Up until Greg McLean’s unnerving ”Wolf Creek” in 2005, the Australian horror genre had been wedged between two cars, a couple of heavy speakers and a mound of trash at the ‘Dead End Drive In’. But with ”Creek”, “The Undead”, “Dying Breed”, “Daybreakers” and now ”The Loved Ones”, it’d seem the downunder frightflick is back from Trenchard-Smith obscurity (either that or we’ve all unconsciously been sent back to 1985 in a mad scientist’s nuclear-run time machine.)

Welcome it is too. Like a supermarket attendant that only knows how to mop the floor, albeit excellently – in the Aussie film industry’s case, we do a terrific drama – it’s always good to try other things, take a risk, show folks you’re capable of working with more than soap, water… and Bill Hunter. • Read full story…

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An extended report of Day 4 of the Festival presented by Horror Channel’s Emily Booth with interviews from Andy Nyman, Twilight’s Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeary and Srdjan Spasojevic.

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I’ve added new event photos of Xavier Samuel at the ‘The Loved Ones’ Frightfest Premiere on August 31, 2010. These photos were taken by fans at the premiere.

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• (x005) Events in 2010 > ‘The Loved Ones’ Frightfest Premiere – August 31

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I’ve added new trailer screen captures & updated brand new ‘The Loved Ones’ trailer & preview clip from the movie.

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The Loved Ones is one of the weirdest most messed up (for lack of better NSFW words)movies I’ve seen in quite some time. It’s a horror film that doesn’t quite fit the common definition of the genre for me but actually affected me more than modern day horror films. From Australian writer/director Sean Byrne, The Loved Ones is about Brent Mitchell (Xavier Samuel), a high school senior tormented with the guilt of his father’s death. He tries to escape the guilt and his emotional mother through drugs and metal music and only has his beautiful girlfriend, Holly (Victoria Thaine), to keep him grounded. It’s time for prom and he knows who he’s going to take but this wouldn’t be a fascinating movie if he made it to prom, right? Instead, Brent is sidetracked by a twisted secret admirer that puts him under a disco ball and gives him his very own prom.

The film is definitely like a train wreck…but in a good way. As each scene gets more intense and horrifying, you just can’t turn away. Even when you do turn away (and trust me, you will), the scenes keep going and you have to watch! But you’ll be happy you did because the way the camera moves and the imagery Bryne uses are wonderful and captivating. The movie is gory, bloody, and persistent…it doesn’t let up until the end credits start to roll. The characters don’t use the everyday weapons of choice we’re used to like axes, chainsaws, or other large sharp objects, but instead it terrorizes us with common everyday items like hammers, power drills, and eating utensils. It’s kind of like a do it yourself guide for homemade psychopathic killers. • Read full story…

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I’ve updated an interview of Xavier did an interview with Moving Pictures when Xavier talks about ‘The Loved Ones’ & ‘Eclipse’.

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I’ve added new interview video and captures of Xavier interviewed by Tribute.Ca for his new movie ‘The Loved Ones’.

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- Interviews: Tribute ‘The Loved Ones’ Interview (2009)

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Here a few videos of Xavier at the TIFF ‘The Loved Ones’ Press Conference Videos. Love his accents! You can find more videos here!

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I’ve added new event photos of Xavier at the event of Toronoto International Film Festival ‘The Loved Ones’ Premiere on September 13, 2009.

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- Events in 2009: 2009 TIFF ‘The Loved Ones’ Premiere

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Greetings once again from the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival!

I’ve seen 10 more films since my last entry, so you can imagine why there’s been a slight gap on this blog. I saw two on Thursday, four on Friday, four yesterday, and one so far today. So I haven’t had nearly as much time as I’d hoped to write about the goings-on here on my site. However, I have been tweeting live all day on my Twitter at twitter.com/larry411.

More article can be found at Pro Network / Written By: Larry Richman

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