In early 2012, I saw the trailer for a campy movie called You Can’t Kill Stephen King about a group of young people vacationing near the author’s summer home who get killed off one at a time. The trailer promises a horror movie that breaks all the rules…by not breaking any. The project is described in tongue-in-cheek fashion: six stereotypical characters with weak story arcs, a town full of overacting antagonists, low-budget gratuitous violence and cheesy King references.
The nucleus of the story was written several years ago by Monroe Mann—an alumnus of the Fryeburg Academy in western Maine, whose staff was also involved in the production—and stand-up comedian Ronnie Khalil while they were vacationing in the lake house ultimately used in the film. Co-writer Bob Madia helped complete the script—he contributed much of the King lore and references. Mann and Khalil co-produced and team-directed with cinematographer Jorge Valdés-Iga,...
The nucleus of the story was written several years ago by Monroe Mann—an alumnus of the Fryeburg Academy in western Maine, whose staff was also involved in the production—and stand-up comedian Ronnie Khalil while they were vacationing in the lake house ultimately used in the film. Co-writer Bob Madia helped complete the script—he contributed much of the King lore and references. Mann and Khalil co-produced and team-directed with cinematographer Jorge Valdés-Iga,...
- 12/2/2013
- by Bev Vincent
- FEARnet
Sure, you've seen the film a million times. You've seen the sequels and the remakes, but don't make the mistake of thinking you've seen everything from Night of the Living Dead. From October 8-27 in Toronto you can see George A. Romero's classic tale brought to life live on stage.
Tickets are available online via nightofthelivingdeadlive.com.
For more info visit the official Night of the Living Dead Live website, "like" Night of the Living Dead Live on Facebook and follow Night of the Living Dead Live on Twitter (@LivingDeadLive).
From the Press Release
In celebration of the 45th anniversary of the premiere of George A. Romero’s cult hit Night of the Living Dead, Christopher Harrison and Phil Pattison of Nictophobia Film are bringing the stage production of Night of the Living Dead Live back from October 8-27 at Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Avenue in Toronto. Night of the Living Dead...
Tickets are available online via nightofthelivingdeadlive.com.
For more info visit the official Night of the Living Dead Live website, "like" Night of the Living Dead Live on Facebook and follow Night of the Living Dead Live on Twitter (@LivingDeadLive).
From the Press Release
In celebration of the 45th anniversary of the premiere of George A. Romero’s cult hit Night of the Living Dead, Christopher Harrison and Phil Pattison of Nictophobia Film are bringing the stage production of Night of the Living Dead Live back from October 8-27 at Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Avenue in Toronto. Night of the Living Dead...
- 10/4/2013
- by Scott Hallam
- DreadCentral.com
One of the main attractions at this year’s Comicpalooza in Houston—in addition to appearances by the likes of Patrick Stewart, Michelle Rodriguez and Danny Trejo—was the three-day Dollar Baby Film Festival organized by Shawn S. Lealos.
What’s a “Dollar Baby?” It’s a short film based on a Stephen King story or novella. For decades, King has allowed people to acquire limited film rights to an available story for one dollar. The resulting movies cannot be released on the internet or shown at for-profit venues, which limits their availability to festivals like this one. The filmmakers can include their movies on clip reels as calling cards. King also gets a copy of the finished product. The quality of these adaptations is all over the map, but the increased availability of affordable digital cameras and video editing software means that the community is growing by leaps and bounds.
What’s a “Dollar Baby?” It’s a short film based on a Stephen King story or novella. For decades, King has allowed people to acquire limited film rights to an available story for one dollar. The resulting movies cannot be released on the internet or shown at for-profit venues, which limits their availability to festivals like this one. The filmmakers can include their movies on clip reels as calling cards. King also gets a copy of the finished product. The quality of these adaptations is all over the map, but the increased availability of affordable digital cameras and video editing software means that the community is growing by leaps and bounds.
- 5/30/2013
- by Bev Vincent
- FEARnet
Nictophobia Films' Christopher Harrison and Phil Pattison are a unique team.
