You might know Robbie Tann from Preacher, The Deuce, or when he played Billy on Mare of Easttown, or Whitty in the “Mazey Day” episode of the latest season of Black Mirror. Currently he plays Shipley in this year’s most exciting and original sci-fi film, The Creator. On this episode, he tells how the run-and-gun style of shooting on that production, combined with the cast and crew’s infectious passion for the project, helped with all aspects of his work. He explains why he now bypasses a straightforward “roadmap” of preparation, focusing instead on letting the role seep into his unconscious. […]
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- 12/5/2023
- by Peter Rinaldi
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
You might know Robbie Tann from Preacher, The Deuce, or when he played Billy on Mare of Easttown, or Whitty in the “Mazey Day” episode of the latest season of Black Mirror. Currently he plays Shipley in this year’s most exciting and original sci-fi film, The Creator. On this episode, he tells how the run-and-gun style of shooting on that production, combined with the cast and crew’s infectious passion for the project, helped with all aspects of his work. He explains why he now bypasses a straightforward “roadmap” of preparation, focusing instead on letting the role seep into his unconscious. […]
The post “Part of Being an Actor is Living All the Time with a Certain Sensitivity”: Robbie Tann, Back To One, Episode 271 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “Part of Being an Actor is Living All the Time with a Certain Sensitivity”: Robbie Tann, Back To One, Episode 271 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 12/5/2023
- by Peter Rinaldi
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi epic “The Creator” opens this week.
It’s his first feature film since 2016’s “Rogue One” and his fourth sci-fi film in a row, following 2010’s “Monsters,” and 2014’s “Godzilla.”
While he previously described “Godzilla” as “a disaster movie meets science fiction” and “Rogue One” as a “war movie meets science fiction,” Edwards tells TheWrap that “The Creator” is really a “father-child love story.”
Edwards also served as a writer along with Chris Weitz for the original film. Here’s how to watch “The Creator.”
When does “The Creator” come out?
“The Creator” had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on Sept. 26.
The film will be released wide on Sept. 29.
Is “The Creator” in theaters or streaming?
Currently, “The Creator” is only available in theaters and IMAX. You can search for theaters playing “The Creator” here.
John David Washington as Joshua and Madeleine Yuna Voyles as Alphie in “The Creator,...
It’s his first feature film since 2016’s “Rogue One” and his fourth sci-fi film in a row, following 2010’s “Monsters,” and 2014’s “Godzilla.”
While he previously described “Godzilla” as “a disaster movie meets science fiction” and “Rogue One” as a “war movie meets science fiction,” Edwards tells TheWrap that “The Creator” is really a “father-child love story.”
Edwards also served as a writer along with Chris Weitz for the original film. Here’s how to watch “The Creator.”
When does “The Creator” come out?
“The Creator” had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on Sept. 26.
The film will be released wide on Sept. 29.
Is “The Creator” in theaters or streaming?
Currently, “The Creator” is only available in theaters and IMAX. You can search for theaters playing “The Creator” here.
John David Washington as Joshua and Madeleine Yuna Voyles as Alphie in “The Creator,...
- 9/28/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Slate includes 7th & Union, upcoming Cam Gigandet thriller Righteous Thieves.
Grandave International has picked up world sales rights for EFM on upcoming action thriller The Channel and Fantasia selection Fugitive Dreams.
The Channel is in post-production and follows a desperate criminal, his wild brother and their motley crew of former Marines who, after their bank heist goes wrong, must escape New Orleans and the FBI.
William Kaufman directs and Andrew and Isaac Lewis, Jon Wroblewski and Paul Reichelt are producing. Max Martini and Clayne Crawford lead the cast.
April Matthis and Robbie Tann star in Jason Neulander’s Fantasia 2020 entry Fugitive Dreams,...
Grandave International has picked up world sales rights for EFM on upcoming action thriller The Channel and Fantasia selection Fugitive Dreams.
The Channel is in post-production and follows a desperate criminal, his wild brother and their motley crew of former Marines who, after their bank heist goes wrong, must escape New Orleans and the FBI.
William Kaufman directs and Andrew and Isaac Lewis, Jon Wroblewski and Paul Reichelt are producing. Max Martini and Clayne Crawford lead the cast.
