Home-grown movies? The chances are, either you came to this site as a movie fan wondering what exactly the term referrs to or you came here by accident, assuming that we were selling self-help videos on growing crops of weed. In either case, welcome! Home-grown movies is a term we use to discribe movies made with little or no money, unpaid actors, no government grants or ratings systems and most likely, shot with a store-bought video camcorder. In this day in age, websites like YouTube have millions of little 10-minute(or less) home movies featuring everything from low-grade Star Wars fan films to videos of some insane kid smashing his computer because he got killed in an online game of Doom.
What seperates the films featured on this site is that they are ACTUAL productions, many of them feature-length. They are the Shot-on-Video equivilant to a Hollywood movie or PBS documentary. Unlike the online fare, these movies are on DVD, featuring cover art, bonus features and a movie that acts like it's a big-budget release that should be featured in the latest supermarket Entertainment magazine. This of corse is only fantasy, but having said this, the movies do have their own unique voice, movies made out of pure passion for living out a dream. So many wanna-be film makers are waiting for their 'big break', keeping all their own story ideas in their heads, while accomplishing nothing. What a waste of a dream! Star Theater Video has always been about DOING rather than DREAMING. Do we have lots of money or fancy AV equiptment? No. Could we get a meeting with Brad Pitt's agent? Certainly not. However, the collection of original movies in STV's catalog range from fantastic action-adventures, art films, comedies and critically-acclaimed documentries. Some of our best titles include:
The Trespassers- A cult classic action film made in rural Muskoka, Ontario by a group of teens back in 1991.
Return To Quick Hill- The Texas Chainsaw Experience. A fantastic documentary that revisits the film locations of the classic film, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It also features an exclusive interview with Leatherface himself, actor Gunnar Hansen!
The Short Story. A totally unique comedy about one woman's quest to write the ultimate short story to be entered in a newspaper contest. Her ideas for the stories plot are acted out on camera. You'll see everything from a an idea which sees a masked killer bested by a group of girls to a mad scientist who isn't as smart as he thinks!
HorrorFan- The Movie! A great documentary on the fans devoted to horror fans and their culture. Hosted by Vince 'The Horror Fan', this doc features interviews with fans, actors and film makers; exclusive fan-fest footage and the ultimate highlight: a must-see segment on the greatest privately-owned horror memorabilia collection ever shown on video!
**NEW RELEASE*** Renegade Homecoming. A dream project years-in-the-making is now a reality! This action/adventure epic is the 'Gone With The Wind' of no-budget movies. It is a direct follow-up to The Trespassers, yet it is a completely original tale about greed, revenge, redemption, discovery and revisiting ones' past. Though an action film, it features art-film influences, stunning film locations, amazing music and bits of comedy, horror and drama all into one!
Check out the titles on this virtual video store! Films that you WON'T find in your local Blockbuster! Thankyou and enjoy the trip!
Hey fans! We're still in the building process of this website, so there's only basic outlines of th films, and just a few of the titles available from STV are listed. Updates ARE Coming Soon! Please email me at [email protected] for more details!
What seperates the films featured on this site is that they are ACTUAL productions, many of them feature-length. They are the Shot-on-Video equivilant to a Hollywood movie or PBS documentary. Unlike the online fare, these movies are on DVD, featuring cover art, bonus features and a movie that acts like it's a big-budget release that should be featured in the latest supermarket Entertainment magazine. This of corse is only fantasy, but having said this, the movies do have their own unique voice, movies made out of pure passion for living out a dream. So many wanna-be film makers are waiting for their 'big break', keeping all their own story ideas in their heads, while accomplishing nothing. What a waste of a dream! Star Theater Video has always been about DOING rather than DREAMING. Do we have lots of money or fancy AV equiptment? No. Could we get a meeting with Brad Pitt's agent? Certainly not. However, the collection of original movies in STV's catalog range from fantastic action-adventures, art films, comedies and critically-acclaimed documentries. Some of our best titles include:
The Trespassers- A cult classic action film made in rural Muskoka, Ontario by a group of teens back in 1991.
Return To Quick Hill- The Texas Chainsaw Experience. A fantastic documentary that revisits the film locations of the classic film, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It also features an exclusive interview with Leatherface himself, actor Gunnar Hansen!
The Short Story. A totally unique comedy about one woman's quest to write the ultimate short story to be entered in a newspaper contest. Her ideas for the stories plot are acted out on camera. You'll see everything from a an idea which sees a masked killer bested by a group of girls to a mad scientist who isn't as smart as he thinks!
HorrorFan- The Movie! A great documentary on the fans devoted to horror fans and their culture. Hosted by Vince 'The Horror Fan', this doc features interviews with fans, actors and film makers; exclusive fan-fest footage and the ultimate highlight: a must-see segment on the greatest privately-owned horror memorabilia collection ever shown on video!
**NEW RELEASE*** Renegade Homecoming. A dream project years-in-the-making is now a reality! This action/adventure epic is the 'Gone With The Wind' of no-budget movies. It is a direct follow-up to The Trespassers, yet it is a completely original tale about greed, revenge, redemption, discovery and revisiting ones' past. Though an action film, it features art-film influences, stunning film locations, amazing music and bits of comedy, horror and drama all into one!
Check out the titles on this virtual video store! Films that you WON'T find in your local Blockbuster! Thankyou and enjoy the trip!
Hey fans! We're still in the building process of this website, so there's only basic outlines of th films, and just a few of the titles available from STV are listed. Updates ARE Coming Soon! Please email me at [email protected] for more details!