is spiritualism a fraud ? ( aka : the medium exposed ) is a 1906 british short silent drama film , directed by walter r. booth ( also credited to j.h. martin ) , featuring a medium exposed as a fake during a séance .

the trick film is , " one of the last films made by r.w. paul in collaboration with the trick-film specialist w.r. booth , " and according to michael brooke of bfi screenonline , " combines elements of the previous year 's the unfortunate policeman with a special effects sequence .

however , unlike booth and paul 's other work , here the mechanisms are deliberately revealed , " " the crucial difference between his illusions and those of a medium is that booth 's audience knew that they were being deceived , but were happy to go along with the charade for the sake of both entertainment and the pleasure of working out how it was done . "

is spiritualism a fraud ?

is spiritualism a fraud ? ( robert w . paul , 1906 ) . avi
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the following is a list of spiritualists who ignore evidence of fraud in mediumship .
is spiritualism a fraud ? ( 1906 ) directed by j . h . martin • reviews , film + cast • letterboxd
authors who were well known for exposing the fraud in spiritualism included the magician william robinson author of spirit slate writing and kindred phenomena , joseph mccabe author of is spiritualism based on fraud ? , frank podmore the author of modern spiritualism : a history and criticism and the book the follies and frauds of spiritualism by walter mann .
no doubt a great importance in the paranormal field is the problem of fraud . the field of psychic research and spiritualism has been so notoriously full of charlatans , such as the fox sisters and
spiritualism is the belief that one can contact the dead through a medium leading a séance . the various tricks mediums use to perform this apparent miracle are described below .
the film ' s main title , is spiritualism a fraud ? is followed by the emphatic subtitle the medium exposed , and an opening sequence that shows the alleged medium conspiring with his bewigged friend prior to the seance that he ' ll be masterminding . mere seconds into the film , the answer to the question is an unambiguous
yes
, and the remaining few minutes reinforces this view .
there is a long history of fraud in spiritualist practices such as those found in mediumship and séances . many mediums have been caught using tricks and even using theatrical props in their séances to convince their audience of the presence of spirits . on the subject of fraud paul kurtz wrote :
i think that it is about time that the truth of this miserable subject “spiritualism” should be brought out . it is now widespread all over the world , and unless it is put down soon it will do great evil . i was the first in the field and have the right to expose it .
presences . séances always take place in darkness , so the poor lighting conditions become an easy opportunity for fraud .
a belief in a god , often referred to as
infinite intelligence
.
there are people who pretend , quite wrongly , that dead people can speak . which they can ' t . they ' re dead . they won ' t talk to you , they ' re dead . but there are people , a class of fraud , and i ' m saying this directly into camera , you are a fraud . if you are a medium , you are fraudulent , and . . .
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all this , of course , is conjecture , as we know little of booth and paul ' s actual views ( and it ' s not completely certain that booth directed the film , as it ' s also been attributed to j . h . martin ) , but it seems likely that their film was intended to be read as an attack on spiritualism in general . the chase scene concludes with a very public humiliation as the fake medium ( who has already suffered the indignity of being boxed up and thrown down the stairs ) is tied to a chair and placed on a cart to create a makeshift tumbril , on which he is paraded through the streets as a warning to others .
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but the severest blow that spiritualism has ever received is delivered to - day through the solemn declarations of the greatest medium of the world that it is all a fraud , a deception , a lie . this statement is made by mrs . margaret fox kane , who has been able , through long training and early muscular development , to produce peculiar rappings and knocks which were affirmed to be spiritual manifestations , and which were so skillfully done as to baffle all attempts at discovery . it was this woman , then margaret fox , and the most expert of the world - famous “fox sisters , ” who was first brought before the public as a medium . her tour of the great cities of the united states is historical . she was seen by most of the prominent theologians , physicians and professional men , but there was not one who could solve the mysterious power that seemed to possess her nor imitate her alleged spiritual rappings .
a hot reading is when the medium is provided with some background information on their subject . for example , they may be provided the name of the dead person or details on the location . this can backfire , such as in the case when tv medium derek acorah contacted a fake ghost that had been invented by a sceptical member of his production crew . [ 6 ]
cold reading is a process in which the medium has little to no information regarding their subject , so they must rely on guesses . although guesses would seem random and easy to spot , many people are tricked into believing that the medium is indeed talking to the dead . this process is facilitated by the subject ' s willingness to cooperate in order to assuage their grief by communicating with a dead friend or relative . this approach works well on a crowd , since this increases the chances of someone seeing relevance in the guesses . subjects are very good at volunteering information , particularly when correcting errors , and the medium will feed this information back to them later in the reading . many subjects don ' t even realise this is happening , and tend to ignore the times when a medium is wrong , concentrating entirely on the random successes - this is known as selective reporting .
there is no scientific evidence that spirits can communicate through mediumship . there has been over one hundred years ' investigation into mediumship and so far all results have proven natural explanations such as fraud and psychological factors , not spirits coming through . spiritualists are well known for quote mining early reports from parapsychologists and the society for psychical research ( spr ) in defence of the view that spiritualism has been scientifically proven . there are problems with this as most members of the spr did not endorse the view that spirits can communicate with mediums and the minority of experiments which claimed to have proven spiritualism were never replicated by any other scientists .
research and empirical evidence from psychology for over a hundred years has revealed that where there is not fraud , mediumship and spiritualistic practices can be explained by psychological factors . trance mediumship which is claimed by the spiritualists to be caused by discarnate spirits speaking through the medium have been proven in cases to be personalities from the medium ' s subconscious mind . [ 13 ] [ 14 ] the psychologist andrew neher wrote
there is no conclusive evidence that mediums or psychics have produced phenomena that are not explainable in terms of either deception of ordinary psychological processes .
[ 15 ]
most nineteenth - century mediums were caught out in fraud at some point in their careers . ( owen , 2004 ) . mediums would even use acrobatic techniques during séances to convince audiences of
in addition to the evident quackery there is a more ( shall we say ) bodily side to the history of spiritualism . many female mediums of the 19th century took part in sexual activities with their male audiences in the séance room . [ 3 ] eusapia palladino and eva carrière were both known for their erotic and sexual behavior in the séance room . [ 4 ]
some mediums who perform trance mediumship claim that spirits take over their body and consciousness to communicate with people in the séance room . it is clear that many mediums fake these trances , but unconscious fraud by an alternate personality from the medium ' s subconscious mind has also been suggested by some psychologists and psychical researchers .
on october 21 , 1888 , margaret , done with traveling , wrote to the new york world . she explained that everything the fox sisters had done was a fraud . they had begun in their house by pulling an apple connected to a string , and eventually discovered that by snapping toe joints against wood , the sound would resonate throughout the house . it is speculated that at the time of the confession , there were 8 million spiritualists in the united states .
