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All movies are political, especially horror, as Terrifier's Damien Leone recently found out the hard way. The sociopolitical message of Art the Clown might not be very overt, but for other horror films, it's right out in the open. Such is the case for a 2018 horror comedy cleverly titled President Evil. This low-budget film, co-written and directed by Richard Lowry, is part loving tribute to John Carpenter's Halloween, and part highly political satire, as its Michael Myers-esque killer stalks his minority victims while wearing a Donald Trump mask and carrying a butcher's knife with the American flag painted on the blade. President Evil will make you smile if you're a big Halloween fan. It'll also make you laugh, as well as angry, no matter which side of the political aisle you sit on. And that's the point.

Exclusive: Saban Films has taken worldwide rights to action-thriller Hellfire, starring Stephen Lang, Harvey Keitel and Dolph Lundgren here at the European Film Market.

The title, which is directed by Isaac Florentine and written by Richard Lowry, follows a drifter (Lang) with a mysterious past who arrives in a small town and finds the residents in the grip of a ruthless crime boss and realizes he has to help them.

Currently in post-production, Hellfire is produced by Sasha Yelaun, Robert Paschall Jr, Daniel Lief, and Johnny Remo. It’s executive produced by Dominic Burns, Rob Simmons, Ante Novakovic, Jeff Miller, Ronnie D. Lee, Sterling Griffin, Adam Sigal, B.I. Rosen, Frederic Demey, Grant Palmer, Krystyna Swiecka, Cecil Chambers, Seth Sklar, Keli Price, Jenny Shakeshaft, Brian Katz, Thomas Zambeck, Matthew Ianniello Jr, Mehrdad Moayedi, Chad Oliver and Ryan Hicks.

The deal was negotiated by Shanan Becker for Saban Films and Sasha Yelaun.

Two of Hollywood’s most formidable men, Dolph Lundgren and Stephen Lang, will bring the heat when Isaac Florentine’s Hellfire unleashes itself upon the world. According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, production on the upcoming thriller is complete, bringing us one step closer to a hot-blooded tale of the right person being in the wrong place at the right time.

Florentine directs Hellfire from a script by Richard Lowry. With Lundgren and Lang taking center stage, Scottie Thompson, Johnny Bosch, Michael Sirow, Chris Mullinax, Maurice Compte, Levon Panek, and Natalie Canerday also star.

Hellfire revolves around an enigmatic drifter (Lang) who visits a small town and finds the residents caught in the vice grip of a merciless crime lord. After surveying the situation, the drifter decides to step in and help those too weak to defend themselves.

Sasha Yelaun, Robert Paschall Jr, Daniel Lief, and Johnny Remo produce, with Rob Simmons,...

Exclusive: Production has officially wrapped production in Arkansas on the upcoming action thriller Hellfire under the seasoned Isaac Florentine directing with a cast that includes Stephen Lang, Harvey Keitel, and Dolph Lundgren. Hellfire also stars Scottie Thompson, Johnny Yong Bosch, Michael Sirow, Chris Mullinax, Maurice Compte, Levon Panek, and local actress Natalie Canerday amongst others.

The film is about a drifter (played by Stephen Lang) with a mysterious past who arrives in a small town and finds the residents in the grip of a ruthless crime boss and realizes he has to help them.

Written by Richard Lowry, the film is produced by Sasha Yelaun, Robert Paschall Jr (Old Way), Daniel Lief (Seized), and Johnny Remo (Monstrous). Executive producers include Rob Simmons, Ante Novakovic, Jeff Miller, Ronnie D. Lee, Sterling Griffin,...

On Demand, Digital And DVD March 1, 2022 Synopsis: Uncork’d Entertainment will release post-apocalyptic thriller After The Pandemic, from filmmaker Richard Lowry, on Digital and DVD March 1, 2022. A dark sci-fi thriller set around the Covid-19 pandemic, the film is set in a post-apocalyptic world where a global airborne pandemic …

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‘Righteous Thieves’ First Look

Exclusive: Top of this post is a first look at Righteous Thieves, a thriller directed by Anthony Nardolillo. Lisa Vidal, Cam Gigandet, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Carlos Miranda and Sasha Merci star in the movie, which sees the head of a secret organization assemble a crew to steal back artwork from a neo-Nazi billionaire oligarch who plundered it during World War II. Jolene Rodriguez of Broken English Productions produced.

