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Jeremy Kasten
Born
Jeremy Craig Kasten

Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Alma materEmerson College (Boston, Massachusetts)
WebsiteOfficial website


Jeremy Craig Kasten is an American film director, producer, and editor.[1] He is known for his work in the field of independent horror[2][3] on notable films including The Attic Expeditions,[4][4][4] The Thirst, All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos, The Thirst, The Wizard of Gore, The Theatre Bizarre, and The Dead Ones[5][6][7].

Early life

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Kasten was born in Baltimore, Maryland and grew up performing in local television and theater with his family[8] and attended the Baltimore School for the Arts in an acting ensemble with Tupac Shakur and Jada Pinkett.[9] In his Junior year, Kasten and his friends (ex. street artist Maya Hayuk and his producer Daniel Griffiths) appeared in John Waters's film Hairspray. Later, Kasten attended Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts and soon after moved to Los Angeles, California working various roles in film crews until learning the craft of film editing.[10][11][12][13]

Kasten completed his first indie feature film titled Off the Road in 1991[14] shot during his sophomore year with friends as actors and local talent for crew. The film screened at the First Church of Boston. In 1992, Kasten moved to Los Angeles, California and began working in various roles on film crews until learning the craft of film editing.

Career

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In 1997, Kasten began work on The Attic Expeditions, a low-budget experimental horror film starring Seth Green, and Jeffrey Combs. It premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival, played in Los Angeles and then was distributed locally by Blockbuster/DEJ Entertainment. The reception to the film was mixed, due to its complex plot.[15][16]

Kasten's 2005 film All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos, second film for Starz! Media, uses the Mexican Day of the Dead as a backdrop for zombie horror.[17] The 2006 film The Thirst is a vampire horror film, and Kasten's only film without Jeffrey Combs.[18] It premiered at the 2005 Slamdance Film Festival,[19] aired on the Sci Fi Channel on June 11, 2005[20] with stars including Laz Alonzo, David Keith, Jeffrey Combs, Laura Harring, and Danny Trejo.

In 2006, Kasten directed The Thirst, a vampire horror film, starring Clare Kramer, Neil Jackson, Jeremy Sisto, Adam Baldwin and Otep. The film premiered at the Sitges Fantasy and Horror Festival and The New York Times called it “Out-and-out pretension… A vampire movie that tries to say something smart about the connections among vampirism, sexuality and drug addiction…. just disgusting.”[2]

In 2007, Kasten released his remake of the Herschell Gordon Lewis classic The Wizard of Gore, starring Kip Pardue, Crispin Glover, Bijou Phillips, Combs, Brad Dourif, and the Suicide Girls.[21] His "cover" adds a film noir edge to the splatter of the original, while maintaining the crucial ratio of blood and breasts.

In 2008, Kasten was involved in the re-opening of the Brookledge Theatre and was proposed as its original director.[22] During his tenure at Brookledge, he collaborated with several actors include Penn Gilette, Ann Magnuson, Billy the Mime, The Lampshades, Kristian Hoffman, Puddles Pity Party and Neil Hamburger.

In Summer 2009 Kasten entered production for his latest film, The Dead Ones.[5][6]

In 2011, Kasten produced and directed the wrap-around segments for the anthology horror film The Theatre Bizarre which premiered as the opening film at the Fantasia International Film Festival. He worked together with Buddy Giovinazzo, Tom Savini and Richard Stanley. His segment stars Udo Kier and takes place in an abandoned theater and and was shot in the Million Dollar Theater.[23][24][25]

In television, Kasten has directed several recreation shows for networks A&E Biography,[26] Discovery Channel ID[27] and was the director on History Channel’s controversial “The Exorcist Files”.[27]

Works

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Filmography

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Year Title Role Source
2001 The Attic Expeditions Director [28][4][29]
2005 All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos Director [30][31]
2006 The Thirst Director/actor [2]
2007 The Wizard of Gore Director [32][33][34][35]
2010 The Dead Ones
SuicideGirls Must Die! (co-Producer) 		Director [5][6][7]
2011 The Theatre Bizarre co-Director [36][23][24][25]

