"Fear what flies" in the official trailer for the new thriller Hover, which is featured in today's Horror Highlights along with US release details for Blanc/Biehn Productions' new movie Altered Perception and details on Nitehawk Cinema screenings for Downrange, with director Ryuhei Kitamura on hand to introduce his latest movie.
Hover Release Details & Trailer: Press Release: "NEW YORK – April 18, 2018 – SYFY Films today announces the release of the upcoming film HOVER, in theaters on June 29, 2018 and on VOD and Digital HD on July 3, 2018. Directed by Matt Osterman (400 DAYS, “Ghost from the Machine”), the science fiction film marks the feature screenwriting debut of Cleopatra Coleman (“The Last Man on Earth,” “White Famous”). The cast includes Coleman, Shane Coffey (“Pretty Little Liars,” “Sugar Mountain”), Craig muMs Grant (“Oz,” “Birdman”), Beth Grant (“The Mindy Project,” “No Country for Old Men”), Fabianne Therese (“Teenage Cocktail,” “Southbound”) and Rhoda Griffis (“Walk the Line,” “The Blind Side”).
HOVER takes place in the near future, where environmental strain has caused food shortages around the world. Technology provides a narrow path forward, with agricultural drones maximizing the yield from what land remains. Two compassionate care providers, Claudia (Coleman) and her mentor John (Craig muMs Grant), work to assist sick farmland inhabitants in ending their lives. After John dies under mysterious circumstances, a group of locals helps Claudia to uncover a deadly connection between the health of her clients and the technology they are using.
HOVER is produced by Travis Stevens of Snowfort Pictures (“Jodorowsky’s Dune,” “We Are Still Here”) and Claire Haley.
For more information on the film, please visit https://www.facebook.com/HoverMovie2018"
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Altered Perception Acquired for US Distribution: Press Release: "MIAMI (April 19, 2018) – SKD has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to the psychological thriller ALTERED PERCEPTION, directed by Kate Rees Davies in her feature-length debut, and written by Travis Romero, creator of the USA series White Collar. Cinedigm will release the picture theatrically and on Digital and TV VOD on May 4, 2018, with a DVD Release to follow in June 2018.
When the government attempts to produce a designer drug aimed at correcting the false perceptions that people develop during trauma and stress, the implications are deadly. Advertised as a cure for socio-political tensions, four couples volunteer, but end up with far more than they bargained for as their past and present are examined while taking variations of the new drug. However, this causes them to doubt their own memory, perceptions – and even their own sanity in this thriller in the vein of Disturbing Behavior and The Faculty.
Featuring a story by Jon Huertas and Jennifer Blanc-Biehn (Havenhurst, “Dark Angel”), the ensemble cast features Huertas (“This is Us,” “Generation Kill,” “Castle”), Jade Tailor (“The Magicians,” “Aquarius,” “Murder in the First”), Nichola Fynn (“Hot in Cleveland,”, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) and Matthew Ziff (Kickboxer: Vengeance, Trafficked).
“In a world where truth is questioned every day, ALTERED PERCEPTION raises the stakes in unforeseen ways,” says CEO Alex Cohen. “Taut and thrilling, with smart writing, a director with a fresh voice and a truly terrific ensemble cast, we’re certain it’s a film that will resonate with moviegoers everywhere.”
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Downrange Screenings at Brooklyn's Nitehawk Cinema: "Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!
Fri Apr 27 @ MIDNITE: Introduction by director Ryuhei Kitamura. Presented with Shudder.
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura Run Time: 90 min. Format: DCP Rating: R
Release Year: 2017
Starring: Alexa Yeames, Anthony Kirlew, Jason Tobias, Kelly Connaire, Rod Hernandez-Farella, Stephanie Pearson
For six college students carpooling cross-country, a seemingly mundane blow-out is the beginning of a grueling fight for survival. They’re in the midst of changing the flat when they discover a spent slug and realize this was no accident…
The tire was shot out.
Suddenly, bullets zip and ping all around as they find themselves under siege by a mysterious, merciless sniper. Within seconds, they’re pinned down behind their vehicle. On a deserted rural road, in the middle of nowhere, with maddeningly inconsistent cell service…
Helpless. Alone. Praying for another car to come."
To learn more, visit Nitehawk Cinema's official website.
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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