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Bruce Willis & Devon Sawa Star In The Thriller ‘Gasoline Alley’ (Trailer)

This February, Bruce Willis, Devon Sawa, and Luke Wilson star in the crime-thriller Gasoline Alley whose action-packed trailer has just arrived. Directed by Edward John Drake and co-written by Tom Sierchio, Gasoline Alley is the chilling story of a savage Hollywood murder set in present-day Los Angeles. Jimmy Jayne (Sawa), a reformed ex-con, is the prime suspect who will stop at nothing to prove his innocence. Homicide detectives Freeman (Willis) and Vargas (Wilson) are close on his tail as Jimmy takes on his own investigation, risking his life in the dark underbelly of L.A. Kat Foster, Sufe Bradshaw, Johnny Dowers, Kenny Wormald, Rick Salomon, Steve Eastin, and Tracey “The Doc” Curry also star in the movie, rated “R” for violent content, drug use, language throughout, and some sexual content. Gasoline Alley is out in theaters, on Digital, and On Demand on February 25, 2022.

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Jan 19, 2022
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‘The Scrapper’ Unleashes Violent New Trailer Ahead Of December Release

We’ve got the new trailer for Bari Kang‘s violent crime thriller The Scrapper, out this December on Digital. Set in Queens, New York City, a criminal playing-field of modern immigrant syndicates participates in human-trafficking, money-laundering, and unflinching brutality. Uncomfortable in his Punjabi-Mexican skin, ex-con turned ‘scrapper’ Jake carries the weight of both his family legacy and a violent past. Caring for a mentally-challenged brother and an unborn child on the way, he is focused on turning his life around. When one last job presents a way out for good, he must decide between loyalty to blood ties or to his newfound family. His past soon catches up with him and he’s thrown into the middle of a conflict between Punjabi and Mexican factions led by violent, ruthless criminals. As events explode into brutal violence, with everyone he loves at stake, he may need to go to his own darkest places to finally escape. The thriller is led by a diverse

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Nov 22, 2021

New ‘Disappearance at Lake Elrod’ Trailer Takes Us On A Hunt For A Missing Child

The new poster and trailer for the new psychological crime thriller, Disappearance at Lake Elrod (aka Through The Glass Darkly) have arrived, teasing a desperate hunt for a missing child. The film stars Robyn Lively (Teen Witch, Wildcats), Shanola Hampton (Shameless), Bethany Anne Lind (Ozark), and Michael Trucco (Midnight Mass, The Bye Bye Man) and was directed by Lauren Fash, who also wrote the screenplay with Susan Graham. A year after her daughter’s disappearance, another girl from Elrod, Georgia, goes missing. Convinced there is a connection, Charlie (Robyn Lively) won’t stop searching until she discovers the truth. Disappearance at Lake Elrod comes to digital on November 1, 2021, from Lightbulb Film.

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Nov 21, 2021
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We’ve Got The First Image From The Thriller ‘Clean’ Starring Adrien Brody

Hot off the heels of the premiere of Epix’s Stephen King-inspired series “Chapelwaite,” which we called “the best new series of the year,” Academy Award-winner Adrien Brody is set to star in Paul Solet‘s crime-thriller Clean. The film is a longtime passion project for Adrien Brody, who also acts as producer, co-writer, and composer, Clean is directed and co-written by Paul Solet. The film stars Brody, Glenn Fleshler, Richie Merritt, Ari Chandler-DuPont, Mykelti Williamson, RZA, Michelle Wilson, and John Bianco, and is produced by Daniel Sollinger and Brody alongside Solet and Elliot Brody. In Clean, grappling with the tragic loss of his daughter and haunted by nightmares from his own criminal past, Clean (Adrien Brody) attempts to live a quiet life of service, caring for his community as a sanitation worker and acting as a mentor to his young neighbor. When local gang violence puts his neighbor’s life in danger, it ignites a return to the violence and darkness that

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New Poster And Trailer Is Here For The Brutal Horror Thriller ‘Ash & Dust’

The genre specialized company Black Mandala has just released the new poster and trailer for its new crime-horror film, Ash & Dust, a haunting story involving characters to fear, brutality, and a dark and unexpected secret. Directed by Adrian Langley (A Violent State, Crook, and the winner of the Best Director Award for Butchers in Phoenix Fearcon), the film is set in a small town where two modest couples find themselves caught up in a game of life and death with a vicious gang after the discovery of a mysterious box buried long ago. In the words of its director: “I’m very pleased with the final film. It was very much an interesting cinematic journey for all of us to take and I believe we made something the audience will find to be something unique.” Anne-Carolyne Binette, Nick Biskupek, Blake Canning, Mac Dale, Carly Fawcett, Kayla Meyer, Doug Phillips, and Simon Phillips star in Ash & Dust. Adrian Langley produces

