Thomas S. Hammock Digs Deep With The Last Survivors
By Terry Keefe
With the growth of technology over the past decade, it’s become possible for literally anybody to record a song, write a book or make a movie. With the inundation of content into the marketplace, it’s become more difficult than ever before for real filmmakers to get their work made, seen and, perhaps most significantly, monetized. Hollywood wants $300 million-budgeted tentpole comic book movies that will play as well in Beijing and New Delhi as they do in Muncie and Canoga Park. The indie film movement, once occupied by names like Quentin Tarantino, P.T. Anderson and Steven Soderbergh during its 1990s heyday, is basically non-existent now, those filmmakers having moved on to big-budget (or at least bigger than their salad days), more epic filmmaking. Many aspiring directors and producers find this landscape to be a bleak one, akin...
By Terry Keefe
With the growth of technology over the past decade, it’s become possible for literally anybody to record a song, write a book or make a movie. With the inundation of content into the marketplace, it’s become more difficult than ever before for real filmmakers to get their work made, seen and, perhaps most significantly, monetized. Hollywood wants $300 million-budgeted tentpole comic book movies that will play as well in Beijing and New Delhi as they do in Muncie and Canoga Park. The indie film movement, once occupied by names like Quentin Tarantino, P.T. Anderson and Steven Soderbergh during its 1990s heyday, is basically non-existent now, those filmmakers having moved on to big-budget (or at least bigger than their salad days), more epic filmmaking. Many aspiring directors and producers find this landscape to be a bleak one, akin...
- 8/14/2015
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
There are a lot of great movies arriving on VOD for the month of August, which should undoubtedly please all you genre fans who love to catch on some of the best indie horror and sci-fi titles from the comfort of your own homes. We kick things off with The Last Survivors from Dark Sky Films and the very same day, Uncork’d Entertainment is unleashing their werewolf flick Dark Moon Rising which stars Eric Roberts.
On August 7th, A24 is planning on taking viewers to some Dark Places, and we’ve got a handful of movies arriving in mid-month including the thriller Cop Car starring Kevin Bacon and the stylized revenge tale Final Girl featuring the always great Abigail Breslin. A few days later, SpectreVision’s The Boy arrives on VOD and one of my personal favorite films of 2015, the spunky post-apocalyptic action adventure tale Turbo Kid, will be released on August 28th.
On August 7th, A24 is planning on taking viewers to some Dark Places, and we’ve got a handful of movies arriving in mid-month including the thriller Cop Car starring Kevin Bacon and the stylized revenge tale Final Girl featuring the always great Abigail Breslin. A few days later, SpectreVision’s The Boy arrives on VOD and one of my personal favorite films of 2015, the spunky post-apocalyptic action adventure tale Turbo Kid, will be released on August 28th.
- 8/1/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
R.L. Stine's Goosebumps novels have been terrifying children since 1992, and inspired Cavity Colors to create apparel based on the 11th book in the series, The Haunted Mask. Also: Ejecta Blu-ray details, The Last Survivors trailer, and Clowntown photos.
Cavity Colors's The Killer Mask: R.L. Stine's The Haunted Mask tells the story of a girl who discovers that the Halloween mask she purchased has become permanently attached to her face.
The Killer Mask collection of apparel was designed by artists Coki Greenway and Aaron Crawford. With a retail price of $24.00 apiece, The Killer Mask T-Shirt and Tank Top are black in color and 100% Cotton. The limited edition print is priced at $40.00, and the stickers / buttons are priced at $10.00 for a pack of two.
For more information on this apparel, visit the Cavity Colors online shop.
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Ejecta: Press Release: "From the writer of Pontypool and Septic Man comes Ejecta,...
Cavity Colors's The Killer Mask: R.L. Stine's The Haunted Mask tells the story of a girl who discovers that the Halloween mask she purchased has become permanently attached to her face.
The Killer Mask collection of apparel was designed by artists Coki Greenway and Aaron Crawford. With a retail price of $24.00 apiece, The Killer Mask T-Shirt and Tank Top are black in color and 100% Cotton. The limited edition print is priced at $40.00, and the stickers / buttons are priced at $10.00 for a pack of two.
For more information on this apparel, visit the Cavity Colors online shop.
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Ejecta: Press Release: "From the writer of Pontypool and Septic Man comes Ejecta,...
- 7/17/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Shout! Factory TV is spreading fear all summer long with a plethora of classic films including John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper's Body Bags. Also: a Cthulhu Vinyl Bank from Diamond Select Toys and Blu-ray and DVD release details for The Last Survivors.
Shout! Factory TV's Summer of Fear: Press Release: "This July, summer hats up with a plethora of new programming on Shout! Factory TV that is sure to beat those binge cravings. Shout! Factory TV is unveiling Summer of Fear, a fright fest sure to please! A collection of classic horror films debut this month, featuring Body Bags, Day of the Dead, Night of the Demons, Q: The Winged Serpent, The Final Terror and many more.
Shout! Factory TV grants an insider’s insight into these films with the premiere of audio commentaries on the streaming service. This month, directors John Carpenter, George A. Romero, Kevin Tenney,...
Shout! Factory TV's Summer of Fear: Press Release: "This July, summer hats up with a plethora of new programming on Shout! Factory TV that is sure to beat those binge cravings. Shout! Factory TV is unveiling Summer of Fear, a fright fest sure to please! A collection of classic horror films debut this month, featuring Body Bags, Day of the Dead, Night of the Demons, Q: The Winged Serpent, The Final Terror and many more.
Shout! Factory TV grants an insider’s insight into these films with the premiere of audio commentaries on the streaming service. This month, directors John Carpenter, George A. Romero, Kevin Tenney,...
- 7/4/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Mpi Media Group has acquired U.S. rights to Tom Hammock’s The Well, a postapocalyptic thriller starring Haley Lu Richardson (MTV’s Awkward, Ravenswood). The Federighi Films pic is set in a once-lush Oregon valley turned dry by a decade-long drought, where a teenage girl fights to protect the last working well from a greedy water baron. Twilight co-stars Booboo Stewart (X-Men: Days Of Future Past) and Michael Welch (Z Nation), Jon Gries (Napoleon Dynamite) and Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator) also star.
Hammock makes his debut as director after serving as production designer on a number of notable genre indies including All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, You’re Next and The Guest. He also co-scripted with Jacob Forman, who wrote Mandy Lane. The Well premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June and will get a theatrical/VOD release early next year through Mpi’s Dark Sky Films.
Hammock makes his debut as director after serving as production designer on a number of notable genre indies including All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, You’re Next and The Guest. He also co-scripted with Jacob Forman, who wrote Mandy Lane. The Well premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June and will get a theatrical/VOD release early next year through Mpi’s Dark Sky Films.
- 10/24/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes Save Yourself first details, a new clip from The Well, a look at the first four minutes from Discopath, the teaser trailer for Bestseller, and much more:
New Clip from The Well and Screening Details: “At the edge of an expansive barren valley, all that remains of The Wallace Farm for Wayward Youth is a few hollowed-out husks of buildings. Seventeen-year-old Kendal (Haley Lu Richardson) can barely recall when the Oregon valley was still lush. It’s been a decade since the last rainfall, and society at large has dried up and blown away. Kendal and the few others that remain barely scrape by, while dreaming of escape. When a greedy water baron lays claim to what little of the precious resource remains underground, Kendal must decide whether...
New Clip from The Well and Screening Details: “At the edge of an expansive barren valley, all that remains of The Wallace Farm for Wayward Youth is a few hollowed-out husks of buildings. Seventeen-year-old Kendal (Haley Lu Richardson) can barely recall when the Oregon valley was still lush. It’s been a decade since the last rainfall, and society at large has dried up and blown away. Kendal and the few others that remain barely scrape by, while dreaming of escape. When a greedy water baron lays claim to what little of the precious resource remains underground, Kendal must decide whether...
- 6/8/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
In a post-apocalyptic world you have to do whatever it takes to survive against its many dangers. Need an example? Check out this exclusive clip from Tom Hammock's (You're Next, V/H/S/2, The Guest) new flick, The Well.
From the Press Release
At the edge of an expansive barren valley, all that remains of The Wallace Farm for Wayward Youth is a few hollowed-out husks of buildings. Seventeen-year-old Kendal (Haley Lu Richardson) can barely recall when the Oregon valley was still lush.
It's been a decade since the last rainfall, and society at large has dried up and blown away. Kendal and the few others that remain barely scrape by, while dreaming of escape. When a greedy water baron lays claim to what little of the precious resource remains underground, Kendal must decide whether to run and hide or bravely fight for the few cherished people and things she has left.
