Olive Films Releases Aviation Classic, Rare Counterculture Gem, and New Anime Discoveries

Olive Films Releases Classic Aviation Film, Rare Counterculture Gem, and New Anime Discoveries

Chicago, IL – Olive Films, a boutique theatrical and home entertainment distribution label dedicated to bringing independent, foreign, and classic films to DVD and Blu-ray, has announced that October 18th will be the release date of eight new titles, including a canonical aviation film, and a rare counterculture gem from 1970, and the long-awaited launch of Oribu Anime.

“This Autumn is a very exciting time for us,” said Alex Kopecky of Olive Films. “We’re thrilled by the outpouring of positive responses we’ve received for the debut of our new Olive Signature line. Moreover, we’re also releasing four titles that have never had legitimate DVD releases in the US: The Fake, The King of Pigs, Strategic Air Command, and Little Fauss and Big Halsy as well as four other films new to Blu-ray.”

ORIBU ANIME:
THE KING OF PIGS (2011) and THE FAKE (2013)
 
With the DVD and Blu-ray debut of The King of Pigs and The Fake, Olive Films proudly launches Oribu Anime, an exciting new voice in modern animation. Showcasing some of the world’s most provocative animators, Oribu Anime aims to push towards the outer reaches of modern, sophisticated anime. Oribu’s first two titles come from rising Korean director Yeon Sang-ho, whose recent live-action film Train to Busan (2016) has been called the best zombie movie in years. With the director’s international reputation growing every day, audiences are primed to enjoy his earlier animated films.

Both The King of Pigs and The Fake are unflinching, dark, cynical films that comment on Korean society as a whole. The King of Pigs opens moments after a once-successful businessman has brutally murdered his wife. From there, the film flashes back to his school days and the abusive events that shaped his own life. In The Fake, religious figures Elder Choi and Pastor Sung plan to swindle their faithful village out of the money they’re about to receive from a project that involves the whole village being flooded to build a new dam. When a local outcast realizes that their plan will not only steal from the villagers but also put them in danger, he is left with no option but to unleash all hell on the con artists.

STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (1955)
 
Strategic Air Command is also scheduled to debut on DVD and Blu-ray. Directed by the great Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, June Allyson, and Frank Lovejoy, its absence on disc has left a gaping hole in the collections of aviation film fans, and Olive Films happily fills that void on October 18th. The film’s greatest claim to fame is its stunning aerial photography, which was filmed in Vistavision and is presented here in 1.66:1.

Notably, Strategic Air Command reflects James Stewart’s love of aviation as well as his military background. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1941, and after flying 20 combat missions, he became one of few Americans to rise from private to colonel in just four years. When he retired in 1968, he held the rank of Brigadier General. Filmed with cooperation from the Air Force, Strategic Air Command also has the distinction of being the only feature film to ever focus on the B-36 Peacemaker.

LITTLE FAUSS AND BIG HALSY (1970)
 
Olive Films has also announced the first legitimate DVD and Blu-ray release of Little Fauss and Big Halsy, a film directed by Sidney J. Furie starring Robert Redford, Michael J. Pollard, and supermodel Lauren Hutton. Following the motorcycle racing circuit, the film provides an interesting take on the counterculture bike films of its time. It boasts a soundtrack of songs by Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Bob Dylan and a screenplay by Charles Eastman that was one of the first film scripts to be published as a hardcover book.

People may also remember the film for the on-set tensions between Robert Redford and Michael J. Pollard, who were rumored to strongly dislike each other. Also, although Redford chose the project in part to undercut his clean, likeable image, he supposedly grew to dislike the film because of the sleazy, caddish character he plays.

It’s unfortunate that Little Fauss and Big Halsy has been so neglected on home media, but Olive Films is proud to change that with their October 18th DVD and Blu-ray release.

Other Olive Films

Blu-ray debut of Villa Rides (1968), directed by Buzz Kulik; starring Yul Brynner, Robert Mitchum, Charles Bronson, Herbert Lom, Robert Viharo, Fernando Rey, Alexander Knox, and Grazia Buccella.

Blu-ray debut of Gas-s-s-s (1970), directed by Roger Corman; starring Cindy Williams, Bud Cort, Ben Vereen, Elain Giftos, and Bob Corff.

Blu-ray debut of The Return of Dracula (1958), directed by Paul Landres; starring Francis Lederer, Norma Eberhardt, Ray Stricklyn, Virginia Vincent, John Wengraf, Gage Clarke, Jimmy Baird, and Greta Granstedt.

Blu-ray debut of Special Effects (1984); directed by Larry Cohen; starring Zoe Tamerlis, Eric Bogosian, Brad Rijn, and Kevin O'Connor.

Bonus Features: New Audio Commentary with director Larry Cohen and filmmaker Steve Mitchell.

About Olive Films
Olive Films is a Chicago-based boutique theatrical and home entertainment distribution label dedicated to bringing independent, foreign, documentary, and classic films to life. Its catalog boasts over 500 titles ranging from Hollywood classics to contemporary titles. More information about Olive Films may be found at olivefilms.com.

Olive Films Releases Aviation Classic, Rare Counterculture Gem, and New Anime Discoveries

Wild Eye Releasing Acquires "BONEJANGLES" For 2017 Release

Wild Eye Releasing Signs Brett DeJager's 

BONEJANGLES

Throwback Horror Slasher Arrives in 2017 on Home Video    
   
New York, NY - Wild Eye Releasing has acquired worldwide distribution rights for Brett DeJager's Bonejangles.  "We signed with Wild Eye because we wanted to work with a distributor that understands what good horror movies are all about and had the capacity to get Bonejangles in the hands of as many horror fans as possible.

"You can tell they love a good horror flick just as much as the rest of us, and that is exactly why we trusted them to deliver Bonejangles to the world," DeJager said after the deal was inked.

Over the past year, Bonejangles has made audiences and critics scream, screening at the Fright Night Theatre Film Festival, Scare-A-Con Film Festival and The Indie Horror Drive-In Film Festival.

While transporting the unstoppable killer Bonejangles to an asylum, a group of police officers encounter a hellish pit stop: a cursed town where the dead rise from their graves. Now the only way to save their lives and the town is to release Bonejangles and fight the curse...with something much worse.

                   Bonejangles (Teaser Trailer)


Rob Hauschild, President of Wild Eye Releasing negotiated the deal with Shaun O'Connell of Labyrinth Films.  Hauschild shared, "Bonejangles perfectly captures the 80s horror sensibility, and we are thrilled to be unleashing it to the fans."  A digital and physical release is planned for 2017.

Wild Eye Releasing Acquires "BONEJANGLES" For 2017 Release

"THE UNSPOKEN": Opening Theatrically in NY, LA and Major Cities (And on VOD) on October 28

THE UNSPOKEN

In Theaters and on Digital HD October 28, 2016 from Starz Digital, and on
DVD December 6, 2016 from Anchor Bay Entertainment

Opens theatrically on October 28 in New York (Cinema Village), Los Angeles (Noho 7) and regional territories including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Minneapolis, Orlando and more.

