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If you’re a fan of fantasy movies, then you’ve probably heard of the Mythica film series, and if not, don’t worry; we will be telling you everything you need to know about this epic fantasy series. Spanning five movies, the series follows the adventures of a young woman named Marek, the cursed young sorceress who discovers she has magical powers. Marek dreams of being a magician one day.

With the help of her friends, she sets out on an epic quest to stop an evil sorcerer from taking over the world forever enslaved.

Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin produced and co-wrote all five films in the Mythica series. While you can watch the movies in any order, many fans prefer to watch them chronologically.

This blog post will tell you everything you need to know about the Mythica movies. Without further ado, let’s get started.

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The ever-inspirational Marek is continuing to pursue her dream of becoming a powerful wizard, who won’t allow her enemies to prevent her from protecting the world, in the new action-adventure film, ‘Mythica: The Darkspore.’ To help promote the fantasy movie’s recent release on DVD, On Demand and VOD, Shockya is exclusively broadcasting the sequel’s first clip, ‘I Had a Dream.’ ‘Mythica: The Darkspore’ is the second installment in the ‘Mythica’ fantasy saga that was created by Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin. The follow-up film stars Melanie Stone as Marek, as well as Kevin Sorbo, Adam Johnson, Jake Stormoen and Nicola Posener. Anne Black, who co-scribed and directed the first film [ Read More ]

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CONtv just launched earlier this month, but the convention and pop culture-focused streaming network already has a big piece of content planned. The Cinedigm and Wizard World-owned channel will release its first feature-length film Mythica: A Quest for Heroes on March 31, 2015.

Mythica: A Quest for Heroes is the first flick in a larger, epic trilogy. The first CONtv film tells the story of Marek (played by Survivor’s Melanie Stone), an escaped servant who learns to develop her unique powers through her wizard mentor Gojun (acted by fan-favorite Kevin Sorbo of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Andromeda). After her sister Teela (Dawn of the Dragonslayer’s Nicola Posener) is kidnapped by an ogre, Marek gathers a motley gang of adventurers to help her rescue her sister from captivity.

The first Mythica film is directed by Anne K. Black (The Crown and the Dragon), who told Yahoo Finance the female-driven story...

Having breathed enough mythological fire to secure the Best Fantasy Film prize at BleedFest in Los Angeles, Anne K. Black's Dawn of the Dragon Slayer is heading to UK stores on DVD and Blu-ray on February 13, 2012.

The film is the first fantasy dragon feature to be directed by a woman and Anne presented the world premiere of the movie at BleedFest last September.

The festival is held in Los Angeles every month and celebrates "the women who love writing, producing, directing, and watching badass genre movies: action, thriller, sci-fi, horror, fantasy, western, exploitation (of men or audience only), B-movie, and erotica."

It was the first directing role for Anne, who also co-wrote the special effects extravaganza and previously co-scripted the 2003 modern-day update of Pride & Prejudice. After the praise for Dawn of The Dragon Slayer, she is now finishing work on another sword-and-sorcery film titled The Virgin And The Warrior.

by Colleen Wanglund, MoreHorror.com

Brenda and Elisabeth Fies’ film festival for basass women Bleedfest is back this Sunday, September 25th. Bleedfest is proud to present the first full-length fantasy feature directed by a woman. The film is Dawn Of The Dragonslayer and is directed by Anne K. Black and is written and produced by Kynan Griffin. Both women as well as cast members will be on hand for a Q&A session.

Read more about September’s Bleedfest here:

“September 18, 2011 --Los Angeles, California-- BleedFest Film Festival, the monthly networking mixer, screening, and charity event promoting women who make badass movies, is ecstatic to present the World Premier of Dawn Of The Dragonslayer. It the world's first fantasy dragon feature directed by a woman. BleedFest runs Sunday September 25th from 1-5pm, with the feature screening at three pm. There will be a Q & A with writer/director Anne K. Black,...

Year: 2010

Directors: James MacPherson

Writers: Anne K. Black/Jason Faller/Kynan Griffin/ Justin Partridge

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: agentorange

Rating: 7 out of 10

My theory that Park Rangers derive their powers from their moustaches was proved right when I caught Orcs! over the weekend. You might have thought they get them from their excessive slacking, pot smoking or even their ability to keep cashew crumbs off their boxer shorts, but no - it's all about the moustache, baby.

Orcs! is a low budget horror/comedy about Orcs that come down from their mountain home and terrorize a Nationl Park. The film aims for the funny bone before the juggular and while it won't have you rolling on the floor, it at least has what it takes to make you consistently crack a smile. This is due in huge part to the pairing of Park Rangers Cal played by Adam Johnson...

*An online screener of Orcs! was provided by Archstone Distribution.

Director: James MacPherson.

Writers: Jason Faller, Anne K. Black, Kynan Griffin, and Justin Partridge.

Archstone Distribution will distribute the horror action comedy Orcs! August 31st, 2011 and this is not a modern re-telling of Lord of the Rings, but more of an exercise of the funny bone. Adam Johnson plays Cal, a burnt out forest ranger. His days on the job are numbered, as a urine test will soon prove his marijuana usage. Enter in a whole slew of armored hellions, and you have a mix of action comedy, with a flashback or two of Tolkien.

You know you are in the genre of a silly comedy, when a forest ranger is found at the bottom of a campground toilet. Only his head remains above the excrement and soon, the groans begin. Cal's straight-laced sidekick Hobart (Maclain Nelson) adds in some laughs,...

Orcs! ArtworkThe writers at Quiet Earth have dug up a comedic gem with the thriller, comedy Orcs!. This film takes those mythical beasts from the Lord of the Rings movie series and slaps them down into present day. Here, they take on a group of Park Rangers, who are clearly outmatched. Chaos ensues and fans of both comedy and horror need to check out the first trailer for this Archstone Distribution production below.

The synopsis for the movie is here:

"Orcs! Orcs! Orcs! are battle ready, ugly, peeved and pouring out of the mountain to wreak havoc and destruction on outdoor enthusiasts and eventually all of mankind. Our collective fates lie in the hands of our hero trio; a couple of bumbling - but well-meaning Park Rangers and Katie, a hot and feisty, over-the-top environmentalist" (Quiet Earth).

Release Date: February 22nd, 2011.

Director: Andrew Black.

Writers: Anne K. Black, Jason Faller,...

The orcs form Lord of the Rings have had enough and are coming out of the woods to kill us all! Now this looks fun. It's the movie so epic it needed four writers (Anne K. Black, Jason Faller, Kynan Griffin, Justin Partridge).

Synopsis:

Orcs! Orcs! Orcs! are battle ready, ugly, peeved and pouring out of the mountain to wreak havoc and destruction on outdoor enthusiasts and eventually all of mankind. Our collective fates lie in the hands of our hero trio; a couple of bumbling but well-meaning park rangers and Katie, a hot and feisty, over-the-top environmentalist.

Orcs! is directed by Andrew Black and stars Adam Johnson, Brad Johnson, Maclain Nelson... and Orcs.

Trailer for Orcs! after the break.

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