Category Archives: Thriller

‘Hannibal’ to Get 13 Episode Run On NBC This Fall

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Bryan Fuller, the creative mastermind behind Wonderfalls, Pushing Daises and choice episodes of Heroes and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, might very well have two new shows on the air next season. We already told you about his two new projects likely to hit screens … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, NBC, News, Thriller, TV | Tagged Adaptation, Bryan Fuller, Eddie Izzard, EW, Hannibal, Horror, Lecter, Mockingbird Lane, NBC, Season One, The Munsters, Thriller, TV | Comments Off

Monday Picks: ‘Nighthawks’

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

High above the East River in a cable tram, an international terrorist has taken several U.N. delegates hostage and has declared war on New York City. Only one cop stands in the way of this madman’s insidious plot. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, DVD, DVD Reviews, Monday Picks, Movies, Netflix, Thriller, Universal Pictures | Tagged Billy Dee Williams, Bruce Malmuth, David Shaber, Nigel Davenport, Nighthawks, Paul Sylbert, Persis Khambatta, Rutger Hauer, Sylvester Stallone | 1 Comment

First Trailer for Oren Peli’s ‘Chernobyl Diaries’ Creeps Online

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Matt Raub

If Oren Peli has made his mark in one place, it’s been the attention that he’s brought to the “found footage” subgenre of horror films. He has made Paramount’s Paranormal Activity a massive, billion dollar franchise. Now he’s taking on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Horror, Movies, News, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Trailers, Video | Tagged Brad Parker, Carey Van Dyke, Chernobyl Diaries, Found Footage, Oren Peli, Paramount, Paranormal Activity, Shane Van Dyke | 9 Comments

Elizabeth Olsen Offered Lead Female Role in Spike Lee’s ‘Oldboy’

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

The casting has not come particularly quick or easy for the Spike Lee directed remake of the Korean thriller Oldboy. Josh Brolin (No Country For Old Men, Men In Black III) locked in as the lead character quite early … Continue reading →

Posted in Casting, Foreign Films, Movies, News, Reboots and Remakes, Rumor, Thriller | Tagged Christian Bale, Clive Owen, Colin Firth, Elizabeth Olsen, Josh Brolin, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Men In Black III, Mia Wasikowska, No Country for Old Men, Oldboy, Rooney Mara, Silent House, Spike Lee | 4 Comments

Monday Picks: John Carpenter’s ‘Assault on Precinct 13’

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the John Carpenter exploitation classic Assault on Precinct 13 that stars Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, and Carpenter regular Charles Cyphers. Before Carpenter hit it big two years later in 1978 with the critically acclaimed financial … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Blu-Ray, Cult Cinema, Directors, DVD, DVD Reviews, Monday Picks, Movies, Mystery and Suspense, Netflix, Thriller | Tagged Austin Stoker, Charles Cyphers, Darwin Joston, John Carpenter, Laurie Zimmer | Comments Off

Blu-Ray Review: ‘Texas Killing Fields’ Starring Sam Worthington

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

Texas Killing Fields is a strong, straightforward crime thriller which tells the story of three cops running the gauntlet in an attempt to solve two brutal crimes. But the film is particularly notable for its haunting tone and superlative acting. Director … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Anchor Bay, Blu-Ray, Drama, Movies, Mystery and Suspense, News, Thriller | Tagged Ami Canaan Mann, Blu-Ray, Chloe Moretz, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, jessica Chastain, Movies, Sam Worthington | Comments Off

Blu-Ray Review: ‘Catch .44’ – The Poor Man’s ‘Usual Suspects’

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

Catch .44 is the embodiment of style over substance. The film looks great. Writer/director Aaron Harvey clearly has a good eye. If the budget is as low as he implies in the audio commentary, Harvey needs to marry his production designer and … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Anchor Bay, Blu-Ray, Drama, DVD Reviews, Movies, News, Reviews, Thriller | Tagged anchor bay, Blu-Ray, brad dourif, Bruce Willis, Catch .44, Forest Whitaker, Malin Akerman, Reservoir Dogs, Usual Suspects | 3 Comments

Monday Picks: Mel Gibson In ‘Mad Max’

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s Monday Pick is the 1979 action thriller Mad Max, a film that lunched one of the most lucrative franchises in film history. The Mad Max trilogy has spawned many imitations over the last thirty plus years, but they … Continue reading →