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If you love Techno or electronic music you will enjoy FootWork the movie www.footwork-themovie.com.

There are celebs working on the project, the names of which you'll find on their blogs, others are still to be named.

Is this the new Breakdance? (Showing my age there).

The debut feature from writer-director Matt Pizzolo, “Threat” is an authentic insider’s view of urban street life, written by Pizzolo when he was 21 years old and living out of a backpack in NYC’s Lower East Side.

Director Johannes Roberts has joined forces with Zone Horror and Pure Grass Films to create a made for mobile horror series, When Evil Calls, putting the cutting into cutting edge technology!

When Evil Calls is due for a Halloween launch and features a killer cast, including Jennifer Lim, Dominique Pinon and Chris Barrie.

Contact your mobile provider to find out how you can get hold of this 20 episode first.

Penguin Publishing’s exciting new release, The Looking Glass Wars, hit book retailers nationwide on September 26^th. This is indeed the novel which will challenge your traditional notions of Wonderland, and which sparked an entire franchise, including the Hatter M comic book series. The book is now #5 on the New York Times Bestseller list.

Here are two trailers for you:

Special Effects Teaser
Shatter the Myth

Once again the thunder has been stolen from the producers of “Bryan Loves You”. Last month New York Post’s Page Six reported on an “open call for extras” hoax that nearly stalled production (“Phony Cast Call Vexes Movie”, 9/4/06). Two weeks ago, extremists using a popular video streaming site started posting stolen footage from the movie’s California lab. And now, days away from the “Bryan Loves You” trailer’s World Premiere, thieves have again beat the producers to the punch, somehow securing a copy of the trailer and posting it on several video sharing sites. In response, according to the Official “Bryan Loves You” site, the trailer has been posted early: www.grassrootstheory.org/bryan_trailer_start.htm.

DIMENSION FILMS ACQUIRES THE RIGHTS TO DEVELOP "THE BOATHOUSE"

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (October 20, 2006) - Dimension Films announced today that they have acquired the rights to develop "The Boathouse," a supernatural thriller pitch being written by David Loucka. Iain Softley ("The Skeleton Key") is set to direct and will be produced by Softley and Sarah Curtis ("Mrs. Brown") through their company Forthcoming Productions, along with Ehren Kruger (writer of "The Ring," "The Skeleton Key" and "Scream 3"), and Daniel Bobker ("The Skeleton Key").

In The Boathouse, a man who falls into a torrid affair with a mysterious young woman, slowly discovers that several of the woman's past lovers were murdered under suspicious circumstances, and that the sexy female might carry with her a dark disturbing curse...

Ehren Kruger stated, "'The Boathouse' is a standout horror story -- a scary film that explores sexual seduction in a way that the genre rarely braves to. The project brims with the kind of rich characters and mystical romantic appeal which distinguish Iain Softley's work. We're all excited to be making yet another Dimension film which redefines where today's scary movies are headed."

Richard Saperstein, president of production, and Matthew Stein, senior vice president of production will oversee the project for Dimension Films.

Andrew Kramer, executive vice president of business and legal affairs, and Jonathan Fuhrman, vice president of business and legal affairs, negotiated the deal on behalf of Dimension Films. Jordan Bayer negotiated on behalf of David Loucka, and Robert Newman and Craig Emanuel negotiated on behalf of Iain Softley Robert Newman negotiated on behalf of Sarah Curtis and Forthcoming productions. Michael Schenkman of Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal & LaViolette, LLP negotiated on behalf of Daniel Bobker, and Jason Sloane Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern negotiated on behalf of Ehren Kruger.

There are three new films coming out this December from MTI Home Video... something for everyone!

COLDITZ, starring Damian Lewis (Band of Brothers, Dreamcatcher), Sophia Myles (Tristan + Isolde, Underworld), Tom Hardy (Layer Cake, Black Hawk Down), Jason Priestley (Beverly Hills, 90210, Die, Mommie, Die!), James Fox (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sexy Beast), and Laurence Fox (Gosford Park, Deathwatch). The film will be released on DVD December 12th.

