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Fedora fashion.
After kicking off 2024 with discussions on the better-than-it-has-any-right-to-be sequel Hellbound: Hellraiser II (listen), the surprisingly progressive Killer Condom (listen) and the very gay (and very terrible) The Covenant, we’re wrapping up January with a conversation about Christian E. Christiansen‘s pseudo-remake of Single White Female: The Roommate.
The Roommate sees Sara (Minka Kelly), a young design student from Iowa, arrive for college in Los Angeles. Her wealthy roommate, Rebecca (Leighton Meester), is more than eager to take Sara under her wing and show her the ropes. The two become close, but when Sara begins to branch out and make more friends on campus, Rebecca becomes resentful. This brings out her more psychotic tendencies as she embarks on a mission to prove that Sara only needs one best friend: her.
Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get a new episode every Wednesday. You can subscribe on iTunes/Apple Podcasts,...
After kicking off 2024 with discussions on the better-than-it-has-any-right-to-be sequel Hellbound: Hellraiser II (listen), the surprisingly progressive Killer Condom (listen) and the very gay (and very terrible) The Covenant, we’re wrapping up January with a conversation about Christian E. Christiansen‘s pseudo-remake of Single White Female: The Roommate.
The Roommate sees Sara (Minka Kelly), a young design student from Iowa, arrive for college in Los Angeles. Her wealthy roommate, Rebecca (Leighton Meester), is more than eager to take Sara under her wing and show her the ropes. The two become close, but when Sara begins to branch out and make more friends on campus, Rebecca becomes resentful. This brings out her more psychotic tendencies as she embarks on a mission to prove that Sara only needs one best friend: her.
Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get a new episode every Wednesday. You can subscribe on iTunes/Apple Podcasts,...
- 1/30/2024
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
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Forgiven for Forgetting
After starting the year with one of the best horror sequels of all time in Hellbound: Hellraiser II, we moved into the hilariously smart German satire Killer Condom. Trace and I should have known the good times wouldn’t last!
With this week’s discussion of Renny Harlin‘s The Covenant, we begin a two-week stretch of poorly rated, very dumb thrillers. In the film, Caleb (Steven Strait) is a member of the popular Boys of Ipswich at an elite boarding school. He also has a dangerous birthright: the men in his family can use The Power to get what they want.
The trade-off? The more they use their abilities, the faster they age, as evidenced by his father’s (Stephen McHattie) condition.
Things change with the arrival of dangerous bad boy Chase (Sebastian Stan). Suddenly both Caleb’s relationship with Sarah (Laura Ramsey) and his 18th birthday ascension are under threat.
After starting the year with one of the best horror sequels of all time in Hellbound: Hellraiser II, we moved into the hilariously smart German satire Killer Condom. Trace and I should have known the good times wouldn’t last!
With this week’s discussion of Renny Harlin‘s The Covenant, we begin a two-week stretch of poorly rated, very dumb thrillers. In the film, Caleb (Steven Strait) is a member of the popular Boys of Ipswich at an elite boarding school. He also has a dangerous birthright: the men in his family can use The Power to get what they want.
The trade-off? The more they use their abilities, the faster they age, as evidenced by his father’s (Stephen McHattie) condition.
Things change with the arrival of dangerous bad boy Chase (Sebastian Stan). Suddenly both Caleb’s relationship with Sarah (Laura Ramsey) and his 18th birthday ascension are under threat.
- 1/22/2024
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Silver Trak MD Christian Christiansen.
Silver Trak.s Media Room media storage, management and delivery service has clocked over three million transcodes in just under two years of operation..
Media Room will be demonstrated on the Aspera booth at Nab 2016, and currently manages over 500Tb of storage within the Silver Trak ultra-fast fibre network.
.We have hit all of our key milestones and more in the last two years and the numbers are quite staggering", Silver Trak MD Christian Christiansen said.
"Over three million transcodes, 500Tb of storage and a new 1Pb storage system being rolled out in the very near future. Not to give the game away but all that and more will be demonstrated at Nab this year alongside another technology first - broadcast transcodes will available in Media Room prior to the show..
Silver Trak.s Media Room storage, management and delivery service is used by some...
Silver Trak.s Media Room media storage, management and delivery service has clocked over three million transcodes in just under two years of operation..
Media Room will be demonstrated on the Aspera booth at Nab 2016, and currently manages over 500Tb of storage within the Silver Trak ultra-fast fibre network.
.We have hit all of our key milestones and more in the last two years and the numbers are quite staggering", Silver Trak MD Christian Christiansen said.
"Over three million transcodes, 500Tb of storage and a new 1Pb storage system being rolled out in the very near future. Not to give the game away but all that and more will be demonstrated at Nab this year alongside another technology first - broadcast transcodes will available in Media Room prior to the show..
Silver Trak.s Media Room storage, management and delivery service is used by some...
- 2/16/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Foxtel Australia has deployed a new smart media asset management system which is helping it to store and share the burgeoning weight of digital content easily and quickly.
The subscription television operator now uses Media Room from Silver Trak for its production portal and publicity portal.
Media Room is also used by Transmission Films and Entertainment One. .
Foxtel Networks Australia head of content operations, Rachel Thorley, said Media Room served two purposes, the production portal and the publicity Portal.
.The purpose of the production portal is to enable Foxtel.s production department to store and archive production content, production houses to share content with Foxtel.s production department and Foxtel.s production department to deliver commissioned content to other parties,. she said.
.The purpose of the publicity portal is to replace the DVD delivery service where previously Foxtel publicity made DVD copies of key programs and posted them to journalists for review.
The subscription television operator now uses Media Room from Silver Trak for its production portal and publicity portal.
Media Room is also used by Transmission Films and Entertainment One. .
Foxtel Networks Australia head of content operations, Rachel Thorley, said Media Room served two purposes, the production portal and the publicity Portal.
.The purpose of the production portal is to enable Foxtel.s production department to store and archive production content, production houses to share content with Foxtel.s production department and Foxtel.s production department to deliver commissioned content to other parties,. she said.
.The purpose of the publicity portal is to replace the DVD delivery service where previously Foxtel publicity made DVD copies of key programs and posted them to journalists for review.
- 9/16/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Six young women share the same birthday, but only one of them will become a conduit for the devil’s handiwork on the day they turn 18. Officially becoming an adult is hell for these ladies, with a perilous prophecy hanging over their heads and someone intent on eliminating them all before the big day arrives in The Devil’s Hand. Lionsgate is releasing the film on DVD next month and we have a look at the cover art.
Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release The Devil’s Hand on DVD and Digital HD on December 16th. You can see the cover art below and we also have the official press release with full details:
Press Release - “Terror descends upon a devout community when The Devil’s Hand grabs hold on DVD (plus Digital) and Digital HD December 16 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Theatrically released in 2014, the spine-tingling story is available On Demand now.
Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release The Devil’s Hand on DVD and Digital HD on December 16th. You can see the cover art below and we also have the official press release with full details:
Press Release - “Terror descends upon a devout community when The Devil’s Hand grabs hold on DVD (plus Digital) and Digital HD December 16 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Theatrically released in 2014, the spine-tingling story is available On Demand now.
- 11/21/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Good day, horror fans. Hopefully everyone is still enjoying Halloween displays in stores that haven.t already been completely taken over by the brightly-lit mess that is Christmas. October is a great month for horror releases, and you can find the multi-genre Dracula Untold in theaters now - though you.ll probably have a better time with Tommy Wirkola.s Nazi zombie sequel Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead, or possibly Christian E. Christiansen.s cult thriller The Devil.s Hand. The latter two are now out on VOD, and more recent releases await you in the following stories. In smaller news, Alexandre Aja.s Horns, starring Daniel Radcliffe, hit iTunes this past week, ahead of its October 31st release date. The female director-led anthology film Xx . with Jennifer Lynch (Boxing Helena), Mary Harron (American Psycho) and more . has been picked up by Magnet Releasing. The Ring director Gore Verbinski...
- 10/12/2014
- cinemablend.com
Devil possession and the Amish seem to go hand in hand so well that I'm a bit surprised this is the first time I've seen a horror movie with this setting and even more surprising, one that doesn't look like a total write-off.
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen (who previously made the terrible Single White Female rip-off/update The Roommate), The Devil's Hand (previously known as the equally generic but far more forgettable Where the Devil Hides) stars Rufus Sewell, Colm Meaney, Jennifer Carpenter and a slew of relative newcomers as the six girls at the center of this story. They were all born on the same night and according to prophecy, all but one will die and the last remaining survivor will become the titular Devil's Hand.
It's ridiculous stuff but [Continued ...]...
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen (who previously made the terrible Single White Female rip-off/update The Roommate), The Devil's Hand (previously known as the equally generic but far more forgettable Where the Devil Hides) stars Rufus Sewell, Colm Meaney, Jennifer Carpenter and a slew of relative newcomers as the six girls at the center of this story. They were all born on the same night and according to prophecy, all but one will die and the last remaining survivor will become the titular Devil's Hand.
It's ridiculous stuff but [Continued ...]...
- 9/8/2014
- QuietEarth.us
A new one-sheet for Christian E. Christiansen's new demonic thriller 'The Devil's Hand' (previously known as 'Where the Devil Hides') has emerged. It's a tad uninspired I'm afraid to report and unfortunately has to rely on oversized text to give it some impact. It does however feature a number of the main cast members that includes Alycia Debnam Carey, Adelaide Kane (below) and Leah Pipes. Director Christiansen, who directed the Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly 'Single White Female' styled thriller 'The Roommate', helms from a script penned by Karl Mueller. Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Jim McKeny, Katie Garfield, Ric Reitz and former 'Dexter' actress Jennifer Carpenter also star. Check out the poster below....
- 9/8/2014
- Horror Asylum
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a trailer for The Devil’s Hand and Motivational Growth, screening details from Cub, the short film lineup from Screamfest, first details on The Nightmare, and more:
The Devil’s Hand Trailer and Release Date Announced: “When six girls are born on the sixth day of the sixth month to different mothers in the small, devout village of New Bethlehem an ancient prophecy is set in motion — on their 18th birthday one of the girls will become the Devil’s Hand. As the day approaches and one by one the young women begin to disappear, terror overtakes the quiet community and those remaining girls band together to uncover who or what is behind these treacherous acts.
The Devil’s Hand will be available OnDemand and open in theaters...
The Devil’s Hand Trailer and Release Date Announced: “When six girls are born on the sixth day of the sixth month to different mothers in the small, devout village of New Bethlehem an ancient prophecy is set in motion — on their 18th birthday one of the girls will become the Devil’s Hand. As the day approaches and one by one the young women begin to disappear, terror overtakes the quiet community and those remaining girls band together to uncover who or what is behind these treacherous acts.
The Devil’s Hand will be available OnDemand and open in theaters...
- 9/7/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
"My birthday's at midnight. You have to kill me before it's too late." After dealing with a serial killing brother on the Showtime series "Dexter," now Jennifer Carpenter finds herself confronting evil as part of a small, Amish-like community in The Devil's Hand. A group of six girls have been born on the sixth day of the sixth month, prompting a worrisome religious prophecy for one of them to become possessed by the power of the devil. But is there actually a supernatural power involved here, or is someone behind the disappearance of the girls as their birthday approaches? It's PG-13 horror so don't get too excited. Watch! Here's the first trailer for Christian E. Christiansen's The Devil's Hand from Roadside Attractions: The Devil's Hand (formerly Where the Devil Hides) is directed by Christian E. Chirstiansen (The Roommate) and written by Karl Mueller. When six girls are born...
- 9/5/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Finally a one-sheet has arrived for Ld Entertainment’s The Devil's Hand (formerly Where the Devil Hides), and as always you'll find it here on Dread Central. Why? Because we Love this stuff.
Roadside Attractions has earmarked an October 10th Us release for The Devil’s Hand. Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards, and Ric Reitz.
Lionsgate will release The Devil’s Hand on VOD, DVD, and TV platforms.
Synopsis
When six girls are born on the sixth day of the sixth month to different mothers in the small, devout village of New Bethlehem, an ancient prophecy is set in motion -- on their 18th birthday one of the girls will become the Devil’s Hand. As the day approaches and one by one the young women begin to disappear, terror overtakes the quiet community,...
Roadside Attractions has earmarked an October 10th Us release for The Devil’s Hand. Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards, and Ric Reitz.
Lionsgate will release The Devil’s Hand on VOD, DVD, and TV platforms.
Synopsis
When six girls are born on the sixth day of the sixth month to different mothers in the small, devout village of New Bethlehem, an ancient prophecy is set in motion -- on their 18th birthday one of the girls will become the Devil’s Hand. As the day approaches and one by one the young women begin to disappear, terror overtakes the quiet community,...
- 9/5/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
On tap right now we have the first trailer for Ld Entertainment’s The Devil's Hand (formerly Where the Devil Hides), and if we were you, we'd hurry up and shake it. Big Red doesn't like to be kept waiting ya know!
Roadside Attractions has earmarked an October 10 Us release for The Devil’s Hand. Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards, and Ric Reitz.
Lionsgate will release The Devil’s Hand on VOD, DVD, and TV platforms.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday,...
Roadside Attractions has earmarked an October 10 Us release for The Devil’s Hand. Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards, and Ric Reitz.
Lionsgate will release The Devil’s Hand on VOD, DVD, and TV platforms.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday,...
- 8/22/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Lionsgate has released the new trailer for Christian E. Christiansen’s The Devil’s Hand. The film tells the story of an Amish community, New Bethlehem, which fears the potential that every girl may become possessed by the Devil on their eighteenth birthday. Several girls born on the same day are about to turn eighteen on the same day, June 6th, and of course people jump to the conclusion that they are Satan’s children. The film looks like a mix of M. Night Shyamalan’s awful The Villiage, Ken Russell’s incredible classic The Devils, Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, with a few other paranormal horror films sprinkled throughout. Hopefully The Devil’s Hand doesn’t turn out as bad as The Village, but we don’t have to wait long to find out since the film will be released on October 10th. The film stars Colm Meaney (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,...
- 8/21/2014
- by Max Molinaro
- SoundOnSight
Heralding an October 10th release, here is the official trailer for The Devil's Hand, formerly known as Where the Devil Hides. This is our first look at the film which has been on the shelf for a bit.
Christian E. Christiansen (The Roommate) directs; Rufus Sewell and Jennifer Carpenter star.
Roadside Attractions was said to handle the release, but this trailer debuted at the Lionsgate VOD YouTube page, so I'm guessing it's going to get a day-and-date release.
The post Lionsgate Debuts Trailer for The Devil’s Hand appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
Christian E. Christiansen (The Roommate) directs; Rufus Sewell and Jennifer Carpenter star.
Roadside Attractions was said to handle the release, but this trailer debuted at the Lionsgate VOD YouTube page, so I'm guessing it's going to get a day-and-date release.
The post Lionsgate Debuts Trailer for The Devil’s Hand appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
- 8/21/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The film formerly known as Where the Devil Hides, The Devil's Rapture and The Occult is receiving its fourth title. According to Screen Daily, when the movie arrives this fall it will be called The Devil's Hand. Christian E. Christiansen (The Roommate) directs; Rufus Sewell and Jennifer Carpenter star. Roadside Attractions is expected to release the film on October 10th.
The post Where the Devil Hides Retitled Again, Fall Release Planned appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
The post Where the Devil Hides Retitled Again, Fall Release Planned appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
- 7/29/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
It's been awhile since last we heard anything about Ld Entertainment’s Where the Devil Hides, but the flick has undergone a name change and more! Read on for the latest details including when you'll be able to see it!
Roadside Attractions has earmarked an October 10 Us release for The Devil’s Hand, formerly Where The Devil Hides, formerly The Devil's Rapture. Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards, and Ric Reitz.
Lionsgate will release The Devil’s Hand on VOD, DVD, and TV platforms.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come.
Roadside Attractions has earmarked an October 10 Us release for The Devil’s Hand, formerly Where The Devil Hides, formerly The Devil's Rapture. Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards, and Ric Reitz.
Lionsgate will release The Devil’s Hand on VOD, DVD, and TV platforms.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come.
- 7/29/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
![Christian E. Christiansen](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNjBhODhiMmUtYjE2Ni00Nzg3LTkwODAtYmI0ZWIwZmUwZWMxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjQwMDg0Ng@@._V1_QL75_UY140_CR57,0,140,140_.jpg)
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Feature dubbed the Danish Fast & Furious sold to France, Russia and Japan.
Christian E. Christiansen’s action-drama On The Edge (Lev stærkt), which had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam last month, has been sold to France (Films Distribution), Russia (P & I Films), Japan (Transformer, Inc) and Former Yugoslavia (Discovery film and video distribution).
The film centres on two best friends and street racers whose relationship is tested after one kills a young girl on the road.
Review: On The Edge
It stars Danish actress Danica Curcic (The Bridge) and Norwegian actor Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki), both of whom were feted as Shooting Stars at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. It also stars Cyron Melville (A Royal Affair), who was a Shooting Star in 2009.
Christiansen’s credits include two Us-produced features - The Roommate (2011) and the upcoming Where The Devil Hides.
On The Edge is produced by the Zentropa Group in co-production with M...
Christian E. Christiansen’s action-drama On The Edge (Lev stærkt), which had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam last month, has been sold to France (Films Distribution), Russia (P & I Films), Japan (Transformer, Inc) and Former Yugoslavia (Discovery film and video distribution).
The film centres on two best friends and street racers whose relationship is tested after one kills a young girl on the road.
Review: On The Edge
It stars Danish actress Danica Curcic (The Bridge) and Norwegian actor Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki), both of whom were feted as Shooting Stars at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. It also stars Cyron Melville (A Royal Affair), who was a Shooting Star in 2009.
Christiansen’s credits include two Us-produced features - The Roommate (2011) and the upcoming Where The Devil Hides.
On The Edge is produced by the Zentropa Group in co-production with M...
- 2/18/2014
- by [email protected] (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has picked up Ld Entertainment’s Where the Devil Hides and will premiere the film for buyers during the 2014 Efm. That brings us one step closer to finally seeing this bad boy! Rejoice!
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards and Ric Reitz.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday, the young women are mysteriously disappearing one by one and feared dead. Terror has overtaken this quiet community. Could this be the work of a serial killer,...
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards and Ric Reitz.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday, the young women are mysteriously disappearing one by one and feared dead. Terror has overtaken this quiet community. Could this be the work of a serial killer,...
- 2/7/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
An official one-sheet for Where the Devil Hides (formerly The Occult and The Devil's Rapture) has arrived, and it's just as creepy and subtle as the last bit of eye candy we brought you back in April of 2013. Really good stuff!
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards and Ric Reitz.
The film is heading into this year's Efm so hopefully we'll have some distro news soon.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday, the young women are mysteriously disappearing one by one and feared dead.
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards and Ric Reitz.
The film is heading into this year's Efm so hopefully we'll have some distro news soon.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday, the young women are mysteriously disappearing one by one and feared dead.
- 2/6/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
This is the second of two dispatches from Michael Pattison on International Film Festival Rotterdam 2014.
