In 2012, Kier-La Janisse published House of Psychotic Women and forever changed the landscape of film analysis. Subtitled An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis, the book is an exhaustive look at films from all genres, each featuring one or more female characters with some degree of mental instability. House of Psychotic Women is split into two sections: memoir and appendix. Janisse begins by examining significant moments in her own life, confronting generational trauma, a troubled childhood, her teenage years as a juvenile delinquent, and her journey to festival programming through the lens of narrative film. Each stage of her life is paired with at least one movie in which she seeks to understand her own experiences by comparing them with a character facing a similar issue. Janisse’s vulnerable and unflinchingly honest writing invites the reader into her psyche while inspiring a deeper look into our own lives.
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- 1/19/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
Amelia Moses’ Bloodthirsty is a film that landed on my radar in the fall of 2020 and quickly became something of an obsession. I first saw it as a part of the Fantastic Fest virtual event that took place during the first year of the pandemic. In a year that was full of misery, frustration, and the unknown, getting to see a film like this as part of a festival event was a breath of much-needed fresh air. A kickass werewolf movie with a killer soundtrack is a movie that we should be celebrating every single day.
Grey (Lauren Beatty) is a successful indie singer who is beginning work on her new album. The pressure to create a follow-up as successful as her first endeavor is mounting, and she agrees to partner with a successful producer to help her fine-tune the work. Vaughn Daniels (Greg Byrk) has a sordid history, but...
Grey (Lauren Beatty) is a successful indie singer who is beginning work on her new album. The pressure to create a follow-up as successful as her first endeavor is mounting, and she agrees to partner with a successful producer to help her fine-tune the work. Vaughn Daniels (Greg Byrk) has a sordid history, but...
- 4/25/2022
- by Emily von Seele
- DailyDead
The most tantalizing genre films not only explore the lasting damaging effects of victims being physically attacked, but also being emotionally manipulated by the people they least expect to hurt them. That’s certainly the case for actress Lee Marshall’s shy, awkward protagonist in the psychological thriller, ‘Bleed with Me,’ which explores the intersections of admiration, […]
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- 4/15/2022
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Written and directed by Amelia Moses (Bloodthirsty), Bleed With Me stars Lee Marshall (“The Detectives”, “19-2”), Lauren Beatty (Bloodthirsty) and Aris Tyros (“In The Dark”).The DVD will be available for 27.97.
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Now you can win the DVD of Bleed With Me.. We Are Movie Geeks has two to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite movie with the word “Blood” (or “Bleed”) in the title is.is (I’d say Blood From The Mummy’S Tomb. It’s so easy!)
In Bleed With Me, Rowan, a vulnerable outsider, is thrilled when the seemingly perfect Emily invites her on a winter getaway to an isolated cabin in the woods. Trust soon turns to paranoia when Rowan wakes up with mysterious incisions on her arm. Haunted by dream-like visions, Rowan starts to suspect that her friend is drugging her and stealing her blood. She...
Here’s the trailer:
Now you can win the DVD of Bleed With Me.. We Are Movie Geeks has two to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite movie with the word “Blood” (or “Bleed”) in the title is.is (I’d say Blood From The Mummy’S Tomb. It’s so easy!)
In Bleed With Me, Rowan, a vulnerable outsider, is thrilled when the seemingly perfect Emily invites her on a winter getaway to an isolated cabin in the woods. Trust soon turns to paranoia when Rowan wakes up with mysterious incisions on her arm. Haunted by dream-like visions, Rowan starts to suspect that her friend is drugging her and stealing her blood. She...
- 4/13/2022
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
2021 was another chaotic up and down year, but at least we had movies! Somehow as I look back on this past year, it’s more of a fog than 2020 was. Or maybe they just merge together into one big extended fog. Either way, the high points were where I could lose myself in stories, connect with my friends in the horror community and celebrate something new and exciting that we could all enjoy. Here are a few of my favorites:
Saint Maud
This film was one of my favorites out of Fantastic Fest 2019. It was supposed to come out at Easter 2020 but got bumped, like a lot of things did, and finally finally hit VOD in early 2021. Not really the journey it deserved, but I was thrilled to finally have the chance to see it again. The story of a young woman’s twisted relationship with her religion and with...
Saint Maud
This film was one of my favorites out of Fantastic Fest 2019. It was supposed to come out at Easter 2020 but got bumped, like a lot of things did, and finally finally hit VOD in early 2021. Not really the journey it deserved, but I was thrilled to finally have the chance to see it again. The story of a young woman’s twisted relationship with her religion and with...
