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SONY unveils action-filled trailer for The Woman King and announces fan art contest with $2000 prize

Exclusively in movie theaters September 16th, The Woman King centers on the most exceptional female warriors to ever live. The film tells the remarkable true story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey during the 1800s. Inspired by powerful true events, The Woman King follows heroine General ….

Production wraps on Tilman Singer horror Cuckoo

Indie distributor NEON has wrapped production on the Tilman Singer horror film Cuckoo, the feature film debut of Euphoria’s Hunter Schafer. Singer wrote and directed the project, which was shot on 35mm in Germany. With plot details being kept under wraps, post-production is currently underway for the film’s 2023 release. Lauded as a “major new ….

Filmmaker Jordan Peel reveals Nope “cinematic” horror featurette

Oscar-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele disrupted and redefined modern horror with Get Out and then Us. Now, he reimagines the summer movie with a new pop nightmare – the expansive horror film epic titled Nope. The film reunites Peele with Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah), who is joined by Keke ….

Trailer revealed for post-apocalyptic thriller Mondocane

Kino Lorber is set to release the dystopian vision Mondocane, the debut feature of Italian filmmaker Alessandro Celli. In the not-too-distant future on Italy’s southern coast, the city of Taranto has become a toxic wasteland ruled by warring gangs and surrounded by barbed wire, where best friends Pietro and Cristian dream of escaping their hardscrabble ….

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Two days ago, I saw a vehicle that would haul that tanker. You want to get out of here? You talk to me.

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By: Mel Gibson
Characters: Max Rockatansky
From: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Genres: Action | Adventure | Cult Cinema | Thrillers

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Mel Gibson's Max overhears a group of settlers at a gasoline refinery discuss finding a trailer to haul their precious fuel through the Wasteland and sees the opportunity to make a deal to nab some fuel for his vehicle.

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NO! It's MY snake, I trained it, I'M going to eat it! I got a recipe for snake. Delicious. Fricassee of reptile. You are what you eat.

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By: Bruce Spence
Characters: The Gyro Captain
From: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Genres: Action | Adventure | Cult Cinema | Thrillers

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The Gyro Captain, played by Bruce Spence, fights with Max's dog over a dead snake for his food. His snake died while defending his copter from a bandit, who also died.

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There has been too much violence. Too much pain. None here are without sin. But I have an honorable compromise. Just walk away. Give me your pump, the oil, the gasoline, and the whole compound, and I'll spare your lives. Just walk away. I will give you safe passage in the Wasteland. Just walk away and there will be an end to the horror.

I await your answer. You have a full day to decide.

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By: Kjell Nilsson
Characters: The Humungus
From: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Genres: Action | Adventure | Cult Cinema | Thrillers

Context:
The Humungus (Kjell Nilsson), leader of a dangerous gang, offers a deal to members of a community of settlers living at a gasoline refinery. He makes the offer in order to gain control of the facility without additional violence, after a skirmish takes the lives of members of both groups.