Get Into Survival Mode - Genndy Tartakovsky's "Primal: The Complete First Season" on Blu-ray & DVD June 1st

 

“A piece of elemental storytelling that finds some real emotional depth without either of its protagonists uttering a single word of dialogue.” – IndieWire

Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: The Complete First Season
 
Available on Blu-ray & DVD June 1, 2021

 
BURBANK, CA (March 30, 2021) – Eat, or be eaten! Kill, or be killed! Get into survival mode with Adult Swim’s #1 prehistoric animated series with the release of Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray and DVD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on June 1, 2021. 

The critically acclaimed series displays a perfect 100% rating by critics & 99% by audience on Rotten Tomatoes, and recently won 3 Juried Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Animation. Travel back in time and binge on all 10 fascinating episodes from the first season and go behind the scenes with interviews from the incredible talent from this wordless series. 

The edge-of-your-seat thriller is priced to own at $24.98 SRP for the DVD ($30.99 in Canada) and $29.98 SRP for the Blu-ray ($39.99 in Canada), which includes a Digital Copy (U.S. only). Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: The Complete First also available to own on Digital via purchase from digital retailers.

Coming off an award-winning final season of “Samurai Jack,” Adult Swim reunites with creator Genndy Tartakovsky on a new animated series. “Primal” features a caveman at the dawn of evolution. A dinosaur on the brink of extinction. Bonded by tragedy, this unlikely friendship becomes the only hope of survival in a violent, primordial world.

 

SPECIAL FEATURES

    Behind the Scenes Interviews



INCLUDES ALL 10 EPISODES

    Spear and Fang
    River of Snakes
    A Cold Death
    Terror Under the Blood Moon
    Rage of the Ape-Men
    Scent of Prey
    Plague of Madness
    Coven of the Damned
    The Night Feeder
    Slave of the Scorpion


DIGITAL

 
Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: The Complete First Season is available to own on Digital. Digital purchase allows consumers to instantly stream and download all episodes to watch anywhere and anytime on their favorite devices. Digital movies and TV shows are available from various digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu and others. A Digital Copy is also included with the purchase of specially marked Blu-ray discs for redemption and cloud storage.

BASICS

 
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 1, 2021
Total Runtime: Approx. 220
Enhanced Content Runtime: Approx. 10 min
1 BD-50 / 2 DVD-9 Blu-ray Audio – English (5.1),
DVD Audio – English Blu-ray Subtitles – English SDH, Dutch
DVD Subtitles – English SDH
Rated: TV-MA
Blu-ray Price: $29.98 SRP ($39.99 in Canada)
DVD Price: $24.98 SRP ($30.99 in Canada)

About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees.

 
About Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (GKYAC)
Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (GKYAC) brings together Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang and Turner Classic Movies (TCM), as well as Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation. Among the iconic franchises, series and characters under the GKYAC banner are Looney Tunes, DC’s animated Super Heroes, Rick and Morty, Craig of the Creek, the classic Hanna-Barbera library, Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, Warner Bros.’ unrivaled film library, and many more.   
 
GKYAC’s mission is to be the premier global provider of kids, family, young adults, and classics content and brands. The group’s programming supplies unique and compelling content for HBO MAX, WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer platform. Uniting these award-winning networks and innovative brands helps maximize opportunities and growth potential, both as standalone businesses and as content generators, to drive and support its franchises, cross-studio initiatives as well as ratings.
 
Warner Bros. GKYAC’s content is currently distributed in 192 countries around the world and the division’s networks are in 500 million homes, delivered through more than 65 channels in 31 languages.

 
About Adult Swim
Adult Swim (AdultSwim.com), launched in 2001, is a WarnerMedia network offering original and acquired animated and live-action series for young adults.  Airing nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET/PT), Adult Swim is the #1 network with persons18-24, 18-34 and 18-49 and is seen in 85 million U.S. homes.

One Of The Coolest Scenes Ever Filmed ("THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE", 1998)(video)

 

While investigating a bomb threat, Mulder and Scully share a lighthearted moment.

This sets us up for the intensely suspenseful scene to come.

Mulder and Scully balance each other well. Mulder is restrained, low-key, laconic.
Scully counters this with her expressive face and frenetic demeanor.

As Mulder stoically watches the bomb he's trapped with count down...
...Scully ramps up the suspense by taking charge of his rescue.

Her terse cry of "There's no time!" to a hesitant Mulder later on adds even more.

