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Actress Lucy Boynton poses for the June 2024 issue of “Harper’s Bazaar” (Taiwan) magazine, photographed by Paul Farnham:

Boynton made her feature film debut as young 'Beatrix Potter' in "Miss Potter" (2006), followed by "Copperhead" (2013), "Sing Street" (2016)...

..."Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) and "Apostle" (2018)...

...before portraying ‘Mary Austin’ in the biographical film "Bohemian Rhapsody"...

Boynton played 'Astrid Sloan' in the Netflix series "The Politician" (2018) and costars in the new series "The Ipcress File" (2022). New films include "Chevalier" (2023) and "The Pale Blue Eye".

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Actress Lucy Boynton poses for the latest issue of “Elle (France) magazine, photographed by Paola Kudacki:

Boynton made her feature film debut as young 'Beatrix Potter' in "Miss Potter" (2006), followed by "Copperhead" (2013), "Sing Street" (2016)...

..."Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) and "Apostle" (2018)...

...before portraying Mary Austin in the biographical film "Bohemian Rhapsody"...

Boynton played 'Astrid Sloan' in the Netflix series "The Politician" (2018) and costars in the new series "The Ipcress File" (2022). New films include "Chevalier" (2023) and "The Pale Blue Eye".

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Actress Lucy Boynton (“Chevalier”) poses for the latest issue of “The Laterals” magazine:

Boynton made her feature film debut as young 'Beatrix Potter' in "Miss Potter" (2006), followed by "Copperhead" (2013), "Sing Street" (2016)...

..."Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) and "Apostle" (2018)...

...before portraying Mary Austin in the biographical film "Bohemian Rhapsody"...

Boynton played 'Astrid Sloan' in the Netflix series "The Politician" (2018) and costars in the new series "The Ipcress File" (2022). New films include "Chevalier" (2023) and "The Pale Blue Eye".

Click the images to enlarge…...

Actress Lucy Boynton (“Chevalier”) poses for the latest issue of “The Laterals” magazine:

Boynton made her feature film debut as young 'Beatrix Potter' in "Miss Potter" (2006), followed by "Copperhead" (2013), "Sing Street" (2016)...

..."Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) and "Apostle" (2018)...

...before portraying Mary Austin in the biographical film "Bohemian Rhapsody"...

Boynton played 'Astrid Sloan' in the Netflix series "The Politician" (2018) and costars in the new series "The Ipcress File" (2022). New films include "Chevalier" (2023) and "The Pale Blue Eye".

Click the images to enlarge…...

Stars: Robert Savakinus, Stephen Cognetti, Bridget Rose Perrotta, Destiny Leilani Brown, James Liddell | Written and Directed by Stephen Cognetti

When I reviewed Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire, I said it seemed they had taken the franchise as far as it could go. Writer/director Stephen Cognetti seems to have had the same thought because, as you can probably tell from the title, Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor provides some backstory to the events at the hotel rather than being another extension of the saga.

In 1989 The Carmichael Manor was the scene of a baffling and brutal crime. Two members of the family were killed in their beds. The other two, father Arthur Carmichael (Robert Savakinus) and his son Patrick (Stephen Cognetti; The Hid) were missing. But there was only one set of footprints in the snow outside the house, presumably those of Arthur, who was thought to be the killer.

Our friends over at Terror Vision are celebrating Halloween in a Massive way this year with #13WeeksOfHalloween, which will run from August 1 straight through October 31.

Starting August 1st and running through October 31st, Terror Vision will be dropping titles every single Tuesday (#TerrorVisionTuesday) with exciting new releases ranging from the early 1900s to brand new 2023 titles. Most of the releases will be horror or horror adjacent and many of them new to disc. Here’s everything you need to know, from the press release…

Terror Vision will be releasing a definitive triple LP edition of the score to The Monster Squad, the score to Rumplestiltskin on cassette and LP, and, following their Blu-ray release of Copperhead earlier this year, will be releasing the film on VHS… along with the its recently-announced LP!

In addition, Linnea Quigley’S Horror Workout (1990) will finally be available on VHS and Blu-ray, with its outrageous...

Take a look at new images of actress Lucy Boynton (“The Pale Blue Eye”) posing for the Spring 2023 issue of "Grazia" magazine, wearing Chanel clothing and jewelry, photographed by Nicole Nodland:

Boynton made her feature film debut as young 'Beatrix Potter' in "Miss Potter" (2006), followed by "Copperhead" (2013), "Sing Street" (2016)...

