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Nitehawk Cinema unleashes Legend of 90’s Kung Fu screening series

Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn is having a retrospective screening series of kung fu movies for their ongoing Midnite cult film series. Go get your eyes peeled back all January as Nitehawk unfolds the Legend of 90’s Kung Fu. All screenings will be presented in 35MM. The series includes screenings of: Once Upon a Time in ….

Free screening of horror comedy Fear Town, USA this weekend

Tomorrow, December 12th, Videology in Brooklyn, New York will host a free screening of Troma’s comedic slasher film, Fear Town, USA, according to Troma Entertainment President and creator of The Toxic Avenger, Lloyd Kaufman. Fear Town, USA is directed by Brandon Bassham, director of The Slashening and a contributing writing to both Saturday Night Live ….

Production facility Thunder Studios launches indie distribution division

Long Beach, California-based production facility Thunder Studios has announce its launch of an independent film division. Through a suite of innovative marketing and production services, the company aims to support indie filmmakers on a global scale across a variety of distribution channels, including theatrical, VOD, cable and digital. Thunder Studios also announced a joint venture ….

Shout! Factory gets into original content arena with horror film project Fender Bender

Media distributor Shout! Factory has acquired all rights to the script Fender Bender, a horror-thriller feature written by writer/director Mark Pavia (Stephen King’s The Night Flier). The film is being developed, financed and executive produced by Shout! Factory for Shout’s horror genre entertainment imprint, Scream Factory. The announcement was made today by Shout! Factory founders ….

Support the Hammer Horror: The Warner Years documentary

The classic Hammer films from Warner Bros are now finally starting to appear on Blu-ray. However, they have never received an in-depth exploration in any special feature or documentary. Now, the fascinating story can finally be told in this unprecedented 90-minute documentary, Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years, written and directed by Marcus Hearn, Hammer ….

#CultCinemaIcons #EvilDeadMarathon Evil Dead marathon leads up to Sam Raimi-directed Ash vs Evil Dead premiere

Setting the stage for the premiere of Starz Original series “Ash vs Evil Dead,” the cable net will present a marathon of the cult classic Evil Dead horror franchise on Friday, October 30th, starting at 8:00 pm, hosted by Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell (Ash). The marathon will conclude with a sneak peek of the ….

Historical thriller Underground comes to New York Comic-Con 2015

WGN America brings the heroic thriller Underground to New York Comic-Con 2015. The series, slated to premiere in 2016, will host a first-look screening, panel and audience Q&A during the Con. The panel will include Creators Misha Green and Joe Pokaski, plus cast members including Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, Alano Miller and Marc Blucas. In ….

#NYCC Exclusive: AMC hosting panel for martial arts steampunk action thriller Into the Badlands at New York Comic-Con 2015 with Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Daniel Wu and more

AMC has announced that following up their success at San Diego Comic-Con in July, the network will host a panel for it’s hybrid martial arts steampunk action thriller Into the Badlands at New York Comic-Con in a few weeks. The Into the Badlands panelists include Executive Producer and star Daniel Wu, Aramis Knight, Emily Beecham ….

#NYCC #filmfetish New York Comic-Con expands to new venue to accommodate even more star-packed television show panels

Due to growth of television programming at New York Comic Con, convention organizer ReedPOP has announced that it will for the first time expand panel content beyond the Javits Center to include a location devoted solely to the latest news, content and high-profile stars of today’s biggest television projects at the Hammerstein Ballroom on West ….