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Ryan Reynolds is bringing his own (grim) twist to the holiday season with a hilarious spoof of Netflix's hit film, Hot Frosty. In a new ad for his Aviation Gin, Reynolds voices a muscular snowman who bears a striking resemblance to himself. The commercial playfully parodies the Netflix holiday rom-com that follows a widow who brings a handsome snowman to life. While Hot Frosty focuses on said snowman finding love, Reynolds' ad takes a more comedic approach and sees a different outcome for its snowman. This time, the protagonist isn't interested in romance with a chiseled snowman, but rather a bottle of gin.

Reynolds and his Maximum Effort banner have a knack for creating clever ads for his gin brand. Last year, they delivered two memorable holiday ads. For Just Friendsgiving, Reynolds reunited with his Just Friends co-star Amy Smart; for the brand's Christmas ad, Gingle Bells, Reynolds taps...

The days are shorter, the air is chilling, and Netflix just released Hot Frosty the perfect Christmas rom-com to keep viewers warm and cozy throughout the upcoming holiday season. The film stars Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls) as Kathy, a widow unable to move past her husband's untimely death. She puts all of her energy into taking care of everyone around her, hoping to be distracted from her grief and just make it through each day. All that changes when she is gifted a magic scarf that transforms a hunky snowman contest entry into a real-life suitor, Jack, played by Dustin Milligan (Schitt's Creek).

This reimagining of a classic Christmas fairy-tale endears audiences (and makes them sweat). It gets away with cheesy jokes and the superficial oggling of a snowman come-to-life through its heartwarming sincerity and messages about spreading joy to find one's own. However, snowman stories of the past usually...

Quick Links 'Hot Frosty' Brings Holiday Romance to Netflix 'Hot Frosty' Is Exemplary of Netflix's Switch to Making Hallmark Quality Content Does Hallmark Have to Be Worried About Netflix?

The Hallmark Channel has become synonymous with Christmas, with the cable network pumping out dozens of features yearly. The channel has become a staple of many households as they settle into the holiday season. Netflix, the streaming giant, may offer a vast catalog, but it has been slowly expanding in various ways to try to attract as wide an audience as possible. One of the pushes has been for more Christmas-themed content along the same lines, focusing on uplifting stories told on a budget.

Every year, Netflix adds more to its holiday catalog. With the recent success of Hot Frosty (which also happens to star a Hallmark staple), the platform continues to push to establish itself as...

Schitts Creek star Dustin Milligan has been turning heads on Netflix recently with his turn as a hot snowman in the holiday rom-com Hot Frosty, but it seems that he was not quite comfortable with the attention being given to him on set. The newest addition to the streamers festive movie line-up has been dominating the chart since its release, and for now it doesnt show any signs of giving up the top spot easily.

Starring Milligan and original Mean Girls star Lacey Chabert, the whimsical, if at times steamy rom-com, about a woman who brings a snowman to life with the use of a magical scarf, is proving that even the most ridiculous sounding movies can be successful especially when the film landed a perfect critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. While the film is proving to be another huge Netflix hit, for its buffed up male lead, that success...

Netflix subscribers love of big, brash action movies has been put on ice as Christmas approaches, with another new festive movie landing a perfect debut on the platform. Meet Me Next Christmas is still topping the global chart (at the time of writing), but the U.S. chart is being dominated by another offering that screams Hallmark Channel in the well-formed Hot Frosty. And there is a good reason why this movie comes with all the hallmarks of the cable network, as it stars the queen of Hallmark movies and Mean Girls star Lacey Chabert in the lead role.

Judging a book by its cover, Hot Frosty has a cheesy, ludicrous, destined-to-fail plot about a widowed woman who, with the use of an enchanted scarf, turns a regular snowman into a hunk with abs, and they spend a romantic Christmas together. Even the overly happy poster art leans into this being another schmaltzy,...

