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Ten women will always be nominated for Oscars: five for Best Actress and another five for Best Supporting Actress. At the 2018 Oscars, Frances McDormand, who won her second Best Actress Academy Award for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” asked all the female nominees to stand. As you can see from the video above, she asked rival acting nominee Meryl Streep (“The Post”) to lead the way and this 21-time Oscar nominee obliged. Besides the other eight actresses nominated, how many other women were on their feet in the Dolby theater?

Of the 20 non-gender specific categories, women were contenders in 17 of them; they were shut out of Original Score (5 men), Sound Editing (9 men) and Visual Effects (20 men). As you can see below, 47 women other than actresses were nominated at the 90th Academy Awards. Of these, only four won Oscars. By comparison, 151 men other than actors were nominated and 32 took home Oscars.

XLrator Media will release the psychological thriller Sun Choke as part of its “MacAbre” genre label on August 2. The intense film, that has drawn comparisons to Polanski's Repulsion, has made viewers squirm at over a dozen festivals including FrightFest and the Stanley Film Festival.

Written and directed by Ben Cresciman (Negative Space), Sun Choke stars iconic horror film actress Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Road Games), Sarah Hagan (Freaks and Geeks) and Sara Malakul Lane ( [Continued ...]...

Ben Cesciman's sophomore effort Sun Choke has found distribution with XLrator Media through their Macabre label. The film will undoubtedly get a theatrical and digital release and we will likely have a home video release shortly after that. Los Angeles (January 19, 2016) - XLrator Media has acquired North American distribution rights to the thriller Sun Choke and will release the film this Summer on its acclaimed "MacAbre" genre label. The film has played over a dozen festivals including FrightFest and the Stanley Film Festival.Written and directed by Ben Cresciman (Negative Space), Sun Choke stars iconic horror film actress Barbara Crampton (You're Next, Re-Animator, Lords of Salem), Sarah Hagan ("Freaks and Geeks," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") and Sara Malakul Lane (17 & Life: Jailbait, the upcoming...

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Xlrator Acquires Sunchoke for MacAbre

XLrator Media has acquired North American distribution rights to the thriller Sun Choke and will release the film this Summer on its acclaimed “MacAbre” genre label. The film has played over a dozen festivals including FrightFest and the Stanley Film Festival. Written and directed by Ben Cresciman (Negative Space), Sun Choke stars iconic horror film actress Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Re-Animator, Lords of Salem), Sarah ...

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XLrator Media announced that they've acquired North American distribution rights to Sun Choke, with plans to release the Barbara Crampton-starring film sometime this summer:

Press Release: Los Angeles (January 19, 2016) – XLrator Media has acquired North American distribution rights to the thriller Sun Choke and will release the film this Summer on its acclaimed “MacAbre” genre label. The film has played over a dozen festivals including FrightFest and the Stanley Film Festival.

Written and directed by Ben Cresciman (Negative Space), Sun Choke stars iconic horror film actress Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Re-Animator, Lords of Salem), Sarah Hagan (“Freaks and Geeks,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) and Sara Malakul Lane (17 & Life: Jailbait, the upcoming Kickboxer: Vengeance) along with Evan Jones, Joe Nieves and Jim Boeven. The film features a haunting score by noted musician/producer Boom Bip (aka Bryan Hollon).

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We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes details on Sun Choke, starring Barbara Crampton, and the Monster Zombie Claymation short film:

Sun Choke Begins Production: “Janie (Hagan) is just trying to get well. As Janie recovers from a recent violent psychotic break, she’s subjected each day to a bizarre holistic health and wellness regimen designed, and enforced, by her lifelong nanny and caretaker, Irma (Crampton). Janie begins to veer off the road to recovery when she develops an obsession with a young woman, Savannah (Lane), which Janie feels an inexplicable yet profound connection to. The obsession turns increasingly invasive and wedges all three women into an ever-tightening and terrifying struggle for control. Will Janie pull herself back from the precipice of insanity? Or will she go over head-first, taking anyone nearby down with her?

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Here's the thing... you can put actress Barbara Crampton is anything, and we'll watch it. Not only is she forever hot, she can act her ass off! Next up for this true scream queen is an indie flick called Sun Choke. Read on for details and more casting news.

From the Press Release

Lodger Films, in association with Easy Open Productions, announces the production start of writer/director Ben Cresciman’s Sun Choke. Iconic horror film actress Barbara Crampton (You're Next, Re-Animator, Lords of Salem) anchors an amazing cast starring Sarah Hagan ("Freaks and Geeks," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," Jess + Moss) and Sara Malakul Lane (17 & Life, Sharktopus) and featuring Evan Jones (Jarhead, 8 Mile, A Million Ways to Die in the West), Joe Nieves ("How I Met Your Mother," "The Mentalist," The Bling Ring), and Jim Boeven (The Canyons).

Written and directed by Ben Cresciman (Negative Space), a recent USC M.