The latest edition of the Indie Spotlight features the fourth episode of Ghost Trek, along with a monster presidential campaign ad, movie posters, photos of Danielle Harris from Devil’s Night, and more:
Ghost Trek Episode 4: Ghost Trek follows the Paranormal Underworld Detective Society (Puds) as they investigate haunts across the U.S. and abroad between tanning beds, babes, body-building, and bong hits — all the while risking life and limb capturing the undead and unexplained on video.
The team is lead by Dr. Zeke Wallace (Michael Melendez), a good-looking ex-chiropractor turned paranormal investigator, his ex-girlfriend and show’s producer, Shawna Leibowitz (Gia Allemand), Scary Carrie Carmichael (Christy Johnson), the “Living-Dead Roller-Girl” case manager, Barry ‘The Bomb’ Burkowski and Joey ‘Mayhem’ Moscone affectionately called The Goon Squad (Colt Cabana and Disco Inferno), The fashion-conscious psychic Guy Swisher (Brett Gentile), the team’s tech specialists and devoted stoners are Robbie (Michael Bortone...
Ghost Trek Episode 4: Ghost Trek follows the Paranormal Underworld Detective Society (Puds) as they investigate haunts across the U.S. and abroad between tanning beds, babes, body-building, and bong hits — all the while risking life and limb capturing the undead and unexplained on video.
The team is lead by Dr. Zeke Wallace (Michael Melendez), a good-looking ex-chiropractor turned paranormal investigator, his ex-girlfriend and show’s producer, Shawna Leibowitz (Gia Allemand), Scary Carrie Carmichael (Christy Johnson), the “Living-Dead Roller-Girl” case manager, Barry ‘The Bomb’ Burkowski and Joey ‘Mayhem’ Moscone affectionately called The Goon Squad (Colt Cabana and Disco Inferno), The fashion-conscious psychic Guy Swisher (Brett Gentile), the team’s tech specialists and devoted stoners are Robbie (Michael Bortone...
- 11/4/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Dread Central has been airing webisodes of Ghost Trek, a faux reality show lampooning all of the ghost hunting shows on TV today (like a Grave Encounters comedy). They began on 10/8 and now have 3 webisodes up, with a fourth coming next Monday. We recently got our hands on the press release that describes the show and links you to a featurette, trailer and an interview with some cast members from the WWE.
If I’m watching it, it’s because it stars the little zombie girl from The Walking Dead, Addy Miller. I have the trailer below, and the press release is below for your perusal, with links to a sizzle reel, interview with the cast, and a featurette on Ghost Trek: The Kinsey Report. Enjoy!
Trailer:
Do you ever watch those ghost hunting shows and scratch your head, thinking to yourself, “These shows are so ridiculous. Why am I watching this?...
If I’m watching it, it’s because it stars the little zombie girl from The Walking Dead, Addy Miller. I have the trailer below, and the press release is below for your perusal, with links to a sizzle reel, interview with the cast, and a featurette on Ghost Trek: The Kinsey Report. Enjoy!
Trailer:
Do you ever watch those ghost hunting shows and scratch your head, thinking to yourself, “These shows are so ridiculous. Why am I watching this?...
- 10/23/2012
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Dread Central’s Ghost Trek, a horror-comedy send-up of ghost hunter shows, premieres online on Monday October 8 with the pilot episode The Kinsey Report and a curious lineup of "stars" including Gia Allemand (The Bachelor, Bachelor Pad), Brett Gentile (Seeking Justice, Cold Storage), Jonny Fairplay (Survivor), Christy Johnson (Tobe Hooper's Mortuary), Addy Miller (“Little Zombie Girl" from The Walking Dead), Julia Bullock (X-Factor Season 2), and legendary wrestlers, Disco Inferno and Colt Cabana (Tna, WWE, Ring of Honor). It will play in four parts, for consecutive Mondays, October 8-29.
