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After a successful festival run, the WWI genre thriller Bunker is opening only in theaters (250+ theaters in over 50 markets) today.

In the film…

“Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other. As paranoia and fear grow between them, the men experience the true hell of war.”

Bunker is directed by Adrian Langley (Butchers), written by Michael Huntsman, and stars Luke Baines (Under the Silver Lake), Kayla Radomski (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Sean Cullen (Netfilx’s “Mindhunter”), Roger Clark (“Red Dead Redemption II”), Julian Feder, and Eddie Ramos, with theater veteran Patrick Moltane as the volatile “Lieutenant Turner.”

It was produced by Blue Fox Entertainment’s James Huntsman (Church and State) and Patrick Rizzotti (The Collector franchise) on behalf of Crossroad Productions.

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The headline was clear, concise and damning: “Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades.” The story, written by New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor and published on Oct. 5, 2017, detailed how the powerful producer and Miramax co-founder swatted away allegations of sexual assault and harassment for decades. They spoke to his former assistants, prominent actresses and other film industry people to figure out the constellation of lawyers, employees and advisors who protected the Hollywood mogul. Twohey and Kantor’s reporting not only aided Weinstein survivors seeking redress; it also helped ignite a percolating movement.

Maria Schrader’s She Said dramatizes Twohey and Kantor’s investigative process, sensitively portraying the lengths the reporters went to in order to expose one of the most harrowing cases of workplace abuse, power and coercion in memory. (I was an employee at the Times...

"We will not succumb to hysteria on my watch!" Blue Fox Ent. has revealed the first official trailer for an indie horror thriller film titled Bunker, from filmmaker Adrian Langley. Also known as The Fallen in the UK. This is premiering soon at the 2022 Buffalo Film Festival this month and at a few other regional fests, which is why first trailer is out now, despite an expected 2023 release. Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other. As paranoia and fear grow between them, the men experience the true hell of war. The director states: "WWI genre thrillers are very rare, and so directing Bunker came with both unique challenges and opportunities… I think we’ve made something distinctive and imaginative." This stars Luke Baines, Kayla Radomski, Sean Cullen, Roger Clark, Julian Feder, Eddie Ramos,...

Blue Fox Entertainment announced today that their highly-anticipated WWI genre thriller Bunker will have its World Premiere on October 8, 2022, at the Buffalo International Film Festival (Biff) as the festival’s “City Centerpiece” selection.

Ahead of the World Premiere, Blue Fox Entertainment has shared with Bloody an exclusive look at the first trailer, as well as this official theatrical poster designed by Christopher Shy from Ronin Studios.

“Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other. As paranoia and fear grow between them, the men experience the true hell of war.”

Bunker is directed by Adrian Langley (Butchers), written by Michael Huntsman, and stars Luke Baines (Under the Silver Lake), Kayla Radomski (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Sean Cullen (Netfilx’s “Mindhunter”), Roger Clark (“Red Dead Redemption II”), Julian Feder, and Eddie Ramos, with...

The Willoughbys, an upcoming animated film project based on the Lois Lowry children's book of the same name has just added some temendous voice talent to its already impressive list of contributors. Now, in addition to Jane Krakowski (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-nine), and Sean Cullen (Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs), actors Martin Short and Maya Rudolph have also joined the... Read More...

Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski and Sean Cullen have joined the voice cast of Bron Animation’s The Willoughbys which is based on Lois Lowry’s 2010 popular children's book of the same name. Ricky Gervais is the film’s narrator and one of the executive producers. Rudolph will be the voice of Nanny, who looks after the Willoughby children. Crews is voicing candy mogul Commandor Melanoff, and Short and Krakowski give voice to Father and Mother…...

Maya Rudolph and Terry Crews have joined the voice cast of animated feature The Willoughbys, along with Martin Short, Jane Krakowski and Sean Cullen.

The newcomers join previously announced star and producer Ricky Gervais, who will narrate the Bron Studios animation that is based on the popular children's book by The Giver author Lois Lowry.

The Willoughbys follows four kids — Tim, Jane and the twins — after they are abandoned by their selfish parents and embark on a wild adventure into the world, where they find a new modern family of their own.

Short and Krakowski will voice Father and Mother Willoughby, parents so in love...

Bron Animation title based on 2010 Lois Lowry novel of same name.

Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski and Sean Cullen have joined the cast of Bron Animation’s The Willoughbys.

Kris Pearn writes and directs and Cory Evans co-directs the story of the four Willoughby children, abandoned by their selfish parents, who embark on an adventure through the modern world. They encounter a cat, an orphan, a nanny and a confection mogul on their quest to reunite with the family they were born into.

