Cheap Thrills
Tells the story of a new father facing eviction who is reunited with a high school friend when a wealthy couple challenges them to the ultimate game of dare, testing the limits of physical pain and morality in exchange for cash.
Enter Nowhere
A story that revolves around four strangers who find themselves stranded in a deserted, supernatural forest. The strangers seek shelter in an abandoned cabin and must learn to trust one another and work together to find a way out of the woods.
The Briar Lake Murders
Short: This group of reckless and self-involved “twenty somethings” quickly discover that disrespecting the locals can have disastrous circumstances…
Long:A group of rude and insensitive city kids take a weekend vacation to Briar Lake, a picturesque town overlooking a beautiful lake, which to most outsiders would appear to be a peaceful small town. Having zero respect for anyone outside of their group, they are confronted by the hostile and eccentric residents. Following a bizarre experience in the town’s diner, they quickly retreat to the protection of their borrowed vacation lake house, where they plan to let loose and celebrate their weekend out of the city.
After an unexpected visit from the local police, the long weekend is cut short. Two of the locals have been brutally murdered, and this group of “outsiders” become the prime suspects. When the string of murders spins out of control, the group must come together to unravel Briar Lake’s sordid past and uncover the hidden secrets.
A vacation is always fun until you die!
Static 3D
A young writer (Ventimiglia) and his wife (Sarah Shahi) are struggling with the loss of their child but just as they are trying to get their lives back on track a hysterical young woman (Paxton), turns up at their secluded house in the middle of the night, claiming she is being chased by mysterious masked men. Letting her stay the night the couple are soon drawn into the horror when the unknown force starts to stalk them, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues, resulting in a shocking conclusion and one of the most chilling film finales of recent years.
Liars All
The story of a group of friends celebrating New Year’s Eve in London by playing a provocative game that ultimately gets terribly out of control.
Long: It’s New Year’s Eve in London and a group of friends are playing a provocative game that spins out of control and ends in murder. Despite an immediate police investigation, the true killer remains elusive amidst conflicting testimony and hidden motives. A night of shared secrets and newfound intimacies takes unexpected turns, resulting in an explosive outcome that will change their lives forever. LIARS ALL is a haunting, psychosexual thriller about desire…and how far some will go to win.
Milo Ventimiglia and Sara Paxton Starrer ‘Static’ Gets UK Trailer, Release
The Divide‘s Milo Ventimiglia and Last House on the Left and The Innkeepers‘ Sara Paxton star in the indie horror Static, which makes its debut on DVD in the UK on DVD on July 15, 2013 via Second Sight Films.
“A young writer (Ventimiglia) and his wife (Sarah Shahi) are struggling with the loss of their child but just as they are trying to get their lives back on track a hysterical young woman (Paxton), turns up at their secluded house in the middle of the night, claiming she is being chased by mysterious masked men. Letting her stay the night the couple are soon drawn into the horror when the unknown force starts to stalk them, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues, resulting in a shocking conclusion and one of the most chilling film finales of recent years.”
Static is written and directed by Todd Levin. Check out the DVD art and trailer inside, as well as the first ever images. Cinedigm Entertainment Group will release here in the States sometime soon. READ MORE
UK Release Date For ‘Static’ Announced!
Static, an indie (originally 3D) thriller directed by Todd Levin, has a UK DVD release date of July 15th courtesy of Second Sight Films.
The pic stars Milo Ventimiglia, Sarah Shahi, Sara Paxton, and William Mapother in the story that follows a young couple, played by Ventimiglia and Shahi, on the verge of divorce after losing their child. Their world changes when a young visitor arrives, bringing supernatural implications to the household.
“As a young novelist and his wife are coping with the loss of their child, their lives are turned upside down when a panicked girl appears at their home in the middle of the night with stories of masked intruders stalking her. That night, the stalkers strike, sending the couple on a horrific game of cat and mouse, where they are forced to uncover shocking details from their past that may be the reason for the attack.” Levin wrote the pic with Gabriel Cowan, John Suits, and Andrew Orci.
Head inside for the trailer! READ MORE
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[SXSW '13] Corey Mitchell’s Day 3: ‘Cheap Thrills’ Provides Quality Discomfort
I was bummed close to midnight of the opening night of SXSW. I had just sat through the debacle that was the Evil Dead remake (I refuse to use Fede Alvarez’s pet phrase “re-birth”). Granted, I was fortunate enough to watch the masterful Bruce Campbell completely steal the show from his ED contemporary thespians during an extra long-running Q&A. After that was E.L. Katz’s Cheap Thrills, starring the adorable duo from Ti West’s The Innkeepers, Patrick Healy and Sara Paxton.
