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Mandisa, a beloved American Idol season 5 finalist, left behind a beautiful legacy in the music industry after her untimely passing. Mandisa's powerhouse vocals impressed the American Idol judges and audience. Mandisa's extraordinary performances on American Idol season 5 showcased her talent and star quality, leaving a lasting impact on the show.

Beloved American Idol season 5 finalist and Grammy Award-winning singer Mandisa passed away on April 18, 2024 at the age of 47, and she left behind a beautiful legacy. Mandisa, whose full name was Mandisa Lynn Hundley, placed 9th on American Idol season 5, and went on to become a very successful Christian recording artist. After her time on American Idol, in 2007, she released her first album, True Beauty, which debuted at No. 1 on the Top Christian albums charts.

Mandisa then released five more studio albums, including It's Christmas (2008), Freedom (2009), What If We Were Real (2011), Overcomer (2013), and Out of the Dark (2017). Mandisa won the Grammy...

Mandisa, the Grammy-winning contemporary Christian artist who enjoyed a successful run on American Idol, died Thursday. She was 47.

The musician, whose full name was Mandisa Lynn Hundley, was found dead at her home, her family said in a statement shared on social media. “At this time we do not know the cause of death or any further details,” the family continued. “We ask for your prayers for her family and close-knit circle of friends during this incredibly difficult time. Mandisa was a voice of encouragement and truth to people facing...

American Idol alum Mandisa has died at 47. A rep for the Christian singer told The Tennessean that Mandisa was found dead in her Nashville home on Thursday. The cause of death is unknown, the rep said, declining to share further details.

“We ask for your prayers for her family and close-knit circle of friends during this incredibly difficult time,” the rep added.

The Hollywood Reporter has also reached out to her rep for comment.

Fellow Christian singer Natalie Grant paid tribute to her late friend on social media. “I can’t quite find the words. When I learned of your passing yesterday, I begged God for it not to be true. I remember making our Opry debut together. We were so excited. But I remember our conversation so vividly. You belonged there. You always belonged, Disa,” she wrote.

Grant expressed being thankful for Mandisa’s “music, your honesty and testimony...

Stars: Benjamin L. Newmark, Nick Wilson, Arlene Lagos, Tristen Amason, Bruce Peoples, Laronn Marzett, Vanesa Tamayo | Written by Lauren Pritchard, Joe Roche | Directed by Christopher Ray

Attack of the Meth Gator lets you know what you’re in for right from the start as cops raid a Florida meth lab only to have its operators make a run for it. As Shane wades across the swamp, he drops a bag of meth. That’s when we see a giant gator’s snout twitch as if it’s smelling something. Then it goes straight for the meth, then goes for Shane, and one of the cops in a drug-induced frenzy.

In response, Mayor Jensen (Nick Wilson) hires Skylar and Twain (Tristen Amason) to take care of the gator discreetly, and before the tourists start arriving for the Memorial Day Weekend. Needless to say, they quickly become gator chow instead. Sheriff Williams...

The month of March is quietly coming to a close in terms of home entertainment choices as there are only just a handful of genre-related titles making their way to Blu-ray and DVD this week. Paramount is releasing Christopher Nolan’s latest sci-fi epic, Interstellar, onto all formats, Blue Underground is bringing two separate collections of cult classics from both Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci to high definition, and Olive Films has dug up a few overlooked gems to release on March 31st as well.

Allan Quatermain & The Lost City of Gold (Olive Films, Blu-ray & DVD)

Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone are back for more exciting adventures in the action packed Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold. Allan (Richard Chamberlain, Shogun) and Jesse Huston (Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct) are newly engaged and preparing to leave for America where they’ll be married. Or so they think.

Out of the Dark starts with some real style some solid scares and is easily worthy of some mouthwatering anticipation. It looks like a legit foreign film complete with no English (or subtitles whats that all about) and that tangible sense of quality you almost always seem to get from flicks outside of the USA. See the screener I received was just the DVD with no case and I generally dont look up very much beforehand just to keep things fresh when I take in the film. Which means I had absolutely no idea what this was about or who (cast and crew) was partaking in this journey into the light or out of the dark as it were. Guffaw.

