Let’s be forthright, here: Onur Tukel does not look like your typical Hollywood leading man. No wonder, then, that Summer of Blood is not your typical Hollywood vampire movie (though, now that vampires are sparkly and drive Volvos, who knows what is typical anymore). The fortysomething, pudgy, graying Turkish-American is repeatedly compared to Jerry Garcia throughout this indie horror-comedy, which he wrote, directed and stars in as hapless slacker Erik Sparrow.
Sparrow is, to put it mildly, not a winner. He spends most of his dead-end sales job hitting on his coworker Penelope (Dakota Goldhor) and masturbating in the bathroom, and he turns down a marriage proposal from his beautiful, ambitious girlfriend Jody (Anna Margaret Hollyman) because he is a commitmentphobe. When Jody gets fed up and finally leaves him, it looks like Erik’s lazy, lackluster life has finally dwindled to a standstill. That is, until he becomes a vampire.
Sparrow is, to put it mildly, not a winner. He spends most of his dead-end sales job hitting on his coworker Penelope (Dakota Goldhor) and masturbating in the bathroom, and he turns down a marriage proposal from his beautiful, ambitious girlfriend Jody (Anna Margaret Hollyman) because he is a commitmentphobe. When Jody gets fed up and finally leaves him, it looks like Erik’s lazy, lackluster life has finally dwindled to a standstill. That is, until he becomes a vampire.
- 3/25/2015
- by Lee Jutton
- JustPressPlay.net
Throwback
Stars: Shawn Brack, Anthony Ring, Melanie Serafin, Vernon Wells, Warren Clements, Andy Bramble | Written and Directed by Travis Bain
There’s seems to be a renaissance in Ozploitation for the bigfoot movie (more commonly known as the Yowie down under), a genre which had, until very recently, died a slow an painful death, becoming as extinct as the very creatures themselves. Of course, if you’ve been reading our reviews here on Nerdly, you’ll know all about There’s Something in the Pilliga – the brilliantly funny “drunk Aussie’s versus Yowie” flick that played last Novembers MonsterFest. Well now we have another example of the genre with Throwback.
The film sees two pest exterminators head into the bush to search for the legendary lost treasure of the bushranger, Thunderclap Newman . The pair find their bounty but what they didn’t count on was an encounter with Australia’s mythical Yowie,...
Stars: Shawn Brack, Anthony Ring, Melanie Serafin, Vernon Wells, Warren Clements, Andy Bramble | Written and Directed by Travis Bain
There’s seems to be a renaissance in Ozploitation for the bigfoot movie (more commonly known as the Yowie down under), a genre which had, until very recently, died a slow an painful death, becoming as extinct as the very creatures themselves. Of course, if you’ve been reading our reviews here on Nerdly, you’ll know all about There’s Something in the Pilliga – the brilliantly funny “drunk Aussie’s versus Yowie” flick that played last Novembers MonsterFest. Well now we have another example of the genre with Throwback.
The film sees two pest exterminators head into the bush to search for the legendary lost treasure of the bushranger, Thunderclap Newman . The pair find their bounty but what they didn’t count on was an encounter with Australia’s mythical Yowie,...
- 2/21/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Title: Summer of Blood Dark Sky Films Director: Onur Tukel Writer: Onur Tukel Cast: Onur Tukel, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Dakota Goldhor, Jason Selvig, Melodie Sisk, Juliette Fairley, Vanna Pilgrim, Keith Poulson, Jerry Raik, Dustin Guy Defa Running time: 86 min, Not Rated (Language, Sexuality, Gore) Special Features: Deleted/Extended Scenes, Commentary with Onur Tukel, Behind the Scenes, Trailer Available November 11 Erik Sparrow’s (Onur Tukel) 3 year relationship just ended after he refused his girlfriend Jody’s (Anna Margaret Hollyman) proposal. How he landed a girl like that I can’t imagine. Does she have low self esteem? Erik supposedly has a micropenis and is terrible in bed; that should’ve been a deal [ Read More ]
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- 11/21/2014
- by juliana
- ShockYa
Hemogobble: Turkel’s Latest Assay into Misanthropy
Indie filmmaker Onor Turkel seems determined to remain hilariously unlikeable as his self-effacing, self-directed on-screen alter ego with his latest feature, Summer of Blood, a title which just so happens to formulate the acronym Sob. A pathetic, socially defunct scion of selfishness that recalls the comedic weirdness of performers such as Eric Wareheim or Tim Heidecker, Turkel’s protagonist is often impossible to like (even if we’re supposed to find him entertaining). Of course, the irony Turkel plays with here as he tinges his film with genre, is that he only becomes humane when he transforms into something inhuman.
