In his latest podcast/interview, Nerdly writer and Britflicks host Stuart Wright talks to Billy O’Brien (pictured above), the writer/director of I Am Not A Serial Killer.
A dazzlingly original, darkly funny and disturbing gem with a genre-bending twist, I Am Not A Serial Killer follows a small town teenager in the Us, obsessed with serial killers, who unwittingly discovers the identity of the killer who has been slaughtering residents for body parts.
Featuring a star-making lead performance from 17-year-old Max Records, and an extraordinary turn from Back To The Future’s legendary Christopher Lloyd, I Am Not a Serial Killer is the most sheerly entertaining and audaciously offbeat offering since Donnie Darko hit cinema screens.
I Am Not A Serial Killer is out now on DVD, Blu Ray and all good VOD platforms.
A dazzlingly original, darkly funny and disturbing gem with a genre-bending twist, I Am Not A Serial Killer follows a small town teenager in the Us, obsessed with serial killers, who unwittingly discovers the identity of the killer who has been slaughtering residents for body parts.
Featuring a star-making lead performance from 17-year-old Max Records, and an extraordinary turn from Back To The Future’s legendary Christopher Lloyd, I Am Not a Serial Killer is the most sheerly entertaining and audaciously offbeat offering since Donnie Darko hit cinema screens.
I Am Not A Serial Killer is out now on DVD, Blu Ray and all good VOD platforms.
- 2/24/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
To celebrate the home entertainment release of I Am Not a Serial Killer, on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD 20 February, and available to download now, we have a copy of the film on Blu-ray, and a panda balaclava, courtesy of Bulldog Films Distribution!
A dazzlingly original, darkly funny and disturbing gem with a genre-bending twist, about a small town teenager in the Us, obsessed with serial killers, who unwittingly discovers the identity of the killer who has been slaughtering residents for body parts.
Featuring a star-making lead performance from 17-year-old Max Records, and an extraordinary turn from Back To The Future’s legendary Christopher Lloyd, I Am Not a Serial Killer is the most sheerly entertaining and audaciously offbeat offering since Donnie Darko hit cinema screens.
A big hit when it premiered at the South By Southwest Film Festival in March, and was a must-see film at the prestigious BFI London Film Festival.
A dazzlingly original, darkly funny and disturbing gem with a genre-bending twist, about a small town teenager in the Us, obsessed with serial killers, who unwittingly discovers the identity of the killer who has been slaughtering residents for body parts.
Featuring a star-making lead performance from 17-year-old Max Records, and an extraordinary turn from Back To The Future’s legendary Christopher Lloyd, I Am Not a Serial Killer is the most sheerly entertaining and audaciously offbeat offering since Donnie Darko hit cinema screens.
A big hit when it premiered at the South By Southwest Film Festival in March, and was a must-see film at the prestigious BFI London Film Festival.
- 2/17/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Make no mistake about it: this was a great year for horror fans. It was so good, in fact, that making a list of “favorites” is almost impossible because there’s just too much I want to talk about. The independent horror scene continues to crank out new classics and minor gems, but even studio horror was good this year: The Conjuring 2, Don’t Breathe, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Lights Out (not my bag, but a lot of people really enjoyed it), The Boy (not a lot of people’s bag, but I really enjoyed it), The Purge: Election Year, and so on. Even better? Pretty much every one of them was successful at the box office. As more and more horror moves are released with the limited release / VOD model, it’s nice to know that good movies still play to big audiences at the multiplex.
And what about horror on TV?...
And what about horror on TV?...
- 1/10/2017
- by Patrick Bromley
- DailyDead
Stars: Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser, Max Records, Karl Geary, Morgan Rysso, Matt Roy, Bruce Bohne, Elizabeth Belfiori | Written by Billy O’Brien, Christopher Hyde | Directed by Billy O’Brien
I Am Not a Serial Killer is an offbeat take on the serial killer sub-genre of horror, told from the perspective of John (Max Records – best known for his role in Where the Wild Things Are). John is a teenager who has been diagnosed with sociopathy but is determined not to give in to his homicidal tendencies and lives his life by a strict set of self-imposed rules to prevent this. He also helps his mother (Laura Fraser) by assisting in the preparation of bodies in her funeral home, draining blood, removing organs and ogling viscera, is friendly with elderly neighbour Mr Crowley (Christopher Lloyd) and attempts to act like a normal human being during school. Meanwhile, dead bodies are cropping...
I Am Not a Serial Killer is an offbeat take on the serial killer sub-genre of horror, told from the perspective of John (Max Records – best known for his role in Where the Wild Things Are). John is a teenager who has been diagnosed with sociopathy but is determined not to give in to his homicidal tendencies and lives his life by a strict set of self-imposed rules to prevent this. He also helps his mother (Laura Fraser) by assisting in the preparation of bodies in her funeral home, draining blood, removing organs and ogling viscera, is friendly with elderly neighbour Mr Crowley (Christopher Lloyd) and attempts to act like a normal human being during school. Meanwhile, dead bodies are cropping...
- 1/2/2017
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Nick Aldwinckle Dec 21, 2016
The Bottom Shelf returns, with more DVDs and Blu-rays of a horror persuasion...
Anyone who had the pleasure of catching veteran horror director, cinematic musical hero and all-round (if we subtly forget to mention Escape From L.A) legend John Carpenter on his recent debut live concert tour will be more than familiar with his skilled craftsmanship in the field of synth earworms. With the Blu-ray release of Assault On Precinct 13 in November comes perhaps the best of said themes, as we delve into a Santa’s sack of cinematic treats.
Carpenter’s 1976 budget siege thriller, inspired by classic western Rio Bravo and George Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead, follows the skeleton staff of a police station about to close for the last time as they and the few remaining prisoners fend off a marauding band of, erm, marauders. Only Carpenter’s...
The Bottom Shelf returns, with more DVDs and Blu-rays of a horror persuasion...
Anyone who had the pleasure of catching veteran horror director, cinematic musical hero and all-round (if we subtly forget to mention Escape From L.A) legend John Carpenter on his recent debut live concert tour will be more than familiar with his skilled craftsmanship in the field of synth earworms. With the Blu-ray release of Assault On Precinct 13 in November comes perhaps the best of said themes, as we delve into a Santa’s sack of cinematic treats.
