The gang’s all here…that is, the gang from Academy Award Nominated Best Original Screenplay Moonrise Kingdom. Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Jared Gilman, Jason Schwartzman, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bruce Willis and Tilda Swinton are all featured in a new featurette for the film focusing on the creation of the screenplay. The gang’s all […]
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Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Don’t Answer The Phone!’ – Just Another Eighties Slasher Imploring You To Not Do Something
A while back, Cinema Fearité celebrated horror movies that urge audience to not do things, like Don’t Look in the Basement, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Don’t Look Now, and even Don’t Open Till Christmas. This week, we’ve got another movie that’s bossing you around, this time with an exclamation point à la mother! […]
The Book of Eli
Synopsis: In a post-apocalyptic world a man fights for his survival and the protection of the key to the future, a treasured book. Release Date: January 15, 2010 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Action Adventure, Drama Film Review Production In a post-apocalyptic world the battle is not one of survival, but one of power through religion. […]
Cinema Fearité presents The Monster Maker (Dir. Sam Newfield 1944)
One of the oldest and most cherished archetypes in the horror movie genre is the mad scientist. From the crazed genius of Dr. Frankenstein to the calm brilliance of Dr. Jekyll, the mad scientist has always had his place in classic monster movies. In 1944, legendary B-movie director Sam Newfield (known primarily for quick-made westerns […]
Nanny McPhee Returns
Synopsis: Nanny McPhee arrives to help a mother care for her children while her husband is away at war. Release Date: August 20, 2010 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Children and Family, Film Review Production If you are six years old, enjoy dancing, swimming pigs, and a good dose of (child-appropriate) suspense, then Nanny McPhee Returns […]
Edinburgh 2015: Hirschbiegel’s Outstanding WWII Thriller ’13 Minutes’
A mere 13 minutes would have changed the world forever, and one of the greatest atrocities in history could have been avoided. In German director Oliver Hirschbiegel’s (Downfall, Das Experiment) newest film, the WWII-centered thriller 13 Minutes (Elser), he tells the true story of how one man, working alone, tried to change the world in […]
‘Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck’ Is The Inside Look At Kurt Cobain That Fans Have Been Wanting For Years
For as iconic of a figure as Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain is, fans of the musician really haven’t gotten the documentary about the man that they have always wanted. There was Kurt & Courtney, Nick Broomfield’s totally unsanctioned 1998 film that focused more on the suspicious circumstances that surrounded the death of the rock star […]
Film Rave: How To Make A David Lynch Film (Joe McClean 2011)
The iconic image of Henry Spencer from Eraserhead floats across the screen as the short film How To Make A David Lynch Film begins. For all the ways this man looks just like Henry, a true Lynchian fan knows it is not; this man is an impostor, and something is awry. This trickery is of […]
‘This Is The End’ Is A Star-Studded, Rip-Roaring Comedy With An Apocalyptic Twist
Synopsis: The comedy This Is The End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true […]
Cinema Fearité Bids Farewell To Lorraine Warren With ‘The Haunted’
A tribute to paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren, whose real-life inspired The Conjuring, Annabelle, and more movies, with The Haunted.