Dancers and non-dancers alike can rejoice at the announcement of upcoming dance documentary “Dance As You Are,” a new project from “Embattled” producer Eryl Cochran. The film was shot almost exclusively on iPhones over 60 days and is the first release from Cochran’s new production label Keykix.
“Dance As You Are” centers on a group of 75 strangers, ages 23-74, who must come together to form six dance teams over the span of eight weeks. The participants in the documentary are not professional dancers, and some have never even danced before. As a result, the participants find themselves connecting over the shared experience of learning dance.
According to the press release, the participants of the documentary come from a diverse range of backgrounds. Audiences will see them “work to overcome a handful of personal struggles” over the course of their time together. One dancer tries to discover themselves outside the label of “learning disability,...
“Dance As You Are” centers on a group of 75 strangers, ages 23-74, who must come together to form six dance teams over the span of eight weeks. The participants in the documentary are not professional dancers, and some have never even danced before. As a result, the participants find themselves connecting over the shared experience of learning dance.
According to the press release, the participants of the documentary come from a diverse range of backgrounds. Audiences will see them “work to overcome a handful of personal struggles” over the course of their time together. One dancer tries to discover themselves outside the label of “learning disability,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Valerie Wu
- Variety Film + TV
Filmed in one non-stop take, the new horror film Let's Scare Julie is coming to Digital and VOD platforms on October 2nd from Shout! Studios, and ahead of its Halloween season release, we've been provided with an exclusive clip that takes viewers into an eerily quiet house on a dark and stormy night...
"A group of teen girls set out to scare their reclusive new neighbor, but the prank turns to terror when some of them don't come back. A suspenseful contemporary ghost story about how making the wrong choices can end with horrific results, Let’s Scare Julie premieres in Home Theaters on Digital and On Demand everywhere October 2, 2020 from Shout! Studios.
Filmed in real time on a single camera in one uninterrupted, continuous take, the tension in the film rapidly escalates as the girls’ seemingly harmless pranks start to have life-altering consequences. Written and directed by Jud Cremata, Let’s Scare Julie...
"A group of teen girls set out to scare their reclusive new neighbor, but the prank turns to terror when some of them don't come back. A suspenseful contemporary ghost story about how making the wrong choices can end with horrific results, Let’s Scare Julie premieres in Home Theaters on Digital and On Demand everywhere October 2, 2020 from Shout! Studios.
Filmed in real time on a single camera in one uninterrupted, continuous take, the tension in the film rapidly escalates as the girls’ seemingly harmless pranks start to have life-altering consequences. Written and directed by Jud Cremata, Let’s Scare Julie...
- 9/21/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
We're back with another installment of Horror Highlight! Watch the trailers for The Good Things Devils Do, Let's Scare Julie, and Etheria Season 1, and catch up on the latest casting news for 30 Seconds in Hell:
Watch the Trailer for The Good Things Devils Do: From writer/director Jess Norvisgaard, and featuring a who's who of horror, witness The Good Things Devils Do this August from Gravitas Ventures.
Linnea Quigley, Kane Hodder (Jason X) and Bill Oberst Jr (3 From hell) realize that breaking in was easy but breaking out is going to be hell.
Richard, a small-time gangster is retiring. Before he can, he must take one last job: to steal money from a rival gangster's house. Miles apart, Melvin is a reluctant family man who has dreams of becoming a famous curator for his Museum of the Macabre. His newest acquisition? The remains of the notorious Masquerade, a vampire born from the embers of hell,...
Watch the Trailer for The Good Things Devils Do: From writer/director Jess Norvisgaard, and featuring a who's who of horror, witness The Good Things Devils Do this August from Gravitas Ventures.
Linnea Quigley, Kane Hodder (Jason X) and Bill Oberst Jr (3 From hell) realize that breaking in was easy but breaking out is going to be hell.
Richard, a small-time gangster is retiring. Before he can, he must take one last job: to steal money from a rival gangster's house. Miles apart, Melvin is a reluctant family man who has dreams of becoming a famous curator for his Museum of the Macabre. His newest acquisition? The remains of the notorious Masquerade, a vampire born from the embers of hell,...
- 8/14/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
An Experience in Slow-Burning and Unrelenting Suspense Premieres in Home Theaters on Digital and On Demand Everywhere October 2, 2020!
