And now, without further ado…
Why do people even say that? What we have to tell you is AWESOME and we want as much “ado” as possible spread all over this thing.
We here at Prescribed Films have hinted over the last couple of months about something COLOSSAL coming down the pipe and here…it…is! DEMONICA is officially entering preproduction and we need the help of each and every one of you PF lover’s out there. Hell, we’ll even take the PF liker’s and the PF I-just -want-to-be-friends’ers. Just hit the big ole’ play button and listen to the dulcete tones of “Insane Mike” tell you all about it!
That’s right we need your help to raise money for our magnum-opus in the classic genre roller derby demons. Please help us bring this dream to reality by clicking here or heading over to Demonicamovie.com and do your part to make it happen. Just like “Insane Mike” said, your donations will get you all sorts of free gifts. But we all know, bringing a crying, screaming PF baby into the world is it’s own reward. Thank you for all of your help.
Last night Prescribed Films recorded the commentary track to the upcoming TENTH anniversary addition to, “Lights, Camera…Kill!” You’ll notice I wrote out 10th. That is because it needed to be in all caps because, holy hell, it’s been TEN YEARS. One thing that struck me while watching the movie is how much I hate Liarfish. The other thing that struck me is that ,while primitive to today’s PF standards, you can really see the beginnings of what a true feature length PF narrative would be like. Be it “Insane Mike’s” obsessive need to establish EVERYTHING or the forethought and planning that actually went into it. Prior to, “LCK,” PF films were simply a lot of “point and shoot” and call it good. With this picture “Insane Mike” actually put planning into what he wanted with the thought of the art of film making in the back of his mind (way, way back.) Granted, that art adds up to a lot of establishing shots of doorknobs and slow, sensual, peanut butter sandwich scenes but the guy was trying.
So what does all this mean for you at home? It means that we’ll soon be releasing the 10th anniversary edition for your sweet purchasing pleasure; and with the new commentary track you’ll be able to join in on all of our reminiscing about the not-so-good old days on making this movie. Let me tell you, no budget film making is a lot of things but it is certainly not comfortable.
I don’t know if you noticed…
But Prescribed Films was filming yesterday! It’s for a little thing that we’ll be posting about later but we just wanted to put up this little teaser and say how good it felt to be in front of/behind/beside the camera again. Big stuff ahead, stay tuned!
"Insane Mike" and Turnip!
This s%&t is about to get real!
Did you have a good holiday and get everything you wanted for your particular gift giving holiday? If not then Prescribed Films is here to fill in where the jolly fat man fell flat and show our sack to you…wait…
First on the list (in the sack) is the brand spanking new Prescribed Films mailing list! Unfortunately the old mailing list is getting up in years (it’s really having problems jumping up on the couch) and pretty soon Jason is going to have to put it down. I would do it but…well…I just can’t look it in the eye. *sniff* But ole’ Maily’s loss (off life) is your gain! For the great price of FREE you can keep up to date on all of the latest and greatest in PF news and information; and trust me, you’re going to need it this year. So head on over to the PF Facebook page and click the “Join Our Mailing list” link on the side of the page to join up. Just try not to think about ole’ Maily when you do it. He’s in a better place now.
The train keeps on rolling (when did I start in to train metaphors?) with the upcoming DVD release of, “Movie Reviews from the Asylum”, the awesome YouTube series hosted by “Insane Mike” and Jason. In the series they review great, and not so great, movies from Insane’s Asylum at 116 N. Green St. here in Ottumwa Iowa. Sure, the series is on youtube but the DVD, not only, gets you higher video quality but you also get really cool special features to go with it.
Now, “Movie Reviews from the Asylum,” is already available here but if you want to save a couple of bucks and come party with PF AT THE SAME TIME then you need to make sure your butt is at Insane’s Asylum (116 N. Green St. Ottumwa, Iowa 52501) on Saturday February 25th at 7:00 pm for the DVD release party. We’ll be having fun and selling the DVD at a special release party price. Not only that but we’ll be premiering our short films, “The Misadventures of a Satanic Cult: Parts 2 & 3.”
Well that is all for now but that is no where near all that is going on. Stay tuned for more news updates coming soon!
The Future is Now! “Lights, Camera…Kill!” Is now Online!
Let’s step back in the way-back machine for a moment and head back to the bygone era of 2003-2004 where cellphones just made phone calls, (and maybe played that snake chasing game,) we still connected to the internet through dial-up, George Lucas still had one more steaming pile of disappointment to drop upon us, and Prescribed Films had just finished up a little film called, “Lights, Camera…Kill!” Back when we made this movie the world had just begun the great switch to digital video and editing and PF decided to take these new tools and make our most ambitious feature to date. Whenever we here at PFHQ take a look at this film it makes us think, not only, how much younger we were, but how far PF has come in the years since. This was our first film to be released on DVD and we felt like we were at the forefront of independent technology.
Which brings me to today where Prescribed Films has placed this time capsule of a movie ONLINE! For the first time we have, “Lights, Camera…Kill!” viewable online, for free, for your viewing pleasure. The mind of the me from 7 years would be blown at this prospect. So please check it out and, if you really like it, pick up a copy from our store to view all the special features on the two disc set. We’ve reached the future, and it is good….now where is my hover board?
