MARVEL’S THE PUNISHER & MARVEL’S THE DEFENDERS PROPS & COSTUMES TO BE AUCTIONED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER BY PROP STORE
A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FROM MARVEL AND PROP STORE TO BID ON ORIGINAL PROPS AND COSTUMES USED TO MAKE THE HIT MARVEL TELEVISION SHOWS: MARVEL’S THE PUNISHER & MARVEL’S THE DEFENDERS
ALSO AVAILABLE AT AUCTION ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM MARVEL’S DAREDEVIL, MARVEL’S JESSICA JONES, MARVEL’S LUKE CAGE & MARVEL’S IRON FIST
FANS AND COLLECTORS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN AN AUTHENTIC PIECE OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE
EACH ITEM COMES WITH A MARVEL AND PROP STORE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY SIGNED BY MARVEL’S JOE QUESADA
Prop Store, one of the leading film and TV memorabilia companies, in association with the world-renowned Marvel Entertainment, has today announced it is hosting the MARVEL TELEVISION LIVE AUCTION featuring original costumes, props and set decoration from Marvel’s The Punisher, Marvel’s The Defenders, Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Marvel’s Luke Cage, and Marvel’s Iron Fist.
Over 500 lots will be offered in this live auction, taking place in June 2020 at Prop Store’s auction facility in Los Angeles County, California. Fans can bid on items via telephone or online via www.propstore.com/marvel. Registration is now open, along with a registration giveaway in which fans can enter to win a New York Bulletin Newspaper featuring Daredevil in his black costume (from Marvel’s Daredevil) or an original Frank Castle Full Costume (from Marvel’s The Punisher). Bidding opens in May 2020.
Chuck Costas, VP of Business Development & Operations for Prop Store, commented on the upcoming auction: “Just as Marvel’s The Defenders brought the worlds of Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist together for the first time in one milestone series, this 3rd Marvel Television Live Auction allows us to offer fans a selection of authentic props, costumes and set decoration pieces from all of Marvel’s “Street Level Heroes” in one big event.
For the first time ever, we’ll be offering items from Marvel’s The Punisher and Marvel’s The Defenders as well as a selection of items from Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Marvel’s Luke Cage and Marvel’s Iron Fist that should excite Marvel fans. This is one auction you don’t want to miss!”
Mike Pasciullo, Head of Marketing and Communications, Marvel Entertainment, spoke about the upcoming auction: “Prop Store’s Marvel Television Live Auctions continue to be a great way for fans to celebrate these milestone Marvel Television series and own an authentic piece of the Marvel Universe.
This special auction allows fans to relive Frank Castle’s journey in Marvel’s The Punisher and the formation of The Defenders through the actual props and costumes used to make Marvel’s The Punisher, Marvel’s The Defenders, Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Marvel’s Luke Cage, and Marvel’s Iron Fist. These series were true milestones for Marvel Television and we are happy to know they live on in fans’ minds as beloved versions of these characters.”
Prop Store sells original movie and television props, costumes and related memorabilia, regularly hosting live and online prop and costume auctions. Over 7,500 items are also available for sale at a fixed price on www.propstore.com.
Operating since 1998, Prop Store founder Stephen Lane’s love for movies led him to begin hunting for the same props and costumes that were used to create his favorite films. He found that he could not only provide collectors with access to their most coveted pieces, but also establish archival standards for a new, pop-culture hybrid of fine art and memorabilia collecting – prop art. Prop Store handles prop disposal, sale, archive and auction services to production companies and distributors as well as fixed price item sale on its website. About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.
Film Mode Entertainment’s "ANTI-LIFE", aka BREACH starring BRUCE WILLIS Secures Worldwide Sales in Berlin at EFM
The action packed sci-fi/feature sends shockwaves through Berlin at EFM, resulting in numerous confirmed sales across the globe
BERLIN (February 25, 2020) – Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment is pleased to announce multiple sales on ANTI-LIFE aka BREACH during EFM in Berlin.
“Anti-Life delivers on VFX, action and most importantly Bruce Willis. Audiences are in for a fun ride and we’re overwhelmed with the positive response from the market.” Said Epstein.
A slew of sales on ANTI-LIFE/BREACH include Benelux – Dutch Film Works, France – Metropolitan, Portugal – Films 4 You Ltd., Scandinavia – Scanbox, Spain – Twelve Oaks Pictures, United Kingdom – Signature Entertainment, Bulgaria – bTV Media Group, CIS – Paradise Film, Ex-Yugoslavia – Blitz, Hungary – RTL Hungary, Poland – Monolith, Romania – Programs4Media, Cambodia – Suraya, Indonesia – PT Falcon, Japan – Presidio, Malaysia - Suraya, Pan-Asian PTV – Fox Networks, South Korea – Storm Pictures Korea, Middle East – Eagle Films Entertainment, Australia/New Zealand – Eagle Entertainment, Airline – Terry Steiner International.
BREACH stars Bruce Willis who’s known worldwide for his performances in DIE HARD franchise and GLASS, as well as Rachel Nicols (STAR TREK, G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA), and Thomas Jane (THE PREDATOR (2018), THE PUNISHER). The film also stars Cody Kearsley, who has developed an immense following and fan-base from his role in RIVERDALE.
A hardened mechanic (Bruce Willis) is one of a few chosen to stay awake and maintain an interstellar arc fleeing a dying planet Earth with a few thousand lucky souls on board… the last of humanity. Unfortunately, humans are not the only guests on board. A shape-shifting alien creature has also taken residence and its only goal is to kill as many people as possible. Now, the crew must think quickly and try to stop this menace before it destroys humanity.
Film Mode Entertainment is handling international rights on the film.
About Film Mode Entertainment Film Mode Entertainment is a leading worldwide sales agent, production entity and distribution company, focusing on commercially driven feature films of all genres and budget sizes. Film Mode represents projects at all stages of the filmmaking process, often as Executive Producer, with the aim of helping producers and distributors achieve maximum exposure for their films. Film Mode’s recent titles include CRYPTO starring Kurt Russell, Luke Hemsworth and Alexis Bledel, HOOKING UP starring Brittany Snow, Sam Richardson and Vivica A. Fox, STAGE MOTHER starring Academy Award nominee Jacki Weaver, Lucy Liu and Adrian Grenier, and BURN starring Josh Hutcherson and Suki Waterhouse.
