Roxanne Benjamin

Barbeau joins Creepshow series for segment based on King’s Gray Matter

Posted 7 years ago

Thirty-seven years after appearing in the George A. Romero / Stephen King anthology film CREEPSHOW, Adrienne Barbeau is returning to the world of that franchise by taking a role in an episode of Shudder's upcoming Creepshow series. Barbeau will be...

Trailer for survival thriller finds a Body at Brighton Rock

Posted 7 years ago

After working as a producer on the V/H/S trilogy and THE DEVIL'S CANDY, Roxanne Benjamin made her directorial debut with a segment of the anthology SOUTHBOUND, and followed that up with a segment of the anthology XX. Now Magnolia Pictures'...

Scripted by the writer of Night of the Comet, the sci-fi horror film Menace, starring Isabel May, has landed at IFC Films and Shudder

Roxanne Benjamin finishes Night of the Comet remake script; hopes to direct

Posted 7 years ago

I don't know if you are aware, but XX and SOUTHBOUND director Roxanne Benjamin (see above) was hired by Orion Pictures to pen a remake of the 1984 sci-fi/comedy cult classic NIGHT OF THE COMET last year. And today we...

Shudder announces Creepshow series story titles, writers, directors

Posted 7 years ago

Production is officially underway on Creepshow, the Shudder series based on the George A. Romero / Stephen King anthology films CREEPSHOW and CREEPSHOW 2, and to mark the beginning of filming the streaming service has officially announced the titles of...

Roxanne Benjamin will direct Night of the Comet remake

Posted 8 years ago

We just got word an hour or so ago that Katie Holmes will be starring in the upcoming sequel to the PG-13 horror-thriller THE BOY and now we have word that a beloved cult film from the 80's is getting...

Orion has tapped Roxanne Benjamin to pen a Night of the Comet horror remake

Posted 8 years ago

With the demand for slasher films to make a triumphant return to cinemas on the rise – thanks in-part to the success of David Gordon Green's HALLOWEEN and the announcement of LeBron James hoping to produce a reboot of FRIDAY THE 13TH – it...

Magnet Releasing acquires Roxanne Benjamin’s Body at Brighton Rock

Posted 8 years ago

Having directed segments of the anthologies SOUTHBOUND and XX, Roxanne Benjamin has made her full feature debut with the survival thriller BODY AT BRIGHTON ROCK, which she also wrote. The film's story centers on a novice park ranger who must...

XX clip features Angela Trimbur & a witch-boogen-thing

Posted 9 years ago

I'm counting down the days until I can finally peep XX. For those who don't know, XX is "an anthology of horror tales each directed by a different female film director" and, being that I gobble up any and all...

XX (Movie Review)

Posted 9 years ago

NOTE: This review originally ran as part of our Sundance 2017 coverage PLOT: A new anthology directed solely by women: A woman is puzzled when her children stop eating, another mom tries her best to keep her daughter’s birthday from...

Trailer arrives for female-crafted anthology XX

Posted 9 years ago

In just over a month, on February 17th, Magnet Releasing will be releasing XX, a horror anthology written and directed entirely by women, into theatres and on Demand, iTunes, and Amazon Video. XX has been shrouded in secrecy since we first...

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