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"We don't know what we're going to wake up to, like, what the world is going to be like..." An early teaser trailer has debuted for an indie horror film titled I See the Demon, from filmmaker Jacob Lees Johnson. This is premiering at the 2025 Cinequest Film Festival in March if anyone wants to catch it - grab tickets. It's described as a "mublegore sci-fi thriller" - I dig that the title seems like misdirection. There is a strange comet up in the sky? And other weird things going on? Is it a demon or aliens or something else entirely? At her surprise birthday party, an emotionally vulnerable woman experiences unexplainable phenomena that threaten to turn the best night of her life into a never-ending nightmare. Lucy sees a strange object in the sky, but everyone keeps telling her everything is fine. This stars Alexis Zollicoffer, Jon Heder, Mallory Everton,...

The horror film I See the Demon, starring Jon Heder of Napoleon Dynamite and Tremors: Shrieker Island, is set to have its world premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival on March 20th, with a second screening set to take place on March 23rd. With those dates right around the corner, a trailer for the film has made its way online and can be seen in the embed above.

Directed by Jacob Lees Johnson, who also crafted the screenplay with Davey Morrison and Martha Duzett, I See the Demon has the following synopsis: After seeing a strange object floating in the sky, Lucy comes home to a surprise birthday party with all of her favorite people. She’s overjoyed, but when asked about her day, she realizes she can’t remember anything about it. Her loved ones assure her it’s nothing to worry about, but as more unsettling things occur...

A surprise birthday party turns into a mind-bending nightmare in director Jacob Lees Johnson’s I See the Demon, and Coming Soon has debuted the official trailer this week.

According to the site, I See the Demon will World Premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival on March 20, 2025, with no release date set at this time. Watch the trailer down below.

Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) and Alexis Zollicoffer star alongside Mallory Everton, Noah Kershisnik, Archelaus Crisanto, Dave Martinez, Mac Steele Foster, and Oran Stainbrook.

In the film, “After seeing a strange object floating in the sky, Lucy comes home to a surprise birthday party with all of her favorite people. She’s overjoyed, but when asked about her day, she realizes she can’t remember anything about it. Her loved ones assure her it’s nothing to worry about, but as more unsettling things occur that only she seems to notice,...

Villains Inc. marries supervillain chaos and the workplace comedy. The charmingly chaotic movie follows three henchpeople -- Beatrix, Harold and Cain -- who find themselves struggling to get by after the death of their boss. How are they supposed to get through the day, let alone try to take over the world? Pinky and the Brain have nothing on this trio of put-upon criminals.

Yet the reason the film works is the entertaining characters drawn by a cast of improv and sketch comedy veterans. Studio C's Mallory Everton stars as Beatrix, who refuses to take her new circumstances sitting down. Colin Mochrie fans from the hit comedy series Whose Line Is It Anyway? will enjoy just how off the handle Harold can be. In an interview with Cbr, both actors spoke about how they found their characters and the fun behind the scenes of Villains Inc., which is in movie theaters now.

Nathan Zellner and David Zellner’s Sasquatch Sunset is stomping into circa 850 theaters this weekend after debuting in 9 with a solid opening for a film many could find weird. A tribe of Sasquatch, possibly the last of their kind, live and love in the woods of northern California, where it was shot.

“We are taking Bigfoot to America. We have high hopes that the broader market will embrace the movie,” says Kyle Davies of distributor Bleecker Street, calling it “a very different” kind of movie and “a bit of an unknown.”

“It’s a wildcard.”

Marketing was mainly through social activations. “I wouldn’t call it traditional marketing. It doesn’t really fit in that box,” Davies adds. The Sasquatch standees in theaters are fun. And Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar is displaying a baby Sasquatch sitting in a glass case with umbilical cord and placenta.

This is “a polarizing film.

The cast of Villains Incorporated includes a mix of established and younger comedic performers, earning critical appraisals. The film follows three henchmen on a mission for destiny, blending fun and dark elements in a silly setting. Up-and-coming comedians shine in the movie alongside established performers in this goofy superhero parody film.

The cast of Villains Incorporated is a mix of established comedic performers and younger sketch performers. The indie comedy was directed and co-written by Jeremy Warner. Independently produced by members of Jk! Studios alongside star Colin Mochrie, Villains Incorporated has earned critical appraisals at film festivals, including the Austin Film Festival. The film follows three down-on-their-lunch minions in a world controlled by superheroes and supervillains.

Tired of their lot in life, Beatrix leads her friends/fellow henchmen Harold and Cain on a mission to take destiny into their own hands. The indie comedy is a fun and goofy superhero...

