Bloody Disgusting Selects: Breathtaking UK Quad for ‘The Woman’!

With a full trailer coming in the next few days, inside you’ll now find the official UK quad for Lucky McKee’s The Woman (review), which will arrive in limited AMC theaters on October 14 from Bloody Disgusting Selects.

The Woman, from McKee and horror writer Jack Ketchum, is the most controversial film of the year starring Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers and Angela Bettis. The Woman, a companion piece to Ketchum’s Offspring, was the center of controversy at this past January’s Sundance Film Festival when an audience member got worked up over its graphic content and said it should be “confiscated and burned.”

From producers Andrew van den Houten and Robert Tonino, “The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country lawyer and seriously disturbed family man Christopher Cleek. With his twisted set of ideals, Cleek decides to embark upon a deranged project – to capture her and “break” The Woman – a decision that will soon threaten the lives of Cleek, his family and The Woman.

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Bloody Disgusting Selects: Official One Sheet for ‘The Woman’, Arriving in Theaters October 14!

With a full trailer coming in the next few days, inside you’ll now find the official theatrical one sheet for Lucky McKee’s The Woman (review), which will arrive in limited AMC theaters on October 14 from Bloody Disgusting Selects.

The Woman, from McKee and horror writer Jack Ketchum, is the most controversial film of the year starring Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers and Angela Bettis. The Woman, a companion piece to Ketchum’s Offspring, was the center of controversy at this past January’s Sundance Film Festival when an audience member got worked up over its graphic content and said it should be “confiscated and burned.”

From producers Andrew van den Houten and Robert Tonino, “The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country lawyer and seriously disturbed family man Christopher Cleek. With his twisted set of ideals, Cleek decides to embark upon a deranged project – to capture her and “break” The Woman – a decision that will soon threaten the lives of Cleek, his family and The Woman.

 Bloody Disgusting Selects: Official One Sheet for The Woman, Arriving in Theaters October 14!

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Bloody Disgusting Selects: Aussie Trailer for ‘The Woman’

I was hoping we could have cut our own trailer before international distributors would release their version, but unfortunately what we have for you today is a pretty weak sauce Australian trailer for Lucky McKee’s The Woman (review), which we’ll be releasing in theaters uncut this fall. Alas, inside you’ll find the FIRST EVER footage from the film starring horror fav Angela Bettis (who starred in McKee’s May).

The Woman, a companion piece to Jack Ketchum’s Offspring, was the center of controversy at the this past January’s Sundance Film Festival when an audience member got worked up over its graphic content and said it should be “confiscated and burned.”

Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers, Deadwood) is a small town court officer living a quiet, seemingly normal life in the heart of Maine with his beloved family. That is, until Chris discovers a feral woman roaming the woods and makes it the family’s project to civilise her. But as the family’s methods of forcing civility upon the woman become ever more extreme, the perverse bonds uniting them will be cast into violent relief.

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FrightFest ’11: A Distorted ‘The Devil’s Business’ Poster

Part of this summer’s Film4 FrightFest lineup is Sean Hogan’s British The Devil’s Business, which we just landed the official festival one sheet.

Two hit men, Pinner, a cynical veteran and the inexperienced Cully, are sent to murder an old associate of their underworld boss. Waiting for their mark to return home, Pinner attempts to pass the time by telling a strange story from his past, involving Valentina, a dancer he was once ordered to kill… But things are not all what they seem in their quarry’s house and the discovery of a make-shift black magic altar sends the uncomprehending duo into the shadowy darkness of their own tortured souls.

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FrightFest ’11: Image Roundup: ‘Inbred,’ ‘ Glass Man,’ ‘Devil’s Business’ and ‘Sennentuntschi’

The Film4 FrightFest news is straight up out of control, so we’re going to squeeze the last batch of new images into a single news post. Inside you’ll find a super gory new look at Alex Chandon’s Inbred (trailer), whcih follows “a disparate group of young urban offenders and their care workers embark on a community service weekend in the strange, remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with some locals rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare for all involved.

The first image was also released for Sean Hogan’s British The Devil’s Business. “Two hit men, Pinner, a cynical veteran and the inexperienced Cully, are sent to murder an old associate of their underworld boss. Waiting for their mark to return home, Pinner attempts to pass the time by telling a strange story from his past, involving Valentina, a dancer he was once ordered to kill… But things are not all what they seem in their quarry’s house and the discovery of a make-shift black magic altar sends the uncomprehending duo into the shadowy darkness of their own tortured souls.

Inside you’ll also find your first look at Neve Campbell in Cristian Solimen (star of Dario Argento’s Mother of Tears) thriller The Glass Man (trailer), which also stars Andy Nyman (Severance), James Cosmo (Braveheart), Don Warrington, Polly Furnival, Cristian Solimeno, Lorraine Burroughs, Simon Sherlock, Brett Allen, Gary Grant, Amanda Ray King, Luke Sullivan, Lauren Cuthbertson, and Jonathan Goddard. “Martin Pyrite has lost his job. But instead of telling his wife he continues his work routine and gets into enormous monetary difficulties. Then late one night a sinister debt collector bangs on his door with an offer – if Martin helps him carry out an important task he’ll wipe the financial slate clean. In accepting, Martin goes on a journey through his own private hell where he’s forced to confront his worst dreads in a mesmerizing vortex of soul-destroying madness.

Lastly comes a doezen or so photos from Michael Steiner’s Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps (trailer), whcih can be seen by clicking the still below. “An Alpine legend tells the story of three lonely herdsmen who were so starved of female companionship they built the girl of their dreams from a broom, some straw and a few rags. Then the Devil took pity and made Sennentuntschi live and breathe… This fable informs the first ever shocker from Switzerland, a complex and twisted tale of past crimes, tragic love, ghostly encounters, horrendous murder, unexplained suicide and sexual enslavement. Continually surprising, brilliantly directed and superbly acted, this unusual and beguiling mystery chiller finally puts Switzerland on the genre map.

You’ll find the full FrightFest lineup up here.

sennennenen070111 FrightFest 11: Image Roundup: Inbred,  Glass Man, Devils Business and Sennentuntschi

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FrightFest ’11: Stare Into the Empty Eyes of ‘The Woman’

Probably the most controversial film of the year is May director Lucky McKee’s The Woman (review), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film features some intense abuse to the female protag, which resulted in one man freaking out in the theater lobby.

Gearing up for release later this year, the Angela Bettis, Pollyanna McIntosh and Sean Bridgers starrer will be screening as part of the Film4 FrightFest in London. Check out a newly released still.

The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country lawyer and seriously disturbed family man Christopher Cleek. With his twisted set of ideals, Cleek decides to embark upon a deranged project – to capture her and “break” The Woman – a decision that will soon threaten the lives of Cleek, his family and The Woman.

 FrightFest 11: Stare Into the Empty Eyes of The Woman

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Full Sundance 2011 Coverage: Ryan Daley Reflects Back on This Year’s Big Indie Horror Films!

I’m not saying that the 2011 Sundance Film Festival was a complete bust, but I can’t help but feel a little bit let down. Like many B-D readers, I was all sweaty and jacked up for sure-fire winners like Red State, The Oregonian, and Hobo with a Shotgun, only to come away feeling bemused and melancholy and…well, still a little bit sweaty, I guess. Looking back, the 2010 Sundance Film Festival gave us four terrific films (The Killer Inside Me, Frozen, Buried, and 7 Days) , but we only got two truly great ones out of this year`s fest. Yeah, that`s right, two.

Still, it’s worth noting that there were more “horror films” at this year’s festival than there have been in a very long time, which has to be a good sign, right? At least it shows that they’re trying. And at the very least, I had a great time. My abiding gratitude to B-D for sending me, and of course, a special thanks to our loyal readers for all of their much appreciated comments.

Inside you’ll find my ranking of this year’s films, along with a complete breakdown of ALL the festival coverage.

 Full Sundance 2011 Coverage: Ryan Daley Reflects Back on This Years Big Indie Horror Films!

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Sundance ’11 Interview: ‘Vampire’ Director Iwai Shunji

Debuting at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival was Japanese director Iwai Shunji’s Vampire (review), a film about a young schoolteacher (Kevin Zegers) who develops a taste for human blood and seeks out suicidal women in online chat rooms in order to quench his unconventional thirst. B-D reporter Chris Eggertsen recently chatted via email with Shunji about the low-key movie, which veers away from the usual cinematic vampire clichés to give viewers a de-romanticized perspective on the bloodsucker sub-genre. See inside for the full interview.
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Sundance ’11 REVIEW: Lucky McKee Returns to Horror Glory With ‘The Woman’!

I hate throwing backhanded compliments, but I wasn’t expecting Lucky McKee’s The Woman to change the horror world. I figured it would come and go, and we’d forget all about it. I started seeing positive reviews trickling across the web and couldn’t stop from asking myself, “for real?” He’s for real alright. Ryan Daley came out of the Sundance Film Festival screening raving. I believe – based on his score – that THIS Jack Ketchum collaboration was indeed his favorite of the fest.

Potent and disturbing, it’s the sort of movie serious, open-minded horror fans live for… you`ve got a future cult classic on your hands.

Click the title above for the full review or here to read all of our Sundance reviews and interviews.

 Sundance 11 REVIEW: Lucky McKee Returns to Horror Glory With The Woman!

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Sundance ’11 REVIEW: Enter a First-Person ‘Jurassic Park’ With ‘The Troll Hunter’!

Said to be getting a theatrical run and VOD release this coming June from Magnet, Bloody Disgusting scored an early look at the Norwegian creature feature The Troll Hunter, which premiered this past weekend at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Just how good was it? How about crazy awesome!?

With all of the troll roaring, people chasing, and mythological elements, ‘The Troll Hunter’ is easily the ‘Jurassic Park’ of first-person horror.

You can click the title above for the full review or catch up on all of our previous Sundance Film Festival reviews, interviews and news here.

 Sundance 11 REVIEW: Enter a First Person Jurassic Park With The Troll Hunter!

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Sundance ’11 REVIEW: A Second Look at ‘I Saw the Devil’

One of my top 10 films of 2010 was Kim Jee-woon’s I Saw the Devil, which opens in limited theaters March 4 from Magnet Releasing.

A hard-boiled thriller, I Saw The Devil stars Choi Min-sik (Oldboy) as a psychopathic serial killer up against Lee Byung-hun as a special agent whose fiancée becomes one of his victims. Lee’s cool-headed and intelligent character in turn becomes a monster in order to avenge the killing.

Ryan Daley has chimed in with a review of his own and can be read by going beyond the break. Just how good is this thriller? Read on to find out. Don’t forget to catch up on all of our previous Sundance Film Festival reviews, interviews and news here.
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Sundance ’11 REVIEW: ‘Vampire’ Turns Ryan White With Boredom

Sliding under the radar during most of production was Iwai Shunji’s Japanese Vampire, which just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film drained Ryan Daley of all energy.

The ingredients for a ‘Martin’-like cult classic are certainly present…but this is one of those movies that inexplicably abandons compelling subplots in favor of boring ones. ‘Vampire’ is too self-indulgent to be taken seriously. It’s a film with a complete disregard for its audience.

You can click the title above for the full review or catch up on all of our previous Sundance Film Festival reviews, interviews and news here.

 Sundance 11 REVIEW: Vampire Turns Ryan White With Boredom
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Sundance ’11 Interview: ‘The Silent House’ Team Chris Kentis & Laura Lau!

Just barely sliding into Sundance this year is the Laura Lau/Chris Kentis horror flick The Silent House (review), a last-minute addition that follows a young woman’s night of terror as she travels with her father and uncle to the family’s isolated summer home and comes to discover they’re not alone. Lau and Kentis, the husband-and-wife duo behind 2004 hit Open Water, based the story on the recent Uruguayan film La casa muda, duplicating that movie’s amazing – though not unprecedented – feat of being filmed entirely in one continuous take. B-D reporter Chris Eggertsen recently got on the phone with the couple to discuss the project’s astonishingly quick journey to the screen, the formidable challenge of shooting it all in one go, and working with star Elizabeth Olsen (the younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley). See inside for the full interview.

