Exclusive: Ali Afshar’s Esx Entertainment is entering into the horror space with the feature The Necklace starring sisters Madeleine & Violet McGraw, each of whom have garnered widespread acclaim for
gripping performances in M3GAN and 2021’s The Black Phone respectively. Cameras will roll this summer.
Afshar produced the Netflix streaming hit A California Christmas and I Believe in Santa along with the hit HBO Max original A Christmas Mystery, both of which starred Violet McGraw.
The screenplay was written specifically with the McGraw sisters in mind by Afshar collaborator John Ducey . The pic is being directed by Chilean filmmaker Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz, who helmed Pumpkinhole and HBO’s Perry Mason.
Said Afshar, “Madeleine and Violet are among the brightest lights of this generation of young actors, and an absolute joy to work with. Each brings a unique energy to the screen and, together,...
gripping performances in M3GAN and 2021’s The Black Phone respectively. Cameras will roll this summer.
Afshar produced the Netflix streaming hit A California Christmas and I Believe in Santa along with the hit HBO Max original A Christmas Mystery, both of which starred Violet McGraw.
The screenplay was written specifically with the McGraw sisters in mind by Afshar collaborator John Ducey . The pic is being directed by Chilean filmmaker Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz, who helmed Pumpkinhole and HBO’s Perry Mason.
Said Afshar, “Madeleine and Violet are among the brightest lights of this generation of young actors, and an absolute joy to work with. Each brings a unique energy to the screen and, together,...
- 5/3/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
A new episode of the Revisited video series has just arrived online, and in this one we’re looking back at a movie that was just released last year, writer/director Joe Begos‘s holiday horror film Christmas Bloody Christmas – which got an 8/10 review from our own JimmyO that you can read Here and is available to watch on the Shudder streaming service. To find out what we had to say about Christmas Bloody Christmas one year after its release, check out the video embedded above!
Christmas Bloody Christmas has the following synopsis: It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence,...
Christmas Bloody Christmas has the following synopsis: It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Emelia Hartford, actor and well-known figure in the automotive industry, has signed with CAA for representation.
As an actor, Hartford can be seen in Columbia Pictures’ Gran Turismo, directed by Neill Blomkamp, also a CAA client. She also has appeared in films such as HBO Max’s Hollywood Christmas, That’s Amor, A California Christmas: City Lights, and Nightfall, written by client Alison Greenberg.
Hartford can also be seen on screen with appearances in the Netflix documentary Fastest Car, Redbull TV’s Drift Queen, and she co-hosts MotorTrend’s new adult animated series Super Turbo Story Time alongside Rob Corddry and client Zoe Bell, featuring untold stories from the automotive world.
One of the leading forces in the automotive industry, Hartford is a record-breaking custom car builder and race car driver. She has emerged as a leading figure in a traditionally male-dominated space and has appeared alongside Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker,...
As an actor, Hartford can be seen in Columbia Pictures’ Gran Turismo, directed by Neill Blomkamp, also a CAA client. She also has appeared in films such as HBO Max’s Hollywood Christmas, That’s Amor, A California Christmas: City Lights, and Nightfall, written by client Alison Greenberg.
Hartford can also be seen on screen with appearances in the Netflix documentary Fastest Car, Redbull TV’s Drift Queen, and she co-hosts MotorTrend’s new adult animated series Super Turbo Story Time alongside Rob Corddry and client Zoe Bell, featuring untold stories from the automotive world.
One of the leading forces in the automotive industry, Hartford is a record-breaking custom car builder and race car driver. She has emerged as a leading figure in a traditionally male-dominated space and has appeared alongside Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sung Kang and Emelia Hartford know a thing or two about driving fast cars in movies with their roles in Fast & Furious and Gran Turismo, respectively.
The pair now have teamed up to launch a new car-focused podcast with iHeartPodcasts.
Car Stories will see the duo take listeners into the wild and eccentric world of car people, the gear heads and fanatics who live and breathe car culture, and what their obsession tells us about ourselves, whether we’re car people or not.
The series launches on September 21.
The show will feature guests including Jordana Brewster; Peter Brown, sound designer for the Fast & Furious franchise; John Oates, musician and car enthusiast; Dennis McCarthy, vehicle builder and Picture Car Coordinator for the Fast & Furious franchise; and race car driver Bisi Ezerioha.
Kang plays Han in Universal’s Fast & Furious franchise as well as starring in Starz...
The pair now have teamed up to launch a new car-focused podcast with iHeartPodcasts.
Car Stories will see the duo take listeners into the wild and eccentric world of car people, the gear heads and fanatics who live and breathe car culture, and what their obsession tells us about ourselves, whether we’re car people or not.
The series launches on September 21.
The show will feature guests including Jordana Brewster; Peter Brown, sound designer for the Fast & Furious franchise; John Oates, musician and car enthusiast; Dennis McCarthy, vehicle builder and Picture Car Coordinator for the Fast & Furious franchise; and race car driver Bisi Ezerioha.
Kang plays Han in Universal’s Fast & Furious franchise as well as starring in Starz...
- 9/13/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Maeve Courtier-Lilley (The Outpost), Emelia Hartford (A Hollywood Christmas), Pepe Barroso (High Seas) and Sang Heon Lee have joined the cast of the upcoming Gran Turismo film, based on the bestselling racing video game series of the same name, from Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions.
The actors join an ensemble also including Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Djimon Hounsou, Geri Halliwell-Horner and Daniel Puig, as previously announced.
Based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough, the film is described as the ultimate wish fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional race car driver.
Neil Blomkamp is directing from a script by Jason Hall and Zach Baylin, with PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan producing alongside Doug Belgrad and Dana Brunetti. Game creator Kazunori Yamauchi and Hall are executive producing the film,...
