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Ernesto Diaz Espinoza has long been a favorite director in the Twitch world. His impressive ability to keep the action flowing while dabbling in different subgenres has always been commendable. In Mirageman, Diaz Espinsoza married lo-fi action with the tropes of the super hero story. In Mandrill, it was the spy genre. And in Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman, the Chilean director turned things in a decisively more female orientation with this exploitation spectacular. The director returns with Redeemer - a movie that is not only another foray into a new action subgenre - this the Mma-inspired martial arts actioner, but it also marks the return of his action muse. If you missed Marko Zaror during his absence from Machine Gun...

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Mirageman and Mandrill director Ernesto Diaz Espinoza is having himself quite a year with the premieres of both Redeemer - his latest collaboration with frequent star Marko Zaror - and his long in post action-comedy Santiago Violenta. The story of three friends drawn into a violent caper, Santiago Violenta hits Chilean screens January 1st which means - you guessed it - a new poster and trailer. No subtitles on this one but plenty of piscolas (a local adult beverage) and pistolas (a local lethal weapon) to keep things interesting. Check it out below....

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Animated feature Animal Crackers has added some heavyweights to its voice cast. Sir Ian McKellen, Danny DeVito, and Sylvester Stallone will lend their voices to the Blue Dream Studios film about a family whose life is turned upside down when they inherit a rundown circus and a mysterious box of Animal Crackers that turn the person who eats them into the animal they’ve just snacked on. Patrick Warburton, Gilbert Gottfried, Raven-Symoné, Harvey Fierstein, James Arnold Taylor, Tara Strong, and newcomer Lydia Taylor round out the line-up for co-directors Scott Christian Sava and Tony Bancroft. Sava and Dean Lorey are co-writers; Sava is also producing with George Lee and Marcus Englefield from Storyoscopic Films, Jamie Thomason, and Leiming Guan. Odins Eye Entertainment is repping international sales.

Chile-set actioner Redeemer has been picked up for North America by Mpi Media Group, which has set a summer theatrical bow through genre arm Dark Sky Films.

Mpi Media Group has acquired all North American distribution rights to the action-thriller “Redeemer,” which reunites director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza with Chilean action star Marko Zaror, who previously worked together on “Kiltro,” “Mirageman” and “Undisputed III: Redemption.” “Redeemer” stars Zaror as Pardo, an ex-hitman who's made a deal with God to hunt down the men he used to work for. As a vigilante, he stops criminals in their tracks and gives them only one chance to ask for forgiveness. Bad guys being bad guys, they rarely listen, so Pardo disposes of them in gruesome ways. When he crosses paths with...

I’m writing this review at the expense of having actor/badass extraordinaire Marko Zaror hunt me down and beat my face into a bloody pulp, as he could do with both hands and feet tied behind his back, but something about Redeemer just doesn’t resonate with the B-Movie action nut that lives inside me, feeding off beef jerky and the tears of my foes. Redeemer is full-throttle action, I won’t argue that, but it feels a tad-bit undercooked, packing a whole host of ruthless butt-kicking into a movie that doesn’t cue proper plotting to support such bloodshed. Opening up with a cheeky homage to A Clockwork Orange and a synth-pop remix of Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down,” the action sequences grow tiresome after slowly devolving into a superhero-like film where the main character can do no wrong, as Zaror throws around goons like lifeless mannequins.

Ernesto Diaz Esponiza has long been a favorite director in the Twitch world. His impressive ability to keep the action flowing while dabbling in different subgenres has always been commendable. In Mirageman, Diaz Espinsoza married lo-fi action with the tropes of the super hero story. In Mandrill, it was the spy genre. And in Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman, the Chilean director turned things in a decisively more female orientation with this exploitation spectacular. This year, Ernesto returns with Redeemer - a movie that is not only another foray into a new action subgenre - this the Mma-inspired martial arts actioner, but it also marks the return of the director's action muse. If you missed Marko Zaror during his absence from...

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Here's some happy news for international fight fans: Production has wrapped on Redeemer - the fourth collaboration between star Marko Zaror and writer-director Ernesto Diaz Espinoza following Kiltro, Mirageman and Mandrill - and with the film now in post production the first selection of stills have arrived with The Hollywood Reporter getting the first look.Former hitman Nicky Pardo (Zaror) has made a deal with God. Pardo will begin every day by holding a gun to his own head and pulling the trigger. And every day he does not die he will take it as a sign that he is meant to continue hunting down the men he used to work for. Also known for his roles in Machete Kills and Undisputed 3, check out the...

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Well it finally happened; Now TV added a superb catch up/live option for their TV channels including Sky Atlantic, Living, Fox and even UK Gold! So now for just £4.99 a month you can get shows like Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Hannibal and Eastbound and Down as they happen or whenever you want.

Considering that the movies package is now just £8.99 a month and the TV is £4.99 on top of this, it becomes clear that this is probably going to place them as the major contender now and Lovefilm/Amazon and Netflix need to start cranking out those exclusive series’ with major names pretty fast.

The term “All sewn up” comes to mind.

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Chilean writer director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza returns with another slice of what he refers to as LatinXploitation in “Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman”, following up on actioners “Mandrill” and “Mirageman” with more of the same. Having also helmed “C is for Cycle”, one of the more successful segments of the recent “ABCs of Death” (not to mention having recently wrapped editing on Eli Roth’s forthcoming cannibal opus “The Green Inferno”), Espinoza is already somewhat of a cult favourite, and is clearly a director who knows his audience, throwing in plenty of guns, violence and a heroine who spends the running time clad in not much more than a black bra and hotpants combo. Having gone down well at a variety of genre festivals, the film now hits UK cinemas in late September, followed by a DVD and Blu Ray release in early October through Clear Vision.

Eli Roth’s latest collaborator/muse duo Nicolas Lopez and Lorenza Izzo are, if anything, even more enthusiastic than he is. Styling himself as a maverick film-maker, Lopez is known for oddball comedies in his native Chile, and is making his English-language debut with Aftershock, based on the events of the 2010 Chilean earthquake that he personally lived through.

Meanwhile, Izzo has earned Eli Roth’s praise for her role in his upcoming Netflix TV show Hemlock Grove, and is set for bloody shenanigans in Aftershock and The Green Inferno.

The duo are bubbly, prone to good-natured joking, and have a lot to say about their love of genre movies.

Q1: Nicolas, I understand you started writing at quite a young age…

Nicolas Lopez: Yeah.

Q1: And then you created your own website. How did you go from that to then becoming a film director?

Nl: Ummmmm…..well.

The ABCs of Death is now available on a variety of VOD services and will receive a limited theatrical release on March 8th. If you’re looking to learn more before checking it out, we have a new featurette with a number of the directors involved talking about the movie and their segment.

“Twenty-six directors. Twenty-six ways to die. The ABC’s Of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning fifteen countries and featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children’s educational books, the motion picture is comprised of twenty-six individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.”

Directors: Kaare Andrews (Altitude), Angela Bettis (Roman), Ernesto Diaz Espinoza...

Ernesto Diaz Espinoza's Machine Gun Woman arrived at Fantastic Fest with her guns blazing, prompting our own Ryland Aldrich to proclaim the latest from the director of Mandrill and Mirageman a dose of "wildly sexy violence". A should you be curious what Espinoza hath wrought in the absence of his normal cinematic sidekick, Marko Zaror, well ... you need wonder no longer. The Chilean trailer for his Bring Me The Head Of The Machine Gun Woman has arrived and, yes, it includes a woman with a machine gun. It also includes English subtitles so scroll on down to take a gander....

A red band trailer for The ABCs of Death gave us the first good look at the anthology horror film last month. If you’re looking for more, we have the new green band trailer that was just released. The ABCs of Death is an anthology horror film with 26 short chapters. Each chapter is directed by a different filmmaker, including Ti West, Xavier Gens, Adam Wingard, and more:

“Twenty-six directors. Twenty-six ways to die. The ABC’s Of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning fifteen countries and featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children’s educational books, the motion picture is comprised of twenty-six individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to get literary and remind ourselves of our aBCs. After a run on the festival circuit, the first, very red band trailer for horror anthology The ABCs Of Death has appeared online.

The premise of the project is simple, as you may recall – twenty six directors with minimal financial resources but full creative freedom were given a letter and the request to construct an on screen death in a manner connected to that letter.

Have a look at the trailer:

Directors involved in the project are:

Kaare Andrews (Altitude), USA

Angela Bettis (Roman), USA

Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Mirageman; Mandrill), Chile

Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Canada

Bruno Forzani & Héléne Cattet (Amer), Belgium

Adrian Garcia Bogliano (Cold Sweat), Mexico

Xavier Gens (Frontiers; Hitman), France

Jorge Michel Grau (We Are What We Are), Mexico

Noburo Iguchi (Robo Geisha), Japan

Thomas Malling (Norwegian Ninja), Norway

Anders Morgenthaler...

Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to get literary. Yes, after a run on the festival circuit the first, very much red band, trailer for horror anthology The ABCs Of Death has arrived online. The premise of the project is simple. Twenty six directors with minimal financial resources but full creative freedom were given a letter and the request to construct an on screen death in a manner which connected to that letter. The results were mayhem.Directors involved in the project are: Kaare Andrews (Altitude), USA Angela Bettis (Roman), USA Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Mirageman; Mandrill), Chile Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Canada Bruno Forzani & Héléne Cattet (Amer), Belgium Adrian Garcia Bogliano (Cold Sweat), Mexico Xavier Gens (Frontiers; Hitman), France Jorge Michel Grau (We Are...

In yesterday’s news, we told you to expect something from The ABCs of Death this evening and we now have the first trailer for you to watch. The ABCs of Death is an anthology horror film with 26 short chapters. Each chapter is directed by a different filmmaker, including Ti West, Xavier Gens, Adam Wingard, and many more:

“Twenty-six directors. Twenty-six ways to die. The ABC’s Of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning fifteen countries and featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children’s educational books, the motion picture is comprised of twenty-six individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.”

Directors: Kaare Andrews (Altitude), Angela Bettis...

After a number of festival screenings this year, The ABCs of Death is set for release early next year and we have two new photos to share with Daily Dead readers. The ABCs of Death is an anthology horror film with 26 short chapters. Each chapter is directed by a different filmmaker, including Ti West, Xavier Gens, Adam Wingard, and many more:

“Twenty-six directors. Twenty-six ways to die. The ABC’s Of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning fifteen countries and featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children’s educational books, the motion picture is comprised of twenty-six individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.”

Directors: Kaare Andrews...

There are few filmmakers who know how to create as much onscreen fun with as small of a budget as Chilean writer/director Ernesto Diaz Espinoza. With 70s cinematic sensibilities, funk-filled soundtracks, and always awesome action, Mirageman and Mandrill were fun-packed riffs on the superhero vigilante and suave assassin (respectively) subgenres. His latest, Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman is his take on guns-blazing bounty hunter exploitation films (he calls it LatinXploitation, or Lxpl for short). Mix in a heavy dose of video game culture via a Grand Theft Auto mission motif and you have another big success from Espinoza and a film that is truly fantastic. Marking a big departure for the director, Espinoza has traded in the high kicks of action...

Chilean director/writer Ernesto Diaz Espinoza has returned to Austin once again for Fantastic Fest to premiere his latest Latin-sploitation action film, Bring Me the Head of Machine Gun Woman. Accompanying Diaz Espinoza was the Machine Gun Woman herself, Chilean television star Fernanda Urrejola, as seen above on the red carpet. Diaz-Espinoza first visited Austin in 2007 for Fantastic Fest where he premiered Mirageman, along with a screening of his earlier project, the first Chilean martial-arts film Kiltro starring Chilean martial artist Marko Zaror.

With Bring Me the Head of Machine Gun Woman, Espinoza has crafted another humorously entertaining exploitation film that centers around a beautiful and mysterious hit woman clad in machine guns, stiletto boots and not much else. The Machine Gun Woman is tracked by other killers-for-hire including Santiago, a videogame-playing deejay who must deliver her to a crime boss or face his own death.

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The cast for Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills has been swelling to epic proportions with everyone from Mel Gibson to Lady Gaga taking a shot at the baddest Mexican on the planet, but its adding one Chilean martial arts star to its roster. Mandrill star and Fantastic Fest favorite Marko Zaror has been announced as playing Zaror in the Machete follow-up. The character will serve as a henchman to Gibson’s role as main baddie and will likely come with the benefit of punching and kicking Danny Trejo. A lot. Says Rodriguez about the casting choice: “I’ve been a big fan of Marko’s for years, and I even created this role specifically for him. He is an incredible martial artist with physics defying speed and agility, and he has a great movie star presence. I’m sure we’ll be working together again soon.” Zaror was equally excited about joining the Machete Kills team, saying...

Here at FM, we love it when Danny Trejo kills things on film, but as much as that, we love good action with human bodies in harrowing situations—and Robert Rodriguez aims to please with his next movie, Machete Kills. According to the Press Release, the film will feature Marko Zaror, international martial arts action star.

From the Press Release:

Marko Zaror, an international martial arts action star, just finished filming Machete Kills, the sequel to Robert Rodriguez’s cult favorite Machete. Zaror joins an all-star ensemble cast that includes Lady Gaga, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, Sofia Vergara, and Jessica Alba. Zaror, dubbed “the Bruce Lee of Latin America,” is cast as Zaror (which happens to be his real last name), henchman to Mel Gibson’s villainous character.

Rodriguez was quick to comment, “I’ve been a big fan of Marko’s for years, and I even created this role specifically for him.

If there's one thing you can expect from Machete Kills (other than hot chicks and Danny Trejo taking off his shirt every chance he gets), it's that the flick will be brimming with fighting, shooting, and action sequences. To make sure of this, we have some two-fisted casting news for you!

From the Press Release

Marko Zaror, an international martial arts action star, just finished filming Machete Kills, the sequel to Robert Rodriguez's cult favorite Machete. Zaror joins an all-star ensemble cast that includes Lady Gaga, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, Sofia Vergara, and Jessica Alba. Zaror, dubbed "the Bruce Lee of Latin America," is cast as Zaror (which happens to be his real last name), henchman to Mel Gibson's villainous character.

Rodriguez was quick to comment, "I've been a big fan of Marko's for years, and I even created this role specifically for him. He is an incredible...

In a move that makes so much sense it's shocking that it hasn't happened before now, Robert Rodriguez has cast Chilean action star Marko Zaror in a key villain role for the upcoming Machete Kills. Rodriguez apparently wrote the part specifically for the star of Mandrill, Kiltro and Mirageman and it will feature a number of fight sequences. A message to Zaror asking if he'd had the chance to punch Danny Trejo yet was simply answered with a happy "A few times!"Los Angeles, CA (August 20, 2012) Marko Zaror, an international martial arts action star, just finished filming Machete Kills, the sequel to Robert Rodriguez's cult favorite Machete.  Zaror joins an all-star ensemble cast, including Lady Gaga, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, Sofia Vergara, and...

Today, The Expendables 2 comes crashing into movie theaters across the country like a tank. With its Herculean roster of action legends, one name you might not yet recognize on the poster is that of Scott Adkins. We must stress, the “yet.” Adkins is currently fighting his way, literally, up the action cinema food chain. He appeared in such films as Ninja and The Bourne Ultimatum. He wowed many of us with his turn as vicious prisoner brawler Yuri Boyka in the Undisputed franchise. In Undisputed III: Redemption, he held his own with Mirageman himself, Marko Zaror. In addition to The Expendables 2, Adkins will again star alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren in Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, the “fourth” film in the franchise that was just announced as part of the second wave of this year’s Fantastic Fest. Not one to slow down, Adkins also stars in the action movie El Gringo, which...

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Kenny Basumatary started dreaming of making his own films since he was in Std. XI. A fan of martial arts films, his dream materialized in his ultra low budget film “Local Kung Fu”,. The film will premiere this Saturday at the Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival in New Delhi.

What made you think of creating Local Kung Fu (Lkf)? What’s the genesis?

I’ve wanted to work in films since around class VI. After about two-three years of acting and writing in Mumbai, I realized that no one was going to just give me a bunch of money to go and make a film – not that I went around asking – and my dad didn’t have crores of rupees stashed away in a secret chamber in his house. Around this time, I also saw quite a few ultra low budget films that went on to win a...

As if we weren't already excited enough for the upcoming arrival of anthology film The ABCs of Death, one look at the flick's new poster was all it took to push us into a state of near frenzy! Check it out and see if you agree.

EW unveiled the movie’s poster earlier today, which was designed by Kaare Andrews, a comic book artist-writer (The Incredible Hulk, Ultimate X-Men) and filmmaker (Altitude) who, along with being one of the directors of The ABCs of Death, is also currently prepping the Cabin Fever prequel Patient X.

Synopsis:

Established directors and some of the most gifted emerging directors will make up the diverse roster of creative talent that will showcase twenty-six tales of mortality, beginning with the letter A and ending with the letter Z. This will be a celebration of death in all its forms. From the shocking and exotic to the banal and droll.

A new poster has been released for The ABC’s of Death. In case you missed out on last year’s news, this movie is an anthology horror film with 26 short chapters. Each chapter is directed by a different filmmaker, including Ti West, Xavier Gens, Adam Wingard, and many more.

“Twenty-six directors. Twenty-six ways to die. The ABC’s Of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning fifteen countries and featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children’s educational books, the motion picture is comprised of twenty-six individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.”

Directors: Kaare Andrews (Altitude), Angela Bettis (Roman), Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Mirageman; Mandrill), Jason Eisener...

Chilean action star Marko Zaror kinda looks like a jock and certainly doesn't fit the profile for a martial arts hero of his caliber. Most of the really big names in martial arts are smallish men with lightning speed and incredible agility. Zaror's angular features make him look more like a brute than a graceful acrobat, and that's kind of how his style plays out on screen. Mandrill is Zaror's third feature with writer/director Ernesto Diaz Espinosa after his breakout role in Kiltro and it's follow-up Mirageman. Zaror continues to refine his style in Mandrill, though in a very different guise from the previous works.From the opening frames of Mandrill, it is apparent that Espinosa loves '70s action films. His characters are large and in...

While we're uncertain at this point which letter of the alphabet director Xavier Gens will be tackling for the upcoming mega-anthology The ABC's of Death, the director has shared the first still from his piece. We approve. We totally approve.

Check out the complete list of directors for the upcoming feature from Drafthouse Films, Magnet Pictures and Timpson Films below.

Kaare Andrews (Altitude), USA Angela Bettis (Roman), USA Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Mirageman; Mandrill), Chile Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Canada Bruno Forzani & Héléne Cattet (Amer), Belgium Adrian Garcia Bogliano (Cold Sweat), Mexico Xavier Gens (Frontiers; Hitman), France Jorge Michel Grau (We Are What We Are), Mexico Noburo Iguchi (RoboGeisha), Japan Thomas Malling (Norwegian Ninja), Norway Anders Morgenthaler (Princess), Denmark Lee Hardcastle (T is for Toilet segment), UK Yoshihrio Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police), Japan Banjong Pisathanakun (Shutter), Thailand Simon Rumley (Red, White & Blue), UK Marcel Sarmiento (Deadgirl), USA Jon Schnepp...

Although I’m generally not a fan of horror, there is one upcoming project that has me excited. Despite a few gems, many horror flicks now-a-days just seem repetitive and excessively gory with little substance. But taken in a short form, I’m much more open to the genre. Drafthouse Films, Magnet Pictures and Timpson Films are teaming to deliver the ultimate in short-form horror.

They are putting together an anthology titled The ABC’s of Death that includes Hobo with a Shotgun director Jason Eisener, A Serbian Film‘s Srdjan Spasojevic, Timecrimes helmer Nacho Vigalondo and the guy behind the insane upcoming Kill List, Ben Wheatley. That is only a small portion of the 26 directors involved, each taking a letter.

The filmmakers left one letter open for anyone to submit a film. The letter was T and after whittling down to ten contenders, Lee Hardcastle‘s claymation short T...

We've all been waiting patiently to see who would get the "T" spot in the upcoming anthology flick The ABC's of Death, and the winner has finally been chosen. As a matter of fact, you can watch the winning short right here, right now!

Drafthouse Films, Magnet Pictures and Timpson Films have announced "T is for Toilet" by Lee Hardcastle as the winner of their contest to find the "next great horror filmmaker," which finalized the lineup of their international co-production of The ABCs of Death – the highly anticipated anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen celebrated filmmakers.

The UK's Lee Hardcastle joins the following list of already named participating directors:

Kaare Andrews (Altitude), USA Angela Bettis (Roman), USA Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Mirageman; Mandrill), Chile Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Canada Bruno Forzani & Héléne Cattet (Amer), Belgium Adrian Garcia Bogliano (Cold Sweat), Mexico Xavier Gens (Frontiers; Hitman...

As another nudge to horror fans to remember to vote for the 26th director to be included in The ABCs of Death anthology film, producers Ant Timpson and Tim League have written a note to everyone who entered the contest and also put together a red-band compilation of some of the highlights from the "T Is for..." short films submitted for voting thus far.

The ABCs of Death is an anthology horror film featuring segments directed by over two dozen leading talents in contemporary genre film from around the world. The feature is comprised of 26 individual episodes, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet inspiring a single word about death. Currently in pre-production, the film's producers reserved the 26th director slot for a worldwide contest to find tomorrow's next great horror filmmaker. A winner will be chosen after online voting ends on November 1, 2011.

The search...

It's been several weeks since we last mentioned the anthology we're all chomping at the bit to see - The ABCs of Death - and to make sure everyone remembers to vote for the 26th director slot, a new promo video has been released, entitled "T Is for Twenty Bucks". Voting has been extended until November 1st so read on for all the details!

The ABCs of Death is an anthology horror film featuring segments directed by over two dozen leading talents in contemporary genre film from around the world. The feature is comprised of 26 individual episodes, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet inspiring a single word about death. Currently in pre-production, the film's producers reserved the 26th director slot for a worldwide contest to find tomorrow's next great horror filmmaker. A winner will be chosen after online voting ends on November 1, 2011. Click here...

Drafthouse Films, Magnet Pictures and Timpson Films have announced all 25 directors for the new anthology film, The ABCs of Death. The film will actually feature 26 directors, but the 26th will be a no-name director, winning a contest for the final slot. The plot, well, idea of the film will see a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet inspiring a single word about.

Here’s the list via their press release:

Kaare Andrews (Altitude), USA

• Angela Bettis (Roman), USA

• Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Mirageman), Chile

• Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Canada

• Bruno Forzani & Héléne Cattet (Amer), Belgium

• Adrian Garcia Bogliano (Cold Sweat), Mexico

• Xavier Gens (Hitman), France

• Jorge Michel Grau (We Are What We Are), Mexico

• Noburo Iguchi, (Robo Geisha), Japan

• Thomas Malling (Norwegian Ninja), Norway

• Anders Morgenthaler (Princess), Denmark

• Yoshihrio Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police), Japan

• Banjong Pisathanakun (Shutter), Thailand

• Simon Rumley (Red, White & Blue), UK

• Marcel Sarmiento (Deadgirl...

Jorge Michel Grau’s cannibal film We Are What We Are made our list of the best films of 2010. Now it seems the director along with Jon Schnepp (Metalocalypse) have joined the roster of directors working on the upcoming anthology film The ABCs of Death. Both men are excellent candidates for the project.

In the same way Let The Right One In reinvented the vampire brand and [Rec] put a clever twist on the epedemic /zombie film, We Are What We Are reinvigorated the cannibal genre with an emotional portrait of a family bound by a terrible secret and driven by monstrous appetites. Metalocalypse is an interesting project, an American animated television series, that centers around the larger than life death metal band Dethklok and often portrays dark and macabre content, including such subjects as violence, death, and the drawbacks of fame, with extremely hyperbolic black humor. While I am not...

Drafthouse Films, Magnet Pictures and Timpson Films have announced the full roster of directors signed on to participate in their international co-production The ABCs Of Death, an anthology horror film featuring segments directed by over two dozen leading talents in contemporary genre film from around the world.

The feature is comprised of 26 individual episodes, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet inspiring a single word about death. Currently in pre-production, the film's producers reserved the 26th director slot for a worldwide contest to find tomorrow's next great horror filmmaker.

The contest ends October 1st. More submission information here.

In May 2011, the film's producers announced that enlisted directors were to include Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Ti West (House Of The Devil and the upcoming The Innkeepers), Ben Wheatley(SXSW 2011 favorite Kill List), Srdjan Spasojevic of A Serbian Film infamy, and 18 others. Joining the roster...

Here’s a great opportunity for all up and coming genre film directors out there. A chance to work alongside some of the directors listed below. It’s one damned fine looking list too and is getting me all fanboy flustered! I’d give my left nut to work with these guys and gals! Anyway, I’m not a filmmaker, but I am sure there are plenty of you out there interested in this, so what are you waiting for?

Check out the official site – The ABC’s of Death

We are searching for the next great genre director and we are prepared to give away five grand in cash and a dose of fame to find a lucky winner. The ABCs of Death has already signed up 25 of the most talented genre directors on this planet and have saved the 26th spot for someone to grab with both hands...

Bert and Ernie (recent homosexual rumors aside) have never done the alphabet this way. Makers of the upcoming film The ABC's of Death have rounded up 25 of the brightest young directors in the horror genre in anticipation of their anthology-style film. They need one more, and you could be it!

And if having your work melded with the incredible group of directors listed below isn’t enough, they've sweetened the pot by offering a cool 5 G's to the winner.

Here's what's required of you: Obviously the ability to spell is going to help you out here as your film will have to be entitled T is for ... (this is where you insert whatever clever bit of nastiness you come up with). And obviously you've got to create a completely new piece. Judges will only consider films made specifically for this competition. Complete instructions are on the ABC's of Death Website.

by Seth Metoyer

In what seems to be a pretty decent take on all the recent reality contestant shows (such as Hell's Kitchen, Master Chef etc.), there is one coming that is strictly for all you horror movie directors out there. The contest is presented by Magnet and Drafthouse Films.

The ABCs of Death is a global search for "The Next Great Horror Director" which features 25 director spots that have already been filled.

The 26th spot has been set aside for one lucky winner that will have his or her feature horror film added to a slot next to the other 25 notable horror movie directors.

Those 25 directors already on board include:

Kaare Andrews (Altitude)

Angela Bettis (Roman)

Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Mirageman; Mandrill)

Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun)

Bruno Forzani and Héléne Cattet (Amer)

Adrian Garcia Bogliano (Cold Sweat)

Xavier Gens (Frontiers; Hitman)

Noburo Iguchi (Machine Girl; Robo Geisha)

Thomas...

