This week I’M going back in 2003 to talk about a film from director Glen Baisley : The Tenement.
Produced by Light And Dark Productions, this inde horror flick was release in 2003 by Brain Damage Films in the US and Worldwide from Maxim Media International. The Tenement was Glen Baisley 3rd film and it was starring Michael Gingold and Suzi Lorraine. In 2004, Baisley directed Sins of the Father. He is now in post-production for is new feature film called : Fairview Falls.
There is something evil about The Tenement. It does something strange to the people who live there. Ethan Fernier is obsessed with the horror movies of B-movie director, Winston Korman. His destiny lies in the shadows of a black rose – the symbol of decayed innocence. Sarah, a simple mute, lives her life listening to the radio but obsessed neighbor, Henry Wallace has other plans for her. Jimmy Wayne Garrick is bitten by a wild animal and becomes obsessed with the idea that he is becoming a werewolf. The Taxi Driver is a serial killer who picks up innocent women. One of his victims gives him more than he bargained for.
After the Retro Friday, I decided to add something during the week for you all. I always provided you with simple link on independent horror project. Yes I do add the trailer of the films but it’s kinda of nice to actually watch something and be entertain ! So, from now, every Wednesday, I will add something on the DiggerFilms Youtube channel so you can enjoy some short films, making-of or trailers.
For the first week, I decided to start with a short film that we did in 2007. The Hit (2007) is the second of a trilogy “noir” film that DiggerFilms produced along with Logruss Productions. The Hit won THE PUBLIC CHOICE award at the Montreal Spasm film festival, The BEST KILLING at the Quebec city Vitesse Lumière film festival and also won BEST DIRECTING at the Montreal Spasm a la ronde festival. I hope you will like it.
The film will be screen at 5h17 at the cinémathèque Québécoise in the Claude Jutra Theatre. The film is in competition for 2 prices : Coop Video & Innovation ONF.
It will also be screen at La Nuit Spasm at 10h30pm at the Café Cléopatra. Unfortunately, the movie is not in competition. But it will be a hell of a night. Doors open at 8pm. Show start at 9pm and close at 3am.
Well it’s now time for you to check out the 10th and last teaser of Under the Scares.
The documentary is schedule to be ready for the end of March 2010. We are now working really hard to do a premiere somewhere in the United States. NYC ? maybe
Under the Scares is a documentary that we are doing on the independent horror business. We went to New York, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal to film people such as Lloyd Kaufman, Robert Kurtzman, Tony Timpone, Rodrigo Gudino, Debbie Rochon, Courtney Solomon, Herschel Gordon Lewis, Gary Jones, Brinke Stevens, Maurice Devereaux, Sv Bell and many more.
It’s good to have you back here for 2010 ! Again,just to remind you, the goal of the blog is to show you some independent horror stuff each day. I try to help the young filmmakers with their horror flick. Also am not the kind of guy who will really give a bad opinion on certain trailer, or poster or whatever….. I think that inde horror flick can be love/hate depending of the public who watching them.
What’s new ?
Well in 2010, we will also try to do some thing different. Each friday will be a RETRO Friday ! Why only showing the new film ? Old flick are still fun to watch !In February, Profile Wednesday will see the day. Each Wednesday we will expose an actress, a director, a company, a review website, a convention ect….
Diggernews ?
Our latest short film Dead Pussy was placed in the top 5 best genre film in Quebec, Canada this year by Sinistre Blogzine. Sinistre Blogzine is the best Blog on the business in Quebec. You can go and read the article (french)
Also, Under the Scares is getting alone really good. Can’t say right now when the premiere will be but it will be around March.
Last year, we had the chance to present The Hit, the Dinner, The Last Day and Getting Even at the 3rd edition of Killer 63. For the fourth edition, Killer 63decided to screen our latest short film Dead Pussy.
Killer 63 is a One Night festival that happen one time a year at the Mayfair Theatre in Ottawa Canada.. This year it will possible to see 16 projects from 11 filmmakers. Ranging from under 60 seconds in length to a whopping 22 minutes! Featuring local Ottawa talent, & shorts from the far off lands of Calgary and Montreal! Vampires, Zombies, …
Show starts at 9h15pm tonight at the Mayfair Theatre. 1074 Bank Street, Ottawa, Canada
For more information about the Mayfair Theatre visitthe Website.
Built in 1932 in the depths of the Great Depression, the Mayfair Theatre is one of Ottawa’s last two neighborhood cinemas, and one of the oldest surviving independent movie houses in all of Canada. It has the distinction of never having been owned by, or affiliated with, any of the major cinema chains. (more info…..)
Last October we wereinvited to the movie premiere of “The Dead Matter” and while we where there, we took some time to do an interview with one of the two producers of the film Gary Jones.
Gary Jones starts is career as an special effects technicien. In 1987, he works on Evid Dead II, Army of Darkness in 1992 and Hard Target in 1993. He after starts is director career in 1996 with the Xena : Warrior Princess series.
In 2008, he directed a movie produced by Sam Raimi Boogeyman 3.
You can visit is interesting resume on isIMDB page.
You can now watch the 8th teaser of Under the Scares featuringGary Jones.
Under the Scares is a documentary that we are doing on the independent horror business. We went to New York, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal to film people such as Lloyd Kaufman, Robert Kurtzman, Tony Timpone, Rodrigo Gudino, Debbie Rochon, Courtney Solomon, Herschel Gordon Lewis, Gary Jones, Brinke Stevens, Maurice Devereaux, Sv Bell and many more.
Is there somebody in the business who don’t know 42nd Street Pete ? Maybe you know him under the nickname of Grindhouse King ? Well 42nd Street Pete is already a nickname…anyway !
We met Pete at the Genghis Con convention about three years ago. We saw him back at another convention called Cinema Wastland. If you want to grab a beer with 42nd, Cinema Wastland is the place to go. If you want to know anything about the grindhouse movies or wrestling, yes I did say Wrestling, Pete is the one to ask.
So after meeting Pete a couple of time, we ask him to be apart of Under the Scares. We had a really great interview with him.
Under the Scares is a documentary that we are doing on the independent horror business. We went to New York, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal to film people such as Lloyd Kaufman, Robert Kurtzman, Tony Timpone, Rodrigo Gudino, Debbie Rochon, Courtney Solomon, Herschel Gordon Lewis, Gary Jones, Brinke Stevens, Maurice Devereaux, Sv Bell and many more.
You can now watch the 7th teaser of Under the Scares featuring 42nd Street Pete.
Last October we wereinvited to the movie premiere of “The Dead Matter” and while we where there, we took some time to do an interview with one of the two producers of the film Robert Kurtman. Robert is an Icon for the genre and is opinion have to be taken seriously if you are a new filmmaker.
Under the Scares is a documentary that we are doing on the independent horror business. We went to New York, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal to film people such as Lloyd Kaufman, Robert Kurtzman, Tony Timpone, Rodrigo Gudino, Debbie Rochon, Courtney Solomon, Herschel Gordon Lewis, Gary Jones, Brinke Stevens, Maurice Devereaux, Sv Bell and many more.
You can now watch the 6th teaser of Under the Scares featuring Robert Kurtzman.