Occupy Midian Report 5 Transcript

The 5th Occupy Midian Report is up on the 15th Episode of the Clive Barker Podcast. To listen please visit: http://www.clivebarkercast.com/2012/06/16/episode-15-clive-barkers-video-games-his-art/

The Nightbreed Cabal Cut screening in Los Angeles, California grew to two screenings that both sold out. This, in addition to the hard work that everyone has put in to raise awareness of this film, has brought about a wonderful thing.

On June 12, Clive Barker announced on his twitter:

My friends, Clive here, writing to share some wonderful news. Following the two Sold Out screenings of NIGHTBREED: The Cabal Cut on Sunday, Morgan Creek has given us permission to show the cut around the world and to raise money to prepare the cut for a release on Blu-ray... This could not, would not have happened without your voices. We have all been heard. The Morgan Creek team have my thanks and my respect. Very seldom does anyone in the movie business pay attention as they have, understanding perhaps that the message of the movie as I shot it is one that dramatizes a different ending to the age-old story of how a war between Humankind and something Other draws to a close. The real NIGHTBREED will be available for everyone to see. I hope its message of redemption and forgiveness move you.

When I first heard this news, I was doing a happy dance all around my apartment. The Occupy Midian Facebook group was donning their celebratory hats once again, and with good reason. But we must keep in mind that there is still quite a bit of work that must be done. Morgan Creek is giving permission to show the cut worldwide, which will raise more awareness about this wonderful film. Also they are giving permission to raise money for preparing the Cabal cut for a Blu-ray release. This means there are still many things that need to be done to the film for it to be ready for release, as well as money that needs to be earned in order to put in this work. We are still waiting for further news from the wonderful folks that have been working so hard on Nightbreed the Cabal Cut on what measures they are going to take to raise funds, and how we the fans can help.

So join us in the celebration in this huge step forward, but please help us continue to spread the word.

Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard on helping to get the word out about this film. And for those of you who are able to attend, there is another screening coming up at the Portage Theatre in Chicago on Friday, July 13^th. For more information on this screening please visit http://occupymidian.com/screenings.html also check there frequently to see if any more screenings have been added.

To all those who have helped in anyway big or small, the Tribes of the Moon embrace you.

Morgan Creek Gives Permission to Raise Money for Blu-Ray of Cabal Cut

I logged onto Facebook about 15 minutes ago to discover that on the Occupy Midian Group there was quite a riveting conversation going.

Jose Leitao posted:

Clive Barker: "Morgan Creek has given us permission to show the cut around the world and to raise money to prepare the cut for a release on Blu Ray. This could not,would not have happened without your voices.We have all been heard.The Morgan Creek team have my thanks and my respect. Very seldom does anyone in the movie business pay attention as they have,understanding perhaps that the message of the movie as I shot it is one that dramatizes a different ending to the age-old story of how a war between Humankind and something Other draws to a close."

The message from Clive Barker was on twitter this afternoon.

Needless to say we are ecstatic. I will come back to you with what the next steps will be in helping to get the cut shown and to raise money for it's release.

Occupy Midian Report #4 Transcript

The 4th Occupy Midian Report was a bit impromtu, as I re-recorded it right after we reached 5,000 signatures on Friday, June 1st. I will post the original transcript and change the parts that were changed in the impromtu recording. (to listen to the report and the Clive Barker Podcast visit: http://www.clivebarkercast.com/2012/06/03/episode-13-books-of-blood-volume-6-part-2/)

The Nightbreed extended cut petition keeps growing in number of signatures. We’ve had some amazing members helping to push us to meet our goal that we set for ourselves to reach 5,000 signatures by June 1^st.  At the time of this recording, May 31^st, 10:00 p.m. we were at 4,626 signatures.

(We reached 5,000 signatures on June 1st and at the time I recorded the report there was 5,009 signatures, at the moment of creating this blog there are 5,073 signatures, if you haven't signed it please do so at: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nightbreed/)

We have also seen a few new Occupy Midian Sign photos, which are a great addition to the Facebook Group; it helps to remind everyone what we are gathered there for, and also adds a face to Midian. So if you haven’t yet, or if you just want to do another, I encourage you to create your own Occupy Midian sign photo and share it with us. Or if you are brave enough, do a testimonial video, there are a few on youtube, but as with the signatures, the more we have out there, the more likely we will be heard. So help us get the word out, tell your friends, your family, your acquaintances, even strangers on the internet. Blog it, tweet it, Facebook it, pin it, google+ it, stumble it, scoop.it, share it, email it. C’mon guys, you get the idea. The more effort we put forth, the more we will have to show for it. Sounds cliché, but it tends to be true.

Also before the end of today’s report I want to remind y’all about the two screenings of the Nightbreed Cabal Cut that are coming up soon. The first one is at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles on June 10th and the second is going to be at the Portage Theatre in Chicago on July 13. For more information on these screenings visit: http://occupymidian.com/screenings.html

And thank you to these people on twitter that helped push us through to reach our goal:

@Cinemactik - Colin from Occupy Midian
@ladyabigor - Christine from Occupy Midian
@RealCliveBarker - Clive Barker (YES, Clive Barker tweeted it!)
@Tallaght24
@DarthNearl - Andrew from Occupy Midian
@Salem_Kapsaski - Salem from Occupy Midian
@TottyMCMLXXIII - Andrew from Occupy Midian
@antipax0 - Jose from Occupy Midian & Clive Barker Podcast
@neilhimself - Neil Gaiman (Yes, Neil Gaiman tweeted it through @ladyabigor!)
@clivebarkerinfo - Phil & Sarah Stokes
@PromoteHorror - http://promotehorror.com
@OccupyMidian - https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/occupymidian/
@DarkSideofFilm - http://darkersideoffilm.wordpress.com
@DiaboliqueMag - http://HorrorUnlimited.com
@DrewAtHitFix - http://www.hitfix.com
@AmaLeaPhoto - http://amaleaphoto.com
@HorrorCultFilms - http://www.horrorcultfilms.co.uk
@CoopOfTheDamned - http://www.mydamnchannel.com/coopofthedamned
@Slowdeath77 - http://horrorsmorgasbord.blogspot.com/
@donttrythis - Adam Savage - http://www.tested.com (Yes from Mythbusters!)

There are many more for this list, but from me the biggest thank you goes to Colin, Christine, and the others from Occupy Midian who managed to temporarily shut down their Twitter accounts from how many messages they were sending out. That takes a lot of time, dedication, and probably a bit of carpal tunnel.

To listen to the report that actually went live (the above report is not exact) please visit: http://www.clivebarkercast.com/2012/06/03/episode-13-books-of-blood-volume-6-part-2/ 

NIGHTBREED CABAL CUT Petition has Reached 5,000 SIGNATURES

At 7:27 p.m. this Friday, June 1st the Petition for a restored, extended cut of Clive Barker's "Nightbreed" reached 5,000 signatures. In just 2 months and 2 days the Occupy Midian group was able to accomplish what others were not able to. Through the hard work, dedication, and sharing of the fans and the comradery that extended itself to some friendly competition we achieved a great goal.

Now we are waiting to see if Morgan Creek is listening. Are they there waiting in the wings seeing what we are up to? One can only hope, because if they are, then this should mean something to them. Whether they see it as I do (passion) or as businessmen (money) either way, this is a BIG BIG thing.

Where we go from here, well I'll keep you updated on that, but DO NOT stop spreading the word. Keep telling others about this film, continue gathering signatures, do the #OccupyMidian sign photos, blogs, video testimonials, the letters to Morgan Creek. We MUST make them take notice!

To my fellow fans, we can do this, and THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for all of your hard work.