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JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray had the chance to watch Flora and Son – the latest music-themed film from director John Carney – at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and the result was a 9/10 review you can read at This Link. A wider audience will get their chance to see Flora and Son when it reaches Apple TV+ on September 29th, and with that date just a month away a trailer for the film has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises) and Eve Hewson (Bad Sisters), who happens to be the daughter of Bono from U2, Flora and Son was also scripted by Carney and centers on single mom Flora (Hewson), who is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to...

TrustNordisk has closed a U.K. deal on “Before It Ends,” a WW2-set drama with “Game of Thrones” star Pilou Asbæk, unfolding during the final stages of Nazi Occupation in Denmark. Signature Entertainment has bought U.K. rights to the movie.

“Before It Ends,” whose trailer has just been unveiled (see below), was written and directed by Anders Walter, known for his Oscar-winning short film “Helium” and “I Kill Giants” which played at Toronto in 2017. The feature was produced by Nordisk Film Production in collaboration with Growing Studios.

Asbæk stars alongside Danish talent Katrine Greis-Rosenthal and Morten Hee Andersen (“A Matter of Trust”), and German actor Peter Kurth (“Inventing Anna”).

When announcing the project, TrustNordisk boss Susan Wendt describes it as a “deeply moving and nerve-wrecking drama that portrays the unimaginable dilemmas that people face in the wake of war.”

The film is inspired by true events and depicts...

Exclusive: Sean Astin (Stranger Things), Ali Larter (The Rookie), Madison Wolfe (The Conjuring 2), Brec Bassinger (Stargirl), Skai Jackson (Bunk’d), Gavin Warren (12 Mighty Orphans) and Julianne Arrieta (Reagan) have signed on to star in The Man in the White Van, a true-crime thriller from Garrison Film Productions, Legion M, XYZ Films and writer-director Warren Skeels (Siesta Key).

The film co-written by Sharon Y. Cobb is set in 1974, watching as an ominous white van begins stalking a young girl from the town of Brooksville, Fl. Her parents’ disbelief that this is really happening, given her tendency to exaggerate, leads in the end to a terrifying Halloween nightmare. Pic will explore the origins of the “white van” trope in popular culture, and chart the beginnings of the destruction fomented by real-world serial killer Billy Mansfield Jr.

Wolfe will play the lead role of Annie, with Bassinger cast as Annie’s sister Margaret.

This week, British actor, writer and director Noel Clarke has made headlines after being accused of groping, harassment and bullying by 20 women.

Clarke played Mickey Smith in “Doctor Who” from 2005 to 2010 and starred as Sam in the films “Kidulthood,” “Adulthood” and “Brotherhood,” which he wrote and directed, intent on bringing more representations of working-class Britain to screen. Clarke also writes, produces and plays Aaron Bishop in the British police procedural series “Bulletproof,” alongside close friend Ashley Walters.

Clarke made his film debut in 2003’s “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” and has since starred in movies including “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “Centurion,” “4.3.2.1.,” “Fast Girls,” “Storage 24,” “I Am Soldier,” “The Anomaly,” “I Kill Giants,” “Mute,” “10×10,” “The Corrupted,” “Twist” and “Sas: Red Notice.”

In 2015, Clarke founded the London-based production company Unstoppable Film and Television with Jason Maza, eventually securing investment from super-indie All3Media, which owns “Fleabag” producer Two Brothers and “1917” outfit Neal Street Productions.

New York, NY (4/23/21) – Yen Press, LLC announced Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy by acclaimed artist Ken Niimura, widely known for works such as I Kill Giants, Henshin and Umami.

Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy is a collection of three stories from Ken Niimura that are rooted in well-known Japanese folk tales, such as Urashima Taro and The Crane Wife. Each story delves into the concept of the taboo, asking questions such as “Why are these rules meant to be followed?” and “Who and why sets these rules?” Taking inspiration from the Japanese folk tales told to Ken Niimura as a child and combining them with his unique and captivating art style, Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy is a must read graphic novel for fans of beautiful literary comics.

Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy includes Ken Niimura’s Never Open It, Empty and The Promise. The trade...

While he’s acted for over two decades in films from Steven Spielberg, Ava DuVernay, Christopher Nolan, Lee Daniels, Mira Nair, and more, David Oyelowo recently embarked on his directorial debut, The Water Man. The family-friendly adventure had its premiere at TIFF last fall and now ahead of a May 7 release, the first trailer has landed. Starring Oyelowo, along with Rosario Dawson, Lonnie Chavis, Amiah Miller, Alfred Molina, and Maria Bell, the film follows a boy who goes on a search for everlasting life to help cure his mother’s illness.

