I'm incredibly excited to unveil our exclusive new interview with Serdar Kebapçılar, the star of RAMPAGE (Korkusuz)! Serdar was kind enough to chat with us about his career, his movies, his interests, and a whole lot more.
The interview can also be viewed on the RAMPAGE website, along with the HTML embed code. Feel free to spread the word!
On a related note, Serdar's website can be found here.
Also, special thanks to Gokay Gelgec and Sinematik!
Earlier this month we showed a photo of RAMPAGE (KORKUSUZ) director Cetin Inanc holding a copy of Dark Maze's RAMPAGE DVD, and now... I can hardly believe it, it's the "Turkish Rambo" himself, Serdar Kebapçılar!
But that's not all! This isn't just a photo; it's a screencap from an upcoming exclusive video interview with Serdar!
Hey folks! If you got a kick out of RAMPAGE, then you should definitely check out Onar Films, run by the incomparable Bill Barounis. Based out of Greece, Bill specializes in DVD releases of incredible nearly-lost Turkish films -- and he's got stuff you won't believe.
Turkish Superman? Check. Turkish Tarzan? Double check. Turkish Captain America and El Santo fighting an evil Spider-Man? You better believe it.
His most recent release is another lost gem: Kadin Dusmani, an original Turkish gothic thriller from 1967.
The Onar releases are always top-notch and loaded with extras, and this one is no exception. Check out the Onar Films site and buy some stuff from him -- you won't be disappointed!
Below is a photo of Cetin Inanc, the director of RAMPAGE (aka "Turkish Rambo"), DÜNYAYI KURTARAN ADAM (aka "Turkish Star Wars"), and countless other incredible, outrageous films.
And he's holding a copy of Dark Maze's RAMPAGE release!!
A certain deceased swordsman has a bone to pick with Count Vile... Featuring Peter Davis (Freespace 2), Arin Hanson (Marvel Ultimate Alliance), and the soon-to-be-married George Nowik (Contra 4). (Congrats George!!)
While at the TGWTG/Channel Awesome gathering in Chicago last month, there were a slew of crossover videos in the works all over the hotel. I shot a very small amount of the Epic Brawl video, but the highlight by far was being camera guy for the Warrior comic book review and Spooning With Spoony, both starring Noah "The Spoony One" Antwiler and numerous other TGWTG personalities. Both contain NSFW content, so be warned.
And then there's Spooning With Spoony, also featuring Lindsay Ellis (aka The Nostalgia Chick) and Krissy "That Chick With the Goggles" Diggs, which is of an... erm, entirely different nature:
Here it is with commentary by Spoony:
I had an absolute blast shooting these, and it was a pleasure working with everyone involved. So to Noah, Lewis, Lindsay, Krissy, Ben, Kaylyn, Coldguy, and everyone else, thanks!!
Last month I attended the That Guy With the Glasses/Channel Awesome gathering in Chicago -- the event that brought to the internet a showdown of epic proportions, particularly if you're a fan of the Nostalgia Critic and/or Angry Video Game Nerd -- or indeed any of the folks at TGWTG.
While there I was interviewed by Noah Antwiler, aka "The Spoony One" -- the man behind The Spoony Experiment, one of my absolute favorite review websites. We chatted about Rampage and Press Start as well as low budget movies in general. It was a little surreal being in the same room with a guy whose work I've admired online for so long, but it was a complete blast. The interview is now up on his site, and you can also watch it right here:
If you're not familiar with Noah's hilarious reviews of movies and games, I strongly recommend checking his stuff out. I suggest starting here.
And if I seem a little scatterbrained, I think I had just arrived at the hotel about 30 mintues prior to this, with only about 3 hours of sleep the night before.
When our no-budget videogame spoof “Press Start” came out in September 2007, two years of my life – and the lives of numerous others – had been spent making it a reality. But within a couple weeks of its release, pirated torrents of the movie were everywhere. You couldn’t even Google the title without finding sites where you could download the entire film – including all of the DVD extras. I saw message boards posting links, with responses like “Thanks! I’m showing this to my kids right now!”
Rampage was released less than two weeks ago. Torrents are already up. More people have downloaded it illegally than have bought it. LOTS more. In fact if I were to hazard a guess, I’d say that it’s been downloaded by more people than will EVER buy it.
I feel the need to make something clear that maybe hasn’t been made clear before: Dark Maze Studios is not some big faceless company. It’s one guy. Me. A host of extraordinarily talented people have been willing to work with me for virtually nothing to make these movies possible, but the studio itself is still just yours truly. And you know what? I’m not raking in the cash from Press Start, or Rampage, or the ads from Press Start Adventures. Neither is anybody else. And in fact, I’m a long way from making my money back on Rampage.
Look, I am not “The Man.” I have a full time, regular day job that supports my ability to make films. People who pirate my movies are not sticking it to anybody. They’re just robbing someone of his dream to make a living doing what he loves.
But honestly, I think that assuming people have some political motivation to pirate films is giving them too much credit. They’re stealing because they can. Because it’s easy. It’s just a few clicks to have something they want for free, breaking a law that no one will ever catch them for.
And the ultimate result of all this? People are going to stop making stuff. People like me are going to quit making movies and videos because they can’t afford to, and because they’re sick of spending years of blood, sweat, and tears working to make something that’s going to be stolen immediately by thousands of people who couldn’t care less. I’ve just about reached that point. And that’s depressing, because there are still so many projects I want to do.
So the only thing I can do now is air my grievances in vain here, to a crowd of people who haven’t pirated my films.
But lastly: to whoever it was in Lawrence, MA searching for "Dark Maze studios rampage torrent" yesterday, here's your IP address for everyone to see: 98.217.245.171. Have a nice day.
We do both ask, however, that if you download the score, please order a copy of the DVD as well. Not only will it support our future efforts, but it will also help to put the music in context. Thanks!