Carpenter’s 1976 budget siege thriller, inspired by classic western Rio Bravo and George Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead, follows the skeleton staff of a police station about to close for the last time as they and the few remaining prisoners fend off a marauding band of, erm, marauders. Only Carpenter’s...
- 12/19/2016
- Den of Geek
Max Records in I Am Not A Serial Killer
Director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of Dan Wells’ teen fiction novel, I Am Not A Serial Killer tells the story of John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records), a teenager diagnosed with sociopathic tendencies who finds his small Midwestern town stalked by a killer. The film played as part of the Cult strand at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, where O’Brien looked back on the making of the film with Eye For Film, offering insights on film production and exhibition.
In the second of a two part I Am Not A Serial Killer interview series, O’Brien reflects on the luck and unpredictability that lends low budget filmmaking its wild nature. He also briefly shared his thoughts on silence versus dialogue across film and television, while discussing his approach to comedy, the inevitability of hindsight and the question of...
Director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of Dan Wells’ teen fiction novel, I Am Not A Serial Killer tells the story of John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records), a teenager diagnosed with sociopathic tendencies who finds his small Midwestern town stalked by a killer. The film played as part of the Cult strand at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, where O’Brien looked back on the making of the film with Eye For Film, offering insights on film production and exhibition.
In the second of a two part I Am Not A Serial Killer interview series, O’Brien reflects on the luck and unpredictability that lends low budget filmmaking its wild nature. He also briefly shared his thoughts on silence versus dialogue across film and television, while discussing his approach to comedy, the inevitability of hindsight and the question of...
- 12/12/2016
- by Paul Risker
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
★★★☆☆ I Am Not a Serial Killer has a promisingly schlocky title, but Billy O'Brien's adaptation of Dan Wells' Ya novel (scripted with Christopher Hyde) never quite escapes its adolescent inspiration. John (Max Records, last seen as the kid in Where the Wild Things Are) lives with his mom (Laura Fraser) in Clayton, a small town in the frozen heart of America. Here, he helps with his mother's mortuary business which has begun to get more business due to the activity of a suspected serial killer in the vicinity.
- 12/11/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Max Records in I Am Not A Serial Killer
Director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of Dan Wells’ teen fiction novel, I Am Not A Serial Killer tells the story of John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records), a teenager diagnosed with sociopathic tendencies who finds his small Midwestern town stalked by a killer. The film played as part of the Cult strand at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, where O’Brien looked back on the making of the film with Eye For Film, offering an insightful take on film production exhibition.
In the first of a two part I Am Not A Serial Killer interview series, O’Brien reflects on his own creative journey and the nuances of the filmmaking process, touching upon the way in which it imitates life. He also discussed the unreasonable demands low budget filmmakers are confronting and the inability of film schools to prepare...
Director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of Dan Wells’ teen fiction novel, I Am Not A Serial Killer tells the story of John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records), a teenager diagnosed with sociopathic tendencies who finds his small Midwestern town stalked by a killer. The film played as part of the Cult strand at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, where O’Brien looked back on the making of the film with Eye For Film, offering an insightful take on film production exhibition.
In the first of a two part I Am Not A Serial Killer interview series, O’Brien reflects on his own creative journey and the nuances of the filmmaking process, touching upon the way in which it imitates life. He also discussed the unreasonable demands low budget filmmakers are confronting and the inability of film schools to prepare...
- 12/10/2016
- by Paul Risker
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Where the Wild Things Are’s Max Records is a morbid teen and Christopher Lloyd is his suspicious neighbour, in this adaptation of Dan Wells’s Ya novel
The steady passage of film-makers from Ireland to the Us continues. This time, it’s Billy O’Brien, the writer-director of 2005’s impressively straight-faced Frankencattle horror Isolation, going west and adapting Dan Wells’s young-adult novel into a pleasingly macabre study of a mixed-up teen who could be a Dexter-in-waiting.
While touring crime scenes on his BMX, lank-haired mortician’s son John (Max Records, the kid from Where the Wild Things Are) becomes convinced his doddering neighbour (Christopher Lloyd) poses an even greater threat to public safety than he does. Alas, his attempts to do the right thing only occasion further, properly gruey carnage.
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The steady passage of film-makers from Ireland to the Us continues. This time, it’s Billy O’Brien, the writer-director of 2005’s impressively straight-faced Frankencattle horror Isolation, going west and adapting Dan Wells’s young-adult novel into a pleasingly macabre study of a mixed-up teen who could be a Dexter-in-waiting.
While touring crime scenes on his BMX, lank-haired mortician’s son John (Max Records, the kid from Where the Wild Things Are) becomes convinced his doddering neighbour (Christopher Lloyd) poses an even greater threat to public safety than he does. Alas, his attempts to do the right thing only occasion further, properly gruey carnage.
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- 12/8/2016
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
“American Honey” took the top prize at the 2016 British Independent Film Awards, which was held on Sunday at London’s Old Billingsgate.
“American Honey” was named Best British Independent Film, and also scored three additional awards (including Best Director for Andrea Arnold). Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” was the night’s only non-uk winner, picking up honors for Best International Independent Film.
The 19th annual Bifa ceremony, hosted by Jennifer Saunders, also presented Clare Binns with the Special Jury Prize for her “unstinting efforts in bringing independent film to new audiences.”
Naomie Harris was also presented the Variety Award by Danny Boyle, in recognition of the global impact she made this year in helping to focus the international film spotlight on the UK.
Read More: La Film Critics Association Name the Best Films and Performances of 2016
The Richard Harris Award was given to Alison Steadman by Richard Harris’ granddaughter Ella Harris and...
“American Honey” was named Best British Independent Film, and also scored three additional awards (including Best Director for Andrea Arnold). Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” was the night’s only non-uk winner, picking up honors for Best International Independent Film.
The 19th annual Bifa ceremony, hosted by Jennifer Saunders, also presented Clare Binns with the Special Jury Prize for her “unstinting efforts in bringing independent film to new audiences.”
Naomie Harris was also presented the Variety Award by Danny Boyle, in recognition of the global impact she made this year in helping to focus the international film spotlight on the UK.
Read More: La Film Critics Association Name the Best Films and Performances of 2016
The Richard Harris Award was given to Alison Steadman by Richard Harris’ granddaughter Ella Harris and...
