Stars: Jack Kane, Sophie Jane Oliver, Zander Emlano, Molly Dew, Zak Sutcliffe | Written by Daniele Cosci | Directed by Alessio Liguori
Shortcut, a title that doesn’t give much away but fits nicely alongside other horror movies such as Wrong Turn and Dead End. Both of which are actually pretty good despite their uninteresting road-related titles.
Unsurprisingly, Shortcut sees a school bus take a shortcut when the way they are heading is blocked. And again, unsurprisingly this shortcut leads the passengers somewhere they do not want to end up being.
The writer and director actually do well to take you in one direction in the first twenty minutes or so but then heading into a much preferable and unexpected way after. We initially see five young teenagers – two girls and three boys – being driven somewhere on the big red school bus by a likable driver are some great sound effects for the monster.
Shortcut, a title that doesn’t give much away but fits nicely alongside other horror movies such as Wrong Turn and Dead End. Both of which are actually pretty good despite their uninteresting road-related titles.
Unsurprisingly, Shortcut sees a school bus take a shortcut when the way they are heading is blocked. And again, unsurprisingly this shortcut leads the passengers somewhere they do not want to end up being.
The writer and director actually do well to take you in one direction in the first twenty minutes or so but then heading into a much preferable and unexpected way after. We initially see five young teenagers – two girls and three boys – being driven somewhere on the big red school bus by a likable driver are some great sound effects for the monster.
- 3/29/2021
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Director Alessio Liguori shoots the Italian setting of this teen horror with skin-prickling intensity, though its zany charm undercuts any real tension
Shot in Italy, with an English cast, there’s a crisp, almost fairytale levity to Alessio Liguori’s horror adventure that sits oddly but not unworkably with its gorier elements. It’s not quite clear exactly where it is set: perhaps actually in Italy, as the group of five youngsters being escorted on a red vintage bus are from an international school. Bantering with their driver, the party are jumped by a gun-toting convict when they stop to clear a dead deer off the road. But when the bus halts in a tunnel, with a shrouded shape huddled in front of them on the tarmac, they realise there’s worse out there.
Liguori and writer Daniele Cosci don’t do much more than establish the character types of...
Shot in Italy, with an English cast, there’s a crisp, almost fairytale levity to Alessio Liguori’s horror adventure that sits oddly but not unworkably with its gorier elements. It’s not quite clear exactly where it is set: perhaps actually in Italy, as the group of five youngsters being escorted on a red vintage bus are from an international school. Bantering with their driver, the party are jumped by a gun-toting convict when they stop to clear a dead deer off the road. But when the bus halts in a tunnel, with a shrouded shape huddled in front of them on the tarmac, they realise there’s worse out there.
Liguori and writer Daniele Cosci don’t do much more than establish the character types of...
- 3/22/2021
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
Titles include ambulance-set thriller ‘The Shift’ and home invasion drama ‘A Bunch Of Bastards’.
Italian sales firm Minerva Pictures has finalised deals on several genre titles at the recent European Film Market (EFM).
The sales are led by terrorist thriller The Shift, which has been picked up for France (Koba Films), Germany (The Lighthouse) and Japan (New Select).
The Italy-Belgium co-produced is directed by Alessandro Tonda and premiered at Rome Film Fest. Led by Suburra star Adamo Dionisi and Cesar award-winning actress Clotilde Hesme, it centres on two paramedics who unwittingly load a suicide bomber into their ambulance in the wake of a terrorist attack.
Italian sales firm Minerva Pictures has finalised deals on several genre titles at the recent European Film Market (EFM).
The sales are led by terrorist thriller The Shift, which has been picked up for France (Koba Films), Germany (The Lighthouse) and Japan (New Select).
The Italy-Belgium co-produced is directed by Alessandro Tonda and premiered at Rome Film Fest. Led by Suburra star Adamo Dionisi and Cesar award-winning actress Clotilde Hesme, it centres on two paramedics who unwittingly load a suicide bomber into their ambulance in the wake of a terrorist attack.
- 3/16/2021
- by Gabriele Niola
- ScreenDaily
Synopsis: Shortcut follows a group of five classmates trapped inside their school bus after a mysterious creature invades the road. Every passing minute decreases their survival chances against the constant threats of that unknown entity. VOD Release: December 22, 2020 Distribution Company: Gravitas Ventures Directed by: Alessio Liguori Written by: Daniele Cosci Cast: Jack Kane, Zak Sutcliffe, Andrei Claude, Sophie Jane …
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- 12/12/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Teen horror ‘Shortcut’ proved a box office hit in the US.
Parkland Entertainment has secured UK and Ireland rights to a hat-trick of AFM titles.
The deals are led by teen horror Shortcut, sold by Italian genre specialist Minerva Pictures. The creature feature was released on nearly 700 US screens via by Gravitas Ventures in September and proved the distributor’s biggest box office success to date, ranking seventh on its opening weekend with $305,000.
Directed by Alessio Liguori, the film follows five teenagers who become trapped in their school bus on a deserted road, which has been blocked by a mysterious creature.
Parkland Entertainment has secured UK and Ireland rights to a hat-trick of AFM titles.
The deals are led by teen horror Shortcut, sold by Italian genre specialist Minerva Pictures. The creature feature was released on nearly 700 US screens via by Gravitas Ventures in September and proved the distributor’s biggest box office success to date, ranking seventh on its opening weekend with $305,000.
Directed by Alessio Liguori, the film follows five teenagers who become trapped in their school bus on a deserted road, which has been blocked by a mysterious creature.
- 11/11/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Italy’s Minerva Pictures — the company specialized in genre fare such as teen chiller “Shortcut” that recently made a U.S. splash — is launching world sales at AFM on “Mondocane,” a dystopian drama about the struggle of two 13-year-old orphan boys in a Southern Italian gangland.
“Mondocane” toplines Alessandro Borghi (“Devils”).
In “Mondocane,” Borghi (pictured) plays the leader of one of two gangs vying for control of the Southern Italian port city of Taranto which in a dystopian near-future that has become a no man’s land surrounded by barbed wire and abandoned by police. The film is being marketed as an “Oliver Twist tale in a ‘Mad Max’ setting,” Minerva Pictures international sales chief Francesca Delise told Variety.
Delise noted that for Minerva, “Mondocane” segues from the international success it saw with Alessio Liguori’s “Shortcut,” which despite the pandemic recently went out theatrically on almost 700 U.S. screens via Gravitas Ventures.
“Mondocane” toplines Alessandro Borghi (“Devils”).
In “Mondocane,” Borghi (pictured) plays the leader of one of two gangs vying for control of the Southern Italian port city of Taranto which in a dystopian near-future that has become a no man’s land surrounded by barbed wire and abandoned by police. The film is being marketed as an “Oliver Twist tale in a ‘Mad Max’ setting,” Minerva Pictures international sales chief Francesca Delise told Variety.
Delise noted that for Minerva, “Mondocane” segues from the international success it saw with Alessio Liguori’s “Shortcut,” which despite the pandemic recently went out theatrically on almost 700 U.S. screens via Gravitas Ventures.
- 11/9/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Neon’s Possessor Uncut brought the sci-fi thrills this weekend to select theaters around the country as the specialty box office continues to find signs of life during the pandemic. Written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg, the pic starring Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott played on 320 screens in its debut and earned an estimated $227,500, with Saturday netting the most coin with $110,000. The film delivered a per-screen average of $711.
Also opening this weekend was the IFC Films World War II dramatic thriller A Call To Spy directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher and written by Sarah Megan Thomas. The film hit 75 theaters this weekend earning an estimated $40,000, with a per-theater-average of $533. The pic was also released on digital and cracked the top 5 on the iTunes chart this weekend. IFC Films is set to add additional theaters in the upcoming weeks.
Bleecker Street’s Save Yourselves! also made its debut this weekend in 388 theaters,...
Also opening this weekend was the IFC Films World War II dramatic thriller A Call To Spy directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher and written by Sarah Megan Thomas. The film hit 75 theaters this weekend earning an estimated $40,000, with a per-theater-average of $533. The pic was also released on digital and cracked the top 5 on the iTunes chart this weekend. IFC Films is set to add additional theaters in the upcoming weeks.
