From classics like Salem's Lot and Black Sabbath to new releases like Blood Vessel and Porno, Shudder's November releases have a little bit for every type of horror fan:
Blood Vessel — November 5
Somewhere in the North Atlantic, late 1945, a life raft adrift at sea, and in it, the survivors of a torpedoed hospital ship. With no food, water, or shelter, all seems lost until a seemingly abandoned German minesweeper drifts ominously towards them, giving them one last chance at survival—if they can survive the bloodthirsty monsters on board. Starring Nathan Phillips (Wolf Creek), Alyssa Sutherland (Vikings), Robert Taylor (Longmire), directed by Justin Dix (Crawlspace). A Shudder Exclusive. (Also available on Shudder Canada and Shudder UK)
Lingering — November 12 (a.k.a. Hotel Lake)
Seeking support as the guardian of her younger brother, Yoo-mi returns to a small hotel run by a family friend. As bizarre incidents creep up in her mother’s old room,...
Blood Vessel — November 5
Somewhere in the North Atlantic, late 1945, a life raft adrift at sea, and in it, the survivors of a torpedoed hospital ship. With no food, water, or shelter, all seems lost until a seemingly abandoned German minesweeper drifts ominously towards them, giving them one last chance at survival—if they can survive the bloodthirsty monsters on board. Starring Nathan Phillips (Wolf Creek), Alyssa Sutherland (Vikings), Robert Taylor (Longmire), directed by Justin Dix (Crawlspace). A Shudder Exclusive. (Also available on Shudder Canada and Shudder UK)
Lingering — November 12 (a.k.a. Hotel Lake)
Seeking support as the guardian of her younger brother, Yoo-mi returns to a small hotel run by a family friend. As bizarre incidents creep up in her mother’s old room,...
- 10/23/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Stars: Evan Daves, Jillian Mueller, Katelyn Pearce, Peter Reznikoff, Larry Saperstein, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann | Written by Matt Black, Laurence Vannicelli | Directed by Keola Racela
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkens back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkens back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
- 6/1/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Keola Racela tried to capture the experience of discovering a whole new kind of cinema.
Do you remember your first encounter with pornography? For many teenagers it’ a thrilling step into a forbidden adult world – even if the material they find is really very tame and mediocre. The five Christian teenagers in Porno have a rather more dramatic experience when they find a hidden room in their local cinema and an old reel that promises something new and daring. What they don’t know is that the reel is home to a succubus and their lives are about to be turned upside down – if, indeed, they can make it through the night.
Chatting to director Keola Racela about the acclaim he’s received for this, his first feature, I asked which aspects of the script first appealed to him.
The secret room
“It wasn’t a script when we started to make the film!
Do you remember your first encounter with pornography? For many teenagers it’ a thrilling step into a forbidden adult world – even if the material they find is really very tame and mediocre. The five Christian teenagers in Porno have a rather more dramatic experience when they find a hidden room in their local cinema and an old reel that promises something new and daring. What they don’t know is that the reel is home to a succubus and their lives are about to be turned upside down – if, indeed, they can make it through the night.
Chatting to director Keola Racela about the acclaim he’s received for this, his first feature, I asked which aspects of the script first appealed to him.
The secret room
“It wasn’t a script when we started to make the film!
- 5/27/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The new horror comedy movie Porno pits movie theater employees against a succubus, so naturally it would be fitting to watch the new film as a midnight movie at your local cinema. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic is preventing public screenings right now, but that's not stopping Fangoria from supporting theaters with a special virtual cinema release of Porno.
Reported by Deadline and shared by Fangoria on their official Twitter account, the virtual cinema release of Porno will begin at 12:00am on Friday, April 10th and run through May 1st, ahead of the film's VOD release on May 8th (it will also eventually be released on Shudder).
According to Deadline, during the early virtual release window, "Tickets are $12 a piece and will last for 48 hours after purchase..." The Porno tickets will be available through Vimeo, and virtual attendees can select one of several theaters to support with their ticket purchase.
Reported by Deadline and shared by Fangoria on their official Twitter account, the virtual cinema release of Porno will begin at 12:00am on Friday, April 10th and run through May 1st, ahead of the film's VOD release on May 8th (it will also eventually be released on Shudder).
According to Deadline, during the early virtual release window, "Tickets are $12 a piece and will last for 48 hours after purchase..." The Porno tickets will be available through Vimeo, and virtual attendees can select one of several theaters to support with their ticket purchase.
- 4/9/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Ellen Wander’s La-based sales firm Film Bridge International is launching a horror label called Film Bridge After Dark, i.e. F-bad.
