Fifties sci-fi thriller “The Vast of Night” is the perfect drive-in feature to watch under the stars. Produced for under $1 million, it’s the kind of “It Came From the Outer Space” B-movie you’d find on Chiller Theatre. But it’s directed with a sure hand by Oklahoma City commercial director Andrew Patterson, who masterminded — and paid for — this cinematic tour de force. (He turns 38 this month.)
Set in New Mexico, this atmospheric UFO movie unfolds over one night and conjures up such small-town pictures as “American Graffiti” and “Super 8.” While town folks are rooting for the home team at a high school basketball game, our two brainy leads, radio DJ Everett (Jake Horowitz) and switchboard operator Fay (Sierra McCormick), band together to track down some strange, unidentifiable noises, arguing about whether they’re terrestrial or alien.
Since Patterson’s audacious debut won the audience award at Slamdance...
Set in New Mexico, this atmospheric UFO movie unfolds over one night and conjures up such small-town pictures as “American Graffiti” and “Super 8.” While town folks are rooting for the home team at a high school basketball game, our two brainy leads, radio DJ Everett (Jake Horowitz) and switchboard operator Fay (Sierra McCormick), band together to track down some strange, unidentifiable noises, arguing about whether they’re terrestrial or alien.
Since Patterson’s audacious debut won the audience award at Slamdance...
- 6/1/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Fifties sci-fi thriller “The Vast of Night” is the perfect drive-in feature to watch under the stars. Produced for under $1 million, it’s the kind of “It Came From the Outer Space” B-movie you’d find on Chiller Theatre. But it’s directed with a sure hand by Oklahoma City commercial director Andrew Patterson, who masterminded — and paid for — this cinematic tour de force. (He turns 38 this month.)
Set in New Mexico, this atmospheric UFO movie unfolds over one night and conjures up such small-town pictures as “American Graffiti” and “Super 8.” While town folks are rooting for the home team at a high school basketball game, our two brainy leads, radio DJ Everett (Jake Horowitz) and switchboard operator Fay (Sierra McCormick), band together to track down some strange, unidentifiable noises, arguing about whether they’re terrestrial or alien.
Since Patterson’s audacious debut won the audience award at Slamdance...
Set in New Mexico, this atmospheric UFO movie unfolds over one night and conjures up such small-town pictures as “American Graffiti” and “Super 8.” While town folks are rooting for the home team at a high school basketball game, our two brainy leads, radio DJ Everett (Jake Horowitz) and switchboard operator Fay (Sierra McCormick), band together to track down some strange, unidentifiable noises, arguing about whether they’re terrestrial or alien.
Since Patterson’s audacious debut won the audience award at Slamdance...
- 6/1/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Dave Howe, whose 18-year tenure at NBCUniversal included a stint running Syfy and launching shows like Battlestar Galactica, is leaving his post as president of strategy and growth at NBCU Cable.
In a 2016 reorganization, Howe left his post at Syfy to take on a broader strategy role, reporting to Bonnie Hammer, the company’s longtime cable chief.
A Brit who spent more than a decade at the BBC at the start of his career, Howe began as a marketer for Syfy in 2001, rising to Gm and then president of the network and its horror sibling, Chiller. Notable shows released on his watch include Tin Man, The Magicians and Sharknado.
In a memo to employees, Howe described his most recent position as “a pioneering new role designed to bridge our traditional linear businesses with the digital, direct-to-consumer world.” The highlight of that stretch, he said, was the 2017 acquisition of Craftsy, a...
In a 2016 reorganization, Howe left his post at Syfy to take on a broader strategy role, reporting to Bonnie Hammer, the company’s longtime cable chief.
A Brit who spent more than a decade at the BBC at the start of his career, Howe began as a marketer for Syfy in 2001, rising to Gm and then president of the network and its horror sibling, Chiller. Notable shows released on his watch include Tin Man, The Magicians and Sharknado.
In a memo to employees, Howe described his most recent position as “a pioneering new role designed to bridge our traditional linear businesses with the digital, direct-to-consumer world.” The highlight of that stretch, he said, was the 2017 acquisition of Craftsy, a...
- 12/10/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Dave Howe is leaving his role as president of strategy and commercial growth at NBCUniversal after 18 years.
Howe announced the news of his departure on Tuesday in an internal memo.
