Hollywood Skewers Itself in a Dark, Snarky Film About The Horrors of Filmmaking
Horror comes to Hollywood in more ways than one in Grunder Oakley Productions’ “National Born Filmmaker,” which has begun shooting this month. “National Born Filmmaker” focuses on the story of two filmmakers as their Hollywood dream that turns into a nightmare. Zombies included.
Described as both a cautionary tale as well as a spoof, "Natural Born Filmmaker" puts a searing magnifying glass on the workings of Hollywood as it reveals what happens when you mix naive producers, shady investors and carefully calculated contracts. And it does it all with a wry sense of self-awareness that hasn’t been captured since “The Bad and the Beautiful.” The resulting mix of horror and hilarity makes for a thrilling rollercoaster ride of raging hostilities, blazing guns and…did we mention zombies?
“Natural Born Filmmaker” has an ensemble cast of renowned...
Horror comes to Hollywood in more ways than one in Grunder Oakley Productions’ “National Born Filmmaker,” which has begun shooting this month. “National Born Filmmaker” focuses on the story of two filmmakers as their Hollywood dream that turns into a nightmare. Zombies included.
Described as both a cautionary tale as well as a spoof, "Natural Born Filmmaker" puts a searing magnifying glass on the workings of Hollywood as it reveals what happens when you mix naive producers, shady investors and carefully calculated contracts. And it does it all with a wry sense of self-awareness that hasn’t been captured since “The Bad and the Beautiful.” The resulting mix of horror and hilarity makes for a thrilling rollercoaster ride of raging hostilities, blazing guns and…did we mention zombies?
“Natural Born Filmmaker” has an ensemble cast of renowned...
- 4/24/2014
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Interviewed by Michael Juvinall, MoreHorror.com
Michael Juvinall: I wanted to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk with me for a little bit. I really do appreciate it.
Dawna Lee Heising: I appreciate you wanting to talk to me and actually, I'm used to doing interviews but I've never been interviewed before so this is a little nerve racking for me, my manager said it would be really good to do it now because so many things are happening.
Mj: First of all, I wanted to ask you, I was doing a little bit of research on you and discovered you have a BA, you have a master’s degree and you have a PhD in business management. It's very impressive.
Dlh: Thank you, First of all, I started out as a swimsuit model, no actually, I started out in school. I went...
Michael Juvinall: I wanted to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk with me for a little bit. I really do appreciate it.
Dawna Lee Heising: I appreciate you wanting to talk to me and actually, I'm used to doing interviews but I've never been interviewed before so this is a little nerve racking for me, my manager said it would be really good to do it now because so many things are happening.
Mj: First of all, I wanted to ask you, I was doing a little bit of research on you and discovered you have a BA, you have a master’s degree and you have a PhD in business management. It's very impressive.
Dlh: Thank you, First of all, I started out as a swimsuit model, no actually, I started out in school. I went...
- 6/25/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
By MoreHorror.com
Waiting For Dracula is a joint feature film production currently in post-production from Empire Films and Grunder Oakley Productions.
Our MoreHorror in Hollywood correspondent Dawna Lee Heising sat down with Writer/Director Steve Oakley and Actress Melanie Grunder to discuss the project. You can watch the video interview below the official details.
From the Official Release:
Dawna Lee Heising of MoreHorror.com interviewed the writers, directors and producers of the feature film Waiting For Dracula, Domiziano Arcangeli, Steve Oakley, and Melanie Grunder, in Los Angeles, CA in March 2012 for MoreHorror in Hollywood. John Cox and Jeremy Yorba filmed the interviews, and Yorba edited the video.
Waiting For Dracula is a modern retelling of Bram Stokers Dracula tale, set in Southern California. Dracula is posting webisodes of women becoming vampires on line to make money, while a mansion full of vampires and Goths dine on unsuspecting victims at Halloween.
Waiting For Dracula is a joint feature film production currently in post-production from Empire Films and Grunder Oakley Productions.
Our MoreHorror in Hollywood correspondent Dawna Lee Heising sat down with Writer/Director Steve Oakley and Actress Melanie Grunder to discuss the project. You can watch the video interview below the official details.
From the Official Release:
Dawna Lee Heising of MoreHorror.com interviewed the writers, directors and producers of the feature film Waiting For Dracula, Domiziano Arcangeli, Steve Oakley, and Melanie Grunder, in Los Angeles, CA in March 2012 for MoreHorror in Hollywood. John Cox and Jeremy Yorba filmed the interviews, and Yorba edited the video.
Waiting For Dracula is a modern retelling of Bram Stokers Dracula tale, set in Southern California. Dracula is posting webisodes of women becoming vampires on line to make money, while a mansion full of vampires and Goths dine on unsuspecting victims at Halloween.
- 4/17/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
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