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A while back we reported that Mike Barker (The Handmaid’s Tale) was set to adapt Stephen King’s The Talisman. Since then there have been some changes. Steven Spielberg is now teaming up with the Duffer Brothers (“Stranger Things”) and the master of written horror himself will be involved. Curtis Gwinn, a writer-executive producer for the Duffer Brothers’ “Stranger Things”, will serve as writer and showrunner for the adaptation produced by Netflix in association with Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Paramount Television Studios. Reportedly, Spielberg, who has been itching to adapt King’s tale for years and secured the rights to the novel back in 1982. In the novel, “Jack Sawyer, twelve years old, is about to begin a most fantastic journey, an exalting, terrifying quest for the mystical Talisman—the only thing that can save Jack’s dying mother. But to reach his goal, Jack must make his way not only across the breadth of the United States but also through the wondrous and
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JAWS is one of the most iconic fright flicks of the sinister seventies, and as is befitting a creature classic like this, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is givin’ the auld toothy fellow the 4k Ultra treatment… which I just so happen to have in front of my eerie eyeballs as we speak… err, read… whatever… For the none of you that are unfamiliar with JAWS, the story can be boiled down as follows: the beachfront summer destination of Amity up New England way is having a bit of trouble as the summer season nears, and with it the big July 4th celebration… people just keep getting eaten by a rather large shark; not exactly what you’d expect from a small Maine town. Naturally the town’s mayor is not going to let common sense get in the way of the almighty dollar, and he’s prepared to let things go on as usual (an opinion only bolstered by the discovery and elimination
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced the 45th Anniversary Limited Edition of Steven Spielberg‘s most iconic film Jaws on 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever. This limited edition Combo Pack includes a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and Digital code of the film with over three hours of bonus features, a 44-page booklet with introductions, rare photos, storyboards and more from the archives. Bonus features including the making of Jaws, deleted scenes, outtakes from set and more. “When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town’s chief of police (Roy Scheider), a young marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.” Sink your teeth into the 45th Anniversary Limited Edition of Jaws on 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever on June 2, 2020. BONUS FEATURES ON 4K ULTRA HD and BLU-RAY:
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We would like to share a letter from brilliant filmmaker Steven Spielberg addressing the public about his new series “Amazing Stories” ahead of its March Premiere. Spielberg produced the reboot/revival of the 1985 sci-fi horror series “Amazing Stories” for Apple TV+. Kerry Lynn Bishe, Dylan O’Brien, Josh Holloway, Victoria Pedretti, Sasha Alexander, and the late Robert Forster star. “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller penned the scripts for the show’s revival. He will be joined in the writers’ room by Emily Gordon, Patton Oswalt, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jane Goldman, “Once Upon a Time” creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz serve as executive producers and showrunners for “Amazing Stories”, from Universal TV and Amblin Television. Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz will also executive produce. The original series featured episodes that were everything from sci-fi to horror and was directed by the who’s who of directors including Martin Scorsese, Tom Holland, Tobe Hooper and Spielberg himself. But sadly,
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The Steven Spielberg-produced horror thriller The Turning left critics with a sour taste in their mouths due to the film’s ending. Director Floria Sigismondi has now revealed that the Blu-ray will feature an alternative ending that may be a game-changer. Finn Wolfhard, Mackenzie Davis, and Brooklynn Prince lead the cast. “At a mysterious estate in the Maine countryside, newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear. Jade Bartlett penned the last version of the script by Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring 2). Scott Bernstein and Roy Lee are producing. Stephen Spielberg is serving as executive producer for The Turning. The Turning, an adaptation of The Turning of the Screw by Henry James, lands on Digital on April 7th, followed by its release on Blu-ray and DVD on April
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Sawyer Spielberg, son of legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg, is making his acting debut in director Devereux Milburn‘s genre film Honeydew. Malin Barr and Barbata Kingsley also star in the film described as “a feverish horror film,” produced by Dan Kennedy and Alan Pierson. In Honeydew, “strange cravings and hallucinations befall a young couple after seeking shelter in the home of an aging farmer and her peculiar son.” Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired the sales rights to Honeydew with the film set to sell at this month’s European Film Market, THR reports. We are thrilled to introduce Devereux Milburn’s vision to the market at this year’s EFM. With shades of De Palma’s frenetic editing and sound design brought into a modern context, Honeydew immerses you in a nightmare that is sure to satisfy all cravings for a fresh, stylish backwoods horror.” Justin Timms, Yellow Veil Pictures’ Co-Founder said in a statement.
