For years, Emily Hagins has been the kid in the room. The Austin native directed her first feature-length movie, 2006′s independent zombie film Pathogen, when she was just 12 years old. She followed that up with 2009′s supernatural murder-mystery The Retelling and then enjoyed a SXSW world premiere of her third feature, My Sucky Teen Romance, this one about vampires, in 2011.
Now 20 years old, Hagins returned this week to SXSW to premiere her fourth feature, Grow Up, Tony Phillips, a wistful high school comedy about a boy who isn’t yet ready to give up his exuberant love for Halloween. After the screening,...
Now 20 years old, Hagins returned this week to SXSW to premiere her fourth feature, Grow Up, Tony Phillips, a wistful high school comedy about a boy who isn’t yet ready to give up his exuberant love for Halloween. After the screening,...
- 3/15/2013
- by Karen Valby
- EW - Inside Movies
Austin's biggest fest, SXSW rolls into town this Friday! We kicked off the preview series yesterday with a look at Headliners and Competition slates. Today we turn our attention to the meat of the lineup, the Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, and Visions programs. Check back tomorrow as we lay out the rest of the fest. Narrative Spotlight Drinking Buddies Prolific indie director Joe Swanberg (Uncle Kent, All the Light in the Sky) turns noticeably A-List with this brewery-based romcom that stars Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, and Ron Livingston. Grow Up, Tony Phillips Austin local Emily Hagins has built herself quite a following based on her fun, youth-spirited indie films (Pathogen, The Retelling, My Sucky Teen Romance). Her 4th feature stars Tony Vespe,...
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- 3/6/2013
- Screen Anarchy
GeekStarter is all about highlighting Geeky Kickstarter projects, and this week we have a great one. Emily Hagins is one of the biggest film geeks, not to mention, one of the youngest/coolest film makers out there.
I had the chance to interview her for her recent film My Sucky Teen Romance, and now she is trying to raise money for her newest feature film. Grow Up, Tony Phillips is "a Halloween-set comedy written and directed by Emily Hagins (Pathogen, My Sucky Teen Romance)."
Here is some info about the film and the production:
About the Film
Grow Up, Tony Phillips may take place on Halloween, but it has nothing to do with horror movies and everything to do with that crystalline moment in time everyone has when they realize life marches forward and they’re the youngest they’ll ever be. It’s a coming-of-age story, but this isn...
I had the chance to interview her for her recent film My Sucky Teen Romance, and now she is trying to raise money for her newest feature film. Grow Up, Tony Phillips is "a Halloween-set comedy written and directed by Emily Hagins (Pathogen, My Sucky Teen Romance)."
Here is some info about the film and the production:
About the Film
Grow Up, Tony Phillips may take place on Halloween, but it has nothing to do with horror movies and everything to do with that crystalline moment in time everyone has when they realize life marches forward and they’re the youngest they’ll ever be. It’s a coming-of-age story, but this isn...
- 9/16/2012
- by Jim Napier
- GeekTyrant
We've always supported Emily Hagins ever since she was an 11-year-old directing her first feature-length horror film back in 2006. That movie was Pathogen, and its unique story was the focus of a really entertaining documentary called Zombie Girl: The Movie. Since then Emily has continued to feed her dream of making movies by directing two additional feature films, The Retelling and My Sucky Teen Romance, the latter of which scored her a premiere at the SXSW Film Festival and a distribution deal through Dark Sky Films (watch My Sucky Teen Romance now on DVD/Blu-ray/iTunes/VOD). Now Emily is back -- she's older and wiser -- and she's taking her next feature film to Kickstarter for assistance in funding what will be her first movie that isn't set squarely in the...
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- 9/14/2012
- by Erik Davis
- Movies.com
Chicago – At age 12, Emily Hagins was literally surrounded by cameras. She was in the midst of directing her first feature, a zombie thriller entitled “Pathogen,” while a film crew chronicled her every move for their own documentary, “Zombie Girl: The Movie.” By the time production wrapped, Hagins was considered a budding sensation on the indie film circuit.
As the youngest director in the U.S., Hagins has displayed an enthusiasm, invention and craftsmanship that far exceeds that of many filmmakers three times her age. On the heels of her sophomore effort, a spooky mystery called “The Retelling,” Hagins has delved into the realm of comedy with a teen romance that deconstructs the “Twilight” phenomenon, while offering its own distinctive twist on the vampire genre. “My Sucky Teen Romance” stars Elaine Hurt as a girl looking to have a fling at the sci-fi/horror convention, SpaceCON, and ends up getting far more than she bargained for.
