CCD Interviews Jim Mickle & Nick Damici of Stake Land @ ReRun Theater

I had the pleasure of watching the wonderful post apocalyptic vampire movie Stake Land last month at a press screening and I loved it. When I heard they were having an advanced screening of the movie at my favorite bar/theater ReRun in Brooklyn, I had to make it happen for a second time. I took my boys Joe Fletch and Roc with me, and we were in for a treat. After meeting Aaron, the curator of ReRun, I found out that director Jim Mickle would be there after for a Q & A. This got me even more excited, because I loved his previous zombie movie Mulberry St and also was a fan of Stake Land the first time I saw it. This was gonna be a great night!

ReRun- The mecca of movie watching!!!

We reached ReRun and got into the back room around 6:15. Adam was behind the bar serving up some great food and drinks to the people who turned out for the showing. The gourmet eats and wonderful beer selection make watching a movie at ReRun a reall treat... you gotta get over there asap! Anyway, it was time for the flick and it was even better the second time around.

Vamp takes a stake...

A great take on the tired vampire genre, Mickle really did direct a fabulous movie. His writing partner, Nick Damici, plays the character Mister... and lets justs say he was awesome. Rounding out this interesting cast is Gossip Girl's Connor Paolo, Horror scream queen & CCD's favorite horror hottie Danielle Harris, and former Top Gun bombshell Kelly McGillis. They really bring the movie alive, and I will honestly say that it is one of the better horror movies I have seen in awhile. But after the movie ended,  the real fun started.  

Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Danielle Harris, and Jim Mickle

Aaron opened the door and welcomed in BOTH director Jim Mickle and Nick Damici walked in!!! This Q & A was gonna get even better! There was a short session between the audience and Mickle/Damici in which everyone gushed over the movie. Once it was over, I walked up to Mickle & Damici and asked them if we could conduct our own on camera interview with the duo. They said sure (these guys were so cool!) and here is what came from it:

Very cool... these guys were great. They even posed for a photo with me in the hall after the interview.

Mike D, Damici, and Mickle  ReRun

The movie opens today at the IFC Center in NYC, so make sure you try to go check it out and support a real good independent horror film. Shout out to Aaron for chosing awesome films to screen at ReRun, to Adam for keeping us hydrated and fed at the screening, to Emily Lu for being the best PR girl EVER, and Jim & Nick for making a great movie... and letting us interview them. All in all a another great night at ReRun. Get out and see this movie!!!!!!!!   

This 'Stake Land' Video Shows Us How Parents Treat Their Kids Once They Become Vampires

Check out this cool ass viral video from the 'Stake Land' film universe. For those of you who do not know what 'Stake Land' is, it's a new horror movie from Jim Mickle that stars Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Danielle Harris, Kelly McGillis, Sean Nelson, and Michael Cervesis.... and it is super violent! See for yourself in this video entitled "The Uprising Has Begun"



I had the pleasure of screening it last month with my CCD brother-at-arms Tommy Lombardozzi (review coming soon!!!!), and I have to say that the movie significantly impressed me. This new take on the vampire outbreak/epidemic film is a stunning vision that most vampire movies only wish they could be. The twists and turns that Mickle incorporates into the traditional vampire mythos make for a fascinating movie. The above clip speaks to just how far the violence that the film contains. Make sure you check out the movie on Friday April 22nd wherever they show independent horror movies in your area. Trust me... you won't be disappointed!!!

Danielle Harris Makes Me Wish It Was Halloween All Year Round

One of our favorite actresses over here at CCD is Scream Queen, Danielle Harris. She reps from Howard Beach, Queens (my hometown), has been tearing up the horror movie scene for over 20 years, and is unbelievably freakin' hot. When I got a shot to meet her a few months back when she was promoting 'Hatchet 2' (which was awesome... make sure you check it!) I was happy to see just how nice she was. If you think she is smoking hot, you will be happy to know she is extremely humble and cool as shit. She even signed a bunch of posters for us to give away here (which we did) and over at my boy Johnny's horror blog Freddy In Space.

But the reason we are here on this post is to share the beautiful Ms. Harris and her recent photo shoot for IGN. This is, no doubt, in preparation for the recent DVD/Blu Ray release of 'Hatchet 2' and upcoming 'Stake land' (which was great as well) and also her upcoming thriller 'The Victim' directed by Michael Biehn. Whatever the reason, we are happy to have these shots of our favorite scary girl. Looking good DH... wanna grab a slice of 'New Park' next time your in NYC? Get at me... anytime!!!!

*****Bonus*****

Check out this behind the scenes video. Thanks IGN.

More Danielle Harris Videos

Reasons Running A Blog Are Cool - #4,215

Tomorrow I am attending not one, but two advanced screenings of upcoming films that I was looking forward to. Jealous yet???

First, at 10 am I will be seeing Stake Land, a very cool looking vampire movie which stars Gossip Girl's Connor Paolo and Scream Queen (and fellow former Howard Beach resident) Danielle Harris. This one sounds really dope:

America is a lost nation. When an epidemic of vampirism strikes, humans find themselves on the run from vicious, feral beasts. Cities are tombs and survivors cling together in rural pockets, fearful of nightfall. When his family is slaughtered, young Martin (Gossip Girl's Connor Paolo) is taken under the wing of a grizzled, wayward hunter (In the Cut's Nick Damici) whose new prey are the undead.

Simply known as Mister, the vampire stalker takes Martin on a journey through the locked-down towns of America's heartland, searching for a better place while taking down any bloodsuckers that cross their path. Along the way they recruit fellow travellers, including a nun (Kelly McGillis) who is caught in a crisis of faith when her followers turn into ravenous beasts. This ragtag family unit cautiously moves north, avoiding major thoroughfares that have been seized by The Brethren, a fundamentalist militia headed by Jebedia Loven (Tony award-winning actor Michael Cerveris) that interprets the plague as the Lord's work.

Then at 12 pm its off to see the really intriguing documentary Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles. This one sounds absolutely sick:

Beginning in the early 1980s, hundreds of tiles carrying this cryptic message were found embedded in the asphalt of city streets as far apart as New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Santiago, and Buenos Aires. Street art? A prank? A message from space?

Filmmaker Jon Foy recounts how young artist Justin Duerr became fascinated with the strange plaques and, with two other "Toynbee tile" enthusiasts, Steve Weinik and Colin Smith, spent years trying to discover what they meant and who made them. The unlikely investigators uncovered increasingly bizarre clues: a newspaper article, a David Mamet play, a Jupiter colonization organization, and a Toynbee message that "hijacked" local news broadcasts

That the origins of a street tile can be so captivating is testament to both Duerr's passion and Foy's film making. Artfully constructed, RESURRECT DEAD thrusts us into the black hole of this fantastic mystery but also reflects on Duerr himself, and the personal connection he develops in his attempt to find an answer.

Um, so yeah... pretty fucking awesome!!! Reviews to come.... don't you wish you had a blog to??? Hehehehe...... Big ups to Adam K from Brigade Marketing for making these screenings happen for us. We appreciate it!!!