THE HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL
We are very honored to announce that The Rain is an official selection for this years Hollywood Film Festival. The Hollywood Film Festival is often ranked among the top 10 film festivals in the nation. Please note that we will screen as The Rain Chronicles. The Rain Chronicles will screen at the Hollywood Film Festival on Sunday, October 25th at 9pm at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood.
Tickets for the Rain Chronicles can be purchased via this link www.arclightcinemas.com starting October 12. They are $ 12 per person.
http://www.hollywoodfilmfestival.com
CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE RAIN FROM COLLIDER.COM
"We live in a world where horror films are seen as an inexpensive and simple product for filmmakers to make and market - and because of this, the quality of such entertainment is often questionable at best. Hollywood’s attempts at the horror genre seem to have reached their nadir - with studios attempting to remake older horror franchises by using their iconic imagery and characters in order to make a quick buck (A Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween being two such examples.) What Schulze has managed to do is deliver a film that is not only bold in structure - but he also hands the audience one of the most interesting and original horror villains in over a decade.
The Rain is an interweaving tale set in the town of Perseverance. Each story takes place in three different time periods (1800’s, 1950’s and present day) and it follows a curse that inflicts the inhabitants of the town. Every year or so, families of Perseverance take part in a lottery to sacrifice their children in order to bring “The Rain” which cures them of a drought that could destroy their land and a hideous and lethal disorder that inflicts them.
Schulze has assembled an impressive cast of familiar faces for the film. The late David Carradine (Kill Bill) delivers one of his final performances as a torn father in the 1880’s segment, Dee Wallace (The Howling, Bone Dry) plays a protecting mother in the 50’s based chapter and Richard Lynch plays a torn father in the present day take. The film has wonderful visual style and the director shot the film using the Red digital camera and super 35mm. Each segment plays homage to their set time period, with Gothic horror the order of the day for the 19th Century portion, while the next two chapters are monster movie and stalker/slasher respectively. While on occasion there may be the odd dodgy performance - the cast all do well and give balanced performances that show the right level of fear and desperation. Tiren Jhames delivers a truly menacing performance as Mr Saul - a character who must surely get his own spin-off film in the future.
As a fan of horror it’s good to see someone making a stand and produce something with originality and integrity, rather than pandering to the teenage market. Horror films tend to be best made on a low budget and what you don’t see is often better than what you do. That’s not to say that The Rain skimps on gore - there are some nauseating moments that have some good practical effects while the few GGI moments also work quite well. Schulze stretches his budget to breaking point (and sometimes it shows) but he’s willing to put his neck on the line that doesn’t involve people in their 20’s getting tortured for 90 minutes.
What makes The Rain successful is that it is not a run of the mill horror tale. The fragmented structure of the film works in that you can invest enough in each segment, so that when it cuts from any specific tale you aren’t disappointed. And there are enough twists and plot points to keep you intrigued. Schulze seems to genuinely understand the horror tradition - from the works of Poe through to the horror masters of the 1970’s and 80’s. This skill means that he is able to deliver an old fashioned horror tale that feels altogether original in today’s cinematic climate.
The Rain is a great low budget horror film that not only shows that Schulze is a director to watch out for but with the inclusion of Tiren Jhames’ Mr Saul he has also created a modern horror icon. In a sentence - The Rain is an original horror tale and exceeds the quality of most of Hollywood’s current horror output. Hopefully, on release soon."
Niall Browne
Film Critic
Collider.com, Screenrant.com, Moviescope Magazine
LINK TO FULL ARTICLE
INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE RAIN
Prestigious UK based Film writer and critic Niall Browne who writes for Collider.com, Screenrant.com , Moviescope magazine and has been quoted in the Washington Post is the first UK fan of "the Rain". Niall is readying a review of the film that is quickly being called "Better Than Most Mainstream Hollywood Horrors."
AWARDS AND HONORS IN SPAIN FOR RAIN STAR RICHARD LYNCH
Veteran screen actor Richard Lynch, star of the Rain, will be honored in Spain this fall with a lifetime achievement award as our film was invited to premiere at the 10th annual Fantastic Estepona Film Festival. Richard and Rain director Douglas Schulze will be in Spain to introduce the film at the festival.
http://www.fantasticestepona.com/ultimas_noticias.php
http://www.tumbaabierta.com/noticias/index.php
PRESS FOR THE RAIN
http://thesop.org/movie/2009/06/27/david-carradine-in-quotthe-rainquot
http://www.fantasticestepona.com/the_rain.php
http://www.fantasticestepona.com/sec_oficial_index.php
Carradine's Love of Moviemaking was Deeply Rooted
BY JULIE HINDS • FREE PRESS POP CULTURE WRITER • June 25, 2009
The face is unmistakable, with its handsome cragginess and those brooding, intense eyes that could burn a hole through the screen. David Carradine, the iconic star of the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu," appeared in scores of movies throughout his lengthy career.
One of his last performances was in "The Rain," a made-in-Michigan horror thriller that premieres Saturday at the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival.