- 1/10/2022
- by Emily von Seele
- DailyDead
Stars: Lauren Beatty, Greg Bryk, Katharine King So, Michael Ironside, Judith Buchan | Written by Wendy Hill-Tout, Lowell | Directed by Amelia Moses
We reviewed Amelia Moses’ Bleed With Me at Fantasia last year. And now her latest feature, Bloodthirsty, co-written by Wendy Hill-Tout and her daughter Lowell, is screening at Frightfest after a successful US festival run. Her first film was a take on vampirism, the second takes on lycanthropy. Can she go two for two in updating classic monsters?
Grey is a singer with a hit debut album. She also has writer’s block and nightmares about becoming a wolf. Dr. Swan gives her pills but they aren’t helping. She might have a cure for her writing issues though. Vaughn Daniels a reclusive producer whose career is equal parts successful and controversial has offered his services. Grey and her girlfriend Charlie (Katharine King So; Transplant) take up residence at his isolated studio.
We reviewed Amelia Moses’ Bleed With Me at Fantasia last year. And now her latest feature, Bloodthirsty, co-written by Wendy Hill-Tout and her daughter Lowell, is screening at Frightfest after a successful US festival run. Her first film was a take on vampirism, the second takes on lycanthropy. Can she go two for two in updating classic monsters?
Grey is a singer with a hit debut album. She also has writer’s block and nightmares about becoming a wolf. Dr. Swan gives her pills but they aren’t helping. She might have a cure for her writing issues though. Vaughn Daniels a reclusive producer whose career is equal parts successful and controversial has offered his services. Grey and her girlfriend Charlie (Katharine King So; Transplant) take up residence at his isolated studio.
- 9/1/2021
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Released soon after Amelia Moses’ intriguing feature debut Bleed With Me, this is a far more camp and cliched work
Following quickly on the heels of the intriguing Bleed With Me, released in the UK just a couple of weeks ago, this beast-within horror film is directed by Canadian Amelia Moses, collaborating again with lead actor Lauren Beatty. Where Bleed With Me impressed with its willingness to remain ambiguous and use the most basic of tech to create atmosphere, Bloodthirsty is much more front and centre with the gore and the prosthetics and the on-the-nose subtexts. It makes for a much less interesting work, to be honest – one that exposes the cliches embedded in the script which here is not by Moses but Wendy Hill-Tout and mono-monikered musician Lowell. (The latter also wrote the music that plays a crucial role.)
Beatty plays Grey, an upcoming pop singer with a breathy,...
Following quickly on the heels of the intriguing Bleed With Me, released in the UK just a couple of weeks ago, this beast-within horror film is directed by Canadian Amelia Moses, collaborating again with lead actor Lauren Beatty. Where Bleed With Me impressed with its willingness to remain ambiguous and use the most basic of tech to create atmosphere, Bloodthirsty is much more front and centre with the gore and the prosthetics and the on-the-nose subtexts. It makes for a much less interesting work, to be honest – one that exposes the cliches embedded in the script which here is not by Moses but Wendy Hill-Tout and mono-monikered musician Lowell. (The latter also wrote the music that plays a crucial role.)
Beatty plays Grey, an upcoming pop singer with a breathy,...
- 8/25/2021
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Amelia Moses’ feature debut keeps us guessing as to who is the hunter and who is the prey as a holiday in the woods turns sour
Writer-director Amelia Moses makes her feature debut with this tautly constructed work of psychological horror which, although far from perfect, certainly suggests she’s a talent to watch out for. Like British film-maker Rose Glass’ outstanding horror-adjacent breakthrough Saint Maud, Moses’ story circumnavigates a relationship between two women, one that is charged with an intensity that’s more than platonic but less than erotic, and inflected by an unequal power distribution.
The story takes place in Canada. We largely we see it unfold through the eyes of Rowan, a young office drone who meets the more confident and glamorous Emily (Lauren Beatty) at work when Emily saves her from a sexually predatory co-worker. With the pair having become friends, Emily invites Rowan to come...
Writer-director Amelia Moses makes her feature debut with this tautly constructed work of psychological horror which, although far from perfect, certainly suggests she’s a talent to watch out for. Like British film-maker Rose Glass’ outstanding horror-adjacent breakthrough Saint Maud, Moses’ story circumnavigates a relationship between two women, one that is charged with an intensity that’s more than platonic but less than erotic, and inflected by an unequal power distribution.
The story takes place in Canada. We largely we see it unfold through the eyes of Rowan, a young office drone who meets the more confident and glamorous Emily (Lauren Beatty) at work when Emily saves her from a sexually predatory co-worker. With the pair having become friends, Emily invites Rowan to come...
