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The Bet - Available on DVD

About Me


"The Bet" is a critically acclaimed independent short film about two men with a long-standing game of placing a wager on the fate of those unfortunate enough to cross their path. Their latest victim is a young woman with a mysterious past.
"A vibrant vision in a carefully crafted and intriguing philosophical horror worth its weight in unspoken themes" - Short End Magazine
"Enigmatic and profoundly disturbing...A metaphysical abduction drama worthy of David Lynch himself" - City Life
"Utterly engrossing...Intelligent and genuinely disturbing... [an] atmosphere of grimy desperation that pervades the entire film" - Pulpmovies
"Well-paced, intelligent, eerie and intriguing" - Fatally Yours
"Twisted... Simple and effective" - Evil Dread
"Visually impressive...Viewers need to pay attention and think" - Horror-Asylum
"Rarely do I see an indie film that looks so polished" - Movies Online
"Dark in every way...Unsettling...Truly Brilliant...Worth Every Second" - Horror Reviews
"A Grimy and Interesting Trip" - Horror-Movies.ca
"Dark and Eerie" - The Horror Explorer
Official Site
Director's Blog
Hallway - by Justine Bellinsky

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Other filmmakers - directors, writers, producers, dp's, composers, actors, set deigners, make-up fx... anyone who makes movies. To share info/experience and maybe work together. And anyone with deep pockets who wants to finance some cool horror films.

We cannot and will not accept any stories, short films, synopses, screenplays or ideas here. They'll be marked as spam and deleted.

My Blog

New review of "The Bet" and Interview with the director

Short End Magazine has posted a review of "The Bet" along with an interview with director Michael Dunn. Short End called the film "A vibrant vision in a carefully crafted and intriguing philosophical ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:43:00 GMT

"The Bet" Available on DVD

You can order "The Bet" on DVD from Film Baby for just $12.99 (+s/h).CLICK THE IMAGE - OPENS A NEW WINDOWThe DVD has over FOUR hours of bonus features, including 6 commentaries, music video for "Hallw...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:38:00 GMT

Lotsa good reviews & DVD update

Instead of posting a blog here, though I have at my actual blog - rubbersquare.com/rubberblog - I listed some snippets of the reviews on the actual MySpace page. So far, very, very positive all around...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:07:00 GMT

First Review: "Dark and eerie"

The official first review of "The Bet" is in. You can read the full review at The Horror Explorer. A snippet:"I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. It has a look and feel to it that ...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:46:00 GMT

Some good advance word

While trailers always seem to be better than the actual film, I just hope the film gets half as good of a review as the trailer has. "The cinematography looks great...has very nice sound design...It's...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:45:00 GMT

CineVegas

"The Bet" has been accepted into the 9th Annual CineVegas Film Festival. It will play twice, on Wednesday, June 13 and Friday, June 15. Times for the screening have not been announced.
Posted by on Tue, 01 May 2007 16:26:00 GMT

DONE!

at least for now. The color and sound (the last two elements to fall into place) are FINISHED! i'm not jumping up and down about the way the sound design turned out and there may (MAY!) be a fix for i...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:12:00 GMT

Update

The pictures are back - but new - they more closely resemble the actual look of the new color correction.
Posted by on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:31:00 GMT

A SECRET

I've got a secret and I can't explain...Yes. A secret. A secret-secret. If you wanna know why the pictures were deleted from the pictures area... if you wanna know why I am being so secretive... well,...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:12:00 GMT

New Script and "The Bet" update

In case you didn't know, Mike Minnick, lead singer of the now-defunct band Curl Up and Die, has a cameo in "The Bet." Now you know."The Bet" is in its final stages of post-production. Edit - done. Col...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:56:00 GMT