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Sanctum 4K Uhd from Scream Factory

Sanctum dives onto 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on January 7 via Scream Factory. The 2011 thriller is newly presented in 4K from the original elements with Dolby Vision.

From executive producer James Cameron, the film is directed by Alister Grierson (Bloody Hell) and written by John Garvin and Andrew Wight. Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield, Alice Parkinson, Dan Wyllie, and Ioan Gruffudd star.

Special features include: new commentary by film historians Emily Higgins and Billy Dunham; commentary by Grierson, Waskefield, and Wight; Sanctum: The Real Story; Nullarbor Dreaming; and deleted scenes.

Heretic Candle from A24

If you missed the Heretic multi-sensory screenings, you can recreate the aromatic experience at home with A24’s candle.

From Paramount’s Saban label comes a new fantasy film, The Secret Kingdom. The movie is currently available to see in theaters and stream on digital platforms and follows siblings Peter and Verity on their whirlwind adventure. After moving to a remote town, the pair discover a secret land underneath their bedroom floor. Peter and Verity are whisked away to the Below and tasked with fighting an ancient evil that has plagued the kingdom for ages.

At the helm of it all is Matt Drummond, a writer, director, producer, and SFX supervisor for the film. Drummond has worked on multiple projects and is known for features such as My Pet Dinosaur, Dinosaur Island, and Life After People. The main cast includes Sam Everingham, Alyla Browne, Alice Parkinson, Chris Gabardi, Darius Williams, and Beth Champion.

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Screen Rant is proud to present an exclusive clip of Paramount and Saban’s new adventure movie, The Secret Kingdom. The film is set to release in theaters and on digital platforms on Friday, June 9th, and follows a pair of siblings' fantastical journey through an unknown land. After their family relocates to a small town, Peter and Verity find themselves in possession of an artifact that transports them to the Below. It is here that they meet Elwyn—the leader of the pangolins and a firm believer that Peter is destined to rule the kingdom and fulfill an ancient prophecy.

Writer-director Matt Drummond is involved in multiple aspects of the creative process, also serving as a producer and special effects supervisor for the film. From live-action to voice actors, The Secret Kingdom has a strong main cast and stars Sam Everingham as Peter and Alyla Browne as Verity. Everingham...

"All you need... is within you." Saban Films has revealed an official US trailer for The Secret Kingdom, a CGI-filled fantasy adventure movie from filmmaker Matt Drummond. He is the same Australian filmmaker behind the CGI movies My Pet Dinosaur and Dinosaur Island, and this new one already opened in Australia a few weeks ago. It's getting a US release in select theaters in June, and it'll be on VOD to watch as well. Join the Pangolin Pling, Elwyn, Mendax the Dragon, Ego and Ergo and all of the characters on the greatest family adventure. Siblings Verity and Peter's trip to the old family mansion takes a turn when the floor of their room suddenly gives way and they fall into an underground chamber where they are met by a civilization of creatures. The adventure stars Sam Everingham, Alyla Browne, Alice Parkinson, Chris Gabardi, Darius Williams, and Beth Champion. This...

The upcoming Australian fantasy-adventure film “The Secret Kingdom” tells a story of two siblings’ courage being tested — and their adventures with some absolutely adorable magical animals — and you can see for yourself in the exclusive trailer at the top of the page.

In the trailer above, Verity (Alyla Browne) and Peter’s (Sam Everingham) trip to the old family mansion leads them on a magical journey beneath their bedroom floor which gives way, and they fall into a land of enchantment where they are met by a civilization of creatures. This underground world must be protected from the evil Shroud.

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As the two take on this task, “to unite five mystical treasures and save the Kingdom, Peter and Verity must face epic challenges that will test their bravery to the limit,” per the official description.

Alongside...

Australian Singapore co-production Bait 3D, a sharksploitation disaster film continues its strong run at the Chinese box office, taking nearly $20m with over 2.77m tickets purchased. The film is ranked number one and its success has meant the producers have already announced a second.

The announcement:

Bait 3D, which first screened publicly to enthusiastic audiences who gave the film standing ovations at sold out screenings at the Venice Film Festival is now taking a bite out of international box offices since its recent releases in Italy, the Us, Australia, The Netherlands, Kuwait, Malaysia, Russia and especially China.

The film is currently ranked #1 (for the week of October 15-21) in China and has taken in nearly $20M since its premiere in the region 10 days ago and made over $10M last week alone. There have been over 2,770,000 tickets purchased.

“Bait 3D’s popularity in China is absolutely thrilling and we couldn’t be more pleased,...

The sharks in a supermarket flick Bait 3D (review) was met with a fine reception from most fans for a good reason - it was a lot of bloody fun! That being said sequel talk has begun chumming the waters.

