Neo-noir meets Spaghetti Western in Pickings, a film about a single mother and local bar owner who spent years trying to escape her past until mobsters came after her family.
Written and directed by Usher Morgan, Pickings will be released nationwide via VOD iTunes on August 3rd from Dark Passage Films.
Pickings is filled with the classic film noir elements—grim voiceovers, evocative flashbacks, a moody score and an unforgettable femme fatale—combined with the dazzling neon-dipped photography, startling violence and graphic novel-styled visuals of modern cinema. It immediately evokes the films of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, even as it stands on its own as an exciting new exercise stylized cinematic sound and vision.
Pickings, Morgan’...
Written and directed by Usher Morgan, Pickings will be released nationwide via VOD iTunes on August 3rd from Dark Passage Films.
Pickings is filled with the classic film noir elements—grim voiceovers, evocative flashbacks, a moody score and an unforgettable femme fatale—combined with the dazzling neon-dipped photography, startling violence and graphic novel-styled visuals of modern cinema. It immediately evokes the films of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, even as it stands on its own as an exciting new exercise stylized cinematic sound and vision.
Pickings, Morgan’...
- 5/8/2018
- QuietEarth.us
MidWest WeirdFest announces its full 2018 program today. The second annual film festival, a cinematic celebration of of all things fantastic, frightening, offbeat, and just plain weird – will take place March 9-11, 2018 at the Micon Cinemas Downtown in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Says festival director Dean Bertram, an Australian expatriate and veteran of the international film festival scene:
This year’s festival program runs a weird and wonderful gamut, ranging from the boldest and bloodiest in sci-fi and horror, through documentaries of the strange and macabre, to twisting thrillers and erotic underground dramas. Whether you want to be thrilled, terrified, mesmerized or titillated you’re going to find an abundance of entertaining films in this unique cinematic smorgasbord.
Opening the festival is the Wisconsin premiere of Pickings from director Usher Morgan. In this neo-noir, western, thriller a short-tempered mobster and his gang of thugs try to shake down a neighborhood bar. But...
This year’s festival program runs a weird and wonderful gamut, ranging from the boldest and bloodiest in sci-fi and horror, through documentaries of the strange and macabre, to twisting thrillers and erotic underground dramas. Whether you want to be thrilled, terrified, mesmerized or titillated you’re going to find an abundance of entertaining films in this unique cinematic smorgasbord.
Opening the festival is the Wisconsin premiere of Pickings from director Usher Morgan. In this neo-noir, western, thriller a short-tempered mobster and his gang of thugs try to shake down a neighborhood bar. But...
- 2/20/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Today’s Backstage casting roundup has surely got something for everyone: a short horror film about a near-death experience, a mysterious feature film shooting all over the Pacific Northwest, and even an interactive theater experience spanning Ecuador and New York City. Don’t miss the five fantastic opportunities below! “Trapped Inside”“Trapped Inside,” a short horror film by Usher Morgan, is casting talent for supporting, background, day player, and body double roles. The flick, about a woman who “wakes up after nearly drowning in the tub to find herself locked inside a dark and eerie bathroom,” will film Jan. 9 and 10 in New York City, and pay $50–$100/day depending on the role. “Centuries”Four supporting and a day player role are needed for “Centuries,” a sci-fi feature “taking place in a world that cannot end.” The project will shoot July–August in Minnesota, but is casting talent nation-wide. “A Weekend In...
- 1/4/2017
- backstage.com
Horror Funding: Action-Packed Revenge Thriller The Pickings
The Pickings An Action-Packed Revenge Thriller Launching Indiegogo Campaign With New Trailer Usher Morgan, writer/director of award-winning short “Prego,” together with film producer Macarena Carrizosa and cinematographer Louis Obioha, are currently in pre-production for a feature revenge thriller film entitled “Pickings.” When a short-tempered mobster and his gang of thugs try to shake down a ...
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The Pickings An Action-Packed Revenge Thriller Launching Indiegogo Campaign With New Trailer Usher Morgan, writer/director of award-winning short “Prego,” together with film producer Macarena Carrizosa and cinematographer Louis Obioha, are currently in pre-production for a feature revenge thriller film entitled “Pickings.” When a short-tempered mobster and his gang of thugs try to shake down a ...
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- 8/25/2015
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
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