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THE “CANNES OF HORROR” UNVEILS 2017 AWARD NOMINEES

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Nightmares Film Festival (Oct. 19 to 22 at Columbus’s Gateway Film Center) just announced nominees for its 2017 Night Mares, giving tapped filmmakers a thrill and festival attendees a list of films to watch for among the already stacked “#BetterHorror” lineup, as the festival bills it.

Each year the festival’s jury identifies films it believes are worthy of consideration for a “Night Mare,” the fest’s highly sought-after statuette. The Night Mare, sculpted and hand painted by renowned figure and toy designer Tony Simione (Star Wars, Marvel, The Walking Dead) depicts a fiery, furious hell-horse in exquisite detail.

“For us, the NFF Night Mare represents our commitment to honoring and elevating genre creatives, who sometimes find themselves viewed as the dark horses of filmmaking,” said festival co-founder and programmer Jason Tostevin.

New this year, Nightmares sponsor and horror media outlet iHorror will also bestow its Horror Standout award to one film its representatives identify as exceptional.

“Recognition at Nightmares can make a real difference in the trajectory of a film or screenplay,” said 2016 Night Mare winner for best feature director, Brooklyn Ewing. “But even more valuable is the networking and the community of support you get from the festival. Being a part of it last year directly contributed to making my follow-up feature this year, which I’m world premiering at NFF.”

Winners will be named during the festival’s awards gathering on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 5:15 p.m. The awards gathering is free to the public. Individual tickets to screenings are on sale now at www.GatewayFilmCenter/NFF.

 

Nightmares Film Festival 17 Award Nominees

BEST HORROR FEATURE
3 Dead Trick or Treaters
Capture, Kill, Release
Found Footage 3D
Ruin Me
Unnuyayuk

BEST THRILLER FEATURE
Midnighters
Rock, Paper, Dead
Scars of Xavier
She Was So Pretty 2
2 Pigeons

BEST MIDNIGHT FEATURE
Flesh of the Void
Le Accelerator
House Shark
Torment
I’m Dreaming of a White Doomsday

BEST DIRECTOR – FEATURE
Bong of the Living Dead – Max Groah
Capture, Kill, Release – Nick McAnulty
Unnuyayuk – Kirby Light
Flesh of the Void – James Quinn
Ruin Me – Preston DeFrancis
Torment – Adam Ford

BEST OHIO FEATURE
Bong of the Living Dead
Primordial
Blood Ride
Don’t Fuck in the Woods

BEST HORROR COMEDY FEATURE
Bong of the Living Dead
House Shark
Two Pigeons

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FEATURE
Scars of Xavier
Flesh of the Void
Le Accelerator
She Was So Pretty 2
Found Footage 3D

BEST SCREENPLAY FEATURE
Rock, Paper, Dead
Romeo’s Distress
Midnighters
2 Pigeons
Found Footage 3D

BEST ACTOR – FEATURE
Bong of the Living Dead – Dan Kiely
Le Accelerator – David Sakurai
Kirby Light – Unnuyayuk
House Shark – Jonathan Straiton
Torment – Rikky Fiore

BEST ACTRESS – FEATURE
I’m Dreaming of a White Doomsday – Hope Bikle
Hostile – Brittany Ashworth
Blood Ride – Pollyanna McIntosh
Capture, Kill, Release – Jennifer Fraser
Primordial – Marylee Osborne

BEST HORROR SHORT
Admonition
Creswick
The Daughters of Virtue
aMorfe
Husk
Pigskin
Sol
Spotlight
Banshee

BEST THRILLER SHORT
Alice and David
High & Tight
Too Fast, Paris
The Devil’s Gun
Pickup
The Devil’s Due
Night Runners

BEST MIDNIGHT SHORT
Deep Thing
Doll
Machine Baby
I Want Candy
The Cure
The Sunken Convent
Vanita

BEST DIRECTOR – SHORT
A Nearly Perfect Blue Sky – Quarxx
La Sirena – Rosita Muvdi
Creswick – Natalie James
The Sunken Convent – Michael Panduro
The Daughters of Virtue – Michael Escobedo
Cry Wolf – Gabriel Allard
Caravan – Nathan Lacey

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – SHORT
Sol
Teddy Bears Picnic
I Like It Better When You Do It
Pigskin
Admonition
Tethered
Used Body Parts
The Cure

BEST SCREENPLAY – SHORT
I Baked Him a Cake
Nasty Robin Goodfellow
The Son, The Father
The Fainting Room
The Dollmaker
Brown Evil
Thump

BEST ACTOR – SHORT
Cry It Out – Timmy Barron
Vexed – Baker Chase Powell
Tethered – Jared Cook
Hush – Luke Bedsole
The Son, The Father – Lukas Hassel
Creeper – Harry Piaggio
Compulsion – Andrew Roy Drury

BEST ACTRESS – SHORT
Jax In Love – Rakefet Abergel
Haematophilia – Lara Dudek
Getting Ready for a Lunch Date – Jessica Pontes
Hush – Rachel Barker
Cry Wolf – Amber Goldfarb
The Sound of Fear – Sandra Mae Frank
Pickup – Mandy Evans

BEST OHIO SHORT
Bride of Frankie
The Childish Thing
Mother’s Milk
The Creature of Stark Hills
The Dark of the Night
Tales from the Blood Fairies

BEST HORROR COMEDY SHORT
Blood Shed
Girl #2
Lunch Ladies
We Summoned a Demon
Meow
What’s for Dinner?
The Naughty List

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A24 Creating New Action Thriller “Onslaught” From ‘The Guest’ & ‘You’re Next’ Duo

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It’s always nice to see a reunion in the world of horror. Following a competitive bidding war, A24 has secured the rights to the new action thriller film Onslaught. Adam Wingard (Godzilla vs. Kong) will be directing the film. He will be joined by his longtime creative partner Simon Barret (You’re Next) as the scriptwriter.

