Rlje Films will release A Nightmare Wakes, the screen writing and directorial debut of Nora Unkel, on VOD, Digital HD and DVD on July 6th. We have two (2) copies of the gothic horror to give away to our readers in the U.S. A Nightmare Wakes is based on the timeless novel and the birth of one of cinema’s most iconic monsters. While composing her famous novel “Frankenstein,” Mary Shelley descends into an opium-fueled fever dream and carries on a torrid love affair at a remote lake house. As she writes, the characters of her novel come to life and begin to plague her relationship, forcing everyone—including herself—to question her sanity. Our own Peter Martin caught A Nightmare Wakes when it premiered on...
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- 6/25/2021
- Screen Anarchy
“a compelling new look at Frankenstein’s creation” – Bloody Disgusting
A Nightmare Wakes will be Available on VOD, Digital HD & DVD on July 6, 2021. Check out this scary trailer:
Lje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to the horror film, A Nightmare Wakes,fromShudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. Rlje Films will release A Nightmare Wakes on VOD, Digital HD and DVD on July 6, 2021.
Now you can win the Win the DVD of A Nightmare Wakes. We Are Movie Geeks has three to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite Frankenstein movie is, Giullian Gioiello (“Scream: The TV Series”), Claire Glassford (Collateral Beauty), Philippe Bowgen (“The Mick”,“Supernatural”) and Lee Garrett (“The Undoing”). Rlje Films will release A Nightmare Wakes on DVD for an Srp of $27.97.
A Nightmare Wakes is based on the timeless...
A Nightmare Wakes will be Available on VOD, Digital HD & DVD on July 6, 2021. Check out this scary trailer:
Lje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to the horror film, A Nightmare Wakes,fromShudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. Rlje Films will release A Nightmare Wakes on VOD, Digital HD and DVD on July 6, 2021.
Now you can win the Win the DVD of A Nightmare Wakes. We Are Movie Geeks has three to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite Frankenstein movie is, Giullian Gioiello (“Scream: The TV Series”), Claire Glassford (Collateral Beauty), Philippe Bowgen (“The Mick”,“Supernatural”) and Lee Garrett (“The Undoing”). Rlje Films will release A Nightmare Wakes on DVD for an Srp of $27.97.
A Nightmare Wakes is based on the timeless...
- 6/16/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A Nightmare Wakes Photo: Bettina Stammen
Few novels have had as much impact on the history of modern literature and popular thought as Frankenstein. Nora Unkel’s A Nightmare Wakes is the latest take on its creation, but it’s very different in tone from those that have gone before. Writer/director Nora Unkel joined me to reflect on her own creative process and a pre-pandemic experience of isolation that led her to think about the book in a different way.
“ I started writing this eight years ago,” she tells me. “I had gotten a copy of Frankenstein that I was reading while trapped in my apartment during Hurricane Sandy. All I had was candles and the copy of Frankenstein, and I started reading it. But the first thing, obviously, that I read was Mary's own foreword to it at the beginning of the novel and the foreword in which...
Few novels have had as much impact on the history of modern literature and popular thought as Frankenstein. Nora Unkel’s A Nightmare Wakes is the latest take on its creation, but it’s very different in tone from those that have gone before. Writer/director Nora Unkel joined me to reflect on her own creative process and a pre-pandemic experience of isolation that led her to think about the book in a different way.
“ I started writing this eight years ago,” she tells me. “I had gotten a copy of Frankenstein that I was reading while trapped in my apartment during Hurricane Sandy. All I had was candles and the copy of Frankenstein, and I started reading it. But the first thing, obviously, that I read was Mary's own foreword to it at the beginning of the novel and the foreword in which...
- 2/5/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Stars: Alix Wilton Regan, Giullian Yao Gioiello, Philippe Bowgen, Lee Garrett, Claire Glassford, Shannon Spangler, Nick Freeland | Written and Directed by Nora Unkel
To my knowledge, despite numerous films based on the story of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, their hadn’t been many about Shelley’s own life. But in 2017 came the film Mary Shelley, in which Elle Fanning played the author, and now in 2021 A Nightmare Wakes comes to Shudder. This movie covers the true story of the part of her life where she had an affair with a married man and fell pregnant with his child, all while trying to write the famous novel Frankenstein.
It’s no surprise at all that A Nightmare Wakes is a gothic period drama that occasionally leans towards the horror side of things. This isn’t full of gore or jump scares, there’s more an underlying sense of unease which comes...
To my knowledge, despite numerous films based on the story of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, their hadn’t been many about Shelley’s own life. But in 2017 came the film Mary Shelley, in which Elle Fanning played the author, and now in 2021 A Nightmare Wakes comes to Shudder. This movie covers the true story of the part of her life where she had an affair with a married man and fell pregnant with his child, all while trying to write the famous novel Frankenstein.
It’s no surprise at all that A Nightmare Wakes is a gothic period drama that occasionally leans towards the horror side of things. This isn’t full of gore or jump scares, there’s more an underlying sense of unease which comes...
- 2/1/2021
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Few nights in history have received as much attention from filmmakers as that storm-swept eve in June 1816 when, at his house on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron challenged his friends to write ghost stories. Two famous tales came out of it: the lovesick Dr Polidori's thinly disguised The Vampyre and Mary Shelley's revolutionary Frankenstein. Mary would go on to struggle for many years to get the latter recognised as her work and to receive the attention she was due, because she was a woman. Most films on the subject have continued to let her down, more interested in the sexual scandals surrounding her than in her ideas. Nora Unkel's drama tries to do things differently. Though it lacks the polish of some of its predecessors, A Nightmare Wakes is a potent piece of work.
Rather than trying to cram everything into a single night, as others have,...
Rather than trying to cram everything into a single night, as others have,...
- 1/31/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
In addition to a jam-packed January of new releases, the horror streaming service Shudder has plenty of scares in store for viewers in February, including Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella's After Midnight, Padraig Reynolds' Open 24 Hours, Jennifer Harrington's Shook, the Nicolas Cage-starring Vampire's Kiss, the practical effects wizardry of Basket Case, Takashi Miike's One Missed Call, and much more!
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the U.S. in February, and be sure to visit Shudder's website to learn more about the streaming service and their scary good lineup!
A Nightmare Wakes — premieres February 4
While composing her famous novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley descends into an opium-fueled fever dream while carrying on a torrid love affair with Percy Shelley. As she writes, the characters of her novel come to life and begin to plague her relationship with Percy.
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the U.S. in February, and be sure to visit Shudder's website to learn more about the streaming service and their scary good lineup!
A Nightmare Wakes — premieres February 4
While composing her famous novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley descends into an opium-fueled fever dream while carrying on a torrid love affair with Percy Shelley. As she writes, the characters of her novel come to life and begin to plague her relationship with Percy.
- 1/19/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
If you thought last year's Shudder releases were impressive, wait until you see what they have in store for 2021, including eleven weeks of movie premieres. Here's the official press release, detailing all of their upcoming releases that include The Dark and the Wicked, Violation, and many more:
New York, NY – January 14, 2021 – Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, today announced its unbeatable lineup of eleven new Shudder Original and Shudder Exclusive films set to premiere on the service over the next eleven weeks: Hunted, The Queen of Black Magic, A Nightmare Wakes, After Midnight, Shook, The Dark & the Wicked, Lucky, Stay Out of the F**king Attic, Slaxx, Koko-di Koko-da and Violation that together span five countries on three continents and range from dark comedy to survival horror to period psychological thrillers. The eleven films represent vibrant, creative passion driving independent and international genre cinema today,...
