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Film Review: ‘Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal’ Doesn’t Have Enough Bite
25 April 2013 8:36 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Chicago – There’s something deeper going on in “Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal,” opening tomorrow at Music Box. I think. It’s about a struggling artist who finds inspiration in a small town when he’s forced to serve as guardian for the title character. Don’t all artists have something in common with cannibals given the way they turn their own (or other people’s) insides into fuel for their creativity? While that’s an engaging and interesting starting place for a horror-comedy, Boris Rodriguez’s movie sadly ends up being neither an effective horror movie nor a memorable satire. It just kind of, pardon me for going there, sleepwalks through its clever set-up.
Thure Lindhardt, so great in “Keep the Lights On,” stars as Lars, a painter who goes to a snowy, secluded town to find his creative muse and does so in the most unexpected of places. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal Movie Review
13 April 2013 4:44 AM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Title: Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal Director: Boris Rodriguez Starring: Thune Lindhardt, Dylan Smith, Georgina Reilly, Al Goulem, Paul Braunstein, Stephen McHattie A quirky but unfulfilling Canadian-Danish horror-comedy that offers up neither quite the deliciously mad slapstick-y gore of its title nor a more penetrating treatment of its character-rooted instincts, writer-director Boris Rodriguez’s “Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal” has a substantial helping of originality on its side, but not much in the way of inspired execution. A one-time darling of the art scene, inspiration-starved, foreign-born painter Lars (Thune Lindhardt) takes a teaching position in the small, snowy town of Koda Lake, where he’s enthusiastically received by a school headmaster, Harry (Al Goulem), seeking to put his burgh on [ Read More ]
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Exclusive: Boris Rodriguez on 'Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal'
12 April 2013 4:00 PM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
In Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal, a once world-renown painter - who seems to have lost his muse - comes to a small art school to teach. There he is introduced to Eddie, a mute man-child who hangs around the school because his family donates a lot of money to the school. Eddie has a peculiar problem: when he is stressed out, he tends to sleepwalk, kill, and eat small animals. We spoke with director and co-writer Boris Rodriguez, who spoke about the catchy title and being a tortured artist.
Where did the idea for Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal come from?
It came from my friend and co-writer John Rannells, who pitched it to me originally. It wasn’t a sleepwalking cannibal; it was a retarded werewolf and a novelist, and it was on the outer banks of North Carolina. Gradually, as we kept reworking the story, he went to Los »
- Alyse Wax
Exclusive: Co-writer/Director Boris Rodriguez on Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal and More
9 April 2013 8:45 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
This past weekend, co-writer/director Boris Rodriguez's Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal arrived in limited theaters courtesy of Doppleganger Releasing.
The offbeat horror comedy follows a former up-and-coming painter named Lars (Thure Lindhardt) who finds himself back at the easel after relocating to teach at a remote, snowbound art school where he befriends a mute flesh-eater by the name of Eddie (Dylan Scott Smith) whose nocturnal feasts of flesh reignites the artist's faltering career.
Dread Central recently chatted with Rodriguez about his unusual cannibal story as well as his next project which happens to feature scientifically-mutated killer monkeys that go on a rampage against a group of teenagers at a summer camp (for real). Check out our exclusive interview with Rodriguez below and make sure to check out Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal now that's in theaters and on VOD platforms everywhere.
Dread Central: First of all- I really enjoyed the »
- thehorrorchick
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal Review
7 April 2013 2:22 PM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
When I sleepwalk, I just raid the refrigerator for some late-night bad decisions, usually fried and greasy, but imagine if in your magical dream-state you turned into a bloodthirsty cannibal who tore people limb from limb? Couldn’t you just picture the utter horror? If you answered that question “No,” let out a gasp of relief because you’re a normal person who doesn’t know the taste of human flesh. If you answered that questions “Yes” though, you might want to report yourself to the local authorities for being stark-raving mad. Either that, or you just watched Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal - hopefully the latter.
Apparently it’s kill or be killed in the art world, as washed up painter/new art professor Lars (Thure Lindhardt) is tasked with playing caretaker to a student named Eddie (Dylan Smith) when the mute man’s wealthy family member passes away. Uncovering Eddie’s traumatic past, »
- Matt Donato
Film Reviews: Opening This Week (April 1-5, 2013)
5 April 2013 3:25 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
A critical digest of the week’s latest U.S. theatrical releases. Where applicable, links to longer reviews have been provided.