Ghost Trek won the 2011 Corman Award for "Best Comedy" at Fright Night Film Fest. What’s it all about? Creator Michael Plumides explains:
"Ghost Trek is like Kolchak: The Night Stalker meets The Venture Bros. but in a reality TV setting. When I wrote Ghost Trek, I wanted the characters to be founded in paranormal reality TV, but I wanted the...
Ghost Trek won the 2011 Corman Award for "Best Comedy" at Fright Night Film Fest. What’s it all about? Creator Michael Plumides explains:
"Ghost Trek is like Kolchak: The Night Stalker meets The Venture Bros. but in a reality TV setting. When I wrote Ghost Trek, I wanted the characters to be founded in paranormal reality TV, but I wanted the...
- 10/3/2012
- by Sara Castillo
- FEARnet
It’s not often that a 19-year-old girl is profiled on E! News, Filmmaker Magazine, and teenaged periodic staple Seventeen Magazine – especially one who’s a filmmaker with a penchant for telling stories dealing with zombies, ghosts, and most recently vampires. Emily Hagins caught our attention when she was the subject of the 2009 documentary “Zombie Girl” (which currently can be seen on Netflix Instant Play), that chronicled the making of her bloody feature-length zombie film “Pathogen,” that helped put this Austin, Texas resident on the map of many cinephiles, all while she was at the very tender age of 12. Since, she has become sort of a festival darling at her local South by Southwest, with the now 19-year old Hagins having three feature films under her belt, with her most recent “My Sucky Teen Romance” picking up a significant amount of buzz. It's a tale set amid a sci-fi convention...
- 9/8/2012
- by Benjamin Wright
- The Playlist
Emily Hagins. This young woman is nothing short of an inspiration for budding filmmakers everywhere. Her latest flick, My Sucky Teen Romance, drops onto DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD today, and we've got an exclusive clip for you. Dig it!
The vibrant young cast, including Elaine Hurt, Patrick Delgado, Lauren Vunderink, and Lauren Lee, help teen writer-director Emily Hagins take a bite out of modern pop vampires in a hilarious, bloody tale that proves once and for all that love, like, totally sucks!
My Sucky Teen Romance, the breakout premiere at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival, is the third and most accomplished feature yet from the prodigious Emily Hagins. At the age of 12, Hagins was the subject of Zombie Girl! The Movie, a documentary about the making of her first feature, Pathogen.
My Sucky Teen Romance has “the sort of energy, enthusiasm and inventiveness that money cannot buy,” wrote Anton Bitel of Little White Lies.
The vibrant young cast, including Elaine Hurt, Patrick Delgado, Lauren Vunderink, and Lauren Lee, help teen writer-director Emily Hagins take a bite out of modern pop vampires in a hilarious, bloody tale that proves once and for all that love, like, totally sucks!
My Sucky Teen Romance, the breakout premiere at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival, is the third and most accomplished feature yet from the prodigious Emily Hagins. At the age of 12, Hagins was the subject of Zombie Girl! The Movie, a documentary about the making of her first feature, Pathogen.
My Sucky Teen Romance has “the sort of energy, enthusiasm and inventiveness that money cannot buy,” wrote Anton Bitel of Little White Lies.
- 9/4/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Most people just get a bunch of new Facebook friends when they go to a convention. Poor Kate (Elaine Hurt) has a much closer encounter in "My Sucky Teen Romance," the new romantic horror comedy from teenage filmmaker Emily Hagins. The kind of encounter where you end up with teeth marks on your neck and you ask questions like, "Do my eyes look pink eye red or vampire red?"
Kate attends SpaceCon (a "sci-fi, fantasy, horror, you name it" convention) in the hopes of indulging in a "Con Romance" (hey, it happens more often than you think) before she's off to college in the fall. There, she meets Paul (Patrick Delgado), a geeky dreamboat who looks to be just another attendee workin' the vampire cosplay — until he (somewhat accidentally) gives her a hickey from hell in the hotel hallway.
Writer-director Hagins, who will be turning all of 20 this October, has...
Kate attends SpaceCon (a "sci-fi, fantasy, horror, you name it" convention) in the hopes of indulging in a "Con Romance" (hey, it happens more often than you think) before she's off to college in the fall. There, she meets Paul (Patrick Delgado), a geeky dreamboat who looks to be just another attendee workin' the vampire cosplay — until he (somewhat accidentally) gives her a hickey from hell in the hotel hallway.
Writer-director Hagins, who will be turning all of 20 this October, has...
- 8/29/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Sept. 4, 2012
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.99
Studio: Dark Sky/Mpi
The buzz keeps buzzing about teenage filmmaker Emily Hagins’ 2011 independent horror-comedy breakthrough film My Sucky Teen Romance.
Elaine Hurt is trapped in My Sucky Teen Romance.
On 17-year-old Kate’s (Elaine Hurt) last weekend in town before heading to college, she and her geeky friends head to SpaceCON, the local sci-fi/fantasy convention. There, Kate meets Paul (Patrick Delgado), a recently turned teen vampire (who takes advantage of the gathering’s costume atmosphere by actually dressing as a bloodsucker). But when Kate tries to make a move on him, he gives her the hickey from hell. Kate and her pals then discover that Paul is not the only vampire at the convention, and it is up to them to kick some vampire butt, or Kate’s going to be attending permanent night school from now on!
Written and directed by 18-year-old Hagins,...
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.99
Studio: Dark Sky/Mpi
The buzz keeps buzzing about teenage filmmaker Emily Hagins’ 2011 independent horror-comedy breakthrough film My Sucky Teen Romance.
Elaine Hurt is trapped in My Sucky Teen Romance.
On 17-year-old Kate’s (Elaine Hurt) last weekend in town before heading to college, she and her geeky friends head to SpaceCON, the local sci-fi/fantasy convention. There, Kate meets Paul (Patrick Delgado), a recently turned teen vampire (who takes advantage of the gathering’s costume atmosphere by actually dressing as a bloodsucker). But when Kate tries to make a move on him, he gives her the hickey from hell. Kate and her pals then discover that Paul is not the only vampire at the convention, and it is up to them to kick some vampire butt, or Kate’s going to be attending permanent night school from now on!
Written and directed by 18-year-old Hagins,...
- 8/1/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Emily Hagins. This young filmmaker is nothing short of an inspiration for budding filmmakers everywhere. Her latest flick, My Sucky Teen Romance, is heading to the big screen, and we couldn't be happier for her. Read on for details.
From the Press Release
Officially the youngest filmmaker in Hollywood, Emily Hagins will bring fans her long-awaited film, My Sucky Teen Romance through a special four-city fan tour with Dark Sky Films and Ain't It Cool News. Launching with a red carpet premiere in Los Angeles at Cinespace on 8/22, the film will make its way through New York, Chicago and Emily's home base in Austin.
Each screening will be presented in partnership with Ain't It Cool News (AICN), with one of AICN's editors hosting each screening. Tickets will be given away for each date on the tour at AintItCool.com. Founder Harry Knowles has encouraged and supported Emily since her earliest days as a filmmaker.
From the Press Release
Officially the youngest filmmaker in Hollywood, Emily Hagins will bring fans her long-awaited film, My Sucky Teen Romance through a special four-city fan tour with Dark Sky Films and Ain't It Cool News. Launching with a red carpet premiere in Los Angeles at Cinespace on 8/22, the film will make its way through New York, Chicago and Emily's home base in Austin.
Each screening will be presented in partnership with Ain't It Cool News (AICN), with one of AICN's editors hosting each screening. Tickets will be given away for each date on the tour at AintItCool.com. Founder Harry Knowles has encouraged and supported Emily since her earliest days as a filmmaker.
- 8/1/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Emily Hagins - who the horror community knew as the young woman at the center of the Zombie Girl documentary - is poised to tour the country with her new film, My Sucky Teen Romance. That's the poster you see to the left.
She'll bring her film through a special four-city fan tour with Dark Sky Films and Ain't It Cool News. Launching with a red carpet premiere in Los Angeles at Cinespace on August 22nd, the film will make its way through New York, Chicago and Emily's home base in Austin.
Each screening will be presented in partnership with Ain't It Cool News (AICN), with one of AICN's editors hosting each screening. Tickets will be given away for each date on the tour at AintItCool.com. Founder Harry Knowles has encouraged and supported Emily since her earliest days as a filmmaker.
For fans who can't catch the film on the big screen,...
She'll bring her film through a special four-city fan tour with Dark Sky Films and Ain't It Cool News. Launching with a red carpet premiere in Los Angeles at Cinespace on August 22nd, the film will make its way through New York, Chicago and Emily's home base in Austin.
Each screening will be presented in partnership with Ain't It Cool News (AICN), with one of AICN's editors hosting each screening. Tickets will be given away for each date on the tour at AintItCool.com. Founder Harry Knowles has encouraged and supported Emily since her earliest days as a filmmaker.
For fans who can't catch the film on the big screen,...
- 8/1/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
If a picture is worth a thousand words, we’ve got like 610,000 words in this article, without actually typing any words! Ain’t the internet the greatest? Take a peek at what we thought was the coolest stuff around on Thursday and then dive into our expanded gallery! Above: Some characters from Hotel Transylvania. We found these two weirdos wandering around the floor and had to say hi. The Mummy is looking pretty righteous! Batteries Not Included How awesome are these little dudes? Sideshow Collectibles When are these guys not impressive? Never. That’s a double negative. The New Ninja Turtles I can’t say I’m a fan of the boxier designs. Total Recall Cops These guys look badass. The Walking Dead This is going to be part of the Walking Dead Escape run over at PetCo Park. Blood is always good. Zombie Girl I’d hit it. No Doubt. Remember:...
- 7/13/2012
- by Robert Fure
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
We’re back with the latest installment of the Indie Spotlight. Today’s feature includes a zombie comedy, two horror teaser trailers, a Treasure Chest of Horrors sequel, a 5-page Dracula World Order preview, and more:
Beverly Lane: The zombie comedy Beverly Lane is now available for is now available on DVD and as a digital rental:
“Beverly Lane follows a local metal company as they celebrate the retirement of their longtime boss with a “Coney Island” themed party. Bored & angry, the workers find themselves stuck with clowns, a magician, a mime, and one very sick barbershop singer. Then all hell breaks loose…literally! Stuck between zombies and a sideshow, the workers must learn to survive with each other or die trying.”
For more information, visit: http://beverlylanemovie.com
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Teaser Trailer for Scopia: Take a look at the teaser trailer for the upcoming supernatural thriller Scopia:
“Basia (Joanna Ignaczewska) is...
Beverly Lane: The zombie comedy Beverly Lane is now available for is now available on DVD and as a digital rental:
“Beverly Lane follows a local metal company as they celebrate the retirement of their longtime boss with a “Coney Island” themed party. Bored & angry, the workers find themselves stuck with clowns, a magician, a mime, and one very sick barbershop singer. Then all hell breaks loose…literally! Stuck between zombies and a sideshow, the workers must learn to survive with each other or die trying.”
For more information, visit: http://beverlylanemovie.com
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Teaser Trailer for Scopia: Take a look at the teaser trailer for the upcoming supernatural thriller Scopia:
“Basia (Joanna Ignaczewska) is...
- 6/19/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
We’re back with the latest edition of the Indie Spotlight. Today’s feature includes news on a Christmas horror anthology, the newest episode of Midnight Horror Show, a teaser for an upcoming zombie webseries, and more:
Zombie Girl Diary: “Zombie Girl Diary is a phenomenal film in the making starring Jim Krut and Jimmyo Burril. It is a story about a mother and daughter fighting to survive throughout a zombie apocalypse. Along the way they encounter other survivors and come together to make their way through this crazy world, now turned upside down. You’ll have to watch our film and see who makes it out alive!”