New York, NY – January 14, 2021 – Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, today announced its unbeatable lineup of eleven new Shudder Original and Shudder Exclusive films set to premiere on the service over the next eleven weeks: Hunted, The Queen of Black Magic, A Nightmare Wakes, After Midnight, Shook, The Dark & the Wicked, Lucky, Stay Out of the F**king Attic, Slaxx, Koko-di Koko-da and Violation that together span five countries on three continents and range from dark comedy to survival horror to period psychological thrillers. The eleven films represent vibrant, creative passion driving independent and international genre cinema today,...
- 1/15/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Shudder, AMC’s horror and thriller-focused streaming platform, announced a lineup of 11 films set to premiere over the next 11 weeks.
The selection of Shudder Originals coming to Shudder include Sundance Film Festival selections, as well as Tribeca Film Festival selections and a host of new content, as well. The first project to join the streaming site will be “Hunted,” a take on the Little Red Riding Hood story that is set to premiere Jan. 14.
Other movies joining Shudder hail from the genres of psychological horror to thriller, with themes exploring technology, nature, gender and betrayal. “Lucky,” coming on March 4, will detail the difficulties one woman faces after discovering that she has a stalker. And “A Nightmare Wakes” will give life to Mary Shelley in a period piece about the famous author.
The final film in the 11-week lineup is “Violation,” which both ran at Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival.
The selection of Shudder Originals coming to Shudder include Sundance Film Festival selections, as well as Tribeca Film Festival selections and a host of new content, as well. The first project to join the streaming site will be “Hunted,” a take on the Little Red Riding Hood story that is set to premiere Jan. 14.
Other movies joining Shudder hail from the genres of psychological horror to thriller, with themes exploring technology, nature, gender and betrayal. “Lucky,” coming on March 4, will detail the difficulties one woman faces after discovering that she has a stalker. And “A Nightmare Wakes” will give life to Mary Shelley in a period piece about the famous author.
The final film in the 11-week lineup is “Violation,” which both ran at Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival.
- 1/14/2021
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
Shudder announced today that they have picked up the rights for Nora Unkel's gothic drama A Nightmare Wakes for their streaming service. With the announcement a trailer was released which you can watch below. Shudder will debut the psychological thriller on February 4th, days after the anniversary of her death, across all territories, the U.S., here in Canada, and over in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The complete press release follows. AMC Networks’ horror streaming platform Shudder today announced the acquisition of A Nightmare Wakes from writer/director Nora Unkel. The sweeping psychological thriller based on Mary Shelley’s writing of Frankenstein is steeped in accurate period details but told with a modern perspective. It will debut on Shudder on February 4th,...
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- 1/14/2021
- Screen Anarchy
A unique take on Mary Shelley's writing of her masterpiece Frankenstein, Nora Unkel's A Nightmare Wakes has been acquired by Shudder and will be released on the streaming service beginning February 4th.
We have the full acquisition announcement below, as well as the official trailer for A Nightmare Wakes:
Press Release: New York, NY – January 13th, 2021 – AMC Networks’ horror streaming platform Shudder today announced the acquisition of A Nightmare Wakes from writer/director Nora Unkel. The sweeping psychological thriller based on Mary Shelley’s writing of Frankenstein is steeped in accurate period details but told with a modern perspective. It will debut on Shudder on February 4th, days after the 170th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s death on February 1st, 1851.
Synopsis: While composing her famous novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley descends into an opium-fueled fever dream while carrying on a torrid love affair with Percy Shelley. As she writes,...
We have the full acquisition announcement below, as well as the official trailer for A Nightmare Wakes:
Press Release: New York, NY – January 13th, 2021 – AMC Networks’ horror streaming platform Shudder today announced the acquisition of A Nightmare Wakes from writer/director Nora Unkel. The sweeping psychological thriller based on Mary Shelley’s writing of Frankenstein is steeped in accurate period details but told with a modern perspective. It will debut on Shudder on February 4th, days after the 170th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s death on February 1st, 1851.
