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      Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. ©2022 All Rights Reserved Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications  Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win THEY CRAWL BENEATH, the the practical effects-driven Sci-Fi creature feature  reminiscent of the fun horror films of the 1950s. Directed by Dale Fabrigar (D-RAILED, LONELY BOY), the nail-biting thriller stars Michael Pare (THE LINCOLN LAWYER), Joseph Almani (LAW OF ATTRACTION), Arthur Roberts (NOT OF THIS EARTH), Merrick McCartha (TWISTED TWIN), Karlee Eldridge (HOUSE OF BODIES), Elena Sahagun (TREMORS 3: BACK TO PERFECTION) and Natalia Bilbao (NO MAN’S LAW). Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. ©2022 All Rights Reserved THEY CRAWL BENEATH had its world premiere at the Texas Frightmare Festival and will also be screening at the Horror Hotel Film Fest and the Halloween Horror Picture Show.  

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    Source: Uncork’d Entertainment press release Uncork’d Entertainment will release Paul W.F Franklin’s furiously-fun creature feature CROC! The film, starring Mark Haldor, Sian Altman, and Chrissie Wunna, tells of a group of killer crocodiles that crash a wedding! Lisa and her family unite at a wedding venue, excited for the big day. However, unknown to the family, a nest of hungry crocodiles has been living in the nearby lake. As the crocodiles crash the wedding in a blood thirsty massacre, the remaining family members must survive the night against these Jurassic beasts. "CROC! Is another highly entertaining horror film from the Jagged Edge production team.” said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. "Like Jagged Edge’s recent KINGDOM OF THE DINOSAURS, which we released in September, it’s absolutely super fun!”. Producers Scott Jeffrey of Jagged Edge Productions negotiated the deal on behalf of the film team

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    The heroism, tragedy, and insanity of the war hits readers in a poignant collection of nine stories by Ukrainian creators; Proceeds to benefit Razom for Ukraine Source: TOKYOPOP press releaseOfficial Site: https://www.tokyopop.com/ukraine Special Thanks to Erik Jansen (MediaLab) Photo courtesy of MediaLab. Publisher TOKYOPOP calls attention to the horrific war in Ukraine with the release of PEREMOHA: VICTORY FOR UKRAINE, a new full-color graphic novel anthology by Ukrainian creators that debuts digitally on August 24th, Ukrainian Independence Day, with a print release on September 27th 2022. The war comes to readers (for ages 12+) in nine stories that humanize the conflict in Ukraine in a unique and emotionally lasting way with a focus on the heroism of the Ukrainian people and military in the face of overwhelming forces. Witness the struggles of brave defenders in cities like Kiev, Mariupol, Kherson, and Snake

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    Photo courtesy of Arrow Video. ©Sony Pictures Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group press release Special Thanks to Clint Weiler Zombies! Werewolves! Atomic Mutation! Intergalactic Avians! Arrow Video US and MVD Entertainment are offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the Limited Edition Blu-ray set COLD WAR CREATURES: FOUR FILMS FROM SAM KATZMAN, a quartet of classic terrors to take you back to the golden age of B-Movie Monsters! Photo courtesy of Arrow Video. ©Sony Pictures A mob boss hires an ex-Nazi scientist to reanimate his dead thugs in CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN (1955). An auto-accident survivor is used as an experimental subject to create a vaccine for nuclear fall-out with hair-raising side-effects in THE WEREWOLF (1956). Treasure hunters get more than they bargained for in the search for a cargo of diamonds that went down with a sunken ship when

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    Source: Crunchyroll press release Special Thanks to Bianca Doria   Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. ©2021 Imago Productions LLC Crunchyroll and Adult Swim revealed more about the highly-anticipated animated series from Alcon Entertainment, BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS, including new key art and the series’ opening today at Virtual Crunchyroll Expo. The series, premiering later this year, follows a young woman as she seeks to exact revenge on those who have wronged her, to understand her own identity, and to uncover the mysteries of her past. During the panel, “The Making of BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS,” Crunchyroll’s head of development Sarah Victor spoke with directors Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama about their process for creating the series and how it fits into the legendary Blade Runner universe. Aramaki and Kamiyama also spoke at length about themes within this new series and how they worked

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    Source: MVD Entertainment Group Special Thanks to Clint Weiler Photo courtesy of MVD. MVD Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Collector's Edition Blu-ray of THE DARK (1979), a chilling tale of alien terror f rom director John "Bud" Cardos (KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS, MUTANT). A writer (William Devane, ROLLING THUNDER) takes a personal interest in a series of baffling, shocking murders in Los Angeles ... and evidence suggests the suspect may not be human. Every night "The Mangler" stalks the streets, attacking and mutilating random victims. On the creature's trail is TV reporter Zoe Owens (Cathy Lee Crosby, COACH) and police detective Dave Mooney (Richard Jaeckel, THE DIRTY DOZEN), but the truth behind the murders is far more strange and horrifying than they could ever imagine in this cult classic featuring Keenan Wynn (DR. STRANGELOVE), Casey Kasem (radio legend and "American

