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Vincenzo Natali nearly died while making his first movie, “Cube.”

Made on a shoestring budget, his 1997 psychological horror only had one practical set — a huge, boobie-trap-filled cuboid prison to house the film’s action and drama — and at one point, it nearly fell on him.

Thankfully, it didn’t. But the bad luck didn’t stop there. By the time he’d finished making his genetically modified body-horror “Splice,” the process had proven so difficult, drawn-out, and stressful that it had turned the then-40-year-old director’s hair gray.

“It was like having a child,” Natali, laughing, told IndieWire as his cult-hit creation turns 15. “If I didn’t care about the movie as much as I care about my own children, my hair wouldn’t have turned gray. It’s because I wanted this thing to exist so badly. Making [‘Splice’] was so stressful, it made me sick. I had something no doctor could identify,...

Fourteen years have gone by since director Vincenzo Natali’s sci-fi horror film Splice (watch it Here) reached theatres – and now Fangoria has broken the news that Splice is finally getting the novelization treatment! This novelization has been written by Claire Donner, “New York City and online branch director of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, who has written essays for Severin Films’ releases of Michele Soavi’s Dellamorte Dellamore, The Sect, and The Church“, and is coming our way from Encyclopocalypse Publications, the company that’s also behind such novelizations as Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Redneck Zombies, Re-Animator, Wishmaster, Fright Night, and more.

Scripted by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor, Splice had the following synopsis: Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by splicing animal DNA to create hybrids for medical use at the company N.E.R.D. (Nucleic Exchange Research...

Fans of the 2009 sci-fi/horror movie Splice from director Vincenzo Natali will be happy to hear than an official novelization is on the way, with Fangoria first reporting the news this week.

Based on the screenplay by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor, Splice: The Novelization is written by Claire Donner and published by Encyclopocalypse Publications.

Encyclopocalypse previews, “Experience Vincenzo Natali’s Splice like never before in this new official novelization by Claire Donner!”

Vincenzo Natali tweets in praise of the upcoming book this week, “Claire Donner has written a deeply psychological and perverse novelization of Splice. I loved it.”

Donner tells Fangoria, “I did not add anything new to the course of events in Splice, but the film provides so much room to explore psychology and memory that I’d like to think the novelization will feel fresh and provocative for fans. Vincenzo flatters his audience by never saying too much,...

An awfully underrated horror movie called Splice currently ranks as the 9th most-watched film in Netflix‘s entire library today. Why is this pic attracting such massive audiences, though? Is it gaining in popularity simply for being featured on the streamer’s top 10 list, or does it possess some inherent quality that needs excavating?

Directed by Vincenzo Natali back in 2009, the film follows a group of geneticists hoping to enter the annals of history by successfully splicing together human and animal DNA and thus creating hybrid lab rats. Starring Adrien Brody alongside Sarah Polley and Delphine Chanéac, the premise alone is enough to make you feel uncomfortable and despite some mixed reviews upon release, it’s a smart, well written and at times truly terrifying flick that doesn’t get anywhere near as much credit as it deserves.

Splice belongs to a horror sub-genre known as body horror. Popularized by filmmakers like David Cronenberg,...

I’ve got an astonishing sci-fi short film that you’ve gotta check out called "Eve." It was beautifully directed by Eric Gandois and it’s intense and mesmerizing.

The story is set in a future society where oxygen on the planet is scarce and life on Earth has virtually died off. The short has absolutely no dialogue, and the story is told through the visuals and performance of the lead character played by Delphine Chaneac, who was in Vincenzo Natali's Splice. Here’s the brief synopsis that came along with the film:

Eve A 3D movie set in a futuristic & poetic universe without any dialog The last moments of humanity on earth before nature resumes his duties.

The film was shot in 3D, but the version you are going to watch below is in 2D. Thanks to First Showing for the heads up on this great film. I...

Time to finally see an impressive short film I've been waiting years to feature here on Fs. This short is called Eve and is made by a French concept artist turned filmmaker named Eric Gandois, making a strong first impression with this work. I originally got see the short in full two years ago, but it has been kept off the internet until now. The film stars Delphine Chaneac, seen in Vincenzo Natali's Splice, as a woman living in a future where there's barely any oxygen left and most of life on our planet has died off. It's entirely dialogue free and uses visuals and her performance to tell the story. I love discovering great work like this and featuring it, as this could be the beginning of an exciting filmmaking career for Gandois. Watch below. Found on Vimeo. Description: A 3D movie set in a futuristic & poetic universe without any dialog.

