Ryan Lambie Dec 8, 2017
As The Dark Tower heads to disc, we take a look back at a screen year that's been big for Stephen King adaptations...
In the late 60s and early 1970s, a new generation of horror storytellers brought the genre out of the past and into the troubled, turbulent present. In cinemas, such directors as George A Romero, Tobe Hooper and David Cronenberg ushered in a new age of modern, fleshier horror, where the images were disturbing and the capes and castles of old Dracula and Frankenstein movies were entirely absent.
Over in the literary world, such writers as Ira Levin (Rosemary's Baby) and William Peter Batty (The Exorcist) were injecting creating a similarly seismic impact, sparking a pulp horror boom that would last until well into the 1980s. Few authors, however, have enjoyed the fame or the sheer longevity of Stephen King. Still in his 20s when his first novel,...
As The Dark Tower heads to disc, we take a look back at a screen year that's been big for Stephen King adaptations...
In the late 60s and early 1970s, a new generation of horror storytellers brought the genre out of the past and into the troubled, turbulent present. In cinemas, such directors as George A Romero, Tobe Hooper and David Cronenberg ushered in a new age of modern, fleshier horror, where the images were disturbing and the capes and castles of old Dracula and Frankenstein movies were entirely absent.
Over in the literary world, such writers as Ira Levin (Rosemary's Baby) and William Peter Batty (The Exorcist) were injecting creating a similarly seismic impact, sparking a pulp horror boom that would last until well into the 1980s. Few authors, however, have enjoyed the fame or the sheer longevity of Stephen King. Still in his 20s when his first novel,...
- 12/8/2017
- Den of Geek
Halloween always provides a good excuse to celebrate scary movies, but as anyone keen on the genre knows, it’s never really a bad time to do that. That’s especially been true this year, long before “It” broke box office records. Just a few months into 2017 and it was already a banner year for genre films, with “Get Out” becoming a cultural phenomenon, new horror festivals generating headlines, and other promising developments that send a positive message to genre fans. While the industry worries about the future of moviegoing and the quality of the art form in a blockbuster-dominated era, horror fans have nothing to worry about — the genre is secure, but only if you know where to look.
Keeping up our annual tradition, here’s an overview of 13 of the very best horror indies produced over the last 12 months, all of which are available to rent, on streaming platforms or in theaters.
Keeping up our annual tradition, here’s an overview of 13 of the very best horror indies produced over the last 12 months, all of which are available to rent, on streaming platforms or in theaters.
- 10/31/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
As 2017 gifts us yet another cinematic Stephen King adaptation, Mike Flanagan positions himself on the right side of history with Gerald’s Game. My earlier review of Andy Muschietti’s It crowned the film as the best King adaptation of this very year, and while Pennywise still claims that throne, Flanagan’s psychological tormentor still deserves its own positive buzz-about. Those who’ve read King’s words will enjoy a respectable transition to screen, but Netflix users going in blind are in for a more twisted discovery. Flanagan’s manipulation of reality is told from a perspective that indulges in tragic cabin-fever bewilderment; enough gory surprises to get a bubbly rise amidst one woman’s kinky night gone horribly awry.
Carla Gugino stars as Jessie Burlingame, wife of Gerald Burlingame (Bruce Greenwood). Their marriage appears strong on the surface, but it becomes apparent that boredom has set in. Gerald has...
Carla Gugino stars as Jessie Burlingame, wife of Gerald Burlingame (Bruce Greenwood). Their marriage appears strong on the surface, but it becomes apparent that boredom has set in. Gerald has...
- 10/3/2017
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Stars: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Henry Thomas, Carel Struycken, Kate Siegel, Chiara Aurelia, Gwendolyn Mulamba | Written by Jeff Howard | Directed by Mike Flanagan
Mike Flanagan has been on a pretty successful run when it comes to horrors. With Absentia, Oculus, Hush and Ouija: Origin of Evil, it is fair to say he has brought us well made horror that actually delivers. Now that Gerald’s Game has arrived on Netflix, can he continue his success.
