Rocker and former Black Flag singer Henry Rollins is certainly no stranger to horror films, but he is now currently headlining the cast of a trippy horror-crime-thriller hybrid called DREAMLAND, which is about
On the orders of his boss, the low-level gangster Hercules (Rollins), hitman Johnny (McHattie) must cut off the pinkie finger of celebrated jazz trumpeter The Maestro (McHattie, again) just before an important, high-profile gig. Seems simple enough, but the gig is a wedding at the fortified palace of crime queen The Countess (Lewis) and Johnny isn’t quite feeling it. Hercules is moving up from standard gangster stuff to human trafficking and the reason for the pinky request is more of a slight than anything else. Like all movie hitmen, Johnny is thinking of getting out of the game and this job has convinced him it’s time to retire. Throw in The Countess’ vampire brother (Tómas Lemarquis), his child bride and the wedding from hell, you’ll think you’ve imagined it all, but no, it’s just a visit to Dreamland.
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Uncork'd Entertainment and Dark Star Pictures, who are releasing the film, have also released a surreal and atmospheric trailer, which you can watch in the embed at the top of the article. Now while the film was obviously shot on a low-budget, it nonetheless definitely has some style and a weird – but unique – vibe (it's telling that there's a vampire in the film, and that fact is on the bottom of a list of bizarre things shown).
Meanwhile, DREAMLAND – also starring Juliette Lewis Stephen McHattie and directed by Bruce McDonald – will come to digital and On Demand June 5th
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