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An Interview With Young Filmmaker Kansas Bowling

When most people are 17, they’re main concerns are friends and who’s doing what on the weekend, but at 17 one young woman, named Kansas Bowling, had something a little different on her mind, directing her first feature film. Bowling is the co-writer, director and producer of B.C. Butcher, the world’s first prehistoric slasher film, which is now under the Troma banner. I had the opportunity to interview Bowling and this is what she had to say: KM “Can you tell us a little about you film B.C. Butcher?” KB “B.C. Butcher is the world’s first prehistoric slasher! Shot on 16mm, the film features cavewomen girl-gangs, live rock ‘n’ roll, and cameo appearances by Rodney Bingenheimer, Kadeem Hardison, and Kato Kaelin!” KM “How old were you when you wrote the film?” KB “I was 15-years-old when my friend Kenzie and I wrote it, 17-years-old when I directed it, and now I am 19-years-old promoting it’s release through Troma Entertainment!” KM

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2015
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A Review Of The Short Horror Film Seiren

Kat Threlkeld, who won best director at Mostra Amazona Cinema Festival in Brazil this year for her short film, Seiren, is already getting a lot of attention. In fact, the mermaid-horror was also featured at this year’s Blood in the Snow Festival. It’s great to see another talented female director in the horror genre, we have so few in comparison with the number of male directors. I’ve been following Seiren for a while now. I was very excited to finally be able to see it last night and it did not disappoint. It began with a model on the beach, during a photo shoot. Soon she moves into the water for her next pose. Suddenly she screams, she’s bitten by something, what it was, she did not see. After returning home she falls ill and strange behavior over takes her. I won’t say any more about the plot, I would not want to spoil it for you. We see few

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2015
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The Trailer For Independence Day 2: Resurgence Has Landed

The trailer for the long awaited sequel to 1996’s Independence Day has just been released and Independence Day 2: Resurgence looks like it’s going to be everything we’ve hoped for and more. Several on the original movies’ cast are returning for Resurgence, including Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Fox, Sela Ward and Judd Hirsch, however Will Smith did not return for Independence Day 2. Liam Hemsworth, Jessie Usher, Joey King, Maika Monroe, Chalotte Gainsbourg, Brent Spiner, Hays Wellford, Ryan Cartwright, Grace Haung and Gbenga Akinnagbe will star along side the original cast. In the sequel the nations of Earth, using the alien’s technology, have built a defense system knowing that one day the aliens would return, but nothing has prepared them for the fight ahead. ” We always knew they were coming back”. Director Roland Emmerich stated. “After ‘Independence Day’ redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2015
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A Rock Band Battles Giant Ants In The Horror Comedy Dead Ant

A new creature-feature is in the works from Ron Carlson. In Carlson’s horror-comedy, Dead Ant, a rock band takes on giant ants (THR). The film centers on a down and out hair band that gets the chance for their long awaited comeback, by playing at Coachella. The band gets stuck in the desert and must fight for their lives against, you guessed it, giant ants. Dead Ant stars Tom Arnold as the band’s manager. The cast includes Sean Astin (The Strain), Jake Busey (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series), Danny Woodburn (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Michael Horse, Leisha Hailey (The L Word), Cameron Richardson (Murder in the First), and Rhys Coiro (Entourage) . Dead Ant is currently filming in Santa Clarita, California.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2015
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A Review of Zack Parker’s “Proxy”

Let me start off by saying “Proxy” is not your standard horror film, however, it is an extremely violent, disturbing thriller, that leads horror viewers into a new subgenera of horror films. I warn ALL viewers that this film is EXTREMELY violent, some of this violence is present in the first 5 minutes of the film, before the main title even pops up on screen. “Proxy” centers around the life of 3 individuals who have all suffered a loss, in one way or another. There are a lot of new faces in this film, however there is one very familiar face to horror fans, Kristina Klebe, better known as Rob Zombie’s Lynda in his version of “Halloween.” The films main star Alexia Rasmussen (Esther Woodhouse) does a great job at playing a typical loner, who when asked who her best friend is, she states, “her fish.” The film is a little artsy, but absolutely beautiful. The film opens with a

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Capt McNeely
Dec 12, 2015
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Tony Todd Will Do Battle Against Nazi Zombies In Sky Sharks

Talented actor Tony Todd, who you may recognize as the hook-handed horror villain Candyman, has joined the cast of the German film Sky Sharks as General Frost. Todd will star along side Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Planet of the Apes), Robert LaSardo (Death Race), Tobias Schenke (Taxi), Dieter Laser (The Human Centepede), Micaela Schafer (Seed 2), Dave Sheridan (Horrible Bosses) and Nick Principen (American Muscle) as the head Nazi zombie, Hans Leiber . In the film a team of geologists, deep in the Antarctic, uncover an old Nazi laboratory containing the remains of dark experiments. The scientists accidentally unleash a top-secret project, modified, flying sharks and their mutated, super-human zombie riders. The only force that can stop the mutated weapons are the “Dead Flesh Four”, a team of undead U.S. soldiers that were killed and reanimated during the war in Vietnam. That’s right, Nazi zombies riding flying sharks, and Candyman, it’s going to incredible. The film, directed

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2015
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The King Has Spoken – Stephen King On The Choice To Cast Idris Elba As The Gunslinger

There have been a lot comments on the decision to cast Idris Elba as “The Gunslinger” in Nikolaj Arcel’s upcoming adaption of The Dark Tower. I’ve heard both positive and negative remarks. Some have an issues with the choice because the actor and the character (in the book) are different races. It’s true, Roland (The Gunslinger) is Caucasian in the books, but should that dictate who is cast in the film? Stephen King spoke out via Twitter on the decision. King created the character, so I think his verdict should be important and of course, King makes a great point. Elba is a talented actor. Personally I believe he’ll do a great job. Elba has appeared in a large array of films and genres, always leaving me impressed by his performances. Not only did he star in Prometheus, he also had roles in Pacific Rim, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Unborn, and many other films and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2015
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Wal-Mart Changed The Title Of A Christmas Horror Story

Lately everyone seems offended by everything, especially when it comes to Christmas. People’s feathers have been ruffled over everything from coffee cups, to the use of the statement “Merry Christmas”. Now, it seems that the title of one horror film, A Christmas Horror Story, has offended the big wigs of Wal-Mart. The mega-store took it upon itself to actually change the title of Grant Harvey and Steven Hoban’s film. Wal-Mart changed the title on the DVD’s cover from “A Christmas Horror Story” to “A Holiday Horror Story”, in an attempt to be more politically correct. I’m sure whoever ordered the change was fearing a backlash from some group, but that doesn’t make this okay. I wonder, if the movie was bigger, would they have done this? It’s not just about changing the title of the movie that has me upset, it’s about how filmmakers have to bend to the will of big companies to get their films on shelves. I

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2015
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Patrick Stewart Stars In Jeremy Saulnier’s Brutal Indie Film ‘Green Room’

Sir Patrick Stewart stars as a diabolical club owner in the upcoming violent film Green Room. In the film a down-and-out punk band, “The Ain’t Rights”, book a gig in a run-down, isolated bar in the back-woods of Oregon. When the band accidentally witnesses an act of violence backstage they weren’t meant to see. Now trapped the band must face off against the club’s owner, Darcy Banker (Stewart) and his henchmen, who will do anything to keep the their activities secret. Green Room was written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier and stars Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Anton Yelchin, Mark Webber, Joe Cole, Eric Edelstein, Callum Turner, Kasey Brown and Kai Lennox. Green Room premiered at TIFF 2015 and will open in select theaters nationwide on April 15th, 2016. Here’s a clip from the film:

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2015
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The Hillywood Show Conjures A Hocus Pocus Parody

The Hillywood Show is known for their hilarious parody videos, including their version of Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, Warm Bodies, Pirates of the Caribean and of course The Walking Dead, among others. The Hillywood Show has racked up over a million followers on YouTube. Their Supernatural parody alone has gotten over 7 million views. Now, the sisters, Hilly and Hannah Hindi, are back with a new parody, this time of the Halloween classic Hocus Pocus. The Hindi’s Supernatural parody, featuring the hit show’s cast, is absolutely fantastic! The cast really get into to the Hillywood version of “Shake It Off”. The Walking Dead parody, set to “Another One Bites The Dust”, features some of the most memorable scenes through out The Walking Dead’s past seasons, with a musical twist. For more videos and updates check out The Hillywood Show website or subscribe to their YouTube channel.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2015

