In the 1970s,
Night of the Living Dead director
George A. Romero was commissioned by the Lutheran Society to make a movie – the filmmaker’s only work-for-hire film in his entire career. That film, titled
The Amusement Park, was a twisted meditation on ageism, and it was thought to be lost. But recently, Romero’s
Amusement Park was rediscovered and remastered – and now it’s headed to Shudder. It’s part of the horror streaming service’s summer slate, and there’s a great new trailer for you to watch below.
The Amusement Park Trailer
By all accounts,
The Amusement Park isn’t a horror movie in the traditional sense. But gosh darn it, this is a well-cut trailer. It sells a surreal, unsettling experience, and I can’t wait to see it. Here’s the backstory:
Caveat, an eerie, slow-building, cat-and-mouse thriller, and continues with such marquee films as
The Boy Behind the Door, Justin Powell and David Charbonier’s directorial debut;
Jakob’s Wife, starring horror icon Barbara Crampton; and
Kandisha, the long-awaited new supernatural shocker from the French directing duo of Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, who return to Shudder following the success of their film
Among the Living; in addition to many others.
“Shudder’s ‘Summer of Chills’ offers something for everyone with a fantastic line-up of new premieres every week, on top of the best library of curated streaming horror films anywhere,” said Craig Engler, Shudder’s General Manager. “We’re especially excited to have the premiere of legendary director George A. Romero’s lost film
May 6, 2021
Shudder has announced its “Summer of Chills” slate of 12 new original and exclusive films for June, July, and August, including the anticipated debut of landmark horror director George A. Romero’s legendary “lost” film
The Amusement Park on Tuesday, June 8. The robust summer lineup kicks off with
Caveat, an eerie, slow-building, cat-and-mouse thriller, and continues with such marquee films as
The Boy Behind the Door, Justin Powell and David Charbonier’s directorial debut;
Jakob’s Wife, starring horror icon Barbara Crampton; and
Kandisha, the long-awaited new supernatural shocker from the French directing duo of Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, who return to Shudder following the success of their film
The 11th Luxembourg City Film Festival unveils its programme
Becoming Mona by Sabine Lubbe Bakker and Niels van Koevorden
The 11th edition of the Luxembourg City Film Festival will unspool in cinemas between 4 and 14 March, but it will also unfold online on account of a partnership with Festival Scope and Shift72. As such, the works battling it out in the Fiction Films and Documentaries competitions will be available to view by way of virtual screenings one day after their physical presentation. And kicking it all off will be
Chloé Zhao’s
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Viewers will be treated to a competition contested by hopefuls hailing from five continents, with Orange’s Grand Prize up for grabs. In this section, we find the Belgian-Dutch co-production
11/02/2021 - Packing premieres, dual screenings and tributes to Terry Gilliam and William Friedkin, it’s the turn of the Grand Duchy’s greatest festival to adapt in the face of the pandemic