Growing in popularity by leaps and bounds is this increasingly prestigious annual award which was created by fans (David Colton and Kerry Gammill) for fans (this means you!) and is a fond tribute to the one and only Rondo Hatton of THE BRUTE MAN and HOUSE OF HORRORS fame. The eerily lifelike bust itself was sculpted by illustrator Gammill, and cast by modeler Tim Lindsey.
Everything you need to know about the Rondos, including nominees, past winners, upcoming unsanity, and tons of other stuff, can be found at The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards website. And to find out how to participate in the excitement yourself, along with a crypt-load of other creepy threads on the subject, check out the Rondo folder at the Classic Horror Film Board.
All together now: "Da doo ron Rondo, da doo ron ron!"
INSPIRED BY RICK BAKER'S WORK IN THE 1982 GROUNDBREAKING "THRILLER" VIDEO TAKE A JOURNEY INTO THE MIND OF 1:6 SCULPTOR MONTWAIN GONZALES OF ONES CUSTOMS FIGURES
Collection Complete Offers A Fascinating Look At the Incredible Art of Sculpting 1:6 Figures
Gemr, the leading app for fans to discover, discuss and display, takes us on another fascinating journey with its docu-series Collection Complete with One Customs Figures founder Montwain Gonzales. Driven by his love for the horror genre and inspired by Rick Baker's work in John Landis' groundbreaking 1982 video "Thriller", Montwain shares his artistic journey into sculpting 1:6 scale figures.
Early on, he used any materials he could land -- silly putty, glue, clay, wax and even toilet paper -- to make his screen heros come to life. Today, he is living his passion spending hours and even days, creating the perfect scale figure of Jason or Freddy. And although he has ventured into the world of Sci-Fi and comics as well, horror remains his favorite.
A talented artist with his work highly sought after, Montwain remains humble about the power of art and what it does for him. He launched his own boutique company Ones Customs Figures which creates one-of-a-kind, 1:6 scale, high-end reinterpretations of some of the genre's most beloved icons. "You could take my hands and I'd learn how to sculpt with my feet," said Montwain.
The series’ fifteenth episode offers fans a different perspective of the world of collecting and is destined to appeal to anyone fascinated by art. Past episodes of Collection Complete have covered the personal collections of filmmakers Mike Mendez of Tales of Halloween fame and The Hills Run Red producer Robert Meyer Burnett. Upcoming episodes include collections of designer, artist and model Micheline Pitt and Horror's Hallowed Grounds' Sean Clark among others.
Over the next four weeks, those who create a free account at Gemr's horror club will have a chance to win a one-of-a-kind Ones Customs Figures reimagined interpretation of Jason Voorhees from 1988's Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, valued at $1,000.
Already have a Gemr account? Just click through the link and you’ll be instantly entered!
ABOUT GEMR
Gemr is the leading platform for collectors to discover, display, discuss and buy & sell collectibles. With over 75 million collectors worldwide, Gemr offers a vertically integrated platform for all levels of collecting. Gemr currently has over 540,000 users and 537 unique clubs covering anime, gaming, horror, sci-fi, sports and more. Visit Gemr at www.gemr.com or download the app to join the Gemr world.
Shea Whigham, Two-time Academy-Award Nominee Bruce Dern and Zach Avery Join “THE GATEWAY” For Andrew Levitas’ Metalwork Pictures
Emmy Award Nominee Michele Civetta To Direct
Los Angeles/New York, April 18, 2019 – Shea Whigham (“Modern Love,” First Man), two-time Academy Award® nominee Bruce Dern (Nebraska, The Hateful Eight) and Zach Avery (The White Crow, Last Moment of Clarity) have boarded The Gateway alongside previously announced Olivia Munn. Emmy Award® nominee Michele Civetta (The Executrix, Premonitions) is attached to direct. Andrew Levitas will produce under his Metalwork Pictures banner alongside Stephen Israel.
The Gateway follows Parker, a downtrodden social worker in the grips of alcoholism, assigned to the care of the daughter of single mother, Dahlia, in this neo-noir thriller. When husband Mike is released early from prison and sweeps his family back into a world of crime after a failed drug bust, Parker intervenes blurring the lines between professional obligations and personal desires. Outmatched and outgunned, Parker must turn to the father who abandoned him as a child to seek redemption and to help protect the only family he’s ever known.
Whigham recently appeared in Adam McKay’s Vice starring Christian Bale and Damien Chazelle’s First Man starring Ryan Gosling. He is currently in post-production on Warner Bros.’ Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix.
Dern was nominated for an Academy Award® for his starring role in Nebraska directed by Alexander Payne and his supporting role in Hal Ashby’s Coming Home. Other credits include: White Boy Rick starring Matthew McConaughey for Columbia Pictures; Chappaquiddick alongside Jason Clarke, Kate Mara; and Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight and Django Unchained. He can currently be seen in Focus Features’ The Mustang, and this summer he will co-star in Tarantino’s highly anticipated Once Upon a Time in Hollywood for Columbia Pictures.
Avery recently appeared in Ralph Fiennes’ The White Crow which Sony Pictures Classics is releasing on April 26th and Last Moment of Clarity starring Brian Cox and Samara Weaving.
Metalwork Pictures recently wrapped principal photography on Minamata which was directed by Levitas and starring Academy Award® nominee and Golden Globe® winner Johnny Depp as celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith.
Whigham is represented by CAA. Dern is repped by Innovative Artists. Avery is repped by Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof and Fishman. Civetta is repped by WME.
