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Original Sepultura members Max and Iggor Cavalera have announced a re-recording of the legendary thrash band’s Schizophrenia, out June 21st via Nuclear Blast Records.

It marks the third re-recorded Sepultura album from the Cavalera brothers following new versions of their earliest works Morbid Visions and Bestial Devastation. They appear to be going through the discography in chronological order, with Schizophrenia being Sepultura’s vaunted third album from 1987.

Cavalera shared the re-recorded take of “Escape to the Void” as the lead single for the release. The killer riffs and energy of the original remain intact, while the modern recording and production offers a better glimpse at the technicality under the hood. The original Schizophrenia is a beloved album, though its production left something to be desired. That’s where these re-recordings excel — revisionist in a good way.

“The Third World Trilogy is finally complete with Schizophrenia, Bestial Devastation, and Morbid Visions,...

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By Darren Allison

Austrian label Cineploit continues to steadily add to their impressive list of cult European titles. 2020 has been another successful period for the independent label and they round off this somewhat testing year with a couple of highly enjoyable and much anticipated movies. I must begin with Tecnica di un Omicidio aka The Hired Killer (1966), an incredibly unappreciated film that, in many ways, has escaped general recognition for far too long. From a personal perspective, The Hired Killer has been high on my ‘most wanted’ list for several decades. It was one of those films that first captured my attention by way of a simple poster that caught my eye on an otherwise unspectacular stall at a London film fair back in the 1980s. It was one of those rare instances where you simply made an unconscious link; you just knew...

Ryan Britt Jan 7, 2019

The video game stuff is cool, but, the real triumph of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is its love for all things Philip K. Dick.

The following contains spoilers for Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.

Depending on which path you choose, some versions of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch will give you a scene in which Stefan hangs out with fellow video game coder, Colin, at his apartment while they get high and talk about the nature of reality. Prominently displayed in Colin’s apartment is artwork from the original book cover of Philip K. Dick’s Ubik, which is much more than an Easter egg. The Ubik nod overtly states what some readers probably already noticed: Bandersnatch is a basically a giant tribute Philip K. Dick. The Netflix interactive movie isn’t technically an adaptation of any of Philip K. Dick’s stories or novels, but for all practical purposes, it...

The Duggars are known for many things — side hugs, long skirts, and gross meals, to name a few — but singing is not one of them. Although Joy-Anna once showcased her average-at-best voice during church, most people don't think of music when they think of the large brood. Until now, that is! Over the weekend, Counting On's Facebook page shared a sneak peek of the girls' new album, and now other members of the family are posting their reactions. Most recently, Jeremy Vuolo — who is married to Jinger Duggar — took to Twitter to ~sing~ its praises. "My little sister-in-laws just released a CD and it's phenomenal," he wrote on Aug. 8. "But be cautioned: you'll find yourself singing 'Happy Heart' in your head — and occasionally awkwardly loud in public — for at least two weeks straight." So cute! My little sister-in-laws just released a CD and it's phenomenal.But be cautioned: you'll find...

Exclusive: Faith-based distributor Pure Flix has closed deals in Cannes on the follow-up to the Us box office hit.

Pure Flix / Quality Flix sales chief Ron Gell, in Cannes with a slate of new titles, has cut a raft of deals on God’s Not Dead 2, the follow-up to the 2014 faith-based Us smash.

God’s Not Dead 2 screens in the market at Cannes today [May 14] and Monday and opened in the Us last month, where it has grossed more than $20m theatrically.

Gell has licensed rights for Australia (Crossroads), Hong Kong (United Artists), Latin America, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Scandinavia (California Filmes), Germany (Other Films), South Korea (Sycomad), and Eastern Europe/Poland (Revolutionary Releasing/Monolith), and Africa (Cmd).

Tanweer has picked up God’s Not Dead and God’s Not Dead 2 for the Middle East and vice-president of international sales and distribution Gell is closing in on sales for mainland China and Sri Lanka. Dominus licensed...

The latest from evangelical production company Pure Flix is a dull courtroom drama, but unlike the previous film, it isn’t quite silly enough to be entertaining

When conversation turns to the entertainment value of the recent “faith-based” films aimed at the Us evangelical market, inevitably someone will say: “Nothing tops that Kevin Sorbo one.” The picture in question is God’s Not Dead, an outrageously slapdash, inarticulate movie filled with ludicrous plotting, inelegant staging and one of cinema’s most absurd endings. (The big bad atheist gets hit by a car, just as the Christian rock band Newsboys tells everyone in the audience to text their friends that God isn’t dead.) Shot for only $2m, it grossed more than $60m, enabling its production company, Pure Flix, to release follow-ups such as Do You Believe? and Faith of Our Fathers. But franchises are the thing right now, so it...

The latest from evangelical production company Pure Flix is a dull courtroom drama, but unlike the previous film, it isn’t quite silly enough to be entertaining

When conversation turns to the entertainment value of the recent “faith-based” films aimed at the Us evangelical market, inevitably someone will say: “Nothing tops that Kevin Sorbo one.” The picture in question is God’s Not Dead, an outrageously slapdash, inarticulate movie filled with ludicrous plotting, inelegant staging and one of cinema’s most absurd endings. (The big bad atheist gets hit by a car, just as the Christian rock band Newsboys tells everyone in the audience to text their friends that God isn’t dead.) Shot for only $2m, it grossed more than $60m, enabling its production company, Pure Flix, to release follow-ups such as Do You Believe? and Faith of Our Fathers. But franchises are the thing right now, so it...

Exclusive: Ron Gell has introduced three faith and family-friendly titles here under the Pure Flix Quality Flix banner and reports a number of early sales.

Do You Believe? starring Mira Sorvino and Cybill Shepherd screens at the market tomorrow and Gell has licensed South Korean rights to Apex in South Korea and German rights to Morefilms. The film grossed $13m in the Us earlier this year through Pure Flix.

Canadian output partner Mongrel Media has taken Faith Of Our Fathers, Woodlawn and God’s Not Dead 2 (pictured), the sequel to the $65m 2014 Us box office smash that screens today and tomorrow and will open in the Us on April 1 on more than 1,500 screens via PureFlix.

Gell is fielding a number of studio offers on Sean Astin starrer Woodlawn, which has grossed more than $11m in the Us via Pure Flix and Provident Films and screens here today and on Sunday.

Meanwhile Bbi in...

Exclusive: Ron Gell has introduced three faith and family-friendly titles here under the Pure Flix Quality Flix banner and reports a number of early sales.

Do You Believe? starring Mira Sorvino and Cybill Shepherd screens at the market tomorrow and Gell has licensed South Korean rights to Apex in South Korea and German rights to Morefilms. The film grossed $13m in the Us earlier this year through Pure Flix.

Canadian output partner Mongrel Media has taken Faith Of Our Fathers, Woodlawn and God’s Not Dead 2 (pictured), the sequel to the $65m 2014 Us box office smash that screens today and tomorrow and will open in the Us on April 1 on more than 1,500 screens via PureFlix.

Gell is fielding a number of studio offers on Sean Astin starrer Woodlawn, which has grossed more than $11m in the Us via Pure Flix and Provident Films and screens here today and on Sunday.

Meanwhile Bbi in...

Exclusive: The Us faith-based distributor, in Toronto with Woodlawn, has signed an output deal with the Canadian art house specialist.

The films will go through Mongrel Media’s faith and family label GoodFilm and the partnership kicks off with a trio of Pure Flix/Quality Flix titles: Woodlawn, God’s Not Dead II – the sequel to the 2014 breakout Us hit that grossed $60m – and Faith Of Our Fathers.

Pure Flix head of international Ron Gell is handling international sales on Andrew Erwin and Jon Erwin’s Woodlawn, which will open in North America in 1,500 theatres on October 16 in conjunction with Provident Films and screens in Toronto on Sunday and Tuesday.

Sean Astin, Nic Bishop, Caleb Castille, Sherri Shepherd and Jon Voight star in the story of a young man in a 1970s Alabama school divided by racism. Kevin Downes produced.

Gell brokered the output deal with Mongrel Media’s Andrew Frank.

Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, July 3. [Synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.] Wide Faith of Our Fathers Director: Carey Scott Cast: Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Downes, David A.R. White, Rebecca St. James, with Si Robertson, and Candace Cameron Bure Synopsis: "With the Vietnam War raging in 1969, two young fathers report for duty. A man of great faith and a doubtful cynic. A quarter-century later, their sons, Wayne and John Paul (David A.R. White and Kevin Downes), meet as strangers. Guided by handwritten letters from their fathers from the battlefield, they embark on an unforgettable journey to The Wall-the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Along the way, they discover the devastation of war cannot break the love of a father for his son." Magic Mike Xxl Director: Gregory Jacobs Cast: Channing Tatum, Brandon Cyrus, Elizabeth Banks, Amber Heard, Matt Bomer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Joe Manganiello,...