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When a young Viesturs Kairiss started to dream about becoming a filmmaker thirty-some-odd years ago, he knew his path wouldn’t be straightforward or easy. Before the fall of the Soviet Union, aspiring Latvian directors would have to travel to Moscow or St. Petersburg to enroll in venerable Soviet film schools. After independence, Kairiss was among […]

A trailer has been released for Raven's Hollow, a thriller where Edgar Allan Poe is the lead character. Coming to Shudder

Edgar Allen Poe, haunted communities, and more gothic horror surround us in the new trailer for Shudders original film, Ravens Hollow.

I couldnt say what it is... Spirit...? Devil...? Indians call it bad medicine. Shudder has revealed an official trailer for a mysterious Edgar Allan

William Moseley plays Edgar Allan Poe in Christopher Hatton's horror film Raven's Hollow, inspired by Poe's time at West Point.

photo: 8 Heads Productions RIGA: Latvian film industry experienced disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic since mid-March 2020. The cinemas were closed from 13 March to 9 June and from 9 November until the end of 2020 (the closure being effective until 7 February 2021). Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, film production was subject to special precautions. Domestic films were released in cinemas and online, with some of them postponed for 2021. Viesturs Karišs’ historical drama The Sign Pai...

Poland’s top grossing movie was 365 Days which generated close to $10 million. Netflix The Polish film industry has seen its fifth bumper year in a row with films grossing over $1 million at the box office. Despite the pandemic, movies such as Psy 3 and 365 Days helped Polish-produced films see collective box office revenues of over $44 million, according to film industry tracking website the-numbers.com. The thir...