The Unknown Trilogy

Unknown movie, a thriller, a horror? This trilogy of thriller/horror movies it was supposed to "delve into the deepest, darkest parts of human existence, into the unknown regions beyond life and death, and into the most fear-ridden parts of the human imagination." Don't get your hopes up now Growing up lots of kids have aspirations of moving to Los Angeles and pursuing a career as a movie star, writer, producer, or director. Not every kid realizes those dreams. CASH alum Brian Cavallaro (this is the producer of the film) followed his dreams to Los Angeles and puts together "The Unknown Trilogy" is a three-piece film, broken up into three separate 30 minute films. I think he had nightmares (not dreams): he made one bad movie, with bad acting, cheap all around.

As a past film student and one who appreciates good suspense, I really enjoyed The Unknown Trilogy. I had a chance to see it this week for the first time. The Unknown Trilogy is made up of three short stories that definitely reminded me of Night Gallery, or Twilight Zone. These stories are definitely well written and are very thought provoking, suspenseful and true to life. The cinematography was beautiful as well as the music. Also the dialog very believable and frankly, the acting was very, very good too! Sal Mazotta, Ed O'Ross, David Proval, Johnny Williams, Angie Everhart, Robert Constanzo, Abe Vigoda and Justin Guarini all did an excellent job. In the eternal words of Siskel and Ebert, and my humble opinion, this film deserves a thumbs up!

Justin plays a character named "Keith," a high roller that "Frankie" (played by writer/producer Sal Mazzotta) encounters at a roulette table in Atlantic City. Frankie is a gambler, down on his luck, who gets some lucky numbers from a mysterious man, "Lucky Smith," played by David Proval ("The Sopranos"). As Frankie and Keith play roulette, Frankie's luck changes. Suddenly, he's winning, he's on top of the world, and beautiful women (always present at roulette tables) want to be with him. Who is the mysterious man who gave him the numbers and what does he want in exchange?? The show is in the vein of The Twilight Zone, and very Hitchcock-like. Adam West will be the voice of the narrator, "Dr. Sol Rubin," taking the place of his good friend Frank Gorshin who passed away. Justin is in one scene but he is considered one of the principals in the episode. They had a blast shooting the scene at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City.

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I am a huge fan of the "mystery/thriller/horror" genre and watch almost any movie i come across in this genre. To be honest, this was exactly how i got the chance to watch this movie and I am extremely happy that i did. I have watched innumerable anthology movies but this definitely is one of the best of 'em all. This movie comes like a whiff of fresh air. All the three stories are intriguing and move at a nice pace, eliminating the possibility of boredom to creep in. The movie stays true to the premise it offered at the beginning, that of delving into the human psyche in different circumstances. No action or violence (read gore) was needed and thankfully not used to create tension or suspense, chills. A brilliantly scripted and directed movie along with some impressive acting, A huge achievement for such a low budget movie. Watch it if you can, believe me you'll not regret it. watch it with your family on a Sunday afternoon and you'll all might actually enjoy it together!!!!! I give it 8/10 Highly recommended