Title: After Director: Pieter Gaspersz Starring: Kathleen Quinlan, John Doman, Pablo Schreiber, Sabrina Gennarino, Adam Scarimbolo, Diane Neal Running time: 101 minutes, Rated R, In theaters August 8th and on iTunes/VOD The Valentinos are a middle class family that live in upstate New York. They own a struggling business providing sheet rock and manufacturing counter tops. There seems to be a bit of tension amongst the family members, who are all dysfunctional in their own way. The mother Nora (Kathleen Quinlan) is obsessed with watching videotapes (it’s set in 2002) from her youngest daughter Samantha (Alexi Maggio), who updates the family on her life in the big city. Their older [ Read More ]
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- 8/24/2014
- by juliana
- ShockYa
Shot with a deliberate fondness for classic films that revolve around families and their intricacies, “After” is an ensemble piece spearheaded by Academy Award-nominee Kathleen Quinlan as Nora, the matriarch of a New York clan, the Valentino family. Through their complex interactions we learn of a secret that has kept them functional for some time in the aftermath of September 11. Driven by conservative views Mitch Valentino (John Doman), the father, dedicates his life to Nora, while his children are left adrift to deal with the family business, alcoholism, and their personal relationships. Directed by Pieter Gaspersz, and written by Sabrina Gennarino, who also stars in the film as daughter Maxine, the film helped as catharsis for both filmmakers dealing with the loss of love ones during the tragic events. Intense conflicts, sacrifice, and the journey to be healed all form part of this powerful drama.
Here is what the talented team had to say about their latest project
Carlos Aguilar: “After” deals with a lot of intense emotions and conflicts. How did each one of you become involved with a project like this?
Sabrina: This is a story that was inspired by own personal experience. I was home for 9/11, we lived downtown and I lost friends. It was a very hard time, and I was really messed up for a long time, so I decided to start writing a diary because I needed to heal myself. That’s how it started. I needed to get to rock bottom, because from there the only place to go is up. But I was in very bad shape. It is sort of my take on how my family would have reacted if I didn’t make it that day, which was a great possibility. It started like that, but of course we made it a little bigger for the purposes of the film, but we actually had no intention of making it. It took me many years to write and get my head around it. As a friend read it she said, “ I think you should really consider getting this out there. There are many people that need to be healed.” It is ultimately a film about loss, but it is set around 9/11 because that was my experience. I couldn’t write about a murder or a car accident. It’s about loss and about a family’s journey back to health and healing.
Pieter: I was, of course, married to Sabrina but I was not involved in the entertainment world at all. We went through September 11, but that day we were separated and reunited 13 hours after the first plane had crashed. Long story short, I’ve worked down in the rubble and I’ve seen many things, so I have a personal experience with the overall event. The initial decision was to take this script, in which Sabrina poured her heart in the medium she could, and make something. But after talking to many filmmakers about what the scope of this story should be, I ended up seeing clearly the way in which it needed to be communicated to the world. It was the first time for both of us, and we just got to the end of the cliff and jumped. That’s who we are as people; we figure it out as we go down. We just jumped and drove and drove until this film got all the way to where it is today.
Kathleen: The project somehow miraculously ended up in my email from my agent. It becomes very difficult to find meaningful work, so this really spoke to me. There was something for me to do with Nora. I had no idea who Pieter or Sabrina were. I’m not exactly sure how I got the part [Laughs]. How did I get it Sabrina?
Sabrina: When someone suggested you we all go goosebumps. I didn’t think in a million years we would be able to get you. I thought, “There is no way we are going to be able to get this woman.” But gratefully we heard you responded to the material and we all started jumping up and down in the freezing cold of Rochester. Carlos, Most people don’t know this but she got the script about three days prior to shooting. We had a very short pre-production week, we shot for only twenty days, and we used 35mm film. Kathleen got in three days prior, and her breakdown scene was the very first day. That’s the power of this woman. That is the level at which she functions.
Kathleen: I was so lucky. They are all such topnotch actors. If any of them are a weak link then it just doesn’t play.
Carlos: This is an ensemble piece in which all the actors are on point. What was the process of developing and making it a reality.
Pieter : When Sabrina wrote the script, we had opportunities to do other films. But it felt like we needed to get passed this and get the weight off our shoulders. It was also about how we wanted to enter into the business. We’ve been trying to do this a very long time, and we just wanted to be calculative about it. But the bottom line is Sabrina wrote a script that was much bigger than either her or I had recognized. We realized that the film was much bigger than us and we knew that in the collaboration we needed to allow it to grow. From a visual standpoint I knew I was going to go against the grain of independent film by trying to take a period piece and make it more of a classic style drama, instead of a fast-cut, quick-shot, sharp film. We got up to Rochester after talking to our key team members for months and months, and after planning this thing out. The two weeks that we had was like letting the bulls out of the cage, I did as much research as I could but we didn’t have the time for a long audition process. What really worked for me was getting to know the actors as humans first, that way I knew who they were and how they worked prior to coming. That way we could allow them the freedom to collaborate, expand on these characters, find them as we were going along, and stay grounded to the truth we were trying to tell. We all worked tirelessly for hours upon hours in the freezing cold winter of Rochester, New York. It was amazing.
Sabrina: It took so long because I’d never written a script before and we never thought we would make it. That was part of the long development that took place.
Kathleen: I was really impressed. They chose people that worked well, not big names. They were looking for really fine actors. Obviously John Doman and Pablo Schreiber are rather big names, but I think they responded to Sabrina’s writing
Carlos: With the time constraints that you mention, was it difficult to get to know the cast and develop the certain chemistry needed for the scenes?
Kathleen: We were all in this house for several days so we had time to get to know each other.
Pieter: When Kathleen landed we went out to dinner and we talked. Obviously every film is different, but this one being so dark and intense we wanted to keep the set very light. We had a tight unit and everybody was heard, from the PAs to my line producer to the cast. This allowed for those bonding moments. There were times when everyone was free juts talking, but when it got to the intense moments we were all ready for what needed to be done.
Carlos: The dinner sequences seem to be such an important part of this family's relationship.
Sabrina: Pieter was brilliant with it; they are so hard to shoot.
Pieter: [Jokingly] Not a table scene!
Kathleen: [Laughing] Anything but a table scene!
Sabrina: We got kids; we got animals, and a table scene?
Pieter: How am I going to cover all these people? [Laughs]
Sabrina: That’s one of the things we get a lot from viewers, “This happened at my dinner table." It was really all based on my family. They are wonderful people, but we had to make it a bit bigger for theatrical purposes. My family is that supportive and we would do anything for each other. For the table scenes, those were just natural, real conversations. Pieter thought I was crazy when I acted them out. As an actor I get to ask “Does the dialogue feel real to me” that’s one of the benefits of being an actor and a writer. They were hard to do, but those dinner scenes were based on real conversations. I love when people come up and say “Oh my God, this happened last Christmas.” Pieter and the crew just nailed it.
Carlos: Given the scope of the film and the personal subject matter, did you feel an added sense of responsibility or pressure while making it?
Kathleen: I felt a tremendous responsibility due to the background of the story and representing that kind of grief or universal pain. But I’m sure Pieter and Sabrina felt a lot more responsibility.
Sabrina: That’s an understatement. We had this Oscar and Golden nominee in our film, if I had stopped to think about it I probably would have curled up in a corner. The pressure was amazing, but we had an amazing cast who were just so open and lovely. They were very real. For a film a like this, that was very important. We couldn’t have actors who were on the cover of every single magazine every day, because we needed our audiences to be able to get lost in these characters. There was incredible pressure.
Pieter: As far as fear, I don't think we had time for it. But I did see Kathleen as a person who is amazing and what she does on this planet and the contribution she brings, and also how passionate John, Pablo, and Adam Scarimbolo were. All of us were so in the mood right away. It was a phenomenal thing. During post, since we didn't have the time or budget to edit while we were shooting, I knew I needed to step it up.That's why I brought in 3-time Oscar-nominee William Steinkamp whose brush in filmmaking I knew would be perfect for this. It is a dream when you work with this level of talent, you trust each other and it is just such an open collaboration. Pressure, sure, of producing it and the fact you have to make money back, we have investors that we care about, but the experience over all has been amazing.
Carlos: Watching the film I was impressed to see a film set in 2002 as a period piece. It has only been 12 years, but that period of time has its own qualities looking at it from a distance. Since the film takes place in the aftermath of 9/11, how do you think this will be perceived now more than a decade apart?
Kathleen: Obviously cinematographer Jonathan Hall and Pieter had a great vision, but it is interesting the timing of this coming out. When they first showed it to me a few years ago we probably weren't ready for it. Somehow the timing seems Ok now. It doesn't seem disrespectful, it seems like people can take a little bit, we have a little distance.
Sabrina: We've been having screenings of the film, and in the most recent one we were there for 45 minutes after answering questions, and then we went out to the lobby and more people were waiting to talk to us about it and their experience. Most of them loved that we didn't make it the "9/11 film," it was about getting to know these characters. It couldn't be about the event, they have losses in other ways. People are relating on so many different levels. The response from audience members has been truly wonderful. I'm just so grateful, it is a gift that they've given us. They are giving us such a gift when they come to speak to us about it and tell us how they feel and how powerful it was. The healing they are giving us with their response is overwhelming.
Pieter: Consciously it's not a film that follows one character. It is a film in which I want you to feel uncomfortable. I want audiences to become aware as Nora becomes aware. We are not hiding that Sam, her daughter, is death, it's on the poster, because it is about Nora's journey. For the audience that connects with it, they really connect. It was a small voice that we were looking to shout out from and the response has been outstanding.
"After" Opens Friday August 15th in Los Angeles and It's Already Playing in New York and Available on VOD...
Here is what the talented team had to say about their latest project
Carlos Aguilar: “After” deals with a lot of intense emotions and conflicts. How did each one of you become involved with a project like this?
Sabrina: This is a story that was inspired by own personal experience. I was home for 9/11, we lived downtown and I lost friends. It was a very hard time, and I was really messed up for a long time, so I decided to start writing a diary because I needed to heal myself. That’s how it started. I needed to get to rock bottom, because from there the only place to go is up. But I was in very bad shape. It is sort of my take on how my family would have reacted if I didn’t make it that day, which was a great possibility. It started like that, but of course we made it a little bigger for the purposes of the film, but we actually had no intention of making it. It took me many years to write and get my head around it. As a friend read it she said, “ I think you should really consider getting this out there. There are many people that need to be healed.” It is ultimately a film about loss, but it is set around 9/11 because that was my experience. I couldn’t write about a murder or a car accident. It’s about loss and about a family’s journey back to health and healing.
Pieter: I was, of course, married to Sabrina but I was not involved in the entertainment world at all. We went through September 11, but that day we were separated and reunited 13 hours after the first plane had crashed. Long story short, I’ve worked down in the rubble and I’ve seen many things, so I have a personal experience with the overall event. The initial decision was to take this script, in which Sabrina poured her heart in the medium she could, and make something. But after talking to many filmmakers about what the scope of this story should be, I ended up seeing clearly the way in which it needed to be communicated to the world. It was the first time for both of us, and we just got to the end of the cliff and jumped. That’s who we are as people; we figure it out as we go down. We just jumped and drove and drove until this film got all the way to where it is today.
Kathleen: The project somehow miraculously ended up in my email from my agent. It becomes very difficult to find meaningful work, so this really spoke to me. There was something for me to do with Nora. I had no idea who Pieter or Sabrina were. I’m not exactly sure how I got the part [Laughs]. How did I get it Sabrina?
Sabrina: When someone suggested you we all go goosebumps. I didn’t think in a million years we would be able to get you. I thought, “There is no way we are going to be able to get this woman.” But gratefully we heard you responded to the material and we all started jumping up and down in the freezing cold of Rochester. Carlos, Most people don’t know this but she got the script about three days prior to shooting. We had a very short pre-production week, we shot for only twenty days, and we used 35mm film. Kathleen got in three days prior, and her breakdown scene was the very first day. That’s the power of this woman. That is the level at which she functions.
Kathleen: I was so lucky. They are all such topnotch actors. If any of them are a weak link then it just doesn’t play.
Carlos: This is an ensemble piece in which all the actors are on point. What was the process of developing and making it a reality.
Pieter : When Sabrina wrote the script, we had opportunities to do other films. But it felt like we needed to get passed this and get the weight off our shoulders. It was also about how we wanted to enter into the business. We’ve been trying to do this a very long time, and we just wanted to be calculative about it. But the bottom line is Sabrina wrote a script that was much bigger than either her or I had recognized. We realized that the film was much bigger than us and we knew that in the collaboration we needed to allow it to grow. From a visual standpoint I knew I was going to go against the grain of independent film by trying to take a period piece and make it more of a classic style drama, instead of a fast-cut, quick-shot, sharp film. We got up to Rochester after talking to our key team members for months and months, and after planning this thing out. The two weeks that we had was like letting the bulls out of the cage, I did as much research as I could but we didn’t have the time for a long audition process. What really worked for me was getting to know the actors as humans first, that way I knew who they were and how they worked prior to coming. That way we could allow them the freedom to collaborate, expand on these characters, find them as we were going along, and stay grounded to the truth we were trying to tell. We all worked tirelessly for hours upon hours in the freezing cold winter of Rochester, New York. It was amazing.
Sabrina: It took so long because I’d never written a script before and we never thought we would make it. That was part of the long development that took place.
Kathleen: I was really impressed. They chose people that worked well, not big names. They were looking for really fine actors. Obviously John Doman and Pablo Schreiber are rather big names, but I think they responded to Sabrina’s writing
Carlos: With the time constraints that you mention, was it difficult to get to know the cast and develop the certain chemistry needed for the scenes?
Kathleen: We were all in this house for several days so we had time to get to know each other.
Pieter: When Kathleen landed we went out to dinner and we talked. Obviously every film is different, but this one being so dark and intense we wanted to keep the set very light. We had a tight unit and everybody was heard, from the PAs to my line producer to the cast. This allowed for those bonding moments. There were times when everyone was free juts talking, but when it got to the intense moments we were all ready for what needed to be done.
Carlos: The dinner sequences seem to be such an important part of this family's relationship.
Sabrina: Pieter was brilliant with it; they are so hard to shoot.
Pieter: [Jokingly] Not a table scene!
Kathleen: [Laughing] Anything but a table scene!