“These last two decades have been some of the most fulfilling and rewarding of my career,” Howe said.
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He also highlighted the “two very different chapters” he’s had at NBCUniversal — first as chief of Syfy, and then for the last three years as president of NBCU’s strategy.
“It was an amazing ride!” he added.
Howe was hired at Syfy in 2001 as head of marketing and later rose to general manager, before being named president of the network in 2008. He began overseeing cable horror network Chiller in 2009. As president of strategy and commercial growth, he was responsible for identifying growth...
Howe announced the news of his departure on Tuesday in an internal memo.
“These last two decades have been some of the most fulfilling and rewarding of my career,” Howe said.
Also Read: New Yorker Reshuffles: Emily Nussbaum to 'Expand Her Writing,' Doreen St. Félix Named New TV Critic
He also highlighted the “two very different chapters” he’s had at NBCUniversal — first as chief of Syfy, and then for the last three years as president of NBCU’s strategy.
“It was an amazing ride!” he added.
Howe was hired at Syfy in 2001 as head of marketing and later rose to general manager, before being named president of the network in 2008. He began overseeing cable horror network Chiller in 2009. As president of strategy and commercial growth, he was responsible for identifying growth...
- 12/10/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Remember “Miracle Workers”? The comedy about the afterlife that isn’t “The Good Place,” but instead an office comedy set in heaven where Steve Buscemi played God? Well, it’s coming back, and it will now be set in the Dark Ages!
Read More: ‘Servant:’ M. Night Shyamalan’s Apple TV+ Chiller Is Creepy But Can’t Stick The Landing [Review]
Indeed, it turns out the TBS limited comedy is, in fact, an anthology series.
Continue reading Daniel Radcliffe Trades Angel Wings For A Crown In Trailer For Season 2 Of Comedy Anthology‘Miracle Workers’ at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Servant:’ M. Night Shyamalan’s Apple TV+ Chiller Is Creepy But Can’t Stick The Landing [Review]
Indeed, it turns out the TBS limited comedy is, in fact, an anthology series.
Continue reading Daniel Radcliffe Trades Angel Wings For A Crown In Trailer For Season 2 Of Comedy Anthology‘Miracle Workers’ at The Playlist.
- 11/28/2019
- by Rafael Motamayor
- The Playlist
What’s better than a modern take on Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” shot on the novel’s 200th anniversary? A modern take on “Frankenstein” set in Brooklyn. Veteran genre writer-director Larry Fessenden has teamed up with indie producer and fellow filmmaker Joe Swanberg for his unique vision of the literary classic. “Depraved” will make its world premiere as the opening night film of What the Fest!?, a genre festival put on by New York’s IFC Center.
IFC programmers promise it’s “the best film version of the Frankenstein legend in decades,” while an official press release called it a “meditative reimagining of the novel” that “explores the crisis of masculinity and ideas about loneliness, memory and the subtle psychological shocks that shape us as individuals.”
Read More: Larry Fessenden to Direct ‘Frankenstein’-Inspired Horror Movie ‘Depraved’ — Exclusive
The official synopsis reads: “Alex (Owen Campbell) leaves his girlfriend Lucy (Chloë Levine) after an emotional night,...
IFC programmers promise it’s “the best film version of the Frankenstein legend in decades,” while an official press release called it a “meditative reimagining of the novel” that “explores the crisis of masculinity and ideas about loneliness, memory and the subtle psychological shocks that shape us as individuals.”
Read More: Larry Fessenden to Direct ‘Frankenstein’-Inspired Horror Movie ‘Depraved’ — Exclusive
The official synopsis reads: “Alex (Owen Campbell) leaves his girlfriend Lucy (Chloë Levine) after an emotional night,...
- 3/14/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Like most of his peers in horror’s hallowed halls, Wes Craven contributed his share to the small screen; Summer of Fear (1978), Chiller (1985), and several episodes of The Twilight Zone revival (’85–’86) are indications of an artist who liked to keep busy and sometimes pay some bills. Invitation to Hell (’84) would seem to be a case for the latter, but it has an irresistibly goofy charm that’s impossible to resist.