A group of teen girls set out to scare their reclusive new neighbor, but the prank turns to terror when some of them don’t come back. A suspenseful contemporary ghost story about how making the wrong choices can end with horrific results, Let’s Scare Julie premieres in Home Theaters on Digital and On Demand everywhere October 2, 2020 from Shout! Studios.
Filmed in real time on a single camera in one uninterrupted, continuous take, the tension in the film rapidly escalates as the girls’ seemingly harmless pranks start to have life-altering consequences. Written and directed by Jud Cremata, Let’s Scare Julie stars Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson (Netflix’s On My Block), Isabel May (Netflix’s Alexa & Katie), Odessa A’zion (CBS’s Fam), Brooke Sorenson (Netflix’s Mr. Iglesias), Jessica Sarah Flaum...
A group of teen girls set out to scare their reclusive new neighbor, but the prank turns to terror when some of them don’t come back. A suspenseful contemporary ghost story about how making the wrong choices can end with horrific results, Let’s Scare Julie premieres in Home Theaters on Digital and On Demand everywhere October 2, 2020 from Shout! Studios.
Filmed in real time on a single camera in one uninterrupted, continuous take, the tension in the film rapidly escalates as the girls’ seemingly harmless pranks start to have life-altering consequences. Written and directed by Jud Cremata, Let’s Scare Julie stars Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson (Netflix’s On My Block), Isabel May (Netflix’s Alexa & Katie), Odessa A’zion (CBS’s Fam), Brooke Sorenson (Netflix’s Mr. Iglesias), Jessica Sarah Flaum...
- 8/13/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
IFC Films nabbed North American rights to Stephen Dorff’s mixed martial arts drama “Embattled” and plans to release the film in November.
The Blitz Films production marks Georgian-born director Nick Sarkisov’s English-language film debut. David McKenna, whose credits include “Blow” and “American History X,” wrote the script.
Dorff plays a man who channels his aggression into becoming a major champion in the cage-fighting sport but when his second son is born with Williams Syndrome, an incurable developmental disorder, he runs away from his family. McKenna’s own 15-year-old son Colin, who was born with Williams Syndrome, portrays the boy. When his elder son, played by Darren Mann, decides to follow his father’s footsteps into the fight game, a media firestorm results in the father and son facing each other in a battle that neither can truly win.
The cast also includes Karrueche Tran, Elizabeth Reaser, Donald Faison,...
The Blitz Films production marks Georgian-born director Nick Sarkisov’s English-language film debut. David McKenna, whose credits include “Blow” and “American History X,” wrote the script.
Dorff plays a man who channels his aggression into becoming a major champion in the cage-fighting sport but when his second son is born with Williams Syndrome, an incurable developmental disorder, he runs away from his family. McKenna’s own 15-year-old son Colin, who was born with Williams Syndrome, portrays the boy. When his elder son, played by Darren Mann, decides to follow his father’s footsteps into the fight game, a media firestorm results in the father and son facing each other in a battle that neither can truly win.
The cast also includes Karrueche Tran, Elizabeth Reaser, Donald Faison,...
- 7/15/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Oona Chaplin is starring in a horror movie, the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation will honor Sharon Stone, FuseFX expands, and “Let’s Scare Julie” and “Stray” get distribution.
Casting
Oona Chaplin will star in Alcon Entertainment’s horror feature “Lullaby,” based on the mythological figure Lilith.
John R. Leonetti (“Annabelle”) is attached to direct from a screenplay by Alex Greenfield and Ben Powell. “Lullaby” begins shooting in Toronto on March 24.
Alcon will fully finance the feature with Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove serving as producers. Rooted in folklore, “Lullaby” follows a new mother who discovers a lullaby in an ancient book and soon regards the song as a blessing but her world transforms into a nightmare when the lullaby brings forth the ancient demon Lilith.
Kosove and Johnson said, “’Lullaby’ is based on a uniquely original idea that draws inspiration from varied rich and often terrifying mythological accounts.
Casting
Oona Chaplin will star in Alcon Entertainment’s horror feature “Lullaby,” based on the mythological figure Lilith.
John R. Leonetti (“Annabelle”) is attached to direct from a screenplay by Alex Greenfield and Ben Powell. “Lullaby” begins shooting in Toronto on March 24.
