A year ago I stumbled upon this IndieGoGo project for THE BARN, an independent film helmed by Nevermore Productions, which has been successfully funded and even won ‘Best Feature Film’ and ‘Best Cinematography’ at the Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest. Set on Halloween (1989), The Barn follows two best friends (Sam and Josh) who find […]
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Other Worlds Austin is at it again and they are premiering Prisoner X* next Thursday, June 23, 9:00 p.m., at Flix Brewhouse in Austin, Texas. Directed by Gaurav Seth and based on the Hugo-nominated novella “Truth” by Robert Reed, this gritty sci-fi is somewhat reminiscent of 12 Monkeys and The Jacket. It features actors Julian […]
Tagged with: film festival, horror, indie film, Other Worlds Austin, Prisoner X, psychological horror
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The future is… THEN! What started out as a runner-up short for the ABC’s of Death franchise (T is for Turbo) has thankfully been granted an oh-so rare second chance at life—reincarnated as a feature length film courtesy of Epic Pictures Group—and every last one of us should get down on our rainbow colored knee […]
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The wait is almost over. Ever since it was announced that François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell’s T is for Turbo short would become a feature length film (back in 2013) I’ve been salivating for a chance to see how this “BMX powered post apocalyptic splatterific love story” holds up. Seriously, I’ve had to carry […]
Tagged with: BMX, fantasy, indie film, Jason Eisener, Mad Max, post-apocalyptic, Turbo Kid
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That’s a not a question I’d ever thought of asking myself, but if I had to guess he’d be something like El Gigante (not to be confused with the former Argentine pro wrestler), a deranged cannabalistic luchador from Gigi Saul Guerrero’s short film of the same name. Produced by Luchagore Productions, El Gigante was originally […]
Tagged with: El Gigante, horror, indie film, luchador, Luchagore Productions, short film, Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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One part horror, one part romance, one part social commentary, all parts awesome; A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is an Iranian vampire film written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour about a lonely vampire (Sheila Vand) roaming the dark streets of Bad City. Heavily inspired by French cinema—which is evident in the soundtrack, […]
Tagged with: Ana Lily Amirpour, Bela Lugosi, foreign film, horror, indie film, vampires
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Science and math have never been among my strongest skills. In fact, they’ve always kind of been boring subjects to me—I’m much more of a history buff. Look past their dull facade, though, and science becomes a little cooler. Extraterrestrials are real, functional proton packs are a possibility and time travel is as simple as […]
Tagged with: Drew Bolduc, indie film, sci-fi, Science Fiction, Science Team, The Taint