American Mary

ShockTillYouDrop.com recently spoke with the lovely Katharine Isabelle. The Ginger Snaps star is making another big splash on the horror scene as the titular character in the Soska Sisters’ new film American Mary (review).  Isabelle plays Mary with a dark, edgy and intoxicating flare. She effortlessly makes the role her own and has left a lasting impression on those who’ve had the opportunity to see the film. If you have yet to check it out, American Mary hits VOD May 16th with limited theatrical engagements beginning May 31st. 

Ms. Isabelle gave us the lowdown on working with the up and coming directorial duo known as "The Twisted Twins," her deep bond with the Mary character, the duality of playing both the hero and the villain, and emerging as a feminist horror icon. She was a joy to speak with and she loves swearing. Head inside for the goods.

XLrator has released the official U.S. trailer for Jen and Sylvia Soska's American Mary, which is getting a limited theatrical bow on May 31st.  (Read our review of the film here.)

American Mary follows the story of medical student Mary Mason (played by Katharine Isabelle of the Ginger Snaps franchise) as she grows increasingly broke and disenchanted with medical school and the surgeons she once admired. The allure of easy money and notoriety send Mary into the shady world of underground surgery and body modification.

The film co-stars Antonio Cupo, Tristan Risk, David Lovgren and Paula Lindberg.

XLrator has announced a May 31st limited theatrical release date for American Mary, starring Katharine Isabelle.  In addition to this, the company has revealed the U.S. one-sheet which you can find inside.

Directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska, the film is the story of a medical student named Mary who is growing increasingly broke and disenchanted with medical school and the established doctors she once idolized. The allure of easy money sends a desperate Mary through the messy world of underground surgeries which leaves more marks on her than the so-called freakish clientele. Appearances are everything.

You can read our review here.

Directors Jen and Sylvia Soska, along with Tristan Risk, introduce a clip from the upcoming film American Mary - a thriller not hitting the States until fall 2013 but is opening in the UK in January.  Risk co-stars in the film with leading lady, Katharine Isabelle, who is featured in the clip.

American Mary follows the story of medical student Mary Mason (played by Katharine Isabelle of the Ginger Snaps franchise) as she grows increasingly broke and disenchanted with medical school and the surgeons she once admired. The allure of easy money and notoriety send Mary into the shady world of underground surgery and body modification.

Head inside for the preview.

Riding on the heels on the U.S. distribution announcement comes the UK trailer for American Mary, Jen and Sylvia Soska's latest film.

American Mary follows the story of medical student Mary Mason (played by Katharine Isabelle of the Ginger Snaps franchise) as she grows increasingly broke and disenchanted with medical school and the surgeons she once admired. The allure of easy money and notoriety send Mary into the shady world of underground surgery and body modification. The film co-stars Antonio Cupo, Tristan Risk, David Lovgren and Paula Lindberg.

The film opens in the UK January 11th and sometime during fall 2013 in the U.S.

ShockTillYouDrop.com has received word that XLrator Media picked up all U.S. rights to the terrific indie horror film American Mary, written and directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska (Dead Hooker in a Trunk). 

The film will be released under XLrator's Screamfest label in fall 2013.  We caught the film when it played to Fantastic Fest audiences in September - read our review here.

American Mary follows the story of medical student Mary Mason (played by Katharine Isabelle of the Ginger Snaps franchise) as she grows increasingly broke and disenchanted with medical school and the surgeons she once admired. The allure of easy money and notoriety send Mary into the shady world of underground surgery and body modification. The film co-stars Antonio Cupo, Tristan Risk, David Lovgren and Paula Lindberg.

Jen and Sylvia Soska, the directors of American Mary, have shared with their Facebook followers an international one-sheet for their forthcoming film.  Head inside for a good look at the poster which features star Kathryn Isabelle.

The film, which garnered a positive review from us, arrives in 2013. 

American Mary is the story of a medical student named Mary who is growing increasingly broke and disenchanted with medical school and the established doctors she once idolized. The allure of easy money sends a desperate Mary through the messy world of underground surgeries, which leaves more marks on her than the so-called freakish clientele.

The 12th Annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival ended its ten-day run with the winners of the famed “Skully” Award announced at the closing night party held at Trader Vic's in the Downtown LA Live complex.

The 10-pound prize, created in 2004 by Academy Award-winning Special Effects wizard Stan Winston went to American Mary (read our review) for Best Picture and twin sister team Jen and Sylvia Soska taking the Best Director honors.  All Skully-winning films will be shown Sunday at the LA Live Regal theater.