The explosion is followed by a masterful series of rapid-fire edits...
...and a single split-second shot of Scully's alarm as their car crashes.

All of this combined creates one of the most thrilling sequences ever filmed.


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A Trip Down Product Placement Row In "MOONRAKER" (1979)(video)

 

There's just something about the cable car scene...

...that always makes me thirsty for a 7-Up.

Then Bond's ambulance heads down Product Placement Row...

...and there's 7-Up again.

Along with Seiko watches...

Marlboro cigarettes...

...and finally British Airways.

Plus one last plug as the "Magnificent 7" theme plays us out...

...with 007 looking remarkably like the Marlboro Man.



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Darla At Her Cutest! ("Our Gang Follies Of 1936") (video)

 

Darla Hood was a member of "Our Gang" from 1935 to 1941.

She was often the fickle romantic interest of fellow Our Ganger, Alfalfa.

This is one of her earliest and cutest appearances in the series.


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it. Thanks for watching!

Prop Store News: Iconic Cinema Posters Worth Over £175,000 To Be Auctioned In The UK

 

ICONIC CINEMA POSTERS PLUS NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PRINTS & TRANSPARENCIES WORTH OVER £175,000 TO BE AUCTIONED IN THE UK


PROP STORE WILL BE AUCTIONING OVER 490 CINEMA POSTERS ON THURSDAY 22nd APRIL 2021

 
BIDS CAN BE PLACED ONLINE & BY PHONE FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

- AN INCREDIBLE COLLECTION OF POSTERS FROM THE PERSONAL ARCHIVE OF EMMY NOMINATED TELEVISION PRODUCER, BRYAN FULLER

- RARE & SOUGHT-AFTER ALTERNATIVE MOVIE POSTERS INCLUDING A SET OF THREE LIMITED EDITION STAR WARS (1977-83) MONDO POSTERS BY RENOWNED ARTIST, TYLER STOUT ESTIMATED £2,000 - £3,000

- A UK QUAD POSTER FROM THE JAMES BOND CLASSIC, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963) WITH AN ESTIMATE OF £5,000 - £6,000

- OVER 200 POSTERS FROM AWARD-WINNING CREATIVE AGENCY, FEREF, INCLUDING NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN POSTER DESIGN TRANSPARENCIES & ONE-OFF PROOF PRINTS FROM STAR WARS (1977-83), THE BEATLES’ YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968) AND MANY MORE


Prop Store – one of the world’s leading film and TV entertainment memorabilia companies, has today announced it is to hold its next cinema poster live auction this April, with the posters and artwork on offer expected to fetch in excess of £175,000. Over 490 rare, sought-after posters and artworks will be sold during Prop Store’s cinema poster auction on Thursday 22nd April 2021 from 12:00pm GMT.

The auction is suitable for fans with a variety of budgets and is now open for registration via: www.propstore.com/posterauction. The auction will be live streamed online for fans to track the action and participate in bidding.


 

 
 

Top items to be sold at Prop Store’s cinema poster auction include:

 
1. JAMES BOND: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963) - UK Quad, 1963 est. £5,000 - £6,000

2. JAMES BOND: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963) - British Double-Crown (Artwork Style), 1964 est. £2,000 - £3,000

3. STAR WARS ORIGINAL TRILOGY (1977-83) - Set of Three Artist Proof Mondo Posters, 2010 est. £2,000 - £3,000

4. STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) - Richard Edlund Archive: Special One-Sheet Style Poster, 1976 est. £1,500 - £2,500

5. LE MANS (1971) - UK Quad, 1971 est. £1,000 - £2,000

6. BLACK SWAN (2010) - Set of Four One-Sheets, 2010 est. £800 - £1,200

7. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) - UK Quad, 1969 est. £800 - £1,200

8. HALLOWEEN (1978) - Bryan Fuller Collection: Australian One-Sheet, 1979 est. £800 - £1,200

9. DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966) - UK Quad, 1966 est. £600 - £800

10. JAMES BOND: GOLDFINGER (1964) - FEREF ARCHIVE: Original Transparencies with 1 of 1 Proof Print, 2021 est. £500 - £700

11. STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) - FEREF ARCHIVE: Original Transparencies with 1 of 1 Proof Print est. £500 - £700

12. THE BEATLES: YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968) - FEREF ARCHIVE: Original Transparency and Negatives with 1 of 1 Proof Print est. £400 - £600

13. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974) - FEREF ARCHIVE: Original Transparency and Negatives with Four 1 of 1 Proof Prints est. £200 - £300

14. THE WOLF MAN (1941) - Bryan Fuller Collection: Mondo Poster, 2012 est. £200 - £300

15. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) - Bottleneck Gallery Lenticular One-Sheet, 2020 est. £200 - £300


 

Stephen Lane, Prop Store CEO, commented on the upcoming auction: “Prop Store is back with another incredible collection of posters going under the hammer on 22nd April. We’re particularly excited to bring over 200 posters and transparencies from the Feref Archive to market, including some amazing one-of-a-kind prints from Star Wars, Top Gun, Get Carter and many more!”

Mark Hochman, Prop Store’s poster expert said: “With glimmers of light appearing at the end of this pandemic tunnel, our April 2021 Cinema Poster Live Auction offers further good cheer. This will be our biggest poster auction to date with over 490 lots and includes an unparalleled collection of blockbuster titles from classic movies with many that have never come to auction before. We are showcasing exciting pieces from the personal collection of leading Hollywood Producer and Screen-Writer Bryan Fuller but we are proud to announce our collaboration with creative design agency Feref and will be offering original pieces and signed proof prints from their extensive archive”

Registration and online proxy bids are now open at https://ukm.propstoreauction.com/m/view-auctions/info/id/276

Auction lots can be viewed by appointment only at Prop Store’s office facility in Hertfordshire, UK, please email auction@propstore.com for more details.

About Prop Store

Operating since 1998, Prop Store sells original movie props and costumes, posters, and related memorabilia, regularly hosting live and online prop, costume, and cinema poster auctions.

Since their first Cinema Poster Live Auction in June 2018, Prop Store have become a well-established vendor in the world of poster collecting and have achieved some remarkable results, including selling Short Circuit original poster artwork and a James Bond: Dr. No UK Quad poster for £12,000 each. In late 2019, Prop Store hosted the largest ever auction of James Bond posters and have offered items from the personal collections of Star Wars film producer Howard Kazanjian, visual effects supervisor Richard Edlund and Mondo artist Jock. Now partnering with veteran poster expert Mark Hochman, they are striving to continue collating an assortment of original and rare poster related content to bring to the auction market.

 

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Throw Her To The Dogs" (video)

 

When Moe says that he'll throw an attactive women to the dogs...

...the other two Stooges act like dogs.

Which comes naturally for them!

(threestooges.net)

RESTLESS KNIGHTS (1935)
MERRY MAVERICKS (1951)


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Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Simple Job For Simple People" (video)

 

Whenever there's a simple job to do...

...for simple people to do...

...you can't get anyone simpler than the Stooges!

(threestooges.net)

A PLUMBING WE WILL GO (1940)
LISTEN, JUDGE (1952)


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!

Gory Action/Horror Thriller "DEATH RANCH" -- Release Date and Trailer HERE!

 

OFFICIAL TRAILER DEBUT & RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT

"DEATH RANCH"

Arrives On VOD, Digital And DVD 4/20/21

"Gloriously gory and action packed" --Bloody Flicks

"Fast paced, blood spattered, and over the top" -- Modern Horrors

"A beautifully produced homage to the lurid, bloody, and extreme films of decades past" -- Ready Steady Cut

In this brutal revenge horror, siblings on the run from the police take refuge at an abandoned Tennessee ranch, unaware their hideout is on the hunting grounds of a cannibalistic Ku Klux Klan cult.

Synopsis: 1970s USA. Three African American siblings, Brandon, Angela and Clarence, on the run from the police, take refuge at an abandoned Tennessee ranch.. 

But as night falls, Brandon discovers their hideout is on the hunting grounds of a cannibalistic Ku Klux Klan cult, and it's not long before the siblings themselves are attacked and captured by the demented cult. 

Now, it's up to Brandon to take down the bloodthirsty Klan, and save his brother and sister so they can have their bloody vengeance and escape alive.

