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Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer, Morgan Spurlock, and comedian/actor Russell Brand are set to appear at next year’s South By Southwest confab, which today announced the first wave of 2015 Convergence speakers. The announcement of over 60 sessions includes panels in the growing SXsports program, TV, and Digital sidebars. The 2015 edition runs from March 13 – 22 in Austin, Texas – scroll down for the rundown:

A Curious Mind: The Inspiration for a Creative Life

Brian Grazer (Imagine Entertainment), Charles Fishman (The Big Thirst)

Russell Brand Interview with Brian Solis

Russell Brand (Comedian), Brian Solis (Altimeter Group)

SXsports

Athletes are Suddenly Funny: The Power of Comedy & Sports

Patrick Starzan (Funny or Die)

Battling Tradition to Re-Invent Youth Sports

Matt Farrell (USA Swimming), Kurt Kamperman (Us Tennis Association), Jeff Price (PGA of America)

Beyond the Bar Graph: Insights Over Info

Christopher Glode (Under Armour), Marybeth Thomson (MyFitnessPal)

The Business of Preparing Potential NFL Draftees

Jason...

Another retelling of a classic Edgar Allan Poe tale is on its way and we have the first details and early sales art for you right here! Dig it!

From the Press Release

On the eve of the Berlin film market, prolific independent producer Jonathan Sothcott (Elfie Hopkins, Strippers Vs Werewolves) has announced ambitious plans for a post-apocalyptic, steampunk-styled adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic horror story The Mask of the Red Death, to be directed by acclaimed British filmmaker Robert Pratten (Mindflesh, London Voodoo).

“London, 2020. As the radioactive clouds begin to fade after a devastating nuclear war, the last dregs of humanity fight to survive – drought and famine cripple this cracked, broken world. Electricity is a thing of the past. Hideous mutants stalk the night, desperately searching for food and warmth. A cold planet. A dying planet. Superstition is rife. Evil rises. Through the husk of the once...

We’ve just been sent the first press release, poster and synopsis for Jonathan Sothcott’s new movie, The Mask of Red Death which is an adaption of the Edgar Allan Poe short story, The Masque of the Red Death published in 1842.

The movie adaption has been undertaken before with the most prominent version being the 1964 version but Roger Corman starring Vincent Price and Hazel Court. This new $1.5m version is due for release in 2013 with Sothcott (Elfie Hopkins, Strippers Vs Werewolves) producing and British film maker Robert Pratten (Mindflesh, London Voodoo) helming the movie as Director. The press release informs us that the movie will be a a post-apocalyptic, steampunk-styled adaptation of the classic horror story.

The marketing for this is going to take a rather new form of ‘transmedia’ and will be be integrated with a new technology called Conducttr which allows audiences to take a participatory role in the storyworld.

The Film:

Sometimes the line between dreaming and waking is very fine. Last night, for instance, I had a very active dream as the Minnesota section of a Big Ten pillow fight, and wound up smacking my wife in the face about 4:00 in the morning. Not a good way to begin the day with one’s spouse. Mindflesh also moves among realities. Here taxi driver Chris Jackson (Peter Bramhill), a victim of childhood trauma, acts as a portal between this world and another more grisly one. He’s upset that “God does seem to play dice.” Moreover, he must deal with this unnamed force or face the ensuing deaths of his friends.

The film, based on the novel White Light, overuses a visual wave motif to excess. The preview characterizes the film as a “psycho-erotic thriller.” If you like rough sex with an aggressive, bloody woman, well you’ve found the right film.

It’s always great when those inside the filmmaking biz get in touch to turn us on to some of the more interesting upcoming releases so we were delighted when prolific producer Jonathan Sothcott (Dead Cert, The Asphyx remake) gave us a heads-up regarding the UK DVD release of Robert Pratten’s indie body-horror Mindflesh.

Sothcott had this to say:

"Robert Pratten's Mindflesh is a film I dearly wish I'd produced - its an exceptionally original, striking movie in the Cronenberg style - gore, girls and endless psychological tricks. I was amazed it hadn't found a home on UK DVD and so introduced Robert to my friends at 4DigitalMedia, who released my first film Wishbaby. They now have it scheduled for an extras-packed DVD release later in the year when hopefully it can find the wide audience it richly deserves."

Adding, "Robert is an exceptionally intelligent, provocative filmmaker and...

Director: Robert Pratten.

Writer: William Scheinman, and Robert Pratten.

Originally a Scheinman horror novel "MindFlesh," delves into themes of sexual trauma, Buddhist teachings, and an alien presence in a successful attempt to jar the viewer's thinking in relation to reality. Posing the question: what would happen if your mind could bring into reality your subconscious thoughts "MindFlesh," is a mind bender and teacher all in one. Shot independently the plot and story can really only be scratched in this review.

Put simply "MindFlesh," revolves around central character Chris (Peter Bramhill) envisioning a mysterious woman who suddenly materializes, blood-soaked, in his apartment. Acting as a vessel for Chris to resolve earlier childhood trauma the woman, a Goddess, mutely enacts every desire of his mind. The Goddess has been delivered by an alien presence in order for Chris to find wholeness by facing his past.

Shot in High Definition for an independent budget "MindFlesh,...

"MindFlesh," from director Robert Pratten, is now available for download from the companys website found below and several productions stills can be seen here. Involving an extraterrestrial force reviews are stating that "MindFlesh," is very Cronenberg-esque and a psychological journey through central character Chris Jackson's altered perspective. Also, on the companys website is the full trailer, that cannot be shown here, and several more productions stills. Have a look at some of the most bloody stills from the feature here including a full view of the alien antagonist.