ABOUT METALWORK PICTURES Founded in 2011 by innovative filmmaker, writer, producer and acclaimed artist, Andrew Levitas, Metalwork Pictures is a fast-growing independent media production company that develops, produces, and finances high quality, international content.
With offices in New York and London, Metalwork Pictures is currently in post-production on Andrew Levitas’ Minamata (Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy, Hiroyuki Sanada), Georgetown (Christoph Waltz, Vanessa Redgrave, Annette Bening), Julie Delpy’s My Zoe (Daniel Brühl, Gemma Arterton) and Last Moment of Clarity (Samara Weaving, Brian Cox). Metalwork Pictures produced Ralph Fiennes The White Crow which Sony Pictures Classics will release on April 26th and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s Farming (Kate Beckinsale, Gugu Mbatha-Raw), which debuted at the Toronto Film Festival in September and will be released later this year.
Previous credits include Flower (Zoey Deutch), The Art of Getting By (Emma Roberts, Freddie Highmore), Affluenza (Nicola Peltz) and Lullaby (Amy Adams, Garrett Hedlund, Richard Jenkins, Jennifer Hudson, Terrence Howard), which Levitas wrote and directed. .
102-Year-Old Rosalee Glass Proves ‘It’s Never Too Late To Live Your Dream’ In ‘REINVENTING ROSALEE’
Available on Digital HD, DVD and VOD May 7, 2019 In Time for Mother’s Day
Los Angeles, Calif. (April 2019) – The inspirational documentary about 102-year-old Rosalee Glass, REINVENTING ROSALEE, whose remarkable life story spans incredible tragedy turned into boundless joy, will be released on Random Media Digital HD, DVD and VOD May 7, 2019.
Already an overwhelming fan favorite before its 2019 Oscar eligibility theatrical run (March/April 2019), REINVENTING ROSALEE has screened at an unprecedented 90 film festivals worldwide and won over 35 awards in the process.
Directed by her surviving child, renowned author and body-language expert Dr. Lillian Glass, the film chronicles mother/daughter travels around the world to places where Rosalee lived during the war to new ones she longed to experience, and unfolds a heart-warming story of new beginnings, mother and daughter bonding and the strength of the human spirit.
Rosalee Glass survived the holocaust, labor camps and the tragic loss of three children. After her beloved husband of 60 years passed in 1996 and, shortly thereafter her third child, she was devastated and didn’t want to go on. Literally one day she woke up and decided to live the rest of her life to the fullest. In her 80’s, she took piano lessons, tai chi, boxing, tango dancing, swimming, French and acting.
In her 90’s she got an agent and began a successful career appearing in commercials for Google, Porsche, Hallmark, Blue Cross and ESPN’s “X Games”. For her 100th birthday she dared to travel to Alaska to ride with sled dogs, authored “100 Years of Wisdom” and started an online life advice service.
Official Synopsis:
REINVENTING ROSALEE is the unforgettable story of Rosalee Glass, a 102-year-old Holocaust survivor taken prisoner to a Siberian gulag, who transforms her destiny. In her late 80’s, she begins an acting career; In her 90’s, she wins a beauty pageant and stars in a Super Bowl commercial; and at 100 dares to ride with sled dogs in Alaska. A courageous testament to the human spirit regardless of age, it screened to acclaim at over 90 film festivals around the world and won of over 40 awards in the process. REINVENTING ROSALEE is a fantastic true story of hope and inspiration that you will never forget!
REINVENTING ROSALEE is MPAA rated PG-13 with a total running time of 80 minutes.
Logline:
Proving that it is never too late to live your dreams, REINVENTING ROSALEE chronicles the remarkable life of 102-year-old Rosalee Glass, from the horrors of the holocaust and family loss, to finding great joy late in life.
About Random Media:
Random Media is a content company that acquires and distributes films on a worldwide basis through movie theatres, conventional brick and mortar retailers, digital platforms, cable and satellite companies and television networks. Random Media is known for its commitment to building strong, supportive relationships with its filmmakers. The companies’ growing library includes such acclaimed films as Getting Grace, Tommy Battles the Silver Sea Dragon, Killswitch: The Battle for Control of the Internet, The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille and The Landing.
JURASSIC WORLD’s Iconic Tyrannosaurus rex and Mosasaurus Invade Universal Studios Hollywood in Dynamic New Ad Campaign, It Just Got Real,as Anticipation Builds for the New Mega Attraction, “Jurassic World—The Ride,” Opening This Summer
Universal City, CA, April 17, 2019 – Pandemonium disrupts several elaborate film productions underway on Universal Studios’ bustling movie studio backlot, sending cast and crew running for their lives.
As panic and chaos ensue, the source is revealed: JURASSIC WORLD’s unstoppable Tyrannosaurus rex tramples her way across sets and sound stages to ignite Universal Studios Hollywood’s new marketing campaign, It Just Got Real, in support of the theme park’s eagerly awaited mega attraction, “Jurassic World—The Ride,” opening this summer.
WATCH THE "IT JUST GOT REAL" TV SPOT:
“Jurassic World—The Ride” will debut an original storyline that takes place within the theme park as depicted in Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s film, JURASSIC WORLD, on the day the Indominus rex escapes.
The exciting thrill ride will soar to new heights with the addition of several iconic dinosaurs from the movie, including the colossal Indominus rex and the magnificent aquatic Mosasaurus that will mesmerize onlookers in her natural habitat from behind a three million gallon glass encased Aquarium Observatory tank.
