Director: Daniel Benmayor.
Writer: Mario Schoendorff.
Paintball is a film shot in Spain by first time director Daniel Benmayor. Partially produced by European film company Filmax, Paintball was released on DVD in North America late in 2010. The film is amateurish early with little character development, while this horror train begins to pick up speed by the last third of the film. But will the pacing issues, lack of characterizations, and poor acting get viewers to the final act? This reviewer barely made it; yet, others will likely get off at the first available station.
Several semi-pro paintballers head out into the local mountains for a weekend of fun and simulated battle good times. Set to capture the opponents flags, this squad, led by David (Brendan Mackey) do everything wrong in the paintball rule book. Soon masks are hanging loosely around necks, characters are screaming, while few characters use cover, to protect themselves from future welts.
Writer: Mario Schoendorff.
Paintball is a film shot in Spain by first time director Daniel Benmayor. Partially produced by European film company Filmax, Paintball was released on DVD in North America late in 2010. The film is amateurish early with little character development, while this horror train begins to pick up speed by the last third of the film. But will the pacing issues, lack of characterizations, and poor acting get viewers to the final act? This reviewer barely made it; yet, others will likely get off at the first available station.
Several semi-pro paintballers head out into the local mountains for a weekend of fun and simulated battle good times. Set to capture the opponents flags, this squad, led by David (Brendan Mackey) do everything wrong in the paintball rule book. Soon masks are hanging loosely around necks, characters are screaming, while few characters use cover, to protect themselves from future welts.
- 5/12/2011
- by soccerpro134@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Director: Daniel Benmayor.
Writer: Mario Schoendorff.
Paintball is a film shot in Spain by first time director Daniel Benmayor. Partially produced by European film company Filmax, Paintball was released on DVD in North America late in 2010. The film is amateurish early with little character development, while this horror train begins to pick up speed by the last third of the film. But will the pacing issues, lack of characterizations, and poor acting get viewers to the final act? This reviewer barely made it; yet, others will likely get off at the first available station.
Several semi-pro paintballers head out into the local mountains for a weekend of fun and simulated battle good times. Set to capture the opponents flags, this squad, led by David (Brendan Mackey) do everything wrong in the paintball rule book. Soon masks are hanging loosely around necks, characters are screaming, while few characters use cover, to protect themselves from future welts.
Writer: Mario Schoendorff.
Paintball is a film shot in Spain by first time director Daniel Benmayor. Partially produced by European film company Filmax, Paintball was released on DVD in North America late in 2010. The film is amateurish early with little character development, while this horror train begins to pick up speed by the last third of the film. But will the pacing issues, lack of characterizations, and poor acting get viewers to the final act? This reviewer barely made it; yet, others will likely get off at the first available station.
Several semi-pro paintballers head out into the local mountains for a weekend of fun and simulated battle good times. Set to capture the opponents flags, this squad, led by David (Brendan Mackey) do everything wrong in the paintball rule book. Soon masks are hanging loosely around necks, characters are screaming, while few characters use cover, to protect themselves from future welts.
- 5/12/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Fango has learned that IFC Films has grabbed another pair of fear features from overseas, to premiere on the company’s video-on-demand platforms ahead of eventual DVD release. These titles join IFC’s growing lineup of upcoming genre titles, which also includes such recent acquisitions as Nicolas Winding Refn’s brutal Viking film Valhalla Rising and Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher’s zombie opus La Horde.
New to the IFC roster are the Australian chiller Coffin Rock (pictured) and the Spanish production Paintball. Coffin Rock, written and directed by Rupert Glasson, is about a young married woman (Lisa Chappell) who drunkenly sleeps with a stranger; when she becomes pregnant, the one-night stand begins a psychopathic campaign to prove the baby is his. Robert Taylor, Sam Parsonson and The Cars That Ate Paris’ Terry Camilleri co-star. In Paintball, directed by Daniel Benmayor from a Mario Schoendorff script, a group of contestants...
