An allegory about the Mexico/U.S. border whose hero doesn't realize he's carrying illegal immigrants to their deaths, Greg Morgan's The Boatman is upfront with its mythological references but isn't sufficiently credible in its drama to make them meaningful. Though seemingly sympathetic to those crossing into this country, it displays little understanding of them as human beings, and its moral point is as muddy as the Rio Grande-cum-River Styx its hero crosses daily.
The first mark against the film's credibility is that, despite the fact that every one of its characters hails from Mexico or points further south, the entire script...
The first mark against the film's credibility is that, despite the fact that every one of its characters hails from Mexico or points further south, the entire script...
- 12/17/2016
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At the top of this morning's Horror Highlights is a Q&A with Kathryn F. Taylor, the director of The Evil Gene. We also have an excerpt from Zac Thompson's Weaponized and acquisition details for Hunting Grounds.
Q&A with Kathryn F. Taylor, Director of The Evil Gene: "Supernatural’s Richard Speight Jr. and Murder in the First’s Cameron Richardson encounter The Evil Gene this September!
Writer-director Kathryn F.Taylor’s unique carafe of suspense and spook premieres on VOD and DVD 9/6 from Uncork’d Entertainment.
FBI Agent Griff Krenshaw (Speight Jr) is sent to a top-secret prison and research facility where the U.S. government has segregated federal inmates possessing the so-called "evil gene," a rare genetic defect that triggers violent, psychotic breakdowns in those who carry it. As Griff attempts to investigate the death of the facility's head researcher, he becomes convinced that there's an evil...
Q&A with Kathryn F. Taylor, Director of The Evil Gene: "Supernatural’s Richard Speight Jr. and Murder in the First’s Cameron Richardson encounter The Evil Gene this September!
Writer-director Kathryn F.Taylor’s unique carafe of suspense and spook premieres on VOD and DVD 9/6 from Uncork’d Entertainment.
FBI Agent Griff Krenshaw (Speight Jr) is sent to a top-secret prison and research facility where the U.S. government has segregated federal inmates possessing the so-called "evil gene," a rare genetic defect that triggers violent, psychotic breakdowns in those who carry it. As Griff attempts to investigate the death of the facility's head researcher, he becomes convinced that there's an evil...
- 9/6/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
'Supernatural’s' Richard Speight Jr and 'Murder in the First’s' Cameron Richardson encounter The Evil Gene this September.
Check out the trailer below the details and synopsis.
From The Press Release
Writer-director Kathryn F.Taylor’s unique carafe of suspense and spook premieres on VOD and DVD 9/6 from Uncork’d Entertainment.
FBI Agent Griff Krenshaw (Speight Jr) is sent to a top-secret prison and research facility where the U.S. government has segregated federal inmates possessing the so-called "evil gene," a rare genetic defect that triggers violent, psychotic breakdowns in those who carry it.
As Griff attempts to investigate the death of the facility's head researcher, he becomes convinced that there's an evil force at work in the prison . . . and it isn't human.
Lindsey Ginter (Argo), Anthony L.Fernandez (The Wedding Ringer), Gene Gabriel (The Boatman), Ted Heyck (Criminal Minds) and James Crosby (NCIS) co-star in a...
Check out the trailer below the details and synopsis.
From The Press Release
Writer-director Kathryn F.Taylor’s unique carafe of suspense and spook premieres on VOD and DVD 9/6 from Uncork’d Entertainment.
FBI Agent Griff Krenshaw (Speight Jr) is sent to a top-secret prison and research facility where the U.S. government has segregated federal inmates possessing the so-called "evil gene," a rare genetic defect that triggers violent, psychotic breakdowns in those who carry it.
As Griff attempts to investigate the death of the facility's head researcher, he becomes convinced that there's an evil force at work in the prison . . . and it isn't human.
Lindsey Ginter (Argo), Anthony L.Fernandez (The Wedding Ringer), Gene Gabriel (The Boatman), Ted Heyck (Criminal Minds) and James Crosby (NCIS) co-star in a...
- 9/5/2016
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Horror Highlights: New Halloween Apparel from Cavity Colors, The Evil Gene, Monster Fest 2016, Mania
Cavity Colors' new Halloween apparel is here! Also, in today's Horror Highlights, a look at The Evil Gene, Australia's Monster Fest 2016 details, and a new trailer / screening details for Jessica Cameron's Mania.
A Look at Cavity Colors' New Halloween Apparel: From Cavity Colors: "Here at Cavitycolors, we sort of live in the world of Halloween and Horror all year long. It's something that surrounds us on a daily basis, whether it's in our studio, in our home, or on our television screen. It lives in our hearts, and it's something we consider sacred and magical, and a large part of our creative process. We've always got a case of the Pumpkin Brains!
The term "Everyday Is Halloween" isn't just a term used to describe your spooky surroundings, it's a magical feeling that exists deep down inside. Like fluttering bats in your stomach instead of butterflies. That moment when you...
A Look at Cavity Colors' New Halloween Apparel: From Cavity Colors: "Here at Cavitycolors, we sort of live in the world of Halloween and Horror all year long. It's something that surrounds us on a daily basis, whether it's in our studio, in our home, or on our television screen. It lives in our hearts, and it's something we consider sacred and magical, and a large part of our creative process. We've always got a case of the Pumpkin Brains!
The term "Everyday Is Halloween" isn't just a term used to describe your spooky surroundings, it's a magical feeling that exists deep down inside. Like fluttering bats in your stomach instead of butterflies. That moment when you...
- 9/2/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
As artists working with your significant other can only go two ways: The kiss of death or the most beautiful collaboration. There really is no in-between and nor should there be. It should ever be an “Ok” experience. If it was, there was no passion brought to your project. Oscar Torre felt inspired by his wife Chuti Tiu’s screenplay enough to inspire her back and both took a deep breath and embarked on making it a reality. That film is the award winning "Pretty Rosebud". Oddly enough it’s about the difficulty that is marriage and the importance for communication and interaction.
LatinoBuzz: Chuti/Oscar: Where did your love of film come from?
Oscar: With me it started as a child, going to the theater and being totally transported but also walking out of the theater thinking I was the protagonist in the film and reenacting the scenes.
Chuti: E.T. I liked movies before that one, but I thank E.T. I remember being moved so deeply, laughing so hard, and crying profusely - I never knew film could move people like that. Those are the films I love the most - the ones that deeply affect me. The ones where I feel as though I've been invited into a story, not just observing it. A more recent example is El Secreto de Sus Ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes) - I cried so hard my heart hurt.
LatinoBuzz: Chuti/Oscar: You are both actors, where did the idea to make a feature film come from?
Oscar: The idea was all Chuti's, I just helped giving her a little push to actually shoot it - she can tell you all about how it started better than I can.
Chuti: Years ago, I started learning the craft of screenwriting in the efforts to become a better actor, understand the filmmaking process, and to create my own acting work. "Pretty Rosebud" is one of the scripts I wrote, but it sat on the back burner for several years, until Oscar read it and said, "This is really good. But you better get this made soon, or else you'll be playing the Mom role instead of the lead." That put a fire beneath my butt to get moving!
LatinoBuzz: Chuti, where did the story come from and what did you want to say?
Chuti: There were several themes I wanted to explore with "Pretty Rosebud." I wanted to write a story that highlighted the cultural challenges that arise between immigrant parents and their Americanized children. One theme that we touch upon is how families keep secrets, and in doing so, things are often made worse, miscommunications occur and people get hurt. Also, I wanted to illuminate the tensions that come from within a marriage when the wife is the main or sole bread-winner and the husband isn't pulling his weight; some married women in this situation have been taught to work really hard, be self-sufficient, prove themselves and fight for equal pay only to find themselves bearing the brunt of financial and household pressure alone. Lastly, I wanted to show that there isn't a good or bad guy in a divorce; both parties bear responsibility, and forgiveness is key to moving on.
