Stars: Evan Daves, Jillian Mueller, Katelyn Pearce, Peter Reznikoff, Larry Saperstein, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann | Written by Matt Black, Laurence Vannicelli | Directed by Keola Racela
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkens back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkens back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
- 6/1/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The new horror comedy movie Porno pits movie theater employees against a succubus, so naturally it would be fitting to watch the new film as a midnight movie at your local cinema. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic is preventing public screenings right now, but that's not stopping Fangoria from supporting theaters with a special virtual cinema release of Porno.
Reported by Deadline and shared by Fangoria on their official Twitter account, the virtual cinema release of Porno will begin at 12:00am on Friday, April 10th and run through May 1st, ahead of the film's VOD release on May 8th (it will also eventually be released on Shudder).
According to Deadline, during the early virtual release window, "Tickets are $12 a piece and will last for 48 hours after purchase..." The Porno tickets will be available through Vimeo, and virtual attendees can select one of several theaters to support with their ticket purchase.
Reported by Deadline and shared by Fangoria on their official Twitter account, the virtual cinema release of Porno will begin at 12:00am on Friday, April 10th and run through May 1st, ahead of the film's VOD release on May 8th (it will also eventually be released on Shudder).
According to Deadline, during the early virtual release window, "Tickets are $12 a piece and will last for 48 hours after purchase..." The Porno tickets will be available through Vimeo, and virtual attendees can select one of several theaters to support with their ticket purchase.
- 4/9/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Following its memorable run on the festival circuit, Keola Racela's horror comedy Porno was acquired for worldwide distribution by Fangoria, and ahead of the film's April release, the trailer has now been revealed, in which movie theater employees are pitted against a sex demon from the silver screen.
Directed by Keola Racela from a screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, Porno stars Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann, Peter Reznikoff, Bill Phillips, and Katelyn Pearce.
Fangoria will release Porno in theaters on April 10th, followed by a VOD release on May 8th, and an eventual debut on the streaming service Shudder. In the meantime, you can watch movie theater employees get more than they bargained for in the trailer below, which premiered on IndieWire.
Synopsis: "When five teen employees at the local movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement,...
Directed by Keola Racela from a screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, Porno stars Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann, Peter Reznikoff, Bill Phillips, and Katelyn Pearce.
Fangoria will release Porno in theaters on April 10th, followed by a VOD release on May 8th, and an eventual debut on the streaming service Shudder. In the meantime, you can watch movie theater employees get more than they bargained for in the trailer below, which premiered on IndieWire.
Synopsis: "When five teen employees at the local movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement,...
- 3/3/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Evan Daves, Jillian Mueller, Katelyn Pearce, Peter Reznikoff, Larry Saperstein, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann | Written by Matt Black, Laurence Vannicelli | Directed by Keola Racela
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkening back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkening back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
- 7/18/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Movie theater employees in a conservative small town look forward to unwinding every Friday night when they watch a movie after hours, but they get more than they bargained for when they watch a film that unleashes a sex demon in the new movie Porno. Following the horror comedy's world premiere at SXSW (check here to watch a clip from the film), we've been provided with an exclusive track from the film's score to share with Daily Dead readers.
Composed by Carla Patullo and titled "Don't Lose Your Edge//You Wicked Demon," the exclusive track can be listened to below, and here's what Patullo had to say about the making of the track:
"Don't Lose Your Edge//You Wicked Demon is a track that I made by combining two cues. One cue happens in the basement of the movie theater which is filled with an otherworldly energy. There's a Succubus in the movie,...
Composed by Carla Patullo and titled "Don't Lose Your Edge//You Wicked Demon," the exclusive track can be listened to below, and here's what Patullo had to say about the making of the track:
"Don't Lose Your Edge//You Wicked Demon is a track that I made by combining two cues. One cue happens in the basement of the movie theater which is filled with an otherworldly energy. There's a Succubus in the movie,...
- 3/28/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Porno is admittedly not my kind of film: A B-grade horror drenched in blood which proudly displays testicular decimation and dripping demonic double-d’s. With that said, it also hosts an array of successful comedic bits thanks to an (also) admittedly/occasionally smart screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, and a solid exhibition of teenage companionship at its core, which seems to be a driving theme at this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival. Unfortunately, due to my newfound tolerance levels, Porno feels more like a macroaggression against the easily queasy than anything else.