As the youngest director in the U.S., Hagins has displayed an enthusiasm, invention and craftsmanship that far exceeds that of many filmmakers three times her age. On the heels of her sophomore effort, a spooky mystery called “The Retelling,” Hagins has delved into the realm of comedy with a teen romance that deconstructs the “Twilight” phenomenon, while offering its own distinctive twist on the vampire genre. “My Sucky Teen Romance” stars Elaine Hurt as a girl looking to have a fling at the sci-fi/horror convention, SpaceCON, and ends up getting far more than she bargained for.
- 8/24/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Its difficult to talk about Emily Hagins without talking about her age, which now stands at nineteen. But, as she continues to grow and refine her craft, Im confident that shell gradually step out of being known for what shes accomplished in spite of her youth. Right now she stands as the wunderkind who wrote and directed three features (Pathogen, The Retelling and My Sucky Teen Romance) between the ages of 12 and 18. Though I would soon expect her emerge into being a conversation piece simply because of the merits of her work alone. Her new film, My Sucky Teen Romance, represents a significant leap forward in terms of her technical abilities, her knack for cool characters and the development of her voice as a filmmaker. Unlike many horror films submitted for review by more seasoned filmmakers it has a clear thematic agenda, emotional hook and consistent characters....
- 11/28/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
No, we’re not talking Twilight but a vampire comedy called My Sucky Teen Romance by eighteen-year-old writer/director Emily Hagins of Austin, Texas. Don’t dismiss this as another spin-off teen vampire romance film. This work has so much bite that it has gained a theatrical distribution deal for the young filmmaker.
According to Variety, Mpi Media Group has snagged the North American rights to My Sucky Teen Romance. This is her third feature film and her first to get a distribution deal. The film is described as such:
“In a culture that is currently overrun with romanticized vampires, it is up to four geeky teenagers to defend their friend and beloved sci-fi convention from a group of very real, and very blood-thirsty vampires.”
The film stars Devin Bonnee (Chase), Tina Rodriguez (Inglourious Basterds) and Lauren Lee (The Retelling), and the new faces of Elaine Hurt and Patrick Delgado.
According to Variety, Mpi Media Group has snagged the North American rights to My Sucky Teen Romance. This is her third feature film and her first to get a distribution deal. The film is described as such:
“In a culture that is currently overrun with romanticized vampires, it is up to four geeky teenagers to defend their friend and beloved sci-fi convention from a group of very real, and very blood-thirsty vampires.”
The film stars Devin Bonnee (Chase), Tina Rodriguez (Inglourious Basterds) and Lauren Lee (The Retelling), and the new faces of Elaine Hurt and Patrick Delgado.
- 10/19/2011
- by Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
- ScifiMafia
With the all-encompassing, alluring and blindingly bright "Twilight," it's sometimes hard to imagine other that there are other vampires in the coffin.
And that's when the purity of youth comes in handy.
According to Showblitz, Emily Hagins, the absurdly young, 18-year-old writer and director has secured her first distribution deal for the blood-sucking comedy, "My Sucky Teen Romance."
The film follows a group of teens (some of whom are vampires) as they begin to explore love while at a sci-fi convention. The young cast includes Devin Bonnee (NBC’s "Chase"), Tina Rodriguez ("Inglorious Basterds") and Lauren Lee ("The Retelling").
The film, which has a planned spring 2012 release, is the third feature from Hagins, who shot her first at (wince) age 12. (Really puts those arts & crafts efforts into perspective.)
Check out the newly released trailer below. "My Sucky Teen Romance" might just be campy, anti-"Twilight" tale we've been waiting for.
And that's when the purity of youth comes in handy.
According to Showblitz, Emily Hagins, the absurdly young, 18-year-old writer and director has secured her first distribution deal for the blood-sucking comedy, "My Sucky Teen Romance."
The film follows a group of teens (some of whom are vampires) as they begin to explore love while at a sci-fi convention. The young cast includes Devin Bonnee (NBC’s "Chase"), Tina Rodriguez ("Inglorious Basterds") and Lauren Lee ("The Retelling").
The film, which has a planned spring 2012 release, is the third feature from Hagins, who shot her first at (wince) age 12. (Really puts those arts & crafts efforts into perspective.)
