Archive for June, 2006
Posted by Tim on
June 24, 2006
Hosted By:
Tara LaFontaine
When:
Sunday Jun 25, 2006
at 12:00 PM
Where:
http://www.nightcrossings.com/tshirt/
Valencia, CA 91354
US
This is a free t-shirt offer!
Hey, this is Tara LaFontaine, Vampyre P.I. and this invite is to announce the launch of my Vampwear clothing line. To celebrate, I’m offering all my MySpace friends a free one-of–kind, hand-painted and hand-tooled t-shirt (with a retail value of $34.99).
This is more than an ordinary t-shirt - it can actually save you money and help you have fun, because wearing it lets you take part in upcoming Vampyre P.I. events for a discount or even free - and it’s your pass to private Vampyre P.I. parties. Check out the details and get your free t-shirt at NIGHTCROSSINGS free t-shirt page.
Take a peek at the humble beginnings of my Vampwear page as well.
I’m sorry - the free t-shirts can only go out within the USA only My apologies to anyone who got this who can’t take advantage… But as you know, MySpace doesn’t let us sort invites by location.
Dark Blessings,
Tara 
www.nightcrossings.com
Posted by Tim on
June 24, 2006
Hosted By:
BiFF JUGGERNAUT Productions
When:
Monday Jul 24, 2006
at 7:00 PM
Where:
Two Boots Pioneer Theater
155 East 3rd Street (btwn Avenues A & B)
New York, NY 10009
US
You’re invited to the world premiere of the new horror/comedy film “LovecraCked! The Movie” - brought to you by the good folks at BiFF JUGGERNAUT Productions!
SPREAD THE WORD…
» Blog this
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“An eclectic mix of terror and laughs.”
-Tony Timpone, FANGORIA
See the world premiere of “LovecraCked! The Movie” at the Two Boots Pioneer Theatre in NYC! Featuring appearances by Lloyd Kaufmann (”Toxic Avenger”), horror/porn queen Joanna Angel (”Xxxorcist”), and music from “things outside the skin”, “Beret!”, “Cleric”, “Hick Nick and Jew of the Dead” and many more!
BUY TICKETS
*18 and over only - bring an I.D.*
- SYNOPSIS -
From BiFF JUGGERNAUT Productions…
Weapon-wielding psychopaths, evil temptresses, creatures from beyond, forces of the unknown, zombie sex… and a journalist without a clue.
With tongue planted firmly in cheek, our story follows the exploits of a bumbling investigative journalist as he struggles to deduce the truth behind the author H.P. Lovecraft and his mysterious past. Along the way, twisted tales play out, pulling him deeper into the mysterious world of the author. Will the journalist finally prevail or will he end up without a clue as usual? One thing’s for sure: the truth is out there… he’s just not entirely sure where.
WATCH! The exploits of a very bad investigative journalist!
WATCH! As he struggles to discover the truth behind Lovecraft and his mysterious past!
WATCH! Hilarious and horrific tales!
SEE THE TRAILER NOW!
Myself and some of the cast/crew will be there a little early to give away cool free stuff while supplies last! So be there by 6:30pm if you can!
This one’s got it all folks - a little bit of something for everyone and a whole lot of mania for all, so get your tickets now, they’re gonna go fast! Call (800) 595-4849 for advance ticket sales now.
Posted by Tim on
June 24, 2006
As many of you know, our .com sites were lost to us
(for info go to
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=12633280&blogID=127731890&Mytoken=D7277726-AD2F-46B2-94F5710908DC40F11182394687
)
Anyway- we’re happy to announce that we’re back up,
streamlined, at www.happycloudpictures.net and
www.amylynnbest.net. Stop by and let us know what you
think!
You can also still get us at
myspace.com.happycloudpictures,
myspace.com/amylynnbest,
www.myspace.com/randommikewatt, and our various yahoo
groups. Email me for more info on that.
And don’t forget, Genghis Con II: The Wrath of Con is
3 months away. There will be more guests added in the
next couple of days. Visit www.genghisconpa.com for
more info on tickets, tables and the Pretty-Scary.net
Film Festival! Or www.myspace.com/genghisconpa
That’s all for now. Thanks for being patient and
supportive!
Amy
Posted by Tim on
June 24, 2006
At www.deadpit.com two Kentucky guys do a horror radio show which is actually pretty cool. They have had some cool independent people on in the past like Brett Kelly and talk all sorts of horror talk. Shows usual go around two hours but well worth the listen. Anyway, last night’s (June 23rd) show they reviewed the “Severe Injuries” DVD which has Charlie Fleming and I (Tim Gross) in the film and they liked it. One slight problem they got me mixed up with the second serial killer in the movie Bill Homan which is fine for me because I got to hear my name mention a few times on this radio show. Go check it out for yourself the review happens about 1 hour and 40 minutes into the show! It was cool to hear somebody out there likes the movie Charlie and I got to be a part of.