Welcome to the latest installment (it’s been a while since the last one) of the Nerdly poster round-up, where we bring you up to speed on some of the best movie posters to have hit the interwebs in recent weeks. Including posters for Unfriended, The Voices, Hot Tub Time Machine 2, Xx, The Duff, Ted 2, San Andreas, Wild Card and more…

Drunk Stone Brilliant Dead: The Story of National Lampoon

The Duff

Ted 2

San Andreas

Valley of the Sasquatch

Wild Card

Batkid Begins

Bloodsucking Bastards

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Out of the Dark

Unfriended

The Voices

Spy

Buzzard

Xx...

Today's MPAA ratings bulletin is a little light, but it does have a movie I'm highly anticipating in Yann Demange's '71 starring Jack O'Connell (Starred Up, Unbroken), which has had good buzz throughout the entire year since premiering in Berlin back in February. Roadside isn't releasing it until February, but it's one to add to your most anticipated lists. Then there is the Entourage movie coming in June, which I really couldn't care less about having never watched the show, but I'm sure some fans are interested. The complete bulletin is listed below. '71 Rated R For strong violence, disturbing images, and language throughout. Release Date: February 27, 2015 Batman vs. Robin Rated PG-13 For intense action and violence, suggestive images and thematic elements. Deli Man Rated PG-13 For some language. Devil May Call Rated R For violence. Entourage Rated R For pervasive language, strong sexual content, nudity and some drug use.

Misty Upham found dead in Seattle suburb (photo: Misty Upham and Juliette Lewis) Actress Misty Upham, who had gone missing since October 6, 2014, was found dead on Thursday, October 16, in a wooded area along the White River in suburban Seattle. The cause and time of death remain unclear. Best known for her roles in Frozen River, which earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination, and August: Osage County, Upham was 32. According to a statement her father, Charles Upham, sent to media outlets, Misty Upham was last seen on October 5, walking from her sister's apartment in Muckleshoot, Washington. Her father added that she suffered from bipolar disorder and had bouts of depression and anxiety — she had gone missing in the past — but said he didn't believe she was suicidal. "The truth is Misty is not stressed over money or career. Her career is going great," he wrote last Sunday, October 12. "As her...

Just hours after Misty Upham's parents officially confirmed her passing, the late actress' close friend Juliette Lewis has taken to Twitter to mourn her loss while also slamming the reports claiming that Upham's death was a suicide. The 41-year-old Cape Fear star, who co-starred with Misty in the 2013 drama August: Osage County, shared a photo with her pal on Instagram and praised Upham for her kindhearted presence.  "Misty Upham survived many things that many don't early on in life," she wrote. "She fought for the voiceless feircely. She understood suffering and the deepest pain. She had a presence everyone saw and felt. It is this presence that will continue. Out of the dark space...

Misty Upham's August: Osage County co-star Juliette Lewis speaks out against speculation that the late actress committed suicide.

As family and friends of actress Misty Upham mourn the confirmation of her death, her August: Osage County co-star Juliette Lewis has taken to Twitter to refute speculation that it was a suicide.

Upham, whose body was discovered Thursday in Washington after she had been missing for almost two weeks -- had last been seen leaving her apartment in Auburn, Wash., on Oct. 5.

"#RIPMistyUpham I am in shock and grief," Lewis tweeted Thursday as news spread that the 32-year-old actress' body had been identified by her father, Charles Upham. "I pray the police do a murder investigation. They're saying not 'foul play' when of course it is. Misty spoke out alot against injustices within Native community. And had known enemies. Police must do an investigation."

Video: Charles Upham Addresses Suicide Rumors

According to Lewis, Upham had told...

Reporting from Cartagena Film Festival.

Coproductions are increasing in Colombia.The French are participating as special guests at the Encuentros (Coproduction Meetings) this year but coproductions of the last four years have been with Germany, Norway, Spain in Europe as well as with Argentina, Peru and Uruguay. In 2013 the U.S. joined in as well.

There is a special relationship and notable variations on the coproduction theme between U.S. and Colombia. It doesn’t hurt that there is a direct flight on Jet Blue from N.Y. to Colombia , making travel less difficult to Colombia from the U.S. than it is from Europe.

Colombian directors such as Simon Brand (who lives in U.S.) are making English language genre films such as this year’s festival debuting Default which Wild Bunch has already sold in Hong Kong, the Middle East and the Netherlands. For budgets under Us$1 million, action, thrillers and horror genres can cross borders, and can recoup costs and even profit because they are in English and as such are perceived as more “Hollywood”, a positive marketing point.

