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V/H/S/2 (S-VHS)

Posted by EvanDickson on June 06, 2013 @ 1:52pm
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Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static—white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration. But you must fight the urge to relax: this is no mere movie night. Those obsolete spools contain more than just magnetic tape. They are imprinted with the very soul of evil.

From the demented minds that brought you last year’s V/H/S comes V/H/S/2, an all-new anthology of dread, madness, and gore. This follow-up ventures even further down the demented path blazed by its predecessor, discovering new and terrifying territory in the genre. This is modern horror at its most inventive, shrewdly subverting our expectations about viral videos in ways that are just as satisfying as they are sadistic. The result is the rarest of all tapes—a second generation with no loss of quality.

‘V/H/S/2′ Green Band Trailer Has Less Blood But More Footage!!

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Posted by EvanDickson on May 21, 2013 @ 12:26pm
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After last week’s kick-ass red band trailer (also included below) for V/H/S/2 we’ve got a green band trailer that starts off largely the same but gives us a few nice new looks at things we haven’t seen yet as it hits its second half.

Acquired by Magnet Releasing out of Sundance as S-VHS, V/H/S/2 will be arriving on VOD platforms June 6 with a theatrical rollout set for July 12. In the film directed by Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Gareth Evans, Eduardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Jason Eisener and Timo Tjahjanto, “Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static—white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration. But you must fight the urge to relax: this is no mere movie night. Those obsolete spools contain more than just magnetic tape. They are imprinted with the very soul of evil.

Check it out below!!! READ MORE

Trailer For ‘V/H/S/2′ Features TONS Of Bloody Chaos!!!

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Posted by EvanDickson on May 15, 2013 @ 6:20pm
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We finally get a full length trailer for V/H/S/2 and it’s worth the wait! As someone who really liked most of the original film, I’ve got no problem telling you that V/H/S/2 is much, much better. It’s tighter, shorter, leaner and a rock solid viewing experience. It’s also gory, chaotic and fun as hell – which this trailer certainly represents!

Check it out below!!! We’ve also got some new stills from the film! READ MORE

Return The Tape With This ‘V/H/S/2′ Poster!!

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Posted by EvanDickson on April 23, 2013 @ 2:14pm
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The poster for V/H/S/2 has emerged and it’s a nice, solid classy look for the film! It keeps the skull theme from the original but adds an air of old-school menace. By the way, as someone who really liked most of the original film, I’ve got no problem telling you that V/H/S/2 is much, much better. It’s tighter, shorter, leaner and a rock solid viewing experience.

What was your favorite segment in V/H/S? Which director has you most excited for V/H/S/2? READ MORE

[SXSW '13] Magnet Gives Birth To ‘V/H/S/2′ Release Dates!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 08, 2013 @ 3:03pm
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Hopefully you guys enjoyed our V/H/S anthology enough that you’ll insert our next collection of tapes when V/H/S/2 tracks you later this year.

Acquired by Magnet Releasing out of Sundance as S-VHS, V/H/S/2 will be arriving on VOD platforms June 6 with a theatrical rollout set for July 12. Horror in the summer? Sure, why not? Magnolia says they’re opening in more theaters than last year, so keep a look out for updates this summer. Until then, check out this hideous still from Gareth Evans and Timo Tjahjanto’s segment, which is literally going to blow people’s ind this weekend at the SXSW film Festival.

In the film directed by Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Gareth Evans, Eduardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Jason Eisener and Timo Tjahjanto, “Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his abandoned house, which contains another collection of mysterious VHS tapes. In viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be terrifying motives behind the student’s disappearance.”

What was your favorite segment in V/H/S? Which director has you most excited for V/H/S/2? READ MORE

An Exclusive Look At One Of The Best ‘The ABCs of Death’ Shorts, “D is for Dogfight”!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 08, 2013 @ 10:05am
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Now in limited theaters and VOD platforms everywhere is Magnet’s The ABCs of Death, the perfect movie for a group outing this weekend.

We’ve been provided with an exclusive clip from the anthology, which comes from Deadgirl director Marcel Sarmiento’s incredible “D is for Dogfight.” Watch as man fights beast for the ultimate revenge.