- 8/9/2021
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Amelia Moses' horror flick, Bleed With Me, is coming home to Canada next week thanks thanks to our friends at Raven Banner Releasing. You will find it on all digital platforms starting on August 10th. Raven Banner has unveiled the new poster for Amelia Moses’ psychological horror Bleed with Me which will be released across Canada on all digital platforms next week via Raven Banner Releasing on August 10th, 2021 Bleed with Me follows Rowan (Lee Marshall), a vulnerable young woman who begins to believe that her friend (Lauren Beatty) is stealing her blood during their winter getaway in an isolated cabin, when she wakes up with strange incisions on her arm. A new poster...
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- 8/6/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Lauren Beatty and Katharine King So in Bloodthirsty Photo: Inside Out
Screening as part of this year’s Inside Out, Bloodthirsty is a dark little tale about music, self-discovery and lycanthropy, starring Lauren Beatty as Grey, a young singer who, with her girlfriend in tow, goes to stay with record producer Vaughn (Greg Bryk) at his remote woodland studio to record her second album. It follows last year’s Bleed With Me, which starred the same actress as a young woman staying out in the woods with a friend who may or may not be a vampire. Moses’ work is hugely impressive given that she’s still at an early stage in her career, but when we talk, I feel compelled to ask how it was that she found herself making two horror films with classic monster elements set in cabins in the woods and featuring erotic connections between women back to back.
Screening as part of this year’s Inside Out, Bloodthirsty is a dark little tale about music, self-discovery and lycanthropy, starring Lauren Beatty as Grey, a young singer who, with her girlfriend in tow, goes to stay with record producer Vaughn (Greg Bryk) at his remote woodland studio to record her second album. It follows last year’s Bleed With Me, which starred the same actress as a young woman staying out in the woods with a friend who may or may not be a vampire. Moses’ work is hugely impressive given that she’s still at an early stage in her career, but when we talk, I feel compelled to ask how it was that she found herself making two horror films with classic monster elements set in cabins in the woods and featuring erotic connections between women back to back.
- 6/8/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Any serious process of creation requires openness to the world, vulnerability. It's a difficult thing in itself, and almost incompatible with the pressures of fame. Since the surprise success of her first album, Grey (Lauren Beatty) has struggled to cope with fan attention. She's been dealing with mental illness, specifically a series of nightmares and hallucinations in which she perceives herself to be a savage, predatory animal. As she's vegan, this is all the more distressing, far from the life she wants to lead. Her doctor has prescribed medication which seems to help a bit, but when a legendary music producer invites her to record her second album at his studio far out in the woods, it seems like the perfect opportunity to recover and find focus. She has no idea how much more vulnerable she is making herself.
There's a clear underlying theme here about the way young women in.
There's a clear underlying theme here about the way young women in.
- 5/3/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Photo: ‘Bloodthirsty’/Brainstorm Media ‘Bloodthirsty’ is a werewolf horror-thriller featuring an emerging singer, Grey (Lauren Beatty) who finds herself in a precarious situation haunted by an internal battle. Grey along with her girlfriend, Charlie (Katharine King So) move to a remote cabin to collaborate on her second album with famed music producer Vaughn Daniels (Greg Bryk). There are rumors that Vaughn is a murderer but with her music career on the line, Grey excuses this possible conviction. As her songwriting progresses with relationship struggles emerging between her and Charlie, Grey begins to morph into a bloodthirsty beast. Related article: Oscars 2021 Winners: The 93rd Show With Record-Breaking Historic Successes, Shocks and Surprises Related article: A Tribute To The Academy Awards: All Best Actor/Actress Speeches From The Beginning Of Oscars 1929-2019 | From Rami Malek, Leonardo DiCaprio To Marlon Brando & Beyond | From Olivia Colman, Meryl Streep To Bette Davis & Beyond ‘Bloodthirsty’ Tries...
- 4/27/2021
- by Isabella Brownlee
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
There aren’t many films quite like Bloodthirsty, and believe us, that’s a compliment. This ambitious, horror/mystery from Canada is a monster movie with a twist, and to mark its US release, we had the pleasure of speaking to its two leading stars, Lauren Beatty and Greg Bryk.
We discuss with Beatty her own musical abilities, while Bryk also tells us if he’s any good with an instrument, while the pair recall certain instances from their time shooting the latter will want to forget. They also talk about the unique elements to this film, while we discuss with Beatty her inclination to try and take on roles, and projects that provide a platform for LGBT stories to be told.
Watch the full interview with Beatty and Bryk here:
Synopsis
Grey, an indie pop singer whose first album was a smash hit, gets an invitation to work with...
We discuss with Beatty her own musical abilities, while Bryk also tells us if he’s any good with an instrument, while the pair recall certain instances from their time shooting the latter will want to forget. They also talk about the unique elements to this film, while we discuss with Beatty her inclination to try and take on roles, and projects that provide a platform for LGBT stories to be told.