Sabrina: We got kids; we got animals, and a table scene?
Pieter: How am I going to cover all these people? [Laughs]
Sabrina: That’s one of the things we get a lot from viewers, “This happened at my dinner table." It was really all based on my family. They are wonderful people, but we had to make it a bit bigger for theatrical purposes. My family is that supportive and we would do anything for each other. For the table scenes, those were just natural, real conversations. Pieter thought I was crazy when I acted them out. As an actor I get to ask “Does the dialogue feel real to me” that’s one of the benefits of being an actor and a writer. They were hard to do, but those dinner scenes were based on real conversations. I love when people come up and say “Oh my God, this happened last Christmas.” Pieter and the crew just nailed it.
Carlos: Given the scope of the film and the personal subject matter, did you feel an added sense of responsibility or pressure while making it?
Kathleen: I felt a tremendous responsibility due to the background of the story and representing that kind of grief or universal pain. But I’m sure Pieter and Sabrina felt a lot more responsibility.
Sabrina: That’s an understatement. We had this Oscar and Golden nominee in our film, if I had stopped to think about it I probably would have curled up in a corner. The pressure was amazing, but we had an amazing cast who were just so open and lovely. They were very real. For a film a like this, that was very important. We couldn’t have actors who were on the cover of every single magazine every day, because we needed our audiences to be able to get lost in these characters. There was incredible pressure.
Pieter: As far as fear, I don't think we had time for it. But I did see Kathleen as a person who is amazing and what she does on this planet and the contribution she brings, and also how passionate John, Pablo, and Adam Scarimbolo were. All of us were so in the mood right away. It was a phenomenal thing. During post, since we didn't have the time or budget to edit while we were shooting, I knew I needed to step it up.That's why I brought in 3-time Oscar-nominee William Steinkamp whose brush in filmmaking I knew would be perfect for this. It is a dream when you work with this level of talent, you trust each other and it is just such an open collaboration. Pressure, sure, of producing it and the fact you have to make money back, we have investors that we care about, but the experience over all has been amazing.
Carlos: Watching the film I was impressed to see a film set in 2002 as a period piece. It has only been 12 years, but that period of time has its own qualities looking at it from a distance. Since the film takes place in the aftermath of 9/11, how do you think this will be perceived now more than a decade apart?
Kathleen: Obviously cinematographer Jonathan Hall and Pieter had a great vision, but it is interesting the timing of this coming out. When they first showed it to me a few years ago we probably weren't ready for it. Somehow the timing seems Ok now. It doesn't seem disrespectful, it seems like people can take a little bit, we have a little distance.
Sabrina: We've been having screenings of the film, and in the most recent one we were there for 45 minutes after answering questions, and then we went out to the lobby and more people were waiting to talk to us about it and their experience. Most of them loved that we didn't make it the "9/11 film," it was about getting to know these characters. It couldn't be about the event, they have losses in other ways. People are relating on so many different levels. The response from audience members has been truly wonderful. I'm just so grateful, it is a gift that they've given us. They are giving us such a gift when they come to speak to us about it and tell us how they feel and how powerful it was. The healing they are giving us with their response is overwhelming.
Pieter: Consciously it's not a film that follows one character. It is a film in which I want you to feel uncomfortable. I want audiences to become aware as Nora becomes aware. We are not hiding that Sam, her daughter, is death, it's on the poster, because it is about Nora's journey. For the audience that connects with it, they really connect. It was a small voice that we were looking to shout out from and the response has been outstanding.
"After" Opens Friday August 15th in Los Angeles and It's Already Playing in New York and Available on VOD...
- 8/15/2014
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
For a family with a surname that connotes love, the Valentino clan of upstate New York has enough issues to be straight out of a Chekhov play. Pieter Gaspersz’s After sets them in the winter of 2002, and among other things, gruff patriarch Mitch (John Doman) is emotionally distant, obsessed with illegal immigration, and disapproving of his daughter Maxine (Sabrina Gennarino), who desires to marry her long-term, African-American boyfriend, Andy (Darrin Dewitt Henson); eldest son Christian (Pablo Schreiber) is struggling to keep the family stonecutting business afloat; younger and frequently squeaky-voiced son, Nicky (Adam Scarimbolo), is an ex-con and all-around screwup; and brittle matriarch Nora (Kathleen Quinlan) obsesses over VHS tapes sent by prodigal daughter ...
- 8/6/2014
- Village Voice
The War at Home: Gaspersz’s Film is Garbage Bin Exploitation
To truly address the putrid redolence of something like the film After, of such deficient quality that it’s unfathomable people will actually pay for a ticket to see this (not to mention the validating presence of Kathleen Quinlan), one must divulge the preposterous twist that proudly unfurls in the final act. Needless to say, there will be a major spoiler alert pertaining to what’s actually going on with this blighted undertaking, but consider it to be the warning signal to keep your hours for some much more fruitful activity than experiencing the offensive nature of this veracious stink-bomb.
Welcome to the upper crust, suburban milieu of the Valentino clan, a family of WASPy scions that appear to be on the verge of unavoidable implosion due to some insidious secret. The matriarch, Nora (Kathleen Quinlan) seems to...
To truly address the putrid redolence of something like the film After, of such deficient quality that it’s unfathomable people will actually pay for a ticket to see this (not to mention the validating presence of Kathleen Quinlan), one must divulge the preposterous twist that proudly unfurls in the final act. Needless to say, there will be a major spoiler alert pertaining to what’s actually going on with this blighted undertaking, but consider it to be the warning signal to keep your hours for some much more fruitful activity than experiencing the offensive nature of this veracious stink-bomb.
Welcome to the upper crust, suburban milieu of the Valentino clan, a family of WASPy scions that appear to be on the verge of unavoidable implosion due to some insidious secret. The matriarch, Nora (Kathleen Quinlan) seems to...
- 8/4/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Putting it nicely, After is not an easy film to sit through. Human emotion is not something that can easily be “manipulated,” and while I sincerely don’t want to use that word based on writer Sabrina Gennarino’s scripted intentions, no word better describes the gratuitous drama each Valentino family member subjects viewers to. Despair, deceit, treachery, withdrawal – no character is safe from a gamut of emotional follies, but after a while, the endless parade of obvious baggage becomes far too cumbersome for such a dreary travel. Even worse are the motivations for these actions, presented without coherence or detail in a way that makes any sort of meaningful attachment next to impossible. After never quite tries to be anything more than a cheap tissue waster, ending on a note that almost guilts you for enjoying no parts of the ride – a truly depressing affair with a baffling amount of anger.
- 8/4/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Paladin, in partnership with Accretion Films, will distribute Pieter Gaspersz's psychological horror tale After on August 8th. The flick will be simultaneously unveiled on digital platforms and on DVD through Virgil Films, who acquired all North American digital and home entertainment rights.
Kathleen Quinlan, John Doman, Pablo Schreiber, Sabrina Gennarino, and Adam Scarimbolo star.
Synopsis
Set in icy upstate New York in the winter of 2002, After is about the Valentinos, a middle class clan facing financial hardship – their family stone cutting business is slowly failing – and coping with the usual rivalries and resentments that affect all but their absent daughter, Samantha, who has recently escaped Rochester for a new life in lower Manhattan. At their center is matriarch Nora (Quinlan), whose cheerful exterior masks an emotional fragility of which the entire family is painfully aware and fiercely protective. But their delicate balance is threatened by a carefully concealed secret that,...
