After Dark Films: 8 Films to Die For Finishes the Festival with a Bang in Dying Breed ~ 28DLA

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

After Dark Films: 8 Films to Die For Finishes the Festival with a Bang in Dying Breed

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Michael Allen

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"Dying Breed," is the sixth entry into the "After Dark Films: 8 Films to Die For," film festival in 2009. "Wolf Creek's," Nathan Phillips and "Saw's," Leigh Whannell are both appearing in the film and most of the production took place in the Tasmania outback. Already being shown throughout Australia this film is a tongue-in-cheek horror film that looks to capitalize on some of Australia's greatest rural myths (Shock).

Release Date: "After Dark Films: 8 Films to Die For," coming to Theatres January 9-15, 2009.

Theatres: Everywhere from Atlanta, GA to Washington, DC (check out the "After Dark Films," website below).

"Dying Breed"

Tasmania is a remote island off the coast of Australia and rumours of the Tasmanian Tiger surface after the discovery of a new paw print. Zoology student Nina delves deep into the forests of Tasmania to gather proof about the existence of this elusive creature and finds something much more sinister instead (Mania).

Alexander Pearce AKA "The Pieman," broke out of prison in the early 19th century and ate his fellow escapees. Pearce saw the end of the rope in 1824, but not before he left behind a bloodline of human eating cannibals. Now, Nina discovers that while one species is non-existent another is flourishing and hungry for her flesh (Mania).

Release Date: January 9, 2009.

Rating: Rated R for bloody violent content, language and some sexuality.

Starring: Nathan Phillips, Melanie Valejo, Mirah Foulks, and Leigh Whannell.

Director: Jody Dwyer.

Screem(haha)writers: Michael Boughen, Jody Dwyer, and Rod Morris.

Early reviews of "Dying Breed," run the gamut of "It's a textbook gorefest...," to "...it's basically the plot of Wolf Creek."

"Wolf Creek," is another Australian feature that focuses on a serial killer terrorizing young kids in the remote Australian outback...a truly horrifying piece. Without screening the film it is difficult to form an opinion of this film, but from trailers it appears frightening, slightly amateurish, and involves beautiful cinematography (ABC, Mania).

Australian reviewer David Stratton states "...this poor man’s TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE...," and movie critic Scott Weinberg retorts "...Dying Breed succeeds through sheer force of mood, tone, atmosphere...(ABC, Cinematical)."

So, it appears from a selection of reviews that this film will cause both love and hate in many of its viewers, which is a lot better than apathy or ambivalence. "Dying Breed," is making its North American premiere at the "After Dark Films: 8 Films to Die For," film festival, but an early trailer can be found here at 28dayslateranalysis.com.

A trailer for "Dying Breed," from youtube.com: