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Dorkness Rises to Epic Level!
Studio City, CA,
October 18, 2006: According to The
New York Times, "The Gamers: Dorkness Rising"
by Epic Level Entertainment and Dead Gentleman
Productions is well worth checking out. Making the
short list of this year's must see horror movie
festivals is the International Horror and Sci-Fi Film
Festival in Tempe, AZ and "The Gamers: Dorkness
Rising" is highlighted as this festival's film to screen.
See details below:
| GDR in THE NEW YORK TIMES |
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Friday, October 13,
2006:
Horror Movie Festivals: The Screaming,
er, Screening’s at 8
..."In Tempe, Ariz., a
festival
featuring both horror and science fiction will begin
Oct. 27 with “Hood of Horror,” a film anthology of
three horror tales narrated by the rapper Snoop
Dogg. One of the science fiction films scheduled to
be shown is “The Gamers: Dorkness Rising,”
a parody
on fantasy films and adventure-game players. The
festival was started by fans of science fiction and
horror who hoped to appeal to a wider fan base than
either kind of film might generate
alone."...
Read the full article...
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| THE MOVIE |
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"The Gamers:
Dorkness
Rising"
All
Lodge
wants is for his gaming group to finish their
adventure. Unfortunately, they’re more interested in
seducing barmaids, mooning their enemies, and
setting random villagers on fire. Desperate to rein in
his players, Lodge injects the rarest gamer of all--a
girl! Can the group overcome their bickering to save
the kingdom, or will the evil necromancer Mort
Kemnon triumph unopposed? A good-natured spoof of
fantasy films and the adventure gaming
community, "The Gamers: Dorkness Rising" is one
irreverent and hilarious escapade after another in this
wacky world of sword and sorcery--a world
inhabited by exploding peasants, giant house cats,
and undead roast turkeys. Game on!
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| THE FESTIVAL |
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International Horror & Sci-Fi
Film
Festival, Tempe, AZ
October 27-29,
2006
Begun in 2005, the International Horror
& Sci-Fi Film Festival (IHSFF) has quickly propelled
itself onto the list of top genre film festivals. IHSFF
has chosen Jason Mewes to be this year's Honorary
Festival Director, introducing one of his favorite films.
Other celebrities attending the fest include Mick
Garris, creator of Showtime's Masters of Horror
series, who will be honored as the 2006 inductee into
the IHSFF Horror Hall of Fame.
Epic Level's
"The Gamers: Dorkness Rising" will screen opening
night, Friday, October 27 at 11:50 p.m. in the
Centerpoint Theater 4. For more info see the IHSFF
website.
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EPIC LEVEL ENTERTAINMENT
is an
innovative entertainment company with development
and production expertise in film, television, and
games. Epic Level's passion for genre includes
fantasy, sci-fi, horror, super hero, and supernatural
projects, although their list also includes projects
from a variety of story types. In addition to
producing films, Epic focuses on developing what
they call "Metabrands", intellectual properties that
are designed as platforms for products in diverse
merchandise and entertainment categories, including
books, games, toys and TV
programs.
John
Frank Robsenblum, Executive Producer
"The
Gamers: Dorkness
Rising"
John Frank Rosenblum's writing and
producing credits include Trailer Park for The
Sci-Fi Channel and Modern Marvels/Super
Structures of the World for The Learning
Channel. He has also written for and consulted on
numerous other shows including South Park,
Doctor Who, The Big Breakfast, Dame Edna's
Neighborhood Watch, Red Dwarf, and Star
Trek: The Next Generation. In 2004, John Frank
left his position as producer at Lighthouse
Productions and with partner Cindi Rice founded Epic
Level Entertainment.
Cindi Rice,
Executive Producer, "The Gamers: Dorkness
Rising
Cindi Rice first worked as a designer and editor for
TSR, Inc. on Dungeons & Dragons (D&D).
Then
Wizards of the Coast purchased TSR, and she was
promoted to brand management and in charge of the
D&D campaign settings. By the time
Hasbro purchased Wizards in 1999, she was
responsible for business development and licensing
for the entire role playing game business. In 2001
Cindi moved to Los Angeles, where she managed the
entertainment rights for all of Hasbro's fantasy,
science fiction, action, and horror brands. Cindi's
producing credits include Scourge of Worlds
interactive movie (released by Rhino in 2004), the
animated Dragonlance film for Paramount
Pictures, currently in pre-production, and The
Gamers:
Dorkness Rising.
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