..."Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) and "Apostle" (2018)...

...before portraying Mary Austin in the biographical film "Bohemian Rhapsody"...

Boynton played 'Astrid Sloan' in the Netflix series "The Politician" (2018) and costars in the new series "The Ipcress File" (2022). New films include "Chevalier" (2023) and "The Pale Blue Eye".

Click the images to enlarge…...

Actress Lucy Boynton (“The Pale Blue Eye”) poses for April 2023 issue of “Marie Claire” (Greece) magazine:

Boynton made her feature film debut as young 'Beatrix Potter' in "Miss Potter" (2006), followed by "Copperhead" (2013), "Sing Street" (2016)...

..."Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) and "Apostle" (2018)...

...before portraying Mary Austin in the biographical film "Bohemian Rhapsody"...

Boynton played 'Astrid Sloan' in the Netflix series "The Politician" (2018) and costars in the new series "The Ipcress File" (2022). New films include "Chevalier" (2023) and "The Pale Blue Eye".

Click the images to enlarge…...

Actress Lucy Boynton ("The Politician"), wearing Dior poses for photographer David Roemer in "Marie Claire (UK) magazine:

Boynton made her feature film debut as young 'Beatrix Potter' in "Miss Potter" (2006), followed by "Copperhead" (2013), "Sing Street" (2016)...

..."Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) and "Apostle" (2018)...

...before portraying Mary Austin in the biographical film "Bohemian Rhapsody"...

Boynton currently plays 'Astrid Sloan' in the Netflix series "The Politician" (2018).

Click the images to enlarge…...

Actress Lucy Boynton, currently in pre-production on the music biopic "Faithfull", wears Dior for photographer David Roemer in "Marie Claire (UK) magazine:

Boynton made her feature film debut as young 'Beatrix Potter' in "Miss Potter" (2006), followed by "Copperhead" (2013), "Sing Street" (2016)...

..."Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) and "Apostle" (2018)...

...before portraying Mary Austin in the biographical film "Bohemian Rhapsody"...

Boynton currently plays 'Astrid Sloan' in the Netflix series "The Politician" (2018).

Click the images to enlarge...

Actress Lucy Boynton ("The Politician"), wearing Dior, poses for photographer David Roemer, in the November 2019 issue of "Marie Claire (UK) magazine:

Boynton made her feature film debut as young 'Beatrix Potter' in "Miss Potter" (2006), followed by "Copperhead" (2013), "Sing Street" (2016)...

..."Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) and "Apostle" (2018)...

...before portraying Mary Austin in the biographical film "Bohemian Rhapsody"...

Boynton currently plays 'Astrid Sloan' in the Netflix series "The Politician" (2018).

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Lucy Boynton...

Actress Lucy Boynton ("The Politician") poses for the October 2019 issue of "Harper's Bazaar" (Malaysia) magazine, wearing Bottega Veneta and Bulgari, photographed by Lara Jade:

Boynton made her feature film debut as young 'Beatrix Potter' in "Miss Potter" (2006), followed by "Copperhead" (2013), "Sing Street" (2016)...

..."Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) and "Apostle" (2018)...

...before portraying Mary Austin in the biographical film "Bohemian Rhapsody"...

Boynton currently plays 'Astrid Sloan' in the Netflix series "The Politician" (2018).

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Lucy Boynton...

Prepare to root for the bad guys as Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay is out now on Digital Download and arrives onto Blu-ray™ and DVD April 16! To celebrate the release we are giving 3 of You the chance to win a copy on DVD!

An original story, Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay finds Amanda Waller’s top secret “Task Force X” – Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn and Copperhead – on a mission to retrieve a mystical object so powerful that they’re willing to risk their own lives to steal it. But the Suicide Squad isn’t the only group of villains seeking to possess the object. The race is on for the golden prize … and, to stay alive, second place isn’t an option.

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Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay “finds Amanda Waller’s top secret “Task Force X” – Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn and Copperhead – on a mission to retrieve a mystical object so powerful that they’re willing to risk their own lives to steal it. But the Suicide Squad isn’t the only group of villains seeking to possess the object. The race is on for the golden prize … and, to stay alive, second place isn’t an option.”

The animated film was just released today on Blu-ray combo pack and DVD and because of its release, WB and DC have released an all-new clip which shows Task Force X in action. Watch the clip below.

