Round-Up: INDEPENDENCE DAY #3 Cover Art, CONVERGENCE, Telluride Horror Show 2016, DIRECTOR’S CUT Trailer, LIFE TRACKER Blu-ray / DVD, KILLBOX

2016/01/20 15:52:41 +00:00 | Tamika Jones

Written and illustrated by some of comics' best, Independence Day #3 will be available courtesy of Titan Comics on April 13th. Also: Convergence release information, Telluride Horror Show's call for submissions, a Director's Cut trailer, details on the Life Tracker Blu-ray / DVD, and a look at the covers for Killbox.

Independence Day #3: "Written by Victor Gischler (Batman, Deadpool) with art by Steve Scott (Batman, Wolverine). Cover A features art by Staz Johnson (Wolverine, New X-Men) and Cover B is by Edgar Salazar (Justice League, Red Sonja).

INDEPENDENCE DAY 3
WRITER: Victor Gischler

ARTIST: Steve Scott

COVER A: Staz Johnson - Previews Code FEB161803

COVER B: Edgar Salazar - Previews Code FEB161804

PUBLISHER: Titan Comics

PAGE COUNT: 32 PP

PRICE: $3.99

ONSALE DATE: April 13th, 2016

Synopsis:
Tensions arise aboard the sub as specimens are shipped back for study. Meanwhile, Adams and co. get to grips with their extraterrestrial armaments and discover the real motivation behind the alien crash..."

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Convergence: Press Release: "A detective on the trail of a terrorist finds himself in a supernaturally charged trap where all the rules of police work go out the window in director Drew Hall's eerily atmospheric and provocative CONVERGENCE. The film arrives in select theaters on February 5th, 2016, and on Digital Download, Blu-ray, and DVD on February 9th, 2016.

Detective Ben Walls (Clayne Crawford, Rectify, A Walk to Remember) lives a quiet life with his wife and newborn daughter. But he's called into action after an explosion at a local women's health clinic - and explosion that may be the work of a terrorist bomber Ben has been tracking. While investigating the scene, another shocking event lands Ben himself in the hospital. When he awakens he is surprisingly uninjured and ready to go back into the field. But at the behest of his captain (Mykelti Williamson, Forrest Gump, Con Air) and the hospital's few but eerily incongruous patients and staff, Ben is forced to remain inside the building.

As Ben navigates the hospital's alarmingly empty hallways, he soon finds himself hunted by a self-proclaimed avenging angel (Ethan Embry, Eagle Eye, Vacancy), who may be the terrorist he has been looking for and haunted by apparitions whose deadly motives remain a mystery. As Ben's sense of reality begins to spiral out of control and the demons that surround him close in, he must find a way to both stop the supernatural forces that want him dead and catch the bomber before he strikes again.

A modern-day myth about redemption that's equal parts crime thriller, supernatural horror, and action spectacle, CONVERGENCE will keep you guessing at every turn of its twisting plot right up until the last shocking frame.

Also starring in this gripping and unsettling film are Chelsea Bruland (Left Behind), Gary Grubbs (JFK), Laura Cayouette (Django Unchained) and Catalina Soto-Aguilar (Sons of Liberty).

OneFilmFan.com said CONVERGENCE "successfully transcends its genre with potent thematic elements about faith, forgiveness, and grace and can be a sobering reminder about our own choices and humanness." Jamie Hall of Fraking Films called it "brilliantly directed, terrifically acted."

About Dark Sky Films
Dark Sky Films is an independent film production and distribution label founded in 2008, working with emerging talent as well as established veterans to develop, package, produce and finance feature film and episodic television projects. Representing films from some of the most talented directors working today, such as Ti West's The House of the Devil and The Innkeepers, and Jim Mickle's Stake Land, Dark Sky continues to identify original talent and projects to bring a vibrant slate of films to the world market, with such recent productions as We Are Still Here, Deathgasm, Applesauce, and Cherry Tree."

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Telluride Horror Show 2016: Press Release: "January 18th, 2016 – TELLURIDE, CO – The Telluride Horror Show is excited to announce its call for entries for the 2016 film festival, slated for October 14th-16th in picturesque Telluride, Colorado.

If you’re a filmmaker or friend of a filmmaker, please take advantage of the early bird deadline. Until April 15th, filmmakers will have the opportunity to submit their films to one of the world’s premier genre festivals for only $30/short or $40/feature.

Since its inception, the Telluride Horror Show has shown the best new horror, thriller, science fiction, animation and fantasy films from around the globe, serving as a platform for multiple Colorado, US and world premieres for films including The Babadook, Bone Tomahawk, Creep, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, and Spring.

For entries, filmmakers have the option to submit their work through FilmFreeway, Withoutabox, and FilmFestivalLife. For more info, please visit SUBMIT FILM.

Sponsoring the Telluride Horror Show is an effective and creative way for businesses and organizations to gain valuable advertising and marketing coverage for their brands. Sponsors are promoted heavily on the festival’s programs, website, e-blasts, press releases, social media and big screen! Sponsor the Telluride Horror Show!

3-day passes include all films, conversations, and events (ice cream social, annual pig roast, closing party).