- 12/4/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
I Am Not a Serial Killer is dark, funny and disturbing gem with a genre-bending twist, about a small town teenager in the Us obsessed with serial killers, who unwittingly discovers the identity of the killer who has been slaughtering residents for body parts.
Featuring a star-making lead performance from 17-year-old Max Records, and an extraordinary turn from Back To The Future’s legendary Christopher Lloyd, I Am Not a Serial Killer was a big hit when it premiered at the South By Southwest Film Festival in March, and was a must-see film at the prestigious BFI London Film Festival.
John Wayne Cleaver is dangerous and he knows it. He is 16 and helps his Mum and Aunt at the family Mortuary. John is obsessed with serial killers but really doesn’t want to become one. So for his own sake and the safety of those around him he lives by...
Featuring a star-making lead performance from 17-year-old Max Records, and an extraordinary turn from Back To The Future’s legendary Christopher Lloyd, I Am Not a Serial Killer was a big hit when it premiered at the South By Southwest Film Festival in March, and was a must-see film at the prestigious BFI London Film Festival.
John Wayne Cleaver is dangerous and he knows it. He is 16 and helps his Mum and Aunt at the family Mortuary. John is obsessed with serial killers but really doesn’t want to become one. So for his own sake and the safety of those around him he lives by...
- 11/21/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The 2016 British Independent Film Award nominations have been announced, with Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or–winning “I, Daniel Blake” leading the pack with seven nominations. Andrea Arnold’s “American Honey,” Babak Anvari’s “Under the Shadow” and Rachel Tunnard’s “Adult Life Skills” all landed six nods apiece. More than 130 British films were submitted for consideration, and 32 British features have been nominated. Full list:
Best British Independent Film
“American Honey”
“Couple in a Hole”
“I, Daniel Blake”
“Notes on Blindness”
“Under the Shadow”
Best International Independent Film
“Hunt for the Wilderpeople”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Moonlight”
“Mustang”
“Toni Erdmann”
Best Director
Andrea Arnold, “American Honey”
Babak Anvari, “Under the Shadow”
Ben Wheatley, “Free Fire”
Ken Loach, “I, Daniel Blake”
Peter Middleton and James Spinney, “Notes on Blindness”
Best Screenplay
Andrea Arnold, “American Honey”
Babak Anvari, “Under the Shadow”
Billy O’Brien and Christopher Hyde, “I Am Not a Serial Killer”
Paul Laverty,...
Best British Independent Film
“American Honey”
“Couple in a Hole”
“I, Daniel Blake”
“Notes on Blindness”
“Under the Shadow”
Best International Independent Film
“Hunt for the Wilderpeople”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Moonlight”
“Mustang”
“Toni Erdmann”
Best Director
Andrea Arnold, “American Honey”
Babak Anvari, “Under the Shadow”
Ben Wheatley, “Free Fire”
Ken Loach, “I, Daniel Blake”
Peter Middleton and James Spinney, “Notes on Blindness”
Best Screenplay
Andrea Arnold, “American Honey”
Babak Anvari, “Under the Shadow”
Billy O’Brien and Christopher Hyde, “I Am Not a Serial Killer”
Paul Laverty,...
- 11/1/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Rob Leane Oct 28, 2016
Looking ahead to the movies heading to cinemas in time for Christmas...
The festive season is a great time to go to the pictures. There’s nothing quite like taking solace when it’s cold outside by cramming in with some like-minded folk to see a (hopefully) great movie.
Unsurprisingly, Hollywood studios have cottoned on to this. Year on year, there seems to more and more choice at the cinema come Christmas time. It’s almost like a second summer season, in terms of the sheer volume of major movies on offer. This isn’t likely to change any time soon, especially when you look at the cash banked by Star Wars: The Force Awakens last Christmas. And that's not to mention the festive season's nearness to the Oscar race, which means that the major movies keep coming well into January.
There are many movies rocking around the multiplex during this Yuletide,...
Looking ahead to the movies heading to cinemas in time for Christmas...
The festive season is a great time to go to the pictures. There’s nothing quite like taking solace when it’s cold outside by cramming in with some like-minded folk to see a (hopefully) great movie.
Unsurprisingly, Hollywood studios have cottoned on to this. Year on year, there seems to more and more choice at the cinema come Christmas time. It’s almost like a second summer season, in terms of the sheer volume of major movies on offer. This isn’t likely to change any time soon, especially when you look at the cash banked by Star Wars: The Force Awakens last Christmas. And that's not to mention the festive season's nearness to the Oscar race, which means that the major movies keep coming well into January.
There are many movies rocking around the multiplex during this Yuletide,...
- 10/25/2016
- Den of Geek
Scream Factory is decking the halls with horror this December with four new Blu-ray releases of IFC Midnight movies: I Am Not a Serial Killer, Let's Be Evil, The Devil's Dolls, and Shelley.
From Scream Factory: "We are proud to announce that we have Four new IFC Midnight films planned for release on Blu-ray & DVD this Dec!
The Devil’S Dolls - A serial killer's curse unleashes a season of slaughter in the backwoods of Mississippi. According to an ancient Guatemalan tradition, parents teach their children to allay their troubles by giving them handmade "worry dolls" just before bedtime. But when several of these talismans — which once belonged to a notorious mass murderer — find their way into the hands of unsuspecting residents of a small Southern town, it sets off a grisly wave of bloodshed. The latest from Rites of Spring director Padraig Reynolds is a voodoo-slasher shocker bursting with scarily inventive kills.
From Scream Factory: "We are proud to announce that we have Four new IFC Midnight films planned for release on Blu-ray & DVD this Dec!
The Devil’S Dolls - A serial killer's curse unleashes a season of slaughter in the backwoods of Mississippi. According to an ancient Guatemalan tradition, parents teach their children to allay their troubles by giving them handmade "worry dolls" just before bedtime. But when several of these talismans — which once belonged to a notorious mass murderer — find their way into the hands of unsuspecting residents of a small Southern town, it sets off a grisly wave of bloodshed. The latest from Rites of Spring director Padraig Reynolds is a voodoo-slasher shocker bursting with scarily inventive kills.
- 9/21/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Director Billy O’Brien’s I Am Not a Serial Killer, based on Dan Wells’ book of the same name, follows John, a young psychopath (Max Records) obsessed with the town’s serial killer. John is a misfit, picked on for being weird,… Continue Reading →
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- 8/29/2016
- by Heather Buckley
- DreadCentral.com
With I Am Not a Serial Killer hitting select theaters and VOD today from IFC Midnight, I caught up with the film’s co-writer/director Billy O’Brien for our latest Q&A feature to discuss working with Christopher Lloyd, what made Max Records the right fit to play John Wayne Cleaver, filming in frigid Minnesota, and much more.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Billy. Were you a fan of Dan Wells’ John Wayne Cleaver books before directing and co-writing I Am Not a Serial Killer? What made you want to tell this story on the big screen?
Billy O’Brien: Well, I read the book the summer of 2009 and loved it. But it was a paperback, so I thought the rights would be gone, so I was delighted to find they weren’t sold. I wrote Dan a letter and was just honest...
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Billy. Were you a fan of Dan Wells’ John Wayne Cleaver books before directing and co-writing I Am Not a Serial Killer? What made you want to tell this story on the big screen?
Billy O’Brien: Well, I read the book the summer of 2009 and loved it. But it was a paperback, so I thought the rights would be gone, so I was delighted to find they weren’t sold. I wrote Dan a letter and was just honest...
- 8/26/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Often lumped into the Young Adult category to the chagrin of author Dan Wells, I’m not sure I know many parents who would like to have their fourteen-year old child heading to theaters with friends for the cinematic adaptation of his debut I Am Not a Serial Killer. The first of what has now spiraled into a quintet of books surrounding John Wayne Cleaver; its story introduces the character as a clinically diagnosed sociopath attempting to survive adolescence within a small mid-western town. His own predilection towards violence and the macabre aside, John’s journey ultimately finds him on the trail of a brutal assailant terrorizing his home with supernatural strength. A keen amateur scholar of the mass murderer circuit, this teen proves perfectly suited to crack the case.
Don’t expect Encyclopedia Brown or Young Sherlock, however. Cleaver’s (Max Records) motivations to hunt this monster are purely selfish.
Don’t expect Encyclopedia Brown or Young Sherlock, however. Cleaver’s (Max Records) motivations to hunt this monster are purely selfish.
- 8/25/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
"There is a savage beast in every man," wrote George R.R. Martin in A Storm of Swords, and American teenager John Wayne Cleaver has taken those words to heart. John (Max Records) lives in a small, cold town in the U.S. His mother April (Laura Fraser) is a morgue technician, and so John has grown up with a pragmatic view of the human body, which only feeds his fascination with bodily functions. Based in part on his clinical detachment from sights that would send many teens fleeing, John has decided that he is a sociopath and, potentially, a serial killer in waiting. He's perfectly fine with his own diagnosis, which goes far beyond what his psychiatrist (Karl Geary) has told him. He feels completely alienated...
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- 8/25/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Existing at the crossroads between Let the Right One In and Under the Skin, director Billy O’Brien’s new film, I Am Not a Serial Killer is a coming-of-age horror movie about what it means to be human. This is the kind of movie about which the less is said, the better, making it difficult to summarize its plot and even, in some cases, to argue for its strengths. So much of what O’Brien does right is in the service of the movie’s themes, which it would be unfair to fully reveal in a review. That can make talking about the film in any detailed way a challenge, but I can at least say this: it is a movie you absolutely have to see. Take my word for it.
Based on Dan Wells’ 2009 novel of the same name and having recently screened at Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival in Chicago,...
Based on Dan Wells’ 2009 novel of the same name and having recently screened at Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival in Chicago,...
- 8/24/2016
- by Patrick Bromley
- DailyDead
A new, alternative poster for I Am Not a Serial Killer might be considered a bit of a spoiler. But it's not. Billy O'Brien's movie, which I saw earlier this year at SXSW, starts off almost like a John Hughes picture, except that the high school hero (Max Records) is the son of a morgue technician (Laura Fraser). That gives him a different view of the human body and also affects his view of the world, which leads to his conclusion that he may be a serial killer in waiting. But then there's his unsettling neighbor, Christopher Lloyd... The movie gets progressively darker and more intriguing as it plays out. It's heading to select U.S. theaters this Friday, August 26. It will also be available...
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- 8/24/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Good-on I Am Not A Serial Killer for never bullshitting its audience. We don’t even get halfway into this Dan Wells adaptation before director Billy O’Brien addresses the elephant in his title. As the film suggests, O’Brien’s main character is not a serial killer, so why waste time teasing something that isn’t true when the film begins (but might be later)? Such a suggestive name plays directly into an unexpected story for those of us ignorant to Wells’ source novelization, without any momentum to waste. I like surprises, and this is one of the better ones a genre fan can ask for.
Max Records plays young John Wayne Cleaver, a diagnosed sociopath who works with his mother April (played by Laura Fraser) in their family’s funeral home. Everyone knows John isn’t exactly “normal,” which is why he visits his therapist Dr. Neblin (Karl Geary...
Max Records plays young John Wayne Cleaver, a diagnosed sociopath who works with his mother April (played by Laura Fraser) in their family’s funeral home. Everyone knows John isn’t exactly “normal,” which is why he visits his therapist Dr. Neblin (Karl Geary...
- 8/24/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Ahead of its VOD release on August 26th, Irish writer-director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of novelist Dan Wells’ supernatural-thriller I Am Not a Serial Killer (read our review) screened at this past weekend’s Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival in Chicago. Christopher Lloyd (Back To The Future), Max Records (Where The Wild Things Are) and Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad) star […]...
- 8/22/2016
- by MrDisgusting
- bloody-disgusting.com
Directed by Billy O’Brien, I Am Not a Serial Killer tells the story of John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records), a young teen riddled with homicidal thoughts who must protect his hometown from an actual serial killer. Based on the novel of the same name by author Dan Wells, we get our first look at the official trailer and poster for the IFC Midnight film before it is released in select theaters and on VOD on August 26th.
Synopsis: “Sixteen-year-old John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records, Where the Wild Things Are) is not a serial killer—but he has all the makings of one. Keeping his homicidal tendencies and morbid obsessions with death and murder in check is a constant struggle that only gets harder when a real serial killer begins terrorizing his sleepy Midwestern town. Now, in order to track down a psychopath and protect those around him, John must unleash his darkest inner demons.
