Jane Asher - Masque of the Red Death Interview (part 1)

In honor of Halloween, (and Vincent Price's 100th birthday,) we've teamed up with Diabolique Magazine to bring you a four-part interview with Jane Asher about her experiences starring alongside gothic horror legend Vincent Price in The Masque of the Red Death, directed by Roger Corman.

Jane has starred in films and theater, and even has her own line of cakes, and we're honored that she took the time to sit down with us.

Here is part one. Enjoy!

New Amateur Hour Trailer!

Amateur Hour Trailer #3 from Austere films on Vimeo.

Check out the new trailer for Amateur Hour! Amateur Hour will be premiering at Reel Fest DC - November 10-14, 2011.

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New MY AMERICA poster!

My America is coming to Reel Fest DC!!!

It's taking place this fall at CDIA, 1055 Thomas Jefferson St., N.W., Washington, DC, 20007

Reel Zine & Inventory on Kevin Smith's Smodcast!

Check out this clip of Kevin Smith plugging Reel Zine on Smodcast!

Northern Comfort @ Reel Fest DC!

NORTHERN COMFORT
Somewhere between home and where the heart is, is the place that we’re all going. When confronted with our humanity and our mortality we are confronted with the questions: Who do I want to be, and where do I want to go? Join two lost souls as they take the journey in search of hope, in search of answers, in search of… Northern Comfort.

Northern Comfort
Directed by Rod Webber
Written by Rod Webber, Greta Gerwig, Joseph James Bellamy, Irina Peligrad, David T. Grophear.

Cast
Rod Webber            ...       Horace
Greta Gerwig            ...     Cassandra
Joseph James Bellamy ...  Owen
Irina Peligrad            ...     Denise
Markus Nechay                Lived Alone In The Woods
Matthew D. Ferrel           Believed in Legislation
Jose Ramos                      Played A Good Game Of Chess
Robert Koch                    Tried To Catch The Big Fish

Crew
Directed by Rod Webber
Written by Rod Webber. Additional dialogue by Greta Gerwig, Joseph James Bellamy, Irina Peligrad, Markus Nechay, David T. Grophear
Camera: David T. Grophear, Tim Brenner
Sound: Mike Kovalko
Co-Producers: David T. Grophear, Ali Bell
Associate Producers: Joseph Poleman, Sam Moussavi

Northern Comfort, starring Rod Webber and Greta Gerwig, (who is now very well known for films such as Greenberg, No Strings Attached and the Russell Brand remake of Arthur) is the second of Webber’s experimental films shot primarily in three days. Webber's guide to shooting is based upon what frequent collaborator Joseph James Bellamy refers to as The Perpetual Motion Manifesto. The film is perhaps best described as an existentialist character-study, in which Webber and Gerwig encounter a slice of snowy, northern Americana as they walk, talk, and drive their way to Canada for employment and free health-care, respectively.

Synopsis:  Guided only by a set of books-on-tape by Greek philosopher Socrates, Horace and Cassandra are a mismatched duo who must learn to work together or meander aimlessly throughout the frozen wilderness. The two strike up a friendship, but after a night of drinking and spitting-up blood in a hotel bathroom, Cassandra has second thoughts about the pairing, and leaves the next morning. Horace and Cassandra cross paths again, but after her car breaks down, they are forced to find shelter in the woods. They come across a cabin inhabited by a crazy old hermit (Markus Nechay) who let’s them get out from the cold, and spends the night telling stories and playing his violin while Cassandra tries to get some shut-eye.

When Cassandra is confronted with the reality that her sickness is worsening, she must decide whether to stick it out with Horace, or find her own way, knowing that her time is running out.

Northern Comfort premiered May 25th, 2010 and has upcoming screenings October 9th 2011, at Southern New England Indie Film Fest, and November 11th at ReelFest DC.

Note*: The website is somewhat in transition-- But a more detailed synopsis is to come, when we get some of our other web-related issues squared away. In the meantime, please check out the trailers!

