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Tough as nails gran Ann Hunter isn’t about to go quietly in Karl R. Hearne’s revenge thriller The G. Known to her family as simply “The G”, Ann finds herself the victim of a legal guardianship scam that strips away her independence. But this aggrieved pensioner won’t stay a victim for long.

Inspired by the director’s own defiant grandmother and real cases of elder abuse, the film sees Ann and her ailing husband declared incapable and placed under the control of a crooked guardian. Soon their assets are taken, and they’re imprisoned in a grim care home. Yet Ann is no shrinking violet—she’s a hard-drinking, chain-smoking force of nature not accustomed to following anyone’s rules but her own.

Veteran character actress Dale Dickey is a revelation as the acid-tongued Ann, imbuing her with intense complexity beneath the tough exterior. Though her avenging...

The retribution visited upon exploiters of seniors by June Squibb in current sleeper hit “Thelma” has but Nerf-ball impact compared to the brass-knuckles style of vengeance practiced by Dale Dickey in “The G.” This considerably less cozy tale has the star as a vinegary veteran of hard living who turns out to be very much the wrong person for organized criminals to safely prey upon.

Canadian writer-director Karl R. Hearne’s second feature recalls much 1970s cinema in its emphasis on gritty character detail over suspense mechanics, resulting in an ostensible thriller that’s not very thrilling. Still, its storytelling has the same grim satisfaction that drives its heroine, a woman who’s not particularly ingratiating but is quite capable of doling out punishment to deserving parties.

Known as “the G” to granddaughter Emma (Romane Denis), 72-year-old Ann Hunter is less fondly regarded by others, including in-laws who blame frail...

Ann Hunter (Dale Dickey) loves her husband. She’s simply never been the caregiver type. That’s what drew him to her in the first place––leaving his wife to be with someone more his speed in their ruthless, take-no-prisoners attitude. Age comes for everyone, though. And it came for him fast. Unfortunately, they had already moved closer to his son in a place Ann couldn’t stand beyond the ability it afforded her to grow close with his granddaughter Emma (Romane Denis). So she filled the time with cigarettes and alcohol, alienated herself from everyone but the girl, and inevitably found herself being chastised by his doctor for neglecting the care his deteriorating body needs.

Whereas this development would generally give Ann the chance to turn things around or double-down on the self-destruction, Karl R. Hearne’s The G grabs hold and drags her towards a place of vengeance...

"No money, no home... What would you do?" Lightbulb Film Distr. int he UK has revealed another official trailer for the film The G, an indie revenge thriller made by filmmaker Karl R. Hearne. This premiered at the 2023 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival last year and has been touring to other fests earlier in 2024. A mysterious older woman seeks revenge on the corrupt legal guardian who destroyed her life, by putting her in a prison-like "eldercare facility" and stealing everything from her. It's described as a "winter-noir" based on real events / inspired by the filmmaker's own family. An "atmospheric blend of suspense, dark humour, moving human relationships that confronts age-related issues head on, The G is driven by one astonishing main character, rivetingly portrayed by Dale Dickey." She last starred in indie charmer A Love Song. The G's cast also includes Romane Denis, Roc Lafortune, Bruce Ramsay, Jonathan Koensgen. I...

Dark thriller The G has been officially selected for Glasgow Film Festival and will celebrate its UK Premiere on 29th February 2024. Tickets are available now at glasgowfilm.org.

From writer, director Karl R. Hearne and 3Buck Productions, The G takes aim at how in today’s world the elderly can be routinely undervalued or taken advantage of. Dale Dickey (Hell or High Water, Winter’s Bone) takes the lead as the Ann Hunter aka ‘The G’, with a forceful performance and an unforgettable reminder of why you shouldn’t underestimate the elderly.

The G follows Ann and her husband, who retired to an unnamed American suburb 10 years ago to be near his family. But one day out of the blue they are snatched from their home by a corrupt legal guardian who believes they have hidden wealth.

Their home and assets are legally stripped from them and they are put in a prison-like “eldercare facility,...

"These are bad people." "I've done bad things myself." A full-length official trailer has been revealed for the indie film titled The G, the second feature film made by filmmaker Karl R. Hearne. It will be premiering in the UK at the Glasgow Film Festival in Scotland kicking off in a few weeks, following its initial premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival last fall. A mysterious older woman seeks revenge on the corrupt legal guardian who destroyed her life, by putting her in a prison-like "eldercare facility" and stealing everything from her. It's described as a "winter-noir" based on real events / inspired by the filmmaker's own family. "A highly atmospheric blend of suspense, dark humour, moving human relationships that confronts age-related issues head on, The G is driven by one astonishing main character, rivetingly portrayed by Dale Dickey." She last starred in indie charmer A Love Song. The...

“If you let your anger out, you live longer.” This growled assessment could be the life motto of Ann Hunter - or as her step-granddaughter Emma (Romane Denis) calls her “The G”. Played with a fierce intensity by Dale Dickey, who continues to shine in leading roles after years playing memorable character support, Ann is not your average gran.

Inspired by genuine real-life cases and the forceful personality of his own gran, Karl R Hearne’s taut and enjoyably complex thriller outlines a legal scam that sees Ann and her sick husband Chip (Greg Ellwand) branded incapable of looking after themselves and thrust into a care home under the instruction of a “guardian”, who is convinced that the couple have a secret stash of assets.

That Ann is essentially a tough-talking, permanently smoking, heavy drinking old boot, who hates most people but also cares deeply, and for, Chip, makes it.

Time to meet "The G". An early teaser trailer has debuted for an indie film titled The G, the second feature film made by filmmaker Karl R. Hearne. It was just announced as a world premiere in the main competition at the upcoming 2023 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) this November. A mysterious older woman seeks revenge on the corrupt legal guardian who destroyed her life, by putting her in a prison-like "eldercare facility" and stealing everything from her. Described as a "winter-noir" based on real events / inspired by the filmmaker's own family experience. The G is an original portrait of a fierce older woman in the kind of role that a woman is rarely cast in. "A highly atmospheric blend of suspense, dark humour, moving human relationships that confronts age-related issues head on, The G is driven by one astonishing main character, rivetingly portrayed by Dale Dickey." She last...

““The Best Movie About Killer Jeans You Could Hope For” – Nerdist​“

Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to the horror film, Slaxx fromShudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. Rlje Films will release Slaxx on VOD, Digital HD, and DVD on September 7, 2021.

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Directed by Elza Kephart who co-wrote the film with Patricia Gomez...

Gory and fun, Slaxx is about a possessed pair of jeans that is brought to life to punish the unscrupulous practices of a trendy clothing company. Shipped to the company’s flagship store, the killer jeans proceed to wreak carnage on staff who are locked in overnight to set up the new collection.

The film comes from the produces of Turbo Kid and Rlj will release the film on VOD, Digital HD, and DVD on September 7, 2021.

Directed by Elza Kephart who co-wrote the film with Patricia Gomez Zlatar (Graveyard Alive), Slaxx stars Romane Denis (Slut in a Good Way), Brett...

Stars: Romane Denis , Sehar Bhojani, Stephen Bogaert, Brett Donahue, Kenny Wong, Tianna Nori, Erica Anderson | Written by Patricia Gomez, Elza Kephart | Directed by Elza Kephart

[Note: With the film debuting on Shudder today, here’s a reposting of our review of horror comedy Slaxx, from its festival run last year]

Back in 2010 writer/director Quentin Dupieux brought forth Rubber on an unsuspecting genre audience. That film, about a tyre that killed people – not by running them over but by using telekinesis… I mention Rubber as it seems that film now has a cinematic sibling in Slaxx. A film about another homicidal inanimate object… a killer pair of jeans. Literally.

At Canadian Cotton Clothiers the flagship store staff is preparing for ‘Monday Madness’. For joining the range of supposedly organic, Gmo-free, fair-trade, ethically sourced tops and bottoms is the eagerly awaited new line of Super Shaper designer jeans – thermally activated denim that adapts to any body size.

