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We’re in the last remaining days of October, meaning many of us will be trying to cram in as many horror movies as possible between now and Halloween. For my last round of Shudder picks this month, I thought I’d go with a much looser theme: there’s nothing that ties these titles together except that they’re really good movies I think you should watch. Some you may recognize, others may be less familiar to you. All of them are worth streaming on Shudder.

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935, dir. James Whale) It’s not officially October without the Universal Monsters, so big thanks to Shudder for adding most of the big ones to their expanding library of streaming options. There’s no wrong choice when it comes to the classics, but I’ll make the case that Universal never got better than The Bride of Frankenstein, James Whale...

*full disclosure: a DVD screener of this film was provided by Phase 4 Films. Director/writer: Joseph O'Brien. Cast: David Hayter, Maria del Mar, Casey Hudecki and Frank Moore. Devil's Mile is the first feature film from writer Joseph O'Brien (Fresh Meat) as director. Both, Devil's Mile and Fresh Meat (2012) blend genres, with this one going for more mystery and horror, over comedy. Devil's Mile is the second film this reviewer has seen, recently, which deals with a circular curse. Characters go in circles, with no obvious way out of a complex trap. Still, one character manages to square off with Satan, late in the picture. Earlier, O'Brien brings some Japanese horror influences to the film as seen in the antagonist's awkward movements and sounds. Pacing issues slow down the middle portions of the film, while lighting effects amplify the horror elements. Devil's Mile is a slow-burning indie production that offers a mostly entertaining time.

Tagline: "The road will never let you go." The indie horror feature Devil's Mile will release this summer. The film is from director Joseph O'Brien (Fresh Meat) and writer Mark Opausky. In the film, a gang of kidnappers find themselves trapped in strange supernatural universe, after a ransom goes wrong. Devil's Mile will release August 12th, 2014 and a preview of the release is here. A few more details on the story are available. After two young women are kidnapped, the captors find themselves attacked on a lonely highway. Sinister spirits waylay both the kidnappers and the captured, forcing both groups to work together, just to survive. The official DVD artwork for the film is here. The graphic shows one of the ghastly spirits from the film. As well, the tagline, "the road will never let you go," promises viewers a journey into another cursed world. Fans of horror can view the film's official trailer below.

The New Zealand Film Commission is getting out of the business of selling feature films and shorts internationally as part of a wide revamp of the agency.s structure and mission.

The Nzfc will seek to place the new and recent films it represents with sales agents and is hiring a consultant with sales experience to manage the transition. That process will start on April 1.

The organisation, which has 129 films under its care, will continue to handle sales of at least some of the older titles. The Commission has sold the films it produced or invested in for more than 40 years, including An Angel at My Table, Bad Taste, Vigil, Once Were Warriors, Sleeping Dogs, Smash Palace, The Navigator, The World's Fastest Indian and, more recently, Black Sheep, Eagle vs Shark, Two Little Boys and Fresh Meat.

Lindsay Shelton, who served as marketing director from its inception in 1979 until 2001, was...

The New Zealand Film Commission.s new CEO Dave Gibson has called on the Kiwi production industry to .lift the bar..

The veteran film and TV producer sees the Nz screen industry entering a new era thanks to the government.s increased rebates and grants, which come into effect on April 1.

.The government has changed the incentives, now it.s up to the industry to make a go of it,. Gibson tells If. He sold his shares in the Gibson Group, which he founded 35 years ago, to senior management when he was hired as CEO, succeeding Graeme Mason.

.We would like to lift the bar a little bit, stretch a wee bit further, make films a bit better and get a few more eyeballs,. says Gibson, whose film and TV credits include The Silent One, Street Hospital, Fresh Meat, Time Trackers, Aftershock, Welcome to Paradise, Holly's Heroes, The Strip, The Last Ocean and Paradise Café.

Dave Gibson, one of the country’s most high profile producers, has been appointed chief executive of the New Zealand Film Commission.

Gibson replaces Graeme Mason who took up his new role at Screen Australia a couple of weeks ago, the equivalent government agency of New Zealand’s nearest neighbour.

Gibson is both good-natured and not afraid to speak out. His move from the private sector into government will surprise some because of his fierce independence.

His decision to take up this role also represents a move from television into film. He has produced several feature films but for most of his career has working in television across a range of formats and also interactive systems for museums across the world.

The Nzfc is responsible for directly funding film not television (handled by New Zealand On Air) although it does administer the Screen Production Incentive Fund, which caters for blue chip television drama.

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Veteran Kiwi TV and film producer Dave Gibson is the new CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission, succeeding Graeme Mason who is now CEO of Screen Australia.

Gibson is selling his shares in the Gibson Group, the Wellington-based production company he founded 35 years ago. Senior management Victoria Spackman, Allan Smith, Brett Tompkins and Bevin Linkhorn are buying his stake.

His five-year term starts in January. "It.s been a tough decision to move from the production industry where I.ve spent most of my working life but I.m excited by the challenge of working at the Film Commission and trying to make a difference," Gibson tells If.

.Dave Gibson is one of New Zealand.s most experienced film and television producers and we are delighted to have secured his services for this important leadership role. said Nzfc chair Patsy Reddy.

It's a popular choice among the Nz screen industry judging by initial reactions,...

Here’s a belated review for Danny Mulheron’s Fresh Meat, which premiered at the festival last month. Evan Dickson chimes in with his mixed thoughts: “Fresh Meat is a good deal of fun. The gore is heavy and prevalent, but so day-glo happy that it never becomes truly disturbing” he explains. “It’s a loose, ramshackle film... Read More...

We're back with Part 2 of our 2013 Tribeca Film Festival horror roundup, and while the first sampling provided well defined entertainment, leaving me with no question as to my feelings, this second round left me scratching my head and wondering if I could verbalize my thoughts.

When was the last time you saw a movie and were asked immediately after, “Did you like it?” Probably all the time, right? If the person asking the question doesn’t agree with you, he might ask why, and that takes some thought. This latest batch of reviews required a bit of marinating in my brain juices before I could rant adequately. But I'm ready now so let’s dive in…

Fresh Meat

It’s a common theme. Take a band of criminals and a seemingly happy family and throw them into a hostile confrontation, the results of which will determine who is truly monstrous.

There’s a certain expectation that comes with attending a horror-comedy with a ridiculously on-the-nose title. And in that respect, “Fresh Meat” delivers on its promise as a deliriously off-the-wall splatterfest with absolutely zero pretension. You could guess that Kiwi director Danny Mulheron was a Peter Jackson acolyte (he worked on Jackson’s puppet classic “Meet The Feebles”) by just closing your eyes and listening: the smack of slabs of meat slapping against each other, the screams of proudly ridiculous mega-acting, and the perfectly-calibrated physical violence that suggests a silly symphony of onscreen slapstick are all strengths that used to be exhibited in the work of Mr. Jackson, before he traded his integrity for some elf ears in Hollywood. This restless stab-fest lacks nuance and depth for the most part, which the film wears as a strength during its breathlessly paced first forty-five minutes. Two clans are in a collision...

Some guilty pleasures sound better on paper, but the New Zealand horror-comedy "Fresh Meat" delivers on its outrageous premise. The movie, which had its world premiere at the Hawaii International Film Festival before making its way to the Tribeca Film Festival's midnight section this week, revolves around a ridiculous scenario that keeps broadening its crazy ingredients as it moves along: A group of convicts on the lam break into a suburban household and take the family hostage, only to learn that the demented man of the house (Temuera Morrison) has turned his whole family into cannibals. In between spurts of gunplay and violent physical comedy, bodies are mutilated and devoured in equal measures, while the only apparently sane member of the household, college gal (Hannah Tevita) falls for badass criminal Gigi (Kate Elliott). That the burgeoning lesbian romance takes place against the backdrop of a crazy rituals and ample gore...

So if Fresh Meat taught me anything about New Zealand’s culture it’s that all the guys are perpetually horny, most of the females are lesbians, most of the police officers are witless morons, and most of the cannibals are religious cult-worshipping natives. Would any New Zealanders like to refute that? Please, I’m all ears, I know nothing about Maori culture and island rituals, except if I want to distract the Tazmianian Devil (whom I can only assume is the island mascot) all I have to do is toss a kiwi bird in the other direction and he’ll chase it. Don’t you watch cartoons? Tazmanian Devils love snacking on kiwi birds!

