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THE SECRET GARDEN (2017) Director: Owen Smith Screenplay by Owen Smith based upon the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett Starring: Glennellen Anderson, Amanda Waters, Erin Leigh Bushko, Max River, Sacha A. Dzuba, Mark Ashworth Unrated Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes ***1/2 out of ***** Photo: Dogwood Motion Picture Company The beloved novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett receives a steampunk makeover in THE SECRET GARDEN (2017). Adapting a novel for another medium, especially a vi

JEEPERS CREEPERS 3 Director: Victor Salva Screenplay by Victor Salva Starring: Meg Foster, Stan Shaw, Gabrielle Haugh, Chester Rushing, Brandon Smith, Jonathan Breck UNRATED Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes ** out of ***** Photo: Screen Media Films The Creeper returns in Victor Salva's JEEPERS CREEPERS 3 the latest entry in the horror franchise. Ever since the last time we saw The Creeper on the big screen, JEEPERS CREEPERS 2 opened in the summer of 2003, we have seen just abo

Warren Novak is being hunted but he won't be going down without a fight in HAPPY HUNTING. "An alcoholic drifter must battle withdrawal and psychotic rednecks after he becomes the target of a deranged sporting event." ***1/2 Stars Happy Hunting Directors: Joe Dietsch, Louie Gibson Screenplay: Louie Gibson & Joe Dietsch Starring: Martin Dingle Wall, Ken Lally, Kenny Wormald, Conner Williams, Gary Sturm Not Yet Rated Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Rating Scale: ***** = Outst

Rating Scale: ***** = Outstanding ****1/2 = Excellent **** = Very Good ***1/2 = Above Average *** = Good **1/2 = Mediocre ** = Fair *1/2 = Poor * = Bad 1/2* = Abysmal BLACK RING Director: Hasan Can Dagli Starring: Turgay Dogan, Dounia Jauneaud, Tolga Akman, Sait Erol, Yuce Eser, Serdar Aras Running Time: 15 minutes **** Hasan Can Dagli's BLACK RING is certainly a film that plays around with convention and preconceived notions. In the film's opening minute

FILMQUEST, Utah's second largest film festival, takes over Provo, UT from September 8 - 16. FilmQuest, the second largest film festival in the state of Utah, returns! For its 2017 edition the fest arrives in a new city, Provo, Utah, with new films, features and shorts, from the fantasy, horror and science-fiction genres. From September 8th to the 16th, the FilmQuest Film Festival will unfold at the Covey Center for the Arts, as well as other venues, in downtown Provo, Utah.

IT Director: Andy Muschietti Screenplay by Chase Palm & Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman Based on the novel by Stephen King Starring: Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Bill Skarsgård Rated R for violence/horror, bloody images and language Running Time: 2 hours 15 minutes *** out of ***** Photo: Warner Bros./New Line Cinema The Losers Club attempt to uncover the mystery behind a malicious clown n