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Hi Tara, Ghosts of the Ozarks is amazing. How did you get involved with the film? Tara- Oh, thank you so much. Well, back in 2016, I was cast as Annie for a proof of concept that Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long, the directors of the film made. Jordan was writing the feature film …

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Stars: Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris, Scott Dean, Tim Blake Nelson, Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Tara Perry, Joseph Ruud | Written by Jordan Wayne Long, Tara Perry, Sean Anthony Davis | Directed by Matt Glass, Jordan Wayne Long

Set shortly after the Civil War, Ghosts of the Ozarks is an expanded version of the 2016 short of the same name, and with some of the same cast. James ‘Doc’ McCune (Thomas Hobson; I’ll Be Watching) has been invited by his uncle Matthew to come to the town of Norfolk, Arkansas. He says it’s a wonderful place to live, a veritable Utopia, and they need a doctor.

But on his way there something spooks his horse and it runs off. Then he’s attacked in the woods by Micah (Scott Dean; 12 Hour Shift) who is fixing to kill him before something unseen pulls him into a strange red mist. He soon finds out...

Hello, dear readers! We made it through January (finally) and now we have four new weeks of VOD and Digital releases headed our way throughout the month of February. And for those of you looking for an excuse to stay home and away from all that cold weather out there, we have plenty of entertainment headed to the small screen that should keep you busy.

Check out our rundown of all the great horror and sci-fi headed to a variety of platforms and streaming applications below, and happy streaming!

Laguna Ave (Arrow) - Exclusively on Arrow February 1st

Russell, a burned-out television editor and middle-aged slacker with a prosthetic hand futilely searches for work in Hollywood's brutal, exploitative underbelly. His former boss owes him money, his partner Rita is always out of town and inaccessible, and his new downstairs neighbor, Gary keeps him awake at night with mysterious, disturbing noises.

“Time… is all there is out here.” A brand new horror-western is on the way with XYZ Films’ Ghosts of the Ozarks, which we’ve learned is coming to select theaters, on demand and digital February 3rd. Scream‘s David Arquette and Angela Bettis (May) notably appear in Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long‘s film alongside Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris, Tara Perry, and Tim […]

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"Ghosts of the Ozarks", a new "weird western ghost story", directed by Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long, stars Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris, Tara Perry, Tim Blake Nelson, Angela Bettis and David Arquette, releasing February 3, 2022, in theaters and on demand: 

"...in post-'Civil War' Arkansas, a young doctor is mysteriously summoned to a remote town in the 'Ozarks'...

"...only to discover that the utopian paradise is filled with secrets and surrounded by a menacing, supernatural presence..."

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Last Radio Call Exclusive Clip: "Isaac Rodriguez’s found footage horror film, “Last Radio Call” releases on January 14th on the Terror Films Channel, followed by Digital and VOD platforms one week later.

Written and Directed Rodriguez, who also produced alongside Cynthia Bergen, Last Radio Call centers around Officer David Serling, who went missing inside the abandoned Yorktown Memorial Hospital. One year later, his wife has hired a film crew to help bring light on what really happened that night. Using recovered body cam footage, she discovers a dark secret that sends her spiraling down a horrific path of ancient evil. She must now face an unknown terror to find the answers she desperately seeks. Starring Sarah Froelich, Jason Scarbough, June Griffin Garcia, Ali Alkhafaji, KeeKee Takatsuki, Bert Lopez, and Makayla Rodriguez, the film will be available across digital and VOD platforms January 21st, one week after it debuts on the Terror Films Channel.

Ghosts Of The Ozarks starring Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris, Tara Perry, Tim Blake Nelson, Angela Bettis and David Arquette – In Theaters/On Demand/Digital Feb. 3rd.

Here’s the trailer:

Tim Blake Nelson, David Arquette, Angela Bettis, Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris and Tara Perry star in this exciting new take on the southern ghost story. In post-Civil War Arkansas, a young doctor is mysteriously summoned to a remote town in the Ozarks only to discover that the utopian paradise is filled with secrets and surrounded by a menacing, supernatural presence.

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In post-Civil War Arkansas, a young doctor is mysteriously summoned to a remote town in the Ozarks only to discover that the utopian paradise is filled with secrets and surrounded by a menacing, supernatural presence.   Our friends at XYZ Films are releasing Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long's horror western Ghosts of the Ozarks next month. It will be in theaters, On Demand and Digital on February 3rd, 2022.    The trailer was released today. Check it out below. Ghosts of the Ozarks stars Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris, Tara Perry, Tim Blake Nelson, Angela Bettis and David Arquette.   ...

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Stars: Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Chloe Farnworth, Mick Foley, Kit Williamson, Nikea Gamby-Turner, Tara Perry, Brooke Seguim, Dust Warren, Tom DeTrinis, Thomas Hobson, Juilanne Dowler, Briana Lane, Taylor Alden, Scott Dean | Written and Directed by Brea Grant

Brea Grant, at least for me, first came to prominence after appearing in Heroes, the mid-2000s superhero show that took the world by storm for about a season but never truly recovering post-writers strike. Since then she’s appeared in a number of other genre shows and movies, including The Guild, Game Shop, Worry Dolls and Beyond the Gates. However alongside her acting roles Grant has been slowing progressing as both writer and director; and this year she has not one but two genre films under her belt – writing and starring in Lucky; and writing and directing this hospital-set horror, 12 Hour Shift.

12 Hour Shift follows Mandy, played by the always-excellent Angela Bettis,...

Stars: Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Chloe Farnworth, Mick Foley, Kit Williamson, Nikea Gamby-Turner, Tara Perry, Brooke Seguim, Dust Warren, Tom DeTrinis, Thomas Hobson, Juilanne Dowler, Briana Lane, Taylor Alden, Scott Dean | Written and Directed by Brea Grant

Brea Grant, at least for me, first came to prominence after appearing in Heroes, the mid-2000s superhero show that took the world by storm for about a season but never truly recovering post-writers strike. Since then she’s appeared in a number of other genre shows and movies, including The Guild, Game Shop, Worry Dolls and Beyond the Gates. However alongside her acting roles Grant has been slowing progressing as both writer and director; and this year she has not one but two genre films under her belt – writing and starring in Lucky; and writing and directing this hospital-set horror, 12 Hour Shift.

12 Hour Shift follows Mandy, played by the always-excellent Angela Bettis,...

Hospitalization proves more than usually fatal in “12 Hour Shift,” a bloody black comedy from actress turned writer-director Brea Grant. This clever mix of the farcical and macabre finds shady nurse Angela Bettis’ sideline in illicit organ harvesting going seriously awry during an extra-long work stint at a 1999 Arkansas care facility. Although closer to the twistedly gallows-humorous likes of “The Hospital” and Scorcese’s underrated “Bringing Out the Dead” than the sizable subgenre of hospital horror mellers, it will most likely find an appreciative initial audience among genre fans. Magnet plans release to available theaters and on demand Oct. 2, following a brief, Covid-hobbled festival tour.

Though she started out in prestige dramatic roles for Zeffirelli and James Mangold, Bettis became a favorite for horror aficionados as of 2002, via title roles in both indie cult object “May” and a TV “Carrie.” Her forays into that territory invariably up the movie’s game,...

Multi-hyphenate has two films screeing at Fantasia: ‘Lucky’ and ’12 Hour Shift’.

Texas-born, Los Angeles-based actor, writer and director Brea Grant, a familiar on-screen presence from TV shows such as Friday Night Lights, Heroes and Dexter, finds herself with not one but two feature films scaring up interest at this year’s virtual edition of Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival.

The festival, which runs until September 2, is showcasing the dark comedy horror 12 Hour Shift, the second film Grant has written and directed; and also the horror thriller Lucky, written by and starring Grant, and directed by Natasha Kermani.

"How dead are you...?" Magnet Releasing has debuted an official trailer for Brea Grant's 12 Hour Shift, a dark comedy horror heist thriller that's premiering at the Fantasia Film Festival this month. The film is the second feature directed by the talented actress Brea Grant, following Best Friends Forever, and it's also written by Brea. Nurse Mandy is just trying to make it through her double shift at the hospital alive, but her nasty drug addiction, annoying co-workers, needy patients, and devious cousin are making it pretty tough, not to mention some organ-stealing criminals and an injured convict. They try to pull off something that will either kill them or give them a way out. Starring Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Mick Foley, Chloe Farnworth, Kit Williamson, Tara Perry, & Nikea Gamby-Turner. Hitting VOD in October this fall. Here's the second official trailer (+ new poster) for Brea Grant's 12 Hour Shift,...

Angela Bettis stars alongside David Arquette.

Magnolia International has added another title to its virtual Cannes slate after Magnet Releasing picked up worldwide rights to Tribeca horror 12 Hour Shift.