Gerald’s Game is the story of Jessie Birlingame (Carla Gugino) who agrees to go on a retreat with her husband Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) to find the spark in her marriage. Letting him handcuff her to the bed to spice up their love life, things go horribly wrong when he dies of a heart attack, leaving Jessie trapped with her own mental demons, along with what lurks in the shadows of the seemingly empty house.
Mike Flanagan has been on a pretty successful run when it comes to horrors. With Absentia, Oculus, Hush and Ouija: Origin of Evil, it is fair to say he has brought us well made horror that actually delivers. Now that Gerald’s Game has arrived on Netflix, can he continue his success.
Gerald’s Game is the story of Jessie Birlingame (Carla Gugino) who agrees to go on a retreat with her husband Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) to find the spark in her marriage. Letting him handcuff her to the bed to spice up their love life, things go horribly wrong when he dies of a heart attack, leaving Jessie trapped with her own mental demons, along with what lurks in the shadows of the seemingly empty house.
- 10/2/2017
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
It’s been a very strong year for Stephen King adaptations (well, adaptations not named The Dark Tower), with the release of Andy Muschietti’s It and several new TV series, too. Now we’ve got two other stellar projects making their way to Netflix, Gerald’s Game from Mike Flanagan (Ouija: Origin of Evil, Oculus, Hush) and 1922 from genre newcomer Zak Hilditch. This dynamic duo of Netflix films recently screened at the 2017 Fantastic Fest in Austin, and I'd like to share my thoughts on these two wildly different films that were both equally compelling and entertaining viewing experiences all the same.
Gerald's Game: With Gerald’s Game, Flanagan has nearly done the unimaginable by somehow finding a way to translate a story that is mostly internally driven by its protagonist, and bring it to life visually in a way that’s still in line with King’s material,...
Gerald's Game: With Gerald’s Game, Flanagan has nearly done the unimaginable by somehow finding a way to translate a story that is mostly internally driven by its protagonist, and bring it to life visually in a way that’s still in line with King’s material,...
- 10/1/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Stephen King knows what idle thoughts spiral into nightmares and lurch out of the darkness to terrorize when you’re alone. This skill, and its visceral scares are made manifest in Mike Flanagan‘s sensational adaptation of “Gerald’s Game.”
Based on King’s 1992 suspense novel, the film stars Bruce Greenwood and Carla Gugino as Gerald and Jessie Burlingame, a married couple trying to reignite their relationship with a weekend away at a remote lake house.
Continue reading ‘Gerald’s Game’: Stephen King Adaptation Is A Symphony Of Suspense & Scares [Review] at The Playlist.
Based on King’s 1992 suspense novel, the film stars Bruce Greenwood and Carla Gugino as Gerald and Jessie Burlingame, a married couple trying to reignite their relationship with a weekend away at a remote lake house.
Continue reading ‘Gerald’s Game’: Stephen King Adaptation Is A Symphony Of Suspense & Scares [Review] at The Playlist.
- 9/25/2017
- by Kristy Puchko
- The Playlist
“It” and “The Dark Tower” have the highest profiles in a year of Stephen King adaptations, but “Gerald’s Game” best demonstrates the paradoxical nature of bringing his work to the screen. The master of pulpy horror tends to go long on prose, burrowing so deep inside his characters’ psyches that the stories often lose their way. That storytelling gamble is perfectly illustrated by “Gerald’s Game,” in which a woman’s chained to a bed in a kinky sex game gone wrong, wandering the contours of her own mind. How do you make a movie out of that? Director Mike Flanagan figured it out.
It takes a specific kind of filmmaker to tackle the challenges of a single-set survival movie, whether it’s Danny Boyle in a canyon (“127 Hours”) or Rodrigo Cortés inside a coffin (“Buried”), but the closest cinematic comparison to “Gerald’s Game” is James Wan’s “Saw,...
