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[SXSW '12 Interview] Eduardo Sanchez And Gretchen Lodge Talk ‘Lovely Molly’, ‘Exists’ And ‘Blair Witch 3′

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Posted by EvanDickson on March 20, 2012 @ 2:33pm
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LovelyLandscape31912 [SXSW 12 Interview] Eduardo Sanchez And Gretchen Lodge Talk Lovely Molly, Exists And Blair Witch 3

Blair Witch director Eduardo Sanchez’s extremely well regarded comeback, Lovely Molly (review), premiered to an enthusiastic audience this past week at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin. Having world premiered at the TIFF last September, Image Entertainment will release the haunting film in limited theaters on May 18th.

I recently hopped on the phone with co-writer and director Eduardo Sanchez, as well as Gretchen Lodge (who plays the title role in the film) to discuss the challenges of making the film, staying in character and their upcoming projects.

Starring Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis and Alexandra Holden, “When newlywed Molly Reynolds returns to her long-abandoned family home, frightful reminders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life. She soon begins an inexorable descent into evil that blurs the lines between psychosis and possession.” READ MORE

[SXSW '12 Review] ‘Citadel’ A Freakish Horror Drama

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 19, 2012 @ 3:55pm
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[SXSW 12 Review] Citadel A Freakish Horror Drama

Winner of the SXSW Audience Award, I had the chance to check out the Cronenberg’-esque Citadel at the Austin film fest and was also blown away:

“‘Citadel’ is an incredibly well-shot, terrifying and freakish horror drama that’s loaded with violence, scares and intensity that only David Cronenberg’s ‘The Brood’ could deliver.”

You’ll find the entire review by clicking the title above.

The Irish/UK co-production is directed by hot new writer-director Ciarán Foy. “The dilapidated suburbia of Edenstown casts a shadow over Tommy Cowley’s life. Trapped there by his agoraphobia since his wife was fatally attacked by twisted feral children, he now finds himself terrorized by the same mysterious hooded gang, who seem intent on taking his baby daughter…” READ MORE

[SXSW '12] Image Entertainment Boosts ‘The Tall Man’!

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Posted by EvanDickson on March 13, 2012 @ 8:29pm
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TallmanLand31312 [SXSW 12] Image Entertainment Boosts The Tall Man!

Image Entertainment has picked up the US distribution rights for Pascal Laugier’s The Tall Man on all platforms. While there’s no release date yet, it seems as if this film’s protracted journey to the screen is almost over.

“Image Entertainment, Inc. has acquired the U.S. rights including theatrical, home entertainment, digital, VOD and broadcast, to the new thriller, THE TALL MAN. The film premiered recently at the Berlin Film Festival and is being shown at this year’s SXSW Festival.”

Laugier’s follow-up to Martyrs stars Jessica Beil, Teach Grant, William Davis, Samantha Ferris, Jodelle Ferland, and Stephen McHattie. “Set in the town of Cold Rock, The Tall Man is a story of the haunting secrets that hide behind closed doors. With children gone missing over the years leaving neither a clue nor a witness, superstitious locals talk of ‘The Tall Man,’ a legendary, mysterious dark figure who takes children away never to be seen again. When a woman’s son is taken, the chase is on and with it the quest for answers: who is the Tall Man and what happens to the children?” READ MORE

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[SXSW '12] It’s Story Time In This New Clip From ‘Intruders’!

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Posted by EvanDickson on March 12, 2012 @ 2:33pm
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Intruders31112 [SXSW 12] Its Story Time In This New Clip From Intruders!

Millennium Entertainment’s Intruders hits theaters at the end of the month and we have a significant new clip from the film to help get you primed. In it, Ella Purnell’s Mia reads to her classmates the twisted tale of the origins of Hollow Face.

Starring Clive Owen, Daniel Brühl, Carice Van Houten, Pilar López de Ayala, Ella Purnell, Izan Corchero and Kerry Fox, the supernatural thriller was directed by 28 Weeks Later helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.

“Though no one can see him, Hollow Face lurks in the corners, desperately desiring love but only knowing how to spread fear and hate. He creeps into the life of John Farrow (Clive Owen) after Farrow’s beloved 13-year-old daughter Mia (Ella Purnell) is assaulted in their home. The line between the real and the imaginary blurs as fissures start to open within the family unit. It seems that no security measure can keep Hollow Face out.”

