With the annual American Film Market just around the corner, many and various PR machines are cranking into high gear and trying to ensure that their project is the one attracting all the attention. Normally this means waiting until the market itself to catch a look at new artwork or promo reels for various films but a few companies are starting to send their promos out digitally on secure servers. One company doing exactly that is international sales outfit Fortissimo Films, who have just sent out the promo reel for Pang Ho-Cheung's much awaited Hong Kong slasher Dream Home.
No, I'm not going to tell you how to see it, so don't ask - there is some unfinished footage and temp music involved so it wouldn't be a fair representation of the film - but here's what I can tell you. Put away any concerns over the behind the scenes struggles between director Pang and star Josie Ho. This is going to deliver. Extreme by any standards but wildly so for a picture coming out of Hong Kong, Dream Home weds Pang's trademark high gloss, arthouse tinged visuals to extreme gore, explicit sex - including female frontal nudity, a rarity in Hong Kong - massive amounts of blood and what is become a touch-point for 2009 horror: genital mutilation. I'm not at all surprised Josie Ho is getting cold feet over this film - this is a hugely risky move for her, one that could permanently change her public image but based on what Fortissimo is sending out, Pang isn't backing down at all.
Dream Home bills itself as Hong Kong's first ever slasher film. They're setting the bar high.
No, I'm not going to tell you how to see it, so don't ask - there is some unfinished footage and temp music involved so it wouldn't be a fair representation of the film - but here's what I can tell you. Put away any concerns over the behind the scenes struggles between director Pang and star Josie Ho. This is going to deliver. Extreme by any standards but wildly so for a picture coming out of Hong Kong, Dream Home weds Pang's trademark high gloss, arthouse tinged visuals to extreme gore, explicit sex - including female frontal nudity, a rarity in Hong Kong - massive amounts of blood and what is become a touch-point for 2009 horror: genital mutilation. I'm not at all surprised Josie Ho is getting cold feet over this film - this is a hugely risky move for her, one that could permanently change her public image but based on what Fortissimo is sending out, Pang isn't backing down at all.
Dream Home bills itself as Hong Kong's first ever slasher film. They're setting the bar high.
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Sounds just great!!!
POC has been the most interesting HK director for a few years now... can't wait to see this one!
I've rarely read such exciting descriptions of films. Can't wait to have a look at it.
I'm just glad there's finally a new Pang Ho-Cheung film. I was beginning to wonder if this was ever going to see the light of day.