Brea Grant wrote and directed the story about a nurse desperate to survive her double shift after she gets caught up in a black market organ-trading scheme.

Angela Bettis stars alongside David Arquette, Chloe Farnworth, WWE Superstar Mick Foley, Kit Williamson, Tara Perry and Nikea Gamby-Turne.

Christina Arquette and David Arquette produced with Hct Media’s Matt Glass, Jordan Wayne Long, and Perry.

Magnolia executive vice-president Dori Begley and senior...

Exclusive: Ghosts of the Ozarks, which stars Tim Blake Nelson and David Arquette, has kicked off filming in Arkansas.

It marks one of the first films greenlit by local officials to resume production in the state in the wake of Covid-19.

Filming began on June 15 will the support of SAG AFTRA and the gothic thriller has hired a safety task coordinator in order to ensure that all social distancing guidelines and precautions will be enforced on set.

The cast and crew will receive regular Covid-19 testing, temperature screenings, and symptom monitoring. The production team has also worked with local and state government officials including Trumann Mayor Barbara Luellen, Arkansas Film Commissioner Christopher Crane, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and the members of the Arkansas Department of Health to approve day-to-day regulations in order to begin filming.

Set in a post-Civil War Arkansas circa 1886, the film follows a young black doctor who...

Any professional dealing with routine levels of stress and trauma is bound to develop a morbid sense of humor–and the funny horror-comedy 12 Hour Shift might become a cult classic amongst nurses. Written and directed by Brea Grant and set in a small rural hospital in Arkansas in 1999, the film finds cynical ER nurse Mandy (Angela Bettis) about to start what she thinks is a routine twelve-hour shift. Her definition of routine involves a scheme to poison patients with bleach while shift supervisor Karen (Nikea Gamby-Turner) harvests their organs for a local black market dealer. Things don’t go as planned when Mandy’s cousin by marriage, Regina (Chloe Farnsworth), shows up loaded after partying in a parking lot and forgets to take the kidney she’s supposed to pick-up.

Things are already abnormal around the hospital after the arrival of three new patients, a familiar Od patient (Dusty Warren...

Editors’ Note: Deadline’s latest series, Reopening Hollywood, focuses on the incredibly complicated effort to get the industry back on its feet while ensuring the safety of everyone involved. Our goal is to examine numerous sides of the business and provide forum for leaders in Hollywood who have a vision for how production could safely restart in the era of coronavirus.

As Hollywood continues to put together a plan for production to resume post-covid-19, David Arquette and his wife Christina McLarty Arquette have laid out a bold plan to start production on their latest film in Arkansas.

The pair are circumventing the production shutdown to get filming up and running on period thriller Ghosts of the Ozarks over the next couple of weeks and explained to Deadline how they’re getting the train back on the tracks.

Mindful of keeping everyone, including cast (which includes Watchmen’s Tim Blake Nelson) and crew,...

Tim Blake Nelson, who recently starred in HBO’s Watchmen, is to lead the cast of indie feature Ghosts of the Ozarks.

The film, which is produced by Hct Media, Nelson, David Arquette and his wife Christina McLarty Arquette, follows a young doctor, who travels to a remote town in the middle of the Ozarks after being summoned by his uncle. It’s 1866, a postbellum world, but race has never been an issue in this self-policed area. The doctor will question ethics and his own principles in order to keep such an idealistic lifestyle in this utopian town.

It is directed by Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long (Squirrel) and written by Long, Tara Perry and Sean Anthony Davis.

Blake Nelson recently starred as Detective Looking Glass in Damon Lindelof’s comic book adaptation. He has also recently starred in Warner Bros’ Just Mercy, alongside Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson and Jamie Foxx,...

Another glimpse at a Tribeca Film Festival premiere. Hct Media has debuted an official trailer for an indie dark comedy horror thriller titled 12 Hour Shift, which was due to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this year until the fest was cancelled. The film is the second feature directed by the talented actress Brea Grant, following Best Friends Forever, and it's also written by Brea. Nurse Mandy is just trying to make it through her double shift at the hospital alive, but her nasty drug addiction, annoying co-workers, needy patients, and devious cousin are making it pretty tough, not to mention some organ-stealing criminals and an injured convict. They try to pull off something that will either kill them or give them a way out. Starring Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Mick Foley, Chloe Farnworth, Kit Williamson, Tara Perry, and Nikea Gamby-Turner. This is more of an introductory teaser than a full trailer,...

