Adult Swim released a new promo spot for Rick and Morty called "Exquisite Corpse" and it's amazingly insane! This might just be one of the most trippy promos that have been released for the series yet! It's almost four-minute long and it features Rick and Morty morphing into different crazy and mind-bending situations. It's described as being "a trip through the Rick and Morty multiverse." If you're a fan of Rick and Morty... you're gonna love this! All-new episodes begin July 30th at 11:30p Et and I can't wait! The video was created by Titmouse.
- 7/17/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Rebecca Clough Jan 13, 2017
Samuel L Jackson, Colin Farrell, Kirk Douglas, Denzel Washington and more, as we explore underrated political thrillers...
Ask someone for their favourite political thrillers and you’re likely to get a list of Oscar-winning classics, from JFK to The Day Of The Jackal, Blow Out to Argo. But what about those electrifying tales that have slipped under the radar, been largely forgotten or just didn’t get the love they deserved? Here are 25 political thrillers which are underappreciated but brilliant.
See related Star Wars: Episode IX lands Jurassic World director 25. The Amateur (1981)
Generally, the first hostage to get shot in a heist movie is considered insignificant; luckily this time the young woman killed by terrorists has a devoted boyfriend who vows to avenge her death. Charles Heller (John Savage) already works for the CIA, so he’s able to use secret information to blackmail his bosses into...
Samuel L Jackson, Colin Farrell, Kirk Douglas, Denzel Washington and more, as we explore underrated political thrillers...
Ask someone for their favourite political thrillers and you’re likely to get a list of Oscar-winning classics, from JFK to The Day Of The Jackal, Blow Out to Argo. But what about those electrifying tales that have slipped under the radar, been largely forgotten or just didn’t get the love they deserved? Here are 25 political thrillers which are underappreciated but brilliant.
See related Star Wars: Episode IX lands Jurassic World director 25. The Amateur (1981)
Generally, the first hostage to get shot in a heist movie is considered insignificant; luckily this time the young woman killed by terrorists has a devoted boyfriend who vows to avenge her death. Charles Heller (John Savage) already works for the CIA, so he’s able to use secret information to blackmail his bosses into...
- 12/22/2016
- Den of Geek
New Orleans' multiple factions are readying themselves for war once again in Vampire Diaries' spin-off, The Originals...
This review contains spoilers.
2.18 Night Has A Thousand Eyes
The second season of The Originals has featured one big difference to the first in that, for probably the first time ever, Klaus has something he cares about that’s under threat. Yes, we’ve seen him be periodically loyal to his family (especially Rebekah and Elijah) and attracted to Caroline Forbes on some sort of emotional level, but having a child has completely changed the game for him.
He’s got protecting himself down to a fine art, his paranoia ensuring that anything that could be a threat now or in the future is eliminated as quickly as possible, but protecting someone else – especially someone as seemingly helpless as a baby – is entirely different.
We’ve seen all year that he’s struggled...
This review contains spoilers.
2.18 Night Has A Thousand Eyes
The second season of The Originals has featured one big difference to the first in that, for probably the first time ever, Klaus has something he cares about that’s under threat. Yes, we’ve seen him be periodically loyal to his family (especially Rebekah and Elijah) and attracted to Caroline Forbes on some sort of emotional level, but having a child has completely changed the game for him.
He’s got protecting himself down to a fine art, his paranoia ensuring that anything that could be a threat now or in the future is eliminated as quickly as possible, but protecting someone else – especially someone as seemingly helpless as a baby – is entirely different.
We’ve seen all year that he’s struggled...
- 4/15/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
When you need me I’ll be there… with an all new TVLine Mixtape!
What follows is an array of songs recently featured on your favorite shows, including artist and album information in case you want to add them to your personal collection.
Spoilers abound, and we chose songs we liked — but we always love to hear your thoughts and suggestions.
So peruse our playlist, then hit the comments with your favorite TV tunes. And remember: You can always submit questions or suggestions about TV music on Twitter @RyanSchwartz.
RelatedTVLine Mixtape: Your Favorite Songs From Jane the Virgin, Forever and...
What follows is an array of songs recently featured on your favorite shows, including artist and album information in case you want to add them to your personal collection.
Spoilers abound, and we chose songs we liked — but we always love to hear your thoughts and suggestions.
So peruse our playlist, then hit the comments with your favorite TV tunes. And remember: You can always submit questions or suggestions about TV music on Twitter @RyanSchwartz.
RelatedTVLine Mixtape: Your Favorite Songs From Jane the Virgin, Forever and...
- 4/11/2015
- TVLine.com
The Originals continues its madcap fantasy soap opera with an Eva and Rebekah-focused episode...
This review contains spoilers.
2.17 Exquisite Corpse
We all have our demons, but the Mikaelson family have more than their fair share. Though, while its parent show is essentially all about a bunch of people trying to control the monsters inside of them, The Originals is much more content to simply let those monsters co-exist with their hosts.
They are the very definition of cursed, as Rebekah once said, and for them it’s much more about embracing their nature and doing the best they can, with family taking precedence over everything.
Instead of dealing with those little demons inside, however, Rebekah is battling instead against the shell she’s found herself trapped in. It’s so interesting that the representation of Rebekah used in this episode – though I’m sure it had something to do with...
This review contains spoilers.
