Vertical Entertainment Acquires “MISS VIRGINIA” starring Uzo Aduba

Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North America distribution rights to Miss Virginiaa drama inspired by a true story of a struggling inner-city mother who sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. Unwilling to allow her son to stay in a dangerous school, she launches a movement that could save his future — and that of thousands like him. Starring Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black), Matthew Modine (Stranger Things), Aunjanue Ellis (The Help), and Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty). Vertical Entertainment will be releasing the film in select theaters and on VOD October 18th!

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Halloween Kills (2020) & Halloween Ends (2021) – Movie News!

Halloween producer/creator John Carpenter and Blumhouse have confirmed back-to-back sequels to Halloween (2018). Halloween Kills will be released on October 16, 2020 and Halloween Ends on October 15, 2021. The two films will be shot back-to-back this fall, with David Gordon Green returning to the Director’s chair.

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Review – Come To Daddy (2019) : Fantasia International Film Festival!

by Vincent Leblanc

My third film on Day 3 of the festival was the Canadian Premiere of the thriller Come to Daddy, a co-production between New Zealand, Canada, and Ireland. The film had its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival back in April. It played in several other festivals before landing in Montreal and it has upcoming screenings at the  FrightFest in London, UK in August and at the Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya in Sitges, Spain in October. 

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Review – The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil (2019) : Fantasia International Film Festival!

by Vincent Leblanc

My second movie on Day 3 of the Fantasia International Film Festival was the Quebec Premiere of the South Korean crime thriller “Akinjeon” (literally “Villain Story”) aka The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil. The film opened in South Korean theaters on May 15th and was screened out of competition in the Midnight Screenings section at Cannes on May 22nd. It then played in a handful of US theaters in June.

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Cinephellas Podcast – Episode 35 (Interview with Aaron Harvey)

Frank Grillo and Luke Grimes star in the upcoming action-drama-thriller, Into the Ashes. A movie focused on an ex-con seeking revenge. In this interview for The Cinephellas Podcast , Nile Fortner chats with Into the Ashes director Aaron Harvey. Aaron Harvey discusses with us if film school is necessary, his inspiration for the film, and his possible next film with Frank Grillo possibly returning.

RLJE Films will release the action / thriller Into The Ashes in Theaters, On Demand, and Digital on July 19th!

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Official Trailer! PARADISE HILLS – In Theaters November 1st

On an isolated island, Uma (Emma Roberts) wakes up to find herself at Paradise Hills, a facility where high-class families send their daughters to become perfect versions of themselves. The facility is run by the mysterious Duchess (Milla Jovovich) where calibrated treatments including etiquette classes, vocal lessons, beauty treatments, gymnastics and restricted diets, revolve all physical and emotional shortcomings within two months. The outspoken Uma finds solace and friendship in other Paradise Hills residents — Chloe (Danielle McDonald), Yu (Awkwafina) and Mexican popstar Amarna (Eiza Gonzalez). Uma soon realizes that lurking behind all this beauty is a sinister secret. It’s a race against the clock as Uma and her friends try to escape Paradise Hills before it consumes them all.

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