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The Rise of Valhalla Teaser Trailer: "The Third U.S. Army is only 20km away and is involved in fierce fighting with associations of the German "Waffen-SS". In the forests reigns the German resistance.
A small group of German resistance fighters follows the trail of a Waffen-SS Soldier through the woods to the Hessian border since days. After days without food the trail leads the soldiers to the foot of the hill called "Hüssenberg".
But instead of finding the persecutee the soldiers discover a place of horror. In the middle of the mountain there is a small German base. Certainly there is no living person left naymore and the entire outpost resembles a slaughterhouse. There are torn off body parts, impaled heads and impaled bodies everywhere. At the entrance of a small cave, the resistance force finds a diary which is bound into a leather.
As it turns out, General Wolff opened the gate to Valhalla with the help of supernatural forces under the authority of Himmler. Even before the resistance fighters can understand what happened, they are confronted with threat of another world, ZOMBIE Vikings."
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First Details on The Poisoning: "Matt, with the assistance of his new friend Riley, is moving out to Los Angeles, California to fulfill his dream of making movies. Everything is off to a good start! That is until Matt's childhood best friend Chaps decides to crash the road trip and invite himself along. When old friends don't mix well with new friends, jealousy enters the picture. And if that wasn't enough to put a damper on the road trip, a menacing hitchhiker turns their world upside down leading to a maddening chase that spins wildly out of control.
THE POISONING is the feature film debut of writer/director Zachary Eglinton, and co-produced/co-written by Brandon Walz. The film stars Matt Mercer (CONTRACTED, MADISON COUNTY) and Kalan Ray (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: ORIGINS 3D) as well as Brandon Walz.
The menacing hitchhiker is played by Patrick Thomas Gorman (My Name is Earl) and Matt's wife Michelle is played by Joanna Sotomura (Emma Approved, Video Game High School)."
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Deadly Punkettes Trailer Released: Frolic Pictures has released the first trailer for the "girl band horror" film, Deadly Punkettes.
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Bleedingcritic Reviews 'The Theatre Bizarre': "'The Theatre Bizarre' (2011) review written & presented by bleedingcritic."
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Indie Spotlight Q&A with Matt Thompson from Bloodline
by Tamika Jones
You play, Brett, the main character in the film who has hopes of becoming a priest before finding out that may not be his destiny. What inspired this character and his back-story?
Matt: I was inspired by my own walk with religion and faith, how I have had my doubts and affirmations. Basically, the fundamental question we all eventually ask ourselves at some point "Is God real?". Brett, is a very conflicted character who is more or less "going through the motions" of becoming a Deacon. His late Mother wished that one day he would join the church; so when she and the rest of his family went missing years ago, he decided that we was going to walk the straight and narrow. However as a result of losing his family, he no longer had faith. Thus the ensuing irony that he would find out his own Bloodline had a very real curse attached to it.
Was it at all daunting to produce, star in, and direct Bloodline?
Matt: Extremely, I had done all of those roles separately and only together on short films up to that point. So I had an idea of the workload I was taking on, but I felt confident in my abilities. However, I no matter how prepared you might be, you don't know what you're in for till' you're in it. I found it extremely hard to be the best friend (actor) and the boss (director/producer). Having just finished another feature as only the actor, it's a night and day difference. But I believe I learned so many valuable lessons and can clearly see the potholes to avoid next time around. At the end of the day, the performances are rock solid and I am proud of the movie and what we accomplished.
This is the first theatrically-released feature film for Osiris Entertainment. Do you mind explaining how you got them on board?
Matt: Osiris had distributed the last film I directed, which was a success, so they wanted to do it keep our relationship going. I think it's the quality of the movie more than anything. It looks, feels, and is acted like a major motion picture. So that's how serious it's taken.
Can you share with us your most memorable on-set experience?
Matt: The final night of filming was actually the finally scene of the movie as well. The heavens opened up and it actually rained (major production value!) Not to mention we had five or so Sheriff cruisers, a fire engine (that got stuck in the mud). On top of all that, Kim and I had to jump in the freezing cold lake in the early hours of the morning. It was so cold I got hypothermia, and so I just used all of that chaos to propel the motivation for my character, which I think it just really worked out to be amazing.
What advice do you have for indie filmmakers who don't have a major budget but still want their films to have that major budget look or feel?
Matt: Pay attention to your monitor. If it doesn't look and feel like a movie in that. You're not going to be able to make it one in post either. I will actually shut down the set if I'm not liking what I am seeing, until we get it right. Also, get talented people in all your key positions. If you're working with a DP who's reel you haven't seen, because... maybe he's never DP'd before... I think you know where that's going. Lastly, always trust your gut, if you are the director, make sure you are heard and your "vision" is as clear on the screen as it is in your mind.
Do you have any future projects in the works?
Matt: I just wrapped "Branded", today actually, as Evan, with Jeremy and Jason London who play brothers the movie together. Awesome guys! Also, I am currently filming a SciFi television pilot called "Cristo".
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