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August 31, 2002
TEMPE INVADES THE SCI-FI CHANNEL!Hey folks...this weekend and next you can catch a glimpse of two of the films Tempe Entertainment has made for Full Moon as part of WILLIAM SHATNER'S FULL MOON FRIGHT NIGHT! Tune your cable television to the Sci-Fi Channel and check out...
HORRORVISION
Saturday, Aug. 31st, 2002 at 11 p.m.
Starring JAMES BLACK (OZONE), MAGGIE ROSE FLECK (STITCHES)
Directed by DANNY DRAVEN
All I can say is we were two years up on FEARDOTCOM...and they stole this film's original title, too. ;-) Features cameos by Brinke Stevens and Ariauna Albright.
August 27, 2002
News from Andreas Schnaas :
DEMONIUM will be shown in Nurnberg during the Weekend of Fear. More details at http://www.weekend-of-fear.comThere will be an Andreas Schnaas retrospective at the legendary Sitges-Festival in Spain Andreas is deeply honored. More details and the dates on www.anthroproject.de
Finally DEMONIUM was released in the UK on dvd. More at http://www.demonium.co.uk
The Creature Corner reports that Andreas Schnaas (whose ZOMBIE DOOM, a.k.a. VIOLENT SHIT III, and ZOMBIE ’90: EXTREME PESTILENCE just debuted on double-feature DVD from E.I./Shock-O-Rama) is gearing up to shoot NIKOS, about a Roman barbarian who goes on a bloody rampage in modern-day New York City, in October. The project reunites Schnaas with scripter Ted Geoghagen and actor Joe Zaso from his previous DEMONIUM, with Felissa (SLEEPAWAY CAMP) Rose and Schnaas himself co-starring.
***** HORRORVISION, Danny Draven's first feature film shot for Full moon Pictures over 2 years ago will air on SCI-FI CHANNEL on Saturday, August, 31, 2002 at 11:00pm Eastern and 8:00pm west coast time (check your local directory to be sure, or check at www.scifi.com).
The film will be hosted by Star Trek star WILLIAM SHATNER, as he talks about the film and does a comical spoof on Horrorvision in between commercials. A must See!
For more info on the film and to see the trailer check out the official website: http://tempevideo.com/horrorvision/index.html
August 19, 2002
Maverick female exploitation director passed away over the weekend. You can read her full obit by clicking here. We wish the best to Ms. Wishman's family, friends, and fans.
***** Well, Teen In Peril is finally gearing up for a new production to begin filming late this summer. The working title is now "Die Old Man!". Lovely don't you think? More news on this feature in upcoming weeks. Jeez! I'm knee deep in scripts. Anyone want to bankroll 5 Indie Horror/Art films, or help me knock off a couple of banks?
Starting very soon is a short called "The Creeper" being produced by Shane & Calu Morton. I've been asked to lend a eye to this project, but no word from the Morton camp on casting. They will be adding "The Creeper" to their Chiller Party Tape that will be available around Halloween 2002.
***** Pipedreams Entertainment founder John Bowker recently finished a preliminary edit of his new Sub Rosa release HOUSEBOUND and says the movie is running a little short. With the help of Tim Ritter, Bowker will be adding new scenes to lengthen the pacing. "There's a lot of action the the third act and it went by faster than I thought it would."
Pipedreams Entertainment
Sub Rosa
August 17, 2002
ANASTASIA SALKIND will make her film debut this fall in THE ROAD TO BOLLYWOOD, a comedy feature being co-directed by Edward Jordon and Donald Farmer. Though Anastasia is still an unknown in the film business, the same can't be said for some of her famous relatives.
Anatasia is daughter of legendary film producer Ilya Salkind, whose credits include the SUPERMAN film series with Christopher Reeve, the Christopher Lee/Oliver Reed version of THE THREE MUSKETEERS, and the stylish Richard Burton/Raquel Welch thriller BLUEBEARD. Her paternal grandfather was the late Alexander Salkind, whose producing credits include the Orson Welles classic THE TRIAL, and her maternal grandfather was the late James T. Aubrey, former president of MGM and producer of the Peter Fonda sci-fi sequel FUTUREWORLD.
