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Sound And Vision: Todd Haynes
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Sonic Youth's Disappearer, directed by Todd Haynes. The love affair of Todd Haynes with Sonic Youth is a...
Friday One Sheet: ASTEROID CITY
Earlier, a trio of character posters was released for Wes Anderson's latest, Asteroid City. They are all very similar, with the Pantone-teal sky and rocket-man in the background. I will focus on the one that has Scarlett Johansson kitted out...
Sound And Vision: Jessica Hausner
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Attwenger's erso&sieso, directed by Jessica Hausner. When you think of Jessica Hausner's oeuvre, the word comedy is not...
4K Review: THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS
On May 30th, Scream Factory will release a 4K/Blu-ray combo of The People Under the Stairs. I’ve seen the horror-comedy a number of times. Even though it was first released in 1991, the socio-political element of the rich eating those...
Friday One Sheet: STRAYS
Here is the tail (sorry...) of two very different marketing campaigns for a Universal Studios R rated talking dog movie, Strays. USA versus Germany. In the United States, the movie star names are almost as big as the photos of...
Sound And Vision: Martin Scorsese
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Robbie Robertson's Somewhere Down The Crazy River, directed by Martin Scorsese. This is the big one, right? Martin...
Pretty Packaging: GHOST IN THE SHELL Lands An Ultimate Edition
Blu-ray distributor Plaion, previously known in Germany as Koch Media, has been responsible for some Special Editions which were absolute jawdroppers. Their release of Richard Stanley's The Color Out of Space was a highpoint for me in 2020, and last...
Friday One Sheet: PENNY PINCHED
This wonderfully minimalist key art, for Kat Cayton G's avant garde short Penny Pinched, was designed by LA illustrator (and podcaster) Tori Huynh. With falling tennis balls (one on a string for some reason) on a sky-blue field above, prone...
Sound And Vision: Jonathan Glazer
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Massive Attack's Live With Me, directed by Jonathan Glazer. Looking at the videography of Jonathan Glazer is...
Sound And Vision: Paul Schrader
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Bob Dylan's Tight Connection to My Heart, directed by Paul Schrader. Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody...
Sound And Vision: Chen Kaige
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Duran Duran's Do You Believe in Shame?, directed by Chen Kaige. Chen Kaige is a director mostly known...
Friday One Sheet: THE WICKER MAN @ 50
The Wicker Man (and its double feature-mate Don't Look Now) are 50 years old. Albeit, they played the UK in 1973 and USA in 1975. There is a long story around the complex history of Robin Hardy's film, and it is...
101 HORROR BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU'RE MURDERED Review
It’s rare that we review books on ScreenAnarchy, but every now and then, something so cool breaks through the din that we just have to write about it. From Page Street Publishing, 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by...
Sound And Vision: McG
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Sugar Ray's Caboose, directed by McG. Joseph McGinty, who chose McG as his nom de plume, is the...
Friday One Sheet: FLORIDA MAN
Well these are a lot of fun, and they popped up online mere minutes after this column was published last week. Better late than never. Florida Man appears to be a kind of Midnight Run caper, set in the craziness...
Calgary Underground 2023: Curtain Raiser
With the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) getting underway today, and continuing until April 30, we are pleased to offer a sampling of the more sumptuous genre, documentary and live event offerings over the next 11 days. The festival...
Sound And Vision: Claire Denis
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Sonic Youth's Incinerate, by Claire Denis. Claire Denis is in the game of deconstruction, both in her films...
Friday One Sheet: KILL OR BE KILLED
It is all about the vertical text here. This dark key art is for a Devin Teer's short film about loyalty and morality, and depicts duplicates digging at dusk. It stands out because of that killer (sorry) title card with...
ELEMENTAL: Pixar Seeks to Re-establish Theatrical Credentials With High-Concept Spectacle
Directed by Peter Sohn, Pixar's next animated film is a deeply personal tale.
Sound And Vision: Gaspar Noé
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Nick Cave's We No Who U R, by Gaspar Noé. Gaspar Noé is often considered an enfant terrible...