Intruders screens at the SXSW Film Festival on March 13th at 11:59PM. It hits theaters everywhere on March 30th. READ MORE

[SXSW '12] Trailer, Poster, Hi-Res Imagery From ‘Citadel’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 08, 2012 @ 8:35pm
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[SXSW 12] Trailer, Poster, Hi Res Imagery From Citadel

They take children…

The SXSW Film Festival kicks off tomorrow in Austin and we’ve landed the official trailer, a pair of new hi-res images and the festival one-sheet for the Irish Citadel.

The Irish/UK co-production is directed by hot new writer-director Ciarán Foy. The film features Aneurin Barnard (Ironclad, Hunky Dory, Guinea Pigs) in the lead role of Tommy, alongside Scotland’s finest, James Cosmo (Braveheart, Troy, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Runway) in the role of The Priest, and Wunmi Mosuka (I am Slave, One Night in Emergency) as Marie. Co-stars include Ingrid Craigie and Amy Shiels.

“The dilapidated suburbia of Edenstown casts a shadow over Tommy Cowley’s life. Trapped there by his agoraphobia since his wife was fatally attacked by twisted feral children, he now finds himself terrorized by the same mysterious hooded gang, who seem intent on taking his baby daughter.

Torn between the help of an understanding nurse and a vigilante priest, he discovers that to be free of his fears, he must finally face the demons of his past and enter the one place that he fears the most…the abandoned tower block known as the CITADEL.” READ MORE

[SXSW '12] Be Immediately Captivated By The Shocking ‘Modus Anomali’ Trailer!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 14, 2012 @ 2:55am
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[SXSW 12] Be Immediately Captivated By The Shocking Modus Anomali Trailer!

Announced as part of this coming March’s SXSW Film Festival is the Indonesian horror flick Modus Anomali, which comes from The Forbidden Door filmmaker Joko Anwar.

“During a vacation in the woods, a man tries to find his family who mysteriously disappear, while being hunted by a sadistic killer. His only clues are several alarm clocks which seem to tell him about a deadline to something he doesn’t know.”

We’ve just added the trailer below that’s an instant success. In a short preview we’re immediately drawn in with some intense footage and a shocking turn of events that catapulted my interest from “non-existent” to “must-see.” We’ve also added some art and an early teaser video.

Rio Dewanto, Hannah Al Rashid, Izziati Amara Isman, Aridh Tritama, Surya Saputra, Marsha Timothy, Sadha Triyudha and Jose Gamo all star in the World Preimere. READ MORE

[SXSW '12] Unveils First Batch Of Films

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 01, 2012 @ 8:44pm
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The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival has unveiled its completed features lineup — consisting of 130 films — for the festival on March 9 – 17 in Austin.

Included as part of “Emerging Visions” is the Irish Dollhouse, which comes from writer/director Kirsten Sheridan. “ Five street teens break into a house in a rich Dublin suburb for a night of partying. But games are twisted into something more emotional and ultimately out of control through a series of surprising revelations. It will be the North American premiere.”

And while we wait for the genre selections to be announced, a few “Festival Favorites” return to the rounds. They include Blair Witch director Eduardo Sanchez’s Lovely Molly (review), which preemed at last September’s TIFF. “Exploring the parallels between psychosis, addiction and demonic possession, Lovely Molly tells the story of what really happens before the exorcist arrives.

Gareth Huw Evans’ explosively violent The Raid (review) kicks SXSW in the teeth. “ Rama and his special forces team fight their way through a rundown apartment block with a mission to remove its owner, a notorious drug lord.

Lastly, Bobcat Goldthwait’s less-than-stellar God Bless America will have its U.S. premiere. “Loveless, jobless, possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With nothing left to lose, Frank takes his gun and offs the stupidest, cruelest, and most repellent members of society.” READ MORE

[SXSW '12] Irish Horror ‘Citadel’ Joins Texas Film Fest

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 01, 2012 @ 7:30pm
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[SXSW 12] Irish Horror Citadel Joins Texas Film Fest

Now that Sundance has come and gone it’s time to focus on the SXSW Film Festival, which takes place this March in Austin, Texas. Bloody Disgusting learned today that the Irish Citadel has been officially selected, via the IFB.

