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In an alternate-reality version of the 1950’s, The Soviet army has invaded New York and released some undefined biological threat, and a small group of citizens laying low in their small tenement building until it all blows over. Except it doesn’t; rather troubled teen Joanna has come down with a case of “The Darkness”, and what lies within is as dangerous as the threat outside of the building’s walls. Treading the same ground as the films of horror maestro/social commentator George A. romero we get a rather diverse cast, holed up in a close quarters while the world falls to absolute shit around them… and while we definitely get a strong dose of the ol’ horror biz, this flick has a few other things on it’s mind as we delve into isolation, mental health, misogyny and more which takes things in a more realistic and dark direction. This is not a satire, rather a condemnation of various social mores. Thankfully
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Writer-director Nicole Groton‘s female-driven horror thriller Darkness in Tenement 45 about a biological threat that causes people to seek isolation, a topic very poignant these days, is set to arrive this November. The award-winning film is set in the 1950s centers on “Joanna (Nicole Tompkins) who has been living with her overbearing Aunt Martha, in a low-income NYC tenement building ever since a violent outburst left her fighting a force that she can only describe as the “darkness.” Little did she know that weeks after moving in, a biological threat from the Soviet Union would leave the building boarded up and the tenants locked inside. With food dwindling and Martha’s controversial role as leader expanding, Joanna rallies the children in an attempt to save the building. Tensions come to a violent head when Martha delves into Joanna’s past and Joanna struggles to keep the darkness from overtaking her entirely.” Nicole Tompkins, David Labiosa, Melissa Macedo, Casey Kramer, Keyon Bowman, and
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Can a film be cursed? That seems to be the case with Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made and now it’s out on Digital and VOD from Uncork’d Entertainment. Written and directed by Michael Laicini and David Amito, “Antrum was shot in the late 1970s, is said to be cursed. In 1988, a movie theatre in Budapest that was screening the film burnt to the ground, killing the 56 people who were in attendance. This incident follows the inexplicable deaths of a number of film festival programmers that had received Antrum as a submission and died shortly after watching it. These events have created a belief that watching Antrum will kill you. Else Films has successfully tracked down a sole copy of the film and packaged it for public release. As one programmer observed of Antrum, “You don’t watch the film, the film watches you.” Nicole Tompkins, Rowan Smyth, Dan Istrate, Circus-Szalewski, Kristen Elling, Shu Sakimoto, Carrie Hammontree, Pierluca Arancio,
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Usually when you’re shopping for real estate, a low price on nice home is a sign that something isn’t right. But a deal’s a deal, I guess. When your new home turns out to be haunted, don’t be surprised. That’s exactly what happens in the newest film to take advantage of the Amityville Horror story, The Amityville Terror. When a new family moves into an older home in Amityville, they are tormented and tortured by an evil spirit living in the home, and trapped by the malicious townspeople who want to keep them there. Directed by Michael Angelo and penned by Amanda Barton, the film stars Nicole Tompkins, Kaiwi Lyman, Amanda Barton, Kim Nielsen and Tonya Kay. Justin Jones, Zeus Zamani and Philip Day produce. The Amityville Terror will be released on Digital HD on August 2nd from Uncork’d Entertainment. https://vimeo.com/176200796
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In an alternate-reality version of the 1950’s, The Soviet army has invaded New York and released some undefined biological threat, and a small group of citizens laying low in their small tenement building until it all blows over. Except it doesn’t; rather troubled teen Joanna has come down with a case of “The Darkness”, and what lies within is as dangerous as the threat outside of the building’s walls. Treading the same ground as the films of horror maestro/social commentator George A. romero we get a rather diverse cast, holed up in a close quarters while the world falls to absolute shit around them… and while we definitely get a strong dose of the ol’ horror biz, this flick has a few other things on it’s mind as we delve into isolation, mental health, misogyny and more which takes things in a more realistic and dark direction. This is not a satire, rather a condemnation of various social mores. Thankfully
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNewsThrillerTrailers
Writer-director Nicole Groton‘s female-driven horror thriller Darkness in Tenement 45 about a biological threat that causes people to seek isolation, a topic very poignant these days, is set to arrive this November. The award-winning film is set in the 1950s centers on “Joanna (Nicole Tompkins) who has been living with her overbearing Aunt Martha, in a low-income NYC tenement building ever since a violent outburst left her fighting a force that she can only describe as the “darkness.” Little did she know that weeks after moving in, a biological threat from the Soviet Union would leave the building boarded up and the tenants locked inside. With food dwindling and Martha’s controversial role as leader expanding, Joanna rallies the children in an attempt to save the building. Tensions come to a violent head when Martha delves into Joanna’s past and Joanna struggles to keep the darkness from overtaking her entirely.” Nicole Tompkins, David Labiosa, Melissa Macedo, Casey Kramer, Keyon Bowman, and
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Can a film be cursed? That seems to be the case with Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made and now it’s out on Digital and VOD from Uncork’d Entertainment. Written and directed by Michael Laicini and David Amito, “Antrum was shot in the late 1970s, is said to be cursed. In 1988, a movie theatre in Budapest that was screening the film burnt to the ground, killing the 56 people who were in attendance. This incident follows the inexplicable deaths of a number of film festival programmers that had received Antrum as a submission and died shortly after watching it. These events have created a belief that watching Antrum will kill you. Else Films has successfully tracked down a sole copy of the film and packaged it for public release. As one programmer observed of Antrum, “You don’t watch the film, the film watches you.” Nicole Tompkins, Rowan Smyth, Dan Istrate, Circus-Szalewski, Kristen Elling, Shu Sakimoto, Carrie Hammontree, Pierluca Arancio,
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Usually when you’re shopping for real estate, a low price on nice home is a sign that something isn’t right. But a deal’s a deal, I guess. When your new home turns out to be haunted, don’t be surprised. That’s exactly what happens in the newest film to take advantage of the Amityville Horror story, The Amityville Terror. When a new family moves into an older home in Amityville, they are tormented and tortured by an evil spirit living in the home, and trapped by the malicious townspeople who want to keep them there. Directed by Michael Angelo and penned by Amanda Barton, the film stars Nicole Tompkins, Kaiwi Lyman, Amanda Barton, Kim Nielsen and Tonya Kay. Justin Jones, Zeus Zamani and Philip Day produce. The Amityville Terror will be released on Digital HD on August 2nd from Uncork’d Entertainment. https://vimeo.com/176200796
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