“Jurassic World—The Ride” comes to life under the direction of the award-winning and inspired minds at Universal Creative, the Academy Award®-winning special-effects visionaries at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), a division of Lucasfilm, Ltd., Universal Pictures and acclaimed filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Colin Trevorrow and Frank Marshall.
The aesthetics of “Jurassic World—The Ride” will be dramatically enhanced welcoming guests to a reimagined space reflective of the JURASSIC WORLD films. In addition, there will be a fresh new entry statement, stonework landscaping and a contemporary redesign of the iconic JURASSIC WORLD gates, illuminated with billowing flames.
Engaging and interactive queue-line videos featuring facts and information about the dinosaurs within the ride will set the tone for the expedition ahead, as guests learn more about these imposing prehistoric creatures that first roamed the earth more than 65 million years ago.
Once aboard specially designed rafts, guests will navigate the lush environs of dense vegetation, traversing new areas besieged with towering dinosaurs meandering at just an arm’s length away from visitors. Encounters with such docile creatures as the Stegosaurus and Parasaurolophus will quickly turn awry as predatory Velociraptors and Dilophosaurus begin to wreak havoc, turning guests from spectators to prey. When the Tyrannosaurus rex begins to battle one of the attraction’s new ferocious dinosaurs, the rafts will spill down a treacherous 84-foot waterfall as the sole means of escape.
Located adjacent to the ride will be a new elaborately themed “Raptor Encounter” where Blue, the most beloved Velociraptor from the JURASSIC WORLD franchise, will engage guests in daring face-to-face encounters.
In addition, a new interactive “Dino Play” area will incorporate educational components within an inspired space where children of all ages can explore and excavate giant dinosaur fossils.
With so much to see and do at Universal Studios Hollywood, the new California Neighbor Pass invites guests to experience 175 days of fun for $149 when purchased online. Visit www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com for more details. Blackout dates and restrictions apply.
Universal Studios Hollywood is The Entertainment Capital of L.A. and includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour. As a leading global entertainment destination, Universal Studios Hollywood delivers highly themed immersive lands that translate to real-life interpretations of iconic movie and television shows. Attractions include “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™” which features a bustling Hogsmeade village and such critically-acclaimed rides as “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey” and “Flight of the Hippogriff™”, and the highly-anticipated Summer opening of “Jurassic World—The Ride.” Other immersive lands include “Despicable Me Minion Mayhem” and “Super Silly Fun Land” as well as “Springfield,” hometown of America’s favorite TV family, located adjacent to the award-winning “The Simpsons Ride™” and DreamWorks Theatre featuring “Kung Fu Panda Adventure.” The world-renowned Studio Tour is Universal Studios Hollywood’s signature attraction, inviting guests behind-the-scenes of the world’s biggest and busiest movie and television production studio where they can also experience such thrill rides as “Fast & Furious—Supercharged” and “King Kong 360 3D.” The adjacent Universal CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex also includes the all-new multi-million dollar, redesigned Universal CityWalk Cinema, featuring deluxe recliner seating in screening room quality theatres, and the “5 Towers” state-of-the-art outdoor concert stage.
Flight 828 Disappeared in 2013. Today, it Came Home.
"MANIFEST: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON" #1 Series On NBC
Brace Yourself. The DVD is Landing July 23rd
BURBANK, CA (April 16, 2019) – This is your calling. You are on the verge of discovering something new! From Oscar-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) and executive producers Jeff Rake (The Mysteries of Laura), Jack Rapke (Flight, Cast Away), Jackie Levine (Allied, The Walk) and Len Goldstein (Hart of Dixie, Roadies), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings you NBC’s #1 hit series Manifest: The Complete First Season on DVD July 23, 2019.
Fans can uncover the mystery from all 16 exhilarating episodes from season one for the suggested low retail price of $29.98 for the DVD ($34.99 in Canada). Manifest: The Complete First Season is also available to own on Digital via purchase from digital retailers.
A plane inexplicably disappears on a trans-oceanic flight and returns five years later after being presumed lost at sea. While no time has passed for those on the flight, years have gone by for their loved ones who have learned to live with their loss. In addition to the outward mystery of what happened on that flight, there’s also an inward mystery of what has happened to the passengers…and why. Nothing will ever be the same as you follow the unexpected journey full of hope, heart and destiny!
“With 16.4 million fans tuning-in weekly, Manifest is one of the most talked about series on television,” said Rosemary Markson, WBHE Senior Vice President, Television Marketing. "We are delighted to release the first installment of the series on DVD so fans can binge on each episode and relive their favorite moments again and again.”
Manifest stars Melissa Roxburgh (“Valor,” “Supernatural”), Josh Dallas (“Once Upon a Time”), Athena Karkanis (“House of Cards,” “Zoo”), J.R. Ramirez (“Power”), Luna Blaise (“Fresh Off the Boat”), Jack Messina (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) and Parveen Kaur (“The Strain,” “Saving Hope”). The series is produced by Jeff Rake Productions and Compari Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television.
16 ONE-HOUR EPISODES
Pilot Reentry Turbulence Unclaimed Baggage Connecting Flights Off Radar S.N.A.F.U. Point of No Return Dead Reckoning Crosswinds Contrails Vanishing Point Cleared for Approach Upgrade Hard Landing Estimated Time of Departure
DIGITAL The first season of Manifest is also currently 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.
BASICS Street Date: July 23, 2019 Order Due Date: June 18, 2019 DVD Presented in 16x9 widescreen format Running Time: Feature: Approx. 704 min
US Price: $29.98 SRP 4 DVD-9s Audio – English (5.1)
CANADA Price: $34.99 SRP 4 DVD-9s Audio – English (5.1)
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.
In 1979 Brooklyn, Jack Anderson is a down and out struggling law student desperate for a loan to pay his school tuition. Jack is an artist at heart, but decides to go to law school after his father Doug (Eric Roberts) is incarcerated for embezzlement. He’s hoping to help his father’s case, but without the money to pay his tuition, he’ll have to drop out. Everywhere Jack turns, he gets shot down - by the banks, by society and sadly, by girls.
Jack’s only hope lies in his fellow classmate and horse-betting friend, Gino. Gino’s Uncle Dennis, an Irishman with questionable business practices, has the cash Jack needs to pay off his tuition, but that loan comes with a steep and treacherous price. Take a look at the trailer here: 79 Parts Trailer.
Shot completely in 16mm, 79 PARTS is a gritty, period action comedy film that walks the audience back to a time of idiotic small-time hoods, loan sharks, scam artists, Feds, gamblers and illegal Irish and Italian immigrants.
With its sardonic humor and multi-layered plot, 79 PARTS is an altogether wacky, lighthearted fun film, with notable performances by veteran actors Eric Roberts, Tony Lo Bianco, Katherine NarducciandSandraBernhard. Rounding out the ensemble cast are Ryan O’Callaghan, Johnny Solo, Aidan Redmond, Lisa Regina and Daniela Mastropietro.
79 PARTS is directed Ari Taub (The Fallen; On Time). Taub has directed over 15 award winning short films, commercials, music videos and stage plays, and has received numerous awards, including “Audience Choice“ at the Soho International Film Festival, and “Best Director” and at the Milan International Film Festival. The film is written by Chuck McMahon and Mario Radosta, and produced by John Overend, Katie Stults and Tom Nikko. Kevin Griffiths and Jared Safier serve as Executive Producers, with Donna McKenna CSA as Casting Director.
Directed by Ari Taub
79 PARTS will be available on VOD beginning May 7th
Documentary filmmaker Seth Breedlove, a specialist in the stranger things in life (THE MOTHMAN OF POINT PLEASANT, THE BRAY ROAD BEAST), has set his sights on the Bigfoot legend for his six-part miniseries ON THE TRAIL OF BIGFOOT (Small Town Monsters, 2019) which gives the viewer a good deal of insight into this age-old mystery.
Once he began to delve into the study of the mythical beast, he found that mere documentation of various eyewitness accounts, historical information, and photographic and documentary evidence wasn't enough, and was compelled to take a more personal approach. Thus, during the course of the series, he begins to become a part of the quest to discover Bigfoot himself.
Each of the six episodes covers a different aspect of the story. One focuses on the history, which goes back centuries with North American accounts of witnesses ranging from white pioneers to Native Americans, in whose oldest myths the beast figures prominently.
Stories such as the 19th-century gold miners whose cabin was beseiged by the creatures during a night-long ordeal provide much of the series' interest. Such tales are accompanied by some great illustrations that would make a terrific series of bubblegum cards.
Other episodes feature interviews with eyewitnesses who have encountered Bigfoot either in their everyday lives or during organized expeditions into some of America's deepest, darkest forests.
The latter consist of a wide range of people from research scientists and experts in cryptozoology to those who are so obsessed with the hunt that they devote their own money and spare time to it while still holding down regular jobs.
Most of them seem chiefly interested not in fame or fortune, but in simply proving the existence of what they consider to be a very real species of advanced apelike creatures that inhabit much of North America, from Pennsylvania to Ohio to the Oklahoma-Arkansas border to the great Pacific Northwest, while managing to remain maddeningly elusive.
A startling revelation comes when we find that the aim of one very devoted group of Bigfoot hunters is to kill one of the creatures. Not as a trophy, but as a specimen to present to the scientific world in order to validate the species as genuine and therefore make it possible to begin efforts to preserve their environment. It's a tragic irony but one which they must face.
We learn as much about the types of people who dedicate their lives to the quest as we do about the target subject itself. But one also comes away from it with a greater understanding of what these creatures might be and why they behave as they do.
The information is presented in a surprisingly non-sensationalistic way, sort of the polar opposite of the "In Search Of..." approach. The episodes are laidback, low-key, almost contemplative, with a New-Agey musical score by Brandon Dalo that reflects the measured, thoughtful narrative.
There are no scratchy old film clips of possible Bigfoot sightings, since their veracity would be inconclusive anyway. (We do get to hear recordings of some supposed Bigfoot howls, though.) Here, we're invited to listen to the firsthand accounts, historical information, and informed speculation, and decide for ourselves.
ON THE TRAIL OF BIGFOOT is an impeccably-rendered documentary series that I found quietly entertaining rather than exploitative, and ultimately quite satisfying. As for whether or not Bigfoot really exists, one long-time hunter who has since retired with little to show for it sums up his attitude like this: "On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, he's real. On Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, he doesn't exist. Sunday, I take the day off."
