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If we know anything, it’s that Viking movies and shows can certainly fit into many genres but if we are talking about it seriously, Vikings on its own is a separate genre because there is a different feel to any Viking-related movie or show that can only come from this specific genre. So, if you like Vikings-related movies or shows here are the absolute best movies and shows you can find on Netflix right now.

Norsemen (Series) Credit – Netflix

Norsemen is a Norwegian historical comedy series created by Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgersen. The Netflix series is set in the 8th century and it follows the Vikings village people as they experience political rivalries, social change, and the deaths of their fellow warriors in a pretty comedic manner. Norsemen stars Jon Iver Helgaker, Silje Torp, Kåre Conradi, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Kristine Riis, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Jon Øigarden, Marian Saastad Ottesen,...

The Norwegian holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn was given a theatrical release last month – but if you wanted to see the movie and weren’t able to catch it on the big screen, you’ll be glad to hear that it has already received a digital release this week! The movie is available to watch through Amazon at This Link. Coinciding with the digital release is the unveiling of a new trailer for the film, and you can check that out in the embed above.

Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths...

This week is the final big time new release week for 2023, as things are going to quiet down a bit for the holidays. But we’re going out with a bang, with 15 new horrors this week alone.

Here’s all the new horror releasing December 5 – December 10, 2023!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

It’s Face/Off meets Freaky Friday when a homicide detective swaps bodies with a serial killer in Devils, the critically acclaimed body-swap psychological thriller that’s now on VOD and streaming on Screambox. The thriller, written and directed by Kim Jae-hoon, blurs revenge and morality where an unwavering detective takes on a serial killer.

“Devils follows the story of Jae-hwan, a determined homicide detective assigned to take down a ring of serial killers terrorizing the city. The case becomes deeply personal for him as one of the victims is his own brother-in-law.

Traditions die hard in the upcoming holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn (read our review), which is finally being unwrapped on Digital this coming December 5, 2023, Bloody Disgusting just learned.

Watch the most recent trailer for There’s Something in the Barn below, which promises a fun holiday horror comedy that’s a little bit Gremlins, and a little bit Goosebumps!

In the film from director Magnus Martens, “An American family fulfills their dream of returning to their roots after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway. However, they are in for a big surprise. An elf with a nasty temper lives in the house’s barn. When the family starts to infuriate the creature, a raw and bloody struggle for survival ensues.”

Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, and Jeppe Beck Laursen star in the Norwegian horror movie. Aleksander Kirkwood Brown wrote the screenplay.

“Barn elves are deeply rooted in Norwegian folklore and tradition.

The Norwegian holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn just reached theatres last week – but if you can’t catch it on the big screen, you’ll still have a chance to watch it at home this holiday season. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be giving There’s Something in the Barn a digital release on December 5th! To help you decide whether or not this is a movie you’d like to check out, we have the trailer embedded above.

Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths with a tricky creature from Nordic folklore, the Barn Elf.

It’s the first full week of November 2023, and with Halloween in the rear view, it’s only natural that the new horror releases will be slowing down a bit. But horror never truly sleeps.

Here’s all the new horror releasing November 7 – November 12, 2023!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

The Adams Family debuted on the scene with The Deeper You Dig and returned last year for Shudder’s Hellbender. Up next from the family – and yes, they are indeed a real family – is Where the Devil Roams, and it’s now available on VOD outlets beginning today.

“Set during Depression-era America, Where the Devil Roams follows a family of murderous sideshow performers as they travel the dying carnival circuit.”

Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, and John Adams star in the film, as well as write and direct.

There haven’t been all that many...

Traditions die hard in the upcoming holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn, and Bloody Disgusting has been exclusively provided with a brand new trailer today.

This trailer comes courtesy of the Norwegian distributor and producer, and it runs about a minute longer than the previously released trailer, loaded with new footage.

Watch the latest trailer for There’s Something in the Barn below, which promises a fun holiday horror comedy that’s a little bit Gremlins, and a little bit Goosebumps!

There’s Something in the Barn will release in select territories on November 10. But first, the film opens Norway’s biggest Genre Film Festival today, October 19.

