RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has acquired the US rights to the action/adventure film PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND ahead of its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND presented by Patriot Pictures was fully financed by Michael Mendelsohn’s Union Patriot Capital Management. XYZ Films produced, is handling world sales, and will be introducing the film to international buyers on the heels of Sundance.
Directed by the acclaimed Japanese director, Sion Sono (Why Don’t You Play in Hell), the film was written by Aaron Hendry and Rexa Sixo Safai (Western Wonderland). The film stars Nicolas Cage (Mandy), Sofia Boutella (The Mummy), Nick Cassavetes (Face/Off), Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Franchise), Tak Sakaguchi (Tokyo Tribe) and Yuzuka Nakaya (The Forest of Love). Joseph Trapanese (Tron: Legacy, The Raid: Redemption, The Greatest Showman) composed the original score.
“We’re excited to once again work with Nicolas Cage on a highly-anticipated film directed by the celebrated Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer of RLJE Films. “Following the success of Mandy and Color Out of Space, PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND is already receiving great buzz and we cannot wait for audiences to see it at Sundance.”
PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND is set in the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town where a ruthless bank robber (Cage) is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor (Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Boutella) has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within three days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption.
PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND was produced by Michael Mendelsohn (Cut Throat City, Hangman, Lord of War) for Patriot Pictures, Laura Rister (The Tale, Lovelace, Margin Call) for Untitled Entertainment, Ko Mori (Lords of Chaos) for Eleven Arts, Reza Sixo Safai (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night) for Boos Boos Bang Bang and Nate Bolotin (Mandy) for XYZ Films. It was executive produced by Natalie Perrotta (Running With The Devil), Nick Spicer (Brawl in Cell Block 99), Aram Tertzakian (Vivarium), and Yuji Sadai (A Man With Style). XYZ Films worked on previous hits Mandy and Color Out of Space starring Nicolas Cage and also released by RLJE. Ward and Jess DeLeo from RLJE Films negotiated the deal with Bolotin from XYZ Films on behalf of the filmmakers.
Los Angeles-based Dark Star Pictures has acquired the North American distribution rights to the festival midnighter DEMENTIA PART II as part of their exciting collaboration with horror leader Bloody Disgusting, the companies announced Monday morning.
Taken from the pages of Sam Raimi, and delivering absurd gross-out humor and nonstop mayhem, the making of DEMENTIA PART II came out of a dare from Chicago’s Cinepocalype Film Festival and the movie’s producers JD Lifshitz and Raphael Margules. The two must produce a feature-length midnight movie from concept to finished product in one month so that it could make its World Premiere on the last night of the film festival. The film turned out to be DEMENTIA PART II, a tongue-in-cheek sequel to Mike Testin’s 2015 original film.
In DEMENTIA PART II, 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.
The film stars genre favorites Matt Mercer (Contracted, Bliss, Beyond the Gates), Graham Skipper (Almost Human, Sequence Break, VFW), Najarra Townsend (Contracted, The Stylist), and Suzanne Voss (The Lords of Salem, Dementia).
Itwas produced from conception to its world premiere screening by the writer/director team Matt Mercer and Mike Testin (The Salesman, Dementia) in just 30 days.
Dark Star and Bloody Disgusting plan a theatrical release for DEMENTIA PART II in late spring with the VOD/Digital and DVD release to follow in early summer.
“From the first conversation we had with Mike Repsch and the Dark Star team, we were excited to work with them,” said co-directors Matt Mercer and Mike Testin. “It felt like they were the right company to shepherd the gleefully slimy midnight antics of DEMENTIA PART II to audiences. We had fun making the movie, and in such an unconventional way, and are excited to work with such a cool and progressive distributor to unleash it on eyeballs.”
The acquisition of DEMENTIA PART IIwas first unveiled to horror enthusiasts at the WELCOME TO DARK STAR PICTURES film fest held this past weekend. The distribution company held a free virtual screening of six of its latest films plus DEMENTIA PART II as an exclusive secret screening.
“DEMENTIA PART IIis an immensely unique gross-out journey of a horror film and perfect addition to our Dark Star//Bloody Disgusting collaboration,” said Dark Star Pictures’ Michael Repsch. “From the inception of the project and how it was made to the putrid practical effects used, this is one that audiences should embrace for and enjoy the ride.”
Dark Star Pictures President Michael Repsch negotiated the deal with Raphael Margules from BoulderLight Pictures on behalf of the filmmakers.
Recently, Dark Star Pictures and Bloody Disgusting partnered on its first acquisition on the acclaimed backwoods horror film Honeydew starring Sawyer Spielberg in his feature acting debut. It was written and directed by Devereux Milburn, with the film also marking his directorial debut. Dark Star and Bloody Disgusting plan to release the film in theaters March 2021, with a VOD/Digital release and DVD to follow in April.
The Hi-Pointe Theater, at 1005 McCausland Ave in St. Louis, is the best place to see movies. Morfydd Clark and Jennifer Ehle in SAINT MAUDE opens this Friday January 29th at The Hi-Pointe.The Hi-Pointe’s site can be found HERE
SAINT MAUDE follows a pious nurse who becomes dangerously obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient.
SYNCHRONIC, the next great sci-fi thriller from the directing duo of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (The Endless), debuts early on Digital January 12 before hitting Blu-ray™ and DVD January 26 from Well Go USA Entertainment.
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According to the Cincinnati City Beat, “SYNCHRONIC is a brilliant twist on time travel, an epic mindf**k of surreal imagery, and a beautiful meditation on mortality and friendship,” as well as a “a drug-fueled masterpiece.” The film stars Anthony Mackie (“Altered Carbon,” Falcon in the Avengers franchise), Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy), Katie Aselton (Bombshell) and Ally Ioannides (“Into the Badlands”) in the story of two paramedics whose lives are ripped apart after they encounter a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.
BONUS FEATURES
Commentary with Directors and Producer
Making of
Previsualization
VFX Breakdown
Deleted Scene
Alternate Ending
When New Orleans paramedics and longtime best friends Steve (Anthony Mackie) and Dennis (Jamie Dornan) are called to a series of bizarre, gruesome accidents, they chalk it up to the mysterious new party drug found at the scene. But after Dennis’s oldest daughter suddenly disappears, Steve stumbles upon a terrifying truth about the supposed psychedelic that will challenge everything he knows about reality—and the flow of time itself.
Sean Patrick Flanery was raised outside of Houston, Texas. His first role in Hollywood was a Kellog’s Corn Pops commercial starring alongside Paul Walker. In 1992, he landed the title role in George Lucas’ The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Since then, Flanery has been in numerous films and TV shows, including POWDER, SAW3, SUICIDE KINGS, and the runaway cult hit THE BOONDOCK SAINTS. Off camera, Flanery is a high ranking martial artist having earned his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from the Renzo Gracie lineage in 2008 and trains regularly when his film schedule allows. In his new film BORN A CHAMPION, which he wrote, Flanery plays Mickey Kelley, one of the first American black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, who gets pulled away from everything he loves and into an unsanctioned MMA tournament.
Sean Patrick Flanery took the time to talk to We Are Movie Geeks about his career and BORN A CHAMPION.
Interview conducted by Tom Stockman December 15th, 2020
Tom Stockman: I watched your movie BORN A CHAMPION recently and really enjoyed it.
Sean Patrick Flanery: Thanks a lot.
TS: I found it exciting and very well done.I like movies where I feel after watching them, that I have learned something.
SPF: What did you learn?
TS: I feel like I learned about this sport of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Technical things such as the rules and the lack of rules, and all about these illegal tent matches that they have out in the desert of Dubai. Is that a real thing?
SPF: It is yes. The film is a place where my heart has been living for quite a while.
TS: And I learned about you seeing this film. I didn’t know you had written BORN A CHAMPION until I started watching it.
SPF: Is that right?
TS: Where did you get the idea for the story?
SPF: Being a martial artist, there are a couple of forums out there were fighters congregate and chat. One is called MMA Underground. You have UFC fighters and some pretty big names in the sport post and discuss things there. I wrote a story and posted it there about a girl I met when I was a young kid when I was first studying martial arts. It got a pretty good response and immediately after that, I wrote a second story which I did not post to the forum. I immediately decided that I needed to make it into a film. I wrote that story in 2007, which gives you an idea of how long it takes to go from story to final film. We shot it in the summer of 2019 so it’s been a long gestation process.
TS: Was Mickey Kelley, the character you play in the film, based on a true fighter?
SPF: The story is based on a lot of truths but Mickey Kelley is completely fictional, but there are a number of pretty strong truths in the film. For example RAW Champ. RAW is an acronym for Real American Wrestling. It was an academy out in San Pedro. So there’s a lot of authentic elements to the story, but no actual Mickey Kelley, but having said that, there are a lot of Mickey Kelleys out there.
TS: Did you do all your own fights and stunts in the film?
SPF: I sure did.
TS: Were there any injuries during the making of this film?