Watch the full interview with Beatty and Bryk here:
Synopsis
Grey, an indie pop singer whose first album was a smash hit, gets an invitation to work with...
- 4/22/2021
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
After putting a youthful, female-centric spin on vampiredom in “Bleed With Me,” Canadian director Amelia Moses does the same favor for werewolves in “Bloodthirsty.” This sophomore feature is likewise a slow-burning tale set among three primary characters in a remote setting. But this time the script is by producer Wendy Hill-Tout and her daughter, singer-songwriter Lowell, who make the pressures of the music industry integral to the story.
To a degree, that emphasis may disappoint horror fans who want more of the fanged action that takes its time arriving here. But within its modest boundaries, “Bloodthirsty” does a creditable enough job balancing supernatural suspense with the drama of a young artist’s insecurities at a key early career juncture. It may be one big metaphor, but as they go, “Recording a second album made me a monster” has the ring of truth. Brainstorm Media is releasing to VOD on April 23 in the U.
To a degree, that emphasis may disappoint horror fans who want more of the fanged action that takes its time arriving here. But within its modest boundaries, “Bloodthirsty” does a creditable enough job balancing supernatural suspense with the drama of a young artist’s insecurities at a key early career juncture. It may be one big metaphor, but as they go, “Recording a second album made me a monster” has the ring of truth. Brainstorm Media is releasing to VOD on April 23 in the U.
- 4/22/2021
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
This Friday, Brainstorm Media is set to release one of my favorite festival films of last year - Amelia Moses’ Bloodthirsty. Not only does it feature an incredible performance from Lauren Beatty as a singer/songwriter struggling to write her next record (all while dealing with some lycanthropic tendencies), but it also has an incredible soundtrack to boot, created by Lowell.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Beatty about her involvement with the project as well as collaborating with Moses twice now. Beatty also discussed immersing herself in her role for Bloodthirsty, how advantageous the special makeup effects were for her while playing a werewolf, and more.
Look for Bloodthirsty in theaters and on digital platforms this weekend.
So I know, from speaking with Amelia last year, you two have worked together on two projects now. How did that collaboration between the two of you come together...
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Beatty about her involvement with the project as well as collaborating with Moses twice now. Beatty also discussed immersing herself in her role for Bloodthirsty, how advantageous the special makeup effects were for her while playing a werewolf, and more.
Look for Bloodthirsty in theaters and on digital platforms this weekend.
So I know, from speaking with Amelia last year, you two have worked together on two projects now. How did that collaboration between the two of you come together...
- 4/21/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Official Trailer for Bloodthirsty: "Grey, an indie singer, whose first album was a smash hit, gets an invitation to work with notorious music producer Vaughn Daniels at his remote studio in the woods. Together with her girlfriend/lover Charlie, they arrive at his mansion, and the work begins. But Grey is having visions that she is a wolf, and as her work with the emotionally demanding Vaughn deepens, the vegan singer begins to hunger for meat and the hunt. As Grey starts to transform into a werewolf, she begins to find out who she really is, and begins to discover the family she never knew. What will it take to become a great artist and at what cost to her humanity?"
Director: Amelia Moses
Co-Writers: Wendy Hill-Tout and Lowell
Featuring Original Music By: Lowell
Producers: Wendy Hill-Tout, Michael Peterson
Executive Producers: David Bond, Alan Bachus
Cast: Lauren Beatty, Greg Bryk,...
Director: Amelia Moses
Co-Writers: Wendy Hill-Tout and Lowell
Featuring Original Music By: Lowell
Producers: Wendy Hill-Tout, Michael Peterson
Executive Producers: David Bond, Alan Bachus
Cast: Lauren Beatty, Greg Bryk,...
- 3/25/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
"There's nothing that you have to hide from me." Brainstorm Media has released the first official trailer for Bloodthirsty, an indie horror film from filmmaker Amelia Moses bringing us her second feature after Bleed With Me. This originally premiered at Fantastic Fest and the Telluride Horror Show last year. This fresh new take on werewolves involves an indie singer who is having visions that she is a wolf. When Grey gets an invitation to work with notorious music producer Vaughn Daniels at his remote studio in the woods she begins to find out who she really is. Conceived and written by mother-daughter duo Wendy Hill-Tout and singer-songwriter Lowell, and featuring the original music of Lowell. The film stars Lauren Beatty (Bleed With Me) and Greg Bryk, with Katharine King So in her feature film debut, plus veteran actor Michael Ironside. This looks gnarly and unique, another clever indie reinvention in the werewolf genre.
- 3/22/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Lauren Beatty plays singer working on second album in remote cabin.
Raven Banner Releasing has acquired Canadian rights to Amelia Moses’s werewolf thriller Bloodthirsty following its premiere at the virtual Fantastic Fest last year.
