With The Twilight Saga mercifully over and done (at least for now), it's interesting to see which directions its former stars will take. Next up to dip his toe into the horror-themed waters is one of the younger wolves in the pack, BooBoo Stewart, in his new film Devil's Door.
Directed by Elias Matar (Ashes) and produced by Jack Reher (writer - Red Machine, Wet House), Devil's Door stars the aforementioned and pictured Stewart along with Aldo Gonzales ("Anger Management," "Sons of Anarchy"), the lovely Barbara Nedeljakova (Hostel), and Nicholas Turturro ("Blue Bloods," Takers, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry).
Devil's Door is described as "an elevated psychological thriller in the vein of a hyper-stylized and grittier version of Death Wish set against the graffiti painted streets of Los Angeles."
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Directed by Elias Matar (Ashes) and produced by Jack Reher (writer - Red Machine, Wet House), Devil's Door stars the aforementioned and pictured Stewart along with Aldo Gonzales ("Anger Management," "Sons of Anarchy"), the lovely Barbara Nedeljakova (Hostel), and Nicholas Turturro ("Blue Bloods," Takers, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry).
Devil's Door is described as "an elevated psychological thriller in the vein of a hyper-stylized and grittier version of Death Wish set against the graffiti painted streets of Los Angeles."
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- 5/21/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
*full disclosure: a screener of this film was provided by Osiris Entertainment.
Director: Elias Matar.
Writers: Edward E. Romero, and Elias Matar.
Cast: Enrique Almeida, Joel Bryant and Chris Trouble Delfosse.
When the subtitle of the movie poster of Ashes simply says, “We All Fall Down,” the connection this film is making with the classic nursery rhyme, “Ring a Ring o’ Roses,” is almost appropriate. Ashes is just a variation of “atishoo,” an onomatopoeia for a sneezing sound.
Had this film actually made more of a fuller emphasis with the verse, more people would be making the same leap of faith that director/writer Elias Matar has made—he believes the poem is about the bubonic plague.
But with this movie, the necrosis that develops is far worse. It numbs the nerves and dulls the brain. Eventually, all these patients are going to become zombies. But that is not what this film is about.
Director: Elias Matar.
Writers: Edward E. Romero, and Elias Matar.
Cast: Enrique Almeida, Joel Bryant and Chris Trouble Delfosse.
When the subtitle of the movie poster of Ashes simply says, “We All Fall Down,” the connection this film is making with the classic nursery rhyme, “Ring a Ring o’ Roses,” is almost appropriate. Ashes is just a variation of “atishoo,” an onomatopoeia for a sneezing sound.
Had this film actually made more of a fuller emphasis with the verse, more people would be making the same leap of faith that director/writer Elias Matar has made—he believes the poem is about the bubonic plague.
But with this movie, the necrosis that develops is far worse. It numbs the nerves and dulls the brain. Eventually, all these patients are going to become zombies. But that is not what this film is about.
- 12/19/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
by Shannon Hilson, MoreHorror.com
It’s something we’re all afraid of – getting grotesquely ill thanks to some disease that’s so mysterious and deadly, no one knows what it is and no one can cure you. Maybe for extra fun, we’re also super-contagious and give it to all our friends and family before we buy the farm. Hey, perhaps it doesn’t even stop there! Maybe after we die, we come back to life for the sole purpose of continuing to spread our nasty disease to yet more people. It is this kind of fear that director Elias Matar is working with in his bio-horror film Ashes, brought to you by Osiris Entertainment.
Ashes follows the story of a genius doctor by the name of Andrew Stanton played by Brian Krause of Sleepwalker and TV’s Charmed. By genius, I don’t just mean he’s really,...
It’s something we’re all afraid of – getting grotesquely ill thanks to some disease that’s so mysterious and deadly, no one knows what it is and no one can cure you. Maybe for extra fun, we’re also super-contagious and give it to all our friends and family before we buy the farm. Hey, perhaps it doesn’t even stop there! Maybe after we die, we come back to life for the sole purpose of continuing to spread our nasty disease to yet more people. It is this kind of fear that director Elias Matar is working with in his bio-horror film Ashes, brought to you by Osiris Entertainment.
