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‘Get Out’: New York Times Names Jordan Peele’s Debut Feature as the Greatest Horror Movie of the 21st Century!!

The New York Times has spoken and the publication’s top 100 movies of the 21st century have officially been announced. Dramas, comedies, thrillers, and action flicks abound in the packed list that features movie stars like Tom Cruise and Kirsten Dunst and filmmakers like Steven Soderbergh and David Lynch. Amidst all the excitement, one genre is going largely unsung: horror. It shouldn’t come as a … Continue reading ‘Get Out’: New York Times Names Jordan Peele’s Debut Feature as the Greatest Horror Movie of the 21st Century!!

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Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Universal Sign Multi Year Deal!!

Universal Studio Group has announced a multi-year overall deal with creator Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions. The deal covers Peele and Monkeypaw’s television development and production. Best known for producing Peele‘s hit horror films Get Out and Us, Monkeypaw scored its most recent success with Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, which Peele wrote with DaCosta and Monkeypaw president Win Rosenfeld. The company has also had a … Continue reading Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Universal Sign Multi Year Deal!!

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Jordan Peele’s Next Horror Movie Set for July 2022!!

Universal has just announced it will release Jordan Peele‘s new horror movie on July 22, 2022. We don’t know anything about the project yet, but we can’t wait to find out what Peele has up his sleeve. The studio is billing Peele’s latest as a “horror event,” and it is not expected to be the People Under the Stairs remake that he’s expected to simply produce, … Continue reading Jordan Peele’s Next Horror Movie Set for July 2022!!

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‘M3GAN’: Blumhouse’s Next Horror-Thriller Casts ‘Get Out’s Allison Williams!!

Get Out star Allison Williams is reuniting with Blumhouse to star in its tech-themed horror-thriller M3GAN, the company announced Wednesday. Williams will play Gemma, a brilliant roboticist at a toy company who uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to be a kid’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. After unexpectedly gaining custody of her orphaned niece, Gemma enlists the help … Continue reading ‘M3GAN’: Blumhouse’s Next Horror-Thriller Casts ‘Get Out’s Allison Williams!!

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‘Host’ Director Rob Savage Signs Three-Picture Deal with Blumhouse!!

Have you seen Host yet? My goodness, you must see Host. In just under an hour, director Rob Savage and his incredible cast of performers deliver a perfect execution of “a found-footage horror film told entirely over Zoom.” It’s thrilling, surprising, terrifying, and surprisingly emotional. It represents a new lightning bolt of talent. And it comes to no surprise that Savage, per Variety, has just signed a three-picture deal with … Continue reading ‘Host’ Director Rob Savage Signs Three-Picture Deal with Blumhouse!!

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Jordan Peele Sets Up Next Two Movies at Universal Pictures!!

The relationship between Jordan Peele and Universal has been helpful for both. Universal seems to have largely stayed out of Peele’s way to let him make what he wants, and in return, his two directing efforts—Get Out and Us—have made over $500 million worldwide. It only makes sense that the relationship between Universal and Peele’s production company, Monkeypay Productions, would continue. Universal has sent out … Continue reading Jordan Peele Sets Up Next Two Movies at Universal Pictures!!

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Jordan Peele Apparently Thinking of ‘Get Out 2’ According to Jason Blum!!!

Jordan Peele scored a huge success with his first directorial offering, the horror-thriller Get Out, which proved to be a smash hit with fans and critics alike, and saw the actor and comedian receiving the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, as well as nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. Peele is currently hard at work on his next film Us, which re-teams him with … Continue reading Jordan Peele Apparently Thinking of ‘Get Out 2’ According to Jason Blum!!!

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Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Best Picture!!! Check Out The Full List!!

The 90th Annual Academy Awards have just wrapped and The Shape of Water took home Best Picture. The film also led on total wins for the night, picking up four Oscars including Best Director for Guillermo Del Toro, Best Score, and Best Production design. It was followed closely by Dunkirk, which earned three Oscars including Best Editing, Best  Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing. As … Continue reading Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Best Picture!!! Check Out The Full List!!

