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Author Karen Koehler, whose book Raiju I reviewed for Famous Monsters of Filmland has stated on her blog that her mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She has to undergo a double mastectomy. For those who know someone stricken with any type of cancer, you know what a toll it can take physically, emotionally and financially. Karen is offering …

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IFC announced that they are picking up a total of eight new shows. In that tally is a little untitled action series about a psychotic criminal juggling a criminal enterprise and an active social life. The premise reads like “The Sopranos” meets “Dexter” and may be a potential hit for the channel if it is half as good as either …

[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfktqo_zone-261-trailer_shortfilms[/dailymotion] The fascination with zombie infection has spread all over the world from Cuba to Japan and now Sweden’s own has made their film interpretation of the virus. In ZON 261, the year is 2013 and survivors in an apocalyptic Landskrona struggle to escape both the city and the impending threat of infection. Billed as a “a zombie movie – …

JANE EYRE brings a supernatural bent to the classic tale of romance and scandal. Film Synopsis for JANE EYRE: “Based on Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, the romantic drama stars Mia Wasikowska (“Alice in Wonderland”) and Michael Fassbender (“Inglourious Basterds”) in the lead roles. After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she …

The People’s Choice Awards announced their nominees for 2011 on their website. THE TWILIGHT SAGE: ECLIPSE and INCEPTION are up for FAVORITE MOVIE and “Dexter” and “True Blood” are battling it out in the FAVORITE TV OBSESSION category. Other nominees are as follows: FAVORITE HORROR MOVIE A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET LET ME IN RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE THE CRAZIES THE …

THE WOMAN IN BLACK is the story of a young lawyer named Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) who travels to a remote village to organize a recently deceased client’s papers, and discovers the ghost of a scorned woman set on vengeance. The images show a mature looking Radcliffe clad in a drab black suit walking with suitcase in hand through a …

FX artist Henry South commented on his first day of work on the Untitled ALIEN prequel via his twitter account. http://twitter.com/henrysouth “Started work on alien prequel today!! Absolutely stunning. Worth waiting till late 2011 for peeps!” South, who is known for his work on films like CLASH OF THE TITANS and THE WOLFMAN is currently hard at work on HARRY …

A popular werewolf franchise has now “Reborn.” Anchor Bay announced in a press release that the company has picked up the distribution rights for THE HOWLING: REBORN a new chapter in the werewolf series that they call “Twilight with Bite.” Anchor Bay credits Joe Nimziki’s drive and creative vision for raising the bar and taking the franchise to the next …

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt-DOdPLMLI[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_XJk3a2KQs[/youtube] Uwe Boll graced his “fans” with not one but two youtube trailers for his upcoming feature films. The first film is the third installment in the Bloodrayne series. This one has Rayne battling Nazis during World War II where she runs into nefarious Nazi Ekart Brand. Brand, played by Michael Paré, plans to inject Adolf Hitler with Rayne’s …

Raine Brown and a slew of other Indie Horror stars are breaking out the butcher knives and buckets of blood and joining in on the battle against breast cancer. The Hot Honeys and Hunks of Horror 2011 Calendar is the brainchild of Andrew Rose and Eve Blaack and will feature fan favorites posed in classic horror moments from creepy killer …

The Day of the Undead 2010: UK Festival of Zombie Culture is set to kick off it’s fourth year on Saturday November 13th, 2010 at the Phoenix Square – Digital Media Centre located in Leicester. The event is promised to be bigger, better and bloodier than ever, and will showcase representations of zombie culture in all their rotting glory from …

The high octane action and exploitation sensation MACHETE (USA 2010), directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis, has won the Night Visions Audience Award 2010 at the Night Visions Film Festival in Helsinki, Finland. This is the first time ever that the award goes not only to an American film, but to an American film with a set theatrical release …

Santa Monica, CA (November 7, 2010) – The Weinstein Company has acquired “Apollo 18,” the sci-fi thriller based on the screenplay by Brian Miller, winner of the inaugural Astana International Action Film Festival screenplay competition, founded by “Wanted” director Timur Bekmambetov. Trevor Cawood is set to direct the project. Bekmambetov and Michele Wolkoff, President of Development for Bekmambetov Projects Ltd. …

The theatrical release date for this remake has been up in the air for quite some time, but now we finally have a date for any of you who have been on the edge of your seats daily waiting to hear this…Ready?!?! April 1st is when you will get to enjoy the Darren Bousman’s remake of Mother’s Day. Here’s the …