Martin Scorsese: box office obsession is “insulting” to cinema
“Cinema is devalued, demeaned, belittled from all sides” said the The Irishman director. Source: Martin Scorsese: box office obsession is “insulting” to cinema
The 50 Best Monster Movies of All Time
A “monster movie,” then, is a bit wider term than one might initially realize, composed of everything from man’s battles against the natural world (as in Jaws) to struggles with the repressed self, as seen in almost any werewolf feature. … Continued
Jeff Barnaby, Uncompromising Mi’gmaq Filmmaker of Genre Cinema, Dies at 46
Jeff Barnaby, the acclaimed Indigenous filmmaker behind Blood Quantum and Rhymes for Young Ghouls, has passed away at 46 after a year-long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Sarah Del Seronde and son Miles. Source: Jeff Barnaby, … Continued
‘Terrifier 2’ is so gory fans are passing out in the cinema
The sequel to 2016’s notorious Terrifier, directed by Damien Leone, sees the return of Art The Clown from the dead as he stalks two siblings on the night of Halloween. Whilst the film’s plot might sound like one we’ve heard … Continued
The Happily Haunted Cinema of Guy Maddin
The twilight state between dreaming and waking that permeates a restoration of Maddin’s Tales from the Gimli Hospital echoes that of life and death in his films. Source: The Happily Haunted Cinema of Guy Maddin
Whatever happened to the Lytro cinema camera?
It was the future that never was. A cinema camera that promised everything from focus, framerates, and motion blur to be decided in post. What happened to the cinema camera dream that was Lytro? Source: Whatever happened to the Lytro … Continued