From the Executive Producer of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY and INSIDIOUS comes THE UNSPOKEN, starring Neal McDonough (Suits, Arrow) and Jodelle Ferland (Silent Hill). Directed by Award-winning filmmaker Sheldon Wilson (Kaw, Shallow Ground), THE UNSPOKEN is an eerie thrill ride into the horror that lurks in an unsuspecting small town.

In 1997 the close-knit Anderson family vanished from their country home without a trace without an explanation. No bodies were ever found and for 17 years the house has remained undisturbed...until now. A sinister tale of haunting and murder, THE UNSPOKEN is a refreshing twist on the horror genre just in time for Halloween.

Executive Producer: Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious)

Written & Directed by: Sheldon Wilson (Kaw, Shallow Ground)

Starring: Jodelle Ferland (Silent Hill), Neal McDonough (Suits, Arrow)
Sunny Suljic and Matt Bellefleur.

Not rated, Runtime 90 minutes (Canada/USA)

"THE UNSPOKEN": Opening Theatrically in NY, LA and Major Cities (And on VOD) on October 28

THE CROOKED MAN -- Movie Review by Porfle

(THE CROOKED MAN premieres Saturday, October 1st on the Syfy Channel, kicking off their "31 Days of Halloween.")

There's an old saying: "If you build a website about a song that kills you after you sing it, they will come." 

Well, maybe those aren't the exact words, but in the Syfy Channel original movie THE CROOKED MAN (2016), somebody does build it, and, sure enough, some little girls who are having a sleepover stumble upon it while searching for some creepy fun. 

What happens after one of the girls sings the song is creepy all right, but it isn't fun when the Crooked Man himself shows up and kills one of them in a rather horrible way, leaving behind a crooked corpse with one of the other girls standing over it holding a bloody knife.

 

Six years later, Olivia (Angelique Rivera, LOCA, "American Crime"), the girl with the killer singing voice and the only one to witness the murder, returns to town to visit her now-single dad and to discover that, after being accused of murdering her friend that fateful night, she's still widely shunned as a pariah. 

But with her return comes a new series of horrific deaths, the victims consisting of anyone who was in the house along with Olivia six years before. When the truth becomes clear to her, she takes on the task of warning her dubious former friends who are marked for death and, if possible, finding a way to end the curse of the Crooked Man.

As Olivia gains allies such as old sleepover pal Charlotte (Reilly Stith) and a handsome young town cop named Noah (Cameron Jebo, WALKER PAYNE, "Power Rangers Megaforce") who becomes her obligatory romantic interest, people continue to die in scenes that don't exactly terrify us but do deliver a few chills and a fair amount of icky gore effects as the victims are mauled, broken, and even beheaded.

There's a decent jump scare here and there, especially with the Crooked Man skittering in and out of the shadows and looking like a spindly, skeletal apparition not unlike the fabled Slender Man with a hint of Freddy Krueger (minus the wisecracks), but with jerky movements and a hideous rictus for a face.

After the opening sleepover sequence sets the appropriate tone, THE CROOKED MAN settles into an autumnal, somber atmosphere that's the antithesis of the jokey and satirical horror stylings of films such as SCREAM.  

The script is terse and serious, which fits this story perfectly and adds to an overall sense of unease that keeps us on edge despite a few slow spots.

 

Lead performances are adequate, with my favorites being familiar faces such as Marco Rodríguez (THE CROW, INTERNAL AFFAIRS) as Olivia's dad and Dina Meyer (STARSHIP TROOPERS, STAR TREK: NEMESIS) as the obsessively overprotective mother of one of the potential sleepover victims.  Michael Jai White (THE DARK KNIGHT, SPAWN) also appears as a mystery man with a secret connection to the case.

Production values are good for a Syfy flick, and thankfully devoid of the usual fake-looking CGI.  Director Jesse Holland does a good job of staging scenes of shuddery mayhem and maintaining a decent level of mystery and suspense. 

The big finale itself (which, incidentally, contains the film's only cringe-inducing one-liners) is decidedly short on terror, but I found it eventful enough to avoid being a disappointment.

If you're looking for genuine EXORCIST-style terror, you're howling up the wrong tree here.  But for a pleasantly spooky experience to put you in the Halloween mood, THE CROOKED MAN might be just the thing to make you feel like a kid shivering through scary sleepover stories again.

THE CROOKED MAN -- Movie Review by Porfle

Joe Bob Briggs Presents "THE WARRIORS" in New York -- One Night Only

 

THE WARRIORS
Hosted by Joe Bob Briggs

The Little Theatre
240 East Avenue, Rochester, N.Y.
Saturday, October 1
8 p.m.

(Come early for signing and schmoozing.)

Joe Bob will be appearing for one night only at the historic Little Theatre in downtown Rochester. The Little Theatre was part of the Little Cinema movement of the 1920s, part of the revolt against canned Hollywood product, meaning they’ve been showing independent films and foreign films since the silent era—87 years, to be precise.

We’re celebrating the Walter Hill cult classic The Warriors, based on the 1965 Sol Yurick about New York gangs, which was in turn based on the Anabasis by the Greek soldier Xenophon, which was an account of the 10,000 Greek mercenaries who got stranded near Baghdad and had to fight their way all the way back to Greece—1200 miles!

After the screening we’ll have a question and answer session. Before the screening Joe Bob will be signing posters, books, shirts, photos, whatever.

This event is being sponsored by the guys who run Fright-Rags, and there’s a possibility that they’ll still have a few of the MonsterVision shirts that went on sale earlier this week. (The posters sold out in 30 minutes.)

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

Joe Bob Briggs Presents "THE WARRIORS" in New York -- One Night Only

DATE CHANGE: 4K Restoration of "PRIVATE PROPERTY" Starring Warren Oates Available on Blu-Ray Oct. 25

CINELICIOUS PICS PRESENTS

4K Digital Restoration  of
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Starring Warren Oates (The Wild Bunch)

Available on Blu-Ray & DVD October 25

As previously announced, Cinelicious Pics will release on Blu-ray and DVD its new 4k digital restoration of director Leslie Stevens' long-missing 1960 thriller PRIVATE PROPERTY, starring iconic American character actor Warren Oates (TWO-LANE BLACKTOP, THE WILD BUNCH) in his first significant screen role.

 The Blu-ray will be available on October 25.

A major rediscovery for noir and crime fans, PRIVATE PROPERTY had essentially vanished following a very brief release in the early 1960s -- until now. 

                           Watch the trailer


PRIVATE PROPERTY begins as two homicidal Southern California drifters (played to creepy, Peeping Tom perfection by Warren Oates and Corey Allen) wander off the beach and into the seemingly-perfect Beverly Hills home of an unhappy housewife (Leslie Stevens' real-life spouse, Kate Manx). Shimmering with sexual tension and lensed in stunning B&W by master cameraman Ted McCord (THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, EAST OF EDEN), PRIVATE PROPERTY is both an eerie, neo-Hitchcockian thriller and a savage critique of the hollowness of the Playboy-era American Dream.