another investigator , harlow gale , reported that many attenders of a séance claimed to see jesus , an italian girl playing a harp and a dove bringing herbs in an envelope to a séance sitter . gale and his wife who were at the séance wrote they had not observed any of these things . [ 17 ]
a belief that the soul continues to exist after the death of the physical body .
spiritualists believe in communicating with the spirits of dead people . according to spiritualism mediums are humans gifted to do this , often through seances . they believe that spirits are capable of growth and perfection , progressing through so called
higher spheres
or
planes
in the afterlife and that anyone may become a medium through study and practice .
a medium is someone who claims to speak with spirits . it ' s the main belief of spiritualism . most mediums are charlatans helping people to part with their money and have been exposed as using tricks . while the majority of mediums claim psychic powers , there are a few - known as mentalists - who are honest about their use of the psychological principles and tricks that it is almost certain that the
real
mediums actually use . some mediums may even be unaware that they ' re using these techniques and genuinely believe they have special powers - the rest that are well aware that they ' re not really speaking with spirits from the spirit world but are usually considered to be the most reviled . some of the tricks that mediums use include :
perhaps the best tool to reveal mediums as less than accurate is a record of the entire session , ideally a recording or written transcript . a review of this record will reveal the sheer number of incorrect guesses made by the medium . mediums rely on manipulating their subjects into ignoring the misses , and elaborating on the hits—something that is clearly illustrated by reading the transcript . televised mediums can be more directly deceitful , dropping their missed guesses on the cutting room floor so that the vast bulk of their audience doesn ' t even have the chance to notice the cold reading techniques in action . [ 8 ]
a visit to peek frean and co . ' s biscuit works ( 1906 ) - extract
after her confession , margaret gave a demonstration of the tricks she used for her
spirit
rapping in front of a large audience . [ 5 ] the spiritualists were undeterred .
the psychologist gustav jahoda attended a séance during which he kicked the table leading other sitters to believe spirits were communicating . one of the sitters asked the non - existent spirit to materialize and the sitters claimed to have observed the spirit materialize in the corner of the room as
a little grey man
. jahoda claimed there was no man but just a faint shadow cast by a curtain in a slight breeze . a year after the séance he came clean to a séance sitter that he had faked the phenomenon of the table . the séance sitter did not believe jahoda and claimed the séance was genuine evidence for spirit communication . [ 22 ]
booth was a stage magician himself , so there may well have been an element of professional rivalry at play here . however , the crucial difference between his illusions and those of a medium is that booth ' s audience knew that they were being deceived , but were happy to go along with the charade for the sake of both entertainment and the pleasure of working out how it was done . by contrast , the medium is using similar stage effects to fool people into believing that they might be able to contact their dead loved ones .
the unparalleled excitement caused by these young girls suggested to the minds of many unscrupulous persons the vast financial field that lay before anybody who should pretend similar mediumistic powers . at once there were hundreds of mediums in all parts of the country and the number of these impostors has increased year by year . now the fox sisters have come forward and as a matter of long - neglected duty to the public and for their own peace of mind say boldly that theirs has been a life of deception and fraud . as the first and greatest of all mediums the weight of their evedence can not fail to sound the death knell of the abominable business which they , at an age when they knew not what they did , began and have seen flourish into one gigantic world - wide fraud .
there are over 300 spiritualist churches in the uk . [ 23 ] in april 2008 the british government intends to introduce a law which will make claims made by spiritualists subject to consumer legislation . consequently if a clairvoyant charges an individual for services and that consumer subsequently deems those services to be
defective
then the consumer will have a legal right to seek compensation and damages . [ 24 ] the spiritualist movement is unsure how best to respond to this situation . [ 25 ]
editor’s note : this article appeared originally in the newspaper the new york world , on october 21 , 1888 . it is the testimony of the first modern - day psychic , margaret fox , where she tells the story of how a simple childhood joke sparked the spiritualist movement that even today has a strong following , with numerous tv shows about psychics and how they talk to the dead .
the claims of the spiritualism regarding the reality of mediumship were investigated by the society for psychical research , founded in london in 1882 who came to the conclusion that many mediums were using fraudulent techniques and trickery in the séance room . psychical researchers who had exposed fraud in mediumship came from a variety of different backgrounds such as frank podmore and harry price . during the 1920s , professional magician harry houdini undertook a well - publicised campaign to expose fraudulent mediums . houdini wrote
up to the present time everything that i have investigated has been the result of deluded brains
. [ 10 ] other professional conjurers such as john nevil maskelyne exposed mediumship by appearing in the audience during their shows and explaining how the tricks were done . the american magician john mulholland had also exposed the tricks of mediumship . [ 11 ]
films screened at light industry , a brooklyn microcinema for independent , experimental , and avant - garde film .
* this film is included in the bfi dvd compilation ' r . w . paul : the collected films 1895 - 1908 ' , with music by stephen horne and optional commentary by ian christie .
joseph jastrow fact and fable in psychology macmillan , 1901 also see millais culpin spiritualism and the new psychology , an explanation of spiritualist phenomena and beliefs in terms of modern knowledge longmans , green & co . , 1920 and wilfrid lay man ' s unconscious spirit the psychoanalysis of spiritism dodd , mead and company , 1921
in hydesville , new york in 1848 , the farmhouse of john d . fox was allegedly filled with mysterious rapping sounds . the noises created a buzz throughout town , and the farmhouse became a local phenomenon . two of the fox daughters , margaret and kate ( who the noises seemed to center around ) attributed the sound to a spirit named mr . splitfoot . eventually , a pattern was established to the knocks in response to questions , whereby one knock meant yes and two knocks meant no . leah fox , the older married sister of margaret and kate , returned home for a visit and discovered the town ' s fascination with the raps . sensing a great money - making scheme , she took her sisters on the road to rochester and founded the society of spiritualists . as the spirit seemed to follow them , people in rochester could , for a price , ask the spirit yes or no questions . the sisters went on a tour of cities , including philadelphia and new york . as spiritualism increased , so did the number of séances not involving the fox sisters . mediums would lead them , asking spirits yes or no questions , which were responded to with the same system of raps .
andrew neher . ( 2011 ) . paranormal and transcendental experience : a psychological examination . dover publications . p . 222
was a substance that spirits use to take physical form , according to mediums and spiritualists of the 19th and early 20th century ; however the substance was revealed to be made of cheesecloth , butter , eggs or soap . mediums would also use plastic toy dolls , or stick faces from magazines and newspapers onto props to pretend spirits were contacting them . ectoplasm has been an embarrassment for spiritualism , and recent spiritualist practices in the 21st century only focus on mental mediumship .