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    Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group Special Thanks to Clint Weiler Photo courtesy of MVD. VCI and MVD Entertainment are offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray of CHARIOTS OF THE GODS: 50th Anniversary, presenting the iconic documentaryin a new 2K restoration from the original 35mm negative. Based on Erich Von Daniken's book purporting to prove that throughout history aliens have visited earth. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has included CHARIOTS OF THE GODS in their list of the Top 100 Documentary Films of All Time. "Fifty million stars in our galaxy have the potential of supporting life forms capable of traveling to other planets," says world-renowned authority Erich von Daniken, whose film version of his best- selling book, Chariots Of The Gods, gives stunning visual proof that some form of life from outer space landed on Earth

    Takashi Miike is back with the sequel, THE GREAT YOKAI WAR -GUARDIANS-. Photo courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures. ©2021 The Great Yokai Wars Film Partners

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    Lee Won-tae’s THE DEVIL’S DEAL, Paul Andrew Williams’ BULL, Vincent Grashaw’s WHAT JOSIAH SAW, Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji’s THE DEER KING, Rob Jabbaz’s THE SADNESS, and Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury’s THE DEEP HOUSE are among the wealth of final titles announced  Source: Fantasia press release Special Thanks to Kaila Hier, Pierre Corbeil and Andre Dubois The Fantasia International Film Festival announces a massive new assortment of feature films for its 25th edition, along with details on scheduled panels, talks, tributes, special events, and our esteemed juries. On top of our impressive virtual slate of films, all geo-locked to Canada, and in addition to our globally accessible streamed events, the upcoming festival will also feature a limited number of in-person screenings in Montreal.  Fantasia begins August 5th with the World Premiere of Quebec zombie feature BRAIN FREEZE— following the August 4th special event screening

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    From Legendary Television & Inspired By Legendary’s SKULL ISLAND and Square Enix’s Iconic Video Game Franchise Source: Netflix press release, Legendary Special Thanks to Sarah Jarvis Netflix and Legendary Television announce two new anime series, the first based on Legendary’s SKULL ISLAND and the second on Square Enix’s Tomb Raider global franchise. Netflix and Legendary Television are also currently in production on the previously announced anime series PACIFIC RIM: THE BLACK. SKULL ISLAND

    The spaceship Prometheus arrives on the moon LV-223 in PROMETHEUS. Photo courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox. © 2012 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

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    Source: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Century Fox Japan Official Site: projectprometheus.com SPOILER WARNING: This article contains plot details and images from a new movie. Sir Ridley Scott, the renowned filmmaker who reinvented the science fiction film genre, offers his signature brand of action, thrills, scares, and much, much more, when Prometheus is unleashed in theaters worldwide this June. With Prometheus, Scott has created an original mythology that tips its hat to elements of the original Alien. In the story a team of explorers discovers a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey aboard the spaceship Prometheus to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. Although he has not helmed a science fiction picture in three decades (1982’s Blade Runner)

    Marvel`s top super-hero is back on the big screen with THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Image courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. © 2012 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.

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    Source: Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Japan Official Site: theamazingspiderman.com SPOILER WARNING: This article contains plot details and images from an upcoming movie. INTRODUCTION One of the world’s most beloved characters is back on the big screen as a new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy is revealed in The Amazing Spider-Man. Focusing on an untold story that tells a different side of the Peter Parker story, the new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and Sally Field. The film is directed by Marc Webb. Screenplay by James Vanderbilt and Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves. Story by James Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are producing the film in association with Marvel Entertainment for Columbia Pictures, which will

    ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER explores the secret life of our greatest president, and the untold story that shaped our nation. Photo courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox. © 2012 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

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    Opens July 22nd Source: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Century Fox Japan Official Site: abelincolnvampirehunter.com SPOILER WARNING: This article contains plot details and images from an upcoming movie. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER explores the secret life of our 16th president, and the untold story that shaped our nation. Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (director of “Wanted”) bring a fresh voice to the bloodthirsty lore of the vampire, imagining Lincoln as history`s greatest hunter of the undead. Abraham Lincoln. Vampire Hunter. The very words evoke a juxtaposition that is unexpected, if not downright bizarre. Yet it’s an idea to which the filmmakers have fully committed. Their work is a portrait of the man and leader we’ve all studied and the seminal events that defined him and our nation – interwoven with the immersive, visceral action of a vampire story. At

    Dhristopher Nolan`s Batman trilogy concludes with THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. Images courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment. © 2012 DC Comics

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    Source: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Warner Bros. Pictures Japan Official Site: thedarkknightrises.com SPOILER WARNING: This article contains plot details and images from an upcoming movie. INTRODUCTION The Dark Knight Rises in theaters and IMAX Friday, July 20 Warner Bros. Pictures` and Legendary Pictures` "The Dark Knight Rises" is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan`s Dark Knight trilogy. It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act. But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a

    Contents of the Blu-ray set, UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS: THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION, coming October 2nd. Photo courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. © 2012 Universal Studios