In the film from director Magnus Martens, “An American family fulfills their dream of returning to their roots after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway. However, they are in for a big surprise. An elf with a nasty temper lives in the house’s barn.

The Norwegian holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn is heading toward a November 10th theatrical release, and one month out from that date we’ve gotten our hands on a trailer for the film! You can check it out in the embed above.

Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths with a tricky creature from Nordic folklore, the Barn Elf. The family must avoid incurring the wrath of this gnome-like Santa by eschewing all bright lights and loud noises and making sure to leave a bowl of porridge on Christmas Eve.

The film...

Killer elves are on the prowl in the upcoming holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn, and Variety reports that the horror-comedy has been acquired in multiple territories ahead of its premiere at Fantastic Fest and Sitges.

There’s Something in the Barn is headed to Fantastic Fest next week before screening at Sitges Film Festival in October.

The excellent news is that you won’t have long to wait to check out this killer elves holiday horror movie: There’s Something in the Barn will release on November 10.

In the film from director Magnus Martens, “An American family fulfills their dream of returning to their roots after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway. However, they are in for a big surprise. An elf with a nasty temper lives in the house’s barn. When the family starts to infuriate the creature, a raw and bloody struggle for survival ensues.

A new tale of Christmas folklore is twisted into a paranoid mythical slasher story with There’s Something in the Barn. The production company, Charades, has just sold their horror comedy to major markets all over the world with multiple deals. The film comes from Norway filmmaker, Magnus Martens, who is a veteran TV director of series like Fear the Walking Dead and Luke Cage. 74 Entertainment and XYZ Films who have produced Dead Snow have also produced this film.

The synopsis according to Variety reads,

“The film follows the Nordheim family who have happily moved to their old family farm in the Norwegian Mountain. They lives turn into hell and torments when they come across the trickiest Nordic folklore creatures known as the Barn Elf.”

The horror satire features actors Martin Starr, known from Freaks and Geeks and the MCU Spider-Man films, Amrita Acharia, who can previously be seen in...

Charades has closed multiple deals on “There’s Something in the Barn,” Magnus Martens’s (“Fear the Walking Dead”) comedy horror movie from “Dead Snow” producers at 74 Entertainment and XYZ Films.

The English-language movie is headlined by Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia (“Game of Thrones”) and Jeppe Beck Laursen (“The Last Kingdom”). Both Starr and Acharia previously starred in “Dead Snow 2.” The film follows the Nordheim family who have happily moved to their old family farm in the Norwegian Mountain. They lives turn into hell and torments when they come across the trickiest Nordic folklore creatures known as the Barn Elf.

Ahead of its world premiere at Sitges and Fantastic Fest, “There’s Something in the Barn” has been pre-sold by Charades to a raft of major territories, including Germany (Telepool & Capelight), Spain (A Contracorriente) UK (Vertigo Releasing), Switzerland (Telepool), Portugal (Cinemundo), Scandinavia, Hungary (Ads), Czech Rep & Slovakia (Aqs), Romania (Ads...

Traditions die hard in the upcoming holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn, and Bloody Disgusting has been exclusively provided with the international poster today.

There’s Something in the Barn is headed to the Sitges Film Festival in October – the fest runs from October 5 – October 15 – and you’ll find the official poster art down below.

In the film from director Magnus Martens, “An American family fulfills their dream of returning to their roots after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway. However, they are in for a big surprise. An elf with a nasty temper lives in the house’s barn. When the family starts to infuriate the creature, a raw and bloody struggle for survival ensues.”

Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, and Jeppe Beck Laursen star in the Norwegian horror movie.

Aleksander Kirkwood Brown wrote the screenplay.

Learn more about There’s Something in the Barn on the Sitges Film Festival website.

It's the end of the line for another Netflix series.

Deadline is reporting that the streamer has announced the upcoming fifth season.

Alexander Dreymon, who plays Saxon warrior Uhtred of Bebbanburg, said in a statement, “Playing Uhtred for five seasons has been a wonderful journey.”

Added EP Nigel Marchant: “With such a loyal fanbase, we’re excited to give viewers a chance to follow Uhtred on the next stage of his epic quest, where not everyone survives.”

