Hatchet II ditches MPAA – getting largest unrated genre film release in decades

Dark Sky Films announced today that in anticipation of the upcoming Halloween horror movie season, Adam Green’s Hatchet II will be distributed in theaters across the country beginning October 1st. The film will be released without an MPAA rating, marking the widest release of an unrated genre film in more than 25 years. AMC Theatres, ….

Win one of two copies of Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy

On September 1st, Chicago Review Press will release Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy by Saul Austerlitz. Another Fine Mess takes a thorough look at what the author calls “the bastard stepchild of American film… that [still] has one of the richest veins of American cinematic culture.” To celebrate the release of ….

New images emerge from George Clooney’s assassin thriller The American

Focus Features has released new images from George Clooney’s action thriller The American, which hits theaters next Thursday, September 1st. The American stars Academy Award winner George Clooney in the title role for director Anton Corbijn (Control). As an assassin, Jack (Clooney) is constantly on the move and always alone. After a job in Sweden ….