Warren Oates delivers his first great screen performance here as one of the murderous vagabonds, years before he emerged as one of the finest character actors of his generation; his bizarre, voyeuristic Lennie-and-George relationship with the underrated Corey Allen (James Dean's hot rod rival in REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE) is fueled by a barely-suppressed homoeroticism. Shot almost entirely in the Beverly Hills home where director Stevens and lead actress Manx lived at the time, PRIVATE PROPERTY is a simmering thriller tinged with deeply unnerving elements of autobiography--and all the voyeurism anyone could ask for.

"Private Property qualifies as a genuine rediscovery"
-- Glenn Kenny, The New York Times

"This lost treasure has to rank as one of the richest and
fearlessly gnarly of its kind"
--Steve Macfarlane, Slant

"...brimming with suggestions of sexual dysfunction that seems shocking
even for the year Psycho was released"
--Michael Atkinson, The Village Voice

About the Blu-Ray:
Special Features:
Dual-Format Release: Blu-ray and DVD,
New 4K restoration from previously lost film elements rediscovered and preserved by UCLA Film and Television Archive
New video interview with Still Photographer and Technical Consulant Alexander Singer
U.S. theatrical trailer
New essay by Don Malcolm
Limited Edition of 3,000

ABOUT CINELICIOUS PICS:
Cinelicious Pics is a distribution company bringing handpicked independent features & docs plus 4K-restored art house and cult classics to North American audiences via theatrical release, Video on Demand, and Blu-Ray. Past releases include Josephine Decker's Thou Wast Mild & Lovely and Butter on the Latch, Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur, John Magary's The Mend, and Agnès Varda's Jane B. Par Agnès V. and Kung-Fu Master!, among many others. Cinelicious Pics was recently voted "Best Indie Film Distributor" of 2015 by L.A. Weekly magazine. 4K restorations are lovingly brought to pristine viewing quality by sister post & digital restoration studioCinelicious, which has recently provided post services to Berlinale Silver Bear Best Director winners Boyhood(2014) by Richard Linklater, and Prince Avalanche (2013) by David Gordon Green, as well as the 4K restoration of Chris Nolan's Following. Both companies are located in the heart of Hollywood.

DATE CHANGE: 4K Restoration of "PRIVATE PROPERTY" Starring Warren Oates Available on Blu-Ray Oct. 25

Syfy Original "THE CROOKED MAN" Airs October 1st

"THE CROOKED MAN" KICKS OFF SYFY'S "31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN"

THE ORIGINAL MOVIE SET TO AIR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 9/8c

"The Crooked Man" airs this Saturday, October 1 on Syfy 9/8c as part of "31 Days of Halloween."

This Syfy Original film, starring Michael Jai White (SPAWN), Amber Benson (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) and Dina Meyer (STARSHIP TROOPERS) kicks off Syfy's 31 Days of Halloween.

 

Synopsis: While at a slumber party, twelve year old ‘Olivia’ is blamed for the horrific and mysterious death of her friend after singing a song, created by a reclusive mastermind, ‘Milo’ (Michael Jai White), which summons a demonic figure known as "The Crooked Man".

Returning to her hometown six years later, a string of unusual deaths lead Olivia (Angelique Rivera) to believe that she's still being haunted by whatever she saw that fateful night. Once you sing the rhyme, everyone in the house is cursed to die by his hands.

                            Watch the Trailer

Syfy Original "THE CROOKED MAN" Airs October 1st

Film Movement Classics Releases "Beat" Takeshi Kitano and Joe Sarno on DVD & Blu-ray

FILM MOVEMENT CLASSICS’ OCTOBER RELEASES INCLUDE “BEAT” TAKESHI KITANO’S FIRST TWO FILMS AND THE FIRST TITLES FROM THE JOE SARNO LIBRARY ON BLU-RAY & DVD

VIOLENT COP AND BOILING POINT OUT ON OCTOBER 11TH AND VAMPIRE ECSTASY/SIN YOU SINNERS AVAILABLE ON OCTOBER 25TH

September 28, 2016 (New York, NY) – Film Movement, the New York-based distributor of arthouse, independent and classic films, is pleased to announce the first home video releases by acclaimed Japanese star and filmmaker “Beat” Takeshi Kitano from its Film Movement Classics imprint. VIOLENT COP (1989), Kitano’s explosive directorial debut, is a testament to the stylized action of ‘80s cinema, and his sophomore effort, BOILING POINT (1990), is the first written and directed by the action auteur and features his signature stoic acting combined with his visionary directing. Both films, which will be available on DVD and on Blu-ray – for the first time – on October 11th, will each include exclusive bonus featurettes and cover art by renowned comic book artist Ben Marra.

On October 25th, Film Movement Classics will release the first two titles from its recently acquired Joe Sarno library, VAMPIRE ECSTASY (1973) and SIN YOU SINNERS (1963). Sarno, who was the subject of Film Movement’s 2014 documentary A LIFE IN DIRTY MOVIES, is a pioneer of sexploitation and erotic films and his work has recently experienced a resurgence in appreciation through retrospectives around the world. Partnering with Film Media, Film Movement Classics will continue to release two Sarno films at a time on Blu-ray and DVD over the next few years.

In his breakthrough classic, VIOLENT COP, “Beat” Takeshi directs and stars as vicious rogue homicide detective Azuma who takes on a sadistic crime syndicate only to discover widespread internal corruption within the police force. Kitano’s debut feature marks his transformation from motor-mouth comedic star of stage and screen to art house auteur – consciously playing with the schizophrenic nature of his public persona, both in his films and in public. The San Francisco Chronicle called VIOLENT COP “exhilarating,” and Lawrence van Gelder of The New York Times said the film “packs a punch,” when it was released in the U.S. in 1999, ten years after it was made and following the success of Kitano’s other films, HANA-BI (FIREWORKS) and SONATINE. VIOLENT COP was in the official selection of the Yokohama Film Festival, where Kitano won the Best Director award; Karlovy Vary; and Moscow Film Festival.

BOILING POINT, the second film from Renaissance man Kitano follows two members of a junior baseball team who get mixed up with yakuza gangsters, haphazardly stumbling into a journey for revenge. For the first time Kitano wrote as well as directed, carving out his unique genre blend of crime, action and comedy. The Chicago Reader observed that “Takeshi Kitano's handling of tones, which range from the grimly depressive to the irreverently hilarious, is amazing,” and Time Out called it “the funniest film to date from a key '90s filmmaker.” BOILING POINT received a Special Mention at the Torino International Film Festival and gained recognition at Karlovy Vary and Mumbai International Film Festivals.

Blu-rays and DVDs of VIOLENT COP and BOILING POINT, which will be available on October 11th, will each include an essay by Tom Vick of The Smithsonian Institution, as well as a 20-minute bonus featurette. THAT MAN IS DANGEROUS: THE BIRTH OF TAKESHI KITANO will be paired with VIOLENT COP, and OKINAWA DAYS: TAKESHI’S SECOND DEBUT will be included with BOILING POINT. The featurettes will include interviews with the filmmakers, actors and producers; clips from the films; and a survey of graphic images and posters.