Kathleen Quinlan, John Doman, Pablo Schreiber, Sabrina Gennarino, and Adam Scarimbolo star.
Synopsis
Set in icy upstate New York in the winter of 2002, After is about the Valentinos, a middle class clan facing financial hardship – their family stone cutting business is slowly failing – and coping with the usual rivalries and resentments that affect all but their absent daughter, Samantha, who has recently escaped Rochester for a new life in lower Manhattan. At their center is matriarch Nora (Quinlan), whose cheerful exterior masks an emotional fragility of which the entire family is painfully aware and fiercely protective. But their delicate balance is threatened by a carefully concealed secret that,...
- 4/30/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Paladin and Accretion Films will distribute the psycho-thriller After on August 8 in the Us. Separately, Syndicado and Variance Films are teaming on the documentary Elena.
After marks the feature directorial debut of Pieter Gaspersz, who also produced with screenwriter Sabrina Gennarino.
The film will be go out day-and-date on digital and DVD through Virgil Films, who acquired all North American digital and home entertainment rights.
Kathleen Quinlan (pictured) stars in the family story alongside John Doman, Pablo Schreiber, Adam Scarimbolo, Diane Neal, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Bruno Gunn, Mandy Gonzalez, and Gennarino.
Elena screened at SXSW and will open on May 30 at New York City’s IFC Center before expanding to Los Angeles’ Laemmle Royal and additional markets across North America on June 13. Digital and home video release will follow in September.
Tim Robbins and Fernando Meirelles served as executive producers on the story of Petra, a Brazilian who moves to New York to follow her acting dreams...
After marks the feature directorial debut of Pieter Gaspersz, who also produced with screenwriter Sabrina Gennarino.
The film will be go out day-and-date on digital and DVD through Virgil Films, who acquired all North American digital and home entertainment rights.
Kathleen Quinlan (pictured) stars in the family story alongside John Doman, Pablo Schreiber, Adam Scarimbolo, Diane Neal, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Bruno Gunn, Mandy Gonzalez, and Gennarino.
Elena screened at SXSW and will open on May 30 at New York City’s IFC Center before expanding to Los Angeles’ Laemmle Royal and additional markets across North America on June 13. Digital and home video release will follow in September.
Tim Robbins and Fernando Meirelles served as executive producers on the story of Petra, a Brazilian who moves to New York to follow her acting dreams...
- 4/30/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Starting off with something of a bang, Scalene takes us back through the events that led to the moment when the mother of a mentally handicapped child takes her vengeance on the girl he’s been accused of raping. Taking the kind of typical great performance we’ve come to expect from Margo Martindale and supporting it with great turns by Hanna Hall and Adam Scarimbolo, the story sets up the three leads with just enough sympathy for all three that by the time the truth comes out it’s hard to say exactly what the right course of action should have been. It would be easy to write off Scalene for being just another dramatic thriller with a twist, but Martindale’s superb work elevates it to something surprising.
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- 8/20/2012
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
Chicago – By the age of 15, actress Hanna Hall had delivered iconic lines in two of the most acclaimed films of the ’90s. After famously yelling, “Run, Forrest, run!” in Robert Zemeckis’s Oscar-winner, “Forrest Gump,” Hall nailed the unforgettable line, “Obviously, doctor, you’ve never been a 13-year-old girl,” in Sofia Coppola’s directorial debut, “The Virgin Suicides.”
Since then, Hall has tackled a wide variety of audacious roles in both mainstream releases, such as Rob Zombie’s 2007 “Halloween” remake, and independent productions including Adam Sherman’s edgy 2010 drama, “Happiness Runs.” In her latest film, “Scalene,” Hall plays Paige, a compassionate college student who signs up to care for a mentally handicapped man, Jakob (Adam Scarimbolo). When she suspects that Jakob is being abused by his mother, Janice (Margo Martindale), Paige attempts to “save” him by devising a plan that could potentially result in her own doom. Director/co-writer Zack Parker...
Since then, Hall has tackled a wide variety of audacious roles in both mainstream releases, such as Rob Zombie’s 2007 “Halloween” remake, and independent productions including Adam Sherman’s edgy 2010 drama, “Happiness Runs.” In her latest film, “Scalene,” Hall plays Paige, a compassionate college student who signs up to care for a mentally handicapped man, Jakob (Adam Scarimbolo). When she suspects that Jakob is being abused by his mother, Janice (Margo Martindale), Paige attempts to “save” him by devising a plan that could potentially result in her own doom. Director/co-writer Zack Parker...
- 8/9/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
*full disclosure: a DVD screener of this film was provided by Breaking Glass Pictures. Director: Zack Parker. Writers: Brandon Owens, and Zack Parker. Cast: Margo Martindale, Hanna Hall, Adam Scarimbolo, Jim Dougherty, Ladonna Pettijohn, Raymond Kester, Angela Steele, Sean Blodgett, Frank T. Ziede, Mark A. Nash, and Eric Monroe. Tagline: "The truth is just a point of view." Scalene is an exceptional film built around three characters' perspectives. Each has their own truth in relation to certain tragic events. Zack Parker's third film also sets up those tragic events with a reverse narrative. The film's story begins from a certain violent point and then works its way backwards through each characters' eyes. This storytelling style is effective and Scalene will hopefully find a large audience when it releases later this month. A scalene triangle has three unequal sides. The perspectives in the film are also unequal. Jakob's (Adam Scarimbolo) perspective is the.
- 7/9/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
We’re back with the latest edition of the Indie Spotlight. Today’s feature includes news on a Christmas horror anthology, the newest episode of Midnight Horror Show, a teaser for an upcoming zombie webseries, and more:
Zombie Girl Diary: “Zombie Girl Diary is a phenomenal film in the making starring Jim Krut and Jimmyo Burril. It is a story about a mother and daughter fighting to survive throughout a zombie apocalypse. Along the way they encounter other survivors and come together to make their way through this crazy world, now turned upside down. You’ll have to watch our film and see who makes it out alive!”
For more information on the film and a 30 second teaser trailer, visit their official Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/ZombieGirlDiary
Midnight Horror Show: Episode 3 of Midnight Horror Show was released earlier this month. The webseries features an original horror shorts...
Zombie Girl Diary: “Zombie Girl Diary is a phenomenal film in the making starring Jim Krut and Jimmyo Burril. It is a story about a mother and daughter fighting to survive throughout a zombie apocalypse. Along the way they encounter other survivors and come together to make their way through this crazy world, now turned upside down. You’ll have to watch our film and see who makes it out alive!”
For more information on the film and a 30 second teaser trailer, visit their official Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/ZombieGirlDiary
Midnight Horror Show: Episode 3 of Midnight Horror Show was released earlier this month. The webseries features an original horror shorts...
- 5/27/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The long road to get Scalene out to the masses is almost over for indie filmmaker Zack Parker, as Breaking Glass Pictures has announced a July 31st Blu-ray/DVD release date for his film Scalene, a dark, edgy thriller that asks you to decide the truth for yourself in the face of tragedy.