And I’m definitely glad I made time for it. READ MORE
Cinedigm Nabs Rights To 3-D ‘Static’
Cinedigm picked up North American rights to Static, an indie 3D thriller directed by Todd Levin.
The pic stars Milo Ventimiglia, Sarah Shahi, Sara Paxton, and William Mapother in the story that follows a young couple, played by Ventimiglia and Shahi, on the verge of divorce after losing their child. Their world changes when a young visitor arrives, bringing supernatural implications to the household.
“As a young novelist and his wife are coping with the loss of their child, their lives are turned upside down when a panicked girl appears at their home in the middle of the night with stories of masked intruders stalking her. That night, the stalkers strike, sending the couple on a horrific game of cat and mouse, where they are forced to uncover shocking details from their past that may be the reason for the attack.”
The low budget indie was shot in 3D with a custom rig to keep costs down, said Deadline. After an initial 2D VOD release, the plan is to release Static in 3D on DVD. Levin wrote the pic with Gabriel Cowan, John Suits, and Andrew Orci. READ MORE
[SXSW '13 Review] ‘Cheap Thrills’ A Steady Climb In Intensity
Keeping up with the ongoing SXSW Film Festival, Evan Dickson has posted his review of Cheap Thrills, the E.L. Katz-directed genre thriller that was just acquired by Drafthouse Films for a limited theatrical and VOD run later this year.
Starring Pat Healy, Sara Paxton, David Koechner, Ethan Embry and Amanda Fuller, the Trent Haaga and David Chirchirillo penned screenplay tells the story of a new father facing eviction who is reunited with a high school friend when a wealthy couple challenges them to the ultimate game of dare, testing the limits of physical pain and morality in exchange for cash.
“It’s the rare slow burn that maintains interest by gradually increasing speed rather than simply leaping from 0 to 60 in the final 10 minutes,” says Dickson. “A great horror satire that would incidentally make a great stage play, this is a 100% can’t miss film for any viewer that wants to be sickened, surprised and impressed.”
You’ll find the review in its entirety by clicking here. READ MORE
[BD Review] ‘Cheap Thrills’ Is A Masterful And Nuanced Bit Of Horror Satire
One of the great benefits of a film festival like SXSW is being able to see movies before you have a chance to pre-visualize them. With Cheap Thrills, I think I popped up a few casting announcements last year but, as far as exposure goes, I hadn’t seen a trailer or any kind of imagery. And that’s exactly how I recommend you go into the movie.
Director E.L. Katz (making one hell of a feature debut), along with writers Trent Haaga (Deadgirl) and David Chirchirillo (the upcoming Dances With Werwolves), has fashioned a film with such a nuanced and inevitable sense of escalation that going in blind is probably the best way to approximate the nightmare that protagonist Pat Healy (The Innkeepers) finds himself stepping into after a long lost best friend (Can’t Hardly Wait‘s Ethan Embry in a heretofore unseen macho mode) and two strangers (Anchorman‘s David Koechner and The Innkeepers‘s Sara Paxton) decide they want to party with him one night.
With all of the action taking place in two primary locations, Katz and company have fashioned an insular and intimate saga of an epically bad night of one-upmanship that perfectly mirrors the stranglehold the 1% of this country have over the 99%. But it’s more than political parable, it’s entertaining, funny, disgusting and ultimately devastating. It never stops to lecture you on any kind of political or sociological talking point, instead it cleverly keeps racking up the stakes with an impressive bit of economy. This is not a film that wastes time condescending to its audience and it wisely sidesteps any heavy-handedness that might have resulted from over explanation. It’s a rarity to see such assuredness and restraint in a film, and the fact that you’re seeing it in the work of a first time director is something of a miracle.
All of the performances are great but I was surprised by Koechner and Paxton in particular. Paxton has traded in the pixie-ish innocence of her past roles to embody the dead-eyed boredom of a trophy wife who is aware that her sense of humanity is flickering out. And Koechner turns in a masterful performance simply by re-calibrating his jovial brand of humor to fit the material. It’s as if Katz saw all of the masculine, slippery chumminess of his earlier work and knew that, dropped into a different context, it could mean something else entirely. Sort of like when Paul Thomas Anderson was able to channel Adam Sandler’s inherent rage into the wounded and disturbed Barry Egan of Punchdrunk Love.
Cheap Thrills is a hugely pleasant, almost out of nowhere surprise (I wasn’t even aware that the film had been finished when it showed up on the SXSW schedule). It’s the rare slow burn that maintains interest by gradually increasing speed rather than simply leaping from 0 to 60 in the final 10 minutes. A great horror satire that would incidentally make a great stage play, this is a 100% can’t miss film for any viewer that wants to be sickened, surprised and impressed.