Called “an undercurrent of poetic melancholia and surrealism” (Offscreen.com) and dripping with gothic atmosphere, VAMPIRE ECSTASY is Joe Sarno’s mesmerizing foray into the horror genre. When a trio of beautiful young women journey to their ancestral home to claim an inheritance, they fall prey to a coven of witches, intent on trying to reincarnate their deceased vampire leader.

Meanwhile, SIN YOU SINNERS, from the first wave of sexploitation films by Sarno, the “Chekhov of soft-core” (The Village Voice) is a hypnotic noir about a medallion forged in a voodoo ritual that preserves an exotic dancer’s youth and beauty. When the dancer’s jealous daughter and employer hatch plots to steal the amulet for themselves, it sets off a chain of events ending in murder. “SIN YOU SINNERS….finds (Sarno) already occupying the unconscious position of a genuine grindhouse auteur,” wrote film critic Tim Lucas. This inaugural home video release will also include a bonus essay by Lucas.

DVDs and Blu-rays of VIOLENT COP, BOILING POINT and VAMPIRE ECSTASY/SIN YOU SINNERS will be available to own from FilmMovement.com, Amazon.com and other retailers.

VIOLENT COP (1989, 103 mins) Directed by Takeshi Kitano. Written by Hisashi Nozawa. Starring Takeshi Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa. Japan. Japanese with English subtitles. A Film Movement Classics Release. Trailer, stills, and synopsis available here.

BOILING POINT (1990, 97 mins) Directed by Takeshi Kitano. Written by Takeshi Kitano. Starring Takeshi Kitano, Yurei Yanagi, Yuriko Ishida. Japan. Japanese with English subtitles. A Film Movement Classics Release. Trailer, stills, and synopsis available here.

VAMPIRE ECSTASY (aka THE DEVIL’S PLAYTHING, 1973, 103 mins) Directed by Joseph W. Sarno. Written by Takeshi Kitano. Starring Maria Forsa, Nadia Henkowa, and Anke Syring. A Film Movement Classics Release. Additional information available here.

SIN YOU SINNERS (1963, 73 mins) Directed by Joseph W. Sarno. Starring June Colbourne, Dian Lloyd, Derek Murcott. A Film Movement Classics Release. Additional information available here. 

About Film Movement Classics
Launched in 2002, Film Movement is a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City.  Film Movement has released more than 250 feature films and shorts culled from prestigious film festivals worldwide, and this year it had its first Academy Award-nominated film, THEEB. Film Movement’s theatrical distribution strategy has evolved to include promising American independent films, documentaries, and an even stronger slate of foreign art house titles. In 2015, Film Movement launched its reissue label Film Movement Classics, featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on Blu-ray and DVD, including films by such noted directors including Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway, Bille August, Marleen Gorris and Takeshi Kitano. For more information, please visit www.filmmovement.com.

Film Movement Classics Releases "Beat" Takeshi Kitano and Joe Sarno on DVD & Blu-ray

Melantha Blackthorne Joins Debbie Rochon On Easter Island For "ASTRONOMY WALKERS"

"Astronomy Walkers is like Eat Pray Love (2010) meets Flatliners (1990)." 

HKCFN fave Melantha Blackthorne (SINNERS AND SAINTS, ORDER OF ONE, AVERSION, PRISON OF THE PSYCHOTIC DAMNED) tells us that she has officially joined Debbie Rochon (MODEL HUNGER, THE THEATER BIZARRE), Aaron Smolinski (SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE), and the rest of the great cast of Reno Anastasio's "Astronomy Walkers" that is set to shoot on Easter Island next year.

She'll be playing the titular role of the Spirit Guide who is an Astronomy Walker.

The character is a combination of ghost and angel and lives in the supernatural realm. She is the spiritual embodiment of an unborn human soul with thousands of years of supernatural experience and can affect change in our human world with telepathic ability.

"It's my understanding that there has only been one studio movie made on Easter Island back in the 1990s called 'Rapa Nui'," says Melantha.  "It will be quite the adventure."

SYNOPSIS:
Struggling theater actress Taylor Murdoch finally gets her big break on London's West End. The part calls for her to be in peak physical condition.  However, the day after landing the role, she has a positive pregnancy test.  With rehearsals beginning in less than two weeks, she decides to have an abortion.  Towards the end of her nine month tour, she tells her boyfriend Anthony about the abortion and the recurring nightmare that haunts her.  Anthony invites her to Easter Island so they can rekindle their relationship.  While the Island works its magic on both of them, he shares his views about life, family, meditation, and the unborn souls that he calls the Astronomy Walkers.  With Anthony's help, can Taylor overcome her nightmare and mystically connect with the soul of her unborn child?

Astronomy Walkers stars Aaron Smolinski, Melantha Blackthorne, Debbie Rochon and Troy Fromin.  It is the first indie movie to be shot in HD on Easter Island, with additional footage shot in Canada.  Principal Photography began in 2016, with film festival release slated for 2019.

                                Teaser trailer:


IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3162854/

Website: http://www.astronomywalkers.ca

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AstronomyWalkers/

Twitter: @HealingLightF

Melantha Blackthorne Joins Debbie Rochon On Easter Island For "ASTRONOMY WALKERS"

STRANGELY IN LOVE -- Movie Review by Porfle

I've never read anything by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky of "Crime and Punishment" fame, but I'm willing to bet that his novella "White Nights" was in a somewhat more serious vein than STRANGELY IN LOVE (2014), the wacked-out romantic comedy that has been based upon it.  Because even for a rom-com, this is one seriously nutty little flick.

I didn't like it at first because I thought it was intended to be a standard cutsey-pie relationship weeper with "quirky" characters doing "offbeat" things.  It only gradually dawned on me that the movie wanted me to think this at first so that it could all the more effectively put me on with how wickedly satirical and off-the-wall it turned out to be.  And make no mistake, this movie is a total, and one might even say exquisite, put on from start to finish.

It starts out with a wimpy but calculatedly lovable little loser named Fyo (Jemuel Morris) who sweeps up in a printing factory and vainly tries, in a small-voiced, passive little way, to make friends with the people around him, to whom he may as well be invisible.
 

Fyo's one of those socially awkward movie nobodies you'd consider off-puttingly weird in real life although here, since he's cutely childlike, doesn't smell bad, means well, and is in a movie, we're meant to find him endearing.

When Fyo ends up saving the life of an attractive but wildly eccentric blind woman named Nastenka (Michelle Lang) by interrupting her attempt to hang herself from a tree in the park, he's drawn into her strange tale of lost love for a man named Steve who went to Africa as a missionary and never returned on her birthday as promised.  (He's over six months overdue.) 

The situation practically screams CITY LIGHTS with Chaplin's "Little Tramp" involved with a pretty blind girl who "sees" beyond the homely misfit's exterior to recognize his inner wonderfulness.  In one shot there's even a direct reference to the Little Tramp, and later Quasimodo is invoked as well.