There are other such coproductions: Gallows Hill coproduced with Peter Block’s L.A.-based A Bigger Boat, David and Angelique Higgins’ Launchpad Productions and Andrea Chung of Bowery Hills Entertainment which has the further distinction of being sold internationally by Im Global. And there is Out of the Dark, a coproduction with the prestigious Participant. These are not represented at the festival, and so they are not really the subject of this blog.

The reverse is also notable. Four films screening at the Cartagena Film Festival are Colombian films made by Americans. Each one has been created by unique and different types of Americans. They are the subject of this blog.

The winner of three (3!) prizes here for Audience Favorite, Best Director and Best Picture, Marmato by Mark Grieco was work-shopped twice at Sundance labs and premiered at Sundance this January 2014 (Isa: Ro*co, U.S. contact Ben Weiss at Paradigm). Manos Sucias by Josef Wladyka is a film with great pedigrees, directed, produced and shot by a team who have received the highest film and business educations from Tisch and Stern Schools at Nyu, Parador Hungaro by Patrick Alexander and Aseneth Suarez Ruiz a work of passion made with love and sweat, and Mambo Cool by Chris Gude and uniquely beautiful and soulful study of a small part of the underbelly of the underworld in Medelin.

Following is an interview with Chris Gude, the director of Mambo Cool. Interviews will soon follow with the other three directors who came to Colombia and, because of their experiences here, decided to make these exceptional movies. With its 40% cash rebate, Colombia is a great place to make movies.

Mambo Cool

While only 60 minutes long, Mambo Cool stirred great interest in the beautiful and packed theater Teatro Adolfo Maijia Cine Colombia (Tam). In a unique impressionistic style, the depiction of a micro-ecology of the underbelly of Medellin. Colombia. At the core of the film is the connection between the characters' passion for mambo dancing, music and history. Drug dealers and drug takers, whores and salsa dancers spend time in the shadows, in rat-hole apartments or in a dance bar which actually exists in Medellin under the name El Bururu Barara, talking poetically and philosophically about the meaning of friendship vs. loyalty. The main salsero of this film gave us 5 minutes of dancing which I am going to post here as soon as I can figure out how.

I interviewed the filmmaker Chris Gude, an American who in 2006 came here to work with an Ngo for displaced persons, met and established a friendship with the people in this fiction film in Medellín. Chris lives in New York. He graduated from Middlebury and attended Columbia grad school in anthropology. Perhaps his anthropology interests were part of the inspiration for this work. He returned to make this film when his friends here suggested he return to make a movie that he wrote in close collaboration with the film’s protagonist, Jorge Gavidor and other protagonist-friends. Jorge, who is the bald guy in the film is self-described as an industrial mechanic and inventor. The dialogue is stylized to communicate the magic of the environment. Cinema veritè would not work to communicate what they wanted about the environment. Chris also says that the film does not come close to fully communicating the community and mythology of the place. But for me it captures an essential rhythm and soulful quality that kept me immersed in the story.

The film has shown in various festivals and has no sales or distribution representation. Fid Marseilles invited it to play and since then it has played at the Transinema Festival in Lima, Split Film Festival, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal, , Free Zone Festival in Belgrade, Serbia, Mar del Plata in Argentina and the Museum of the Moving Image in New York.

Katrina may have an incredible singing voice, but she’s willing to be silenced — at least temporarily — for a good cause!

Katrina Parker is using her Voice for good. The songstress, who was a finalist on Team Adam during the NBC competition show’s second season, is lending her face to Adam Bouska‘s NOH8 campaign — and HollywoodLife.com has your first look at Katrina’s official portrait!

Per NOH8′s official website, here’s what Adam and partner Jeff Parshley set out to achieve:

The NOH8 Campaign is a photographic silent protest created by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley in direct response to the passage of Proposition 8. Photos feature subjects with duct tape over their mouths, symbolizing their voices being silenced by Prop 8 and similar legislation around the world, with “NOH8″ painted on one cheek in protest.

And if you’re craving more of Katrina — whose new Ep,...

The season two ‘Voice’ finalist reflects on her unconventional journey thus far, and teases what’s coming up next!

After making a splash on the second season of The Voice, vocal powerhouse Katrina Parker is officially on the scene with a brand-new Ep, In And Out Of The Dark – as well as an exciting new perspective on the music industry: It’s not a race.

“A lot of people think, ‘Oh God, if I don’t get something out before the next season, it’s over for me,’” she tells HollywoodLife.com. But what she learned is that “when you rush and put something out that you’re not 100 percent behind, you’re going to have an issue.”

