EXCLUSIVE NEW PHOBIA TRAILER!!!
Time to kick your weekend off with a good scare, kids! On tap right now we have the exclusive trailer premiere for Phobia from RLJ/Image Entertainment. Check it out, and look for more on this one soon!
Click HERE to see the exclusive trailer!
First review of PHOBIA!
Thank you to MAYNARD’S HORROR MOVIE DIARY for this amazing first review of Phobia!
Check out Maynard’s earlier review of ‘GUT’!
DON’T TAKE HOES TO SUSHI!!!
I had a kick-ass time working on a Coley music video called… Wait for it..
‘Don’t Bring Hoes to Sushi’
And if the title isn’t amazing by itself, check out some of the shots from the video shoot! The video should be finished in July and I will be sharing a link to said video SOON!
‘IONE’S LAST HAND’ – NEW SHORT FILM BY SEAN MANNION!
In this follow up to Ione’s Wedding Problem (vimeo.com/88520339), Ione faces off with former bandmate Andi over whether or not Ione will rejoin their punk band despite her current efforts to get into law school.
Written & Directed by Sean Mannion (sean-mannion.com)
Starring Kitty Ostapowicz as Ione, Alexandra Tebano as Andi, and Sarah Schoofs (sarahschoofs.com) as Naomi
IONE’S LAST HAND
AND NOAH OPENS TODAY!!!
GO SEE ME DIE VIA FLOOD/ROCK MONSTER/EXHAUSTION FROM RUNNING OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN A SH*T-TON OF FAKE RAIN AT 3AM IN THE MORNING!!!
O’BLIVION & UPCOMING PROJECTS!
MY NEW SHORT O’BLIVION!
O’Blivion is a tribute to David Cronenberg’s Videodrome directed by Sean Mannion, and featuring… me!
The monologue is assembled from the dialogue spoken by Professor Brian O’Blivion throughout the film Videodrome. It has been rearranged and is juxtaposed against visuals shot with… me!
Featuring music by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/84653213]
CHECK OUT ‘METATRON’
ANOTHER COLLABORATION WITH SEAN MANNION!
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/77901757]
UPCOMING PROJECTS!
THE LONG SHORT
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY SHABAZZ RAY
[youtube http://youtu.be/114pAj72NCU]
AUDITION
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY MATT HERRON
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/58136842]
ALONE
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY RORY ABEL
[youtube http://youtu.be/v7VUbpFU9V4]
PEEPERS
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY ANDY FERULLO
[youtube http://youtu.be/_xvz8kcoTvM]
DEAD RESIDENTS
DIRECTED BY ANDREW BELAWARE
MEME
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY SEAN MANNION (FILMING 2014!)
NOAH
DIRECTED BY DARREN ARONOFSKY
[youtube http://youtu.be/_OSaJE2rqxU]
Booked as a ‘STUNT SELECT’ (aka ‘glorified extra’) I got to work on this epic film.. Though I do not anticipate being recognized in any of the END-O-DE-WORLD scenes I had taken part of, I do feel I (as did the core group of ‘glorified extras’) had earned this shirt… And we will be wearing it as a solid gung-ho group (as we were charging the ark) to the screening of said film.. 🙂 GO ELEPHANTS!! (that was my animal group..) Elephants were the test dummies for the ‘RAIN’ (used in all of the major epic group charge scenes..) Therefore.. The ELEPHANT group is the most bad-ass. Just sayin…
SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THESE AWESOME PROJECTS AND I WILL KEEP THE UPDATES COMING!! 😀
COUCH TV LAUNCH PARTY! WEDNESDAY (TOMORROW!) 8PM
You’re Invited to the CouchTV Launch Party!
1. A Spot in Dallas Travers’ The Actor’s Business Blueprint Online Course (Prize Valued at $500)
2. A 1- Look Headshot Session with Photographer Danicah Waldo
3. A Free 45-Min Makeup Application and Tutorial with MAC Freelance Makeup Artist Liz Froio
8. A Spot in a DreamHonor Workshop of Your Choice
9. A New Reel Edited by CouchTV Creator & CEO Jamaal Stone
12. 5 Starbucks Drink Vouchers, Courtsey of Fady Kerko
OVER $1000 Worth of Prizes!
