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Netflix To Perform ‘The Ritual’

On September 8, 2017, The Ritual made its world premiere at the Midnight section of the Toronto Film Festival. After drawing a lot of attention from buyers Netflix snatched up the film with a deal a price tag of $4.75 million. David Bruckner directed the film which was written by BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Joe Barton (Humans, iBoy), based on Adam Nevill’s novel by the same name, the film centers on four old friends from college who set out to hike through the Scandinavian wilderness after the death of their best friend. When a wrong turn leads them into the wilderness, part of a Norse Legend, they are stalked by something evil. Rafe Spall (The BFG), Robert James-Collier (Downtown Abbey), Arsher Ali (Four Lions), and Sam Troughton (The Hollow Crown) star as the friends, according to THR. The Imaginarium and eOne produced and financed the film. Imaginarium’s Jonathan Cavendish developed the project and produced alongside Richard Holmes. Will Tennant and Phil Robertson

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 19, 2017
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Attack of the Rotten Tomatoes

The Sites Rotten Tomatoes ruined the summer 2017 boxoffice. The New York Times published this article on film review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes (read here). The site has been around almost twenty years. I was first introduced to it back in 2003-2004. As the Internet gained more of a foothold, Rotten Tomatoes expanded its base; and now, according to this article, its power to influence box office performance. Sounds like those parents who subscribe to the “not my kid” mentality. Couldn’t possibly be US, it has to be the school, society…anyone but us and the bad product we made. I wrote a similar article, which could be a companion piece (here) a few months earlier when another finger pointing article on RT got some press. Can a website that amasses critical reviews have so much impact on a film’s box office performance? Hollywood spins it both ways whenever convenient. When it comes to a franchise like Transformers, the studios love

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Capt McNeely
Sep 8, 2017
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Ryan Murphy And Sarah Paulson Teaming Up For Netflix Series ‘Ratched’

Ryan Murphy and Sarah Paulson, who have worked together many times in the past of projects like ‘American Horror Story’ and ‘American Crime Story’, are teaming up again for ‘Ratched’, a Netflix original series set in 1947 about the evolution of the vicious nurse played by Louise Fletcher in the 1974 classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Nurse Ratched was a cold, heartless tyrant. Her character was used as a metaphor for how power can corrupt in environments such as hospitals and mental institutions. The role won Fletcher an Oscar. Netflix has already given the green light for two seasons of ‘Ratched’ which is set to go into production in 2018 with the pilot penned by Evan Romansky. Murphy and Michael Douglas will be serving as executive producers with Paulson producing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 7, 2017
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Netflix Unveils Intense, Twisted Trailer For ‘Gerald’s Game’

The trailer has arrived for Mike Flanagan’s adaption of Stephen King’s Gerald’s Game for Netflix. It’s intense and twisted, to say the least. But what else would you expect from the same director that brought us Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil, and Hush? Starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, and Henry Thomas, the film centers on a woman whose husband suddenly dies while she is handcuffed to their bed, leaving her unable to free herself. As time passes she realizes that rescue is an all but hopeless and begins to slip into insanity. Called “horrific, hypnotic, and terrific,” by Stephen King, Gerald’s Game premieres on Netflix’s streaming service on Friday, September 29, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 6, 2017
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Netflix’s Horror Comedy ‘Little Evil’ Gets Hilarious New Trailer

Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation, Black Mass) and Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man, The Hobbit) are starring in Netflix’s latest original film, the horror-comedy Little Evil. Written and directed by Eli Craig (Zombieland,Tucker & Dale vs Evil), the film centers on Gary (Scott) who has just married the woman of his dreams, Samantha (Lilly), only to discover that her six-year-old son (Owen Atlas) may very well be the Antichrist. The talented cast includes Donald Faison (Scrubs), Tyler Labine (Tucker and Dale vs Evil), Chris D’Elia (Workaholics), Bridget Everett (Trainwreck), Clancy Brown (Starship Troopers), and Brad Williams (Mascots). Stuber will produce alongside Dylan Clark and Michael Berman of Mandalay. Nicholas Nesbitt and Mark Moran are serving as executive producers. Filming has begun in Cleveland. Lynn Falconer is serving as costume designer. Little Evil premieres on September 1, 2017. The first trailer is here and it’s hilarious, check it out.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 22, 2017
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Three Cast Members Join Netflix’s Series Adaption Of ‘The Haunting Of Hill House’