Alcon will fully finance the feature with Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove serving as producers. Rooted in folklore, “Lullaby” follows a new mother who discovers a lullaby in an ancient book and soon regards the song as a blessing but her world transforms into a nightmare when the lullaby brings forth the ancient demon Lilith.
Kosove and Johnson said, “’Lullaby’ is based on a uniquely original idea that draws inspiration from varied rich and often terrifying mythological accounts.
- 2/21/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Eryl Cochran heads production & development at production and financing shingle Blitz Films, where she works alongside company founders, filmmakers Nikolay and Sergey Sarkisov. Blitz, launched in 2018, is carving out a niche in the indie world with an eye for emerging talent. Blitz’s slate includes “Show Me What You Got,” directed by cinematographer Svetlana Cvetko; “Let’s Scare Julie to Death,” a one-take film directed by first-time helmer Jud Cremata; and “Embattled,” written by David McKenna (“American History X”), directed by Nikolay Sarkisov and starring Stephen Dorff. It’s also in development in TV series “Sultana,” set during the Ottoman Empire.
Why start a company now, when the indie marketplace is so challenging?
There was the sense that there were a lot of stories that weren’t being told. It was wanting to address these topics and open these worlds and make them accessible. And we were not afraid of...
Why start a company now, when the indie marketplace is so challenging?
There was the sense that there were a lot of stories that weren’t being told. It was wanting to address these topics and open these worlds and make them accessible. And we were not afraid of...
- 5/22/2019
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, a quartet of Ufc fighters have joined Stephen Dorff’s “Embattled,” firefighting documentary “Wildland” is bought, and Timothée Chalamet and Rachel Weisz are honored.
Castings
Ufc fighters Tyron Woodley, Cowboy Cerrone, Eryk Anders, and former Ufc fighter Kenny Florian have joined Stephen Dorff and Darren Mann in director Nick Sarkisov’s Mma drama “Embattled.”
Written by David McKenna, the film will be produced by Sergey Sarkisov for Blitz Films, alongside Kate Cohen for Straight Up Films, and Scott Lastaiti, with Blitz’s Nick Sarkisov and Dorff serving as executive producers. Eryl Cochran from Blitz Films will oversee production. The film is currently shooting in Alabama.
Mann plays a high school judo prodigy who steps into the Mma cage for a vicious battle of retribution against his father, played by Dorff.
“It’s been really important to me that the film feels as authentic as...
Castings
Ufc fighters Tyron Woodley, Cowboy Cerrone, Eryk Anders, and former Ufc fighter Kenny Florian have joined Stephen Dorff and Darren Mann in director Nick Sarkisov’s Mma drama “Embattled.”
Written by David McKenna, the film will be produced by Sergey Sarkisov for Blitz Films, alongside Kate Cohen for Straight Up Films, and Scott Lastaiti, with Blitz’s Nick Sarkisov and Dorff serving as executive producers. Eryl Cochran from Blitz Films will oversee production. The film is currently shooting in Alabama.
Mann plays a high school judo prodigy who steps into the Mma cage for a vicious battle of retribution against his father, played by Dorff.
“It’s been really important to me that the film feels as authentic as...
- 10/12/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Darren Mann is set to star opposite Stephen Dorff in Embattled, an indie film that follows a high school judo prodigy (Mann) who steps into the Mma cage for a vicious battle of retribution against the ultimate rival – his father (Dorff). Elizabeth Reaser, Karrueche Tran, and Saïd Taghmaoui are also attached to co-star in the pic, which is being directed by Nick Sarkisov.
The pic marks the English-language debut feature for the Georgia-born director. David McKenna penned the screenplay. The producers are Sergey Sarkisov of Blitz Films, alongside Kate Cohen of Straight Up Films, and Scott Lastaiti, with Nick Sarkisov and Dorff serving as executive producers. Eryl Cochran will oversee production for Blitz.
Shooting will take place in Alabama this fall.
Mann, who most recently appeared in the Tiff premiere of Giant Little Ones, can next be seen in Netflix’s highly anticipated Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series.
Twilight...
The pic marks the English-language debut feature for the Georgia-born director. David McKenna penned the screenplay. The producers are Sergey Sarkisov of Blitz Films, alongside Kate Cohen of Straight Up Films, and Scott Lastaiti, with Nick Sarkisov and Dorff serving as executive producers. Eryl Cochran will oversee production for Blitz.
Shooting will take place in Alabama this fall.
Mann, who most recently appeared in the Tiff premiere of Giant Little Ones, can next be seen in Netflix’s highly anticipated Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series.
Twilight...
- 9/27/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Stephen Dorff, best known for starring opposite Wesley Snipes in Blade, has signed on to star in Embattled, an indie pic which will mark Georgia-born director Nick Sarkisov’s English-language debut. Written by David McKenna, the film holds sentimental value as McKenna’s son, Colin, who was born with Williams Syndrome, will be featured in a supporting role.
The story follows a high school judo prodigy who steps into the Mma cage to face the ultimate rival in a battle for recognition and retribution – his father.
Dorff, who will next co-star in the third season of HBO’s True Detective, is set to play the father in the film which is slated to go before cameras this September in Alabama.
Sarkisov will produce for Blitz Films, alongside Kate Cohen for Straight Up Films, and Scott Lastaiti, with Blitz co-founder Sergey Sarkisov and Dorff serving as executive producers.
The story follows a high school judo prodigy who steps into the Mma cage to face the ultimate rival in a battle for recognition and retribution – his father.
Dorff, who will next co-star in the third season of HBO’s True Detective, is set to play the father in the film which is slated to go before cameras this September in Alabama.
Sarkisov will produce for Blitz Films, alongside Kate Cohen for Straight Up Films, and Scott Lastaiti, with Blitz co-founder Sergey Sarkisov and Dorff serving as executive producers.
- 7/25/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Isabel May, who stars on the Emmy-nominated Netflix comedy series Alexa & Katie, has been set for a lead role in Let’s Scare Julie to Death, an indie thriller written and to be directed by Jud Cremata.
The plan is to shoot the film in one continuous, uncut 90-minute shot, telling the story in real time of a group of teen girls at a Halloween party who set out to scare the reclusive new neighbor girl next door. The prank turns to terror when they begin to disappear one by one. May will play the party’s host, who helps plan the scare-prank.
Cremata’s script will be used a blueprint from which performers will improvise, creating a gritty realism. This will serve as his feature film debut, and he is also producing with Mark Wolloff and Blitz Films’ Eryl Cochran and Nick Sarkisoy.
Alexa and Katie, toplined by May and Paris Berelc,...
The plan is to shoot the film in one continuous, uncut 90-minute shot, telling the story in real time of a group of teen girls at a Halloween party who set out to scare the reclusive new neighbor girl next door. The prank turns to terror when they begin to disappear one by one. May will play the party’s host, who helps plan the scare-prank.
Cremata’s script will be used a blueprint from which performers will improvise, creating a gritty realism. This will serve as his feature film debut, and he is also producing with Mark Wolloff and Blitz Films’ Eryl Cochran and Nick Sarkisoy.
Alexa and Katie, toplined by May and Paris Berelc,...
- 7/24/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Independent filmmakers Sergey Sarkisov and Nick Sarkisov have launched Blitz Films as a finance and production company, Variety has learned exclusively.
The first project the company is producing and financing is “Heart of a Champion,” a martial arts story written by David McKenna (“American History X”). Produced in association with Straight Up Films, the film follows a high school judo prodigy who steps into the Ultimate Fighting Championship cage to face the ultimate rival in a battle for recognition and retribution –- his father.
Blitz, which made the announcement Wednesday, will specialize in “responsibly-budgeted” indie fare along with a wide variety of genre projects. Producer Eryl Cochran has signed on as head of production and development for Blitz and will work out of the company’s Los Angeles office.
Nick Sarkisov will make his American feature directorial debut with “Heart of a Champion.” He began his career working with independent...
The first project the company is producing and financing is “Heart of a Champion,” a martial arts story written by David McKenna (“American History X”). Produced in association with Straight Up Films, the film follows a high school judo prodigy who steps into the Ultimate Fighting Championship cage to face the ultimate rival in a battle for recognition and retribution –- his father.
Blitz, which made the announcement Wednesday, will specialize in “responsibly-budgeted” indie fare along with a wide variety of genre projects. Producer Eryl Cochran has signed on as head of production and development for Blitz and will work out of the company’s Los Angeles office.
Nick Sarkisov will make his American feature directorial debut with “Heart of a Champion.” He began his career working with independent...
- 6/20/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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