There is a great deal that can be inferred by writer-director Juan Solaris’ Upside Down, depending on the context in which you view the film. At the simplest level it is a love story about two people from different stations in life who desperately want to be together even though it is forbidden–a tale as […]
2013
Cinema Fearité Presents The Equally Hysterical And Terrifying Cult Classic ‘TerrorVision’ (Dir. Ted Nicolaou 1986)
One of the biggest and most important advances in entertainment technology to come out of the 1980s is the advent of cable television and satellite reception. No longer were people limited to movies at a theater and a mere thirteen channels of programming. As with any new technology, however, there was a learning curve, and […]
Cinema Fearité Presents The Most Far-Fetched And Fun Waterlogged Creature Feature ‘Tentacles’ (Dir. Oliver Hellman 1977)
When Jaws ushered in the modern monster movie era in 1975, moviegoers everywhere became terrified to go into the water. Jaws was so effective that it spawned a bevy of aquatic imitators, each more strange that the last. For several years after Jaws, audiences were treated to thinly veiled rip-offs like Orca in 1977, Piranha […]
The Aftermath Of Love And War In ‘Emperor’
When the second World War is discussed the conversation usually turns to Germany and Adolf Hitler. The same can be said for movies about WWII; more often than not, and particularly in recent film history, it is the story of the Nazi’s rise to power and the holocaust that feeds screenwriter’s imaginations and research. But […]
In A Perfect World…The Academy Award Winners, 2013
In a perfect world, where politics and a heavy amount of bullshit do not decide who wins the Academy Award each year in the biggest categories, like Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, and so on, the following films, actors, and moviemaking professionals would be the Academy Award Winners, 2013. This is of course my […]