[SXSW '13] ‘Cheap Thrills’ Poster Promises The Night of Your Life
Below you’ll find a bloody good first poster for Cheap Thrills, the E.L. Katz-directed thriller that will premiere this weekend at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.
Penned by Trent Haaga and David Chirchirillo, “Recently fired and facing eviction, the married father of a newborn has his life turned upside down when he meets a wealthy couple who offer a path to financial security…but at a price.”
The Innkeepers‘ Pat Healy and Sara Paxton star alongside Ethan Embry, David Koechner and Amanda Fuller. READ MORE
[SXSW '13] Teaser Trailer Premiere For ‘Cheap Thrills’
EW has landed the first trailer for Cheap Thrills, the E.L. Katz-directed thriller that will premiere this weekend at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.
Penned by Trent Haaga and David Chirchirillo, “Recently fired and facing eviction, the married father of a newborn has his life turned upside down when he meets a wealthy couple who offer a path to financial security…but at a price.”
The Innkeepers‘ Pat Healy and Sara Paxton star alongside Ethan Embry, David Koechner and Amanda Fuller. READ MORE
[SXSW '13] ‘V/H/S/2,’ ‘Haunter,’ ‘You’re Next’ Lead Midnighters Lineup; First Look Imagery!!!
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
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Pat Healy And Sara Paxton Hook Up For Some ‘Cheap Thrills’
Innkeepers co-stars Pat Healy and Sara Paxton will be sharing the screen again in Cheap Thrills, the directorial debut from screenwriter E.L. Katz. David Koechner, Ethan Embry and Amanda Fuller also star. The script was written by Trent Haaga, who wrote Deadgirl.
The film tells “the story of a new father facing eviction who is reunited with a high school friend when a wealthy couple challenges them to the ultimate game of dare, testing the limits of physical pain and morality in exchange for cash.”
Cheap Thrills is being produced by Travis Stevens of Snowfort Pictures and alongside Gabriel Cowan and John Suits of New Artists Alliance.
Trailer For Milo Ventimiglia And Sara Paxton In ‘Static’
It was announced back in March that Milo Ventimiglia (Pathology,The Divide) would be starring alongside “The L Word’s” Sarah Shahi and Sara Paxton (The Last House on the Left, Truth or Dare, Shark Night 3D, The Innkeepers) in the 3-D thriller Static. Apparently they’re all wrapped up because we’ve got a trailer for the film.
Directed by Todd Levin, “As a young novelist and his wife are coping with the loss of their child, their lives are turned upside down when a panicked girl appears at their home in the middle of the night with stories of masked intruders stalking her. That night, the stalkers strike, sending the couple on a horrific game of cat and mouse, where they are forced to uncover shocking details from their past that may be the reason for the attack.”
Static is one of the first low-budget features to be shot in full 3D. Levin used a camera rig designed specifically for the producers and director to hold two Sony PMW-F3 cameras — Sony’s answer to the RED 3D camera — and control costs. The movie’s budget was reported to be below $1 million.
‘The Innkeepers’ Dated For Home Video
Ti West’s The Innkeepers will be hitting blu-ray and DVD on April 24, 2012. While full details are forthcoming, extras on the Blu-ray and DVD will include: The Innkeepers: Behind the Scenes, Commentary with Writer/Director/Editor Ti West, Producers Peter Phok & Larry Fessenden, and 2nd Unit Director/Sound Designer Graham Reznick, Commentary with Writer/Director/Editor Ti West and Stars Sara Paxton & Pat Healy.
“After over one hundred years of service, The Yankee Pedlar Inn is shutting its doors for good. The last remaining employees –Claire (Sara Paxton) and Luke (Pat Healy)—are determined to uncover proof of what many believe to be one of New England’s most haunted hotels. As the Inn’s final days draw near, odd guests check in as the pair of minimum wage “ghost hunters” begin to experience strange and alarming events that may ultimately cause them to be mere footnotes in the hotel’s long unexplained history.”
West directed such films as The Roost and The House of the Devil. READ MORE
Sara Paxton Featured In ‘Enter Nowhere’ Trailer and Artwork Premiere!
Arriving on DVD April 3 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Grindstone Entertainment is the new cabin in the woods thriller Enter Nowhere (special feature), which stars Sara Paxton (The Inkeepers, The Briar Lake Murders, Shark Night 3D), Scott Eastwood (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D) and Katherine Waterson (The Factory).