Originally an ABC broadcast from Thursday, May 24th, Invitation stood no hope in you know where of winning the night; CBS had Magnum, P.I. and Simon & Simon, while the Peacock strutted around with their comedy lineup of Gimme A Break!/Family Ties/Cheers/Night Court. Those were impossible odds, even for the devil himself. Oh well. Throw on your tracksuit, grab your water bottle, because you’ve just received your Invitation to Hell.
Let’s open up our brimstone...
Originally an ABC broadcast from Thursday, May 24th, Invitation stood no hope in you know where of winning the night; CBS had Magnum, P.I. and Simon & Simon, while the Peacock strutted around with their comedy lineup of Gimme A Break!/Family Ties/Cheers/Night Court. Those were impossible odds, even for the devil himself. Oh well. Throw on your tracksuit, grab your water bottle, because you’ve just received your Invitation to Hell.
Let’s open up our brimstone...
- 3/10/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Hey, Fortnite fans. According to the folks over at Gamerant.com, Fortnite game developer Epic Games has indeed added a new weapon to the game. It's called the Chiller Grenade. The Fortnite Battle Royale in-game news feed reveals that the chiller grenade gives players the ability to give their enemies cold feet with a winter blast. It's believed that the weapon won't actually inflict any physical harm on opponents. Instead, it will freeze them in place, and then players can pull out a gun or something and pretty much finish off their frozen-in-place enemy. Gamerant pointed out that the Chiller grenade will probably operate similar to Fortnite Battle Royale’s Boogie Bomb. Both the Boogie Bomb and the Chiller grenade gives players the ability to incapacitate their opponents long enough to finish them off with another more damaging weapon. The folks over at Fortniteintel.com provided additional intel about the Chiller Grenade.
- 1/30/2019
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Ryan Lambie Oct 14, 2019
A hockey mask, blunt instruments, and a heck of a lot of gore: we look back at Namco’s arcade video game hit, Splatterhouse.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
In the realm of video games at least, the 1980s was a comparatively sunny period: it was the era that gave us bright and cheerful classics like Super Mario Bros., Bubble Bobble, and Monty Mole. Yet beneath that pleasant exterior stirred something darker and much nastier. Just ask Namco.
Thirty years ago, Namco was best known for the zip and vim of its arcade games. It conquered the world with Pac-Man, the first video game to introduce a cartoon-character hero and a subsequent storm of merchandising. Before and after, Namco turned alien extermination into a colorful pastime with games like Galaxian and Galaga, it turned the apprehension of burglars into a slapstick platformer with Mappy,...
A hockey mask, blunt instruments, and a heck of a lot of gore: we look back at Namco’s arcade video game hit, Splatterhouse.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
In the realm of video games at least, the 1980s was a comparatively sunny period: it was the era that gave us bright and cheerful classics like Super Mario Bros., Bubble Bobble, and Monty Mole. Yet beneath that pleasant exterior stirred something darker and much nastier. Just ask Namco.
Thirty years ago, Namco was best known for the zip and vim of its arcade games. It conquered the world with Pac-Man, the first video game to introduce a cartoon-character hero and a subsequent storm of merchandising. Before and after, Namco turned alien extermination into a colorful pastime with games like Galaxian and Galaga, it turned the apprehension of burglars into a slapstick platformer with Mappy,...
- 7/3/2018
- Den of Geek
We make no bones about it... we love Synapse Films around here if only because they always dig deep and pull out something cool to release on DVD or Blu-ray that we've all but forgotten about. Case in point...
From the Press Release
The television series "Chiller" was a five-episode horror anthology that aired in the UK in 1995. Presented here for the first time in the U.S., these supernatural shockers feature malevolent spirits, a brutal serial killer, and a haunted house set in contemporary England. Starring many of Britain’s leading actors like Nigel Havers (Chariots of Fire, TV’s Coronation Street), Martin Clunes (UK’s Men Behaving Badly), Sophie Ward (Young Sherlock Holmes) and Kevin McNally (Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean series), this compelling collection will leave you chilled to the bone! Episodes include Prophecy, Toby, Here Comes The Mirror Man, The Man Who Didn't Believe In Ghosts,...
