Mark Savage (Australian film director) explained

Mark Savage
Occupation:director, writer, producer

Mark Savage (born 17 September 1962) is a US-based Australian film and television director, screenwriter, and film producer specializing in thrillers, horror, crime, cult, action and exploitation-themed films. He is influenced by European and Asian genre cinema, and has written critical reviews and articles for the Herald Sun, Asian Cult Cinema, Filmnet and Fatal Visions.[1] [2] [3]

Savage wrote, produced and directed his first feature Marauaders in 1986, since then genre entries have included Sensitive New Age Killer (2000), Trail of Passion (2003), Defenceless (2004), Kinderplay (2013), FertIsle (2015), Stressed To Kill (2016) and Purgatory Road (2017)[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

During 2017 and 2018 Purgatory Road was released in the United States and Australia[9] and in 2019 on DVD and Blu-ray in Canada and America. In 2020 the movie was scheduled for showing in the UK on channels including Virgin Media and Sky Store. also in Ireland.[10] The film was acclaimed in reviews and at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival,[11] [12] and the original score by Glen Gabriel received a Hollywood Music in Media Awards nomination.[13]

In 2020 Painkiller was completed, starring Michael Paré and Bill Oberst Jr.[14]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mark Savage. innersense.com.au. 17 October 2018.
  2. News: Primal Screens: Mark Savage and Australian Independent Cinema. 9 January 2007. PopMatters. 16 October 2018.
  3. News: This Week on Creators Studio: Film Director Mark Savage – DEVISE. 17 January 2018. DEVISE. 16 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180826071139/https://devisemag.com/week-creators-studio-film-director-mark-savage/. 26 August 2018. dead.
  4. Web site: Exclusive photos and interview, plus trailer: Take a Savage trip down "PURGATORY ROAD" Rue Morgue. 24 January 2019.
  5. Web site: Mark Savage. IMDb. 17 October 2018.
  6. News: Mark Savage- STRESSED TO KILL AND A CAREER IN INDIE CINEMA. 15 June 2016. Tom Hollands Terror Time. 17 October 2018.
  7. Web site: Mark Savage Underground Film Journal. www.undergroundfilmjournal.com. 16 October 2018.
  8. News: Mark Savage. SBS Movies. 16 October 2018.
  9. Web site: "Purgatory Road" The Horror-Thriller By Award Winning Filmmaker Mark Savage Set To Have Los Angeles Premiere This Thursday, February 7th, 2019; Q&A with Director Savage and Cast to Follow Screening. SHOOTonline. 5 February 2019.
  10. Web site: 2020-10-07. Psycho Thriller PURGATORY ROAD Gets UK Release. 2020-10-08. Horror Society. en-US.
  11. Web site: Purgatory Road Movie Review by Repulsive Reviews. 7 February 2019. Repulsive Reviews. 17 February 2019.
  12. Web site: Mark Savage. IMDb. 24 January 2019.
  13. Web site: HMMA Awards nomination. hmmawards.com. 26 January 2019.
  14. Web site: Painkiller (2021) - IMDb.

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