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It's been over 3-1/2 years since we first heard about Ramzi Abed's suspenseful and mind-bending film Telephone World, but now that it's being released in July by Cinema Epoch, we've hit the mother lode with new stills, artwork, trailer, and more!

The film, which was written and directed by Abed (The Devil's Muse, Noirland), stars Elissa Dowling (Dread), Chandler Maness (Orgy of Blood), Kara Hyatt (Noirland), Tamarah Murley (A Four-Course Meal), and Eric Fleming (The Devil's Muse).

It arrives on DVD July 22nd. Abed described it to us as "very creepy and unnerving, as well as sad and affecting."

Look for a review from Doctor Gash soon!

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It’s been a long time since a film has played with the notion of reality so much while also crafting an emotionally riveting suspense film, but that is exactly what Ramzi Abed’s newest feature film, Telephone World, is made to do.

Filmmaker Ramzi Abed decided to add some indie flavor to the chaos of Comic-Con week by debuting the full trailer for his upcoming flick, Noirland, and as per usual we have the goods for you fresh off the slab. Dig it!

The film is written and directed by Abed (The Devil's Muse, The New Erotic) and stars James Duval, Elissa Dowling, Twink Caplan, Rena Riffel, Wendy McColm, Jesse Hlubik, Rose Ghavami, Kara Hyatt, Amie Nicole, Eric Fleming, Lloyd Kaufman, Hollie Stevens, Smoking Mary Jane, Lorielle New, Sylvia Suvadova, Martin William Harris, Maxim Esterkin, Paul Bunnell, Bianca Barnett, Luke Y. Thompson, Clint Catalyst, Lenora Claire, and Dennis Woodruff.

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A catatonic serial killer is put under a deep hypnosis in order to free his last victim and revive him into coming to terms with the sadistic sexual acts he is responsible for. An amnesiac detective searching for a serial killer finds...

What's this? A story that has nothing to do with Comic-Con or Fantasia? We can hardly believe it either, but when Ramzi Abed dropped us a line to let us know the full official trailer for his upcoming film Noirland is here, we jumped at the chance to share it.

The film is written and directed by Abed (The Devil's Muse, The New Erotic) and stars James Duval, Elissa Dowling, Twink Caplan, Rena Riffel, Wendy McColm, Jesse Hlubik, Rose Ghavami, Kara Hyatt, Amie Nicole, Eric Fleming, Lloyd Kaufman, Hollie Stevens, Smoking Mary Jane, Lorielle New, Sylvia Suvadova, Martin William Harris, Maxim Esterkin, Paul Bunnell, Bianca Barnett, Luke Y. Thompson, Clint Catalyst, Lenora Claire, and Dennis Woodruff.

Synopsis

A catatonic serial killer is put under a deep hypnosis in order to free his last victim and revive him into coming to terms with the sadistic sexual acts he is responsible for.

We've been talking about Ramzi Abed's Noirland for a few years now, but the indie filmmaker tells us that the official trailer will debut at the end of the summer, and he'll soon be announcing the film's La premiere for this fall. In the meantime here's a new teaser that features co-stars James Duval and Elissa Dowling.

The film is written and directed by Abed (The Devil's Muse, The New Erotic) and stars James Duval, Elissa Dowling, Twink Caplan, Rena Riffel, Wendy McColm, Jesse Hlubik, Rose Ghavami, Kara Hyatt, Amie Nicole, Eric Fleming, Lloyd Kaufman, Hollie Stevens, Smoking Mary Jane, Lorielle New, Sylvia Suvadova, Martin William Harris, Maxim Esterkin, Paul Bunnell, Bianca Barnett, Luke Y. Thompson, Clint Catalyst, Lenora Claire, and Dennis Woodruff.

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A catatonic serial killer is put under a deep hypnosis in order to free his last victim and revive him into coming to terms with...

We've been talking about Ramzi Abed's Telephone World for quite some time, and we now have the chance to see the first ten minutes, which are primarily in the form of the opening titles of the film with original music by The Bystanders. Abed promises the entire film will be premiering soon.

As he told us previously, "This project is drenched in suspense and is beyond voyeuristic also. It has things happen in it that I've never seen before ever, including the opening shot, which is of a camera being thrown and bounced down several blocks of Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, and the main body of the film, which was shot in one continuous live shot in one single take in multiple video formats. Not to mention some of the sound design created and being created by sound genius Borja Sau (Portland, Box of Shadows). It's chock full of surprises.

Filmmaker Ramzi Abed's reality horror film Telephone World is nearing completion, and he has provided Dread Central readers with a clip of what he considers a pivotal moment. He advised, "Turn out the lights, and turn it up. It's a piece of the mood and magic of the film... Everything that happens in it is 100% real."

As he told us previously, "This project is drenched in suspense and is beyond voyeuristic also. It has things happen in it that I've never seen before ever, including the opening shot, which is of a camera being thrown and bounced down several blocks of Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, and the main body of the film, which was shot in one continuous live shot in one single take in multiple video formats. Not to mention some of the sound design created and being created by sound genius Borja Sau (Portland, Box of...

It was just about a year ago when we first heard about writer/director Ramzi Abed's latest project, Telephone World, and now we have an update for you along with the official teaser trailer.

Abed says that Telephone World is easily his best film. He continues, "I just locked picture, visual fx, and color-correction, and I can't believe it. Although the movie needs to get into its final audio sweetening, even with the first full rough sound mix... it's mind-blowing. Elissa Dowling (Abolition, The Theatre Bizarre, Dread) elicits a performance unrivaled by any other actor or actress I've seen in a movie ever. Yes, I said 'ever'. It should really and truly have people questioning what they are seeing. More so than any reality horror film before it, this project takes you into a world that is, for all intents and purposes, completely real. It's drenched in suspense and is beyond voyeuristic also.

Indie filmmaker Ramzi Abed dropped us a line today to let us know the new and official 2011 Cannes Marché du Film marketing teaser for his new feature film Noirland is available to share with our readers. The film is nearing the final stages of editing but still has mixing and scoring up next.

The film is written and directed by Abed (The Devil's Muse, The New Erotic) and stars James Duval, Rena Riffel, Twink Caplan, Jesse Hlubik, Elissa Dowling, Ford Austin, Wendy McColm, Amie Nicole, Eric Fleming, Kara Hyatt, Adam Meir, Lorielle New, Silvia Suvadova, Clint Catalyst, Lenora Claire, Martin William Harris, Maxim Esterkin, Edwin Santos, T.L. Young, Smoking Mary Jane, Hollie Stevens, Zoetica Ebb, La Carmina, Steven Man, Gregory Hatanaka, Alex Lehr, and Lloyd Kaufman.

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A catatonic serial killer is put under a deep hypnosis in order to free his last victim and revive him into coming to...

In the world of experimental filmmaking, one name keeps popping up: indie auteur Ramzi Abed. Today Ramzi dropped us a line about yet another new project he's working on, Telephone World, which the writer/director describes as both intense and quite special.

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"People die. People get hurt. Life is always on the line."

It’s been a long time since a film has played with the notion of reality so much while also crafting an emotionally riveting suspense film, but that is exactly what Ramzi Abed’s newest feature film, Telephone World, is made to do.

Telephone World tells the story of Rachel Plasky (Elissa Dowling), who finds out she got the lead part in a new TV show called "Fairfax Girls". The main body of the film is shot in one continuous 80-minute shot. All of the action happens in one single take with real phone calls and answering messages occurring in real-time.

Indie filmmaker Ramzi Abed dropped us a line to let us know that the teaser trailer for his latest film, Noirland, is now up running and ready for your eyes.

The film is written and directed by Abed (The Devil's Muse, The New Erotic) and stars James Duval, Rena Riffel, Twink Caplan, Jesse Hlubik, Elissa Dowling, Ford Austin, Wendy McColm, Amie Nicole, Eric Fleming, Kara Hyatt, Adam Meir, Lorielle New, Silvia Suvadova, Clint Catalyst, Lenora Claire, Martin William Harris, Maxim Esterkin, Edwin Santos, T.L. Young, Smoking Mary Jane, Hollie Stevens, Zoetica Ebb, La Carmina, Steven Man, Gregory Hatanaka, Alex Lehr, and Lloyd Kaufman.

Synopsis

A catatonic serial killer is put under a deep hypnosis in order to free his last victim and revive him into coming to terms with the sadistic sexual acts he is responsible for. An amnesiac detective searching for a serial killer finds out he is the prime suspect.

Indie director Ramzi Abed (The Devil's Muse, In a Spiral State) is back with another slice of headsy goodness with his lastest film Noirland, and we've got your first look and info!

Noirland is a "darkly romantic horror ensemble mystery" starring James Duval (Donnie Darko, The Black Waters of Echo's Pond), Rena Riffel (Showgirls, Dark Reel), Twink Caplan (Clueless), Jesse Hlubik (May, Violent Blue), Elissa Dowling (Dread), Ford Austin (Dahmer Vs. Gacy), Wendy McColm (Suzie Heartless), Eric Fleming (In A Spiral State), Lenora Claire (The Devil's Muse), Clint Catalyst (Portland), Hollie Stevens (Enter The Peepshow), Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger), Adam Meir (In A Spiral State), Lorielle New (The Pit and the Pendulum), and Silvia Suvadova (Violent Blue) among others.

Though still in production, the film is nearly wrapped. Abed hopes to premiere it either late in 2010 or in early 2011.

Check out the plot crunch, teaser trailer, and images below.

Ryan Nicholson of Plotdigger Films gave Fango the first look at the DVD cover art for his extreme gruefest Hanger (pictured), now set to hit disc November 17 from the new Breaking Glass company on their Vicious Circle genre label. He also informed us of his plans for an official release of his underground Internet flick Torched, and passed on the art for that one as well.

Hanger stars Nathan Dashwood, Dan Ellis and Fangoria Radio’s Debbie Rochon and centers on the revenge for a botched abortion meted out by the grown-up object of that operation; we previously revealed the specs for the DVD here. Torched, previously available only on bootleg or edited discs, is fully restored on Plotdigger’s DVD, which comes out Nov. 24. The bloody saga of a nurse giving fiery payback to those who raped her will be presented in 16x9-enhanced widescreen with Dolby 5.1 Surround and 2.0 stereo soundtracks,...

Halo-8 Entertainment has unveiled the DVD box art for its upcoming film In a Spiral State, the metaphysical, psychedelic, drug-addled sci-fi/horror film directed by award-winning filmmaker Ramzi Abed. The film comes to DVD on September 29th and is now available for pre-order.

The special features will include:

- Audio commentary by award-winning filmmaker Ramzi Abed, co-creator Ken Cravens, and co-producer Eric Fleming

- Abed's short film "The Tunnel" starring Masuimi Max, Lloyd Kaufman, Mark Borchardt

- Abed's short film "The Interview"

The eclectic cast of In a Spiral State includes the late Gidget Gein (of shock-rock band Marilyn Manson), Bianca Barnett (Albino Farm, review), Elissa Dowling (Dread, review), Juliana Fine (the upcoming Goa), Ofri Fuchs (Twisted), Adam Meir (Waltz with Bashir), Mae Moreno (Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down), Messy Stench (of Gwar), and Lizzy Strain (The Devil's Muse, review).

- Debi Moore

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