The Rotting Zombie's News Anthology for 18th August 2022

I'm writing this on Saturday 13th after a restful (if hot) week off of work. I need to get out the habit of going bed at 01:00 and waking at 10:00 daily or I'm going to be screwed when I go back to my daily 06:00 wake up! (update: yes, I am quite tired) Onto the news.

On October 1st and 2nd comes HitchCon '22, the second annual convention dedicated to Alfred Hitchcock. This is made up of talks, panels and what the press release states as 'aha! moments'. This is all online as many conventions seem to be nowadays, and will feature '25 filmmakers, educators and authors speaking and joining panels from their homes in Canada, England, Poland and the United States'. The theme for this year is fittingly 'Hitchcock in a Time of Crisis', with the argument made that his films remain as relevant as they always have been. The press release points towards his wartime and Cold War films when it comes to the awful Ukraine conflict, The Birds for environmental apocalypse, and how filmmakers today continue to be influenced and inspired by his works. More information can be found here.

Brea Grant's Torn Hearts is to have its International Premiere at London FrightFest on Sunday 28th August. This comes from Blumhouse Television and EPIX and is a cautionary tale of a rise to stardom in the Nashville music scene. Two friends feel they are on the verge of making it big, it is during a visit to the legendary and reclusive Harper that they find out just how far they are prepared to go to make their dreams come true. After the premiere, Torn Hearts will be available to buy or rent on digital from 5th September from Paramount Pictures.

Always a sucker for synth based music, Nouveau Arcade (Kevin Preston and Len Hotrum) and KJ Sawka have teamed up to put out a dark alt-rock single titled Run Boy Run. The press release states this is Nouveau Arcade's heaviest music yet, describing the track as '...delivers elements of alternative rock, industrial metal, and cyberpunk, with a dash of dubstep for the perfect blend of genres'. The track also features a performance from Pendulum drummer KJ Sawka.