On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Cold Sore Terrorism, Period Sex, and John Waters as Your Youth Pastor? Nice Work, Pauline!
It’s my understanding that the tampons were handmade.
Unfortunately, I was unable to hunt down the contact information for “Excision” writer/director Richard Bates Jr. to confirm that fact in time for this column’s ceremonial 11:59pm publication. (Cut me some slack; it’s festival season!) But what little information I could uncover about his debut film’s 2012 Sundance premiere — a storied screening that took place as part of that year’s Park...
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Cold Sore Terrorism, Period Sex, and John Waters as Your Youth Pastor? Nice Work, Pauline!
It’s my understanding that the tampons were handmade.
Unfortunately, I was unable to hunt down the contact information for “Excision” writer/director Richard Bates Jr. to confirm that fact in time for this column’s ceremonial 11:59pm publication. (Cut me some slack; it’s festival season!) But what little information I could uncover about his debut film’s 2012 Sundance premiere — a storied screening that took place as part of that year’s Park...
- 1/20/2024
- by Alison Foreman and Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at White Lung's Below, directed by Richard Bates Jr. Richard Bates Jr. made an impressive debut with Excision, a gory coming-of-age horror with a powerful central performance for AnnaLynne McCord. In it, a young woman who has an obsession with blood and bodies, goes very far to get back at the people who hurt her and save her sister. It plays like a mix between John Hughes and Jörg Buttgereit, and is exactly as fucked-up as that sentence seems to imply. While Richard Bates Jr. never really fulfilled the promise of Excision, films like Tone-deaf, Trash Fire and King Knight...
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- 6/26/2023
- Screen Anarchy
There are typically three destinations for a short horror film. Most of the time, they stay short and sweet. Another common outcome for these quick flicks is their joining others in compilation movies (also known as “frankenthologies”). As for the last and most fortunate fate, a short might be turned into something bigger.
There is a long history of horror shorts being made into full-length features. The Evil Dead, Saw, Mama, The Babadook and Lights Out are just some prime examples. And with Parker Finn‘s Smile (based on Laura Hasn’t Slept) continuing the tradition in theaters this weekend, now is a good time to check out other similar transformations.
Larry (Come Play)
In Jacob Chase’s effective short Larry, the attendant in a paid parking lot gets the scare of his life when he spots something ghastly one night. Paramount later gave Chase the opportunity to direct...
There is a long history of horror shorts being made into full-length features. The Evil Dead, Saw, Mama, The Babadook and Lights Out are just some prime examples. And with Parker Finn‘s Smile (based on Laura Hasn’t Slept) continuing the tradition in theaters this weekend, now is a good time to check out other similar transformations.
Larry (Come Play)
In Jacob Chase’s effective short Larry, the attendant in a paid parking lot gets the scare of his life when he spots something ghastly one night. Paramount later gave Chase the opportunity to direct...
- 9/27/2022
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Richard Bates Jr’s indie comedy about Californian wiccans is underdeveloped and inconsequential but maintains a constant low-level absurdity and gets by on its charm
Richard Bates Jr’s uncompromisingly downbeat and shruggingly listless indie comedy about a coven of new age Californian witches has been coolly received in some quarters. And yes, it is extremely silly, and a lot of the ideas are undeveloped. But its sheer inconsequentiality is part of the charm and however aimless and throwaway it is, there is a consistent thread and the low-level absurdity is maintained, just about. I did find myself laughing.
Thorn and Willow (played by Matthew Gray Gubler and Angela Sarafyan) are a handsome modern couple who haughtily preside over a contemporary wiccan community: a crowd of professionals who in their spare hours come to Thorn and Willow for spiritual guidance, relationship advice and to indulge in freeform dance-orientated pagan rituals dressed in floaty white garments.
Richard Bates Jr’s uncompromisingly downbeat and shruggingly listless indie comedy about a coven of new age Californian witches has been coolly received in some quarters. And yes, it is extremely silly, and a lot of the ideas are undeveloped. But its sheer inconsequentiality is part of the charm and however aimless and throwaway it is, there is a consistent thread and the low-level absurdity is maintained, just about. I did find myself laughing.
Thorn and Willow (played by Matthew Gray Gubler and Angela Sarafyan) are a handsome modern couple who haughtily preside over a contemporary wiccan community: a crowd of professionals who in their spare hours come to Thorn and Willow for spiritual guidance, relationship advice and to indulge in freeform dance-orientated pagan rituals dressed in floaty white garments.
- 8/1/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Hello again, dear readers! We’re back with our weekly horror and sci-fi home media releases rundown, and tomorrow’s assortment of titles is an interesting bunch, to say the least. Blue Underground is showing some love to Lucio Fulci’s Manhattan Baby this Tuesday, and Scream Factory has put together a Special Edition Blu-ray for Night Creatures as well. And if you’re looking to catch up on some recent horror, V/H/S/94, Richard Bates Jr.’s King Knight, Bleed With Me, and The Exorcism of God are all being released this week as well.
Other titles headed home on April 19th include Alive, Snuff Tapes, and Ghosts of the Ozarks.
Alive
From director Ryuhei Kitamura For the brutal revenge killing of his girlfriend’s rapists, Tenshu is sentenced to die in the electric chair. Resigned to his fate and unremorseful for his crime, he amazingly survives his high voltage execution!
Other titles headed home on April 19th include Alive, Snuff Tapes, and Ghosts of the Ozarks.
Alive
From director Ryuhei Kitamura For the brutal revenge killing of his girlfriend’s rapists, Tenshu is sentenced to die in the electric chair. Resigned to his fate and unremorseful for his crime, he amazingly survives his high voltage execution!
- 4/18/2022
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
A debut like Addison Heimann's "Hypochondriac" turns heads, the same way Richard Bates Jr. once did with "Excision" — an intentional comparison because "Hypochondriac" channels the energy of Bates Jr. doing a "Donnie Darko" riff about mental health. It's impassioned, embraces LGBTQ+ authenticity, and feels fresh despite nearly cloning Donnie's pal Frank except with a wolf costume instead of a bunny. Heimann seamlessly blends nightmarish hallucinations into a traumatic breakdown that roots itself in traumas without treatment. Never as cheap exploitation, just as an alarming in-your-grill metaphor meant to posterize its messages of finding the courage to challenge hopelessness.
Zach Villa accomplishes a...
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- 3/18/2022
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
King Knight is certainly a one-of-a-kind movie with a unique storyline. Directed by Richard Bates Jr., the film stars Matthew Gray Gubler, Angela Sarafyan, Andy Milonakis, Kate Comer, Johnny Pemberton, and Josh Fadem. The movie tells the story of a high priest who confronts his more conventional past as he attempts to learn more about himself and his future. An eccentric take on self-reflection, the movie has been well-received by critics, with a review from Blu-ray.com writing: “Not the most ambitious feature, but the production achieves some good-natured hilarity with its limited budget, remaining strangely kind and cheery with this
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- 3/5/2022
- by A.E. Oats
- TVovermind.com
Knoxville Horror Film Fest 2021: "The Knoxville Horror Film Fest will present its lucky 13th annual weekend of cinematic scares Thursday, October 21 through Sunday, October 24, with events split between Maryville, Tennessee’s Parkway Drive-In and the festival’s home base at Central Cinema in Knoxville.
It was Covid-era necessity that drove last year’s premier programming to the Parkway, but it’s pure pleasure that brings it back for a second year. Thursday night’s lineup will kick off the festival with a triple feature of John Carpenter’s ghostly 1980 classic The Fog, Rialto Pictures’ new 40th anniversary 4K restoration of Joe Dante’s The Howling (1981), and heavy metal horror cult item Trick Or Treat (1986). Friday night will continue the fun with the trailers of the 2021 Khff Grindhouse Grind-out, followed by another triple feature of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), An American Werewolf In London (1981) and SFX genius Phil Tippett’s years-in-the-making Mad God.
It was Covid-era necessity that drove last year’s premier programming to the Parkway, but it’s pure pleasure that brings it back for a second year. Thursday night’s lineup will kick off the festival with a triple feature of John Carpenter’s ghostly 1980 classic The Fog, Rialto Pictures’ new 40th anniversary 4K restoration of Joe Dante’s The Howling (1981), and heavy metal horror cult item Trick Or Treat (1986). Friday night will continue the fun with the trailers of the 2021 Khff Grindhouse Grind-out, followed by another triple feature of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), An American Werewolf In London (1981) and SFX genius Phil Tippett’s years-in-the-making Mad God.
- 9/20/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
King Knight is the latest twisted yet brilliant movie from director Richard Bates Jr. I have been a big fan of his movies since his debut Excision almost ten years ago and thought there was no better time to remind people of his movies now that King Knight is doing the festival rounds.
First up is the aforementioned Excision. And what a debut it is, as we see ‘a disturbed high school student with aspirations of a career in medicine go to extremes to earn the approval of her controlling mother’. And that is only the tip of the iceberg. With a fantastically varied cast including AnnaLynne McCord, Ariel Winter, Malcom McDowell, Ray Wise, John Waters and Traci Lords it’s an expertly-crafted and grotesque story which you will not forget in a hurry.
The director’s second movie was completely different though. How you go from Excision to a...
First up is the aforementioned Excision. And what a debut it is, as we see ‘a disturbed high school student with aspirations of a career in medicine go to extremes to earn the approval of her controlling mother’. And that is only the tip of the iceberg. With a fantastically varied cast including AnnaLynne McCord, Ariel Winter, Malcom McDowell, Ray Wise, John Waters and Traci Lords it’s an expertly-crafted and grotesque story which you will not forget in a hurry.
The director’s second movie was completely different though. How you go from Excision to a...
- 9/13/2021
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Few have seen the cloistered politics of a witches’ coven, and “King Knight” serves to show there’s a lot more comedy and dancing than one might expect. This modern and absurd comedy posits a simple solution for overcoming self-acceptance and fear in relationships: Just try it out, man.
“King Knight” is written and directed by Richard Bates Jr., who sheds a less anarchic light on Los Angeles witch culture and dishes laughs without a hint of cynicism. The coven’s leaders Thorn and Willow (Matthew Gray Gubler and Angela Sarafyan) play as earnest relationship therapists for their fellow witches before succumbing to their own sticky pasts.
The cast of “King Knight” is stocked with comedic heavyweights. Andy Milonakis, Nelson Franklin, and Johnny Pemberton feature in roles as non-traditional witches and learn to find distance from the machines within.
Variety spoke with Bates Jr. ahead of “King Knight’s” screening at Fantasia.
“King Knight” is written and directed by Richard Bates Jr., who sheds a less anarchic light on Los Angeles witch culture and dishes laughs without a hint of cynicism. The coven’s leaders Thorn and Willow (Matthew Gray Gubler and Angela Sarafyan) play as earnest relationship therapists for their fellow witches before succumbing to their own sticky pasts.
The cast of “King Knight” is stocked with comedic heavyweights. Andy Milonakis, Nelson Franklin, and Johnny Pemberton feature in roles as non-traditional witches and learn to find distance from the machines within.
Variety spoke with Bates Jr. ahead of “King Knight’s” screening at Fantasia.
- 8/19/2021
- by JD Linville
- Variety Film + TV
Richard Bates Jr.’s King Knight has an approximation of many things: humor, story, idiosyncrasy, character depth and likeability, production design, dialogue, cinematography, the concepts of witchcraft and self-actualization, and a basic sense of stakes or danger. Its half-formed regard for narrative and form are the haphazard basis of the director’s fifth feature, a superficial take on a hero’s journey that comes off like an unfinished script—an almost-film.
In King Knight, Matthew Gray Gubler (whose visage fits naturally into that of a cult leader) stars as Thorn––the quirky, not-evil, bird bath-selling high priest of a modern-day witches’ coven made up in its entirety of characters played by comedy actors Andy Milonakis, Kate Comer, Nelson Franklin, Johnny Pemberton, and Josh Fadem. Thorn wants to start a family with his life partner Willow (Angela Sarafyan), who’s reluctant to cow to his whims. As their Pagan fertility ritual of Beltane commences,...
In King Knight, Matthew Gray Gubler (whose visage fits naturally into that of a cult leader) stars as Thorn––the quirky, not-evil, bird bath-selling high priest of a modern-day witches’ coven made up in its entirety of characters played by comedy actors Andy Milonakis, Kate Comer, Nelson Franklin, Johnny Pemberton, and Josh Fadem. Thorn wants to start a family with his life partner Willow (Angela Sarafyan), who’s reluctant to cow to his whims. As their Pagan fertility ritual of Beltane commences,...
- 8/11/2021
- by Brianna Zigler
- The Film Stage
This writer has been fortunate to have covered all of Richard Bates Jr.’s films ever since he exploded onto the scene in 2012 with his stunner, Excision. Ricky’s latest project is King Knight, which follows the high priest of a modern-day coven (played hilariously by Matthew Gray Gubler), who finds himself dealing with a bit of an existential crisis after he gets invited to attend his 20th high school reunion.
Also written by Bates Jr., King Knight features a brilliant ensemble featuring the likes of the aforementioned Gubler, as well as Angela Sarafayan, Barbara Crampton, Ray Wise, Andy Milonakis, Emily Change, Kate Comer, Nelson Franklin, Josh Fadem, Johnny Pemberton, and Swati Kapila.
King Knight celebrated its world premiere this weekend as part of the 2021 Fantasia Film Festival, and to mark the occasion, Daily Dead spoke with Richard Bates Jr. about the inspiration behind his heartwarming celebration of Wicca, putting together his cast,...
Also written by Bates Jr., King Knight features a brilliant ensemble featuring the likes of the aforementioned Gubler, as well as Angela Sarafayan, Barbara Crampton, Ray Wise, Andy Milonakis, Emily Change, Kate Comer, Nelson Franklin, Josh Fadem, Johnny Pemberton, and Swati Kapila.
King Knight celebrated its world premiere this weekend as part of the 2021 Fantasia Film Festival, and to mark the occasion, Daily Dead spoke with Richard Bates Jr. about the inspiration behind his heartwarming celebration of Wicca, putting together his cast,...
- 8/10/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Stars: Matthew Gray Gubler, Andy Milonakis, Johnny Pemberton, Angela Sarafyan, Barbara Crampton, Ray Wise, Kate Comer, Emily Chang, Josh Fadem, Swati Kapila, Shane Brady | Written and Directed by Richard Bates Jr.
The latest genre opus from Richard Bates Jr., whose previous work includes Excision, Trash Fire and Tone Deaf, King Knight reunites Bates with his Suburban Gothic star Matthew Gray Gubler in yet another twisted slice of American life tale that Bates is known for – quirky, strange and otherworldly… in this case focussing on witches?!
What makes a good witch nowadays? A deep sense of spirituality and communion with nature? Devotion to a tight-knit group of like-minded free spirits? A successful Etsy shop and a sick set of Tarot cards? Living the dream alongside his beautiful life partner Willow (Angela Sarafyan), the revered high priest of a modern Californian coven, Thorn (Matthew Gray Gubler) has it all… as well as...
The latest genre opus from Richard Bates Jr., whose previous work includes Excision, Trash Fire and Tone Deaf, King Knight reunites Bates with his Suburban Gothic star Matthew Gray Gubler in yet another twisted slice of American life tale that Bates is known for – quirky, strange and otherworldly… in this case focussing on witches?!
What makes a good witch nowadays? A deep sense of spirituality and communion with nature? Devotion to a tight-knit group of like-minded free spirits? A successful Etsy shop and a sick set of Tarot cards? Living the dream alongside his beautiful life partner Willow (Angela Sarafyan), the revered high priest of a modern Californian coven, Thorn (Matthew Gray Gubler) has it all… as well as...
- 8/9/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
We’re all good people, but we’re full of shit. Or, as the characters in King Knight say, we all have “poo in our butts”. We’re all imperfect human beings, some more malicious than others, and it’s the outsider who receives the brunt of that malice. Writer-director Richard Bates Jr. looks at the outsider with a dark sense of humor and with a farcical approach, creating one of the best comedies of the year. While looking at religion, conservatives, and society in general, King Knight aims to present Wicca in a positive light. It succeeds, leading to a journey of acceptance and rebirth.
Thorn (Matthew Gray Gubler) is a witch, but not evil, he explains. His life partner Willow (Angela Sarafyan) is a registered nurse and supports his dream of starting a birdbath business. In this introduction to himself and his coven, he also clarifies that the...
Thorn (Matthew Gray Gubler) is a witch, but not evil, he explains. His life partner Willow (Angela Sarafyan) is a registered nurse and supports his dream of starting a birdbath business. In this introduction to himself and his coven, he also clarifies that the...
- 8/9/2021
- by Sara Clements
- DailyDead
Jim Cummings and Pj McCabe’s ‘The Beta Test’ will open the festival.
US directors Jim Cummings and Pj McCabe’s feature The Beta Test will open the UK’s genre film festival Grimmfest which is running as a physical event in Manchester from October 7-10.
Cummings and McCabe will also star in the film about a Hollywood agent who gets sucked into a world of sexual infidelity and mysterious streams of digital data. Los Angeles based-Vanishing Angle produced the horror thriller. The feature initially premiered in the Berlin International Film Festival’s Encounters.
The festival is screening three...
US directors Jim Cummings and Pj McCabe’s feature The Beta Test will open the UK’s genre film festival Grimmfest which is running as a physical event in Manchester from October 7-10.
Cummings and McCabe will also star in the film about a Hollywood agent who gets sucked into a world of sexual infidelity and mysterious streams of digital data. Los Angeles based-Vanishing Angle produced the horror thriller. The feature initially premiered in the Berlin International Film Festival’s Encounters.
The festival is screening three...
- 8/9/2021
- by Melissa Kasule
- ScreenDaily
Fantasia International Film Festival 2021 Interview: Richard Bates Jr. Talks King Knight (Exclusive)
Embarking on a soul-searching journey back to their hometown is often a powerful rite of passage for many adults as they start reflecting on their pasts in order to prepare for their futures. That’s certainly the case for Matthew Gray Gubler’s protagonist in the new comedy, ‘King Knight.’ The movie follows the actor’s character as […]
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- 8/8/2021
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Directed and written by Richard Bates Jr., King Knight premieres at the Fantasia Film Festival on August 8th, and we have a look at the brand new trailer!
"King Knight is an outsider’s outsider comedy starring Matthew Gray Gubler and Angela Sarafyan as Thorn and Willow, husband-and-wife high priest and priestess of a coven of witches in a small California community. When Willow unearths a secret from Thorn’s past, their lives are thrown into turmoil in this kooky, clever treat, decked with a wild cast that includes Nelson Franklin, Johnny Pemberton, Barbara Crampton, Ray Wise, Andy Milonakis, and the voices of Aubrey Plaza and AnnaLynne McCord."
Starring: Matthew Gray Gubler, Angela Sarafyan, Andy Milonakis, Kate Comer, Johnny Pemberton, Josh Fadem, Nelson Franklin, Emily Chang, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Swati Kapila, Shane Brady, AnnaLynne McCord, Alice Glass, Aubrey Plaza, with Barbara Crampton, and Ray Wise.
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"King Knight is an outsider’s outsider comedy starring Matthew Gray Gubler and Angela Sarafyan as Thorn and Willow, husband-and-wife high priest and priestess of a coven of witches in a small California community. When Willow unearths a secret from Thorn’s past, their lives are thrown into turmoil in this kooky, clever treat, decked with a wild cast that includes Nelson Franklin, Johnny Pemberton, Barbara Crampton, Ray Wise, Andy Milonakis, and the voices of Aubrey Plaza and AnnaLynne McCord."
Starring: Matthew Gray Gubler, Angela Sarafyan, Andy Milonakis, Kate Comer, Johnny Pemberton, Josh Fadem, Nelson Franklin, Emily Chang, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Swati Kapila, Shane Brady, AnnaLynne McCord, Alice Glass, Aubrey Plaza, with Barbara Crampton, and Ray Wise.
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- 8/6/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
King Knight, the new comedy from Richard Bates Jr., and the long awaited reunion with his star Matthew Gray Gubler, will have its world premiere at Fantasia this weekend, on August 8th. King Knight is an outsider’s outsider comedy starring Matthew Gray Gubler and Angela Sarafyan as Thorn and Willow, husband-and-wife high priest and priestess of a coven of witches in a small California community. When Willow unearths a secret from Thorn’s past, their lives are thrown into turmoil in this kooky, clever treat, decked with a wild cast that includes Nelson Franklin, Johnny Pemberton, Barbara Crampton, Ray Wise, Andy Milonakis, and the voices of Aubrey Plaza and AnnaLynne McCord. Today the official teaser trailer and poster dropped. The teaser trailer is down below. ...
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- 8/5/2021
- Screen Anarchy
It’s hard to believe that the 2021 Fantasia Film Festival is set to kick off once again later this week already, but here we are. From August 5th through August 25th, Fantasia will feature more than 100 different features and shorts from around the globe to entertain genre fans throughout the month. And while it was hard to whittle down our list to just 11 films, this writer highly encourages everyone who will be attending Fantasia (whether in person or virtually) to check out the festival’s incredibly diverse lineup Here, because there’s an amazing assortment of projects that are being celebrated by the fest this year.
It’s also worth noting that some of the Fantasia 2021 selections have appeared at previous festivals, so it didn’t seem fair to include them here since we’ve already covered them. Those titles include Broadcast Signal Intrusion, Coming Home in the Dark, The Feast,...
It’s also worth noting that some of the Fantasia 2021 selections have appeared at previous festivals, so it didn’t seem fair to include them here since we’ve already covered them. Those titles include Broadcast Signal Intrusion, Coming Home in the Dark, The Feast,...
- 8/2/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled much of its feature lineup including early highlights from several sidebars for this year’s online 25th edition, with the full program to be announced in July.
Fantasia’s preliminary lineup is highlighted by a glut of world and premieres including Edoardo Vitaletti’s “The Last Thing Mary Saw”; fest regular Richard Bates Jr.’s “King Knight”; Mikhael Bassilli and Luc Walpoth’s “Baby Money”; Canadian actor-turned-director Mark O’Brien’s debut “The Righteous”; “Hellbender” from John Adams, Toby Poser, and Zelda Adams; and the highly anticipated directorial debut of former Fantasia winning writer Travis Taute’s (“Number 37”) “Indemnity.”
Available to audiences across Canada, Fantasia will run Aug. 5-25 and present screenings, panels and workshops on its digital platform, hosted for the second year running by Festival Scope and Shift72. Event organizers are also closely monitoring the health and safety guidelines laid out by public officials in Montreal,...
Fantasia’s preliminary lineup is highlighted by a glut of world and premieres including Edoardo Vitaletti’s “The Last Thing Mary Saw”; fest regular Richard Bates Jr.’s “King Knight”; Mikhael Bassilli and Luc Walpoth’s “Baby Money”; Canadian actor-turned-director Mark O’Brien’s debut “The Righteous”; “Hellbender” from John Adams, Toby Poser, and Zelda Adams; and the highly anticipated directorial debut of former Fantasia winning writer Travis Taute’s (“Number 37”) “Indemnity.”
Available to audiences across Canada, Fantasia will run Aug. 5-25 and present screenings, panels and workshops on its digital platform, hosted for the second year running by Festival Scope and Shift72. Event organizers are also closely monitoring the health and safety guidelines laid out by public officials in Montreal,...
- 5/25/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to announce the first wave of programming for its upcoming 25th edition, set again to take place as a virtual event accessible to audiences across Canada. The festival will run from August 5 – 25, 2021 and will include scheduled screenings and premieres, panels, and workshops, with films once again hosted on the leading-edge platform created by Festival Scope and Shift72. As the summer approaches, Fantasia organizers will be following advice from local health authorities in Montreal with respect to the possibility of adding a limited range of physical events as well. In celebration of the key role that Japan’s culture has played across Fantasia’s history, the festival’s 25th edition will be featuring an enhanced focus on Japanese cinema.
Following the earlier news of the festival’s opening film, the world premiere of Julien Knafo’s Quebec-set zomcom Brain Freeze starring Roy Dupuis and Iani Bédard,...
Following the earlier news of the festival’s opening film, the world premiere of Julien Knafo’s Quebec-set zomcom Brain Freeze starring Roy Dupuis and Iani Bédard,...
- 5/22/2021
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
One of my favorite festivals is back with a virtual event taking place this August! The Fantasia International Film Festival has announced its first wave of programming, which includes a diverse slate of features and a special focus on Japanese cinema:
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 // Montreal, Quebec -- The Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to announce the first wave of programming for its upcoming 25th edition, set again to take place as a virtual event accessible to audiences across Canada. The festival will run from August 5 - 25, 2021 and will include scheduled screenings and premieres, panels, and workshops, with films once again hosted on the leading-edge platform created by Festival Scope and Shift72. As the summer approaches, Fantasia organizers will be following advice from local health authorities in Montreal with respect to the possibility of adding a limited range of physical events as well. In celebration of the key role that Japan...
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 // Montreal, Quebec -- The Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to announce the first wave of programming for its upcoming 25th edition, set again to take place as a virtual event accessible to audiences across Canada. The festival will run from August 5 - 25, 2021 and will include scheduled screenings and premieres, panels, and workshops, with films once again hosted on the leading-edge platform created by Festival Scope and Shift72. As the summer approaches, Fantasia organizers will be following advice from local health authorities in Montreal with respect to the possibility of adding a limited range of physical events as well. In celebration of the key role that Japan...
- 5/20/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Canadian genre festival Fantasia has unveiled the first crop of titles that will screen at its 25th edition, which is set to take place virtually August 5-25.
As per last year, the event will run on a platform created by Festival Scope and Shift72 and will feature screenings, panels and workshops, available to audiences in Canada. Organizers continue to discuss with local authorities about the possibility of adding a limited range of physical events, they said.
This year’s edition will have an enhanced focus on Japanese cinema. Below, the first wave of confirmed titles is listed, with the full program announcement to follow in late July. As previously announced, Fantasia will open with Quebec-set zom-com Brain Freeze.
Fantasia 2021 titles:
The 12 Day Tale Of The Monster That Died In 8
Dir. Shunji Iwai
Japan
North American Premiere
Agnes
Dir. Mickey Reece
USA
International Premiere
All The Moons
Dir. Igor Legarreta
Spain...