Check out the newly released trailer below. "My Sucky Teen Romance" might just be campy, anti-"Twilight" tale we've been waiting for.
- 10/19/2011
- by Jessie Heyman
- Huffington Post
Mpi Media Group has announced it has acquired all North American rights to My Sucky Teen Romance, the highly sought after breakthrough feature film from 18-year-old writer/director Emily Hagins. A spring 2012 theatrical release is planned for the film, to be followed by DVD and Video on Demand availability.
From the Press Release:
My Sucky Teen Romance (review here) is the third feature written and directed by Hagins, who made her debut – at age 12 – with the horror film Pathogen. Working out of Austin, Texas, Hagins has created an original new movie about a group of teens whose normal romantic awkwardness becomes compounded when they discover that some of the kids they’ve just met at a sci-fi convention are honest-to-goodness neck-biting vampires. The young cast includes Devin Bonnée (TV’s "Chase"), Tina Rodriguez (Machete, Inglourious Basterds), Lauren Lee (Hagins’ The Retelling) and, in their movie debuts, Elaine Hurt and Patrick Delgado.
From the Press Release:
My Sucky Teen Romance (review here) is the third feature written and directed by Hagins, who made her debut – at age 12 – with the horror film Pathogen. Working out of Austin, Texas, Hagins has created an original new movie about a group of teens whose normal romantic awkwardness becomes compounded when they discover that some of the kids they’ve just met at a sci-fi convention are honest-to-goodness neck-biting vampires. The young cast includes Devin Bonnée (TV’s "Chase"), Tina Rodriguez (Machete, Inglourious Basterds), Lauren Lee (Hagins’ The Retelling) and, in their movie debuts, Elaine Hurt and Patrick Delgado.
- 10/19/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
When it was announced that the newest film from eighteen-year-old director Emily Hagins, entitled My Sucky Teen Romance, was going to premiere at SxSW, I was ecstatic. Almost every member of our SXSW coverage team either lives or has previously lived in Austin and knows Emily personally. Hell, some of us even donated our time to assist in the movie’s completion. That made it slightly difficult to lend our voices to reviewing the film. So do we decline to review it? Do we expend no words on it at all? Yes…and no. There is a story here, and a damn good one at that, completely divorced from the film itself. Emily’s story. Hagins wrote her first feature-length film, Pathogen, at age 11. The next year, she earned a grant from the Austin Film Society to produce Pathogen, effectively becoming the youngest recipient of that award. Her tireless dedication to making her first feature film, and...
- 3/22/2011
- by Brian Salisbury
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Self-taught filmmaker Emily Hagins is on her third feature with the clever little comedy My Sucky Teen Romance. And since I consider the young lady to be self-taught, I opted not to review her earlier films, Pathogen and The Retelling, because I felt they were akin to student films. Legitimate, fitfully entertaining student films that showed a lot of talent and promise, but student films all the same. And I'm not in the habit of reviewing student films. I wondered if I'd have a similar response to her third directorial effort, My Sucky Teen Romance, but those fears were allayed less then five minutes into the film: the youthful director has really honed her craft, discovered a new angle, and now returns with an entirely...
- 3/22/2011
- FEARnet
On 17-year-old Kate's last weekend in town, she and her friends plan to spend it together at SpaceCON– the local science fiction convention they attend every year. At the convention Kate meets Paul, a recently turned teen-vampire (who is also dressed as one). But when Kate tries to make a move on him, he accidentally bites her in the neck. Kate and her friends soon discover Paul is not the only vampire at the convention, and it is up to them to stop the vampires and find a way to turn Kate back before it is too late. I will be perfectly honest with you, Emily Hagins really fracking amazes me. By the time she was 11-years old, Hagins had produced several shorts and penned the script for her feature-length debut, Pathogen. At age 16, Hagins wrote and produced her second feature, The Retelling. Hagins was 17-years old when Justin Johnson,...
- 3/19/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Courtesy of SXSW A still from “My Sucky Teen Romance”
As the film festival segment of the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas wraps up, most of this year’s participants will head home to their production offices or day jobs. “My Sucky Teen Romance” writer and director Emily Hagins will head back to her senior year of high school.
At 18, Hagins is easily the youngest filmmaker at SXSW this year and one of the few to be debuting a third feature.
As the film festival segment of the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas wraps up, most of this year’s participants will head home to their production offices or day jobs. “My Sucky Teen Romance” writer and director Emily Hagins will head back to her senior year of high school.
