1962: Ann Flood debuted as Nancy on The Edge of Night.
1983: General Hospital's Jimmy Lee denied having Tolliver's papers.
1991: NBC's primetime Dark Shadows remake ended.
2004: One Life to Live's Paul delivered Babe's baby on All My Children."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
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1940: NBC's Blue Network aired the final episode of radio soap opera The Affairs of Anthony. Henry Hunter starred as Anthony Marleybone Jr.
1955: On The Inner Flame, Dorie (Jean Gillespie) asked Amelia for money.
1955: On Golden Windows, Carl...
1983: General Hospital's Jimmy Lee denied having Tolliver's papers.
1991: NBC's primetime Dark Shadows remake ended.
2004: One Life to Live's Paul delivered Babe's baby on All My Children."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1940: NBC's Blue Network aired the final episode of radio soap opera The Affairs of Anthony. Henry Hunter starred as Anthony Marleybone Jr.
1955: On The Inner Flame, Dorie (Jean Gillespie) asked Amelia for money.
1955: On Golden Windows, Carl...
- 3/22/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1971: Erika Slezak debuted as Victoria Lord on One Life to Live."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1971: Erika Slezak debuted as Victoria Lord on One Life to Live. The role had been originated by Gillian Spencer in 1968, then assumed by Joanne Dorian starting in 1970. Slezak played the role for 41 years on ABC, and one additional season when show aired online in 2013.
1975: Tom O'Rourke (who would later become Guiding Light's Justin Marler) auditioned for (and landed) a one day gig as a construction boss on Search for Tomorrow.
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1971: Erika Slezak debuted as Victoria Lord on One Life to Live. The role had been originated by Gillian Spencer in 1968, then assumed by Joanne Dorian starting in 1970. Slezak played the role for 41 years on ABC, and one additional season when show aired online in 2013.
1975: Tom O'Rourke (who would later become Guiding Light's Justin Marler) auditioned for (and landed) a one day gig as a construction boss on Search for Tomorrow.
- 3/18/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1968: NBC daytime soap Hidden Faces premiered.
1983: Guiding Light's Phillip and Beth spent New Year's Eve in New York.
2002: The "Surrender" arc began on Port Charles.
2003: One Life to Live's Dorian visited All My Children's Pine Valley."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1963: ABC shifted General Hospital to the 3 p.m. Et time slot after nearly 9 months of airing at 1 p.m.
1964: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) refused to give John Randolph (Michael M. Ryan) permission to access her medical records.
1983: Guiding Light's Phillip and Beth spent New Year's Eve in New York.
2002: The "Surrender" arc began on Port Charles.
2003: One Life to Live's Dorian visited All My Children's Pine Valley."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1963: ABC shifted General Hospital to the 3 p.m. Et time slot after nearly 9 months of airing at 1 p.m.
1964: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) refused to give John Randolph (Michael M. Ryan) permission to access her medical records.
- 1/2/2019
- by Kevin Mulcahy Jr.
- We Love Soaps
1950: The First Hundred Years premiered.
1981: Falcon Crest premiered.
2000: Port Charles kicked off the "Fate" arc.
2009: Venice premiered."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1933: After its August 14 debut on local station Wlw in Cincinnati, radio soap opera Ma Perkins graduated to the NBC Red network in the 3 p.m. Et timeslot. The show was produced by Frank and Anne Hummert, the prolific team responsible for numerous radio dramas including Just Plain Bill, Backstage Wife and Young Widder Brown.
In his New Yorker essay “O Pioneers!
1981: Falcon Crest premiered.
2000: Port Charles kicked off the "Fate" arc.
2009: Venice premiered."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1933: After its August 14 debut on local station Wlw in Cincinnati, radio soap opera Ma Perkins graduated to the NBC Red network in the 3 p.m. Et timeslot. The show was produced by Frank and Anne Hummert, the prolific team responsible for numerous radio dramas including Just Plain Bill, Backstage Wife and Young Widder Brown.
In his New Yorker essay “O Pioneers!
- 12/4/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Former All My Children co-stars Jacob Young and Alexa Havins reunite in Killer Vacation, premiering November 23 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Lifetime Movies.
In the film, successful businessman Jake (Young) takes his pregnant girlfriend Lindsey on a babymoon trip to an upscale desert resort. When they get there, Lindsey discovers that Jake's meddlesome soon to be ex-wife, Gwen, is there too. In a dream vacation gone wrong, it becomes apparent that someone is determined that Lindsey will never use her return ticket.
Watch a sneak peek below.
This dream getaway will turn into a nightmare.
In the film, successful businessman Jake (Young) takes his pregnant girlfriend Lindsey on a babymoon trip to an upscale desert resort. When they get there, Lindsey discovers that Jake's meddlesome soon to be ex-wife, Gwen, is there too. In a dream vacation gone wrong, it becomes apparent that someone is determined that Lindsey will never use her return ticket.
Watch a sneak peek below.
This dream getaway will turn into a nightmare.
- 11/21/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1979: Ryan's Hope's Delia threated Johnny.
1980: Y&R's Leslie wanted to remember a secret from her past.
1991: As the World Turns' Ellen found out her husband had died.
1996: All My Children's Julia was visited by her Fairy Godmother."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1950: On radio soap opera The Guiding Light, Ted White (James Monk) told his wife, Meta (Jone Allison), he didn't think she...
1980: Y&R's Leslie wanted to remember a secret from her past.
1991: As the World Turns' Ellen found out her husband had died.
1996: All My Children's Julia was visited by her Fairy Godmother."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1950: On radio soap opera The Guiding Light, Ted White (James Monk) told his wife, Meta (Jone Allison), he didn't think she...
- 6/5/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1962: Ann Flood debuted as Nancy on The Edge of Night.
1983: General Hospital's Jimmy Lee denied having Tolliver's papers.
1991: NBC's primetime Dark Shadows remake ended.
2004: One Life to Live's Paul delivered Babe's baby
on All My Children."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."
― Machiavelli
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1940: NBC's Blue Network aired the final episode of radio...
1983: General Hospital's Jimmy Lee denied having Tolliver's papers.
1991: NBC's primetime Dark Shadows remake ended.
2004: One Life to Live's Paul delivered Babe's baby
on All My Children."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."
