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The Innkeepers will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on August 26. Priced at $37.98, it’s available exclusively from Dark Sky Selects.

The 2011 supernatural horror film has been newly restored in 4K, approved by writer-director Ti West, and is presented with Dolby Vision Hdr.

Special features:

A Lasting Memory – Interview with Writer-Director Ti West (new) Let’s Make This Good – Interview with Actor Pat Healy (new) Our Dysfunctional World – Interview with Producer Larry Fessenden (new) Living in the Process – Interview with Cinematographer Eliot Rockett (new) Cast a Wide Net – Interview with Composer Jeff Grace (new) A Validating Moment – Interview with Line Producer Jacob Jaffke (new)

After over 100 years of service, The Yankee Pedlar Inn is shutting its doors for good. The last remaining employees, Claire and Luke, are determined to uncover proof of what many believe to be one of New England’s most haunted hotels.

As the Inn’s final days draw near,...

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The Innkeepers will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on August 25 via the UK’s Second Sight Films.

The 2011 supernatural horror film is written and directed by Ti West. Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, and Kelly McGillis star.

It has been newly restored in 4K, approved by West, presented with Dolby Vision Hdr. The limited edition set is housed in a rigid slipcase with artwork by Nick Charge alongside a 120-page book with new essays and six art cards.

Special features include: commentary by West, producers Larry Fessenden and Peter Phok, and sound designer Graham Reznick; commentary by West, Paxton, and Healy; new interviews with West, Healy, Fessenden,...

Ti West – a standout figure among modern horror directors – continues his reign of terror with a lineup of stylishly sinister films, including X, Pearl, The Sacrament, and his critically acclaimed 2009 slow-burn shocker The House of the Devil, which is back in a haunting new form. Second Sight Films is giving the cult classic a stunning Limited Edition Blu-ray release, complete with a fresh design and a wealth of extras.

To celebrate we have a standard edition blu-ray copy for you to win below:

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Lauded by BFI.com as “a perfectly executed homage to classic horror, yet also a masterclass in modern genre filmmaking,” The House of the Devil has cemented its place as a modern horror essential. The film features a standout performance from Jocelin Donahue, alongside horror icons Mary Woronov, Tom Noonan, and fan favorites Greta Gerwig and Aj Bowen.

With their new movie M3GAN already grossing 30.4 million in its opening weekend, Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are wasting no time moving forward on their next project, as they'll be teaming up to produce the supernatural thriller Night Swim for Universal Pictures.

Written and directed by Bryce McGuire (and based on a short film from McGuire and Rod Blackhurst) and starring Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon, Night Swim will be released in theaters on January 19th, 2024, and we have the official press release with additional details:

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA - January 10, 2022 -- Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon will star in Night Swim from writer/director Bryce McGuire. The film is based on the short film created by McGuire and Rod Blackhurst. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are producing the film for Universal Pictures, and is the first collaboration for the two companies following the debut of the recent hit film M3GAN,...

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Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon will star in Night Swim from writer/director Bryce McGuire. The film is based on the short film created by McGuire and Rod Blackhurst. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are producing the film for Universal Pictures, and is the first collaboration for the two companies following the debut of the recent hit film M3GAN, which grossed 30.4M domestically this past weekend.

Details are being kept under wraps but Night Swim is being described as a supernatural thriller built around the hidden source of terror found in an iconic backyard swimming pool. The film is slated to start production soon and will open theatrically on January 19, 2024.

James Wan and Jason Blum are producers on the film. Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear and Judson Scott and Blumhouse’s Ryan Turek are executive producers. Alayna Glasthal will be the creative executive overseeing the film for Atomic Monster.

Exclusive: In their next collaboration following the 30 million-plus opening success of this past weekend’s M3GAN, Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are making Night Swim starring Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon. Bryce McGuire will direct and write the supernatural thriller which is built around the hidden source of terror found in an iconic backyard swimming pool. The film is based on the short film created by McGuire and Rod Blackhurst.

Cameras will roll soon for a January 19, 2024 theatrical release through Universal.

James Wan and Jason Blum are producers on the film. Their companies Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are in final talks to merge. Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear and Judson Scott and Blumhouse’s Ryan Turek are EPs. Alayna Glasthal will be the creative executive overseeing the film for Atomic Monster.

Russell will next be seen starring in the Apple+ and Legendary Television’s Untitled Godzilla Series, alongside Kurt Russell,...