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Aug 26, 2021
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Thrilling Crime Series “The Killing” Premieres Exclusively On Topic

Season one of the dark, thrilling series “The Killing” is now streaming in the US, exclusively on Topic as part of “Topic’s Summer of Suspense”. Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (“Taboo”, The Vanishing) and Fabian Wullenweber (Catch That Girl, Gemini), the series has won 12 international awards including BAFTA TV’s Best International Award and nominated for International Emmy Awards for a drama series. Season one centers around “the brutal murder of a young girl that launches an extended police investigation. Detective Sarah Lund is supposed to leave for a new life in Sweden but can’t bring herself to leave the case behind. The girl’s parents and friends struggle to cope with their loss. Troels Hartmann is campaigning to be mayor of Copenhagen but struggles when links are revealed between city hall and the murder. Over a time span of twenty days, suspect upon suspect is sought out as violence and political pressures cast their shadows over the hunt for the killer.

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Aug 12, 2021
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‘Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman’ Coming To DVD

Explore the case of one of America’s most infamous serial killers, Ted Bundy, in the upcoming film Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman, starring Chad Michael Murray (House Of Wax, The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts Of Georgia, and “Riverdale”) as the charismatic murderer. A specter roams the highways of a gritty and decadent 1970s America, hunting for his next prey—his name is Ted Bundy (Chad Michael Murray). Tracking him down are the intrepid female detective Kathleen McChesney (Holland Roden), working out of the Seattle Police bureau, and rookie FBI profiler Robert Ressler (Jake Hays), the government agent who coined the term “serial killer.” This is the true story behind the manhunt that brought America’s most fearsome boogeyman to justice. Daniel Farrands wrote and directed the film that also stars Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise, The Grudge, Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels) and Holland Roden (Escape Room 2, “Teen Wolf”). Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman will have its Fathom theatrical release on August 16,

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Aug 12, 2021
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Thriller Series “The Killing” Premiering This Week On Topic

Season one of the dark, thrilling series “The Killing” is coming to Topic this week as part of “Topic’s Summer of Suspense” and we’ve got the trailer. Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (“Taboo”, The Vanishing) and Fabian Wullenweber (Catch That Girl, Gemini), the series has won 12 international awards including BAFTA TV’s Best International Award and nominated for International Emmy Awards for a drama series. Season one centers around “the brutal murder of a young girl that launches an extended police investigation. Detective Sarah Lund is supposed to leave for a new life in Sweden but can’t bring herself to leave the case behind. The girl’s parents and friends struggle to cope with their loss. Troels Hartmann is campaigning to be mayor of Copenhagen but struggles when links are revealed between city hall and the murder. Over a time span of twenty days, suspect upon suspect is sought out as violence and political pressures cast their shadows over the hunt for

Continue reading →
Aug 10, 2021
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Blu-ray Review: Years Of Lead: Five Classic Italian Crime Thrillers 1973-1977

Coming from a period of massive social upheaval in 1970’s Italy, the “Years of Lead” as they were called, inspired filmmakers of the time to dip their toes in all-manner brutal crime pictures (the poliziotteschi genre), and our fine fiends at Arrow Video have collected some of them in the aptly named Years of Lead collection, a series of five films on Blu-ray that represent the era to a “T”! First up comes 1975’s Savage Three which concerns Turin-based computer programmer Ovidio (Joe Dallesandro), and his two pals Peppi (Guido Di Carli) and Giacomo (Gianfranco De Grassi); a trio of bored-ass mother fuckers that aren’t above starting a soccer riot, stealing a car, and riding folks down if they like their wheels better… ya know, just for kicks! Making matter worse, the men all have shitty home lives, and are in danger of being replaced by machines at work, which in turn fuels larger and larger crime sprees featuring those

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Jun 13, 2021
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Blumhouse And Jamie Lee Curtis Adapting Patricia Cornwell’s “Kay Scarpetta” For A Series

Blumhouse Television and Comet Pictures – Jamie Lee Curtis’ production company, have secured the highly-pursued rights to Patricia Cornwell’s “Kay Scarpetta’‘ crime thrillers and are developing an ongoing, one-hour scripted series around Scarpetta, the fictional, brilliant and beautiful, forensic pathologist, who is the protagonist in the popular series of Cornwell’s crime novels. I’ve had the honor and pleasure of knowing Jamie for a number of years, and have come to respect her hugely as an artist and a stellar human being. Blumhouse is a creative force of nature, and I’m confident that Scarpetta is going to make it to the screen in a fantastic way,” said Patricia Cornwell. “To say I’m thrilled is an understatement, and I have no doubt my readers will feel the same!” Patricia Cornwell is a bonafide literary trailblazer, and collaborating with her to bring her beloved character Kay Scarpetta to life through the power of television and to introduce her to an entirely new audience

