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More International One-Sheets For Renny Harlin’s ‘The Dyatlov Pass Incident’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 14, 2013 @ 11:59am
Category: Movies / News

We’ve received word out of the EFM in Berlin that Renny Harlin’s The Dyatlov Pass Incident isn’t very good; but in retrospect, last year I was told Maniac was garbage, and that ended up being my favorite film of 2012.

The top secret pic is getting big releases internationally, while there’s zero news about a U.S. distributor. We’ve landed a few new international one-sheets. They all suck. I want to see some images from the movie dammit.

“The Dyatlov Pass Incident follows a group of students on a trek to investigate the true life mystery of nine Russian skiers who befell an unexplained death while skiing in the Russian mountains in 1959. To this day, their deaths have been one of the most bizarre unsolved mysteries of the 20th century.” READ MORE

[BD Review] ‘Prison’ is One of the Better Neglected Horror Flicks of the 80′s

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Posted by David Harley on February 14, 2013 @ 10:10am
Category: Movies / Reviews

Reviewed by Patrick Cooper

Scream Factory is releasing Renny Harlin’s 1988 film Prison for the first time on DVD/Blu-ray in the U.S. and after watching it, I honestly cannot believe it took this long. It’s better than most of the ‘80s horror films people “rediscover” on DVD. On a modest budget, Harlin and producers Irwin Yablans and Charles Band delivered a 60,000-volt prison riot filled with blistering gross-out effects, razor-sharp cinematography, and Viggo Mortensen’s best James Dean impression! Plus, it was filmed in a real abandoned prison and features heaps of real-life hardened cons as extras. If you’re not on-board for this one, get off my bus!

Lane Smith (Red Dawn) stars as hardass prison warden Eaton Sharpe. When the derelict Creedmore Prison is reopened after 30 years, Sharpe is put in charge. The place is in rough shape, so when a few busloads of inmates show up, Sharpe puts them to work. One of these inmates is Burke, a cool, quiet car thief played by Viggo Mortensen. From the bell him and Sharpe don’t get along, so Sharpe gives him a shit detail: knocking down a thick cement wall that’s covering up the old execution chamber. It doesn’t take Burke too long because he’s wicked strong for a scrawny dude and some old voodoo inmate is helping. Once they knock the wall down, an evil spirit escapes and goes on an electrically charged revenge rampage around the prison.

For the first 30 minutes there are no supernatural elements – it’s a straight up prison movie with all the conventions we’re used to. There’s the loveable, quirky convicts who aren’t all that bad, the dickhead warden who has no consideration for human dignity, and power plays out in the yard. This one inmate named Rhino tries to get Burke to be his bitch, but Burke grabs him by the nuts and shows him who’s tough. It’s a great moment. I learned in the commentary that Rhino was played by an actual inmate doing life for murder. When Renny called cut, Rhino would be put back in restraints until he was needed in another shot. Hot shit, huh?

There are loads of fantastic effects and kills in this film. The effects were done by John Carl Buechler, a Corman veteran who also did Ghoulies and TerrorVision. There’s all kinds of stuff like boiling skin, barbwire mummies, melting heads, and Kane Hodder as a dead guy. In short, the effects and stunts kick ass.

Some really great actors besides Viggo and Lane Smith populate the prison. Tommy “Tiny” Lister (No Holds Barred) is cellmates with a smart-mouth Italian named Lasagna who’s obsessed with Sly Stallone (it’s not as bad as it sounds and is pretty funny in parts – like when he gets shit for smuggling a Rambo poster into prison). There’s the wise old black inmate too, like Freeman in Shawshank. He’s played by Lincoln Kilpatrick (Soylent Green) and at first he seems really feeble, but as we all learn in life, old people are hard as hell. The only female at the sausage party is Chelsea Field (MOTU) who plays a humane prison reform board member who disapproves of Sharpe’s harsh methods.