Aw hell, this isn’t some educational country promoting film though, so I’m just going to assume Danny Mulheron’s B-Movie horror throwback is all fictional, right down to the cannibalistic family who have...

The powers-that-be hooked us up with an exclusive clip from Fresh Meat, and we have the goods for you here. The film will be available on nationwide VOD starting April 16, 2013, one week before its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2013.

Danny Mulheron directs, and Temuera Morrison, Leand Macadaan, Kate Elliot, Ralph Hilage, Hanna Tevita, Jack Shadbolt, Nicole Kawana, Will Robertso, and Kahn West star.

Synopsis

When a dysfunctional gang's prison breakout goes violently wrong, they need a hideout in a hurry. Picking the McMansion of a middle-class family in the suburbs seems like a safe bet, until it becomes clear that this particular family has reintroduced some very old-fashioned cuisine to their table. Will the Tans escape the trap, or is there gangster in the casserole tonight? A gruesomely funny, no-holds-barred comedy with style to burn, Fresh Meat will leave you hungry for more.

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Fresh Meat, a ghoulish comedy out of New Zealand, begins with a band of criminals seeking cover from the cops after breaking out of jail. Their getaway car tears into the garage of what seems to be a typical middle class home, where this gang aims to take the Maori family who lives there hostage. But the hunters become the hunted when these crooks uncover this family's got more than skeletons in their closet. Celebrated kiwi actor Temuera Morrison (Once Were Warriors) stars as Hemi Crane, husband, father, and merciless cannibal. As you can see from the trailer above, this horror-comedy has got some slick swagger and a bonkers brand of humor. But beyond the midnight movie-styled mayhem, there seems to be a subversive satirical element at play. Think about it, a bunch of strangers come crashing into someone's home, threatening to take it over? But instead of having their...

New Zealand always tends to make really fun and crazy horror comedies, and there's one set to screen at the Tribeca Film Festival called Fresh Meat. The first trailer has been released for the Danny Mulheron-directed film, and it looks like an entertaining dark cannibal comedy.

The story follows "a dysfunctional gang of criminals force a suburban family to help them lay low after a heist, but the hunter becomes the hunted when their hostages turn out to be cannibals." It's a brilliant twist, and I hope I get a chance to see this movie. For those of you looking for another good reason to watch the film, you'll be happy to know that it stars Temuera Morrison, who played Jango Fett in the Star Wars prequels. 

Enjoy the trailer! ...

"It's rude to sit at a Maori table and not eat."

Journey to New Zealand to witness as gang members escape from prison and take a family hostage only to find that they are the ones held captive...by cannibals!

Next Showing: Fresh Meat debuts on Demand on Apr. 16th

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Kate Elliott | Danny Mulheron | Temuera Morrison...

Danny Mulheron, better known to some as Heidi the Hippo from Meet the Feebles, has a new horror comedy Fresh Meat premiering at the Tribeca Films Festival on April 23, 2013. FEARnet has a first look at the very fun trailer and one sheet here.

Synopsis: When a dysfunctional gang's prison breakout goes violently wrong, they need a hideout in a hurry. Picking the McMansion of a middle-class family in the suburbs seems like a safe bet, until it becomes clear that this particular family has reintroduced some very old-fashioned cuisine to their table. Will the Tans escape the trap, or is there gangster in the casserole tonight? A gruesomely funny, no-holds-barred comedy with style to burn, Fresh Meat will leave you hungry for more.

Fresh Meat - Trailer

Fresh Meat is available nationwide on VOD beginning April 16.

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The latest horror export from New Zealand is Danny Mulheron's new cannibal comedy horror 'Fresh Meat'. It is set to make its official premiere at this months Tribeca Film Festival on 23 April but you can catch it on VOD a whole week earlier kicking off on the 16 April. And to lead up to its Tribeca debut a new trailer and one-sheet have been released. Mulheron helms from a script co-written by Brad Abraham, Joseph O'Brien and Briar Grace Smith. Temuera Morrison, Nicola Kawana, Hanna Tevita, Kate Elliott, Jack Sergent-Shadbolt, Leand Macadaan, Ralph Hilaga, Kahn West, Will Robertson, James Ashcroft and Richard Knowles all star. Head below for the goods....

