By Adrian Smith
American filmmakers have been fascinated by horror and the fantastical since the birth of cinema itself, with one early example cited here being an 1898 New York screening by the Thomas Edison Company of a short film featuring a witch and an appearance from Mephistopheles. Partially inspired by the work of French magician Georges Méliès, it was not long before ghosts, demons, witches and devils would become commonplace in the silent films being produced in New York, and eventually Hollywood itself.
Jonathan Rigby’s American Gothic (Signum publishing) is a fascinating and idiosyncratic exploration of the American horror film, a genre which has inspired filmmakers to create some of the most memorable moments in cinema history. More than a simple encyclopaedia, the book charts the historical development of the genre through not only the classics such as Phantom of the Opera, Dracula and The Cat and the Canary,...
American filmmakers have been fascinated by horror and the fantastical since the birth of cinema itself, with one early example cited here being an 1898 New York screening by the Thomas Edison Company of a short film featuring a witch and an appearance from Mephistopheles. Partially inspired by the work of French magician Georges Méliès, it was not long before ghosts, demons, witches and devils would become commonplace in the silent films being produced in New York, and eventually Hollywood itself.
Jonathan Rigby’s American Gothic (Signum publishing) is a fascinating and idiosyncratic exploration of the American horror film, a genre which has inspired filmmakers to create some of the most memorable moments in cinema history. More than a simple encyclopaedia, the book charts the historical development of the genre through not only the classics such as Phantom of the Opera, Dracula and The Cat and the Canary,...
- 12/4/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
David Blakeslee joins Aaron as they tear into the Criterion news, parse Bresson’s L’argent, and David talks about his post Eclipse Viewer plans. We stretch our legs some with some extensive discussions of recent news items, including a lot of talk about David Byrne, Alexander Payne, Wim Wenders, Elia Kazan, and a host of other topics.
Episode Notes
14:15 – David’s Take on October Announcements
22:40 – Wcp Film Foundation Discussion
29:45 – Six Moral Tales Out of Print
34:40 – David Byrne at Criterion
40:00 – Alexander Payne
45:35 – America, America
50:00 – Until the End of the World
56:20 – L’argent
1:15:15 – Short Takes (Valley of the Dolls, The Marseilles Trilogy)
1:23:00 – FilmStruck
Episode Links CriterionCast – David Reviews Albert Brooks’ Lost in America Scorsese Film Foundation Leads Charge to Preserve Africa Cinema History CriterionCast – Trevor Reviews Robert Bresson’s L’argent CriterionCast 184 – Valley of the Dolls All of the...
Episode Notes
14:15 – David’s Take on October Announcements
22:40 – Wcp Film Foundation Discussion
29:45 – Six Moral Tales Out of Print
34:40 – David Byrne at Criterion
40:00 – Alexander Payne
45:35 – America, America
50:00 – Until the End of the World
56:20 – L’argent
1:15:15 – Short Takes (Valley of the Dolls, The Marseilles Trilogy)
1:23:00 – FilmStruck
Episode Links CriterionCast – David Reviews Albert Brooks’ Lost in America Scorsese Film Foundation Leads Charge to Preserve Africa Cinema History CriterionCast – Trevor Reviews Robert Bresson’s L’argent CriterionCast 184 – Valley of the Dolls All of the...
- 8/1/2017
- by Aaron West
- CriterionCast
Aaron is joined by Jon Laubinger, a superfan of the show and yet another cinephile from the great city of Boston. He is about to leave for Sweden for Bergman Week, so he may be the most envied guest of all time. We exchanged lists of our favorite films of the 21st century, talked about Dheepan, revenge films, David Lynch, Wong Kar Wai, and we speculated on what the upcoming September announcements could be.
Episode Links Bergman Week NY Times – Top 25 Best Films of the 21st Century Aaron’s Top Films of the 21st Century Jon’s Top Films of the 21st Century Twin Peaks Podcast Riverrun Film Festival – Memories of Underdevelopment Blu-ray – WB Titles Going Out of Print Whit Stillman Comments About Recent Films Harvard Film Archive – The Complete Jean Renoir Episode Credits Aaron West: Twitter | Website | Letterboxd Jon Laubinger: Letterboxd Criterion Now: Twitter | Facebook Group Criterion Cast: Facebook...