6 Souls
Distributor: Radius-twc
One of the movies’ least convincing three-faces-of-Eve routines occupies centerstage in “6 Souls,” a schlock supernatural shocker that has finally escaped into a handful of U.S. theaters five years after it was shot and more than three after it first opened internationally. Cannily retitled (from the original “Shelter”) to ensure better placement in alphabetized VOD menus, this Doa pickup for Weinstein Co. sub-label Radius may scare up a few smallscreen curiosity seekers, owing to the presence of top-billed Julianne Moore, before taking its rightful place in the genre graveyard.
— Scott Foundas
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Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner
Distributor: Cinema Guild
Cindy Kleine pays tribute to her famed theater-director hubby in “Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner,” with thoroughly delightful results. »
- Variety Staff
On Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal, Or How the Art World Is Fuled by Kill-or-be-killed Bloodlust
3 April 2013 9:00 PM, PDT | Village Voice | See recent Village Voice news »
Carnage breeds creativity for Lars (Keep the Lights On's Thure Lindhardt), a former up-and-coming painter who finds himself back at the easel after relocating to teach at a remote, snowbound art school where he befriends a mute flesh-eater in Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal. Eddie's (Dylan Scott Smith) nocturnal dining on animals and humans is the spark that reignites Lars's moribund career. Writer-director Boris Rodriguez's satire about artistic inspiration posits Eddie's carnivorous behavior as a catalyst for awakening the deep, dark urges lurking inside Lars, whose arrival in town is marked by his running over a deer and then (to end its misery, or so he says) bludgeoning it to death with a rock. Lars's new works earn money for the down-on-its-luck school, but the duo' »
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal | Review
3 April 2013 3:40 PM, PDT | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Lars and the Killer Dude: Rodriguez Explores Art and Inspiration
While sporting a title that would seem to indicate a comedic mash up of bizarro horror tropes and cheeky zingers, Boris Rodriguez’ enjoyable debut, Eddie: The Sleepwalking Zombie (of which the addendum may very well be a tacked on marketing ploy as the title credits indicate) manages to make significant use out of its examination of inspiration and the path of successful artistry. While the film never quite manages to go deeper than a superficial tongue-in-cheek trifling, there are enough oddly fascinating elements to sustain interest from the Danish/Canadian co-production, mostly due to a surprisingly understated performance from Thure Lindhardt.
A once successful painter, Lars Olafson (Lindhardt), has been unable to produce any significant works of art for the past decade. At the suggestion of his art dealer, Ronny (Stephen McHattie), Lars takes a job as a teacher at »
- Nicholas Bell
Contest: Win Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal Prizes
3 April 2013 1:31 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Doppleganger Releasing's Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal explores an artist's inspiration in bizarre and bloody ways. Thure Lindhardt stars as the title character, a docile, cereal-obsessed art student who discovers he suffers from a rare form of sleepwalking that turns him into a flesh-eating monster, minus the undead zombie side effects. In honor of this upcoming horror-comedy, debuting in theaters and VOD formats April 5, we have a contest where fans can win hats, "bloody" t-shirts, and free digital downloads of Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal on iTunes. These prizes will go fast, so enter this contest today.
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Review: 'Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal' An Enjoyable If Somewhat Slight Horror-Comedy
2 April 2013 5:01 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
A blunt, no-nonsense title like "Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal" perfectly describes the type of movie you're going to encounter when viewing Boris Rodriguez's first narrative feature -- a weird, darkly comic tale offering little more than an enjoyable experience. While 'Eddie' could've tried a little harder to make its content more memorable, it still provides enough laughs and thrills to make for a pleasant watch. Speeding through the niveous Canadian backroads to his new job and new life, former celebrated artist Lars (Thure Lindhardt) smacks into a deer crossing the road. Though the animal manages to survive the accident, it remains unable to move and Lars ultimately decides to put it out of its misery. He equips himself with a rock and proceeds to smash its head, but it doesn't do the trick -- so he repeats, over and over, eliciting a hearty laugh out of the creature's reluctance to die. »
- Christopher Bell
Movie Review: Eddie The Sleepwalking Cannibal!!
30 March 2013 12:55 PM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
Horror comedies are tricky for me. They either work really well, or they’re a flat out disaster. When movies try to walk both lines, more times than not, they’re unable to properly give both genres their fair share, and one overpowers the other. Boris Rodriguez’s Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal not only properly executes a successful venture into the horror/comedy genre, but gives horror fans a fresh angle that we haven’t seen in recent times.
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal tells the story of Lars, formerly a popular painter, who after losing his inspiration to paint, moves to a small town to teach art. All is well, until Lars is approached by his colleague Georgina, and talked into taking in Eddie, a mute who is allowed to attend the school in return for his now deceased caregiver’s contributions to the school. Initially reluctant, Lars agrees to let Eddie stay with him, »
- SMITH
Great Trailer for Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal
29 March 2013 12:55 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Check out this awesomely fun trailer for a great looking horror comedy called Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal. For those of you looking to add something a little different to your movie diet, this looks like it will do the trick! It's a charming horror film about a sleepwalking cannibal! How can you go wrong? Here's the synopsis...