April Matthis and Robbie Tann star in Jason Neulander’s Fantasia 2020 entry Fugitive Dreams,...
- 2/10/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Slate includes 7th & Union, upcoming Cam Gigandet thriller Righteous Thieves.
Grandave International has picked up world sales rights for EFM on upcoming action thriller The Channel and Jason Neulander’ Fantasia selection Fugitive Dreams.
The Channel is in post-production and follows a desperate criminal, his wild brother and their motley crew of former Marines who, after their bank heist goes wrong, must escape New Orleans and the FBI.
William Kaufman directs and Andrew and Isaac Lewis, Jon Wroblewski and Paul Reichelt are producing and Max Martini and Clayne Crawford lead the cast.
April Matthis and Robbie Tann star in Jason Neulander’s Fantasia 2020 entry Fugitive Dreams,...
Grandave International has picked up world sales rights for EFM on upcoming action thriller The Channel and Jason Neulander’ Fantasia selection Fugitive Dreams.
The Channel is in post-production and follows a desperate criminal, his wild brother and their motley crew of former Marines who, after their bank heist goes wrong, must escape New Orleans and the FBI.
William Kaufman directs and Andrew and Isaac Lewis, Jon Wroblewski and Paul Reichelt are producing and Max Martini and Clayne Crawford lead the cast.
April Matthis and Robbie Tann star in Jason Neulander’s Fantasia 2020 entry Fugitive Dreams,...
- 2/10/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
What a freakin' mess that has been made in Easttown. Mare of Easttown concluded on Sunday by explaining who actually killed Erin McMenamin (Cailee Spaeny) and how, and then explaining it all over again. It was not, as everyone thought at the end of the last episode, Erin's cousin Billy Ross (Robbie Tann). It was also not, as everyone thought at the beginning of this episode, Erin's cousin John Ross (Joe Tippett), though he was the real father of Erin's baby. It was actually the young Ryan Ross (Cameron Mann), John's son, who shot Erin on accident while trying to prevent his family from breaking up again. He was just trying to scare her off with a gun, and it went off when she tried to get it away...
- 5/31/2021
- E! Online
This column contains spoilers for the finale of Mare of Easttown, available now on HBO and HBO Max.
For a show whose characters seemed congenitally incapable of smiling or experiencing joy, Mare of Easttown inspired a lot of amusing side discussions among its audience. There was the analysis of all the thick DelCo accents, with some viewers offering up their own versions. There were screencaps and GIFs of Kate Winslet as Mare eating hoagies and cheesesteaks and spray cheese, and loving tributes to Evan Peters making himself the King of...
For a show whose characters seemed congenitally incapable of smiling or experiencing joy, Mare of Easttown inspired a lot of amusing side discussions among its audience. There was the analysis of all the thick DelCo accents, with some viewers offering up their own versions. There were screencaps and GIFs of Kate Winslet as Mare eating hoagies and cheesesteaks and spray cheese, and loving tributes to Evan Peters making himself the King of...
- 5/31/2021
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Sacrament,” the series finale of “Mare of Easttown.”
After watching the penultimate episode of HBO’s “Mare of Easttown,” during which Billy Ross (Robbie Tann) confessed to killing Erin McMenamin (Cailee Spaeny), many audience members came away with even more questions, including that’s a fake-out, right?
The finale episode, entitled “Sacrament,” revealed that yes, there was much more to this story, including a much more expansive web of criminality than a first glance at the single mother’s murder appeared.
Billy seemed willing to go down for what he thought was his brother John’s (Joe Tippett) crime. But Erin’s friend Jess (Ruby Cruz) exposed a deeper truth to the police when she brought them a photo of John and Erin, who had engaged in a sexual relationship (despite the fact that she was a minor — and...
After watching the penultimate episode of HBO’s “Mare of Easttown,” during which Billy Ross (Robbie Tann) confessed to killing Erin McMenamin (Cailee Spaeny), many audience members came away with even more questions, including that’s a fake-out, right?
The finale episode, entitled “Sacrament,” revealed that yes, there was much more to this story, including a much more expansive web of criminality than a first glance at the single mother’s murder appeared.
Billy seemed willing to go down for what he thought was his brother John’s (Joe Tippett) crime. But Erin’s friend Jess (Ruby Cruz) exposed a deeper truth to the police when she brought them a photo of John and Erin, who had engaged in a sexual relationship (despite the fact that she was a minor — and...
- 5/31/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Mare of Easttown” Episode 7, “Sacrament,” including the ending.]
Two seemingly contradictory elements from the two loosely tied sides of “Mare of Easttown” found harmony in HBO’s buzzy crime drama. The first element is the red herrings, or as my editor begged me not to call them: the red mareings. Creator and writer Brad Inglesby absolutely littered his seven-part limited series with clues, many of which eventually proved misleading, in order to create an addictive whodunit for viewers at home. The second element, which runs very much in opposition to the first, is closure. If the audience feels too jerked around during their extended search for the killer, a murder-mystery is bound to fall apart, no matter how shocking the big reveal.
But the actual case is only one side of “Mare of Easttown,” and leading into the Episode 7 finale, closure had already started for our titular hero’s personal journey toward salvation.
Two seemingly contradictory elements from the two loosely tied sides of “Mare of Easttown” found harmony in HBO’s buzzy crime drama. The first element is the red herrings, or as my editor begged me not to call them: the red mareings. Creator and writer Brad Inglesby absolutely littered his seven-part limited series with clues, many of which eventually proved misleading, in order to create an addictive whodunit for viewers at home. The second element, which runs very much in opposition to the first, is closure. If the audience feels too jerked around during their extended search for the killer, a murder-mystery is bound to fall apart, no matter how shocking the big reveal.
But the actual case is only one side of “Mare of Easttown,” and leading into the Episode 7 finale, closure had already started for our titular hero’s personal journey toward salvation.
- 5/31/2021
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
This article contains spoilers for the Mare of Easttown finale.
Mare of Easttown creator Brad Inglesby never wanted the ending of his detective story to come completely out of leftfield (or to use a basketball analogy in honor of the title character: be a half-court heave).
In speaking to Collider in advance of the series (or season?) finale, Inglesby said: “I hope (the) audience trusts that we’ll do right, in terms of the ending. It’s not gonna be one of those endings where it’s like, ‘If you blinked in episode 1, it was that weird guy in the woods,’ or something like that.”
Well now that the Mare of Easttown finale has concluded, it appears as though Inglesby kept that promise. The answer of “who killed Erin McMenamin” was certainly surprising but also refreshingly guessable. In fact, we came pretty close to guessing it ourselves! This finale hammers...
Mare of Easttown creator Brad Inglesby never wanted the ending of his detective story to come completely out of leftfield (or to use a basketball analogy in honor of the title character: be a half-court heave).
In speaking to Collider in advance of the series (or season?) finale, Inglesby said: “I hope (the) audience trusts that we’ll do right, in terms of the ending. It’s not gonna be one of those endings where it’s like, ‘If you blinked in episode 1, it was that weird guy in the woods,’ or something like that.”
Well now that the Mare of Easttown finale has concluded, it appears as though Inglesby kept that promise. The answer of “who killed Erin McMenamin” was certainly surprising but also refreshingly guessable. In fact, we came pretty close to guessing it ourselves! This finale hammers...
- 5/31/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
[This story contains spoilers for the finale of HBO’s Mare of Easttown.]
The finale of Mare of Easttown served up another big twist in its central mystery — and didn’t make the audience wait for it.
Following the cliffhanger in the prior episode, where Mare (Kate Winslet) is about to confront brothers John (Joe Tippett) and Billy Ross (Robbie Tann) — after her best friend and John’s wife, Lori (Julianne Nicholson) told Mare that Billy was Erin McMenamin’s killer — the series seems to downshift: John, not Billy, confesses to being both the father of Erin’s young son ...
The finale of Mare of Easttown served up another big twist in its central mystery — and didn’t make the audience wait for it.
Following the cliffhanger in the prior episode, where Mare (Kate Winslet) is about to confront brothers John (Joe Tippett) and Billy Ross (Robbie Tann) — after her best friend and John’s wife, Lori (Julianne Nicholson) told Mare that Billy was Erin McMenamin’s killer — the series seems to downshift: John, not Billy, confesses to being both the father of Erin’s young son ...
- 5/31/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[This story contains spoilers for the finale of HBO’s Mare of Easttown.]
The finale of Mare of Easttown served up another big twist in its central mystery — and didn’t make the audience wait for it.
Following the cliffhanger in the prior episode, where Mare (Kate Winslet) is about to confront brothers John (Joe Tippett) and Billy Ross (Robbie Tann) — after her best friend and John’s wife, Lori (Julianne Nicholson) told Mare that Billy was Erin McMenamin’s killer — the series seems to downshift: John, not Billy, confesses to being both the father of Erin’s young son ...
The finale of Mare of Easttown served up another big twist in its central mystery — and didn’t make the audience wait for it.
Following the cliffhanger in the prior episode, where Mare (Kate Winslet) is about to confront brothers John (Joe Tippett) and Billy Ross (Robbie Tann) — after her best friend and John’s wife, Lori (Julianne Nicholson) told Mare that Billy was Erin McMenamin’s killer — the series seems to downshift: John, not Billy, confesses to being both the father of Erin’s young son ...
- 5/31/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
John (Robbie Tann) and Mary (April Matthis). Jason Neulander: ' I was like, you know, what, this is going to be a weird experimental film, and I am simply not going to worry about mainstream Hollywood rules for this project' Photo: Courtesy of Poff Director Jason Neulander: 'I’m not a young person a more so to feel like I've been stretched in this way just made me feel like I was 23 all over again, which is really magical' Photo: Jason Neulander Fugitive Dreams, the debut film from Jason Neulander takes us on the road with Mary (April Matthis) and John (Robbie Tann), both homeless and lonely in their own ways. We follow them on an odyssey that is as much psychological as physical - and that dips into memory and the imagined - as they encounter others, including Israfel (Scott Shepherd) and his disabled mother Providence (O-Lan Jones...
- 11/21/2020
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
From classics like Salem's Lot and Black Sabbath to new releases like Blood Vessel and Porno, Shudder's November releases have a little bit for every type of horror fan:
Blood Vessel — November 5
Somewhere in the North Atlantic, late 1945, a life raft adrift at sea, and in it, the survivors of a torpedoed hospital ship. With no food, water, or shelter, all seems lost until a seemingly abandoned German minesweeper drifts ominously towards them, giving them one last chance at survival—if they can survive the bloodthirsty monsters on board. Starring Nathan Phillips (Wolf Creek), Alyssa Sutherland (Vikings), Robert Taylor (Longmire), directed by Justin Dix (Crawlspace). A Shudder Exclusive. (Also available on Shudder Canada and Shudder UK)
Lingering — November 12 (a.k.a. Hotel Lake)
Seeking support as the guardian of her younger brother, Yoo-mi returns to a small hotel run by a family friend. As bizarre incidents creep up in her mother’s old room,...
Blood Vessel — November 5
Somewhere in the North Atlantic, late 1945, a life raft adrift at sea, and in it, the survivors of a torpedoed hospital ship. With no food, water, or shelter, all seems lost until a seemingly abandoned German minesweeper drifts ominously towards them, giving them one last chance at survival—if they can survive the bloodthirsty monsters on board. Starring Nathan Phillips (Wolf Creek), Alyssa Sutherland (Vikings), Robert Taylor (Longmire), directed by Justin Dix (Crawlspace). A Shudder Exclusive. (Also available on Shudder Canada and Shudder UK)
Lingering — November 12 (a.k.a. Hotel Lake)
Seeking support as the guardian of her younger brother, Yoo-mi returns to a small hotel run by a family friend. As bizarre incidents creep up in her mother’s old room,...
- 10/23/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
If Waiting For Godot's Vladimir and Estragon had a couple of American cousins, they might look a little like Mary (April Matthis) and John (Robbie Tann), the central characters in Fugitive Dreams, which director Jason Neulander and playwright Caridad Svich have taken from stage (where it was named Fugitive Pieces) to screen in a way that gains scope with the transition.
Like Vladimir and Estragon, Mary and John are "tramps" of a sort, homeless and on the road when they encounter one another in a petrol station loo. And though through the course of the movie they will move around a lot more than Beckett's characters, this is as much a psychological journey as it is physical, and one that never loses its sense of humanism and hope.