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An Interview With Young Filmmaker Kansas Bowling

When most people are 17, they’re main concerns are friends and who’s doing what on the weekend, but at 17 one young woman, named Kansas Bowling, had something a little different on her mind, directing her first feature film. Bowling is the co-writer, director and producer of B.C. Butcher, the world’s first prehistoric slasher film, which is now under the Troma banner. I had the opportunity to interview Bowling and this is what she had to say: KM “Can you tell us a little about you film B.C. Butcher?” KB “B.C. Butcher is the world’s first prehistoric slasher! Shot on 16mm, the film features cavewomen girl-gangs, live rock ‘n’ roll, and cameo appearances by Rodney Bingenheimer, Kadeem Hardison, and Kato Kaelin!” KM “How old were you when you wrote the film?” KB “I was 15-years-old when my friend Kenzie and I wrote it, 17-years-old when I directed it, and now I am 19-years-old promoting it’s release through Troma Entertainment!” KM

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2015
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A Review Of The Short Horror Film Seiren

Kat Threlkeld, who won best director at Mostra Amazona Cinema Festival in Brazil this year for her short film, Seiren, is already getting a lot of attention. In fact, the mermaid-horror was also featured at this year’s Blood in the Snow Festival. It’s great to see another talented female director in the horror genre, we have so few in comparison with the number of male directors. I’ve been following Seiren for a while now. I was very excited to finally be able to see it last night and it did not disappoint. It began with a model on the beach, during a photo shoot. Soon she moves into the water for her next pose. Suddenly she screams, she’s bitten by something, what it was, she did not see. After returning home she falls ill and strange behavior over takes her. I won’t say any more about the plot, I would not want to spoil it for you. We see few

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2015
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The Trailer For Independence Day 2: Resurgence Has Landed

The trailer for the long awaited sequel to 1996’s Independence Day has just been released and Independence Day 2: Resurgence looks like it’s going to be everything we’ve hoped for and more. Several on the original movies’ cast are returning for Resurgence, including Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Fox, Sela Ward and Judd Hirsch, however Will Smith did not return for Independence Day 2. Liam Hemsworth, Jessie Usher, Joey King, Maika Monroe, Chalotte Gainsbourg, Brent Spiner, Hays Wellford, Ryan Cartwright, Grace Haung and Gbenga Akinnagbe will star along side the original cast. In the sequel the nations of Earth, using the alien’s technology, have built a defense system knowing that one day the aliens would return, but nothing has prepared them for the fight ahead. ” We always knew they were coming back”. Director Roland Emmerich stated. “After ‘Independence Day’ redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2015
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A Rock Band Battles Giant Ants In The Horror Comedy Dead Ant

A new creature-feature is in the works from Ron Carlson. In Carlson’s horror-comedy, Dead Ant, a rock band takes on giant ants (THR). The film centers on a down and out hair band that gets the chance for their long awaited comeback, by playing at Coachella. The band gets stuck in the desert and must fight for their lives against, you guessed it, giant ants. Dead Ant stars Tom Arnold as the band’s manager. The cast includes Sean Astin (The Strain), Jake Busey (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series), Danny Woodburn (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Michael Horse, Leisha Hailey (The L Word), Cameron Richardson (Murder in the First), and Rhys Coiro (Entourage) . Dead Ant is currently filming in Santa Clarita, California.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2015
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A Review of Zack Parker’s “Proxy”

Let me start off by saying “Proxy” is not your standard horror film, however, it is an extremely violent, disturbing thriller, that leads horror viewers into a new subgenera of horror films. I warn ALL viewers that this film is EXTREMELY violent, some of this violence is present in the first 5 minutes of the film, before the main title even pops up on screen. “Proxy” centers around the life of 3 individuals who have all suffered a loss, in one way or another. There are a lot of new faces in this film, however there is one very familiar face to horror fans, Kristina Klebe, better known as Rob Zombie’s Lynda in his version of “Halloween.” The films main star Alexia Rasmussen (Esther Woodhouse) does a great job at playing a typical loner, who when asked who her best friend is, she states, “her fish.” The film is a little artsy, but absolutely beautiful. The film opens with a

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Dec 12, 2015
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Tony Todd Will Do Battle Against Nazi Zombies In Sky Sharks

