It’s almost the “Summer of Luv” — at least according to Portugal. The Man and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Listen to the bands’ collaborative new single below.
“Summer of Luv” is a slinky, psychedelic number, but according to Portugal. The Man frontman John Baldwin Gourley, it didn’t begin that way. “When we originally sat down to write” it, he said in a statement, “we intended to make this heavy song with a big riff, but the vocals came out chill because I was still recovering from my jaw problems, we realized it sat better in this space. The song turned out totally different than we intended.”
Gourley continued, “As we were working on the song, it just felt like it needed another voice, Ruban from Unknown Mortal Orchestra also lives in Portland and is one of our favorite artists, he just fit perfectly in.”
“Summer of Luv” appears on Portugal.
“Summer of Luv” is a slinky, psychedelic number, but according to Portugal. The Man frontman John Baldwin Gourley, it didn’t begin that way. “When we originally sat down to write” it, he said in a statement, “we intended to make this heavy song with a big riff, but the vocals came out chill because I was still recovering from my jaw problems, we realized it sat better in this space. The song turned out totally different than we intended.”
Gourley continued, “As we were working on the song, it just felt like it needed another voice, Ruban from Unknown Mortal Orchestra also lives in Portland and is one of our favorite artists, he just fit perfectly in.”
“Summer of Luv” appears on Portugal.
- 5/25/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Unknown Mortal Orchestra have returned with “Nadja,” another look at their upcoming double album V. Listen to the single below.
“Nadja” pulls the curtain back on Umo’s usual dense instrumentation, instead focusing on singer/multi-instrumentalist Ruban Nielson’s voice and guitar. The melancholy track serves as a sequel of sorts to previous single “Layla”; both songs come with music videos directed by Vira-Lata, and the clip for “Nadja” sees the main characters separated after the joyous adventures of its predecessor.
Vira-Lata explained the storyline within “Layla” and “Nadja” in a statement. “We were in awe of the power of the songs’ simplicity; how its beauty rises without pretension, creating an honest and poetic testament that reaches into the heart,” they said. “We wanted to match the poetic tenderness of the songs with a visually intimate storyline that felt extremely honest and showcased fleeting moments of a true friendship.”
V...
“Nadja” pulls the curtain back on Umo’s usual dense instrumentation, instead focusing on singer/multi-instrumentalist Ruban Nielson’s voice and guitar. The melancholy track serves as a sequel of sorts to previous single “Layla”; both songs come with music videos directed by Vira-Lata, and the clip for “Nadja” sees the main characters separated after the joyous adventures of its predecessor.
Vira-Lata explained the storyline within “Layla” and “Nadja” in a statement. “We were in awe of the power of the songs’ simplicity; how its beauty rises without pretension, creating an honest and poetic testament that reaches into the heart,” they said. “We wanted to match the poetic tenderness of the songs with a visually intimate storyline that felt extremely honest and showcased fleeting moments of a true friendship.”
V...
- 2/21/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Pittsburgh hardcore band Code Orange have released What Is Really Underneath?, a companion album to their 2020 LP, Underneath, along with an accompanying short film by the same name.
The release is part remix, part soundtrack, featuring elements of the 2020 album while offering up some new vibes with previously unreleased companion pieces. Band members Jami Morgan and Eric “Shade” Balderose produced the set.
The short movie offers an animated narrative that is scored by pieces from the album. The film, helmed by Balderose, was created using Cinema 4D and Octant Render, and took more than 2,000 hours of work over four months.
The movie follows the “Mudman,” whom fans will recognize from the band’s video for “The Mud” off their 2017’s Forever, as he goes “Underneath” to meet his maker in an effort to be cleansed of sin.
Editor's Pick Code Orange’s Jami Morgan on “Out for Blood,” Upcoming Album,...
The release is part remix, part soundtrack, featuring elements of the 2020 album while offering up some new vibes with previously unreleased companion pieces. Band members Jami Morgan and Eric “Shade” Balderose produced the set.
