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JD Ellenberger discusses the completion of, "Lachrymose Primrose", writing inspirations, directing tricks, designing ghost effects and distribution.Lachrymose Primrose trailer: https://youtu.be/d6BqQeekzug?si=4eROwjBZYkWMti7U JD Ellenberger links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DIRECTORJDELLENBERGERInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jd_ellenberger/https://www.instagram.com/lachrymose_primrose/Dead Harvey links:YouTube: @deadharveyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dead_harvey/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deadharveyIntro and outro music by Tony Longworth.*Indie filmmakers: visit this website for free music for your projects: http://tonylongworth.com/freemusic/.
NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!! www.fowlplayersradio.comWelcome back the program J.D. Ellenberger!! (formerly known as Johnny Daggers).J.D. came back to tell us about his new project "The Lachrymose Primrose" which is now in pre-production and features two of my Fowl Players of Perryville actresses, Donna Madison and Michelle Mullins. We also discuss old movies, black and white vs. color, The Twilight Zone, movie sequels and remakes, and much more!!Prior to the episode we will have a segment containing an announcement from Alfred Guy, our Official Horror Movie Correspondent of Fowl Players Radio regarding a special charity event to be held from July 30 to August 1, 2021 for Scares That Care, a very fine, worthwhile organization.Please consider supporting this organization:https://scaresthatcareweekendva.com/Subscribe for free at www.fowlplayersradio.com or listen wherever you find podcasts online.No matter what platform you listen on, you can help us greatly by giving us a fair review and a 5 star rating!Also- be sure to visit our page on patreon.com- www.patreon.com/fowlplayersradio!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!!The Fowl Players of Perryville are back and have many shows booked for the fall and winter of 2021-22! See our schedule on www.fowlplayersofperryville.com. For bookings, we can be reached by phone at 443-600-0446 or by email at fowlplayersperryville@yahoo.com.
Straight from our affiliate show The Country Jam Sessions, Eddie Spaghetti of The Supersuckers sits down with host Johnny Daggers to discuss the bands new album "Play That Rock N Roll", recording at Willie Nelson's studio, Steve Earle, Eddie Vedder, life in quarantine, and much more. #SUPERSUCKERS #EDDIESPAGHETTI #JOHNNYDAGGERS #PLAYTHATROCKNROLL #OUTLAWCOUNTRYMUSIC #ALTCOUNTRY #COUNTRYJAMSESSIONS
Tonight for Sinister Parlour Podcast's very first episode I get to talk with writer, director, artist, model, musician, and podcaster Johnny Daggers. Be sure to check out his silent noir film The Noctabulist on Amazon Prime or anywhere else videos are available and keep up with his past and upcoming projects on his official website: http://www.officialJohnnydaggers.com/
In this special near 2 hour episode, Johnny Daggers sits down with Joshua Fleming of The Vandoliers to discuss their punk roots, the punk to country crossover, songwriting, Rhett Miller, Bloodshot Records, touring, and much more!
