Religious extremism is as old as religion itself. A belief in sorcery and witchcraft as some ungodly source has always been present when it comes to Christian fundamentalism – most often resulting in witchhunts and senseless deaths by hanging, burning at the stake, or drowning. It’s the fear of the unknown that has caused innocent lives to be stricken down, and it’s always efforts done in the name of God. That it is their duty to cleanse the world of perceived evil before it spreads and consumes all they know and love.
Where 1922’s Häxan sketches a broader narrative about witches and witchhunts from the Middle Ages to the then-present day in Denmark, Witchhammer stages its story amidst the Northern Moravia witch trials in the mid- to late 1600s. Both films take great care to dig into the accused’s humanity – that they were just normal people going about...
Where 1922’s Häxan sketches a broader narrative about witches and witchhunts from the Middle Ages to the then-present day in Denmark, Witchhammer stages its story amidst the Northern Moravia witch trials in the mid- to late 1600s. Both films take great care to dig into the accused’s humanity – that they were just normal people going about...
- 10/2/2023
- by Bee Delores
- bloody-disgusting.com
Hey everyone! Before we wrap up the month of January, we have one more week of horror and sci-fi home media releases, and there is a lot to look forward to this Tuesday. Kier-La Janisse’s stunning documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched is getting its own release and is also included in Severin’s amazing Folk Horror compendium that includes a ton of great films beyond Janisse’s doc.
There are a ton of other great titles coming home on Tuesday, too, including Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor, Arrebato, the cult classic Creature, Detention, Eyes of Fire, Trauma, a limited edition release of Sleep, and a 4K edition of Blood for Dracula.
Other home media titles arriving on January 25th include Delirium: Special Edition, Ebola Syndrome 4K, New York Ninja, The Deeper You Dig, Doctor Carver and Stage Fright (1950).
All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Of Folk Horror (15-Disc...
There are a ton of other great titles coming home on Tuesday, too, including Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor, Arrebato, the cult classic Creature, Detention, Eyes of Fire, Trauma, a limited edition release of Sleep, and a 4K edition of Blood for Dracula.
Other home media titles arriving on January 25th include Delirium: Special Edition, Ebola Syndrome 4K, New York Ninja, The Deeper You Dig, Doctor Carver and Stage Fright (1950).
All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Of Folk Horror (15-Disc...
- 1/25/2022
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Witch Hunt Trailer — Elle Callahan‘s Witch Hunt (2021) movie trailer has been released by Momentum Pictures. The Witch Hunt trailer stars Gideon Adlon, Elizabeth Mitchell, Abigail Cowen, Nicholas Crovetti, Cameron Crovetti, and Christian Camargo. Crew Elle Callahan wrote the screenplay for Witch Hunt. Blitz//Berlin created the music for the film. Nico Aguilar and Tommy [...]
Continue reading: Witch Hunt (2021) Movie Trailer: Federal Authorities hunt & force Witches to Seek Asylum in Mexico...
Continue reading: Witch Hunt (2021) Movie Trailer: Federal Authorities hunt & force Witches to Seek Asylum in Mexico...
- 9/12/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Influential Czech film director with a talent for self-preservation
The Czech film director Otakar Vávra, who has died aged 100, was born in Bohemia when it was part of the Austro- Hungarian empire, and was seven years old when Czechoslovakia became an independent nation in 1918. He lived through the German occupation, communism and the Velvet Revolution, and saw his country become the Czech Republic in 1993, while never ceasing to make films. In each epoch, Vávra changed his skin in order to save it.
Among his lasting achievements was the film faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts (Famu) in Prague, which he helped establish after the second world war and where he taught for five decades. Among his students were Vera Chytilová, Milos Forman, Ivan Passer and Jiri Menzel, all directors of the 60s Czech new wave, and more recently Emir Kusturica, all of whom had high praise for his teaching.
The Czech film director Otakar Vávra, who has died aged 100, was born in Bohemia when it was part of the Austro- Hungarian empire, and was seven years old when Czechoslovakia became an independent nation in 1918. He lived through the German occupation, communism and the Velvet Revolution, and saw his country become the Czech Republic in 1993, while never ceasing to make films. In each epoch, Vávra changed his skin in order to save it.
Among his lasting achievements was the film faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts (Famu) in Prague, which he helped establish after the second world war and where he taught for five decades. Among his students were Vera Chytilová, Milos Forman, Ivan Passer and Jiri Menzel, all directors of the 60s Czech new wave, and more recently Emir Kusturica, all of whom had high praise for his teaching.
- 11/7/2011
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
"Czech director Otakar Vávra, an inspiration and teacher to the most successful generation of Czech film makers died on Thursday at the age of 100," reports Roman Gazdik. "Vávra came to prominence before World War Two, helped launch what became known as the Czechoslovak New Wave in the 1960s and taught at the influential Prague film academy Famu, whose graduates include Oscar winners Miloš Forman and Jiří Menzel. 'He was one of the most significant people in the history of Czech cinema and the teacher of the most important Czech film generation,' Famu Dean Pavel Jech told Reuters."
A report from Czech Happenings notes that Vávra published a memoir earlier this year covering not only his 70-year career but also tracing a history from the Czechoslovakia of 1930s to the Czech Republic of today. Besides Forman and Menzel, his students included Věra Chytilová, Evald Schorm, "as well as foreign directors,...
A report from Czech Happenings notes that Vávra published a memoir earlier this year covering not only his 70-year career but also tracing a history from the Czechoslovakia of 1930s to the Czech Republic of today. Besides Forman and Menzel, his students included Věra Chytilová, Evald Schorm, "as well as foreign directors,...
- 9/16/2011
- MUBI
I feel kind of bad saying this, but I was a bit disappointed by this book. The author writes in a humorous fashion, gives a nice overview of the ways people's views of marriage changed over the years, but she concludes in the 16th century with Martin Luther. In some ways, it is really less of a history, and more a series of snapshots of famous and influential people's opinions. This is unfortunate, because Squire mentions that she spent 13 years working on this book, and while looking through her bibliography, I noticed quite a few interesting sources - she had a lot of information, but I wish more of it had been included in the book. I was also surprised to note that she didn't include Marilyn Yalom's A History of the Wife as one of her sources. I'm not sure if it was due to the fact that I've already read that,...
- 1/30/2011
- by Tamatha Uhmelmahaye
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