STEEP NAKED DISCOUNT! ALONE PREMIERS! OBLIVION SHORT!
BUY TICKETS HERE!
USE PROMO CODE SCHOOFS50 FOR DISCOUNT TICKETS!
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!
POST IS FINISHED ON THE FEATURE ‘ALONE‘! UPDATES ON HOW TO SEE THIS BRILLIANTLY CREEPY FEATURE COMING SOON!
STAY TUNED FOR THE NEW SHORT FILM
‘OBLIVION‘!
NH2013 PUBLIC NUDITY PROMOS! METATRON! DEAD RESIDENTS!
PROMOTING NAKED HOLIDAYS
AT THE NYC HALLOWEEN PARADE WITH GLITTER BOOBS & CANDY RACKS!
BUT TICKETS HERE! USE CODE
SCHOOFS50
FOR DISCOUNT TIX!
INTERVIEWS WITH NEW YORKERS TOPLESS… (CHECK off the bucket list)
A NEW SHORT FILM! METATRON!
vimeo https://vimeo.com/77901757#
WRAPPED FILMING FOR
‘DEAD RESIDENTS‘!!!
CHECK OUT SOME OF THE PRODUCTION SHOTS BELOW!!!
NAKED HOLIDAYS 2013 – LAST CHANCE TO GET SUPER CHEAP TIX!
HEY GUYS!
TICKETS ARE GOING TO JUMP AFTER THIS FUNDRAISER IS OVER SO JUMP ON THIS DEAL TODAY!
59 HOURS LEFT!
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/naked-holidays-nyc-2013
DONATE AT THE $50 LEVEL AND RECEIVE 2 COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS TO THE BEST NAKED HOLIDAYS SHOW YET!
10 DAYS REMAINING TO HELP US MAKE THE FEATURE FILM ‘MEME’!!!
WE HAVE 10 DAYS LEFT TO RAISE THE REQUIRED MINIMUM FOR THE YET-TO-BE-MADE FEATURE FILM ‘MEME’!!!
I NEED YOUR HELP GUYS!
I HAVE ALREADY HAD SOME GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS. THIS IS A TRULY HUMBLING FEELING TO HAVE PEOPLE SUPPORT YOUR JOURNEY IN CHASING YOUR DREAMS! I AM ASKING FOR HELP BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THIS PROJECT. I THINK THIS CAN BE A TRULY UNIQUE FILM, MADE WITH STRONG BRILLIANT ACTORS AND AN AMAZING DIRECTOR WHO I CANNOT WAIT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH… WITH YOUR HELP!!!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seanmannion/meme-the-first-feature-film-from-sean-mannion
If Meme were an 80s movie released on VHS, I’d like to think the box would look something like this. As it stands now if you back us on Kickstarter, one of our exciting rewards is a VHS copy of the movie!!!
“I met Sarah for the first time while seeking someone for the role of Jennifer in an earlier iteration of the screenplay. At that point Jennifer actually wasn’t the main character but I was looking for a strong actress to help realize her on screen. We hit it off immediately and I chose her for the role on the spot. As progress on the script continued it became increasingly clear that the biggest problem with the script was that the main character (who later became Tommy in the film) wasn’t particularly compelling as the protagonist. Meanwhile, Jennifer grew in each revision into a more and more relatable and compelling character. And so, with Sarah already signed on to play Jennifer, and with every confidence that Jennifer would carry the plot in a more compelling manner and that Sarah was the only person I wanted to play Jennifer, I changed the script giving Jennifer the main action.
That was one of the best decisions I’ve made as a writer. Jennifer fit in perfectly and the shift fixed other problems I was trying to resolved in the screenplay. It just worked. “
BIO – WRITER / DIRECTOR SEAN MANNION
Screenwriter and filmmaker living in Brooklyn. Originally from Alaska. A little odd but mostly harmless. Inspired by the works of David Lynch, David Cronenberg, Gaspar Noe, Michael Haneke, Catherine Breillat, Nicholas Winding Refn, Nicholas Roeg, and Richard Donne
CHAOS! CHAOS!! CHAOS!!! TICKETS ON SALE!!!