Talented actor Tony Todd, who you may recognize as the hook-handed horror villain Candyman, has joined the cast of the German film Sky Sharks as General Frost. Todd will star along side Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Planet of the Apes), Robert LaSardo (Death Race), Tobias Schenke (Taxi), Dieter Laser (The Human Centepede), Micaela Schafer (Seed 2), Dave Sheridan (Horrible Bosses) and Nick Principen (American Muscle) as the head Nazi zombie, Hans Leiber . In the film a team of geologists, deep in the Antarctic, uncover an old Nazi laboratory containing the remains of dark experiments. The scientists accidentally unleash a top-secret project, modified, flying sharks and their mutated, super-human zombie riders. The only force that can stop the mutated weapons are the “Dead Flesh Four”, a team of undead U.S. soldiers that were killed and reanimated during the war in Vietnam. That’s right, Nazi zombies riding flying sharks, and Candyman, it’s going to incredible. The film, directed

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2015
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The King Has Spoken – Stephen King On The Choice To Cast Idris Elba As The Gunslinger

There have been a lot comments on the decision to cast Idris Elba as “The Gunslinger” in Nikolaj Arcel’s upcoming adaption of The Dark Tower. I’ve heard both positive and negative remarks. Some have an issues with the choice because the actor and the character (in the book) are different races. It’s true, Roland (The Gunslinger) is Caucasian in the books, but should that dictate who is cast in the film? Stephen King spoke out via Twitter on the decision. King created the character, so I think his verdict should be important and of course, King makes a great point. Elba is a talented actor. Personally I believe he’ll do a great job. Elba has appeared in a large array of films and genres, always leaving me impressed by his performances. Not only did he star in Prometheus, he also had roles in Pacific Rim, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Unborn, and many other films and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2015
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Wal-Mart Changed The Title Of A Christmas Horror Story

Lately everyone seems offended by everything, especially when it comes to Christmas. People’s feathers have been ruffled over everything from coffee cups, to the use of the statement “Merry Christmas”. Now, it seems that the title of one horror film, A Christmas Horror Story, has offended the big wigs of Wal-Mart. The mega-store took it upon itself to actually change the title of Grant Harvey and Steven Hoban’s film. Wal-Mart changed the title on the DVD’s cover from “A Christmas Horror Story” to “A Holiday Horror Story”, in an attempt to be more politically correct. I’m sure whoever ordered the change was fearing a backlash from some group, but that doesn’t make this okay. I wonder, if the movie was bigger, would they have done this? It’s not just about changing the title of the movie that has me upset, it’s about how filmmakers have to bend to the will of big companies to get their films on shelves. I

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2015
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Patrick Stewart Stars In Jeremy Saulnier’s Brutal Indie Film ‘Green Room’

Sir Patrick Stewart stars as a diabolical club owner in the upcoming violent film Green Room. In the film a down-and-out punk band, “The Ain’t Rights”, book a gig in a run-down, isolated bar in the back-woods of Oregon. When the band accidentally witnesses an act of violence backstage they weren’t meant to see. Now trapped the band must face off against the club’s owner, Darcy Banker (Stewart) and his henchmen, who will do anything to keep the their activities secret. Green Room was written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier and stars Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Anton Yelchin, Mark Webber, Joe Cole, Eric Edelstein, Callum Turner, Kasey Brown and Kai Lennox. Green Room premiered at TIFF 2015 and will open in select theaters nationwide on April 15th, 2016. Here’s a clip from the film:

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2015
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The Hillywood Show Conjures A Hocus Pocus Parody

The Hillywood Show is known for their hilarious parody videos, including their version of Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, Warm Bodies, Pirates of the Caribean and of course The Walking Dead, among others. The Hillywood Show has racked up over a million followers on YouTube. Their Supernatural parody alone has gotten over 7 million views. Now, the sisters, Hilly and Hannah Hindi, are back with a new parody, this time of the Halloween classic Hocus Pocus. The Hindi’s Supernatural parody, featuring the hit show’s cast, is absolutely fantastic! The cast really get into to the Hillywood version of “Shake It Off”. The Walking Dead parody, set to “Another One Bites The Dust”, features some of the most memorable scenes through out The Walking Dead’s past seasons, with a musical twist. For more videos and updates check out The Hillywood Show website or subscribe to their YouTube channel.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2015
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