Night of the Shadow People release date and News.

Night of the Shadow People, the newest feature length film by Blaise Kolodychuk and SC Entertainment will be released to the world on May 26th 2017!

Night of the Shadow People will also be screened at the Mayday Film Festival May 20th-21st at Showplace Cinemas South Evansville, Indiana.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/pg/MayDayFilmFest/

It has also been invited to be an official selection of the 2017 StraightJacket Guerrilla Film Festival. To be held August 15th - 21st. More information is available here: http://straightjacketguerrillafilmfestival.com/

A review of Death of a Galaxy

Death of a Galaxy - Cashew Body

We were out at Blaise's Dad's acreage somewhere in rural Alberta. The place is full of things his Dad has collected to fix, or to use to fix something else. There's a field full of cars and assorted vehicles all some way into the transformation between junk and running. He can build you a bike out of the bits of other bikes lying around in the grass, and he does. There are children and animals running around, and dubious smoke coming from whatever just got thrown in the firepit. Blaise's uncle, with one hand missing, throws fruit snacks at you, everybody gets a packet. Blaise's dad puts cinamon in the coffee and grins, so excited to see if you can guess what it is. Later on, the kids come running into the house.

"We found a Cashewbody," says the youngest, very solemn.

What they meant was that they had found a dog carcass, out in the thicket of birch trees. It had been buried, but now it was exhumed, and partly excavated, by a local pack of coyotes.

Cashew was their pet, a beautiful, sweet dog the colour of roasted cashew nuts. She was hit by a car. The driver didn't stop, they just drove away.

"It's so clever," says Blaise. "It's not Cashew, it's a Cashew body. The part that was Cashew isn't there any more, but there is still this body left there. There's something so true about it. It's horrific, but it's just a fact."
Death of a Galaxy is the first album from Blaise Kolodychuk's new solo electronic project Cashew Body. Even Blaise has trouble explaining why this music isn't Fukachuk Egg Machine, the epic horror-diary that encompasses all his solo recordings from 1998 to 2015. "It is an extension of Fukachuk, it has the same characters," he says "But it is a whole other universe than Fukachuk." The Frog Man, and his bottles of tears, turn up in Steam Street, and the Lizard Girl has gone missing again in Shoes are South, "I miss her and her lizard friends." There are other old themes: boots that stomp, factories, bondage, mouths stuffed with foreign objects, basements, women being asked to clean him, women being asked to stop cleaning him, trains, wandering around downtown looking for something.

The album began as a Fukachuk record, starting with an idea of writing about a shopping mall, where the songs would follow the lives of the people who worked in each store, and the people who shopped there. As with a lot of Blaise's work, real life got too loud and overtook and reshaped that early idea, because this is music made out of necessity. It was a way to process and live through something, without breaking to pieces. But the shopping malls are still there. As Blaise explained it, "The name Death of a Galaxy comes from a Saturday morning cartoon I watched when I was a kid. But it's about how people can build their whole world around a small area of a place, going to the store, and all your memories are tied up with these places. Then they just demolish it and there is nothing to hold onto, people have to start again"
Midnight Madness is named after Blaise's memories of when Deerfoot Mall opened near his home in Northeast Calgary in 1981. "When Deerfoot first opened they had this thing called Midnight Madness where all the stores were open until midnight and you could stay there all night. "I remember me and my brother just driving my mum nuts so she let us stay there, and we bought tons and tons of Rubix cubes."
In Talk to Ghosts, Blaise sings to his teenage self. I told him I had thought it was about his daughter. "It's the same. She's so much the same as I was." Abandoned Stomp touches on Blaise's thoughts about ageing. "It's about how young people and old people are really looking for the same thing. Everyone needs the same things. And it's about how I've been lying to people, how I make them think I am something exciting and how they need to pay attention, but I'm lying." It's a song about thriving on sexual power in everyday social situations, with a blissful pun about flies and zippers. Musically, this is classic Blaise territory. It's electronic, with fuzzed-up guitars and whining, puking synths. At times, it moves into throbbing industrial noise, while other tracks tip into nocturnal disco for swaggering down the street to. Like Looking for Lizards, Blaise made the music while he was waiting for Depeche Mode to release their new album, and there is a flavour of sonic wish fulfilment to it. This is catharsis - sound to burn away the dead matter, smash through walls, and climb up above the clouds of smoke and dust.

