Big Weekend ...

Wow. Just wow. DEADGIRL was unleashed theatrically this weekend and apparently we did gangbusters. I hear that BOTH NYC and Dallas nights were SOLD OUT and at least one of the Austin shows was sold out as well. We came really close to selling out both nights in Chicago and the Los Angeles screening (which I attended) had a line around the block ... there were a few empty seats, but the NuArt was like 90% full. Amazing experience all around and the success of the theatrical run may mean that we get re-booked or land some new cities next month ... Regardless, I wanna thank everyone who came to see the movie and supported truly independent cinema.



Okay, so many reviews came out that I can't keep track of them! Naturally a lot of the mainstream reviewers from major papers and stuff just didn't dig it ... I get it. You just got out of a screening of THE UGLY TRUTH and then they ask you to review DEADGIRL. Of course it's gonna rankle you. This reviewer thing is really funny. Do they ask the Miley Cyrus fan to review the new Slayer album since they're both music?





Okay. I'm just gonna start linking in these things and you judge em for yourself. Otherwise this update'll take me all day ...

Trust Movies

Buzzine

Staten Island Live

FilmCritic.com

Paste Magazine's Interview With Gadi and Marcel

Houston News Magazine Interview With Me!

Giant Magazine

We Are Movie Geeks

Spectrum Culture

Chicago City and Press

FANGORIA.COM!!!

Chicago Reader

The Village Voice

Destroy the Brain Podcast

Maitland McDonough's FlickChick Blog

Wow. I'm sure that there's more, but to be quite honest I'm tired of linking up stuff right now. I'm sure I'll find and post more later in the week.

But there's one review of distinction that I'm gonna post up because, well, it's from the point of view of the real target audience. I'm tired of all of the reviewers out there being elderly cineastes and shit. It's about time we get a Siskel & Ebert for the young set:



Great stuff, guys!

All right, enough for today. I'll be back soon with more ...

-T

We've Disgusted Myra Breckinridge!

Here we are, just a few days away from DEADGIRL's theatrical run, and the reviews are pouring in now.

The Huffington Post has a really interesting and thoughtful podcast interview with Gadi and Marcel ... seems they really liked the movie:

DEADGIRL on Dan Person's Mighty Movie Podcast

Here's another one from a horror website:

Horrormovies.ca's 2nd positive review

And, hey, some folks really, really hate the movie. In the interest of fairness:

Some Dude Who Calls It "The Worst Movie Ever"

Seriously, you're a movie reviewer and you call it "The Worst Movie Ever?" I know that imdb message board trollers use that all the time, but a "legitimate" movie reviewer?

But here's the CROWN JEWEL of this update, a SCATHING review from the New York Observer (entitled "Don't Say I Didn't Warn You About Deadgirl") by Myra Breckinridge his/herself ... the one and only REX REED! Follow this GREAT quote for the full review:

Written by a weirdo named Trent Haaga for no other purpose than to outrage, Deadgirl is part S&M porno, part supernatural chiller, and worthy only if you’re interested in how far movies can go before the police arrive.

Love it!!

I'm in Indiana right now visiting with family, but am back to do more updating later in the week ...

Oh! And Dark Sky Films has just put up a new site for the film with all of the screening info, a photo gallery, and the "red band" trailer. Check it out:

www.deadgirlthefilm.com

-T

Some More Press and Stuff ...

Updates, updates, updates ... and lots more to come in the next few weeks.

Picked up the latest issue of GOREZONE, the United Kingdom's answer to Fangoria, and was pleasantly surprised to find a 4 Star full-page review inside:



The magazine's out now and I've seen it at Barnes and Noble, etc. Not too hard to find a copy.

And here's the official information about DEADGIRL's theatrical run. It's got all of the cities and theaters in one easy-to-read graphic ... I got this off of another website, but what's interesting is the line at the bottom that says we're also going to playing Denver in August. Awesome. Here's the graphic:


And here's the result of that head-casting I did last week. Kinda creepy. Now I know what I'd look like if I was bald and gray and sleeping ... or dead.