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    Universal Celebrates 100th Anniversary with 8 Chilling Classics Digitally Restored and Released on Blu-ray for the First Time Source: Universal Studios Home Entertainment press release For the first time ever, eight of the most iconic cinematic masterpieces of the horror genre are available together on Blu-ray as UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS: THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION debuts on October 2, 2012 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Digitally restored from high resolution film elements in perfect high-definition picture and perfect high-definition sound for the first time ever, UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS: THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION brings together the very best of Universal’s legendary monsters -- imaginative and technically groundbreaking tales of terror that launched a uniquely American movie genre. This definitive collection features eight films on Blu-ray, a collectible 48-page book featuring behind-the-scenes photographs, original posters, correspondence and much more. Each iconic film is accompanied by an array of

    Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) in THE AVENGERS, coming to home video on September 25th. Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Studios. © 2011 MVLFFLLC. TM & © 2011 Marvel.

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    Source: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Inc. press release Official Movie Site: disney.go.com/arrietty (US) Coming this fall, the third highest-grossing movie of all time and the #1 movie in the world, MARVEL`S THE AVENGERS assembles as you’ve never seen it before on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital and On-Demand platforms on September 25, 2012. In anticipation of this release, Marvel is also launching an all-new App in July -- “The Avengers Initiative: A Marvel Second Screen App” (available for the first time on iPhone) -- that gives fans unprecedented access to exclusive content building up to the home entertainment release. The announcement comes as MARVEL`S THE AVENGERS crossed the incredible $600 million domestic box office threshold on June 26 -- only the third film in history to do so. It has now grossed an estimated $1.44 billion globally. Providing viewers with the ultimate

    Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Anne Hathaway, Micheal Caine and Joseph Godon-Levitt at the ceremony honoring director/writer/producer Chistopher Nolan at Grauman`s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment. © 2012 DC Comics

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    Source: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Warner Bros. Pictures Japan Official Site: thedarkknightrises.com Today, Warner Bros. released new images from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, opening in theaters and IMAX Friday, July 20th. For much more information and 44 additional images from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Production Notes

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    Multi-Year Agreement Grants Shout! Distribution Rights to Popular Animated Series from Hasbro Studios Source: Shout! Factory, Click Communications press release Special Thanks to Scott Neumyer Los Angeles, CA and Pawtucket, RI – July 13, 2012 – Shout! Factory and Hasbro Studios today announced a strategic distribution collaboration to bring current animated hit series KAIJUDO: RISE OF THE DUEL MASTERS and TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS to the home entertainment marketplace in the U.S and Canada. This new multi-year alliance provides Shout! Factory with exclusive DVD rights to these two programs produced by Hasbro Studios. The announcement was made today by Shout! Factory’s founding partners Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos; and Hasbro Studios President Stephen Davis. “We are incredibly excited and look forward to presenting these highly entertaining series on family home entertainment shelves. Having worked closely with Hasbro Studios on top brands like animated series TRANSFORMERS

    Warner Bros. has released new images from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment. © 2012 DC Comics

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    Source: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Official Site: thedarkknightrises.com Today, Warner Bros. released another batch of images from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, opening in theaters and IMAX this Friday, July 20th. For much more information and additional images from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Production Notes Warner Bros. Releases New THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Photos

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    Source: Shout! Factory, Click Communications Special Thanks to Tom Chen and Scott Neumyer The chart-topping super-team of Joss Whedon (Marvel’s THE AVENGERS) and John Cassaday (Captain America, Planetary) return for more action on home entertainment shelves this summer in ASTONISHING X-MEN: TORN! Comic book pages from the third story arc of this acclaimed series by one of Marvel’s greatest collaborations between Whedon and Cassaday come alive when Shout! Factory, in association with Marvel Knights Animation, unleash the highly anticipated ASTONISHING X-MEN: TORN on DVD August 14, 2012. This DVD invites viewers to delve deep inside the imaginative world of the Marvel Universe. A must-have for collectors and loyal fans, this deluxe DVD is featured with a graphic rich cover and a unique replica of comic book-style packaging that bridges the comic book to DVD concept. It is priced to own at $14.97. Fans and collectors can

    Blu-ray Combo and DVD cover art for PIRANHA 3DD, streeting September 4th. Images courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment. © 2012 The Weinstein Company

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    Double the Terror, Double the Action, Double the D`s! Source: Anchor Bay Entertainment, Brigade Marketing Official Site: piranha-3d.com Special Thanks to Nicolas Sera-Leyva The grisly horror creature feature PIRANHA 3DD will be releasing nationwide on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD this summer. Full of flesh-eating fish, hot girls, nudity, and sick, sick humor, this campy sequel to the 2010 hit swims to retail on September 4, 2012. PIRANHA 3DD incorporates the classic elements of the teen horror/exploitation movies of the 1970s, packed with ferocious flesheaters, scantily-clad young victims, and bizarre and exciting twists and turns. Whereas PIRANHA 3D took place on a lake, the 2012 sequel is set at a water park, complete with water slides and a lazy river -- the perfect places for piranha mayhem! Back for more outrageous fun, Christopher Lloyd reprises his role as the eccentric piranha expert. After

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