The horror short film anthology The ABCs of Death, inspired in part by early kids’ books and promises to explore “26 ways to die” from 26 different directors, has now added two more directors to its list. Now in the list of who’s-who of upcoming horror and genre directors is Xavier Gens (Hitman) and Christopher Smith (Black Death, Triangle). The duo will join the previously announced list of directors below. The production however is still looking for a 26th director and anyone can participate. Check out the details of the contest to choose the final director are after the break.

Here is the list of confirmed directors:

Kaare Andrews (Altitude)

Angela Bettis (Roman)

Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Mirageman, Mandrill)

Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun)

Bruno Forzani and Héléne (Amer)

Adrian Garcia Bogliano (Cold Sweat)

Xavier Gens (Frontiers, Hitman)

Noburo Iguchi (Machine Girl, Robo Geisha)

Thomas Malling (Norwegian Ninja)

Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police,...

The horror anthology The ABCs of Death, inspired in part by early kids' books and bearing a real resemblance to Edward Gorey's The Gashlycrumb Tinies, is a who's-who of current horror and genre stars and up and comers. The film will be divided into twenty-six segments in which a letter of the alphabet corresponds to a method of death. The segments will be short, but given that they'll be directed by people like Nacho Vigalondo, Jason Eisener, Noburo Iguchi and many more, they might pack a punch. Two more directors were added to the list today, bringing the total number of signees to twenty-five. Xavier Gens (Frontier(s), Hitman) and Christopher Smith (Severance, Triangle, Black Death) are now on the roster. Details of a contest to choose the final director are after the break. First, here's the complete list of twenty-five (actually twenty-six, since there is one team unit) confirmed...

A month back (here), we told you about The ABCs of Death, a violent new anthology from Magnet Releasing, in which 26 different directors will direct a short based on a letter from the alphabet.

Today, Christopher Smith (Black Death), Xavier Gens (Hitman), Jt Petty (The Burrows), Noburo Iguchi (Machine Girl), Kaare Andrews (Altitude), and Yudai Yamaguchi (Battlefield Baseball) have joined the film. Here’s the press release:

Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films and Magnet Releasing have announced that they will produce The ABCs Of Death, a twenty-six chapter anthology feature that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty. Alamo Drafthouse CEO/Founder Tim League and Timpson Films CEO Ant Timpson will co-produce. Magnolia International will also handle all international sales. Production begins in June 2011, with completion slated for January 2012, six months, six weeks and six days later.

Twenty-five established directors and emerging new stars from all over the world are participating.

The biggest horror anthology of all time just got a bit bigger with the addition of several of today's most talented horror directors. Read on for the details, and keep your eyes locked here for more as it comes.

Joining the previously announced list of talent (see below) are Xavier Gens (Frontiers, The Divide) and Christopher Smith (Severance, Black Death, Triangle, Creep) along with Noburo Iguchi (RoboGeisha, Machine Girl), Kaare Andrews (Altitude), Yudai Yamaguchi (Battlefield Baseball), Jt Petty (Soft for Digging, The Burrowers), and Anders Morgenthaler (Princess).

From the Press Release

Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films and Magnet Releasing have announced that they will produce The ABCs Of Death, a twenty-six chapter anthology feature that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty. Alamo Drafthouse CEO/Founder Tim League and Timpson Films CEO Ant Timpson will co-produce. Magnolia International will also handle all international sales. Production begins in June...

The horror short film anthology “The ABCs of Death”, which promises to explore “26 ways to die” from 26 different directors, has now added two more directors to its list: “Hitman’s” Xavier Gens and “Black Death’s” Christopher Smith. The duo will join the previously announced Noburo Iguchi (“RoboGeisha”), Jason Eisener (“Hobo with a Shotgun”), and Kaare Andrews (“Altitude”) on the project from Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films and Magnet Releasing. All 25 professional directors slots have been filled (see the full list below), with a 26th director to be chosen from a short film competition. The winner will receive a $5000 cash prize and a spot on the roster. Submissions are now being accepted, but will close by October 1st. You can apply your short film here. The winner will be announced on November 15th. Currently, the list of directors include: Kaare Andrews (Altitude) Angela Bettis (Roman) Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Mirageman, Mandrill) Jason Eisener...

According to Variety, Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films and Magnet Releasing are teaming to produce The ABCs of Death, a 26-chapter anthology film that 25 established horror directors. The 26th director will be chosen as part of a global contest to find a new filmmaking talent.

The anthology which is inspired by kids ABC books, will have “each director assigned a letter from the alphabet that represents a word to act as a springboard for a short. It will be up to each filmmaker to interpret, from accidental deaths to murders committed in cold blood.”