Anastasia will be sharing the screen in THE ROAD TO BOLLYWOOD with her mother, actress Skye Aubrey - whose credits include two BATMAN episodes, the cult TV movie THE PHANTOM OF HOLLYWOOD, and director Blake Edwards' THE CAREY TREATMENT.
Though THE ROAD TO BOLLYWOOD won't be screened til early 2003, Edward Jordon's screenplay has been slowly gathering heat. The script won second place in Francis Ford Coppola's ZOETROPE SCREENPLAY COMPETITION, and Producer Renee Missel (who was Executive Producer of the Jodie Foster film NELL) has praised Jordon's screenplay as "very camp and hilarious!"
In other news, Donald Farmer's martial arts film THE STRIKE debuted last week on video and DVD from MTI Video's new "Replay" label (www.mtivideo.com). Farmer explains, "This is my first movie to be picked up nationwide by the entire Blockbuster Video and Hollywood Video chains, so finally one of my movies is going to be easy for people to find! My last movie, AN EROTIC VAMPIRE IN PARIS, has been showing up in the Best Buy and Tower Video chains, but that's nothing compared to the kind of wide release that THE STRIKE is getting."
Co-starring in THE STRIKE are George Stover (from John Water's DESPERATE LIVING and FEMALE TROUBLE), Jenny Wallace (from Retro Media's new release HOOKERS IN A HAUNTED HOUSE), and Autumn Vena (from Farmer's 2000 releases BLOOD AND HONOR and BATTLE FOR GLORY). "Autumn plays "Iris," a herion-addicted hooker being held prisoner in a Chinese gangster's bordello," Farmer explains. "I met Autumn at a Gwar concert where she was being eaten onstage by a giant slug," Farmer says, "so I thought she might like this part."
Joining Autumn in the film's bordello scenes is Atlanta actress Stephanie Sinclair. For serious film connoisseurs, shots from Sinclair's two nude scenes in THE STRIKE were just posted at www.mrskin.com.
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***** Columbia College Chicago Alumni Presents
FRIDAY THE 13TH FRIGHT FEST!
FEATURING THREE TERROR-IFFIC MOVIES:A FULL MOON PICTURES and DARKWORLD PICTURES PRODUCTION
Stuart Gordon Presents
"DEATHBED"
A Danny Draven Film
(feature w/ 5.1 surround sound)
An intimate haunting of a young couple
Starring: Tanya Dempsey, Brave Matthews, Dukey Flyswatter...OTHER FEATURES SHOWING
"Dahmer"
(feature)
A disturbing portrait of one of America's most notorious serial killers"The Music of Erich Zann"
(short)
A crafty adaptation of the classic horror story by HP LovecraftFriday, September 13, 2002
Starting at 7pmThe Cast and Crew of all three films will be in attendance for Q&A!
TICKETS = $8
Proceeds go back to filmmakers and Columbia College Chicago's alumni scholarship fundSCREENING AT:
the historic (and haunted!)
DOWNTOWN PALACE THEATER
630 S. Broadway in downtown Los Angeles
FREE STREET PARKING AFTER 7PMwww.DowntownPalace.com
www.DannyDraven.com
***** WIZARD VIDEO RESURRECTED, TEMPE-STYLE!
Fans who were VCR-equipped in the early '80s will no doubt remember the late, great Wizard Video label which first brought classics like I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, ZOMBIE, BLOOD FEAST and SNUFF to home video along with compilations such as THE BEST OF SEX & VIOLENCE (whose cover sported a young Brinke Stevens!).
What many fans may not know is that Wizard was the brainchild of Charles Band who would later found Full Moon Pictures! When J.R. Bookwalter began working with Full Moon in late 1997, he kept pushing for Band to revive the Wizard line and get back to his underground roots.
Well get ready, because Wizard is back! And Tempe is there.
This November, the new Wizard Video will be launched with a re-release of our 1989 film SKINNED ALIVE. While the packaging may be similar (visit http://www.tempefanclub.com for a peek), the VHS & DVD versions from Wizard will only include the "Cut to the Bone" making-of featurette -- we will continue to offer the Special Edition DVD (and also our VHS, until that format is sold out). Wizard's release will also feature the same remastered print and 5.1 remix. Expect the title to finally hit retail video store shelves in large quantities!