It takes a specific kind of filmmaker to tackle the challenges of a single-set survival movie, whether it’s Danny Boyle in a canyon (“127 Hours”) or Rodrigo Cortés inside a coffin (“Buried”), but the closest cinematic comparison to “Gerald’s Game” is James Wan’s “Saw,...
- 9/24/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Out of the several Stephen King adaptations released this year, Netflix’s Gerald’s Game may feel the smallest. Directed by genre maven Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Hush), the film begins when Jessie and Gerald Burlingame, played by Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood, respectively, head to a remote lake house in hopes of rekindling […]...
- 9/20/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sneak Peek footage, plus images from director Mike Flanagan's suspense thriller "Gerald's Game", starring Carla Gugino ("Watchmen") and Bruce Greenwood ("Star Trek Into Darkness"), airing on Netflix September 29, 2017:
"...'Jessie Burlingame' and her husband 'Gerald' are in the bedroom of their secluded cabin in western Maine, where they have gone for an off-beat romantic day off. Gerald, a successful lawyer with an aggressive personality, has been able to reinvigorate the couple's sex life by handcuffing Jessie to the bed.
"Jessie has been into the game before, but suddenly balks. She kicks Gerald in the stomach, he falls from the bed to the floor, cracks his head, has a heart attack, and quickly dies. Now Jessie is alone in the cabin, unable to move off the bed, or to summon help...before the voices in her head suddenly take over..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Gerald's Game...
"...'Jessie Burlingame' and her husband 'Gerald' are in the bedroom of their secluded cabin in western Maine, where they have gone for an off-beat romantic day off. Gerald, a successful lawyer with an aggressive personality, has been able to reinvigorate the couple's sex life by handcuffing Jessie to the bed.
"Jessie has been into the game before, but suddenly balks. She kicks Gerald in the stomach, he falls from the bed to the floor, cracks his head, has a heart attack, and quickly dies. Now Jessie is alone in the cabin, unable to move off the bed, or to summon help...before the voices in her head suddenly take over..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Gerald's Game...
- 9/15/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Following up the visceral intensity of Hush and the creepy scares of Ouija: Origin of Evil is no easy task, but Mike Flanagan looks to do just that with his adaptation of Stephen King's Gerald's Game (which, as readers know, is not one of the easiest King stories to adapt for the screen). With the movie premiering on Netflix later this month, the official one-sheet for Gerald's Game has now been revealed... and may have you stretching your arms and rubbing your wrists.
The poster was revealed by Stephen King and Mike Flanagan on Twitter. Directed by Flanagan from a screenplay he wrote with Jeff Howard (based on Stephen King's 1992 novel), Gerald's Game stars Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, and Chiara Aurelia. Gerald's Game will premiere on Netflix beginning September 29th.
When I spoke with producer Trevor Macy earlier this year, he talked about how the film is a "faithful adaptation,...
The poster was revealed by Stephen King and Mike Flanagan on Twitter. Directed by Flanagan from a screenplay he wrote with Jeff Howard (based on Stephen King's 1992 novel), Gerald's Game stars Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, and Chiara Aurelia. Gerald's Game will premiere on Netflix beginning September 29th.
When I spoke with producer Trevor Macy earlier this year, he talked about how the film is a "faithful adaptation,...
- 9/13/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Gerald’s Game Trailer Mike Flanagan‘s Gerald’s Game (2017) movie trailer stars Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken, and Kate Siegel. Gerald’s Game‘s plot synopsis: based on the book by Stephen King, “Gerald’s Game follows Gerald and Jessie Burlingame, who have gone to their summer home [...]
Continue reading: Gerald’S Game (2017) Movie Trailer: Carla Gugino & Bruce Greenwood Star in Stephen King Adaptation...
Continue reading: Gerald’S Game (2017) Movie Trailer: Carla Gugino & Bruce Greenwood Star in Stephen King Adaptation...
