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Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, The War of The Rohirrim movie is turning heads with its stellar visuals and enchanting storyline. It breathes life into J.R. R. Tolkien’s world of fantasy through its exceptional and impeccable animation.

But most of all, the film is a reinvention of storytelling and the common tropes in the adventure and fantasy genre. Like most great artists, Kamiyama took inspiration from a famed Director who supposedly had a beef with Miyazaki.

Hèra in a still from the movie | Credit: Warner Bros

In an interview, he revealed two of his greatest inspirations for the upcoming movie. From incorporating color-coded lights to drums, the film is theatrical in every possible sense. It redefines animation and storytelling in more ways than one.

But his comment on the famed filmmaker recenters to the latter’s controversy regarding Miyazaki. It also ties well with the Ghibli Director’s famous feuds and controversies.

Despite several attempts to recapture it across multiple media, it’s clear that Peter Jackson’s original Lord of the Rings trilogy was lightning in a bottle. Not that it’s stopping the people who greenlight big-budget projects from trying, and Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim is the best-case scenario for that effort: A visually striking, self-contained adventure bringing a new perspective to one of the linchpin tales contained in the Appendices to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings novels, combining cutting-edge Japanese animation with the audiovisual language established by Jackson’s original trilogy of films.

The film is ostensibly about Helm Hammerhand, one of the great horse-master kings of Rohan, and the tribal feud against his Wildling rivals that eventually costs him his life. That feud started a war that created a legend, and set the stage for one of the pivotal skirmishes in the War of the Ring,...

Warner Bros. Discover is launching a large-scale attack on consumers’ wallets with an impressive array of new merchandise based on The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. These collectible items range from fashionable apparel, drinkware, anime figures, gaming accessories and more.

The upcoming anime movie, directed by Kenji Kamiyama, will open nationwide in theaters on Dec. 6, 2024. In celebration of this theatrical event, Warner Bros. is launching a treasure trove of collectible goodies based on the epic anime fantasy. Alongside premium popcorn buckets being sold at AMC theaters, the merchandise slate for The War of the Rohirrim involves top-of-the-line brands, such as Funko, McFarlane Toys and Bandai Spirits.

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The first anime adaptation of The Lord of the Rings will open this December. In the meantime, Warner Bros. Discovery has given fans another look at The War of the Rohirrim with commentary from the film's star-studded cast.

Warner Bros. Discovery has uploaded a new clip of its upcoming anime adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, which will open nationwide in theaters this December. The latest behind-the-scenes trailer interviews Kenji Kamiyama, the acclaimed anime filmmaker in charge of bringing the fantastical world of J. R. R. Tolkien to life through animation. Kamiyama has built an impressive career working on prestigious anime series like Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, Blood: The Last Vampire and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

Related "The Fans Are in for a Big, Big Injection of Lord of the Rings": War of the Rohirrim Stars Tease What to Expect in 2 Weeks

New The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim...

The vampire subgenre in horror is greatly beloved and has a long history, meaning it's inevitable that general audiences have missed a few fun films throughout the years. While vampire movies aren't as popular anymore, releasing back-to-back as seen in previous years, the 2000s was an especially popular decade for bloodsucking creatures.

Great vampire films had already been around, but following the success of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV show starting in 1997, films centered around the fanged species were everywhere. The 2000s is home to underrated vampire films, some more accomplished than others, that don't get as much love as the decade's heavy hitters. Well-versed vampire fans are likely to know films like Daybreakers and Shadow of the Vampire, but casual moviegoers often miss these films.

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While everyone is talking about the next live-action Lord of the Rings film, the Hunt for Gollum, which will include Peter Jackson making a comeback to the franchise, WB Animation has been quietly working on its previously announced Lord of the Rings animated picture.

First revealed in June 2021 during 20th anniversary celebrations of the film franchise, WB shared the first details on The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.

Described as an anime movie, the project was subsequently confirmed to be a collaboration between WB Animation and Tokyo-based Solo Entertainment.

Earlier this week, WB Animation confirmed that The War of the Rohirrim would be showcased at next month's Annecy Film Festival and also released three hi-res versions of previously released conceptual images from the film. Specifically, the first footage from the film will be showcased (and hopefully) uploaded near the time of the panel.

The film is...

Classic Fantasy Film Angel's Egg to Get 4K Remastered Version - Main Image

The classic fantasy anime film Angel’s Egg is going to be released in a 4K remastered version to commemorate its upcoming 40th anniversary.

