News

Scream might be the most iterated horror formula out there. Ever since Wes Craven’s masterpiece shook the horror world in 1996, everyone was trying to out-Scream Scream. Scribe Kevin Williamson tried to outdo himself with both I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Faculty. Germany dipped into the slasher pool with The Pool. Jamie Blanks helmed both Urban Legend and Valentine, two slasher classics indebted to Scream. The 1990s were something else if you were a slasher fan.

And then the trend died. Grittier horror movies took over, supplanting the fun of the previous decade with the gravitas of a new millennium. There were remakes and adaptations, found footage, and imported scares. For a period, the horror genre struggled to find a consistent identity, but generally, slashers were out. Eventually, they came back, including Scream itself, and audiences are now in the midst of a new wave of clever,...

Director’s debut feature enters Beijing International Film Festival spotlight amid renewed global conversations on women’s rights

A century-old criminal case from Switzerland is at the center of Frieda’s Case, the debut feature from German-Swiss filmmaker Maria Brendle. The historical drama, set in 1904, follows the trial of Frieda Keller, a young seamstress accused of murdering her son. The case, and the laws surrounding it, cast a stark light on gender inequality, both past and present.

The film, which premiered at the Zurich Film Festival in October, is part of the main competition at the 15th Beijing International Film Festival this month. Actor-director Jiang Wen will lead the competition jury. Brendle, who co-wrote the script with Michèle Minelli and Robert Buchschwenter, said she was drawn to the project because of its continuing relevance beyond its immediate setting in early 20th-century St. Gallen.

“This is a story about women’s rights,...

Wolschlager was a member of the European and Austrian Film Academies and the project commission of the Austrian Film Institute.

Austrian producer, screenwriter and educator Ursula Wolschlager died on September 26 in Vienna at the age of 52, after suffering from an illness.

Wolschlager has collaborated with filmmakers including Barbara Albert, Ruth Beckermann, Nathalie Borgers, Christian Frosch, Michael Glawogger, Bakhtiar Khodoynazarov, Marie Kreutzer, Tina Leisch, Tony Pemberton and Kirill Serebrennikov.

Alongside Robert Buchschwenter, she founded the script development and later also film production company Witcraft Scenario in 2008. She was also a mentor at the Diverse Stories script development programme, a founding member...

Party Hard, Die Young will be released on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray on April 21, 2020. Check out the trailer:

Now you can win the Win the DVD of Party Hard, Die Young . We Are Movie Geeks has two copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment below telling us what your favorite horror movie from the past year is. (mine’s Midsommar). It’s so easy!

1. You Must Be A Us Resident. Prize Will Only Be Shipped To Us Addresses. No P.O. Boxes. No Duplicate Addresses.

2. Winner Will Be Chosen From All Qualifying Entries.

Directed by Dominik Hartl (Beautiful Girl) and written by Robert Buchschwenter (The Fatherless) and Karin Lomot (“CopStories”), the horror stars Elisabeth Wabitsch (Seventeen), Michael Glantschnig (Spectre), Valerie Huber (Klassentreffen 1.0), and Ferdinand Seebacher (“Die Bergretter”). Rlje Films will release Party Hard, Die Young on DVD for $27.97 and on Blu-ray for $15.95.

In Party Hard,...

An island getaway becomes the destination for murder in Dominik Hartl's Party Hard, Die Young. With the Austrian slasher now streaming on Shudder, Rlje Films has acquired select rights for the movie and will be releasing it on VOD, Digital HD, DVD, and Blu-ray on April 21st:

Press Release: Los Angeles, March 18, 2020 – Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to Party Hard, Die Young from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror. Party Hard, Die Young will be released on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray on April 21, 2020.

Directed by Dominik Hartl (Beautiful Girl) and written by Robert Buchschwenter (The Fatherless) and Karin Lomot (“CopStories”), the horror stars Elisabeth Wabitsch (Seventeen), Michael Glantschnig (Spectre), Valerie Huber (Klassentreffen 1.0), and Ferdinand Seebacher (“Die Bergretter”). Rlje Films will release Party Hard, Die Young on DVD for $27.97 and on Blu-ray for $15.95.

In Party Hard, Die Young,...

Period crime thriller from Oscar-winner Stefan Ruzowitzky co-stars Murathan Muslu.

Beta Cinema has picked up international sales on Oscar-winning Stefan Ruzowitzky’s next feature Hinterland to star Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread) and Murathan Muslu.

Principal photography is set to take place in autumn on the period crime thriller co-written by Ruzowitzky with Robert Buchschwenter and Hanno Pinter. The story takes place in Vienna at the beginning of the 1920s as a former detective returns home after seven years in a Russian PoW camp and joins forces with a forensic specialist on a murder investigation.

Square One Entertainment has picked up...

The Los Angeles Film Festival has announced the world premiere of Richard Linklater's Bernie as the opening night film for the 2011 festival.

The film will kick off the festival on June 16 at Regal Cinemas Stadium 14 at L.A. Live. It is written by Skip Hollandsworth and director Linklater and stars Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey.

The film follows a beloved mortician (Black) from a small Texas town, even winning over the town's richest, meanest widow (MacLaine). Even after Bernie commits a horrible crime, people still will not utter a bad word against him.

"We're thrilled to be opening the Festival with the world premiere of this delicious black comedy - a treat from one of the most original and exciting voices in independent film, Richard Linklater," said Festival director Rebecca Yeldham. "With its fabulous all-star cast, Bernie is a perfect stage setter for the incredible line-up of...