It’s the most spookiest time of the year, and you’ll find a smorgasbord of creepy content on the Hulu streaming service in October! Not only has the streamer secured recent theatrical releases like Cobweb and Slotherhouse for you, but Huluween is here again to make sure things go bump in the night.
Huluween highlights this year include the first season of Living for the Dead, which comes from the creators of Netflix’s popular Queer Eye. Join five queer ghost hunters – Alex Le May, Juju Bae, Ken Boggle, Logan Taylor and Roz Hernandez – as they travel to a range of the world’s most haunted locations in an attempt to help the living by healing the dead.
Hulu will also premiere Monster Inside: America’s Most Extreme Haunted House from director Andrew Renzi. The new documentary follows the story of “Navy Veteran turned master of horror” Russ McKamey. His home,...
Huluween highlights this year include the first season of Living for the Dead, which comes from the creators of Netflix’s popular Queer Eye. Join five queer ghost hunters – Alex Le May, Juju Bae, Ken Boggle, Logan Taylor and Roz Hernandez – as they travel to a range of the world’s most haunted locations in an attempt to help the living by healing the dead.
Hulu will also premiere Monster Inside: America’s Most Extreme Haunted House from director Andrew Renzi. The new documentary follows the story of “Navy Veteran turned master of horror” Russ McKamey. His home,...
- 10/1/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
In 1984, Sting was practically a household name. His band, The Police, had released their last studio album titled Synchronicity a year earlier in 1983, and that album included such chart-topping singles as "Wrapped Around Your Finger," "King of Pain," and the immortal "Every Breath You Take," with the video for the latter in heavy rotation on MTV.
The man also known as Gordon Sumner was no stranger to the cinema screen, either — beginning his acting career in 1979's "Quadrophenia," he appeared in movies like "Radio On" and "Brimstone & Treacle" before producer Dino De Laurentiis became interested in casting the music...
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The man also known as Gordon Sumner was no stranger to the cinema screen, either — beginning his acting career in 1979's "Quadrophenia," he appeared in movies like "Radio On" and "Brimstone & Treacle" before producer Dino De Laurentiis became interested in casting the music...
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- 4/26/2022
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
George Martin’s Air Studios currently sits in ruin on the Caribbean island of Montserrat thanks to the devastation of Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and a series of volcano eruptions in the Nineties. But throughout the Eighties, everyone from the Rolling Stones and the Police to Elton John, Duran Duran, Dire Straits, and Black Sabbath traveled there to record era-defining albums.
The upcoming documentary Under the Volcano traces the entire saga of Air Studios, featuring incredible archival footage and new interviews with Sting, Mark Knopfler, Tony Iommi, Verdine White, Giles Martin,...
The upcoming documentary Under the Volcano traces the entire saga of Air Studios, featuring incredible archival footage and new interviews with Sting, Mark Knopfler, Tony Iommi, Verdine White, Giles Martin,...
- 7/19/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Hi, everyone! As we make our way through the week, we have another two-part video interview cued up from our Ihm: Revisited series. The next pair of interview clips feature indie horror actor Aj Bowen, who blew me away with his performance as Lewis in The Signal, and continued to knock my proverbial socks off in other films like The House of the Devil and A Horrible Way to Die, as well as recent films like I Trapped the Devil, Synchronicity, Teenage Cocktail, and The Sacrament.
In this first part of our interview with Bowen, he chatted about how Creepshow 3 kickstarted his career as he was getting his start as an actor, the collaborative process he experienced while working on The Signal, and how humbling the release of The Signal ended up being, despite enjoying a successful festival run and a slew of great critical responses.
Check out part one...
In this first part of our interview with Bowen, he chatted about how Creepshow 3 kickstarted his career as he was getting his start as an actor, the collaborative process he experienced while working on The Signal, and how humbling the release of The Signal ended up being, despite enjoying a successful festival run and a slew of great critical responses.
Check out part one...
- 4/16/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
New UK Sales Firm Strikes Slate Deal
Exclusive: New UK sales firm Mise En Scene has set a distribution deal with New York and European distributor Spi International which includes all six of the company’s first titles. Spi has picked up non-exclusive rights to What Lies Ahead, starring Rumer Willis and Emma Dumont; I Wrote This For You with Brennan Keel Cook; Eating Cars starring Lexi Pappas, Lauren Ashley Carter; Super November, starring Josie Long, Sean Biggerstaff and Heydon Prowse; Synchronicity, starring Sara Mitich and Ash Catherwood; and Reach, starring Garrett Clayton, Jordan Doww and Johnny James Fiore. London-based Mise En Scene was launched last March by Paul Yates and Netto Fernandes. Spi International and its aggregation service FilmBox operates a portfolio of 42 TV channels and digital services in multiple countries.
Crackle Plus Takes South African Feature
Exclusive: AVOD platform Crackle Plus has picked up rights to South African...
Exclusive: New UK sales firm Mise En Scene has set a distribution deal with New York and European distributor Spi International which includes all six of the company’s first titles. Spi has picked up non-exclusive rights to What Lies Ahead, starring Rumer Willis and Emma Dumont; I Wrote This For You with Brennan Keel Cook; Eating Cars starring Lexi Pappas, Lauren Ashley Carter; Super November, starring Josie Long, Sean Biggerstaff and Heydon Prowse; Synchronicity, starring Sara Mitich and Ash Catherwood; and Reach, starring Garrett Clayton, Jordan Doww and Johnny James Fiore. London-based Mise En Scene was launched last March by Paul Yates and Netto Fernandes. Spi International and its aggregation service FilmBox operates a portfolio of 42 TV channels and digital services in multiple countries.
Crackle Plus Takes South African Feature
Exclusive: AVOD platform Crackle Plus has picked up rights to South African...
- 1/27/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: UK sales firm The Mise En Scene Company launches this week ahead of the virtual AFM with a slate including thriller What Lies Ahead starring Rumer Willis, Emma Dumont, Kelly Blatz and Katie Keene.
Based in London, the company will represent between 5 – 20 new low to mid-budget ($3-10M) films per year and will look to work on highbrow and mass appeal projects from known filmmakers and fresh voices. Co-founders are Netto Fernandes and Paul S.L. Yates.
Yates was formerly a communications exec in Scotland, then moved on to acquisitions at genre sales firm DevilWorks. Fernandes has experience as a media director and theatre producer in his native Brazil.