Film Bridge has picked up a slate of movies from Dallas Sonnier’s (Bone Tomahawk) Cinestate, owner of the Fangoria and Rebeller labels. Among the titles which will be sold internationally are Castle Freak and Porno.
More from DeadlineStephen Lang, Keith David & Chris Galust Join Guy Pearce In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day''Evil' Star Mike Colter Joins Jason Sudeikis & Evangeline Lilly In Thriller 'Till Death'Mexican Star Vadhir Derbez Joins Guy Pearce In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day'
The former, a re-imagining of Stuart Gordon’s 1995 film about a horrific creature lurking within the shadows of a castle, is directed by Tate Steinsiek and written by Kathy Charles. The film is set to be released in North America by Rlje and Fangoria in summer 2020.
Horror-comedy Porno...
Film Bridge has picked up a slate of movies from Dallas Sonnier’s (Bone Tomahawk) Cinestate, owner of the Fangoria and Rebeller labels. Among the titles which will be sold internationally are Castle Freak and Porno.
More from DeadlineStephen Lang, Keith David & Chris Galust Join Guy Pearce In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day''Evil' Star Mike Colter Joins Jason Sudeikis & Evangeline Lilly In Thriller 'Till Death'Mexican Star Vadhir Derbez Joins Guy Pearce In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day'
The former, a re-imagining of Stuart Gordon’s 1995 film about a horrific creature lurking within the shadows of a castle, is directed by Tate Steinsiek and written by Kathy Charles. The film is set to be released in North America by Rlje and Fangoria in summer 2020.
Horror-comedy Porno...
- 3/30/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Fangoria is set to unleash a sex demon with Keola Racela‘s horror-comedy Porno, which now invades your homes on VOD platforms May 8th with a Blu-ray release set for July 14. Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive look at the extremely Nsfw (unless you’re working from home!) official red band trailer that promises ’90s-set horror madness that’s jam-packed with […]...
- 3/27/2020
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Following its memorable run on the festival circuit, Keola Racela's horror comedy Porno was acquired for worldwide distribution by Fangoria, and ahead of the film's April release, the trailer has now been revealed, in which movie theater employees are pitted against a sex demon from the silver screen.
Directed by Keola Racela from a screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, Porno stars Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann, Peter Reznikoff, Bill Phillips, and Katelyn Pearce.
Fangoria will release Porno in theaters on April 10th, followed by a VOD release on May 8th, and an eventual debut on the streaming service Shudder. In the meantime, you can watch movie theater employees get more than they bargained for in the trailer below, which premiered on IndieWire.
Synopsis: "When five teen employees at the local movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement,...
Directed by Keola Racela from a screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, Porno stars Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann, Peter Reznikoff, Bill Phillips, and Katelyn Pearce.
Fangoria will release Porno in theaters on April 10th, followed by a VOD release on May 8th, and an eventual debut on the streaming service Shudder. In the meantime, you can watch movie theater employees get more than they bargained for in the trailer below, which premiered on IndieWire.
Synopsis: "When five teen employees at the local movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement,...
- 3/3/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Fangoria, the genre brand owned by Dallas-based entertainment outfit Cinestate, has picked up world distribution rights (minus North American Svod) to Porno, the horror-comedy that premiered at SXSW last year.
The company will distribute the film theatrically in the U.S. in April and has partnered with Cranked Up Films for home entertainment. Svod rights in North America previously sold to AMC Networks’ Shudder, where it will debut later this year.
Directed by Keola Racela from a screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, the pic follows a group of seemingly wholesome young movie theatre employees being tempted and terrorized by a sex demon.
Following its SXSW debut, the film also screened at genre festivals including Fantasia, Sitges, and Telluride Horror Show.
By distributing through its Fangoria label, Cinestate is looking to utilise the recognized horror brand to spotlight emerging genre filmmakers. It is also producing, including on the...
The company will distribute the film theatrically in the U.S. in April and has partnered with Cranked Up Films for home entertainment. Svod rights in North America previously sold to AMC Networks’ Shudder, where it will debut later this year.
Directed by Keola Racela from a screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, the pic follows a group of seemingly wholesome young movie theatre employees being tempted and terrorized by a sex demon.
Following its SXSW debut, the film also screened at genre festivals including Fantasia, Sitges, and Telluride Horror Show.
By distributing through its Fangoria label, Cinestate is looking to utilise the recognized horror brand to spotlight emerging genre filmmakers. It is also producing, including on the...
- 1/9/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Back in August, Adam Egypt Mortimer's Daniel Isn't Real won the Feature Film Jury Prize at Popcorn Frights, and following its recent screening at Fantastic Fest, it will continue to take its imaginative story around the festival circuit now that it's been announced for the second wave of programming for Telluride Horror Show.
In addition to Daniel Isn't Real, the Telluride Horror Show's second wave of programming also includes Wounds, the horror anthology Scare Package, Extra Ordinary, and more.
You can read the full second wave of programming below, check here for the first wave of programming, and to learn more, visit Telluride Horror Show's official website.
Press Release: Telluride, Co - The full film lineup, special events, and festival schedule are now live for the 10th anniversary Telluride Horror Show, slated for October 11-13, 2019 in the mountain resort town of Telluride, Colorado.
The second wave includes highly-anticipated genre films from Blumhouse,...
In addition to Daniel Isn't Real, the Telluride Horror Show's second wave of programming also includes Wounds, the horror anthology Scare Package, Extra Ordinary, and more.
You can read the full second wave of programming below, check here for the first wave of programming, and to learn more, visit Telluride Horror Show's official website.
Press Release: Telluride, Co - The full film lineup, special events, and festival schedule are now live for the 10th anniversary Telluride Horror Show, slated for October 11-13, 2019 in the mountain resort town of Telluride, Colorado.
The second wave includes highly-anticipated genre films from Blumhouse,...
- 9/27/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The first round of films that will be screened at the 11th annual Knoxville Horror Film Fest has been revealed! Continue reading for the list of films as well as news on the short film competition. Also: we have preview pages from Ghosted in La #2 from Boom! Studios and a trailer for the short film Remedy.
Knoxville Film Festival's First Wave of Films Revealed: "The Knoxville Horror Film Fest returns October 17-20, 2019 for its eleventh annual weekend of movie madness at Knoxville’s Central Cinema and beyond! This year’s festival will build on 2018’s newly expanded format, offering Khff’s signature mix of premiere indie horror features, underseen treasures, and top-notch short films from across the region and around the world.
The first wave of feature announcements for this year’s festival includes the “hallucinatory hellscape” of Bliss, the latest adrenaline rush from low-budget auteur Joe Begos; razor-sharp haunter...
Knoxville Film Festival's First Wave of Films Revealed: "The Knoxville Horror Film Fest returns October 17-20, 2019 for its eleventh annual weekend of movie madness at Knoxville’s Central Cinema and beyond! This year’s festival will build on 2018’s newly expanded format, offering Khff’s signature mix of premiere indie horror features, underseen treasures, and top-notch short films from across the region and around the world.
The first wave of feature announcements for this year’s festival includes the “hallucinatory hellscape” of Bliss, the latest adrenaline rush from low-budget auteur Joe Begos; razor-sharp haunter...
- 7/31/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Stars: Evan Daves, Jillian Mueller, Katelyn Pearce, Peter Reznikoff, Larry Saperstein, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann | Written by Matt Black, Laurence Vannicelli | Directed by Keola Racela
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkening back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkening back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
- 7/18/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Long-running Montreal genre Fantasia International Film Festival is set to host World Premieres of Mystery Of The Night, Blood On Her Name, Stare, 1Br, and The Deeper You Dig; as well as special live appearances from producer Edward R. Pressman, director Ted Kotcheff, and horror host Joe Bob Briggs…
Highlights for me include:
Bliss. USA – Dir: Joe Begos
A drug-fueled night out in La transforms a young artist into something otherworldly, but is it due to the vampiric ménage à trois she took part in or the cocaine-like “bliss” she’s been snorting? Almost Human/The Mind’S Eye director Joe Begos deliver a stunning heavy metal head-trip that’s equal parts blissful euphoria and horrifying bloodbath. Joe Begos’s latest horror? Count me in!
Freaks. Canada – Dirs: Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein
Bruce Dern, Emile Hirsch, and Amanda Crew headline this mind-bending mystery box of a thriller about...
Highlights for me include:
Bliss. USA – Dir: Joe Begos
A drug-fueled night out in La transforms a young artist into something otherworldly, but is it due to the vampiric ménage à trois she took part in or the cocaine-like “bliss” she’s been snorting? Almost Human/The Mind’S Eye director Joe Begos deliver a stunning heavy metal head-trip that’s equal parts blissful euphoria and horrifying bloodbath. Joe Begos’s latest horror? Count me in!
Freaks. Canada – Dirs: Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein
Bruce Dern, Emile Hirsch, and Amanda Crew headline this mind-bending mystery box of a thriller about...
- 7/8/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
This year marks the festival’s 20th anniversary.
This year’s FrightFest, the annual UK genre festival, has unveiled a line-up that features 20 world premieres including films from the Soska Sisters (American Mary) and Tom Paton (Black Site).
The Soska Sisters, Jen and Sylvia, are screening their second feature Rabid, their re-imagining of David Cronenberg’s 1977 film. Paton’s Stairs is a sci-fi horror about a special ops squad that find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell.
