Clickbait principal photography is wrapped! Behind-the-scenes and production photos!
Clickbait is now in post-production and we wanted to share some photos from production! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6982794/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1
Listen to Michael on Without Your Head 1/18 with Adrian Esposito, Bill Weeden and Lloyd Kaufman to talk about Special Needs Revolt!
Subscribe on iTunes / Google Play Michael Epstein joins Adrian Esposito, Bill Weeden and Lloyd Kaufman to talk about Special Needs Revolt! Special Needs Revolt & Best Films of 2017 – Without Your Head The cast/crew behind the upcoming SPECIAL … Read More
Women of Rock Oral History Project Launch Party at Zebulon 1/11/18 – video and press roundup
MUSIC We filmed the event and have posted a song from each set below! The Women of Rock Oral History Project launch party was a grand, sold-out success! PANELS Excellent, thought-provoking panels given by:
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Thalia Zedek
Thalia Zedek Interviewed and Filmed by Tanya Pearson. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Genya Ravan
GENYA RAVAN INTERVIEW BY Tanya Pearson. FILMED BY JEN DESSINGER EDITED BY Michael J. Epstein
Check out the fascinating similarity between Eminem and Beyoncé’s “Walk on Water” (2017) and The Motion Sick’s “Walk on Water” (2008)!
Check out the fascinating similarity between Eminem and Beyoncé’s “Walk on Water” (2017) and The Motion Sick’s “Walk on Water” (2008)! The Motion Sick’s “Walk on Water” (2008) Read “Walk on Water” by The Motion Sick on Genius Eminem and Beyoncé’s “Walk … Read More
Trashsploitation (2018): a collection of horror, exploitation, b-movie, grindhouse, and trash trailer features TEN and Blood of the Tribades trailers! Now out on blu-ray, DVD, and VHS via SRS Cinema
VESTRA PICTURES TRASHSPLOITATIONGRINDHOUSE, HORROR, SOV, TRASH, EXPLOITATION FILM TRAILERS! The greatest collection of current underground movie trailers around!THE MOST SHOCKING FILM TRAILER COMPILATION OF ALL TIME!COMING ATTRACTION FILM TRAILERS!Produced by TONY NEWTON “GRINDSPLOITATION”, “VHS LIVES: A SCHLOCKUMENTARY”.FEATURING THE BEST GRINDHOUSE, … Read More
Our giallo-inspired modern thriller feature Clickbait goes into production this week!
You only die once! IMDB – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram About Clickbait: A college student who will do just about anything for Internet fame is kidnapped by a fan, and her reluctant roommate is the only one who … Read More
60 Seconds to Die Anthology featuring “doppelgänger” segment by Sophia and Michael released on DVD and VOD
Review Excerpt from Starburst issue 446!”A number of filmmakers have already begun making themselves knwon on the festival circuit and it’s easy to see why. There’s such a high standard within the various shorts that picking out a few favourites … Read More
Sophia and Michael work as Script Supervisor and Assistant Director on Whitney Avalon’s “You’re Not Fooling Anyone!” music video
Check out the ever-talented Whitney Avalon‘s latest music video for the 80s news outrage throwback, “You’re Not Fooling Anyone!” We had the pleasure of helping out on crew on this video! We’ve worked with Whitney a few times before … Read More
Michael is a semifinalist in the Legion M pitch elevator
The latest news is that Michael has advanced to the semifinals along with 32 other pitches. His pitch will be featured on an episode of the Pitch Elevator show. Eight finalists will be chosen by judges and fans. List … Read More
Sophia and Michael work on Princess Rap Battle – RAPUNZEL vs ANNA (Eliza Dushku James Maslow Tom Lenk Whitney Avalon)
We had the pleasure of working as PAs on the Princess Rap Battle – RAPUNZEL vs ANNA (Eliza Dushku, James Maslow, Tom Lenk, Whitney Avalon)! Check out their Youtube channel, Facebook page, and Patreon!
Fenella Fielding, The Village Loudspeaker Announcer in The Prisoner gives intro to Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling and The PrisonerCon guests!
We had a great time last month playing at The Prisoner Con and meeting all of the wonderful friends and fans of the show. We showed our two Prisoner-inspired vidoes, Arrival (a shot for shot remake of the opening sequence) and … Read More
Michael Interviewed on TRAINWRECK’D SOCIETY as part of Month of Horror Showcase
Michael J. Epstein [Interview] Welcome to Day 15 of Trainwreck’d Society’s Month of Horror Showcase. Every day during the month of October, we will have a horror related interview and/or film review for your fright-filled reading pleasure! The set up … Read More
Sophia and Michael work as Script Supervisor and Assistant Director on Whitney Avalon’s “Uninvited” music video
Check out the ever-talented Whitney Avalon‘s latest music video featuring Maleficent singing, “Uninvited.” We had the pleasure of helping out on crew on this video! We’ve worked with Whitney a few times before as well, including on Princess Rap Battle … Read More
Sophia is 2nd unit cinematographer on El Pelon Avila music video
In addition to serving as the primary focus puller on the El Pelon Avila music video for “Asi La Fui Armando,” Sophia shot all of the second-unit material for the flashback sequences to the singer as a young child, selling … Read More
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Kat Arthur
Kat Arthur is a singer, songwriter and a founding member of Los Angeles punk band Legal Weapon. In this oral history, Kat Arthur discusses her childhood upbringing in Princeton, NJ, her family of origin, schooling, and teenage years. She details her early … Read More
Crowdfunding Basics in 30 Minutes is a finalist in the Independent Publishers of New England’s 4th Annual Book Awards!!!
