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Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre to host Space Invaders: Sci-Fi in the Arcade Age film series

In the latter part of the 1970s, as Star Wars made science fiction a hot commodity, computers came into the mainstream, changing how films were created and consumed. As noted in the description of The Egyptian Theatre’s upcoming sci-fi film screening series, “Space Invaders: Sci-Fi in the Arcade Age,” a new wave of futuristic films ….

#CultCinemaIcons Batch of action stars headed to Philippines for a Showdown in Manila

Martial artist and actress Cynthia Rothrock just posted a photo and note on Facebook about a new project she’s about to shoot in Manila, apparently called Showdown in Manila. According to FilmCombatSyndicate, Rothrock’s fellow martial arts action alum Mark Dacascos will make his directorial debut on and star in Showdown in Manila, which Rothrock now ….

Producer of Predator developing Shaft remake for New Line Cinema

Shadow & Act and The Wrap report that New Line Cinema is prepping a reboot of blaxploitation Cult Cinema Icon Shaft, with veteran producer John Davis (the Predator franchise, Chronicle, and I, Robot) on-board to shepherd the project. According to reports, it’s still early on in the process, so no casting or crew announcements have ….

New cast members join Bruce Campbell for Evil Dead television series Ash vs Evil Dead

STARZ has announced that Ray Santiago (Touch, Meet the Fockers) will play the role of Pablo Simon Bolivar and Dana DeLorenzo (A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas) will play Kelly Maxwell in the STARZ original series Ash vs Evil Dead. The series is the long-awaited follow-up to the cult classic horror The Evil Dead ….

Emerald City Comicon expands, teaming up with New York Comic Con organizer

Event producer ReedPOP is adding another show to its schedule with the Emerald City Comicon (ECCC). The premiere comic book and pop culture convention in the Pacific Northwest has joined ReedPOP’s roster of fan events. The partnership takes effect with the 2015 edition of ECCC, taking place from March 27th to 29th in downtown Seattle, ….

Idris Elba’s production company sets up book adaptation Poe Must Die as trilogy

Publishers Weekly reports that actor and filmmaker Idris Elba – who I’m still waiting to become the first Black James Bond – is developing Marc Olden’s historic thriller Poe Must Die as a trilogy through his Green Door Production Company. Published in 1978, Poe Must Die is set in New York City in the 1840s, ….

#CultCinemaIcon John Carpenter to appear at film retrospective of his work – screenings of They Live, The Thing, The Fog and more

“Cult Cinema Icon” John Carpenter injects the B-movie genres of horror, sci-fi, action—with the bravura stylistic technique of classical Hollywood giants like Howard Hawks and John Ford. Boasting “one of the most consistent and coherent bodies of work in modern cinema” (Kent Jones, Film Comment), his work spans four decades and bears the mark of ….