SPF: No, no injuries. This is something I do on a daily basis so in a way, it was another day at the office but it was a joy and a pleasure to do it in front of a camera.
TS: When did you start fighting?
SPF: I started in martial arts when I was nine years old. A lot of people talk about being inspired by Bruce Lee for getting into martial arts. My inspiration was actually Elvis Presley. I saw him singing Suspicious Minds on the Vegas stage and he was wearing a jumpsuit that looked like a kimono and was doing these karate kicks. I asked my dad if he was doing karate. My dad, who had been a Golden Gloves boxer, said that yes, Elvis had trained with Ed Parker in Kempo Karate. I just thought I would love to do that. We did not come from a lot of money but one day I saw a girl in white pants pushing a bicycle with a flat tire. She was carrying her karate gi top in the basket, and I followed her as she went into this little karate studio that was next to a Piggly Wiggly Supermarket. I went in there and that’s how I got into martial arts. I followed a girl, just like everything else in my life.
TS: When you were growing up, were you a movie buff? Did you like the movies that star actors like Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris?
SPF: Absolutely, but I’ve always been a story buff. Some of the best stories I’ve ever heard were firsthand stories from my grandfather and my dad. We all loved movies. John Ford movies. John Wayne films, All the way through Clint Eastwood and Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris, all of that. It was a huge part of my upbringing as well as other films. I liked all the big WWII conflict stories like MIDWAY. I would see those with my dad and they had a profound impact on me.
TS: Speaking of MIDWAY, there was a remake of that last year costarring Dennis Quaid, who is your costar in BORN A CHAMPION. Talk about working with Dennis Quaid.
SPF: Dennis Quaid is one of the very best people I’ve ever had the opportunity to work with. Through and through, on the set and off, that dude is 100% authentic and a perfect example of a gentleman. I had a wonderful time working with him. He was sort of the conscience of the piece. I don’t think the film would’ve worked nearly as well without him.
TS: He’s one of my favorite contemporary actors as well. I think he’s one of those actors that just elevates everything he’s in.
SPF: You’re absolutely right.
TS: Your nemesis Marco in this movie is played by a big charismatic guy named Edson Barboza. Talk about him a little bit.
SPF: Edson is a very high-ranked UFC fighter. I had him in my mind when I wrote this script. I was trying to get in contact with him and found him on Facebook. He didn’t respond to me at first, but I sent his wife a message that I had written a story and wanted to cast her husband and wanted to see if he would be interested in reading it. She responded, and then he responded. He is a consummate professional and can be scary looking, but he could not be more docile in person. He was so worried about anyone getting injured. He’s a true friend to this day.
TS: Yes, and he has presence. I can see him getting other villain roles in films based on his performance in BORN A CHAMPION. You said you wrote the screenplay in 2007. You also wrote a novel called Jane Two. Was that after you had written the BORN A CHAMPION screenplay?
SPF: I wrote the novel right around the same time. I accumulate little pieces I called “thought trash”. Anytime I have a component of a story, I write it on whatever is handy, be it a candy wrapper or the cardboard at the bottom of a box of donuts. So I was writing both of those about the same time, but the book actually came out in 2016, so it beat the film by three years.
TS: Do you want to write more?
SPF: The storytelling aspect is something that I enjoy thoroughly. From the inception, to the idea, to seeing it realized visually and then combining it with the musical element. When I look back, every single pronounced moment that has happened in my past has a soundtrack. You could be driving down the road and listening to a popular song, or you smell the chlorophyll in the air from freshly cut grass and that may trigger a memory. Trying to re-create that combination I find ultimately thrilling and therapeutic at the same time. If the public consumes it, or digests it, and ends up with a smile on their face, then maybe someone will ask you to do it again. I do enjoy it and I hope to write another film again.
TS: I can tell by watching this film that you love what you do. You are a busy guy. Where do you teach jujitsu?
SPF: I actually started my first martial arts Academy in Los Angeles in 2003. I moved to Texas about three years ago when my parents became sick so started a Brazilian jujitsu Academy here in Houston. I teach every single day. Coming up later this month I am commentating a huge event for Submission Grappling in Houston, so this aspect of my life takes up a lot of time, even though my bread-and-butter is the film and entertainment industry . This helped my sanity when I’m in-between films and waiting for the phone to ring.
TS: I met you at eight or nine years ago at a movie convention here in St. Louis. Did you do a lot of those and do you miss doing those?
