A new episode of the Revisited video series has just arrived online, and in this one we’re looking back at a movie that was just released last year, writer/director Joe Begos‘s holiday horror film Christmas Bloody Christmas – which got an 8/10 review from our own JimmyO that you can read Here and is available to watch on the Shudder streaming service. To find out what we had to say about Christmas Bloody Christmas one year after its release, check out the video embedded above!
Christmas Bloody Christmas has the following synopsis: It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence,...
Christmas Bloody Christmas has the following synopsis: It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Holiday horror has officially moved from the month of October to the chillier air of the Christmas season. Genre fans making their 31 Days of Horror list during Halloween can just as easily come up with 25 scary movies to watch every day in December. This year, Joe Begos and company added "Christmas Bloody Christmas" to the growing pile of Yuletide horror found underneath the VHS tree. Call it "Xmas-ploitation" if you must. In what's essentially a non-stop chase featuring a killer robot Santa (Abraham Benrubi), Begos could have easily delivered a run-of-the-mill slasher without any real visual flair. Instead, "Christmas Bloody Christmas" is a wonder to look at, mostly thanks to cinematographer Brian Sowell's ability to bathe the small town streets in a luminous and ominous trail of lights. In /Film's review, Chris Evangelista said the film has "a style so sharp that it borders on breathtaking," and he's not wrong.
- 1/2/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
Writer/director Joe Begos‘s holiday horror film Christmas Bloody Christmas – which got an 8/10 review from our own JimmyO that you can read Here – is now playing in theatres, and is also available to watch on the Shudder streaming service. And if the movie does well, Begos is hoping to have the chance to make two sequels back-to-back! The filmmaker revealed his sequel hopes during an interview with Bloody Disgusting’s The Boo Crew podcast.
Christmas Bloody Christmas has the following synopsis:
It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood-splattered battle for survival...
Christmas Bloody Christmas has the following synopsis:
It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood-splattered battle for survival...
- 12/9/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
You better watch out because Santa Claus is coming to town. This time, Santa’s a killer robot with a mean streak.
Joe Begos (Bliss, Vfw) is back with the holiday horror slasher Christmas Bloody Christmas, which will release day-and-date in theaters from Rlje Films and streaming on Shudder on December 9, 2022.
“It’s Christmas Eve, and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms (Riley Dandy) just wants to get drunk and party until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated.
“Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal, and violence, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood-splattered battle for survival against the ruthless heavy metal Saint Nick himself.”
Sam Delich, Jonah Ray Rodrigues, Dora Madison, and Jeremy Gardner also star in Christmas Bloody Christmas along with Jeff Daniel Phillips and Abraham Benrubi.
Joe Begos (Bliss, Vfw) is back with the holiday horror slasher Christmas Bloody Christmas, which will release day-and-date in theaters from Rlje Films and streaming on Shudder on December 9, 2022.
“It’s Christmas Eve, and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms (Riley Dandy) just wants to get drunk and party until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated.
“Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal, and violence, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood-splattered battle for survival against the ruthless heavy metal Saint Nick himself.”
Sam Delich, Jonah Ray Rodrigues, Dora Madison, and Jeremy Gardner also star in Christmas Bloody Christmas along with Jeff Daniel Phillips and Abraham Benrubi.
- 12/9/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
While Violent Night is lighting the box office on fire, there’s another film featuring a Santa with a bit of bloodlust: Christmas Bloody Christmas. Thankfully this Santa is much less friendly and a lot more homicidal. I was fortunate enough to talk with the writer/director, Joe Begos, and pick his brain on this wonderful little title. He talks about how it started as a Silent Night, Deadly Night remake, only to evolve into a killer robot Santa film. This is probably my favorite conversation yet, so don’t miss it!
Christmas Bloody Christmas synopsis: It’s Christmas Eve and Tori just wants to get drunk and party, but when a robotic Santa Clause at a nearby toy store goes haywire and begins a rampant killing spree through her small town, she’s forced into a battle for survival.
The film stars Riley Dandy (That’s Amor), Jeff Daniel Phillips...
Christmas Bloody Christmas synopsis: It’s Christmas Eve and Tori just wants to get drunk and party, but when a robotic Santa Clause at a nearby toy store goes haywire and begins a rampant killing spree through her small town, she’s forced into a battle for survival.
The film stars Riley Dandy (That’s Amor), Jeff Daniel Phillips...
- 12/6/2022
- by Tyler Nichols
- JoBlo.com
There isn’t much left of 2022, but one of my most highly anticipated movies coming in what’s left of this year is writer/director Joe Begos‘s holiday horror film Christmas Bloody Christmas – which got an 8/10 review from our own JimmyO that you can read Here. Now a trailer for Christmas Bloody Christmas has arrived online to give us a preview of what this film will have in store for us when it reaches theatres and the Shudder streaming service on December 9th. Check it out in the embed above!
Christmas Bloody Christmas has the following synopsis:
It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs,...
Christmas Bloody Christmas has the following synopsis:
It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Shudder And Rlje Films Acquire Joe Begos’ Holiday Horror Film “Christmas Bloody Christmas”: "Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, and Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, have fully financed and partnered on Joe Begos’ anticipated holiday horror film, Christmas Bloody Christmas, ahead of its world premiere at Beyond Fest. The film will be released In Theaters and on Shudder December 9, 2022.
In Christmas Bloody Christmas, it’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood splattered battle for survival against the ruthless heavy metal Saint Nick himself.
In Christmas Bloody Christmas, it’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood splattered battle for survival against the ruthless heavy metal Saint Nick himself.
- 10/6/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Joe Begos’ holiday horror film Christmas Bloody Christmas has wrapped up a deal with AMC Networks siblings Rjle Films and Shudder that will see the slasher pic released day-and-date in theaters and on the genre streaming site December 9.
The deal comes as the pic readies for its world premiere Wednesday at Beyond Fest in Hollywood.
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Begos’ latest is set on Christmas Eve and centers on Tori Tooms (Riley Dandy), a fiery record store owner who just wants to get drunk and party for the holiday — until a robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and begins a rampant killing spree that...
The deal comes as the pic readies for its world premiere Wednesday at Beyond Fest in Hollywood.
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Begos’ latest is set on Christmas Eve and centers on Tori Tooms (Riley Dandy), a fiery record store owner who just wants to get drunk and party for the holiday — until a robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and begins a rampant killing spree that...
- 10/4/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
That co-writer Matthew McArdle remains shocked even after seeing the film he and Max Brallier wrote on the big screen shows how tough the accomplishment proves. Best friends since childhood, the two began their script for Vfw with transparent intentions as far as harkening back to the no-holds-barred VHS gems they’d scour video store shelves to find. Using John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13 as inspiration, they created a group of aging vets decades-removed from service yet still thick as thieves with a drug-fueled, zombie-esque horde threatening to attack their Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in waves. It took seven years, but Dallas Sonnier finally called to say he’d finance it before director Joe Begos, a stellar cast of character actors, and the rejuvenated Fangoria label came aboard.
