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The Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund (Wcf) has backed 10 feature projects in its 40th session, at a total of €260,000.

The latest funding pot has awarded eight production and two distribution grants, to projects from Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Egypt, Iran, Lesotho, Nepal and Sudan.

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Aisha Can’t Fly Away, the debut feature of Egyptian filmmaker Morad Mostafa, received €25,000. Mostafa participated in the 2024 Berlinale Talents, was named a Screen Arab Star of Tomorrow in 2023, and will take part in the Final Cut in Venice lab with his project in September after shooting this summer.

Many people have a very intimate relationship with books. And horror books can get under your skin like no other medium, whether you’re peering at a scary novel under the covers as a youngster or devouring new or classic horror as a grown up. Good horror writing sticks with you.

For Halloween we’ve attempted to round up some of the scariest sentences ever written – and who better to ask for their recommendations than some of the finest horror writers and editors around? We asked some of our favourite experts to tell us the line that scared them most and why. Any suggestions of your own? Let us know in the comments.

To Serve Man by Damon Knight

Scariest sentence: “It’s a cookbook,” he said.

Is there a better whammy of an end line than this? Ten to one you’ll know the story that precedes it: Seemingly benevolent aliens,...

The Cloud In Her Room and This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection were named as best films.

Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s The Cloud In Her Room and Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection were named as best films at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hkiff), which was cancelled due to Covid-19, but went ahead with online judging for its competition sections.

Both films also won best actress in their respective sections – Jin Jing for The Cloud In Her Room in the Young Cinema Competition (Chinese-language), and Mary...

We return with the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a new trailer for Repentance and Rockabilly Zombie Weekend, details on the Sundance Next Fest Lineup, Eat Men Like Air, Mindless, and much more:

First Rockabilly Zombie Weekend Trailer: “When Becky and Grant arrive at their rockabilly-themed wedding, despite warnings of a West Nile Virus outbreak, things go horribly wrong as the mosquito-spread virus spawns zombies, who begin feeding on the wedding guests as well as the other locals. The two newlyweds have to escape along with their family and friends if they ever want to live to see their honeymoon!

Rockabilly Zombie Weekend is a new feature length horror thriller with a rocking twist on the modern zombie film. It’s currently being released on DVD on July 1st, 2014 through Green Apple Entertainment. The film (as well as other merchandise) can...

Two forces to be reckoned with have teamed up to bring us our first look at "It's Hell Getting Old," a horror short from director Patrick Rea that will be part of Blanc/Biehn Productions' new elevator-set anthology Hellevator Man.

Kansas City-based Rea's short stars Kip Niven (Jayhawkers, New Year’s Evil), Joicie Appell (Nailbiter), Victor Raider-Wexler (Minority Report), and Nancy Marcy. It was executive produced by Jennifer Blanc-Biehn, Michael Biehn, and Lony Ruhmann.

The script, written by Rea, deals with four elderly people trapped in an elevator on their way to their 50th Class Reunion, and one of them may have forgotten to take some important medication. The film was shot in Kansas City, Missouri, and the director of photography was Hanuman Brown-Eagle.

In addition to a few behind-the-scenes photos from "It's Hell Getting Old," we also have the kick-off announcement for Bbp's Mindless, a mind-bending thriller that marks...

Archstone Distribution recently acquired worldwide rights to Anthony Diblasi’s Cassadaga and will release the movie to theaters, VOD, and digital services in October. Here’s a look at the official trailer:

“Archstone Distribution acquires the worldwide rights to director Anthony Diblasi’s (The Midnight Meat Train, Dread) latest horror/thriller, Cassadaga, opening day-and-date in theaters and On Demand Oct. 11. Cassadaga marks Archstone’s second digital release with distributor Starz Digital Media. Together they released the horror/thriller A Resurrection, starring Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa and Michael Clarke Duncan, in July.”

