Los Angeles-based Dark Star Pictures has acquired the North American distribution rights to the festival midnighter Dementia Part II as part of their exciting collaboration with horror leader Bloody Disgusting, the companies announced Monday morning. Taken from the pages of Sam Raimi, and delivering absurd gross-out humor and nonstop mayhem, the making of Dementia Part II came out of a dare from Chicago’s Cinepocalype Film Festival and the movie’s producers JD Lifshitz and Raphael Margules. The two must produce a feature-length midnight movie from concept to finished product in one
We’re only a month into 2021, but Sam Vartholomeos has emerged as one of the breakout stars of the year. He leads Ed Burns’ latest dramedy, Bridge and Tunnel, which follows a group of college graduates setting out to pursue their dreams while still clinging to the familiarities of their working-class Long Island hometown. For actor Sam Vartholomeos that crossroad instantly drew him in as well as the fact that he’s always dreamed of filming a series in his home state. Pop Culturalist caught up with Sam ahead of tonight’s
Balancing his time between student life, athletes, and his work as a musician, Dalton Mauldin is a fantastic example of how hard work and passion really pays off. His debut single, “Nights Without You,” was an instant hit and had fans clamoring for more. Luckily, he just released his first EP, gray., last fall—and just announced the release date of his follow-up EP (February 9, mark your calendars!). We spoke with Dalton about making the transition from sports to music, his biggest influences, and his new single “deja vu.” PC:
Singer-songwriter GRAACE is one of Australia’s hottest up-and-coming musicians. After rocketing to the spotlight after her collaboration with Hayden James’ “Numb” in 2017, she’s been busy touring and releasing her own music; in fact, she has over 100 million streams on Spotify. Her newest single, “You Do You,” is from her upcoming EP. As GRAACE says, “It was inspired by the honeymoon phase of meeting someone.” The catchy hook and luscious vocals draw listeners in—and we can’t wait for the full EP. We chatted with GRAACE about her career, her