WATCH THE TRAILER:

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DEATH RANCH
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Release: April 20, 2021 (VOD & Digital HD On Leading Digital Platforms, DVD and Blu-Ray)
Directed/Written By: Charlie Steeds
Produced by: Charlie Steeds, Aaron Mirtes, Jamie McLeod-Ross and Charley McDougall
Starring: Deiondre Teagle (Don’t Date Your Sister) , Faith Monique (The Art Collector), Travis Cutner (Legends & Lies), Scot Scurlock, Brad Belemjian
Distribution: 4Digital Media
Production Company: Dark Temple Motion Pictures
Run Time: 78 Minutes
Rating: NR
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Aspect Ratio: 16x9 (2.35:1)
Audio:  2.0 Stereo, 5.1 Surround
Language: English

IMDB

OFFICIAL HASHTAG: #DeathRanch

"HERCULES & THE CAPTIVE WOMEN" on Blu-ray & DVD April 13th from The Film Detective

 

"Hercules and the Captive Women"

The Epic Sword-and-Sandal Adventure on Blu-Ray & DVD On April 13th

With Stunning 4K Restoration & Exclusive Special Features


ROCKPORT, Mass. — April 2021 —For Immediate Release: The Film Detective (TFD), a classic media streaming network and film archive that restores and distributes classic films for today's cord-cutters, wholly owned by Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM), announces the collector’s release of Hercules and the Captive Women (1963), coming to Blu-ray and DVD April 13.

The latest special-edition release from vintage film champion TFD, this epic sword-and-sandal adventure stars Reg Park and Fay Spain, with direction from Vittorio Cottafavi. Originally released in 1961 as Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide in Italy, Hercules and the Captive Women is the version edited for the U.S., released for audiences in 1963.

 

Action-packed from the beginning, Hercules (Park) first encounters Ismene (Altan) when he must save her from a shape-shifting creature. Victorious, Ismene brings Hercules home to Atlantis where they come face to face with Ismene's mother, the evil Queen Antinea (Spain), prepared for battle to end her pursuit of world conquest.

The release was produced from rare 35mm archival elements beautifully restored from a 4K transfer in its original aspect ratio and features a showing of exclusive commentary and special features just as strong—if not stronger— than Hercules himself!

EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL FEATURES

Includes the full Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) version of the film, released in 1992. Additional special features are an introduction by MST3K writer and co-star Frank Conniff; audio commentary by film critic and screenwriter Tim Lucas; Hercules and The Conquest of Cinema: A Swords and Sandals, documentary from Daniel Griffith at Ballyhoo Motion Pictures; and The Duel of the Titan, a 12-page, full-color booklet insert with an essay from author and historian C. Courtney Joyner.

Hercules and the Captive Women will be available for purchase April 13 on Blu-ray ($24.95) and DVD ($19.95). To learn more about this special-edition release or to pre-order, visit https://www.thefilmdetective.com/hercules

 
About The Film Detective:

The Film Detective is a leading distributor of restored classic programming, including feature films, television, foreign imports, and documentaries and is a division of Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM). Launched in 2014, The Film Detective has distributed its extensive library of 3,000+ hours of film on DVD and Blu-ray and through leading broadcast and streaming platforms such as Turner Classic Movies, NBC, EPIX, Pluto TV, Amazon, MeTV, PBS, and more. With a strong focus on increasing the digital reach of its content, The Film Detective has released its classic movie app on web, Android, iOS, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV. The Film Detective is also available live with a 24/7 linear channel available on Sling TV, STIRR, Plex, and DistroTV. For more information, visit www.thefilmdetective.com


Hercules and the Captive Women

The Film Detective

Genre: Action-Adventure

Original Release: 1963 (Color)

Not Rated

Running Time: 95 Minutes

Language: English

Subtitles: English, Spanish

SRP: $24.95 (Blu-ray) / $19.95 (DVD)

Discs: 1

Release Date: April 13, 2021 (Pre-order now)

UPC Code:  #760137475286 (Blu-ray) / #760137475194 (DVD)

Catalog #:  FB1010 (Blu-ray) / FD1010 (DVD)

"TO YOUR LAST DEATH" Racks Up Awards and Nominations, Free on Amazon Prime -- See Trailer HERE!

 

Baccarin, Moseley, Wise & Shatner Fight "To Your Last Death"

Little Hyperviolent Movie That Could Racks Up Nominations

Latest Nominations from MPSE & Film Threat

Animated Bloodbath Streaming Free for Prime Subscribers

Available for Rent or Purchase on All Platforms and Blu-ray

"A strikingly animated, carnage-filled romp that mashes up genres and packs some nice surprises" -- Dread Central

"Raises 'everything and the kitchen sink' to a cosmic level and revels in its ability to annihilate convention." --  Rue Morgue

"Great animation that will have any horror or comic book fan happy" -- Nightmarish Conjurings

 

Los Angeles, CA -- To Your Last Death, the unique 2-D, hand-drawn, animated horror feature, picked up three more nominations this week – two from indie tastemaker Film Threat, including Best Horror Feature and the prestigious What the F**k is This Movie Even, as well as the Golden Reel for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation Long Form, from the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE). To Your Last Death’s Emmy-winning Supervising Sound Designer Michael Archacki, as well as Sound Designer Matthew Schaff, MPSE, were named.