Episode Links Bergman Week NY Times – Top 25 Best Films of the 21st Century Aaron’s Top Films of the 21st Century Jon’s Top Films of the 21st Century Twin Peaks Podcast Riverrun Film Festival – Memories of Underdevelopment Blu-ray – WB Titles Going Out of Print Whit Stillman Comments About Recent Films Harvard Film Archive – The Complete Jean Renoir Episode Credits Aaron West: Twitter | Website | Letterboxd Jon Laubinger: Letterboxd Criterion Now: Twitter | Facebook Group Criterion Cast: Facebook...
- 6/13/2017
- by Aaron West
- CriterionCast
Andy, Jeremy, Mike and Joseph talk about Christmas Horror films.
Show Notes
What we’ve watched since last episode:
00:01:40 – Jeremy watched Annabelle, Stake Land 2, C.H.U.D.
00:11:25 – Mike watched Nocturnal Animals, Spectral
00:14:55 – Joseph watched ‘Shut Eye’, ‘Chance’
00:16:20 – Andy watched Suicide Squad, The Boondock Saints, Hell Or High Water, Scream Factory’s The Exorcist III Blu-Ray, All Things Must Pass, The Innocents, Misery.
00:21:48 – Jeremy f’d up and forgot to talk about the documentary, Out Of Print
00:22:45 – Andy continues his binge watching diatribe with Abattoir, The Social Network, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, Beyond The Gates and Heathers
00:27:35 – Jeremy circles back around and bitches about Out Of Print
00:32:57 – Main Topic – Christmas Horror
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Show Notes
What we’ve watched since last episode:
00:01:40 – Jeremy watched Annabelle, Stake Land 2, C.H.U.D.
00:11:25 – Mike watched Nocturnal Animals, Spectral
00:14:55 – Joseph watched ‘Shut Eye’, ‘Chance’
00:16:20 – Andy watched Suicide Squad, The Boondock Saints, Hell Or High Water, Scream Factory’s The Exorcist III Blu-Ray, All Things Must Pass, The Innocents, Misery.
00:21:48 – Jeremy f’d up and forgot to talk about the documentary, Out Of Print
00:22:45 – Andy continues his binge watching diatribe with Abattoir, The Social Network, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, Beyond The Gates and Heathers
00:27:35 – Jeremy circles back around and bitches about Out Of Print
00:32:57 – Main Topic – Christmas Horror
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- 12/16/2016
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
In this episode of Off The Shelf, Ryan and Brian take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for the weeks of August 30th, 2016 and September 6th.
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Episode Notes & Links News Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) Star Trek: The original Series – The Roddenberry Vault Blu-ray The Skull Blu-ray Olive Films Announce November Titles The Bruce Lee Premiere Collection Blu-ray: The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, Game of Death 50% Off Arrow DVDs & Blu-rays | Barnes & Noble Amazon.com: Middle-earth Limited Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray + DVD): Various: Movies & TV American Buffalo (1996) Going Out Of Print September 12th!! – Screen Archives Entertainment Links to Amazon
8/30
Arrow: Season 4 Barbarosa Chimes at Midnight Destiny The Immortal Story The Jungle Book The Night Manager Star Wars Rebels: The Complete Season 2 Disco Godfather Evils of the Night Eyewitness Hangmen Also Die! People of the Mountains Sid And Nancy...
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Episode Notes & Links News Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) Star Trek: The original Series – The Roddenberry Vault Blu-ray The Skull Blu-ray Olive Films Announce November Titles The Bruce Lee Premiere Collection Blu-ray: The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, Game of Death 50% Off Arrow DVDs & Blu-rays | Barnes & Noble Amazon.com: Middle-earth Limited Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray + DVD): Various: Movies & TV American Buffalo (1996) Going Out Of Print September 12th!! – Screen Archives Entertainment Links to Amazon
8/30
Arrow: Season 4 Barbarosa Chimes at Midnight Destiny The Immortal Story The Jungle Book The Night Manager Star Wars Rebels: The Complete Season 2 Disco Godfather Evils of the Night Eyewitness Hangmen Also Die! People of the Mountains Sid And Nancy...
