A new independent film from James Cullen Bressack

Posted on February 8, 2013 by grossmoviereviews

James Cullen Bressack makes a surprising return to the found footage sub-genre after his last film HATE CRIME, which was also a found footage film that met much critical acclaim and received many awards. He promises his new film, To Jennifer, will offer something different for the genre. This will be the first feature film in history to be Shot, Edited, and Distributed all on the Iphone 5. Details at this point are scarce but Bressack promises the entire film will be available directly to your phone. “We are working in conjunction with some great companies to deliver the first film directly tailored to mobile devices.” Bressack states. The film stars Chuck Pappas, Jody Barton (Hate Crime), James Cullen Bressack, among others and features a cameo from American Mary’s Tristan Risk. The film is being produced by James Cullen Bressack, Chuck Pappas, and Jarret Cohen under the Psykik Junky Pictures umbrella.

Here is the official Synopsis for the film:

Synopsis: “Joey suspects his girlfriend of two years, Jennifer, is cheating on him. He is so convinced that he enlists the help of his cousin Steven to create a Video Dairy of his attempt to catch her in the act as well as to document the heartbreak she is putting him through. He intends to give this tape to her after catching her, in an attempt to make her feel guilty.”

The Tagline for the film as featured on the poster is “Don’t Tell Anyone….”

Bressack Guarantees this will be one that you want to make sure you see EVERY second of and don’t ruin the film for others.

Here is a link to the IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2630300/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

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(How about this horror fans?) THE ULTIMATE HORROR DISCOVERY!

Posted on February 7, 2013 by grossmoviereviews

Thanks to www.fullmoondirect.com for this press release:

THE ULTIMATE HORROR DISCOVERY!

FULL MOON FEATURES’ CHARLES BAND UNEARTHS EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF EXTREMELY RARE OVERSIZE VHS PACKAGING
MINT-CONDITION COLLECTOR’S ITEMS BEGIN ROLL-OUT TO PUBLIC FEB 12

TITLES INCLUDE SUCH HORROR CLASSICS AS: ZOMBIE,
I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE & HEADLESS EYES

LOS ANGELES, CA, Feb 7, 2013 – Horror legend and home video pioneer Charles Band had been putting off his warehouse cleaning for years. But during a recent overhaul of his extensive collection of collectibles, he unwittingly resurrected a veritable treasure trove of vintage horror limited-edition VHS boxes coveted by horror fans and serious collectors. Starting February 12, fans will be able to purchase these original boxes with authentically duplicated VHS copies inside – at an incredibly reasonable price.

“Back in the 80’s, I thought it would be cool to release these films in the oversize VHS boxes,” explained Band. “In the short term, it was very successful – but by 1982 the trend had run its course and the titles were reduced back to regular VHS dimensions.”

Band started Wizard Video in 1980, and was the first to release horror cult films such as Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and I Spit On Your Grave in the early days of home video.

“The kids who remember these oversized packages remember them fondly,” Band continued. “The release of this collection is for them.”

Over a span of 3-4 years, Wizard Video published eighty titles in the large-format boxes. Thirty-five years after the packaging’s popularity died out, Band and his excavation team uncovered the original big VHS boxes of thirty-six of these rare titles in mint condition, between two hundred to four hundred copies per title. Each box will be hand-numbered on the spine and autographed by Charles Band and will include an authentically duplicated VHS copy of the film inside of a clamshell holder. Band estimates that very few of these rare videos are still in print – and no more than 5-10 thousand units were manufactured at the time.

Also found in the collection were original boxes of the first horror video games on the planet, from Wizard Video’s sister company, Wizard Video Games. The Atari 2600 game boxes for Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween will be released TBD 2013 from Full Moon. At the time of release, these titles were deemed too violent for children, and were either banned or sold by request-only, making them an extraordinarily rare find as well.

Website: http://www.Wizardvideocollection.com
For all other Full Moon information: www.Fullmoondirect.com

Every month beginning February 12, 4 titles will be on sale at $50/title.

