The horror genre is filled with great movies about animals turning against humans — from the creepy (Arachnophobia) to the campy (Anaconda) to the artistic (Razorback) to the gory (Savage Harvest) to the awesome (Deep Blue Sea) — but the number of legitimately terrifying examples can be counted on one two-fingered hand. There’s Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, Lewis Teague’s Cujo and… that’s it right? Seriously, I can’t think of any other genuinely scary movies about animal attacks. That changes with the release of Adam MacDonald‘s Backcountry. Alex (Jeff Roop) and Jenn (Missy Peregrym) are heading into the woods for a weekend getaway that they hope will help bring them closer together. Their relationship has been a bit rocky of late, and while she’s uninterested in the great outdoors he spent his childhood roaming the forest and feels confident she’ll come to appreciate the beauty of the park’s more memorable spots too...
- 3/26/2015
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
As someone who is a horror fan that lives in St. Louis, it was only inevitable that I would come across Wicked Pixel Cinema. My history of the local company goes back to high school when my drama teacher showed me her scene in Savage Harvest. She wouldn’t show the rest of the film but I knew the local video store supported the local movie studio’s work so I rented Savage Harvest along with The Fine Art on VHS. I was fascinated that someone local could make films and get them released in video stores. This was a time where VHS, especially genre films on VHS, would sell regardless. The product was in demand. I then explored the distributor, Sub Rosa (known then as Salt City) via b-movie.com. I later started buying some VHS tapes from Ron Bonk’s company like Strawberry Estates and the latest entry...
- 2/13/2015
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Eric Stanze is someone that I have known for some time now, maybe almost a decade. He has always been someone I have looked up to when it comes to independent filmmaking. The Scare Game, The Fine Art and Savage Harvest were the first truly independent films I rented on VHS. Stanze’s films introduced me to the world of B-Movie.com which was run by Salt City Home Video, a company that is still in business today under Sub Rosa Studios, which left quite an impression with me in my formative teenage years as a budding horror film fiend.
In this day & age, independent genre films seem to be getting more buzz than what you see at the mulitplex. This is good news for Eric as he has worked very hard for his art and the time is now for him to benefit from it. This is just my...
In this day & age, independent genre films seem to be getting more buzz than what you see at the mulitplex. This is good news for Eric as he has worked very hard for his art and the time is now for him to benefit from it. This is just my...
- 6/16/2014
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
The man vs nature genre of action/adventure films is usually a pretty reliable one when it comes to attractive scenery and entertaining scraps between man and beast. From the popcorn perfection of Jaws to the bloody thrills of Savage Harvest there’s a visceral thrill to be found in battles fought fist against claw (or teeth, beak, trunk, etc). With the exception of the very best however the films are usually pure entertainment that stop well short of anything resembling engaging human drama. The Grey is one of those exceptions. Mostly. “Live or die on this day.” A group of oil-field workers in Alaska settles in for dinner at camp after a hard day’s work, but one of the men looks distant and not all together thrilled with the cafeteria food. Ottway (Liam Neeson) leaves the company of his coworkers and heads out into the cold night air. He...
- 1/27/2012
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
We have had a good history with Wicked Pixel Cinema. They are one of the few film companies in St. Louis and as a fan and a long time follower – ever since Savage Harvest – we will support anything that the Wpc crew does. Wicked Pixel will be having a DVD Release party this weekend in St. Louis and Destroy The Brain & Wicked Pixel are hoping you can make it out! Check out the full details for the party beyond the break.
From the Press Release:
The Koken Art Factory (2500 Ohio Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri) will host the Ratline DVD Release Bash on Saturday, September 17th, 2011.
Ratline is the new motion picture by award-winning director Eric Stanze (Deadwood Park, Scrapbook). The DVD of Ratline will be released officially on September 20th, but you will be able to purchase your copy (at a discounted price) at this show on the 17th. This...
From the Press Release:
The Koken Art Factory (2500 Ohio Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri) will host the Ratline DVD Release Bash on Saturday, September 17th, 2011.
Ratline is the new motion picture by award-winning director Eric Stanze (Deadwood Park, Scrapbook). The DVD of Ratline will be released officially on September 20th, but you will be able to purchase your copy (at a discounted price) at this show on the 17th. This...
- 9/14/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
The remake of Fright Night hits the theaters this weekend, and a little bird told me it was pretty darned enjoyable - surprisingly so, for a remake. Actually, it was more along the lines of a tall, gangly bird with an air of dry snarkiness (I’m talking about Jeff Bayer) - tomato/tomahto. It got me thinkin’ about other remakes I’d love to see come bobbing to the surface of that cesspool of soulless plasicity we call Hollywood.
Two important points:
1. I can pick anything I want to remake even if it was released a few months ago (translation: good idea, sh*tty execution).
2. If I pick a movie that is still solid in its own right, I mean no disrespect to the original.
Onward!
7. One Missed Call (2008)
Recap: People start dying after receiving creepy, portentous phonecalls. The phone call...
The remake of Fright Night hits the theaters this weekend, and a little bird told me it was pretty darned enjoyable - surprisingly so, for a remake. Actually, it was more along the lines of a tall, gangly bird with an air of dry snarkiness (I’m talking about Jeff Bayer) - tomato/tomahto. It got me thinkin’ about other remakes I’d love to see come bobbing to the surface of that cesspool of soulless plasicity we call Hollywood.
Two important points:
1. I can pick anything I want to remake even if it was released a few months ago (translation: good idea, sh*tty execution).
2. If I pick a movie that is still solid in its own right, I mean no disrespect to the original.
Onward!
7. One Missed Call (2008)
Recap: People start dying after receiving creepy, portentous phonecalls. The phone call...
- 8/20/2011
- by Morrow McLaughlin
- The Scorecard Review
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