News and Notes from William Hopkins, Indie Filmmaker in NYC: 2022

Thursday, October 13, 2022

DEMON RESURRECTION on Roku, Amazon, Tubi, Xumo, Mometu…

Very happy to announce that my film, DEMON RESURRECTION, is now streaming free on the official ROKU channel! Roku makes an excellent presentation of the film, with a sharp, vivid, detailed picture, a good, strong audio track and minimal advertising. In watching the film again for the first time in quite awhile, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. We did a damn good job on DEMON RESURRECTION, if I say so myself, and I’ll be forever grateful to our brilliant cast and our terrific crew, especially our producers, Frank Cilla and Ed Wheeler. Everyone made an indespensible contribution to the finished film and I’m very proud of what we were able to accomplish. Now all we have to do is get the word out so more people see it and it finally becomes the cult hit it deserves to be, so spread the word and share the link(s) below!

DEMON RESURRECTION free with ads on THE ROKU CHANNEL:

https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/bc2c32c95f65993230b5d51a825e4ff5/demon-resurrection

Watch Demon Resurrection (2004) Online for Free | The Roku Channel | Roku

A group of friends travels to a remote house to stage an intervention for a troubled young woman and end up in a life…

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Or buy/rent it on AMAZON PRIME VIDEO:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTT7OLT

Demon Resurrection

In an isolated house, a group of friends battle supernatural forces as they try to protect a young woman from an evil…

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Or watch it free with ads on TUBI TV:

https://tubitv.com/movies/597288/demon-resurrection

Demon Resurrection (2008)

While attempting to stage an intervention for their friend in trouble, a group of young people find themselves up…

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Or watch it free with ads on XUMO TV: https://www.xumo.tv/free-movies/demon-resurrection/XM0E2DCX90YGOA

Demon Resurrection

A group of friends travels to a remote house to stage an intervention for a troubled young woman and end up in a life…

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Or watch it free with ads on Mometu:

https://play.mometu.com/movie/details/412845/

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE - Rediscovering Donner's 1978 Classic

With all the big-budget superhero movies that the major studios have released in recent years, is it possible that the first one is still among the best?

Filmmaker William Hopkins (Demon Resurrection, Sleepless Nights), and APFB hosts Carey Vickers and Aaron Poe, take a look back at SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE, Richard Donner's 1978 superhero epic, featuring lavish sets, innovative special effects, and star-making turns by Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder, all backed by John Williams' thrilling music.

Donner's deft mixture of Hollywood spectacle, screwball comedy, and 70s disaster film was a big hit at the box office in 1978, and its light, optimistic vision is particularly welcome in the troubled times we're currently living through. What the world needs now is SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE!

Note: While our rediscovery of Superman: The Movie was inspired by Danny Horn's excellent blog, Superheroes Every Day, any factual errors uttered in this episode are ours, not his. You can read Danny's scene-by-scene analysis of the film here: https://superheroeseveryday.com/2021/09/05/introduction/

Watch Superman: The Movie (1978) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xLvGCoz3puc and on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0012QVJXS/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

This episode was edited by William Hopkins.

Listen to an extended, audio-only version of this episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/superman/id1448166847?i=1000549021333

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Follow William Hopkins on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/williamfhopkins/ and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WilliamFHopkins

Follow Carey Vickers on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carey.vickers

Follow Aaron M. Poe's THE CAW on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/279658635993656/

Watch William Hopkins' film, DEMON RESURRECTION, free on TubiTV: https://tubitv.com/movies/597288/ or stream it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01MTT7OLT/

Photos, film clips and poster art used in this episode are the property of the respective copyright holders and are used here for educational and review purposes only.

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WILLIAM CASTLE'S CAMP HORROR: Gimmicks, Ghosts & Vincent Price

1959 was a banner year for Hollywood Gimmick King, William Castle. That was the year he broke out his vibrating chairs and flying skeletons to promote two of his most entertaining productions: HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL and THE TINGLER, both starring horror great, Vincent Price.

Along with the falling chandeliers, acid pits and bathtubs of blood, the films feature stylish performances, witty dialog and some of the wackiest plots ever commited to film. Filmmaker William Hopkins (Demon Resurrection, Sleepless Nights) joins APFB hosts Carey Vickers and Aaron Poe in this affectionate look back at Castle's camp classics.

Abundant spoilers in this episode.

Other films mentioned in this episode include: The Maltese Falcon (1941), Rosemary's Baby (1968), Witchfinder General (1968), Psycho (1960), 13 Ghosts (1960), Bug (1975) Shanks (1974), The Innocents (1961), And Then There Were None (1945), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), Rear Window (1954) and, Columbo: Lovely But Lethal (1973)

Edited by William Hopkins.

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iAR_FI1EIkY

Listen to an extended, audio-only version of this episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/william-castle/id1448166847?i=1000538448095

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Follow William Hopkins on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/williamfhopkins/ and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WilliamFHopkins

Follow Aaron M. Poe's THE CAW on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/279658635993656/

Watch William Hopkins' film, DEMON RESURRECTION, free on TubiTV: https://tubitv.com/movies/597288/ or stream it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01MTT7OLT/

Photos, film clips and poster art used in this episode are the property of the respective copyright holders and are used here for educational and review purposes only.

#williamhopkins #careyvickers #aaronpoe #billyballard #apodcastfrombeneath #vincentprice #williamcastle #elishacook #houseonhauntedhill #thetingler #rosemarysbaby #emergo #percepto #richardlong #carolohmart #ennishouse #vibratingseats #flyingskeletons #spookshow #johnwaters #judithevelyn #misslonelyhearts