The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) (2015) - Screening Announced!

Monster Pictures to release THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE 3 (Final Sequence) in selected cinemas from 10 July 2015, and on Blu-ray, DVD & VOD on 13 July 2015.

In the annals of horror, only one film series is almost too disgusting to describe! Now the unthinkable has become all too real! The final chapter to the most notorious movie franchise ever made has arrived – The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence).

Bully prison warden Bill Boss (Dieter Laser), has a lot of problems; his prison statistically has the highest amount of prison riots, medical costs and staff turnover in the country. But foremost he is unable to get the respect he thinks he deserves from his inmates and the state Governor (Eric Roberts). He constantly fails in experimenting with different ideas for the ideal punishment to get the inmates in line, which drives him, together with the sizzling heat, completely insane.

Under threat of termination by the Governor, his loyal right hand man Dwight (Laurence R Harvey) comes up with a brilliant idea - a revolutionary idea which could change the American prison system for good and save billions of dollars. An idea based on the notorious Human Centipede movies that will literally and figuratively get the inmates on their knees, creating the ultimate punishment and deterrent for anyone considering a life of crime. Having nothing to lose, Bill and Dwight create a jaw-dropping 500-person prison centipede.

Re-uniting the stars of the first two films (Dieter Laser & Laurence R. Harvey) The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) is the finale the world’s sickest horror franchise deserves. Nasty, revolting, and utterly deplorable, if you thought the first two films were gross, trust us, you ain’t seen nothing yet!

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BLU-RAY & DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Optional English SDH
• The Making of The Human Centipede 3
• Alternate Ending

Listen Up, Philip (2014) - Eureka Announces UK Bluray And DVD Release

[For immediate release] Eureka Entertainment to release LISTEN UP PHILIP, the critically acclaimed comedy drama starring Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss & Jonathan Pryce in a Dual Format (Blu-ray & DVD edition) in the UK on 27 July 2015.

Combining intellectual ambition with a singular comic sensibility, the third feature film by writer-director Alex Ross Perry marked a defining moment for the American independent cinema of the 2010s. As with his previous features Impolex and The Color Wheel, the blackly hilarious Listen Up Philip is distinguished as much by its literary pedigree as by its fine attunement to atmosphere, sense of place, and, enabled by the camerawork of Sean Price Williams, the texture of the image.

Jason Schwartzman, in one of his most accomplished roles since such Wes Anderson collaborations as Rushmore and The Darjeeling Limited, achieves the height of comic verbal violence as the novelist Philip Lewis Friedman who, having received his first taste of literary acclaim, embarks upon the publicity campaign for his soon-to-be-published second novel, Obidant. The attention of his literary hero Ike Zimmerman (played by the first-rate Jonathan Pryce), a major novelist some decades his elder, leads to an open invitation to abscond from Brooklyn and work from Zimmerman’s small-town home upstate. And so the stage is set for all-out warfare between Philip’s seemingly irrepressible ego and the emotionality of his talented photographer girlfriend Ashley who, in a brilliant performance by Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss, exhibits the kind of dynamism that could dull Philip's edge for good.

Put into relief by a cast including Krysten Ritter, Joséphine de La Baume, Keith Poulson, Kate Lyn Sheil, and Dree Hemingway, Schwartzman-as-Friedman embodies what must be one of the most charmingly loathsome or most diabolically winning personalities in recent films. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Listen Up Philip, the picture Manohla Dargis of The New York Times called "a masterwork about what it is to live for love and not just the self,” in its UK debut on Blu-ray and DVD.

Listen Up Philip is screening in cinemas now, and available On Demand www.listenupphilip.co.uk

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Throwback (2014) - US DVD Release Announced

Fresh from successful film festival screenings worldwide, Australian Bigfoot horror feature Throwback will be released on DVD in the US and Canada by MVD Entertainment on June 23rd. A third and final trailer for the film has been unveiled to support the DVD launch: http://youtu.be/irRi0CZSSQo

Throwback follows two treasure hunters, a female park ranger and an unhinged ex-cop as they encounter a Yowie, the Australian version of Bigfoot, in the remote jungles of North Queensland. The film stars Shawn Brack, Anthony Ring, Melanie Serafin, and Vernon Wells from Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Commando.

Described by writer/director Travis Bain as “a cross between The Legend of Boggy Creek and Predator”, Throwback has screened at eleven international film festivals and won awards including Best Feature (Tri-Cities International Fantastic Film Festival), Best Foreign Feature (Famous Monsters Film Festival) and Best Supporting Actor for Vernon Wells (Scare-a-Con Film Festival). The DVD will present Throwback in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio plus bonus materials including a commentary, deleted scenes, an alternative ending, behind-the-scenes featurettes and more.

Writer/director Bain says he is thrilled that Throwback will finally be available to North American genre fans who have been unable to see it until now.

“Not everyone lives near a film festival,” Bain says, “so it’s great that Throwback can now reach an even wider audience through home video.”

Bain is currently running a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for his next feature, Starspawn, a sci-fi/horror thriller inspired by the works of cult horror author H.P. Lovecraft. Starspawn is about a TV current affairs journalist who uncovers evidence of an imminent alien invasion whilst on assignment to interview some Outback survivalists. Starspawn is aimed at a 2017 release and will star Vernon Wells and other actors yet to be announced. The campaign link is:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starspawn/starspawn-an-hp-lovecraft-inspired-sci-fi-horror-f

High There (2014) - VOD And DVD Release Announced!

Drugs, Sex, and Paranoia

The award winning gonzo comedy HIGH THERE directed and starring televison pioneer Wayne Darwen in the guise of “Dave High” who heads to Hawaii to film a marijuana travel series, becomes lost in a fog of drugs, sex, and paranoia while uncovering a government plot to control the marijuana trade. Darwen is a veteran tabloid journalist and televisión producer who was the inspiration for Robert Downey Jr.’s character in “Natural Born Killers,” has been compared to Hunter S. Thompson and is credited as the godfather of both tabloid televisión and “gonzo producing”. HIGH THERE hits VOD and Limited Edition DVD June 23rd!

“Proves that truth can indeed be stranger than fiction” – Huffington Post

Synopsis:

Hunter S. Thompson meets Barry McKenzie in this dark nonfiction comedy about a real-life, legendary but down-and-out tabloid television journalist who heads to Hawaii to film a marijuana travel series, only to become lost in a fog of drugs, sex and paranoia as he uncovers a secret government war to control the marijuana trade. The film touches on the controversial federal prosecution of marijuana advocate Roger Christie and his THC Ministry. Wayne Darwen has been cited as the inspiration for Robert Downey Jr.'s character Wayne Gale in Oliver Stone's film Natural Born Killers and has been called the new Hunter S. Thompson.

“Absurdly Funny” – Anchorage Press

Republic Of Rick (2014) - DVD And VOD Release Announced

The critically acclamied hilarious comedy REPUBLIC OF RICK is now out on VOD and DVD! It has been a favorite among critics and film lovers. Its a comedy that fires on all cylinders making this one of the best comedies in years. Republic of Rick is set in 1998, and by keeping with the style was shot like a TV show from that era. Loosely based on Rick McLaren, Republic of Rick contains so many strong and funny performances that at times you won't stop laughing at this fun film.

“Hysterical… one of the top ten picks at Slamdance and Sundance ” – Moviemaker Magazine

Synopsis:

Rick Launer, the Ambassador of the Republic of Texas club, spends his days at Alamo reenactments and haranguing U.S. mailmen to get off Texas soil. But when he takes things too far, he's jailed and kicked out of his beloved club. Out on bail with a warrant on his head, he manipulates a group of paranoid eccentrics to protect him from the hand of the “oppressive government”. As a modern day Alamo unfolds on national television, Rick must confront what it takes to be a true leader.

“Awkwardly hilarious right from the get-go” – SLUG Magazine

The Horrors of AutoCorrect (2015) - Streaming For Free Online!

What happens when an old school slasher faces off with a tech-savvy teen? Find out in The Horrors of AutoCorrect!

The 6-minute horror/comedy short is now available for free viewing online exclusively from Crypt TV, the digital genre studio co-founded by Hostel and Cabin Fever director Eli Roth. It has amassed more than 20,000 views on Facebook in less than a day.

The short film stars Nick Principe (Laid to Rest, Hatchet II) and Jaquelyn Fabian. It's written and directed by newcomer Alex DiVincenzo.

"The premiere of The Horrors of AutoCorrect is a long time coming," says DiVincenzo. "I owe everything to my dedicatd cast and crew for helping to make it happen. I cannot thank Crypt TV enough for believing in the project. As an admirer of Eli Roth's work, it's an honor to be working with him." DiVincenzo is currently working on his next short, a '50s throwback titled Trouser Snake.

In The Horrors of AutoCorrect, Jenny's quiet evening at home watching a scary movie is interrupted by a stalker who can't quite master the art of text messaging. The result is a "sidesplitting, clever commentary on contemporary communication" (All Things Horror) that pays homage to such genre favorites as Scream and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2.

For more information, visit Crypt TV and Grimbridge Productions on Facebook.

