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The desire to blend reality and fiction in film predates the Found Footage genre by literal decades, with classics like The Legend of Boggy Creek and even the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre dipping their toes into documentary-inspired filmmaking long before in-universe-cameras became popular.

Of course, it was only after The Blair Witch Project that creators would realize both the creative and financial potential of making movies like this – and when it comes to lucrative Pov thrills, very few could compete with Oren Peli and his DIY Paranormal Activity franchise. For over a decade, these films dominated the box-office with formulaic yet consistently entertaining scares made on a budget, with their success allowing the programmer-turned-filmmaker to invest in other spooky projects. And while I’ve already covered Peli’s over-hated Area 51 on a previous edition of The Silver Lining, today we’ll be discussing one of his most unique...

Dimitri Diatchenko, an actor who played Russian characters for such projects as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Criminal Minds and many video games, has died. He was 52.

Diatchenko died suddenly on April 21 in Daytona Beach, Florida. The cause of death appears be a heart attack or related to being shocked by 220 volts of electricity while on a construction job the previous week, manager Barry Bookin said.

Diatchenko voiced characters in video games from the Red Alert, Iron Man, Call of Duty and Tomb Raider franchises and on such animated TV series as Family Guy, ...

Dimitri Diatchenko, an actor who played Russian characters for such projects as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Criminal Minds and many video games, has died. He was 52.

Diatchenko died suddenly on April 21 in Daytona Beach, Florida. The cause of death appears be a heart attack or related to being shocked by 220 volts of electricity while on a construction job the previous week, manager Barry Bookin said.

Diatchenko voiced characters in video games from the Red Alert, Iron Man, Call of Duty and Tomb Raider franchises and on such animated TV series as Family Guy, ...

Dimitri Diatchenko, an actor best known for his role in the 2012 film “Chernobyl Diaries,” has died at the ago of 52, a representative confirmed.

Diatchenko was found dead in his home in Daytona Beach, Florida, earlier this week. According to CNN, police were notified by Diatchenko’s co-workers after he failed to respond to messages.

Police entered his home on April 22 and discovered Diatchenko’s body. A cause of death has not yet been determined, though a co-worker told police that the actor had suffered an electrocution on the job and had been taking time off to recuperate.

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Diatchenko was best known for portraying the tour guide Yuri in the horror film “Chernobyl Diaries,” starring Jonathan Sadowski, Jesse McCartney, Devin Kelley and Olivia Taylor Dudley. He also made a number of guest appearances on television, including on “Sons of Anarchy,...

Actor Dimitri Diatchenko, whose turn in Oren Peli’s Chernobyl Diaries earned him praise, has died. Diatchenko’s agent, Roger Paul, confirmed the news to Deadline.

The actor died suddenly on April 21 in Daytona Beach, Fl. While autopsy results are pending, Diatchenko’s agent said the actor’s death appeared to be either a heart attack or related to an electric shock on a job the week prior.

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A native of San Francisco, Diatchenko was a first-generation American of Ukrainian, Greek and Swedish descent. He landed guest starring and recurring roles on How I Met Your Mother, Bones, Sons of Anarchy, 2 Broke Girls and Criminal Minds.

His first major screen appearance was a small...

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A found footage horror-comedy from the writers of Spongebob SquarePants? Hell yeah, sold!

Look for They're Watching on DVD October 4, and on VOD now. Check out all the official details below.

From The Press Release

They're Watching, a found footage horror-comedy starring Brigid Brannagh, Carrie Genzel, Kris Lemche, David Alpay and Dimitri Diatchenko, arrives on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment on October 4 and is available now on VOD and Digital HD from Starz Digital.

From cartoon industry survivors Jay Lender and Micah Wright (SpongeBob SquarePants, Call of Duty: Black Ops II) the “cracked-out, trippy horror tale” (Chicago Daily Herald), They’re Watching, arrives on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment on October 4, 2016 and is available now on VOD and Digital HD from Starz Digital. The found footage horror-comedy that’s “batsh#t insane” (Bloody Disgusting) stars Brigid Brannagh (Army Wives), Carrie Genzel (Watchmen, Jennifer’s Body...