For more information on the film and a 30 second teaser trailer, visit their official Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/ZombieGirlDiary
Midnight Horror Show: Episode 3 of Midnight Horror Show was released earlier this month. The webseries features an original horror shorts...
Zombie Girl Diary: “Zombie Girl Diary is a phenomenal film in the making starring Jim Krut and Jimmyo Burril. It is a story about a mother and daughter fighting to survive throughout a zombie apocalypse. Along the way they encounter other survivors and come together to make their way through this crazy world, now turned upside down. You’ll have to watch our film and see who makes it out alive!”
For more information on the film and a 30 second teaser trailer, visit their official Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/ZombieGirlDiary
Midnight Horror Show: Episode 3 of Midnight Horror Show was released earlier this month. The webseries features an original horror shorts...
- 5/27/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
From indie filmmaker Mike Pine comes Zombie Girl Diary, a phenomenal film in the making. In the film, a mother and daughter fight to survive throughout a zombie apocalypse. Along the way they encounter other survivors and come together to make their way through the crazy world, now turned upside down. Watch our film and see who makes it out alive. Vanessa Rae Bent, Makayla Wagaman, Tim Cassidy, Hillary Styer, Mike Pine, Jimmyo Burril, Jim Kr…...
- 5/23/2012
- Horrorbid
Ever since Kyra Schon played the reanimated Karen Cooper in the cellar of that iconic farmhouse so many years ago, the thought of a zombie girl in the basement became a chilling thought. The folks behind Zombie Girl Diary played right into that fear with their new teaser trailer.
Zombie Girl Diary was written and directed by Mike Pine who also stars in the film along with Vanessa Rae Bent, Makayla Wagaman, Tim Cassidy, Hillary Styer, JimmyO Burril, Jim Krut and Kevin Chandler. Take a look at the creepy trailer and poster below and then head over to the official Zombie Girl Diary Facebook page and give them a like!
Synopsis
Zombie Girl Diary is a phenomenal film in the making. It is a story about a mother and daughter fighting to survive throughout a zombie apocalypse. Along the way they encounter other survivors and come together to make their way through the crazy world,...
Zombie Girl Diary was written and directed by Mike Pine who also stars in the film along with Vanessa Rae Bent, Makayla Wagaman, Tim Cassidy, Hillary Styer, JimmyO Burril, Jim Krut and Kevin Chandler. Take a look at the creepy trailer and poster below and then head over to the official Zombie Girl Diary Facebook page and give them a like!
Synopsis
Zombie Girl Diary is a phenomenal film in the making. It is a story about a mother and daughter fighting to survive throughout a zombie apocalypse. Along the way they encounter other survivors and come together to make their way through the crazy world,...
- 5/22/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
Word arrives on a new Ruckus Productions film titled Zombie Girl Dairy. Here is some quick info and a few pics to get you started.
“Zombie Girl Diary” is a phenomenal film in the making starring Jim Krut and Jimmyo Burril. It is a story about a mother and daughter fighting to survive throughout a zombie apocalypse. Along the way they encounter other survivors and come together to make their way through this… More...
“Zombie Girl Diary” is a phenomenal film in the making starring Jim Krut and Jimmyo Burril. It is a story about a mother and daughter fighting to survive throughout a zombie apocalypse. Along the way they encounter other survivors and come together to make their way through this… More...
- 5/14/2012
- by HorrorNews.net
- Horror News
We scour the interwebs for the coolest movie news and more so you don't have to ...
He's feeling lucky, punk. The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History celebrated the grand opening of the new Warner Bros. Theater in Washington, D.C. with one of WB's most valuable players, Clint Eastwood, according to Starpulse.
Could your computer use a little taste of the undead? Then check out these Zombie Boy and Zombie Girl Monitor Sitters, available from NeatoShop. A perfect Valentine's Day gift for your zombie lover, don't you think?
Speaking of Valentine's Day -- looking to score with the ladies? Watch as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson shows you how to do the can't-miss "pec pop of love" in his interview with MTV-u.