So she waited. For months, actually. She hunted for a label and sought financial backing, all while honing her sound and pouring her heart into her music. Ultimately, she decided to go the Kickstarter route,...

Exclusive: Xyz Films has closed a raft of key European deals on Dutch crime thriller Wolf ahead of the film’s release in the Netherlands on September 19.

Xyz Films introduced sales in Toronto on the story, written and directed by Jim Taihuttu, about a recently released man whose Mma skills suck him into a violent and lawless world.

Deals closed with StudioCanal in the UK, Capelight Pictures in Germany and Movies Inspired in Italy.

Wolf is set to receive its festival premiere in the New Directors section of San Sebastian and its North American premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.

Marwan Kenzari, Nasrdin Dchar, Raymond Thiry and Slimane Dazi star.

Julius Ponten of Habbekrats produced for Production Partners Ntr in association with Nederlands Filmfonds, Mediafonds, CoBO-Fonds, Fei Productions and TopNotch.

Xyz Films and Gareth Huw Evans’ Pt Merantau Films are in post-production on The Raid 2, which reunites the Indonesian-based UK director Evans his The Raid: Redemption star Iko Uwais...

Exclusive: The Los Angeles-based company will kick off international sales in Toronto on the all-star zombie comedy Life After Beth.

Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan (pictured), John C Reilly, Molly Shannon, Paul Reiser, Cheryl Hines, Matthew Gray Gubler and Anna Kendrick star.

Life After Beth recently wrapped production in Los Angeles and centres on a young man whose life takes a turn for the worse when he attempts to make amends after his recently deceased girlfriend returns from the dead.

Wme and CAA jointly represent North American rights. Jeff Baena makes his feature directorial debut from his own screenplay.

Liz Destro and Michael Zakin are producing alongside American Zoetrope, Starstream Entertainment and Abbolita Productions. Charles Bonan, Tim Nye, and Kim Leadford are among the executive producers.

Destro produced the upcoming Toronto world premiere Life Of Crime starring Jennifer Aniston, Isla Fisher, Tim Robbins, John Hawkes and Mos Def.

Xyz Films attends Toronto with a sales slate that includes...

Actress Karen Black, star of such films as Five Easy Pieces and Trilogy of Terror died today in Los Angeles. She was 74.

Born in 1939 in Illinois, she studied acting at Northwestern University until she dropped out and moved to New York. Summer stock and theater were Black's staples, eventually debuting on Broadway in 1961. Her first major film role was in Francis Ford Coppola's You're a Big Boy Now. Black is best known to "mainstream" audiences for her roles in films like Five Easy Pieces (a role for which she was nominated for an Oscar), Easy Rider, and Nashville, which represented a time when independent films were emerging as a viable, respectable segment of the film world.

Black's career took a "turn" in 1975 when she took the lead in Trilogy of Terror, a made-for-tv anthology film. (The "turn" reference comes from Hollywood Reporter, which to me comes off dismissive, as if she wasted her career.

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Good afternoon everyone and happy Friday!

Happy birthday to Jordana Brewster, Stana Katic, Carol Burnett and Joan Chen!

Actress Joan Chen in Cannes, France

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Take a listen to Sia’s new song “Kill and Run” from The Great Gatsby soundtrack.

ABC Family has picked up out writer Joni Lefkowitz’s pilot Terminales, which will now be called Chasing Life. The show is adapted from a Mexican television series and will launch in early 2014. Lefkowitz will act as writer and executive producer on the series, which received a 13-episode order from the cable network.

All I can think when I see the below cover of Vs magazine is "Kiss her! Kiss her!!!”"

Kristen Wiig is headed back to Saturday Night Live, this time as the host for the May 11 episode. I'm hoping Virgania will make an appearance (along with...

Julia Stiles ('Silver Linings Playbook', 'Dexter') and Scott Speedman ('The Strangers') have begun shooting in Bogota, Colombia on new supernatural thriller 'Out of the Dark'. The project being directed by Spanish filmmaker Lluis Quilez is based on a script from Alex and David Pastor and Javier Gullon and is not juts your average ghost story....apparently. The project is presented by Participant Media in association with Image Nation and produced by Colombia's Dynamo and Spain's Apaches Entertainment. Participant's Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King and Nick Spicer of Xyz Films serve as executive producers on the film. Irish actor Stephen Rea ('V for Vendetta', 'Utopia') also stars in the chilling new tale....

Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman and Stephen Rea will star in the supernatural thriller "Out of the Dark" at Participant Media, Image Nation, Dynamo and Apaches Entertainment.

The story follows an American couple who move to Colombia with their young daughter to take over the manufacturing business owned by the wife's father. They soon realize that the house they've moved into is haunted.

Spanish filmmaker Lluis Quilez helms from a script by Alex & David Pastor, and Javier Gullen. Shooting began in Bogota, Colombia this week.

Source: Variety...

• French director Luc Besson, who introduced the world to Natalie Portman in The Professional, has cast Scarlett Johansson as his lead in his newest film, Lucy. In the film, Lucy is forced to be a drug mule. But, when the drug gets into her system, she turns into a super-being with telekinesis abilities, martial arts skills, and the helpful bonus of being immune to pain. Johansson is certainly finding a new life as an action star ever since she took on the role of Natasha Romanoff for the Marvel universe. She also stars in Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut (and festival favorite) Don Jon,...

Julia Stiles and Scott Speedman are joining the cast of Out Of The Dark, an upcoming supernatural thriller from Participant Media and a few others. Lluis Quilez will direct, from a screenplay by Alex and David Pastor. Read on for the full press release about the film.

Julia Stiles (Silver Linings Playbook, The Bourne Ultimatum), Scott Speedman (The Strangers, The Vow) and Stephen Rea (V for Vendetta, The Crying Game) star in Out of the Dark, a supernatural thriller presented by Participant Media in association with Image Nation and produced by Colombia’s Dynamo and Spain’s Apaches Entertainment.

Spanish filmmaker Lluis Quilez is directing the screenplay by Alex & David Pastor and Javier Gullón about an American couple, Sarah and Paul Harriman, who move to Colombia with their young daughter, Hannah, to take over the manufacturing business owned by Sarah’s father, and soon realize that the house they’ve moved into is haunted.

Variety is reporting that Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman and Stephen Rea have joined the cast of Out of the Dark.

The supernatural thriller follows an “American couple who move to Colombia with their young daughter to take over a manufacturing business and soon realize that they’ve moved into a haunted house.”

Shooting began this week in Bogota Spain under the direction of Lluis Quilez. The script was written by Alex & David Pastor and Javier Gullon.

The flick is being presented by Participant Media in association with Image Nation and produced by Colombia’s Dynamo and Spain’s Apaches Entertainment.

Source: Variety...

Julia Stiles (Silver Linings Playbook, The Bourne Ultimatum), Scott Speedman (The Strangers, The Vow) and Stephen Rea (V for Vendetta, The Crying Game) star in Out of the Dark, a supernatural thriller presented by Participant Media in association with Image Nation and produced by Colombia's Dynamo and Spain's Apaches Entertainment. Participant's Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King and Nick Spicer of Xyz Films serve as executive producers on the film, which began filming in Bogota, Colombia this week.

Spanish filmmaker Lluis Quilez is directing the screenplay by &#192lex Pastor & David Pastor and Javier Gull&#243n about an American couple, Sarah and Paul Harriman, who move to Colombia with their young daughter, Hannah, to take over the manufacturing business owned by Sarah's father, and soon realize that the house they've moved into is haunted.

Here's what producer Jonathan King had to say about the project in a statement.

"Given Participant's mission to illuminate important issues,...

Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman cast in Out of the Dark. The casting of Julia Stiles and Scott Speedman in Out of the Dark answers the question of who will play the husband and wife in the Lluis Quilez directed film. “Alex & David Pastor and Javier Gullón wrote the script, about [...]

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Julia Stiles (Silver Linings Playbook, The Bourne Ultimatum), Scott Speedman (The Strangers, The Vow) and Stephen Rea (V for Vendetta, The Crying Game) star in Out Of The Dark, a supernatural thriller presented by Participant Media in association with Image Nation and produced by Colombia’s Dynamo and Spain’s Apaches Entertainment. Participant’s Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King and Nick Spicer of Xyz Films serve as executive producers on the film, which began filming in Bogota, Colombia this week.

Spanish filmmaker Lluis Quilez is directing the screenplay by Alex & David Pastor and Javier Gullón about an American couple, Sarah and Paul Harriman, who move to Colombia with their young daughter, Hannah, to take over the manufacturing business owned by Sarah’s father, and soon realize that the house they’ve moved into is haunted.