At 18, Hagins is easily the youngest filmmaker at SXSW this year and one of the few to be debuting a third feature.
- 3/19/2011
- by Michelle Kung
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Eighteen-year-old Emily Hagins’ third feature film debuts in the Lone Star States section at SXSW 2011. In it, 17-year-old Kate (Elaine Hurt) plans to spend her last weekend in town with her friends at SpaceCON — the local sci-fi convention they attend every year. There, she meets Paul (Patrick Delgado), a teen vampire, but their awkward teen romance goes wrong, and she’s bitten. Soon, Kate and her friends discover that Paul is not the only other vampire at the convention, and it’s up to them to stop the bad guys and find a way to turn Kate back before it’s too late. Here, Hagins writes about working with a teenage cast and crew, crowd funding her film and the difficulties of securing reliable vintage 1950s vehicles.
Emily Hagins
By Emily Hagins (writer-director of “My Sucky Teen Romance”)
(from the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival)
I’ve always tried to...
Emily Hagins
By Emily Hagins (writer-director of “My Sucky Teen Romance”)
(from the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival)
I’ve always tried to...
- 3/15/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Eighteen-year-old Emily Hagins’ third feature film debuts in the Lone Star States section at SXSW 2011. In it, 17-year-old Kate (Elaine Hurt) plans to spend her last weekend in town with her friends at SpaceCON — the local sci-fi convention they attend every year. There, she meets Paul (Patrick Delgado), a teen vampire, but their awkward teen romance goes wrong, and she’s bitten. Soon, Kate and her friends discover that Paul is not the only other vampire at the convention, and it’s up to them to stop the bad guys and find a way to turn Kate back before it’s too late. Here, Hagins writes about working with a teenage cast and crew, crowd funding her film and the difficulties of securing reliable vintage 1950s vehicles.
Emily Hagins
By Emily Hagins (writer-director of “My Sucky Teen Romance”)
(from the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival)
I’ve always tried to...
Emily Hagins
By Emily Hagins (writer-director of “My Sucky Teen Romance”)
(from the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival)
I’ve always tried to...
- 3/15/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Anywhere else but Austin, the idea of an 18-year-old veteran filmmaker would seem odd. Still months away from her high school graduation, Emily Hagins is the envy of many filmmakers with her third feature, My Sucky Teen Romance, world premiering at SXSW at the fest's biggest and most coveted venue, the Paramount.
If you’ve been living under a rock, or somewhere besides Austin, Hagins began her film career at the tender age of 11 or so when she penned her first script, for a zombie movie called Pathogen. That production ended up being the inspiration for the documentary Zombie Girl. Pathogen may not be available on Netflix, but it put Hagins on the radar of local film fans and the indie scene as someone to watch. She completed her second feature, The Retelling, in 2009.
Hagins met me for brunch at Olivia in South Austin, and with the gorgeous weather we were having,...
If you’ve been living under a rock, or somewhere besides Austin, Hagins began her film career at the tender age of 11 or so when she penned her first script, for a zombie movie called Pathogen. That production ended up being the inspiration for the documentary Zombie Girl. Pathogen may not be available on Netflix, but it put Hagins on the radar of local film fans and the indie scene as someone to watch. She completed her second feature, The Retelling, in 2009.
Hagins met me for brunch at Olivia in South Austin, and with the gorgeous weather we were having,...
- 3/10/2011
- by Jenn Brown
- Slackerwood
Recently, I had the chance to interview Emily Hagins director of My Sucky Teen Romance and films such as The Retelling and Pathogen. She has also written 4 films and directed 8 short films and is also a producer. She is the first teenage girl in the United States to direct a feature-length film!
Keep reading to get a glimpse into how the mind of such a young director works and learn why she has earned the nickname, "The movie girl".
You have written and directed all four of your films. Do you enjoy directing or writing more?
I really enjoy both, but I like directing a little more. I love the challenge of visual storytelling and figuring out what's needed to bring the pieces together.
How supportive are your family & friends with your filmmaking?
I'm very lucky to have such supportive family and friends. They've stayed with me through the fun and challenges of filmmaking,...
Keep reading to get a glimpse into how the mind of such a young director works and learn why she has earned the nickname, "The movie girl".
You have written and directed all four of your films. Do you enjoy directing or writing more?
I really enjoy both, but I like directing a little more. I love the challenge of visual storytelling and figuring out what's needed to bring the pieces together.