Bookwalter has also licensed three other Tempe films to Wizard: OZONE, BLOODLETTING and GHOUL SCHOOL. Now this is where things get fuzzy, because the Wizard releases of these titles will come with new titles and new cover art. "I'm not particularly fond of the idea," admits Bookwalter, "but the end result is that a lot more people will find these movies. I'm also told to expect some of these to air on pay-per-view which will be a trip!"
The Tempe features are expected to roll out from Wizard Video every two months and if the first four are successful, expect the rest of the Tempe library to follow. Tempe continues to retain all Special Edition DVD rights to the titles (see below), but will also offer limited quantities of the Wizard versions for sale online when they are available.
..BUT WHAT ABOUT TEMPE DVD?
On July 6, 2002 we announced the BLOODLETTING Remastered Special Edition DVD and VHS with a September 24 street date. In the interim, the aforementioned Wizard deal was inked which changed our plans a bit. Tempe will no longer offer VHS versions of our new releases, concentrating strictly on Special Edition DVDs. The fans have spoken and the message is clear: VHS is dead!
The BLOODLETTING DVD was postponed shortly after the announcement -- when the release schedule for Wizard Video is worked out, we'll have a firmer date. But for now, expect that our long-awaited OZONE Remastered Special Edition DVD will jump ahead in January, 2003. J.R. Bookwalter is diving into the 5.1 remix next week and advance word on both remastered films is the fans will be pleasantly surprised with the results!
Please note that all Tempe DVDs will be released under the films' original title and we are still committed to bringing you the biggest and best special edition DVDs possible! Look for details on the OZONE and BLOODLETTING releases soon...
***** We are a new production company called Insane-O-Rame Productions. We are currently finishing up our first feature entitled " Strange Things Happen at Sundown" it will be a 2 hour movie shot on DV. You can visit our website for some production details at HTTP:// www.insane-o-rama.com we are a completely self contained production company, we do all our own, writing, filming, editing, music and sound effects and are very excited about our first release. We will be seeking distribution upon completion so if you have any info you can share it would be much appreciated.
Strange Things Happen at Sundown is the story of vampires run amuck in New York City. There's a group of low level mobsters with fangs , there's an age-old vampire who does mob hits for money, there's a pair of vampire lovers on the run . Throw in a born again Christian trying to bring one of the vampires over to her side, an Italian girl from Brooklyn bitten by vampires and left to endure an agonizing three-day turn and a psychotic four-hundred year old blood-sucking housewife with a fetish for cleanliness and virgin girls. All of them are being hunted by a nefarious vinyl clad woman whose intentions are mysterious and powers are unmatched. . .
***** As we start out this month, we have shot eight days on Rectuma, and so far so good. So good, in fact, that I have actually started editing it as we go. We have about 20 minutes of edited footage so far and I can't begin to tell you how pleased I am with it all. We made some good choices with our actors for this one. Not that we haven't had good actors in the past (ok. let's forget Buford's Beach Bunnies), but not since Color-Blinded, have I been as pleased with the talents of our performers. Just about everyone involved has been giving their all and we couldn't be happier. We've been trying to get in at least one day of shooting a week, but naturally that isn't always the case. The month of August will probably put us behind, as there will be about two weeks where we won't be able to film anything at all. I'll be jumping between Orange County and Chicago, shooting a video for Nissan, and since gigs like that are paying the bills, we must take them as they come along.
Anyway, we shot at Bronson's Cave with David Chan and J. Michael Raye for a location that is supposed to represent Afghanistan. Looks pretty authentic to me. I got the chills shooting there because of all the history surrounding that place. For those of you who aren't aware, Bronson's Cave is located in Griffith Park in Hollywood and has been used and overused in movies since the 50s. It was location to "The Searchers" with John Wayne and Natalie Wood, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Robot Monster, Woody Allen's Sleeper, the entrance to the Batcave in the 60's T.V. show, numerous episodes of The Wild Wild West, and now…Rectuma. Sigh.