2.17 Exquisite Corpse
We all have our demons, but the Mikaelson family have more than their fair share. Though, while its parent show is essentially all about a bunch of people trying to control the monsters inside of them, The Originals is much more content to simply let those monsters co-exist with their hosts.
They are the very definition of cursed, as Rebekah once said, and for them it’s much more about embracing their nature and doing the best they can, with family taking precedence over everything.
Instead of dealing with those little demons inside, however, Rebekah is battling instead against the shell she’s found herself trapped in. It’s so interesting that the representation of Rebekah used in this episode – though I’m sure it had something to do with...
- 4/8/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
The Originals, Season 2, Episode 17, “Exquisite Corpse”
Written by Declan de Barra and Diane Ademu-John
Directed by Dermott Downs
Airs Mondays at 8pm (Et) on The CW
On this week’s The Originals, Klaus and Hayley seek to protect Hope, Freya reunites with Esther, Marcel enlists Vincent’s help tracking down Davina and the other missing children, and the Mikaelsons fight to save Rebekah’s life.
After several long weeks of stilted storylines, The Originals is finally wrapping up loose ends (Eva Sinclair, Esther) in prepartion for Dahlia’s extra long-awaited arrival. As a result, “Exquisite Corpse” contains more momentum and action than the last few episodes the show’s offered, and that’s a good thing–The Originals operates best when it’s surging forward, rather than stumbling aimlessly along.
The episode’s cold open is nicely tense, as Eva Sinclair poses a formidable threat against Hope and the Mikaelsons.
Written by Declan de Barra and Diane Ademu-John
Directed by Dermott Downs
Airs Mondays at 8pm (Et) on The CW
On this week’s The Originals, Klaus and Hayley seek to protect Hope, Freya reunites with Esther, Marcel enlists Vincent’s help tracking down Davina and the other missing children, and the Mikaelsons fight to save Rebekah’s life.
After several long weeks of stilted storylines, The Originals is finally wrapping up loose ends (Eva Sinclair, Esther) in prepartion for Dahlia’s extra long-awaited arrival. As a result, “Exquisite Corpse” contains more momentum and action than the last few episodes the show’s offered, and that’s a good thing–The Originals operates best when it’s surging forward, rather than stumbling aimlessly along.
The episode’s cold open is nicely tense, as Eva Sinclair poses a formidable threat against Hope and the Mikaelsons.
- 4/7/2015
- by Ashley Laggan
- SoundOnSight
In this episode of The Originals, "Exquisite Corpse," Eva Sinclair's true intentions are revealed. Klaus is forced to ask Freya for help in rescuing Rebekah. Freya is reunited with Esther. And Josephine foretells of a big bad coming to Nola.
While Rebekah is rattling around somewhere in the recesses of Eva Sinclair's body and mind, the body's rightful owner has re-emerged full-time and is singular in focus. True, Beks has grown increasingly soft over the years and, since leaving Mystic Falls, has become almost as docile as a pussy cat, but even at her worst, Rebekah didn't target children like Eve -- Miss Sinclair if you're nasty.
While Rebekah is rattling around somewhere in the recesses of Eva Sinclair's body and mind, the body's rightful owner has re-emerged full-time and is singular in focus. True, Beks has grown increasingly soft over the years and, since leaving Mystic Falls, has become almost as docile as a pussy cat, but even at her worst, Rebekah didn't target children like Eve -- Miss Sinclair if you're nasty.
- 4/6/2015
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Official photos for The Originals Season 2 Episode 17, "Exquisite Corpse."
From the CW: "When Eva Sinclair?s (guest star Maisie Richardson-Sellers) reemergence leaves Rebekah trapped and helpless, Klaus (Joseph Morgan) is forced to put aside his mistrust for Freya (guest star Riley Voelkel) in order to save Rebekah?s life. Meanwhile, Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin) and Elijah (Daniel Gillies) learn more about Eva?s violent past from Josephine (guest star Meg Foster), who then makes a startling revelation about Hayley?s future. With time running out to save Rebekah, Marcel (Charles Michael Davis) turns to a reluctant Vincent (Yusuf Gatewood) for his help to take down Eva, but his plan takes an unexpected turn, as Eva will not go down without a fight."...
From the CW: "When Eva Sinclair?s (guest star Maisie Richardson-Sellers) reemergence leaves Rebekah trapped and helpless, Klaus (Joseph Morgan) is forced to put aside his mistrust for Freya (guest star Riley Voelkel) in order to save Rebekah?s life. Meanwhile, Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin) and Elijah (Daniel Gillies) learn more about Eva?s violent past from Josephine (guest star Meg Foster), who then makes a startling revelation about Hayley?s future. With time running out to save Rebekah, Marcel (Charles Michael Davis) turns to a reluctant Vincent (Yusuf Gatewood) for his help to take down Eva, but his plan takes an unexpected turn, as Eva will not go down without a fight."...
- 4/3/2015
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
While a majority of The CW’s most popular shows will be on spring break next week, “The Originals” and “iZombie” will be holding down the horror fort; and to help prepare you for what’s in store for us in the… Continue Reading →
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- 4/3/2015
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
There's nothing like a baby daughter to soften the heart of a vampire-werewolf hybrid who's more than 1,000 years old – however, The Originals star Joseph Morgan wants you to know that Klaus will soon be rediscovering his "villainous" side.