Hi everyone! Welcome back to our Indie Wednesday coverage, where we feature microbudget and independent films overlooked by most media outlets. Today’s review will feature 2019’s NOCTAMBULIST, a film by Johnny Daggers. Last year we featured a review of his documentary film BLOOD ON THE REEL (Episode #612), as part of Reign of Terror 2019, but it was clear he was most excited to talk about his latest film. So, over break, I gave it a second viewing, and made sure to place it on the calendar this year to feature this silent noir horror, or noirror, film. I’ll even be featuring some snippets from our full interview with Johnny Daggers, available on our Patreon page in two parts, episodes P012 and P013. If you love silent films, especially German expressionist pictures, then you’ll love today’s film. Before the review, we’ll have a quick promo from our good friend Kolby Told Me, one of our biggest supporters for the podcast last year, as demonstrated by his near domination of the Follow Friday boards. You can find him on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @kolbytoldme. And if you take up one of his recommendations, let everyone know that Kolby Told Me! Subscribe to stay current with the latest releases. Contribute at Patreon for exclusive content. Connect with us over social media to continue the conversation. Here we go! ///// > ///// Today’s movie is NOCTAMBULIST, the silent noir horror picture written and directed by Johnny Daggers. Set in the early 1900s, Zella (Lauren Peele) is struggling with the recent death of her mother, and the inheritance expected from her passing. She begins to suspect her husband Stellan (Nicholas Nazario) is cheating on her with notorious flirt Marlene Demone (Nadia White). After being prescribed medicine to calm her nerves, she begins to lose her grip on herself, struggling to separate reality from fantasy. No spoilers. However, it’s hard to use clips from a silent movie, so instead, I’ll be interspersing segments from our interview with Johnny Daggers last year. When I first started One Movie Punch, I wanted to use the opportunity to see a wide variety of films. I certainly have my favorites, but I also have a ton of blind spots. Some of those blind spots are from being too busy as a young parent to make it to the theaters. Some of those blind spots are still there because the content explosion has made finding unique films, and the time to watch them, much more difficult. So, I made a commitment at the time to weekly classic movie reviews, calling them Film Buff Fridays, and began taking in a wide variety of films from the past few decades, including a lot of pre-code and silent films. You don’t realize just how formative early cinema was for the stories of today. My recent review for BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ (Episode #657) took us all the way back to the beginning, in the very late 1800s, but this eventually spread to two key centers: Hollywood and Germany. Hollywood began churning out picture after picture, mostly in the noir genre, due to its tantalizing content, which became the films I watched growing up as the late night movies on syndicated television. Germany was taking a more artistic approach, with Fritz Lang leading the way with German Expressionism on the screen, along with a host of lesser-known filmmakers. Sure, there were comedies, shorts, romances, and others, but those two genres were two of my favorites. It’s the same with Johnny Daggers. JOHNNY: “With NOCTAMBULIST, it is my first foray into German Expressionists or surrealist type films. I call it ‘noirror’ just because I was just like, oh, stared at the words noir and horror so much, and I’m like, yeah, you fuse them together, you know. I really wanted to make a silent that paid tribute to NOSFERATU, CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, M, GOLEM. All these early great films, because again, being an archivist, I don’t want those films to ever get lost. Grant you, you can’t replicate a movie like that, although I’m thankful for a nice German review that came in on Twitter lately, that said that NOCTAMBULIST is the closest thing that you’ll get in modern day to the heyday films. And that was a nice compliment. I don’t know if I say that, but that really warmed my heart. Obviously, I’m working on digital, and so I really have to spend the time to kind of give it that old stylized German Expressionist look. I’m very pleased with how it turned out.” It’s an unexpected change of pace for Johnny Daggers, whose filmography include SAMHAIN: NIGHT FEAST, a film about a pagan ritual that brought him to notoriety, along with CAUSTIC ZOMBIES, the follow-up that took a crack at toxic-waste driven zombie horror. He followed that up through a series of events with BLOOD ON THE REEL (Episode #612), which you can learn about in our review. Sure, Johnny Daggers is a heavily-tattooed model, who likes punk music and has made horror films, but we definitely shouldn’t stereotype him, because at his core, he’s an artist, who has to create, and