Three new cast members for Netflix’s series re-imagining of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ have been announced. Henry Thomas and Elizabeth Reaser are reuniting with director Mike Flanagan, who they worked with on the set of Ouija: Origin of Evil, and have been cast alongside Kate Siegel, the actress who played the lead in Flanagan’s invasion thriller Hush. The three join the cast that already includes Carla Gugino and Michel Huisman. Directed by Flanagan, the 10-episode series is from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV and Paramount TV. The novel has already been adapted for film twice , once in 1963 and again in 1999. Both films were titled The Haunting. In the novel “four seekers arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a “haunting”; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 15, 2017
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Netflix Unleashes New Trailer For Serial Killer Drama ‘Mindhunter’

David Fincher, the brilliant mind behind films like Fight Club, Alien 3, and Se7en, is working on his next project with streaming giant Netflix, a series titled Mindhunter. The second trailer for the serial killer series has just been released along with a new set of images. Written by Joe Penhall and Scott Buck, Mindhunter is based on the 1996 book ”Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit’, by John Douglas, a former special agent, with Mark Olshaker. The book takes a look inside some of Douglas’ most high-profile cases, including the Atlanta child Killings, the Green River Killer, and the serial killer who slaughtered prostitutes in Alaska. Starring Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallanay, Anna Torv, and Hannah Gross, Mindhunter is set in 1979 and centers on the inquisitive and skilled FBI Agent Bill Tench (McCallany). Along with fellow serial killer investigator in the behavioral science unit, FBI Agent Holden Ford (Groff), Tench interviews serial killers to help them solve

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 1, 2017
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New ‘Charmed’ Series Casting A Spell On Netflix

One of the most popular TV series in the genre from 1998-2006 was the bewitching tale of three sisters, all witches. If you guessed that I’m talking about Charmed, you’d be right. Since 2013, there has been talk of a remake of the show, but with little mention of it the news it had been forgotten by most, until now. Now, InTouch Magazine has reported that there is indeed a new life for the hit series in the future from Netflix. The great news is, three original cast members are interested in returning, Shannen Doherty, Alyssa Milano, and Holly Marie Combs. At this time there has been no word if Rose McGowan will be reprising her role as Paige. They’re in talks for a reboot. They are hoping the show gets a second life on Netflix. They would love to play moms with teenage witch daughters.” At one point CBS was considering a new Charmed series, but it is unknown

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 24, 2017
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Stranger Things’ Season 2 Trailer Is A ‘Thriller’ !

Enter the “Upside Down” in the first trailer for season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’. The trailer teases that the “Upside Down” is calling to Will and the two worlds may be becoming one. The trailer proves that this season is going to be a “Thriller”! Season one starred Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Cara Buono, Charlie Heaton, and Mattew Modine, who will be reprising their roles this season. Several new cast members have joined the cast including Sean Astin, Dacre Montgomery, Sadie Sink, and Paul Riser. This first season centered on a young boy who disappeared. His family and friends set out on desperate search. The boys friends are drawn into a dark supernatural mystery involving top-secret experiments, the government, and a terrifying monster. The boys discover a mysterious little girl known only as Eleven, who has strange powers. With her help the boys and two of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 22, 2017
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Light Meets Ryuk In The New Clip From ‘Death Note’

A new clip has been released for Ada Wingard’s adaption of Death Note, based on the well known Japanese manga from Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. Willem Defoe (The Great Wall, John Wick, Boondock Saints) stars as Ryuk the Shinigami (God of Death). Nat Wolff plays the lead role of Light. Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham, Paul Nakauchi, and Lakeith Stanfield of the award winning series ‘Atlanta’, co-star. Death Note follows Light Turner, a bright student who stumbles across a mystical notebook that has the power to kill any person whose name he writes in it. Light decides to launch a secret crusade to rid the streets of criminals. Soon, the student-turned-vigilante finds himself pursued by a famous detective known only as “L”. Death Note is produced by Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Masi Oka and Jason Hoffs. Johnathan Eirich, Mirir Yoon Branden Ferguson, and John Powers Middleton are serving as executive producers. In the new clip Light meets Raku and he

