1/29/2008
Click HERE to see the new Smack offshoot of Taylor Twin Pictures.com!
2/21/2007
Rob Taylor won the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Neil Stryker in "Evil Cult" at the 4th Annual Mid-Valley Video Festival, held in Salem, Oregon in February.
10/11/2006
Late last Friday, Rob and Efrem were able to give each other a 'high ten,' after 15 hours of filming the last shots of the library scene. Nic, Andy, and Sam were also there for the last day marathon.
A big thank you to Jim, Jordan, and Steve for their help, above and beyond the call of duty.
01/16/2006
Rob has started giving regular updates on progress of The Mad Scientist. Click on Rob's Blog for the latest.
(Sketch of set at left)
Rob Taylor and crew are building the set for the first scene to be shot of The Mad Scientist.
You can now download and burn your own copy of Evil Cult from EZTakes.
Production continues on the pilot episode of the Smack animated cartoon. Check back soon for a look at one of Mashy's robot clones.
Rob Taylor has completed writing the first draft of the script for his Evil Cult prequel, titled The Mad Scientist.
Filmmaker Rob Taylor is still hard at work on the pre-production of his Evil Cult prequel, titled The Mad Scientist. Rob, with the help of Jubal Nance and Tristan Nance, is constructing a huge miniature of a futuristic city for this future-set prequel. We’re all very excited. Also, here at Taylor Twin Pictures we are still deep in the production of the Smack animated film, which is under the direction of filmmaker/animator Neil Taylor. Rumor has it that Neil is considering introducing a female character into the story. So ladies, keep your eyes open for a possible audition opportunity in the future!
Evil Cult is currently being shown, in an exclusive one-week engagement at Sabala's Mt. Tabor Theater at 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland, Oregon. The premiere, on Friday night, May 28, was a laugh fest as many cast members were in attendance, whooping it up whenever they came on screen.
5/29/2004 New Evil Cult Trailer Available for Viewing!
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The hero is Neil Stryker (Rob Taylor)--a skinny cross between Snake Plissken and Steven Segal--who has just rescued a beautiful girl from the clutches of a squeaky-voiced time-traveling scientist. On his way home, this two-fisted loner stumbles into a remote religious cult who have a decidedly EVIL secret. Anyone who doesn't want to join finds himself "brain-melted, mangled, and stuffed in a cage." Therefore it's up to the heroic and salty-talking Stryker to permanently solve the problem, using guns, pruning shears and a swiftly swung ax.
Though Evil Cult may be a low-budget affair, and a little draggy in parts (particularly the last 15 minutes), the wacky improvisational nature of the film keeps you interested and laughing. The acting is well above par for this type of movie, and the blood and gore, while plentiful, is ridiculously comical. The theatrical premiere of the best "straight-to-DVD" flick you'll see this year starts this Friday at Sabala's Mt. Tabor theater and it's only three dollars--so if you pass this up to see Raising Helena, you get whatever you deserve. Read the story at the Portland Mercury
Rob and Neil Taylor were featured, along with other Portland area independent filmmakers on the front page of the ArtsWeek section of the Sunday Oregonian. Read the story at OregonLive.com
Evil Cult's first theatrical release will be a one-week run at Sabala's Mt. Tabor Theater at 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland, Oregon, starting May 28. Get a group together and go down to the Mt. Tabor Theater for a rollicking good time with Neil Stryker, Winston P. Eppleton, Nigel, Walter, Sister Bethany, and Brother Luis.
Neil is heavily into development of an animated short film based on characters created by Rob. After years of static existence on paper, Smack and Mashy will finally come to life on the screen.
Rob has started scripting a full-length feature prequel to Evil Cult. It will reveal how Neil Stryker and the Mad Scientist became such bitter enemies.
The first draft of the script of a future Taylor Brothers feature is now complete. This comedy has the working title "Fungirl247"
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"...the performances were enjoyable, the script smart and witty and some of the camera and lighting work was pretty sweet. When all was said and done, I didn't love it but I really, really liked it." Read the review. Warning: Spoilers in the review.
"Evil Cult shows tremendous promise for a first full length picture. What we have here is a sleek and efficient effort that goes to show what talented newcomers can do with today’s extensive high tech equipment. It may not demonstrate the qualities of big budget affairs, but certainly possesses enough attributes to put most attempts to shame." Read the review. Warning: Spoilers in the review.
Wondering about the bad blood between Neil Stryker and the mad scientist? Rob has started storyboarding a new Neil Stryker adventure.
Brandon Little reports seeing the Evil Cult DVD on sale in Japan. Brandon, in the US Navy, found the DVD while on shore leave.
"The extras give this DVD its merit. There is an audio commentary by the Taylor twins, as well as outtakes and a behind-the-scenes featurette that are sometimes insightful and often hysterical. The behind-the-scenes footage and commentary lend a great deal of insight on how to make a really low-budget horror film, highlighting how they created FX sequences, utilized cheap camera tricks effectively and how they generally got the most out of their limited funds and personnel. Although the splatter is not great, it’s not horrible either, and the disc outlines how they executed various bloody segments step by step. It could prove to be invaluable to anyone looking to create a microbudget horror feature.
The most rewarding aspect of the extras is the emergence of the filmmakers’ sense of humor as well as camaraderie. Rob Taylor, in particular, is a real character, showing off his amusing range of vocal abilities and his penchant for off-the-cuff toilet humor. The funniest crew member is Kyle Day, who plays Winston. It is revealed in these extras that he ad-libbed almost every one of his lines, and his natural comic ability is very impressive. The outtakes boast a series of alternate scene takes for which Day spouts off hysterical and spontaneous one-liners." Read the review.
Reporter David Stroup visited the Taylor brothers in their lair and got the scoop on the making of Evil Cult. In the article published in the November 25 issue of both the Clackamas Review and the Oregon City News he said, "This is an earnest first film with “late-night cult classic” written all over it; it’s more fun than a lot of recent bloated big-budget releases from the major studios, and shows more promise than many cult horror films that have already attracted followings and launched their creators towards big-studio success." Read the story.
Tom Quinn of The Oregonian interviewed Rob and Neil about the making of Evil Cult. In his story, which appeared 11/20/2003 he said, "... the story behind the making of the straight-to-DVD movie, which was released last week, shows the 21-year-old brothers to be serious artists committed to their own filmmaking vision. Read the story.
Toxic Cinema, a site specializing in independent horror films has reviewed Evil Cult. See for yourself. (Warning!! Spoilers in the review.)
Rob and Neil are currently working on an animated cartoon short.
"...I really, really liked Evil Cult. Drawing inspiration from Sam Raimi's original Evil Dead, the early films of Peter Jackson and a whole host of other bargain-basement B-movie gems, the Taylor brothers have put together a film that seems destined for underground cult status."
David Walker, Willamette Week
Neil and Rob Taylor have started preliminary work, along with Matt Zak and Nic Costa on the screenplay for a new comedy.
A full page advertisement in the September issue of Fangoria features Evil Cult and Playground Films' Dividing Hour.
8/15/2003 Evil Cult Trailer Available for Viewing!
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