Directed by Rob Gardner, What Lies Ahead was written by William J. Viglione and produced by Gardner, Viglione and Joe Michael Burke. The completed film follows the tensions between two young women who are...
Based in London, the company will represent between 5 – 20 new low to mid-budget ($3-10M) films per year and will look to work on highbrow and mass appeal projects from known filmmakers and fresh voices. Co-founders are Netto Fernandes and Paul S.L. Yates.
Yates was formerly a communications exec in Scotland, then moved on to acquisitions at genre sales firm DevilWorks. Fernandes has experience as a media director and theatre producer in his native Brazil.
Directed by Rob Gardner, What Lies Ahead was written by William J. Viglione and produced by Gardner, Viglione and Joe Michael Burke. The completed film follows the tensions between two young women who are...
- 11/2/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
There are no people being turned into lobsters in Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film “The Favourite.” And there are no teenage boys with sinister, manipulative powers and a disturbing way of eating spaghetti either. Boasting 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, you might assume that “The Favourite” is Lanthimos’s most accessible film to date.
But between the fish eye lenses, the wild duck races and the dance party with contemporary moves, there’s no question that “The Favourite” is a Yorgos Lanthimos film. And giving “The Favourite” its look and personality came down to the work of the below-the-line talent that had to transform this conventional screenplay into something intrinsically “Lanthimos.”
“It had to follow some Lanthimos way of communicating,” the film’s editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis told TheWrap’s Steve Pond. “The script was more linear, or more mainstream, as you say. But it has to have its own language,...
But between the fish eye lenses, the wild duck races and the dance party with contemporary moves, there’s no question that “The Favourite” is a Yorgos Lanthimos film. And giving “The Favourite” its look and personality came down to the work of the below-the-line talent that had to transform this conventional screenplay into something intrinsically “Lanthimos.”
“It had to follow some Lanthimos way of communicating,” the film’s editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis told TheWrap’s Steve Pond. “The script was more linear, or more mainstream, as you say. But it has to have its own language,...
- 2/2/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: British producer Synchronicity Films is already lining up the next project from author Helen FitzGerald as Jenna Coleman-fronted drama The Cry is still on the air in the UK.
The BBC One drama, which tells the story of two parents who find themselves in the middle of a tragedy, has become the British public broadcaster’s second biggest drama launch of 2018 after Bodyguard. It is set to launch on Sundance Now later this year.
Synchronicity has now optioned Australia Day from FitzGerald to follow-up this success.
The book, which the author is still writing, is set to be released in 2020. It is a disaster story set in a small town. The Broadchurch-style story is described as a domestic disaster noir and explores small-town secrets in an action-packed thriller format that features a devastating bush fire and its impact on a community.
It follows on from The Cry, which stars Victoria’s Coleman,...
The BBC One drama, which tells the story of two parents who find themselves in the middle of a tragedy, has become the British public broadcaster’s second biggest drama launch of 2018 after Bodyguard. It is set to launch on Sundance Now later this year.
Synchronicity has now optioned Australia Day from FitzGerald to follow-up this success.
The book, which the author is still writing, is set to be released in 2020. It is a disaster story set in a small town. The Broadchurch-style story is described as a domestic disaster noir and explores small-town secrets in an action-packed thriller format that features a devastating bush fire and its impact on a community.
It follows on from The Cry, which stars Victoria’s Coleman,...
- 10/16/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Deadpool, Michael Moore, and a few indies worth adding to your collection.Pick of the Week
Wildlike
What is it? Mackenzie (Ella Purnell) is a teen in crisis. Her father has died, and her mother’s addictions have forced her into rehab, so with no other resources she’s sent to stay with an uncle in Alaska for the summer. He shows her kindness, showers her with gifts, and sneaks into her bed at night to do unspeakable things. It may not be the first time, and she knows it won’t be the last, so when the opportunity arises she runs away. Her luck changes when she crosses paths with a hiker named Rene (Bruce Greenwood) in Denali. He wants nothing to do with her at first, but when the two of them end up on the same deserted trail in the park he quietly allows her to join his party of one. What...
Wildlike
What is it? Mackenzie (Ella Purnell) is a teen in crisis. Her father has died, and her mother’s addictions have forced her into rehab, so with no other resources she’s sent to stay with an uncle in Alaska for the summer. He shows her kindness, showers her with gifts, and sneaks into her bed at night to do unspeakable things. It may not be the first time, and she knows it won’t be the last, so when the opportunity arises she runs away. Her luck changes when she crosses paths with a hiker named Rene (Bruce Greenwood) in Denali. He wants nothing to do with her at first, but when the two of them end up on the same deserted trail in the park he quietly allows her to join his party of one. What...
- 5/10/2016
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Through the hazy light that seeps in via Venetian blinds and in the midst of the cold, dark hallways that make up the world in Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity, a mind-bending, sci-fi love story unfolds. Much of what plays out rests in familiar territory. The general design of the futuristic (but not quite future?) world is more than a little reminiscent of Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. But that familiarity in structure only serves the love story Gentry is telling, the greater of the two mysteries with which the filmmaker presents. With focus, determined pace, and nice swaths of dry humor, Synchronicity emerges as more than the sum of its influences' parts. Gentry succeeds in creating the world, implications and subtext of the story he's telling. At the head of Gentry's story is Jim Beale (Chad McKnight), a physicist who believes he has the key to the greatest, scientific discovery in history.
- 1/27/2016
- by Jeremy Kirk
- firstshowing.net
Synchronicity director Jacob Gentry talks to Shock. Synchronicity is director Jacob Gentry’s newest science fiction thriller. Best-known to genre fans as “one of the directors of that awesome 2007 science fiction film The Signal”, Gentry has once again paired up with Aj Bowen for this dystopian/crime/noir/time travel/alternate dimensions? story. In addition, Brianne Davis and Michael Ironside…
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- 1/25/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Possessing an infinite wisdom into the origins and purpose of our existence is a unique brilliance that not many people have the luxury of possessing. Furthering their abilities, so that they can travel back in time to protect society’s survival from disastrous events, is an intelligence that scientists have not yet been able to achieve, but is an enviable goal they’re still working on. While preserving civilization is a top priority for scientists, society could face a potential downfall if even one person was suddenly afforded a parallax view of their own life, and selfishly attempted to use physics to solve their own problems. That powerful dilemma over whether people [ Read More ]
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- 1/22/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Jacob Gentry's retro futuristic, time-tripping noir, Synchronicity (review), was one of my favourite films that emerged out of last year's festival circuit, and now that the film is out for the world to see, we thought we'd get the director on line to chat about the movie.
In the interview below, Gentry talks about the various iterations of the idea, the influences on the style of the film, Ben Lovett's moog-driven score, and whether he's ready for the inevitable backlash from the time travel logic police when audiences start picking apart the film's paradoxes.
Synopsis:
Daring physic [Continued ...]...
In the interview below, Gentry talks about the various iterations of the idea, the influences on the style of the film, Ben Lovett's moog-driven score, and whether he's ready for the inevitable backlash from the time travel logic police when audiences start picking apart the film's paradoxes.
Synopsis:
Daring physic [Continued ...]...
- 1/22/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Time travel is such a highly specific subgenre in sci-fi that a few big movies tend to always dominate the conversation. Primer, The Terminator and Back to the Future are the biggest fan favorites and so any time a new time travel movie comes out, those seem to crop back into the conversation as influencers. However, that's not entirely the case with Synchronicity, the new sci-fi mind bender from writer-director Jacob Gentry (The Signal). At least, not as far as Gentry is concerned. Synchronicity hits theaters and on demand tomorrow (that would be January 22, 2016, in case you're reading this from another timeline), so we asked Gentry to tell us what his actual influences were when writing and directing. His answers may actually surprise you, at least if you're...
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- 1/22/2016
- by Peter Hall
- Movies.com
Fans of Timecrimes and Primer might enjoy Synchronicity, the newest film from writer/director Jacob Gentry. I haven't seen any of his previous movies (I hear The Signal was well-liked), but this low-budget indie is a solid piece of science fiction that handles the concept of time travel with the kind of precision geeks will appreciate.
In the not-too-distant future, physicist Jim Beale (Chad McKnight) leads a three-person team in an attempt to create time travel. Their experiments rely on a powerful substance called Mrd that is only manufactured by a single company, run by a shady businessman (Michael Ironside) whose mysterious female companion (Brianne Davis) proves integral to Jim's future. When Jim is essentially blackmailed into giving up the rights to his time machine in exchange for the material necessary to complete his experiment, he ends up desperately sending himself back in time to try to figure a way out of his situation.
In the not-too-distant future, physicist Jim Beale (Chad McKnight) leads a three-person team in an attempt to create time travel. Their experiments rely on a powerful substance called Mrd that is only manufactured by a single company, run by a shady businessman (Michael Ironside) whose mysterious female companion (Brianne Davis) proves integral to Jim's future. When Jim is essentially blackmailed into giving up the rights to his time machine in exchange for the material necessary to complete his experiment, he ends up desperately sending himself back in time to try to figure a way out of his situation.
- 1/21/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
If you could slap a dudebro fedora on Blade Runner, you’d get this ridiculous attempt at a mind-blowing sci-fi drama. Pretentious yet accidental silly. I’m “biast” (pro): big science fiction geek
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If you could slap a fedora on Blade Runner — not a cool Indiana Jones sort of fedora, but the sort of fedora that has come to be a signpost of clueless dorky misappropriation of style and attitude — you’d get Synchronicity. A completely ridiculous attempt at a mind-blowing science-fiction drama, this amalgamation of pretentious yet accidental silliness gives us physicist Jim Beale (Chad McKnight), who is, like, a super genius, totally for real, but also put-upon and misunderstood. Because of course he is. Still, someone compares him to Nikola Tesla, he’s that awesome. And he’s just built a wormhole generator,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If you could slap a fedora on Blade Runner — not a cool Indiana Jones sort of fedora, but the sort of fedora that has come to be a signpost of clueless dorky misappropriation of style and attitude — you’d get Synchronicity. A completely ridiculous attempt at a mind-blowing science-fiction drama, this amalgamation of pretentious yet accidental silliness gives us physicist Jim Beale (Chad McKnight), who is, like, a super genius, totally for real, but also put-upon and misunderstood. Because of course he is. Still, someone compares him to Nikola Tesla, he’s that awesome. And he’s just built a wormhole generator,...
- 1/21/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
I never thought it would happen, but I have finally, personally, hit the wall with indie time travel flicks. Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity is not lacking in smarts or clockwork precision, but abjectly fails to convince in its core ideas of love and fate. Love may be a sticky and difficult thing, but the film seems to only communicate lust and desire, while empathy fails to make the journey. There is one worm hole too many. This leaves some impressive homages to Blade Runner's dreamy Vangelis score and neo-noir chiaroscuro, as well as Code 46's delight in contemporary-future architecture, simply hanging in empty space.Slightly strung out scientist Jim Beale (Chad McKnight, often evoking Jared Leto) is on the verge of inventing time travel with the help of his two calmer, wise-cracking lab technicians,...
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- 1/21/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Written and directed by Jacob Gentry, Synchronicity is an ambitious neo-noir time travel yarn that feels like a companion piece to Gentry’s first sci-fi feature, The Signal (which he co-directed with David Bruckner and Dan Bush). Both deal with fractured timelines to a degree, but it's his latter that proves Gentry’s keen ability to manipulate popular tropes all while creating a complex and intricate story. The film takes a bit of time to find its footing, but when it does, that’s when Synchronicity evolves into something rather special. On par with films like Timecrimes, Predestination or even Primer to a degree, Synchronicity once again proves that you don’t need a huge budget to create a compelling cinematic experience.
Synchronicity follows a beleaguered scientist by the name of Jim Beale (Chad McKnight) who, along with team members Chuck (Aj Bowen) and Matty (Scott Poythress), have invented a...
Synchronicity follows a beleaguered scientist by the name of Jim Beale (Chad McKnight) who, along with team members Chuck (Aj Bowen) and Matty (Scott Poythress), have invented a...
- 1/21/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Late in Jacob Gentry’s thought-provoking but clumsy sci-fi time bender, Synchronicity, one character says to the other: “You have the power to cross the universe in an instant… All the things you could accomplish, all the questions you could answer, and you just want to get laid.” That monologue synthesizes the most important aspect of the latest crop of time travel movies: they’re all rooted in primal concerns. Like last year’s underrated Time Lapse, Synchronicity centrally revolves around the way a relationship feeds into a headier concept — in this case, time travel.
Unfortunately, even by the end when all the twists have been revealed that explain that central relationship, it still just doesn’t make sense. But even if Synchronicity doesn’t succeed on its own merits as a story, it’s another example of the possibilities of low-budget sci-fi alongside recent successes like Coherence and The One I Love.
Unfortunately, even by the end when all the twists have been revealed that explain that central relationship, it still just doesn’t make sense. But even if Synchronicity doesn’t succeed on its own merits as a story, it’s another example of the possibilities of low-budget sci-fi alongside recent successes like Coherence and The One I Love.
- 1/21/2016
- by Michael Snydel
- The Film Stage
Not many filmmakers can turn heads with a single release, but Jacob Gentry earned his must-watch potential after striking gold with 2007’s The Signal (a shared effort with David Bruckner and Dan Bush). All eyes were on what Gentry would do next, which ended up being a three-part slasher franchise on MTV known as My Super Psycho Sweet 16 – which, admittedly, weren’t the worst. But his televised splatterfests didn’t showcase Gentry’s full potential, which makes Synchronicity all that much sweeter a return for the ambitious indie auteur. Once again Gentry explodes with genre vibrancy (Sci-fi this time), as we’re transported to a metallic future that’s molded into an engrossing cinematic universe. Gentry does more than make movies, he builds entire worlds. It’s immersion in the fullest form.
Chad McKnight stars as Jim Beale, a physicist who is on the verge of mastering time-travel. Aided by his laboratory associates,...
Chad McKnight stars as Jim Beale, a physicist who is on the verge of mastering time-travel. Aided by his laboratory associates,...
- 1/21/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Arriving in theaters and on VOD platforms everywhere this weekend is Jacob Gentry’s Synchronicity, which reunites the director with Chad McKnight, Aj Bowen and Scott Poythress—three co-stars from his first genre effort, The Signal. This time around, McKnight stars as a scientist who has invented a machine that can create a wormhole, and both Bowen and Poythress play his wisecracking labmates who help the film’s hero put all of the intricate pieces of Synchronicity’s puzzle into place.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to catch up with Gentry, Bowen, McKnight and Poythress at the press day for Synchronicity and discussed with them their experiences reuniting for another cinematic adventure and so much more.
I think it's really ambitious when you can make a movie like Synchronicity because when you think sci-fi, a lot of folks automatically think “big concepts that usually require a big budget.” And this movie,...
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to catch up with Gentry, Bowen, McKnight and Poythress at the press day for Synchronicity and discussed with them their experiences reuniting for another cinematic adventure and so much more.
I think it's really ambitious when you can make a movie like Synchronicity because when you think sci-fi, a lot of folks automatically think “big concepts that usually require a big budget.” And this movie,...
- 1/20/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The Signal director Jacob Gentry returns to screens with his new sci-fi film Synchronicity. And while Chad McKnight, Aj Bowen, and Michael Ironside may top the cast it seems immediately apparent that the fantastic retro score by Ben Lovett is every bit as much a character in the film. Daring physicist Jim Beale has invented a machine that can fold space-time and ruthless corporate tycoon Klaus Meisner will stop at nothing to get it. When Jim uses the machine to tear open the fabric of the universe, a rare Dahlia appears from the future. But in order to keep the rights to his invention he must prove that it works by finding the flower's identical match in the present. Jim soon discovers that the Dahlia...
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- 1/18/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Among Synchronicity director Jacob Gentry’s formidable gifts is a sharpened sensitivity to context, background, and setting that frees him to put in his characters’ mouths dialogue that might seem in the hands of less attuned writer/filmmakers overblown, at best chuckle-worthy in its impropriety. After all, even before being forged into a balanced partnership, these variables are already so complex. Consider the following line from the film as if it were a stand-alone: “Time is a great teacher that eventually kills all its students.” It does express a truism, but it also sounds, and reads, pretentious. One of several correctives would […]...
- 1/15/2016
- by Howard Feinstein
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Among Synchronicity director Jacob Gentry’s formidable gifts is a sharpened sensitivity to context, background, and setting that frees him to put in his characters’ mouths dialogue that might seem in the hands of less attuned writer/filmmakers overblown, at best chuckle-worthy in its impropriety. After all, even before being forged into a balanced partnership, these variables are already so complex. Consider the following line from the film as if it were a stand-alone: “Time is a great teacher that eventually kills all its students.” It does express a truism, but it also sounds, and reads, pretentious. One of several correctives would […]...
- 1/15/2016
- by Howard Feinstein
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The phrase "Curiosity killed the cat" exists for a reason and Charlotte might just have to learn that lesson the hard way in Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes. Also in this round-up: a trailer for the film Synchronicity as well as development details on Mab Studios' Witchula.
Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes: From Amazon: "Based on the bestselling horror video game series, Five Nights at Freddy’s.
It’s been exactly ten years since the murders at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, and Charlotte (Charlie for short) has spent those ten years trying to forget. Her father was the owner of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza and the creator of its four adult-sized animatronic animals, and now Charlie is returning to her hometown to reunite with her childhood friends on the anniversary of the tragedy that ripped their town apart.
Curiosity leads Charlie and her friends back to the old pizza place,...
Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes: From Amazon: "Based on the bestselling horror video game series, Five Nights at Freddy’s.
It’s been exactly ten years since the murders at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, and Charlotte (Charlie for short) has spent those ten years trying to forget. Her father was the owner of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza and the creator of its four adult-sized animatronic animals, and now Charlie is returning to her hometown to reunite with her childhood friends on the anniversary of the tragedy that ripped their town apart.
Curiosity leads Charlie and her friends back to the old pizza place,...
- 12/18/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Synchronicity Movie Trailer. Jacob Gentry‘s Synchronicity (2015) movie trailer stars Chad McKnight, Brianne Davis and Aj Bowen. Synchronicity‘s plot synopsis: “Synchronicity is a mind-bending ‘Sci-fi Noir’ about a physicist who invents a time machine, and the mysterious femme fatale trying to steal it. He must travel back in time to uncover the truth about the machine, the girl, and his […]...
- 12/15/2015
- by Marco Margaritoff
- Film-Book
We thought time travel was impossible - we were wrong. Magnolia has debuted the official trailer for The Signal director Jacob Gentry's new film Synchronicity, a time travel sci-fi noir that will definitely grab the attention of sci-fi fans. This trailer makes the film look a bit like Looper, Dark City and Blade Runner all thrown in one, with very unique visuals and some odd changeovers in this trailer that you might not be expecting. The cast includes Michael Ironside as the investor, along with Chad McKnight, Brianne Davis, Aj Bowen and Scott Poythress. I'm very curious to check this out, as I enjoyed The Signal and I'm hoping this is as special as it seems it might be. Is that a brain running the time travel device? Or what? Here's the first trailer for Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity, direct from YouTube (via SlashFilm): Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity...
- 12/15/2015
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In addition to your Star Trek Beyonds and Independence Day: Resurgences, 2016 also promises some more unexpected, under-the-radar sci-fi offerings. Like Synchronicity, a new time-travel noir thriller from writer-director Jacob Gentry (of 2007’s The Signal). The twisty plot centers on a physicist named Jim Beale (Chad McKnight), whose new invention is able to fold the space and time to create […]
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- 12/14/2015
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
[Editor's note: This new trailer for Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity contains massive spoilers for the film. Being as much of the joy of a film like this is discovery, I urge you to watch the original teaser instead.]
Jacob Gentry's new retro noir, Synchronicity is one of the best films I've seen this year so we're excited to see it's coming from Magnet Releasing on January 22, 2016. It's a mind-bending trip in the tradition of Blade Runner, Gattaca and Memento.
The second trailer for the film has dropped and while it's pretty great, it's also super spoilery so beware. If you prefer to let a film's secrets unfold in a way that will surprise you and keep you thinking, I urge you to avoid it.
Synopsis:
Daring physicist Jim Beale [Continued ...]...
Jacob Gentry's new retro noir, Synchronicity is one of the best films I've seen this year so we're excited to see it's coming from Magnet Releasing on January 22, 2016. It's a mind-bending trip in the tradition of Blade Runner, Gattaca and Memento.
The second trailer for the film has dropped and while it's pretty great, it's also super spoilery so beware. If you prefer to let a film's secrets unfold in a way that will surprise you and keep you thinking, I urge you to avoid it.
Synopsis:
Daring physicist Jim Beale [Continued ...]...
- 12/14/2015
- QuietEarth.us
Here's the trailer for Synchonicity, the newest film from The Signal director Jacob Gentry. Billed as a "mind-bending sci-fi noir," the movie centers on a man who invents time travel and the lengths he'll go to in order to protect his claim. The trailer does a great job at establishing a dark, moody, atmospheric vibe, and this looks like it could be another excellent small-scale time travel thriller in the vein of Timecrimes or Primer, though apparently with higher production values than both.
Synchronicity hits theaters, iTunes, and On Demand starting on January 22nd, 2016. What do you think?
Synchronicity is a mind-bending 'Sci-fi Noir' in the tradition of Blade Runner, Gattaca, and Memento. Daring physicist Jim Beale has invented a machine that can fold space-time and ruthless corporate tycoon Klaus Meisner will stop at nothing to get it. When Jim uses the machine to tear open the fabric of the universe,...
Synchronicity hits theaters, iTunes, and On Demand starting on January 22nd, 2016. What do you think?
Synchronicity is a mind-bending 'Sci-fi Noir' in the tradition of Blade Runner, Gattaca, and Memento. Daring physicist Jim Beale has invented a machine that can fold space-time and ruthless corporate tycoon Klaus Meisner will stop at nothing to get it. When Jim uses the machine to tear open the fabric of the universe,...
- 12/14/2015
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
In the tradition of sci-fi noirs like "Blade Runner" and "Memento" before it, here comes Jacob Gentry's "Synchronicity," a mind-bending followup to his acclaimed 2007 horror film "The Signal." Read More: Watch: Jump on a High-Stakes Sci-Fi Thrill Ride in Exclusive 'Synchronicity' Clip The official synopsis for the film reads, "Daring physicist Jim Beale has invented a machine that can fold space-time and ruthless corporate tycoon Klaus Meisner will stop at nothing to get it. When Jim uses the machine to tear open the fabric of the universe, a rare Dahlia appears from the future. But in order to keep the rights to his invention he must prove that it works by finding the flower's identical match in the present. Jim soon discovers that the Dahlia lies in the hands of the mysterious Abby, who seduces him into revealing his secrets. Convinced that she is in league with...
- 12/11/2015
- by Aubrey Page
- Indiewire
*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by an anonymous source. Director: Jacob Gentry. Writers: Jacob Gentry and Alex Orr. Cast: Chad McKnight, Brianne Davis, Aj Bowen and Michael Ironside. Jacob Gentry is best known to this reviewer for his work on The Signal (2007). Also very dark in lighting and setting, Synchronicity is a sci-fi thriller with heart. Unfortunately for Jim (Chad McKnight), his heart has been besmitten by a femme fatale, straight out of a noir film. But, this is neo-noir in which a financial oligarch rules the world and greed matters. Jim's time travelling experiments are a means to an ends for Klais Meisner (Michael Ironside). But, they also allow Jim to pursue Abby (Brianne Davis) - the femme fatale, across time periods and across dimensions. Heavily influenced by Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982), in lighting, setting and music, Synchronicity has something to say about our limited time,...
- 10/24/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Synchronicity is a tightly-wound, time-jumping thriller that leans into its 80's influences in a Big way. We're talking a score that's Very Vangelis, Brutalist architecture everywhere you look and lots of light beaming in through half opened venetian blinds. It's also got that hard-boiled, Blade Runner thing down pat. Luckily, it's also got a bit more soul than Ridley Scott's cold hearted android opus.
If Primer is a time travel film designed by the meticulous mind of an engineer, then Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity is its more emotional distant cousin. It's about a driven physicist on the cusp of "inventing" time travel by way of a new machine he's designed that uses a particular concoction of chemicals and isotopes only available from an - we'll call th [Continued ...]...
If Primer is a time travel film designed by the meticulous mind of an engineer, then Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity is its more emotional distant cousin. It's about a driven physicist on the cusp of "inventing" time travel by way of a new machine he's designed that uses a particular concoction of chemicals and isotopes only available from an - we'll call th [Continued ...]...
- 10/20/2015
- QuietEarth.us
Expect a full review of Synchronicity from Tad 2015 in the coming days, but I really wanted to flag this release for you adventurous sci-fi fans out there. Synchronicity is a supurbly shot and evocative noir that fans of Blade Runner or Primer are likely to fall in love with. A passion for retro soundtracks is also a prerequisite.
The film comes from Jacob Gentry the director of The Signal stars Brianne Davis, Aj Bowen and the ever awesome Michael Ironside.
Synopsis:
A mind-bending 'Sci-fi Noir' in the tradition of Dark City, Blade Runner where physicist Jim Beale invents a machine that can fold space-time and a rare Dahlia appears from the future.
He must find the flower's identical match in the present to prove his machine works. Jim so [Continued ...]...
The film comes from Jacob Gentry the director of The Signal stars Brianne Davis, Aj Bowen and the ever awesome Michael Ironside.
Synopsis:
A mind-bending 'Sci-fi Noir' in the tradition of Dark City, Blade Runner where physicist Jim Beale invents a machine that can fold space-time and a rare Dahlia appears from the future.
He must find the flower's identical match in the present to prove his machine works. Jim so [Continued ...]...
- 10/19/2015
- QuietEarth.us
Exclusive: Sales on sci-fi thriller to begin at the Afm.
Magnet Releasing has acquired world rights to Synchronicity, a sci-fi noir thriller from director Jacob Gentry.
Magnet, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, will release the film in the Us in January.
Magnolia International’s Christina Rogers and Scott Veltri will handle sales to other territories at next month’s American Film Market (Afm) (Nov 4-11).
Director Gentry, best known for Sundance title The Signal, also wrote and edited Synchronicity. Producers are Alexander Motlagh and Christopher Alender.
The cast includes Chad McKnight, Aj Bowen, Brianne Davis, Scott Poythress and genre icon Michael Ironside.
The story centres on a daring physicist who has invented a machine that can fold space-time and a shadowy corporation that will stop at nothing to get the device.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia VP of acquisitions John Von Thaden and, on behalf of the filmmakers, Adam Galen and [link...
Magnet Releasing has acquired world rights to Synchronicity, a sci-fi noir thriller from director Jacob Gentry.
Magnet, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, will release the film in the Us in January.
Magnolia International’s Christina Rogers and Scott Veltri will handle sales to other territories at next month’s American Film Market (Afm) (Nov 4-11).
Director Gentry, best known for Sundance title The Signal, also wrote and edited Synchronicity. Producers are Alexander Motlagh and Christopher Alender.
The cast includes Chad McKnight, Aj Bowen, Brianne Davis, Scott Poythress and genre icon Michael Ironside.
The story centres on a daring physicist who has invented a machine that can fold space-time and a shadowy corporation that will stop at nothing to get the device.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia VP of acquisitions John Von Thaden and, on behalf of the filmmakers, Adam Galen and [link...
- 10/8/2015
- ScreenDaily
Grimmfest, the North Of England’s premier horror, cult and fantastic film festival opens its pre-Halloween doors for the 7th time on Thursday 1st October with a gala screening of The Hallow, starring Oxford born Joseph Mawle (Game Of Thrones). It promises to be a packed four days with more than 20 feature length presentations to choose from. The annual Grimmfest event was born out of the Grimm Up North monthly film screenings and events that scare, astound and entertain Manchester audiences all year round. So, here’s what the Grimmfest team, told us you can specifically look forward to in 2015:
Simeon Halligan
“Landmine Goes Click is a real surprise to me. I thought I knew what I was getting from the title and the trailer but this turned out to be a complex and very dark study of the effects of retribution and revenge on the human psyche. The third act blew me away!
Simeon Halligan
“Landmine Goes Click is a real surprise to me. I thought I knew what I was getting from the title and the trailer but this turned out to be a complex and very dark study of the effects of retribution and revenge on the human psyche. The third act blew me away!
- 9/24/2015
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
The 10th annual After Dark Film Festival kicks off on October 15th and the event's first ten films have now been revealed, including Deathgasm, Tales of Halloween, and A Christmas Horror Story:
Press Release: September 15, 2015: Toronto After Dark Film Festival is thrilled to officially unveil its first wave of exciting film announcements for 2015! Included in the lineup are some of the most critically acclaimed and eagerly anticipated new horror, sci-fi, action and cult films from this year’s international film festival circuit. These 10 new movies will all have their Toronto, Canadian or International Theatrical Premieres hosted exclusively at the festival’s 10th Annual Edition this October 15-23, 2015 at the Scotiabank Theatre, in the heart of downtown Toronto.
The First Ten Films!
Deathgasm (New Zealand) Toronto Premiere & Closing Gala Film
In the latest crowd-pleasing horror-comedy from New Zealand that’s taken the festival circuit by storm since its debut at SXSW,...
Press Release: September 15, 2015: Toronto After Dark Film Festival is thrilled to officially unveil its first wave of exciting film announcements for 2015! Included in the lineup are some of the most critically acclaimed and eagerly anticipated new horror, sci-fi, action and cult films from this year’s international film festival circuit. These 10 new movies will all have their Toronto, Canadian or International Theatrical Premieres hosted exclusively at the festival’s 10th Annual Edition this October 15-23, 2015 at the Scotiabank Theatre, in the heart of downtown Toronto.
The First Ten Films!
Deathgasm (New Zealand) Toronto Premiere & Closing Gala Film
In the latest crowd-pleasing horror-comedy from New Zealand that’s taken the festival circuit by storm since its debut at SXSW,...
- 9/15/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: The Manchester-based horror festival has revealed its 2015 programme.
Grimmfest (Oct 1-4), Manchester’s horror and cult film festival, has revealed its line-up for 2015.
The festival will feature the world premiere of DxM, which stars Sam Neill alongside two former Screen Stars of Tomorrow, Tom Payne and Antonia Campbell-Hughes.
Andrew Goth (Gallowwalkers) directed the film, which had a market screening at Cannes this year.
This year’s opening night gala will be The Hallow, with director Corin Hardy and star Joseph Mawle in attendance. Playing on the same evening will be The Box, the directorial debut of Shaune Harrison (SFX on World War Z and Avengers: Age Of Ultron) and Bloodsucking Bastards, which stars Fran Kranz (Cabin In The Woods) and Pedro Pascal (The Adjustment Bureau).
The festival will also host the European premiere of Antisocial 2, Cody Calahan’s sequel to his 2013 debut, which was a hit at Grimmfest that year.
There will also...
Grimmfest (Oct 1-4), Manchester’s horror and cult film festival, has revealed its line-up for 2015.
The festival will feature the world premiere of DxM, which stars Sam Neill alongside two former Screen Stars of Tomorrow, Tom Payne and Antonia Campbell-Hughes.
Andrew Goth (Gallowwalkers) directed the film, which had a market screening at Cannes this year.
This year’s opening night gala will be The Hallow, with director Corin Hardy and star Joseph Mawle in attendance. Playing on the same evening will be The Box, the directorial debut of Shaune Harrison (SFX on World War Z and Avengers: Age Of Ultron) and Bloodsucking Bastards, which stars Fran Kranz (Cabin In The Woods) and Pedro Pascal (The Adjustment Bureau).
The festival will also host the European premiere of Antisocial 2, Cody Calahan’s sequel to his 2013 debut, which was a hit at Grimmfest that year.
There will also...
- 9/2/2015
- ScreenDaily
I never thought it would happen, but I have finally, personally, hit the wall with indie time travel flicks. Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity is not lacking in smarts or clockwork precision, but abjectly fails to convince in its core ideas of love and fate. Love may be a sticky and difficult thing, but the film seems to only communicate lust and desire, while empathy fails to make the journey. There is one worm hole too many. This leaves some impressive homages to Blade Runner's dreamy Vangelis score and neo-noir chiaroscuro, as well as Code 46's delight in contemporary-future architecture, simply hanging in empty space.Slightly strung out scientist Jim Beale (Chad McKnight, often evoking Jared Leto) is on the verge of inventing time travel with the help of his two calmer, wise-cracking lab technicians,...
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- 8/5/2015
- Screen Anarchy
After 23 unbelievable, uninterrupted days of screenings, today marks the Closing Night of the 19th edition of the Fantasia Film Festival. There is always a sadness lingering in the air on the last day. I often compare it to the feeling you get as a kid on the final day of summer camp. You get to spend an entire month with a group of friends from around the world knowing you might not have the opportunity to see some of these people again for an entire year. Known worldwide as North America’s longest-running genre film festival, Fantasia is special because of the people who not only make it happen but also for those of us who choose to spend the beautiful hot summer days crowded inside a gloomy theatre to watch movies we might not have the chance to see otherwise. And for the sixth consecutive year, the event succeeded...
- 8/5/2015
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Montreal’s genre film festival wraps with over 100,000 spectators attending across its 23 days of screenings.
Sion Sono’s Tag was among the winners at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival, which wrapped yesterday [Aug 4] with the Canadian premiere of Shinji Higuchi’s Attack on Titan.
This year saw over 100,000 spectators attending across the festival’s 23 days of screenings, including 195 indoor screenings, three outdoor screenings, eight virtual reality films and other special events, such as the debut international performance of Glass Eye Pix’s live horror radio show Tales from Beyond the Pale.
Over 900 international guests, including more than 400 film industry professionals, visited the festival and its Frontières Market which saw two deals close during the market. Raven Banner boarded worldwide sales on Gigi Saul Guerrero’s El Gigante, while Frank Murray of Lux Capta Films signed on as producer of Renaud Gauthier’s ‘Lude Behavior.
Guests included Jon Watts and Kevin Bacon for Cop Car, Michael Ironside, [link...
Sion Sono’s Tag was among the winners at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival, which wrapped yesterday [Aug 4] with the Canadian premiere of Shinji Higuchi’s Attack on Titan.
This year saw over 100,000 spectators attending across the festival’s 23 days of screenings, including 195 indoor screenings, three outdoor screenings, eight virtual reality films and other special events, such as the debut international performance of Glass Eye Pix’s live horror radio show Tales from Beyond the Pale.
Over 900 international guests, including more than 400 film industry professionals, visited the festival and its Frontières Market which saw two deals close during the market. Raven Banner boarded worldwide sales on Gigi Saul Guerrero’s El Gigante, while Frank Murray of Lux Capta Films signed on as producer of Renaud Gauthier’s ‘Lude Behavior.
Guests included Jon Watts and Kevin Bacon for Cop Car, Michael Ironside, [link...
- 8/5/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Organisers of this years Manchester-base horror film festival, Grimmfest, have announced the first three titles that will be playing at 2015′s fest… Three very different UK Premieres that have been making waves on the at festivals around the world such as Sundance, SXSW and Fantasia International Fantastic Film Festival
Syncronicity, from Jacob Gentry (The Signal) which is described as “a mind-bending ‘Sci-fi Noir’ in the tradition of Dark City, Blade Runner, and Alphaville” will have its UK premiere at Grimmfest; along with Excess Flesh, the new shocking body horror from writer and director Patrick Kennelly; and He Never Died, a brutal cannibal horror starring punk legend Henry Rollins, Stephen Ogg (Grand Theft Auto 5) and Booboo Stewart (X-Men: Days of Future Past).
Check out out preview of all three films below; and look out for more announcements and news on GrimmFest 2015 on the official website
Synchronicity (UK Premiere)
From the creators of The Signal comes Synchronicity,...
Syncronicity, from Jacob Gentry (The Signal) which is described as “a mind-bending ‘Sci-fi Noir’ in the tradition of Dark City, Blade Runner, and Alphaville” will have its UK premiere at Grimmfest; along with Excess Flesh, the new shocking body horror from writer and director Patrick Kennelly; and He Never Died, a brutal cannibal horror starring punk legend Henry Rollins, Stephen Ogg (Grand Theft Auto 5) and Booboo Stewart (X-Men: Days of Future Past).
Check out out preview of all three films below; and look out for more announcements and news on GrimmFest 2015 on the official website
Synchronicity (UK Premiere)
From the creators of The Signal comes Synchronicity,...
- 8/4/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Making a sci-fi film on a limited budget can be a risky prospect. Filmmakers like Shane Carruth, Jonathan Glazer, and Alex Garland have found recent success crafting their low-budget sci-fis by doing away with elaborate and expansive production designs, as well as large-scale action sequences. Instead, it was their complex ideas and themes that were placed at the forefront. “Synchronicity,” on the other hand, has an elaborately detailed production design, a distinctive and inspired visual style, and despite being set in the future, it never comes across as a cheap SyFy film. It may lack the cerebral and thematic complexities of “Upstream Color” or “Ex Machina,” but “Synchronicity” still works -- mostly because it’s a throwback sci-fi noir that’s largely entertaining and, on a technical level, is admirably well-crafted. Written and directed by Jacob Gentry (“The Signal”), “Synchronicity” wears its influences on its sleeve. The main visual inspiration...