October is “Gold Season” and the perfect time of year to visit Telluride on a budget. We’ll be announcing lodging details soon. Please stay tuned!

October 14-16, 2016 will mark the 7th Telluride Horror Show, a 3-day festival celebrating independent genre film in picturesque Telluride, Colorado.

The film festival has been named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of “13 Film Festivals to Die For” and “20 Coolest Film Festivals in the World.” The Denver Post has also named us “one of the film festivals not to be missed.”

For more information on this event and to purchase tickets, visit: www.telluridehorrorshow.com"

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Director's Cut: "The ultimate ‘meta movie’, DIRECTOR’S CUT is an insane, cinematic sleight of hand trick that reflects on itself, much like the stage persona of its co-star and creator, world famous illusionist Penn Jillette. Here, teamed with acclaimed Director Adam Rifkin, Jillette conjures a mind-bending, genre-defying movie-within-a-movie mash-up that’s part narrative thriller, part docu-mental-case. Starring Missi Pyle, DIRECTOR’S CUT is about a cineaste stalker who kidnaps his favorite actress and forces her to star in his amateur movie. The madness that unspools behind the scenes will leave you reeling.

Directed by: Adam Rifkin
Starring: Missi Pyle, Penn Jillette, Harry Hamlin, Hayes MacArthur, featuring Kin Shaye, Teller, Gilbert Gottfried, and Nestor Carbonell.
Written by: Penn Jillette
Running Time: 82 minutes
MPAA Rating: Not yet rated

The film will be making its world premiere on Friday, January 22nd, 2016, in Park City, UT as a Slamdance Film Festival Special Screening at this year’s Opening Night Film."

To learn more, go to one or both of the film's official sites: http://makepennbad.com or https://www.facebook.com/makepennbad

Life Tracker: Press Release: "Chicago – Olive Films, a small company dedicated to bringing independent, foreign, and classic films to live, announced that the film Life Tracker (2013) [received] its first ever DVD/Blu-ray release on January 19th, 2016, in a never-before-seen Director’s Cut.

“This is a very inventive and original take on the genre that is well worth checking out,” said Marketing Director Bradley Powell. “We hope that this release will allow Life Tracker to receive the attention it deserves from the passionate community of Sci-Fi fans.”

The film marks a new talent to watch in writer/director Joe McClean, whose passion for the genre demonstrates itself through the film’s premise and countless allusions to Science Fiction greats. Notably, it successfully uses the found footage style to achieve something special, as the audience experiences the main character becoming a more confident filmmaker. To create this illusion, they filmed using five different cameras, emphasized by different aspect ratios, even when shooting in full 16:9.

Life Tracker examines the premise of a tech company called Life Tracker that announces their newfound ability to analyze a person’s DNA, and in doing so, predict one’s future. This revelation piques the interest of amateur documentary filmmaker Dillon Smith (Barry Finnegan, Forever Midnight, Blackout), who sees this discovery as the ideal subject for his next film, with help from his friend Scott (Matt Dallas, TV’s Kyle XY) and Scott’s girlfriend Bell (Rebecca Marshall, Saw 3D: The Final Chapter).

An intriguing scandal and ethical dilemma arise in the film, as they start to wonder just how much information is too much, and how much information about their futures Life Tracker and the U.S. government are willing to release to people. This proves to be the dramatic crux of Life Tracker, as it explores that very question and more, packaging a philosophical debate within an exciting Sci-Fi thriller.

About Olive Films

Olive Films is a Chicago-based boutique theatrical and home entertainment distribution label dedicated to bringing independent, foreign, documentary, and classic films to live. Its catalog boasts over 500 titles ranging from Hollywood classics to contemporary titles. More information about Olive Films may be found at olivefilms.com.

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Killbox: Press Release: "January 19th, 2016, Los Angeles, CA—After a hugely successful debut year marked by the releases of titles like GUNSUITS and BROKEN MOON and the licensing of IRWIN ALLEN’S LOST IN SPACE, American Gothic Press is forging into the hellish, violent future with KILLBOX, a new series set to debut in April.

Beneath the sultry façade of Los Angeles lurks a mysterious casino bent on making money off of murder. Bartender Timothy Choir and otherwise regular people play as undercover pawns in a violent competition that leaves the winner with millions of dollars—and the losers dead. But there is much more than mortal death going on in the Killbox, and Timothy soon discovers that winning might not be an option.

“KILLBOX has actually been a long time in the making,” says writer Tom Riordan. “I’ve been sniffing around this idea since the first run of Survivor. I remember thinking, ‘How great would it be if suddenly all these [guys] had to kill each other?’ I dismissed it as an unoriginal thought, but something about the concept gnawed away at me.”

Illustrating this brutal adventure with one of the most unique and complex inking styles in comics is Nathan Gooden, artist for Creative Mind Entertainment’s Deadeye and The Gifted.

“This project scared me from the beginning, not only because of the frightening story but because I knew it would stretch me as an artist,” says Gooden. “It’s a very ambitious and brilliantly written world, with a unique feel that deserves its own unique art. As a result, it kept me awake countless nights—much like a good horror story should!”

KILLBOX #1 will ship April 20th, 2016, with covers by Gooden and comics industry legend Darick Robertson."

About the Author - Tamika Jones

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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