The new film will still be written and directed by Mamoru Oshii, the mind behind the 1985 Ova.

What Is Angel’s Egg About?

Angel’s Egg is set in a seemingly tranquil era, and it follows two nameless wanderers who are just called man and girl. The young girl holds an egg in the depths of a submerged city.

She is convinced that it is the egg of an angel. Later, she meets a man with a massive gun who tells her that he is looking for a bird he saw in his dream.

One fateful night, the man inadvertently breaks the girl’s cherished egg. But he not only breaks the egg...

Vampires are one of the most popular horror and paranormal anime creatures. They drink blood to sustain their long lives and sleep in coffins to hide away from the sun. Most of the time more vampires are made by a blood exchange. But there are some anime worlds where vampires are "alive" enough to have children with humans.

Vampires are very powerful creatures, but sunlight really nerfs their abilities. Half-vampires, otherwise called dhampirs, tend to be a bit different. Dhampirs can better blend in with humans, can control their bloodlust better, and are more resistant to sunlight. They have the best of both worlds: the strength and immortality of their vampire parent, and the ability to live in the sun with other humans (to a certain extent) like their moral parent can.

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Kanon (Chibi Vampire)

Kanon is the spitting image of her vampire mother Karin in Chibi Vampire.

Famous artists are often highly associated with a single title or franchise. Usually, the one they are associated with is their most successful project or their original breakout hit. However, this means that a lot of their other, equally good work, can get overlooked, as it's rare for an artist to do just one thing for their entire career.

And this is especially true in anime, where many of the medium's most famous creators have worked on many amazing shows and movies that, while fantastic in their own right, don't get the attention they deserve because they're overshadowed by the more famous works made by the creator.

Related: 10 Biggest Anime Letdowns Of 2023 That Can Still Redeem Themselves

His and Her Circumstances (Hideaki Anno) Known For: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, and others

Based on the manga written and illustrated by Masami Tsuda, Kare Kano (often localized...

Watching the rise and fall of different anime genres and sub-genres is always fascinating. Sometimes a specific genre will become the center of attention for several seasons, with every major studio trying to jump on the bandwagon. However, even within one genre's repeated rises and falls, there are noticeable differences. Different periods see creators focus on distinct elements or combine the genre with specific tones, atmospheres and storytelling styles.

Nowhere is this better seen than with the early 2000s vampire boom. During this era, vampires were the industry's most popular characters, with loads of fanged terrors arriving on anime fans' screens. This era is defined by how dark it is. Most vampire shows from the period focused on the horrific side of vampire lore, with the vampires often being violent anti-heroes rather than the amusing slice-of-life characters that would come after them. However, in this packed crowd, one anime stands...

Hit Argentinian romantic comedy has been remade in more than 12 countries.

Guido Rud’s Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks’ The Remake Co. has struck a French deal for remake rights to hit Argentinian romantic comedy A Boyfriend For My Wife (Un Novio Para Mi Mujer).

Abel Nahmias’ Paris-based Echo Films is the latest company to adapt Juan Taratuto’s 2008 film. Nahmias’ credits include It Boy and Blood: The Last Vampire.

The story has been remade in more than 12 countries and centres on a frustrated husband who adopts the unusual strategy of hiring a flirtatious man in the hopes of getting rid of his wife.

Adrian Grünberg's 2019 film "Rambo: Last Blood" brings John Rambo's story to a very weird, very bad end. "Last Blood," the fifth film in the Rambo saga, ends with a bloodbath straight out of a "Saw" movie, wherein the film's eponymous soldier (Sylvester Stallone) lures an army of Mexican criminals into the catacombs under his home where he cuts off their feet, decapitates them, and removes their still-beating hearts with his bare hands. His extreme acts of violence are resented as morally permissible, however, as the Mexican characters are both faceless and uniformly evil drug dealers and human traffickers. 

The skewed law of morality that applies to John...

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Michael Bilandic’s cinema has, over the course of four very small-scale features, staked out a distinct corner in indie film. Focusing on niche interests—be it the fledgling trance scene of 2009 or YouTube horrorcore rappers—the New York-based director’s films feel of the moment but never trend-chasing or too cool for the room. Simply put: a truly personal corpus.