is frankly getting sick of being pigeonholed. JOHNNY: “And now finally, like, NOCTAMBULIST is just like the, like... I’ve always been influenced by early German Expressionist films. CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, NOSFERATU. That’s where I always wanted to go as a filmmaker, but I didn’t... I knew that I couldn’t make a film like that until I knew what the hell I was doing. Finally came time where everything fell into place with NOCTAMBULIST. It’s, in my opinion, beautifully stylized. Is it perfect? No. Like I said, I don’t think any indie or anybody should every say their film’s perfect, but I tell you what. It’s like, this is the film that I wish that I would have made all along, and I wish that nobody would have even heard of me until NOCTAMBULIST came out, because it literally was the ten-year mark, almost. And the ten thousand hours of finally learning what the hell I’m doing and to feel comfortable in being able to make a film successfully and have something that turns out. But then I wouldn’t change anything for the world, because everything’s a learning tool, and it makes you who you are today. You know, it was tough, being under a magnifying glass as soon as... it’s tough to be examined when you still don’t even know exactly what you’re doing.” NOCTAMBULIST, subtitled A TALE OF REFRACTING SHADOWS, follows the story of Zella’s struggle with her husband, initially set within what we can call the real world, a sequence of high-class 1920’s parties, cars, and affluence, but seen through a darker lens. Rather than exemplifying the male characters of old noir films, Daggers lets the overtly misogynist spirit of the time leak into his story, especially when Stellan decides to have the doctor medicate her into submission. Once Zella goes under, we’re then introduced to a second world, a dream world that delves directly into some truly amazing sequences clearly influenced by German Expressionism. We bounce back and forth between the two worlds, sometimes not sure which world we’re actually in or not. Silent film requires a lot of visual storytelling, outside of the text placards that tend to give us the jist of a much larger conversation, normally. Ironically, Daggers had to use a lot of editing to get the modern, sleek, high-resolution cameras of today to look like films from the time period, but it’s a beautiful product when it’s done. Especially when combined with the excellent sets, great costuming, and well-chosen music. You might think all of this would be a super-expensive proposition, but fate has a way of following the consummate artist around. JOHNNY: “When things fall into place, they just really fall in place. And that just happened with NOCTAMBULIST. I mean, not only did I finally know my craft, I felt well enough to make a film like ‘Noctambulist’. It’s really funny, because I was doing a music video, for a gentlemen a couple of years back. It was right after I moved to Maryland. I usually don’t do music videos, but it was a friend of a friend who was in a band, and I said, ‘Yeah, I’ll sign on. I’ll do it. But we needed a makeup artist and a hairstylist.’ And, you know, I was new to the area, didn’t know anybody.” JOHNNY: “Somehow, I became connected with this wonderful lady by the name of Buffy Roman Fox, who was a hairstylist, and she was going to work on the music video. Once I had written the script for NOCTAMBULIST, I had reached out to Buffy and said, ‘You know, I don’t know anybody in the area. I’m working on this 1920s German Expressionist film, and I just need to be introduced to people with locations and so forth. She said, ‘You know, two of my best friends, Bonnie Shipley Peele and Steve Summerland, their whole entire house is furnished with 1920s antiquities. So let me just reach out to them. You know, see if they’d be interested in helping out.’ Because in the independent world, when you don’t have the money, it’s all about connections and networking. Most people are just happy to help for me just to be a part of a film.” JOHNNY: “So, Buffy reached out to Bonnie and Steve, then we had a meeting together, and they were super enthused about it, and this is prior to me ever going to their home. I remember one day, Buffy and I are driving out, I think maybe it was the first time to meet Bonnie and Steve, or the second time, and I said, ‘Boy, you know, I really wish that I had access to like a swamp, or this murky water area with cattails and creepy trees and stuff.’ And she’s like, ‘You’re not going to believe this, but Bonnie and Steve also have that in their backyard of their house.’ I’m like, really? So, their house is already completely furnished with 1920s antiquities.” JOHNNY: “The way that the movie was written, you know, I needed an early 1920s Model A. Just happened to find a guy. He’s like, ‘Oh yeah, I have an era-appropriate car. If you need to use it, go ahead.’ And it was like, literally, like, everything fell into place. It was like the props, the locations, the cars, and just felt like I was strong enough to tell that story and film it properly. Everything just fell into place. I don’t know how else to explain it other than it was serendipitous. It was like everything was meant to be with that film.” JOHNNY: “And so after I was introduced to Bonnie and Steve, that had the 1920s antiquities, and had the bog and all that stuff, I was like, ‘Boy, you know what, like, I literally just canned two actresses for the lead.’ And they were like, ‘You know, our daughter would be perfect. She used to be an actress on “Dawson’s Creek”, back in the day.’” I’m not one who believes in miracles or fate. I often think we invent the stories of our successes after we accomplish them. But I also think, as one good friend once said, that the cosmos sometimes winks at us in bizarre ways. It’s hard not to think there’s something bigger going on. However, I tend to trust Seneca’s maxim that “luck is when preparation meets opportunity”, and NOCTAMBULIST is what happens when Johnny’s consistent, if sometimes difficult commitment to the craft meets a series of opportunities. NOCTAMBULIST could easily have been much worse, but instead we get a genuine film, in a new or perhaps rediscovered genre, that still manages to tread new ground. It’s an intimidating proposition for any filmmaker, especially one as self-critical as Johnny. JOHNNY: “It’s kind of, I’m kind of intimidated. Not, I’m again, not saying, I would never say that anything I do is the greatest film in the world, but as far as what I’ve done, it’s definitely the best thing that I’ve ever done, and I hope that I can live up to it. I don’t want it to be like a one-off for me, so to speak, like, I don’t want that to be, like, that’s the only film I ever got right, and it was just a fluke or something.” JOHNNY: “With my next film, which I’m keeping very low-key. I’m not mentioning anything about it. Just because the script is so original, that I’m afraid that somebody might run with that idea and film it before I do. So, all that I will divulge about the film is that it’s going to be in color, shot in 4K, high-def. It’s going to have audio and not anything you would expect from a Johnny Daggers film. But the underlying story, if you just take a look at the story, has a very strong noir presence.” Thankfully, Johnny’s going to continue making movies, and I can’t wait to see where his expanding filmography takes him next. NOCTAMBULIST is a unique film, melding noir and horror films together into a taut psychological thriller that pays homage to German Expressionism in the best ways. It has some rough parts, and may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it is a high quality, well-made film that takes risks where so many others dare not. Silent film fans, or noir fans, or German Expressionist fans owe it to themselves to check out this film. And anyone looking for something different from most of what’s available today. Rotten Tomatoes: NR Metacritic: NR One Movie Punch: 7.6/10 NOCTAMBULIST (2019) is not rated and is currently playing on Amazon Prime.
Johnny Daggers returns this week to discuss The Linthicum Witch wrap party. Tedd impeaches Jason. We revisit Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Halloween is here and the Lords of Chaos are joined by Noctambulist director Johnny Daggers. The guys talk to Johnny about his many film, music, and writing projects through the years, as well as projects on the horizon. Of course it wouldn't be Halloween if the Lords of Chaos didn't give a list of their favorite obscure horror films.
This week Johnny Daggers returns to the show to talk about his latest film projects, books, and his favorite horror movies of all time. Of course we get side tracked into reciting Kevin Meaney routines and talking in depth about the wonders of the late Rod Serling and our favorite Twilight Zone episodes!The Fowl Players of Perryville - www.fowlplayersofperryville.com Upcoming ShowsSaturdays September 28, October 5,12,26 and November 2- the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad- www.wmsr.comFriday October 25- The Black Eyed Susan- www.blackeyedsusanhdg.comMonday October 28- Slate Farm Brewery- www.slatefarmbrewery.comSunday October 27- Vandiver Inn - a benefit for https://www.chesapeakefelineassociation.org/
Johnny Daggers and Jeff Forloines sat down with me to discuss their latest and greatest- "Noctambulist"- a silent "film noir"! I had the chance to screen it last week and I thought it was superbly done! We discuss the film, the plot, the photography, the cast, and things that inspired Johnny and Jeff such as their favorite movies and TV shows. I will not give away too much here, but I will say it is very enjoyable and well worth seeing! The Fowl Players of Perryville will be returning to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad on Saturday, January 26, and the show will be "Dangerous Toys". For tickets call 1-800-Train50 or www.wmsr.com.
Tune in as Johnny Daggers sits down with the electrifying Ms. Laura Palmer to discuss the upcoming Screamin' Rebel Angels album, tour and much more.
