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CITY WIDE FEVER Review: Not Really a Giallo Homage, And That’s Ok

CITY WIDE FEVER Review: Not Really a Giallo Homage, And That’s Ok

Josh Heaps’ City Wide Fever is a real oddity. On the surface, it’s a small DIY thriller that looks shot on the cheap, which already narrows down its appeal. But if you get on its wavelength over the course of its very brief 70 minutes (sans credits), you might even start to feel a small twinge of nostalgia. Said nostalgia comes from a very different source than advertised. Billed as an homage to giallo, this certainly has a setup those Italian films would have a field day with: A film student named Sam (Diletta Guglielmi) finds a USB in a park one day, containing the life and work of forgotten director Saturnino Barresi, including his unfinished final film, which gives this one its title. As she investigates the…

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Echoes: Selling a Movie That Doesn’t Exist Yet

Echoes: Selling a Movie That Doesn’t Exist Yet

After writer/director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran were appointed as the new co-heads of DC Studios in November 2022, plans for the studio’s rebooted slate began to take shape, with details about upcoming projects gradually emerging. In 2023, it was announced that Andy Muschietti, known for directing the It films and series, would helm The Brave and the Bold.​ It’s 2026 now, and the film still hasn’t entered the production phase yet, though The Hollywood Reporter confirmed this past January that Muschietti was still attached to the project, with Christina Hodson (The Flash) tapped to write. Even so, the film has the power to influence people with its waiting time, as DC fans cannot hold their excitement. It will be the first DC film…

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Well Go USA Celebrates Yeon Sang-ho’s TRAIN TO BUSAN 10 Year Anniversary, COLONY (군체) Acquisition and Theatrical Release

Well Go USA Celebrates Yeon Sang-ho’s TRAIN TO BUSAN 10 Year Anniversary, COLONY (군체) Acquisition and Theatrical Release

Well Go USA have announced plans to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of Yeon Sang-ho’s international hit, Train to Busan. On top of that, they have also acquired Yeon’s most recent zombie flick, Colony, and have plans for that release as well.    Train to Busan will return to cinemas in the U.S. and Canada on August 14th in glorious 4K for the first time. Two weeks later, Well Go USA releases Colony in cinemas. You can check out the teaser trailer below.    Colony will have its world premiere at Cannes next month. There will be enough time between the premiere and theatrical for prominant, summer genre festivals to feature it in their lineups. We’re looking at you, Fantasia!   TRAIN TO BUSAN Returns to…

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