News of the conclusion means that Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Stories novel series will not be fully adapted since the fifth season is said to be based on the ninth and tenth books in the 13-pear series.

The good news for fans is that the final season is currently in production, so there should be some semblance of a conclusion when it's all said and done.

It's possible there could be some...

“The Last Kingdom” will end with its upcoming Season 5 on Netflix.

The announcement comes as the show begins production on its fifth season in Budapest, Hungary.

“I love this job,” series star Alexander Dreymon said. “Playing Uhtred for 5 seasons has been a wonderful journey. And I’m truly grateful to have been given the opportunity to direct. In doing so, I came to fully appreciate the spectacular talent and skill of our cast and crew even more. I can’t wait to share it with our fans, without whom none of this would be possible.”

Based on the ninth and tenth books of Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling novel series “The Saxon Stories,” the fifth season will see Uhtred (Dreymon) realize his destiny is more than just Bebbanburg: it is tied to the future of England itself. Charged with training King Edward’s first-born son Aethelstan as a warrior, Uhtred’s...

“The Last Kingdom” has been renewed for a fifth season at Netflix. Time to celebrate, arselings!

The cast posted a video on social media making the announcement, which can be viewed below. The news comes just under three months after the release of Season 4 on April 26. Season 5 will consist of 10 episodes, as did Seasons 3 and 4.

The series is based on “The Saxon Stories” novels by Bernard Cornwell. It follows the adventures of Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Alexander Dreymon), a warrior born a Saxon but raised as a Dane, in ninth and tenth century England. Uhtred becomes an unlikely ally of King Alfred of Wessex (David Dawson) and his family as the king seeks to unite all the kingdoms of England under one ruler as Vikings ravage the country.

Based on books nine and ten – “The Warriors of the Storm” and “The Flame Bearer” – the fifth season will see Uhtred realize his...

"Ragnarok" is a new 'superhero' TV series, set in Norway, directed by Mogens Hagedorn and Jannik Johansen, streaming on Netflix, January 31, 2020:

"... a small Norwegian town experiencing warm winters and violent downpours seems to be headed for another 'Ragnarok',  unless someone intervenes in time..."

Cast includes David Stakston, Jonas Strand Gravli, Herman Tømmeraas, Theresa Frostad Eggesbø, Henriette Steenstrup, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Synnøve Macody Lund, Odd-Magnus Williamson, Tani Dibasey, Kornelia Eline Skogseth, Eli Anne Linnestad, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Karoline Petronella Ulfsdatter Schau, Rozerin Algunerhan, Iselin Shumba Skjævesland and Geir-Atle Johnsen.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Ragnarok"...

Filming has commenced on the fourth season of The Last Kingdom for Netflix, the hit historical drama based on Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling novel series The Saxon Stories.

Alexander Dreymon reprises his role as Uhtred, joined by new cast Stefanie Martini who takes on the role of Eadith, Aethelred’s new love conquest, and Aethelred’s new right-hand man Eardwulf, played by Jamie Blackley.

After the death of Alfred, the alliances between the kingdoms are fractured. Uhtred believes the timing is right to challenge his uncle Aelfric, played by Joseph Millson, and take back his ancestral home, Bebbanburg. However fate shifts in a different direction, leading Uhtred to realize that his destiny is tied to Alfred’s dream of a united land. This, and Uhtred’s feelings for Aethelflaed, drive him back into the politics that threaten to break out into war.

Returning cast includes Ian Hart (Father Beocca), Toby Regbo...

Since the turn of the Millennium, Scandinavian literature, ranging from the works of Jo Nesbø to Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Trilogy, as well as Scandinavian television, such as The Killing and Borgen, has been released to much critical acclaim in the English-speaking world. Despite this, the cinematic output of the three nations hasn’t attracted as much attention, despite the release of some excellent films since 2000.

The country of Norway, one of the three nations of Scandinavia (the other two being Denmark and Sweden) has been responsible for several of these films, and listed in this article are five productions comparable in quality to their Hollywood counterparts, much like the five German films featured in my previous article ‘5 Contemporary German Films Well Worth Watching, which can be found at http://whatculture.com/film/5-contemporary-german-films-worth-watching.php.