Eve is a 3D movie set in a futuristic & poetic universe without any dialog that captures the last moments of humanity on earth before nature resumes his duties."

According to First showing, The short film was shot and imagined by a large team of French professionals which included Joséphine Derobe as the 3D stereographer, who worked on Pina by Wim Wenders. It's both written and directed by French filmmaker and concept artist Eric Gandois, who did storyboards for Lucy and From Paris with Love.

The film stars Delphine Chaneac, seen in Vincenzo Natali's Splice, as a woman living in a future where there's barely any oxygen left [Continued ...]...

Network: TNT

Episodes: 24 (hour)

Seasons: Two

TV show dates: October 18, 2014 -- February 7, 2015

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Chris Vance, Andrea Osvárt, Charly Hübner, François Berléand, and Delphine Chanéac.

TV show description:      

Based on the Transporter feature film series, this action-adventure TV show follows Frank Martin (Chris Vance), a professional "transporter." He's paid to pick up and deliver people or cargo from anywhere in the world.

He's the very best at what he does. Martin handles only the most difficult and dangerous of assignments -- and only trusts a handful of people.

A former CIA agent, computer expert Carla Valeri (Andrea Osvárt) negotiates with Martin's clients and provides him with all the information he needs. Technology expert and mechanic Dieter Hausmann (Charly Hübner) alters and repairs Martin's special Audi as needed.

It looks like it's the end of the line for courier Frank Martin. Transporter: The Series, which aired for two seasons on TNT, has been cancelled and won't be returning for a third season.

Based on the feature film series, Transporter is an action-adventure TV show which follows Frank Martin (Chris Vance) -- a professional "transporter." He's paid to pick up and deliver people or cargo from anywhere in the world. The rest of the cast has included François Berléand, Violante Placido, Andrea Osvárt, Charly Hübner, and Delphine Chanéac.

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TNT has picked up two seasons of Transporter: The Series so viewers don't have to worry about it being cancelled for awhile. Will it be a ratings success for the cable channel? Will they want to air the second season? Stay tuned.

Based on the feature film series, Transporter is an action-adventure TV show which follows Frank Martin (Chris Vance). He's a professional "transporter" who's paid to pick up and deliver people or cargo from anywhere in the world. The rest of the cast includes Andrea Osvárt, Charly Hübner, François Berléand, and Delphine Chanéac.

The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.

Final season averages: 0.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.05...

TNT delivers Transporter: The Series to American audiences this Saturday at 9/8c, via the international, small-screen adaptation starring Chris Vance (Prison Break) as the titular delivery man.

“He’s like the Ups guy — but he’s got an Audi,” Vance quips of his character, Frank Martin, who in three big screen outings was played by Jason Statham.

In the Transporter series, Frank is joined by two team members — ex-dgse agent Caterina Boldieu (Italian actress/singer Violante Placido) and later computer whiz Jules Faroux (Hannibal‘s Mark Rendall) — as he is contracted to handle a diverse array of packages, from pop singers to priceless paintings.

We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a trailer for Exists, Don’t Blink, and The Wolves of Savin Hill, an announcement of the Fifth Annual PollyGrind Film Festival, Dead Rage first details, and more:

New Clip from Exists: “For five friends, it was a chance for a summer getaway – a weekend of camping in the Texas Big Thicket. But visions of a carefree vacation are shattered with an accident on a dark and desolate country road. In the wake of the accident, a blood curdling force of nature is unleashed – something not exactly human, but not completely animal – an urban legend come to terrifying life and seeking murderous revenge.

Opening in select theaters and On Demand on Friday, October 24th, 2014. Directed by Eduardo Sanchez and written by Jamie Nash, Exists stars Dora Madison Burge,...

Fear Paris Trailer. Joe Dante, Xavier Gens, and Timo Vuorensola‘s Fear Paris sales teaser trailer stars Delphine Chaneac, Tomas Lemarquis, and Stefano Cassetti. The Fear Paris announcement trailer, formerly titled Paris I’ll Kill You, is for the new fantasy, horror, and science fiction anthology that will explore the “dark [...]

Continue reading: Fear Paris Sales Teaser Trailer: 5 Directors’ Horror & Scifi Anthology...

