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1987: BLOOD OF THE BAT Dares To Unleash Its Fangs On Gotham!

Director and producer James Campbell is ramping up another round of comic book crossover thrills over at Indiegogo with independently-produced fan flick, 1987: Blood Of The Bat. A new four-minute proof-of-concept is now running online to showcase what lies ahead for the project, which aims rightly towards its darker, grittier, R-rated approach as Campbell did for its fan-induced award-winning predecessor, 1986: Batman & Punisher, which is currently available on YouTube. We always wanted to come back and do another BATMAN fan film – but it would always depend on what type of story we would want to make… we now have one – and we’re very excited for you all to see it!  “1986” was a neon, action short film, heavily influenced by John Carpenter and the early works of Michael Mann and James Cameron… as well as an obvious love of Frank Miller’s THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS.  With “1987: BLOOD OF THE BAT” we’re going down a darker path […]

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TRANSIT 17 Review: Guy Bleyaert’s Modest Zombie Action Thriller Falls Short Of Its Ambitions

The UK is a dystopia, ravaged by a virus that has seemingly plagued residents with a disease that kills and reanimates them into zombies. Seven years since the fallout is where sophomore director and star Guy Bleyaert’s latest film, Transit 17, begins take off, joining Zara Phythian, Lee A. Charles, Daniel Pala, Kimberly Stahl and John Flanders. Bleyaert flies the flag of militarized sci-fi action and horror amid all the toils and shortcomings of indie fare one could endure, and it’s especially thanks to his dedicated cast and crew that Transit 17 was able to live up to its expected completion, for what it’s worth. The film is boosted by a round of modest and worthwhile performances that measure up next to some of its more ambitious action scenes. Those scenes ultimately occur along the route which a Belgium-based band of resistance fighters are hired to rescue and deliver the […]

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