“I grew up loving family films that have adventure, fantasy and jeopardy whilst never patronizing their young protagonists,” Oyelowo said. “As a father to four children I want to share films with my kids that both entertain and equip them for the highs and lows that lie ahead. I relish watching films with them that both transport our family...

It’s starting to feel as though Gunner Boone’s (Lonnie Chavis) life is fitting to become a series of upheavals with no end in sight. First, it was living with his mother (Rosario Dawson’s Mary) while his father (David Oyelowo’s Amos) was stationed in Japan with the Navy. Then it was moving to Pine Mills upon his return home to America. And now it’s adjusting to the reality that his mother is dying of cancer and his father hasn’t been able to thus far adjust to being a “dad.” We see very clearly at the start that Mary is the bridge holding these two men together—a conduit to decipher their love and remind them that the only path forward is actually declaring those feelings aloud to each other.

How can they, though, when they’re too caught up in her health? Amos grows frustrated...

Joseph Baxter Feb 18, 2020

Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg star in Vivarium, a mind-bending horror film from director Lorcan Finnegan.

Vivarium, a concept-driven indie horror film, is an intriguing showcase for stars Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg, taking shape as a sci-fi-themed drama about a couple stuck in a nightmarishly pleasant residence; one that doesn’t seem to exist in the real world and they therefore cannot leave.

Lorcan Finnegan directed the film, following up his 2016 feature debut, Without Name, which was preceded by award-winning shorts such as Foxes, Changes and Defaced. Finnegan worked off a screenplay by Garret Shanley, based off a story he helped develop.

Vivarium Trailer

The Vivarium trailer showcases the dilemma of Gemma (Poots) and Tom (Eisenberg), whose homeowning endeavors lead them toward the misfortune of attending a most fateful house showing. Now stuck – by way of a seemingly supernatural force – in a house and neighborhood that...

Exclusive: After 15 years as co-ceo of international production group Umedia, Adrian Politowski has stepped down to launch La-based production and finance outfit Align. The new company, co-founded by Umedia’s Nadia Khamlichi, intends to deploy $150M from now through 2022, focusing on three-five English-language projects per year across film and television, and with budgets in the $5M-$30M range. Align is backed by its officers as well as high-net-worth individuals out of Europe.

The company’s first project to launch, Blithe Spirit, began principal photography last week. A comedy, it’s directed by Downton Abbey’s Edward Hall and stars Leslie Mann, Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher and Judi Dench. Align is majority financing with additional equity secured by Fred Films.

Politowski tells me that after working with dozens of titles a year at Umedia, he “wanted to produce fewer films and be much more involved in them.” Khamlichi, with whom he co-founded Umedia,...

Danish filmmaker Anders Walter, who won the 2014 Oscar for live-action short film with “Helium,” is to adapt French graphic novel “The Quest for the Time Bird” as a TV series. Walter made his feature film debut last year with another adaptation of a graphic novel, “I Kill Giants,” starring Madison Wolfe, Zoe Saldana and Imogen Poots.

Kim Magnusson, who produced “Helium” and was one of the producers on “I Kill Giants,” is attached to produce the series.

“The Quest for the Time Bird” tells the story of a sorcerer’s daughter and an aging warrior who set out on an epic journey to find the Time Bird in order to make the imprisonment of a dark god last for all eternity.

The graphic novel series, created by French comic-book masters Serge Le Tendre and Régis Loisel, was first published from 1983 to 1987 and, with more than 2 million copies sold, became one...

Lionsgate Television has acquired the U.S. remake rights to “Veni Vidi Vici,” the hit Swedish comedy series about a struggling film director who decides to take a job in the adult entertainment industry and starts to live a double life

The 10-part show was created for Nordic Entertainment Group’s Viaplay streaming service and has been picked up in key territories, including in the U.S. by Hulu and in Australia by Sbs. Co-writer, director and star Rafael Edholm is on board to help develop the U.S. adaptation.

The remake is also being developed by Fredrik Lundberg for HandsUp Sthlm, together with Kim Magnusson (“I Kill Giants”) and Madwood Studios’ Michael Flutie (“Westside”), for both the U.S. and international markets.

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has a longstanding relationship with Lionsgate Television, as the U.S. company is handling the worldwide sales of Nent Group’s original productions “Swedish Dicks,...

During the Berlinale, Women in Film & Television International (Wifti) and post-production house Chimney launched a new gender equality initiative. Wifti unveiled 10% for 50/50, which provides rebates to gender-balanced productions.

Participating production and post houses, facility houses, and other service and tech providers will offer 10 percent rebates to projects that hire women-identifying individuals in four out of eight key roles, as outlined by ReFrame: writer, director, producer, lead, co-lead, speaking parts, department heads, and crew.