Also screening are Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by André Øvredal’s, and Crawl,...
This year’s FrightFest, the annual UK genre festival, has unveiled a line-up that features 20 world premieres including films from the Soska Sisters (American Mary) and Tom Paton (Black Site).
The Soska Sisters, Jen and Sylvia, are screening their second feature Rabid, their re-imagining of David Cronenberg’s 1977 film. Paton’s Stairs is a sci-fi horror about a special ops squad that find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell.
Also screening are Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by André Øvredal’s, and Crawl,...
- 7/4/2019
- by Tofe Ayeni
- ScreenDaily
From a frightening fixer-upper to a home haunted by an eight-legged terror, Popcorn Frights Film Festival is bringing a wide range of horror movies to life on the big screen in Fort Lauderdale this August. Daily Dead is thrilled to attend and be one of the media sponsors of this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival, and following the festival's exciting first wave of programming, the second wave of films has now been announced, including Travis Stevens' Girl on the Third Floor, Blumhouse's Bloodline, and the world premiere of Itsy Bitsy (co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino).
Press Release: Fort Lauderdale, Fl – Popcorn Frights Film Festival returns bigger, bolder, bloodier with its second wave of programming that promises more thrills than ever before. In its fifth year, Popcorn Frights will premiere 73 films (including 10 world premieres), embracing 16 countries, and bringing together established filmmakers and emerging new voices to its annual...
Press Release: Fort Lauderdale, Fl – Popcorn Frights Film Festival returns bigger, bolder, bloodier with its second wave of programming that promises more thrills than ever before. In its fifth year, Popcorn Frights will premiere 73 films (including 10 world premieres), embracing 16 countries, and bringing together established filmmakers and emerging new voices to its annual...
- 7/2/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Movie theater employees in a conservative small town accidentally unleash a succubus one Friday night in Keola Racela's new horror comedy Porno, and following the movie's world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival, we caught up with composer Carla Patullo to discuss creating the spooky and seductive sounds of a succubus, collaborating with Racela on the score, and seeing the movie with an audience for the first time at the festival.
Thanks for taking the time to catch up with us, Carla, and congratulations on your score for Keola Racela’s new horror comedy, Porno. How did you get involved as the composer for Porno?
Carla Patullo: Thank you! I really enjoyed composing music for it. Last year, I was accepted into the Sundance Film Music and Sound Design Lab, and they paired me with Keola. I was sent a link to the film prior to talking with Keola,...
Thanks for taking the time to catch up with us, Carla, and congratulations on your score for Keola Racela’s new horror comedy, Porno. How did you get involved as the composer for Porno?
Carla Patullo: Thank you! I really enjoyed composing music for it. Last year, I was accepted into the Sundance Film Music and Sound Design Lab, and they paired me with Keola. I was sent a link to the film prior to talking with Keola,...
- 3/29/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Movie theater employees in a conservative small town look forward to unwinding every Friday night when they watch a movie after hours, but they get more than they bargained for when they watch a film that unleashes a sex demon in the new movie Porno. Following the horror comedy's world premiere at SXSW (check here to watch a clip from the film), we've been provided with an exclusive track from the film's score to share with Daily Dead readers.
Composed by Carla Patullo and titled "Don't Lose Your Edge//You Wicked Demon," the exclusive track can be listened to below, and here's what Patullo had to say about the making of the track:
"Don't Lose Your Edge//You Wicked Demon is a track that I made by combining two cues. One cue happens in the basement of the movie theater which is filled with an otherworldly energy. There's a Succubus in the movie,...
Composed by Carla Patullo and titled "Don't Lose Your Edge//You Wicked Demon," the exclusive track can be listened to below, and here's what Patullo had to say about the making of the track:
"Don't Lose Your Edge//You Wicked Demon is a track that I made by combining two cues. One cue happens in the basement of the movie theater which is filled with an otherworldly energy. There's a Succubus in the movie,...
- 3/28/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Filmmakers and cinephiles undoubtedly remain haunted by certain urban legends in film. When my mother told me about Snuff, an alleged South American snuff film that screened in the 70s in New York, it haunted me to my core for years. A few weeks ago I caught it at Quad Cinema’s “Rated X” series and found it to be a hilariously unwatchable mess, but that’s a story for another review.
Porno has a terrific concept and effective execution for much of its first half: a group of religious high school students working at their majestic local downtown twin movie theater stumble across a secret basement screening room where they find a satanic porno that might very well be a lost Alejandro Jodorowsky film or an upcoming sequel to The Love Witch.
Set in 1992 when the only options at this mini-multiple are Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
Porno has a terrific concept and effective execution for much of its first half: a group of religious high school students working at their majestic local downtown twin movie theater stumble across a secret basement screening room where they find a satanic porno that might very well be a lost Alejandro Jodorowsky film or an upcoming sequel to The Love Witch.