The Horrors Of AutoCorrect (2014) - Premiering On Eli Roth's Crypt TV on May 31

Crypt TV, the new digital genre studio co-founded by Hostel and Cabin Fever director Eli Roth, will exclusively premiere The Horrors of AutoCorrect for free on Sunday, May 31.
Nick Principe (Laid to Rest) and Jaquelyn Fabian star in the 6-minute horror/comedy short. It marks the directorial debut of Alex DiVincenzo, who also penned the script and produced for Grimbridge Productions.

In The Horrors of AutoCorrect, Jenny's quiet evening at home watching a scary movie is interrupted by a stalker who can't quite master the art of text messaging. The result is a "sidesplitting, clever commentary on contemporary communication" (All Things Horror) that pays homage to such genre favorites as Scream and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2.

"I couldn't be more excited for people to see The Horrors of AutoCorrect," comments DiVincenzo. "It's truly an honor to release it through Crypt TV. Not only do I have the utmost respect for Eli Roth, but the platform provides an exciting outlet for original content."

To be notified when the full short is released on May 31, be sure to "like" Crypt TV and Grimbridge Productions on Facebook.

The Horrors of AutoCorrect's online premiere follows a successful run through the film festival circuit. DiVincenzo is currently working on his next short, a '50s throwback titled Trouser Snake.

Stalag 17 (1953) - Eureka! Announced Bluray Release

[For immediate release] Eureka Entertainment to release Billy Wilder’s STALAG 17, the acclaimed World War II comedy drama of spies and sabotage, honour and bravery, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK on 27 July 2015.

Billy Wilder followed up his brilliant Ace in the Hole with this darkly comic adaptation of Donald Bevan’s and Edmund Trzcinski’s stage play about an assortment of American airmen getting through the days in a German POW camp at the twilight of the Second World War.

William Holden stars as the laconic J.J. Sefton, a prisoner whose cynical and mercenary disposition leads his fellow prisoners to conjecture his role as an informant after two men are shot in an attempt to escape the compound. But who exactly is the real spy shuttling inside knowledge to the ever-watchful Oberst von Scherbach (director Otto Preminger in what would become an iconic screen-role)? Only after the film builds towards an explosive crescendo is the answer finally revealed...

A commercial success upon its release in 1953, Stalag 17 retains its reputation as one of the finest World War II films of all-time. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to continue its association with the work of the eminently versatile Billy Wilder with this edition of Stalag 17, appearing here for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK.

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SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Gorgeous 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing New video interview with film scholar Neil Sinyard 
• Two featurettes Stalag 17: From reality to screen & The real heroes of Stalag 17
• Feature length commentary by actors Richard Erdman & Gil Stratton and co-playwright Donald Bevan 36-page booklet containing an essay, interview material, and rare archival imagery

Listen Up Philip (2014) - UK Theater Release On 05 June

[For immediate release] Eureka! Entertainment have announced the UK theatrical release of LISTEN UP PHILIP. Following up his critically acclaimed THE COLOR WHEEL, Alex Ross Perry scripts a complex, intimate and highly idiosyncratic comedy filled with New Yorkers living their lives somewhere between individuality and isolation. Jason Schwartzman leads an impressive cast including Elisabeth Moss, Krysten Ritter and Jonathan Pryce, balancing Perry’s quick-witted dialogue and their characters’ painful, personal truths. With narration by Eric Bogosian, we switch perspectives as seasons and attitudes change, offering a literary look into the lives of these individuals and the triumph of reality over the human spirit.

Anger rages in Philip (Jason Schwartzman) as he awaits the publication of his sure-to-succeed second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise, a deteriorating relationship with his photographer girlfriend Ashley (Elisabeth Moss), and his own indifference to promoting the novel. When Philip’s idol Ike Zimmerman (Jonathan Pryce) offers his isolated summer home as a refuge, he finally gets the peace and quiet to focus on his favourite subject – himself. Philip faces mistakes and miseries affecting those around him, including his girlfriend, her sister, his idol, his idol’s daughter, and all the ex-girlfriends and enemies that lie in wait on the open streets of New York.

“Think Woody Allen meets Wes Anderson for this smart, stinging Manhattan tale of a self-absorbed young novelist” – Marie Claire

LISTEN UP PHILIP will be released in selected cinemas nationwide in the UK and Ireland & VOD on 5 June 2015.

End Of Days, Inc. (2015) - Distribution Rights For North America And Canada Announced

Indiecan Entertainment Acquires END OF DAYS, INC.by director Jennifer Liao and screenwriter Christina Ray

Toronto, Canada – May 11, 2015 – Indiecan Entertainment has acquired the Canadian and US distribution rights to END OF DAYS, INC., a darkly comic feature film with a supernatural spin marking Jennifer Liao’s feature directorial debut, which recently premiered at the USA Film Festival in Dallas, Texas.