Created from a starting point of four randomly generated words–rhapsody, cloister, phoenix, and polypropylene–five new plays (four one-acts and one full length) will have their WORLD PREMIERE workshop performances.
THE PLAYS:
- Babydada by Katie Fabel; directed by David J. Platt with Shawn Ack, Ariana Fekett, Natalya Krimgold, and Mateo Prendergast.
- Black Triangle by Lavinia Roberts; directed by Julia Goldstein with Jessica Appel, Turquoise Olezene, and Marjorie Swartz.
- Teeth by Jonathan Alexandratos; directed by Frank-Thomas Grogan with Casey Bessette, Peter Guarraci, Sarah Hammer, and Mary McCarthy
- Yes, and! by Kristen Felicetti; directed by Omar Perez with Brandon Ferraro, Clinton Powell, Yarden Shoval, and Ja-Ron Young.
- Chaos, and Other Worldly Possessions by R. Arson Teague; directed by Amy R. Surratt with Cassandra Andrus, Christopher Lazariuk, Kat Norcutt, Shay Roman, Rachael Solomon, Sarah Schoofs, and Alex Tatarsky.
THE SCHEDULE:
Babydada; Black Triangle; Teeth; Yes, And!
Previews September 19, 20, 21, 22 at 8pm; September 22 at 2pm
Runs October 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12 at 8pm; October 13 at 2pm
CHAOS, & OTHER WORLDLY POSSESSIONS
Previews September 26, 27, 28, 29 at 8pm; September 29 at 2pm
Runs October 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 13 at 8pm; October 6 at 2pm
DISCOUNT TICKET REQUESTS: Discount tickets available for groups of eight or more, and for those wishing to see both nights of Chaos Under Construction. Please email TruantArts@gmail.com with your name, the number of tickets, and the night(s) you’d like to attend.
HELP US MAKE ‘MEME’ A REALITY!!! CONTRIBUTE TODAY!!! (please?) :D
PLEASE HELP SUPPORT MY FIRST LEAD ROLE FEATURE LENGTH FILM ‘MEME’!!!
This is a project I truly believe in!! The plot it unique & the cast is mainly driven by WOMEN!!! 😀 More info below!
Meme is a film about how we form and share ideas. The first feature film from writer/director Sean Mannion,Meme, is about Jennifer, a graphic designer who finds herself involved in the VHS trading underground and a television obsessed cult after seeking out the creator of a homemade tape she finds at a video trading meet-up. The film will be shooting in New York City in October and November of 2013 and is targeted at festivals. The filmmakers are currently seeking to raise $16,000 via the Kickstarter platform, the campaign ends October 9, 2013.
CLICK THE PHOTO / LINK BELOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO KICKSTARTER TODAY!!!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seanmannion/meme-the-first-feature-film-from-sean-mannion
AND NOW…
The dramatic reading of the OH SO critically acclaimed film ‘MONKEY BUSINESS’…
Let me give you some quick background on the video. A few weeks back I went prop hunting at Greenpoint Bargains in Brooklyn. It’s a thrift shop that is just chock full of weird and interesting stuff. Everything from bowling balls to VHS camcorders. I was looking for VCRs, preferably working ones. While I was looking in a little nook of the store I saw a plastic tub full of what looked like VHS tapes. I reached down and grabbed it and yes, it was a plastic tub full of VHS tapes. Specifically, it was a plastic tub full of VHS porn released between 1983 and 1990. I had to get them. Where else was I going to find something like this. I showed the box to actresses Sarah Schoofs and Lauren A. Kennedy and they came up with the idea that for promo videos the actors for Meme should do dramatic readings of the VHS box text. And that’s what we’re doing.
Backers will also get exclusive access to documentaries about the characters and their passions. They’ll be fun AND informative. You want to see those.
