November 2011
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October 2011
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July 2011
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Splinter's Hungarian DVD Cover
Posted to the Splinter Facebook wall by a fan, this Hungarian DVD cover for Splinter ROCKS!
Teen Wolf now in the UK →
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My Teen Wolf Episodes on iTunes
Just in case you missed them, or want to own them, all three episodes of Teen Wolf that I directed for season one are now available for download on iTunes in HD ($2.99) and SD ($1.99). Or use the links below to go directly to iTunes:
Episode 4: Magic Bullet
Episode 5: The Tell
Episode 6: Heart Monitor
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“From the writing to the direction, TEEN WOLF continually impresses with its...”
– http://www.assignmentx.com/2011/tv-review-teen-wolf-season-1-heart-monitor/
June 2011
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Interview With Dread Central →
I had a chat with the always lovely folks over at Dread Central about directing Teen Wolf for MTV, and the rumors of Splinter sequel. Click the link above to read al about it.
Ratings - "Teen Wolf" Roars in Its Third Outing,... →
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Get TEEN WOLF Free
Entertainment Weekly on the pilot of Teen Wolf which premiered on MTV last night:
“Teen Wolf was just plain good — good fun, well-written, and well-acted.”
“Clever and fresh”
As you may recall if you read my blog, I had the pleasure of directing three mid-season episodes of this awesome new show. If my math is right, my episodes start to air on June 20th, 2011.
If...
May 2011
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Teen Wolf Shoots Digital
Arri, the makers of high-end film and digital cameras have published an article featuring Teen Wolf as a case study for shooting on their latest camera, the Arri Alexa.
Pictured here is Jill Wagner, star of my 2008 film Splinter, who I had the pleasure of casting again in up-coming Teen Wolf.
As you may know, we chose the first generation of the Arri digital camera to shoot Splinter back in...
WatchNew spot for Teen Wolf, a new show this summer on MTV for which I had the honor of directing a few episodes.
April 2011
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Washington Public Library now has Splinter! →
w00t!
March 2011
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Teen Wolf Trailer Online
The first official trailer for MTV’s Teen Wolf just launched online at MTV.com. I’m really excited, the show looks amazing! And they even included some shots from the episodes I directed which makes me feel all kinds of proud to be a part of this project.
The show premieres on June 5th on MTV.
February 2011
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Splinter Just Came Out?
It’s amazing to me, but Splinter just opened in theatres, in the United Arab Emirates. According to BoxOfficeMojo.com it landed at a healthy #9 for its opening weekend with a per-screen average rivaling The Green Hornet.
I love international release schedules, that’s over two years after the film’s initial US theatrical release. If you know anyone in the UAE, maybe you could shoot them an...
Teen Wolf Date Announced
MTV just announced that Teen Wolf will premiere June 5th, immediately following the MTV Movie Awards.
I’m very excited for people to start seeing the show. We just finished the first round of editing on the episodes I directed, and I’m really happy with how they turned out.
October 2010
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Directing me some Teen Wolf!
I arrived in Atlanta yesterday to start prep on a block of episodes for MTV’s upcoming series Teen Wolf. I have to say, so far Georgia and its people are amazing. The first thing that struck me was how green the area is, mile after mile of lush forests of evergreen, sprinkled with occasional flashes of the red-orange colors of fall. Lovely.
Eager to soak up the Teen Wolf spirit, I decided...
MTV Movies Blog reads my tweets... apparently. →
It’s weird that a single tweet can get you blogged about. Follow me?
August 2010
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Same column as Spielberg and Nolan!
When I was a kid, the arrival of the new issue of the Radio Times and the TV Times was an important event in my household. These two publications covered, in depth, all four television channels.
That’s right everyone, there were only four stations broadcasting in England in those days. In fact, I can remember when that fourth channel started up… Ahhhh Channel 4, how I loved thee.
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Gotta Love Slow-Mo
So, I was listening to Christopher Nolan talk about his new film Inception on KCRW’s The Treatment last week, and was surprised to learn that he hadn’t used slow-mo in any of his film before this one. His reasoning was sound, and I must say I loved the way he used it in Inception. As my my old friend Tim Epps would say… “It was lyrical”.
Anyway, a friend sent me a...
July 2010
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June 2010
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LA Weekly reviews Thrilling Adventure Hour
Hey, remember that stage show I co-directed last weekend? Well, it turns out there was a reporter from the LA Weekly in the house. Here’s a full samples of what they had to say about the show.
“The live, mock-vintage radio serial delivered what few would argue was one of their best shows to date last Saturday night in front of a beyond-sold out crowd.”
“Thrilling...
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Directing, Thrills, and Adventures.
As some of you know, I am peripherally involved with the incredibly talented folks who put on The Thrilling Adventure Hour at Largo in LA every month (they were doing it for years over at M-Bar in Hollywood but recently moved.) The cast are an astonishingly versatile and hard working band of performers who never cease to delight their sold out audiences.
Anyway, after years hovering on the...
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New UK Review of Splinter
A short review of Splinter just hit the Culture Junkies blog in the UK, I guess the movie has started popping up on SkyTV over there. Cool.
“this is a horror movie made for horror movie fans and it exploits the best things about the genre in a superior fashion to the majority of bigger-budget Hollywood disasters.”
They have some nice things to say about Splinter, and refer to me...
March 2010
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What Did I Do This Week?
Ever wonder what a feature director gets up to when he’s not directing movies?
Well this week I directed a couple of viral spots for Warner Brothers, that’s what! They’re called “Stunt Schooled” and were created to promote the BluRay/DVD release of Guy Ritchie’s awesome Sherlock Holmes, which has some of the best fight sequences ever.
The first one popped up...
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Splinter Hits The Short List
Horror-Movies.ca, one of my favorite horror news and reviews sites, just published their list of the “five best indie horror movies ever made” and I’m astonished to learn that Splinter made the cut. I’m also ashamed to admit that I haven’t actually seen the rest of the films on the list.
Time to update my NetFlix queue.
February 2010
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Splinter Opens in Peru
Splinter slowly spreads in the global marketplace, opening in theatres in Peru this past weekend (Jan 29th) under the Spanish/Mexico release title “Esta Dentro De Ti”. That’s well over a year after it opened in US theatres.
If I can find any info about it, I’ll post it as a follow up.
January 2010
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Sundance 2010
The last time I attended Sundance, in 2006, was my eighth straight year at the festival, and I have very much missed being there each year since then. Now, thanks to the kindness of one very generous friend, I am once again heading to the snowy mountains of Park City, Utah for what is in my mind the most significant film festival in the US.
My history with the festival runs pretty deep, dating...
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Netherlands Splinter Art
As regular readers will know, I get a kick out of seeing the international artwork created by the various distributors of my films as they roll out around the world.
Well, below is the cover art of the recently released Splinter DVD from the Netherlands. E1 Entertainment created this, and I kind of love it. Someone pointed out that it’s reminiscent of poser for The Hills Have Eyes, which is...
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New Trailer For My Friends' Movie
I edited this new trailer for my friends’ movie DRONES. It’s a great indie scifi comedy, written by my good friends Ben Acker & Ben Blacker (the former wrote my short film Kidney Thieves), it’s directed by my good friends Amber Benson and Adam Busch (who you know from Buffy) and stars many other friends, including Samm Levine (Inglourious Basterds, Freaks and Geeks), Dave...
December 2009
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The Year of Splinter, Redux
Splinter hits another “Best Of” list, this time down under. Though it was technically released in the US in 2008, when it swept the awards at ScreamFest, played the Austin Film Festival, and premiered in theatres, most US horror fans first became aware of the film when it hit DVD and BluRay in early 2009. Further from home, where Splinter can still be found rolling out in theatres in...
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Splinter Upgraded to Top 10 of Decade
A year ago I was overwhelmed when Splinter popped up on so many Top 10 lists for 2008, including AMC, Moviefone, Bloody Disgusting, Dread Central, to name a few. It even ended up in the #1 slot on a couple.
Then over the weekend, when Splinter was featured on the Top 15 Horror Films of the Decade by FSR I was stoked! The decade? Wow. And then today I stumble upon HorrorBid.com, where Splinter...
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Splinter in Top 15 of Decade
Robert Fure over at FilmSchoolRejects.com’s Coroner’s Report just published his Decade in Review list. Splinter made the cut, as did a really stunning array of indie horror including 28 Days Later, Let the Right One In, and The Descent.
For the full list, click the link above, or go HERE.
November 2009
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Zombies Don't Run Reviews Splinter
Horror movie blog Zombies Don’t Run were the lucky winners of a Splinter Blu-Ray giveaway over at ObscureHorror.com, and they liked the film enough to post this awesome review and gave Splinter an 8/10.
Thanks to both sites for getting excited enough about indie horror to help spread the word about Splinter.
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October 2009
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Mazzupial's Top Five
Australian movie blog Movie Mazzupial just put up an article naming Splinter among their top five must see picks for this Halloween. Culling from the past ten years of “underground” horror they have put together a list that would make for a great All Hallows Movie Eve.
Others on the list include Gingersnaps, and my friend Michael Dougherty’s debut feature Trick ‘r Treat....
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10 Horror Movies You Might Have Missed
Mania.com have compiled a list of 10 Overlooked Horror Movies of the last 25 years. To my surprise and delight, Splinter made it into the number one slot, so, nine really since I’m guessing you have at least heard of that one.
The list is a great one for horror lovers who may not consider themselves aficionados but are keen to discover hidden treasures. The list includes trailers, and...
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Vienna International Festival Screenings
Splinter is showing at the Vienna International Film Festival (Viennale ‘09) this Saturday, with an encore performance at midnight on Halloween!
Looking at a few web sites, this seems like one hell of a cool film festival, and the Halloween screening really sounds like a blast.
Despite growing up in London, I have never really travelled through Europe. Vienna is supposed to be one of the...
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WatchHear Splinter star Paulo Costanzo’s idea of a perfect Halloween costume. Video from the red carpet at Spike TV’s 2009 Scream Awards.
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Me and the Splinter gang.
Saturday night on the red carpet at the 2009 Scream Awards. From left to right: Nelson Cragg (cinematographer), Paulo Costanzo, Toby Wilkins (me), Jill Wagner, Erik Neff.
Photo © AdMedia All rights reserved
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Splinter on SyFy
Splinter will screen as part of SyFy’s 31 Days of Halloween!
Included earlier in the month were Saw I, II, III, Jurassic Park, Identity, Autopsy, The Mummy, and my buddy Joe Lynch’s Wrong Turn 2. Coming up in the next week along side Splinter are Ghost Town, Stephen King’s Desperation (how did that title ever got approved?) and the original Final Destination.
Splinter will...
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A New Splinter Review Out of the Blue
It’s been a year since Splinter came out, so there haven’t been many new reviews coming out in recent months. But today a new one popped up on a horror blog, and it’s great.
A Nightmare on Samityville Street horror blog just posted a rave review, here are some excerpts, or you can read the very thorough and insightful review HERE.
“Toby Wilkins hasn’t forgotten the power...
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Levi's Commercials I Love
When I was a teenager growing up in London, I used to go to the cinema a lot. One of the things that is, or was different about movie theatres in the UK is that they would show commercials before the films.
You may roll your eyes at the idea of giant ads playing to a captive audience… but these were different. I would make sure I got to the theatre early, so I didn’t miss the new...
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Composer Elia Cmiral on the Radio
Tomorrow (Sun Oct. 4th) at 4pm (PST) award-winning horror composer Elia Cmiral will be live on LA Talk Radio’s Horror/SciFi Entertainment show Out There. You can listen live HERE, and call in to put questions to the man himself at (323) 203 0815. If you miss the live event you can listen to an archive of the show HERE.
In addition to the award-winning score for Splinter, which you can...
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Splinter Price Drop in Amazon Horror Sale
The DVD and BluRay of Splinter just dropped to $17.99 in Amazon’s Halloween Horror Sale. Not much of a price break really I suppose, but every dollar counts in today’s economy, right? And there are some used copies up there from about $10 if you’re into that sort of thing.
Actually they do have some pretty sweet deals in the sale, like one of my all time favorite David Fincher...
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How to Make A Splinter Pumpkin!
It’s October, time to start making your Splinter pumpkins!
To learn how to make these splendid Halloween doorstep accessories from the lovely Jill Wagner, check the special features of the Splinter DVD, or watch the clip below.
They are super easy to make, and last far longer than a regular pumpkin!
Have fun! And if you come up with something cool, be sure to send me a twitpic...
September 2009
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Splinter Location on Google Street View
I just discovered that the location where we shot Splinter has been added to the Google Street View map. You can check out what’s left of the gas station including the pile of melted plastic that once was a trash can, and the facade we built for the exterior bathroom where (SPOILER ALERT) Lacey first discovers the infected attendant. I was looking around trying to find the other locations,...
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LISTEN: FlikTalk Live Podcast Starts Soon
UPDATE: The live podcast is now over, gave away a couple of Splinter BluRays, and had a blast. The episode is archived at FlikTalk.com and can be found on iTunes also, search for FlikTalk episode 50.
Tonight at 6:30pm (PDT) you will be able to listen to the live podcast recording from FlikTalk.com, right here in this window. I’m going to be a guest on the show. Kind of nervous about being...