Netflix's Hot Frosty has effectively been branded as part of the opening salvo of a return to form for the streamer's traditionally robust Christmas movie slate, as their platter of holiday offerings in 2023 was empty of major high-concept releases. With the new movie being followed by the Chad Michael Murray-led The Merriest Gentlemen, about a young woman saving her family's venue by putting on a Christmas show featuring male exotic dancers, it has been the streamer's implicit promise that not only are the holidays at Netflix back, they are spicier than ever.

Hot Frosty

Director Jerry CiccorittiRelease Date November 13, 2024Writers Russell HainlineCast Bobby Daniels, Sarah Desouza-Coelho, Allan Royal, Heleene Lohan Cameron, Katy Mixon Greer, Matthew Stefiuk, Chrishell Stause, Sherry Miller, Dan Lett, Lauren Holly, Joe Lo Truglio, Dustin Milligan, Lacey Chabert, Craig RobinsonGenres Holiday, Romance, ComedyMain Genre Holiday

The opening scene of Hot Frosty promises that the movie...

Some people are worth melting for — especially the hot ones.

In the new trailer for Netflix’s holiday rom-com “Hot Frosty,” Christmas movie queen Lacey Chabert stars as a widow named Kathy, who magically brings a sexy snowman (“Schitt’s Creek” alum Dustin Milligan) to life. Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Kathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays … and before he melts.

At the end of the trailer, Chabert’s character is seen watching Lindsay Lohan’s 2023 Netflix holiday film “Falling for Christmas.” In a nod to their beloved 2004 flick “Mean Girls,” she quips, “That’s so funny. That looks just like a girl I went to high school with.”

Joe Lo Truglio and Craig Robinson bring some comedic relief as a pair of police officers, while Katy Mixon Greer, Lauren Holly, Chrishell Stause, Sherry Miller, Dan Lett,...

Thumpety, thump, thump, Frosty returns like you’ve never seen him before in the new Netflix original “Hot Frosty.”

Lacey Chabert (“Mean Girls”) and Dustin Milligan (“Schitt’s Creek”) teased their unlikely romance in the first trailer for their Netflix holiday movie Wednesday.

Two years after the loss of her husband, Kathy (Chabert) struggles to enjoy the holiday season. But with the help of a magical scarf, she brings a handsome snowman to life. His innocence and wonder teach her to fall in love again just in time for the holiday season.

The real life Frosty named Jack (Milligan) streaks through the park and steals some clothes before bumping into love interest Kathy. Craig Robinson puts Jack on the hot seat in the sheriff’s office before Katy saves him from melting away.

Chabert is no stranger to the holiday rom-com genre, starring in over 30 Hallmark Channel movies. The Queen of...

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every other day throughout the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the psychological thriller Definition of Fear. You can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Written and directed by James Simpson, Definition of Fear has the following synopsis, provided by Simpson himself: Four beautiful girl friends spend the weekend at a holiday cabin by a lake, under the pretense of a ‘girlie weekend away’ organised by Sarah Fording. Sarah has a hidden agenda to secretly film her three friends as part of her Phd Thesis in Psychology. She has set up the weekend to carry out her experiment and secretly film it using hidden cameras.

Stars: Andy Powers, Laura Allen, Peter Stormare, Elizabeth Whitmere, Christian Distefano, Chuck Shamata, Matthew Stefiuk, Sarah Scheffer, Allen Altman | Written by Christopher D. Ford, Jon Watts | Directed by Jon Watts

An Eli Roth produced horror film about a killer clown. As concepts go, Clown has itself a real doozy. When the clown he hired for his son’s birthday party flakes out on him, a desperate dad and real estate agent dresses up in the clown costume he finds in the basement of one of his properties. His clown act is a resounding success, but isn’t quite so funny the next day, when he can’t get the make-up, wig or nose off his face. Even worse, he appears to be transforming into a child-eating demonic clown. It’s up to his wife and a dodgy Peter Stormare to save the poor guy before its too late – both for...