We suppose that setting a release date might be the first step toward finally actually making the movie. The Celebrity Cafe reports that the oft-delayed and ever-troubled "The...
He's feeling lucky, punk. The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History celebrated the grand opening of the new Warner Bros. Theater in Washington, D.C. with one of WB's most valuable players, Clint Eastwood, according to Starpulse.
Could your computer use a little taste of the undead? Then check out these Zombie Boy and Zombie Girl Monitor Sitters, available from NeatoShop. A perfect Valentine's Day gift for your zombie lover, don't you think?
Speaking of Valentine's Day -- looking to score with the ladies? Watch as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson shows you how to do the can't-miss "pec pop of love" in his interview with MTV-u.
We suppose that setting a release date might be the first step toward finally actually making the movie. The Celebrity Cafe reports that the oft-delayed and ever-troubled "The...
- 2/8/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
If you're unfamiliar with the Neatoshop, then you are missing out on some of the finest and most humorous dead things this side of the graveyard! The lovable sickos are back with even more things to do with the dead. After all, just because you croak doesn't mean you cannot remain useful!
Check out three new products in their official Dead Line below. First up are the Zombie Boy and Zombie Girl Monitor Sitters (set of 2). Next, never lose your pen or pencil again with the Zombie Pencil Holder. Finally, just in time for Valentine's Day, we have the Anatomical Heart Pencil Holder!
Head on over to the official Neatoshop for more!
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Rest your bones in the comments section below.
Check out three new products in their official Dead Line below. First up are the Zombie Boy and Zombie Girl Monitor Sitters (set of 2). Next, never lose your pen or pencil again with the Zombie Pencil Holder. Finally, just in time for Valentine's Day, we have the Anatomical Heart Pencil Holder!
Head on over to the official Neatoshop for more!
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Rest your bones in the comments section below.
- 2/6/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
With The Theatre Bizarre, Chillerama, The ABC’s of Death and now The Profane Exhibit, the horror anthology is making a big come back. The Profane Exhibit, promises to bring together some of the biggest names in the international horror underground scene, and some of those names have now been announced via Twitch. The list contains two Canadian directors and cEvin Key of Skinny Puppy doing the score to one of the shorts.
Here are the details on the first three confirmed entries:
Manna – Edmonton, Canada ( 14 mins )
Director: Michael Todd Schneider (August Underground’s Mordum)
Cast: Amber-lynn Walker (Guinea Pig(TV) ) – 1st Apprentice
Madeleine Horn (International Fetish Model) – Priestress
Score: Seb Komor (Icon of Coil, Zombie Girl)
SFX: Autumn Cook (Sella Turcica, Theatre Bizarre)
Jerami Cruise (Murder Set Pieces, Theatre Bizarre, August Underground Series)
Good Wife – Vancouver, Canada (10 mins)
Director: Ryan Nicholson (Live Feed, Gutterballs)
Cast: Dan Ellis (Gutterballs, Hanger...
Here are the details on the first three confirmed entries:
Manna – Edmonton, Canada ( 14 mins )
Director: Michael Todd Schneider (August Underground’s Mordum)
Cast: Amber-lynn Walker (Guinea Pig(TV) ) – 1st Apprentice
Madeleine Horn (International Fetish Model) – Priestress
Score: Seb Komor (Icon of Coil, Zombie Girl)
SFX: Autumn Cook (Sella Turcica, Theatre Bizarre)
Jerami Cruise (Murder Set Pieces, Theatre Bizarre, August Underground Series)
Good Wife – Vancouver, Canada (10 mins)
Director: Ryan Nicholson (Live Feed, Gutterballs)
Cast: Dan Ellis (Gutterballs, Hanger...
- 8/23/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
This is a busy weekend for awards, and the first major awards have just been handed out. The winners of the 2011 Chesley Awards were announced today at Renovation, the WorldCon going on right now in Reno, Nevada. The Chesleys are given by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists each year for excellence in genre art.
