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While everyone is talking about the next live-action Lord of the Rings film, the Hunt for Gollum, which will include Peter Jackson making a comeback to the franchise, WB Animation has been quietly working on its previously announced Lord of the Rings animated picture.

First revealed in June 2021 during 20th anniversary celebrations of the film franchise, WB shared the first details on The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.

Described as an anime movie, the project was subsequently confirmed to be a collaboration between WB Animation and Tokyo-based Solo Entertainment.

Earlier this week, WB Animation confirmed that The War of the Rohirrim would be showcased at next month's Annecy Film Festival and also released three hi-res versions of previously released conceptual images from the film. Specifically, the first footage from the film will be showcased (and hopefully) uploaded near the time of the panel.

The film is...

Classic Fantasy Film Angel's Egg to Get 4K Remastered Version - Main Image

The classic fantasy anime film Angel’s Egg is going to be released in a 4K remastered version to commemorate its upcoming 40th anniversary.

The new film will still be written and directed by Mamoru Oshii, the mind behind the 1985 Ova.

What Is Angel’s Egg About?

Angel’s Egg is set in a seemingly tranquil era, and it follows two nameless wanderers who are just called man and girl. The young girl holds an egg in the depths of a submerged city.

She is convinced that it is the egg of an angel. Later, she meets a man with a massive gun who tells her that he is looking for a bird he saw in his dream.

One fateful night, the man inadvertently breaks the girl’s cherished egg. But he not only breaks the egg...

Hit Argentinian romantic comedy has been remade in more than 12 countries.

Guido Rud’s Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks’ The Remake Co. has struck a French deal for remake rights to hit Argentinian romantic comedy A Boyfriend For My Wife (Un Novio Para Mi Mujer).

Abel Nahmias’ Paris-based Echo Films is the latest company to adapt Juan Taratuto’s 2008 film. Nahmias’ credits include It Boy and Blood: The Last Vampire.

The story has been remade in more than 12 countries and centres on a frustrated husband who adopts the unusual strategy of hiring a flirtatious man in the hopes of getting rid of his wife.

Adrian Grünberg's 2019 film "Rambo: Last Blood" brings John Rambo's story to a very weird, very bad end. "Last Blood," the fifth film in the Rambo saga, ends with a bloodbath straight out of a "Saw" movie, wherein the film's eponymous soldier (Sylvester Stallone) lures an army of Mexican criminals into the catacombs under his home where he cuts off their feet, decapitates them, and removes their still-beating hearts with his bare hands. His extreme acts of violence are resented as morally permissible, however, as the Mexican characters are both faceless and uniformly evil drug dealers and human traffickers. 

The skewed law of morality that applies to John...

The post Rambo: Last Blood Ending Explained: Rambo Comes Home appeared first on /Film.

Michael Bilandic’s cinema has, over the course of four very small-scale features, staked out a distinct corner in indie film. Focusing on niche interests—be it the fledgling trance scene of 2009 or YouTube horrorcore rappers—the New York-based director’s films feel of the moment but never trend-chasing or too cool for the room. Simply put: a truly personal corpus.

His distinct style and interests are perfectly encapsulated in his newest work, Project Space 13, about Nate (Keith Poulson), a performance artist who sees his latest stunt involving bug-eating and other narcissistic, attention-grabbing shenanigans halted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Nate still has somewhat of an audience, though, as he’s protected by two assigned security guards at the performance space, one a young loose cannon (Hunter Zimny) and the other an older Covid-denier (Theodore Bouloukos). While outside riots escalate New York City into an apocalyptic state, the three men discuss their variety of differences.

We’ll be honest: The trailer for Clint Eastwood’s new film, Cry Macho, had us guessing for a while. The initial setup—former rodeo star gets sent to Mexico to recover wayward kid—has some of the energy of a late-era Rambo movie, specifically the “Don’t ever go to Mexico, kids!” vibe of 2019's Last Blood. (That is, if…...

Sylvester Stallone donned the headband of John Rambo five times over the course of 37 years as the franchise evolved from the surprisingly dark and complex action-orientated thrills of First Blood to the overblown shoot em’ up histrionics of the following two sequels, before going somewhat back to basics for the final installments, which were smaller in scale but just as gratuitously violent as their predecessors.

Last year’s fifth outing was called Last Blood for a reason, with the 74 year-old leading man and action icon seemingly retiring his other career-defining character for good. In fact, Stallone recently admitted that the only way the series could continue would be as a prequel developed exclusively for a streaming service, or the Vietnam veteran wouldn’t return at all.

