Cinestate is a Dallas-based movie studio founded in 2016 by Dallas Sonnier.[1] Cinestate has released four feature films: Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99, The Standoff at Sparrow Creek and Dragged Across Concrete.[2] In 2017, the company acquired Fangoria magazine, relaunching it in 2018 as a print-only collectible under the editorial oversight of Phil Nobile Jr.[3] In 2019, the company announced the launch of a Rebeller Media, an action label that will encompass a production company and lifestyle website to be managed by Washington Free Beacon journalist Sonny Bunch. In 2020, following the arrest of producer Adam Donaghey for sexual assault and a Daily Beast article alleging misconduct on Cinestate sets, Rebeller was shut down and Fangoria sold, and all Cinestate social media and websites went dormant.[4] [5]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion picture |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Dallas Sonnier |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Services | |
| Owner | Dallas Sonnier |
| Divisions | Fangoria (2018-2020); Rebeller (2019-2020) |
| Website | cinestate |
History
Dallas Sonnier moved from Dallas, TX to California, attending USC and graduating with dual degrees in business and film.[6] He launched Caliber Media[7] and started managing writer and aspiring director, S. Craig Zahler. After acquiring the script for Bone Tomahawk from Zahler, Sonnier premiered the film through Caliber Media.[8] In 2016, Sonnier moved back to Dallas where he partnered with Will Evans, owner of Deep Vellum Publishing, to form Cinestate.[9]
Filmography
| Movie | Director | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bone Tomahawk | S. Craig Zahler | September 25, 2015 |
| Brawl in Cell Block 99 | S. Craig Zahler | October 6, 2017 |
| The Standoff at Sparrow Creek | Henry Dunham | September 9, 2018 |
| Dragged Across Concrete | S. Craig Zahler | March 22, 2019 |
Other Ventures
Fangoria
In 2018, Cinestate acquired Fangoria magazine from the Brooklyn Company for an undisclosed price, with plans to re-launch the publication as a quarterly edition and additionally develop Fangoria into a brand for producing movies, books and podcasts. As part of the deal, Cinestate controls all material from over 300 issues of Fangoria magazine over 39 years.[10]
Books
Cinestate released its first book, S. Craig Zahler's Hug Chickenpenny: The Panegyric of an Anomalous Child, alongside the announcement that Zahler would work with the Jim Henson Company to bring the title protagonist to life in an upcoming feature film.[11] Additionally, Cinestate published The Megarothke, the debut novel from Robert Ashcroft. Its most recent novel released was Headcheese by Jess Hagemann.[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Dallas-based Cinestate forges its extreme entertainment path far from Hollywood". Dallas News. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ "Making Movies in the Trump Era for the Audience Hollywood Ignored". Wall Street Journal. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ^ Busch, Anita (2018-02-15). "Cinestate Acquires Fangoria Magazine, Installs New Management And Strategy". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ "Cinestate's #MeToo Scandal and the Upheaval of the Dallas Film Scene". D Magazine. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ^ @SonnyBunch (10 June 2020). "Sonny Bunch's Announcement of Rebeller Shutting Down" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ North, Caroline (2016-11-21). "Will Cinestate Pave the Road for a Film Industry in Dallas?". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ "For Dallas filmmaker, home is where the sadness is, but he's back to stay and make a mark". Dallas News. 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ Miller, Stuart (2019-01-28). "How a "Populist" Film Studio Is Turning Rage and Violence Into Revenue". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ^ North, Caroline (2016-11-21). "Will Cinestate Pave the Road for a Film Industry in Dallas?". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ Busch, Anita (2018-02-15). "Cinestate Acquires Fangoria Magazine, Installs New Management And Strategy". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ Gallagher, Danny (2017-12-21). "Jim Henson Co. Will Make Puppets for the Next Film by Dallas Movie Studio Cinestate". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ Millican, Josh (2018-12-18). "Third Novel Published by Cinestate HEADCHEESE is Now Available". Dread Central. Retrieved 2019-06-07.