Written by Brandon Owens and Zack Parker, directed by Parker, and starring Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale (“Justified”, “A Gifted Man”), Hanna Hall (Rob Zombie’s Halloween, The Virgin Suicides) and Adam Scarimbolo (Stake Land), Scalene brings the best and the worst in everyone to the surface in a twisted, layered tale of betrayal, lies and revenge.
Trickily told from three points of view, perceptual thriller Scalene (review here) revolves around a mother's (Martindale) revenge after her mentally challenged, twenty-something son (Scarimbolo) is accused of a sexual assault by his student caretaker (Hanna Hall).
The DVD release...
Written by Brandon Owens and Zack Parker, directed by Parker, and starring Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale (“Justified”, “A Gifted Man”), Hanna Hall (Rob Zombie’s Halloween, The Virgin Suicides) and Adam Scarimbolo (Stake Land), Scalene brings the best and the worst in everyone to the surface in a twisted, layered tale of betrayal, lies and revenge.
Trickily told from three points of view, perceptual thriller Scalene (review here) revolves around a mother's (Martindale) revenge after her mentally challenged, twenty-something son (Scarimbolo) is accused of a sexual assault by his student caretaker (Hanna Hall).
The DVD release...
- 5/25/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
May 14, 2012 – Philadelphia, Pa — Breaking Glass Pictures is proud to announce the July 31 Blu-Ray (Srp $29.99) and DVD (Srp $24.99) release of Scalene, a dark, edgy thriller that asks you to decide the truth for yourself in the face of tragedy.
Written and directed by Zack Parker, and starring Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale (“Justified”, “A Gifted Man”), Hanna Hall (Rob Zombie’s Halloween, The Virgin Suicides) and Adam Scarimbolo (Stake Land).… More...
Written and directed by Zack Parker, and starring Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale (“Justified”, “A Gifted Man”), Hanna Hall (Rob Zombie’s Halloween, The Virgin Suicides) and Adam Scarimbolo (Stake Land).… More...
- 5/23/2012
- by HorrorNews.net
- Horror News
Zack Parker’s Scalene is a small midwestern gem of a psychological thriller, with several moments that are as shocking as any that will find their way to commercial movie screens all year. Parker and his co-writer, longtime collaborator Brandon Owens use two storytelling devices that have gone in and out of vogue — out-of-sequence and multiple-perspective recounting of events — to marvelous effect. Shot in the filmmaker’s home state of Indiana, it is a heady and tragic mind bender, one that has been unduly overlooked by the major American fests while having had a long run on the regional circuit.
The film opens with Janice, expertly played by Margo Martindale, character actress extraordinaire, in her first starring turn after winning an Emmy for her role in FX’s Justified, arriving at the suburban home of Paige (Hanna Hall, who once played Forrest Gump’s daughter) and brutally assaulting her. The...
The film opens with Janice, expertly played by Margo Martindale, character actress extraordinaire, in her first starring turn after winning an Emmy for her role in FX’s Justified, arriving at the suburban home of Paige (Hanna Hall, who once played Forrest Gump’s daughter) and brutally assaulting her. The...
- 1/26/2012
- by Brandon Harris
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
It isn't often that little indie films get week-long theatrical runs, especially in the Big Apple, but from January 20th-26th, 2012, you can catch Zack Parker's Scalene at the reRun Theater in Brooklyn. Best of all, stars Margo Martindale and Adam Scarimbolo, producer Carlos Jimenez Flores, and director/co-writer/co-producer Parker will be at the theater throughout the 20th and 21st for Q&As after the showings.
Showtimes:
Friday, January 20th (7pm, 10pm) * Special Guests In Person *
Saturday, January 21st (7pm, 10pm) * Special Guests In Person *
Monday, January 23rd (7pm)
Tuesday, January 24th (7pm)
Wednesday, January 25th (10pm)
Thursday, January 26th (7pm)
Click here for additional info on the reRun Theater and here for tickets.
Trickily told from three points of view, perceptual thriller Scalene (review here) revolves around a mother's (Martindale) revenge after her mentally challenged, twenty-something son (Scarimbolo) is accused of a sexual assault by his student...
Showtimes:
Friday, January 20th (7pm, 10pm) * Special Guests In Person *
Saturday, January 21st (7pm, 10pm) * Special Guests In Person *
Monday, January 23rd (7pm)
Tuesday, January 24th (7pm)
Wednesday, January 25th (10pm)
Thursday, January 26th (7pm)
Click here for additional info on the reRun Theater and here for tickets.
Trickily told from three points of view, perceptual thriller Scalene (review here) revolves around a mother's (Martindale) revenge after her mentally challenged, twenty-something son (Scarimbolo) is accused of a sexual assault by his student...
- 1/13/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
In early September we told you about indie filmmaker Zack Parker's somewhat unorthodox rollout schedule for his new film Scalene, and now we have an update from him with regard to the special features we can expect on the DVD and Blu-ray along with a trailer for one very special "extra".
Winner of multiple awards, including the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature at Dances with Films in Los Angeles, Best Feature/Best Director at the Cincinnati Film Festival, and Best Drama/Best Film at the Geek Independent Film Festival, Scalene (review coming soon) is a perceptual thriller told from three points of view that revolves around a mother's revenge after her mentally-challenged son is accused of a sexual assault by his college caretaker.
The film is currently available on DVD and will be released on Blu-ray exclusively via the Along the Tracks website on November 8th. In addition,...
Winner of multiple awards, including the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature at Dances with Films in Los Angeles, Best Feature/Best Director at the Cincinnati Film Festival, and Best Drama/Best Film at the Geek Independent Film Festival, Scalene (review coming soon) is a perceptual thriller told from three points of view that revolves around a mother's revenge after her mentally-challenged son is accused of a sexual assault by his college caretaker.
The film is currently available on DVD and will be released on Blu-ray exclusively via the Along the Tracks website on November 8th. In addition,...
- 10/20/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
We first got word about Zack Parker's third feature film, Scalene, about four months ago, and now not only do we have an official trailer to share, but we also have the lowdown on how you can pre-order a copy of the flick on either DVD or Blu-ray! Read on for all the details.
Along The Tracks Productions has launched a newly designed website to coincide with the release of the official trailer for Scalene and also to announce the pre-order of the film on DVD and Blu-ray.
Scalene, the winner of the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature at this year's Los Angeles-based film festival Dances with Films, stars Margo Martindale (currently Emmy nominated for her arc on the F/X series "Justified"), Hanna Hall (Rob Zombie's Halloween), and Adam Scarimbolo (Stake Lane). It was written by Brandon Owens and Zack Parker, directed by Parker, and produced by Parker and Carlos Jimenez Flores.
Along The Tracks Productions has launched a newly designed website to coincide with the release of the official trailer for Scalene and also to announce the pre-order of the film on DVD and Blu-ray.
Scalene, the winner of the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature at this year's Los Angeles-based film festival Dances with Films, stars Margo Martindale (currently Emmy nominated for her arc on the F/X series "Justified"), Hanna Hall (Rob Zombie's Halloween), and Adam Scarimbolo (Stake Lane). It was written by Brandon Owens and Zack Parker, directed by Parker, and produced by Parker and Carlos Jimenez Flores.
