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Arthouse Horror Flick Coyote Releases Clip and Wins Awards

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Here is a clip from an arthouse horror film that has been banned at several festivals and which has won awards at others, in its first public screenings: controversial director Trevor Juenger’s Coyote. The film stars Bill Oberst Jr. as an insomniac writer whose sleep-deprived hallucinations distort reality as paranoia drives him to extreme violence. The surreal shocker, which mixes arthouse and horror, is shopping for distribution and its first public screenings have elicited strong reactions.

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Director Trevor Juenger tweeted last week from a festival: “someone in the audience keeps yelling What Is This? and What Does It Mean? We’re going to give him an aneurysm by film’s end.” Juenger says a college screening of Coyote was shut down in mid-film by an administrator citing “extreme violence,” while another public screening in the director’s hometown of St. Louis had to be cancelled when the theater owner refused to run the film due to “extreme content.”

 

Coyote‘s IMDb page:

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2385041 shows 27 reviews, all positive. The film’s wins include “Best Feature” at the 2013 Unreal Film Festival in Memphis and three Feature Film Awards at Pollygrind Underground Film Festival 2013 in Las Vegas, including a Best Actor Award for Oberst.

 

Fans of the surreal and the extreme can decide for themselves once Coyote gets distribution. In the meantime, here is a clip that director Juenger says “may be my favorite sequence in the film.” It is the moment before Oberst’s character snaps completely.

 

The downloadable clip is available here:  http://vimeo.com/78862331

 

And for embed here:

 

Embed Code:   <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/78862331“>Coyote</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/juenger“>Trevor Juenger</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com“>Vimeo</a>.</p>< p>This is an except from the film &quot;Coyote.&quot;<br /> <br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2385041/<br /> https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coyote/207299646022159</p>

 

The clip on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWK7yrHTVGs

 

For download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vqt38l2tvxkkmbb/coyote_1280x720.mp4

 

Director/writer: Trevor Juenger.

 

Cast: Bill Oberst Jr., Joe Hammerstone, Victoria Mullen and Bill Finkbinder.

 

Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coyote/207299646022159

CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF THE WALKING DEAD?

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REEL ZOMBIES

CHOMP THEIR WAY TO DVD FEB. 11, 2014!

 

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Independent underground filmmakers Mike Masters and David J. Francis (playing themselves) are eager to complete the third film in their ZOMBIE NIGHT film trilogy, a series of rather unsuccessful low-budget, shot-on-video gorefests. The problem, however, is a recent zombie apocalypse has taken over the world since their series began.  The dead are rising from their graves and eating the living… for real this time! Masters and Francis embark on the production of their newest masterpiece anyway, only to discover shooting in a post-apocalyptic world offers many unforeseen challenges.  Instead of giving up, they decide to capitalize on the cannibalistic catastrophe. No need for latex and fake blood when there’s an entire world of flesh eating undead to add realism to their film, and help save money on special effects costs!

Touching upon the real-life headaches of low-budget filmmaking, with numerous nods to the zombie film genre, REEL ZOMBIES is a satirical mockumentary feature that dives head-first into self-parody and “an improbable but inspiring lesson in filmcraft proving that passion and dedication can overcome all obstacles—even the ones that want to chomp your brain out!” (Simon Laperrière, Fantasia Film Festival)

Directors: Michael Masters and David J. Francis
Starring: Michael Masters, David J. Francis, Stephen Papadimitriou,
Sam Hall
Run Time:  89 minutes
Release Date: February 11, 2014
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.78:1
Extras: Over 40 minutes of Deleted Scenes, Trailer, Audio Commentary
Format: DVD
Region: 0
UPC: 654930315996

Thanks to:

http://synapse-films.com/

Get Puppet Master’s Plush Blade for only 10 bucks!

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Sale ends Monday Nov 18th at noon PST, less than 72 hours away! This is the cheapest price you will ever see for Plush Blade. He’s so cute and he makes the perfect stocking stuffer for your loved ones (or yourself!)

 

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Get Trancers: City of Lost Angels on DVD!

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Available for the first time
and only on Full Moon Direct (www.fullmoondirect.com) !

In 1988, Charles Band directed “PULSE POUNDERS,” an anthology film comprised of short film sequels to the biggest hits of Empire Pictures – the first (and unseen) “TRANCERS” sequel, “H.P. LOVECRAFT’s THE EVIL CLERGYMAN,” and a sequel to “THE DUNGEONMASTER.” “PULSE POUNDERS” was shot and edited in 1988 before circumstances prevented it from being released. “PULSE POUNDERS” was thought to be a lost film. For the last 25 years, “TRANCERS” fans have clamored to see the unseen adventures of Jack Deth

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Recently, a “PULSE POUNDERS” work print was discovered. Charles Band and a team of experts have been working for the last year digitally restoring it and augmenting the soundtrack with music from the classic first TRANCERS film! “TRANCERS: CITY OF LOST ANGELS” stars Tim Thomerson (Jack Deth), Helen Hunt (Lena), and the rest of the TRANCERS ensemble.