"Are you afraid there's a killer... out there?" Shudder has unveiled a super bloody trailer for the Canadian horror comedy film titled Slaxx, about a possessed pair of jeans. This premiered at last year's Fantasia Film Festival, and we featured a promo trailer back then. "From the producers of Turbo Kid comes a new type of killer, a pair of jeans, in this raucous horror-comedy." When a possessed pair of jeans begins to kill the staff of a trendy clothing store, it is up to Libby, an idealistic young salesclerk and a hew hire, to stop its bloody rampage. Starring Romane Denis, Brett Donahue, Sehar Bhojani, Kenny Wong, Tianna Nori, and Hanneke Talbot. I was already looking forward to this last year with the first trailer, now I'm double sold! I'll take two pairs, please! This is an extra bloody, gory trailer so don't watch it with any kids around,...

Following its world premiere at Fantasia, and ahead of its March 18th release on Shudder, Elza Kephart's horror comedy Slaxx is featured in a new trailer that showcases the film's killer pair of possessed jeans.

"A possessed pair of jeans is brought to life to punish the unscrupulous practices of a trendy clothing company. Shipped to the company’s flagship store, Slaxx proceeds to wreak carnage on staff locked in overnight to set up the new collection.

Starring Romane Denis (Slut in a Good Way), Brett Donahue (Private Eyes), Sehar Bhojani (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Stephen Bogaert (The Umbrella Academy).

The third feature from Canadian director Elza Kephart, Slaxx is co-written by Kephart and Patricia Gomez (Graveyard Alive), and produced by Gomez alongside Anne-Marie Gélinas, and executive produced by Shaked Berenson.

Blood Brothers FX, the special effects company behind Turbo Kid, Blood Quantum, and Ravenous, brought the unique titular villain to life,...

Shudder, AMC’s horror and thriller-focused streaming platform, announced a lineup of 11 films set to premiere over the next 11 weeks.

The selection of Shudder Originals coming to Shudder include Sundance Film Festival selections, as well as Tribeca Film Festival selections and a host of new content, as well. The first project to join the streaming site will be “Hunted,” a take on the Little Red Riding Hood story that is set to premiere Jan. 14.

Other movies joining Shudder hail from the genres of psychological horror to thriller, with themes exploring technology, nature, gender and betrayal. “Lucky,” coming on March 4, will detail the difficulties one woman faces after discovering that she has a stalker. And “A Nightmare Wakes” will give life to Mary Shelley in a period piece about the famous author.

The final film in the 11-week lineup is “Violation,” which both ran at Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Stars: Romane Denis , Sehar Bhojani, Stephen Bogaert, Brett Donahue, Kenny Wong, Tianna Nori, Erica Anderson | Written by Patricia Gomez, Elza Kephart | Directed by Elza Kephart

Back in 2010 writer/director Quentin Dupieux brought forth Rubber on an unsuspecting genre audience. That film, about a tyre that killed people – not by running them over but by using telekinesis… I mention Rubber as it seems that film now has a cinematic sibling in Slaxx. A film about another homicidal inanimate object… a killer pair of jeans. Literally.

At Canadian Cotton Clothiers the flagship store staff is preparing for ‘Monday Madness’. For joining the range of supposedly organic, Gmo-free, fair-trade, ethically sourced tops and bottoms is the eagerly awaited new line of Super Shaper designer jeans – thermally activated denim that adapts to any body size. But one pair has been accidentally soaked in sweatshop blood and wants revenge on the hipster that work at...

When you choose to watch a film about a pair of jeans that kills people, you're probably not expecting great art. Whilst films of this sort can be fun, they usually have a single idea, throwaway characters and nothing to sustain the pace but weak jokes and gore. Prepare to be surprised. Slaxx delivers on the puns and the ridiculous kills, but it's a consistently smart, well-structured film with well-drawn characters, superb performances and a serious point to make.

We begin with Libby (Romane Denis), a sweet, wide-eyed young thing on her very first day at Ccc, a company she deeply admires for its professed commitment to ethical business practices, protecting the environment and ending exploitation in the fashion industry. Because Ccc is about to host a big launch event for jeans that adjust their shape to suit every type of body ("Whether you're five pounds underweight or five pounds overweight!