- 9/6/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Title: Scalene Director: Zack Parker Starring: Margo Martindale, Hanna Hall, Adam Scarimbolo, Jim Dougherty ‘Scalene’, a recent world premiere at the ongoing Dances With Films festival, opens with a jolt, in large part because one doesn’t expect to see Margo Martindale, a veteran character actress with more than 80 credits under her belt, doing physical battle with Hanna Hall, the young Jenny from ‘Forrest Gump’, and later costar of Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween’ remake. And yet there they are — one with a gun, the other in flight. They scuffle, yell and run about, giving clues of a greater familiarity with one another. Soon we’re winding backwards in time, and learning...
- 6/8/2011
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
We have been provided with the new UK movie trailer for IFC Film's undead horror thriller "Stake Land." The film released limitedly in the Us during April, will hit UK screens on June 17th.Directed by Jim Mickle the film stars Danielle Harris, Kelly McGillis, Connor Paolo, Bonnie Dennison, Michael Cerveris, Chance Kelly, Sean Nelson, Marianne Hagan, Adam Scarimbolo and Nick Damici.Watch the trailer below;A young boy (Connor Paolo, Gossip Girl) is about to learn how cruel the world can become. Martin was a normal teenager before the country collapsed in an empty pit of disaster, and a vampire epidemic swept across the nation.s abandoned towns and cities.It.s up to Mister (Nick Damici, Mulberry Street, World Trade Center), a death dealing,...
- 6/5/2011
- by Anthony Pearson
- Monsters and Critics
To say the latest vampire opus Stake Land is good is a bit of an understatement. If you haven't seen it yet and prefer your vampires free of emo angst and sparkles, holy shit, brothers and sisters - you are in for a treat as the flick is getting set to make its home video debut in just a couple of short months.
Look for it in stores on August 2, 2011.
Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson all star. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix with producers Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden, who also appears in the film.
Synopsis
America is a lost nation. When an epidemic of vampirism strikes, humans find themselves on the run from vicious, feral beasts. Cities are tombs and...
Look for it in stores on August 2, 2011.
Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson all star. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix with producers Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden, who also appears in the film.
Synopsis
America is a lost nation. When an epidemic of vampirism strikes, humans find themselves on the run from vicious, feral beasts. Cities are tombs and...
- 5/19/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
After reviewing Zack Parker's Inexchange (2005) and Quench (2008), I've been waiting to see what the young director might come up with next. Finally there's some light at the end of that tunnel as his new feature Scalene will be having its world premiere June 4th at the Dances with Films indie film festival. Read on for the details!
The Scalene premiere has a Facebook event page set up, and you can also get tickets directly from the Dances with Films website.
Synopsis:
Scalene is a perceptual thriller told from three points of view revolving around the rape of a female college student by a mentally handicapped man and his mother's subsequent revenge after his incarceration.
It was written by Brandon Owens and Zack Parker, directed by Parker, and produced by Parker and Carlos Jimenez Flores. The film stars Margo Martindale ("Justified"), Hanna Hall (Rob Zombie's Halloween), and Adam Scarimbolo (Stake Land...
The Scalene premiere has a Facebook event page set up, and you can also get tickets directly from the Dances with Films website.
Synopsis:
Scalene is a perceptual thriller told from three points of view revolving around the rape of a female college student by a mentally handicapped man and his mother's subsequent revenge after his incarceration.
It was written by Brandon Owens and Zack Parker, directed by Parker, and produced by Parker and Carlos Jimenez Flores. The film stars Margo Martindale ("Justified"), Hanna Hall (Rob Zombie's Halloween), and Adam Scarimbolo (Stake Land...
- 5/12/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Here's two new videos for "Stake Land". Written directed by Jim Mickie, the film is produced by Dark Sky Films Glass Eye Pix, as well as these producers; Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden who actually appear in the film. "Stake Land" stars Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo and Sean Nelson. ...
- 5/4/2011
- www.ohmygore.com/
The Stake Land ‘Belle’ Movie Trailer has premiered. Jim Mickle‘s Stake Land (2010) stars Danielle Harris, Nick Damici, Connor Paolo, Kelly McGillis, and Michael Cerveris. Stake Land’s plot synopsis: “America is a lost nation. When an epidemic of vampirism strikes, humans find themselves on the run from vicious, feral beasts. Cities are tombs and survivors cling together in rural pockets, fearful of nightfall. When his family is slaughtered, young Martin (Gossip Girl’s Connor Paolo) is taken under the wing of a grizzled, wayward hunter (In the Cut’s Nick Damici) whose new prey are the undead. Simply known as Mister, the vampire stalker takes Martin on a journey through the locked-down towns of America’s heartland, searching for a better place while taking down any bloodsuckers that cross their path. Along the way they recruit fellow travellers, including a nun (Kelly McGillis) who is caught in a crisis...
- 4/17/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
The Stake Land Movie Trailer and Movie Poster have premiered. Jim Mickle‘s Stake Land (2010) stars Nick Damici, Danielle Harris, Connor Paolo, Kelly McGillis, and Michael Cerveris. Stake Land’s plot synopsis: “America is a lost nation. When an epidemic of vampirism strikes, humans find themselves on the run from vicious, feral beasts. Cities are tombs and survivors cling together in rural pockets, fearful of nightfall. When his family is slaughtered, young Martin (Gossip Girl’s Connor Paolo) is taken under the wing of a grizzled, wayward hunter (In the Cut’s Nick Damici) whose new prey are the undead. Simply known as Mister, the vampire stalker takes Martin on a journey through the locked-down towns of America’s heartland, searching for a better place while taking down any bloodsuckers that cross their path. Along the way they recruit fellow travellers, including a nun (Kelly McGillis) who is caught in...
- 4/16/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Finally the official trailer for Jim Mickle's toothy new vampire flick Stake Land is here, and just like the film itself, it's a winner. Grab your own Mr. Pointy and start watchin'.
IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi Media Group and its subsidiary Dark Sky Films to release Jim Mickle’s vampire epidemic thriller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last autumn, where it won the Midnight Madness audience award. IFC will give it a nationwide theatrical platform release beginning April 22nd with VOD to follow shortly.
Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson all star. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix with producers Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden, who also appears in the film.
Check out the goods below, and...
IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi Media Group and its subsidiary Dark Sky Films to release Jim Mickle’s vampire epidemic thriller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last autumn, where it won the Midnight Madness audience award. IFC will give it a nationwide theatrical platform release beginning April 22nd with VOD to follow shortly.
Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson all star. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix with producers Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden, who also appears in the film.
Check out the goods below, and...
- 4/15/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
When it comes to ferocious vampire action, Stake Land has all the bite that you could possibly hope for, but before all of that wonderful carnage begins, how about getting to know a few of the characters a little bit better?
These mini-vignettes, detailing the time leading up to the horrific events of the film, each provide a tantalizing glimpse into the lives of the Stake Land cast of characters.
Check out the first two installments of the series right now! Look for more to be unveiled over the next two weeks.
IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi Media Group and its subsidiary Dark Sky Films to release Jim Mickle’s vampire epidemic thriller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last autumn, where it won the Midnight Madness audience award. IFC will give it a nationwide theatrical platform release and day-and-date VOD launch on April 22nd.
Connor Paolo,...
These mini-vignettes, detailing the time leading up to the horrific events of the film, each provide a tantalizing glimpse into the lives of the Stake Land cast of characters.