Previous releases include SUGAR MOUNTAIN starring Jason Momoa, and THE GOOD NEIGHBOR starring Academy Award nominee James Caan. Film Mode accelerated their growth and expanded their capabilities by entering into a partnership with SCREEN MEDIA, representing their catalogue of more than 1500 titles, including WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE starring Leonardo DiCaprio, who was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his performance, and MONSTER, starring Charlize Theron who won an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress for the film. The company also has its own distribution arm, as well as a documentary label, DocMode. Film Mode is based in Beverly Hills, CA.
BONG JOON HO’S ACADEMY AWARDⓇ WINNER PARASITE TO RELEASE STORYBOARDS THROUGH GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING ON MAY 19
BONG JOON HO’S CANNES PALME D’OR WINNER PARASITE WON A HISTORIC FOUR ACADEMY AWARDSⓇ, A GOLDEN GLOBE AND A SAG AWARD FOR BEST ENSEMBLE
New York, NY - February 27, 2020 - Grand Central Publishing will be releasing the complete storyboards to writer-director Bong Joon Ho’s four-time Academy AwardⓇ winning Parasite, as a book, currently set to hit stores in May 19, 2020. Parasite just made history as the first foreign language film to win the Academy AwardⓇ for Best Picture and the first Korean film to win Best Director, Best International Film, and Best Original Screenplay. Parasite was also nominated for Best Production Design and Best Editing, and previously won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Grand Central has acquired North American rights to the book, which has already been published in South Korea, from David Kuhn and Nate Muscato at Aevitas Creative Management. The 304 pages, drawn by Director Bong himself, depict every scene in the movie and read like a graphic novel. The dialogue, stage and camera directions will be translated into English from Korean. The book will include a foreword written by Director Bong about the making of the film and his creative process.
“Director Bong’s illustrations share the illuminating power of his writing and directing, making the Parasite graphic novel a gorgeous, riveting read and fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse at the making of one of the best films of the year,” says Senior Editor Wes Miller, who acquired the graphic novel for Grand Central Publishing. “The result is an all-new way to experience the vertiginous delights and surprises of Bong Joon Ho’s deeply affecting, genre-defying story.”
Bong Joon Ho brings his singular style to this pitch-black modern fairytale, the winner of four Academy AwardsⓇ.
By turns darkly hilarious and heart-wrenching, Parasite showcases a modern master at the top of his game.
Parasite debuted at the Cannes film festival where it became the first Korean film to win the coveted Palme d’Or and has since gone on to play at festivals across the country, including Telluride, Toronto and New York Film Festival. Parasite is being hailed by critics as the best film of 2019, earning 99% on Rotten Tomatoes. NEON released the film in theaters in October, where it has since gone on to gross over $49 million, becoming the fourth highest grossing foreign language film ever released in the US.
Parasite was written and directed by Bong Joon Ho and features a SAG Ensemble Award-winning cast including his long time collaborator Song Kang Ho, Choi Woo Shik, Park So Dam, Cho Yeo Jeong, Lee Jung Eun, Lee Sun Kyun, and Chang Hyae Jin.
About Grand Central Publishing:
Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, reaches a diverse audience through hardcover, trade paperback and mass market books and e-books that cater to every kind of reader. Our imprints are Twelve, Forever and Forever Yours.
About Hachette Book Group:
Hachette Book Group is a leading trade publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre (a Lagardère company), the third-largest trade and educational publisher in the world. HBG is made up of seven publishing groups: Little, Brown and Company; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Grand Central Publishing; Perseus Book
About NEON
A little less than 3 years since inception, NEON has garnered 10 Oscar nominations and already grossed over $150M at the Box Office. It continues to push boundaries and take creative risks on bold cinema such as Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, which made history winning four Academy Awards®, becoming the first non-English-language film to claim Best Picture. The film, which also unanimously won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, has amassed over $49M at the domestic box office and broke multiple records including highest per screen average of the year and highest per screen average for a foreign language film of all time. Other noteworthy NEON releases include: Double Oscar nominee Honeyland; Todd Douglas Miller’s Apollo 11, 2019's highest grossing documentary with a worldwide gross of $16M; Tim Wardle's Three Identical Strangers, winner of the Sundance Special Jury Award for Storytelling which surpassed $13M at the box office; and Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya, which garnered multiple Academy Award® nominations, one win for Allison Janney and amassed over $30M in domestic box office.
The company continues to be an impressive force at festivals, with recent acquisitions such as Max Barbakow’s sought after Palm Springs starring Andy Samberg, which NEON acquired with Hulu, Josephine Decker’s Shirley starring Elisabeth Moss, and the documentary Gunda directed by Viktor Kossakovsky and executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix. Recent releases include: the critically acclaimed Cannes hit Portrait of a Lady on Fire, which was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Golden Globes® and Independent Spirit Awards; Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov’s award-winning and record-breaking Honeyland, which is the first non-fiction feature to land Academy Award® nominations for Best Documentary and Best International Feature Film in the same year; Alejandro Landes’ cinematic thriller Monos (the Colombian selection for the Academy Awards®); Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz‘s horror film The Lodge starring Riley Keough; Julius Onah’s Luce starring Naomi Watts and Octavia Spencer; Tom Harper’s Wild Rose starring Jessie Buckley; John Chester’s The Biggest Little Farm; Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency starring Academy Award® Nominee Alfre Woodard; and the electrifying documentary about Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace.
After their successful collaboration on I, Tonya in January 2018, 30WEST (Dan Friedkin's and Micah Green's strategic venture) partnered with NEON's Tom Quinn (Founder & CEO) and Tim League (Co-Founder) to become majority investors in the company.
Kirill Sokolov's "WHY DON'T YOU JUST DIE!" Heads to US Theaters Arrow Video Invites Audiences to Meet (and Kill) the Parents Brutal Action Comedy Opens April 10th in Select Markets
"A splatterpunk action comedy... gleefully dark" --Hollywood Reporter
"A smartly constructed and blisteringly paced bit of chaos" --Screen Anarchy
London, UK - Arrow Video is proud to announce the US theatrical release of Why Don't You Just Die!, a blood-soaked black comedy in the vein of Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright.
Making his feature debut, writer/director Kirill Sokolov presents a rousing tale of family, modern relationships and the dark places they can take you to when things turn sour. Why Don't You Just Die! will open in select theaters nationwide on April 10th, 2020.
