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Teresa Palmer Is Trapped In Berlin Syndrome

Imagine meeting someone on vacation and feeling that instant connection. Quickly, a romance blooms and it feels like a dream come true, until you wake up to realize that you are actually trapped in a nightmare. Cate Shortland’s thriller Berlin Syndrome centers on a young woman in that exact situation. Recently screened at Sundance in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition, this thriller stars Lights Out actress Teresa Palmer as a young woman caught up in a passionate holiday romance that takes “an unexpected and sinister turn when the Australian photographer wakes up one morning in a Berlin apartment” and realizes that she is trapped. Palmer co-star alongside Max Riemelt. Lucie Aron, Matthias Habich, Cem Tuncay, Maia Absberg, Emma Bading, Kristina Kostiv, and Thuso Lekwape co-star. Vertical Entertainment is set to release the Berlin Syndrome on May 26, 2017. The second trailer has arrived and it looks intense.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 2, 2017

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A First Look At The Paranormal Drama ‘A Ghost Story’

One of the biggest films coming out of Sundance is David Lowery’s haunting tale, ‘A Ghost Story’ and we have the first images. The film is flying under the A24 banner, the same company behind the genre hits ‘The Witch’ and ‘Green Room’. Lowery (Pete’s Dragon) both wrote and directed ‘A Ghost Story’, whose cast includes Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Sonia Acevedo, Will Oldham, Liz Franke, and Rob Zabrecky. In the film, a dead man (Affleck) returns to haunt his wife. He appears as a ghost wearing a sheet. While watching her grieve he encounters the ghost of a woman also haunting the house. Together they watch life go on in the home. ‘A Ghost Story’ is set for release on July 7, 2017. The trailer should arrive soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 5, 2017

Trailers

A Killer Comes ‘When The Street Lights Go On’

Brent Morgen’s ‘When the Street Lights Go On’ just premiered as part of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and we have the new trailer. Meant to be the pilot for a Hulu original series, the episode was written by Chris Hutton and Eddie O’Keefe, and is now independent and looking for a network. ‘When the Street Lights Go On’ is set in the summer of 1983. “A string of unusual occurrences in a small Illinois town culminate with the shocking murders is a popular high school girl and her teacher. When a fellow student, and neighbor, discovers the bodies while riding his bike home one night, the quiet suburban lives of the town’s residents are irrevocably shaken.” The trailer looks great, I would love to see someone like Netflix snatch it up.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 31, 2017

Trailers

Take A Trip To The ‘Killing Ground’

When camping, it’s not uncommon to face bothersome critters or unexpected weather. What you don’t expect is the nightmare of coming in contact with psychopaths. Writer-director Damien Power takes us on trip to the ‘Killing Ground’, starring Aaron Pedersen, Ian Meadows, Aaron Glenane, and Harriet Dyer. Synopsis: Ian and Samantha head to a national park, hoping that nature will give them space for some quiet time together. They arrive at an isolated campsite to find an SUV and a tent – no sign of the occupants. As night falls and the campers fail to return, Ian and Sam grow increasingly uneasy. The discovery of a distressed child wandering in the woods unleashes a terrifying chain of events that test the young couple to breaking point.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 24, 2017

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