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay stars Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) as the voice of Deadshot, Billy Brown (How To Get Away With Murder) as Bronze Tiger, Liam McIntyre (The Flash) as Captain Boomerang,...

Sneak Peek more new footage, plus images from the upcoming animated feature "Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay" showcasing DC Comics' 'Killer Frost', 'Copperhead', 'Deadshot' and a whole lot more, available April 10, 2018 :

"...'Task Force X' retrieves a powerful mystical object that they will risk their lives to steal..."

Cast includes Christian Slater, Billy Brown, Liam McIntyre, Kristin Bauer, Gideon Emery, Tara Strong, Vanessa Williams, C. Thomas Howell, Dania Ramirez, James Urbaniak...

...Julie Nathanson, Jim Pirri, Greg Grunberg, Dave Fennoy, Cissy Jones, Natalie Lander, Trevor Devall, Dave Boat and Matthew Mercer.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay"...

"Suicide Squad" Comic Books...

DC Animation’s newest film, Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay hits Blu-ray combo pack and DVD today. Warner Bros. have released an all-new clip from the film. This new clip has the new Task Force X (not your David Ayer Squad) riding in style for their mission/roadtrip. Watch the clip below.

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay finds Amanda Waller’s top secret “Task Force X” – Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn and Copperhead – on a mission to retrieve a mystical object so powerful that they’re willing to risk their own lives to steal it. But the Suicide Squad isn’t the only group of villains seeking to possess the object. The race is on for the golden prize … and, to stay alive, second place isn’t an option.

Hell to Pay features voices from Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) as the voice of Deadshot, Billy Brown...

Warner Bros. Animation’s Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay is out on Digital. Before you watch the animated film, enjoy this new clip which has Deadshot and Boomerang having some words and a bit of fun in prison.

It’s batter up at Belle Reve and that can only mean that Amanda Waller, the penitentiary’s cold and calculating warden, has a mission that only the damned will take on. It’s time to unleash Task Force X again, stacked with seasoned vets such as Deadshot, Captain Boomerang and Harley Quinn, these crafty criminals are joined by newcomers Copperhead, Killer Frost and the martial art master, Bronze Tiger! With the target objective being a mystical object so powerful that they’re willing to risk their own lives to steal it, you can be sure it will be collision of chaos, gunfire and attitudes. So, take aim for a raging road trip with the Suicide Squad!

Sneak Peek more new footage, plus images from the upcoming animated feature "Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay" showcasing DC Comics' 'Killer Frost', 'Copperhead', 'Deadshot' and a whole lot more, available April 2018 :

"...'Task Force X' retrieves a powerful mystical object that they will risk their lives to steal..."

Cast includes Christian Slater, Billy Brown, Liam McIntyre, Kristin Bauer, Gideon Emery, Tara Strong, Vanessa Williams, C. Thomas Howell, Dania Ramirez, James Urbaniak...

...Julie Nathanson, Jim Pirri, Greg Grunberg, Dave Fennoy, Cissy Jones, Natalie Lander, Trevor Devall, Dave Boat and Matthew Mercer.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay"...

"Suicide Squad" Comic Books...

It has been four years since we’ve seen the animated Suicide Squad wreck havoc in the DC Animated Universe in Batman: Assault on Arkham. This time the squad is back and badder than ever. At least that’s what it looks like. A new trailer for the all-new Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay shows us some familiar faces with some brand new additions new additions to the team. Check out the trailer below.

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, sexual content, brief graphic nudity, and some drug material, “Amanda Waller’s top secret “Task Force X” – Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn and Copperhead – [are] on a mission to retrieve a mystical object so powerful that they’re willing to risk their own lives to steal it. But the Suicide Squad isn’t the only group of villains seeking to possess the object.

Burbank, CA (January 18, 2018) – Prepare to root for the bad guys when Amanda Waller sends her band of misfit DC Super-Villains on an all-new, action-packed secret mission in Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, the next film in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, the feature-length animated film arrives from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital starting March 27, 2018, and on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD April 10, 2018.

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay is rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, sexual content, brief graphic nudity, and some drug material.

An original story, Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay will be available on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack ($39.99 Srp), Blu-ray Combo Pack ($24.98 Srp) and DVD ($19.98 Srp), as well as Digital ($19.99 HD, $14.99 Sd). The Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in 4K with Hdr and...