Naturally, Fyo falls madly in love with Nastenka and must try to win her in his awkward way while competing with her overwhelming grief over the missing Steve.  And when I say "awkward", you can imagine the sort of sappy courtship montages and sickly-sweet romance tropes that the usual chick flick would heap on with a trowel, which STRANGELY IN LOVE is only too happy to do.  Except that here, it's all done with a soft-peddled but knowingly sly "wink-wink, nudge-nudge" attitude that deftly hovers between outright satire and an almost sincere pathos.

 

In fact, the deeper we get into Fyo and Nastenka's up-and-down love story, which is inevitably thrown into utter turmoil by the return of none other than Steve himself, the more we actually start to respond to them in real emotional terms that go beyond simple kooky comedy.  In this way, STRANGELY IN LOVE seamlessly goes from wickedly spoofing sensitive, emotional love stories to actually being one without losing any of its delicately-rendered weirdness. 

The leads are ideal for their roles--at least, that's what I thought after it dawned on me what they and director/co-writer Amin Matalqa were going for here.  Sean Carrigan also scores as Steve, and, in a wonderful cameo, Amanda Plummer (PULP FICTION, FREEWAY) is ideal as Sister Sarah, a nun who's been keeping up with Steve's whereabouts in Africa and tends to get somewhat crazed when the subject comes up. 

STRANGELY IN LOVE oozes with meet-cutes, melodrama, neck-wrenching plot twists, and enough willfully sappy lovey-dovey stuff to make Erich Segal look like Mickey Spillane.  And, strangely enough, that's exactly why I liked it.  It takes all those ingredients, throws them into a blender, and whips them into a yummy comedy smoothie.

Buy it at Amazon.com

TRT: 89 minutes
Format: 1:78 FF
Sound: Dolby SR
Rating: Pending
Country: USA
Language: English
Website: www.indicanpictures.com
Genre: Comedy, Romance

STRANGELY IN LOVE -- Movie Review by Porfle

The "Sin" of Women's Choice Sets a Small Town Ablaze in "SHE WHO MUST BURN"

She Who Must Burn Debuts on Cable VOD
Digital HD & DVD October 11
Cult Provocateur Larry Kent Turns Up the Heat
On the Red-Hot Debate over Women's Choice
                                                       
"She Who Must Burn is strong meat." --Variety

"Emotional and intentionally baiting...a horror-siege-witchhunt with no punches withheld" --Coming Soon

"An extraordinary piece of filmmaking that digs past the headlines which make us shake our heads over coffee in the morning."--Film Thrills
   
Los Angeles, CA - Midnight Releasing has announced the October 11th Cable VOD, Digital HD and DVD release of She Who Must Burn, Canadian cinema provocateur Larry Kent's latest feature. Kent and co-writer Shane Twerdun have crafted a thought-provoking and violent horror story centered around the all-too-real battle between personal choice, state-sanctioned law and religious dogma.  She Who Must Burn will be available to rent or own starting October 11th on Dish Network, Cox, Charter, Verizon Fios, DirecTV, iTunes, Amazon Instant, Google Play, Vudu, XBox and more.

Sarah Smyth ("Cedar Cove", 50/50, "Supernatural") headlines as a healthcare provider at odds with the evangelical family in her small town.  When she refuses to stop seeing women in need and even helps a desperate member of their own family (sci-fi icon Jewel Staite, "Firefly", "Stargate: Atlantis", "The LA Complex"), they decide she is to blame for the mysterious deaths in the community and must pay.

 

She Who Must Burn has been acclaimed by mainstream and horror media since its world premiere at the 2015 Fantasia International Film Festival, where the film took home the award for Best Feature Film.  It went on to screen around the world, winning Best Feature Film at Blood in the Snow and sweeping the awards at the Fright Night Festival, taking home Scariest Film, Best Villain and Best Supporting Actress.  Modern Horrors raved that "the horror is all in the reality"and FilmFestivals.com declared She Who Must Burn is "a profound, thought-provoking movie that brilliantly speaks about our flawed human nature".

A deadly storm heads towards a small mining village as the local preacher feeds the dark resentments seething in the souls of its citizens.  Angela is the only medical resource for women in this unfortunate town where stillbirths and cancer have become disturbingly common. The local preacher and his followers blame Angela for the miscarriages and deaths, and even her Deputy Sheriff boyfriend can't protect her from their wrath. Dark clouds gather as the preacher's followers, infected with religious fervor and inflamed with passionate righteousness, seek to cleanse their community. Those who sin against the Lord must pay.

           She Who Must Burn (Official Trailer)


The DVD release of She Who Must Burn (SRP $17.98) will be available exclusively from Amazon.com.

The "Sin" of Women's Choice Sets a Small Town Ablaze in "SHE WHO MUST BURN"

"SLASHER.COM" Hits the Web with New Teaser, Art & Stills

Slasher.com Hits the Web
New Trailer, Art & Stills Launch for Horror Film
   
Los Angeles, CA - MuchoMuchoMucho Productions and Firefly Films have uploaded a new trailer and art for their new film Slasher.com.  The latest feature from horror director Chip Gubera (Song of the Dead, Academy of Doom), Slasher.com puts a gruesome twist on the perils of modern dating.

Co-written by Gubera and Chelsea Andes, Slasher.com combines the time-honored tradition of young people facing unfathomable horrors in the wilderness with the every day horror of meeting people online. 

 

 Ben Kaplan (ADDicted, Wingman Inc) and Morgan Carter star as the hapless would-be couple, anchoring a cast supported by R.A. Mihailoff (Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Hatchet II), Jewel Shepard (Return of the Living Dead) and Grammy winner Delious Kennedy.

At a time where online dating could prove fatal, Jack and Kristy decide they're ready meet in person. Aiming for an adventurous first date, they plan a weekend getaway to the woodlands of rural Missouri. While discovering each other, they soon learn of the terrorizing horrors that the forest has in store.

                  Slasher.com (Official Trailer)


Slasher.com will tour on the festival circuit, screening next at the Bloody Horror International Film Festival in Ottawa and Grindhouse Planet Film Festival in the UK.

"SLASHER.COM" Hits the Web with New Teaser, Art & Stills

National Comic Book Day Celebrates a Favorite Pastime and Lucrative Industry

National Comic Book Day Celebrates a Favorite Pastime and Lucrative Industry

The Experts at Dallas Fan Days Talk Comics

DALLAS (Sept. 22, 2016) – Every year on Sept. 25, comic book readers, collectors, lovers and fans celebrate National Comic Book Day. Comic books – are they a hobby, a pastime, a casual form of entertainment? Try a billion dollar a year industry and a powerful consumer market. According to the latest estimate by ICV2 and Comichron, total comics and graphic novel sales in North America hit $1.03 billion in 2015, the first year for the industry to ever hit over a billion dollars in sales. Comic books are no longer just a cultural experience; they are an economic powerhouse.

At first thought, comic books may not be considered a largely sought-after product; however, the demand for their colorful pages and fascinating stories continues to climb. Sales in 2014 were up 8 percent from 2013, and 2015 sales were up 10 percent from 2014. As traditional fans of the comic book age and are now adults, the primary purchasers of comic books are adults between the ages of 25 and 44 according to ICV2 – individuals who have more disposable income to spend on a treasured form of entertainment. Their deep-seated love for comics is elevating the industry.

“Comic books have continued to become a cultural unifier,” says Andrew Moyes, show director of Dallas Fan Days™. “People all over the world can connect over their love and passion for comic books, and we see that at our conventions year after year.”

 

Whether it’s nostalgia or excitement over new superhero movies and TV shows, fans are showing their love for the comic book industry.

“At conventions across the country, we have seen an influx of new faces that have only been exposed to these comic characters through the movies, and the attendance has swelled to record numbers because of it. In stores, we have seen older customers who had stopped collecting or reading coming back in to catch up,” says Andy McMahon, owner of Duncanville Bookstore, a shop that offers a range of comic books, graphic novels, games, toys and action figures. “The DFW area has a large number of people still trying to collect every issue of a series. Because the DFW area is so diverse, our customers are willing to branch out and try new titles, which is nice to see because there are some great non-superhero titles being produced right now.”

Dallas Fan Days – one of the best comics, sci-fi, horror, anime and gaming events in Texas and set to return Oct. 14-16, 2016, at the Irving Convention Center – will host comic guests such as: Neal Adams, Brandon Peterson, Jim Calafiore, Ty Templeton, Joe Eisma, Jeremy Clark, Sam de la Rosa, Ben Dunn, Steve Erwin, Scott Harben, Mike Krome, Andrew Mangum, Danita Mangum, Jason Metcalf, Ande Parks, Lawrence Reynolds, Marlin Snoop, K.T. Smith, Shaun Steven Struble and Jamie Tyndall.

For the full list of appearances and family-friendly activities, tickets and other information, please visit www.dallascomiccon.com. Stay connected with the show for announcements and updates by registering for their newsletter, and following them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For vendor information, please click here. Those interested in volunteering can find more information here. Accredited media can request press passes by applying for accreditation at http://dallascomiccon.com/press/.

National Comic Book Day Celebrates a Favorite Pastime and Lucrative Industry

"THE CARETAKER" - Award Winning Horror Film Coming Friday Sept 30th

Level 33 Entertainment and Blue Fox Entertainment’s Festival Award Winning Indie Horror Film
THE CARETAKER

To Be Released On Demand in the U.S. on Friday, September 30, 2016 Across All Platforms Including Comcast Xfinity, iTunes, DirecT, Amazon Instant, Dish Network, VUDU and Others

Written by Jeremy Robinson and directed by Jeff Prugh, THE CARETAKER stars Meegan Warner (THE VEIL, AMC’s TURN: Washington Spies) and Sondra Blake (MAX DUGAN RETURNS). 

The film was an official selection at Indie Horror Film Festival where it won three (3) awards including the Director’s Choice award, and at the Fantastic Film Horror Film Festival. THE CARETAKER was also in official selection at FilmQuest, HellaCon, Gasparilla and the Fantastic Horror film festivals.

In THE CARETAKER, a young woman returns home to care for her gravely ill grandmother only to begin sleepwalking, envisioning spirits and uncovering dark secrets in her family’s past.

Directed by Jeff Prugh
Written by Jeremy Robinson
Starring Meegan Warner, Sondra Blake, Sean Martini…

Watch the Trailer

"THE CARETAKER" - Award Winning Horror Film Coming Friday Sept 30th

"Dying Laughing" - Gravitas Ventures Acquires Stand-Up Documentary

GRAVITAS VENTURES ACQUIRES NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO STAND-UP DOCUMENTARY ‘DYING LAUGHING’

The Definitive In-Depth Look At Stand-Comedy By Legends Of The Industry Will Arrive In Theaters And On Demand In Q1 2017

Los Angeles, CA (September 20, 2016) — Stand-up comedy icons Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer, Jamie Foxx, Billy Connolly, Steve Coogan, Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, Eddie Izzard, Jerry Lewis, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, Keenen Ivory Wayans and the late, great Garry Shandling, among many others, appear in “Dying Laughing”, which bowed at this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival. Gravitas Ventures has acquired rights to the documentary from filmmakers Paul Toogood & Lloyd Stanton and will release it in theaters and on demand in the first quarter of next year.

A stand-up comedian is his or her own writer, director and star performer. Unlike any other art form, there is no safety net and no private rehearsal. In its singular realization, stand -up comedy thrives live on a stage - often in front of hostile audiences. For most people baring their soul and being heckled would be a life-changing trauma, for stand-ups it's an every day danger. Directors Paul Toogood & Lloyd Stanton achieve a startling level of intimacy in a series of riveting interviews with many masters of the comedy universe, allowing in-depth access to the emotional and psychological highs and lows of answering the call to become a stand-up comedian.

“Over two years, as the film began to emerge from the thousands of miles traveled and hundreds of hours or interviews, we learned about the physical and emotional dedication that it takes to become a stand-up comedian, and that the prospect of failure haunts even the most experienced and celebrated practitioners,” said co-directors Toogood and Stanton. “We hope that the audience will find the final piece as touching, thought-provoking, inspirational and as funny as we do.”

                                              Watch the Trailer

“It’s rare that we, as fans, get such transparency into this industry from such amazing comedy legends,” said Nolan Gallagher, Founder and CEO of Gravitas Ventures. “This compelling documentary evokes not just laugher, but truly runs the gamut of emotion for the viewer.”

Directors Paul Toogood & Lloyd Stanton have worked with many legends in the past, having created projects ‘Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap’, ‘Songbook’, ‘The Great Songwriters’ and award winning documentaries and films on subjects from football and video gaming to ’30 Years of Monty Python’.

The duo also produced the film alongside producer Suli McCullough and co-producers Samantha Phillips and Daphne Wayans who all helped to add talent. Keith Haviland, Adam Longworth and John Thomson are the Executive Producers.

The deal was negotiated by Nolan Gallagher for Gravitas and ICM Partners on behalf of the filmmakers.

ABOUT GRAVITAS VENTURES
Gravitas Ventures is a leading all rights distributor of independent cinema. Founded in 2006, Gravitas connects independent filmmakers and producers with distribution opportunities across the globe. Working with more than 500 content partners, Gravitas Ventures has distributed thousands of films into over 100 million homes. Their most recent releases include Jonathan Hock’s Fastball,” Colin Hanks’ “All Things Must Pass,” “Being Evel” from Academy Award® winning director Daniel Junge and producer Johnny Knoxville, “Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of,” “Barney Thomson” starring Robert Carlyle and Emma Thompson and “For The Love of Spock” from Director Adam Nimoy. For more information, please visit gravitasventures.com and follow @GravitasVOD on Twitter and @gravitasventures on Instagram.