Mary is on the brink of suicide when she meets John, while he is haunted by a past that often muscles its way in.
Like Vladimir and Estragon, Mary and John are "tramps" of a sort, homeless and on the road when they encounter one another in a petrol station loo. And though through the course of the movie they will move around a lot more than Beckett's characters, this is as much a psychological journey as it is physical, and one that never loses its sense of humanism and hope.
Mary is on the brink of suicide when she meets John, while he is haunted by a past that often muscles its way in.
- 9/3/2020
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Every single one of us knows the terror of the unknown. Maybe it’s as universal as our collective uncertainty about the future or as specific as your inability to guess whether an abusive family member is going to fall asleep before taking off their belt. Some wonder if the randomness of the world will strike them down without warning or if a broken system of prejudice will collect them for no other reason than the color of their skin. We battle mental illness, post-traumatic stress, bigotry, poverty, and the weight of an inescapable hopelessness that we’re simply not strong enough or compassionate enough to fight together. And so many of us find ourselves alone and drifting, lost in the dark thoughts that will ultimately become our demise.
It’s where we find Mary (April Matthis) and John (Robbie Tann) at the beginning of director Jason Neulander and co-writer...
It’s where we find Mary (April Matthis) and John (Robbie Tann) at the beginning of director Jason Neulander and co-writer...
- 9/1/2020
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Check out this intriguing teaser for Jason Neulander's feature film debut Fugitive Dreams. It is quite the striking collection of bleak images in black and white film before a splash of hopeful color at the end. Fugutive Dreams will have its World Premiere at this year's digital version of the Fantasia Film Festival on Monday, August 31st. In this allegorical road movie touching on themes of homelessness, mental health, and addiction, two lost souls embark across a dreamscape America. Their darkly strange journey confronts them with their traumatic pasts, and bonds them in compassion and love. Jason Neulander directs from a screenplay written by Caridad Svich and Neulander based off of Svich's stageplay. Fugutive Dreams stars April Matthis, Robbie Tann, Scott Shepherd, O-Lan...
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- 8/20/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Stars: Evan Daves, Jillian Mueller, Katelyn Pearce, Peter Reznikoff, Larry Saperstein, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann | Written by Matt Black, Laurence Vannicelli | Directed by Keola Racela
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkens back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkens back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
- 6/1/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The new horror comedy movie Porno pits movie theater employees against a succubus, so naturally it would be fitting to watch the new film as a midnight movie at your local cinema. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic is preventing public screenings right now, but that's not stopping Fangoria from supporting theaters with a special virtual cinema release of Porno.
Reported by Deadline and shared by Fangoria on their official Twitter account, the virtual cinema release of Porno will begin at 12:00am on Friday, April 10th and run through May 1st, ahead of the film's VOD release on May 8th (it will also eventually be released on Shudder).
According to Deadline, during the early virtual release window, "Tickets are $12 a piece and will last for 48 hours after purchase..." The Porno tickets will be available through Vimeo, and virtual attendees can select one of several theaters to support with their ticket purchase.
Reported by Deadline and shared by Fangoria on their official Twitter account, the virtual cinema release of Porno will begin at 12:00am on Friday, April 10th and run through May 1st, ahead of the film's VOD release on May 8th (it will also eventually be released on Shudder).
According to Deadline, during the early virtual release window, "Tickets are $12 a piece and will last for 48 hours after purchase..." The Porno tickets will be available through Vimeo, and virtual attendees can select one of several theaters to support with their ticket purchase.
- 4/9/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Following its memorable run on the festival circuit, Keola Racela's horror comedy Porno was acquired for worldwide distribution by Fangoria, and ahead of the film's April release, the trailer has now been revealed, in which movie theater employees are pitted against a sex demon from the silver screen.
Directed by Keola Racela from a screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, Porno stars Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann, Peter Reznikoff, Bill Phillips, and Katelyn Pearce.
Fangoria will release Porno in theaters on April 10th, followed by a VOD release on May 8th, and an eventual debut on the streaming service Shudder. In the meantime, you can watch movie theater employees get more than they bargained for in the trailer below, which premiered on IndieWire.
