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LOVE HURTS Featurette, Love is Ke: Oh, We See What They Did There.

A new poster and BTS featurette have come up for Ke Huy Quan’s action romance, Love Hurts.    Directed by JoJo Eusebio – here making their feature film debut – and produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick and David Leitch this is looking more and more like a good old fashioned throwback to the golden age HK-era action films from Jackie Chan.    Have a look at the clip below and tell us you disagree. Then we will tell you that you are wrong. The use of space and deflection in the action. The use of every day props as well. Come on, that screams 80s and 90s Jackie Chan.    No matter how hard you try, you can’t break up with your past.    This…

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THE WOMAN IN THE YARD Trailer: Don’t Let Her In

The first trailer for Jaume Collet-Serra’s horror thriller, The Woman in the Yard, bowed today.   Coming to cinemas on March 28th the latest from the director of good films like this past Christmas’ thriller Carry On and the Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt adventure flick Jungle Cruise also has some stinkers on their resume like *cough cough* Black Adam *wtf what that? cough cough*.    Horror production powerhouse Blumhouse is certainly hoping it’s not the latter. Check out the trailer down below the official announcement.    A lone, spectral woman shrouded entirely in black appears on a family’s front lawn without explanation and warns them “today’s the day.”   Where did she come from? What does she want? When will she leave? Only The Woman in…

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SCREAMBOAT: Horror Parody Shifts Theatrical Release, Reveals First Look at David Howard Thornton’s Tiny Terror

The trend of horror films parodying beloved nursery, and now Disney characters shows no signs of slowing down. Once the copyright to Steamboat Willie lapsed at the start of last year it was only a matter of time before someone took… a stab (sorry) at making a slasher version of that character.    Enter Steven LaMorte’s Mickey Mouse-inspired slasher, Screamboat. Yesterday news arrived that the release of Screamboat would be delayed until April this year. Never fear, there will be sneak peeks at horror conventions and pre-screening events across the U.S. that will build up word of mouth, giving it a boost before it hits cinemas.    It will help that the film stars Terrifier’s Art the Clown, David Howard Thornton. The first image of…

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Peter Weir’s Landmark of Australian Cinema Is Salvaged In Trailer for Picnic at Hanging Rock‘s 4K Release

Much of Australian cinema lives in the shadow of Peter Weir, and perhaps nothing of his own looms larger than Picnic at Hanging Rock. I’m sure the film is quite beautiful, but––having only seen it on a less-than-ideal DVD––its power has long been subdued. Which makes particularly necessary a new 4K restoration which Janus is […]

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Luke Hicks’ Top 10 Films of 2024

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. In a cinematic year as rich and ripe for discovery as any of the most illustrious years in recent memory, 2024 was graced with luminaries operating at their highest level: Denis Villeneuve […]

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Shout! Factory Acquires Golden Princess’ 156-Film Library, Essential John Woo And Chow Yun-Fat Collabs Among Them

Incredible news for international action fans this morning. Variety reported this morning that Shout! Factory have announced that they acquired the worldwide rights for Golden Princess’ 156-film library. In this library are essential action titles from John Woo, Ringo Lam, Tsui Hark and Johnnie To.    In a major move set to electrify action film aficionados, Shout! Studios has nabbed worldwide rights (excluding select Asian territories) to the coveted Golden Princess movie library, a treasure trove of 156 Hong Kong cinema classics that’s been MIA from Western markets for decades.   The acquisition’s crown jewels include Woo’s action masterpieces “Hard Boiled,” “The Killer,” the complete “Better Tomorrow” trilogy, “Bullet in the Head” and “Once a Thief.” The library also boasts Ringo Lam’s “City on Fire,”…

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Long-Rare Films from John Woo, Johnnie To, Tsui Hark & More Acquired By Shout! Studios

What is quite obviously the best film news of 2025 thus far (and will be tough to beat in the foreseeable future) comes via Variety, who tell us Shout! Studios have acquired worldwide rights (minus certain Asian territories) to 156 films owned by Hong Kong’s legendary Golden Princess, comprising the likes of John Woo, Johnnie […]

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