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The apocalypse is going to be one major pain in the ass. If you have any doubts about that, the film The Collapsed will certainly change your mind. And you've got a great chance to meet the members of the cast and crew at the DVD signing at Dark Delicacies.

Dark Delicacies is located at 3512 W. Magnolia Blvd. in Burbank, California. The signing will be held on Tuesday, June 5th, at 8:00 pm and feature stars of the film John Fantasia and Anna Ross as well as the composer Rob Kleiner.

For those of you north of the Border, fear not. In addition to the Dark Delicacies signing, there will be a Toronto in-store signing at 7:00 pm the same evening at Eyesore Cinema (801 Queen Street West) with director Justin McConnell, co-producer Kevin Hutchinson, and cast members Lise Moule, Steve Vieira, and Vincent Thomas.

For more check out the trailer below,...

After the Canadian arm of Anchor Bay secured the rights to Justin McConnell’s post-apocalyptic horror/thriller The Collapsed for distro in the Great White North, we wondered who'd be picking up the domestic rights. The answer has come.

The flick has been acquired by distributor Otter Creek Motion Pictures for the U.S. and will be hitting DVD and VOD on February 28th, 2012.

John Fantasia, Steve Vieira, Lise Moule, and Anna Ross portray the four members of the Weaver family with Vincent Thomas, Stefano Gallo, Neil Green, and Richard Cordeiro in supporting roles.

For more visit the official The Collapsed website, and then dig on the official The Collapsed Facebook page.

Synopsis:

In the wake of the end of the world, a family of four desperately tries to survive against insurmountable odds. Their goal: escaping the city and traveling to the rural community they once called home, Dover's Bend.

One film we've been talking about for quite some time now is Justin McConnell’s post-apocalyptic horror/thriller The Collapsed, and the flick has nailed down some distro up North! Read on for details.

From the Press Release

After a successful limited theatrical release in Canada, Anchor Bay Entertainment has acquired all Canadian home video/VOD rights to the post-apocalyptic horror/thriller The Collapsed, with a targeted release of early next year. The deal was brokered between Anchor Bay and sales agents Raven Banner Entertainment (as part of a three-film deal including action flick Bounty Hunters and thriller Neverlost).

This territory joins the four other countries that have acquired the film, including the already announced New Select in Japan. The three other distributors (for Us, UK and Germany) will be announced in the coming weeks. Unstable Ground is currently hard at work preparing extensive special features for the release.

John Fantasia,...

All you gorehounds north of the Border, do yourselves a favor and clear your calendars for this weekend, starting tomorrow, August 25 through August 28. If you haven't yet made plans to be at The Toronto Convention Center to attend the 2011 Fan Expo Canada/Rue Morgue Festival of Fear, don't worry; there's still time. And Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada is about to give you some additional motivation.

Let's start with the featured guests Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada is boasting. Legendary veteran of Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss and Bereavement (and that barely scratches the surface) Michael Biehn will be on hand. Promoting Monster Brawl will be well-traveled Canadians Art Hindle (Black Christmas) and from 300, Robert Maillet (that would be Kurrgan for all you WWE fans).

And speaking of the WWE, what Canadian convention would be complete without Ms. Stratusfaction herself, Trish Stratus. Trish will be on hand to promote Bounty Hunters.

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2011 - 82 mins. - Not Rated

D: Justin McConnell

C: John Fantasia, Steve Vieira, Lise Moule, Anna Ross, Vincent Thomas 

A family heads out to the country to escape the madness of the city as the world falls victim to a devastating force that is killing off everyone, but are they any safer? Has this force followed them? And could could that be the least of their problems as they have to fight off ordinary citizens who have turned into crazed killers? 

Intriguing film where the story feels more like the sub-plot in a bigger film, but it still has enough interesting and unique story tangents to make for satisfying entertainment. The Collapsed starts out a little slow, but once The Collapsed gets going, it doesn't let up. The most admirable quality is that The Collapsed doesn't play it safe. The Collapsed takes risks and makes bold moves that result in...

We're not the only ones going crazy? In Justin McConnell's The Collapsed, a family attempts to escape the end of the world by heading for the woods, but what if the end of the world starts from inside? This psychological thriller and drama will have several Canadian theatrical showings, including appearances in Calgary (Uptown Stage & Screen), Hamilton (The Staircase Theatre), and Toronto, at the Carlton Cinema. United States based horror fans can catch the film's premiere at the Fangoria Film Festival, later this year. For now, watch the paranoia build in this second official trailer below and support Unstable Ground's latest production, by attending one of the screenings!

The plot outline for The Collapsed is here:

"In the wake of the end of the world a family of four desperately tries to survive against insurmountable odds. Their goal: escaping the city and traveling to the rural community they once called home.

A new trailer has been officially released online today for the upcoming post-apocalyptic horror/thriller The Collapsed. We first reported on the Canadian flick back in November of 2010, so it's good to see movement and that people will be finally get a chance to check it out.

The film, the feature directorial debut by Justin McConnell, is slated to kick of a national Canadian theatrical release beginning May 27 so keep an eye on your local listings.

Synopsis:

In the wake of the end of the world, a family of four desperately tries to survive against insurmountable odds. Their goal: escaping the city and traveling to the rural community they once called home, Dover's Bend.

The constant threat of a violent death forcing them to stay as far away from civilization as possible, they take to the forest, soon to discover the danger posed by other survivors may be the least of their worries.

Yet another new trailer for Unstable Ground's production of director Justin McConnell’s upcoming post-apocalyptic horror/thriller The Collapsed has made its way online and we've got the goods for you right here! Dig it!

John Fantasia, Steve Vieira, Lise Moule, and Anna Ross portray the four members of the Weaver family with Vincent Thomas, Stefano Gallo, Neil Green, and Richard Cordeiro in supporting roles.

For more visit the official The Collapsed website, and then dig on the official The Collapsed Facebook page.

Synopsis:

In the wake of the end of the world, a family of four desperately tries to survive against insurmountable odds. Their goal: escaping the city and traveling to the rural community they once called home, Dover's Bend.

The constant threat of a violent death forcing them to stay as far away from civilization as possible, they take to the forest, soon to discover the danger posed...

Raven Banner Entertainment has acquired the worldwide sales rights for both the post apocalyptic horror thriller The Collapsed and the comedic documentary Skull World both from indie director Justin McConnell.

Both films are expected to make their debut in the European markets February 10, 2011 and expand into festival play in North American territories later this year.

The Collapsed:

In the wake of the end of the world, a family of four desperately tries to survive against insurmountable odds. Their goal: escaping the city and traveling to the rural community they once called home, Dover's Bend. The constant threat of a violent death forces them to stay as far away from civilization as possible. They take to the forest only to discover the danger posed by other survivors may be the least of their worries. 

The Collapsed stars John Fantasia, Steve Vieira, Lise Moule, Anna Ross, Vincent Thomas, Stefano Gallo, Kassandra Santos,...

                  

Here's another cool film that showed at Afm '10. The Collapsed is directed by Justin McConnell from a screenplay by McConnell and Kevin Hutchinson.  This dark thriller stars John Fantasia, Steve Vieira,Lise Moule, Anna Ross, Vincent Thomas, Stefano Gallo, Kassandra Santos, Neil Green, Rick Cordeiro, Greg Sommer, Charlie Kundallini, and Milan Cobanov, and is sure to grab distribution soon enough. 

Plot:

In the wake of the end of the world, a family of four desperately tries to survive against insurmountable odds. Their goal: escaping the city and traveling to the rural community they once called home, Dover's Bend.

The constant threat of a violent death forcing them to stay as far away from civilization as possible, they take to the forest, soon to discover the danger posed by other survivors may be the least of their worries.

Shot entirely on the Red 4K camera system, this dark thriller is bound to make an impact.

The sales one-sheet and trailer for Unstable Ground's production of director Justin McConnell’s upcoming post-apocalyptic horror/thriller The Collapsed have made their way to the big dance at Afm, and we have both for you here!

John Fantasia, Steve Vieira, Lise Moule, and Anna Ross portray the four members of the Weaver family with Vincent Thomas, Stefano Gallo, Neil Green, and Richard Cordeiro in supporting roles.

For more visit the official The Collapsed website, and then dig on the official The Collapsed Facebook page.

Synopsis:

In the wake of the end of the world, a family of four desperately tries to survive against insurmountable odds. Their goal: escaping the city and traveling to the rural community they once called home, Dover's Bend.

The constant threat of a violent death forcing them to stay as far away from civilization as possible, they take to the forest, soon to discover the...

Anyone who has a passing interest in post-apocalyptic motion pictures would do well to thoroughly investigate the first trailer for Justin McConnell’s promising indie feature “The Collapsed”, which, according to Quiet Earth, is being presented at this year’s American Film Market. The story concerns itself with a family of four as they attempt to return home after the proverbial “end of the world”. And while this premise may sound brutally familiar to those of us who frequent these productions, the clip nestled below certainly seems to suggest that McConnell knows exactly what he’s doing. “The Collapsed”, which stars John Fantasia, Steve Vieira, Anna Ross, Lise Moule, and Vincent Thomas, will hopefully see the light of day sometime next year. function getVideo() { var so = new SWFObject("http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/xplayer/yo033.swf", "mplayer", "590", "375", "8", "#000000"); so.addParam("wmode","transparent"); so.addParam("swliveconnect", "true"); so.addParam("allowscriptaccess", "always"); so.

Shot entirely on the Red 4K camera system, this dark indie apocalypse thriller looks pretty slick. Directed by Justin McConnell and based on a story by Kevin Hutchinson & Justin McConnell, The Collapsed is being represented this year at Afm, so we're being told to look for it hitting festivals and release in 2011.

Synopsis:

In the wake of the end of the world, a family of four desperately tries to survive against insurmountable odds. Their goal: escaping the city and traveling to the rural community they once called home, Dover's Bend.

The constant threat of a violent death forcing them to stay as far away from civilization as possible, they take to the forest, soon to discover the danger posed by other survivors may be the least of their worries.

The Collapsed stars John Fantasia, Steve Vieira, Anna Ross, Lise Moule, Vincent Thomas and many more.

Trailer after the break.

The Collapsed...

John Fantasia, Steve Vieira, Lise Moule, Anna Ross, Vincent Thomas, Stefano Gallo, Kassandra Santos, Neil Green, Rick Cordeiro, Greg Sommer, Charlie Kundallini and Milan Cobanov star in writer, director, producer Justin McConnell's The Collapsed.

In the wake of the end of the world, a family of four desperately tries to survive against insurmountable odds. Their goal: escaping the city and traveling to the rural community they once called home, Dover's Bend. The constant threat of a violent death forces them to stay as far away from civilization as possible, they take to the forest, soon to discover the danger posed by other survivors may be the least of their worries.

Shot entirely on the Red 4K camera system, this dark thriller is bound to make an impact. The Collapsed is currently in post-production.

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Justin McConnell's first feature flick comes in the form of horror drama 'The Collapsed'. And it's just gotten itself a shiny new one-sheet and a peek at a new trailer to celebrate the fact that it's production company Unstable Ground Inc are taking it along to the American Film Market (Afm) this week. The Afm is being held on November 3-10 in Santa Monica, California. The movie stars John Fantasia, Steve Vieira, Anna Ross, Lise Moule, Vincent Thomas, Stefano Gallo, Rick Cordeiro, Kassandra Santos, Neil Green and was co-written by McConnell himself and horror make-up artist/producer Kevin Hutchinson. You can check out the new poster and trailer below. 'In the wake of the end of the world, a family of four desperately tries to survive against insurmountable odds. Their goal: escaping the city and traveling to the rural community they once called home, Dover's Bend. The...