WATCH THE TRAILER:
Why Don't You Just Die! has received critical acclaim from festivals around the globe, taking home the New Flesh Award for Best First Feature and Silver Audience Award at Fantasia, Best European Feature Film at MOTELx, Best Director at Fantaspoa, Best Feature, Best Director and Best VFX Awards at Grimmfest. Following a screening at Fantastic Fest, Film School Rejects raved that "Russian cinema has a new filmmaker to champion".
Theatrical markets include Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Knoxville, Ithaca, Houston, Lubbock, El Paso and Phoenix.
Ahead of the release, Sokolov shared, "Despite our exaggerated use of genre tropes and all the flashy effects, Why Don't You Just Die! remains, for me, an incredibly personal and sincere story. The film's inherent violence is the result of reflection on the realities of life in Russia, modern relationships, and societal attitudes. The gallows humor which pervades the film is the only true reaction whatsoever to all of this. The film is intended as an emotional rollercoaster, making the audience laugh, cry, and laugh again - but then immediately feel a sense of unease for having laughed."
Matvey (Aleksandr Kuznetsov) has just one objective: to gain entry to his girlfriend's parents' apartment and kill her father Andrey (Vitaliy Khaev) with a hammer to restore her honour. But all is not as it initially seems, and Matvey's attempts to bludgeon the family patriarch to death don't quite go to plan as Andrey proves a more formidable - not to mention ruthless - opponent than he anticipated... and Matvey, for his part, proves stubbornly unwilling to die.
Why Don't You Just Die!: Russian w/ English subs / 95 min
TERROR FILMS Sets Release Date for 1980’s Throwback Slasher
"THE TORMENT OF LAURIE ANN CULLOM"
Los Angeles, CA (February 26th, 2020) – TERROR FILMS has set a release date for the long gestating 80’s horror film The Torment of Laurie Ann Cullom.
Inspired by actual events, director Mark Dossett’s critically acclaimed indie horror film is set to debut on digital platforms this March 2nd, 2020. The film, which first began its festival run in 2014, has been praised by horror critics.
Morbidly Beautiful stated, “The Torment of Laurie Ann Cullom is an extremely satisfying watch. It’s a well-made horror film with a well-placed nod to Halloween, a villain who resembles Kane Hodder and a great soundtrack and musical score that effectively represent the era.
There are creepy moments, scenes that are hard to watch and a well-paced build-up of events all surrounding a sympathetic lead character. That’s what makes this film such a great watch for horror fans.”
This sentiment was shared by fellow genre critics including by Horror Fuel who called the film - “one of the best slasher movies of the year” - and Horror Society who proclaimed the film was “a triumph for old school horror".
When asked why he waited so long to distribute his feature film debut, director Mark Dossett had this to say: “I had four previous distribution offers before signing with Terror Films. I had everything from one distributor telling me they didn't like the name of the film and they would figure it out once I signed. Another one quoted me on the phone their recoupable expense amount and then when the contract was sent, it was double that amount. So, at the end of the day, it all came down to trust. I didn't trust any of them. After talking with Joe, I realized he and his staff were also indie filmmakers and that we would work together on everything from the poster to the trailer. That gave me the trust that I didn't have with the others to go ahead and sign with Terror Films.”
The release will span over several months as it becomes available across digital platforms. Digital platforms hosting the film include: Prime Video, Tubi TV, Google Play and many others. In advance of the release, TERROR FILMS is debuting the newly revised trailer and poster here.
Did you know that this Saturday - February 29 - is Leap Day?
It’s a date that only comes around every 4 years to help synchronize the calendar year with the length of time it takes the Earth to complete its orbit around the sun - which is 365.25 days! It’s an extra 24 hours to do whatever you want, without feeling guilty that you don’t have the time.
In the word’s of Chandler Bing – “Can I BE anymore excited?!”
Some fun facts about Leap Year:
Leap Year was first introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC. The odds of being born on Leap Day are about 1 in 1500. There are about 187,000 people in the US, and 4 million people worldwide who were born on Leap Day. Leap year babies get their driver's licenses when they are officially four years old (or 16 calendar years)! How do you know if it’s going to be a Leap Year? Most years that can be divided evenly by 4 are Leap Years, with the exception on Century Years. Century Years are not Leap Years unless they can be evenly divided by 400.
So what are you going to do with your extra day this year? On behalf of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and the Digital, Blu-ray & DVD releases of Friends – we wanted to wish you and your family a Happy Leap Year. Since this day only comes around once every 4 years – it’s a day to sit back, relax and binge with your “friends.”
We have created a fun meme for your readers from Chandler Bing – with his infamous one-liner - in honor of Leap Year. We would love if you can please share with your readers today on your site and socials – and remind them that this amazing day is coming on Saturday, February 29! https://wbproductions.box.com/v/FriendsLeapYear
Please don’t forget to let your readers know that the only way to get their Friends fix, commercial free is to own the series! All individual seasons and compilation sets of Friends are available to purchase here: www.OwnFriendsTV.com. All seasons are also available to own at all major digital retailers; including iTunes, VUDU, Amazon Prime, and Google. DVD and Blu-ray sets can be purchased from all major retailers - including Amazon, Target and Walmart.
Friends is an American sitcom about six friends struggling to survive on their own in Manhattan. In each episode, they find the companionship, comfort and support from each other to be the perfect solutions to the pressures of everyday life. The series stars 'The Ones That Were There For You' for ten seasons strong: Jennifer Aniston as “Rachel Green,” Courteney Cox as “Monica Geller,” Lisa Kudrow as “Phoebe Buffay,” Matt LeBlanc as “Joey Tribbiani,” Matthew Perry as “Chandler Bing,” and David Schwimmer as “Dr. Ross Geller.” Friends has also featured many notable guest stars including Tom Selleck, Aisha Tyler, Jon Favreau, Anna Faris, Hank Azaria, Bruce Willis, Reese Witherspoon, Christina Applegate, Sean Penn, Jon Lovitz, Alec Baldwin, and many more. Friends was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman and aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television.