the importance of reading can be seen in the fact that mediums are very unforthcoming with details early on in a reading as they probe the mark participant , who unknowingly are filling in the details themselves ! spirits may express regret at having missed seeing a child grow up , or they could relay information about their favorite clothes , but they forget the little things—such as their name . consider the following options and choose the one you feel is more likely to be accurate :
my sister kate and myself were very young children when this horrible deception began . i was eight , and just a year and half older than she . we were very mischievous children and we wanted to terrify our dear mother , who was a very good woman and very easily frightened . at night , when we went to bed , we used to tie an apple to a string and move the string up and down , causing the apple to bump on the floor , or we would drop the apple on the floor , making a strange noise every time it would rebound . my mother listened to this for a time . she could not understand it and did not suspect us of being capable of a trick because we were so young .
one of the last films made by r . w . paul in collaboration with the trick - film specialist w . r . booth , this combines elements of the previous year ' s the unfortunate policeman ( with which it shares a studio - bound first half , followed by a chase shot in the streets of muswell hill in north london ) with a special effects sequence . however , unlike booth and paul ' s other work , here the mechanisms are deliberately revealed : the dramatic centrepiece comes when the medium ' s methods are exposed to his gullible patrons after the light is switched on to expose his assistant .
leonard zusne , warren h . jones anomalistic psychology : a study of magical thinking psychology press ; 2 edition , 1989 isbn 0805805087
there is evidence séance sitters have experienced phenomena that have no objective existence . according to the psychical researcher eric dingwall , during a séance various sitters had reported hearing music such as an orchestra , and witnessing full - form phantasms and materialized dogs laying on the laps of the sitters . however according to dingwall he could not detect any of these phenomena , and all the experiences were purely subjective . [ 16 ]
and this is the way we began . first as a mere trick to frighten mother , and then , when so many people came to see us children , we were frighten ourselves and kept it up . we were then taken by mrs . underhill to rochester . there it was that we discovered how to make the other raps . my sister kate was the first one to discover that by swishing her fingers she could produce a certain noise with the knuckles and joints , and that the same effect could be made with the toes . finding that we could make raps with our feet – first with one foot , then with both – we practiced until we could do this easily when the room was dark . no one suspected us of any trick because we were such young children . we were led on by my sister purposely and by my mother unintentionally . we often heard her say , “is this a disembodied spirit that has taken possession of my dear children ? ”
harlow gale . ( 1901 ) . a study in spiritistic hallucinations . proceedings of the society for psychical research , 15 . pp . 65 - 69 .
that encouraged our fun , and we went on . all the neighbors thought there was something , and they wanted to find out what it was . they were convinced some one had been murdered in the house . they asked us about it , and we would rap one for the spirit answer “yes” not three , as we did afterwards . we did not know anything about spiritualism then . the murder , they concluded , must have been committed in the house . they went over the whole surrounding country , trying to get the names of people who had formerly lived in the house . they found finally a man by the name of bell , and they said this poor innocent man had committed a murder in the house , and that these noises came from the spirit of the murdered person . poor bell was shunned and looked upon by the whole community as a murderer . as far as spirits were concerned , neither my sister nor i thought about it .
at last she could stand it no longer and she called the neighbors in and told them about it . it was this that set us to discover the means of making the raps . i think , when i reflect about it , that it was a most wonderful discovery – a very wonderful thing that children so young should make such a discovery , and all through mischief . children will always find means to accomplish mischief . and to the thought of spirits , this never entered our brains . we were too young to know anything about that .
the statement which the world gives was prepared by mrs . margaret fox kane , the widow of the famous artic explorer , dr . kane . this she will repeat to - nite at the academy of music , and she will demonstrate to all , as she has to a world reporter , exactly how she preforms the tricks which have deluded 8 , 000 , 000 people in this country alone . at the same time dr . c . m . richmond and mr . frank w . stecham will expose the many other tricks and illusions commonly practiced by mediums at their seances . the admission to the academy to - night has been placed at such a figure as to merely pay the expenses of the exposure , which is made purely in the interest of the public .
our eldest sister , mrs . underhill , was twenty - three years of age when i was born . she was in rochester when these tricks first began , but came to hydesville , the little village in central new york were we lived and were born , shortly after . my father and mother were very good , honest people and great friends with the hyde family for whom the village was named and who lived near . they took a great fancy to us and we were especial favorites of the hydes , both before and after the notoriety that our rappings made became widespread . all the people around , as i have said , were called in to witness these manifestations . my siter , now mrs . daniel underhill – she was mrs . fish then – began to form a society of spiritualists . there were so many people coming to the house that we were not able to make use of the apple trick except when we were in bed and the room was dark . even then we could hardly do it so that the only way was to rap on the bedstead .
the origins of the modern spiritualist movement can be traced to of the 19th century where , perhaps surprisingly , it became associated with more progressive ideas such as the support of women ' s rights and the abolition of slavery . it initially seemed to offer the possibility of scientific inquiry into the afterlife , although hard evidence proved less common than fakery . because mediumship maintained that divine truth was accessible to any individual , female or male , it became associated with feminism as well . most mediums have been female . [ 2 ] according to ( owen , 2004 ) mediumship maintained that women were uniquely qualified to commune with spirits of the dead and offered
female mediums a new independence , authority , and potential to undermine conventional class and gender relations in the home and in society .
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anyone can talk to the dead — it ' s getting the dead to talk back that ' s the hard part .
–individuals who claim to have special power and gifts but who are actually conjurers who have hoodwinked scientists and the public as well–that we have to be especially cautious about claims made on their behalf .
skeptics such as robert todd carroll have written that some psychical investigators did not use scientific controls in their experiments , so it made it easy for the medium to perform trickery , especially in dark séance conditions . [ 12 ]
psychical researchers have also set up fake séances with the sitters claiming to have observed genuine phenomena . [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ]
earl fornell . ( 1964 ) . the unhappy medium . austin : university of texas press . p . 179
eric dingwall . ( 1947 ) . some human oddities . london : home & van thal . p . 128
theodore besterman . ( 1932 ) . the psychology of testimony in relation to paraphysical phenomena . proceedings of the society for psychical research , 40 . pp . 363 - 387 .
richard hodgson . ( 1887 ) . the possibilities of mal - observation and lapse memory . proceedings of the society for psychical research , 4 . pp . 381 - 495 .
richard hodgson . ( 1892 ) . mr . davey ' s imitations by conjuring of phenomena sometimes attributed to spirit agency . proceedings of the society for psychical research , 8 . pp . 253 - 310 .
joseph rinn . ( 1950 ) . sixty years of psychical research . new york : truth seeker . pp . 200 - 205
gustav jahoda . ( 1969 ) . the psychology of superstition . baltimore : penguin . pp . 50 - 51
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on many occasions , the world has been able to expose the fraudulent practices of so - called spirit mediums and turn the bright light of careful investigation upon the secret methods of these social vampires . several times have world reporters torn the white robes from the mediums as they groped about their darkened parlors deceiving their dupes into the belief that the returned spirits of their friends were before them . besides this many persons have been saved from the clutches of these soulless impostors just as the mediums were about to hold them within their avaricious grasp .