Agnieszka Holland To Helm Kafka Pic

Charlatan filmmaker Agnieszka Holland will helm Kafka, a biopic of the legendary Czech author. The project sees Holland re-team with Prague-based producer Šárka Cimbalová, and London/Dublin-based producers Sam Taylor and Mike Downey. The screenplay, written by Marek Epstein, will chart Kafka’s life from his birth in pre-war Prague to his death in Berlin in 1924. The plan is to shoot in spring 2023. The project will take part in the Berlinale Co-Production...

Stars: Eve James, Kannon Smith, Lelyn Mac | Written and Directed by Richard Lowry

Until the Scott Adkins actioner Seized I had never heard of writer/director Richard Lowry – who penned the 2020 related film – but I enjoyed that film so much that when I saw he’d not only written After the Pandemic but also directed, I had to check it out… Yeah, judging by this film however, it turns out Seized’s success may have been more down to veteran director Isaac Fiorentine rather than Lowry’s script.

The well-timed After the Pandemic follows Ellie (Eve James) a survivor of a global pandemic who spends her days roaming the empty streets, exploring houses foraging for food and keeping one step ahead of infected and the strange cadre of hazmat-suit wearing stalkers that are searching for survivors. During one confrontation with the stalkers, Ellie is saved by Quinn (Kannon Smith) and the two soon bond,...

Stars: Scott Adkins, Mario Van Peebles, Karlee Perez, Steven Elder, Matthew Garbacz | Written by Richard Lowry | Directed by Isaac Florentine

Let’s get this out of the way first… Seized contains three things I love in my action movies 1) Scott Adkins kicking, punching and shooting his way through the film; 2) Isaac Florentine in the directors chair; and 3) An unexpectedly awesome turn from Mario Van Peebles!

If I have said it once I have said it a million times! I am a sucker for a Scott Adkins movie. I mean how the hell could you not be? He is a super awesome Brit who is super awesome at the punches and kicks. The good thing is you rarely have to wait long for your next fix because Adkins is a workhorse and likes to keep himself busy. Add in the fact this is an Issac Florentine movie and these guys have...

Premiere Entertainment Group, a Los Angeles-based sales, production and financing company, has announced the start of principal photography on the action film Seized, a new action movie starring Scott Adkins and Mario Van Peebles; with Isaac Florentine (who previously worked with Adkins on the Undisputed and Ninja film franchises) directing from a screenplay by Richard Lowry.

Seized follows a former special forces agent whose son has been kidnapped and has five hours to complete three missions if he wants to see his son alive again. His missions are to wipe out three dangerous crime syndicates.

Rafael Primorac of Arramis Films and Premiere’s Elias Axume are producing Seized alongside executive producers Stuart Alson, David Coppa, Jeff Miller, Daniel Lisanti, and Peter Organ. Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor are also executive producers for BondIt Media Capital who provided financing. Principal photography is taking place in Baja California. Premiere Entertainment is handling worldwide sales for the film.

BondIt Media Capital provided financing.

Los Angeles-based sales, production and financing company Premiere Entertainment Group announced on Monday (14) that principal photography has begun in Baja California, Mexico, on Scott Adkins action thriller Seized.

Mario Van Peebles also stars in the story about a former Special Forces agent who is given five hours in which to eliminate three crime syndicates if his kidnapped son is to be returned alive.

Isaac Florentine directs from a screenplay by Richard Lowry. Adkins and Florentine worked together on the Undisputed and Ninja franchises.

Rafael Primorac of Arramis Films and Premiere Entertainment Group president and CEO...