ICONIC & ORIGINAL CINEMA POSTERS AND ARTWORK WORTH OVER £200,000 TO BE AUCTIONED IN THE UK
PROP STORE WILL BE AUCTIONING OVER 340 ORIGINAL CINEMA POSTERS ON THURSDAY 26th MARCH 2020
BIDS CAN BE PLACED ONLINE FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, BY PHONE OR IN PERSON
AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: - COLLECTIONS FROM STAR WARS PRODUCER, HOWARD KAZANJIAN AND OSCAR-WINNING SPECIAL EFFECTS CINEMATOGRAPHER, RICHARD EDLUND - POSTERS AND ORGINAL ARTWORK FROM RENOWNED BRITISH COMICS ARTIST, JOCK - AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF MONDO AND SCI-FI POSTERS, INCLUDING A UK QUAD POSTER FROM THE 1951 SCI-FI CLASSIC THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, ESTIMATED TO SELL BETWEEN £11,000 - 13,000 - EXCEEDINGLY RARE E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) “OVER THE MOON” POSTER
Prop Store – one of the world’s leading film and TV entertainment memorabilia companies has today announced it is to hold its fifth cinema poster live auction this March, with the posters and artwork on offer expected to fetch in excess of £200,000 ($261,750). The auction is to be held at Prop Store’s UK headquarters in Hertfordshire. Over 340 rare and sought-after posters and artworks will be sold during Prop Store’s cinema poster auction on Thursday 26th March.
The auction will be live-streamed online for fans to track the bidding on auction day. Items will be available to view by appointment at Prop Store in the run up to the auction, opening for registrations via: www.propstore.com/posterauction
Top items to be sold at Prop Store’s cinema poster auction include:
STAR WARS - A NEW HOPE (1977) US One-Sheet Style-A "Printer's Proof" Poster, 1977 £1.5k - 2k (approx. $1,963- 2,618) BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) US One-Sheet Poster £200 - 400 (approx. $262 - 524) RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) UK Quad "Style-A" Poster, 1981 £50 - 100 ($65 - 130) GET CARTER (1971) UK Quad Poster, 1971 £2k - 3k (approx. $2,618 - 3,926) E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (1982) US One-Sheet Poster, 1982 £800 - 1,200 (approx. $1,047 - 1570) STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE (1977) Special One-Sheet Style Poster, 1976 £1k - £2k (approx. $1308 - 2617) GOLDFINGER (1964) US Twenty-Four Sheet £2k - 4k (approx. $2617 - 5235) IRON GIANT (1999) Mondo Poster, 2012 £300 - 500 (approx. $392 - 654) APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) Mondo Poster, 2015 £300 - £500 (approx. $392 - 654) MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) Polish One Sheet, 1973 - First release in Poland £700 - 900 (approx. $916 - 1,177) BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN (1967) UK Quad Poster, 1967 £50 - 100 ($65 - 130) VERTIGO (1958) US One-Sheet Poster £1k - 2k (approx. $1308 - 2618) THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) UK Quad Poster £11k - 13k (approx. $14,398 - $17,015) GOLDFINGER (2007) Mondo Poster, 2007 £1.5k - 2.5k (approx. $1,964 - 3272) PLANET OF THE APES MOVIES (1968 - 1973) Set of Six Mondo Posters for Alamo Drafthouse, 2011 £500 - 700 (approx. $655 - 916) STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) US One-Sheet "Lightsaber" Style Poster, 1983 £50 - 100 ($65 - 130)
The auction is suitable for fans with a variety of budgets with lots ranging from £50-100 (approx. $65-130) to £11,000-13,000 (approx. $14,400-17,000).
Stephen Lane, Prop Store CEO, commented on the upcoming auction: “After the success of our James Bond Cinema Poster Auction last year, we are delighted to offer over 340 lots from over 200 films in our forthcoming auction on Thursday 26th March 2020. We have some incredible lots going under the hammer from Star Wars, Bond, and many more iconic movies.”
Mark Hochman, Prop Store’s poster expert said: " Our first cinema poster auction of 2020 includes an impressive collection of popular titles many of which have rarely appeared on the auction market in recent years (if ever) and includes not only original movie posters from around the globe, but artwork and the increasingly collectable area of 'Mondo' posters. The provenance of this collection is exceptional and our Star Wars selection truly outstanding.”
MOVIE MANIACS (1936) OILY TO BED, OILY TO RISE (1939) CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO (1952) I neither own nor claim any rights to this material. Just having some fun with it. Thanks for watching!
Gravitas Ventures Acquires North American Rights To "LOST TRANSMISSIONS"
Starring Simon Pegg and Juno Temple
"LOST TRANSMISSIONS" will be available in theaters and on demand March 13th.
LOS ANGELES (February 19, 2019) —Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired North American rights to Lost Transmissions, Katharine O’Brien’s directorial debut starring Simon Pegg (Star Trek, Mission Impossible), Juno Temple (Atonement, Maleficent), and Alexandra Daddario (Baywatch, True Detective). Lost Transmissions will be available in theaters and on demand March 13th.
Based on a true story, Lost Transmissions follows Theo Ross (Simon Pegg), a respected, Los Angeles music producer. His friend, Hannah (Juno Temple), a shy, aspiring songwriter, discovers that he has lapsed on his medication for schizophrenia. In an effort to get Theo the help he needs, Hannah and their group of friends, chase him as he outruns his colorful delusions through the glamour and grit of Los Angeles’ music scene.
The film was produced by Filip Jan Rymsza for Royal Road Entertainment alongside Tory Lenosky for Pulse Films, alongside Al Di for Underlying Tension, and Olga Kagan. Executive Producers were Pulse Films’ Thomas Benski and Brian Levy, Bo An, Alan Li, Katharine O’Brien and Robert Schwartzman. The film is co-produced by Craig Newman, Alyssa Swanzey, and Jo Henriquez.
Lost Transmissions premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and went on to receive wide acclaim on the festival circuit, including Best Actor honors for Simon Pegg at the DTLA Film Festival.
Joey Magidson of Hollywood News said, “Simon Pegg and Juno Temple have never been better, exercising new acting muscles and causing you to re-evaluate what each is capable of.”
"It's been deeply gratifying to watch the film resonate with film festival audiences around the world. I've found it touches on a common shared experience and I'm thrilled for Gravitas to bring Lost Transmissions to a wide audience," said Katharine O’Brien.
“Katharine’s nuanced direction draws out a revelatory performance from Simon Pegg. We look forward to North American audiences discovering the film,” said Tony Piantedosi, Vice President of Acquisitions at Gravitas Ventures.
UTA Independent Film Group negotiated the deal with Gravitas Ventures on O’Brien’s behalf with Piantedosi of Gravitas Ventures.