Rollout schedule:

FEBRUARY 12
RETURN OF THE ZOMBIES
TRAUMA
OASIS OF THE ZOMBIES
DEMONIAC

MARCH 12
A VIRGIN AMONG THE LIVING DEAD
FEAR
BREEDERS
HEADLESS EYES

APRIL
I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
BLOOD CASTLE
MANDINGA
TORMENTOR

MAY
ZOMBIE
MONSTER HUNTER
SPACE VAMPIRES
THE SCREAMING DEAD

JUNE
SS EXPERIMENT
DREAMANIAC
SAVAGE ISLAND
EROTIKILL

JULY
ZOMBIE LAKE
SPACE ZOMBIES
ZOMBIETHON
BEST OF SEX & VIOLENCE

AUG
FILMGORE
HELLTRAIN
POSSESSOR
FAMOUS T&A

SEPT
THE INVISIBLE DEAD
BEAST
THE MISS NUDE AMERICA CONTEST
FIEND

OCT
FRAULEIN DEVIL
WHITE SLAVE
ESCAPE
PARASITE

About Charles Band & Full Moon Features
Charles Band founded MEDA Home Entertainment in the late 1970’s, one of the first independent video distribution operations in America. With the foresight that home video was the future, a vision few others shared, he helped pave the way for the colossal home video boom to come. In the 1980’s, Band produced such hit cult favorites as Ghoulies, Re-Animator, The Dungeonmaster, Dolls, Troll, Robot Jox, and many more.

Band founded Full Moon Features in 1989 following the early 80’s success with Wizard Video, which released such cult classics as Zombie 2, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and I Spit on Your Grave on VHS. Wizard video was celebrated for their shocking and incomparable box art, especially after their switch to the “big box” format.

Band soon teamed with Paramount Pictures and Pioneer Home Entertainment for direct-to-video releases on VHS and Laserdisc. With upwards of twenty releases per year, Band has also built a reputation as a prolific and frequent director of entertaining low-budget genre films. In all, Band has produced almost three hundred features variously delving into the realms of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and family films under its Moonbeam Films label.

The Puppet Master series is considered to be Band’s most celebrated and popular franchise. The latest installment, Puppet Master X: Axis Rising, is the 10th film of the most successful direct to video horror franchise of all time. Full Moon has created many other well-known franchises such as the Trancers series, starring Helen Hunt and Tim Thomerson, the Subspecies series shot on-location in Transylvania, Romania, as well as Dollman, Demonic Toys, Killjoy and The Gingerdead Man (starring Gary Busey as a killer cookie!). Full Moon’s recent releases include the Blaxploitation horror film Ooga Booga starring veteran actors Karen Black and Stacy Keach, the Blu-ray release of the critically acclaimed vampire series Subspecies, and two new grindhouse releases including Riot in a Women’s Prison and SS Hellcamp.

Full Moon titles can be found at all major video retailer outlets, Red Box, and Netflix. Warner Digital distributes Full Moon films for North America on Pay Per View and Video on Demand, including Comcast, Time Warner, and AT&T U-Verse. Full Moon movies are also available from sources as diverse as Walmart, Amazon, iTunes, Prescreen, and FlixFling. In addition to feature films, Full Moon is also very active in creating and marketing a wide variety of merchandise including original action figures, resin statues and 1:1 scale replicas of its better-known puppets and dolls.

Gross Movie Reviews #281

Posted on February 6, 2013 by grossmoviereviews

Gross Movie Reviews #281

By Tim Gross

Rise of the Guardians (Theater) – A near perfect animated kids film that brings the make-believe world to life in the sense of that as long as kids believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, etc., they will exist forever. But if the Boogeyman can prove to kids differently and kids quit believing these people exist then the world will fall into darkness and be ruled by fear. The wild card just happens to be a teenager named Jack Frost who has been around for 300 years and still wonders what his purpose is? The film is excellently written and the animation is quite wonderful. DreamWorks Entertainment has another flick that you will remember for many years! I give the flick 4 stars.