Cassadaga stars Kelen Coleman (Fox’s “The Mindy Project,” Children of the Corn: Genesis) and Kevin Alejandro (HBO’s “True Blood,” CBS’s “Golden Boy”) and will be available for download across digital providers including iTunes and Xbox, and On Demand across Directv, Dish Network and select cable providers. The announcement was made today by Archstone Distribution’s Scott Martin.

Archstone Distribution recently announced that they acquired worldwide rights to Anthony Diblasi’s Cassadaga and will release the movie to theaters, VOD, and digital services next month. Here’s a look at eleven photos from the movie:

“Archstone Distribution acquires the worldwide rights to director Anthony Diblasi’s (The Midnight Meat Train, Dread) latest horror/thriller, Cassadaga, opening day-and-date in theaters and On Demand Oct. 11. Cassadaga marks Archstone’s second digital release with distributor Starz Digital Media. Together they released the horror/thriller A Resurrection, starring Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa and Michael Clarke Duncan, in July.”

Cassadaga stars Kelen Coleman (Fox’s “The Mindy Project,” Children of the Corn: Genesis) and Kevin Alejandro (HBO’s “True Blood,” CBS’s “Golden Boy”) and will be available for download across digital providers including iTunes and Xbox, and On Demand across Directv, Dish Network and select cable providers. The announcement was made today...

Archstone Distribution acquires the worldwide rights to director Anthony Diblasi’s (The Midnight Meat Train, Dread) latest horror/thriller, Cassadaga, opening day-and-date in theaters and On Demand Oct. 11. Cassadaga marks Archstone’s second digital release with distributor Starz Digital Media. Together they released the horror/thriller A Resurrection, starring Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa and Michael Clarke Duncan, in July.”

Available On Demand and In-Theaters on October 11, 2013

Cassadaga stars Kelen Coleman (Fox’s “The Mindy Project,” Children of the Corn: Genesis) and Kevin Alejandro … Continue reading →...

Archstone Distribution announced that they’ve acquired worldwide rights to Anthony Diblasi’s Cassadaga and will release the movie to theaters, VOD, and digital services next month:

“Los Angeles (September 11, 2013) – Archstone Distribution acquires the worldwide rights to director Anthony Diblasi’s (The Midnight Meat Train, Dread) latest horror/thriller, Cassadaga, opening day-and-date in theaters and On Demand Oct. 11. Cassadaga marks Archstone’s second digital release with distributor Starz Digital Media. Together they released the horror/thriller A Resurrection, starring Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa and Michael Clarke Duncan, in July.”

Cassadaga stars Kelen Coleman (Fox’s “The Mindy Project,” Children of the Corn: Genesis) and Kevin Alejandro (HBO’s “True Blood,” CBS’s “Golden Boy”) and will be available for download across digital providers including iTunes and Xbox, and On Demand across Directv, Dish Network and select cable providers. The announcement was made today by Archstone Distribution’s Scott Martin.

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We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting all the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes first details Dark, casting news for Bedlam Stories, DVD release details for Evidence, a Q&A with the creators of Zombie Gnomes, and much more:

Bedlam Stories Casting Update: “Director Pearry Teo’s (Necromentia, The Gene Generation, and the upcoming The Dark Prince) newest twisted horror movie has added a seasoned indie veteran to their cast, Scream Queen Jessica Cameron.

Set in the 1920s, intrepid reporter Nelly Bly fakes insanity to gain admission into the infamous Bedlam Asylum. While researching her expose, Nellie meets a young patient, Dorothy, who has delusions of a fantasy land she calls “Oz.” Digging deeper into the dark history of the asylum, Nellie uncovers evidence of human experimentation on another inmate, a young girl named Alice, who’s “Wonderland” mirrored Dorothy’s imaginary world.

A Resurrection hits DVD today and we have an exclusive clip to share with you after the jump.  Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa, Jonathan Michael Trautman and the late Michael Clarke Duncan star.

The film was directed by Matt Orlando and produced by Jamie Kennedy Entertainment.  

In this thriller, a down to earth school psychologist tries to help a mentally ill student who actually believes his brother is coming back from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him. 