From Jay Lender and Micah Wright, They’re Watching is a horror comedy that follows the team from a reality TV show called “Home Hunters Global,” who have some very freaky encounters with a witch while exploring a small Eastern European town. They’re Watching will make its DVD debut courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment on October 4th, and is available now on VOD and Digital HD:

Press Release: Beverly Hills, CA (August 2, 2016) – From cartoon industry survivors Jay Lender and Micah Wright (SpongeBob SquarePants, Call of Duty: Black Ops II) the “cracked-out, trippy horror tale” (Chicago Daily Herald), They’re Watching, arrives on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment on October 4th, 2016 and is available now on VOD and Digital HD from Starz Digital. The found footage horror-comedy that’s “batsh#t insane” (Bloody Disgusting) stars Brigid Brannagh (Army Wives), Carrie Genzel (Watchmen, Jennifer’s Body), Kris Lemche (Final Destination 3), David Alpay (Quantico,...

Hello again found footage, my old friend. I kid of course. We were never friends. They’re Watching is the latest attempt at delivering found footage (Ff hereafter) thrills, and while it makes some progress it unsurprisingly stalls where so many Ff films have failed before. Home Hunters Global is a globe-hopping reality show about people finding new homes in international locales — think House Hunters International on a budget — and their latest episode introduces viewers to Becky (Brigid Brannagh), an American artist hoping to settle in the Eastern European nation of Moldova. She’s found her new home in the small town of Pavlovka where the locals are twitchy and the Starbucks are non-existent, but when the show’s crew returns a few months later to follow-up on her progress they find more than renovations waiting for them. The crew — cameraman Greg (David Alpay), sound guy Alex (Kris Lemche), new hire Sarah (Mia Faith), and producer Kate...

What do you get when you combine uninventive found footage, a location chosen specifically for its cheap production costs, and CGI the likes of which has not been seen since the mid-1990s? Such a recipe could only result in They’re Watching, a horror comedy whose filmmakers appear to have no basic knowledge of how either genre works.

In all fairness, the film does bait its hook with an auspicious premise. Set in the former Soviet republic of Moldova (it was actually shot throughout Romania), it captures the crew of a House Hunters International-type reality show as they return to a remote village to follow up on a money pit acquired by a wealthy American artist (Brigid Brannagh) and her Eastern European footballer husband (Cristian Balint). As expected, a classic rural vs. urban conflict begins when the outsiders crash and secretly film a sacred funeral, causing the deeply superstitious populace to become hostile.

*Read In Russian-y Accent* “Only found-footage horror comedy in Moldova iz Best found-footage horror comedy in Moldova” – right? Sorry Dorothina, you’re not in Pavloka anymore. There’s a big cinematic world out there filled with found-footage hopefuls and, unfortunately, They’re Watching is pretty middling by comparison.

Filmmakers Jay Lender and Micah Wright do their best to conjure a witchy Eastern European tale when a reality show crew returns to detail a drastic home makeover. Home Hunters Global unites prospective buyers with fixer-upper dumps, and after an initial sale, host Kate Banks (Carrie Genzel) returns to update viewers on the progress.

In Kate’s latest season, Becky (Brigid Brannagh) and her soccer-playing husband Goran (Cristian Balint) bought the “worst house in Moldova,” and it’s time to witness the transformation. Kate returns to Pavloka with her camera duo, Alex (Kris Lemche) and Greg (David Alpay), along with Sarah (Mia Faith...

An actor whose credits include “Sons of Anarchy” and “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” was sentenced Friday after pleading no contest to animal cruelty for killing his roommate’s pet rabbit, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said. Dimitri Diatchenko, 47, was sentenced to three years formal probation, 60 days community labor and 48 hours of animal cruelty counseling. According to the district attorney’s office, Diatchenko, of North Hollywood, killed the rabbit on Dec. 6, 2014, after his roommate had told the defendant that they should no longer live together. The two previously had a romantic relationship, the.

Being a star comes with a lot of scrutiny, and all of your mistakes become front page news. Whether it's a drunk driving arrest, or simply riding your bike the wrong way down a street, if you end up in handcuffs, it ends up being a top story. And this year had no shortage of stars having run-ins with the police. Here's a look back on the year's 36 biggest celebrity arrests.

Tito Ortiz – The former Mma fighter was arrested on Jan. 6 on suspicion of driving under the influence after he drove his Porsche Panamera into the concrete median on the 405 freeway in L.A. at 4am.

Flavor Flav – The 55-year-old rapper was arrested on Jan. 9 for speeding while traveling to his mother's funeral. When police pulled him over, they discovered that he had 16 suspensions on his license and was allegedly in possession of marijuana.

David Cassidy – The singer and former member of the Partridge Family was arrested...

Shudder! Television and video game actor Dimitri Diatchenko was charged with killing and eating his ex-girlfriend's pet bunny rabbit Miss Ella — but the story gets even more gruesome. Diatchenko chronicled the entire process with photos, and threatened to do the same to her, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office told CNN in a statement on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Diatchenko, 46, reportedly took blow-by-blow images of the deed, sending his ex texts of each frame. When she returned home, he allegedly threatened to skin and eat [...]...

