For their first feature, Almost Human (review), director Joe Begos and actor/editor Josh Ethier have put together an ambitious, effects-heavy alien abduction story that’s as unrelenting as it is exuberant.
An intense ride that shows the love for the Eighties era, Almost Human is a standout first entry for Joe and his crew. Now, through IFC Midnight, the film is enjoying a limited theatrical run and is also available on VOD.
DC: I know House of the Devil, the Ti West film, did a limited VHS run, but there are very few films that get a chance to do it and where it actually makes sense to put it out. Is the VHS of Almost Human just going to be a limited run, or will any copies be for sale? Or are you just handing them out at screenings?
Jb: I actually made a hundred of them and...
An intense ride that shows the love for the Eighties era, Almost Human is a standout first entry for Joe and his crew. Now, through IFC Midnight, the film is enjoying a limited theatrical run and is also available on VOD.
DC: I know House of the Devil, the Ti West film, did a limited VHS run, but there are very few films that get a chance to do it and where it actually makes sense to put it out. Is the VHS of Almost Human just going to be a limited run, or will any copies be for sale? Or are you just handing them out at screenings?
Jb: I actually made a hundred of them and...
- 2/27/2014
- by Drew Tinnin
- DreadCentral.com
Almost Human is a throwback to the sci-fi/horror flicks of the 1980s. Old school scares, alien invaders, and all practical effects. We spoke to writer/director Joe Begos, who talked about making his first feature, filming outside Los Angeles, and where a sequel will go if he has the chance.
Since we last spoke at Fantastic Fest, what has been going on? What has the response been like?
Pretty good, I guess. There is a lot of negative stuff out there along with the positive stuff - like anything else. I feel like the people I made it for, the people who like these kinds of movies, are really responding to it. That’s really all I wanted. It’s not a movie that everyone is going to like. It’s not a “four quadrant” picture - like you don’t bring your grandma and your dog to see it.
Since we last spoke at Fantastic Fest, what has been going on? What has the response been like?
Pretty good, I guess. There is a lot of negative stuff out there along with the positive stuff - like anything else. I feel like the people I made it for, the people who like these kinds of movies, are really responding to it. That’s really all I wanted. It’s not a movie that everyone is going to like. It’s not a “four quadrant” picture - like you don’t bring your grandma and your dog to see it.
- 2/19/2014
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Last May "Elvira's Horror Hunt" began searching for features and shorts to be screened at the September HorrorHound Weekend with grand prize winners to be announced by Elvira herself during the con. Seven features and 13 shorts have been selected, and we have all the details here.
From the Press Release:
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, is excited to announce the films which have been selected for the 2012 edition of “Elvira’S Horror Hunt,” a horror film festival and competition presented in association with “Stan Lee’s Comikaze” and HorrorHound Magazine. The Festival, hosted in person by Elvira and Peaches Christ, is taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 7th-9th.
Three (3) features and three (3) short films will be selected and presented to an all-star jury which includes Sybil Danning (Reform School Girls, Grindhouse), Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre II, Repo! The Genetic Opera), film writer and personality Job Bob Briggs,...
From the Press Release:
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, is excited to announce the films which have been selected for the 2012 edition of “Elvira’S Horror Hunt,” a horror film festival and competition presented in association with “Stan Lee’s Comikaze” and HorrorHound Magazine. The Festival, hosted in person by Elvira and Peaches Christ, is taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 7th-9th.
Three (3) features and three (3) short films will be selected and presented to an all-star jury which includes Sybil Danning (Reform School Girls, Grindhouse), Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre II, Repo! The Genetic Opera), film writer and personality Job Bob Briggs,...
- 8/25/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
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