Monday, August 25, 2008

More Deadgirl Stills Released Today!

More Stills were released on Deadgirl myspace page.

I haven't seen any of these images up on any other site. So check it out!!


www.myspace.com/deadgirlthemovie

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

"Deadgirl, the Next Mandy Lane"

From Bloody Discusting.com

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/13335

Said to be this year's MANDY LANE, we've got your first ever still from Marcel Sarmien and Gadi Harel's Deadgirl, which is a horror/thriller about two teenagers who make a shocking discovery that not only threatens their friendship but also their lives. In a forgotten room of an abandoned asylum, they find a beautiful woman tied to a bed, and soon come to realize she is anything but dead. Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Segan, Michael Bowen, Candice Accola, Andrew DiPalma, Eric Podnar and Nolan Funk all star in this new coming-of-age horror film. The pic will have its World Premiere at the "Midnight Madness" section of the Toronto International Film Festival.

“Deadgirl Movie’s Screenings”

I am proud to announce more "Deadgirl Movie's Screenings"

Toronto International Film Festival "Midnight Madness"
September 6 – WORLD PREMIERE
September 8
September 12

Fantastic Fest (Austin, TX)"Next Wave" - CompetitionSeptember (TBA) – U.S. PREMIERE

Sitges International Film Festival (Spain)"New Visions" - Competition
October 4 – EUROPEAN PREMIERE

Leeds International Film Festival (UK)"Fanomenon" - CompetitionNovember (TBA)

“Deadgirl’s European Premiere”

Deadgirl will have its European premiere at the Sitges International Film Festival, in Sitges, Spain. The movie is in competition in the "New Visions" section. Following that, the movie will be screening at the 22nd Annual Leeds International Film Festival, in Leeds, UK. It is included in the "Fanomenon" competition.More info on these festivals as it is announced.

“Deadgirl World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival”

Deadgirl World Premieres at the Toronto Film Festival on September 6. Check the festival website tiff08.ca for added screenings. Here's what the festival has written about the movie:Bound to draw controversy by virtue of its premise alone, Deadgirl spins a smart and surprisingly funny tale of friendship, morality and the horror of growing up.†Rickie (Shiloh Fernandez) and JT (Noah Segan) are the kids you remember from high school as skids or bangers – dudes from the wrong side of the tracks. One afternoon, the pair skip class and escape their adolescent despair by quaffing beers and causing mischief at an abandoned mental hospital. Breaking through a rusted door that leads into a boiler room, they discover the naked body of a woman strapped to a gurney and covered in plastic. At first they suspect they've stumbled into the lair of a deranged killer, but the rusted entrance is proof that no one else has been in the space for years.†Things take a dark turn when the body shows signs of life, and JT suggests he and Rickie shouldn't waste the opportunity to have some lewd and lusty fun with their naked captive. Horrified and disgusted by his friend's intentions in this unusual circumstance, Rickie struggles with his own moral compass. When word of their discovery spreads, a dangerous battle of wills erupts between friends, leading to a disturbing climax.Directors Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel took on a script deemed "too shocking to produce" and managed to avoid the pitfalls of exploitation, successfully delivering outrageous and sardonic thrills and chills. While already sounding perverse, Trent Haaga's script also contains a supernatural angle that puts the situation even more over the edge, chucking the old-fashioned concept of a coming-of-age film into the garbage.Deadgirl was shot completely digitally, the first feature production to use the Codex "tapeless" system, continuing a trend first pioneered by David Fincher for his recent film Zodiac - but applied to an indie budget.Deadgirl is equal parts twisted teen comedy, unsettling dark fantasy and good old-fashioned horror. Not recommended for first dates… unless they're already dead!†

“Deadgirl U.S. Premiere at Fantastic Fest”

Following it's World Premiere, Deadgirl will have its U.S. premiere at Austin's Fantastic Fest, in its "Next Wave" section. Learn more about the festival here: http://www.fantasticfest.com/This is what the festival has written about Deadgirl:Brief Summary:Exploring an abandoned sanatorium while ditching school, two high school burnouts discover a girl strapped to a gurney in a secluded chamber. Debut directors Gadi Harel and Marcel Sarmiento craft a new breed of teen angst drama set against a backdrop of humor black enough to make John Hughes retreat to a fetal state. Full Description:Many horror films feature teenage characters but these people are generally nothing more than corpses in waiting and might as well be replaced by showroom mannequins. This is a shame as teenagers face unique psychological and physiological disrputions that are ripe for tales of horror. Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel apparently understand this; their film DEADGIRL mines the recesses of the hormone-wracked adolescent mind to create one of the most original American horror films in recent memory.Shiloh Fernandez (RED) and Noah Segan (CABIN FEVER 2) portray high school stoners who ditch school in favor of drinking beer in an abandoned sanitarium. The pair make their way into the bowels of the building, and stumble across a vicious dog. The ensuing chase leads them to a barricaded door. Upon entering the adjoining room, they find an incapacitated woman wrapped in plastic and strapped to a table. As time passes, the teens make a series of questionable decisions that put them, their friends and the audience on the spot.Given the film's untenable content, which is best revealed by actually watching the film, many film makers might be prone to either pull back from the edge or deliver an incoherent string of set pieces. DeadGirl, however, attacks its subject matter with an unerring commitment. The precise direction and fluid, dream-like cinematography work in service of an excellent script by Trent Haaga. Instead of marching a set of two-dimensional ciphers through a rote hack and slash plot, Haaga provides fully developed characters that allows the cast of mostly young actors (Michael Bowen has a supporting part) to embrace their roles. The film's attention to characterization and story increases the viewer's emotional investment, thus sharpening the impact of the film's underlying prurience and weirdness. It is useful to note that DeadGirl is an independently produced feature that was digitally shot with HD cameras and a tapeless workflow system similar to that used by David Fincher on his film Zodiac. This might seem like a peripheral detail but it further reflects the type of novel thinking behind this film. DeadGirl's marriage of hard content and technical craftmanship easily raises the bar for independent horror films, and demonstrates a path away from the genericism that plagues the genre as a whole.