SPF: I do. Being in the film industry you don’t get immediate feedback, which is like nourishment for the soul. I love being in films, but the feedback is delayed. The boom operator holding the mic is not paying attention to your performance. They are too busy focusing on their job. So at the end of the scene, you may have thought that you poured your soul out, but the director says “cut” and everyone just walks over to the next set. You’re kind of left wondering how you did. Going to these conventions is when you really get the first-hand experience of the viewer. To me they are invaluable. I absolutely love those moments. Being on panels at those conventions are some of my favorite moments from being in the entertainment industry. You have a crowd of people who happen to love something that you did, or hate something that you did, but they want to hear you talk about it. You get that first-hand experience.
TS: At the con where I met you, you and David Della Rocco were on stage together. Norman Reedus was supposed to show up and join you guys but he never made it there the whole weekend. Do you remember that one?
SPF: I do. Anytime Norman has a weekend free and I do as well, we would like to meet up in a city for one of those. We have been buddies since 1998, but we actually first met in 1994. But that has happened on more than one occasion where he has not been able to show up. Sometimes filming gets delayed, and that’s what happens when you’re on a popular show like he was (The Walking Dead).
Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery in THE BOONDOCK SAINTS
TS: Are you surprised at the depth of the cult following that THE BOONDOCK SAINTS still has? I’ve seen guys with THE BOONDOCK SAINTS tattoos.
SPF: I think you’re always surprised when something takes on that big of a life. People see maybe one percent of the things that we have done throughout our careers so when something is what they call a cult hit, and it starts growing and it seems to never stop growing, it’s mesmerizing and astounding. You’d love to be able to replicate that recipe and make something like that every day. I’m blown away and honored to have been part of something that inspires somebody to get a tattoo of it. It’s flattering.
TS: What’s your next project Sean?
SPF: I’ve got one project in the works but I can’t really talk about much right now. An announcement is going to be made soon about a pretty cool TV show that is coming up on Amazon prime. I can’t say too much, but I am going to be on that.
TS: Well maybe we can talk again when you’re working on that. Good luck with BORN A CHAMPION. It’s a terrific film.
A young boy who struggles to connect with others turns to his cell phone and tablet for companionship, befriending a strange and sinister non-human creature in the spine-chilling paranormal thriller, COME PLAY, available to own for the very first time on Digital January 12, 2021 and on Blu-ray™️, DVD and On Demand January 26, 2021 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Starring Gillian Jacobs (“Community”), John Gallagher Jr. (“Westworld”), Azhy Roberston (Marriage Story), and Winslow Fegley (Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made), the “wonderfully twisted” (Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times) film is based on writer and director Jacob Chase’s own original short film, “Larry,” and explores the connection between technology and isolation through exciting, innovative and thrilling storytelling, keeping audiences on the edge of their seats from start to finish. COME PLAY was produced by The Picture Company for Amblin Partners.
Desperate for a friend, Oliver (Robertson), a lonely boy who feels different from everyone else, seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses Oliver’s devices against him to break into our world, Oliver’s parents (Jacobs and Gallagher Jr.) must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.
Bringing the terrifying vision of horror to life, the film’s mystical creature was created by none other than Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, known for its legendary Muppets and some of the most iconic puppetry in the world. Audiences everywhere can now witness the haunting story unfold as one family must overcome their differences to save themselves from a threatening supernatural force and the dangers that lurk in the shadows.
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DREAMCATCHER will be in Theaters, On Demand and Digital March 5th. Here’s the trailer:
Dylan, known to his fans as DJ Dreamcatcher, is on the brink of global stardom. Everything changes the night of Cataclysm, an underground music festival, where two estranged sisters and their friends meet Dylan. After a drug fueled gruesome event, things begin to spiral into a 48-hour whirlwind of violence and mayhem.
DREAMCATCHER stars Niki Koss, Zachary Gordon, Travis Burns, Blaine Kern III, Olivia Sui, Emrhys Cooper, Elizabeth Posey, Nazanin Mandi, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Lou Ferrigno Jr.
