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Lloyd Kaufman to moderate Q&A with creators of grindhouse revenge thriller Father’s Day

Troma Entertainment announced today that the New York City screenings of grindhouse horror Father’s Day at The Sunshine Cinema on February 10 and 11th, will be attended by the film’s creators, filmmaking collective Astron-6. Members Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski, Matt Kennedy and Conor Sweeney will be present for a Q & A session at the ….

Celebrate The Simpsons 500th episode and win $10,500 and cool swag

In celebration of The Simpsons’ historic 500th episode milestone, Fox has invited fans of the cult classic animated series to participate in The Simpsons Ultimate Fan Marathon Challenge at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Fans will come together to watch up to 500 continuous episodes of The Simpsons in an attempt to break the ….

Free preview of Kevin Smith comedy event coming to Epix this week

Writer/Director/Raconteur/Podcaster/Sinner (to some) and proud Jersey boy Kevin Smith returns to EPIX, bringing his unusual multi-talents in a one-man show titled Kevin Smith Burn in Hell. The original comedy event premieres February 11th on the EPIX premium network. Additionally, EPIX is reaching out to Kevin Smith fans everywhere with an on-demand preview starting this Friday, ….

Stephen King’s The Stand adaptation gets new writer

Ben Affleck is moving forward on the viral adaptation, Stephen King’s The Stand, about survivors of a chemically weaponized super-flu, according to New York Magazine. Executive Producer Affleck has tapped screenwriter David Kajganich to pen the script after Kajganich apparently knocked Warner Bros. off their feet with another recent King adaptation – for the 1986 ….

Red Tails soars as number 1 film in ticket pre-sales on Fandango plus new images

Ass-kicking action heroines – Underworld Awakening’s Kate Beckinsale and Haywire‘s Gina Carano – are currently being outmatched by the Tuskegee airmen of the George Lucas-produced World War II action-adventure, Red Tails. According to Fandango estimates just released, Red Tails is currently the #1 film on the website, with 27% of all pre-sales. Red Tails – ….