In honor of Women's History Month, this March, SYFY FANGRRLS is launching a new limited podcast dedicated to women in genre films whose accomplishments have gone unrecognized or have been forgotten. In today's Highlights, we also have details on the California run of Evil Dead The Musical and Popcornflix's first wave of streaming movies with Terror Films.
SYFY FANGRRLS Presents Limited Podcast Series Forgotten Women of Genre: "SYFY Wire Fangrrls present: Forgotten Women of Genre.
March is Women's History Month and while SYFY FANGRRLS celebrates women's achievements throughout the year, they’re going above and beyond for the upcoming month with a limited podcast series called Forgotten Women of Genre.
Science fiction, fantasy, and all associated genres have finally evolved from a niche interest into a mainstream staple. But the women who have been instrumental in creating and shaping the nerdverse have largely gone unrecognized. Until today. Forgotten Women of Genre tells the stories of the women who helped some of the most famous fantasy worlds become a reality. New episodes of this series will be released each day in the month of March, in addition to regularly scheduled episodes of STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS.
31 Women Profiled:
Melissa Mathison: “E.T.” screenwriter
Marcia Lucas: George Lucas’ ex-wife and creative partner. Edited original “Star Wars” trilogy and won an Oscar in 1977 for editing Star Wars.
Carol Clover: Coined the term “The Final Girl”.
Alma Reville: Alfred Hitchcock’s wife and creative partner, edited his films.
Helen Gibson: First stuntwoman in American cinema. Worked on “Bride of Frankenstein.”
Sally Menke: Quentin Tarantino’s editor. Worked on all his films until her death in 2010.
Mindy Newell: First woman credited with writing Wonder Woman comics as well as one of the first long-running female comic book writers at DC.
Meiko Kaji: Japanese actress whose work heavily influenced and inspired Tarantino’s films, especially “Kill Bill.”
Pauline Hopkins: Sci-fi author whose early work very well may have created Afrofuturism. First Black Woman to write a novel.
Marie Severin: Eisner Hall of Fame Comic book artist, co-created Spider-Woman.
Hannah Beachler: Production designer who just won an Oscar for her work on“Black Panther.”
Shirley Walker: Composer. Was one of the first female composers to earn a solo score credit on a major Hollywood motion picture, wrote the music for “Batman: The Animated Series, Final Destination,” among others. Scored more major movies than any other American woman.
Nicole Perlman: Screenwriter “Guardians of the Galaxy,” co-wrote “Captain Marvel” screenplay.
Lotte Reiniger: Developed the camera Walt Disney is credited with having created.
Leigh Brackett: Wrote the first script draft of “Empire Strikes Back.”
Delia Derbyshire: Wrote the “Doctor Who” theme song.
Eiko Ishioka: Oscar-winning costume designer, worked on Bram Stroker’s “Dracula, The Cell.”
Gertrude Barrows Bennet: Founder of Dark Fantasy Fiction, wrote under a male pseudonym.
Lois Weber: One of the first women to direct a horror film in the silent era.
Victoria Alonso: Marvel producer has executive produced almost every movie in the Marvel Comic Universe.
Debra Hill: Producer & writer “Halloween” Hailed as the “godmother of indie filmmaking”.
Margaret Sixel: Editor “Mad Max Fury Road.”
Vera West: Costume designer, “Bride of Frankenstein.”
Margaret Cavandash 16th century fantasy author.
Sarah Halley Finn: Casting director for Marvel and chiefly responsible for reshaping what the modern blockbuster leading man looks like.
Tarpe Mills: First woman syndicated comic book writer and created the standalone first female superhero Miss Fury. Wrote under a male pseudonym.
Dorothy Woolfolk: DC editor and creator of kryptonite.
Milicent Patrick: Creator of the actual creature from the “Black Lagoon.” Her work influenced others like Guillermo Del Toro.
Elisabeth Lutyens: Prolific horror composer. Considered the horror queen.
Ellen Beeman: Video game producer, named one of the most influential women in the gaming industry.
Jackie Ormes: First Black woman cartoonist.
About Cher Martinetti, @thecherness Managing Editor, Fangrrls.
Cher Martinetti's the founder and managing editor of SYFY WIRE's FANGRRLS, a female-centric genre vertical on SYFY WIRE launched in 2016, and cohosts & executive produces its flagship podcast Strong Female Characters. She's also the creator, producer & co-host of The Churn - the official post-show wrap-up podcast of the critically acclaimed space opera The Expanse. Cher has hosted panels at ATX festival, New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic Con, & has interviewed celebrities on the live stage for ECCC, C2E2, & NYCC. Her work has also been seen on Cracked, Playboy, Death & Taxes, Uproxx, and IFC.com. You can find her on Twitter, where her sarcastic musings occasionally garner a little more attention than they should."
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Evil Dead The Musical Details: "Young Artists Forever presents EVIL DEAD the Musical! Playing April 5th-14th, the cult horror classic comes (back) to life on stage!! But be warned: there will be blood.
EVIL DEAD the Musical follows five college students as they go to an abandoned cabin in the woods, and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It’s all up to Ash (a housewares employee, turned demon-killing hero played by Matt DeNoto), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons tell bad jokes... and all to music. Starring Matt DeNoto, AJ Danna, Maggie Kennedy, Francesca Barletta, Katherine Steele, and Elissa Wagner.
Featuring Nicholas Howard, Sam Machado, Amanda Lallos and Mariah Tobin.
JOIN US for one of the craziest, funniest, and bloodiest theatrical experiences of all time.
Book & Lyrics by George Reinblatt
Music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris & George Reinblatt
Directed by Mark Andrew Reyes
Music Direction by Zachary Spencer
SPLATTER ZONE tickets: $20
Non-Splatter Zone: $15 Students & Seniors / $20 Adults.
For more information, visit:
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Terror Films Teams Up with Popcornflix: "Terror Films continues to expand their digital footprint and their film library. Now, this genre distributor has teamed up with Popcornflix, to bring several of their premiere titles to this popular, ad-based streaming site.
The initial release will include a variety of films. The first wave of films involves top performers such as Hell House LLC, Dead Body, Unearthed, and Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary. Future titles will include the Terror Films’ original release The Chosen, the comic book-esque thriller The Dark Stranger, the award-winning Argentinian film What the Waters Left Behind, the zombie, comedy horror Night of Something Strange and the female-driven apocalyptic thriller The Tribe. The Tribe stars Jessica Rothe of the recent Happy Death Day franchise. All of these titles are sure to entertain horror and thriller film fans, this Spring.
The new partnership will also include titles from Terror Films’ sister company Global Digital Releasing. Titles from GDR, on Popcornflix, include the critically-acclaimed drama Elizabeth Blue and the award-winning comedy Paperback from Sundance alum Adam Bowers. All of these films are tentatively set to debut on Popcornflix as early as April 1st!
To learn more on Popcornflix: https://www.popcornflix.com/pages/discover/d/movies
To learn more about Terror Films visit: https://www.terrorfilms.net/"
Tamika hails from North Beach, Maryland, a tiny town inches from the Chesapeake Bay.She knew she wanted to be an actor after reciting a soliloquy by Sojourner Truth in front of her entire fifth grade class. Since then, she's appeared in over 20 film and television projects. In addition to acting, Tamika is the Indie Spotlight manager for Daily Dead, where she brings readers news on independent horror projects every weekend.
The first horror film Tamika watched was Child's Play. Being eight years old at the time, she remembers being so scared when Chucky came to life that she projectile vomited. It's tough for her to choose only one movie as her favorite horror film, so she picked two: Nosferatu and The Stepford Wives (1975).
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