From the Press Release
The television series "Chiller" was a five-episode horror anthology that aired in the UK in 1995. Presented here for the first time in the U.S., these supernatural shockers feature malevolent spirits, a brutal serial killer, and a haunted house set in contemporary England. Starring many of Britain’s leading actors like Nigel Havers (Chariots of Fire, TV’s Coronation Street), Martin Clunes (UK’s Men Behaving Badly), Sophie Ward (Young Sherlock Holmes) and Kevin McNally (Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean series), this compelling collection will leave you chilled to the bone! Episodes include Prophecy, Toby, Here Comes The Mirror Man, The Man Who Didn't Believe In Ghosts,...
- 10/17/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Cult movie label Synapse Films aren’t shy about bringing us the weird, wonderful and down right odd from the realm of movies and TV, but this latest offering - the British TV series Chiller - is a little further out of left field than usual, even for them? Not that we’re complaining, especially if the claim in the press blurb, about it being very much in the vein of the classic TV series ‘Tales of the (think Twilight Zone but British) Unexpected,’ are on the money. Blurb time... The television series Chiller was a five episode horror anthology that aired in the UK in 1995. Presented here for the first time in the U.S., these supernatural shockers feature malevolent spirits, a brutal serial killer and a haunted house set in contemporary England. Starring many of Britain’s leading actors like Nigel Havers (Chariots of Fire), Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly...
- 10/17/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
Cult movie label Synapse Films aren’t shy about bringing us the weird, wonderful and down right odd from the realm of movies and TV, but this latest offering - the British TV series Chiller - is a little further out of left field than usual, even for them? Not that we’re complaining, especially if the claim in the press blurb, about it being very much in the vein of the classic TV series ‘Tales of the (think Twilight Zone but British) Unexpected,’ are on the money. Blurb time... The television series Chiller was a five episode horror anthology that aired in the UK in 1995. Presented here for the first time in the U.S., these supernatural shockers feature malevolent spirits, a brutal serial killer and a haunted house set in contemporary England. Starring many of Britain’s leading actors like Nigel Havers (Chariots of Fire), Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly...
- 10/17/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
Synapse has announced a December release date for the 1995 UK horror anthology Chiller. Take a look at the official release details and cover art:
The television series Chiller was a five-episode horror anthology that aired in the UK in 1995. Presented here for the first time in the U.S., these supernatural shockers feature malevolent spirits, a brutal serial killer and a haunted house set in contemporary England. Starring many of Britain’s leading actors like Nigel Havers (Chariots of Fire, TV’s Coronation Street), Martin Clunes (UK’s Men Behaving Badly), Sophie Ward (Young Sherlock Holmes) and Kevin McNally (Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean series), this compelling collection will leave you chilled to the bone! Episodes include Prophecy, Toby, Here Comes The Mirror Man, The Man Who Didn’T Believe In Ghosts and Number Six.
Directors: Lawrence Gordon Clark, Bob Mahoney, Rob Walker
Stars: Nigel Havers, Martin Clunes, Sophie Ward,...
The television series Chiller was a five-episode horror anthology that aired in the UK in 1995. Presented here for the first time in the U.S., these supernatural shockers feature malevolent spirits, a brutal serial killer and a haunted house set in contemporary England. Starring many of Britain’s leading actors like Nigel Havers (Chariots of Fire, TV’s Coronation Street), Martin Clunes (UK’s Men Behaving Badly), Sophie Ward (Young Sherlock Holmes) and Kevin McNally (Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean series), this compelling collection will leave you chilled to the bone! Episodes include Prophecy, Toby, Here Comes The Mirror Man, The Man Who Didn’T Believe In Ghosts and Number Six.
Directors: Lawrence Gordon Clark, Bob Mahoney, Rob Walker
Stars: Nigel Havers, Martin Clunes, Sophie Ward,...
- 10/17/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Even if you watched it, it's unlikely you'll ever remember the 90s supernatural horror/fantasy series Chiller originally shown in 1995 on ITV; There's a good reason for that. Recognisable writers and well-respected British actors make everything look good on paper, but watching the five episodes suggests they were nothing more than early pre-fame career-building work for the majority of the cast.
Set in London and flashing back to a Ouija board séance, Prophecy is the opening story. As Francesca's friends drop around her, she comes to realise her new boyfriend's son, Edward, may have something to do with the tragic bout of accidents. Prophecy relies on the lead's Catholic religion and her boyfriend's (Nigel Havers) family history. As a sadist and paedophile, Marquis Francis Halkin is the “black sheep” of the family and somehow young Edward seems psychically linked to him. The eerie Halkin family motto “Non Omnis Moriar” (“I...