About Gravitas Ventures
Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, is a leading all rights distributor of independent feature films and documentaries. Founded in 2006, Gravitas connects independent filmmakers and producers with distribution opportunities across the globe. Working with talented directors and producers, Gravitas Ventures has distributed thousands of films into over a hundred million homes in North America - over one billion homes worldwide. Recent releases include Armstrong, directed by David Fairhead; Above the Shadows staring Olivia Thirlby, Megan Fox and Jim Gaffigan; The River and the Wall, directed by Ben Masters; Score: A Film Music Documentary; California Typewriter; Legion of Brothers; Katie Holmes’ feature directorial debut; All We Had, Colin Hanks’ All Things Must Pass; and Being Evel from Academy Award winning director Daniel Junge and producer Johnny Knoxville.
About Red Arrow Studios
Red Arrow Studios is one of the world’s leading creators and distributors of entertainment content. Red Arrow Studios is comprised of 20 production companies in seven territories, including 10 companies based in the United States; world-leading multi-platform digital network Studio71, based in six countries; and global film and TV distributors Red Arrow Studios International and Gravitas Ventures.
The group’s significant output includes scripted, non-scripted and formatted content and IP, from TV and film to short-form and branded content, made for an array of global networks and platforms.
Red Arrow Studios is part of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, one of Europe's leading media groups. For more information, please visit: https://redarrowstudios.com/
About Pulse Films:
Pulse Films is an award-winning, next generation studio encompassing the development, production, financing and distribution of content across all platforms and for audiences worldwide.
The studio was founded by Thomas Benski and Marisa Clifford in 2005, and is headquartered in London with outposts in Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Berlin. Dedicated to creating moments of culture through innovative storytelling, Pulse Films operates globally under the following divisions: Scripted, Non-Fiction and Commercials & Music Videos.
Pulse Films’ feature film credits include forthcoming PIG starring Academy Award winning actor Nicolas Cage and Alex Wolff, MOGUL MOWGLI starring Riz Ahmed and 2019’s Tribeca Film Festival hit XY CHELSEA. The studio also produced the Sundance selected SKATE KITCHEN from director Crystal Moselle, Andrea Arnold’s Cannes Jury Prize winner AMERICAN HONEY, and Sundance Award winners THE WITCH and ALL THESE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS.
The studios TV credits include the new scripted drama series GANGS OF LONDON with Gareth Evans & Matt Flannery for Sky Atlantic & HBO’s Cinemax, set for 2020 release. Pulse Films also produced Netflix's most popular release of 2019 in the UK THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MADELEINE MCCANN and was behind the Grammy nominated AZIZ ANSARI RIGHT NOW special (Netflix). The studio’s forthcoming Channel 4 documentary series INSIDE MISSGUIDED is set to air in 2020, with a second major scripted series ATOMIC BAZAAR from Gregory Burke in development.
In 2019 Pulse Films won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Nature Documentary at the Emmy’s News & Documentary ceremony for TROPHY. In 2018 the studio won two Grierson Awards for documentary KINGDOM OF US. Other notable releases include the Emmy Nominated NO GREATER LAW for A+E and the London Film Festival hit RUDEBOY: THE STORY OF TROJAN RECORDS.
Ken Curtis produced both this and "The Giant Gila Monster" in 1959.
Both were filmed outside of Dallas, TX.
A frequent John Wayne co-star, Curtis would gain fame as Festus in "Gunsmoke."
Director Ray Kellogg would co-direct "The Green Berets" with John Wayne.
James Best would find TV fame in "The Dukes Of Hazzard."
Ingrid Goude was Miss Sweden of 1956.
Baruch Lamet was the father of director Sidney Lumet.
The "killer shrews" were actually dogs wearing long hair and fangs.
Starring Guy Pearce, Matilda Lutz and Travis Fimmel
Synopsis | Set in the near future in Zone 414’s colony of humanoid robots, private investigator, David Carmichael (Guy Pearce), is hired by an obsessive business tycoon Marlon Veidt (Travis Fimmel) to find his rebellious daughter.
Teaming up with a highly advanced, self-aware A.I. (Matilda Lutz), David moves through the dangerous iron jungle, rapidly piecing together the mystery and uncovering a crime that questions the origins of Zone 414 and the “City of Robots.”
Directed by | Andrew Baird
Written by | Bryan Edward Hill
Starring | Guy Pearce (Memento, Prometheus), Matilda Lutz (Revenge, Rings) and Travis Fimmel (“Vikings,” Warcraft)
Produced by | Martin Brennan, Jib Polhemus, Andrew Baird, and Deborah Kolar
Executive Produced by | Mark Huffam
About Highland Film Group
Led by founding partners Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier, Highland Film Group (HFG) is an independent worldwide sales, production and film financing company. Launched in 2010, HFG has had success across a wide range of film genres and platforms, building a reputation for handling high-octane films in the action/horror/thriller space, focusing on cast, director, film maker driven content.
Although writer-director James Glickenhaus may be known for lively cult action flicks like THE EXTERMINATOR, he cut his filmmaking teeth on a talky but intriguing low-budget thriller called THE ASTROLOGER, aka "Suicide Cult" (1975), which he now refers to as his "student film."
Based on a novel by his father-in-law John Cameron, it's the story of a brilliant government agent named Alexei (Bob Byrd in his only film) who applies modern scientific techniques to the ancient art of astrology and, with the help of advanced (for the time) computers, can predict the course of an influential person's life in order to alter their future and create new outcomes.
This comes in handy when Alexei and his "zodiacal" associates somehow--don't ask me how, but somehow--figure out that we're due for another virgin birth like the one 2,000 years ago, only this time the result may be a messiah of evil. (Sort of a "Rosemary's Baby" type of deal.)
Glickenhaus cuts back and forth between Alexei and a sinister cult leader named Kajerste (producer Mark Buntzman) who lords it over a gypsy blood cult that may be directly involved in the rise of such a horrible creature.
To this end, Kajerste has taken an interest in Alexei's own wife Kate (Monica Tidwell), a virgin who shares the exact same astrological template as the Virgin Mary herself.
As the director now freely admits, all of this is presented via long dialogue passages, during which Byrd's ability to reel off whole paragraphs of intricate exposition in a semi-naturalistic manner is impressive.
Even former Playboy playmate Tidwell, whose acting abilities are limited to say the least, manages some pretty unwieldy dialogue (in her distinctive Louisiana accent) when Kate finally divulges the secret of her past to an astonished Alexei.
Breaking up the film's many talk-fest scenes are snippets of Kajerste's followers engaged in their infernal ceremonies, intercut rather tastelessly with newsreel footage of what appear to be actual mutilated bodies. (This footage is jarring, to say the least.)