Carl Hartel is now officially Mr. Rectuma. He had designed a Rectuma creature worthy of Stan Winston (well, maybe Rick Baker anyway). We filmed with the actual Rectuma monster a couple of weeks ago and it takes direction very well. Carl will continue to "tweak" it throughout production. I told him it needs more hair and pimples. Anyway, by the time we're ready to shoot the "money" shots, i.e. close ups against the blue screen, it should have a perfect pimple to hair ratio.
I guess that's about all the fun news for this month. Maybe within the next few months, I'll have a chance to cut a Rectuma trailer and have it up here on the website, replacing the 1 minute teaser which already resides here.
***** It's A Haunted Happenin'!
Amusement Films is proud to present it's newest No-Budget comedy sensation! The WORLD premiere is Tuesday, September 17th. If you live in the NYC area WIN FREE tickets to the show! Enter HERE! - Give us your name and address-25 people will be chosen randomly!
The story of two all girl rock bands spend the night in a haunted house! Can the make it through the night without driving each other crazy??
August 11, 2002
PREMUTOSShock-O-Rama Cinema is pleased to announce that one of the most eagerly anticipated horror films in recent times is poised for a July 30, 2002 release on VHS and Special Edition DVD. Premutos: Lord of the Living Dead - the splatter masterpiece from German bad-boy director Olaf Ittenbach (Burning Moon, Legion of the Dead) - is experiencing its long-awaited U.S. home video premiere, and fans of the renowned director and those primed by reports of Premutos' extreme gore quotient are ready to embrace this graphic and outrageous epic. Premutos was the first fallen angel, before Lucifer, and the perpetrator of death and destruction throughout the ages. Now this "lord of the living dead" is poised for resurrection, and no-one will be able to stop the bloody onslaught as he and his flesh-starved minions prepare for the ultimate showdown with a group of unsuspecting humans. The body count is high and the carnage is spectacular as Olaf Ittenbach delivers the gore goods in heaping helpings - he even throws in a tank for a bit of supreme mayhem! See the July issue of "Fangoria" for more news on Ittenbach and Premutos.
The Collector's Edition DVD will feature the English-dubbed version of Premutos, the original German-language version, and a 60-minute "making of" documentary that takes you deep inside the crimson-soaked production.
ZOMBIE DOOM
Infamous German horror filmmaker Andreas Schnaas (Demonium, Anthropophagous 2000) continues the saga of Karl the Butcher and his scion in the extreme and disturbing gore-laden epic Zombie Doom (a.k.a. Violent Shit III) - an intense, spine-ripping follow-up to his Violent Shit I and Violent Shit II. When a shipwreck deposits three men on a remote island, they quickly discover it is lorded over by the bloodthirsty mad-man Karl the Butcher Jr. - the "Meister," his metal-masked army of killers, and the abominable Dr. Senius who has a sweet-tooth for intrusive surgical experiments. The imprisoned threesome attempt escape from this gruesome hell-on-earth only to flee head-first into a legion of flesh-eating zombies and a team of ninja warriors that plots the destruction of the Meister and his depraved world.
Zombie Doom is experiencing its first-ever release on U.S. home video and DVD on July 30. The Special Edition DVD will include both the German-language and the English-dubbed versions of this notorious gore epic as well as the early Andreas Schnaas splatter film Zombie 90.
DEMONESS
Shock-O-Rama Cinema is preparing Demoness for re-release in September 2002. Written and directed by Glynn Beard, this bloody contemporary shocker employs the ancient Aztec folk legend of La Llorona (pronounced "Lah-yoh-roh-nah") - a.k.a. The Crier - a monstrous female spirit seeking vengeance from beyond the grave. A young man visits an old witch in the dead of night hoping her powers can bring back a girlfriend who has just left him. The witch obliges, giving him a small bottle of magical liquid - tears from La Llorona herself - that magically reunite the couple…and unleashes the hideous demoness! What ensues at a party in celebration of the unnatural reunion is the grisly death of the unsuspecting partygoers, and one final horrifying revelation.