The ensemble film, written by Christina Ray (Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning), stars Mark O’Brien (Republic of Doyle), Carolyne Maraghi (Picture Day), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Kim’s Convenience), Janet Porter (The Listener), Anna Ferguson (Heartland), Yulia Petrauskas (Nikita), and Paulino Nunes (The Strain) as Mr. Godfrey.

The creative team also includes director of photography Benjamin Lichty (How To Change The World), production designer David Orin Charles (Meatballs), editor John Nicholls (Make It Pop), and costume designer Jenn Burton (Skating to New York). END OF DAYS, INC. was produced by Sandy Kellerman and Jennifer Liao, with financial support from Telefilm Canada. 

“This is a highly original and entertaining film with a distinctive style that also happens to have been written, directed, and produced by female filmmakers,” says Indiecan Entertainment’s Avi Federgreen. “It’s a unique and exciting addition to Indiecan’s slate.”

The acquisition presents a reunion of sorts, as Liao was the producer of a previous Indiecan title, Sex After Kids. “I know firsthand how tireless Avi is in championing Canadian independent films and their filmmakers. We’re in great hands and we look forward to getting to work bringing END OF DAYS, INC. to audiences across North America,” Liao adds.

END OF DAYS, INC. puts a supernatural spin on a workplace shutdown to darkly comic and chilling effect. It's the last day of business before Godfrey Global Inventory shuts down for good, and the enigmatic Mr. Godfrey (Nunes) and his officious sister Esther (Ferguson) invite the company's downtrodden staff– Jason (O’Brien), Janet (Maraghi), Mort (Lee), and Misty (Porter) –to a farewell party where they are to receive their final paycheques. Instead, they are bribed into working one last night, wherein they discover that processing the last of their “inventory” may lead to cataclysmic consequences.

END OF DAYS, INC.’s trailer launches today, and the film is expected to hit theatres in early 2016 after its run on the festival circuit.

Social Media Links:

END OF DAYS, INC. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/127351282

END OF DAYS, INC. on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/EndOfDaysInc

END OF DAYS, INC. on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GodfreyGlobal

END OF DAYS, INC. Official Website: http://www.godfreyglobal.com

Jennifer Liao on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/averagejenn

Indiecan Entertainment Website: http://www.indiecanent.com

Indiecan Entertainment on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/indiecanent

Indiecan Entertainment on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndiecanEntertainment

JENNIFER LIAO recently made her feature directorial debut with END OF DAYS, INC., which she also produced (with Sandy Kellerman) under her company Believerville Productions. Her 6 short films as director, writer, and/or producer, including What You Eat, have screened at over 25 festivals worldwide, and aired on TV on CBC, Bravo!, and Air Canada in-flight. Jennifer also produced (with Jeremy LaLonde) the feature film Sex After Kids, nominated for 7 Canadian Comedy Awards, and wrote for the online storytelling project Crushing It! A Social Media Love Story (Story2.OH). In 2007, she was awarded the inaugural WIFT-Toronto CBC Business of Broadcasting Mentorship. Jennifer is currently a Creative Consultant on Karen Walton and Strada Films’ TV adaptation of Ian Hamilton’s Ava Lee novels, in development at CBC. jenniferliao.com

INDIECAN ENTERTAINMENT focuses on independent, low-budget films. As a distributor, Avi Federgreen follows the same principle that earned him his reputation as a filmmaker; bringing Canadians films they want to watch. Aside from the traditional distribution route, INDIECAN leans heavily on digital delivery. INDIECAN helps films find more opportunities with audiences through TV, Netflix, iTunes, websites, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms. INDIECAN’s vision is to not only support indie production but to encourage the viewing of quality indie films by North American audiences. Indiecanent.com

Despite The Gods (2012) - BrinkVision Announces Release

BRINKVISION RELEASES THE CRITCIALLY ACCLAIMED JENNIFER LYNCH DOCUMENTARY DESPITE THE GODS ON VOD AND DVD MAY 19TH!

DESPITE THE GODS

Jennifer Lynch’s Bollywood Odyssey

BrinkVision releases the critically acclamied documentary DESPITE THE GODS, going behind the scenes of Jennifer Lynch’s (David Lynch’s daughter), filmmaking in India. Surrounded by a team of truly wonderful Indian crewm he 12 year old daughter, and a cast of Bollywood stars, Lynch does her best to stay sane and guide the production through a minefield of disasters. DESPITE THE GODS has been winning awards, and screening at over 40+ film festivals and conventions worldwide, now will be released on VOD and DVD May 19th!