The filmmakers talk in the features about how the original idea was to make Halloween set in a prison, but they scrapped that because what con is going to be afraid of some goon with a knife. They’ve all got shivs in their socks anyway. There is a Halloween vibe though, especially when the camera is slowly moving through the shadowed halls of the prison. It must’ve been a bitch to film in such confined spaces, but cinematographer Mac Ahlberg (Re-Animator) took advantage of the situation and he practically chokes you with this claustrophobic environment.

There’s plenty more to talk about, but I highly suggest you pick up this set. This is Scream Factory’s best release since the two Halloween sets last year and the Blu-ray is a phenomenal way to get acquainted with this lost classic.

A/V

Scream Factory presents Prison in 1080p HD 1.78:1 with DTS HD Master Audio. Besides some very minor scratches, the video is perfect – filled with deep contracts and strong details.

Special Features

HARD TIME: THE MAKING OF PRISON (38:00): It seems like everyone was involved in this making of feature except the actors! Renny Harlin, Irwin Yablans, Charles Band, C. Courtney Joyner (screenwriter), Mac Ahlberg, and more are all here to give their insight and anecdotes. And there are some fantastic anecdotes, trust me.

I gotta say, I’m really happy Scream Factory compiled all the interviews into one long feature. On their releases for Deadly Blessing, The Funhouse, and Terror Train they made each interview it’s own feature, with a title and credit and everything. It was sort of annoying – maybe they did it because they were cranking them out so fast? I dunno. Either way I’m glad it’s one long feature on Prison.

AUDIO COMMENTARY WITH RENNY HARLIN: Renny talks about what it was like to come to America and break into the Hollywood scene, casting, the meaning of crucifixes in his films, and plenty of more insightful stuff. It’s definitely worth a listen.

POSTER AND STILL GALLERY

TRAILERS

PDF OF THE FIRST DRAFT SCRIPT

REVERSIBLE COVER

New Trailer And Behind The Scenes Footage From ‘The Dyatlov Pass Incident’

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Posted by EvanDickson on February 08, 2013 @ 10:36am
Category: Movies / Trailers

The Dyatlov Pass Incident, the Renny Harlin-directed alien-thriller penned by Vikram Weet, is certainly becoming a bigger blip on the radar having released it’s second trailer (this one is international) in two weeks! There’s also some behind the scenes footage that Movies.com came across.

The film, starring Richard Reid, Matt Stokoe and Holly Goss, is based on a true story. Head inside for the goods! Beware, the BTS clip may have some spoilers. READ MORE

[News Bites] ‘Carrie’s’ Gym Report Card; ‘RoboCop’ Armor; Sweet Teaser For ‘Dyatlov Pass Incident’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on January 29, 2013 @ 5:33pm
Category: Movies / Trailers

Here’s a quick news round up to get this evening party started. It begins with a look at one of Carrie’s report cards. Says the Facebook page: “Her gym teacher, Ms. Desjardin, was obviously aware that Carrie was in need of some extra attention. But did she know how much attention was needed?” Check out the report card inside. Kimberly Peirce’s Carrie, which stars Chloe Moretz as the title character alongside Julianne Moore, Alex Russell, Ansel Elgort, Gabriella Wilde, Judy Greer and Portia Doubleday, was recently moved to October 18 of this year.

Also inside, via Latino Review, you’ll find a picture of an EM-208 Humanoid Drone, which is part of OmniCorp’s product line from MGM’s RoboCop reboot/sequel in theaters February 7, 2014. Director Jose Padilha reimagines the tale of part man, part machine, all cop starring Joel Kinnaman as the title character, Gary Oldman as the scientist who creates RoboCop, and Samuel L. Jackson as media mogul Pat Novak. Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael Kenneth Williams, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michael Keaton and Aimee Garcia also star. Peter Weller played the character in the original and the 1990 sequel.

