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Stelio Savante is a South African actor who has appeared in some of your favorite movies and TV Shows. With a filmography of over 140 projects consisting of blockbusters and independent films, Savante has seen great success at both film festivals and at the box office. Savante has appeared in multiple TV shows including The Chosen, Law & Order Special Victim’s Unit, NCIS, and FBI, he also played the role of Ajax in the popular video game Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. For the purposes of this article, we thought of picking out the 5 best (according to Rotten Tomatoes) movies starring Stelio Savante on Prime Video.

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Brut Force is a crime thriller film written and directed by Eve Symington. The 2022 film follows the story of Sloane Sawyer, a recently fired reporter as she returns to her California hometown after she learns that someone is harassing the local vineyard workers.

Capetonian Stelio Savante is one of the more prolific South African actors in the film & TV industry. He became South Africa’s first male SAG Award nominee (Ensemble lead cast Ugly Betty) in 2007. A US citizen with over 135 international credits, he is a steady product of leading, large supporting, & recurring roles in television, independent, & international theatrically released studio features that have accumulated almost $400million in worldwide box office proceeds, & leading roles in billion dollar grossing video game franchises. So, if you love Savante’s performances, here are the 10 best movies and TV shows starring Stelio Savante that should be on your watchlist.

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My Super Ex-Girlfriend is a superhero romantic comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman from a screenplay by Don Payne. The 2006 film follows the story of Matt Saunders, an ordinary man who discovers that his new girlfriend,...

Nearly every culture in the world has contributed to the horror genre at one point or another, but it’s pretty clear that Hollywood is still the de facto capital of genre filmmaking. That’s why it makes sense that most popular horror tropes and monsters are based on traditional western mythology and religions, as these films are usually made by – and meant to appeal to – a certain demographic.

However, dealing with the same old ghouls and possessions can get old after a hundred and thirty years of cinema, and that’s why we’re lucky that some filmmakers decide to incorporate elements from lesser-known cultures into their scary stories. Whether it’s a foreign film daring to apply the “Hollywood” treatment to a local monster or a north American production taking inspiration from international legends (like Bishal Dutta’s recent It Lives Inside), some of the best horror experiences...

Ahead of Horror Channel’s premiere of The Cleaning Lady on June 26th, the film’s star, writer and producer Alexis Kendra talks about playing a ‘Goddess’, coping with lockdown and why she can’t watch horror films on her own.

The Cleaning Lady is having its channel premiere on Horror Channel. Excited?

I love you guys. Always have, always will. I’m honoured.

It’s a very disturbing film, dealing with abuse, addiction and hidden rage, yet the characters are sympathetic and have real depth. It’s horror with a twisted heart. As a co-writer, alongside your director Jon Knautz, what were the main challenges in getting the balance right between acting and writing?

I compartmentalize real easy, so if I’m writing, I’m writing. If I’m acting I’m acting. I don’t really mix anything so it’s not that difficult. Keeps me in the present moment a lot.

Jon Knautz's chiller The Cleaning Lady was released on On Demand, Digital HD and DVD this past Tuesday. Screen Anarchy has two (2) DVDs to give away to our readers in the U.S. thanks to distributor Rlje Films. On the surface, Alice (Kendra) seems like a woman who has it all: a gorgeous apartment, a booming career, a stunning physique, and a handsome boyfriend. The only problem is he’s married to someone else. Looking for a way to simplify her life, Alice hires Shelly to clean her house. As Alice begins to confide in Shelly about her illicit affair, their friendship grows… and so does Shelly’s twisted obsession with her new employer. It soon becomes clear that Shelly has motives that reach further than...

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Stars: Alexis Kendra, Stelio Savante, Rachel Alig, Elizabeth Sandy, Mykayla Sohn, JoAnne McGrath, Keri Marrone | Written by Jon Knautz, Alexis Kendra | Directed by Jon Knautz

Based on the 2016 short of the same name (also written and directed by Jon Knautz), The Cleaning Lady follows a floundering love addict who forms a dangerous bond with her new domestic while trying to avoid her married lover. As Alice struggles to end her affair with a married man, she finds solace in Shelly, a reclusive burn victim who cleans Alice’s apartment. As their friendship grows, so does Shelly’s twisted obsession with Alice. When Shelly learns of Alice’s on-and-off affair, she takes matters into her own hands in order to cleanse Alice of her bad behavior.

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We've been excited for Daily Dead readers to watch Jon Knautz's The Cleaning Lady since Heather Wixson gave it a four-star review at the Arrow Video FrightFest 2018, and with the film now on DVD, Digital HD, and On Demand, we caught up with executive producer Jim Nelson to discuss how he read the script in one sitting, collaborating with Knautz and co-writer/star Alexis Kendra, and how viewers may have to sleep with their lights on after watching The Cleaning Lady.

Thanks for taking the time to catch up with us, James, and congratulations on The Cleaning Lady! When did you first read the screenplay by Jon Knautz and Alexis Kendra, and what made you want to help bring their story to life? Had you seen the short film that the feature version is based on?

Jim Nelson: Thank you for your interest in The Cleaning Lady. I am...

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer and The Shrine director Jon Knautz is back with The Cleaning Lady, which Rlje Films released today on DVD, Digital HD, and VOD. In the film reteams Knautz with the star of his Goddess of Love, Alexis Kendra, a love-addicted woman befriends a cleaning lady, badly scarred by burns. To celebrate the release, Knautz shares with Bloody […]...

Actor Darrell Britt-Gibson, who appeared in the Oscar-nominated film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, will co-star in the first and third installments of the Fear Street film trilogy, based on the R.L. Stine book series. Leigh Janiak is helming all three films, which will be distributed via the now Disney-owned 20th Century Fox. A release date has yet to be announced. Chernin Entertainment is producing the pics, with Jason Young overseeing the project on behalf of the studio. Britt-Gibson was one of the stars of the Robert Schwartzman-directed indie film The Unicorn, which had its premiere at 2018 SXSW. He’s also recurred on shows like HBO’s Barry and Fxx’s You’re the Worst. His next turn is Warner Bros Just Mercy biopic starring Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, and Jamie Foxx. Britt-Gibson is a client of Industry Entertainment and Gange Tyre Ramer Brown & Passman.

The Cleaning Lady is the latest upcoming release from director Jon Knautz (Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer). Both Knautz and central actress Alexis Kendra have worked on the previous film Goddess of Love, from 2015. Their latest collaboration involves a brutally burned and scarred woman, who struggles with life and work. Her desire for a normal life makes her turn on her beautiful employer. The film also stars: Rachel Alig (At Granny's House) and Stelio Savante (Starship Troopers 3: Marauder). As well, this title had its World Premiere, in 2018, at London's Frightfest. Now, Rlj Entertainment is set to release the film on home entertainment formats this Summer. Director Knautz has talked about the film a number of times. He says of horror and his use of female protagonists: "in general I tend to enjoy female protagonists in horror films more the men...this [film[ just happens to be a story that focuses on two women,...

Rlje Films will release The Cleaning Lady On Demand, Digital HD and DVD on June 4, 2019. Directed by Jon Knautz (Goddess of Love), he co-wrote the script with Alexis Kendra (Valentine’s Day). Kendra also stars in the film along with Rachel Alig (“Officer Down”), Stelio Savante (Starship Troopers 3: Marauder) and JoAnne McGrath (The First Date). Rlje Films will release The Cleaning Lady on DVD for an Srp of $27.97. On the …

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Rlj Entertainment has picked up rights to the film which premiered at London’s FrightFest.

Rlj Entertainment has picked up Us rights to Jon Knautz’s psychological horror film The Cleaning Lady from the UK-based genre specialist Jinga Films.

The film follows a rich beautician who distracts herself from an affair with a married man by befriending her reclusive cleaner, who has a facial scar from a traumatic childhood incident.

Jinga had previously secured deals on the film for the UK (101), Middle East (Falcon), Japan (Pflug) and Taiwain (MovieCloud).

The film is Canadian director Knautz’s fifth feature following Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer,...

Hello once again, Daily Dead readers! Today, we’ve got four more fantastic genre short films that offer up a little bit of everything—killer robots, inept Satanists, obsessed housekeepers, and call girls who get more than they bargained for—as we once again turn our spotlight onto short-form storytelling with an assortment of gut-punch films that we do hope you enjoy.

For this installment of Daily Dead Salutes Your Shorts, we celebrate the recently released Saint Frankenstein from Scooter McCrae, the hilarious Born Again by Jason Tostevin, Rob McLellan’s horror/sci-fi mash-up Abe, and because this writer recently had the opportunity to see the feature film version, this felt like the perfect time to share Jon Knautz’s The Cleaning Lady, which is the short that helped put the wheels in motion for the feature that just recently premiered at Arrow Video’s UK FrightFest.

