tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78686082011-04-21T22:44:17.243-07:00Insane ramblings from Filmmaker Anghus HouvourasT.P. Mightiernoreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868608.post-1151546948737686272006-06-28T19:08:00.000-07:002006-06-28T19:09:08.750-07:00

Superman Returns2 Stars Let me start this review with a bang: Superman Returns is an utter failure on many levels, one of the most confounding and agonizing movies I have ever had to sit down and watch. Why is it so agonizing? Because there are moments of sheer brilliance in the film, small glimpses of a better movie struggling to get out. A half an hour of brilliance mixed in with two

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so, i decided to use a more traditional blog page, rather than the bulletin board. i can always change back if i like. i'll be posting here 3-5 times a week, letting everyone know what the hell is going on. Here's a mini update of all the things in anghus land.Furnace - Rough assembly complete. I should be watching a cut in the next 2 weeksDead Heist - Almost done, i promise. This thing has

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Check this out... the coolest picture from any set ive ever been on....Behold... TREJO

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yes, i too am among the assholes voicing their opinion about the degrading state of film. Here's a link to whatever atrocity i had to take a look at this week.http://www.encorepub.com/movies_n.html

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So i've been using a message board for awhile, but i dedcided i like this format better, so i'm dusting it off.I've been a busy little beaver or late. I have two films coming out this year: Dead Heist and Furnace. We just wrapped Furnace in Nashville: starring Michael Pare, Tom Sizemore, Ja Rule, and Danny Trejo. Here's some pics of me on the set.and here's some from Dead Heisti'll let you

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Hooray. Finally, after a year and half of busitng our asses, 20 Funerals is finally set to get released on June 7thOur awesome distributor, Koch, is putting some real money behind it, with magazine ads and television and radio ads. You can pre-order it on Amazon, or shop around if you'd like. I've seen it for as little as 12 bucks on a few sites (DVD Planet i believe).

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Here's a snippet from an article about Paris Hilton's cell phone being hacked. I wonder if it was Cereal Killer or any of the other extremely gay characters from Hackers. Anyway, this if from ZDNET... see if you can find the errors... "The Drudge Report said it had confirmed the authenticity of many of the numbers and e-mail addresses, including those of rapper Eminem, actor Vin Diesel, actress

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Ah, the wonderful spin doctors. They make the world go round and round. Every website today is reporting "Fantastic Four changes release date" which basically translates as "Fox if scared shitless of War of the Worlds", the Cruise/Speilberg monster coming July 4th Weekend. But did it really take the War of the Worlds trailer to scare them. Didn't the Fantastic Four trailer scare them enough?

T.P. Mightiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868608.post-1106877400592882012005-01-27T17:53:00.000-08:002005-01-27T17:56:40.593-08:00

Got out of Assault on Precinct 13, and the only thing assaulted was my patience. Such an awful piece of shit. Possibly the laziest action film ive ever seen. These are the burdens of being a part time film critic. My choices this week were the Ice Cube family comedy Are We There Yet? or Assault. After seeing Precinct 13 i almost wished i had seen Are We There Yet. The trailer for The Jacket

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I've taken a job with a regional magazine as a film critic. http://www.encorepub.com/movies.htm

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Man, it's cold. My pipes froze, which i didn't realize happens in a non-third world country. Then again, do they even have indoor plumbing in third world countries? Some big meetings happening this week regarding the fates of BROKEN CITY - Crime Thriller BUTCHER - Revenge Drama Kill Devil Hills - Splatterhouse Horror Hopefully something here with either materialize or dissolve. At this

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How awful was that? If Marvel is going to hand over all their best properties to hacks, then let me know where the line is forming. I realize making fun of Marvel movies is like shooting fish in a barrell, but seriously, this trailer looks like it was assembled by a student at Full Sail. It's that bad. Here's a little advice for the marketing people at 20th Century Fox: Pay more than minimum

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But im too busy watching Football to give a damn.

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OK, so i'm not quite as pessimistic as that, but the new year has started out with many, many question marks on the film projects. 20 Funerals is being sold to the foriegn market en masse (thanks to some work from me and even more from my Producer), meaning probably just about every market in every country will have the opportunity to see it. I think the last list i saw comprised of 30-35

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First screenings went really well. People seemed to really dig it. Unlike Fearsome, there weren't a lot of people walking out and scratching their heads going "What the hell did i just see?" So i'm really happy. Well, as happy as i can be. Screenings are always murder. You die a thousand tiny little deaths. After watching the movie so many times, you can only see faults. So the silver

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Man Alive, its been like 5 weeks since ive updated this thing. Anyway, heres a list of the status of current projects. 20 FUNERALS - FIRST SCREENING NOVEMBER 19th, 20th, and 21st This should be nothing short of a train wreck. While everyone tells me the film is good, i really don't have a true feel for it until i sit in the back watching the audience taking it all in. The screening is in

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For those who care (Hi Mom), Here's a list of various projects i'm working on, in no particular order. 20 FUNERALS - F-ing Done Done, and about to be turned into our distributor. Screenings will be starting in October, and the DVD should be out early next year. Here's a trailer It turned out well, a fun, really violent little dark comedy, not to be taken too seriously. DEAD OF WINTER (

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Anyone else watch the VMA'S? Holy shit were they awful. Bereft of a host, plagued with audio problems, and the show was filled with Rap performances. I know rap music dominates the charts right now and moves a lot of CD's, but Live Rap is just really boring to watch. There were really no highlights to mention, other than the surreal nature of watching Bruce Willis dancing with P Diddy while

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So, now, once again, im here to tell you The Indie Film i was working on is dead again. The re-financing fell through, so the film has been postponed until December. The rollercoaster comment i made yesterday seems more poignant. In good news, my Zombie opus KILL DEVIL HILLS has been given the go ahead, and were slated to start shooting October 18th. It's going to bloody, blodody fun. I

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So, 8 hours after the last post, and a drive to Raleigh, i get a phone call... The independent i was working on which got shitcanned is now back up and running. Apparently one phone call this morning got ANOTHER producer to fund the project. Thankfully, i hadnt started making 'sorry youre screwed phone calls'. It's the fun rollercoaster ride of independent films. If you have a weak heart or

T.P. Mightiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868608.post-1092148752106507452004-08-10T07:31:00.000-07:002004-08-10T07:39:12.106-07:00

Insane week. After shooting a series of Political ads, i went to work on a Friends Indie, and unfortunately less than 24 hours after starting work, the investors got cold feet and the whole thing went BLAMMO. Unfortunately it happens. Fortunately, i have about 6 Gazillion other projects in various forms of chaos, so off to work on those. Maybe it's me, but is anyone else really tired of

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Welcome all. To those who love hearing my insane thoughts from time to time on vatious subjects, this is the space for you. It's also the place where you can get updates on my numerous projects in various stages of development. Finally a website devoted to me, a site that will satisfy all 6 of my fans, not including my mom.

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http://www.photodump.com/direct/tsokugo/20FUNERLATRAILER565.jpg Heres a little moock up of the 20 Funerals poster, for those who wanted to take a look. For those who haven't seen the 20 Funerals trailer http://www.20funerals.com You'll need Quicktime 6 to view it. I'd put it online in other formats, but why? QT is the best

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Microphone check, one two, one two

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