How supportive are your family & friends with your filmmaking?
I'm very lucky to have such supportive family and friends. They've stayed with me through the fun and challenges of filmmaking,...
- 11/24/2010
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
The first trailer for My Sucky Teen Romance, the horror comedy from teen filmmaking sensation Emily Hagins (Pathogen, The Retelling) has hit the web after making its debut at this past weekend’s Wizard World Austin Comic-Con. And as you might not expect, it’s a movie that doesn’t feel like it was directed by someone who just turned 18. In fact, you wouldn’t have even noticed that it was directed by an 18-year old if I hadn’t just mentioned it. Twice. But now that you know, please don’t hesitate to be impressed by the quality of the production. Allowing yourself to be awed by the maturity Ms. Hagins shows (especially visually) isn’t a distraction, either. There’s real talent here — talent that can be seen in two and a half minute teaser. And that’s not something we can say of every filmmaker, despite their age. Trailer:...
- 11/15/2010
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
In a culture that is currently overrun with romanticized vampires, it is up to four geeky teenagers to defend their friend and beloved sci-fi convention from a group of very real, and very blood-thirsty vampires.
This is the synopsis of teenage horror filmmaker Emily Hagins' latest project, My Sucky Teen Romance. Currently seeking funding, the director of Pathogen (which she made when she was 12) and The Retelling is seeking completion funding (check out her indie-a-go-go page!)...
"For this project," says Hagins, "we have to stage a science-fiction convention. Art direction, costumes, and location are key factors to making the main setting of the film as believable as possible."
Check out her pitch:
My Sucky Video Pitch from Emily Hagins on Vimeo.
This is the synopsis of teenage horror filmmaker Emily Hagins' latest project, My Sucky Teen Romance. Currently seeking funding, the director of Pathogen (which she made when she was 12) and The Retelling is seeking completion funding (check out her indie-a-go-go page!)...
"For this project," says Hagins, "we have to stage a science-fiction convention. Art direction, costumes, and location are key factors to making the main setting of the film as believable as possible."
Check out her pitch:
My Sucky Video Pitch from Emily Hagins on Vimeo.
- 6/29/2010
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
Help Emily Hagins make another movie, you cheap prick!
Emily Hagins, the subject of the documentary Zombie Girl: The Movie (see the review here), made her first movie, the zombie movie Pathogen which is at the heart of Zombie Girl, at the ripe age of twelve. Hagins continued making movies with The Retelling, but in order for Hagins to make her next horror epic, My Sucky Teen Romance, Hagins needs to raise $8,000. Here's her video pitch for your hard-earned ducats.
Got hand it to Hagins: she is industrious. Would you like to donate? Doing so can get you a movie t-shirt, DVD, or a producer credit. Head here if you're interested in helping out in a truly independent effort.
Source: Film School Rejects...
Emily Hagins, the subject of the documentary Zombie Girl: The Movie (see the review here), made her first movie, the zombie movie Pathogen which is at the heart of Zombie Girl, at the ripe age of twelve. Hagins continued making movies with The Retelling, but in order for Hagins to make her next horror epic, My Sucky Teen Romance, Hagins needs to raise $8,000. Here's her video pitch for your hard-earned ducats.
Got hand it to Hagins: she is industrious. Would you like to donate? Doing so can get you a movie t-shirt, DVD, or a producer credit. Head here if you're interested in helping out in a truly independent effort.
Source: Film School Rejects...
- 6/25/2010
- HugAZombie
Here's the latest Austin film news:
Joe O'Connell has the scoop on Richard Linklater's intended next film: Bernie, set in East Texas, perhaps starring Jack Black. Linklater referred to it as his "Fargo in East Texas."O'Connell also has some photos to share from the set of Doonby, the John Schneider-starring film currently shooting at local Spiderwood Studios.Local teenage filmmaker Emily Hagins (Pathogen, The Retelling), the subject of the documentary Zombie Girl, is trying to raise funds to finish her third feature, My Sucky Teen Romance (it's a vampire movie).Speaking of Hagins (and funding), Austin Film Society has just published a video promoting the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund, and Hagins is one of the filmmakers interviewed. You also might see Tfpf recipients Kyle Henry, Sandra Guardado, Kat Candler, and David and Nathan Zellner, among others. You can find it on YouTube.