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From Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer to The Shrine to Girl House to his latest feature, The Cleaning Lady, filmmaker Jon Knautz has always delivered an intriguing variety of genre stories. He recently celebrated the world premiere of The Cleaning Lady at the Arrow Video FrightFest UK film festival, and Daily Dead had the chance to check in with Knautz about his newest film project, with the director discussing the collaborative process with co-writer and star Alexis Kendra, the relevancy of this story to things currently happening in society, and more.

Can you talk about working on the initial short with Alexis and then the process of taking it from short form storytelling to a full-on feature film?

Jon Knautz: Alexis and I had already written the feature script for The Cleaning Lady and we wanted to shoot a small part of it to help raise financing, so that’s where the short actually came from.

From its opening moments where we watch a trapped rat get pureed to pulpy, gooey bits in a blender, it’s clear that co-writer/director Jon Knautz is not messing around with his latest feature, The Cleaning Lady, which recently enjoyed its world premiere in the UK as part of this year’s FrightFest festivities. An expanded take on his short film of the same name, Knautz consistently defies expectations with his often brutal and unforgettable tale of two very different women on a collision course that will forever change their lives in unimaginable ways. Plus, having the film’s star, Alexis Kendra, as a co-writer and a driving creative force on The Cleaning Lady truly makes all the difference here, too.

The Cleaning Lady is centered on Alice (Kendra), who has been trying to cut a couple of vices out of her life, including smoking and her married lover,...

Alexis Kendra and Rachel Alig in The Cleaning Lady

Alice, a lonely woman trying to break off a relationship with a married man, gets more than she bargained for when she enters into a self-serving friendship with her domestic help in Jon Knautz's The Cleaning Lady, part of this year's Frightfest selection. It's a film with a lot going on beneath the surface, full of sharp observations and with some nicely judged comedy alongside the horror. A few days before the première, I asked Jon how it developed.

"I’ve had the seed of this story in my head for about 15 years," he says. "I had always wanted to develop it but some other project would always end up bogging me down. About two years ago I pitched the idea to Alexis [Kendra, who co-wrote and stars as Alice] and she dug it. She started throwing in her own ideas and we ended up writing the script very.

In a genre that’s wound itself around everything from killer clowns to drippy-eyed undertakers, it seems only apt that now we find ourselves with a homicidal house cleaner. Jon Knautz’s lean, mean, Febreze-inspired thriller is a perfect study in delivering exactly what it says on the tin, for both better and worse. What starts as a surprisingly suspenseful stalker movie, with a pair of well-cast and well-written female characters at the helm, very quickly launches itself straight into the genre bargain-bin, with a third-act as generic (and disappointing) as you’d expect from such a no-frills title.

Co-written by and starring Alexis Kendra as a kind, love-addicted beautician, The Cleaning Lady builds itself up around some incredibly sturdy foundations. Kendra’s Alice befriends badly-scarred and socially-removed maintenance worker Shelly (a terrific Rachel Alig), taking her under her wing with everything from extra cleaning work, to lessons in beautification.

The momentum was building fast heading into Day 2 of Arrow Video FrightFest, as horror icon Barbara Crampton swooped into town to introduce the European Premieres of Sonny Laguna and Tommy Wiklund’s Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich as well as Brad Baruh’s Dead Night. Elsewhere boasted the world premiere of Jon Knautz’s The Cleaning Lady and the UK premiere of Pascal Laugier’s brutal Incident in a Ghost Land. Friday also saw the festival’s only Asian feature film, Shinichiro Ueda’s riotously entertaining One Cut of the Dead, take its UK bow. Over at the Prince Charles, the legendary Scala Cinema was lovingly celebrated by former programmer Jane Giles, in conversation with Alan Jones. The festival had planned to screen a double bill of Julien Temple’s...