Said King, “Given Participant’s mission to illuminate important issues, this is not your average ghost story.

Given that Xyz Films - where I'm a partner - are executive producers on this, I shall just let the press release do the talking:Los Angeles, CA - April 25, 2013 - Julia Stiles (Silver Linings Playbook, The Bourne Ultimatum), Scott Speedman (The Strangers, The Vow) and Stephen Rea (V for Vendetta, The Crying Game) star in Out of the Dark, a supernatural thriller presented by Participant Media in association with Image Nation and produced by Colombia's Dynamo and Spain's Apaches Entertainment. Participant's Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King and Nick Spicer of Xyz Films serve as executive producers on the film, which began filming in Bogota, Colombia this week. Spanish filmmaker Lluis Quilez is directing the screenplay by Alex & David Pastor and Javier Gullón about...

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Here are today’s casting updates: Kevin Macdonald’s (The Last King of Scotland) new feature Black Sea, a hot ticket item coming up for Cannes, has Jude Law set to star. Focus Features has snapped up worldwide rights to the film. Nicki Minaj will jump from her American Idol hosting duties to the big screen, making her live-action debut opposite Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton, and Nickolaj Coster-Waldau in the Nick Cassavetes-directed The Other Woman. Julia Stiles (The Bourne Ultimatum), Scott Speedman (Last Resort), and Stephen Rea (V for Vendetta) will star in the supernatural thriller Out of the Dark, from Spanish director Lluis Quilez. Hit the jump for more on each project. Black Sea will definitely have buyers interested during the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, especially with Law attached. Via Deadline, the film tells the story of a submarine captain who enters into a shady deal...

It has just been announced that Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman, and Stephen Rea make up the main cast of Out of the Dark, a new supernatural horror film that recently started filming in Colombia:

Julia Stiles (Silver Linings Playbook, The Bourne Ultimatum), Scott Speedman (The Strangers, The Vow), and Stephen Rea (V for Vendetta, The Crying Game) star in Out of the Dark, a supernatural thriller presented by Participant Media in association with Image Nation and produced by Colombia’s Dynamo and Spain’s Apaches Entertainment. Participant’s Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King and Nick Spicer of Xyz Films serve as executive producers on the film, which began filming in Bogota, Colombia, this week.

Spanish filmmaker Lluis Quilez is directing the screenplay by Alex & David Pastor and Javier Gullón about an American couple, Sarah and Paul Harriman, who move to Colombia with their young daughter, Hannah, to take over the...

A new thriller is on its way featuring Julia Stiles and Scott Speedman, and we have the early word for you right here. Read on for the first details surrounding Out of the Dark, and look for more on this one soon!

From the Press Release

Julia Stiles (Silver Linings Playbook, The Bourne Ultimatum), Scott Speedman (The Strangers, The Vow), and Stephen Rea (V for Vendetta, The Crying Game) star in Out of the Dark, a supernatural thriller presented by Participant Media in association with Image Nation and produced by Colombia’s Dynamo and Spain’s Apaches Entertainment. Participant’s Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King and Nick Spicer of Xyz Films serve as executive producers on the film, which began filming in Bogota, Colombia, this week.

Spanish filmmaker Lluis Quilez is directing the screenplay by Alex & David Pastor and Javier Gullón about an American couple, Sarah and Paul Harriman, who...

Julia Stiles (pictured), Scott Speedman and Stephen Rea are set to star in Out of the Dark, a supernatural thriller presented by Participant Media in association with Image Nation and produced by Colombia’s Dynamo and Spain’s Apaches Entertainment.

Participant’s Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King and Nick Spicer of Xyz Films serve as executive producers on the film, which began filming in Bogota, Colombia this week.

Spanish filmmaker Lluis Quilez is directing the screenplay by Alex and David Pastor - the duo behind the underrated Carriers - and Javier Gullón about an American couple, Sarah and Paul Harriman, who move to Colombia with their young daughter, Hannah, to take over the manufacturing business owned by Sarah’s father, and soon realize that the house they’ve moved into is haunted.

