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Horror legend Barbara Crampton is back in the upcoming thriller Teacher’s Pet from writer/director Noam Kroll, and a gallery of first-look images have arrived ahead of the film’s premiere at Dances with Films later this month.

Luke Barnett, Sara Tomko (Resident Alien), Drew Powell (Gotham), Michelle Torian, and Kevin Makely (Young Rock) also star in the upcoming Teacher’s Pet, alongside Clayton Royal Johnson (Stranger Things), Alexe-Anne Godin, Richard Handley (The Black String), and Alexis DawTyne.

Teacher’s Pet follows a gifted high school senior (Michelle Torian) whose charismatic new teacher (Luke Barnett) offers an escape from her turbulent life, but as the year progresses it quickly becomes apparent his help comes with a price.

Director Noam Kroll has made a name for himself as a leading voice in independent cinema and the DIY filmmaking movement. His podcast, “Show Don’t Tell” (top 3 in filmmaking), has featured interviews from filmmakers...

Back in November, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Funny or Die regular Luke Barnett, who co-wrote, acted in, and produced the Christian film industry satire Faith Based, had signed on to star in a thriller called Teacher’s Pet. That project has since made its way through production, and our friends at Bloody Disgusting – along with director Noam Kroll himself – have confirmed that Barnett is joined in the cast by Clayton Royal Johnson (Stranger Things), Kevin Makely (Young Rock), Drew Powell (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Sara Tomko (Resident Alien), Josh Pafchek, genre icon Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator), and newcomers Michelle Torian, Alexe-Anne Godin, and Makenna Ginn.

Kroll wrote a blog entry about the making of the film, complete with behind-the-scenes images, that can be read at This Link. Kroll made his feature directorial debut with the 2012 drama Footsteps and has followed that up with the mystery thriller Shadows on the Road, the thriller Psychosynthesis,...

Horror icon Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, Suitable Flesh) and more join Faith Based actor Luke Barnett in the creepy thriller Teacher’s Pet.

The upcoming thriller centers on “a malevolent new high school teacher with a sinister past who becomes disturbingly fixated on a brilliant female student. As he unveils his true sociopathic nature, the young woman is forced to navigate a treacherous battle of wits to survive high school.”

A perfect recipe for intense, skin-crawling thrills.

Sara Tomko (“Resident Alien”), Drew Powell (“Gotham”), newcomer Michelle Torian, Kevin Makely (“Young Rock”), Clayton Royal Johnson (“Stranger Things”), Alexe-Anne Godin, Richard Handley (The Black String), and Alexis DawTyne have also joined the cast alongside Crampton and Barnett.

Teacher’s Pet is written and directed by Noam Kroll.

The official logline for Teacher’s Pet follows “a gifted high school senior (Torian) whose charismatic new teacher (Barnett) offers an escape from her turbulent life, but as the year progresses,...

Launch Releasing, the independent film distribution and production company, has announced its 2023 development slate following last year’s releases, Lionsgate’s “The Black String,” starring Frankie Muniz, and “The Translator,” which world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Highlights include the action-comedy “Andy Somebody” and two sequels to the animated franchise “Riki Rhino,” which the company will executive produce.

“At Launch Releasing, our passion and mandate is really simple – we want to find movies that we love and share them with audiences. When we saw ‘Andy Somebody,’ we instantly fell in love with its underdog story and its quirky comedic characters and we’re looking forward to audiences joining us on this really fun ride,” stated Sheldon Brigman, the company’s CEO. “Whether it’s genre titles such as ‘Mr. Sleep’ or captivating human interest films such as ‘The Translator’ where complex characters make life and death decisions in war torn Syria,...

Daisy Head, who can currently be seen in the new Netflix series Shadow and Bone, has signed on for Paramount and eOne’s untitled Dungeons & Dragons film adaptation, based on the world of D&d, the popular Hasbro game franchise from Wizards of the Coast.

Head is joining the ensemble cast that includes Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Rege-Jean Page, Hugh Grant, and Sophia Lillis. Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley co-wrote and are co-directing the film, with Goldstein recently tweeting that production was officially underway.

Jeremy Latcham and Hasbro’s Brian Goldner are producing the project.

Head can be seen as Genya Safin in Shadow and Bone. Her other credits include the Hulu series Harlots, the 2021 reboot of Wrong Turn franchise, and the Underworld franchise. She is repped by Luber Roklin Entertainment, UK agency Gordon and French, and attorney Derek Kroeger.

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Stars: June Dietrich, Kevin Makely, Todd A. Robinson, Lance Henriksen, Meg Foster | Written and Directed by Justin Lee

If you have read the synopsis for A Reckoning you’d be forgiven for thinking you might have seen this movie before. It reads ‘After her husband is brutally murdered, a widowed homesteader seeks revenge and leaves everything behind to hunt down his killer.’ Very similar sounding to the brilliant The Nightingale from director Jennifer Kent. I will more than likely be mentioning that movie again in this review.