In this mega-anthology, “Twenty-six directors. Twenty-six ways to die. The ABCs of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning fifteen countries and featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children’s educational books, the motion picture is comprised of twenty-six individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.”

Jon Schnepp, Anders Morgenthaler, Ben Wheatley, Ti West, Nacho Vigalondo, Jake West, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Xavier Gens, Adam Wingard, Marcel Sarmiento, Kaare Andrews, Noboru Iguchi, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Angela Bettis, Yūdai Yamaguchi, Mikael Wulff, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Jorge Michel Grau, Simon Rumley, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Srdjan Spasojevic, Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, Jason Eisener, Andrew Traucki, Adrián García Bogliano, Timo Tjahjanto and Lee Hardcastle all took part! READ MORE

[Random Cool] Man With Camera Eye Probably Hasn’t Seen ‘V/H/S/2′ Yet!

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Posted by EvanDickson on February 28, 2013 @ 5:30pm
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While you guys haven’t seen V/H/S/2 yet, I’m wondering if a screening of Adam Wingard’s segment might give Canadian Filmmaker Rob Spence pause before going ahead with his plan to have a working camera for an eye, though I suppose odds are slim it will actually lead to a supernatural encounter.

Per Unbelievable Facts, “[Spence] damaged his right eye in a childhood accident and is determined to replace it with a digital camera. “Team Eyeborg” has just succeeded in fitting Spence with an artificial eye containing a working LED – a step towards a camera-containing synthetic eye.”

Right now, the LED records visual information and sends it to a computer. But it sounds like the ultimate goal is to set up a configuration that not only records information, but allows Spence to see stereoscopically again. Obviously I think this is a super cool endeavor and I wish Spence and his team all the luck in the world. I also hope this new eye doesn’t cause him to see too much.

Head inside for some more images of the project! READ MORE

Chat With The ‘ABC’s Of Death’ Directors On Reddit Today!

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Posted by EvanDickson on February 20, 2013 @ 10:46am
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Now on VOD platforms everywhere is Magnet’s The ABCs of Death, which will also receive a limited theatrical run set for March 8. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s worth a look. If you have seen it – you may have some questions! Either way you’re encouraged to chat with with directors today on Reddit at 11AM PST – 2PM PST. Which means it starts in like two hours!

Participating talent include Nacho Vigalondo (A is for Apocalypse), Adrian Garcia Bogliano (B is for Bigfoot), Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (C is for Cycle), Marcel Sarmiento (D is for Dogfight), Thomas Malling (H is for Hydro-Electric Diffusion), Jorge Michel Grau (I is for Ingrown), Simon Rumley (P is for Pressure), Adam Wingard (Q is for Quack), Srdjan Spasojevic (R is for Removed), Lee Hardcastle (T is for Toilet), Ben Wheatley (U is for Unearthed), Kaare Andrews (V is for Vagitus), Jon Schnepp (W is for WTF), Xavier Gens (X is for XXL), Jason Eisener (Y is for Youngbuck), Ant Timpson (co-producer), and Tim League (co-producer).

Simply log in to Reddit between 11AM and 2PM PST (2PM and 5PM EST) and leave your comment to receive answers in real time!

Incredible Fan-Made Stop-Motion ‘V/H/S/2′ Logo; Memento Sells Rights Internationally

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 12, 2013 @ 10:22am
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Before we get to the international news, I was sent a short video by fan Trent Shy who created this incredible stop-motion animated title card for our forthcoming V/H/S/2, acquired by Magnet Releasing out of Sundance as S-VHS. The video depicts a VHS tape exploding to create a skull face. We like skulls. A lot.

In news out of EFM in Berlin, some more of you dear readers will be able to check out the movie come later this year. Paris-based Memento Films International has been racking up sales on footage horror picture S-VHS, the sequel to cult hit V/H/S, says Screen Daily.

So far, the picture has sold to Australia (Village Roadshow); Russia (Big Movie); Middle East (Falcon); Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Colombia (Energia Entusiasta); Singapore (Yellow Brick); and India (Pictureworks). UK, Canada, Germany, and other major territories are forthcoming.

[SXSW '13] ‘V/H/S/2,’ ‘Haunter,’ ‘You’re Next’ Lead Midnighters Lineup; First Look Imagery!!!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 06, 2013 @ 2:19pm
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The SXSW Film Festival has announced their Midnighters lineup for their forthcoming March event, which includes our newly retitled V/H/S/2!

