Lots of cool horror-related news has been revealed and we would like to share it with our readers today. Romero Pictures has announced Indie Brigade―a place where indie creators from all walks of life can come together. Continue reading for more details. Also: Alamo Drafthouse and HBO's screening of the new Stephen King series The Outsider, Brooklyn Horror Film Fest 2020 submissions and dates announced, and details and behind-the-scenes photos for the TV pilot Stripped.
Romero Pictures' Indie Brigade Announced: "GEORGE C. ROMERO and his production company, Romero Pictures, has launched Romero Pictures’ Indie Brigade as the tip of the spear for a punk-rock community of indie creators in film, television and indie content.
“The Indie Brigade is a place where indie creators, new and experienced can come together, collaborate, teach and learn from each other as well as our growing pool of seasoned professionals with years of experience in the larger-budget, studio system.”
Combining the Indie Brigade community with the podcast produced by Joe Ridgely, Romero offers filmmakers, musicians, and creators a place to interact with the community in a live Q&A setting as well as a community group where members collaborate, share processes, hard lessons learned, tips and tricks to help members up their production value and prepare their projects and their careers for the next step.
A legacy in the film industry, Romero has dedicated his career to carrying on the standard of quality and punk rock attitude started by a handful of outlaw creators like his father more than fifty years ago.
Additionally, Romero Pictures’ Indie Brigade has launched an indie distribution label that will curate and distribute selected projects“… with the single-minded intent of getting filmmakers’ content seen by as many people as possible,” and has appointed Dean Fernando the new Vice President of Acquisition and Distribution for Romero Pictures and the Indie Brigade.
https://www.romeropictures.com/"
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Alamo Drafthouse and HBO Partner to Screen Stephen King's The Outsider: "It’s not TV, it’s HBO… on the big screen.
Austin-based cinema-eatery Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is expanding a partnership with HBO that will bring four highly-anticipated new series to Alamo Drafthouse theaters across the country. These free one-night-only nationwide events begin Wednesday, January 8th with an early look at THE OUTSIDER, and will continue throughout 2020.
“I’m so excited to continue our partnership with HBO in celebrating their incredible slate of original programming,” says Henri Mazza, Vice President of Content, Sponsorship & Events. “And providing fans a chance to watch the new Stephen King event series premiere in our theaters is so much fun.”
Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel of the same name, THE OUTSIDER begins by following a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy. But when an insidious supernatural force edges its way into the case, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in. Starring Ben Mendelsohn and Cynthia Erivo, THE OUTSIDER is produced by Mendelsohn and executive producer Jason Bateman (who also directs the first two episodes) and premieres on HBO on Sunday, January 12th at 10 pm ET / 9 pm CT.
THE OUTSIDER screens Wednesday, January 8th at the following Alamo Drafthouse locations. Admission is free for members of Alamo Victory, Alamo Drafthouse’s loyalty program.
Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY)
Alamo Drafthouse New Mission (San Francisco, CA)
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown LA (Los Angeles, CA)
Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline (Austin, TX)
Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane (Austin, TX)
Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes (San Antonio, TX)
Alamo Drafthouse Marketplace (New Braunfels, TX)
Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh (Raleigh, NC)
Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet (Kansas City, MO)
Alamo Drafthouse Littleton (Denver, CO)
Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake (Denver, CO)
Alamo Drafthouse Westminster (Denver, Co)
Alamo Drafthouse LaCenterra (Katy, TX)
Alamo Drafthouse Lubbock (Lubbock, TX)
Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo (El Paso, TX)
Alamo Drafthouse Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, TX)
Alamo Drafthouse North Richland Hills (North Richland Hills, TX)
Alamo Drafthouse Lake Highlands (Dallas, TX)
Alamo Drafthouse Woodbury (Woodbury, MN)
Alamo Drafthouse One Loudoun (Ashburn, VA)
Alamo Drafthouse Woodbridge (Woodbridge, VA)
Alamo Drafthouse Charlottesville (Charlottesville, VA)
Alamo Drafthouse La Vista (La Vista, NE)
Alamo Drafthouse Gilbert (Gilbert, AZ)
Alamo Drafthouse Chandler (Chandler, AZ)
Alamo Drafthouse Tempe (Tempe, AZ)
Alamo Drafthouse Springfield (Springfield, MO)
Following the Alamo Drafthouse sneak peek events, the series premieres on HBO on January 12.