Lauren Beatty stars as a singer who relocates to a remote cabin to work on her sophomore album with a renowned music producer played by Greg Bryk. A
s her work progresses, she starts to transform into a powerful, bloodthirsty beast.
Singer-songwriter Lowell wrote the screenplay with her mother Wendy Hill-Tout, who produced Bloodthirsty with Michael Peterson. David Bond and Alan Bacchus served as executive producers.
Raven Banner Releasing has acquired Canadian rights to Amelia Moses’s werewolf thriller Bloodthirsty following its premiere at the virtual Fantastic Fest last year.
Lauren Beatty stars as a singer who relocates to a remote cabin to work on her sophomore album with a renowned music producer played by Greg Bryk. A
s her work progresses, she starts to transform into a powerful, bloodthirsty beast.
Singer-songwriter Lowell wrote the screenplay with her mother Wendy Hill-Tout, who produced Bloodthirsty with Michael Peterson. David Bond and Alan Bacchus served as executive producers.
- 3/3/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
We have news of the acquisition of the werewolf movie Bloodthirsty by Brainstorm Media, with plans to release the film on April 23rd!
"Los Angeles – February 26, 2021 -- Brainstorm Media today announced that it has acquired U.S. rights to the female-driven and directed werewolf thriller Bloodthirsty which had its world premiere as the closing night film at the virtual Fantastic Fest Celebration 2020. Directed by Amelia Moses (Bleed With Me), conceived and written by mother-daughter duo Wendy Hill-Tout and singer-songwriter Lowell, and featuring the original music of Lowell, Bloodthirsty stars Lauren Beatty (Bleed With Me) and Greg Bryk (The Handmaid’s Tale) with Katharine King So in her feature film debut and veteran actor Michael Ironside. Brainstorm Media is set to release Bloodthirsty in theaters and VOD on April 23, 2021.
In Bloodthirsty, vegan singer-songwriter Grey (Lauren Beatty) goes to work on her second album with notorious music producer Vaughn Daniels (Greg Bryk). But as the album progresses,...
"Los Angeles – February 26, 2021 -- Brainstorm Media today announced that it has acquired U.S. rights to the female-driven and directed werewolf thriller Bloodthirsty which had its world premiere as the closing night film at the virtual Fantastic Fest Celebration 2020. Directed by Amelia Moses (Bleed With Me), conceived and written by mother-daughter duo Wendy Hill-Tout and singer-songwriter Lowell, and featuring the original music of Lowell, Bloodthirsty stars Lauren Beatty (Bleed With Me) and Greg Bryk (The Handmaid’s Tale) with Katharine King So in her feature film debut and veteran actor Michael Ironside. Brainstorm Media is set to release Bloodthirsty in theaters and VOD on April 23, 2021.
In Bloodthirsty, vegan singer-songwriter Grey (Lauren Beatty) goes to work on her second album with notorious music producer Vaughn Daniels (Greg Bryk). But as the album progresses,...
- 2/26/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
“Bloodthirsty,” a werewolf thriller about a rising singer who finds herself in a compromising position, has sold U.S. distribution rights to Brainstorm Media. It will release in theaters and on demand on April 23.
The film, which premiered at the virtual Fantastic Fest Celebration, was directed by Amelia Moses. Wendy Hill-Tout wrote the script with her daughter, songwriter Lowell.
The story centers on Grey (portrayed by Lauren Beatty), a singer who relocates to a remote cabin to work on her second album with noted music producer Vaughn Daniels (Greg Bryk). But as her songwriting progresses, she starts to transform into a powerful, bloodthirsty beast.
Lowell says the film was inspired by her own experiences and the pressure she felt when trying to write a follow-up album to her first record, “We Loved Her Dearly.” Along with crafting the screenplay, she also wrote original music for “Bloodthirsty.”
“We can’t wait...
The film, which premiered at the virtual Fantastic Fest Celebration, was directed by Amelia Moses. Wendy Hill-Tout wrote the script with her daughter, songwriter Lowell.
The story centers on Grey (portrayed by Lauren Beatty), a singer who relocates to a remote cabin to work on her second album with noted music producer Vaughn Daniels (Greg Bryk). But as her songwriting progresses, she starts to transform into a powerful, bloodthirsty beast.
Lowell says the film was inspired by her own experiences and the pressure she felt when trying to write a follow-up album to her first record, “We Loved Her Dearly.” Along with crafting the screenplay, she also wrote original music for “Bloodthirsty.”
“We can’t wait...
- 2/26/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Toronto-based company also acquires Spiral, Deathcember
Raven Banner has acquired Canadian rights to Keith Thomas’ SXSW supernatural horror debut The Vigil, one of several pick-ups announced by the Toronto-based company on Tuesday (November 10).