Twitch reports that Arclight Films has announced a sequel to the Australian shark-in-a-supermarket thriller Bait, directed by Kimble Rendall, and starring Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon, Sharni Vinson, Phoebe Tonkin, Martin Sacks, Alice Parkinson, Alexander Russell, Qi Yuwu, Adrian Pang, Lincoln Lewis and Damien Garvey.

The original intense 3D thriller tells the story of a group of survivors in a sleepy beach town who suddenly find themselves trapped inside a submerged supermarket following a freak tsunami. As they try to escape to safety, they soon discover that there is a predator among them more deadly than the threat of drowning—vicious great white sharks lurking in the water, hungry for fresh meat.

A film centred around sharks attacking people in a flooded supermarket isn.t often compared to the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and actor Sam Shepard. But leave aside the unique challenges of shooting in water for nine weeks with actors (including children) standing on shelves, and a mix of animatronic and computer-generated sharks . all captured in 3D . and that.s exactly what you.re left with according to director Kimble Rendall.

.Once we were working with the actors it was a bit like doing a Sam Shepard play on the stage because it really was like a theatre. There were eight actors out on the set and they don.t really leave,. although he laughingly adds .some of them leave . not by choice..

It is still a shark movie after all.

It begins with former couple Josh (Xavier Samuel) and Tina (Sharni Vinson) who come face-to-face in a supermarket...

Director: Kimble Rendall. Writers: Shayne Armstrong, Duncan Kennedy, John Kim, Shane Krause, Justin Monjo, and Russell Mulcahy. Cast: Phoebe Tonkin, Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon, Sharni Vinson, Cariba Heine, Alex Russell, Lincoln Lewis, and Alice Parkinson. Tagline: "Cleanup on aisle 7." Bait 3D joins a long list of killer shark movies. From Jaws (1975) to Deep Blue Sea (1999) and more recently to Open Water 2: Adrift (2006), there have been many reasons to be afraid of the water. With this latest Australian entry into the genre, fans of thrillers can relax because computer enhanced sharks and false looking tsunamis will create very little fear. Really, Bait simply flounders as the shallow characters and weak storyline massage you into apathy. Speaking of storylines, Bait focuses on the plot devices rather than the characters. There are rogue tidal waves, bank robberies, roaming sharks and the threat of electrocution. But, none of these elements create for an.

To peek our continued interest in Kimble Rendall's Australian shark flick thriller 'Bait' those thoughtful promotions people have decided to swarm my computer screen with gorgeous wet ladies that include homemade Aussie hotties Sharni Vinson ('Blue Crush 2') and Phoebe Tonkin ('The Secret Circle'). Thank you so very much. Theatrically speaking 'Bait 3D' is screening throughout this month via Tugg but if you're willing to wait just a little longer to sink your teeth into the new shark-based thriller then it'll be heading to 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download Combo Pack from 18 September courtesy of Anchor Bay. Julian McMahon ('Nip/Tuck'), Xavier Samuel ('The Twilight Saga: Eclipse') and Alice Parkinson ('Sanctum') all co-star. Head below for the new selection of pics....

Anchor Bay Films are set to unleash Kimble Rendall's Australian shark flick 'Bait' into homes this coming September. Coming your way in all sorts of forms such as DVD, Blu-ray, DVD and Blu-ray Combo pack and of course on Blu-ray 3D the thriller with bite sadly has a notably lacklustre list of bonus features which don't appear to stretch much further than a gallery of storyboards. Hopefully more is planned for the release when it hits all of these modern day digitial discs on 18 September across the Us. No word just yet on a UK release but I would envisage this going straight to DVD as well probably around October time. Check out the new Blu-ray artwork below, which is actually identical to the recent one-sheet we posted. 'Bait' stars Julian McMahon ('Nip/Tuck'), Xavier Samuel ('The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'), Alice Parkinson ('...

Kimble Rendall's 'Bait' has been circling our toes for what seems like an enternity. It will finally hit Us theatres from 14 September and to accompany this exciting development for the Australian horror project Bloody Disgusting have scored a peek at a new one-sheet which doesn't just hint at a shark infested supermarket but screams it! Those participating as shark food are Julian McMahon ('Nip/Tuck'), Xavier Samuel ('The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'), Alice Parkinson ('Sanctum'), Phoebe Tonkin ('The Secret Circle') and Sharni Vinson -below ('Blue Crush 2'). Check out the new one-sheet below....