New Film From Long Island Director/Producer Sarah Martin
To Premiere at The Bellmore Movies Friday, May 3rd
New Independent Horror Feature Will Make It’s Big Screen Debut From One of Long Island’s Own
April, 2019 (Bellmore, NY) -- This May, budding film Director/Producer Sarah Martin and Silent Envy Productions will premiere their brand new feature “Menagerie” at the historic Bellmore Movies (222 Pettit Avenue, Bellmore, NY 11710)! The 90-minute film will debut Friday, May 3rd at 9:30PM followed by a full Hollywood treatment experience with a film backdrop and red carpet, raffle baskets valuing over $1000 in prizes, film t-shirts, and an after-party right next door.
Synopsis:
MENAGERIE!
The story unfolds as 5 kids (Tyler Williamson, Eitan Yehoshua, Jaycie Zelaska, Chloe Williamson, & Alexandria Zelaska) enter a shop of oddities (wild bills nostalgia center) and uncover the secret life of the eyeball killer (based on true events). Two detectives (Frank DeCillis & Frank Basile) take on the case and lead us on a whirlwind of events to discover the truth behind the mask. Who will be next?
Also starring: Nic Marrone, Rafe Soule, Robyn Babina, Avery Zangri, John Picciano, Ana Capella, & Kirk H. Andersen.
WATCH: MENAGERIE OFFICIAL TRAILER 2019
Sarah Martin is a long island filmmaker who is best known for (Nefarious 2017-starring Jamie Ragusa, Avery Zangri, & Honor Amongst Men 2018-starring Joan Jett, Ed Asner, and Chuck Zito). Her love for creating pushed her to start her own film company, Silent Envy Productions, back in 2016. She is dedicated, hardworking, and driven through her entire project(s) from start to finish.
Now, as she’s set to debut her brand new feature “Menagerie” at The Bellmore Movies on Friday, May 3rd, you won’t want to miss out on this thrill ride based on true events!
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THE H COLLECTIVE TAPS CHRISTINE CROKOS TO DIRECT ELEVATED HORROR THRILLER “THE BEAST”
LOS ANGELES (April 10, 2019) – The H Collective has tapped writer / director Christine Crokos (Pimp) to direct their upcoming elevated horror thriller The Beast (Blacklist 2018). The H Collective is producing and fully financing with casting beginning immediately for a Fall 2019 Shoot. The Beast is a hard-hitting horror thriller about a woman who flees an abusive husband only to find herself the sole survivor of a plane crash. Stranded in the South Pacific on a deserted island, she must also grapple with horrors that tap into her worst nightmares while fighting off a creature of unknown origins.
On Tuesday, it was announced that Crokos will write, direct and produce a bio-pic on US women’s soccer legend Hope Solo, which circles around the 2015 Women’s World Cup win against Japan, after The Beast. Crokos wrote, directed and produced Pimp starring Keke Palmer and executive produced by Lee Daniels. She made her directorial debut with Bang-Bang Wedding! after graduating from USC Film School. Crokos began her career working with Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures on action filled blockbuster productions such as The Matrix Trilogy alongside producer Joel Silver and directors The Wachowski’s as well as Academy Award nominated director Oliver Hirschbiegel.
“The H Collective continues to seek-out genre bending movies that offer up the unexpected such as Brightburn, which Sony is releasing on May 24th. I haven’t been this excited about a creature movie since working on Cloverfield”, said The H Collective’s President of Production Sherryl Clark. “I am beyond thrilled that our company is committing to the 4% challenge to hire more female directors. I fell in love with Christine after seeing her fierce direction of KeKe Palmer in Pimp. She has the perfect combination of skills to tackle this, raw, crowd-pleasing and emotional film.”
Crokos said: “The Beast is a very unique flip of how we see the world of domestic violence. It's a fresh and bold lensing on female empowerment. It’s a ferocious fight for survival, where one must be brave enough to dive into a terrifying isolated world and come out the other side transformed.”
Sherryl Clark (President, Production) and Kenneth Huang are producing for The H Collective with Nic Crawley (CEO) and Kent Huang executive producing.
Crokos is represented by Verve Talent and Literary Agency and Levin / Brown Management.
ABOUT THE H COLLECTIVE Launched in 2017, and with offices in Los Angeles, The H Collective is a global film finance, production, marketing and distribution company that is producing and financing a diversified slate of high-quality films with strong Franchise IP potential. The slate includes Brightburn starring Elizabeth Banks which Sony will release on May 24th and Christopher Cantwell’s thriller The Parts You Lose starring Aaron Paul. The H Collective acquired the rights to Aaron W. Sala’s horror thriller spec The Beast and will produce the fourth installment of the xXx franchise starring Vin Diesel. For further information, visit: www.thehcollectivefilms.com.
Princess Odette and Her Friends Are Back in the First-Look Trailer for THE SWAN PRINCESS: KINGDOM OF MUSIC Coming Soon from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Your favorite princesses are back in an all new feature length musical adventure!
Princess Odette is hosting a music competition to celebrate Princess Alise’s birthday - the winner will sing at her grand birthday ball! Prince Li of Cathay has entered, but his sister Princess Mei Li has stowed away on his ship to seek help from Odette and Derrick for Chen, who has been cursed to live as a dragon.
Lucas and Alise are reunited but Prince Li’s arrival makes Alise doubt her feelings. While Li and Lucas fight for Alise’s heart, Derek and Odette try to help Mei Li and Chen break the curse. Who will win the music festival and will Chen ever be free from his curse?