The first trailer for Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay has arrived, and it looks promising. That used to be something you wouldn't have to say about DC Animated Features, but they've been spotty as of late in my personal opinion so all I can say here is the trailer looks pretty damn good. The lineup of heroes is better than the live-action film, Tara Strong is voicing Harley, and the violence doesn't appear to be limited as Quinn just smacked the head off that frozen guy! Let's just hope Vandal Savage is more interesting this time around than he was in Legends of Tomorrow. Christian Slater also stars in the film as Deadshot!

An original story, Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay finds Amanda Waller’s top secret “Task Force X” – Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn and Copperhead – on a mission to retrieve a mystical object so...

Sneak Peek new footage, plus more images from the upcoming animated feature "Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay" showcasing DC Comics' 'Harley Quinn', 'Deadshot', 'Killer Frost', 'Copperhead' and a whole lot more, available April 2018 :

"...'Task Force X' retrieves a powerful mystical object that they will risk their lives to steal..."

Cast includes Christian Slater, Billy Brown, Liam McIntyre, Kristin Bauer, Gideon Emery, Tara Strong, Vanessa Williams, C. Thomas Howell, Dania Ramirez, James Urbaniak, Julie Nathanson, Jim Pirri, Greg Grunberg, Dave Fennoy, Cissy Jones, Natalie Lander, Trevor Devall, Dave Boat and Matthew Mercer.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay"...

"Suicide Squad" Comic Books...

Ok, so not everyone liked the Suicide Squad live-action movie (although on the scale of superhero movies it’s easily one of the better Dceu films), well now DC and Warner Bros. are making amends, sort of, with a brand new animated movie based on the misfit task force: Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay.

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay finds Amanda Waller’s top secret Task Force X,’ Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn and Copperhead, on a mission to retrieve a mystical object so powerful that they’re willing to risk their own lives to steal it. But the Suicide Squad isn’t the only group of villains seeking to possess the object. The race is on for the golden prize … and, to stay alive, second place isn’t an option.

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay features a voice cast that includes Christian Slater...

Puppet Master: Curtain Call #3 by Shawn Gabborin and Daniel Jay Logan leads today's Comics Corner, and we also have a look at Part 3 of Dark Fang #3, Part 2 of Monsters Unleashed #10, Copperhead #18, Kill or Be Killed #15, Alien Bounty Hunter #3, and a look at Mr. Crypt's wacky vacation in Mr. Crypt #3.

Puppet Master: Curtain Call #3: "(W) Shawn Gabborin (A/CA) Daniel Jay Logan

The end is now! It is up to the puppets not only to save their master but the entire world! Will they succeed, and will they even survive? Join us for the finale of Danger Zone's epic Puppet Master series.

In Shops: Jan 17, 2018

Srp: $3.99."

This finale is not to be missed! Visit Previews World on behalf of Action Lab Comics for more information.

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Dark Fang #3: "Story: Miles Gunter

Art / Cover: Kelsey Shannon

Published: January 17, 2018

Diamond ID: NOV170740

“Earth Calling,” Part Three

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Ahead of Suicide Squad 2, an animated movie starring the squad is on the way. Here's the trailer...

As director Gavin O’Connor continues to develop the upcoming live action Suicide Squad 2, Warner Bros Home Entertainment has put together a new animated movie, that’s heading to download and stores later this year.

It’s called Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay, and sees Amanda Waller recruiting a squad to go head to head with Vandal Savage.

The trailer looks like this…

It’s an R-rated animated movie this one, with Christian Slater leading the voice cast. The synopsis reads as follows…

"Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay finds Amanda Waller's top secret Task Force X,' Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn and Copperhead, on a mission to retrieve a mystical object so powerful that they're willing to risk their own lives to steal it.

Sneak Peek images from the upcoming animated feature "Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay",available Spring 2018, featuring DC Comics characters 'Deadshot', 'Captain Boomeran, 'Harley Quinn', 'Bronze Tiger', 'Killer Frost', 'Copperhead', 'Amanda Waller' :

"...'Task Force X' retrieves a powerful mystical object that they will risk their lives to steal..."

Cast includes Christian Slater, Billy Brown, Liam McIntyre, Kristin Bauer, Gideon Emery, Tara Strong, Vanessa Williams,

C. Thomas Howell, Dania Ramirez, James Urbaniak, Julie Nathanson, Jim Pirri, Greg Grunberg, Dave Fennoy, Cissy Jones, Natalie Lander, Trevor Devall, Dave Boat and Matthew Mercer.

