If there’s one thing we can be sure of about Kathy Murphy, the middle-aged woman at the center of the moving debut feature, For the Birds, by director Richard Miron, it’s that she loves animals. Birds in general, ducks and turkeys in particular. Kathy has been “collecting” them for years now on her small makeshift farm in Upstate New York alongside her begrudging husband, Gary. Less an obsession than an inherent need, Kathy values her birds above all else, and as crowding and cleanliness prompt local animal sanctuaries to threaten legal action of behalf of the wellbeing of Kathy’s feathered […]...
- 5/31/2019
- by Erik Luers
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
If there’s one thing we can be sure of about Kathy Murphy, the middle-aged woman at the center of the moving debut feature, For the Birds, by director Richard Miron, it’s that she loves animals. Birds in general, ducks and turkeys in particular. Kathy has been “collecting” them for years now on her small makeshift farm in Upstate New York alongside her begrudging husband, Gary. Less an obsession than an inherent need, Kathy values her birds above all else, and as crowding and cleanliness prompt local animal sanctuaries to threaten legal action of behalf of the wellbeing of Kathy’s feathered […]...
- 5/31/2019
- by Erik Luers
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
For The Birds Dogwoof Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Richard Miron Cast: Kathy Murphy, Gary Murphy, William Brenner Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 5/23/19 Opens: May 31, 2019 at IFC Center in NY Although both the title and the early scenes make you think that this will […]
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- 5/26/2019
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
DefTone Pictures Studios Inc. and Origin Releasing have announced the release of Not Human (formerly known as Ombis: Alien Invasion), which is directed by Adam R. Steigert, and stars Richard Satterwhite, Jason John Beebe, Sara Manzella along with co-stars Kathy Murphy, Alexander Sloan McBryde, Brenda Rickert and Aryn Fitzgerald.
The film hits VOD next week – September 9th to be precise, before hitting retail markets in December.
Not Human follows the story of peaceful, rustic Metzburgh: a quiet village which was a former industrial town whose glory days are long past after the collapse of Metzburgh Grain. A meteorite crash lands in the peaceful community. Glen, a homeless ex-employee of the grain silos, gets too close to the crash site and a chemical poison sprays out of the meteorite, enveloping him. The chemical agent known only as Ombis begins to turn his insides into a slimy substance. Glen is discovered by...
The film hits VOD next week – September 9th to be precise, before hitting retail markets in December.
Not Human follows the story of peaceful, rustic Metzburgh: a quiet village which was a former industrial town whose glory days are long past after the collapse of Metzburgh Grain. A meteorite crash lands in the peaceful community. Glen, a homeless ex-employee of the grain silos, gets too close to the crash site and a chemical poison sprays out of the meteorite, enveloping him. The chemical agent known only as Ombis begins to turn his insides into a slimy substance. Glen is discovered by...
- 9/4/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Back in January 2012 we got the first word on Ombis, which then became Ombis: Alien Invasion and is now known as Not Human. After some false starts, the film is finally arriving on VOD and DVD, and it's gotten some new artwork to celebrate.
The film was directed by Adam R. Steigert and written by Steigert, Janeen Avery, Terry Kimmel, Mark Mendola, and Michael Sciabarrasi. Not Human stars Richard Satterwhite, Jason John Beebe, and Sara Manzella along with Kathy Murphy, Alexander Sloan McBryde, Brenda Rickert, and Aryn Fitzgerald.
DefTone Pictures Studios Inc. and Origin Releasing are releasing Not Human on VOD on September 9th, followed by a DVD push out to retail markets in December. For more info in the meantime, be sure to visit the official Not Human website.
Synopsis:
Not Human follows the story of peaceful, rustic Metzburgh: a quiet village which was a former industrial town whose...
The film was directed by Adam R. Steigert and written by Steigert, Janeen Avery, Terry Kimmel, Mark Mendola, and Michael Sciabarrasi. Not Human stars Richard Satterwhite, Jason John Beebe, and Sara Manzella along with Kathy Murphy, Alexander Sloan McBryde, Brenda Rickert, and Aryn Fitzgerald.
DefTone Pictures Studios Inc. and Origin Releasing are releasing Not Human on VOD on September 9th, followed by a DVD push out to retail markets in December. For more info in the meantime, be sure to visit the official Not Human website.
Synopsis:
Not Human follows the story of peaceful, rustic Metzburgh: a quiet village which was a former industrial town whose...
- 8/25/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Ombis is a film we've talked about quite a bit around these parts, and with its fall release approaching, DefTone Pictures Studios and Origin Releasing have given it the title of Not Human along with sending over updated artwork and two new trailers.
Directed by Adam R. Steigert, Not Human stars Richard Satterwhite, Jason John Beebe, and Sara Manzella along with co-stars Kathy Murphy, Alexander Sloan McBryde, Brenda Rickert, and Aryn Fitzgerald.