An international Red Band trailer for Anchor Bay's shark thriller Bait 3D has come online and can be watched using the player below. Directed by Kimble Rendall, the film stars Phoebe Tonkin, Alex Russell, Sharni Vinson, Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon, Cariba Heine, Lincoln Lewis, Alice Parkinson, Dan Wyllie, Damien Garvey, Richard Brancatisan and Martin Sacks. It's described as follows: Torn apart by a tragic accident, former couple Josh (Xavier Samuel) and Tina (Sharni Vinson) come face to face in a supermarket for the first time since their break up a year earlier. The awkward encounter comes moments before a robbery takes place; and then the unimaginable occurs, a tsunami swallows the sleepy beach community. Josh and Tina find themselves in a desperate situation, trapped...

Sink your teeth into a new trailer for Aussie shark thriller 'Bait'. Kimble Rendall's new 3D feature will be swimming into Australian theatres this September. 'Bait' stars Julian McMahon ('Nip/Tuck'), Xavier Samuel ('The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'), Alice Parkinson ('Sanctum'), Phoebe Tonkin -below ('The Secret Circle') and the gorgeous Sharni Vinson -below ('Blue Crush 2'). Anchor Bay will be unleashing 'Bait' into theatres across the Us later this year. Check out the new international trailer below....

Anchor Bay have picked up Us distribution rights for Kimble Rendall's ('Cut') new Aussie-set tiger shark thriller 'Bait'. The 3D feature has been kicking around for a while now and is set for a domestic theatrical release in Australia on 6 September. No word currently on a UK release or indeed the Us date but we can imagine it'll be around a similar time for both. Russell Mulcahy ('Resident Evil: Extinction') and John Kim provided the script which has been touched up, tweaked and added to by the likes of Duncan Kennedy ('Deep Blue Sea'), Shayne Armstrong, Shane Krause and Justin Monjo. 'Bait' stars Julian McMahon ('Nip/Tuck'), Xavier Samuel ('The Twilight Saga: Eclipse') and a trio of Antipodean actresses; Alice Parkinson ('Sanctum'), Phoebe Tonkin ('The Secret Circle') and the gorgeous Sharni Vinson -below...

If last years 'Shark Night 3D' wasn't enough to feed your underwater three-dimensional requirements you greedy bastards then look no further because Australian thrills can be had in new creature feature 'Bait'. Helmed by 'Cut' director Kimble Rendall and penned by Russell Mulcahy ('Resident Evil: Extinction') the new thriller has a thrilling new trailer (sort of). 'Bait' stars Julian McMahon ('Nip/Tuck'), Xavier Samuel ('The Twilight Saga: Eclipse') along with a whole host of Aussie hotties such as Alice Parkinson ('Sanctum'), Phoebe Tonkin ('The Secret Circle') and Sharni Vinson ('You're Next', 'Blue Crush 2'). Check out the synopsis, trailer and a peek at our lovely 3-way of ladies all below....

We started talking about Bait 3D around the same time we first mentioned what would come to be known as Shark Night, and while the latter is already on home video, we're still waiting patiently for a shark film hopefully done right.

A slew of behind-the-scenes images from Bait 3D showed up online recently, and you can check out what's really the only good one below, but if your curiosity isn't satisfied, you can dig on the others here and here. Also check out the first look trailer and a behind-the-scenes video from Aussie morning show "Sunrise" below. Thanks to Avery for the heads-up!

Xavier Samuel (Twilight: Eclipse, The Loved Ones), Julian McMahon (Red, Fantastic Four, Faces in the Crowd), Sharni Vinson (Step Up 3D, Blue Crush 2), Phoebe Tonkin (Tomorrow When the War Began), Martin Sacks, Alice Parkinson (Sanctum), Alexander Russell (Wasted on the Young), Qi Yuwu, Adrian Pang,...

Ryan Kwanten might be most famous for his role as Soo-keh Stackhouse's beefcake brother in "True Blood," but his movie career is taking off faster than Eric Northman can whip off his ridiculous track pants. Jason Stackhouse is definitely not suitable for children, and Kwanten's next project probably won't be either.

Kwanten will play a "freewheeling guy in the prime of his life" who finds out his biological clock is ticking quite quickly. In fact, he only has a month before he starts shooting blanks, so it's time to get busy! But the movie is called "Not Suitable For Children," so you can't say they didn't warn you.

This Aussie comedy costars Alice Parkinson ("Sanctum," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine") Ryan Corr, and Bojana Novakovic ("Devil," "Edge of Darkness") as cohorts and possible baby-havers as Kwanten's character races to spread his seed.

Kwanten's got a six-pack full of other projects coming down the pipleline,...