They got their start together producing the Stephen King film The Man Who Loved Flowers, which led to the release of Phil's debut feature: grindhouse zombie film Vs. the Dead. That led to doing the director's cut of Devil's Night starring Danielle Harris (Rob Zombie’s Halloween, Halloween 4) and Shawn Roberts (Diary of the Dead, Resident Evil: Afterlife) (on DVD through Black Fawn Distribution on October 30th, 2012).
Nictophobia's next project is unlike any they have ever done before; something that most filmmakers would not even attempt. They are re-imagining George A. Romero’s 1968 Night of the Living Dead as a stage adaptation. The play is directed by Christopher Bond (The Evil Dead Musical) and executive produced by the film's original creators, George A. Romero, Russ Streiner and John A. Russo, to open spring 2013. Funds are currently being raised on...
They got their start together producing the Stephen King film The Man Who Loved Flowers, which led to the release of Phil's debut feature: grindhouse zombie film Vs. the Dead. That led to doing the director's cut of Devil's Night starring Danielle Harris (Rob Zombie’s Halloween, Halloween 4) and Shawn Roberts (Diary of the Dead, Resident Evil: Afterlife) (on DVD through Black Fawn Distribution on October 30th, 2012).
Nictophobia's next project is unlike any they have ever done before; something that most filmmakers would not even attempt. They are re-imagining George A. Romero’s 1968 Night of the Living Dead as a stage adaptation. The play is directed by Christopher Bond (The Evil Dead Musical) and executive produced by the film's original creators, George A. Romero, Russ Streiner and John A. Russo, to open spring 2013. Funds are currently being raised on...
- 10/25/2012
- by Kelly Michael Stewart
- Planet Fury
Famous Monsters of Filmland has announced a change in date and venue for its first annual Imagi-Movies Film Festival. The three-day event will be held at the Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills, CA, located at 9036 Wilshire Blvd., from April 8-10, 2011, celebrating the legacy of Forrest J Ackerman, America's #1 sci-fi fan.
From the Press Release:
The Imagi-Movies Film Festival 2011 continues in the spirit of Famous Monsters, inspiring the imagination of storytellers worldwide. Along with the independent films from our FM Film Festival finalists, the Imagi-Movies Festival will celebrate the Vincent Price Centennial with daughter Victoria Price and the 80th anniversary of Universal's Frankenstein and Dracula with the Lugosi family. Additionally, the theater will feature exclusive previews for upcoming horror films such as Universal's The Thing, a rare collection of Stephen King's Dollar Babies exposé, and a Famous Monsters and the H.P. Lovecraft Society's compilation of Lovecraft films in...
From the Press Release:
The Imagi-Movies Film Festival 2011 continues in the spirit of Famous Monsters, inspiring the imagination of storytellers worldwide. Along with the independent films from our FM Film Festival finalists, the Imagi-Movies Festival will celebrate the Vincent Price Centennial with daughter Victoria Price and the 80th anniversary of Universal's Frankenstein and Dracula with the Lugosi family. Additionally, the theater will feature exclusive previews for upcoming horror films such as Universal's The Thing, a rare collection of Stephen King's Dollar Babies exposé, and a Famous Monsters and the H.P. Lovecraft Society's compilation of Lovecraft films in...
- 3/16/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The easiest thing for Paramount to do would be to take a copy of Mary Lambert’s 1989 adaptation of Pet Sematary, bury it in an old Native American graveyard, and wait for the new version to emerge from the dirty depths. Instead (according to the La Times), they’ve hired 1408 writer Matthew Greenberg to start on a script for a remake. They’ll probably also find a director and a crew and film it when they’ve got perfectly good, perfectly cheap voodoo magic that could make the movie for them. On second thought, they’ll probably be using voodoo magic, too. Stephen King is a ridiculously prolific writer, but he also has an uncommon amount of his work adapted for screen. It’s unclear why the world needs another Pet Sematary, especially when Lambert and company did it so well, and especially when there are tons of other King properties out there that need some movie...
- 2/3/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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