“We need to work together, side by side, to create change in our industry,” said Wifti prez Helene Granqvist. “I’m extremely happy that so many companies in this male-dominated industry are recognizing that working for equality is good for business, and have chosen to partner with Wift on this important initiative.”

“We were extremely excited to hear of the 10% for 50/50 initiative that Chimney and Women in Film & Television International are launching,” commented Nadia Khamlich and Adrian Politowski,...

2018 has been, yet again, another fantastic year for movies. There has been some great films in the cinema, on DVD and VOD and the film festivals we’ve covered have been jam-packed with quality movies. Which makes it Very hard to narrow down a list of the Top 10 of the year! With that being said here’s Alain’s pickls of the ten best of the year – and if you’re not already, make sure your following Alain on Twitter @Wightblood

1. Hereditary “I’m certain this will go down as one of the great horror movies in years to come. Completely original and truly scary.”

2. Bodied “Somehow a film about ‘battle rap’, something I know little of and have no interest in, is one of my favourite movies of the last ten years. It’s that good.”

3. A Quiet Place “Horror brings more great originality this year, as well as horror with emotion.

Chris von Hoffmann's Monster Party, starring Julian McMahon, Robin Tunney (The Craft), Sam Strike (Leatherface), Lance Reddick (John Wick), Virginia Gardner (Halloween), and Diego Boneta (Scream Queens), is set to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 18th.

We will keep readers up-to-date on the release of Monster Party on DVD and Blu-ray if and when bonus content and special features are announced, and in the meantime, we have the official announcement from Rlje Films:

Press Release: Rlje Films will release the horror/thriller film Monster Party on DVD and Blu-ray on December 18, 2018. Written and directed by Chris von Hoffmann, Monster Party stars Julian McMahon ("Nip/Tuck"), Robin Tunney, Sam Strike (Leatherface), Erin Moriarty (Blood Father), Lance Reddick (John Wick), Brandon Micheal Hall (“Search Party”), Virginia Gardner (Halloween) and Diego Boneta (“Scream Queens”). Rlje Films will release Monster Party on DVD for an Srp of $27.97 and Blu-ray for...

What was supposed to be an easy theft turns into a fight for their lives for a trio of robbers in the subversive home invasion movie Monster Party. The second feature film from writer/director Chris von Hoffmann (Drifter), Monster Party has been acquired by Rlje Films for North American distribution, with a theatrical, VOD, and Digital HD release slated for November 2nd (giving horror fans a chance to extend their spooky celebrations beyond the 31st):

Press Release: "Los Angeles, Oct. 2018 – Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje), has acquired all North American rights to the upcoming the horror/thriller Monster Party from writer/director Chris von Hoffmann (Drifter). The film stars Julian McMahon (“Nip/Tuck”), Robin Tunney, Sam Strike (Leatherface), Erin Moriarty (Blood Father), Lance Reddick, Brandon Micheal Hall (“Search Party”), Virginia Gardner (Project Almanac), and Diego Boneta (“Scream Queens”) . Rlje Films will release the film nationally in theaters, VOD and Digital HD on Nov.

The film is about a troubled teenage girl and her parents.

After its world premiere in Toronto and best actress prize in San Sebastian, Tuva Novotny’s debut feature Blind Spot has now picked up the New Talent Grand Pix, with a cash prize worth $7,000, at Cph Pix in Copenhagen.

Novotny, a Swedish actress living in Denmark, directed her first feature in Norway. Shot in one real-time take, the story follows a troubled teenage girl and her parents responding to a crisis.

The jury was comprised of Tatiana Leite (Brazil), Joachim Lafosse (Belgium) and Jesper Ganslandt (Sweden).

The jury praised Novotny and Blind Spot,...

Rlje Films has acquired all North American rights to the thriller “The Standoff at Sparrow Creek,” from Cinestate and Xyz Films.

Written by Henry Dunham who is also making his feature directorial debut, the film stars James Badge Dale, Chris Mulkey, Brian Geraghty, Robert Aramayo (“Game of Thrones”), Patrick Fischler (“Twin Peaks”), Happy Anderson and Gene Jones.

“The Standoff at Sparrow Creek” premiere Sept. 9 at Midnight Madness at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Rlje plans to release the film nationally in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD in early 2019.

“This is our seventh collaboration with Dallas Sonnier, the producer of ‘Bone Tomahawk’ and ‘Brawl in Cell Block 99,’” said chief acquisitions officer Mark Ward for Rlje Films. “With a Black List script by Henry Dunham and a talented cast led by James Badge Dale, we are confident we will not disappoint genre enthusiasts at this year’s Midnight Madness at Tiff.

