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Sophia Takal to direct horror comedy Patricia Wants to Cuddle

Posted 4 months ago

Black Christmas (2019) director Sophia Takal is set to make the horror comedy Patricia Wants to Cuddle, based on a novel by Samantha Allen

Black Christmas director Sophia Takal tackling sci-fi thriller Where I End

Posted 6 years ago

While the recent BLACK CHRISTMAS remake that came out last year didn't exactly light up the box-office (and was the second remake attempt after the 2006 one starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Lacey Chabert), it was still nonetheless a stylish and...

Blumhouse’s Black Christmas remake gets Blu-ray/DVD release in March

Posted 6 years ago

I haven't seen Blumhouse's BLACK CHRISTMAS remake yet, but I feel like I already know everything about it. Rather than wait for viewers to dig into their work and search for deeper meaning, the filmmakers behind this one were quite willing...

Black Christmas director calls the remake a fiercely feminist film

Posted 6 years ago

So often when Hollywood remakes a classic film, it's a straight-up reboot, and whether you like what you've seen of it or not, Sophia Takal's upcoming BLACK CHRISTMAS does at least look like it's doing something different with the story....

Blumhouse’s Black Christmas is a fiercely feminist film

Posted 6 years ago

Blumhouse and Universal's remake of Bob Clark's 1974 slasher classic BLACK CHRISTMAS (which was already remade back in 2006) will be fittingly hitting theaters this December. And today we have some interesting new insights into the film from NEW YEAR, NEW YOU and...

Black Christmas remake co-writer comments on PG-13 rating

Posted 6 years ago

Yesterday, a lot of slasher fans were disappointed to hear that Blumhouse's upcoming remake of the 1974 classic BLACK CHRISTMAS won't be rated R. The film has earned a PG-13 for "violence, terror, thematic content involving sexual assault, language, sexual...

Black Christmas screenwriter defends the PG-13 rating of the remake

Posted 6 years ago

Next month, Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures will release BLACK CHRISTMAS, the second remake of the classic 1974 slasher, but unlike the original film and the 2006 remake, this new version won't be rated R; Instead, Bloody Disgusting has revealed...

Blumhouse’s Black Christmas remake earns a PG-13 rating

Posted 6 years ago

Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions are making some odd decisions for their upcoming remake of the 1974 classic BLACK CHRISTMAS. First they put out a trailer that seems to spoil every surprise the film might have held, then put out...

Second trailer released for Blumhouse’s Black Christmas remake

Posted 6 years ago

Exactly two months after the first SPOILER-filled trailer for Blumhouse's upcoming remake of the 1974 classic BLACK CHRISTMAS reached the internet, a second trailer has come along. This one, embedded above, is still SPOILERy, but slightly less so, mainly because...

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