Inside is a complete list of winners

The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s annual horror fest Scary Movies returns for its 6th edition featuring a collection of first-time New York City screenings of highly anticipated horror films and thrillers, genre rarities and fan favorites.  

Gavin Smith, Film Comment magazine's editor-in-chief and co-curator of Scary Movies, said, "This year's Scary Movies lineup delivers what we feel have become hallmarks of this series: Must-see new films like American Mary, Stitches, and Maniac, some underappreciated gems like The Believers and Eden Lake, and the rediscovery of great work by masters of horror - with Vincent Price in The Last Man on Earth and Wes Craven's Deadly Blessings nicely filling the bill." 

Scary Movies 6 Films, descriptions and schedule can be found inside...

It's post-Fantastic Fest wrap-up time...  

ShockTillYouDrop.com's Ryan Turek and FEARnet.com's Lawrence Raffel are back from the 8th annual Austin, Texas event and they're here to tell you about the best and worst films.  Listen in as they weigh in on Antiviral, American Mary, Frankenweenie, Berberian Sound Studio, Come Out and Play, The American Scream and more!

A medical student finds tragedy, revenge, rebirth and success in the world of body modification surgery in Jen and Sylvia Soska's bold and confident sophomore feature film effort American Mary.

The bloody new thriller from the sisters who gave us Dead Hooker in a Trunk made its American premiere at Fantastic Fest last night and proved the duo have a promising future in the genre.  The film has its flaws to be sure, however, the good in American Mary far outweighs the bad.

Kathryn Isabelle (Ginger Snaps) makes a terrific return to the genre in a role she can really sink her teeth into as Mary Mason, a young woman trying to make ends meets while she aspires to be a surgeon.  Smart, beautiful and diligent, Mary's career path is bright, however, one evening changes everything when she's asked to perform an underground operation.  This is compounded by a vicious attack she suffers a few nights later which only further shoves her down a macabre, weird rabbit hole.

Isabelle’s richly textured turn as Mary personifies the Soskas’ clever writing, one of the highlights of the film.  The dialogue is sharp and the voice they bring to the table is as fresh as the world they create.

Los Angeles' Screamfest is kicking off its 12th annual event on October 12th through October 21st at LA Live Regal Cinemas (1000 W. Olympic Blvd. LA, CA).

This year’s films include Morgan O’Neill’s The Factory starring John Cusack, Jennifer Carpenter and Mae Whitman.  You might recall that this one's been sitting on the shelf for a bit, so Screamfest will be the first place to check it out on the big screen.

The first wave of titles to hit Screamfest 2012 are as follows...

Fantastic Fest has announced thee final installment of programming for Fantastic Fest 2012, including the world premiere screening of The Collection, the anticipated sequel to The Collector.  Fantastic Fest will take place September 20-27 in Austin, Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar.

When Elena's (Emma Fitzpatrick) friends take her to a secret party at an undisclosed location, she never imagined she would become the latest victim of The Collector, a psychopathic killer. The Collector kidnaps and transports her to an abandoned hotel he's transformed into his own private maze of torture and death. Upon learning of his daughter's disappearance, Elena's wealthy father (Christopher McDonald) hires a group of mercenaries to retrieve her from the vicious grips of The Collector. These mercenaries coerce Arkin (Josh Stewart), the only man to have escaped the wrath of this heinous monster, to lead them through the gruesome labyrinth. Now, Arkin finds himself fighting for his own life in order to save Elena. "The Collection," directed by Marcus Dunstan and written by Dunstan and Patrick Melton, is a suspense horror film with nonstop thrills at every turn, starring Josh Stewart (The Dark Knight Rises), Emma Fitzpatrick (The Social Network), and Christopher McDonald (Requiem for a Dream).  

LD Entertainment will release The Collection in theaters November 30th.

Head inside for the final wave of films at this year's festival!

Yesterday, the Soska sisters - Jen and Sylvia - gave a Comic-Con audience a look at American Mary, their latest film.  (You'll recall, this is the duo that introduced us to Dead Hooker in a Trunk.)

American Mary is the story of a medical student named Mary who is growing increasingly broke and disenchanted with medical school and the established doctors she once idolized. The allure of easy money sends a desperate Mary through the messy world of underground surgeries, which leaves more marks on her than the so-called freakish clientele.

The film stars Katharine Isabelle, Antonio Cupo, Tristan Risk, David Lovgren, Paula Lindberg, and Twan Holliday.  Check out the trailer after the jump.