It’s not always essential to have action throughout, even if a movie is labeled as some kind of revenge thriller. A slow burn is sometimes the way to go but A Reckoning does feel like a very slow movie despite coming in at a little under eighty minutes. There are lots of scenes of the lead character Mary O’ Malley just silently...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s autobiographical NBC comedy “Young Rock” has found its Vince McMahon in comedian Adam Ray, TheWrap has learned. Additionally, the role of “Macho Man” Randy Savage is being played by Kevin Makely, we’re told.

Ray, who voiced Slimer in 2016’s “Ghostbusters,” will play the future WWE Chairman as he worked his way up the ladder in his father’s pro-wrestling promotional business. Makely, who starred in 2019 western “Badland,” is a spot-on casting as one of the WWF’s most colorful characters.

Below are character descriptions for McMahon, Savage and the rest of the main wrestlers this side of Dwayne’s own dad Rocky Johnson (played by Joseph Lee Anderson). Find our first-look photos of Ray as McMahon and Makely as Savage at the bottom of the post.

Vince McMahon (Ray)

Bold, ambitious and quickly rising through the ranks of his father’s company, the future...

While Netflix‘s bonkers documentary Tiger King is taking over the world right now, two surprising films are dominating the streaming service’s newly-added Top 10 movie section.

The current #1 film on Netflix is the Mel Gibson-led Blood Father, a thriller about an ex-con reuniting with his estranged 17-year old daughter to help protect her from drug dealers seeking to end her life. The pic didn’t fare too well at the box office, bringing in just under $7,000,000 worldwide against its estimated $13,000,000 budget. Even so, critics praised the film, earning it a certified fresh rating of 89% on aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes.

Its addition to the Netflix catalog seems to be turning it into a bit of a cult hit now, and with a runtime of only 90 minutes, it might just be worth checking out while you’re stuck at home in self-quarantine from the Covid-19 coronavirus. You can thank us later.

"I always knew my sins would catch up to me." Cinedigm has debuted a trailer for an indie western titled Badland, not to be confused with Terrence Malick's classic Badlands. This Wild West Badland film is the latest from writer/director Justin Lee and is arriving November. Set after the Civil War, detective Matthias Breecher is hired to track down the worst of the Confederate war criminals. As he roams the Old West seeking justice, his resolve is tested when he meets a determined pioneer woman who is far more than she seems. Starring an impressive cast: Kevin Makely, Mira Sorvino, Wes Studi, Trace Adkins, Bruce Dern, Jeff Fahey, Tony Todd, Amanda Wyss, Ryan Kelley, and James Russo. This does not look good, which is no surprise considering we've never heard of it before. Right in the bargain bin. Here's the official Us trailer for Justin Lee's Badland, direct...

In the upcoming action-Western, Badland, Kevin Makely plays Mathias Breecher, a gunslinging detective who's not about to take no guff from nobody no how. Taking place more than a decade after the Civil War, during a time when a wounded nation tries to rebuild, an outlaw faction takes root across the West. In the unincorporated parts of the country, this plague grows with no one to…...

In today’s film news roundup, Rob Schneider wins a SAG-AFTRA board seat; “Badland,” “Sorry We Missed You” and “Extracurricular” find homes; and “The Shawshank Redemption” gets a re-release.

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Rob Schneider has won a SAG-aftra national board seat as a member of presidential candidate Matthew Modine’s progressive Membership First slate.

Schneider won a four-year term as representative of the union’s San Francisco branch. He ran on a campaign platform of increased compensation from streaming services and garnered 402 votes, topping incumbent Kathryn Howell and three other candidates.

Schneider is a former cast member on “Saturday Night Live” with movie credits on “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo,” “The Hot Chick,” “The Benchwarmers,” and “Grown Ups” in addition to the two-season Netflix series “Real Rob.” It’s the first time he has run for a SAG-aftra post.

Results in the closely watched presidential contest will be tabulated on August...

Possessing extremely different political views and ideas can unfortunately lead to an adverse rivalry between warring siblings. That’s certainly the case between the brothers in the new Western, ‘Any Bullet Will Do.’ In honor of the adverse relationship between the two men being explored in the film, ShockYa is debuting an exclusive clip from the […]

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It wasn’t easy making Justin Lee’s third feature film “Any Bullet Will Do.”

The revenge Western was shot in five weeks in the snowy mountains of Montana, adjacent to Yellowstone National Park in very frigid conditions.

“There were days when it was negative five degrees outside and there was five feet of snow and we were in the middle of it,” pic’s star Jenny Curtis said at a New York screening hosted by the Robb Report’s Vices section.

The film, which is set in 1876 Montana, follows Hollis (Kevin Makely) and Rose (Curtis). Rose helps guide Hollis over a dangerous mountain path to find his brother, Everett (Todd Robinson) who murdered one of the family’s slaves after learning Hollis was in love with her.