Synopsis: “Sixteen-year-old John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records, Where the Wild Things Are) is not a serial killer—but he has all the makings of one. Keeping his homicidal tendencies and morbid obsessions with death and murder in check is a constant struggle that only gets harder when a real serial killer begins terrorizing his sleepy Midwestern town. Now, in order to track down a psychopath and protect those around him, John must unleash his darkest inner demons.
- 8/4/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
A full trailer has been released for the eerie new thriller I Am Not a Serial Killer which stars Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future) and Max Records (Where the Wild Things Are). The movie was directed by Billy O’Brien (Isolation) and is based on the bestselling novel by Dan Wells. I'm not familiar with the book, but it looks like a very dark and twisted story that makes for a great film. I enjoy watching these kinds of movies because I'm fascinated by the dark side of storytelling. Here's the synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old John Wayne Cleaver (Records) is not a serial killer—but he has all the makings of one. Keeping his homicidal tendencies and morbid obsessions with death and murder in check is a constant struggle that only gets harder when a real serial killer begins terrorizing his sleepy Midwestern town. Now, in order to track down a...
Sixteen-year-old John Wayne Cleaver (Records) is not a serial killer—but he has all the makings of one. Keeping his homicidal tendencies and morbid obsessions with death and murder in check is a constant struggle that only gets harder when a real serial killer begins terrorizing his sleepy Midwestern town. Now, in order to track down a...
- 8/4/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Being a horror fan can be difficult at times, because so many genre releases end up being boring at best and garbage at worst. Oftentimes, though, some of the best horror films will be those that head straight to video-on-demand platforms. Based on early buzz, it looks like we’ll be getting another great VOD release soon from IFC Midnight. Later this month, the distribution company will be releasing I Am Not a Serial Killer on digital platforms (and in select theaters), and I absolutely can’t wait. The film, which stars Christopher Lloyd, Max Records, and Laura Fraser, is an adaptation of
Take a Look at the Official Trailer for ‘I Am Not A Serial Killer!’...
Take a Look at the Official Trailer for ‘I Am Not A Serial Killer!’...
- 8/4/2016
- by Jasef Wisener
- TVovermind.com
Prior to the film’s release at the end of the month here’s the latest, and most likely last, trailer for Billy O’Brien’s I Am Not A Serial Killer. The film stars Where The Wild Things Are’s Max Records as John, a troubled young man who believes himself to be a sociopath who could well develop into something much worse. When a crime is committed within John’s small town community the boy starts to investigate, setting him on a dark path to uncover some shocking truths. Based on a novel by Dan Wells the film co-stars Laura Fraser and Christopher Lloyd. The film has been well received since its SXSW debut, here’s what Peter Martin had to say in our review: “I Am Not a Serial...
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- 8/4/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Going around saying “I am not a serial killer” is a good way to get people to think you’re a serial killer. Naming your movie that is a good way to get people’s attention. Max Records of “Where the Wild Things Are” stars in Billy O’Brien’s film, which premiered at South by Southwest and comes out next month. Watch its evocative trailer below.
Read More: SXSW Exclusive: Clip From The Thriller ‘I Am Not A Serial Killer’ Starring Max Records From ‘Where The Wild Things Are’
The footage is heavy on mood and shots of Christopher Lloyd on an elliptical but light on concrete details. For more of those, here’s the official synopsis: “Sixteen-year old John Cleaver (Max Records) is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tempt him, so for his own sake,...
Read More: SXSW Exclusive: Clip From The Thriller ‘I Am Not A Serial Killer’ Starring Max Records From ‘Where The Wild Things Are’
The footage is heavy on mood and shots of Christopher Lloyd on an elliptical but light on concrete details. For more of those, here’s the official synopsis: “Sixteen-year old John Cleaver (Max Records) is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tempt him, so for his own sake,...
- 7/21/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer whilst keeping his own inner demons at bay. The new movie stars Max Records, Laura Fraser, and Christopher Lloyd. “I Am Not a Serial Killer” hits theaters on August 26.
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- 7/12/2016
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
The first trailer has finally dropped for I am not a Serial Killer, the film Based on the first of Dan Wells' John Cleaver trilogy of books. It is scheduled to screen at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal.
The film is directed by Billy O’Brien (Isolation, Scintilla) and stars Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Laura Fraser and Karl Geary.
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year old John Cleaver (Max Records) is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tempt him, so for his own sake, and the safety of those around, he [Continued ...]...
The film is directed by Billy O’Brien (Isolation, Scintilla) and stars Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Laura Fraser and Karl Geary.
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year old John Cleaver (Max Records) is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tempt him, so for his own sake, and the safety of those around, he [Continued ...]...
- 7/11/2016
- QuietEarth.us
I’ve always enjoyed seeing Christopher Lloyd in the movies. Ever since he played Doc Brown in Back to the Future, I’ve been a fan. We’ve seen less and less of him these days, which is a shame. He’s still making movies, though! We have a trailer for a dark thriller that he stars in called I Am Not a Serial Killer, and well… he plays a serial killer.
Lloyd stars alongside Max Records (Where the Wild Things Are), who plays a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies. He lives in a small midwestern town and has tasked himself with hunting down and destroying “a supernatural killer whilst keeping his own inner demons at bay.” Lloyd looks rather creepy in the role of the killer, and it seems like this is a very different but refreshing kind of role for him.
This is a great trailer that builds the suspense,...
Lloyd stars alongside Max Records (Where the Wild Things Are), who plays a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies. He lives in a small midwestern town and has tasked himself with hunting down and destroying “a supernatural killer whilst keeping his own inner demons at bay.” Lloyd looks rather creepy in the role of the killer, and it seems like this is a very different but refreshing kind of role for him.
This is a great trailer that builds the suspense,...
- 7/8/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"This is nowhere. It isn't supposed to happen here..." A trailer has debuted online for an indie thriller called I Am Not A Serial Killer, starring young actor Max Records, who starred in Where the Wild Things Are a few years ago. Records, now a teenager, plays a kid in a small snowy town with his own homicidal tendencies, but discovers that an actual serial killer is in town and must track him down to stop him from killing more people. Christopher Lloyd plays the serial killer (not a spoiler but still), and he looks rather creepy. The cast includes Laura Fraser, Karl Geary, Bruce Bohne and Tim Russell. This trailer totally sold me. It has some fantastic cinematography, and the film looks like it's from a completely different time. Here's the first trailer (+ poster) for Billy O'Brien's I Am Not A Serial Killer, found on Vimeo (via Tfs...
