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Steven Soderbergh remains one of Hollywood’s most compelling storytellers, a filmmaker whose mastery of genre fluidity continues to captivate audiences. As Jordan Peele once observed, the only difference between comedy and horror lies in the score—and here, Soderbergh manipulates that truth with razor-sharp precision. To say more would spoil the experience, but I’ll leave you with this: the same mind that crafts comedies also delivers the most unnerving horrors.

The Presence (2025) unravels the idea of an unseen force, one that shapes itself to fulfill the emotional needs of those within the house. Initially perceived as a supernatural entity, this Presence subtly intervenes to shield Chloe from danger, gradually exposing the fractures within her family. As the mystery deepens, the revelation of Tyler as the Presence flips assumptions on their head, raising a provocative question—does the house’s spirit evolve based on who is most emotionally trapped?...

Director Steven Soderbergh released his annual "Seen, Read" list of all the movies, TV shows, plays, books, and more he consumed in 2024. The famous helmer of Sex, Lies, and Videotape and Ocean's Eleven consumed a massive amount of content. But you'd be surprised to learn that the man who was once nominated for two movies for Best Director in one year watched the prequest Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (twice), Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith.

Soderbergh is known to be one of the busiest directors / producers / cinematographers in Hollywood, oftentimes directing and releasing multiple films per year. As an example, in 2023 alone, he directed Magic Mike's Last Dance and multiple episodes of TV shows, Command Z and Full Circle. Yet he also finds the time to watch and read dozens of films, shows, and books.

While he has one film set for 2025, the spy thriller Black Bag...

Founding Lush guitarist Emma Anderson has announced her debut solo album, Pearlies. The project arrives October 20th via Sonic Cathedral, while lead single “Bend the Round” is out now.

Anderson began writing what would become Pearlies back around 2016, when Lush was briefly reunited. In fact, the songs were intended for the shoegaze pioneers. “I thought we were in it for the long term, so some of these songs — or even just parts of them — were actually going to be for Lush,” Anderson explained in a statement. “That didn’t happen, so I had these songs and bits of music that I didn’t know what to do with.”

It took a lot of convincing for the songwriter to make a solo record, and especially to sing lead vocals. After Anderson’s frequent collaborator, Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie, declined to contribute unless she agreed to make the jump, however, Pearlies began in earnest.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer is now available and Star Wars fans are trying to figure out just how Emperor Palpatine is back. The maniacal cackle is featured at the very end of the trailer and it shocked fans from all over the world, who were then treated to actor Ian McDiarmid at Star Wars Celebration demanding the trailer roll again. It seems impossible. Darth Vader killed him in Return of the Jedi to save Luke Skywalker's life, so how could he be back all of these years later?

The return of Palpatine has been talked about a lot over the years by hardcore Star Wars fans. As it turns out, Rebels Season 4 many have given us a clue as to how the villain could return. The World Between Worlds in the hidden Jedi Temple on Lothal was something Palpatine sought to manipulate as he could travel through time by using the Force.

"The phenomena are there, really there! That’s why I say, either you know or you don’t know spirit phenomena exist. If you don’t know, go investigate the findings yourself, but don’t tell me you don’t believe in spirits." — Ed Warren

Greetings from the apocalypse! Well "Pacific Rim" came and is on its way to "went," but I loved it just the same. Of this week's many new releases only one truly stands out, and it’s the lowest-budget one of the bunch. Prepare to pee yourself as Patrick Wilson uses the power of Christ to compel you towards "The Conjuring."

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This week's muchas recomendado Survivor of Thunderdome is "The Conjuring," and for a damn good reason. Director James Wan follows up his success with "Insidious" with an even more old-fashioned ghost yarn based on true events that rocked a Rhode Island family.

The Way, Way Back is the funny and poignant coming of age story of 14-year-old Duncan’s (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother, Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell), and his daughter, Steph (Zoe Levin). Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in gregarious Owen (Sam Rockwell), manager of the Water Wizz water park.

Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up to and begins to finally find his place in the world – all during a summer he will never forget.