Shudder! Television and video game actor Dimitri Diatchenko was charged with killing and eating his ex-girlfriend's pet bunny rabbit Miss Ella — but the story gets even more gruesome. Diatchenko chronicled the entire process with photos, and threatened to do the same to her, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office told CNN in a statement on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Diatchenko, 46, reportedly took blow-by-blow images of the deed, sending his ex texts of each frame. When she returned home, he allegedly threatened to skin and eat [...]...

Kevin Hart responds to Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper‘s unflattering comments, Ashton Kutcher hints at Charlie Sheen‘s return to Two and a Half Men, Best Buy apologizes for an insensitive tweet regarding Serial, and more First Dibs.

Kevin Hart responds to comments made about him by Sony execs in a leaked email: “I will never allow myself to be taken advantage of.” [THR]

#KnowYourselfWorth #HustleHart #MogulMindset

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When asked ifCharlie Sheen would return to Two and a Half Men for the series finale, Ashton Kutcher said, “I don’t know if I’m allowed to talk about it. I’m scared.” So is that a yes? [Uproxx] After getting backlash for the tweet: “We have everything you need. Unless you need a payphone. #Serial,” Best Buy later apologized with the tweet below. [NY Daily News]

We deeply apologize for our earlier tweet about Serial.

Kevin Hart responds to Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper‘s unflattering comments, Ashton Kutcher hints at Charlie Sheen‘s return to Two and a Half Men, Best Buy apologizes for an insensitive tweet regarding Serial, and more First Dibs.

Kevin Hart responds to comments made about him by Sony execs in a leaked email: “I will never allow myself to be taken advantage of.” [THR]

#KnowYourselfWorth #HustleHart #MogulMindset

A photo posted by kevinhart4real (@kevinhart4real) on Dec 12, 2014 at 10:33am Pst

When asked ifCharlie Sheen would return to Two and a Half Men for the series finale, Ashton Kutcher said, “I don’t know if I’m allowed to talk about it. I’m scared.” So is that a yes? [Uproxx] After getting backlash for the tweet: “We have everything you need. Unless you need a payphone. #Serial,” Best Buy later apologized with the tweet below. [NY Daily News]

We deeply apologize for our earlier tweet about Serial.

Sons of Anarchy actor Dimitri Diatchenko has been arrested and charged with killing and eating his ex-girlfriend's pet rabbit before threatening to do the same to her, according to authorities.

According to a press release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, the 46-year-old actor allegedly waited for his ex-girlfriend to leave the house before he "skinned the pet, cooked it and ate half of it while sending her step-by-step pictures of what he did… When she returned the defendant allegedly told her he would do the same to her."

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Diatchenko had apparently been living with his ex-girlfriend in their North Hollywood home for some time after they had broken up, according to Deputy District Attorney Lou Holtz.

The actor -- who plays the head Russian on Soa -- allegedly killed and ate the pet rabbit on Dec. 7, after his ex told him that the two should no longer live together...

Actor Dimitri Diatchenko, who appeared on shows such as Sons of Anarchy and 2 Broke Girls, was recently arrested and charged on suspicion of killing and eating his ex-girlfriend's pet rabbit and threatening to do the same to her. The 46-year-old faces one felony count of cruelty to an animal with the use of knife and another felony count for allegedly making criminal threats, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said in a statement to E! News on Thursday. Diatchenko is due to be arraigned in court on Dec. 30. His manager had no immediate comment. A Twitter account linked to the actor on Thursday featured a tweet that read, "Not true." The Los Angeles...

Recalling one of cinema's most memorable relationship-gone-sour scenes, a California man has been charged with animal cruelty after killing and eating his ex-girlfriend's rabbit and threatening to do the same to her. Dimitri Diatchenko, 46, of North Hollywood, was charged Tuesday in the threat against his unnamed female roommate. He faces one felony count each of criminal threat and cruelty to an animal with use of a knife, according to Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Lou Holtz. Diatchenko killed the rabbit and made the threat on Dec. 7, after the victim said the couple should no longer be roommates, Holtz said in a news release,...

New Bones season 9,episode 14 spoilers & clips hit the net. Last night, Fox released the new spoilers and sneak peek/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Bones" episode 14 of season 9. The episode is entitled, "The Master In The Shop," and it appears to be pretty interesting as the crew takes to the Chess arena to solve their latest case, and more. In the new "The Master In The Shop" episode, Sweets will end up, infiltrating the world of professional Chess. When the Jeffersonian team discovers the body of a renowned, but disliked Chess master amidst a pig slop, Sweets is going to surprise the team with his Chess skills and will go undercover in the world of professional Chess to find the killer. Cam is going to be recognized in the "Outstanding Woman of Science" issue of a noted science publication ,but will be hesitant to participate since she does not...

New Bones season 9,episode 14 official spoilers,plotline revealed by Fox. Recently, Fox released the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Bones" episode 14 of season 9. The episode is entitled, "The Master In The Shop," and it sounds like things will get quite interesting when Sweets tries to infiltrate the high level Chess world , and more. In the new,14th episode press release: Sweets will infiltrate the world of professional Chess. Press release number 2: When the Jeffersonian team discovers the body of a renowned, but disliked Chess master amidst pig slop, Sweets will surprise the team with his Chess skills and will go undercover in the world of professional Chess to find the killer. Cam is going to be recognized in the "Outstanding Woman of Science" issue of a noted science publication ,but is hesitant to participate since she does not want to offend Brennan who knows she should be the one to be honored.

Chicago – There’s something very wrong with Bradley Parker’s “Chernobyl Dairies,” and the problem is right there in its title. The very notion of setting a knee-jerk horror film at the site of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster is so offensive that it’s bound to halt many moviegoers from judging the picture on its own terms. It’s the cinematic equivalent of an obscenely tasteless haunted house.

After directing the best found footage thriller since 1999’s “Blair Witch Project,” producer Oren Peli has floundered in the years following his spectacular success with 2007’s “Paranormal Activity.” It’s hard to see what Peli found appealing about the derivative subject matter in “Chernobyl Diaries,” causing him to serve as both a co-producer and co-writer. The film is no different from the vast majority of generic horror trash available on FearNet, where Parker’s picture is undoubtedly destined to become available.

Blu-ray Rating:...

Not exactly covering any new ground and reeking of other films, Chernobyl Diaries is a film about a creepy Russian city near the infamous meltdown. It is not exactly irradiating and certainly no surprises. Chris (Jesse McCartney), his girlfriend Natalie (Olivia Taylor Dudley), and their mutual friend Amanda (Devin Kelley), are traveling across Europe. They stop in Kiev to visit Chris's brother, Paul (Jonathan Sadowski), before heading on to Moscow. Paul suggests that they go on an extreme tour with Uri (Dimitri Diatchenko) and his other customers Zoe (Ingrid Bolso Berdal) and Australian Michael (Nathan Phillips) to the abandoned village of Prypiat, a town near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant meltdown that was evacuated overnight. They discover...

Chernobyl Diaries

Stars: Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Dudley, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko, Devin Kelley | Written by Oren Peli, Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke | Directed by Bradley Parker

Being a big fan of Paranormal Activity and having an interest in nuclear disasters, I was rather looking forward to Chernobyl Diaries, which is written and produced by Oren Peli, the man behind the horror franchise (for the record, I have yet to subject myself to the far less warmly received sequels). Chernobyl Diaries follows a group of twenty-somethings who, in the name of ‘extreme tourism’, sign up for a guided tour of Prypiat, the city which was home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and their families, which was abandoned in 1986 after the disaster. Unluckily, the group’s tour bus is damaged, leaving them stuck in the deserted city whereupon they are attacked by unknown entities.

*full disclosure: a Blu-Ray copy of this film was provided by Warner Bros. Director: Bradley Parker. Writers: Oren Peli, Carey Van Dyke, and Shane Van Dyke. Cast: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko, Olivia Dudley, Devin Kelley, Jesse McCartney, Nathan Phillips, and Jonathan Sadowski. The Chernobyl Diaries originally released in May, 2012 within theatres (Canadian Release). The film was helmed by first time director Bradley Parker and partially written by Paranormal Activity writer and director Oren Peli. The film is set in the city of Pripyat. Here, six extreme tourists find an abandoned city near the Chernobyl reactor is not quite uninhabited. This title will release through home video formats October 16th and the special features on the release are, unfortunately, sparse. This film was enjoyed by this viewer and those looking for an expansion on the story can visit an already posted review for the Chernobyl Diaries here (28Dla Review of Chernobyl Diaries) . This.

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Nov. 13, 2012

Price: DVD $28.98, Blu-ray $35.99

Studio: Warner Home Video

Horror movie Chernobyl Diaries has only one thing going for it: It’s written by Oren Peli, the creator of the theatrical sensation series Paranormal Activity. That gets it through Disc Dish‘s requirement that a movie is “notable” to be included here. But other than the Peli connection, this film has little to write home about.