The synopsis for "MindFlesh," here...

"Chris Jackson is a gateway for obsessions to pass from the ind to the physical world. To close the gateway he must face his childhood trauma before everyone he knows is killed by extraterrestrials (Mind-Flesh)."

Director: Robert Pratten.

Writers: Robert Pratten, and William Scheinman.

Cast: Peter Bramhill, Carole Derrien, Christopher Fairbank, Roy Borrett, Steven Burrell, Cordelia Bugeja,...

Cinekink, the festival that can lay claim to being truly alternative kicks, off tonight with an 8pm gala and fundraiser at the Kush Lounge, 191 Chrystie Street. Screening will be three shorts -- Petra Joy's Artcore, Chuck Renslow's The Blue Rose, and Eva Midgley's Erotic Moments. Tomorrow the fest moves over to the Anthology Film Archives with screenings of Daryl Wein's doc Sex Positive and Robert Pratten's erotic horror film MindFLESH. Other highlights include Barbara Bell and Anna Lorentzon's Slamdance-premiering doc Graphic Sexual Horror, which looks at how the U.S. Patriot Act was used to shutter the extreme bondage website Insex, and Un Piede di Roman Polanski, a short directed by Filmmaker contributor Lauren Wissot and Roxanne...

rev·e·nant (rěv'ə-nənt)

1. One that returns after a lengthy absence.

2. One who returns after death.

Or to use another term, a vampire. We've seen a great resurgence in the genre lately, with films like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead, Against the Dark, Let the Right One In, Vampyrer (Not Like Others) among many others.. so let's hope this trend continues and they do with the vampire genre what they've done with the zombie genre. For those who missed Mindflesh (review here), it was a great little mix of psycho-sexual horror and science fiction which is why I'm looking forward to what director Robert Pratten does with The Last Revenants. We don't have much in the way of details, but we'll try getting more.

A Great Plague has eradicated all of the vampire population, save for four female vampires. They must integrate into society, and hunt as a team to survive.

Our good pal Todd over at Twitch has just given us a very generous Christmas present. Together with Caachi Films, they're streaming Robert Pratten's Cronenbergian mind-f**k, Mindflesh, in it's entirety until December 14th.

Chris Jackson is a gateway for obsessions to pass from the mind to the physical world. To close the gateway he must face his childhood trauma before everyone he knows is killed by extraterrestrials.

To find out more information about the film, or just to get prepared for what you're in for, check out the film's official website.

Thanks again Todd. It's really too much, you shouldn't have.

And if you need any convincing, you can read quietearth's review here.

In a move that I hope is only the first of many, Twitch Film are the sole proprietors of Robert Pratten’s Mindflesh, which will only be up for viewing for a small window, specifically December 12th- 14th, so you’d better get over there and check it out now!

What’s it about? Glad you asked! Chris Jackson is a gateway for obsessions to pass from the mind to the physical world. To close the gateway he must face his childhood trauma before everyone he knows is killed by extraterrestrials.

Sound cool? We’re sure it is! Just head on over to Twitch Film right now to start watching Mindflesh and if you like what you see, be sure to spread the word!

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Our old pal and Fantastic Fest programming guru Todd Brown over at Twitchfilm is offering a free online streaming feed of Robert Pratten's trippy Cronenbergian sci-fi horror Mindflesh.

That's pretty exciting news from our absolute favorite world cinema website. Hopefully the experiment works and we get more of this kind of thing down the road on Twitch.

Support the effort by checking it out at www.twitchfilm.net, it's the lead story on the site while streaming is available for free from Dec 12-14.

[This announcement will remain at the top of the page until the end of the day Sunday. New content will continue to appear below.]

Chris Jackson is a gateway for obsessions to pass from the mind to the physical world. To close the gateway he must face his childhood trauma before everyone he knows is killed by extraterrestrials.

Twitch and Caachi Films are very proud to present - absolutely free and complete - Robert Pratten’s Mindflesh. The Cronenbergian sci-fi body-horror will be available to view in these pages for three days only - December 12th through 14th - so spread the word. You can check out trailers below the break or click here to continue on to the complete feature.

Chris Jackson is a gateway for obsessions to pass from the mind to the physical world. To close the gateway he must face his childhood trauma before everyone he knows is killed by extraterrestrials.

Just a reminder here that Twitch, in association with Caachi Films, will be presenting Robert Pratten’s Mindflesh in its entirety, streaming for free online here at Twitch December 12th - 14th. That’s Friday through Sunday for the calendar-impaired among you. It’s the giving season, you see, and we’re giving you all a little slice of Cronenbergian body horror ...

You can check a pair of trailers for the film - one work friendly, and one very definitely not - below the break.

Chris Jackson is a gateway for obsessions to pass from the mind to the physical world. To close the gateway he must face his childhood trauma before everyone he knows is killed by extraterrestrials.

Mark this on your calendar boys and girls: Twitch and Caachi Films are very proud to announce that for three days only - December 12, 13 and 14 - we will be streaming Robert Pratten’s Mindflesh in its entirety, for free, here in the pages of Twitch. Call it our Christmas present to you. Our violent, bloody, naked, Cronenbergian Christmas present to you.

We’ll be rolling out the full blooded - and fleshed - version fo the trailer a little bit later as a reminder that this is coming but for now you can check out the PG rated - but still very impressive - trailer below the break.