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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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MURDERING THE DEVIL Review: An Absolute Delight

Recently restored, Murdering the Devil is a Czech film from 1970. It’s an absolute delight. Art director and costume designer Ester Krumbachová’s first and only film was credited with shaping the look of the Czech New Wave. It packs a strong satirical punch to domesticity and gender roles, with most of the scenes taking place in a woman’s house. Namely, she’s unnamed. Played by Jirina Bohdalová, she isn’t as young as she once was. She wants romance and, ideally, a husband. She’s an excellent cook, and this movie will make you gungy. Many of the shots linger on roasted meats, bubbling sauces, sugary desserts. She will seduce him through his stomach. “Him” is Mr. Theo Devil (Vladimír Mensikí). Mr. Devil, a supposed heartthrob from her…

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Exclusive Poster for Crystal Moselle and Derrick B. Harden’s The Black Sea Follows a Brooklynite Making Waves in Bulgaria

The Wolfpack director Crystal Moselle showed a deft hand in bringing a documentary-like authenticity to her drama Skate Kitchen. She’s now expanding those skills, heading out of NYC with The Black Sea, co-directed and starring Derrick B. Harden in a fish-out-of-water tale following a Brooklynite making waves in Bulgaria. Largely improvised with a cast also […]

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