Somewhat resembling one of Bruno Mattei's jungle flicks, these scenes allow Glickenhaus to stretch his creative skills visually while amping up the suspense level when, at about the halfway mark, one of Alexei's female agents is caught trying to sneak into Kajerste's camp on what she thought was a secret mission.
What happens next shocks the film out of its lethargy and sets us up for a much more involving second half seasoned with the requisite amounts of nudity and violence. Yet just as the story still seems to be building, the film ends abruptly on a unresolved note that may leave some viewers hanging.
Despite its shortcomings, THE ASTROLOGER is a fascinating look at a novice director's determined effort to create a sophisticated sci-fi/horror tale laced with both intriguing ideas and visceral shocks. For many fans of genre filmmaking on a shoestring budget, the attempt itself should provide engaging entertainment.
Featuring a 4k Scan From the Director’s Personal Answer Print Music by Brad Fiedel (Terminator series)
All-New Special Features:
Sign of the Times – James Glickenhaus on The Astrologer Monica Tidwell Remembers The Astrologer – Interview With Actress Monica Tidwell Tales From the Set – Interviews with Filmmakers Brendan Faulkner and Frank M. Farel Zodiacal Locations – The Filming Sites of THE ASTROLOGER Suicide Cult Reversible Cover
GUNS AKIMBO will open in the following theaters next Friday:
NYC | Cinema Village Los Angeles | Arclight Culver City, Arclight Sherman Oaks, Arclight Hollywood, Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Atlanta | Studio Movie Grill Marrieta Boston | Arclight Boston Chicago | Studio Movie Grill Chatham, Arclight Chicago, Music Box Theatre Dallas | Studio Movie Grill Spring Valley, Alamo Drafthouse Richardson DC | Arclight Bethesda, Columbus, Gateway Film Center Duluth MN | Zinema 2 Ft Collins | Lyric Cinema Houston | Studio Movie Grill Pearland KC | Screenland Tapcade Knoxville | Central Cinema Minneapolis | Alamo Drafthouse Woodbury Nassau Bahamas | Fusion 9 Orlando | Studio Movie Grill Sunset Walk, Villages Barnstorm Philadelphia | Studio Movie Grill Upper Darby Phoenix | Studio Movie Grill Scottsdale, FilmBar Pittsburgh | Harris Theatre, Parkway Theatre Tampa | Studio Movie Grill Tampa Tucson | Loft Cinema Vancouver WA | Kiggins Theatre
Synopsis:
Miles’ (Daniel Radcliffe) nerdy existence as a video game developer takes a dramatic turn when he inadvertently gets caught up as the next contestant with SKIZM, an underground gang live-streaming real-life death matches. While Miles excels at running away from everything, that won’t help him outlast Nix (Samara Weaving), a killer at the top of her game.
Written & Directed by | Jason Lei Howden Starring | Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Ned Dennehy, Rhys Darby Produced by | Joe Neurauter, Felipe Marino, Tom Hern Distribution | Saban Films Runtime | 95 Minutes
Rating | R for strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and brief graphic nudity.
One thing we know for sure from the "Star Wars" films...
...is that Darth Vader's favorite word is "complete." He REALLY likes for things to be complete.
"The Death Star will completed on schedule, my master." "You have only begun to discover your power. Join me and I will complete your training." "The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master." "I see you have constructed a new lightsaber. Your skills are complete." "Your feelings have now betrayed her, too. Obi-Wan was wise to hide her from me. Now his failure is complete."
Of course, Vader may have picked this up from his master, Emperor Palpatine...
Emperor Palpatine: "Strike me down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete!" Video Completely By Porfle Popnecker I neither completely own nor claim any rights to this material. Just having some fun with it. Thanks for completely watching!
Film Mode Entertainment Presents First Look Footage from Anti-Life aka BREACH starring Bruce Willis and ARTHUR & MERLIN: KNIGHTS OF CAMELOT Starring Richard Short, in Berlin
Film Mode presents first look promo premieres for new sci-fi and fantasy features that raise the genre bar, featuring Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane, Rachel Nicols, Cody Kearsley and Richard Brake
BERLIN (February 19, 2020) – Film Mode Entertainment presents first look footage via brand-new promo premieres of new sci-fi/action feature Anti-Life (aka Breach) and action/fantasy thriller, ARTHUR & MERLIN: KNIGHTS OF CAMELOT at the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin.
Directed by JOHN SUITS (PANDEMIC, 3022), Anti-Life is a sci-fi/action film starring BRUCE WILLIS (DIE HARD franchise, GLASS), CODY KEARSLEY (RIVERDALE) RACHEL NICOLS (STAR TREK, G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA), and THOMAS JANE (THE PREDATOR (2018), THE PUNISHER). A hardened mechanic (Bruce Willis) is one of a few chosen to stay awake and maintain an interstellar arc fleeing a dying planet Earth with a few thousand lucky souls on board… the last of humanity. Unfortunately, humans are not the only guests on board. A shape-shifting alien creature has also taken residence and its only goal is to kill as many people as possible. Now, the crew must think quickly and try to stop this menace before it destroys humanity.
ARTHUR & MERLIN: KNIGHTS OF CAMELOTis a daring action/fantasy film, starring RICHARD SHORT (MARY KILLS PEOPLE), STELLA STOKER (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION), TIM FELLINGHAM (FINAL DESTINATION 5), and RICHARD BRAKE (GAME OF THRONES). After decades long of fighting abroad, King Arthur returns to Camelot to find that his illegitimate son has corrupted the throne in his absence. A weary King Arthur must reunite with the old wizard Merlin, his most loyal Knights of the Round Table, and fight to reclaim his throne.
For the first time at EFM 2020 a promo for Anti-Life will be available at Film Mode’s promo screening on February 19that 15:30 at the Cinemaxx 11 and at the Film Mode booth in Suite #220. ARTHUR & MERLIN: KNIGHTS OF CAMELOT will also have a new promo available to view at Film Mode’s promo screening or in the Film Mode booth.
"As evident with the success of new titles like these, Film Mode Entertainment continues to operate as a home for elevated genre and has been helping to pave the way for filmmakers in the rapidly changing marketplace." Said Epstein.
About Film Mode Entertainment Film Mode Entertainment is a leading worldwide sales agent, production entity and distribution company, focusing on commercially driven feature films of all genres and budget sizes. Film Mode represents projects at all stages of the filmmaking process, often as Executive Producer, with the aim of helping producers and distributors achieve maximum exposure for their films. Film Mode’s recent titles include CRYPTO starring Kurt Russell, Luke Hemsworth and Alexis Bledel, HOOKING UP starring Brittany Snow, Sam Richardson and Vivica A. Fox, STAGE MOTHER starring Academy Award nominee Jacki Weaver, Lucy Liu and Adrian Grenier, and BURN starring Josh Hutcherson and Suki Waterhouse.
