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DIRECTOR’S CUT Review: Fails to Impress, Befuddles And Annoys Instead

The band Suicide Disease is in a creative rut. They have not played a show in ages, nor have they written any new material. Lead singer Jay is convinced writing new songs is the answer. Bandmates John, Menace and Juan feel very strongly about getting back on the road and touring. However, there is a compromise they can all agree on. Their manager AJ has found someone through their socials that has offered to direct a music video for them, for free. That is an enticing offer when you have not been touring, making any money. The band is broke and a free music video can keep them current.    The band travels out of state, with some of their girlfriends along for the ride….

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The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

Happy Halloween from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today we talk about one of the greats––Vincent Price! Our guest this episode––as with every Halloween episode––is Gavin Mevius, co-host of The Mixed Reviews Podcast […]

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All in Agreement: A24 & Indie Players Get Behind Kyle Edward Ball’s ‘The Land of Nod’

All in Agreement: A24 & Indie Players Get Behind Kyle Edward Ball’s ‘The Land of Nod’

Making huge waves with his nickel and dime debut in 2022’s Skinamarink, Canadian filmmaker Kyle Edward Ball will have the backing of A24 and some key players in the indie production sphere for a sophomore feature going by the title of The Land of Nod. For now the project is under wraps, and no casting announcements have been made but the pool of producers includes Central Pictures’ Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush and Josh Safdie, SpectreVision’s Lawrence Inglee, Daniel Noah and Elijah Wood with Tatiana Bears and Bruno Vernaschi Berman. Theo Vieljeux will executive produce. Will the minimalist visuals and heavy atmospherics carry over onto this next project is the big question.… Read the rest

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Sound And Vision: Álex de la Iglesia

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: Fran Perea’s Carnaval, directed by Álex de la Iglesia. Álex de la Iglesia’s sole music video, for Fran Perea’s Carnaval, seems fitting almost to the extent of self-parody. If any word would describe a lot of De la Iglesia’s movies, it’s carnivalesque. The Last Circus has clown characters, Witching and Bitching has a heist in weird costumes (there is a Jesus bank robber and a Spongebob bank robber) and pagan parties, and Veneciafrenia is a slasher based on bal masques in Venice. There is a sense of excess to the films of De la Iglesia, with a focus on the grotesques, caricatures and silliness. Costumes, circusses,…

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