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Jack Black To Reunite With Cate Blanchett & Eli Roth In ‘Borderlands’ Film As The Voice Of Claptrap

February 11, 2021 1:26 pm

If you’re a massive fan of the film, “The House with a Clock in Its Walls,” then, boy oh boy, do we have good news for you! You see, the two stars of that film, Cate Blanchett and Jack Black, are reuniting on ...

Eli Roth To Direct A Film Adaptation Of The ‘Borderlands’ Video Game Series

Charles Barfield

February 21, 2020 11:54 am

News

To say that Eli Roth’s films are hit or miss is a bit of an understatement. “Cabin Fever” is definitely an above-average horror film. And the first “Hostel,” though it spawned countless terrible imitations, is...

‘The House With A Clock In Its Walls’ Is Somewhat Charming But Doesn’t Quite Spellbound [Review]

Will Ashton

September 21, 2018 2:31 pm

News, Reviews

There's a storied history of horror directors making their way into family entertainment. The most apparent contemporary examples include Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson, two low-rent schlock masters who worked the...

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‘The House With A Clock In Its Walls’ Trailer: Jack Black And Cate Blanchett Train A Boy In The Magical Arts

Charles Barfield

June 28, 2018 11:27 am

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After experiencing years of bad YA dystopian future films after the success of “The Hunger Games,” it appears that long tradition of studios using previous box office hits as templates for their future films is...

‘The House With A Clock In Its Walls’ Trailer: Cate Blanchett and Eli Roth, An Unlikely Duo

Jamie Rogers

March 27, 2018 11:25 am

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Reading the synopsis of "The House With A Clock In Its Walls," it's easy to see why Eli Roth is involved in this project. The film is based on the gothic-fantasy novel of the same name, written by John Bellairs...

‘Death Wish’ Remake Aims for Satire, But Only Hits Sporadically [Review]

Ryan Oliver

March 1, 2018 7:00 pm

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Eli Roth is not the first name that comes to mind when you think of modern-day cinematic satirists. Given his background of grindhouse throwbacks of the '70s and '80s, you would expect his version of "Death Wis...

‘Death Wish’ Trailer: Bruce Willis Goes Viral

Kevin Jagernauth

January 3, 2018 9:42 am

News, Trailers

Originally slated to open in November, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures decided to push the "Death Wish" remake to spring. Frankly, no one particularly noticed or cared, because whatever time of year this movie arr...

‘Death Wish’ Trailer: Bruce Willis Wants Revenge

Kevin Jagernauth

August 3, 2017 9:04 am

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This fall, there will be all kinds of movies bumping elbows as they fight for awards season recognition. So, you might feel the need to take in something a little less taxing. Well, it doesn't get more brainles...

First Look: Bruce Willis In Eli Roth’s ‘Death Wish’

Kevin Jagernauth

August 2, 2017 3:40 pm

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Bruce Willis' last few pictures have mostly been junky, nearly straight-to-VOD fare such as "Once Upon A Time In Venice," "Marauders," "Precious Cargo," and "Extraction." Basically, movies you didn't even know ...

Eli Roth To Direct Jack Black In ‘The House With A Clock In Its Walls’

Kevin Jagernauth

June 20, 2017 5:00 pm

News

Eli Roth has staked his cinematic reputation on horror that isn't afraid to go for broke, serve up plenty of blood, and offer serious thrills, but his films have generally played to his niche audience, and that...

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