Category: Filmmaking

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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Trollhunter: Found Footage Fairy Tales

On By C.H. NewellIn Blogs, Blu ray, Bluray, Comedy, Dark Fantasy, Film, Filmmaking, Foreign Films, Found Footage, Horror, Movies, Reviews, Trollhunter, TrollsLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvwEyHeRSvE Trollhunter. 2010. Directed & Written by André Øvredal. Starring Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Mørck, Knut Naerum, Robert Stoltenberg, and Glenn Erland Tosterud. Momentum Pictures. Rated PG-13. 103 minutes. Dark Fantasy/Comedy ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) When you hear the title Trollhunter it isn't easy to imagine what the plot and …

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LOVELY MOLLY’s Personal Demons

On By C.H. NewellIn Blogs, Blu ray, Bluray, Drama, Film, Filmmaking, Found Footage, Horror, Movies, Psychological horror, ReviewsLeave a comment

Molly has a lot of demons. They're soon going to come out.

The Last House on the Left: Angry, Ugly People

On By C.H. NewellIn 1972, Blu ray, Blue Underground, Crime, David Hess, Exploitation, Film, Filmmaking, Grindhouse, Horror, Ingmar Bergman, Movies, Reviews, Sean Cunningham, The Last House on the Left, The Virgin Spring, Wes CravenLeave a comment

Wes Craven's early work expresses a ton of violence from angry, ugly people at pretty young things.

Maniac is an Innovative & Horrific Remake

On By C.H. NewellIn Alexandre Aja, Blu ray, Blue Underground, Elijah Wood, Film, Filmmaking, Frank Khalfoun, Gore, Horror, Joe Spinell, Movies, Remake, Reviews, SlasherLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiULAdLufJs Maniac. 2012. Dir. Franck Khalfoun. Screenplay by Alexandre Aja & Grégory Levasseur; based on the original screenplay for the 1980 film by Joe Spinell. Starring Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, and America Olivo. Canal+. Rated 18A. 89 minutes. Horror ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★ (Blu ray release) First off, I really enjoyed the William Lustig directed original Maniac with …

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Seconds: The Future of Identity

On By C.H. NewellIn 1966, Black and White, Blu ray, Classic Horror, Criterion, Film, Filmmaking, Horror, James Wong Howe, John Frankenheimer, Movies, Mystery, Psychological horror, Reviews, Rock Hudson, SecondsLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2jfYYdvRDM Seconds. 1966. Dir. John Frankenheimer. Screenplay by Lewis John Carlino; based on the novel by David Ely. Starring Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, and John Randolph. Cinematography by James Wong Howe. Edited by Ferris Webster. Paramount Pictures. Rated R. 106 minutes. Drama/Horror/Mystery ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Criterion Blu ray release) John Frankenheimer has directed a few incredible films, …

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