Scary, funny, sexy, controversial – provocative after-dark features for night owls and the terminally curious include Rob Zombie’s The Lords of Salem, as well as Adam Wingard’s hotly anticipated You’re Next, and Cube director Vincenzo Natali’s Haunter.

Get the entire lineup by reading after the break, as well as sneak peak low quality images. This year’s festival looks incredible! READ MORE

Special Video Featurette For ‘The ABCs of Death’!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 01, 2013 @ 5:24pm
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Now on VOD platforms everywhere is Magnet’s The ABCs of Death, which will also receive a limited theatrical run set for March 8. Airing on cablers now, we’ve just shared a fun featurette that features interviews with the various filmmaking talents involved.

Memento Film Acquires International Sales Rights To ‘S-VHS’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on January 28, 2013 @ 11:48am
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Paris-based Memento Film International has picked up international rights to found footage horror picture S-VHS, following its premiere in the Midnight section of the Sundance Film Festival last week, reports Screen Daily.

The picture is the sequel to V/H/S, which had members of the audience fainting in the aisles when it premiered in Sundance last year. News of deal follows Friday’s announcement that WME, which represented North America, had sold the picture to Magnolia which also distributed V/H/S.

“We’re already big fans of the first one, which was super scary and smart,” said Memento head of international sales Tanja Meissner.

“This one takes it to another level. The talent of the directors involved and the new orientations on the found footage exercise makes this second installment a sure bet for theatrical releases around the globe.”

S-VHS is produced by The Collective, Salient Media and Brad Miska and Tom Owen’s Bloody Disgusting. The portmanteau features segments by horror maestros Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Eduardo Sánchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Evans and Jason Eisener. READ MORE

[Sundance '13] It’s Official, Magnolia To Press Play On ‘S-VHS’!!!

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Posted by EvanDickson on January 25, 2013 @ 10:29am
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Bloody Disgusting’s S-VHS, the latest V/H/S project, had its world premiere Saturday night at Park City’s Library Center Theatre during the Sundance 2013 Film Festival. It was followed by a wave of great reviews – a much more unanimously positive reception than last year’s outing. And then, like last year, a deal was made within days to bring the film to the big screen. It’s being reported via Variety that Magnolia Pictures, who scored V/H/S out of the 2012 fest, has acquired the second tape for limited theatrical run, alongside ultra VOD via Magnet Releasing. The announcement was held here until it was official.

“Our goal is to make each sequel better than the last, unlike any horror franchise ever,” Brad told me via text adding “We know that’s a bold and nearly impossible task, but we’re trying our best to deliver quality horror that we can be proud of.”

This latest tape features the works of Gareth Evans (The Raid) & Timo Tjahjanto (Macabre), Eduardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch Project, Lovely Molly) & Gregg Hale, Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Adam Wingard (You’re Next, A Horrible Way To Die) and Simon Barrett (You’re Next, A Horrible Way To Die), the latter of which will be making his directorial debut on the film.

The first movie followed a group of students hired to break into a desolate house to find a lost VHS tape, paving the way for the movie to go into a series of found-footage stories directed by up-and-coming genre filmmakers. The new movie, starring Adam Wingard, Kelsy Abbott, Lawrence Michael, Levine Hannah Hughes and L.C. Holt, follows a similar structure, with a pair of investigators discovering a tape while looking for a student. READ MORE

[Sundance '13] Early Reviews For ‘S-VHS’ Come Tracking In!!

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Posted by EvanDickson on January 20, 2013 @ 8:32pm
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S-VHS, the latest V/H/S project, had its world premiere last night at Park City’s Library Center Theatre during the Sundance 2013 Film Festival. When I woke up this morning, I was pretty thrilled to find that my twitter feed was filled with glowing chatter about the film, some of it even from critics who didn’t like the original V/H/S all that much.

Now, we are NEVER going to do an official review this film on this site. But that doesn’t mean I’m not gonna share what other people are saying. The general consensus is that this is a much more solid film than the original (some are saying it’s leaps and bounds better). It’s definitely shorter, gorier and bigger.

