This post contains spoilers for "Blue Velvet."
David Lynch's cinematic world tiptoes between stark reality and nightmarish dreams, where quaint, perfect lives and locales often hide Boschian hells. While some Lynchian small towns are infused with poetic romanticism despite harboring great evils (such as Twin Peaks), others, like Lumberton, weave an insincere facade with its aura of suburban bliss: a sentiment that forms the crux of Lynch's sensational, oft-misunderstood "Blue Velvet." Most of Lynch's work defies objective analysis, as the foundational ideas he embeds into his stories feel abstract and elusive, but are always tethered to reality in essential and terrifying ways. Although "Blue Velvet" helms one of the most straightforward narratives in Lynch's oeuvre — it is neither as labyrinthine nor heady as "Inland Empire" or "Mulholland Drive" — the film's graphic depictions of psychosexual impulses tend to confuse and alienate, with the merging of the real and the...
David Lynch's cinematic world tiptoes between stark reality and nightmarish dreams, where quaint, perfect lives and locales often hide Boschian hells. While some Lynchian small towns are infused with poetic romanticism despite harboring great evils (such as Twin Peaks), others, like Lumberton, weave an insincere facade with its aura of suburban bliss: a sentiment that forms the crux of Lynch's sensational, oft-misunderstood "Blue Velvet." Most of Lynch's work defies objective analysis, as the foundational ideas he embeds into his stories feel abstract and elusive, but are always tethered to reality in essential and terrifying ways. Although "Blue Velvet" helms one of the most straightforward narratives in Lynch's oeuvre — it is neither as labyrinthine nor heady as "Inland Empire" or "Mulholland Drive" — the film's graphic depictions of psychosexual impulses tend to confuse and alienate, with the merging of the real and the...
- 5/12/2024
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
‘Camomile Lawn’ Novelist’s Estate Snapped Up By Ilp
International Literary Properties has acquired the estate of British The Camomile Lawn novelist Mary Wesley. Channel 4’s adaptation of The Camomile Lawn is Channel 4’s second most successful drama series of all time, according to Ilp, and the deal will see Ilp manage the rights to Wesley’s work. Having famously published her first novel aged 70, she also wrote the likes of Jumping the Queue, Harnessing Peacocks and The Vacillations of Poppy Carew, all of which have previously been adapted for film and TV. “Mary was an incredible woman, an extraordinary author and a very close member of my family,” said Wesley’s daughter in law, the author Xinran Xue. Deadline revealed last year that Ilp, which holds rights to the literary estates of Langston Hughes and Evelyn Waugh, had headed on a West Coast charm offensive and snapped up the estate of Somerset Maugham.
International Literary Properties has acquired the estate of British The Camomile Lawn novelist Mary Wesley. Channel 4’s adaptation of The Camomile Lawn is Channel 4’s second most successful drama series of all time, according to Ilp, and the deal will see Ilp manage the rights to Wesley’s work. Having famously published her first novel aged 70, she also wrote the likes of Jumping the Queue, Harnessing Peacocks and The Vacillations of Poppy Carew, all of which have previously been adapted for film and TV. “Mary was an incredible woman, an extraordinary author and a very close member of my family,” said Wesley’s daughter in law, the author Xinran Xue. Deadline revealed last year that Ilp, which holds rights to the literary estates of Langston Hughes and Evelyn Waugh, had headed on a West Coast charm offensive and snapped up the estate of Somerset Maugham.
- 3/7/2024
- by Max Goldbart, Jesse Whittock and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for The Changeling
In 1999, Irish director Neil Jordan released a movie called In Dreams. Having already found success with The Crying Game and Interview with the Vampire, people were curious about this new Robert Downey Jr.-led psychological thriller based on the book Doll’s Eyes by Bari Wood (stay with me). The film, which tells the story of what happens after a little girl is suddenly murdered, ended up being critically panned and a massive flop at the box office. Later, Jordan would say that one of the main issues with his film was that audiences really struggle to get over the death of a young child in the first act.
Apple TV+‘s The Changeling is just the latest project to challenge audiences with a similar kind of horror, except it asks even more of viewers by spinning a folklore mystery around the reason for a child’s death,...
In 1999, Irish director Neil Jordan released a movie called In Dreams. Having already found success with The Crying Game and Interview with the Vampire, people were curious about this new Robert Downey Jr.-led psychological thriller based on the book Doll’s Eyes by Bari Wood (stay with me). The film, which tells the story of what happens after a little girl is suddenly murdered, ended up being critically panned and a massive flop at the box office. Later, Jordan would say that one of the main issues with his film was that audiences really struggle to get over the death of a young child in the first act.
Apple TV+‘s The Changeling is just the latest project to challenge audiences with a similar kind of horror, except it asks even more of viewers by spinning a folklore mystery around the reason for a child’s death,...
- 9/9/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
A new Dio box set, The Studio Albums 1996-2004, will collect the final four solo albums from the late Ronnie James Dio’s eponymous band.
The box set is set to drop on September 22nd on CD and vinyl formats. The super deluxe edition vinyl set includes the following LPs on 180-gram wax with updated artwork: 1996’s Angry Machines (on Halloween orange/black marble vinyl); 2000’s Magica on transparent blood red/black smoke double-vinyl, plus the rare “Electra” single on a cobalt blue 7-inch vinyl); 2002’s Killing the Dragon (on transparent yellow/black marble vinyl); and 2004’s Master of the Moon (on electric blue/milky clear marble vinyl).
It marks the first time all four albums have been housed in one package. Back in 2020, Dio’s estate teamed with BMG to reissue each of the aforementioned albums individually. At the time, Angry Machines received its first official LP release, while Magica,...
The box set is set to drop on September 22nd on CD and vinyl formats. The super deluxe edition vinyl set includes the following LPs on 180-gram wax with updated artwork: 1996’s Angry Machines (on Halloween orange/black marble vinyl); 2000’s Magica on transparent blood red/black smoke double-vinyl, plus the rare “Electra” single on a cobalt blue 7-inch vinyl); 2002’s Killing the Dragon (on transparent yellow/black marble vinyl); and 2004’s Master of the Moon (on electric blue/milky clear marble vinyl).
It marks the first time all four albums have been housed in one package. Back in 2020, Dio’s estate teamed with BMG to reissue each of the aforementioned albums individually. At the time, Angry Machines received its first official LP release, while Magica,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
“Time is all we have and every second that ticks away is one less second we’re alive,” Kenneth Anger told an interviewer from The Guardian 16 and a half years before his death this May at the age of 96. “The sands of time are going through the hourglass but it doesn’t frighten me.”
If Woody Allen’s Zelig was found rubbing elbows with the storied and famous of the ’20s and ’30s, starting in the 1950s Anger was for some decades more than a match for him. His legacy is poised between the pathbreaking cinematic auteur who made such avant-garde shorts as “Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome” (1954) and “Scorpio Rising” (1963) and the purveyor of at times fictionalized Hollywood scandal in the sensational and frequently updated “Hollywood Babylon” (1959).
He was not immune from his own brushes with dark history — the very bikers he incorporated in some of his middle-period work...
If Woody Allen’s Zelig was found rubbing elbows with the storied and famous of the ’20s and ’30s, starting in the 1950s Anger was for some decades more than a match for him. His legacy is poised between the pathbreaking cinematic auteur who made such avant-garde shorts as “Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome” (1954) and “Scorpio Rising” (1963) and the purveyor of at times fictionalized Hollywood scandal in the sensational and frequently updated “Hollywood Babylon” (1959).
He was not immune from his own brushes with dark history — the very bikers he incorporated in some of his middle-period work...
- 5/24/2023
- by Fred Schruers
- Indiewire
Warning: The following contains spoilers for the final season premiere of Fear the Walking Dead.
Time flew in Sunday’s eighth and final season premiere of Fear the Walking Dead. One minute, Madison was backing up Morgan in his attempt to rescue baby Mo from Padre, and the next, their plot had failed, she’d spent seven years (!) as an imprisoned blood bank, and he’d become a kidnapping Collector!
More from TVLine61st Street Season 2, Previously Scrapped at AMC, to Air on The CWWalking Dead: Dead City Trailer Aims Negan at a Foe With a Familiar FaceThird Series in...
Time flew in Sunday’s eighth and final season premiere of Fear the Walking Dead. One minute, Madison was backing up Morgan in his attempt to rescue baby Mo from Padre, and the next, their plot had failed, she’d spent seven years (!) as an imprisoned blood bank, and he’d become a kidnapping Collector!
More from TVLine61st Street Season 2, Previously Scrapped at AMC, to Air on The CWWalking Dead: Dead City Trailer Aims Negan at a Foe With a Familiar FaceThird Series in...
- 5/15/2023
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
By 1963, the first flames of Beatlemania were ablaze, and The Beatles were on tour with Roy Orbison. Initially, Orbison was going to be the final act of the tour because of his popularity. By the time they got on tour, though, The Beatles were so popular that it didn’t make sense for anyone to follow them. This meant that Orbison played before they took the stage, which Ringo Starr admitted the band hated.
The Beatles and Roy Orbison | Bunny Atkins/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images The Beatles joined Roy Orbison on tour in 1963
The Beatles formed in 1960, and by 1963, their popularity was soaring in the United Kingdom. They went on a tour of the UK with a number of artists, including Orbison. At this point, Orbison was already a successful, established artist with hits like “Crying” and “In Dreams.”
George and @RoyOrbison on the Roy Orbison/The Beatles co-headlining UK tour,...
The Beatles and Roy Orbison | Bunny Atkins/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images The Beatles joined Roy Orbison on tour in 1963
The Beatles formed in 1960, and by 1963, their popularity was soaring in the United Kingdom. They went on a tour of the UK with a number of artists, including Orbison. At this point, Orbison was already a successful, established artist with hits like “Crying” and “In Dreams.”
George and @RoyOrbison on the Roy Orbison/The Beatles co-headlining UK tour,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
We love a good micro do-it-yourself indie and we think horror fans are going to be blown away by Adrian Konstant‘s survival horror film Shifted, which has shades of George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead with a modern twist.
The festival favorite, now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox, takes us into a world where a group of neighbors are fighting for survival on multiple fronts, where no one is safe if they stay and no one is safe if they leave.
“As murderous creatures ravage the outside, a group of neighbors take refuge in an isolated house. Their relief is short-lived as a sinister secret hides within those walls, and they become the prey of a serial killer hidden among them. As supplies dwindle and paranoia grows, they are left to wonder who will survive when the world has Shifted?”
Shifted joins Screambox’s jam-packed...
The festival favorite, now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox, takes us into a world where a group of neighbors are fighting for survival on multiple fronts, where no one is safe if they stay and no one is safe if they leave.
“As murderous creatures ravage the outside, a group of neighbors take refuge in an isolated house. Their relief is short-lived as a sinister secret hides within those walls, and they become the prey of a serial killer hidden among them. As supplies dwindle and paranoia grows, they are left to wonder who will survive when the world has Shifted?”
Shifted joins Screambox’s jam-packed...
- 4/18/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Get ready for a heavy dose of backwoods butchery with Timber Falls, which is now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox streaming service.
Originally released in December of 2007, the Tony Giglio-directed slasher begins when a weekend of camping in the mountains becomes an excursion into hell for a young couple, who become pawns in a grotesque plot hatched by deranged locals. It stars Josh Randall and Brianna Brown.
The film is said to be in the tradition of Stephen King’s Desperation.
Interesting to note for fans of the Wrong Turn movies, Timber Falls was released in Brazil with the title Wrong Turn 2. In Mexico it was released with the title Wrong Turn 3!
Writing for Dread Central at the time, Steve Barton awarded the film a score of 3.5 out of 5, writing, “Timber Falls proves itself to be a cut above the paint-by-numbers crap we’re usually force fed and...
Originally released in December of 2007, the Tony Giglio-directed slasher begins when a weekend of camping in the mountains becomes an excursion into hell for a young couple, who become pawns in a grotesque plot hatched by deranged locals. It stars Josh Randall and Brianna Brown.
The film is said to be in the tradition of Stephen King’s Desperation.
Interesting to note for fans of the Wrong Turn movies, Timber Falls was released in Brazil with the title Wrong Turn 2. In Mexico it was released with the title Wrong Turn 3!
Writing for Dread Central at the time, Steve Barton awarded the film a score of 3.5 out of 5, writing, “Timber Falls proves itself to be a cut above the paint-by-numbers crap we’re usually force fed and...
- 4/14/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Screambox has revealed the new films that are joining the horror streaming service in April, including the 1982 classic Creepshow, Child’s Play doc Living with Chucky, the brand new Japanese remake of Cube, Stephen King masterpiece Needful Things, Aussie-set wild boar horror Razorback, found footage favorite Hell House LLC, and Night of the Living Dead-inspired Screambox Original Shifted.
From the masters of the macabre, George A. Romero and Stephen King’s preeminent horror anthology Creepshow is now streaming on Screambox! After enjoying five jolting tales of terror, viewers can go behind the scenes with the Screambox Exclusive documentary Just Desserts: The Making of Creepshow.
Also joining Screambox today are Needful Things, the 1991 Stephen King adaptation starring Ed Harris (The Abyss) and Max von Sydow (The Exorcist); The Borrower, a sci-fi horror hybrid from Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer director John McNaughton; and Razorback, an ’80s killer boar movie directed by Russell Mulcahy.
From the masters of the macabre, George A. Romero and Stephen King’s preeminent horror anthology Creepshow is now streaming on Screambox! After enjoying five jolting tales of terror, viewers can go behind the scenes with the Screambox Exclusive documentary Just Desserts: The Making of Creepshow.
Also joining Screambox today are Needful Things, the 1991 Stephen King adaptation starring Ed Harris (The Abyss) and Max von Sydow (The Exorcist); The Borrower, a sci-fi horror hybrid from Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer director John McNaughton; and Razorback, an ’80s killer boar movie directed by Russell Mulcahy.
- 4/3/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
"Believe it or not, 'Eraserhead' is my most spiritual film," said surrealist auteur David Lynch in an interview, and this moment has become a meme template over the years. When asked to elaborate, the director smiled and simply said no in the most David Lynch way, emphasizing his philosophy of subjective interpretation and a refusal to "explain" his art. This outlook remains true to the essence of Lynch's oeuvre — most of his work is rooted in dream or nightmare logic, meant to be experienced instead of dissected or understood. Abstract ideas form chilling vignettes of what can only be described as grotesque or deeply surreal, such as his intensely hallucinatory "Inland Empire," which still defies explanation beyond the core themes that drive the film. Perhaps, that is the point of it all: Dreams often do not make sense, even to the dreamer, but act as portals to...
- 3/25/2023
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Many classic rock stars from the 1960s chose to adapt to the times and had hits in the 1980s. On the other hand, some classic rock stars from the 1960s had hits in the 1980s without changing their sound. Notably, some of these 1960s stars had hit songs following their deaths.
4. Roy Orbison’s ‘You Got It’
According to Billboard, Roy Orbison was riding high in the early to mid-1960s with hits like “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Crying,” and “In Dreams.” However, he went the entire 1970s and most of the 1980s without a top-40 single.
Following Orbison’s death in 1988, his label released the song “You Got It.” Notably, the track was co-written by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, who were both members of Orbison’s band, The Traveling Wilburys. The tune reached No. 9 and stayed on the chart for 18 weeks. While the song came out decades after Orbison...
4. Roy Orbison’s ‘You Got It’
According to Billboard, Roy Orbison was riding high in the early to mid-1960s with hits like “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Crying,” and “In Dreams.” However, he went the entire 1970s and most of the 1980s without a top-40 single.
Following Orbison’s death in 1988, his label released the song “You Got It.” Notably, the track was co-written by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, who were both members of Orbison’s band, The Traveling Wilburys. The tune reached No. 9 and stayed on the chart for 18 weeks. While the song came out decades after Orbison...