knights of badassdom is a 2013 american comedy horror film , directed by joe lynch , written by kevin dreyfuss and matt wall .

it stars ryan kwanten , steve zahn , summer glau , and peter dinklage .

knights of badassdom

but there has been no official word on knights of badassdom in a long time .
the not - so - badass state of the knights of badassdom | birth . movies . death .
knights of badassdom is available now through tugg , and hits vod and digital on february 11 .
the next place i turned to was knights of badassdom producing partner north by northwest entertainment . i contacted brad harland , the cfo of north by northwest entertainment and inquired about the current status of knights of badassdom .
knights of badassdom is a fun - filled romp , if not the sharpest broadsword in the armory .
the film is also in possession of the world ' s best and / or nerdiest title : knights of badassdom .
stars summer glau , ryan kwanten and steve zahn go larping in director joe lynch ' s knights of badassdom .
knights of badassdom , the supernatural larping movie starring the likes of peter dinklage and summer glau , doesn ' t quite get it together .
the current cut of knights of badassdom finally makes its way to uk dvd today , and will be on sky movies from friday 27th february .
according to the arbitration complaint , the money that bradley allegedly withdrew from the escrow account prematurely was meant to finance the production of
knights of badassdom .
knights of badassdom
actually delivers everything the 2011 danny mcbride - james franco comedy
your highness
purported to be but fell short on .
after that , they showed us the fantastic trailer that will debut at comic - con this week . the filmmakers also told us that they were aiming for a spring 2012 release date for knights of badassdom , although nothing has been set in stone yet . that about wraps up my day with the filmmakers behind knights of badassdom . you can click here to watch the first trailer for knights of badassdom , which debuted at comic - con last week . huzzah !
[ us ] knights of badassdom ( 2013 ) : three larping stoner buddies inadvertently summon a succubus . stars peter dinklage , steve zahn and summer glau .
[ us ] knights of badassdom ( 2013 ) : three larping stoner buddies inadvertently summon a succubus . stars peter dinklage , steve zahn and summer glau . : netflixbestof
i ' ve been given a palatable taste of joe lynch ' s knights of badassdom , but i ' m now ready for the main course - lynch ' s fabled director ' s cut .
speaking of knights of badassdom , the kickstarter page for men in suits does have a clip called first fitting which features tait having his first fitting in the abominog suit . i asked mr . bradley whether we would see any of the footage that was shot of douglas tait for men in suits on the eventual knights of badassdom dvd or blu - ray and he said that they have had
some discussions
about it .
indeed , the web site for media society does advertise a september 1 , 2012 debut , although it remains to be seen whether or not it will be delayed like knights of badassdom .
the longer they wait to release knights of badassdom , the further they distance themselves from the great buzz from their comic con debut . right now , the
official word
is that knights of badassdom will hit theaters in the first half of 2013 . that ' s surely better than the nebulous
coming soon ,
but it ' s still a long way from having an actual release date .
like fanboys long before it , zero charisma could have been something quite special that spoke to nerdy viewers before it settled for something less . sadly , knights of badassdom joins that club as well .
jimmi simpson san diego , ca - july 23 : actor jimmi simpson speaks at the
knights of badassdom
panel during comic - con 2011 on july 23 , 2011 in san diego , california .
knights of badassdom has a really fun premise . the idea of a group of people in the middle of a live action role playing session actually having to fight a real monster is great ! it ' s clearly what sold the film and what attracted all these good actors .
sounds a lot of fun ! i hope knights of badassdom will have a full theater release , based on the hypa at comic con . also it’s good to see that sumemr glau plays a fighter and not the damsel in distress .
so why are nerds atwitter over badassdom ? it probably has something to do with the premise .
a huge group of dedicated , costumed larp - ers ( live action role - players ) , dressed like knights , elves & various characters , give up their cell phones and take to the woods for the central new jersey knights of badassdom adventure society , where they are set to re - enact a dungeons and dragons scenario right out of the mythical middle ages .
in news related to knights of badassdom , mr . bradley alerted me to an interesting documentary that is currently in production . it ' s called men in suits and it ' s pretty much what you think it is .
the thing is , this isn’t director joe lynch’s cut of the film - - that was one of the lasting casualties brought on by the lengthy crawl to the screen . does that mean that we may never get to see the true genius of this film ? possibly , but it seems pretty clear that knights of badassdom has problems that transcend the magic of editing . blessed with a talented cast , knights of badassdom mostly squanders it’s opportunity to be fresh , funny , and smart , opting instead to unfurl a lifeless “cabin in the woods” film sans the cabin .
slashfilm noticed that the official website for the film , urltoken , contained an open letter to “what remains of the board of directors of indievest , the production company and manager of the film known as knights of badassdom . ” it sounds like some of the people who worked on knights of badassdom are no longer in a position to make any decisions regarding the future of the film . that includes director joe lynch , who supposedly hasn ' t been involved with any aspect of the film ' s post - production since shortly after comic - con in 2011 . however , the site has been updated with a bit more information on the issue .
indievest , founded in 2005 , funded just two movies :
knights of badassdom ,
which starred dinklage and was released in january , and
saint john of las vegas ,
which starred buscemi and was released in 2010 . both of those films were produced by indievest pictures , a wholly owned subsidiary of indievest .
according to the original text from the website urltoken ( which has since been edited so we ' re pulling the old information from bleeding cool for now ) the re - edited version of knights of badassdom is going up for auction tonight . the site alleged that ceo bradley forcibly removed mark burton ( the part president of indievest pictures and producer to the film ) along with screenwriter matt wall from the picture . bradley then began editing knights of badassdom independently . the new edit has supposedly changed the story and overall concept of the film . slashfilm spoke with bradley who stated that the screening of this new version is still on ( tonight ) but all all the accusations made by badassdom are
absolutely false .
in the three years since “knights of badassdom” was filmed mostly on location at riverside state park , the promising hollywood buzz about a film many thought could become the spokane movie industry’s biggest commercial success since the 1993 hit “benny and joon” has turned to skepticism .
earlier this week , we got a request on our facebook page about the current status of knights of badassdom and i started to do a bit of digging . mainly , i was curious because i remembered the trailer and after watching it again , i couldn ' t for the life of me fathom why this film was pushed or shelved .
the project interviews the men and women who don ( or donned ) the suits in some of our favorite monster films . in relation to knights of badassdom the documentary followed douglas tait who plays the creature abominog in the film . they followed tait from the earliest suit fitting up until the first night of shooting .