Posted by Tim on
June 23, 2006
Listen to this crap if you haven’t heard let:
A sequel is being made to the remake of “The House on Haunted Hill”, Why? And Grindhouse sequel is already being talked about at the MTV website and they haven’t even finished the first movie… The world is going screwy… Correct that Hollywood still has no new ideas!
Posted by Tim on
June 21, 2006
Bored of piles of donkey shit called “independent film”? Well, there is a movie out there you need to see!
Project Valkyrie
Before being picked up by Tempe Video which you can purchase the DVD at www.tempevideo.com it looked like this!
Not bad? But with now a few additions to sound and animation and a little polishing the movie is even better than before! In my opinion, this is the best movie ever made for $5,000! The movie was made in Pittsburgh by Jeff Waltrowski and Steve Foland who worked their ass off the past three years to get this movie released to the public! So if you are looking for something different from the usual indy crap, you will not be disappointed in this action-packed/sci-fi/fantasy movie, “Project Valkyrie”…
If you would like to see my review of it, it is available in my book “Gross Movie Reviews Volume One” available at
www.lulu.com/grossmoviereviews or at amazon.com.
Posted by Tim on
June 21, 2006
Hey horrors,
I just wanted to remind everyone that we have a contest up on the site-www.deadpit.com- in which anyone can win up to three free DVD’s from Xenon Pictures(www.xenonpictures.com). These look to be some real horror/gore classics: Blood Ranch, Headhunter and Reality Kills are all up for grabs.
All you have to do is listen to the show, and register for the big drawing on the main page(look for the two goofy guys at the top to click on). We will have much more to give away in the future to all you horror fans. So drop by, listen to the show and talk some horror at…
www.deadpit.com
Uncle Bill
Deadpit Radio
www.deadpit.com
DO MORE TO SUPPORT HORROR!!!
Posted by Tim on
June 20, 2006
This is it folks! The big shebang;) Come out and kick it with us indie style at NYC’s own Two Boots Pioneer Theater for the world premiere of “LovecraCked! The Movie”. Tickets are available and we’re pushing for an early sell out, so get your seats now if you plan to attend. Details below!
Hope to see you there!
Elias
BiFF JUGGERNAUT Productions
Hosted By: BiFF JUGGERNAUT Productions
When: Monday Jul 24, 2006
at 7:00 PM
Where: Two Boots Pioneer Theater
155 East 3rd Street (btwn Avenues A & B)
New York, NY 10009
US
Description:
BiFF JUGGERNAUT Productions
Posted by Tim on
June 20, 2006
Hey people you ever want to check out what I always brag about with “Ramsteer films”? Go check them out as they respond to my latest review on their home page of my review of ‘Secetary’s Day’.
www.ramsteerfilms.com
Posted by Tim on
June 20, 2006
Check out some of his blogs that keep you updated on his latest filmmaking project and some pics its wants people to see…
DIE & LET LIVE - some cast/crew updates
I just wanted to post some updates, mainly for the cast/crew of DIE & LET LIVE to let them know what’s going on with shooting.
- The scenes we need to finish at the Book N Bean will no longer be shot on Sundays, since Mike Stewart (BNB owner) records on those nights and had been cancelling his sessions to let us shoot. Instead, we will be picking up scenes as much as possible on weeknights (probably Tuesdays and Fridays) as soon as they close at 10pm.
- Since most of our cast is vacationing from June 22nd-July something, we’ll be spending about two weeks doing scenes which do not rely on our leads. Meaning, we’ll need additional cast soon, so get a hold of us if you want to be a zombie, extra, etc.
- We’re probably holding off on shooting a lot of the big finale until July, when our leads return.
- There will hopefully be an extra special cameo shot over next weekend.
- I have DVDs of all of the scenes we’ve shot so far cut together. Some of the cuts are pretty rough and there’s lots of audio work to be done, though. I also cut together about 7 minutes worth of scenes that actually go together in the middle of the film tonight and they flow pretty good.
DIE & LET LIVE - super fun zombie night puking extravaganza!
Tuesday night was our first night shooting with Jonas Dixon, who is playing the part of our antagonist, Andrew, the local sexual conquistador. This was also another night with effects, so as expected, we ended up not getting everything we needed to shoot and had extras standing around in the cold in zombie makeup for almost four hours. We also discovered one major thing that we overlooked: having things like paper towels and soap availible. Definitely have to fix that next time.
Anyway, we got started later than I had planned, mainly because Zane has to do all the makeup before he can start acting and I planned on starting with his scenes with Jonas. But when we finally started shooting, all of the waiting was worthwhile, because the scenes turned out really great. The only problem was lighting, because right before we started, one of my lights fell over and broke and I had to rely on a shitty 60w worklight as a fill light. But hey, shit happens and everything turned out good performance wise.