The Demoness Special Edition DVD will feature insightful audio commentary by director Beard and key production personnel; the 30-minute award-winning horror short Y2K: Shutdown Detected co-created by John Gonzales (co-producer of Demoness), Slava Siderman, and Trent Shumway; a 50-minute Y2K "making of"; and trailers for the films.
ROCK'N'ROLL FRANKENSTEIN
Prepare yourself for the most outrageous resuscitation of the Mary Shelley classic ever as Brian O'Hara's controversial and far-from-pc horror comedy Rock'n'Roll Frankenstein lurches ever closer to its September 2002 release date. Banned from the IFFM (Independent Feature Film Market) and The New York Underground Film Festival, Rock'n'Roll Frankenstein has both shocked and delighted audiences around the world with its delirious mix of high camp, raunchy comedy, and Frankenstein movies iconography. It's John waters meets Mel Brooks meets Paul Morrissey as necrophiliac surgeon Dr. Frankie Stein and his cigar-chomping, music agent uncle build what they hope will be a rock'n'roll superstar from the body parts of famous dead rockers. With the help of a drug-addled roadie who unearths and collects the various limbs and organs, a rockin' monster is created - part Jimi Hendrix, Sid Vicious, Elvis, Keith Moon, Jim Morrison…and Liberace!?! Equipped with the head of Elvis and a hip-swiveling body primed for rock stardom and fawning female groupies, it's unfortunate that the "King," as he is affectionately called, sports the "member" of Liberace. A clash of sexual identities ensues as the King's brain and love tool vie for control of this hapless and confused creation…and, of course, people must die.
The Rock'n'Roll Frankenstein will be released on VHS and DVD in a R rated version as well as an Uncut Collector's Edition. The DVD uncut version will include colorful audio commentary by writer/director O'Hara, star Graig Guggenheim ("King"), co-star Hiram Segarra ("Izzy" the roadie), and Director of Photography Jay Hillman; original music videos from the film; a "behind-the-scenes" making of with commentary; and a theatrical trailer.
THE PURGATORY BLUES
EI Independent Cinema's Zachary Snygg (In the Hood, Blood Bullets Buffoons) is finishing up post-production on his bizarro dark horror comedy co-starring 'B' movie legends Debbie Rochon and Julie Strain. The Purgatory Blues is the story of a drug addict who dies and goes to hell, is given a reprieve by Satan herself (Julie Strain) and sent back to earth with the stipulation that he corrupt one person within 24 hours, and his resulting race against the clock to save his own soul at the cost of another. Snygg is best known for such hyper-real comedies as Blood Bullets Buffoons, In the Hood, Kudos for Pseudo-Intellectuals, and The Bloody Video Horror That Made Me Puke on My Aunt Gertrude; thus The Purgatory Blues marks a step in a different direction for the New Jersey filmmaker though visually the new film possesses many of the same stylistic flourishes that have graced his past projects, thanks to the work of his long-time cinematographer and even longer-time brother, Spencer Snygg.
The Purgatory Blues is scheduled for an early 2003 release on Shock-O-Rama.
SHOCK-O IN PRODUCTION
Shock-O-Rama Cinema is busily planning a schedule that will see the horror label produce several unique and outrageous horror films over the next couple years, according to Michael Raso, president of ei Independent Cinema - the marketing and distribution company behind Shock-O-Rama Cinema as well as Seduction Cinema, Retro Seduction Cinema, and Video Outlaw. "Shock-O-Rama Cinema is ready to follow the path Seduction Cinema took two years ago when it began producing its own movies on a consistent basis. That has proven to be very successful for Seduction Cinema, and we are confident that Shock-O-Rama can match and exceed that level of success in the coming months and years. All of us at Shock-O are huge horror fans, so, needless to say, we are thrilled to be moving towards creation and production."
