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Sam and Ash find themselves embarking on an unexpected creative and investigative journey. The two young documentary filmmakers come across intriguing footage showing a local graffiti artist named Emily mysteriously vanishing through a strange door standing alone in an abandoned building. Intrigued by this puzzling clip and hoping it might provide the breakthrough story their careers have been missing, they set out on a quest to solve the enigma.

Their adventure leads them to acquire the peculiar portal itself, transporting it to Ash’s flat for further study. Initial experiments reveal the doorway’s incredible ability to open onto entirely different realms, the landscapes within influenced by the thoughts of the opener.

With Sam and Ash’s interests captivated by each bizarre new dimension exposed, they expand their operation. Joining forces with academic Innis, the trio dedicate themselves to thoroughly exploring the door’s full potential and learning its true nature.

Production has begun on a film adaptation of the cybercrime videogame series Watch Dogs – over a decade after it was first announced.

After more than a decade in development, shooting has finally begun on Watch Dogs, the film adaptation of Ubisoft’s series of open-world hacking videogames.

The announcement comes directly from Ubisoft itself, which broke the news on X/Twitter/Muskbook with a photograph of a clapperboard and the caption ‘Lights_Camera_Action.exe’.

Watch Dogs was first announced in 2013, before the first game in the series had even been released. It was a period of excitement for Ubisoft, since it had just set up its own film division and had grand plans of making movies out of several of its properties.

There was even talk of Tom Hardy starring in a Splinter Cell movie. Enthusiasm began to cool when Ubisoft Motion Pictures put out its Assassin’s Creed film...

It’s been a few months since word arrived about Talk to Me star Sophie Wilde leading the cast of Mathieu Turi’s (The Deep Dark, Meander, Hostile) Watch Dogs. The live-action adaptation of UbiSoft’s popular video game series is quietly coming together at New Regency. Still, a new update about the project shows significant movement of the hacker-centric action film.

According to Turi’s Instagram account, production on Watch Dogs is in full effect. Turi posted an image of a clapboard for Watch Dogs alongside a caption featuring a pair of curious googly eyes. With over 50 million players since the franchise began in 2014 with the release of Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs: Bad Blood, the film adaptation finds French genre filmmaker Mathieu Turi in the director’s chair. Turi directs Watch Dogs from a script by Christie LeBlanc, who wrote the Alexandre Aja-directed Netflix film Oxygen.

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Talk To Me breakout star Sophie Wilde is set to appear in Watch Dogs, a long-in-gestation adaptation of Ubisoft’s hacking-based videogame series.

As such Hollywood films as Blackhat and Hackers have taught us, only the coolest and most photogenic people engage in cybercrime. The cool-and-trendy-hacker theme was continued in Watch Dogs, a series of sandbox action adventure videogames first published by Ubisoft in 2014.

Spawning a hit franchise comprising two sequels and counting, Watch Dogs sees high-tech outlaws cause all kinds of digital mischief in cities around the world, with each game taking in stealth, driving, fisticuffs, shooting and tinkering with electronic devices.

A film adaptation based on the series was first floated by Ubisoft Motion Pictures back in 2013, before the original game was even released. The division’s plans for a multitude of movies based on its games took something of a body blow, however, when 2016’s Assassin’s Creed,...

Exclusive: Following her breakout role in the A24 horror hit Talk To Me, Sophie Wilde has found her follow-up project as she is in talks to star in New Regency’s Watch Dogs, an adaptation of the popular UbiSoft hit video game. The film is set within the universe of Ubisoft’s blockbuster video game franchise of the same name, with over 50 million players.

The film is being directed by acclaimed French genre director Mathieu Turi, from an original screenplay written by Christie LeBlanc, known for writing the Netflix original sci-fi thriller Oxygen based on the 2016 Black List script O2, and revised by Victoria Bata.

Yariv Milchan and Natalie Lehmann will produce for New Regency Pictures, alongside Margaret Boykin for Ubisoft Film & Television.

While plot details are being kept under wraps, the popular game is set in fictionalized versions of real-life cities, at various points in time, and follow different hacker protagonists who,...

The revamped Pantera have made it their mission to honor late brothers Dimebag Darrell (guitar) and Vinnie Paul (drums) on their ongoing tour. On Saturday night (February 24th) in Baltimore, a young fan’s resemblance to Dime caught the attention of singer Philip Anselmo.