‘Citadel is a story about pure terror. Packs of twisted feral children prowl the dark urban landscape of Edens town, the council estate from Hell. Concealed beneath hooded tops, they attack innocent adults with septic syringes to harvest their blood and abduct small children to swell their ranks. Abandoned by the police, the small community that remains is plagued by the brutal and rampant gangs that few truly understand. Emerging at night, they are especially drawn to anyone showing fear – in fact they can see it and sense it. When Tommy¹s pregnant wife Joanne is viciously attacked, it turns his world upside down. Joanne is left in a coma. As a result of the trauma, Tommy suffers crippling agoraphobia rendering him housebound and barely able to look after their infant daughter Elsa. Trapped in Edenstown, Tommy desperately needs to leave. Before he can escape however, Tommy’s worst nightmare comes true – Elsa is kidnapped. To save his daughter, he is forced to trust a vigilante priest who understands the horrific truth about the gangs. Tommy must now face the demons of his past by entering the one place that he fears the most – an abandoned tower block called the Citadel.”

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Snowy New Images from Festival Film ‘Apart’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on October 24, 2011 @ 5:03pm
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apart102411 Snowy New Images from Festival Film Apart

Already reviewed out of the SXSW Film Festival, Aaron Rottinghaus’ Apart is still seeking distribution out of the AFM next month. A slew of new images have made their way online and can be viewed by clicking above.

“When a pair of star-crossed lovers are forced apart by fate it’s up to them to right the future. As they fall deeper in love, they experience visions of a deadly future — those around them are doomed to die. Within days their premonitions become reality as their friends start dying around them. As the visions intensify, it becomes clear that the next people to die will be them. The couple has to choose between remaining together and hurting those around them, or staying apart forever.” READ MORE

‘Attack the Block’ Hype is REAL, Sony Screen Gems Acquires!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on April 06, 2011 @ 7:52pm
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It’s been a long, long time since I’ve seen an indie genre film get this much hype. The difference is that people have actually seen Joe Cornish’s UK Attack the Block, and have since raved about it (our own David Harley caught it at SXSW where it won the “Midnight Feature Audience Award”; read his review). Even horror icon Eli Roth spent the past two days sticking on the topic via his personal Twitter. I personally have yet to see a negative reaction.

The hype is real…

Sony Screen Gems, known for mediocre PG-13 thrillers, has acquired it. Could this be the start of something new? Let’s hope so!

Attack The Block pits a gang of South London inner city youths against marauding aliens. Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Leeon Jones, Simon Howard, Luke Treadaway, Jumayn Hunter and Nick Frost star. Popular Shaun of the Dead star Edgar Wright served as executive producer.

Attack the Block Hype is REAL, Sony Screen Gems Acquires!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 28, 2011 @ 5:30pm
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Our final review out of this month’s SXSW Film Festival is for Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block, which has been receiving RAVE reviews over the past few weeks. The genre comedy follows a gang of South London teenagers defending their housing project home against an alien attack. David Harley LOVED it:

“A heavy dose of dry, witty humor mixed with engaging action and a score by Basement Jaxx that will appeal to fans of Daft Punk’s ‘Tron: Legacy’ work, ‘Attack The Block’ is an unquestionable homerun and the kind of film that doesn’t come around often enough. Cornish manages to take what could have been unlikeable antagonists and transforms them into heroes with razor-sharp wits and tongues through the occurrence of unlikely, random circumstances, making him come off like a British Shane Black. It’s a shame that the dialect is what the industry is buzzing about as the film looks for a distributor, and not how fun and refreshing an experience it is.”

Click the title above for the full review or catch up on all of our SXSW coverage here.

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SXSW ’11 INTERVIEW: ‘The Divide’ Director Xavier Gens!

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Posted by David Harley on March 22, 2011 @ 2:51pm
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Frontier(s) director Xavier Gens’ The Divide (review) was acquired for a whopping seven figures (by Anchor Bay) after its SXSW world premiere late last week, and just before the big sale David Harley caught up with the French phenom to talk about the end of the world.

Starring Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Rosanna Arquette, Courtney B. Vance, and Lauren German, the film begins when a cataclysmic explosion devastates New York forcing eight strangers to take refuge in the basement of their apartment building, a converted fallout shelter designed by their paranoid superintendent Mickey.
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Earth’s Defenders Highlight ‘Attack the Block’ UK Quad

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 21, 2011 @ 7:13pm
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Scoring RAVe reviews out of last week’s SXSW Film Festival was Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block, his alien invasion horror flick which stars Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Leeon Jones, Simon Howard, Luke Treadaway, Jumayn Hunter, and Nick Frost in a film that follows a gang of South London teenagers defending their housing project home against an alien attack.

Still with no U.S. distro in place, the boys over at /Film score an excluisve look at the following UK quad poster that displays Earth’s young defenders in a new film from the producers of . Also dig on the official website and Facebook.

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SXSW ’11 REVIEW: ‘Detention’ Melts David Harley’s Brain

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 21, 2011 @ 2:53pm
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After the SXSW premiere last week, the reviews online for Joseph Kahn’s Detention have been nothing short of brutal, but not everyone agrees.

Bloody Disgusting’s David Harley takes a different perspective, having a blast during Kahn’s mind-melter the follows a downtrodden 17-year-old girl who is sent to detention where she must survive a slasher film killer and save the world in time for prom.

“ ‘Detention’ can be best appreciated as a live-action cartoon, and is more energetic and fun than the last couple of ‘Scary Movie’ sequels. It isn’t really a middle-of-the-road sort of film; you’re either going to really love the ridiculous fast-paced nature of this horror-sci-fi-comedy or you’ll really despise Kahn’s self-indulgence and his attempt to bombard you with more than you can mentally process in one sitting. There’s a lot to like that I didn’t mention because I feel saying much more than I already have will ruin how insane the film is. Despite being a mess, ‘Detention’ is mesmerizing and something you definitely won’t be able to take yours eyes off of.”

Click the title above for the entire review, or click here for our ongoing SXSW coverage.
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SXSW ’11 REVIEW: ‘The Divide’ is “Terrifying and Bleak”

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 18, 2011 @ 3:36pm
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Earlier this week Anchor Bay pulled out the check book and spent over a million bucks on Frontier(s) director Xavier Gens’ The Divide, a tense post-apocalyptic thriller that takes to a NYC bunker where a group of apartment tenants fight to stay alive.

“ ‘The Divide’ is a terrifying and bleak vision of the future whose performances and images will stick with you for days after you watch it. Gens’ direction and Laurent Barès cinematography create a moody, claustrophobic atmosphere that never feels stale despite its closed-quarters setting. The tone is vile and the characters devolve into sickening states of being, but the reality-based approach to Gens’ end of days makes for one of the best apocalyptic tales in quite a while.”

You’ll find the full review by clicking here, while you can keep up with all of our SXSW coverage here.

SXSW 11 REVIEW: The Divide is Terrifying and Bleak

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SXSW ’11: INTERVIEW: ‘Kill List’ Director Ben Wheatley

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Posted by David Harley on March 18, 2011 @ 3:28pm
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Just acquired last night by IFC Midnight was Ben Wheatley’s Kill List (review), an entry from the SXFantastic midnight series at SXSW. The pic is about a group of demobbed soldiers turned contract killers who run up against a devil-worshipping coven.

Continuing our SXSW coverage we’ve just now added our interview with Kill List director Ben Wheatley and star Michael Smiley.

“Eight months after a disastrous job in Kiev left him physically and mentally scarred, ex-soldier turned contract killer Jay, is pressured by his partner Gal, into taking a new assignment. As they descend into the dark, disturbing world of the contract, Jay begins to unravel once again – his fear and paranoia sending him deep into the heart of darkness.”

SXSW 11: INTERVIEW: Kill List Director Ben Wheatley

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 16, 2011 @ 3:12pm
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After an intense world premiere, the hyper relevant The Divide (watch 3 clips) has gone to Anchor Bay in a low seven figure deal.

Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Lauren German, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Eklund and Courtney B. Vance star in the story of what happens after eight people take refuge in the underground bunker a 9/11 survivor has built beneath their apartment building after a cataclysmic bomb wrecks New York.

Xavier Gens (Frontiers) directed the screenplay by Karl Mueller and Eron Sheean.

Watch for our exclusive interview with Gens and a review in the coming week. I implore you to keep your eyes peeled for a release date as the movie is pretty effin’ awesome.
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SXSW ’11 REVIEW: ‘Kill List’ Successfully Builds to a Shocker

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 15, 2011 @ 5:33pm
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Just acquired last night by IFC Midnight was Ben Wheatley’s Kill List, an entry from the SXFantastic midnight series at SXSW. The pic is about a group of demobbed soldiers turned contract killers who run up against a devil-worshipping coven.

David Harley is running around like a madman at the Austin film festival checking out all of the premieres, and talking to the directors. Continuing our SXSW coverage we’ve just now added our review of Kill List, an uneven movie that carries quite a few surprises:

“Kill List is a film that warrants a second viewing, if only to see how seemingly unrelated incidents connect in hindsight. On a first watch, however, Wheatley’s hit man horror is an atmospheric delight, boasting incredibly intense performances by Maskell and Smiley, and a doozy of an ending that will unhinge even the most hardened of genre fans.”