-Sean Mannion (writer/director)
NEW FILM REEL! NEW PEEPERS SCENE! CHAOS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, MEME IN THE WORKS, GUT IS DISC OF THE MONTH & NAKED F*&KING HOLIDAYS AT THE CUTTING ROOM!!!!
Hey kids! LOTS going on…
UPDATED FILM REEL with my favorite scene from PEEPERS (written/directed by Andy Ferullo – Post Acetate Media)
[youtube http://youtu.be/UEssALBIP8s]NEW PEEPERS DETECTIVE SCENE WITH THE BRILLIANT CHRISTIAN THOM!!
[youtube http://youtu.be/WyIig9–qdI]
TRUANT ARTS – CHAOS UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!
“Chaos Under Construction is our biggest project to date, giving over 30 artists the opportunity to collaborate over six months, and build work that they can be proud of and that you will enjoy. Writers, directors, and actors started working together in March to build five brand new plays (four one-acts and one full-length play). Visual artists are designing posters (that you can get your hands on). Lighting designers will complete theatrical visions. A couple stage managers will corral them all.”
– Truant Arts
SUPPORT CHAOS UNDER CONSTRUCTION HERE!!!
FANGORIA SELECTS ‘GUT’ AS DISC OF THE MONTH!!!
We just wrapped up a day of casting yesterday for the original new feature film ‘MEME’ written and directed by Sean Mannion!! Tommy is now cast!! Updates coming SOON!
And finally, NAKED HOLIDAYS 2013 is officially cast! The first workshop to build this juggernaut of a show from scratch is FRIDAY!!! The cast is ridiculously talented and we will be performing at THE CUTTING ROOM this year!!!
A HORROR-FYING BLOG FEATURE & INTERVIEW!
CHECK OUT THE ORIGINAL HORROR-FYING BLOG REVIEW OF GUT HERE
CLICK ON THE PHOTO BELOW TO HEAR THE INTERVIEW WITH JASON VAIL!
A HUGE THANK YOU TO JOHN HORRORDUDE GINDER FOR A GREAT CONVERSATION AND BEING SUCH A GREAT SUPPORT FOR OUR FILM ‘GUT‘ AS WELL AS OTHER GREAT INDEPENDENT FILMS!!!
FIND MORE OF JOHN AT:
NEW OFF-AWFUL EPISODES! CINEMA COUCH AT KATRA! THE LONG SHORT PREVIEW! MORE ‘GUT’ LOVE!
And there is nothing GRIMM about this new GUT review… (click photo for full review)
“I found the overall point and purpose of this film to be both profound and, impactful. These films are always entertaining because, the people portrayed in them are us. It’s me, it’s you, it’s the guy in traffic beside you. It’s the nice guy you always buy the morning paper from on the corner. “
“One of the biggest pros that GUT has going for it is the acting; all three of the leads were spot-on in their performances. Schoofs as Lily was great in her attempts to keep her family together in the face of something she doesn’t even really know is going on, Wilder has a great range as Dan from nerdy movie guy to way-too-confident for his own good to completely lost, and Vail is completely believable during his descent brought on by the things he has seen.”
GUT in DIGITAL FILMMAKER!!!
And while filming OFF-AWFUL webseries, look who I run into.. My daughter(s) from a past GUT life, Kaitlyn & Kirstianna Mueller!
CINEMA COUCH AT KATRA! J-1 PREMIERE!!!
KATRA FILM SERIES! INTERVIEWS WITH UP & COMING ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, COMPOSERS & DESIGNERS!
And last but not least… The preview for THE LONG SHORT!
Written & directed by Shabazz Ray
THE CINEMA COUCH Favorite Episodes!!!
TIMES SQUARE CRAZINESS!
STARS OF ‘IT’S A DISASTER’ JEFF GRACE & BLAISE MILLER!!
MY OBSESSION WITH LOKI / INABILITY TO CORRECTLY HEAR ‘VOLSTAGG’…
JOSS WHEDON ORGASM…
INTERVIEW WITH ‘GUT’ WRITER/DIRECTOR ELIAS!
INTERVIEW WITH ‘GUT’ STAR JASON VAIL!
THE EVOLUTION OF BLACK AND WHITE PEOPLE DANCING!