When the Vampire Diaries spin-off returns from a brief hiatus on Monday, the threat of Dahlia (Claudia Black) looms large as our heroes deal with the more immediate danger of Eva Sinclair (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) and whether they can truly trust Freya (Riley Voelkel).
In an exclusive chat with People, Morgan, 33, reveals what's next for Klaus, what's going to happen with that gold...
When the Vampire Diaries spin-off returns from a brief hiatus on Monday, the threat of Dahlia (Claudia Black) looms large as our heroes deal with the more immediate danger of Eva Sinclair (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) and whether they can truly trust Freya (Riley Voelkel).
In an exclusive chat with People, Morgan, 33, reveals what's next for Klaus, what's going to happen with that gold...
- 4/2/2015
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- People.com - TV Watch
There's nothing like a baby daughter to soften the heart of a vampire-werewolf hybrid who's more than 1,000 years old - however, The Originals star Joseph Morgan wants you to know that Klaus will soon be rediscovering his "villainous" side. When the Vampire Diaries spin-off returns from a brief hiatus on Monday, the threat of Dahlia (Claudia Black) looms large as our heroes deal with the more immediate danger of Eva Sinclair (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) and whether they can truly trust Freya (Riley Voelkel). In an exclusive chat with People, Morgan, 33, reveals what's next for Klaus, what's going to happen with that...
- 4/2/2015
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- PEOPLE.com
There's nothing like a baby daughter to soften the heart of a vampire-werewolf hybrid who's more than 1,000 years old - however, The Originals star Joseph Morgan wants you to know that Klaus will soon be rediscovering his "villainous" side. When the Vampire Diaries spinoff returns from a brief hiatus on Monday, the threat of Dahlia (Claudia Black) looms large as our heroes deal with the more immediate danger of Eva Sinclair (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) and whether or not they can truly trust Freya (Riley Voelkel). In an exclusive chat with People, Morgan, 33, reveals what's next for Klaus, what's going to happen...
- 4/2/2015
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- PEOPLE.com
We missed “The Originals” last night (it’s currently on spring break), and if you did too, here’s a sneak peek of its April 6th return, Episode 2.17, entitled “Exquisite Corpse.” Can Klaus trust Freya? Our money is on “no,” but… Continue Reading →
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- 3/24/2015
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Hey, "The Originals" peeps. We regrettably have to tell you guys that your favorite show will be Mia tonight, and for the next couple of weeks as the show is on another one of their breaks. Instead, CW has a dreaded rerun in their line up. the new episode 17 labeled, "Exquisite Corpse," is scheduled to air on Monday night, April 6th at 7pm central time, so be sure to jot that date down on your TV calendars. CW did release the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for episode 17, last week, in case you haven't checked it out yet. The official plot description for episode 17, reads like this: "When Eva Sinclair's reemergence leaves Rebekah trapped and helpless, Klaus is forced to put aside his mistrust for Freya in order to save Rebekah's life. Meanwhile, Hayley and Elijah learn more about Eva's violent past from Josephine, who then makes a startling revelation about Hayley's future.
- 3/23/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Recently, CW released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The Originals" episode 17 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Exquisite Corpse," and it turns out that we're going to see some extremely suspenseful and intense stuff take place as Rebekah is on the verge of being lost to Eva forever. Klaus and company race against time to rescue Rebekah, and more! In the new, 17th episode press release: When Eva Sinclair's (guest star Maisie Richardson-Sellers) reemergence leaves Rebekah trapped and helpless, Klaus (Joseph Morgan) is going to be forced to put aside his mistrust for Freya (guest star Riley Voelkel) in order to save Rebekah's life. In the meantime, Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin) and Elijah (Daniel Gillies) will learn more about Eva's violent past from Josephine (guest star Meg Foster), who then makes a startling revelation about Hayley's future. With time running out to save Rebekah, Marcel (Charles Michael Davis...
- 3/23/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Hey, "Originals" peeps. Yes, it's true guys. We regrettably have to tell you that the new,official spoilers for the upcoming episode 17 labeled, "Exquisite Corpse," will be held up until CW delivers the new press release for it. The show is on another one of its breaks, so it might be a couple of days. You can expect to see the new episode 17 air on Monday night, April 6th at 7pm central time, so be sure to jot that date down on your TV calendars. The CW is expected to release the new promo/spoiler clip for episode 17 after episode 16 airs tonight. If they do, we'll definitely get that up on the site for you guys, so be sure to stay tuned for that.
- 3/16/2015
- by Megan
- OnTheFlix
The features that make their premiere at Fantastic Fest tend to get much of the attention, but don’t forget that you’re likely to see some great short films at the event as well. Fantastic Fest is known for their extensive short film selection and this year is no different:
“Fantastic Fest is excited to announce the short film lineup for the ninth edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 19th- 26th in Austin, Texas at Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline. Short films provide an outlet for filmmakers to showcase their genre talents in a format with fewer restraints, making them a Fantastic Fest favorite. Fantastic Fest is wildly excited that longtime festival comrade Kier-la Janisse is now our lead shorts programmer. Kier-la created the notorious CineMuerte Film Festival in Canada, and was the first full-time film programmer for the Alamo back in the “wild west” days. She has since gone on...
