Hollywood Features
Sound And Vision: William Friedkin
In the article series Sound and Vision we talk about music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Laura Branigan's Self Control, directed by William Friedkin. Last week director William Friedkin passed away. The luminary behind such classics...
Screen Anarchists On INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
It seemed like a joke when the news broke that Harrison Ford, at the time almost 80 years old, would take up the hat and whip for another turn as the intrepid archaeologist Indiana Jones. But lo-and-behold, there it...
Evolution of the Final Girl in Horror
The world, like people, in all variety of genders, does not change much at all - but the films do. As does the understanding of the power and strategic purpose of women's underwear.
Friday One Sheet: We Need To Talk About EXPENDABLES 4 Tagline
At first glance, the new key art for Expendables 4 (or Expenda4bles if the never-good-to-begin-with trend of swapping letter for numbers in the title card has to be brought into the aging action franchise) is a similar design on the...
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...
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...
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...
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.
(Good) Friday One Sheet: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3
Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is perhaps fitting (ok, mighty cheeky) to draw parallels to the way Marvel Studios has been foregrounding the definitely not-a-raccoon character Rocket in its...
JOURNEY BACK TO OZ Review: Forgotten Beauty
Liza Minelli voices Dorothy in the animated feature, completed in 1972.
Friday One Sheet: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
In spite of its incredibly clunky title, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, the seventh film in Tom Cruise's M:I franchise has its first piece of key art, and it is lean and minimal. This teaser poster, from Concept Arts,...
Friday One Sheet: JOHN WICK CHAPTER 4
The mountain of John Wick: Chapter 4 marketing has been fun and colourful, as is the franchise it supports. Recently, the film had a series of artists do different takes on key art, and while there are several of these...
Now Streaming: M3GAN UNRATED, Unleashed, Undaunted, Unstoppable
Allison Williams, Violet McGraw and Ronny Chieng star in a thriller, directed by Gerard Johnstone, now streaming on Peacock TV in both the unrated and theatrical release versions.
Kino Lorber End of Year: Best of 2022
Looking back on the physical releases sent to me for review over the past year is a good personal reminder about the importance of physical media. True, I stream a great deal. Still, it seems far more cost effective to...
Friday One Sheet: SCREAM VI
When your slasher franchise is getting long in the tooth, you can bring it to New York, or Europe, or Space. The Scream franchise, with its sixth entry coming out in 2023, chose the first option. This is not terribly...
Now Streaming: STRANGE WORLD Bombing Was Not Its Fault
By now, critics and audiences have seen and learned about the newest animated Disney film Strange World and how it became one of the biggest bombs in the studio's history. Mel Valentin already reviewed the film and called it wildly...
Now Streaming: Top 10 Series of 2022
Episodic series from around the world, debuting on streaming services.
Friday One Sheet: EYES WIDE SHUT
Yes, this has been floating around movie-nerd internet for some time, however, in the tradition of this column, that the last Friday before Christmas shall be an alternate Eyes Wide Shut poster, here we are. This 'Hallmark Christmas Movie' spoof...
Screen Anarchy Holiday Gift Guide: Mondo and Creepy Co.
Need some last minute gift ideas? Normally I do videos for our gift guides but the carousel of images below will work just fine. I've got a little bit of everything here from two great companies, Mondo and Creepy Co....