- 9/7/2016
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Back in 2014, Julia Marchese, then manager of the historic New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles, established her own creative project on KickStarter asking for (and successfully receiving) funding to direct and produce “a film about a weird and wonderful double feature revival theatre dedicated to 35mm & cinema…” That film Out of Print focuses […]
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- 8/31/2016
- by Guest
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
I’ve been back from my Oregon vacation for a couple of weeks now, and though the getaway was a good and necessary one, I’m still in the process of mentally unpacking from a week and a half of relaxing and thinking mostly only about things I wanted to think about. (I also discovered a blackberry cider brewed in the region, the source of a specific sort of relaxation that I’m still finding myself pining for.) It hasn’t helped that our time off and immediate time back coincided with the bombast and general insanity of the Republic National Convention, followed immediately by the disarray and sense of restored hope that bookended the Democrats’ week-long party. The extremity of emotions engendered by those two events, coupled with a profoundly unsettling worry over the base level of our current political discourse and where it may lead this country, hasn...
- 8/7/2016
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
Over fifty years ago, ABC introduced the world to The Addams Family. To commemorate the "altogether ooky" series and its recognizable song, Spacelab9 will release The Addams Family vinyl soundtrack on October 16th:
Press Release: September 17th, 2015 – They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re all together ooky, The Addams Family! These immortal lyrics, first penned by composer Vic Mizzy in 1964, are indelibly etched in the psyche of America and of pop culture fans the world over, and rightfully so. Although the series, like it’s popular counterpart The Munsters, lasted only two seasons from 1964 to 1966, it has remained in syndication and at the forefront of popular culture for over 50 years, spawning an animated series, two feature films, several books, toys, video games and a dizzying array of merchandise for kids of all ages.
In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the beloved series, Spacelab9 invites...
Press Release: September 17th, 2015 – They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re all together ooky, The Addams Family! These immortal lyrics, first penned by composer Vic Mizzy in 1964, are indelibly etched in the psyche of America and of pop culture fans the world over, and rightfully so. Although the series, like it’s popular counterpart The Munsters, lasted only two seasons from 1964 to 1966, it has remained in syndication and at the forefront of popular culture for over 50 years, spawning an animated series, two feature films, several books, toys, video games and a dizzying array of merchandise for kids of all ages.
In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the beloved series, Spacelab9 invites...
- 9/18/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Lots of festivals are happening around the Austin/Central Texas area over the next week. The 18th annual Cine Las Americas fest got underway last night and will continue through Sunday. Featured films, in categories that include narrative and documentary feature and short films, screen at Marchesa Hall, The Mexican American Cultural Center and at Jones Auditorium on the campus of St. Edward's University. All selected titles either contain English subtitles or screen in English. The festival focuses on work from the Us, Canada, Latin America, and the Iberian Peninsula.
The 8th annual Off-Centered Film Festival also kicked off last night. The partnership between Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Alamo Drafthouse has a theme of "yacht rockin'" this year and they're raising money for The National Wildlife Federation. In addition to the yearly short film competition, they'll be showing the Marx Brothers classic Monkey Business, Joon-ho Bong's The Host...
The 8th annual Off-Centered Film Festival also kicked off last night. The partnership between Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Alamo Drafthouse has a theme of "yacht rockin'" this year and they're raising money for The National Wildlife Federation. In addition to the yearly short film competition, they'll be showing the Marx Brothers classic Monkey Business, Joon-ho Bong's The Host...
- 4/24/2015
- by Matt Shiverdecker
- Slackerwood
Actual “snuff” films have long been rumored to exist, and Paul von Stoetzel’s documentary Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera sought to answer the question of whether or not they are indeed real. It’s been out of print for… Continue Reading →
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- 4/21/2015
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Out of Print Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera Returns to DVD
Wild Eye Releasing has announced the April 21st DVD and VOD release of Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera. Long out of print and sought after since its initial release, Paul von Stoetzel’s documentary seeks to uncover the “truth” about snuff films, and how serial killers and horror classics like Cannibal Holocaust, Henry: Portrait ...