Stars: Andy Powers, Laura Allen, Peter Stormare, Elizabeth Whitmere, Christian Distefano, Chuck Shamata, Matthew Stefiuk, Sarah Scheffer, Allen Altman | Written by Christopher D. Ford, Jon Watts | Directed by Jon Watts

There’s been a lot of hype surrounding Clown, no doubt because purveyor of gore and grue, Eli Roth (Hostel), has his name attached to the film. So forgive me if I came away from the movie feeling a little under-whelmed. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed what I saw but I couldn’t help but feel it needed something more… After all, when you break the story down, it’s not much more than a Tales From the Crypt/Tales From the Darkside-style morality play; and those two TV shows told their stories in less than thirty minutes.

Clown tells the story of doting father Kent who dons a clown outfit he finds in an abandoned property he is renovating,...

The real Clown trailer is here and its really creepy. Clown is about a loving father finds a clown suit for his sons birthday party only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer. Clown is directed by Jon Watts and is written by Watts and Christopher D. Ford. The film stars Andy Powers Elizabeth Whitmere Christian Distefano Matthew Stefiuk Peter Stormare and Laura Allen. Eli Roth is quoted saying this about the film Its new territory to ma...

The Film Stage just checked in with the trailer for the Eli Roth-produced flick Clown starring Peter Stormare (Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Fargo) and Laura Allen (From Within, The Collective). Check it out if you dare!

Roth became attached to the project after seeing Jon Watts’ awesome faux trailer of the same name. Christian Distefano, Elizabeth Whitmere, Matthew Stefiuk, and Andy Powers co-star.

Watts is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Christopher D. Ford.

Synopsis:

A loving father dons a clown outfit, wig, bulbous nose, and pancake makeup to entertain at his son, Jack’s (Distefano), sixth birthday after the clown-for-hire is a no-show. Unable to take off the clown garb, dad’s personality changes in horrific fashion. He and his family race to break the curse of the evil outfit before he undergoes a complete transformation into a homicidal killer with over-sized shoes.

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Eli Roth may be busy directing The Green Inferno, but that doesn’t mean he’s too busy to continue his role as horror-producer extraordinaire. The project he’s currently working on is Jon Watts’ Clown, which Empire reports has found two new cast members in Peter Stormare and Laura Allen.

Watts co-wrote the script with CD Ford and will also be directing, check out a synopsis below.

A loving father dons a clown outfit, wig, bulbous nose, and pancake makeup to entertain at his son, Jack’s, sixth birthday after the clown-for-hire is a no-show. Unable to take off the clown garb, dad’s personality changes in horrific fashion. He and his family race to break the curse of the evil outfit before he undergoes a complete transformation into a homicidal killer with over-sized shoes.

Stormare was recently in Lockout and can be seen in Hansel And Gretel Witch Hunters in January.

Peter Stormare and Laura Allen have signed on for "Clown," the Eli Roth-produced low-budget killer-clown horror thriller at Dimension Films.

Andy Powers stars as a father who dons a clown outfit for his son’s birthday when the clown-for-hire bails. He and his family soon discover that he not only can’t take it off, but there’s a horrific curse behind it.

Allen will play the wife, and Stormare will play an expert in clown lore. Christian Distefano, Elizabeth Whitmere and Matthew Stefiuk also star.

Jon Watts helms from a script he co-wrote with C.D. Ford. Cody Ryder and Robert Menzies are also producing, and shooting is now underway in Ottawa.

Source: THR...

Previously announced castmates Andy Powers, Christian Distefano, Elizabeth Whitmere, and Matthew Stefiuk are now being joined by two more additions to the upcoming killer-clown flick simply entitled Clown. As reported earlier by THR, Peter Stormare (Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters, Fargo) and Laura Allen (From Within, The Collective) have signed on to co-star in the Eli Roth produced flick. Allen (pictured above) will play the wife, and Storm…...

THR just checked in with even more casting news for the Eli Roth produced flick Clown. According to the site Peter Stormare (Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters, Fargo) and Laura Allen (From Within, The Collective) will also star.