The Sleeping Car (VHS) – David Naughton plays a man who recently divorced and heads back to school. So he needs a cheap place to live and rents out half of an old train car in this old lady’s backyard. The other half is rented by Kevin McCarthy’s character who believes in ghosts and The Mister (John Carl Buechler) who haunts the train car as later in the film he use to bring his victims to the train car. If that wasn’t enough names for this relatively unknown horror film from 1990 you get Jeff Conaway playing David’s teacher for school. The film is dated, but has its moments of fun blood and guts and honestly should have been called “Deadly Sleep Couch” as most the deaths take place on or near the couch. I give it 2 stars.

Parents (DVD) – To be honest I did not know much about this film until about two years ago and believe the film is so much creepier now than when it was made in 1989 starring Randy Quaid. It’s a very odd, weird film about a grade school kid who is afraid of his parents because he believes they are cooking people they may have killed? The film is strange to begin with but with events involving Randy Quaid in recent years the film takes on a whole new creep factor when Quaid’s character stares at the little boy during some awkward scenes. I give the flick 3 stars.

Scared to Death (VHS) – Another killer creature film from the legendary William Malone where this time it takes place on earth. A top secret experiment has gotten lose that may have been from using human DNA and is now brutally killing people around the city at random. Cool looking creature, low budget, this is a William Malone film all the way… The one thing missing is Klaus Kinski. I give the flick 2 ½ stars.

Alien Predators (VHS) – The film known in Spain as Mutant 2 where it was made also was actually a direct sequel to the 1984 film that starred Wings Hauser! The movie did what it could with its modest budget and a story about three college students who are on vacation in Spain and just happen to come across a small town that has been infected by an alien virus that was an experiment on a satellite that happens to fall to earth and first infect cows. It’s up to the college students to stop the infection from spreading throughout Spain then the world. I remember renting this movie for the mere reason this was the third movie I rented from a supermarket near me called ‘Golden Dawn’ where at the time my mom worked there. The other movies I rented… The Monster Squad and The Evil Dead! Two out of three wasn’t bad… I give the film 2 stars.

House Hunting (DVD) – Holy fucking Beastmaster folks! A film that stars Marc Singer and Art LaFleur as they take their families to an Open House where they can never leave until they die. The film does a nice job of building drama but the ending sucks the shit out a Centaur’s ass! I give it 1 ½ stars.

The Hills Run Red (DVD) – To simply put it: This is a great old fashion blood and guts slasher film to be proud of! A filmmaker obsessed with a filmmaker named Wilson Wyler Concannon who made a film in 1982 that was supposedly the sickest horror film never seen, only trailers for it was released. The young filmmaker so obsessed with the film tracks down Mr. Concannon’s daughter at a sleazy strip bar where while he is getting a lap dance from her he asks her about going on the trek with him to find the original location of the film and more about the killer in the film named ‘Babyface’. When the young filmmaker and friends get there he soon finds out how bad he really wants to experience the sickest horror film ever made that has never been seen. He is asked, “Was it worth it?” The movie is sick and disturbing in all the right places and has that 80s slasher feel but in a modern kinda way! If that wasn’t enough for you to watch it then how about the legendary William Sadler playing the filmmaker Wilson Wyler Concannon who just cements his legacy in the horror genre with this role. I give it 3 ½ stars.

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Episode 46 is up and its all about video games!

Posted on February 5, 2013 by grossmoviereviews

EPISODE 46 (the video game episode we’ve been threatening)

This week we throw down an entire episode dedicated to the art of killing time. Also known as Video Games. Learn how Tim and JSB spent their most formidable years in arcades and glued to their respective television sets burning brain cells into the night. Also hear weird and interesting things like why an 8 year old would justifiably punch a 20 year old, responses from Charles Band about The Haunted Casino, Why Tim is filming Poltergeist 4, what we think the greatest video game of all time is, Ron Jeremy’s recent health scare, Super Bowl predictions, A step by step guide on how to kill Jason Voorhees with stones, and KARNOV! So there!!!

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Episode 45 is up!