Very happy to announce that my book, Crowdfunding Basics in 30 Minutes is a finalist in the Independent Publishers of New England’s 4th Annual Book Awards!!! About the book – Crowdcrux Podcast Interview – Take the Lead Radio with Dr. Diane … Read More
The Prisoner Con 2017! Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling (Sophia and Michael) performing live. SEPT 30 – SEATTLE, WA
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling The Prisoner Con Saturday evening September 30, 2017 — 6:00 – 11:00 PM At the Broadway Performance Hall — Seattle, WA Facebook Event The Program is outlined here: http://www.theprisonercon2017.com/the-program.html The story of how … Read More
Blood of the Tribades reviewed in Videoscope Magazine!
“…is a love letter to offbeat lesbian vampire films and a portent discourse on self-identity, feminism, and the violence wrought from religious dogma. Fans of subversive cinema and vampire lore alike should find plenty to appreciate” Chris Hallock, VideoScope Magazine Summer … Read More
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Azalia Snail
Azalia Snail Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Brie (Howard) Darling
BRIE (HOWARD) DARLING Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
Michael does post-production sound work on “COUPLES: Zoe & Eric (Picking a Restaurant)”
Zoe attempts to get her extremely indecisive boyfriend, Eric, to agree on a restaurant before everything closes. DIRECTED, WRITTEN & EDITED BY: Ryan Sulak & Chris Sturgeon STARRING Niccole Thurman as Zoe Scott Yamamura as Eric Chris Sturgeon as Adam … Read More
Crowdfunding Basics in 30 Minutes named one of The 100 Best Books for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs by Proven.
“Crowdfunding has rapidly become a viable way to start a small business. This book walks you through the pros and cons of crowd funding and how to do it successfully.” Check out the whole list of books below or … Read More
Blood of the Tribades streaming free on Amazon Prime for a limited time!
After many issues with Amazon blocking “mature” titles from Prime, we just got Blood of the Tribades screening free on Prime! It is for a limited time, so it would be tremendously helpful if people watch it soon on Prime and … Read More
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Editing by Michael J. Epstein.
Michael’s film reveiws for Without Your Head
http://withoutyourhead.com/viewnews.php?autoid=110692 http://withoutyourhead.com/viewnews.php?autoid=110331 http://withoutyourhead.com/viewnews.php?autoid=110313 http://withoutyourhead.com/viewnews.php?autoid=109602 We also did a Phantasm mini-doc, an interview with the cast and director of Look Away, and had interviews of our own for Blood of the Tribades, Special Needs Revolt, and Clickbait … Read More
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Sophia and Michael attending Genreblast 2 for INDIE FILMMAKERS UNLEASHED panel!
September 7 – 10, 2017 Alamo Drafthouse Winchester, VA Film lineup reveal on July 7! GENREBLAST 2 INDIE FILMMAKERS UNLEASHED!A raw and uncensored look into the world of independent genre filmmaking from the mouths of those in the trenches!Moderated by … Read More
Kill Giggles teaser features Darling Pet Munkee’s “Live Toy Circus (With Performing CHAMELEON)”
We’re excited that Darling Pet Munkee‘s “Live Toy Circus (With Performing CHAMELEON)” is featured in the teaser for Kill Giggles! Everyone has heard and seen the story time and time again of the serial killers, the madmen, the monsters who … Read More
Sophia and Michael help create teaser for Safe Place
Sophia and I served as the west-coast proxy production team for Safe Place, a film shooting in Florida later this year starring Ashley Mary Nunes. The Florida team couldn’t make the journey to Los Angeles for the teaser shoot, so Sophia … Read More
The Beethoven Reclamation Society presents The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
[bandcamp width=350 height=470 album=1433225257 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false] Back in the 1990s, I was pretty heavily involved in collage music, particularly doing live collage radio at WHRW with the radio show Free Uncensored under the DJ name M-sli©k da ninjA, which … Read More
Blood of the Tribades wins in four categories for Under The Morgue’s Best of 2016
Blood of the Tribades won in four categories in Under The Morgue‘s Best of 2016 Best Vampire Film Best DVD/Blu-ray Release (tied with The Witch) Best Direct-To-DVD Film (tied with Hush, Late Night Double Feature, Chill: The Killing Games) Biggest Guilty Pleasure … Read More
Blood of the Tribades June 2017 screenings – Brattleboro, VT and Somerville, MA
June 15, 2017 – Horror At The Hooker – Brattleboro, VT – https://facebook.com/events/1041392482661208 Screening and Q&A w/ directors Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein! Doors open at 6:45pm – Show starts at 7pm – $5 (suggested donation) – INFO June … Read More
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Tracy Bonham
TRACY BONHAM INTERVIEW BY TANYA PEARSON FILMED BY PAUL W. PRESTON AND TANYA PEARSON EDITED BY TANYA PEARSON
The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives” featured on The Anchorite Soundtrack. Download it free!