TNT has picked up the U.S. rights to "Transporter: The Series," an international action drama based on the Luc Besson-produced film franchise about meticulous, skilled driver-for-hire Frank Martin, played by Jason Statham. British actor Chris Vance, who played "freelance psychopath" Mason Gilroy on "Burn Notice" and Dr. Jack Gallagher on "Mental," the short-lived 2009 Fox series set in L.A. but shot in Bogotá, stars as the small screen incarnation of Frank. François Berléand, reprising his role from the films as Inspector Tarconi, is also in the cast, alongside Andrea Osvárt, Delphine Chanéac and Charly Hübner. "Transporter: The Series" is a French-Canadian production, and was originally slated to air in the U.S. on Cinemax, though they ended up passing on the project -- a trailer that was released at the time but has since been taken down didn't look particularly promising. The first season has since aired in Canada,...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details and photos from Muck, a teaser trailer for Stranger in the Dunes, the Truth or Dare Pajama Party event, the UK premiere of Iron Sky: Dictator’s Cut, and more:

Exclusive Photos from Muck: “Muck is the highly stylized and hyper-violent middle chapter of a true horror trilogy that unfolds like a love letter to horror fanatics everywhere. Filmed completely on the Red Epic in ultra HD without any CGI, Muck simultaneously pushes the limits of what can be done both within the horror genre and independent filmmaking.

Starring Lachlan Buchanan, Jaclyn Swedberg, Lauren Francesca, Puja Mohindra, Bryce Draper, Stephanie Danielson, Laura Jacobs, Gia Skova, Grant Alan Ouzts, and horror legend Kane Hodder as Grawesome Crutal.”

Release details for Muck are expected shortly and we...

For those of you that have seen Vincenzo Natali's 2009 film Splice, you should have no problem remembering the devilishly evil winged creature called Dren, which was portrayed by Delphine Chaneac. Fast forward up to now and she is returning to the world of Horror starring in an independent thrill ride called Stranger In The Dunes. We have the new teaser trailer for you below and although it is only half of a minute, it provides some insight into…...

The upcoming horror thriller ‘Stranger in the Dunes’ is setting out to scare audiences with its first official teaser trailer. The 30-second trailer features actress Delphine Chanéac, who made a name for herself in the genre with her portrayal of the creature Dren in the 2009 movie ‘Splice.’ Besides Chaneac, the trailer also features actors Andrew Hovelson and Mike Dwyer. The thriller was written and directed by Nicholas Bushman. Not much information has been released yet about ‘Stranger in the Dunes’ plot, except for the tagline: An old friend visits a troubled married couple at their beach house. For more information on ‘Stranger in the Dunes,’ visit the thriller’s Facebook [ Read More ]

The post Stranger in the Dunes Scares with Teaser Trailer appeared first on Shockya.com.

Nicholas Bushman directs and writes this new thriller starring Delphine Chanéac and Mike Dwyer, which comes out some time this year. We don't know when exactly at this point. The story follows an old friend who visits a troubled married couple at their beach house. Bushman also produces alongside Aaron Mach while Gayle Morrison and Collin Morelock serve as executive producers. Bushman is the writer and director of Sandbar starring Rick Rossovich and Dwyer. Dwyer has starred in all of Bushman's films, including the upcoming Union Furnace horror thriller, which Dwyer co-wrote.

Last we saw of Delphine Chaneac, she was making love to Adrien Brody and sprouting wings in 2009's Splice. The beautiful French actress returns to the horror genre later this year in Stranger in the Dunes, for which the teasing has officially begun.

You'll find info and the first teaser trailer below.

Written and directed by Nicholas Bushman, the film stars Delphine Chaneac, Andrew Hovelson, and Mike Dwyer.

Synopsis:

An old friend visits a troubled married couple at their beach house.

Learn more over on the Stranger in the Dunes Facebook page.

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Many film websites published “decade’s best horror films” lists in late 2009/early 2010. While these lists collectively provided a rough snapshot of the genre’s ups and downs during that time, with more time to reflect, it becomes increasingly clear what an important period the 2000’s were for the horror genre on a global scale.

Not only did this decade easily and obviously eclipse the comparatively arid 1990’s in both volume of production and overall quality, the 2000’s can also be looked at as a crucial one for horror cinema despite the justified outrage about the American film industry’s widespread strip-mining of classics and foreign films for remakes/re-boots and its saturation of the market with teen-friendly PG-13 rated horror films.

While by no means as groundbreaking as the 1970’s or as sentimentally regarded as the 1980’s, the 2000’s will be recalled as the decade that, despite well-founded criticisms...

