GRAHAM REZNICK’S FIVE FAVORITE REALITY BENDING SCI-FI FILMS

Fangoria presents Glass Eye Pal Graham Reznick’s list of mind bending flicks:

This summer sees the release of several exciting science fiction films, some of which are steeped in the realm of the psychedelic (BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW) or the otherworldly unsettling (PROMETHEUS). In honor of the recent trend, here’s a look at five of my personal favorite reality bending, psychedelic, and incredibly terrifying science fiction films…

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Tribeca Films acquires Rick Alverson’s THE COMEDY

Tribeca Film acquired all North American rights to the Rick Alverson-directed The Comedy, a film that bowed at 2012 Sundance Film Festival and also played SXSW. It will be released in October.

Jagjaguwar produced in conjunction with Greyshack Films and Larry Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix, along with Mike S. Ryan and Brent Kunkle producing. Rough House Pictures — the production company of Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Jody Hill, and Matt Reilly — attached themselves to the film during Sundance.

Tribeca will do a select theatrical release day-and-date with on-demand platforms including video-on-demand offerings iTunes, Amazon Watch Instantly, Vudu, Xbox and Samsung Media Hub…

I SELL THE DEAD now streaming on Netflix

Glenn McQuaid’s award-winning flick now easier than ever to watch! Streaming on Netflix. Watch it today. This fan at horror-movie-confession did!

Fessenden’s HABIT among top ten of Shane Clark

Heavy Metal guitarist Shane Clark of 3 Inches of Blood cites HABIT as one of his top ten horror films of all time, saying:

Habit– This is best vampire movie out there that tries to be as believable as possible. It’s got a gritty vibe to it and is 100% opposite to the cornball Vampire/ 13 year old girl/Hollywood thing that has been happening with Vampires the last while.

Check out Shane’s 9 other surprising selections at Bloody-Disgusting

Rob Khun’s Romero doc YEAR OF THE LIVING DEAD in Fango tribute

Glass Eye Pix presents an exciting new documentary about the making of George Romero’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD entitled YEAR OF THE LIVING DEAD. The film, which is in post-production in New York City, examines the political and cultural landscape in which Romero and cohorts made the seminal indie film that started the zombie genre.

Directed by Bill Moyers Journal editor Rob Kuhns and produced by Kuhns and Esther Cassidy, the film features interviews with Romero, Jason Zinoman, Fessenden, Gale Ann Hurd, Mark Harris and Elvis Mitchell among others.

FANGORIA LEGENDS, a new series featuring giants of the horror genre, gives the lowdown on the forthcoming doc and offers a sneak peak of the spectacular poster by TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE illustrator Gary Pullin…

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Fessenden wraps Chad Crawford Kinkle’s Jugface

Fessenden wraps two weeks acting in Tennessee on Chad Crawford Kinkle’s debut feature JUG FACE, produced by Andrew van den Houten’s Modern Ciné and executive produced by Lucky McKee.

Chad Crawford Kinkle’s southern Gothic script won best screenplay at the Slamdance Film Festival in 2011 and the film stars Lauren Ashley Carter (THE WOMAN) Sean Young (BLADE RUNNER) , Fessenden (I SELL THE DEAD), Sean Bridgers (THE WOMAN, DEADWOOD), and Daniel Manche (I SELL THE DEAD, THE GIRL NEXT DOOR). Production wraps in a week and moves into post. Some candid set photos below:

Ti West’s Golden Rules

THE INNKEEPERS is getting a lot of attention during it’s home video release and a lot of ink has been spilled on director Ti West and the film. We hope you’ve stumbled on some of the good press; here’s one interview from MovieMaker Magazine we thought worth posting…

My Golden Rules: Ti West

With The House of the Devil and Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, writer-director Ti West showcased an uncanny ability to pay tribute to the classic horror films of the 1970s and ’80s while reinvigorating the genre with a bold indie spirit. His latest effort, The Innkeepers, was an award-winning hit on the film festival circuit and landed on Blu-ray and DVD on April 24th.

Here, the horror-icon-in-the-making shares his golden rules of moviemaking.

1. ALWAYS TRUST YOUR GUT. Every decision is yours to make. Don’t let others pressure you. You have to live with your choices for the rest of your life. Don’t go against that feeling in the pit of your stomach. It’s there for a reason.

2. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE MORE TALENTED THAN YOURSELF. Let them take your ideas and expand upon them in ways you never thought of. Collaboration is crucial to filmmaking, and you only truly realize this when someone on your crew impresses you. Nothing is better than knowing you hired the absolute right people.

3. BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU DO. Filmmaking is art. Don’t focus on the surface. Find what’s important to you about every scene and settle for nothing less. If you are honest with yourself, you should cringe a little when on display. Honesty is entertaining. If you are not revealing who you are, then why bother? Why should people care about your movie?

4. ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES. Making a movie is traumatic. Usually everything that can go wrong will go wrong. Sometimes it goes smoothly, but be prepared for the worst. Don’t let a lost location, bad weather, technical malfunction or lack of funds stop your passion. Everyone looks to the director when things go wrong. You are a leader… Act like one.

5. SHOOT FILM. It’s better, and it won’t be around much longer. Don’t let it go without a fight.