with names like peter dinklage , summer glau and ryan kwanten attached , knights of badassdom offers a bloody and distinctive take on the meta - horror subgenre . that said , its depiction of larping isn ' t quite as comedically sharp as role models ' , nor as hard - hitting as darkon ' s , say . nevertheless , knights might entertain on some level thanks to its dedicated talent and lighthearted execution .
knights of badassdom the hubs and i saw the hall h panel at san diego comic - con for the movie knights of badassdom years ago now . it has a stellar cast – peter dinklage , summer glau , ryan kwanten , steve zahn , jimmi simpson , and more – and a premise that sounded really funny . basically , it’s supposed to be galaxy quest for the live action role play set . we literally could not wait to see this movie . we got home from comic - con and eagerly awaited the release .
knights of badassdom just sort of sat around for years . the story behind its delay is ugly and kind of stupid - the production company behind the film , indievest , seems to have been run into the ground through terrible and possibly fraudulent business practices , and the owner of that company has stolen the film from lynch and made his own 70 minute cut .
knights of badassdom is an independent film from joe lynch that focuses on the world of larp . it features an ensemble cast culled from sci fi and geek culture , featuring ryan kwanten and steve zahn , with supporting roles from summer glau ( firefly ) , danny pudi ( community ) , and peter dinklage ( game of thrones ) .
the anonymous complaint in question claimed to be from a financial backer of a company called indievest . you can read the whole thing for yourself , but basically it claimed that the powers in charge of indievest were creating a shell company called media society so that they could release knights of badassdom under that label and stiff the original financial backers of the film with indievest .
live action roleplay ( larp ) enthusiasts have waited a long time for the release of knights of badassdom , directed by joe lynch and starring true blood ' s ryan kwanten , game of thrones ' peter dinklage and firefly ' s summer glau . and as the film ' s latest trailer proudly declares ,
thy wait is over !
those who’ve had knights of badassdom on their radar all this time are likely to get some mild amusement and satisfaction out of seeing the larping community depicted as something other than viral video fodder . everyone else will find it a frustrating exercise of missed opportunities , as rough around the edges as the fake frank frazetta painting on your cousin’s van .
this brings us back to knights of badassdom which made its debut at comic con in late july of 2011 . during its comic con panel director joe lynch debuted the film ' s trailer and a clip from the movie . the trailer was so badass that we even featured it in a story on our site .
according to mr . bradley , knights of badassdom is going to be released theatrically in
the first half of 2013 .
when i pressed him for specifics on the release strategy ( limited vs . wide release , etc . ) , he said that the results from test screenings would dictate how wide of a release it would ultimately get .
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he started a “badassdom” fan website and is worried that a movie with so much potential may not get the audience it deserves .
i did ask mr . bradley that with the sheer number of fans clamoring and practically begging for information on knights of badassdom why they have chosen to remain quiet about the status of the film . he said that they made a conscious decision not to actively engage the fans instead choosing to let the finished product speak for itself - whenever that may be .
kwanten , who also plays a slightly less - than - super hero in the upcoming movie griff the invisible , stopped by the wired café at comic - con international to talk about his role in knights of badassdom and why the film’s great reception at the san diego convention got him so excited .
still , if you can put aside rationale for 85 minutes , knights of badassdom is a blast and a half . there are some decent laughs , a couple of fun kills and , as stated , a riotous third act . while it doesn ' t all mesh completely , it ' s worth looking into for fans of low - budget comedy - horror flicks .
ultimately , knights of badassdom feels like a film that believed its nerdbait premise would distract viewers from feeling underwhelmed by underdeveloped characters , a mostly charmless script , and lackluster visual effects . this isn’t the nerd opus of our time ( it’s not even the best larp - centric film , wassup role models ? ) , it’s just a bunch of famous people playing pretend in the woods .
knights of badassdom follows three best friends ( peter dinklage , steve zahn and ryan kwanten ) and dedicated larpers ( live action role players ) as they take to the woods to reenact a dungeons and dragons - like scenario fresh out of the mythical middle ages . trouble arises after they unwittingly conjure up some serious evil in the form of a blood - lusting succubus , from the pits of hell . ( c ) eone
something went horribly wrong in the translation . although spirited at times , badassdom takes on familiar targets , while its escalation of oddity is forced when it isn ' t confusing .
now , i ' m a sucker for documentaries about the film industry , especially those that shed light onto the under - appreciated areas of film making . mr . bradley stated that the film makers have recently launched a kickstarter campaign to raise $ 8 , 500 to cover the first run of dvds . so far , they have over $ 9 , 700 pledged so at least a part of knights of badassdom will see the light of day this year .
bradley said that
knights of badassdom
has performed well on home entertainment platforms and investors in it could eventually make money . the film was budgeted at $ 4 . 5 million , but went
vastly over budget … enough to deplete our marketing budget ,
though he declined to say what it ultimately cost .
turns out that joe lynch hasn’t had input on the film since just after comic con ’11 . one of the producers is set to screen a cut of the film tomorrow , presumably in the hopes of attracting interest in buying the existing cut . the film’s website , urltoken , has been revamped to feature an open letter to “what remains of the board of directors of indievest , the production company and manager of the film known as knights of badassdom . ” ( update : there has been a second update , so the text on the site is now changed . )
here ' s to hoping that this time , there won ' t be any further delays . we will keep an eye on developments surrounding this film and let you know what we hear . in the meantime , i can ' t think of a better way to end this piece than to check out the amazing trailer for knights of badassdom one more time .
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today , the feature film knights of badassdom finally hits video on demand after a limited theatrical run last month . today also marks the release of my original score , brought to you by sparks & shadows . the album containing both my original score and songs is available digitally from itunes , amazon mp3 and is also available on cd . feast thine ears on this ten - minute preview of my score !
lynch has yet to comment specifically on the situation , however he has been tweeting with the hashtag # notmycut from his twitter account . fingers crossed that knights of badaasdom gets the premiere it deserves .
as it stands , knights of badassdom is an entertaining way to spend just under 90 minutes . a more restrained approach might yield a tighter movie , one that could be funnier by percentage ( the trailer remains popular , and you don’t get more condensed than that ) , but i think it’s still well enough constructed to keep genre - minded viewers entertained .
in the publishing industry , you’re warned to be careful about how many genres you mash together . just the right amount of the right genres mixed together , such as action , humor , and science fiction , can give you a great movie like men in black . but if you add in too much or , worse , add in everything , you get a mess . and knights of badassdom is just such a mess .
as the premise suggests , knights of badassdom takes a very meta - horror approach to its outlandish story , not unlike a jennifer ' s body or piranha 3d . for the most part , the movie embraces the lighter side of larping , which works to its advantage most of the time . naturally , it pokes some fun at the medieval - themed activity - - in - game conversations , for example , are frequently played for laughs . but as the story unfolds , it becomes clear that knights ' ribbing is done out of love . in that way , it feels a bit like role models - - which also had a larping element - - though not quite as funny .