- 7/8/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Isolation director Billy O'Brien took a bow at SXSW this year with his latest effort, I Am Not A Serial Killer. An adaptation of the novel by Dan Wells with a premise that basically starts as Dexter for young adults before spinning into much stranger territory, the film stars Where The Wild Things Are child actor Max Records as a small town teen who believes he is a sociopath likely to blossom into a serial killer who is drawn inexorably into the wake of an actual serial killer currently preying on his local community. Christopher Lloyd also stars and after drawing positive press at its festival debut - here's our own Peter Martin's take - and with an August limited release coming soon to the...
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- 7/7/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Max Records must’ve been quite bummed when he learned Wild Things aren’t real, because he’s now become obsessed with real monsters in the SXSW thriller I Am Not A Serial Killer. Alongside a particularly creepy Christopher Lloyd, Records leads the film that will stop by Fantasia Festival, and a new trailer has now arrived.
The film follows a boy (Records) who, despite not wanting to become one himself, has a strong interest towards serial killers. When one (Llyod) swoops into his town, the boy must embrace his dark fascination in order to save the ones he loves, lest he join the man. With the trailer set to the slow, rhythmic motions of an elliptical machine, some truly haunting images, and praise for the film, I Am Not a Serial Killer could be an indie hit, pending U.S. distribution.
See the full trailer below, with a nod to The Playlist,...
The film follows a boy (Records) who, despite not wanting to become one himself, has a strong interest towards serial killers. When one (Llyod) swoops into his town, the boy must embrace his dark fascination in order to save the ones he loves, lest he join the man. With the trailer set to the slow, rhythmic motions of an elliptical machine, some truly haunting images, and praise for the film, I Am Not a Serial Killer could be an indie hit, pending U.S. distribution.
See the full trailer below, with a nod to The Playlist,...
- 7/7/2016
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
It’s been a hot minute since we last saw Max Records. The “Where The Wild Things Are” star has kept a low profile since 2011’s unfortunately bland “The Sitter,” and it seemed like the child star might’ve given up on the whole acting thing. But that’s not the case. Rather, like several growing child stars before him, […]
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- 7/7/2016
- by Will Ashton
- The Playlist
In less than one month, Bruce Campbell’s third annual Horror Film Festival will return to Chicago for its third year of celebrating horror movies both old and new. This year’s lineup includes Fede Alvarez’s Don’t Breathe and Darren Lynn Bousman’s Abattoir, the world premiere of Found Footage 3D, a 30th anniversary screening of Night of the Creeps, and much more:
Press Release: Rosemont, Ill., June 22, 2016— Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival, presented by Starz and their hit original series Ash vs. Evil Dead, returns for its third annual festivities on August 18-21, in conjunction with Wizard World Chicago. Today, the Festival announced highlights of the groovy lineup, sponsored by Shudder and Bloody-Disgusting.com, featuring the critically acclaimed opening night nail-biter Don’t Breathe, directed by Fede Alvarez; a salute to genre hero Fred Dekker; an epic event featuring comedian Doug Benson; and a 25th anniversary...
Press Release: Rosemont, Ill., June 22, 2016— Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival, presented by Starz and their hit original series Ash vs. Evil Dead, returns for its third annual festivities on August 18-21, in conjunction with Wizard World Chicago. Today, the Festival announced highlights of the groovy lineup, sponsored by Shudder and Bloody-Disgusting.com, featuring the critically acclaimed opening night nail-biter Don’t Breathe, directed by Fede Alvarez; a salute to genre hero Fred Dekker; an epic event featuring comedian Doug Benson; and a 25th anniversary...
- 6/22/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Monster Pictures picked up eight new titles at this year.s Marché du Film (the Cannes Film Market), including genre buzz film Raw.
Raw is the feature debut of French director Julia Ducournau, and tells.the story of a vegetarian who takes a dark turn following a carnivorous college hazing ritual.
In what was its most successful market outing to date, Monster Pictures also snapped up Anurag Kashap.s Bombay crime thriller Psycho Raman; Nicolas Pesce.s directorial debut The Eyes of My Mother; Billy O'Brian.s I Am Not A Serial Killer, which stars Christopher Lloyd and Max Records; Rohit Mittal.s debut Autohead; Satanic; UK/Dutch slasher The Windmill Massacre, starring Noah Taylor; and an in-production horror anthology to be announced shortly.
These films add to Monster Pictures. other recent acquisitions including Suntan, Antibirth and The Greasy Strangler.
Suntan, Psycho Raman and The Eyes of My Mother all make their Australian debuts at the Sydney Film Festival.
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Raw is the feature debut of French director Julia Ducournau, and tells.the story of a vegetarian who takes a dark turn following a carnivorous college hazing ritual.
In what was its most successful market outing to date, Monster Pictures also snapped up Anurag Kashap.s Bombay crime thriller Psycho Raman; Nicolas Pesce.s directorial debut The Eyes of My Mother; Billy O'Brian.s I Am Not A Serial Killer, which stars Christopher Lloyd and Max Records; Rohit Mittal.s debut Autohead; Satanic; UK/Dutch slasher The Windmill Massacre, starring Noah Taylor; and an in-production horror anthology to be announced shortly.
These films add to Monster Pictures. other recent acquisitions including Suntan, Antibirth and The Greasy Strangler.
Suntan, Psycho Raman and The Eyes of My Mother all make their Australian debuts at the Sydney Film Festival.
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- 6/15/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
The platform has acquired North American and Latin American rights to Billy O’Brien’s thriller and recent SXSW premiere.
Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser and Karl Geary star in the tale of a small-town teen who must keep his homicidal urges at bay while tracking down a supernatural killer.
O’Brien and Christopher Hyde wrote the screenplay based on the novel by Dan Wells. The Irish Film Board, Quickfire Films and The Fyzz Facility financed the film and Floodland Pictures and The Tea Shop & Film Company produced.
Nick Ryan, James Harris and Mark Lane produced and the executive producer roster features Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, James Atherton, Jan Pace, John McDonnell, Rory Gilmartin, Billy O’Brien, Avril Daly, Ruairi Robinson, Robbie Ryan, Bertrand Faivre, Ruth Kenley-Letts and Afolabi Kuti.