From the Press Release
At the edge of an expansive barren valley, all that remains of The Wallace Farm for Wayward Youth is a few hollowed-out husks of buildings. Seventeen-year-old Kendal (Haley Lu Richardson) can barely recall when the Oregon valley was still lush.
It's been a decade since the last rainfall, and society at large has dried up and blown away. Kendal and the few others that remain barely scrape by, while dreaming of escape. When a greedy water baron lays claim to what little of the precious resource remains underground, Kendal must decide whether to run and hide or bravely fight for the few cherished people and things she has left.
- 5/21/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Seven years after being completed (seven years after dealing with distribution drama), All the Boys Love Mandy Lane has reached the United States. This film was Jonathan Levine’s (50/50, Warm Bodies) first, and was born out of a film school thesis project from screenwriter Jacob Forman. Not even one-third of the way into the film, this is eminently apparent; yet that doesn’t distract from what the film has to offer (especially if you went to film school).
As the title suggests, all the boys in high school (and even the odd cowboy/ex-soldier) love Mandy Lane (Amber Heard). Their adoration is seemingly new, since most of the boys already have a girl on their arm; but Mandy doesn’t seem to mind the attention. She’s been comfortable with her b-list life with best friend Emmett (Michael Welch). But that doesn’t stop her from dragging her quiet, insecure...
As the title suggests, all the boys in high school (and even the odd cowboy/ex-soldier) love Mandy Lane (Amber Heard). Their adoration is seemingly new, since most of the boys already have a girl on their arm; but Mandy doesn’t seem to mind the attention. She’s been comfortable with her b-list life with best friend Emmett (Michael Welch). But that doesn’t stop her from dragging her quiet, insecure...
- 1/12/2014
- by John Keith
- JustPressPlay.net
Seven years is a long time to wait between a film’s festival premiere and its release, but better late than never I guess. Jonathan Levine is best known for star-studded films like 50/50 and Warm Bodies, but his debut feature, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, has actually become his most recent. It was picked up by the Weinsteins after a successful premiere at Tiff in 2006… and then disappeared. Well, it disappeared from U.S. shores but found minor success overseas and a cult status here in the States. Unless you saw it at a festival appearance (or were savvy enough to import a copy from the UK), 2013 was the first real chance to see Mandy and figure out why all the boys love her. Seven years of hype and expectations are a lot to meet, but the movie remains an attractive and fun little retro slasher that has a surprising amount to say about teenagers, bullying...
- 12/5/2013
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
By Todd Garbarini
Amber Heard was nineteen when she played the title character in Jonathan Levine's slasher film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane; she can at least get away with playing a seventeen year-old. Mandy Lane, which debuts this month on Blu-ray, is better known for its reputation of having been shelved for seven years following its debut at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival for reasons best served by another article. Up to this point, Ms. Heard was already a veteran of four films and several television appearances; this is her first real starring role, as the film rests on her shoulders. She gives quite a remarkably natural performance and having seen her work since this 2005-lensed outing, I would attribute her onscreen “nervousness” as the object of affection by testosterone-driven wolves in her midst to her skill as a serious dramatic actress than to an inability to relax...
Amber Heard was nineteen when she played the title character in Jonathan Levine's slasher film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane; she can at least get away with playing a seventeen year-old. Mandy Lane, which debuts this month on Blu-ray, is better known for its reputation of having been shelved for seven years following its debut at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival for reasons best served by another article. Up to this point, Ms. Heard was already a veteran of four films and several television appearances; this is her first real starring role, as the film rests on her shoulders. She gives quite a remarkably natural performance and having seen her work since this 2005-lensed outing, I would attribute her onscreen “nervousness” as the object of affection by testosterone-driven wolves in her midst to her skill as a serious dramatic actress than to an inability to relax...
- 12/5/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
We have been talking about All the Boys Love Mandy Lane for along time. The film received a very limited release and has gathered some great reviews. For those of us that have not seen All the Boys Love Mandy Lane will have the chance to pick up the Bluray on December 3 2014. Amber Heard (Drive Angry Zombieland) Anson Mount (Safe In Her Shoes) Whitney Able (Monsters Unearthed) Michael Welch (The Twilight Saga Day of the Dead) Edwin Hodge (The Purge Red Dawn) Aaron Himelstein (The Informers Austin Powers in Goldmember) and Luke Grimes (Taken 2 Assassination of a High School President) star. Jacob Forman writes while Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies 5050) directs.