Thure Lindhardt (Keep the Lights On) stars in this quirky dark comedy as Lars, a former darling of the art scene slipping away into the land of has-beens and struggling with lack of inspiration. His art dealer Ronny arranges a teaching job in a small town as a "therapeutic measure" to stir up some creative juices, but things never turn out quite as planned. At first, life in the peaceful small town seems rosy, as the young man settles in and impresses beautiful fellow colleague Leslie, by taking in the brawny, mute Eddie »
- Joey Paur
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal Invading Theaters and VOD
23 March 2013 8:56 AM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
The upcoming horror comedy, ‘Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal,’ is set to be released into theaters and VOD on April 5 by Doppelganger Releasing. The film, which was written and directed by Boris Rodriguez, is just one of the latest movies from the new genre label and distributor of theatrical and home entertainment projects that launched this year. Doppelganger Releasing has provided the following synopsis for ‘Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal’: “Thure Lindhardt (Keep the Lights On) stars in this quirky horror-comedy as Lars, a former darling of the art scene now slipping away into the land of has-beens and struggling with lack of inspiration. When Lars’s art dealer Ronny arranges a [ Read More ]
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- Karen Benardello
Hilarious Looking Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal Debuts New Poster & Trailer!!
22 March 2013 2:46 PM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
The first poster and trailer for what looks like a fun (and funny) as hell horror/comedy, Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal was released today, and after watching that trailer, it seems like this one could be a blast. Check it out!
“When Lars’s art dealer Ronny arranges a teaching job in a small town as a “therapeutic measure” to stir up his creative juices, things don’t quite turn out as planned. At first, life in the peaceful small town seems rosy, as he settles in and impresses beautiful fellow colleague Leslie (Georgina Reilly) by taking in the brawny, mute Eddie (Dylan Smith) after the latter’s caregiver passes away. But Lars soon discovers that the façade of serenity hides something unimaginable: Eddie suffers from a rare form of sleepwalking that transforms him from a docile, cereal-obsessed art student into a ravenous sleepwalking cannibal. Initially horrified by Eddie’s dark secret, »
- SMITH
Exclusive One-Sheet Premiere - Eddie The Sleepwalking Cannibal; Theatrical / VOD Info
21 March 2013 12:00 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
It's been awhile since last we reported on the lunacy of Eddie the Sleepwalking Cannibal, but lo and behold we have the first details of its VOD/theatrical engagement as well as an exclusive poster for you cats! Dig it!
From the Press Release
The film will be released theatrically in New York (Cinema Village) and select cities on Friday, April 5th, with day and date VOD.
Thure Lindhardt (Keep the Lights On) stars in this quirky horror-comedy as Lars, a former darling of the art scene now slipping away into the land of has-beens and struggling with lack of inspiration.
When Lars’ art dealer Ronny arranges a teaching job in a small town as a “therapeutic measure” to stir up his creative juices, things don't quite turn out as planned. At first, life in the peaceful small town seems rosy, as he settles in and impresses beautiful fellow colleague »
- Uncle Creepy
Exclusive: “Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal” gets a release date
8 February 2013 8:27 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Fango got the exclusive word that Music Box Films will give Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal its first U.S. big-screen berth in New York City April 5, to be followed by bookings in other cities. Opening under the company’s new Doppelganger Releasing banner, Eddie is a Canadian/Danish horror/comedy written and directed by Boris Rodriguez, starring Thure Lindhardt as a creatively blocked artist who finds an unlikely muse in the massive, mute Eddie (Dylan Smith), who has the unfortunate habit of devouring animals and people by night. See our review of the film here and the trailer below, and look for a feature story on Eddie in Fango #322, on sale next month.
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- gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
Exclusive: “Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal” gets a release date
8 February 2013 8:27 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Fango got the exclusive word that Music Box Films will give Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal its first U.S. big-screen berth in New York City April 5, to be followed by bookings in other cities. Opening under the company’s new Doppelganger Releasing banner, Eddie is a Canadian/Danish horror/comedy written and directed by Boris Rodriguez, starring Thure Lindhardt as a creatively blocked artist who finds an unlikely muse in the massive, mute Eddie (Dylan Smith), who has the unfortunate habit of devouring animals and people by night. See our review of the film here and the trailer below, and look for a feature story on Eddie in Fango #322, on sale next month.
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- gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
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