But once we got into the effects, we discovered two problems: first off, Sarah had to be home at midnight and we didn’t have time for her scene, which was the only reason Josh had to come down from Morgantown. So, we just decided to save that scene for another night, since it required more makeup on Jonas and would’ve been impossible to shoot that night. Second, Zane somehow managed to forget that we had zombie bites (how he did that when he had to put zombie makeup on four people is beyond me) and had to run out to get condoms, putting us behind even more. But again, shit happens. We got the scenes done and Zane’s effects looked great, as usual. I still can’t believe how great someone biting into a condom full of red karo syrup looks for a zombie eating flesh and a bunch of toilet paper, cotton balls, and latex can create an incredibly gruesome wound. Add on Jonas’s incredible screaming and I think we sold the effect pretty well.
We did get a pickup shot of Zach Boyce puking for scene 24, which I believe will hold the record in the film for the scene that was the most spread out (it’s already taken 4 shoots, with at least one or two more necessary cutaways). I told Zane to make fake vomit that wouldn’t be too gross for him, which he made out of Quaker Oats and melted ice cream. We got the takes and then I went to go prepare for Boyce’s zombie bite and I came back outside to find Boyce really puking off the side of the porch. I felt really bad for making everyone suffer in makeup and even worse for Boyce, but I couldn’t help but think “Man, if only I could’ve filmed him really vomitting…”
The last shot of the night was the aforementioned zombie bite on Zack Boyce. The only problem with the scene was that I didn’t think about how the actress playing the zombie would be leaning to bite his arms and the whole thing ended up being obscured in the shadows. I was able to Magic Bullet the footage to fix it up a bit, but still, that one was my fuck up. After we shot that scene, it was time for Zombie Car Wash… since we didn’t have a shower or anything, we just ran a waterhose and they sprayed the fake blood off of their arms, legs, etc.
I’d like to give huge thanks to Tim, Jon-Pat, Greg, and Susan for coming out and enduring the hell we put them through for about four hours straight. And apologies to ZB for the vomit.
Posted by Tim on
June 20, 2006
Come with a name like that you know you wanna check it out!
Posted by Tim on
June 20, 2006
Sam Raimi and Tapert, when asked if they were considering Sean Scott Williams for the part of Ash, looked at each other for a minute and then, together said, “Who is that?” Sam then said, “I don’t think I’ve ever heard of him”.
In regards to ‘Evil Dead 4 Raimi says, “There will be an Evil Dead 4, and there will ALSO be an Evil Dead Remake. The remake will be produced by Ghost House pictures, (his company with Tapert) and it will star a new cast and a completely new director. The point of Ghost House is that we want to bring new directors (like Takashi Shimizu of “the Grudge” to Hollywood and give them a chnace to make a good horror film.”
On WHAT inspired him to allow the remake, Raimi said, “I love the original Dawn of the Dead, and I also really enjoyed the new Dawn of the Dead. I mean, they are both really great horror films. I want to let somebody with a fresh vision bring The Evil Dead to a new generation and a new audience with a different vision…”
Contrary to what Raimi told Mr. D, the remake will be Evil Dead 1 and 2 together, but remade with a higher budget and a new cast and crew.
However, Raimi will be directing and producing Evil Dead 4, which will star Bruce Campbell as ASH and will also have many of the actors from the previous Evil Dead movies. Raimi says that “This is the project I really want to make. The remake can belong to someone else, but part 4 will be a continuation of the original”.
Ted and Sam Raimi have begun writing Part 4, and will be developing it for production later this year. Bruce Campbell and Tapert will both be involved…
***
To tell you the truth, my ONE and ONLY fear about the remake, is the trend of companies cutting down R Rated horror movies to PG-13. I’m not scared about anything else. Campbell is too old to return as a college character, so not having him as Ash doesn’t bother me at all. Plus he’s continuing the Ash character in Evil Dead 4, so it’s not like we won’t be seeing the Campbell Ash back again.
THIS MAY NOT BE TRUE SO DONT FREAK OUT!!!
Posted by Tim on
June 20, 2006
Genghis Con II: The Wrath of Con has just added Ari Lehman to our guest list! Ari, as every true horror fan knows, was the first Jason Voorhees, a drowning victim whose death motivates the action in Friday the 13th - our seminal slasher film!
Ari joins already-confirmed guests Leslie Easterbrook (The Devil’s Rejects), Tiffany Shepis (Nightmare Man) and Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger)!
Posted by Charlie on
June 20, 2006
Tony Todd aka “The Candyman� has joined the cast of “Bryan Loves You�, to be shot this June and July in Phoenix. Production begins next week.