You’ll find the full review by clicking the title above.
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SXSW ’11: IFC Acquires Bizarre ‘Kill List’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 15, 2011 @ 6:20am
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And we have our first official SXSW genre film sale!

Ben Wheatley’s Kill List, an entry from the SXFantastic midnight series at SXSW, has sold to IFC Midnight! No word on if it will go theatrical, but expect a DVD and VOD release this year.

The pic is about a group of demobbed soldiers turned contract killers who run up against a devil-worshipping coven.

“Beginning 8 months after a disastrous job in Kiev left him physically and mentally scarred, ex-soldier turned contract killer Jay, is pressured by his partner Gal, into taking a tough new assignment. As they descend into the dark, disturbing world of the contract, Jay begins to unravel once again – his fear and paranoia sending him deep into the heart of darkness.”

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 14, 2011 @ 5:35pm
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There’s not much known about Frontier(s) director Xavier Gens’ The Divide,his end of the world thriller starring Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Rosanna Arquette, Courtney B. Vance, and Lauren German. While we have a synopsis, it’s still unclear what kind of movie we’ll be seeing. Suffice to say, word out of the SXSW world premiere is that the movie is absolutely incredible (review forthcoming).

To garner even more excitement, inside you’ll find an exclusive look at 2 more clips, alongside the previous released opening sequence.

“When a cataclysmic explosion devastates New York, eight strangers take refuge in the basement of their apartment building, a converted fallout shelter designed by their paranoid superintendent Mickey. With just three connecting rooms it’s barely big enough, but with stockpiles of food and water, the group are at least safe from the horrors outside, and they settle in and attempt to fathom the catastrophe that has ended the lives of so many of their loved ones.”
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SXSW ’11: Kids Rally in New ‘Attack the Block’ Stills

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 12, 2011 @ 2:18am
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We just scored a look at a trio of new stills from Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block, his alien invasion horror flick which stars Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Leeon Jones, Simon Howard, Luke Treadaway, Jumayn Hunter, and Nick Frost in a film that follows a gang of South London teenagers defending their housing project home against an alien attack.

It will premiere at this month’s SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Also dig on the official website and Facebook. Watch for a review in the coming weeks.

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 10, 2011 @ 5:27pm
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“To survive the end of the world…you must first survive each other…”

Frontier(s) director Xavier Gens’ end of the world thriller The Divide is set to have its world premiere this coming weekend as the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. While a trailer was released late last year, this morning our friends at Twitch scored the opening scene from the post-apocalyptic thriller starring Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Rosanna Arquette, Courtney B. Vance, and LaurenGerman.

SXSW 11: Internal Conflict Realized in Opening Scene From The Divide

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 09, 2011 @ 4:36pm
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Those of you attending this weekend’s SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, mark your calendars for this Friday as SXFantastic will host the international premiere of Little Deaths, a new horror anthology featuring horrific tales from three of England’s edgiest filmmakers: Simon Rumley (Red White & Blue, Living and the Dead), Andrew Parkinson (I, Zombie, Venus Drowning) and Sean Hogan (Isle of Dogs, Summer’s Blood).

The premiere is set for Friday, 3/11 at 11:59pm at Alamo Drafthouse Lamar where directors Simon Rumley and Sean Hogan will attend (get tix).

To get you even more excited, inside you’ll find a slew of excluisve images from the three short films: “Bitch,” “House & Home,” and “Mutant Tool.” Bark if you want more!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 08, 2011 @ 3:50pm
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Torque director Joseph Kahn is bringing this stylish commercial directing to this month’s SXSW Film Festival as they’ll be holding the world premiere of Detention, his slasher film that look like Scream meets Prom Night meets a SyFy original, with the Burger King’s Queen as the killer, as we previously reported.

The trailer premiered last week to a flurry of positive remarks, now we got our hands on two more stills and the official festival one sheet. “Cancel your future…”

“ ‘Detention’ tells the story of the senior class at Grizzly Lake high school. The road to graduation is never an easy one, but it’s further complicated for these students by the arrival of a slasher movie killer who has seemingly come to life. The only ones who can stop the killer are a handful of students, but they’ll have to cut out of detention if they’re to stand a chance at saving the world.” Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Parker Bagley, Alison Woods, Walter Perez, and Carrie Wiita all star.