Seeing the fan with a curly mop of hair on his head brought back memories for Anselmo, who recalled his first meetings with Dimebag. “Some people might believe in reincarnation and stuff like that,” the Pantera frontman said from the stage. “There could be a younger Dimebag right up front … Dude, just shake your head like that and everybody in the whole place will see it. Hey, turn up the lights here. Show ’em. Look at that guy.”

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“When I was first met Dime, his lid was exactly that length,” continued Anselmo, who invited up the fan to join the band onstage.

FrightFest, the UK’s No.1 horror fantasy event, returns to the renowned Glasgow Film Festival for its 19th year, from Thursday 7th March to Saturday 9th March 2024. This year’s diverse and creative line-up, once again housed at the iconic Glasgow Film Theatre, showcases the latest new releases from the horror, chiller and fantastic realms by auteurs from all over the globe who are not only transforming the genre in exciting ways but also celebrating its consistent appeal at the box office. This year we will be presenting twelve films from eight countries, spanning three continents, including two world and eight UK premieres.

FrightFest kicks off in thrilling style on Thurs 7 March with a special UK premiere screening of twisted terror tale You’LL Never Find Me, a bold directorial debut from Australian filmmaking duo Josiah Allen & Indianna Bell and featuring outstanding central performances from Jordan Cowan & Brendan Rock.

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Stars: Annabel Logan, Joma West, Josie Rogers, Graham Hughes, Stephen Beavis, Cedric Gall, Paddy Kondracki | Written and Directed by Graham Hughes

Just when I start to think the “Found Footage” genre has been completely played out, along comes Hostile Dimensions, a low-budget indie horror sci-fi that on paper plays on a whole bunch of my favourite plot devices. The main one is inter-dimensional travel. I mean what could possibly go wrong with a low-budget indie horror dealing with parallel universes by way of those doors from Monsters Inc? Right. Right..?

Sam and Ash are a pair of documentary filmmakers looking for their next project. Their previous movie was a bit of a bust so best move quickly. After having found a video of a graffiti artist mysteriously disappearing through a free-standing door online. Sam gets to work on convincing Ash, this is their next big story.

Ash does a little...

In the wake of Lizzo reportedly preparing to file a countersuit against the former backup dancers suing her for sexual harassment, a lawyer for plaintiffs Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez is firing back.

In a statement to Page Six, attorney Ron Zambrano — who represents the three women, blasted the singer’s countersuit.

“Lizzo’s threat to countersue for malicious prosecution is an insidious attempt at intimidation and delivers a chilling effect to all harassment victims in the workplace,” said Zambrano.

Read More: Lizzo Intends To Sue Backup Dancers Accusing Her Of Sexual Harassment: Reports

“The scare tactics, bullying and victim shaming coming from Lizzo’s team is exactly the behaviour employees face in the entertainment industry who feel they have no choice but to ‘suck it up’ for access and success,” he continued.

“Her team is merely trying to suppress the truth and hide her hypocrisy of publicizing...

Lizzo’s dance captain Shirlene Quigley continued to preach about God on Instagram on Tuesday after it was revealed she was among those being sued by three of Lizzo’s former backup dancers.

Quigley took to Instagram to share a video of herself speaking to camera and thanking God, insisting he loves you no matter what you’re going through.

Quigley’s comments included, “Glory to God. I just want to remind you that he is love. He is truth, he is the light. He is the first and the last.

“All things work together for those that are called according to his purpose,” with her gushing about being on tour with Lizzo and calling it an “amazing experience,” despite not mentioning the lawsuit.

Read More: Lizzo’s Former Backup Dancers File Lawsuit Against Singer, Accusing Her Of Sexual Harassment And Creating Hostile Work Environment

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The festival will run across the UK from June 6-21.

The UK’s Windrush Caribbean Film Festival is readying its fourth edition, which will be the first to run under the artistic direction of Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe, the founder of the British Urban Film Festival.

The festival will honour the 75th anniversary of the arrrival of the Windrush generation in the UK, the people from the Caribbean countries who came to work in the nascent National Health Service and the sectors facing a post-war labour shortage between 1948 and the early 1970s. Hmt Empire Windrush was one of the ships that carried them to the UK.

While The Simpsons set up a great relationship between Bart and his new teacher Rayshelle in season 33, so far, season 34 has completely wasted its opportunities to focus on this promising plot. Bart Simpson does not, broadly speaking, get on well with teachers. While one of Lisa Simpson’s most iconic stories followed her infatuation with the soft-spoken, short-lived substitute teacher Mr. Bergstrom, Bart always had a more antagonistic relationship with authority figures than his sister. As a result, it was a major surprise when a teacher approved of Bart’s behavior in The Simpsons season 33, and an interesting twist for the long-running show.

While classic Simpsons episodes like “Lisa On Ice” saw Bart excel at sports and a handful of other outings saw him hailed as an artistic genius and therapeutic wunderkind, by the end of these episodes, Bart was always back to his old self. This is why teachers...

“Vikings” star Gaia Weiss has joined the cast of the sci fi thriller “Meander” directed by Mathieu Turi, whose post-apocalyptic debut, “Hostile,” was a genre film hit. WTFilms, a co-producer on the film, is handling worldwide sales and has unveiled the first still from the movie.

Written and directed by Turi, the English-language film stars Weiss as a woman who wakes up in a labyrinth of strange tubes full of deadly traps. Her only option is to keep moving forward, but it is not clear how far she can get. Peter Franzen, who also starred in “Vikings,” plays a man whose intentions are mysterious.

“Meander” is produced by Eric Gendarme, Thomas Lubeau, Marc Olla and Jordan Sarralie at Fulltime Studio, and Sandra Karim, Julien Deris and David Gauquie at Cinefrance Studios.

“With Mathieu’s vision added to Gaia’s talent, we have no doubt this will be a breathless film...

Horror film “Meander” starring Berenice Marlohe (“Skyfall”) has set August as start date for production. WTFilms will act as sales agent.

Written and directed by France’s Mathieu Turi, whose post-apocalyptic debut “Hostile” was a genre film hit, “Meander” had been expected to shoot last year. Turi says that the English-language picture will shoot at the end of this summer. He will be at the Cannes Film Festival this month to launch the film’s commercial career.

The English-language film sees a woman wake up in a labyrinth of strange tubes full of deadly traps. Her only option is to keep moving forward. But it is not clear how far she can get.

“Meander” is being produced by Thomas Lubeau, Eric Gendarme, Marc Olla and Jordan Sarralie at Full Time Studio. CineFrance has come on board as co-producer. Wtf co-produces and will handle world sales, while Alba Films will co-produce...

San Sebastian — Smart genre, zombies and throwbacks to the ’70s and ‘80s are some of the current trends in genre cinema, according to some specialists in the field. It’s a cyclical dynamic now offering meaningful box office hits such as Corin Hardy’s “The Nun” or Ari Aster’s “Hereditary.” Genre cinema always attracts the attention of industry players. These are some of them.

An auteur-driven trend commands greatest consensus among experts. Matteo Lovadina, CEO of Paris-based sales and co-production company Reel Suspects, observed that some great examples recently of genre film have, “thanks to their clever storytelling,” been able to attract both auteur and genre audiences.

“Films like Joachim Trier’s ‘Thelma,’ Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’, David Robert Mitchell’s ‘It Follows’ or ‘Hereditary,’ have brought genre cinema again into focus and restored a certain credit to this hidden part of the cinematic world,” Lovadina observed.

A “pure genre player,...

Mathieu Turi's debut feature may have just released yesterday from Sony Pictures, but he's far from a newbie. In fact, the French director has been working behind the scenes of many huge franchise films for years, including G.I. Joe, Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds and Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films, to name a few. But after years of being assistant to the assistant, Turi knew he needed to make the leap into directing his own material and so took the plunge after meeting producer Xavier Gens. He pitched a few ideas and Hostile, a post-apocalyptic chamber piece of sorts, won out for its high-concept and low budget, and he was quickly off to the races. I had the chance to speak with Turi about...

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Stranded in a car wreck in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Juliette (Brittany Ashworth) has to fend off a strange creature who isn't interested in giving her a hand in Hostile. With the new horror movie out now on VOD platforms and DVD from 4Digital Media, we caught up with writer/director Mathieu Turi to discuss combining genres, the influence of Richard Matheson's I Am Legend, and working with Javier Botet.

Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Mathieu. How and when did you first come up with the idea for Hostile?

Mathieu Turi: I previously did two short films, Sons of Chaos (2010), a post-apocalyptic/action/creature short which received official selection in multiple film festivals around the world and officially competed at Sitges in 2011. The second film, Broken (2012), is a love story/drama set in an elevator. So, in a way, Hostile is a mix of the two short films.