Produced by The Horror Collective parent company Entertainment Squad, Slaxx is the latest collaboration between Anne-Marie Gélinas and Shaked Berenson, who brought the world 2015’s cult hit Turbo Kid – and tells the story of a possessed pair of jeans which come to life and terrorizes the staff of a trendy, vapid clothing boutique!

Set to have it’s world premiere at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival, Slaxx has been acquired by Shudder and will debut on the streaming service in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand next year.

Slaxx directed by Elza Kaphert, who co-wrote the film alongside Patricia Gomez, and stars Romane Denis (True North), Brett Donahue (Total Recall), Sehar Bhojani (The Handmaid’s Tale), Kenny Wong (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), Tianna Nori (Letterkenny), and Hanneke Talbot (Ready Or Not), sees a possessed pair of jeans brought to life to punish the unscrupulous practices of a trendy clothing company.

We've received word that Slaxx, which is having its world premiere at Fantasia this weekend, has been picked up by Shudder and will be released by the streaming service next year:

AMC Networks’ premium subscription streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural, announced today on The Hollywood Reporter the acquisition of Slaxx. Produced by The Horror Collective's parent company Entertainment Squad, Slaxx will be making its world premiere at this year’s prestigious Fantasia Film Festival.

Slaxx is the latest collaboration between Anne-Marie Gélinas’s Ema Films and Shaked Berenson’s Entertainment Squad’s genre label The Horror Collective. Gélinas and Berenson previously collaborated on the cult hit Turbo Kid, which is also available on Shudder.

In the outrageous horror-comedy Slaxx is the third feature from Canadian director Elza Kephart, who co-wrote with Patricia Gomez, and stars Romane Denis (Slut in a Good Way). In the film, a...

Produced by The Horror Collective parent company Entertainment Squad, Slaxx is the latest collaboration between Anne-Marie Gélinas and Shaked Berenson, who brought the world 2015’s cult hit Turbo Kid – and tells the story of a possessed pair of jeans which come to life and terrorizes the staff of a trendy, vapid clothing boutique!

Set to have it’s world premiere at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival, Slaxx is directed by Elza Kaphert, who co-wrote the film alongside Patricia Gomez, and stars Romane Denis (True North), Brett Donahue (Total Recall), Sehar Bhojani (The Handmaid’s Tale), Kenny Wong (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), Tianna Nori (Letterkenny), and Hanneke Talbot (Ready Or Not). Check out the trailer for Slaxx, along with the first image from the movie below:...

"I'm so, like, totally excited I could just... die!" Ahahahaha. An early festival promo trailer has debuted for a Canadian horror comedy film titled Slaxx, about a possessed pair of jeans. First there was In Fabric about a possessed dress, then came Bad Hair this year about possessed hair extensions, and now we have possessed pants. "From the producers of Turbo Kid comes a new type of killer, a pair of jeans, in this raucous horror-comedy, which makes its world premiere at Fantasia 2020!" When a possessed pair of jeans begins to kill the staff of a trendy clothing store, it is up to Libby, an idealistic young salesclerk and a hew hire, to stop its bloody rampage. Starring Romane Denis, Brett Donahue, Sehar Bhojani, Kenny Wong, Tianna Nori, and Hanneke Talbot. This looks so amazingly fucked up - in a good way! And it's a seriously brutal trailer, no MPAA...

Sexual power plays and slut-shaming are the central themes of “Slut in a Good Way,” director Sophie Lorain’s slight but amiable story of three straight teenage girls and their romantic lives. Shot in black and white and set mostly in a retail environment, the French-Canadian film gives off a “Clerks” vibe as the trio of protagonists slack off, bitch about pay, and talk about life and love.

Catherine Léger’s story starts off in a sex shop as 17-year-old Charlotte (Marguerite Bouchard) looks for a bustier that matches one she saw in one of her boyfriend’s porn clips. What she buys doesn’t have the desired effect, though it wouldn’t have mattered what she chose: Her boyfriend tells her that he’s gay. So she gets drunk on a playground with friends Mégane (Romane Denis) and Aube (Rose Adam), lamenting that he’s “perfect” and she loves him.