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Stars: Alexis Kendra, Stelio Savante, Rachel Alig, Elizabeth Sandy, Mykayla Sohn, JoAnne McGrath, Keri Marrone | Written by Jon Knautz, Alexis Kendra | Directed by Jon Knautz

Based on the 2016 short of the same name (also written and directed by Jon Knautz), The Cleaning Lady follows a floundering love addict who forms a dangerous bond with her new domestic while trying to avoid her married lover. As Alice struggles to end her affair with a married man, she finds solace in Shelly, a reclusive burn victim who cleans Alice’s apartment. As their friendship grows, so does Shelly’s twisted obsession with Alice. When Shelly learns of Alice’s on-and-off affair, she takes matters into her own hands in order to cleanse Alice of her bad behavior.

Jon Knautz is, for me, one of the most fascinating writer/directors working in horror today. Knautz’s work often times feels like a love...

Genre veteran Jon Knautz (Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer) has announced the world premiere of his latest feature, The Cleaning Lady, at Arrow Video FrightFest 2018. Based on the 2016 short of the same name, the increasingly creepy film follows a floundering love addict who forms a dangerous bond with her new domestic while trying to […]

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Genre veteran Jon Knautz (Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer) has announced the world premiere of his latest feature, The Cleaning Lady, at Arrow Video FrightFest 2018. Based on the 2016 short of the same name, this potentially creepy film follows a floundering love addict who forms a dangerous bond with her new domestic, while trying to avoid her married lover. A   lexis Kendra (Goddess of Love) and Rachel Alig (Officer Down) headline the cast as two women, both reeling from their own traumas, attempting to find solace in each other. As their bond deepens, the connection quickly turns obsessive with disastrous consequences. FrightFest veteran Jon Knautz directed from a script he co-wrote with Alexis Kendra, and they produced alongside James...

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Jon Knautz, who will best be remembered by horror fans for his ultra-fun Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, as well as the excellent The Shrine, is returning to the genre with The Cleaning Lady (formerly Something Fierce). In the film, as a means to distract herself from an affair, a love-addicted woman befriends a cleaning lady, badly scarred by burns. She […]...

Now in its 19th year, Arrow Video FrightFest 2018 has announced a jam-packed lineup of genre screenings, including the UK premiere of The Ranger, the world premiere of Heretiks, the raved-about Anna and the Apocalypse, and much more:

Press Release: Remaining in the heart of London’s West End for its 19th edition, the world renowned horror and fantasy film festival turbo-charges into the Cineworld Leicester Square and The Prince Charles Cinema from Aug 23 - Aug 27 2018. Hosting a record-breaking seventy films, embracing eighteen countries and spanning six continents, this year’s line-up is a true celebration of the genre’s global popularity. The five-day fear-a-thon includes 20 World, 17 European and 22 UK Premieres.

The opening night attraction is the UK premiere of The Ranger. Jenn Wexler’s impressive directorial debut feature is an explosive, post-modern slasher, with a kick-ass punk soundtrack and a knock-out lead performance from Chloe Levin (The Transfiguration). Wexler, the...

UK premiere of Jenn Wexler’s punk rock-soundtracked slasher to open the festival.

FrightFest, the annual UK horror and fantasy film festival held in London, has unveiled the lineup for its 19th edition this summer (August 23-27).

The festival, which takes place this year at Cineworld Leicester Square and the Prince Charles Cinema, will open with the UK premiere of punk rock-soundtracked slasher The Ranger.

It is the directorial debut of Jenn Wexler, who will be the first female director to open FrightFest and will be in attendance at the event. The film premiered at SXSW earlier this year.

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Tagline: "She Will Love You to Death." Goddess of Love is resurfacing after already releasing through Video-on-demand. This title was moved to Digital platforms, way back in 2016. The film has been reviewed, on 28Dla, here: Goddess of Love Reviewed on 28Dla. Very tense, the film is almost a character study of Venus (Alexis Kendra) as she descends into an internal hell. Mpi Home Video will show Jon Knautz's Goddess of Love, on DVD, this Summer. For more on the story, Venus falls in love with Brian (Woody Naismith), a little too quickly. When Brian returns to his ex-girlfriend (Elizabeth Sandy), Venus acts out on her former flame. Everyone loses in this deadly love triangle. This version of Goddess of Love has not been rated. On June 12th, the film will be available on DVD. No special features have been announced. However, Goddess of Love is an intriguing thriller, which...

Company adds The Cleaning Lady, Central Park, and Framed.

UK genre specialists Jinga Films has added three titles to its Cannes slate ahead of next month’s market.