Posted on January 29, 2013 by grossmoviereviews

This week JSB and Tim go it alone, but bring a quality show to your ear holes none the less! This week we fly from Charles Band to Nic Cage investigating sleazy snuff films and hit many stops along the way. Such as the demise of piss-stench theater, convention stories, Kordell Stewart and the Pittsburgh fruit loop, the state of horror movies, We discover (possibly) the greatest natural disaster/shark movie of all time. And we bring you news of the SPOOKIEST kind about an upcoming show. So give the show a listen. It might even bring back Ravishing Rick Rude back from the dead. But most likely not.

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Gross Movie Reviews #280

Posted on January 28, 2013 by grossmoviereviews

Gross Movie Reviews #280

By Tim Gross

The Haunted Casino (DVD) – The film was originally released in 2007 under the name of Dead Man’s Hand but was rereleased as The Haunted Casino in 2010 with a lot of merchandise available from Full Moon’s website to help promote it. It was Charles Band’s comeback film of sorts as he seems to have taken a hiatus from directing films for a while like Lloyd Kaufmann and only executive produced several films. A college kid inherits an old casino on the outskirts of Reno, Nevada that had been closed for about 40 years from an uncle he did not know but heard stories about. The kid and his girlfriend have plans for fixing the place up until their dream is interrupted by ghosts of two mobsters played perfectly by Sid Haig and Michael Berryman looking two million dollars in silver. Slowly the kid’s friends are trapped into playing for their lives in the casino and having the house win every time. The film is one those killing time films you would watch if it is 5 pm on a Friday on SyFy Channel. But the film doesn’t make you wanna run out and watch the film over and over as it doesn’t have enough of Berryman and Haig. I give the flick 2 stars.

Rage (VHS) – A B-movie action flick from 1995 starring Gary Daniels as a second grade school teacher who just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. He ends up becoming a unwitting part of a government experiment that has to do with some kind of super soldier project that wasn’t having any great results with humans before Daniels character. Soon he breaks out and is on the run to get back to his family and wants to clear his name before some members of the government recapture him and silence him forever. It’s one big 90 minute stunt reel! I give it 2 ½ stars. And did I mentioned Mark Metcalf famously known for his appearances in the great comedy film Animal House and later the Twisted Sister videos makes a cameo appearance as the governor’s assistant governor.

Terror Hospital (VHS) – The 1978 horror film that finally got its release onto DVD under its other title Nurse Sherri is a horribly awesome horror flick about a nurse that becomes possessed after a doctor dies in the ER. Apparently the good doctor was a priest for some hokey religion that just happen to bring about a demon that becomes a green crayon cloud from the “Peanuts” comic strip and possesses Nurse Sherri! From there the nurse goes onto a murdering rampage. The flick is horrible, hilarious, and very dated, but that is the beauty of the film. I give it 2 ½ stars.

Django Unchained (Theater) – Never seeing the other films before this flick wasn’t sure of what to think about it. But the film is about a black slave named Django played by Jamie Foxx in 1858 who becomes a free man after a bounty hunter Dr. Schultz frees him. But Dr. Schultz soon understands he wants to become partners with Django because he sees something him besides Django being able to point out three brothers who have been violent criminals in the past. And the bounty hunter Schultz usually goes after the violent kind of criminals. Meanwhile, Django rides along with the hope of learning the bounty hunter craft and eventually freeing his wife. The film is entertaining and intriguing… and makes me want to see the films that were made before this. But have to give props to Quentin for the music as it paid homage to the spaghetti westerns of the past. I give the well-produced western 3 stars.

Tasmanian Devils (SyFy Channel/DVD) – Gotta enjoy SyFy Channel getting off on the right foot for 2013 with their first Saturday night premiere that is about blood thirsty demon dogs trying to eat Danica McKellar aka Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years. And yes her boobs are still awesome! But if that wasn’t enough to intrigue you enough to watch the flick how about Apolo Ohno being impaled while base-jumping five minutes in and his blood releases the demon dogs. Plus, on the surprising side the SyFy Channel film used a lot more practical effects for the kill scenes which were unusually gory for the channel but cool in my opinion. I give the flick 2 ½ stars.

