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David Stump is both a cinematographer and a visual effects specialist, but that didn’t stop him from taking on even more jobs for “The Unwilling,” a low-budget indie horror feature that centers on the family of a recently deceased and hated patriarch forced to confront their own sins. The film is set for DVD, Blu-ray and VOD release by Vision Films on May 1. Stump, who in 2001 shared a sci-tech Oscar for data-capture development, served not only as Dp and VFX supervisor on the Jonathan Heap-directed film but also handled post-production and digital intermediate work, oversaw the deliverables and served as executive producer to boot.

Why so many hats?

Because we had so very little money and because I know how to do all of those tasks.

What did you do to get the film started?

I organized a crew that would help me shoot on our tiny budget: lighting,...

The upcoming horror film The Unwilling, which has Lovecraftian undertones, was recently nominated for Best Picture in the F.A.S.H. Fest La film festival and was chosen as an official selection in the Russian International Horror Film Awards. Director Jonathan Heap,… Continue Reading →

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Lenny Dykstra struck out again -- because TMZ has learned, the judge refused to lower his $500,000 bail and the Hollywood producer that was supposed to bail him out didn't have enough cash on hand to cover the bill. As we previously reported, producer Jonathan Heap showed up to court today in L.A. -- where he expected the judge to lower Lenny's bail amount -- but the judge refused to budge ... demanding the full $500,000 to spring Lenny from the pokey.

For the first time in forever, it's Lenny Dykstra 's lucky day -- because a Hollywood producer has agreed to post his bail ... after the Mlb legend was booked on 23 felony charges this week. Producer Jonathan Heap tells TMZ, he is willing to put up the $50,000 required to spring Lenny from the pokey -- because "everyone deserves a second chance." As we previously reported, Lenny's people have been scrambling to come up with $50,000 -- 10% of...

"Dogtooth" (2009)

Directed by Giorgos Lanthimos

Released by Kino

"Enter the Void" (2010)

Directed by Gaspar Noé

Released by Mpi Home Video

Somehow it's fitting that two of last year's most dangerous films will be hitting DVD shelves the same week, both being favorites of the IFC.com staff. "Dogtooth," Lanthimos' much-debated Un Certain Regard winner from Cannes, concerns the lives of three culturally isolated children -- two daughters and a son, who range from mid-teens to early 20s -- fenced in by their parents' country home, who receive a reeducation when their lone connection to the outside world, a female security guard for their parents' business, introduces them to the joys of sex and Sylvester Stallone films. Meanwhile, "Irreversible" provocateur Noé's latest is a wildly ambitious 155-minute extravaganza set inside the mind of a drug dealer told from the first-person perspective. Nathaniel Brown and "Boardwalk Empire" star Paz de la Huerta...