Popeye The Slayer Man Involves Theaters this March: “Director Robert Michael Ryan’s a lot buzzed-about horror function Popeye the Slayer Man is ready to sail into theaters and on VOD by way of Vantage Media on March 21, 2025.
Directed by Ryan from a screenplay by John Doolan (Stays), the horror function was filmed in New York State and is a co-production between Salem Home Movies, Millman Productions, Ron Lee Productions, and Otsego Media. Jeff Miller (The Toybox), Cuyle Carvin (Ouija Witch), and Ryan additionally contributed to the story. Producers embody – together with Miller, Carvin, and Ryan – Alexander Tucker, Nathan Todaro, and Alysa Blasetti.
Reads the synopsis for Popeye the Slayer Man, ‘A bunch of buddies sneak into an deserted spinach canning manufacturing unit to movie a documentary on the legend of ‘The Sailor Man,’ who is alleged to hang-out the manufacturing unit and native docks, solely to seek out out that the legend is all-too true.’
Popeye the Slayer Man stars Sean Michael Conway, Elena Juliano, Mabel Thomas, Marie-Louise Boisnier, Jeff Thomas, and Steven McCormack, together with “scream queens” Angela Relucio (Code Black, The Cabining) and Sarah Nicklin (The Black Mass, Backyard of Eden).
Jason Stephens performs the title position.
Particular make-up results are supervised by R.J. Younger with cinematography by Korey Rowe.
Stated Ryan of Popeye the Slayer Man, a movie which has been featured on Drudge Report, CBS Information and retailers around the globe since its announcement in November of 2024, “We went old-school with this film, utilizing sensible results for the horror. I needed this movie to have a extra visceral really feel paying homage to the traditional horror movies of the ‘70s and ‘80s.”
Added Miller, ‘We hope audiences may have as a lot enjoyable with this film as we had making it. Seize a can of spinach, sit again, and revel in!’
Stated VMI Worldwide COO and Head of Acquisitions Jessica Russo, who negotiated the deal, ‘Popeye the Slayer Man’s darkish reimagining of the traditional Popeye character delivers a contemporary tackle a beloved icon that audiences will die for.'”
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Steven Soderbergh’s PRESENCE is Obtainable on PVOD February twenty fifth: “Award-winning movie studio NEON is happy to announce the discharge of Steven Soderbergh’s Presence for digital buy and rental, starting February twenty fifth. The movie may also be obtainable on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD beginning Might twentieth.
After NEON acquired the movie on the 2024 Sundance Movie Pageant, Presence went on to obtain much more crucial acclaim on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant and has since generated important buzz because of a singular advertising marketing campaign. The marketing campaign started with a charming Julia Fox realtor billboard stunt in downtown Manhattan, that includes a cellphone quantity that obtained over 1,500 voicemails. Presence is licensed contemporary on Rotten Tomatoes and has grossed practically $7 million in theaters.
It strikes by way of the home, uneasy and unseen, a witness to essentially the most painful and unguarded moments of the troubled household inside. And with a rising urgency, the Presence regularly items collectively what it must do. An uncommon, unnerving, and emotional thriller from author David Koepp and director Steven Soderbergh. Hailed as “an progressive and dizzyingly immersive thriller” and “a shattering thriller that may chill you,” PRESENCE was written by David Koepp, directed by Steven Soderbergh, and stars Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday, West Mulholland and Julia Fox.”
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THE DREADFUL PLACE: “Nearing the anniversary of her father’s tragic demise, Willow finds herself trapped in a twisted nightmare she will be able to’t get up from.”
RELEASE DATE: 2025
DIRECTOR: Cole Daniel Hills
CAST: Keaton McLachlan, Abigail Fawn, Matt Fling, Daved Olivencia
The Dreadful Place is ready to premiere in Los Angeles at Laemmle NoHo 7 on March twenty seventh
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ARROW’s March SVOD Lineup Brings Fulci in 4K, Hauntings, Kolsch, Widmeyer & Extra!: “ARROW’s March lineup begins March 3 with the right title for the start of spring.