New to the IFC roster are the Australian chiller Coffin Rock (pictured) and the Spanish production Paintball. Coffin Rock, written and directed by Rupert Glasson, is about a young married woman (Lisa Chappell) who drunkenly sleeps with a stranger; when she becomes pregnant, the one-night stand begins a psychopathic campaign to prove the baby is his. Robert Taylor, Sam Parsonson and The Cars That Ate Paris’ Terry Camilleri co-star. In Paintball, directed by Daniel Benmayor from a Mario Schoendorff script, a group of contestants...
- 11/18/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Based on its loony concept—a bunch of paintball nuts go into the woods for a fun but hardcore game and end up getting picked off one-by-one when the game gets too real for comfort—director Daniel Benmayor and screenwriter Mario Schoendorff’s Paintball (2009) could have been any number of things.
It could have been a misguided and incredibly condescending critique of the self-indulgent and absurd nature of simulated violence or a pastiche ala Severance that winks to its audience at the excesses of its ludicrous premise or even a stupid slasher movie with no real ambition other than being wicked cool and gory. Instead, Benmayor and Schoendorff opted to take a lil from column A and a lot from column C, making a straight-faced thriller with an underdeveloped political subtext that’s as aggressively hard to watch as it is to conceptually to imagine working. Spoilers Ahead.
It could have been a misguided and incredibly condescending critique of the self-indulgent and absurd nature of simulated violence or a pastiche ala Severance that winks to its audience at the excesses of its ludicrous premise or even a stupid slasher movie with no real ambition other than being wicked cool and gory. Instead, Benmayor and Schoendorff opted to take a lil from column A and a lot from column C, making a straight-faced thriller with an underdeveloped political subtext that’s as aggressively hard to watch as it is to conceptually to imagine working. Spoilers Ahead.
- 5/3/2009
- by Simon Abrams
- Screen Anarchy
One of the shining stars at the Tribeca Film Festival is "Paintball," an independent Spanish film from director Daniel Benmayor. One of only three horror films currently playing at the Tribeca Film Festival "Paintball," along with "Hysterical Psycho," and "The House of the Devil," can now be seen by horror film fans on the east coast. From director Benmayor and screenwriter Mario Schoendorff "Paintball," makes a social commentary on our tribalist society and how the role of violence, in various media forms, still remains relevant to society today. Also, adding in several tricks of the camera, first time director, Benmayor will add a visually appealing landscape that will thrill those fortunate enough to receive initial screenings. Have a look at the available details for "Paintball," here and let us all hope that "Paintball," also shows at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival this summer.
The synopsis for "Paintball," below...
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The synopsis for "Paintball," below...
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- 4/23/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
And here's the rest, including the Midnight Section, all after the break.
Encounters
This collection of engaging and entertaining narrative features and documentaries, a mixture of dark comedies and lighter fare, offers work from returning filmmakers, established talent, and popular subjects, and includes 10 World Premieres. Included in Encounters are performances from Academy Award®-nominated actors Thomas Haden Church, Melissa Leo, Elisabeth Shue; directorial debuts from both Eric Bana and Cheryl Hines (from a screenplay by Adrienne Shelly); stories ranging from an ill-fated man's discovery of inspiration and happiness, dysfunctional families, and unrequited high school crushes to a doc on the emergence of New York’s independent film scene.
• Blank City, directed by Celine Danhier. (USA) - World Premiere, Documentary. Celine Danhier’s kinetic doc mirrors the urgent, anything-goes energy of her subject: the Diy independent film movement that emerged in tandem with punk rock in late ‘70s downtown New York.
Encounters
This collection of engaging and entertaining narrative features and documentaries, a mixture of dark comedies and lighter fare, offers work from returning filmmakers, established talent, and popular subjects, and includes 10 World Premieres. Included in Encounters are performances from Academy Award®-nominated actors Thomas Haden Church, Melissa Leo, Elisabeth Shue; directorial debuts from both Eric Bana and Cheryl Hines (from a screenplay by Adrienne Shelly); stories ranging from an ill-fated man's discovery of inspiration and happiness, dysfunctional families, and unrequited high school crushes to a doc on the emergence of New York’s independent film scene.
• Blank City, directed by Celine Danhier. (USA) - World Premiere, Documentary. Celine Danhier’s kinetic doc mirrors the urgent, anything-goes energy of her subject: the Diy independent film movement that emerged in tandem with punk rock in late ‘70s downtown New York.
