As ShockYa reported in our interview with “Mimesis” director Douglas Schulze, “Mimesis” inolves taking horror to the next level by bringing in the fan’s involvement and love for the genre. In fact, Schulze said he got the idea for “Mimesis” from two convention-goers having to be detained by security for terrorizing other patrons. This intensity is directly expressed in the film, as it involves a group of fans acting the film out in real life, right down to killing kidnapped victims. “Mimesis” stars Allen Maldonado as Duane, a fast-talking, cock-sure type of guy who’s attending a horror convention with his best friend and horror fan Russell (Taylor Piedmonte). When a [ Read More ]
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- 2/15/2013
- by monique
- ShockYa
*there are spoilers here. Director: Douglas Schulze. Writers: Douglas Schulze and Joshua Wagner. Cast: Allen Maldonado, Sid Haig, Lauren Mae Shafer, Courtney Gains, Taylor Piedmonte, David G.B. Brown, Jana Thompson, and Gavin Grazer. Douglas Schulze's (Hellmaster) latest horror feature is titled Mimesis. Mimesis simply means imitation. In this film, Mimesis is defined as life imitating art. Schulze manages to introduce a social message amongst all of the cannibalism, eye gougings and pitchfork murders. This message involves media and its portrayal of violence and its relation to real life violence. This message is certainly relevant now, but Mimesis is also an entertaining outing. The film is clever and the conflict is well written and well disguised. The film's story initially follows Duane (Allen Maldonado) and Russell (Taylor Piedmonte). These two are friends and they head off to a horror convention. Here, they meet the raccoon eyed Judith (Lauren Mae Shafer), who.
- 2/11/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Coming to DVD and Blu-ray February 12 from Anchor Bay Entertainment, Mimesis follows a group of horror fans who accept invitations to a late-night party at a remote farmhouse, and the next morning find themselves under siege by zombies—and realize they’re all dressed like the characters from George A. Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead. Douglas Schulze directed from a script he wrote with Joshua Wagner, and the cast includes Allen Maldonado, Lauren Mae Shafer, Taylor Piedmonte, David G.B. Brown, Jana Thompson and Gavin Grazer, with appearances by horror veterans Sid Haig, Courtney Gains and Night’s cemetery ghoul, the late Bill Hinzman. The discs will include audio commentary by Schulze and Wagner; retail prices are $22.98 for the DVD, $24.99 for the Blu-ray.
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- 1/22/2013
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Coming to DVD and Blu-ray February 12 from Anchor Bay Entertainment, Mimesis follows a group of horror fans who accept invitations to a late-night party at a remote farmhouse, and the next morning find themselves under siege by zombies—and realize they’re all dressed like the characters from George A. Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead. Douglas Schulze directed from a script he wrote with Joshua Wagner, and the cast includes Allen Maldonado, Lauren Mae Shafer, Taylor Piedmonte, David G.B. Brown, Jana Thompson and Gavin Grazer, with appearances by horror veterans Sid Haig, Courtney Gains and Night’s cemetery ghoul, the late Bill Hinzman. The discs will include audio commentary by Schulze and Wagner; retail prices are $22.98 for the DVD, $24.99 for the Blu-ray.
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- 1/22/2013
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Coming to DVD and Blu-ray February 12 from Anchor Bay Entertainment, Mimesis follows a group of horror fans who accept invitations to a late-night party at a remote farmhouse, and the next morning find themselves under siege by zombies—and realize they’re all dressed like the characters from George A. Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead. Douglas Schulze directed from a script he wrote with Joshua Wagner, and the cast includes Allen Maldonado, Lauren Mae Shafer, Taylor Piedmonte, David G.B. Brown, Jana Thompson and Gavin Grazer, with appearances by horror veterans Sid Haig, Courtney Gains and Night’s cemetery ghoul, the late Bill Hinzman. The discs will include audio commentary by Schulze and Wagner; retail prices are $22.98 for the DVD, $24.99 for the Blu-ray.
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- 1/22/2013
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Mimesis is set to pay homage to George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead February 12th, on DVD. In the film, seven strangers find themselves living out the real life horrors from Romero's groundbreaking feature. These character must survive a zombie apocalypse, on a scale not seen before. This award winning zombie film will be released on both DVD and Blu-Ray. And, the release will offer a special feature or two. Rated restricted, Mimesis will host an audio commentary from writers Douglas Schulze and Joshua Wagner. More details on the release are listed below. Release Date: February 12th (DVD, Blu-Ray). Director: Douglas Schulze. Writers: Douglas Schulze and Joshua Wagner. Cast: Allen Maldonado, Sid Haig, Lauren Mae Shafer, Courtney Gains, Taylor Piedmonte, David G.B. Brown, and Jana Thompson. The trailer for Mimesis is here: *fans will also have the opportunity to experience Mimesis at special event screenings across the country.
- 1/3/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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