The spectre of barbarism isn’t just haunting European Cinema. False radicalisms and tentative engagements with the world today are prevalent all over the seventh art. And while all-out bunk is as infrequent as what others might call ‘great cinema’, it’s the ever-widening middle ground—the one that pervades and defines many a film festival—that seems especially disappointing.
Just as the cinematic landscape as a whole is peppered too sporadically with outstanding works, so on a micro level, unremarkable films frustrate precisely because otherwise fine technical rendering is undone by an apparent unwillingness to confront prevailing political currents. Even if chewable nuggets intermittently emerge over the course of a single film, we are on the whole limited to thanking the Lord for small mercies.
Of course, it’s difficult enough to make a film to begin with.
The spectre of barbarism isn’t just haunting European Cinema. False radicalisms and tentative engagements with the world today are prevalent all over the seventh art. And while all-out bunk is as infrequent as what others might call ‘great cinema’, it’s the ever-widening middle ground—the one that pervades and defines many a film festival—that seems especially disappointing.
Just as the cinematic landscape as a whole is peppered too sporadically with outstanding works, so on a micro level, unremarkable films frustrate precisely because otherwise fine technical rendering is undone by an apparent unwillingness to confront prevailing political currents. Even if chewable nuggets intermittently emerge over the course of a single film, we are on the whole limited to thanking the Lord for small mercies.
Of course, it’s difficult enough to make a film to begin with.
- 2/4/2014
- by Michael Pattison
- MUBI
Below you will find our total coverage of the 2014 International Film Festival Rotterdam by our two attending critics, including reports on films by Tiger competitors, Aleksei German, Takashi Miike, the best of the festival's experimental short films, and retrospectives on German director Heinz Emigholz and Danish director Nils Malmros.
By Daniel Kasman
Festival Hold 'Em
On Charlotte Pryce's A Study in Natural Magic, Shiloh Cinquemani's Blue, Esther Urlus's Konrad & Kurfurst, Tomonari Nishikawa's 45 7 Broadway, Takashi Miike's The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
Projectile Bombardment
On Aleksei German's Hard to Be a God, Heinz Emigholz's D'Annunzio's Cave (2005), Richard Touhy's Dot Matrix, Esther Urlus's Chrome, Makino Takashi and Telcosystems' Deorbit, Tine Frank's Colterrain, Jodie Back's Let Your Light Shine
Deep Breaths
On the retrospective on German documentarian Heinz Emigholz, including films Sullivan's Banks (2000), Maillart's Bridges (2001), Goff in the Desert (2003), Parabeton - Pier Luigi Nervi and Roman Concrete (2012), Two Museums,...
By Daniel Kasman
Festival Hold 'Em
On Charlotte Pryce's A Study in Natural Magic, Shiloh Cinquemani's Blue, Esther Urlus's Konrad & Kurfurst, Tomonari Nishikawa's 45 7 Broadway, Takashi Miike's The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
Projectile Bombardment
On Aleksei German's Hard to Be a God, Heinz Emigholz's D'Annunzio's Cave (2005), Richard Touhy's Dot Matrix, Esther Urlus's Chrome, Makino Takashi and Telcosystems' Deorbit, Tine Frank's Colterrain, Jodie Back's Let Your Light Shine
Deep Breaths
On the retrospective on German documentarian Heinz Emigholz, including films Sullivan's Banks (2000), Maillart's Bridges (2001), Goff in the Desert (2003), Parabeton - Pier Luigi Nervi and Roman Concrete (2012), Two Museums,...
- 2/4/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2014
Bright Future
World Premieres
Above: The Pinkie
About Sarah (Elisa Miller, Mexico, United Kingdom)
Bella Vista (Vera Brunner-Sung, USA)
Creator of the Jungle (Jordi Morató (Spain)
La distancia (Sergio Caballero, Spain)
Dzma/Brother (Téona Mghvdeladze & Thierry Grenade, France, Georgia)
L’éclat furtif de l'ombre (Alain-Pascal Housiaux & Patrick Dechesne, Belgium, Germany)
Edén (Elise DuRant, USA, Mexico)
Helium (Eché Janga, Netherlands)
History of Eternity (Camilo Cavalcante, Brazil)
Hotel Nueva Isla (Irene Gutiérrez & Javier Labrador, Cuba, Spain)
The Iranian Film (Yassine el Idrissi, Morocco, Netherlands, Egypt)
Jacky au royaume des filles (Riad Sattouf, France)
L for Leisure (Lev Kalman & Whitney Horn, USA, Mexico, France, Iceland)
Little Crushes (Aleksandra Gowin & Ireneusz Grzyb, Poland)
Masked Monkey - The Evolution of Darwin’s Theory (Ismail Fahmi Lubish, Indonesia)
Oilfields Mines Hurricanes (Fabian Altenried, Germany, Iceland)
The Pinkie (Lisa Takeba, Japan)
The Quiet Roar (Henrik Hellström, Sweden, Norway)
Sitzfleisch (Lisa Weber, Austria)
The Songs of Rice (Uruphong Raksasad,...
Bright Future
World Premieres
Above: The Pinkie
About Sarah (Elisa Miller, Mexico, United Kingdom)
Bella Vista (Vera Brunner-Sung, USA)
Creator of the Jungle (Jordi Morató (Spain)
La distancia (Sergio Caballero, Spain)
Dzma/Brother (Téona Mghvdeladze & Thierry Grenade, France, Georgia)
L’éclat furtif de l'ombre (Alain-Pascal Housiaux & Patrick Dechesne, Belgium, Germany)
Edén (Elise DuRant, USA, Mexico)
Helium (Eché Janga, Netherlands)
History of Eternity (Camilo Cavalcante, Brazil)
Hotel Nueva Isla (Irene Gutiérrez & Javier Labrador, Cuba, Spain)
The Iranian Film (Yassine el Idrissi, Morocco, Netherlands, Egypt)
Jacky au royaume des filles (Riad Sattouf, France)
L for Leisure (Lev Kalman & Whitney Horn, USA, Mexico, France, Iceland)
Little Crushes (Aleksandra Gowin & Ireneusz Grzyb, Poland)
Masked Monkey - The Evolution of Darwin’s Theory (Ismail Fahmi Lubish, Indonesia)
Oilfields Mines Hurricanes (Fabian Altenried, Germany, Iceland)
The Pinkie (Lisa Takeba, Japan)
The Quiet Roar (Henrik Hellström, Sweden, Norway)
Sitzfleisch (Lisa Weber, Austria)
The Songs of Rice (Uruphong Raksasad,...
- 1/13/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
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Picks include the latest documentary from Ai Weiwei [pictured].
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has unveiled the selections for its Bright Future and Spectrum programmes (list of premiere titles below).
Across both sections there are 37 world premieres.
Bright Future is comprised of 63 films, all first and second features. Bright Future includes five films supported by the Hubert Bals Fund, including Carlos Armella’s Las voces.
Five films from Bright Future will compete in the Big Screen Award Competition, including telepathic dwarf thriller La distancia by Sergio Caballero; and Riad Sattouf’s Jacky au royaume des filles starring Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Other notable seelctions include Burrowing director Henrik Helstrom’s second feature The Quiet Roar, about a dying woman who reconnects with her past through an acid trip.
Spectrum, focusing on artistic and experimental cinema, includes 69 films, including three supported by the Hubert Bals Fund. Five Spectrum Films, including Jos de Putter’s See No Evil and Oxana Bychkova’s Another...
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has unveiled the selections for its Bright Future and Spectrum programmes (list of premiere titles below).
Across both sections there are 37 world premieres.
Bright Future is comprised of 63 films, all first and second features. Bright Future includes five films supported by the Hubert Bals Fund, including Carlos Armella’s Las voces.
Five films from Bright Future will compete in the Big Screen Award Competition, including telepathic dwarf thriller La distancia by Sergio Caballero; and Riad Sattouf’s Jacky au royaume des filles starring Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Other notable seelctions include Burrowing director Henrik Helstrom’s second feature The Quiet Roar, about a dying woman who reconnects with her past through an acid trip.
Spectrum, focusing on artistic and experimental cinema, includes 69 films, including three supported by the Hubert Bals Fund. Five Spectrum Films, including Jos de Putter’s See No Evil and Oxana Bychkova’s Another...
- 1/13/2014
- by [email protected] (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
This is a special edition of Short Starts, where we look at the past year of disappointing feature debuts from filmmakers who previously wowed us with their short films. Short films can be good calling cards, but they aren’t always the best proof that a filmmaker has the skills to immediately jump into a feature. Especially a big Hollywood production. In recent years, thanks to the combination of the Internet, social media and cheaper tools for making movies on a personal computer, we’ve seen some awesome short films go viral and then get the attention of studio execs and big time producers. The filmmakers, in only a few minutes of screen time, display a lot of talent and imagination and, most importantly, promise. But they’re often handed properties that are too much to handle even for experienced directors, as we saw with Neill Blomkamp’s assignment of Halo as a feature debut. Fortunately...
- 1/4/2014
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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Christian E. Christiansen’s car racing drama produced by Zentropa.
TrustNordisk is handling international sales for Danish director Christian E. Christiansen’s On The Edge (working title).
The sales outfit will show a three-minute promo to buyers at the Afm.
The cast includes Cyron Melville (A Royal Affair) and Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) in the story of two long-time friends whose relationship is put to the test after an illegal car racing accident.
Christiansen’s credits include The Roommate and Life Hits.
Zentropa Group produces in co-production with M2Film, Zentropa International Sweden and Film i Väst, also with support from the Danish Film Institute, TV2 Denmark and the West Danish Film Fund. The Media programme backed during development.
Nordisk will release in Scandinavia in March 2014.