From Fox Searchlight, The Way, Way Back opens in St. Louis on July 19th.

Enter for your chance to receive a pass (Good for 2) to the advance screening of The Way, Way Back on July 16th at 7:00 Pm in St. Louis.

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What other film did Toni Collette and Steve Carell star...

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The complete legacy of one deadly experiment, 'Mimic: 3-film Set' (which includes Guillermo Del Toro's Director's Cut of Mimic) will be unleashed to DVD and Bly-ray on May 1. Read the official details below.

Audiences will experience thrills and chills from the franchise that brought the epic battle of man and nature to life as Lionsgate debuts the Mimic: 3-Film Set on Blu-ray Disc this May. Available for the first time as an HD collection, the set includes Mimic: The Director’s Cut, along with Mimic 2 and Mimic 3: Sentinel – both on Blu-ray Disc for the first time and available exclusively in the set. Telling the complete story of one deadly genetic engineering experiment, each film includes a host of special features, certain to excite and terrify fans of the sci-fi series.

Mimic: The Director’S Cut Synopsis

Directed by Oscar® nominee Guillermo Del Toro (Best Writing,...

Black and Blue FIlms Managing Director Jonathan Sothcott is a busy man, besides producing eight films over the past two years he’s now capitalising on the success of his own independent productions – films such as the forthcoming Elfie Hopkins and Strippers vs. Werewolves – and has teamed up with distributor 4Digital Media to bring independent international genre films to the UK home entertainment market through his all-new “Jonathan Sothcott Presents” imprint.

Kicking off in Spring 2012, the imprint will see the release of films we here at Blogomatic3000 deem our bread and butter – low budget, full of ideas, sometimes cheesy horror. And the first two films announced sound right up my street!

First up is Two Headed Shark Attack (awesome title Fyi) starring Carmen Electra and the daughter of the Hulster himself, Brooke Hogan. Sothcott notes

I love shark movies, Jaws is my favourite film, and I see every one that comes out.

Tom Provost.s feature film debut The Presence starts with a tranquil scene of a boat traveling up river. The imagery is relaxing and beautiful but it.s accompanied by Conrad Pope.s original score which is anything but. There.s a sense of dread as the song plays on and Mira Sorvino.s character, whose name is never revealed, arrives on a remote island. The house she.s headed to hasn.t been modernized: there.s no fridge, no lights, no faucet and no bathroom. The woman arrives by herself but she.s not alone and it.s not quite clear who the film.s title refers to because there.s also more than one ghostly entity.

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The UK's Jonathan Sothcott is one of those filmmakers who we swear does not sleep. Every time we turn around the man is working on something else, and now instead of just making movies, he's busy importing them across the pond!

From the Press Release

Prolific UK horror producer Jonathan Sothcott (Strippers Vs Werewolves, Elfie Hopkins) is bringing some very different genre films to the British home entertainment market in 2012 through his ‘Jonathan Sothcott Presents’ imprint with leading indie distributor 4Digital Media.

First up, and in keeping with the spirit of Sothcott’s own instant camp classic Strippers Vs Werewolves is Two-headed Shark Attack starring uber-babes Carmen Electra and Brooke Hogan. Sothcott notes, “I love shark movies, Jaws is my favourite film, and I see every one that comes out. This one is destined to become a DVD favourite with its deliriously satisfying visual buffet of stunning babes, outrageous gore and a truly brilliant monster.

Sometimes when I'm walking through Blockbuster, I will see the covers of direct-to-dvd movies, and I will admit that I tend to judge them right there. I will look at its poorly photo-shopped cover and laugh at the suckers who will rent this dud. Well, when it comes to The Presence, it turns out I am the sucker. Will The Presence win any Oscars? Not at all. It isn't a perfect film, particularly in regard to pacing, but for those who enjoy unconventional ghost stories, The Presence will be a pleasant surprise.

In The Presence, an unnamed woman (Mira Sorvino) is staying at her family's cabin on an island. She works, listens to old jazz records, and stays inside her head a little too much. There is a man in a white shirt (Shane West) who might be the ghost of a drowned convict, and he watches the woman silently,...