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Imagine if you had a loved one who was wrongfully killed. That would be very disturbing. It would be an extremely painful issue to deal with. Now what if that person suddenly came back from the grave? That would be even more difficult to handle. "A Resurrection" which is available on VOD, will be arriving on DVD courtesy of Archstone Distribution August 6th. This film stars Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa and the late Michael Clarke Duncan which is o…...

Archstone Distribution announces the VOD, Digital Download and DVD release of A Resurrection from Writer/Director Matt Orlando (Barbershop). The film stars Mischa Barton (Fox’s “The Oc”), Devon Sawa (CW’s “Nikita”) Jonathan Michael Trautmann (96 Minutes) and the late Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile).

A Resurrection will be available on VOD on July 23, 2013 and on DVD on August 6, 2013 for an Srp of $14.99. It was released this week for Digital Download on all internet platforms, … Continue reading →...

The independent horror thriller ‘A Resurrection,’ starring Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa, Jamie Kennedy and the late Michael Clarke Duncan, has received official VOD, Digital Download and DVD release dates. Archstone Distribution will release the film on VOD on July 23, with the DVD rollout to follow on August 6, with an Srp of $14.99. The movie, which was written and directed by Matt Orlando, is currently available on Digital Download on all internet platforms, including iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Xbox Video and Vudu. “We are thrilled to be a part of this exciting, one of a kind thriller,” said Brady Bowen from Archstone Distribution, a well-established international sales and newly [ Read More ]

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We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details for A Resurrection, details on a virtual trading card series called Closet Monsters, casting news for Dead Afterlife, a Q&A with Vigilante Diaries’ Christian Sesma, and much more:

A Resurrection Release Details: “Archstone Distribution announces the VOD, Digital Download and DVD release of A Resurrection from Writer/Director Matt Orlando (Barbershop). The film stars Mischa Barton (Fox’s “The Oc”), Devon Sawa (CW’s “Nikita”) Jonathan Michael Trautmann (96 Minutes) and the late Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile). A Resurrection will be available on VOD on July 23, 2013 and on DVD on August 6, 2013. It was released this week for Digital Download on all internet platforms, including iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Xbox Video and Vudu. The announcement was made today by Archstone Distribution’s Brady Bowen.

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‘A Resurrection’

Available on VOD on July 23, 2013 & on DVD on August 6, 2013

Los Angeles (July 12, 2013) – Archstone Distribution announces the VOD, Digital Download and DVD release of A Resurrection from Writer/Director Matt Orlando (Barbershop). The film stars Mischa Barton (Fox’s “The Oc”), Devon Sawa (CW’s “Nikita”) Jonathan Michael Trautmann (96 Minutes) and the late Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile). … Continue reading →...

A film highlighted during this year's Indie Horror Month, Matt Orlando's A Resurrection, has gotten itself VOD and DVD release dates and some new artwork, and we have everything you need to know plus info on how you can watch it right now.

From the Press Release:

Archstone Distribution announces the VOD, Digital Download, and DVD release of A Resurrection from writer/director Matt Orlando (Barbershop). The film stars Mischa Barton (Fox’s “The Oc”), Devon Sawa (The CW’s “Nikita”), Jonathan Michael Trautmann (96 Minutes), and the late Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile). A Resurrection will be available on VOD on July 23, 2013, and on DVD on August 6, 2013, for an Srp of $14.99. It was released this week for Digital Download on all internet platforms, including iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Xbox Video, and Vudu.

Related Story: Writer/Director Matt Orlando on His Debut Feature A Resurrection

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Mischa Barton is to star in upcoming movie Fast Life.

The 27-year-old actress will play an 'unimpressed young woman' in the Rock Jacobs picture, according to Variety.

Filming for the movie is expected to start this summer in La.

Fast Life will be the directorial debut for Jacobs, who has made his name by directing music videos for the likes of Vanessa Hudgens and Miranda Cosgrove.

The plot of the upcoming movie centres on an advertising executive who becomes involved with an 'unsavoury crowd' before being introduced to 'unimpressed young woman' Barton.