Alamo Drafthouse links:
Facebook: facebook.com/AlamoDrafthouse
Twitter: twitter.com/alamodrafthouse
YouTube: youtube.com/alamodrafthouse
Instagram: instagram.com/drafthouse
Website: drafthouse.com "
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Brooklyn Horror Film Fest 2020 Announced: "The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival will return in 2020 for its fifth edition and run for another full eight days from October 15th to the 22nd in venues in Brooklyn, NY. Since 2016, when the festival was launched, it has continued to expand and offer an unparalleled horror-centric event, with New York Magazine calling it “One of the country’s premier indie horror showcases” and Birth.Movies.Death. hailing it as "A can’t-miss fall event for horror and film fans alike."
Submissions are now open via FilmFreeway for short and feature films, and badges are on sale on the official website, making for the perfect stocking stuffer! The 2019 edition featured the most filmmakers in attendance for any year so far, including Phil “CM Punk” Brooks, Trieste Kelly Dunn and writer-director Travis Stevens for the New York Premiere of The Girl on the Third Floor; director Joe Begos, composer Steve Moore and stars Stephen Lang, Tom Williamson and Linnea Wilson for the NY Premiere of the FANGORIA-backed VFW; and director/co-writer Adam Egypt Mortimer along with star Miles Robbins for BHFF’s Centerpiece film, Daniel Isn’t Real.
BHFF will once again partner with Nitehawk Cinema as a primary screening venue, providing the best possible HQ for the borough’s dynamic and passionate cinephile crowd. Year-round local screenings and events are on the horizon in 2020 for fans of our brand of programming, promising to make this coming year the festival’s most expansive and engaging yet.
Staffing announcements for the new edition include Senior Programmer Matt Barone, who has been promoted to Director of Programming, and the addition of Annie Woller as Program Coordinator and Jesse Swenson as Development Coordinator to the team."
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Behind-the-Scenes Photos and Details for TV Pilot Stripped: "Odyssey Motion Pictures and Creators Marc Clebanoff and the late Kristoff St. John began production of TV Pilot ‘Stripped’ in Reno, Nevada and continuing in Los Angeles throughout December. The project was first developed prior to the passing of TV Icon Kristoff St. John, then written by Director Marc Clebanoff. This TV Pilot Comedy, Drama stars Casper Van Dien, Brooke Lewis Bellas, Frank Krueger, and S. E. Perry, with a stellar supporting cast that includes Dat Phan, Louis Mandylor, Dominique Swain, Larry Hankin, Jennifer Wenger, Gary W. O’Neal, and Suze Lanier-Bramlett.
Helming production is Clebanoff, Lewis Bellas, Krueger, Perry, and Nick D’Astolfo, along with Executive Producer Bennett Talsky of No Age Limit Productions and Hermosa Strand Entertainment.
Chris Cameron (Casper Van Dien) is a network TV titan who falls from grace when he vouches for the wrong friend. Now, on the other end of a two-year prison stint, Chris is back and ready to reclaim his place as the star of the hottest show on TV. The only problem is - he's become uninsurable and the networks won't touch him, forcing Chris and his sharkish power agent Neil (Frank Krueger) to start back at the beginning. With debts piled high, and under the influence of his unconventional publicist Jules (Brooke Lewis Bellas), Chris Cameron falls into moonlighting as a stripper at one of the most exclusive clubs in LA, as he navigates the trenches of life, love, and the biz. The once Hollywood "Golden Boy" turned Hollywood "Bare Boy".
He got a bum rap…"
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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