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Uwe Boll Announces Return to Feature Films After 5 Year Absence

  Uwe Boll, the often controversial and divisive filmmaker plans to return after a 5 year hiatus. His latest project FIRST SHIFT is a crime drama that follows a NYC police officer and his rookie partner Angela over the course of a 12-hour shift. Gino Anthony Pesi (Shades of Blue, Ambitions) and Kristen Renton (Sons of Anarchy, Days of Our Lives) have been cast in the central roles. Additional cast includes Onye Eme-Akwari (Outer Banks), Willie C. Carpenter (Men in Black), Garry Pastore (THE IRISHMAN), and Cate Bottiglione (Law & Order: Organized Crime). FIRST SHIFT is currently in pre-production, with filming beginning this Spring in New York.  FIRST SHIFT aims to be a gripping tale that captures the essence of life as a cop in one of America's busiest cities. Examining everything from the mundane to the dangerous, Boll hopes viewers will experience an intense day in the life of law enforcement officers. This is an interesting concept that plays to Bolls strengths as a filmmake

PINBALL: THE MAN WHO SAVED THE GAME Trailer and Release Info

  An unsettled writer with a fantastic mustache, ROGER SHARPE (Faist), finds solace and confidence in one thing he has mastered: pinball. When a police raid destroys the only machines he can find in 1970s New York City, he learns the game is illegal. Roger reluctantly joins forces with the Music and Amusement Association to overturn the ban while falling in love with ELLEN (Reed), an artist and single mother. Roger’s path to save pinball ultimately rescues him. He and Ellen overcome their pasts and take a shot at love. Roger learns what it means to take a chance—and that commitment is the most rewarding gamble of all. 

CONFESSION Trailer

Director: Dayna Hanson Writer: Gregory Mulligan Producers: Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, Michael J. Rothstein, Sarah Hay, Anne Clements Starring: Clark Backo, Sarah Hay, Nolan Gerard Funk, with Sterling Beaumon, and Michael Ironside An up-and-coming district attorney takes on the case of a young woman who has accused three men of sexual assault. She puts her career on the line in order to uncover a deeper web of mystery, murder and deception. Release Date: March 10, 2023

Following Films Podcast: Robbie Banfitch on The Outwaters

  Today I'm joined by Robbie Banfitch, the writer/director behind The Outwaters. The film takes viewers off the beaten path and into their own nightmares. The film plays out over three memory cards found in a sun-drenched section of the Mojave Desert. The footage within is that of a foursome, who set out to make a music video while camping, led by a charismatic LA filmmaker. Their trip starts out uneventful, though their peace is occasionally disrupted by unexplained sounds, vibrations, and unnatural animal behavior. Then one night everything changes, sending the foursome on a mind-bending trip through terror.

Following Films Podcast: DISQUIET Writer/Director Michael Winnick

  Today I'm joined by DISQUIET Writer/Director Michael Winnick. DISQUIET, a supernatural thriller starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers (“Vikings”, “The Tudors”), Rachelle Goulding (Wifelike, Lethal Weapon), Elyse Levesque (Ready or Not, “Orphan Black”), Lochlyn Munro (“Riverdale”, White Chicks) will be released in select theatres, on digital, and on demand on February 10, 2023.  Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars in the terrifying, edge-of-your-seat thriller. After a near-fatal car accident, Sam (Meyers) wakes to discover he is trapped in an abandoned hospital by mysterious and sinister forces that have no intention of letting him leave...

CINEMATIC SORCERESS: THE FILMS OF NINA MENKES Blu-ray Review

CINEMATIC SORCERESS: THE FILMS OF NINA MENKES Nina Menkes is an incredibly intimate and brutally honest filmmaker. With a career spanning three decades, she has continually looked inward to reflect on the world around her. Her films have a journal-like quality, focusing on quiet moments of contemplation through characters who never feel like they are performing. Voyeurism without a male gaze. She often creates beautiful, stark imagery that highlights isolation in natural and inhabited landscapes. The Films The Great Sadness of Zohara (1983) Magdalena Viraga (1986) Queen of Diamonds (1991) The Bloody Child (1996) Phantom Love (2007) Dissolution (2010)  2-Disc Set Special Features: •  6 uncoated 4x6 postcards   •  New 2K restoration of  Magdalena Viraga   •  New 4K restoration of  Queen of Diamonds   •  New 4K restoration of  The Bloody Child   •  New remaster of  The Great Sadness of Zohara   •  New remaster of  Phantom Love   •  New video interview with Nina Menkes and Mike Plante

Following Films Podcast: MURDER IN BIG HORN Director and Producer Razelle Benally and Matthew Galkin

Today I'm joined by MURDER IN BIG HORN director and producer Razelle Benally and Matthew Galkin MURDER IN BIG HORN investigates the disappearances and possible murders of a group of Native American women in rural Montana. Within the last decade, dozens of young Indigenous women and girls from the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Nations have been murdered or have gone missing from Big Horn County and its surrounding area; arrests are rare in these cases and convictions virtually non-existent. When grieving Native families press law enforcement for answers, they are met with either indifference or silence. Elsewhere in America, these crimes would have shocked a community and the nation. National media would have picked up the story. But outside of the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Reservations, it barely registers, leaving a bereft circle of family, friends, and activists on their own, fighting for justice. This harrowing three-part series examines the circumstances around each disappearance