His distinct style and interests are perfectly encapsulated in his newest work, Project Space 13, about Nate (Keith Poulson), a performance artist who sees his latest stunt involving bug-eating and other narcissistic, attention-grabbing shenanigans halted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Nate still has somewhat of an audience, though, as he’s protected by two assigned security guards at the performance space, one a young loose cannon (Hunter Zimny) and the other an older Covid-denier (Theodore Bouloukos). While outside riots escalate New York City into an apocalyptic state, the three men discuss their variety of differences.

We’ll be honest: The trailer for Clint Eastwood’s new film, Cry Macho, had us guessing for a while. The initial setup—former rodeo star gets sent to Mexico to recover wayward kid—has some of the energy of a late-era Rambo movie, specifically the “Don’t ever go to Mexico, kids!” vibe of 2019's Last Blood. (That is, if…...

While it will almost certainly never happen, Quentin Tarantino has expressed some interest in a First Blood remake. Yes, Tarantino has a pitch for the Rambo franchise and it would involve making a much more faithful adaptation to the original novel that birthed the Sylvester Stallone franchise. Tarantino even has actors in mind, with Adam Driver taking over as John Rambo and Kurt Russell on board as Sheriff Teasle.

Quentin Tarantino is currently promoting the release of his novelization of Once Upon a Time In Hollywood. During a recent interview, he was discussing some projects that could have been, or, though the odds are slim, still could be. This part of the conversation sprang up when discussing the failure of Grindhouse and what might have happened to his career as a result. He considered other studio projects, such as a Westworld remake or an adaptation of DC's Sgt. Rock. But in the here and now,...

After Sylvester Stallone launched one lucrative Hollywood franchise with Rocky, he launched another one with First Blood. Audiences took a shine to Vietnam War veteran John J. Rambo, and after his initial appearance on the run from a small-town police force, he became an unstoppable killing machine who traveled the world, gunning down droves of henchmen.

Related: Rambo: 10 Reasons The Sequels Could Never Top First Blood

There have since been five Rambo movies, culminating in 2019’s Last Blood, which promised to conclude the story, but left it open-ended in case Stallone ever wants to return to the role. These are some awesome action movies, with jaw-dropping set pieces and compelling characters.

Sylvester Stallone donned the headband of John Rambo five times over the course of 37 years as the franchise evolved from the surprisingly dark and complex action-orientated thrills of First Blood to the overblown shoot em’ up histrionics of the following two sequels, before going somewhat back to basics for the final installments, which were smaller in scale but just as gratuitously violent as their predecessors.

Last year’s fifth outing was called Last Blood for a reason, with the 74 year-old leading man and action icon seemingly retiring his other career-defining character for good. In fact, Stallone recently admitted that the only way the series could continue would be as a prequel developed exclusively for a streaming service, or the Vietnam veteran wouldn’t return at all.

Indeed, even prior to Last Blood‘s release, the Rocky legend had expressed an interest in following the younger and much more innocent title...

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Horror and animation don’t exactly go hand in hand. I’m not exactly sure why, maybe it is because when people think of animated movies their minds always think of children’s or family movies. Even when you ink of animated horror, my mind goes to A Nightmare Before Christmas, Paranorman, Monster House or Coraline. All very entertaining movies but still aimed at children. But in recent years there have been a few more ‘adult’ horror animations with Resident Evil: Degeneration and Seoul Station, while anime has always, on a smaller scale, been pushing horror with films like Vampire Hunter D and Blood: The Last Vampire. Attack of the Demons though is very different from any of these.

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Sylvester Stallone has left such an indelible impression on modern cinema that he has three statues dedicated to his most famous characters. There’s the Rocky monument outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, while two recreations of Rambo stand proud in the Canadian town of Hope where the majority of First Blood was shot, which just goes to show the impact that the 74 year-old’s most iconic roles have had on the world.

Stallone has played both Rocky and Rambo in the very recent past as well, and even picked up an Academy Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for Creed, making him one of the few individuals to have ever been nominated twice for portraying the same character after getting a nod for Lead Actor way back in 1976 for his first outing as the Italian Stallion.

Rambo’s return wasn’t as successful, though, with Last Blood...

Sylvester Stallone has shed some light on the future of his action icon, Rambo. In responding to a question from a fan on social media, who asked the star whether we'd ever be getting another installment in the franchise, Stallone surprisingly gave a pretty definitive answer.

"Only as a streaming prequel or not at all."

Well, it sounds like Sylvester Stallone has no intention of bringing Rambo back to theaters, instead seeing the growing world of streaming as the legendary veteran's haven. The actor has also clearly had enough of an aged version of the character and would prefer to look backwards with a prequel.

In fact, this is not the first time that Stallone has stated his preference for a prequel to Rambo, with the actor saying last year that he "always thought of Rambo when he was 16 or 17 - I hope they can do the prequel - he...

Wondering who would win in a battle between action movie icons Rambo and The Terminator is a question that has plagued the Earth since the very first life form emerged from the primordial soup. Well, we will soon know the answer, as Warner Bros. Games and NetherRealm Studios have today revealed a pair of blockbuster Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Gameplay trailers featuring the highly anticipated showdown between Rambo and The Terminator making its way to the Mortal Kombat universe.

This legendary clash of the titans brings together the two popular culture icons in brutal fashion, pitting Rambo, the former Special Forces soldier, against the Terminator T-800, the ruthless cyborg assassin. In the new trailers, each with an alternate ending, Rambo draws first blood (because of course) and is triumphant in round one, followed by the Terminator winning round two. Depending on where loyalties lie, it will be up to players to...

Sylvester Stallone’s grizzled Vietnam vet character John J. Rambo returned to the big screen after more than a decade in 2019 with Rambo: Last Blood, an ultraviolent action thriller that promised to be the final installment in the franchise. Although critics were less than kind to the movie, long-time fans of Stallone’s second most popular franchise were just happy to see him back in action.

Related: 15 Most Memorable Quotes From The Rambo Franchise

Rambo’s latest adventure saw him crossing the border into Mexico to save his friend’s granddaughter from a ruthless cartel. While Last Blood is far from a perfect movie, it did enough things right to satisfy fans as a finale.

It’d be hard to meet someone who grew up in the 70s and 80s without knowing about Sylvester Stallone and his myriad of major hit films. He brought to life fictional boxer Rocky Balboa in the Rocky franchise, starred alongside Kurt Russell in the buddy cop flick Tango & Cash, and even took a stab at musical comedy with Dolly Parton in Rhinestone. And though he’s well-known for those movies and more, one film series really put him on the map as the badass action star he became synonymous with over the years.

Stallone’s role as Vietnam veteran John Rambo for the 1982 action-thriller First Blood made him a sensation in the industry. The pic tells the story of a former Green Beret traveling by foot who stumbles upon abusive law enforcement while passing through a rural town. When he reacts to their unnecessary aggression by fighting back and escaping,...

With the title of the first movie in the Rambo franchise being First Blood, it was natural to assume that, in calling the latest entry Last Blood, it was the end of the road for John Rambo. But hold your horses — Sylvester Stallone has recently been saying he would be interested in continuing the [...]

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Rambo: Last Blood appeared to be a definitive film for its titular character. Its title deliberately harked back to the original, while playing into an extensive marketing campaign that this would be the last ever Rambo. That would preclude the chance of a Rambo 6 ever getting made. But going by Sylvester Stallone’s latest comments, that may not be the case after all.

The actor has teased that Rambo “could be back” with the below comment posted on Instagram, which was made to hype up the newly released “Real Journey” cut of Last Blood on Amazon Prime:

“See The Real Journey – ” You Just Don’T Turn It Off!!!! ” Make It #1 This Weekend ! ( He could be back ) Much respect , Sly.”

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Action icon Sylvester Stallone brought Rambo back to the big screen last year with the seemingly decisively titled Rambo: Last Blood. While many had assumed (thanks in part to Stallone flat out saying it would the case) that Rambo: Last Blood would live up to its title and be the final outing for the tortured veteran, Stallone has now taken to social media to tease that this might not be the case after all. We could see John Rambo return in Rambo 6 is we're lucky.

The Extended Cut of Rambo: Last Blood, which was released on Amazon Prime Video back in May, has now finally hit Apple TV earlier this week. In promoting the release, Stallone made the surprise announcement that, despite the marketing for Last Blood declaring it the final Rambo adventure, audiences may not have seen the last of John Rambo.

"See The Real Journey - " You Just Don't Turn It Off!

When Rambo: Last Blood had its theatrical run back in the fall, two different versions of the film were made available by Lionsgate. In North America and the UK, the released cut ran at 89 minutes. Last Blood not only ran 12 minutes longer in international territories though, but contained an alternate opening, too.

Quite why it was released like that is unclear, but the upshot was a large number of people missing out on the additional footage – an omission that audiences in the Us will now be able to correct. And that’s because the extended, international cut of the movie is now available to stream on Amazon Prime. Hooray? I’ll let you place the requisite emotional modifier.