- 7/30/2015
- by Ken Guidry
- The Playlist
A number of filmmakers have, over the past few years, garnered attention and acclaim from smaller unique films that have drawn in audiences intrigued about the concept in one way or another. Jacob Gentry is no exception to that, as his 2007 feature The Signal, which he co-wrote and co-directed with two other individuals, had many people eager to see what his next feature would be. Following some work in tv, Gentry’s new feature has now been completed.
Titled Synchronicity, the film sees Gentry take on directing reins alone this time around, along with writing the screenplay from a story by Alex Orr. The film’s synopsis is as follows.
When physicist Jim Beale invents a machine that can fold space-time, a rare Dahlia appears from the future. He must now find the flower’s identical match in the present to prove his machine works. Jim soon discovers that the...
Titled Synchronicity, the film sees Gentry take on directing reins alone this time around, along with writing the screenplay from a story by Alex Orr. The film’s synopsis is as follows.
When physicist Jim Beale invents a machine that can fold space-time, a rare Dahlia appears from the future. He must now find the flower’s identical match in the present to prove his machine works. Jim soon discovers that the...
- 7/27/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Synchronicity
Directed by Jacob Gentry
Written by Jacon Gentry and Alex Orr
2015, USA
Shadows abound, pierced with swaths of light cut to ribbons by venetian blinds. Odd, angular futurist architecture juts into the sky, illuminated by spotlights from passing flying vehicles. There are fans slowly rotating everywhere. This is the future, after all. There must be fans. If nothing else, Synchronicity cuts an interesting shape, a quasi-dystopian future that seems devoid of affection, warmth. Taken purely on visuals, Synchronicity is top-notch. The problem, then, lies in storytelling.
Synchronicity presents a twisted, tangled pretzel of a narrative, a classic time travel thriller that loops back on itself multiple times, placing the audience in danger of crossed eyes. Narratives this complex have been attempted before, but where Synchronicity falters is how it conveys the narrative. The complex story is made more head-spinning than advisable by some unclear storytelling, making an otherwise good...
Directed by Jacob Gentry
Written by Jacon Gentry and Alex Orr
2015, USA
Shadows abound, pierced with swaths of light cut to ribbons by venetian blinds. Odd, angular futurist architecture juts into the sky, illuminated by spotlights from passing flying vehicles. There are fans slowly rotating everywhere. This is the future, after all. There must be fans. If nothing else, Synchronicity cuts an interesting shape, a quasi-dystopian future that seems devoid of affection, warmth. Taken purely on visuals, Synchronicity is top-notch. The problem, then, lies in storytelling.
Synchronicity presents a twisted, tangled pretzel of a narrative, a classic time travel thriller that loops back on itself multiple times, placing the audience in danger of crossed eyes. Narratives this complex have been attempted before, but where Synchronicity falters is how it conveys the narrative. The complex story is made more head-spinning than advisable by some unclear storytelling, making an otherwise good...
- 7/26/2015
- by Thomas O'Connor
- SoundOnSight
From the alternately brutal, darkly humorous and introspective indie horror The Signal, to party slasher series My Super Psycho Sweet 16, director Jacob Gentry has had a dynamic run thus far. This week, it only grows more so. Tonight, he enters a decidedly more sci-fi space with Synchronicity, making its world premiere at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival and marking…
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- 7/22/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Synchronicity is a concept we could all use a bit more of these days, and if you’ll be at the Fantasia International Film Festival tomorrow, you can check out the World Premiere of Jacob Gentry’s film of the same name.… Continue Reading →
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- 7/21/2015
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
It's been a few years since The Signal (review) director Jacob Gentry made a big splash and though he's kept busy, we've been waiting for his return to sci-fi and that return looks like it's going to be a winner.
Described as a "mind-bending 'Sci-fi Noir' in the tradition of Dark City, Blade Runner, and Alphaville" Synchronicity stars Chad McKnight as Jim Beale, a physicist who creates a time bending machine and then falls in love with a girl he also thinks is trying to steal his invention. Paranoia much?
Along with McKnight, the movie also stars Brianne Davis, Aj Bowen and the ever awesome Michael Ironside.
[Continued ...]...
Described as a "mind-bending 'Sci-fi Noir' in the tradition of Dark City, Blade Runner, and Alphaville" Synchronicity stars Chad McKnight as Jim Beale, a physicist who creates a time bending machine and then falls in love with a girl he also thinks is trying to steal his invention. Paranoia much?
Along with McKnight, the movie also stars Brianne Davis, Aj Bowen and the ever awesome Michael Ironside.
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- 7/21/2015
- QuietEarth.us
Read More: Fantasia International Film Festival Announces Second Wave of 2015 Lineup A tantalizing tease of the Jacob Gentry-directed film "Synchronicity" has been released ahead of its upcoming world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival (Fiff). Said to have been inspired by the cyberpunk stylings of '70's and '80's sci-fi, the film is an atmospheric immersion into the mysteries of the universe. The official synopsis reads: "'Synchronicity' follows the story of a daring physicist (Chad McKnight) who folds time to travel into the past, trying to stop a mysterious woman from stealing his invention. But once there, he gets caught in a love triangle that will fracture his reality and endanger his entire future." An exclusive clip of the film immediately ratchets up the tension. Against a pulsating score, characters prepare for an explosive breakthrough in their plan -- but in observing their work, one...
- 7/21/2015
- by David Canfield
- Indiewire
Considered the world’s largest genre film festival and running over three weeks long, Fantasia is celebrating its 19th edition this year and the lineup is pretty incredible. This year’s fest runs July 14 through August 4 and will see over 130 feature films including more than 20 world premieres. Legendary filmmaker Sion Sono is delivering three new movies with Tag, Love & Peace, and Shinjuku Swan, meanwhile Tales of Halloween and A Christmas Horror Story are bringing horror anthologies back to the big screen. In addition, the festival will offer up the Montreal premiere of Marvel’s highly anticipated Ant-Man, the world premiere of Israeli horror flick Jeruzalem, the world premiere of Assassination Classroom and the first Canadian screening of the Canadian/Kiwi festival hit Turbo Kid. The festival is rounded out with screenings of Big Match, Crumbs, Deathgasm, The Demolisher, Experimenter, Cooties, We Are Still Here, The Editor, Cub, He Never Died,...
- 7/13/2015
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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