Click the images to enlarge...

"Suicide Squad" Comic Books...

Georgia was the big winner at the 18th edition of the Sofia International Film Festival (Siff) which closed at the weekend with the Grand Prix for Best Film and Best Director award going to Levan Koguashvili’s second feature Blind Dates.

The melancholic comedy, which premiered at the Berlinale’s Forum last month, also received the Fipresci International Film Critics’ Prize. Handled internationally by Films Boutique, it is already booked to screen at the April festivals in Wiesbaden (goEast) and Lecce and in Odessa in July.

Presenting the Grand Prix to Koguashvili, the International Jury’s president producer Alexander Rodnyansky said that the jury’s discussion on the top prize had ¨lasted only about 10 minutes and was unanimous. This film has become the absolute winner of this festival!¨

In addition, Vladimer Katcharava of Tbilisi-based 20 Steps Production received the Sofia Meetings’ €10,000 Digimage - Lvt Postproduction Award for Miriam Khachvani’s Dede which he pitched in the Plus Minus...

One hundred fourteen scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2013 will be vying for nominations in the Original Score category for the 86th Oscars®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.

A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.

Nomination voting in all Oscar categories begins Friday, December 27 and ends Wednesday, January 8.

The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:

“Admission,” Stephen Trask, composer

“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” Daniel Hart, composer

“All Is Lost,” Alex Ebert, composer

“Alone Yet Not Alone,” William Ross, composer

“The Armstrong Lie,...

Senior executives at the Academy announced on Dec 12 that 114 scores have been submitted for the original score Oscar category.Scroll down for full list

A reminder list of works submitted will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the music branch, who will vote in the order of their preference for up to five scores.

Those five that receive the highest number of votes will be announced as nominees on January 16 2014.

According to the rules, to be eligible the original score must be a “substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer.

Scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible.”

Admission, Stephen Trask

Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Daniel Hart

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Title: Copperhead Director: Ron Maxwell Starring: Billy Campbell, Angus Macfadyen, Augustus Prew, Lucy Boynton, Peter Fonda, Casey Thomas Brown Its title a slur for Northerners who opposed the American Civil War, “Copperhead” marks the third film from director Ron Maxwell (“Gettysburg,” “Gods and Generals”) about the United States’ bloodiest armed conflict. In theory, movies like this produced outside of the Hollywood system have the potential of some measure of additional freedom, being unburdened by casting dictates and endless studio notes that often polish down history’s rough edges. Unfortunately, in reality, Maxwell’s film is a drawn-out, schematic melodrama rife with somnambulistic speechifying, and a work every bit as turgid and baldly [ Read More ]

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A Civil War movie without a battle scene is like…wait, what? A Civil War movie without a battle scene?! That is “Copperhead,” a sincere, slow-moving, occasionally successful film devoted to one specific homefront story. That, in itself, is noteworthy. After all, as many of the characters in Ron Maxwell’s film point out, in addition to the costs on the battlefield, there were many, many costs at home. Life carried on, uneasily, and as the war raged the number of fathers and sons who would return home upon its conclusion grew smaller and smaller. With such a stunning body count, it is not surprising to hear that there was a vocal minority against the conflict — including some Northerners. “Copperhead,” based on a novella by Harold Frederic—whose “Damnation of Theron Ware” F. Scott Fitzgerald called “the best American novel” written before 1920—is the third straight Civil War film for Maxwell,...

Once again revisiting the Civil War with Copperhead, director Ron Maxwell (Gettysburg, Gods and Generals) shows a flair for mythologizing via beautiful panoramas of upstate New York landscapes but less so, unfortunately, through his film's inert story and flat performances. Based on Harold Frederic's novel, Maxwell's tale concerns farmer Abner Beech (Billy Campbell), whose opposition to Lincoln's "unconstitutional war" inspires rebellion from son Jeff (Casey Thomas Brown) and local abolitionist Jee Hagadorn (Angus Macfadyen)—whose daughter, Esther (Lucy Boynton), is fancied by Jeff. The result is an unsuccessful balancing act: presenting man of principle Abner (nether pro-South nor pro-slavery) as a virtuous victim of discrimination despite resisting a war vi...