Described on Horrornews.net as “The most innovative ghost story I’ve ever seen”, director Tom Provost’ “The Presence” is just that and more. It combines elements of drama, suspense, romance & a few “Bumps in the night” into a smartly told tale of a woman (Mira Sorvino) who retreats to an old cabin her grandmother owned to do some work. Unfortunately for her there is an apparition (Shane West) who is inhabiting the cabin when she arrives there. In addition, her boyfriend arrives unexpectedly to spend some time with her which leads to the apparition growing obsessive with her. I got… More...

*full disclosure: a screener of this film was provided by Lionsgate.

Director/writer: Tom Provost.

Tagline: "Don't believe everything your hear."

Lionsgate is distributing Tom Provost's The Presence on DVD today and appropriately, here is a review on this, sometimes romantic, thriller.The Presence stars Mira Sovino as "The Woman." She vacations to a nearby cabin to deal with some emotional pain. Here, there is only more suffering with a duo of ghosts tormenting her at various points in the film. "The Man" is played by Justin Kirk in a somewhat awkward style. Other film messages might also seem awkward. The film is really centered on some elements of Christian mythos including temptation to sin, the Devil and reaching a higher power through good deeds. Other viewers might find something different in theme, but this was the central message seen by this reviewer.

One could also say that the...

We have an exclusive special features clip from the upcoming home video release The Presence, which hits DVD October 4. Click on the video player below to watch writer-director Tom Provost speak about cast members Mira Sorvino, Shane West, and Justin Kirk.

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Looking to escape the pressures of everyday life, a woman (Mira Sorvino) travels to a secluded cabin in the woods. She's not alone, though, because an apparition (Shane West) inhabits the cabin and begins to stalk her. But when the woman's boyfriend (Justin Kirk) arrives, the spirit in the house grows darker and more obsessive. She soon starts to exhibit weird and irrational behavior and her boyfriend fears she's been possessed by the ghost in love with her.

Special Features:

Audio commentary with Writer-Director Tom Provost

"Making of The Presence" featurette

Storyboards with commentary by Writer-Director Tom Provost and Editor Cecily Rhett...

Mira Sorvino stars in The Presence , a supernatural thriller hitting DVD this Tuesday. Shane West co-stars, but you'll also find other familiar faces like Tony Curran ( Underworld: Evolution , Midnight Meat Train ) and Muse Watson ( I Know What You Did Last Summer ) as well. You'll find a clip just past the synopsis. A woman travels to an isolated cabin where she finds herself stalked by an apparition who has come to inhabit her space as his own. With the unexpected arrival of the woman's boyfriend, the dark spirit's haunting grows more obsessive. Soon the woman begins to exhibit weirdly irrational behavior as the thin line between sanity and possession begins to unravel.

DVD Playhouse—October 2011

By Allen Gardner

Terri (20th Century Fox) An awkward, obese teen (Jacob Wysocki) finds himself forming an odd friendship with his equally left-of-center vice-principal (John C. Reilly), who decides to help the boy navigate his way through adolescence’s rocky road. Low key film is filled with pathos and humor, but is ultimately too laid back for its own good (not to mention too long). Worth seeing for young Wysocki’s amazing, completely natural performance, and Reilly’s goofy charm. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Featurette; Deleted scenes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.

Mr. Nice (Mpi) Rhys Ifans stars in the true story of Howard Marks, a Welsh-born Oxford grad who gained the most notoriety in his life for being the UK’s biggest hashish smuggler during the ‘70s and ‘80s, when he wasn’t busy spying for Her Majesty’s government, hanging out with a...

The Presence will be released by Lionsgate on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand October 4th and the film stars Oscar winner Mira Sorvino. Also starring are Justin Kirk ("Weeds") and Shane West (A Walk to Remember). The film involves a woman alone in an isolated cabin, who becomes possessed by a malignant spirit. Sorvino's character, only known as The Woman, begins to behave strangely when her boyfriend, Kirk, comes by to check on her. Let the ghostly sparks fly on DVD in just a few days.