New episode of Off-Awful! Filming wrapped for ‘The Long Short’! Another fabulous ‘GUT’ review! Woo Hoo! (that rhymed..) :D
I am so excited to be back for another episode of Off-Awful! A brilliantly funny web series devoted to the trials and tribulations of actors following their dreams in the big apple..
Check out the pilot episode that I had the opportunity to be a part of below!
[youtube http://youtu.be/lgtMsqy1g-E]Filming has officially wrapped for ‘The Long Short‘ written and directed by the wonderful Shabazz Ray! To see more about the project, check out the Indiegogo video below!
[youtube http://youtu.be/yuMleHaD9Y4]A GREAT new perspective on ‘Gut‘ that even I had not really taken into consideration, only until after reading this insightful review..
“This is both social commentary and horror – the eroticism of death and the general desensitized populace that is modern Western society. The problem with horror films in 2013 is that they have a hard time competing with the real horrors that we see every day – gunmen opening fire on schools, whack jobs planting bombs at popular and prestigious events, planes full of gasoline being flown deliberately into buildings full of people, terrorists strapping bombs to their chest and setting them off on city buses. How is a vampire or a werewolf compete with that when there are monsters everywhere with human faces? Gut actually explores that a little bit and modestly at that. I found it to be disturbing and provocative and, if you’ll pardon the pun, a cut above most horror films that are out there.”
To read the full review, click on the logo below..
And lastly, I just stumbled across this photo recently, and I wanted to share with you the AH-MAZING folks of ‘Peepers‘.. I had such a blast working on this film and I will most certainly keep you posted on the status!! (currently in post) Any actor is lucky to have such a brilliant cast and crew!! 😀
Filming ‘The Long Short’, GUT DVD RELEASE with behind the scenes footage and MORE!!!
I was just cast as J. Down’s girlfriend in ‘THE LONG SHORT‘, working opposite the wonderful Shabazz Ray!
😀 😀 😀
AND…
MORE NEWS ON THE ‘GUT’ FRONT:
http://www.ssshorrorreviews.net/2013/04/indie-flix-gut-2012.html
“Casting is overall excellent. Sarah Schoofs is excellent as Lily and gives a memorable performance… “
http://cinezilla.blogspot.se/2013/03/gut.html?zx=2180a7248d2e99a6
“Slowly building, taunting its audience, keeping facts and truths hidden in the dark, GUT seeps into some really dark and haunting territory during its last act and definitely builds a really tense noose of suspense before crashing into a devastating reveal. If you get a chance to check out Elias GUT, then take it, as this film may just well become your new obsession…”
Gut comes to DVD 5/28 with the following special features:
• Audio commentary
• “Behind the Scenes: Tom at Home” featurette
• “Behind the Scenes: Crafting Death” featurette
• “Behind the Scenes: Killing [SPOILER REMOVED]” featurette
• NIGHTMARE MEN short film
See the cover art and read about the special features in this exclusive over at FANGORIA…
http://www.fangoria.com/new/exclusive-dvdetails-art-straight-from-the-gut/
SO MANY UPDATES! The Cinema Couch! Thaumatrope Films! Spacejockeyreviews.com! The Sister! OH MY!
What’s more to watch out for in GUT? Sarah Schoofs! Schoofs plays the part of Lily—Tom’s devoted wife who is more of a wife than Tom deserves. Lily (as played by Schoofs) is the type of woman with whom every man would love to be bound in matrimony. She’s intelligent, a good mother, loves and dotes on her husband despite his obnoxiousness, waits to pamper him whenever he comes home, and yes, is eternally amorous. What greater extreme of devotion and maternal qualities are there to add to a character’s wife, for the effect of making him all the more tragic in under appreciating her? I say none. Schoofs plays her part with outstanding power, leaving her character one to remember rather than forget.
http://spacejockeyreviews.com/?p=12130
– SPACE JOCKEY REVIEWS
UPDATE!
I have recently joined the crew as a host of ‘THE CINEMA COUCH‘ !!!
Check out a brand new interview with GUT director Elias!!! COMING SOON! Interview with Gut co-star Jason Vail!!
