Toby Hemingway

Magnet to release indie horror Playback

Mark Cuban’s Magnet Releasing has announced they have acquired U.S. rights to Playback, a frightening horror film starring Christian Slater and directed by Michael Nickles. Magnet will release Playback through its Ultra VOD program in February 2012, launching the film on all digital VOD platforms prior to its theatrical release in March. While digging into ….

Covenant, King’s Men, Gridiron and More Fall Previews

Sony’s Fall slate of films includes a good mix of the Oscar-bait, including the much-anticipated All the King’s Men, which was written and directed by Academy Award winner Steven Zaillian, the horror, including The Covenant and The Grdge 2, which is a sequel to the 2004 hit, the inspirational, including The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith, and Gridiron Gang, recalling the true life story of a detention camp ….