Andy Warhol famously said, "Sex is more exciting on the screen and between the pages than between the sheets," but clearly he never saw "Monster's Ball." If uncomfortably awkward love scenes don't bother you, this weekend's indie offerings may be just for you.

Check out "The Sessions," featuring an oft-naked Helen Hunt as a sexual surrogate trying to pleasure a disabled virgin (John Hawkes). And, if that's not enough, there's also "The First Time," which highlights a laughably awful (or realistic, depending on your experience) adolescent deflowering.

From the comedic to the absurd to the downright depressing, here are 12 cringe-inducing sex scenes we've compiled for your viewing (dis)pleasure.

12. 'Dave' (1993)

Presidents having affairs is not exactly a taboo subject – particularly during the Clinton Administration, when this comedy came out – but Presidents (or anyone for that matter) suffering a stroke during a sexual tryst is not exactly pleasant to watch. President...

"Transporter", Cinemax's upcoming action TV series take on the Jason Statham films, is nearly ready for airing and the first trailer has gone online below.

Chris Vance steps into the role of professional transporter Frank Martin who follows three rules - never change the deal, no names, and never open the package.

Francois Berléand reprises the role of Inspector Tarconi from the films. Also onboard are Andrea Osvart as his handler, Delphine Chanéac as a reporter, and Rachel Skarsten as a daughter of a friend from Frank's past.

About a year ago, Cinemax picked up twelve episodes of Luc Besson's upcoming "Transporter" TV series, which is based on the popular film franchise that stars Jason Statham. And today, we have an official trailer for the new show. Check it out below. "Transporter," the series, will center on professional transporter Frank Martin operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players. Martin can always be counted on to get the job done . discreetly. He has three rules: Never change the deal, no names and never open the package. Chris Vance ("Prison Break," "Dexter") stars as Martin, while Andrea Osvart played his trusted handler Carla, and Francois Berleand reprises his role of Inspector Tarconi from the films. The rest of the cast includes Delphine Chaneac as Juliette, a reporter who knows about Frank's work, and Rachel Skarsten as Delia, the daughter of someone from Frank's past. Trailer:...

From TorontoFilm.Net, Sneak Peek the first clip from the Toronto-lensed, Cinemax, 12-episode action TV series "Transporter," based on the film franchise of the same name created by EuropaCorp's Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen :

"...professional transporter 'Frank Martin' (Chris Vance) can always be counted on to get the job done - discreetly. Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, his three rules are: Never change the deal, no names, and never open the package. But occasionally, complications arise and rules get broken..."

Also starring are Andrea Osvart as Martin's handler 'Carla' and Francois Berléand reprising his movie role as 'Inspector Tarconi'.

Cast also includes Delphine Chanéac as reporter 'Juliette and Rachel Skarsten as 'Delia', the daughter of someone from Frank's past.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Transporter"...

Here's the first trailer for Cinemax's new TV series Transporter, which is the small screen adaptation of Luc Besson and Jason Statham's action-packed movie franchise. Besson serves as an executive producer on the series, and the role of the Transporter is being played by Chris Vance (Burn Notice), who seems to give the character more of a James Bond kind of feel to him. The Transporter film franchise has been entertaining to watch over the years, and it looks like this series will be just as action-packed and entertaining.

Here's the synopsis:

Based on the successful film franchise of the same name created by Europacorp's Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, this fast-paced series follows the adventures of professional transporter Frank Martin, who can always be counted on to get the job done - discreetly. Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, his three...

New horror anthology 'Paris, I'll Kill You', which was announced way back in late 2010, has finally revealed a fresh new one-sheet poster design plus a selection of first stills courtesy of its official Facebook page. The anthology of horror shorts which features tales set in Paris has been expertly helmed by a whole host of no less than 11 talented directors. They include Xavier Gens ('The Divide'), Christopher Smith ('Black Death'), David R. Ellis ('Shark Night 3D'), Paco Plaza ('[Rec]3: Genesis'), Joe Dante ('Gremlins'), Eron Sheean ('Errors of the Human Body'), Christian Alvart ('Pandorum'), Timo Vuorensola ('Macabre'), duo Bjorn Stein and Mans Marlind ('Underworld: Awakening') and Joern Heitmann. Delphine Chaneac ('Splice') is at the forefront of these new assets and will appear will her small army of freaky looking mimes in a brand new mood teaser...

