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Posted by dominie in Events, Films, News on December 1st, 2008
Uwe Boll (House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark, Postal) returns to horror with his new thriller The Storm for Brightlight Pictures reports Dread Central. Currently filming in Vancouver through mid-December, the film stars Luke Perry (The Fifth Element, 90210), Steve Bacic (Andromeda), and Lauren Holly (Dumb and Dumber).
Scripted by Tim McGregor, The Storm concerns a stranger named Silas (Perry) who emerges from a devastating storm seeking refuge with Tom (Bacic) and Gillian (Holly) on their farm. As they struggle to deal with the upheaval and disaster left in the wake of the storm, Silas may be the only one who can help Tom, Gillian and their young son survive. But as the family comes to terms with what they have lost in the storm, they are threatened by a danger that could prove even more catastrophic than the forces of nature.
If you’re interested in more Uwe Boll and you’re in the Los Angeles area December 17th and 18th, Downtown Independent is holding a Boll Film Festival along with the North American premiere of Boll’s two latest films, Far Cry and Tunnel Rats. Boll himself will be in attendance. Below is the schedule of festivities or you can head over to the Downtown Independent website for more information.
December 17th:
12PM - Heart of America
2PM - Alone in the Dark
4PM - In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
7PM - Seed
9PM - Far Cry *Q&A w/ Uwe Boll between the 7 & 9PM screenings
December 18th:
1PM - Blackwoods
3PM - BloodRayne
5PM - BloodRayne 2: Deliverance
7PM - Postal (Extended Director’s Cut)
9PM - Tunnel Rats *Q&A w/ Uwe Boll between the 7 & 9PM screenings
Posted by dominie in Events, General, News on November 26th, 2008
Yesterday we announced the Battlestar Galactica auction happening at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California come January 16, 2009. What about for our favorite movies? Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Batman, etc. If you’re a fan with some extra cash stashed away or want to give to the film/TV fan that has everything, Profiles in History, the nation’s leading dealer in guaranteed-authentic Hollywood memorabilia, will be holding a worldwide auction on December 11, 2008. Bidding begins at 12:00 PM PST. Bids can be placed either in person, via mail, phone, fax, or live on the Internet via eBay Live Auctions or at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
Auction items include Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber, Indiane Jones” hat, whip and machete, inscribed one-of-a-kind books from Ian Fleming, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, and many more. Click on the images below for a sample of items to be sold or click beyond the break for the full press release.
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Posted by dominie in Events, Films, News on November 25th, 2008
Lights, food, presents, happy. Then add a little bit of scare into the mix, and we have a month of Christmas celebrations. That’s exactly what Glass Eye Pix and Beck Underwood have partnered up to bring us monster fans. From December 1-25, a new creepy short will be shown each day on www.creepychristmas.net. Be sure to keep up! A schedule for the filmmakers shorts are below.
Glass Eye Pix & Beck Underwood are chilled to no end to invite you on a moving & unforgettable holiday journey.
A horrifyingly talented group of artists have created short films inspired by images found through the squeaky doors & cracked windows of the 2008 Creepy Christmas Advent calendar.
A new short will be shown each day, beginning Dec. 1st – 25th at: www.creepychristmas.net
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Posted by dominie in Events, News on November 25th, 2008
The second half of the final season of Battlestar Galactica returns January 16, 2009 at 10:00pm et/pt. The Sci-Fi Channel aired a promo titled The Epic Journey which you can watch at here or head over to /Film. If you’re not familiar, there is time to catch up! Lock yourself up. Do whatever you need to.
Also, something else to look forward to come the start of the final episodes, NBC Universal has teamed up with Propworx to offer Battlestar Galactica fans thousands of one-of-a-kind props, set pieces, and costumes reports IGN. Items include full size ships, Adama’s desk, a Cylon raider, Caprica Six’s red dress! The list goes on.
A series of live and online (www.battlestarprops.com) auctions will begin on January 16, 2009 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California and run through the weekend. The auctions will then move to eBay on Tuesday January 20, 2009 where additional items will be added each week in conjunction with the airing of the final season. Beginning Friday, January 23, these auctions will feature items that appeared in that week’s particular episode! Read the following press release for the full details. A working list of items up for auction and the schedule is available as well. (more…)
Posted by dominie in Events, Films, News on November 23rd, 2008
The Heath Ledger poster to the left was unveiled today in a Variety advertisement. /Film reports that Warner Bros. has released it to push for an Academy Award nomination for Ledger’s role in The Dark Knight as Best Supporting Actor. I cannot agree more with the poster, which reads from Time Magazine, “Heath Ledger is magnificent. The Joker, incarnated with chilling authority by the actor, is simply one of the most twisted and mesmerizing creeps in movie history.”
The Academy Award ballots are mailed in right after Christmas on December 26th. The polls close on January 12th, and nominations are revealed on January 22nd. Currently in the running for Best Supporting Actor is Michael Shannon in Revolutionary Road, Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt, John Malkovich in Changeling, Ralph Fiennes in Duchess, John Malkovich and Brad Pitt in Burn After Reading, and Robert Downey, Jr. in Tropic Thunder.
Posted by dominie in Events, Films, News on November 19th, 2008
Only 57 days to go until the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Unlike years past, the 25th Anniversary Sundance Film Festival will open with a feature-length clay animation film, Mary and Max, from Academy Award-winning short film creator Adam Elliot reports /Film.
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Toni Collette, Mary and Max tells the tale of an improbable friendship between two very different people: Mary Daisy Dinkle (Collette) a lonely Australian eight-year-old, and Max Jerry Horovitz (Hoffman), a middle-aged New Yorker. Spanning 20 years and two continents, Mary and Max is a journey that explores friendship, autism, taxidermy, psychiatry, alcoholism, obesity, kleptomania, sexual difference, religious difference, agoraphobia and more. The film is narrated by Australian legend Barry Humphries and features cameos from Eric Bana, singer Renee Geyer and Australian music icon Ian “Molly” Meldrum along with Julie Forsyth and John Flaus. The story is based on the director’s own pen-friendship that has also lasted over twenty years. Read on more the details from the press release.
25TH SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL TO OPEN WITH WORLD PREMIERE OF ADAM ELLIOT’S MARY AND MAX
Clay Animation Film Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Toni Collette,
Narrated by Barry Humphries to Screen Opening Night, January 15 in Park City
Park City, UT—Sundance Institute announced today that the world premiere of Mary and Max, a clay animation feature film from Academy Award-winning short film creators Adam Elliot and producer Melanie Coombs is the Opening Night Film for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Toni Collette and narrated by Barry Humphries, Mary and Max is the tale of two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. The story is based on the director’s own pen-friendship that has also lasted over twenty years. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Sundance Film Festival runs January 15-25, 2009 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah.
“This portrait of a global friendship between two marvelously dysfunctional people is an exceptionally moving, funny and thought-provoking work,” said Geoffrey Gilmore, Director, Sundance Film Festival. “Mary and Max is the first film of its kind to open the Festival and we anticipate audiences will embrace Adam Elliot’s feature-length directorial debut for its poignant story, exceptional voice talent and technological creativity.”
Mary and Max marks renowned Australian animator Adam Elliot’s return to Sundance Film Festival. His short film Harvie Krumpet, also produced by Melanie Coombs, screened at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Elliot has been awarded five Australian Film Institute Awards, for his four previous films. These films, which also include Uncle, Cousin and Brother, have screened in hundreds of film festivals all over the world. “By Opening Night it will have been five years since Melanie and I began working on the film. It has been a whale of a pregnancy and we are so thrilled that the birth will be in Sundance. It is a dream come true to unveil our film in such an honored and nourishing environment.” said Elliot.
Written and directed by Elliot, Mary and Max tells the tale of an improbable friendship between two very different people: Mary Daisy Dinkle (Collette) a lonely Australian eight-year-old, and Max Jerry Horovitz (Hoffman), a middle-aged New Yorker. Spanning 20 years and two continents, Mary and Max is a journey that explores friendship, autism, taxidermy, psychiatry, alcoholism, obesity, kleptomania, sexual difference, religious difference, agoraphobia and more. The film is narrated by Australian legend Barry Humphries and features cameos from Eric Bana, singer Renee Geyer and Australian music icon Ian “Molly” Meldrum along with Julie Forsyth and John Flaus.
Mary and Max was Produced by Melanie Coombs and Executive Produced by Mark Gooder, Paul Hardart, Tom Hardart, Bryce Menzies and Jonathan Page and Co-Executive Produced by Iain Canning, Andrew Mackie and Richard Payten with Associate Producer Pauline Piechota. Mary and Max was financed by Screen Australia, Adirondack Pictures and Film Victoria and is being sold internationally by Icon Entertainment International.
“All of us could not think of a better place to launch Adam’s labor of love. It is thrilling to have the home of independent filmmaking recognize Adam’s enormous talent,” said Mark Gooder, CEO of Icon.
The entire 2009 Sundance Film Festival program announcement will be made on Wednesday, December 3 and Thursday, December 4.
Posted by dominie in Events, General on November 7th, 2008
Got a film you want to submit to festivals? Try the 10th annual TromaDance Film Festival. Promoted at AFM, the American Film Market, one of the leading platforms for sealing independent sales and distribution deals, TromaDance, founded by Lloyd Kaufman, is the first film festival devoted to truly independent films. The festival occurs simultaneously during the Sundance Film Festival and is also held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Read on for more details.
Inspired by Trey Parker and founded in 2000 by Lloyd Kaufman, TromaDance is the first film festival wholeheartedly devoted to filmmakers and fans. Unlike every other film festival, TromaDance does not charge filmmakers a fee to submit their films.
Entrance to all screening s is free and open to the public. There are no VIP reservations and no preferential treatment of any kind is given regarding admission to films, panels, or parties. The organizers of TromaDance believe films are meant to be seen, especially when it comes to new filmmakers. Art…in all its forms… is for the people!
TromaDance features a range of films made independently, usually without big stars, big money and far removed from the Hollywood studio system. The official selections of TromaDance have been made with nothing more than passion, courage, integrity, and raw talent.
Now in its 10th year, TromaDance has expanded across the country. TromaDance Indiana, in conjunction with the B-Movie Celebration, is now in its 2nd year, and TromaDance New Mexico will hold its fifth festival in 2009.
For further info please visit www.troma.com or www.tromadance.com.
Posted by dominie in Events, Films, News on November 3rd, 2008
Tavix Pictures, a new distribution entity from producer Casey Evans (Identity Crisis) and director Brad Jurjens (The Bank Job) will launch at AFM this week. Blur, a psychological thriller from award-winning filmmaker John W. Kim (It’s A Horrible Life) is among one of the eclectic films slated for distribution. Their launch slate seems very promising. Read inside the following press release for more details on each film.
Producer Casey Evans and director Brad Jurjens are launching their new distribution entity Tavix Pictures at AFM, November 5 – 12, 2008 at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica. They will sell the domestic and international rights to their impressive slate including the action film Hired Gun, filmmaker John W. Kim’s Hitchcockian thriller Blur and Michael O’Brien’s baby-boomer rockumentary Going to Whatstock?
Dedicated to producing quality films through collaborative development, Evans and Jurjens have also been able to secure financing for their upcoming films. According to Evans, “Tavix Pictures has and will continue to evolve with the industry to be the most efficient, dedicated company that can cut ‘standard’ costs in half by re-organizing workflow and keeping pace with current technology trends that are associated with every aspect of filmmaking from production through distribution.” (more…)
Posted by dominie in Events, Films, News on November 3rd, 2008
Bloody Disgusting unveiled three early one-sheet previews for 2009’s After Dark Horrorfest III occurring on January 9th to January 15th, 2009—that of The Broken, Slaughter, and Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations. It will be the third annual Horrorfest from After Dark and seven of their “8 Films to Die For” have been announced. Stay tuned here for more details.
The Broken—director Sean Ellis delivers a psychological horror story about a woman whose life descends into nightmare when she wakes up in the hospital after seeing an apparent double of herself driving by—in her own car. The film stars Lena Headey, Richard Jenkins, Melvil Poupaud, Ulrich Thomsen, Michelle Duncan, and Asier Newman.
Slaughter—director Stewart Hopewell tells a chilling story about a young woman trying to escape an abusive past. She moves to Atlanta in hopes of seeking refuge at her family far, but discovers even more cruelty awaits her. Antonia Bernath, Craig Robert Young, Lucy Holt, Maxim Knight, Amy Shiels, C.J. Singer, and Cristi Hogas star.
Perkins’ 14—From director Craig Singer, this killer thriller involves the arrest of a suspected murderer. It follows Robert Perkins, who after witnessing his parents’ massacre brainwashes 14 bodyguards to kill anyone that tries to harm him. Patrick O’Kane, Shayla Beesley, Mihaela Mihut, Michale Graves, Gregory O’Connor, and Katherine Pawlak star.
Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations—director Seth Grossman tells of a young man who discovers he has inherited the powers of “The Butterfly Effect” and attempts to solve the mystery of his high school girlfriend’s death using his newfound ability, only to unwittingly unleash a vicious serial killer. The film stars Chris Carmack, Sonya A. Avakian, Rachel Miner, and Melissa Jones.
From Within—From director Phedon Papamichael, the story tells of a young girl contemplating severing ties from her Christian upbringing just as residents in her small town begin to suspiciously die. Thomas Dekker, Elizabeth Rice, Adam Goldberg, Jake Weber, and Laura Allen star.
Dying Breed—From director Jody Dwyer, the film is inspired by the legends of a 19th-century cannibal and an extinct tiger. This brutal horror-thriller centers on four friends who find out that something—or someone—murderous lurks in the rain-slogged Australian bush. Leigh Whannell, Nathan Phillips, Melanie Valejo, Mirrah Foulkes, Peter Docker, and Billie Brown star.
Autopsy—From director Adam Gierasch, the story chronicles a young woman’s attempt to find her injured boyfriend in a bizarre and dangerous hospital. The film stars Robert Patrick, Jenette Goldstein, Michael Bowen, Robert LaSardo, and Ross McCall.
Posted by robert in Events, General, News, Reviews on October 21st, 2008
I have not been neglecting my Famous Monsters post. No, on the contrary. I have been in a maddening frenzy gathering artisans from all walks of life who are of like mind. Why? For future projects, properties and events coming to you from FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND. I am proud to announce, I am hard at work orchestrating the creation of the official FM FEARBOOK 2009. A celebration of 50 years of FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND and a world of imagination. The book will debut at, ready for this? The FAMOUS MONSTERS FILM FESTIVAL. More on that as we confirm guests and films.
The Fearbook is a celebration for ALL who revere a good imaginative tale, be it on celluloid or print. Be it with ghosts, demons, man made monsters, Giant Bugs, whichever you prefer. This fearbook and website is for you. The fearbook will look back to our celluloid past as well as glance towards the future. Where will the future of monsters be? That can only be answered by the artist of tomorrow. Which brings me to the last chapter of the Fearbook.
THE FUTURE OF FM.
I am seeking 50 young artists who would like submit original work for possible publication in the 2009 book.
These are the RULES.
1: the artist MUST be below the age of 21. I DREAM of receiving art from some aspiring 5 year old. ANY LITTLE ARTISTS OUT THERE?
2: NO splatter horror art, NO Nudity, or general junk
3: Please include your age, name and City/State/Country
4: ALL submissions are via email, please no photocopies or originals through the mail.
5: Our DEADLINE is December 31st, 2008
6: NO Digital artwork, photoshop and the like. We want pencil, crayons, markers, ink, paints ANYTHING, but digital
7: The artwork must capture the essence of the past, yet lead us towards the future.
CAN YOU DO IT? OF COURSE! So, kids, get to work.
Send me your emails
I will be selecting a handful of artists to be featured within the pages of the FEARBOOK. The remaining artists will be featured HERE on the OFFICIAL F.M. site.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Signed, your neurotic and demanding Art Director gentleman
Robert Aragon
Uwe Boll (House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark, Postal) returns to horror with his new thriller The Storm for Brightlight Pictures reports Dread Central. Currently filming in Vancouver through mid-December, the film stars Luke Perry (The Fifth Element, 90210), Steve Bacic (Andromeda), and Lauren Holly (Dumb and Dumber).
