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DIGGING UP THE MARROW ACQUIRED FOR U.S. DISTRIBUTION

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27, 2014 – Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, has acquired all U.S. rights to the highly anticipated fantasy film DIGGING UP THE MARROW.  Starring, written and directed by Adam Green and inspired by the artwork of artist Alex Pardee, the film stars Ray Wise (Twin Peaks, X-Men First Class), Will Barratt (Frozen), and a roster full of horror genre favorites and iconic artists all appearing as themselves.  Mark Ward, RLJ Entertainment’s Senior Vice President of Acquisitions for the Image brands made the announcement today.

“We’ve had a long, productive working relationship with Adam Green and we are extremely excited to continue to work with him on this film,” said Ward.  “Adam brings an uncanny point-of-view to filmmaking and DIGGING UP THE MARROW is one that fans of genre films will certainly rally around.”

When filmmaker Adam Green receives a package from a strange man (Ray Wise) claiming he can prove that monsters exist, he and his crew are taken on a mysterious, fantastical, and terrifying journey into the shadows deep down under the ground below our feet. DIGGING UP THE MARROW is a documentary-style film that blends reality with fantasy in a way that will leave even the most hardcore skeptics believing in the existence of monsters.  

DIGGING UP THE MARROW is the result of an incredibly rewarding four-year creative collaboration,” said Green.   “It’s a very unique film that doesn’t neatly fit into any specific sub-genre that has come before it.  We’ve been thrilled by the overwhelmingly positive response that MARROW has received at early screenings.”

The monsters in the film are vividly brought to life by visionary American Artist and Trans-Media-Artistry Pioneer, Alex Pardee.  Pardee has showcased his fine art in galleries around the world; acted as an art director for numerous bands (including ‘The Used’ and I’n Flames’); worked with film directors such as Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright on art-based-marketing campaigns; and provided extensive artwork for director Zack Snyder’s “Sucker Punch.  In 2007, Alex co-founded “ZEROFRIENDS,” an art and apparel company that he is currently the Creative Director of.

Under Green’s ArieScope Pictures, the film was produced by Cory Neal and was financed by Neal and Andrew Mysko’s Hacienda Film Co.

Kaleidoscope Film Distribution is handling international sales outside of North America, and will be premiering the feature at AFM.

 

 

Halloween Sale!!!

Go trick or treating in our BUY STUFF store and take advantage of our Halloween sale where you can save 10% on everything in stock by entering the promo code “halloween” at check-out!  (Note: The promo code is case sensitive so be sure and use all lower case letters!)  Even better, we’re showing the ladies the love this Halloween with slashed, blow-out prices on women’s HOLLISTON NATION shirts, HATCHET ARMY shirts, and more!  Get shopping quickly right here as once the clock strikes midnight on Halloween Night… this sale is over.

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Adam Green & Laura Ortiz in the new ArieScope “Halloween / Jack Chop” T-shirts

Paul Solet on The Movie Crypt

Filmmaker Paul Solet (GRACE, HOLLISTON, DARK SUMMER, JACK CHOP) joins Adam and Joe on this week’s new MOVIE CRYPT podcast to discuss the craft of making short films.  Laugh, learn, and carve a fahkin’ pumpkin right here.

PaulSoletJoe Lynch, Paul Solet, Adam & Arwen Green

 

Writer Steve Niles on The Movie Crypt!

Storytelling genius Steve Niles (30 DAYS OF NIGHT, CRIMINAL MACABRE) is one of the biggest success stories in the highly competitive world of comic book writing and he has also branched out into writing for television (FEAR ITSELF – directed by Darren Lynn Bousman), video games (FEAR 3 – with John Carpenter) and of course the major motion picture version of 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. On this incredible episode he absolutely throws down with honesty about his difficult life path and all of the personal challenges he has endured, survived, and overcome to go from a 12-year-old punk rock kid to a major industry success story. Messed up childhood? Check. Drug addiction? Check. Heap loads of ambition and hard work to steer the course and make things happen for himself no matter what? CHECK. Absolutely nothing is off limits in this brutally honest and real conversation that you can listen to on iTunes or right here.

Steve Niles MCJoe Lynch, Steve Niles, Arwen & Adam Green

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!

It’s Columbus Day in the USA which means that today ArieScope Pictures turns 16 years old!  Celebrate with us by watching your favorite ArieScope film at home today and wish us a “Happy Birthday” by buying something in our BUY STUFF store here!

Steve, Will, Adam PremiereCOFFEE & DONUTS premiere – 1999.  (Actor Steve DeWitt, Will Barratt, and Adam Green)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN – 2014 Short Film

Our 16th annual Halloween Short Film has been delivered by the Great Pumpkin.  Watch “Happy Halloween” with Shawn Ashmore (THE FOLLOWING, X-MEN, FROZEN) and Brea Grant (HEROES, DEXTER) now in our SHORTS section here.

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