Bleecker Street’s Save Yourselves! also made its debut this weekend in 388 theaters,...
- 10/4/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
With more than two dozen movies releasing a week — the vast majority of them still straight to streaming — we’re narrowing the focus of our curation somewhat, spotlighting those of sufficiently high profile or merit.
Audiences could hardly hope for a more exciting or timely option than “The Trial of the Chicago 7” from “The West Wing’s” Aaron Sorkin, who’s taken audiences to court before (he wrote “A Few Good Men”). The trial may have been a case of late-’60s political theater, as the U.S. Attorney General prosecuted eight activists who’d organized outside the 1968 Republican National Convention, but it directly speaks to the mood of protest gripping the country in advance of the 2020 election. The defendants might still be known as the “Chicago 8,” had Bobby Seale been given a fair trial — although Sorkin doesn’t shy away from that mishandling, presenting the treatment of Seale...
Audiences could hardly hope for a more exciting or timely option than “The Trial of the Chicago 7” from “The West Wing’s” Aaron Sorkin, who’s taken audiences to court before (he wrote “A Few Good Men”). The trial may have been a case of late-’60s political theater, as the U.S. Attorney General prosecuted eight activists who’d organized outside the 1968 Republican National Convention, but it directly speaks to the mood of protest gripping the country in advance of the 2020 election. The defendants might still be known as the “Chicago 8,” had Bobby Seale been given a fair trial — although Sorkin doesn’t shy away from that mishandling, presenting the treatment of Seale...
- 9/25/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
All paths lead to an unavoidable outcome, at least that’s the conclusion demonstrated by the teenage motley crew facing a nightmarish problem in director Alessio Liguori’s “Shortcut.” If only someone had course-corrected the filmmakers on their own route to making this letdown of a horror road-movie, which gets off to a good start before losing its way. With lackluster character development, a few ill-conceived situations in the second half and dialogue that sounds like it’s been run through Google Translate, there’s only a modest amount of entertainment value found therein.
It was supposed to be an average bus ride home from school for shy high-schooler Nolan (Jack Kane) and his classmates artistic Bess (Sophie Jane Oliver), loudmouth Karl (Zander Emlano), intelligent Queenie (Molly Dew) and rebellious Reggie (Zak Sutcliffe). The kids razz each other, trade prophetic riddles and discuss the rare lunar eclipse happening that night.
It was supposed to be an average bus ride home from school for shy high-schooler Nolan (Jack Kane) and his classmates artistic Bess (Sophie Jane Oliver), loudmouth Karl (Zander Emlano), intelligent Queenie (Molly Dew) and rebellious Reggie (Zak Sutcliffe). The kids razz each other, trade prophetic riddles and discuss the rare lunar eclipse happening that night.
- 9/25/2020
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
Shortcut is a horror fantasy from Italy. Daniele Cosci (The Binding) wrote the screenplay for this feature, which debuts this week across North America. Alessio Liguori (In the Trap) directed this film. And, Shortcut focuses on five classmates, trapped inside a school bus as a creature lurks outside. Gravitas will handle the film's theatrical release across Canada and the U.S., with some showings taking place in drive-ins. The film's latest theatrical details are here. The trailer shows the five students surrounded by something dangerous. Trapped in a tunnel, they must find a way to survive the night, until help can arrive. Drive-ins and indoor theatres will begin showings this September 25th. A digital release will take place on December 22nd. Rated Restricted for bloody images, this title has a short runtime of eighty minutes. The trailer, in case you missed it, is below. Release Date: September 25th, 2020 (Limited Theatrical...
- 9/24/2020
- by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Ahead of Shortcut's North American theatrical release on September 25th, we have an exclusive clip just for Daily Dead readers!
"Directed by Alessio Liguori and written by Daniele Cosci, Shortcut stars Jack Kane, Zak Sutcliffe, Andrei Claude, Sophie Jane Oliver, Terence Anderson. The film is produced by Simona Ferri, Marco Tempera and Robert Cipullo. Shortcut will open nationwide across North America (USA/Canada) at drive-in’s and indoor theatres on September 25th (with Thursday night previews), followed by a VOD & digital release on December 22nd.
Shortcut follows a group of five classmates trapped inside their school bus after a mysterious creature invades the road. Every passing minute decreases their survival chances against the constant threats of that unknown entity."
Directed by Alessio Liguori and produced by Simona Ferri, Marco Tempera, and Roberto Cipullo, Shortcut stars Andrei Claude, Zak Sutcliffe, Sophie Jane Oliver, Terence Anderson, David Keyes, Jack Kane, Molly Dew,...
"Directed by Alessio Liguori and written by Daniele Cosci, Shortcut stars Jack Kane, Zak Sutcliffe, Andrei Claude, Sophie Jane Oliver, Terence Anderson. The film is produced by Simona Ferri, Marco Tempera and Robert Cipullo. Shortcut will open nationwide across North America (USA/Canada) at drive-in’s and indoor theatres on September 25th (with Thursday night previews), followed by a VOD & digital release on December 22nd.
Shortcut follows a group of five classmates trapped inside their school bus after a mysterious creature invades the road. Every passing minute decreases their survival chances against the constant threats of that unknown entity."
Directed by Alessio Liguori and produced by Simona Ferri, Marco Tempera, and Roberto Cipullo, Shortcut stars Andrei Claude, Zak Sutcliffe, Sophie Jane Oliver, Terence Anderson, David Keyes, Jack Kane, Molly Dew,...
- 9/23/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired the North American distribution rights to the horror-adventure film Shortcut. Directed by Alessio Liguori and written by Daniele Cosci, Shortcut stars Jack Kane, Zak Sutcliffe, Andrei Claude, Sophie Jane Oliver, and Terence Anderson. The film is produced by Simona Ferri, Marco Tempera, and Robert Cipullo. Shortcut will open nationwide across North America (USA/Canada) at […]...
- 9/21/2020
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
All you need to make a horror thriller is a bus, five kids, and a mysterious creature, according to a new trailer for Shortcut. The title resonates for horror fans, since we all know that taking a shortcut is a *bad* idea that inevitably leads to bad things happening. Directed by Alessio Liguori, the film hails from Italy and is presented in English, which makes a certain kind of sense for a certain kind of contained, horror adventure. The cast includes Jack Kane, Zak Sutcliffe, Andrei Claude, Sophie Jane Oliver, and Terence Anderson. It's heading for more than 200 theaters (drive-in and otherwise) in the U.S. on September 25, courtesy of Gravitas Ventures, with a VOD release to follow in December. Here is the official...
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- 9/10/2020
- Screen Anarchy
"It won't stop until it's finished." Gravitas Ventures has released an official US trailer for an indie horror thriller titled Shortcut, made by Italian filmmaker Alessio Liguori. This premiered at a festival in Italy last month, and opens on VOD this month in the US, if anyone is interested in giving it a watch. A group of five classmates is trapped inside their school bus after a mysterious creature invade the road. Time runs and every passing minute decreases their survival chances against the constant threats of that unknown entity. This sounds a bit like Jeepers Creepers, but looks entirely different. Starring Jack Kane, Andrei Claude, Zak Sutcliffe, Zander Emlano, and David Keyes. This looks a bit strange and isn't entirely set on the bus, but seems like a solid atmospheric horror with a creepy monster in the shadows. Here's the official US trailer (+ poster) for Alessio Liguori's Shortcut, direct...
- 9/7/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired the North American distribution rights to the horror adventure film Shortcut. Directed by Alessio Liguori and written by Daniele Cosci, Shortcut stars Jack Kane, Zak Sutcliffe, Andrei Claude, Sophie Jane Oliver, Terence Anderson. The film is produced by Simona Ferri, Marco Tempera and Robert Cipullo. Shortcut will open nationwide across North America (USA/Canada) at drive-in’s and indoor theatres on September 25th (with Thursday night previews), followed by a VOD & digital release on December 22nd.
The Trailer looks terrifying:
Shortcut follows a group of five classmates trapped inside their school bus after a mysterious creature invades the road. Every passing minute decreases their survival chances against the constant threats of that unknown entity.
The deal was negotiated on behalf of Brett Rogalsky on behalf of Gravitas Ventures and by Monica Ciarli on behalf of Minerva Pictures International.
“Gravitas is thrilled...
The Trailer looks terrifying:
Shortcut follows a group of five classmates trapped inside their school bus after a mysterious creature invades the road. Every passing minute decreases their survival chances against the constant threats of that unknown entity.
The deal was negotiated on behalf of Brett Rogalsky on behalf of Gravitas Ventures and by Monica Ciarli on behalf of Minerva Pictures International.
“Gravitas is thrilled...
- 9/3/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In a second helping of today's Horror Highlights, we have details on the Pet Sematary collection from Vixen by Micheline Pitt and the trailers for Shorcut and Anonymous Killers:
Pet Sematary Collection from Vixen by Micheline Pitt: Paramount Pictures and Los Angeles-based apparel company Vixen by Micheline Pitt have announced a licensing partnership for Stephen King’s Pet Sematary property for apparel and accessories, which kicks off today with an exclusive collection.
“We have an amazing collection of apparel and accessories inspired by both of the feature films which are based on the iconic 1983 Stephen King novel Pet Sematary,“ said Vixen CEO & Designer Micheline Pitt. “Each collection, like the films on which they are based, has its own story to tell, and its own style, and as the first female owned horror/genre company to have ever licensed a horror property, we’re excited to celebrate Pet Sematary through fashion.
Pet Sematary Collection from Vixen by Micheline Pitt: Paramount Pictures and Los Angeles-based apparel company Vixen by Micheline Pitt have announced a licensing partnership for Stephen King’s Pet Sematary property for apparel and accessories, which kicks off today with an exclusive collection.
“We have an amazing collection of apparel and accessories inspired by both of the feature films which are based on the iconic 1983 Stephen King novel Pet Sematary,“ said Vixen CEO & Designer Micheline Pitt. “Each collection, like the films on which they are based, has its own story to tell, and its own style, and as the first female owned horror/genre company to have ever licensed a horror property, we’re excited to celebrate Pet Sematary through fashion.
- 9/3/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Continuing along with our theme of posters with little girls facing away from us in horror films, here we have In the Trap from Alessio Liguori (Report 51). Dark Sky Films announced the Digital/VOD release of In The Trap will be on April 10th. The poster with the common layout and trailer were passed along, have a look below. In The Trap stars David Bailie (Pirates of the Carribean), Robert Nairne (Marrowbone), Jamie Paul (Black Mirror), Paola Bontempi (El ataúd de cristal), Sonya Cullingford and Miriam Galanti (Scarlett). Philip, a young proofreader, has been living in a self-imposed prison. Convinced that an evil force wants to take possession of his soul, he secludes himself in his childhood apartment, the only place where...
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- 3/17/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Further deals secured for ‘The Nest,’ ‘The Most Beautiful Day In The World’ and ‘The Trap’.
Rome-based sales company True Colours has scored a series of deals on four films at Afm, including upcoming comedy drama Superheroes.
Directed by Paolo Genovese, whose credits include Perfect Strangers, Superheroes has been pre-sold to PROvzglyad for Russia and the Baltics, and Swallow Wings for Taiwan.
Principal photography began in September on the film, starring Jasmine Trinca and Alessandro Borghi as a young couple struggling to keep their relationship alive. It is set to be released in Italy by Medusa in the second half...
Rome-based sales company True Colours has scored a series of deals on four films at Afm, including upcoming comedy drama Superheroes.
Directed by Paolo Genovese, whose credits include Perfect Strangers, Superheroes has been pre-sold to PROvzglyad for Russia and the Baltics, and Swallow Wings for Taiwan.
Principal photography began in September on the film, starring Jasmine Trinca and Alessandro Borghi as a young couple struggling to keep their relationship alive. It is set to be released in Italy by Medusa in the second half...
- 11/12/2019
- by 1100976¦Gabriele Niola¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Further deals secured for ‘The Nest,’ ‘The Most Beautiful Day In The World’ and ‘The Trap’.
Rome-based sales company True Colours has scored a series of deals on four films at Afm, including upcoming comedy drama Superheroes.
Directed by Paolo Genovese, whose credits include Perfect Strangers, Superheroes has been pre-sold to PROvzglyad for Russia and the Baltics, and Swallow Wings for Taiwan.
Principal photography began in September on the film, starring Jasmine Trinca and Alessandro Borghi as a young couple struggling to keep their relationship alive. It is set to be released in Italy by Medusa in the second half...
Rome-based sales company True Colours has scored a series of deals on four films at Afm, including upcoming comedy drama Superheroes.
Directed by Paolo Genovese, whose credits include Perfect Strangers, Superheroes has been pre-sold to PROvzglyad for Russia and the Baltics, and Swallow Wings for Taiwan.
Principal photography began in September on the film, starring Jasmine Trinca and Alessandro Borghi as a young couple struggling to keep their relationship alive. It is set to be released in Italy by Medusa in the second half...
- 11/12/2019
- by 1100976¦Gabriele Niola¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Global porn icon Rocco Siffredi is set to star in “Red Academy,” an English-language horror film to be shot entirely in his academy for aspiring porn stars; however, it will not be an X-rated pic.
Rome-based True Colours has taken world sales on the film to be directed by Italy’s Alessio Liguori, whose previous chiller, the English-language “In the Trap,” was sold widely by the company earlier this year in Cannes. “Trap” signalled the resurgence of Italy’s capability to churn out genre films that can travel amid the growing global appetite for horror titles.
In “Red Academy,” two best friends named Ricky and Eve become bored with their European vacation and to spice it up visit the Rocco Siffredi Academy in Budapest. This turns out to be “a shocking journey” into a scary “underground world where mystical rituals mix with faith,” and “domination melts into adoration and violence,...
Rome-based True Colours has taken world sales on the film to be directed by Italy’s Alessio Liguori, whose previous chiller, the English-language “In the Trap,” was sold widely by the company earlier this year in Cannes. “Trap” signalled the resurgence of Italy’s capability to churn out genre films that can travel amid the growing global appetite for horror titles.
In “Red Academy,” two best friends named Ricky and Eve become bored with their European vacation and to spice it up visit the Rocco Siffredi Academy in Budapest. This turns out to be “a shocking journey” into a scary “underground world where mystical rituals mix with faith,” and “domination melts into adoration and violence,...
- 11/9/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The film is directed by Alessio Liguori.
Rome-based Minerva Pictures has taken international rights to Alessio Liguori’s English-language teen horror film Shortcut. It will theatrically distribute the film itself in summer 2020.
The film is about a group of children and teenagers on a school trip to Italy, who become trapped overnight in a bus Keeping them inside is the presence of a mysterious and dangerous creature of the woods that is trying to get in. The cast includes Jack Kane, Zak Sutcliffe and David Keyes.
Shortcut is produced by Italian companies Play Entertainment, Camaleo Film, Mad Rocket Entertainmen, with Germany’s Sternberg Film.
Rome-based Minerva Pictures has taken international rights to Alessio Liguori’s English-language teen horror film Shortcut. It will theatrically distribute the film itself in summer 2020.
The film is about a group of children and teenagers on a school trip to Italy, who become trapped overnight in a bus Keeping them inside is the presence of a mysterious and dangerous creature of the woods that is trying to get in. The cast includes Jack Kane, Zak Sutcliffe and David Keyes.
Shortcut is produced by Italian companies Play Entertainment, Camaleo Film, Mad Rocket Entertainmen, with Germany’s Sternberg Film.
- 8/1/2019
- by Gabriele Niola
- ScreenDaily
The film is directed by Alessio Liguori.
Rome-based Minerva Pictures has taken international rights to Alessio Liguori’s English and Italian-language fantasy horror film Shortcut. It will theatrically distribute the film itself in summer 2020.
The film is about a group of children and teenagers on a school trip to Italy, who become trapped overnight in a bus Keeping them inside is the presence of a mysterious and dangerous creature of the woods that is trying to get in. The cast includes Jack Kane, Zak Sutcliffe and David Keyes.
Shortcut is produced by Play Entertainment, Camaleo Film, Mad Rocket Entertainment and...