Title: For the Love of Money Director: Ellie Kanner-Zuckerman Starring: Yehuda Levi, James Caan, Edward Furlong, Oded Fehr, Jeffrey Tambor, Paul Sorvino, Steven Bauer, Delphine Chaneac, Richard Gunn, Jonathan Lipnicki, Inbar Lavi, Joshua Bitton Part “Scarface,” part “In America,” immigrant’s tale “For the Love of Money” puts a Jewish-American spin on the hardscrabble and borderline-illegal fight for entrepreneurial rooting that colors dramatic depictions of so many stories of strangers trying to find their way in opportunistic and upwardly mobile fashion in a new country. Touting itself as based on true events (and feeling very much financed by some of the parties depicted in the movie), it’s a period piece that [ Read More ]...

Hollywood's biggest names flocked to the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival last week to promote their new films. But let’s face it, the event was all about fabulous fashions and hair. Granted, women like us don't travel with professional stylists. We have to work with what our mommas gave us and what we can afford. But with the right inspiration and some hairpins, hair ties and a curling iron, you too can make a statement with your hair.It’s no longer about the side-swept bangs, the preppy ponytail or even the sleek straight 'do (sorry Kim Kardashian). Long luscious waves and dramatic buns were the hot hairstyles at Cannes.High buns, messy buns, sleek buns, low buns, buns with feathers or even braids -- no matter what bun style you opt for you’ll be the main fashionista on your block. We were inspired by Kirsten Dunst's braided updo.

Nathaniel Mechaly has signed on to score the upcoming TV adaptation of Luc Besson’s action franchise The Transporter. The show centers on professional transporter Frank Martin, who opertates in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players. Chris Vance (Prison Break stars in the title role that was played by Jason Statham in the film series. Andrea Osvart, Francois Berleand (Tell No One), who will reprise his role as Inspector Tarconi from the Transporter features, Delphine Chaneac (Splice) and Rachel Skarsten (Birds of Prey) are co-starring. Stephen Williams (Lost) directed the pilot and Luc Besson is among the executive producers on the show. The Transporter is a co-production of HBO, HBO Canada, France’s M6 and Germany’s Rtl Television.

The series will be airing in the Us on Cinemax and no premiere date has been announced yet.

Mechaly’s music has recently been featured in the Zoe Saldana...

It looks as though Cinemax's Transporter has gotten a flat tire. Deadline reports that the action drama’s executive producers/showrunners Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie have "left over creative differences." The series wil now be run by veteran TV director-producer Steven Shill, at least for the time being. Production on the 12-episode series in Toronto, is currently at ep. 4-5. The show is set for a 2012 premiere, with filming scheduled to continue through November.

Here's the synopsis:

Based on the successful film franchise of the same name created by Europacorp'sLuc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, this fast-paced series follows the adventures of professional transporter Frank Martin, who can always be counted on to get the job done - discreetly. Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, his three rules are: Never change the deal, no names, and never open the package. Occasionally, complications arise and rules get broken.

Filming has now started in Toronto on the new 12-part action series "Transporter", starring Chris Vance ("Prison Break") and Andrea Osvart ("Duplicity") . Shooting through to November 2011, the series will debut on the cable channel Cinemax in 2012.

Executive producers are Luc Besson, Fred Fuchs, Robert Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie and Alexander Ruemelin. Producers are Susan Murdoch (Qvf Inc.) and Klaus Zimmermann (Atlantique Productions) :

"...Based on the successful film franchise of the same name created by Europacorp's Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, this fast-paced series follows the adventures of professional transporter 'Frank Martin', who can always be counted on to get the job done - discreetly.

"Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, Martin's three rules are: Never change the deal, no names, and never open the package. But occasionally, complications arise and rules get broken..."

Andrea Osvart ("Duplicity") co-stars as Martin's...

Cinemax has announced that they have started production on the new Transporter television series. This new show is an adaptation of the action-packed Luc Besson and Jason Statham films. Besson is an executive producer on the series, but Statham will not be reprising his role. The role of the Transporter has been filled by Chris Vance (Burn Notice), who I think will end up doing a fine job in the series. I've enjoyed watching the Transporter films, and even though Statham isn't involved with the series I'm still excited about it and willing to give it a shot. It could end up being pretty awesome! The 12-part action series is set to debut on Cinemax in 2012.

Here's the synopsis:

Based on the successful film franchise of the same name created by Europacorp's Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, this fast-paced series follows the adventures of professional transporter Frank Martin,...

The Movie Network, a Canadian premium cable network, announced yesterday that production has begun on its new original series Transporter. Obviously, this TV series is based on the film franchise The Transporter starring Jason Statham.

The TV series will be extremely different from the film franchises.