We here at PFHQ, (Pronounced puh-fuuh-que,) have gotten a lot of questions from John Q. Public about what we’ve been up to. They ask, “Hey, what’s the big idea,” or, “Why haven’t you been posting,” and, “Is “Insane Mike” really a gila monster bent on world destruction?” The answer to these questions in no particular order is, “Busy,” and, “lots,” and finally, “Yes, but don’t tell him I told you.” I’ll leave it up to all of you to decide what answer goes to which question. However, those answers really don’t get down to the heart of the matter. That is, “What has Prescribed Films been up to?” The simplest, (non bs) answer I can give is that we’re still in pre-production for Demonica. Now I don’t need to tell you that, once completed, this film will be top quality Awesome-Sauce!
Now, If all of you are connoisseurs, (pronounced Bill,) of all things Awesome-Sauce, and if you’re reading this post I know you are, then you understand such a succulent sauce isn’t just thrown together overnight. Awesome-Sauce must be slow roasted, pan fried, mahogany aged, and chilled to perfection. To fail to do any one of these steps to the utmost level of quality would be to provide you a movie that would be only Weak-Sauce, at best, and all of you deserve better. Demonica will be overflowing with Awesome-Sauce but it takes time. So next time you wake up in a cold sweat in the dead of night because you have to know when your next PF fix will be, content yourself in the knowledge that it will be soon and that your world will be rocked by the power and sheer potency of Prescribed Films Awesome-sauce raining down upon you and invading your look-holes.
To close out, PF would like to wish each and every one of you a very merry holiday season regardless of religious / political / vertebrate status. May we also suggest that a selection from our fine store would make a wonderful gift. Now, I’m not saying that Prescribed Films merchandise is THE reason for the season, but I’m not saying it isn’t either!
What a month it was!
So now that October is well and truly over (okay so it’s been over for awhile now, get off my back.) it’s time to talk about what Prescribed Films has been up to.
Demonica continues is travels through pre-production. “Insane Mike” should have a 2nd draft of the script done soon so that we can really get into the nitty-gritty of getting the spectac-amazing-ular project going.
As mentioned on this post PF was invited back to PATV to do our annual, “Night of Horrors” and what a night of horrors it was. And the best part is that now all out you outside of Iowa City can see what we got up to.
Then, at the end of the month, we had our HALLOWEENAPALOOZA 2011 at the Green Street Hall Mall in Ottumwa. It was a day of fun and frivolity. There were movies, costumes, and to top it all off we had a zombie walk through downtown Ottumwa.
Courtesy of Steven "Flyboy" TracyCourtesy of Steven "Flyboy" Tracy
Suffice to say it was a great month for PF and there should be plenty more to come before those other holidays that aren’t Halloween.
If you’re not at Halloweenapalooza 2011 then you’re a bad person!
Well, maybe not a bad person but certainly one that I will scowl at before totally forgiving you. Seriously, unless a man in a white mask is hunting you today, you have no excuse to not be at Halloweenapalooza! Make sure to stop by and say hello to Detective Richard Crane and The Bagman himself, Chris “Turnip” Simmons who will be at the PF table selling movies and spreading the word of Prescribed Films! So make sure you’re at 116 N. Green Street in Ottumwa today and say hello.
Night of Horrors 2011 – Epilogue
PATV’s Night of Horrors 2011 has come and gone and what a spectacular night it was; but with Prescribed Films in attendance it couldn’t help but be anything but spectacular. If you were one of the lucky 60,000 households in the greater Iowa City metro area Prescribed Films treated you to a night of thrills and chills (Not those kind). In attendance for the awesome evening was “Insane Mike” Saunders, Jason Bolinger, Steven “Flyboy” Tracy, Justin Beahm, Carl Thordarson, and Chris “Turnip” Simmons.
The evening started off with a Halloween themed edition of the game show, “The Smartest Iowan.” It was a fierce competition between the competitors. Things were said, questions were asked, and answers were given but there could be only one (two). In the end our very own “Insane Mike” and Jason took the top prize for PF. What did they win? Well besides Flyboy’s enmity they get to, for at least a week, claim to be the smartest Iowan in everything horror. This was a taped show so it should air soon. Make sure to keep checking PATV for showtimes.
After that warm up we moved on to the main event, Prescribed Films annual (sort of) Night of Horrors! Two hours of pure PF goodness. We showed PF shorts like, “One Bullet,” and, “Date Rape,” as well as trailers for PF classics, “Through the Night,” and, “Legend Has It.” It wasn’t just us sitting around showing our back catalog. We kicked it live style with special guests and a live make up demo by “Insane Mike” were he applied burn make up to Carl. I think we can all agree that Carl was a trooper!
We also took some time for some important causes. Jason sat down and interviewed Justin Beahm about his work with Fangoria magazine but, more importantly, Justin told us about the sCare Foundation charity and all the great work they’re doing working with horror luminaries to help alleviate youth poverty in America. It’s is not often that the genre can be seen as doing something good in society so it makes the work Justin is doing with sCare Foundation all the more notable and all the more honorable.
After that the group came back together to close out the night in true PF fashion with a TRIVIA CONTEST! In the contest the PF crew had to name the movies that certain classic horror quotes came from. It can be argued back and forth who won that particular contest but I think we all know the answer to that one…the 60,000 strong PATV viewing audience at home. It was a great night and we can wait to see you again at the Night of Horrors 2012!
PATV Night of HORRORS 2011!
Watch Prescribed Films this Friday from 8 – 10 pm on Iowa City Public Access Television!