September’s home entertainment releases are off to a great start, as there are some truly stellar titles being released this Tuesday, including Ari Aster’s highly talked about Hereditary. The chilling anthology Ghost Stories also arrives on both formats on this week, and if you missed it during its festival run or over on Shudder, Found Footage 3D makes its way home on Blu-ray and DVD as well. Arrow Video has a Special Edition of Dario Argento’s Deep Red on tap, and Disney is keeping busy with their 25th anniversary releases of both Hocus Pocus and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Other notable releases for September 4th include Lake Placid: Legacy, The Barn, Epidemic, Hostile, Trench 11, and The Bad Nun.

Deep Red: Special Edition

From Dario Argento, maestro of the macabre and the man behind some of the greatest excursions in Italian horror, comes Deep Red the ultimate giallo movie.

It’s finally happening: the final countdown to the greatest time of the year is officially upon us! With the seasonal changes looming in the distance and Halloween drawing closer with each passing day, I can’t help but get excited by the fact that this weekend marks the start of September, because that means October is just four weeks away. With a new month comes a new slate of digital and VOD releases, and September’s offerings are an interesting lot, as there seems to be a little bit of everything coming out during the month, which should keep all types of genre fans busy.

September 2018’s digital releases kick off with Dead Envy on the 3rd, and then a fearsome foursome arrives the very next day: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Lake Placid: Legacy, Sick For Toys, and Hostile. Both Mara and Cold Skin come home September 7th, and a week later,...

In Mathieu Turi's debut feature film, Hostile, a lone survivor named Juliette struggles to survive against hunger, thirst, a broken leg, and the horrifying creatures that only come out at night in her post-apocalyptic world. Hostile played in more than 30 festivals last season gaining a few awards for Turi and his team along the way. Now, the film will be released on DVD and digital September 4, 2018. It's a film that tackles well-warn territory in a unique way so it's worth a look for indie genre fans. The film's Us distributors have provided Screen Anarchy with an exclusive clip from the film. In it, Juliette tests her mettle against a "reaper" that's trapped inside a camper. The clip gives you a sense of...

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Mathieu Turi, director of the post-apocalyptic film Hostile (which releases Sept. 4) is already hard at work on his next film, the intriguing sounding thriller, Meander.

Skyfall's Berenice Marlohe was announced to star in the film back in May, but now we have the film's first teaser poster to entice us further.

Here's the synopsis:

A woman gets locked in series of strange tubes full of deadly traps.

When I spoke with Mathieu yesterday (we'll post that...

In today’s trailer round-up, we dive into a suspenseful riff on the Bluebeard fable, Elizabeth Harvest, a surreal anime rom-com The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, a documentary about tennis hothead John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection, the war thriller I Am Vengeance, the apocalyptic survival movie Hostile, the experimental narrative film Notes on an Appearance, and the highly anticipated Dragon […]

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"Every mistake you make, you make it for a reason." 4Digital Media has released a new trailer for a post-apocalyptic survival horror film titled Hostile, from French filmmaker Mathieu Turi making his directorial debut. We posted a slick teaser trailer for this last fall, and finally have another new trailer to promote its upcoming Us release in September this year. Not to be confused with the Christian Bale western Hostiles, this film is about a woman, played by Brittany Ashworth, who is a survivor of an apocalypse and ends up crashing her truck while driving around. She wakes up at night, and must battle strange creatures that roam the wastelands in the dark. The cast includes Grégory Fitoussi, Javier Botet, Jay Benedict, and David Gasman. This still reminds me a bit of I Am Legend, but this trailer makes it seem somewhat more unique. Here's the new official trailer (+ poster) for Mathieu Turi's Hostile,...

Ready to get creeped out in the best way possible? 4Digital Media has released the first trailer for Hostile, and its mission is to crawl around inside your spine and make you nauseous with anxiety. Yet, you won't be able to look away.

In Hostile, a worldwide epidemic has killed most of the planet's population. The few survivors struggle to find food and shelter. But they are not alone. On her way back from a scavenging mission, Juliette (Brittany Ashworth) has a terrible accident. Stuck in her car, with a broken leg, in the middle of an unforgiving desert, she must survive the perils of the post-apocalypse, while a strange creature prowls around.

Can you handle the intense nature of this wicked thriller? Will you be able to survive the horror? You'll get a chance to find out when the movie is released this fall as Hostile arrives On VOD...

Ready to get creeped out in the best way possible? 4Digital Media has released the first trailer for Hostile, and its mission is to crawl around inside your spine and make you nauseous with anxiety. Yet, you won't be able to look away.