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Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman and Stephen Rea are starring in Participant Media's supernatural thriller Out of the Dark, produced by Colombia's Dynamo and Spain's Apaches Entertainment in association with Image Nation. Spanish filmmaker Lluis Quilez began filming earlier this week in Bogota, Colombia. Participant's Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King are executive producing with Nick Spicer of Xyz Films. The storyline, scripted by Alex and David Pastor and Javier Gullon, follows an American couple who move to Colombia with their young daughter to take over the manufacturing business owned by the wife's father. They soon realize that the house they’ve moved

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Breaking: Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman and Stephen Rea are starring in Out Of The Dark, a supernatural thriller just getting underway in Bogota, Colombia under Spanish helmer Lluis Quilez. Participant Media is backing with Image Nation and Colombia’s Dynamo and Spain’s Apaches Entertainment. Participant’s Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King and Nick Spicer of Xyz Films serve as executive producers. Alex & David Pastor and Javier Gullón wrote the script, about an American couple, Sarah and Paul Harriman, who move to Colombia with their young daughter, Hannah, to take over the manufacturing business owned by Sarah’s father, and soon realize that the house they’ve moved into is haunted.

Julia Stiles and Scott Speedman and Stephen Rea are set to frontline Out of the Dark, a supernatural thriller directed by Lluis Quilez. Sources report filming has already started in Bogota, Colombia which Participant Media's Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King are executive producing along with Xyz Films' Nick Spicer. Scripted by Alex Pastor and David Pastor, as well as Javier Gullón, Out of the Dark follows Sarah and Paul Harriman, an American couple who move to Colombia with Hannah, their young daughter in order for Sarah to take the reigns of her father's manufacturing business. However, they soon realize the home their in is haunted. Sounds like nothing out of the ordinary as far as horrors go. Stiles was last seen in David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook alongside Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Jennifer Lawrence, and stars in the Blue TV series.

Julia Stiles ( Silver Linings Playbook , The Bourne Ultimatum ), Scott Speedman ( The Strangers , The Vow ) and Stephen Rea ( V for Vendetta , The Crying Game ) star in Out of the Dark , a supernatural thriller presented by Participant Media in association with Image Nation and produced by Colombia.s Dynamo and Spain.s Apaches Entertainment. Spanish filmmaker Lluis Quilez is directing the screenplay by Alex & David Pastor and Javier Gullón about an American couple, Sarah and Paul Harriman, who move to Colombia with their young daughter, Hannah, to take over the manufacturing business owned by Sarah.s father, and soon realize that the house they.ve moved into is haunted. Said King, .Given Participant.s mission to illuminate important issues, this is not your average ghost...

In Conor McMahon’s Stitches, acclaimed British comedian Ross Noble plays Stitches Grindle, a hard-drinking mess of a clown whose destructive ways catch up with him at young Tom’s birthday party – leading to his accidental, violent death.

Six years later, Stitches returns from the dead to take revenge on the brats who put him six feet under… turning the tables on them as only a clown can.

In honor of Stitches hitting Blu-ray and DVD this Tuesday, April 2nd, we’ve decided to take a look back at cinema’s killer clowns through the years, and picked out a handful of our absolute favorites:

6) The Trio, Clownhouse (1989)

A trio of mental patients murder circus clowns, taking their guises to torment a young boy and his brothers (one played by a young Sam Rockwell) during a long night alone in their family home. A genuinely unsettling tale that delves deep...

Another week, another Monday. So it’s time for the rundown of DVDs and Blu-ray’s hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s another packed week, with plenty of movies waiting to take you money, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, April 30th 2012.

Pick(S) Of The Week

Suits: Season One (DVD)

The new original series Suits delves into the fast-paced, highstakes world of a top Manhattan corporate law firm where hotshot attorney Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) makes a risky move by hiring the brilliant but unmotivated, Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), as his new associate. The only problem is he doesn’t have an actual law degree. With his encyclopedic knowledge and uncanny knack of remembering things, Mike proves to be a legal prodigy despite the absence of bonafide legal credentials. Bound by their secret,...

It’s time for another update from our friends at Arrow Video, this time previewing their April 2012 releases which include the long-awaited release of the two Demons movies and the ArrowDrome release of Maniac Cop.

Demons (Arrow Video) Limited Edition Blu-ray

Live and direct, straight from Hell! Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento bring you The Gonzo Horror movie of the 1980s with Demons, a frenzied slice of gore heavy shock cinema that gives up on logic and instead assaults the screen with a riot of X-Rated violence, face chewing Zombies and pounding Heavy Metal. In a mysterious cinema, an audience are watching a brutal horror flick when the horror rips out of the screen, unleashing a swarm of slathering Demons who are intent on spreading their evil plague across the globe.

Time to tool up and take no prisoners… The Demons are coming!

This Amazing Edition Includes:

Four option reversible...