Synopsis: While composing her famous novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley descends into an opium-fueled fever dream while carrying on a torrid love affair with Percy Shelley. As she writes,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A Nightmare Wakes, the Stunning Feature Debut by Nora Unkel Is a Bold Retelling of Shelley’s Tempestuous Relationship with Poet Percy Shelley and the Creation of Her Influential Literary Masterpiece, ‘Frankenstein’
AMC Networks’ horror streaming platform Shudder today announced the acquisition of A Nightmare Wakes from writer/director Nora Unkel. The sweeping psychological thriller based on Mary Shelley’s writing of Frankenstein is steeped in accurate period details but told with a modern perspective. It will debut on Shudder on February 4th, days after the 170th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s death on February 1st, 1851. Check out this trailer:
While composing her famous novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley descends into an opium-fueled fever dream while carrying on a torrid love affair with Percy Shelley. As she writes, the characters of her novel come to life and begin to plague her relationship with Percy. Before long, she must choose between true love and her literary masterpiece.
AMC Networks’ horror streaming platform Shudder today announced the acquisition of A Nightmare Wakes from writer/director Nora Unkel. The sweeping psychological thriller based on Mary Shelley’s writing of Frankenstein is steeped in accurate period details but told with a modern perspective. It will debut on Shudder on February 4th, days after the 170th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s death on February 1st, 1851. Check out this trailer:
While composing her famous novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley descends into an opium-fueled fever dream while carrying on a torrid love affair with Percy Shelley. As she writes, the characters of her novel come to life and begin to plague her relationship with Percy. Before long, she must choose between true love and her literary masterpiece.
- 1/13/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Film lab includes projects from the UK, US, Canada and Australia.
Thirteen international projects have been selected for the inaugural development lab Attagirl, designed to support female and non-binary filmmakers.
It is an initiative of Australia’s For FIlm’s Sake and is supported by Screen Australia’s Enterprise Business and Ideas programme, advocacy organisation For Film’s Sake, and the Toronto and Sydney International Film Festivals.
The first of three workshops in a 10-month programme will take place this week. It will include projects spanning the US, Canada, UK, Australia, Sweden and New Zealand and will include creatives from Mexico and Trinidad.
Thirteen international projects have been selected for the inaugural development lab Attagirl, designed to support female and non-binary filmmakers.
It is an initiative of Australia’s For FIlm’s Sake and is supported by Screen Australia’s Enterprise Business and Ideas programme, advocacy organisation For Film’s Sake, and the Toronto and Sydney International Film Festivals.
The first of three workshops in a 10-month programme will take place this week. It will include projects spanning the US, Canada, UK, Australia, Sweden and New Zealand and will include creatives from Mexico and Trinidad.
- 9/11/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
In today’s Global Bulletin, U.K. film bodies respond to AMPAS’ new diversity requirements, ITV details its upcoming virtual TV festival, For Film’s Sake announces the 13 projects selected for its inaugural Attagirl lab, Mexico’s Pixelatl and Cartoon Network Latin America announce their third annual Girl Power winner, Switzerland’s Zurich Film Festival reveals its 2020 Hashtag sidebar, and full casting for Canadian comedy series “Lady Dicks” is confirmed.
Representation
The U.K.’s leading film bodies have weighed in on the Oscars’ recently announced diversity requirements. On Tuesday, following several years of a membership drive designed to increase diverse representation, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced new eligibility standards requiring enhanced diversity in both above and below the line talent.
“We welcome AMPAS’s announcement of representation and inclusion standards inspired by our own BFI Diversity Standards,” said British Film Institute chief executive Ben Roberts.
Representation
The U.K.’s leading film bodies have weighed in on the Oscars’ recently announced diversity requirements. On Tuesday, following several years of a membership drive designed to increase diverse representation, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced new eligibility standards requiring enhanced diversity in both above and below the line talent.
“We welcome AMPAS’s announcement of representation and inclusion standards inspired by our own BFI Diversity Standards,” said British Film Institute chief executive Ben Roberts.