Set in London and flashing back to a Ouija board séance, Prophecy is the opening story. As Francesca's friends drop around her, she comes to realise her new boyfriend's son, Edward, may have something to do with the tragic bout of accidents. Prophecy relies on the lead's Catholic religion and her boyfriend's (Nigel Havers) family history. As a sadist and paedophile, Marquis Francis Halkin is the “black sheep” of the family and somehow young Edward seems psychically linked to him. The eerie Halkin family motto “Non Omnis Moriar” (“I...
- 2/28/2011
- Shadowlocked
Syfy's Evp original programming Mark Stern has been named president. He continues to report to Dave Howe, President, Syfy and Chiller. Stern also co-heads original content for Universal Cable Prods. alongside Jeff Wachtel, who, in a similar fashion, was promoted from Evp to president original programming of USA 2 years ago. Additionally, Stern will now have creative oversight on the newly formed Syfy Films, a joint venture with Universal Pictures. A former television producer, Stern joined Syfy in 2002 and was named Evp in 2003. He is credited with shepherding such projects as series Battlestar Galactica, Warehouse 13, Stargate: Atlantis, Eureka, Ghost Hunters, Destination Truth, Ghost Hunters International, Sanctuary, Stargate: Universe, Caprica and Haven as well as the miniseries Tin Man.
- 1/13/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Mark Stern has been named president of original programming of original programming at Syfy, presisdent David Howe announced Thursday in a statement.
Stern also serves as co-head, original content, Universal Cable Productions, and will now have creative oversight on the newly formed Syfy Films, a joint venture with Universal Pictures.
“Mark is a supremely smart and talented executive, whose unbridled passion, energy and imagination continue to drive Syfy’s world class development team,” Howe said in a statement. “He's an incredibly creative and business savvy leader who's widely respected throughout the industry.”
Howe joined the net in 2002, and was named Evp in 2003.
He was behind Battlestar Galactica, Stargate: Atlantis, Eureka, Ghost Hunters, Destination Truth, Ghost Hunters International, Sanctuary, Tin Man, Warehouse 13 (the most successful series in channel history), Stargate: Universe and the critically acclaimed series Caprica and Haven.
Read the entire press release after the jump. [pagebreak].
Mark Stern was named President,...
Stern also serves as co-head, original content, Universal Cable Productions, and will now have creative oversight on the newly formed Syfy Films, a joint venture with Universal Pictures.
“Mark is a supremely smart and talented executive, whose unbridled passion, energy and imagination continue to drive Syfy’s world class development team,” Howe said in a statement. “He's an incredibly creative and business savvy leader who's widely respected throughout the industry.”
Howe joined the net in 2002, and was named Evp in 2003.
He was behind Battlestar Galactica, Stargate: Atlantis, Eureka, Ghost Hunters, Destination Truth, Ghost Hunters International, Sanctuary, Tin Man, Warehouse 13 (the most successful series in channel history), Stargate: Universe and the critically acclaimed series Caprica and Haven.
Read the entire press release after the jump. [pagebreak].
Mark Stern was named President,...
- 1/13/2011
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The SyFy Channel, best known for its lack of proper vowels and dozens of so-bad-they're-good movies that cleanse Tk's palate after a good centipedeing. Naturally, they've decided to spin off that talent into the world of the big screen, where the budgets are bigger, the CGI's a bit better, and the gratuitous nudity doesn't have to be covered by any legal minimum of square centimeters.
A lot of press is spinning this from the angle of hoping that we get the "Battlestar" SyFy channel and not the "Sharktopus" SyFy channel. I disagree entirely. Look, the good big budget science fiction is going to get made no matter what. The good cheap indie science fiction is going to get made no matter what. But you know what gets left out? The quality B-movies. The fun, scenery chomping, unintentionally hilarious bits of science fiction that take just enough money to do that...
A lot of press is spinning this from the angle of hoping that we get the "Battlestar" SyFy channel and not the "Sharktopus" SyFy channel. I disagree entirely. Look, the good big budget science fiction is going to get made no matter what. The good cheap indie science fiction is going to get made no matter what. But you know what gets left out? The quality B-movies. The fun, scenery chomping, unintentionally hilarious bits of science fiction that take just enough money to do that...