5. Død Snø (Dead Snow):

Year – 2009, Director – Tommy Wirkola, Starring – Charlotte Frogner, Ørjan Gamst, Vegar Hoel,...

Lady GaGa has registered three new song titles on her Bmi. The singer has officially listed the tracks with Broadcast Music, Inc, which collects royalties for artists, indicating that the songs will probably be used for a future release. The song titles appear as 'Candy Art', 'Cold Hearted Bitch' and 'Crwth' (which is also known as 'Clock Spins'), according to ladyxgaga.com. Previous Born This Way collaborators Paul Blair (aka DJ White Shadow) and Jeppe Laursen are listed as co-writers, while unknown musician (more)...

Chicago – Just as Edgar Wright’s “Shaun of the Dead” was a wonderful homage to the work of George A. Romero, I feel like Tommy Wirkola’s highly-buzzed Nazi zombie film “Dead Snow” is an ode to the work accomplished by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell in the films of the “Evil Dead” series. Not only is Ash, Campbell’s character, directly mentioned by a character in the film but the style, story, and even amputations are straight out of the ‘Cult of Ash’. Being inspired by horror greatness doesn’t always lead to quality itself, but this cult-hit-in-the-making nearly lives up to its gory ancestors and will clearly have a loyal following for years to come.

DVD Rating: 3.5/5.0

What’s scarier than normal zombies? Nazi zombies! With a plot that sounds spawned from too much Red Bull after a 24-hour midnight movie marathon, “Dead Snow” opens with a woman...

This year is the year of the zombie. That Nazis are always a fine villain since they come with a u-boatload of nastiness behind them and wear some scary uniforms. It.s not surprising that those two should meet in the frozen wasteland of Norway. A group of friends are heading to the isolated cabin of Sara.s (Ane Dahl Torp) family. Her boyfriend Vegard (Lasse Valdal) is leading squeamish medical student Martin (Vegar Hoel), his girlfriend Hanna (Charlotte Frogner), horn-dog Roy (Stig Frode Henriksen), movie geek Erlend (Jeppe Laursen), and single girls Chris (Jenny Skavlan) and Liv (Evy Kasseth Rosten). Sara, the sportiest of the group, has decided to ski across country to get to the cabin and...

The Norwegian Dod Sno,, or for North American horror fans Dead Snow, will release on DVD this week and the film is worth a second look. Dead Snow is one of the best foreign films to be released in 2009 and the film has been reviewed here (Dead Snow Review). From the review: "not since 'Shock Waves' has the use of Nazi zombies been given such effective attention" (28Dla). Now the DVD has some extras to start of the film's release with a bang. DVD features include a behind the scenes featurette, a special make-up effects featurette, and a short film entitled "Madness in the North." The film includes several other gems and, while the film is in Norwegian with English subtitles, the film blends over-the-top campiness with raw blood and guts. Have another look at the trailer below.

The synopsis for Dead Snow here:

"For eight medical students,...

Yeah another DVD and Blu-Ray story. Times can be slow, after all Sam Raimi needs time to create. We do have a treat for you though, Dead Snow. Yep the greatest Norwegian zombie flick you're ever going to see, after all we're sure you've seen your share of Norwegian zombie flicks. If you're a fan of Evil Dead this is not just a must have but one of your new favorite horror movies....

It doesn't stop there, every horror fan should own this and watch it if you haven't done so. This is a horror movie that doesn't take itself too seriously. One we personally love. You can check our fan review section here.

Look for the film starring Orjan Gamst as the lead Nazi zombie, Colonel Herzog; Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan and Jeppe Beck Laursen to hit home on February 23rd, 2010. Below is...

And the DVD and Blu-ray news keeps marching on ... this time said marching comes in the form of some demonic goose-stepping as we've got all the details on Mpi/IFC's home video release of Tommy Wirkola's Dead Snow.

Look for the film starring Orjan Gamst as the lead Nazi zombie, Colonel Herzog; Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan and Jeppe Beck Laursen to hit home on February 23rd, 2010.

Special Features

Behind Dead Snow featurette Special make-up effects of Dead Snow featurette Madness in the North, Madness in the West! featurette Burning the Cabin featurette The Sounds of Dead Snow featurette Outtakes Theatrical trailer

Synopsis:

When a group of medical students take a sex-and-booze-fueled ski vacation to a remote cabin in the scenic Norwegian Alps, they uncover a dark secret from World War II. After arriving at a remote cabin and unpacking their beer and ski gear,...

Norway has brought us some of the best horror films in the last couple of years including Rovdyr, Skjult, Cold Prey I & II, and Dod Sno (Dead Snow), but now there is a new star on the horizon. Detour, from director Severin Eskeland, will shine brightly at the Afm, but now the first trailer and poster are available to be seen. To star Marte Germaine Christensen, Sondre Krogtoft Larsen, and Jens Hultèn Detour will be released in North America once distribution has been found. Check out the first trailer for the film below along with a plot summary.

A synopsis for Detour here:

"Driving back to Norway, Lina and Martin reach a roadblock where a policeman tells them to take a detour deep into the Swedish forest. But soon one creepy incident after another leaves them stranded in the dark woods and everything seems much too bizarre to be accidental…...

[Spoiler Alert: I discuss the plot of the film in detail.]

Dead Snow does everything a splatter-zombie film is supposed to do. It gathers a group of young people in a remote spot, slowly unleashes an at first mysterious deadly force on them, picks off the characters one by one but backwards from the least to the most significant, and has the requisite number of bloody moments – eyes are squished, intestines are re-employed for interesting external uses, and jaws chomp down on writhing bodies. I haven’t read any reviews or production histories of the film but this polished, well-photographed effort has the flavor of a calling card film. It pleads, “I can put a coherent commercial property together so please hire me.”

All that being said, Dead Snow, along with other recent horror films, such as Drag Me to Hell and the numerous ’70s remakes, raises some interesting questions about the state of horror.

Splatter movies are perhaps the defining...

Not only will our very own London correspondent Ben Austwick be there to cover the fest but it's one of the best lineups ever!

How about the world premier for Pa giant insect comedy Infestation? Check.

Sneak preview of La Horde? Check.

UK premier of Cannes premier Hierro? Check.

The surprisingly good Giallo, the latest from Dario Argento? Check.

The world premier of The Descent part 2? Check!

Full schedule after the break. (Yes we copied Dread Central's post. Thanks UncleCreepy!)

Main Programme - Empire 1

# Thursday 27 August

18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)

The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale,...

The UK's most amazing horror film festival Film 4 FrightFest has released what could very well be one of the best horror line-ups we've seen ever for its latest show taking place August 27th - August 31st, brimming with films we've been salivating over Stateside!

If you need any more reasons to fly across the pond check out the schedule below!

Main Programme - Empire 1

Thursday 27 August 18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)

The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale, Triangle is Smith’s best, polished and most mature work.

95 minutes Director: Christopher Smith UK/Australia 2009

Melissa George...

“There are no good jokes that don’t involve poop, pee or semen,” someone says in Dead Snow, but Norwegian director/co-writer Tommy Wirkola would clearly disagree with his character. Where bodily fluids and parts are concerned, blood and guts are the humorous props of choice in his movie, and its best moment is a literal cliffhanger with a human and a zombie clinging to another ghoul’s unfurled intestines.

Which is not to say that Dead Snow goes completely over the top in either its comedy or its filmmaking. (The movie opens this week in New York and next week in La theatrically, and is also available via video-on-demand from IFC Films; this review is based on the subtitled version playing the big screens, not the dubbed edition being presented on small ones.) The obvious models are Evil Dead II and Dead Alive, yet Wirkola eschews the aggressive camerawork of Sam Raimi and,...

The ComingSoon.net Trailers & Clips section has been updated with the new trailers for the action-thriller A Perfect Getaway and the horror-comedy Dead Snow . "Getaway," written and directed by David Twohy, opens August 14 and stars Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Steve Zahn, Kiele Sanchez, Chris Hemsworth, Katie Chonacas. "Snow" hits theaters on June 19 and stars Vegard Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan and Jeppe Beck Laursen. Click here to watch the trailers!