For a sneak peek at the new indie comedy Villains Inc., Cbr has an exclusive clip to debut. The preview comes just ahead of the movie's release in theaters nationwide on April 19, 2024.

The clip is a video advertisement for the fictional Justice Juice drink seen in the film. It's the official beverage of a superhero named Captain Justice who appears in the ad to help promote the canned drink. The clip also gives viewers an idea of the flavor of comedy seen in Villains Inc., a film that satirizes the superhero movie genre in a fun way by following a group of henchpeople hoping to make it on their own after the death of their supervillain boss. The video can be watched below.

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“Villains Incorporated” is a new live-action comedy feature, directed by Jeremy Warner, starring Mallory Everton, Colin Mochrie and Jason Grey, releasing April 19, 2024 in theaters:

“…after the death of their boss, ‘Beatrix’, ‘Cain’ and ‘Harold’ are left destitute living in an abandoned grocery store.

“But Beatrix is determined that they will fight on their own and take over the world by any means necessary…”

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Studio C is not going anywhere anytime soon. BYUtv has renewed the sketch comedy series for two more seasons. Season 17 will arrive this fall, and season 18 will arrive in Spring 2024.

The 18th season premiere will be a milestone for the series – episode 200 -- and all 10 original cast members will return. They are Adam Berg, Whitney Call, Mallory Everton, Stacey Harkey, Natalie Madsen, Stephen Meek, Matt Meese, James Perry, and Jeremy Warner.

The show's current cast includes Jason Gray, Garet Allen, Arvin Mitchell, Dalton Johnson, Tori Pence, Naomi Winders, Megan Rico, Joe Balanza, Gabby Moore, and Jericho Lopez.

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Exclusive: Decal has acquired U.S. rights to Millennium Media’s horror-thriller Abyzou out of the Cannes Market, with plans to release it in theaters later this year.

In Abyzou, the son of a Jewish funeral director returns home, in hopes of reconciling with his orthodox father, with his pregnant wife in tow. But his intentions are put to the test when the family morgue receives the body of a mysterious corpse containing an ancient entity with a sinister plan for his unborn child.

Nick Blood (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Emm Wiseman (Winchester), Allan Corduner (Homeland) and Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones) star in the film from director Oliver Park. Hank Hoffman scripted it from the story he penned with Millenium’s Jonathan Yunger. Hoffman, Yunger, Jeffrey Greenstein, Les Weldon, Sam Schulte, and Yariv Lerner of Millennium Media produced, with Millennium Media’s Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson and Tanner Mobley serving as executive producers.

Exclusive: Decal has acquired North American rights to Brandon Dermer’s sci-fi comedy I’m Totally Fine out of the Cannes market, slating it for release in theaters later this year.

The music video vet’s first feature follows Vanessa (Jillian Bell), who embarks on a solo weekend away to clear her head after the death of her best friend (Natalie Morales)—seeing her self-care vacation plans change when she’s met with a situation that’s out of this world.

The film written by American Dad!‘s Alisha Ketry also stars Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), Blake Anderson (Workaholics) and Karen Maruyama (The Binge 2: It’s A Wonderful Binge). What We Do in the Shadows, Murder Mystery and Workaholics‘ Kyle Newacheck produced alongside Jonas Dolkart.

“We are whole-heartedly excited to share our project with our fellow humans/Earthlings,” said Newacheck, “and it was Decal who...

Exclusive: XYZ Films’ fledgling domestic distribution division has closed a multiyear, exclusive home entertainment partnership with Decal, beginning with their 2022 film slate.

Decal is the home ent distribution venture launched earlier this year by Neon and Bleecker Street.

Under the XYZ deal, Decal will handle the home entertainment window for all titles released through the XYZ Distribution Label, led by former Drafthouse Films and Neon COO James Emanuel Shapiro.

Upcoming XYZ Film releases include the latest sci-fi feature from Justin Bensen and Aaron Morehead, Something In The Dirt.

The output deal was negotiated by XYZ’s James Emanuel Shapiro and Ayo Kepher-Maat from Decal.

“I’m excited we found a partner as prestigious as Decal to handle our transactional rights. From top to bottom, they have assembled an all-star team of the folks I respect the most in this space,” said James Emanuel Shapiro, EVP of XYZ Films distribution label.

Exclusive: Decal, the recently launched film label, has acquired U.S. rights to Naveen A. Chathapuram’s thriller The Last Victim and will release it theatrically day-and-date in the first quarter of 2022.

The pic stars Ron Perlman, Ali Larter (Resident Evil) and Ralph Ineson (The Green Knight). Set in rural America, it follows a band of modern-day outlaws pursued by an aging sheriff after a crime goes wrong.

The pic is based on a story by Chathapuram and Doc Justin and was written by Ashley James Louis. Producers are Vicky Gong, Todd Berger, Nicholas Burnett, Chathapuram, Luke Daniels, Charles Leslie, Graem Luis, Joseph Lanius and Shaun Sanghani.

The Last Victim is a production of Peach Partners in association with Slated, Sss Entertainment, Sss Capital, The Catalyst Group, Blind Alley and Sprockefeller Films.

The movie is Chathapuram’s directing debut. He previously produced Ca$h, starring Sean Bean and Chris Hemsworth for...

"We just gotta focus!" Decal Releasing has debuted an official trailer for an indie road trip comedy titled Stop and Go - which is the update release title for the film that initially premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival under the name Recovery. This coronavirus pandemic road trip comedy is about two directionless sisters who break out of lockdown and decide to brave a cross-country road trip to rescue their grandmother from a Covid outbreak at her nursing home. Described as a "raucous road trip comedy for the quar times," which is as cringe as any description can get. Whitney Call and Mallory Everton co-wrote the screenplay and co-star in the film as sisters Jamie and Blake. The cast includes Julia Jolley, Anne Sward Hansen, Stephen Meek, Noah Kershisnik, and Dora McDonald. The best part about this is their dog, but I'm still not even sure that will convince me to watch this.

One of the biggest changes that the past year has forced the world to grapple with is the loss of freedom to move about freely outdoors. The new indie film Stop And Go tackles this aspect of the pandemic in a comedic manner. A product of Sorø Films Production in partnership with BuzzFeed Studios, the official synopsis for Stop And Go, previously titled Recovery, can be read below.

"Sisters Blake and Jamie's big plans for the year come to a screeching halt when they are forced to rescue their grandmother and her beloved dog from her nursing home, before their reckless sister can get there first. They embark on a hilarious cross-country race against time while contending with a deranged dog breeder, a highly inappropriate 9-year-old, and a clueless Romeo, all in the name of family."

The movie stars Mallory Everton and Whitney Call in the lead as two sisters...

Heatseeking indie distributor Decal has landed U.S. distribution rights to “Recovery,” a well-received comedy which played this year’s SXSW Film Festival.

From directors Mallory Everton and Stephen Meek, the road trip adventure follows two lost-soul sisters traveling across country to rescue their grandmother, whose nursing home suffers a Covid-19 outbreak. The project is described as “Booksmart” meets the Tom Hardy indie gem “Locke.” Everton co-stars and co-wrote the screenplay with Whitney Call.

Decal is plotting a hybrid theatrical and VOD release this fall. The film was produced by Sorø Films Production in partnership with BuzzFeed Studios. Scott Christopherson, Babetta Kelly and Abi Nielson Hunsaker served as producers.

“Recovery is our love letter to the world after the year we’ve all had, and we couldn’t imagine joining with a better team than BuzzFeed Studios, and now Decal. Their vision for indie film and the expertise they’re...

Sometimes the most harrowing and distressing situations can ultimately provide one of life’s most liberating and fulfilling experiences. That’s certainly the case for both the filmmakers behind, and the protagonists in, the new comedy, ‘Recovery.’ While real life best friends and filmmakers, Mallory Everton and Whitney Call are afflicted by the painful effects that Covid-19 […]

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It’s not easy to fathom the rush to make films about the coronavirus pandemic, especially since we’re not quite in the clear. Still, here we are. Or rather, here are friends Whitney Call and Mallory Everton, the co-writers and stars of the slight, mighty silly, improbably likable comedy “Recovery,” about sisters on a mission to rescue their grandmother from her assisted living facility in Washington state — a film which premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival almost exactly a year after the country shut down, making the previous edition one of its first casualties.

In February 2020, Jamie (Call) and Blake Jerikovic (Everton) are riding, if not high, at least hopeful. Jamie is celebrating her 30th birthday. Blake is celebrating what looks to be a promising first date. Both are making plans. Then comes March. Who can forget the endless month in which everything came to a screeching halt? They...

