Exclusive: Reboot Studios, the production arm of the arts and culture nonprofit Reboot that’s funded in part by Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg’s Righteous Persons Foundation, has joined the producing team for the Broadway run of Alex Edelman’s Just For Us.
The limited engagement begins previews tonight at the Hudson Theatre, with opening night on Monday, June 26. Reboot announced its involvement today.
Edelman’s one-man-comedy, which addresses antisemitism by chronicling the Jewish playwright’s visit to a meeting of White Nationalists, is among a slate of grantees that mark a second round of funding for Reboot.
Reboot Studios funds and develops content for theater, television, film, podcasts, music and publishing, with a mission to empower “storytellers to transform society through a Jewish lens.” Reboot will co-produce Just for Us with Broadway producer Rebecca Gold. The Broadway show is produced by Jenny Gersten, Rachel Sussman, and Seaview, with Mike Birbiglia.
The limited engagement begins previews tonight at the Hudson Theatre, with opening night on Monday, June 26. Reboot announced its involvement today.
Edelman’s one-man-comedy, which addresses antisemitism by chronicling the Jewish playwright’s visit to a meeting of White Nationalists, is among a slate of grantees that mark a second round of funding for Reboot.
Reboot Studios funds and develops content for theater, television, film, podcasts, music and publishing, with a mission to empower “storytellers to transform society through a Jewish lens.” Reboot will co-produce Just for Us with Broadway producer Rebecca Gold. The Broadway show is produced by Jenny Gersten, Rachel Sussman, and Seaview, with Mike Birbiglia.
- 6/22/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Beetlejuice will end its Broadway run at the Marquis Theatre on Jan. 8, 2023, producers announced today, making the musical the second high-profile production in recent days to announce a post-holiday departure.
Last Friday, The Phantom of the Opera announced that it would end its 35-year run in February, a casualty of a market still soft from the Covid pandemic’s impact on tourism, among other factors.
Though Beetlejuice, directed by Alex Timbers and starring Alex Brightman in the title role (played by Michael Keaton in the original 1988 Tim Burton film), hasn’t had anywhere near the longevity of Phantom, its lifetime on Broadway has been, as producers concede, unconventional, to say the least.
The musical opened at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre on April 25, 2019, receiving so-so reviews and getting off to a slow start with audiences. With the Shubert Organization hoping to clear the venue for the revival of The Music Man with Hugh Jackman,...
Last Friday, The Phantom of the Opera announced that it would end its 35-year run in February, a casualty of a market still soft from the Covid pandemic’s impact on tourism, among other factors.
Though Beetlejuice, directed by Alex Timbers and starring Alex Brightman in the title role (played by Michael Keaton in the original 1988 Tim Burton film), hasn’t had anywhere near the longevity of Phantom, its lifetime on Broadway has been, as producers concede, unconventional, to say the least.
The musical opened at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre on April 25, 2019, receiving so-so reviews and getting off to a slow start with audiences. With the Shubert Organization hoping to clear the venue for the revival of The Music Man with Hugh Jackman,...
- 9/20/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
You just can’t keep a beloved ghost dead: Beetlejuice is coming back to haunt Broadway, with a return engagement of the increasingly popular musical taking possession of Broadway’s Marriott Marquis Theatre on Friday, April 8, 2022.
Casting will be announced later.
“We sincerely thank the Beetlejuice fans,” said producers Mark Kaufman (Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures) and Kevin McCormick (Langley Park Productions). “It is because of their support that we will be able to blow the roof off the Marquis Theatre three-times over with fun and laughter, laughter and laughter!”
The producers aren’t exaggerating about the fan power: Beetlejuice, which got off to a relatively slow start when it opened at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre in April 2019, with both box office and critics’ review rather hit and miss. But a funny thing happened on the way to the haunting: Over the following summer, ticketbuyers began to materialize, seats started filling.
Casting will be announced later.
“We sincerely thank the Beetlejuice fans,” said producers Mark Kaufman (Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures) and Kevin McCormick (Langley Park Productions). “It is because of their support that we will be able to blow the roof off the Marquis Theatre three-times over with fun and laughter, laughter and laughter!”
The producers aren’t exaggerating about the fan power: Beetlejuice, which got off to a relatively slow start when it opened at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre in April 2019, with both box office and critics’ review rather hit and miss. But a funny thing happened on the way to the haunting: Over the following summer, ticketbuyers began to materialize, seats started filling.
- 9/13/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Outfest has launched its annual Outfest Screenwriting Lab and selected eight scripts that advance the visibility of Lgbtqia+ storytelling. This year’s fellows include Johnny Alvarez, Courtney & Hillary Andujar, Carlton Daniel Jr., Gary Jaffe, Raul Martin, Damon Royster, Cody Stickels & Kea Trevett, and Leandro Tadashi.