(I was one of the few who saw it in theaters, and trust me, it’s not worth the time investment unless you really love cheesy horror flicks and are desperate for some entertainment.)

Peli’s script has a decent premise; a vacation tour around a nuclear burned out town sounds plenty spooky. But that’s the film’s main talking point.

The cast is made up of relative unknowns. The tourists are played by Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Olivia Dudley, Devin Kelley...

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

The found footage sub-genre of horror films has been well and truly done to death, and so the question begins – what will be the next trick up filmmakers’ sleeves? Though produced by Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli, Chernobyl Diaries in fact dispenses with the gimmicky necessities of found footage, even if it peculiarly retains the same handheld aesthetic throughout. Thus, confusing it is early on when one character tells another to put their camera away, and of course, our shot doesn’t budge an inch. However, that’s really the least of the complaints in a film that so expertly squanders its solid premise and eerie locale.

When tourists Chris (Jesse McCartney), his girlfriend Natalie (Olivia Taylor Dudley), and their friend Amanda (Devin Kelley) stop off to visit Chris’s brother, Paul (Jonathan Sadowski), he convinces them to go on an “extreme tour” of Prypiat, the...

Chernobyl Diaries

Stars: Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Dudley, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko, Devin Kelley | Written by Oren Peli, Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke | Directed by Bradley Parker

Being a big fan of Paranormal Activity and having an interest in nuclear disasters, I was rather looking forward to Chernobyl Diaries, which is written and produced by Oren Peli, the man behind the horror franchise (for the record, I have yet to subject myself to the far less warmly received sequels). Chernobyl Diaries follows a group of twenty-somethings who, in the name of ‘extreme tourism’, sign up for a guided tour of Prypiat, the city which was home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and their families, which was abandoned in 1986 after the disaster. Unluckily, the group’s tour bus is damaged, leaving them stuck in the deserted city whereupon they are attacked by unknown entities.

Director: Bradley Parker. Writers: Oren Peli, Carey Van Dyke, and Shane Van Dyke. Cast: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko, Olivia Dudley, Devin Kelley, Jesse McCartney, and Nathan Phillips. Tagline: "Experience the fallout." Common sense would say: "stay away from irradiated landscapes." But for Zoe (Ingrid Bolsø Berdal), Michael (Nathan Phillips), Natalie (Olivia Dudley), Amanda (Devin Kelley), Chris (Jesse McCartney) and Paul (Jonathan Sadowski), this is an adventure! Or perhaps, this is a tragedy as the town of Pripyat, Ukraine now hosts an assortment of human oddities. They only show their hideous faces at night and the Chernobyl Diaries slowly begins to create scares. Then, the horrors on screen along with the isolated location create for true terror! The story begins simply enough with Chris visiting his brother, Paul, in Kiev. Yet, Paul is an adrenalin junkie and he wants to set out on "an extreme adventure." Their destination is Pripyat which borders the.

Directed by: Bradley Parker

Written by: Oren Peli, Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke

Featuring: Jesse McCartney, Olivia Dudley, Devin Kelley, Jonathan Sadowski, Dimitri Diatchenko

Lately, it's hard to walk into the horror section of your local movie store and spit without hitting a found-footage film; they were slowly increasing in number after The Blair Witch Project and hit epidemic proportions in the wake of the Paranormal Activity franchise. While some of them are decent (Cloverfield, Rec), others are abysmal attempts to hide a low budget with "edgy" Pov shots and cheap jump scares.

That said, I am a fan of the first Paranormal Activity film, and when I saw that its director was coming out with a new feature, Chernobyl Diaries, I was on board. The trailers actually looked pretty damned good and the premise was original enough: The ill-fated, radiation-soaked Chernobyl site is being opened to tourists for...

Chicago – In our latest found-footage horror edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two movie vouchers plus 3 grand-prize packs up for grabs to the new horror film “Chernobyl Diaries” from “Paranormal Activity” creator Oren Peli!

Pick your own showing using Hollywood Movie Money! Each grand-prize pack winner will score a “Chernobyl Diaries” T-shirt and screen cleaner!

“Chernobyl Diaries,” which opened on May 24, 2012, stars Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Dudley, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko, Devin Kelley, Nathan Phillips, Milos Timotijevic, Milutin Milosevic, Ivan Djordjevic, Ivan Jovic, Zinaida Dedakin, Alex Feldman and Kristof Konrad from director Bradley Parker and writers Oren Peli, Carey Van Dyke and Shane Van Dyke.

