A trailer for Jesse Thomas Cook’s The Hexecutioners has landed and can be seen right here in today’s Horror Highlights. The film is also now available in the UK and will soon be released in Canada by Anchor Bay. Also: a look at four new Warcraft character videos and a behind-the-scenes video for the Stan original series Wolf Creek.
The Hexecutioners Trailer and Distribution Details: “Three years ago Proposition 117 was passed allowing private medical films to conduct assisted suicide procedures. Two disparate young women working for a Rite-to-Die company are dispatched to a remote estate to perform a custom Euthanasia ritual, but unwittingly summon the spirits of a death cult that once inhabited the property.
Produced by Foresight Features. Available in May 2016 from Studio Canal in the UK. Coming soon in Canada from Anchor Bay Entertainment.”
Directed by Jesse Thomas Cook from a screenplay by Tony Burgess, The Hexecutioners stars Liv Collins,...
The Hexecutioners Trailer and Distribution Details: “Three years ago Proposition 117 was passed allowing private medical films to conduct assisted suicide procedures. Two disparate young women working for a Rite-to-Die company are dispatched to a remote estate to perform a custom Euthanasia ritual, but unwittingly summon the spirits of a death cult that once inhabited the property.
Produced by Foresight Features. Available in May 2016 from Studio Canal in the UK. Coming soon in Canada from Anchor Bay Entertainment.”
Directed by Jesse Thomas Cook from a screenplay by Tony Burgess, The Hexecutioners stars Liv Collins,...
- 5/10/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Stars: Liv Collins, Sarah Power, Timothy Burd, Ari Millen, Barry Flatman, Walter Borden, Boyd Banks, Tony Burgess, Jason David Brown, Matt Griffin | Written by Tony Burgess | Directed by Jesse Thomas Cook
It would seem, at least on paper, that the director of low-budget quasi-wrestling monster movie Monsters Brawl and the (literal) shit-monster movie Septic Man; teaming up the writer of the neo-classic Pontypool for a movie that encapsuates an American gothic vibe would not work. On the one hand you have someone’s whose work is filled with subtlety, on the other… shit-monster (and yes, I know Burgess also penned Septic Man)! Yet somehow, despite some lapses in judgement and a conclusion that falls off the cliff somewhat, The Hexecutioners really works.
From the offset, The Hexecutioners is completely overblown and overwrought. The film is scored like some kind of idiots guide to horror – queues hit all the notes that...
It would seem, at least on paper, that the director of low-budget quasi-wrestling monster movie Monsters Brawl and the (literal) shit-monster movie Septic Man; teaming up the writer of the neo-classic Pontypool for a movie that encapsuates an American gothic vibe would not work. On the one hand you have someone’s whose work is filled with subtlety, on the other… shit-monster (and yes, I know Burgess also penned Septic Man)! Yet somehow, despite some lapses in judgement and a conclusion that falls off the cliff somewhat, The Hexecutioners really works.
From the offset, The Hexecutioners is completely overblown and overwrought. The film is scored like some kind of idiots guide to horror – queues hit all the notes that...
- 2/26/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
In this morning's round-up, we have a Q&A with Casper Van Dien from the supernatural horror film, June. Also: details on Dracula's prop auction, XLrator Media's 24 Hour Rental, a video tribute to Friday the 13th Part VIII called "Voorhees Stomp", a new poster for The Hexecutioners, and release details for Krampus: The Reckoning.
Casper Van Dien Q&A: "June tells the story of nine-year-old June (Brice) who has been shuffled in and out of foster homes for years. And though she tries to be good, no matter where she goes, a trail of chaos and terror seems to follow. It’s only when June is sent to live with a new couple, Lily (Pratt) and Dave (Van Dien), that it looks as if things might finally work out. Except this innocent child with the face of an angel is possessed by an ancient, malevolent entity that has hijacked her soul.
Casper Van Dien Q&A: "June tells the story of nine-year-old June (Brice) who has been shuffled in and out of foster homes for years. And though she tries to be good, no matter where she goes, a trail of chaos and terror seems to follow. It’s only when June is sent to live with a new couple, Lily (Pratt) and Dave (Van Dien), that it looks as if things might finally work out. Except this innocent child with the face of an angel is possessed by an ancient, malevolent entity that has hijacked her soul.
- 10/7/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Xavier Dolan tied contemporaries Philippe Falardeau and Denis Villeneuve by winning his second Best Feature award at the 17th annual Jutra Awards. Quebec’s answer to the Oscars was a rather suspense-less affair as Mommy claimed nine (plus the top box office award honor) awards winning in all major categories with the exclusion of Best Supporting Actor category win, which would only end up going to Dolan’s other nominated film, Tom at the Farm. Pierre-Yves Cardinal was sublime in his predatory type role and as was the case for several nominees, was hard at work on another project and therefore not on hand for trophyware. Ricardo Trogi’s throwback to awkward teen years tale 1987 did win a trio of awards, but if there were any surprises in the Dolan camp it was the acceptance speeches: Dolan delivered a keynote speech type quality for the last win of the night...
- 3/16/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Gerontophilia
Written by Bruce Labruce and Daniel Allen Cox
Directed by Bruce Labruce
Canada, 2013
Gerontophilia, or the sexual preference for the elderly, is the eponymous subject of the new film by Bruce Labruce, iconoclastic Canadian director of subversive narrative porn such as The Raspberry Reich and Hustler White, among others. Given what goes on in other Labruce films, amputee sex, “terrorist chic” sex, zombie sex, etc., the subject matter of his newest didn’t necessarily alarm the way it would for nearly other living filmmaker, Lars von Trier being a potential exception. What’s surprising is how incredibly normal and unshocking the film is, especially given Labruce’s history and the subject at hand. Many critics call this his bid at mainstream, and it could be perceived as such. But if the title doesn’t scare off most audiences, a quick trip through the director’s filmography probably will. Still,...
Written by Bruce Labruce and Daniel Allen Cox
Directed by Bruce Labruce
Canada, 2013
Gerontophilia, or the sexual preference for the elderly, is the eponymous subject of the new film by Bruce Labruce, iconoclastic Canadian director of subversive narrative porn such as The Raspberry Reich and Hustler White, among others. Given what goes on in other Labruce films, amputee sex, “terrorist chic” sex, zombie sex, etc., the subject matter of his newest didn’t necessarily alarm the way it would for nearly other living filmmaker, Lars von Trier being a potential exception. What’s surprising is how incredibly normal and unshocking the film is, especially given Labruce’s history and the subject at hand. Many critics call this his bid at mainstream, and it could be perceived as such. But if the title doesn’t scare off most audiences, a quick trip through the director’s filmography probably will. Still,...
- 9/14/2013
- by John Oursler
- SoundOnSight
Hometown bad boy Bruce Labruce is back at the Toronto International Film Festival with what could bedescribed as a sort of gay “Harold and Maude” (though Labruce prefers a "reverse 'Lolita'"). Set in Montreal, the film details the sexual relationship between a teenage boy (dreamy newcomer Pier-Gabriel Lajoie) and an 82 year old man (Walter Borden) that he meets while working at a nursing home. While the severely May-December romance at the film’s center certainly breaks taboos in itself, it doesn’t feature explicit sex -- a first in Labruce’s filmography. Labruce talked to Indiewire about that change of pace as well as the film itself -- which debuted Monday night and screens again Friday. So where did “Gerontophilia” come from? It was kind of a long process. I thought of the idea about three or four years ago. There was a first draft that I wasn’t really happy with.
- 9/12/2013
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
Bruce Labruce – Gerontophilia
Section: Vanguard
Dates: Monday 9th, Wednesday 11th, Friday 13th
Buzz: What to do with Bruce Labruce, whose titles will most likely always reside on the tenuous cusp of porn vs. art? That’s exactly why he’s an important and oft neglected voice relegated to the ghetto of gay cinema enthusiasts—he’s been challenging boundaries and ideas for well over twenty years without cashing in on anything remotely mainstream. While some titles may not always seem worthwhile (a dip into less sexually explicit waters resulted in 2010’s Otto: Or Up With Dead People, which in turns seemed to have inspired a more experimental sexy undead project, La Zombie, a film that had few champions), he’s back with more taboo subject matter (a young boy likes sex with old guys—oh my!) and is bound to cause divisive critiques. In its developmental stages, Beatrice Dalle...
Section: Vanguard
Dates: Monday 9th, Wednesday 11th, Friday 13th
Buzz: What to do with Bruce Labruce, whose titles will most likely always reside on the tenuous cusp of porn vs. art? That’s exactly why he’s an important and oft neglected voice relegated to the ghetto of gay cinema enthusiasts—he’s been challenging boundaries and ideas for well over twenty years without cashing in on anything remotely mainstream. While some titles may not always seem worthwhile (a dip into less sexually explicit waters resulted in 2010’s Otto: Or Up With Dead People, which in turns seemed to have inspired a more experimental sexy undead project, La Zombie, a film that had few champions), he’s back with more taboo subject matter (a young boy likes sex with old guys—oh my!) and is bound to cause divisive critiques. In its developmental stages, Beatrice Dalle...
- 9/2/2013
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
★★☆☆☆ Canadian auteur Bruce Labruce opened the Venice Days sidebar of the Biennale's 70th incarnation with Gerontophilia (2013), a romantic comedy (of sorts) following 18-year-old Lake (Pierre-Gabriel Lajoie), who finds himself increasingly dissatisfied with his girlfriend and at the same time attracted to older men. In order to further investigate his newfound fetish, Lake gets a job at a local nursing home for the elderly, where he gets his jollies giving the elderly bed baths and drawing them while they sleep. He becomes particularly attached to octogenarian Melvin Peabody, played with a scene stealing charm by Walter Borden.
With Lake's growing affection towards Melvin also comes anger at the way the old are treated - or, more accurately, not treated - but instead discarded by a society that has no further need for them. Lake decides to help Melvin escape in order to follow his dream of one day seeing the Pacific Ocean.
With Lake's growing affection towards Melvin also comes anger at the way the old are treated - or, more accurately, not treated - but instead discarded by a society that has no further need for them. Lake decides to help Melvin escape in order to follow his dream of one day seeing the Pacific Ocean.
- 8/29/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
"Nurse.Fighter.Boy", the 17th feature film produced through Cfc Features, has been acquired by Film Movement for Us distribution.
“Both the Cfc and Film Movement are committed to exposing international audiences to independent cinema," said Justine Whyte, executive producer, director, Cfc Features.
"...'Nurse.Fighter.Boy' is an urban love story about the soul of a mother, the heart of a fighter and the faith of a child. 'Jude' is a single mother who descends from a long line of Jamaican caregivers. 'Silence' is a 'past his prime' boxer who fights illegally to survive. 'Ciel' is a boy who delves into music, conjuring dreams for his mother. During the last week of summer, a late-night brawl finds the fighter in the nurse's care causing their three fates to be forever entwined...".
Written/directed by first-time feature film director Charles Officer ("Da Kink In My Hair") and produced by Ingrid Veninger ("Gods and...
“Both the Cfc and Film Movement are committed to exposing international audiences to independent cinema," said Justine Whyte, executive producer, director, Cfc Features.
"...'Nurse.Fighter.Boy' is an urban love story about the soul of a mother, the heart of a fighter and the faith of a child. 'Jude' is a single mother who descends from a long line of Jamaican caregivers. 'Silence' is a 'past his prime' boxer who fights illegally to survive. 'Ciel' is a boy who delves into music, conjuring dreams for his mother. During the last week of summer, a late-night brawl finds the fighter in the nurse's care causing their three fates to be forever entwined...".
Written/directed by first-time feature film director Charles Officer ("Da Kink In My Hair") and produced by Ingrid Veninger ("Gods and...
- 5/26/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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