Previous releases include SUGAR MOUNTAIN starring Jason Momoa, and THE GOOD NEIGHBOR starring Academy Award nominee James Caan. Film Mode accelerated their growth and expanded their capabilities by entering into a partnership with SCREEN MEDIA, representing their catalogue of over 600 titles, including WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE starring Leonardo DiCaprio, who was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his performance, and MONSTER, starring Charlize Theron who won an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress for the film. The company also has its own distribution arm, as well as a documentary label, DocMode. Film Mode is based in Beverly Hills, CA.
THE INK FACTORY AND ENDEAVOR CONTENT ENTER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Endeavor Content Acquires Strategic Stake in Studio Known for “The Night Manager,” "Fighting with My Family"
Scripted Development Fund Set Up as The Ink Factory Aims to Grow US Market Presence
London and Los Angeles, 18 February 2020 – Award-winning London and LA-based independent studio The Ink Factory (“The Night Manager”, "Fighting with My Family", “The Little Drummer Girl”) and Endeavor Content, the content financing, development and sales division of Endeavor, today announced a partnership which will see Endeavor Content acquire a minority stake in the studio, and set up a bespoke development fund for Ink to draw on. The deal also sees the parties establish an alliance that will specifically address the US TV market with high-end premium TV series tackling themes of contemporary global relevance, developed out of Ink’s LA base. As part of the deal, Endeavor Content will have a formal first-look agreement covering both film and TV to sell forthcoming Ink Factory projects internationally.
The partnership marks a step up in the long-running relationship between the two companies, cemented by Endeavor Content’s investment of both equity and development funding into Ink across US and international projects. The two companies have also made a commitment to collaborate in new areas such as podcasts and other digital projects. Following completion of the deal, Chris Rice, co-president of Endeavor Content, will take a seat on The Ink Factory’s board.
Graham Taylor and Chris Rice, Co-Presidents of Endeavor Content said: “Telling global stories to a worldwide audience is the essence of Endeavor Content, and The Ink Factory is uniquely positioned to create content that does just that. We are excited for this next chapter of continued growth together and look forward to what’s to come.”
Simon and Stephen Cornwell, co-CEOs and Founders at The Ink Factory, added:
“Today marks a big moment in The Ink Factory’s progress. This partnership with Endeavor Content will help us accelerate our growth as an independent studio and will significantly enhance our US market presence. We look forward to building on the fruitful collaboration we have had with Endeavor Content since their inception as our sales partner on ‘The Night Manager,’ and we are excited to enter the new decade with Chris, Graham and their brilliant team at our sides.”
Since its formation in 2010, The Ink Factory’s output across film and television has gained strong traction with audiences and critics alike. Its television series (“The Night Manager” and “The Little Drummer Girl”) have been seen in 180 countries by more than 40 million viewers, while it has enjoyed both box office and streamer success with films such as Fighting with My Family, A Most Wanted Man, and Message from the King. In addition, The Ink Factory’s partner games studio Giant Squid created the acclaimed narrative game, ABZÛ, and their latest game, The Pathless, will launch in 2020 with Apple Arcade and Epic Games.
The deal was negotiated by Rod Henwood, Chief Strategy Officer, for The Ink Factory, and Tim Robinson, Chief Operating Officer, for Endeavor Content. Raine acted as financial advisors to The Ink Factory on the transaction and Wiggin served as lawyers on the deal.
FAMILY FILM "ADVENTURE BOYZ" ACQUIRED BY GRAVITAS VENTURES FOR DIGITAL HD, CABLE VOD, BLU-RAY AND DVD RELEASE FEBRUARY 21, 2020
DIRECTOR HOWARD J FORD SWITCHES GEARS TO DIRECT A CHILDREN’S FILM ABOUT ONE FATHER’S MISSION TO GET HIS SONS OFF THEIR SCREENS AND OUTSIDE FOR FUN AND ADVENTURE Watch Adventure Boyz, Then Get Off Your Devices and Get Out There!
Los Angeles, CA (FEBRUARY 18, 2020) – The director of global horror-hit ‘The Dead’ and the award-winning, critically acclaimed thriller ‘Never Let Go’, Howard J Ford has taken a spectacular twist in career path to bring his first family film the screen with Adventure Boyz, which will be released by Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios Company, on DigitalHD, Cable VOD, Blu-ray and DVD on February 21 throughout North America.
Inspired by what Howard considers to be the ‘Global Disaster’ of children focusing on device screens rather than engaging in real-life adventures, Adventure Boyz takes audiences on an unforgettable journey with thrills, spills and laughs-a-plenty.
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In Adventure Boyz, with his wife away from the family home, ex-motorcycle speedway champ Mike Harris looks forward to being active and having fun outdoors with his two young sons over the summer break. He is stunned that they just want to sit inside playing on their devices. When he encourages them to get out into the real world for exercise and adventure, little does he realize, he is about to set off a chain of events that will change their lives forever.
The boys stumble into the middle of a robbery tied to the nearby castle of a royal family member, and now a notorious crime boss and his bumbling goons are in hot pursuit. The brothers not only lead the thieves, but also the police to the family home where the boys have hidden the stolen loot they discovered.
A race against time ensues, with Dad now a suspect for the crime and Mum on the warpath, it is up to the boys to use all their physical skills to prove who the real thieves are and clear their dad’s name in time for his final speedway race!
Adventure Boyz stars Jon Campling (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Final Fantasy, Predator Dark Ages), Angela Dixon (Never Let Go, Homeless Ashes, Blacksite), Justin Hayward (Monster, 13 Graves), Russell Shaw (Sky Arts, Scummy Man, Election Night) , Glenn Salvage (Essex Heist, Aux, Beyond Fury) and introducing Rory and Felix Ford as the Adventure Boyz.
“Adventure Boyz is not only a fun and compelling story but provides an important message for its young audience: there’s adventure to be had outside beyond the screens of our phones,” said Brett Rogalsky, Acquisitions Coordinator at Gravitas Ventures.
The irony of the fact that Adventure Boyz is destined to be viewed on millions of screens and devices is not lost on Howard.