The short movie offers an animated narrative that is scored by pieces from the album. The film, helmed by Balderose, was created using Cinema 4D and Octant Render, and took more than 2,000 hours of work over four months.
The movie follows the “Mudman,” whom fans will recognize from the band’s video for “The Mud” off their 2017’s Forever, as he goes “Underneath” to meet his maker in an effort to be cleansed of sin.
Editor's Pick Code Orange’s Jami Morgan on “Out for Blood,” Upcoming Album,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Anne Erickson
- Consequence - Music
Unknown Mortal Orchestra return from a five-year gap between albums next month with V, the globe-trotting indie pop project’s first LP since 2018’s Sex & Food and Ic-01 Hanoi.
Umo mastermind Ruban Nielson was inspired by “West Coast Aor, classic hits, weirdo pop, and Hawaiian Hapa-haole music” for the band’s upcoming double album, which was written amid the pandemic and family crises saw the singer and his brother Kody Nielson jumping around from Portland to Hawaii to Palm Springs, where the majority of V’s tracks were conceived and recorded.
Umo mastermind Ruban Nielson was inspired by “West Coast Aor, classic hits, weirdo pop, and Hawaiian Hapa-haole music” for the band’s upcoming double album, which was written amid the pandemic and family crises saw the singer and his brother Kody Nielson jumping around from Portland to Hawaii to Palm Springs, where the majority of V’s tracks were conceived and recorded.
- 2/2/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSDario Argento's Dark GlassesFollowing his appearance in Gaspar Noé's Vortex, Dario Argento returns to directing with Dark Glasses, his first feature since Dracula 3D (2012). Starring Asia Argento and Andrea Zhang, the thriller follows a serial killer, a blind sex worker, and a 10-year-old Chinese boy in Rome's Chinese community. John Woo is also set to make a return to Hollywood with Silent Night, a "no dialogue" action film about a father (played by Joel Kinnaman) who seeks to avenge his son's death. Film Labs, a "worldwide network of artist-run film laboratories," now has a new website! The website includes more than 500 films made at artist-run film labs from Vancouver to South Korea, as well as technical resources and distribution information. Dancer, choreographer, theatrical director, and filmmaker Wakefield Poole has died. A pioneer of the gay pornography industry,...
- 11/3/2021
- MUBI
You’re invited to join Gold Derby’s live cyber-chat with the Emmy-nominated team of “What We Do in the Shadows” this Friday at 11 a.m. Pt.
Natasia Demetriou (‘Nadja’), Paul Simms (co-showrunner/ EP/ writer) and Stefani Robinson (EP/ writer) will vamp with editor Tom O’Neil, who’ll share viewer questions and comments so that “Shadows” fans can sink their teeth in, too.
SEEStefani Robinson (‘What We Do in the Shadows’): ‘It’s a creative, kind of chaotic place to be’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
“Shadows” competes for eight Emmy Award nominations, including Best Comedy Series and three writing nominations. Simms is nominated for penning “Ghosts” episode and Robinson for “On the Run.” The FX vampire mockumentary is also in the Emmy running for Best Casting, Production Design, Sound Editing and Single-Camera Picture Editing.
SEEPaul Simms (‘What We Do In The Shadows’) on surprise Emmy nominations: ‘I woke up and checked, then...
Natasia Demetriou (‘Nadja’), Paul Simms (co-showrunner/ EP/ writer) and Stefani Robinson (EP/ writer) will vamp with editor Tom O’Neil, who’ll share viewer questions and comments so that “Shadows” fans can sink their teeth in, too.
SEEStefani Robinson (‘What We Do in the Shadows’): ‘It’s a creative, kind of chaotic place to be’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
“Shadows” competes for eight Emmy Award nominations, including Best Comedy Series and three writing nominations. Simms is nominated for penning “Ghosts” episode and Robinson for “On the Run.” The FX vampire mockumentary is also in the Emmy running for Best Casting, Production Design, Sound Editing and Single-Camera Picture Editing.
SEEPaul Simms (‘What We Do In The Shadows’) on surprise Emmy nominations: ‘I woke up and checked, then...
- 8/19/2020
- by Tom O'Neil
- Gold Derby
Fifty years after the release of low-budget rebel odyssey “Easy Rider,” which pushed Hollywood into the ’70s and shook the foundations of Hollywood, writer-director-actor Peter Fonda has died of respiratory failure from lung cancer. The son of Hollywood star Henry Fonda and New York socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw was born 79 years ago in New York City. He is survived by his older sister, actress Jane Fonda, and his daughter, actress Bridget Fonda.
In a statement to People magazine, the family said Fonda “passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16 at 11:05am at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family …In honor of Peter, please raise a glass to freedom.”
Said Jane Fonda: “I am very sad. He was my sweet-hearted baby brother. The talker of the family. I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out laughing.”
Fonda made a splash with his...
In a statement to People magazine, the family said Fonda “passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16 at 11:05am at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family …In honor of Peter, please raise a glass to freedom.”
Said Jane Fonda: “I am very sad. He was my sweet-hearted baby brother. The talker of the family. I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out laughing.”
Fonda made a splash with his...
- 8/17/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Fifty years after the release of low-budget rebel odyssey “Easy Rider,” which pushed Hollywood into the ’70s and shook the foundations of Hollywood, writer-director-actor Peter Fonda has died of respiratory failure from lung cancer. The son of Hollywood star Henry Fonda and New York socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw was born 79 years ago in New York City. He is survived by his older sister, actress Jane Fonda, and his daughter, actress Bridget Fonda.
In a statement to People magazine, the family said Fonda “passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16 at 11:05am at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family …In honor of Peter, please raise a glass to freedom.”
Said Jane Fonda: “I am very sad. He was my sweet-hearted baby brother. The talker of the family. I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out laughing.”
Fonda made a splash with his...
In a statement to People magazine, the family said Fonda “passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16 at 11:05am at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family …In honor of Peter, please raise a glass to freedom.”
Said Jane Fonda: “I am very sad. He was my sweet-hearted baby brother. The talker of the family. I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out laughing.”
Fonda made a splash with his...
- 8/17/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
FX has set the premiere date for its TV adaptation of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s vampire mockumentary, “What We Do in the Shadows,” and released the first trailer featuring the bloodsucking roommates at the center of the comedy series.
Based on the 2014 film of the same name from Clement and Waititi, “What We Do in the Shadows” follows the daily lives of four vampires who’ve “lived” together for hundreds of years — in Staten Island, New York.
The show will debut Wednesday, March 27 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on FX, Chuck Saftler, president, program strategy and COO, FX Networks announced Monday ahead of FX’s day at Television Critics Association’s press tour.
Also Read: 'What We Do in the Shadows' TV Series Gets 10-Episode Order From FX
The two-minute, 14-second trailer introduces us to the new vampire crew — seeing as Clement and Waititi, who starred in...
Based on the 2014 film of the same name from Clement and Waititi, “What We Do in the Shadows” follows the daily lives of four vampires who’ve “lived” together for hundreds of years — in Staten Island, New York.
The show will debut Wednesday, March 27 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on FX, Chuck Saftler, president, program strategy and COO, FX Networks announced Monday ahead of FX’s day at Television Critics Association’s press tour.
Also Read: 'What We Do in the Shadows' TV Series Gets 10-Episode Order From FX
The two-minute, 14-second trailer introduces us to the new vampire crew — seeing as Clement and Waititi, who starred in...
- 2/4/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
“Let the Corpses Tan” tells you right away what it’s about. It’s about painting with bullets. And what a beautiful picture it makes.
The third film from directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani is, like their previous works “Amer” and “The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears,” a reinvigoration of cult European filmmaking. The so-called “Eurosleaze” works of sensuality and violence that are sometimes celebrated, and sometimes rudely dismissed. The filmmakers seem to find within these allegedly outdated genres a fantastic inspiration, and they use iconic color timing, bold camera angles, and vibrant music to get away with telling stories so shocking, they probably wouldn’t be acceptable otherwise.
“Let the Corpses Tan” is a brusque about-face from their first two Giallo-inspired killer thrillers. It’s a dense shootout of a movie, incorporating elements of the spaghetti western, the ultraviolent grindhouse, and a surreal rumination on art itself.
The third film from directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani is, like their previous works “Amer” and “The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears,” a reinvigoration of cult European filmmaking. The so-called “Eurosleaze” works of sensuality and violence that are sometimes celebrated, and sometimes rudely dismissed. The filmmakers seem to find within these allegedly outdated genres a fantastic inspiration, and they use iconic color timing, bold camera angles, and vibrant music to get away with telling stories so shocking, they probably wouldn’t be acceptable otherwise.
“Let the Corpses Tan” is a brusque about-face from their first two Giallo-inspired killer thrillers. It’s a dense shootout of a movie, incorporating elements of the spaghetti western, the ultraviolent grindhouse, and a surreal rumination on art itself.
- 8/31/2018
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Scream Factory and IFC Midnight have paired up to present an inspired disc set for The Larry Fessenden Collection, an assortment of four of the director’s most notable genre films. Migrating between a number of notable projects as a character actor (he usually appears as some peripheral, grizzled weirdo, showing up in titles by Scorsese, Neil Jordan, and Kelly Reichardt, amongst others), he’s also a noted producer, editor, screenwriter, and cinematographer. But Fessenden’s made his most striking impression with a growing body of genre oriented independent directorial efforts. Usually prizing strong characterization amidst situations of mounting dread, Fessenden seems fascinated with testing the strengths and inherent weaknesses of mankind, and it’s probably easiest to label his filmography as environmental horror.
Out of Fessenden’s own production company Glass Eye Pix, 1991’s No Telling (or the Frankenstein Complex) melds motifs of Mary Shelley’s famed mad scientist with modern animal experimentation.
Out of Fessenden’s own production company Glass Eye Pix, 1991’s No Telling (or the Frankenstein Complex) melds motifs of Mary Shelley’s famed mad scientist with modern animal experimentation.
- 10/27/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Halloween is coming to Montreal this summer, as the star-studded (both in front of and behind the camera) anthology horror film, Tales of Halloween, is scheduled to make its world premiere at the festival. JeruZalem, Turbo Kid, Deathgasm, and many more movies are also slated to screen:
Press Release -- "Montreal, May 6, 2015 – The 19th annual Fantasia International Film Festival is gearing up to rush Montreal with three weeks of cinematic inspiration and fantastical visions from across the world from July 14 until August 4, 2015.
Our complete lineup of programming and special events will be revealed in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, here’s an early First Wave Announcement of selected highlights and info to whet your appetite for the exciting things to come!
Unveiling Our 2015 Poster Art: Fantasia Continues Its Celebration Of Regional Folklore With The Wendigo
In recent editions, Fantasia has showcased poster art informed by various regional legends and myths,...
Press Release -- "Montreal, May 6, 2015 – The 19th annual Fantasia International Film Festival is gearing up to rush Montreal with three weeks of cinematic inspiration and fantastical visions from across the world from July 14 until August 4, 2015.
Our complete lineup of programming and special events will be revealed in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, here’s an early First Wave Announcement of selected highlights and info to whet your appetite for the exciting things to come!
Unveiling Our 2015 Poster Art: Fantasia Continues Its Celebration Of Regional Folklore With The Wendigo
In recent editions, Fantasia has showcased poster art informed by various regional legends and myths,...