TV

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Year Title Role Source[37]
1998 Surprise Gardener Editor
1999 Here Come Your Enemies (TV series) Director
2000 Badge of Courage: Police Officer of the Year (TV movie) Editor
2001 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (TV movie) Editor
2003 Starz on the Set: Inside the Haunted Mansion (TV Movie) Editor
2005 Starz on the Set: Hitch (TV Movie) Director
2006 Starz on the Set: The Pursuit of Happyness (TV Movie) Editor
2007 Starz on the Set: Making Ghost Rider (TV Movie)
Starz on the Set: Spider-Man 3 		Director
2010 Starz on the Set: The Karate Kid (TV Movie) Editor
2011 The Exorcist Files (TV Movie/series)
Friends with Benefits International Television Special (TV Movie - Editor) 		Director
2012 Starz on the Set: MIB 3 (TV Movie) Editor
2013 I'll Haunt You When I'm Dead (TV Movie)
My Haunted Vacation (TV Movie)
Starz Studios: After Earth (TV Movie documentary - Editor)
My Haunted Vacation (TV Movie - Editor)
Angelus (TV Movie - Editor) 		Director
2011 Friends with Benefits International Television Special (TV Movie) Editor
2012 Starz on the Set: MIB 3 (TV Movie) Editor
2014 Devil in the Details (TV Series)
Mowers
Murder
Cajun Style 		Director

References

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  1. ^ "About". jeremykasten.com.
  2. ^ a b c "I Was Hooked on Horror Flicks Dumped to DVD!". The New York Times. June 10, 2007.
  3. ^ "Honoring Europe's Rich Film Legacy". Los Angeles Times. April 25, 2002.
  4. ^ a b c d "Review: 'The Attic Expeditions'". Variety.com. August 17, 2001.
  5. ^ a b c "Exclusive photos and comments: Jeremy Kasten's high-school horror "The Dead Ones"". Fangoria. June 18, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "At Home With Horror". The Baltimore Sun. July 26, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Maryland at a glance". Maryland.gov.
  8. ^ "Local News". Jewish Times. September 1, 1986.
  9. ^ "Legend of The Fall". Vibe. October 1, 1999.
  10. ^ "Quick Q&A with Jeremy Kasten of The Theatre Bizarre". NextProjection.com. January 26, 2012.
  11. ^ "Festival films continue to rake in the awards". Filmfest Oldenburg. October 18, 2011.
  12. ^ "The Theatre Bizarre". Grimm Fest. 2011.
  13. ^ "House Tour: Jeremy's Tinseltown Time Capsule". Apartament Therapy. May 29, 2009.
  14. ^ "Film archive". jeremykasten.com.
  15. ^ "Jeremy Kasten Interview at Classic Horror". October 15, 2004.
  16. ^ [1]
  17. ^ Dread Central interview
  18. ^ Fatally Yours interview
  19. ^ Morfoot, Addie (2004-12-13). "Docs bracket Slamdance". Variety. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  20. ^ Gates, Anita (2005-06-11). "WHATS ON TONIGHT". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  21. ^ "All Souls Day director Jeremy Kasten/ SuicideGirls.com interview".
  22. ^ "Brookledge, Hancock Park's magical home". Los Angeles Times. September 17, 2010.
  23. ^ a b ""The Theatre Bizarre" : un Grand Guignol numérique". Le Monde (France). May 8, 2012.
  24. ^ a b Al Kratina (August 5, 2011). "Fantasia 2011: The Theater Bizarre". The Montreal Gazette.
  25. ^ a b Sheri Linden (February 3, 2012). "The Theatre Bizarre: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  26. ^ "I'll Haunt You When I'm Dead (2013)". IMDb.
  27. ^ a b ""The Exorcist Files" (2011)". IMDb. 2011.
  28. ^ "UGO.com Film/TV - The Attic Expeditions, Jeremy Kasten Interview" (PDF). UGO.com. July 1, 2011.
  29. ^ Eisner, Ken (17 August 2001). "The Attic Expeditions". Variety. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  30. ^ "All Souls Chat". Joblo. May 1, 2005.
  31. ^ "All Souls Day (DVD)". Dread Central. January 16, 2006.
  32. ^ "'Wizard of Gore, The Canadian Premiere". Fantasia Festival. July 20, 2007.
  33. ^ "LA Film Fest Review: The Wizard of Gore". Laist. June 23, 2007.
  34. ^ "The Prestige + The Wizard of Gore". Doublefeature.fm. April 8, 2010.
  35. ^ "Couch Trip". Metro Times. September 3, 2008.
  36. ^ Mark Olsen (February 3, 2012). "'Theatre Bizarre' takes up horror anthology tradition". Los Angeles Times.
  37. ^ "Jeremy Kasten Filmography". IMDb.
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