Rambo: Last Blood was the fifth (fifth!) entry in the Rambo saga, and like the three preceding sequels, it was met with a decidedly negative critical reaction. Though with the lockdown limiting...

Why not take a look at the lighter side of the film industry for a moment, right? The 40th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards were just held, albeit without an audience, culminating in Cats pulling a sweep, including of course the coveted (?) prize of Worst Picture. A total of six wins went its way, with Rambo: Last Blood being the only other title to grab more than one prize, as it was given two categories to claim as its own. As soon as the movie got savaged like it did, we all knew Cats was winning this prize, so it was really just academic at this point. Still, if you want a laugh, we have the winners/losers below for you to take a gander at… Here now are the Razzie results: 40th Annual Golden Raspberry (Razzie®) Award “Winners” Worst Picture Cats Worst Actor John Travolta / The Fanatic & Trading Paint Worst...

After years spent indulging in franchise films like Rambo and Rocky, Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone is entering uncharted waters for his next film, Samaritan.

It’s a totally original idea from the mind of Bragi F. Schut, the screenwriter behind Escape Room (another Sly joint), and centers on a “young boy who is out to discover if a mythic superhero, who vanished 20 years earlier following a tragic event, is still alive.” It is, without question, a refreshing change of pace for Stallone, particularly after Last Blood finished the Rambo saga not with a bang, but a whimper.

Also starring Martin Starr, Moises Arias, Dascha Polanco and Pilou Asbæk (Game of Thrones), Samaritan was once headed for a release in November of 2020, but Stallone and his team needed more time to dot the Is and cross the Ts, and so the MGM thriller was pushed back by three whole weeks.

That...

Show business sure is fickle. Four years ago Sylvester Stallone won the Redeemer Award from the Razzies for his Oscar-nominated performance in “Creed,” but now he’s back on their hit list, nominated for Worst Actor and Worst Screenplay for “Rambo: Last Blood.” He could extend an unfortunate record if he wins again.

To date, Stallone has won Worst Actor four times, more than anyone else: “Rhinestone” (1984); “Rambo: First Blood Part II” and “Rocky IV” (1985); “Rambo III” (1988); and “Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot” (1992). And that doesn’t even count his “victories” for Worst Actor of the 1980s and Worst Actor of the 20th Century. He also has the most Worst Actor nominations of all time (15) — basically he’s the Meryl Streep of the Razzies.

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He redeemed Rocky Balboa with “Creed” after the Razzies had singled him out for the fourth and fifth “Rocky” movies,...

Now that the Oscars are all over and done with, and the best of the best have now been honored, it is time to turn to the awards ceremony for the worst of the worst: The Razzies. Well, the nominations are now in and the likes of Cats, Rambo: Last Blood and A Medea Family Funeral take the lead for the 2020 Golden Raspberry Awards.

The much-maligned cinematic adaptation of the musical Cats has garnered a total of nine Razzie nominations, securing a nod in every major category apart from Worst Actor and Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel. Star Rebel Wilson though has been nominated for both Worst Actress and Worst Supporting Actress for her work in The Hustle and Cats, respectively. Hopefully, she has a sense of humor about it.

Rambo: Last Blood is right behind Cats with a total of eight nominations, which continues the long-running tradition of The Razzies dishonoring Sylvester Stallone.

The Razzie nominations are out and Cats, A Madea Family Funeral, and Rambo: Last Blood cleaned up.

The Golden Raspberry Foundation announced its picks for 2019’s worst achievements in film, a day before the Academy Awards honor the industry’s best.

Cats, which the Razzie folks described as a “widely derided feline flop,” picked up eight nods. A Madea Family Funeral and Rambo: Last Blood also received eight nominations. All three films landed in the worst picture category.

Tyler Perry, who wrote, produced, directed and played four roles in A Madea Family Funeral, received multiple nods — worst screenplay, worst actress, worst screen combo, and two worst supporting actor nominations.

The Razzie Award winners are usually announced the day before the Oscars. But according to the Golden Raspberry Foundation, the schedule was changed this year due to the Oscar ceremony being moved up. The Razzie Awards date will be announced later.

Andy, Mike, Josh and Josh’s girlfriend, Janna fire up the microphones to have a discussion about Adam Wingard’s Death Note, the 2017 adaptation of It and we pay tribute to the late Tobe Hooper. Also, just when you thought it was safe…Horrorlimination!