For decades, Bruce Dern has been one of the industry’s most compelling and often underrated actors. In recent years, Dern has only occasionally gotten central roles to play, more often being given supporting parts. This April, however, he gets a plum role in The Artist’s Wife, an independent drama which he stars in. Truly, for fans of great acting, this is a treat. A Trailer has dropped for the flick, which you will be able to see at the end of this post. If you love Dern, in particular, you’re in for something special here. The movie is a drama that will almost certainly tug at the heartstrings. IMDb describes the film as such: “Claire Smythson, wife of the renowned abstract artist Richard Smythson, is plunged into a late-life crisis when her husband is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and is in danger of not completing the paintings for his final show.

Director Jeff Grace has acted in movies (It’s a Disaster) and TV (How I Met Your Mother, Mad Men), but it was his experiences as a stand-up comic opening for rock bands that inspired his directorial debut Folk Hero & Funny Guy. Grace, along with stars Alex Karpovsky, Wyatt Russell and Meredith Hagner, visited Deadline’s Tribeca Studio at the Tribeca Film Festival to discuss the film, which was shot in Atlanta with cast and crew shacking up in side-by-side houses. Russell…...

Last year, you may have caught the apocalypse dramedy "It's A Disaster," starring David Cross, America Ferrara, Julia Stiles, and the comedy troupe The Vactioneers, made up of Jeff Grace, Kevin M. Brennan, Blaise Miller, and writer/director Todd Berger (here's our review if you need to catch up). Well, now one of The Vacationeers, Jeff Grace, is embarking on his own filmmaking journey and launching a Kickstarter campaign to get the wheels moving on the road movie "Folk Hero & Funny Guy." As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, "Girls" actor and indie filmmaker Alex Karpovsky (who will next be seen in the Coen Brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis") has signed on to co-star in the story of two longtime friends, a folk musician and a stand up comic (Karpovsky) who hit the road together. Actress/musician Liza Oppenheimer is also set to co-star. Grace, a stand up comedian, writer,...

 

The dark and acerbic new comedy called It's a Disaster may seem like a strange film to be reviewing at a horror site, but after watching the film and deciding it felt like a bizarre mixture of The Last Supper (1996) and Right at Your Door (2007), we felt it was more than suitable for FEARnet readers. The specter of death does hover over this odd comedy of apocalyptic manners, which means it qualifies as horror "enough," but also... I just really liked It's a Disaster and the boss said, "Sure, review it but play up the 'end of the world' angle a bit."

  Yes, that's right. It's a Disaster is an acidic farce about a Sunday brunch that's promptly interrupted by news of a nearby nuclear attack -- which means that a socially-awkward get-together is about to become the last meal this collection of four couples will ever eat. I leave...

Director: Todd Berger Title: It’s A Disaster Starring: Julia Stiles, America Ferrera, David Cross (TV’s ‘Arrested Development’), Rachel Boston (‘The Pill’), Blaise Miller (‘The Scencesters’), Erinn Hayes (TV’s ‘Children’s Hospital’), Jeff Grace (‘Super Zeroes’) and Kevin Brennan (‘The Lake House’) Maintaining the perfect public image, particularly with long-term friends who believe you have the perfect life, is an important goal many people set to maintain. Often times it takes a life altering, catastrophe event that forces people to publicly face the inevitable and admit their mistakes and shortcomings. Struggling to cope with such an sudden and unexpected change is the emotional conflict in the new comedy ‘It’s A Disaster.’ The [ Read More ]

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For folks searching for a knee-slapping comedy about a group of unlikely friends who find strength in each other during the oncoming apocalypse, you will not find it in It's a Disaster. For those searching for a slow-paced, mildly amusing comedy where almost nothing of interest happens, Todd Berger's It's a Disaster is right up your alley.

The film has a fairly simple premise: eight characters with no chemistry gather for a monthly couples brunch and slowly realize that the world outside their bacon- scented house is coming to an end.

It's a Disaster has one set, and almost no external characters outside the main eight, making it so that the weight of the movie rests on the dialog between characters. But the dialog falls flat even with a cast led by David Cross, despite his uncanny ability to turn truly awful lines into comedy gold.

Maybe if the...

Perhaps the first great indie apocalypse potluck comedy, Todd Berger's It's a Disaster aces many of the fundamentals bobbled by too many of the films with which it shares DNA. Like dopey ol' Cloverfield, this opens with get-to-know-the-cast party scenes, in this case a sharply observed and performed couples' brunch, with a smart script and a thirty-ish ensemble so adept at taxonomizing these longtime friends' secret resentments, ritualized peculiarities, and variable degrees of adulthood that audiences will not find themselves impatient for the end times to hit. One guy (Jeff Grace) dashes about the house searching out the best wireless connection so that he can monitor an online comic-book auction; a woman (the funny Rachel Boston) shame-brags that she and her randy lov...

This is an edited reprint of our interview from the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival. "It's a Disaster" opens on in New York and La on April 12th. It's currently available on VOD.Julia Stiles has had a long and varied career since her breakout role opposite Heath Ledger in "10 Things I Hate About You," the '90s high school adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." Since then she's been a Jason Bourne accomplice, danced with death on TV's "Dexter," delivered David Mamet dialogue on stage, and currently has a spate of new high profile film roles coming up. We caught up with the New Yorker on the phone on the eve of the world premiere of her latest flick, "It's a Disaster." "It's a Disaster" is the creative project of comedy troupe The Vacationeers (director Todd Berger and cast members/producers Kevin M. Brennan, Jeff Grace and Blaise Miller,...

Like almost all films that depict the end of the world, It’s a Disaster opens on a mundane morning – though this one seems to be more painfully awkward than most.

A newly dating couple are at a brunch when a friend’s painful divorce is announced, only to become trapped there when a series of dirty bombs explodes across the city. And yet this is a comedy.

It’s a Disaster is written and directed by Todd Berger (The Scenesters) and stars David Cross (Arrested Development), Julia Stiles (Silver Linings Playbook), and America Ferrera (Ugly Betty). Frequent Berger collaborators Blaise Miller, Jeff Grace, and Michael Brennan (all of The Scenesters) also make up the principal cast.

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"Let's go out the way we came in..." The perfect trailer to feature on a day like today, with meteorites and asteroids flying by. Oscilloscope Labs has debuted the trailer for the indie end-of-the-world comedy It's a Disaster, written and directed by Todd Berger, about an awkward couples brunch that gets even worse once they all find out it might be the end of the world. The cast includes small screen names like Rachel Boston, Kevin Brennan, David Cross, Julia Stiles, America Ferrera, Jeff Grace, Erinn Hayes and Blaise Miller. Despite all the quotes, I don't think this looks that great, but some folks might enjoy it. Here's the first trailer for Todd Berger's It's a Disaster, originally found by SlashFilm: Four couples meet for their monthly Sunday brunch only to discover they are stuck in a house together as the world may be about to end. It's a Disaster...

Oscilloscope has picked up "It's A Disaster" for North American distribution, set for early 2013 release. The Todd Berger film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival this Spring, and stars Julia Stiles, David Cross, America Ferrera, Erinn Hayes, Rachel Boston, Kevin M. Brennan, Jeff Grace and Blaise Miller. The ensemble comedy is set during a "couples brunch" of eight friends who suddenly move from relationship dramas to an apocalyptic bomb explosion. Oscilloscope's David Laub and Dan Berger are now steering the indie company in the wake of the loss of founder Adam Yauch, who died of cancer in May, as former president David Fenkel starts his new company A24, which will be trawling for pick-ups at Toronto. Laub calls the film "a real gem," adding that "Todd has combined a perceptive, Woody Allen-esque relationship comedy with a unique take on the apocalypse film, and in the process enlivened both genres and created.

Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Todd Berger’s comedy “It’s A Disaster,” which had its premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June. The specialty distributor plans both a theatrical and digital release early next year. Julia Stiles, David Cross, America Ferrera, Erinn Hayes, Rachel Boston, Kevin M. Brennan, Jeff Grace and Blaise Miller star in the story of a weekly couples brunch that turns unhinged when a bunch of dirty bombs go off in the city. Jeff Grace, Kevin M. Brennan, Gordon Bijelonic and Datari Turner produced the project, which was made in conjunction with Vacationeer Productions and Cactus Three. Read More: L.A. Film Fest Review: David Cross, Julia Stiles, America Ferrara and More Charm in Todd Berger's Satisfying Apocalyptic Couples Drama 'It's a Disaster' “‘It’s A Disaster’ is a real gem, one of those great discoveries that you don’t come across very.