The former star of The Oc, who is currently starring opposite Devon Sawa in the horror film A Resurrection, recently revealed that she does not miss the pressure of being "tabloid fodder".

Rockin' a 1993 "Melrose Place" choker and a pair of tattered jean shorts, sometime actress Mischa Barton went for a leisurely stroll in Los Angeles on Monday.It's been ten years since "The O.C." premiered and the fresh-faced 27-year-old "A Resurrection" star has proven her career still has legs.Contrary to popular belief, Marissa Cooper is alive and well.  Read more...

Recently, I had the esteemed opportunity to chat with writer-director Matt Orlando, who has successfully shepherded his first feature film to the big screen. That would be A Resurrection, which follows a troubled teen, his psychologist, and the tangled web his school becomes embroiled in. The suspense-horror film stars Mischa Barton, J. Michael Trautmann, Devon Sawa, and was Michael Clarke Duncan’s final film. You can find our review for the film here, and can find it on VOD and in limited theatrical release now.

The following interview delves into how a first time director lucked into such a great cast, his feelings on Michael Clarke Duncan, his intentions making the film, its journey to fruition, and his upcoming horror projects (Surfing + horror).

FM: What were your inspirations growing up that made you want to be a filmmaker, and what in particular brought you to horror?

Orlando: I don’t know,...

This August will mark 10 years since the teen drama "The O.C." premiered and catapulted Mischa Barton to fame and tabloid fodder.

In the mid-2000s, Barton dominated the pages of the tabloids alongside Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, but she has faded out of the spotlight in recent years -- something she's quite happy about. In a rare interview with the Daily Beast, the British-born actress, who doesn't even have a personal publicist anymore, says she's happy to have a more-private life these days.

“Luckily, [I’m not] so much in the spotlight,” Barton told the website. “The craziness of The O.C. has died down and gone away. I’m so relieved it’s not how it was. It’s not the person. It was the time. Everything was an ‘it’ girl this or “it” girl that. It was just over the top.”

Barton made headlines in 2007 after she was arrested on DUI charges (Hilton,...

Considering he started off his career in the genre world, it's certainly fitting that now Jamie Kennedy is producing horror movies, including Matt Orlando's A Resurrection, which arrived in limited theaters this weekend.

Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Orlando, A Resurrection stars Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa, J. Michael Trautmann and Michael Clarke Duncan in his final role and follows a mentally ill student named Eli (Trautmann), who believes his recently deceased brother is returning from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him. The project was produced by Jamie Kennedy Entertainment and Levine Pictures.

Dread Central chatted with Kennedy earlier this week for Indie Horror Month to talk about his first indie horror production, A Resurrection, and what the future holds for Jamie Kennedy Entertainment as they continue to produce independent horror films. Since we had him on the phone, we couldn't help but get nostalgic...

Today, March 22nd, up-and-coming filmmaker Matt Orlando's debut feature, the indie thriller A Resurrection, arrived in selected theaters courtesy of Archstone Distribution.

Starring Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa, J. Michael Trautmann and Michael Clarke Duncan in his final role, A Resurrection follows mentally ill student Eli (Trautmann), who believes his recently deceased brother is returning from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him. The project was produced by Jamie Kennedy Entertainment and Levine Pictures.

Dread Central recently chatted with Orlando for Indie Horror Month to hear more about what inspired his creepy revenge tale, his experiences working on his directorial debut and much more. Check out our interview below, and look for A Resurrection in these selected theaters beginning today:

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A Resurrection began its limited theatrical release today and we recently had a chance to talk with writer/director Matt Orlando. Continue reading to learn about his experience as a first-time director and what projects he’s working on next:

Why was A Resurrection the project you wanted to move forward as both a writer and director?

Matt Orlando: I don’t know exactly where the idea came from. I always have a lot of ideas swimming around my head. I write a lot, and this story took hold and evolved into what it became. I liked the different themes and it really struck a chord with me.

With this being your first feature film as a director, was it difficult to get backing for this project?