- 11/5/2013
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
Written by Jacob Forman
Directed by Jonathan Levine
USA, 2006
It is difficult to discuss All the Boys Love Mandy Lane without considering the painfully long road the film has pursued to get a domestic release. This indie horror film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival…in 2006. Since then, it’s been 7 years of getting played at film festivals around the world, getting foreign releases here and there, and a whole lot of waiting. (Mandy Lane is likely the only film to date to be bought by a studio, The Weinstein Company in this case, two different times.) And so, now that All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is getting a release in theaters and on VOD, now that its director and star have gone on to moderately successful careers, it’s hard not to watch this film and wonder what the fuss was...
Written by Jacob Forman
Directed by Jonathan Levine
USA, 2006
It is difficult to discuss All the Boys Love Mandy Lane without considering the painfully long road the film has pursued to get a domestic release. This indie horror film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival…in 2006. Since then, it’s been 7 years of getting played at film festivals around the world, getting foreign releases here and there, and a whole lot of waiting. (Mandy Lane is likely the only film to date to be bought by a studio, The Weinstein Company in this case, two different times.) And so, now that All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is getting a release in theaters and on VOD, now that its director and star have gone on to moderately successful careers, it’s hard not to watch this film and wonder what the fuss was...
- 10/18/2013
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
It's not at all unusual, especially in the horror genre, to have a significant window between a film's acqusition and its theatrical release. It's just a bit more extreme in the the case of Jonathan Levine's directorial debut, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, which heads to theaters today, more than seven full year after its debut at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival.
Amber Heard and Anson Mount headline the indie thriller, which features a screenplay by Jacob Forman. Heard is the titular Lane, a sweet, good-natured high school student who has become everyone's dream girl. As if she doesn't already have enough trouble dodging the constant attention, Mandy Lane heads away for a weekend getaway, only to find that her peers are being picked off by a mysterious killer one by one.
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Amber Heard and Anson Mount headline the indie thriller, which features a screenplay by Jacob Forman. Heard is the titular Lane, a sweet, good-natured high school student who has become everyone's dream girl. As if she doesn't already have enough trouble dodging the constant attention, Mandy Lane heads away for a weekend getaway, only to find that her peers are being picked off by a mysterious killer one by one.
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- 10/11/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
It's not at all unusual, especially in the horror genre, to have a significant window between a film's acqusition and its theatrical release. It's just a bit more extreme in the the case of Jonathan Levine's directorial debut, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane , which heads to theaters today, more than seven full year after its debut at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. Amber Heard and Anson Mount headline the indie thriller, which features a screenplay by Jacob Forman. Heard is the titular Lane, a sweet, good-natured high school student who has become everyone's dream girl. As if she doesn't already have enough trouble dodging the constant attention, Mandy Lane heads away for a weekend getaway, only to find that her peers are being picked off by a mysterious killer one by...
- 10/11/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Perhaps the most interesting thing about this week’s release, Jonathan Levine's “All the Boys Love Mandy Lane” (because certainly according to our lukewarm review it’s hardly the film itself), is the story of the journey it took to get it to U.S. screens. When the trio of college friends behind the initial idea (writer Jacob Forman, production designer Tom Hammock and producer Chad Feehan) managed to pull together the resources to script and make the film, and then sell it to The Weinstein Company in 2006, it must have seemed like the end of a long, hard journey. And yet the struggle to get the film seen in their native country was only beginning, as, despite some positive word of mouth (though mixed reviews generally), TWC/Dimension started to get cold feet about the slasher genre in the wake of the box office failure of “Grindhouse” among other horror offerings,...
- 10/10/2013
- by The Playlist Staff
- The Playlist
Abandoned but never quite forgotten, "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" finally reaches theaters seven years after it was finished. A graphically violent, sexually explicit teen horror tale, it was close to being ahead of its time, in its time. Now, it plays like a quaint, fairly obvious period piece -- from 2006.
The reason it was worth releasing was its rising star, Amber Heard, just at the beginning of her big-haired blonde bombshell appeal. "Zombieland," "Drive Angry" and the new film "Machete Kills" were years ahead of her. But even then, you could pick her out as star in this cast. And not just because she had the title role.
Mandy Lane is the freshman who "got (bleeping) gorgeous" over the summer before her sophomore year. The boys don't try to hide their lust. She's loyal to best friend Emmet (Michael Welch of "The Twilight Saga"). But dragging him along...