Statham won't be in the leading role as Frank Martin, a freelance transporter who signs on for hit jobs from fishy clients. The leading man for this series, which is in production in Toronto, is Chris Vance (Prison Break).

As for the stories, Frank will still have his golden rules: never change the deal, no names and never open the package. Speaking about changes, Frank will have a handler, Carla (Andrea Osvart). She's a former CIA operative. She organizes his mission. Carla also acts as Frank's eyes and ears on the outside.

In the first episode of the TV series, Frank will break one...

Cinemax’s “The Transporter” TV series is moving ahead full-steam, with the two leads already cast, and now, three more regular castmembers have been added, along with a director for the cable show’s pilot episode. The Live Feed reports that “Lost’s” Stephen Williams will do the honors behind the camera for the show’s pilot episode, while a trio of actors (including one that’s very familiar with the franchise) have been added to the cast. Most notably, Francois Berleand (below), who played Inspector Tarconi in the “Transporter” movies, will reprise his role on the TV show. He’ll be joined by Delphine Chaneac (last seen as the killer DNA freak in “Splice”) as Olivia, “a reporter who knows a lot about Frank’s work”, and Rachel Skarsten (remember her from the “Birds of Prey” TV show?) as Delia, “the daughter of someone from Frank’s past.” The trio will join Chris Vance,...

Stephen Williams has hired to direct the pilot episode of Cinemax’s Transporter, THR reports. It is also reported that the show has gaines three new cast members. Williams was a co-exec producer on Lost and recently served as co-exec producer on Undercovers, and directed two episodes for the show created by J.J. Abrams.

The series is based on Luc Besson's Transpoter franchise. Chris Vance will play Frank Martin, played by Jason Statham in the films, a professional transporter. Andrea Osvart co-stars as a former CIA operative and Frank’s handler.

Joining the cast are Francois Berleand (Tell No One), who will reprise his role as Inspector Tarconi from the films; Delphine Chaneac (Splice), will have a recurring role as Olivia, "a reporter who knows a lot about Frank’s work"; and Rachel Skarsten (Birds of Prey), who has been cast as Delia, "the daughter of someone from Frank’s past.

David Fincher's "The Social Network" was the big winner at the Vancouver Film Critics' Circle winning three trophies including Best Film, Best Director for Fincher, and Best Screenplay for Aaron Sorkin.

In the Canadian film categories, "Incendies" won Best Canadian Film, Best Director for Denis Villeneuve, and Best Actress for Lubna Azabal. I'm glad that Delphine Chaneac won Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film for "Splice." (Check out my interview with Delphine Chaneac for "Splice" right here)

Here's the complete list of winners (bolded) and nominees (Check our Awards Avenue for complete winners/nominees for all award-giving bodies):

Best Film

The Social Network

True Grit

Black Swan

Best Actor

Colin Firth, The King.s Speech

James Franco, 127 Hours

Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network

Best Actress

Jennifer Lawrence, Winter.s Bone

Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale,...

Aaron Sorkin, David Fincher on the set of The Social Network Dustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Incendies: Vancouver Film Critics Awards Best Film The Social Network Best Foreign Language Film Carlos Best Director David Fincher, The Social Network Best Actor Colin Firth, The King's Speech Best Actress Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone Best Supporting Actor Christian Bale, The Fighter Best Supporting Actress Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit Best Screenplay Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network Best Documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop Best Canadian Film Incendies Best Director Of A Canadian Film Denis Villeneuve, Incendies Best Actor In A Canadian Film Paul Giamatti, Barney's Version Best Actress In A Canadian Film Lubna Azabal, Incendies Best Supporting Actor In A Canadian Film Dustin Hoffman, Barney's Version Best Supporting Actress In A Canadian Film Delphine Chaneac, Splice Best British Columbia Film Fathers & Sons Achievement Award Chris Haddock Photo: The Social Network (Merrick Morton / Sony Pictures...

So that time of year is upon us where we over at Big Daddy Horror Reviews get under way with the first annual Big Daddies. We figure mainstream commercial cinema gets the Oscars and The Golden Globes, so I figured it only fitting that the horror genre gets its own set of awards thus was born the "Big Daddies". The aim of the Big Daddies is to honor outstanding achievement in the horror genre including films that virtually no one saw to the independents to the very popular. To kick start this round of the nominations we are announcing the nominees (in no order) in the categories of outstanding achievement in Supporting Performance Actor & Actress. And the nominees are.......

