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Official Trailer for Unsettling Folk Horror Indie Film ‘Silence of the Prey’

"To the Harvest!" The Horror Collective has revealed the trailer for an indie horror titled Silence of the Prey, an unsettling feature about a cannibalistic cult. This is set to launch on VOD this May after playing a few festivals. In a desperate bid to secure a future for her child, an undocumented immigrant mother takes a caretaker job. Unbeknownst to her, the elderly man conceals a horrifying truth... Producers Monte Bezell & Den Tolmor explain: "Our film encapsulates the harrowing vanishing of thousands, shrouding the boundary between the enigmatic and the inconceivable. It stands as a chilling homage to the terrors that reverberate within the void of the absent, an uncompromising, spine-tingling saga that compels us to confront the abyss lurking amidst our midst." The film stars Monte Bezell, Michael Doyle, Lorianna Izrailova, Karyna Kudzina, Chris LaPanta, Rebecca Packer. Looks gross and frightening! For die-hard horror fans only. Here's the trailer (+ poster) for Karyna Kudzina & Michael Vaynberg's Silence of the Prey, on YouTube: In a desperate bid to secure a future for her child, an undocumented immigrant mother known ...
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‘Fall Guy’ Dumbs Down ’80s TV Show … Way Down

“Idiocracy,” indeed. Mike Judge’s 2006 classic predicted the dumbing down of society. If Hollywood has its way, we’ll get there sooner than later. And we can partly blame “The Fall Guy.” The action comedy lifts its title and main character from the Lee Majors TV show. The action romp does what 99 percent of modern …

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Benedict Cumberbatch in 80s NYC + Puppets Series ‘Eric’ Full Trailer

"Don't give up on him" Netflix has revealed the first official trailer for a very dark, emotional drama series titled Eric, the latest creation from award-winning British writer Abi Morgan (of Shame, The Iron Lady, Suffragette, "The Split", "All About Marriage"). Set for a streaming debut on Netflix later in May. Vincent, a grief-stricken father whose son goes missing, finds solace through his friendship with Eric, the monster that lives under Edgar's bed. It's set in NYC in the 1980s and features "puppets...lots of puppets." Netflix's Eric mini-series stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffmann, and McKinley Belcher III. It follows the desperate search of a father when his nine year old son disappears one morning on the way to school. "As Vincent’s progressively destructive behaviour alienates his family, his work colleagues, and the detectives trying to help him, it’s Eric, a delusion of necessity, who becomes his only ally in the pursuit to bring his son home." The cast also includes Dan Fogler and Clarke Peters. This looks dark and gritty and strange and emotional! Not an easy thing to pull ...
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New Trailer for 50th Anniv. Re-Release of Coppola’s ‘The Conversation’

"Don't get involved in this, Mr. Caul." Don't get involved in what?! Who is after him?! Studiocanal UK has revealed a new re-release trailer for Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation, for its 50th anniversary this year. The film initially opened in 1974 and premiered at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, meaning he is back again premiering his newest film (Megalopolis) at Cannes 2024 a full 50 years later. "To mark the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s (The Godfather, One From the Heart) seminal neo-noir thriller, The Conversation, we are is thrilled to announce a brand-new 4K restoration of the film to UK cinemas on July 5th." This paranoia masterpiece stars Gene Hackman as sound surveillance expert Harry Caul, who hears something while taping a couple. A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered. The ensemble cast also includes John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest, Cindy Williams, Michael Higgins, Elizabeth MacRae, Teri Garr, Harrison Ford, Mark Wheeler, and Robert Duvall. This is a real classic! ...
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French ‘Madwomen’ Film ‘Party of Fools’ Trailer with Mélanie Thierry

"Help with the ball and I'll get you out of here." Madman Films from Australia has just revealed the main international trailer for a French dramatic thriller titled Party of Fools, which is the updated English title for this film originally known as Captives in French. It premiered last year and already opened in France in January, but has no US date yet - expected sometime later in the year. Based on a true story taking place in Paris in 1894, at the Salpêtrière Hospital, one year after the death of Prof. Jean-Martin Charcot. A young woman named Fanni voluntarily allowed herself to be locked up in the Salpêtrière hospital in order to look for her mother. A ball is being prepared there... Searching among the multitude of so-called "madwomen", she discovers a community of modern heroines who defy all of her expectations, along with the unexpected friendship of fellow patients. She sets an escape during the "Party of Fools" ball. Starring Mélanie Thierry as Fanni, with Josiane Balasko, Marina Foïs, Carole Bouquet, and Yolande Moreau. Early reviews say that ...
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Tips to Set Up Book Clubs on Campus

Do you love reading and discussing books with others? Setting up a book club on your college campus can be a great way to connect with fellow book lovers, explore new literary works, and engage in thought-provoking discussions. Setting up book clubs on campus can foster a vibrant literary community among students, promoting discussion, collaboration, …

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