Origin Releasing will release the film on VOD this September along with pushing it out to retail markets in October.
For more info be sure to visit the official Not Human website.
Synopsis:
Not Human follows the story of peaceful, rustic Metzburgh: a quiet village which was a former industrial town whose glory days are long past after the collapse of Metzburgh Grain. A meteorite crash lands in the peaceful community. Glen, a homeless ex-employee of the grain silos,...
Directed by Adam R. Steigert, Not Human stars Richard Satterwhite, Jason John Beebe, and Sara Manzella along with co-stars Kathy Murphy, Alexander Sloan McBryde, Brenda Rickert, and Aryn Fitzgerald.
Origin Releasing will release the film on VOD this September along with pushing it out to retail markets in October.
For more info be sure to visit the official Not Human website.
Synopsis:
Not Human follows the story of peaceful, rustic Metzburgh: a quiet village which was a former industrial town whose glory days are long past after the collapse of Metzburgh Grain. A meteorite crash lands in the peaceful community. Glen, a homeless ex-employee of the grain silos,...
- 6/12/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Author and filmmaker Gregory Lamberson (Slime City Massacre, Carnage Road) has released the trailer for the new horror comedy Dry Bones, which he wrote and co-directed. The film stars co-director Michael O’Hear and Debbie Rochon, who plays three roles in the film. Kevin VanHentenryck, John Renna, Paul McGinnis and Kathy Murphy co-star. Special Make-Up Effects were created by Rod Durick and Arick Szymecki, and the band Sealcats provided the score, including two versions of the … Continue reading →...
- 9/15/2013
- by HorrorNews.net
- Horror News
Author and filmmaker Gregory Lamberson sent over a casting update for Dry Bones, the new horror comedy he wrote and is co-directing, along with some behind-the-scenes stills that shed a little light on what we can expect from the film. Read on for the scoop!
From the Press Release:
Debbie Rochon has been cast as the female lead in Dry Bones, currently filming in Buffalo, New York. The horror comedy was written by Gregory Lamberson and is co-directed and co-produced by Lamberson and Michael O’Hear, who stars. Rochon and O’Hear appeared in Lamberson’s Slime City Massacre, and O’Hear has a role in Rochon’s directorial debut, Model Hunger, on which Lamberson served as line producer and first assistant director.
Dry Bones tells the story of Drew (O’Hear), a man traumatized as a child by a monster under his bed. Decades later, after therapists have convinced...
From the Press Release:
Debbie Rochon has been cast as the female lead in Dry Bones, currently filming in Buffalo, New York. The horror comedy was written by Gregory Lamberson and is co-directed and co-produced by Lamberson and Michael O’Hear, who stars. Rochon and O’Hear appeared in Lamberson’s Slime City Massacre, and O’Hear has a role in Rochon’s directorial debut, Model Hunger, on which Lamberson served as line producer and first assistant director.
Dry Bones tells the story of Drew (O’Hear), a man traumatized as a child by a monster under his bed. Decades later, after therapists have convinced...
- 4/10/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Hot on the heels of the news that Phoenix Group Releasing has picked up Adam R. Steigert's Ombis for distribution comes the flick's second clip. Check it out, but be careful - things are getting gooey around here!
Ombis stars Richard Satterwhite, Jason John Beebe, Sara Manzella, Michael Sciabarrasi, Kathy Murphy, and Alexander Sloan Mcbryde and introduces Rich Winiatowski and Aryn Fitzgerald. The clip features Bill Choinski (Professor O'Neil), Jason John Beebe (Mark), John Fleming (Rookie officer Brian Higgins), and Mark's high school girlfriend Lucy (Sara Manzella) in a tense moment of discovery.
Synopsis:
Peaceful, rustic Metzburgh is a quiet village that was a former industrial town whose glory days are long past after the collapse of Metzburgh Grain. Teenager Mark Lowe (Jason John Beebe) and his ex-girlfriend Lucy Greenheart (Sarah Manzella) are stuck in a lovers quarrel when a meteorite crash lands in the passive community. Glen (Robert Bozek...
Ombis stars Richard Satterwhite, Jason John Beebe, Sara Manzella, Michael Sciabarrasi, Kathy Murphy, and Alexander Sloan Mcbryde and introduces Rich Winiatowski and Aryn Fitzgerald. The clip features Bill Choinski (Professor O'Neil), Jason John Beebe (Mark), John Fleming (Rookie officer Brian Higgins), and Mark's high school girlfriend Lucy (Sara Manzella) in a tense moment of discovery.
Synopsis:
Peaceful, rustic Metzburgh is a quiet village that was a former industrial town whose glory days are long past after the collapse of Metzburgh Grain. Teenager Mark Lowe (Jason John Beebe) and his ex-girlfriend Lucy Greenheart (Sarah Manzella) are stuck in a lovers quarrel when a meteorite crash lands in the passive community. Glen (Robert Bozek...