Check out the first two installments of the series right now! Look for more to be unveiled over the next two weeks.
IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi Media Group and its subsidiary Dark Sky Films to release Jim Mickle’s vampire epidemic thriller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last autumn, where it won the Midnight Madness audience award. IFC will give it a nationwide theatrical platform release and day-and-date VOD launch on April 22nd.
Connor Paolo,...
- 4/14/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Words alone are not enough to express how excited we are for Stake Land to be unleashed upon the masses. Finally an epic vampire film with tons of bite is here, and that's much cause for celebration!
IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi Media Group and its subsidiary Dark Sky Films to release Jim Mickle’s vampire epidemic thriller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last autumn, where it won the Midnight Madness audience award. IFC will give it a nationwide theatrical platform release and day-and-date VOD launch on April 22nd.
Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson all star. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix with producers Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden, who also appears in the film.
Check out the new one-sheet below,...
IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi Media Group and its subsidiary Dark Sky Films to release Jim Mickle’s vampire epidemic thriller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last autumn, where it won the Midnight Madness audience award. IFC will give it a nationwide theatrical platform release and day-and-date VOD launch on April 22nd.
Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson all star. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix with producers Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden, who also appears in the film.
Check out the new one-sheet below,...
- 4/12/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
While stumbling around the cyber maze for our weekly Wtf Friday video feature, we came across a pretty bitching untitled viral video that does a hell of a lot more than just bare its fangs.
Upon doing some digging (well okay, all we really did was click the "Show More" button on YouTube), it's become apparent that said viral is actually a video for Jim Mickle’s post-apocalyptic vampire tale Stake Land (review here). Having just watched the flick, we can honestly say this vampire tale is pretty damned epic. As you'll see from the video, these creatures aren't the usual sparkling, brooding, pretty forever-teens that have been jammed down our throats over the last several years. They're blissfully ugly, unabashedly vicious, and just what we needed!
To keep track of this vampire uprising, keep an eye on the On to New Eden website.
IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi...
Upon doing some digging (well okay, all we really did was click the "Show More" button on YouTube), it's become apparent that said viral is actually a video for Jim Mickle’s post-apocalyptic vampire tale Stake Land (review here). Having just watched the flick, we can honestly say this vampire tale is pretty damned epic. As you'll see from the video, these creatures aren't the usual sparkling, brooding, pretty forever-teens that have been jammed down our throats over the last several years. They're blissfully ugly, unabashedly vicious, and just what we needed!
To keep track of this vampire uprising, keep an eye on the On to New Eden website.
IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi...
- 4/8/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Zack Parker's Scalene came to me early in 2011 after following Parker and his gang making the movie in 2010. What Zack Parker has done is set the bar very high for indie filmmakers abroad! Scalene could play at any theater or movie channel on any given day. The film is a hybrid or sorts, not so much falling in the horror or hardcore thriller genre but it is what Parker described to me in our interview as a perceptual thriller.
Watching this extremely well written movie which tells the story about three main characters, one is a guarded mother named Janice Tremble (Margo Martindale) who takes care of her mentally challenged son Jakob (Adam Scarimbolo) who as the film unfolds you find out why he is in this condition and a horrible secret is uncovered by Paige Alexander (Hanna Hall) who befriends Jakob and learns more thwn she wants to know.
Watching this extremely well written movie which tells the story about three main characters, one is a guarded mother named Janice Tremble (Margo Martindale) who takes care of her mentally challenged son Jakob (Adam Scarimbolo) who as the film unfolds you find out why he is in this condition and a horrible secret is uncovered by Paige Alexander (Hanna Hall) who befriends Jakob and learns more thwn she wants to know.
- 3/20/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Zack Parker is an Indiana director who has what I consider to be a really special film that will be hitting the festival cicuit this year. His newest film Scalene simply impressed me from beginning to end. The film is one of those rare gems that offers the audience a Wtf ending so you can interpret the ending how you see fit, could be this way or it could be this way! The guy knows how to make a great indie thriller and make it look like a studio movie from Hollywierd! Check out my latest Versus with director Zack Parker and learn more about him and his film Scalene.
Brian S- First off tell me how you got into film making?
Zack Parker- It's really become quite the cliche of a lot of filmmakers of my generation. My Dad bought an 8mm Sony Handycam when I was around 11 years old.
Brian S- First off tell me how you got into film making?
Zack Parker- It's really become quite the cliche of a lot of filmmakers of my generation. My Dad bought an 8mm Sony Handycam when I was around 11 years old.
- 3/19/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Writer/director Joshua Hull is quickly making a name for himself within the horror genre in a very short time. His first feature, the zombie comedy Beverly Lane, debuted this past October to sell-out crowds and he’s currently gearing up for his next project Idiot Gore, which is set to start filming soon. Hull, who decided to use an unprecedented approach to his latest project by letting fans compete to create his killer, is keeping that collaborative spirit alive and will be filming scenes from Idiot Gore during the upcoming Days of the Dead convention.
Check out Hull’s five favorite indie genre projects below!
1. Scalene (Directed by Zack Parker)
Zack is good friend and I was lucky enough to attend the private screening of Scalene a few weeks back. It's not a horror film, it's a perceptual thriller starring Margo Martindale, Hannah Hall and Adam Scarimbolo. I had...
Check out Hull’s five favorite indie genre projects below!
1. Scalene (Directed by Zack Parker)
Zack is good friend and I was lucky enough to attend the private screening of Scalene a few weeks back. It's not a horror film, it's a perceptual thriller starring Margo Martindale, Hannah Hall and Adam Scarimbolo. I had...
- 3/15/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
Fans have been waiting on some firm release plans for Jim Mickle’s post-apocalyptic vampire tale Stake Land (review here) for a while now, and while we're all excited for its limited theatrical release on April 22nd, the fact of the matter remains, a very limited amount of people would be getting to see it. Until now that is.
According to Screen Daily IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi Media Group and its subsidiary Dark Sky Films to release Mickle’s vampire epidemic thriller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last autumn where it won the Midnight Madness audience award. IFC will give it a nationwide theatrical platform release and day-and-date VOD launch on April 22nd.
Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson all star. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden...
According to Screen Daily IFC Midnight is partnering with Mpi Media Group and its subsidiary Dark Sky Films to release Mickle’s vampire epidemic thriller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last autumn where it won the Midnight Madness audience award. IFC will give it a nationwide theatrical platform release and day-and-date VOD launch on April 22nd.
Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson all star. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden...
- 2/16/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Yet another new image has come our way in promotion of Jim Mickle's highly acclaimed Stake Land, which you'll be able to dig on in theatres April 22nd! Check it out!
The post-apocalyptic Stake Land (review here) stars Kelly McGills as Sister, a nun caught in a crisis of faith who joins forces with vicious vampire hunters Martin (Connor Paolo) and Mister (Nick Damici). But her biggest threat may not come from the bloodthirsty masses — rather from a militia head (Michael Cerveris) who interprets the post-apocalyptic chaos in his own way.
Co-starring are Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix with producers Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden, who also appears in the film.
Synopsis
America is a lost nation. When an epidemic of vampirism strikes,...