― Machiavelli
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1940: NBC's Blue Network aired the final episode of radio...
- 3/23/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1971: Erika Slezak debuted as Victoria Lord on One Life to Live."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."
― Machiavelli
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1971: Erika Slezak debuted as Victoria Lord on One Life to Live. The role had been originated by Gillian Spencer in 1968, then assumed by Joanne Dorian starting in 1970. Slezak played the role for 41 years on ABC, and one additional season...
― Machiavelli
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1971: Erika Slezak debuted as Victoria Lord on One Life to Live. The role had been originated by Gillian Spencer in 1968, then assumed by Joanne Dorian starting in 1970. Slezak played the role for 41 years on ABC, and one additional season...
- 3/18/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1968: NBC daytime soap Hidden Faces premiered. 1983: Guiding
Light's Phillip and Beth spent New Year's Eve in New York.
2002: The "Surrender" arc began on Port Charles. 2003: One
Life to Live's Dorian visited All My Children's Pine Valley."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1963: ABC shifted General Hospital to the 3 p.m. Et time slot after nearly 9 months of airing at 1 p.m.
1964: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) refused to give John Randolph (Michael M. Ryan) permission to access her medical records.
1968: NBC daytime soap opera Hidden Faces premiered. Created by Irving Vendig, the...
Light's Phillip and Beth spent New Year's Eve in New York.
2002: The "Surrender" arc began on Port Charles. 2003: One
Life to Live's Dorian visited All My Children's Pine Valley."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1963: ABC shifted General Hospital to the 3 p.m. Et time slot after nearly 9 months of airing at 1 p.m.
1964: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) refused to give John Randolph (Michael M. Ryan) permission to access her medical records.
1968: NBC daytime soap opera Hidden Faces premiered. Created by Irving Vendig, the...
- 1/2/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Ah, August, that glorious month when summer officially overstays its welcome and everyone begins praying for a respite from the blistering temperatures. With kids staying home on summer break and working stiffs having already blown through their vacation days by mid-June, there's no better time for an extended hunker-down in the living room. Netflix teams with Baz Luhrmann for a frenetic new birth-of-hip-hop drama, David Cross gives his acerbic State of the Union address in a new special, and a recent Coen brothers masterpiece comes online. Top off that iced...
- 8/1/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Reviewed by Robert J. Thompson II
MoreHorror.com
When I first heard about Zack Parker, being from Indiana, myself, my first thought was, “No way! Someone in Indiana makes movies for more than five grand!? And they don't sneak into locations, to do it? Get out of town!” – Because while the people of Indiana are very film-friendly, the state Government is not so welcoming.
So to hear someone goes out of their way to film in-state when they have a budget that means they don't have too, it was kind of shocking. All this said, I immediately sought out Zack's work, starting with Scalene. I must admit that I wasn't a fan. Not for a lack of quality, or anything particularly wrong with the work. Calm down. It simply wasn't this cat's meow. This happens, sometimes.
But, when I heard about “Proxy”, I was so intrigued by the story, and...
MoreHorror.com
When I first heard about Zack Parker, being from Indiana, myself, my first thought was, “No way! Someone in Indiana makes movies for more than five grand!? And they don't sneak into locations, to do it? Get out of town!” – Because while the people of Indiana are very film-friendly, the state Government is not so welcoming.
So to hear someone goes out of their way to film in-state when they have a budget that means they don't have too, it was kind of shocking. All this said, I immediately sought out Zack's work, starting with Scalene. I must admit that I wasn't a fan. Not for a lack of quality, or anything particularly wrong with the work. Calm down. It simply wasn't this cat's meow. This happens, sometimes.
But, when I heard about “Proxy”, I was so intrigued by the story, and...
- 12/28/2014
- by admin
- MoreHorror
For the second week of August, horror fans can look forward to a fun array of titles arriving on DVD and Blu-ray this week, including the Troma classic The Toxic Avenger, the cult classic Motel Hell from Scream Factory and the recent indie horror film Proxy.
Also arriving this week are the latest animated Batman feature, A Haunted House 2, a few more indie slasher films, including Crawl or Die and Bunnyman Massacre, as well as the long-awaited re-release of Santa Sangre on DVD from Severin Films.
Spotlight Titles:
Motel Hell Collector’s Edition (Scream Factory, Blu-ray & DVD Combo)
You really are what you eat with Farmer Vincent’s smoked meat in this creepy horror yarn that ’packs a punch that goes way beyond mere terror’ (Boxoffice). Vincent’s popular products contain a special ingredient that the psychotic farmer and his sister would literally kill to keep a secret! Starring...
Also arriving this week are the latest animated Batman feature, A Haunted House 2, a few more indie slasher films, including Crawl or Die and Bunnyman Massacre, as well as the long-awaited re-release of Santa Sangre on DVD from Severin Films.
Spotlight Titles:
Motel Hell Collector’s Edition (Scream Factory, Blu-ray & DVD Combo)
You really are what you eat with Farmer Vincent’s smoked meat in this creepy horror yarn that ’packs a punch that goes way beyond mere terror’ (Boxoffice). Vincent’s popular products contain a special ingredient that the psychotic farmer and his sister would literally kill to keep a secret! Starring...
- 8/12/2014
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
After receiving a sturdy critical response at it’s world premiere at the ’13 edition of the Toronto Int. Film Festival, followed by an unceremonious theatrical and VOD run this past spring, indie filmmaker Zach Snyder’s latest film, Proxy, makes its way to Blu-ray. A blotch of red dominates the eerie cover, an ultrasound beamed out of the profile of Alexia Rasmussen’s face. It’s a striking image that recalls the pregnancy terror of a recent horror classic, Inside (2007). And yet, Snyder’s concept is more intriguing and original, sandwiched into vintage motifs that recall a series of masters of the genre from decades past. A snazzy quote from the Los Angeles Times heralds the film to be “a worthy successor to Rosemary’s Baby.” But beyond the pregnancy theme, Snyder’s film has little to do with the Ira Levin reference, and is, in fact, eerier than the...
- 8/5/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
It can be easy to bond over shared experiences, be they good or horrific. In Esther’s case, her new friendship with Melanie is bolstered by the latter: they both lost a child. But as they grow to understand each other’s pain, they delve further into dark secrets that could unleash more horror than they have already known. Zack Parker’s Proxy is bringing its psychological twists home via Blu-ray and DVD this August with a handful of special features in tow.
Proxy comes out on Blu-ray and DVD on August 12th with the following special features (thanks to Blu-ray.com!):
Audio Commentary Behind the Scenes Featurette Original Trailer
“On her way home from the doctor’s office one morning, expectant mother Esther is brutally accosted by a mysterious, hooded attacker. Disturbed, she retreats into a solitary life, keeping a safe distance from the outside world. As time goes on,...
Proxy comes out on Blu-ray and DVD on August 12th with the following special features (thanks to Blu-ray.com!):
Audio Commentary Behind the Scenes Featurette Original Trailer
“On her way home from the doctor’s office one morning, expectant mother Esther is brutally accosted by a mysterious, hooded attacker. Disturbed, she retreats into a solitary life, keeping a safe distance from the outside world. As time goes on,...
- 7/15/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Proxy
Starring Alexia Rasmussen, Joe Swanberg, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe
Directed by Zach Parker
Screenplay by Zach Parker
2014, USA
Writer-director Zach Parker’s slow burn and chilly-minded Proxy is an intensifying horror vehicle that sneaks up on one’s nervous system with its observational dark character studies and creepy tension that builds gradually while creating an understated complexity of fear. Parker’s seedy psychological pot-boiler does not have much of a meaty plot to sink its terrifying teeth but its ambitious and atmospheric gloom and doom approach is practically hypnotic. Proxy does not benefit from a petrifying scope that feels expansively daunting per se. Nevertheless, Parker is able to convey his shocking frightfest with the right elements of sketchy traumatizing glitches that highlight the eerily solid performances in this low-budget dreary drama that pushes the definitive buttons reminiscent of a vintage Hitchcockian exposition wrapped in twisting, sordid suspense.
Fittingly, Proxy...
Starring Alexia Rasmussen, Joe Swanberg, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe
Directed by Zach Parker
Screenplay by Zach Parker
2014, USA
Writer-director Zach Parker’s slow burn and chilly-minded Proxy is an intensifying horror vehicle that sneaks up on one’s nervous system with its observational dark character studies and creepy tension that builds gradually while creating an understated complexity of fear. Parker’s seedy psychological pot-boiler does not have much of a meaty plot to sink its terrifying teeth but its ambitious and atmospheric gloom and doom approach is practically hypnotic. Proxy does not benefit from a petrifying scope that feels expansively daunting per se. Nevertheless, Parker is able to convey his shocking frightfest with the right elements of sketchy traumatizing glitches that highlight the eerily solid performances in this low-budget dreary drama that pushes the definitive buttons reminiscent of a vintage Hitchcockian exposition wrapped in twisting, sordid suspense.
Fittingly, Proxy...
- 5/27/2014
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
We've been following filmmaker Zack Parker's career for several years here at Dread Central, and we're pleased that his latest, Proxy (review), is such a winner. Also a winner is this new video released for the flick that wishes us all a Happy Mother's Day!
Proxy is now playing in select theaters and on VOD from IFC Films. Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, and Joe Swanberg star.
Synopsis:
A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest Ob appointment when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon begins to believe that the horrific event might be a bittersweet act of fate. However, friendship and empathy can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.
Proxy is a...
Proxy is now playing in select theaters and on VOD from IFC Films. Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, and Joe Swanberg star.
Synopsis:
A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest Ob appointment when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon begins to believe that the horrific event might be a bittersweet act of fate. However, friendship and empathy can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.
Proxy is a...
- 5/9/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
From a filmmaking standpoint, you can’t help but admire the cojones it took to attempt Proxy. Running at a long-winded two hours, writers Kevin Donner and (director) Zack Parker cram surprise after surprise into a dramatic revenge thriller that starts simply as a young mother’s horror story. Nothing is Ever as it seems though, as two different movies are shown through each hour, divided halfway by a cataclysmic event Parker could have just as easily ended Proxy with. Shifting gears faster than Vin Diesel in The Fast And Furious, blind ambition takes Parker as far as it can, but a faltering execution downplays dark, genuinely confounding storytelling that movies just won’t risk on today’s audiences. What a shame, because Parker gains brownie points by shoving Hollywood normalcy straight back into The Man’s face – there’s just a lack of “walking the walk” after “talking the talk.
- 5/7/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Lonely people will certainly do crazy things to get attention.
Director Zack Parker presents a dark thriller with twist and turns in “Proxy.” Latino-Review had an exclusive telephone interview with Parker to discuss the storyline and ideas behind this gory and violent movie.
Here’s the synopsis:
Esther (Alexia Rasmussen) feels alone in this world. When she is viciously attacked by a hooded assailant after leaving her Ob/Gyn, it almost seems to be a blessing in disguise when Esther finds consolation in a support group, especially from the kindly Melanie (Alexa Havins). The two women strike up a close friendship and Esther’s life of sadness and solitude is opened up to understanding and even acceptance. However, their bond gets increasingly dangerous as they can no longer tell what’s real and what’s in their heads.
Anchored by a trio of strong female performances from Havins, Rasmussen, and...
Director Zack Parker presents a dark thriller with twist and turns in “Proxy.” Latino-Review had an exclusive telephone interview with Parker to discuss the storyline and ideas behind this gory and violent movie.
Here’s the synopsis:
Esther (Alexia Rasmussen) feels alone in this world. When she is viciously attacked by a hooded assailant after leaving her Ob/Gyn, it almost seems to be a blessing in disguise when Esther finds consolation in a support group, especially from the kindly Melanie (Alexa Havins). The two women strike up a close friendship and Esther’s life of sadness and solitude is opened up to understanding and even acceptance. However, their bond gets increasingly dangerous as they can no longer tell what’s real and what’s in their heads.
Anchored by a trio of strong female performances from Havins, Rasmussen, and...
- 4/21/2014
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Another clip is here from Zack Parker's Proxy (review), and while it's not as brutal as the last, it definitely serves up the goods just as we like it! Check it out!
Proxy is on VOD now.
Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, and Joe Swanberg all star.
Synopsis:
A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest Ob appointment when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon begins to believe that the horrific event might be a bittersweet act of fate. However, friendship and empathy can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.
Proxy is a European-style suspense-thriller that promises to challenge the traditional cinematic form. Parker has reunited with The Newton Brothers to compose the...
Proxy is on VOD now.
Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, and Joe Swanberg all star.
Synopsis:
A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest Ob appointment when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon begins to believe that the horrific event might be a bittersweet act of fate. However, friendship and empathy can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.
Proxy is a European-style suspense-thriller that promises to challenge the traditional cinematic form. Parker has reunited with The Newton Brothers to compose the...
- 4/21/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Director/writer Zack Parker‘s plot-heavy thriller Proxy opens on Esther (Alexia Rasmussen), a young, expecting mother at her doctor’s appointment. Good news follows her down the street and into an alley where bad news finds her. She’s knocked unconscious, and her pregnant stomach is savagely attacked by someone with a brick, and it’s exactly as shocking and uncomfortable a scene as you’d expect. The entire first hour of the film relies on the pure dramatic value of this scene to keep your interest, and, to be fair, it does. It’s a challenge though as Esther’s character develops painstakingly slowly, meandering around her apartment until she finally reaches out at a support group where she meets another mother, Melanie (Alexa Havins), who has lost her son. About halfway through the film, a major plot twist reveals that the two women are alike in that they have some serious, underlying...
- 4/18/2014
- by Emily Estep
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Lady Liars and Psycho-sexual Thrills; Zach Parker’s Proxy is a Rocky Ride
Countless blockbusters have used and abused the idea of doppelgängers and surrogates, but disturbing indie-thriller Proxy is uniquely made to amaze. Rhythmically structured around expectancy and negation, director Zack Parker proves to be well-versed in the cinematic language for predicated effects on a spectator. Beyond succeeding as an engaging twisty genre film, Parker activates mechanisms of manipulation, lulling us to complacency just before redirecting his narrative. Proxy is not stand-out cinema, but the unpredictable path makes this plucky undertaking worthwhile.
Leaving a strangely solemn sonogram appointment, Esther (Alexia Rasmussen) is dragged into an alley where her nearly nine-month-pregnant belly is clobbered with a brick until blood streams from between her legs. After the off-putting establishing sequence, which will undoubtedly empty a few seats at every screening, a detective visits her hospital bedside and asserts that such an...
Countless blockbusters have used and abused the idea of doppelgängers and surrogates, but disturbing indie-thriller Proxy is uniquely made to amaze. Rhythmically structured around expectancy and negation, director Zack Parker proves to be well-versed in the cinematic language for predicated effects on a spectator. Beyond succeeding as an engaging twisty genre film, Parker activates mechanisms of manipulation, lulling us to complacency just before redirecting his narrative. Proxy is not stand-out cinema, but the unpredictable path makes this plucky undertaking worthwhile.
Leaving a strangely solemn sonogram appointment, Esther (Alexia Rasmussen) is dragged into an alley where her nearly nine-month-pregnant belly is clobbered with a brick until blood streams from between her legs. After the off-putting establishing sequence, which will undoubtedly empty a few seats at every screening, a detective visits her hospital bedside and asserts that such an...
- 4/18/2014
- by Caitlin Coder
- IONCINEMA.com
Pinch-hitting: Parker’s Latest as Surprising As it is Unwieldy
With a series of continuously improving indie horror thrillers under his belt, filmmaker Zack Parker launches his most startling title yet with his fourth feature, Proxy. Opening with a scene of visceral brutality that’s as sure to get lodged uneasily in your subconscious as it is to grab your rapt attention, the film unfolds with eerie precision until a mid-point switcheroo that provides a tipping point for the film spilling from art-house worthy genre to ludicrous exercise that dwindles into ridiculousness. At times tasteless and potentially offensive (those that prize politically correct representations may find the course of events rather homophobic and undoubtedly misogynist even as Parker clues us in on the black comedy he’s going for), the film is also strikingly unpredictable, utilizing violence effectively.
Just weeks away from giving birth, Esther Woodhouse (Alexia Rasmussen) is brutally...
With a series of continuously improving indie horror thrillers under his belt, filmmaker Zack Parker launches his most startling title yet with his fourth feature, Proxy. Opening with a scene of visceral brutality that’s as sure to get lodged uneasily in your subconscious as it is to grab your rapt attention, the film unfolds with eerie precision until a mid-point switcheroo that provides a tipping point for the film spilling from art-house worthy genre to ludicrous exercise that dwindles into ridiculousness. At times tasteless and potentially offensive (those that prize politically correct representations may find the course of events rather homophobic and undoubtedly misogynist even as Parker clues us in on the black comedy he’s going for), the film is also strikingly unpredictable, utilizing violence effectively.
Just weeks away from giving birth, Esther Woodhouse (Alexia Rasmussen) is brutally...
- 4/18/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
*an online screener of this film was provided by IFC Films. Director: Zack Parker. Writers: Kevin Donner and Zack Parker. Cast: Joe Swanberg, Kristina Klebe, Alexa Havins and Alexia Rasmussen. Proxy is the second thriller this film fan has seen from Richmond, Indiana based director Zack Parker. Parker continues to tackle difficult material. His first film, Scalene (2011) dealt with rape and a handicapped man. His second film is a little more fatalistic as two women participate in murder. Proxy is a psychological thriller, with a lot of surprises. An unconventional script switches protagonists at the mid-way point of the film and the result is somewhat confusing, but also unpredictable. Proxy is a serious film, which will leave many wondering: what just happened? The story begins but does not end with the character Esther (Alexia Rasmussen). Esther is desperately lonely and she becomes pregnant to validate herself. However, she does not actually want the child.
- 4/18/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Seeing director Zack Parker’s new thriller Proxy will undoubtedly represent two of the most unforgettable hours you spend in the cinema this year — if, that is, you can get past the first five minutes. In the film, Alexia Rasmussen plays a heavily pregnant woman named Esther who loses her baby as the result of a brutal beating, which takes place in the aforementioned opening minutes, and subsequently befriends another bereaved mother called Melanie (Alexa Havins) at a grief support group. But is Melanie quite what she seems? And, for that matter, is Esther?
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- 4/17/2014
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
In an exclusive clip we've landed for Proxy, an intruder with a crowbar is spying on a home's inhabitants. What does she want? Moreover, what is she going to do with that crowbar? Check out the clip here! Proxy is getting a release tomorrow from IFC. You can check out our review of the film here. Joe Swanberg, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe and Alexia Rasmussen star. Zack Parker directs. While walking home from her latest Ob appointment, a very pregnant Esther Woodhouse is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. This horrible event seems to be a blessing in disguise when Esther finds consolation in a support group. Her life of sadness and solitude is opened up to friendship, understanding, and even acceptance. However, friendship and understanding can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.
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- 4/17/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Scalene director Zack Parker will have his thriller Proxy debut through video-on-demand April 18th, 2014. IFC Midnight will debut the film on various formats, with a theatrical launch also taking place, simultaneously. The film stars: Joe Swanberg (V/H/S), Kristina Klebe (Zone of the Dead), Alexa Havins and Alexia Rasmussen. Fans of thrillers can preview the launch here. The film begins with a very pregnant, young woman, named Esther (Rasmussen). Esther is attacked close to her due date, but she finds solace in a survivor therapy group. But, some of Esther's new friends have nefarious intentions. Proxy has received several positive reviews, already. Mike Pereira likes the film's straight-forward narrative style: "it unapologetically aims for the audience’s throat and doesn’t waste any time in doing so." Parker's storytelling is often terse as seen in his previous thriller Scalene. As well, Scott Weinberg of FearNet notices the film's sombre tones: "[it is] a shocking tale of.
- 4/12/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Horror movies aren't exactly supposed to make you feel good. They're supposed to shock you. They're supposed to terrify you. And they're supposed to show you just how evil and horrifying the world can be.
If this clip from Zack Parker's Proxy (review) is any indication, it's one horror film that truly earns its place within the genre.
We must warn you that the clip you're about to see is incredibly disturbing, and it depicts a pregnant woman being savagely assaulted. Art is not safe, and this shocking opening sequence is proof of that fact. You have been warned.
Proxy will hit VOD outlets on April 18th, with a release at NYC's IFC Center on the same date. A wider theatrical rollout is expected to follow.
Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, and Joe Swanberg all star.
Synopsis:
A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her...
If this clip from Zack Parker's Proxy (review) is any indication, it's one horror film that truly earns its place within the genre.
We must warn you that the clip you're about to see is incredibly disturbing, and it depicts a pregnant woman being savagely assaulted. Art is not safe, and this shocking opening sequence is proof of that fact. You have been warned.
Proxy will hit VOD outlets on April 18th, with a release at NYC's IFC Center on the same date. A wider theatrical rollout is expected to follow.
Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, and Joe Swanberg all star.
Synopsis:
A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her...
- 4/10/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
In his latest movie Proxy (review), indie filmmaker Zack Parker takes on some pretty brutal subject matter – the murder of a late-term fetus, lesbian obsession, secrets, lies, and stalkers. And that’s just for starters! Read on to see what Parker has to say about all this and more.
Dread Central: You've been making films since you were a child... What's the enduring fascination for you?
Zack Parker: I don’t think it’s something I can necessarily pinpoint. I’ve just always had a connection to movies. Almost felt I understood them in a strange way. My parents divorced when I was pretty young. My mother worked, so I was just one of those generation of kids that grew up in front of the television. That was the world I knew.
My dad bought a small Hi 8 video camera when I was eleven, and I just started making little short movies with them.
Dread Central: You've been making films since you were a child... What's the enduring fascination for you?
Zack Parker: I don’t think it’s something I can necessarily pinpoint. I’ve just always had a connection to movies. Almost felt I understood them in a strange way. My parents divorced when I was pretty young. My mother worked, so I was just one of those generation of kids that grew up in front of the television. That was the world I knew.
My dad bought a small Hi 8 video camera when I was eleven, and I just started making little short movies with them.
- 4/9/2014
- by Staci Layne Wilson
- DreadCentral.com
The final one-sheet hit the Internet for director Zack Parker's horror feature Proxy (review). Look for the flick on VOD April 18 with a DVD release to follow.
Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, and Joe Swanberg all star.
Synopsis:
A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest Ob appointment when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon begins to believe that the horrific event might be a bittersweet act of fate. However, friendship and empathy can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.
Proxy is a European-style suspense-thriller that promises to challenge the traditional cinematic form. Parker has reunited with The Newton Brothers to compose the score as well as Jim Timperman as Director of Photography to lens the film.
Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, and Joe Swanberg all star.
Synopsis:
A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest Ob appointment when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon begins to believe that the horrific event might be a bittersweet act of fate. However, friendship and empathy can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.
Proxy is a European-style suspense-thriller that promises to challenge the traditional cinematic form. Parker has reunited with The Newton Brothers to compose the score as well as Jim Timperman as Director of Photography to lens the film.
- 3/25/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
IFC has provided Shock with a look at the one-sheet for Proxy, a film by Zack Parker that stars Joe Swanberg, Alexa Havins,Kristina Klebe and Alexia Rasmussen and arrives on April 18th. While walking home from her latest Ob appointment, a very pregnant Esther Woodhouse is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. This horrible event seems to be a blessing in disguise when Esther finds consolation in a support group.
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- 3/24/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
"I think you're the only one who understands..." Today's indie trailer is for the psychological horror thriller Proxy, from filmmaker Zack Parker, of the indie horror Scalene before this. Actress Alexia Rasmussen plays a pregnant woman who is attacked and finds solace in new friends at a support group. But things get a bit twisted when she finds out more about new friends and their child. The cast includes Joe Swanberg, Alexa Havins and Kristina Klebe. This trailer makes the film look incredibly unsettling, focusing on the psychological aspects over the in-your-face horror. This may scare some folks more than others. Take a look. Watch the full theatrical trailer for Zack Parker's Proxy, direct from IFC's YouTube: Synopsis: Esther (Alexia Rasmussen) feels alone in this world. When she is viciously attacked by a hooded assailant, it almost seems to be a blessing in disguise when Esther finds consolation in a support group,...
- 3/16/2014
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Horror films have a notorious habit of minimizing women and turning them into nothing more than victims. But the upcoming "Proxy," ensures that its female leads have a much more dominant presence. Writer/director Zack Parker, who most recently brought us another female-centric thriller, "Scalene," now takes us on another horrific journey. "Proxy" follows Esther (played by Alexia Rasmussen) soon after a brutal attack leaves her broken and alone, until she meets Melanie (Alexa Havins), a kind friend in a support group who helps provide Esther with the emotional stability she desperately needs. But it isn't long before this seemingly innocuous friendship begins to take its terrifying toll when the psychological damage with which both women are afflicted reaches its peak. The trailer gives very little away in terms of story, but the fast-paced cut of frightening images gives no doubt as to the unbearable world that each woman's attack has subsequently created,...
- 3/14/2014
- by Ziyad Saadi
- Indiewire
I hadn't heard of Proxy until this trailer for the upcoming April 18 release landed in my Inbox this morning. Written and directed by up-and-comer Zack Parker, the film tells of a pregnant woman (Alexia Rasmussen) who's viciously attacked, and ends up finding comfort in a support group, though it soon proves important to be wary of new friendships. It appears Proxy premiered at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival and has since followed that up with several festival appearances. Now IFC will give it a limited theatrical and On Demand release in mid-April and this trailer makes it look like it may be worth a once over, though the woman doing situps with a cigarette in her mouth seems a little... odd. Give it a look below along with the poster and a lengthier synopsis. yt id="arRhnf213E0" width="610" Esther (Alexia Rasmussen) feels alone in this world. When she is viciously attacked by a hooded assailant,...
- 3/14/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Finally a trailer has hit the Internet for director Zack Parker's horror feature Proxy (review). Look for the flick on VOD April 18 with a DVD release to follow. Check out the trailer now.
Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, and Joe Swanberg all star.
Synopsis:
A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest Ob appointment when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon begins to believe that the horrific event might be a bittersweet act of fate. However, friendship and empathy can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.
Proxy is a European-style suspense-thriller that promises to challenge the traditional cinematic form. Parker has reunited with The Newton Brothers to compose the score as well as...
Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, and Joe Swanberg all star.
Synopsis:
A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest Ob appointment when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon begins to believe that the horrific event might be a bittersweet act of fate. However, friendship and empathy can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.
Proxy is a European-style suspense-thriller that promises to challenge the traditional cinematic form. Parker has reunited with The Newton Brothers to compose the score as well as...
- 3/13/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Following Proxy‘s screening at Tiff last September, IFC acquired the movie and they’ll be releasing the movie to theaters and VOD in April. Here’s a look at the movie’s new trailer:
“On her way home from the doctor’s office one morning, expectant mother Esther is brutally accosted by a mysterious, hooded attacker. Disturbed, she retreats into a solitary life, keeping a safe distance from the outside world. As time goes on, she decides to make efforts to re-assimilate herself into society. She seeks comfort in a local support group and it’s there that she meets Melanie, a sweet woman from the neighborhood. Forming a new bond, Esther is hopeful that she can move on and start a new life with new connections. This of course falls apart one day when she makes a startling discovery that will change everything.”
Proxy was directed by Zack Parker,...
“On her way home from the doctor’s office one morning, expectant mother Esther is brutally accosted by a mysterious, hooded attacker. Disturbed, she retreats into a solitary life, keeping a safe distance from the outside world. As time goes on, she decides to make efforts to re-assimilate herself into society. She seeks comfort in a local support group and it’s there that she meets Melanie, a sweet woman from the neighborhood. Forming a new bond, Esther is hopeful that she can move on and start a new life with new connections. This of course falls apart one day when she makes a startling discovery that will change everything.”
Proxy was directed by Zack Parker,...
- 3/13/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Director Zack Parker's "Proxy" has been collecting some serious travel miles. After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall, the horror film has stopped in fests in Austin, Sitges, Strasbourg and Portland, among many others, but now it's coming home to a screen near you. And we have the exclusive trailer for the scare flick you might want to keep an eye out for. Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe and Joe Swanberg star in the movie that follows Esther, a pregnant young woman who is brutally attacked by hooded assailant. She finds consolation and possibly friendship in a support group, until a chance encounter reveals that nothing in her life may be as it seems. And from what you'll see in this new promo, the effect on everyone around her is deadly. "Proxy" opens on April 18th. Watch below.
- 3/13/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
We told you months ago that director Zack Parker's horror feature Proxy (review) secured North American distribution via IFC Midnight, and now we finally have a release date for you! Look for the flick on VOD April 18 with a DVD release to follow.
Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, and Joe Swanberg all star.
Synopsis:
A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest Ob appointment when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon begins to believe that the horrific event might be a bittersweet act of fate. However, friendship and empathy can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.
Proxy is a European-style suspense-thriller that promises to challenge the traditional cinematic form. Parker has reunited with...
Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, and Joe Swanberg all star.
Synopsis:
A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest Ob appointment when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon begins to believe that the horrific event might be a bittersweet act of fate. However, friendship and empathy can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.
Proxy is a European-style suspense-thriller that promises to challenge the traditional cinematic form. Parker has reunited with...
- 3/4/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Following Proxy‘s screening at Tiff last September, IFC acquired the movie and they’ve just announced plans for an April VOD and theatrical release:
“On her way home from the doctor’s office one morning, expectant mother Esther is brutally accosted by a mysterious, hooded attacker. Disturbed, she retreats into a solitary life, keeping a safe distance from the outside world. As time goes on, she decides to make efforts to re-assimilate herself into society. She seeks comfort in a local support group and it’s there that she meets Melanie, a sweet woman from the neighborhood. Forming a new bond, Esther is hopeful that she can move on and start a new life with new connections. This of course falls apart one day when she makes a startling discovery that will change everything.”
Proxy was directed by Zack Parker, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Donner. The movie stars Alexia Rasmussen,...
“On her way home from the doctor’s office one morning, expectant mother Esther is brutally accosted by a mysterious, hooded attacker. Disturbed, she retreats into a solitary life, keeping a safe distance from the outside world. As time goes on, she decides to make efforts to re-assimilate herself into society. She seeks comfort in a local support group and it’s there that she meets Melanie, a sweet woman from the neighborhood. Forming a new bond, Esther is hopeful that she can move on and start a new life with new connections. This of course falls apart one day when she makes a startling discovery that will change everything.”
Proxy was directed by Zack Parker, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Donner. The movie stars Alexia Rasmussen,...
- 3/4/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Zack Parker's new horror thriller 'Proxy' is set to be unleashed on VOD and into select theatres across the Us from 18 April thanks to IFC Films. The movie revolves around Esther (played by Alexia Rasmussen), a pregant woman, whom after suffering a brutal attack finds solace in a support group only to find herself opening up to the wrong kind of people. The unsettling and bleak new feature from Parker stars Joe Swanberg ('You're Next'), Alexa Havins ('Torchwood'), Kristina Klebe ('Nymph'), Faust Checho and Erika Hoveland. Parker directs from a script he co-wrote alongside Kevin Donner. Check out the poster below....
- 3/4/2014
- Horror Asylum
Stars: Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, Joe Swanberg, Jim Dougherty, Faust Checho, Erika Hoveland | Written by Zack Parker, Kevin Donner | Directed by Zack Parker
Attacked and beaten by a hooded assailant after seeing her gynaecologist, pregnant Esther seeks consolation in a support group where she meets Melanie, a mother who lost a child. But nothing is as it appears in Proxy, because one of these damaged women is a psychodrama queen, the other seriously deranged. However, which one is which and where to draw the line?
And that’s the central, rather twisted premise of a film which actually reminded me a lot of the Frightfest 2012 film Crawl, in so much as it which builds situation upon situation, ever increasing the sense of dread until pervades every inch of the film – so much so that even the moments of quietness feel too quiet and you end up expecting something...
Attacked and beaten by a hooded assailant after seeing her gynaecologist, pregnant Esther seeks consolation in a support group where she meets Melanie, a mother who lost a child. But nothing is as it appears in Proxy, because one of these damaged women is a psychodrama queen, the other seriously deranged. However, which one is which and where to draw the line?
And that’s the central, rather twisted premise of a film which actually reminded me a lot of the Frightfest 2012 film Crawl, in so much as it which builds situation upon situation, ever increasing the sense of dread until pervades every inch of the film – so much so that even the moments of quietness feel too quiet and you end up expecting something...
- 3/2/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Fast-rising global genre specialist Xyz Films has reported a strong response to its recent Berlin sales slate led by Brian Horiuchi’s ensemble sci-fi drama Parts Per Billion.
Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett, Teresa Palmer, Penn Badgley, Frank Langella and Gena Rowlands star in the film produced by Molly Hassell, Jennifer Levine and Michael Benaroya.
Deals have closed with Phase 4 Films for Canada, Village Roadshow for Australia/New Zealand, Nu Metro for South Africa, Karantania for the former Yugoslavia, Cinema Prestige for Russia, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Calinos for Turkey, Pictureworks for India, Fine Films for Japan and Ram Entertainment for Malaysia.
A Us acquisition is understood to be pending. The film wrapped production in Detroit last year and tells of three couples dealing with the same reality-shaking event.
Horror-comedy musical Stage Fright, the imminent SXSW world premiere directed by Jerome Sable and starring Allie MacDonald and Douglas Smith with Minnie Driver and Meat Loaf...
Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett, Teresa Palmer, Penn Badgley, Frank Langella and Gena Rowlands star in the film produced by Molly Hassell, Jennifer Levine and Michael Benaroya.
Deals have closed with Phase 4 Films for Canada, Village Roadshow for Australia/New Zealand, Nu Metro for South Africa, Karantania for the former Yugoslavia, Cinema Prestige for Russia, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Calinos for Turkey, Pictureworks for India, Fine Films for Japan and Ram Entertainment for Malaysia.
A Us acquisition is understood to be pending. The film wrapped production in Detroit last year and tells of three couples dealing with the same reality-shaking event.
Horror-comedy musical Stage Fright, the imminent SXSW world premiere directed by Jerome Sable and starring Allie MacDonald and Douglas Smith with Minnie Driver and Meat Loaf...
- 2/20/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Film4 FrightFest Glasgow 2014 has today announced a 4(!) day event to include eight World, European and UK premieres, Ti West special event and Sunday repeat screenings in the festivals biggest programme ever. From Thursday February 27th to Sunday March 2nd, the UK’s favourite horror fantasy festival returns to its second home at the Gft for the 9th year with an impressive slate of the hottest new horror films.
The line-up in full:
Thurs 27 Feb – Gft Screen 2 21:00 In Conversation With Ti West (Special event)
Nobody does nostalgia-brushed spookiness and minimalist horror like independent director Ti West, King of the slow-burn shocker. FrightFest has been there from the very start – our video label released his 2005 debut feature The Roost – and we’ve watched with pride as the Delaware-born quirky talent has grown in global genre stature through The House Of The Devil, The Innkeepers, V/H/S and now his game-changing Eli Roth produced The Sacrament.
The line-up in full:
Thurs 27 Feb – Gft Screen 2 21:00 In Conversation With Ti West (Special event)
Nobody does nostalgia-brushed spookiness and minimalist horror like independent director Ti West, King of the slow-burn shocker. FrightFest has been there from the very start – our video label released his 2005 debut feature The Roost – and we’ve watched with pride as the Delaware-born quirky talent has grown in global genre stature through The House Of The Devil, The Innkeepers, V/H/S and now his game-changing Eli Roth produced The Sacrament.
- 1/21/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Beginning on Halloween night and running through November 7th, New York's Lincoln Center is once again playing host to a horror film festival called Scary Movies, which will see both world premieres of new horror films as well as screenings of genre faves from the past.
With oodles of filmmakers in attendance, and tons of movies being shown, it looks to be another can't miss event. Read on for all the details!
From the Press Release
The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s annual horror fest Scary Movies returns for its 7th edition featuring several U.S. and New York City premieres among its lineup of highly anticipated horror films and thrillers, genre rarities and fan favorites. Appearances include filmmakers Eli Roth, Andrew van den Houten, Cliff Prowse and Derek Lee.
Among the nine U.S. or NYC premieres are; Lucky McKee and Chris Sivertson’s high school horror-revenge film...
With oodles of filmmakers in attendance, and tons of movies being shown, it looks to be another can't miss event. Read on for all the details!
From the Press Release
The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s annual horror fest Scary Movies returns for its 7th edition featuring several U.S. and New York City premieres among its lineup of highly anticipated horror films and thrillers, genre rarities and fan favorites. Appearances include filmmakers Eli Roth, Andrew van den Houten, Cliff Prowse and Derek Lee.
Among the nine U.S. or NYC premieres are; Lucky McKee and Chris Sivertson’s high school horror-revenge film...
- 10/16/2013
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
New York City-based distributor IFC Midnight announced today from the Toronto International FIlm Festival that it is acquiring the North American rights to Zack Parker's "Proxy." "Proxy," directed by Parker and co-written with Kevin Donner, stars Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe and Joe Swanberg. Parker's thriller follows a pregnant young woman, Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen), wrestling with the trauma of being brutally assaulted. With time and the help of a support group, Esther begins to feel mildly consoled, though she soon realizes that nothing is as it seems. The film premiered in the Vanguard section of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and is set for an additional screening at the 2013 Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. IFC Midnight has yet to announce a theatrical and video-on-demand release date, though Jonathan Sehring, President of Sundance Selects/IFC Films, commented that the company was "thrilled by the twists and turns of 'Proxy' and we.
- 9/12/2013
- by Ramzi De Coster
- Indiewire
Open Road has acquired Us rights to The Green Inferno, Eli Roth’s cannibal thriller that premiered in Toronto last weekend.
The distributor negotiated the deal with Us representative CAA. Worldview Entertainment financed the horror film and Exclusive Media handles international sales. Earlier in the festival Worldview and Roth announced they were planning a sequel, Beyond The Green Inferno.
IFC Midnight has picked up North American rights from Xyz Films to Zack Parker’s genre title Proxy, about a pregnant woman who loses her baby following a violent assault and joins a support group.
Proxy premiered in Toronto’s Vanguard section and stars Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe and Joe Swanberg.
Earlier in the week reports emerged that A24 was in the final stages of acquiring Us rights to Under The Skin starring Scarlett Johansson.
Jonathan Glazer directed the experimental sci-fi about an alien sexual predator who moves through Scotland seeking prey. CAA and Wme...
The distributor negotiated the deal with Us representative CAA. Worldview Entertainment financed the horror film and Exclusive Media handles international sales. Earlier in the festival Worldview and Roth announced they were planning a sequel, Beyond The Green Inferno.
IFC Midnight has picked up North American rights from Xyz Films to Zack Parker’s genre title Proxy, about a pregnant woman who loses her baby following a violent assault and joins a support group.
Proxy premiered in Toronto’s Vanguard section and stars Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe and Joe Swanberg.
Earlier in the week reports emerged that A24 was in the final stages of acquiring Us rights to Under The Skin starring Scarlett Johansson.
Jonathan Glazer directed the experimental sci-fi about an alien sexual predator who moves through Scotland seeking prey. CAA and Wme...
- 9/12/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
We have news of another Tiff horror acquisition. IFC announced that they have acquired North American distribution rights to Proxy and will release it under their IFC Midnight label:
via Deadline: “IFC Midnight announced today from the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival that the company is acquiring North American rights to Zack Parker’s Proxy. The film, with a screenplay by Parker and Kevin Donner, stars Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe and Joe Swanberg. Proxy was produced by Parker and Faust Checho and executive produced by Mike Khamis. The film made its world premiere in the Vanguard section of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and will play next at the 2013 Fantastic Fest. IFC Midnight is planning a theatrical and VOD day and date release for the film. In Proxy, a pregnant young woman seeks consolation in a support group after she is viciously attacked by a hooded assailant. Gradually she...
via Deadline: “IFC Midnight announced today from the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival that the company is acquiring North American rights to Zack Parker’s Proxy. The film, with a screenplay by Parker and Kevin Donner, stars Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe and Joe Swanberg. Proxy was produced by Parker and Faust Checho and executive produced by Mike Khamis. The film made its world premiere in the Vanguard section of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and will play next at the 2013 Fantastic Fest. IFC Midnight is planning a theatrical and VOD day and date release for the film. In Proxy, a pregnant young woman seeks consolation in a support group after she is viciously attacked by a hooded assailant. Gradually she...
- 9/11/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to “Proxy,” writer-director Zack Parker’s thriller that premiered in the Vanguard section of the Toronto Film Festival, the distributor announced Wednesday. A day-and-date theatrical/VOD release is planned for the story of a pregnant woman who’s attacked by a hooded assailant and seeks consolation in a support group, where she begins to realize that no one in her life is as they seem. Also read: Toronto: Eli Roth’s Cannibal Movie ‘The Green Inferno’ Gobbled Up by Open Road Parker produced with Faust Checho and co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Donner.
- 9/11/2013
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Toronto -- IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to Zack Parker’s thriller Proxy, which was written by Parker and Kevin Donner. Proxy made its world premiere Sept. 10 in the Vanguard section of the Toronto International Film Festival and will play next at the 2013 Fantastic Fest. IFC Midnight is planning a theatrical and VOD day-and-date release for the film. Video: 'Proxy' Trailer Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe and Joe Swanberg star in the film, which centers on a pregnant young woman who seeks consolation in a support group after she is viciously attacked by a hooded
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- 9/11/2013
- by Tatiana Siegel, Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Selected as part of the Vanguard program at the Toronto International Film Festival, the trailer for Proxy has arrived online and as expected, it is utterly creepy. Tiff warns us saying: “Proxy begins with some deeply disturbing content, but this immensely challenging thriller will reward audiences who stick with it as it delves into very dark territory and confronts our every assumption and belief about what we have seen”. The film is anchored by a trio of strong female performances from Alexa Havins, AlexiaRasmussen, and Kristina Klebe and mumblecore auteur Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies), and is directed by Zack Parker (Scalene).
Synopsis: A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest Ob appointment, when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon...
Synopsis: A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest Ob appointment, when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon...
- 9/8/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Selected as part of the Vanguard program at the Toronto International Film Festival, the trailer for Zack Parker's Proxy has arrived online and it is deeply unsettling stuff. Here's an excerpt from the festival guide:As a very-pregnant Esther (Alexia Rasmussen) walks home after a doctor's appointment, she is viciously attacked by a hooded assailant. In the wake of this traumatic event, the quiet and lonely woman finds some consolation from kindly Melanie (Alexa Havins), whom she meets at a support group ...Joe Swanberg also stars. Check the trailer below....
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- 9/7/2013
- Screen Anarchy
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