SKIN CRAWL
Shock-O-Rama Cinema's premiere in-house production is the creepy and disturbing Skin Crawl - written by Justin Wingenfeld with him at the directorial helm. Skin Crawl details a marriage on the rocks, an unspeakable act of pre-meditated, cold-blooded violence, and a generations-old curse that seeks horrific retribution. Currently shooting in New Jersey and New York, the film stars Debbie Rochon, Julian Wells, Kevin Shinnick, Armande, and thousands of extras - the extras being a sizeable army of bugs and various crawling critters that will be necessary to bring the macabre story to life, literally and figuratively! Is writer/director Wingenfeld up to the task of controlling the thousands of extras? "At least we don't have to worry about feeding THESE extras!" Wingenfeld says with a chuckle. "But no doubt it will be a challenge wrangling the bugs, and keeping them happy, and making sure they don't infest the locations we'll be shooting in. In trying to tell a story, you attempt to use the elements you have given yourself to work with to their best effect, and that's what I hope to do with these insects because they are the integral part of the story. So I do look forward to the bug days…Actually, I can see myself on the set yelling to them, 'you need to give me more ick, guys, more ick!' " Keep your feelers peeled for more news on Skin Crawl as it squirms further into production.
August 10, 2002
DARKWAVE FILMS is NO MORE(Hollywood) - Danny Draven forms a new corporation called DARKWORLD PICTURES, INC.,for future productions. The company will be producing several films a year (on it's own), the first one being CYBERVAMPS. "I've been wanting a new business image to distinguish my company's productions from the one's I've been hired to do in the past. These movies will take a step up in quality and budget. We will take a film from concept to production through in-house post to the market and beyond..." says Draven.
Darkworld will also be starting an online store dedicated to Horror products (chopped off heads, arms, blood FX, halloween supplies, etc.) among the many other projects to come.
Stuart Gordon presents DEATHBED, will be available for sale soon. It's street date is September 24, 2002. This farewell effort from Danny Draven marks his leaving the Full Moon circle to pursue his own company's projects. The film should be available at your local video store or Blockbuster. Keep an eye out!
Here are some of the DVD Features:
- 16x9 Widescreen Presentation
- 5.1 Digital Dolby Surround Mix
- Commentary Track with producer/director Danny Draven, executive producer Stuart Gordon, and writer John Strysik.
- Behind the Scenes Featurette (20min)
- Double Feature with "CASTLE FREAK."
Will be for sale soon on the Darkworld website.
Danny Draven has been supervising the post-production on William Shatner's Full Moon Fright Night lately. It's a show that hosts Full Moon productions and airs on the Sci-Fi channel every Saturday night at 11:00pm. Tune in this Saturday for "Castle Freak."
Danny Draven gets married to film composer / musician Josephine Soegijanty (The Iron Maidens, Hell Asylum, Cryptz) in the wonderful city of Paris Las Vegas. Guess who was the best man? You got it, Dead Next Door creator Mr. J.R. Bookwalter of Tempe Video.
August 7, 2002
"The Dinner" Wraps!Over the weekend of July 13-14, MINDSCAPE PICTURES wrapped production on the short, silent movie "The Dinner." Starring Tina Krause (Witchhouse 3, Titanic 2000), Jennifer Irizarry, (Here Comes Your Man), Christopher Soroka, (R.L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse) and Paul Sarkis, (Working Stiff) "The Dinner" is an experimental picture that follows the events of a dinner party during which the conversation between two friendly couples is unheard, the looks and actions of the diners instead telling the real story. Two members of this dinner party appear to be having an affair, but it is difficult to discern which of the attendees are involved, and whether or not the others at the party know about the infidelity.
Shooting took place in Worcester, Massachusetts and was made considerably easy due to the production's lack of sound requirements. As can be seen in stills taken from the movie, the visual aspect of the story is unique, caught somewhere between film and video. "The Dinner" is slated for release on the forthcoming MINDSCAPE PICTURES short-film compilation "Bent: Volume 3."
"Again" Again!