Lumpy, unkempt and emotionally distant, we meet Eric Sparrow (Turkel) having dinner with longtime girlfriend Jody (Anna Margaret Hollyman). She hands him a ring, which is meant to be a proposal, though she doesn’t quite receive the answer she’d been expecting,...
Indie filmmaker Onor Turkel seems determined to remain hilariously unlikeable as his self-effacing, self-directed on-screen alter ego with his latest feature, Summer of Blood, a title which just so happens to formulate the acronym Sob. A pathetic, socially defunct scion of selfishness that recalls the comedic weirdness of performers such as Eric Wareheim or Tim Heidecker, Turkel’s protagonist is often impossible to like (even if we’re supposed to find him entertaining). Of course, the irony Turkel plays with here as he tinges his film with genre, is that he only becomes humane when he transforms into something inhuman.
Lumpy, unkempt and emotionally distant, we meet Eric Sparrow (Turkel) having dinner with longtime girlfriend Jody (Anna Margaret Hollyman). She hands him a ring, which is meant to be a proposal, though she doesn’t quite receive the answer she’d been expecting,...
- 10/17/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details and the trailer for Chemical Peel, premiere details for Refuge, Day for Night, and Perfidy, a new Summer of Blood trailer and much more:
Chemical Peel Release Details and Exclusive Comments from Actress Natalie Victoria: Actress Natalie Victoria stars in “Chemical Peel,” a Lionsgate Home Entertainment Release that will be available on October 14th. Here are some comments from Natalie on us why she enjoyed working on this movie:
“I think the best thing about this film is it’s a unique, fun, realistic concept that will scare people, you know? I love films that are set in a real and really raw reality that frighten you to the core. Chemical Peel is a real ‘what would You do?’ kind of film that gets you thinking,...
Chemical Peel Release Details and Exclusive Comments from Actress Natalie Victoria: Actress Natalie Victoria stars in “Chemical Peel,” a Lionsgate Home Entertainment Release that will be available on October 14th. Here are some comments from Natalie on us why she enjoyed working on this movie:
“I think the best thing about this film is it’s a unique, fun, realistic concept that will scare people, you know? I love films that are set in a real and really raw reality that frighten you to the core. Chemical Peel is a real ‘what would You do?’ kind of film that gets you thinking,...
- 10/12/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Summer of Blood's U.S. one-sheet is full of raves (?). Shock Till You Drop has your exclusive first look at the poster for this horror-comedy which recently received a release date of October 17th from Dark Sky Films.
Onur Tukul writes, directs and stars in the film which also features Alex Karpovsky, Anna Margaret Hollywman, Dakota Goldhor, Dustin Guy Defa and Keith Poulson.
The post Exclusive Blurb-Heavy Poster Debut for the Summer of Blood appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
Onur Tukul writes, directs and stars in the film which also features Alex Karpovsky, Anna Margaret Hollywman, Dakota Goldhor, Dustin Guy Defa and Keith Poulson.
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- 9/29/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Dark Sky Films announced today that Summer of Blood is making its way to VOD on October 17th. Onur Tukul writes, directs and stars in the film which also features Alex Karpovsky, Anna Margaret Hollywman, Dakota Goldhor, Dustin Guy Defa and Keith Poulson.
Tukul plays the monumentally lazy, socially oblivious and commitment-shy Erik Sparrow, who is dumped by his career-woman girlfriend (Anna Margaret Hollyman, White Reindeer) when he rejects her rather charitable marriage proposal.
The post Dark Sky Films Adds Summer of Blood to Busy Fall Horror Release Schedule appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
Tukul plays the monumentally lazy, socially oblivious and commitment-shy Erik Sparrow, who is dumped by his career-woman girlfriend (Anna Margaret Hollyman, White Reindeer) when he rejects her rather charitable marriage proposal.
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- 9/25/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Out here in Southern California it's been hovering around 90 degrees for the passed few days and that's really gotten summertime on our minds. Mpi is apparently feeling the warmth to as their latest acquisition will see them celebrating a Summer of Blood.
According to Deadline the hipster horror comedy Summer Of Blood, from writer-director Onur Tukel (Richard’s Wedding, Septien), has been acquired by Mpi Media Group after debuting at last month’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Tukel also stars in the indie as Erik Sparrow, a selfish, schlubby NYC hipster whose miserable life turns around when he meets a vampire in Brooklyn and becomes a blood-sucker himself.
Mpi’s Dark Sky Films will debut the pic, described as “Curb Your Enthusiasm meets True Blood,” in a Fall 2014 theatrical run and DVD/VOD release. Summer Of Blood also stars Anna Margaret Hollyman, Dakota Goldhor, Dustin Guy, Melodie Sisk, and Jason Selvig.
According to Deadline the hipster horror comedy Summer Of Blood, from writer-director Onur Tukel (Richard’s Wedding, Septien), has been acquired by Mpi Media Group after debuting at last month’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Tukel also stars in the indie as Erik Sparrow, a selfish, schlubby NYC hipster whose miserable life turns around when he meets a vampire in Brooklyn and becomes a blood-sucker himself.
