The Vancouver Sun Sees No Evil

Jen and I made the paper about SEE NO EVIL 2 Movie! So very cool!

-Sylv

Twisted Twins in Rue Morgue Censorship Piece

Rue Morgue is a name that is synonymous with horror. It is a publication exclusively devoted to horror in culture and entertainment and also features cinema, store, archives, events and general information.


We were given the esteemed pleasure recently of speaking with their Aaron Berman in regards to an ugly trend of horror films and the artists behind them being targeted by censors. In 2010, Sitges Film Festival director Ángel Sala was charged with exhibiting child pornography when he showed A SERBIAN FILM at an Adults Only screening. In 2009, Remy Couture, a Montreal based makeup effects artist, was charged with “corruption of morals” after a complaint was made about images found on Couture’s website “Inner Depravity”. Recently THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE 2 has been banned in the United Kingdom by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).

This past April, us Twisted Twins and our DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK ran into a little trouble when our film was banned at the Roxy Theatre in Saskatoon (catch up here). It was meant to be our Canadian premiere outside of our hometown of Vancouver, but we came under the attack of censors because of the title of our film alone. The following week, they also banned Canadian Jason Eisener's HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN. The outstanding horror community banded together behind our films and we cannot thank them enough. The Broadway Theatre welcomed both films in and the screenings went off with much enthusiasm. At that time we had spoke with wonderful Rue Morgue writer April Snellings about the controversy (get that one here).

We both have very strong feelings about censorship. This month we were given the supreme honor of appearing in Rue Morgue Magazine in an outstanding article about this trend by Aaron Berman.

To appear in a magazine that we have long time adored leaves us speechless. A very special thank you to Aaron Berman, April Snellings, and Rue Morgue Magazine.

It's truly an incredible piece and you can check out the new issue on their site here or at a news stand near you.

Bloody Best!
Jen and Sylv

It Is An Honor To Exist in the Wiki-Verse!

Wikipedia,
the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

Wikipedia is an amazing resource. It is an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. It is one of the top websites in the world and has a massive catalogue of articles and resource information.

What it means is that, when you come to a wiki, you are able to read what the wiki's community has written. By clicking an "edit" button on an article, you are able to edit the article's text. You can add or change anything you like in the article you are reading.

This simplicity and the utter openness of a wiki cause many people to instantly reject the idea. Wikis also seem very strange to many people. Where does all the information come from? Is it reliable? What stops people from vandalizing a wiki until it dies? People assume that because anyone can edit a wiki at any time, the wiki must be flawed. But wiki supporters claim this is an incorrect assumption.
- Marshall Brain

We now exist in the Wiki-Verse - as the Soska Sisters, hopefully get Twisted Twins edited in there - along with our two films - DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK & AMERICAN MARY. It is very fucking cool. Below you can see the new Wiki Pages --

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Soska_Sisters

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Hooker_in_a_Trunk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Mary


Thank you so much for checking out the blog -- very excited as the IFC Midnight VOD August 3rd release of DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK is just days away before they start the film's limited theatrical release with midnight screenings throughout the US and Canada! If you haven't had a chance to check out the flick - please do, invite your cool friends over for a night of devil may car cinematic insanity made with love by a group of indie brats.


May you have a wicked time watching the film and we will be releasing theatrical dates shortly! Want to see DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK in your town? Demand it and we will do our best to deliver!

Sylv