Still not able to talk about what the head cast is for ... but there are a couple of things on the horizon in August and September that are gonna give me a LOT of airline miles ... I'll elucidate when I can ...

-T

Even MORE Deadgirl Reviews ...

They keep coming in as our theatrical run nears (July 24th and 25th in 9 cities!) ...

Critic's Notebook

About.com

Salt Lake City Horror Examiner

Speaking of our upcoming theatrical run, Bloody Disgusting is re-running all of the theater information (including special guests):

DEADGIRL's Theatrical Release Info

Lots more news to come in the next week, so check back often!

-T

What's This?

A blog headline without the word DEADGIRL in it?


And what's up with these images of me having my head lifecast by 1313FX maestro Tom Devlin yesterday afternoon?


I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill my blog. Let's just say that there will be some interesting updates coming in September. In the meantime, I've always wondered what my head would look like if it was hollow and I was looking up at it from inside of my neck. Now I know:


Lest you think that this whole update is only about secret projects, I've got a few more tidbits of news ...

Chad Ferrin's SOMEONE'S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR has been chosen as one of the films in this year's prestigious TORONTO AFTER DARK Film Festival. Here's the announcement page with all the info you need to know:

SKATD in Toronto

Congrats to Chad and the cast and crew ... which would include me, as I've got a little role and a bloody death in the film ...

You know I couldn't do an update and not mention DEADGIRL news ... especially this close to the theatrical release. A couple more reviews, one of which has a keeper of a quote ...

Cinema Suicide's Review

24 Frames Per Second's Review, in which they say:

"Two things soon become clear, Noah Segan has hit the rusting, bent out of shape nail on the head with his exhilarating performance and Trent Haaga probably isn’t the kind of guy you would want over for dinner."

Hilarious. Historically, however, it's the ones that you WOULD have over for dinner that you should worry about.

Back with more updates soon. Going to the ILSA double feature at the New Beverly tonight!

-T

More Deadgirl Reviews ...

... Including a podcast review. Check it:

Arrow in the Head

Pop Culture Reviews

Giraffe vs. Unicorn

The Plot Hole

Destroy the Brain Podcast

-T

New DEADGIRL Trailer

Okay, it's a holiday weekend and I'm at home with Max, so this is gonna have to be another quick update. Bloody-Disgusting.com "leaked" Dark Sky Films' Red Band Trailer for DEADGIRL a few days ago. Here's a look:



This, in conjunction with the theatrical release info, has kept the movie in the public's conscience. I've got to say that I'm truly astounded at how the film has taken on a life of its own. Reviews (most of them overwhelmingly positive) continue to pour in from the online horror community. Here are a few new ones:

Horror Yearbook's Review

HorrorMovies.ca's Review

Shoot For The Head's Review

But what really tells me that DEADGIRL is doing something special is the fact that even non-horror people and sites seem to be talking about it. Check out these two stories from two very reputable (and dare I say intellectual?) sites, SALON.COM and io9.com ... then read all of the comments. Lots of debate, lots of thought, lots of passion ... This is the kind of thing that clues me in to the fact that we've done something beyond, "Whoa, man, this movie is COOOOOL."

SALON.COM - Zombie Rape?

io9.com - Who Needs a Real Girlfriend ..?

Pretty interesting stuff. We seem to have people talking!

Another barometer for how popular the movie is becoming is to do a Twitter search for DEADGIRL. Lynh showed me this one, as I'm not hip to the Twitter phenomenon. I was amazed at how many Twitters there are about it. Unfortunately, Twitter doesn't seem to want to let me link straight to a search result page, so if you're curious, you'll have to go to twitter.com and type DEADGIRL in the search box. Interesting reactions all around.

Okay, that's it for today. Have a great holiday weekend and I'm sure I'll be back with another update before you know it.

-T