When one is in the mood for a romantic stroll through autumnal New England, the stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne offer transport. His fables and novels evoke that era with atmosphere, bringing the reader into a landscape of brisk wind and rich colors, surrounded by the possibility of enigmatic sorcery. Amongst the dying forests and chilly winds, his characters encounter demonic entities, ghosts, and their darkest temptations. His collection of Twice Told Tales, published at the start of his career, showcases a broad example of his themes.
Some of Hawthorne's tales are simply depictions of pastoral New England life; describing a child’s view of her small town in “Little Annie’s Ramble,” or observing village courtship as a storm approaches in “Sights from a Steeple.” Morality inspires and buoys almost all of his substantial stories, often in rather surprising ways. When writing about the Puritans, whose culture is based on infamously rigid moral standards,...
Some of Hawthorne's tales are simply depictions of pastoral New England life; describing a child’s view of her small town in “Little Annie’s Ramble,” or observing village courtship as a storm approaches in “Sights from a Steeple.” Morality inspires and buoys almost all of his substantial stories, often in rather surprising ways. When writing about the Puritans, whose culture is based on infamously rigid moral standards,...
- 10/6/2017
- by Ben Larned
- DailyDead
Gothicism has been around for centuries, pervading architecture, music, literature, and film alike. Its roots are deep, and its identifying factors are strong—baroque style, high passion, and a healthy heap of darkness. Compared to architecture and music, Gothic fiction is fairly young, developing in the late 18th century with English authors such as Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe. No one was prepared, however, for the arrival of Matthew Gregory Lewis, who published his deliciously controversial novel The Monk at the ripe age of 19.
When The Monk was unleashed, the literary world had already been introduced to Radcliffe and Walpole’s gloomy melodramas, along with Romantic works from Germany and France. None of these stories contained the moral quandaries, the viciousness, or the sex and violence of Lewis’ novel. It tells the story of Ambrosio, the titular Monk, who is considered the holiest man in all of Madrid, until he...
When The Monk was unleashed, the literary world had already been introduced to Radcliffe and Walpole’s gloomy melodramas, along with Romantic works from Germany and France. None of these stories contained the moral quandaries, the viciousness, or the sex and violence of Lewis’ novel. It tells the story of Ambrosio, the titular Monk, who is considered the holiest man in all of Madrid, until he...
- 8/25/2017
- by Ben Larned
- DailyDead
Now this is how you make a music video! The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers just dropped his new music video for his solo single "Can't Deny My Love" and enlisted the help of Evan Rachel Wood to star in the creepy clip. Check out the music video for "Can't Deny My Love" above! In the video, Evan plays Brandon's wife, who begs him not to leave her for the night. Shortly after he heads out, against her will, Flowers comes across a cult-like group of people and even sees his wife partaking in the sacrificial gathering. But, at the end of Brandon's trip, he returns home only to find Wood's fast asleep as if nothing happened the night before. The story feels very reminiscent of Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, "Young Goodman Brown," which follows a young puritan settler who leaves his wife to embark on a strange journey through...
- 3/30/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Second #4747, 79:07
You, in one part of your brain, know that Ben is not really singing at this moment. But then, Roy Orbison is not singing, either. He is dead, although he was alive at the time of Blue Velvet (and credited the use of “In Dreams” in the film to helping revive his career). You know it’s lip-synched, and yet somehow it’s not. It can’t be. If this seems like a contradiction, then consider that the entire scene is a special case of black magic, culminating in Frank’s literal disappearance from the screen in a few minutes in a radical edit.
There is a stanza in Ben Lerner’s poem “Mean Free Path” (from the book of the same name) that goes like this:
Applause: Speak plainly. Keep your hands
On the table. Do not flee into procedure
Do not wait for a surpassing disaster...
You, in one part of your brain, know that Ben is not really singing at this moment. But then, Roy Orbison is not singing, either. He is dead, although he was alive at the time of Blue Velvet (and credited the use of “In Dreams” in the film to helping revive his career). You know it’s lip-synched, and yet somehow it’s not. It can’t be. If this seems like a contradiction, then consider that the entire scene is a special case of black magic, culminating in Frank’s literal disappearance from the screen in a few minutes in a radical edit.
There is a stanza in Ben Lerner’s poem “Mean Free Path” (from the book of the same name) that goes like this:
Applause: Speak plainly. Keep your hands
On the table. Do not flee into procedure
Do not wait for a surpassing disaster...