Personally, I find it difficult to enjoy a movie I mostly watched with my hands draped over my eyes (something I really almost never do), though a lot of the people around me seemed to be having a good time. Again, not my kind of thing.
Set in a small Christian town in the...
Personally, I find it difficult to enjoy a movie I mostly watched with my hands draped over my eyes (something I really almost never do), though a lot of the people around me seemed to be having a good time. Again, not my kind of thing.
Set in a small Christian town in the...
- 3/16/2019
- by Luke Parker
- We Got This Covered
In response to our current political hellscape, it seems there’s never been a better time for horror lovers, from box office hits like “It” and “A Quiet Place,” to instant indie classics such as “Hereditary” and “Suspiria.” Fewer and farther between, however, are newer additions to the beloved subset of horror-comedies, though “Get Out” and the burgeoning “Happy Death Day” franchise stand out as two successful (and very different) examples of how to marry humor and horror. That’s why “Porno,” which recently premiered in competition at the SXSW Film Festival, represents such a thrilling entry to the genre. This gory teen comedy blends laughably outrageous carnage with a legitimately scary plot to delightful ends. Throw in a winking fetish for cinephile culture and audiences are sure to go wild for the gutsy film.
Taking place in one location, an old school movie theater circa 1992, “Porno” finds four teenage...
Taking place in one location, an old school movie theater circa 1992, “Porno” finds four teenage...
- 3/13/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
One of the more amusing promotions in the history of exploitation cinema was for Jess Franco’s sexy-arty 1967 “Necronomicon.” In the U.S., it was released as “Succubus,” but the distributor claimed that title was too shocking for publication, so newspaper ads included a phone number that could be called to hear the lascivious-sounding word (and its definition). That self-imposed hurdle pales next to the one filmmakers have handed themselves with “Porno,” a comedy horror that despite its XXX moniker (and some gore) mostly plays like a retro teen mall-flick fantasy in the spirit of “The Lost Boys” or “Gremlins.”
Keola Racela’s film gets off to an amusingly self-aware start as youthful staff at an early 1990s movie house inadvertently summon up a real succubus hungry for their bodies and souls. Unfortunately, “Porno” gets more uneven as it goes on, with a somewhat slack midsection and a mix of earnestness,...
Keola Racela’s film gets off to an amusingly self-aware start as youthful staff at an early 1990s movie house inadvertently summon up a real succubus hungry for their bodies and souls. Unfortunately, “Porno” gets more uneven as it goes on, with a somewhat slack midsection and a mix of earnestness,...
- 3/10/2019
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Movie theater employees in a conservative small town look forward to unwinding every Friday night when they watch a movie after hours, but they get more than they bargained for when they watch a film that unleashes a sex demon in the new movie Porno. Ahead of the horror comedy's world premiere at SXSW, we've been provided with a Nsfw poster and clip from Porno to share with Daily Dead readers.
Directed by Keola Racela from a screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, Porno stars Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann, Bill Phillips, Katelyn Pearce, and Peter Reznikoff.
Check out the Nsfw poster and clip from below. Daily Dead will once again be in Austin to cover the SXSW Film Festival, so be sure to check here for all of our reviews, interviews, and breaking news from the fest in the coming weeks!
Synopsis: "Abe...
Directed by Keola Racela from a screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, Porno stars Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann, Bill Phillips, Katelyn Pearce, and Peter Reznikoff.
Check out the Nsfw poster and clip from below. Daily Dead will once again be in Austin to cover the SXSW Film Festival, so be sure to check here for all of our reviews, interviews, and breaking news from the fest in the coming weeks!
Synopsis: "Abe...
- 3/7/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Following the news they would open with the world premiere of Jordan Peele’s Us, the 2019 South by Southwest by Southwest Film Festival have announced their features and episodic premieres lineup.
Among the slate is a handful of our most-anticipated films of the year, including Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum, Chris Morris’s Four Lions follow-up The Day Shall Come starring Anna Kendrick, and Riley Stearns’ Faults follow-up The Art of Self-Defense. Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut Booksmart will premiere at the festival as will Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron’s new comedy formerly titled Flarsky.