Todd Berger's It's A Disaster comedy which stars Julia Stiles, David Cross, America Ferrera, Erinn Hayes, Rachel Boston, Kevin M. Brenna, Jeff Grace and Blaise Miller, has been picked up for N. American distribution by Oscilloscope (The Messenger). Pic's produced by Jeff Grace, Kevin M. Brennan, Gordon Bijelonic and Datari Turner, made in conjunction with Cactus Three and Vacationeer Productions. The comedic film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June, and according to Variety, Oscilloscope plans to give the film several festival runs prior to its theatrical and digital platform release early next year.

Todd Berger's It's A Disaster comedy which stars Julia Stiles, David Cross, America Ferrera, Erinn Hayes, Rachel Boston, Kevin M. Brenna, Jeff Grace and Blaise Miller, has been picked up for N. American distribution by Oscilloscope (The Messenger). Pic's produced by Jeff Grace, Kevin M. Brennan, Gordon Bijelonic and Datari Turner, made in conjunction with Cactus Three and Vacationeer Productions. The comedic film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June, and according to Variety, Oscilloscope plans to give the film several festival runs prior to its theatrical and digital platform release early next year.

It’S A Disaster stars Julia Stiles (Dexter), David Cross (Arrested Development), America Ferrera (Ugly Betty), Erinn Hayes (Children’S Hospital), Jeff Grace and Rachel Boston.

Below, we have the exclusive synopsis, director’s statement, a few promotional photos of star Erinn Hayes, a still from the film, and a Q&A with director Mitch Berger.

Synopsis

In this doomsday comedy, four couples meet for Sunday brunch and find themselves stranded in a house together as the world may be about to end. When Tracy Scott (Julia Stiles) decides to introduce her new beau Glenn (David Cross) to her three friends Hedy (America Ferrera), Emma, and Lexi and their significant others, her biggest fear is whether or not her friends will approve of her new relationship, little does she realize that’s the least of her worries. Before long the couples find themselves in the midst of an apocalyptic disaster,...

Todd Berger's new film, It's A Disaster premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival last week. It stars and ensemble cast that includes Julia Stiles, David Cross, America Ferrera, Rachel Boston, Erinn Hayes, Kevin Brennan, Jeff Grace and Blaise Miller. I hesitate to write anything more than a vague review because this is the type of film that is best seen without knowing anything about it. It begins with Tracy (Julia Stiles), and Glenn (David Cross) arriving at Emma and Pete Mandrake's (Erinn Hayes and Blaise Miller, respectively) house for a couple's brunch. Tracy and Glenn have only recently started seeing each other, which is immediately apparent. However, the three other couples have been friends for a long time. This sets up a fantastic...

Todd Berger's comedy drama about four couples spending their last night on earth together deserves a wide audience

At the after-party for the Los Angeles film festival's premiere of Todd Berger's comedy drama, It's a Disaster, at the Hotel Figeuroa, the blue drinks tickets are being handed over at the bar faster than you can say "not another apocalyptic couples brunch movie". Around the pool, actor David Cross, is being asked for possibly the 100th time if there's going to an Arrested Development film. "We were supposed to shoot in the next few days," he'd told the audience at the post-screening Q&A. "But I have yet to see a script or a contract." So that's that sorted. For now.

It's a Disaster is an absolute gem of a doomsday movie, about four couples who meet for brunch and find themselves in the middle of a chemical warfare attack,...

Julia Stiles has had a long and varied career since her breakout role opposite Heath Ledger in "10 Things I Hate About You," the '90s high school adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." Since then she's been a Jason Bourne accomplice, danced with death on TV's "Dexter," delivered David Mamet dialogue on stage, and currently has a spate of new high profile film roles coming up. We caught up with the New Yorker on the phone on the eve of the world premiere of her latest flick, "It's a Disaster," an apocalyptic dramedy that will debut next week at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

"It's a Disaster" is the creative project of comedy troupe The Vacationeers (director Todd Berger and cast members/producers Kevin M. Brennan, Jeff Grace and Blaise Miller, whose previous efforts include many web videos and the feature film "The Scenesters"). Stiles appeared in the...

Slamdance A scene from ‘Holiday Road’

Named after the Lindsey Buckingham song featured in “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” “Holiday Road” brings 13 varied directors together to create a dark- humored 72-minute feature film about national holidays.