These movie vouchers are valid for the “Chernobyl Diaries” showing of your choice during the film’s run at participating theaters, which includes most theater chains except for AMC. Winners can go here to enter a zip code and find a nearby participating theater.

New Chernobyl Diaries movie delivered lots of thrills,suspense & wicked storyline. Warner Bros. Pictures released their new,crazy thriller flick "Chernobyl Diaries" into theaters this weekend. I just checked it out,and I thought it really served up a ton thrills,action,suspense,and more. The storyline turned out to be quite sad and wicked. I mean, you could just tell these kids making a horrible mistake right from the start ,and it seemed so innocent at first. It stars: Devin Kelley, Jonathan Sadowski, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Jesse McCartney, Nathan Philips,and Dimitri Diatchenko. In the new flick, a group of six young tourists come up with a zany idea to take a little tour into the city of Pripyat, which is the former home of the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor,but it was thought to have been deserted for 25 years. They hire an extreme...

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: Judi Dench, Celia Imrie At no. 2 on Friday, The Avengers took in $9.68m at 3,918 locations. The Marvel actioner is expected to earn $45m over the four-day weekend. Directed by Joss Whedon, The Avengers stars Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr. Massacred by critics, Chernobyl Diaries opened with about $3.54m (including $525k from Thursday midnight screenings) at 2,433 sites. That’s a weak beginning for the horror flick co-written and produced by Oren Peli, best known for the Paranormal Activity sleeper hit. Chernobyl Diaries is expected to reach only $10m-11m by Monday evening. [See also: Box Office: Will Smith / Tommy Lee Jones' Men In Black 3 Way Behind Men In Black, MIB2.] Directed by former visual-effects artist Bradley Parker (Let Me In, Peter Pan, The Time Machine), Chernobyl Diaries features Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked voice actor Jesse McCartney, Live Free or Die Hard‘s Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Dudley, Devin Kelley, Nathan Phillips, Dimitri Diatchenko, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal.

Chernobyl Diaries: Devin Kelley, Olivia Dudley, Jesse McCartney Massacred by critics, Chernobyl Diaries opened with about $3m at the North American box office on Friday (including $525k from Thursday midnight screenings) at 2,433 sites. That’s a weak beginning for the horror flick co-written and produced by Oren Peli, best known for the first Paranormal Activity movie. Chernobyl Diaries is expected to reach only $11m by Monday evening. [See also: Will Smith / Tommy Lee Jones' Men In Black 3 Disappoints: Box Office.] Directed by former visual-effects artist Bradley Parker (Let Me In, Peter Pan, The Time Machine), Chernobyl Diaries features Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked voice actor Jesse McCartney, Live Free or Die Hard‘s Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Dudley, Devin Kelley, Nathan Phillips, Dimitri Diatchenko, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal. Carey Van Dyke and Shane Van Dyke were Oren Peli’s Chernobyl Diaries co-screenwriters. Chernobyl Diaries has an 18% approval rating among Rotten Tomatoes‘ top critics, and a 4/10 average. Also worth noting is that the horror flick had a “low budget,...

Title: Chernobyl Diaries Directed By: Bradley Parker Starring: Devin Kelley, Jonathan Sadowski, Jesse McCartney, Olivia Dudley, Nathan Phillips, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko Thanks to the Paranormal Activity franchise and Insidious, with Oren Peli’s name, comes high expectations. Bumps in the night, innovative concepts, fun scares and perhaps more importantly than anything, situations that feel real are all elements that are now expected from a Peli film and while each and every one is present and accounted for in Chernobyl Diaries, they’re all achieved on a subpar level. While on an overseas trip, Chris (Jesse McCartney), his girlfriend Natalie (Olivia Dudley) and their friend Amanda (Devin Kelley) make a pit [ Read More ]...

Fill up the cooler, slather on the sunscreen, and find all your white clothes that have been moldering in the back of the closet since Labor Day: it’s Memorial Day Weekend! This year, film studios are celebrating the armed forces and the unofficial start of summer with aliens, nuclear holocaust, drug addicts, and puppy love. So whether you’re on your way to the beach, to the plains, to the city, to the country, or just staying home to enjoy three-to-four days of freedom and fireworks, we wish you lots of happy movie watching!

Well-suited dudes in Ray-Bans are back to protect humans from “the scum of the universe” in “Men in Black III,” the third installment of the franchise, once again from director Barry Sonnenfeld. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones return as Agents J and K, respectively, government agents that police alien activity throughout the universe.