"Dying Laughing" - Gravitas Ventures Acquires Stand-Up Documentary

"TELEIOS" Touches Down at Shriekfest: The Los Angeles Horror/Sci-Fi Film Festival

Ian Truitner's Teleios
A Sci-Fi Action Thriller in Deep Space

LA Premiere at the Shriekfest Film Festival October 7

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Los Angeles, CA - Thousand Mile Media is excited to announce the LA festival premiere of Ian Truitner's Teleios.  The action-packed sci-fi thriller will screen at the 16th Shriekfest: The Los Angeles Horror/Sci-Fi Film Festival and Screenplay Competition.  

Teleios stars Sunny Mabrey (Species III, "Once Upon a Time"), Michael Nouri (Flashdance, "Damages"), Lance Broadway (Olympus Has Fallen), TJ Hoban ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia") and Mykel Shannon Jenkins ("The Bold and the Beautiful").  A rescue mission for one man turns into a battle for survival as the "perfect" rescue team starts to fracture.

Shriekfest: The Los Angeles Horror/Sci-Fi Film Festival:
10:30 pm, October 7, 2016
Raleigh Studios
5300 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038

The deep space mining vessel Atromitos has been adrift for two years. It is suspected that most of the crew had brutally killed each other for reasons unknown.  Genetically modified "superior" humans are sent to investigate the marooned ship and recover the only survivor.

Under the stress of isolation in outer space, the crew begins to exhibit unexpected character flaws. Cracks appear within the group which threaten the success of the mission and their chances of getting home alive.

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"TELEIOS" Touches Down at Shriekfest: The Los Angeles Horror/Sci-Fi Film Festival

"HALLOWEED" - On VOD Oct 18 and DVD Nov 8 From Screen Media Films

A MIX OF MURDER, MYSTERY, AND MARIJUANA, THE HORROR/COMEDY "HALLOWEED" FROM J&R PRODUCTIONS
WILL LIGHT UP SCREENS OCTOBER 18 ON VOD & CABLE ON DEMAND

He Who Has the Weed Has the Power

"Halloweed" Starring Simon Rex, Shannon Brown, Jim O'Heir, Michelle Mueller, Jayson Bernard, Ray Wise, Jason Mewes, Deje Dee, Lester Speight, Danny Trejo and Tom Sizemore Will Be Released On DVD, November 8

Los Angeles, CA (September 19, 2016) - The official release trailer and VOD poster for "Halloweed" are available today, from Screen Media Films, and the DVD release date has been set for November 8, 2016, announced the filmmaking team of Roberto Rosario, Jr. and Jayson Bernard, who produced the film under their J&R Productions banner. (3 versions of the poster are below)

"Halloweed" is a comedy/stoner/slasher/mystery genre hybrid, starring Simon Rex, Shannon Brown, Jim O'Heir, Michelle Mueller , Jayson Bernard, Ray Wise, Jason Mewes, Deje Dee, Lester Speight, Danny Trejo and Tom Sizemore, and will be released on all VOD platforms and Cable On Demand by Screen Media Films on October 18, 2016, as previously announced.
 
"'Halloweed' is an homage to the slasher horror films I grew up with combined with the fun of buddy comedies and stoner films, with a bit of classic John Waters inspired twisted humor added to the mix," said Bernard. "Roberto and I had been looking for a comedy to produce as our first feature for J&R Productions, and when the project came our way, we knew this was the one," he added." 
 

 

In "Halloweed," Trent Modine and his goof-ball step brother Joey, try to escape the infamy that comes from having a serial killer, The Candy Corn Killer, for a father (Tom Sizemore). Seeking a new start, they find refuge in the small town of Mooseheart. It does not take long before the besmirched family name catches up to them. Joey, a free spirited stoner, and Trent, a love sick pessimist, look like the main suspects after a string of murders, similar to a rash of killings 20 years earlier, coincidentally begins just as they arrive in town. It is a race against time because a slash-happy killer clown on the loose and the bodies are piling up!

"Jayson and I formed J&R Productions in Chicago and moved to California to set up shot when we started production on 'Halloweed,' said Rosario, Jr. "We have the best of both worlds now, with access to the immense pool of talent LA has to offer in front of and behind the camera, plus our longstanding relationships with the talented people in Chicago. We are thrilled that Screen Media Films is getting 'Halloweed' out in such a big way."
  
Screen Media Films' "Halloweed," from J&R Productions, Summer House Pictures and Two 9 Productions was directed by LazRael Lison, and written by Dale Zawada based on a story by Michael Bussan. Rosario executive produced, and Bernard produced the film, along with producers Tatiana Chekhova, Jamie Trent, and Lison.

 

A comedic blend of murder, mystery and marijuana. Trying to escape the infamy of a serial killer father, Trent Modine and his goof-ball stepbrother Joey, both seeking a new start, find refuge in the small town of Mooseheart. Joey, a complete stoner in a town known for its good weed and stories of the Candy Corn Killer, is a disaster waiting to happen. As you can imagine, it doesn't take long before the family name catches up. Trent and Joey must figure out how to sort through a string of cliché murders that so happen starts right as they arrive.

Punny Short Synopsis: Stoner Trent, son of the Candy Corn Killer, and his best bud move to a small town to escape an evil legacy. But soon after they roll up, everything goes to pot as the bodies pile high and they must weed out suspects to smoke out the killer.

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"HALLOWEED" - On VOD Oct 18 and DVD Nov 8 From Screen Media Films

"THE KILLING OF AMERICA" Notorious "Shock Doc" Arrives October 25th on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand From Severin Films

Thirty five years ago, a documentary was made
about the state of violence in the U.S.A.
America never had a chance to see it...until now.

SEVERIN FILMS PRESENTS ONE OF 
THE MOST INFAMOUS DOCUMENTARIES
EVER MADE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO
NORTH AMERICAN AUDIENCES

THE KILLING OF AMERICA

Coming to DVD, Blu-ray™ and On Demand October 25th

Los Angeles, CA – In 1981, director Sheldon Renan and Academy Award® nominated co-producer/co-writer Leonard Schrader (brother of filmmaker Paul) created a graphic and provocative examination of America’s history with – and penchant for – senseless violence, mass shootings and cold-blooded murder. Piercing, brutal and at times, unflinchingly graphic, The Killing of America was exhibited briefly in New York in 1982...and subsequently shelved. While the ensuing thirty five years have – thankfully – seen the lowering of overall violent crimes in the nation, the documentary’s themes about equating violence with economic & racial discrimination and the continued proliferation of personal firearms in our republic still echo in the national discourse during this election year. Sometimes, to solve a problem in front of us, we must look to the past...

Severin Films announces the October 25th release of Sheldon Renan’s controversial documentary The Killing of America on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand. Fully restored and just as explosive almost four decades after its inception, the film will be presented uncensored and uncut. In addition, the Blu-ray™ release includes the even more unnerving Japanese version known as Violence USA, which contains previously unseen footage from the American cut. A limited nationwide theatrical release is also planned; cities and theatres to be announced.

The Killing of America begins with the following cautionary note: “All of the film you are about to see is real. Nothing has been staged.” Guided by interviews with criminals (including Robert Kennedy’s assassin Sirhan Sirhan) and law-enforcement officials as well as incendiary newsreel footage of actual violent crimes, viewers are taken on a profoundly disturbing and still chillingly relevant journey into a uniquely American heart of darkness. Rock! Shock! Pop! proclaimed the film “a powerful experience,” The Guardian declared it “austere and remarkable,” and Vox Magazine showered praise via the warning “not for the faint of heart.”

The Killing of America Blu-ray™ and DVD comes fully loaded with exclusive Bonus Features including:

    Audio commentary with director Sheldon Renan
    Interview with director Sheldon Renan
    Interview with editor Lee Percy
    Interview With Mondo Movie historian Nick Pinkerton

                            Watch the Trailer


About Severin Films:
Severin Films was formed in 2006 with offices in Los Angeles and London. Their 100 plus strong movie catalogue includes works from iconic euro-cult directors Lucio Fulci, Jess Franco and Walerian Borowczyck, the first English language release of Roman Polanski's WHAT?, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s internationally acclaimed SANTA SANGRE, Richard Stanley’s cyber-punk hit HARDWARE, Oscar®-nominee Patrice Leconte’s THE HAIRDRESSER’S HUSBAND, the midnight movie sensation BIRDEMIC – SHOCK & TERROR, the historical battle epic ZULU DAWN, the all-star War classic THE WILD GEESE, the notorious 42nd Street hit DR. BUTCHER MD and Enzo Castellari’s original action classic INGLORIOUS BASTARDS. In 2011 they produced the ground breaking horror anthology feature THE THEATRE BIZARRE and in 2014 the award winning documentary feature LOST SOUL - THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY'S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU.

THE KILLING OF AMERICA BLU-RAY (with Violence USA)
Genre:                         Documentary
Rating:                        Not Rated
Language:                   English / Japanese (with English subtitles)
Format:                        BD50
Audio:                         Dolby 2.0
Year:                           1982
SRP:                            $29.98
Street Date:                 October 25, 2016
Pre-book Date:            September 27, 2016
Length:                        90 minutes
UPC:                           663390001356
Cat#:                           SEV91356

THE KILLING OF AMERICA DVD
Genre:                         Documentary
Rating:                        Not Rated
Language:                   English
Format:                        DVD9
Audio:                         Dolby 2.0
Year:                           1982
SRP:                            $19.98
Street Date:                 October 25, 2016
Pre-book Date:            September 27, 2016
Length:                        90 minutes
UPC:                           663390001363
Cat#:                           SEV91363

"THE KILLING OF AMERICA" Notorious "Shock Doc" Arrives October 25th on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand From Severin Films

"TOTAL FRAT MOVIE" - Two New Red Band Clips!

"TOTAL FRAT MOVIE" Arrives in Theaters and On Demand September 23

SYNOPSIS: A raunchy college comedy based on the hugely popular college lifestyle website TotalFratMove.com, Total Frat Movie begins with a stoked Charlie Martin (Justin Deeley) as he is initiated as the newest member of Alpha Chi Gamma.  The fun is quickly terminated when the Kappas, their frat rival, secretly sabotage their celebratory fireworks and burn the Alpha house to the ground. 

Dean Kravitz (Tom Green) disciplines them by revoking their chapter, and just like that, Charlie's dream of following in his late father's footsteps, one of Alpha's most legendary members, goes up in smoke. Three years later, Charlie discovers a loophole in the college’s Greek Life guidelines, so the Dean agrees to reinstate the Alphas under one condition:  get 15 members by the end of rush week.  One problem: rush week starts in 24 hours.

                      CLIP #1 – “Sigma Girls”


                      CLIP #2 – “The Clause Stands”


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MGM and Columbia Team Up With Twitch For "Magnificent Seven" Online Gamer Showdown Sept. 19

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURES AND COLUMBIA PICTURES TEAM UP WITH TWITCH FOR THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN ONLINE GAMER SHOWDOWN DURING 2-HOUR LIVE EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 19

Seven of Twitch's Most Magnificent "Counter-Strike: Go" Gamers Face Off For Two Hours Only

(Culver City, September 16, 2016) With The Magnificent Seven starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt out in theaters next Friday, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Columbia Pictures and Twitch, the world's leading social video platform and community for gamers, have teamed up to create an epic showdown featuring seven of the top Counter-Strike: Go online players. Fans can join in on the action as these seven gamers test their skills as Saviors vs. Bandits through a special Western-themed map.

With this event, Twitch is broadcasting the first ever "Counter-Strike: Go" exhibition game with seven of the most-followed players in the company's history.

On September 19 from 4 PM - 6 PM (PST), Twitch will create the ultimate showdown for a true fan event that will allow viewers to interact with the seven gamers and suggest "handicaps" as they battle each other to become the last gamer standing. To the victor go the bragging rights on an epic gun battle.

The event will air live on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/twitch) as well as on www.Mag7Showdown.com. Hosted by GoldenBoy along with commentator John "Blu" Mullenm, the live stream will feature Twitch's "Magnificent Seven" broadcasters Summit 1G, TimTheTatman, iiJERiiCHOii, HayliNic, JoshOG, Reynad27, and 2MGOverCSquared. These influencers have a combined reach of over four million followers with more than 200 million views on their channels. The live event will also include special messages from film stars Chris Pratt and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and exclusive footage from the film.

Commenting on the announcement, Elias Plishner, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Digital Marketing for Sony Pictures. "Twitch has never before brought so many respected and skilled gamers with such a huge following together for a single game. As these seven face off, this is an unparalleled opportunity to bring the action, intensity and fun of The Magnificent Seven to millions of fans worldwide."

Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in The Magnificent Seven, from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Columbia Pictures in association with LStar Capital and Village Roadshow Pictures. With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard), the desperate townspeople, led by Emma Cullen (Haley Bennett), employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns - Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington), Josh Faraday (Chris Pratt), Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke), Jack Horne (Vincent D'Onofrio), Billy Rocks (Byung-Hun Lee), Vasquez (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), and Red Harvest (Martin Sensmeier). As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money. The film is directed by Antoine Fuqua. The screenplay is by Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk. The producers are Roger Birnbaum and Todd Black.

About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and global distribution of film and television content across all platforms. The company owns one of the world's deepest libraries of premium film and television content. In addition, MGM has investments in domestic and international television channels. For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

About Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. For additional information, go to http://www.sonypictures.com.

About Twitch
Twitch is the world's leading social video platform and community for gamers. Each month, more than 100 million community members gather to watch and talk about video games with more than 1.7 million broadcasters. Twitch's video platform is the backbone of both live and on-demand distribution for the entire video game ecosystem. This includes game developers, publishers, media outlets, events, user generated content, and the entire esports scene. Twitch also features Twitch Creative, a category devoted to artists and the creative process. For more information about Twitch, visit the official website and blog.

MGM and Columbia Team Up With Twitch For "Magnificent Seven" Online Gamer Showdown Sept. 19