“As we head into our 26th edition, we couldn’t be more excited to once again share a completely fresh SXSW 2019 slate with our uniquely smart and enthusiastic SXSW audience,” said Janet Pierson, Director of Film. “As always, we looked for a wide range of work, contemplating scale, style, tenor and tone. We...
Among the slate is a handful of our most-anticipated films of the year, including Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum, Chris Morris’s Four Lions follow-up The Day Shall Come starring Anna Kendrick, and Riley Stearns’ Faults follow-up The Art of Self-Defense. Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut Booksmart will premiere at the festival as will Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron’s new comedy formerly titled Flarsky.
“As we head into our 26th edition, we couldn’t be more excited to once again share a completely fresh SXSW 2019 slate with our uniquely smart and enthusiastic SXSW audience,” said Janet Pierson, Director of Film. “As always, we looked for a wide range of work, contemplating scale, style, tenor and tone. We...
- 1/16/2019
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
South by Southwest Conference and Festivals has announced its feature lineup for the 2019 film festival, which will include Matthew McConaughey’s “The Beach Bum,” Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut “Booksmart” and Shia Labeouf’s “The Peanut Butter Falcon.”
Jordan Peele’s “Us” was previously announced as the festival’s Opening Night film.
Annabelle Attanasio’s “Mickey and the Bear,” starring Camila Morrone and James Badge Dale, “The Highwaymen” starring Kevin Coster, Woody Harrelson and Kathy Bates, Logan Marshall Green’s “Adopt a Highway” starring Ethan Hawke and Elaine Hendrix, “The Day Shall Come” starring Anna Kendrick and Denis O’Hare, and “Villains” starring Bill Skarsgard and Maika Monroe have also been added to the lineup.
Also Read: SXSW 2019: Olivia Wilde, A$AP Rocky and Jeffrey Katzenberg Among Featured and Keynote Speakers
Nearly 8,500 films were submitted this year. Feature films in the lineup screen in the following categories: Narrative Feature Competition,...
Jordan Peele’s “Us” was previously announced as the festival’s Opening Night film.
Annabelle Attanasio’s “Mickey and the Bear,” starring Camila Morrone and James Badge Dale, “The Highwaymen” starring Kevin Coster, Woody Harrelson and Kathy Bates, Logan Marshall Green’s “Adopt a Highway” starring Ethan Hawke and Elaine Hendrix, “The Day Shall Come” starring Anna Kendrick and Denis O’Hare, and “Villains” starring Bill Skarsgard and Maika Monroe have also been added to the lineup.
Also Read: SXSW 2019: Olivia Wilde, A$AP Rocky and Jeffrey Katzenberg Among Featured and Keynote Speakers
Nearly 8,500 films were submitted this year. Feature films in the lineup screen in the following categories: Narrative Feature Competition,...
- 1/16/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The 26th edition of the SXSW Film Festival will feature movies directed by Harmony Korine and Olivia Wilde, an untitled romantic comedy starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron and a concert film with comedian Kathy Griffin.
The annual gathering in Austin, Texas, which starts on March 8, will open with Jordan Peele’s “Us,” which was previously announced. The thriller stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss.
There will be 102 features and TV episodes featured over nine days.
In recent years, SXSW has upped its game as a festival that covers a lot of ground. It reliably launches a few spring studio hits, such as last year’s “The Quiet Place” and “Blockers,” and also discovers under-the-radar storytellers. For attendees, there’s also keynote addresses with filmmakers and actors.
The standouts in this year’s lineup include Korine’s “The Beach Bum,” a much-anticipated comedy starring Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg and Zac Efron.
The annual gathering in Austin, Texas, which starts on March 8, will open with Jordan Peele’s “Us,” which was previously announced. The thriller stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss.
There will be 102 features and TV episodes featured over nine days.
In recent years, SXSW has upped its game as a festival that covers a lot of ground. It reliably launches a few spring studio hits, such as last year’s “The Quiet Place” and “Blockers,” and also discovers under-the-radar storytellers. For attendees, there’s also keynote addresses with filmmakers and actors.
The standouts in this year’s lineup include Korine’s “The Beach Bum,” a much-anticipated comedy starring Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg and Zac Efron.
- 1/16/2019
- by Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
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