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“Apartments don’t kill people. People kill people .” If only there were more howlers of that caliber in “Apartment 1303,” this truly vacant thriller might have clawed its way into so-bad-it’s-good territory. As it is, your monthly rent is probably scarier than what writer- director Michael Taverna has cooked up in this inept and derivative tale of a Detroit flat that mysteriously drives its tenants to suicide. With “The Conjuring” still in theaters and “The Tenant,” “The Shining,” “The 4th Floor,” “1408” and countless other real-estate chillers still in circulation, only the least discriminating genre aficionados and Mischa Barton fans need bother checking out this VOD time-waster in theaters; it’s being released in a stereoscopic version called “Apartment 1303 3D,” adding a clunker of a title to the pic’s list of reasons not to exist. This story first appeared in the July 30, 2013 issue of Variety. Taverna’s film is a Detroit-set remake of a 2007 Japanese horror-thriller with the s...

Gravitas Ventures announced that they have acquired Apartment 1303 3D  and plan to release it to theaters later this year: " Gravitas Ventures announced today that they have acquired theatrical and digital rights to APARTMENT 1303 3D from MonteCristo International. The tense supernatural thriller , written and directed by Michael Taverna , is based on a novel by Kei Ôishi and is a remake of a Japanese horror title of the same name. APARTMENT 1303 3D , starring Mischa Barton (“The O.C.”), Rebecca De Mornay (“The Hand That Rocks the Cradle”), and Julianne Michelle (“Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”), will debut on VOD on June 17 th .  On July 25 th   APARTMENT 1303 3D will be released theatrically in 20 markets including many 3D midnight shows . SYNOPSIS: Having grown up under the controlling grip of her fame-hungry mother ( Rebecca De Mornay ), Janet Slate (Julianne Michelle) jumps at the opportunity to move into what looks to be a great high-rise apartment in downtown De...

Young adults longing to find personal freedom from an overbearing parent, and struggling to overcome fear of the unknown, are strong motivating factors in Shockya’s exclusive clip from the new Gravitas Ventures horror film , ‘ Apartment 1303 3D .’ The clip follows Lara Slate, played by Mischa Barton, as she argues with her fame-hungry mother, Maddie, portrayed by Rebecca De Mornay , over money. As Lara tries to contend with her mother’s latest drunken rage , her younger sister, Janet, played by Julianne Michelle, emotionally calls her. Jane begs her sister to let her move back home , as her new apartment scares her. ‘ Apartment 1303 3D ,’ which is based on the 2007 Japanese horror film of the same name from director and co- scribe Ataru Oikawa , was written and helmed by Michael Taverna. The horror movie, which is now available on VOD and opens in select theaters tomorrow , is one of the first 3D independent films to receive a theatrical and On Demand release at the same time. ...