As per last year, the event will run on a platform created by Festival Scope and Shift72 and will feature screenings, panels and workshops, available to audiences in Canada. Organizers continue to discuss with local authorities about the possibility of adding a limited range of physical events, they said.
This year’s edition will have an enhanced focus on Japanese cinema. Below, the first wave of confirmed titles is listed, with the full program announcement to follow in late July. As previously announced, Fantasia will open with Quebec-set zom-com Brain Freeze.
Fantasia 2021 titles:
The 12 Day Tale Of The Monster That Died In 8
Dir. Shunji Iwai
Japan
North American Premiere
Agnes
Dir. Mickey Reece
USA
International Premiere
All The Moons
Dir. Igor Legarreta
Spain...
- 5/19/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Organisers consulting with local Montreal authorities on possibility of limited range of physical events.
Top brass at Fantasia International Film Festival have announced the first wave of films including a focus on Japan for the virtual edition of the 25th anniversary festival that runs August 5-25.
The festival will screen for Canadian audiences on a platform created by Festival Scope and Shift72. Organisers are taking advice from local health authorities in Montreal on the possibility of adding a limited range of physical events.
Japanese selections include Tsutomu Hanabusa’s manga adaptation Kakegurui 2: Ultimate Russian Roulette about a deadly school...
Top brass at Fantasia International Film Festival have announced the first wave of films including a focus on Japan for the virtual edition of the 25th anniversary festival that runs August 5-25.
The festival will screen for Canadian audiences on a platform created by Festival Scope and Shift72. Organisers are taking advice from local health authorities in Montreal on the possibility of adding a limited range of physical events.
Japanese selections include Tsutomu Hanabusa’s manga adaptation Kakegurui 2: Ultimate Russian Roulette about a deadly school...
- 5/19/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Robert Patrick, Amanda Crew, Kim Delaney, Hayley Marie Norman, Johnny Pemberton, Nancy Linehan Charles, Ray Wise, AnnaLynne McCord | Written and Directed by Richard Bates Jr.
The latest genre opus from Richard Bates Jr., whose previous work includes Excision, Trash Fire and Suburban Gothic, Killer Instinct (formerly known as Tone-Deaf) tells the story of Olive (Amanda Crew), a millennial working in the fashion industry who decides to vacation in the countryside to spend a quiet weekend alone after losing her job and having her last complicated relationship implode. She makes the mistake of renting a country house from a complete stranger online, old-fashioned widower Harvey (Robert Patrick), who – seemingly succumbing to dementia – struggles to hide his pyschopathic tendencies…
If you’ve ever seen any of Richard Bates Jr.’s film before you won’t be surprised to discover that Killer Instinct features his usual style of imagery strewn throughout. The...
The latest genre opus from Richard Bates Jr., whose previous work includes Excision, Trash Fire and Suburban Gothic, Killer Instinct (formerly known as Tone-Deaf) tells the story of Olive (Amanda Crew), a millennial working in the fashion industry who decides to vacation in the countryside to spend a quiet weekend alone after losing her job and having her last complicated relationship implode. She makes the mistake of renting a country house from a complete stranger online, old-fashioned widower Harvey (Robert Patrick), who – seemingly succumbing to dementia – struggles to hide his pyschopathic tendencies…
If you’ve ever seen any of Richard Bates Jr.’s film before you won’t be surprised to discover that Killer Instinct features his usual style of imagery strewn throughout. The...
- 5/18/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Criminal Minds star Matthew Gray Gubler and Westworld’s Angela Sarafyan are set to topline King Knight, a pagan comedy written and directed by Richard Bates Jr. It’s about a High Priest of a modern-day coven who confronts his past as an all-American prepster.
AnnaLynne McCord, Nelson Franklin, Emily Chang, Johnny Pemberton, Josh Fadem, Kate Comer, Andy Milonakis, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Shane Brady, Barbara Crampton and Ray Wise make up the supporting cast. Robert Higginbotham is the producer.
The project marks the fifth feature for Bates, who most recently directed the horror-comedy Tone Deaf, starring Amanda Crew and Robert Patrick. His films Excision and Trash Fire debuted in the Sundance Midnight Program.
Gubler, who has played Dr. Spencer Reid since the first season of Criminal Minds, co-stars in Endings, Beginnings, the Drake Doremus-helmed romantic drama that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and was picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
AnnaLynne McCord, Nelson Franklin, Emily Chang, Johnny Pemberton, Josh Fadem, Kate Comer, Andy Milonakis, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Shane Brady, Barbara Crampton and Ray Wise make up the supporting cast. Robert Higginbotham is the producer.
The project marks the fifth feature for Bates, who most recently directed the horror-comedy Tone Deaf, starring Amanda Crew and Robert Patrick. His films Excision and Trash Fire debuted in the Sundance Midnight Program.
Gubler, who has played Dr. Spencer Reid since the first season of Criminal Minds, co-stars in Endings, Beginnings, the Drake Doremus-helmed romantic drama that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and was picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
- 11/9/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Robert Patrick, Amanda Crew, Kim Delaney, Hayley Marie Norman, Johnny Pemberton, Nancy Linehan Charles, Ray Wise, AnnaLynne McCord | Written and Directed by Richard Bates Jr.
The latest genre opus from Richard Bates Jr., whose previous work includes Excision, Trash Fire and Suburban Gothic, Tone-Deaf tells the story of Olive (Amanda Crew), a millennial working in the fashion industry who decides to vacation in the countryside to spend a quiet weekend alone after losing her job and having her last complicated relationship implode. She makes the mistake of renting a country house from a complete stranger online, old-fashioned widower Harvey (Robert Patrick), who – seemingly succumbing to dementia – struggles to hide his pyschopathic tendencies…
If you’ve ever seen any of Richard Bates Jr.’s film before you won’t be surprised to discover that Tone-Deaf features his usual style of imagery strewn throughout. The sequences in which Harvey’s twisted...
The latest genre opus from Richard Bates Jr., whose previous work includes Excision, Trash Fire and Suburban Gothic, Tone-Deaf tells the story of Olive (Amanda Crew), a millennial working in the fashion industry who decides to vacation in the countryside to spend a quiet weekend alone after losing her job and having her last complicated relationship implode. She makes the mistake of renting a country house from a complete stranger online, old-fashioned widower Harvey (Robert Patrick), who – seemingly succumbing to dementia – struggles to hide his pyschopathic tendencies…
If you’ve ever seen any of Richard Bates Jr.’s film before you won’t be surprised to discover that Tone-Deaf features his usual style of imagery strewn throughout. The sequences in which Harvey’s twisted...
- 10/5/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
An English-language film adaptation of Japanese video game “Root Letter,” starring Danny Ramirez, is in production in the U.S. through Akatsuki Entertainment USA. Besides Ramirez, the film stars Keana Marie and Lydia Hearst.
