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Watch: Two Barrymore actors for the price of one star in the dramedy The Stand In

By Trevor Davies
November 2, 2020 - 5 years ago

Candy (Drew Barrymore) is a washed-up movie star busted for tax evasion; the crime even has her in the doghouse with her fans. When she’s sentenced to rehab, she has the brilliant idea to hire her enthusiastic former stand-in, Paula (also Barrymore), to serve the time in her place. A strange co-dependent relationship develops as Candy realizes she can use Paula as a stand-in for all the unpleasant parts of life—traffic school, talk show appearances, the list is endless.

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Insidious 5 sees Patrick Wilson return to direct and star in horror sequel

By Craig Risi
November 2, 2020 - 5 years ago

There are so many different horror franchises with numerous sequels that it's easy to lose track of them all. For one of the more modern and creepier horror franchises, Insidious, it looks like we will be getting a fifth iteration as Bloody Disgusting is reporting that the film franchise's star Patrick Wilson will return and step into the director’s chair for the next sequel.

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12 Facts you may not know about Sean Connery’s time as James Bond

By Kervyn Cloete
November 2, 2020 - 5 years ago

During his seven-film run as James Bond, the late Sean Connery had some interesting experiences. Here are some of them.

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Willy’s Wonderland: It’s Nicolas Cage vs demonic animatronic animals in first teaser trailer

By Kervyn Cloete
November 2, 2020 - 5 years ago

Another day, another totally bonkers looking movie starring Nicolas Cage as he gets totally crazy in an absurd situation!

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His House review – Survivor guilt gets a gruelling, ghostly treatment

By Noelle Adams
November 2, 2020 - 5 years ago

Finally, a horror film with a very good reason why the inhabitants can’t leave the haunted house. Netflix’s His House puts African asylum seekers at the mercy of British bureaucracy and demonic forces.

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Brutally violent comic book series The Strange Talent of Luther Strode is headed to the big screen

By Craig Risi
November 2, 2020 - 5 years ago

High schooler Luther Strode was always a little bit less than average – soft-spoken, skinny, and, more than anything, terrified that his estranged father would one day return to torment him and his mother once more. But that ended the day that Luther discovered “The Method” – an improbably old text hidden between the comic books and ragged paperbacks at his favorite used bookstore.

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The name’s Connery… Sean Connery – How the late actor defined the James Bond franchise

By Kervyn Cloete
November 2, 2020 - 5 years ago

In the wake of the death of Sean Connery, we look at why he is still regarded as the best actor to ever play James Bond and how his legacy continues to influence the franchise.

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Songbird trailer – Michael Bay takes on COVID-23

By Craig Risi
October 30, 2020 - 5 years ago

In the terrifying thriller SONGBIRD, the COVID-23 virus has mutated and the world is in its fourth year of lockdown. Infected Americans are ripped from their homes and forced into quarantine camps known as Q-Zones, from which there is no escape, as a few brave souls fight back against the forces of oppression.

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Original Stargate movie trilogy plans included Mayans and Bigfoot

By Kervyn Cloete
October 30, 2020 - 5 years ago

Before it spun off to become a TV series franchise, Stargate was intended to be a movie trilogy and original writer/producer Dean Devlin has shared some of the "wild" plans they had.

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New on Netflix: November 2020

By Tracy Benson
October 30, 2020 - 5 years ago

The candy's hardly finished and the pumpkins have barely started to turn, yet as soon as the clock ticks over to November it's all about Christmas. Prepare for the flood of jolly, holly content.

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The Crown season 4 trailer introduces Margaret Thatcher, Princess Diana

By Kervyn Cloete
October 30, 2020 - 5 years ago

The upcoming season of The Crown will see the introduction of two very iconic, but very different women in the life of Olivia Colman's Queen Elizabeth.

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Halloween Kills takes another stab at the family tree in new trailer

By Craig Risi
October 30, 2020 - 5 years ago

We may not be able to get Halloween Kills this year due to the ongoing pandemic, but Blumhouse is already getting us excited for next year's Spooktober.

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