Cleopatra Entertainment

Cleopatra Entertainment is the film division of long time Los Angeles-based indie label Cleopatra Records, most known for promoting dark and experimental music. Founded in 2015, the company has distributed, developed, and produced several films most of which have a strong horror and/or music component. The company has focused primarily on the home video market through partnerships with New York-based film distributor The Orchard[1] as well as AMPED Music Distribution,[2] and MVD Entertainment Group.

Cleopatra Entertainment
TypeFilm division of Cleopatra Records
IndustryMotion picture
FoundedLos Angeles, CA (2015)
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, USA
Key people
Brian Perera,
ParentCleopatra Records
Websitecleopatra-entertainment.com

History

Cleopatra Entertainment officially began in 2015 with the U.S. release of "Forever and a Day", a documentary/concert film about German heavy metal band Scorpions [3] This was followed in August of the same year by the company's first major production, Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival, the second installment of the cult horror musical franchise from director Darren Lynn Bousman (director of several installments in the Saw series) and writer Terrance Zdunich (of Repo! The Genetic Opera). In addition to financing the film, Cleopatra produced the Blu-ray and DVD releases and also released the official CD soundtrack, which included all of the musical numbers from the film featuring Paul Sorvino, Barry Bostwick, David Hasselhoff, Ted Neeley, Tech N9ne, Emilie Autumn, Adam Pascal, Butcher Babies and Nivek Ogre.

In 2016, Cleopatra Entertainment released its second music documentary to the home video market, this one about UK punk band The Damned, called Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead,[4] which premiered a year earlier at the SXSW Film Festival.

Cleopatra Entertainment also purchased the vampire thriller Blood Trap,[5] starring Gianni Capaldi , Costas Mandylor and Vinnie Jones, and released it to the home video market in October of that year. Also in October 2016, Cleopatra brought the dark romantic comedy StalkHer, starring John Jarratt and Kaarin Fairfax, to US audiences. The company will also see a theatrical release for the film A Street Cat Named Bob,[6] based on the book of the same name by James Bowen.

Coming productions for the company include more thrillers such as The Devil's Domain (starring Michael Madsen), The Black Room (starring Lin Shaye), and The 27 Club. In 2017, the company released England is Mine, the biopic of the Smiths frontman Morrissey[7] and Street Survivors, based on a plane crash involving band Lynyrd Skynyrd, co-written by Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle,[8] one of the members who survived the incident.

Films

2015
TitleDirectorsCastTheatrical release dateDVD release date
Alleluia! The Devil's CarnivalDarren Lynn BousmanPaul Sorvino, Barry Bostwick, Tech N9ne, David Hasselhoff, Ted Neeley11 August 2015Spring 2016
Forever and a DayKatja von GarnierKlaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, Scorpions16 October 201527 November 2016

2016
TitleDirectorsCastTheatrical release DateDVD release date
Don’t You Wish That We Were DeadWes OrshoskiThe Damned, David Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies, Brian James19 March 201520 June 2016
Blood TrapAlberto SciammaCostas Mandylor, Gianni Capaldi, Vinnie Jones19 March 201523 September 2016
StalkHer John Jarratt, Kaarin Fairfax John Jarratt, Kaarin Fairfax 30 September 2016 25 October 2016
A Street Cat Named BobRoger SpottiswoodeLuke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt18 November 2016TBA

2017
TitleDirectorsCastTheatrical release dateDVD release date
Devil's DomainJared CohnMichael Madsen2017
The Black RoomRolfe KanefskyLin Shaye, Natasha Henstridge2017
The 27 Club 2017
England Is MineMark GillJack Lowden2017
Street Survivors 2017
Diamond CartelSalamat Mukhammed-AliPeter O'Toole, Bolo Yeung2017

2018
TitleDirectorsCastTheatrical release dateDVD release date
Ladyworld2018

2019
TitleDirectorCastTheatrical release dateDVD release date
Chain of DeathDavid Martin PorrasMadeline Zima, Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Clayton19 July 2019
Devil's RevengeJared CohnJeri Ryan, William Shatner, Jason Brooks, Ciara Hanna, Jackie Dallas, Annmarie Giaquinto1 October 201922 October 2019
The PretendersJames FrancoJack Kilmer, Jane Levy, Shameik Moore, Juno Temple, Brian Cox, Dennis Quaid, James Franco4 October 201912 November 2019
Mrs Lowry & SonAdrian NobleVanessa Redgrave, Timothy Spall, Stephen Lord1 November 201921 January 2019
BluebirdBrian A. LoschiavoConnie Britton, Garth Brooks, Steve Earle, Charles Esten, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Jason Isbell, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Taylor Swift, Pam Tillis, Trisha Yearwood15 November 201921 January 2019
Melody MakersLeslie Ann ColesSteve ‘Abbo’ Abbot, Ian Anderson, Eric Burdon17 December 201917 December 2019
Come on Feel the Noize: How Rock Became MetalJörg SonntagJimmy Page, Ian Gillan, Ozzy Osbourne, Nikki Sixx, James Hetfield, Dee Snider, Michael Monroe3 December 2019

2020
TitleDirectorCastTheatrical release dateDVD release date
Get GoneMichael Thomas DanielLin Shaye, Weston Cage Coppola, Bradley Stryker24 January 2020
Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane CrashJared CohnIan Shultis, Taylor Clift, Samuel Kay Forrest, Rich Dally III18 February 202030 June 2020
Game of DeathSebastien Landry, Laurence Morais-LagaceSam Earle, Victoria Diamond, Emelia Hellman14 July 2020
Skin WalkerChristian NeumanUdo Kier, Amber Anderson, Jefferson Hall4 August 2020

References
  1. "Cleopatra Films Builds 'The Black Room' into Release Slate".
  2. "AMPED Distribution - Alliance Entertainment - Premier Wholesale Distributor".
  3. "Film Review: Scorpions - 'Forever and a Day'". 30 December 2015.
  4. "The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead".
  5. "Exclusive Blood Trap Clip Vamps it up". 19 September 2016.
  6. "Luke Treadaway's 'Street Cat Named Bob' Gets U.S. Release".
  7. McNary, Dave (28 July 2016). "Luke Treadaway's 'Street Cat Named Bob' Gets U.S. Release". Variety. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  8. "Former Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer Readies Biopic 'Free Bird'". 25 June 2016.
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