Northern Comfort Trailer 1:


Northern Comfort Trailer 2:

Schedule: Nov 10th to 14th

Thursday, November 10, 2011
OPENING NIGHT BLOCK: 
ONE PRICE GETS YOU IN ALL NIGHT!!
TWO FEATURES, PLUS TONS OF SHORTS!!
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7 PM – My America (80min) preceded by shorts

Opening statements by Joseph Polema
Bag Tax by J.W. Crump (5min), Slanted by The Mataresse Brothers (5 min)
OJ in Bishop Gardens by Otessa Ghadar (8min), Q & A with filmmakers
My America Webpage
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9 PM Amateur Hour by Sam Moussavi (94 min)
Preceded by shorts: 
Planet Diva Trailer (Shot on Super-8 Film) by John Hartman
Q & A with filmmakers 
Amateur Hour Webpage
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***Preceding opening night there will be FREE screening of Northern Comfort (at 5PM) (78 min)
Preceded by: Nobody is Somebody by Aaron Mullins/ Q & A
5PM BLOCK is a FREE Matinee warm-up event.
Northern Comfort Webpage

  
Friday, November 11, 2011
3 PM BLOCK – Northern Comfort (starring Greta Gerwig) (78 min)

Preceded by: selected shorts


Northern Comfort Webpage
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5 PM BLOCK – My America

Preceded by: Jane Asher on the 100th Birthday of Vincent Price
Q & A session with filmmakers.

My America Webpage
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7 PM BLOCK – Inventory by Justin Fielding (90 min

Preceded by shorts: 
 A short film by Joseph Poleman
Q & A session with filmmakers. 
Inventory Webpage
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9 PM BLOCK - Amateur Hour by Sam Moussavi
Preceded by shorts: 
Bag Tax by J.W. Crump, Slanted by the Mataresse Brothers
Counting Sand by Robert Early (3 min), Q & A session with filmmakers.
Amateur Hour Webpage
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
11 AM BLOCK – Northern Comfort (starring Greta Gerwig) (78 min)
Preceded by: selected shorts

Northern Comfort Webpage
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1 PM BLOCK - Babylon Central by Eric Hilton (90 min)

Preceded by: selected shorts

Babylon Central Webpage
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3 PM BLOCK - From the Back of the Room by Amy Oden (75 min)

Preceded by: selected shorts
Take Off One Ear! by Sabine I. Golz  (22 min)
Q & A session with filmmakers.
From The Back Room Webpage
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5 PM BLOCK – Feature Film TBA

Preceded by: selected shorts


7 PM BLOCK - Amateur Hour by Sam Moussavi
Preceded by:
The spoken word of Joseph James Bellamy of My America
Counting Sand by Robert Early, Bag Tax by J.W. Crump
Slanted by The Mataresse Brothers, Q & A session with filmmakers.
Amateur Hour Webpage
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9 PM BLOCK – My America 
Preceded by shorts: 
The Lake by Tara Garwood (12 min), Boys & Girls by Chris Tipton King (5 min)
OJ in Bishop Gardens by Otessa Ghadar, Q & A session with filmmakers.
My America Webpage
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Sunday, November 13, 2011 
11 AM BLOCK – Northern Comfort (starring Greta Gerwig) (78 min
Preceded by: selected shorts
Northern Comfort Webpage
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1 PM BLOCK - I Help You Kill Yourself by Kian Amani (57 min)

Preceded by shorts :Loneliness by Farzan Farmazi (5 min), Metta by Kirthi Nath (10 min) Something Like Life by Ardavan Roozbeh (40 min)
Q & A session with filmmakers.
I Help You Kill Yourself Webpage
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3 PM BLOCK - Return to El Salvador by Jaime Moffett (67 min

Preceded by shorts :
Hidden Books by Sam Hampton (12 min)
Q & A session with filmmakers.
Return to El Salvador Webpage
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5 PM BLOCK - Amateur Hour by Sam Moussavi
Preceded by: selected shorts 
Out for Good by Nico Colombant (21 min)
Q & A session with filmmakers.
Amateur Hour Webpage
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7 PM BLOCK - My America
Preceded by shorts:
Take Off One Ear! by Sabine I. Golz, Q & A session with filmmakers
Closing announcements       
My America Webpage  
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Monday, November 14, 2011
12 PM BLOCK – Northern Comfort (starring Greta Gerwig) (78 min
Preceded by shorts:
A short film by Joseph Poleman
Northern Comfort Webpage
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2 PM BLOCK - Amateur Hour by Sam Moussavi
Preceded by: selected shorts: OJ in Bishop Gardens by Otessa Ghadar
Slanted by The Mataresse Brothers, Bag Tax by J.W. Crump , Q&A
Amateur Hour Webpage
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4 PM BLOCK -  My America
Preceded by: selected shorts 
My America Webpage
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