- 1/26/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
We've been talking about Adam Steigert's horror/sci-fi opus Ombis for quite some time, and now we have some good news to share as the film has landed a distribution deal with Phoenix Group Releasing.
From the Press Release:
DefTone Pictures Studios, Inc., has signed a distribution deal with Phoenix Group Releasing to release upcoming science fiction/horror film Ombis. Ombis is directed by Adam R. Steigert and stars Richard Satterwhite, Jason John Beebe, Sara Manzella, Michael Sciabarrasi, Kathy Murphy, and Alexander Sloan Mcbryde and introduces Rich Winiatowski and Aryn Fitzgerald.
Currently DefTone and Phoenix Group aren’t publishing a release date for the film; however, they are in talks to release it domestically and to the foreign market in the middle of 2013. This bumps up DefTone's original release date of October 13, 2013, which the studio set in 2011 prior to the Phoenix Group Releasing acquiring Ombis for distribution. Phoenix Group Releasing...
From the Press Release:
DefTone Pictures Studios, Inc., has signed a distribution deal with Phoenix Group Releasing to release upcoming science fiction/horror film Ombis. Ombis is directed by Adam R. Steigert and stars Richard Satterwhite, Jason John Beebe, Sara Manzella, Michael Sciabarrasi, Kathy Murphy, and Alexander Sloan Mcbryde and introduces Rich Winiatowski and Aryn Fitzgerald.
Currently DefTone and Phoenix Group aren’t publishing a release date for the film; however, they are in talks to release it domestically and to the foreign market in the middle of 2013. This bumps up DefTone's original release date of October 13, 2013, which the studio set in 2011 prior to the Phoenix Group Releasing acquiring Ombis for distribution. Phoenix Group Releasing...
- 1/23/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Things are heating up for Adam Steigert's horror/sci-fi opus Ombis, and the director/co-writer sent over a few exclusive new stills for us to share. This one is looking pretty fun so keep it here for more as it comes!
Ombis is based on a short story by Steigert and was written by him, Janeen Avery, Mark Mendola, and Terry Kimmel. The cast features Richard Satterwhite (Sheriff Thomas Brackett), Sara Manzella (Lucy), Jason John Beebe (Mark), Alexander Sloan McBryde (Mr. Gray), and Michael Sciabarrasi (Mayor Logan) with Lynn Lowry (News Anchor), Aryn Fitzgerald (Haley), Richard Winiatowski (Nemesis), Brenda Rickert (Sara), and Daniel George (Blake) co-starring.
Synopsis:
Peaceful, rustic Metzburgh is a quiet village that was a former industrial town whose glory days are long past after the collapse of Metzburgh Grain. Teenager Mark Lowe (Jason John Beebe) and his ex-girlfriend Lucy Greenheart (Sarah Manzella) are stuck in a lovers...
Ombis is based on a short story by Steigert and was written by him, Janeen Avery, Mark Mendola, and Terry Kimmel. The cast features Richard Satterwhite (Sheriff Thomas Brackett), Sara Manzella (Lucy), Jason John Beebe (Mark), Alexander Sloan McBryde (Mr. Gray), and Michael Sciabarrasi (Mayor Logan) with Lynn Lowry (News Anchor), Aryn Fitzgerald (Haley), Richard Winiatowski (Nemesis), Brenda Rickert (Sara), and Daniel George (Blake) co-starring.
Synopsis:
Peaceful, rustic Metzburgh is a quiet village that was a former industrial town whose glory days are long past after the collapse of Metzburgh Grain. Teenager Mark Lowe (Jason John Beebe) and his ex-girlfriend Lucy Greenheart (Sarah Manzella) are stuck in a lovers...
- 12/5/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Things get a little awkward in this first clip from Adam Steigert's Ombis, which features Aryn Fitzgerald (Haley) and Richard Satterwhite (Sheriff Brackett) in a heartfelt moment. Check it out along with the theatrical poster and a new, longer synopsis for the film.
Ombis, which is now in the final stages of editing, is based on a short story by Steigert and was written by him, Janeen Avery, Mark Mendola, and Terry Kimmel. The cast features Richard Satterwhite (Sheriff Thomas Brackett), Sara Manzella (Lucy), Jason John Beebe (Mark), Alexander Sloan McBryde (Mr. Gray), and Michael Sciabarrasi (Mayor Logan) with Lynn Lowry (News Anchor), Aryn Fitzgerald (Haley), Richard Winiatowski (Nemesis), Brenda Rickert (Sara), and Daniel George (Blake) co-starring.
"I remember laughing to myself during the original script process, saying, 'I don’t know why I am writing a scene where two characters are in a police car driving down a street.
