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Bill Moseley Swims in Rogue River and Word on Prowl
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This scribe caught up with actor and all-around nice guy Bill (The Devil’s Rejects) Moseley, who's adding yet another genre notch to his already prolific career in horror.
"I'm up here in Grants Pass, Oregon, shooting a sick and as yet uncovered movie called 'Rogue River'," the actor informed us. "It's directed by Jourdan McClure - remember that name! – and it stars me, Michelle (Sensored) Page, Michael (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) Rooker, and my real-life girlfriend (television actress) Lucinda Jenney."
Filming until December 20th, first-time filmmaker McClure is shooting from a script penned by screenwriters Kevin (Sensored) Haskin and Ryan Finnerty. Dread did some dredging of Rogue River, and here’s the upshot: The film revolves around the plight of Mara (played by Page), who, while scattering her father’s ashes, makes the acquaintance of a seemingly benign man named Jon (Moseley). Appearances are deceiving,
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Early Info and Trailer for Serial: Amoral Uprising
10 December 2009 11:33 AM, PST
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We recently heard from K.M. Jamison, the writer and director of "Serial: Amoral Uprising", a 58-minute crime/horror film that was produced to help get the promotional ball rolling on a feature he plans to film based around a fictional serial killer named Trenton Wade Bracks.
The film stars Wayne Dial, Kymberly Harris, and Christopher Howell (pictured) as Bracks. Here are more details in Jamison's own words: The best way to describe how things began with this project would be to go back to what initially inspired me to make this movie. My love and obsession for the study of true crime and my lifelong goal to write, shoot, and produce something that not only I could enjoy but to create something that could be loved by a wide range of people for years to come.
Greatly inspired by crime/horror films such as Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer,
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BMA Winners Announced at 2009 Midwest Independent Film Festival
3 December 2009 3:43 AM, PST
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Chicago – The 2009 Best of the Midwest Awards were given out on Tuesday night, part of a huge celebratory event at the Rockit Bar and Grill in downtown Chicago, capping another successful year at the Midwest Independent Film Festival.
Festival Director Mike McNamara was the Master of Ceremonies, giving out nine awards for the best of the 2009 season. The Midwest Independent Film Festival convenes Every first Tuesday of the month throughout the year, and showcases films directly associated with the Midwest area.
Best Feature Winner ‘The Merry Gentleman.’ Left to Right – Producers Steven A. Jones and Paul Duggan, Exec Producer Tom Bastounes, Midwest Indie Festival Director Mike McNamara at the BMAs in Chicago, December 1st, 2009.
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
Local Chicago legends Richard Roeper and Erich “Mancow” Muller hilariously roasted each other as part of the presentations, special guests included Armand Assante, John McNaughton (director of “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
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Image Preps Freeway Killer DVD Release
22 November 2009
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The DVD market continues to get flooded with horror fare based on real-life maniacs.
Black Cadillac director John Murlowski's latest, Freeway Killer , is set to make its DVD debut on February 16 through Image Entertainment.
David Birke, of Gacy , scripted this true story of William Bonin, a serial killer who terrorized California's freeways from 1979 to 1980. Scott Leet essays the role of Bonin. Michael Rooker ( Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer ), Cole Williams, Eileen Dietz and Helen Wilson.
The disc will contain an audio commentary and making-of featurette.
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James McTeigue Discusses Ninja Assassin
21 November 2009 4:12 AM, PST
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Digital effects have become a mainstay of Hollywood action movies these days and director James McTeigue's (V for Vendetta) latest movie, Ninja Assassin, is no exception. However, in a recent interview with Coming Soon, McTeigue said that many of
the weapons were real and that the movie's lead, Korean pop star Rain, trained "for five or six months," and that he had "incredible discipline."
Rain in the movie uses this blade and chain weapon, but when we're training him, it's with an actual martial arts weapon called the rope dart, so he trained with that so he knew how to swing it around, because then ultimately when you get into it, you need something for him to physically use. He'll use that, and the visual FX guys will put tracking markers on it, so that way, it gives the stunt guys something to react to and then we'll replace it later.