Matt Orlando: I got way more than I wanted. When I wrote it, I never thought I’d get the cast and budget that I did.

In Mischa Barton’s new film, the girl who was once killed off the hit teen soap The Oc in a tragic car accident is now the one trying to solve the murder of a high schooler who was killed by — you guessed it — a car accident. A Resurrection stars Barton as a high-school guidance counselor who is forced to deal with a bullying situation that quickly turns into a murder investigation when a student is run-over by a car allegedly driven by a group of mean cool kids. Eli, the victim’s brother (J. Michael Trautmann), takes his dying...

Want to know what some of Jamie Kennedy’s favorite horror films are? What about his experience as a producer on the set of A Resurrection? We talk Scream, the cast of A Resurrection, and more in this exclusive interview.

How did you get involved with this project? Why this film?

Jamie Kennedy: Well, I was in the Scream movies, and I wanted to cultivate all of my horror fans. One of the producers approached me about this movie and I read Matt Orlando’s script. I found out that he wanted to direct it too, so that got me super excited, and that’s how I got involved.

Do you enjoy working in the horror genre?

Jamie Kennedy: Most definitely. Horror fans are the best and they are the most loyal. When they really love something, they can give it legs, and when they hate something you feel that.

ShockTillYouDrop.com had the chance to connect with Jamie Kennedy and Matt Orlando about their new collaboration, A Resurrection. Orlando wrote and directed the film and Kennedy produced through Jamie Kennedy Entertainment.

Matt Orlando gave us the run down on his first time in the director’s chair and the casting process. Jamie Kennedy shed some light on why A Resurrection doesn’t look like a first film and offered his critique on Scream 4. Kennedy also gave us an update on another film Jamie Kennedy Entertainment is producing, Kantemir, which stars Robert Englund.

A Resurrection stars Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa, J. Michael Trautman and the late Michael Clarke Duncan. It’s the story of a down to earth school psychologist who tries to help a mentally ill student that actually believes his brother is coming back from the grave for revenge on the students that killed him.

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Michael Clarke Duncan's co-stars remembered the late actor as "lovely," "sweet" and a "legend" at the Hollywood premiere of his final film, A Resurrection. “He was a big-hearted, sweet man,” Jamie Kennedy told The Hollywood Reporter at the event Tuesday night at ArcLight Cinemas. Photos: Michael Clarke Duncan's Most Memorable Roles Added Mischa Barton: “The nicest guy ... his energy on set was lovely. He was always joking around, and he made me comfortable." Duncan plays the school principal in the horror film about a murdered student who rises from the dead to seek revenge against

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Opening in a limited theatrical run this Friday (March 22nd) is A Resurrection, directed by Matt Orlando and produced by Jamie Kennedy Entertainment.  

The film stars Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa, Jonathan Michael Trautman and the late Michael Clarke Duncan.  In this thriller, a down to earth school psychologist tries to help a mentally ill student who actually believes his brother is coming back from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him.

You can check out an exclusive clip inside!

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A Resurrection is the story of a down to earth high school psychologist Jessie (Misha Barton) who tries to help a mentally ill student Eli (J. Michael Trautmann) who actually believes his brother is returning from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him. As he slowly feeds Jessie clues into his brother’s mysterious death, she has the sheriff’s deputy (Devon Sawa) verify the less than believable and vague information. As she tries to connect with Eli she unwittingly falls into his plot keeping her and the other students locked in the school until his brother along with the evil spirit that now inhabits him can take his six souls and leave him whole again.

Here at Latino Review we got an exclusive interview with first time director Matt Orlando.

Latino Review: This was your first directorial debut was it frightening and what was most challenging?...

It’s time to shed a light on A Resurrection, a suspense horror thriller from first-time writer/director Matt Orlando, coming to theaters and VOD on March 22nd. The film, from Jamie Kennedy Entertainment, stars Mischa Barton (The O.C.), Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Slackers, Idle Hands), Jonathan Michael Trautman, and (pour a sip…) Michael Clarke Duncan in his last film.