Rome-based Minerva Pictures has taken international rights to Alessio Liguori’s English and Italian-language fantasy horror film Shortcut. It will theatrically distribute the film itself in summer 2020.
The film is about a group of children and teenagers on a school trip to Italy, who become trapped overnight in a bus Keeping them inside is the presence of a mysterious and dangerous creature of the woods that is trying to get in. The cast includes Jack Kane, Zak Sutcliffe and David Keyes.
Shortcut is produced by Play Entertainment, Camaleo Film, Mad Rocket Entertainment and...
- 8/1/2019
- by Gabriele Niola
- ScreenDaily
Leading Italian sales company True Colors has closed a slew of sales at the Cannes Market and landed North American deals on horror pic “In The Trap” and gay-themed comedy “An Almost Ordinary Summer,” acquired respectively by Mpi Media Group and Wolfe Releasing.
The English-language “In The Trap” (pictured) directed by Italy’s Alessio Liguori as his feature-film debut, and produced by Italian shingles Dreamworld Movies and Mad Rocket Entertainment generated a flurry of deals, confirming the growing global appetite for horror titles and the resurgence of Italy’s capability to churn out chillers that can travel.
“In The Trap,” which features an international cast comprising South Africa’s David Bailie (“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”), and Sonya Cullingford (“The Mummy”), is about a solitary proof reader trapped by fear in his apartment where he is tortured by an unknown evil force. Besides the U.S. and Canada,...
The English-language “In The Trap” (pictured) directed by Italy’s Alessio Liguori as his feature-film debut, and produced by Italian shingles Dreamworld Movies and Mad Rocket Entertainment generated a flurry of deals, confirming the growing global appetite for horror titles and the resurgence of Italy’s capability to churn out chillers that can travel.
“In The Trap,” which features an international cast comprising South Africa’s David Bailie (“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”), and Sonya Cullingford (“The Mummy”), is about a solitary proof reader trapped by fear in his apartment where he is tortured by an unknown evil force. Besides the U.S. and Canada,...
- 5/27/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Stay out of the closet! No, seriously, you gotta stay away from that closet at the end of the hallway, because it looks like there are some nasty shenanigans going on in “Report 51″ director Alessio Liguori’s upcoming supernatural horror flick “In the Trap.” At least, that’s what I gather from the poster and a very brief, but effective teaser trailer just released for the film. Check them both out below, check them outers. So what’s it all about? We’re promised this: Filmed in the historic Cinecitta’ Studios, “In The Trap” is a horror movie that promises thrills, suspense and a claustrophobic setting with no way of escape. A nightmare for fans of the genre and beyond. The plot is still shrouded in mystery, but pathos and frights are guaranteed… 100 minutes that will leave the audience with baited breath! The film is currently in production, and...
- 1/7/2014
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
A slew of character posters have been released for the upcoming cinéma vérité flick Report 51, one of which shows off the creature in all its glory. Dig it!
The film directed by Alessio Liguori stars Michela Bruni, Luca Guastini, Viola Graziosi, Damiano Martina and Ann Pierssens and is currently in post-production.
According to the official Report 51 website (which is home to lots of viral goodies), "the found footage [presented here] is what four unaware American students experience after a strange and nonetheless unintentional sighting. They decide to organize a weekend in the woods to research what is going on, and the video-documentary is the faithful recording of a happy jaunt among friends which soon turns into a terrific nightmare and a struggle for life. These four friends quickly forget their jealousies and the juvenile flirts to escape from an impending extraterrestrial threat."
Hit up the website to see the rest!
The film directed by Alessio Liguori stars Michela Bruni, Luca Guastini, Viola Graziosi, Damiano Martina and Ann Pierssens and is currently in post-production.
According to the official Report 51 website (which is home to lots of viral goodies), "the found footage [presented here] is what four unaware American students experience after a strange and nonetheless unintentional sighting. They decide to organize a weekend in the woods to research what is going on, and the video-documentary is the faithful recording of a happy jaunt among friends which soon turns into a terrific nightmare and a struggle for life. These four friends quickly forget their jealousies and the juvenile flirts to escape from an impending extraterrestrial threat."
Hit up the website to see the rest!