Bryan Loves You, a suspense/thriller about the 1993 demise of an AZ town, also stars George Wendt (Emmy nominee for “Cheers”; Fletch; King of the Ants), Daniel Roebuck (The Fugitve; The Devil’s Rejects; “Lost”), rising scream queen Tiffany Shepis (Abominable; Ted Bundy) and featuring Troma Entertainment co-founder and president Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger; Poultrygeist: Attack of the Chicken Zombies; Slither).
Writer/director Seth Landau is a former newspaper writer for The Arizona Republic and New Times. His feature film debut was the comedy Take Out, about a guy who eliminates chain restaurants. Take Out, made for $13,000, was recently completed and is currently being sold. Landau is featured in the current issue of MovieMaker Magazine (Spring ‘06 edition, page 112). He’ll also be profiled in the July, 2006 edition of PHOENIX magazine.
Posted by Charlie on
June 14, 2006
The interviews we did with Full Moon maestro Charles Band and “I, The Killer”’s CrystalAnn are now up under Audio Bastards in the main menu. You can only download them right now. We’re working on streaming them somehow and a XML file so you could download them with iTunes or some other such nonsense, but hey at least they’re up!
Posted by Tim on
June 13, 2006
Yes people, Jason informed me that starting June 24th himself and Cut N’ Run Productions are already gearing up for a sequel! Gone the Way of Flesh 2 is on its way to try and top the original in sleaze, gore, and craziness and if you are a fan of Jason’s movie as I am this will be a very warm welcomed sequel to the indy genre! Stay tuned for more details in the next few weeks as the film goes into production!
Posted by Tim on
June 13, 2006
Like you think I would pass up the chance to post pictures of Tiffany and not find one with the great one “Tom Savini”?
Feast yours eyes, and understand the appeal!
And my favorite…lol
Posted by Tim on
June 13, 2006
What would it be like on June 25th, a Sunday no less? Just another boring day of Nascar or somebody making you cut the fucking grass, dig up a garden, just sitting there sweating your balls off(sorry ladies)! Well, this June 25th will be a very different in the Pittsburgh area. People will be converging on the Pittsburgh area from four different states to see the legendary Lloyd Kaufmann! He is the head of Troma studios that has a loyal cult following and the man himself has produced some of the best cult classics such as :
Toxic Avenger
Class of Nuke ‘em High
Killer Condom
and many others…
Bruce Lentz and Incredibly Strange Video help present the legend of filmmaking at Incredibly Strange Video in Dormont, Pa., on west liberty Ave. between the hours of 3pm to 6pm. But ISV and Lloyd move to The Oaks Theater in Oakmont, Pa., to for Lloyd to prsent the uncut “Toxic Avenger” on the big screen which is sure to be a huge party! The movie will start at 10:00pm!
For more details on this huge event go to www.incrediblystrangevideo.com or call ISV at 412-561-6430.
Posted by Tim on
June 13, 2006
Tim Gross: What made you decide you wanted to be an actress?
Tiffany Shepis: Watching shitty troma movies and saying “Wow I can do better than that”;P
Tim Gross: What is your favorite horror film and why?
Tiffany Shepis: I really don’t have a favorite…. I love silly shit like Motel Hell..loved the first Hellraiser….Return of the living dead was just cool as fuck…Return to horror high was rad cause George was in it…….ah man the list can go on and on.
Tim Gross: What is your thoughts on nude scenes in horror and indy films?
Tiffany Shepis: I think that most often with horror it goes hand in hand. You get the hot chicks …they get naked…they die! Or in Rolfe Kanefsky flicks ….they get naked…they kick demon ass! Either way hot naked chicks bloody or not are a plus in my book!;)
Tim Gross: What movie you think is better 1978 “Dawn of the Dead” or the remake?
Tiffany Shepis: I LOVE the first one (Ken’s my daddy) , but the remake holds a special place in my heart cause James Gunn the writer/director of Tromeo and Juliet (my first movie) wrote it.
Tim Gross: Where do you see yourself in the film industry in the next five years?
Tiffany Shepis: Uhhhh the part of the film industry that i will be in in 5 years is the part that goes to blockbuster on Fri nights and rents bad cut up horror flicks. I don’t know ..ask me again in 4 years.
tim Gross: Again Tiffany thank you for being hot looking but also a really good actress and keep up the good work and hope to see you at Genghis Con…
Tiffany Shepis: I love you crazy f(8ks!!!! Can’t wait to see ya’ll at Genghis.
Posted by Tim on
June 13, 2006
The Skeleton Factory
June, 22 2006 - 7:00P
THE EMAGINE THEATRE in Canton
39535 Ford Road (1/2 mile east of I-275 on Ford Road)
Canton , MI 48187
Cost: $10
[Map]
THE SKELETON FACTORY presents the WORLD PREMIERE of THEY MUST EAT! shows are 7 & 9 9:00 show will be a double feature “They Must Eat” followed by “The Remake”
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