- 9/9/2017
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"Is this really what it takes these days?" Netflix has revealed the first official trailer for Mike Flanagan's Gerald's Game, an adaption of Stephen King's novel of the same name. Another Stephen King adaptation this year?! Sure, why not. That makes three so far - between this film, It, and The Dark Tower. Unless I'm missing another one? Gerald's Game stars Carla Gugino as Jessie Burlingame, and Bruce Greenwood as her husband. The two travel out to their lake house to spice up their marriage, and for some fun in the bedroom she's handcuffed to the bed. When he suddenly dies, she must figure out a way to get out in order to survive. Sounds freaky, doesn't it? As a Stephen King story, there's obviously a bit more to it. Take a look. Here's the first official trailer for Mike Flanagan's Gerald's Game, direct from Netflix's YouTube:...
- 9/6/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"If you don't wake up, you're going to die." Based on Stephen King's novel of the same name (one of his most unsettling stories), Mike Flanagan's (Hush) latest film, Gerald's Game, is teased in a new trailer ahead of its September 29th premiere on Netflix.
Directed by Mike Flanagan from a screenplay he wrote with Jeff Howard (based on Stephen King's 1992 novel), Gerald's Game stars Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, and Chiara Aurelia.
"Gerald’s Game follows Gerald and Jessie Burlingame, who have gone to their summer home on a warm weekday in October for a romantic interlude. After being handcuffed to her bedposts, Jessie tires of her husband's games, until things take an unexpectedly tragic turn. Still handcuffed, she is trapped and alone. Painful memories from her childhood bedevil her. Her only company is a hungry stray dog and the voices that populate her mind. As night comes,...
Directed by Mike Flanagan from a screenplay he wrote with Jeff Howard (based on Stephen King's 1992 novel), Gerald's Game stars Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, and Chiara Aurelia.
"Gerald’s Game follows Gerald and Jessie Burlingame, who have gone to their summer home on a warm weekday in October for a romantic interlude. After being handcuffed to her bedposts, Jessie tires of her husband's games, until things take an unexpectedly tragic turn. Still handcuffed, she is trapped and alone. Painful memories from her childhood bedevil her. Her only company is a hungry stray dog and the voices that populate her mind. As night comes,...
- 9/6/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
As a teen, I read some Stephen King books. Hell, I think either my mom or I joined The Stephen King Library if you fiends remember that. If you don’t remember that, how’s this ad to jog your memory:
What I do remember is when this book came out, it was maybe a bit more adult than I was wanting. Keep in mind, it came out when I was 11. However, I’ve been on a kick recently to try and read more and I’m beginning with King’s catalog as I got to the point where I just collected his work versus actually reading the novels and collections. Maybe I can crank this one out before the film adaptation gets released next year via Netflix. The production started principal photography in Alabama yesterday. Want more info, read on…
From the Press Release:
Netflix announced today yesterday that...
What I do remember is when this book came out, it was maybe a bit more adult than I was wanting. Keep in mind, it came out when I was 11. However, I’ve been on a kick recently to try and read more and I’m beginning with King’s catalog as I got to the point where I just collected his work versus actually reading the novels and collections. Maybe I can crank this one out before the film adaptation gets released next year via Netflix. The production started principal photography in Alabama yesterday. Want more info, read on…
From the Press Release:
Netflix announced today yesterday that...
- 10/18/2016
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Last month we learned that the film adaptation of Stephen King's 1992 novel Gerald's Game would be produced by Netflix. Oculus and Ouija: Origin of Evil director Mike Flanagan was hired to helm the project back in 2014, and now he's got himself a great leading cast to work with!
Netflix announced that Carla Gugino (Watchmen) and Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek into Darkness, Star Trek) will star as Jessie and Gerald in the twisted suspense thriller. These are two incredibly talented actors who are going to be perfect in these roles.
Gerald’s Game follows Gerald and Jessie Burlingame, who have gone to their summer home on a warm weekday in October for a romantic interlude. After being handcuffed to her bedposts, Jessie tires of her husband's games, until things take an unexpectedly tragic turn. Still handcuffed, she is trapped and alone. Painful memories from her childhood bedevil her. Her only...