- 3/12/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Writer/director Adam McKay kicks off Season 5 by discussing a few of his favorite movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Don’t Look Up (2021)
Parasite (2019) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
The Big Short (2015)
Vice (2018)
Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review, Tfh’s 30th anniversary links
The Second Civil War (1997) – Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary, Joe Dante revisits the movie
Network (1976) – Chris Wilkinson’s trailer commentary
Broadcast News (1987)
To Die For (1995) – Illeana Douglas’s trailer commentary
The Hospital (1971) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Ace In The Hole (1951) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Dr. Strangelove (1964) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Over The Edge (1979) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
The Warriors (1979)
River’s Edge (1986)
Tex (1982)
Rumble Fish (1983) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Don’t Look Up (2021)
Parasite (2019) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
The Big Short (2015)
Vice (2018)
Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review, Tfh’s 30th anniversary links
The Second Civil War (1997) – Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary, Joe Dante revisits the movie
Network (1976) – Chris Wilkinson’s trailer commentary
Broadcast News (1987)
To Die For (1995) – Illeana Douglas’s trailer commentary
The Hospital (1971) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Ace In The Hole (1951) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Dr. Strangelove (1964) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Over The Edge (1979) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
The Warriors (1979)
River’s Edge (1986)
Tex (1982)
Rumble Fish (1983) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray...
- 1/18/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
There's nothing like a good soundtrack. The right needle-drop can elevate a moment into surrealism, like Dean Stockwell's swaying dance to Roy Orbison's "In Dreams" in David Lynch's masterpiece "Blue Velvet." Edgar Wright understands the necessity of the right sound for a given story, which is why viewers can name at least one song intrinsically associated with each of his films. Quick, what movie do you think of when you hear Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now?" Exactly. Even as far back as Wright's direction on Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes' Y2K-era sitcom "Spaced," Wright took visual and sonic influences...
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- 10/8/2021
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
This Fear the Walking Dead review contains spoilers.
Fear the Walking Dead Season 6 Episode 12
I’m just going to throw this out there: the second half of Fear the Walking Dead’s sixth season hasn’t been kind to moms. First, Virginia is killed off in “Things Left to Do” shortly after revealing to Dakota that she’s actually her mother, not her sister. And then, “In Dreams” spends most of its runtime selling the downbeat notion that Grace dies in labor. Instead, it’s her daughter Athena that doesn’t survive childbirth. Definitely not the best episode to air on Mother’s Day.
That being said, while “In Dreams” might deliver some interesting moments, overall it’s not one of Fear’s finest hours. Coming on the heels of a great episode like “The Holding,” this is a bit disappointing. Maybe my own disappointment stems from the fact that...
Fear the Walking Dead Season 6 Episode 12
I’m just going to throw this out there: the second half of Fear the Walking Dead’s sixth season hasn’t been kind to moms. First, Virginia is killed off in “Things Left to Do” shortly after revealing to Dakota that she’s actually her mother, not her sister. And then, “In Dreams” spends most of its runtime selling the downbeat notion that Grace dies in labor. Instead, it’s her daughter Athena that doesn’t survive childbirth. Definitely not the best episode to air on Mother’s Day.
That being said, while “In Dreams” might deliver some interesting moments, overall it’s not one of Fear’s finest hours. Coming on the heels of a great episode like “The Holding,” this is a bit disappointing. Maybe my own disappointment stems from the fact that...
- 5/10/2021
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Morgan has had to walk a very hard path in Fear the Walking Dead season 6. Left for dead by Virginia and later hunted by an axe-wielding murderer, the veteran hero of the zombie apocalypse had to find a reason to live. It wasn’t easy. His friends taken and scattered, lead poisoning slowly killing him, and all hope for building a better world gone, it truly seemed like this would be the end of the line for Morgan.
But everyone loves a good redemption story. The first half of season 6 was all about Morgan and his friends finding the strength within themselves to continue living despite being separated and alone. Ultimately, even the terrors they suffered under Virginia’s rule weren’t enough to tear our heroes apart.
With a new lease on life and a more laissez-faire attitude towards chopping people’s heads off, Morgan has been building a...
But everyone loves a good redemption story. The first half of season 6 was all about Morgan and his friends finding the strength within themselves to continue living despite being separated and alone. Ultimately, even the terrors they suffered under Virginia’s rule weren’t enough to tear our heroes apart.
With a new lease on life and a more laissez-faire attitude towards chopping people’s heads off, Morgan has been building a...
- 5/6/2021
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Steven Universe Future: Hey Old Friends After some rude awakenings, the next pair of Steven Universe Future episodes dish out some optimistic respite while carrying over the despondency that has now plagued Steven Universe’s (Zach Callison) life. In the first episode, “In Dreams,” Steven is awakened by the arrival of his maniacal green Gem-pal Peridot […]
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- 3/10/2020
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for the Steven Universe Future episode ‘Bismuth Casual.’
