The holiday action comedy “Violent Night” feels like it was sold in one of those pitch meetings from “The Player,” two guys in a room with Griffin Mill, excitedly announcing their brainchild: “It’s ‘Die Hard’ meets ‘Bad Santa!’” They presumably lit cigars and slapped each other on the back after settling on that premise, which is too bad; they should’ve used that valuable time to spin their high-concept pitch into something with some jokes or funny situations.

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Have you ever watched Christmas movies and thought, “Damn, there isn’t enough violence and death in this?” Well, if so, you’re going to be delighted by “Violent Night.” 

As seen in the trailer for “Violent Night,” the film tells the story of a young girl who is excited about Christmas. But things get thrown for a loop when a group of bad guys break into her home and take her family hostage because they’re apparently sitting on a vault worth $300 million.

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If you ever wondered what seven Noomi Rapaces might look like, “Seven Sisters” has the answer. The film, formerly known as “What Happened To Monday?“, is an ambitious sci-fi flick about a man with too many children in a futuristic society where overpopulation has become a pressing issue.

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Directed by Tommy Wirkola (“Dead Snow,” “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters“), and co-starring Willem Dafoe and Glenn Close, the film follows a man who choses to hide his seven daughters, despite a government’s one-child policy.

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Don’t think that just because Adam McKay now has an Oscar on his shelf thanks to “The Big Short,” he’s becoming a Serious Filmmaker. He’ll still be lending his pen to “Ant-Man And The Wasp,” and his participation in the Marvel-verse should already be a clue that he’s a comics fan. For years, he tried to bring Garth Ennis‘ “The Boys” to the big screen (Seth Rogen and co.

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'Hansel & Gretel 2' Script Done, Jeremy Renners Says He's Not Signed But Open To Returning

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Noomi Rapace To Play Seven Roles In 'What Happened To Monday?'

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A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes.

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