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Witchcraft and Hot Models in ‘Trick of the Witch’

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14 years ago

January 5, 2010

L.A. based indie filmmaker Chris Morrissey returns to the scene with the start of principal photography on the supernatural thriller Trick of the Witch. Inspired by Italian witchcraft Stregheria, the feature film stars actress Share Cherrie (Lipgloss Explosion!) in the leading role along with acclaimed indie vets Owen Alabado (Rock Haven), Suzy Cote (CSI, The Guardian, Guiding Light), and Australian cult star Abigail De’Ath. The film centers on a group of fashion models that get tangled up in a terrifying witchcraft curse while stranded at a secluded mansion during a photo shoot. With the stunning success of recent micro-budget films like Paranormal Activity, Morrissey plans to launch TRICK OF THE WITCH with a grassroots release in Los Angeles and New York later this year. “We are making a very fun, scary film with so many talented people involved. We don’t want this film to go straight to DVD and get lost in the shuffle. It is meant for the big screen. If major distributors don’t jump on this project at the start then we will do whatever we can to self distribute and build word of mouth. If I have to travel from city to city each week showing the film then I will. Times have changed for indie filmmakers and there are so many ways to build an audience these days that it would be silly to not go for it.“

Chris Morrissey has worked in the film industry in various capacities for almost 20 years. Successful stints at Andy Warhol’s Interview Magazine and Roger Corman’s Concorde Pictures led him to the indie film world of the late 90’s. TRICK OF THE WITCH will be his 4th feature film. His early features, SUPERSTAR FEMALE SERIAL KILLER and LIPGLOSS EXPLOSION garnered Morrissey an indie cult following after successful L.A. and NY Midnight showings in the early 2000’s.

Principal Photography for TRICK OF THE WITCH will wrap in early February with screenings for distributors and press planned for early May.

Movies

Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ Is Now Available to Watch at Home!

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6 hours ago

April 23, 2024

John Squires

After pulling in $28 million at the worldwide box office this month, director (and star) Dev Patel’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Monkey Man is now available to watch at home.

You can rent Monkey Man for $19.99 or digitally purchase the film for $24.99!

Monkey Man is currently 88% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with Bloody Disgusting’s head critic Meagan Navarro awarding the film 4.5/5 stars in her review out of SXSW back in March.

Meagan raves, “While the violence onscreen is palpable and painful, it’s not just the exquisite fight choreography and thrilling action set pieces that set Monkey Man apart but also its political consciousness, unique narrative structure, and myth-making scale.”

“While Monkey Man pays tribute to all of the action genre’s greats, from the Indonesian action classics to Korean revenge cinema and even a John Wick joke or two, Dev Patel’s cultural spin and unique narrative structure leave behind all influences in the dust for new terrain,” Meagan’s review continues.

She adds, “Monkey Man presents Dev Patel as a new action hero, a tenacious underdog with a penetrating stare who bites, bludgeons, and stabs his way through bodies to gloriously bloody excess. More excitingly, the film introduces Patel as a strong visionary right out of the gate.”

Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.

Monkey Man is produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions.