We have some very sad news to pass on to our readers today as reports are coming in that the great Jonathan Frid, aka Barnabas Collins from "Dark Shadows", has passed away at the age of 87 in Ontario, Canada.
Frid, who was born December 2nd, 1924, reportedly died of natural causes at Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, this past Friday, April 13th. In addition to his iconic portrayal of Barnabas on the soap that ran on ABC from June, 1966-April, 1971, the actor also starred in the 1973 television movie The Devil's Daughter and the 1974 horror film Seizure.
He filmed a cameo appearance - his final acting credit - in Tim Burton's forthcoming Dark Shadows film remake, which stars Johnny Depp as Barnabas.
"The death of Jonathan Frid has left all of us at Mpi deeply saddened," said Malik Ali, CEO of Mpi Media Group, home of the "Dark Shadows" series on DVD.
Frid, who was born December 2nd, 1924, reportedly died of natural causes at Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, this past Friday, April 13th. In addition to his iconic portrayal of Barnabas on the soap that ran on ABC from June, 1966-April, 1971, the actor also starred in the 1973 television movie The Devil's Daughter and the 1974 horror film Seizure.
He filmed a cameo appearance - his final acting credit - in Tim Burton's forthcoming Dark Shadows film remake, which stars Johnny Depp as Barnabas.
"The death of Jonathan Frid has left all of us at Mpi deeply saddened," said Malik Ali, CEO of Mpi Media Group, home of the "Dark Shadows" series on DVD.
- 4/19/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
A History of Violence producers Roger Kass and Josh Braun, Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix are partnering to produce the horror thriller The House of the Devil.
The feature from writer-director Ti West (Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever) will follow a young woman who takes on more than she bargained for in a babysitting job. Production is set to begin in Connecticut in mid-March, with casting now underway.
Submarine Entertainment's Braun, Studio Bang's Kass, Fessenden and Peter Phok are producing. Kass and Braun have a feature film adaptation of John Wagner's graphic novel Button Man in development at DreamWorks. Fessenden has produced, written, directed and starred in dozens of highbrow and lowbrow horror films.
The project was brought to Malik Ali and Greg Newman of Dark Sky parent company MPI Media Group by Marie-Therese Guirgis.
The feature from writer-director Ti West (Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever) will follow a young woman who takes on more than she bargained for in a babysitting job. Production is set to begin in Connecticut in mid-March, with casting now underway.
Submarine Entertainment's Braun, Studio Bang's Kass, Fessenden and Peter Phok are producing. Kass and Braun have a feature film adaptation of John Wagner's graphic novel Button Man in development at DreamWorks. Fessenden has produced, written, directed and starred in dozens of highbrow and lowbrow horror films.
The project was brought to Malik Ali and Greg Newman of Dark Sky parent company MPI Media Group by Marie-Therese Guirgis.
- 2/12/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- MPI Media Group is launching Dokument Films, an indie theatrical, DVD and digital-download distribution label dedicated to edgy fare from around the world.
The first acquisitions for its library are three fall DVD retail releases: Jeff Garlin's John Waters docu "This Filthy World", Volker Schlondorff's German historical drama "Strike" and Shane O'Sullivan's docu "RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy." "Strike" and "World" were released theatrically as well as released by Red Envelope Entertainment on Netflix. "RFK" will make its debut on DVD in November.
MPI president Malik Ali said his execs will attend this month's Toronto International Film Festival with an eye toward potential theatrical and home video distribution. Dokument vp acquisitions and development Greg Newman said the company will look to expand MPI's more than 30-year home video distribution business into the theatrical realm to fill a gap in the marketplace.
"Around the world, great filmmakers are making unique and thought-provoking films," Newman said. "Yet the independent film industry has changed so much these last few years that many of these original and important films are not being released.
The first acquisitions for its library are three fall DVD retail releases: Jeff Garlin's John Waters docu "This Filthy World", Volker Schlondorff's German historical drama "Strike" and Shane O'Sullivan's docu "RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy." "Strike" and "World" were released theatrically as well as released by Red Envelope Entertainment on Netflix. "RFK" will make its debut on DVD in November.
MPI president Malik Ali said his execs will attend this month's Toronto International Film Festival with an eye toward potential theatrical and home video distribution. Dokument vp acquisitions and development Greg Newman said the company will look to expand MPI's more than 30-year home video distribution business into the theatrical realm to fill a gap in the marketplace.
"Around the world, great filmmakers are making unique and thought-provoking films," Newman said. "Yet the independent film industry has changed so much these last few years that many of these original and important films are not being released.
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