- 5/6/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, now in its 19th year, is one of our favorite festivals around and a fan favorite for Sound on Sight readers for several years now. This year’s festival runs July 14 to August 4, and the first wave of films on the lineup has just been revealed.
Marvel’s highly anticipated Ant-Man, with Paul Rudd, will be the opening night film, along with the Japanese animated film Miss Hokusai. Miss Hokusai comes from Production I.G., known for its other classics including A Letter to Momo and Giovanni’s Island.
Fantasia ’15 will also be home to several World Premieres, including Tales of Halloween, a collection of 10 short horror stories, and Jeruzalem, a horror film from Israeli directors and Tiff honorees Yoav and Doron Paz (Phobidilia).
The Canadian indie Turbo Kid, which we first caught up with at Sundance this year, will also be having its...
Marvel’s highly anticipated Ant-Man, with Paul Rudd, will be the opening night film, along with the Japanese animated film Miss Hokusai. Miss Hokusai comes from Production I.G., known for its other classics including A Letter to Momo and Giovanni’s Island.
Fantasia ’15 will also be home to several World Premieres, including Tales of Halloween, a collection of 10 short horror stories, and Jeruzalem, a horror film from Israeli directors and Tiff honorees Yoav and Doron Paz (Phobidilia).
The Canadian indie Turbo Kid, which we first caught up with at Sundance this year, will also be having its...
- 5/6/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Roger Corman sat down with Conan O’Brien last week for a spirited interview (promoting his latest Sy-Fy spectacular, Sharktopus Vs. Pteracuda) turning in a charismatic performance that provoked a reaction not unlike Dennis Hopper’s besotted appraisal of Dean Stockwell’s spaced-out lounge lizard in Blue Velvet:
“Suave? Goddamn, you are one suave fucker”.
Suave? Yep, that’s Roger.
O’Brien’s wide-ranging conversation with Corman proved that this storied filmmaker is nothing if not a treasure trove of great Hollywood tales, mainly because Roger himself has instigated so many of them. Not the least being the time he decided to drop acid to better direct The Trip, his 1967 psychedelic-psychodrama starring Peter Fonda and, appropriately enough, Dennis Hopper.
As Roger hauled out the anecdote about his blissful LSD experience for Conan, I had a flashback of my own… to that weekend many moons ago when Tim Lucas, editor of Video Watchdog,...
“Suave? Goddamn, you are one suave fucker”.
Suave? Yep, that’s Roger.
O’Brien’s wide-ranging conversation with Corman proved that this storied filmmaker is nothing if not a treasure trove of great Hollywood tales, mainly because Roger himself has instigated so many of them. Not the least being the time he decided to drop acid to better direct The Trip, his 1967 psychedelic-psychodrama starring Peter Fonda and, appropriately enough, Dennis Hopper.
As Roger hauled out the anecdote about his blissful LSD experience for Conan, I had a flashback of my own… to that weekend many moons ago when Tim Lucas, editor of Video Watchdog,...
- 7/26/2014
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Film composer Carter Burwell and “Nadja” writer-director Michael Almereyda will headline a MoMA panel June 20 as part of the 2012 Hamptons International Film Festival’s official program. In addition, the festival has launched a new partnership with the Silas Marder Gallery to present a summer outdoor screening series that will include Hal Ashby’s “Being There” and Preston Sturges’ “Sullivan’s Travels.” The Long Island fest, which runs October 4-8, is in its 20th year. “As we begin our season of celebrating Hiff’s 20th Anniversary year, we are looking forward to strong events both in New York and in the Hamptons,” said executive director Karen Arikian. “These two noteworthy happenings are just the first in a series of summer screenings perfectly launching what will be a significant year for Hiff.” Burwell has scored films such as “Blood Simple,” “This...
- 6/5/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
The amazingly versatile actor Jared Harris has signed to star in The Quiet Ones, the forthcoming supernatural thriller from famed British horror factory Hammer. Talk about appropriate casting...