Lars von Trier’s The House That Jack Built will open event.

Cph Pix’s 10th edition will open with Lars von Trier in the house to present The House That Jack Built and will close with Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma: it will mark the Netflix project’s only planned theatrical screening in Denmark.

The 10th edition of the festival runs Sept 27 to Oct 10, presenting 191 features including 19 new Danish films. The Buster schools and family programme will show 44 of those features, such as I Kill Giants and The Breadwinner.

Festival hits set to screen include Cold War, Shoplifters, Capernaum, Touch Me Not,...

For the first 20-odd minutes, “Fistful of Dirt” is a fascinating neorealist exercise, the story of a young boy set against the backdrop of Hurricane Maria’s aftermath in Puerto Rico in 2017. Then it becomes a mermaid movie, taking an ambitious leap that’s impressive even if it doesn’t always gel. As Sebastian Silva wrestles with several different kinds of movies, the child’s perspective fuses them together, and the movie becomes a startling representation of a society collapsing into chaos. Appropriately shot by “The Florida Project” cinematographer Alexis Zabe, “Fistful of Dirt” captures a modern apocalypse through innocent eyes.

The Chilean writer-director excels at subverting genre expectations, often melding dark comedy and suspense in surprising ways in movies ranging from “Nasty Baby” (an irreverent hipster farce that turns into a creepy thriller in the last act) to “Tyrel” (a race relations comedy until it becomes a creepy suspense...

Following its well-received festival run and its recent release in theaters and on VOD platforms (including a live online movie night party hosted by Fangoria), Cinestate's Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (written by Bone Tomahawk director S. Craig Zahler) is coming to Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on September 25th, giving those Toulon puppets plenty of time to make house calls before the Halloween season!

Press Release: Los Angeles – Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release the Fangoria horror film Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Uhd/Blu-ray combo on Sept. 25, 2018. Written by S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99)and co-directed by Sonny Laguna (Wither, Animalistic, Blood Runs Cold) and Tommy Wiklund (Wither, Animalistic, Madness), Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich stars Thomas Lennon (I Love You, Man, “Reno 911!”), Jenny Pellicer (“State of Affairs”, “The Bridge”), Nelson Franklin (“Black-ish,” “New Girl”), Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up,...

While it's exciting to see presents nestled safely under the tree every holiday season, it's often just as thrilling to find new holiday horror movies hung with care on streaming services and home video. With their recent North American acquisition of All the Creatures Were Stirring (directed by Rebekah McKendry and David Ian McKendry), Rlje Films is giving us a new Christmas horror movie to unwrap, as we can look forward to a December 4th VOD, Digital, and DVD release of the festive film:

Press Release: Los Angeles, Aug. 17, 2018 – Rlje Films has acquired all North American rights to the upcoming horror film All the Creatures Were Stirring. Written and directed by David Ian McKendry (The Dump) and Rebekah McKendry (The Barista), known for their amazing work at Fangoria and Blumhouse, the film stars Constance Wu, Amanda Fuller (“Orange is the New Black”), Jonathan Kite (“2 Broke Girls”), Jocelin Donahue (Insidious:...

FX’s “Y: The Last Man” pilot has set its main cast.

Diane Lane has signed on to star in the drama series pilot, which is simply titled “Y,” along with Barry Keoghan, Imogen Poots, Lashana Lynch, Juliana Canfield and Marin Ireland.

Based on DC Comics’ acclaimed series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, the project traverses a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event has decimated every male mammal save for one lone human. The new world order of women will explore gender, race, class and survival.

Keoghan will play Yorick Brown, the main character from the graphic novels on which the show is based. He is described as a young man quick to use humor to deflect from his problems who may be the lone male survivor of a worldwide plague.

Keoghan is known for his roles in films like Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Killing of a Sacred Deer...

Rlje Films will release the thriller Terminal on DVD and Blu-ray on June 26, 2018. A sexy, mysterious thriller with many twists and turns, Terminal stars Academy Award nominee Margot Robbie (I, Tonya, Suicide Squad), Simon Pegg (Star Trek, Shaun of the Dead), Mike Myers (Austin Powers, “Saturday Night Live”), Max Irons (Woman in Gold, “The White Queen”) and Dexter Fletcher (Kick Ass, Doom).

Now We Are Movie Geeks Rlje Films has a special giveaway. One lucky Wamg reader will win a special Terminal prize package consisting of a Terminal Blu-ray and a Terminal poster signed by stars Margot Robbie and Simon Pegg as well as director Vaughn Stein

All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie starring Margot Robbie? (mine is Wolf Of Wall Street!). It’s so easy!

Good Luck!

