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"There is nothing so inspiring as sheer desperation." Netflix has debuted the full official trailer for the film Pain Hustlers, arriving in theaters soon for just a week before it's streaming on Netflix later this month. It first premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival. Liza dreams of a better life for her and her daughter so she gets a job at a bankrupt pharmacy, and Liza's guts catapult the company and her into the high life not knowing that she'll be in the middle of a criminal conspiracy. All the while dealing with her increasingly unhinged boss, the medical condition of her daughter, and her growing awareness of the devastation the company is causing forces Liza to examine her choices. Co-starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans, with Catherine O'Hara, Chloe Coleman, Amit Shah, Aubrey Dollar, Willie Raysor, and Andy Garcia. The film is directed by BAFTA award winner David Yates,...

Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria struck an upbeat tone about Hollywood’s labor situation Thursday, saying the difficulties of recent months would eventually give way to the satisfaction of making stuff again.

As it was when she “lived through” the 2007-2008 WGA strike, there is a rush when peace is declared, Bajaria said. While there was no word of a deal as of Thursday evening, even the prospect of it was tantalizing, she suggested.

“There are so many amazing things that are stalled, and that haven’t come out yet. They’re cutting or they’re in post,” the exec said during a panel at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York. “The part that I’m excited about is, once you start with a green light and you’re in production, and then it pauses, you’re like, ‘Oh my God, I’m so excited to get this name,...

"Is that even legal?!" Netflix has unveiled a teaser trailer for their new opioids film titled Pain Hustlers, which is premiering at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival kicking off this week. It's also set to open in select US theaters for a week before it's streaming on Netflix worldwide later in October this fall. Liza dreams of a better life for her and her daughter so she gets a job at a bankrupt pharmacy, and Liza's guts catapult the company and her into the high life not knowing that she will soon be in the middle of a criminal conspiracy. All the while dealing with her increasingly unhinged boss, the medical condition of her daughter, and a growing awareness of the devastation the company is causing forces Liza to examine her choices. Starring Emily Blunt, plus Chris Evans, Catherine O'Hara, Chloe Coleman, Amit Shah, Aubrey Dollar, Willie Raysor, and Andy Garcia.

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the 2016 sci-fi thriller The Tribe, which stars Jessica Rothe – an actress who earned a lot of fans in the genre community from her performances in Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2U! You can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Directed by Roxy Shih from a screenplay by Ian Paxton and Chris Manask, The Tribe has the following synopsis:

A family of three young sisters live out their days after a pandemic has consumed most of the known world. One day a stranger suddenly shows up and their world changes...

Multiple Emmy Award-winners Uzo Aduba and Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) have been cast in Second Stage Theater’s upcoming Broadway production of Lynn Nottage’s new play Clyde’s, along with Reza Salazar (Sweat) and Kara Young (Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven).

Second Stage announced the casting today, with a fifth role remaining to be cast.

Directed by Kate Whoriskey, Clyde’s will begin previews Wednesday, Nov. 3, with an official opening on Monday, Nov. 22, at Second Stage’s Broadway home, The Hayes Theater.

Second Stage describes the new play as “a stirring and funny new play from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and her frequent collaborator, director Kate Whoriskey,” set in a truck stop sandwich shop where a formerly incarcerated kitchen staff has a shot at redemption.

Aduba will play Clyde, the shop’s callous owner who...

Taryn Manning, Jonathan Lipnicki, Dreama Walker, Lynn Chen, and comedian Jordan Carlos are set to star in Pooling To Paradise, an indie comedy directed by Roxy Shih. Written by Caytha Jentis, the film follows four millennial strangers who take a ride-share pool on a road trip to Paradise, Nevada. Each at a crossroads in their lives, the trek gives them all an unexpected, deep connection that changes the course of their futures. Jentis and Angela Pedraza are producing the project. Executive producers are Linda Evans and Nina Warren. Manning is repped by Innovative Artists and Avalon Management; Lipnicki by Rafterman Media and Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson; Walker by The Gersh Agency and Stone Genow Smelkinson...

Hulu’s list of comings and goings for the month of April is out, and the roster for new content on the streaming service includes two Hulu Originals — the first season premiere of “Ramy,” and the seventh episode of “Into The Dark: I’m Just F*cking With You,” with other highlights including Season 3 of Freeform’s “The Bold Type” and John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place.”

“Ramy,” debuting April 19, tells the story of first generation Egyptian-American Ramy Hassan as he finds himself in his New Jersey neighborhood, stuck at a crossroads between the morals of his Muslim community and the moral ambiguity of his millennial generation. “Into The Dark: I’m Just F*cking With You,” coming April 1, finds two siblings in a secluded motel, where they become subject to practical jokes of an increasingly frightening nature.

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Established vampire tropes are completely upended in Painkillers, a story that mixes literal bloodlust with psychological horror and a gut-churning exploration of guilt and grief. Painkillers is the latest from Taiwanese-American filmmaker Roxy Shih, whose debut feature, The Tribe, won multiple awards on the festival circuit. Today, Dread Central is pleased to share an exclusive […] The post Blood is the Ultimate Remedy in Exclusive Clip from Roxy Shih’s Painkillers appeared first on Dread Central.