Set in 1992 when the only options at this mini-multiple are Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
- 3/24/2019
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Porno is admittedly not my kind of film: A B-grade horror drenched in blood which proudly displays testicular decimation and dripping demonic double-d’s. With that said, it also hosts an array of successful comedic bits thanks to an (also) admittedly/occasionally smart screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, and a solid exhibition of teenage companionship at its core, which seems to be a driving theme at this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival. Unfortunately, due to my newfound tolerance levels, Porno feels more like a macroaggression against the easily queasy than anything else.
Personally, I find it difficult to enjoy a movie I mostly watched with my hands draped over my eyes (something I really almost never do), though a lot of the people around me seemed to be having a good time. Again, not my kind of thing.
Set in a small Christian town in the...
Personally, I find it difficult to enjoy a movie I mostly watched with my hands draped over my eyes (something I really almost never do), though a lot of the people around me seemed to be having a good time. Again, not my kind of thing.
Set in a small Christian town in the...
- 3/16/2019
- by Luke Parker
- We Got This Covered
In response to our current political hellscape, it seems there’s never been a better time for horror lovers, from box office hits like “It” and “A Quiet Place,” to instant indie classics such as “Hereditary” and “Suspiria.” Fewer and farther between, however, are newer additions to the beloved subset of horror-comedies, though “Get Out” and the burgeoning “Happy Death Day” franchise stand out as two successful (and very different) examples of how to marry humor and horror. That’s why “Porno,” which recently premiered in competition at the SXSW Film Festival, represents such a thrilling entry to the genre. This gory teen comedy blends laughably outrageous carnage with a legitimately scary plot to delightful ends. Throw in a winking fetish for cinephile culture and audiences are sure to go wild for the gutsy film.
Taking place in one location, an old school movie theater circa 1992, “Porno” finds four teenage...
Taking place in one location, an old school movie theater circa 1992, “Porno” finds four teenage...
- 3/13/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The crew of a small town movie theater stumbles into a boarded up basement and comes back with more than they bargained for in director Keola Racela's Porno, one of the several horror comedies anchoring SXSW's Midnight section this year. It's fitting that this film, set in a small town with a bunch of Christ-loving movie nerds, should have its premiere in Austin, which is essentially an overgrown small town filled with movie nerds that has itself become a kind of weird cinephile mecca. In Porno, the power of film corrupts the youth of this early '90s postcard existence by bringing temptation into an otherwise pretty saintly town. As they are getting ready to close down for the night and having their daily debate over...
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- 3/12/2019
- Screen Anarchy
One of the more amusing promotions in the history of exploitation cinema was for Jess Franco’s sexy-arty 1967 “Necronomicon.” In the U.S., it was released as “Succubus,” but the distributor claimed that title was too shocking for publication, so newspaper ads included a phone number that could be called to hear the lascivious-sounding word (and its definition). That self-imposed hurdle pales next to the one filmmakers have handed themselves with “Porno,” a comedy horror that despite its XXX moniker (and some gore) mostly plays like a retro teen mall-flick fantasy in the spirit of “The Lost Boys” or “Gremlins.”
Keola Racela’s film gets off to an amusingly self-aware start as youthful staff at an early 1990s movie house inadvertently summon up a real succubus hungry for their bodies and souls. Unfortunately, “Porno” gets more uneven as it goes on, with a somewhat slack midsection and a mix of earnestness,...
Keola Racela’s film gets off to an amusingly self-aware start as youthful staff at an early 1990s movie house inadvertently summon up a real succubus hungry for their bodies and souls. Unfortunately, “Porno” gets more uneven as it goes on, with a somewhat slack midsection and a mix of earnestness,...
- 3/10/2019
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Movie theater employees in a conservative small town look forward to unwinding every Friday night when they watch a movie after hours, but they get more than they bargained for when they watch a film that unleashes a sex demon in the new movie Porno. Ahead of the horror comedy's world premiere at SXSW, we've been provided with a Nsfw poster and clip from Porno to share with Daily Dead readers.
Directed by Keola Racela from a screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, Porno stars Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann, Bill Phillips, Katelyn Pearce, and Peter Reznikoff.
Check out the Nsfw poster and clip from below. Daily Dead will once again be in Austin to cover the SXSW Film Festival, so be sure to check here for all of our reviews, interviews, and breaking news from the fest in the coming weeks!
Synopsis: "Abe...
Directed by Keola Racela from a screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, Porno stars Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann, Bill Phillips, Katelyn Pearce, and Peter Reznikoff.