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Joe O'Connell has the scoop on Richard Linklater's intended next film: Bernie, set in East Texas, perhaps starring Jack Black. Linklater referred to it as his "Fargo in East Texas."O'Connell also has some photos to share from the set of Doonby, the John Schneider-starring film currently shooting at local Spiderwood Studios.Local teenage filmmaker Emily Hagins (Pathogen, The Retelling), the subject of the documentary Zombie Girl, is trying to raise funds to finish her third feature, My Sucky Teen Romance (it's a vampire movie).Speaking of Hagins (and funding), Austin Film Society has just published a video promoting the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund, and Hagins is one of the filmmakers interviewed. You also might see Tfpf recipients Kyle Henry, Sandra Guardado, Kat Candler, and David and Nathan Zellner, among others. You can find it on YouTube.
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- 6/21/2010
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
It's Monday morning and a great time to hear all the latest Austin news, or even refresh yourself on some older news after a hopefully long and enjoyable weekend. Here's what we've got:
Filmmaker Spike Jonze will be speaking to John Pierson's Ut master class -- and as many other students as they can fit in the space -- on Tuesday night. But that's not the only reason he's in Austin. According to MTV News, Jonze is collaborating with Canadian band Arcade Fire on a short film, which will be shot here in Austin. I think the trailer of Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are that was accompanied by Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" was actually better than the full-length feature, so I'm looking forward to hearing more about this short film.Just found out that local filmmaker Emily Hagins's latest feature, The Retelling, will play at Texas...
Filmmaker Spike Jonze will be speaking to John Pierson's Ut master class -- and as many other students as they can fit in the space -- on Tuesday night. But that's not the only reason he's in Austin. According to MTV News, Jonze is collaborating with Canadian band Arcade Fire on a short film, which will be shot here in Austin. I think the trailer of Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are that was accompanied by Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" was actually better than the full-length feature, so I'm looking forward to hearing more about this short film.Just found out that local filmmaker Emily Hagins's latest feature, The Retelling, will play at Texas...
- 4/12/2010
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
There's Lots of horror coming to the Lone Star state this April, and we've got the early word on what movies you can expect to see playing during the Texas Frightmare Film Festival.
From the Press Release
"Texas Frightmare Weekend announced it has extended the dates for its companion Texas Frightmare Film Festival this year (April 28–May 1). Highlights from the lineup include the Us premiere of Tim Sullivan’s 2001 Maniacs: Field Of Screams, George Romero’s Survival Of The Dead, and Adam Green’s Sundance hit Frozen.
Green’s Frozen stars Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, and Kevin Zegers and follows the life or death choices a trio of skiers and snowboarders must make when they find themselves abandoned on a ski resort chairlift. The film, which was a surprise hit at the Sundance Film Festival in January, will screen at the Studio Movie Grill in Lewisville on Wednesday, April 28, at 7:00Pm.
From the Press Release
"Texas Frightmare Weekend announced it has extended the dates for its companion Texas Frightmare Film Festival this year (April 28–May 1). Highlights from the lineup include the Us premiere of Tim Sullivan’s 2001 Maniacs: Field Of Screams, George Romero’s Survival Of The Dead, and Adam Green’s Sundance hit Frozen.
Green’s Frozen stars Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, and Kevin Zegers and follows the life or death choices a trio of skiers and snowboarders must make when they find themselves abandoned on a ski resort chairlift. The film, which was a surprise hit at the Sundance Film Festival in January, will screen at the Studio Movie Grill in Lewisville on Wednesday, April 28, at 7:00Pm.
- 3/30/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
It's been evident from the start that the horror genre has never been an exclusive boys' club. For one, the female audience for horror films is just as large and just as passionate as the male audience, and the contribution from women behind-the-scenes and especially in front of the camera (notice there are no Scream Kings -- only Queens) is invaluable to the evergreen strength of the genre.
Texas Bloodbath Film Fest allied itself with Pretty-Scary, a blog devoted entirely to women in horror, to celebrate independent filmmakers with the first annual Pretty Scary Bloodbath Film Fest. Festival organizer Andrew Rose and Pretty-Scary founder Heidi Martinuzzi, along with sponsor Damnation Books, scheduled the all-day event in Addison, Texas with a strong showing of low-budget, international horror features and shorts, all from the imaginations of up-and-coming female directors.
The Retelling made its Us debut, with writer-director Emily Hagins on hand for a post-film Q & A,...