The album swings between anger - at other people, at heartless politics, at the world in general - and self-loathing. This is the voice of someone so overwhelmed by memories and the process of sifting through his own mind that any attempt to interact with the world beyond him is doomed. Vicious outbursts and animal attacks interrupt efforts to be okay. Justified feelings are covered with masks, over and over. Throughout the album there are references to the idea that to "fix it up with magic words" is only a temporary solution, if it's a solution at all. The album's moments of happiness centre on bonding with someone in the escapist act of pretending to be something, together, or in the peace of keeping quiet and walking through the a shopping mall.
Jokingly, I pointed out to Blaise that there wasn't a single song on this album about making sandwiches, a fixture on his last few records. "I was too depressed to eat," he said.

You can download the album now for free:
https://cashewbody.bandcamp.com/album/death-of-a-galaxy



Reviewed by Dr. E. Boyling

Cashew Body - Death of a Galaxy

Download the new album here: https://cashewbody.bandcamp.com/album/death-of-a-galaxy

Watch the new video here: https://youtu.be/OJM8_5W6Aw0

Info and lyrics here: http://cashewbody.com/

Debut Cashew Body Album Out March 24th

Blaise Kolodychuk's new music project 'Cashew Body' will release 'Death of a Galaxy' on March 24th 2017. 

The album will contain 14 original songs. The download version will also contain 2 extra exclusive b-side tracks. 

After making music as fukachuk egg machine for 19 years, Blaise has decided to slightly reinvent and change the name to Cashew Body. The music is a mix of industrial, rock, experimental electronic and folk music, with a twist of doom. The album is a voyeuristic look at someone going through a particularly nasty time, the music is raw, angry and some of the darkest of Blaise's career. It will be a joy to listen to.

Have a sneak peak of the track 'Snake Ladder' here: https://youtu.be/lpWi1h-KSiY

Happy Holidays from SC Entertainment 2016!!

A traditional Christmas tale to warm your heart. With Terence Ramsay and Blaise Kolodychuk with special guest star Elaine Boyling (Who incidentally does not fall into the idiot category.)

 See the whole SC Entertainmet Holiday Special here: https://youtu.be/90e8qJ9Hkpo

Night of the Shadow People Official Trailer

Coming soon!

Far in the reaches of space is a mysterious forest planet. The only city  is covered by massive domes. Isabel and Simeon the robot have both had their memories wiped. They venture awayinto the forest in search of who they are, meeting Beanstock the magician along the way. He escaped the city in hopes of finding the legendary Lizard Girl.
Meanwhile, Olesia has been captured by the oppressive and controlling city security counsel,she is set to be executed in a ceremony the leaders say will save the city from ‘Cloud Attacks’ that would destroy everything.
When the skies go dark, that’s when the Shadow People come out, sinister shadow monsters that feast on the souls of everything that isn’t inside the city dome.
Isabel and Simeon the Robot are searching for their past, Beanstalk is searching for his future with the Lizard Girl, and Olesia is just running for her life when she meets the mysterious Leroy Dyes. They will take a journey in to another dimension to help them discover the truth.. Who are the real enemies? And what happened to a planet that used to be full of cities, but is now down to only one?

Night of the Shadow People. Written and dirested by Blaise Kolodychuk.
Starring: Alana Fischer, Rachael Amo-Mensah, Jennifer Hartley, Terence James Ramsay, Randolph West, Rene' Gonzalez, Chengis Javeri, Hussein Juma, Charlotte Muller, Kelton Kolodychuk and more......

33 Years of SC Entertainment + Night of the Shadow People pics!

Today SC Entertainment has been around exactly 33 years. It's been a life long obsession and it makes things better than they would be without SC. It's an anniversary of my friendship with Terry Ramsay and all the ridiculous things we have done with our lives. It's a celebration of all the hundreds of people we have worked with over the decades to make our lives more interesting. Thank you to everyone who has ever been involved. SC Entertainment is my way of living, and I wouldn't want to live without it. 

Anyway, sentimental stuff aside, here are some cool pictures from what SC has been up to all year. We are still shooting, but only for a couple more weekends. The movie is unbelievable, and the most adventurous thing I have ever done. I've been putting it together and it's gonna be amazing.. I promise. The best ever. Here's the pics:

Randolph West, Alana Fischer, Jennifer Hartley

Rachael Amo-Mensah

Rene Gonzalez

Chengis Javeri

Terence Ramsay

Rachael Amo-Mensah

Charlotte Muller

Jennifer Hartley, Alana Fischer

Johnny Auchie, Kelton Kolodychuk

Costume Party Part One

Meet some of the new characters from the upcoming new film being shot this summer, Night of the Shadow People! We had a costume fitting and snapped some photos..

Left to Right: Hussein Juma as Punch, Charlotte Muller as The Lizard Girl, Randolph West as Beanstalk, and Rachael Amo-Mensah as Olesia. We will be doing some more costume tests in a couple weeks, so stay tuned for more cool pictures.

