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The creative horror film,features an impressive ensemble cast IndustryWorks Studios will be releasing the buzzed-about gritty, action/crime horror film Residue in the Us and Canada on VOD on July 18th, 2017. The indie film stars James Clayton (‘Candiland’, ‘The 100’, ‘Timeless’), Taylor Hickson (‘Deadpool’, ‘Aftermath’), Costas Mandylor (‘Saw’ Franchise, ‘The Pledge’, ‘Picket Fences’), Gemini Award …

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The supernatural thriller Residue has a few new stills. The new photos show a monster, one of the film's central characters and a few other strange items. Residue is a co-production between XLRator Media, Industry Works Pictures and Motorcycle Boy Productions. XLRator Media and Industry Works Pictures have announced a three picture co-operative, involving "action thrillers (DailyDead)." Residue looks to be the first to be released in mid-2017. The film, from director Rusty Nixon, stars: James Clayton (Candiland), Taylor Hickson and Matt Frewer. And, an early preview of the film is hosted here. The film's story focuses on an ancient artifact and book. Various factions compete to own the book, while evil begins to enter the fray. Protagonist and private investigator Luke Harding (Clayton) possesses the item, but for how long? Now, Luke and his daughter most fight both supernatural and physical forces to keep this growing evil at bay.

With distribution by IFC Midnight, Travis Zariwny’s Intruder will have a theatrical rollout in New York and a nationwide release on VOD on June 24th. Also: Double Take’s free access to one of their #3 issues for 24 hours only, details on the upcoming appearance of the Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters documentarians at Wizard World Philadelphia, the new video for American Murder Song, the trailer and release information for Ghosthunters, starring Stephen Manley, and details on the new action-thriller slate from XLrator Media and IndustryWorks Studios.

Intruder Release Details: “A young woman’s quiet night in becomes a free-fall into fear in this disturbing home invasion thriller. After she lands her dream job, a young cellist (Louise Linton) settles in for a relaxing few days holed up in her apartment but as a violent storm rages outside, she can’t shake the feeling that someone is watching her every move.

XLrator Media continues to reach agreements with production studios to ensure a steady flow of genre cinema from all subgenres in the coming years. Previously they announced partnerships with Rnr Entertainment to release action films and with New Artists Alliance to release sci-fi thrillers.    Now they are partnering with Canadain outift Industryworks Pictures out of Vancouver to produce and distribute three action thrillers starting in 2017.   XLrator Media has picked up and/or released some of Industryworks' lineup already, Wrecker, Sun Choke and American Mary, so the two companies are alrady on familiar ground.  The first film in the three-picture slate is the supernatural thriller Residue, written and directed by Rusty Nixon (Candiland), starring Costas Mandylor (Saw) and Taylor Hickson (Deadpool), which will be...

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Business is good for XLrator Media. Earlier this year the company announced slates of action films with Rnr Entertainment and sci-fi thrillers with New Artists Alliance and today they've announced even more projects on the way care of a new co-production deal with IndustryWorks Studios.

The companies previously worked together on the releases of American Mary and Wrecker and the new co-production deal will see them co-produce and release three films, the first of which is a supernatural thriller called Residue, written and directed by Candiland director Rusty Nixon and starring Costas Mandylor and Taylor Hickson. The other projects in the deal come from Wrecker director Micheal Bafaro: Playtime and a futuristic action thriller titled Fuse [Continued ...]...

Gary Busey was involved in a minor car accident in Malibu, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 13, Us Weekly can confirm. The Candiland actor hit a woman while pulling out of a parking space in the Pavilions grocery store. Authorities tell Us that Busey, 70, didn't see the woman as he backed out. The unidentified female was knocked to the ground, but suffered minor injuries. She left after the Los Angeles County Fire Department treated her at the scene. Investigators add that there's no evidence that Busey was under [...]...

The Motorcycle Boy Productions and Greendale Productions horror-thriller starring Gary Busey, James Clayton and Chelah Horsdal will be in production in the city from April 13-20.

Rusty Nixon directs Candiland from his adapted screenplay based on Elizabeth Engstrom’s novel of the same name about a pair of lovers who isolate themselves in a bizarre heightened existence experiment.

Marc Petey and Marena Dix produce and James Clayton, Blaine Anderson and Roseanne Milliken are the executive producers.

The film is being shot in two blocks, nine weeks apart, to allow Clayton and Horsdal (pictured) the time needed for a dramatic weight loss as as their characters become emaciated after a year of isolation.

No, not that ridiculously sweet board game we all played as kids which launched 100 dentist visits... what we're talking about here is a new horror film from director Rusty Nixon entitled Candiland. See what a difference one letter can make?

Gary Busey, James Clayton, and Chelah Horsdal star. Shooting begins this month.

Synopsis

Recently divorced and heartbroken, Tess finds herself abandoned at a bar on her girls’ night out. There she encounters the eccentric and rich Peter – a man cursed with the condition of heightened sensory perception and desperately searching for a moment’s peace. The two instantly fall in love and withdraw to Peter’s apartment for a lengthy and addicting love affair.

Days of bliss pass by, but when Tess realizes she should leave and resume her life, Peter proposes a dangerous idea – isolate each other in his apartment to create their own pure reality, one free of...

Writer-director Rusty Nixon begins shooting the new horror film Candiland in Vancouver later this month. The project is based on the novel "Candyland" by Elizabeth Engstrom. Gary Busey, James Clayton and Chelah Horsdal will star. The latter will play Tess, Recently divorced and heartbroken, who finds herself abandoned at a bar on her girl’s night out. There she encounters the eccentric and rich Peter – a man cursed with the condition of heightened sensory perception and desperately searching for a moment’s peace. The two instantly fall in love and withdraw to Peter’s apartment for a lengthy and addicting love affair.

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