mattosterman: Archive

Sep 26th

Say What?

Well, I guess it’s no longer a secret! In a bit of news leaked to Deadline.com, Universal Pictures has acquired Ghost from the Machine (nee Phasma Ex Machina) for a big-budget remake. The deal has been happening behind the scenes for quite some time and we’re very excited about the new project. The original film is doing very well in its third week of release, but a studio...

Aug 15th

The Finish Line!

Starting on July 15th, the film begins a weeklong run at the St. Anthony Main Theaters in Minneapolis, MN. If you happen to live in the area, I’d be honored to see you there. This is likely your last opportunity to catch the film on the big screen and it’s truly the best way to view it. Tickets are going fast, so we definitely recommend that everyone purchase them online in advance. You can...

Jul 12th

Wha?

Well, we just sold the movie. The monkey above cannot believe it, but it’s true. There’s even articles and stuff. Via Indiewire: Matt Osterman’s debut feature “Phasma Ex Machina” has been picked up by Screen Media Films by XYZ Films. Screen Media plans a second quarter 2011 roll out of the supernatural thriller on DVD/VOD with the new title, “Ghost from the Machine.” The film has...

Jan 12th

More Fests

If you’ve yet to see Phasma Ex Machina at a festival, we got a couple more lined up over the next few weeks. Check it out if you can! Anaheim International Film Festival Friday October 15th at 10pm Saturday October 16th at 10:30pm http://anaheimfilm.org/films/phasma-ex-machina/ Flyway Film Festival Saturday October 23rd at 6pm Pepin/Stockholm, WI Select cast and crew will be present for...

Oct 12th

Watch

It’s been a long time coming, but the film I helped produce a few years back is finally getting a release on DVD. It premiered on SpikeTV and deserves to be seen by more folks. If you’re a fan of the Vikings (or sports/psychology/drinking/etc) you will definitely get a kick out of it. I know for a fact that Packer fans have even enjoyed it (myself included). ...

Sep 9th

More Reviews!

I apologize for the recent rash of exclamation points in my titles. How else am I supposed to communicate my excitement!!!!! Here’s Jason Coffman at FilmMonthly.com: Perhaps the film’s greatest strength is in its portrayal of what ordinary people might do under inexplicable circumstances (helped tremendously by excellent lead performances by Andreev and Feeney), and its heartbreaking...

Sep 4th

Local Premiere!

Great news: our Minnesota premiere goes down September 29th at 7pm. Please join us at the Block E Theaters as part of the Twin Cities Film Festival. And there will undoubtedly be a very fun party to follow at Brit’s bar in downtown Minneapolis. Hope you can make it!! Click here to learn more and purchase tickets.

Sep 4th

Phasma Ex Machina Reviews!

Feeling pretty lucky right now. TwitchFIlm.net Phasma really is an excellent looking film and credit the great photography to Matt Osterman and his DOP Adam Honzl. Osterman’s film finds a balance between a healthy dose of scientific theory and spooky paranormal activity with his engaging screenplay. There are also an appropriate number of chills and scares but I also appreciated the...

Aug 2nd

Phasma Ex Machina Festival Announcements!

From phasmamovie.com/blog: We are ridiculously over-the-moon excited to announce our first three film festivals: #1. Our World Premiere will be on July 16th 2010 at the awesome Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal Canada. One of the biggest genre festivals in the world, Fantasia attracts over 90,000 attendees annually and consistently screens buzz-generating films from...

Jul 6th

Yo

I’m a shirking wastrel blogger. Sue me. Anyway, there’s been a bunch of cool Phasma stuff going down over at phasmamovie.com/blog and I’ve been horrible about updating this site. Head over there and check it out. I will, however, post our new poster here and tell you to check back here on June 29th for some very cool festival announcements. If I forget to post it...

Jun 22nd

Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt

If you’re a gun-totin’, venison eatin’, video game playin’ type of guy/gal, then you might appreciate the latest trailer I wrote/directed/produced for Psyclone Games and Bass Pro Shops. And yes, there’s a lot of bambi violence, but I promise that no real animals were harmed in the making of this video game trailer. The game hits retail shelves this summer. The...