The actors join an ensemble also including Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Djimon Hounsou, Geri Halliwell-Horner and Daniel Puig, as previously announced.
Based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough, the film is described as the ultimate wish fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional race car driver.
Neil Blomkamp is directing from a script by Jason Hall and Zach Baylin, with PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan producing alongside Doug Belgrad and Dana Brunetti. Game creator Kazunori Yamauchi and Hall are executive producing the film,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
There isn’t much left of 2022, but one of my most highly anticipated movies coming in what’s left of this year is writer/director Joe Begos‘s holiday horror film Christmas Bloody Christmas – which got an 8/10 review from our own JimmyO that you can read Here. Now a trailer for Christmas Bloody Christmas has arrived online to give us a preview of what this film will have in store for us when it reaches theatres and the Shudder streaming service on December 9th. Check it out in the embed above!
Christmas Bloody Christmas has the following synopsis:
It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs,...
Christmas Bloody Christmas has the following synopsis:
It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Project stars Edoardo Costa and Michael Jai White.
Msr Media International has unveiled a first-look image of action thriller The Island, featuring Edoardo Costa and Michael Jai White.
The title, currently in post-production, is helmed by US director Shaun Paul Piccinino, and produced by Msr Media’s Philippe Martinez and Highfield Grange Studios’ Alan Latham, with Msr Media International representing world sales.
An LAPD officer takes down drug traffickers with his wise-cracking partner, until his brother dies under mysterious circumstances.
The officer returns to the island he grew up on his search for answers about his brother’s death, which...
Msr Media International has unveiled a first-look image of action thriller The Island, featuring Edoardo Costa and Michael Jai White.
The title, currently in post-production, is helmed by US director Shaun Paul Piccinino, and produced by Msr Media’s Philippe Martinez and Highfield Grange Studios’ Alan Latham, with Msr Media International representing world sales.
An LAPD officer takes down drug traffickers with his wise-cracking partner, until his brother dies under mysterious circumstances.
The officer returns to the island he grew up on his search for answers about his brother’s death, which...
- 11/2/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Shudder And Rlje Films Acquire Joe Begos’ Holiday Horror Film “Christmas Bloody Christmas”: "Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, and Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, have fully financed and partnered on Joe Begos’ anticipated holiday horror film, Christmas Bloody Christmas, ahead of its world premiere at Beyond Fest. The film will be released In Theaters and on Shudder December 9, 2022.
In Christmas Bloody Christmas, it’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood splattered battle for survival against the ruthless heavy metal Saint Nick himself.
In Christmas Bloody Christmas, it’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood splattered battle for survival against the ruthless heavy metal Saint Nick himself.
- 10/6/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Of course, “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount/19.99) is the #1 film on all VOD charts its first week and probably will be for a good while — but it wasn’t the only success. As theatrical attendance hit new lows with no new product and aging summer hits, this might have been the biggest revenue weekend ever for home viewing platforms.
The VOD sites are now benefiting from the theatrical play summer hits including “Maverick,” “Nope” (Universal/19.99), and “DC League of Super-Pets” (Wbd). among debuting releases — none of which are available on the studios’ streaming sites. Meanwhile, Netflix seems to be counter-programming with a heavily original lineup that includes titles that may have once been intended for theaters.
Of note — “Maverick” is for sale as a digital download initially, not just a 48 hour rental. At this point after release, this would be normally, but usually after an earlier period of rental only. “Spider-Man: No Way Home...
The VOD sites are now benefiting from the theatrical play summer hits including “Maverick,” “Nope” (Universal/19.99), and “DC League of Super-Pets” (Wbd). among debuting releases — none of which are available on the studios’ streaming sites. Meanwhile, Netflix seems to be counter-programming with a heavily original lineup that includes titles that may have once been intended for theaters.
Of note — “Maverick” is for sale as a digital download initially, not just a 48 hour rental. At this point after release, this would be normally, but usually after an earlier period of rental only. “Spider-Man: No Way Home...
- 8/29/2022
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
As the end of summer approaches, so does a slew of new movies and TV coming to Netflix this month.
This month, Netflix is serving up a documentary on the chaos of the ’99 Woodstock revival, Netflix’s take on “13: The Musical” and a juicy series expanding “Selling Sunset” into Orange County, California. Favorite returning Netflix series include “Never Have I Ever: Season 3,” “Queer Eye: Brazil” and the third season of “Locke and Key.”
As for library titles, the streaming service will add the “Spider-Man” trilogy, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Miss Congeniality” and “Space Jam,” as well as hallmarks of the beloved “Men in Black” and “Bridget Jones” series.
Also Read:
The 55 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now
Check out the complete list of what’s coming to Netflix this month:
August 1
Big Tree City (Netflix family)
28 Days
8 Mile
Above the Rim
The Age of Adaline
Battle: Los Angeles
Bridget Jones...
This month, Netflix is serving up a documentary on the chaos of the ’99 Woodstock revival, Netflix’s take on “13: The Musical” and a juicy series expanding “Selling Sunset” into Orange County, California. Favorite returning Netflix series include “Never Have I Ever: Season 3,” “Queer Eye: Brazil” and the third season of “Locke and Key.”
As for library titles, the streaming service will add the “Spider-Man” trilogy, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Miss Congeniality” and “Space Jam,” as well as hallmarks of the beloved “Men in Black” and “Bridget Jones” series.
Also Read:
The 55 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now
Check out the complete list of what’s coming to Netflix this month:
August 1
Big Tree City (Netflix family)
28 Days
8 Mile
Above the Rim
The Age of Adaline
Battle: Los Angeles
Bridget Jones...
- 8/20/2022
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
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