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The Face of the Freeway Killer
18 November 2009 11:21 PM, PST
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The Freeway Killer popped up on the radar screen at the '09 Afm and now the official one-sheet poster with a full synopsis, from Bleiberg Entertainment, are available to be seen. The Freeway Killer stars Scott Leet, Cole Williams and Michael Rooker in a real life portrayal of murderer William Bonin. A serial killer, and general low-life, the Freeway Killer follows Bonin on some of his most horrific misadventures. From the filmmakers of Dahmer and Gacy there is now the Freeway Killer! Check out the full synopsis, about this true story, below.
A synopsis for the Freeway Killer here:
"December, 1979, The bodies had been turning up all over for a couple of years now-- cast off like a bored child’s broken toys - beaten, stangled. An Orange County newspaper suggests a serial killer is at work. The story runs and dies before the ink is dry. It is not
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- Michael Ross Allen
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Film Junk Podcast Episode #240: Where The Wild Things Are
26 October 2009 10:48 PM, PDT
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0:00 - Intro
2:30 - Sean Talks about Japan
7:25 - Jay Talks about the Flyway Film Festival
16:55 - Greg Talks About his New Gig
19:30 - Headlines: Ricky Gervais to Host Golden Globes, First Official A-Team Image, Chris Farley DirecTV Commercial, New Anti-Paparazzi Law, Mad Max 4 Casting Rumours, Chris Pine is the New Jack Ryan, Jackie Earle Haley Rumoured for Sinestro, Wes Anderson Directed Fantastic Mr. Fox via E-mail
41:05 - Review: Where The Wild Things Are
58:20 - Trailer Trash: Edge of Darkness, Until the Light Takes Us, The Expendables
1:09:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: FlashForward / Community / Eastwick, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Trick r Treat, The Brothers Bloom, Crude Independence, Astro Boy, Outrage, Assassination of a High School President, In The Loop
1:33:00 - Paranormal Activity Audience Rant
1:39:35 - Junk Mail: Val Kilmer, What We Eat While Watching Movies,
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James Gunn’s Humanzee Is Ready For Delivery
13 October 2009 7:34 AM, PDT
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After waiting for what seems like ages for its debut, “Slither” mastermind and former Troma grunt James Gunn’s outrageously violent web show “Humanzee” — which was banned by both Xbox Live and Spike TV last year — has finally made its online debut this morning. The program, which prominently features multiple members of the Gunn family, as well as “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” star Michael Rooker, chronicles the wacky adventures of a dorky suburban loser (James Gunn) and his half-human, half-chimpanzee hybrid. The first episode is exceptionally stupid and savagely violent, yet its old-school sitcom presentation somehow manages to elicit multiple laughs despite being completely nonsensical. Genius? That depends on you.
You can visit James Gunn’s Official Site for more details, or you can simply enjoy the video included below. Not sure if this will be an ongoing project or not, but I’m definitely curious to see where it leads.
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Henry’ Remains an Indelible ‘Portrait’ of a Sociopath
6 October 2009 10:39 AM, PDT
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Chicago – Twenty-three years after it was made, and nineteen years after its limited theatrical release, “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” is as potent and relevant as ever. Filmmaker John McNaughton, along with writing partner Richard Fire, proved that true horror is found not in manufactured scares that jolt the audience like a theme park ride, but in the corrupted mind and soul of an evil being. The film truly is a human “portrait,” since it is more interested in behavior than plot. McNaughton used the true story of a Texas killer named Henry as his inspiration for this masterwork, which still stands as one of the finest and most unsettling independent films ever made.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
There are definite echoes of “Psycho” in the film’s unforgettable opening sequence, where the camera focuses on Henry’s recent victims with a quiet horror that evokes memories of Marion Crane’s
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[DVD Review] Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
30 September 2009 5:00 AM, PDT
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The scariest thing about real-life killer Henry Lee Lucas, perhaps, is that we will in fact never know just how many people he killed. The number’s anywhere from 50-400. Investigations for practically every unsolved murder case for years found their way to Lucas upon his capture, and he took credit for many which he could not have committed. Rarely has a more perverse fiend ever appeared in American history.