The film, a SXSW official selection this year that premiered in 2019 Toronto Midnight Madness, centres on a man who encounters a malevolent force when he is tasked with watching over a deceased member of his former Orthodox community.
Raven Banner brokered the deal with Elle Driver and plans to release The Vigil alongside US distribution IFC Films in early 2021. Dave Davis and Malky Goldman star.
The company...
Raven Banner has acquired Canadian rights to Keith Thomas’ SXSW supernatural horror debut The Vigil, one of several pick-ups announced by the Toronto-based company on Tuesday (November 10).
The film, a SXSW official selection this year that premiered in 2019 Toronto Midnight Madness, centres on a man who encounters a malevolent force when he is tasked with watching over a deceased member of his former Orthodox community.
Raven Banner brokered the deal with Elle Driver and plans to release The Vigil alongside US distribution IFC Films in early 2021. Dave Davis and Malky Goldman star.
The company...
- 11/10/2020
- ScreenDaily
October is horror movie season, but there’s no reason to watch “Hocus Pocus” for the umpteenth time when there are newer offerings available. This year, several of the major horror film festivals across the U.S. were forced to cancel their physical gatherings, but they’ve joined forces to create a single virtual festival event loaded with promising new work from around the world. Running October 8 – 11, Nightstream represents the collaborative programming efforts of Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, Overlook, the North Bend Film Festival, and Popcorn Frights Festival. The supersized curatorial undertaking has yielded an international lineup of genre efforts that include some favorites from earlier the festival season as well as many discoveries.
Launching as New York Film Festival’s virtual edition winds down, Nightstream is another example of ongoing efforts to replicate the festival experience in these stay-at-home times. The program opens Thursday with the world premiere of the Hulu Original production “Run,...
Launching as New York Film Festival’s virtual edition winds down, Nightstream is another example of ongoing efforts to replicate the festival experience in these stay-at-home times. The program opens Thursday with the world premiere of the Hulu Original production “Run,...
- 10/8/2020
- by Eric Kohn, Kate Erbland and David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Right now, Canadian filmmaker Amelia Moses has two different features making the rounds on the festival circuit: Bleed with Me and Bloodthirsty, which just celebrated its world premiere at the virtual edition of Fantastic Fest 2020 (you can read my review of Bloodthirsty Here).
Last week, Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with Moses about Bloodthirsty, which is centered around a songwriter dealing with her monstrous transformation into a werewolf, and Amelia discussed what initially drew her to the project, her experiences collaborating with Lauren Beatty once again on the film, tackling the challenges of doing a werewolf story for Bloodthirsty, and more.
Great to speak with you, Amelia, and congratulations on the film. There are some definitely interesting parallels with the transformation that Grey undergoes in this movie versus the creative process and the things that people undergo when they're sort of dealing with their own creativity. Was that...
Last week, Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with Moses about Bloodthirsty, which is centered around a songwriter dealing with her monstrous transformation into a werewolf, and Amelia discussed what initially drew her to the project, her experiences collaborating with Lauren Beatty once again on the film, tackling the challenges of doing a werewolf story for Bloodthirsty, and more.
Great to speak with you, Amelia, and congratulations on the film. There are some definitely interesting parallels with the transformation that Grey undergoes in this movie versus the creative process and the things that people undergo when they're sort of dealing with their own creativity. Was that...
- 10/8/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
One of my favorite tropes in horror is whenever the creative process and monstrous transformations intersect, which is why Amelia Moses’ Bloodthirsty ended up being right up my proverbial alley. Anchored by a mesmerizing lead performance from Lauren Beatty, and featuring a soundtrack that just kills it from start to finish, Bloodthirsty pulls no punches when it comes to pulling back the layers on just how all-consuming any artistic endeavor can be for creators, but especially those who also happen to be struggling with the fact that they are transforming into a werewolf and there’s not much they can do about it.
In Bloodthirsty, Beatty plays an indie singer named Grey, who is struggling to put together her second album and also happens to be grappling with some vivid nightmares involving her having very lycanthropic eyes, some teeth trauma, and random appearances of blood. She’s been seeing a...
In Bloodthirsty, Beatty plays an indie singer named Grey, who is struggling to put together her second album and also happens to be grappling with some vivid nightmares involving her having very lycanthropic eyes, some teeth trauma, and random appearances of blood. She’s been seeing a...
- 10/6/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
This year there has been no slow-down of low budget, singular Indie horror films set in an isolated cabin, holiday home or retreat surrounded by the elements. Bloodthirsty does nothing to differentiate itself, this is a watchable yet uncompelling feature from Director Amelia Moses. The focus is on vegan (important) Indie pop wunderkind Grey (Lauren Beatty), and the transformation she feels is required to ensure her next album does not flop. Grey, along with semi-suffering girlfriend Charlie (Katharine King So) shack up with music producer Vaughn (Greg Bryk) and his creepy housekeeper Vera (Judith Buchan) in a remote and snow-swept studio in the woods, which conveniently has a junk yard nearby. The specific process to record the sophomore album and unleash her true potential boils...
