Relax with the latest Horror Highlights brought to you by your friends here at Daily Dead. The first of three items today is a new poster for festival darling, In a Valley of Violence. Also: GoFundMe details for the 22-episode documentary Two Minutes with Tom Holland and a look at Ithaca Fantastik Film Festival's program announcement.
Check Out The New In a Valley of Violence Poster: Focus World will release In a Valley of Violence in select theaters and on VOD and Digital HD on October 21st, 2016.
“A mysterious drifter named Paul (Ethan Hawke) and his dog (YouTube sensation Jumpy) make their way towards Mexico through the barren desert of the old west. In an attempt to shorten their journey, they cut through the center of a large valley — landing themselves in the forgotten town of Denton, a place now dubbed by locals as a “valley of violence.” The once-popular mining town is nearly abandoned and controlled by a brash group of misfits — chief among them Gilly (James Ransone), the troublemaking son of the town’s Marshal (John Travolta).
As tensions rise between Paul and Gilly, Denton’s remaining residents bear witness to an inevitable act of violence that starts a disastrous chain reaction, infecting the petty lives of all involved and quickly drags the whole town into the bloody crosshairs of revenge. Mary-Anne (Taissa Farmiga) and Ellen (Karen Gillan), two bickering sisters who run the town’s only hotel, try to find the good in both men, while desperately searching for their own salvation. Only the world-weary Marshal struggles to stop the violent hysteria, but after a gruesome discovery about Paul’s past… there is no stopping the escalation.
From writer/director Ti West (THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, THE INNKEEPERS, and THE SACRAMENT) and Blumhouse Productions (INSIDIOUS, THE VISIT, WHIPLASH and THE GIFT), IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE brings absurdist humor, unique dialogue and West’s shocking scenes of violence to the Western genre. The film also boasts a stellar supporting cast that includes Toby Huss (“Halt and Catch Fire”), Burn Gorman (THE DARK NIGHT RISES, PACIFIC RIM) and genre darling Larry Fessenden (YOU’RE NEXT, I SELL THE DEAD).”
To read Heather’s SXSW coverage of In a Valley of Violence, visit:
Poster via Birth.Movies.Death:
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Two Minutes With Tom Holland: Press Release: "LOS ANGELES, CA (September 9, 2016) – Los Angeles-based executive producer Jack Ulrich is proud to announce the launch of a GoFundMe Campaign for “Two Minutes with Tom Holland,” a twenty-two episode weekly documentary series which will feature writer, actor and director Tom Holland, the creator of the horror classics Child’s Play, Fright Night and Psycho II.
“The goal of the documentary,” said Ulrich, “is to delve behind the scenes of Mr. Holland’s films, and to shine a light on his often times entertaining and occasionally bizarre journey from starry-eyed actor to a genuine ‘Master of Horror’.”
Directing the series will be Indie filmmaker and producer Christian Ackerman (Hell’s Belles, Death House), with GeekNation personality and scream queen Carlee Baker (Lucky McKee’s The Woman, “Robot Chicken”) serving as the show’s host. Rounding out the production team is long-time horror journalist and screenwriter Sean Decker of Dread Central.
“If you’d like to hear never before told stories from Fright Night, Psycho II and many more, from Tom himself,” said Baker, “please visit our GoFundMe page and get involved. We’ve got some incredibly cool perks for our contributors, as this series will be for the fans and by the fans. Let’s keep horror alive!”
Offered Holland, “I’d like to take a moment to thank the horror fans out there for their years of love and support of my work, and I look forward to many more years of scaring the hell out of you, and of telling you a little bit of how I did it, in Two Minutes with Tom Holland.”
GoFundMe Campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/2minwithtomholland
YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxXGA3iLPW4
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TwoMinutesWithTomHolland
Twitter: @2MinwTomHolland
ABOUT STRAY BULLET
Stray Bullet Productions is a full-service production company focusing on the development and production of digital content for the emerging streaming market. Formed in 2015 by writer Jack Ulrich. Stray Bullet Productions utilizes evolving media technology to produce entertainment and information shorts and series with an eye toward the horror audience."
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Program Announced for 5th Annual Ithaca Fantastik Film Festival: Press Release: "Ithaca, NY, Sept. 8, 2016 - The Ithaca Fantastik film festival is only two months away, and the IF team has been hard at work creating an incredible program for the event’s fifth anniversary. The festival will be held Nov. 9–13 in Ithaca, NY.
This year’s retrospective, The Known Unknowns, will dig into viewers’ deepest fears. Sponsored by SHUDDER, the retrospective will include “The Naked Prey” (Cornel Wilde, 1966); “Deliverance” (John Boorman, 1972); “Long Weekend” (Colin Eggleston, 1978); “Altered States” (Ken Russell, 1980); and “Aliens” (James Cameron, 1986).
But that’s only the appetizer. The IF team has assembled a highly diversified film lineup to respond to their expanding audience’s growing desire for all things Fantastik.
This year’s new Cinema Pur competition will celebrate challenging, innovative approaches to storytelling. Carefully-curated contenders include the U.S. premiere of experimental comedy “She’s Allergic to Cats” (Michael Reich, US); visually captivating “Alipato: The Very Brief Life of Ember” (Khavn, Indonesia); and the NY premiere of minimalist post-apocalyptic film “The Open” (Marc Lahore, France).
The Festival Favorites miniseries will return with a vengeance, screening the highly acclaimed “The Love Witch” (Anna Biller, US); TriBeCa Film Festival Award winner “Here Alone” (Rob Blackhurst, US); and SxSW acclaimed debut feature film “The Master Cleanse” (Bobby Miller, US).
Festival-goers will wander in India with two of the IF team’s favorite films of the year, action-packed “Psycho Raman” and socially-infused mockumentary “Autohead.” And, not to be missed, Mattie Do’s sophomore picture “Dearest Sister” (Laos) and the adrenaline-pumping “My Father Die” (Sean Brosnan, US) round out the first wave of titles.
Bumper Contest: Nature’s Revenge!
This year’s bumper contest will draw from the theme of retrospective film “Long Weekend,” which proves nothing is scarier than unpredictable nature. Filmmakers are invited to submit their own original nature revenge short film to IF by Oct. 15th, 2016 (Submit by using Wetransfer; email: hbarbier@ithacafilmfestival.com and type NATURE’S REVENGE IF in the subject line). The contest has two rules: 1. The film must be no more than 45 seconds; 2. The twist should involve nature taking revenge on humans for their acts against mother nature.
The IF team can’t wait to see what the beautifully twisted minds of seasoned and aspiring filmmakers will come up with. The top three entries will be screened during the festival, and winners will receive an Ithaca Fantastik festival pass.
Artist Steve Ellis (“The Walking Dead,” “The Only Living Boy,” “High Moon”) has perfectly captured the hidden dread behind mundane and uncharted territories in this year’s festival poster.
Visit www.ithacafilmfestival.com for more information and announcements to come."
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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