Menu
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Podcast
      • Slice of SciFi 964: Universal Monsters and HellblazerUniversal Monsters and Hellblazer
      • Slice of SciFi 963: PG Psycho Goreman“PG: Psycho Goreman”: Making horror-scifi fun again
      • Slice of SciFi 962: Escape Pod: The Science Fiction AnthologyFeaturing “Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology”
      • Slice of SciFi 961: BreachIndie SciFi Action: “Breach” takes on fleeing an alien invasion
    • View all
  • Movie Reviews
      • Promising Young Woman (2020)“Promising Young Woman” and the harsh truths of trauma and justice
      • Review: Parallel (2020)“Parallel” takes on the mental and moral tolls of using parallel worlds
      • Review: I'm Your Woman (2020)“I’m Your Woman” shines with a different take on the mobster’s wife
      • Review: Archenemy (2020)“Archenemy”: Working with the Superhero You Find
    • View all
  • TV Reviews
      • "Project Blue Book"“Project Blue Book” explores the threads of UFO reports
      • Manifest Season 1: 5 Episodes In5 Episodes In: “Manifest”
      • 5 Episodes In: Reverie5 Episodes In: “Reverie”
      • 5 Episodes In: Marvel's Cloak and Dagger5 Episodes In: “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger”
    • View all
  • DVD Reviews
      • Blu-ray Review: Archenemy (2020)“Archenemy” sparkles in sight & sound
      • The Dark and The Wicked (2020)“The Dark and The Wicked” and the Monstrous Weight of Grief
      • Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection“What’s Up Doc?”: A Look at 80 Years of Bugs Bunny
      • Batman: Death in the Family (2020, animated)“Batman: Death in the Family” makes alternate timelines fun
    • View all
  • Columns
  • News
      • TV News
      • Film News
      • DVD News
      • Interviews
      • Events
      • Geeky, Funny & Weird
      • Online Entertainment News
      • Music News
      • On Stage
      • Space News

Slice of SciFi

This is How We Geek Out: Interviews, Reviews & More

  • Writers, After Dark
  • Horror Happenings
  • The Babylon Podcast
  • SciFi Shop Talk
  • Slice of SciFi TV
  • Contact Us
Jeremy Berg: Going Deeper into “The Device” Summer interviews director Jeremy Berg, and reviews the film

Jeremy Berg: Going Deeper into “The Device” Summer interviews director Jeremy Berg, and reviews the film

December 27, 2014 By Summer Brooks Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (29.0MB)

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS

Writer/Director Jeremy Berg of The October People joins us this week to talk about their most recent release, The Device, an alien abduction scifi-horror indie movie, filmed entirely in the Pacific Northwest.

The Device (The October People)
Behind the Scenes on “The Device” (l-r: Matt Medisch, Jeremy Berg, John Portanova)

Next, Summer reviews The Device, and her impression is mixed.

The movie isn’t horrible, but I believe it isn’t intense enough to be called a suspense-thriller, and it definitely isn’t scary enough to be a true horror film, even though it makes a distinct effort to harken back to the days of classic horror tales that are more focused on the psychological and less enamored with the splattersational gore.

I’m not sure if it’s a good thing or a bad thing if the music in the trailer made the film seem more suspenseful than it turned out to be upon the actual viewing.

Given the budget they were working with, it’s not a bad final product (it’s nowhere near being a terrible film), but I wish a little more time had been spent on building out the story.

There is a hidden gem on this DVD however, a supplementary audio track with producer John Portanova interviewing screenwriter Tracy Torme. The description of it on the DVD jacket is misleading, since it implies that he’s doing commentary on the movie and I really only listened to it because I was curious what his connection to the film had been.

The track is actually a separate interview with Torme, with producer John Portanova conducting an insightful and detailed history of his involvement with the alien abduction subgenre, and his long journey to get the movie Fire in the Sky made. I encourage fans of filmmaking to check out this interview, and it’s a true shame that this interview wasn’t done on camera and made as a second disc for the set… that would have elevated this DVD to a “must buy” in my book.

The Device is available now on VOD and DVD.

The October People:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/october_people
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOctoberPeople
Website: http://www.theoctoberpeople.net


Want to add your comments? Call in and leave a voice message at 602-635-6976, or just email Summer with a comment you’ve recorded!

Watch more Slice of SciFi!!
Do you enjoy different variations of Slice? Slice of SciFi TV is the place you can watch additional Slice of SciFi programming, from convention coverage to exclusive interviews, any time you want:
Slice of SciFi TV (YouTube) www.youtube.com/Sliceofscifi
Slice of SciFi TV: www.sliceofscifi.tv

Go Social with Slice of SciFi
iTunes: Leave a Review! http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slice-of-scifi/id73331296
Twitter: Chat with Summer! @sliceofscifi, @SliceofSciFiTV, @SliceofSciFiUK
Google Plus: plus.google.com/113032745928846446855
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Sliceofscifi

Share on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on Email

Filed Under: Slice of SciFi Tagged With: Aliens/UFOs

Related Posts

Extraterrestrial by The Vicious Brothers
The Vicious Brothers Debut “Extraterrestrial”
Slice of SciFi 961: Breach
Indie SciFi Action: “Breach” takes on fleeing an alien invasion
Slice of SciFi: "Skylines" (2020)
“Skylines”: Talking to Liam O’Donnell & Alexander Siddig

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Search in posts
Search in pages
Filter by Categories
Audio Productions
Awards News
Book News
Book Reviews
Columns
Comics News
DVD News
DVD Reviews
Entertainment Business News
Events
Fan Films
Fan Productions
Film News
Film Reviews
Gaming News
Geeky, Funny & Weird
Human Interest
Interviews
Music News
On Stage
Online Entertainment News
Science News
Slice of SciFi
Slice Video News
Space News
Specials
Technology News
TV News
TV Reviews

Subscribe to Podcast

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidiHeartRadioStitcherTuneInRSS

Listen to Slice of SciFi

iTunes
iHeart Radio
Player.FM
RSS
 

Keep Up With Slice of SciFi

  • Movie & TV Reviews

Recent Comments

  • Lou Tambone on Universal Monsters and Hellblazer: “Thank you, Summer. It was great talking to you again.”
  • dutch on “Parallel”: Isaac Ezban, Martin Wallström and Mark O’Brien: “If you pass this film up by saying, “Ugh, another parallel universe flick.”, you did not ask the right question.…”
  • Summer Brooks on “Near Dark”: Stacey Abbott on teaching vampire lore: “I hadn’t remembered until I was making the graphic for this episode that I own a copy of READING ANGEL…”
  • Joyce Gravino on “Near Dark”: Stacey Abbott on teaching vampire lore: “Thank you for this episode. I now have to to look for the reading angel book and the x-files one…”
  • Daniel M on Giveaway: “2067” on DVD: “back to the future”
Tweets by @sliceofscifi
death to humans 160x600
Save 10-50% on in-stock toys at TFAW.com.

Slice of SciFi
1121 Annapolis Rd PMB 238
Odenton MD 21113
602-635-6976

Artwork:
Slice of SciFi spiral logo designed by Tim Callender

Theme Music:
Slice of SciFi music and themes
courtesy of Sci-Fried

Sister Sites:
Writers, After Dark
Horror Happenings
SciFi Shop Talk
Slice of SciFi TV

Copyright © 2005–2021 · Magazine Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in