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00:02:50 – What We’ve Been Watching

Josh & Janna – Blood: The Last Vampire, Adam Wingard’s Death Note (discussion starts at 00:03:56), Firestarter, Miracle Mile, Sorcerer, The Good Son, Cat’s Eye, Die, Monster, Die, Shin Godzilla, The Killing of America, Stagefright (1988), Deranged, Demon Seed, The Boy (2016), Toolbox Murders (2004), Ghosts of Mars, The Hunger, Avgn X, Josh is also reading Bruce Campbell’s Hail to the Chin book and was called a genius. Janna started “Stranger Things” because Josh is procrastinating. Janna also watched Shiki and is reading “Ax Murders of Saxtown: The Unsolved Crime That Terrorized a Town...

Stars: Amy Johnston, Muriel Hofmann, Jenny Wu, Kathy Wu, Jet Tranter, Mayling Ng, Sunny Coelst, Rosemary Vandebrouck, Lisa Cheng, Chalinene Bassinah, Lauren Rhoden, Lisa Henderson, Isa Sofa Chan Kwan Nga, Nathalie Ng, Kirt Kishita, Happy Ma | Written by Bey Logan | Directed by Chris Nahon

Question: Are you a fan of Bloodsport, Kickboxer, King of the Kickboxers, or any of the many similar “fighting championship” movies that were released around the time Van Damme’s film hit it big? You are? Then stop reading any firther and go out and buy Lady Bloodfight. Right now. Go on. You can come back here later to read what I think…. Shop’s are shut? Go buy it digitally. Now.

Why? Because Lady Bloodfight is The female equivalent of Bloodsport. It may have taken 28 years but we’ve finally got one. It’s just as badass, just as packed with top-notch martial arts and...

Vertical Entertainment has released the first trailer from their upcoming action-thriller Lady Bloodfight, which is set for a theatrical release on May 5. The studio has also provided us with the first poster that takes us closer into the action, showcasing the characters who square off against each other in a brutal fighting tournament known as The Kumite. While this tournament bears the same name as the tournament portrayed in the 1988 classic Bloodsport, this upcoming action-thriller showcases an all-female tournament.

Lady Bloodfight centers on Jane (Amy Johnston), a beautiful but troubled American girl backpacking her way through Hong Kong. When she successfully fends off three thugs trying to rob her, she draws the attention of Shu (Muriel Hofmann), a Wudang champion, who is impressed by her raw street fighting abilities. Shu recruits Jane and trains her to fight in the vicious, all-female, underground martial arts tournament known as "The Kumite" in...

This week annoyed by a loudmouth blogger of some repute, who declared anime for paedophiles and insulted more or less the whole of Japanese culture, I decided to watch Netflix original anime Knights of Sidonia. His comments have widely been circulated and condemned by many people and he’s just made himself look a fool, and all this just because Gus Van Sant might be directing a Death Note movie. I recognise that anime is not for everyone but still, by dismissing all of it you are missing out on an awful lot of classic work and influential stuff.

Knights of Sidonia has been billed as a Netflix original but it’s quite hard to imagine that they would have been involved in the production of something like this, it’s pretty far out there even for anime and its more likely that Netflix have done what they did with...

There’s nothing on Earth like a mother’s love—even if her baby is literally the spawn of Satan. Playing expectant mom Sam in Devil’S Due is Allison Miller, who last tangled with the supernatural in 2009’s live-action Blood: The Last Vampire. She’ll likely hit the horror crowd in a bigger way as she delves into her […]...

As soon as the directing team Radio Silence met Allison Miller, they knew she was perfect for the role of sweet newlywed Sam McCall in their point of view horror flick, Devil’s Due. The 28-year-old, who was born in Rome, Italy, but raised in Kentucky and Florida, had paid her dues as a guest on General Hospital, CSI: NY, Desperate Housewives and Boston Legal and had close calls co-starring in promising new shows. In the Steven Spielberg-produced Terra Nova she starred as Skye Tate, but the show only lasted one season. Similarly, cast opposite Matthew Perry in the NBC sit-com Go On and Ian McShane in the NBC drama Kings held promise, but both shows were cancelled before season two.

On the big screen she starred as Zac Efron’s girlfriend in 17 Again and as Alice McKee in the live action version of Blood: The Last Vampire. And...