WATCH THE TRAILER HERE:

These nominations cap a remarkable festival run for To Your Last Death. The film has snagged 34 wins since its world premiere at FrightFest, including Best Feature from Pasadena International Film Festival, Best Director from Horrorhound, and Best Horror Feature from Phoenix International Film Festival. “Based on our research, we are the second most award-winning horror feature of 2020,” says co-writer and executive producer Tanya Klein.

Quite an achievement for a twisted, low-budget animated movie which Film Threat rated 9/10 and raved "one of the best horror/action movies I've seen in a while". To Your Last Death combines a wildly imaginative script with eye-popping animation. The film is anchored by a first-class voice cast: Morena Baccarin (Deadpool, "Firefly", "Gotham") as the mysterious Gamemaster, Ray Wise ("Twin Peaks", Batman: The Killing Joke, Robocop), Dani Lennon (The Love Witch, Bite Me), Bill Moseley (House of 1000 Corpses, Repo! The Genetic Opera, The Devil's Rejects), and William Shatner (the "Star Trek" franchise, "The Practice") as the sadistic Overseer. 

“I'm humbled and honored to be nominated by our peers for a MPSE Golden Reel Award,” says Archacki. “The animation style and storyline of To Your Last Death allowed us to create enhanced soundscapes to further drive home the intense imagery and emotional responses of the film. A project like this only comes once in a career.” 

 

“I grew up reading Film Threat, so getting nominated for not just one, but two ‘Award This!’ awards is wonderfully surreal,” says director Jason Axinn.

To Your Last Death features hand-drawn animation in a style reminiscent of "Archer" and "Metalocalypse." According to executive producer and co-writer Jim Cirile, the film is "extremely violent, but it features dimensional, relatable characters and definitely has something to say. There's political bite and social commentary and surprising depth."

To Your Last Death was produced by Coverage Ink Films and directed by Jason Axinn, from a script by Coverage Ink's Tanya Klein and Jim Cirile. Axinn produced alongside Cindi Rice and Paige Barnett.  Tanya Klein, James Cirile, and John Frank Rosenblum served as executive producers. Carl Frank, best known for his work on Dungeons & Dragons and Magic the Gathering, led the art department. Rene G. Boscio composed the score.

 

 

 

After emerging as the sole survivor in a deadly revenge game set up by her father to punish his children, Miriam receives an offer from a supernatural entity to go back in time and try again. Now, Miriam must survive both her father's blood lust and the Gamemaster's ever-changing rules to save her siblings as she relives the worst night of her life.

To Your Last Death is currently free to stream for Amazon Prime subscribers, and also available to rent or own on various digital HD platforms and Blu-ray. 

 

Christina Ricci To Star In Action-Packed Supernatural Thriller "MONSTROUS"

 

CHRISTINA RICCI TO STAR IN MONSTROUS
 
Film Mode Entertainment and Screen Media Ventures Acquire
Action-Packed, Spine-tingling Supernatural Thriller
 
 
BERLIN (March 6, 2021) - In partnership with Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment today announced the acquisition of the new supernatural thriller, MONSTROUS,starring Christina Ricci (MONSTER, SLEEPY HOLLOW). Colleen Camp (SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL) is co-starring. Chris Sivertson (ALL CHEERLEADERS MUST DIE, THE LOST) is directing. The film was written by Carol Chrest.

“We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Screen Media on MONSTROUS, an exciting, commercially viable feature film, with a fresh and current take on one of the most popular genres in the world. Christina Ricci’s unmatched talent with an adept group of filmmakers and a spine-tingling script is a recipe for success that that will please audiences everywhere,” said Epstein.  

MONSTROUS centers on a traumatized woman fleeing from her abusive ex-husband with her 7-year-old son. In their new, remote sanctuary they find they have a bigger, more terrifying monster to deal with.

“Carol Chrest created an iconic genre character who Christina Ricci brings to life in a mesmerizing and deeply emotional performance,” said Sivertson.