With a screenplay by David Ebeltoft (2016 Tribeca Film Festival’s “Here Alone”), the film is intended as a gritty re-imagining of the game’s core story of a protagonist in search of a former pen pal who disappears under curious circumstances.
The underlying Kadokawa-published game has two main gameplay sequences. First, the player interrogates people who knew the missing girl. Then the player relives the missing years and makes use of clues gathered earlier.
The game was first published in 2016 and has been made available on platforms including PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, Android and iOS. It sold more than 400,000 copies in Japan and overseas, and is also available on Steam and Nintendo Switch.
The...
With a screenplay by David Ebeltoft (2016 Tribeca Film Festival’s “Here Alone”), the film is intended as a gritty re-imagining of the game’s core story of a protagonist in search of a former pen pal who disappears under curious circumstances.
The underlying Kadokawa-published game has two main gameplay sequences. First, the player interrogates people who knew the missing girl. Then the player relives the missing years and makes use of clues gathered earlier.
The game was first published in 2016 and has been made available on platforms including PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, Android and iOS. It sold more than 400,000 copies in Japan and overseas, and is also available on Steam and Nintendo Switch.
The...
- 9/20/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The lineup for this year's Grimmfest in Manchester, UK, has been revealed and it includes Richard Bates Jr.'s Tone Deaf, Blood Vessel, 1Br, and so much more. The panel of judges for Grimmfest 2019 will be led by the legendary Barbara Crampton. Also in today's Horror Highlights: Killer Therapy, Along Came the Devil 2, and Slasher Crasher book details.
Grimmfest 2019 Lineup: "Grimmfest, one of the UK’s leading cult and genre film festivals, is in its 11th year. The festival will take place at the Odeon Great Northern cinema in Manchester, UK, from 3 - 6 October 2019.
In total, the festival will host 21 feature films and 19 short films, which includes 6 European premieres, 17 UK premieres, 2 English premieres, and 15 Northern UK premieres.
European premieres include Audrey Cummings' laconically brutal She Never Died (the keenly awaited follow up to 2015 horror hit He Never Died), claustrophobic Argentinian thriller 4X4 and Australian WWII set creature feature,...
Grimmfest 2019 Lineup: "Grimmfest, one of the UK’s leading cult and genre film festivals, is in its 11th year. The festival will take place at the Odeon Great Northern cinema in Manchester, UK, from 3 - 6 October 2019.
In total, the festival will host 21 feature films and 19 short films, which includes 6 European premieres, 17 UK premieres, 2 English premieres, and 15 Northern UK premieres.
European premieres include Audrey Cummings' laconically brutal She Never Died (the keenly awaited follow up to 2015 horror hit He Never Died), claustrophobic Argentinian thriller 4X4 and Australian WWII set creature feature,...
- 9/4/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The SXSW Film Festival unleashes plenty of weird movies on enthusiastic fans with nerves of steel. Movies that hide the message they want to convey by wrapping it in genre tropes. But there is arguably no movie that is as direct in what it wants to do as Richard Bates Jr.’s Tone-Deaf, which premieres in […]
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- 8/31/2019
- by Rafael Motamayor
- DreadCentral.com
Editor's Note: This coverage was originally posted as part of our SXSW coverage and being re-posted as Tone-Deaf is now available in limited theatrical release and on VOD.
Writer/director Richard Bates Jr. has made a name for himself with a string of horror comedies featuring strong female characters who don't take crap from anyone and his latest Tone-Deaf, is no different.
Amanda Crew stars as Olive, a smart-mouthed young woman who loses her job for talking truth to her boss. Needing a break to clear her mind before starting a job search, she rents a house outside for the weekend from an old man named Harvey (Robert Patrick) who is a...
Writer/director Richard Bates Jr. has made a name for himself with a string of horror comedies featuring strong female characters who don't take crap from anyone and his latest Tone-Deaf, is no different.
Amanda Crew stars as Olive, a smart-mouthed young woman who loses her job for talking truth to her boss. Needing a break to clear her mind before starting a job search, she rents a house outside for the weekend from an old man named Harvey (Robert Patrick) who is a...
- 8/30/2019
- QuietEarth.us
In her SXSW review of Tone-Deaf, Heather Wixson wrote that Richard Bates Jr. "explores the ongoing war between baby boomers and millennials." The home invasion thriller was just released in theaters by Saban Films, and if you can't see it on the big screen, Lionsgate is bringing the violent impulses, pitch-black humor, and deadly generational divide of Tone-Deaf to Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on October 22nd.
We have the full release details, cover art, and trailer for Tone-Deaf below, and in case you missed it, check here to read Heather Wixson's review and her interview with director Richard Bates Jr. and co-stars Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew.
"It won’t be a quiet death when Tone-Deaf arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital), DVD, and Digital October 22 from Lionsgate.
Street Date: 10/22/19
Blu-ray™ Srp: $21.99
DVD Srp: $19.98
Program Description
It won’t be a quiet death when Tone-Deaf arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) and DVD October 22 from Lionsgate.
We have the full release details, cover art, and trailer for Tone-Deaf below, and in case you missed it, check here to read Heather Wixson's review and her interview with director Richard Bates Jr. and co-stars Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew.
"It won’t be a quiet death when Tone-Deaf arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital), DVD, and Digital October 22 from Lionsgate.
Street Date: 10/22/19
Blu-ray™ Srp: $21.99
DVD Srp: $19.98
Program Description
It won’t be a quiet death when Tone-Deaf arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) and DVD October 22 from Lionsgate.
- 8/28/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In Richard Bates Jr.’s Tone-Deaf (now in theaters and On Demand), Amanda Crew (of Silicon Valley fame) plays Olive, a young woman whose life is not going that well. She loses her boyfriend and her job and on top of that, she has been dealing for quite some time with her father’s suicide, the absence of her now bohemian mother (Kim Delany), and her own broken dream of playing the piano. Looking for some distraction, she rents a house outside of her city for the weekend, however the owner (Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s Robert Patrick) is actually an anti-millienial demented psychopath with his own problems (his wife also killed herself) and an urge to kill. To learn more about Tone-Deaf, here’s the chat I had...
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- 8/26/2019
- Screen Anarchy
It’s safe to say that no one makes genre movies quite like writer/director Richard Bates Jr. His distinctively personal pictures—Excision, Suburban Gothic and Trash Fire—display ample elements of twisted horror and dark humor. His latest movie, the SXSW and Fantasia festivals hit Tone-Deaf, adds a sharp satirical element to Bates’ usual quirky mix, putting today’s […]
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- 8/20/2019
- by Tony Timpone
- DreadCentral.com
After premiering at the SXSW Film Festival, Saban Films will release Tone-Deaf, the newest film from Richard Bates Jr. (interview), director of Excision, Suburban Gothic and Trash Fire, in limited theaters on August 23, 2019. The film follows millennial Olive (Amanda Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in […]...
