Crime

Cast attached to Straw Dogs remake

Screen Gems has contracted with James Woods, Prison Break’s Dominic Purcell and Willa Holland (The O.C., upcoming Legion) to star in Straw Dogs, the Rod Lurie-directed reimagining of Sam Peckinpah’s 1971 cult classic film, according to Variety. Lurie will direct the film from his own script, which already has James Marsden (X-Men) attached to star ….

Story of the original ‘American Pimp’ coming to theaters

Entourage executive producer Rob Weiss, along with producers Mitch Davis, Ryan Drexler and Andrew Left, have nabbed feature film rights to Robert “Iceberg Slim” Beck’s autobiography Pimp: The Story of My Life, according to THR. Beck, who was born into poverty, had an I.Q. of 175 and studied at The Tuskegee Institute, before leaving school ….

Gerard Butler is no Law Abiding Citizen in this new trailer with Jamie Foxx

Overture has released the first trailer for the crime thriller Law Abiding Citizen, which tells the story of a brilliant sociopath (played by Gerard Butler) who orchestrates a series of high-profile murders that grip the city of Philadelphia – all from inside his jail cell – and the prosecutor (Jamie Foxx) assigned to his case ….

Crime thriller La Soga (The Butcher’s Son) to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival

This September marks the World Premiere of La Soga, which is set to screen at The Toronto Film Festival. La Soga has the distinction of being the first movie ever from the Dominican Republic to screen at the prestigious international festival. Josh Crook (The Fittest, Sucker Punch) directed La Soga from a script by the ….

Major film studios bidding for the right to Kick-Ass

Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass is close to securing a distributor, according to THR’s Risky Business blog. Three studios, including Lionsgate, Paramount and Universal, are currently eyeing the brutal comic-book adaptation. According to the report, the winner will have to pony up a high seven-figure sum, plus back-end residuals. Heavy interest was apparently sparked after the film’s ….

Machete film cast to include Robert De Niro, Don Johnson and Steven Seagal

Writer/Director Robert Rodriguez gave reporters an update on Machete, which expands on the fake trailer of the same name he created for Grindhouse, this weekend in Los Angeles while promoting the family-friendly Shorts. That’s according to a post on Sci-Fi Wire. Rodriguez said he’s making great progress, thanks in part to an aggressive shooting schedule. ….

Two exclusive new clips from A Perfect Getaway

Here are two exclusive clips from A Perfect Getaway you probably haven’t watched yet. The film looks better and better with each frame released. The first clip features Milla Jovovich’s character Cydney and Kiele Sanchez’s character Gina discussing a violent and mysterious event from Cydney’s past. The second clip sees Jovovich, along with Steve Zahn ….

Win free tickets to the premiere of the vacation-gone-wrong crime thriller A Perfect Getaway

Rogue Pictures is giving away tickets to the premiere of David Twohy’s (Pitch Black, Below, The Arrival) new film A Perfect Getaway. BUT ACT FAST, since it’s tomorrow! Sorry, I just received the email notice. If you would like to attend, RSVP to apg.rsvp1@nbcuni.com with you and your guest’s names. Hurry up, as there are ….

Will Mesrine be the French Scarface? Watch these clips and decide for yourself

Jacques Mesrine, last of the great French gangsters, was declared France’s Public Enemy Number One during his lifetime. He regularly finished on top among the list of newsmakers in opinion polls. His spectacular death, shot full of holes by police at close range at the center of Paris in 1979, put the crowning touch on ….

Win one of three copies of the British crime thriller London to Brighton on DVD

On August 11th, the raucous, hard-hitting British thriller that knocked out critics and festival judges, London to Brighton, comes to DVD from E1 Entertainment. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is giving away three copies of the DVD for readers to enjoy. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all future contests, your eNews ….

If you live in the DETROIT area, get a pair of FREE tickets to a screening of the crime thriller THE COLLECTOR plus Q&A with the director

If you live in the Detroit area and would like a chance to nab FREE tickets to a screening of the crime thriller The Collector, send an email with the subject line THE COLLECTOR-FILMFETISH.COM to the following email address: RSVP@genrefilmpartners.com with a maximum requested number of 2 tickets per person. After the screening, there will ….