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The Steven Spielberg-produced horror thriller The Turning is approaching its release date and judging by the trailer it’s going to be creepy AF. Finn Wolfhard, Mackenzie Davis, and Brooklynn Prince lead the cast for the film that follows a young woman hired as the nanny to two orphans who are convinced that the country mansion they live in is haunted. Floria Sigismondi directed the film with Jade Bartlett penning the latest version of the script by Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring 2). Scott Bernstein and Roy Lee are producing. Stephen Spielberg is serving as executive producer for The Turning, based on The Turning, an adaptation of The Turning of the Screw by Henry James,will open in theaters on January 24th, from Universal Pictures.
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The Steven Spielberg-produced horror thriller The Turning has a new trailer and it’s creepy AF! Finn Wolfhard, Mackenzie Davis, and Brooklynn Prince lead the cast for the film that follows a young woman hired as the nanny to two orphans who are convinced that the country mansion they live in is haunted. Floria Sigismondi directed the film with Jade Bartlett penning the latest version of the script by Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring 2). Scott Bernstein and Roy Lee are producing. Stephen Spielberg is serving as executive producer for The Turning. The Turning will open in theaters on January 24th, from Universal Pictures.
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Film legend Steven Spielberg is gearing up for his next project, a horror series. But there’s a twist, it is meant to be watched on phones and you’ll only be able to watch it in the dark. The series which will play out over 10 to 12 episodes and will only be available on the upcoming streaming network Quibi. The network was created by ex-Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg and former HP CEO Meg Whitman, The Verge reports. Spielberg has already written “five or six” episodes Katzenberg announced at the Banff World Media Festival. Quibi‘s engineering team designed a new way to air the series using the internal clock of subscribers’ phones so that episodes can only be watched at night, in the dark. A clock will appear on screen with a countdown until sundown. There’s no way to cheat the clock, the series will disappear from the menu during the day. The series is part on a new lineup that
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The Jaws poster is one of the most iconic pieces of movie art of all time. Created by Roger Kastel, the image of features Jaws headed to the surface in search for a meal. Of course, we all know that that meal was a young woman. Not only was the shark featured on the poster for Steven Spielberg’s film, but also the novel written by Peter Benchley as well. This week, Daily Mail shared an image of a real shark that mimics the poster perfectly, minus the girl. Taken by British filmmaker and cage diver Euan Rannachan, the image was captured off the coast of Mexico. The shark in my image is a female and her name is Squirrel. We’d been with her for a while. We have these people on the boat called shark wranglers and they throw these two-foot chunks of tuna to get the shark close to the surface,” Rannachan told the site, explaining how the image
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A while back we reported that Mike Barker (The Handmaid’s Tale) was set to adapt Stephen King’s The Talisman. Since then there have been some changes. Steven Spielberg is now teaming up with the Duffer Brothers (“Stranger Things”) and the master of written horror himself will be involved. Curtis Gwinn, a writer-executive producer for the Duffer Brothers’ “Stranger Things”, will serve as writer and showrunner for the adaptation produced by Netflix in association with Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Paramount Television Studios. Reportedly, Spielberg, who has been itching to adapt King’s tale for years and secured the rights to the novel back in 1982. In the novel, “Jack Sawyer, twelve years old, is about to begin a most fantastic journey, an exalting, terrifying quest for the mystical Talisman—the only thing that can save Jack’s dying mother. But to reach his goal, Jack must make his way not only across the breadth of the United States but also through the wondrous and
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JAWS is one of the most iconic fright flicks of the sinister seventies, and as is befitting a creature classic like this, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is givin’ the auld toothy fellow the 4k Ultra treatment… which I just so happen to have in front of my eerie eyeballs as we speak… err, read… whatever… For the none of you that are unfamiliar with JAWS, the story can be boiled down as follows: the beachfront summer destination of Amity up New England way is having a bit of trouble as the summer season nears, and with it the big July 4th celebration… people just keep getting eaten by a rather large shark; not exactly what you’d expect from a small Maine town. Naturally the town’s mayor is not going to let common sense get in the way of the almighty dollar, and he’s prepared to let things go on as usual (an opinion only bolstered by the discovery and elimination
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced the 45th Anniversary Limited Edition of Steven Spielberg‘s most iconic film Jaws on 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever. This limited edition Combo Pack includes a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and Digital code of the film with over three hours of bonus features, a 44-page booklet with introductions, rare photos, storyboards and more from the archives. Bonus features including the making of Jaws, deleted scenes, outtakes from set and more. “When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town’s chief of police (Roy Scheider), a young marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.” Sink your teeth into the 45th Anniversary Limited Edition of Jaws on 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever on June 2, 2020. BONUS FEATURES ON 4K ULTRA HD and BLU-RAY:
Continue reading →