In Hostile, a worldwide epidemic has killed most of the planet's population. The few survivors struggle to find food and shelter. But they are not alone. On her way back from a scavenging mission, Juliette (Brittany Ashworth) has a terrible accident. Stuck in her car, with a broken leg, in the middle of an unforgiving desert, she must survive the perils of the post-apocalypse, while a strange creature prowls around.

Can you handle the intense nature of this wicked thriller? Will you be able to survive the horror? You'll get a chance to find out when the movie is released this fall as Hostile arrives On VOD...

In today’s Horror Highlights, we have five new character posters for a film currently showing at Cannes, Painkillers. Also: a look at a behind-the-scenes video for Venom #1, and The Night of the Virgin trailer and release details.

Painkillers Character Posters Revealed: Press Release: Press Release: "May 14th, 2018 – Title Media, Lone Suspect and Kew Media have released the first round of artwork for Painkillers, a dramatic horror thriller from director Roxy Shih. Kew is currently selling the film at Cannes.

The set of character poster features stars Adam Huss (Power), Madeline Zima, Grant Bowler, Debra Wilson, and Mischa Barton.

This marks the second feature from director Roxy Shih (The Tribe). Giles Daoust wrote the script, which received several awards and nominations in festivals and screenwriting competitions.

Luke Barnett and Vincent Masciale produced the film under their Lone Suspect banner alongside Giles Daoust for Title Media. Mike Macari (The Ring franchise...

Berenice Marlohe (“Skyfall”) will star in “Meander,” an upcoming sci-fi horror film to be directed by France’s Mathieu Turi (“Hostile”).

The English-language film sees a woman wake up in a strange tube full of deadly traps. Her only option is to keep moving forward. But it is not clear how far she can get.

“Meander” is being produced by Thomas Lubeau, Eric Gendarme and Olivier Chateau at Full Time Films, with production to begin at the end of the year.

Turi announced the project at the Cannes Film Market.

Turi’s post-apocalyptic, thriller debut “Hostile’ was selected for more than 30 festivals including Sitges, Frightfest and Neuchatel, collecting more than 15 prizes. Commercial releases begin from next month. Distributors include Exponenta for Russia (releasing on July 19), Twelve Entertainment for Italy (July 26), and Sony’s 4Digital Media, for the U.S.

Headlining today's Horror Highlights is a clip from Dave and Lou Elsey's haunting short film Keep the Gaslight Burning. Co-starring critically acclaimed makeup artist Rick Baker and Markie Post, the short film's fire will burn brightly this summer. We also have a look at the short film Let it Die and eight images from the new movie Painkillers.

Keep the Gaslight Burning Clip Revealed: "A brutal murder, a grand and gothic house, a vengeful ghost ... they're the elements that Oscar®-winning director Dave Elsey (Best Achievement in Makeup: The Wolfman) and co-director Lou Elsey combine in the brand-new short film Keep The Gaslight Burning --and they're joined by another film makeup legend, seven-time Oscar® winner Rick Baker, who plays a pivotal role, as well as acclaimed actress Markie Post (above).

Keep The Gaslight Burning will make its official public debut this summer ... but for now, we wanted to share...

Warning: The following contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of Marvel’s Runaways, “Hostile,” streaming now on Hulu.

Marvel’s Runaways ends its first season today with perhaps its most conventional episode to date, if you can consider a group of teens pushing a dinosaur in a shopping cart through the streets of Los Angeles “conventional.” But that aside, “Hostile” falls back on well-established tropes, as the kids line up against their “evil” parents, Karolina Dean (Virginia Gardner) has her own Civil War-style face-off against her biological father Jonah (Julian McMahon), and the titular Runaways … run away … in slow motion.

Don't alert the Pride, but Hulu has renewed Marvel's Runaways TV show for a second season of 13 episodes*. The season one finale, episode 1.10, "Hostile," will debut on Hulu tomorrow, January 9th, and the cast will live tweet it at 9:00pm Et/6:00pm Pt. The Marvel's Runaways season two release date is still Tbd. When we know more, you will, too. A superhero drama, streaming on the Hulu paid subscription platform, Marvel’s Runaways stars Rhenzy Feliz, Ariela Barer, Lyrica Okano, Gregg Sulkin, Virginia Gardner, Allegra Acosta, Julian McMahon, Ryan Sands, Angel Parker, Brittany Ishibashi, James Yaegashi, Kevin Weisman, Brigid Brannagh, Annie Wersching, Kip Pardue, James Marsters, and Ever Carradine. It follows six unusually gifted Los Angeles teens who discover their parents share a sinister secret. Read More…...