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- 10/2/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Things get gruesome in Amelia Moses’ werewolf thriller “Bloodthirsty.” The upcoming film follows a rising singer and songwriter named Grey (Lauren Beatty), who goes to work on her second album with noted music producer Vaughn Daniels (Greg Bryk) at his remote cabin in the woods.
But as the music making progresses, she begins a gruesome transformation into a powerful beast with a yearning for blood.
In an exclusive clip of “Bloodthirsty,” Daniels invites her to have dinner with him alone. He continues to push her boundaries, offering her a drink of absinthe despite her reluctance, which leads to an unexpected reaction.
Moses directed the movie from a script written by Wendy Hill-Tout and her daughter, songwriter Lowell. The duo wanted to collaborate on a script, Hill-Tout said, and they came up with the concept that later became the story for “Bloodthirsty.”
“I loved writing it because I love characters in conflict,...
But as the music making progresses, she begins a gruesome transformation into a powerful beast with a yearning for blood.
In an exclusive clip of “Bloodthirsty,” Daniels invites her to have dinner with him alone. He continues to push her boundaries, offering her a drink of absinthe despite her reluctance, which leads to an unexpected reaction.
Moses directed the movie from a script written by Wendy Hill-Tout and her daughter, songwriter Lowell. The duo wanted to collaborate on a script, Hill-Tout said, and they came up with the concept that later became the story for “Bloodthirsty.”
“I loved writing it because I love characters in conflict,...
- 10/1/2020
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The most tantalizing genre films not only explore the lasting damaging effects of victims being physically attacked, but also being emotionally manipulated by the people they least expect to hurt them. That’s certainly the case for actress Lee Marshall’s shy, awkward protagonist in the new psychological thriller, ‘Bleed with Me,’ which explores the intersections of […]
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- 8/31/2020
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
A young woman's sanity slow slips away on a woodsy getaway with friends in Bleed With Me, the debut feature from writer/director Amelia Moses. Rowan (Lee Marshall) is the quiet type, not one to make a fuss or inject herself into situations that don't concern her, but when she's invited to join her best friend Emily (Lauren Beatty) and her boyfriend Brendan (Aris Tyros) on a outing to a remote cabin, she says yes, but it's not all rest and relaxation when things start going wrong. Within hours Rowan's anxieties begin taking hold and in order to cope with her feeling like an interloper, she begins to drink pretty heavily, leading to numerous unnecessary confrontations and the bonds of friendship are tested. Emily tries to...
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- 8/30/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Stars: Lee Marshall, Lauren Beatty, Aris Tyros | Written and Directed by Amelia Moses
Yet another Canadian horror production (which is always a good sign in my book), Bleed With Me is a female-led genre film from Montreal-based filmmaker Amelia Moses, making her feature debut, whose acclaimed short Undress Me played at Fantasia in 2017.
Bleed With Me sees Rowan (Lee Marshall), a self-destructive and vulnerable outsider, thrilled when the seemingly perfect Emily invites her on a winter getaway to an isolated cabin in the woods. Struggling to integrate herself with her best friend, Emily (Lauren Beatty) and her unfriendly boyfriend, Brendan (Aris Tyros) and feeling like a third wheel, she drinks to calm her nerves, pushing her body and mind deep into a hazy trance, where she begins to witness nightmarish late-night visions that make her feel increasingly unwelcome, unsure and unstable. Trust soon turns into paranoia when Rowan wakes up...
Yet another Canadian horror production (which is always a good sign in my book), Bleed With Me is a female-led genre film from Montreal-based filmmaker Amelia Moses, making her feature debut, whose acclaimed short Undress Me played at Fantasia in 2017.
Bleed With Me sees Rowan (Lee Marshall), a self-destructive and vulnerable outsider, thrilled when the seemingly perfect Emily invites her on a winter getaway to an isolated cabin in the woods. Struggling to integrate herself with her best friend, Emily (Lauren Beatty) and her unfriendly boyfriend, Brendan (Aris Tyros) and feeling like a third wheel, she drinks to calm her nerves, pushing her body and mind deep into a hazy trance, where she begins to witness nightmarish late-night visions that make her feel increasingly unwelcome, unsure and unstable. Trust soon turns into paranoia when Rowan wakes up...