There are few moments in American history that so unforgettably changed the course of the nation, and the Civil War, over a hundred years on, continues to fascinate filmmakers, authors, scholars, historians and more. For director Ron Maxwell, he's dedicated a good part of his career to the subject, with two films -- "Gettysburg" and "Gods & Generals" -- already under his belt. And now, he's delivering his third film in his American Civil War anthology with "Copperhead," and we've got a new look at the movie. Based on the novel by Harold Frederic, the film stars Billy Campbell, Angus Macfadyen, Augustus Prew, and Peter Fonda and tells the story of Abner Beech, a dairy farmer and anti-Abolitionist in Upstate New York, who earns the titular sobriquet for his views on the war, which finds him divided from his neighbors. In this exclusive clip, we see Abner ponder the cost of...

The Civil War stories head north.

In Ronald F. Maxwell’s “Copperhead,” the indie Civil War drama looks into the conflicts between warmongers and pacifists in the North. Even in the upstate New York, families are not quite immune from the horrors of war as they fight amongst themselves.

Latino-Review conducted a phone interview with actor Augustus Prew last month for “Copperhead.” He discussed with us about the themes of the film, his role and the production with Maxwell in Canada. He also talked about his role in the upcoming movie “Kick-Ass 2.”

“Copperhead” is in theaters this weekend.

Read the full transcript below:

Latino-Review: What attracted you to “Copperhead” in the first place?

Augustus Prew: I thought the script is just fantastic. It’s very rare to read the script that doesn’t pander to the audience. It doesn’t dictate on who’s the goodie or the baddie.

Civil War period pieces are always a bit tricky, with filmmakers usually feeling the need to find a balance between education and entertainment. On one side of this scaled spectrum sits Glory, Cold Mountain, and more recently, Lincoln. On the other end, there’s the History Channel, with programmatic tendencies that are informational, but usually less entertaining. (Last year’s Hatfields & McCoys mini-series was the exception to the rule.) The new film Copperhead, adapted from Harold Frederic’s 1893 novel, The Copperhead, focuses on a largely untold story from the Civil War, but leans more toward TV docudrama than full-blown feature....

Director Ron Maxwell's "Copperhead," on VOD Friday, is the sixth Civil War-era film to debut in the past 12 months, the most earnest and straightforward in a burgeoning subgenre. Nearly 150 years after the Battle of Gettysburg, The War Between the States remains Hollywood's favorite war. Well, not exactly. Compared with the storms of steel that rage over huge chunks of modern World War II dramas (see the opening sequence of "Saving Private Ryan"), recent Civil War films tend to shy away from direct depictions of the fierce, internecine violence that characterized the conflict. Hollywood prefers the Civil War omnipresent but almost invisible, as though it took place on the dark side of the moon. It is much easier, I suppose, for American audiences to stomach their boys killing Nazis than killing each other. "Copperhead," a slight, talky picture, as chaste as a schoolhouse kiss, is emblematic of this absence. As...

It’s been a decade since Civil War drama “Gods and Generals” was in the theaters. And that sequel followed the 1993 Civil War epic “Gettysburg.”

Will “The Last Full Measure” finally make it to the big screen after a long wait?

According to “Gettysburg” and “Gods & Generals” director Ronald F. Maxwell, Civil War fans may have to wait a little longer.

In an exclusive phone interview with Latino-Review, Maxwell carefully updated the status of adapting Jeffrey Shaara’s book about the Civil War after Gettysburg. He was promoting an indie Civil War film “Copperhead,” which is in select theaters later this week.

“I would love to do the third part of the trilogy. It’s a big movie like the other two, which is an epic genre,” he told Latino-Review. “The epic part is the time to tell the story. And it’s because it has to cover the [battles of] the...

On Demand DVD New Releases June 24-30 Heading into the holiday weekend, there’s a range of titles to consider, including what sadly may be James Gandolfini’s last movie role, in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. With Gandolfini’s untimely death on June 19, the status of his unreleased/incomplete projects is uncertain at this time. Other choices include, the Oscar-nominated No, Halle Berry’s latest, The Call and Phantom, which features Ed Harris and David Duchovny. Some less familiar titles with more familiar faces include Upside Down (with Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst), Copperhead (with Billy Campbell and Peter Fonda) and Redemption (with Jason Statham). [...]

