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From thrilling classics to modern adventures, prison escape movies offer varied genres and unforgettable journeys for fans of the genre. These movies explore desperate escapes, brutal captivity, and enduring friendships that transcend the boundaries of prison walls. Whether it's a daring plan in Alcatraz or a tale of hope in Shawshank, these films captivate audiences with gripping narratives and unforgettable characters.

Prison escape movies are a thrilling subgenre that has been around for decades and continues to be a draw today. Careful planning, coordination, and perfect execution are what it takes to successfully complete this kind of mission and some are not always lucky. Fans will find both among the best movies of this genre. From classics of the Golden Era of Hollywood to more recent adventures, prison escape movies carry a lasting legacy.

There's nothing quite like a character's desperate, determined, and dangerous attempt at freedom, whether they are...

Sf Studios is joining forces with prolific Norwegian filmmaker Henrik M. Dahlsbakken and the banner FilmBros on “Possession,” a horror film set during the Spanish flu in 1918.

The film, which portrays the terrifying events following a pastor’s actions in a small Sami village, is being handled by REinvent International Sales and will be distributed in the Nordics by Sf Studios.

Exploring themes of faith and doubt amid a pandemic, “Possession” opens in 1918, as World War I is coming to an end and the Spanish flu is ravaging populations. A pastor returns home to his family in Norway to start a congregation, after several years as a missionary in Madagascar. With the help of a local mining company, he starts the work of building a church, but the place turns out to be an old South Sami burial ground. When it is decided that the remains should be removed, an...

Another day, another disaster movie though this time, don't expect The Rock to be showing up to save the day.

John Andreas Andersen's latest is The Quake, a disaster movie which imagines the destruction of Oslo if a big enough earthquake were to strike.

The movie co-stars Kristoffer Joner who also starred in another disaster movie from Norway, the disappointing The Wave which suggested destruction to come but didn't deliver until the very end. At least in the case of The Quake, it looks like the destruction will come early and there will be much of it.

Andersen has a background as a cinematographer, including Headhunters, Babycall and King of Devil's Island, which certainly bodes well for his latest which looks impressive.

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Last night I had a lovely Scandinavian dinner with friends as we discussed our book club title "The Ice Princess" the latest best seller capitalizing on the super hot Scandinavian crime genre (oh what The Girl With/Who... has wrought!). I didn't like the book at all and the translation seemed clunky (or maybe that was the fault of the original prose?) but I find the whole trend vaguely hilarious since Scandinavian countries, to their vast collective credit, are not exactly known as hotbeds of crime! Returning home, what do I have in my inbox?, but the nominations for Norway's annual "Amanda" Awards. Don't you love unexpected theme days?

Norway had a record breaking year with 34 original films eligible for their own prizes. To give you a very general sense of the amount of films various countries make each year here's a handy graphic AMPAS provided for the films of...