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Bruce Willis & Devon Sawa Star In The Thriller ‘Gasoline Alley’ (Trailer)

This February, Bruce Willis, Devon Sawa, and Luke Wilson star in the crime-thriller Gasoline Alley whose action-packed trailer has just arrived. Directed by Edward John Drake and co-written by Tom Sierchio, Gasoline Alley is the chilling story of a savage Hollywood murder set in present-day Los Angeles. Jimmy Jayne (Sawa), a reformed ex-con, is the prime suspect who will stop at nothing to prove his innocence. Homicide detectives Freeman (Willis) and Vargas (Wilson) are close on his tail as Jimmy takes on his own investigation, risking his life in the dark underbelly of L.A. Kat Foster, Sufe Bradshaw, Johnny Dowers, Kenny Wormald, Rick Salomon, Steve Eastin, and Tracey “The Doc” Curry also star in the movie, rated “R” for violent content, drug use, language throughout, and some sexual content. Gasoline Alley is out in theaters, on Digital, and On Demand on February 25, 2022.

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Jan 19, 2022
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‘The Scrapper’ Unleashes Violent New Trailer Ahead Of December Release

We’ve got the new trailer for Bari Kang‘s violent crime thriller The Scrapper, out this December on Digital. Set in Queens, New York City, a criminal playing-field of modern immigrant syndicates participates in human-trafficking, money-laundering, and unflinching brutality. Uncomfortable in his Punjabi-Mexican skin, ex-con turned ‘scrapper’ Jake carries the weight of both his family legacy and a violent past. Caring for a mentally-challenged brother and an unborn child on the way, he is focused on turning his life around. When one last job presents a way out for good, he must decide between loyalty to blood ties or to his newfound family. His past soon catches up with him and he’s thrown into the middle of a conflict between Punjabi and Mexican factions led by violent, ruthless criminals. As events explode into brutal violence, with everyone he loves at stake, he may need to go to his own darkest places to finally escape. The thriller is led by a diverse

Continue reading →
Nov 22, 2021

New ‘Disappearance at Lake Elrod’ Trailer Takes Us On A Hunt For A Missing Child

The new poster and trailer for the new psychological crime thriller, Disappearance at Lake Elrod (aka Through The Glass Darkly) have arrived, teasing a desperate hunt for a missing child. The film stars Robyn Lively (Teen Witch, Wildcats), Shanola Hampton (Shameless), Bethany Anne Lind (Ozark), and Michael Trucco (Midnight Mass, The Bye Bye Man) and was directed by Lauren Fash, who also wrote the screenplay with Susan Graham. A year after her daughter’s disappearance, another girl from Elrod, Georgia, goes missing. Convinced there is a connection, Charlie (Robyn Lively) won’t stop searching until she discovers the truth. Disappearance at Lake Elrod comes to digital on November 1, 2021, from Lightbulb Film.

Continue reading →
Nov 21, 2021
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We’ve Got The First Image From The Thriller ‘Clean’ Starring Adrien Brody

Hot off the heels of the premiere of Epix’s Stephen King-inspired series “Chapelwaite,” which we called “the best new series of the year,” Academy Award-winner Adrien Brody is set to star in Paul Solet‘s crime-thriller Clean. The film is a longtime passion project for Adrien Brody, who also acts as producer, co-writer, and composer, Clean is directed and co-written by Paul Solet. The film stars Brody, Glenn Fleshler, Richie Merritt, Ari Chandler-DuPont, Mykelti Williamson, RZA, Michelle Wilson, and John Bianco, and is produced by Daniel Sollinger and Brody alongside Solet and Elliot Brody. In Clean, grappling with the tragic loss of his daughter and haunted by nightmares from his own criminal past, Clean (Adrien Brody) attempts to live a quiet life of service, caring for his community as a sanitation worker and acting as a mentor to his young neighbor. When local gang violence puts his neighbor’s life in danger, it ignites a return to the violence and darkness that

Continue reading →
Horror Fuel

New Poster And Trailer Is Here For The Brutal Horror Thriller ‘Ash & Dust’

The genre specialized company Black Mandala has just released the new poster and trailer for its new crime-horror film, Ash & Dust, a haunting story involving characters to fear, brutality, and a dark and unexpected secret. Directed by Adrian Langley (A Violent State, Crook, and the winner of the Best Director Award for Butchers in Phoenix Fearcon), the film is set in a small town where two modest couples find themselves caught up in a game of life and death with a vicious gang after the discovery of a mysterious box buried long ago. In the words of its director: “I’m very pleased with the final film. It was very much an interesting cinematic journey for all of us to take and I believe we made something the audience will find to be something unique.” Anne-Carolyne Binette, Nick Biskupek, Blake Canning, Mac Dale, Carly Fawcett, Kayla Meyer, Doug Phillips, and Simon Phillips star in Ash & Dust. Adrian Langley produces