This is director Tom Provost's first feature film as director and some horrorphiles might recognize Provost from his screenplay and writing credit on Under Suspicion, starring Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman. Under Suspicion was nominated for Best Picture in 2000 at the Oscars and here, Provost continues with the more thrilling side of genres. Special features for The Presence are inside.

Release Date: October 14th,...

Alrighty, kids! Settle in for some good old fashioned ghost-ridden spookiness by way of this exclusive clip from Lionsgate's upcoming spooker, The Presence!

From the Press Release: A hauntingly romantic ghost story comes alive this fall as Lionsgate releases The Presence on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand. Starring Oscar® winning actress Mira Sorvino (Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Mighty Aphrodite, 1995), the film also features Justin Kirk (Showtime’s “Weeds”) and Shane West (A Walk to Remember). Written and directed by Tom Provost (Under Suspicion) and executive produced by The Blair Witch Project co-creator Daniel Myrick, The Presence's DVD premiere includes a “making of” featurette, audio commentary with the writer-director, and storyboards with commentary. The Presence will make its chilling debut on October 4th.

Looking to escape the pressures of everyday life, a woman (Sorvino) travels to a secluded cabin in the woods. She’s not alone, though,...

Screamworks Records has announced a soundtrack album for the indie horror thriller The Presence. The album features the original score by Conrad Pope (Pavilion of Women, the upcoming My Week with Marilyn). The soundtrack will be released both on CD and digitally on October 4, 2011. The Presence is written and directed by Tom Provost and stars Mina Sorvino, Shane West and Tony Curran. The movie centers on a woman who travels to an isolated cabin where she finds herself stalked by an apparition who has come to inhabit her space as his own. The film will be released in the Us on DVD on October 4 by Lionsgate. To learn more about the picture, visit the official movie website.

A frightening, yet enchanting ghost story comes alive this fall as Lionsgate has announced the release of The Presence on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand today. Starring Oscar winning actress Mira Sorvino (Best Actress in a Supporting Role- 1995, Mighty Aphrodite), the film also features Justin Kirk (Showtime's "Weeds") and Shane West (A Walk to Remember). The Presence is written and directed by Tom Provost. Look for this chilling tale to…...

The Presence is a romantic ghost story and will be available for your viewing pleasure this October. Lionsgate will be distributing the film via DVD, Digital Download and On Demand. The Presence was written and directed by Tom Provost (Under Suspicion) and executive produced by The Blair Witch Project co-creator Daniel Myrick. The movie stars Mira Sorvino (The Replacement Killers), Shane West (A Walk to Remember) and Justin Kirk (Weeds). The official release date for The Presence is October 4, 2011. The DVD version will include the following special features:>>...

With October just around the corner (Can you believe it? Where has this year gone?), it seems fitting that some good old fashioned ghost stories get cooking to send a few tingles down our spines. Will The Presence do just that? Read on for details and to watch the official trailer!

From the Press Release: A hauntingly romantic ghost story comes alive this fall as Lionsgate releases The Presence on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand. Starring Oscar® winning actress Mira Sorvino (Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Mighty Aphrodite, 1995), the film also features Justin Kirk (Showtime’s “Weeds”) and Shane West (A Walk to Remember). Written and directed by Tom Provost (Under Suspicion) and executive produced by The Blair Witch Project co-creator Daniel Myrick, The Presence's DVD premiere includes a “making of” featurette, audio commentary with the writer-director, and storyboards with commentary. The Presence will make its chilling debut on October 4th.

On October 4, Lionsgate Home Entertainment releases The Presence , a supernatural thriller with Mira Sorvino, Shane West, Justin Kirk and Tony Curran. I Know What You Did Last Summer 's Muse Watson appears in the film, too. You'll find the trailer below. A photo gallery rests in our film database . Synopsis: A woman travels to an isolated cabin where she finds herself stalked by an apparition who has come to inhabit her space as his own. With the unexpected arrival of the woman's boyfriend, the dark spirit's haunting grows more obsessive. Soon the woman begins to exhibit weirdly irrational behavior as the thin line between sanity and possession begins to unravel.