Harris, the son of renowned Irish actor Richard Harris, has been quietly building a career as a first-rate character actor since the '80s, disappearing into roles ranging from Henry VIII and Andy Warhol to Professor Moriarty and John Lennon. Though he's received a fair amount of notice for his recent work on AMC's TV juggernaut Mad Men, he'll likely get more attention for his turn as Ulysses S. Grant in Lincoln, Stephen Spielberg's upcoming Abraham Lincoln biopic.
The Quiet Ones, to be directed by John Pogue (Quarantine 2) and written by Pogue and Tom DeVille (Lexx), is supposedly based on true events that occurred in 1974.
According to Hammer, Harris will play Professor Joseph Coupland, "an unorthodox professor who uses controversial methods...
Harris, the son of renowned Irish actor Richard Harris, has been quietly building a career as a first-rate character actor since the '80s, disappearing into roles ranging from Henry VIII and Andy Warhol to Professor Moriarty and John Lennon. Though he's received a fair amount of notice for his recent work on AMC's TV juggernaut Mad Men, he'll likely get more attention for his turn as Ulysses S. Grant in Lincoln, Stephen Spielberg's upcoming Abraham Lincoln biopic.
The Quiet Ones, to be directed by John Pogue (Quarantine 2) and written by Pogue and Tom DeVille (Lexx), is supposedly based on true events that occurred in 1974.
According to Hammer, Harris will play Professor Joseph Coupland, "an unorthodox professor who uses controversial methods...
- 4/17/2012
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
“The Baron” is a Portuguese film shot in retro-modern-scope, in glorious high contrast Black and White, boasting to be “a 2-D film by Edgar Pêra”. One could say that it is modern precisely in its anti-modernity. It is almost impossible to describe this film without relying on comparisons: The Baron looks and feels like a weird re-enactment of a 1930s horror film through the arty lense of a very talented modern director – something along the lines of Almereyda’s “Nadja”, Merhige’s “Begotten” and Maddin’s “Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary”. There are also droning soundscapes and grotesquely nightmarish non-sequitur situations in which humor and horror are disquietingly close reminiscent of David Lynch. The key overall effect is instability. Nothing in the world directed by Edgar Pêra is permanent: the images dissolve or overlap, the lights and darkness come and go, a huge room is suddenly shrunk to a black solitary cell…...
- 11/24/2011
- by Dejan Ognjanovic
- Beyond Hollywood
For the horror buff, Fall is the best time of the year. The air is crisp, the leaves are falling and a feeling of death hangs on the air. Here at Sound on Sight we have some of the biggest horror fans you can find. We are continually showcasing the best of genre cinema, so we’ve decided to put our horror knowledge and passion to the test in a horror watching contest. Each week in October, Ricky D, James Merolla and Justine Smith will post a list of the horror films they have watched. By the end of the month, the person who has seen the most films wins. Prize Tbd.
Ricky D (15 Viewings) Total of 29 Viewings
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Thirst (1979)
Directed by Rod Hardy
The film is best described as one long dream sequence with nods to David Cronenberg, Rosemary’s Baby and perhaps even Solyent Green. Thirst features some superb in-camera visual effects,...
Ricky D (15 Viewings) Total of 29 Viewings
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Thirst (1979)
Directed by Rod Hardy
The film is best described as one long dream sequence with nods to David Cronenberg, Rosemary’s Baby and perhaps even Solyent Green. Thirst features some superb in-camera visual effects,...