[youtube http://youtu.be/aBdLrDpzKR4]
ALSO…
I am currently stage managing a brilliant dark comedy called ‘THE SISTER‘ A unique theater experience that will leave you thinking about it long after the lights come up…
And finally….
I am involved with a new independent film company called ‘THAUMATROPE FILMS‘ !!! Our first short is currently in production!! Watch out for updates / blooper reels coming SOON!
[youtube http://youtu.be/1tO3OPRn7nw]Filming with Nick Zelletz!
New Film Reel! (and other shenanigans)
[youtube http://youtu.be/LW6vREL_t1w]Peepers Production Shots!
And for fun.. Random ‘behind the scenes’ Naked Holidays videos!
[youtube http://youtu.be/0_QJV9nK1Lo]Early Naked Holidays Rehearsal
[youtube http://youtu.be/zhxKYllDYTg]
Now THIS is the type of review every suspense thriller wants!!!
“I was so disturbed by this film, especially of the final victims that as soon as the credits started to roll, I removed the DVD from my machine and shredded it. I felt dirty and disgusted while viewing it. I knew the film was fiction, but it didn’t look or feel like it. It was almost watching a story within a story and it felt real at the end.
This type of film is not one I would feel good about saying, “I loved it”. This is not a put down to the filmmaker, but really a praise, because their work so disturbed me. So much that I don’t ever want to see it again. Would I recommend it to my peers? Most likely and I have already done so. I would have non-reviewers think before purchasing or renting this film. It will get under your skin and embed its images subliminally into your mind and it was hard to wipe those images away. If you like disturbing plots and slow burns, then you may find this to be more to your liking.”
ALSO..
2 or 3 Things I Know About Film:
Gut is totally my type of horror film. It is a Hitchcockian suspense picture that is both challenging, yet fascinating. It is bizarre, yet plausible. It is quietly tragic, yet darkly humored. It combines the creepy eroticism of a David Cronenberg picture with the building tension of a Michael Haneke film. It explores the underlying failure of the American dream with a truly perplexing scenario.
http://2or3thingsiknowaboutfilm.blogspot.com/
The Lair Of Filth:
Aside from Vail there are also rock solid performances from Nicolas Wilder, as Dan, and Sarah Scoofs, as Tom’s wife. These two roles are vital to the progression of the story, with the two characters both pulling Tom in different directions; normality versus the fantasy (or is it?) return to childhood, with Dan’s refusal to move forward with his life.”
http://networkedblogs.com/HzPNq
COMING SOON!!! PEEPERS PRODUCTION SHOTS!!! STAY TUNED!!!
GUT – 10 Best Horror Films of 2012!!!
So I am slightly delayed on this due to the Naked Holiday shenanigans, but in addition to GUT being one of Anythinghorror’s 10 Best Horror Films of 2012:
“This is a slow-burn of a film and this goes in some really dark places and has an ending that will leave you shocked and open-mouthed. I love this film!!”
www.anythinghorror.com/2013/01/03/anything-horror-scotts-10-best-horror-films-of-2012
Plus GUT is #1 on FrightFiles Best Finds of 2012:
“1. Gut- I think this is the best feature length horror film of 2012, period. Smart, intriguing, well acted, well directed, sexy and more!”
www.horrorfansreview.com/best-of-2012.html
I would LOVE to share with you Greg Petaloudis’ write up on ‘GUT’ which is probably one of the most thorough & detailed articles available.. Thank you good sir.. This is AH-MAZING… 😀
http://horrorunlimited.blogspot.com/2012/11/gut-film-by-elias.html
GUT: New Horror Movie by Director Elias: WINNER Best Thriller Feature: Atlanta Horror Film Festival 2012
G U T WAS AN OFFICIAL SELECTION OF:
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| SARAH SCHOOF’S ABDOMEN IS SLIT OPEN IN G U T (2012) |
Naked Holidays 2012 – Not naked ALL the time.. :) (see?)
Naked Holidays 2012 – Tickets are selling fast! Get yours before it’s too late!
use the code SCHOOFS2 for discounted tickets!!!
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