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!

"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.

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.

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.

A very big special thanks to GREG PETALOUDIS & everyone at Horror Unlimited & Diabolique Magazine !

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

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.