Bear with me, because I have a lot of faith in this movie. It’s been announced that Slut in a Good Way‘s Romane Denis will topline a horror/thriller by the name of Slaxx, per THR. She will be joining Sehar Bhojani, Brett Donahue, and Stephen Bogaert in the Canadian feature, which is going to start […] The post There’s Going to Be a Movie About Killer Jeans appeared first on Dread Central.

Romane Denis is set to star in Elza Kephart's slasher film Slaxx from EMAfilms and Filmoption International.

Sehar Bhojani (The Handmaid's Tale), Brett Donahue and Stephen Bogaert (It) have also joined the pic, which is slated to start shooting Tuesday in Montreal.

In Slaxx, Denis, who starred in Slut in a Good Way, Les Salopes or The Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin and Les pays d'en haut, will play a cashier in a trendy clothing store where her co-workers are killed by a possessed pair of designer jeans and who must stop the slaughter.

Turbo Kid producer Anne-Marie Gelinas and ...

Romane Denis is set to star in Elza Kephart's slasher film Slaxx from EMAfilms and Filmoption International.

Sehar Bhojani (The Handmaid's Tale), Brett Donahue and Stephen Bogaert (It) have also joined the pic, which is slated to start shooting Tuesday in Montreal.

In Slaxx, Denis, who starred in Slut in a Good Way, Les Salopes or The Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin and Les pays d'en haut, will play a cashier in a trendy clothing store where her co-workers are killed by a possessed pair of designer jeans and who must stop the slaughter.

Turbo Kid producer Anne-Marie Gelinas and ...

"He was all over me!" "Don't fall in love." Comedy Dynamics has debuted an official Us trailer for an indie comedy titled Slut in a Good Way, which is a provocative title and comes straight from the film. This is in French because it's from Quebec, with the original title as Charlotte a du fun, or Charlotte has fun. It's about a group of three wild, carefree teenage girls who decide to start working at a "Toy Depot" store that is also staffed by a group of attractive young men with whom they fool around with. "The film explores teenage girls' desires, the blurred lines between sex and friendship, and the unfair double standard imposed upon girls. It is a story of desire, self-censorship, and self-assertion." Starring Marguerite Bouchard, Romane Denis, Rose Adam, Alex Godbout, and Marylou Belugou. The colorful subtitles with the B&W footage is really creative and cool,...

Filmoption International cuts deals on adventures of a married woman who must face the music.

Canadian Renée Beaulieu’s Tiff premiere Les Salopes Or The Naturally Wanton Pleasure Of Skin has sold to Japan and Germany.

Filmoption International’s Andrew Noble licensed rights to At Entertainment in Japan, and to Atlas Film in Germany.

Les Salopes Or The Naturally Wanton Pleasure centres on a self-assured woman and her sexual adventures. When a scandal threatens to reveal deep secrets, a happily married wife and mother with a promiscuous other life must confront the consequences her choices have for her family and career.

Can skin tell the difference between love and desire? It’s an intriguing question Marie-Claire (Brigitte Poupart) can’t help but want to answer as a dermatology professor and lover of sex if only to supply a reprieve from the usual carcinoma studies her doctorate students tediously gravitate towards. She knows the young woman who presents it (Charlotte Aubin’s Sofia) is up to the challenge scholastically, but unsure experimentally. So Marie-Claire takes it upon herself to collect samples of her own cells before and after masturbating, those from a one-night stand (Paul Ahmarani’s Louis) she met at lunch one day, her husband Adam’s (Vincent Leclerc), and who knows how many others that she sleeps with too. It’s an increase in suitors that inevitably risks her personal and professional lives for science.

Writer/director Renée Beaulieu refuses to let her film Les Salopes or The Naturally Wanton...

Talks to continue on Behold My Heart, Madeline’s Madeline.

Ryan Kampe’s Visit Films heads to the Croisette with a sales slate that encompasses SXSW selection 1985, Tribeca entries Maine and Slut In A Good Way, and documentary City Of Joel, among others.

Kampe and his team will continue talks on Behold My Heart starring Marisa Tomei, and Sundance and Berlinale selection Madeline’s Madeline.

1985 (pictured) stars Cory Michael Smith, Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Michael Chiklis, and Jamie Chung and follows a closeted young man returning to his Texas hometown for Christmas during the first wave of the AIDS crisis.

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