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MonsterPants

AUTOMATONS opens in New York City on December 13!

About Me


Home of odd little genre films like AUTOMATONS, CANNIBALLISTIC!, THE OFF SEASON, and the upcoming SATAN HATES YOU.
More at: www.monsterpants.net
AUTOMATONS is a black & white, low-tech, special effects film about the horrors of war and robots. It stars newcomer Christine Spencer, Brenda Cooney (THE OFF SEASON) & Angus Scrimm (PHANTASM) with Don Wood (COLONIAL HOUSE), Noah DeFilippis (THE OFF SEASON) , John Levene (DOCTOR WHO) and Larry Fessenden (SESSION 9).
Get the Automatons Soundtrack by the Noisettes through iTunes or at CD Baby!
"...the movie's loving attention to light and shade transcends its hermetic setting and meager budget. At times the buzzing static and fizzy backlighting recall the glistening surrealism of the filmmaker Guy Maddin... enormously endearing"
-- Jeannette Catsoulis, NEW YORK TIMES
"Automatons is what happens when Eraserhead and Tetsuo the Iron Man bong themselves into oblivion and collaborate on a minimalist avant-garde sci-fi cheapie shot in a toolshed... Robot radness achieved! Budgets are for bitches. "
-- Nathan Lee, VILLAGE VOICE
"It's not a film of compromise but of sheer determination, refusing to be defined by its budget and liberated by a decision to overcome its bank account with sheer imagination."
-- S. James Snyder, NEW YORK SUN
"Ed Wood, the notorious director of Plan 9 From Outer Space and Glen or Glenda, has risen from the dead and returned to filmmaking as James Felix McKenney... And I mean that as a compliment."
-- V.A. Musetto, NEW YORK POST
"AUTOMATONS is a smart, thought-provoking tale equipped with the moody ambiance and intellectual integrity of a classic episode of THE OUTER LIMITS. That's high praise indeed."
-- Steven Puchalski, SHOCK CINEMA
"The beautiful indie sci-fi film AUTOMATONS is a troubling vision of things to come. Enough to make you think, worry and pray."
-- Louis Fowler, ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHRONICLE
"Automatons is an excellent homage to the movies of yesteryear, and will be quite a thrill for anyone who misses those old days."
-- Steve Anderson, FILM THREAT
"It's sci-fi existentialism at its rawest..a kind of WAITING FOR ROBOT, if Samuel Beckett's tale had involved warring machinery... the best Super-8 home movie made by a 12-year-old boy in the body of an adult that I've seen in a very long time."
-- Scooter McCrae, FANGORIA
"The robot action is often much more riveting than similar scenes in movies with many times the budget and technical sophistication."
-- Jay Seaver, UGO.COM
"AUTOMATONS is a wonderfully made, socially conscious low budget film and I cannot recommend it enough."
-- Brian Harris, JOE HORROR.COM
"AUTOMATONS does what all good sci fi stories should."
-- Adam Barnick, ENTERTAINMENT INSIDERS
"Best Shoestring Sci-Fi of 2006"
-- Jason Silverman, WIRED

My Interests

Cult Films, Shock Cinema, 1960's pop culture, Comic Books, old school Punk Rock, all kinds of trash -- both smart and stupid.

I'd like to meet:

Folks who like weird and unusual films with micoscopic budgets.

Music:

Most of the good stuff, and all of the bad.

Movies:

Automatons, Trigger Man, Habit, The Off Season, The Roost, No Telling, The Pod, Wendigo, The Last Winter, Phantasm, CanniBallistic!

Television:

Movies are better than television.

Books:

Cow, Psychonaut, What Are You Voting For?, Satan Hates You, Mondo Macabro, Sleazoid Express, Fear Withour Frontiers, Immoral Tales, Psychotronic Video, Shock Cinema

Heroes:

John Waters, David Lynch, Ed Wood, Tod Browning, Ishiro Honda, Angus Scrimm, Mario Bava, John Levene, Takashi Miike, Larry Fessenden, Sam Raimi, Jérôme Boivin, Terry Gilliam, Guy Maddin, James Whale, Roger Corman, Don Coscarelli, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

My Blog

PHANTASM cast members reunite for SATAN HATES YOU!

As reported today at Fangoria.com, Reggie Bannister is the latest genre name added to the cast list for SATAN HATES YOU, following his PHANTASM series co-star Angus Scrimm. This is the first film to f...
Posted by MonsterPants on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:51:00 PST

The AUTOMATONS DVD is here!!!!

AUTOMATONS on DVD Today!!!!AUTOMATONS, the Sci-Fi ScareFlick from Glass Eye Pix and MonsterPants Movies, is now out on DVD!The AUTOMATONS DVD features the one and only version of the critically acclai...
Posted by MonsterPants on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:00:00 PST

AUTOMATONS on DVD January 29!

As reported last week in Variety and at Fangoria.com, AUTOMATONS, the sci-fi ScareFlick from Glass Eye Pix and MonsterPants Movies, comes to DVD this January 29, 2008, courtesy of the prestigious Face...
Posted by MonsterPants on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:32:00 PST

AUTOMATONS at SITGES

AUTOMATONS will be shown at the Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya as part of a late night double feature with WENDIGO, Monday, October 8 at 00:30 (thats 12:30am Tuesday morning to y...
Posted by MonsterPants on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:22:00 PST

Special AUTOMATONS Screening in LONDON

Special AUTOMATONS Screening Sponored by the Parallel Futures Sci-Fi Film Club!November 4th, 7:00 pmdownstairs at the Juno bar: 134/135 Shoreditch High Street, Shoreditch, London, E1 6JE.Double Featur...
Posted by MonsterPants on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:52:00 PST

San Diego ComicCon: The Automatons Invasion!

AUTOMATONS closes out the Science Fiction / Fantasy program at the San Diego ComicCon International Film Festival!AUTOMATONSSaturday, July 284:30 pmFilm Festival - Room 26ABDirector James Felix McKenn...
Posted by MonsterPants on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:43:00 PST

24 Hour Ohio Sci Fi Marathon w/ AUTOMATONS!

We are honored to have Automatons (2006) included in the 24 Hour Ohio Sci Fi Marathon which begins this Saturday at noon at the Drexel Gateway Theater in Columbus!The program also features Terry Gilli...
Posted by MonsterPants on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:45:00 PST

AUTOMATONS invade Philly!

AUTOMATONS is coming to Philadelphia, PA! It's one of the twelve features selected to screen at the Backseat Film Festival.Backseat FIlm FestivalAUTOMATONSFriday, March 30 at MidnightThe Backseat Thea...
Posted by MonsterPants on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:34:00 PST

AUTOMATONS plays PORTLAND OREGON!

KILLER ROBOTS ATTACK OREGON!One day only!AUTOMATONS will be at the Longbaugh Film Festival:Saturday, March 31 at 4:00 pmClinton Street Theater2522 SE Clinton St.Portland, OR 97202503-238-8899http://lf...
Posted by MonsterPants on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:02:00 PST

More AUTOMATONS screenings In NYC & CHICAGO!

Happy New Year!The Two Boots Pioneer Theater In NYC has added a couple more screenings of AUTOMATONS this month:January 5 at 10:40 pmJanuary 19 at 11:00 pmThe Two Boots Pioneer Theater155 East 3rd Str...
Posted by MonsterPants on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:26:00 PST