“THE OTHER SIDE” GETS PICKED UP FOR A THEATRICAL RELEASE!”
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (August 1, 2007) - The US distribution rights to the crowd-pleasing action/thriller The Other Side were snapped up this past week for an undisclosed amount by Allumination Filmworks, who will be handling the domestic theatrical and DVD distribution of the movie. Bleiberg Entertainment has acquired the film rights for the movie’s foreign distribution.
Allumination Filmworks will release the film in select theatres this year.
Written/Directed by Gregg Bishop and Produced by Chad Eikhoff, The Other Side is a low-budget, Atlanta-made feature about a man who escapes from Hell to find the person who killed him, but is hunted by a team of Reapers who are sent from the Netherworld to bring him back.
The film stars Nathan Mobley from Yesterday Was a Lie and Jaimie Alexander, who stars as Jessi XX on ABC’s hit show Kyle XY.
A film festival favorite, The Other side premiered in competition to sold-out crowds and rave reviews at the Slamdance Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Film at ShriekFest. The film also swept the awards at IFFYNTX (Independent Film Festival of North Texas) winning Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Nathan Mobley).
Variety called The Other Side “a lean, propulsively paced supernatural thriller, packed with pulse pounding excitement.” Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic.com calls it “fast paced, creative and entertaining. A solid handful of unexpected surprises.” SciFi Dimensions raves “an impressive feature length debut. Gregg Bishop may be the next big thing in horror movies.” John Koenig of Dark Romance says that “this movie blew my mind! It’s like a blazing gunfight on a demonic roller coaster ride!” and Steve Biodrowski of Hollywoood Gothique says that The Other Side “may be the El Mariachi of horror movies” and hailed it as “one of the best films of the year.”
“The response this movie has received has exceeded our expectations in every way,” says Bishop. “We are thrilled that the film will be released theatrically and that the movie will be available to audiences everywhere”. Eikhoff adds, “we made The Other Side as a non-stop thrill ride and are looking forward to audiences having the chance to experience it theatrically and on DVD.”
The deal was brokered on behalf of the filmmakers by Jeff Cohen of Cohen & Gardner, LLP. The film was repped by Ronna Wallace of Eastgate Pictures.
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