 Sundance 11 Interview: The Silent House Team Chris Kentis & Laura Lau!

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UPDATE: Sundance ’11: ‘The Woman’ Q+A Outrage, the Prequel!

Just yesterday we showed you this awesome video of an overly sensitive theater patron who stormed out of the Sundance Film Festival world premiere Q+A of The Woman, Lucky McKee’s (interview) Offpring sequel that’s been getting quite a bit of positive buzz following its screening. Anyways, we got to see the aftermath of an angry man, now inside you’ll find a short bit of his in-theater rage. “Are you a woman?!” Classic! While people think this is a publicity stunt, I so so so so so believe this to be real.
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Sundance ’11 Interview: Lucky McKee Talks ‘The Woman’

Amazingly, it’s been nearly ten years since director Lucky McKee first made a name for himself with the quirky character-based horror film May, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival way back in 2002. McKee’s latest project is The Woman, a sequel to the 2009 Andrew van den Houten-directed cannibal horror movie that was based on the book of the same title by cult novelist Jack Ketchum. Adapted from a recent follow-up novel written by McKee and Ketchum in a to-die-for-collaboration, The Woman premieres at Sundance next week and looks poised to rattle our collective cages in its story of “disturbed family man” Christopher Cleek (Sean Bridgers) who captures the last surviving member of the cannibal clan and in the process endangers the lives of himself and his family. McKee recently took time out for an interview with B-D reporter Chris Eggertsen to talk about the project, including reuniting with Bettis, what it was like teaming up with renowned “splatter punk” novelist Ketchum, and whether the nerve-wracking Sundance experience ever gets any easier. See inside for the full interview.
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Sundance ’11 VIDEO: Lucky McKee’s ‘The Woman’ Causes Outrage!

East coast writer John Marrone just emailed me an amazing video from the halls of the Sundance Film Festival premiere of The Woman, Luck McKee’s Offspring sequel that follows a successful country lawyer who captures and attempts to “civilize” the last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast coast for decades. In the video you will see a theatergoer absolute lose his sh*t over the film: “This is not art, this is bullsh*t, this is degradation to women,” he screams adding that “the film outta be confiscated, burned; theres no value is showing this to anyone.” He then points to a woman and exclaims, “Did you see this woman? She passed out over disgust!” Classic!!!! What a drama queen LOLOL!
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Sundance ’11: The Night After: The Debacle That is ‘Red State’

When will the balloon pop? Writer/director Kevin Smith’s ego has been inflating at such a rapid rate it’s only a matter of time until it bursts. The madness started when Smith suggested asking fans to fund his indie film – one which Smith openly admitted would be a tough sell – and then took to Twitter attacking journalists, critics and other forms of media. He’s basically stood on a rooftop and declared himself king, and all of us jesters. Why? Because he’s built a following around himself of ass-kisser and super fans who would buy a dried out piece of Smith-poop if it was auctioned off during a Smodcast. Anyways, last night Smith auctioned off his indie political horror Red State in a sad publicity stunt to himself, while also making bold statements about the state of independent cinema. I was laying in bed reflecting on this (it slowly dawned on me he was F.O.S.) and was happy to stumble across this fantastic rant – “Kevin Smith Isn’t Saving Indie Film, He’s Spitting In Its Face” – by Devin Faraci at Badass Digest. Inside you can watch the “auction” and listen to Smith’s perception on the matter, then go forth and read what Faraci had to say. He couldn’t have summed it up better.
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‘Hobo’ Director Discusses His Next Project – A Blood-Drenched Martial Arts Movie!

While his feature debut Hobo with a Shotgun is playing to mostly positive reviews over at this week’s Sundance Film Festival, director Jason Eisener is already eyeing his next project – a bloody martial arts film that he hopes to make in the spirit of the gory classic 1991 Hong Kong film Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (one of the bloodiest films ever made!) Get the skinny inside!
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Sundance ’11 Interview: Jason Eisener on His Grindhouse-Inspired ‘Hobo With a Shotgun’!

For those who enjoyed director Jason Eisener’s award-winning faux-trailer Hobo with a Shotgun, not to mention his later blood-drenched short film “Treevenge”, you can thank your lucky stars because the feature-length version of Hobo – starring Rutger Hauer, no less! – will be coming soon to a theater or cable box near you, courtesy of genre distributor Magnet Releasing. B-D reporter Chris Eggertsen recently got on the phone with the Nova Scotia-based director to get his thoughts on the Sundance-premiering project’s unlikely rise, including what it was like to work with screen legend Rutger Hauer, how much gore we can expect in the film (answer: tons), and his ’70s and ’80s filmmaking inspirations. See inside for the full interview.
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Sundance ’11 Interview: ‘Catechism Cataclysm’ Director Todd Rohal

One of the films premiering in the genre-friendly Park City at Midnight section of the Sundance Film Festival this year is directorTodd Rohal’s Catechism Cataclysm, a quirky buddy comedy/horror flick/absurd mash-up that tells the story of an “eccentric young priest” (Steve Little) and his ex-rock star childhood friend (Robert Longstreet) who embark on an ill-fated canoeing trip. B-D reporter Chris Eggertsen recently got on the phone with Rohal to discuss the hard-to-pin-down film, which according to the director was partially inspired (tonally, at least) by both Deliverance and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. (!) See inside for the full interview.
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Sundance ’11: Watch the Full Short Film ‘Something Left, Something Taken’!

Can’t make it to Sundance for your true crime fix? No worries. Bloody Disgusting festival reporter Corey Mitchell has posted the entire awesome short film, Something Left, Something Taken, from animators Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter. It’s the story of a couple named Ru and Max who go on vacation to visit a friend and believe they have been kidnapped by the Zodiac Killer. Ryan Daley is on hand at the festival preparing an onslaught of reviews, while Chris Eggertsen has been sending in the interviews. As always, Bloody Disgusting has got you covered!
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Sundance ’11 Interview: ‘The Oregonian’ Star Lindsay Pulsipher

Actress Lindsay Pulsipher’s first brush with horror was in Calvin Reeder’s (interview) short film Piledriver, about a sweet romance that develops between a young couple before things take a macabre turn. She went on to appear in a series of Reeder’s increasingly bizarre shorts, including the infamous Little Farm and The Rambler, before landing a regular role first as “Rose Lawrence” on A&E Patrick Swayze series The Beast and later HBO’s True Blood as “were-panther” Crystal Norris. Pulsipher reunites once again with boyfriend Reeder for his solo feature debut The Oregonian, one of the most exciting horror entries premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and destined to prove just as outlandish as his previous work. In the film Pulsipher plays the title character, a young woman running from her past whose involvement in a terrible car accident kicks off a strange journey into the unknown. See inside for the full interview.
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Sundance ’11: A Trio of Blood-Draining ‘Vampire’ Clips

While no trailer is available, inside you’ll find three clips from Iwai Shunji’s Vampire, which premieres at the ongoing Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. In the Japanese film, Kevin Zegers plays a schoolteacher with a taste for human blood, who searches for suicidal young women as his victims; all of whom he falls in love with before their deaths.
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Sundance ’11 Interview: Festival Darling/’King of Weird’ Robert Longstreet

Mainstream filmgoers may not be familiar with actor Robert Longstreet, but hopefully for him that will change after this year’s Sundance, where he’s appearing in four different movies screening in the festival’s Park City at Midnight section: Michael Tully’s Septien, Todd Rohal’s Catechism Cataclysm, Calvin Reeder’s The Oregonian, and Jeff Nichols’ Take Shelter. Needless to say, he and B-D reporter Chris Eggertsen had a lot to talk about when they hopped on the phone to discuss these myriad projects, and you can check out the full interview inside (helpfully broken up into sections for those only interested in certain films).
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