For those on with an ear to the ground of the international genre film circuit, Brazilian director Dennison Ramalho has been a bit of a touch point name for years now. The director of acclaimed shorts Love From Mother Only and Ninjas, Ramalho has turned heads - and occassionally stomachs - with some of the most potent short films to hit screens over the last decade. And so when you talk to people in the know about what directors there are out there who they are most excited about makingthe eventual step to features Ramalho's name comes up a lot. And when you talk to people about talent that they're surprised haven't made that step yet, Ramalho's name comes up even more. He's really, really,...
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- 5/29/2017
- Screen Anarchy
The anthology horror film is back in the wake of the success of chapter-style horror films like The Theatre Bizarre (2011) and its announced follow-up, V/H/S (2012), the soon-to-be-released sequel V/H/S 2 (2013) and The ABC’s of Death (2012).
While this movement generates a good deal of conversation about the fondly remembered Amicus productions of the 1960’s and 1970’s like Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors (Freddie Francis, 1965), Torture Garden (Freddie Francis, 1967), The House That Dripped Blood (Peter Duffell, 1971) and Asylum (Roy Ward Baker, 1972) among others, the comparison is not exactly accurate across the board.
While the segments of V/H/S are unified by shared visual style and a wraparound story, The Theatre Bizarre and The ABC’s of Death come off as collections of essentially unrelated horror short films loosely bound by a flimsy wraparound segment in the case of The Theatre Bizarre or a basic concept as...
While this movement generates a good deal of conversation about the fondly remembered Amicus productions of the 1960’s and 1970’s like Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors (Freddie Francis, 1965), Torture Garden (Freddie Francis, 1967), The House That Dripped Blood (Peter Duffell, 1971) and Asylum (Roy Ward Baker, 1972) among others, the comparison is not exactly accurate across the board.
While the segments of V/H/S are unified by shared visual style and a wraparound story, The Theatre Bizarre and The ABC’s of Death come off as collections of essentially unrelated horror short films loosely bound by a flimsy wraparound segment in the case of The Theatre Bizarre or a basic concept as...
- 4/5/2013
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
Gritty. Hallucinogenic. Ultra violent. Disturbing, uncomfortable, and frequently touching on brilliance, Dennison Ramalho's Ninjas is a major step forward from the Brazilian film maker who first generated cult notice with Love From Mother Only. In more recent years Ramalho won notice as the screen writer and chief assistant director on Coffin Joe revival picture Embodiment of Evil and while Ninjas makes it clear why the iconic Jose Mojica Marins would find Ramalho an appealing collaborator it also makes it clear that he is a unique talent with a voice all his own.
Ninjas is the story of Jailton, an honest cop patrolling the slums of one of the worlds wildest and most impoverished cities. That it's a chaotic, uncontrolled place doesn't make Jailton feel any better when he guns down an innocent child while in pursuit of a gang banger and that guilt grows to a full on haunting...
Ninjas is the story of Jailton, an honest cop patrolling the slums of one of the worlds wildest and most impoverished cities. That it's a chaotic, uncontrolled place doesn't make Jailton feel any better when he guns down an innocent child while in pursuit of a gang banger and that guilt grows to a full on haunting...
- 9/29/2010
- Screen Anarchy
As we wrap up the second full week of Fantasia, I can’t help but marvel at how much more than a simple film festival it has become.
In addition to the theatrical performance Nevermore, this past week included a Miskatonic Institute Lovecraft adaptation masterclass given by Stuart Gordon and Dennis Paoli, a rare screening of The Devils where Ken Russell was presented with a lifetime achievement award, and a two-part live slideshow presentation from Rick Trembles and the creators of the very cool lostmyths.net. Fantasia is evolving into a three-week long series of events, appearances and live performances that just happens to also contain the best genre film festival in North America!
While most people have already seen Russell’s The Devils, seeing it on the big screen with an audience was a reminder of just how subversive and extreme this 1971 historical horror flick really is. Due to...
In addition to the theatrical performance Nevermore, this past week included a Miskatonic Institute Lovecraft adaptation masterclass given by Stuart Gordon and Dennis Paoli, a rare screening of The Devils where Ken Russell was presented with a lifetime achievement award, and a two-part live slideshow presentation from Rick Trembles and the creators of the very cool lostmyths.net. Fantasia is evolving into a three-week long series of events, appearances and live performances that just happens to also contain the best genre film festival in North America!
While most people have already seen Russell’s The Devils, seeing it on the big screen with an audience was a reminder of just how subversive and extreme this 1971 historical horror flick really is. Due to...
- 7/23/2010
- by EvilAndy
- DreadCentral.com
Brazilian filmmaker Dennison Ramalho may be best known to some genre fans for co-scripting the latest Coffin Joe feature Embodiment Of Evil, but he’s also a powerful director in his own right, as anyone who has seen his occult-horror short film Love From Mother Only can attest. He went back behind the camera last year with another short, titled Ninjas, which makes its world premiere this Wednesday, July 21 at Montreal’s Fantasia film festival, as part of the prestigious Small Gauge Trauma showcase. Ramalho gave Fango some background and exclusive photos from the movie—which has nothing to do with silent Japanese swordsmen.
- 7/19/2010
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Fresh of the press release of Fantasia! Jose Mojica Marins (infamous for his Coffin Joe films) will be receiving a lifetime achievement award at this year's Fantasia Film Festival. His furiously subversive anti-religion/anti-government interpretation of the genre took shape in the midst of a brutal dictatorship and remains wholly without parallel. Over his nearly half-century-long career, he has created some of the most inspired, inflammatory and hallucinatory imagery in the history of fantastic cinema. His Coffin Joe character is equal parts the Marquis De Sade, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Salvador Dali and Friedrich Nietzsche, channelled through a love for confrontational horror films and the darkest of carnivalesque spook show iconography. Along with the award comes the Canadian Premiere of his radical and critically acclaimed comeback film Embodiment Of Evil(Encarnação do Demônio), which launched at the Venice Film Festival, and has been blowing minds across the world over the past months (Stockholm Film Festival,...
- 7/2/2009
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Beginning October 2, the Sitges Festival Internacional de Catalunya 2008 was a sun-drenched 10-day fiesta teeming with talent and terror. Every major genre movie of current note was on show in the picturesque Spanish resort town’s veteran festival, which surprised organizers Angel Sala and Mike Hostench by equaling last year’s record-breaking figures—especially as this 41st edition took place against the gloomiest of economic backdrops.
But as Sala pointed out in his speech at the closing awards ceremony, people need to escape to fantasy/horror cinema more than ever in such trying times. And Sitges certainly put the credit-crunch blues on hold for anyone attending the numerous gala events. Like the two Surprise Movies: Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea, genius animator Hayao Miyazaki’s delightful reworking of the “Little Mermaid” fairy tale, and Michael Doughtery’s nice and nasty Trick ’R Treat (pictured above). The latter was a...
But as Sala pointed out in his speech at the closing awards ceremony, people need to escape to fantasy/horror cinema more than ever in such trying times. And Sitges certainly put the credit-crunch blues on hold for anyone attending the numerous gala events. Like the two Surprise Movies: Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea, genius animator Hayao Miyazaki’s delightful reworking of the “Little Mermaid” fairy tale, and Michael Doughtery’s nice and nasty Trick ’R Treat (pictured above). The latter was a...
- 11/4/2008
- Fangoria
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