Presented by Deadhouse Films, the 11th annual A Night of Horror International Film Festival and Fantastic Planet, Sydney Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival showcased a stunning array of the latest and greatest horror, sci-fi, thriller and fantasy films from around the globe.

At the conclusion of the festival, the winners of the 2017 A Night of Horror Film Festival and Fantastic Planet Film Festival were announced – and they include:

Norbet Keil’s gorgeously gruesome body horror Replace took A Night of Horror’s “Best Film” award. While Brazilian filmmaker Samuel Galli captured “Best Director” for his confronting serial killer / supernatural chiller Our Evil. That film’s mesmerising lead actor, Ademir Esteves, won the award for “Best Male Performance”. And the “Best Female Performance” award was given to Dafna Kronental for her stunning performance in the beautifully lensed and terrifying Australian outback nightmare The Marshes. A Night of Horror’s “Independent Spirit...

From the emotional making of a low-budget slasher to zombie nightmares, Gothic horrors, an outrageously strange mind cult, a sci-fi alien action extravaganza, a comic strip creature feature and the last word in Killer Clowns, this year’s Horror Channel FrightFest Halloween 2017 line-up is an eclectic mix of the quirky, unusual and extreme… In celebration of the event here’s brand-new posters for threee of the films airing today at the Empire Haymarket, London.

Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare

A funny, sad, candid and revealing documentary on the making of Red Christmas. Sick of playing quirky roles on Australian TV shows, actor/filmmaker Craig Anderson puts everything on the line to make his first low budget slasher about an aborted foetus seeking revenge on its family. With money issues, union troubles, an angry Hollywood Scream Queen and even a circumcision to overcome, we follow Craig’s nail-biting rollercoaster production...

Ahead of the UK premiere of his debut feature Hostile at the Horror Channel Frightfest Halloween event, director Mathieu Turi shares his admiration for Tarantino, describes the challenges of filming in three continents and reveals his ‘magic hour’.

You were born in Cannes so you grew up with film all around? When did you know for sure you wanted to direct?

I think it’s always been there. As a child, I used to steal my dad’s VHS camera to make mini-movies. They were basically all about my Jurassic Park toys eating my dog or invading the garden. Later, I did more elaborate short films with friends, instead of studying. Then, I remember watching Braveheart and the making of the movie. For the first time, I knew that directing was something I wanted to do for a living.

You have been second unit director and assistant director on numerous...

Presented by Deadhouse Films, the 11th annual A Night of Horror International Film Festival and Fantastic Planet, Sydney Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival announce the first wave of programming for the 2017 event today. Both festivals will run concurrently at Dendy Cinemas Newtown, from November 29th to December 3rd 2017. Says programming director Dean Bertram:

The festivals’ programmers are delighted to announce a stunning array of frightening, bloody, and awe-inspiring cinema from around the world. This first wave is an international cinematic buffet. It includes the freshest and best of this season’s fantastic genre fare: incredible films from Australia, Europe, North and South America, and Africa.

The first eight feature films announced by the two festivals – all of which are Sydney, Australian, or international premieres – are below. More program details and guest announcements will be revealed at the end of the month when tickets also go on sale.

Bad Black (dir: Nabwana I.G.G.,...

Viewers can now experience Devil's Night on iTunes, and we've been provided with a new clip to share with Daily Dead readers in today's Horror Highlights, which also includes VOD info on The Honor Farm and trailers for the apocalyptic thriller Hostile, the Instagram series Bunker 15, and the short film Miscast (screening soon at Shriekfest).

Devil's Night Clip & Trailer: Press Release: "Los Angeles, CA - Harm's Way Productions has unleashed Devil's Night on iTunes. Adam Forrest, Elizabeth Peterson, Alex Ho, Nolan Freeman, Kristina Cohen, Shani Atias and Kevin Grossman star in the story of a lonely teen who accidentally unlocks a gate to Hell in the quest for Internet stardom. Directed by TV veteran Todd Bishop from a script by Derek Rethwisch, Devil's Night is available today exclusively on iTunes with a new clip that shows the dangers lurking in the dark.

On the eve of the release, writer/producer Derek Rethwisch said,...

