Abstrakt Me

We are getting to the point where we are going to putting all of our focus where it rightly belongs, on our upcoming film, AMERICAN MARY.

From the beginning, we've hinted and we've teased. We have also rewarded. How will you keep on top of all things AMERICAN MARY? We'd never leave you completely in the dark. Though we are going to be keeping many of our cards to ourselves, we will be releasing exclusives through a NEW SITE that will exist purely to give you all a deeper glimpse into the world of AMERICAN MARY.

Introducing...


Yes. ABSTRAKT ME is now live. Right HERE.

What will we be putting up there? You never know. Exclusive videos, first looks, hints, never before seen photos, sketches, inspirations, you name it. We will be releasing NEW content often without warning, so be sure to keep an eye out on ABSTRAKT ME. This is one for the bookmarks, boys and grrls.

"Now, pay attention cuz this part concerns you."-Elle Driver

And as if that's not enough to get you excited, we've got even more in store for you. We have one exclusive and huge release coming your way freight train style. On May Friday the 13th we will be making an update. An epic one. What the h - e - double hockey sticks will it be? That's our little secret.

Let's just say it's a reveal of gargantuan proportions.


Bloody Best!
Jen

Vancouver Loves Its DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK

Friday the 13th is one hell of a day, regarded as bad luck to some and celebrated by others. This Friday the 13th was one of great celebration as the cult classic, underground sensation, debut feature film from we Twisted Twins, DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK, made a long awaited premiere for the public at the beautiful Rio Theatre.

We arrive to the theatre early and find that there are already people lining up for the show. We sneak in, unnoticed, ninja style. We meet up with producer, MaryAnn Van Graven, who, like many other members of the DHIAT crew, doubled up on jobs on the project. She was also our incredible talented key make up artist. Our other beloved producers, our wonderful, supportive parents arrive shortly and we take to hiding, after a quick inspection in the projection room.

The green room is, in fact, a red room. We wait and here the audience arrive, but are unable to see them, so we have no idea how many people are out there, waiting to get themselves some Dead Hooker ;)

We wait. It's an incredible and indescribable feeling waiting to show your film to an audience (though I will try my best to describe it). You feel nervous and excited, terrified and happy. You hope so sincerely that the audience will enjoy the film, catch all the little jokes, laugh at all the big ones, be entertained, and, in this case, even inspired. When we finally emerge to thank our wonderful audience for attending, we're floored by the applause and cheers. We see our audience for the first time and couldn't be more grateful for having them there.
We thank our guests from the bottoms of our twisted little hearts and invite them up the street to Bandidas Taqueria and Cafe Kathmandu, two restaurants good enough to house us all for our after party.

We take our place among the audience in the darkness and wait.
The film starts... there's no greater feeling in the world than sitting in a theatre and hearing people react to a film you put everything you've got into. Every laugh, every cheer, every "oh God!" is incredible. At multiple times during the screening, our guests broke out in applause and cheers. In the darkness, sitting with together with our mom and MaryAnn at our sides while CJ busily made sure everything ran smoothly, we smiled, overjoyed that our audience loved the film and that we had been able to bring it back to the beautiful city where it all started and to the people who supported us and the film before they even got a chance to see it. To be surrounded by so many wonderful friends, some old and some new, it was simply a dream come true.

The film ends, and the audience erupts in cheers and applause. It's the most wonderful feeling ever.
At long last, we steal our way into the foyer to meet and greet our guests and thank them all for coming. A flurry of hugs, endless embraces, smiling faces, laughter, smiles. We're honored to give autographs and take photos with our wonderful audience. We are blown away to see so many old friends, many that we haven't seen in ages. We meet facebook friends for the first time in person. Hands are shaken, hugs are had, everyone is all smiles. We thank the incredible staff at the Rio for their kindness and professionalism. They're quite wonderful.
It's party time!