Official Rules:

1. You Must Be A Us Resident. Prize Will Only Be Shipped To Us Addresses.

Next month, Joe Casey and Ulises Farinas unleash their kick-ass, head-banging heroes on the world in New Lieutenants of Metal #1 from the Man of Action imprint at Image Comics. Ahead of the first issue release, I caught up with Joe Casey to talk about what we can expect from the new series, teaming up with Ulises Farinas, and being in a metal state of mind. We also have preview pages from the first issue!

Q: How did you come up with the idea of New Lieutenants of Metal and what can our readers expect from the new series?

Joe Casey: Believe it or not, the idea was delivered to me by a man on a flaming pie (as these things often are). The New Lieutenants of Metal are an elite strike force of heroic headbangers that exists to mete out harsh justice whenever and wherever necessary. They're a new breed of superhero,...

Marvel’s “Black Panther,” distributed by Walt Disney Studios, topped both national home video sales charts the week ended June 2, marking its third consecutive week as the country’s top-selling DVD and Blu-ray Disc.

The sci-fi horror film “Annihilation,” a theatrical underperformer from Paramount Pictures, debuted at No. 2 on both the Npd VideoScan overall disc sales chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc chart. According to Npd data, the film, which earned just over $32 million in U.S. theaters, sold 38% as many units its first week in stores as “Black Panther” did in the superhero film’s third week of availability.

“Annihilation” stars Natalie Portman and Jennifer Jason Leigh as members of a group of military scientists who enter “The Shimmer,” a quarantined zone of mutating landscapes and creatures.

Twentieth Century Fox’s spy thriller “Red Sparrow” slipped a spot on both charts to No.

Rlje Films released Anders Walter's adaptation of Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura's graphic novel I Kill Giants on DVD and Bluray back on May 22nd. We are super late on this giveaway but we have three (3) copies on the film on DVD to hand out to our readers. Teen Barbara Thorson (Madison Wolfe) is the only thing that stands between terrible giants and the destruction of her small town. But as she boldy confronts her fears in increasingly dangerous ways, her new school counselor (Zoe Saldana) leads her to question everything she’s always believed to be true. The contest is open to U.S. residents only. To enter you only have to answer our trivia question below. Email us here with the correct...

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If you missed the twists and turns of Vaughn Stein's Terminal, don't despair, because you can watch the noir thriller from the comfort of your own couch this summer when Rlje Films releases the star-studded movie on Blu-ray and DVD:

Press Release (via Rama's Screen): Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release the thriller Terminal on DVD and Blu-ray on June 26, 2018. A sexy, mysterious thriller with many twists and turns, Terminal stars Academy Award nominee Margot Robbie (I, Tonya, Suicide Squad), Simon Pegg (Star Trek, Shaun of the Dead), Mike Myers (Austin Powers, “Saturday Night Live”), Max Irons (Woman in Gold, “The White Queen”) and Dexter Fletcher (Kick Ass, Doom). Rlje Films will release TERMINALon DVD for an Srp of $29.96 and on Blu-ray for an Srp of $29.97.

Filmed in Budapest, Hungary, Terminal is the directorial debut for Vaughn Stein, who also wrote the film. Margot Robbie produced the film alongside I,...

Marvel’s “Black Panther,” distributed by Walt Disney Studios, held back a pair of newcomers to handily top the home video sales charts for a second consecutive week.

The top new release on Npd VideoScan overall disc sales chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc chart the week ended May 26 was 20th Century Fox’s spy thriller “Red Sparrow,” which debuted at No. 2 selling 22% as many discs as the returning superhero actioner.

“Sparrow” stars Jennifer Lawrence as a Russian ballerina who is forced into becoming a seductive secret agent after her dancing career is cut short due to injury. It earned $46.9 million at the domestic box office.

No. 3 on both charts was Warner’s “Game Night,” a comedy about a group of friends who are caught up in a life-and-death caper that they believe is an elaborate role-playing game. It took in $68.9 million at U.

After taking a bite out of crime (literally) in 2014's WolfCop, alcoholic lycanthrope Lou Garou returns for a second round of hairy misadventures in Another WolfCop, coming to Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital Video on July 3rd in the Us from Rlje Films:

Press Release: Los Angeles (May 30, 2018) – Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release the horror, comedy film Another Wolfcop on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Video on July 3, 2018. Another Wolcop is the highly anticipated sequel to the cult classic Wolfcop. Written and directed by Lowell Dean (WolfCop), Another Wolfcop stars Leo Fafard (WolfCop), Yannick Bisson (“Murdoch Mysteries”), Amy Matysio (“Epic Studios”), Jonathan Cherry (Goon: Last of the Enforcers), Serena Miller (Separation Anxiety) and Kevin Smith (Clerks). Rlje Films will release Another Wolfcop on DVD for an Srp of $27.97 and on Blu-ray for an Srp of $29.97.

