Morpheus Tales is a quarterly magazine dedicated to Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy. This month sees the publication of their third issue, which just so happens to include my short story, ‘Snow Like Lonely Ghosts,’ as well as great stuff by Joseph McGee and an interview with Michael Laimo.
Continue reading Morpheus Tales magazine publishes short story by WAMG editor
I’m just gonna throw this out there. Â Unless you were at the Tivoli Theater in St. Louis last night, you don’t know what fun is! Â Mr. Darren Lynn Bousman, Terrance Zdunich, and Bill Moseley brought ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’ road tour to the STL.
Hundreds upon hundreds stood in line to partake in the festivities. Â Some came dressed as their favorite ‘Repo!’ characters. Â Many of these people hadn’t even seen the film yet. Â Others sang their favorite songs from the rock opera. Â Some of them, as well, had not even seen the film yet. Â They just knew the songs from listening to the soundtrack and building up their anticipation to actually see the film.
The experience was amazing even before the ropes were let down to allow us into the theater. Â The adrenaline could be felt in the air, and it was as intoxicating as… well, Zydrate.
Spooky Dan from Bloody Disgusting.com intro’ed a short film he made, basically a scene form ‘Repo!’ that he “re-imagined” with puppets.
Check it out right here:
Then the main attraction kicked in. Â Bousman, Moseley, and Zdunich did a short intro before the film began. Bousman did a quick little tease of something to stick around for after the film was over. Â After that little tickle of the ass with a feather, we were off!
I’m not going to do a full review. Â You can check out Travis’ thoughts on the film right here! Â I will say, however, that ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’ is an amazing film filled with amazing music. Â I’m sure the experience of seeing it on the big screen with a thousand of my closest, and most psychotic, friends didn’t hurt my liking of the film, but I could garner enough from the film to know that I would have loved it regardless. Â Not only does it have a kickass soundtrack, awesome performances, and an incredible visual style by Bousman, the story is very deep when you recollect on it. Â It is very Shakespearean and calls back to the darker days of some of Shakespeare’s more jolting tragedies like Titus Andronicus.
After the film, the three Genetic kings retook the stage for a Q&A. Â Subjects such as the costumes from the film, the pre-recording of the music, and other musicians Zdunich would like to work with were broached.
Bousman also said that, to really help he and the filmmakers behind ‘Repo!’, you could purchase the DVD or Blu-ray, the soundtrack or the MP3 downloads. Â You can also check out the official site and join the Repo! army. Â There is also a countless number of merch you can check out for the film.
Bousman also explained that there are 12 total prints of the film in existence. Â Six of these are just sitting in a warehouse in LA. Â If we want ‘Repo!’ to come back to STL, or wherever you may reside, you should get on your local theaters to get these prints out of storage and into the movie theaters. Â If even half the people that were in attendance last night see the film on a regular basis, ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’ could easily become the new ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’.
Walt Disney Pictures kicked off their publicity campaign for the new animated picture “Bolt” with the “Bolt Across America” Tour. The cross country tour is a fund raising campaign to benefit the ASPCA. They are doing this by having 4 “Bolt” super-fans roll a giant hamster ball across the country. Didn’t Jake Gyllenhaal already do that in “Bubble Boy”? The tour stopped in St. Louis last weekend as part of the Tour De Missouri Bike Race. They rolled the ball down 13th street to the Soldiers Memorial plaza where they performed a few tricks and honored 4 canine teams representing the department for their service as real heroes in the community. Continue reading Walt Disney “Rolls” Out Their New Film “BOLT” Across America!
So, let’s talk about “Repo! The Genetic Opera,†and the magic that still lingers around this town, Hollywood.
There is a lot of bother as to why studios don’t take chances, which is true from time to time. Just ask Robin Hardy; his follow-up to the original “Wicker Man†just got shut down, which is too bad, as the original “Wicker Man†is a fine piece of film. A sequel thirty years late interests me more than, say, a sequel every year on the dot, ala “Saw.â€
“Saw,†however, did and does what Robin Hardy and the people of Summerisle probably could not: Make tons and tons of money. There is a silver lining, no doubt, but it has nothing to do with Robin Hardy or his “Cowboys for Christ.†I speak of the progeny of a man known primarily†¦for sequels.
Darren Lynn Bousman has made his passion project.
You see, sometimes, when you make an incredible amount of money for a studio, they will let you do something totally atypical. For example, do you really think “Schindler’s List†would have happened without the momentum of “Jurassic Park?†Wait, I’ll answer that for you. No, it wouldn’t have.
So, here we are. It is 2008, and what do we have to look forward to this summer?
“Repo! The Genetic Opera,†that’s what.
Say what you will in regards to the casting of hotel heiress, Paris, or whether or not the music suits your gentle palate, “Repo!†is bound to be a spectacle the likes of which you do not see in a theater very often. I’m not saying this is going to break box-office records, because it won’t. It will live on, I wager, much longer than many of this years sequels, prequels, re-imaginings, restarts or what have you. It will exist in those dark corners inhabited by “Dark City,†“A Clockwork Orange,†and even “Rocky Horror Picture Show,†films that were maligned, misunderstood, and overlooked. It’s an opera, sure, but this is a film that sings to the eyes.
Sounds like magic to me.
“Repo! The Genetic Opera” opens August 8, 2008.
Go to the official website to see the trailer.
IÂ would like to introduce you all to Samantha Lowrey, the face of our We Are Geeks community. We will be centering our marketing campaign around her. Stay tuned for more pictures.
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… and a HUGE HUGE HUGE thank you to both Sam and Charles Barnes for being amazing professionals to work with. If you have any photo needs, see Charles.
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