- 3/11/2009
- QuietEarth.us
The Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 22 to May 3, 2009, has announced this year's lineup, and it's looking pretty sweet for horror fans!
The Midnight series alone offers seven films that push the boundaries of genre and creativity ranging from a savage game of paintball to the unraveling of an urban legend to a babysitting job gone horribly wrong. Here are the highlights:
Cropsey, directed by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio, written by Zeman (USA), Documentary: Urban legends - we either dismiss them or accept that they have some grain of truth. Directors Zeman and Brancaccio attempt to uncover one such urban myth as they investigate five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearance in Staten Island during their youth. Will this terrifying journey resolve what has haunted them since childhood?
The House of the Devil, directed and written by Ti West (USA): Set in the early...
The Midnight series alone offers seven films that push the boundaries of genre and creativity ranging from a savage game of paintball to the unraveling of an urban legend to a babysitting job gone horribly wrong. Here are the highlights:
Cropsey, directed by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio, written by Zeman (USA), Documentary: Urban legends - we either dismiss them or accept that they have some grain of truth. Directors Zeman and Brancaccio attempt to uncover one such urban myth as they investigate five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearance in Staten Island during their youth. Will this terrifying journey resolve what has haunted them since childhood?
The House of the Devil, directed and written by Ti West (USA): Set in the early...
- 3/11/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The folks behind New York City’s Tribeca Film Festival have announced the lineup of the genre-friendly Midnight section for their 2009 event, which runs April 22-May 3 at assorted Manhattan venues. Among these movies are a quartet of Fango-friendly films making their world premieres.
These features include: The House Of The Devil, from The Roost’s Ti West, about a babysitter (Jocelin Donahue) who takes a job with the wrong family, co-starring Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov and Baghead’s Greta Gerwig (West tells us it’ll have its first show April 25); Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio’s Cropsey, a documentary in which the duo investigate the titular Staten Island urban legend; Hysterical Psycho, written and directed by actor Dan Fogler, in which a theater company treks to a cabin by a lake and runs afoul of bloody murder and other craziness; and Paintball, from Spanish director Daniel Benmayor and writer Mario Schoendorff,...
These features include: The House Of The Devil, from The Roost’s Ti West, about a babysitter (Jocelin Donahue) who takes a job with the wrong family, co-starring Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov and Baghead’s Greta Gerwig (West tells us it’ll have its first show April 25); Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio’s Cropsey, a documentary in which the duo investigate the titular Staten Island urban legend; Hysterical Psycho, written and directed by actor Dan Fogler, in which a theater company treks to a cabin by a lake and runs afoul of bloody murder and other craziness; and Paintball, from Spanish director Daniel Benmayor and writer Mario Schoendorff,...
- 3/11/2009
- Fangoria
The folks behind New York City’s Tribeca Film Festival have announced the lineup of the genre-friendly Midnight section for their 2009 event, which runs April 22-May 3 at assorted Manhattan venues. Among these movies are a quartet of Fango-friendly films making their world premieres.
These features include: The House Of The Devil, from The Roost’s Ti West, about a babysitter (Jocelin Donahue) who takes a job with the wrong family, co-starring Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov and Baghead’s Greta Gerwig (West tells us it’ll have its first show April 25); Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio’s Cropsey, a documentary in which the duo investigate the titular Staten Island urban legend; Hysterical Psycho, written and directed by actor Dan Fogler, in which a theater company treks to a cabin by a lake and runs afoul of bloody murder and other craziness; and Paintball, from Spanish director Daniel Benmayor and writer Mario Schoendorff,...
These features include: The House Of The Devil, from The Roost’s Ti West, about a babysitter (Jocelin Donahue) who takes a job with the wrong family, co-starring Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov and Baghead’s Greta Gerwig (West tells us it’ll have its first show April 25); Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio’s Cropsey, a documentary in which the duo investigate the titular Staten Island urban legend; Hysterical Psycho, written and directed by actor Dan Fogler, in which a theater company treks to a cabin by a lake and runs afoul of bloody murder and other craziness; and Paintball, from Spanish director Daniel Benmayor and writer Mario Schoendorff,...
- 3/11/2009
- Fangoria
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