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Richard Bates, Jr.'s latest film 'King Knight' is a sincere, endearing, and bizarre journey towards self discovery. Watch the trailer…
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%%title%% . In his 4 Star review out of Fantasia, Chad Collins calls KING KNIGHT "Sweet, funny, and utterly strange!"
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%%title%% . Michelle Swope talks with writer/director Richard Bates, Jr. about his bewitching new film KING KNIGHT, premiering at Fantasia!
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The SXSW Film Festival unleashes plenty of weird movies on enthusiastic fans with nerves of steel. Movies that hide the…
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It’s safe to say that no one makes genre movies quite like writer/director Richard Bates Jr. His distinctively personal pictures—Excision,…
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Richard Bates, Jr.’s first three films, Excision, Suburban Gothic, and Trash Fire, comprise a “Coming of Age Trilogy” highlighting experiences that represent high…
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Richard Bates, Jr.’s first three films, Excision, Suburban Gothic, and Trash Fire, comprise a “Coming of Age Trilogy” highlighting experiences…
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On August 23, Saban Films will be releasing Tone Deaf, which made its world premiere earlier this year at SXSW.…
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Starring Amanda Crew, Robert Patrick Written by Richard Bates, Jr. Directed by Richard Bates, Jr. Horror has a long history…
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Richard Bates, Jr.’s Trash Fire is heading to VOD and limited theatres on November 4th but right now we have…