Early this month, Carradine was found dead in his hotel room in Thailand under mysterious circumstances. The investigation continues and a pathologist hired by Carradine's family has ruled out suicide.
The 72-year-old actor, whose other defining role was in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" movies in 2003 and 2004, had parts in several movies awaiting release. Seven of his films are in post-production, according to IMDB.com.
"The Rain" weaves together the tale of three generations from a cursed rural community. Carradine plays a single father in post-Civil War times who has lost his wife to a drought.
In November, Carradine was in metro Detroit for a week of filming, says director Douglas Schulze, who describes him as intelligent, polite and an engaging storyteller. The movie cost less than $1 million and took nearly four years for Schulze and Kurt Mayry, his producer and writing partner, to complete.
"We funded a lot of the film ourselves," says Schulze, who runs the Motion Picture Institute of Michigan, a trade school in Troy.
"The Rain" also stars Dee Wallace Stone ("E.T."), character actor Richard Lynch and Paula Ciccone, who's a sister of Madonna.
The portions with Carradine were shot before Thanksgiving at Troy's Historic Village. At night, in between takes, he would gather everyone around a fire and share stories about his career..
Schulze says being in front of a camera was second nature to Carradine. "He said ...'I'm the kind of actor where I want to walk up, shake your hand, look you in the eye and, you know, do the performance at that moment.' " In 2004, Carradine spoke frankly to the Associated Press about his past drinking and drug use and said he'd put that behind him.
The actor was on a "very restrictive health regimen" when he was here and never went out to the bar with the crew because "he was trying to get away from that," according to Schulze.
Schulze hopes to get a theatrical release for "The Rain" (his two other films have gone to pay-cable and video). Carradine's presence in the cast is stirring interest among distributors.
Schulze thinks Carradine's appetite for making movies -- he was in Thailand to shoot a film when he died and reportedly had several other jobs awaiting him -- was deeply rooted.
"A lot of people say he would take roles and he was just in it for the buck and so forth," says Schulze. "I think he was working for his survival in some regards, because it kept him focused and gave him something to do and look forward to."
"The Rain" screens at 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday at the Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium at Wayne State University, 5203 Cass, Detroit. $8; $6 students, seniors and military personnel.
Contact JULIE HINDS: 313-222-6427 or hinds@freepress.com
DWIFF
Tickets for the screening of the Rain at the Detroit / Windsor International Film Festival on Saturday June 27th are on sale now and can be purchased thru this link.
http://therain.eventbrite.com/
After Party News forthcoming. EVERYONE come out and show your support.
We are very honored to announce that The Rain is an official selection for this years Hollywood Film Festival. The Hollywood Film Festival is often ranked among the top 10 film festivals in the nation. Please note that we will screen as The Rain Chronicles. The Rain Chronicles will screen at the Hollywood Film Festival on Sunday, October 25th at 9pm at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood.
Tickets for the Rain Chronicles can be purchased via this link www.arclightcinemas.com starting October 12. They are $ 12 per person.
http://www.hollywoodfilmfestival.com
CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE RAIN FROM COLLIDER.COM
"We live in a world where horror films are seen as an inexpensive and simple product for filmmakers to make and market - and because of this, the quality of such entertainment is often questionable at best. Hollywood’s attempts at the horror genre seem to have reached their nadir - with studios attempting to remake older horror franchises by using their iconic imagery and characters in order to make a quick buck (A Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween being two such examples.) What Schulze has managed to do is deliver a film that is not only bold in structure - but he also hands the audience one of the most interesting and original horror villains in over a decade.
The Rain is an interweaving tale set in the town of Perseverance. Each story takes place in three different time periods (1800’s, 1950’s and present day) and it follows a curse that inflicts the inhabitants of the town. Every year or so, families of Perseverance take part in a lottery to sacrifice their children in order to bring “The Rain” which cures them of a drought that could destroy their land and a hideous and lethal disorder that inflicts them.
Schulze has assembled an impressive cast of familiar faces for the film. The late David Carradine (Kill Bill) delivers one of his final performances as a torn father in the 1880’s segment, Dee Wallace (The Howling, Bone Dry) plays a protecting mother in the 50’s based chapter and Richard Lynch plays a torn father in the present day take. The film has wonderful visual style and the director shot the film using the Red digital camera and super 35mm. Each segment plays homage to their set time period, with Gothic horror the order of the day for the 19th Century portion, while the next two chapters are monster movie and stalker/slasher respectively. While on occasion there may be the odd dodgy performance - the cast all do well and give balanced performances that show the right level of fear and desperation. Tiren Jhames delivers a truly menacing performance as Mr Saul - a character who must surely get his own spin-off film in the future.
As a fan of horror it’s good to see someone making a stand and produce something with originality and integrity, rather than pandering to the teenage market. Horror films tend to be best made on a low budget and what you don’t see is often better than what you do. That’s not to say that The Rain skimps on gore - there are some nauseating moments that have some good practical effects while the few GGI moments also work quite well. Schulze stretches his budget to breaking point (and sometimes it shows) but he’s willing to put his neck on the line that doesn’t involve people in their 20’s getting tortured for 90 minutes.