Johnny Daggers sits down with Fur Dixon (ex-Cramps, Hollywood Hillbillys, Les Whirlbirds) to discuss her new band WTFUKUSHIMA and much more. Episode is dedicated to the late, great Nick Knox.
Its classic old-timey radio again as Dietrich Valhalla (Collector of Oddities) steps in for David Fairhead on this fusion of rock, film and white noise. Dava She Wolf steps up as guest cohost as we surface above terrestrial radio crackles of old and interview author/director Johnny Daggers on his film Noctambulist. Hear "The Prowl" from Harvey & Wolf E.P. "Fine Spirits."
The zany collector of dark things, Dietrich Valhalla guest hosts this KWR with the writer and director of a 1920's Silent Noir Thriller, "Noctambulist." Music by our own house band, Yard Panther with "Cherry Red." Its old timey radio... with a twist.
This week, Jason and Michael are joined by Johnny Daggers to discuss his movies, his book NEVERLASTING, life and death, the macabre, Leonard Cohen, and much more. There was some technical difficulties involving Jason's microphone at the very beginning of the interview, and he apologizes for the choppy quality while Johnny discusses his childhood. From there on, though, the quality is great. Buy Johnny's book: https://www.amazon.com/Neverlasting-Johnny-Daggers/dp/0997773014/ Visit Johnny Online: http://www.johnnydaggers.com Music Heard: Everybody Knows & You Want It Darker, both songs by Leonard Cohen. RIP Leonard.
Today, hear the first macabre chapter of Johnny Dagger's new project, Neverlasting. And of course Fiends, we bring you Johnny Daggers himself to talk about it with publisher Gary Vincent. They share many hats together as writers, actors, musicians and part of the www.BurningBulbPublishing.com family. Music by Deep Space Pilots and Yard Panther. Find both on www.Bandcamp.com
We take a break from the summer movie review grind and sit down with filmmaker, model, author, and friend; Johnny Daggers of DaggerVision Films. Johnny talks about his new film Blood on the Reel, a peek into the trials and tribulations of independent horror filmmakers. Johnny also gives us insight into his own personal filmmaking journey and where he sees it heading with feature films and a new novel. Movie News! No movie news this week. Johnny Daggers Interview Daggervision Beginnings Brian and Johnny go way back as they were partners in Daggervision Films during the early days. The Cinema Psychos Show is what it is due to Daggervision Films Horror Talk Radio. Blood on the Reel The documentary shows what indie horror filmmakers have to go through to be successful. Without technology the documentary wouldn't exist. Johnny directed interviews with filmmakers all over the world through skype. The film is successful in making the audience empathize with the struggles and successes that indie filmmakers have to go through. Follow your blood Your passion will drive you to what you should do. Johnny brought up a good point how after soul searching he found that filmmaking was in his blood. Noctambulist New film similar to 1920's German expressionist films like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Nosferatu. Too much product- Not enough eyeballs Even with services like Amazon Video Direct, Vimeo, etc. it is still hard for indie filmmakers to get the distribution necessary to be successful. Technology has made it easier to make a high quality film- iphones can shoot in 2k now. But that is creating an influx of too many films. Cats like to screw with podcast interviews Another cat incident happened during the podcast recording. This time it was Johnny's cat that decided to jump outside in the middle of the interview. Gotta love the kitties. Blood on the Reel - Trailer Check out Blood on the Reel available at amazon and other major retailers released through SGL Entertainment Subscribe / Rate / Review Subscribe today to never miss an episode. If you like the show or want to leave a comment, please feel free to give us a quick review. We are always looking to improve and add more to the show and your input is definitely appreciated. Also, join our monthly newsletter to get exclusive content and previews of upcoming episodes. Calling all Indie filmmakers! We Want Your Movies! As indie filmmakers, we can appreciate the value of a review of your work. Film festivals, distribution companies, sales agents, etc. all look at reviews and press that a film can get when considering picking up a film. If you are interested in submitting your indie film for review, contact us at the links below with a digital screener of your movie and we will do what we can to feature it on a future episode of The Cinema Psychos Show. Connect with us! Twitter @PsychosShow Facebook-PsychosShow Website-cinemapsychosshow.com Instagram-cinemapsychosshow Email- cinemapsychosshow@gmail.com Brian Cottington-@BrianCottington Elaine Wooliscroft-@La_Croft The post Johnny Daggers of Blood on the Reel – Interview – Episode 14 appeared first on The Cinema Psychos Show.
Johnny Daggers is a Neo-Noir, Horror filmmaker, or "Noirror", as Mr. Daggers has penned it. And, he is also an author of the macabre, releasing his debut illustrated horror novel "Neverlasting" in 2016 through Burning Bulb Publishing. As a filmmaker, Johnny Daggers first made a name for himself in 2010, when his 20 minute short, "Samhain: Night ... See full bio » --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gruesome-hertzogg/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gruesome-hertzogg/support
Johnny Daggers began his career in film in 2010 when he wrote, directed and starred in his award winning short film, Samhain: Night Feast. Fed up with corporate Hollywood horror, Daggers took it upon himself to the film. A film designed to bring the old school feel back to the horror audience. Initially the film was made for nothing more than enjoyment, and was never intended for international release. That would quickly change. Just weeks after the film's completion, Daggers received word that Samhain: Night Feast would be screened at the Bastards Of Horror Short Film Festival (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Much to Daggers surprise, the film was deemed the "crowd favorite", thus winning the film festival. Daggers had already begun his venture on another film, Caustic Zombies, and decided that with the success of the Bastards Of Horror Short Film Festival that he would launch a legitimate production company, DaggerVision Films.Johnny Daggers - IMDbJohnny Daggers - FacebookJohnny Daggers (@JohnnyDaggers) | TwitterBlood On The Reel - Facebook
Johnny Daggers began his career in film in 2010 when he wrote, directed and starred in his award winning short film, Samhain: Night Feast. Fed up with corporate Hollywood horror, Daggers took it upon himself to the film. A film designed to bring the old school feel back to the horror audience. Initially the film was made for nothing more than enjoyment, and was never intended for international release. That would quickly change. Just weeks after the film's completion, Daggers received word that Samhain: Night Feast would be screened at the Bastards Of Horror Short Film Festival (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Much to Daggers surprise, the film was deemed the "crowd favorite", thus winning the film festival. Daggers had already begun his venture on another film, Caustic Zombies, and decided that with the success of the Bastards Of Horror Short Film Festival that he would launch a legitimate production company, DaggerVision Films.Johnny Daggers - IMDbJohnny Daggers - FacebookJohnny Daggers (@JohnnyDaggers) | TwitterBlood On The Reel - Facebook
Mizzdee and Dave talk upcoming events worth talking about! Daggervision's own Johnny Daggers makes a major announcement with BLOOD ON THE REEL and something thats Dwelling in the Dark ...We talk 16volt's Eric Powell and his return with Black December, Lesley Rankine will be celebrating 20 years of RUBY and her ground breaking Salt Peter album. Erika Askew,our girl on the streets of Austin reports on the musical fest SXSW
Talking HORROR with film director Johnny Daggers of Daggervision Films and his next project, BLOOD ON THE REELS. A special music accompaniment rewind to some driving metal from CROSSBREED!
Dave & Heather discuss GOOD and BAD cover songs and the bands that attempted them. Jim Semonik's REIN [FORCED] kick ass cover of "BUTTERFLY WINGS." A Johnny Daggers update on his new film from DaggerVision, and two 80's Cover songs for a most Excellent Episode 80! Eddie Money anyone?
Johnny Daggers is back and has a new band with Brittany Bordella and Sam Stewart. Tonight, Goth/Metal band BRITTANY BORDELLA. Its never dull with a Daggers backstory and these girls bounce the bass and pummel with riffs! Dont miss the Chicken Nugget Freakout at the end!