Indeed, even prior to Last Blood‘s release, the Rocky legend had expressed an interest in following the younger and much more innocent title...

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Horror and animation don’t exactly go hand in hand. I’m not exactly sure why, maybe it is because when people think of animated movies their minds always think of children’s or family movies. Even when you ink of animated horror, my mind goes to A Nightmare Before Christmas, Paranorman, Monster House or Coraline. All very entertaining movies but still aimed at children. But in recent years there have been a few more ‘adult’ horror animations with Resident Evil: Degeneration and Seoul Station, while anime has always, on a smaller scale, been pushing horror with films like Vampire Hunter D and Blood: The Last Vampire. Attack of the Demons though is very different from any of these.

This is a good thing though. It might not look as...

Sylvester Stallone has left such an indelible impression on modern cinema that he has three statues dedicated to his most famous characters. There’s the Rocky monument outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, while two recreations of Rambo stand proud in the Canadian town of Hope where the majority of First Blood was shot, which just goes to show the impact that the 74 year-old’s most iconic roles have had on the world.

Stallone has played both Rocky and Rambo in the very recent past as well, and even picked up an Academy Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for Creed, making him one of the few individuals to have ever been nominated twice for portraying the same character after getting a nod for Lead Actor way back in 1976 for his first outing as the Italian Stallion.

Rambo’s return wasn’t as successful, though, with Last Blood...

It’d be hard to meet someone who grew up in the 70s and 80s without knowing about Sylvester Stallone and his myriad of major hit films. He brought to life fictional boxer Rocky Balboa in the Rocky franchise, starred alongside Kurt Russell in the buddy cop flick Tango & Cash, and even took a stab at musical comedy with Dolly Parton in Rhinestone. And though he’s well-known for those movies and more, one film series really put him on the map as the badass action star he became synonymous with over the years.

Stallone’s role as Vietnam veteran John Rambo for the 1982 action-thriller First Blood made him a sensation in the industry. The pic tells the story of a former Green Beret traveling by foot who stumbles upon abusive law enforcement while passing through a rural town. When he reacts to their unnecessary aggression by fighting back and escaping,...

With the title of the first movie in the Rambo franchise being First Blood, it was natural to assume that, in calling the latest entry Last Blood, it was the end of the road for John Rambo. But hold your horses — Sylvester Stallone has recently been saying he would be interested in continuing the [...]

The post How Sylvester Stallone Views His Two Signature Roles, Rambo & Rocky appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.

Rambo: Last Blood appeared to be a definitive film for its titular character. Its title deliberately harked back to the original, while playing into an extensive marketing campaign that this would be the last ever Rambo. That would preclude the chance of a Rambo 6 ever getting made. But going by Sylvester Stallone’s latest comments, that may not be the case after all.

The actor has teased that Rambo “could be back” with the below comment posted on Instagram, which was made to hype up the newly released “Real Journey” cut of Last Blood on Amazon Prime:

“See The Real Journey – ” You Just Don’T Turn It Off!!!! ” Make It #1 This Weekend ! ( He could be back ) Much respect , Sly.”

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When Rambo: Last Blood had its theatrical run back in the fall, two different versions of the film were made available by Lionsgate. In North America and the UK, the released cut ran at 89 minutes. Last Blood not only ran 12 minutes longer in international territories though, but contained an alternate opening, too.

Quite why it was released like that is unclear, but the upshot was a large number of people missing out on the additional footage – an omission that audiences in the Us will now be able to correct. And that’s because the extended, international cut of the movie is now available to stream on Amazon Prime. Hooray? I’ll let you place the requisite emotional modifier.

Rambo: Last Blood was the fifth (fifth!) entry in the Rambo saga, and like the three preceding sequels, it was met with a decidedly negative critical reaction. Though with the lockdown limiting...

Why not take a look at the lighter side of the film industry for a moment, right? The 40th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards were just held, albeit without an audience, culminating in Cats pulling a sweep, including of course the coveted (?) prize of Worst Picture. A total of six wins went its way, with Rambo: Last Blood being the only other title to grab more than one prize, as it was given two categories to claim as its own. As soon as the movie got savaged like it did, we all knew Cats was winning this prize, so it was really just academic at this point. Still, if you want a laugh, we have the winners/losers below for you to take a gander at… Here now are the Razzie results: 40th Annual Golden Raspberry (Razzie®) Award “Winners” Worst Picture Cats Worst Actor John Travolta / The Fanatic & Trading Paint Worst...

After years spent indulging in franchise films like Rambo and Rocky, Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone is entering uncharted waters for his next film, Samaritan.

It’s a totally original idea from the mind of Bragi F. Schut, the screenwriter behind Escape Room (another Sly joint), and centers on a “young boy who is out to discover if a mythic superhero, who vanished 20 years earlier following a tragic event, is still alive.” It is, without question, a refreshing change of pace for Stallone, particularly after Last Blood finished the Rambo saga not with a bang, but a whimper.

Also starring Martin Starr, Moises Arias, Dascha Polanco and Pilou Asbæk (Game of Thrones), Samaritan was once headed for a release in November of 2020, but Stallone and his team needed more time to dot the Is and cross the Ts, and so the MGM thriller was pushed back by three whole weeks.

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Show business sure is fickle. Four years ago Sylvester Stallone won the Redeemer Award from the Razzies for his Oscar-nominated performance in “Creed,” but now he’s back on their hit list, nominated for Worst Actor and Worst Screenplay for “Rambo: Last Blood.” He could extend an unfortunate record if he wins again.

To date, Stallone has won Worst Actor four times, more than anyone else: “Rhinestone” (1984); “Rambo: First Blood Part II” and “Rocky IV” (1985); “Rambo III” (1988); and “Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot” (1992). And that doesn’t even count his “victories” for Worst Actor of the 1980s and Worst Actor of the 20th Century. He also has the most Worst Actor nominations of all time (15) — basically he’s the Meryl Streep of the Razzies.

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He redeemed Rocky Balboa with “Creed” after the Razzies had singled him out for the fourth and fifth “Rocky” movies,...

The Razzie nominations are out and Cats, A Madea Family Funeral, and Rambo: Last Blood cleaned up.

The Golden Raspberry Foundation announced its picks for 2019’s worst achievements in film, a day before the Academy Awards honor the industry’s best.

Cats, which the Razzie folks described as a “widely derided feline flop,” picked up eight nods. A Madea Family Funeral and Rambo: Last Blood also received eight nominations. All three films landed in the worst picture category.

Tyler Perry, who wrote, produced, directed and played four roles in A Madea Family Funeral, received multiple nods — worst screenplay, worst actress, worst screen combo, and two worst supporting actor nominations.

The Razzie Award winners are usually announced the day before the Oscars. But according to the Golden Raspberry Foundation, the schedule was changed this year due to the Oscar ceremony being moved up. The Razzie Awards date will be announced later.

Andy, Mike, Josh and Josh’s girlfriend, Janna fire up the microphones to have a discussion about Adam Wingard’s Death Note, the 2017 adaptation of It and we pay tribute to the late Tobe Hooper. Also, just when you thought it was safe…Horrorlimination!

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00:02:50 – What We’ve Been Watching

Josh & Janna – Blood: The Last Vampire, Adam Wingard’s Death Note (discussion starts at 00:03:56), Firestarter, Miracle Mile, Sorcerer, The Good Son, Cat’s Eye, Die, Monster, Die, Shin Godzilla, The Killing of America, Stagefright (1988), Deranged, Demon Seed, The Boy (2016), Toolbox Murders (2004), Ghosts of Mars, The Hunger, Avgn X, Josh is also reading Bruce Campbell’s Hail to the Chin book and was called a genius. Janna started “Stranger Things” because Josh is procrastinating. Janna also watched Shiki and is reading “Ax Murders of Saxtown: The Unsolved Crime That Terrorized a Town...

Stars: Amy Johnston, Muriel Hofmann, Jenny Wu, Kathy Wu, Jet Tranter, Mayling Ng, Sunny Coelst, Rosemary Vandebrouck, Lisa Cheng, Chalinene Bassinah, Lauren Rhoden, Lisa Henderson, Isa Sofa Chan Kwan Nga, Nathalie Ng, Kirt Kishita, Happy Ma | Written by Bey Logan | Directed by Chris Nahon

Question: Are you a fan of Bloodsport, Kickboxer, King of the Kickboxers, or any of the many similar “fighting championship” movies that were released around the time Van Damme’s film hit it big? You are? Then stop reading any firther and go out and buy Lady Bloodfight. Right now. Go on. You can come back here later to read what I think…. Shop’s are shut? Go buy it digitally. Now.

Why? Because Lady Bloodfight is The female equivalent of Bloodsport. It may have taken 28 years but we’ve finally got one. It’s just as badass, just as packed with top-notch martial arts and...

This week annoyed by a loudmouth blogger of some repute, who declared anime for paedophiles and insulted more or less the whole of Japanese culture, I decided to watch Netflix original anime Knights of Sidonia. His comments have widely been circulated and condemned by many people and he’s just made himself look a fool, and all this just because Gus Van Sant might be directing a Death Note movie. I recognise that anime is not for everyone but still, by dismissing all of it you are missing out on an awful lot of classic work and influential stuff.

Knights of Sidonia has been billed as a Netflix original but it’s quite hard to imagine that they would have been involved in the production of something like this, it’s pretty far out there even for anime and its more likely that Netflix have done what they did with...

There’s nothing on Earth like a mother’s love—even if her baby is literally the spawn of Satan. Playing expectant mom Sam in Devil’S Due is Allison Miller, who last tangled with the supernatural in 2009’s live-action Blood: The Last Vampire. She’ll likely hit the horror crowd in a bigger way as she delves into her […]...

As soon as the directing team Radio Silence met Allison Miller, they knew she was perfect for the role of sweet newlywed Sam McCall in their point of view horror flick, Devil’s Due. The 28-year-old, who was born in Rome, Italy, but raised in Kentucky and Florida, had paid her dues as a guest on General Hospital, CSI: NY, Desperate Housewives and Boston Legal and had close calls co-starring in promising new shows. In the Steven Spielberg-produced Terra Nova she starred as Skye Tate, but the show only lasted one season. Similarly, cast opposite Matthew Perry in the NBC sit-com Go On and Ian McShane in the NBC drama Kings held promise, but both shows were cancelled before season two.

On the big screen she starred as Zac Efron’s girlfriend in 17 Again and as Alice McKee in the live action version of Blood: The Last Vampire. And...

How many of you out there ever watched Roman Polanski.s Rosemary.s Baby and thought to yourselves, "Say, this movie is pretty good and all, but what it really needs is worse performances and a first-person perspective on everything that.s happening.." If so, there.s a special place in hell with your name on it, and part of that hell has come to Earth in the form of Devil.s Due, the devilish debut feature from directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (V/H/S), which spawned its second trailer, seen above. I.m pretty sure it.s a horror movie, but it could possibly be part of an advertising campaign for a Christian abstinence group. The basic story behind Devil.s Due finds Zack Gilford (Friday Night Lights) and Allison Miller (Blood: The Last Vampire) as Zach and Samantha, a loving couple who get married and have...

Korean action filmmaker Ryoo Seung-wan's "The Berlin File" will hit U.S. and Canadian theaters Feb. 15 via the American wing of Cj Entertainment, Korea's biggest entertainment firm. Indiewire has the exclusive trailer for the spy thriller below. In "The Berlin File," intelligence forces from North Korea, South Korea and the U.S. get pulled into an international conspiracy when an illegal arms deal goes bad in a Berlin hotel and a ghost agent appears in the middle of it. Han Suk-Kyu, Ryoo Seung-bum and Gianna Jun ("Blood: The Last Vampire") star. Ryoo Seung-wan co-wrote and directed "The City of Violence" in 2006.

“Arahan” and “Crying Fist” director Seung-wan Ryoo hops into the deadly spy game with the new South Korean actioner “The Berlin File”, starring some of South Korea’s powerhouse actors. The action doesn’t look too bad, either. Check out a brief 30-second teaser trailer for the film, which is set on location in Berlin, Germany, and from the looks of it, is going to be one intense thrill ride. The plot goes something like this: Exposed by their government, a North Korean spy and his wife attempt to escape pursuing Korean agents as they flee Berlin. The film stars Gianna Jun (of “Blood: The Last Vampire” fame, though she’s still much more famous worldwide for the romcom hit “My Sassy Girl”), Jung-woo Ha, Seung-beom Ryu, and Han Suk Kyu (no stranger to spy movies himself with hits like “Shiri” and “Double Agent” under his belt). South Korea gets...

Blood: The Last Vampire is the story of Saya, a half-human half-demon, who to the outside world looks 16, but is in reality centuries old. Descended from a line of vampire hunters, Saya is the last of her kind. Armed only with supernatural strength and her father’s powerful sword, she works for a mysterious organisation known as “The Council,” hunting down demons in 1970?s Tokyo. All the while searching for her father’s killer: the demon they call Onigen. When reports come in of mysterious deaths on an American military base in Tokyo, the council send Saya in to investigate and despatch any demon prescence. It’s at the military base that Saya save,s and and later teams up with, American teenager Alice McKee, daughter of the base’s commanding officer. Together they take on Tokyo’s demon underworld, leading them to a showdown with the demon matriach Onigen.

Earlier this month we told you about Fever , a new film in the works with Catriona MacColl. Today, we were provided a piece of concept art, by Alex Tuis, for Romain Basset's film. Tuis' credits include Dark Shadows , Silent Hill: Revelation and Blood: The Last Vampire . The horse-headed freak you see below is said to be the "bogeyman" of the tale. Says a press release: Although it stays away from the more traditional slasher-esque scenery, HorseHead accounts for a true devilish boogeyman, one of the dark entities that frequent Jessica's nightmares. Click here for more details on the film!

Some pretty nifty concept art for the new flick from Romain Basset, Fever, has hit the interwebs courtesy of artist Alex Tuis (Silent Hills: Revelation, Dark Shadows, Blood: The Last Vampire), and have have every disturbing brush stroke of it for you hot, fresh and on tap.

Fever currently stars Catriona MacColl with more cast members to be announced as work progresses. The script was written by Romain Basset and Karim Cheriguene.

Read on for a little info about what you can expect from the surely surreal film Fever.

Synopsis:

Jessica has never dreamed in her life but has had regular nightmares of which the meaning has escaped her. This peculiarity has led her to conduct studies which specialized in psychophysiology of dreams and to follow a therapy with Sean, her mentor and boyfriend, to try and understand the origins of her nightmares.

Following the death of her maternal grandmother whom she scarcely knew,...

Just last week, we presented to you "Fever"'s first teaser poster. "Fever" is an ethereal French horror film that takes place in the world of lucid dreams. The film is Romain Basset's directorial debut in feature film and is co-produced by the team behind Oh My Gore!. Production speeds things up a few weeks before the beginning of filming as we can today introduce to you the boogeyman of the film! Here it is HorseHead's concept art, designed by Alex Tuis ("Silent Hill 3D", "Dark Shadows", "Blood: The Last Vampire") - http://a.tuis.free.fr/ Although it stays away from the more traditional slasher-esque scenery, HorseHead accounts for a true devilish boogeyman, one of the dark entities that frequent Jessica's nightmares. Besides, if you feel like supporting "Fever" and...

With its Hong Kong premiere set for December 1st, a few details, including a trailer and a pretty interesting poster, have emerged for Chris Chow's directorial debut, Strawberry Cliff.

Synopsis:

Teenager Kate (Leslie-Anne Huff) has a rare gift: She can tell when people will die, down to the precise hour and minute, just by looking at them. One day she encounters Jason, who is supposed to die within hours according to Kate’s premonition. They make a peculiar deal: If there is such a thing as “the Afterlife”, Jason promises to send Kate a message after his death.

That night, as Kate predicted, Jason dies under mysterious circumstances. In the last moments of his life, Jason sees the vision of an ominous presence.

Days later a phone call from “the Afterlife” startles Kate and sets her off on a journey from Los Angeles to Hong Kong, where she encounters...

Colin Salmon, the actor who played "One" in 2002's Resident Evil , is making a return to the franchise in Resident Evil: Retribution . Salmon updated his Twitter followers : "Confirmed I will be shooting new Resident Evil movie. Paul Anderson has written an amazing script." That's about all we have to go on right now, but you can begin speculating as to how he returns. Salmon now joins Milla Jovovich and Sienna Guillory, reprising their roles as Alice and Jill, respectively. Salmon also starred in Anderson's Alien vs. Predator and has since appeared in Punisher: War Zone and Blood: The Last Vampire . Production on Resident Evil: Retribution , which Anderson is also directing, began in Toronto this month. (Photo Credit: WENN.com)...

Colin Salmon, the actor who played "One" in 2002's Resident Evil , is making a return to the franchise in Resident Evil: Retribution . Salmon updated his Twitter followers : "Confirmed I will be shooting new Resident Evil movie. Paul Anderson has written an amazing script." That's about all we have to go on right now, but you can begin speculating as to how he returns. Salmon now joins Milla Jovovich and Sienna Guillory, reprising their roles as Alice and Jill, respectively. Salmon also starred in Anderson's Alien vs. Predator and has since appeared in Punisher: War Zone and Blood: The Last Vampire . Production on Resident Evil: Retribution , which Anderson is also directing, began in Toronto this month. (Photo Credit: WENN.com)...

Steven Spielberg’s Terra Nova has been experiencing a seemingly uneven pace in the show’s development thus far. The sci-fi, time-traveling series was originally to be featured at Comic-Con, but that presentation was canceled and the show launch date was delayed to the fall of 2011 in order to give it an “unique launch to distinguish that the show is unlike any other.” The show also lost David Fury from the producer team, but Brannon Braga held his position as showrunner.