LatinoBuzz: Was the casting collaborative between you both?
Oscar: Definitely! We cast a lot of actors who we were friends with or had worked with at some point. Chuti and I had lengthy conversations of who would be best and why for each role.
LatinoBuzz: Do you want to continue directing? What stories would you like to tell?
Oscar: I plan to. I am not married to any particular genre. I am more interested in projects that capture my imagination and move me in a way that I can spend a year of my life working on it.
LatinoBuzz: Did the screenplay you wrote translate on screen as you imagined it?
Chuti: "Pretty Rosebud" ended up being even better than what I had initially conceived when I first wrote it. I had imagined every detail of each location, but of course, what we ended up with was different than what I made up in my head. Somehow, making things concrete flushed things out so much more, adding layers and complexity. For example, the marketing office that Cissy (the main character) works at is so much more interesting than what I'd envisioned. That goes to show you how the input and creativity of every member of a film crew can elevate a project to a higher level. We were blessed to have the crew we did.
LatinoBuzz: Was there a pressure to do the film justice being that your wife wrote it?
Oscar: I normally don't need any help to put pressure on myself but there was additional pressure because it was a film she always wanted to shoot and I wanted to tell this story as best as possible. When I told her that I'd like to direct it, I had already given it a lot of thought and honestly I felt that I was the best person for the job, plus I was cheap.
LatinoBuzz: What was the fund raising process?
Oscar: We financed a big part of the film through private equity and then found additional financing but it all started with us having enough faith in our film to put some of our own money into it (something that you're always told not to do) but it gave us the confidence to be able to ask others for money. We weren't asking for something that we weren't willing to do ourselves.
LatinoBuzz: What has been the most meaningful question you have been asked at a Q&A?
Chuti: Actually, it a question that's been asked several times, including in this interview, which is, "What are you trying to say?" Because all filmmakers have something to say, and our challenge is to get the message across effectively.
LatinoBuzz: What's next?
Chuti: We are in talks regarding the distribution of "Pretty Rosebud" across numerous platforms and are continuing our film festival run (our next one is the Asian Film Festival of Dallas in July.) I'm continuing to write several projects, one of which I've co-written with Oscar. I also star in a film written and directed by Cassie Jaye that shoots the end of the summer.
Oscar: I'm starring in a film called, "The Boatman", directed by Greg Morgan and once I wrap up with that, Chuti and I plan to star in a short film that I wrote and will also be directing it, Man/Woman. We also have another feature film, "Lunarticking" that we co-wrote with a friend and we plan to star in it at the end of 2014.
For more information at: http://prettyrosebud.com/
Written by Juan Caceres . LatinoBuzz is a weekly feature on SydneysBuzz that highlights Latino indie talent and upcoming trends in Latino film with the specific objective of presenting a broad range of Latino voices. Follow [At]LatinoBuzz on Twitter and Facebook...
LatinoBuzz: Chuti/Oscar: Where did your love of film come from?
Oscar: With me it started as a child, going to the theater and being totally transported but also walking out of the theater thinking I was the protagonist in the film and reenacting the scenes.
Chuti: E.T. I liked movies before that one, but I thank E.T. I remember being moved so deeply, laughing so hard, and crying profusely - I never knew film could move people like that. Those are the films I love the most - the ones that deeply affect me. The ones where I feel as though I've been invited into a story, not just observing it. A more recent example is El Secreto de Sus Ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes) - I cried so hard my heart hurt.
LatinoBuzz: Chuti/Oscar: You are both actors, where did the idea to make a feature film come from?
Oscar: The idea was all Chuti's, I just helped giving her a little push to actually shoot it - she can tell you all about how it started better than I can.