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Today we have the trailer and poster for the upcoming Ron Maxwell‘s (Gettysburg, Gods and Generals) Civil War-era movie Copperhead. Inspired by true events, it’s the story of Abner Beech, a dairy farmer in the North who opposes the war and is alienated because of his beliefs. Copperhead is unlike any Civil War movie to date. It is a film of the war at home – of a family ripped apart by war, of fathers set against sons and daughters, of a community driven to an appalling act of vengeance against a man who insists on exercising his right to free speech during wartime. A story...

Photos of Henry Cavill in Man of Steel, Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives, Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine, Benedict Cumberbatch in Star Trek Into Darkness, Brit Marling in The East, Benicio del Toro in Jimmy P., Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges in R.I.P.D., and blurry shots of Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson shooting Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Posters for Only God Forgives, White House Down, No One Lives, The Lone Ranger, Turbo, Black Rock, Augustine and five comic art posters for Iron Man 3.

The official site for Noam Murro's upcoming "300: Rise of an Empire" has been updated.

"The Will Smith-led 'After Earth' has been moved up a week to May 31st, getting out of the way to some extent of Warners' 'Man of Steel'…" (full details)

"'Fruitvale' will be changing its title to 'Fruitvale Station' and remains on track for a July 26th release.

Peter Fonda will star in the upcoming film adaptation of Milton's Secret, based on the children's book by Eckhart Tolle and Robert Friedman. The two-time Oscar nominee, who became famous for co-writing and starring in 1969's Easy Rider, will play the grandfather of the story's central character, Milton, a young boy who is dealing with being bullied in school. Story: Peter Fonda Joins 'Copperhead' Movie Shoot in New Brunswick Barnet Bain, a producer on What Dreams May Come and Homeless to Harvard, will direct the family drama, and he wrote the script with Donald Martin. Bain is also

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Sneak Peek director Ronald F. Maxwell's upcoming Us Civil War drama "Copperhead", opening June 28, 2013, starring Billy Campbell, Peter Fonda, Augustus Prew and Angus Mcfadyen :

"...'Abner Beech', a stubborn and righteous farmer in Upstate New York, defies his neighbors and exercises his right to freedom of speech. But in a time when families are divided by the war, the far away battles fields can be felt much closer to home than once believed..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Copperhead"...

Filming in London is just coming to an end on Kick-Ass 2, the much anticipated sequel to 2010 cult favourite Kick-Ass.

Chloe Moretz, now aged 15, returns as Hit Girl, alongside fellow returnees Aaron Johnson as Kick-Ass and Christopher Mintz-Plasse as villain Red Mist, and they are joined by some young British stars.

Daniel Kaluuya (represented by Troika), plays Black Death, part of the gang of villains led by 'The Mother F*cker' (formerly Red Mist). Daniel starred in BBC Three's The Fades, and will also be seen in up-coming crime thriller Welcome To The Punch.

Augustus Prew (represented by The Rights House) plays Todd, replacing Evan Peters in the role of Dave Lizewski's (Aaron Johnson) best friend. Augustus stars as Alfonso in The Borgias and will next be seen alongside fellow young Brit Lucy Boynton in Copperhead.

Newcomer Tanya Fear (represented by Identity Agency Group), in her first feature film role,...

A host of young British talent is included in the international cast of 400 Boys, an action fantasy feature film from British director Alastair Paton, which is set to shoot for eight weeks from late October in Hong Kong, Macau and Ace Studios in Guangzhou, China.

Jodelle Ferland, the 17-year-old Canadian starlet, who currently lends her voice to a central character in ParaNorman, heads the young cast as Friday, alongside "Resident Evil: Retribution" star Bingbing Li, and Spanish actress Maria Valverde as Paiva.

The young Brits include 16 year Charlie Rowe (represented by Arg), recently seen as Peter Pan in Sky's Neverland, as Phat Frank and 18 year old Lucy Boynton (represented by United Agents), star of Ballet Shoes, who also recently filmed the lead role of Esther in the feature Copperhead directed by Ron Maxwell, as Heidi.

Also in the cast are Sky1's Sinbad, 21 year old Elliot Knight (represented by Payne...

White House Down

Maggie Gyllenhaal is in talks to play a Secret Service agent alongside Channing Tatum in Roland Emmerich's action thriller "White House Down" at Sony Pictures.

