Archive for October 6th, 2009

Producer Rob Tapert (Ghost House Pictures) recently made a comment to ShockTillYouDrop.com regarding an in-the-works movie titled Burst.

One project we were curious about in particular was Burst, written by Gary Dauberman. Set during a vicious winter storm, the story focuses on disparate group of folks holed up in a lodge. Soon some of them literally begin to burst in a messy explosion.

This comes as a surprise to me in one way, but in another not at all. I was actually privy to the script of Burst several months ago when I interned at Little Magic Films in Manhattan, New York.  The chances of the script I read being the same exact one that Ghost House Pictures will be using are slim, however with bloody horror films like this there typically isn’t much tweaking done between the conceptualization stage and final draft.

Due to copyright issues and other legal red tape I’m not allowed to give away any specific details of the plot, however for my internship I was required to give my two cents in a couple short paragraphs, and so for those of you interested in getting a small idea of what Burst will be like, here was my short take on the script. Read the rest of this entry »

76 year old Roman Polanski

The Swiss Justice Ministry rejected an appeal by the Roman Polanski to be immediately released from prison. The reason for the rejection is because the Ministry still views Polanski as a severe flight risk. For this same reason, the option for bail is also being withheld.

Reportedly, Polanski’s extradition will be very tough to fight. However, no formal extradition request has been made from Washington.

For more, read the full article on Variety’s website.