President Evil

Stars: Ryan Quinn Adams, Kevin Alain, Sitara Attaie, Havon Baraka, Bruce Clifford, Chris Clyne, Alyssa Ariel Perez, Amber Boone, Ruben Estremera, Korbin Miles, Naomi Franck, Garrett Gallego, Nathan Goodrich, Christian Hutcherson | Written by Richard Lowry, Gregory P. Wolk | Directed by Richard Lowry

Name: President Evil

Age: 2018

Appearance: Halloween parody where the killer wears a Donald Trump mask and stalks a Muslim, a Haitian and a Mexican woman who then… Why, look! If it isn’t Donald Trump taking time away from his “presidential duties” to help review a horror film about him. What did you think of the film, Mr President?

A top Trump of evil

Sad!

Well that review was short.

It was more Fake News from the liberals.

But, Mr President. Did you not enjoy the opening scene that parodies the beginning of Halloween – almost shot for shot, which features a child going on a killing...

Stars: Hunter Alexes Parker, Shane Samples, Justin Lebrun, Johanna Rae, Victoria Steadman, James R. Frey, Kelly Brown, Shiah Luna, David Namminga, Katelyn Levario, Dennis Marin, John R Mangus | Written by Gregory P. Wolk | Directed by Richard Lowry

Apocalypse Rising tells that story of Mia, an extrasensory teenage girl living on the planet Rathe. A planet which has the technology of today, with the dress sense of the Roman Empire. It’s also a world besieged by the undead, who have taken over the planet forcing Mia and a handful of survivors to flee Rathe in a cock-shaped spaceship after a violent last stand takes Mia’s father’s life and leaves Rathe at the mercy of zombie hordes. Landing on Earth, Mia’s powers reveal to her that the zombie uprising is about to start again.

Ok… So that’s the film’s plot in a nutshell. But Apocalypse Rising so,...

What would happen if an obsessed Donald Trump supporter went on a murderous rampage reminiscent of Michael Myers in Halloween? In a parallel universe, it might look something like the parody flick President Evil, currently in post-production, from writer/director Richard Lowry. We don’t get political here at Dread Central, […]

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Ahead of the release of The Little Stranger in theaters this Friday, one of the film's stars, Domhnall Gleeson, reads from the novel by the same name, and we have the clip to share with our readers at the top of today's Horror Highlights. Also: VOD and DVD release details for Apocalypse Rising and news on the first book in Chris Whitworth's new children's horror novel series, Frightmares.

Domhnall Gleeson Reads from The Little Stranger: "The Little Stranger tells the story of Dr. Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants - mother, son, and...

When happens when you take a gritty, hard boiled crime story and fill it with children? You get the oddly amusing action flick “Kid’s Police.” The full-length motion picture is based on the Japanese television program of the same name. Instead of adult actors, all of the roles are played by kids. Pretty original, huh? Eh, not really. Director Richard Lowry covered similar territory with his forgotten 1988 buddy cop flick “Hawk Jones.” Although the film is doomed to languish in obscurity, it is worth mentioning that “Kid’s Police” isn’t the first to employ this particular cinematic gimmick. By the way — if you haven’t seen “Hawk Jones,” I strongly recommend tracking down a copy as soon as possible. The big screen adaptation of “Kid’s Police” is set to arrive in Japan next March. While you’re waiting for that day to get here, why not take...

Sometimes the motion pictures I choose to watch for this column leave me utterly speechless, and the 1986 action flick “Hawk Jones” is one of them. Not because it’s horribly violent, disturbingly sexual, or outrageously foul, mind you, but because it features a surprisingly competent all-child cast. Directed by Richard Lowry and co-written by his brother Tor, “Hawk Jones” follows the adventures of a pint-sized police detective as he embarks on a mission to take down the mob. Along with his mouthy, strong-willed partner, the kids set out to clean up the streets the only way they know how: by kicking an incredible amount of ass. Valiant Duhart stars as the titular hero, a bespectacled do-gooder who goes out of his way to avoid confrontation, that is, until you say something about his dear old mother. Then all hell breaks loose. The film plays like a Pm Entertainment-style thriller produced...