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Stars: Simon Needham, Neil Brown Jr., Pat McMahon, Michele Simms, Arian Ash, Chris Burns, Michaela Stamm, Leigh Anne West | Written and Directed by Jon Binkowski

If Scare Zone seems a bit familiar that’s not surprising. The debut film by Jon Binkowski has been around since 2009, playing festivals and streaming services such as Hulu as well as getting a DVD release. Also, its plot about real deaths in a Halloween Haunted House has been used in films many films such as Hell Fest, The Tombs and Haunt. Now, as in the days of drive-ins and grindhouses Terror Films has picked it up and is giving it a new release based on the success of Neil Brown Jr..

It’s year three for strip mall haunted house The Scare Zone, and its owner Oliver and his right-hand man Spider (Neil Brown Jr.) are looking to make “Scare ZoneIII: The Psycho-Splatter Raw-Topsy...

While the first day of spring technically belongs to March, everyone knows that it kicks into high gear in April. To celebrate the changing of the seasons, Hulu is finally bringing back its signature original series for April 2021.

Season 4 of the multiple Emmy award-winning The Handmaid’s Tale premieres on April 28. It’s been awhile since we’ve seen June and her dystopian world. In fact, it’s been so long that our own world decided to endure its own dystopian pandemic in the meantime. Hopefully this series’ return will mean we can keep our political and social collapses on television where they belong.

Aside from The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu isn’t brining much else to the table in terms of originals this month. Thankfully, the one other original that Hulu has in store for April sounds completely righteous. Sasquatch, the latest docuseries from the Duplass brothers producing team, will cover exactly what the title promises.

Okay, so we're agreed that "The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia" is the most stupidly contradictory movie title since "Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector."

Like 2009's hit horror flick "The Haunting in Connecticut," this one is based on a 1988 "true story" that was covered on the Discovery Channel series "A Haunting," in which the Wyrick family moved to a new home in the "Wisdom, Justice, Moderation" state only to discover that not all is peachy.

Turns out their daughter Heidi (Emily Alyn Lind of "Enter the Void") is particularly attuned to some bad psychic juju and begins to see the spirits of both a kindly old caretaker and a malevolent "Dark Figure" who can physically manifest. The mom and dad, played by TV vets Chad Michael Murray ("One Tree Hill") and Abigail Spencer ("Mad Men"), eventually make contact with some paranormal researchers who tell them the bad news about their property,...

Hollywood has often been described as "The Dream Factory," but when it comes to animated movies cartoonists can fudge the line between a dream romantic coupling and a laughable OkCupid date gone wrong.

Be it chunky monkey Ray Winstone sexing up Angelina Jolie in "Beowulf" or Meryl Streep winding up Mrs. George Clooney in "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" (which even she admitted was hilarious), there are many examples of said pairings — and here are ten more for you to fantasize about.

1. Ray Romano and Queen Latifah, "Ice Age: The Meltdown" (2006)

With her sassy boisterousness and his whiney timidity, Latifah and Romano are a match made in … well, somewhere. Their portrayal of wooly mammoths Manny and Ellie in the last three "Ice Age" movies produced not only brilliant chemistry but also a cartoon daughter, Peaches. Whether that vocal chemistry could translate to live-action success remains to be seen … "Bringing Down the House...

Release Date: Oct. 25, 2011

Price: DVD $26.98, Blu-ray $29.99

Studio: Anchor Bay

Kevin Spacey plans as Heather Graham jams in Father of Invention.

Kevin Spacey (The Men Who Stare at Goats), Camilla Belle (10,000 B.C.) and Heather Graham (Son of Morning) star in Father of Invention, a 2011 comedy that is on DVD and Blu-ray less than two weeks after the movie’s premiere as a limited release in theaters on Oct. 14.

Spacey stars as eccentric inventor turned ego-driven infomercial guru Robert Axl. After one of his inventions, the “Ab-Clicker,” maims thousands of customers, a class-action lawsuit lands him in jail for the next 10 years. Newly released, Axle is ready to redeem his name and hopefully rebuild his billion-dollar empire. But first he must convince his estranged 22-year-old daughter (Belle) to let him live with her and her roommates, as well as find that one “fabrication” that will redeem him.

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Anchor Bay Films and K. Jam Media released the poster, trailer and images for the upcoming film “Father of Invention.” The film stars Kevin Spacey (“American Beauty,” “L.A. Confidential”), Heather Graham (“Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,” “From Hell”), Camilla Belle (“10,000 BC,” “When a Stranger Calls”), Johnny Knoxville (“Jackass” films), John Stamos (“Full House,” “ER”), Craig Robinson (“Pineapple Express,” “Zack and Miri Make a Porno”) and Virginia Madsen (“Sideways,” “The Number 23”). Here is the official synopsis: Millionaire infomercial guru, Robert Axle (Spacey) loses everything when one of his inventions has a design flaw that accidentally chops off the fingers of thousands of customers. After serving eight years in prison, a disgraced Axle is released, and ready to redeem his name and rebuild his empire with a new innovation. However, Axle’s ex-wife (Madsen) has spent all of his money and moved into his house with her new husband (Robinson). Out of desperation,...