Continue reading →
Aug 26, 2021
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Thrilling Crime Series “The Killing” Premieres Exclusively On Topic

Season one of the dark, thrilling series “The Killing” is now streaming in the US, exclusively on Topic as part of “Topic’s Summer of Suspense”. Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (“Taboo”, The Vanishing) and Fabian Wullenweber (Catch That Girl, Gemini), the series has won 12 international awards including BAFTA TV’s Best International Award and nominated for International Emmy Awards for a drama series. Season one centers around “the brutal murder of a young girl that launches an extended police investigation. Detective Sarah Lund is supposed to leave for a new life in Sweden but can’t bring herself to leave the case behind. The girl’s parents and friends struggle to cope with their loss. Troels Hartmann is campaigning to be mayor of Copenhagen but struggles when links are revealed between city hall and the murder. Over a time span of twenty days, suspect upon suspect is sought out as violence and political pressures cast their shadows over the hunt for the killer.

Continue reading →
Aug 12, 2021
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‘Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman’ Coming To DVD

Explore the case of one of America’s most infamous serial killers, Ted Bundy, in the upcoming film Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman, starring Chad Michael Murray (House Of Wax, The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts Of Georgia, and “Riverdale”) as the charismatic murderer. A specter roams the highways of a gritty and decadent 1970s America, hunting for his next prey—his name is Ted Bundy (Chad Michael Murray). Tracking him down are the intrepid female detective Kathleen McChesney (Holland Roden), working out of the Seattle Police bureau, and rookie FBI profiler Robert Ressler (Jake Hays), the government agent who coined the term “serial killer.” This is the true story behind the manhunt that brought America’s most fearsome boogeyman to justice. Daniel Farrands wrote and directed the film that also stars Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise, The Grudge, Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels) and Holland Roden (Escape Room 2, “Teen Wolf”). Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman will have its Fathom theatrical release on August 16,

Continue reading →
Aug 12, 2021
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Thriller Series “The Killing” Premiering This Week On Topic

Season one of the dark, thrilling series “The Killing” is coming to Topic this week as part of “Topic’s Summer of Suspense” and we’ve got the trailer. Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (“Taboo”, The Vanishing) and Fabian Wullenweber (Catch That Girl, Gemini), the series has won 12 international awards including BAFTA TV’s Best International Award and nominated for International Emmy Awards for a drama series. Season one centers around “the brutal murder of a young girl that launches an extended police investigation. Detective Sarah Lund is supposed to leave for a new life in Sweden but can’t bring herself to leave the case behind. The girl’s parents and friends struggle to cope with their loss. Troels Hartmann is campaigning to be mayor of Copenhagen but struggles when links are revealed between city hall and the murder. Over a time span of twenty days, suspect upon suspect is sought out as violence and political pressures cast their shadows over the hunt for

Continue reading →
Aug 10, 2021
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Years Of Lead: Five Classic Italian Crime Thrillers 1973-1977

Coming from a period of massive social upheaval in 1970’s Italy, the “Years of Lead” as they were called, inspired filmmakers of the time to dip their toes in all-manner brutal crime pictures (the poliziotteschi genre), and our fine fiends at Arrow Video have collected some of them in the aptly named Years of Lead collection, a series of five films on Blu-ray that represent the era to a “T”! First up comes 1975’s Savage Three which concerns Turin-based computer programmer Ovidio (Joe Dallesandro), and his two pals Peppi (Guido Di Carli) and Giacomo (Gianfranco De Grassi); a trio of bored-ass mother fuckers that aren’t above starting a soccer riot, stealing a car, and riding folks down if they like their wheels better… ya know, just for kicks! Making matter worse, the men all have shitty home lives, and are in danger of being replaced by machines at work, which in turn fuels larger and larger crime sprees featuring those

Continue reading →
Jun 13, 2021
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Blumhouse And Jamie Lee Curtis Adapting Patricia Cornwell’s “Kay Scarpetta” For A Series

Blumhouse Television and Comet Pictures – Jamie Lee Curtis’ production company, have secured the highly-pursued rights to Patricia Cornwell’s “Kay Scarpetta’‘ crime thrillers and are developing an ongoing, one-hour scripted series around Scarpetta, the fictional, brilliant and beautiful, forensic pathologist, who is the protagonist in the popular series of Cornwell’s crime novels. I’ve had the honor and pleasure of knowing Jamie for a number of years, and have come to respect her hugely as an artist and a stellar human being. Blumhouse is a creative force of nature, and I’m confident that Scarpetta is going to make it to the screen in a fantastic way,” said Patricia Cornwell. “To say I’m thrilled is an understatement, and I have no doubt my readers will feel the same!” Patricia Cornwell is a bonafide literary trailblazer, and collaborating with her to bring her beloved character Kay Scarpetta to life through the power of television and to introduce her to an entirely new audience

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