Netflix announced that Carla Gugino (Watchmen) and Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek into Darkness, Star Trek) will star as Jessie and Gerald in the twisted suspense thriller. These are two incredibly talented actors who are going to be perfect in these roles.
Gerald’s Game follows Gerald and Jessie Burlingame, who have gone to their summer home on a warm weekday in October for a romantic interlude. After being handcuffed to her bedposts, Jessie tires of her husband's games, until things take an unexpectedly tragic turn. Still handcuffed, she is trapped and alone. Painful memories from her childhood bedevil her. Her only...
- 10/18/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Another Stephen King project will finally see the screen with Gerald’S Game.
Netflix announced Gerald’S Game will be helmed by Mike Flanagan (Ouija: Origin Of Evil, Oculus). It will star Carla Gugino (San Andreas, Watchmen) and Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek Into Darkness).
The script is adapted by Flanagan and Jeff Howard (I Know What You Did Last Summer), which is based off the 1992 Stephen King suspense novel.
Here’s the synopsis:
Gerald’S Game follows Gerald and Jessie Burlingame, who have gone to their summer home on a warm weekday in October for a romantic interlude. After being handcuffed to her bedposts, Jessie tires of her husband’s games, until things take an unexpectedly tragic turn. Still handcuffed, she is trapped and along. Painful memories from her childhood bedevil her. Her only company is a hungry stray dog and the voices that populate her mind. As night comes,...
Netflix announced Gerald’S Game will be helmed by Mike Flanagan (Ouija: Origin Of Evil, Oculus). It will star Carla Gugino (San Andreas, Watchmen) and Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek Into Darkness).
The script is adapted by Flanagan and Jeff Howard (I Know What You Did Last Summer), which is based off the 1992 Stephen King suspense novel.
Here’s the synopsis:
Gerald’S Game follows Gerald and Jessie Burlingame, who have gone to their summer home on a warm weekday in October for a romantic interlude. After being handcuffed to her bedposts, Jessie tires of her husband’s games, until things take an unexpectedly tragic turn. Still handcuffed, she is trapped and along. Painful memories from her childhood bedevil her. Her only company is a hungry stray dog and the voices that populate her mind. As night comes,...
- 10/17/2016
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood have been tapped to star in Netflix’s film adaptation of Gerald’s Game, the 1992 bestselling novel from Stephen King. Development of the series started way back in 2014, and, as with most King adaptations, the project floated around development purgatory for a while before finally moving forward. Now, though, with Gugino and Greenwood locked in, it’s safe to say Gerald’s Game is really happening. Hush and Oculus director Mike Flanagan will direct from a script he co-wrote with Oculus collaborator Jeff Howard.
Gerald’s Game follows Gerald (Greenwood) and Jessie Burlingame (Gugino), who decide to spend their weekend getaway at their summer home by playing elaborate adult games. After being handcuffed to her bedposts, Jessie is all “I’m over this,” but then Gerald suddenly dies, abruptly ending the game. (Damn it, Gerald! The game was your idea in the first ...
Gerald’s Game follows Gerald (Greenwood) and Jessie Burlingame (Gugino), who decide to spend their weekend getaway at their summer home by playing elaborate adult games. After being handcuffed to her bedposts, Jessie is all “I’m over this,” but then Gerald suddenly dies, abruptly ending the game. (Damn it, Gerald! The game was your idea in the first ...
- 10/17/2016
- by Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
- avclub.com
Stephen King's 1992 novel Gerald's Game is one of the author's more unconventionally creepy novels, and bringing it to life onscreen could be one of the more intriguingly challenging adaptations for a filmmaker. Mike Flanagan is up for the task, though, and Netflix has announced that filming begins on the movie version of Gerald's Game today in Alabama with a cast that includes Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, and Kate Siegel.
Press Release: Netflix announced today that Carla Gugino (The Space Between Us, San Andreas, Watchmen) and Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek into Darkness, Star Trek) will star as ‘Jessie’ and ‘Gerald’ in Mike Flanagan’s (Universal’s upcoming Ouija: Origin of Evil, Hush, Oculus) Gerald’s Game for Intrepid Pictures.
Flanagan adapted the script with Jeff Howard (Oculus, I Know What You Did Last Summer) which is based on Stephen King’s 1992 suspense novel of the same name. Intrepid Pictures’ Trevor Macy...
Press Release: Netflix announced today that Carla Gugino (The Space Between Us, San Andreas, Watchmen) and Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek into Darkness, Star Trek) will star as ‘Jessie’ and ‘Gerald’ in Mike Flanagan’s (Universal’s upcoming Ouija: Origin of Evil, Hush, Oculus) Gerald’s Game for Intrepid Pictures.
Flanagan adapted the script with Jeff Howard (Oculus, I Know What You Did Last Summer) which is based on Stephen King’s 1992 suspense novel of the same name. Intrepid Pictures’ Trevor Macy...
- 10/17/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Television fans, the moment is finally here! Mindy Kaling and Carson Daly woke up at the crack of dawn to announce the contenders for the 2014 Emmy Awards this morning (July 10).
There is plenty of hype surrounding this year's nominees, due to the high caliber performances that spread across both the drama and comedy realms. One of the biggest stories for the upcoming award show is HBO's series "True Detective" choosing to submit as a drama instead of a miniseries. This puts up plenty of competition for fellow dramas including “Breaking Bad,” “Mad Men" and “Game of Thrones."
As for the comedies, newcomers "Orange is the New Black" and "Silicon Valley" are expected to put up a stiff arm towards its competitors like "Veep" and the always-successful "Modern Family."
An especially tough match comes between the Lead Actors in a Drama category with Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”), Jeff Daniels (“The Newsroom...
There is plenty of hype surrounding this year's nominees, due to the high caliber performances that spread across both the drama and comedy realms. One of the biggest stories for the upcoming award show is HBO's series "True Detective" choosing to submit as a drama instead of a miniseries. This puts up plenty of competition for fellow dramas including “Breaking Bad,” “Mad Men" and “Game of Thrones."
As for the comedies, newcomers "Orange is the New Black" and "Silicon Valley" are expected to put up a stiff arm towards its competitors like "Veep" and the always-successful "Modern Family."
An especially tough match comes between the Lead Actors in a Drama category with Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”), Jeff Daniels (“The Newsroom...
- 7/10/2014
- GossipCenter
The 1993 murders of three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, has been explored time and time again, in documentaries like HBO’s Paradise Lost trilogy and Peter Jackson’s West of Memphis, but pop culture can’t seem to leave the sensational case alone. The question of whether Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. were actually guilty of the savage crimes seems to destined never to be definitively answered, though most films about the case have emphasized how tenuous links between the trio and the murders actually were.
Devil’s Knot, Atom Egoyan’s dramatization of the investigation and subsequent trials, features bankable Hollywood stars like Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon, and that star power makes this retelling more likely to appeal to the masses than the documentary coverage. That’s why it’s so unfortunate that Egoyan never manages to do right by his powerful source material.
Devil’s Knot, Atom Egoyan’s dramatization of the investigation and subsequent trials, features bankable Hollywood stars like Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon, and that star power makes this retelling more likely to appeal to the masses than the documentary coverage. That’s why it’s so unfortunate that Egoyan never manages to do right by his powerful source material.
- 5/10/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
The 21st annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, which will run April 2-6 at the Logan Theater, will be extra special this year. Why? Because Mike Everleth, the Executive Editor of the Underground Film Journal, is sitting on this year’s festival jury! And looking over the fest lineup below, he is incredibly excited to witness this visual extravaganza of revolutionary cinematic madness. (Other jurors are Brian Chankin, Therese Grisham and Alison Cuddy.)
Opening Night Film: What I Love About Concrete is the debut feature by the directing team of Katherine Dohan and Alanna Stewart and is a surreal suburban tale about a teenage girl who believes she is transforming into a swan.
