We got a chance to sit down for a one-on-one-on-one interview with The Butcher Brothers, Mitch Altier and Phil Flores. Their film, THE VIOLENT KIND, premieres at Sundance Monday night.
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It was announced on Friday via The Hollywood Reporter that The Butcher Brothers, currently at Sundance to promote their film, THE VIOLENT KIND, were already hard at work on their next project. Entitled BLACK SUNSET, the psychological horror film would be written and directed by The Butcher Brothers, Mitch Altieri and Phil Flores.
We Are Movie Geeks got a chance to sit down with The Butcher Brothers to discuss THE VIOLENT KIND, and we asked them what they could tell us about BLACK SUNSET.
Says Altieri:
It’s a cool, hardcore, psychological horror film about a group of surfers who take a trip down to Mexico. We’re gonna call it LORDS OF DOGTOWN meets THE SHINING.
Flores added:
It’s kind of like a page out of ENDLESS SUMMER but with a lot of blood.
Check back later today for our full interview with the guys. THE VIOLENT KIND premieres at Sundance Monday night.
This interview segment from The Golden Briefcase features Tiffany Shepis and Cory Knauf from the upcoming Butcher Brothers film, THE VIOLENT KIND. Tiffany and Corey were very generous with their time and gave us a brief look into working with the Butcher Brothers and what their feelings are regarding the much anticipated premiere of their film at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
On tonight’s episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim, Scott and Jeremy are joined by Don Lewis from GordonandtheWhale.com in order to discuss the new DVD/Blu releases, praise OBSERVE AND REPORT, review the new A-TEAM and KICK-ASS trailers, rant about the gimmick that is known as 3D and promote Don’s upcoming Sundance film, THE VIOLENT KIND.
The main topic of the night was post-apocalyptic films. The fellas discuss their favorites and discuss the fine lines of what qualifies as “post-apocalyptic.”
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If you’ve regularly checked out our website, here, you know one of the films we cannot wait to see at this year’s Sundance Film Festival is the new film by The Butcher Brother, THE VIOLENT KIND. Today, courtesy of Bloody Disgusting, we have the first, official one sheet for the film, which you can peruse above.
Bikers Rockabillies. Women getting possessed. Very bloody. Very grindhouse. Very Butcher Brothers.
Check out the film’s official site here and follow them on Twitter as well here. Expect coverage all over the place for this film when WAMG hits Sundance 2010 later this month.
It was a film we announced back in June after star Cory Knauf gave us the scoop that he was reteaming with the Butcher Brothers on a film called THE VIOLENT KIND. Today came word that the film will be premiering at 2010’s Park City at Midnight, the genre leg of the Sundance Film Festival, and I, for one, cannot friggin’ wait for this thing.
Check out this official synopsis:
One night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the woods, a small group of hardened young biker hoodlums and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the women becomes demonically possessed. As mysterious figures are glimpsed amongst the woods, ominous sounds heard, and friends found injured, an evening that begins with The Crew recanting the past quickly finds a bigger question looming: Who has joined them for this evening? The machinations of THE VIOLENT KIND delve into an exploration of how the past, the present, and the future will impact the lives of several 20-somethings, each on their own path, but controlled by a history unbeknownst to them.
We were able to catch up with some of the people behind the film to get a quick word on the film and what it’s like to have it premiere at Sundance.
Star Cory Knauf had this to say about THE VIOLENT KIND getting accepted into Sundance:
I can’t say I expected it to make it into Sundance because I’d be lying if I did. What I can say with full confidence though is that I can’t think of another film out there quite like it. You’ll see. It’s really a testament to how incredible the Butcher Brothers are at telling a story. This weird flick came out of their brains, and now it’s at arguably the best festival around…. Like I said, you’ll see.
Co-producer Don R. Lewis said this when asked about how messed up and crazy the Butcher Brothers’ next film is:
Well, we knew the movie was going to be nuts when we all read the finished script. But we weren’t ready for how fucked up the actual playing out of events would be once they started the filming and especially in the editing processes. You know things are hardcore when Mitchell Altieri, one of the Butcher Brothers, got scared at what he had created one day in the editing suite. He just walked out shaking his head saying “Ugh….what have I done?”
Lewis also had this to say when asked who he would put money on in a fight, biker or demon:
Initially, I would have bet on the bikers but seeing how events played out, I wouldn’t put any money on anyone. Plus…who said they’re really demons………
Check out the film’s official site, Facebook page, or follow them on Twitter. Screening dates for THE VIOLENT KIND at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival will soon be announced. Keep checking back here for all the gory details.
Production on ‘The Violent Kind,’ the new film from writer/directing team The Butcher Brothers (‘The Hamiltons’ and ‘April Fool’s Day’), began earlier this week in Northern California. The film is being produced by Jeffrey Allard (2003’s ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’) and Michael Ferris Gibson (‘The Hamiltons’), along with producers Andy Gould (‘House of 1000 Corpses,’ ‘The Devil’s Rejects,’ and 2007’s ‘Halloween’), Malek Akkad (the ‘Halloween’ franchise), Jeremy Platt (‘The Haunted World of El Superbeasto’ and ‘Tyrannosaurus Rex’), and first-time feature film executive producer K’Dee Miller. 
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While talking with Cory Knauf and the cast and crew of ‘Godspeed,’ the subject of what everyone was doing came up. Cory had an exclusive. He will be reteaming next month with writer/directors Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores (AKA The Butcher Brothers) on their latest film, ‘The Violent Kind.’ Cory and The Butcher Brothers first worked together on the 2006 horror film, ‘The Hamiltons,’ which also featured ‘Godspeed’ co-star, Joseph McKelheer.
Cory was reluctant to say what ‘The Violent Kind’ would be about. He did, however, say that he had less than a month to build eight pounds of muscle. Judging by their past two endeavors into film, ‘The Hamiltons’ and the 2008 remake of ‘April Fool’s Day,’ it doesn’t seem likely The Butcher Brothers will be pulling a family-friendly comedy out of their hats. The title doesn’t give us that feeling, either.
In a related bit of news, ‘Godspeed’ was awarded the Exceptional Artistic Achievement Award at the 2009 CineVegas Film Festival. Writer/director Robert Saitzyk, and co-writers/co-stars Knauf and McKelheer accepted the award. Stay tuned for the exclusive interview with the cast and crew of ‘Godspeed,’ as CineVegas may be coming to a close, but our coverage of it isn’t. You can also check out my review of ‘Godspeed’ right here.