lynch tweeted “ # notmycut” in march . that has been interpreted by the “badassdom” fans to mean he lost control of the film and is unhappy with the finished product . attempts made to reach lynch were unsuccessful .
kwanten said having the film get a huge saturday afternoon panel in comic - con’s famed hall h was “a nice vote of confidence” in badassdom , and called rubbing shoulders with adoring fans a “nice ego boost . ”
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initially showcased at sdcc back in 2011 , knights of badassdom seemed like it was a guided arrow heading right for the nerd heart with a cast that included firefly , game of thrones , community , and true blood alumni and a plot that centered on larping and supernatural beasties . the initial buzz fizzled , though , as the film found itself lost in a pile of post - production quicksand and controversy , finally earning a limited theatrical run three weeks ago and a vod release today .
ha ! i ' ve actually known this dude for a few years , now . joe lynch , director of such films as knights of badassdom , everly , and the new mayhem thriller starring stephen yuen , is getting ready to serve up some more spine - tingling cinema with his next film , taste . david cohen is set to write the film with chase hudson and matthew porter of the penchant entertainment production label set to produce . taste . . . read more . . .
three best friends and dedicated larpers ( live action role players ) take to the woods to reenact a dungeons and dragons - like scenario fresh out of the mythical middle ages . trouble arises after they unwittingly conjure up some serious evil in the form of a blood - lusting succubus , from the pits of hell . their courage and friendship is put to the test as they attempt to vanquish the evil they have summoned . will the group prove to simply be foam sword - wielding larpers , or true
knights of badassdom ?
that cut will be screening tomorrow in los angeles for potential buyers , and one original investor in the film is unhappy . he ' s created a website that explains the long and tumultuous financial history of indievest and knights of badassdom , and places all the blame square on indievest honcho wade bradley . it ' s a pretty dispiriting read , seeing how a movie can get so totally fucked by behind the scenes jerks running what seems to amount to scams .
exclusive : joe lynch , whose directing credits include knights of badassdom , salma hayek ’s everly and most recently the sxsw midnighters thriller mayhem starring steven yuen , has landed his next gig . he has been tapped to direct taste , a horror pic penned by david cohen . erin eggers , chase hudson and matthew porter of newbie production outfit penchant entertainment will produce with cohen , whose writing credits include the luke evans - starrer no one lives and the black list…
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according to urltoken , the movie has been taken away from lynch and given a different edit , which would seem to violate the contract signed by lynch and the production company . wade bradley , the ceo of indievest , the production company for knights of badassdom , is planning to screen the new edit this week . what once was a 90 + minute movie under lynch ' s cut has become a truncated 70 minute version , and thus far bradley has refused to allow lynch to finish his work and edit the movie to his vision . bradley has claimed that the movie went vastly overbudget ( although he approved every spending invoice ) and , if the anonymous writer of the badassdom site is accurate , removed members of indievest who hepled promote and support lynch ' s version of the film .
not only was joe lynch behind the super fun wrong turn sequel , but he directed salma hayek in the die hard - esque everly , and went larping with knights of badassdom . next up is mayhem , which pairs lynch with “ the walking dead ” star steven yeun and samara weaving , an australian actress who toplines mcg ’s upcoming horror movie the babysitter . i caught the film and loved it , [ … ]
we love joe lynch here at bloody disgusting . not only was he behind the super fun wrong turn sequel , but he directed salma hayek in the die hard - esque everly , and went larping with knights of badassdom . next up is mayhem , which pairs lynch with “ the walking dead ” star steven yeun and samara weaving , an australian actress who toplines mcg ’s upcoming horror movie the babysitter . i caught [ … ]
we love joe lynch here at bloody disgusting . not only was he behind the super fun wrong turn sequel , but he directed salma hayek in the die hard - esque everly , and went larping with knights of badassdom . next up is mayhem , which pairs lynch with “ the walking dead ” star steven yeun and samara weaving , an australian actress who toplines mcg ’s upcoming horror movie the babysitter . in mayhem , [ … ]
knights of badassdom stars kwanten as ne ' er - do - well joe , whose high school sweetheart beth ( revenge ' s margarita levieva ) dumps him for not aspiring to become something more than a part - time mechanic and wannabe doom - metal musician . luckily , joe ' s larp - obsessed buddies eric ( steve zahn ) and hung ( dinklage ) are there to lift his spirits with too much whiskey and a killer bong .
we love joe lynch here at bloody disgusting . not only was he behind the super fun wrong turn sequel , but he directed salma hayek in the die hard - esque everly , and went larping with knights of badassdom . next up is mayhem , which pairs lynch with “ the walking dead ” star steven yeun and samara weaving , an australian actress who toplines mcg ’s upcoming horror movie the babysitter . the film , penned [ … ]
as of now , there ' s a screening of knights of badassdom for buyers happening this evening in order to get what is supposedly a 70 - minute cut of the film sold and hopefully released . this version reportedly
includes significant changes to the original story and concept . ” well , that doesn ' t sound good . other than that , the legal red tape is what ' s really at the source of this debacle . aside from the creative differences that apparently exist , what is left of indievest is trying to transfer the film over to an entity called media society in order to turn the film into a business asset , thus making it difficult for anyone to give them grief .
so while it’s not the greatest movie ever made , nor is it even the funniest movie to feature larping ( that honor goes to role models ) , knights of badassdom is still a damn good time . it may be funnier with friends and a couple drinks in you , but even without you still will have a good time watching this film . i mean , the dink is in it , for fuck’s sake ! how could you go wrong ?
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geeks are pop culture’s exotic overlords , powerful and misunderstood . every year , the most successful movies and most popular tv shows seem as if they are powered by that geek / nerd / fan dollar , but there are scant stories that really “get” that audience when they are the subject . usually , these efforts falter thanks to the sin of generalization , painting all who “geek out” about science fiction , comics , gaming , fantasy and the like as though they are awkward social freaks . knights of badassdom is no exception .
san diego – saturday was a strange and sort of wonderful day in hall h , and it felt like panel after panel had somehow slipped one by the programmers . i love it when the films that play in hall h are the things that need attention , not the things that have already had more than a little hype ahead of time . for many people , the “what the heck was that ? ! ” discovery of this year’s comic - con was joe lynch’s “knights of badassdom . ” i thought the entire panel was entertaining and funny and confident , and it seemed to convince the tough audience sitting around me as well .
the cast and director of knights of badassdom appeared at comic - con 2011 in hall h to a very enthusiastic crowd eager to see their movie . since then . . . nothing . the trailer got a lot of interest online , but then not a peep . it ' s been screened a few times , but never for journalists or the public . i remember talking to joe lynch at sxsw last year , excited for the movie , and he seemed excited to show it , but he was curiously silent on when it would finally make its way to the public . and now we know why .