- 9/9/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The Cannes’ Film Market – in co-operation with the Fantasia International Film Festival will, for the third year, present the Frontières Platform for genre film projects and works in progress, running May 18-19.
Over the two days, Cannes Film Market will host two platforms for the 14 selected productions: Proof of Concept presentations for those still in financing stages, and a Buyers Showcase for films in post-production or recently completed.
Six features will participate in this year’s Buyer’s Showcase, where representatives will screen footage to sales agents, distributors and festival programmers. Meanwhile, eight projects which participated in the Frontières Finance & Packaging Forum in Helsinki this past February will offer up teasers at the Proof of Concept Presentations.
This year the event will also give out two new awards, the Frontières Warner Music Supervision Award and the Frontières Post Control VFX Boost Award.
“We can’t wait to introduce this year...
Over the two days, Cannes Film Market will host two platforms for the 14 selected productions: Proof of Concept presentations for those still in financing stages, and a Buyers Showcase for films in post-production or recently completed.
Six features will participate in this year’s Buyer’s Showcase, where representatives will screen footage to sales agents, distributors and festival programmers. Meanwhile, eight projects which participated in the Frontières Finance & Packaging Forum in Helsinki this past February will offer up teasers at the Proof of Concept Presentations.
This year the event will also give out two new awards, the Frontières Warner Music Supervision Award and the Frontières Post Control VFX Boost Award.
“We can’t wait to introduce this year...
- 5/9/2019
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
For the past six years, genre moviemakers and moneymen have congregated for long weekends at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, taking part in the Frontières Co-Production Marketplace. Founded in 2012, the market was conceived as a place for horror/fantasy/action auteurs — both established names and newcomers — to pitch projects to potential backers and take part in various networking events.
A highlight of the Market is the opening-day pitch session, in which selected directors, writers, and producers offer multimedia presentations of their nascent features. At the very first Frontières, this event spawned Anouk Whissell, Francois Simard, and Yoann-Karl Whissell’s exuberant futuristic actioner “Turbo Kid”; subsequent movies that took their first steps to fruition there include Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie’s cult/monster horror film “The Void”; Caroline Labrèche and Steeve Léonard’s science-fiction thriller “Radius,” which premiered at this year’s Fantasia; and Jenn Wexler’s upcoming punk-slasher opus “The Ranger.
A highlight of the Market is the opening-day pitch session, in which selected directors, writers, and producers offer multimedia presentations of their nascent features. At the very first Frontières, this event spawned Anouk Whissell, Francois Simard, and Yoann-Karl Whissell’s exuberant futuristic actioner “Turbo Kid”; subsequent movies that took their first steps to fruition there include Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie’s cult/monster horror film “The Void”; Caroline Labrèche and Steeve Léonard’s science-fiction thriller “Radius,” which premiered at this year’s Fantasia; and Jenn Wexler’s upcoming punk-slasher opus “The Ranger.
- 7/27/2017
- by Michael Gingold
- Indiewire
Frontières, the Fantasia International Film Festival’s annual film co-production market, has announced its first wave of projects for the ninth edition, which takes place from July 20 to July 23 in Montreal. Among the projects that will participate in the co-production market is the zombie film “George A. Romero Presents: Road of the Dead.” The project was written by Romero and Matt Birman, who is attached to direct.
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“Road of the Dead” is the next zombie film following Romero’s last three movies as a director: “Survival of the Dead,” “Diary of the Dead” and “Land of the Dead.” Birman served as second unit director on all three movies, and has worked as a stunt coordinator and stuntman for more than three decades.
“Road of the Dead” originated as an original pitch from Birman roughly 10 years ago.
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“Road of the Dead” is the next zombie film following Romero’s last three movies as a director: “Survival of the Dead,” “Diary of the Dead” and “Land of the Dead.” Birman served as second unit director on all three movies, and has worked as a stunt coordinator and stuntman for more than three decades.
“Road of the Dead” originated as an original pitch from Birman roughly 10 years ago.
- 5/19/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
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