- 10/11/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Director: Emily Hagins Writer: Emily Hagins Starring; Elaine Hurt, Patrick Delgado, Santiago Dietche, Lauren Lee, Lauren Vunderink, Tony Vespe, Devin Bonnee Every decade we have a new cinematic approach to the vampire genre (a majority of which involve some sort of adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula). There are classics (Robert G. Vignola’s The Vampire, F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, Universal’s and Hammer Films’ Dracula franchises, etc.) as well as the reverential revivals of “serious” vampire films that were released in the 1980s (Tony Scott’s The Hunger, Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys, Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark, etc.) and 1990s (Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker's Dracula, Guillermo del Toro’s Cronos, Michael Almereyda’s Nadja, Neil Jordan’s Interview with the Vampire, etc.). In one way or another, cinema history leads us to the more recent past, with films such as Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In...
- 3/10/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
The vampire has been a key figure in folklore, literature, television and cinema. Its popularity, at present, has never been so high. It is easy to see the appeal: immortality and sex. Since death is the fate that awaits us all, a creature that we invent and imbue with an indeterminate lifespan, captivates the collective imagination like no other. Due to sexual liberalism and relaxed censorship of the 1960s, the erotic sensibilities inherent in the mythology were allowed to fruition in cinema. What once was implied, could now be shown in all its sexy glory (see the films of Jean Rollin). Gothic horror and romanticism may be the classic home of the vampire, but in cinema, they have found a new place to spread wider-reaching nightmares.
In recent times, the everlasting monster has been tamed. Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight Saga saw them turn into something akin to vegetarians and teen heart-throbs,...
In recent times, the everlasting monster has been tamed. Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight Saga saw them turn into something akin to vegetarians and teen heart-throbs,...
- 11/11/2009
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
Fango just heard from Jerry Chandler of Synapse Films, who gave us the scoop on a pair of new acquisitions that reflect his and Synapse partner Don May Jr.’s renewed commitment to independent genre features. “We stayed away from new indie films for a number of years, because they weren’t selling,” Chandler tells us, “but [their 2009 releases] Header and Sick Girl were too good for us to not put them out—when a title is as compelling as those two are, we have to handle them.
“That’s why Don and I got into this business, not just to throw stuff out there that isn’t as good, but might be an easier sell,” he continues. “Don and I debated about coming up with a name for a line of these titles, and for the life of us, we could not come up with anything that sounded right. However, we...
“That’s why Don and I got into this business, not just to throw stuff out there that isn’t as good, but might be an easier sell,” he continues. “Don and I debated about coming up with a name for a line of these titles, and for the life of us, we could not come up with anything that sounded right. However, we...
- 7/16/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Ricardo from U.N.L.O.A.D.E.D gives us five overlooked and underrated vampire films.
1. Nadja
Pixelated imagery (shot with a toy pixel vision camera of all things) along with slick B&W cinematography pulled me right in. This David Lynch produced flick mixes art film with horror and a nice dash of humor to boot. Nadja (Elina Lowensohn) and her man slave arrive in New York City to claim the remains of their father, Dracula, who was taken out by Dr. Van Helsing played perfectly by Peter Fonda. A young couple, Lucy (Galaxy Craze) and Jim (Martin Donovan) are pulled into Nadja's web of seduction which complicates matters as Jim is the Nephew of Van Helsing. Enter Nadja's brother Edgar, who has no love for Nadja and things get even more dicey. The film is an allegory about family dysfunction and while disjointed in parts,...
1. Nadja
Pixelated imagery (shot with a toy pixel vision camera of all things) along with slick B&W cinematography pulled me right in. This David Lynch produced flick mixes art film with horror and a nice dash of humor to boot. Nadja (Elina Lowensohn) and her man slave arrive in New York City to claim the remains of their father, Dracula, who was taken out by Dr. Van Helsing played perfectly by Peter Fonda. A young couple, Lucy (Galaxy Craze) and Jim (Martin Donovan) are pulled into Nadja's web of seduction which complicates matters as Jim is the Nephew of Van Helsing. Enter Nadja's brother Edgar, who has no love for Nadja and things get even more dicey. The film is an allegory about family dysfunction and while disjointed in parts,...
- 4/15/2009
- by Ricardo
- Latemag.com/film
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