IFC Midnight negotiated the deal with Andrew Orr and Nada Cirjanic of Independent Film Company.
Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser and Karl Geary star in the tale of a small-town teen who must keep his homicidal urges at bay while tracking down a supernatural killer.
O’Brien and Christopher Hyde wrote the screenplay based on the novel by Dan Wells. The Irish Film Board, Quickfire Films and The Fyzz Facility financed the film and Floodland Pictures and The Tea Shop & Film Company produced.
Nick Ryan, James Harris and Mark Lane produced and the executive producer roster features Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, James Atherton, Jan Pace, John McDonnell, Rory Gilmartin, Billy O’Brien, Avril Daly, Ruairi Robinson, Robbie Ryan, Bertrand Faivre, Ruth Kenley-Letts and Afolabi Kuti.
IFC Midnight negotiated the deal with Andrew Orr and Nada Cirjanic of Independent Film Company.
- 5/10/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
IFC Midnight has acquired North American and Latin American rights to I Am Not A Serial Killer, the Billy O'Brien-directed chiller written by O'Brien and Christopher Hyde based on Dan Wells’ novel. Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser and Karl Geary star in the pic, which bowed this year at SXSW. The takes place in a small Midwestern town where a troubled teen (Records) with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer whilst keeping his…...
- 5/10/2016
- Deadline
[Guest reporter Jenny Nulf shares her impressions of three movies from this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, including I Am Not a Serial Killer, I Am a Hero, and Pet.]
I Am Not a Serial Killer: What happens when a movie gets stuck in limbo for three years? Well, the director is given enough time to create a slow-burning monster movie that will lurk in the back of your mind long after viewing it.
In a tiny Midwestern town, John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records) works with his mother and aunt at a funeral home, helping her embalm the dead bodies. A possible sociopath, John also chats regularly with his psychologist, Dr. Neblin (Karl Geary), about how to subside his murderous tendencies. Then things start to go wrong when an actual serial killer sweeps through the town, and when Max discovers the identity of the killer, it takes him down a terrifying path of self-discovery. This is not your average, sweet coming-of-age story.
I Am Not a Serial Killer’s slow and methodic pace will keep some at bay, but director...
I Am Not a Serial Killer: What happens when a movie gets stuck in limbo for three years? Well, the director is given enough time to create a slow-burning monster movie that will lurk in the back of your mind long after viewing it.
In a tiny Midwestern town, John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records) works with his mother and aunt at a funeral home, helping her embalm the dead bodies. A possible sociopath, John also chats regularly with his psychologist, Dr. Neblin (Karl Geary), about how to subside his murderous tendencies. Then things start to go wrong when an actual serial killer sweeps through the town, and when Max discovers the identity of the killer, it takes him down a terrifying path of self-discovery. This is not your average, sweet coming-of-age story.
I Am Not a Serial Killer’s slow and methodic pace will keep some at bay, but director...
- 3/24/2016
- by Jenny Nulf
- DailyDead
"There is a savage beast in every man," wrote George R.R. Martin in A Storm of Swords, and American teenager John Wayne Cleaver has taken those words to heart. John (Max Records) lives in a small, cold town in the U.S. His mother April (Laura Fraser) is a morgue technician, and so John has grown up with a pragmatic view of the human body, which only feeds his fascination with bodily functions. Based in part on his clinical detachment from sights that would send many teens fleeing, John has decided that he is a sociopath and, potentially, a serial killer in waiting. He's perfectly fine with his own diagnosis, which goes far beyond what his psychiatrist (Karl Geary) has told him. He feels completely alienated...
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- 3/16/2016
- Screen Anarchy
My day started with me balancing emails and waiting at the InterContinental for my first interview of the day: American Fable. I spoke to the director for a podcast I am also working for during SXSW, One of Us, and it went really well. It always feels good to be the first interviewer because you know you’ll be on time and you’ll probably also have the chance to run over time and ruin everyone’s schedule for the rest of the day.
As I mentioned yesterday, American Fable is incredible, so talking with Anne Hamilton about her movie was equally special. She had so much to say about her craft, and I cannot wait for people to hear it.
My next interview was for I Am Not a Serial Killer, but luckily for me that wasn’t until 1:00pm. That meant I had about an hour and a half to kill,...
As I mentioned yesterday, American Fable is incredible, so talking with Anne Hamilton about her movie was equally special. She had so much to say about her craft, and I cannot wait for people to hear it.
My next interview was for I Am Not a Serial Killer, but luckily for me that wasn’t until 1:00pm. That meant I had about an hour and a half to kill,...
- 3/15/2016
- by Jenny Nulf
- DailyDead
As hinted in my Day 2 article, I was a zombie on Day 3. After staying up way too late the night before, I had to get up very early to make it to my interview with Ti West and Jason Blum. Skipping breakfast, I drove my little blue Honda Fit over to the Four Seasons.
Not to give away too much from my interview, but chatting with West and Blum was a dream. They’re both some of the smartest men in the business, and two people I greatly admire. Even in my tired haze, I knew that I needed to remember this moment forever, engrain it in my brain so that even when I’m old and Alzheimer’s has kicked in, I will still remember the moment when I interviewed my two favorite people working in horror.
The time after the interview was a little bit of a haze.
Not to give away too much from my interview, but chatting with West and Blum was a dream. They’re both some of the smartest men in the business, and two people I greatly admire. Even in my tired haze, I knew that I needed to remember this moment forever, engrain it in my brain so that even when I’m old and Alzheimer’s has kicked in, I will still remember the moment when I interviewed my two favorite people working in horror.
The time after the interview was a little bit of a haze.
- 3/14/2016
- by Jenny Nulf
- DailyDead
Based on the first of Dan Wells' John Cleaver trilogy of books, I Am Not a Serial Killer looks to be a decent indie with great atmosphere and a top cast, lead by Max Records, who you'll remember as Max in Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are.
The film is directed by Billy O’Brien (Isolation, Scintilla) and stars Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Laura Fraser and Karl Geary.
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year old John Cleaver (Max Records) is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tem [Continued ...]...
The film is directed by Billy O’Brien (Isolation, Scintilla) and stars Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Laura Fraser and Karl Geary.
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year old John Cleaver (Max Records) is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tem [Continued ...]...