According to IMDb, Mira Sorvino has been quite busy lately. Although, to be honest, we sort of tuned out around the time she costarred with Val Kilmer’s blind masseuse in 1999′s At First Sight. So we were pleased to see the trailer for her creepy new haunted-cabin flick, The Presence. The fact that it was produced by The Blair Witch Project’s Daniel Myrick only heightened our interest.

What can we tell from the trailer to this straight-to-dvd supernatural thriller? Well, first off, that Ms. Sorvino (sorry, Academy Award-winner Ms. Sorvino) appears to have inherited a secluded cabin in the woods from her grandfather,...

If you in the mood for a good old fashioned ghost story, look no further. Lionsgate has just announced the official DVD release date for The Presence. Look for the Tom Provost - written/directed film to be released on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand this October 4th. Oscar winning actress Mira Sorvino stars, along with Justin Kirk and Shane West. Special Features On The DVD Include: - A "making of" featurette - Audio commentary with the w…...

Mira Sorvino plus a supernatural stalker equals yes, we'll be watching! That's exactly the equation we'll be getting, too, as Lionsgate releases The Presence on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand October 4.

Starring Oscar winning actress Mira Sorvino, the film also features Justin Kirk (Showtime's "Weeds") and Shane West (A Walk to Remember).

Written and directed by Tom Provost (Under Suspicion) and executive produced by The Blair Witch Project co-creator Daniel Myrick, the DVD premiere includes a "making-of" featurette, audio commentary with the writer-director and storyboards with commentary.

Synopsis

Looking to escape the pressures of everyday life, a woman (Sorvino) travels to a secluded cabin in the woods. She's not alone, though, because an apparition (West) inhabits the cabin and begins to stalk her. But when the woman's boyfriend (Kirk) arrives, the spirit in the house grows darker and more obsessive. She soon starts to exhibit weird and irrational behavior,...

Mira Sorvino ain't afraid of no ghost in The Presence.

Lionsgate will release the 2010 ghost story romance/thriller film The Presence, starring Mira Sorvino (Mimic), on Oct. 4 for a list price of $19.98.

Looking to escape the pressures of everyday life, a woman (Sorvino) travels to a secluded cabin in the woods. She’s not alone, though, because an apparition (Shane West, A Walk to Remember) inhabits the cabin and begins to stalk her.

But when the woman’s boyfriend (Justin Kirk, TV’s Weeds) arrives, the spirit in the house grows darker and more obsessive. The woman soon begins to exhibit bizarre and irrational behavior, and her boyfriend fears she’s been possessed by the ghost who’s in love with her.

Written and directed by Tom Provost (Under Suspicion) and executive produced by The Blair Witch Project co-creator Daniel Myrick, The Presence is premiering on DVD.

The disc includes a director’s commentary,...

A ghost story comes alive this fall as Lionsgate releases The Presence on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand October 4. Starring Oscar winning actress Mira Sorvino, the film also features Justin Kirk (Showtime's "Weeds") and Shane West (A Walk to Remember). Written and directed by Tom Provost (Under Suspicion), and executive produced by The Blair Witch Project co-creator Daniel Myrick, the DVD premiere includes a "making of" featurette, audio commentary with the writer-director and storyboards with commentary.    Looking to escape the pressures of everyday life, a woman (Sorvino) travels to a secluded cabin in the woods.  She's not alone, though, because an apparition (West) inhabits the cabin and begins to stalk her.  But when the woman's boyfriend (Kirk)...

Creating an original idea and executing it are very different things. The Presence manages to succeed at giving a unique story, but its implementation leaves something to be desired. Atmosphere takes hold in director Tom Provost’s debut supernatural thriller, following a woman (Mira Sorvino) visiting a cabin in the woods as an apparition stalks about. Where the film really makes its mark is how it turns genre staples on their head, but getting there may leave some underwhelmed. The film builds to an exciting climax that will leave many talking due to the interesting notions it puts forth or the confusing way it is expressed—but they will be talking. Hit the jump for my full review. A beautiful cabin sits on an island that has a mysterious presence (Shane West) haunting it. Unmoving, we are left to wonder whether the apparition is merely able to observe or if...