Welcome to the latest installment of Trailer Park, our semi-regular look at the latest trailers to hit the interwebs. This edition features a gaggle of trailers for forthcoming movies, games and TV including The Boys, The Umbrella Academy, The Exorcism of Karen Walker, Painkillers, Resident Evil 2, and Life is Strange 2.

The Boys

In a world where superheroes embrace the darker side of their massive celebrity and fame, The Boys centers on a group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys,” who set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than their blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty. The Boys is a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes – who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as Gods – abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It’s the powerless against the super powerful as The Boys embark...

At the end of this month, the drama thriller Painkillers, a film that we’ve been following for nearly two years, will be hitting limited theaters, followed shortly thereafter by a VOD release. And to give people an idea of the bloodthirsty horror that they’re going to witness, a trailer has been released as well as […] The post Painkillers Trailer Thirsts For Fresh Blood appeared first on Dread Central.

From the creators of The Ring, Starry Eyes, and Fear, Inc. comes a story about a grieving man wracked with guilt and demons. Ahead of Painkillers' limited release in select theaters on January 31st, check out the official trailer and poster after the film's synopsis. Also: Blackwood's premiere at MonsterFest and acquisition and premiere details for Harpoon.

Painkillers Trailer and Poster Revealed: "Painkillers, an all-new genre-twisting dramatic thriller starring Adam Huss (Power), Madeline Zima and Grant Bowler, with a special appearance from Mischa Barton - set for release in select theaters January 31st and on VOD February 4th, 2019.

Synopsis: After a terrible car crash in which his son dies, brilliant surgeon John Clarke, tormented by guilt, becomes prey to unbearable physical pain. While his marriage starts disintegrating, John soon finds out that the only thing that can ease his pain is the taste of human blood. When he encounters Herb Morris,...

Bloody Disgusting reported back in April that Roxy Shih (Dark/Web, The Tribe) will direct Painkillers, a dramatic thriller with major horror elements written by Giles Daoust. Now, we can report that the film will feature Mischa Barton (Sixth Sense, Homecoming, The Basement), alongside the previously announced Adam Huss (pictured; “Power”), Madeline Zima (“Californication”, “Twin Peaks”), and Grant Bowler (“Defiance”, “True Blood”), with Debra Wilson (“Mad TV”) and Naomi […]...

The O.C. alum Mischa Barton has been cast in the Roxy Shih-directed indie drama Painkillers from Lone Suspect and Title Media. Starring Adam Huss, Madeline Zima, Grant Bowler and Debra Wilson, the pic follows John Clarke (Huss), a brilliant surgeon who, after a terrible car crash in which his son dies, is tormented by guilt and becomes prey to an unbearable physical pain. When his marriage starts to disintegrate, John soon finds out that the only thing that can ease his…...

Bloody Disgusting reported back in April that Roxy Shih (Dark/Web, The Tribe) will direct Painkillers, a dramatic thriller with major horror elements written by Giles Daoust. Now, we can report that the film will feature Adam Huss (pictured; “Power”), Madeline Zima (“Californication”, “Twin Peaks”), and Grant Bowler (“Defiance”, “True Blood”), with Debra Wilson (“Mad TV”) and Naomi Grossman (“American Horror […]...

We told you a while back that Taiwanese/American director Roxy Shih had been locked down as the director of Painkillers, and right now we have the full details including the cast and more! From the Press Release: Adam Huss (“Power”),… Continue Reading →

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Exclusive: Power actor Adam Huss, Madeline Zima, and Grant Bowler have signed on to star in Painkillers, an indie drama from director Roxy Shih (The Tribe). Written by Giles Daoust, the film also co-stars Debra Wilson (Mad TV) and American Horror Story‘s Naomi Grossman. The story follows brilliant surgeon John Clarke (Huss) who, after a terrible car crash in which his son dies, is tormented by guilt and becomes prey to an unbearable physical pain. While his marriage…...

No stranger to the independent circuit, Roxy Shih is a Taiwanese-American filmmaker who has screened her work at acclaimed festivals such as the La Asian Pacific Film Festival, SXSW, Toronto Independent, and Dances with Films.

“The Tribe,” her debut feature film, earned her various awards, including Best Director at Other Worlds Austin. Having just recently wrapped production on the first season of the new sci-fi anthology series “Dark / Web,” Shih has now been tapped to take on her second feature: the genre-twisting thriller “Painkillers.” The film is written by Giles Daoust, best known for his screenwriting work on genre pictures like “The Room” (no, not that “The Room” and “Artifacts”).

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Luke Barnett and Vincent Masciale will produce under their Lone Suspect banner, alongside Daoust and Catherine Dumonceaux on behalf of Title Media. Mike Macari and Alain Berliner are executive producing.