Here is the full list of directors participating in the project:

Banjong Pisanthanakun (Shutter), Angela Bettis (Roman), Adrian Garcia Bogliano (Cold Sweat), Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Mirageman), Bruno Forzani and Héléne Cattet (Amer), Gadi Harel (DeadGirl), Thomas Malling (Norwegian Ninja), Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police), Simon Rumley (Red, White and Blue), Tak Sakaguchi...

The Alamo Drafthouse’s company Drafthouse Films has announced that 25 directors are going to take part in directing the film “The ABCs of Death”. Drafthouse Films, as well as Timpson Films and Magnet Releasing will produce the 26-chapter anthology (corresponding to the 26 letters of the alphabet); Alamo Drafthouse CEO/Founder Tim League and Timpson Films CEO Ant Timpson will co-produce. The directors who have signed on to work on the film for parts A-y are as follows: Banjong Pisanthanakun (“Shutter”, “Alone”) Angela Bettis (“Roman”) Adrian Garcia Bogliano (“Cold Sweat”) Jason Eisener (“Hobo With A Shotgun”) Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (“Mirageman”) Bruno Forzani and Héléne Cattet (“Amer”) Gadi Harel (“DeadGirl”) Thomas Malling...

A very interesting project is just over the horizon. Variety announced yesterday that Drafthouse Films and Magnet Releasing are teaming up for a 26-part Horror series called The ABC's Of Death. Each part will be a short genre piece by an individual director. Not only that, but the website broke the news of which directors are joining; and there's some serious talent on the list. They are as follows; Jake West (Evil Aliens), Srdjan Spasojevic (A Serbian Film), Thomas Malling (Norwegian Ninja), Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police), Bruno Forzani (Amer), Angela Bettis (Roman), Banjong Pisanthanakun (Shutter), Ti West (The House Of The Devil), Nacho Vigalando (TimeCrimes), Marcel Sarmiento (Dead Girl), Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Mirageman), Simon Rumley (Red, White & Blue), Tak Sakaguchi (Yakuza Weapon), Andrew Traucki (Black Water), Ben Wheatley (Down Terrace), Adam Wingard (A Horrible Way To Die), Timo Tjahanto (Macabre) and finally,...

Production will begin soon on the ABCs of Death, a stunning new horror anthology film from Magnet Releasing, which will feature 26 short films by 26 directors. According to /Film, this is a massive anthology inspired by kids ABC books, in which twenty-five directors and one contest winner will each “be assigned a letter from the alphabet that represents a word to act as a springboard for a short. It will be up to each filmmaker to interpret, from accidental deaths to murders committed in cold blood.”

Here’s the full list of the 26 directors (via Variety):

Banjong Pisanthanakun (Shutter), Angela Bettis (Roman), Adrian Garcia Bogliano (Cold Sweat), Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Mirageman), Bruno Forzani and Héléne Cattet (Amer), Gadi Harel (DeadGirl), Thomas Malling (Norwegian Ninja), Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police), Simon Rumley (Red, White and Blue), Tak Sakaguchi and Yuji Shimomura (Yakuza Weapon), Marcel Sarmiento...

The horror anthology is really coming back, and if things work out well Drafthouse Films, with Timpson Films and Magnet,  might be right at the forefront of the mini-trend with a new project called The ABCs of Death. This is a massive anthology inspired by kids ABC books, in which twenty-five directors and one contest winner will each "be assigned a letter from the alphabet that represents a word to act as a springboard for a short. It will be up to each filmmaker to interpret, from accidental deaths to murders committed in cold blood." In other words, this might be a bit like Edward Gorey's The Gashlycrumb Tinies. But with directors like Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) and Srdjan Spasojevic (A Serbian Film) making the shorts, it could get a lot crazier than that. The full director list and a cute teaser poster is after the break.

Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, and Magnet Releasing have hired a whopping two women to be a part of the 26-chapter horror anthology film The ABCs of Death.

The film, which will begin shooting in June 2011, is based on the idea that each director is assigned a letter from the alphabet representing a horrific word to act as a springboard for a short horror movie. Think , "A is for Autopsy", "B is for Bog Monster", et cetera.

The 25 directors chosen to be a part of this are all fairly new, young-ish up-and-comers like Jason Eisener (Hobo With a Shotgun), Nacho Vigalondo (TimeCrimes), Srdjan Spasojevic (A Serbian Film), Banjong Pisanthanakun (Shutter), Adrian Garcia Bogliano (Cold Sweat), Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Mirageman), Gadi Harel (DeadGirl), Thomas Malling (Norwegian Ninja), Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police), Simon Rumley (The Living and the Dead), Tak Sakaguchi and Yuji Shimomura (Yakuza Weapon), Marcel Sarmiento (DeadGirl), Timo Tjahjanto (Macabre...