Our funding campaign has finished and I'm happy to announce that we made 130% of our goal!!! Allowing me to do things like have cool costumes and props and stuff that will make this the most exciting film I have ever made! Thank you so much to all to donors who helped out this film in massive ways.

First Official Image from Night of the Shadow People

Check out this new poster featuring the character Simeon the robot! (Played by Jennifer Hartley)

There is only a few days left in the funding campaign.. we have gone over our goal!
Please go here to find out more!!
https://igg.me/at/shadowpeople/

Night of the Shadow People to start shooting in July!

My new film, Night of the Shadow People has finished casting, and is in full pre-production, with costumes, props and sets starting to be made. It is all very exciting.
Please help us to reach our very tiny funding goal of $1000. Either by making a donation (Which actually would just translate into pre-ordering a copy of the film), or by sharing the link with people you know. Let's make this movie as totally amazing as possible!

 https://igg.me/at/shadowpeople/

Electric Oinks Radio Feature

The Electric Oinks were lucky enough to have an entire radio special dedicated to them on CJSW this week (Thank you Penny and Smoth).. Enjoy the mysteries and totally uncomfortable sounds of me and Terence. Not suitable for kids!!
https://youtu.be/ZqSpOAMIgIo

The playlist is...

Cat is psycho - 1984
Carbonated mustard - 1988
Neon Bells - 1989
Joey and his bike - 1990
Interview
No Pants - Live in studio
Interview
Ghost Rape - Live in studio
Interview
Pee Pee Time - Live in Studio
Interview
Adventure's end - 2015



The Electric Oinks entire 30+ year back catalogue of music can be downloaded for free here:
https://electric-oinks.bandcamp.com/

Night of the Shadow People in pre-production!

The script to my new film has been completed. I am starting to cast people. It's happening right now. I plan to shoot it in August / September. The film takes place on another world, with evil people controlling the society, and unholy monsters in the vast alien forests, and robots, magicians and heroes... and a darkness that is coming to the planet that can't be stopped....
Sounds exciting right? I think so.. anyway, to keep up to date on the action please follow the facebook page for this film:
https://www.facebook.com/nightoftheshadowpeople

I will probably try to do a crowd funding campaign, so if you are itching to give away all your money to me, I will give you that opportunity. It would really make a difference in something like this. My first purely sci-fi film. Talk to you soon!

Imitative Magic now available to watch on-line!!

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Imitative Magic is now available to the whole world for free. Watch my latest feature film... Adventure! People getting their still beating hearts ripped out of their chests! Weird Villains! Ghosts! And possibly SC's first on screen make out session (That one film with me and Scott doesn't count...)

Anyway, what are you waiting for.. love conquers all in Imitative Magic!
https://youtu.be/Lrfuu3oew-Q

Important Website Info..

Just a notice, scentertainment.org will no longer work for this website.

It will continue to be reached at scentertainment.ca

Please take note if any of your bookmarks or links still point to the .org address... they are wrong!!

Imitative Magic Reviewed.

Film Review of “Imitative Magic” by Vahini Govender

Imitative Magic has a very large cast.
I enjoyed the colour tone of the film.
Nigel stood out, despite his minimal screen time.
Elaine’s vocals haunt this film.
I’m used to watching movies where people talk to ghosts.
I cringed when Cadence wore her boots on the bed.
The Chief of Police is a most memorable character.
I couldn’t hear the crazy masked guy very well in his first scene.
I wondered if Cadence and Bert fell off his bike after they rode off.
Cadence’s brother is so needed in this film.
The animation is so awesome.
I do not want to be like Bert’s parents.
My favourite scenes are the ones with The Mosquito.
There is some excellent creative editing in this film.
This film is nerdy and surrealistic.
It was good.
It was worth thinking about.

Vahini Govender is an artist and writer who lives on Vancouver Island Canada.
More info about her can be found on her website: http://vahinigovender.blogspot.ca/

Imitative Magic will be avilable to watch on-line!

February 14th! Imitative Magic will finally be available to the world!
Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/Uz5g685lZC8
More info: http://imitativemagic.scentertainment.ca/

I hope everyone is as excited about getting to watch my new film as I am!

Holiday wishes!!

Don't forget to continue the warped holiday tradition of watching the SC Entertainment Holiday Special, free on-line!!

https://youtu.be/90e8qJ9Hkpo





Or if you just need a quick and twisted holiday fix, here is our local heroes The Electric Oinks with a faithful rendition of a holiday standard... (More like this on the Holiday Special above!)

November Memories

November has traditionally been a big month for me to film some kind of movie.. I'm not sure why I ever think that the beginning of winter makes sense, but I guess it does. This year I have nothing going on.. But here's a look back on some of the November things from the recent past...