How many of you out there ever watched Roman Polanski.s Rosemary.s Baby and thought to yourselves, "Say, this movie is pretty good and all, but what it really needs is worse performances and a first-person perspective on everything that.s happening.." If so, there.s a special place in hell with your name on it, and part of that hell has come to Earth in the form of Devil.s Due, the devilish debut feature from directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (V/H/S), which spawned its second trailer, seen above. I.m pretty sure it.s a horror movie, but it could possibly be part of an advertising campaign for a Christian abstinence group. The basic story behind Devil.s Due finds Zack Gilford (Friday Night Lights) and Allison Miller (Blood: The Last Vampire) as Zach and Samantha, a loving couple who get married and have...

Korean action filmmaker Ryoo Seung-wan's "The Berlin File" will hit U.S. and Canadian theaters Feb. 15 via the American wing of Cj Entertainment, Korea's biggest entertainment firm. Indiewire has the exclusive trailer for the spy thriller below. In "The Berlin File," intelligence forces from North Korea, South Korea and the U.S. get pulled into an international conspiracy when an illegal arms deal goes bad in a Berlin hotel and a ghost agent appears in the middle of it. Han Suk-Kyu, Ryoo Seung-bum and Gianna Jun ("Blood: The Last Vampire") star. Ryoo Seung-wan co-wrote and directed "The City of Violence" in 2006.

“Arahan” and “Crying Fist” director Seung-wan Ryoo hops into the deadly spy game with the new South Korean actioner “The Berlin File”, starring some of South Korea’s powerhouse actors. The action doesn’t look too bad, either. Check out a brief 30-second teaser trailer for the film, which is set on location in Berlin, Germany, and from the looks of it, is going to be one intense thrill ride. The plot goes something like this: Exposed by their government, a North Korean spy and his wife attempt to escape pursuing Korean agents as they flee Berlin. The film stars Gianna Jun (of “Blood: The Last Vampire” fame, though she’s still much more famous worldwide for the romcom hit “My Sassy Girl”), Jung-woo Ha, Seung-beom Ryu, and Han Suk Kyu (no stranger to spy movies himself with hits like “Shiri” and “Double Agent” under his belt). South Korea gets...

Blood: The Last Vampire is the story of Saya, a half-human half-demon, who to the outside world looks 16, but is in reality centuries old. Descended from a line of vampire hunters, Saya is the last of her kind. Armed only with supernatural strength and her father’s powerful sword, she works for a mysterious organisation known as “The Council,” hunting down demons in 1970?s Tokyo. All the while searching for her father’s killer: the demon they call Onigen. When reports come in of mysterious deaths on an American military base in Tokyo, the council send Saya in to investigate and despatch any demon prescence. It’s at the military base that Saya save,s and and later teams up with, American teenager Alice McKee, daughter of the base’s commanding officer. Together they take on Tokyo’s demon underworld, leading them to a showdown with the demon matriach Onigen.

Earlier this month we told you about Fever , a new film in the works with Catriona MacColl. Today, we were provided a piece of concept art, by Alex Tuis, for Romain Basset's film. Tuis' credits include Dark Shadows , Silent Hill: Revelation and Blood: The Last Vampire . The horse-headed freak you see below is said to be the "bogeyman" of the tale. Says a press release: Although it stays away from the more traditional slasher-esque scenery, HorseHead accounts for a true devilish boogeyman, one of the dark entities that frequent Jessica's nightmares. Click here for more details on the film!

Some pretty nifty concept art for the new flick from Romain Basset, Fever, has hit the interwebs courtesy of artist Alex Tuis (Silent Hills: Revelation, Dark Shadows, Blood: The Last Vampire), and have have every disturbing brush stroke of it for you hot, fresh and on tap.

Fever currently stars Catriona MacColl with more cast members to be announced as work progresses. The script was written by Romain Basset and Karim Cheriguene.

Read on for a little info about what you can expect from the surely surreal film Fever.

Synopsis:

Jessica has never dreamed in her life but has had regular nightmares of which the meaning has escaped her. This peculiarity has led her to conduct studies which specialized in psychophysiology of dreams and to follow a therapy with Sean, her mentor and boyfriend, to try and understand the origins of her nightmares.

Following the death of her maternal grandmother whom she scarcely knew,...