The reason it was worth releasing was its rising star, Amber Heard, just at the beginning of her big-haired blonde bombshell appeal. "Zombieland," "Drive Angry" and the new film "Machete Kills" were years ahead of her. But even then, you could pick her out as star in this cast. And not just because she had the title role.
Mandy Lane is the freshman who "got (bleeping) gorgeous" over the summer before her sophomore year. The boys don't try to hide their lust. She's loyal to best friend Emmet (Michael Welch of "The Twilight Saga"). But dragging him along...
- 10/9/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The Pain is Calling, Oh Mandy: Levinson’s Satisfying Debut Finally Hits Theaters
Premiering at the Toronto Film Festival way back in 2006, Jonathan Levine’s directorial debut, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane will finally hit theaters. Three subsequent films by Levine have been completed and released in the interim, and star Amber Heard has gone on to become a notable rising star in the Hollywood film system. Curiously, his debut is modeled after 1980s slasher flicks, though featuring better character development than many of the grindhouse titles it pays homage to. Trashily compelling in its over the top handling of the male gaze and consumption of the female image, there’s hardly anything revolutionary going on in the thanklessly delayed flick, and it’s blighted with a wowser of an ill-advised final twist. But its rough-hewn edges bring a certain engaging charm, especially considering the film is unlike anything...
Premiering at the Toronto Film Festival way back in 2006, Jonathan Levine’s directorial debut, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane will finally hit theaters. Three subsequent films by Levine have been completed and released in the interim, and star Amber Heard has gone on to become a notable rising star in the Hollywood film system. Curiously, his debut is modeled after 1980s slasher flicks, though featuring better character development than many of the grindhouse titles it pays homage to. Trashily compelling in its over the top handling of the male gaze and consumption of the female image, there’s hardly anything revolutionary going on in the thanklessly delayed flick, and it’s blighted with a wowser of an ill-advised final twist. But its rough-hewn edges bring a certain engaging charm, especially considering the film is unlike anything...
- 10/7/2013
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Sure, I could launch into a whole spiel about how Jonathan Levine’s first movie All The Boys Love Mandy Lane sat around for years as The Wackness, 50/50, and Warm Bodies wowed audiences, but that would only feed the hype-machine. For years festival fans were wondering when Mandy Lane’s face would show up in theaters worldwide.
This year, almost seven full years later, it finally happened – but was everyone a little too excited? Was everyone walking into Levine’s first film thinking of the quality products he’s put out since, and not the possibility that All The Boys Love Mandy Lane might be nothing like them? That’s the problem with hype and expectations, and why I try to keep my mind completely blank going into a film, because All The Boys Love Mandy Lane is rough around the edges in ways Levine has never shown before.
Mandy...
This year, almost seven full years later, it finally happened – but was everyone a little too excited? Was everyone walking into Levine’s first film thinking of the quality products he’s put out since, and not the possibility that All The Boys Love Mandy Lane might be nothing like them? That’s the problem with hype and expectations, and why I try to keep my mind completely blank going into a film, because All The Boys Love Mandy Lane is rough around the edges in ways Levine has never shown before.
Mandy...
- 9/18/2013
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Way back in September of 2006 I reviewed the rather impressive horror film called All the Boys Love Mandy Lane. It has never opened in America. Until this month, that is! Radius/TWC has finally rescued this darkly amusing little indie from financial nightmare limbo (it's a long and boring story, believe me) and you can finally see it for yourself. With the new release in mind, I went back and spruced up my ancient review for you FEARnet freaks:
First-time writer/director team Jacob Forman and John Levine obviously grew up knee-deep in Halloweens, Friday the 13ths, and probably a hundred other slasher flicks, because their All the Boys Love Mandy Lane works as both a spooky, gory homage and as a deconstruction of the age-old "dead teenager movie" stereotypes. (Deconstruction or perhaps destruction. You can choose.)
As the film's title clearly indicates, all the boys really do love Mandy Lane.
