Bloody Disgusting recently send us information for their upcoming DVD release "Phase 7". The entertaining apocalyptic film directed by Nicolás Goldbart and starring Daniel Hendler (LOST EMBRACE); Jazmín Stuart (THE PARANOIDS); Yayo Guridi (LOS RODRIGUEZ); and Federico Luppi (PAN’S LABYRINTH) will be hitting DVD on October 4th. Special Features on the "Phase 7" DVD include deleted scenes and english dub option.
Press Release:
Heralded for its clever combination of humor and gore, PHASE 7 follows its successful theatrical run this summer with a nationwide release October 4th, 2011 on DVD, iTunes, TV Video on Demand and other platforms.
PHASE 7 mixes satire, humor, horror and social commentary in a way that reminds viewers of the arch SHAUN OF THE DEAD and the savvy claustrophobia of [rec]. In the film, Coco (Hendler) has just moved to a new apartment with his wife Pipi (Stuart), who’s seven months pregnant. At first, they don’t seem to notice the growing chaos around them, but when authorities quarantine their building after a deadly pandemic breaks out, Coco joins forces with his off-kilter, but well-prepared and stocked next-door neighbor Horacio to defend his refrigerator and keep Pipi safe. Meanwhile, outside the building, Buenos Aires—and the world as the apartment denizens know it, is disappearing. The world is ending; got ammo?
In the film, Coco (Hendler) has just moved to a new apartment with his wife Pipi (Stuart), who’s seven months pregnant. At first, they don’t seem to notice the growing chaos around them, but when authorities quarantine their building after a deadly pandemic breaks out, Coco joins forces with his off-kilter but well-prepared and stocked next-door neighbor Horacio to defend his refrigerator and keep Pipi safe.
Meanwhile, outside the building, Buenos Aires—and the world as the apartment denizens know it, is disappearing. The world is ending; got ammo?
PHASE 7 (FASE 7) premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in March, and also screened at the Boston Underground Film Festival, the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival, the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal (the largest genre festival in North America) and the Danger After Dark Festival in Philadelphia.
"Phase 7": Official Trailer
Phase 7
Year: 2011
Director: Nicolas Goldbart
Stars:Daniel Hendler, Jazmín Stuart, Federico Luppi
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Studio: The Collective / Bloody Disgusting Selects
Running Time: 98 Mins
Phase 7 is the third film in the Bloody Disgusting “Night Terrors” series that's playing at AMC theaters. It's also the second film in the series that contains the majority of the film’s action inside anv apartment building. And by the way, its playing at this year Fantasia International Film Festival.
Coco and Pipi, are getting ready to start a family. Everything seems to be going well for them, until a special bulletin hits the news. They find out that a virus is rapidly spreading and the authorities are worried. The health department has the apartment building under quarantine and they’re ordered to have limited contact with their neighbors. Determine to wait it out, the couple stays in their apartment.
But as the time passes, the tension rises. The neighbors start forming little bands and Coco is forced to ally with Horacio, a paranoid survivalist. Remaining alive has become the biggest priority, as all hell has broken loose in the complex. Soon, decisions and consequences are going to come the fore, as the chaos is getting out of control.
Phase 7 is a very bizarre film that does a good job keeping your interest. Writer/director Nicolas Goldbart creates an interesting film that keeps you entertained. He does a good job making the tone feel gloomy and apocalyptic, considering that all the action is contained. This film doesn’t focus on the viral epidemic part that much, but Goldbart focuses on how we would react to it. It makes the film more interesting, then you‘re run of the mill virus film. That’s also why this film kept me interested. He makes the action interesting. Whether it’s adding a little humor or slowing down the action, Goldbert keeps your interest in the scene. The acting was very good. I liked, how Goldbart makes the characters interesting through the performances. Each major character has an odd trait, but that is handled well, as it’s there to give some personality to each character. This could have easily been so weird that it would be hard to follow. But to Goldbart’s credit, he keeps to a point that the characters don’t turn you off.