Check out the Nsfw poster and clip from below. Daily Dead will once again be in Austin to cover the SXSW Film Festival, so be sure to check here for all of our reviews, interviews, and breaking news from the fest in the coming weeks!
Synopsis: "Abe...
- 3/7/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The SXSW Film Festival returns to Austin, Texas this month, and included is Keola Racela‘s micro-indie Porno, which have its World Premiere at the upcoming high profile fest. Now wehave an early look at the film, which sounds inspired by Lamberto Bava’s 1980’s classic Demons: “When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian […]...
- 3/7/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The SXSW Film Festival returns to Austin, Texas this March, and included is Keola Racela‘s micro-indie Porno, which have its World Premiere at the upcoming high profile fest. In the film, which sounds inspired by Lamberto Bava’s 1980’s classic Demons: “When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious […]...
- 2/25/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The SXSW Film Festival returns to Austin, Texas this March, and while we’re still awaiting the Midnight announcement, one horror film was included in the first wave. Keola Racela will see his micro-indie Porno have its World Premiere at the upcoming high profile fest. In the film, which sounds inspired by Lamberto Bava’s 1980’s classic Demons: “When a […]...
- 1/17/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Following the news they would open with the world premiere of Jordan Peele’s Us, the 2019 South by Southwest by Southwest Film Festival have announced their features and episodic premieres lineup.
Among the slate is a handful of our most-anticipated films of the year, including Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum, Chris Morris’s Four Lions follow-up The Day Shall Come starring Anna Kendrick, and Riley Stearns’ Faults follow-up The Art of Self-Defense. Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut Booksmart will premiere at the festival as will Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron’s new comedy formerly titled Flarsky.
“As we head into our 26th edition, we couldn’t be more excited to once again share a completely fresh SXSW 2019 slate with our uniquely smart and enthusiastic SXSW audience,” said Janet Pierson, Director of Film. “As always, we looked for a wide range of work, contemplating scale, style, tenor and tone. We...
Among the slate is a handful of our most-anticipated films of the year, including Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum, Chris Morris’s Four Lions follow-up The Day Shall Come starring Anna Kendrick, and Riley Stearns’ Faults follow-up The Art of Self-Defense. Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut Booksmart will premiere at the festival as will Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron’s new comedy formerly titled Flarsky.
“As we head into our 26th edition, we couldn’t be more excited to once again share a completely fresh SXSW 2019 slate with our uniquely smart and enthusiastic SXSW audience,” said Janet Pierson, Director of Film. “As always, we looked for a wide range of work, contemplating scale, style, tenor and tone. We...
- 1/16/2019
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
South by Southwest Conference and Festivals has announced its feature lineup for the 2019 film festival, which will include Matthew McConaughey’s “The Beach Bum,” Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut “Booksmart” and Shia Labeouf’s “The Peanut Butter Falcon.”
Jordan Peele’s “Us” was previously announced as the festival’s Opening Night film.
Annabelle Attanasio’s “Mickey and the Bear,” starring Camila Morrone and James Badge Dale, “The Highwaymen” starring Kevin Coster, Woody Harrelson and Kathy Bates, Logan Marshall Green’s “Adopt a Highway” starring Ethan Hawke and Elaine Hendrix, “The Day Shall Come” starring Anna Kendrick and Denis O’Hare, and “Villains” starring Bill Skarsgard and Maika Monroe have also been added to the lineup.
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Nearly 8,500 films were submitted this year. Feature films in the lineup screen in the following categories: Narrative Feature Competition,...
Jordan Peele’s “Us” was previously announced as the festival’s Opening Night film.
Annabelle Attanasio’s “Mickey and the Bear,” starring Camila Morrone and James Badge Dale, “The Highwaymen” starring Kevin Coster, Woody Harrelson and Kathy Bates, Logan Marshall Green’s “Adopt a Highway” starring Ethan Hawke and Elaine Hendrix, “The Day Shall Come” starring Anna Kendrick and Denis O’Hare, and “Villains” starring Bill Skarsgard and Maika Monroe have also been added to the lineup.
Also Read: SXSW 2019: Olivia Wilde, A$AP Rocky and Jeffrey Katzenberg Among Featured and Keynote Speakers
Nearly 8,500 films were submitted this year. Feature films in the lineup screen in the following categories: Narrative Feature Competition,...
- 1/16/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The 26th edition of the SXSW Film Festival will feature movies directed by Harmony Korine and Olivia Wilde, an untitled romantic comedy starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron and a concert film with comedian Kathy Griffin.
The annual gathering in Austin, Texas, which starts on March 8, will open with Jordan Peele’s “Us,” which was previously announced. The thriller stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss.
There will be 102 features and TV episodes featured over nine days.
