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07/29/2010: INTERVIEW WITH
ROBERT DUVALL!!!
The Oscar winning acting icon comes to Colonelscrypt.com to discuss his
career and his new film GET LOW.
06/18/2010: INTERVIEW WITH ALAN ROWE KELLY!!!
The versatile and multi-talented actor/writer/director returns to
Colonelscrypt to talk GALLERY OF FEAR and his starring role in Col. Scott
W. Perry's SOMETHING JUST.
06/10/2010: GLASS EYE PIX announces launch
of genre audio program “TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE” curated and hosted by
Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid

Conceived during a fog-drenched car ride
with nothing out the windshield but an horizon-less void, Larry Fessenden
and Glenn McQuaid bring you audio theater inspired by the vintage radio
shows of Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre, Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles.
TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE will be brought to you by Fessenden’s
production outfit Glass Eye Pix, which is responsible for dozens of
celebrated independent films including I SELL THE DEAD, THE HOUSE OF THE
DEVIL, THE LAST WINTER, WENDY AND LUCY, as well as the forthcoming STAKE
LAND and THE INNKEEPERS. TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE will delve into the
twisted minds of new and established horror auteurs to present singular
stories of the uncanny; stories that will chill and delight fans of the
macabre. Contributors include:
Douglas Buck (Cutting Moments, Sisters)
James Felix McKenny (Automatons, Hypothermia)
Jeff Buhler (Midnight Meat Train, Insanitarium)
Glenn McQuaid (I Sell the Dead))
Ilya Chaiken (Margarita Happy Hour, Liberty Kid)
Jim Mickle (Mulberry Street, Stake Land)
Don Coscarelli (Phantasm, Bubba Ho-Tep)
JT Petty (Soft for Digging, The Burrowers)
Larry Fessenden (Wendigo, The Last Winter)
Graham Reznick (I Can See You, The Viewer)
Ted Geoghegan (Sweatshop)
Paul Solet (Grace)
Sarah Langan (The Keeper, The Missing)
Ashley Thorpe (The Hairy Hands, Scayrecrow)
Joe Maggio (Bitter Feast)
Ti West (The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers)
Hosted by Larry Fessenden, each thirty-minute episode will transport the
listener through sharp scripting and finely honed performances from actors
familiar and new to the Glass Eye Pix stable. Also distinguishing these
audio plays will be a concentration on the landscape of sound and music
that can be taken for granted in the visual medium of film. Says Fessenden:
“Glenn and I wanted to celebrate the written word and the power of sound
design in approaching this project. We also found if you cut out cameras
and lights, you can tell stories a lot cheaper.” Says McQuaid: “As
filmmakers embarking on this project, we are letting go of our visual
tricks— the imagery is suggested, not seen, and so the listener gets to
paint their own picture, it's interactive.”
The accompanying website will feature an original poster for each story by
Gary Pullin, the celebrated designer
responsible for the look of Rue Morgue Magazine. Visitors to the site will
enjoy an intro by the stop-motion animator Voltaire and will find
information on all of the show’s collaborators. TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE
will be made available through the website and will be downloadable via
I-tunes and Amazon individually or as a series to be enjoyed however and
whenever the listener wants: Radio plays for the digital age. Scripts are
rolling in; production begins in August, and the first episodes should be
available by Halloween. For all the latest news, please visit
www.talesfrombeyondthepale.com.
BEYOND THE PALE: Unacceptable; outside agreed standards of decency. This
pale is
the noun meaning 'a stake or pointed piece of wood'. It is virtually
obsolete now except in this phrase, but is still in use in the associated
words paling (as in paling fence)and impale (as in Dracula movies). The
paling fence is significant, as the term pale became to mean the area
enclosed by such a fence and later just the figurative meaning of 'the
area that is enclosed and safe'. So, to be 'beyond the pale' was to be
outside the area accepted as 'home'. —www.phrases.org
05/29/2010- DENNIS HOPPER: 1936-2010
Actor
Dennis Hopper has
finally succumbed to his battle with prostate cancer at the age 74.
According to Ktla, the actor died at his Venice, CA home early Saturday
morning, May 29. He was surrounded by family and friends.
Hopper is best known for writing,
directing and starring in "Easy
Rider" and for his roles in "Blue
Velvet" and "Hoosiers." He received Oscar nominations for Best
Screenplay for "Easy Rider"
and Best Supporting Actor for "Hoosiers." He was most recently starring in
the TV series "Crash"
for Starz. Hopper's last public appearance was when he received his star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame back in March.
I would like to express my
condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Hopper.

INTERVIEWING DENNIS HOPPER FOR ELEGY,
CONDUCTED AUGUST 4, 2008
Rest in peace Dennis and
thank you for the time spent talking about film.
You can check out my
interview with Dennis, conducted August 2008,
here.
05/28/2010-
INTERVIEW WITH
LEGENDARY DIRECTOR JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET!!
The visionary director of AMELIE and CITY OF LOST CHILDREN
speaks to Colonelscrypt.com exclusively about his latest film MICMACS!
05/25/2010- A MESSAGE
FROM PRODUCER LISA WISELY REGARDING CHANNEL MIDNIGHT!

SATAN HATES YOU Producer Lisa Wisely sent the following to
Colonelscrypt.com about her new distribution company with James Felix
McKenney:
We are really excited to announce
a partnership between our production company The Work Room Productions
(Lisa Wisely & Chase Tyler) and James Felix McKenney’s MonsterPants
Movies. As both companies plan on making more independent films in the
near future, we decided to create a small distribution company called
CHANNEL MIDNIGHT that would be responsible for getting those films out
into the world. We are excited about all the opportunities and methods
that are now available to filmmakers and we plan to take full advantage of
them all.
We will be putting a completely
re-mastered version of Jim’s first feature CANNIBALLISTIC (complete
with bonus scenes including the short film WAKING DEAD) this Fall and we
are pleased to announce the release of fellow filmmaker Nathan Wrann’s
BURNING INSIDE right now.
You can find more about Channel
Midnight and find Burning Inside DVD is available for sale on www.channelmidnight.com
The
DVD is also available on Amazon.com
here:
Digital download of the complete
film is available on our official store at
http://www.monsterpants.net/channel/shop.html
The movie can be rented on YouTube here.
Mobile and other streaming rentals/VOD are coming online over time.
What the reviewers have
to say about BURNING INSIDE:
"impressive...writer-director Nathan Wrann unleashes an unsettling
psychological mystery, imbues his story with a unique look and pace and
works wonders... a challenging and altogether harrowing experience for
discerning horror fans."
- Steven Puchalski, SHOCK CINEMA
“BURNING INSIDE is a raw and grinding midnight movie, unsavory grim in
parts then slowly contemplative.”
- Marcus Stiglegger, DEADLINE MAGAZINE
"There is an awareness of filmmaking as a storytelling medium at work here
that you will not find in a multiplex... A wholly original and daring
piece of cinema. It's rare that acting, cinematography and editing work in
such perfect harmony to create something this unique... Highly recommended
to lovers of smart films."
- Greg Lamberson, FEAR ZONE
05/23/2010- SALUTES
SECTION OPENS WITH A SALUTE TO JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET'S MICMACS!!

In theaters May 28th from Sony Pictures Classics.
05/17/2010- SEASON
FINALE
OF VAMPED OUT NOW AVAILABLE AT BABLEGUM.COM!!
Imagine you were a
vampire in this Twilight
obsessed, Vampire Diaries
crazed world. Now imagine you were also an actor unable to book these
roles you were literally born to play because your physical appearance
doesn’t resemble that of a tween heart throb.
‘Vamped Out’ is a
comedy web series that follows award-winning filmmaker Elliot Finke (Kevin
Pollak) as he documents a modern day 35-year-old struggling actor/Vampire
(Jason Antoon) trying to make a living in Los Angeles.
The highly
anticipated season finale of ‘Vamped Out’ is now live on Babelgum today.
In the last month since its launch, ‘Vamped Out’ has achieved critical
acclaim as well as a vast global audience. Here is just an example of what
people are saying:

VAMPED OUT EPISODE 6:
HUNGRY HUNGRY AL
“Curb Your Enthusiasm for the undead, Vamped Out is on the right track to
being great fun.”
– Vampires.com
“’Vamped
Out’
is the funniest web series since ‘The
Guild’.”
-
FEARNet
“Take one part "Spinal Tap"*, mix in a healthy dose of Bram Stoker, add a
dash of "Blair Witch", a splash of “Extras,” and the man-bites-dog result
is something original and well worth the watch.”
– American
Non-Fiction
05/14/2010- FIRST LOOK:
[REC] 2 U.S. THEATRICAL POSTER!!
The highly anticipated sequel to one of the scariest films of all time,
[REC] 2 picks up 15 minutes
from where we left off, taking us back into the quarantined apartment
building where a terrifying virus has run rampant, turning the occupants
into mindlessly violent, raging beasts. A heavily armed SWAT team and a
mysterious government official are sent in to assess and attempt to
neutralize the situation. What they find inside lies beyond the scope of
medical science—a demonic nightmare of biblical proportions more
terrifying than they could have possibly imagined. Above all it must be
contained, before it escapes to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting world
outside.

[REC]2
will be available on Video On Demand June 4th and in theaters July 9th.
Official website:
http://www.rec2themovie.com/
Become a fan:
http://www.facebook.com/rec2movie
05/11/2010- EPISODE FIVE
OF VAMPED OUT NOW AVAILABLE AT BABLEGUM.COM!!
This week, Elliot
attempts to win Al back.

VAMPED OUT EPISODE 5:
BILLY SAVES ELIOT
Continuing to
receive rave reviews, “Vamped” Out is a weekly series taken from a
documentary by award-winning filmmaker Elliot Finke (Pollak). During the
spring and summer of 2009, Elliot shot what he believed was the first
documentary of an actual vampire. While in postproduction, he went
missing. The series follows a modern day 35-year-old struggling
actor/Vampire Alowisus Hewson (Antoon) trying to make a living in Los
Angeles. Pollak follows the Vampire as he continuously gets rejected for
the role he was literally born to play.
In the fifth
episode, Elliot attempts to get Al back after their big fight. You can
catch all previous episodes only on
www.babelgum.com/VampedOut.
05/04/2010- NEW WALKING
DEAD POSTER OF GEORGE A. ROMERO'S SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD REVEALED, AVAILABLE
ON XBOX LIVE AND VIDEO ON DEMAND!!

POSTER ART BY CHARLIE ADLARD
Immediately following the events of
Diary of the Dead,
SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD is the
6th film from George A. Romero to look at a world where humans are in the
minority and the zombies rule.
Off the coast of Delaware sits the
cozy Plum Island where two families are locked in a struggle for power, as
it has been for generations. The O'Flynn's, headed by patriarch Patrick
O'Flynn (Kenneth Welsh) approach the zombie plague with a shoot-to-kill
attitude. The Muldoons, headed by Shamus Muldoon (Richard Fitzpatrick),
feel that the zombies should be quarantined and kept 'alive,' in hopes
that a solution will someday be found.
The O'Flynn's, who are clearly
outnumbered, are forced to exile Patrick by boat to the mainland, where he
meets up with a band of soldiers, headed by Guardsman Sarge (Alan Van
Sprang). They join forces and return to the island, to find that the
zombie plague has fully gripped the divided community.
As the battle between humans and
zombies escalates, the master filmmaker continues to reinvent the modern
horror genre with wicked humor and pointed social commentary.
SURVIVAL OF THE
DEAD premieres on VOD, Amazon, Xbox Live and Playstation April 30 and in
theaters on May 28th.
Visit the
official site:
http://magnetreleasing.com/survivalofthedead/
Become a Fan on
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/survivalofthedeadmovie
05/04/2010- EPISODE FOUR
OF VAMPED OUT NOW AVAILABLE AT BABLEGUM.COM!!
This week, Al’s
kidnapper’s motives are revealed.

VAMPED OUT EPISODE 4:
A ROOF WITH A VIEW
Continuing to
receive rave reviews, “Vamped” Out is a weekly series taken from a
documentary by award-winning filmmaker Elliot Finke (Pollak). During the
spring and summer of 2009, Elliot shot what he believed was the first
documentary of an actual vampire. While in postproduction, he went
missing. The series follows a modern day 35-year-old struggling
actor/Vampire Alowisus Hewson (Antoon) trying to make a living in Los
Angeles. Pollak follows the Vampire as he continuously gets rejected for
the role he was literally born to play.
In the fourth
episode, Alowisus makes a deal with his kidnappers that may leave him in a
sticky situation. You can catch all previous episodes only on
www.babelgum.com/VampedOut.
“Vamped Out” marks
the directorial debut of actor Kevin Pollak (Usual Suspects,
Cop Out) and stars
known actors from film, television and Broadway. Pollak co-created and
stars in the series with Broadway leading man and film actor Jason Antoon
(“Contact,” Minority). Other cast members include Samme Levine (“Freaks &
Geeks,” Inglorious Basterds) and Seana Kofoed (Broadway’s “Proof”, TV’s
“Men in Trees”). The series is also supported by leading cinematographer
Robert Legato, Academy Award-winner for Best Visual Effects, Titanic.
Follow “Vamped
Out” on twitter: @VampedOut
05/03/2010- NATHAN
WRANN'S BURNING INSIDE TO PREMIERE AT THE CONNECTICUT FILM FESTIVAL!!
Filmmaker Nathan Wrann, who we interviewed
here, informed
Colonelscrypt.com that his movie BURNING INSIDE will be premiering
Saturday, May 8th at the Connecticut Film Festival. In addition, Wrann
will participate in a special panel discussion called "My First Time:
Rookie Filmmakers On Their Debut Projects" on the same day.
You can find information on the screening
here and on the
panel
here.
Colonelscrypt.com wishes Nathan the best of luck on his screening.
05/03/2010- FIRST LOOK:
GALLERY OF FEAR!!
Colonelscrypt favorite Alan Rowe Kelly has given an
update on his soon to be released anthology GALLERY OF FEAR. After the
enormous success of segment A FAR CRY FROM HOME, the other shorts in the
film are ready to be released: Kelly's DOWN THE DRAIN, Anthony G. Sumner's
BY HER HAND: SHE DRAWS YOU DOWN, and the wraparound story CRITIC'S CHOICE,
starring genre icon Debbie Rochon. The film also stars Kelly regulars Zoe
Daelman Chlanda, Jerry Murdock, Mike Lane, Raine Brown, Jessie May Laumann,
Don Money, and Kelly himself. The anthology has been in the works for four
years now and Kelly tells Colonelscrypt.com that the series will be
released in its entirety in the fall! Stay tuned to Colonelscrypt.com for
an exclusive interview with Kelly about GALLERY OF FEAR and the status of
the "rightful" adaptation of DON'T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT!
 


05/03/2010- VINDICATION
NOW ON PAY PER VIEW/VIDEO ON DEMAND!!!
VINDICATION, the superb horror film from Bart Mastronardi,
which we have covered
here, here,
and
here,
heralded by genre icon Clive Barker as "what a horror movie should really
feel like," will be making its premiere on PPV/VOD systems across the
United States on the following cable carriers:
Charter
Verizon FiOS
Mediacom
Rogers Cable
(Canada)
Insight
Communications
DISH Network (VOD)
RCN
Armstrong Cable
Bend Cable
Blue Ridge Cable
Buckeye Cable
Systems
Cameron
Communications
Cincinnati Bell
CL Tel
Click
Community
Television Company
D&E
Communications
Duo County
Telecom
EPB of
Chattanooga
Guadalupe Valley
Hotwire
HTC Conway Telco
INS (Des Moines)
Massilon
MUS Fiber Net
NTELOS
NuLInk
One Source
San Bruno
Municipal Cable
Service Electric
Cable
VTMS
Wave Broadband
Cable
Wilkes Barre
Cable
Wilson Cable
If you are a subscriber, order VINDICATION
today!!!
05/03/2010-
HAPPINESS RUNS OPENS MAY 7TH!
Part Therapy. Part Cautionary Tale...
HAPPINESS
RUNS
Opening
May 7, 2010 from Strand Releasing
NYC - The Quad Cinema – 34 West 13th Street
Based on Writer/Director Adam Sherman’s
True Story
Starring: Rutger Hauer and Andie MacDowell.
Co-starring Jessie Plemons
(TV’s
“Friday Night Lights”), Mark L. Young, Hanna Hall, Laura Peters and
Shiloh Fernandez.
A young man named
Victor realizes the shortcomings of the utopian ideals on the hippie
commune where he was raised. Victor’s mother is funding the commune where
the guru Insley hypnotizes and seduces women with a technique he calls
“running.” Insley manipulates the minds of these women so that they give
him their bodies and all their worldly possessions.
Victor’s childhood love, Becky, returns to take care of her deathly ill
father. Victor, haunted by visions of Becky’s death, is desperate to save
her and himself by escaping from the polygamous cult. Preoccupied with
Insley’s free love philosophy, the adults of the community overlook the
painful reality that the self destructive behavior of their children is
most certainly due to early exposure to sex and drugs.
To afford an escape, Victor tries to sell weed but is cut out by rivals
competing for Becky’s affection. Finally, Victor is torn between getting
money from his mother who is entirely under Insley’s influence, dealing
with the violent drama of his drug-addled friends, and staying to save
Becky as she spins out of control.
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04/28/2010- AMANDA PEET WALKS THE
RED CARPET TO PROMOTE PLEASE GIVE A WEEK AFTER GIVING BIRTH!
Colonelscrypt was just informed that PLEASE GIVE star
Amanda Peet, who gave birth to a daughter last Thursday, walked the red
carpet at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of PLEASE GIVE. Photos
courtesy of
Dave Allocca/Startraksphoto.com:

04/28/2010-
INTERVIEW WITH NAOMI WATTS!!!
The beautiful star
of KING KONG and FUNNY GAMES discusses her new film MOTHER & CHILD!!
04/28/2010-
INTERVIEW WITH ANNETTE BENING!!!
The three time
Oscar nominee (THE GRIFTERS, AMERICAN BEAUTY, BEING JULIA) discusses her
latest starring role in MOTHER & CHILD!!
04/28/2010-
INTERVIEW WITH KERRY WASHINGTON!!!
The prolific
actress discuss working for President Obama and her new film MOTHER &
CHILD!!
04/28/2010-
INTERVIEW WITH OLIVER PLATT!!!
The popular
character actor talks about his latest film PLEASE GIVE!!
04/28/2010-
INTERVIEW WITH REBECCA HALL!!!
The prolific and
rising actress talks about her latest film PLEASE GIVE!!
04/28/2010-
INTERVIEW WITH RODRIGO GARCIA!!!
The developer of
the acclaimed HBO series IN TREATMENT discusses his new film MOTHER &
CHILD!!
04/28/2010-
INTERVIEW WITH NICOLE HOLOFCENER!!!
The
writer/director of WALKING & TALKING talks about her new film PLEASE GIVE!!
04/25/2010-
INTERVIEW WITH NORMAN REEDUS & JONATHAN TUCKER!!!
Norman Reedus
returns to Colonelscrypt along with Jonathan Tucker as they discuss their
new film MESKADA!!
04/25/2010-
INTERVIEW WITH
JOSH STERNFELD!!!
Colonelscrypt
heads to Tribeca to talk to the writer/director, whose film MESKADA made
its world premiere at the festival!!
04/23/2010-
INTERVIEW
WITH PAUL DANO!!!
The star of THERE WILL BE
BLOOD and LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE talks about his latest film THE GOOD HEART!!
04/23/2010-
INTERVIEW WITH
DAGUR
KURI!!!
The Iceland born
writer/director discusses his feature film THE GOOD HEART!!
04/21/2010-
INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN POLLAK!!!
The versatile
actor/comedian speaks exclusively with Colonelscrypt about his latest
project VAMPED OUT!!
04/12/2010-
KEVIN POLLAK LAUNCHES WEB SERIES VAMPED OUT!!!
"Vamped" Out is a weekly series taken from a
documentary by award-winning filmmaker Elliot Finke (Pollak). During the
spring and summer of 2009, Elliot shot what he believed was the first
documentary of an actual vampire. While in postproduction, he went
missing. The series follows a modern day 35-year-old struggling
actor/Vampire (Antoon) trying to make a living in Los Angeles. Pollak
follows the Vampire as he continuously gets rejected for the role he was
literally born to play.
"Vamped Out" marks the directorial debut of actor Kevin Pollak (Usual
Suspects, Cop Out) and stars known actors from film, television and
Broadway. Pollak co-created and stars in the series with Broadway leading
man and film actor Jason Antoon ("Contact," Minority). Other cast members
include Samme Levine ("Freaks & Geeks," Inglorious Basterds) and Seana
Kofoed (Broadway's "Proof", TV's "Men in Trees"). The series is also
supported by leading cinematographer Robert Legato, Academy Award-winner
for Best Visual Effects, Titanic.
04/08/2010-
COLONELSCRYPT INTERVIEWS AGNIESZKA WOJTOWICZ VOSLOO!!!
colonelscrypt
exclusively interviews the writer/director of the new film AFTER.LIFE
starring Liam Neeson!!
04/08/2010-
COLONELSCRYPT INTERVIEWS TOM DICILLO!!!
The cult indie
writer/director speaks to Colonelsrypt exclusively on his new Doors
documentary WHEN YOU'RE STRANGE!!
04/07/2010-
TAKE FLIGHT PROMO CAMPAIGNS!!!
Juliet Landau
updates her TAKE FLIGHT documentary by launching 3 promo campaigns on
Youtube!!
Click for
ARMIN SHIMERMAN!
Click for
MICHAEL ROSENBAUM!
Click for
KAT VON D!
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