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 21, 2017

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Netflix To Perform ‘The Ritual’

On September 8, 2017, The Ritual made its world premiere at the Midnight section of the Toronto Film Festival. After drawing a lot of attention from buyers Netflix snatched up the film with a deal a price tag of $4.75 million. David Bruckner directed the film which was written by BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Joe Barton (Humans, iBoy), based on Adam Nevill’s novel by the same name, the film centers on four old friends from college who set out to hike through the Scandinavian wilderness after the death of their best friend. When a wrong turn leads them into the wilderness, part of a Norse Legend, they are stalked by something evil. Rafe Spall (The BFG), Robert James-Collier (Downtown Abbey), Arsher Ali (Four Lions), and Sam Troughton (The Hollow Crown) star as the friends, according to THR. The Imaginarium and eOne produced and financed the film. Imaginarium’s Jonathan Cavendish developed the project and produced alongside Richard Holmes. Will Tennant and Phil Robertson

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 19, 2017
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Attack of the Rotten Tomatoes

The Sites Rotten Tomatoes ruined the summer 2017 boxoffice. The New York Times published this article on film review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes (read here). The site has been around almost twenty years. I was first introduced to it back in 2003-2004. As the Internet gained more of a foothold, Rotten Tomatoes expanded its base; and now, according to this article, its power to influence box office performance. Sounds like those parents who subscribe to the “not my kid” mentality. Couldn’t possibly be US, it has to be the school, society…anyone but us and the bad product we made. I wrote a similar article, which could be a companion piece (here) a few months earlier when another finger pointing article on RT got some press. Can a website that amasses critical reviews have so much impact on a film’s box office performance? Hollywood spins it both ways whenever convenient. When it comes to a franchise like Transformers, the studios love

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Sep 8, 2017
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Ryan Murphy And Sarah Paulson Teaming Up For Netflix Series ‘Ratched’

Ryan Murphy and Sarah Paulson, who have worked together many times in the past of projects like ‘American Horror Story’ and ‘American Crime Story’, are teaming up again for ‘Ratched’, a Netflix original series set in 1947 about the evolution of the vicious nurse played by Louise Fletcher in the 1974 classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Nurse Ratched was a cold, heartless tyrant. Her character was used as a metaphor for how power can corrupt in environments such as hospitals and mental institutions. The role won Fletcher an Oscar. Netflix has already given the green light for two seasons of ‘Ratched’ which is set to go into production in 2018 with the pilot penned by Evan Romansky. Murphy and Michael Douglas will be serving as executive producers with Paulson producing.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 7, 2017
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Netflix Unveils Intense, Twisted Trailer For ‘Gerald’s Game’

The trailer has arrived for Mike Flanagan’s adaption of Stephen King’s Gerald’s Game for Netflix. It’s intense and twisted, to say the least. But what else would you expect from the same director that brought us Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil, and Hush? Starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, and Henry Thomas, the film centers on a woman whose husband suddenly dies while she is handcuffed to their bed, leaving her unable to free herself. As time passes she realizes that rescue is an all but hopeless and begins to slip into insanity. Called “horrific, hypnotic, and terrific,” by Stephen King, Gerald’s Game premieres on Netflix’s streaming service on Friday, September 29, 2017.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 6, 2017
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Netflix’s Horror Comedy ‘Little Evil’ Gets Hilarious New Trailer

Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation, Black Mass) and Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man, The Hobbit) are starring in Netflix’s latest original film, the horror-comedy Little Evil. Written and directed by Eli Craig (Zombieland,Tucker & Dale vs Evil), the film centers on Gary (Scott) who has just married the woman of his dreams, Samantha (Lilly), only to discover that her six-year-old son (Owen Atlas) may very well be the Antichrist. The talented cast includes Donald Faison (Scrubs), Tyler Labine (Tucker and Dale vs Evil), Chris D’Elia (Workaholics), Bridget Everett (Trainwreck), Clancy Brown (Starship Troopers), and Brad Williams (Mascots). Stuber will produce alongside Dylan Clark and Michael Berman of Mandalay. Nicholas Nesbitt and Mark Moran are serving as executive producers. Filming has begun in Cleveland. Lynn Falconer is serving as costume designer. Little Evil premieres on September 1, 2017. The first trailer is here and it’s hilarious, check it out.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 22, 2017
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Three Cast Members Join Netflix’s Series Adaption Of ‘The Haunting Of Hill House’