THE SWAN PRINCESS: KINGDOM OF MUSIC, the ninth installment of the beloved animated film series, is coming soon from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Story follows a Brinks Security Guard who Steals $1.85 million and Makes the Most Expensive Gay Porno of All-Time
Los Angeles, CA (April 10, 2019) – In a competitive situation, Valparaiso Pictures has acquired the rights to Ashley and April Spicer’s highly sought-after article in the Daily Beast, “‘Centurians of Rome’: How a Bank Robber Made the Most Expensive Gay Porno of All Time.” Valparaiso’s David Carrico, Adam Paulsen, and Bobby Hoppey will develop the story into a feature film and produce alongside Academy Award Nominee David Permut (Hacksaw Ridge, Face/Off) at Permut Presentations, and Adam Blum under his Free Will banner. The team is looking to set a writer and filmmaker on the project.
The March 2019 story chronicles George Bosque, a Brink’s security guard who stole $1.85 million and disappeared into thin air. During his time on the run, he produced/financed Centurians of Rome, a classic 1981 gay pornographic film set during the Roman Empire made before being apprehended by police. A young aggressive attorney named Robert Mueller, prosecuted the case.
“Ashley and April wrote a compelling article – which carefully peels away to reveal the wildly unique character arc of George Bosque, who notoriously went from security guard, to bank robber to producer after he presented Centurians director John Christopher with a bag of cash. We knew how special this story was even before we finished reading the article,” said Valparaiso’s David Carrico.
“The complexities of George’s character set against the backdrop of the sexual freedoms of the late 1970’s before the onslaught of the AIDS epidemic creates a multi-layered tale of ambition, love, crime and despair. It’s Dog Day Afternoon meets Boogie Nights!” said David Permut. “I’m very much looking forward to collaborating with the team at Valparaiso and Adam Blum on this provocative project.”
Known by many as the PHD’s of porn, Ashley and April Spicer currently act as consultants on HBO’s “The Deuce” and are the founders of The Rialto Report, the authoritative online archive for oral history, audio recordings, and photographs documenting the Golden Age of Adult Film.
Valparaiso Pictures is quickly expanding its development and production portfolio. They are currently in pre-production on Ethan Berger’s coming-of-age thriller The Line, starring Alex Wolff, John Malkovich, Scoot McNairy, Jessica Barden, and Lewis Pullman; as well as developing the upcoming spy action comedy No Glory starring Kumail Nanjiani. The company recently premiered The Sound of Silence starring Peter Sarsgaard and Rashida Jones in competition at Sundance 2019 where it was recently acquired by IFC.
David Permut has always had a passion for true stories. Permut Presentations most recent productions include Hacksaw Ridge (Lionsgate) starring Andrew Garfield, and The Polka King (Netflix) starring Jack Black. The company is currently in production on a documentary that follows the creation of the famous nightclub Chippendales, which will serve as a companion piece for the feature film starring Ben Stiller and Dev Patel which is set to go into production later this year.
The Spicers’ are repped by Free Will and Murray Weiss of Catalyst Literary Management. Valparaiso Pictures is represented by Craig Emanuel of Paul Hastings. Permut Presentations is represented by John Tishbi at Pearlman & Tishbi, LLP. Adam Blum is represented Matt Wallerstein at Hirsch, Wallerstein, Hyum, Matlof, & Fishman.
About Valparaiso Pictures
Based in Beverly Hills, Valparaiso Pictures is a development, production and finance company for film and television, founded by David Carrico. Whether it’s finding untold stories to bring to the screen or enabling burgeoning writers and filmmakers to take creative risks, Valparaiso creates opportunities for distinct voices in drama, comedy and genre. The company is an incubator for edgy, eccentric and diverse content, enabling creatives to find their audience.
About Permut Presentations
Permut Presentations was founded by Emmy and Academy Award Nominated Producer, David Permut. In the last 30 years, Permut has produced more than 40 movies and documentaries, crossing genre lines while working with major studios, TV networks and independent financiers. David has premiered films at all of the major film festivals including Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Sundance, SXSW and Tribeca.
Sid Haig Stars In Horror Comedy "HIGH ON THE HOG" Smoking Up Theaters Worldwide April 19th
West Hollywood, CA (Monday, April 8th, 2019) - Indican Pictures has picked up distribution rights to Tony Wash’s High on the Hog. The film stars Sid Haig (3 From Hell), Joe Estevez (Public Enemy) and Robert Z’dar (Maniac Cop I & II & III), in his final role. The film is a genre bender as Big Daddy (Haig) fights against the government, to maintain his grow-op. Haig is also the producer on this grindhouse feature, with early details on the release of High on the Hog available now.
Part comedy and part horror, High on the Hog takes place on a remote farm. Here, everything is grown, including the green herb. But, local government officials need a bust and they have targeted Big Daddy’s farm for their hit. Big Daddy is ready for the federales, with his arsenal of weapons and take-no-prisoners farmhands. And, just before the big fight, they have to pack that pipe tight!
Indican has slated the film for an initial theatrical launch. On April 19th, High on the Hog will show in several cities. Cities hosting the theatrical showings include: Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and of course the USA. Just picked up at the Berlin Film Festival, Indican expects a wider launch, on home entertainment formats, at a future date.
Recently, Haig says of the film and its debut: “I’ve always loved the grindhouse action movies of the 70’s and am happy to make this off beat, modernized take on them!” As well, the theatrical trailer and poster are available here!
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The film’s official synopsis: With a potent strain of pot sweeping the City, DTA agents attempt to infiltrate a small town farming operation that has a strong leader and interesting family members.
Release Date: April 19th, 2019 (Worldwide, Los Angeles, 10 Major Cities).