Closing Night Film: Usama Alshaibi will be making his triumphant return to Chicago with his latest documentary, American Arab, a personal and sociological examination of what it means to be an Arab in a post-9/11 United States. This...
Opening Night Film: What I Love About Concrete is the debut feature by the directing team of Katherine Dohan and Alanna Stewart and is a surreal suburban tale about a teenage girl who believes she is transforming into a swan.
Closing Night Film: Usama Alshaibi will be making his triumphant return to Chicago with his latest documentary, American Arab, a personal and sociological examination of what it means to be an Arab in a post-9/11 United States. This...
- 3/28/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Where the Truth Weakly Lies; West Memphis Less Effective in Non-Docu Treatment
Atom Egoyan has carved a career out of films focused on misunderstood and alienated outsiders, whose personal truths are often murky. The case of the infamous West Memphis Three (exhaustively explored in a number of documentaries, including last year’s festival selection “West of Memphis“) would naturally be a draw for Egoyan thematically. However, instead of expounding on where the truth lies (if you will), this somewhat fictionalized narrative remains dead in the turgid water.
Based in part on Mara Leveritt’s case study ‘Devil’s Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three’, the film follows private investigator Ron Lax (Colin Firth) and his attempt to uncover the questionable hidden pieces in the local Memphis Arkansas Police’s case against Damien Echols (James Hamrick), Jessie Misskelley Jr. (Kristopher Higgins) and Jason Baldwin (Seth Meriwether), the three...
Atom Egoyan has carved a career out of films focused on misunderstood and alienated outsiders, whose personal truths are often murky. The case of the infamous West Memphis Three (exhaustively explored in a number of documentaries, including last year’s festival selection “West of Memphis“) would naturally be a draw for Egoyan thematically. However, instead of expounding on where the truth lies (if you will), this somewhat fictionalized narrative remains dead in the turgid water.
Based in part on Mara Leveritt’s case study ‘Devil’s Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three’, the film follows private investigator Ron Lax (Colin Firth) and his attempt to uncover the questionable hidden pieces in the local Memphis Arkansas Police’s case against Damien Echols (James Hamrick), Jessie Misskelley Jr. (Kristopher Higgins) and Jason Baldwin (Seth Meriwether), the three...
- 9/9/2013
- by Leora Heilbronn
- IONCINEMA.com
What I said last time about the summer being a fairly quiet time for the streaming world, please disregard. Rather than wait for the autumn when people are more inclined to slump on a sofa in front of the tube, Netflix, Lovefilm and a new contender have decided that everyone just loves good movies and TV and so have flooded the marketplace with good content in a battle to outdo one another. The winner again is you the consumer and the hardest part may be to actually choose just one of these outlets to subscribe to.
That new contender I talked about is Sky, who has thrown their hat into the ring with Now TV, which is essentially an on demand version of their Sky Movie channels available over the internet. If you have seen the Now TV website and thought they didn’t actually have much content then think again.
That new contender I talked about is Sky, who has thrown their hat into the ring with Now TV, which is essentially an on demand version of their Sky Movie channels available over the internet. If you have seen the Now TV website and thought they didn’t actually have much content then think again.
- 8/12/2013
- by Chris Holt
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
On this date in...
1980: Beverlee McKinsey made her final appearance as Iris on Another World. The show aired its final 90-minute episode that Friday. The following Monday, Iris would be spun off into her own show, Texas.
1981: MTV first aired at 12:01 a.m. General Hospital's Rick Springfield had the No. 1 song in the U.S. that week with "Jessie's Girl," but the new network did not play a Springfield video that first day.
1993: Leonard J. Stabb, Guiding Light's Hart Jessup, was hospitalized in critical condition after a hang-gliding accident.
2005: The BBC World Service launched its first online soap opera, The Flatmates.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Dana Sparks (ex-Grace/Faith, Passions; ex-Victoria, Falcon Crest) - 50
Jennifer Gareis (Donna, The Bold And The Beautiful; ex-Grace, The Young And The Restless) - 41
Nic Robuck (James, One Life To Live)
Sasha Jackson (ex-Kylie, One Tree Hill) - 23
Jack O'Connell (Cook,...
1980: Beverlee McKinsey made her final appearance as Iris on Another World. The show aired its final 90-minute episode that Friday. The following Monday, Iris would be spun off into her own show, Texas.
1981: MTV first aired at 12:01 a.m. General Hospital's Rick Springfield had the No. 1 song in the U.S. that week with "Jessie's Girl," but the new network did not play a Springfield video that first day.
1993: Leonard J. Stabb, Guiding Light's Hart Jessup, was hospitalized in critical condition after a hang-gliding accident.
2005: The BBC World Service launched its first online soap opera, The Flatmates.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Dana Sparks (ex-Grace/Faith, Passions; ex-Victoria, Falcon Crest) - 50
Jennifer Gareis (Donna, The Bold And The Beautiful; ex-Grace, The Young And The Restless) - 41
Nic Robuck (James, One Life To Live)
Sasha Jackson (ex-Kylie, One Tree Hill) - 23
Jack O'Connell (Cook,...
- 8/2/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
What’s brand new, big and British? Why, it’s the first annual London Underground Film Festival, which will run at the infamous Horse Hospital underground screening room on Dec. 4-10.
Seven full days and nights is an exceptionally aggressive schedule for a first time out, but it’s even more impressive once you dig into the variety of films and programs being offered, including lectures, installations and live performances mixed in with feature length films and short film programs.
To help out with such an ambitious project, the London Underground has asked a couple of festival big guns to help them out. First, underground film historian and Program Director of Australia’s Revelation Perth International Film Festival Jack Sargeant has curated a full day of films for Sunday, Dec., all of which have played at Revelation under his watch.
The films Sargeant has picked are Kevin Barker’s The Family Jams,...
Seven full days and nights is an exceptionally aggressive schedule for a first time out, but it’s even more impressive once you dig into the variety of films and programs being offered, including lectures, installations and live performances mixed in with feature length films and short film programs.
To help out with such an ambitious project, the London Underground has asked a couple of festival big guns to help them out. First, underground film historian and Program Director of Australia’s Revelation Perth International Film Festival Jack Sargeant has curated a full day of films for Sunday, Dec., all of which have played at Revelation under his watch.
The films Sargeant has picked are Kevin Barker’s The Family Jams,...
- 12/1/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 4th annual Sydney Underground Film Festival, which runs for three days on Sept. 9-11, will screen about 10 features from all over the world and a veritable ton of short films from even further out there.
The fest will open with the latest documentary by a Hollywood icon. It’s Oliver Stone’s South of the Border, which has the director meeting with South American politicians and dignitaries. (The film opened to mixed reviews here in the States earlier this year.) Also screening is Trash Humpers, the latest film by indie rabble-rouser Harmony Korine, which has been confounding audiences on the indie film fest circuit, and Gaspar Noe’s Enter the Void, which has been earning rave reviews.
The rest of the features in the lineup are an eclectic, oddball concoction, including Mladen Djordjevic‘s Serbian atrocity Life and Death of a Porno Gang, Victor Nieuwenhuijs and Maartje Seyferth’s twisted Netherlands tale Meat,...
The fest will open with the latest documentary by a Hollywood icon. It’s Oliver Stone’s South of the Border, which has the director meeting with South American politicians and dignitaries. (The film opened to mixed reviews here in the States earlier this year.) Also screening is Trash Humpers, the latest film by indie rabble-rouser Harmony Korine, which has been confounding audiences on the indie film fest circuit, and Gaspar Noe’s Enter the Void, which has been earning rave reviews.
The rest of the features in the lineup are an eclectic, oddball concoction, including Mladen Djordjevic‘s Serbian atrocity Life and Death of a Porno Gang, Victor Nieuwenhuijs and Maartje Seyferth’s twisted Netherlands tale Meat,...
- 9/8/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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