It looks like the end is in sight for The Purge franchise… until the inevitable reboot, anyway. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, The Purge creator James DeMonaco has revealed that he has one more film in mind which will serve as a conclusion to the popular horror-thriller series. “I have it in my head,” said DeMonaco. […]
Exclusive Interview – Karen Strassman on Preacher, The Purge and The Onania Club
Tai Freligh interviews Karen Strassman from Preacher… Karen Strassman is a veteran television actress and voiceover artist who can currently be seen with a recurring guest role as “Dr. Slotnick” on the hit AMC series Preacher. She has guest-starred on the popular TV shows Silicon Valley, Workaholics, Weeds, and Criminal Minds to name just a […]
The Purge TV series gets a new Comic-Con trailer
During its presentation at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, USA Network revealed a new trailer for the upcoming small screen spinoff of the hit Blumhouse movie franchise The Purge; watch it here… Based on the hit movie franchise from Blumhouse productions, THE PURGE revolves around a 12-hour period when all crime, including murder, is legal. Set […]
Second Opinion – The First Purge (2018)
The First Purge, 2018. Directed by Gerard McMurray. Starring Y’lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Christian Robinson, Mugga, Patch Darragh, Luna Lauren Velez, Kristen Solis, Rotini Paul, Mo McRae, Jermel Howard, Siya, Steve Harris, Mitchell Edwards, D.K. Bowser, Derek Basco, Maria Rivera, Chyna Layne, Ian Blackman, Melonie Diaz, Naszir Nance, and Marisa Tomei. SYNOPSIS: After […]
The Purge TV series gets a first trailer and images
USA Network has released the first trailer for The Purge, the upcoming small screen spinoff of the hit Blumhouse movie franchise, which reveals that the ten-part event series is set to premiere in September; check it out here along with three first-look images… Based on the hit movie franchise from Blumhouse productions, THE PURGE revolves […]
The Purge TV series finds its leads
Casting is underway on Blumhouse’s small screen spinoff of the hit movie franchise The Purge, with Deadline reporting that Gabriel Chavarria (East Los High) and Jessica Garza (Six) have been cast as the male and female leads in the USA Network and Syfy series. Chavarria will play Miguel, “a US Marine with a hard edge […]
Boogeymen, Box Office, and Best Picture: The Blumhouse Effect
Matt Rodgers on the rise of Blumhouse Productions… If you peek through the window at Blumhouse Productions, past the levitating chair in the middle of the room, and the dank haired girl performing a spasmodic rendition of the robot to creepy effect, you’ll see an empty shelf, suspended by cobwebs, on a wall with an […]
The First Purge gets an announcement promo
Following yesterday’s poster [check it out here], Universal Pictures has now released an announcement video for the fourth instalment of The Purge series, the prequel The First Purge; take a look here… https://youtu.be/rhcS0tFn3ho Behind every tradition lies a revolution. Next Independence Day, witness the rise of our country’s 12 hours of annual lawlessness. Welcome to the movement that […]
The First Purge gets a teaser poster and synopsis
The Purge franchise is coming back this summer by taking fans back to the very beginning. The First Purge, previously titled The Purge: The Island, is coming July 4th and Universal and Blumhouse have released the first teaser poster for the film that overtly touches on the current political climate in the U.S. Check it out below, along […]
Good Concept, Bad Delivery
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at when good concepts are badly executed… Occasionally you’ll see a film or a TV show and you wonder why they bothered at all. Everything goes wrong. Sometimes it starts from the very concept. In the case of remakes for example, you know right off the bat that some films […]