The Vicious Brothers

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Colin Minihan
Born (1985-05-18) May 18, 1985 (age 40)
Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor
Stuart Ortiz
Born (1984-03-20) March 20, 1984 (age 41)
Orange County, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor

The Vicious Brothers are Canadian-American filmmakers Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz. They are best known for writing and directing the cult horror film Grave Encounters , [1] [2] [3] [4] and for writing and producing its sequel Grave Encounters 2 . [5] [6] They also wrote and produced Extraterrestrial , which Minihan solo directed. [7] [8] [9] [10]

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In 2015, The Vicious Brothers had premiered their 15-part anime called Temple which was based on The Guest screenwriter Simon Barrett. [11] In May of the same year, Minihan and Ortiz had announced that they were making Grave Encounters 3: The Beginning; [12] however, it was quietly cancelled shortly after due to lack of public interest. In February 2020, a reboot of the 1998 slasher film Urban Legend was announced to be in development, with Minihan writing and directing. [13]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

AssociationNotable workCategoryResult
Sitges Film Festival (2011)Grave EncountersOfficial SelectionNominated
Tribeca Film Festival (2011)N/ANominated
Bram Stoker International Film Festival (2011)Best Director AwardWon

References

  1. ↑ Charles Webb (August 23, 2011). "Interview: The Vicious Brothers on Creating Their Grave Encounters". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ Perri Nemiroff (May 1, 2011). "Tribeca Video Interview: Grave Encounters Writer-Directors The Vicious Brothers". CinemaBlend. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ Stephen Saito (August 17, 2011). "Interview: The Vicious Brothers on "Grave Encounters," Shooting in a Psych Ward, and Making Scares Unreal". moveablefest.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ Jeannettte Catsoulis (September 8, 2011). "There's Something Odd About This Hospital". The New York Times . Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  5. ↑ B. Alan Orange (October 12, 2012). "EXCLUSIVE: The Vicious Brothers Talk Grave Encounters 2". MovieWeb . Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  6. ↑ Charles Webb (October 24, 2012). "Interview: The Vicious Brothers Return To The Asylum With 'Grave Encounters 2'". MTV. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  7. ↑ Derek Anderson (May 12, 2015). "Exclusive: The Vicious Brothers Talk EXTRATERRESTRIAL, GRAVE ENCOUNTERS 3". Daily Dead. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ Dennis Harvey (November 20, 2014). "Film Review: 'Extraterrestrial'". Variety .
  9. ↑ Jonathan Romney (November 1, 2014). "Extraterrestrial review – 'extra-terrible'". The Observer/The Guardian . Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  10. ↑ Brad Miska (September 16, 2014). "Elevated 'Extraterrestrial' Poster (Exclusive)". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  11. ↑ Rebecca Ford (July 27, 2015). "Vicious Brothers to Helm Horror-Thriller 'Temple' From 'The Guest' Writer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  12. ↑ Michael DeFellipo (August 20, 2015). "The Vicious Brothers Announce Completion of "Grave Encounters 3" Script". Horror Society. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  13. ↑ Miska, Brad (February 10, 2020). "Screen Gems is Making a New 'Urban Legend' for the Digital Age". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  14. ↑ Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity (2021) . Retrieved 2024-10-25– via www.blu-ray.com.
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