Robert Yocum, Sasha Yelaun and B.I. Rosen are producing alongside Johnny Remo. Sivertson and Aperture Entertainment’s Adam Goldworm (MY FRIEND DAHMER) are executive producing alongside Omer Paracha, Sean Reilly, Clay Epstein, Craig Albrecht, Carol Anne Watts and Adam Sigal of Scarlett Pictures, and Galen Christy and Mark Silba of High Octane Pictures.

Principal Photography began in early December in Los Angeles, CA throughout Simi Valley, Sherman Oaks and Altadena.

Sivertson has written and directed numerous elevated genre films since his critically acclaimed adaptation of Jack Ketchum’s THE LOST. He most recently co-wrote WASH ME IN THE RIVER starring Robert De Niro and John Malkovich and also wrote the upcoming bio-pic SLINKY for director Tamra Jenkins
 
 
Ricci is repped by Jason Weinberg and Steven Nossokoff at Untitled and ICM’s Chuck James.
 
Camp is repped by Mark Herzberg at Gersh.
 
Sivertson is repped by Jerry Dasti of Sloss Eckhouse and Aperture Entertainment.
 
 
Screen Media is acquiring the world outside of North America, UK, Japan and Middle East, and Film Mode is handling international sales in partnership with Screen Media.
 
High Octane has acquired Middle East, North Africa and Japan.
 
 
Film Mode Entertainment (FME) strives to present a variety of commercially viable products across the globe, operates as a home for elevated genre films and continually works to help pave the way for filmmakers in this rapidly changing world where competition is at a peak. FME fills the hole in the global marketplace for films that “raise the genre-bar” and that audiences are yearning to see more of, as proven by recent box-office records, ongoing changes in the industry, media attention, award shows and major festival and markets.
 
Previous collaborations between Screen Media and Film Mode include the Bruce Willis sci-fi thriller ANTI-LIFE, the horror film DREAMCATCHER starring Radha Mitchell and Henry Thomas, the recently announced comedy, SENIOR MOMENT, starring William Shatner, Jean Smart and Christopher Lloyd, the sci-fi horror film PORTALS directed by Eduardo Sanchez, Timo Tjahjanto and Liam O’Donnell, and the fantasy thriller STRAY directed by Joe Sill. 

 
 
About Screen Media Ventures, LLC 

 
Screen Media Ventures, LLC, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, acquires the rights to high quality, independent television series and feature films. Screen Media Ventures acquires worldwide rights for distribution through theatrical, home video, pay-per-view, free, cable and pay television, video-on-demand, and new digital media platforms. The company acquires AVOD rights for third party networks and is the main supplier of content for Crackle Plus and other Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment properties. With a library of over 1,500 television series and motion pictures, Screen Media Ventures is one of the largest independent suppliers of high-quality tv series and motion pictures to U.S. and international broadcast markets, cable networks, home video outlets and new media venues. For more information, visit www.screenmedia.net.
 
About Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment

 
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSSE) operates streaming video-on-demand networks (VOD). The company owns Crackle Plus, which owns and operates a variety of ad-supported and subscription-based VOD networks including Crackle, Popcornflix, Popcornflix Kids, Truli, Pivotshare, Españolflix and FrightPix. The company also acquires and distributes video content through its Screen Media subsidiary and produces original long and short-form content through Landmark Studio Group, its Chicken Soup for the Soul Originals division and APlus.com. Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is a subsidiary of Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC, which publishes the famous book series and produces super-premium pet food under the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand name.
 
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 DREAMKATCHER starring Radha Mitchell, Lin Shaye, and Henry Thomas.
 
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 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. For more information, please visit www.filmmodeentertainment.com. 

Joe Bob Briggs Takes Over the Mahoning Drive-In 7/16-7/18 -- Film Submissions Now Open

 

JOE BOB'S DRIVE-IN JAMBOREE

JULY 16-18

MAHONING DRIVE-IN, LEHIGHTON, PENNYSYLVANIA

 

Joe Bob Briggs and Virgil Cardamone, partner and chief programmer for the beloved Mahoning Drive-In Theater, are teaming up to bring you the first annual Joe Bob’s Drive-In Jamboree, a three-day event billed as “the drive-in Woodstock," on July 16-18, 2021.