The synopsis is simple: “A down to earth school psychologist tries to help a mentally ill student who actually believes his brother is coming back from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him.”

The film introduces a new player in the horror genre, has a good cast playing against type, and plays with audience expectations from the get go. A review and an interview with the director are forthcoming, but, in the meantime, check out the trailer for A Resurrection.

Jessie (Mischa Barton), a school psychologist tries to help Eli (Jonathan Michael Trautmann) who believes his dead brother is coming back from the grave to avenge his death. Naturally, bedlam ensues.

Devon Sawa has continued to work in genre fare, somewhat regularly, since his breakout roles in Idle Hands and Final Destination. He was a familiar and welcome face in A Resurrection. Sawa turned in a good performance, as Travis. And Mischa Barton successfully broke the mold of the roles we’ve seen her play time and again. The late Michael Clark Duncan was excellent as the high school principal. The entire cast actually turned in above average and authentic performances. I was surprised that first time director Matt Orlando was able to round up such great talent for his directorial debut. The cast helped turn what could have been a run of the mill, low budget horror film in to something more than that.

A new teaser trailer for the upcoming horror film ‘A Resurrection’ has been released by Archstone Distribution. The movie, which will be released in theaters on March 22, stars Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa, Jonathan Michael Trautman and the late Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Clarke Duncan, in his final film. The movie was written and directed by Matt Orlando, and produced by Jamie Kennedy Entertainment. ‘A Resurrection’ follows a down to earth school psychologist who tries to help a mentally ill student. The student actually believes his brother is coming back from the grave to take revenge on the students who killed him. Check out the teaser trailer for ‘A Resurrection’ [ Read More ]

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Hey, who doesn’t want a brother that refuses to stay dead? Teenage weirdo Eli in Matt Orlando’s “A Resurrection” has one of those — and he’s coming back for a little payback. This apparently involves trapping a bunch of kids in the school and taking them out. Unless, of course, Mischa Barton (of “The Oc” fame) and her boyfriend Devon Sawa (of “Nikita”) can stop him. Yeah, I’m gonna go out on a limb and say No. Check out a trailer and some images from the movie below. “A Resurrection” is also notable for being one of the last films co-starring the late Michael Clarke Duncan, by the by. A Resurrection is the story of a down to earth high school psychologist who tries to help a mentally ill student who actually believes his brother is returning from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him.

Some new images for A Resurrection have been released in anticipation of the film's debut on March 22nd.  Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa, Jonathan Michael Trautman and the late Michael Clarke Duncan star.

The film was directed by Matt Orlando and produced by Jamie Kennedy Entertainment.  

In this thriller, a down to earth school psychologist tries to help a mentally ill student who actually believes his brother is coming back from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him.  Head inside for the pics!

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Alrighty kids! Time to put your peepers to work! On tap right now is an exclusive clip for Matt Orlando's A Resurrection! Archstone Distribution will be releasing the film in theaters on March 22, 2013. Look for it!

The film stars Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa, Jonathan Michael Trautman, and the late Michael Clarke Duncan. This was Michael's last film before he passed. The film was directed by Matt Orlando and produced by Jamie Kennedy Entertainment.

Synopsis

A down to earth school psychologist tries to help a mentally ill student who actually believes his brother is coming back from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him.

With a release coming up quickly, look for more soon!

Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!

Got news? Click here to submit it!

Get resurrected in the comment section below!

It seems like former cast members of The Oc are having a bit of a renaissance lately. Ben McKenzie’s on Southland, Chris Carmack is heading to Nashville, and Mischa Barton is in the new film A Resurrection. Adam Brody attributes the attention to 2013 marking 10 years since we got to know Seth Cohen and his crew. We caught up with Brody at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, where he is starring in Some Girl(s) from writer Neil Labute (In the Company of Men). The drama has all the classic elements of a Labute film — the intimacy of a play,...