The scariest thing about John McNaughton’s (largely fictionalized) film adaptation of Henry’s exploits is that absolutely everything about it is terrifying. Because we as the audience have seen Henry’s handiwork long before we actually witness him commit any sort of crime, we watch him with absolute focus and horror even when he’s simply sitting down and having a meal with his friends, playing cards, drinking beer. The world of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is
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This Week on DVD: Monsters vs Aliens, Away We Go, The Wizard of Oz
29 September 2009 9:27 AM, PDT
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Happy DVD release day, people. Hitting stores this week is one of the year's biggest films, the animated film Monsters vs Aliens, plus a number of indie flicks you might have missed including Sam Mendes' Away We Go, Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience starring Sasha Grey, and Shrink starring Kevin Spacey. Rian Johnson's The Brothers Bloom is also available for rental exclusively at Blockbuster today, but in a strange deal, it will not be available to buy in the U.S. until January (it will be available in Canada next week, however). In terms of TV releases, there are a ton of Fan Favorites collections for classic shows, plus season 4 of How I Met Your Mother, and then there's the massive 70th Anniversary Edition of The Wizard of Oz plus Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal on Blu-ray. Do you plan on picking anything up this week?
Monsters vs Aliens [1] (DVD,
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'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer' Slashes Its Way to Blu-Ray
8 September 2009 1:49 AM, PDT
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"Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" will hit high definition when Dark Sky Films releases the film on Blu-ray for the first time. The disc, which includes by director commentary, deleted scenes, documentaries and other extras, arrives on September 29, 2009, Dark Sky has announced.
Director John McNaughton’s fact-based drama became instantly notorious upon its premiere at the 1986 Chicago Film Festival. Its story of a conscienceless murderer was so grimly and matter-of-factly presented that it received an Nc-17 rating (later surrendered) upon its commercial release in 1990.
Michael Rooker ("The Bone Collector," "The Replacement Killers") gives a chilling performance as Henry, a drifter who leads an ex-jail mate on a killing spree in Chicago, choosing victims at random and varying the execution method to avoid detection. Director McNaughton ("Wild Things") provides running commentary on the Blu-ray disc, which also includes deleted scenes and outtakes, documentaries about the making of the film and
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Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer Comes To Blu-Ray September 29th!
4 September 2009 4:54 PM, PDT
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"He's not Freddy. He's not Jason. He's real." I'll never forget seeing that tagline for the first time on the VHS box of Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer, which is still one of those disturbing genre films that gets to me. How far we've come that now we're getting a Blu-Ray special edition of the movie courtesy of Dark Sky Films on September 29th.
Features include: commentary, deleted scenes & outtakes, a making-of documentary, a documentary on real life killer Henry Lee Lucas, trailers, storyboards and a stills gallery. Check out the cover artwork below as well as the synopsis:
"Based on actual events, this controversial and critically-acclaimed horror classic chronicles a few short weeks in the life serial killer, Henry Lee Lucas.
Michael Rooker gives a bone-chilling performance as Henry, a solitary drifter who leads his dim ex-jail mate Otis (Tim Towles), on a senseless killing spree through the streets of Chicago.
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'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer' Goes Blu
4 September 2009 4:00 PM, PDT
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Word in from Dark Sky Films that Director John McNaughton's excellent flick Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer will hit Blu-ray on September 29, 2009. Extras will include director commentary, deleted scenes, documentaries and more. As of now it sounds like most of the extras will be carried over from the previous 20th Anniversary Edition DVD, no news on Blu exclusive extras just yet.
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More Hi-Def Horror - Henry Goes Blu
4 September 2009 2:33 PM, PDT
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If you've never seen Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, then you're missing out on one of the single greatest and most disturbing true crime movies to date. In just a few weeks acquainted fans with the tech will be able to dig on his special breed of mayhem in 1080p!
On September 29th Dark Sky Films presents a modern American horror classic on Blu-ray for the first time - Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.
Michael Rooker (The Bone Collector, The Replacement Killers) gives a chilling performance as Henry, a drifter who leads an ex-jail mate on a killing spree in Chicago, choosing victims at random and varying the execution method to avoid detection.
Director John McNaughton provides running commentary on the Blu-ray disc, which also includes deleted scenes and outtakes, documentaries about the making of the film and about the real Henry Lee Lucas, storyboards, trailers, and a stills gallery.