Play It Cool (UK/IE/US/CAN) is an elegant and erotically charged drama starring fashionable Japanese singer of the day Mari Atsumi as a school lady negotiating her approach by way of the male-dominated hierarchies of Tokyo’s seductive however treacherous nightclub tradition.
ARROW is proud to launch this little-seen gem by one in every of Japan’s most extremely regarded administrators of the Nineteen Sixties, Yasuzō Masumura (Giants and Toys, Irezumi), a filmmaker recognized for his social satires and highly effective portrayals of ladies.
March 7 debuts a trio of works all concerning the seedy underworld and the battle to take care of legislation and order, solely for subscribers in the USA.
Violent Panic: The Massive Crash (US): Takashi, an professional bank-robber, plans to drag off the most important heist of his profession, stealing 300 million yen earlier than fleeing to Brazil. Nonetheless, when the theft goes awry, Takashi finds himself alone and his getaway foiled. Trailed by the police, his lover, his partner-in-crime’s brother, and numerous others, Takashi turns into the goal of a manhunt stuffed with twists, double-crosses and explosive motion.
Heroes Shed No Tears (US): Eddy Ko stars as Chan Chung, the chief of an elite Chinese language commando pressure enlisted by the Thai authorities to seize Basic Samton, a robust drug lord from the Golden Triangle. After a profitable raid on the final’s headquarters, the mercenaries cross into Vietnam and encounter a barbaric colonel (Lam Ching Ying), who is set to cease them at any value. Now pursued by each Samton’s henchmen and the colonel’s troops, the heroes flee for the border of Thailand, outmanned and outgunned by their enemies.
Robocop (TV Sequence, 1994) (US): Alex Murphy is RoboCop, a cybernetic policeman. A creation of an unlimited company, he fights crime and occasional company conspiracy within the near-future of Previous Detroit.
On March 10, ARROW vows to subscribers I Will By no means Depart You Alone (UK/IE/US/CAN). Author and director DW Medoff crafts an progressive and chilling tackle the haunted home system with I Will By no means Depart You Alone, a surreal nightmare the place the psychological and the supernatural collide to terrifying impact. After being launched from jail, Richard is given a chance to restart his life by a mysterious firm who provide him 5 thousand {dollars} to spend six days in a dilapidated home to cleanse it of evil spirits. His handler assures him that is solely to place any potential patrons’ superstitions to relaxation, and that he has nothing to concern.
However Richard’s sojourn is haunted by an inscrutable determine hiding at nighttime corners of the home that appears to have a connection together with his darkish previous. As his sinister neighbor’s appearances grow to be extra frequent, Richard should confront the terrifying purpose that despatched him to jail and threat slipping into insanity.
The Seasons start March 14 with Most Haunted (UK/US/CA/IRE).
If ARROW’s chilling new launch, I Will By no means Depart You Alone, has given you a style for spook-saturated shacks, then you’ve come to the fitting place. Plus, the door simply swung shut behind you and also you could not go away now, even in the event you needed to.
Most Haunted is a group of Cult movies stuffed with our most ghost-infested houses, simply ready for a curious stranger to cease by, step inside… and by no means go away!
Titles Embrace: I Will By no means Depart You Alone, A Ghost Waits, Double Face.
The theme of March 14 debuts is homicide, mayhem and magic.
Physique Rely (US): New Orleans cops attempt to seize two ruthless assassins who’re making an attempt to avenge themselves towards cops who had beforehand set them up.
Mirror Mirror (UK/IE/US/CAN): A teenage lady begins receiving black magic energy by way of an vintage mirror that drips blood, not realizing the mirror is managed by demonic forces.
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance (US): The invention of a demon mirror units off a weird collection of “lethal accidents” when a younger lady and her brother are caught in an intricate internet of evil and deceit.
Winter melts away and demise blooms on March twenty first with extra physique counts for ARROW subscribers.
Blood Theatre (UK/IE/US/CAN): An outdated film home plagued with a historical past of unexplained tragedies is reopened with bloody historical past repeating itself.
Mausoleum (UK/IE/US/CAN): A ten year-old lady, mourning the demise of her mom, turns into possessed by a demon, who has been preying on her feminine ancestors for hundreds of years. Years later, the demon begins to take over her, mentally and bodily.