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Wild Eye Releasing has announced the April 21st DVD and VOD release of Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera. Long out of print and sought after since its initial release, Paul von Stoetzel’s documentary seeks to uncover the “truth” about snuff films, and how serial killers and horror classics like Cannibal Holocaust, Henry: Portrait ...
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- 4/21/2015
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
A longtime employee of L.A.’s New Beverly Cinema says Quentin Tarantino’s new management has forced her out and is ruining the beloved repertory theater. Julia Marchese, one of a few staffers who stayed on through Tarantino’s takeover last month, was told she would be co-manager of the New Beverly when it re-opened this month after renovations. She says this week she was demoted and unceremoniously forced to quit by Tarantino’s longtime personal assistant Julie McLean, who is now acting as General Manager.
“I went through the last six weeks really thinking Quentin was going to make it better,” Marchese told me today. “The thing that’s most shocking to me is that he’s allowing it and I can’t even talk to him about it. To not even be allowed to state my case is unfair.” She says through the Tarantino-led renovations and October 1 re-opening,...
“I went through the last six weeks really thinking Quentin was going to make it better,” Marchese told me today. “The thing that’s most shocking to me is that he’s allowing it and I can’t even talk to him about it. To not even be allowed to state my case is unfair.” She says through the Tarantino-led renovations and October 1 re-opening,...
- 10/15/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
For the cinephiles of Los Angeles, New Beverly Cinema is not just another historic movie theater but a sacred landmark that celebrates everything that is enriching about 35mm projection. The theater building which dates back to 1920 is one of the oldest revival cinemas in the nation and, since 1978, the theater has been showing revival (not first run) double-features all year around in their original 35mm format. In this eye-opening new documentary, "Out of Print," film aficionado Julia Marchese presents an array of intimate interviews with various patrons and supporters of New Beverly Cinema such as Joe Dante, Kevin Smith, Rian Johnson, Seth Green, Edgar Wright, Mark Romanek and Richard Kelly. As Marchese states in her website, "Theaters like the New Bev are well-loved treasures that need to be preserved right along with the films that they show, but there's a threat on the horizon... The digital revolution might end revival cinema as we know it.
- 8/1/2014
- by Halim Cillov
- The Playlist
7165 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles is an address that will be familiar to lots of people, as it’s the home of the New Beverly Cinema. But even if you’re not familiar with the address, you’re familiar with the cinema. Edgar Wright for example, has professed his love countless times and the building was saved from redevelopment by Quentin Tarantino back in 2007, with the Pulp Fiction director stating “As long as I'm alive, and as long as I'm rich, the New Beverly will be there, showing double features in 35mm” Out Of Print the movie, revolves around the New Beverly Cinema that is one of the oldest revival houses in California and pushes an incredibly passionate case for revival cinema and the wonderful world of 35mm, which as some of you may know is more or less a dead format with the advent of digital cinema. I wouldn’t be a hardcore 35mm fan,...
- 7/24/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
"The New Beverly crowds are genuine, they're there just to love cinema." How do we save 35mm film? By cherishing it, archiving it, and reminding the world of its existence with screenings and events that herald the soon-to-be-long-lost-format. One of the latest documentaries about this technological evolution is titled Out of Print, a film two years in the making from New Beverly's Julia Marchese. The doc focuses on the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles and the many people who make it their home. She has interviews with people like Edgar Wright, Patton Oswalt, Rian Johnson, Joe Carnahan, Kevin Smith, Joe Dante and so many others. The first trailer is out and it's all about a love for cinema, its many joys, and repertory theaters. Here's the first trailer for Julia Marchese's documentary Out of Print, from YouTube (via SlashFilm): A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema...
- 7/23/2014
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Two years ago, Julia Marchese had an idea and a job at a movie theater. Today, she’s got a movie. Out of Print, a film about the preservation of 35mm at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles, CA is about to hit the festival circuit and now has an official trailer and poster. With […]
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- 7/23/2014
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
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