The Dallas International Film Festival presented by Cadillac Announces Ann-Margret to receive the Dallas Star Award

Beautiful Boy, Ok Buckaroos and Soul Surfer named as the Centerpiece screeningsAll Selections in the Target Documentary and Narrative CompetitionsThe Dallas International Film Festival presented by Cadillac announced today that award-winning actress Ann-Margret will be honored with the Dallas Star Award at the upcoming festival (March 31 . April 10, 2011). This marks the first announcement of the prestigious Dallas Star Award Honorees.

Poignant dramas Beautiful Boy and Soul Surfer and the world premiere of Ok Buckaroos will be featured in the coveted Centerpiece screening slots. Fourteen films will vie for the unrestricted $25,000 Target cash prize in both the Target Documentary Feature and Narrative Feature Competitions.

The selection of Ann-Margret as a recipient of the Dallas Star Award follows a Dallas Iff Honoree Hall of Fame that features esteemed greats such as Sydney Pollack, Lauren Bacall, Adrien Brody,...

A record 102 films will screen during the 19th Heartland Film Festival (Oct. 14-23) at various locations throughout Indianapolis.

“This year’s number of films surpasses the Festival’s previous record of 87 films, which was set just last year,” said Heartland Truly Moving Pictures president and CEO Jeffrey L. Sparks said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to be growing so much from year to year. With that growth comes more opportunities, greater variety and the highest quality independent films for Heartland Film Festival attendees to enjoy.”

The 10-day festival opens with the screening of “Snowmen,” starring Ray Liotta, Bobby Coleman and Christopher Lloyd, at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and closes at the Indianapolis Museum of Art with the supernatural romance “The Presence,” starring Mira Sorvino and Shane West, as well as the announcement of the 2010 Audience Choice Award winners.

For those in Seattle, your in luck. The 2nd edition of the The Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival is this coming weekend (September 17th - 19th) and has not only a few films to satisfy, but a couple we really love.

Our own agentorange called Adam Mason's Blood River, which will be playing, a tour-de-force. You can read our review here..

A Serbian Film may have run into a few problems elsewhere, but play here in the states is never an issue.

You can check out further details and buy tickets off the official website.

Full lineup after the break.

Blood River

USA - Director Adam Mason - 104 min

A newlywed couple are pushed to the limit during a chance encounter with a mysterious drifter in a deserted ghost town.

Mørke Sjeler (Dark Souls)

Norway, France - Directors César Ducasse, Mathieu Peteul - 97 min

A revengeful father embarks on...

We reported on this upcoming horror flick not a few days ago and one of the things which really intrigues me about is that Daniel Myrick (Blair Witch, The Objective) is executive producing the flick. I know what you're saying, Blair Witch?! Seriously, forget that film, The Objective was awesome, so we're going to be watching this, and as such, I found a teaser I had missed in my first round of research. This is obviously some type of sales piece and is no way indicative of the film to come.

"Set in an old cabin isolated deep in the back-rivers of an unknown locale, a man lives a desolate, lonely existence. No electricity. No indoors plumbing. No means of communication. When a woman arrives at the cabin for some time away from a troubled marriage, we discover the man is actually a ghost. As she sets up house in the cabin,...

If you had said the name Daniel Myrick not a month ago, I would have laughed. If his name doesn't ring a bell think Blair Witch, but after watching his latest film (with very low expectations) The Objective I was pleasantly surprised, it was actually a great film! So when I ran across this bit of news last week, that Myrick would be Executive Producing The Presence, which is directed by Tom Provost, and read the outline and synopsis, I though this has some great potential. The Presence has some interesting production ideas: The first third of the film is largely without dialogue and they say that "the unusual use of darkness will create a movie with a very distinctive look". It's basically an old fashioned ghost story with an updated style. "Set in an old cabin isolated deep in the back-rivers of an unknown locale, a man lives a desolate,...