It's award season. The Razzies are preparing to announce their "winners" (or is it losers?) of the year when it comes to Worst Movies of the Year and they have a special category for Worst Movies of the Decade. I'm reminded of the ickiest of the icks when it comes to film's marketed to kids (children through teens). These are the three worst movies marketed to kids of the decade.

Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector

I'm sure you're familiar with the Blue Collar comedian for his girth and low-brow humor. So it should of been no surprise when he finally got his own movie and yeah, it was revolting. The story revolved around Larry's character being a city health inspector trying to find the cause of a string of nasty outbreaks in fancy restaurants. The first five minutes can sum up what you're in for: peeing in the shower,...

The Spy Next Door sounds like a lesser film in the James Bond cannon, but even that is far too kind a designation for this Jackie Chan movie. The Hong Kong action star uses all of his considerable charm and physicality, but it's not enough to save the film from the clutches of director Brian Levant, who has previously ruined family trips to the movies with Are We There Yet?, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, and Snow Dogs. If parents think getting conned into watching this is a miserable experience, they should wait for the whine-filled aftermath when they realize their kids didn't like it either.

A retread of The Pacifier by way of Spy Kids, The Spy Next Door stars Chan as Bob Ho, a Chinese agent on loan to the CIA. After just a few months of dating his pretty neighbor Gillian (Amber Valetta), Bob tries to...

Have you ever been watching a movie where the characters are enjoying a bite to eat at some fictional restaurant that looks so real and so good, you immediately Google the name to see if it actually exists … only to be majorly disappointed when you find out it was just created for the movie? Happens to me all the time, but it's nice to go back and take a look at just how many made-up restaurants are actually out there. Statemaster came up with a massive list of fictional restaurants in movies, TV and video games. Basically, if it exists out there in some form, they have it on there. Included is everything from the Big Kahuna Burger in Pulp Fiction to Big Shug's Chicken n' Waffles in Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector. Oh yes, no stone was left unturned on this bad...

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On October 24th, The Terror Film Festival Claw Awards took place at the Ethical Society Building on the famous Rittenhouse Square of Philadelphia.

The 4th season brought in the most astounding talent from all over the USA, as well as, the world. The assemblage of fans, filmmakers, screenwriters, and industry professionals, waited in anticipation, and all bets were on, as the illustrious Claw and the beautiful Princess Horror stood onstage, envelopes in hand, to present the coveted awards.

And the winners are...

Evil Angel - A steamy and heart-pounding story based on the ancient myth of Lilith, the first wife of Adam, who has roamed the Earth for centuries as a sexy and seductive villainous, and proudly holds the title of the world’s first serial killer. Written and directed by the iconoclastic Richard Dutcher of Utah, the film garnered several awards, such as, Best Feature Film, Best Original Music...

Kevin Spacey will produce and star in the indie comedy Father Of Invention. Trent Cooper (Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector) will both direct and immediately kill any interest I might have had in even finishing this article. As such, here is a quick cut and paste of the plot: Story centers on a humble inventor-turned-egomaniacal billionaire who loses it all when one of his inventions goes horribly awry. After eight years in federal prison, he returns bankrupt, homeless and determined to...

Kevin Spacey is set to star in indie comedy Father of Invention, as a bankrupt billionaire - well, former billionaire presumably - a role that seems extremely timely in this credit-crunched era.The plot sees Spacey play a once humble inventor who turned egomaniac when his creations finally took off. But he loses everything when one of his inventions goes horribly awry, and after eight years in federal prison, he is released, homeless, penniless but determined to rebuild his fortune. Does this sound like the beginning of Superman Returns to anyone else? The plot better not see him moving in on a dying heiress.Trent Cooper of, er, Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector fame will direct, after writing the script with Jonathan Krane and Nichole Beattie. Spacey will produce as well as starring.

Parallel Entertainment Pictures has acquired film rights to novelist James Sallis' series of Lew Griffin crime novels.

The novels center on Griffin, a New Orleans-based literature professor and former private investigator who works to unravel missing-persons cases while battling his own personal demons. The series includes such titles as Long Legged Fly, Moth, Black Hornet, Eye of the Cricket, Bluebottle and Ghost of a Flea.

Sallis is no stranger to Hollywood, as his novel Drive recently was acquired by Universal Pictures for producer Marc Platt.

Parallel principal J.P. Williams and the company's Alan Blomquist are developing the series as feature film adaptations. Parallel head of development Jennifer Novak is overseeing.

Williams said he is hoping to bring back the tradition of an ongoing detective movie series and already is discussing the series with actors.

Parallel recently financed and produced the features Delta Farce and Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, both distributed by Lionsgate. The company is in production on Witless Protection, starring Larry the Cable Guy and Jenny McCarthy.