“Highly entertaining portrait of Lynch as an artist” - Variety

Synopsis:

Jennifer Lynch, daughter of cult film auteur David Lynch, made her auspicious directorial debut in 1993 with cult classic Boxing Helena. She was the youngest American woman to direct a feature film, and after that she took an extended hiatus. Fifteen years later, a recovering addict and hard-working single mother, Lynch returns to the director's chair with an ambitious project that will test her skills and the entire crew's sanity. Despite the Gods brings us behind the scenes on the set of Lynch's Bollywood/Hollywood action film about a man-eating snake goddess. In the spirit of LOST IN LA MANCHA and OVERNIGHT, Penny Vozniak, friend of one of the producers hired on to do behind-the-scenes on HISSS, ended up chronicling Lynch slowly losing her grip over a much-extended eight-month shoot.

“Despite The Gods is destined to be a classic” – Rue Morgue

Retail Links:
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Tokyo Tribe (2014) - Eureka! Entertainment Announced UK/Irish Distribution

Eureka! Entertainment have announced the UK & Ireland theatrical release of TOKYO TRIBE. Just when you thought Sion Sono’s (Why Don’t You Play In Hell?) unique brand of subversive cinema couldn’t get any more out there, he’s back to explode expectations once again as he ventures even further into uncharted cinematic territory with an ingenious hybrid of Yakuza gang action and hip-hop musical.

In a futuristic, alternate-world Tokyo, the city is made up of ghetto slums and nightclub playgrounds where gangs of wayward youth rule the streets. The city is carved up into 'hoods, and the crossing of territorial lines quickly leads to riots and rumbles. On the turf ruled by the savage yakuza Big Buppa, the simmering tension is about to boil over into all-out war. Who will emerge victorious? Territory, friendship, pride, love... Everything is put on the line in a desperate struggle for supremacy!

Based on a popular Manga series (Tokyo Tribe 2 by Santa Inoue) and told almost entirely in rap verse (by some of Japan's top rappers), Tokyo Tribe has to be seen to be believed. The aggressive assault of the beats and rhymes wreaks havoc as a massive ensemble cast shocks, excites, and incites an unparalleled sonic war!

“Best movie of 2014” - TwitchFilm

TOKYO TRIBE will be released in selected cinemas nationwide in the UK and Ireland on 22 May 2015.

Roar (1981) - More Screenings Than Every This Weekend!

When Noel Marshall's sublimely ill-considered Roar was finally released, 11 years after the project began...well, it was never actually released in North America, it just played a few global markets and disappeared. So, without any sort of hesitation, we are pleased to announce that Roar will be in more theaters this coming week than it has ever been in the past 30 years!

ICYMI, on Saturday night we hosted an AMA with Marshall's son and Roar star John Marshall over on Reddit, which featured a number of interesting revelations including the number of accidental injuries that made it into the final film, the most dangerous injury sustained on set (it's not cinematographer Jan de Bont's scalping) and more, plus details on the home video release coming from Olive Films later this year.

In the meantime, here's where you can catch Roar fever this week. And you should – Ultron will be creeping around theaters for weeks to come, but when else are you going to have the chance to watch over 150 giant cats run unchecked around a film set, causing total, unpredictable chaos?

Check out the full listing of cities and dates right here. We've passed 80 cities booked, with more on their way!

5/1 – 5/7 | Amherst, MA | Cinema Arts Center | Tix

4/17 – 5/7 | Austin, TX | Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar | Tix

5/1 – 5/7 | Bellingham, WA | Pickford Film Center | Tix

Skype Q&A with film composer/songwriter Robert Florczak on Friday!

5/1 – 5/2 | Boston, MA | Coolidge Corner Theatre | Tix

5/1 – 5/2 | Detroit, MI | Landmark Main Art Theatre | Tix

5/3 & 5/6 | Houston, TX | Alamo Drafthouse - Mason Park | Tix

5/1 – 5/7 | Jacksonville, FL | Sun-Ray Cinemas | Tix

5/1 – 5/7 | Lancaster, PA | Zoetropolis Theater | Tix

4/17 – 5/5 | Los Angeles, CA | The Cinefamily | Tix

Special gallery featuring behind-the-scenes photos and vintage

posters from the 1981 international theatrical release! 

5/1 – 5/3 | Miami, FL | O Cinema | Tix

5/3 – 5/5 | Nashville, TN | Belcourt Theatre | Tix

5/1 – 5/7 | Phoenix, AZ | FilmBar | Tix

5/2 – 5/3 | Portland, OR | Hollywood Theatre | Tix

Q&A with Camera Operator Randolph Sellars on Saturday!

5/1 – 5/2 | Providence, RI | Cable Car Cinema | Tix

4/24 – 5/7 | San Francisco, CA | Roxie Theater | Tix

5/1 – 5/7 | Santa Fe, NM | Jean Cocteau Cinema | Tix

5/1 – 5/7 | Tuscon, AZ | The Loft Cinema | Tix

5/1 – 5/7 | Vancouver, WA | Kiggins Theatre | Tix

5/2 | Washington, DC | Alamo Drafthouse - Loudoun | Tix

5/6 | Winchester, VA | Alamo Drafthouse - Winchester | Tix

4/24 – 5/7 | Yonkers, NY | Alamo Drafthouse - Yonkers | Tix

The Emerging Past (2011) - Premiere in NYC 5/1

 

In the tradition of Hitchcock ...comes a new psychological thriller from the producers of Lazarus: Apocalypse THE EMERGING PAST Director's Cut.

LOS ANGELES: Writer/Director and former Queens New York resident Thomas J. Churchill readies to unleash his film The Emerging Past. Churchill is very proud to finally unleash his true vision to all horror fans, “Call it a Director's Cut...call it a Recut...I call it pure horror, the way the film was meant to be. Horror fans should prepare for a movie along the lines of “The Exorcist” meets “The Shining.” 

Church Hill Productions/Apothecary Entertainment, the company behind the upcoming retro zombie film LAZARUS APOCALYPSE, will WORLD PREMIERE at The New York City International Film Festival May 1st at the prestigious Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003 / (212) 505-5181. Tickets can be purchased on the NYCIFF website http://www.nyciff.com/the-merging-past-2015 or at the door.

The Emerging Past will include a brand new story arc, never before seen footage, and a new style that gives the film a more thrilling and compelling vibe. It’s darker, edgier, scarier than the original and most of all a true horror film. Insiders are stating “It looks like a Blumhouse studio film.” The film will also carry a haunting score by Jon Brummer (Lazarus Apocalypse) in the tradition of classic Hollywood films.

The soundtrack is sure to please music lovers with all new songs from recording artists "Sugar" Parks and The Massacre and Mike Pacheco of the MP Project (who will also be opening up for Quiet Riot on May 3 in New York). The soundtrack will be distributed by Apothecary Entertainment later this year.

A previous festival/preview version had a small release as a fan favorite at conventions and festivals. It won 6 awards as it played the circuit racking up two Best Pictures, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Song, and Best Trailer awards. But Churchill was never satisfied with that version. Taking a cue from George Lucas, Churchill insists “That version is now a collector’s item; never to be released again...ever.”

The star of the film, Krista Grotte, along with cast members Edward X Young, Mike Marino, Ray Capuana, Steve Dash, and writer/director Thomas J. Churchill will all attend the premiere. An event is also being planned for the West Coast before the Fall release of the film.

Synopsis: When you can't see the future you need to live for the past. Murder and mayhem surround Queens New York Tribune photographer, Pamela Garret (played by Krista Grotte, Lazarus Apocalypse, Hershel Gordon Lewis' The Uh-Oh Show, Brainjacked) after she is discovered taking a life altering picture of a sacrifice ritual. Her world suddenly becomes a jigsaw puzzle as she quickly needs to solve it and find somewhere safe to hide before her emerging past catches up with her. With no where to go, she turns to her coworker Dylan (played by Brooke McCarter, The Lost Boys, Trashin, The Uh-Oh Show) for help. As stress levels rise in her search for the truth her coworker spins the game into another level as he reveals just who he really is. As she soon realizes that the past is never where you left it...

The film was shot throughout Churchill's former Queens neighborhoods of Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village and Levittown, New York. His former parish Saint Matthias also has a featured role in this thriller.

This film also stars horror icon Stephen Geoffreys (Lazarus Apocalypse, Fright Night, 976-Evil, Heaven Help Us, At Close Range), Steve Dash (Friday the 13th Part 2, Nighthawks, Alone in the Dark), Edward X. Young (Sea of Dust, The Green Monster) Tony Moran (John Carpenter's Halloween, BEG), Mike Marino (Sleepless Nights, Lazarus Apocalypse) and Ray Capuana (Lazarus Apocalypse).

ORIGIN RELEASING Chocolate Bunny Church Hill Productions/Apothecary Entertainment presents a Thomas J. Churchill film Krista Grotte Brooke McCarter Edward X. Young "The Emerging Past" Steve Dash Ray Capuana Mike Marino and Stephen Geoffreys with special appearance by Tony Moran 

Original Score by Jon Brunner Original Songs by Marisa Sugar Parks & Michael Pacheco Special FX by Edward X. Young Director of Photography Jack Schaefer Edited By David M. Parks & Thomas J. Churchill Produced by David M. Parks, David Lee Madison & Thomas J. Churchill Executive Produced By Paul Weinroth & Lorie Weinroth Written & Directed by Thomas J. Churchill

Fans of Churchill can see him playing the very creepy "Beelzebub" in the upcoming Lazarus Apocalypse, and a Japanese mob boss in the upcoming Samurai Cop 2. Lazarus Apocalypse and The Emerging Past were produced by his business partner David M. Parks are both being released on DVD and Blu-Ray through ORIGIN RELEASING.

