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J.R. Bookwalter (The Dead Next Door, Robot Ninja) returns to the horror genre for the first time in over two decades with SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY! In this interview, J.R. discusses working with Sam Raimi, how genre filmmaking has changed, and how you can see his new movie on the big screen when it hits your town! https://www.facebook.com/sideeffectsmayvarymovie https://linktr.ee/jrbookwalter Further viewing:  J.R. Bookwalter, Fred Olen Ray, and David Sterling: Indie Filmmaker roundtable (moderated by Heath): https://youtu.be/KQZEnrM71pA J.R. Bookwalter - Selling Things with FOMO - https://youtu.be/lZiAEr45GTM Haunting Fear Launch Party with Brinke Stevens and Fred Olen Ray (Moderated by Heath) https://www.youtube.com/live/XowajgcI2rM?si=e0dnfe-ymGH1ttnd Brimstone Launch Party with James L. Edwards (Moderated by Heath) https://www.youtube.com/live/KmXLf1wT9vs?si=pgDkeZ6pwVMEiXgy Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cere...

You couldn't throw a severed ear in the mid-to-late 1990s without hitting a movie that bore the influence of Tarantino. It was a new Hollywood that courted extreme violence and the glorification of the bad guy, and the impact of this bold tonal shift in the industry was felt from the largest studios to aspiring new creators who were just emerging onto the scene. Young filmmakers were given unprecedented opportunities, and a new generation of genre geeks who had been raised in the video store reached for their consumer grade camera and sought to make their own movie magic. That sets the stage for Bloodletting , a 1997 micro-budget tale of serial killers and romance that very much bears the fingerprints of QT. When an attractive redhead named Serena (Ariauna Albright) shows up at the front door of what appears to be an average twenty-something suburbanite (James L. Edwards), all is not as it seems. After a brief game of cat and mouse, we learn that this everyman is really Butch Harlo...

 Are filmmakers born or created? A new Blu-ray release collecting the early short films of J.R. Bookwalter provides strong evidence for the former. Shocking Shorts spans roughly a decade in the life of the wunderkind writer/producer/director/musician, presenting newly-2K-scanned Super-8mm footage that chronicles his earliest home creations. The sum of these films when viewed together--especially with Bookwalter's new audio commentary--is greater than the individual parts. Viewed separately, the shorts are the fun experiments of a boy who loves movies; but as a whole, they offer something far more valuable: a fly-on-the-wall look at the evolution of the creative process. The earliest shorts were filmed in 1978 when Bookwalter was around 12 years old. Even here, the ambition is evident as he brings his  Star Wars action figures to life with rudimentary (but impressive) stop-motion animation. Another early offering, a homemade take on The Incredible Shrinking Man , showcases the ...

Cereal At Midnight welcomes three giants of independent genre filmmaking! FRED OLEN RAY, J.R. BOOKWALTER, and DAVID STERLING sit at the roundtable to discuss their careers and offer a sneak peek at this year's MAKEFLIX BLACK FRIDAY SALE! Heath Interviews Brinke Stevens and Fred Olen Ray about Haunting Fear   Makeflix Black Friday 2020 Scoop J.R. Bookwalter discusses scarcity, limited editions and scalpers Cereal At Midnight Interview with David Sterling Makeflix.com @Makeflix and @TempeVideo on Twitter Tempe Digital Fred Olen Ray on Facebook David Sterling on Facebook Sterling Entertainment on Vimeo Sterling Entertainment on Kunaki Want EVEN MORE Cereal At Midnight? We've got you covered! Support us on Patreon and gain access to our huge vault of exclusives, which includes over 100 videos that aren't available anywhere else. Find out more at Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight ! CerealAtMidnight.com Facebook/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight Letterbo...

BY POPULAR DEMAND: In this episode, we take a deep dive into the world of limited editions, low print runs, scalpers, and selling discs with the fear of missing out! Cereal At Midnight welcomes writer/producer/director and Makeflix distributor J.R. Bookwalter for a conversation that looks at both sides of a complicated issue! Makeflix.com Facebook.com/makeflix Twitter.com/makeflix Instagram: makeflixstore HAUNTING FEAR Virtual Launch Party featuring star Brinke Stevens and writer/director Fred Olen Ray hosted by Heath: https://youtu.be/XowajgcI2rM

You're invited to a VIRTUAL LAUNCH PARTY featuring BRINKE STEVENS AND FRED OLEN RAY! We're celebrating the arrival of 1990's HAUNTING FEAR on Blu-ray from RETROMEDIA, and we want you to join us on Saturday, February 27th, at 4 pm ET! Click here for full details: https://buff.ly/3jLg6fe Makeflix Spotlight Interview with JR Bookwalter about the SOV Six-Pack box set

Spotlight on Makeflix, the place to find indie movie hits like Robot Ninja, The Dead Next Door, Ozone, Skinned Alive, Screaming in High Heels, and so much more! Makeflix.com is the online home of many independent releases from filmmaker J.R. Bookwalter and other passionate creators, and in this video, we'll discuss what makes these releases truly special!