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HATE CRIME (OFFICIAL POSTERS RELEASED)

Posted on January 27, 2013 by grossmoviereviews

HATE CRIME (OFFICIAL POSTERS RELEASED)

Fans have eagerly awaited release details on HATE CRIME, although there are still none yet we do have some posters for the film!

Attached are 5 official posters for the critically acclaimed AWARD WINNING found footage home invasion film HATE CRIME. This is the second feature film by 20 year old James Cullen Bressack, his first being the amazon horror best seller MY PURE JOY which was released last year. Despite its name, Hate Crime is a labor of love from a dedicated group of people looking to make something different. Hate Crime is a violent, realistic portrayal of one of our worst nightmares, being attacked in our home. The movie has been extremely well received by over 80+ reviewers, including some of the biggest reviewers in the horror film community.

This film has fought alot of controversy due to it’s extreme content, almost being banned in the UK, being pulled off the screens at festivals before even showing due to content and theatre management not willing to show the movie the festival booked, and has faced some trouble finding distribution since the shooting in CT. We actually lost a distribution deal that was on the table due to that horrible tragedy. As Sinfullcelluloid.com put it: “…the film has won several awards and has a strong following. It has over 80 great reviews and no distribution. They even had an offer hold off the table the last minute.” for the full article about HATE CRIME’s shocking distribution woes please visit: http://www.sinfulcelluloid.com/2013/01/for-love-of-hate-crime-to-strong.html#.UQWKwHaxJLc

Link to trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfaLI358JwM&feature=plcp

Here is the IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2257436/

Here is a link to the Facebook Fan page:

https://www.facebook.com/HATECRIME2012

Here is the official SYNOPSIS:

“A jewish family, just arrived in a new neighborhood, are recording their youngest son’s birthday celebrations on video when their home is suddenly invaded by a bunch of crystal-meth-crazed neo-nazi lunatics… ‘

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Reposting the review for ‘Fatal Pictures’ film “Worm”!

Posted on January 25, 2013 by grossmoviereviews

Worm (DVD) – A 20 minute short film with one of the coolest fucking independent movie posters I ever seen about a school teacher who is done with it all: other teachers, the lottery, stupid kids, nobody learning anything, except his love for a young student in his class. The short film gives a possible look into the mind of a school teacher who may have had just enough with life that he wants to take his life and some others lives out. The school teacher is brilliantly played by Robert Nolan and more about the short film can be found out at www.fatalpictures.com . I give it 3 stars.

GRRRINDHAHS!!! Pittsburgh’s Exploitation Celebration

Posted on January 25, 2013 by grossmoviereviews

GRRRINDHAHS!!! Pittsburgh’s Exploitation Celebration

Feb. 23^rd 11:00am till Feb. 24^th 1:30am

The Hollywood Theater presents

9 Movies! 13+ Hours of Non-Stop Action!

Admission: $15 all-day pass, $5 single movie

Come to the Hollywood Theater on Saturday, February 23, to see where Tarantino gets all his ideas! Violence, vengeance, sex, blood, nudity, torture, machine guns, six-shooters, swords, chainsaws, car chases, motorcycle races, wild horses, explosions, MORE explosions, good guys, bad guys, femme fatales, women in prison, nuns in peril, she-devils, soul brothers (and sisters!), badass bikers, kung fu masters, cowboys, gangsters, cops, vigilantes, commies, white slavers, cheesy dialog, bad dubbing, and funky soundtracks…the low-budget grindhouse and drive-in features from the 60s, 70s, and 80s had it all! $15 gets you an all day pass to see all 9 movies (or as many as you can stand)! Or, pay $5 each to see just the movie(s) you want!

Attention vendors: a very limited number of spaces will be available in the theater’s lobby and lower level during this all-day event. Contact info@horrorrealmcon.com for details.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

10:00-11:00 AM Vendor Set-Up

11:00 AM Doors/Vendors Open

11:30 AM Savage!

01:00 PM Angels from Hell

02:30 PM Wolf-Devil Woman

04:00-04:15 PM Break

04:15 PM The Killing Machine

05:45 PM Weapons of Death

07:15 PM Massacre Time

08:45-09:00 PM Break

09:00 PM Pieces