Don’t mess with a dysfunctional gang of criminals! In other words – the official trailer, some cool images and poster for Danny Mulheron‘s tasty horror comedy Fresh Meat have arrived! Click continue to meet outlaws on the run, a family taken hostage & the perfect place to hide. Hmm… not so fast! That “perfect” place is about to eat them… alive! Mulheron directed Fresh Meat from a script written by Briar Grace Smith, which revolves around a gang of criminals who take a middle class Maori family hostage only to discover that they are – cannibals! When a dysfunctional gang’s prison breakout goes violently wrong,...

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Tribeca is ready to dish out the goods on its latest acquisition, Fresh Meat, starting now with a new trailer and one-sheet. The film will be available on nationwide VOD starting April 16, 2013, one week before its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2013.

Danny Mulheron directs, and Temuera Morrison, Leand Macadaan, Kate Elliot, Ralph Hilage, Hanna Tevita, Jack Shadbolt, Nicole Kawana, Will Robertso, and Kahn West star.

Synopsis

When a dysfunctional gang's prison breakout goes violently wrong, they need a hideout in a hurry. Picking the McMansion of a middle-class family in the suburbs seems like a safe bet, until it becomes clear that this particular family has reintroduced some very old-fashioned cuisine to their table. Will the Tans escape the trap, or is there gangster in the casserole tonight? A gruesomely funny, no-holds-barred comedy with style to burn, Fresh Meat will leave you hungry for more.

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Tribeca’s 12th annual festival, running from April 17-28, recently announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Midnight sections. According to Tribeca’s website, “The Spotlight section features 33 films — 21 narratives and 12 documentaries — that blur the lines of independent and mainstream filmmaking. Twenty-three films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival, a record number for the section.” See below for the official press release of this year’s lineup in all four categories.

2013 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Selections

For Spotlight, Midnight And New Storyscapes Sections, And Special Screenings

First-ever Storyscapes Section Showcases Innovative New Media Projects with Cross-platform Approaches to Storytelling

The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff) announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Midnight sections, projects in the new Storyscapes section and Special Screenings. The 12th edition of the Festival will take place from April 17 to April 28 in New York City.

The Spotlight...

Yesterday the Tribeca Film Festival announced their feature film selections for their Spotlight and Midnight sections which include 21 narrative and 12 documentary projects.

This year’s choices bring us films featuring a bevy of top Hollywood talent including Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti, John Cusack,, Gemma Arterton and Zoe Kazan.

In a press release that accompanied the roster, Genna Terranova, Director of Programming for the festival said: “The documentary films in the Spotlight section this year highlight several famous individuals (including one very cute cat) who use their wit and bold personas to make us think and laugh. A mix of established filmmakers and rising talent top off the rest of the section with features exploring some fresh takes on unconventional relationships.”

The festival will feature the world premieres of several highly-anticipated film projects from indie mainstays like Neil Labute and Richard Linklater, as well as new projects from veteran directors like...

I'm not sure if it is good or bad that mainstream film festivals segregate horror films to special "Midnight" sections. On the one hand, these special sections are rarely in competition, but on the other hand, it gets them in front of an audience that may not otherwise be exposed to it.

But I digress. The Tribeca Film Festival announced today its Midnight Movies selections, marking a rebranding of the film block from Cinemania. Check out the lineup below:

Dark Touch, directed and written by Marina de Van. (France) – World Premiere, Narrative. Niamh is the lone survivor of a bloody massacre after the furniture and objects in her family’s isolated house take on a monstrous life of their own. The police ignore her wild stories and the family friends and social worker who take her in try to introduce a new life. But in this psychological thriller, Niamh is...

The Tribeca Film Festival will be taking place from April 17 – 28, and the list of films from their Midnight section has been revealed. Included in their lineup is the international premiere of Frankenstein’s Army, the world premiere of Dark Touch, and a screening of V/H/S/2:

“The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express®, is pleased to announce the selections for our Midnight section. With 7 horror titles leading our rebranded Midnight section, this category is a true celebration of this innovative, risky, and groundbreaking film genre. This year, the stylish Dark Touch, written and directed by Marina de Van, will have the honor of opening the 2013 Midnight Section.