Entering its 19th edition this year, Tribeca Film Festival has announced its feature film lineup, including a number of anticipated titles as well as festival favorites. World premiering at the festival is Chad Hartigan’s sci-fi romance Little Fish, Gerardo Naranjo’s Kokoloko, Eleanor Coppola’s Love is Love is Love, Michael Winterbottom’s sequel The Trip to Greece, Rodney Ascher’s A Glitch in the Matrix, Talya Lavie’s Honeymood, BenDavid Grabinski’s Happily, Bryan Bertino’s The Dark & The Wicked, plus documentaries on Stanley Kubrick, Dmx, Harry Belafonte, John Belushi, Brian Wilson, and more.

In terms of festival favorites, there’s Josephine Decker’s Shirley (our review), Jayro Bustamante’s La Llorona Heidi Ewing’s I Carry You With Me, Gaspar Noé’s medium-length work Lux Aeterna, the St. Vincent-Carrie Brownstein collaboration The Nowhere Inn, and more. Plus, Judd Apatow’s The King of Staten Island will...

The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival Tuesday unveiled its feature film lineup for its 19th edition running April 15-26 in NYC.

The fest, presented by AT&T, said it is continuing its tradition of championing the discovery of emerging voices and celebrating new work from established talent. This year it’s showcasing comedic, music-centered, political and socially-conscious films from diverse storytellers who use art to inspire positive change and community restoration.

The features program will include 115 films from 124 filmmakers from across 33 different countries. The line-up includes 95 world premieres, 2 international premieres, 4 North American premieres, 4 U.S. premieres, and 9 New York premieres and one sneak preview.

This year’s program includes 19 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects, and 44 of the feature films have one or more women directors. The feature program was curated from 3,385 submissions, and this year’s Festival received a record 10,397 total submissions across all categories. “First comes the story, then empathy,...

Tribeca Film Festival announced its 2020 lineup, a slate of 115 movies that includes offerings from Hugh Jackman, Pete Davidson and Chrissy Teigen.

The 2020 festival — which runs in Manhattan from April 15 through April 26 — has selections from 124 filmmakers representing 33 countries.

High-profile screenings include the U.S. premiere of “Bad Education” starring Jackman; the New York premiere of Judd Apatow’s comedy “The King of Staten Island” with Davidson; Elisabeth Moss in “Shirley;” and “Call Your Mother” featuring Bridget Everett, Tig Notaro and Awkwafina. “Fries,” a documentary from Teigen and Malcolm Gladwell, will have its world premiere at the festival.

Other non-fiction films debuting include “Citizen Penn,” a look at Sean Penn’s relief work in Haiti, and “Don’t Try to Understand: A Year in the Life of Earl ‘Dmx’ Simmons,” featuring inside access to the life of the famous rapper. Laverne Cox-produced film “Disclosure,” an exploration of transgender representation in the media will also premiere,...

The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, has today unveiled its feature film lineup, including a number of world premieres and a selection of proven hits from other festivals, including Tiff, Sundance, and SXSW. The features program will include 115 films from 124 filmmakers from across 33 different countries. This newly announced lineup includes 95 world premieres, 2 international premieres, 4 North American premieres, 4 U.S. premieres, and 9 New York premieres, plus one sneak preview. The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival will run April 15 to 26 across New York City and even, for the first time ever, New Jersey.

“This year’s festival embraces the unique power of film to bring people together — whether that’s literally the communal experience of watching a film in a packed theater, or the more intangible way a great film can make you empathize with a stranger’s struggle,” said festival director Cara Cusumano in an official statement. “In an election year where...

Written by Brea Grant (Heroes) and directed by Natasha Kermani, it has been announced that Lucky has wrapped production and will be released in the Us by Dread. Also in today's Horror Highlights: 1Br's Fantasia International Film Festival premiere details as well as a clip from the film, open submissions for a new Tenderfoot TV podcast, and release details for both Stalked by My Doctor: A Sleepwalker's Nightmare and the radio drama Hall of Shadows.

1Br Fantasia International Film Festival Premiere Details and New Clip: "After leaving behind a painful past to follow her dreams, Sarah scores the perfect Hollywood apartment. But something is not right. Unable to sleep, tormented by strange noises and threatening notes, her new life quickly starts to unravel. By the time she learns the horrifying truth, it's too late. Caught in a waking nightmare, Sarah must find the strength to hold onto her crumbling sanity.

In today’s film news roundup, animated adventure “Promare” is set for release, SAG-aftra is dealing with Disney’s tardy residual payments and horror-thriller “Lucky” has wrapped.