“Fantastic Fest is excited to announce the short film lineup for the ninth edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 19th- 26th in Austin, Texas at Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline. Short films provide an outlet for filmmakers to showcase their genre talents in a format with fewer restraints, making them a Fantastic Fest favorite. Fantastic Fest is wildly excited that longtime festival comrade Kier-la Janisse is now our lead shorts programmer. Kier-la created the notorious CineMuerte Film Festival in Canada, and was the first full-time film programmer for the Alamo back in the “wild west” days. She has since gone on...
- 9/4/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Vanja Svilicic’s Zagreb Cappuccino has won the works in progress award at the Pula Film Festival.
The prize comes for the first time with $8900 (Hrk 50,000) in post-production services by Teleking.
The jury deciding the best film from the six pitches was comprised of Cannes programme advisor Joel Chapron, Slovenian producer Ira Cecić, and the Serbian Film Centre’s Miroljub Vučković.
The jury said in a statement: “Zagreb Cappuccino is a brave film about growing-up both of its characters and its author Vanja Sviličić, who presented the complexity of the lives of her characters using rich film terminology and showing respect for rules concerning television expression.”
The film is a drama, the director’s feature debut, about two women in their 40s who are old friends who have taken different paths in life. A night on the town leads them to meeting much younger men. The film is now editing with a 90-minute rough cut in progress...
The prize comes for the first time with $8900 (Hrk 50,000) in post-production services by Teleking.
The jury deciding the best film from the six pitches was comprised of Cannes programme advisor Joel Chapron, Slovenian producer Ira Cecić, and the Serbian Film Centre’s Miroljub Vučković.
The jury said in a statement: “Zagreb Cappuccino is a brave film about growing-up both of its characters and its author Vanja Sviličić, who presented the complexity of the lives of her characters using rich film terminology and showing respect for rules concerning television expression.”
The film is a drama, the director’s feature debut, about two women in their 40s who are old friends who have taken different paths in life. A night on the town leads them to meeting much younger men. The film is now editing with a 90-minute rough cut in progress...
- 7/27/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Paul Verhoeven is responsible for some of the most memorable, most bonkers Hollywood blockbuster moments in recent memory: The three-breasted alien in Total Recall, a revealing leg-uncrossing in Basic Instinct, pretty much everything in Showgirls. But the Dutch director hasn’t made a American project since 2000′s Hollow Man and hasn’t made any kind of film since 2006′s well-received Black Book.
With Tricked, which screened at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, Verhoeven returns to the directing chair, but not without a little help from his fans. The film is a bit of an experiment: Using only a five-minute script from a professional screenwriter,...
With Tricked, which screened at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, Verhoeven returns to the directing chair, but not without a little help from his fans. The film is a bit of an experiment: Using only a five-minute script from a professional screenwriter,...
- 4/26/2013
- by Keith Staskiewicz
- EW - Inside Movies
Qaushiq Mukherjee a.k.a. Q’s Suzanne Takes Me Down is part of the Slam Collective launched at the ongoing 19th Slamdance Film Festival. The film trails one night in the life of Suzanne, a transgender sex worker, who walks the streets of Kolkata, confessing her dreams.
The Slam Collective features seven Slamdance filmmakers from five countries (United States, Mexico, South Africa, Australia and India) coming together to make I Want To Be An American, Slamdance’s first documentary feature.
“In the spirit of the Surrealist parlor game of chance Exquisite Corpse, each filmmaker makes a documentary short film based on imagery forwarded on by the previous filmmaker in the chain. The composite story forms a global independent filmmaking experience,” states an official press release.
The other films in the Collective are Dale Yudelman’s I Want To Be An American, Maya Newell’s Clown In The Crowd, Dylan Verrechia’s Aidee,...
The Slam Collective features seven Slamdance filmmakers from five countries (United States, Mexico, South Africa, Australia and India) coming together to make I Want To Be An American, Slamdance’s first documentary feature.
“In the spirit of the Surrealist parlor game of chance Exquisite Corpse, each filmmaker makes a documentary short film based on imagery forwarded on by the previous filmmaker in the chain. The composite story forms a global independent filmmaking experience,” states an official press release.
The other films in the Collective are Dale Yudelman’s I Want To Be An American, Maya Newell’s Clown In The Crowd, Dylan Verrechia’s Aidee,...
- 1/23/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
7 filmmakers repping the USA, Mexico, South Africa, Australia, and India in 6 short films that make up the 70-minute-long documentary feature, I Want To Be An American. The film will make its World Premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival, January 21st, 2013, and simultaneously online at slamcollective.com. In the spirit of the surrealist parlor game Exquisite Corpse, each filmmaker makes a documentary short film based on imagery forwarded on by the previous filmmaker in the chain. Their stories are joined together to form a global independent filmmaking experience. The 6 short films are as follows: I Want To Be An American – Director: Dale Yudelman Stix -...
- 12/20/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Mentioned earlier tonight in my post on the next round of Slamdance titles, the inaugural edition of a new project by the festival called Slam Collective, features seven festival alumni from five continents that have joined forces to play a cinematic version of the surrealist parlor game Exquisite Corpse. A fascinating idea if there ever was one. Need a little more on what this all means? Well... Building on footage given to them by the previous filmmaker each participant makes a short film that links back and forth to their collaborators. I Want To Be An American, a 70 minute experimental documentary is the end result. Premiering at Slamdance in Park City, Utah, and online at slamcollective.com, on January 21st, we now present to you...
- 12/20/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Our next round of Slamdance news out of Park City, Utah (via Los Angeles) has arrived and it's quite an interesting sidebar that's a-brewing. Most notable is the first ever Slam Collective feature documentary made by seven Slamdance alumni from five continents. Entitled I Want To Be An American, this innovative project is made up of the seven filmmakers' short films, constructed and presented in the style of the surrealist parlor game Exquisite Corpse -- Color me intrigued then. The film will premiere at the festival in Park City on January 21st, and will also be available online for folks to watch... anywhere... so huzzah! Per the press release, read on to find out all the details on Slam Collective and all the special screenings...
- 12/20/2012
- Screen Anarchy
David Lynch Tilton Gallery, New York Through April 14, 2012
Let's begin with this, from Les fleurs du mal: "Everything, even the color black/Seemed refurbished, bright, iridescent/The liquid encased in its glory/In the crystallized ray..."
Although better known as a filmmaker, David Lynch, who is exhibiting his paintings, collages and photographs at Tilton Gallery, has for years walked the fine line between art and entertainment. Like Julian Schnabel, though, Lynch's paintings occupy a separate terrain, and offer a rare opportunity to see into the psyche of a very private artist who also happens to be a very public figure.
Lynch has stated that "all my paintings are organic, violent comedies. They have to be violently done and primitive and crude, and to achieve that I try to let nature paint more than I paint. I wouldn't know what to do with color...to me it's too real. It's limiting.
Let's begin with this, from Les fleurs du mal: "Everything, even the color black/Seemed refurbished, bright, iridescent/The liquid encased in its glory/In the crystallized ray..."
Although better known as a filmmaker, David Lynch, who is exhibiting his paintings, collages and photographs at Tilton Gallery, has for years walked the fine line between art and entertainment. Like Julian Schnabel, though, Lynch's paintings occupy a separate terrain, and offer a rare opportunity to see into the psyche of a very private artist who also happens to be a very public figure.
Lynch has stated that "all my paintings are organic, violent comedies. They have to be violently done and primitive and crude, and to achieve that I try to let nature paint more than I paint. I wouldn't know what to do with color...to me it's too real. It's limiting.
- 3/20/2012
- by bradleyrubenstein
- www.culturecatch.com
Yesterday Ifp’s Script to Screen conference took place at the 92YTribeca in New York City, and I was lucky enough to be there. During the “Writers’ Roundtable” panel, which featured the writer-directors Leslye Headland (Bachelorette), Liza Johnson (Return), Madeleine Olnek (Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same), and Ry Russo Young (You Won’t Miss Me; Nobody Walks), I took copious notes. I was also busily typing away as novelist and Bored to Death creator Jonathan Ames, The Believer‘s writer-director Henry Bean, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon writer Jen Statsky discussed screenwriting after playing the “Exquisite Corpse” writing game. Many sage words of screenwriting advice were shared yesterday, and here are the 10 most essential.
1. Try out different styles. Said Liza Johnson, “Writing is free. Just to keep working and finding out what kind of styles fit for you is very beneficial. Making a feature film is a long project,...
1. Try out different styles. Said Liza Johnson, “Writing is free. Just to keep working and finding out what kind of styles fit for you is very beneficial. Making a feature film is a long project,...
- 3/19/2012
- by Nick Dawson
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Georg Baselitz Gagosian Gallery Through April 7, 2012
"Art demands fanaticism" -- Adolf Hitler, 1915
Georg Baselitz's (born 1938, Deutschbaselitz, Saxony, Germany) recent work at Gagosian, paintings on a monumental scale, presents the artist as a still-vital explorer, using both his personal history as well as myriad art historical references in a search for a unified, iconic image. Enormous canvases, measuring over twelve feet high, combine elements from his early works, such as "Die grosse Nacht im Eimer" (1962–63) and "A Modern Painter" (1966), remixed in a gambit designed to distance himself still further from the nearly thirty-year span of his signature, inverted, pseudo-Ab Ex work. A sense of nostalgia and reflection is evident here, as well as an undiminished appetite for new forms and styles.
Of these pieces, Baselitz says, "I don't want to create a monster; I want to make something which is new, exceptional, something that only I do...something that references tradition,...
"Art demands fanaticism" -- Adolf Hitler, 1915
Georg Baselitz's (born 1938, Deutschbaselitz, Saxony, Germany) recent work at Gagosian, paintings on a monumental scale, presents the artist as a still-vital explorer, using both his personal history as well as myriad art historical references in a search for a unified, iconic image. Enormous canvases, measuring over twelve feet high, combine elements from his early works, such as "Die grosse Nacht im Eimer" (1962–63) and "A Modern Painter" (1966), remixed in a gambit designed to distance himself still further from the nearly thirty-year span of his signature, inverted, pseudo-Ab Ex work. A sense of nostalgia and reflection is evident here, as well as an undiminished appetite for new forms and styles.
Of these pieces, Baselitz says, "I don't want to create a monster; I want to make something which is new, exceptional, something that only I do...something that references tradition,...
- 3/7/2012
- by bradleyrubenstein
- www.culturecatch.com
The Ifp’s popular conference for writers and writer/directors, Script to Screen, returns to the 92nd St. Y Tribeca on Saturday, March 17 with a program that promises to mix practical advice with freewheeling programs intended to generate creative sparks.
The day’s program features a keynote presentation by Bennett Miller, the Oscar-nominated director of Moneyball and Capote, and a Screenwriter’s Roundtable featuring up-and-coming auteurs Ry Russo-Young (Nobody Walks), Leslye Headland (Bachelorette), Madeline Olnek (Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same) and Liza Johnson (Return).
As a promising change of pace from traditional panels, Script to Screen also features a pair of interactive events. Opening day will be a creative writing game led by comedians Ethan T. Berlin and Eric Bryant, the creators of IFC’s new comedy game show Bunk. Later, novelist and Bored to Death creator Jonathan Ames will stage a version of the Surrealist “Exquisite Corpse” game.
The day’s program features a keynote presentation by Bennett Miller, the Oscar-nominated director of Moneyball and Capote, and a Screenwriter’s Roundtable featuring up-and-coming auteurs Ry Russo-Young (Nobody Walks), Leslye Headland (Bachelorette), Madeline Olnek (Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same) and Liza Johnson (Return).
As a promising change of pace from traditional panels, Script to Screen also features a pair of interactive events. Opening day will be a creative writing game led by comedians Ethan T. Berlin and Eric Bryant, the creators of IFC’s new comedy game show Bunk. Later, novelist and Bored to Death creator Jonathan Ames will stage a version of the Surrealist “Exquisite Corpse” game.
- 3/6/2012
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Atlanta Underground Film Festival
The Atlanta Underground Film Festival has grown into one of the largest underground fests in the U.S. and they’re currently open for entries for their 9th annual edition, which will be held at the Goat Farm Arts Center on Sept. 13-16, 2012.
The fest is typically looking for a wide range of independent feature-length narrative films, documentaries and short films from oddball comedies to political documentaries to extreme horror to generally unclassifiable stuff. The fest sums up their philosophy as:
Creative artists who continuously break the boundaries of film and video are exposed and promoted through Auff, so they too have a voice in a market typically saturated with commercial entertainment designed to satisfy the audience’s expectations.
To get a good idea of what types of films the fest likes to program, please check out last year’s film lineup.
And, with the festival quite a ways off,...
The Atlanta Underground Film Festival has grown into one of the largest underground fests in the U.S. and they’re currently open for entries for their 9th annual edition, which will be held at the Goat Farm Arts Center on Sept. 13-16, 2012.
The fest is typically looking for a wide range of independent feature-length narrative films, documentaries and short films from oddball comedies to political documentaries to extreme horror to generally unclassifiable stuff. The fest sums up their philosophy as:
Creative artists who continuously break the boundaries of film and video are exposed and promoted through Auff, so they too have a voice in a market typically saturated with commercial entertainment designed to satisfy the audience’s expectations.
To get a good idea of what types of films the fest likes to program, please check out last year’s film lineup.
And, with the festival quite a ways off,...
- 11/17/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
After the discovery of a Viking burial site in Scotland, Norse history and myths are the focus of a TV saga, epic novels and a major British Museum exhibition
Longboats, funeral pyres, glinting helmets and drinking horns: the discovery of a buried Viking boat in the west Highlands a few days ago has given an extra fillip to a burgeoning cultural fascination with all things Norse.
A succession of Viking literary sagas, films and television series, pieces of poetry and avant-garde art, not to mention preparations for a major British Museum show, are now all on the slipway.
More than 50 years after actors Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis donned their woollen tunics for Hollywood blockbuster The Vikings, a television series of the same name and a TV version of British writer Neil Gaiman's Nordic gods-inspired bestseller, American Gods, are both in development. The Vikings, which picks up on interest...
Longboats, funeral pyres, glinting helmets and drinking horns: the discovery of a buried Viking boat in the west Highlands a few days ago has given an extra fillip to a burgeoning cultural fascination with all things Norse.
A succession of Viking literary sagas, films and television series, pieces of poetry and avant-garde art, not to mention preparations for a major British Museum show, are now all on the slipway.
More than 50 years after actors Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis donned their woollen tunics for Hollywood blockbuster The Vikings, a television series of the same name and a TV version of British writer Neil Gaiman's Nordic gods-inspired bestseller, American Gods, are both in development. The Vikings, which picks up on interest...
- 10/22/2011
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
Really, you should be listening to music every day, but thanks to Twitter, Monday has become the best day of the week to discover new songs, show some love to the tune currently dominating your iPod playlist and quietly judge the listening habits of your closest friends. Yes, it's #MusicMonday, one of Twitter's most enduring trending topics. Hence "MTV News' #MusicMonday," a weekly look at the songs we are currently crushing on.
This week, MTV's Push Artist Warpaint makes a whole lot of noise.
Back in the summer of 2010, the MTV News crew headed out to Lollapalooza to cover that festival top-to-bottom. Though we were most concerned with the headliners (including Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire and the reunions of both Soundgarden and the Strokes), it also allowed us to explore bands we had yet to fully understand. As we looked back at what we saw and heard, we realized there...
This week, MTV's Push Artist Warpaint makes a whole lot of noise.