The three-day event will include an indie festival for guerrilla filmmakers, a live double-feature hosted by Joe Bob, a family-friendly "haunted drive-in" event with live zombies and monsters, and days filled with bands, cosplay contests, custom cars, free seminars conducted by professionals for ultra-low-budget filmmakers, movie memorabilia vendors, sideshow attractions, and the presentation of the Joe Bob Briggs Lifetime Achievement Award, better known as the Hubbie--because it’s engraved on a Chevy hubcap.

Tickets will go on sale in April.

“We’re calling this The Gathering of the Mutants,” said Briggs. “As I’ve traveled around the country the last three years, meeting our fans at conventions and live shows, they’ve all expressed a hunger for getting away from their on-line lives and celebrating the movies and sub-cultures that we all love. What better place than the Mahoning Drive-in, saved from extinction because a handful of film fans put their lives on hold and worked for free to preserve it?”

“We are honored to host Joe Bob’s incredible fandom here at The Mahoning Drive-in as part of our 2021 season,” said Cardamone. “This ever-growing legend of The Mahoning is strengthened each year by setting the bar for what a classic drive-in can represent in the new era, and teaming with a king of the culture like Joe Bob Briggs and The Last Drive-in crew to deliver a one of a kind experience will be nothing short of epic!"

The story of the Mahoning Drive-In is told in the award-winning documentary At the Drive-In, directed by Alexander Monelli, dramatizing how the property opened in 1949 only to be threatened by closure in 2014 when the film world went digital. A determined group of film enthusiasts turned it into a retro 35-millimeter destination and the gamble paid off, thanks to their unmatched programming and dedication to the fan experience, so that they eventually earned a reputation as “America’s Coolest Drive-in.”

The Mahoning is nestled in the ridge-and-valley region of the Appalachian Mountains,an area rich with history dating from the eras of coal mines, railroads and factories clustered along the Lehigh River. The nearby town of Jim Thorpe, which bills itself as “the Switzerland of America” because of its location on a steep mountain incline, is a popular tourist spot.

 

 

FILM SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN

Mutant Fest will be the first day of Joe Bob’s Drive-In Jamboree. Mutant Fest is a celebration of low-budget exploitation films made outside the financial support systems of Los Angeles and New York. Filmmakers can submit feature films and shorts for consideration, with no entry fee.

“The purpose of the festival,” said Briggs, “is to bring attention to films that have no marketing budget. Some of these guys mortgage their homes to make the film, then discover they can’t get into the major festivals without spending several thousand dollars on the various fees charged—fees required simply for ‘consideration,’ guaranteeing nothing. We have a team set up to screen films continuously right up until the cut-off date of May 1. We also have an educational component, with industry professionals conducting practical seminars on filmmaking with impossibly low budgets. These are basically ‘how to get stuff free’ classes.”

The two winning feature films and the ten winning shorts will all be screened at the Mahoning Drive-In on the night of July 16th, with Briggs hosting and presenting the awards. Runner-up films will be screened throughout the day at a location to be announced later.

Submissions will remain open until May 1, winners will be notified July 1. Filmmakers can learn more and submit their films via Film Freeway here:

SUBMIT YOUR FILM

 

©2021 Joe Bob Briggs | NY, NY 

Zombie Comedy "WITNESS INFECTION" Spreads to VOD March 30 with A-List Voice Actors -- See Trailer HERE!

 

"Witness Infection" Takes a Bite Out of Audiences March 30

Star-Studded Voice Cast Faces Warring Families and the Living Dead

Available Across North America on Digital HD and Cable VOD

 

Los Angeles, CA - Freestyle Digital Media has announced the cable, satellite and Digital HD release of Witness Infection, from filmmaking team Carlos Alazraqui and Jill-Michele Melean and director Andy Palmer.  The festival favorite living dead comedy will be available March 30th on a number of digital and cable platforms.

Carlos Alazraqui ("Rocko's Modern Life", Spyro the Dragon, "The Fairly OddParents") co-wrote the film and stars, alongside fellow voice actors Tara Strong ("Teen Titans", "Rugrats", "The Powerpuff Girls"), and Maurice LaMarche ("Pinky and the Brain", "Futurama", "Hey Arnold").  

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The cast also includes co-writer Jill-Michele Melean ("MadTV", White/Latina), Robert Belushi ("How I Met Your Mother", Sorority Row), Bret Ernst ("Cobra Kai"), Erinn Hayes ("Children's Hospital", "Medical Police", "Kevin Can Wait"), Monique Coleman (the High School Musical franchise, "Dancing With the Stars"), and Joseph D. Reitman ("Happy!", Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back).