- 12/16/2010
- by Steven Lloyd Wilson
Press Release:
New York, NY and Universal City, CA – December 15, 2010 – Syfy Ventures and Universal Pictures are joining forces to create Syfy Films, a new film company that will develop and produce branded theatrical motion pictures to be distributed by Universal. The new entity will leverage Syfy’s genre expertise to produce human and relatable theatrical releases from the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, supernatural and horror. Beginning in 2012, Syfy Films will distribute one to two films a year through Universal Pictures. The announcement was made today by Dave Howe, President Syfy and Chiller, Mark Stern, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, Syfy and Co-Head of Content for Universal Cable Productions, Universal Pictures Chairman Adam Fogelson and Co-Chairman Donna Langley.
“We know there is an incredible consumer appetite for genre content as proven by the top grossing box office films,” said Howe and Stern. “Partnering our brand with the theatrical talent of Universal Pictures,...
New York, NY and Universal City, CA – December 15, 2010 – Syfy Ventures and Universal Pictures are joining forces to create Syfy Films, a new film company that will develop and produce branded theatrical motion pictures to be distributed by Universal. The new entity will leverage Syfy’s genre expertise to produce human and relatable theatrical releases from the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, supernatural and horror. Beginning in 2012, Syfy Films will distribute one to two films a year through Universal Pictures. The announcement was made today by Dave Howe, President Syfy and Chiller, Mark Stern, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, Syfy and Co-Head of Content for Universal Cable Productions, Universal Pictures Chairman Adam Fogelson and Co-Chairman Donna Langley.
“We know there is an incredible consumer appetite for genre content as proven by the top grossing box office films,” said Howe and Stern. “Partnering our brand with the theatrical talent of Universal Pictures,...
- 12/15/2010
- by Dave
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Syfy Ventures And Universal Pictures Launch Syfy Films
New Film Company Will Create Syfy Branded Genre Films
Syfy Ventures and Universal Pictures are joining forces to create Syfy Films, a new film company that will develop and produce Syfy branded theatrical motion pictures to be distributed by Universal. The new entity will leverage Syfy’s genre expertise to produce human and relatable theatrical releases from the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, supernatural and horror. Beginning in 2012, Syfy Films will distribute one to two films a year through Universal Pictures. The announcement was made today by Dave Howe, President, Syfy and Chiller, Mark Stern, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, Syfy and Co-Head of Content for Universal Cable Productions, Universal Pictures Chairman Adam Fogelson and Co-Chairman Donna Langley.
“We know there is an incredible consumer appetite for genre content as proven by the top grossing box office films,” said Howe and Stern.
New Film Company Will Create Syfy Branded Genre Films
Syfy Ventures and Universal Pictures are joining forces to create Syfy Films, a new film company that will develop and produce Syfy branded theatrical motion pictures to be distributed by Universal. The new entity will leverage Syfy’s genre expertise to produce human and relatable theatrical releases from the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, supernatural and horror. Beginning in 2012, Syfy Films will distribute one to two films a year through Universal Pictures. The announcement was made today by Dave Howe, President, Syfy and Chiller, Mark Stern, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, Syfy and Co-Head of Content for Universal Cable Productions, Universal Pictures Chairman Adam Fogelson and Co-Chairman Donna Langley.
“We know there is an incredible consumer appetite for genre content as proven by the top grossing box office films,” said Howe and Stern.
- 12/15/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Syfy Ventures and Universal Pictures have teamed to create Syfy Films, a film company that will generate theatrical films that will be branded by the Syfy label and will be distributed by Universal. The hope is to leverage Syfy's genre experience in science fiction, fantasy, supernatural, and horror. The plan is to begin generating two movies per year by 2012. The venture will be announced today by Dave Howe, president of Syfy and Chiller, Mark Stern, the exec veep of original programming and co-head of content for Universal Cable Productions, and Universal Pictures chairman Adam Fogelson and co-chairman Donna Langley. "We know there is an incredible consumer appetite for genre content as proven by the top grossing box office films," Howe and Stern said in a statement. "Partnering our brand with the theatrical talent of Universal Pictures, a premier motion picture company, will allow us to exploit our combined expertise...
- 12/15/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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