- 8/19/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The kids just aren’t the same anymore and it’s slowly making Harvey (Robert Patrick) go insane. His son (Ronnie Gene Blevins’ David) thinks it’s dementia and wants to put him in an assisted living institute, but that’s merely another example of America’s youth forgetting their responsibilities. In his day family took care of itself. When Harvey’s wife died, he did everything to give his son a good life. And this is his reward? Abandonment? He’s sacrificed blood, sweat, tears, and time and now he’s done watching the world devolve around him as though it was all for naught. If Harvey’s to be dismissed by society as a dinosaur longing for a past where “men were men and women knew it,” he’s going to go out banging that drum.
That leads us to Olive (Amanda Crew)—one of those Millennials that...
That leads us to Olive (Amanda Crew)—one of those Millennials that...
- 8/19/2019
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
With a decade of monumental horror coming to an end, we pay homage to the genre's recent past by looking back at the horror releases of 2012 on a new episode of Corpse Club!
It was the year when "Gangnam Style" took YouTube by storm, when the Twilight film series came to an end and The Hunger Games began on the big screen. It was the year when Bane set out to break Batman’s back and Gotham's spirit. 2012 was a year of many things, including another year of great horror.
Continuing our retrospective series on the 2010s, Scott Drebit, Tamika Jones, Derek Anderson, and Jonathan James take a look back at the memorable horror releases of 2012, including the introduction of Bughuul in Sinister, the return of Alice (and other familiar faces) in Resident Evil: Retribution, the haunting feature film debut of Richard Bates Jr., the divisive Alien prequel Prometheus, and...
It was the year when "Gangnam Style" took YouTube by storm, when the Twilight film series came to an end and The Hunger Games began on the big screen. It was the year when Bane set out to break Batman’s back and Gotham's spirit. 2012 was a year of many things, including another year of great horror.
Continuing our retrospective series on the 2010s, Scott Drebit, Tamika Jones, Derek Anderson, and Jonathan James take a look back at the memorable horror releases of 2012, including the introduction of Bughuul in Sinister, the return of Alice (and other familiar faces) in Resident Evil: Retribution, the haunting feature film debut of Richard Bates Jr., the divisive Alien prequel Prometheus, and...
- 8/2/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
As the calendar creeps closer towards the Halloween season, we have a brand new month of VOD and Digital releases coming our way throughout the month of August. Things kick off on the 2nd with the latest installment of Blumhouse’s Into the Dark series, School Spirit, and the directorial debut of Jason Mewes, Method in the Madness, also hits various platforms the same day.
August 6th is a very busy day for digital releases, as we have 10 different films coming out that day, including Brightburn, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Night Sitter, and Perception. Nekrotronic, featuring Monica Bellucci, arrives on the 9th, and just a few days later, The Banana Splits Movie hits digital on the 13th, and I’m still not sure what to make of it, but I will definitely be watching that night to see just what on earth they’ve done with these classic TV characters.
August 6th is a very busy day for digital releases, as we have 10 different films coming out that day, including Brightburn, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Night Sitter, and Perception. Nekrotronic, featuring Monica Bellucci, arrives on the 9th, and just a few days later, The Banana Splits Movie hits digital on the 13th, and I’m still not sure what to make of it, but I will definitely be watching that night to see just what on earth they’ve done with these classic TV characters.
- 7/31/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Who’s ready to close out their long week with a crazy-ass trailer for a new horror thriller called Tone-Deaf!? The movie stars Robert Patrick as he becomes a murderous killer and descends into madness.
The story follows a recently fired young woman ( Amanda Crew) who is looking to get away from her troubles, so she rents a house in the country. It’s around this time that the owner of the house (Patrick) decides that he wants to start killing people because it’s something he’s never done before.
Here’s the synopsis that was released for the film:
After losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, Olive (Amanda Crew) flees the city for the weekend, escaping to the countryside for some peace and self-reflection. She rents an ornate country house from an eccentric widower named Harvey (Robert Patrick). Soon two generations collide with terrifying results...
The story follows a recently fired young woman ( Amanda Crew) who is looking to get away from her troubles, so she rents a house in the country. It’s around this time that the owner of the house (Patrick) decides that he wants to start killing people because it’s something he’s never done before.
Here’s the synopsis that was released for the film:
After losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, Olive (Amanda Crew) flees the city for the weekend, escaping to the countryside for some peace and self-reflection. She rents an ornate country house from an eccentric widower named Harvey (Robert Patrick). Soon two generations collide with terrifying results...
- 6/28/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
After premiering at the SXSW Film Festival, Saban Films will release Tone-Deaf (review), the newest film from Richard Bates Jr. (interview), director of Excision, Suburban Gothic and Trash Fire, in limited theaters on August 23, 2019. The film follows millennial Olive (Amanda Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in […]...
- 6/26/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Tone-Deaf is a horror comedy from director Richard Bates Jr. Film fans will recognize Bates Jr. from his other films, like: Excision (2012), Suburban Gothic (2014) and Trash Fire (2016). His latest brings a social justice advocate out into the country. Here, a psychopath resides, waiting for his first victim. A trailer, for the film, was just released this week via Saban Films and the clip can be found below. The film centers on the character Olive (Amanda Crew). She has just lost her job and ended her latest dysfunctional relationship. Determined for a new start, Olive heads out into rural America, to clear her mind. However, Harvey (Robert Patrick) has his own plans. Plagued with strange visions, Harvey can barely contain his murderous impulses. Both worlds collide in a rural B & B. Tone-Deaf has already had its World Premiere; the film debuted at this year's SXSW Film Festival, in Austin. Now, Tone-Deaf...
- 6/25/2019
- by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
In her SXSW review of Tone-Deaf, Heather Wixson wrote that Richard Bates Jr. "explores the ongoing war between baby boomers and millennials," and following their acquisition of North American rights to Tone-Deaf back in March, Saban Films has now released the movie's first trailer that's filled with violent impulses, pitch-black humor, and a deadly generational divide.
Tone-Deaf is slated for a theatrical release in the Us on August 23rd. Written and directed by Bates Jr., Tone-Deaf stars Robert Patrick, Amanda Crew, Hayley Marie Norman, Johnny Pemberton, Nancy Linehan Charles, AnnaLynne McCord, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Ray Wise, and Kim Delaney.
You can check out the official trailer and poster below, and in case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's SXSW interview with Bates Jr, Patrick, and Crew.
Synopsis: "Tone-Deaf follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country,...