FAMILY PLAN - about the perfect family... someone else's! The film stars Tori Spelling (Beverly Hills, 90210, So noTORIous), Greg Germann (Ally McBeal, Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby), Jordan Bridges (Conviction, New Suit), and Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Signs). The film will be out on DVD December 12th.

We have a press release and artwork online at: www.edbaran.com/mtihomevideo

ANGST - The return of the bombshell scream queen Fiona Horsey! Her latest film with famed German director Wolfgang Büld, and it is sure to make a few men squirm when it comes out on DVD December 26th. (this one is for mature audiences)

Steel Web Studios are currently seeking an actress. Filming will take place either the weekend before or after Thanksgiving in San Diego and they are looking for local talent only. Copy, Credit and meals are provided as compensation.

Crystal (The Witch)
Female, 20's - Featured
Driven by heartbreak and sadness, she indulges in the black hearts with only one desire: to bring constant sorrow to Joshua Ridgecrest, the man who shattered her dreams and married another woman. Will require special effects makeup. Severs her wedding ring finger as part of a dark ritual and eventually dies a horrible death vomiting up her own internal organs.

If you have already auditioned and are still interested in a Role, please let them know. If you would like to audition please send your headshot and resume to casting@steelwebstudios.com

WHEN EVIL CALLS - Johannes Roberts (HELLBREEDER, FOREST OF THE DAMNED, DARKHUNTERS) got in touch to tell us about his latest project WHEN EVIL CALLS (www.whenevilcalls.tv) – the world first horror series for mobile phones! It stars HOSTEL’s Jennifer Lim, Dominique Pinon (DELICATESSEN), Chris Barrie (RED DWARF) as well as Sean Brosnan (Son of ex-Bond - Pierce) and Lois Winstone (Ray Winstone’s daughter). Famed horror author Shaun Hutson (FOREST OF THE DAMNED) also cameos. He says "It is a darkly comic tale set in a school where the kids get a text offering them a wish which then comes true in the worst way possible. It is very gory and special effects packed. It will be released here in the UK on Halloween. Not sure of the Us and international date" - we'll keep you posted.

FUTURE KILL hits DVD -

Subversive Cinema is to release FUTURE KILL! The film features TCM's Marilyn Burns and stars Edwin Neal (the Hitch-hiker from TCM) as the Mutant Leader "Splatter"!

FUTURE KILL tells the tale of a group of disgraced Texas University frat boys who are given the opportunity to earn forgiveness by going into the anarchic quarter of the city and abducting the leader of the Anti-Nuke Mutants, a subculture of punked-out, lawless youth protesting against nuclear growth. But the group is attacked and their quarry killed by Splatter, a Mohawk-sporting Mutant whose face is hidden by metal body armor. Splatter is considered dangerously out of his mind even by his own kind! But now the Mutants believe the frat boys are responsible for killing the leader and are forced to flee through now-hostile territory-pursued by the Mutants and by Splatter!

You've seen its amazing H.R. Geiger cover on the shelves of every mom and pop video store since its release in the '80s, now own it for the first time on DVD! The special edition features a brand new 16x9 widescreen transfer, full-length commentary with director Ronald Moore and star/co-producer/co-screenwriter Ed Neal, a making-of featurette, cast and crew bios, trailers and a reproduction of Geiger's original artwork! A full package making this whacked-out release a must-have for horror and TCM fans alike! get your mits on it from October 31, 2006!

BOXED EARS - Chris Alexander of Rue Morgue radio fame, recently had the "strangest weekend of his life" - stepping in the boxing ring with the 'worlds worst filmmaker', UWE BOLL (HOUSE OF THE DEAD, ALONE IN THE DARK, BLOODRAYNE). Boll was so sick of getting slammed by his critics (Chris included), that he challenged them to a three round boxing fight in Vancouver while shooting his new film Postal. Chris was chosen as one of the "lucky" five, the only Canadian, representing his magazine RUE MORGUE.....

Below are links to both footage of the pre show AND the fight, and some articles:

How come we never heard about it? Sounds like a great thing. If only more bad filmmakers proved they had no answer to the reviews and stepped up....
(01/10/2006)

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