TrustNordisk is handling international sales for Danish director Christian E. Christiansen’s On The Edge (working title).
The sales outfit will show a three-minute promo to buyers at the Afm.
The cast includes Cyron Melville (A Royal Affair) and Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) in the story of two long-time friends whose relationship is put to the test after an illegal car racing accident.
Christiansen’s credits include The Roommate and Life Hits.
Zentropa Group produces in co-production with M2Film, Zentropa International Sweden and Film i Väst, also with support from the Danish Film Institute, TV2 Denmark and the West Danish Film Fund. The Media programme backed during development.
Nordisk will release in Scandinavia in March 2014.
- 10/29/2013
- by [email protected] (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Previously titled The Occult and The Devils Rapture, the powers-that-be have found a title they have deemed worthy in Where The Devil Hides. And to prove that the third time is indeed the charm, a brand new one-sheet with the new set title has now been released. Check it out below: Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, Where The Devil Hides stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipe…...
- 4/18/2013
- Horrorbid
Formerly known as The Occult and then The Devil’s Rapture, the movie has been renamed to Where The Devil Hides and we have a new teaser poster to show you:
“Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town’s vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or as most believe a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday, the young women are mysteriously disappearing one by one and feared dead. Terror has overtaken this quiet community. Could this be the work of a serial killer, one of the village elders or a horrific prophecy come true, born of the supernatural, The Occult?”
Where The Devil Hides was directed by Christian E. Christiansen and stars Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Meaney,...
“Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town’s vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or as most believe a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday, the young women are mysteriously disappearing one by one and feared dead. Terror has overtaken this quiet community. Could this be the work of a serial killer, one of the village elders or a horrific prophecy come true, born of the supernatural, The Occult?”
Where The Devil Hides was directed by Christian E. Christiansen and stars Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Meaney,...
- 4/17/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
A couple of days ago we brought you the first - slightly blurry - look at the official sales one-sheet for Where the Devil Hides (formerly The Occult and The Devil's Rapture) from the Las Vegas CinemaCon. Now we have a better look. It's like putting on glasses for the first time!
Look for Where the Devil Hides to be in theatres on October 11th, 2013.
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards and Ric Reitz.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday,...
Look for Where the Devil Hides to be in theatres on October 11th, 2013.
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards and Ric Reitz.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday,...
- 4/17/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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We’ve now got a high-rez teaser poster for the oft-retitled Where The Devil Hides (first it was The Occult, then The Devil’s Rapture). I like the sparseness of it, somehow it evokes The Omen for me. The Christian Christiansen-directed pic will be released by Ld Entertainment, who brought you The Collection. No word on a... Read More...
- 4/17/2013
- by EvanDickson
- bloody-disgusting.com
Liddell Entertainment is the company behind the slasher film The Collection. Now, they are behind the supernatural title Where the Devil Hides. This titled was previously called The Occult and The Devil's Rapture. The first poster for Where the Devil Hides is hosted here, with the film's latest incarnation. This film involves strange occurrences. Six girls are born on the same day. Eighteen years later, the girls begin to disappear, one at a time. Their disappearances could be part of kidnapping conspiracy, but a supernatural force is likely at work. Horror fans can preview the film's artwork here. The graphic shows one character with extraordinary powers of flight. As well, a steeple hints that the film will involve demonic forces. Cast and crew details are listed below. Release Date: October 11, 2013 (Theatrical). Director: Christian Christiansen. Writer: Karl Mueller. Cast: Rufus Sewell, Anne Heche, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Colm Meaney, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide...
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- 4/16/2013
- by [email protected] (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Another bit of early eye candy has made its way from the Las Vegas CinemaCon to the weird wide web, as the first artwork for the recently named Where the Devil Hides (formerly The Occult and The Devil's Rapture) has arrived!
Look for Where the Devil Hides to be in theatres on October 11th, 2013.
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards and Ric Reitz.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday, the young women are mysteriously disappearing one by one and feared dead.
Look for Where the Devil Hides to be in theatres on October 11th, 2013.
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards and Ric Reitz.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday, the young women are mysteriously disappearing one by one and feared dead.
- 4/16/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
A third title change has come for the demonic flick featuring "Dexter"'s Jennifer Carpenter, who last tangoed with biblical terrors in The Exorcism of Emily Rose. The Occult became The Devil's Rapture, and now it's Where the Devil Hides.
Look for Where the Devil Hides to be in theatres on October 11th, 2013.
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards and Ric Reitz.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday, the young women are mysteriously disappearing one by one and feared dead.
Look for Where the Devil Hides to be in theatres on October 11th, 2013.
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards and Ric Reitz.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday, the young women are mysteriously disappearing one by one and feared dead.
- 4/15/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Vol. I Issue 10 February 2013
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As this last weekend approached I was faced with marking my Academy Award ballot. This process is always really difficult. How does one sort out the “best” film or accomplishment of five or nine in the case of the Best Picture? For me it has been over 30 years of screenings. Thousand of films. Some really great films and many not so great. I also try to think what it means to be one of the nominees. What was the off-screen story but always more importantly what their contribution was to the work and how the film compares to others. What’s great about short films is that they can be made for almost nothing by a few filmmakers without a large budget, crew or cast.
The Academy has three nomination categories for films less than 41 minutes in length: short fiction, documentary and animation. Once nominated, there are public screenings and panels to celebrate the nominated films at the Academy in Beverly Hills. A group photograph of all the nominees is taken with a large Oscar in the lobby of the Academy headquarters. It is really a wonderful experience.
It wasn’t always like that. There were no special celebrations for the short or documentary films until the l980s. While the Foreign Language films had their seminar, nothing was done for these films. We tried to remedy that in the 1980s and started the Direct Cinema receptions and screenings with UCLA, USC and, a few years later, the Ida sponsored “Docuday” and the Academy started doing an annual reception for the shorts and documentary filmmakers. Today the Academy’s evening receptions for the short films, animated features (a relatively new Oscar category) and the documentaries are annual sell-out events. The filmmakers and their works are celebrated and it has become a highlight of the Oscar week for the filmmakers and those associated with the films.
When I first became a member of the Academy the short films and animation branch was headed by a number of extraordinary talents: T Hee, Saul Bass and June Forey. These three remarkable artists represented classic Disney animation (T. Hee), fiction and narrative short films (Saul Bass), and the television and theatrical films (June Forey, who voiced hundreds of characters.)
Saul Bass articulated the branch’s membership policy, “We want them to be part of our branch.” This liberal interpretation allowed documentary filmmakers like Ken Burns as well as voice artists and creatives like Stan Friedberg (and June Forey) to be part of a group that included IMAX filmmakers as well as classic character animation directors, colorists, layout artists, producers and other key short film and animation filmmakers. The animation filmmakers represent both the studio animators and the independent animators who work globally doing personal work as well as studio work. Other governors from 1979 to the present have included Hal Elias, who served on the Academy board for 37 years and was a short film publicist for MGM among other things; Bill Littlejohn, who worked on over 90 films as an animator ranging from Charley Brown, Peanuts Christmas Specials to working with the Hubleys’; Bill Scott, who acted and wrote over a hundred animated films, and Carl Bell, who worked on over 35 films at Disney in its animation department.
Unlike most of the other branches, the Short Films branch screens all of the submitted films in 16mm and 35mm and now in Digital Cinema, in an effort to find and nominate the best short films produced in the world. The branch rules allowed films to qualify in an effort to encourage more international entries in the 1990s by taking a first prize at key festivals in addition to the method that all Academy films can use to qualify, a theatrical week long (now three day for shorts) run in a theater in Los Angeles County. Branch screenings were expanded to New York to permit more members to participate in the nomination process in the 1990s. The final short listed screenings are in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Over one-third of the branch participates in the voting. The best change took place this year, sending DVD screeners to all Academy members of the short live action and animated nominated films. While this still won’t force members to watch them, members can’t claim they can’t see them. This is not only great for the branch but great for the nominated filmmakers. Who would not want to screen their short film for Academy members?
The process of the branch for selecting Nominees has remained unchanged for years—members screen the films in a theater rather than on DVDs, which is how the Documentary branch is dealing with the flood of feature docs and their unwillingness to trust committees. Nothing beats seeing films projected on a large screen with perfect sound and that is now lost. In a two step process, a committee (self selected from the branch membership) screens the films and the 15 films with the highest scores are short listed. The short listed films are then screened again and members vote.
The current Short Film Branch governors are Jon Bloom (pictured with the 2007 nominees), a 1983 fiction short nominee, filmmaker, editor and producer who chairs the branch, animator and Disney Creative Head and multi-Oscar winner, John Lasseter, and William "Bill" Kroyer,an award-winning director of animation and computer graphics commercials, short films, movie titles and theatrical films and faculty member Chapman College.
One of the challenges for the branch is how to grow live action producing members. With the addition of feature animation to the awards and the large number of feature animation films being released, the branch would like to have the most qualified animators to become members. The number of animators grows at a far faster rate than that of the live action filmmakers since only a few live action filmmakers can qualify for membership. The commercial success of animated features, the long production schedules and the large number of animators who work in qualifying positions allows for six plus individuals per picture to be eligible for membership. With five nominees a year, the number of individuals who can play a key role in two or three features becoming eligible for membership can easily approach 30 plus individuals annually. Add in the short animation nominees and competition for the limited new slots allocated to the branch can be brutal. The talent pool of animators is both astonishingly strong and suggests that Hollywood can easily double production from the 15 or so films made annually to 25 or 30 without having to compromise on talent.