Mpi’s Dark Sky Films will debut the pic, described as “Curb Your Enthusiasm meets True Blood,” in a Fall 2014 theatrical run and DVD/VOD release. Summer Of Blood also stars Anna Margaret Hollyman, Dakota Goldhor, Dustin Guy, Melodie Sisk, and Jason Selvig.
- 5/1/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Why Watch? A young woman going about the business of her evening might not be interesting, but when the woman 1) is eerily beautiful and 2) starts to peel away her face before making tea, the slow burn story becomes worthy of attention. In this short from Adam Keleman, Dakota Goldhor plays the lonely face-peeler who is looking for “night shift work” and invites a strange man into her bedroom. Filled with lingering camerawork and strategic editing, the visuals of the story find a balance between eyebrow-raising directness and wall-hugging obscurity. With banal beauty and Goldhor’s magnetism, it earns each beat even as it whispers from the rooftops in the climax. Yes, there is something going on, but it’s really spending time with her melancholy that makes the journey work. Anyone who appreciates good filmic atmosphere would do well to watch. What Will It Cost? About 15 minutes A New Short Film Every Weekday Hat tip to Hammer...
- 9/9/2013
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Speaking of their new short film John’s Gone, the Safdie Brothers said on their site that ‘To us, the film's a feature, "short" is just one way to describe the film's length. It's a full film.’ Though the comment is a little flippant, it holds true; this twenty-two minute short has the depth, the expansiveness, what even feels like the time spent with its main character John (played by younger brother Benny Safdie), that it does feel like a feature, or ‘full-length’. The film opened at Venice last year in October and has since played at numerous festivals in the Us, starting with South by Southwest and prepping for a Rooftop Films showing on June 17th. The intimacy of our relationship to John and his sorrow, suffocating but elusive from the first scene which finds him begrudgingly paying for someone else’s Chinese takeout, lies in the fact that...
- 6/16/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Check out pics from IFC's "Daddy Longlegs" as well as previous clips from the Sundance Film Festival player starring Ronnie Bronstein, Sage Ranaldo, Frey Ranaldo, Victor Puccio, Eleonore Hendricks, Sean Williams, Dakota Goldhor, Aren Topdjian, Leah Singer, Salvie Sansone and Jake Braff. The Josh Safdie and Ben Safdie-written and directed film opens on May 14th in limited areas. Film was seen at this year's Sundance Film Festival and is produced by Casey Neistat and Tom Scott. After months of being alone, sad, busy, sidetracked, free, lofty, late and away from his kids, Lenny (Ronald Bronstein), 34 with grayin frazzled hair, picks his kids up from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Safe (Safe Ranaldo), 9. and Frey (Frey Ranaldo), 7...
- 5/3/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Rating: 8.5/10
Written and Directed by: Benny and Josh Safdie
Cast: Ronald Bronstein, Sage Ranaldo, Frey Ranaldo, Eleonore Hendricks, Leah Singer, Dakota Goldhor, Abel Ferrara, Frey Sokol, Sage Sokol
You know, Mrs. Buckman, you need a license to buy a dog, to drive a car. Hell, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they’ll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father. – Tod (Keanu Reeves) in Parenthood, 1989
Read more on Sundance 2010 Review: Daddy Longlegs…...
Written and Directed by: Benny and Josh Safdie
Cast: Ronald Bronstein, Sage Ranaldo, Frey Ranaldo, Eleonore Hendricks, Leah Singer, Dakota Goldhor, Abel Ferrara, Frey Sokol, Sage Sokol
You know, Mrs. Buckman, you need a license to buy a dog, to drive a car. Hell, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they’ll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father. – Tod (Keanu Reeves) in Parenthood, 1989
Read more on Sundance 2010 Review: Daddy Longlegs…...
- 2/4/2010
- by Don R. Lewis
- GordonandtheWhale
Carrying on our 2010 Sundance Film Festival coverage, we are pleased to bring you various additions including images and trailers and clips (where available). Recently added additions include: Nowhere Boy, Welcome to the Rileys, Armless, Family Affair, Homewrecker, 7 Days, Winter's Bone, 3 Backyards, 12th & Delaware. The one we've added the most videos for so far is from Josh Safdie and Ben Safdie's "Daddy Longlegs." The comedy drama produced by Neistat Scott & Associates, Sophie Dulac Productions and Red Bucket Films, stars Ronnie Bronstein, Sage Ranaldo, Frey Ranaldo, Victor Puccio, Eleonore Hendricks, Sean Williams, Dakota Goldhor, Aren Topdjian, Leah Singer, Salvie Sansone and Jake Braff.
- 1/25/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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