Paperback: Jason Chan, for Geist by Phillipa Ballantine (Ace) Hardcover: Michael Whelan, for The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (Tor) Magazine: Nick Greenwood, for Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show #17 Three-Dimensional: Mark Newman, Eel Walker; bronze Interior: Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth Unpublished Color: Julie Dillon, “Planetary Alignment” Unpublished Monochrome: Ian Miller, “Triptych” Product: Sam Weber, Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, promo art for Tor ebook Gaming: Lucas Graciano, Amorphous Drake (Legends of Norrath) (Sony Online Entertainment) Art Director: Jon Schindehette — Wizards of the Coast Lifetime Achievement:...
Paperback: Jason Chan, for Geist by Phillipa Ballantine (Ace) Hardcover: Michael Whelan, for The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (Tor) Magazine: Nick Greenwood, for Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show #17 Three-Dimensional: Mark Newman, Eel Walker; bronze Interior: Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth Unpublished Color: Julie Dillon, “Planetary Alignment” Unpublished Monochrome: Ian Miller, “Triptych” Product: Sam Weber, Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, promo art for Tor ebook Gaming: Lucas Graciano, Amorphous Drake (Legends of Norrath) (Sony Online Entertainment) Art Director: Jon Schindehette — Wizards of the Coast Lifetime Achievement:...
- 8/20/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Filed under: SXSW Film Festival, Horror, Cinematical, Festivals
[The Week in Geek is a weekly Tuesday column that plunges headfirst into a deep pool of genre geekiness without ever coming up for air.]
Inspired by both the 'Twilight' craze and her own personal experiences at Minnesota's annual geekfest CONvergence, writer-director Emily Hagins has created one of the most anticipated features of SXSW 2011, 'My Sucky Teen Romance.' It's Emily's third feature film, a rom-com with a vampiric horror slant, and her most ambitious project yet. If your only exposure to Hagins is as the soft-spoken subject of the documentary 'Zombie Girl,' you might be surprised to see that the little girl has grown up into a confident adult director.
I've seen the transformation first-hand; 'My Sucky Teen Romance' is my third film as an actor for Emily. It's a one-line part this time out, but our working relationship made it easy to nab a relaxed interview with her, away from the craziness of downtown Austin during its busiest week of the year.
[The Week in Geek is a weekly Tuesday column that plunges headfirst into a deep pool of genre geekiness without ever coming up for air.]
Inspired by both the 'Twilight' craze and her own personal experiences at Minnesota's annual geekfest CONvergence, writer-director Emily Hagins has created one of the most anticipated features of SXSW 2011, 'My Sucky Teen Romance.' It's Emily's third feature film, a rom-com with a vampiric horror slant, and her most ambitious project yet. If your only exposure to Hagins is as the soft-spoken subject of the documentary 'Zombie Girl,' you might be surprised to see that the little girl has grown up into a confident adult director.
I've seen the transformation first-hand; 'My Sucky Teen Romance' is my third film as an actor for Emily. It's a one-line part this time out, but our working relationship made it easy to nab a relaxed interview with her, away from the craziness of downtown Austin during its busiest week of the year.
- 3/15/2011
- by John Gholson
- Moviefone
Filed under: SXSW Film Festival, Horror, Cinematical, Festivals
[The Week in Geek is a weekly Tuesday column that plunges headfirst into a deep pool of genre geekiness without ever coming up for air.]
Inspired by both the 'Twilight' craze and her own personal experiences at Minnesota's annual geekfest CONvergence, writer-director Emily Hagins has created one of the most anticipated features of SXSW 2011, 'My Sucky Teen Romance.' It's Emily's third feature film, a rom-com with a vampiric horror slant, and her most ambitious project yet. If your only exposure to Hagins is as the soft-spoken subject of the documentary 'Zombie Girl,' you might be surprised to see that the little girl has grown up into a confident adult director.
I've seen the transformation first-hand; 'My Sucky Teen Romance' is my third film as an actor for Emily. It's a one-line part this time out, but our working relationship made it easy to nab a relaxed interview with her, away from the craziness of downtown Austin during its busiest week of the year.