- 8/28/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
There have been two very distinctive takes on the vampire movie at Fantasia 2020. Darkly witty Seventies pastiche Climate Of The Hunter has a lot to offer to older viewers. This one, by contrast, focuses on the teenagers we're used to seeing getting their necks bitten into in the genre, but has a very different tone from other works aimed at that age group.
Rowan (Lee Marshall) is a shy, awkward girl with a history of self harm. She can barely believe that the wealthy, popular Emily (Lauren Beatty) has invited her along on a trip to her family cabin in the woods. Neither can Emily's boyfriend, Brendan (Aris Tyros), who doesn't want to hurt Rowan's feelings but had clearly hoped for a quiet weekend away with the girl he loves. There's a hint of trouble in their relationship, which makes Rowan feel even more strongly that she's in...
Rowan (Lee Marshall) is a shy, awkward girl with a history of self harm. She can barely believe that the wealthy, popular Emily (Lauren Beatty) has invited her along on a trip to her family cabin in the woods. Neither can Emily's boyfriend, Brendan (Aris Tyros), who doesn't want to hurt Rowan's feelings but had clearly hoped for a quiet weekend away with the girl he loves. There's a hint of trouble in their relationship, which makes Rowan feel even more strongly that she's in...
- 8/27/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
A score is one of the key elements of a film to set its tone, and we are welcomed to Bleed with Me with a sound of familiarity, but effectiveness in conveying a sense of foreboding. This is no secluded cabin story with a murderer about to spring out of its surrounding woods; however, it’s still a horror story. In her first feature as writer and director, Amelia Moses states the fright that befalls those in this cabin comes in the form of the insecurities and anxieties that are often present in female friendships. But the film is full of ambiguity that allows for interpretations of varying kinds. With an unsettling psychological horror film, Moses proves to be both a director and screenwriter to watch. (Tw// self-harm—below and in the film.)
It looks to be a fun winter getaway of card games, drinking, and the added temptation of devil’s lettuce,...
It looks to be a fun winter getaway of card games, drinking, and the added temptation of devil’s lettuce,...
- 8/27/2020
- by Sara Clements
- DailyDead
Projects about biohacking, werewolves, Kung-Fu and even killer fingernails and the menopause are among those being presented at this week’sFrontières Platform Cannes for genre films.
A co-presentation between the Cannes Film Market and Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival, this year’s Frontières selection is also notable for featuring a large number of genre projects by female filmmakers and centered on female characters. The projects also come from as far afield as Argentina, Israel and Russia, well as the U.S., U.K. and Canada.
Taking place online on June 25, the 4th Frontières has two distinct strands. The Buyers Showcase will present six projects that have recently been completed or are in post-production, and screens footage for buyers, sales agents and festival programmers. The Proof of Concept Presentation, meanwhile, will screen teaser trailers for seven projects looking for financing partners.
Surveying the 13 projects, newly appointed Frontières executive director Annick Mahnert...
A co-presentation between the Cannes Film Market and Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival, this year’s Frontières selection is also notable for featuring a large number of genre projects by female filmmakers and centered on female characters. The projects also come from as far afield as Argentina, Israel and Russia, well as the U.S., U.K. and Canada.
Taking place online on June 25, the 4th Frontières has two distinct strands. The Buyers Showcase will present six projects that have recently been completed or are in post-production, and screens footage for buyers, sales agents and festival programmers. The Proof of Concept Presentation, meanwhile, will screen teaser trailers for seven projects looking for financing partners.
Surveying the 13 projects, newly appointed Frontières executive director Annick Mahnert...
- 6/24/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jack Fulton, Lyriq Bent, Lauren Beatty, Stephen McHattie, Veronica Ferres | Written by Dan Kay | Directed by Uli Edel
You can’t say Nicolas Cage rests on his laurels. After previously going all religious with Left Behind, the rapture-based movie from last year, he heads to the dark side of life for the supernatural thriller Pay the Ghost. Although caution is needed… Previously Cage took on the horror genre with a remake of The Wicker Man and we all now how that turned out!
Almost a year after his young son disappeared by his side on Halloween night in New York City, Mike (Cage) is alone and haunted by terrifying visions of his son. Desperate but determined not to let go he researches all the cases of missing children in the city and comes to a horrifying conclusion. After bombarding the detective in charge of...
You can’t say Nicolas Cage rests on his laurels. After previously going all religious with Left Behind, the rapture-based movie from last year, he heads to the dark side of life for the supernatural thriller Pay the Ghost. Although caution is needed… Previously Cage took on the horror genre with a remake of The Wicker Man and we all now how that turned out!
Almost a year after his young son disappeared by his side on Halloween night in New York City, Mike (Cage) is alone and haunted by terrifying visions of his son. Desperate but determined not to let go he researches all the cases of missing children in the city and comes to a horrifying conclusion. After bombarding the detective in charge of...
- 11/21/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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