- 3/14/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Ever wonder what happened to Max Records, the young precocious boy who played Max in Spike Jonze’s “Where The Wild Things Are”? Well, he’s now 18 years old and leading SXSW entry “I Am Not A Serial Killer,” which made its world premiere last night in Austin. It’s a very adult role to say the least and it’s about a homicidal Midwestern teen who has to kill a mass murderer in order to stop becoming one himself. Read More: 2016 SXSW Film Festival: 12 Films & TV Highlights To Look Out For Directed by Billy O’Brien — a BAFTA-nominated writer/director whose credits include the horror “Isolation” and the sci-fi effort “Scintilla”— “I Am Not A Serial Killer” sounds like a fascinating take on the inner struggles to fight dark impulses, as they come up against our sense of moral right and wrong. Here’s the synopsis: Sixteen-year old John Cleaver (Max Records) is dangerous,...
- 3/14/2016
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
South by Southwest in Austin, Texas has begun and one of the films being screened is Teenage Cocktail. A poster and teaser for the film were revealed and are available after the jump. Also: an I Am Not a Serial Killer clip, a trailer for The Girl in the Photographs, and release details for Victor Warren’s Hot.
SXSW: Teenage Cocktail: “Feeling confined by their small town and overbearing parents, Annie and Jules hatch a scheme of running away. The only issue is, they need the money to get there. Jules suggests the couple try webcam modeling. Although she’s nervous at first, Annie can’t argue when the money starts rolling in. But as the girls soon find out, consequences can blindside you. Sometimes violently.
SXSW 2016 Screenings:
Saturday, March 12th, 2:15 Pm at Alamo Lamar D
Sunday, March 13th, 6:00 Pm at Alamo Slaughter (SXSW Satellite)
Tuesday, March 15th,...
SXSW: Teenage Cocktail: “Feeling confined by their small town and overbearing parents, Annie and Jules hatch a scheme of running away. The only issue is, they need the money to get there. Jules suggests the couple try webcam modeling. Although she’s nervous at first, Annie can’t argue when the money starts rolling in. But as the girls soon find out, consequences can blindside you. Sometimes violently.
SXSW 2016 Screenings:
Saturday, March 12th, 2:15 Pm at Alamo Lamar D
Sunday, March 13th, 6:00 Pm at Alamo Slaughter (SXSW Satellite)
Tuesday, March 15th,...
- 3/12/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Adapted from the first installment of the John Cleaver novel series by Dan Wells, I Am Not A Serial Killer stars Max Records (Where The Wild Things Are) as John Cleaver, a teenager who is obsessed with serial killers but doesn’t want to become one. In order to combat his violent impulses, Cleaver lives by a rigid set of rules to stay normal. However, when a real monster shows up in his town, he has to let his dark side out in order to stop it. Back To The Future…...
- 3/10/2016
- Deadline
A Chet Baker biopic starring Ethan Hawke, a Las Vegas drug thriller co-starring Nicolas Cage and Sky Ferreira and a Korean documentary about karaoke addiction are just three of the several dozen movies that SXSW added to their previously announced lineup Tuesday. Famous for premiering both huge blockbusters (Bridesmaids) and beloved indies (Short Term 12), the 2016 edition of Austin's premiere pop culture showcase highlights a wide variety of potential breakout hits.
The Narrative Feature Competition culls 10 world premieres from a list of 1,442 different movies. In Miss Stevens, the directorial debut...
The Narrative Feature Competition culls 10 world premieres from a list of 1,442 different movies. In Miss Stevens, the directorial debut...
- 2/2/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Though you might be inclined to think otherwise, Where The Wild Things Are star Max Records is declaring I Am Not A Serial Killer as the lead in Isolation helmer Billy O'Brien's adaptation of Dan Wells novel of the same name.Christopher Lloyd and Laura Fraser (Lydia on Breaking Bad) also star in this tale of a young teen with budding sociopathic tendencies growing up in a midwestern town, where the boy's fascination with death puts him on the trail of a supernatural serial killer lurking in his home town. Now, I've had the chance to read this and see O'Brien's early test footage and let me just say this is amazing stuff that I am desperate to see come to fruition. Though the story is...
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- 3/4/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Director Billy O’Brien is in Missouri, underway on the film adaptation of novelist Dan Wells’ I Am Not a Serial Killer, starring Christopher Lloyd, Max Records (Where the Wild Things Are) and Laura Fraser. Wells’ 2009 novel and the film concerns the young John Wayne Cleaver, who recognizes the violent impulses in himself and fights…
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- 3/4/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Exclusive: Independent boards sales; Robbie Ryan to produce, DoP.
Shoot is underway in Minnesota, Us, on Irish writer-director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of novelist Dan Wells’ supernatural-thriller I Am Not a Serial Killer.
Christopher Lloyd (Back To The Future), Max Records (Where The Wild Things Are) and Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad) star in the feature, which charts the story of a teenage boy hunting for a supernatural serial killer in his snowbound mid-western town.
Production started on February 28, with Nick Ryan, Robbie Ryan and Billy O’Brien of Floodland Pictures (The Summit) producing alongside The Tea Shop and Film Company’s (Tower Block) James Harris and Mark Lane.
The Irish Film Board, Quickfire Films and The Fyzz Facility provide finance while post-production will be handled by Egg in Ireland and London-based sales outfit Independent handles international sales.
Slow West and Philomena DoP Robbie Ryan will produce and handle cinematography, while [link=nm...
Shoot is underway in Minnesota, Us, on Irish writer-director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of novelist Dan Wells’ supernatural-thriller I Am Not a Serial Killer.
Christopher Lloyd (Back To The Future), Max Records (Where The Wild Things Are) and Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad) star in the feature, which charts the story of a teenage boy hunting for a supernatural serial killer in his snowbound mid-western town.
Production started on February 28, with Nick Ryan, Robbie Ryan and Billy O’Brien of Floodland Pictures (The Summit) producing alongside The Tea Shop and Film Company’s (Tower Block) James Harris and Mark Lane.
The Irish Film Board, Quickfire Films and The Fyzz Facility provide finance while post-production will be handled by Egg in Ireland and London-based sales outfit Independent handles international sales.
Slow West and Philomena DoP Robbie Ryan will produce and handle cinematography, while [link=nm...
- 3/3/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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