Rudolph will voice Nanny, who looks after the Willoughby children. Crews is voicing the confection mogul Commander Melanoff, and Short and Krakowski give voice to Father and Mother Willoughby, parents so in love with each other they forget they even have children. Cullen voices the twin boys Barnaby A and B.

Gervais was previously announced as the narrator of the film, which is currently in pre-production at Bron’s studio in Burnaby...

War Machine is a biting satire about the U.S. war in Afghanistan. It's a voyage into the absurd that encapsulates the insanity of never ending armed conflict. Adapted from the highly acclaimed novel, The Operators by Michael Hastings, War Machine is the tale of four star General Glenn McMahon. The character is based on General Stanley McChrystal, whose arrogance and hubris led to an epic downfall. Director/writer David Michod gets top marks for humor and stark realism. War is hell. The film takes aim in a comedic way, but never loses sight of the brutality.

In April of 2010, President Barack Obama was making a beeline out of Iraq; with the war in Afghanistan devolving after years of quagmire. Insert the hardline, true believer, military man to the bone, General Glen McMahon (Brad Pitt). The Special Forces leader in Iraq, and an expert in counter insurgency tactics, McMahon is...

David Michôd’s War Machine marks Netflix’s second assessment of America’s Middle Eastern strategies in barely a month. Fernando Coimbra’s Sand Castle questioned Iraq-war involvement, and now – weeks later – attention is diverted to Afghanistan, 2009. It’s all based on Michael Hastings’ non-fiction “The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan,” an exposé that “questions” General Stanley McChrystal’s 2010 shot-calling. The names may have changed from page to screen, but the message is retained. When invading a foreign land, how is one supposed to broker peace? It’s a confused tactic; one that blurs the rules of war. Good thing a colorful cast of jarheads are there to “make sense” of it all.

Brad Pitt stars as General Glen McMahon, the 4-star legend whose duty is to declare a victorious end to Afghanistan’s ongoing retaliations. Shouldn’t be too hard since the “Glenimal” (yes,...

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is coming to the small screen soon. Deadline reports the Cartoon Network TV series will debut in March.Based on the animated movie franchise, the show follows a teenage Flint Lockwood before food begins to rain down on Swallow Falls. The voice cast includes Mark Edwards, Katie Griffin, David Berni, and Seán Cullen.Read More…...

The premiere of the new Broadway-bound musical First Wives Club opened last night, March 11, 2015 at the Oriental Theatre 24 West Randolph St. and runs through March 29, 2015. Sean Cullen, Mike McGowan, and Tony Award-nominee Gregg Edelman go head-to-head with Tony Award-winner Faith Prince as 'Brenda,' Wicked star Carmen Cusack as 'Annie,' and Mamma Mia's Christine Sherrill as 'Elise,' as 'First Husbands' 'Morty,' 'Bill,' and 'Aaron,' respectively, in the new musical. Scroll down for photos from the opening night festivities...

Lincoln Center Theater previously announced that Michael Aronov, Danny Burstein, Sean Cullen, Dagmara Dominczyk, Ned Eisenberg, Brad Fleischer, Karl Glusman, Jonathan Hadary, Daniel Jenkins, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Dion Mucciacito, Seth Numrich, Lucas Caleb Rooney, Tony Shalhoub, Yvonne Strahovski and David Wohl will be featured in its 75th Anniversary production of the Clifford Odets classic Golden Boy, to be directed by Bartlett Sher, beginning performances Thursday, November 8 and opening Thursday, December 6 at the Belasco Theatre 111 West 44 Street, the same theatre where the play premiered in 1937. The cast and creative team met the press earlier today and BroadwayWorld brings you full coverage below...

Lincoln Center Theater previously announced that Michael Aronov, Danny Burstein, Sean Cullen, Dagmara Dominczyk, Ned Eisenberg, Brad Fleischer, Karl Glusman, Jonathan Hadary, Daniel Jenkins, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Dion Mucciacito, Seth Numrich, Lucas Caleb Rooney, Tony Shalhoub, Yvonne Strahovski and David Wohl will be featured in its 75th Anniversary production of the Clifford Odets classic Golden Boy, to be directed by Bartlett Sher, beginning performances Thursday, November 8 and opening Thursday, December 6 at the Belasco Theatre 111 West 44 Street, the same theatre where the play premiered in 1937.The cast and creative team met the press earlier today and BroadwayWorld brings you a photo preview below. Be sure to check back later for full coverage...