Three new cast members for Netflix’s series re-imagining of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ have been announced. Henry Thomas and Elizabeth Reaser are reuniting with director Mike Flanagan, who they worked with on the set of Ouija: Origin of Evil, and have been cast alongside Kate Siegel, the actress who played the lead in Flanagan’s invasion thriller Hush. The three join the cast that already includes Carla Gugino and Michel Huisman. Directed by Flanagan, the 10-episode series is from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV and Paramount TV. The novel has already been adapted for film twice , once in 1963 and again in 1999. Both films were titled The Haunting. In the novel “four seekers arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a “haunting”; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 15, 2017
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Netflix Unleashes New Trailer For Serial Killer Drama ‘Mindhunter’

David Fincher, the brilliant mind behind films like Fight Club, Alien 3, and Se7en, is working on his next project with streaming giant Netflix, a series titled Mindhunter. The second trailer for the serial killer series has just been released along with a new set of images. Written by Joe Penhall and Scott Buck, Mindhunter is based on the 1996 book ”Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit’, by John Douglas, a former special agent, with Mark Olshaker. The book takes a look inside some of Douglas’ most high-profile cases, including the Atlanta child Killings, the Green River Killer, and the serial killer who slaughtered prostitutes in Alaska. Starring Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallanay, Anna Torv, and Hannah Gross, Mindhunter is set in 1979 and centers on the inquisitive and skilled FBI Agent Bill Tench (McCallany). Along with fellow serial killer investigator in the behavioral science unit, FBI Agent Holden Ford (Groff), Tench interviews serial killers to help them solve

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 1, 2017
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New ‘Charmed’ Series Casting A Spell On Netflix

One of the most popular TV series in the genre from 1998-2006 was the bewitching tale of three sisters, all witches. If you guessed that I’m talking about Charmed, you’d be right. Since 2013, there has been talk of a remake of the show, but with little mention of it the news it had been forgotten by most, until now. Now, InTouch Magazine has reported that there is indeed a new life for the hit series in the future from Netflix. The great news is, three original cast members are interested in returning, Shannen Doherty, Alyssa Milano, and Holly Marie Combs. At this time there has been no word if Rose McGowan will be reprising her role as Paige. They’re in talks for a reboot. They are hoping the show gets a second life on Netflix. They would love to play moms with teenage witch daughters.” At one point CBS was considering a new Charmed series, but it is unknown

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 24, 2017
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Stranger Things’ Season 2 Trailer Is A ‘Thriller’ !

Enter the “Upside Down” in the first trailer for season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’. The trailer teases that the “Upside Down” is calling to Will and the two worlds may be becoming one. The trailer proves that this season is going to be a “Thriller”! Season one starred Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Cara Buono, Charlie Heaton, and Mattew Modine, who will be reprising their roles this season. Several new cast members have joined the cast including Sean Astin, Dacre Montgomery, Sadie Sink, and Paul Riser. This first season centered on a young boy who disappeared. His family and friends set out on desperate search. The boys friends are drawn into a dark supernatural mystery involving top-secret experiments, the government, and a terrifying monster. The boys discover a mysterious little girl known only as Eleven, who has strange powers. With her help the boys and two of the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 22, 2017
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Light Meets Ryuk In The New Clip From ‘Death Note’

A new clip has been released for Ada Wingard’s adaption of Death Note, based on the well known Japanese manga from Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. Willem Defoe (The Great Wall, John Wick, Boondock Saints) stars as Ryuk the Shinigami (God of Death). Nat Wolff plays the lead role of Light. Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham, Paul Nakauchi, and Lakeith Stanfield of the award winning series ‘Atlanta’, co-star. Death Note follows Light Turner, a bright student who stumbles across a mystical notebook that has the power to kill any person whose name he writes in it. Light decides to launch a secret crusade to rid the streets of criminals. Soon, the student-turned-vigilante finds himself pursued by a famous detective known only as “L”. Death Note is produced by Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Masi Oka and Jason Hoffs. Johnathan Eirich, Mirir Yoon Branden Ferguson, and John Powers Middleton are serving as executive producers. In the new clip Light meets Raku and he

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 21, 2017
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