In recent years, SXSW has upped its game as a festival that covers a lot of ground. It reliably launches a few spring studio hits, such as last year’s “The Quiet Place” and “Blockers,” and also discovers under-the-radar storytellers. For attendees, there’s also keynote addresses with filmmakers and actors.
The standouts in this year’s lineup include Korine’s “The Beach Bum,” a much-anticipated comedy starring Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg and Zac Efron.
The annual gathering in Austin, Texas, which starts on March 8, will open with Jordan Peele’s “Us,” which was previously announced. The thriller stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss.
There will be 102 features and TV episodes featured over nine days.
In recent years, SXSW has upped its game as a festival that covers a lot of ground. It reliably launches a few spring studio hits, such as last year’s “The Quiet Place” and “Blockers,” and also discovers under-the-radar storytellers. For attendees, there’s also keynote addresses with filmmakers and actors.
The standouts in this year’s lineup include Korine’s “The Beach Bum,” a much-anticipated comedy starring Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg and Zac Efron.
- 1/16/2019
- by Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
SXSW 2019 ias unveiled the current features and episodic premieres for the 26th edition of the film festival, running March 8 – 17, 2019 in Austin, Texas. Jordan Peele’s highly-anticipated “Get Out” follow-up “Us” was previously announced as the Festival’s Opening Night film, while Olivia Wilde, Jessica Brillhart, and Marti Noxon have already been announced as this year’s Film Keynotes.
Highlights of this year’s film lineup include a number of already-buzzed-about features, including Harmony Korine’s “The Beach Bum,” Wilde’s feature directorial debut “Booksmart,” and an untitled new feature from Jonathan Levine starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron (previously called “Flarsky”). A new documentary about Beto O’Rourke’s recent congressional run will debut in the documentary section, and Robert Rodriguez will screen his microbudget feature “Red 11” in the Visions section. The music-tinged festival will also screen new docs about David Crosby, Rick Rubin, Garth Brooks, and Taylor Swift.
Highlights of this year’s film lineup include a number of already-buzzed-about features, including Harmony Korine’s “The Beach Bum,” Wilde’s feature directorial debut “Booksmart,” and an untitled new feature from Jonathan Levine starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron (previously called “Flarsky”). A new documentary about Beto O’Rourke’s recent congressional run will debut in the documentary section, and Robert Rodriguez will screen his microbudget feature “Red 11” in the Visions section. The music-tinged festival will also screen new docs about David Crosby, Rick Rubin, Garth Brooks, and Taylor Swift.
- 1/16/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Working in the short form and picking up Sundance film experiences by being an art dept. intern on David Gordon Green’s Prince Avalanche and an assistant editor on Matthew Ross’ Frank & Lola, Cali-based and Columbia Uni grad Keola Racela recently received help in post with Sundance Institute’s 2018 Film Music and Sound Design Lab Folks for Porno.
Gist: Written by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, when five teen employees at the local movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.…...
Gist: Written by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli, when five teen employees at the local movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.…...
- 11/22/2018
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tonight honored fifteen student winners from colleges and universities around the world at the 41st Student Academy Awards ceremony, held at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Hollywood.
The gold, silver and bronze medals were announced and presented by actors Adrian Grenier, Nate Parker and Oscar nominee Demian Bichir, and the Oscar-winning directing/producing team from the animated feature Frozen, Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho.
The 2014 Student Academy Award® winners are:
Alternative
Gold Medal: “Person,” Drew Brown, The Art Institute of Jacksonville, Florida
Silver Medal: “Oscillate,” Daniel Sierra, School of Visual Arts, New York
Animation
Gold Medal: “Owned,” Daniel Clark and Wesley Tippetts, Brigham Young University, Utah
Silver Medal: “Higher Sky,” Teng Cheng, University of Southern California
Bronze Medal: “Yamashita,” Hayley Foster, Loyola Marymount University, California
Documentary
Gold Medal: “The Apothecary,” Helen Hood Scheer, Stanford University
Silver Medal: “White Earth,...
The gold, silver and bronze medals were announced and presented by actors Adrian Grenier, Nate Parker and Oscar nominee Demian Bichir, and the Oscar-winning directing/producing team from the animated feature Frozen, Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho.
The 2014 Student Academy Award® winners are:
Alternative
Gold Medal: “Person,” Drew Brown, The Art Institute of Jacksonville, Florida
Silver Medal: “Oscillate,” Daniel Sierra, School of Visual Arts, New York
Animation
Gold Medal: “Owned,” Daniel Clark and Wesley Tippetts, Brigham Young University, Utah
Silver Medal: “Higher Sky,” Teng Cheng, University of Southern California
Bronze Medal: “Yamashita,” Hayley Foster, Loyola Marymount University, California
Documentary
Gold Medal: “The Apothecary,” Helen Hood Scheer, Stanford University
Silver Medal: “White Earth,...
