Directed by Josh Evans and starring internationally acclaimed actor Michael Madsen (The Hateful Eight, Sin City).

Acquired by Osiris Entertainment for January 2016 release; screening Arizona Underground Film Festival on Friday.

Death in the Desert, based on the true crime book by Cathy Scott and adapted for the screen by Scott and John Steppling, has been acquired by Osiris Entertainment. Company has set the film for a DVD and VOD release in January 2016.

An advance screening of the film will be held this Friday at the Arizona Underground Film Festival.

The film, already labelled a “classic” by The Huffington Post, who applauded the film’s “captivating” cast of characters and ‘’dark and addictive’’ story, is expected to win Michael Madsen some of the best notices of his career.

Death in the Desert tells of a trio who double down on love in Las Vegas. The life of Kim Davis, the young live-in girlfriend of legendary casino owner Ray Easler, is thrown upside down when she falls for Matt Duvall, the man Ray hires to bury his $20 million fortune of silver on the floor of the Nevada desert.

Joining Madsen are Paz Del Huerta, Roxy Saint, and Shayla Beesley. Visionary musician and producer Chris Goss did the score.

For tickets to the advance screening of Death in the Desert at Arizona Underground Film Festival click here.

Monday, July 27, 2015

The Editor is out on Blu-ray and DVD from Scream Factory

Rey Ciso (Adam Brooks) was once the greatest editor the world had ever seen. Since a horrific accident left him with four wooden fingers on his right hand, he's had to resort to cutting pulp films and trash pictures. When the lead actors from the film he's been editing turn up murdered at the studio, Rey is fingered as the number one suspect. The bodies continue to pile up in this absurdist giallo-thriller as Rey struggles to prove his innocence and learn the sinister truth lurking behind the scenes.

Functioning as a straight-up send-up of Dario Argento, Mario Bava and the cinematic sorcerers of '70s slasher films, Canadian horror comedy The Editor is a charming tribute to the unsung classics of giallo, an Italian subgenre known for its gory and gruesome erotic horror.

Exciting stuff to report this morning on Astron 6's energetic, colorful and sex-&-blood-soaked homage to the Italian giallo genre that’s been generating a lot of buzz.

The final list of bonus supplements on our upcoming DVD & Blu-ray combo release are locked and loaded, which includes:

• Audio commentary with Adam Brooks, Connor Sweeney and Matt Kennedy
• “Making Movies Used to be Fun” documentary
• Music and poster featurettes
• Astron-6 film festival introduction
• Deleted scenes