Forty Guns (1957) - Eureka! Announces Bluray Release

[For immediate release] Eureka! Entertainment have announced the release of Samuel Fuller’s FORTY GUNS, the classic western starring Barbara Stanwyck, available on Blu-ray in a Dual Format edition as part of The Masters of Cinema Series on 22 June 2015.

One of the very best films by the uncompromising American director Samuel Fuller ( — also: one of the very best, and most iconoclastic, Westerns ever conceived) was also a mid-career triumph for the brilliantBarbara Stanwyck. Forty Guns finds Fuller at the height of his game. 

Jessica Drummond (Stanwyck, with her iconic night-nurse babyface) is avatar of the consummate Brooklynite, transplanted here to the dusty crags of the West – Cochise County, Arizona, to be precise – where as a wealthy landowner she exerts a powerful influence over town affairs and commands a league of some “forty guns” to enact her will. The appearance of interloper Griff (a character name that recurs throughout all of Fuller’s body of work, embodied this time by Barry Sullivan) precipitates Jessica’s domain’s slide into chaos... 

Originally intended by Fuller to be titled The Woman with a Whip, Forty Guns represents an apex of Twentieth Century Fox’s filmmaking while the studio era still shone. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Forty Guns on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time in the UK in a special Dual Format edition. 

FORTY GUNS Original Theatrical Trailer https://youtu.be/Fcrm5ltgfag

Available to pre-order from Amazon http://amzn.to/1z5Ylxn

SPECIAL FEATURES featuring:

• Audio interview with Samuel Fuller from 1969 at the National Film Theatre in London
• Video interview with film critic Jean-Louis Leutrat
• Theatrical trailer
• A booklet featuring new writing by Stephane Joudet, an extract from Samuel Fuller's autobiography, and rare archival imagery

PRESS:

“Offers the anticipated measures of doomed love and sudden death but surprises with its dramatic richness.” – New Yorker

TAGLINE:

“Notorious Jessica Drummond leading her 40 thieves to hit the west like a Texas Tornado”

Universal Monster Movies Releases Pushed Back

Universal Monster has changed the release dates for their re-imaginings of classic horror films.

"The Mummy" has been moved back to 24 March 2017. The as-yet-unnamed monster film (which could be "Wolf Man", "Invisible Man", "Frankenstein" or "Bride Of Frankenstein", is moved back to 30 March 2018.

However, "Kong: Skull Island" is still due to release on 10 March 2017.

Exeter (2015) - UK Release Date

The film hits bluray and DVD on 04 May.

During a party, six small-town teenagers find an old vintage record and decide to play it backwards in order to listen for any subliminal/satanic messages. Low and behold, a seemingly malevolent spirit quickly infiltrates the group, wreaking havoc as it moves from one body to another. 

White Rabbit (2013) - Release Announced

Britt Robertson, Sam Trammell and Nick Krause Star in White Rabbit

"..strong performances and impressive cinematography.." - The Hollywood Reporter

Breaking Glass Pictures will be releasing White Rabbit on DVD May 12, 2015. Directed by Tim McCann, White Rabbit is a psychological thriller starring Sam Trammell ("True Blood," The Fault in our Stars), Britt Robertson (The Longest Ride, Tomorrowland), Nick Krause (The Descendants, Boyhood) and Ryan Lee (Super 8, Goosebumps). Following in the tradition of Gus Van Sant's acclaimed Elephant, this intense drama follows a bullied high school student's descent into madness.

Nick Krause, who starred opposite George Clooney and Shailene Woodley in The Descendants, plays a troubled teen that has been tormented by visions since his alcoholic father (Trammell) forced him to kill an innocent rabbit while hunting as a boy. Now that Harlon (Krause) is a bullied high school student, his undiagnosed mental illness is getting worse. He begins to hear voices and his imagination encourages him to carry out violent acts. Things begin to look up when Julie (Robertson), a rebellious young girl, moves to town and befriends Harlon. But when she betrays him, the rabbit along with other imaginary comic book characters taunt him into committing one final act of revenge.

White Rabbit made its world premiere at Zurich Film Festival and saw its North American premiere at the 2014 Catalina Film Festival where it won Best Feature Film. The film also won Best Cinematography at Chelsea Film Festival and Best Actor (Krause), Best Supporting Actor (Trammell), and Best Supporting Actress (Robertson) at the Boston Film Festival. White Rabbit was released in theaters and VOD on February 13.