“The technology and choice available to us – and our kids - nowadays is amazing and I’m not suggesting we ever let it go altogether. I think sometimes parents and children do not even realize how little time the kids actually spend outside, being active and having fun. After watching Adventure Boyz, my dream is that parents and kids feel inspired to then go and do something amazing together, get some air in their lungs, get moving, and not just drift onto the next thing on our screen; it’s all about balance,” said Howard.
Howard was driven to create Adventure Boyz because of his own children, Rory (9) and Felix (7), and their usage of hand-held devices. In keeping with the theme of the movie, making the movie became a family-affair and a real-life adventure for the father and his sons.
Howard asked his sons to list everything they would want to see in a movie. They listed all sorts of things from ‘Outsmarting Criminals’, ‘Motorbike action,’ ‘Finding Treasure,’ ‘BMXing,’ ‘Bullies getting their comeuppance,’ and ‘Getting the girl’! By the next morning, Howard had written a synopsis with all of that, plus more kid-approved plot ideas and lots of action. Then there was nothing he could do other than write the script, direct the film, and cast his sons in the roles they helped create.
“If I were a carpenter, I’d have made them the best tree house I could, but I’m a filmmaker, so what else could I do?” asked Howard.
“On its UK theatrical release, many families came to the cinema two or three times to see Adventure Boyz and parents everywhere seem to be supporting the film’s message and we’re starting to hear reports of families doing more stuff together after seeing the film” said Howard.
“I felt I had to do something urgently to remind my own kids, and perhaps millions of others, that there was more to life than just playing the latest addictive game. It’s been widely reported that children worldwide are falling into ‘device addiction’, with apparently some young people spending up to 10 hours a day on social media! I wanted to encourage and inspire all of us to get outdoors more, exercise and re-connect with each other,” said Howard.
ADVENTURE BOYZ is produced & directed by Howard J Ford. Co-producer is Alicia Ford. Music by Imran Ahmad & theme song 'Running Free' by Smitha. Howard J Ford is represented by David Gersh, The Gersh Agency.
“I’m developing ‘Adventure Boyz 2’ and ‘Adventure Girlz,’ but first I’m back to something more adult with a thrilling female-driven cliffhanger of a movie called ‘The Ledge’!” added Howard.
ADVENTURE BOYZ will be available on Blue Ray and DVD and streaming services including: AMAZON PRIME, ITUNES. GOOGLEPLAY, MICROSOFT, AT&T/DIRECT TV, VUDU, COMCAST, SPECTRUM, COX, DISH, VERIZON, FRONTIER, SUDDENLINK, MEDIACOM, ARMSTRONG, WOW, ROGERS, SHAW, FANDANGO NOW
4DIGITAL MEDIA INVITES HOME AUDIENCES TO JOIN "THE HUNT"
UNCAGED
From the director of Dutch horror comedy Stint (Dick Maas) comes a gleefully gruesome game of "CAT" and mouse. UNCAGED Arrives On VOD And Digital HD On Leading Digital Platforms And DVD On March 17, 2020
SYNOPSIS After finding a gruesomely slaughtered farmer’s family just outside Amsterdam, the police call Royal Zoo’s veterinarian, Lizzy for help. She immediately sees what must have caused the bloody mutilations: an enormous, aggressive lion.
Nobody believes her and it isn’t until after a bloodbath at the main park that the authorities agree with her plan to deploy the British hunter, Jack, to catch the killer lion.
However, tensions rise as Lizzy’s boyfriend Dave starts to worry about Lizzy and Jack’s previous romantic relationship getting in the way. But even he must admit that Jack is their best chance to prevent more bloodshed on the city streets.
The hunt is on…
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PROGRAM INFORMATION VOD: Available on Cable and Leading Digital Providers DVD: Available at Walmart, Amazon and local retailers Written/Directed By: Dick Maas (Sint, Amsterdamned) Produced by: Maria Peters, Dave Schram, Dick Maas Starring: Sophie Van Winden, Julian Looman, Mark Frost, Reinus Krul (Brinkers), Victor Löw Distributor: 4Digital Media Production Company: Shooting Star Film Company, Parachute Pictures Run Time: 108 Minutes Rating: NR Genre: Thriller, Horror Aspect Ratio: 16x9 (2.39.1) Audio: 5.1 and Stereo Language: Dutch (English subtitles) and English
First Photos from "THE DEEP ONES" Wash Ashore Lovecraftian Thriller is the Latest Frightfest From Cult Director Chad Ferrin
Los Angeles, CA -- Independent horror filmmaker Chad Ferrin (Parasites, The Ghouls, Someone's Knocking at the Door) has debuted the first photos from his eighth film The Deep Ones, a Lovecraftian take on Rosemary's Baby. A married couple rents a beachside dream home, only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and bizarre occurrences. They soon discover they are in the crosshairs of a mysterious cult and their ancient sea god.
The cast of The Deep Ones includes Johann Urb ("Arrow"), Gina La Piana, Robert Miano, Silvia Spross, Jackie Debatin, Nicolas Coster, Rachel Pringle, Jerry Irons, Robert Rhine, Jon Mack, Bulet Rush, Timothy Muskatell, Kelli Maroney (Chopping Mall, Night of the Comet) and Kurt Carley (the Underworld franchise, Roland Emmerich's Godzilla).
Behind the scenes, Ferrin is joined by producers Gina La Piana, Robert Miano and Jeff Olan, composer Richard Band (Re-Animator, From Beyond), director of photography Jeff Billings, makeup effects artist Jim Ojala (Deadgirl, Strange Nature) with key art by Nenad Gucunja. The Deep Ones is executive produced by Michael Schefano, Richard Pate, Gerry Karr and Zebadiah DeVane.
"H.P. Lovecraft must be smiling down on us," Ferrin shared, "as this has been the most blessed film experience of my 25 years of doing what I love. And I thank the cast and crew from the bottom of my heart for going above and beyond all expectations."
After suffering an untimely loss, Alex (La Piana) and her husband Petri (Urb) visit California for a much-needed break from reality. At an unassuming rental, they meet the mysterious Russell Marsh (Miano). Marsh introduces them to the oddly enthusiastic locals, fixes them a lavish meal and invites them out on his luxury boat.
Little do they know that beneath Mr. Marsh's thin veneer of avuncular charm lurks a dark devotion to an archaic evil. A wickedly warped twist on the classic Cthulhu mythos, The Deep Ones is what it looks like when Rosemary's Baby undergoes the Innsmouth Transformation.