Back in the summer of 2010, the MTV News crew headed out to Lollapalooza to cover that festival top-to-bottom. Though we were most concerned with the headliners (including Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire and the reunions of both Soundgarden and the Strokes), it also allowed us to explore bands we had yet to fully understand. As we looked back at what we saw and heard, we realized there...
- 1/31/2011
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Shannyn Sossamon is one of the more quirkier people in Hollywood. She's great in offbeat movies like Wristcutters: A Love Story and she's able to cross the line into indie rock quite seemlessly. Sossamon and her sister, Jenny Lee Lindberg, started the band Warpaint back in 2004 performing mostly in Los Angeles. The line-up has changed but start with their first Ep, Exquisite Corpse, and work your way up to their new stuff.
In the following video watch Sossamon sing and play the drums on "I Wish That."
Official Site: www.warpaintwarpaint.com
[Ht Wild Tonic]...
In the following video watch Sossamon sing and play the drums on "I Wish That."
Official Site: www.warpaintwarpaint.com
[Ht Wild Tonic]...
- 12/31/2010
- by karen@reelartsy.com (Karen)
- Reelartsy
With the plot surrounding an east German transgender rock musician in the 1980’s who undergoes a botched reassignment surgery leaving her with an ‘angry inch’ all so she can escape communist Germany with her new husband, the music can be nothing but campy, glam and amazing. Written by Stephan Trask and performed by Hedwig herself, James Mitchell, the songs are explosive, exploring the ideas of ideology, love and destiny and sung with the raw power and emotion akin to the likes of David Bowie and Frank Zappa. In fact the soundtrack has been so popular that in 2003 a CD of covers was released named ‘Wig in a Box’ featuring artists such as Yoko Ono and Cyndi Lauper.
Diving into the music, what is most prominent and beautiful about it is the vividness of character and imagery that the songs draw on and create. For instance, ‘The Origin of Love’ is...
Diving into the music, what is most prominent and beautiful about it is the vividness of character and imagery that the songs draw on and create. For instance, ‘The Origin of Love’ is...
- 12/17/2010
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Director Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland) is using Twitter to allow the public to write a story with him. Using Burton's "Cadavre Exquis" (means "Exquisite Corpse") technique, the story about Stainboy is being told like a selective version of the improv game where one person says a line and thesomeone else comes up with the next line to tell a story. Burton selects which of the tweets will be the story's next sentence.
Participate by tweeting with the hashtag #BurtonStory or read the story at http://www.burtonstory.com/connect.php.
Participate by tweeting with the hashtag #BurtonStory or read the story at http://www.burtonstory.com/connect.php.
- 11/29/2010
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
Want to tell a tale with Tim Burton?
It’s about time someone found a way to put Twitter to really good use, and it’s no surprise that that someone is an ever-creative sorcerer like Burton. The “Alice in Wonderland” director has brought back his ever-popular “Stainboy” character in a new story — and, via Twitter, he needs your help with writing it.
Burton has started a storytelling experiment using a crowdsourcing technique called Cadavre Exquis (“Exquisite Corpse”), where each contributor “adds to the story in sequence, building on the last line revealed.”
The first tweet is as follows:
“Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was called in to investigate mysterious glowing goo on the gallery floor.”
Users are allowed to tweet as often as they like, but only a few will be selected each day, according to The Wrap.
Fans know Stainboy from his appearances in other Burton works, such...
It’s about time someone found a way to put Twitter to really good use, and it’s no surprise that that someone is an ever-creative sorcerer like Burton. The “Alice in Wonderland” director has brought back his ever-popular “Stainboy” character in a new story — and, via Twitter, he needs your help with writing it.
Burton has started a storytelling experiment using a crowdsourcing technique called Cadavre Exquis (“Exquisite Corpse”), where each contributor “adds to the story in sequence, building on the last line revealed.”
The first tweet is as follows:
“Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was called in to investigate mysterious glowing goo on the gallery floor.”
Users are allowed to tweet as often as they like, but only a few will be selected each day, according to The Wrap.
Fans know Stainboy from his appearances in other Burton works, such...
- 11/29/2010
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
While the Museum of Modern Art features a retrospective looking back at the work of writer/director Tim Burton, the filmmaker is fiddling with a new piece of work with the help of the online community. Using the character from the flash animated shorts The World of Stainboy (which first appeared in Burton's short story collection The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories), The Wrap reports Burton is calling upon Twitter users to write a new story featuring Stainboy. Using Cadavre Exquis (aka Exquisite Corpse), any Twitter user adds to the story in sequence, building on the last line revealed. Details below! Head on over to the story's main page, provided by the Toronto International Film Festival, to check out the story which has utilized over 40 tweets to tell the ongoing story thus far. Burton launched the story itself with this one line, "Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was...
- 11/28/2010
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Leave it to Tim Burton to figure out a new way to use Twitter. The “Alice in Wonderland” director is working on a new tale -- perhaps the basis for a future script -- and enlisting Twitter users to help him write it. This week, Burton started the storytelling experiment using a crowdsourcing technique he calls Cadavre Exquis (or "Exquisite Corpse"), where each contributor “adds to the story in sequence, building on the last line revealed.” The story features “Stainboy” -- a character that’s appeared in previous Burton works (like "The Melancholy Death...