- 8/30/2013
- by Scott Weinberg
- FEARnet
"Uglies" fans, it appears the movie adaptation of your trilogy-turned-four-parter is still coming. Author Scott Westerfeld tweeted on Wednesday, "There are people working on an Uglies movie. I'll be meeting with them in La in three weeks. We'll see." He then followed it up with a series of comments on potential casting decisions, like for the central protagonist Tally Youngblood. "We are a long way from [auditions]," he wrote, adding "I think an unknown for Tally, because we know all the movie stars are beautiful." Davis Entertainment (John Davis, producer) snagged the rights to adapt "The Uglies" (and two of the sequels, "Pretties" and "Specials") back in 2011, setting Jacob Forman up to pen the adaptive screenplay. Davis had said of the property, "Uglies' is a smart, youthful, and edgy trilogy peopled by sophisticated characters who have to navigate through a dangerous but fascinating world. We are a ...
- 7/6/2013
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
The Stanley Film Festival, which will host its debut fest at the iconic and legendary Stanley Hotel in Colorado from May 2-5, has announced its official feature film line-up, with the Eli Roth-starring earthquake thriller Aftershock taking center stage as the fest’s closing night film.
Roth will be on hand to accept the Inaugural Visionary Award and take part in a Q&A after the film.
“Since his debut on the film festival scene with Cabin Fever in 2002, Eli Roth has become a leading force in the horror genre. Whether acting, producing, directing or writing – his many talents are what made titles like Hostel and Inglourious Basterds shine,” says Festival Director Jenny Bloom. “His body of work will set the Stanley Film Festival Visionary Award precedent high for years to come.”
The Stanley Film Festival is curated by Programming Director Landon Zakheim and programmer Michael Lerman, who selected films from 13 different countries,...
Roth will be on hand to accept the Inaugural Visionary Award and take part in a Q&A after the film.
“Since his debut on the film festival scene with Cabin Fever in 2002, Eli Roth has become a leading force in the horror genre. Whether acting, producing, directing or writing – his many talents are what made titles like Hostel and Inglourious Basterds shine,” says Festival Director Jenny Bloom. “His body of work will set the Stanley Film Festival Visionary Award precedent high for years to come.”
The Stanley Film Festival is curated by Programming Director Landon Zakheim and programmer Michael Lerman, who selected films from 13 different countries,...
- 4/2/2013
- by Brad McHargue
- DreadCentral.com
Tagline: "It's the kind of party where everyone gets wasted." All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is set for a release later this year. The Weinstein Company's RADiUS label has acquired this horror title for a Summer 2013 release. And, fans have been patient for the release as All the Boys Love Many Lane has been in film limbo since 2006. The story revolves around a group of high schoolers out on a holiday. Their isolated ranch hosts hidden secrets. Characters are soon missing. However, Mandy is not a victim and she knows how to turn the tables on her pursuers. This film was one of the first films reviewed here on 28Dla.com back in 2008. This title was an enjoyable watch. And, most horror fans will enjoy the twists in this underground thriller. A review for the film is here: All the Boys Love Mandy Lane Review, with more details on the release below.
- 3/8/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The Brothers Strause (Skyline, AvP: Requiem) are teaming up with Predators producer John Davis to adapt The Uglies, based off of author Scott Westerfeld’s trilogy. Uglies is set in an Orwellian future in which teens undergo surgery on their 16th birthdays to become supermodel “pretty.” It’s centered on Tally Youngblood, an “ugly” teen forced by authorities to forgo her transformation until she infiltrates The Smoke, a community of rebels who choose to retain their appearance and live outside of normal society.
The film is being written by Jacob Forman (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane). No word on a release date or cast.
Source: Arrow...
The film is being written by Jacob Forman (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane). No word on a release date or cast.
Source: Arrow...
- 7/25/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
John Davis and Lola Visual Effects are financing and producing a feature based on "Uglies", Scott Westerfeld's 2005 futuristic novel and the first book in a trilogy reports Variety.
Set in an Orwellian future in which teenagers undergo surgery on their 16th birthdays to become like supermodels, the story follows Tally Youngblood - an "ugly" teen forced by authorities to forgo her transformation until she infiltrates The Smoke, a community of rebels who choose to retain their appearance and live outside of normal society.
Jacob Forman ("All the Boys Love Mandy Lane") will pen the screenplay. Rights to the next two books, "Pretties" and "Specials", have also been bought.
Set in an Orwellian future in which teenagers undergo surgery on their 16th birthdays to become like supermodels, the story follows Tally Youngblood - an "ugly" teen forced by authorities to forgo her transformation until she infiltrates The Smoke, a community of rebels who choose to retain their appearance and live outside of normal society.
Jacob Forman ("All the Boys Love Mandy Lane") will pen the screenplay. Rights to the next two books, "Pretties" and "Specials", have also been bought.