- 4/11/2012
- by Nicholas Rombes
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
#86. Twixt Now and Sunrise Director/Writer: Francis Ford CoppolaProducer: CoppolaDistributor: Rights Available. The Gist: This is based on a short story by Coppola, of which the title is a direct reference to a 1835 short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Young Goodman Brown," set in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts. The title character, Goodman Brown is returning home to his wife, Faith, when he encounters a man in the forest who is likely the Devil.....(more) Cast: Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Ben Chaplin, Elle Fanning, Joanne Whalley, David Paymer and Alden Ehrenreich List Worthy Reasons...: This might sound weird since his legend status was confirmed in the late 70s, but I'm actually excited about the prospects of a Francis Ford Coppola following in the footsteps of his daughter and becoming an "indie" filmmaker. Tetro wasn't the grand return to form for the vet filmmaker that plenty were expecting, but I deem the...
- 1/11/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Francis Ford Coppola has been "quietly" directing a new film that marks his first foray into horror since 1992's Bram Stoker's Dracula. The film is called Twixt Now and Sunrise and is currently shooting at Coppola's place in Napa. More deets after the jump. The film stars Val Kilmer as a horror novelist, and is based on a short story written by Coppola. The title is likely in reference to a Nathaniel Hawthorne short story, "Young Goodman Brown," about a man who encounters a man who may be the devil.
- 10/26/2010
- FEARnet
Francis Ford Coppola, renowned for such classics as The Godfather, Dracula, and Apocalypse Now, is “quietly shooting” his next film, Twixt Now and Sunrise, starring Val Kilmer, Elle Fanning, and Bruce Dern.
Deadline reports filming is already underway in Napa (on Coppola’s property) on the thriller with “horror undertones” about a horror novelist (Kilmer). The concept is based on a short story by Coppola, though the titular phrase is likely a reference to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “Young Goodman Brown” about the internal struggle of a Puritan man who accompanies the Devil to an unholy ritual.
Kilmer recently played the villain, Dieter Von Cunth, in the “SNL” spin-off and spoof MacGruber, but well, not a lot of people saw that “comeback.” He was also solid in the little-seen Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans alongside Nicolas Cage (Coppola’s nephew). Perhaps this is the career renewal Kilmer has been looking for?...
Deadline reports filming is already underway in Napa (on Coppola’s property) on the thriller with “horror undertones” about a horror novelist (Kilmer). The concept is based on a short story by Coppola, though the titular phrase is likely a reference to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “Young Goodman Brown” about the internal struggle of a Puritan man who accompanies the Devil to an unholy ritual.
Kilmer recently played the villain, Dieter Von Cunth, in the “SNL” spin-off and spoof MacGruber, but well, not a lot of people saw that “comeback.” He was also solid in the little-seen Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans alongside Nicolas Cage (Coppola’s nephew). Perhaps this is the career renewal Kilmer has been looking for?...
- 10/26/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
While his daughter Sofia is set to release her prime awards contender Somewhere, Francis Ford Coppola is currently shooting his next film, but he doesn’t want you to know. Deadline is reporting the production has already started in Napa for Twixt Now And Sunrise, “a thriller with overtones of horror” that stars Val Kilmer, Elle Fanning, and Bruce Dern.
Based on a short story from the director himself, it is a reference to Nathaniel Hawthorne‘s 1835 short story Young Goodman Brown. Set in “17th century Salem, Massachusetts, the title character, Goodman Brown is returning home to his wife, Faith, when he encounters a man in the forest who is likely the Devil.”
Coppola is financing the film out of his own pocket, with no distributor yet. It’s been a while since we’ve seen “overtones of horror” with the director, Bram Stroker‘s Dracula in 1992 being his last.
Based on a short story from the director himself, it is a reference to Nathaniel Hawthorne‘s 1835 short story Young Goodman Brown. Set in “17th century Salem, Massachusetts, the title character, Goodman Brown is returning home to his wife, Faith, when he encounters a man in the forest who is likely the Devil.”
Coppola is financing the film out of his own pocket, with no distributor yet. It’s been a while since we’ve seen “overtones of horror” with the director, Bram Stroker‘s Dracula in 1992 being his last.