Ashes follows the story of a genius doctor by the name of Andrew Stanton played by Brian Krause of Sleepwalker and TV’s Charmed. By genius, I don’t just mean he’s really,...
- 12/10/2011
- by admin
- MoreHorror
DVD Release Date: Feb. 7, 2012
Price: DVD $24.98
Studio: Osiris Entertainment
An experimental drug injected into a young boy causes the outbreak of a deadly virus in Ashes.
A renowned doctor’s misguided cure for AIDS may instead wipe out mankind after it creates a zombie epidemic in the 2010 independent science-fiction horror film Ashes.
The first movie directed and co-written by Elias Matar, Ashes follows the brilliant and obsessive Dr. Andrew Stanton (Brian Krause, TV’s Charmed),who’s on the verge of a major breakthrough in his exhaustive research on a cure for AIDS.
When Jesus (Gabriel Matar), a comatose young boy suffering from an undiagnosed illness is left at his hospital’s front door, Stanton elects to inject the boy with an experimental drug in hopes of gaining more time to pursue a final diagnosis. Total chaos ensues as Stanton is bitten by the boy, signaling the outbreak of a...
Price: DVD $24.98
Studio: Osiris Entertainment
An experimental drug injected into a young boy causes the outbreak of a deadly virus in Ashes.
A renowned doctor’s misguided cure for AIDS may instead wipe out mankind after it creates a zombie epidemic in the 2010 independent science-fiction horror film Ashes.
The first movie directed and co-written by Elias Matar, Ashes follows the brilliant and obsessive Dr. Andrew Stanton (Brian Krause, TV’s Charmed),who’s on the verge of a major breakthrough in his exhaustive research on a cure for AIDS.
When Jesus (Gabriel Matar), a comatose young boy suffering from an undiagnosed illness is left at his hospital’s front door, Stanton elects to inject the boy with an experimental drug in hopes of gaining more time to pursue a final diagnosis. Total chaos ensues as Stanton is bitten by the boy, signaling the outbreak of a...
- 12/10/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Osiris Entertainment has picked up the indie thriller Ashes for a future release, while Time Warner has acquired video-on-demand rights for this title. Release dates are to be formalized, but expect Ashes to become available in early 2012 with a vod release likely to come earlier than the DVD release (prediction).
Ashes is a story of an obsessive doctor who turns patients in to shells of their former selves. Infected with a virus, these patients turn everyone around them into mulch to the doctor's despair. This is a small film which includes a few action packed sequences and fans of indie thrillers might want to look out for this title in the coming year. A trailer for Ashes is below.
Release Date: 2011-2012 (DVD, VOD).
Director: Elias Matar.
Writer: Edward E. Romero and Elias Mataar.
Cast: Enrique Almeida, Joel Bryant, Chris Trouble Delfosse, Sierra Fisk, Richard Gant, Diane Ayala Goldner, Aldo Gonzalez,...
Ashes is a story of an obsessive doctor who turns patients in to shells of their former selves. Infected with a virus, these patients turn everyone around them into mulch to the doctor's despair. This is a small film which includes a few action packed sequences and fans of indie thrillers might want to look out for this title in the coming year. A trailer for Ashes is below.
Release Date: 2011-2012 (DVD, VOD).
Director: Elias Matar.
Writer: Edward E. Romero and Elias Mataar.
Cast: Enrique Almeida, Joel Bryant, Chris Trouble Delfosse, Sierra Fisk, Richard Gant, Diane Ayala Goldner, Aldo Gonzalez,...
- 11/19/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The 2011 PollyGrind Film Festival recently wrapped up in Las Vegas, and the madman behind the scenes, Chad Clinton Freeman, checked in with Dread Central to share with us exclusively the winners of this year's fest.
Reveling in everything from arthouse to grindhouse to everything in between, PollyGrind has quickly made a name for itself as one of the up-and-coming premiere genre fests out there due to the success of each year of programming. This year's big winners (and flicks that will no doubt go on to find audiences soon) include the highly controversial The Bunny Game, The Super, Dear God No!, The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol and Ratline.
"I was very happy with the quantity of quality films and the diversity I was able to program this year," Freeman said. "Being able to world premiere films like Mondo Sexxxx: The Terry Kobrah Story and The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol,...