Head inside for a sample of what the critics are saying (and no, I’m not “only picking the good ones”). READ MORE

[Sundance '13] How About A Little Teaser Video For ‘S-VHS’?!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on January 16, 2013 @ 11:37am
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While we typically like to keep our cards close to our collective chests, going into this Saturday’s World Premiere of S-VHS, our latest V/H/S project, we decided to give a little video tease of the terror that awaits Sundance audiences!

Inside you’ll find a link to footage from the latest tape that features the works of Gareth Evans (The Raid) & Timo Tjahjanto (Macabre), Eduardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch Project, Lovely Molly) & Gregg Hale, Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Adam Wingard (You’re Next, A Horrible Way To Die) and Simon Barrett (You’re Next, A Horrible Way To Die), the latter of which will be making his directorial debut on the film.

[Random Cool] Christmas Trees Fight Back In ‘Treevenge’!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on December 19, 2012 @ 10:26am
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One of the most infamous holiday short films of all time is Hobo With A Shotgun and S-VHS director Jason Eisener’s “Treevenge”, a film worthy of an annual showing much like Trick ‘R Treat on Halloween. Thus, we present it once again with a side of cookies and milk.

For those of you unaware, this 2008 short “details the experiences and horrifying reality of the lives of Christmas trees. Clearly, for trees, Christmas isn’t the exciting “peace on earth” that is experienced by most. After being hacked down, and shipped away from their homes, they quickly become strung up, screwed into an upright position for all to see, exposed in a humiliation of garish decorations. But this Christmas will be different, this Christmas the trees have had enough, this Christmas the trees will fight back. ‘Treevenge’ could be a short film about the end of days for Christmas trees, or perhaps, the end of humanity?”

Watch it below and enjoy your goregasm. READ MORE

[Sundance '13] ‘S-VHS’ To World Premiere!!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 29, 2012 @ 3:15pm
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We have some pretty exciting news that we’re still having trouble believing… we’re excited to announce that S-VHS, our latest V/H/S project, will have its World Premiere at this coming January’s 2013 Sundance Film Festival as part of their annual Park City at Midnight section! V/H/S premiered at this past year’s festival in Park City, Utah where Magnet Releasing acquired U.S. rights (it arrives on VOD, DVD and Blu-ray next Tuesday!).

We’d like to take this time to thank you guys for your constant support, and for putting up with any shameless promotions. We’ve tried our absolute best to keep it to a minimum as to not annoy the living daylights out of you. As we’ve stated on a handful of occasions, we couldn’t be here without you, and making you guys proud of us is our number one priority. With BD Selects and our feature productions we’ve made it our mission to supply you guys with what we think is quality content, and hope to some degree that you agree and approve. It means the world to us…

…and with that, we’d like to introduce S-VHS to the world! Below we’ve added three official stills from the latest tape that features the works of Gareth Evans (The Raid) & Timo Tjahjanto (Macabre), Eduardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch Project, Lovely Molly) & Gregg Hale, Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Adam Wingard (You’re Next, A Horrible Way To Die) and Simon Barrett (You’re Next, A Horrible Way To Die), the latter of which will be making his directorial debut on the film.

[Sundance '13] Park City at Midnight and Other Genre Titles Announced; Hi-Res Image Gallery!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 29, 2012 @ 2:56pm
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Sundance Institute announced today the films selected to screen in the 2013 Sundance Film Festival out-of-competition sections Spotlight, Park City at Midnight and New Frontier, as well as the installations and performances to be featured in the Festival’s New Frontier venue. The Festival takes place January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.

Inside you’ll find the full announcement with (mostly) first ever images from Ass Backwards, Hell Baby, In Fear, kink, S-VHS, Sightseers, The Rambler, Virtual Heroes and We Are What We Are!

In addition to those announced today, films in the U.S. and World Competition and NEXT < => sections have been announced. Films for the Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections have not yet been announced. For a full list of films announced to date visit the official Sundance website. READ MORE

Worship The First Ever Look At ‘S-VHS’, The Latest V/H/S Discovery!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 26, 2012 @ 5:21pm
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Our friends at Twitch have landed the first ever official still from S-VHS, our latest V/H/S project that features the works of Gareth Evans (The Raid) & Timo Tjahjanto (Macabre), Eduardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch Project, Lovely Molly) & Gregg Hale, Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Adam Wingard (You’re Next, A Horrible Way To Die) and Simon Barrett (You’re Next, A Horrible Way To Die), the latter of which will be making his directorial debut on the film.

