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2009 in review

Okay, it’s the last day of the year and this blog will be a year old tomorrow, so I am posting a recap of everything that’s happened in 2009.
Hope everyone has a great time tonight and a fantastic year ahead.
See you in 2010!
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The year started with Terminator promo and press tours. The show returned with the last [...]

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Burning Bright update, from Carlos Brooks

This British film site has posted a new interview with Carlos Brooks, who co-directed Burning Bright with the tigers. No definite release date yet, but at least things seem to be moving in that direction.
Snippets:
Tell us a little bit about the plot of Burning Bright…
Carlos Brooks: Burning Bright is about an incredibly HOT CHICK trapped [...]

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Burning Bright – another review

Dread Central has posted a short review of Burning Bright, from the AFM screening last week.
BURNING BRIGHT
A surly stepfather (Garret Dillahunt) has had enough of his stepdaughter and autistic stepson so he does what anyone would do: Set loose a ravenous circus tiger in their home. Trapped inside during a terrible hurricane, the two step [...]

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Burning Bright – first review

The first review of Burning Bright, now Ravenous, just showed up on Bloody-Disgusting.com. Here is a snippet (plot spoilers follow):
The movie opens with a hilarious exchange between Howie (Meatloaf) and Johnny Gavineau (Garret Dillahunt, who you might remember from THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT), where Johnny is looking to purchase a retired tiger from [...]

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Burning Bright gets a new title

Tiger movie news, completely out of left field:
Word just in from the AFM is that Carlos Brooks’ Burning Bright is being sold under the new title of Ravenous. (Not to be confused with the 1999 film of the same name starring Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle and David Arquette) [ShockTillYouDrop.com]

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New promo art for Burning Bright

Sobini Films has released new poster artwork for Burning Bright (below). The film will be screened at the American Film Market in Santa Monica next month (Nov. 4 and 6). Bloody Disgusting says that Lionsgate is (still) looking to release it “in the near future.”

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Three new films: One Night Only, Oliver Sherman, Unbound Captives

Okay, the film news, finally. Garret has several projects lined up, two of them in the very near future.
First up is One Night Only, a short film with Kristen Wiig, that starts shooting one of these days in New York.
The mystery project, Oliver Sherman, is a psychological thriller written by Ryan Redford that goes into [...]

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Tiger movie in the news – interview with Carlos Brooks

Bloody Disgusting has a new interview with Burning Bright director Carlos Brooks. A few quotes after the jump, for the full version go here.

BD: Did you add anything to the existing script?
CB: Before we started shooting we had two or three script meetings. I added some ideas, but nothing structurally significant. At least I wouldn’t [...]

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Burning Bright screened in Cannes

Burning Bright was screened at the Cannes Film Festival last week. (No, not in competition. Sobini Films were probably just looking for distributors.) The version screened was 89 minutes long. [Cinando.com]

Sobini Films has a page up with a bunch of stills from the film. The set is also available on Flickr.
First pics of Johnny Gavineau below. [...]

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Two new interviews – SCI FI Wire, AICN

The first one is with the cast of The Last House on the Left, from SCI FI Wire:

The second one is just Garret and AICN’s Capone. It includes some Sarah Connor spoilers and finally the info about the character he plays in Winter’s Bone. Snippets below:
In many ways, the character you’re playing in LAST HOUSE, [...]

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