Read our exclusive interview with filmmaker Robin Hardy, who wrote and directed the new horror film ‘The Wicker Tree.’ The movie is set to be distributed by Anchor Bay Films into limited theaters on January 27, 2012. ‘The Wicker Tree’ follows two young, engaged missionaries from Texas, Beth, played by Brittania Nicol, and Henry, portrayed by Henry Garrett, as they travel to Scotland. They go on behalf of their religious group, Cowboys for Christ, to educate the people there about their religious views. After being charmed by the locals of Tressock, the two agree to become the local Queen of the May and Laddie for the annual town festival. However,…

A discussion and review the week’s new movie release from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. Hello everyone, this is episode 22 of the Movie Night Podcast. This week Rudie Obias is joined by James McCormick of CineAwesome.com in a discussion and review of the new film from Martin Scorsese, “Hugo”. He is also joined by Kevin Carr of FatGuysattheMovies.com and FilmSchoolRejects.com in a discussion and review of “The Muppets”. Subscribe on iTunes or Download and Listen Here. “Hugo” features Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helen McCrory, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee, Michael Stuhlbarg, Frances de la Tour, Richard Griffiths, Jude Law. “The Muppets” features…

Title: Hugo Directed By: Martin Scorsese Starring: Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helen McCrory, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee, Michael Stuhlbarg, Frances de la Tour, Richard Griffiths, Jude Law Part of the beauty of filmmaking, is the ability to transport viewers to another reality. Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, filmmaker Georges Méliès seized the opportunity to put stop tricks and painted film cells to use, combining his skills as a magician and filmmaker to, quite literally, bring dreams to life. Ultimately, we’re still doing the very same thing today, but with the wildly advanced technology and more thorough understanding of storytelling, director…

Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” has already been called possibly the best 3D movie ever, so the hype is high for this film, which comes to theaters November 23, 2011. The film, which stars Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz and Christopher Lee, is based on the Brian Selznick novel “The Invention of Hugo Cabret”, adapted to film by John Logan. The film follows Hugo (Butterfield), an orphan boy who is also a thief, and clock keeper living inside a Paris train station. When he finds a mechanical man, drawing, notebook and key, he begins to unravel the mystery behind his deceased father (Jude Law). The new trailer has been released, and I can…

Paramount sent us this excellent behind the scenes video featuring the upcoming fantasy film “Hugo” directed by Martin Scorsese (Shutter Island, George Harrison: Living in the Material World) and starring Johnny Depp (The Lone Ranger, 21 Jump Street, The Rum Diary), Chloe Grace Moretz (Movie 43, Texas Killing Fields, Let Me In), Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Rise of the Guardians, Contagion), Michael Pitt (Funny Games), Christopher Lee (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey), Sacha Baron Cohen (The Dictator), Ben Kingsley and Ray Winstone. Synopsis: Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his…

Last Wednesday, the organizers of the New York Film Festival announced there will be a special “work in progress” screening to take place on the following Monday, October 10th. They didn’t announce what the film would be but they teased it by saying it was a movie that would come out later this year and it was by a legendary master filmmaker. That’s it! Tickets went on sale to the general public on that Friday, October 7th, and if you were a member of Lincoln Center then it would go on sale for you on that Thursday, October 6th. Now I am not a member of Lincoln Center, although I…

For those who were concerned about Johnny Depp’s caked white makeup after viewing the first “first look” shot of Barnabas Collins, throw away your concerns (or, most of them, anyway). Entertainment Weekly has the first look at the entire cast of “Dark Shadows,” the film adaptation of the popular 1960s-1970s gothic soap-opera directed by Tim Burton. Per usual with directors who have a stable of actors they love, Burton’s used tried-and-true Burton actors and actresses for this obviously offbeat and kooky film; aside from Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Lee and Helena Bonham Carter are in the film, along with newcomers to the Burton fold Jackie Earle Haley, Alice Cooper(!), Bella…

Yes, it’s Sunday, but aren’t you getting that summer vibe? Soon enough school will be out and offices will readjust their hours and rules to fit the new season. Regardless, Shockya.com will still be here to bring you the best of the best in film news every Sunday night. The latest movie updates are still useful beach and poolside, right? It should come as no surprise that this weekend’s Cheat Sheet is brimming with, well, for lack of better terms, unoriginal material. We’ve got sequels, book-to-film adaptations and role reprisals as we’ve got updates on The Hobbit, The Hunger Games, a new Dumb and Dumber potentially in the works and…

Title: Season of the Witch Directed by: Dominic Sena Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Conan The Barbarian), Stephen Campbell Moore, Robert Sheehan and Christopher Lee. The art of making a thrilling and entertaining adventure movie involves mixing the element of surprise with fierce fighting and an enticing storyline. Not only is Relativity Media, the studio that is distributing ‘Season of the Witch,’ promising all these elements in the new supernatural action film, but it’s also claiming the movie throws in magnificent stunts and memorable performances that will leave audiences downright frightened. While the movie, which re-teams Nicolas Cage with his ‘Gone in Sixty Seconds’ director Dominic Sena, certainly delivers…

Here’s our interview with ‘Season of the Witch’ cast members Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Robert Sheehan, Stephen Campbell Moore and newcomer Claire Foy. The supernatural action-adventure film, which hits theaters on January 7, 2011, follows crusaders Behmen (played by Cage) and his closest friend, Felson (portrayed by Perlman), as they desert their mission to fight for the Church. In order to avoid prison time for their desertion, the two are required to accompany a young girl (portrayed by Foy), who’s accused of being a witch and bringing on the Black Plague, to a distant village to stand trial. Question (Q): This film is deep-rooted in the Crusades. What would you…