The Outfest Screenwriting Lab was established as a screenwriting contest in 1997 and has since become the cornerstone of Outfest’s education and mentoring program, Outfest Forward. Because this year’s Lab will take place virtually, it provided Outfest the ability to accept their largest cohort to date and extended the time frame of the Lab to five days. Fellows will meet with top industry showrunners, executives, and writers who will offer professional development and discuss trends within the industry.
The Lab roster of Lgbtqia+ industry leaders include showrunners Latoya Morgan, Derek Simonds (The Sinner), and M Dickson, alongside...
The Outfest Screenwriting Lab was established as a screenwriting contest in 1997 and has since become the cornerstone of Outfest’s education and mentoring program, Outfest Forward. Because this year’s Lab will take place virtually, it provided Outfest the ability to accept their largest cohort to date and extended the time frame of the Lab to five days. Fellows will meet with top industry showrunners, executives, and writers who will offer professional development and discuss trends within the industry.
The Lab roster of Lgbtqia+ industry leaders include showrunners Latoya Morgan, Derek Simonds (The Sinner), and M Dickson, alongside...
- 12/2/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Producers of Broadway’s Tony-nominated Beetlejuice said Monday that the comedic musical based on Tim Burton’s 1988 cult movie will play its final performance at the Winter Garden Theatre on June 6. A national tour is being mounted to kick off in fall 2021.
Beetlejuice the musical opened April 25, 2019 and was nominated for eight Tonys including Best Musical. It just broke the eight-performance house record at the Winter Garden during Thanksgiving week with $1,589,839, taking the crown from School of Rock ($1.506M in 2015).
Alex Timbers directed the musical which featured an original score by Eddie Perfect, and book by Scott Brown and Anthony King. It centered on Lydia Deetz (played by Winona Rider in the movie and Sophia Anne Caruso on Broadway), the unusual teenager whose life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice (Tony nominee Alex Brightman), a demon with a thing for stripes and his own ideas...
Beetlejuice the musical opened April 25, 2019 and was nominated for eight Tonys including Best Musical. It just broke the eight-performance house record at the Winter Garden during Thanksgiving week with $1,589,839, taking the crown from School of Rock ($1.506M in 2015).
Alex Timbers directed the musical which featured an original score by Eddie Perfect, and book by Scott Brown and Anthony King. It centered on Lydia Deetz (played by Winona Rider in the movie and Sophia Anne Caruso on Broadway), the unusual teenager whose life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice (Tony nominee Alex Brightman), a demon with a thing for stripes and his own ideas...
- 12/9/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Power may be coming to an end with this summer’s sixth season but co-showrunner Gary Lennon is plugging into to a new creative source.
Having helmed several episodes of the well-watched Courtney Kemp-created Starz drama, Ep Lennon is now set to direct his first feature, I’ve learned.
Coming off the mean streets of 1970s NYC and based on the Emmy-nominated scribe’s own life, Jerry is a coming-of-age drama that follows a young man’s rough and ultimately redemptive ride to discover his sexuality and true passion.
“It has taken me over 20 years to tell this story,” Lennon told Deadline of the film co-written with Christopher Rossi.
“After directing episodes of Power, I’ve been inspired to take the reins as director of my script, co-written with Christopher Rossi,” the Ep added, noting that Jerry will be produced through his Street Kids shingle with Authentic Talent & Literary Management.
Having helmed several episodes of the well-watched Courtney Kemp-created Starz drama, Ep Lennon is now set to direct his first feature, I’ve learned.
Coming off the mean streets of 1970s NYC and based on the Emmy-nominated scribe’s own life, Jerry is a coming-of-age drama that follows a young man’s rough and ultimately redemptive ride to discover his sexuality and true passion.
“It has taken me over 20 years to tell this story,” Lennon told Deadline of the film co-written with Christopher Rossi.
“After directing episodes of Power, I’ve been inspired to take the reins as director of my script, co-written with Christopher Rossi,” the Ep added, noting that Jerry will be produced through his Street Kids shingle with Authentic Talent & Literary Management.
- 5/14/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Chicago’s long-running #DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment is finally making a date with New York City: The offbeat blend of improv, scripted comedy and musical theater will begin performances at Off Broadway’s Westside Theatre this summer.
Performances begin June 20 in New York, following a three-year Chicago run. Created by playwright Robyn Lynne Norris, who wrote the show with Bob Ladewig and Frank Caeti, #DateMe is based on Norris’ “social experiment” of creating 38 fake “undateable” profiles on the OKCupid dating site. The results were then used as source material for a one-act limited engagement show called Undateable at Second City Hollywood.
Encouraged and assisted by producer Diane Alexander to expand the idea – and apparently getting a go-ahead from Ok Cupid – the show grew to the two-act #DateMe: An OKCupid Experiment, moved to Chicago’s Up Comedy Club and found its audience. Eight re-mounts have been staged...
Performances begin June 20 in New York, following a three-year Chicago run. Created by playwright Robyn Lynne Norris, who wrote the show with Bob Ladewig and Frank Caeti, #DateMe is based on Norris’ “social experiment” of creating 38 fake “undateable” profiles on the OKCupid dating site. The results were then used as source material for a one-act limited engagement show called Undateable at Second City Hollywood.
Encouraged and assisted by producer Diane Alexander to expand the idea – and apparently getting a go-ahead from Ok Cupid – the show grew to the two-act #DateMe: An OKCupid Experiment, moved to Chicago’s Up Comedy Club and found its audience. Eight re-mounts have been staged...
- 3/20/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Writer/producer/director Gary Lennon, who was recently named co-showrunner on Season 6 of Starz’s high-rated series, Power, has sold his script, A Family Film, to Liz Levine and Adrian Salpeter, co-founders of the production company, Random Bench.
The film is described as a brutal, darkly humorous and heartbreaking new spin on the family film genre. It revolves around three orphaned brothers who reunite to settle unfinished business and in doing so change their lives forever.
Lennon will executive produce through his Street Kid Productions banner. His promotion to co-showrunner on Power is part of his overall deal with Starz, in which he will develop additional projects for the premium cabler. Lennon also served as a producer on FX’s Justified, which earned him a Peabody Award, WGA Award and an AFI Award Honoree for Television Program of the Year.
Liz Levine and Adrian Salpeter served as producer on...
The film is described as a brutal, darkly humorous and heartbreaking new spin on the family film genre. It revolves around three orphaned brothers who reunite to settle unfinished business and in doing so change their lives forever.
Lennon will executive produce through his Street Kid Productions banner. His promotion to co-showrunner on Power is part of his overall deal with Starz, in which he will develop additional projects for the premium cabler. Lennon also served as a producer on FX’s Justified, which earned him a Peabody Award, WGA Award and an AFI Award Honoree for Television Program of the Year.
Liz Levine and Adrian Salpeter served as producer on...
- 7/26/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
This short film from Random Bench Productions is seeking two child actors to play Alex, a tall and lanky 13- to 16-year-old who is “yearning for excitement and eager to earn his father’s respect,” and his younger sister Lauren, who’s described in the casting notice as mischievous and playful—“the spark of joy of this family.” “A Son” follows Alex as he joins his father on a civilian-led patrol of the U.S./Mexican border by his Arizona home. Coordinators Fiona Godivier, Adrian Salpeter, Elizabeth Levine, Rebecca Dayan, and Mark Booker are also casting a supporting role—a male aged 15–20 to play an illegal immigrant—and extras aged 15–60. The film is scheduled to shoot for three days between May 20 and May 26 in the Los Angeles area. Talent will be payed $100 per day plus meals and gas. Coordinators are requesting talent from the L.A. area. For more information on “A Son,...
- 4/26/2016
- backstage.com
Though the Bigfoot flick has already been completely shot, Feed the Gods needs to raise some additional funds before it can enter our lives. Today a Kickstarter campaign has been launched to do just that.
Check out the trailer and details below, and then head over to Kickstarter to learn more and help out if you're so inclined.
From the Press Release
Horror thriller Feed the Gods from Bleiberg Entertainment's Compound B and production company Random Bench (and recently acquired by XLrator Media for a U.S. release) unveils new key art and an exclusive trailer in tandem with the launch of a Kickstarter campaign aimed at raising completion monies for the low budget creature feature.
"Production is complete on Feed the Gods because our friends and colleagues believe in our creative team and in us," says producer Adrian Salpeter. "Launching Kickstarter gives us the chance to share this...
Check out the trailer and details below, and then head over to Kickstarter to learn more and help out if you're so inclined.
From the Press Release
Horror thriller Feed the Gods from Bleiberg Entertainment's Compound B and production company Random Bench (and recently acquired by XLrator Media for a U.S. release) unveils new key art and an exclusive trailer in tandem with the launch of a Kickstarter campaign aimed at raising completion monies for the low budget creature feature.
"Production is complete on Feed the Gods because our friends and colleagues believe in our creative team and in us," says producer Adrian Salpeter. "Launching Kickstarter gives us the chance to share this...
- 12/6/2013
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
The good folks over at XLrator Media have made a preemptive strike in terms of acquiring the new flick Feed the Gods ahead of this year's Afm 2013, and we've got the info and the first still for you right here.
From the Press Release
In advance of the American Film Market, XLrator Media has acquired all U.S. rights to the horror-thriller Feed The Gods for its “Macabre” horror label from Bleiberg Entertainment’s genre label Compound B.
The film, which stars Shawn Roberts (Resident Evil: Afterlife, Diary of the Dead), Tyler Johnston (“The Killing,” “Supernatural”), Emily Tennant (Jennifer’s Body), and Aleks Paunovic (This Means War), follows the journey of two brothers in search of their long lost parents. Their quest leads them to Tendale, a small mountain town that is home to a mythical Bigfoot-like creature with a “taste for tourists.”
Production wrapped last month in Vancouver and surrounding areas.
From the Press Release
In advance of the American Film Market, XLrator Media has acquired all U.S. rights to the horror-thriller Feed The Gods for its “Macabre” horror label from Bleiberg Entertainment’s genre label Compound B.
The film, which stars Shawn Roberts (Resident Evil: Afterlife, Diary of the Dead), Tyler Johnston (“The Killing,” “Supernatural”), Emily Tennant (Jennifer’s Body), and Aleks Paunovic (This Means War), follows the journey of two brothers in search of their long lost parents. Their quest leads them to Tendale, a small mountain town that is home to a mythical Bigfoot-like creature with a “taste for tourists.”
Production wrapped last month in Vancouver and surrounding areas.
- 10/30/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
XLrator Media has acquired all Us rights from Bleiberg Entertainment’s genre label Compound B to the Bigfoot thriller Feed The Gods.
XLrator Media will distribute through its Macabre horror. Production wrapped last month in Vancouver and surrounding areas. Braden Croft directed from his own screenplay and Random Bench’s Liz Levine and Adrian Salpeter produced.
Bleiberg Entertainment’s Ehud Bleiberg and Nicholas Donnermeyer served as executive producers with Shawn Roberts and Eduard Witzke on the story of brothers whose quest for their parents leads to a remote mountain town. Shawn Roberts, Tyler Johnston, Emily Tennant and Aleks Paunovic star.
XLrator Media CEO Barry Gordon and Mike Radiloff negotiated the deal with Bleiberg.
XLrator Media will distribute through its Macabre horror. Production wrapped last month in Vancouver and surrounding areas. Braden Croft directed from his own screenplay and Random Bench’s Liz Levine and Adrian Salpeter produced.
Bleiberg Entertainment’s Ehud Bleiberg and Nicholas Donnermeyer served as executive producers with Shawn Roberts and Eduard Witzke on the story of brothers whose quest for their parents leads to a remote mountain town. Shawn Roberts, Tyler Johnston, Emily Tennant and Aleks Paunovic star.
XLrator Media CEO Barry Gordon and Mike Radiloff negotiated the deal with Bleiberg.
- 10/30/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
XLrator Media just announced that they’ve acquired Feed The Gods, a new horror movie set in a small town with a creature that has a “taste for tourists:”
“In advance of the American Film Market, XLrator Media has acquired all U.S. rights to the horror-thriller Feed The Gods for its “Macabre” horror label from Bleiberg Entertainment’s genre label Compound B.
The film, which stars Shawn Roberts (Resident Evil: Afterlife, Diary of the Dead), Tyler Johnston (“The Killing,” “Supernatural”), Emily Tennant (Jennifer’s Body) and Aleks Paunovic (This Means War), follows the journey of two brothers in search of their long lost parents. Their quest leads them to Tendale, a small mountain town that is home to mythical Bigfoot-like creature with a “taste for tourists.”
Production wrapped last month in Vancouver and surrounding areas. Braden Croft directed from his own script and Random Bench’s Liz Levine and Adrian Salpeter produced,...
“In advance of the American Film Market, XLrator Media has acquired all U.S. rights to the horror-thriller Feed The Gods for its “Macabre” horror label from Bleiberg Entertainment’s genre label Compound B.
The film, which stars Shawn Roberts (Resident Evil: Afterlife, Diary of the Dead), Tyler Johnston (“The Killing,” “Supernatural”), Emily Tennant (Jennifer’s Body) and Aleks Paunovic (This Means War), follows the journey of two brothers in search of their long lost parents. Their quest leads them to Tendale, a small mountain town that is home to mythical Bigfoot-like creature with a “taste for tourists.”
Production wrapped last month in Vancouver and surrounding areas. Braden Croft directed from his own script and Random Bench’s Liz Levine and Adrian Salpeter produced,...
- 10/30/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
A new clip from the indie fear flick from Elijah Wood's horror film company SpectreVision, Toad Road (review) from writer-director Jason Banker, has arrived with an explanation!
From the Press Release
The horror-thriller Toad Road earned praise from audiences and critics alike last fall at the influential Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, where it won awards for “Best Director” (Jason Banker) and “Best Actor” (James Davidson).
Building on that momentum, Artsploitation Films has announced it will bring Toad Road to theaters this October. Following the film’s theatrical run, the company will release it on DVD and VOD as well as in the digital marketplace.
“There is a nihilism and decay present within the characters of Toad Road that makes the film mesmerizing. The horror comes not from just a mystical location and inevitable conclusion, but a very real, very dark place in each of their hearts. It's...
From the Press Release
The horror-thriller Toad Road earned praise from audiences and critics alike last fall at the influential Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, where it won awards for “Best Director” (Jason Banker) and “Best Actor” (James Davidson).
Building on that momentum, Artsploitation Films has announced it will bring Toad Road to theaters this October. Following the film’s theatrical run, the company will release it on DVD and VOD as well as in the digital marketplace.
“There is a nihilism and decay present within the characters of Toad Road that makes the film mesmerizing. The horror comes not from just a mystical location and inevitable conclusion, but a very real, very dark place in each of their hearts. It's...
- 6/28/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Toad Road appeared at last year’s Fantasia International Film Festival and it has been announced that the movie will be getting a limited theatrical run later this year, along with a DVD and VOD release. For those that are interested in learning more, we also have the Toad Road trailer:
“The horror-thriller Toad Road earned praise from audiences and critics alike last fall at the influential Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, where it won awards for “Best Director” (Jason Banker) and “Best Actor” (James Davidson).
Building on that momentum, Artsploitation Films has announced it will bring Toad Road to theaters this October. Following the film’s theatrical run, the company will release it on DVD and VOD as well as in the digital marketplace.
“There is a nihilism and decay present within the characters of Toad Road that makes the film mesmerizing. The horror comes not from just...
“The horror-thriller Toad Road earned praise from audiences and critics alike last fall at the influential Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, where it won awards for “Best Director” (Jason Banker) and “Best Actor” (James Davidson).
Building on that momentum, Artsploitation Films has announced it will bring Toad Road to theaters this October. Following the film’s theatrical run, the company will release it on DVD and VOD as well as in the digital marketplace.
“There is a nihilism and decay present within the characters of Toad Road that makes the film mesmerizing. The horror comes not from just...
- 6/25/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
We finally have good news for those of you looking forward to checking out the indie fear flick from Elijah Wood's horror film company SpectreVision, Toad Road (review) from writer-director Jason Banker. The flick is planning to hit said road this October!
From the Press Release
The horror-thriller Toad Road earned praise from audiences and critics alike last fall at the influential Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, where it won awards for “Best Director” (Jason Banker) and “Best Actor” (James Davidson).
Building on that momentum, Artsploitation Films has announced it will bring Toad Road to theaters this October. Following the film’s theatrical run, the company will release it on DVD and VOD as well as in the digital marketplace.
“There is a nihilism and decay present within the characters of Toad Road that makes the film mesmerizing. The horror comes not from just a mystical location and inevitable conclusion,...
From the Press Release
The horror-thriller Toad Road earned praise from audiences and critics alike last fall at the influential Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, where it won awards for “Best Director” (Jason Banker) and “Best Actor” (James Davidson).
Building on that momentum, Artsploitation Films has announced it will bring Toad Road to theaters this October. Following the film’s theatrical run, the company will release it on DVD and VOD as well as in the digital marketplace.
“There is a nihilism and decay present within the characters of Toad Road that makes the film mesmerizing. The horror comes not from just a mystical location and inevitable conclusion,...
- 6/25/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Horror-thriller [pictured] to be released this October.
Artsploitation Films has acquired Us rights to Jason Banker’s Toad Road.
The horror-thriller, which won best director and best actor awards at last year’s Fantasia International Film Festival, will be released theatrically this October before a DVD and VOD release.
Traction Media negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers with Jennifer Arndt-Johns for Artsploitation Films.
“There is a nihilism and decay present within the characters of Toad Road that makes the film mesmerising,” commented Brian Sokel, vice president of Artsploitation Films. “It’s a unique film that must be seen.”
Toad Road depicts real drug use among a group of real life friends. Tragically, lead actress Sara Anne Jones died of an accidental overdose on Sept 4, 2012 shortly after the film’s world premiere.
The film was produced by Banker’s Blackout Films in collaboration with Liz Levine and Adrian Salpeter of Random Bench. It was executive...
Artsploitation Films has acquired Us rights to Jason Banker’s Toad Road.
The horror-thriller, which won best director and best actor awards at last year’s Fantasia International Film Festival, will be released theatrically this October before a DVD and VOD release.
Traction Media negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers with Jennifer Arndt-Johns for Artsploitation Films.
“There is a nihilism and decay present within the characters of Toad Road that makes the film mesmerising,” commented Brian Sokel, vice president of Artsploitation Films. “It’s a unique film that must be seen.”
Toad Road depicts real drug use among a group of real life friends. Tragically, lead actress Sara Anne Jones died of an accidental overdose on Sept 4, 2012 shortly after the film’s world premiere.
The film was produced by Banker’s Blackout Films in collaboration with Liz Levine and Adrian Salpeter of Random Bench. It was executive...
- 6/24/2013
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Phase 4 Films is set to bring the serial killer thriller Hemorrhage to VOD tomorrow, June 1st.
The film hails from Canadian writer and director Braden Croft and Random Bench principal and producers Liz Levine and Adrian Salpeter. Brittney Grabill and Alex Mackie star.
Hemorrhage takes a creepy and deep look inside a man’s schizophrenic hallucinations as he tries to come to terms with the most basic and humane feelings of love, attraction and survival.
Read more...
The film hails from Canadian writer and director Braden Croft and Random Bench principal and producers Liz Levine and Adrian Salpeter. Brittney Grabill and Alex Mackie star.
Hemorrhage takes a creepy and deep look inside a man’s schizophrenic hallucinations as he tries to come to terms with the most basic and humane feelings of love, attraction and survival.
Read more...
- 5/31/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The good folks over at Phase 4 Films have just sent over the official trailer and artwork for their latest terror tale Hemorrhage, and since it's Friday and we're all looking to get the hell out of this hellish work week, we figured we'd share. Not that we wouldn't have anyway, but still!
From the Press Release
Phase 4 Films is pleased to announce the world premiere of the serial killer thriller Hemorrhage, from first-time Canadian writer and director Braden Croft and Random Bench principal and producers Liz Levine (Toad Road, Camp Hollywood) and Adrian Salpeter (Toad Road, The French Guy).
The film, which can now be viewed on Video On Demand, stars Brittney Grabill and Alex Mackie. Hemorrhage was an official Selection of the Fantasia International Film Festival in 2012, where it garnered incredible reviews from some of the top entertainment and horror publications in the industry.
Hemorrhage takes a...
From the Press Release
Phase 4 Films is pleased to announce the world premiere of the serial killer thriller Hemorrhage, from first-time Canadian writer and director Braden Croft and Random Bench principal and producers Liz Levine (Toad Road, Camp Hollywood) and Adrian Salpeter (Toad Road, The French Guy).
The film, which can now be viewed on Video On Demand, stars Brittney Grabill and Alex Mackie. Hemorrhage was an official Selection of the Fantasia International Film Festival in 2012, where it garnered incredible reviews from some of the top entertainment and horror publications in the industry.
Hemorrhage takes a...
- 5/31/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Elijah Wood's The Woodshed, the new horror label from partners Wood, Daniel Noah, and Josh C. Waller, has announced two new projects: the original production A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and the completed feature Toad Road (review) from writer-director Jason Banker.
The Woodshed is partnering with Blackout Films and Random Bench on Toad Road, which will be the first film to go out under "The Woodshed Presents" endeavor, says Variety. The Woodshed partners discovered the film when programming Nightmare City, a horror film festival collaboration between Cinefamily, Cinespia, and The Woodshed that is currently unfolding around Los Angeles.
"Programming the festival, we viewed scores of new horror films, but 'Toad Road' leapt out of the pack with its devastating power. We knew we had to do whatever we could to make sure this special film is seen," said Wood.
The Woodshed will present the U.
The Woodshed is partnering with Blackout Films and Random Bench on Toad Road, which will be the first film to go out under "The Woodshed Presents" endeavor, says Variety. The Woodshed partners discovered the film when programming Nightmare City, a horror film festival collaboration between Cinefamily, Cinespia, and The Woodshed that is currently unfolding around Los Angeles.
"Programming the festival, we viewed scores of new horror films, but 'Toad Road' leapt out of the pack with its devastating power. We knew we had to do whatever we could to make sure this special film is seen," said Wood.
The Woodshed will present the U.
- 10/20/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
(Los Angeles, CA – Oct 19 2012) The Woodshed, the new horror company from partners Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller and Elijah Wood, is proud to announce two new projects. The Woodshed will partner with Blackout Films and Random Bench on Jason Banker’s Toad Road as its first “The Woodshed Presents” endeavor. Noah, Waller and Wood discovered the film when programming Nightmare City, a horror film festival collaboration between The Cinefamily, Cinespia and The Woodshed currently unfolding around Los Angeles. Says Wood, “Programming the festival, we viewed scores of new horror films, but Toad Road leapt out of the pack with its devastating power. We knew we had to do whatever we could to make sure this special film is seen.” The Woodshed will present the Us premiere in Los Angeles next Tuesday October 23rd @10Pm as part of Nightmare City. Toad Road received both Best Director & Best Actor (James Davidson) awards...
- 10/19/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Several new images for director Jason Banker‘s upcoming Fantasia Fest selection Toad Road are here for you cats to dig upon. The flick makes its premiere at the festival on Thursday, July 26th. Check out the goods now!
From the Press Release
Black Out Films and Random Bench Productions are excited to announce the world premiere of Toad Road at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montréal. Jason Banker (Teenage Paparazzo, My Name is Faith) directed and produced his first narrative feature, Toad Road, in collaboration with producers Liz Levine (Camp Hollywood, Finite & Infinite Games) and Adrian Salpeter (The French Guy, Finite & Infinite Games). Toad Road displays a disturbing portrait of contemporary youth culture where the lines between perception and reality are blurred with often frightening results.
“I'm excited to premiere Toad Road at Fantasia International! It is great to be recognized by a festival that supports transgressive and outsider cinema,...
From the Press Release
Black Out Films and Random Bench Productions are excited to announce the world premiere of Toad Road at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montréal. Jason Banker (Teenage Paparazzo, My Name is Faith) directed and produced his first narrative feature, Toad Road, in collaboration with producers Liz Levine (Camp Hollywood, Finite & Infinite Games) and Adrian Salpeter (The French Guy, Finite & Infinite Games). Toad Road displays a disturbing portrait of contemporary youth culture where the lines between perception and reality are blurred with often frightening results.
“I'm excited to premiere Toad Road at Fantasia International! It is great to be recognized by a festival that supports transgressive and outsider cinema,...
- 7/23/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The official one-sheet and teaser trailer for director Jason Banker‘s upcoming Fantasia Fest selection Toad Road is here for you cats to dig upon. The flick makes its premiere at the festival on Thursday, July 26th.
From the Press Release
Black Out Films and Random Bench Productions are excited to announce the world premiere of Toad Road at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montréal. Jason Banker (Teenage Paparazzo, My Name is Faith) directed and produced his first narrative feature, Toad Road, in collaboration with producers Liz Levine (Camp Hollywood, Finite & Infinite Games) and Adrian Salpeter (The French Guy, Finite & Infinite Games). Toad Road displays a disturbing portrait of contemporary youth culture where the lines between perception and reality are blurred with often frightening results.
“I'm excited to premiere Toad Road at Fantasia International! It is great to be recognized by a festival that supports transgressive and outsider cinema,...
From the Press Release
Black Out Films and Random Bench Productions are excited to announce the world premiere of Toad Road at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montréal. Jason Banker (Teenage Paparazzo, My Name is Faith) directed and produced his first narrative feature, Toad Road, in collaboration with producers Liz Levine (Camp Hollywood, Finite & Infinite Games) and Adrian Salpeter (The French Guy, Finite & Infinite Games). Toad Road displays a disturbing portrait of contemporary youth culture where the lines between perception and reality are blurred with often frightening results.
“I'm excited to premiere Toad Road at Fantasia International! It is great to be recognized by a festival that supports transgressive and outsider cinema,...
- 7/21/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The sudden death of actor David Carradine has the Vancouver-based producers of the film Portland scrambling to fill a major role. The indie film, by writer/director Matthew Mishory, has pushed back its production schedule in Vancouver, Portland and Laguna Beach, Calif. Carradine was to play the role of a priest in the film. "Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time," said executive producers Adrian Salpeter and Elizabeth Levine of Vancouver-based Random Bench Productions. Carradine died in Bangkok, during production of the feature film Stretch. Carradine appeared in more than 100 feature films and best known for his role as 'Kwai Chang Caine', a Shaolin priest who roamed the American frontier in the TV series Kung Fu, 1972-75. He played Caine's grandson in the 1990's Toronto-lensed syndicated series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and enjoyed renewed success as an actor in director Quentin Tarantino's 2 part Kill Bill features.
- 6/5/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
Independent Film "Portland" Mourns Loss Of David Carradine Actor David Carradine was set to co-star in the feature film entitled Portland shooting in Los Angeles, CA and Portland, Or this summer. Los Angeles, CA, June 4, 2009 - The cast, crew, and producing team behind the feature film Portland are shocked and saddened to learn of the tragic passing of co-star David Carradine on the eve of principal photography. Portland was set to be David's next film and was his only project currently in pre-production. Helmed by Matthew Mishory, the picture stars Erin Daniels, Jonathan Caouette, Steven Martini, Renee Victor, and Alex Schemmer. Carradine was set to play a pivotal role in the film and this has been a great loss for the entire Portland family. "An actor of David Carradine's stature behind our film meant the world to us," said executive producers Adrian Salpeter and Elizabeth Levine of Random Bench Productions.
- 6/5/2009
- by Dave Campbell
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Toronto -- The death of actor David Carradine has forced a recast of what was to be his next project, the indie drama "Portland," on the eve of principal photography in Portland, Los Angeles and along the Pacific coast.
"Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time," executive producers Adrian Salpeter and Elizabeth Levine of Vancouver-based Random Bench Productions said in a statement.
Carradine was to co-star in the feature about the death of a young wanderer that connects a trio of damaged souls. The ensemble cast includes Erin Daniels, Jonathan Caouette ("Tarnation"), Steven Martini, Renee Victor and Alex Schemmer.
The project from writer/director Matthew Mishory will go ahead, with Iconoclastic Features and Random Bench Productions co-producing the U.S./U.K./Canada feature.
"Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time," executive producers Adrian Salpeter and Elizabeth Levine of Vancouver-based Random Bench Productions said in a statement.
Carradine was to co-star in the feature about the death of a young wanderer that connects a trio of damaged souls. The ensemble cast includes Erin Daniels, Jonathan Caouette ("Tarnation"), Steven Martini, Renee Victor and Alex Schemmer.
The project from writer/director Matthew Mishory will go ahead, with Iconoclastic Features and Random Bench Productions co-producing the U.S./U.K./Canada feature.
- 6/5/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Moviemaker Martin Scorsese and actor Michael Madsen have paid tribute to David Carradine, who died on Thursday.
The Kill Bill star's naked body was discovered hanging in a Bangkok, Thailand hotel suite. Local reports suggested he committed suicide but a statement from Carradine's representative indicates the actor died when a sex act went wrong.
Rumours Carradine died attempting auto-erotic asphyxiation - where victims achieve heightened sexual pleasure by restricting their air supply - are backed up by a quote a Bangkok police officer gave to British newspaper The Sun.
Stars from the big screen have offered their fond memories of the actor, who had a career spanning back to the 1960s.
Madsen, Carradine's co-star in Quentin Tarantino's martial arts films Kill Bill Vols. 1 & 2., is still in shock after hearing of the demise of his friend - a man he regarded as his "brother".
The pair had a close relationship after starring together in the fighting franchise movies and regularly kept in touch between projects.
Madsen reveals he was planning to contact the actor just last week (beg25May09) - and will forever regret not picking up the phone.
He says, "David was one of the first actors I ever worked with when I started my career and the closest person to a brother that I ever had in my life. It is shocking to me that he is no longer with us.
"I had been thinking about calling him for the last several days and advise anybody who has been thinking about reaching out to a loved one to do so. I have so many great memories of David that I wouldn't even know where to begin. He has a very special place in my heart."
Director Scorsese, who worked with the late actor on 1972 movie Boxcar Bertha, recalls Carradine being a "wonderful spirit" who dedicated his life to making movies.
He says, "I was deeply saddened by the news of David Carradine's passing. We met when we made Boxcar Bertha together, almost 40 years ago. I have very fond memories of our time together on that picture and on Mean Streets, where he agreed to do a brief cameo. David was a great collaborator, a uniquely talented actor and a wonderful spirit. He loved movies, acting in movies, making movies and he was always extremely generous."
And the producers of what was to be Carradine's next project are also mourning the loss of the "irreplaceable" star.
Adrian Salpeter and Elizabeth Levine, executive producers of indie film Portland, released a joint statement saying, "An actor of David Carradine's stature behind our film meant the world to us. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.
"The team is committed to this film and are considering other actors to replace the irreplaceable David Carradine. The producers and all involved are moving forward with the production in his memory. Mr. Carradine was truly a living legend of stage and screen, having worked with Martin Scorsese, Hal Ashby, Ingmar Bergman and Quentin Tarantino, among many others, in a career that spanned nearly five decades."
The film's writer/director Matthew Mishory adds, "Every filmmaker aspires to work with an iconic actor like David Carradine. He was one of a kind."...
The Kill Bill star's naked body was discovered hanging in a Bangkok, Thailand hotel suite. Local reports suggested he committed suicide but a statement from Carradine's representative indicates the actor died when a sex act went wrong.
Rumours Carradine died attempting auto-erotic asphyxiation - where victims achieve heightened sexual pleasure by restricting their air supply - are backed up by a quote a Bangkok police officer gave to British newspaper The Sun.
Stars from the big screen have offered their fond memories of the actor, who had a career spanning back to the 1960s.
Madsen, Carradine's co-star in Quentin Tarantino's martial arts films Kill Bill Vols. 1 & 2., is still in shock after hearing of the demise of his friend - a man he regarded as his "brother".
The pair had a close relationship after starring together in the fighting franchise movies and regularly kept in touch between projects.
Madsen reveals he was planning to contact the actor just last week (beg25May09) - and will forever regret not picking up the phone.
He says, "David was one of the first actors I ever worked with when I started my career and the closest person to a brother that I ever had in my life. It is shocking to me that he is no longer with us.
"I had been thinking about calling him for the last several days and advise anybody who has been thinking about reaching out to a loved one to do so. I have so many great memories of David that I wouldn't even know where to begin. He has a very special place in my heart."
Director Scorsese, who worked with the late actor on 1972 movie Boxcar Bertha, recalls Carradine being a "wonderful spirit" who dedicated his life to making movies.
He says, "I was deeply saddened by the news of David Carradine's passing. We met when we made Boxcar Bertha together, almost 40 years ago. I have very fond memories of our time together on that picture and on Mean Streets, where he agreed to do a brief cameo. David was a great collaborator, a uniquely talented actor and a wonderful spirit. He loved movies, acting in movies, making movies and he was always extremely generous."
And the producers of what was to be Carradine's next project are also mourning the loss of the "irreplaceable" star.
Adrian Salpeter and Elizabeth Levine, executive producers of indie film Portland, released a joint statement saying, "An actor of David Carradine's stature behind our film meant the world to us. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.
"The team is committed to this film and are considering other actors to replace the irreplaceable David Carradine. The producers and all involved are moving forward with the production in his memory. Mr. Carradine was truly a living legend of stage and screen, having worked with Martin Scorsese, Hal Ashby, Ingmar Bergman and Quentin Tarantino, among many others, in a career that spanned nearly five decades."
The film's writer/director Matthew Mishory adds, "Every filmmaker aspires to work with an iconic actor like David Carradine. He was one of a kind."...
- 6/5/2009
- WENN
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