FAMILIAR playing this weekend in Chicago @ Chicago Fear Fest !
April 13th - 16th - Check out the great line up of films here.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Dark Bridges Film Festival (2012)
FAMILIAR is a Official Selection at Dark Bridges Film Festival (2012)
Check out the line up of great film's in the festival this year here.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Zach Green interviewed in "IgorsLab"
Interview W/ FAMILIAR Producer Zach Green
FAMILIAR is the latest short film by Fatal Pictures and it has been getting a lot of buzz. I got a chance to watch it the other day and found the short to have a clever concept and the production quality was very good. I wanted to find out what goes into producing a short film so I contacted FAMILIAR's producer Zach Green and here is what we learned. Read the interview here.
Texas Frightmare Weekend 2012
“FAMILIAR” is a Official Selection @ The Texas Frightmare Weekend 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Familiar Review (2012) Examiner
Bangor Horror Movie Examiner
Review of FAMILIAR (2012)
I implore you to give Familiar a watch. Investors, take note: give these guys even one million, and I’m certain that the feature they put out will outshine most, if not all of what is currently stinking up the box office today. Familiar was Written and Directed by Richard Powell, Produced by Zach Green for Fatal Pictures, Michael Jari Davidson was Co-Producer and Cinematographer, Special Makeup Effects by Ryan Louagie, Carlos Henriques, and Steven Dawley (aka The Butcher Shop).
Read full review here.
Read full review here.
Special thank you to Mr. Bill Cassinelli
Friday, March 16, 2012
Richard Powell Exclusive Interview (MoreHorror.com)
Exclusive Interview with FAMILIAR Writer/Director Richard Powell
More Horror's Jason Lees recently had a chance to do a Q&A with FAMILIAR writer/director Richard Powell. Check out the interview below as well as some exclusive stills taken on the set. Read the full interview here.
Special thanks to Seth Metoyer & Jason Jees
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Familiar Review: (short film) '2012'
Written and Directed by Richard Powell, Familiar (2012) is one of the few short films I’ve seen this year that matches any professional production on the market.
“Familiar” sets its ground in horror but also pays tribute to past films like “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”. What works most of all, is that we sense a dark future ahead without truly knowing what it will be. My first thoughts would assume some kind of “man goes berserk and kills the family”…but “Familiar” tackles a more interesting turn and leaves us on a much more satisfied note.
A great piece that echoes brilliance. Read full review here.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Podcast from the After Movie Diner (Zach Green)
EPISODE 32 - The Independents - Worm/Familiar/Freaky Farley/Monsters, Marriage and Murder in Manchvegas
This week we are talkin' Independent filmmakers and musicians.We look at some celebrated shorts and a couple of fantastic features!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
"FAMILIAR" @ A Night of Horror Film Festival 2012
'FAMILIAR' is a Official Selection @ A Night of Horror Film Festival 2012
This year A Night of Horror has combined with Fantastic Planet Film Festival to bring you the most incredible genre film program that Sydney has ever seen! Running from March 22 to April 1 at Dendy Cinema Newtown, your tender eyes will be overwhelmed by an amazing array of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, Asian, and cult cinema. And never fear horror fans, there's just as much terror, blood and gore as you've come to expect from Australia's leading horror film event.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
ShockTillYouDrop Interview: With Richard Powell
Interview: Familiar's Richard Powell
Writer and director Richard Powell is the up-and-coming filmmaker behind the short films Consumption, Worm and now Familiar. Together with producer Zach Green he runs and makes films for Fatal Pictures. His films explore the nature of the mind, mixing real dramatic situations with elements of horror. We got the lowdown on this inspiring talent for young filmmakers, his thoughts on Familiar and his plans for the future.
Read full interview here.
Indie Horror Month Interview: With Richard Powell
Indie Horror Month Interview: Writer/Director Richard Powell
Discusses his Latest Short Film Familiar and More!