Supporting Actor:

Brian Geraghty - Open House

Kevin Zegers - Frozen

Logan Marshall-Green - Devil

Tom Zembrod - Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives

Aaron Laue - Last Breath

Supporting Actress:

Delphine Chanéac...

It’s the third installment in our Movies of 2010. We’ve had a great year of movie experiences. We’ve laughed. We’ve cried. We’ve hurled. Especially since A Serbian Film came on the scene. To celebrate, we’ve each asked our contributors to name their top five films of the year and give a bit of an explanation. We’ll be rolling out the list each day. Please feel free to add your own comments and suggestions. Seriously, we see a lot of films and sometimes it’s easy to forget. Five minutes later you find yourself saying “oh wait, what about…”

Making a top ten list is difficult enough and a top five even harder. Some great flicks got left by the wayside and we’ve got honourable mentions here and there. Judging from results, we’ve definitely got a clear winner – which we’ll announce and crown shortly.

Yeah, we know, this one is well overdue, but better late than never right? There were a lot of mixed feelings about Splice within the horror movie circles as it zigzagged through 'Lovecraftian' style Sci-Fi, drama, and pieces of horror and explored psychological and moral based themes throughout the film. Check out the review below and we've included the movie trailer just for fun as well. Enjoy.

Splice Review by Mike Pickle

In the sci-fi Frankenstein thriller Splice; Director Vincenzo Natali has succeeded in many ways. Dividing audiences and critics being one. For critics it rides the line between compelling and absurd. For some audiences it crossed a line and was just too damn weird. Truth be told they are all right. Much like Natali's admirable 1997 sci-fi Horror mystery Cube; there is something slightly off-kilter about Splice. I personally consider that a good thing. It's a gratifying and unnerving little...

This is the review for Splice (directed by Vincenzo Natali and starring Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, David Hewlett, Abigail Chu, Delphine Chanéac, Stephanie Baird, Brandon McGibbon). Splice is presented by Guillermo del Toro. Splice is the story of two genetic engineer scientists whose ambitious side-project creates a creature that would have anti-stem cell campaigners crowing “We told you so, God-playing heathens!” The film has the potential to reach classic status within the (admittedly underachieving) genre of sci-fi B-movies. We are introduced to Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrian Brody), our maverick leads. They are funded by, and also up against, The Man: corporate suits who drag them to board meetings to remind them that their research grant doesn’t come for free. The purpose of all their lab-based gene-splicing is to discover a cure-all protein that will prevent the spread of diseases in livestock. Elsa and Clive, however, have bigger ideas.

Splice

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As befits a horror film dealing with genetic terrors, Splice get under your skin (even the veiny opening titles are a bit queasy). Director Vincenzo Natali has for years been creating smart little science fiction movies such as Cube and Cypher, and with its reliable cast of Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley, the more healthily budgeted Splice was intended to be his breakthrough. However, Splice failed to connect with the wider audience – despite the best efforts of its producer Guillermo del Toro, a man well used to turning dark, unsettling concepts into commercially viable prospects. Brody and Polley play a couple of scientific whizzkids who, in a film about the dire consequences of smart people doing stupid things, add human DNA to the experimental hybrid creatures they've already created. The result of their morally unsound hubris is Dren; a new humanoid lifeform, expertly played by Delphine Chanéac and assisted by puppets,...

As of yesterday, Transformers: Dark of the Moon has completed principal photography (here), and is currently in post-production. It’s speculated this film will be the last of Bay’s trilogy, and that Paramount could be rebooting the series. However, it seems that a rumor is going around that Transformers 4 is a certainty, and is already looking for its villain.

According to Wonder Wall, French actress Delphine Chaneac (Splice, The Pink Panther) has been contacted about starring in Transformers 4 as a villain. “I want to do more physical movies, like the X-Men or Transformers… and somebody sent me an email a few days ago, saying you’re going to be in Transformers 4,” she said. Like all of Michael Bay’s movies, the Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallenare mostly known for the action, and that’s why Chaneac is happy about the casting. “That’s great because I...

The French star of Adrien Brody's creepy cloning drama "Splice" has a secret literary background - she has penned a novel about a prostitute. Delphine Chaneac, who played the half-human Dren in the sci-fi movie, has enjoyed underground success in her native France's book world with her debut 2009 novel "Ce qu'il reste de moi".

She tells WENN, "It was not a bestseller but it was a personal achievement to me as it is my first novel and, in a way, the conclusion of a deep thought and vision I have of society as it is right now, regarding human relationships. It was released about a year ago."