Many of the filmmakers in the branch who make their Oscar nominated or winning live action short have made or are interested in making feature length works. A number of recent nominees or winners have made that transition. The following list looks at all of the live action nominees from 2001 to 2011, using the Internet Movie Database I looked up each nominee and listed what they reported they were doing professionally. Obviously, this is not intended to show everything. In each case, I listed credits or summarized credits shown in the IMDb listing.
Some observations about 11 years of Live Action Short Film Academy Award Nominees:
There were 86 nominations (out of a possible 110) This is because in some years only three films were nominated and in some cases only one filmmaker from a film was eligible for a nomination. Non-us based filmmakers dominate this category. Despite the huge number of short films being made annually in the Us, a majority of the nominated films come from filmmakers based abroad. In part this is due to the government subsidies available, but it is also due to the strong training programs, commercial support for the short films and a rich tradition of theatrical shorts. This year (2012) four of the five films in the live action category are from Us filmmakers. This is an unusual year. Few filmmakers have more than one nomination, only a handful of the nominees have made multiple Academy worthy short films. As one might expect, many of the filmmakers have continued their film work in television, some in features. The European Oscar winners (vs nominees) have done better at snagging features after a win than have their American counterparts. Again, this is likely a function of government support for entry features. Perhaps one of the short films seem to have been turned into a feature (or television) film. Some of the short films are intended to be sizzle reels for features, but it is not clear why so few of the nominated short films have been turned into features. A number of the Oscar winners have not continued working in film. No record of future productions are shown on IMDb. It would be interesting to see what they are doing now. Two of the Oscar winners have written critically award winning screenplays, one received two Academy Award nominations for his screenwriting. None of these nominees have gone on to win Oscars in directing or producing for feature films.
The data is from the Academy and the IMDb databases.
Apologies in advance, if credits were missed or other factual errors were made. In a week we’ll be able to add this year's winner.
2001 (74th)
Short Film (Live Action) (* won Academy Award)
*the accountant -- Ray McKinnon: Two Features: Randy and the Mob 2007 and Crystal 2004 Lisa Blount: Produced these features. Copy Shop -- Virgil Widrich Gregor's Greatest Invention -- Johannes Kiefer A Man Thing (Meska Sprawa) -- Slawomir Fabicki, Two Features: Loving 2012, Retrieval 2006 (Also wrote) Bogumil Godfrejow Has shot multiple features Speed for Thespians -- Kalman Apple, Shameela Bakhsh
2002 (75th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Fait D'Hiver -- Dirk Beliën, Anja Daelemans produced Comrade Kim Goes North I'll Wait for the Next One... (J'Attendrai Le Suivant...) -- Philippe Orreindy, Thomas Gaudin Inja (Dog) -- Steven Pasvolsky Feature, Deck Dogz Joe Weatherstone, produced episodic television. Johnny Flynton -- Lexi Alexander, directed 3 features: Lifted, Punisher: War Zone and Green Street Hooligans Alexander Buono as a Dp has shot series and features *This Charming Manon (Der Er En Yndig Mand) -- Martin Strange-Hansen, Mie Andreasen produced both features, series and documentaries.
2003 (76th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket) -- Florian Baxmeyer Multiple television films and series Most (The Bridge) -- Bobby Garabedian, William Zabka Mr. Zabka has appeared as an actor in numerous films and television shows Squash -- Lionel Bailliu Features: Fair Play and Denis (in post) (A) Torzija [(A) Torsion] -- Stefan Arsenijevic Directed: Lost and Found, Love and Other Crimes, and Do Not Forget Me Istanbul *Two Soldiers -- Aaron Schneider,Asc (Cinematographer numerous credits) and feature, Kiss the Girls, Andrew J. Sacks Series The Closer (98 episodes) and Major Crimes.
2004 (77th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Everything in This Country Must -- Gary McKendry Directed Killer Elite, Joseph and the Girl Little Terrorist -- Ashvin Kumar Produced and Directed features (2) and documentaries (2) 7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Mañana) -- Nacho Vigalondo Directed and written multiple films, series, shorts Two Cars, One Night -- Taika Waititi, Acted and directed and written multi television and films Ainsley Gardiner Nz based producer of multiple shorts, television and feature films *Wasp -- Andrea Arnold Actor, director and writer of numbers films, television programs
2005 (78th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Ausreisser (The Runaway) -- Ulrike Grote Ms. Grote has acted in over 42 programs, features, television series and films Cashback -- Sean Ellis, Director/Writer Metro Manila, The Broken Lene Bausager Producer, The Broken, Ginger and Rosa The Last Farm -- Rúnar Rúnarsson, Director/Writer Volcano, Thor S. Sigurjónsson Produced multiple features Our Time Is Up -- Rob Pearlstein, Director/Writer multiple television and a feature Pia Clemente Producer, documentaries *Six Shooter -- Martin McDonagh Writer/Director Seven Psychopaths, In Bruges
2006 (79th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea) -- Javier Fesser, no other credits shown Luis Manso Produced multiple features Éramos Pocos (One Too Many) -- Borja Cobeaga Writer, multi films and television series Helmer & Son -- Søren Pilmark no other credits, Kim Magnusso Producer over 100 film, television films (4 Best Short Film Academy Award nominations) Won for Ernst & Lyset The Saviour -- Peter Templeman, no other credits Stuart Parkyn, Producer, multi-short film credits *West Bank Story -- Ari Sandel Director, one short, one documentary
2007 (80th)
Short Film (Live Action)
At Night -- Christian E. Christiansen, Directed, Features and television series Louise Vesth Producer, multi features Il Supplente (The Substitute) -- Andrea Jublin
*Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets) -- Philippe Pollet-Villard Actor and director short films, a television film
Tanghi Argentini -- Guido Thys, Director, Multiple television series Anja Daelemans, nominated for 2 Short Film nominations (Gridlock, 2002) Producer/Pm various The Tonto Woman -- Daniel Barber, Directed The Keeping Room, Harry Brown Matthew Brown Produced 2 shorts
2008 (81st)
Short Film (Live Action)
Auf der Strecke (On the Line) -- Reto Caffi Manon on the Asphalt -- Elizabeth Marre, Director, Television series Olivier Pont Director, Television series New Boy -- Steph Green, Director Run and Jump Tamara Anghie Producer Run and Jump The Pig -- Tivi Magnusson, Producer Over 64 titles many short films, Dorte Høgh Writer multiple series, (Directed The Pig) *Spielzeugland (Toyland) -- Jochen Alexander Freydank Producer of multiple television series
2009 (82nd)
Short Film (Live Action)
The Door -- Juanita Wilson, Director As If I Am Not There James Flynn Multiple Producer credits for over 50 titles, television and theatrical Instead of Abracadabra -- Patrik Eklund, Director, Television film and feature Mathias Fjellström Kavi -- Gregg Helvey Miracle Fish -- Luke Doolan, Multiple credits as editor Drew Bailey Multiple credits as Assistant Director *The New Tenants -- Joachim Back, no other credits shown as a director, Tivi Magnusson This is Mr. Magnusson’s first Academy Award and second nomination. See 2008.
2010 (83rd)
Short Film (Live Action)
The Confession -- Tanel Toom The Crush -- Michael Creagh *God of Love -- Luke Matheny Feature Love Sick and multiple Television series episode Na Wewe -- Ivan Goldschmidt Wish 143 -- Ian Barnes, Multiple directing credits Television Samantha Waite Credits as production coordinator on multiple titles
2011 (84th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Pentecost -- Peter McDonald, Credits as actor Eimear O'Kane Credits as Producer on The Shadows and on television programs. Raju -- Max Zähle, Director, Television series Stefan Gieren Producer-Writer credit on feature film, Kunduz: The Incident at Hadji Ghafur *The Shore -- Terry George, Writer Two Oscar nominations for screenplays In the Name of the Father and Hotel Riwanda Producer and director on films and television series Oorlagh George Numerous credits as Assistant on features, documentaries and television shows Time Freak -- Andrew Bowler Writer and actor in a short film Gigi Causey Production manager, producer shorts, series and films
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Mitchell Block specializes in conceiving, producing, marketing & distributing independent features & consulting. He is an expert in placing both completed works into distribution & working with producers to make projects fundable. He conducts regular workshops in film producing in Los Angeles and most recently in Maine, Russia and in Myanmar (Burma).
Poster Girl, produced by Block was nominated for a Documentary Academy Award and selected by the Ida as the Best Doc Short 2011. It was also nominated for two Emmy Awards and aired on HBO. He is an executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Carrier, a 10-hour series that he conceived & co-created. Block is a graduate of Tisch School and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. He is a member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Television Academy, a founding member of BAFTA-la and has been teaching at USC School of Cinematic Arts since 1979. Currently Block teaches a required class in the USC Peter Stark Producing Program.
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As this last weekend approached I was faced with marking my Academy Award ballot. This process is always really difficult. How does one sort out the “best” film or accomplishment of five or nine in the case of the Best Picture? For me it has been over 30 years of screenings. Thousand of films. Some really great films and many not so great. I also try to think what it means to be one of the nominees. What was the off-screen story but always more importantly what their contribution was to the work and how the film compares to others. What’s great about short films is that they can be made for almost nothing by a few filmmakers without a large budget, crew or cast.
The Academy has three nomination categories for films less than 41 minutes in length: short fiction, documentary and animation. Once nominated, there are public screenings and panels to celebrate the nominated films at the Academy in Beverly Hills. A group photograph of all the nominees is taken with a large Oscar in the lobby of the Academy headquarters. It is really a wonderful experience.