Shadow Zombie (2013) - BrinkVision Releases To VOD Today!

SHADOW ZOMBIE

A Southern tale of love and death set Deep in Louisiana.

BrinkVision releases the critically acclamied documentary style underground cult film SHADOW ZOMBIE on VOD and Limited Edition DVD April 21st. SHADOW ZOMBIE stars Kim Filth, who lives with his dad, sells weed to skaters, writes poetry, and snorts painkillers to get through the day. Directed by Jorge Torres-Torres, SHADOW ZOMBIE Shooting under near-documentary conditions in and around Lafayette, Louisiana, Jorge Torres-Torres operates by peopling his film with a coterie of genuine Acadiana misfits. As the imagery swerves like a junkie's waking nightmare from handicap actuality to grotesque realism, a shadow world is hinted at, visible from the one we live in but decidedly separate from it. The merciless and at times unexpectedly poignant observation of Kim's world dares to see through to the human core of a drug addict or clinically depressed clown.

Synopsis:

Meet Kim Filth, and enter his horror-film existence - based on fact and blended with fiction. Kim lives with his dad, sells weed to skaters, writes poetry, and snorts painkillers to get through the day. By night, he likes to stroll around painted up as his alter ego, Shadow Zombie, which is how he meets registered nurse and part-time clown Brandi. What follows is a brief romance marked by destruction by the very real phantoms emanating from Kim's dead-end present and Brandi's traumatic past. As captured by Jorge Torres-Torres under near-documentary conditions, the film chronicles a coterie of genuine misfits in its merciless observation of Kim's world, daring to see past the facades of troubled souls through to their human core.

***WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY Chicago Underground Film Festival***
***Official Selection of Syndey Underground Film Festival***
***Official Selection of New Orleans Film Festival***

Trailer:

Retail Links:
http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Zombie-Shane-Cormier/dp/B00RZXWWQA/

Cookie Boner Of The Gingerdead Man And Evil Bong 420, Coming 20 April!

The Bong Is Back!
Full Moon To Premiere Horror Comedy Sequel
Evil Bong 420 On Multiple Streaming Platforms

Grab your munchies and head to the lanes, because Full Moon’s most far-out character, the malevolent mind-fogging EVIL BONG is back, baked and more brutal than ever in this, the ultimate stoner trip: EVIL BONG 420! And this time, our beloved BONG is sending his sinister smoke signals via an exclusive worldwide streaming premiere!

Go to http://FullMoonStreaming.com to watch the trailer or here: https://youtu.be/RHeb6Mr9fuc

EVIL BONG 420 sees series regulars Sarah Leigh (Robin Sydney), Larnell (John Patrick Jordan), Rabbit (Sonny Carl Davis), Velicity (Amy Paffrath), Hambo, EeBee, Gingerdead Man, and Ooga Booga all return to the fold along with tons of insane surprise guests, including adult stars Tanya Tate, Janice Griffith, Rorie Moon, Nina Elle, Ella Darling, and cameos by legendary Queen of the B’s Director David DeCoteau and David Del Valle!

Rabbit has escaped the Evil Bong’s World of Weed, and has opened a topless bowling alley. It’s the Grand Opening and the balls are rolling, the boobs are bouncing and the weed is plentiful. When his old friends, Larnell and Sarah Leigh stop by to help him celebrate his wacky new business venture, things are finally looking up for Rabbit, right? Wrong! Evil Bong is hot on Rabbit’s trail. With the help of the murderous Gingerdead Man, they crash the most balls out party of the century. But Gingerdead Man has plans of his own when he learns that the secret to becoming a real man is getting his cookies off.

After the runaway success of EVIL BONG, EVIL BONG 2: KING BONG, EVIL BONG 3: THE WRATH OF BONG and the mental monster mash-up GINGERDEAD MAN VS. EVIL BONG, Full Moon once more lights up the BONG for our maddest movie yet: EVIL BONG 420 and you’ll be able to see it first on a WORLDWIDE STREAMING PREMIERE on- when else - April 20th, 2015… That’s right! On 4.20!!

Catch EVIL BONG 420 on HULU, Vutopia℠, MGO, FullMoonStreaming.com, Vimeo, Amazon Instant, GooglePlay, BigStarMovies, ConTV and many more streaming platforms, dropping on the ultimate weed-friendly day. Full Moon refuses to bogart this joint… we want to pass the BONG gospel around.
It’s the movie with its mind firmly in the gutter. EVIL BONG 420 has the biggest balls, boobs and bongs you’ll see all year.