Both Curtis and Makely spoke about making the film following the screening at the Crosby Hotel on Monday night.

“The joke (while...

Falling asleep in the woods? Just don't do it, especially if there is ... potentially ... a giant, mythical, and/or dangerous creature wandering around, waiting to devour you! This is my personal take-away from Big Legend, now available to enjoy on a variety of VOD (video on demand) platforms, via Vega Baby Releasing and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Based on Kevin Makely's true experience, the film stars Makely, Todd A. Robinson, Amanda Wyss, with Lance Henriksen, and Adrienne Barbeau. Written and directed by Justin Lee, with that powerful of a lineup -- c'mon, are you kidding me? Amanda Wyss *and* Lance Henriksen *and* Adrienne Barbeau -- Big Legend sounds like my kind of entertainment, a feeling that is reinforced by this clip, which displays just...

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Arriving on VOD next Tuesday, July 3rd, is Justin Lee’s Big Legend, which follows a man (played by Kevin Makely) who, haunted by the disappearance of his fiancé, heads back to the woods where she was taken, only to find himself hot on the trail of none other than Bigfoot himself, and he must find a way to contend with the elusive creature.

Daily Dead recently spoke with Lee about the real-life inspiration behind Big Legend, and he discussed how Makely’s own obsession with the long-rumored beast led to him taking on the infamous Sasquatch as well. Lee chatted about working with his lead actor (and long-time best pal) and collaborating with several genre veterans on Big Legend, and he also discussed future plans for the world he establishes in the film, which is set up during Big Legend’s finale with the help of Lance Henriksen.

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Tagline: "The Myth is True." A new Sasquatchploitation film is coming your way. Titled Big Legend, the film is based on one of the actor's actual experience, in a remote wood. The film is slated for a Summer release, on home entertainment formats. The story follows an ex-soldier and his search for his fiancee. He searches the Pacific Northwest, where she was last seen. And, he finds something monstrous waiting for him. Big Legend centrally stars: Kevin Makely, along with: Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Adrienne Barbeau (Escape from New York), Todd A. Robinson ("Grimm") and Amanda Wyss. The film's official trailer and release details are hosted here. The trailer shows two hunters, in a remote forest. Both characters are thrown down a hill. Later, Tyler (Makely) is dragged through a car. All of the action is leading to a final confrontation, with a mythical beast. Vega Baby Releasing will show this film,...

Try not to laugh or roll your eyes too hard as you read what Big Legend is about: Bigfoot. Yes, it's true, writer/director Justin Lee's new movie is about Bigfoot but he also seems to be taking a new approach to the legend because this trailer features some serous thriller vibes.

Kevin Makely stars Tyler, an ex-soldier who ventures into the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest in search of his fiance who disappeared in the woods. He teams up with a local hunter (Todd A. Robinson) and the pair find themselves tracking more than they bargained for.

Along with Makely and Robinson, the movie also stars Amanda Wyss, Adrienne Barbeau and Lance Henriksen.

I'm generally skeptical when it comes to movies about supernatural creatures; they then to be played for laug...

"The myth is true"... and deadly... in Justin Lee's new Bigfoot movie Big Legend (co-starring genre legends Lance Henriksen and Adrienne Barbeau), and ahead of the monster movie's July release, we've been provided with the exclusive reveal of the movie's poster.

You can see Bigfoot lurking behind two hunters in the new Big Legend poster below. Written and directed by Justin Lee and produced by Papa Octopus Productions, Big Legend stars Kevin Makely, Todd A. Robinson, Amanda Wyss, with Lance Henriksen, and Adrienne Barbeau. Vega Baby and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Big Legend on VOD beginning July 3rd.

Synopsis: "Following the trail of his missing fiancée, one man finds more than he bargained for when teaming up with a local hunter who has his eyes set on the ultimate prize: finding Bigfoot."

The post Something Deadly Lurks Among the Trees in our Exclusive Poster Reveal for New Bigfoot...

The upcoming creature feature Big Legend has revealed its cast, which includes Kevin Makely, Todd A. Robinson, Summer Spiro, and horror-veteran Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare On Elm Street). The film, which was shot in southwest Washington state, was written and… Continue Reading →

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Coming off the success of the recent Indie Soap Awards and a successful winter full of fabulous new episodes, the web series community is excited about what's next. We Love Soaps TV is happy to offer our Indie Soap Spring Preview Guide with the latest news and happenings from returning shows to crossovers and spin-offs. Check it out below.

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Season Two Premiere Date: March 18

Creator and star Julie Ann Emery offers a preview of the new season: "The thing I think I'm most proud of is Season Two is fully fan funded. We did a crowd funding campaign and we surpassed our maximum budget asked for. We may not have the biggest audience on the web, but our fans are Fierce!

"We used that money to improve our sound, get all our actors back, and add an impressive list of guest stars including Sam McMurray (Rasing Arizona,...