Dark Touch

Directed and written by Marina de Van

(France) – World Premiere, Narrative

Niamh is the lone survivor of a bloody massacre after the furniture and objects in her family’s isolated house take on a monstrous life of their own.

The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, taking place April 17th-28th in New York City, has announced its full line-up, and we're happy to see lots of horror films included this year. Read on for the details.

From the Press Release:

The Midnight section – formerly known as Cinemania – will open with Dark Touch and offers an international menagerie of seven raucous and rousing new horror titles. “Featuring telekinetic children, mad scientists, and middle-class suburban cannibals, this year's Midnight section is more diverse and entertaining than ever before and a true celebration of the innovative, risky, and groundbreaking stories and styles that can only be found in genre cinema,” said programmer Cara Cusumano.

New to Tff this year, and joining a range of programs at the Festival that bridge filmmaking and technology, is Storyscapes, created in collaboration with Bombay Sapphire® Gin. This multi-platform transmedia program celebrates new trends in digital media and recognizes...

The Tribeca Film Festival announced the second half of its movie slate today with a lineup that includes Emma Roberts in Adult World, Zac Efron in racing-cum-farming drama At Any Price, and Richard Linklater’s Before Midnight. The releases are in the following categories, which make up the second half of the festival’s feature list: Spotlight, Midnight, Special Screenings, and Storyscapes, a new category this year to recognize work in transmedia — films the incorporate web-based and cross-platform elements.

The Spotlight selection — 33 films: 21 narratives and 12 documentaries — stands out for its range of titles, including premieres from indie darlings (Junebug director Phil Morrison,...

Word on two more new projects we'll hopefully get to see someday has come out of the 2012 American Film Market: Danny Mulheron's horror comedy Freash Meat, and Spanish-language thriller The Crack from Alfonso Acosta.

Fresh Meat: Written by Briar Grace-Smith based on a story by Brad Abraham and Joseph O'Brien, directed by Danny Mulheron, and starring Temuera Morrison, Hanna Tevita, and Kate Elliott, Fresh Meat comes to us from The Gibson Group in association with the New Zealand Film Commission. Check out some images below the synopsis, and for more info visit the official Fresh Meat website and "like" Fresh Meat on Facebook.

A dysfunctional gang of criminals invade the home of a middle class Maori family and take them hostage. But this seemingly normal family has a deep, dark secret, and when the fugitives discover the home abattoir, the tables are turned and the hunters become the hunted.

Tagline: "A tasty comedy." Is Temuera Morrison (Once We're Warriors) in every film that comes out of New Zealand? His latest is a dark comedy titled Fresh Meat. In the film, a gang breaks out of a prison. They find refuge in a nearby mansion until the inhabitants reveal their cannibalistic streak. What will be on Hemi's (Morrison) dinner plate? The first trailer for Fresh Meat is below. In the clip, a young man is optimistic for New Zealand and this country's future. Unfortunately, he is oblivious to his very dire circumstances. Someone plug in the carving knife and then proceed ahead. Director: Danny Mulheron. Cast: Temuera Morrison, Nicola Kawana, Hannah Tevita, Kate Elliott, and Jack Sergent-Shadbolt. The first trailer for Fresh Meat is here: $sb("28da006_9e354a08221642540b4cec05fb9660f4",{"sbFeed":{"partnerId":731,"type":"video","contentId":536015,"cname":"28dayslateranalysis"},"style":{"width":480,"height":400}}); google.

Shock has discovered a lil' trailer for the horror-comedy, Fresh Meat, hailing from New Zealand. The film comes to us from director Danny Mulheron whose career in the genre reaches back to Peter Jackson's Meet the Feebles in which he played...Heidi the Hippo!

Since then, Mulheron's been balancing various acting and directing gigs (mostly television in the latter).

Mulheron's latest goes like this: When the Tan gang’s prison breakout goes violently wrong, they need a hideout in a hurry. Picking the McMansion of a middle-class Maori family probably seemed like a safe bet. But how were the Tans to know that this particular family have reintroduced some very old-fashioned cuisine to their dining table? Will the Tans escape the trap, or is there gangster in the casserole tonight?

Kate Elliott, Hanna Tevita, Nicola Kawana, Jack Shadbolt and Leand Macadaan also star. Head inside for a look at...