Director: Tony Wash. Writers: Andy Golum and Kevin C. Lockhart.
Cast: Sid Haig, Joe Estevez, Robert Z’Dar, Fiona Domenica and Brenda Whitehead.
About Indican Pictures: Indican Pictures acquires and distributes feature films to a broad range of entertainment outlets by providing a diverse selection of movies across: theatrical, home video, TV, VOD, PPV and streaming platforms.
ORIGINAL ARTWORK BY LEGENDARY STAR WARS ART DIRECTOR, HARRY LANGE TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION
An exclusive collection of Star Wars hand-drawn concept art and production stills by the legendary Art Director and Production Designer will be available to bidders in Prop Store’s upcoming Harry Lange Auction from Friday 5th April 2019, with lots closing on Friday 19th April 2019. 70 lots will be up for auction, with reserves starting as low as £100.
Harry Lange is best known for his work on Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and the original Star Wars trilogy, most notably receiving an Academy Award nomination for his work as an Art Director and Set Decorator for The Empire Strikes Back. 88408-Two-Mounted-Black-and-White-Production-Stills-of-Han-Solo
88430 - Hand-Drawn Death Star Console
88422 - Hand-Drawn Interrogation Droid
Some of the most notable lots featuring in the auction include:
· Hand-Drawn Interrogation Droid - Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000
· Hand-Drawn Jawa Tracked Vehicle with Handwritten Production Annotations - Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Estimate: £3,000 - 5,000
· Hand-Drawn Death Star Console - Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000
· Hand-Drawn Detail of Millennium Falcon Corridor with Door Frame Mechanism - Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Estimate: £3,000 - 5,000
· Hand-Drawn Perspective and Side Elevation of Land Speeder - Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000
· Hand-Drawn Interior and Exterior View of Millennium Falcon Laser Cannon with Crew Operator - Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Estimate: £3,000 - 5,000
· Mounted Black and White Production Stills of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in Gun Port - Signed by Harry Lange - Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Estimate: £300 - 500
· Hand-Drawn Millennium Falcon Gun Port Cross Section - Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000
· Hand-Drawn Detailed View of Millennium Falcon Laser Cannon - Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000
Stephen Lane, Prop Store CEO, said: “We’re thrilled to be offering such a fantastic selection of artwork from such an extraordinary and influential talent as Harry Lange. Over 70 lots are to be sold between 5th April to 19th April 2019, including incredible hand-drawn art from the original Star Wars trilogy.”
The auction begins at 10am GMT+1 on Friday 5th April, with the first lots closing at 3pm GMT+1 on Friday 19th April 2019. Bids can be placed online via the Prop Store website at: www.propstore.com
About Prop Store Prop Store sells original movie props and costumes and related memorabilia, regularly hosting live and online prop and costume auctions.
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 favourite 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.
THE OUTLAWS MADE HEADLINES. THE LAWMEN MADE HISTORY. "THE HIGHWAYMEN" Now In Select Theaters and Streaming Globally on Netflix Official Selection - 2019 SXSW Film Festival
Starring Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy Bates and Kim Dickens Directed by John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side)
The outlaws made headlines. The lawmen made history. From director John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side), THE HIGHWAYMEN follows the untold true story of the legendary detectives who brought down Bonnie and Clyde.
When the full force of the FBI and the latest forensic technology aren’t enough to capture the nation’s most notorious criminals, two former Texas Rangers (Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson) must rely on their gut instincts and old school skills to get the job done.
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Distributor: Netflix Cast: Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy Bates, Kim Dickens Directed By: John Lee Hancock Written By: John Fusco Producer: Casey Silver Executive Producers: Michael J. Malone and Matthew Reynolds Music By: Thomas Newman Cinematography By: John Schwartzman Production Design By: Michael Corenblith Costume Design By: Michael Orlandi
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Synopsis: When Showgirls was released in 1995, Paul Verhoeven’s salacious NC-17 look at Vegas dancers was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. But in the intervening decades, the film has inspired an ever-growing fan community and impassioned debate over its quality, artistic intent and messages about sex and gender.
Guided by a chorus of film critics, scholars, and fervent devotees, Jeffrey McHale's documentary explores the legacy and broader implications of Showgirls, while diving into its cultural inspirations as well as its place in Verhoeven’s filmography.
In tracing Showgirls' journey from notorious flop to cult classic and unlikely artistic resurrection, YOU DON’T NOMI takes a thought-provoking and entertaining look at an unforgettable piece of American popular culture and the surprising ways we connect with film and each other.
Festival Screenings
Press & Industry Screening #1: Monday, April 15, 7:45 PM (RSVP; must be confirmed) World Premiere: Saturday , April 27, 9:30 PM (Village East Cinema 7) Press & Industry Screening #2: Sunday, April 28, 8:30 PM (Village East Cinema 5) Public Screening #2: Monday , April 29, 8:30 PM (Regal Cinemas Battery Park 1) Public Screening #3: Tuesday, April 30, 9:45 PM (Village East Cinema 4)
TRT: 90 min. Country: USA Language: English Section: Midnight Sales: XYZ Films
Director: Jeffrey McHale
Featuring: Peaches Christ, Jeffery Conway, April Kidwell, Haley Mlotek, Adam Nayman, David Schmader
Producers: Jeffrey McHale, Ariana Garfinkel, Suzanne Zionts Editor: Jeffrey McHale Associate Producer: Zel McCarthy Composer: Mark Degli Antoni
The plot of this 1934 film concerns a murder investigation during a bawdy stage musical. The film itself was released during the fabled Pre-Code era...