The film opens and ends with a New Year’s Eve party countdown and in between, segments range from a band shooting a sex-fueled Labor Day music video to a Christmas Eve crime drama starring Wendi McLendon-Covey of “Bridesmaids” fame.

The only rules for the...

Maya Entertainment Group, Inc., a leading independent multi-platform content and distribution company based in Los Angeles, has acquired the international rights to the apocalyptic comedy It's a Disaster from writer/director Todd Berger (The Scenesters). The film stars Julia Stiles (The Bourne Identity Trilogy, Dexter), David Cross (Arrested Development, Kung Fu Panda), and America Ferrera (Ugly Betty, Real Women Have Curves).

In this doomsday comedy, four couples who meet for Sunday brunch find themselves stranded in a house together as the world may be about to end. When Tracy Scott (Julia Stiles) decides to introduce her new beau Glenn (David Cross) to her three friends Hedy (America Ferrera), Emma, and Lexi and their significant others, her biggest fear is whether or not her friends will approve of her new relationship, little does she realize that's the least of her worries. Before long the couples find themselves in the midst of an apocalyptic disaster,...

Rachel Boston ("In Plain Sight") is joining Julia Stiles and America Ferrera in Todd Berger's new indie comedy "It's A Disaster" reports The Hollywood Reporter.

The comedy will revolve around four couples who meet for Sunday brunch, only to find themselves stranded in a house together as the world may be about to end.

Boston will play the role of a whip-smart wildcard named Lexi Kivel. Kevin Brennan, Jeff Grace, and Blaise Miller also star and shooting begins next month in Los Angeles.

Rachel Boston (In Plain Sight) is performing alongside Julia Stiles and America Ferrera in the new indie comedy It's A Disaster. Todd Berger is set to write and direct the project.

The comedy will revolve around four couples who meet for Sunday brunch, only to find themselves stranded in a house together as the world may be about to end. Rachel Boston will play the role of a whip-smart wildcard named Lexi Kivel.

The cast also features Kevin Brennan, Jeff Grace, and Blaise Miller.

The Vacationeers' project begins filming next month in Los Angeles.

Rachel Boston has signed up to ensemble indie comedy It's a Disaster. The actress will be joining Ugly Betty star America Ferrera, Laura Adkin, Todd Berger, Blaise Miller, Julia Stiles and Jeff Grace, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It's a Disaster centres on a Sunday brunch organised by four couples, who find themselves stranded together when it appears that the world may be about to end. Boston will take on the role of Lexi Kivel, who is a "whip-smart wildcard". Parks and Recreation actor Berger (more)...

Rachel Boston (In Plain Sight) will fill the final slot in the ensemble cast of the indie comedy It's a Disaster.  The story centers on "four couples who meet for Sunday brunch, only to find themselves stranded in a house together as the world may be about to end." Julia Stiles, America Ferrera, Laura Adkin, Todd Berger, Kevin M. Brennan, Jeff Grace, Blaise Miller play the other seven members of the group.  According to THR, Boston will play "a whip-smart wildcard named Lexi Kivel."  That's a pretty great character name---combine that with the gleefully surrealist premise, and I'm hooked. In addition to his starring role, Berger wrote the script, and will direct the production next month in Los Angeles.

Is there anything more amusing than the end of the world? Improv comedy troupe The Vacationeers believe not, making it the hook for their second feature It's a Disaster, set to star Julia Stiles and America Ferrera.The film sounds a bit like Couples Retreat with an armageddon-y twist. The premise is that four couples meet for a nice quiet Sunday lunch, but end up stuck in the house indefinitely as the apocalypse apparently looms outside. "It's a crazy story and I was convinced Julia and America would think I'm crazy too, but I'm thrilled they get my sense of humour. I'm excited to have them on board," says Vacationeer Todd Berger. Stiles has just been working with Neil Labute; she probably needed a laugh.The Vacationeers are Berger, Kevin Brennan, Jeff Grace and Blaise Miller. They've been performing together since 2006, but are all reasonably successful under their own steam too.