James Vanderbilt penned the script about a para-military takeover of the White House. Jamie Foxx is the favourite to play the President. [Source: Variety]

Noah

"Harry Potter" film series star Emma Watson is in talks to join Darren Aronofsky's "Noah" opposite Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Logan Lerman and Douglas Booth.

An adaptation of the Biblical story of Noah's Ark, Watson would play a love interest to one of Noah's sons (Booth). [Source: Deadline]

Copperhead

Peter Fonda has joined the cast of Ron Maxwell’s Civil War-era "Copperhead" which is currently shooting around New Brunswick, Canada.

Fonda will play a character named Avery. Billy Campbell and Angus MacFadyen also star in the adaptation of the Harold Frederic novel. [Source: THR]...

With Game of Thrones‘ second season having just concluded, Kit “Jon Snow” Harington will do a little feature work before it’s back to sword-swinging across Westeros for him. There’s already a role in WB’s fantasy epic, The Seventh Son, getting underway, and ScreenDaily now reports that Harington will join Vera Farmiga for Greenland Time, an endeavor from writers and first-time directors David Newman & Catherine Linstrum; Sigma and Lars von Trier‘s Zentropa are producing.

A psychological thriller set in the titular country, Greenland Time follows a woman (Farmiga) trying to find the man (probably Harington) that ran over and killed her daughter in an accident. How does a standard set-up along those lines become psychological? We’ll have to tune in and find out for ourselves — right now, let’s just some credit to Harington on landing what, from the sound of it, might be a plum...

With it being inevitable that The Killing gets axed right around the end of its second season, this is the kind of news Billy Campbell could use — and it happens because Jason Patric sounds like an idiot! You never know how these things will fall into place. Right: Deadline reports that the former is stepping in for the latter on Copperhead, a new Civil War drama from director Ronald F. Maxwell (Gettysburg, Gods and Generals).

Although things were already underway for about three weeks, the actor was fired over the weekend because, being the one-and-only Jason Patric, he “[refused] to take instructions from [the] director.” (You might feel differently, but I just find this to be very, very funny.) Campbell will now be seen as Abner Beech, patriarch of a Civil War-era family who’s shunned and attacked by members of his New York town for being a Copperhead, the then-common term...

Copperhead

Billy Campbell is set to replace Jason Patric as the lead in Ron Maxwell's new Civil War-era feature "Copperhead" currently shooting in Kings Landing, New Brunswick.

Patric departed the project suddenly due to "creative differences" according to producer John Houston. [Source: THR]

Twelve Years A Slave

Paul Giamatti and Sarah Paulson have joined the cast of Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" about a New York man in 1841 who was kidnapped and sold into slavery at a Louisiana plantation before being rescued over a decade later.

Giamatti plays the man who takes possession of the slaves after they arrive in New Orleans. Paulson plays the jealous wife of Michael Fassbender's character. [Source: Variety]

Backmask

Brittany Curran ("Men of a Certain Age") will play the female lead in the Marcus Nispel's thriller "Backmask". Shooting has just begun in Rhode Island.

The story follows a group of teenagers that accidentally releases an...

Here.s a casting-change story with a twist: Weeks after shooting had commenced on the Civil War-era drama Copperhead, it seems lead actor Jason Patric has been replaced for failure to take direction from his director. In his place, we.ll get one-time Rocketeer and recent The Killing star Billy Campbell. Ronald F. Maxwell . the man behind such Civil War efforts as Gettysburg and Gods and Generals -- is helming Copperhead in New Brunswick, Canada. The screenplay tells the all-too-familiar tale of a close-knit family torn apart by the war between States. Patric was set to play family head Abner Beech, only Deadline says the actor .was dismissed . for refusing to take instructions. from Maxwell, and Campbell has been plugged in. Strange. We.re not saying that Maxwell.s an infallible filmmaker who demands to be listened to. But his past credits suggest he.s at least informed enough on...

• Matthew Modine will appear in the Steve Jobs biopic jOBS alongside Ashton Kutcher. Modine will play former Pepsi-Cola CEO John Sculley, whom Jobs recruited to lead Apple in 1983. It was previously announced that The Book of Mormon star Josh Gad will also join the cast as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in the film, due out this fall.

• Paul Giamatti (Rock of Ages) and Sarah Paulson (Game Change) have joined the cast of Twelve Years a Slave, the Steve McQueen-directed drama based on Solomon Northrup’s 1853 historical recounting of a free man who was sold into slavery. The film’s...