Several years ago, South Park asked the question: at what point is it acceptable to make a joke about a tragedy? The answer within that universe was 20 years. The inquiry comes to mind again as one’s receptiveness to Mallory Everton and Stephen Meek’s road trip comedy Recovery depends largely on the ability to laugh about Covid-19. Set in late March, it’s a time period when some awkwardly wiped down their groceries with bleach but well before the country seemed as if it was about to explode with the summer uprising. With a script that takes many comedic shots with varying results, Jamie and Blake are thirty-something sisters living in Albuquerque getting ready for the best year of their lives. Jamie, a teacher, has just turned 30 and has a life plan for #adulting while Blake, without a set career, seems to exist as an emotional support of Jamie.

Film premiered this week at virtual festival.

BuzzFeed Studios has boarded Sorø Films’ buzzy SXSW female-led Covid comedy Recovery as executive producer following the film’s world premiere yesterday (March 17).

Pip Ngo of North American sales agent XYZ Films negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers. There is currently no international sales agent attached.

Recovery centres on two sisters on an eventful cross-country road trip to rescue their grandmother from an outbreak of the virus at her nursing home.

Mallory Everton and Stephen Meek make their feature directorial debuts and star alongside Whitney Call.

The film is available on...

Life is full of surprises. Just last March — to pick one random example that you might remember — the entire world shut down because a coronavirus decided that it didn’t want to live inside a bat anymore. What a twist! Aside from the many scientists who saw it coming and repeatedly tried to sound the alarm, literally no one saw it coming. And now, just a year after the Covid-19 pandemic slowed the planet to a standstill, we’re in for another system shock that might be even harder to swallow: Someone has managed to make a funny movie about it. Like, actually funny, and not just “I understand that reference about decontaminating groceries” funny or “I haven’t had human contact with anyone outside my home in over 12 months” funny or “I’m only laughing so that my brain is tricked into releasing the last drops of serotonin that...

“Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil,” a docuseries exploring the singer’s near fatal overdose, will open the 2021 SXSW Film Festival in March, the festival announced Thursday.

Michael D. Ratner directed the YouTube Originals docuseries, which will look at Lovato’s awakenings following her 2018 overdose and her return to music. Ratner was granted unprecedented access to the pop star’s personal and musical journey.

“It’s impressive and rare to see a pop superstar tell their story so authentically and without pretense,” said Janet Pierson, director of film at SXSW. “We’re privileged to present this intimate journey told with such vulnerability. Demi Lovato’s profound interest in mental health awareness is helping change the landscape of a crucial issue in this year of national and international trauma and loss.”

Pierson added: “We are excited to share a handful of films from various sections of the festival to give you a taste of the talent,...

As Austin-based South by Southwest shifts online this year, the SXSW Film Festival isn’t slowing down when it comes to bringing progressive, exciting, envelope-pushing — and sometimes delightfully bizarre cinema from all over the world. The film festival will kick off with the World Premiere of YouTube Originals docuseries Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil as its Opening Night Headliner. SXSW Online kicks off on March 16 and continues through March 20.

Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil explores every aspect that led to Lovato’s nearly fatal overdose in 2018, and her awakenings in the aftermath. Director Michael D. Ratner was granted unprecedented access to the superstar’s personal and musical journey during the most trying time of her life as she unearthed her prior traumas and discovered the importance of her physical, emotional, and mental health. Far deeper than an inside look beyond the celebrity surface, the docuseries is an intimate portrait of addiction,...

After last year’s South by Southwest was among the first major events to be derailed by the pandemic, the annual series of conferences and festivals is making its return with a 2021 online edition. On Thursday, festival organizers announced the first nine titles in its film and TV lineup, including a docuseries exploring Demi Lovato’s near-fatal overdose, a true-crime miniseries from Joe Berlinger, and Justine Bateman’s directorial debut starring Olivia Munn and Justin Theroux.

SXSW will offer an online program of events from March 16-20, with film screenings, conference sessions, music showcases, exhibitions, meetups, and other virtual versions of the annual festival’s mainstays.

The opening night headliner will be “Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil,” from director Michael D. Ratner. Like his “Justin Bieber: Seasons” docuseries, the Demi Lovato title is a YouTube Original. The series explores “every aspect” that led to Lovato’s nearly fatal...

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The world premiere of YouTube Originals docuseries Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil will open SXSW Online 2021 on March 16.

Michael D. Ratner’s series plays in Headliners and examines the lead-up to the pop superstar’s near-fatal overdose in 2018 and her subsequent recovery.

Festival brass released a teaser trailer on Thursday (January 14) that gave a preview of the Lovato documentary and a further eight anticipated titles.

Documentary and Global selection Luchadoras (Germany) by Paola Calvo and Patrick Jasim chronicles female wrestlers in Ciudad Juárez, the notorious Mexican city renowned...