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• Actors: Stephen Geoffreys, Tiffany Shepis, Ezra Buzzington, Laura Leigh, Corey Haim
• Directors: BC Furtney
• Writers: BC Furtney
• Producers: BC Furtney
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Bull Lee Media
• DVD Release Date: March 22, 2010
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003DKJFGO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,047 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Saw it at Gorezone February 20, 2011

By Jenn Halbrook

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B C Furtney's New Terminal Hotel is a horror film that refuses to pander to the generic horror format that too often relies on gratuitous nudity and over the top special effects for its own sake. That isn't to say that there isn't sexual gratification or depraved violence, but rather that New Terminal Hotel is first and foremost an exploration of characters. Unlike Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet, where the sole concern of the audience is how the next victim will be diced up in a bloody cesspit of flesh, the audience find themselves drawn to the characters of New Terminal Hotel and their tragic stories.

New Terminal Hotel opens in the thick of the action with the perfectly cast Stephen Geoffreys, as Don Malek, torturing his boss Stanley Glissberg (Colliano). His motives are not apparent until much later on in the film, but sufficed to say it's an intriguing predicament as the Head of Starlight Studios finds himself paralysed and naked in Malek's ice filled bathtub. New Terminal Hotel focuses on Malek's struggles as a once successful screenwriter. His literary agent, Ava Collins (Shepis), is his only real associate as he plays the role of the isolated writer falling to pieces. Ava is self absorbed and only sticks with Malek in the hope that he'll hand her a fresh script. As the film progresses it becomes clear that Ava isn't as stable an acquaintance as Malek needs as she contemplates a way to rid herself of rival literary agent Carter Ball (Grabowski).

New Terminal Hotel was made on a budget of just $100,000.... Thankfully it hasn't tried to produce special effects that are unrealistic given the financial constraints, yet it doesn't skimp on the gore as is apparent as the film climaxes and rather amusingly, early on, when Malek decides to remove one of Glissberg's kidneys using a "how to" style guide. New Terminal Hotel is set almost exclusively within the confines of the downtrodden backstreet LA hotel. This minimalist approach really adds to the claustrophobic feel of the film, much more so than Devil - a film that should have capitalised on the suffocating nature of the premise! New Terminal Hotel houses other recluses, in addition to Malek, such as his oddball neighbour Spitz (Buzzington), a paraplegic ex-marine with a penchant for hard liquor, prostitutes and sadism. Ezra Buzzington is a brilliant name for Furtney to have brought on board for New Terminal Hotel, and in typical Buzzington style he plays Spitz with all the aggression and unadulterated hatred of a Westboro Baptist champion outside an abortion clinic. As Malek's association with Spitz develops he finds himself in a rather uncomfortable predicament having witnessed one of Spitz's more colourful video tapes with a young girl. Malek must decide whether to intervene in typical Malek style or look the other way which just isn't in his nature. New Terminal Hotel really highlights the "turn a blind eye" culture that is intrinsic to rough neighbourhoods where nobody wants to intrude in anybody else's business for fear that they may get lynched or found carved up in a black bin bag.

Corey Haim makes a cameo appearance as a fallen British rockstar. This cameo was intended to create light relief in an otherwise dark film. Unfortunately this scene is extremely painful to watch, due almost exclusively to his terrible British accent. So many directors stumble when they cast Americans or Canadians as British characters when it would be so much easier to bring a native Brit into the mix. Perhaps one day directors will learn that this rarely yields positive results.

It would have been so easy for New Terminal Hotel to have become just another tale of a burnt out writer cascading off the rails and falling into the downward spiral of obscurity, yet B C Furtney would not allow for this. New Terminal Hotel is a film with many layers that really gets inside the mind of the viewer and will leave them pondering for weeks to come. Whilst it's not going to be hailed a classic in the mainstream's eye this delivers a breath of fresh life to the increasingly formulaic horror genre. Horror films aren't meant to be pleasant and wrapped up into neat little idealistic packages and B C Furtney knows this. New Terminal Hotel drills into your mind like a rusty cocaine binge dipped in sulphuric acid - it's not pleasant but you won't ever forget it.

Review by Michael Wilson, Scream Magazine Read more ›

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Pulp on Film February 24, 2011

By Trevin Pinto

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(written by Michael Critzer for NexGen Pulp, Spring 2010 Issue)

BC Furtney's latest film, New Terminal Hotel has been getting a lot of attention, and with a cast of horror film veterans including Stephen Geoffreys and Tiffany Shepis under Furtney's direction, it is no surprise. Reviews for the film abound on the internet, but for the sake of this review, and in the spirit of this magazine, we will review the film for its status as Pulp-Fiction, a test that it passes with flying colors.

It is reminiscent of more than one pulp genre. To begin with, the setting of the seedy hotel, the murders, and the unfolding mystery as to what motivates the killer all hearken back to the classic detective stories, only the film puts the audience in the P.I.'s chair. It is the character of that killer, Don Malek, that is the mystery. It is hard to tell, at first, if his actions and mannerisms are coming from twisted eccentricity or some yet to be revealed depth. It saves the first half of the film from becoming yet another "Hostel" style horror film that relies on shock factor in place of character development.

Throughout the film, Malek's placid demeanor in the act of killing and the sketchy world he has chosen to inhabit provides a surrealism akin to the work of Lovecreaft. And his disguise lends yet another facet to Malek's character, as it seems to release through his gestures, a playfulness and child-like joy in his actions.

Throughout the film, however, it is clear that Furtney has not simply made a horror film. His frequent use of long shots in hallways, the shower crime scene, and even the soundtrack point to the influence of Hitchcock.... But though it could arguably be termed a psychological thriller, the suspense is more in line with a tale by Poe than the stale "gotcha" suspense thrillers ubiquitous in movie theaters today.

New Terminal Hotel is an exciting new incarnation of new film noir and new pulp-fiction. It is firmly rooted in the spirit of the old pulps but develops in a modern setting relevant to a modern viewer. That said, it may not be for every pulp fan as the "genre" is a wide one. But horror fans, craving more than cheap tricks and surprise turns of character masquerading as psychological depth, will find this film well worth their time.

- Michael Critzer, NexGen Pulp, Spring 2010 Issue, nexgenpulpfiction.com Read more ›

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars vile and distrubing May 1, 2011

By Jesse Richardson

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im a self admitted life long corey haim fan. the lost boys, license to drive and dream a little dream are three of my favorite 80s flicks. i even followed his career into b-movie stardom. this is his second to last film he ever appeared in before his death(r.i.p.) unfortunatly hes in the film for about 4 minutes. but thats ok because what i was introduced to was a highly original study of a troublad mans decent into madness. the director b.c. futney does a masterful job lurking into the depths of eerieness and violence. this is a must watch for people who enjoy the works of david lynch, or casper noa...im disapointed that this film got no attention at all, not even from the independent world of cinema, this film is far better then must mainstream b.s. out nowadays, so check it out!!!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars it was a sad movie but I liked corey haim in it! February 22, 2011

By jj

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Seeing as this was one of corey's film's i hadn't seen,i thought it looked good.Corey's character was goneNew Terminal Hotel very early in the movie.That was the reason i got it,to see him in it.Ugh!I think his character was high too,,i loved gorey corey and yet the writer killed him off like corey and the media did, with his career cuz of drugs.Wasn't he sober by then? I'm glad the director gave him a 2nd chance at an acting career! I would've liked to see him it longer.the movie role was short for his character.but i still liked him in it.May Corey live on though in the matinee in the sky.:0)