Chuti: Years ago, I started learning the craft of screenwriting in the efforts to become a better actor, understand the filmmaking process, and to create my own acting work. "Pretty Rosebud" is one of the scripts I wrote, but it sat on the back burner for several years, until Oscar read it and said, "This is really good. But you better get this made soon, or else you'll be playing the Mom role instead of the lead." That put a fire beneath my butt to get moving!
LatinoBuzz: Chuti, where did the story come from and what did you want to say?
Chuti: There were several themes I wanted to explore with "Pretty Rosebud." I wanted to write a story that highlighted the cultural challenges that arise between immigrant parents and their Americanized children. One theme that we touch upon is how families keep secrets, and in doing so, things are often made worse, miscommunications occur and people get hurt. Also, I wanted to illuminate the tensions that come from within a marriage when the wife is the main or sole bread-winner and the husband isn't pulling his weight; some married women in this situation have been taught to work really hard, be self-sufficient, prove themselves and fight for equal pay only to find themselves bearing the brunt of financial and household pressure alone. Lastly, I wanted to show that there isn't a good or bad guy in a divorce; both parties bear responsibility, and forgiveness is key to moving on.
LatinoBuzz: Was the casting collaborative between you both?
Oscar: Definitely! We cast a lot of actors who we were friends with or had worked with at some point. Chuti and I had lengthy conversations of who would be best and why for each role.
LatinoBuzz: Do you want to continue directing? What stories would you like to tell?
Oscar: I plan to. I am not married to any particular genre. I am more interested in projects that capture my imagination and move me in a way that I can spend a year of my life working on it.
LatinoBuzz: Did the screenplay you wrote translate on screen as you imagined it?
Chuti: "Pretty Rosebud" ended up being even better than what I had initially conceived when I first wrote it. I had imagined every detail of each location, but of course, what we ended up with was different than what I made up in my head. Somehow, making things concrete flushed things out so much more, adding layers and complexity. For example, the marketing office that Cissy (the main character) works at is so much more interesting than what I'd envisioned. That goes to show you how the input and creativity of every member of a film crew can elevate a project to a higher level. We were blessed to have the crew we did.
LatinoBuzz: Was there a pressure to do the film justice being that your wife wrote it?
Oscar: I normally don't need any help to put pressure on myself but there was additional pressure because it was a film she always wanted to shoot and I wanted to tell this story as best as possible. When I told her that I'd like to direct it, I had already given it a lot of thought and honestly I felt that I was the best person for the job, plus I was cheap.
LatinoBuzz: What was the fund raising process?
Oscar: We financed a big part of the film through private equity and then found additional financing but it all started with us having enough faith in our film to put some of our own money into it (something that you're always told not to do) but it gave us the confidence to be able to ask others for money. We weren't asking for something that we weren't willing to do ourselves.
LatinoBuzz: What has been the most meaningful question you have been asked at a Q&A?
Chuti: Actually, it a question that's been asked several times, including in this interview, which is, "What are you trying to say?" Because all filmmakers have something to say, and our challenge is to get the message across effectively.
LatinoBuzz: What's next?
Chuti: We are in talks regarding the distribution of "Pretty Rosebud" across numerous platforms and are continuing our film festival run (our next one is the Asian Film Festival of Dallas in July.) I'm continuing to write several projects, one of which I've co-written with Oscar. I also star in a film written and directed by Cassie Jaye that shoots the end of the summer.
Oscar: I'm starring in a film called, "The Boatman", directed by Greg Morgan and once I wrap up with that, Chuti and I plan to star in a short film that I wrote and will also be directing it, Man/Woman. We also have another feature film, "Lunarticking" that we co-wrote with a friend and we plan to star in it at the end of 2014.
For more information at: http://prettyrosebud.com/
Written by Juan Caceres . LatinoBuzz is a weekly feature on SydneysBuzz that highlights Latino indie talent and upcoming trends in Latino film with the specific objective of presenting a broad range of Latino voices. Follow [At]LatinoBuzz on Twitter and Facebook...
- 6/11/2014
- by Juan Caceres
- Sydney's Buzz
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