2014 - SC Holiday Special



2013 - Dorriss Doom



2012 - World of the Uncanny



2009 - Olive



2007 - A Zebra For Sally





2005 - Out of State



2002 - Cindy Mae and the Collar of Doom

Imitative Magic DVD Now Available!

I made a movie this year.. it was a lot of work and took a very long time. It's about two crazy kids who go on an adventure and fall in love.
You can buy that movie here:
http://scentertainment.tictail.com/product/imitative-magic

Here's the trailer:

Imitative Magic Official Trailer!!

The long awaited trailer for this thing I have been building for about 10 months is here!! Check it out!
I imagine it will be available on DVD in October. This is the culmination of LOTS of hard work.. enjoy!!

Imitative Magic - Nearly done shooting!

Liam Gonzalez and Jorgie Krygier-Paine

This has been a very long and awesome summer for making this movie. If you haven't heard anything about it yet, Imitative Magic is a new feature length film starring the ridiculous talents of Jorgie Krygier-Paine and Liam Gonzalez. It follows the adventures of Cadence, all around amazing woman, and member of the Calgary Beefart and Cheenkaw Appreciation Society.
Her two heroes, Beefart and Cheenkaw go missing right in the middle of a strange string of mysterious murders. No one seems to be able to find them, or stop the deaths from happening. That's when Cadence becomes increasingly fed up with people's inability to get up and take a stand for what's right. She takes it upon herself to not only find Beefart and Cheenkaw, but while at it, hopfully put an end to these bizarre killings. the only person who seems to want to help her is her mail man Bert. Who is behind the killings? How is the Ever Love retirement home involved? Will cadence's friends continue to write strange steamy Cheenkaw fan fiction? Will Cadence's brother ever stop complaining about the state of the music scene in Calgary? And why isn't Calgary's premiere superhero, The Mosquito helping out?

All these questions and more will be answered near the end of September when Imitative Magic is released. For now, please enjoy some of these stills from the film and other behind the scenes photos. Click on them to see bigger.

Jeff Robertson and Sherri Dahl

Jorgie and Caroline Buzanko

On Location  with Cinematographer Neil Christensen
and Sound Mixer Elaine Boyling

Staff and Students at
Lafe Travis High School

The people of Ever Love Village

Johnny Auchie as Walter

HeatherLyn Renault and Chengis Javeri

Blain Covert

The Beefart and Cheenkaw Appreciation Society 

Space Station Zero in High Quality and Imitative Magic

Starting today, July 7th, for anyone who has children, or great taste, the first 10 episodes of Space Station Zero from the astounding year 2007,are now available in their original DVD quality online for the first time! Indoctrinate any children you can get your hands on who may not even have been alive when Space Station Zero was first on the internet 8 years ago! Sit your kids in front of the computer for like over 6 hours of me, Terry and Marisa trying to be the greatest children's show hosts of all time! Also available will be the 3 episodes from 2010.... Will I ever finally edit the last 7 episodes that were filmed that year??? Only if the masses truly demand I do! So let your voice be heard!!

Click here for all episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAFB6CAC5B1F76307

In other news, our new amazingly cool feature film about Beefart and Cheenkaw's greatest fan, and her mail man... and the villainous Guadalupe Caracara starts shooting this Saturday! I am horribly excited about it, and I think it will prove to be SC's greatest triumph to date. For all the news, behind the scenes stuff and updates, please follow Imitative Magic on facebook! Go there right now!! Go!!
https://www.facebook.com/imitativemagic


Also.. here is something creepy I made in 2008 that you can watch: https://youtu.be/f-dDJCXwEdk

That's all for now.. I'll be crazy busy for the rest of the summer shooting this feature film.. wish me luck!

-Blaise

Imitative Magic on Facebook

There is now a page for the feature film that we start shooting in two weeks. If you are interested in updates about our progress, by all means follow the page and like it.
https://www.facebook.com/imitativemagic

Mosquito Magic

Production has started on our upcoming film 'Imitative Magic!' As you can see, Calgary's greatest superhero, The Mosquito is back, and she's screwing around on the internet. To be fair, our next shooting date isn't for almost another month.. but it's exciting that things have started. You can see the Mosquito's last film by clicking HERE. Imitative Magic is about one of Beefart and Cheenkaw's biggest fans, and the lengths she will go through to help solve the mystery of their disappearance during a rash of murders in Calgary. It's kind of a love story .

Guadalupe Caracara

Less than 2 weeks left to help make all our dreams come true! Tell your rich uncle how amazing and poor we are! Also, take a look at the newest villain in the SC Universe... Guadalupe Caracara!! http://igg.me/at/imitativemagic/