IndustryWorks Studios is pleased to announce that principal photography for the provocative horror film CRISTINA is set to begin this spring in Vancouver. Horror figure and auteur filmmaker Christopher Alexander has signed on to direct the film.
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Review – Fyre Fraud and Fyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened (2019)
Recently, the world has gone Fyre Festival crazy due to the release of two documentaries on that very subject, courtesy of Netflix and Hulu. Because I want to write more reviews in the new year, I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and actually review a documentary (or in this case, two) for once and maybe more in the future. But I also wanted to write about these movies because this is a subject that speaks to me as a millennial and probably to many others like me. I mean, when I saw all those girls in bikinis and Ja Rule was going to be in this festival. I thought this is something I have to sell everything I own as this festival is going to be the thing that’s going to make our lives worth it, and nothing else will add up. Seriously, if I ever say those last few sentences genuinely, you’re legally allowed to give me a Stone Cold Stunner.
Review – Boy Erased (2018)
We reviewed one of the best movies of 2018, Boy Erased, that’s written, directed, and starring Joel Edgerton. The movie was released on Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital today.
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”The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.”
Review – Mayhem (2017)
With the over-reliance on Rotten Tomatoes in recent years and everything being picked apart for its political standing (or lack thereof) it seems a lot of people have forgotten that not every film needs a message, some can just be an escape from reality to live out your dreams. Those dreams can be of being the strongest man in the world, or of visiting the furthest reaches of space, or in the case of Mayhem, of watching white-collar assholes get brutally murdered. And honestly, that’s all it needed to be.
L.A. Premiere of TNT’s ‘I Am The Night’
Gal Gadot showed support for her Wonder Woman co-star Chris Pine and Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins at the Los Angeles premiere of I Am The Night. The series is directed by Jenkins and produced by Pine. The TNT television miniseries is a murder mystery that takes inspiration from such cases and stories as The Black Dahlia. In this video, Nile Fortner shares Gal Gadot’s highlights with Pine and Jenkins at the January 24, 2019 event.
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Review – The Endless (2017)
A few years ago there was little sci-fi horror flick called Resolution, the first film from filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. I checked it out recently after realizing it was a semi-prequel to their latest work, The Endless. Resolution was a strange, slow-burning movie that revealed itself to be based around dealing with repeating time-loops and the blurring of each new reality. I enjoyed the film, but I did not come anywhere close to understanding it. By contrast, The Endless not only expands upon these ideas, but gives greater context to what’s been happening across both films. It’s still strange and confusing, but in a more digestible way.
Review – Sorry to Bother You (2018)
We reviewed Boots Riley’s directorial debut, Sorry to Bother You.
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“In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.”
Review – Widows (2018)
Steve McQueen’s Widows is a very entertaining time as it feels like a throwback to the older dramas that used to be a big deal before superhero movies and franchises were a thing. If you want to see great actors doing their thing while a great director does his best job at being artful while being contained in a mainstream bubble, then this is the movie for you. A lot of the ads made this look like a big action-packed heist movie and just know that it’s not that. If you’ve seen any of McQueen’s other movies, you know what to expect from him here. It’s more of a slow burn character study about how three women are forced to break out of their shells created by their now deceased husbands through their crimes by way of financial stability. While that might seem heavy, it’s engrossing from beginning to end thanks to great performances and McQueen’s directing.
Review – All These Small Moments (2019)
Molly Ringwald & More Deliver Big Performances & Heart in the Film ‘All These Small Moments’
by Nile Fortner
Molly Ringwald is back with a talented cast that includes 2014’s The Guest star Brendan Meyer, Girls TV show star Jemima Kirke, and director Kevin Smith’s daughter Harley Quinn Smith, in Melissa Miller Costanzo’s directorial debut. Costanzo, who has worked in the art department for such films as The Fighter and Precious, gives us a look at young Howie who has had a rough year. He broke his arm, he along with his brother have to deal with their parents unraveling marriage, and the only thing that keeps Howie going is his love for a mysterious woman.
Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
For as financially and culturally successful as the Harry Potter books and movies were, the first Fantastic Beasts movie seemed to have the shelf life of a forgettable CBS procedural, which might actually be redundant. It was somehow really successful but it seems to not really have any cultural relevance. Like I remember seeing it, but in the words of one of my favorite podcasts, Blank Check with Griffin and David, it’s not a movie that exists. This theory is also supported by the fact that that no one else seems to ever talk about it enough to stand out in anyone’s memory. Aside from the beasts, Colin Farrell as the villain, and Dan Fogler as Jacob, I’m hard pressed to find anything that stood out in that previous movie.
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