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Henry's Portrait Presented in Blu-Ray
4 September 2009
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Dark Sky Films has announced the Blu-Ray edition of John McNaughton's haunting Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer , starring Michael Rooker.
McNaughton provides a running commentary on the disc, which also includes deleted scenes and outtakes, documentaries about the making of the film and about the real Henry Lee Lucas, storyboards, trailers and a stills gallery.
Henry streets on September 29.
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Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas (2009)
1 September 2009 11:32 AM, PDT
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Review by Amanda Reyes
Starring Antonio Sabato Jr., Kostas Sommer, Kelly Curran
Directed by Michael Feifer
Written by Michael Feifer, Wood Dickinson, Christopher Ryan
Since Henry was all about confessions, I thought I’d start my review with one: I am a pretty voracious true crime nut and I’ve always been drawn to films about the “superstar” serial killers, such as Dahmer, Bundy and, you guessed it, Henry Lee Lucas. Like good ol’ Ed Gein, Lucas has inspired a tale or two about his supposed rampage across the country. I say supposed because Lucas confessed to a few hundred some odd murders and then rescinded most of them...
He became most famous to casual crime followers when the excellent horror film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer enjoyed a small theatrical release in 1989. John McNaughton’s shocking film was only loosely based on Lucas, but was such a searing
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Reminder: See Penance Tomorrow Night! + Two New Clips!
29 May 2009 3:35 PM, PDT
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Fangoria's Midnite Madness Presents: Penance - Tomorrow Night, May 30th! Screening with Special Guests: Michael Rooker (Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer, Slither), Tracy Coogan (Zombie Honeymoon), Alice Amter (American Zombie), and Jake Kennedy (director, writer). The screening will take place at midnight, at The Fine Arts Theatre - 8566 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Check out full details and Two brand-new video character interviews with Tony Todd and Glen McTavish after the jump!
From the award winning horror writer/director of ‘Days of Darkness’ and the producer of the indie horror hit ‘Automaton Transfusion’ comes a cautionary tale that will make you squirm and twist in your seat.
With unrelenting suspense and terror, Penance is the tale of a young, demure single mother, Amelia (Marieh Delfino), who hits upon hard times and decides to take her future into her own hands by taking up the one profession that can promise
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Fangoria's Midnite Madness Presents: Penance
24 May 2009 9:06 PM, PDT
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Fangoria's Midnite Madness Presents: Penance - This Saturday, May 30th! Screening with Special Guests: Michael Rooker (Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer, Slither), Tracy Coogan (Zombie Honeymoon), Alice Amter (American Zombie), and Jake Kennedy (director, writer). The screening will take place at midnight, at The Fine Arts Theatre - 8566 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
From the award winning horror writer/director of ‘Days of Darkness’ and the producer of the indie horror hit ‘Automaton Transfusion’ comes a cautionary tale that will make you squirm and twist in your seat.
With unrelenting suspense and terror, Penance is the tale of a young, demure single mother, Amelia (Marieh Delfino), who hits upon hard times and decides to take her future into her own hands by taking up the one profession that can promise fast cash for a sexy girl like her - becoming a stripper.
Everything is going well until Suzy her
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Fangoria's Midnite Madness Presents: The Intervention
17 May 2009 6:57 AM, PDT
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Fangoria's Midnite Madness Presents: The Intervention - This Saturday, May 23rd! Special Guests include Writer/Director Shannon Hile (X-Files, Monk) and Star/Co-writer Richard Eden (TV's Robocop, Freddy's Nightmares) The screening will take place at midnight, at The Fine Arts Theatre - 8566 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Check out the full details after the jump, and click here to read our fearful feature about the making of The Intervention!
A phycological thriller that explores the "horrors of addiction". Matt Garret has a drinking problem. Friends and Family have gathered for his intervention. But what if his problem is not an addiction? But instead... an evil manifestation.
Screening with Special Guests: Writer/Director Shannon Hile (X-Files, Monk) and Star/Co-writer Richard Eden (TV's Robocop, Freddy's Nightmares)
Admission $8
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Monthly pass $24
Super Pass (good till August 30) $70
Parking at 8484 Wilshire Blvd - $3 validation at concessions
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