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GKids and Fathom Events are collaborating on a U.S. release of the Japanese animated action-adventure movie “Promare” in September.

“Promare” is the first feature-length film from Studio Trigger, the creators behind “Kill la Kill” and “Little Witch Academia.” Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi, “Promare” follows a group of humans who must defend the Earth from a mutant group called the Burnish, many of whom are able to control and wield flames.

“Promare” will be shown in its original Japanese language as well as in an all-new English language version. The English-language dubbed film will be shown Sept. 17, and the subtitled version will be screened on Sept. 19.

GKids also has picked up North American distribution rights for the animated “Ride Your Wave,...

WWE legend Mick Foley has joined the cast of David Arquette’s new project, “12 Hour Shift,” alongside Angela Bettis, Chloe Farnworth, Kit Williamson, Tara Perry and Nikea Gamby-Turner, TheWrap has learned exclusively.

Brea Grant is writing and directing the horror comedy that will follow a group of nurses stealing organs and selling them on the black market.

Emmy award-winning duo Jordan Wayne Long and Matt Glass of Hct Media are producing, as is Arquette and his wife, Christina McLarty.

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The project is currently in production in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and is receiving a tax credit for doing so. Arkansas offers a 20% incentive on goods and services, as well as an additional 10% for Arkansas workforce.

“We’re excited to see the continued growth of the film industry in Arkansas, along with the first-rate...

"I want to see the future..." "What's in the future...?" Another compelling short film to watch, with a bit of a sci-fi twist. Instant is a short film directed by Alex Albrecht, produced by Roddenberry Entertainment, lead by Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry, who is the son of legendary Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett. After a desperate criminal takes a bar hostage, six people must face their demons - past and present - in order to survive. But one of them is keeping a big secret that could change everything in an instant. The film stars Tyler Hilton, Manu Intiraymi, Phil Morris, Emily Chang, Tony Janning, and Tara Perry. This short has a few strong performances, working with an intriguing script that explores some engaging ideas. I wish this was a bit shorter, might be more effective, but it's still a good short. Enjoy. Thanks to SyFy Wire for the tip on this.

It seems like you've got every type of entertainment imaginable at Comic-Con in San Diego this week, but musicals? Yep, musicals, too! 30 Minute Musicals will be presenting Jurassic Park in 4D!

Directed by Brooke Seguin and featuring Tom Lenk from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and Sandeep Parikh of The Guild, this live-action performance presented by Secondline Productions will be held on July 18 at 6 p.m. in the Horton Grand Theatre (444 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA). Interested? Tickets are $20 in advance, and you can purchase them here. It's $25 at the door so save yourself the fin and order early.

From the Press Release

Dinosaurs come to life in 30 Minute Musicals' version of the classic film Jurassic Park. This time in 4D! That's right- 1D better than Spielberg. So don't miss this one-night-only event at the Horton Grand Theatre.

Dinosaurs and man, two species separated by 65 million years of evolution... How can...

Do you wish you slept better? The Better Sleep Council can help. Since 1979, this non-profit, consumer education arm of the International Sleep Products Association (a non-profit supported by America's mattress industry) has devoted itself to educating the public about how to improve upon what everyone spends one third of their lives doing. The Bsc produces Better Sleep Guides and disseminates research linking sufficient sleep to improved physical performance, work productivity, and more, all in the pursuit of teaching you and me how to have pleasant dreams (and helping quality mattress makers sell their products). Do you wish you knew more about The Better Sleep Council? Suite 7 can help with that. The branded entertainment web series from Cjp Digital Media (the same marketing and production house that created The Temp Life and The Webventures of Justin and Alden and helped Easy to Assemble become one of the most-watched branded web shows ever) is an anthology,...

Has it been a year already? Once again, Comic-Con week is upon us and this year looks like it's going to take last year and blow it out of the water in terms of web series representation. What's unique this year are the amount of off-site events happening during Con that you can attend even if you don't have a Con badge; we've made note of them below (Full disclosure: I am producing one of the off-site events). Just like last year, here is a list we've whipped up to help web series fans fill out their event schedule for the 4-day geek-out spectacular. Web Series Related Panels, Events and Screenings at Comic-Con 2010: (We’ll keep updating this list as we hear of new events or schedule changes. Check back often.) Wednesday, July 21: 8:30 Pm: Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em Improv Comedy Show Join Felicia Day, Sandeep Parikh,...