Normally I don’t go into a film’s score, but I enjoyed the film’s score a lot. Guillermo Guareschi does a very good job creating a John Carpenter like score to go along with the film‘s action. It adds to the dark and bizarre tone that this film has. His score helps enhance this movie, as it makes the action and dramatic scenes more enjoyable and gets you into the flow of the film.
Goldbart’s screenplay was a lot different, from most sci-fi films that you normally see. One of the things that makes it different, the action in contained in one building. He does a good job making these action sequences work. The sequences were very contained and not chaotic enough to ruin the dark apocalyptic tone, which this film has. The other thing that I liked about the screenplay, it combine elements from other films and makes it feel different from other films. There are clearly elements of “[Rec}”, “Shawn of the Dead” and “Escape From New York” here with the tone. the scenery and the dialogue. Goldbert does a good job mixing these elements into the film’s story. That’s what gives the film’s uniqueness and draws you into it’s bizarre world.
This is definitely recommended to those like psychological or off beat sci-fi films. “Phase 7” is a very weird and entertaining film that keeps your interest, amidst all the chaos.
Review Rating: Three and a Half Stars
Upcoming AMC Theaters Screenings
Friday, July 15th at midnight
Wednesday, July 20 at 10pm
Friday, July 22 at midnight
Upcoming Fantasia Screenings
July 17th, 2011 / 10:00 pm / J.A. De Seve Theater /Montreal Canada
July 22nd, 2011 / 1:00 pm / J.A. De Seve Theater / Montreal Canada
The Collective, Blood-Disgusting and AMC Theaters send us over the official and list of AMC theaters that will showing the Argentine apocalyptic horror film "Phase 7", which plays in select AMC theaters on Wednesday, July 13th at 10pm, Friday, July 15th at midnight, Wednesday, July 20 at 10pm and Friday, July 22 at midnight.
PHASE 7 premiered at SXSW and will now join the “Night Terrors” film series where The Collective, AMC Theatres and Bloody-Disgusting.com have teamed up to distribute the best new horror and thriller titles from the festival and international markets to AMC theatres across America.
Synopsis:
PHASE 7 mixes satire, humor, horror and social commentary in a way that reminds viewers of the arch SHAUN OF THE DEAD and the savvy claustrophobia of [rec]. In the film, Coco (Hendler) has just moved to a new apartment with his wife Pipi (Stuart), who’s seven months pregnant. At first, they don’t seem to notice the growing chaos around them, but when authorities quarantine their building after a deadly pandemic breaks out, Coco joins forces with his off-kilter, but well-prepared and stocked next-door neighbor Horacio to defend his refrigerator and keep Pipi safe. Meanwhile, outside the building, Buenos Aires—and the world as the apartment denizens know it, is disappearing. The world is ending; got ammo?
Directed and written by Nicolás Goldbart; produced by Sebastian Aloi; executive produced by Steven Schneider (Insidious, Paranormal Activity); starring Daniel Hendler (LOST EMBRACE); Jazmín Stuart (THE PARANOIDS); Yayo Guridi (LOS RODRIGUEZ); and Federico Luppi (PAN’S LABYRINTH).
Bloody Disgusting AMC Theatres List
AMC Theatres - Barton Creek Square 14
2901 South Capital of Texas Highway
Austin, TX 78746-8101
(888) 262-4386
AMC Loews Theatres - White Marsh 16
8141 Honeygo Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21236-8202
(410) 933-9428
AMC Loews Boston Common 19
175 Tremont St
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 423-5801
AMC Theatres - Concord Mills 24
8421 Concord Mills Boulevard
Concord, NC 28027
(704) 979-0200
AMC River East 21
322 East Illinois Street
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 596-0333
AMC Theatres - South Barrington 30
175 Studio Drive
South Barrington, IL 60010-7142
(847) 765-2262
AMC Easton Town Center 30 with IMAX
275 Easton Town Center
Columbus, OH 43219
(888) 262-4386
AMC Star Theatres - Fairlane 21
18900 Michigan Ave
Dearborn, MI 48126-3929
(313) 982-0015
AMC Theatres - Orange Park 24
1910 Wells Road
Orange Park, FL 32073-2325
(904) 264-5071
AMC Theaters - Independence Commons 20
19200 East 39th Street
Independence, MO 64057
(816) 795-1430
AMC Theatres - The Block 30
20 City Boulevard West
Orange, CA 92868-3100
(714) 769-4288
AMC Burbank 16
125 E. Palm Ave.
Burbank, CA 91502
(818) 953-2932
AMC Theatres - Sunset Place 24
5701 Sunset Drive
South Miami, FL 33143-5369
(888) 262-4386
AMC Theatres - Rosedale 14
850 Rosedale Center
Roseville, MN 55113
(651) 604-9344
AMC Theaters - Elmwood Palace 20
1200 Elmwood Park Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70123-2313
(504) 733-2029
AMC Theatres - Empire 25
234 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036-7215
(212) 398-2597
AMC Theatres - Clifton Commons 16
405 Route 3 East
Clifton, NJ 07014-1911
(973) 614-0966
AMC Theatres - Quail Springs Mall 24
2501 West Memorial Road
Oklahoma City, OK 73134
(405) 755-2466
AMC Downtown Disney 24
1500 E Buena Vista Dr.
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-8422
(407) 827-1308
AMC Theatres - Westgate 20
9400 West Hanna Drive
Glendale, AZ 85305-3137
(623) 772-1371
AMC Loews Theatres - Waterfront 22
300 Waterfront Drive West
Homestead, PA 15120
(412) 462-6550
AMC Theatres - Mission Valley 20
1640 Camino Del Rio North
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 296-2737
AMC Theatres - Mercado 20
3111 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1832
(408) 919-0282
AMC Metreon Theater 16
101 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 369-6000
AMC Theatres - Pacific Place 11
600 Pine Street
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 652-8908
For more information on this film, you can visit the film's official website at:http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/selects/releases/phase7/
The Collective and Bloody Disgusting announced today that Argentine horror film "Phase 7" will be released in AMC Theaters on July 13th, as apart of the Bloody Disgusting Selects series.
Press Release:
The theatrical release of Argentine apocalyptic horror film PHASE 7. Directed and written by Nicolás Goldbart; produced by Sebastian Aloi; executive produced by Steven Schneider (Insidious, Paranormal Activity); starring Daniel Hendler (LOST EMBRACE); Jazmín Stuart (THE PARANOIDS); Yayo Guridi (LOS RODRIGUEZ); and Federico Luppi (PAN’S LABYRINTH) View the official trailer at http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/selects/releases/phase7/.
PHASE 7 (FASE 7) premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in March, and also screened at the Boston Underground Film Festival and the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival. Before its theatrical release, it will screen at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal (the largest genre festival in North America) and the Danger After Dark Festival in Philadelphia—both in early July.
PHASE 7 mixes satire, humor, horror and social commentary in a way that reminds viewers of the arch SHAUN OF THE DEAD and the savvy claustrophobia of [rec]. In the film, Coco (Hendler) has just moved to a new apartment with his wife Pipi (Stuart), who’s seven months pregnant. At first, they don’t seem to notice the growing chaos around them, but when authorities quarantine their building after a deadly pandemic breaks out, Coco joins forces with his off-kilter, but well-prepared and stocked next-door neighbor Horacio to defend his refrigerator and keep Pipi safe. Meanwhile, outside the building, Buenos Aires—and the world as the apartment denizens know it, is disappearing. The world is ending; got ammo?
Opens Theatrically Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 at AMC Theaters. Please visit BloodyDisgustingSelects.com for tickets and show times or check local listings.