Just last week, we presented to you "Fever"'s first teaser poster. "Fever" is an ethereal French horror film that takes place in the world of lucid dreams. The film is Romain Basset's directorial debut in feature film and is co-produced by the team behind Oh My Gore!. Production speeds things up a few weeks before the beginning of filming as we can today introduce to you the boogeyman of the film! Here it is HorseHead's concept art, designed by Alex Tuis ("Silent Hill 3D", "Dark Shadows", "Blood: The Last Vampire") - http://a.tuis.free.fr/ Although it stays away from the more traditional slasher-esque scenery, HorseHead accounts for a true devilish boogeyman, one of the dark entities that frequent Jessica's nightmares. Besides, if you feel like supporting "Fever" and...

With its Hong Kong premiere set for December 1st, a few details, including a trailer and a pretty interesting poster, have emerged for Chris Chow's directorial debut, Strawberry Cliff.

Synopsis:

Teenager Kate (Leslie-Anne Huff) has a rare gift: She can tell when people will die, down to the precise hour and minute, just by looking at them. One day she encounters Jason, who is supposed to die within hours according to Kate’s premonition. They make a peculiar deal: If there is such a thing as “the Afterlife”, Jason promises to send Kate a message after his death.

That night, as Kate predicted, Jason dies under mysterious circumstances. In the last moments of his life, Jason sees the vision of an ominous presence.

Days later a phone call from “the Afterlife” startles Kate and sets her off on a journey from Los Angeles to Hong Kong, where she encounters...

Colin Salmon, the actor who played "One" in 2002's Resident Evil , is making a return to the franchise in Resident Evil: Retribution . Salmon updated his Twitter followers : "Confirmed I will be shooting new Resident Evil movie. Paul Anderson has written an amazing script." That's about all we have to go on right now, but you can begin speculating as to how he returns. Salmon now joins Milla Jovovich and Sienna Guillory, reprising their roles as Alice and Jill, respectively. Salmon also starred in Anderson's Alien vs. Predator and has since appeared in Punisher: War Zone and Blood: The Last Vampire . Production on Resident Evil: Retribution , which Anderson is also directing, began in Toronto this month. (Photo Credit: WENN.com)...

Colin Salmon, the actor who played "One" in 2002's Resident Evil , is making a return to the franchise in Resident Evil: Retribution . Salmon updated his Twitter followers : "Confirmed I will be shooting new Resident Evil movie. Paul Anderson has written an amazing script." That's about all we have to go on right now, but you can begin speculating as to how he returns. Salmon now joins Milla Jovovich and Sienna Guillory, reprising their roles as Alice and Jill, respectively. Salmon also starred in Anderson's Alien vs. Predator and has since appeared in Punisher: War Zone and Blood: The Last Vampire . Production on Resident Evil: Retribution , which Anderson is also directing, began in Toronto this month. (Photo Credit: WENN.com)...

Steven Spielberg’s Terra Nova has been experiencing a seemingly uneven pace in the show’s development thus far. The sci-fi, time-traveling series was originally to be featured at Comic-Con, but that presentation was canceled and the show launch date was delayed to the fall of 2011 in order to give it an “unique launch to distinguish that the show is unlike any other.” The show also lost David Fury from the producer team, but Brannon Braga held his position as showrunner.

What’s the news for the series now? The show has recently secured actors for a few key roles to complete its ensemble cast and now has had to suffer lay-offs in the writing staff. 20th Century Fox Television was forced to lay off most of the writing staff, including Chris Brancato (X-Files), to cut expenses back due to the change in scheduling of the show’s launch. Since...

“Kamui: the Lone Ninja” is a live action adaptation of the legendary Japanese manga created back in 1964 by Sanpei Shirato, directed by Yoichi Sai, previously responsible for the harrowing Takeshi Kitano drama “Blood and Bones”. The film is a wild fantasy adventure, which enticingly offers not only ninja action and the usual clan wars, but also pirates, sharks, and battles on the high seas. Written by Sai and Kankuro Kudo (“Zebraman”, “Ping Pong”), the film features an all star cast headlined by Matsuyama Kenichi (Detroit Metal City), with support from Koyuki (“Blood: The Last Vampire”), Ito Hideaki (“Umizaru”), Tsuchiya Anna (“Sakuran”), and Ohgo Suzuka (“Into the Faraway Sky”), with an appearance from Hong Kong star Ekin Cheng (“The Storm Warriors”). The film now arrives on region 2 DVD and Blu Ray via Manga Entertainment. The film is set in 17th century Japan, and follows Kamui (Matsuyama Kenichi), a young ninja whose...