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We would like to share a letter from brilliant filmmaker Steven Spielberg addressing the public about his new series “Amazing Stories” ahead of its March Premiere. Spielberg produced the reboot/revival of the 1985 sci-fi horror series “Amazing Stories” for Apple TV+. Kerry Lynn Bishe, Dylan O’Brien, Josh Holloway, Victoria Pedretti, Sasha Alexander, and the late Robert Forster star. “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller penned the scripts for the show’s revival. He will be joined in the writers’ room by Emily Gordon, Patton Oswalt, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jane Goldman, “Once Upon a Time” creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz serve as executive producers and showrunners for “Amazing Stories”, from Universal TV and Amblin Television. Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz will also executive produce. The original series featured episodes that were everything from sci-fi to horror and was directed by the who’s who of directors including Martin Scorsese, Tom Holland, Tobe Hooper and Spielberg himself. But sadly,
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The Steven Spielberg-produced horror thriller The Turning left critics with a sour taste in their mouths due to the film’s ending. Director Floria Sigismondi has now revealed that the Blu-ray will feature an alternative ending that may be a game-changer. Finn Wolfhard, Mackenzie Davis, and Brooklynn Prince lead the cast. “At a mysterious estate in the Maine countryside, newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear. Jade Bartlett penned the last version of the script by Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring 2). Scott Bernstein and Roy Lee are producing. Stephen Spielberg is serving as executive producer for The Turning. The Turning, an adaptation of The Turning of the Screw by Henry James, lands on Digital on April 7th, followed by its release on Blu-ray and DVD on April
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Sawyer Spielberg, son of legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg, is making his acting debut in director Devereux Milburn‘s genre film Honeydew. Malin Barr and Barbata Kingsley also star in the film described as “a feverish horror film,” produced by Dan Kennedy and Alan Pierson. In Honeydew, “strange cravings and hallucinations befall a young couple after seeking shelter in the home of an aging farmer and her peculiar son.” Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired the sales rights to Honeydew with the film set to sell at this month’s European Film Market, THR reports. We are thrilled to introduce Devereux Milburn’s vision to the market at this year’s EFM. With shades of De Palma’s frenetic editing and sound design brought into a modern context, Honeydew immerses you in a nightmare that is sure to satisfy all cravings for a fresh, stylish backwoods horror.” Justin Timms, Yellow Veil Pictures’ Co-Founder said in a statement.
Continue reading →
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The Steven Spielberg-produced horror thriller The Turning is approaching its release date and judging by the trailer it’s going to be creepy AF. Finn Wolfhard, Mackenzie Davis, and Brooklynn Prince lead the cast for the film that follows a young woman hired as the nanny to two orphans who are convinced that the country mansion they live in is haunted. Floria Sigismondi directed the film with Jade Bartlett penning the latest version of the script by Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring 2). Scott Bernstein and Roy Lee are producing. Stephen Spielberg is serving as executive producer for The Turning, based on The Turning, an adaptation of The Turning of the Screw by Henry James,will open in theaters on January 24th, from Universal Pictures.
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The Steven Spielberg-produced horror thriller The Turning has a new trailer and it’s creepy AF! Finn Wolfhard, Mackenzie Davis, and Brooklynn Prince lead the cast for the film that follows a young woman hired as the nanny to two orphans who are convinced that the country mansion they live in is haunted. Floria Sigismondi directed the film with Jade Bartlett penning the latest version of the script by Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring 2). Scott Bernstein and Roy Lee are producing. Stephen Spielberg is serving as executive producer for The Turning. The Turning will open in theaters on January 24th, from Universal Pictures.
Continue reading →
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Film legend Steven Spielberg is gearing up for his next project, a horror series. But there’s a twist, it is meant to be watched on phones and you’ll only be able to watch it in the dark. The series which will play out over 10 to 12 episodes and will only be available on the upcoming streaming network Quibi. The network was created by ex-Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg and former HP CEO Meg Whitman, The Verge reports. Spielberg has already written “five or six” episodes Katzenberg announced at the Banff World Media Festival. Quibi‘s engineering team designed a new way to air the series using the internal clock of subscribers’ phones so that episodes can only be watched at night, in the dark. A clock will appear on screen with a countdown until sundown. There’s no way to cheat the clock, the series will disappear from the menu during the day. The series is part on a new lineup that
Continue reading →
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The Jaws poster is one of the most iconic pieces of movie art of all time. Created by Roger Kastel, the image of features Jaws headed to the surface in search for a meal. Of course, we all know that that meal was a young woman. Not only was the shark featured on the poster for Steven Spielberg’s film, but also the novel written by Peter Benchley as well. This week, Daily Mail shared an image of a real shark that mimics the poster perfectly, minus the girl. Taken by British filmmaker and cage diver Euan Rannachan, the image was captured off the coast of Mexico. The shark in my image is a female and her name is Squirrel. We’d been with her for a while. We have these people on the boat called shark wranglers and they throw these two-foot chunks of tuna to get the shark close to the surface,” Rannachan told the site, explaining how the image
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