Here’s director Jacob Johnston statement about DREAMCATCHER:
“The inception of Dreamcatcher began with a love of classic literature, 90’s ensemble horror, and a late-night walk to my neighborhood Trader Joe’s. Having known [producers] Brandon and Krystal Vayda for many years, when they called me with an opportunity to helm a: ‘music-based, ensemble thriller that speaks to multi-generational film fans’ – I was floored. I found myself swallowed in a chorus of ideas: did I want to go full slasher? What genre of music did I want to explore? How could I put my own spin on it? Then, while lost in this creative maelstrom – an epiphany spurred during an evening stroll; an EDM dance song randomly came on – and the pulsing, consistent bass – like a heartbeat – gave me the inspiration I needed to face the blank page. I knew two specific things going into the writing process: 1) I didn’t want throwaway, cannon-fodder characters and 2) thematically, I wanted to explore the effects of trauma and the various forms it can take. This undulating, foundational fulcrum helped to guide the arcs of the ensemble in a meaningful way. In a day-and-age of self-made fame and success, I also wanted to explore the depths one would go to retain that glory. More specifically, how and when do we lose our sense of identity – and why? As an homage, the film references Johann Goethe’s Faust and Shakespeare’s Macbeth, both stories that delve into the notion of identity and varying obstacles that come from chasing a dream with violent, reckless abandon. Each character in the film wants something they can’t have, and while some actively pursue, others silently pine – letting their muddled psyche ultimately guide the conflict of the film. Yes, there’s a masked killer whodunit element. Yes, there are slasher-adjacent kill scene set pieces. But, when you peel away the layers of these characters, whether they’re on the chopping block or not, you will see Dreamcatcher is much more. Sometimes a satirical, social commentary, sometimes a gripping dramatic love story, oftentimes a frightening thrill ride — the film, like the personality of the ensemble, evolves as the story unfolds. Dreamcatcher is an amalgamation of unfiltered passion and creativity. The cast and crew bonded like family – and the result was an incomparable chemistry that, I believe, enhances the experience from a typified, independent film. I only get to tell this story once – and I wanted it to be thrilling and poignant, progressive and innovative — we must not forget that the second enemy of creativity, after having ‘good taste’, is being safe.”
The St. Louis Jewish Film Festival presents a special pre-release virtual screening ofSix Minutes to Midnight starring Oscar winning actress Dame Judy Dench. Preorder your tickets now to watch this film anytime between February 17 through February 24 by visiting here. This special screening requires separate purchase and is not included in any festival or sponsor passes. For more information contact Diane Maier 314-442-3190.
Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.
The J’s St. Louis Jewish Film Festival showcases national and international cinema that explores universal issues through traditional Jewish values, opposing viewpoints and new perspectives. The Jewish Film Festival now offers year-round opportunities to experience Jewish films from around the world.
THE EL DUCE TAPES Special Edition Blu-ray will be available from Arrow Video February 9th
In the early 90s, aspiring filmmaker (and General Hospital co-star) Ryan Sexton lugged a giant camcorder into some of the seediest clubs and the filthiest apartments in Hollywood. There he filmed hour upon hour of VHS footage of the jaw-droppingly offensive Shock Rock band The Mentors, focusing on their infamous lead singer, El Duce. 30 years later, the team behind The Nightmare and Room 237 and the editor of Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist uncover this dusty stockpile of long forgotten and unseen footage. They begin to piece together a picture of the man under the black executioner s hood and what his wilfully offensive act and controversial views might tell us about 21st century America.
An incendiary, tragicomic documentary (midway between The Decline of Western Civilization and Crumb) which has been hailed as Essential Viewing by CineVue and called Dark and Irresistible by director John Carpenter, The El Duce Tapes will chew you up, spit you out, and leave you floored.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Brand new audio commentary with The El Duce Tapes crew
The Ryan Sexton Tapes 34-minute illustrated audio conversation between Ryan Sexton and producer Tim Kirk about the shooting of the original VHS footage
The Nilbog Tapes Video of the band recording the original score for the film
More El Duce Tapes A free-standing alternate assembly of unused material, sort of a sideways sequel
Tape 2: Hollywood Reservoir A piece of raw tape providing a peek behind the scenes of the process of shooting the footage and a candid document of El Duce and Ryan s rapport
El Duce Stories A humorous cut-up of a few of El Duce s famously long aimless stories into one completely incomprehensible and endless word salad
Return to Rape Rock Mountain A brand new interview with Steve Broy, aka Dr. Heathen Scum of The Mentors
Reality Check presents the all-female El Duce tribute band The Womentors
Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by John Pearson and reverse art by Benjamin Marra
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors booklet featuring new writing by Manish Agarwal
The hilarious buddy comedy THE CLIMB is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
THE CLIMB is a hilarious—and oftentimes awkward—examination of the toxic lifelong friendship of Mike and Kyle. While Kyle is kind and a bit of a pushover, Mike is a train wreck, who, despite his affection for Kyle, always seems to sabotage Kyle’s relationships. Told through a series of vignettes, Kyle struggles to deal with the fact that his best friend might just be the worst person for him.
BONUS MATERIALS
Filmmaker Commentary
Original Short Film
Deleted & Alternate Scenes and More!
THE CLIMB stars Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino, Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt with Judith Godreche