Director: Tommy Wirkola.

Writer: Stig Frode Henriksen.

A Norwegian film that made its premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, "Dead Snow," is now approaching North American shores, with a limited release this summer. And not since "Shock Waves," has the use of Nazi zombies been given such effective attention. Twenty-nine year old Tommy Wirkola from "Kill Buljo: The Movie," fame, a satire of Tarantino's "Kill Bill," is the creative energy behind this newest zombie genre film. Not skimping on the gore and attempting a few scares along the way "Dead Snow," mostly stays in comedic tones. Also, while paying homage to 80s slasher films of the past "Dead Snow," manages to avoid the many pitfalls of blending horror and comedy through excellent film techniques while owning the many cliches of horror film classics. And these are not just zombies these are frozen Nazi zombies!

The story begins with eight medical...

Here’s another brand new movie poster from the upcoming Norwegian horror film “Dead Snow” by director Tommy Wirkola (Remake) and starring Ane Dahl Torp (Cold Lunch), Jenny Skavlan (Fatso), Charlotte Frogner (Hvaler), Jeppe Laursen (Limbo) and Stig Frode Henriksen (Kill Buljo: The Movie). Synopsis: A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation; cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly, none of them anticipated not returning home alive! However, the Nazi-zombie battalion haunting the mountains had other plans. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest “Dead Snow” movie news and trailers.

Check out this brutal new movie poster from the upcoming Norwegian horror film “Dead Snow” by director Tommy Wirkola (Remake) and starring Ane Dahl Torp (Cold Lunch), Jenny Skavlan (Fatso), Charlotte Frogner (Hvaler), Jeppe Laursen (Limbo) and Stig Frode Henriksen (Kill Buljo: The Movie). Synopsis: A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation; cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly, none of them anticipated not returning home alive! However, the Nazi-zombie battalion haunting the mountains had other plans. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest “Dead Snow” movie news and trailers.

Watch the official Sundance movie trailer for the upcoming Norwegian horror film “Dead Snow” by director Tommy Wirkola (Remake) and starring Ane Dahl Torp (Cold Lunch), Jenny Skavlan (Fatso), Charlotte Frogner (Hvaler), Jeppe Laursen (Limbo) and Stig Frode Henriksen (Kill Buljo: The Movie). Synopsis: A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation; cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly, none of them anticipated not returning home alive! However, the Nazi-zombie battalion haunting the mountains had other plans. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest “Dead Snow” movie news and trailers.

Premieres

To showcase the diversity of contemporary independent cinema, this section offers the latest work from American and international directors and world premieres of highly anticipated films.

Adventureland / U.S. (Director-screenwriter: Greg Mottola)

In 1987, a recent college graduate takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park and discovers the job is perfect preparation for the real world. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Bill Hader. World premiere

Brooklyn's Finest / U.S. (Director: Antoine Fuqua; screenwriter: Michael C. Martin)

After enduring vastly different career paths, three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location. Cast: Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle, Ellen Barkin. World premiere

Earth Days / U.S. (Director: Robert Stone)

The history of our environmental undoing through the eyes of nine Americans whose work and actions launched the modern environmental movement. World premiere, closing-night film

Endgame / U.K. (Director: Pete Travis; screenwriter: Paula Milne)

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• Sundance got serious about fine-tuning their Park City at Midnight section this year. The section which I normally only dabble in to fill up voids in my scheduling has got enough worthy films this year that are potentially worth the detour - commencing with a film I mentioned last week -- Black Dynamite! Here are the 8 pack of films from directors like Sundance-regular Adam Bhala Lough, horror specialist Jonathan Liebesman and newcomer Ryan Shiraki. Black Dynamite / USA (Director: Scott Sanders; Screenwriters: Michael Jai White, Scott Sanders, and Byron Minns)—When 'The Man' murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to take him on. Cast: Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Byron Minns, James McManus. World Premiere The Carter / USA (Director: Adam Bhala Lough)—An in-depth, intimate look at

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