We have new clips in from the "Can We Talk About the Gigantic Elephant in the Ambulance?" episode of NBC's "Mercy" guest-starring James Van Der Beek. The episode airs on February 3rd at 8:00 p.m. We have a total of eight clips available. The series stars Helene Taylor, Geoffrey Cantor, Ward Horton, Ed Jewettm Edgar Jimz, Heidi Kristoffer, Dennis Larkin, Margo Martindale, Adrian Martinez and Samuel Whitten. From creator/executive producer Liz Heldens (NBC’s "Friday Night Lights"), executive producers Gretchen Berg & Aaron Harberts ("Pushing Daisies") and Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun comes "Mercy," a new medical drama about the lives of the people who work at Mercy Hospital seen through the eyes of those who know it best - its nurses. Nurse Veronica Callahan (Taylor Schilling "Dark Matter") has just returned to Mercy Hospital from a tour in Iraq and knows more about medicine than all of the residents combined.
- 2/1/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Director/writer: S. Vollie Osborn.
Not many films tackle child abuse. Fewer films manage to tackle the subject and still make the film come across as entertaining. Monsters Down the Hall was shown at Slamdance last week and now this horror short gets a review here. Although Monsters Down the Hall is devoid of a music soundtrack the intense subject matter, delivery, and message deliver of the film create an intense movie watching experience.
Michael (Zekari Jackson) is the son of a single mother (Helene Taylor) who goes about his normal routine each day. However, Michael's routine involves lonely waits at the bus stop, searching for companionship in a rundown apartment, and taking care of his heroin addicted mother. This picture does not seem abnormal to Michael, as he has known nothing else, but viewers will be horrified if they stop for one moment to realize that this situation happens...
Not many films tackle child abuse. Fewer films manage to tackle the subject and still make the film come across as entertaining. Monsters Down the Hall was shown at Slamdance last week and now this horror short gets a review here. Although Monsters Down the Hall is devoid of a music soundtrack the intense subject matter, delivery, and message deliver of the film create an intense movie watching experience.
Michael (Zekari Jackson) is the son of a single mother (Helene Taylor) who goes about his normal routine each day. However, Michael's routine involves lonely waits at the bus stop, searching for companionship in a rundown apartment, and taking care of his heroin addicted mother. This picture does not seem abnormal to Michael, as he has known nothing else, but viewers will be horrified if they stop for one moment to realize that this situation happens...
- 1/29/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Another picture that is creating an exciting buzz is the horror short Monsters Down the Hall. Clocking in at fourteen minutes, this film manages to tackle topics of neglect, drug abuse, and poverty. Not afraid to provide a message, Monsters Down the Hall also utilizes mystery and scenery to display horror qualities that do not come from the imagination, but from real life. A trailer for this project, which shows at Slamdance on January 23rd, is below, but also check out the website, which has a section labelled "truth." This section will clue horror lovers in to the consequences of drug use on future generations. Then check out this short film if you are in the Utah area.
The plotline for Monsters Down the Hall here:
"Michael is a young boy in an adult’s world. He resides in the projects of Worcester, Massachusetts with his mother Mary, a good...
The plotline for Monsters Down the Hall here:
"Michael is a young boy in an adult’s world. He resides in the projects of Worcester, Massachusetts with his mother Mary, a good...
- 1/16/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
We have a whopping 26 clips from NBC's upcoming series "Mercy," starring Helene Taylor, Geoffrey Cantor, Ward Horton, Ed Jewettm Edgar Jimz, Heidi Kristoffer, Dennis Larkin, Margo Martindale, Adrian Martinez and Samuel Whitten. Created by Liz Heldens and Executive produced by Heldens Gretchen Berg, Aaron Harberts, Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun. "Mercy," a new medical drama about the lives of the people who work at Mercy Hospital seen through the eyes of those who know it best - its nurses. Nurse Veronica Callahan (Taylor Schilling "Dark Matter") has just returned to Mercy Hospital from a tour in Iraq and knows more about medicine than all of the residents combined. Together with fellow nurses Sonia Jimenez (Jaime Lee Kirchner, "Rescue Me"), who turns the heads...
- 9/18/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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