"My name is Juliette, and I survived the apocalypse. You think I'm lucky? You're wrong." A trailer has debuted for an intriguing post-apocalyptic creature feature titled Hostile, the feature directorial debut of French filmmaker Mathieu Turi. Not to be confused with the Christian Bale western Hostiles, this one is about a woman who is the lone survivor of an apocalypse and ends up crashing her truck driving around. She wakes up at night, and must battle strange creatures that roam the wastelands in the dark. The cast includes Grégory Fitoussi, Javier Botet , Jay Benedict, and David Gasman. This kind of looks like I Am Legend if it was set in a dusty wasteland instead of the city. This actually looks pretty good. Check it out. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Mathieu Turi's Hostile, direct from YouTube: Juliette (Brittany Ashworth), a lone survivor of an apocalyptic era, fights to survive against hunger,...

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Xavier Gens' Full Time Films has premiered the first trailer for Mathieu Turi's apocalyptic monster movie, Hostile. The film stars Brittany Ashworth (The Crucifixion) as Juliette, a self-sufficient survivor who gets stranded in the wasteland and must survive the night against some pretty nasty looking creatures. Hostile was recently added to the line-up of the prestigious Sitges International Film Festival, where it will screen next week, Oct. 10 and 11. Full Synopsis: After a worldwide epidemic, most of the planet's population is killed. Only a few thousand have survived and are struggling to find food and shelter. But they're not alone: they have to hide from strange creatures that go hunting at night. Juliette, a young woman whose life has taught her to handle things...

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Mathieu Turi's post-apocalyptic yarn Hostile continues a film festival run. The film is slated for appearances in New York and Los Angeles, via the New York City Horror Film Festival and the Shriekfest Horror Film Festival. A trailer has just been released for the film. The clip shows Juliet (Brittany Ashworth) struggling in a desolate world. At night, deformed creatures hound her. Also, the film stars: Grégory Fitoussi (World War Z), Javier Botet and David Gasman. Thriller fans can find the first trailer here. Story details mostly remain in mystery. However, the synopsis mentions an "apocalyptic era" and " [Juliet's] fight to survive." The trailer shows more of Juliet's struggles as she searches for gas and supplies. Events come to a head in the desert, with Juliet facing off against a monster. A few reviews are starting to come in for Hostile. Joseph Perry, of Scream Horror Mag, says of the...

Bloody Disgusting have premiered the first trailer for Mathieu Turi's hotly anticipated post-apocalyptic thriller, Hostile!

The movie, produced by famed French extremist Xavier Gens (The Divide, Frontier(s)) stars Brittany Ashworth (The Crucifixion), Gregory Fitoussi (World War Z, GI:joe) and Javier Botet (Rec, Crimson Peak).

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“My name is Juliet, and I survived the apocalypse. You think I’m lucky? You’re wrong.” Mathieu Turi‘s feature debut, the post-apocalyptic creature feature Hostile, may have only just started its festival run but audiences are responding in a big way. The film has already won “Best Foreign Film” and “Best Makeup FX” at FilmQuest as well […]...

The line-up for this years Horror Channel FrightFest Halloween 2017 event has just been announced and features seven choice shockers for the 7th annual West End Halloween event. This year, the all-day shocktoberfest is at the Empire Haymarket on Saturday October 28th and embraces one world, one European and five UK premieres, spanning three continents… And what a selection! The latest film from Lawrie Brewster (Lord of Tears); the UK premiere of Beyond Skyline And the UK premiere of It Came From the Desert!, the giant ant movie based on the classic Cinemaware video game!

From the emotional making of a low-budget slasher to zombie nightmares, Gothic horrors, an outrageously strange mind cult, a sci-fi alien action extravaganza, a comic strip creature feature and the last word in Killer Clowns, this year’s line-up is an eclectic mix of the quirky, unusual and extreme. Alan Jones, FrightFest co-director said today:

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French extremist Xavier Gens (The Divide) has been super busy lately. Not only did he take the reigns on Cold Skin, an adaptation of Albert Sanchez Pinol's popular novel of the same name, he recently wrapped the yet-to-be released possession thriller, The Crucifixion, And produced Mathieu Turi's post-apocalyptic debut Hostile. For now though, let's marvel at this first teaser, and some stunning stills, for Cold Skin, a Lovecraftian take of madness set to premier in the fall. Pinol's book tells of a man who takes a strange job logging wind conditions on a tiny Antarctic island. Upon arrival, he discovers that he has a reclusive neighbour and that at night the island is "overrun by humanoid killer amphibians." Cold Skin was written by Jesús Olmo...

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European genre festival crowns 2017 winners.

