Maverick filmmaker Roger Corman and his producer wife Julie will be honored at this year's Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. Lucky attendees will also be treated to the world premiere of Sharktopus, starring Eric Roberts, as well as Man With The X-Ray Eyes, and the world premiere of Machete Maidens, the new doc on Phillipino lensed exploitation flicks, from director Mark Hartley, who also brought us Not Quite Hollywood, and insanely entertaining doc on the Aussie exploitation scene.
Read on for the official press release.
Read on for the official press release.
- 9/7/2010
- Screen Anarchy
TORONTO -- Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban's Magnolia Pictures is stepping up its game with a new genre label, Magnet.
Magnet's first film out of the gate will be Jeremy Saulnier's comic slasher film Murder Party, set for a brief theatrical release before an October DVD bow. Among those ready for a 2008 release include Hitoshi Matsumoto's Toronto International Film Festival Midnight Madness selection Big Man in Japan; Tony Smith's Viking actioner Severed Ways; Ringo Lam, Johnny To and Tsui Hark's Hong Kong action omnibus Triangle; Mark Hartley's Australian genre film docu Not Quite Hollywood; and Olivier Assayas' thriller Boarding Gate, starring Asia Argento and Michael Madsen.
Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles said that he wanted to brand and label his already extensive slate of well-reviewed genre films, including The Host and District B13.
"These are not trashy genre films. The market has grown up," he added. The slate will include acquisitions, production prebuys and projects produced in-house for theatrical or DVD release.
Wagner already has stated his desire to give Magnolia higher-budgeted projects, and Bowles said some of those likely will go through Magnet, given the strong sales genre titles have garnered on his Magnolia Home Entertainment label.
Magnet's first film out of the gate will be Jeremy Saulnier's comic slasher film Murder Party, set for a brief theatrical release before an October DVD bow. Among those ready for a 2008 release include Hitoshi Matsumoto's Toronto International Film Festival Midnight Madness selection Big Man in Japan; Tony Smith's Viking actioner Severed Ways; Ringo Lam, Johnny To and Tsui Hark's Hong Kong action omnibus Triangle; Mark Hartley's Australian genre film docu Not Quite Hollywood; and Olivier Assayas' thriller Boarding Gate, starring Asia Argento and Michael Madsen.
Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles said that he wanted to brand and label his already extensive slate of well-reviewed genre films, including The Host and District B13.
"These are not trashy genre films. The market has grown up," he added. The slate will include acquisitions, production prebuys and projects produced in-house for theatrical or DVD release.
Wagner already has stated his desire to give Magnolia higher-budgeted projects, and Bowles said some of those likely will go through Magnet, given the strong sales genre titles have garnered on his Magnolia Home Entertainment label.
- 9/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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