Showing posts with label MGM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MGM. Show all posts

Sunday, October 19, 2014

It's Apocalyptic & Psychological, Oh My: Forever's End

Field Of Dreams, Or Forever's End?
Devolver Digital Films to Release
Forever’s End
A Compelling Feature-Length
Apocalyptic Psychological Drama
Written & Directed By J.C. Schroder
• Digital VOD/DVD/Blu-ray Releases: November 25, 2014

Check this out, quite compelling, I must say, and I just did.

 Devolver Digital Films is proud to announce the cable and digital VOD releases of the compelling award-winning psychological drama, Forever’s End. Written and directed byJ.C. Schroder, the atmospheric feature-length film follows a young woman, living in seclusion years after an apocalyptic event that killed her family and seemingly everyone else on Earth. Her world is turned upside down when unexpected visitors show up. A cable VOD (Video on Demand) release date is set for October 14, 2014 (check local listings). The digital VOD release is scheduled for November 25, 2014. The film will be available via iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, PlayStation, Xbox, VUDU, Vimeo on Demand, VHX, Gumroad, Google Play, and others. Forever's End: Limited Edition Blu-ray and DVD are also both scheduled to release on Novem ber 25th, exclusively on Amazon.com via Star Com Entertainment. Blu-ray edition will include behind the scenes featurette, outtakes, and conversation with the cast. For additional information, please visit http://www.foreversendmovie.com.

Forever’s End follows Sarah White, played by Charity Farrell, who has spent six years in solitude after an apocalyptic event that killed her family and seemingly everyone else on Earth. She lives alone on a bucolic rural homestead, filling her days with chores, playing the piano, and writing in her journal. Until visitors start to show up. First, her hostile sister Lily, played by Lili Reinhart (Law & Order: SVU, Surviving Jack, Kings of Summer), returns without an explanation. Next on her doorstep is the handsome Ryan, played by Warren Bryson (Finale). He claims that he met Sarah, years prior, but she has no recollection of him. Not sure who to believe and on the verge of insanity, Sarah starts to question everything she knows to be true. 

One of the film’s producers is industry veteran Michael Katchman, the former MGM, LionsGate, and Orion executive who was responsible, in part , for the releases of legendary films Dances With Wolves and Silence of the Lambs.
Awards –

• Special Jury Award – International Film Awards, Berlin 2013
• Best Actress (Charity Farrell) – Fancine Film Festival 2013 
• Score: Jury Choice Award – Park City Film Music Festival 2014

Thursday, April 18, 2013

You Will Know Her Name: "Carrie" 2013

Chloe Grace Moretz & Julianne Moore "Carrie"


"I was told I was too pretty for "Carrie" - Chloe Grace Moretz

That being stated, while some may still think that Ms. Moretz has made a career out of playing outsiders, much like her attractive Academy Award Nominated co-star Julianne Moore, so let's shove that shit theory out the window.

After all Chloe has portrayed a prepubescent expletive spewing assassin named Hit Girl in "Kick Ass" uttering such zingers as "Fuck you, c#nt" and a 12 year old vampire with a thing for a 12 year old boy in the American re-make of "Let The Right One In".

So get over the "pretty" thing and get past it, now.

When I initially heard about this project, I had some hope, I mean hey two of my favorite actresses in the leads and Directed by Kimberly Pierce of  "Boys Don't Cry" fame...I was excited! "Carrie" after all is a female story and with a strong female Director would give a quite provocative and Feminine twist on it. Translation, no gratuitous lawn scenes below the female waist, and teenagers who are not 25-30 years old.

And let's not forget bullying with updated technology.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Brian DePalma film, it's a classic for sure, but...

Margaret & Carrie White, Hitting the PR Trail
There is always something new and unique that can be done with everything in the correct hands.

With the release of the present full length trailer, I am way more cautious about the prospects of this adding anything that is truly new or necessary.

My problem? With the exception of a few twists, the scenes they show in the trailer look like an almost shot for shot remake of the original.

Please don't disappoint me and millions of other fans of the horror genre and the original. Don't let this turn out to be a piece of dreck redo like pretty much all the others.

Proceeding with caution at this point, so much so, it will have to get really good reviews to compel me to pay at the box office, if the reviews are unfavorable, I will wait for video, perhaps.

Check out the trailer and see what you think...

PS - MGM and Sony have definitely come up with a great marketing campaign, kudos.


You Will Know Her Name, Maybe: http://www.carrie-movie.com/