DVDanger: XX versus XY

Female-centric horrors Witching & Bitching, Life After Beth

"...to let the audience know it. Life After Beth (A24/Lionsgate) definitely moves my opinion on her...."

Oct. 21, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

'Mud,' 'El Mariachi' at 20, and an 'American Gypsies' protest

"...Indiewire reported yesterday that Austin filmmaker Jeff Nichols' latest..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Finally, You're Next Is Now

The two-year wait for the revolutionary thriller is over

"...festival dates after being acquired, but somehow FF and Lionsgate worked some magic). The day after the Toronto screening,..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Temperatures Rising

Dumped and disowned, Cabin Fever 2 gets a one-off screening to benefit the Austin School of Film

"...School of Film, courtesy of Fantastic Fest. After that, Lionsgate is dumping West's semisequel straight into video stores...."

Sept. 18, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Not Very Martial, Very Little Art

Restored karate flop Death Machines, plus Chan's Amnesia

"...Jackie Chan Presents: Amnesia (Lionsgate) is available on DVD now. Also available now:..."

Jan. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Jigsaw Is Family: Saw X Producers Explain What Makes a Saw Movie

Mark Burg and Oren Koules look to the future of the franchise

"...single movie. Jason Constantine has been our executive at Lionsgate for 20 years. And Dan Heffner has produced every..."

Oct. 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Spiral

Chris Rock reinvents the horror morality tale for the BLM era

"...Brazilian wedding found himself in a pitch room with Lionsgate executives to bring back the Saw franchise again, but..."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Alamo Drafthouse Goes Into the VOD Business

Alamo on Demand to offer curated selection of films

"...include films from several distributors, including mainstream names like Lionsgate, Magnolia, Neon, and Sony Pictures Classic; specialist imprints like..."

May 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Uncle Drew

Kyrie Irving's soda campaign gets a movie spin-off

"...mind, the biggest surprise about Uncle Drew isn’t that Lionsgate has funded a feature-length adaptation of a popular Pepsi..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Adrift

True-life survival adventure stays afloat because of Shailene Woodley

"...Veterans of two different Lionsgate franchises, Shailene Woodley (Divergent) and Sam Claflin (The Hunger..."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unleashing the Summer Blockbusters

Your cinematic calendar for the must-see big releases

"...Blindspotting (Lionsgate, not yet rated) Hamilton's Daveed Diggs' brilliant, funny, touching..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Summoning the Blair Witch

Into the woods with Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard

"...who has the rights." Because we're not. It was Lionsgate who was releasing You're Next, and they had this..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Capital City Black Film Festival Grows by Leaps and Bounds

Four-day event showcases African-American experiences in cinema

"...to film producer – acquiring a distribution deal with Lionsgate Films along the way – Núñez will touch on..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

DVDanger: Fragile Minds

Dementia and Remember find terror in age

"...a rare, meaningful part is also what makes Remember (Lionsgate) so sadly noteworthy. Yet there are deeper connections: the..."

May 28, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Things That Go Bump

Ghosts, nightmares, and flashlights in this horror roundup

"...The Drownsman (Anchor Bay), Nightlight (Lionsgate), Turn of the Screw (BBC America), and Bedlam (Lionsgate)..."

May 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Alexandra Essoe Gazes Through Starry Eyes

Horror star talks body image, body horror, and audition angst

"...John Wick (Lionsgate) Keanu Reeves finally completes his transformation into the modern..."

Feb. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Horror in 150 Words or Less

Putting a stake through some recent terror releases

"...The Thing at the Doorstep (MVD), Cam2Cam (IFC), Beneath (Lionsgate), Gingerclown (Lionsgate), Summer of Blood (IFC) and The Quatermass..."

Dec. 17, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: NSFW

The return of Eurosex with 'Nymphomaniac' and 'Under the Skin'

"...Johansson turns art house heads in Under The Skin (Lionsgate)...."

July 19, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

You're Next, AJ Bowen

Actor splits his SXSW between a teen rom-com and a brutal thriller

"...in. After a ferocious bidding war, it disappeared into Lionsgate's vaults. Now it's penciled in for an Aug. 23..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Home Entertainment for the Holidays

Best bets for DVD and Blu-ray

"...Francis Ford Coppola 5-Film CollectionLionsgate Home Entertainment, $39.99 (Blu-ray)..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

No Eres Tú, Soy Yo

In this Mexican romantic comedy, a man only discovers his true love while pining for the one he lost.

"...true love while recovering in this Mexican romantic comedy. Lionsgate Films declined to screen the film for critics...."

April 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Target Markets

Apocalypse Now: Full Disclosure

"...Make Film, Not War Apocalypse Now: Full Disclosure (Blu-Ray)Lionsgate, $59.99..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Punisher: War Zone

Marvel Comics' Frank Castle again comes to the screen as a one-man vengeance machine in this stylishly violent and gory opus.

"...series' recurring character, Jigsaw (a bold move on distributor Lionsgate's part, since its cash-cow franchise Saw also features a..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Disaster Movie

We're running out of genres to spoof: This time it's disaster movies.

"...or professional wrestling. Forget that Friedberg and Seltzer and Lionsgate distribution should be sued for plagiarism and artistic larceny..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Midnight Meat Train

This horror film, based on a Clive Barker short story, details the nightly exploits of a butcher who plies his trade nightly on human subway riders.

"...not stop here. Last week, on Aug. 1, distributor Lionsgate dumped the horror movie, which is based on a..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Akeelah and the Bee

This story about a girl from the ghetto who wins the national spelling bee has lofty if sometimes unfulfilled goals, but is a rewarding tale nevertheless.

"...uplifting message. It is significant that the film’s distributor, Lionsgate, is strategically partnered with Starbucks Entertainment, which is using..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

SXSW Asks for Another Simple Favor

Paul Feig's comedy-thriller sequel is this year's opening night film

"...Jessica Sharzer, and Marco Valerio Pugini, and is a Lionsgate and Feigco Entertainment production, and will be released by..."

Feb. 4, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Announces 2024 Lineup

Love of out-there cinema brings Terrifier 3, The Wild Robot

"...together are severed, triggering a terrifying fight for survival. Lionsgate presents, in association with Media Capital Technologies, a 21..."

Aug. 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It's a Family Affair for the Hurleys in Strictly Confidential

How Elizabeth tried (and failed) to keep son Damian out of the film biz

"...Beach" got into the hands of an executive at Lionsgate, and they asked Damian to make his first feature,..."

April 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Troubles in the Blood: The Irish Roots of Vampire Drama Sunrise

Director Andrew Baird on its immortal and universal themes

"...tale of brutal revenge (out today on VOD from Lionsgate), Alex Pettyfer plays a mysterious man called Fallon who..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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