You can’t blame McArdle for being in awe as the names kept coming: Stephen Lang, William Sadler, David Patrick Kelly,...
You can’t blame McArdle for being in awe as the names kept coming: Stephen Lang, William Sadler, David Patrick Kelly,...
- 2/11/2020
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Stars: Dora Madison, Tru Collins, Rhys Wakefield, Jeremy Gardner, Graham Skipper, Chris McKenna, Rachel Avery, George Wendt, Abraham Benrubi, Mark Beltzman | Written and Directed by Joe Begos
f ever there was a filmmaker I felt made films especially for me it’s Joe Begos. Almost Human, The Minds Eye and now Bliss. Three films that take on different cinematic horror tropes: alien invasion, telekinesis and vampirism repectively but also three films that harken back to the 80s, in both style and substance. In this reviewers opinion the 80s is an era where ideas where allowed to run rampant, mainly in part due to the explosion if the direct-to-vhs market and a burgeoning, if not rabid, fan base for horror movies on tape who would watch literally Anything they could get their eager hands on.
Begos’ latest, Bliss, tells the story of a brilliant painter facing the worst creative block of...
f ever there was a filmmaker I felt made films especially for me it’s Joe Begos. Almost Human, The Minds Eye and now Bliss. Three films that take on different cinematic horror tropes: alien invasion, telekinesis and vampirism repectively but also three films that harken back to the 80s, in both style and substance. In this reviewers opinion the 80s is an era where ideas where allowed to run rampant, mainly in part due to the explosion if the direct-to-vhs market and a burgeoning, if not rabid, fan base for horror movies on tape who would watch literally Anything they could get their eager hands on.
Begos’ latest, Bliss, tells the story of a brilliant painter facing the worst creative block of...
- 2/6/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Before Vfw makes its world premiere at Fantastic Fest, Rlje Films has grabbed up North American rights to release the movie in theaters and VOD in early 2020. Here's the official press release:
Los Angeles, Sept. 17, 2019 – Rlje Films has acquired North American rights to the action-horror feature Vfw ahead of its world premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin. The movie is scheduled to be released in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD first quarter 2020.
Written by Max Brallier (“The Last Kids on Earth”) & Matthew McArdle and directed by
Joe Begos, the film stars Stephen Lang, William Sadler, Fred Williamson, Martin Kove, George Wendt (“Cheers”), David Patrick Kelly (“Twin Peaks”), Tom Williamson (“The Fosters”), Sierra McCormick (The Vast of Night), Travis Hammer (“Godless”), and Dora Madison (“Friday Night Lights”).
“We are so excited to work with the legendary Stephen Lang,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer for Rlje Films.
Los Angeles, Sept. 17, 2019 – Rlje Films has acquired North American rights to the action-horror feature Vfw ahead of its world premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin. The movie is scheduled to be released in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD first quarter 2020.
Written by Max Brallier (“The Last Kids on Earth”) & Matthew McArdle and directed by
Joe Begos, the film stars Stephen Lang, William Sadler, Fred Williamson, Martin Kove, George Wendt (“Cheers”), David Patrick Kelly (“Twin Peaks”), Tom Williamson (“The Fosters”), Sierra McCormick (The Vast of Night), Travis Hammer (“Godless”), and Dora Madison (“Friday Night Lights”).
“We are so excited to work with the legendary Stephen Lang,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer for Rlje Films.
- 9/19/2019
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Rlje Films has acquired North American rights to Vfw, an action horror move with a tough-guy cast that includes Stephen Lang, William Sadler, Fred Williamson and Martin Kove. The deal comes as the pic, directed by Joe Begos, is prepping for its world premiere Saturday at Austin’s Fantastic Fest.
Rlje, which is coming off acquiring Richard Stanley’s Toronto Film Festival’s Midnight Madness wo rld premiere Color Out of Space a couple weeks ago, will release Vfw in theaters on on-demand in first-quarter 2020.
Penned by Max Brallier & Matthew McArdle, Vfw revolves around a group of war veterans who must defend their local Vfw post and an innocent teen against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants. George Wendt, David Patrick Kelly, Tom Williamson, Sierra McCormick, Travis Hammer and Dora Madison also star.
Dallas Sonnier (Bone Tomahawk), Amanda Presmyk...
Rlje, which is coming off acquiring Richard Stanley’s Toronto Film Festival’s Midnight Madness wo rld premiere Color Out of Space a couple weeks ago, will release Vfw in theaters on on-demand in first-quarter 2020.
Penned by Max Brallier & Matthew McArdle, Vfw revolves around a group of war veterans who must defend their local Vfw post and an innocent teen against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants. George Wendt, David Patrick Kelly, Tom Williamson, Sierra McCormick, Travis Hammer and Dora Madison also star.
Dallas Sonnier (Bone Tomahawk), Amanda Presmyk...
- 9/17/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Over thirty new shorts across three sold-out, big-screen showcases, and an entire weekend of horror and genre-themed fun – this year’s FrightFest was one of the biggest ever for short form content. From comedies to mood-pieces, stop-motion to flat-out slashers, it was a truly diverse bunch, covering a wide spectrum of filmmakers and countries of origin. Here’s the very best of them:
There’s an awful lot to love in Stefan Georgiou’s cockney-gothic chiller The Dead Ones – a clever spin on the ghost-world formula that I won’t spoil here. Packed out with four terrific performances and a tricky, brilliantly moody plot that more than earns its longer 20-minute run time.
Adele Vuko’s edgy Aussie comedy The Hitchhiker might sound a little genre bare-bones, running off its basic title and set-up – three best friends picking up a scary-looking hitcher while on a midnight drive to a music...
There’s an awful lot to love in Stefan Georgiou’s cockney-gothic chiller The Dead Ones – a clever spin on the ghost-world formula that I won’t spoil here. Packed out with four terrific performances and a tricky, brilliantly moody plot that more than earns its longer 20-minute run time.
Adele Vuko’s edgy Aussie comedy The Hitchhiker might sound a little genre bare-bones, running off its basic title and set-up – three best friends picking up a scary-looking hitcher while on a midnight drive to a music...
- 8/30/2019
- by Ben Robins
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Joe Begos has cited Gaspar Noé as a celluloid role model. But he may have outdone the Gallic sensationalist with his third feature, which actually does the piling-druggy-excess-upon-excess thing better than Noé’s own psychotropic nightmares “Enter the Void” and “Climax.” An adventuresome step up from Begos’ somewhat more conventional prior horror outings, “Bliss” is as much a movie about addiction and mental illness as it is about vampirism — in fact, it’s held out as a possibility here that the film’s belligerently self-destructive L.A. artist heroine may simply be hallucinating her periodic bloodbaths.
Whether classified as straight-up genre piece or substance-abuse drama in disguise, this is a dive into psychedelic hedonism that succeeds in constantly topping itself, rather than succumbing to shock-value fatigue like the aforementioned Noé joints. It is certainly not for everyone, but those eager for a walk on the wild side will find those expectations fully sated.