Synopsis: "When five teen employees at the local movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement,...
Directed by Keola Racela from a screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, Porno stars Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann, Peter Reznikoff, Bill Phillips, and Katelyn Pearce.
Fangoria will release Porno in theaters on April 10th, followed by a VOD release on May 8th, and an eventual debut on the streaming service Shudder. In the meantime, you can watch movie theater employees get more than they bargained for in the trailer below, which premiered on IndieWire.
Synopsis: "When five teen employees at the local movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement,...
- 3/3/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Evan Daves, Jillian Mueller, Katelyn Pearce, Peter Reznikoff, Larry Saperstein, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann | Written by Matt Black, Laurence Vannicelli | Directed by Keola Racela
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkening back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkening back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
- 7/18/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Movie theater employees in a conservative small town look forward to unwinding every Friday night when they watch a movie after hours, but they get more than they bargained for when they watch a film that unleashes a sex demon in the new movie Porno. Following the horror comedy's world premiere at SXSW (check here to watch a clip from the film), we've been provided with an exclusive track from the film's score to share with Daily Dead readers.
Composed by Carla Patullo and titled "Don't Lose Your Edge//You Wicked Demon," the exclusive track can be listened to below, and here's what Patullo had to say about the making of the track:
"Don't Lose Your Edge//You Wicked Demon is a track that I made by combining two cues. One cue happens in the basement of the movie theater which is filled with an otherworldly energy. There's a Succubus in the movie,...
Composed by Carla Patullo and titled "Don't Lose Your Edge//You Wicked Demon," the exclusive track can be listened to below, and here's what Patullo had to say about the making of the track:
"Don't Lose Your Edge//You Wicked Demon is a track that I made by combining two cues. One cue happens in the basement of the movie theater which is filled with an otherworldly energy. There's a Succubus in the movie,...
- 3/28/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Filmmakers and cinephiles undoubtedly remain haunted by certain urban legends in film. When my mother told me about Snuff, an alleged South American snuff film that screened in the 70s in New York, it haunted me to my core for years. A few weeks ago I caught it at Quad Cinema’s “Rated X” series and found it to be a hilariously unwatchable mess, but that’s a story for another review.
Porno has a terrific concept and effective execution for much of its first half: a group of religious high school students working at their majestic local downtown twin movie theater stumble across a secret basement screening room where they find a satanic porno that might very well be a lost Alejandro Jodorowsky film or an upcoming sequel to The Love Witch.
Set in 1992 when the only options at this mini-multiple are Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
Porno has a terrific concept and effective execution for much of its first half: a group of religious high school students working at their majestic local downtown twin movie theater stumble across a secret basement screening room where they find a satanic porno that might very well be a lost Alejandro Jodorowsky film or an upcoming sequel to The Love Witch.
Set in 1992 when the only options at this mini-multiple are Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
- 3/24/2019
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Porno is admittedly not my kind of film: A B-grade horror drenched in blood which proudly displays testicular decimation and dripping demonic double-d’s. With that said, it also hosts an array of successful comedic bits thanks to an (also) admittedly/occasionally smart screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, and a solid exhibition of teenage companionship at its core, which seems to be a driving theme at this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival. Unfortunately, due to my newfound tolerance levels, Porno feels more like a macroaggression against the easily queasy than anything else.
Personally, I find it difficult to enjoy a movie I mostly watched with my hands draped over my eyes (something I really almost never do), though a lot of the people around me seemed to be having a good time. Again, not my kind of thing.
Set in a small Christian town in the...
Personally, I find it difficult to enjoy a movie I mostly watched with my hands draped over my eyes (something I really almost never do), though a lot of the people around me seemed to be having a good time. Again, not my kind of thing.
Set in a small Christian town in the...
- 3/16/2019
- by Luke Parker
- We Got This Covered
In response to our current political hellscape, it seems there’s never been a better time for horror lovers, from box office hits like “It” and “A Quiet Place,” to instant indie classics such as “Hereditary” and “Suspiria.” Fewer and farther between, however, are newer additions to the beloved subset of horror-comedies, though “Get Out” and the burgeoning “Happy Death Day” franchise stand out as two successful (and very different) examples of how to marry humor and horror. That’s why “Porno,” which recently premiered in competition at the SXSW Film Festival, represents such a thrilling entry to the genre. This gory teen comedy blends laughably outrageous carnage with a legitimately scary plot to delightful ends. Throw in a winking fetish for cinephile culture and audiences are sure to go wild for the gutsy film.
