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In 1955, Hungarian born Angolan rancher, businessman, and big game hunter, Josef J. Fénykövi, tracked down and killed the largest land animal on record.   He was lauded by Sports Illustrated at the time for this sportsman prowess, although Fénykövi also told the story that there was another, much larger elephant that day that got away. Fénykövi diligently measured the proportions of the animal, took his “posed with corpse and guns” photos for the magazine, and donated the remains of this massive elephant (later nicknamed Henry) to the Smithsonian Museum, where it has been on display for over 50 years. Or, rather, parts of it. The two tonnes of skin was mounted over a scaffold, but the structure was not able to support the massive…

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Alan J. Pakula’s 1976 classic stars Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. Features on the new 4K bring more insight.

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If what you have seen, read, and more importantly heard about Ian Tuason’s auditory-heavy horror UNDERTONE has piqued your interest, we have good news for you.

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The third film in the Becky action comedy series has wrapped up production and is now headed into post. On the heels of that announcement also comes the main cast. Joining lead Lulu Wilson this time will be Neil Patrick Harris, Brandon Flynn, James Urbaniak and Kate Siegel.    Even bigger news, if you can imagine, is that Jenn Wexler (The Ranger and The Sacrifice Game) is the director of this third installment. The Anarchists have been big fans of Wexler since their debut and this news is a very welcome surprise for us. Woot!   Quiver Distribution and Post Film announced today that production has wrapped in Northern Ireland on The Last Temptation of Becky, the latest film in their successful Becky franchise following…

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After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.

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The official trailer is here for Vicky Jewson’s action thriller, Pretty Lethal. Their film will have its world premiere at SXSW then stream globally on Prime Video on March 25th.    Stunt performer Shahaub Roudbari is the stunt designer & coordinator for this flick. Among many things Roudbari has been Jason Statham’s stunt double. We can’t say that the trailer gives a full impression of what Jewson calls, “… bringing highly specific skillset of a ballerina to the action space” looks like. The editor’s focus was on poses and moments instead.    We do have boots on the ground during SXSW, perhaps we will catch it then and report back to you afterwards.    Starring Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Avantika, Millicent Simmonds and Uma…

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Eya Bouteraa, Hiam Abbass, and Salma Baccar form a familial portrait across three generations confronted with an unspoken secret.

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Forest High (orig. Forêt Ivre) takes place almost entirely in and around a hut in the Swiss mountains. Subtitled Three Stories, director Manon Coubia’s film follows three volunteers who work there over four seasons. Officially the Refuge d’Ubine des Amis de la Nature de Thonon et du Chablais, the “hut” is actually closer to an inn, with dorm rooms for hikers, a restaurant and bar, and a chapel where performances sometimes take place. It’s situated at the foot of Mont Chauffé, whose imposing cliffs are infrequently attempted by climbers. The opening sequence shows how difficult it is to get there from Vacheresse, the nearest village. Rockslides often block the only road access. Helped by her driver (Jean-Claude Duret) and a villager, Anna (Salomé Richard) opens…

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Based on a notorious crime in Mexico, A Child of My Own (Orig. Un hijo propio) examines how and why a nurse kidnapped a baby for her own. As she did in The Mole Agent, director Maite Alberdi mixes fact and fiction to reach insights that go beyond the limits of the true crime genre. Alberdi starts her film with performers auditioning for the part of Alejandra (eventually played by Ana Celeste), who is 17 and pregnant when she marries Arturo (Armando Espitia). We see what looks like video of their wedding in 2000 as Alejandra announces on the soundtrack that her desire to be a mother led to decisions from which “there was no turning back.” A nurse in a hospital maternity ward, Ale suffers through…

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Shudder has debuted the poster for Donna Davies’ documentary, 1000 Women in Horror, a celebration of women-led horror.   The Canadian documentarian interviewed many friends of ours, contemporaries and iconic ladies within the horror genre. The cast includes Roxanne Benjamin, Akela Cooper, Mattie Do, Brea Grant, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Mary Harron, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Cerise Howard, Kier-La Janisse, Natasha Kermani, Roseanne Liang, Annalise Lockhart, Toby Poser, Sara Risher, Lin Shaye, Kate Siegel, Chelsea Stardust, and April Wolfe.    1000 Women in Horror will be available on Shudder on March 20th.   Celebrate Women’s History Month with a New Documentary Exploring How Women Pioneers Revolutionized Horror Cinema   A deep dive into how women pioneers revolutionized horror cinema through their groundbreaking work as directors, actors and creators…

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