Apr 15th

Watch

Some of the cast and crew of Phasma went on a little ghost hunt at the supposedly haunted Mounds Theater in Saint Paul MN. ’Twas a lot of fun.

Dec 22nd

Fast, Cheap Movie Thoughts

John Gaspard, author of books such as “Fast, Cheap & Under Control” and “Fast, Cheap and Written that Way,” runs a cool blog with the inevitable title of Fast, Cheap Movie Thoughts. He interviews numerous indie filmmakers (unknown and well-known) about their background, craft, and strategies to get their movies made. It’s a fun read for filmmakers and indie film...

Dec 17th

Posters for sale!

Just in time for the holidays, you can now purchase 1 of 100 limited edition hand-printed Phasma Ex Machina posters! Click here for the info.

Dec 14th

Watch

Check it out!

Nov 3rd

Oct 8th

Phantastic Promotion for Philm

IFP Minnesota has just launched their “Independent Filmmaker Professional Development” seminar series and we are honored that they asked my producer and I to give a little talk about the promotional efforts we’ve enacted for Phasma Ex Machina. It should be a lot of fun and hopefully we’ll have ample time for Q&A. Here’s the description: Phantastic Promotion for...

Oct 6th

Sep 29th

Sep 14th

I did Opium (the blog)

A very cool Polish movie site, opium.org.pl, just posted a fun interview they did with me last week. Here’s a bit: Does the PHASMA EX MACHINA story have any reflection in your own convictions? Do you believe that there is something highly spiritual/metaphysical in high technology? Absolutely, but maybe in a different way. I read a great quote the other day. It was something like, “humans are...

Jul 9th

"The Strike" Video Game Trailer

Check out this fun little video game trailer I wrote and directed. The game comes out this fall. Buy it. Video Games | Bass Pro Shops: The Strike | Exclusive Gone Fishin’ TrailerXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii For more info click here: TheStrikeGame.com Hat tip to http://w-angle.com for their awesome work.

Jul 7th

Johnny Depp, My Hometown, and The New York Times

It’s no secret that the Northwoods of Wisconsin was a favorite hangout of Chicago gangsters back in the prohibition era, but I was still surprised that Michael Mann elected to keep it real and shoot most of the movie at or near the locations where they happened. Via The New York Times: “For bad guys on the lam, Wisconsin was once the refuge of choice. Al Capone, John Dillinger and...

Jun 29th

End in Sight

So it looks like post-production on Phasma Ex Machina should be complete sometime in mid-September. That gives us a little over two months to make it sing. It’ll also give us enough time to get all our legal, clearance, and deliverables buttoned up before festival season. I’m not sure if we can roll up our sleeves any further, but we’re gonna do our darndest. Wish us luck!

Jun 25th

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MN Film Board speaks!

The Minnesota Film Board just posted a nice interview of me on their MNdialog blog. Here’s a taste: Acceptance into the program is just one achievement out of several that point to the fact that the film is headed for great things. Osterman was one of seven nominees for the McKnight Fellowship for Screenwriters last year for the Phasma script. And when they put the trailer online back in...

Jun 5th

Jun 2nd

IFP Narrative Labs

Received some amazing news the other day. Phasma Ex Machina was one of ten films in the nation to be selected to the IFP Narrative Labs in NYC this June. Click here for the full scoop.

May 22nd

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Watch

Having a little late night fun on the set of Phasma Ex Machina.

May 18th

For those of you in Minneapolis...

I’ll be appearing live on MTN Channel 17 tonight at 5pm to discuss Phasma Ex Machina among other things. Check it out!

May 11th

Watch

Check out this short and sweet behind-the-scenes video of Phasma Ex Machina from 3-Minute-Egg. Here’s the full site: http://3minuteegg.org/

May 8th

May 7th

Watch

Trailer #1 for Phasma Ex Machina

May 5th