The first movie, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, followed a group of students hired to break into a desolate house to find a lost VHS tape, paving the way for the movie to go into a series of found-footage stories directed by up-and-coming genre filmmakers. The new movie, starring Adam Wingard, Kelsy Abbott, Lawrence Michael, Levine Hannah Hughes and L.C. Holt follows a similar structure, with a pair of investigators discovering a tape while looking for a student.

S-VHS is shooting in LA, Maryland, Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Indonesia. Head to Twitch for the full image!

Adjust Your Tracking! ‘V/H/S/2′ Is Coming!!!

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Posted by EvanDickson on October 31, 2012 @ 3:17pm
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The Hollywood Reporter has just dropped the news that you can expect some fresh new blood (and talent) in S-VHS (formerly V/H/S/2)!!!

Gareth Evans (The Raid; pictured above), Eduardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch Project, Lovely Molly) & Gregg Hale, Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun) & Timo Tjahjanto (Macabre) are among the new talent directing segments for the franchise. Adam Wingard (You’re Next, A Horrible Way To Die) is returning along with writer/producer Simon Barrett (You’re Next, A Horrible Way To Die), the latter of which will be making his directorial debut on the film.

Per THR, “Some news perfect for Halloween: Gareth Evans, who directed The Raid, and Eduardo Sanchez, the director of The Blair Witch Project and Lovely Molly, are co-writing and co-directing segments of a second installment of ‘V/H/S’, the hit horror anthology that had people fainting at the Sundance Film Festival.”

The first movie followed a group of students hired to break into a desolate house to find a lost VHS tape, paving the way for the movie to go into a series of found-footage stories directed by up-and-coming genre filmmakers. The new movie follows a similar structure, with a pair of investigators discovering a tape while looking for a student.

V/H/S 2 is shooting in LA, Maryland, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Indonesia.

[TIFF '12] First Images From Midnight Madness Selection ‘The ABC’s Of Death’!

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Posted by EvanDickson on July 31, 2012 @ 10:23am
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Naturally, The 26-director horror anthology The ABC’s Of Death is one of the Midnight Madness selections of the Toronto International Film Festival, and now we have a look at several new pics from the film.

Directed by Kaare Andrews, Angela Bettis, Adrián García Bogliano, Bruno Forzani & Hélène Cattet, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Jason Eisener, Xavier Gens, Jorge Michel Grau, Lee Hardcastle, Noboru Iguchi, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Anders Morgenthaler, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Simon Rumley, Marcel Sarmiento, Jon Schnepp, Srdjan Spasojevic, Timo Tjahjanto, Andrew Traucki, Nacho Vigalondo, Jake West, Ti West, Ben Wheatley, Adam Wingard, and Yûdai Yamaguchi – ABC’s will have its world premiere at the fest.

Twenty-six directors… 26 ways to die! The ABCs Of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived, featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. With each director assigned a letter of the alphabet, they were then given free rein in choosing a word to create a story involving a tale of mortality. It’s an alphabetical arsenal of destruction orchestrated by some of the most exciting names in global horror including Ben Wheatley (Kill List), Ti West (House of the Devil), Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Adam Wingard (You’re Next), Xavier Gens (Frontieres), and Nacho Vigalondo (Time Crimes).

The Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 6th-16th. Head inside for the pics! READ MORE

Hobo With A Shotgun (V)

Posted by Ryan Daley on July 05, 2011 @ 12:00am
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LIMITED THEATERS MAY 6: A train pulls into its final station and a Hobo hops from a freight car. He has dreams of a fresh life in a new city, but finds himself trapped in an urban hell instead. A city where criminals rule the streets, landlords evict single mothers in the middle of the night, and where the city’s crime boss, The Drake, reigns supreme with his sadistic, homeless-killing sons, Slick & Ivan. Through the chaos, the Hobo comes across a shop window displaying a second hand lawn mower and a shotgun, and decides it’s time to cut the grass, make the city beautiful and start a new way of life. But after witnessing the brutality that encompasses this city, he realizes the only way to make a difference in this place is with a gun in his hand and two shells in its chamber.