What’s the news for the series now? The show has recently secured actors for a few key roles to complete its ensemble cast and now has had to suffer lay-offs in the writing staff. 20th Century Fox Television was forced to lay off most of the writing staff, including Chris Brancato (X-Files), to cut expenses back due to the change in scheduling of the show’s launch. Since...

“Kamui: the Lone Ninja” is a live action adaptation of the legendary Japanese manga created back in 1964 by Sanpei Shirato, directed by Yoichi Sai, previously responsible for the harrowing Takeshi Kitano drama “Blood and Bones”. The film is a wild fantasy adventure, which enticingly offers not only ninja action and the usual clan wars, but also pirates, sharks, and battles on the high seas. Written by Sai and Kankuro Kudo (“Zebraman”, “Ping Pong”), the film features an all star cast headlined by Matsuyama Kenichi (Detroit Metal City), with support from Koyuki (“Blood: The Last Vampire”), Ito Hideaki (“Umizaru”), Tsuchiya Anna (“Sakuran”), and Ohgo Suzuka (“Into the Faraway Sky”), with an appearance from Hong Kong star Ekin Cheng (“The Storm Warriors”). The film now arrives on region 2 DVD and Blu Ray via Manga Entertainment. The film is set in 17th century Japan, and follows Kamui (Matsuyama Kenichi), a young ninja whose...

Previously only seen in glimpses as a teaser trailer, here’s your first full look at the big-budget live-action “Space Battleship Yamato” movie via YouTube. Based on the popular anime, the live-action movie is directed by Takashi Yamazaki (“Returner”), and stars Koyuki (last seen in “Blood: The Last Vampire”), Aya Ueto (star of the “Azumi” movies), and Takuya Kimura (“I Come with the Rain”). It was apparently shown during a Japanese TV show, hence the Pip with the people, uh, watching the trailer along with us. To save the human race once again facing the danger of extinction, the restored Yamato voyages in to outer space. The year is 2220. A black hole with a size 300 times larger than the sun approaches the Solar System and the earth is expected to fall in to massive black hole. A transmigration to the Sairam Star begins and the first convoy led by Kodai Yuki departs the earth.

Not to be confused with Chris Nahon's Blood: The Last Vampire, as this writer may have done at some point [ahem], Ten Shimoyama's Blood is a different animal altogether and to celebrate its release on DVD we have 4 rather tasty clips for you below. The plot goes something like this...

"Recently demoted within the ranks of the police force for exposing several highly respected officials involved in a political scandal, Detective Hoshino (Kanji Tsuda) is reduced to investigating long-shelved, unsolved cases just before their respective statutes of limitations expire. His latest assignment leads him to the mansion of a voluptuous, reclusive heiress, Miyako Rozmberk (Aya Sugimoto), to investigate the 14-year-old murder of one of her former maids. After claiming she has already told the police everything she knows concerning the case, Miyako announces to Hoshino that she knows the identity of the man responsible for the killing, identifying him...

Witchville, from director Pearry Teo (Gene Generation, Necromentia) stars Luke Goss (Blade 2, Hellboy 2), Ed Speelers (Eragon), Andrew Pleavin (300, Blood: The Last Vampire), Myanna Buring (The Descent, Doomsday) and Sarah Douglas (Superman 1, 2), in a medieval fantasy drama that sees:

Prince Malachy (Goss) return to his father’s kingdom after the Crusades. His first impression is that a bad harvest is the reason that the villagers are sick and hungry, but his arrival home is heralded by news of the king’s death and Malachy swears to take charge and help his people. But all is not as it seems and a stranger to the village, warns the new king that a dark force is the cause of their ills and only Malachy has to key to rid the kingdom of it forever.

Updated Synopsis: Summoned back to Draeganoth upon the death of his father, unproven King Malachy discovers that Witches are...

According to Pearry Reginald Teo, speaking on his Facebook account, the director of Gene Generation, Necromentia, and the upcoming Witchville has halted production on the long-awaited sequel, Gene Generation 2.0. On his page Teo writes:

I’m putting Gene Generation 2.0 on hold right now. Please contact your department heads for further details. Not willing to compromise creatively with Ascension Pictures. No details given, thank you.

Teo had previously revealed concept art for Gene Generation 2.0 via Facebook, some of which is embedded below:

Meanwhile Teo’s Witchville, which stars Luke Goss (Blade 2, Hellboy 2), Ed Speelers (Eragon), Andrew Pleavin (300, Blood: The Last Vampire), Myanna Buring (The Descent, Doomsday) and Sarah Douglas (Superman 1, 2), airs in the Us on May 22nd 2010 on SyFy.