the hubs and i saw the hall h panel at san diego comic - con for the movie knights of badassdom years ago now . basically , it’s supposed to be galaxy quest for the live action role play set . we literally could not wait to see this movie . we got home from comic - con and eagerly awaited the release . but the movie was held up in some sort of development hell , and wasn’t released for years . it’s on netflix now . so , the question is : was it worth the wait ? sadly , no .
ladies and gents , behold the trailer for one of the most crowd - pleasing , straight - up entertaining action horror movies in recent memory , the aptly - titled mayhem . directed by everly and knights of badassdom helmer joe lynch , mayhem stars the walking dead ' s steven yeun as derek cho , a corporate climber having the worst day of his career when he discovers that the law firm ' s building is under quarantine for a dangerous virus that drives the infected to act out their wildest impulses . with chaos unleashed in the office , derek teams with a former client ( samara weaving ) to claw their …
to be totally honest , everyone thinks we designed this , like we had some kind of ryan kavanaugh - esque equation where if we plugged in this , plus this , plus this , equals this , times this and boom ! you got a movie that ' s going to kill at comic - con – that is so not the case ,
lynch said in an interview with wired . com , discussing the fortuitous timing of the knights of badassdom panel and q & a saturday in hall h .
i honestly have to chalk it up to movie magic ; the cinema gods were looking down on us .
i ' ve been wanting to see knights of badassdom since it was announced . it ' s got steve zahn doing the
lightning bolt
thing , it ' s got peter dinklage , currently on a career high with his work on game of thrones , and it just looks fun as hell . that online trailer sold me . what can i say , i ' m a geek for this kind of stuff . one of my most anticipated movies for sxsw this year is zero charisma , a d & d - inspired comedy . sure , it ' s nerdy as hell , but we live in a world run by nerds , geeks , and larpers . embrace the mystery .
“those larpers were the best scene partners in the world , ” said michael gladis , who plays king diamond in “badassdom , ” at comic - con . “they were right there with us . they had so much energy and they kept it all day long . they’re going to be the soul of the film in a lot of ways . ”
those who are behind the campaign to save the film in its original form are saying this kind of decision is deceptive and not in the best interest of those who have invested in the film ( check out the website for stories about the shady actions of indievest and media society ) . the urltoken website has since been updated after this debacle became a little more public and says ,
indievest still has many options for completing knights of badassdom in a prudent way that allows it to continue to act with the fiduciary responsibility it owes its investors . it can do so without yielding to bullying and with minimal additional expense .
and while director joe lynch hasn ' t made his position extensively know , there is this tweet :
knights of badassdom is perhaps best known for its behind - the - scenes wrangles , which saw it taken out of director joe lynch’s hands and re - edited in a way he wasn’t happy with . having been shot in 2010 , and gaining some anticipation in certain circles online thanks to funny clips / trailers and general hype , by the time the edited version was released stateside in early 2014 , reception was poor . a lot of this was put down to it still not being lynch’s cut , but i disagree for two reasons : one , i thought this version was good fun ; and two , based on what i’ve read , i’m not convinced lynch’s preferred cut would help any of the elements that might need helping .
there are a number of releases on this week ' s list that are worth checking out . this includes gloria , the official oscar selection from chile ; stranger by the lake , an erotic thriller with a gay protagonist ; and our man in tehran , a canadian documentary that tells the story of what happened in argo . there are also some less serious films that i think i will like more than the average critic : 3 night stand and knights of badassdom . on the other hand , the widest release is gimme shelter , which might do well if it can tap into the churchgoing demographic ; however , it could also miss the mendoza line . more . . .
rich cowan , an executive producer of the film , is one of the few locals who have seen a full version of the film , though he hasn’t seen the final cut .
it’s hard to imagine a movie getting closer to the platonic ideal of nerdity than knights of badassdom . it’s about live action role - playing ( larping ) . it’s got game of thrones’ peter dinklage , community’ s dany pudi , firefly’ s summer glau , and a succubus . it ruled hall h at comic - con international ( which is like being the halftime show at the super bowl , if people watching the super bowl not only cared , but regularly freaked out about the halftime show ) . it almost sounds too good to be true ; in fact , after waiting more than two years for its release , some of us were starting to think it had all been a dream . but now it’s finally here—it’s on vod starting this week , with a theatrical run ongoing .
producer wade bradley , who is behind the new cut , is supposedly the man who removed lynch from the film and also fired several other producers . bradley is the man holding the screening tonight which those calling themselves the real knights of badassdom tried to prevent . now they have to sit and wait , hoping their plea to investors and potential buyers is enough to keep it from getting bought or have those buyers demand that lynch be brought back to finish the film . there ' s also hopes that they can raise enough money to finish the visual effects and other post - production elements needed .
the first feature film from writer matias caruso , mayhem was directed by joe lynch ( everly , knights of badassdom ) and stars steven yeun ( “ the walking dead , ” okja ) , samara weaving ( three billboards outside ebbing , missouri , showtime’s “ smilf ” ) , and steven brand ( “ teen wolf , ” “ secrets and lies ” ) . synopsis : derek cho ( steven yeun ) is having a really bad day . after being unjustly fired from his job , … the post mayhem first official key art ! first appeared on hnn | urltoken 2017 - official horror news site
gorehounds are , naturally , excited for this ; but as i see it , knights of badassdom is a comedy horror , a genre in which the emphasis falls firmly on the comedy side . there’s room for blood and guts in there , especially when used to humorous effect , but it’s not about the visceral thrills of seeing someone eviscerated — if that’s your bag , there are plenty of films to cater for it ; is a comedy about role - players really the occasion ? there are elements of the film that could do with tightening up — the beginning is a little slow , as well as the issues with the middle , and towards the climax it’s sporadically jumpy in a way that makes it clear something has been excised — but just adding gore is not what this film needs to improve it .
but it wasn’t enough to elevate that movie above something mediocre , and that’s if i’m being generous . so there was that critical and commercial failure , which almost definitely fed into the producers losing faith in knights of badassdom . there’s a somewhat similar feel and theme , with weed and monsters and irreverant humor , so perhaps they simply thought that audiences wouldn’t be interested and got scared . they then apparently took it from the director , joe lynch , in order to re - edit it , delaying it significantly . hence , why it was missed by myself and also why mr . lynch has disowned the resulting film . of course , being released on only 13 screens didn’t help , either .
our fairies are different : one of the in - story guilds is a group of fairies . . . who seem to just be a group of people who wear large costume butterfly wings and prance around .