This is the Pure Movies review of Sanctum, produced by James Sanctum, directed by Alister Grierson, and starring Alice Parkinson, Dan Wyllie, Ioan Gruffudd, Rhys Wakefield and Richard Roxburgh. Written by Suki Ferguson for Pure Movies. Mr Cameron has a penchant for setting dramas deep underwater - he did it in The Abyss, he did it in Titantic, and here he does it in Sanctum. Unlike most exec producer top-billings, Cameron seems to have had his hand firmly on the tiller for this particular project - he mentored the director, Aussie newcomer Alister Grierson, and pressed his own Fusion 3D camera technology upon him. Still, the main reason we know that Sanctum is Cameron's work is the nursery-level simplicity of the story. In Titantic, we had the forbidden rich girl-poor boy love affair; in Avatar, the eco-warriors versus corporate monsters. Here we have an unsubtle take on troubled father-son relationships.

Sanctum 3D

Stars: Richard Roxburgh, Ioan Gruffudd, Dan Wylie, Rhys Wakefield, Alice Parkinson | Written by John Garvin, Andrew Wright | Directed by Alister Grierson

Frank McGuire (Roxburgh) is a successful and respected cave diver, exploring one of the last unexplored cave systems in the world, Esa-Ala. Accompanied by his billionaire sponsor Carl Hurley (Gruffudd) and his son Josh (Wakefield) amongst others, his expedition takes a terrifying turn when a cyclone traps the explorers in the cave. With colleagues topside already assuming the party is dead, the only way they can escape is to explore the caves further and hope to find a route to the sea.

Sanctum is based on screenwriter Andrew Wright’s real life experiences and while this is marketed as a James Cameron produced picture (Cameron has worked on documentaries previously with both John Garvin and Andrew Wright), the only obvious Cameron trademark on this is the 3D.

The Bait Trailer and Bait Poster has premiered. Kimble Rendall‘s Bait (2011) movie trailer, poster stars Sharni Vinson, Julian McMahon, Alice Parkinson, Xavier Samuel, and Phoebe Tonkin. Bait (2011)’s plot synopsis: “In a sleepy beach community shoppers at an underground supermarket are terrorized by a crazed bandit when the unimaginable occurs: A monstrous freak tsunami swallows the town. Now trapped, with rushing water threatening to entomb them in a watery grave the survivors discover they are not alone. The tsunami has brought unwanted visitors from the depths. Not only must they overcome the threat of drowning and the predator within their midst, but a threat far more deadly and far more bloodthirsty – hungry great white sharks.”

This film looks so much better than Shark Night 3D in my opinion (notice that movie trailer has not been posted on this site) but there has not been a good shark film on screen since Jaws.

Chicago – If “Avatar” stood as a reminder of James Cameron’s undying popularity with audiences, “Sanctum” stands as proof that Cameron’s name alone can’t always sell a picture. Though the filmmaker merely served as executive producer of this murky thriller, the screen overflows with his signature tropes: underwater landscapes, 3D photography, hokey characters and pedestrian dialogue.

It nearly comes as a shock to discover that “Sanctum” was in fact not written and directed by the technologically ambitious, proudly commercial auteur. This sophomore directorial effort from Alister Grierson (“Kokoda”) is the sort of trash entertainment that undiscerning FEARnet subscribers may appreciate. The film prides itself on being devoid of the usual knee-jerk scares in cave-bound pictures, though it’s no less formulaic or artificial than any run-of-the-mill studio product.

Blu-Ray Rating: 2.5/5.0

Viewers don’t have to be connoisseurs of clichés in order to predict every twist and turn after...

Hitting movie theaters this weekend:

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer – Jordana Beatty, Heather Graham, Parris Mosteller

Super 8 - Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka, Kyle Chandler

Movie of the Week

Super 8

The Stars: Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka, Kyle Chandler

The Plot: After witnessing a mysterious train crash, a group of friends in the summer of 1979 begin noticing strange happenings going around in their small town, and begin to investigate into the creepy phenomenon.

The Buzz: The trailer for Super 8 sent shivers down my spine — good shivers. This film looks to be a beautifully crafted Spielbergian throwback. I’m pleased with the lack of A-list actors too. There’s been an air of mystery around this whole production, as J.J.Abrams and company did their best at keeping everything about this film on the hush-hush. I’ll be checking it out as soon as humanly possible...

James Cameron has a thing for water. And almost-impossible-to-film storylines…this time, he’s done it again: he’s the producer of Sanctum, a new movie about a cave-diving team having to face their worst fears when they get stuck inside the least accessible cave in the world.

I had the chance to speak to the lovely Alice Parkinson, who stars in the film in the role of strong and tomboyish Victoria. Alice gave me an interesting insight on gruelling training, learning to dive and filming underwater.

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HeyUGuys: Sanctum is a high tension movie and your role is very physical and demanding. What did you think when you first read the script – where you a bit nervous, or just excited?

Alice Parkinson: Excited, most definitely. With that kind of story, I knew it was going to be hard work and gruelling – and it was. But I was excited.

Executive produced by James Cameron, Sanctum is a surprising thrilling film about survival, and features some incredible action sequences. Although Cameron.s name is front and center in big bold letters on the cover, the film was directed by Alister Grierson with a screenplay by John Garvin and Andrew Wight (who also wrote the story). It stars a cast of mostly unknown actors including Richard Roxburgh, Ioan Gruffudd (probably the most recognizable thanks to the Fantastic Four films), Rhys Wakefield, Alice Parkinson, Dan Wyllie, and Christopher Baker. The film follows a group of explorers as they attempt to map out one of the world.s largest cave systems in New Guinea before a tropical storm forces them to leave. The...

More shark attacks occur on the eastern coast of Australia than practically anywhere else in the world. Now, they're stalking the local Coles & Woolworths.

Forget that "Shark Night 3D" rubbish, filmmaker Russell Mulcahy ("Highlander," "Resident Evil: Extinction") has gone one better with "Bait 3D" which centers on, wait for it, sharks in a supermarket. It's "The Mist" meets "Deep Blue Sea".

Mulcahy has also managed to assemble a local cast with a bit more star power than the unknowns in 'Night' - including "Nip/Tuck" star Julian McMahon, "Eclipse" hunk Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson ("Step Up 3D"), Dan Wyllie ("Animal Kingdom"), Alice Parkinson ("Sanctum") Phoebe Tonkin and Lincoln Lewis (both "Home and Away" and "Tomorrow When the War Began").

The premise? In a sleepy Queensland beach community, shoppers at an underground supermarket are taken hostage by a crazed bandit. So far, so western suburbs. Then a freak tsunami swallows the...

After watching the sales trailer for Kimble Rendall's Bait 3D, we have to say we're ridiculously excited to see the movie. It's certainly not high art, but if this is any indication of what's to come, we're in for some good old fashioned turn-your-brain-off bloody fun.

Xavier Samuel (Twilight: Eclipse, The Loved Ones), Julian McMahon (Red, Fantastic Four, Faces in the Crowd), Sharni Vinson (Step Up 3D, Blue Crush 2), Phoebe Tonkin (Tomorrow When the War Began), Martin Sacks, Alice Parkinson (Sanctum), Alexander Russell (Wasted on the Young), Qi Yuwu, Adrian Pang, Lincoln Lewis, and Damien Garvey star.

For more check out the official Bait 3D Facebook Page.

Synopsis

In a sleepy beach community shoppers at an underground supermarket are terrorized by a crazed bandit when the unimaginable occurs:

A monstrous freak tsunami swallows the town.

Now trapped, with rushing water threatening to entomb them in a watery grave,...

The Australian shot Bait 3D is letting the

tiger sharks in the water, with the film's first trailer. Multiple threats await a group of friends, who must fend off an armed robber, a wild tsunami and some hungry meat-eaters of the sea. The clip for Bait 3D is exciting and the release of this horror feature is surely only a few gasping breaths away. Have a look at the tense clip below, courtesy of Fangroia.

The synopsis for Bait 3D is here:

"In a sleepy coastal resort community, shoppers at an underground supermarket find themselves terrorized by a crazed bandit, when the unimaginable occurs… A monstrous freak tsunami swallows the town. Now trapped inside a flooded supermarket with an armed maniac and rushing water threatening to entomb them all in a watery grave. The imprisoned band of survivors discover they’re not alone.

The tsunami has brought some unwanted visitors from the depths.

It seems to be shark week with all of the shark movie trailers swimming around the internet. Earlier we shared David R. Ellis' Shark Night 3D trailer. Now the trailer for Bait 3D is about to take a bite out of your day.  The film was written and co-directed by Russell Mulcahy (Resident Evil: Extinction, Highlander), and Kimble Rendall.

The film stars Jesse Spencer, Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon, Sharni Vinson (below), Cariba Heine and Alice Parkinson. 

Synopsis:

In a sleepy coastal resort community, shoppers at an underground supermarket find themselves terrorized by a crazed bandit when the unimaginable occurs... A monstrous freak tsunami swallows the town.

Now trapped inside a flooded supermarket with an armed maniac and rushing water threatening to entomb them all in a watery grave, the imprisoned band of survivors discover they're not alone. The tsunami has brought some unwanted visitors from the depths. As the waters rise,...

I needed a few minutes to regain my composure after watching the sales trailer for Kimble Rendall's Bait 3D, yes, that other 3-D shark movie. The footage is absolutely hilarious as nearly every single aspect looks staged - it's like watching a stunt show at Universal Studios or something (kind of reminds me of their ongoing "Waterworld" show). The shark popping out of the water looks like the cheap Jaws effect on the studio tour, and the way the set is dressed makes it look terribly staged. Even the shotgun blast at the end reminds me of when the tour boat captain on Disney's "Jungle Cruise" shoots at a wild Hippopotamus. Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon, Sharni Vinson, Phoebe Tonkin, Martin Sacks, Alice Parkinson, Alexander Russell, Qi Yuwu, Adrian Pang, Lincoln Lewis, Damien Garve all star.

Several new stills have popped up today along with two video interviews from the upcoming three-dimensional feeding frenzy from the land of Oz, Kimble Rendall's Bait 3D, and we have every drippy moment for you right here.

Xavier Samuel (Twilight: Eclipse, The Loved Ones), Julian McMahon (Red, Fantastic Four, Faces in the Crowd), Sharni Vinson (Step Up 3D, Blue Crush 2), Phoebe Tonkin (Tomorrow When the War Began), Martin Sacks, Alice Parkinson (Sanctum), Alexander Russell (Wasted on the Young), Qi Yuwu, Adrian Pang, Lincoln Lewis, and Damien Garvey star.

For more check out the official Bait 3D Facebook Page.

Synopsis

"In a sleepy beach community shoppers at an underground supermarket are terrorized by a crazed bandit when the unimaginable occurs:

A monstrous freak tsunami swallows the town.

Now trapped, with rushing water threatening to entomb them in a watery grave the survivors discover they are not alone.

The tsunami...

Finally, we get our first peek at new stills from Russell Mulcahy's new 3D shark thriller 'Bait'. It's set to hit Australian theatres this September but will be interesting to see whether it sinks or floats amongst the other host of shark-related flicks that'll be emerging over the coming months. 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse's Xavier Samuel stars alongside 'Nip/Tuck's Julian McMahon and two sweet-assed hotties Sharni Vinson and Alice Parkinson ('X-Men Origins: Wolverine', 'Sanctum'). Check out the new and shark-less stills along with the full synopsis below....

Amongst the unnecessarily swamped field of shark flicks of late comes Russell Mulcahy's 'Bait'. The 'Resident Evil: Extinction' directors' new 3D feature has just moved into its post production stages. The Australian production stars Xavier Samuel ('The Twilight Saga: Eclipse', 'The Loved Ones'), 'Nip/Tuck's Julian McMahon along with hotties Sharni Vinson (below) and Alice Parkinson ('X-Men Origins: Wolverine', 'Sanctum'). Lincoln Lewis, Martin Sacks and Dan Wylie are amongst the supporting cast. Check out 'Bait's full synopsis below....

Film: ‘Sanctum’; Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Ioan Gruffudd, Rhys Wakefield, Alice Parkinson, Dan Wyllie; Director: Alister Grierson; Rating: *** – a tribute to the spirit of adventure.

Somewhere at the middle of the film as the characters are fighting for survival, there’s a line when one says, ‘For the cave, we are just passing dust.’ And that is indeed how it is for the world where humans, no matter how great we are, are merely passing.

New 'Sanctum' movie delivered lots of intense drama & death scenes. Universal Pictures released their new drama/thriller flick "Sanctum" into movie theaters this weekend. I just checked it out,and thought that it was pretty good. It was a very intense and emotional movie. It stars: Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Parkinson, and Dan Wyllie. "Sanctum" revolved around a group of underwater cave divers who appeared to be having a great time when they arrived at one of the most beautiful and least accessible cave systems on planet Earth. Unfortunately, there good times wouldn't last long. The group consisted of about 7 or 8 people,but that number quickly dwindled down as the movie rolled along. The group was led by character Frank who was a very experienced master diver. One lady drowns to death when her oxygen line accidentally gets cut while diving deep with Frank. They...

This week, Fat Guy Kevin Carr is heading off to college and crossing his fingers that his new roommate looks vaguely like Minka Kelly… or Leighton Meester. He’s not picky. He also puts an ad in the paper for “Swf Seeking Same” just to cover all of his bases. But before he does that, he shoots a quick Dm to his buddy @JimCameron and spelunks into unexplored territory, saving himself from the terrors that Mother Nature throws at him. Then, after the fun with Sanctum and The Roommate, he takes a nap. Want to hear what Kevin has to say on the Fat Guys at the Movies podcast? Take a listen below as Neil Miller celebrate their 200th episode in the Magical Studio in the Sky. Download this Episode Sanctum 3D Studio: Universal Rated: R for language, some violence and disturbing images Starring: Richard Roxburgh, Alice Parkinson, Rhys Wakefield, Dan Wyllie...

From this day forward, when you think of large, dark, smelly holes that entice with both their mystery and their danger, you will think of James Cameron’s Sanctum. That’s the ill-advised hope anyway on behalf of Cameron and friends as they toss what amounts to a glorified 3D tech demo onto thousands of movie screens across the country. He didn’t direct this film, but his Executive Producer stamp is all over it (as the marketing is happy to remind you). It’s playing under the guise of being an action/adventure, and while there are some tense scenes scattered throughout it’s mostly a beautiful-looking misfire populated by characters you won’t give two shits about speaking dialogue that would embarrass even Cameron himself. Carl (Ioan Gruffudd) has just arrived in Papua New Guinea with his his girlfriend Victoria (Alice Parkinson) to survey the progress of an epic exploration of the Esa-ala cave system...

While many decry the use of 3D in today’s movies, occasionally the technique can be one of a film’s few saving graces. Certainly, this is true in the case of Sanctum, produced by James Cameron (as you’ve no doubt been reminded of ad nauseum in every promo). Without its beautiful cave locations and impressively photographed extra dimension, the movie’s cornball, B-movie story mechanics would be laughed off of the screen.

Set in the remote New Guinea rainforest, the story follows a group of divers out to chart a labyrinth-like cave system deep within the earth. Stock characters include a famous but hard-headed diving expert Frank (Richard Roxburgh) and his estranged teenage son, Josh (Rhys Wakefield). Joining them on the adventure is Arctic mountaineer Victoria (Alice Parkinson) and Luko (Cramer Cain). Luko is a local New Guinean assistant, which is code in these types of films for...

'Sanctum' movie trailer features danger,thriller scenes & more. Universal Pictures released their new thriller/action movie titled, "Sanctum" into theaters today,and the movie trailer (below) features a ton of thrilling action as underwater cave divers are forced into the deep cave abyss with no visible way of escape. The movie star: Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Parkinson, and Dan Wyllie.

We realize that you’re probably sitting at home right now, chewing your own nails off and wondering what movies are coming out this month. Maybe you’re even wondering why no one on the entire internet has said anything about them. Strange, we know. Fortunately, Rob Hunter and Cole Abaius spent the entire month of January combing through Wikileaks, calling Cleo, and building balsa wood trailers to make sure that you, dear reader, are in the know about what’s coming out in February. You watch movies, so this guide’s for you. February 4th The Roommate Who did it? Directed by Christian E. Christiansen; Written by Sonny Mallhi; Starring Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, Cam Gigandet, and Billy Crazy Eyes Zane What is it? A PG-13 remake of Single White Female… which means no sloppy blowjob followed by a high-heeled shoe murder. Why should we care? The concept of a wacko glomming onto someone with a...

You should Not read this if you haven’t seen James Cameron’s: Sanctum, Produced by James Cameron, because I’m going to be giving lots of stuff away; not in hostile ranting, because I like disaster movies and I had fun with Sanctum. However, as a female with an Iq higher than a bag of bricks and the ability to not disintegrate into useless hysterics, I feel someone should stick up for our gender – someone who is actually pretty solid in an emergency.

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There are three kinds of women in a movie emergency situation…scratch that, four:

1) The Capable Heroine: she is no one’s damsel in distress, because she’s so capable she’s quasi-superhuman. She knows her way around a machine gun and can easily switch off any fear reaction for the good of the team. This character is currently the most popular in Hollywood movies,...

Sanctum

Directed by: Alister Grierson

Cast: Rhys Wakefield, Richard Roxburgh, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Parkinson

Running Time: 1 hr 46 mins

Rating: R

Release Date: February 4, 2011

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Plot: An underwater cave diving team go exploring through undiscovered Earth. When a storm hits, and the cave starts to flood, they must survive and try to find another way out.

Who’S It For? Explorers will finally feel like they have their movie, especially with the 3D.

Expectations: James Cameron’s name is all over this project … as an executive producer. That’s a huge different than director. The cast is pretty much unknown, so I wasn’t excited to see anybody. I even watched a preview, but the whole time I was trying to figure out why in the world this movie was rated R.

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Rhys Wakefield as Josh: This teenager (I think) gets dragged along on the adventure...

On paper it sounds like a winning formula: your movie's story is about a group of adventurers get trapped in a flooding underground cave system and have to hope there is another way out by pushing on into the unexplored regions that lie ahead. The movie will be shot using the best 3D cameras so you won't be getting a crummy post-3D look to it and, get this, the guy who made the best 3D movie ever has agreed to be an executive producer on the film. Sounds like you can't go wrong, right?

Sanctum is what happens when it goes wrong.

It's not a bad movie but neither is Sanctum a good movie either. The premise is great, and the ingredients are there for a helluva thriller. But what's wrong with Sanctum are three things: bad dialogue, bad acting and lost opportunities in the direction.

Bad dialogue and...

James Cameron's latest 3-D adventure is 'visceral and thrilling,' but full of 'deadly dialogue,' critics say.

By Eric Ditzian

Richard Roxburgh in "Sanctum"

Photo: Universal Pictures

"Avatar" this ain't gonna be. "Sanctum" is the first film with James Cameron's name in the credits since his blue-alien blockbuster in late 2009, but he only served as executive producer on this latest 3-D adventure, and "Sanctum" isn't likely even to cross the $15 million mark this weekend. It'll have to settle for second place at the box office behind the PG-13 thriller "The Roommate".

At issue — above and beyond the decidedly mixed reviews — is a largely unknown cast, an R-rating and a less-than-commercially-appealing storyline. The plot goes as follows: Frank (Richard Roxburgh) and his team are exploring a massive, mostly underwater cave system in Papua New Guinea when a freak cyclone floods the area and forces everyone to swim, scuba and climb toward escape.

Richard Roxburgh in Sanctum

Photo: Universal Pictures "This cave's not going to beat me!"

"Carl likes to play by his own rules."

And one more quote to put the final nail in the coffin, "What could possibly go wrong diving in caves?"

Yeesh, it's like the middle ages of screenwriting, although I'm pretty sure Alice Parkinson's character hadn't read John Garvin and Andrew Wight's Sanctum script when she asked that last question because the answer is painfully obvious... You can drown! Drown, drown, drown! And even if you fall down, break your face open and still live you better believe someone will be around to drown you! As one character says, "This cave will kill you in a heartbeat," but what he didn't add to that was, "and if it doesn't I will!"

Sanctum is a terrible movie if there ever was one. Beyond the dreadful dialogue (and...

Title: Sanctum Directed By: Alister Grierson Starring: Richard Roxburgh, Ioan Gruffudd, Rhys Wakefield, Alice Parkinson, Dan Wyllie, Christopher Baker, Nicole Downs, Allison Cratchley, Cramer Cain Sanctum may want to be an adventure drama, but you’ve actually got to have a viable blend of action and emotion to validate that categorization. Director Alister Grierson certainly tries to achieve that denomination, but sadly, succeeds in just one respect and fails big time in the other. Which one’s the winner? Here’s a hint; if Sanctum were a silent film, it’d be quite good. Deep inside the Esa’ala Caves in the South Pacific is a channel of tunnels that have yet to be explored. Seasoned diver, [...]...

Sanctum

Directed by: Alister Grierson

Cast: Rhys Wakefield, Richard Roxburgh, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Parkinson

Running Time: 1 hr 46 mins

Rating: R

Release Date: February 4, 2011

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Plot: An underwater cave diving team go exploring through undiscovered Earth. When a storm hits, and the cave starts to flood, they must survive and try to find another way out.

Jake’s interviews with executive producer James Cameron, stars Richard Roxburgh, Ioan Gruffudd, Rhys Wakefield and Alice Parkinson, writer Andrew Wight and director Alister Grierson

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The Avatar man is executive producer for a film about one of his pet topics, deep-water exploration – in this case, in a huge cave network in Papua New Guinea. By Peter Bradshaw

This cave-diving drama-cum-disaster-movie is not actually written or directed by James Cameron, but he is its executive producer, and it very much bears his stamp. He has a well-attested fascination with the gung-ho world of deep-water exploration. Richard Roxburgh plays Frank, an experienced caver leading a team exploring a huge cave network in Papua New Guinea; Ioan Gruffudd plays Carl, the blowhard business mogul who's bankrolling the project. Disaster strikes and the team start dying one by one. It's a reasonable film, unpretentious in its way. There is one moment of unintended comedy when Victoria, played by Alice Parkinson, rashly insists on doing a dive without a wetsuit, risking hypothermia: this means she has to strip shiveringly down...

Here's more info on "Sanctum" from Yahoo:

Master diver Frank McGuire has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team - including 17-year-old son Josh and financier Carl Hurley - are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out. Soon, they are confronted with the unavoidable question: Can they survive, or will they be trapped forever?

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama and Thriller

Running Time: 1 hr. 43 min.

Release Date: February 4th, 2011 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language, some violence and disturbing images.

Distributors: Universal Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Alice Parkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield, Ioan Gruffudd

Directed by: Alister Grierson

Produced by: James Cameron, Ben Browning, Michael Maher...