Ombis, which is now in the final stages of editing, is based on a short story by Steigert and was written by him, Janeen Avery, Mark Mendola, and Terry Kimmel. The cast features Richard Satterwhite (Sheriff Thomas Brackett), Sara Manzella (Lucy), Jason John Beebe (Mark), Alexander Sloan McBryde (Mr. Gray), and Michael Sciabarrasi (Mayor Logan) with Lynn Lowry (News Anchor), Aryn Fitzgerald (Haley), Richard Winiatowski (Nemesis), Brenda Rickert (Sara), and Daniel George (Blake) co-starring.
"I remember laughing to myself during the original script process, saying, 'I don’t know why I am writing a scene where two characters are in a police car driving down a street.
- 11/18/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast, the feature film debut of screenwriter, director, and actor Sam Qualiana, has been acquired for worldwide distribution by Independent Entertainment, part of the Alternative Cinema network. The deal includes DVD, VOD, cable, and digital downloads.
“This is a real achievement for everyone involved with Snow Shark,” says Gregory Lamberson, one of the film’s producers. “As many filmmakers have come to realize, the market for independent genre films is brutal, and obtaining distribution can seem like an impossible goal. We’re thrilled to be working with Independent Entertainment and the wonderful people at Alternative Cinema. I know they’ll give this film the tender loving care it deserves.”
Other Alternative Cinema brands include Shock-o-Rama Cinema, Seduction Cinema, and Camp Motion Pictures. The company offers Lamberson’s first three films, Slime City, Undying Love, and Naked Fear on the two-disc DVD Greg Lamberson’s Slime City Grindhouse Collection.
“This is a real achievement for everyone involved with Snow Shark,” says Gregory Lamberson, one of the film’s producers. “As many filmmakers have come to realize, the market for independent genre films is brutal, and obtaining distribution can seem like an impossible goal. We’re thrilled to be working with Independent Entertainment and the wonderful people at Alternative Cinema. I know they’ll give this film the tender loving care it deserves.”
Other Alternative Cinema brands include Shock-o-Rama Cinema, Seduction Cinema, and Camp Motion Pictures. The company offers Lamberson’s first three films, Slime City, Undying Love, and Naked Fear on the two-disc DVD Greg Lamberson’s Slime City Grindhouse Collection.
- 4/17/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
It's been several months since we've gotten an update on Sam Qualiana's Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast, but now the film has its premiere screening scheduled, a festival date in the works, and a brand new trailer.
From the Press Release:
Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast, written and directed by 26-year-old Sam Qualiana in Lockport, New York, will have its world premiere at Dipson’s Amherst Theater in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday, April 10th, at 7:00 pm; the premiere will be open to the paying public. Two nights later, on Thursday, April 12th, at 7:30 pm, the film will play at The Screening Room Cinema Café in Williamsville, New York. On Saturday, May 12th, it will have its film festival premiere at the South Bronx Film Festival.
Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast is a creature feature which details the exploits of a prehistoric shark, freed by an earthquake,...
From the Press Release:
Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast, written and directed by 26-year-old Sam Qualiana in Lockport, New York, will have its world premiere at Dipson’s Amherst Theater in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday, April 10th, at 7:00 pm; the premiere will be open to the paying public. Two nights later, on Thursday, April 12th, at 7:30 pm, the film will play at The Screening Room Cinema Café in Williamsville, New York. On Saturday, May 12th, it will have its film festival premiere at the South Bronx Film Festival.
Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast is a creature feature which details the exploits of a prehistoric shark, freed by an earthquake,...
- 3/31/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Producer Greg Lamberson dropped us a line to let us know that principal photography has wrapped on Sam Qualiana's Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast up in the Buffalo area, and he also provided us with a half-dozen new behind-the-scenes stills.
From the Press Release: Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast, the feature film debut of 25-year-old writer/director Sam Qualiana, has wrapped production in Lockport, New York, outside Buffalo. Qualiana originally made a Snow Shark short seven years ago, when he and his brothers attached a shark fin to their dog. After winning the Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival’s “Filmmaker to Watch” award for his short crime drama No Road Out, he decided to remake the Snow Shark short using the skills he had developed in the intervening years. Reaction to the project was so positive he turned it into a feature instead and started shooting on weekends, before the script was completed,...
From the Press Release: Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast, the feature film debut of 25-year-old writer/director Sam Qualiana, has wrapped production in Lockport, New York, outside Buffalo. Qualiana originally made a Snow Shark short seven years ago, when he and his brothers attached a shark fin to their dog. After winning the Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival’s “Filmmaker to Watch” award for his short crime drama No Road Out, he decided to remake the Snow Shark short using the skills he had developed in the intervening years. Reaction to the project was so positive he turned it into a feature instead and started shooting on weekends, before the script was completed,...
- 6/12/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
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