PRESS

- Digital Retribution - review
"An enjoyable journey into the psyche of dysfunction."

- Cinefantasy Film Festival - program guide
"The Commune é uma mistura de mito e mistério, o filme conta sobre uma jovem virgem que se encontra isolada pelos membros da “família” em uma antiga seita religiosa que possui uma sinistra..."


- Pretty/Scary - article
"Follows a teenager's unwilling descent into the insanity of her father's New Age commune, which culminates in terror."


- Screamin Demon - review
"The payoff is more twisted than many mainstream horror fans will be ready for...Recommend this film to any cinephiles that are looking for substance over style in their fare."


- Action Chick - review
"'The Commune' is so disturbing you just can’t stop thinking about it."


- Film Snobbery - review
"Explores family issues, first loves, lies, and the depths of human depravity...The characters were interesting, rich, deep, and in the end I really cared about what was going to happen."


- Film Snobbery - article
"The filmmaker is out there hustling and getting the word out on her film...This, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is how to create a proper press packet!"


- Jo Blo
- news


- Digital Retribution - article
"This doesn't looks like your usual low budget zombie or cannibal or slasher filled indie flick...Cool trailer."


- Wildside Cinema - review
"The story really gets under your skin...Isolation, betrayal and lack of boundaries are the backbone of this tale... This female writer/director is a story-teller and has made me proud to be in the same gender."


- Rogue Cinema - interview
"We here at Rogue Cinema can't wait to see what Elisabeth gives us next, but personally being a fan of westerns, I can't wait to see "Pistoleras"...get working Lis!"


- Fielding on Film - review
"A compelling, increasingly disturbing, effort that...feels a lot like “Twin Peaks.” It seriously needs some time on a psychiatrist’s couch..."


- Horror Society - interview
"Writer-Director Elisabeth Fies is slowly conquering the world with her unexpectedly powerful debut, "The Commune." Filled with masterful touches and a vibe akin to such 70’s creep fests as "The Sentinel" and "The Legacy", "The Commune" has been receiving rave reviews and now the determined Fies is prepping for a masterful follow-up with her violent "Pistoleras."


**- The Huffington Post - review/profile
"Highly recommended...An accomplishment in many ways...highly entertaining...A great first film."


- Best Horror Movies - review
"A fascinating look at the psychological influence of the cult, with the darkest kind of evil juxtaposed to a setting of lush, vibrant-colored scenery."


- Obscure Horror - review
"A nicely written film that slowly builds as you try and figure out what everyone is up to, and why."


- l'Ecran Fantastique - news 2
"Jenny, une adolescente de 16 ans enquêtant sur l'implication de son père dans un culte dénommé La Commune, découvre un monde effrayant de rituel, de sexe et de meurtre, dont même son petit ami, Puck, pourrait ne pas la sauver....."


- l'Ecran Fantastique - news 1
"Tragédie grecque racontée sous forme d'un thriller psychologique réminiscente de ceux des années 70, "The Commune" écrit et dirigé par la nouvelle venue Elisabeth Fies n'est pas sans évoquer le célèbre "Wicker Man" de Robin Hardy."


- Horror Review - review
"A story of the archetypal dysfunctional family...Well done...High production values yield some very nice cinematography and set dressing...Fine acting all the way around enhances the story...Even the music and sound, composed by multiple groups and individuals, is professional and well-accomplished."


- Worst Show on the Web - radio interview


- Bloody Disgusting - news
"'The Commune' Takes Cues From 'Wicker Man', Greek Mytho...Your first look at the trailer and multiple scenes."


- Walking WeHo - news


- Horror Society - review
"Recalls the golden age of 1970’s filmmaking with its tawny subversiveness and silken grindhouse texture...Fies works with a dreamy unease and subtle power...Rewards the patient among us with quirky characterizations, bizarre encounters and intense sexuality."


- In the Can - interview
"This film is a WILD psychological thriller with a surprise ending that you will NEVER forget!!!! Be sure to see this one!"


- Horror Blips - news
"'The Commune' Is Coming! A new occult-related horror/thriller is on the horizon."


- 28 Days Later Analysis - news
"This year's festival will highlight a psychological thriller 'The Commune.'"


- Pretty/Scary - news
"World Premiering at the Dances With Films Film Festival in Los Angeles on June 5th, the thriller "The Commune" by Elizabeth Fies is a crazy trip into the world of communes and cults and our worst fears about all that New Age crap...The festival's opening night film - a huge honor!"


- Horror Movies and Stuff - news


- Pretty/Scary - news
"Talented gorgeous actress Chauntal Lewis (The Commune) was in a terrible car accident on March 18th, 2009 and lost her left hand...We're raising money for Chauntal's new prosthetic hand this Monday, April 20th in Los Angeles, California."


- Fishbowl LA - news
"Alec Baldwin is fed up with the WGA's negotiators...And Elisabeth Fies is just waiting for her film, "The Commune", to open."


- Pretty/Scary - review
"Skipping all the bullshit and going straight for the visceral purity of true horror, director Elisabeth Fies weaves a dark Alice in Wonderland story with dangerous sexual perversion and exploration, tense realism and Arthurian subtexts...The Commune is nothing short of a new age nightmare...The sheer brutality of what happens in The Commune and Jenny's manipulation by a cult of religious fanatics is what "The Wicker Man" remake should have been if it had had any balls at all."


- Campus Circle - interview
"Chauntal Lewis has been living the dream – er, nightmare – on the set of her new movie, The Commune, for the past two months. In the film, Lewis notes, her character “kinda [goes] crazy.”"