A year has passed since the dark eclipse transformed hard-drinking Officer Lou Garou (Leo...

Netflix has signed an exclusive multi-year first-look deal with leading Danish producer Kim Magnusson to produce original feature films from the Nordic region. The projects, which will be produced, predominantly, in their local languages, will be released globally on the streaming platform. Magnusson will work with both established filmmakers and new talent.

Magnusson has produced or executive produced more than 125 movies and TV series, including Zoe Saldana’s “I Kill Giants,” Mads Mikkelsen’s “Men and Chicken,” J.K. Simmons’ “Worlds Apart,” “Headhunter,” “Terkel in Trouble,” Pilou Asbæk’s “R” and Nicolas Winding Refn’s three “Pusher” films. He has been Oscar-nominated in the live-action short film category six times, winning with “Election Night” and “Helium.” He received an Emmy for the film “Island on Bird Street.”

In a statement, Ian Bricke, Netflix’s director of content acquisition, said Magnusson had “incredibly strong relationships with talent in Scandinavia, and a proven...

As we get closer to the Memorial Day holiday here in the States, we have a new batch of home media releases this week for those of you looking to spend some quality time on your couches getting caught up with some fantastic films over the upcoming long weekend. Arrow Video has put together a special edition of Joe D’Amato’s Death Smiles on a Murderer, and Scream Factory is keeping busy with their Blu-rays for both Of Unknown Origin and The Vampire and the Ballerina, and for those of you looking to upgrade your Jurassic Park films, there’s a new 4K 25th Anniversary Collection featuring every film in the franchise that should scratch that itch.

Other notable releases for May 22nd include The Matrix in 4K, I Kill Giants, Soft Matter, Daphne & Velma, and Devil’s Weekend.

Death Smiles on a Murderer: Special Edition

A haunting and dreamlike gothic horror/giallo hybrid,...

From the producers of Harry Potter, I Kill Giants stars Zoe Saldana (Guardians of the Galaxy, Avatar), Imogen Poots (“Roadies,” Green Room), Madison Wolfe (The Conjuring 2, “True Detective”), and Sydney Wade (360, Una). The film was directed by the Academy Award winning writer/director Anders Walter (Helium) and was written by Joe Kelly (Deadpool graphic novel, Big Hero 6 graphic novel, “Avengers Assemble,” “Ultimate Spider-Man”). Teen Barbara Thorson (Madison Wolfe) is the only thing that stands between terrible giants and the destruction of her small town. But as she boldy confronts her fears in increasingly dangerous ways, her new school counselor (Zoe Saldana) leads her to question everything she’s always believed to be true. The adventure, fantasy film will be available on DVD and Blu-ray on May 22nd by Rlje Films. Now you can own I Kill Giants on DVD. We Are Movie Geeks has 2 copies to give away. All...

Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War actress Zoe Saldana, who's recently been on the receiving end of much acclaim for her role as the determined school counselor, Mrs. Mollé, in Anders Walter's fantasy indie film I Kill Giants, has got something to say to those in Hollywood who feel that she and members of her Marvel family are "selling out." [Seemore]... Read More...

Stars: Zoe Saldana, Imogen Poots, Madison Wolfe, Noel Clarke, Jennifer Ehle, Sydney Wade | Written by Joe Kelly, J.M. Ken Niimura | Directed by Anders Walter

I Kill Giants is quite a name for a movie. A really good name actually because with that and the awesome artwork on its poster, I was immediately intrigued…. Based on the comic book of the same title, I Kill Giants tells the story of a troubled girl, Barbara (Madison Wolfe) who believes giants are coming to her town and she is the one to stop them. She has some help in new friend Sophia (Sydney Wade) as well as her sister Karen (Imogen Poots) and the school psychologist Mrs Molle (Zoe Saldana) who don’t initially believe what she is saying.

Those looking for a horror movie full of giant slaying might be a little disappointed to hear that this isn’t that kind of film.

MaryAnn’s quick take… A movie as thrillingly weird as its protagonist. We are totally enrapt by the wonder and the terror of her imagination, and the power of it to create joy and solace. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m desperate for movies about girls and women

I’m “biast” (con): nothing

I have not read the source material

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film

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I Kill Giants is not a fantasy movie. It’s a drama about fantasy: about the power of stories to help us understand our fears and cope with our anxieties and escape from our pain, at least for a little while. But in a rare creative conjunction, this movie is as thrillingly weird as its protagonist, 12-year-old Barbara Thorson (Madison Wolfe: The Conjuring 2, Joy). We have no doubt...