The Cleaning Lady stars Alexis Kendra (Valentine’s Day) in the story of a lonely woman who finds companionship with her cleaning lady who was disfigured in a childhood accident. As the relationship develops, she learns the tragic truth behind the scars and becomes embroiled in an act of revenge. The film was directed by Jon Knautz (Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer).

Central Park stars Justin A Davis (Catfight), Grace Van Patten (Tramps...

It’s been a few years since we’ve seen the work of Jon Knautz (Goddess of Love, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, The Shrine) but now we’ve got exclusive word from the writer/director about his next project, Something Fierce! Knautz tells Dread… Continue Reading →

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Genre filmmaker Jon Knautz has cast several key lead roles in his upcoming horror movie, ‘Something Fierce.’ Alexis Kendra, who co-wrote the thriller’s script with Knautz, has signed on to also work in front of the camera, and is set to play Alice in the drama. The two, who will also produce the upcoming project […]

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Jon Knautz’s (Goddess Of Love, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer) latest feature, Something Fierce has added Alexis Kendra (Goddess Of Love, Hatchet II), Stelio Savante (Eisenstein In Guanajuato, Jo The Medicine Runner), Rachel Alig (Coach Stage Stage Coach, Ghostline), and Elizabeth Sandy (Goddess Of Love) in lead roles.

Something Fierce sees a love-addicted woman, as a means to distract herself from an affair, befriend a cleaning lady, badly scarred by burns. She soon learns, these scars run much deeper than the surface.

Knautz is directing from his script, co-written with Alexis Kendra. Something Fierce is slated for a late July production start date.

I watched Day of the Dead so many times I ruined my VHS tape. Thank you, Mr. Romero, for bringing Bub the zombie into my world; a truly unforgettable character. Your work has inspired me since my childhood and continues… Continue Reading →

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*full disclosure: an online screener was provided by the film's pr' firm. Direct: Chad Archibald. Writer: Jayme Laforest. Cast: Nina Kiri, Ry Barret, Jorja Cadence, Nina Richmond and Will King. Black Fawn Films is likely the biggest Canadian indie horror film producer. This film company has completed at least eight titles, in just a few years. Their latest is titled The Heretics and it was written by Jayme Laforest, who also wrote 2015's Bite. Both films deal with body horror and a female protagonist. This title incorporates one of the worst sex scenes, in recent film history. Always say no to demon sex, no matter how attractive the offer is. The story, within the film, deals with the birth of a demon - Abaddon and his desire to end the world. Similar to Jon Knautz's The Shrine (2011), characters are overcome through possession. In The Heretics, this reduces the protagonist's ability to resist evil.

Following this past weekend’s channel debuts of Cockneys vs Zombies, Horror Express and Antiviral, the UK’s very own Horror Channel will be screening Eight more weekend film premieres this month, including the UK TV premieres of Tommy Wirkola’s crowd-pleasing, carnage-driven Dead Snow 2: Red or Dead, Jon Knautz’s demonic gem The Shrine, Tyler Shields’s stylish mash-up of Scream and La Femme Nikita, Final Girl, and Ben Kital’s underground possession thriller Beneath.

There are also network premieres Wes Craven’s demented classic The Hills Have Eyes, Leigh Janiak’s acclaimed Honeymoon starring Harry Treadaway and Rose Leslie, John Grissmer’s gloriously gruesome slice of ‘80s slasher, Blood Rage, and Steve Miner’s hilarious cult favourite House.

Full details of premieres in transmission order:

Fri 11 Nov @ 22:55 – The Shrine (2010) *UK TV Premiere

Three reporters sneak off to an isolated Polish village, eager to investigate the disappearance of a backpacker.

We’re kicking off our most special day of all days with a treat from director Jon Knautz, much beloved in the horror community for films like Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, The Shrine, and his latest, Goddess of Love (review). He’s… Continue Reading →

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Terror Films will be releasing Jon Knautz's Goddess of Love, tomorrow (Oct. 7th, 2016). The film plays out like a dating horror story as one woman becomes unhinged after a bad breakup; the results are terrifying! Director Knautz, of The Shrine (2010) fame, has woven an exciting thriller, with this feature. A Goddess of Love review is available here: A Goddess of Love Review on 28Dla. As well, the film centrally stars: Alexis Kendra, Woody Naismith and Elizabeth Sandy. A new clip, for the film, is available here. It is titled "Kitty Love" and should not be watched by fans of cats. The "Kitty Love" clip shows one of the minor characters, in her home. The door bell rings and there is a nasty surprise, a bloody furball. Who left this gruesome gift? Fans of horror can find the answer to this question, on October 7th. On this date, Goddess of Love...