It wasn’t always like that. There were no special celebrations for the short or documentary films until the l980s. While the Foreign Language films had their seminar, nothing was done for these films. We tried to remedy that in the 1980s and started the Direct Cinema receptions and screenings with UCLA, USC and, a few years later, the Ida sponsored “Docuday” and the Academy started doing an annual reception for the shorts and documentary filmmakers. Today the Academy’s evening receptions for the short films, animated features (a relatively new Oscar category) and the documentaries are annual sell-out events. The filmmakers and their works are celebrated and it has become a highlight of the Oscar week for the filmmakers and those associated with the films.
When I first became a member of the Academy the short films and animation branch was headed by a number of extraordinary talents: T Hee, Saul Bass and June Forey. These three remarkable artists represented classic Disney animation (T. Hee), fiction and narrative short films (Saul Bass), and the television and theatrical films (June Forey, who voiced hundreds of characters.)
Saul Bass articulated the branch’s membership policy, “We want them to be part of our branch.” This liberal interpretation allowed documentary filmmakers like Ken Burns as well as voice artists and creatives like Stan Friedberg (and June Forey) to be part of a group that included IMAX filmmakers as well as classic character animation directors, colorists, layout artists, producers and other key short film and animation filmmakers. The animation filmmakers represent both the studio animators and the independent animators who work globally doing personal work as well as studio work. Other governors from 1979 to the present have included Hal Elias, who served on the Academy board for 37 years and was a short film publicist for MGM among other things; Bill Littlejohn, who worked on over 90 films as an animator ranging from Charley Brown, Peanuts Christmas Specials to working with the Hubleys’; Bill Scott, who acted and wrote over a hundred animated films, and Carl Bell, who worked on over 35 films at Disney in its animation department.
Unlike most of the other branches, the Short Films branch screens all of the submitted films in 16mm and 35mm and now in Digital Cinema, in an effort to find and nominate the best short films produced in the world. The branch rules allowed films to qualify in an effort to encourage more international entries in the 1990s by taking a first prize at key festivals in addition to the method that all Academy films can use to qualify, a theatrical week long (now three day for shorts) run in a theater in Los Angeles County. Branch screenings were expanded to New York to permit more members to participate in the nomination process in the 1990s. The final short listed screenings are in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Over one-third of the branch participates in the voting. The best change took place this year, sending DVD screeners to all Academy members of the short live action and animated nominated films. While this still won’t force members to watch them, members can’t claim they can’t see them. This is not only great for the branch but great for the nominated filmmakers. Who would not want to screen their short film for Academy members?
The process of the branch for selecting Nominees has remained unchanged for years—members screen the films in a theater rather than on DVDs, which is how the Documentary branch is dealing with the flood of feature docs and their unwillingness to trust committees. Nothing beats seeing films projected on a large screen with perfect sound and that is now lost. In a two step process, a committee (self selected from the branch membership) screens the films and the 15 films with the highest scores are short listed. The short listed films are then screened again and members vote.
The current Short Film Branch governors are Jon Bloom (pictured with the 2007 nominees), a 1983 fiction short nominee, filmmaker, editor and producer who chairs the branch, animator and Disney Creative Head and multi-Oscar winner, John Lasseter, and William "Bill" Kroyer,an award-winning director of animation and computer graphics commercials, short films, movie titles and theatrical films and faculty member Chapman College.
One of the challenges for the branch is how to grow live action producing members. With the addition of feature animation to the awards and the large number of feature animation films being released, the branch would like to have the most qualified animators to become members. The number of animators grows at a far faster rate than that of the live action filmmakers since only a few live action filmmakers can qualify for membership. The commercial success of animated features, the long production schedules and the large number of animators who work in qualifying positions allows for six plus individuals per picture to be eligible for membership. With five nominees a year, the number of individuals who can play a key role in two or three features becoming eligible for membership can easily approach 30 plus individuals annually. Add in the short animation nominees and competition for the limited new slots allocated to the branch can be brutal. The talent pool of animators is both astonishingly strong and suggests that Hollywood can easily double production from the 15 or so films made annually to 25 or 30 without having to compromise on talent.
Many of the filmmakers in the branch who make their Oscar nominated or winning live action short have made or are interested in making feature length works. A number of recent nominees or winners have made that transition. The following list looks at all of the live action nominees from 2001 to 2011, using the Internet Movie Database I looked up each nominee and listed what they reported they were doing professionally. Obviously, this is not intended to show everything. In each case, I listed credits or summarized credits shown in the IMDb listing.
Some observations about 11 years of Live Action Short Film Academy Award Nominees:
There were 86 nominations (out of a possible 110) This is because in some years only three films were nominated and in some cases only one filmmaker from a film was eligible for a nomination. Non-us based filmmakers dominate this category. Despite the huge number of short films being made annually in the Us, a majority of the nominated films come from filmmakers based abroad. In part this is due to the government subsidies available, but it is also due to the strong training programs, commercial support for the short films and a rich tradition of theatrical shorts. This year (2012) four of the five films in the live action category are from Us filmmakers. This is an unusual year. Few filmmakers have more than one nomination, only a handful of the nominees have made multiple Academy worthy short films. As one might expect, many of the filmmakers have continued their film work in television, some in features. The European Oscar winners (vs nominees) have done better at snagging features after a win than have their American counterparts. Again, this is likely a function of government support for entry features. Perhaps one of the short films seem to have been turned into a feature (or television) film. Some of the short films are intended to be sizzle reels for features, but it is not clear why so few of the nominated short films have been turned into features. A number of the Oscar winners have not continued working in film. No record of future productions are shown on IMDb. It would be interesting to see what they are doing now. Two of the Oscar winners have written critically award winning screenplays, one received two Academy Award nominations for his screenwriting. None of these nominees have gone on to win Oscars in directing or producing for feature films.
The data is from the Academy and the IMDb databases.
Apologies in advance, if credits were missed or other factual errors were made. In a week we’ll be able to add this year's winner.
2001 (74th)
Short Film (Live Action) (* won Academy Award)
*the accountant -- Ray McKinnon: Two Features: Randy and the Mob 2007 and Crystal 2004 Lisa Blount: Produced these features. Copy Shop -- Virgil Widrich Gregor's Greatest Invention -- Johannes Kiefer A Man Thing (Meska Sprawa) -- Slawomir Fabicki, Two Features: Loving 2012, Retrieval 2006 (Also wrote) Bogumil Godfrejow Has shot multiple features Speed for Thespians -- Kalman Apple, Shameela Bakhsh
2002 (75th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Fait D'Hiver -- Dirk Beliën, Anja Daelemans produced Comrade Kim Goes North I'll Wait for the Next One... (J'Attendrai Le Suivant...) -- Philippe Orreindy, Thomas Gaudin Inja (Dog) -- Steven Pasvolsky Feature, Deck Dogz Joe Weatherstone, produced episodic television. Johnny Flynton -- Lexi Alexander, directed 3 features: Lifted, Punisher: War Zone and Green Street Hooligans Alexander Buono as a Dp has shot series and features *This Charming Manon (Der Er En Yndig Mand) -- Martin Strange-Hansen, Mie Andreasen produced both features, series and documentaries.
2003 (76th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket) -- Florian Baxmeyer Multiple television films and series Most (The Bridge) -- Bobby Garabedian, William Zabka Mr. Zabka has appeared as an actor in numerous films and television shows Squash -- Lionel Bailliu Features: Fair Play and Denis (in post) (A) Torzija [(A) Torsion] -- Stefan Arsenijevic Directed: Lost and Found, Love and Other Crimes, and Do Not Forget Me Istanbul *Two Soldiers -- Aaron Schneider,Asc (Cinematographer numerous credits) and feature, Kiss the Girls, Andrew J. Sacks Series The Closer (98 episodes) and Major Crimes.
2004 (77th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Everything in This Country Must -- Gary McKendry Directed Killer Elite, Joseph and the Girl Little Terrorist -- Ashvin Kumar Produced and Directed features (2) and documentaries (2) 7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Mañana) -- Nacho Vigalondo Directed and written multiple films, series, shorts Two Cars, One Night -- Taika Waititi, Acted and directed and written multi television and films Ainsley Gardiner Nz based producer of multiple shorts, television and feature films *Wasp -- Andrea Arnold Actor, director and writer of numbers films, television programs
2005 (78th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Ausreisser (The Runaway) -- Ulrike Grote Ms. Grote has acted in over 42 programs, features, television series and films Cashback -- Sean Ellis, Director/Writer Metro Manila, The Broken Lene Bausager Producer, The Broken, Ginger and Rosa The Last Farm -- Rúnar Rúnarsson, Director/Writer Volcano, Thor S. Sigurjónsson Produced multiple features Our Time Is Up -- Rob Pearlstein, Director/Writer multiple television and a feature Pia Clemente Producer, documentaries *Six Shooter -- Martin McDonagh Writer/Director Seven Psychopaths, In Bruges
2006 (79th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea) -- Javier Fesser, no other credits shown Luis Manso Produced multiple features Éramos Pocos (One Too Many) -- Borja Cobeaga Writer, multi films and television series Helmer & Son -- Søren Pilmark no other credits, Kim Magnusso Producer over 100 film, television films (4 Best Short Film Academy Award nominations) Won for Ernst & Lyset The Saviour -- Peter Templeman, no other credits Stuart Parkyn, Producer, multi-short film credits *West Bank Story -- Ari Sandel Director, one short, one documentary
2007 (80th)
Short Film (Live Action)
At Night -- Christian E. Christiansen, Directed, Features and television series Louise Vesth Producer, multi features Il Supplente (The Substitute) -- Andrea Jublin
*Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets) -- Philippe Pollet-Villard Actor and director short films, a television film
Tanghi Argentini -- Guido Thys, Director, Multiple television series Anja Daelemans, nominated for 2 Short Film nominations (Gridlock, 2002) Producer/Pm various The Tonto Woman -- Daniel Barber, Directed The Keeping Room, Harry Brown Matthew Brown Produced 2 shorts
2008 (81st)
Short Film (Live Action)
Auf der Strecke (On the Line) -- Reto Caffi Manon on the Asphalt -- Elizabeth Marre, Director, Television series Olivier Pont Director, Television series New Boy -- Steph Green, Director Run and Jump Tamara Anghie Producer Run and Jump The Pig -- Tivi Magnusson, Producer Over 64 titles many short films, Dorte Høgh Writer multiple series, (Directed The Pig) *Spielzeugland (Toyland) -- Jochen Alexander Freydank Producer of multiple television series
2009 (82nd)
Short Film (Live Action)
The Door -- Juanita Wilson, Director As If I Am Not There James Flynn Multiple Producer credits for over 50 titles, television and theatrical Instead of Abracadabra -- Patrik Eklund, Director, Television film and feature Mathias Fjellström Kavi -- Gregg Helvey Miracle Fish -- Luke Doolan, Multiple credits as editor Drew Bailey Multiple credits as Assistant Director *The New Tenants -- Joachim Back, no other credits shown as a director, Tivi Magnusson This is Mr. Magnusson’s first Academy Award and second nomination. See 2008.