Whether classified as straight-up genre piece or substance-abuse drama in disguise, this is a dive into psychedelic hedonism that succeeds in constantly topping itself, rather than succumbing to shock-value fatigue like the aforementioned Noé joints. It is certainly not for everyone, but those eager for a walk on the wild side will find those expectations fully sated.
- 8/7/2019
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Production underway in Dallas, Texas.
Voltage Pictures, riding high on the international box office success of Ya adaption After, has boarded international sales rights on Fangoria’s upcoming action-horror film V.F.W. in time for Cannes and will commence talks on the Croisette next week.
Genre specialist Joe Begos, who latest film Bliss premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last weekend, is directing from a screenplay by Max Brallier and Matthew McArdle about Vietnam War veterans who take a stand against a deranged drug dealer and his army of punk mutants to defend their local V.F.W. (Veterans of Foreign Wars) post and an innocent teen.
Voltage Pictures, riding high on the international box office success of Ya adaption After, has boarded international sales rights on Fangoria’s upcoming action-horror film V.F.W. in time for Cannes and will commence talks on the Croisette next week.
Genre specialist Joe Begos, who latest film Bliss premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last weekend, is directing from a screenplay by Max Brallier and Matthew McArdle about Vietnam War veterans who take a stand against a deranged drug dealer and his army of punk mutants to defend their local V.F.W. (Veterans of Foreign Wars) post and an innocent teen.
- 5/6/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Robert Klein (The Backup Plan), Andrea Navedo (Jane the Virgin), Willie Garson (Sex and the City), Craig Bierko (Unreal), Chris Perfetti (The Night Of), and Shaed lead singer Chelsea Lee have joined previously announced Annabella Sciorra in God The Worm from Mainstay Entertainment. Written and directed by Eric Schaeffer, the project began filming this week in New York City. The story centers on Samantha Miller (Sciorra), a talented singer-songwriter who, questioning life’s meaning, journeys through New York City’s colorful neighborhoods where chance encounters with a roster of eccentric and unforgettable characters who help illuminate her future path and restore her zeal for life and music. Klein plays Samantha’s hopeful and loving father, Jasper. Bierko (Walt), Garson (Francis), Navedo (Chloe) and Perfetti (Johnson) are among the dynamic New York City characters she meets along the way. Lee makes her acting debut here as a street artist. Mainstay’s...
- 3/29/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
While the SXSW Film Festival is kicking off in Austin this week, the Tribeca Film Festival will continue to shine a spotlight on upcoming genre films in April and May, including Joe Begos' Bliss, Ant Timpson's Come to Daddy (starring Elijah Wood and Stephen McHattie), and Something Else (directed by Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella).
From the Press Release: "New York – March 5, 2019 – The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by At&T, today unveiled its feature film lineup. Continuing its tradition of elevating exceptional storytelling rooted in today’s global film communities, the 18th annual Festival will showcase debut works from emerging talent and new works from notable filmmakers. The program includes discoveries, comedies, music-centered, political and social films. The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 24 - May 5.
The feature program includes 103 films from 124 filmmakers. The films selected in the three competition sections consist of 50% women directed films. The lineup includes 81 World Premieres,...
From the Press Release: "New York – March 5, 2019 – The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by At&T, today unveiled its feature film lineup. Continuing its tradition of elevating exceptional storytelling rooted in today’s global film communities, the 18th annual Festival will showcase debut works from emerging talent and new works from notable filmmakers. The program includes discoveries, comedies, music-centered, political and social films. The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 24 - May 5.
The feature program includes 103 films from 124 filmmakers. The films selected in the three competition sections consist of 50% women directed films. The lineup includes 81 World Premieres,...
- 3/8/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
With production underway on Chelsea Stardust's Satanic Panic and a movie adaptation of Preston Fassel’s Our Lady of the Inferno in development, Fangoria has exciting film projects on their upcoming slate, and they've now added another one to the macabre mix: the acton horror movie V.F.W., starring Stephen Lang and directed by Joe Begos.
Deadline reports that Begos will direct V.F.W. from a screenplay by Max Brallier and Matthew McArdle, with Lang in the starring role.
Described as "The Wild Bunch meets Night of the Living Dead," according to Deadline, V.F.W. "follows Fred and his military buddies as they must defend their local Vfw post – and an innocent teen – against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants. These Vietnam vets have been to hell and back, but this will be the longest night of their lives."
V.F.W.
Deadline reports that Begos will direct V.F.W. from a screenplay by Max Brallier and Matthew McArdle, with Lang in the starring role.
Described as "The Wild Bunch meets Night of the Living Dead," according to Deadline, V.F.W. "follows Fred and his military buddies as they must defend their local Vfw post – and an innocent teen – against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants. These Vietnam vets have been to hell and back, but this will be the longest night of their lives."
V.F.W.
- 3/4/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Stephen Lang, who played Colonel Miles Quaritch in James Cameron’s epic sci-fi Avatar, is set to star in V.F.W., an action-horror film with Brawl in Cell Block 99 producer Dallas Sonnier and Amanda Presmyk producing for Fangoria. Joe Begos is at the helm, directing from a screenplay by Max Brallier and Matthew McArdle. Begos’ Channel 83 Films partner Josh Ethier is also producing.
Slated to go before cameras this month in Dallas, the film is described as The Wild Bunch meets Night of the Living Dead. It follows Fred and his military buddies as they must defend their local Vfw post – and an innocent teen – against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants. These Vietnam vets have been to hell and back, but this will be the longest night of their lives.
Executive producers are David Gilbery and Charles Dorfman of Media Finance Capital,...
Slated to go before cameras this month in Dallas, the film is described as The Wild Bunch meets Night of the Living Dead. It follows Fred and his military buddies as they must defend their local Vfw post – and an innocent teen – against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants. These Vietnam vets have been to hell and back, but this will be the longest night of their lives.
Executive producers are David Gilbery and Charles Dorfman of Media Finance Capital,...
- 3/2/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Back in September, the first wave of programming for the Telluride Horror Show was revealed, including a 30th anniversary screening of Killer Klowns from Outer Space, and if you're still wondering whether or not to purchase tickets and point your car hood in the direction of the Rocky Mountains later this month, the festival's second wave of films should help persuade you, as screenings of Heretiks, Terrified, The Boat, Tigers Are Not Afraid, and many more movies have been announced:
Press Release: Telluride, Co - October 3, 2018: The second wave of films has been announced for Telluride Horror Show 2018.
Second wave highlights include Tigers Are Not Afraid, Terrified, and The Boat, as well as the short film Mad God (Part 3) from legendary filmmaker and visual effects producer Phil Tippett.
Creepy Campfire Tales, the Ice Scream Social and Annual Pig Roast are among events making their return to this year's festival.
Press Release: Telluride, Co - October 3, 2018: The second wave of films has been announced for Telluride Horror Show 2018.
Second wave highlights include Tigers Are Not Afraid, Terrified, and The Boat, as well as the short film Mad God (Part 3) from legendary filmmaker and visual effects producer Phil Tippett.
Creepy Campfire Tales, the Ice Scream Social and Annual Pig Roast are among events making their return to this year's festival.
- 10/4/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Filmmaker Joe Begos, whose horror pics Almost Human and The Mind’s Eye made their world premieres during the Toronto Film Festival’s Midnight Madness sections, has announced his next supernatural thriller, Dragged Into Sunlight.
Dora Madison, Tru Collins, and Rhys Wakefield will topline this story about a brilliant painter who is facing the worst creative block of her life (Madison). She turns to anything she can to complete her masterpiece, spiraling into a hallucinatory hell scape of drugs, sex, and murder in the sleazy underbelly of Los Angeles. Pic, directed, written and also produced by Begos, reps the third in his canon and was shot in 16Mm using practical effects.
Josh Ethier also produces with Begos for Channel 83 Films. George Wendt (Cheers), Abraham Benrubi, Chris McKenna, Graham Skipper and Jeremy Gardner also star. Financing was arranged through Lyle Kanouse (Sequence Break), Audrey Wasilewski (Sequence Break), and Terry Shaikh. Madison, Skipper, and Caroline Metz also serve as producers.
Begos made his feature debut with the 2014 alien abduction slasher Almost Human, which made its world premiere in the Midnight Madness section at Tiff back in 2013. Pic was distributed by IFC Midnight. His second film, the telekinetic revenge thriller The Mind’s Eye, world premiered at 2015 Tiff before winning Begos the Best Horror Director at Fantastic Fest. Rlj Entertainment distributed the film two years ago.
Madison is repped by Grandview. Collins is repped by Insurge-Ent and Cobalt Sky. Wakefield is repped by ICM Partners and Grandview. Begos is repped by attorney Wayne Alexander of Alexander, Lawrence, Frumes & Labowitz.
Dora Madison, Tru Collins, and Rhys Wakefield will topline this story about a brilliant painter who is facing the worst creative block of her life (Madison). She turns to anything she can to complete her masterpiece, spiraling into a hallucinatory hell scape of drugs, sex, and murder in the sleazy underbelly of Los Angeles. Pic, directed, written and also produced by Begos, reps the third in his canon and was shot in 16Mm using practical effects.
Josh Ethier also produces with Begos for Channel 83 Films. George Wendt (Cheers), Abraham Benrubi, Chris McKenna, Graham Skipper and Jeremy Gardner also star. Financing was arranged through Lyle Kanouse (Sequence Break), Audrey Wasilewski (Sequence Break), and Terry Shaikh. Madison, Skipper, and Caroline Metz also serve as producers.
Begos made his feature debut with the 2014 alien abduction slasher Almost Human, which made its world premiere in the Midnight Madness section at Tiff back in 2013. Pic was distributed by IFC Midnight. His second film, the telekinetic revenge thriller The Mind’s Eye, world premiered at 2015 Tiff before winning Begos the Best Horror Director at Fantastic Fest. Rlj Entertainment distributed the film two years ago.
Madison is repped by Grandview. Collins is repped by Insurge-Ent and Cobalt Sky. Wakefield is repped by ICM Partners and Grandview. Begos is repped by attorney Wayne Alexander of Alexander, Lawrence, Frumes & Labowitz.
- 9/9/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Arriving today on VOD is Psychopaths, the latest movie from prolific genre filmmaker Mickey Keating, who has helmed six feature films over the last six years, and currently serves as the host for the Shudder exclusive series, The Core. Psychopaths follows various storylines on one fateful night as murder and mayhem take over the streets, and features performances from Ashley Bell, Larry Fessenden, Mark Kassen, Angela Trimbur, Josh Ethier, Jeremy Gardner, and Jeff Daniel Phillips, who serves as the film’s narrator.
Daily Dead recently chatted with Keating about his evolution as a filmmaker over the last few years, making movies that celebrate movies, his new talk show on Shudder, and much more. Look for Psychopaths today on VOD, courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Great to chat with you again, Mickey. I think what's really cool about your career is that with every film that you do, you can see...
Daily Dead recently chatted with Keating about his evolution as a filmmaker over the last few years, making movies that celebrate movies, his new talk show on Shudder, and much more. Look for Psychopaths today on VOD, courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Great to chat with you again, Mickey. I think what's really cool about your career is that with every film that you do, you can see...
- 1/2/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
We've been excited for Daily Dead readers to experience the adrenaline rush of Joe Lynch's Mayhem since our Managing Editor Heather Wixson gave it a four-star SXSW review. Following the film's November 10th theatrical and VOD release from Rlje Films, it's now been announced that Mayhem will wreak havoc on home media on December 26th.
The physical home media release of Mayhem will help you fight off the stress of the holidays with an audio commentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and more. We have the official press release with full details below, as well as a look at the cover art featuring Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving:
Press Release: Los Angeles (November 14, 2017) – Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release the action, horror film Mayhem on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra High-Definition 4K/Blu-ray combo on Dec. 26, 2017. Directed by Joe Lynch (Everly, Chillerama), the feature film debut from writer Matias Caruso stars Steven Yeun (“The Walking Dead,...
The physical home media release of Mayhem will help you fight off the stress of the holidays with an audio commentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and more. We have the official press release with full details below, as well as a look at the cover art featuring Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving:
Press Release: Los Angeles (November 14, 2017) – Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release the action, horror film Mayhem on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra High-Definition 4K/Blu-ray combo on Dec. 26, 2017. Directed by Joe Lynch (Everly, Chillerama), the feature film debut from writer Matias Caruso stars Steven Yeun (“The Walking Dead,...
- 11/14/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
This year, Fantastic Fest turned 13, a number that felt apt if you’ve been following the news. Most conversations started like this:
“How are you?”
“How are you?”
Exhale. Hug. Repeat.
Eventually, people got around to talking about the films. Even those were emotional.
Tortured Souls
In past years, bringing context into the Alamo Drafthouse theater meant deciding not to chomp chips and queso during a hushed thriller. This time, audiences welled up watching Carla Guigino confront a lifetime of abuse as the emotionally and physically handcuffed wife in Stephen King’s “Gerald’s Game,” a Lifetime movie-looking low budget adaptation whose blockbuster impact at the Fest might not translate to people at home when it premieres on Netflix. (Guigino, however, is terrific in a dual-of-sorts role as the manacled victim and her empowered subconscious.)
Read More:Fantastic Fest Under Fire: Why America’s Preeminent Genre Festival Needs Its Fans...
“How are you?”
“How are you?”
Exhale. Hug. Repeat.
Eventually, people got around to talking about the films. Even those were emotional.
Tortured Souls
In past years, bringing context into the Alamo Drafthouse theater meant deciding not to chomp chips and queso during a hushed thriller. This time, audiences welled up watching Carla Guigino confront a lifetime of abuse as the emotionally and physically handcuffed wife in Stephen King’s “Gerald’s Game,” a Lifetime movie-looking low budget adaptation whose blockbuster impact at the Fest might not translate to people at home when it premieres on Netflix. (Guigino, however, is terrific in a dual-of-sorts role as the manacled victim and her empowered subconscious.)
Read More:Fantastic Fest Under Fire: Why America’s Preeminent Genre Festival Needs Its Fans...
- 9/29/2017
- by Amy Nicholson
- Indiewire
Stars: Graham Skipper, Lauren Ashley Carter, John Speredakos, Larry Fessenden, Noah Segan, Matt Mercer, Michael A. LoCicero, Jeremy Gardner, Patrick M. Walsh, Brian Morvant, Josh Ethier, Susan T. Travers | Written and Directed by Joe Begos
Back in 2014 first-time director Joe Begos exploded on the horror scene with Almost Human, an alien abduction movie drenched in 80s flair. Now he’s back with his second feature, Supernatural Forces aka The Mind’s Eye, another film that’s not afraid to wear its love of 80s horror on its sleeve. In this case referencing the work of David Cronenberg and Brian De Palma, and films like the Scanners franchise, Carrie and the classic telekinetic fear flick The Fury.
Confession time: I’m not the biggest fan of David Cronenberg’s Scanners. If not for exploding head scene and the final battle between Revok and Vale, the film would be a very dull futuristic thriller.
Back in 2014 first-time director Joe Begos exploded on the horror scene with Almost Human, an alien abduction movie drenched in 80s flair. Now he’s back with his second feature, Supernatural Forces aka The Mind’s Eye, another film that’s not afraid to wear its love of 80s horror on its sleeve. In this case referencing the work of David Cronenberg and Brian De Palma, and films like the Scanners franchise, Carrie and the classic telekinetic fear flick The Fury.
Confession time: I’m not the biggest fan of David Cronenberg’s Scanners. If not for exploding head scene and the final battle between Revok and Vale, the film would be a very dull futuristic thriller.
- 2/13/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
If you live near Austin and you feel the earth shifting beneath your feet, then you might want to throw on your sneakers and start running now, because the King of the Monsters is heading to Texas this week for the North American premiere of Shin Godzilla at Fantastic Fest 2016:
Press Release: Austin, TX - September 21, 2016 - Alamo Drafthouse's Fantastic Fest is excited to unveil last minute additions to the schedule, adding to one of the most highly diverse lineups in the festival's twelve-year history. And see who will go toe to toe in the fest's highly anticipated yearly event, the Fantastic Debates!
Godzilla returns to the big screen in 2016 with Shin Godzilla, the 32nd film in the legendary franchise and currently the 3rd highest grossing film in Japan this year. The King of the Monsters stomps into Fantastic Fest for its North American Premiere before smashing its way through the U.
Press Release: Austin, TX - September 21, 2016 - Alamo Drafthouse's Fantastic Fest is excited to unveil last minute additions to the schedule, adding to one of the most highly diverse lineups in the festival's twelve-year history. And see who will go toe to toe in the fest's highly anticipated yearly event, the Fantastic Debates!
Godzilla returns to the big screen in 2016 with Shin Godzilla, the 32nd film in the legendary franchise and currently the 3rd highest grossing film in Japan this year. The King of the Monsters stomps into Fantastic Fest for its North American Premiere before smashing its way through the U.
- 9/21/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Touted as “the best Scanners sequel we never got,” The Mind’s Eye is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on October 4th! The Blu-ray cover art has been revealed by Rlj Entertainment, and the Scanners comparison is uncanny. The Mind’s Eye follows Zack and Rachel, humans born with super abilities who are imprisoned by a psychotic doctor hell-bent on capitalizing on their powers.
“Zack Connors and Rachel Meadows were born with incredible psychokinetic capabilities. When word of their supernatural talents gets out, they find themselves the prisoners of Michael Slovak, a deranged doctor intent on harvesting their powers. After a daring escape, they are free from his sinister institution, but the corrupt doctor will stop at nothing to track them down so that he may continue to siphon their gifts for his own use.”
Written and directed by Begos, The Mind’s Eye stars Graham Skipper, Lauren Ashley Carter,...
“Zack Connors and Rachel Meadows were born with incredible psychokinetic capabilities. When word of their supernatural talents gets out, they find themselves the prisoners of Michael Slovak, a deranged doctor intent on harvesting their powers. After a daring escape, they are free from his sinister institution, but the corrupt doctor will stop at nothing to track them down so that he may continue to siphon their gifts for his own use.”
Written and directed by Begos, The Mind’s Eye stars Graham Skipper, Lauren Ashley Carter,...
- 8/19/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Writer/director Joe Begos’ second genre effort, The Mind’s Eye, feels like it could have been an early ’90s spin-off from the world of Scanners, with the up-and-coming filmmaker wearing his influences proudly on his sleeve. However, the difference between The Mind’s Eye and other recent projects that evoke feelings of grungy horror nostalgia, is that Begos never relies too heavily on our love of the movies of yesteryear, instead creating a film that can stand proudly on its own two feet.
That being said, there are aspects of The Mind’s Eye that are a bit rough around the edges, and one of the film’s actors almost derails the whole effort, but by and large, Begos’ latest feature is an ambitious throwback telekinetic tale that’s explosively fun and a solid step forward for Begos as a visual storyteller.
The Mind’s Eye follows Zack Connors...
That being said, there are aspects of The Mind’s Eye that are a bit rough around the edges, and one of the film’s actors almost derails the whole effort, but by and large, Begos’ latest feature is an ambitious throwback telekinetic tale that’s explosively fun and a solid step forward for Begos as a visual storyteller.
The Mind’s Eye follows Zack Connors...
- 8/10/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
One of the things that happens if you do this job for a long time (and at this point, I have objectively been doing this for a long time) is you start to see the same people over and over at different events. You meet a filmmaker at a festival, for example, and if that film is on the festival circuit for a while, then you end up seeing that same filmmaker several times over the next year. That’s what happened with Joe Begos and Josh Ethier for me when they released Almost Human, their first film together, and now it’s happening again as The Mind’s Eye reaches theaters and digital platforms. Begos is the writer/director/cinematographer, while Ethier is a producer and the film’s editor. I am a fan of their collaboration in general, and I think they’ve got their own aesthetic going on,...
- 8/8/2016
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Featuring telekinetic traits reminiscent of Firestarter and Scanners, Joe Begos’ The Mind’s Eye hits theaters, VOD, and iTunes this Friday, August 5th from Rlj Entertainment. To celebrate the release, a special screening of the film will take place at the Laemmle Playhouse 7 in Pasadena on Friday night, followed by a cast and crew Q&A moderated by filmmaker Mickey Keating (Carnage Park), and we’ve been provided with two tickets and a signed poster to give away to one lucky Daily Dead reader.
This special opening night screening of The Mind’s Eye will take place at 7:30pm at the Laemmle Playhouse 7 (673 E. Colorado Blvd, 91101) in Pasadena, California. Moderated by Mickey Keating, the Q&A following the screening will feature writer/director Joe Begos, cast members Graham Skipper, Matt Mercer, and Josh Ethier, and producer Zak Zeman.
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This special opening night screening of The Mind’s Eye will take place at 7:30pm at the Laemmle Playhouse 7 (673 E. Colorado Blvd, 91101) in Pasadena, California. Moderated by Mickey Keating, the Q&A following the screening will feature writer/director Joe Begos, cast members Graham Skipper, Matt Mercer, and Josh Ethier, and producer Zak Zeman.
To purchase tickets for The Mind’s Eye opening night screening and Q&A in Pasadena,...
- 8/3/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Sadly, San Diego Comic-Con 2016 is over, but videos continue to roll out from some of the events from the convention, including The Mind’s Eye clip that was shown during the “Under the Radar” panel in Hall H!
Rlj Entertainment acquired The Mind’s Eye for North American distribution back in April, and the psychokinetic horror film will hit theaters, VOD, and iTunes on August 5th.
Written and directed by Begos, The Mind’s Eye stars Graham Skipper, Lauren Ashley Carter, John Speredakos, Noah Segan, Jeremy Gardner, Matt Mercer, Brian Morvant, Josh Ethier, Sam Zimmerman, and Larry Fessenden.
Synopsis: “Zack Connors and Rachel Meadows were born with incredible psychokinetic capabilities. When word of their supernatural talents gets out, they find themselves the prisoners of Michael Slovak, a deranged doctor intent on harvesting their powers. After a daring escape, they are free from his sinister institution, but the corrupt doctor will...
Rlj Entertainment acquired The Mind’s Eye for North American distribution back in April, and the psychokinetic horror film will hit theaters, VOD, and iTunes on August 5th.
Written and directed by Begos, The Mind’s Eye stars Graham Skipper, Lauren Ashley Carter, John Speredakos, Noah Segan, Jeremy Gardner, Matt Mercer, Brian Morvant, Josh Ethier, Sam Zimmerman, and Larry Fessenden.
Synopsis: “Zack Connors and Rachel Meadows were born with incredible psychokinetic capabilities. When word of their supernatural talents gets out, they find themselves the prisoners of Michael Slovak, a deranged doctor intent on harvesting their powers. After a daring escape, they are free from his sinister institution, but the corrupt doctor will...
- 7/26/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Firestarter and Scanners might come to mind while watching the killer new trailer for The Mind’s Eye, the latest film from Almost Human writer/director Joe Begos that will be released this summer.
Rlj Entertainment acquired The Mind’s Eye for North American distribution back in April, and EW reports that the psychokinetic horror film will hit theaters, VOD, and iTunes on August 5th.
Written and directed by Begos, The Mind’s Eye stars Graham Skipper, Lauren Ashley Carter, John Speredakos, Noah Segan, Jeremy Gardner, Matt Mercer, Brian Morvant, Josh Ethier, Sam Zimmerman, and Larry Fessenden.
Synopsis: “Zack Connors and Rachel Meadows were born with incredible psychokinetic capabilities. When word of their supernatural talents gets out, they find themselves the prisoners of Michael Slovak, a deranged doctor intent on harvesting their powers. After a daring escape, they are free from his sinister institution, but the corrupt doctor will stop at nothing to track them down so that he may continue to siphon their gifts for his own use.”
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Rlj Entertainment acquired The Mind’s Eye for North American distribution back in April, and EW reports that the psychokinetic horror film will hit theaters, VOD, and iTunes on August 5th.
Written and directed by Begos, The Mind’s Eye stars Graham Skipper, Lauren Ashley Carter, John Speredakos, Noah Segan, Jeremy Gardner, Matt Mercer, Brian Morvant, Josh Ethier, Sam Zimmerman, and Larry Fessenden.
Synopsis: “Zack Connors and Rachel Meadows were born with incredible psychokinetic capabilities. When word of their supernatural talents gets out, they find themselves the prisoners of Michael Slovak, a deranged doctor intent on harvesting their powers. After a daring escape, they are free from his sinister institution, but the corrupt doctor will stop at nothing to track them down so that he may continue to siphon their gifts for his own use.”
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- 6/16/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Almost Human writer/director Joe Begos’ latest film, The Mind’s Eye, has been acquired for North American distribution by Rlj Entertainment:
Press Release: Los Angeles, April 12, 2016 – Rlj Entertainment (Nasdaq: Rlje) has acquired all North American rights to the thriller, The Mind’S Eye. Written and directed by Joe Begos, the film reunites him with his Almost Human film star Graham Skipper, along with cast members Lauren Ashley Carter (Premium Rush, The Woman), John Speredakos (The House of the Devil), and Noah Segan (Some Kind of Hate, Looper). Rlje plans to release The Mind’S Eye in theaters and On Demand later this year. Mark Ward, Rlj Entertainment’s Chief Acquisitions Officer, made the announcement today.
The Mind’S Eye made its world premiere at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and won the award for Best Director, Horror Feature at the 2015 Fantastic Fest.
“Joe has an amazing...
Press Release: Los Angeles, April 12, 2016 – Rlj Entertainment (Nasdaq: Rlje) has acquired all North American rights to the thriller, The Mind’S Eye. Written and directed by Joe Begos, the film reunites him with his Almost Human film star Graham Skipper, along with cast members Lauren Ashley Carter (Premium Rush, The Woman), John Speredakos (The House of the Devil), and Noah Segan (Some Kind of Hate, Looper). Rlje plans to release The Mind’S Eye in theaters and On Demand later this year. Mark Ward, Rlj Entertainment’s Chief Acquisitions Officer, made the announcement today.
The Mind’S Eye made its world premiere at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and won the award for Best Director, Horror Feature at the 2015 Fantastic Fest.
“Joe has an amazing...
- 4/12/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Graham Skipper, Lauren Ashley Carter, John Speredakos, Larry Fessenden, Noah Segan, Matt Mercer, Michael A. LoCicero, Jeremy Gardner, Patrick M. Walsh, Brian Morvant, Josh Ethier, Susan T. Travers | Written and Directed by Joe Begos
Back in 2014 first-time director Joe Begos exploded on the horror scene with Almost Human, an alien abduction movie drenched in 80s flair. Now he’s back with his second feature, The Mind’s Eye, another film that’s not afraid to wear its love of 80s horror on its sleeve. In this case referencing the work of David Cronenberg and Brian De Palma, and films like the Scanners franchise, Carrie and the classic telekinetic fear flick The Fury.
Confession time: I’m not the biggest fan of David Cronenberg’s Scanners. If not for exploding head scene and the final battle between Revok and Vale, the film would be a very dull futuristic thriller. However...
Back in 2014 first-time director Joe Begos exploded on the horror scene with Almost Human, an alien abduction movie drenched in 80s flair. Now he’s back with his second feature, The Mind’s Eye, another film that’s not afraid to wear its love of 80s horror on its sleeve. In this case referencing the work of David Cronenberg and Brian De Palma, and films like the Scanners franchise, Carrie and the classic telekinetic fear flick The Fury.
Confession time: I’m not the biggest fan of David Cronenberg’s Scanners. If not for exploding head scene and the final battle between Revok and Vale, the film would be a very dull futuristic thriller. However...
- 2/27/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
One of the reasons I try to see the Toronto midnight movies at the actual midnight screenings is because those audiences are positively bloodthirsty. They are there because they want red meat. They want to scream and groan and cheer, but not every night is programmed that way. Colin Geddes, the madman behind Midnight Madness, designs that schedule so there are some ups and downs and a mix of different energies. One of the movies that played most aggressively with the audience, satisfying exactly what they wanted, was "The Mind's Eye," the newest film from the same team who brought "Almost Human" to the festival a few years ago. Joe Begos and Josh Ethier and Zak Zeman are the ultimate expression of those kids who remade "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" or that dude who remade "Rambo" in one room, pastiche artists who make greatest hits versions of the films they love.
- 9/25/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
In order to make the submission deadline for the Toronto International Film Festival, writer/director Joe Begos and producer/editor Josh Ethier had a locked cut of The Mind’s Eye seven weeks into the editing; the effort paid off as the psychokinetic thriller is getting a World Premiere as part of Midnight Madness programme. The cinematic tale features Zack Connors (Graham Skipper) attempting to use his special abilities to prevent the mysterious Dr. Slovak from descending into a psychic rage. “Joe is a visual director who shoots and operates on his own films,” explains Ethier, who has collaborated with Begos ever since […]...
- 9/17/2015
- by Trevor Hogg
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
In order to make the submission deadline for the Toronto International Film Festival, writer/director Joe Begos and producer/editor Josh Ethier had a locked cut of The Mind’s Eye seven weeks into the editing; the effort paid off as the psychokinetic thriller is getting a World Premiere as part of Midnight Madness programme. The cinematic tale features Zack Connors (Graham Skipper) attempting to use his special abilities to prevent the mysterious Dr. Slovak from descending into a psychic rage. “Joe is a visual director who shoots and operates on his own films,” explains Ethier, who has collaborated with Begos ever since […]...
- 9/17/2015
- by Trevor Hogg
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Bruce Campbell and Edgar Wright will be on hand for a groovy 35mm double bill of The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II at this October's Beyond Fest, held in Los Angeles and presented by Shudder. Other screening highlights include the Kurt Russell-starring Bone Tomahawk, Karyn Kusama's The Invitation, the Henry Rollins-starring He Never Died, and much more.
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA - Thursday, September 3, 2015- Beyond Fest, the highest attended genre film festival in the Us, is excited to announce its full slate of 2015 programming featuring 25 events of mind-bending, movie madness. Presented by Shudder, Beyond Fest returns to Hollywood's famed Egyptian Theatre for 11 days of movies, music and mayhem spanning Thursday, October 1st - Monday, October 12th to generate funds for co-presenter, the nonprofit American Cinematheque.
With a diverse slate that includes films from all corners of the globe Beyond Fest is proud to present...
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA - Thursday, September 3, 2015- Beyond Fest, the highest attended genre film festival in the Us, is excited to announce its full slate of 2015 programming featuring 25 events of mind-bending, movie madness. Presented by Shudder, Beyond Fest returns to Hollywood's famed Egyptian Theatre for 11 days of movies, music and mayhem spanning Thursday, October 1st - Monday, October 12th to generate funds for co-presenter, the nonprofit American Cinematheque.
With a diverse slate that includes films from all corners of the globe Beyond Fest is proud to present...
- 9/3/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Grace Phipps, Spencer Breslin, Lexi Atkins, Sierra McCormick, Ronen Rubinstein, Brando Eaton, Andrew Bryniarski, Noah Segan, Michael Polish, Maestro Harrell, Justin Prentice, Audrey Ellis Fox, Jasper Polish, Josh Ethier | Written by Adam Egypt Mortimer, Brian DeLeeuw | Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer
If there’s one thing I will take away from this years Frightfest it’s that this was the year that saw the tropes of the slasher movie return to the horror genre with a vengeance. From the strong final girl, to insane, and sometimes supernatural, killers and the idea that the horror movie is as metal as Iron Maiden… so gloriously metal… And nowhere are those three more prevalent than in Some Kind of Hate.
Reminscent of Trick or Treat, the 1986 heavy metal horror starring Marc Price; and Savaged, the supernatural revenge thriller that played Frightfest Glasgow in 2014, Some Kind of Hate sees tightly wound Lincoln – a...
If there’s one thing I will take away from this years Frightfest it’s that this was the year that saw the tropes of the slasher movie return to the horror genre with a vengeance. From the strong final girl, to insane, and sometimes supernatural, killers and the idea that the horror movie is as metal as Iron Maiden… so gloriously metal… And nowhere are those three more prevalent than in Some Kind of Hate.
Reminscent of Trick or Treat, the 1986 heavy metal horror starring Marc Price; and Savaged, the supernatural revenge thriller that played Frightfest Glasgow in 2014, Some Kind of Hate sees tightly wound Lincoln – a...
- 8/29/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Ray Wise, Adam Green, Will Barratt, Josh Ethier, Rileah Vanderbilt, Kane Hodder, Sarah Elbert, Tom Holland, Mick Garris, Alex Pardee, Jimmy McCarthy, Nic Henley, Caitlyn Brisbin, Robert Pendergraft | Written and Directed by Adam Green
The problem with found footage movies is sometimes, instead of pulling the audience closer into the action, we end up thinking that the person behind the camera is just an idiot who should have dropped it and run for his life when things got dangerous. However their are rare occassions where you can just enjoy being taken along for the ride… As is the case with Digging Up the Marrow.
Playing himself Adam Green films a documentary about a man, William Dekker (Ray Wise) who contacts him promising proof of the existence of monsters in the world. Taking Will Barratt along with him as camera man he interviews Dekker about the claims, agreeing to investigate the claims.
The problem with found footage movies is sometimes, instead of pulling the audience closer into the action, we end up thinking that the person behind the camera is just an idiot who should have dropped it and run for his life when things got dangerous. However their are rare occassions where you can just enjoy being taken along for the ride… As is the case with Digging Up the Marrow.
Playing himself Adam Green films a documentary about a man, William Dekker (Ray Wise) who contacts him promising proof of the existence of monsters in the world. Taking Will Barratt along with him as camera man he interviews Dekker about the claims, agreeing to investigate the claims.
- 6/22/2015
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Part documentary, part narrative, there are no easy labels for writer/director Adam Green’s latest movie, Digging Up the Marrow. On one hand, it features Green and a number of his regular collaborators playing themselves. At the same time, it stars Ray Wise as a Dr. Loomis-esque obsessive on the hunt for real-life monsters. It’s told as a straightforward documentary, but it also features cool-looking monsters designed by artist Alex Pardee (whose artwork served as the inspiration for the film). The pieces might be recognizable in and of themselves, but put together they make Digging Up the Marrow a movie that doesn’t quite feel like anything else out there.
It’s difficult to describe the premise of Marrow without giving too much away, and this is the kind of film where it’s better to go in cold. Suffice it to say that Green plays himself, a...
It’s difficult to describe the premise of Marrow without giving too much away, and this is the kind of film where it’s better to go in cold. Suffice it to say that Green plays himself, a...
- 2/20/2015
- by Patrick Bromley
- DailyDead
After traversing the indie-horror scene for years, Adam Green still manages to bring an admirable level of excitement and enthusiasm to projects that might otherwise be dubbed “generic” without proper ambitions. Digging Up The Marrow could have suffered a more mundane fate in the wrong hands, but Green’s nurturing touch encourages individuality and creativity – or in more horror specific terms, it spreads like a devilish infection, eating deep into your mushiest cranial tissue.
Green’s found footage mockumentary analyzes man’s ability to rationalize the existence of monsters living among us, and he does so with the help of creature-artist-extraordinaire Alex Pardee – an illustrator whose work inspired a whole gaggle of heavily-detailed monsters ready to unleash themselves on excitable audiences. Green’s child-like enthusiasm is infectious as he seeks to answer questions many of us might be afraid of, but the documentary aspect eventually gives way to Pardee’s colorful,...
Green’s found footage mockumentary analyzes man’s ability to rationalize the existence of monsters living among us, and he does so with the help of creature-artist-extraordinaire Alex Pardee – an illustrator whose work inspired a whole gaggle of heavily-detailed monsters ready to unleash themselves on excitable audiences. Green’s child-like enthusiasm is infectious as he seeks to answer questions many of us might be afraid of, but the documentary aspect eventually gives way to Pardee’s colorful,...
- 2/16/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Joe Begos, who debuted with delightful, nasty alien slasher throwback Almost Human is looking to revive psychic rage in new telekinetic revenge film, The Mind’s Eye. Announced today, The Mind’s Eye is currently in production on Rhode Island, with Almost Human producer and co-star Josh Ethier producing and Almost Human and Re-Animator: The Musical star Graham Skipper (pictured top) in the…
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- 2/13/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Early 2014 saw the release of brisk, gory alien slasher Almost Human, a film which eschews easy homage and instead properly recalls the nasty fun of its 80s influence. Directed by Joe Begos, Almost Human stars Josh Ethier (who also produced) as the flanneled extraterrestrial demolisher. Over the course of its pre-release fest run, I had the…
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- 12/29/2014
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Image Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Digging Up The Marrow, a meta-fantasy flick from horror filmmaker Adam Green (Frozen). Green stars as himself along with a cadre of his genre pals in a story that begins when he receives a package from a mysterious man (Ray Wise) who claims he can prove that monsters exist. Green wrote, directed, and stars in the pic inspired by the work of artist Alex Pardee, who also appears along with Will Barratt, Joe Lynch (Everly), Don Coscarelli (John Dies At The End), Lloyd Kaufman, Tony Todd (Candyman), Steve Agee (The Sarah Silverman Program), Mick Garris (Masters Of Horror), Tom Holland (Fright Night), Kane Hodder (Jason X, Hatchet), Josh Ethier (Almost Human), and the late Dave Brockie of Gwar. Digging Up The Marrow was produced by Green for his ArieScope Pictures along with Cory Neal, who financed with Andrew Mysko through their Hacienda Film Co....
- 10/27/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Oh, look ... it's a fist slamming into my face in slow motion. And there's another one. Yes, kids, in a move some of you may appreciate more than others it's the video montage of the Fantastic Debates featuring violence performed for your entertainment by myself, Matt Mason, Joe Lynch, Josh Ethier, Maria Reinup, Jenny Jacobi, Tim League and Ti West. Also, my wife looks far too happy when she appears in this video.Watch it below....
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- 9/30/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Even though Joe Lynch has abandoned straightforward horror in order to make more action-centric adventures, the filmmaker’s genre love stills finds a way into any project he tackles. His latest offering, Everly, may present itself as a contained survival story at first glance, but once the gore kicks in and insides start finding their way outside, Lynch’s horror mentalities once again make themselves known. This is one of the factors that makes Everly more than just a Salma Hayek vessel with guns and explosions, and one of the main reasons I gave Lynch’s film a favorable review coming out of Fantastic Fest.
In between the countless screenings and flurry of milkshakes, I managed to sit down with Lynch to talk about his new film, but the conversation evolved into much more. Starting off with a few questions about Everly, Lynch revealed who was originally cast in Salma Hayek’s role,...
In between the countless screenings and flurry of milkshakes, I managed to sit down with Lynch to talk about his new film, but the conversation evolved into much more. Starting off with a few questions about Everly, Lynch revealed who was originally cast in Salma Hayek’s role,...
- 9/28/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
It's been a couple of years since I've attended the Fantastic Debates, but since I began "casually" training in boxing earlier this year I wanted to see how well this year's debate participants would fare in the ring. This unique showcase of battle of wit, intellect and combat techniques features both rounds of debate and boxing.
Chilean martial artist and actor Marko Zaror (The Redeemer) was onhand (pictured above) to coach Alamo Drafthouse/Drafthouse Films staffer Jenny Jacobi and founder Tim League. The tenth anniversary of Fantastic Fest featured four matches at professional kickboxer and former world champion Randy Palmer's South Austin Gym, with the following participants and topics:
Filmmakers Joe Lynch (Everly) and Josh Ethier (Almost Human) with "Resolved: Samurais are infinitely more badass than cowboys in cinema."
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Chilean martial artist and actor Marko Zaror (The Redeemer) was onhand (pictured above) to coach Alamo Drafthouse/Drafthouse Films staffer Jenny Jacobi and founder Tim League. The tenth anniversary of Fantastic Fest featured four matches at professional kickboxer and former world champion Randy Palmer's South Austin Gym, with the following participants and topics:
Filmmakers Joe Lynch (Everly) and Josh Ethier (Almost Human) with "Resolved: Samurais are infinitely more badass than cowboys in cinema."
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- 9/23/2014
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
Last night's Fantastic Debates were the talk of twitter (see our live tweet stream at @TwitchFilm) and all four fights were some of the best the event has seen yet. We're hoping to have some video for you in the coming days, but in the meantime, check out these awesome photos courtesy of David Hill. The order of events: 1) Josh Ethier vs. Joe Lynch - Cowboys vs. Ninjas 2) Jenny Jacobin vs. Maria Reinup - Literature adaptations 3) Matt Mason vs. Todd Brown - Bit torrent 4) Ti West vs. Tim League - Found Footage cinema...
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- 9/22/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Who on earth would set a high-octane, high-body count, bulletfest of an action movie in a single room? The answer is director Joe Lynch. The filmmaker’s new film, Everly, stars Salma Hayek as a prostitute who must kill a small army of assassins sent to murder her at an apartment by a yakuza crime boss. At Christmas.
The director explains that his intent with the film was to combine two cinematic flavors few people might have considered placing together: Action classic Die Hard and the work of the avant-garde Dogme 95 filmmaking collective, whose leading lights include one Lars von Trier.
The director explains that his intent with the film was to combine two cinematic flavors few people might have considered placing together: Action classic Die Hard and the work of the avant-garde Dogme 95 filmmaking collective, whose leading lights include one Lars von Trier.
- 9/19/2014
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
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