While there may be a serious lack of theatrical horror coming our way this Halloween season, fear not genre fans, as we have over 15 different horror and sci-fi titles making their way onto smaller screens this October, which should help take the sting off a bit. Several great films I happened to catch earlier on this year at various festivals – The Greasy Strangler, In A Valley of Violence and Under the Shadow – are all making their VOD debuts this month, and you also have the remastered version of Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm and the series final sequel, Phantasm: Ravager, to look forward to as well.

Other notable VOD releases for October 2016 include The Windmill, The Unspoken, ClownTown, Fear, Inc., Vampyres, Halloweed, and Goddess of Love from Jon Knautz (The Shrine, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer).

ClownTown (ITN Distribution) – October 4th

Clowntown tells the story of a group of friends who get...

Every time we see something new from Jon Knautz’s Goddess of Love, it makes us want to see more; and if you’ve been feeling the same, then read on because we have a new clip to share! Terror Films will be… Continue Reading →

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Terror Films has released another clip for the erotic thriller Goddess of Love. The clip is titled "Horsehead." In this short snippet, the character Venus (Alexis Kendra) becomes upset over a break-up and this sends her over the edge and away from sanity. This film was directed by Jon Knautz. Also, it centrally stars: Alexis Kendra, Woody Naismith and Elizabeth Sandy. The "Horsehead" will shock you, below. The story begins and ends with a love triangle. Venus falls in love with the wrong man, Brian (Naismith). When he leaves her for another woman, Venus loses her grip on reality and all of her violent tendencies rise to the surface. The new woman, Christine (Sandy), is just an obstacle, to rekindle her relationship with Brian. The film is slated for an October run. This terrifying title will be available on many Video-on-demand platforms, including: Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, Vudu, XBox,...

We’ve been talking about Jon Knautz’s Goddess of Love for some time now, and last month we learned that Terror Films had acquired North American rights to the erotic, psychological thriller, but no release date was announced. Today we have… Continue Reading →

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Terror Films has set a release date for the dark erotic thriller Goddess of Love from Canadian director Jon Knautz (Jack Brooks Monster Slayer). The film will be available October 7th on Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, Vudu, Xbox, PlayStation and iTunes.

A new, sneak peek clip will be released every week, leading up to the film’s release, the first of which is below for your viewing pleasure.

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Terror Films has released a clip for the erotic thriller Goddess of Love. The clip, titled "Liar," shows the character Venus (Alexis Kendra) and the object of desire. Feeling rejected, she acts out her anger, in a destructive manner. Goddess of Love is a film from director Jon Knautz. Starring Alexis Kendra, Woody Naismith and Elizabeth Sandy, this title has been reviewed on 28Dla, here: A Goddess of Love Review on 28Dla. The "Liar" clip is hosted below. The synopsis, from Terror Films, talks of an eccentric woman. She finds the man of her dreams. But, her dreams are soon squashed, when she is left for another. Venus stalks both characters as she seeks revenge, for the brutal break-up. Goddess of Love will be available in October. On October 7th, this title will be hosted on many video platforms, including: Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, Vudu, XBox, Playstation and iTunes.

Two of the best recent indie horror films to cross our path were Jon Knautz’s The Shrine and Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, and his latest, Goddess of Love, is heading our way soon now that Terror Films has acquired North… Continue Reading →

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Jon Knautz, director of past FrightFest favourites Jack Brooks Monster Slayer and The Shrine, now invites you to feel the horrendous pain of heartbreak. Enter into a baroque vortex of madness when an emotionally unstable stripper is shattered after being dumped by her boyfriend. Brian was the love of Venus’ life and the thought of him having an affair with another woman begins her volatile descent into the dark side of psychosexual insanity. Co-writer Alexis Kendra plays Venus with startling insight in an erotic thriller that’s sexy and shocking in the super-stylish tradition of Brian De Palma and Roman Polanski.

Nerdly writer and host of the Britflicks podcast, Stuart Wright, speaks to the writer/director Jon Knautz about Goddess of Love, which has its World Premiere at Frightfest 2015 on Monday 31st August at 6.45pm in Discovery Screen 1.

