Christopher Webster [Celluloid 02.14.19] post apocalyptic scifi horror



Wow, this flick looks great with shades of The Quiet Earth and Stephen King's more cosmic horror stories.

Yellow Veil Pictures and 1091 Media's The Orchard have released the first trailer for upcoming cosmic horror Starfish, featuring a dazzling lead performance from Virginia Gardner (Halloween 2018, Marvel’s The Runaways).

The film begins it’s theatrical roadshow tour starting in NYC on March 13 with a rollout in other cities through late April, followed by the Digital/VOD release May 28. Full list of theatrical dates can be found below.

Gardner stars as Aubrey, a young woman suffering from the death of a close friend. When a mysterious signal from an unknown dimension summons the end of days, its appears as if only Aubrey is left on earth. Trapped in the apartment of her recently deceased best friend, the only clue she has is a single cassette left behind after her friends death, labeled: "THIS MIXTAPE WILL SAVE THE WORLD."

Thrust into a mystery orchestrated by her friend and stricken with grief, Aubrey begins to piece the clues together, uncovering a series of tapes all with pieces of the mystery signal. Along the way progress is impeded when monstrous creatures begin to overrun the world and enclose in on her. Aubrey is forced to fight off the encroaching creatures and move beyond her own crippling grief in order to find the remaining tapes. But will completing the signal save the world?

Director A.T. White (part of the popular UK band Ghostlight) composed the captivating score, while the film’s soundtrack features songs from Sigur Rós, Sparklehorse, Why? and more, creating a unique audio landscape that matches
Starfish's apocalyptic world.

Worldwide genre sales outfit Yellow Veil Pictures will be handling the limited theatrical run, featuring A.T. White in appearance at numerous dates.

The theatrical rollout comes in advance of 1091 Media's The Orchard’s Digital and VOD release in May of this year.

Theatrical Roadshow Dates:

March 13*, 15, 16, Brooklyn NY, Nitehawk Cinema

March 15*, Yonkers NY, Alamo Drafthouse

March 16*, Boston MA, Coolidge Corner Theater

March 18*, Philadelphia PA, The Rotunda

March 20*, Columbus OH, Gateway Film Center

March 21*, Cleveland OH, Cleveland Cinematheque

March 22-24, Brooklyn NY, Film Noir Cinema

March 24*, Winchester VA, Alamo Drafthouse

March 27*-31, Knoxville TN, Central Cinema

March 29* 30*-April 4, Chicago IL, Facets

April 2*, Omaha NE, Alamo Drafthouse Midtown

April 6*, Denver CO, Sie Film Center

April 12-14, San Francisco CA, Alamo Drafthouse New Mission

April 13*-14, Phoenix AZ, FilmBar

April 18*, Los Angeles CA, The Landmark

April 19, Austin TX, Alamo Drafthouse Mueller

April 19*, Los Angeles CA, The Arena Cinelounge

*Director A.T. White expected to attend.

Dates and ticket links are available here




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Wumpus (2 years ago) Reply

This just showed up on Prime, I'm happy to note.

Wumpus (1 year ago) Reply

I didn't actually watch it until yesterday (on Kanopy). Unfortunately it's pretty bad. I was initially amused that the main character decided to ignore the plot of the movie and hang out with her friend's pet turtle, but that turns out to be pretty boring to watch. Ultimately... it's about a not very interesting person deal with grief and regret.

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