Sallis is repped by APA.

Dan Whitney, aka Larry the Cable Guy, is entering Witless Protection, a comedy Charles Carner is directing from his own screenplay.

Parallel Entertainment Pictures is financing, and company principal J.P. Williams and Alan Blomquist will produce. Lionsgate will distribute.

The story centers on a small-town sheriff who witnesses what he believes is a kidnapping and rushes to rescue a woman. The kidnappers turn out to be FBI agents assigned to protect her and deliver her to a big Enron-type corruption trial in Chicago but are later found to be on the take and are villains who are bent on killing her.

The film co-stars Ivana Milicevic, Yaphet Kotto, Peter Stormare, Joe Mantegna and Eric Roberts.

Production is scheduled to begin May 21 in and around Chicago.

Parallel has financed and produced two Larry the Cable Guy movies, including Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector and the upcoming Delta Farce, both distributed by Lionsgate. The company also is behind the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.

Sharon Stone's Basic Instinct 2 sequel appears to be have been a risk not worth taking after notching up seven nominations at next month's Razzie Awards, including Worst Picture and Worst Actress Of The Year. Competing against the film in the Worst Picture category is BloodRayne, Lady In The Water, The Wicker Man, and the Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans comedy Little Man, which also received seven nominations including Worst Director. The Wayans brothers share a Worst Actor nod battling against Little Man co-star Rob Schneider, The Wicker Man's Nicolas Cage, Larry The Cable Guy for Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector. And Tim Allen has three nominations in the same category - for The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, The Shaggy Dog and Zoom. Meanwhile, sisters Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff are both nominated for Worst Actress for their roles in Material Girls. They will fight it out with Stone, Jessica Simpson for Employee Of The Month, Lindsay Lohan for Just My Luck and Kristanna Loken for BloodRayne. Stone - who has previously won the Razzie for Worst Actress for The Specialist and Intersection - earns another mention for her "lopsided breasts" in the category for Worst Screen Couple. The awards' founder, John Wilson, says, "She's what we call a Razzie repeat offender. Perhaps even a recidivist."...

Spike Lee's heist movie Inside Man took it all the way to the bank for the weekend, withdrawing an estimated $29 million from the domestic boxoffice to become the No. 1 film in the marketplace. Among the other new openers, Buena Vista Pictures' PG-13 horror movie Stay Alive intrigued the teen audience, which rewarded it with an estimated $11.2 million and a third-place showing, but Lionsgate Films' Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector had to settle for $7.1 million, which earned it a seventh-place finish. Inside Man easily trumped the previous weekend's boxoffice winner, Warner Bros. Pictures' V for Vendetta, which witnessed a 51.9% decline and dropped to second place. Its weekend tally of an estimated $12.3 million brought its domestic total to date to $46.2 million.

Spike Lee's heist movie Inside Man took it all the way to the bank for the weekend, withdrawing an estimated $29 million from the domestic boxoffice to become the No. 1 film in the marketplace. Among the other new openers, Buena Vista Pictures' PG-13 horror movie Stay Alive intrigued the teen audience, which rewarded it with an estimated $11.2 million and a third-place showing, but Lionsgate Films' Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector had to settle for $7.1 million, which earned it a seventh-place finish. Inside Man easily trumped the previous weekend's boxoffice winner, Warner Bros. Pictures' V for Vendetta, which witnessed a 51.9% decline and dropped to second place. Its weekend tally of an estimated $12.3 million brought its domestic total to date to $46.2 million.

Spike Lee's heist movie Inside Man took it all the way to the bank for the weekend, withdrawing an estimated $29 million from the domestic boxoffice to become the No. 1 film in the marketplace. Among the other new openers, Buena Vista Pictures' PG-13 horror movie Stay Alive intrigued the teen audience, which rewarded it with an estimated $11.2 million and a third-place showing, but Lionsgate Films' Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector had to settle for $7.1 million, which earned it a seventh-place finish. Inside Man easily trumped the previous weekend's boxoffice winner, Warner Bros. Pictures' V for Vendetta, which witnessed a 51.9% decline and dropped to second place. Its weekend tally of an estimated $12.3 million brought its domestic total to date to $46.2 million.

Spike Lee's heist movie Inside Man took it all the way to the bank for the weekend, withdrawing an estimated $29 million from the domestic boxoffice to become the No. 1 film in the marketplace. Among the other new openers, Buena Vista Pictures' PG-13 horror movie Stay Alive intrigued the teen audience, which rewarded it with an estimated $11.2 million and a third-place showing, but Lionsgate Films' Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector had to settle for $7.1 million, which earned it a seventh-place finish. Inside Man easily trumped the previous weekend's boxoffice winner, Warner Bros. Pictures' V for Vendetta, which witnessed a 51.9% decline and dropped to second place. Its weekend tally of an estimated $12.3 million brought its domestic total to date to $46.2 million.