*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by Dalia Films Production. Tagline: "Be careful who you get close to." Director: Jon Knautz. Writers: Alexis Kendra and Jon Knautz. Cast: Alexis Kendra, Woody Naismith, Elizabeth Sandy and Monda Scott. Goddess of Love is a bit of misnomer. The film's protagonist, Venus (Alexis Kendra), is more of a black widow or a female preying mantis. She bites the heads off of those she loves, figuratively. This film, from Canadian director Jon Knautz (The Shrine), is a very fascinating look at a delusional character. She appears normal and average at first, but her mask comes off at a prominent transition point. Here, the film changes from an erotic thriller into more of a psychological one. The transition is jarring and from here on out the film is a bumpy ride. The steep ups and downs come from the protagonist, whose own perceptions cannot be trusted.

Playing as part of this year’s Film4 FrightFest is the new film from Jon Knautz, Love Goddess, and right now we have an exclusive image that’s high on the wolf call scale! From the Press Release: Ever want to experience… Continue Reading →

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Exclusive: Automatic Entertainment has closed key territories on upcoming Film4 FrightFest world premiere.

Jon Knautz’s erotic thriller stars Woody Naismith, Elizabeth Sandy and Alexis Kendra (pictured) and centres on an emotionally unstable stripper who descends into madness after her boyfriend dumps her.

Knautz co-wrote the screenplay with Kendra and Goddess Of Love is styled in the vein of films by Brian De Palma and Roman Polanski.

Automatic has closed sales with Ipa Asia Pacific in Thailand, Line Tree in South Korea, New Select in Japan and Panorama in Hong Kong. Signature Entertainment will distribute in the UK.

The film will receive its world premiere at London FrightFest on August 31 and has also been accepted to play in the Panorama strand at Sitges which runs from October 9-18.

“I was very inspired by films like Taxi Driver and Repulsion and I became fascinated with the idea of having the audience experience a film through the eyes of...

Stars: Ali Cobrin, Adam Dimarco, Slaine, Alyson Bath, Elysia Rotaru, Alice Hunter, Chasty Ballesteros, Nicole Arianna Fox, Zuleyka Silver, Wesley MacInnes, Erin Agostino | Written by Nick Gordon | Directed by Jon Knautz, Trevor Matthews

Girlhouse is three parts slasher and one part home invasion movie; and introduces us to a new horror anti-hero ‘Loverboy’. It’s the directorial debut of Trevor Matthews and a feature length script first for writer Nick Gordon. University student Kylie Atkins (played by Rose Byrne’s younger look-a-like Ali Corbin) and her financial woes lead her to taking a job working in the ‘Girlhouse’. A webcam porno website/location crossed with Big Brother’s invasive camera’s in every room – so the punters can get to know the girls for who they are and, you know, fall in love with them. Naturally, her college friend is skeptical but Kylie tells her: “I’m doing this so...

Sometimes you attach an idea to a director that just takes on a life of its own. That's what's happened to me and Jon Knautz. I really enjoyed Knautz's Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (review). I remember seeing it and recall an image here and there but the movie mostly escapes me now. I have a vague memory of being intrigued by the trailer for The Shrine but I never got around to actually seeing the movie.

A large reason why Knautz has camped out in my subconscious is because he's Canadian and I have a soft spot for home grown talent and it looks like Knautz's extended stay has paid of [Continued ...]...

Jon Knautz won favor in 2008 with monster mash horror comedy debut Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer and followed it up with the Euro occult thriller, The Shrine. Now, Knautz is readying his third feature, erotic horror Goddess of Love. With a presence at the currently underway Efm, the first, Nsfw trailer for the film has…

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Our friends over at Twitch landed themselves the first trailer for the next film from director Jon Knautz (Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, The Shrine), entitled Goddess of Love (formerly The Dark Side of Venus), and we have it for you… Continue Reading →

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After making his debut with horror-comedy hybrid Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer director Jon Knautz heads into much darker territory with his third feature, the erotic thriller Goddess Of Love.Says Knautz about this tale of a dancer turning on her lover when she suspects he's having an affair, "I wanted to make a film that puts the audience inside the mind of the insane so you could experience the story from their point of view rather than watch it from the outside. Glenn Close may seem like the 'bad guy' in Fatal Attraction but what if you experienced the film from her perspective? In her eyes she's not doing anything wrong... and that's just interesting to me. Good or bad is just an opinion of the...

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