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Let's face it, independent film is really hit or miss.  The majority of moviegoers are desensitized with all the special effects and acting talent depicted in theatrical features.  So when one comes across an indie flick, the material never fully stands a chance in earning their praise.  At this point, many indie filmmakers would like to cause harm to me for stating the obvious.

Then there is Long Pigs.  Another independent flick trying to secure distribution.  Right away, this reviewer understands the production will be working with a low-budget and the overall level of acting could be suspect.  Usually painful.  Thankfully, writers/producers/directors Nathan Hynes and Chris Powers put together a very decent 81 minutes of entertainment.  

Long Pigs is a horror mockumentary about two rookie filmmakers looking to capture shocking material to sell to a major studio.  The two "professionals" follow around Anthony McAlistar (Anthony Alviano) who participates in cannibalism.

Long Pigs was recently shown at the Texas Frightmare Weekend (April 28th) and director Nathan Hynes has announced this 2010 thriller will be on DVD June 8th. This mockumentary follows a serial killer who has a taste "for cooking with human flesh" (Long). An independent film with an eye for satire, Long Pigs is available for pre-orders now. The synopsis for Long Pigs here: "Long Pigs is a '...

For Canadian filmmakers Nathan Hynes and Chris Power, the journey to make their full-length feature debut, Long Pigs, was anything but typical.

“I had moved from Newfoundland to Toronto after I finished school,” explained Hynes. “I worked in a restaurant and the hostess told me that there she was talking to this film guy that had come into the restaurant. So I got all excited because I thought it was going to meet some big time movie guy.”

“I so badly wanted to get into the industry, but had no idea how to get my foot in the door. So when I walked over to this big shot filmmaker, it turned out to be Chris who was just another guy like me starting off in the industry. We hit it off immediately though and started working together right after that,” Hynes added.

Power and Hynes came up with the idea for their film,...

The Texas Frightmare Weekend has announced a film lineup that includes mockumentary Long Pigs. The film is shot shaky cam style as a serial killer goes about his daily routine of killing, cooking, and even eating the innocent. This is a picture that will test your resolve and test your ability to tolerate nausea, with a trailer unloading murder below. As well, horror fans can check out several more films at the festival through the homepage inside.

The synopsis for Long Pigs:

"Long Pigs is a mockumentary, horror, comedy about two documentary filmmakers who follow a serial killer who has a taste for cooking human flesh" (Long Pigs).

Release Date: April 28 (Limited Theatrical).

Directors/writers: Nathan Hynes, and Chris Power.

Cast: Anthony Alviano, Phyllis Cooper, and Paul Fowles.

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The Texas Frightmare film lineup:

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There's Lots of horror coming to the Lone Star state this April, and we've got the early word on what movies you can expect to see playing during the Texas Frightmare Film Festival.

From the Press Release

"Texas Frightmare Weekend announced it has extended the dates for its companion Texas Frightmare Film Festival this year (April 28–May 1). Highlights from the lineup include the Us premiere of Tim Sullivan’s 2001 Maniacs: Field Of Screams, George Romero’s Survival Of The Dead, and Adam Green’s Sundance hit Frozen.

Green’s Frozen stars Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, and Kevin Zegers and follows the life or death choices a trio of skiers and snowboarders must make when they find themselves abandoned on a ski resort chairlift. The film, which was a surprise hit at the Sundance Film Festival in January, will screen at the Studio Movie Grill in Lewisville on Wednesday, April 28, at 7:00Pm.