[The Week in Geek is a weekly Tuesday column that plunges headfirst into a deep pool of genre geekiness without ever coming up for air.]
Inspired by both the 'Twilight' craze and her own personal experiences at Minnesota's annual geekfest CONvergence, writer-director Emily Hagins has created one of the most anticipated features of SXSW 2011, 'My Sucky Teen Romance.' It's Emily's third feature film, a rom-com with a vampiric horror slant, and her most ambitious project yet. If your only exposure to Hagins is as the soft-spoken subject of the documentary 'Zombie Girl,' you might be surprised to see that the little girl has grown up into a confident adult director.
I've seen the transformation first-hand; 'My Sucky Teen Romance' is my third film as an actor for Emily. It's a one-line part this time out, but our working relationship made it easy to nab a relaxed interview with her, away from the craziness of downtown Austin during its busiest week of the year.
- 3/15/2011
- by John Gholson
- Cinematical
South by Southwest has a whole section of the festival devoted to local films and filmmakers called Lone Star States. Its lineup this year includes "Five Time Champion" starring Betty Buckley, "My Sucky Teen Romance" from 18-year-old filmmaker (and subject of past SXSW doc "Zombie Girl") Emily Hagins, and "Blacktino" from Austin native Aaron Burns. It's the story of a half-black, half-Latino high school nerd (played by Austin Marshall and inspired in part by Burns' own life as a half-black, half-Latino high school nerd himself) and it was all shot here in Austin. The film also features cameos and supporting performances from a few Austin locals and favorites you might recognize like Michelle Rodriguez, Jeff Fahey, and Danny Trejo. If you're wondering how Burns got such an amazing cast, he did have a bit of help: his executive producer (and real-life mother) is Elizabeth Avellan from Troublemaker Studios.
Here's our chat with Burns,...
Here's our chat with Burns,...
- 3/13/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Anywhere else but Austin, the idea of an 18-year-old veteran filmmaker would seem odd. Still months away from her high school graduation, Emily Hagins is the envy of many filmmakers with her third feature, My Sucky Teen Romance, world premiering at SXSW at the fest's biggest and most coveted venue, the Paramount.
If you’ve been living under a rock, or somewhere besides Austin, Hagins began her film career at the tender age of 11 or so when she penned her first script, for a zombie movie called Pathogen. That production ended up being the inspiration for the documentary Zombie Girl. Pathogen may not be available on Netflix, but it put Hagins on the radar of local film fans and the indie scene as someone to watch. She completed her second feature, The Retelling, in 2009.
Hagins met me for brunch at Olivia in South Austin, and with the gorgeous weather we were having,...
If you’ve been living under a rock, or somewhere besides Austin, Hagins began her film career at the tender age of 11 or so when she penned her first script, for a zombie movie called Pathogen. That production ended up being the inspiration for the documentary Zombie Girl. Pathogen may not be available on Netflix, but it put Hagins on the radar of local film fans and the indie scene as someone to watch. She completed her second feature, The Retelling, in 2009.
Hagins met me for brunch at Olivia in South Austin, and with the gorgeous weather we were having,...
- 3/10/2011
- by Jenn Brown
- Slackerwood
This week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, we do what Hollywood finds impossible by creating a successful reboot. The show is getting an upgrade (which is why you can hear both drilling and confetti being tossed constantly in the background), and the new format promises to make everyone who listens to the show three inches taller and wildly, wildly wealthy. As in, so wealthy you’ll have to figure out how to buy off politicians. You can check out the show guide below, but the quick and dirt version involves two beloved Rejects battling it out in a game of wits, a teenage director seeing her first SXSW premiere, a visual effects artist arguing on behalf of post-conversion 3D, and 5 myths about production that ensure movies will be crappy. Loosen up your tie and stay a while. Listen Here: Download This Episode On This Week’s Show: The Reject Radio Movie News Pop Quiz [0:00 - 17:30]:...
- 3/9/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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