John Waters, B-movies, Hammer Horror, Cult Films, Mondo Macabro, Asian Film, Science Fiction, Horror, Exploitation, 1970's cinema, Midnight Movies
Directors
Alfred Hitchcock, John Waters, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, Todd Browning, Fritz Lang, Wim Wenders, Terence Fisher, Martin Scorsese, Larry Fessenden, Mario Bava, Jérôme Boivin, Terry Gilliam, Guy Maddin, HG Lewis, James Whale, Don Coscarelli, Peter Jackson, Peter Greenaway, Guillermo del Toro, Guy Maddin, Jack Hill, Roger Corman, Ken Russell, Ishiro Honda, Eddie Romero, Wes Anderson, Freddie Francis, Alejandro Jodorowsky, George Romero, Ingmar Bergman, Takashi Miike, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Festivals
Oldenburg International Film Festival, Boston Fantastic Film Festival, Nevermore Film Festival, Leeds Anime Horror Film Festival, IFFYNTX Festival
Professional Affiliations
Screen Actors Guild
MonsterPants's Interests
General
Cult Films, Shock Cinema, 1960's pop culture, Comic Books, old school Punk Rock, all kinds of trash -- both smart and stupid.
Music
Most of the good stuff, and all of the bad.
Movies
Automatons, Trigger Man, Habit, The Off Season, The Roost, No Telling, The Pod, Wendigo, The Last Winter, Phantasm, CanniBallistic!
Television
Movies are better than television.
Books
Cow, Psychonaut, What Are You Voting For?, Satan Hates You, Mondo Macabro, Sleazoid Express, Fear Withour Frontiers, Immoral Tales, Psychotronic Video, Shock Cinema
Heroes
John Waters, David Lynch, Ed Wood, Tod Browning, Ishiro Honda, Angus Scrimm, Mario Bava, John Levene, Takashi Miike, Larry Fessenden, Sam Raimi, Jérôme Boivin, Terry Gilliam, Guy Maddin, James Whale, Roger Corman, Don Coscarelli, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
AUTOMATONS is a black & white, low-tech, special effects film about the horrors of war and robots. It stars newcomer Christine Spencer, Brenda Cooney (THE OFF SEASON) & Angus Scrimm (PHANTASM) with Don Wood (COLONIAL HOUSE), Noah DeFilippis (THE OFF SEASON) , John Levene (DOCTOR WHO) and Larry Fessenden (SESSION 9).
Get the Automatons Soundtrack by the Noisettes through iTunes or at CD Baby!
"...the movie's loving attention to light and shade transcends its hermetic setting and meager budget. At times the buzzing static and fizzy backlighting recall the glistening surrealism of the filmmaker Guy Maddin... enormously endearing"
-- Jeannette Catsoulis, NEW YORK TIMES
"Automatons is what happens when Eraserhead and Tetsuo the Iron Man bong themselves into oblivion and collaborate on a minimalist avant-garde sci-fi cheapie shot in a toolshed... Robot radness achieved! Budgets are for bitches. "
-- Nathan Lee, VILLAGE VOICE
"It's not a film of compromise but of sheer determination, refusing to be defined by its budget and liberated by a decision to overcome its bank account with sheer imagination."
-- S. James Snyder, NEW YORK SUN
"Ed Wood, the notorious director of Plan 9 From Outer Space and Glen or Glenda, has risen from the dead and returned to filmmaking as James Felix McKenney... And I mean that as a compliment."
-- V.A. Musetto, NEW YORK POST
"AUTOMATONS is a smart, thought-provoking tale equipped with the moody ambiance and intellectual integrity of a classic episode of THE OUTER LIMITS. That's high praise indeed."
-- Steven Puchalski, SHOCK CINEMA
"The beautiful indie sci-fi film AUTOMATONS is a troubling vision of things to come.
Enough to make you think, worry and pray."
-- Louis Fowler, ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHRONICLE
"Automatons is an excellent homage to the movies of yesteryear, and will be quite a thrill for anyone who misses those old days."
-- Steve Anderson, FILM THREAT
"It's sci-fi existentialism at its rawest..a kind of WAITING FOR ROBOT, if Samuel Beckett's tale had involved warring machinery... the best Super-8 home movie made by a 12-year-old boy in the body of an adult that I've seen in a very long time."
-- Scooter McCrae, FANGORIA
"The robot action is often much more riveting than similar scenes in movies with many times the budget and technical sophistication."
-- Jay Seaver, UGO.COM
"AUTOMATONS is a wonderfully made, socially conscious low budget film and I cannot recommend it enough."
-- Brian Harris, JOE HORROR.COM
"AUTOMATONS does what all good sci fi stories should."
-- Adam Barnick, ENTERTAINMENT INSIDERS
"Best Shoestring Sci-Fi of 2006"
-- Jason Silverman, WIRED
Who I'd like to meet: Folks who like weird and unusual films with micoscopic budgets.
**We are currently seeking 1 Experienced Tattoo Artist. Details are in our blog sections of our homesite and MySpace. Seriously interested individuals should Apply via email, phone, or in person.
Do you know any filmmakers? If so, could you kindly let them know about the Filmmaking Stuff FREE 21 Part Filmmaking Mini-Course? http://www.filmmakingstuff.com
Darling As my MySpace friend, I am including you in something exciting--we have begun to show off my new legit FEATURE FILM! NATASHA KIZMET: THE MOVIE! It has been called BORAT MEETS CANDY by the Denver Post's Bill Husted, and I want your feedback, and the feedback of your MySpace friends! You would be doing me a big favor if you would post this comment so people would know to go the the "My Videos" section of my profile to watch the trailer and the other scenes I have posted. This is my market research as to how well we have done. The film is being shopped as we speak by a major film agent, and we are entering it in Film Festivals! This is exciting, and thanks SO MUCH for your help!!
If you want to help market the film, or get on the list to order the DVD when it comes out at a discount, email me at natasha.kizmet.the.movie@gmail.com
xoxo Natasha
Also,my movie features a sequence with a Belly Dancing show that I did under my belly dancing alter ego of Raya--TEMPTATION OF BELLY DANCE. It has been called the most artistic and sensual live belly dance DVD ever!! Please have a look, and visit the DVDs web site!
Just making the rounds to all of For Love & Stacie's friends here on MySpace letting you know that the full movie is now online in full for free. Hope you love it and and really hope you'll help us out by spreading it around! Thanks so much!
Thanks to all of you who have voted and qouted for our Trailers and Pictures!
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Visit us on the Weekend of Horrors 2009 from the 14th to the 15th of November in Bottrop, GERMANY. See what's new and visit some actors live. Make photos for free with all available members of our team!!
Edward Gorey, Tim Burton, Charles Addams, Mark Ryden, Gris Grimly, Michael Sowa, Shag, Edgar Allan Poe, Alice in Wonderland, Coraline, Emily, Lenore, Twilight, Tattoo & Pin-up Art, Dark Décor, Haunted Portraits, Vintage Halloween, Classic Horror Monsters, Vampires, Skulls & Gargoyles, Pirates, Zombies, Alchemy Gothic Jewelry, Villainess, Rubber Stamps, T-shirts, Postcards, Toys, Books, Posters, and much more!
Tickets for the Chicago "FESTIVAL OF FIENDS" is now on sale. With the purchase of a weekend pass you will get. Access to the show and all events. One randomnly inserted autograph card, one autographed 8x10, a free dvd(see site for sample titles, and finally the April 2009 issue of Autograph Magazine featuring the Forrest (Famous Monsters Of Filmland) Ackerman collection. While supplies last.The Festival Of Fiends weekend pass also gets you entrence to the PRICK OR TREAT TATTOO FESTIVAL being held in the same hotel For more info head over to http://ultimatehorrorcon.com/
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Come see our Gorey goodies! Edward Gorey, Tim Burton, Charles Addams, Mark Ryden, Gris Grimly, Michael Sowa, Shag, Edgar Allan Poe, Alice in Wonderland, Coraline, Emily, Lenore, Twilight, Tattoo & Pin-up Art, Dark Décor, Haunted Portraits, Vintage Halloween, Classic Horror Monsters, Vampires, Skulls & Gargoyles, Pirates, Zombies, Alchemy Gothic Jewelry, Villainess, Rubber Stamps, T-shirts, Postcards, Toys, Books, Posters, and much more!