Cinestate

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.

Cinestate
Private
IndustryMotion picture
Founded2016 (2016)
FounderDallas Sonnier
Headquarters
Dallas, TX
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Services
OwnerDallas Sonnier
DivisionsFANGORIA
Websitecinestate.com

History

Dallas Sonnier moved from Dallas, TX to California, attending USC and graduating with dual degrees in business and film.[4] He launched Caliber Media[5] 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.[6] In 2016, Sonnier moved back to Dallas where he partnered with Will Evans, owner of Deep Vellum Publishing, to form Cinestate.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9] Additionally, Cinestate published The Megarothke, the debut novel from Robert Ashcroft. Its most recent novel released was Headcheese by Jess Hagemann.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Dallas-based Cinestate forges its extreme entertainment path far from Hollywood". Dallas News. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  2. "Making Movies in the Trump Era for the Audience Hollywood Ignored". Wall Street Journal. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  3. Busch, Anita; Busch, Anita (2018-02-15). "Cinestate Acquires Fangoria Magazine, Installs New Management And Strategy". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  4. North, Caroline (2016-11-21). "Will Cinestate Pave the Road for a Film Industry in Dallas?". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  5. "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.
  6. Miller, Stuart (2019-01-28). "How a "Populist" Film Studio Is Turning Rage and Violence Into Revenue". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  7. North, Caroline (2016-11-21). "Will Cinestate Pave the Road for a Film Industry in Dallas?". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  8. Busch, Anita; Busch, Anita (2018-02-15). "Cinestate Acquires Fangoria Magazine, Installs New Management And Strategy". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  9. 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.
  10. Millican, Josh (2018-12-18). "Third Novel Published by Cinestate HEADCHEESE is Now Available". Dread Central. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
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