TIMO ROSE
Films
MEMORIEZ (in pre-production)
Director: Timo Rose
Screenwriter: Timo Rose and Ruben Pla
Genre: Horror / Thriller /Drama
Samantha (ZARA PHYTHIAN), a former martial arts champion, is one of the last
survivors of a global epidemic that has transformed mankind into living
zombies…Eaters.
Food is scarce, Water in high demand, and Guns, a must.
Following the deaths of her lover, Alex, and her friend, Laura (BROOKE BELL), Sam
ventures forth on her own, no one to watch her back. She encounters the wandering
loner, Jack (RUBEN PLA), and they join forces. Time and again, Sam and Jack battle
Eaters, each day a new struggle for survival.
Exhausted, and supplies dwindling, Sam and Jack run into a group of survivors led
by the mercenary-like Murtow (ANTHONY STRAEGER) and his unhinged sister, Jane
(REBEKKA MUELLER). Murtow takes them in, concealing his hideous agenda. Sam and
Jack unveil the truth and take flight. A relentless chase ensues, but caught
between Eaters and Murtow’s group, there may be no escape...and all is not as it
seems.
BARRICADE
Director: Timo Rose
Screenwriter: Timo Rose and Ted Geoghegan
Genre: Horror
Timo Rose's BARRICADE (Horror-Thriller)
BARRICADE, is an indie horror film written and directed by Timo Rose, featuring Joe Zaso and Raine Brown. It was co-written by Ted Geoghegan (writer of Sweat Shop) who is one of the most talented writers in indie horror today.
The story is one, set in the Black Forest mountains of Germany, of an incestuous and cannibalistic family that kill pretty much all who come to the Black Forest to camp and enjoy some of the most beautiful forest in the world. The story is not ground-breaking horror as it's been done many times in movies like THE HILLS HAVE EYES and WRONG TURN. But, it's never been done quite so violently, with so much blood, and with such much gore. It's the most violent and gory film of it's genre that I've seen.
The stand out acting comes from Raine Brown. As is often the case, she carries much of the film because Raine's acting is fantastic. I absolutely love Raine Brown and believe her to be in the top 5 most talented actresses in indie horror today. The family is scary as hell. The gore f/x are nasty and quite extreme.
The cinematography, directing, and editing are all tight as hell. Mr. Rose is involved in every aspect of the film. He co-writes, directs, edits, co-cinematography, and plays Marc, one of the family. He is a force to be reckoned with in the indie horror world and I'm truly looking forward to his spin on the werewolf genre, THE BEAST, which is now available too on Amazon.com.
Barricade makes the remake of THE HILLS HAVE EYES look like it was made by Walt Disney. Given a choice of THE HILLS HAVE EYES, WRONG TURN, or BARRICADE, choose BARRICADE. You won't be disappointed in the least.
Timo Rose's FEARMAKERS
Director: Timo Rose
Cast: Debbie Rochon, Joe Davison, Andre Reissig, Thomas Kercmar, Manoush
Screenwriter: Timo Rose and Jason Stewart
Genre: Horror / Suspense
Sarah (scream queen Debbie Rochon) is drawn to rural Germany, plagued by visions of her murdered sister. There, she meets paranormal investigators Sammy (Timo Rose, BARRICADE) and Tom (Joe Davison, 100 Tears), two friends determined to help her uncover the truth surrounding the brutal, unsolved slaying. As they dig deeper into the secrets surrounding the girl's death.
"Timo Rose knows how to treat a horror fan !" - THE HORROR REVIEW
"Timo Rose delivers" THE LAST EXIT
Timo Rose's BEAST
Directors: Timo Rose
Cast: Joe Davison, Raine Brown, Joe Zaso, Mike Mendez, Judith O'dea, Timo Rose, Eileen Daly, Thomas Kercmar, Monique Dupree, Andre Reissig
Screenwriter: Timo Rose
Genre: Horror / Action / Mystery
In appreciation of werewolf themed films, Timo Rose did a good job showing the inhumane strength that a werewolf can muster. There is plenty of violence and blood to drench this movie in action and suspense of regular people being hunted by giant monsters. Even though the music seemed cheesy with dramatic opera singers shouting “beast” promoting the movie, the new spin on the werewolf genre of movie is a definite fun viewing.
Timo Rose’s Beast (2009)
Guest Appearance by Judy O'dea (George A. Romero's Night of the living Dead) and Big Ass Spider / Gravedancers & The Convent director Mike Mendez
Timo Rose's GAME OVER
Director: Timo Rose
Cast: Debbie Rochon, Raine Brown, Magdalena Kalley, Nicola Fiore, Manoush, Sam E. Terry
Screenwriter: Timo Rose
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Tina (Debbie Rochon), a young actress who left the States for Germany-she fell in love, so she left for a man. Two good friends (Raine Brown and Nicola Fiore) of hers come over to visit Tina for her birthday-but the next 24 hours will be very brutal, as the three are kidnapped by an sadistic maniac. He plays brutal and primitive games with them, and every attempt they make to escape leads them deeper into hell! Game Over is co-produced, edited, written and directed by Timo Rose who also handles the special effects. The acting is good, but I´ll give special praise to Magdalèna Kalley as Sasha and Manoush as Amanda. The camerawork and editing is good. The pacing is nice, after the introduction of the characters and getting to know them it doesn´t take long for things to kick off and after that we get rape, degradation, sadism, gory kills, sleaze and even a twist. The soundtrack is good. It´s very violent and very gory, it´s good looking practical gore fx courtesy of Timo Rose. There´s only very brief female topless nudity in this, actually we get to see more of a mans ass. There are three rape scenes, (both female and male victims) one of which is graphic, and there is incest.
This review is based upon the region all (Region 0) DVD release from Cinema Image Productions.
Rating: 6½ out of 7. Timo Rose is back with a bang! Game Over is a very nice return to form by Timo Rose after a series of uneven movies. Game Over is somewhat reminiscent of his earlier effort Rigor Mortis - The Final Colours (Video 2003) in its unrelenting display of nastiness and graphic violence. Gorehounds rejoice, this one is for you! This is proof that the extreme german gore genre isn´t dead but very much alive and kicking. Thanks to a talented crew, gore and sleaze I will say that Game Over packs quite a punch. Make sure to check it out!!