Writer Joe Kelly and illustrator Ken Niimura’s graphic novel I Kill Giants, a sprawling adventure about a loner kid named Barbara Thorson who retreats into a magical world to fight evil giants that may or may not all be in her head, is being adapted for the big screen. In the video above, director Anders Walter talks…

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Writer Joe Kelly and illustrator Ken Niimura’s graphic novel I Kill Giants, a sprawling adventure about a loner kid named Barbara Thorson who retreats into a magical world to fight evil giants that may or may not all be in her head, is being adapted for the big screen. In the video above, stars Imogen Poots, Madison…

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Originally published in 2009, Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura's graphic novel I Kill Giants introduced us to Barbara, an uncompromising teen girl dealing with some pretty big family issues while also saving her community from giants who randomly emerge to destroy her and everyone she loves.

Fast forward nearly a decade and now Kelly and NIimura's vision has been turned into a feature film directed by Oscar-winning Danish director Anders Walter, produced by Chris Columbus and starring Madison Wolfe, Zoe Saldana and Imogen Poots.

I Kill Giants is a really beautifully imagined story of a girl dealing with some heavy issues by retreating into herself and lashing out at everyone who tries to help her: from her sister, played by Poots, who has put her own life on hold to take...

Oscar-winning Danish filmmaker Anders Walter was vibrating with excitement when he boarded his flight to Canada, his debut feature was about to have its first press screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. It had been almost four years since he’d won the Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short, and the 39-year-old director had dedicated every one of them to the challenge of financing and filming “I Kill Giants.”

For all of Walter’s pedigree and potential, the project had been an uphill battle from the very beginning. It didn’t seem to matter that it was based on a popular graphic novel with a built-in fanbase, or that it would star Brie Larson and Zoe Saldana. Twice the movie was ready to roll; twice it had collapsed. But this was all behind him as he sat on the tarmac at Copenhagen Airport. When he left Denmark, his career...

At only 15 years of age, Madison Wolfe already has a resume that demands admiration. The young actress got her start opposite Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis in The Campaign before joining such high profile projects as True Detective, Joy, Trumbo, and The Conjuring 2. Her latest sees her taking the lead as Barbara, a high school giant slayer, in Anders Walter’s feature film debut I Kill Giants, an adaptation of the graphic novels of the same name. I Kill Giants is a deeply compassionate coming-of-age fantasy that follows an imaginative young girl as she faces an all-too-harsh reality. Screen Anarchy was able to interview the film’s rapidly rising star. Screen Anarchy: How did you come to be part of I Kill Giants and what...

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Writer Joe Kelly and illustrator Ken Niimura’s graphic novel I Kill Giants, a sprawling adventure about loner kid Barbara Thorson, who retreats into a magical world to fight evil giants that may or may not all be in her head, is being adapted for the big screen. In the video above, director Anders Walter tells us how…

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Nearly 10 years ago, Image Comics released the first issue of writer Joe Kelly and artist Ken Niimura's I Kill Giants. The seven-issue series about a girl battling her own demons while trying to save her small town from colossal creatures has been a source of awe-inspiring fantasy and grounded family drama for the past decade, and beginning on March 23rd, those same elements will come to life on the big screen with Rlje Films' anticipated release of the I Kill Giants movie. To celebrate the new version of their coming-of-age tale, we caught up with Kelly and Niimura to discuss their thoughts on the feature film adaptation, reflect on the comic book's long journey to the big screen, and look ahead to their exciting collaborations in the future.

Joe and Ken, thanks for taking the time to discuss I Kill Giants, and congratulations on the new feature film based on your comic book miniseries.

Sneak Peek new footage, plus images from the upcoming thriller "I Kill Giants", directed by Anders Walter and written by Joe Kelly, based on his Image Comics series (2008), starring Madison Wolfe, Zoe Saldana and Imogen Poots, opening March 23, 2018:

"... it's about a girl who's a bit of an outsider – she's funny, but totally in geekland, obsessed with 'Dungeons & Dragons'. She doesn't have a lot of friends, she's a bit of a social misfit.

"She's taken her fantasy life a little far, and really only talks about giants to people. She's convinced that giants are real and giants are coming, and it's her responsibility to stop them when they show up.

"This weird little fantasy life that she's going has started seeping into her real life, and as we see things from her point of view, we see that she sees pixies and she sees signs in the...

While the main creative force behind I Kill Giants is unquestionably screenwriter Joe Kelly, who adapted his own limited comic series of the same name that he co-created with artist J.M. Ken Niimura, director Anders Walter’s past work including his Oscar-winning short, Helium, shows he’s hardly a stranger to the source material’s subject matter. Kelly and Niimura found success creating a work that reflects what happens when a child uses their imagination to confront a still abstract understanding of death.