Witchville stars Luke Goss (Blade 2, Hellboy 2), Ed Speelers (Eragon), Andrew Pleavin (300, Blood: The Last Vampire), Myanna Buring (The Descent, Doomsday) and Sarah Douglas (Superman 1, 2), in a medival fantasy drama that sees:

Prince Malachy (Goss) return to his father’s kingdom after the Crusades. His first impression is that a bad harvest is the reason that the villagers are sick and hungry, but his arrival home is heralded by news of the king’s death and Malachy swears to take charge and help his people. But all is not as it seems and a stranger to the village, warns the new king that a dark force is the cause of their ills and only Malachy has to key to rid the kingdom of it forever.

Witchville airs in the Us May 22nd 2010 on SyFy.

I’ve been a fan of director Pearry Reginald Teo ever since I saw his first feature film The Gene Generation in 2007, he followed that up with last years Necromentia - a dark and twisted horror flick that recalls the best of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser, that in my opinion even out does Barker (for my review of that film, click here).

Back in September I managed to track down Teo for an interview on the set of his next film Witchville, which was shooting in China. At the time Teo revealed that the film was a fantasy/medieval film starring Luke Goss (Blade 2, Hellboy 2), Ed Speelers (Eragon), Andrew Pleavin (300, Blood: The Last Vampire), Myanna Buring (The Descent, Doomsday) and Sarah Douglas (Superman 1, 2), well now thanks to Teo and the Luke Goss forum we have the official synopsis and the first image from the film which is due to air...

Mauro Borrelli is one of cinema's pre-eminent illustrators and has worked on some big films including the upcoming Bio-Shock, The Last Airbender, Blood: The Last Vampire and many others. His new directorial effort is a modern ghost thriller called Box of Shadows.

A new website has appeared for the impressive looking film complete with all new, improved trailerage so be sure to check it out.

Synopsis:

A group of college friends use an ancient coffin to experience the world as ghosts.

As soon as an embeddable trailer makes its way to the nets we'll be sure to drop it under the break, but until then you'll find it here.

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Well, well.  We reported a while back on the upcoming Wayne Wang directed adaptation of acclaimed novel Snow Flower And The Secret Fan, a film that drew instant attention thanks to star Zhang Ziyi's role requiring nudity.  At the time the word was that Zhang was trying to recruit Shu Qi for a key support role, a request Shu turned down officially due to scheduling conflicts though most believe she passed due to the nudity that would also be required of her and a reluctance to return to her Cat III past.

But apparently Gianna Jun (the former Jeon Ji-Hyun) is a little less shy.  Though her specific role has not been confirmed, The Chosun Ilbo is reporting that the My Sassy Girl and Blood: The Last Vampire star has joined the cast.  Given Jun's international stature I think it's safe to assume that she's not playing a minor role in the film,...

First of all, I haven't seen this film's source material, which is the anime movie of the same name. Now, let's get straight to the point. This vampire action flick could have been way better. However, this film's problem is its short length, the lack of margin of manoeuvre for the cast and its excessive focus on sword fights.

Since the 16th century, Japan has been a feeding ground for demons. They live among mortals by physically passing off as human beings. Now, let's fast forward to the 1970s: Saya (Gianna Jun), the last being of human and vampire extraction on Earth, has lived as a loner for 400 years with one purpose. She seeks to kill all vampires, especially Onigen (Koyuki), the highest ranking and strongest vampire. Besides, Saya works for a secret organization known as "The Council". The latter sends her around the world to kill vampires and then...

It's hard to believe, but Judd Apatow, the mega-filmmaker who has changed the face of Hollywood comedy, has only directed three films. Having made his mark in television ("Freaks & Geeks," "Larry Sanders") and some screenwriting, Apatow finally exploded into the theatrical world on the back of 2005's "The 40 Year Old Virgin." "Knocked Up" would follow in 2007, and then in 2009, "Funny People," a decidedly more mature comedy that straddled serious dramatic elements. Now arriving on DVD and Blu-ray, will the pic -- which stars Adam Sandler as a dying comedian who mentors younger upstart Seth Rogen -- finally grab a wider fanbase than it found in cinemas?

"Funny People" features a strong audio and video transfer, and comes in both theatrical and unrated versions. Extras are plentiful as well, with the two-disc edition featuring filmmaker commentary, on-set diaries, gag reels, deleted and extended scenes, featurettes on subjects like stand-up, vintage prank...