Lastly, we’ve added a Russian teaser for Renny Harlin’s The Dyatlov Pass Incident, and it looks awesome. While we don’t get too much from the Russian-language tease, the true story is off-the-charts freaky and is sure to deliver quite a punch in theaters. “It follows a group of students on a trek to investigate the true life mystery of nine Russian skiers who befell an unexplained death while skiing in the Russian mountains in 1959. To this day, their deaths have been one of the most bizarre unsolved mysteries of the 20th century.” READ MORE

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International Teaser Poster For Renny Harlin’s ‘The Dyatlove Pass Incident’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on January 17, 2013 @ 2:01pm
Category: Movies / Indie

Below is a Russain poster for The Dyatlove Pass Incident, the Renny Harlin-directed alien-thriller penned by Vikram Weet.

“The Dyatlove Pass Incident follows a group of students on a trek to investigate the true life mystery of nine Russian skiers who befell an unexplained death while skiing in the Russian mountains in 1959. To this day, their deaths have been one of the most bizarre unsolved mysteries of the 20th century.”

The film, starring Richard Reid, Matt Stokoe and Holly Goss, is based on a true story, one that had been covered by prestigious press outlets. READ MORE

‘Dyatlov Pass Incident’: Sales Art, Synopsis, Cast and Renny Harlin’s Pitch Trailer!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on April 23, 2012 @ 6:13pm
Category: Movies / Trailers

While the film is still untitled, Aldamisa International is moving forward on Renny Harlin‘s tentatively titled Dyatlov Pass Incident, which brings one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th century to the big screen. Holly Goss, Gemma Atkinson, Matt Stokoe, Ryan Hawley and Luke Albright have all been cast, while Aldamisa has shared the following plot synopsis, sales poster and Harlin’s pitch trailer. Plenty of cool stuff to get excited about! You’ll find it all at Aldamisa’s website.

“To investigate the unexplained death of nine Russian hikers, college student Holly assembles a documentary crew and ventures to the mysterious Dyatlov Pass of Russia’s Ural Mountains in search of answers.”

Harlin said: “I was fascinated by this story, which remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of modern paranormal lore. The facts, the script and the very dramatic setting convinced me that there is a thrilling movie there, just waiting to rivet audiences.”

The project will start shooting on location in Russia this year.

[EFM '12] Renny Harlin Climbs To Russia’s Ural Mountains

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 09, 2012 @ 4:35pm
Category: Movies / News

[EFM 12] Renny Harlin Climbs To Russias Ural Mountains

Screen Daily reports from EFM that Renny Harlin (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master , Deep Blue Sea, Exorcist: The Beginning, The Covenant ) will direct an as-yet-untitled thriller set in Russia’s Ural Mountains.

“The fact-based film is about a mysterious incident in 1959, when nine experienced hikers were found dead. The film will be able contemporary students on a trek to investigate the mystery.”

Producers will be Alexander Rodnyansky, Kia Jam, Harlin and Sergei Bespalov.

The project will start shooting on location in Russia in March. READ MORE

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (V)

Posted by Ryan Daley on May 04, 2010 @ 12:00am
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Never Sleep Again steps out from behind the thrilling nightmare and explores the creation of Freddy Krueger and what it takes to bring the worst nightmares to life. There are over 100 interviews from cast and crew, including directors Wes Craven, Renny Harlin, and Ronny Yu, as well as talent John Saxon, rockstar Alice Cooper, Monica Keena (Freddy vs Jason), and Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund.

The Covenant

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on September 08, 2006 @ 12:00am
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In 1692, in the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families with untold power formed a covenant of silence. One family, lusting for more, was banished – their bloodline disappearing without a trace. Until now.

Directed by Renny Harlin and written by J.S. Cardone, THE COVENANT tells the story of the Sons of Ipswich, four young students at the elite Spenser Academy who are bound by their sacred ancestry. As descendants of the original families who settled in Ipswich Colony in the 1600’s, the boys have all been born with special powers. When the body of a dead student is discovered after a party, secrets begin to unravel which threaten to break the covenant of silence that has protected their families for hundreds of years.