Lincoln Center Theater under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer has announced that Michael Aronov, Danny Burstein, Bill Camp, Sean Cullen, Dagmara Dominczyk, Ned Eisenberg, Brad Fleischer, Karl Glusman, Jonathan Hadary, Daniel Jenkins, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Dion Mucciacito, Seth Numrich, Lucas Caleb Rooney, Tony Shalhoub, Yvonne Strahovski and David Wohl will be featured in the 19 member cast of its 75th Anniversary production of the Clifford Odets classic Golden Boy, to be directed by Bartlett Sher, beginning performances Thursday, November 8 and opening Thursday, December 6 at the Belasco Theatre 111 West 44 Street, the same theatre where the play premiered in 1937. Additional casting for Golden Boy will be announced at a later date.

Yesterday, the Canadian Academy released its list of nominees for the 26th Gemini Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Emmy Awards.

Best Animated Program or Series

* Glenn Martin Dds

* Hot Wheels - Battle Force Five

* Jimmy Two Shoes

* Kids vs. Kat

* March of the Dinosaurs

Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series

* Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock

* Degrassi: The Next Generation

* How to be Indie

* That's So Weird

* Vacation with Derek

Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program Series

* Artzooka!

* In Real Life

* Spelling Night in Canada: Canspell 2011

* Survive This

* TVOKids - Mark's Moments

Best Comedy Program or Series

* This Hour Has 22 Minutes

* Call Me Fitz

* Good Dog

* Halifax Comedy Fest 2010

* Living in Your Car

* Rick Mercer Report

Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie

* Fakers

* The Kennedys

* My Babysitter's a Vampire.

* The Pillars of the Earth

* Sleepyhead

Best Dramatic Series

* The Borgias

* Endgame

* Flashpoint

* Skins

* The Tudors...

Brian Mulroney, one of Canada's most hated politicians and former Prime Ministers, will be portrayed on the big screen in a dramatic and humoristic opera. The film Mulroney: The Opera will be released in select Canadian theatres on April 16.

The story begins in 2002 when Canada's Prime Minister Jean Chrétien (Colin Mochrie) unveils the official portrait of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (Rick Miller).

During that day, Mulroney is seen telling his story to a security guard. He brings us back in his young days. He also talks about his political career and the controversies that have plagued him ever since.

Other members of the cast include: Stephanie Anne Mills as Mila Mulroney; Michael Murphy as Col. McCormick; Geordie Johnson as John Turner; Ted Dykstra as Ed Broadbent; Janet Laine-Green as Nancy Reagan; Joe Matheson as Ronald Reagan; Sean Cullen as Robert Coates; Dan Lett as John Fraser; and Joanne Boland as Kim Campbell.

Sable & Batalion’s The Legend of Beaver Dam has been playing some of the premiere film festivals since September. It played Tiff, Fantastic Fest, Stiges and just recently played at Sundance 2011. I received a screener prior to Fantastic Fest – thank god because I missed it on the big screen because of my schedule – and I fell in love with it. The short film takes the familiar story of an urban legend being told at a campfire setting. However, the end result of this fantastic short film is anything short of predictable. Blood and the piercing screams of horror & rock are just some things you can find in this 10 minute blessing. Today, I bring you the long delayed interview with the director, Jerome Sable.

You can read my review of the short film here shortly. I was very excited to get to interview Jerome at Fantastic Fest. Then I got the...

One of our favorite short films of the year, The Legend of Beaver Dam (review here), is poised to make a splash at this year's Sundance Film Festival screening ahead of the highly anticipated Hobo with a Shotgun in the "Park City at Midnight" lineup, and we've got all the info for ya!

The short tells the story of Danny Zigwitz, a nerdy youngster who needs to save his fellow campers from a bloody massacre when a campfire ghost story comes to life. Little kids, an evil monster, a gory fight to the death in the woods — and it's a rock musical.

It has already won several awards, including "Best Horror Short Film" at Fantastic Fest and "Best Short Film" at both Screamfest La and Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya, the number one fantasy/horror fest in the world. Believe us when we say it deserves every damned one of them,...

When we find something fresh and unique here at Dread Central, we don't scrimp on letting our readers know about it. And from the looks of things, the whole world is soon going to know about it, too, since the much talked about and highly praised "The Legend of Beaver Dam" 12-minute horror musical short film is about to appear in a myriad of film fests.

Following its Thursday, September 9th, Toronto International Film Festival world premiere, kicking off Tiff's Midnight Madness Series, "The Legend of Beaver Dam" will have its international premiere at Sitges, the number one fantasy festival in the world. The festival runs October 7th to 12th in Barcelona, Spain.

After Sitges "The Legend of Beaver Dam" (review here) travels from Texas to La and then back up to Canada:

Fantastic Fest 2010 - Sept 23-30 (Austin, TX): North American Premiere Screamfest (Los Angeles, CA) - Oct.

Today, the Canadian Academy revealed the nominees for the 25th Gemini Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Emmy Awards. So without further ado, let's reveal those who have graced our land of television in fall 2009 and winter 2010.

1. Best Animated Program or Series:

* Glenn Martin, Dds

* Guess With Jess

* Johnny Test

* Kid Vs Kat

* Wapos Bay

2. Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series:

* Degrassi: The Next Generation

* Overruled!

* Pillars of Freedom

* That's So Weird!

* Total Drama Action

3. Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series:

* A World of Wonders

* Canada's Super Speller

* Survive This

* Tvokids: Mark's Moments

4. Best Comedy Program or Series:

* Dan for Mayor

* Less Than Kind

* Little Mosque on the Prairie

* Pure Pwnage

* The Rick Mercer Report

5. Best Dramatic Miniseries:

* Alice

* The Phantom

* The Summit

6. Best Dramatic Series:

* Durham County

* Flashpoint

* Republic of Doyle

* Stargate Universe

* The Tudors

7. Best Music, Variety Program or Series

* 2009 Much Music Video Awards...

Jerome Sable and Eli Batalion have made the shift from stage to screen with a splash — of blood, that is. Their filmmaking debut, a horror musical short film called "The Legend of Beaver Dam" will have its world premiere on September 9th at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, and we've got a look at the flick's poster and trailer.

Following its premiere at Tiff 2010, "The Legend of Beaver Dam" will then go on to play a slew of film fests around the world, including the 54th BFI London Film Festival and Screamfest La.

Synopsis:

The film tells the story of Danny Zigwitz, a nerdy young camper who needs to save his fellow campers from a bloody massacre when a campfire ghost story awakens an evil monster. And it’s a musical. For the cast Sable and Batalion handpicked musical theatre all-stars Seán Cullen, Rick Miller, and newcomer L.J. Benet. “We...

We all know that all the three seasons of the Canadian TV series Slings and Arrows have been on DVD for quite a while. Now, Acorn Media, a film and TV series distributor, has announced that the complete series will come on High Definition Blu-Ray in North America on October 26.

This dark comedy from The Movie Network, a Canadian premium cable network, talks about a theatre festival.

In the fictional town of New Burbage, legendary theatrical madman Geoffrey Tennant (Paul Gross) returns to the New Burbage Theatre Festival, the site of his greatest triumph and most humiliating failure, to assume the artistic directorship after the sudden death of his mentor, Oliver Welles (Stephen Ouimette). When Geoffrey arrives he finds that Oliver is still there, in spirit anyway, and with his guidance (and often in spite of it) Geoffrey attempts to reconcile with his past while wrestling the festival back from the marketing department.

If you've ever thought to yourself that this world needs more rock and roll splatter comedies involving young children, then director Jerome Sable has just the thing for you. Gather around kids and listen to The Legend of Beaver Dam ...

When a ghost story around the campfire awakens an evil monster, it's up to nerdy Danny Zigwitz to be the hero and save his fellow campers from a bloody massacre. Crank up the volume and get ready to scream along to this musical gore-fest in the woods. Heads will rock'n'roll!

Canadian comedian Sean Cullen stars in this one but, from the looks of things, he doesn't star for long. Wear a poncho, it's gonna get slick!

The Canadian New Media Awards (CNMAs), Canada's only nationwide competition celebrating the country's best digital media companies, announced this year’s winners at a gala ceremony at the Toronto Design Exchange and TorontoFilm.Net was there.

In its ninth consecutive year, the CNMAs spotlight the local interactive media industry in categories including 'Best Mobile Marketing', 'Best Use of Social Media' and 'Best Web-based Game'.

New categories introduced this year include 'Best Online Video Portal', 'Best Mobile Application' and 'Brand of the Year'.

"We were extremely impressed with this year’s award nominees and their work truly represented some of the country’s best new media strategies," said Mark Greenspan, Executive Producer, nextMEDIA.

"As Canada’s only nationwide new media competition of its kind, we’re proud of the achievements this country’s innovators offer."

The gala celebration was hosted by comedian Seán Cullen, with more than 200 industry leaders in attendance.

"Wow, this is such a surprise. Mainly because I'm a comedian and, as everybody knows, comedy is not acting. Comedy is very easy. Anybody can do it. All you need to do is not try very hard, make fun of real acting, and boom: comedy. I'd like to thank my mom because she told me I'd never amount to anything. I'd like to thank my dad because he was an alcoholic and he gave me my motivation to get into show business. I'd like to thank my agent because he's in the audience and he'll never get me another job if I don't. Free Tibet." -- Sean Cullen Toronto and Los Angeles "First of all, to the other four actors who were also nominated: nice try. Maybe this will be your wake-up call to try a little harder. Second, I would like to mention a few folks whom I would not like to thank.