Off we head, just up the street and easily within walking distance (even in stilettos), to our after party! It's side by side, allowing room for all of our lovely guests and not overwhelming either restaurant. It's wonderful as we FINALLY get a chance to sit down and talk with everyone. We dart about, hugging, thanking, and talking about DHIAT and film. So many smiling faces, such a great feeling from both restaurants, and it's not just because of the abundant shots and pitchers ;)

It's also the birthdays of a VERY special couple, Miss Gory Rae (Horror Hostess Extraordinaire) and her beloved, Dissolved Paul. We twisted twosome are sure to show them how much we love them with a Spider en-crested chocolate cake and a little song.

We'd like to thank everyone from the bottoms of our twisted little hearts for coming out. We'd like to thank the Rio, Cafe Kathmandu, Bandidas Taqueria, all our wonderful guests, and our amazing cast and crew. There's nothing like showing your film in the city where it all began with true fans and friends. Your support means more to us than we can ever say. Thank you so very, very much.

Check out more pics from the night HERE!

And we promise, there's a lot more in store from your friendly neighborhood Twisted Twins...

X's and O's,
Jen and Sylv

DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK ONE NIGHT ONLY IN VANCOUVER!!!

Hello, dear friend(s) of Twisted Twins and Dead Hookers everywhere!

Due to popular demand, we will, for one night only, be screening the film, DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK, in the city where it all started, beautiful Vancouver. The screening will be at 9pm sharp on August (appropriately) Friday the 13th at the gothic Rio Theatre with to be announced special guests, exclusive DHIAT and Twisted Twins merchandise, and a never before seen sneak preview of what's next from the Soska Sisters. Tickets will be $10 and available through us (info@twistedtwinsproductions.net).

Your help and support getting the word out on this event would mean the world to us and we would be eternally grateful for any mention or promotion of this event. In addition, we will happily supply the preview of our upcoming project after the screening.

Thank you for all your continued support of us and our work!

Bloody Best,
Your friendly neighborhood twisted twins,
Jen and Sylv

NEWS RELEASE FOLLOWS:

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Monday, July 26th, 2010

ATTENTION ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS AND MOVIE FANS

UNDERGROUND LOCAL FILM SENSATION, DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK, TO PLAY IN VANCOUVER *ONE NIGHT ONLY*

The film that's been blowing away audiences at film festivals around the world makes it's Vancouver debut at the gore~geous Rio Theatre!


The Rio Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada July 26th, 2010, 9pm SHOWTIME --

"You should check out the Soska Sisters, who made a film called Dead Hooker In A Trunk. They're on MySpace. They made it low budget and it's fucking awesome. It's really violent and the stunts are superb. They are two Canadian twin sisters who made a feature that they wrote, produced, directed, and starred in. And it's fantastic."

~Eli Roth (Hostel, Cabin Fever)

After traveling the world, winning multiple awards, and appearing in numerous film festivals, film makers known best as the Twisted Twins, Jen and Sylvia Soska, bring their critically acclaimed, underground sensation DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK back to the city that started it all, beautiful Vancouver. For one night only, the film will be showing for the first time open to the public. The film has been demanded by fans to be brought back to the city where it was created and the Soska Sisters couldn't be happier to, at long last, give the people what they want!

Audiences can get their fill of the film that's been wowing audiences, festivals, and reviewers everywhere on August, Friday the 13th at the beautiful and gothic Rio Theatre located at 1660 East Broadway, 9pm SHOWTIME. Sharp. Tickets are a mere $10 and can be purchased through the Twisted Twins. You can contact them through their site, http://www.twistedtwinsproductions.net/, or by emailing them directly at info@twistedtwinsproductions.net.

The venue is, yes, licensed, ladies and gentlemen. In addition to a nicely equipped bar, there will also be exclusive Twisted Twins and Dead Hooker In A Trunk merchandise for sale, to be announced Special Guests, Cast and Crew present, and a special, never before seen sneak preview of what's coming up next from the Twisted Twins!



DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK is a triumph in independent film making. In the vein of Robert Rodriguez and his infamous debut feature, El Mariachi, the Twisted Twins set out to make a film with little more than an unconventional idea, a ton of ambition, and a few dedicated friends. The result is a throw back to and revitalization of the glorious and gore~geous grind house films of the past.

Never backing down from a challenge, the Soska Sisters persevered despite overwhelming criticism that their vision was too grand, their action too complex, and their proposed budget was too modest to achieve such an ambitious goal. The result of their and their team's efforts is an underground sensation that is a beautiful blend of the best aspects of horror and action with a compelling story line and memorable characters.


"Dead Hooker In A Trunk" has unapologetic violence handled with whimsical humor and creative story telling. Their greatest ambition is that their film will inspire others to set out and make their own dreams happen for themselves, not just limited to film, but in any and every part of their lives.

"It's the most disturbing feel-good movie I've ever seen. Funny, violent, gory, unsettling, gratuitous, excessive, and kick-ass, the flick the Soska Twins have delivered is the unlikely combination of utterly derivative and wholly original. At various points, I was amazed, amused, appalled, grossed out, disgusted, delighted, confused, and restless - but never bored. It's nice to know that women can make a film that is as bizarre and fucked up as anything made by a male. It also disproves the conception that all Canadians are nice and normal."

~Theron Neel, theronneel.com

So for ONE NIGHT ONLY, come down the Rio Theatre on August Friday the 13th and see the film that audiences and reviewers have been raving about!

"Insanely entertaining punk rock gritty mayhem by badass twins who know how to unfold a twisted tale."

~Hannah Neurotica, Ax Wound

"I was totally hooked by the dialogue and the sheer 'where-the-fuck-is-this-goingness' of it all."

~Andrew McQuade, Gorezone Magazine

"The Soska Sisters surely could re~ignite the horror-exploitation genre with their performance in their film and then some!"

~Keri O'Shea

"Sassy, hilarious, genuinely entertaining film making done with a genius cinematic eye. These chicks have bigger balls than the male auteurs they just put to shame. And they would probably flash them at you."

~Elisabeth Fies, Bleedfest Film Festival

"A cult classic in waiting and a hidden gem in indie film making. I was pleasantly surprised by the insanity of it all."

~Jeff Atencio, thejadedviewer.blogspot.com

"This film delivers in every sense of the word; this is an extremely fun film that has witty dialogue, strong (female) characters, and enough “grindhouse” attitude to satisfy even the hardcore lover of exploitation flicks."

~Scott Shoyer, anythinghorror.com

"To say Dead Hooker In A Trunk is a demure title for a film would be an understatement, and a flat out lie. It's a supremely polarizing title. You can assume you will either love it or hate it just from the heading. The point to be made is, Dead Hooker In A Trunk is one of the best films this year. From start to finish it holds its own. There's no pithy Diablo Cody dialogue or half-ass attempts at moral constitutions. It is a full on assault of your senses, eviscerating any stereotypes that may have sprouted from those unenthused over the title, Dead Hooker In A Trunk."

~Kristy Jett, dreadcentral.com

"As entertaining as it is completely ridiculous."

~John Gholson, cinematical.com

"Irreverent comedy perverted by a love for the red stuff and characters free from the shackles of civility and morality."

~Peter Hall, horrorsquad.com



But, don't take their word for it. Come out and experience DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK for yourselves. Don't miss out on the night that everyone's going to be talking about!!


Contact:

Jen and Sylvia Soska

Twisted Twins Productions
http://www.twistedtwinsproductions.net/
info@twistedtwinsproductions.net


"Dead Hooker In A Trunk" is the debut feature film written, directed, and produced by identical twin film makers, Jen and Sylvia Soska. With little more than an unconventional idea, a few dedicated friends, and a whole lot of uncompromising ambition, they set out against the odds to make their dreams a reality.

Twisted Twins Productions is known for bringing audiences edgy dialogue, gore~geous effects, beautiful cinematography, and memorable characters, all for their viewing pleasure.


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