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THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK Makes Its Last Stand At RLJE

The Toronto International Film Festival is underway and while screenings are running, deals are being made in the process. Writer and debut director Henry Dunham’s new film, The Standoff At Sparrow Creek is just one of them, now following its Midnight Madness premiere and with XYZ Films repping international sales. The word on Tuesday by way of a press announcement out of Toronto is that negotiations have unfolded in favor of RLJE Films in its acquisition of North American distribution rights. Release dates pending, the company is currently plotting to release the film nationally in theaters, as well as on VOD and Digital HD in early 2019. In The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, after a shooting at a police funeral, reclusive ex-cop Gannon (Dale) finds himself unwittingly forced out of retirement when he realizes that the killer belongs to the same militia he joined after quitting the force. Understanding that […]

KILL ORDER Unleashes Martial Arts Mayhem In The Official Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Chances are if you’ve attended any film festival events in Canada or New York City in the past month or so, you might have spied an eye on James Mark’s directorial debut, Kill Order which rolls out on February 6, 2018. The film, currently one of our Five-A-Day entries for 2018, has had a lengthy road to its existence of late and now bears the fruits of several noteworthy reviews circulating online including our own in hailing Mark’s milestone achievement thusfar with brother, actor and stuntman Chris Mark also making his debut in a starring vehicle. Chaos erupts when a group of armed men break into a high school classroom. They target David, a quiet kid who secretly suffers from unexplained memories of a horrifying past. Tapping into a previously unknown strength, David fights off his attackers and goes on the run. With his life and the lives of his […]

The Official Trailer For MAYHEM Is F*kin Nuts And Samara Weaving Is Having The Only Fun

Lee B. Golden III

Director Joe Lynch’s crazy ass new movie, Mayhem, is prepping a multi-platform release by next month. It’s been a festival favorite all year and with lurking eyes at Beyond Fest this Saturday followed by its presentation at Toronto After Dark on October 17, we have a pair of trailers to share to invite you into the near-godless, maniacal, bloody and unrelenting corporate world in which Steven Yuen and Samara Weaving must fight to survive. Literally. Derek Cho (Steven Yeun, “The Walking Dead”) is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm’s building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus. Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining forces with a former client (Samara Weaving, “Ash vs Evil Dead”) who has a grudge of her own, Derek savagely fights tooth […]

MAYHEM Looms In The Official U.S. Poster

Lee B. Golden III

RLJE Films Fresh from the festival floors of SXSW, Chatanooga and Fantasia to your nearest screens, Everly helmer Joe Lynch’s newest, Mayhem, is staking its claim with moviegoers this week with a brand new official poster. RLJE Films is rolling out the contained viral action survival romp in theaters and on VoD beginning November 10 with a script by Mattias Caruso. “Derek Cho (Steven Yeun, “The Walking Dead”) is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm’s building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus. Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining forces with a former client (Samara Weaving, “Ash vs Evil Dead”) who has a grudge of her own, Derek savagely fights tooth and nail to get to the executives on the top floor and settle […]

BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99 Lands A U.S. October Release From RLJE Films

Lee B. Golden III

Bone Tomahawk helmer, novelist and acclaimed filmmaker S. Craig Zahler is currently filming his latest crime thriller, Dragged Across Concrete, starring Vince Vaughn and Mel Gibson. In the meantime, his newly completed actioner, Brawl In Cell Block 99 is well on its way with upcoming festival premieres in Venice and Toronto, as well as its forthcoming U.S. theatrical release on October 6, 2017 from RLJ Entertainment’s RLJE Films. Brawl In Cell Block 99 teams Zahler with Vaughn who plays Bradley, a down-and-out boxer at a crossroads with no job and a marriage nearing its end. When he finds work as a drug courier for an old friend, his respite good luck goes south in the wake of an explosive gun battle with cops and his own cohorts, injuring him and landing him in prison where he’ll be forced to commit acts of violence turn the facility into a savage battleground. […]