Texas Bloodbath Film Fest allied itself with Pretty-Scary, a blog devoted entirely to women in horror, to celebrate independent filmmakers with the first annual Pretty Scary Bloodbath Film Fest. Festival organizer Andrew Rose and Pretty-Scary founder Heidi Martinuzzi, along with sponsor Damnation Books, scheduled the all-day event in Addison, Texas with a strong showing of low-budget, international horror features and shorts, all from the imaginations of up-and-coming female directors.
The Retelling made its Us debut, with writer-director Emily Hagins on hand for a post-film Q & A,...
- 3/3/2010
- by John Gholson
- Cinematical
It's a new year and already the Austin film news is pouring in! This morning we have some news about Austin films, film series and websites as well as a few end-of-decade retrospectives we found and want to share.
Austinites finally have another chance to check out Bob Byington's latest film, Harmony and Me (my review). The locally shot feature played a number of film fests around the country before hitting Austin Film Festival for one showing in October, and now it's back for a five-night run at Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar. Byington will be there on Sunday, Jan. 10, but you can catch the movie nightly through Jan. 14.Good news for another Austin filmmaker: Emily Hagins's new horror movie The Retelling (pictured at right) will have its world premiere in February in Dallas, at the Pretty Scary Blood Bath Film Festival. Hagins, who is in high school...
Austinites finally have another chance to check out Bob Byington's latest film, Harmony and Me (my review). The locally shot feature played a number of film fests around the country before hitting Austin Film Festival for one showing in October, and now it's back for a five-night run at Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar. Byington will be there on Sunday, Jan. 10, but you can catch the movie nightly through Jan. 14.Good news for another Austin filmmaker: Emily Hagins's new horror movie The Retelling (pictured at right) will have its world premiere in February in Dallas, at the Pretty Scary Blood Bath Film Festival. Hagins, who is in high school...
- 1/4/2010
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
Emily Hagins' latest horror film, The Retelling, will have its world premiere at The Pretty Scary Blood Bath Film Festival in Dallas, Texas, USA on the 27th of February, 2010. Director Emily Hagins will be in attendance and will answer questions about her film and film career after the screening.
Emily Hagins of Austin, Texas is a young filmmaker who wrote, directed, edited, and completed her first film, Pathogen, at the age of 12. Emily is the subject of the award-winning documentary Zombie Girl - The Movie. She completed principal cinematography on The Retelling between her sophomore and junior years in high school on summer break...
Retelling Synopsis: 11-year-old Charlie Mason and his family take a summer trip to take care of his ailing and blind grandfather. Soon after their arrival, Charlie and his older sister Margaret begin to sense an unsettling presence around his grandfather's house.
Even more mystifying to...
Emily Hagins of Austin, Texas is a young filmmaker who wrote, directed, edited, and completed her first film, Pathogen, at the age of 12. Emily is the subject of the award-winning documentary Zombie Girl - The Movie. She completed principal cinematography on The Retelling between her sophomore and junior years in high school on summer break...
Retelling Synopsis: 11-year-old Charlie Mason and his family take a summer trip to take care of his ailing and blind grandfather. Soon after their arrival, Charlie and his older sister Margaret begin to sense an unsettling presence around his grandfather's house.
Even more mystifying to...
- 1/2/2010
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
I realized yesterday, almost accidentally, that this week marks four years since I started writing for Cinematical. Where did the time go? In 2005, Karina Longworth was the editor of Cinematical, and our current editor, Erik Davis, started at roughly the same time I did.
My first post was about Jon Voigt being cast as Pope John Paul II and is so dull that I'm not bothering to link it. In fact, most of my August 2005 posts were fairly routine, except for one early post about the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund. That year, one of the grant recipients was a 12-year-old Austin filmmaker, Emily Hagins, for her horror film Pathogen. Emily is now 16 and just held a private showing of her second feature film, The Retelling.
The first post I wrote that grabbed a lot of attention was about a website that tried the Benny and Joon method of making grilled-cheese sandwiches.
My first post was about Jon Voigt being cast as Pope John Paul II and is so dull that I'm not bothering to link it. In fact, most of my August 2005 posts were fairly routine, except for one early post about the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund. That year, one of the grant recipients was a 12-year-old Austin filmmaker, Emily Hagins, for her horror film Pathogen. Emily is now 16 and just held a private showing of her second feature film, The Retelling.
The first post I wrote that grabbed a lot of attention was about a website that tried the Benny and Joon method of making grilled-cheese sandwiches.
- 8/15/2009
- by Jette Kernion
- Cinematical
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