The Butcher Brothers

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The Butcher Brothers
Born
United States
Other names Mitchell Altieri
Phil Flores
Occupation(s) Film directors, film producers, screenwriters

The Butcher Brothers are the filmmaking alter-egos of American film directors Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores.

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Biography

Phil Flores

Flores's first film was Long Cut (2002); he then joined with Mitchell Altieri to produce Lurking in Suburbia (2006).

Mitchell Altieri

Altieri's first feature film Lurking in Suburbia was discovered by Sundance Film Festival programmer Trevor Groth.[ citation needed ] Altieri and long time film partner Phil Flores then created their filmmaking alter-egos The Butcher Brothers, writing and directing the independent horror film The Hamiltons . His latest film, directed solo, is Holy Ghost People . As of April 2013, Raised by Wolves was completing post-production. [1]

History

Their first feature film The Hamiltons [2] was the co-winner of the Gold Vision Award of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival [3] and the Jury Prize at the Malibu International Film Festival. [4] It was released by Lions Gate Entertainment in 2006 (Limited Theatrical) and 2007 (DVD). [5] Their influences include Tobe Hooper, David Cronenberg, and David Lynch.

In 2007, they filmed the video for the Static-X song "Destroyer". [6] They shot the horror film The Violent Kind, [7] which was part of the Sundance Film Festival 2010. [8] Next, the Butcher Brothers worked on Black Sunset, [9] a psychological thriller, which was produced by Cynthia Stafford of Queen Nefertari Prod. [10] They released the sequel to The Hamiltons, The Thompsons , in 2012. In 2014 they released Black Sunset. [11]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Wixson, Heather (2 April 2013). "Exclusive Interview: Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores Discuss Holy Ghost People, Raised by Wolves and More". Dread Central . Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Hamiltons – Official Site". Sffilms.tv. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  3. ↑ McCarthy, Todd (6 February 2006). "Fest plays Santa with 'Father,' 'Noel'". Variety . Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Collier, Sean (2011). "Chiller Theater". Pittsburgh Magazine . Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Fernandez, Jay A. (13 October 2010). "'Black Sunset' rises at Sundance". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "SHOT: Static-X – The Butcher Brothers, directors". Videostatic.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "Sundance '10 REVIEW: 'The Violent Kind'". Bloody Disgusting . 1 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  8. ↑ Miska, Brad (23 January 2010). "Sundance '10: The Butcher Brothers Talk Bloody Possession in 'The Violent Kind'". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  9. ↑ Barton, Steve (23 January 2010). "Black Sunset Next Project for The Butcher Brothers". Dread Central . Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  10. ↑ Miska, Brad (23 January 2010). "The Butcher Brothers Sit Back and Enjoy a 'Black Sunset'". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  11. ↑ Barton, Steve (27 April 2010). "The Thompsons Take Center Stage in the Butcher Brothers' The Hamiltons 2". Dread Central . Retrieved 19 February 2012.


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