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‘Vengeance’ Review: A Mostly Successful Comic Mystery From B.J. Novak [Tribeca]

June 12, 2022 9:25 pm

B.J. Novak’s feature directorial debut, “Vengeance,” does not begin like you would expect B.J. Novak’s feature directorial debut to begin. It’s an image out of a horror movie, a dying figure in a dar...

‘Vengeance’ Trailer: B.J. Novak’s New Blumhouse Darkly Comic Thriller Arrives In July

Noah Thompson

May 23, 2022 11:05 am

News, Trailers

Some things in this world are just a fact. The sky is (often) blue. The Earth is round. “The Office” is routinely considered one of the best sitcoms ever made and is likely to be the most rewatched television ...

Bingo Hell, Black As Night, Welcome To the Blumhouse

Welcome To The Blumhouse: ‘Bingo Hell’ & ‘Black As Night’ Are Both Horror Busts [Review]

Brian Tallerico

September 30, 2021 3:20 pm

News, Reviews

“Into the Dark” may be over, but Jason Blum and his Blumhouse company aren’t done delivering original horror films to streaming subscribers who are looking for something new this spooky season. Following the q...

‘Welcome To The Blumhouse’: Amazon Releases 4 New Trailers For Its Upcoming Horror Film Anthology

Edward Davis

September 14, 2021 2:17 pm

News, Trailers

You should know the drill by now, but here's a reminder if you don't know the routine. In something that may turn into an annual tradition, if the deal extends, that is, Blumhouse Productions is back with its ...

Blumhouse Founder Calls Scarlett Johansson “Brave” For Suing Disney & Says She’s “Fighting For All Of Talent”

Charles Barfield

August 4, 2021 1:28 pm

Box Office, News

When it was recently announced that Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over breach of contract due to the release strategy of “Black Widow,” a lot of people were shocked. Not only did it seem like Disney had a...

David Gordon Green & producer Jason Blum are joining forces for not one, but THREE new EXORCIST films for Universal. Leslie Odom Jr. will star alongside original EXORCIST star Ellen Burstyn.

New ‘Exorcist’ Trilogy: David Gordon Green Directs, Ellen Burstyn Is Back & Leslie Odom Jr. Co-Stars

Kambole Campbell

July 26, 2021 2:17 pm

News

At one time, the "next Malick," then a director of stoner comedies, now the go-to guy for reviving dormant horror franchises, David Gordon Green’s directorial career continues to be a peculiar one. The directo...

‘Purge’ Creator Has An Idea For A Sixth Film & Wants Frank Grillo To Return To The Franchise

Charles Barfield

July 6, 2021 1:49 pm

News

Blumhouse horror franchises (mostly) seem to be keen on mixing things up with subsequent films, often changing casts, settings, and stories. This is probably best seen in “The Purge” franchise, which has morph...

Jason Blum’s Biggest Blumhouse Regret Is The Controversy That Derailed ‘The Hunt’

Charles Barfield

June 25, 2021 1:43 pm

News

Though it was only released a little more than a year ago, it feels like a lifetime has passed since “The Hunt” hit theaters last March. Most of that feeling is due to the pandemic upending the entire world fo...

‘Halloween Kills’ Trailer: The New Horrific Canon Of Michael Myers Continues This Fall

Ned Booth

June 24, 2021 9:35 pm

News, Trailers

The "Halloween" films are a franchise of many canons. The series has now retconned itself three times, although it's up for debate whether Rob Zombie's pair of films from the late 2000s count as retcons or rem...

‘Hannibal’ Creator Bryan Fuller To Write & Direct ‘Christine’ Film Based On Stephen King’s Novel

Charles Barfield

June 8, 2021 1:40 pm

News

Bryan Fuller is probably best known for his TV work, but it appears the writer-producer is set to jump into the feature film world with the adaptation of Stephen King’s famous novel, “Christine.” READ MORE:...

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