- 10/26/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
When you're the director of The Godfather movies and Apocalypse Now, it's not exactly easy to start making a film secretly, but that's exactly what Francis Ford Coppola has been doing. According to Deadline, the director is already in production with his next feature, a thriller "with overtones of horror" called Twixt Now And Sunrise. To make matters even stranger, Coppola has also assembled a quality cast right under our noses, with Val Kilmer, Elle Fanning and Bruce Dern starring. Based on a short story written by the classic filmmaker, Kilmer plays a horror novelist in the movie, though details about the rest of the story are unknown (though the title comes from Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story Young Goodman Brown). I have long been a fan of Kilmer's and always love to hear when he gets work. The man has been making awesome films like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,...
- 10/26/2010
- cinemablend.com
Francis Ford Coppola has already started production on his next film, a thriller entitled Twixt Now and Sunrise , reports Deadline . Based on a short story by Coppola, the film will star Val Kilmer as a horror author. He will be joined by Bruce Dern and Elle Fanning in unknown roles. Little is currently known about the film's plot, though the title is a direct reference to a 1835 short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Young Goodman Brown," set in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts. The title character, Goodman Brown is returning home to his wife, Faith, when he encounters a man in the forest who is likely the Devil. His wife an allegorical reference to literal faith, Brown at one point explains his travels, saying, "My journey, as thou callest it, forth and back...
- 10/25/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Francis Ford Coppola has already started production on his next film, a thriller entitled Twixt Now and Sunrise , reports Deadline . Based on a short story by Coppola, the film will star Val Kilmer as a horror author. He will be joined by Bruce Dern and Elle Fanning in unknown roles. Little is currently known about the film's plot, though the title is a direct reference to a 1835 short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Young Goodman Brown", set in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts. The title character, Goodman Brown is returning home to his wife, Faith, when he encounters a man in the forest who is likely the Devil. His wife an allegorical reference to literal faith, Brown at one point explains his travels, saying, "My journey, as thou callest it, forth and back...
- 10/25/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
If you're going to ask me who is one of today's most controversial filmmakers, I would not hesitate with my answer: Lars von Trier. His latest film, Antichrist, "managed consistent sell-outs in New York City" [ INDIEWire reports ]. In addition to the box office results, there are two particular reviews I'm very interested about: CNN's and Roger Ebert's... - - -
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- 10/26/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
If you're going to ask me who is one of today's most controversial filmmakers, I would not hesitate with my answer: Lars von Trier. His latest film, Antichrist, "managed consistent sell-outs in New York City" [ INDIEWire reports ]. In addition to the box office results, there are two particular reviews I'm very interested about: CNN's and Roger Ebert's... - - -
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- 10/26/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
If you're going to ask me who is one of today's most controversial filmmakers, I would not hesitate with my answer: Lars von Trier. His latest film, Antichrist, "managed consistent sell-outs in New York City" [ INDIEWire reports ]. In addition to the box office results, there are two particular reviews I'm very interested about: CNN's and Roger Ebert's... - - -
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- 10/26/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
If you're going to ask me who is one of today's most controversial filmmakers, I would not hesitate with my answer: Lars von Trier. His latest film, Antichrist, "managed consistent sell-outs in New York City" [ INDIEWire reports ]. In addition to the box office results, there are two particular reviews I'm very interested about: CNN's and Roger Ebert's... - - -
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- 10/26/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
With our favorite time of year just around the corner, Fango’s got news of a trio of literary terrors to keep you occupied throughout the fall. And if you’re partial to anthologies and short-story collections, get ready to rejoice.
First up, Running Press has just put out the third volume in its Dark Delicacies series, subtitled Haunted, and it looks to be their biggest yet. Edited by Del Howison and Jeff Gelb, Dark Delicacies III features 20 new works by the likes of genre legend Clive Barker, Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk, Masters Of Horror creator Mick Garris, Jeepers Creepers director Victor Salva, 100 Feet’s Eric Red, veteran horror scribe Richard Christian Matheson, Fango contributor Axelle Carolyn, First Blood author David Morrell and many more, with a foreword by The Shining actor Steven Weber.
Also arriving this month is Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories On The 50th Anniversary, a...
First up, Running Press has just put out the third volume in its Dark Delicacies series, subtitled Haunted, and it looks to be their biggest yet. Edited by Del Howison and Jeff Gelb, Dark Delicacies III features 20 new works by the likes of genre legend Clive Barker, Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk, Masters Of Horror creator Mick Garris, Jeepers Creepers director Victor Salva, 100 Feet’s Eric Red, veteran horror scribe Richard Christian Matheson, Fango contributor Axelle Carolyn, First Blood author David Morrell and many more, with a foreword by The Shining actor Steven Weber.
Also arriving this month is Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories On The 50th Anniversary, a...
- 9/9/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
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