The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives” is featured in the film, The Anchorite! Stubborn guitarist Aaron Black finds himself unceremoniously ejected from his band and takes revenge by hijacking the tour. But when his manager insists he take on Chelsea as … Read More
Take that, you ostrich skeleton! mystery solved!
This is my go-to image for various jokes / scenarios. We’re even considering calling a new band, “Take That, You Ostrich Skeleton!” We had no idea where it came from and had a long Facebook thread involving a number of people … Read More
Blood of the Tribades trailer included in special “LET’S GO TO THE DRIVE-IN” Frankenstein Created Bikers / Dear God No! double feature disc
Very excited that the Blood of the Tribades trailer is included in special “LET’S GO TO THE DRIVE-IN” Frankenstein Created Bikers / Dear God No! double feature disc We put together a special program under the extras called “Let’s Go … Read More
Michael interviewed about Crowdfunding Basics on Take the Lead Radio With Dr. Diane Hamilton
I have the wonderful pleasure of speaking with Dr. Diane Hamilton for Take the Lead radio about crowdfunding and various creative and academic pursuits! (Facebook / Twitter) My segment is about 30 minutes into the show. Listen to / download … Read More
Michael shares crowdfunding secrets on Crowdcrux podcast (and talks about his Crowdfunding Basics In 30 Minutes Basics book)
I had a great chat with Salvador Briggman over at the Crowdcrux Podcast. We talked about strategies for successful crowdfunding, how to leverage crowdfunding efforts into a continuing career, and my new book, Crowdfunding Basics In 30 Minutes! Give it a … Read More
Blood of the Tribades Horror Pack exclusive blu-ray!
We’ve had the great honor of having Blood of the Tribades included as the special exclusive blu-ray in this month’s HorrorPack! This special edition contains a variant HorrorPack art that won’t be on any future edition. (A general release limited-edition blu-ray is also … Read More
Blood of the Tribades available on blu-ray and DVD!
Blood of the Tribades is now available. For blu-ray, DVD, VHS and VOD, check out our general Blood of the Tribades watch/buy page! Blood of the Tribades from Launch Over – Cacciola / Epstein on Vimeo. The Blood is the … Read More
The Blood is the Life documentary about the themes and making of Blood of the Tribades!
We absolutely love bonus material packaged with film releases. We learned everything we know about film from directors’ commentaries, behind-the-scenes docs, and cast/crew interviews. So, when we realized we were going to be putting out Blood of the Tribades on … Read More
Blood of the Tribades available now on limited-edition VHS!
We are thrilled to announce that we are working with SRS Cinema to bring to you a very special, limited-edition VHS release of Blood of the Tribades! Most of our horror education came from renting down the row based on … Read More
Sophia and Michael on Without Your Head – archive now available!
Download the MP3 – Subscribe on iTunes / Google Play Listen at: Blood of the Tribades – Without Your Head Sophia Cacciola and Michael Epstein joined us to talk about their new film Blood of the Tribades! Sophia and Michael went over: – … Read More
Sophia and Michael’s 2016 in Review
2016 was a year of big changes for us! The biggest being that we left our many-year home Boston for Los Angeles. You can read about why we chose to move here. We headed out in the Summer and went … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library featured in BANDED documentary on collaborative songwriting
Some years ago, Berklee PULSE filmed the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, as we composed our three-part “Faith in Free” and collaborated with BalletRox (and choreographer Jane Allard) to perform it live at the Strand Theatre (Dorchester, Massachusetts). This … Read More
Michael’s Twitter story “The Frog Soldiers” published in Deadman’s Tome Trumpocalypse
My tweet-based flash-fiction story about the rise of “The Frog Soldiers” soon after Donald Trump’s inauguration is included in the special “Trumpocalypse” edition of the Deadman’s Tome. About Deadman’s Tome: A home for dark demented horror and scary stories that … Read More
Honky Holocaust out on Troma via Blu Ray and VOD! (Michael did some post work on this)
I had the pleasure of working on sound mix/cleanup in post-production on Honky Holocaust, an over-the-top, anti-racist film telling an alternate-history version of the Manson family’s attempt to frame the Black Panthers for the Tate murder to spark a race … Read More
Women of Rock Oral History Project interview with Cynthia Ross
Cynthia Ross Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
Blood of the Tribades Lipsync – Scatterbrain “Down With the Ship (Slight Return)” thanks Noel Proulx
Blood of the Tribades Lipsync – Scatterbrain “Down With the Ship (Slight Return)” thanks Noel Proulx starring: Mary Widow Chloé Cunha Sophia Cacciola Zach Pidgeon Kristofer Jenson Seth Chatfield Shot on the set of Blood of the Tribades Playlist of all … Read More