Julia Stiles and America Ferrera are set to star in It's a Disaster , a comedy about four couples who meet for Sunday Brunch only to discover they are stuck in a house together as the world may be about to end. A film by Vacationeer Productions, It's a Disaster will be directed by Todd Berger, who also wrote the script. Kevin M. Brennan, Jeff Grace, Blaise Miller, and Todd Berger of comedy troupe The Vacationeers will also star in the film, which will shoot in Los Angeles in early fall and is currently in pre-production. Todd Berger is the writer behind the Lionsgate/Jim Henson Co. film Happytime Murders and also wrote and directed The Vacationeers' first feature film, The Scenesters . The Scenesters won the "Rosebud Award" at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival,...

To promote the new indie comedy/whodunit The Scenesters, Collider has been provided a pretty cool swag bag to give away to one of our readers. The prize pack includes: the DVD of the film, a T-shirt, a hat, and a button. The movie stars Sherilyn Finn (Twin Peaks), Blaise Miller (Lapse), Suzanne May (Gentlemen Broncos), Jeff Grace (Mad Men) Kevin Brennan (The Lake House), Todd Berger (Southland Tales) and Monika Jolly (Entourage) and centers on a team of wannabe filmmakers in L.A. who are taking advantage of a series of murders in the area targeting hipsters. The flick has been making the festival rounds, and recently won Most Interesting Film at Slamdance. Hit the jump to find out how you can win the prize pack, and to check out the synopsis, trailer, and a couple of clips from the film. First up, here’s the synopsis of The Scenesters...

Since 2009, crowd funding site Kickstarter has funneled a total of $60 million to over 24,000 projects high on creativity but low on cash. Since 2008, crowd funding site Indiegogo has helped raise awareness and millions of dollars to over 24,000 campaigns in 159 countries. With thousands seeking funding and thousands of thousands of dollars exchanging hands in exchange for credits, cameos, and signed copies of DVDs of upcoming projects, it’s time for some savvy comedy troupe to spoof the whole crowd funding phenomena. And the The Vactioneers recently did just that. You may know the crew comprised of Todd Berger, Kevin Brennan, Jeff Grace, and Blaise Miller from their work on the original web series The Googling (where the search, cloud computing, and internet technology giant actually does do some evil), their indie flick The Scenesters, or that time when they rejected Julia Stiles’ autograph. Related News:Crowd Funding for an Audience, Not Cash...

Monterey Media will release the indie dark comedy The Scenesters on DVD on May 24.

Crimes are committed in The Scenesters.

In The Scenesters, a serial killer starts picking off beautiful young hipsters on the East side of Los Angeles, prompting a group of crime scene videographers to hatch a plan to catch him. While the bloody trail is cold for the detectives, Charlie (Blaise Miller), a crime scene cleaner, begins finding some unusual clues. Problem is, nobody is really sure that Charlie isn’t the serial killer! Meanwhile, the dead hipsters are piling up like pancakes in thrift-store flannel…

Written and directed by Todd Berger, the 2009 film also stars Sherilyn Fenn (TV’s Twin Peaks), Jeff Grace, Suzanne May and John Landis as Judge Paxton B. Johnson.

Monterey is currently taking The Scenesters on a theatrical tour across the country, playing it in over 50 cities in theaters and on college campuses.

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So, I was able to see the first 70 minutes of Toy Story 3 this week.

Watching the movie begin, hearing the reactions of the college students who literally grew up with this franchise, I was worried something wasn’t going to be right. That there was going to be something there on the screen I could no longer identify with a decade after Toy Story 2 debuted in the theaters. I was shocked that it’s been fifteen years since the first installment came out, the number 95 pasted on the runaway train in the opening sequence feeling like a tender callback to that time.

I was worried, fraught with nervousness that somehow I made the wrong choice...

I knew Todd Berger as a filmmaker who'd grown up in New Orleans and made the 2007 documentary Don't Eat the Baby about post-Katrina Mardi Gras, a movie that I quite liked. But since that was the only film of his I'd seen, I always thought of him as a documentary kind of guy. I didn't know that he's a member of comedy troupe The Vacationeers -- I would never have imagined that he would write and direct a noir-mumblecore-l.A. homage comedy, The Scenesters.

The Scenesters opens with a fake trailer that spoofs "mumblecore" films mercilessly, then shifts to a jury trial, then flashes back to tell the main story of the film. The filmmakers behind the mumblecore movie are having financial troubles, and director Wallace Cotten (Todd Berger) is forced to take a job filming crime scenes for the Lapd. However, Wallace and his producer Roger (Jeff Grace) can't settle for straightforward work,...