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Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ Dominates with 13 Nominations!! Check Out the Full List!!

The Oscar nominations are here! At long last, the list of nominees for the 90th annual Academy Awards have been unveiled. The Shape of Water leads the pack with 13 nominations overall, including Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Actress, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actor. Guillermo del Toro‘s fairy tale is pretty far ahead, as Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri comes closest with 9 nominations, while Dunkirk scored 7 nominations including a first-ever … Continue reading Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ Dominates with 13 Nominations!! Check Out the Full List!!

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Here Are the Highest Grossing Films of 2017 & the Box Office Winners and Losers!!! Check It Out!!

The 2017 calendar year has come to a close, and before we get too deep into 2018, now seems like a good time to look back on the 2017 box office and analyze the year’s big winners and losers. As always there’s a bit of disparity between the domestic chart and the worldwide chart, but there are also some films that were bona fide successes … Continue reading Here Are the Highest Grossing Films of 2017 & the Box Office Winners and Losers!!! Check It Out!!

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Top 10 Best Hollywood Films of 2017 – A MovizArk Take!!!

Apart from a few surprises, the year 2017 proved to be one of Hollywood’s most disastrous years at the box office in decades. From bad sequels to disappointing reboots, the worst movies of 2017 are a variety of unfunny comedies and boring films. Films like Fifty Shades Darker, A Bad Moms Christmas and Transformers: The Last Knight, failed to redeem their respective franchises, while reboots … Continue reading Top 10 Best Hollywood Films of 2017 – A MovizArk Take!!!

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2017 U.S. Box Office Set to Fall to Three-Year Low!!!

The final number for the 2017 North American box office haul will decline by about 2.5% from last year’s record-setting $11.38 billion — even with “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” adding more than $400 million. As of Christmas Day, the domestic total for the year was $10.68 billion, or 2.7% behind the same time frame a year ago. The final six days of 2017 are … Continue reading 2017 U.S. Box Office Set to Fall to Three-Year Low!!!

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Disney Becomes Box Office Champ for Second Year in Row!!!

For the second year in a row, Disney has nabbed the domestic box office crown, with $2.27 billion already banked in 2017 thanks to its one-two punch of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “Beauty and the Beast.” As of Dec. 25, Disney had a 21.3% market share compared with Warner Bros. at 18.9% and $2.02 billion, according to box office tracker comScore. That gap … Continue reading Disney Becomes Box Office Champ for Second Year in Row!!!

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‘The Shape of Water’, ‘The Post’, & ‘Three Billboards’ Lead 2018 Golden Globe Nominations!!!

Nominations for the 75th Golden Globe Awards have been announced, and in keeping with this year’s incredibly fluid race, the love was spread to a variety of films and performers. The Shape of Water came away with the most nominations with seven in total, including Best Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actress, and Supporting Actor. But it was followed close behind by Steven Spielberg‘s timely The Post and the … Continue reading ‘The Shape of Water’, ‘The Post’, & ‘Three Billboards’ Lead 2018 Golden Globe Nominations!!!

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National Board of Review Names ‘The Post’ Best Film of the Year; ‘Logan’ Cracks Top 10!!!

The National Board of Review has announced honorees for its 2017 awards. Steven Spielberg‘s The Post, which is receiving mostly positive notices from critics, took top honors with Best Film, while the organization’s full Top 10 is filled out by a pretty diverse group that includes Lady Bird, Dunkirk, Baby Driver, and Logan. Of course the glaring inclusion here is Alexander Payne‘s Downsizing, which received some scathing reviews and is something of a misfire … Continue reading National Board of Review Names ‘The Post’ Best Film of the Year; ‘Logan’ Cracks Top 10!!!

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How to Survive in A Haunted House – A Halloween Exclusive!!

So Halloween is here and like every year we are seeing a ton of horror/supernatural films heading to theaters in a row. While last week saw the return of the Saw franchise, this year has nevertheless been an exciting year for horror fans with small films like Get Out, It Comes at Night, Split, Creep 2, Raw along with some other making quite the splash, … Continue reading How to Survive in A Haunted House – A Halloween Exclusive!!