Tone-Deaf is slated for a theatrical release in the Us on August 23rd. Written and directed by Bates Jr., Tone-Deaf stars Robert Patrick, Amanda Crew, Hayley Marie Norman, Johnny Pemberton, Nancy Linehan Charles, AnnaLynne McCord, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Ray Wise, and Kim Delaney.
You can check out the official trailer and poster below, and in case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's SXSW interview with Bates Jr, Patrick, and Crew.
Synopsis: "Tone-Deaf follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"This just gets easier and easier." Saban Films has debuted the trailer for an indie horror comedy called Tone-Deaf, the latest from eccentric indie filmmaker Richard Bates Jr.. This trippy, twisted, bloody, insanely weird "home invasion thriller" is about a woman who decides to visit the countryside to spend a quiet weekend after losing her job and having her last relationship implode. She rents a country house from an old-fashioned widower, who struggles to hide his pyschopatic tendencies. This stars Amanda Crew and Robert Patrick, plus Hayley Marie Norman, Johnny Pemberton, Nancy Linehan Charles, AnnaLynne McCord, Tate Ellington, and Ray Wise. This seems to be one of those super messed up, funky horror flicks only a few die-hard fans might enjoy - but check it out anyway. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Richard Bates Jr.'s Tone-Deaf, direct from Saban's YouTube: After losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Saban Films has acquired U.S. rights to Casey Affleck’s new film “Light of My Life,” which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last month, the distributor announced on Friday.
Affleck wrote and directed “Light of My Life” and stars in the drama alongside Elisabeth Moss and Anna Pniowsky.
The film is a dystopian survival drama and follows a father and his young daughter who journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world’s population. As a father struggles to protect his child at all costs, their bond, and the character of humanity, is tested.
Also Read: Saban Films Acquires Rights to Horror-Thriller 'Tone-Deaf' Ahead of SXSW
“This has been a passion-driven project for the filmmakers, who have crafted a beautiful and sophisticated film, grounded with superb performances,” Saban Films President Bill Bromiley said in a statement. “We couldn’t...
Affleck wrote and directed “Light of My Life” and stars in the drama alongside Elisabeth Moss and Anna Pniowsky.
The film is a dystopian survival drama and follows a father and his young daughter who journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world’s population. As a father struggles to protect his child at all costs, their bond, and the character of humanity, is tested.
Also Read: Saban Films Acquires Rights to Horror-Thriller 'Tone-Deaf' Ahead of SXSW
“This has been a passion-driven project for the filmmakers, who have crafted a beautiful and sophisticated film, grounded with superb performances,” Saban Films President Bill Bromiley said in a statement. “We couldn’t...
- 3/29/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
After premiering at the SXSW Film Festival, Saban Films will release Tone-Deaf (review), the newest film from Richard Bates Jr. (interview), director of Excision, Suburban Gothic and Trash Fire, in limited theaters on August 23, 2019. The film follows millennial Olive (Amanda Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace […]...
- 3/22/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
While at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival last week, Daily Dead had the opportunity to catch up with writer/director Richard Bates Jr. as well as co-stars Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew to talk about their darkly comedic battle for the ages, Tone-Deaf (you can read my review Here). The film follows millennial Olive (Crew) as she sets out for a quick vacation away from it all, renting a house from the prickly homeowner Harvey (Patrick), who decides he’s over tolerating younger generations and unleashes his rage on his unsuspecting tenant.
During our interview, the trio discussed bringing the film to SXSW as part of their Midnighter series, the inspiration behind the story of Tone-Deaf, digging into these wildly different characters, and more.
So, how do you feel now that Tone-Deaf is out in the world finally?
Richard Bates Jr.: I was so happy with how it went. Because...
During our interview, the trio discussed bringing the film to SXSW as part of their Midnighter series, the inspiration behind the story of Tone-Deaf, digging into these wildly different characters, and more.
So, how do you feel now that Tone-Deaf is out in the world finally?
Richard Bates Jr.: I was so happy with how it went. Because...
- 3/19/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Saban Films announced today that they have acquired North American rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s horror thriller Tone-Deaf. The film stars Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew, and is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn and Matt Smith, and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel …
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- 3/19/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Intergenerational conflict is only likely to get worse as Millennials grasp a problem-filled future for which they already blame baby boomers, while boomers hone their dislike of what many perceive as a generation of brats. No doubt many interesting films will riff on that theme. But their number won’t include “Tone-Deaf,” a horror-comedy caricature in which a malevolent old fogey squares off against an entitled young princess. Too cartoonishly broad to qualify as black comedy, and with no one to root for, this disappointing latest from Richard Bates Jr. isn’t funny, suspenseful or outrageous enough to satisfy genre fans. Others are unlikely to bite when Saban Films does a day-and-date release later this year.
Bates’ script starts with a running gag that elicits just tepid amusement the first time, then keeps resurfacing to diminished returns over the next nearly 90 minutes: We meet our heroine as a child performing a recital,...
Bates’ script starts with a running gag that elicits just tepid amusement the first time, then keeps resurfacing to diminished returns over the next nearly 90 minutes: We meet our heroine as a child performing a recital,...
- 3/16/2019
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Writer/director Richard Bates Jr. has made a name for himself with a string of horror comedies featuring strong female characters who don't take crap from anyone and his latest Tone-Deaf, is no different.
Amanda Crew stars as Olive, a smart-mouthed young woman who loses her job for talking truth to her boss. Needing a break to clear her mind before starting a job search, she rents a house outside for the weekend from an old man named Harvey (Robert Patrick) who is also on a sould searching trip of his own: he has decided he's lived a law-abiding life long enough and he's ready to give into his inner urge to kill. His victim? You guessed it but Olive isn't as easy to kill as Harvey hoped.
Tone-Deaf is a little less visceral than Bates Jr.'s previous movies but it al...
Amanda Crew stars as Olive, a smart-mouthed young woman who loses her job for talking truth to her boss. Needing a break to clear her mind before starting a job search, she rents a house outside for the weekend from an old man named Harvey (Robert Patrick) who is also on a sould searching trip of his own: he has decided he's lived a law-abiding life long enough and he's ready to give into his inner urge to kill. His victim? You guessed it but Olive isn't as easy to kill as Harvey hoped.
Tone-Deaf is a little less visceral than Bates Jr.'s previous movies but it al...
- 3/12/2019
- QuietEarth.us
This weekend, Richard Bates Jr., director of Excision, Suburban Gothic and Trash Fire, will see his horror-thriller Tone-Deaf hold its World Premiere at the ongoing SXSW Film Festival. Bloody Disgusting talks to Bates Jr. about the film that follows millennial Olive (Amanda Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of […]...
- 3/8/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
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