In just a few short years, writer/director Richard Powell has made quite a name for himself with his provocative and unrelenting trio of short films
- Consumption, Worm and Familiar -
which have established the up-and-coming filmmaker as a serious talent on the rise. Read full interview here. Also read the review of Familiar.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
FAMILIAR (2012) Horror Unlimited
As the 2012 horror film-festival circuit starts to build momentum, there’s an Indie Film production company called Fatal Pictures, comprised of writer/director Richard Powell and producer Zach Green. Their style is a mix of dark drama and sheer fright that tends to deal with the horrors inside ourselves rather than the world around us. They are 2 people you should definitely watch out for! This dynamic duo made their first short, CONSUMPTION, in 2008, and more recently completed WORM (2010) and FAMILIAR (2012), both starring Robert Nolan. WORM has been out a little while now, screening at events like The Sydney Underground Film Festival, Dark Bridges Film Festival, and The Horror Society Film Fest, but expect more play around the country this year, along with FAMILIAR.
FAMILIAR REVIEW
The film is basically broken into two sections: The first half has a similar structure to WORM, where we hear what’s going on in John’s mind. As a storyteller, Mr. Powell has done damn fine work here as it's not an easy feat to give viewers 24 minutes of a voice over and not have it become tedious. But in Familiar, it works well... due to Powell's script and partially to the stellar performance by leading man Robert Nolan, whose passive and restrained performance is downright perfection and evokes an uneasy atmosphere from frame one that never waivers. Read full review here.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Dread Central review of "FAMILIAR"
"FAMILIAR" 2012 review from Dread Central
So just when you think you know exactly where John's story is going to play out in Familiar, Powell flips everything on its side and delivers a third act that would no doubt have David Cronenberg and Frank Henenlotter high-fiving each other in a theater if this were playing on a big screen (and to say anything beyond that would be a disservice to Powell's story). As a storyteller, Powell has done damn fine work here as it's not an easy feat to give viewers 24 minutes of a voiceover and not have it become tedious. But in Familiar the VO works- partially due to Powell's script and partially due to the stellar performance by leading man Nolan, whose passive and restrained performance is downright perfection and evokes an uneasy atmosphere from frame one that never waivers. I'd love to see more from both Powell and Nolan in the future.
Read full review here.
"FAMILIAR" 4/5
Friday, February 10, 2012
Aint it Cool News "FAMILIAR" WORLD PREMIERE
Though I’m stuck in Chicago, Torontoans (is that a term?) have something to look forward to at the beginning of March. On Friday, March 2nd, 2012, FRIGHT NIGHTS AT THE PROJECTION BOOTH will present a rare theatrical showing of the director’s cut of BATTLE ROYALE along with the world premiere of the new short film FAMILIAR from Fatal Pictures. I reviewed FAMILIAR not too long ago here. Find out more about this very cool event here.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
AnythingHorror review's "FAMILIAR"
A very special thank you to Scott Shoyer at AnythingHorror.com
In FAMILIAR, which has a run time of 24 minutes, we see the daily routine of John Dodd. Let me stop right here and point something out. In Powell’s 2010 short, WORM, the main character was Geoffrey Dodd (both characters played by Robert Nolan). Coincidence? To find out I emailed executive producer Zach Green this question and he assured me that these are two separate shorts but that the main characters in both are brothers. Geoffrey and John seem to suffer from the same malaise: A negative, violent inner voice that seems to guide their very actions. Maybe this is a subtle way of Powell examining how mental illness runs in families, but there could be something else more sinister going on here. Whereas in WORM we follow Geoffrey in his daily routine at work, FAMILIAR follows John in his daily home life. We see his interactions with his wife Charlotte (Astrida Auza) and teenage daughter Jordan (Cathryn Hostick). He’s estranged from both and always keeps them at arms length, almost like he doesn’t want them to ‘know’ the real him. Read full review here.
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