Super Dark Times has been awarded the best feature film prize at the 17th Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival.

The film premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January and marks the debut feature for director Kevin Philips.

It explores the lives of two teenage friends in the Us in the 1990s whose lives are altered by an unexpected act of violence.

This year’s other winners included Japanese director Takashi Miike. His new film JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable premiered at the Swiss festival, which is known for championing genre and Asian cinema.

The 2017 edition of the festival screened 151 films from 43 countries; 10 films had their world premieres while six had their international premieres.

A total fo 37,000 tickets were sold, according to the organisers.

Full List Of Winners

H.R. Giger “Narcisse” award for best feature

Super Dark Times

Directed by: Kevin Phillips

United States, 2017

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Here’s a new still from Mathieu Turi’s Hostile showing Brittany Ashworth taking aim at something. What’s interesting is what’s in the background – what is that?! “After a worldwide epidemic, most of the planet’s population is killed. Only a few thousand have survived and are struggling to find food and shelter. But they’re not alone: They […]...

Takashi Miike’s new film to receive world premiere at the Swiss genre festival.

Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival (Nifff) has unveiled the line-up for its 17th edition, set to run June 30-8 July.

The Swiss festival, which spotlights genre and Asian cinema, has 16 titles in this year’s international competition, including Takashi Miike’s new film JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable (which was announced last month).

The film is based on Hirohiko Araki’s Manga and will receive its world premiere at Nifff. Miike will be the festival’s guest of honour this year.

Other European, international and world premieres include Tony Datis’ Le Manoir, Chinese/Korean action film Reset, Mathieu Turi’s Hostile and Tyler Macintyre’s Tragedy Girls.

International Competitiona Dark Song, Liam GavinLe Manoir, Tony T. DatisBefore We Vanish, Kurosawa KiyoshiMon Ange, Harry ClevenBitch, Marianna PalkaMon Mon Mon Monsters, Giddens KoBushwick, Cary Murnion & Jonathan MilottReset, Chang, China...

Exclusive: After The Crucifixion, Cold Skin to delve into world of stag parties.

French genre director Xavier Gens, best known for horror pics like Hostile or thriller Hitman, has boarded his first comedy Budapest, based on the true story of two college friends who set up a stag party agency to escape the corporate rat race.

Manu Payet and Jonathan Cohen play the two entrepreneurs who start organising special stag party breaks to Budapest and other eastern European cities, promising to fulfil their clients’ wildest dreams.

The money starts rolling in but their lives start to unravel as the requests get more and more outlandish to the point that one party puts in a deadly request.

“My decision to try my hand was driven by the script. I could myself shooting it and it made a break after shooting two genre films back-to-back,” said Gens, referring to The Crucifixion and Cold Skin. “I also wanted...

The Mistress of the Dark and Fright Rags collide for a limited time in a new Midnight Madness shirt! Also: Comet TV's May contest details, a new poster for Hostile, a look at Doyle's "Run For Your Life" music video, and info on the zombie short story anthology Gone With the Dead.

Fright Rags' Elvira Shirt: From Fright Rags: "Hello Darlings! Since the 80s, Elvira has been tempting us as the horror hostess of our dreams (or maybe nightmares?). Late night so-bad-it’s-good horror movies were never complete without her hilariously quirky intros, her long black dress and her big… um… hair. We’re celebrating the Mistress of the Dark with a Limited Edition release at Midnight Tomorrow (Est)! They will be available for $18/ea for 24Hrs! Don't miss Midnight Madness!

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France's Mathieu Turi is going to present his debut film, a post apocalyptic feature called Hostile, at the Marche du Film at Cannes next week. He wanted to share the teaser poster with the ScreenAnarchy community and let everyone know that it will embark on the film festival circuit shortly after the festival. After a worldwide epidemic, most of the planet’s population is killed. Only a few thousand have survived and are struggling to find food and shelter. But they’re not alone : they have to hide from Strange Creatures that go hunting at night... Juliette, a young woman whose life has taught her to handle things on her own, is the only one in her group to have the guts to go...

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[Trailer added] Mathieu Turi's post-apocalyptic thriller, Hostile, is making the rounds at the Cannes Film Festival and the first official poster for the film has dropped.

The movie is produced by Xavier Gens (The Divide, Frontier(s)) stars Brittany Ashworth (The Crucifixion), Gregory Fitoussi (World War Z, GI:joe) and Javier Botet (Rec, Crimson Peak).

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