"It's the story of a prostitute discovering her body and her sensations through her customers and the people she meets. She is trying to show how, in the actual society, you can so easily separate your mind and your body. It was...

The French star of Adrien Brody's creepy cloning drama Splice has a secret literary background - she has penned a novel about a prostitute.

Delphine Chaneac, who played the half-human Dren in the sci-fi movie, has enjoyed underground success in her native France's book world with her debut 2009 novel Ce qu’il reste de moi.

She tells WENN, "It was not a bestseller but it was a personal achievement to me as it is my first novel and, in a way, the conclusion of a deep thought and vision I have of society as it is right now, regarding human relationships. It was released about a year ago.

"It’s the story of a prostitute discovering her body and her sensations through her customers and the people she meets. She is trying to show how, in the actual society, you can so easily separate your mind and your body. It was very interesting for me to write."...

French star Delphine Chaneac is set for an all-action role in the fourth "Transformers" film, if online gossip is to be believed. The "Splice" star is rumored to be in the running to play a villain in the sequel and she couldn't be happier.

She tells WENN, "I want to do more physical movies, like the 'X-Men' or 'Transformers'... and somebody sent me an email a few days ago, saying you're going to be in 'Transformers 4'. That's great because I want to work more with the body, because, in France, there aren't a lot of action films... and I don't want to be the prettiest girl in the film, or anything like that. I'd like to challenge myself. I think my look and my physical abilities could fit in those kind of projects."

Chaneac is currently working alongside former "Terminator" star Edward Furlong, James Caan and Paul Sorvino in...

French star Delphine Chaneac is set for an all-action role in the fourth Transformers film, if online gossip is to be believed.

The Splice star is rumoured to be in the running to play a villain in the sequel and she couldn't be happier.

She tells WENN, "I want to do more physical movies, like the X-Men or Transformers... and somebody sent me an email a few days ago, saying you're going to be in Transformers 4.

"That's great because I want to work more with the body, because, in France, there aren't a lot of action films... and I don't want to be the prettiest girl in the film, or anything like that. I'd like to challenge myself.

"I think my look and my physical abilities could fit in those kind of projects."

Chaneac is currently working alongside former Terminator star Edward Furlong, James Caan and Paul Sorvino in a real-life tale about the Jewish Mafia, entitled For The Love of Money.

But she admits her passions lie with vampire movies and James Bond: "I am as well a big fan of vampire movies and it would be fantastic to play a James Bond Girl. It would be more of an honour than an actual goal."...

How many science-fiction horror stories could be avoided by scientists not having their funding cut and resorting to self-testing out of desperation? Plenty. Yet, the genre as a whole, despite having this common golden goose as the source for the story’s tension, tends to strike an eerie note because there’s always an element of plausibility to the proceedings. Splice may take a few turns for the truly weird by the end, but it’s firmly rooted in today’s science of genetic manipulation as a source for medical miracles. In this case the miracle grows beyond either of the scientists’ expectations and generates a few interesting hypothetical situations for exploration.

To generate a rare protein, Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) bred a grotesque looking pair of slugs which a pharmaceutical company hopes to use as a constantly replenishing source. Unfortunately, at the shareholders meeting an unforeseen...

Chicago – In the opening moments of “Splice,” the audience is experiencing the world through the eyes of a newborn baby. Yet unlike Gaspar Noé’s “Enter the Void,” which recreated human perception with eerie perfection, this point of view shot is blatantly skewed. The doctors seem to be looking at a pulsating fishbowl rather than a baby. That theory is swiftly proven to be fairly accurate.

The newborn is, in fact, not a human, but an animal hybrid created by fearless scientists Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley). Though they insist that their work aims to cure diseases such as Parkinson’s, they often seem a bit too fond of playing god. And when their bosses at the pharmaceutical company demand to see experiments that yield lucrative results, the two devoted lovers and collaborators decide to conduct their controversial work in private. Their next goal: splicing DNA to form the first-ever human-animal hybrid.

James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Jeffrey Tambour and Edward Furlong are set to start with Delphine Chaneac (Splice) and Yehuda Levi (Munich) in All Cash Productions indie drama For the Love of Money. Ellie Kanner directs from the writing by Jenna Mattison, who will also produce. Izek Shomof and Ken Topolsky will serve as executive producers on the project which is based on a true story of the life of Izek Shomof. The story focuses on the themes of family, friendship as well as the ties that bind between Jewish gangsters.