It’s no surprise then that the two films I thought about while watching this adaptation were A Monster Calls and Where the Wild Things Are. I Kill Giants plays like a hybrid of sorts that’s just as cognizant of keeping things as darkly resonant. It’s okay for a family film targeting an audience that would call its lead (Madison Wolfe’s Barbara Thorson) a...

The upcoming release of the movie version of I Kill Giants is the continuation of a journey for writer Joe Kelly that started with the 2008 release of the original comic book.

Kelly, best known as part of the Man of Action Entertainment collective behind Cartoon Networks Ben 10 and Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man animated series, co-created the series about a young girl fighting the titular giants — who may or may not actually exist — with artist Ken Niimura for Image Comics a decade ago, and the collected edition went on to be named one of the books of the...

Zoe Saldana and Imogen Poots star in the newly recently trailer from Kaleidoscope, I Kill Giants.

Based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel by Image Comics’ Joe Kelly and J.M. Ken Niimura the film is directed by Academy Award-winning Anders Walter and produced by Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban).

Also in trailers – J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world makes a return in the First trailer for Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald

The stars Zoe Saldana (Guardians of the Galaxy, Avatar, Star Trek), Imogen Poots (Green Room, Sweet Virginia, 28 Days Later), Madison Wolfe (Joy, The Conjuring 2, Trumbo)

Noel Clarke (Kidulthood, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Doctor Who), Jennifer Ehle (Pride and Prejudice, Zero Dark Thirty) and Sydney Wade (Wolfblood, The Damned United).

I Kill Giants is in Cinemas 6th April and Digital 4th May

I Kill Giants Official Synopsis

I Kill Giants tells the story of Barbara Thorson...

I Kill Giants, produced by Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) and directed by Academy Award-winning director Anders Walter, is based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel by Image Comics’ Joe Kelly and J.M. Ken Niimura. The film tells the story of Barbara Thorson (Madison Wolfe), a teenage girl who escapes the realities of a troubled school and family life by retreating into a magical realm fighting evil ‘giants’ – colossal monsters who attack her quiet coastal town.

With the help of her new friend Sophia (Sydney Wade) and her school counsellor (Zoe Saldana), Barbara will learn to face her fears – tackling the mean bullies at school, coming to terms with her difficult home life and battling the mythic giants that threaten her world.

I Kill Giants stars Zoe Saldana (Guardians of the Galaxy, Avatar, Star Trek), Imogen Poots (Green Room, Sweet Virginia, 28 Days Later), Madison Wolfe (Joy,...

Happy March, readers! Hard to believe another month is upon us, but that just means we have more new horror movies to look forward to in the coming weeks on various digital and VOD platforms. The month kicks off with both Ted Geoghegan’s Mohawk and Midnighters from IFC Midnight on March 2nd, and then just a few days later, a handful of titles are launching digitally, including The Dark Crystal (which is a new transfer of the cult fantasy film), Curse of the Mayans, The Crossbreed, Eat Me, The Terrible Two and Flay.

On March 13th, we have a terror-fueled trio to look forward to—Prodigy, Hell’s Kitty, and Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies —and just a week later both Insidious: The Last Key and Welcome the Stranger come home as well. March’s digital releases wrap up with I Kill Giants, Followers, and Pyewacket (which is...

As March brings a close to 2017 in cinema with the Academy Awards, there are also a great number of noteworthy 2018 films making their way to theaters, ranging from animated adventures to dark comedies to ambitious blockbusters. Looking further back, in terms of restorations that are touring the country, don’t miss Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach, Mind Game, Police Story, and Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day.

Matinees to See: They Remain (3/2), Red Sparrow (3/2), Souvenir (3/2), The Leisure Seeker (3/9), Gringo (3/9), Ramen Heads (3/16), 12 Days (3/16), Keep the Change (3/16), 7 Days in Entebbe (3/16), Roxanne Roxanne (3/23), I Kill Giants (3/23), Game Over, Man! (3/23), Final Portrait (3/23), Salomé & Wilde Salomé (3/30), Outside In (3/30)

15. Ready Player One (Steven Spielberg; March 29)

Synopsis: When the creator of a virtual reality world called the Oasis dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all Oasis users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune. Wade Watts finds...

Contending with the realities of school and a troubled family life can be a challenge for any teenage girl. In order to contend with those difficulties, actress Madison Wolfe is slaying her demons in the newly released official poster for her upcoming fantasy film, ‘I Kill Giants.’ The poster was unveiled by the drama’s distributor, […]

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