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Jordan Peele Is Developing a TV Series About 1970s Nazi Hunters!!!

Looks like Jordan Peele is going to keep on keeping on with his so-called social thrillers. The Get Out writer and director has lined up a new TV project called The Hunt, which will follow a bunch of 1970s Nazi hunters on a quest for retribution. The new project comes on the heels of his TV deal with Sonar Entertainment, where The Hunt is set … Continue reading Jordan Peele Is Developing a TV Series About 1970s Nazi Hunters!!!

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Kiersey Clemons to Star in Horror Film From Blumhouse and ‘Sleight’ Team!!

Blumhouse is looking to reunite with the team behind the Sundance darling “Sleight” for a new horror thriller and tapped one of Hollywood’s rising talents to star. Blumhouse Productions has set ‘Dope’ & ‘The Flash’ actress Kiersey Clemons to star in “Sweetheart,” the latest pic from “Sleight” director JD Dillard. Dillard co-wrote the script with his “Sleight” writing partner Alex Theurer as well Alex Hyner. … Continue reading Kiersey Clemons to Star in Horror Film From Blumhouse and ‘Sleight’ Team!!

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‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Beauty & the Beast’ Win Big at 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards!!! Check Out The Full List!!!

The newly revamped MTV Movie & TV Awards are aired for the first time ever Sunday night, hosted by “Pitch Perfect” and “Workaholics” star Adam Devine. For the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards — known previously as the MTV Movie Awards from 1992-2016 — the network honored fan-favorites in both film and television. “Beauty and the Beast” took home movie of the year, while “Stranger Things” won … Continue reading ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Beauty & the Beast’ Win Big at 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards!!! Check Out The Full List!!!

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Rockets to No. 1 With $145 Million at the BO!!!

Accounting for over 79% of the cumulative top ten gross, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 topped the domestic box office, showing a 54% increase compared to the 2014 original and giving Disney the top two openers of 2017 so far. Additionally, the film expanded its reach overseas, including openings in South Korea and China, the latter of which delivered the fourth largest opening in … Continue reading ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Rockets to No. 1 With $145 Million at the BO!!!

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Jordan Peele’s Next Film Is a Another Social Thriller for Universal!!!

Filmmaker Jordan Peele has been very much in demand after his brilliant directorial debut, Get Out, grossed $172 million earlier this year against a budget of just $5 million. He’s no doubt been approached by studios to take on major projects, with Warner Bros. reportedly approaching him about directing Akira, but it looks like the filmmaker will refreshingly be sticking to something else smaller but … Continue reading Jordan Peele’s Next Film Is a Another Social Thriller for Universal!!!

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‘Firestarter’ Remake in the Works for Director Akiva Goldsman, ‘Rectify’ Writer!!!

It’s a good time to be alive if you’re a Stephen King fan. There’s a huge number of projects in the works and on the books for the acclaimed author, including Sony’s release of The Dark Tower this summer (we hope) and a new take on It from Andrés Muschietti coming this September. There’s also a TV series adaptation of The Mist rolling out on Spike and Hulu’s shared King universe Castle … Continue reading ‘Firestarter’ Remake in the Works for Director Akiva Goldsman, ‘Rectify’ Writer!!!

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‘Fate of the Furious’ Opens with Record International and Worldwide Opening Weekend at the BO!!!

It was close, but just by a hair Universal‘s The Fate of the Furious topped $100 million at the domestic box office, leading the Easter weekend charge and becoming the second 2017 release to top the century mark over its three-day opening. More importantly, on top of its North American debut, the film premiered in over 60 international markets where it brought in a record … Continue reading ‘Fate of the Furious’ Opens with Record International and Worldwide Opening Weekend at the BO!!!

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Blumhouse Confirms ‘The Purge’ TV Series for USA and Syfy!!!

Blumhouse is on a roll this year. After raking it in with their runaway hits Split and Get Out, the production company has announced the launch of an independent television studio in partnership with ITV studios. First project on the docket: the long discussed television adaptation of their hit film franchise The Purge, which series creator James DeMonaco will oversee to air on both USA and … Continue reading Blumhouse Confirms ‘The Purge’ TV Series for USA and Syfy!!!