Witness Infection was produced by Alazraqui, Melean and Warner Davis. Andy Palmer (Camp Cold Brook) directed.

"I'm so excited for the release of my third feature collaboration with Carlos Alazraqui. And the fact that he and Jill-Michele Melean trusted me to bring one of their scripts, Witness Infection, to life makes it all the more special,” said filmmaker Andy Palmer. “I'm extremely proud of Witness Infection, and hopefully we do for eating sausages from a questionable looking food truck what Jaws did for swimming."

Witness Infection premiered at the 2020 HA Comedy Arts Festival and went on to screen at festivals around the world, picking up awards for Best Feature at HorrorHound and the Die Laughing Film Festival, Best Director at Die Laughing and the Frostbite Film Festival, and the Audience Choice Envy Award the Sin Film Festival.

Witness Infection tells the story of two rival mob families who are transferred from the Witness Protection Program to the same city by mistake. Life has always been pretty protected for Carlo Serrelli. But his past is about to come back and bite him. Carlo’s father has kept him out of the deadly mob business by giving him a job at the family dog groomers, while his younger brother, Dominic, has always done the dirty work.

All that is coming to an end as Carlo’s father has to force him into an arranged marriage with the daughter of the rival Miola family boss. Carlo’s two best friends, Gina and Vince, vow to help him get out of this predicament, but they all get in way over their heads when a serious infection starts eating the town. The good news is that Carlo may not have to get married after all -- but the bad news is that everyone might die.

Witness Infection: 82 minutes / USA / English 

Sci-Fi/Action Thriller "RAINFALL" Amasses Mega Global Sales - Starring Ken Jeong, Temuera Morrison, Daniel Gillies

 

Film Mode Entertainment’s "RAINFALL" Amasses Mega Global Sales
 
 
Action-packed, sci/fi action feature with top-of-the-line VFX, starring KEN JEONG, TEMUERA MORRISON, DANIEL GILLIES, and JASON ISAACS takes Berlin and EFM by storm with sales from North America to the UK to Germany and beyond
 

 
BERLIN (March 1, 2021) - Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment (FME) is thrilled to announce a slew of international sales on RAINFALL. The action packed, sci/fi feature was met with an overwhelmingly positive response from international buyers.
 
 
The film stars Ken Jeong (Crazy Rich Asians, The Hangover), Temuera Morrison (Aquaman, The Mandalorian – on Disney+ ), Daniel Gillies (The Originals) and Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter series of films, The OA, The Death of Stalin, The Patriot, Black Hawk Down). The film was written and directed by Luke Sparke (Occupation, Red Billabong). 

 
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“We’re thrilled the global marketplace and audiences alike are responding so favorably to RAINFALL,” said Epstein. “The majorly talented ensemble cast brings a worldwide following that has proven to be incredibly viable as sales for the film continue to rack up across the world.” Said Epstein.
 
 
“We have been overwhelmed by the initial response so far and are confident audiences will begin to discover the film as the news spreads of it’s incredible VFX and fun factor.  There is no better time for pure entertainment than now, and Rainfall delivers.”  Said producers Carly Imrie and Carmel Imrie.
 
 
RAINFALL sales include North America - Saban, United Kingdom - Signature, CIS - Paradise, France - Metropolitan, Germany - Splendid, Japan - New Select, Middle East - Eagle Films, Pan-Asia PTV - Disney/Fox, Scandinavia - Smile Entertainment, South Korea - Scene&Sound, Taiwan – Moviecloud, Singapore - Shaw, Spain - Flins & Piniculas, and Vietnam - Noori.
 
 
The huge scope of the film, including Visual Effects by the VFX artists behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Blade Runner 2049, the amazingly talented and revered cast and a captivating and enthralling story, make Rainfall a major commercially viable film unique to its genre and filmmaking as a whole.
 
 
RAINFALL takes audiences two years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth, with the last survivors fighting back in a desperate ground war. As casualties mount by the day, the resistance and their unexpected allies uncover a plot that could see the war come to a decisive end.
 
 
The film is produced by Carly & Carmel Imrie (Occupation, Red Billabong) and American co-executive producer Todd Williams (The Nun, Alex and Me).
 
 
 
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 DREAMKATCHER starring Radha Mitchell, Lin Shaye, and Henry Thomas.
 
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 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.