After successfully re-shooting "Time Heals All Wounds" back in late June/early July, writer/director Jason Santo decided to review some of his other, older movies to see if there were other productions that could use some reworking. A prime candidate turned out to be the short "Again," a "Twilight Zone"-like tale about a man who simply cannot shake a bout of Déjà vu which turns out to be a premonition about dangerous things to come. The original version of "Again" was riddled with sound problems, and a rushed production schedule resulted in hampered performances and direction. With this newer version it is hoped that the strong story of "Again" will get the treatment it originally deserved. Starring Frank Parker in the lead role of Jack - the same part Parker played in the original version of the movie - "Again" also stars MINDSCAPE PICTURES vet Kathy Nestor (In a Sky With No Angels) as well as two newcomers, Christian Cibotti and Amy Martin. Behind the scenes, handling the camera is writer/director Santo, while recent B.U. Film School graduate Mary Antinozzi has taken charge of sound. MINDSCAPE PICTURES regular Sheri Carter is acting as script supervisor. The two-day shoot began Sunday, August 4 and will finish on Friday, August 9.
Setting the Score Straight!
MINDSCAPE PICTURES is proud to announce several pictures are now moving through the post-production process thanks to the efforts of several musicians working hard to provide music for recently edited/soon-to-be-edited productions.
Here Comes Your Score!
After months of sitting on deck for editing, the short movie "Here Comes Your Man" has moved a bit closer to being finished. Massachusetts-based musician Mike Perry has been selected to provide the music for the movie that was shot during the spring of 2002, and is considered one of MINDSCAPE PICTURES' most eagerly anticipated works. The experimental narrative tale of a man who maliciously spreads the HIV virus to the women he seduces, "Here Comes Your Man" will feature two new songs written specifically for the movie by Perry, including the bubblegum pop title track.
Perry is an Arlington, Massachusetts native who has acted as a kind of one-man-band on his five CD releases. Sounding one minute like Soundgarden, and the next like The Beatles, his wildly diverse styles and intuitive knowledge of music made him a perfect fit for the wild mood changes in "Here Comes Your Man."
"Here Comes Your Man" is scheduled to be released on "Bent: Volume 2" at some point late this year.
"Marisa" Begins Life Anew!
Thanks to Alabama-based, England-born composer Annie Brunson, Jason Santo's acclaimed short picture "Marisa" has a new lease on life. Brunson - who also scored MINDSCAPE PICTURES recently completed movie "In a Sky With No Angels" - spent the past two months working and reworking music for this story about a woman's decent into madness after her dream of love crumbles into a nightmare. Annie's new score allows "Marisa" to be released on MINDSCAPE PICTURES first feature-length production "Bent," a short-film compilation that will feature the movies "His Life," "Marisa" and the aforementioned "In a Sky With No Angels."
"Haunted" Gets Creepy!
Meanwhile in Sweden, composer David Clausson has already begun work on the now in-editing horror picture "Haunted." Clausson - a composer applauded for his work on independent horror movies such as Timberwolf Entertainment's "Summer's End: The Legend of Samhain" and "Dark Woods" - has created a rich, textured and chilling sound for this story about a group of murder/kidnappers who discover their hideout is haunted by something very dangerous. "Haunted" is nearing completion of its rough cut and will see release later this year/early next on the previously-mentioned "Bent: Volume 2."
August 3, 2002
From 4th Floor Pictures:4th Floor is just about done with our latest flick "SERIAL KILLER" In the next few weeks we will be finishing up. We hope... This flick was a nightmare to put together. Anything that could have gone wrong... DID. But, it was all worth it. The movie looks great and you DEAD HEADS will love it too. Special Cameo's from JOEL WYNKOOP, RON FORD, RON BONK... Plus the hottest scream queen girls... Pamela Sutch and Rebecca Anderson. Plus some of the hottest models out there today. We have Sammie Sparks, Maggie Kelly, Orchid Strand, Krista Losey, and Jill Mitchell. The Serial Killer web page is NOW up... Go and check it out for pics and more info on the movie. For more info on this flick email us and we'll give you the dirt.
MEAT HOOK is still in production. We just spent the weekend shooting more stuff. Plus our own Mr. Cavalline is an actor in this one. Yes... He can act too... Its about a drug dealer who go to the wrong place, at the wrong time. Because there just might me a crazy killer out and his name is MEAT HOOK. You can see a trailer on of MEAT HOOK on EVIL TALES 3. This short flick is being directed/produced by Eddie Benevich. I'll keep you posted on this one.