Taking place in one location, an old school movie theater circa 1992, “Porno” finds four teenage...
Taking place in one location, an old school movie theater circa 1992, “Porno” finds four teenage...
- 3/13/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
One of the more amusing promotions in the history of exploitation cinema was for Jess Franco’s sexy-arty 1967 “Necronomicon.” In the U.S., it was released as “Succubus,” but the distributor claimed that title was too shocking for publication, so newspaper ads included a phone number that could be called to hear the lascivious-sounding word (and its definition). That self-imposed hurdle pales next to the one filmmakers have handed themselves with “Porno,” a comedy horror that despite its XXX moniker (and some gore) mostly plays like a retro teen mall-flick fantasy in the spirit of “The Lost Boys” or “Gremlins.”
Keola Racela’s film gets off to an amusingly self-aware start as youthful staff at an early 1990s movie house inadvertently summon up a real succubus hungry for their bodies and souls. Unfortunately, “Porno” gets more uneven as it goes on, with a somewhat slack midsection and a mix of earnestness,...
Keola Racela’s film gets off to an amusingly self-aware start as youthful staff at an early 1990s movie house inadvertently summon up a real succubus hungry for their bodies and souls. Unfortunately, “Porno” gets more uneven as it goes on, with a somewhat slack midsection and a mix of earnestness,...
- 3/10/2019
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Movie theater employees in a conservative small town look forward to unwinding every Friday night when they watch a movie after hours, but they get more than they bargained for when they watch a film that unleashes a sex demon in the new movie Porno. Ahead of the horror comedy's world premiere at SXSW, we've been provided with a Nsfw poster and clip from Porno to share with Daily Dead readers.
Directed by Keola Racela from a screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, Porno stars Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann, Bill Phillips, Katelyn Pearce, and Peter Reznikoff.
Check out the Nsfw poster and clip from below. Daily Dead will once again be in Austin to cover the SXSW Film Festival, so be sure to check here for all of our reviews, interviews, and breaking news from the fest in the coming weeks!
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Directed by Keola Racela from a screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, Porno stars Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann, Bill Phillips, Katelyn Pearce, and Peter Reznikoff.
Check out the Nsfw poster and clip from below. Daily Dead will once again be in Austin to cover the SXSW Film Festival, so be sure to check here for all of our reviews, interviews, and breaking news from the fest in the coming weeks!
Synopsis: "Abe...
- 3/7/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Project Name: Social Security
Asking For: $3,000 through Indiegogo
Amount Raised Thus Far (At Time Of Post): $2,106
Days Remaining In Campaign (At Time Of Post): 16
Description: Immigration continues to make headlines in the U.S., and if the creative duo of Robbie Tann and Shayan Shojaee can raise enough funds, that topic will be at the center of a new web series as well. Tann and Shojaee have turned to Indiegogo supporters in search of help for Social Security, a story about an immigrant who looks to find both cultural and legal acceptance in his new country.
Based on that description, you might think that Social Security will be a very serious show, but it will actually live somewhere in the grey area between comedy and drama. With what we can only expect will be a combination of wit and charm, Tann and Shojaee hope to tell a story...
Asking For: $3,000 through Indiegogo
Amount Raised Thus Far (At Time Of Post): $2,106
Days Remaining In Campaign (At Time Of Post): 16
Description: Immigration continues to make headlines in the U.S., and if the creative duo of Robbie Tann and Shayan Shojaee can raise enough funds, that topic will be at the center of a new web series as well. Tann and Shojaee have turned to Indiegogo supporters in search of help for Social Security, a story about an immigrant who looks to find both cultural and legal acceptance in his new country.
Based on that description, you might think that Social Security will be a very serious show, but it will actually live somewhere in the grey area between comedy and drama. With what we can only expect will be a combination of wit and charm, Tann and Shojaee hope to tell a story...
- 6/1/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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