 

Trancers: City of Lost Angels

Jack Deth, the super cop from the future, has put away three centuries worth of time traveling criminals. But Deth’s most dangerous collar, the ultraviolent assassin Edlin Shock, has escaped from her maximum security holding cell and won’t rest until she’s exacted revenge. Meanwhile, Deth is trying to make a life for himself as a private eye in 1988 Los Angeles with his hot-blooded girlfriend Lena (played by Academy Award winning actress Helen Hunt). Relationship troubles are just the beginning of Deth’s problems when he learns that Edlin Shock has followed him back in time. Aided by his former police chief McNulty, whose consciousness is inhabiting the body of a 13-year-old girl, Jack Deth will have to use his wits, as well as his fists, to save the past, present, and future!

FULL MOON FEATURES presents TRANCERS: CITY OF LOST ANGELS

Starring TIM THOMERSON HELEN HUNT ART LA FLEUR VELVET RHODES TELMA HOPKINS ALYSON CROFT GRACE ZABRISKE

Production Design by GIOVANNI NATALUCCI Cinematography by MAC AHLBERG Special Effects JOHN CARL BUECHLER

Music Composed by MARK RYDER & PHIL DAVIES

Written by PAUL DE MEO & DANNY BILSON Produced and Directed by CHARLES BAND

SPECIAL FEATURES

-Tim Thomerson Intro Video

-Flashback Weekend Premiere Documentary

-60-second Preview of PULSE POUNDERS DUNGEONMASTER SEQUEL!

-Pulse Pounders Show West Promo

The Last Broadcast Film Series

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FINALLY!!! After it took half the day to upload, the latest installment to the award-winning zombie series, The Last Broadcast Film Series Chapter Three: The Origins of Iris AKA I Survived is now live at the following link below!

Written and Directed by Award-Winning Filmmaker Michael G. Petersen

Featuring Music from Wake Up Jamie, Dark Beauty, Empathy Reign, Brett Lloyd, Liz Tapia and Bernadette Kathryn

Starting: Molly Martin, Matthew Johnson, Ron Heisler, Melissa O’Brien and Vicki Behne

FOR THOSE WHO WERE INVOLVED, PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY!

P.S. We don’t know why the episode uploaded in standard definition, but this was NOT the shooting format we shot in. We’ll upload the H.D. version a little bit later on in the week, but for now, enjoy the latest installment and let us know what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCbC63dWrO4

The Last

New episodes part one

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This week Tim and JSB welcome Craig Everett Earl Independent filmmaker to the show to talk Hard Candy and his movie Intrusion,  So come on and get yer fix as Tim conducts the Full Moon train to reveiew the great Doctor Mordrid.  JSB stops off at the Dixie Boy to play Star Castle and review Maximum Overdrive. All this and the regular amount of shennanigans on part 1 of our podcast double feature.

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EPISODE 90

Moonbeam Returns!!!!

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Moonbeam Returns!

On Tuesday November 19th we are launching our

MOONBEAM FEATURES label on FullMoonStreaming (www.fullmoonstreaming.com )! As many of you know we started producing Moonbeam features for kids and “tweens” back in the early 90’s with films such as PREHYSTERIA, DRAGONWORLD, THE SHRUNKEN CITY and many others. Now Full Moon Streaming will be the place where kids (of all ages!) can enjoy these great fantasy adventures! And of course if you’re a subscriber, it costs you nothing more!

 

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DARIO ARGENTO’S HORROR CLASSIC GETS THE SYNAPSE TREATMENT!

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SUSPIRIA

COMING TO DVD, BLU-RAY,
AND OTHER OPTICAL MEDIA!

SYNAPSE FILMS, INC. LICENSES DARIO ARGENTO’S SUSPIRIA, SOUNDTRACK BY GOBLIN, FOR DVD, BLU-RAY AND FUTURE OPTICAL MEDIA.

 

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ROMULUS, MI – Oct. 31, 2013 – Synapse Films, Inc. has acquired the North American home-video rights to Dario Argento’s 1977 classic horror film SUSPIRIA, with an original soundtrack by European prog-rockers Goblin. Described as “one of the scariest films of all time” by Entertainment Weekly, SUSPIRIA stars the beautiful Jessica Harper (Brian De Palma’s PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, Woody Allen’s STARDUST MEMORIES) as a young girl caught up in a coven of witches controlling a German dance academy, with a guest appearance by Udo Kier (Lars von Trier’s NYMPH( )MANIAC, Andy Warhol’s FRANKENSTEIN and DRACULA).

“I’ve been involved in the restoration and release of many films in my career, but SUSPIRIA has always eluded me, until now,” says Donald May, Jr., President of Synapse Films. “It’s one of my favorite horror films and I’m ecstatic that my business partner, Jerry Chandler, was able to negotiate with the rights holders to release this film. This is going to be an amazing project
for us.”

Synapse Films, Inc. will work closely with Technicolor Rome and Technicolor Los Angeles to create an all-new high-definition 2K scan from the original negative for a possible 2014-15 video release. “It’s important to spend as much time as possible to create the definitive high-definition home video version for the fans,” May explains. “We’re going to take our time with this one.”

Synapse Films, Inc. is currently planning the extensive work on SUSPIRIA in conjunction with Technicolor, utilizing both their Rome and Hollywood facilities. The film scanning will be coordinated and supervised by Technicolor Hollywood’s Director of Restoration Services, Tom Burton, whose film restoration credits include Ridley Scott’s BLADE RUNNER, Georges Méliès’ A TRIP TO THE MOON, and Blake Edwards’ BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S.

Final specifications, retail pricing, and extras for the Synapse Films release of SUSPIRIA will be announced closer to the as yet to be determined release date.

 

Check out www.synapse-films.com