Reveling in everything from arthouse to grindhouse to everything in between, PollyGrind has quickly made a name for itself as one of the up-and-coming premiere genre fests out there due to the success of each year of programming. This year's big winners (and flicks that will no doubt go on to find audiences soon) include the highly controversial The Bunny Game, The Super, Dear God No!, The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol and Ratline.
"I was very happy with the quantity of quality films and the diversity I was able to program this year," Freeman said. "Being able to world premiere films like Mondo Sexxxx: The Terry Kobrah Story and The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol,...
- 10/27/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
The 2nd annual PollyGrind assaults Las Vegas during an epic length film festival that runs Oct. 8-17 at Theatre 7 with enough sleaze and violence to make Sin City residents feel right at home.
Actually, the fest does open up on the 7th with a concert at Neon Venus with local acts like Monster Zero, Creepersin and many more.
However, the film portion of the fest opens on the 8th with Stuart Simpson‘s acclaimed Australian gorefest El Monstro Del Mar!, one of the best Russ Meyer/Roger Corman mash-ups with a Down Under twist. Read the Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film review of this gem here.
Other Bad Lit favorites in the lineup are Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson‘s The Taint, which is still completely grossing out audiences on the festival circuit, and The Uh-Oh Show, the splatter-filled horror comedy by the Godfather of Gore himself Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Actually, the fest does open up on the 7th with a concert at Neon Venus with local acts like Monster Zero, Creepersin and many more.
However, the film portion of the fest opens on the 8th with Stuart Simpson‘s acclaimed Australian gorefest El Monstro Del Mar!, one of the best Russ Meyer/Roger Corman mash-ups with a Down Under twist. Read the Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film review of this gem here.
Other Bad Lit favorites in the lineup are Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson‘s The Taint, which is still completely grossing out audiences on the festival circuit, and The Uh-Oh Show, the splatter-filled horror comedy by the Godfather of Gore himself Herschell Gordon Lewis.
- 10/6/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
We recently told you about the upcoming PollyGrind Film Festival, one of the premiere grindhouse film festivals, that's set to celebrate all-things B-Movie style in Las Vegas this October. The madman behind the festival, Chad Clinton Freeman, announced today this year's PollyGrind line-up and it looks pretty sweet!
And not only is PollyGrind celebrating films, the fest is also celebrating several indie music acts slated to perform during the fest, a Zombiepalooza celebration and a whole lot more! Read on for all the details for the Second Annual PollyGrind Film Festival!
From the Press Release:
It's been called "the key festival for indie cult filmmakers to land distribution deals." Its founder and programmer has been called the "new champion of unabashed B-movie sleaze." Those praises might seem a bit outlandish, but with the official announcement of the PollyGrind Film Festival's schedule, it's easy to see where they come from.
Chad Clinton Freeman...
And not only is PollyGrind celebrating films, the fest is also celebrating several indie music acts slated to perform during the fest, a Zombiepalooza celebration and a whole lot more! Read on for all the details for the Second Annual PollyGrind Film Festival!
From the Press Release:
It's been called "the key festival for indie cult filmmakers to land distribution deals." Its founder and programmer has been called the "new champion of unabashed B-movie sleaze." Those praises might seem a bit outlandish, but with the official announcement of the PollyGrind Film Festival's schedule, it's easy to see where they come from.
Chad Clinton Freeman...
- 9/2/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
Some early horror news is developing from the Waterfont Film Festival, which begins June 9th, 2011, in Saugatack, Michigan. The Waterfront Film Festival covers material that is on the cutting edge of the arts and entertainment field.
So far, the festival has announced that author Steffan Postaer's zombie styled script, Belzec: The Made Undead, has won one of the festivals many writing competitions. Postaer's script covers an undead uprising in a World War II concentration camp. So, say good-bye to G.J. Joe later this year, as Belzec is expected to move into film production, late in 2011. Also announced is a showing of Elias Matar's Ashes, which also features a virulent disease, plaguing a local hospital. Soon, orderlies are enraged by a spreading bacteria!
Take a more detailed look on both of these productions, as The Waterfront Film Festival gets set to welcome undead and horror fans in just a few days!