- 7/25/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Each Sunday on the AFI campus in Los Angeles, a loyal group of industry pros and movie lovers gather to celebrate rare or forgotten genre cinema with a weekly screening series dubbed Reel Grit. For Reel Grit's 100th film, six AFI alumni -- editor Howard E. Smith (The Abyss), writer Jacob Forman (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane), Dp Amy Vincent (Black Snake Moan), production designer Todd Cherniawsky (Avatar, Alice in Wonderland), director and AFI Dean Robert Mandel (School Ties), and producer Stuart Cornfeld (Tropic Thunder) -- selected films that influenced their work and careers, sharing anecdotes and appreciations over the course of a free 12-hour movie marathon.
- 5/27/2011
- Movieline
Each Sunday on the AFI campus in Los Angeles, a loyal group of industry pros and movie lovers gather to celebrate rare or forgotten genre cinema with a weekly screening series dubbed Reel Grit. For Reel Grit's 100th film, six AFI alumni -- editor Howard E. Smith (The Abyss), writer Jacob Forman (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane), Dp Amy Vincent (Black Snake Moan), production designer Todd Cherniawsky (Avatar, Alice in Wonderland), director and AFI Dean Robert Mandel (School Ties), and producer Stuart Cornfeld (Tropic Thunder) -- selected films that influenced their work and careers, sharing anecdotes and appreciations over the course of a free 12-hour movie marathon.
- 5/27/2011
- Movieline
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane: The debut of Jonathan Levine, who later directed the marvelous The Wackness, and who has high-profile cancer comedy starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, and Anna Kendrick due to be released later this year, screened this horror flick first in 2007 at the SXSW film festival, and most recently, at the 2010 International Comic-Con. But, the film -- which stars Amber Heard -- is still sitting on a shelf, and at this point, may never be released. It's not too hard to find, however, as I did a couple of years ago, providing this review:
Levine has taken the slasher film blueprint and, without necessarily doing anything particularly original with it, has created a dead teenager movie that you can appreciate not for its campy gloriousness, its machete gore, its body count, or the T & A. In fact, he's done something I'd never even considered before:...
Levine has taken the slasher film blueprint and, without necessarily doing anything particularly original with it, has created a dead teenager movie that you can appreciate not for its campy gloriousness, its machete gore, its body count, or the T & A. In fact, he's done something I'd never even considered before:...
- 5/27/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
Not all of them, unfortunately. Which is disappointing, because All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, which played at Montreal’s Fantasia festival, has been riding a tidal wave of praise since its debut at the Toronto Film Festival over two years ago. I could give you links to dozens of reviews proclaiming it to be a reinvention of the teen slasher film, one that takes a penetrating look at the social proclivities of the modern high-school student while delivering a series of subversive shocks to the system. But I’ve been to two screenings of All The Boys now, and I just don’t see it.
What debuting director Jonathan Levine (who far more effectively dissects youthful angst in his second feature, The Wackness) and scripter Jacob Forman have delivered here doesn’t so much undercut youth-stalker tropes as dress them up in the Emperor’s New Clothes of modern cinematic “style”: flash frames,...
What debuting director Jonathan Levine (who far more effectively dissects youthful angst in his second feature, The Wackness) and scripter Jacob Forman have delivered here doesn’t so much undercut youth-stalker tropes as dress them up in the Emperor’s New Clothes of modern cinematic “style”: flash frames,...
- 3/26/2009
- Fangoria
Adam Green, reported to Fango that a possible sequel is in the works. “ The way I left Hatchet open to sequels was by purposely leaving a lot of questions unanswered,” he tells them. “I have had a lot of people ask me if Victor Crowley really died or if he is a ghost or the undead. I left all of that ambiguous so that if there is a sequel, it will be its own film and not just Victor Crowley killing people again. We will go into the backstory with the next movie."
“I hope to do Hatchet 2,” he continues, “But it all comes down to when it happens and if I’m available, as well as what the terms are, because often when they make these movies and realize they have a cult following, they try to cheap out in a lot of areas. You know, the budget...
“I hope to do Hatchet 2,” he continues, “But it all comes down to when it happens and if I’m available, as well as what the terms are, because often when they make these movies and realize they have a cult following, they try to cheap out in a lot of areas. You know, the budget...
- 1/1/2008
- ZombieFriends.com
Adam Green, reported to Fango that a possible sequel is in the works. “ The way I left Hatchet open to sequels was by purposely leaving a lot of questions unanswered,” he tells them. “I have had a lot of people ask me if Victor Crowley really died or if he is a ghost or the undead. I left all of that ambiguous so that if there is a sequel, it will be its own film and not just Victor Crowley killing people again. We will go into the backstory with the next movie."
“I hope to do Hatchet 2,” he continues, “But it all comes down to when it happens and if I’m available, as well as what the terms are, because often when they make these movies and realize they have a cult following, they try to cheap out in a lot of areas. You know, the budget...
“I hope to do Hatchet 2,” he continues, “But it all comes down to when it happens and if I’m available, as well as what the terms are, because often when they make these movies and realize they have a cult following, they try to cheap out in a lot of areas. You know, the budget...
- 1/1/2008
- ZombieFriends.com
MTV Films has acquired Jacob Forman's spec thriller Handsome Devil for Kevin Misher to produce.
The screenplay, which sparked a bidding war involving Fox Atomic, New Line Cinema and Universal Pictures, sold Thursday night for mid-six figures. Paramount Pictures will distribute the film.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the story is described as The Devil's Advocate set at a Manhattan prep school. Misher Films' Swanna MacNair brought the project into the Paramount-based shingle. Carrie Beck will oversee the project for MTV Films topper Scott Aversano.
The deal marks the third consecutive spec sale for Forman, whose All the Boys Love Mandy Lane will be released this year by Dimension Films. Mandy premiered last year at the Toronto International Film Festival. The AFI graduate also recently set up Devil's Swing at 2929 Entertainment. State Street Prods. is producing Devil's Swing, which is out to directors.
"MTV Films and Misher Films have an amazing record of smart, edgy and aggressive filmmaking," Forman said.
The screenplay, which sparked a bidding war involving Fox Atomic, New Line Cinema and Universal Pictures, sold Thursday night for mid-six figures. Paramount Pictures will distribute the film.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the story is described as The Devil's Advocate set at a Manhattan prep school. Misher Films' Swanna MacNair brought the project into the Paramount-based shingle. Carrie Beck will oversee the project for MTV Films topper Scott Aversano.
The deal marks the third consecutive spec sale for Forman, whose All the Boys Love Mandy Lane will be released this year by Dimension Films. Mandy premiered last year at the Toronto International Film Festival. The AFI graduate also recently set up Devil's Swing at 2929 Entertainment. State Street Prods. is producing Devil's Swing, which is out to directors.
"MTV Films and Misher Films have an amazing record of smart, edgy and aggressive filmmaking," Forman said.
- 2/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MTV Films has acquired Jacob Forman's spec thriller "Handsome Devil" for Kevin Misher to produce.
The screenplay, which sparked a bidding war involving Fox Atomic, New Line Cinema and Universal Pictures, sold Thursday night for mid-six figures. Paramount Pictures will distribute the film.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the story is described as "The Devil's Advocate" set at a Manhattan prep school. Misher Films' Swanna MacNair brought the project into the Paramount-based shingle. Carrie Beck will oversee the project for MTV Films topper Scott Aversano.
The deal marks the third consecutive spec sale for Forman, whose "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" will be released this year by Dimension Films. "Mandy" premiered last year at the Toronto International Film Festival. The AFI graduate also recently set up "Devil's Swing" at 2929 Entertainment. State Street Prods. is producing "Devil's Swing", which is out to directors.
"MTV Films and Misher Films have an amazing record of smart, edgy and aggressive filmmaking," Forman said. "I couldn't be more proud.
The screenplay, which sparked a bidding war involving Fox Atomic, New Line Cinema and Universal Pictures, sold Thursday night for mid-six figures. Paramount Pictures will distribute the film.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the story is described as "The Devil's Advocate" set at a Manhattan prep school. Misher Films' Swanna MacNair brought the project into the Paramount-based shingle. Carrie Beck will oversee the project for MTV Films topper Scott Aversano.
The deal marks the third consecutive spec sale for Forman, whose "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" will be released this year by Dimension Films. "Mandy" premiered last year at the Toronto International Film Festival. The AFI graduate also recently set up "Devil's Swing" at 2929 Entertainment. State Street Prods. is producing "Devil's Swing", which is out to directors.
"MTV Films and Misher Films have an amazing record of smart, edgy and aggressive filmmaking," Forman said. "I couldn't be more proud.
- 2/11/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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