“i wore 80 pounds of armor and ran around fighting demons until i finally got killed after 16 days of shooting , ” he said .
i regret i must agree . with the cast they listed i really expected much more out of the movie . in the words of one of my writing partners : i could puke a better script than that !
the official badassdom website currently asks only that potential buyers be made aware that the film they are viewing is not the original and that any investors should consider giving the film back to lynch for completion . thankfully a recent update seems optimistic on the current message getting passed around to potential buyers .
it’s all a little inside - baseball , to be honest . edits happen—and at least knights is finally seeing the light of day after more than two years in post - production hell . larpers should take heart that their love letter is actually watchable ; after all , more than one noble film has been felled on a battlefield that’s far more dangerous than nevermore . it’s called hollywood .
there’s no denying the high concept of “knights” is pretty much as niche nerd specific as possible , and that can be tricky when a distributor is thinking about how to sell something , but the film benefits from having a cast that is suddenly very high - profile and easier to sell . you’re looking at a lot of overlap from different types of fandom , plus a sort of cumulative marketability that comes from the sort of cross - platform buzz you can generate with these people involved . if there’s one thing i learned from this year’s convention , it is that television draws huge crowds , bigger than the movie panels this year , and should not be underestimated as a commercial force .
we here at ain ' t it cool news always support the director ' s vision over the producers , and if the report is accurate lynch ' s movie is essentially being held hostage . furthermore , the time is fast approaching when no one will be able to do anything about it . once bradley sells knights to badassdom to a studio for distribution , lynch will not have his final edit . joe lynch deserves better , the cast deserves better , and we as movie fans deserve better . artists whenever possible should have first say over how their films are seen , and hopefully they ' ll win out this time .
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punny name : all of the named guilds revealed in a montage , such as a group of gruff - looking barbarians called
fair leather friends
.
where does all this leave the film ? the original open letter on the badassdom website made clear the desires of one set of involved parties : they want the film back in joe lynch’s hands , and are hoping to raise the last money needed to complete the effects and other post - production elements that will allow the film to be finished to lynch’s specifications . the hope is that anyone interested in the film thanks to the screening tomorrow will bring lynch back into the fold .
thanks to eric casting a spell that buffs the demon instead of banishing it .
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but for every
dallas buyers club ,
there are dozens of failures .
( a similar allegation of the behavior of indievest and media society was made last year at the site ripoff report , and were vehemently denied by bradley . )
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is the second best - selling new release of the week and also a contender for pick of the week . meanwhile , i ' m really looking forward to seeing
some of this is for the fun of it ,
said gill , whose company produces
the expendables
series of films .
they get social points and they will finally have something interesting to talk about at a cocktail party .
ronny , the game master of the event , makes his announcements via pa system .
indievest made two films — one starring peter dinklage of
game of thrones ,
the other featuring steve buscemi of
boardwalk empire
— but both tanked at the box office , with neither one topping $ 125 , 000 , according to rentrak .
by looking at the trailer , you can tell that there are a fair amount of special effects to be completed and the old adage of doing it right rather than fast definitely applies here . towards the end of 2011 , panic started to creep in .
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one of the faction ' s kings is a player in a wheelchair ; it has been decked out to look like a chariot . of course , nothing is pulling it .
maryann’s quick take… a triumph of science fiction storytelling : a sweeping tale of mythological scope told with astonishing fx wizardry that brings emotion and intelligence to nonhuman people . i’m “biast” ( pro ) : love this series i’m “biast” ( con ) : nothing ( what is this about ? see my critic’s minifesto ) a quick recap . first there was 2011’s rise of the planet of the apes , in which sad scientist james franco accidentally created a genius ape in caesar , and his colleague mad scientists accidentally created and released a supervirus that killed most of humanity . then there was 2014’s dawn of the planet of the apes , set 10 years later , in which the uneasy detente between the growing new civilization of smart apes and a small cluster of surviving humans was shattered by mistrust and unhealable pain on both sides . ( the terrible and best forgotten 2001 planet of the apes , directed by
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xlrator media has debuted a trailer for an indie action movie titled kill ratio , which looks like another formulaic action flick . the plot involves an american covert operative who becomes the one man who can save an entire country when a
ruthless military leader
attempts a coup . tom hopper ( from
black sails
,
merlin
and knights of badassdom ) stars , with lacy moore , amy huberman , nick dunning , conor hegarty , brian mcguinness and michelle lehane . this looks particularly cheesy , especially considering it ' s another action movie that takes place inside of one building . the sword fight at the end nearly made me roll my eyes . i ' m not expecting much from this , but who knows . here ' s the first official trailer ( + poster ) for paul tanter ' s kill ratio , direct from youtube : an attack on the new president of a fledgling eastern european democracy pits an american covert operative ( tom hopper ) against
according to the most recent interview with lynch that i’ve found , this version of badassdom has actually sold and rented pretty well , and the distributors ( who aren’t the same people who messed with his cut — it got sold on at some point ) have been in touch about possibly releasing his cut . at some point we may get to find out the truth of the matter , then , but i rather suspect those who were expecting a tighter , funnier movie may be disappointed , even if those who just want more blood may be satiated .
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one of the faction leaders is named king diamond . the other is named king kerry .
the wrestling episode : the g . l . o . w . episode of netflix’s ‘glow’
but there was – and still is – real booty at stake . millions of dollars .
spokane buddhist temple started 1945 with a rented apartment and a group of six dedicated buddhists .
it had a great comic con reception and has amassed a cult - like following online . not only that , but the stars of the film are currently among the hottest actors and actresses in hollywood . ryan kwanten is a star of hbo hit true blood while peter dinklage headlines the other hbo hit show game of thrones . summer glau is incredibly popular in the film ' s key demo and the rest of the cast features a lot of recognizable talent .
divine intervention also might ' ve had something to do with getting lynch the director ' s chair in the first place . badassdom ' s producers originally approached john landis about making the film . but when the animal house director told them he didn ' t want to do the picture , he also told them they should look into this other guy – a young filmmaker who had just given him a cameo ( see below ) in one of a series of videos created with adam green ( frozen ) for the 2008 frightfest film festival in the united kingdom .
stress levels rise and blood and gristle fly in the official trailer for joe lynch ' s new office - set thriller , mayhem , starring steven yeun , samara weaving , and one lethal nail gun .
the first feature film from writer matias caruso , mayhem was directed by joe lynch ( everly , knights of badassdom ) and stars steven yeun (
the walking dead ,
okja ) , samara weaving ( three billboards outside ebbing , missouri , showtime ' s
smilf
) , and steven brand (
teen wolf ,
secrets and lies
) . synopsis : derek cho ( steven yeun ) is having a really bad day . after being unjustly fired from his job , he discovers that the law firm’s building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus . chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses . joining forces with a former client ( samara weaving ) who has a grudge of her own , derek savagely fights tooth and nail to get to the