- 11/26/2010
- by Dylan Stableford
- The Wrap
It means 'exquisite corpse' in French, it's like Consequences – and film director Tim Burton's playing it
Age: About 90.
Appearance: Like a thing, and then another thing, and then another thing, but all joined together so they look like the same thing.
What the hell? It means "Exquisite corpse" in French. It's the term surrealists used in the 1920s for the collaborative process in which a different artist adds a new line of a story, or a new piece of a drawing, without seeing the rest. The phrase "cadavre exquis" emerged during a game, apparently.
It's Consequences! It's bleedin' Consequences! Bit of paper, lots of booze, foldy-foldy: funny picture! Tim Burton prefers "cadavre exquis".
Well, there's a surprise. And he's inviting punters to join him in using the technique to build a story about his animated character Stainboy. They contribute sentences online, you see.
Oh well, if it's "online". . . Don't be like that.
Age: About 90.
Appearance: Like a thing, and then another thing, and then another thing, but all joined together so they look like the same thing.
What the hell? It means "Exquisite corpse" in French. It's the term surrealists used in the 1920s for the collaborative process in which a different artist adds a new line of a story, or a new piece of a drawing, without seeing the rest. The phrase "cadavre exquis" emerged during a game, apparently.
It's Consequences! It's bleedin' Consequences! Bit of paper, lots of booze, foldy-foldy: funny picture! Tim Burton prefers "cadavre exquis".
Well, there's a surprise. And he's inviting punters to join him in using the technique to build a story about his animated character Stainboy. They contribute sentences online, you see.
Oh well, if it's "online". . . Don't be like that.
- 11/24/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
This week’s Must Read is on the brief side, so now you have no excuse not to read it. Animation god Bill Plympton is self-distributing his latest feature Idiots & Angels and he’s keeping a diary about how that’s going. His second piece goes into the reasons of why he has to self-distribute in the first place. That Plympton — a god, I tell you, a god! — has so much trouble getting his films out there is a sad, sorry commentary on lots of things. The Melbourne Underground Film Festival has been going on this past week and The Age profiled Joseph Sims, the director of the closing night film Bad Behavior. Meanwhile, the Maroondah Leader profiled Matt Cleaves, director of the short film Radev. And an anonymous female blogger writes about seeing Road Train at Muff. Via Professor Tryon, there’s a piece on IndieWire by Anne Thompson...
- 8/29/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
It's surreal. The Subvex Film Company's The Exquisite Corpse 8mm Film Experiment aims to "bridge the gap between legends of old and young guns of contemporary cinema." A collective of directors, filmmakers, cinematographers and audio-visual artists, Subvex advocates the use of new locations to screen films that don't get distributed via the mainstream. Based in Paris, London, New York, this international group launched this direct-to-cinema program in order to develop new waves of film making from the ground up. First up for Exquisite Corpse is a collaboration between avant-garde masters Jonas Mekas (pictured), Nina Menkes and Bill Morrison with a group of emerging filmmakers. That lovely name, coined by the Surrealists, comes from the game in which artists each add content to a collaborative project without ...
- 8/27/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
Having divided viewers and sparked a lot of chatter on the film-festival circuit and at midnight shows over the past year, Deadgirl has now arrived on unrated DVD from Dark Sky with a reversible cover reflecting the way the movie subverts expectations of the undead and bad-girl subgenres. Initially packaged on the outside is the traditional zombie image seen at left; on the inside is the more provocative art seen below.
The movie (reviewed at length here) is both a gory ghoul opus in which the living corpse receives more violence than it inflicts, and a femme-fatale film of sorts in which the title character is confined to a state of inactivity for much of the running time. Specifically, the catatonic DeadGirl (Jenny Spain) is discovered bound to a table in the basement of an abandoned hospital by Rickie (Shiloh Fernandez) and J.T. (Noah Segan), teenaged pals united by their high-school-outsider status.
The movie (reviewed at length here) is both a gory ghoul opus in which the living corpse receives more violence than it inflicts, and a femme-fatale film of sorts in which the title character is confined to a state of inactivity for much of the running time. Specifically, the catatonic DeadGirl (Jenny Spain) is discovered bound to a table in the basement of an abandoned hospital by Rickie (Shiloh Fernandez) and J.T. (Noah Segan), teenaged pals united by their high-school-outsider status.
- 9/21/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Some hazy news is in circulation on the horror film "The Strangers 2" with a French, amateur director likely taking the leadership role on this sequel. Apparently, French director Laurent Briet (Little Minx Exquisite Corpse..., Warp Vision...) is in talks with Rogue Pictures for directing duties on this film and with two previous films to his credit Briet will likely add a European flourish for violence to "The Strangers 2." Already the script has been written for the film by Bryan Bertino; so, production is likely to begin once directing negotiations have come to an agreement, with a 2010 release date as the goal.
Have a look at a couple nostalgic movie stills from initial film, "The Strangers," to quell some of the anticipation for this, likely straight-to-dvd production.
For additional photos for "The Strangers," check here.
Sources:
The Strangers 2 at Bloody-Disgusting
Stumble It!
Have a look at a couple nostalgic movie stills from initial film, "The Strangers," to quell some of the anticipation for this, likely straight-to-dvd production.
For additional photos for "The Strangers," check here.
Sources:
The Strangers 2 at Bloody-Disgusting
Stumble It!
- 3/30/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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