For those unaware, Wingard and Barret made a name for themselves while working together on films such as You’re Next and The Guest. The two creatives are card carrying horror royalty. The pair have worked on films such as V/H/S, Blair Witch, The ABC’s of Death, and A Horrible Way to Die.

An exclusive article of out Deadline gives us the limited information we have on the topic. Although we don’t have much to go on, Deadline does offer the following information.

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“Plot details are being kept under wraps but the film is in the vein of Wingard and Barrett’s cult classics like The Guest and You’re Next. Lyrical Media and A24 will co-finance. A24 will handle worldwide releasing. Principal photography will begin in Fall 2024.”

A24 will be producing the film alongside Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett for Ryder Picture Company, Alexander Black for Lyrical Media, Wingard and Jeremy Platt for Breakaway Civilization, and Simon Barret.

That’s all the information we have at this time. Make sure to check back here for more news and updates.

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Director Louis Leterrier Creating New Sci-Fi Horror Film “11817”

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According to an article from Deadline, Louis Leterrier (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) is about to shake things up with his new Sci-Fi horror film 11817. Leterrier is set to produce and direct the new Movie. 11817 is penned by the glorious Mathew Robinson (The Invention of Lying).

Rocket Science will be taking the film to Cannes in search of a buyer. While we don’t know much about what the film looks like, Deadline offers the following plot synopsis.

“The film watches as inexplicable forces trap a family of four inside their house indefinitely. As both modern luxuries and life or death essentials begin to run out, the family must learn how to be resourceful to survive and outsmart who — or what — is keeping them trapped…”

“Directing projects where the audience gets behind the characters has always been my focus. However complex, flawed, heroic, we identify with them as we live through their journey,” said Leterrier. “It’s what excites me about 11817‘s wholly original concept and the family at the heart of our story. This is an experience that movie audiences won’t forget.”

Leterrier has made a name for himself in the past for working on beloved franchises. His portfolio includes gems such as Now You See Me, The Incredible Hulk, Clash of The Titans, and The Transporter. He is currently attached to create the final Fast and the Furious film. However, it will be interesting to see what Leterrier can do working with some darker subject material.

That’s all the information we have for you at this time. As always, make sure to check back here for more news and updates.

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New to Netflix (U.S.) This Month [May 2024]

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atlas movie Netflix starring Jennifer Lopez

Another month means fresh additions to Netflix. Although there aren’t many new horror titles this month, there are still some notable movies well worth your time. For instance, you can watch Karen Black try to land a 747 jet in Airport 1979, or Casper Van Dien kill giant insects in Paul Verhoeven’s bloody sci-fi opus Starship Troopers.

We are looking forward to the Jennifer Lopez sci-fi action movie Atlas. But let us know what you are going to watch. And if we have missed something, put it in the comments.

May 1:

Airport

A blizzard, a bomb, and a stowaway help create the perfect storm for the manager of a Midwestern airport and a pilot with a messy personal life.

Airport ’75

Airport ’75

When a Boeing 747 loses its pilots in a midair collision, a member of the cabin crew must take control with radio help from a flight instructor.

Airport ’77

A luxury 747 packed with VIPs and priceless art goes down in the Bermuda Triangle after being hijacked by thieves — and time for a rescue is running out.

Jumanji

Two siblings discover an enchanted board game that opens a door to a magical world — and unwittingly release a man who’s been trapped inside for years.

Hellboy

Hellboy

A half-demon paranormal investigator questions his defense of humans when a dismembered sorceress rejoins the living to wreak brutal vengeance.

Starship Troopers

When fire-spitting, brain-sucking bugs attack Earth and obliterate Buenos Aires, an infantry unit heads to the aliens’ planet for a showdown.

May 9

Bodkin

Bodkin

A ragtag crew of podcasters sets out to investigate mysterious disappearances from decades earlier in a charming Irish town with dark, dreadful secrets.

May 15

The Clovehitch Killer

The Clovehitch Killer

A teenager’s picture-perfect family is torn apart when he uncovers unnerving evidence of a serial killer close to home.

May 16

Upgrade

After a violent mugging leaves him paralyzed, a man receives a computer chip implant that allows him to control his body — and get his revenge.

Monster

Monster

After being abducted and taken to a desolate house, a girl sets out to rescue her friend and escape from their malicious kidnapper.

May 24

Atlas

Atlas

A brilliant counterterrorism analyst with a deep distrust of AI discovers it might be her only hope when a mission to capture a renegade robot goes awry.

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

The Camp Cretaceous gang come together to unravel a mystery when they discover a global conspiracy that brings danger to dinosaurs — and to themselves.

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