So far, the festival has announced that author Steffan Postaer's zombie styled script, Belzec: The Made Undead, has won one of the festivals many writing competitions. Postaer's script covers an undead uprising in a World War II concentration camp. So, say good-bye to G.J. Joe later this year, as Belzec is expected to move into film production, late in 2011. Also announced is a showing of Elias Matar's Ashes, which also features a virulent disease, plaguing a local hospital. Soon, orderlies are enraged by a spreading bacteria!
Take a more detailed look on both of these productions, as The Waterfront Film Festival gets set to welcome undead and horror fans in just a few days!
- 6/1/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
By Christopher Stipp
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Monsters - Review
First, the raw numbers: this is director and writer Gareth Edwards’ first feature, the movie cost a purported $15,000, internationally speaking the film has grossed over 1.5 million dollars, this is the one film you need to see this fall.
One of the spectacular aspects of a movie that is labeled sci-fi even though we only really glimpse the science of the fiction at the very beginning and then near the end which, really, is the crowning achievement of this little film that could, is that this movie exists at all. Actor Scoot McNairy, last seen in the very sweet and gentile film In Search of a Midnight Kiss, and his co-star Whitney Able are essentially starring in a film where...
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Check out my other column, This Week In Trailers, at SlashFilm.com and follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
Monsters - Review
First, the raw numbers: this is director and writer Gareth Edwards’ first feature, the movie cost a purported $15,000, internationally speaking the film has grossed over 1.5 million dollars, this is the one film you need to see this fall.
One of the spectacular aspects of a movie that is labeled sci-fi even though we only really glimpse the science of the fiction at the very beginning and then near the end which, really, is the crowning achievement of this little film that could, is that this movie exists at all. Actor Scoot McNairy, last seen in the very sweet and gentile film In Search of a Midnight Kiss, and his co-star Whitney Able are essentially starring in a film where...
- 10/29/2010
- by Christopher Stipp
Winners have been announced from this years Shriekfest. Check out the details below from the event.
Los Angeles: Shriekfest, the Los Angeles International Film Festival & Screenplay Competition was a huge success! Celebrating their 10th year, Shriekfest took place on Sept 30-Oct 3 at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Shriekfest screened 36 films and had 32 screenplay finalists and 12 original song finalists.
"Ashes" directed by Elias Matar took the Grand Jury prize for Best Horror Feature Film, "Transfer" directed by Damir Lukacevic took the Best Fantasy Feature Film award, "Serum 1831" directed by Anand Kanna took the Best Short Film prize and "Rise of the Appliances" directed by Rob Sprackling took the Best Super Short Film prize
The winner of the Best Horror Feature Screenplay went to "Dead Crows" written by Chris Todd and the winner of the Best Short Screenplay goes to "Carbon Dating" written by Louis Rosenberg.
Best Horror Feature Film: Ashes
Best...
Los Angeles: Shriekfest, the Los Angeles International Film Festival & Screenplay Competition was a huge success! Celebrating their 10th year, Shriekfest took place on Sept 30-Oct 3 at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Shriekfest screened 36 films and had 32 screenplay finalists and 12 original song finalists.
"Ashes" directed by Elias Matar took the Grand Jury prize for Best Horror Feature Film, "Transfer" directed by Damir Lukacevic took the Best Fantasy Feature Film award, "Serum 1831" directed by Anand Kanna took the Best Short Film prize and "Rise of the Appliances" directed by Rob Sprackling took the Best Super Short Film prize
The winner of the Best Horror Feature Screenplay went to "Dead Crows" written by Chris Todd and the winner of the Best Short Screenplay goes to "Carbon Dating" written by Louis Rosenberg.
Best Horror Feature Film: Ashes
Best...
- 10/7/2010
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Now in its 10th year, the Shriekfest International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival took place this past weekend at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Celebrating the independent spirit of filmmaking, the festival screened 36 films and had 32 screenplay finalists and 12 original song finalists. On Sunday evening winners were announced to a packed theater and then those in attendance hit the after-party at Boardners in Hollywood.