Tom Hanks is back as the almighty all-knowing symbologist Robert Langdon this week as Ron Howard's Angels & Demons hits DVD and Blu-ray, along with Judd Apatow's underperforming Funny People and the Robert Rodriguez family adventure flick Shorts. Also this week, Criterion releases the acclaimed mafia film Gomorrah, Uwe Boll's Far Cry video game adaptation goes direct to DVD, and Spike Lee's Kobe Bryant doc Kobe: Doin' Work finally hits stores. On Blu-ray we have Fred Dekker's The Monster Squad, Jackie Chan's New Police Story, and the first season of The Sopranos. What will you be renting or buying this week? Angels & Demons [1] (DVD, Blu-ray [2]) Four Christmases [3] (DVD, Blu-ray [4]) Funny People [5] (DVD, Blu-ray [6]) Shorts [7] (DVD, Blu-ray [8]) Gomorrah: Criterion Collection [9] (DVD, Blu-ray [10]) The Golden Age of Television: Criterion Collection [11] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [12] Far Cry [13] Three Monkeys [14] Santa Buddies [15] (DVD, Blu-ray [16]) Taking Chances [17] National...

November 24, 2009 Air America (Lionsgate) Angel Heart (Lionsgate) Angels & Demons (Sony) Angels & Demons Gift Set (Sony) Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) (Manga) Cujo: 25th Anniversary Edition (Lionsgate) Four Christmases (New Line Cinema) Frailty (Lionsgate) Funny People (Universal) Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (Manga) Gomorrah (Criterion Collection) Megafault (The Asylum) The Monster Squad: 20th Anniversary Edition (Lionsgate) My Bloody Valentine: Special Edition (Lionsgate) My Brilliant Career (Blue Underground) New Police Story (Lionsgate) Santa Buddies (Walt Disney) Shorts (Warner Brothers) The Sopranos: The Complete First Season (HBO) The Way of the Gun (Lionsgate) Vactor’s Picks of The Week: Tags: 2009 Blu-ray Releases, Blu-ray Bulletin

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A handful of this week's releases came out a day early -- on the 23rd instead of the 24th -- but even so, there aren't a lot of familiar names to choose from. The picks of the week are two Blu-rays: My Bloody Valentine (Special Edition) and The Monster Squad (20th Anniversary Edition). If you don't have the tech yet for those, then read on for what you might want to put on your shopping list.

Illustrated film Godkiller releases its second episode on the 24th, and fans of classic horror won't want to miss out on the 1980 slasher Silent Scream. Japanese film lovers have a lot to pick from among Devilman, Ichi 1, and Blood: The Last Vampire (the animated version). Take a few moments to look over the rest -- there's bound to be one hidden gem among them!

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I’ve seen quite a few different reviews of this movie before I watched it and it’s difficult when you’re in that situation as you go into it with pre-coceived ideas. My expectations were very low because I hadn’t heard an awful lot of good things about the movie but, I think because of that, it turned out to be a little better than I expected.

Blood: The Last Vampire is directed by Chris Nahon and stars Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham, Jj Feild, Koyuki and, believe it or not, Larry Lamb who you’ll recognise from Eastenders and Gavin and Stacey. It’s a story about a young half-vampire, half-human (Jun), left to fight the demons that have invaded the earth. On the surface, Saya is a beautiful 16-year-old, but underneath that youthful exterior hides a tormented soul. When her human father was brutally murdered by Onigen,...

Dramatically over the top yet visually cool, here's the trailer for the upcoming animated feature Dante's Inferno from Starz. Like last year's Dead Space: Downfall , this film serves as a companion piece to Electronic Arts' upcoming video game, itself inspired by Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy." Packed with carnage and brimming with bloodshed, Dante's Inferno follows one man's descent into hell. Apparently, Starz has enlisted a series of directors (behind other animated films like Ghost in the Shell and Blood: The Last Vampire ) to helm different segments as the film's protagonist ventures from one circle of hell to the next. Look for the DVD and Blu-Ray in February.

"Blood: The Last Vampire" fights its way to Blu-ray and DVD November 2. The movie is a slick and stylised English adaptation of the hugely popular cult hit anime series of the same name. The movie is full of blood and gore, so in celebration of this release, we have compiled a short list of some of the bloodiest films to date. Chances are, if you loved these films and relished the blood, then you will love "Blood: The Last Vampire". The name speaks for itself! "Blood: The Last Vampire" (2009) It is clear to see that "Blood: The Last Vampire" sticks true to its gory genre. In many of the scenes, Saya is surrounded by a group of demons. The creativity of their deaths is the winning factor here, for example in one scene she decapitates a demon by throwing a metal grate at it, and...