When a tropical storm forces an offshore drilling company to evacuate non-essential personnel from the Charlie oil rig, the small but experienced crew left behind settles in to ride out the storm. Their routine night is interrupted when a crew member goes missing and an extensive search proves futile. Slowly, they discover that a deadly creature is stalking the crew, eliminating them one by one. Surrounded by nothing but raging ocean with no hope of escape, the roughnecks must survive the stormy night with an unrelenting force of death hunting them down. The film also stars Serah D'Laine (FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, PARASOMNIA), Carmen Perez (NOT FORGOTTEN, LOCKER 13), and Robert Zachar (STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT, PYTHON 2, DRAGON FIGHTER, DEEP SHOCK, DARK WATERS). The Fight To Survive Commences October 5th!

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From Kim Sønderholm
TORO LOCO
Chilian film director Patricio Valladeres returns after the success of his two first films CURRICULUM and DIRTY LOVE. TORO LOCO has the same leading character as his prior film, DIRTY LOVE, released in 2009.

SYNOPSIS:
Written by Patricio Valladares in special colaboration with Andrea Cavaletto. TORO LOCO tells the story of Mateo, (Felipe Avello) son of a notorious mob lord of the city, who is dumped by his wife who takes his son as well. Facing the shame, Mateo hires the most ruthless hitman available to kill them: Toro Loco (George Belmar: DIRTY LOVE), a cold, excentric assassin wich will bring the hell to this family, always under his own twisted rules.

Additional roles in the film feature Ignacio Muñoz, Felipe Aliste, Javier Gonzales, Kim Sønderholm (DEAD CITY, CRAIG, TOUR DE FORCE) and the director himself, Patricio Valladeres.

TORO LOCO is a "re-run" to the classic action-adventure films like 'Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" and "El Mariachi". The film takes place in one small town of Chile. Filmed with 2 HD cameras and one hell of a staff.

ENGLISH TRAILER: Youtube.com/watch?v=MNQ-3rzpnJ8

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"We've had a zillion things go wrong," says Monks of his directorial debut, The Bunker. "Everything from reshoots to footage being ruined because someone clueless was standing next to our cameras with his cell phone on vibrate, to rescoring the entire film after receiving an offer for international distribution. I've had to dump a lot of dead weight along the way, but with the path finally clear, The Bunker should be out in 2011."

Monks, who lost his eyesight in 2002 to complications from diabetes (he's been a Type 1 diabetic since age 12), viewed the obstacles and distractions as opportunities to make the film stronger. "You learn a lot about the people around you when you're tackling a project like this. Something that's never been done before, something that's going to be groundbreaking. Either you fold and give up, or you find ways to make your film better. I wasn't about to let anything keep me from finishing the movie, the way I wanted it done. Not blindness, not diabetes, not sabotage from within. The rough cut got great festival reviews, our screener was well-received, and a cut without final sound design, film look or score secured us a distribution offer covering at least 5 territories. Why would I let distractions derail me?"

To ensure the final cut is as good as it can possibly be, Monks has entered the uncharted waters of microfinancing, putting up a project on the popular Kickstarter.com website. "I've refused to cut corners," says Monks. "I'm blind. I don't get another chance to make my first film. This one has to count. We're raising some additional funding to make sure everything's done right. The film look, the sound design, some ADR and re-recording, etc. What's left is largely cosmetic, so we've hired a post house equipped with the AVID system, which I think is going to be a substantial bonus in terms of production value. But it costs money, so we're going the microfunding route to put that together."

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This compelling thriller is based on the short story written by Ray Bradbury, the acclaimed writer of such literary classics as FARENHEIT 451, THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES and SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. The short story was originally published in AMAZING STORIES MAGAZINE in 1946 and was later included in Bradbury's science fiction anthology titled S IS FOR SPACE.

It is precisely Mr. Bradbury's legendary body of work and his numerous contributions to the literary and film industries that solidifies the world - wide appeal for this project.

"I wrote the story and sent it to ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION and they rejected it", says Mr. Bradbury regarding the original story. "I rewrote it 3 times and finally when I was 24 years old it sold to AMAZING STORIES, but it took me four years when I was very young to write this story and get it published, and now that it's being turned into a motion picture over 50 years later it's great, I'm so happy".

The script for CHRYSALIS was developed under the master's guidance and it is the second collaboration between Urban Archipelago Films and this legendary author.

The first product to come out of the filmmakers and Bradbury's joint forces was the critically acclaimed short film A PIECE OF WOOD. The short film has been playing in film festivals nation wide since its Premiere in the fall of 2005 and is currently available ON DEMAND through AT&T Digital Cable via ILLUSION TV as well as online at JAMMAN.COM.

About The Film:

In the great tradition of one of America's most revered storytellers, CHRYSALIS presents a compelling exploration into human nature.

In the future: The world is ravaged, our planet is in a state of decay. In a research facility a handful of scientists research ways to sustain plant life. Scientist Benjamin Rockwell has been called to this decaying research facility. One of the scientists there, Smith, apparently has died. Smith lies on a table, his body transformed, his eyes and mouth grown shut. After getting over the shock, and completing an examination, Rockwell realizes that there is still a pulse within Smith...

His body continues changing...a chrysalis has grown around Smith in order to protect him.

Now in earth's darkest hours these scientists must figure out what mysteries lay inside the chrysalis.

CHRYSALIS is a thriller with a science fictional background and glimmers of hope from the beginning. Characters turn against each other's beliefs at the edge of a world that slowly disappears before they can discover ways to stop or prolong the planet's demise. Are they struggling hopelessly, trying to reach goals that may be unattainable?

The debate of science vs. faith is explored as the characters struggle with their beliefs, their doubts, their dreams, and their fears.

Can human beings change the course of nature? Could nature intervene as the world is effectively destroyed? Is the world worthwhile? In the darkest hours, would humans deserve another chance?

THE CHRYSALIS CREW AT THEIR DARK DELICACIES SIGNING IN BURBANK.

RAY BRADBURY'S CHRYSALIS features John Klemantaski (THE CALL OF CTHULHU), Darren Kendrick (DISORDER), Corey Landis (DINOCROC VS. SUPERGATOR), Elina Madison (DEVIL GIRL), and newcomer Danny Cameron, with Larry Dirk (VAMPIRE CLAN), and Glen Vaughan (JESSE JAMES: LEGEND, OUTLAW, TERRORIST),

The film is produced by Roger Lay, Jr. and directed by Tony Báez Milán. Cheyenne Pesko is the editor and post-production supervisor. Gabriel Diniz serves as director of photography with production design by Gladys Rodriguez. Music is composed and conducted by Brandon Moore.

The film features special creature effects by Romaire Studios, the FX facility founded by EMMY Award winner Lee Romaire (VAN HELSING, WAR OF THE WORLDS).

Some of Romaire's recent credits include the TNT series NIGHTMARES AND DREAMSCAPES, based on the short stories of Stephen King as well as the HBO hit Drama series SIX FEET UNDER, for which he was awarded an Emmy award for outstanding make up effects (prosthethics).

Principal photography on RAY BRADBURY'S CHRYSALIS took place on multiple sets at the Burbank Production Stages where production designer Gladys Rodriguez and her art department built a completely connected and functional environment recreating an underground research facility. Each set was connected through a series of hallways and passageways allowing the crew to shoot continuously without revealing any set backings or lights. Everything was built-in allowing the film crew to follow the characters on camera from one part of the facility to another without ever having to cut. The filmmakers decided to go for a look that pays tribute to the science fiction films of the genre's golden age. For that same reason it was decided to build everything physically and limit the use of computer generated effects.

Additional work was done on the FX stage at Vlaze Media Networks in Los Angeles where multiple news segments and emergency broadcasts where shot in order to composite into monitors on the research facility set.

Second unit photography was completed at the El Mirage dry lake bed in California, and the rainforest of El Yunque in Puerto Rico where the film's breathtaking finale was shoot at 3,800 feet above sea level on one of the rainforest's highest peaks.

The film also features a sweeping orchestral score by composer Brandon Moore, which was recorded in Los Angeles utilizing a full orchestra combined with electronic sounds performed on synths by the composer to heighten the film's chilling undertone.

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Secret Story: For Those Who Scroll

The dark of the Movie theater. How trusting you are to sit in the dark with hundreds of total strangers, also sitting in the dark,

Right - Behind - You.

I remember working in the Movie Theater as a young lad. After a while, I got bored with the novelty of seeing free movies, the SAME movies, several times a day in chunks, scraps, and pieces. Then there were the rude folk. Those human droppings who try to waste everyone else's money and enjoyment by making stupid remarks, kicking the seats in front of them, and/or being generally obnoxious. I would always be the one, chose by the management, to go quiet the "loud" ones because I was pretty good at it.

I'm a big guy and I was good at getting obnoxious people to be quiet.

I could always be counted on to go in; make the noisy people in the audience silent, and come back out. No muss, no fuss: not ever

Truth be told though, even in a 12 screen theater, it was hard to keep quiet about the people who wouldn't leave after the movie was over: the people for whom an ambulance had to come and take them away.

No witnesses of course: total strangers, no one knew each other. The folks seated in the dark, didn't see what happened, or maybe did see but were secretly delighted at the plight of the obnoxious jerk who had harassed them so.

Hmmm. I didn't really think of that at the time. I probably should have given that more thought.

In any case, the first three times it happened, the manager was very tense about having to call an ambulance and the subsequent arrival of the police. And yet she didn't fire me, and she didn't send someone else: I was THAT good at my job. One day she was told that if the police or ambulance had to come one more time, they would close the place down, there would be an investigation, and they would release it to the news.

So . . . did my boss turn me in? Did she fire me?

No. She just stopped calling the ambulance: No ambulance, no police. Whenever somebody couldn't leave, she would send me alone to go with the great big plastic garbage cart to clean up the screen room for the next show.

Soon, obnoxious people weren't coming to our theater as much. Everything was fine for many months, almost a year. My manager was promoted out of the theater and they sent someone else to run the show.

One summer day, two days after school let out, we had one screen room with an ENTIRE ROW of rude noisemakers, disrupting others and daring the other moviegoers to do something about it. I remember that it was a very hardcore horror movie: a gory blood and guts kind of flick; really attracts a select type of fan. As always I first asked the noisemakers to please be quiet in respect to the rest of the patrons. That works about half the time.

"You think you can make us be quiet?" was the response. Well of course I could. I knew that, though I guess they didn't. There were many of them, so I couldn't be furtive, quick and silent as usual - but - I did make them be quiet.

I silenced them during the loudest, most screamingest part of the movie.

- Just as the film broke.

- A blinding bright shutter blade of light froze me and exposed me at 24 frames a second.

The automatic sensor alarm on the projector alerted the manager in her office. This was her first time with me and my methods.

She arrived in time to see the result of silence. She stood there gaping at me and my work. Then the stunned crowd rose to give me a standing ovation. Some of my new "friends" helped me move the silent people out to the dumpster. They clapped my horrified manager on the back and swore how they "would always come back to THIS theater!"
"This one really takes care of their customers!"
She left in a daze while I cleaned the screening room, only to ask my co-workers to call the police. Her surprise at me was compounded by the response she got from them. I'd worked at the theater for years and many of them had worked with me nearly as long. So of course they knew me and what I did. I'd been at it for a long time.

After closing, the new manager asked me to "Please help me lock up."
When everyone was gone, she courteously gave me the day's receipts, over $30,000 dollars in cash, and asked me to "Please quit." and never come back. She was exceedingly polite.

I'm not stupid of course, I clearly understood her reasons and I appreciated her being up front with me.

I finished college and got my degree. Now I'm a police officer. The TV show COPS is coming to our city next week to spend a month taping and riding with us. The Police Commissioner himself has given me that time off: a bonus vacation with pay.

-Feo Amante