Shriekfest winners included Ashes, directed by Elias Matar, which took the Grand Jury prize for Best Horror Feature Film. Transfer (review here), directed by Damir Lukacevic, took the Best Fantasy Feature Film award; and Serum 1831, directed by Anand Kanna, took the Best Short Film prize. Rise of the Appliances, directed by Rob Sprackling, took the Best Super Short Film prize, and Best Webisode honors went to "Shady Texas", directed by Jack Daniel Stanley (who also took home Best Original Song in the festival for his submission "Rekindled...
Shriekfest winners included Ashes, directed by Elias Matar, which took the Grand Jury prize for Best Horror Feature Film. Transfer (review here), directed by Damir Lukacevic, took the Best Fantasy Feature Film award; and Serum 1831, directed by Anand Kanna, took the Best Short Film prize. Rise of the Appliances, directed by Rob Sprackling, took the Best Super Short Film prize, and Best Webisode honors went to "Shady Texas", directed by Jack Daniel Stanley (who also took home Best Original Song in the festival for his submission "Rekindled...
- 10/6/2010
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
Shriekfest Film Festival has announced their 2010 Schedule. Looks to be full of enough blood, gore and violence for everyone. There will be 36 Films screened, all unrated, through 4 nights starting September 30 and running until October 3, 2010. Check out the official press release below.
(Los Angeles, CA) Shriekfest International Horror Film Festival is thrilled to announce the full, expanded schedule for the Tenth annual horror film festival, returning to Raleigh Studios Chaplin theatres, September 30-October 3rd, 2010.
Festival goers will once again enjoy the finest in independent cinema from around the globe, selected from submissions that came in everywhere from London to New York; from Utah to Spain. From our opening night screening of the never before seen H1N1: Virus X starring Syblil Danning, to the shorts from Spain, United Kingdom, Canada, India, Australia, Germany, and finally to the World Premiere of Elias Matar's "Ashes". The 10th Annual Shriekfest International Horror...
(Los Angeles, CA) Shriekfest International Horror Film Festival is thrilled to announce the full, expanded schedule for the Tenth annual horror film festival, returning to Raleigh Studios Chaplin theatres, September 30-October 3rd, 2010.
Festival goers will once again enjoy the finest in independent cinema from around the globe, selected from submissions that came in everywhere from London to New York; from Utah to Spain. From our opening night screening of the never before seen H1N1: Virus X starring Syblil Danning, to the shorts from Spain, United Kingdom, Canada, India, Australia, Germany, and finally to the World Premiere of Elias Matar's "Ashes". The 10th Annual Shriekfest International Horror...
- 9/19/2010
- by admin
- MoreHorror
It's that time once again! Another one of our favorite film festivals, Shriekfest 2010, has unveiled its first round of films for you lovers of indie terror out there, and we got the scoop on what to expect!
Shriekfest Film Festival's 2010 lineup includes such recognizable names as Doug Jones, Lance Henriksen, Danielle Harris, and Tiffany Shepis in the West Coast Premiere of Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer; Sybil Danning and Domiziano Arcangeli in the World Premiere of H1N1: Virus X; Robert Picardo and Richard Gross in the World Premiere of The Awakened; John Savage, Bronson Pinchot, Travis Schuldt, and Natalie Zea in From a Place of Darkness; and Brian Krause, Kadeem Hardison, Barbara Nedeljakova, John Gulager, and Richard Gant in the World Premiere of Ashes.
The roster encompasses 36 films and 32 screenplay finalists. Awards will be awarded in many categories, including an award for the Best Feature Film and Best Under 18 film/screenplay.
Shriekfest Film Festival's 2010 lineup includes such recognizable names as Doug Jones, Lance Henriksen, Danielle Harris, and Tiffany Shepis in the West Coast Premiere of Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer; Sybil Danning and Domiziano Arcangeli in the World Premiere of H1N1: Virus X; Robert Picardo and Richard Gross in the World Premiere of The Awakened; John Savage, Bronson Pinchot, Travis Schuldt, and Natalie Zea in From a Place of Darkness; and Brian Krause, Kadeem Hardison, Barbara Nedeljakova, John Gulager, and Richard Gant in the World Premiere of Ashes.
The roster encompasses 36 films and 32 screenplay finalists. Awards will be awarded in many categories, including an award for the Best Feature Film and Best Under 18 film/screenplay.
- 9/15/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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