Slaughterhouse (UK/IE/US/CAN): The proprietor of a slaughterhouse going through foreclosures instructs his overweight and mentally disabled son to go on a killing spree towards the individuals who wish to purchase his property.
On March 21: Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer Selects (UK/US/CA/IRE).
Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer are the co-writers and administrators of Starry Eyes and the co-directors of the 2019 adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary.
“We’ve to confess, every time we noticed our buddies and colleagues sharing their suggestions on ARROW, we have been a bit jealous! We’ve at all times needed to do one ourselves, so it’s an unbelievable honor to lastly participate. Very long time collectors of Arrow Video’s bodily releases, it’s no shock that their app is important in the case of the streaming format. Loaded with the very best cult, horror, Giallo and exploitation movies, all neatly curated into themed collections, ARROW has grow to be the primary app we open when searching for one thing to look at. And in the event you’re right here now doing the identical, allow us to advocate to you a number of of our favourite motion pictures at present taking part in on the platform…”
Titles Embrace: The Gore Gore Ladies, My Candy Devil, Deadbeat at Daybreak.
On March 24, from Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore (The Psychic, The Past), comes probably the most highly effective and unsettling giallo thrillers ever produced: his 1972 masterpiece Do not Torture a Duckling, making its 4K premiere on ARROW!
Do not Torture a Duckling (4K) (UK/IE/ US/CAN): When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by a collection of murders of younger boys, the superstitious locals are fast to apportion blame, with the suspects together with the native “witch”, Maciara (Florinda Bolkan, A Lizard in a Girl’s Pores and skin). With the our bodies piling up and the group gripped by panic and a thirst for bloody vengeance, two outsiders – metropolis journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian, The 4 of the Apocalypse) and spoilt wealthy lady Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet, The Pink Queen Kills Seven Instances) – group as much as crack the case. However earlier than the thriller is solved, extra blood may have been spilled, and never all of it belonging to innocents… Deemed surprising on the time for its brutal violence, depiction of the Catholic Church and themes of kid homicide and paedophilia, Do not Torture a Duckling is broadly regarded in the present day as Fulci’s biggest movie, rivalling the very best of his shut rival Dario Argento.
The March lineup involves an in depth with new treats strictly for subscribers west of the Atlantic Ocean.
On March 28, cross blades with Samurai Wolf (US) and Samurai Wolf II (US).
Samurai Wolf (US): Isao Natsuyagi stars as Kiba, a charismatic ronin who wanders right into a small city and finally ends up ensnared in a neighborhood battle that turns into more and more treacherous. After dispatching a pair of freeway criminals seen robbing a courier wagon, Kiba agrees to help a fantastic blind lady who runs the native transport firm. Double- and triple-crosses ensue, illustrated with savage however economical violence courtesy of famed director Hideo Gosha (Three Outlaw Samurai, Violent Streets). The result’s a lean and imply triumph of samurai cinema, cementing Gosha’s standing as a grasp of the style.
Samurai Wolf II (US): Charismatic ronin Kiba (Isao Natsuyagi) returns, as soon as once more entangled in a fancy internet of intrigue, involving a crooked goldmine proprietor, a cynical swordsman, and an conceited dojo grasp. Grasp filmmaker Hideo Gosha brings his trademark tight pacing and classy motion to this brisk morality play, inevitably punctuated by the explosions of violent swordplay beloved by followers of the style.
On March 31, shut out your month on ARROW with an icon of the style and its current legacy sequel.
I Spit On Your Grave (US/CAN): An aspiring author is repeatedly assaulted, humiliated, and left for useless by 4 males she systematically hunts down to hunt revenge.
I Spit On Your Grave: Déjà Vu (US/CAN): Following her rape, Jennifer Hills wrote a bestselling account of her ordeal and of the controversial trial during which she was accused of taking the legislation into her personal arms and brutally killing her assailants. Within the small city the place the rape and revenge passed off, the kinfolk of the rapists she killed are livid that the court docket declared her not responsible and resolve to take justice into their very own arms.
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