2010 (83rd)
Short Film (Live Action)
The Confession -- Tanel Toom The Crush -- Michael Creagh *God of Love -- Luke Matheny Feature Love Sick and multiple Television series episode Na Wewe -- Ivan Goldschmidt Wish 143 -- Ian Barnes, Multiple directing credits Television Samantha Waite Credits as production coordinator on multiple titles
2011 (84th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Pentecost -- Peter McDonald, Credits as actor Eimear O'Kane Credits as Producer on The Shadows and on television programs. Raju -- Max Zähle, Director, Television series Stefan Gieren Producer-Writer credit on feature film, Kunduz: The Incident at Hadji Ghafur *The Shore -- Terry George, Writer Two Oscar nominations for screenplays In the Name of the Father and Hotel Riwanda Producer and director on films and television series Oorlagh George Numerous credits as Assistant on features, documentaries and television shows Time Freak -- Andrew Bowler Writer and actor in a short film Gigi Causey Production manager, producer shorts, series and films
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Mitchell Block specializes in conceiving, producing, marketing & distributing independent features & consulting. He is an expert in placing both completed works into distribution & working with producers to make projects fundable. He conducts regular workshops in film producing in Los Angeles and most recently in Maine, Russia and in Myanmar (Burma).
Poster Girl, produced by Block was nominated for a Documentary Academy Award and selected by the Ida as the Best Doc Short 2011. It was also nominated for two Emmy Awards and aired on HBO. He is an executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Carrier, a 10-hour series that he conceived & co-created. Block is a graduate of Tisch School and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. He is a member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Television Academy, a founding member of BAFTA-la and has been teaching at USC School of Cinematic Arts since 1979. Currently Block teaches a required class in the USC Peter Stark Producing Program.
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- 2/28/2013
- by Mitchell Block
- Sydney's Buzz
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The film formerly known as The Occult has a bunch of things changing. The film is now entitled The Devil’S Rapture, which just sounds dreamy, and instead of opening in February, the Jennifer Carpenter vehicle won’t open until October!
October 11th to be exact. The film is directed by Christian E. Christiansen (The Roommate), who has proven more creative than his parents, from a script by Karl Mueller. The cast, after Dexter’s Carpenter, includes Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards, and Ric Reitz.
October 11th to be exact. The film is directed by Christian E. Christiansen (The Roommate), who has proven more creative than his parents, from a script by Karl Mueller. The cast, after Dexter’s Carpenter, includes Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards, and Ric Reitz.
- 12/30/2012
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
The latest horror project from Danish helmer Christian E. Christiansen ('The Roommate') has had a bit of a switch around. First and foremost the title formerly known as 'The Occult' has been retitled to 'The Devil's Rapture'. And secondly Ld Entertainment has shifted it from its expected February 2013 release slot back to 11 October. The supernatural chiller penned by 'The Divide's Karl Mueller stars 'Dexter's Jennifer Carpenter -below ('The Factory'), Rufus Sewell ('Dark City'), Colm Meaney, Thomas McDonell, Jane McNeill, Leah Pipes, Adelaide Kane and Ric Reitz....
- 12/22/2012
- Horror Asylum
One generic title has been exchanged for one cliche title as the Jennifer Carpenter spooker has gone from being known as The Occult to The Devil's Rapture. Maybe the studio should go to the well a third time?
That's not the only change, however, as the release date has been moved as well. You'll now find The Devil's Rapture to be in theatres on October 11th, 2013.
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards and Ric Reitz.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday,...
That's not the only change, however, as the release date has been moved as well. You'll now find The Devil's Rapture to be in theatres on October 11th, 2013.
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the flick stars Jennifer Carpenter, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards and Ric Reitz.
Synopsis
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under the tight reins of the town's vigilant Elders. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers. Perhaps a coincidence or, as most believe, a chilling omen of something yet to come. Now, on the eve of their 18th birthday,...
- 12/21/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Ld Entertainment's The Occult is now going to be known as The Devil's Rapture.
Written by Karl Mueller and directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the horror film stars Jennifer Carpenter (pictured), Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards and Ric Reitz.
In addition to the title change, we have learned that the film is no longer opening in February and will instead bow on October 11th.
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Written by Karl Mueller and directed by Christian E. Christiansen, the horror film stars Jennifer Carpenter (pictured), Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rufus Sewell, Thomas McDonell, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes, Colm Meaney, Stacey Edwards and Ric Reitz.
In addition to the title change, we have learned that the film is no longer opening in February and will instead bow on October 11th.
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- 12/21/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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Fango has learned that Devil’S Rapture, originally titled The Occult when we first told you about it here, will go wide October 11, 2013 in time for the Halloween season. Directed by The Roommate’s Christian E. Christiansen and written by The Divide’s Karl Mueller, Devil’S Rapture is set in a small town under the sway of a religious cult. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers start vanishing just before their 18th birthdays, and the older members believe an ancient prophecy is coming true while the younger folk suspect the abusive elders themselves are responsible. The cast includes Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’s Rufus Sewell (pictured above), Dexter’s Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Meaney, Thomas McDonell, Jane McNeill and Leah Pipes.
- 12/21/2012
- by [email protected] (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
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Fango has learned that Devil’S Rapture, originally titled The Occult when we first told you about it here, will go wide October 11, 2013 in time for the Halloween season. Directed by The Roommate’s Christian E. Christiansen and written by The Divide’s Karl Mueller, Devil’S Rapture is set in a small town under the sway of a religious cult. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers start vanishing just before their 18th birthdays, and the older members believe an ancient prophecy is coming true while the younger folk suspect the abusive elders themselves are responsible. The cast includes Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’s Rufus Sewell (pictured above), Dexter’s Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Meaney, Thomas McDonell, Jane McNeill and Leah Pipes.
- 12/21/2012
- by [email protected] (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
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Fango has learned that Devil’S Rapture, originally titled The Occult when we first told you about it here, will go wide October 11, 2013 in time for the Halloween season. Directed by The Roommate’s Christian E. Christiansen and written by The Divide’s Karl Mueller, Devil’S Rapture is set in a small town under the sway of a religious cult. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers start vanishing just before their 18th birthdays, and the older members believe an ancient prophecy is coming true while the younger folk suspect the abusive elders themselves are responsible. The cast includes Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’s Rufus Sewell (pictured above), Dexter’s Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Meaney, Thomas McDonell, Jane McNeill and Leah Pipes.
- 12/21/2012
- by [email protected] (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
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Fango has learned that Devil’S Rapture, originally titled The Occult when we first told you about it here, will go wide October 11, 2013 in time for the Halloween season. Directed by The Roommate’s Christian E. Christiansen and written by The Divide’s Karl Mueller, Devil’S Rapture is set in a small town under the sway of a religious cult. Six girls born on the same day to different mothers start vanishing just before their 18th birthdays, and the older members believe an ancient prophecy is coming true while the younger folk suspect the abusive elders themselves are responsible. The cast includes Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’s Rufus Sewell (pictured above), Dexter’s Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Meaney, Thomas McDonell, Jane McNeill and Leah Pipes.
- 12/21/2012
- by [email protected] (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
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If you are a horror fan you are probably well aware of Clive Barker’s 1987 classic, Hellraiser, aptly described as a Hammer remake of Salo, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom, Pier Paolo Pasolini’s unflinching and uncompromised imagining of the results of unchecked power, produced in 1975. Hellraiser, Clive Barker’s directorial debut, was based on his novella, The Hellbound Heart, and was followed by eight sequels.
Dimension Films/The Weinstein Company are now developing a reboot of the franchise and we have some great pieces of early concept art by Paul Gerrard (Wrath Of The Titans, Battle: Los Angeles). Gerrard designed these concepts for a teaser trailer directed by Mike Le Han (Mrs. Peppercorn’S Magical Reading Room).
Here’s the pitch for the potential reboot:
“In July Paul Gerrard and Mike Le Han produced a teaser trailer to accompany the pitch document which has many more conceptual designs that revision Hellraiser.
Dimension Films/The Weinstein Company are now developing a reboot of the franchise and we have some great pieces of early concept art by Paul Gerrard (Wrath Of The Titans, Battle: Los Angeles). Gerrard designed these concepts for a teaser trailer directed by Mike Le Han (Mrs. Peppercorn’S Magical Reading Room).
Here’s the pitch for the potential reboot:
“In July Paul Gerrard and Mike Le Han produced a teaser trailer to accompany the pitch document which has many more conceptual designs that revision Hellraiser.