- 6/8/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tonight honored fifteen student winners from colleges and universities around the world at the 41st Student Academy Awards ceremony, held at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Hollywood. The gold, silver and bronze medals were announced and presented by actors Adrian Grenier, Nate Parker and Oscar® nominee Demian Bichir, and the Oscar-winning directing/producing team from the animated feature “Frozen,” Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho. The 2014 Student Academy Award® winners are: Alternative Gold Medal: “Person,” Drew Brown, The Art Institute of Jacksonville, Florida Silver Medal: “Oscillate,” Daniel Sierra, School of Visual Arts, New York Animation Gold Medal: “Owned,” Daniel Clark and Wesley Tippetts, Brigham Young University, Utah Silver Medal: “Higher Sky,” Teng Cheng, University of Southern California Bronze Medal: “Yamashita,” Hayley Foster, Loyola Marymount University, California Documentary Gold Medal: “The Apothecary,” Helen Hood Scheer, Stanford University Silver Medal: “White Earth,...
- 6/8/2014
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Actors Demian Bichir, Adrian Grenier and Nate Parker, along with the writing/directing/producing team of Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho, who earned Oscars for Frozen, will present at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 41st Student Academy Awards on Saturday, June 7, at 6 p.m. at the DGA Theater in Hollywood. The awards ceremony caps a week of industry activities for the 15 student filmmakers from the U.S. and abroad who were selected as winners this year.
Lee, Buck and Del Vecho took home Oscars earlier this year for the Animated Feature Film winner Frozen, the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Along with becoming the first female feature director in the history of the Walt Disney Animation Studios, Lee also wrote the screenplay for Frozen and co-wrote the 2012 Oscar nominee Wreck-it Ralph. Co-director Buck’s other animated feature credits include Pocahontas and Tarzan, and...
Lee, Buck and Del Vecho took home Oscars earlier this year for the Animated Feature Film winner Frozen, the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Along with becoming the first female feature director in the history of the Walt Disney Animation Studios, Lee also wrote the screenplay for Frozen and co-wrote the 2012 Oscar nominee Wreck-it Ralph. Co-director Buck’s other animated feature credits include Pocahontas and Tarzan, and...
- 6/2/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Fifteen students have been selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 41st Student Academy Awards competition. They will arrive in Los Angeles for a week of industry activities that will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 7, at 6 p.m., at the DGA Theater in Hollywood. The medal placements – gold, silver and bronze – in the five award categories will be announced at the ceremony.
http://www.oscars.org/awards/saa/index.html
The winners are (listed alphabetically by film title):
Alternative
“Oscillate,” Daniel Sierra, School of Visual Arts, New York
“Person,” Drew Brown, The Art Institute of Jacksonville, Florida
Animation
“Higher Sky,” Teng Cheng, University of Southern California
“Owned,” Daniel Clark and Wesley Tippetts, Brigham Young University, Utah
“Yamashita,” Hayley Foster, Loyola Marymount University, California
Documentary
“The Apothecary,” Helen Hood Scheer, Stanford University
“One Child,” Zijian Mu, New York University
“White Earth,” J. Christian Jensen,...
http://www.oscars.org/awards/saa/index.html
The winners are (listed alphabetically by film title):
Alternative
“Oscillate,” Daniel Sierra, School of Visual Arts, New York
“Person,” Drew Brown, The Art Institute of Jacksonville, Florida
Animation
“Higher Sky,” Teng Cheng, University of Southern California
“Owned,” Daniel Clark and Wesley Tippetts, Brigham Young University, Utah
“Yamashita,” Hayley Foster, Loyola Marymount University, California
Documentary
“The Apothecary,” Helen Hood Scheer, Stanford University
“One Child,” Zijian Mu, New York University
“White Earth,” J. Christian Jensen,...
- 5/18/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite. In the meantime: Is this a movie you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments. "Kiss of Mint" Tweetable Logline: Brothers, a mother, songs from the seventies, Xanax, and a woman named Vicki. Kiss of Mint explores making sacrifices for the ones you love. Elevator Pitch: "Kiss of Mint" follows two teenage brothers through their weekly routine of finding their wandering mother and taking her to the hospital to detox from a prescription drug addiction. When it becomes clear that their mom may never get better, both brothers have to decide whether to remain in the cycle, or move on. Production Team:Writer/Director: Jamie Sisley Producer: Sarah Dorman Director of Photography: Alejandro Mejia Co-Producers: Tom Sveen, Ko-Rely Pi, Kristin Frost Executive Producers: Jan...
- 1/6/2014
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
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