The post-apocalyptic Stake Land (review here) stars Kelly McGills as Sister, a nun caught in a crisis of faith who joins forces with vicious vampire hunters Martin (Connor Paolo) and Mister (Nick Damici). But her biggest threat may not come from the bloodthirsty masses — rather from a militia head (Michael Cerveris) who interprets the post-apocalyptic chaos in his own way.
Co-starring are Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix with producers Derek Curl, Peter Phok, Brent Kunkle, Adam Folk, and Fessenden, who also appears in the film.
Synopsis
America is a lost nation. When an epidemic of vampirism strikes,...
- 2/9/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
If you're a regular on the film festival circuit, then odds are good you caught Jim Mickle's highly acclaimed Stake Land at a fest or two over the past year. For the rest of us who've been wondering when we might be able to see it, today comes news from Dark Sky Films that we should mark our calendars for April 22nd!
The post-apocalyptic Stake Land (review here) stars Kelly McGills as Sister, a nun caught in a crisis of faith who joins forces with vicious vampire hunters Martin (Connor Paolo) and Mister (Nick Damici). But her biggest threat may not come from the bloodthirsty masses — rather from a militia head (Michael Cerveris) who interprets the post-apocalyptic chaos as the Lord's work.
Co-starring are Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's...
The post-apocalyptic Stake Land (review here) stars Kelly McGills as Sister, a nun caught in a crisis of faith who joins forces with vicious vampire hunters Martin (Connor Paolo) and Mister (Nick Damici). But her biggest threat may not come from the bloodthirsty masses — rather from a militia head (Michael Cerveris) who interprets the post-apocalyptic chaos as the Lord's work.
Co-starring are Danielle Harris, Bonnie Dennison, Marianne Hagan, Chance Kelly, Adam Scarimbolo, and Sean Nelson. The film is produced by Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's...
- 2/7/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Here's a new movie that I ran across this afternoon while surfing Facebook movies. Scalene is directed by Zack Parker and stars Margo Martindale, Hanna Hall, Adam Scarimbolo, Jim Dougherty, Ladonna Pettijohn, Raymond Kester, Angela Steele, Sean Blodgett, Frank T. Ziede, Mark A. Nash and Eric Monroe.
Check out the plot and the new teaser trailer after the jump. There isn't much there, but i'm sure a full trailer will be on the way soon.
Plot:
Scalene is a perceptual thriller told from three points-of-view revolving around the rape of a female college student by a mentally handicapped man and his mother’s subsequent revenge.
Visit and "Like" the official Scalene Facebook page...
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Plot:
Scalene is a perceptual thriller told from three points-of-view revolving around the rape of a female college student by a mentally handicapped man and his mother’s subsequent revenge.
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- 11/2/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Writer/director Jeff Roenning gave Fango the details and some behind-the-scenes pics (see ’em after the jump) from Mother’S Day Massacre, a domestic shocker shot under the title Hot Baby. Produced by John A. Gallagher (director of Street Justice and The Deli) and Gregory Segal, Hot Baby follows Jim Cavanaugh (Adam Scarimbolo), a shy New Jersey teen, who lives with Tex, his jerk of a father (Toolbox Murders’ Greg Travis).
- 5/1/2010
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold and Jessica Leibe)
- Fangoria
Not sure whether to laugh or cry at this Mother's Day Massacre trailer. Either way Jim Cavanaugh is going on blood bender and many youths in the wrong place at the wrong time will die. Mother's Day Massacre releases on May 4th via DVD and those with a taste for a tongue in cheek slasher might want to have a closer look at this title. A full trailer for the film is sure to bring a tear to your eye out of disgust, fear, or simply from laughter.
The synopsis for Mother's Day Massacre here:
"Jim Cavanaugh is a shy suburban New Jersey teenager. His mom left when he was a child and his father is an ass. The unrelenting psychotic domination of his redneck dad forces Jim to search out his long lost mother. His quest takes him to the backwoods of Jersey where he encounters semi-retarded hillbillies who...
The synopsis for Mother's Day Massacre here:
"Jim Cavanaugh is a shy suburban New Jersey teenager. His mom left when he was a child and his father is an ass. The unrelenting psychotic domination of his redneck dad forces Jim to search out his long lost mother. His quest takes him to the backwoods of Jersey where he encounters semi-retarded hillbillies who...
- 4/3/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
So it’s April. It’s the Los Angeles stop of this past year’s Fango Weekend of Horrors. In the midst of experiencing L.A. and being so close to this horror industry for the first time, I’m standing at the Fangoria booth just kind of throwing words around with attendees and colleagues, about movies, music, comics and well, geek stuff.
Up to the table comes the young J.D. Lifshitz, who, now 17, was a 16 year old kid in a short sleeved button down, a baseball cap and surprising knowledge of all things horror (it’s nice when the kids have had some history lessons). After high fiving over many joint favorite films and the fact that we’re both from New York, J.D. tells me about his slasher script, which he’s all gung ho that he’ll make. I tell him if he ever gets...
Up to the table comes the young J.D. Lifshitz, who, now 17, was a 16 year old kid in a short sleeved button down, a baseball cap and surprising knowledge of all things horror (it’s nice when the kids have had some history lessons). After high fiving over many joint favorite films and the fact that we’re both from New York, J.D. tells me about his slasher script, which he’s all gung ho that he’ll make. I tell him if he ever gets...
- 11/26/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Sam Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
"A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" The Limited Edition DVD Review.by Peter Dimako, Editor. Powerful and impressive, “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints” marks one of the best directorial debuts one can find. Dito Montiel, writer of the book, adapts and helms this gritty, well-acted and touching story based on his own life. It’s been three years since the film won both the Directing Award (Dramatic) and the Special Jury Prize for the best ensemble performance. “Saints” follows the life of young and older Dito with Shia Labeouf and Robert Downey Jr. sharing the lead. It’s 2005 and Dieto (Downey Jr.) is asked to talk about his wonderful new book, taking viewers back to Astoria, Queens, N.Y., 1986 in one of the toughest neighborhoods (brought to life with ease by Montiel). Young Dito (Labeouf) and best friends Antonio (Channing Tatum) and Nerf (Peter Anthony Tambakis) go by their every-day existence with,...
- 1/22/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
While I may been a bit harsh in my criticism of the indie film Quench (review), I did see a lot of promise in one of its stars, Bo Barrett (pictured), and today he sent us the news that he and some of his fellow actors have formed their own La-based production company, Badass Haircut Productions.
Barrett has joined forces with Adam Scarimbolo, Gil Menchaca, and Bill Parks for this venture; and they already have three projects in various stages of completion that should be available for viewing in late 2009. According to Barrett Paper Cut is a pure horror film, and a yet-to-be-titled film about two brothers has many genre elements to it as well. In addition, they have two more horror offerings in the works that are slated to be released in 2010.
Along with his producing, writing, and acting duties for Badass Haircut, Barrett is also one of the leads in Richard Clark,...
Barrett has joined forces with Adam Scarimbolo, Gil Menchaca, and Bill Parks for this venture; and they already have three projects in various stages of completion that should be available for viewing in late 2009. According to Barrett Paper Cut is a pure horror film, and a yet-to-be-titled film about two brothers has many genre elements to it as well. In addition, they have two more horror offerings in the works that are slated to be released in 2010.
Along with his producing, writing, and acting duties for Badass Haircut, Barrett is also one of the leads in Richard Clark,...
- 9/30/2008
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
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