- 7/23/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Are you in the market for yet another “found footage” flick? Doesn’t matter, really, because they’re coming whether you like it or not. Shot in Italy and Belgium, director Alessio Liguori’s upcoming sci-fi/horror flick “Report 51″ is striving to bring a new dimension to the subgenre by blending elements from both genres into one meaty wad of caught-on-video chills. Below you can find a handful of viral videos and a trailer for the project, all of which look fairly impressive. Before proceeding, read this paragraph: The found footage is what four unaware American students experience after a strange and nonetheless unintentional sighting. They decide to organize a week-end in the woods to research what is going on and the video-documentary is the faithful recording of a happy jaunt among friends which soon turns into a terrific nightmare and in a struggle for life. These four friends...
- 7/18/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
by Tiffany Farrow, MoreHorror.com
With a lot of strong feelings either for or against 'found footage' films, it will be interesting to see how many continue to be made. One thing is for sure, people still watch them and they are still being filmed.
Report 51 is one of those movies and has already created quite a buzz online. Check out the trailer underneath the official release below.
From the Release:
Anticipated by a viral which has already caught on with web users, Report 51 strives to add a brand new dimension to the found-footage subgenre. Shot in both Italy and Belgium, the film melts the documentary style of The Blair Witch Project and the extraordinary events of Paranormal Activity approaching new frontiers, because Report 51 definitely goes a few steps further into the realm of Science-Fiction Thriller. The result is definitely a strange and gripping mix, shaped by unconventional filmic language.
With a lot of strong feelings either for or against 'found footage' films, it will be interesting to see how many continue to be made. One thing is for sure, people still watch them and they are still being filmed.
Report 51 is one of those movies and has already created quite a buzz online. Check out the trailer underneath the official release below.
From the Release:
Anticipated by a viral which has already caught on with web users, Report 51 strives to add a brand new dimension to the found-footage subgenre. Shot in both Italy and Belgium, the film melts the documentary style of The Blair Witch Project and the extraordinary events of Paranormal Activity approaching new frontiers, because Report 51 definitely goes a few steps further into the realm of Science-Fiction Thriller. The result is definitely a strange and gripping mix, shaped by unconventional filmic language.
- 7/17/2011
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Friggin' aliens, man! Those little buggers have been causing all sorts of problems here on Earth since the beginning of time. As you'll see in the latest viral videos for Report 51, they really know how to be a spooky nuisance.
The film directed by Alessio Liguori stars Michela Bruni, Luca Guastini, Viola Graziosi, Damiano Martina and Ann Pierssens and is currently in post-production.
According to the official Report 51 website (which is home to lots of viral goodies), "the found footage [presented here] is what four unaware American students experience after a strange and nonetheless unintentional sighting. They decide to organize a weekend in the woods to research what is going on, and the video-documentary is the faithful recording of a happy jaunt among friends which soon turns into a terrific nightmare and a struggle for life. These four friends quickly forget their jealousies and the juvenile flirts to escape from an impending extraterrestrial threat.
The film directed by Alessio Liguori stars Michela Bruni, Luca Guastini, Viola Graziosi, Damiano Martina and Ann Pierssens and is currently in post-production.
According to the official Report 51 website (which is home to lots of viral goodies), "the found footage [presented here] is what four unaware American students experience after a strange and nonetheless unintentional sighting. They decide to organize a weekend in the woods to research what is going on, and the video-documentary is the faithful recording of a happy jaunt among friends which soon turns into a terrific nightmare and a struggle for life. These four friends quickly forget their jealousies and the juvenile flirts to escape from an impending extraterrestrial threat.
- 7/16/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
And the found footage sub-genre sweeps the world! Today, comes Report 51 , shot in Italy and Belgium and generating its own viral campaign. The conceit here: Four American students encounter something extraterrestrial and the mayhem ensues. Starring Michela Bruni, Luca Guastini, Viola Graziosi, Damiano Martina and Ann Pierssens, the movie is currently in post-production. Director Alessio Liguori co-penned the script and co-produced the film with cinematographer Giuliano Tomassacci. Check out the trailer just beyond these viral clips...
- 7/15/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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