The Thompsons will be available on Blu

 The Thompsons will be available on Blu-­‐ray and DVD October 18 The Thompsons Blu-­‐ray and DVD will be available to buy for $24.95 Wednesday, September 26, 2012 – Accent Film Entertainment is excited to announce the upcoming release of The Thompsons. It will be available to rent and buy on both Blu-­‐ray and DVD from October 18. Received with glowing praise in the UK where it recently headlined 2012 Frightfest, The Thompsons picks up the thread of the 2006 cult hit The Hamiltons and goes for the jugular. On the run from police in their native California after a massacre in an outpost near the Mojave Desert, the family is forced to take on a new identity and cross the Atlantic as they seek refuge knowing that the injury sustained by the youngest, Lenny, requires urgent medical attention if he is to survive. But will they? Accepted by an aristocratic clan sympathetic to their plight the Thompsons unknowingly enter into a perverse game of power shifts jeopardised by desire, blood lines and self-­‐preservation. Will this bring about the end of their tortured existence? Presented in scope widescreen offered across two formats, The Thompsons will be supported by social media, online promotions and giveaways, including interviews opportunities with the talented directorial team known as the Butcher Brothers. The film is also likely to appeal to fans of HBO’s hit TV show True Blood and horror fans during the increasingly relevant Halloween season. Kim Newman writing in Screen Daily calls it “triumph” that hinges on “a refreshingly original storyline” which contains “some seriously good fight sequences.” Box Office Buz hails the strong performances. “It appears the actors in this film have all grown in talent as the years between films have passed and as a result the family as a whole is so much more likeable when facing off against Father Stuart, Mother Stuart and their offspring.” Pip Ellwood writing for Blog-­‐o-­‐matic notes, “The Thompsons is about family ties, pecking orders and dynastic ambitions within the extended Hamilton-­‐Stuart clan. There are action and horror scenes,” she adds, “with a side order of peculiar sensuality, but the film resonates because of the odd, unusual characterisations.” Copies of The Thompsons will be available for review by request. Media are advised to express interest in interviews with the filmmakers. The Thompsons Directors: Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores Cast: Mackenzie Firgens, Elizabeth Henstridge, Cory Knauf, Samuel Child, Joseph McKelheer Synopsis: Assuming a new identity in a new country The Thompsons seek asylum in England where they encounter a clan whose bloodlust and hierarchy is even more sinister and dangerous. Extras: Six featurettes – 1. Relocating the Family 2. Scribed in Blood 3. Humans to Monsters 4. Awakening the Project 5. Families 6. The Ringlestone Inn Rating: MA Running time: 90 mins Aspect ratio: 2.35: 1 Sound: 5.1 Assets: Pack shots and images available through [email protected] About Accent Film: Accent Film has defined itself as an independent label at the forefront of movements in international and local cinema. The Accent catalogue contains works by great auteurs, independent innovators, film history icons and iconoclasts. From Fritz Lang, Gaspar Noe, Michael Winterbottom, Todd Haynes, Wong Kar-­‐wai, Francois Ozon, Abel Ferrara and Jacques Rivette to Nicolas Winding Refn’s Pusher Trilogy and more recent cutting edge independents such as The Cake Eaters, Old Joy, Red, White & Blue, When We Leave and Womb, Accent delivers diverse, original and challenging films and documentaries for all tastes both eclectic, exceptional and widespread. Coming soon: Bellflower