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‘Boss Baby’ Repeats at #1 While ‘Smurfs’ and ‘Going in Style’ Open Decent at the BO!!

Fox and DreamWorks Animation‘s The Boss Baby topped the weekend box office for a second week in a row, once again leading Disney‘s Beauty and the Beast over the course of what felt like a placeholder weekend as far as new releases are concerned. While Sony‘s Smurfs: The Lost Village performed mostly as expected and New Line‘s Going in Style over performed based on expectations, … Continue reading ‘Boss Baby’ Repeats at #1 While ‘Smurfs’ and ‘Going in Style’ Open Decent at the BO!!

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‘Boss Baby’ Dethrones ‘Beauty and the Beast’ as ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Under-performs at the BO!!!

It’s close, but Fox and DreamWorks Animation‘s The Boss Baby narrowly beat Disney‘s Beauty and the Beast and delivered a #1 finish this weekend as it vastly over performed pre-release industry expectations. Meanwhile, Paramount‘s Ghost in the Shell debuted with the opposite result, finishing in third position and well below expectations. Elsewhere, Lionsgate‘s Power Rangers dropped over 60% in its second weekend while WB‘s Kong: … Continue reading ‘Boss Baby’ Dethrones ‘Beauty and the Beast’ as ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Under-performs at the BO!!!

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Comedy, Horror, Movie Review

Get Out (2017) Review!!!!

Synopsis – A young African-American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend’s mysterious family estate. My Take – Finally this one has released in the U.A.E cinemas!!  I decided to see this film at the theater mainly due to the curiosity behind the massive critical (an impressive 8.3 rating on IMDb and an astonishing 99% on Rotten Tomatoes) and financial ($156.3 million and still counting on a … Continue reading Get Out (2017) Review!!!!

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Warner Bros. Courting ‘Get Out’ Director Jordan Peele for ‘Akira’!!!

Warner Bros. has been trying to adapt the popular 1988 anime Akira for a while now. You can go through our archives and see that the title has passed through directors including The Hughes Brothers (From Hell), Ruairi Robinson (The Last Days on Mars), and Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown) with the Collet-Serra version coming closest to production before the studio decided to pull the plug. The … Continue reading Warner Bros. Courting ‘Get Out’ Director Jordan Peele for ‘Akira’!!!

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Disney’s ‘Beauty’ Delivers Big Second Weekend, While ‘Power Rangers’ Opens Strong at the BO!!!

Disney‘s Beauty and the Beast delivered a monster second weekend, pulling in enough to make it the fourth largest second weekend of all-time and pushing the film over $315 million in a matter of just ten days. Added to that, Lionsgate‘s release of Saban‘s Power Rangers debuted in second place and proved there was still an audience for the franchise that began in the early … Continue reading Disney’s ‘Beauty’ Delivers Big Second Weekend, While ‘Power Rangers’ Opens Strong at the BO!!!

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Blumhouse Sets Up Supernatural ‘Truth or Dare’ Starring Lucy Hale!!!

Blumhouse is having a hell of a year. The studio released M. Night Shyamalan‘s Split in January and Jordan Peele‘s Get Out in February, a mighty box office one-two punch that has earned the studio near a quarter-billion dollars before spring has even sprung. Now Deadline reports that Jason Blum‘s micro-budget, filmmaker-driven studio is lining up their next project, a supernatural thriller called Truth or Dare … Continue reading Blumhouse Sets Up Supernatural ‘Truth or Dare’ Starring Lucy Hale!!!

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‘Beauty and the Beast’ Roars with Tremendous $170 Million Take at the BO!!!

This is what makes Disney such a powerhouse. “Beauty and the Beast,” the studio’s latest live-action update of a cartoon classic, waltzed its way to a towering $170 million debut this weekend, setting a new record for a March opening and solidifying the Mouse House’s status as the dominant player in the film business. No other company can match the streak that Disney is currently … Continue reading ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Roars with Tremendous $170 Million Take at the BO!!!

