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#CultCinemaIcons Candyman, Fright Night, Chopping Mall, Hellraiser part of 1980’s horror series at Egyptian Theatre

Many consider the 1980s a golden age of cult horror. The decade gave film fans some of the most terrifying, hard-to-kill bad guys in cinema history, including Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger and the titular demon of PUMPKINHEAD – the rise of the villain-as-hero is one reason ’80s horror films remain such bloody fun. I’ll never ….

TV series based on werewolf comic Brooklyn Animal Control coming to USA Network

USA Network has picked up a pilot order for a series based on the comic book property Brooklyn Animal Control. The project is written and executive produced by J.T. Petty (Splinter Cell). David S. Goyer (Batman v Superman), Circle of Confusion’s Rick Jacobs (Spare Parts) & David Alpert (The Walking Dead), and IDW Entertainment’s David ….

Super Bowl Champion Simeon Rice goes from gridiron to celluloid with action thriller Unsullied

NFL Super Bowl Champion and four time All-Pro future Hall of Famer Simeon Rice is about to release the independent action thriller Unsullied, which hits theaters throughout the US on August 28th, 2015. We just received the trailer to the film, which looks to be a solid freshman effort from writer/director Rice and his cast, ….

Cult 1980’s funny money thriller To Live And Die In L.A. being adapted to TV by William Friedkin #CultCinemaIcons

Deadline has reported that 1985 cult classic crime thriller To Live And Die In L.A., the MGM film written and directed by William Friedkin, is currently being adapted for television by cable network WGN America. The network apparently landed the series adaptation of the action thriller, with Oscar winner Friedkin himself directing and executive producing. ….

Original Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Airplane and Easy Rider back to big screen this weekend

The Loew’s Jersey will screen three cult classic films centered around various forms of transportation this weekend. The screening series begins tonight at 8:15 PM with motorcycle road trip classic Easy Rider starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson, which was directed by Dennis Hopper in 1969. Tomorrow the series continues at 6 PM ….