- 8/6/2012
- by Alvin
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
★★★☆☆ The rise of the Scandinavian crime thriller in contemporary Western culture has been nothing short of astronomic, encompassing literature (Stieg Larsson, Jo Nesbø), television (Wallander, The Killing, The Bridge) and, naturally, cinema (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Headhunters). Renowned Danish production company Zentropa - famed for their work with Lars von Trier - entered this highly lucrative market earlier in the year with Christian E. Christiansen amnesiac drama ID:a (2011).
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- 5/14/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
ID:a
Stars: Tuva Novotny, Flemming Enevold, Carsten Bjørnlund, Arnaud Binard, John Buijsman, Rogier Philipoom, Jens Jørn Spottag | Written by Tine Krull Petersen | Directed by Christian E. Christiansen
In a trend started off by the likes of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, European thrillers seem to be quite popular right now, and of course very remarkable for the lazy people who don’t want to read subtitles. ID:a is a Danish thriller that is likely to attempt to get the same type of attention as the Millennium trilogy and show itself off as a gritty European thriller.
ID:a starts off with a woman waking up injured by a river, she has no idea how she got there or who she is, all she knows is that she’s being hunted down and that she’s carrying a lot of money. Travelling into the city she soon finds herself pulled back into...
Stars: Tuva Novotny, Flemming Enevold, Carsten Bjørnlund, Arnaud Binard, John Buijsman, Rogier Philipoom, Jens Jørn Spottag | Written by Tine Krull Petersen | Directed by Christian E. Christiansen
In a trend started off by the likes of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, European thrillers seem to be quite popular right now, and of course very remarkable for the lazy people who don’t want to read subtitles. ID:a is a Danish thriller that is likely to attempt to get the same type of attention as the Millennium trilogy and show itself off as a gritty European thriller.
ID:a starts off with a woman waking up injured by a river, she has no idea how she got there or who she is, all she knows is that she’s being hunted down and that she’s carrying a lot of money. Travelling into the city she soon finds herself pulled back into...
- 5/2/2012
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
Director: Christian E. Christiansen. Review: Adam Wing. On paper it sounds intriguing enough; ID:a is a Scandinavian thriller in the tradition of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Killing. What this actually means is, due to the success of the Danish crime series on British TV, any new film that falls into the category ‘conspiracy thriller’ is going to be snapped up by UK film distributors. Christian E. Christiansen takes to the director’s chair, attempting to make up for his dull as dishwater thriller The Roommate with a lukewarm take on the Bourne phenomenon. Tuva Novotny (Eat Pray Love, Stoned) stars as Ida (see what they did there?), a woman we first meet waking from near death on a riverbank. She has a gaping head wound, a bag full of money and no memory of what has happened to her. Sound like a female Bourne to you?...
- 4/17/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
The Occult, an Ld Entertainment Production directed by Christian E. Christiansen (“The Roommate”) and produced by Pete Shilaimon, Mickey Liddell and Jennifer Hilton Monroe, is shooting principal photography at the Screen Gems Studios and on locations around Wilmington, North Carolina. Written by Karl Mueller, the horror-thriller film is executive produced by Scott Holroyd, Michael Zelman [...]
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- 3/30/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
We first heard about Mickey Liddell's newest horror film, The Occult, earlier this month. Today the full cast has been announced, and filming is underway on the Ld Entertainment Production. Christian E. Christiansen (The Roommate) is directing the movie based on a script by Karl Mueller. The horror-thriller is being produced by Pete Shilaimon, Mickey Liddell and Jennifer Hilton Monroe, with Scott Holroyd, Michael Zelman and Paddy Cullen serving as exec producers.
Here is the full cast:
Alycia Debnam-Carey (Dream Life), Rufus Sewell (The Illusionist, The Tourist), Thomas McDonell (Prom), Adelaide Kane (Secrets of the Mountain), Leah Pipes (Sorority Row), Colm Meaney (Law Abiding Citizen, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter, The Exorcism of Emily Rose), Stacey Edwards (In the Company of Men) and Ric Reitz (Remember the Titans).
Official Synopsis:
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under...
Here is the full cast:
Alycia Debnam-Carey (Dream Life), Rufus Sewell (The Illusionist, The Tourist), Thomas McDonell (Prom), Adelaide Kane (Secrets of the Mountain), Leah Pipes (Sorority Row), Colm Meaney (Law Abiding Citizen, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter, The Exorcism of Emily Rose), Stacey Edwards (In the Company of Men) and Ric Reitz (Remember the Titans).
Official Synopsis:
Something very strange happened in the small village of New Bethlehem, a devout community kept under...
- 3/29/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
300: Battle of Artemisia & Zero Dark Thirty
Aussie actor Callan Mulvey (TV's "Rush," "Underbelly") has scored roles in both the upcoming "300" sequel and Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty."
The particulars of either role have not been disclosed. He'll join fellow countrymen Sullivan Stapleton in "300: Battle of Artemisia" and Joel Edgerton in "Zero Dark Thirty", the latter begins shooting next month. [Source: insideFilm]
The Occult
Jennifer Carpenter is set to join Colm Meaney, Rufus Sewell, Anne Heche and Alycia Debnam-Carey in Christian Christiansen's thriller "The Occult" which has begun filming in North Carolina.
The story follows a small commune dealing with a prophecy that predicts the coming of the Devil's daughter. As the shared 18th birthday of five girls approaches, a sequence of murders causes panic to spread through the community. [Source: Bloody Disgusting]
Teddy Bears
David Krumholtz, Melanie Lynskey, Jason Ritter, Gillian Jacobs, Zachary Knighton, Ahna O'Reilly and Ned Beatty have joined...
Aussie actor Callan Mulvey (TV's "Rush," "Underbelly") has scored roles in both the upcoming "300" sequel and Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty."
The particulars of either role have not been disclosed. He'll join fellow countrymen Sullivan Stapleton in "300: Battle of Artemisia" and Joel Edgerton in "Zero Dark Thirty", the latter begins shooting next month. [Source: insideFilm]
The Occult
Jennifer Carpenter is set to join Colm Meaney, Rufus Sewell, Anne Heche and Alycia Debnam-Carey in Christian Christiansen's thriller "The Occult" which has begun filming in North Carolina.
The story follows a small commune dealing with a prophecy that predicts the coming of the Devil's daughter. As the shared 18th birthday of five girls approaches, a sequence of murders causes panic to spread through the community. [Source: Bloody Disgusting]
Teddy Bears
David Krumholtz, Melanie Lynskey, Jason Ritter, Gillian Jacobs, Zachary Knighton, Ahna O'Reilly and Ned Beatty have joined...
- 3/29/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Some quick casting news coming in for The Occult along with an official announcement for you cats. Read on for all the latest straight from the cultist's mouth!
From the Press Release
"The Occult," an Ld Entertainment Production directed by Christian E. Christiansen ("The Roommate”) and produced by Pete Shilaimon, Mickey Liddell and Jennifer Hilton Monroe, is shooting principal photography at the Screen Gems Studios and on locations around Wilmington, North Carolina.
Written by Karl Mueller, the horror-thriller film is executive produced by Scott Holroyd, Michael Zelman and Paddy Cullen.
Starring In "The Occult" are Alycia Debnam-Carey ("Dream Life"), Rufus Sewell ("The Illiusionist," "The Tourist"), Thomas McDonell (“Prom"), Adelaide Kane ("Secrets of the Mountain"), Leah Pipes ("Sorority Row"), and Colm Meaney ("Law Abiding Citizen," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"), Jennifer Carpenter ("Dexter," "The Exorcism of Emily Rose"), Stacey Edwards ("In the Company of Men") and Ric Reitz ("Remember the Titans...
From the Press Release
"The Occult," an Ld Entertainment Production directed by Christian E. Christiansen ("The Roommate”) and produced by Pete Shilaimon, Mickey Liddell and Jennifer Hilton Monroe, is shooting principal photography at the Screen Gems Studios and on locations around Wilmington, North Carolina.
Written by Karl Mueller, the horror-thriller film is executive produced by Scott Holroyd, Michael Zelman and Paddy Cullen.
Starring In "The Occult" are Alycia Debnam-Carey ("Dream Life"), Rufus Sewell ("The Illiusionist," "The Tourist"), Thomas McDonell (“Prom"), Adelaide Kane ("Secrets of the Mountain"), Leah Pipes ("Sorority Row"), and Colm Meaney ("Law Abiding Citizen," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"), Jennifer Carpenter ("Dexter," "The Exorcism of Emily Rose"), Stacey Edwards ("In the Company of Men") and Ric Reitz ("Remember the Titans...
- 3/28/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
![Jennifer Carpenter](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTA3Mzk2NTk0MDReQTJeQWpwZ15BbWU3MDQ1MDQyNzY@._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,1,140,207_.jpg)
![Jennifer Carpenter](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTA3Mzk2NTk0MDReQTJeQWpwZ15BbWU3MDQ1MDQyNzY@._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,1,140,207_.jpg)
Jennifer Carpenter ("Dexter", Quarantine) is the latest actor to join The Occult for The Grey producer Mickey Liddell. She joins Colm Meaney, ("Hell On Wheels", Get Him To The Greek), Rufus Sewell (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Dark City) and newcomer Alycia Debnam-Carey have all been announced for the thriller which The Roommate director Christian Christiansen is now helping. The story, " follows a small commune dealing with a prophecy that predicts the coming of the Devil's daughter. As the shared 18th birthday of five girls approaches, a sequence of murders causes panic to spread through the community, making some wonder whether the prophecy is coming true or if someone is silencing those who know too much."...
- 3/28/2012
- bloody-disgusting.com
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