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‘Kong: Skull Island’ Roars to $61M Opening While ‘Logan’ and ‘Get Out’ Continue Strong At The BO!!!

Warner Bros and Legendary‘s Kong: Skull Island delivered a strong opening weekend performance, topping the weekend box office and becoming the third film in as many weeks to outperform expectations. The other two films, Logan and Get Out, continued their successful runs as they finished in second and third position respectfully, with Logan just $6.3 million shy of topping The LEGO Batman Movie as the … Continue reading ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Roars to $61M Opening While ‘Logan’ and ‘Get Out’ Continue Strong At The BO!!!

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‘Logan’ Outperforms Initial Box Office Report; Sets March R-Rated Opening Record!!!

This weekend, we thought that Logan had pulled in $85.3 million domestically, but it turns out those estimates were a bit shy of the final number. Logan, a dour, R-rated superhero film that prefers Western tropes to comic book ones, nabbed $88.3 million at the box office in the U.S. That number blows the opening weekend for the PG-13 X-Men: Apocalypse, $65.8 million, out of … Continue reading ‘Logan’ Outperforms Initial Box Office Report; Sets March R-Rated Opening Record!!!

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‘Logan’ Triumphs with $85 Million Take, While Other Releases Are Steady At The BO!!!

Fox‘s Logan may be about old age and winding things down but the film’s potent $85.3 million take over the weekend proves there’s life in the old Wolverine yet. While it wasn’t the biggest R-rated opening weekend of all time, (Deadpool, who snuck into theaters in a preview/snippet with Logan, still claims that title) everyone involved has to be pleased with the results. James Mangold‘s … Continue reading ‘Logan’ Triumphs with $85 Million Take, While Other Releases Are Steady At The BO!!!

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‘Get Out’ Scares Off Competition on Oscar Weekend to Earn $30.5 Million at the BO!!

Blumhouse‘s Get Out, the Jordan Peele horror/comedy/social commentary, parlayed its glowing critical reception for a stunning $30.5 million Oscar weekend in 2,781 theaters and a very respectable $10,976 per-screen average. The other new films, Lionsgate/Summit‘s animated flick, Rock Dog, at $3.7 million, fell just outside of the top 10, while the critically-derided inanimate Collide, from Open Road, spun out at $1.53 million in 2,045 theaters … Continue reading ‘Get Out’ Scares Off Competition on Oscar Weekend to Earn $30.5 Million at the BO!!

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‘LEGO Batman’ Tops Again as ‘The Great Wall’ Leads Newcomers With Poor Openings at the BO!!

The LEGO Batman Movie topped the weekend box office for a second week in a row, holding off a trio of newcomers led by Universal‘s The Great Wall. Fellow new releases, Fist Fight and particularly Fox‘s A Cure for Wellness, fizzled in their respective debuts as the start of 2017’s Presidents’ Day weekend saw the top twelve come in 47% behind last year. While that … Continue reading ‘LEGO Batman’ Tops Again as ‘The Great Wall’ Leads Newcomers With Poor Openings at the BO!!

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Tracy Morgan Comedy Series Finds a New Home at TBS!!

Tracy Morgan is returning to television, but not on FX as previously thought. It seemed like things were set for the 30 Rock veteran to star in an untitled comedy series for the network, which had ordered a pilot of the project, but now it’s landed over at TBS, which has bestowed it a straight-to-series order with a few tweaks. Jordan Peele and John Carcieri created the single-camera comedy, but they … Continue reading Tracy Morgan Comedy Series Finds a New Home at TBS!!

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Horror, Thriller, Trailers

First ‘Get Out’ Trailer Reveals Jordan Peele’s Racially Charged Horror-Thriller!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – A young African American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend’s cursed family estate. Directed – Jordan Peele Starring – Bradley Whitford, Allison Williams, Betty Gabriel Check out the trailer: Continue reading First ‘Get Out’ Trailer Reveals Jordan Peele’s Racially Charged Horror-Thriller!! Check It Out!!

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