A well-made horror film can be one of the most enjoyable cinematic experiences a film buff can experience. If the film manages to hook you in the first act, drawing you into its web of a story, it can then ratchet up the tension, keeping you on the edge of your seat until a thrilling climax. Even lesser horror movies, which, let’s face it, is the category most studio horror films fall into these days, can pull off some of those tricks and treats. While “scary” probably isn’t the right word for it anymore, audiences still have a desire to feel something similar in the theater – a desire to be unsettled perhaps. Unfortunately, Bradley Parker‘s Chernobyl Diaries fails at all of this. The plot of the film isn’t so much a plot as it as a horror movie formula. A group of six guys and gals in their twenties (Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Jesse McCartney...

No matter how much money you put into something, once in a while, you have to cut your losses and move on. That would’ve been sound advice for the characters in Chernobyl Diaries, where six vacationers buy an “extreme tour” for a day in Pripyat, the once proud city that used to house the families that worked at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant before the meltdown forced them to suddenly evacuate 25 years ago.

You’ve seen these tours and perhaps have been on them before; “Reputable” eco tours that are far less extreme than what the brochure says, but hey, global trekkers are up for anything as long as they’re away from home. There is no zip lining, kayaking or white water rafting in this trip. The fascination of this journey is to walk around a ghost town, take pictures and make sure you leave the city without...

Review in A Hurry: Paranormal Activity creator Oren Peli puts down the shaky cam and heads to the Ukraine. A group of young, attractive, and seriously naive "extreme tourists" pay a local to visit the abandoned streets of nuclear Chernobyl. The setting is genuinely creepy, but the last act emits low-level thrills. The Bigger Picture: Seven people—six young and attractive tourists (Jesse McCartney, Olivia Dudley, Devin Kelley, Nathan Phillips, Jonathan Sadowski and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal) and their guide (Dimitri Diatchenko)—set out to explore the still radioactive wasteland of Pripyat, the district where the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant workers lived. The visitors' first warning that something's a...

Chicago – Bradley Parker’s “Chernobyl Diaries” has just enough personality, confident technical elements, and outright weirdness to make it a trip worth taking for horror fans. The fact that the parts of the production that undeniably work couldn’t be wrangled into something that’s more competent overall is disappointing but there’s more to like here than one would expect. It’s a bit of a wasted opportunity but it will find a loyal audience who finds it original enough that they just don’t care.

Rating: 3.0/5.0

With elements of “Hostel,” “The Hills Have Eyes,” and “Night of the Living Dead,” “Chernobyl Diaries” certainly gets points for wacked-out originality. It’s not every Friday that you see a horror movie that includes a bear attack, rabid wolves, a mutated fish, and something that looks like the creature from “Basket Case” crawling across a floor. “Chernobyl Diaries” is a Weird...

Box office will see Black this weekend as Will Smith, Tommy Lee, Josh Brolin starter Men in Black III to top charts Columbia Pictures' Men in Black III makes its debut this weekend with a big 4,000 theatres to snag fans of the much-beloved sci-fi comedy franchise. Some have the film landing between the $80 million mark, but I expect this figure to be closer to the $100 million mark domestically. Pic also makes its debut overseas over this weekend, so expect a hefty worldwide take come Memorial Day Monday. Also starring are Emma Thompson, Alice Eve, Jermaine Clement, Michael Stuhlbarg, Bill Hader and David Rasche. Warner Bros. Pictures will be looking to scare up remainders of what Marvel's The Avengers and MiB III are hogging with 2,433 theatres to debut their Chernobyl Diaries horror from Paranormal Activity's Oren Peli. Bradley Parker makes his feature directorial debut, with a cast including Devin Kelley,...

Box office will see Black this weekend as Will Smith, Tommy Lee, Josh Brolin starter Men in Black III to top charts Columbia Pictures' Men in Black III makes its debut this weekend with a big 4,000 theatres to snag fans of the much-beloved sci-fi comedy franchise. Some have the film landing between the $80 million mark, but I expect this figure to be closer to the $100 million mark domestically. Pic also makes its debut overseas over this weekend, so expect a hefty worldwide take come Memorial Day Monday. Also starring are Emma Thompson, Alice Eve, Jermaine Clement, Michael Stuhlbarg, Bill Hader and David Rasche. Warner Bros. Pictures will be looking to scare up remainders of what Marvel's The Avengers and MiB III are hogging with 2,433 theatres to debut their Chernobyl Diaries horror from Paranormal Activity's Oren Peli. Bradley Parker makes his feature directorial debut, with a cast including Devin Kelley,...

Wamg has some last minutes passes to see Chernobyl Diaries - an original story from Oren Peli (@Oren_Peli), who first terrified audiences with his groundbreaking thriller, .Paranormal Activity..

Click on the link to see the screening of the film in St. Louis Thursday: http://www.quarantineyourcity.com/#Mo/St.+Louis or enter your name below and email address to receive a gofobo code!

The film follows a group of six young vacationers who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an .extreme. tour guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago.

After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, however, the group soon finds themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone.

Brad Parker makes his feature film directorial debut with Chernobyl Diaries.

This weekend writer/producer Oren Peli and first-time feature filmmaker Brad Parker are set to introduce audiences to a new destination in horror with their latest film, Chernobyl Diaries. Read on for our exclusive interview with both men!

The shocking thriller follows a group of travelers on an "extreme vacation" excursion to Pripyat, a deserted town near the site of the infamous Chernobyl nuclear reactor that devastated the area after a meltdown more than 25 years ago now.

Written by Peli, Carey Van Dyke and Shane Van Dyke, Chernobyl Diaries stars Devin Kelley, Jonathan Sadowski, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Jesse McCartney, Nathan Phillips and Dimitri Diatchenko. Peli also served as producer alongside Brian Witten and executive producers Richard Sharkey, Rob Cowan, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Allison Silver, Milan Popelka and Alison Cohen.

Recently Dread Central caught up with both Peli and Parker during the press day for Chernobyl Diaries...

A fourth poster for Bradley Parker's Chernobyl Dairies has been added to the gallery of the Oren Peli-produced film starring Devin Kelley, Jonathan Sadowski, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Jesse McCartney, Nathan Phillips and Dimitri Diatchenko. The film follows a group of six young vacationers who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an "extreme" tour guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, however, the group soon finds themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone... Peli also scripts alongside Carey and Shane Van Dyke and the pic opens on May 25th, looking to scare a hefty pocket from the box office...

A fourth poster for Bradley Parker's Chernobyl Dairies has been added to the gallery of the Oren Peli-produced film starring Devin Kelley, Jonathan Sadowski, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Jesse McCartney, Nathan Phillips and Dimitri Diatchenko. The film follows a group of six young vacationers who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an "extreme" tour guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, however, the group soon finds themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone... Peli also scripts alongside Carey and Shane Van Dyke and the pic opens on May 25th, looking to scare a hefty pocket from the box office...

Wamg is giving away Run-Of-Engagement passes for Chernobyl Diaries - an original story from Oren Peli (@Oren_Peli), who first terrified audiences with his groundbreaking thriller, “Paranormal Activity.” The passes are good at Wehrenberg Theatres.valid through June 28th.

Click on the link to bring an exclusive screening of the film to St. Louis: http://www.quarantineyourcity.com/#

The film follows a group of six young vacationers who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an “extreme” tour guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago.

After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, however, the group soon finds themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone…

Brad Parker makes his feature film directorial debut with Chernobyl Diaries.

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Warner Bros. has released seven clips from the Oren Peli-created Chernobyl Diaries in anticipation of the film's May 25th release.  Head inside for a preview of the horror film directed by Brad Parker and starring Jonathan Sadowski, Devin Kelley, Jesse McCartney, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Nathan Phillips, Ingrid Bolso Berdal and Dimitri Diatchenko.

An original story by Oren Peli, Chernobyl Diaries is set in the city of Prypiat that once housed the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. The horror thriller follows a group of friends who, while vacationing in Europe, find themselves stranded in the abandoned city only to discover that they are not alone.

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See high definition clips from Bradley Parker-directed Chernobyl Diaries, starring Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Dudley and Nathan Phillips. The Warner Bros. Pictures horror scripted by Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity), as well as Carey Van Dyke and Shane Van Dyke, is produced by Brian Witten and Peli, and finds theatres on May 25th. Chernobyl Diaries looks to scare the life of many fans of the horror genre, and also includes Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Devin Kelley, Dimitri Diatchenko and Alex Feldman. The film follows a group of six young vacationers who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an "extreme" tour guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago...

See high definition clips from Bradley Parker-directed Chernobyl Diaries, starring Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Dudley and Nathan Phillips. The Warner Bros. Pictures horror scripted by Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity), as well as Carey Van Dyke and Shane Van Dyke, is produced by Brian Witten and Peli, and finds theatres on May 25th. Chernobyl Diaries looks to scare the life of many fans of the horror genre, and also includes Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Devin Kelley, Dimitri Diatchenko and Alex Feldman. The film follows a group of six young vacationers who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an "extreme" tour guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago...