Sense of Wonder: Hear from the Other Side

I’ve mentioned before that THE OTHER SIDEwill be getting a one-week run in Los Angeles, prior to its DVD debut on October 2. Now comes word that the 7:30pm screening on Friday, September 28 will be followed by a Q&A session with the cast and director Gregg Bishop.
I saw the film at Shriekfest last year, and the Q&A session afterward was quite lively and informative. You really should make the effort to check out this great little sleeper movie, and the chance to meet the filmmakers in person should be the extra added incentive you need.

Sense of Wonder: Visit The Other Side next week

THE OTHER SIDE – a nifty little action-packed horror film that got some attention on the festival circuit last year – is coming to DVD on October 2. Prior to that, on September 28, the film will get a limited platform release.

Three Reapers, sent to retrieve souls escaped from Hell.

In the Los Angeles area, THE OTHER SIDE will get a one-week run at the Regent Showcase Theatre – 614. N. La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. Call (323) 934-1770 for more information.
Below the fold, you can read the complete press release, which includes a quote from my appreciative review of the film. Continue reading “Sense of Wonder: Visit The Other Side next week”

The Other Side gets distribution deal

I just got a press release in my e-mail, telling me that THE OTHER SIDE, Gregg Bishop’s indepently shot action-horror-thriller, is scheduled for a limited theatrical release later this year, followed by DVD. U.S. distribution will be through Allumination Filmworks, with Bleiberg Entertainment handling foreign territories.

 The Other Side
Watch out: THE OTHER SIDE is coming to your neighborhood.

This is great news; the low-budget gem was the sleeper surprise of last year’s Shriekfest. At the time, I wrote in E-Splatter:

The big winner for Best Feature Film at this year’s Shriekfest Film Festival in Hollywood was THE OTHER SIDE, an independent feature film that wowed audiences at a screening on Saturday night and elicited rounds of applause on Sunday when the award was announced – pretty impressive when you consider that many if not most of the audience were fellow filmmakers entered in the competition.
Competitiveness aside, THE OTHER SIDE was the obvious choice, even in a field that included several other impressive titles. Gregg Bishop’s action-packed opus – about souls that escape from hell and are tracked down by almost unkillable “Reapers” intent on bringing them back – may be the EL MARIACHI of horror films: a low-budget calling card that opens doors to Hollywood, allowing for a big-budget sequel-remake down the road. (One of the running gags during the Q&A after the film was which stars would replace the excellent cast of the original, with names like Ewan MacGregor and Michael Clarke Duncan thrown around.) There is no distribution deal for the film yet, but Hollywood would have to be crazy to let this own go direct-to-video. It’s like a horror movie version of THE TERMINATOR, THE HIDDEN, and SUPERMAN II all rolled into one: it delivers the goods – action and special effects – but also tells a complex story without ever dragging the pace to a standstill.

Unfortunately, the press release was short on details, so I assume the theatrical exposure will be in the form of a small “platform” release to help boost the home video revenues. With any luck, audiences will discover this film and turn it into a surprise hit.
Read the press release below the fold.
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