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BLOOD QUANTUM Review: Escapist Zombie Thrills Bring A Message With The Madness
Tons of credit goes to any filmmaker who can take a genre and build off of it to create something like director Jeff Barnaby’s new horror thriller, Blood Quantum. The storytelling process usually teeters on the more formulaic end of these types of films, and that goes to the director’s ability to tell a story; the sweeping epic saga in all the shows and spin-offs that culminate AMC’s The Walking Dead universe, and even films like I Am Legend, World War Z or Train To Busan all have their frills and plusses on certain ends. Blood Quantum certainly has its message all the same, and with an enriching subject matter that coalesces multiple aspects of the ensuing drama within Barnaby’s distinctive and often thrilling and fun horror millieu. An ancient proverb precedes the opening credits with an eerie glimpse into the year 1981 at the Red Crow reservation. It doesn’t […]
BLOOD QUANTUM: Jeff Barnaby’s Celebrated Zombie Survival Thriller Unleashes On Shudder
First Nations director Jeff Barnaby’s new thriller, Blood Quantum, has had a festive campaign dating back to its Midnight Madness world premiere at TIFF. Shudder has since snagged rights to the pic which is now jumping ahead to its platform release as of Tuesday, April 28, signaling “Halfway To Halloween” for its release, in the wake of widespread cinema closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “We knew the film was important and timely when we acquired it last year, but given recent events, Blood Quantum’s themes of isolation, fear of contagion, and humanity struggling with the ramifications of a global virus have only grown more relevant,” said Shudder General Manager Craig Engler. “When a theatrical release became untenable due to the real-world pandemic, we decided to accelerate the launch of Barnaby’s film so it would reach the biggest audience possible.” Rhymes For Young Ghouls director Barnaby helms from his own […]
BLOOD QUANTUM: Cast Assembles For Indigenous Zombie Thriller Production Through May
From L to R: Michael Greyeyes, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Forrest Goodluck (Prospector Films) Rhymes For Young Ghouls helmer, Mi’gmaq filmmaker Jeff Barnaby is moving forward as of Thursday with the production of zombie thriller, Blood Quantum from Prospector Films. Details in the press announcement state that production will commence through May on several locations including in Montreal, the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory and Barnaby’s hometown of Listuguj in Quebec. In Blood Quantum, the dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi’gmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are immune to the zombie plague. Traylor, the tribal sheriff, must protect his son’s pregnant girlfriend, apocalyptic refugees, and reserve riff raff from the hordes of walking white corpses. Woman Walks Ahead and Fear The Walking Dead series actor Michael Greyeyes leads the cast along with 2018 Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellowship recipient Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (On the Farm), and Forrest […]
Western Drama, WOMAN WALKS AHEAD, Goes To A24 And DIRECTV For 2018 Release
A24 and DIRECTV have acquired U.S. rights to the western drama, Woman Walks Ahead. The film made a strong showing for its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival hailing from Our Kind Of Traitor helmer Susanna White. Jessica Chastain (upcoming Painkiller Jane) leads the film from a script by Stephen Knight (Locke, Eastern Promises, Dirty Pretty Things) which takes its cues from true events. Catherine Weldon (Chastain) is a widowed artist from New York in the 1880s, who travelled to North Dakota to paint a portrait of Chief Sitting Bull. After some initial tension, the two strike up an improbable but deeply committed friendship, joining forces to take on the U.S. government in a pivotal battle for Native American land rights. The movie features great classical storytelling but also a completely revisionist portrait of the American West, unfolding a unique and compelling story through the eyes of an unflappable, […]
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