The days of infinity pools, the Harbor School, and witty banter in the Cohen’s kitchen are long gone, but that doesn’t stop us from following the careers of those who created some of our favorite dramatic moments (accompanied by Imogen Heap songs) on The Oc. And if we’re already being nostalgic, we might as well take things all the way back to season 1. You know, when Ryan Atwood still wore a wrist cuff, and Luke was the bad guy who won our hearts. Speaking of the blonde love triangle, we’ve got an update on what Luke,...

"He's coming for you."

Last September, Academy Award–nominated actor Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile) passed away from complications he suffered after having a heart attack, leaving Hollywood to mourn the loss of the Daredevil and Green Lantern actor. Duncan left one last performance, that of a principal of a high school in the upcoming horror-thriller A Resurrection (formerly The Sibling).

The movie follows a troubled student Eli (J. Michael Trautmann) who is having a difficult time dealing with the death of his brother (Patrick de Ledebur), who was murdered by his classmates. Mischa Barton plays Eli's school psychologist, who tries to help Eli despite his assertions that his brother would be returning from the grave to seek revenge. And of course, as the movie's first trailer reveals, it looks like someone is certainly trying to kill the guilty party.

Next Showing: A Resurrection opens on March 22nd

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We already had a little chat about Matt Orlando‘s latest horror flick A Resurrection (formerly known as The Sibling), remember? That teaser trailer definitely looks promising, so today we’re here to update our little gallery with some brand new images from the whole thing. The big news is that this movie finally has a release date, but more about that – in the rest of this report! Written and directed by Matt Orlando, the movie centers on a school psychologist who tries to help a mentally ill student who believes his brother is coming back from the grave for revenge on the students who killed...

We return with the latest edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details for A Resurrection, the first teaser trailer for Ten, a review of Smiley, and much more:

First Teaser Trailer for Ten: “Ten is a collectivist, post-exploitation psychological thriller devised as a possible explanation for the events of the 1972 Spektor Island Massacre. On a cold December afternoon, ten women arrive at a mansion on Spektor Island, famed for years of reported hauntings and strange activities. Will they live through the night?

The all-female cast film is a response to exploitation, slasher, and thriller films, with particular focus on the kind of storytelling prominent in b-movies and genre films from the 1950s to the 1980s. It explores the meaning and fluidity of identity and takes a number of surprising turns, paying homage to filmmakers and producers such as Alfred Hitchcock,...

Get ready for a boatload of goodness for Matt Orlando's A Resurrection! Check out our exclusive image gallery! Archstone Distribution will be releasing the film in theaters on March 22, 2013. Look for it!

The film stars Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa, Jonathan Michael Trautman, and the late Michael Clarke Duncan. This was Michael's last film before he passed. The film was directed by Matt Orlando and produced by Jamie Kennedy Entertainment.

Synopsis

A down to earth school psychologist tries to help a mentally ill student who actually believes his brother is coming back from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him.

With a release coming up quickly, look for more soon!

Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!

Got news? Click here to submit it!

Get resurrected in the comment section below!

Sometimes fitting in is not easy, people don’t understand you… But, some secrets never stay buried. Trust me guys, this looks great! We have a completely new trailer for the upcoming horror thriller Resurrection (previously titled The Sibling), and I definitely recommend you to check it out!

Directed by Matt Orlando, the movie is set during a single horrific day and night at a high school, a guidance counselor, the school principal, and a local police officer must save the lives of several trapped students before a paranormal entity kills them all.

Ressurection stars Mischa Barton as a guidance councelor, Michael Clark Duncan as Addison, the school principal, while Devon Sawa is on board as the police officer named Travis.

The rest of the cast also includes J. Michael Trautmann, Stuart Stone, Nick Jandl, Matt Willig, Alanna Romansky and Morgan Wolk.

Unfortunately, that’s all we know about this movie so far.

Another nugget of news has come our way out of Afm concerning the flick The Sibling, which is now known as movie number 167,223,129 bearing the title of Resurrection. Check out a new trailer and sales art right here.

Matt Orlando's new film stars Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa, and Michael Clarke Duncan.

Synopsis

Set during a single horrific day and night at a high school, a guidance counselor (Barton), the school principal (Duncan), and a local police officer (Sawa) must save the lives of several trapped students before a paranormal entity kills them all.

Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!

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Get resurrected in the comment section below!

Actor Michael Clarke Duncan has passed away at the age of 54, from complications suffered from a heart attack he had in July.

Known for his big build and deep voice, Duncan was in the prime of his life. His first movie role was in 1995's Friday, and he had several small parts playing bouncers and muscle men. It wasn't until 1997's Armageddon that he had a meatier role with more lines, playing one of the rough-and-tumble drilling crew drafted into blowing up an approaching asteroid.

In 1999 Duncan received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his work in The Green Mile. Based on the Stephen King novel and directed by Frank Darabont, Duncan played a mentally challenged prisoner named John Coffee who possessed a supernatural ability to heal. The role showed that Duncan could play characters that were more dimensional than their brusier exterior.

Duncan worked extensively throughout the 2000s.

Michael Clarke Duncan is being treated in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a life-threatening cardiac arrest early Friday morning. The Green Mile actor may have died had his girlfriend, The Apprentice star Omarosa Stallworth, not acted quickly and performed CPR after discovering the 54-year-old actor unconscious, TMZ reports. Duncan’s heart rate is said to be stable, and his doctors are trying to determine what caused his heart to stop. Duncan lent his voice to last summer’s Green Lantern, and next appears in horror thriller The Sibling. Stallworth, who has appeared on a number of reality TV

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There are times when being an only child really doesn't seem too bad. Especially when those little brothers and sisters we have spend their time generally annoying us by breaking our things, getting us in trouble, going on a murderous revenge-fueled rampage...

That seems to be the case with Matt Orlando's new film for Archstone Distribution, The Sibling. The flick, which is now in post-production and flying under the radar, stars Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa, and Michael Clarke Duncan. Though no official synopsis is available at press time, a glance at the trailer below reveals possible ghosts, exhumed graves, bullies, violence, slaughtered pigs, and the scariest looking angry dad we've ever seen!

Look for more on this one as we get it.

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In late-2010/early-2011, The Sibling began production with Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa and Michael Clarke Duncan starring.  Here we are in 2012 and we now have a trailer for this Matt Orlando-directed thriller which didn't have a synopsis when cameras rolled then and still doesn't have a synposis now.  You'll get the idea of what's on the way via the video inside.

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From Gerri Miller and Mother Nature Network:

In keeping with the network's green initiatives, the set of Fox's new series "The Finder" has an eco-friendly set, with no plastic water bottles available. "I'm a big proponent of that," says creator Hart Hanson. The "Bones" spinoff starring Geoff Stults and Michael Clarke Duncan premieres Jan. 12, and will follow the "American Idol" results show starting the following week. "Not bad," acknowledges Duncan, thankful but aware they can't rely on riding coattails. "We have to make a name for ourselves."

Duncan, who's been putting his hulking form and booming voice to use on screen since his breakout role in "The Green Mile," was Hanson's first choice to play bar owner Leo Knox, the bodyguard/sidekick/best buddy to Stults' Walter Sherman. "I was looking for a TV show because I'd never done one before," says the actor, who bonded right away with his co-star.

Mischa Barton isn't afraid of the "Dark."

The former "O.C." star is set to get existentially romantic as she's signed on for the lead role in "I Will Follow You Into the Dark," according to Variety.

Barton will be playing a young woman (the "I" in the title, we're assuming) who's drawn out of a deep depression over the death of both her parents by an unexpected romance; when her new lover goes missing, she sets out to find him -- a journey that may take her beyond the "living" world. Leah Pipes ("Sorority Row"), Ryan Eggold ("90210") and Jaz Martin are also attached to star.

Hmm ... we hate to say it, but this kind of reminds us of Lindsay Lohan's brilliant train wreck of a movie, "I Know Who Killed Me," especially since it has another somewhat troubled young starlet in the lead role. Well, if the comparison ends up sticking,...