...shortly before the Hays Office would begin to crack down on screen immorality.
Hence, the inclusion of a song called "Sweet Marijuana"...
(sung by Gertrude Michael)
...and featuring a number of topless chorus girls.
I neither own nor claim any rights to this material. Just having some fun with it. Thanks for watching!
From writer/director Ferzan Ozpetek ("Steam: The Turkish Bath", "His Secret Life")
The film arrives at Laemmle Music Hall in Los Angeles and Cinema Village in New York on April 19, arrives on DVD/VOD April 23. A young woman crosses paths with a mysterious gentleman, only to find herself in the center of a murder investigation where nothing is as it seems.
Lauded as a “gorgeously filmed psychological thriller” (Brent McKnight, The Seattle Times), while The Hollywood Reporter’s Deborah Young praised the film’s “sensual photography, music and locations”. World premiere at Moscow International Film Festival, official selections at Chicago International FF, Seattle International FF, Denver FF, and more.
Synopsis: One night during a party, Adriana crosses the seductive and powerful gaze of Andrea, a charming and self-confident young man. They are immediately attracted to each other and spend a passionate night together. Adriana begins to think this could be the beginning of a great love that could change her life. They agree to meet the next day, but Andrea doesn’t show up. Disappointed, Adriana goes back to her normal life, but an unexpected breakthrough comes: Andrea is suddenly found dead.
Wrecked and in shock, and dragged to the center of an investigation with disturbing outlines, Adriana feels all her certainties undermined and slips into the most secret area of her shadowy personality, from which there seems no possibility of escape…
SABAN FILMS ACQUIRES CASEY AFFLECK’S POST-APOCALYPTIC “LIGHT OF MY LIFE”
Survival Drama Made Its World Premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival
LOS ANGELES (MARCH 29, 2019) – Saban Films has acquired U.S. rights to Academy Award® Winner Casey Affleck’s narrative feature debut, Light of My Life. Written, directed by and starring Affleck (Manchester by the Sea, Interstellar), the dystopian survival drama also stars breakout star Anna Pniowsky (“PEN15”) and Golden Globe® Winner Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Mad Men”). Light of My Life made its World Premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama section.
Light of My Life follows a father (Affleck) and child (Pniowsky) who journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world’s population. As a father struggles to protect his child at all costs, their bond, and the character of humanity, is tested.
“This has been a passion-driven project for the filmmakers, who have crafted a beautiful and sophisticated film, grounded with superb performances,” said Saban Films’ Bill Bromiley. “We couldn’t be more honored to be part of such a dedicated team. Our audiences will fall in love with the intensity and sincerity of this character-based survival drama, focusing on a strong father-daughter bond.”
The film, fully financed by Black Bear Pictures, was produced by Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Affleck on behalf of Sea Change Media. John Powers Middleton also produced. Executive producers are Black Bear’s Michael Heimler and Ben Stillman, and Sea Change’s Whitaker Lader.
“On behalf of everyone involved in the making of Light of My Life, I’d like to thank Saban Films for their passion, commitment and support,” said Schwarzman. “Light of My Life has been a labor of love for the entire cast and crew, and we look forward to working with Saban to bring Light of My Life to audiences across America.”
Bill Bromiley and Jonathan Saba negotiated the deal for Saban Films, with Endeavor Content on behalf of the filmmakers. Sierra / Affinity is handling international rights.
Saban Films most recently announced their partnership with Kevin Smith’s highly-anticipated Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, coming on board from script stage for the sequel to the 2001 comedy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. The company remains active in the acquisition and distribution space, with upcoming titles including: Richard Bates Jr.’s horror thriller Tone-Deaf, which just made its World Premiere at SXSW and stars Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew; Danny A. Abeckaser’s Mob Town starring David Arquette; The Haunting of Sharon Tate starring Hilary Duff; Derrick Borte’s American Dreamer starring Jim Gaffigan; The Professor, the Wayne Roberts-directed drama starring Johnny Depp; and Sarah Daggar-Nickson’s A Vigilante starring Olivia Wilde.
Saban Films continues to grow its presence in the industry, with successes that have run the gamut from critically acclaimed theatrical films such as The Homesman starring Hilary Swank, to one of the biggest Fathom events in 2016 with Rob Zombie’s horror thriller 31. Recent titles include James Marsh’s King of Thieves starring Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay and Michael Gambon; the anthology Berlin, I Love You with Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley and Jim Sturgess; the Gerard Butler starrer The Vanishing; Alexandre Moors’ The Yellow Birds starring Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, Toni Collette, Jason Patric, Jack Huston and Jennifer Aniston; Eshom and Ian Nelms’ lauded feature Small Town Crime starring John Hawkes and Octavia Spencer; and Ivan Kavanagh’s Never Grow Old starring John Cusack and Emile Hirsch.
About Saban Films
Saban Films, an affiliate of Saban Capital Group (“SCG”), is a film acquisition and distribution company which acquires high-quality, feature films to distribute in North America. Focusing on commercial, talent driven films, the company looks at projects in all stages of production for release across multiple platforms, including a day and date theatrical/VOD release strategy. Based in Los Angeles, Saban Films was established by Haim Saban, SCG Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and is led by Bill Bromiley who serves as President, Shanan Becker, Chief Financial Officer and Ness Saban, Vice President of Business Development.