What makes The Rain successful is that it is not a run of the mill horror tale. The fragmented structure of the film works in that you can invest enough in each segment, so that when it cuts from any specific tale you aren’t disappointed. And there are enough twists and plot points to keep you intrigued. Schulze seems to genuinely understand the horror tradition - from the works of Poe through to the horror masters of the 1970’s and 80’s. This skill means that he is able to deliver an old fashioned horror tale that feels altogether original in today’s cinematic climate.
The Rain is a great low budget horror film that not only shows that Schulze is a director to watch out for but with the inclusion of Tiren Jhames’ Mr Saul he has also created a modern horror icon. In a sentence - The Rain is an original horror tale and exceeds the quality of most of Hollywood’s current horror output. Hopefully, on release soon."
Niall Browne
Film Critic
Collider.com, Screenrant.com, Moviescope Magazine
LINK TO FULL ARTICLE
INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE RAIN
Prestigious UK based Film writer and critic Niall Browne who writes for Collider.com, Screenrant.com , Moviescope magazine and has been quoted in the Washington Post is the first UK fan of "the Rain". Niall is readying a review of the film that is quickly being called "Better Than Most Mainstream Hollywood Horrors."
AWARDS AND HONORS IN SPAIN FOR RAIN STAR RICHARD LYNCH
Veteran screen actor Richard Lynch, star of the Rain, will be honored in Spain this fall with a lifetime achievement award as our film was invited to premiere at the 10th annual Fantastic Estepona Film Festival. Richard and Rain director Douglas Schulze will be in Spain to introduce the film at the festival.
http://www.fantasticestepona.com/ultimas_noticias.php
http://www.tumbaabierta.com/noticias/index.php
PRESS FOR THE RAIN
http://thesop.org/movie/2009/06/27/david-carradine-in-quotthe-rainquot
http://www.fantasticestepona.com/the_rain.php
http://www.fantasticestepona.com/sec_oficial_index.php
Carradine's Love of Moviemaking was Deeply Rooted
BY JULIE HINDS • FREE PRESS POP CULTURE WRITER • June 25, 2009
The face is unmistakable, with its handsome cragginess and those brooding, intense eyes that could burn a hole through the screen. David Carradine, the iconic star of the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu," appeared in scores of movies throughout his lengthy career.
One of his last performances was in "The Rain," a made-in-Michigan horror thriller that premieres Saturday at the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival.
Early this month, Carradine was found dead in his hotel room in Thailand under mysterious circumstances. The investigation continues and a pathologist hired by Carradine's family has ruled out suicide.
The 72-year-old actor, whose other defining role was in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" movies in 2003 and 2004, had parts in several movies awaiting release. Seven of his films are in post-production, according to IMDB.com.
"The Rain" weaves together the tale of three generations from a cursed rural community. Carradine plays a single father in post-Civil War times who has lost his wife to a drought.
In November, Carradine was in metro Detroit for a week of filming, says director Douglas Schulze, who describes him as intelligent, polite and an engaging storyteller. The movie cost less than $1 million and took nearly four years for Schulze and Kurt Mayry, his producer and writing partner, to complete.
"We funded a lot of the film ourselves," says Schulze, who runs the Motion Picture Institute of Michigan, a trade school in Troy.
"The Rain" also stars Dee Wallace Stone ("E.T."), character actor Richard Lynch and Paula Ciccone, who's a sister of Madonna.
The portions with Carradine were shot before Thanksgiving at Troy's Historic Village. At night, in between takes, he would gather everyone around a fire and share stories about his career..
Schulze says being in front of a camera was second nature to Carradine. "He said ...'I'm the kind of actor where I want to walk up, shake your hand, look you in the eye and, you know, do the performance at that moment.' " In 2004, Carradine spoke frankly to the Associated Press about his past drinking and drug use and said he'd put that behind him.
The actor was on a "very restrictive health regimen" when he was here and never went out to the bar with the crew because "he was trying to get away from that," according to Schulze.
Schulze hopes to get a theatrical release for "The Rain" (his two other films have gone to pay-cable and video). Carradine's presence in the cast is stirring interest among distributors.
Schulze thinks Carradine's appetite for making movies -- he was in Thailand to shoot a film when he died and reportedly had several other jobs awaiting him -- was deeply rooted.
"A lot of people say he would take roles and he was just in it for the buck and so forth," says Schulze. "I think he was working for his survival in some regards, because it kept him focused and gave him something to do and look forward to."
"The Rain" screens at 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday at the Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium at Wayne State University, 5203 Cass, Detroit. $8; $6 students, seniors and military personnel.
Contact JULIE HINDS: 313-222-6427 or hinds@freepress.com
DWIFF
Tickets for the screening of the Rain at the Detroit / Windsor International Film Festival on Saturday June 27th are on sale now and can be purchased thru this link.
http://therain.eventbrite.com/
After Party News forthcoming. EVERYONE come out and show your support.
