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The Last Matinee – Interview with Ricardo Islas

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Logan Myerz interviews Ricardo Islas about his role in the new horror film The Last Matinee. They discuss 90s slasher flicks, playing the villain, filming in South America, the love of old movie theaters, and more! The movie was released in theaters on August 6th and hits VOD, Digital, and DVD on August 24th.

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“The audience attending the last showing of a horror film in a small downtown cinema are terrorized by a murderer who begins to pick them off, one by one. The only person to notice that something strange is going on is the projectionist’s daughter.”

OFFICIAL TRAILER & POSTER!! -THE LAST MATINEE by Maxi Contenti starring Luciana Grasso and Ricardo Islas – In Theaters 8/6 and VOD/Digital/DVD 8/24

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The audience attending the last showing of a horror film in a small downtown cinema are terrorized by a murderer who begins to pick them off, one by one. The only person to notice that something strange is going on is the projectionist’s daughter.”

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Cinephellas Podcast – Episode 114 (Interview with Graham Skipper)

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On this episode of the Cinephellas Podcast, Logan Myerz interviews Graham Skipper about his role in Dementia : Part II. They discuss playing the role of Reggie, working with the directors and cast, his favorite sequels, and more! Dark Star Pictures and Bloody Disgusting will release the midnight horror film in theaters on May 21, 2021, and on VOD, Digital HD, and DVD on June 1st.

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“Suzanne wasn’t always this confused. She wasn’t always dead either – When an ex-con takes a job as a handyman for an unstable elderly woman to avoid a parole violation, it becomes a choice he may regret.”

DEMENTIA PART II – In Theaters May 21st / VOD, Digital HD and DVD June 1st

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“Wendell (Matt Mercer) receives a threatening phone call from his parole officer Reggie (Graham Skipper)… if he doesn’t find a job immediately, he will face serious legal repercussions.  Wendell wrangles some home maintenance work for a seemingly benign older woman, Suzanne (Suzanne Voss), who persists in giving him increasingly absurd tasks to complete around the house.  As the workday progresses, Wendell is thrown into an ever-escalating nightmare, and comes face to face with an unexpected evil.  Suzanne hides a dark secret.  And it’s up to Wendell and Suzanne’s daughter, Sheila (Najarra Townsend) to put an end to her madness.”

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Dark Star Pictures to Host Free Virtual Film Festival

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Los Angeles-based Dark Star Pictures and horror leader Bloody Disgusting are set to host a groundbreaking weekend event from Friday, January 22 to Sunday, January 24, 2021, celebrating the distributor’s most recent acclaimed international genre offerings. The lineup will feature selections from Sundance, Fantasia, Nightstream, and Cinepocalypse, including PVT CHAT, Koko-Di Koko-Da, Jumbo, Attack of the Demons, Dirty God, and Climate of the Hunter.

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Dreamland (2020) – Interview with Bruce McDonald

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Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Bruce McDonald, best known for his 2008 zombie film Pontypool, about his newest dystopian noir thriller, Dreamland.  The film brings a solid cast of actors including Stephen McHattie, Henry Rollins, and Juliette Lewis. Dreamland reunites the director with the film’s star, Stephen McHattie, who plays the two lead roles, and screenwriter Tony Burgess, who co-scripted the film with Patrick Whistler. In the interview, Bruce McDonald discusses making the film, working with the cast, and shares his advice for up and coming filmmakers.

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“On the night of the strangest wedding in cinema history, a grotesque gang boss hires a stone cold killer to bring him the finger of a fading, drug-addicted jazz legend.”

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ENTANGLEMENT- In Theaters and On Demand / Digital HD​: February 9, 2018

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While searching for the meaning of his existence, Ben Layten (Thomas Middleditch) uncovers a family secret that leads him to a woman named Hanna (Jess Weixler)… But when he and Hanna inadvertently fall in love, his life becomes increasingly and strangely complicated. Ben starts to realize that everything is amazingly and incredibly connected – and that the world might just be more inexplicable than he ever imagined.

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