They join the previously announced Andy Powers, Christian Distefano, Elizabeth Whitmere, and Matthew Stefiuk.

Jon Watts is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Christopher D. Ford. It became an Internet “thing” when a spoof trailer circulated back in 2011. In the film “a loving father dons a clown outfit, wig, bulbous nose, and pancake makeup to entertain at his son, Jack’s (Distefano), sixth birthday after the clown-for-hire is a no-show. Unable to take off the clown garb, dad’s personality changes in horrific fashion. He and his family race to break the curse of the evil outfit before he undergoes a complete transformation into a homicidal killer with over-sized shoes.”

Clown...

An additional piece of casting news has hit the interwebs for the Eli Roth produced fear flick Clown. "Oz" alumnus Andy Powers has joined the cast and is currently in Ottawa filming. Look for more on this one as we get it.

Powers joins the previously announced Christian Distefano, Elizabeth Whitmere, and Matthew Stefiuk.

Jon Watts is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Christopher D. Ford. It became an Internet “thing” when a spoof trailer circulated back in 2011. In the film “a loving father dons a clown outfit, wig, bulbous nose, and pancake makeup to entertain at his son, Jack’s (Distefano), sixth birthday after the clown-for-hire is a no-show. Unable to take off the clown garb, dad’s personality changes in horrific fashion. He and his family race to break the curse of the evil outfit before he undergoes a complete transformation into a homicidal killer with over-sized shoes.

In October 2010, a mock trailer for Clown was released by Jon Watts and Christopher D. Ford, which featured Eli Roth’s name, even though he was unaware of the trailer’s existence. Eventually, this got the attention of Eli Roth and he ended coming on board as a producer to give these guys the opportunity to make a full feature out of their concept.

After not hearing much about Clown this year, it’s been revealed movie is filming right now in Ottawa and we have some casting news to share. According to The Welland Tribune, Seven year old Christian Distefano will be playing Jack, “the son of a man who tries on a clown suit for a birthday party and becomes possessed by the spirit which inhabits it.” Elizabeth Whitmere and Matthew Stefiuk have been cast as the parents, and Bloody Disgusting reports that Andy Powers (Oz) will appear in the movie as well.

News comes from the strangest places sometimes. Case in point: the Niagara Falls Review, which is reporting that seven-year-old Niagara Falls native Christian Distefano is currently in Ottawa filming the spook flick Clown, produced by Eli Roth.

The film co-stars Elizabeth Whitmere and Matthew Stefiuk.

Jon Watts is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Christopher D. Ford. It became an internet “thing” when a spoof trailer circulated back in 2011. In the film “a loving father dons a clown outfit, wig, bulbous nose, and pancake makeup to entertain at his son, Jack’s (Distefano), sixth birthday after the clown-for-hire is a no-show. Unable to take off the clown garb, dad’s personality changes in horrific fashion. He and his family race to break the curse of the evil outfit before he undergoes a complete transformation into a homicidal killer with over-sized shoes.”

Clown is scheduled for release next year.

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Thrones & Empires

Stars: Helen Mirren, Gabriel Byrne, Christian Bale, Brian Cox, Tom Wilkinson, Kate Beckinsale | Written by Gabriel Axel, Erik Kjersgaard | Directed by Gabriel Axel

King Harvendel and his son Sigurd have been murdered by the King’s evil brother Fenge who has taken the crown and Queen Geruth as his wife. But the killing has been witnessed by the other prince, who avoids his own slaughter by feigning madness. Driven by revenge, Amled in turns murders Ribold, Fenge’s closest companion. Threatened by this, Fenge sends Amled to his close friend Aethelwine, Duke of Lindsey in Scotland with a message that the prince is mad and should die. Amled manages to change the text of the message in his favour and is welcomed into the court by the Duke, and quickly falls in love with his daughter, the beautiful Ethel.

While out riding with Ehtel and her brother Aelfred,...