Directed by Jack Heller, with a script by Shawn Christensen (Abduction) and Jason Dolan, “Three strangers arrive one by one at a cabin in the middle of the woods. Searching for a way out while fighting the elements and hunger, the trio realizes they have been brought together intentionally. Their connection to one another may be their only chance to get out of the woods alive.” It was produced by Caliber Media Co’s Jack Heller and Dallas Sonnier.
Enter Nowhere will be presented in anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, plus the “Enter at Your Own Risk: Behind the Scenes of Enter NoWhere” featurette.
Check out our exclusive look at the trailer and artwork premiere below! READ MORE
[Interview] Ti West And Sara Paxton Talk ‘The Innkeepers’, Crafting A Protagonist And Haunted Hotels!
There’s a lot to love about Ti West’s The Innkeepers. It’s a smart, funny character study that just happens to be centered around a genuinely fun and creepy ghost story.
The film made my 2011 ‘Best-Of’ List and I included Sara Paxton’s performance as Claire as one of The Five Best Performances of the year. I’m definitely a fan of the film so it was a no-brainer for me to jump at the opportunity to interview both Ti and Sara when they swung through town on the film’s publicity tour.
We also touched on various upcoming projects for the pair (including VHS and which feature Ti might tackle next). Hit the jump to check it out! READ MORE
The Innkeepers (2012) Exclusive Interview: Ti West and Sara Paxton
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The Innkeepers (VOD)
About the last two staffers (Paxton and Healy) of a haunted hotel that’s going out of business.
After over one hundred years of service, The Yankee Pedlar Inn is shutting its doors for good. The last remaining employees –Claire (Sara Paxton) and Luke (Pat Healy)—are determined to uncover proof of what many believe to be one of New England’s most haunted hotels. As the Inn’s final days draw near, odd guests check in as the pair of minimum wage “ghost hunters” begin to experience strange and alarming events that may ultimately cause them to be mere footnotes in the hotel’s long unexplained history.
Full Specs for ‘Shark Night’ DVD and Blu-ray Releases
Arriving on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD January 3 from Fox Home Entertainment is David R. Ellis’ pretty fun PG-13 Shark Night (review), which stars Sinqua Walls, Chris Carmack, Alyssa Diaz, Joel David Moore, Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan and Katharine McPhee.
DVD features include: Shark Attack! Kill Machine! – Use this feature to jump to your favorite kills quickly and Ellis’ Island – A cast appreciation of what Shark Night director David Ellis brought to the film. Blu-ray features included all of the DVD features, plus Shark Night’s Survival Guide – Everything you need to know about the sharks in the movie to avoid becoming human chum, Fake Sharks Real Scares – This behind the scenes featurette focuses on the use of both animatronic and CGI sharks in Shark Night, Digital Copy.
“The story revolves around seven male and female college friends who spend a weekend at a lake house in Louisiana’s Gulf area. When their vacation quickly becomes a nightmare of hellish shark attacks, unheard of in freshwater lakes, they soon discover that the sharks are part of a sick, greedy plan on the part of several locals.” READ MORE
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David R. Ellis Latest Name Attached to ‘Clock Tower’
With nine projects currently in-development, Shark Night 3D director David R. Ellis is a busy man. Although a live-action adaptation of anime Kite is his next project, Ellis has revealed details about two horror films on his “To Do List.”
Sara Paxton is attached to star in The Briar Lake Murders and Ellis, who’s directing, told Australian stringer Maria Lewis (@moviemazz) that the film follows a traditional killer in the woods storyline.
“It’s a movie about these kids that go on vacation and there’s a serial killer out there,” he said. “It’s got a good script and good people involved; I’m just not sure how soon that’s going to happen.”
The more interesting of the two sounds like The Thing-inspired Clock Tower which Ellis said is a “cool” supernatural horror. (Editor’s note: The project has been in development for over 6 years now and this is the first time it has been reported that Ellis is attached.) READ MORE
Swim Into the New Year With ‘Shark Night’
Arriving on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD January 3 from Fox Home Entertainment is David R. Ellis’ pretty fun PG-13 Shark Night (review), which stars Sinqua Walls, Chris Carmack, Alyssa Diaz, Joel David Moore, Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan and Katharine McPhee. Specs forthcoming, but check out some cool art after the break.
“The story revolves around seven male and female college friends who spend a weekend at a lake house in Louisiana’s Gulf area. When their vacation quickly becomes a nightmare of hellish shark attacks, unheard of in freshwater lakes, they soon discover that the sharks are part of a sick, greedy plan on the part of several locals.” READ MORE
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