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Edgar Allan Poe poem Annabel Lee adapted into indie suspense feature film

In this, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, a feature film adaptation of his renowned macabre poem “Annabel Lee” will have its world premiere on Thursday, June 11, as the closing night selection of the Dances with Films independent film festival. It will screen at the Laemmle’s Sunset 5 in West ….

Image Entertainment nabs rights to Liam Neeson thriller The Other Man

Image Entertainment has acquired rights to the feature The Other Man, starring Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas and Laura Linney. The film will be released in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on August 7, 2009 and expanding August 14, 2009 with distribution and marketing being handled by Image Entertainment. The Other Man, based on ….

More on The Strain – Del Toro book signings in L.A. and N.Y.C. and The Strain book trailer

I’m getting more excited about The Strain by the day. The website looks great, and now there’s this book trailer making the rounds, that puts things on a whole new level. I think the only reason no one’s announced that he’ll make film adaptations from this series, is his incredibly busy schedule. But can that ….

Win one of two copies of book one of Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming vampire epic The Strain

A few weeks ago I posted a story on director Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming vampire book trilogy The Strain, which is being published by Harper Collins. As the June 2nd release date for the first book in the series fast approaches, I’ve just found out that we’re getting two copies of The Strain for FilmFetish ….

Review: Get ready for Fred Flintstone taking a dump and Optimus Prime having sex in Seth MacFarlane’s latest Uncensored Blu-ray

Seth MacFarlane – creator of the cult hit animated show Family Guy – has taken some of his original animated vignettes that first appeared online at MacFarlane’s Youtube channel that shares the show’s name and SethComedy.com – runs them completely unedited and uncensored – and has added some previously unseen footage, and created the almost ….

Changing Lanes Blu-ray review

Samuel L. Jackson lights up the screen as a rehabilitated alcoholic named Doyle Gipson, who’s trying to put the pieces of his life back together. The largest part of his struggle involves his two children, and on this particular day, he’s trying to get to family court in an attempt to win their custody. He’s ….

Enemy at the Gates Blu-ray review

In 1942 the Nazis cut a deadly swath through Russia. Under the leadership of Kruschev (Bob Hoskins), the citizens of Stalingrad begin to mount a brave resistance, encouraged by the exploits of their local hero, Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law). An expert sniper, Vassili’s feats become legendary – thanks to propaganda produced by his best friend ….

Taken Blu-ray review

I knew very little about Taken when I first watched it in the theater back in early February. Me and my wife thought it was about as close to the perfect pure action film as they come. Little did I know that there was an even bloodier, more violent version of the film, that was ….

Paycheck Blu-ray review

Paycheck is based on the short story by noted science fiction author Phillip K. Dick, and revolves around Jennings (Ben Affleck), an engineer who works for a company that uses his unique gifts to reverse engineer their rivals’ technology, alter it slightly, and then wipes his memory after he completes every project. When he is ….

Valkyrie Blu-ray review

Valkyrie tells the heroic true story of several German military officers that wholly rejected the ideals of Adolf Hitler and, in an effort to end his assault on German culture, attempt to assassinate him for the greater good of their country. They form a secret alliance with the purpose of removing Hitler from power, understanding ….

Major League: Wild Thing Edition Blu-ray review

Rachel Phelps (Margaret Whitton) is a beautiful, smart, goal-oriented, former exotic dancer who just inherited a baseball team from her recently deceased husband. Unfortunately, it’s the Cleveland Indians, the worst team in Major League Baseball. She hates everything about the town and the team, so she hatches a scheme to move the franchise to sunny ….