Category: Cinematography

Drop Something on a Walk Down Toad Road

On By C.H. NewellIn 2012, Blogs, Cinematography, Drugs, Elijah Wood, Film, Filmmaking, Hell, Horror, Independent Film, Indie Film, James Davidson, Jason Banker, Movies, Mystery, Psychological horror, Reviews, Sara Anne Jones, Seven Gates of Hell, SpectreVision, Thriller, Toad Road, Urban LegendLeave a comment

TOAD ROAD is a haunting modern story of drug abuse.

Kevin Smith’s Whacky Creature Feature: Tusk

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Backwoods Horror, Black and White, Blogs, Cinematography, Comedy, Directors, Drama, Film, Filmmakers, Gore, Horror, Johnny Depp, Justin Long, Kevin Smith, Michael Parks, Movies, Mystery, Podcast, Reviews, Tusk, WalrusLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCQJnOn0ru0 Tusk. 2014. Directed & Written by Kevin Smith. Starring Michael Parks, Justin Long, Genesis Rodriguez, Haley Joel Osment, and Johnny Depp. Sony Pictures Releasing Canada. Rated 14A. 102 minutes. Comedy/Horror ★★★★ First of all, a lot of people seem to misunderstand Tusk as a film overall. It's meant, above all else, as a comedy and a …

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William Friedkin Gets to the Pulse of Fear with The Exorcist

On By C.H. NewellIn 1973, Blu ray, Bluray, Cinematography, Classic Horror, Dick Smith, Directors, Effects, Ellen Burstyn, Film, Filmmaking, Horror, Linda Blair, Literature, Max Von Sydow, Movies, Novels, Reviews, Special Features, The Exorcist, Warner Brothers, William Friedkin, William Peter BlattyLeave a comment

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u15h02Y0MDY The Exorcist. 1973. Dir. William Friedkin. Written by William Peter Blatty, based on his novel. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair. Warner Brothers Rated 18A. 132 minutes. Horror ★★★★★ (Movie) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) By now, everyone has either seen The Exorcist …

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Psycho: Alfred Hitchcock & the Birth of the Slasher

On By C.H. NewellIn 1960, Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, Bates Motel, Black and White, Blogs, Blu ray, Bluray, Cinematography, Classic Horror, Directors, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Horror, Janet Leigh, Literature, Movies, Mystery, Reviews, Robert Bloch, Slasher, Thriller2 Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTJQfFQ40lI Psycho. 1960. Dir.  Alfred Hitchcock. Written by Joseph Stefano; based on the novel by Robert Bloch. Starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, and John McIntire. Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Rated PG. 109 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my review of the sequel, Psycho II, click here. …

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William Friedkin’s THE HUNTED – A Retrospective Review

On By C.H. NewellIn 2003, Action, Benicio Del Toro, Blogs, Cinematography, Connie Nielsen, Crime, Directors, Drama, Fighting, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Movies, Paramount Pictures, Retrospective Review, Reviews, The Hunted, Thriller, Tommy Lee Jones, William FriedkinLeave a comment

A look back at an underrated William Friedkin film.

As I Lay Dying is Stream of Consciousness on Film

On By C.H. NewellIn 2013, As I Lay Dying, Blogs, Cinematography, Drama, Film, Filmmaking, James Franco, Literature, Movies, Novels, Reviews, Storytelling, Tim Blake Nelson, VOD, William Faulkner, WritingLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-kHDmfEnPU As I Lay Dying. 2013. Dir.  James Franco. Screenplay by Franco & James Rager; based on the novel of the same name by William Faulkner. Starring James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parrack, Ahna O'Reilley, Logan Marshall-Green, Brady Permenter, and Danny McBride. Millenium Films. Rated R. 110 minutes. Drama ★★★★ It's not always necessary …

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The Drop is a Moody Ride Through the Brooklyn Mob

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Cinematography, Crime, Dennis Lehane, Drama, Film, Filmmaking, James Gandolfini, Literature, Movies, Noomi Rapace, Reviews, Short Stories, The Drop, Thriller, Tom HardyLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6nWJ5NDYMU The Drop. 2014. Dir. Michaël R. Roskam. Written by Dennis Lehane; based on his own short story "Animal Rescue". Starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts, and John Ortiz. 20th Century Fox. Rated 14A. 106 minutes. Crime/Drama/Thriller ★★★★ The Drop is Michaël R. Roskam's first American film. He's most recently come from directing the Oscar …

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Prisoners: Guzikowski & Villeneuve Subvert the Usual Thriller

On By C.H. NewellIn 2013, Aaron Guzikowksi, Cinematography, Crime, Denis Villeneuve, Drama, Film, Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mystery, Roger Deakins, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kWeHtI63jc Prisoners. 2013. Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Written by Aaron Guzikowski. Starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo, and Paul Dano. Warner Brothers Pictures. 14A. 153 minutes. Drama/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ (Movie) ★★★ (Blu ray release) Denis Villeneuve has been on my radar ever since I was first able to see Polytechnique; a …

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