Who knew it was possible to establish the biggest queer energy in the universe by simply holding on a shot of two characters sitting in the back seat of a car? Well, Steven Universe Future did it in its most recent episode, “Bismuth Casual,” and that was only the start.
Throughout the entire episode every indication was given that Bismuth has a crush on Pearl and by the end it seemed Pearl was receptive to it! How adorable is that? Now it should be said the episode never explicitly has one of the characters say, “I have a crush” or “I want to date them” but it’s still clear as day. Take this exchange between Steven and Bismuth, as she watches Pearl skate with her friends.
“You did fine making friends, right Bismuth? – Steven
“Oh yeah, uh,...
Who knew it was possible to establish the biggest queer energy in the universe by simply holding on a shot of two characters sitting in the back seat of a car? Well, Steven Universe Future did it in its most recent episode, “Bismuth Casual,” and that was only the start.
Throughout the entire episode every indication was given that Bismuth has a crush on Pearl and by the end it seemed Pearl was receptive to it! How adorable is that? Now it should be said the episode never explicitly has one of the characters say, “I have a crush” or “I want to date them” but it’s still clear as day. Take this exchange between Steven and Bismuth, as she watches Pearl skate with her friends.
“You did fine making friends, right Bismuth? – Steven
“Oh yeah, uh,...
- 3/7/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This Steven Universe Future review contains spoilers.
Steven Universe Future Episode 12
“Bismuth Casual” is the opposite side of the coin from the previous episode of Steven Universe Future, “In Dreams.” In that episode Steven was wrestling with the fear that people wouldn’t want to be around him if he couldn’t provide something for him. This was demonstrated in his attempt at making a new version of Camp Pining Hearts for Peridot. He feared if he couldn’t do it she wouldn’t want to be around him.
In this episode, Steven deals with the fear that people won’t want to be around him if he needs something from them. Throughout the episode he wants to be around Connie. He wants to spend time with her, along with Pearl and Bismuth (more on them later). However the moment he feels as though his presence is inconveniencing Connie he completely shuts down.
Steven Universe Future Episode 12
“Bismuth Casual” is the opposite side of the coin from the previous episode of Steven Universe Future, “In Dreams.” In that episode Steven was wrestling with the fear that people wouldn’t want to be around him if he couldn’t provide something for him. This was demonstrated in his attempt at making a new version of Camp Pining Hearts for Peridot. He feared if he couldn’t do it she wouldn’t want to be around him.
In this episode, Steven deals with the fear that people won’t want to be around him if he needs something from them. Throughout the episode he wants to be around Connie. He wants to spend time with her, along with Pearl and Bismuth (more on them later). However the moment he feels as though his presence is inconveniencing Connie he completely shuts down.
- 3/7/2020
- by Chris Longo
- Den of Geek
Jessica Paine and Ramon Watkins.
Jessica Paine and Ramon Watkins are the inaugural recipients of the In Dreams screenwriting Fellowship, launched by producers Carmen Knox and Melissa Azizi.
The fellowship is designed to connect Aussie screenwriting talent with Hollywood; Paine and Watkins will now complete the Storywise six-week Teleseminar with story/career consultant and In Dreams sponsor Jen Grisanti before participating in a curated series of meetings with key Hollywood industry professionals. All finalists in the program were also awarded Final Draft screenwriting software.
Finalists’ scripts were evaluated by a panel of Hollywood judges, including representatives of Imagine Entertainment, Greg Silverman’s Stampede, Verve Talent and Literary Agency, Abrams Artists Agency and Gunpowder & Sky.
Paine, a former breakfast TV producer, is a screenwriter and script editor who since graduating from Aftrs Graduate Diploma of Screenwriting has worked on shows such as Deadline Gallipoli, Wonderland and Cleverman. Most recently, Paine spent...
Jessica Paine and Ramon Watkins are the inaugural recipients of the In Dreams screenwriting Fellowship, launched by producers Carmen Knox and Melissa Azizi.
The fellowship is designed to connect Aussie screenwriting talent with Hollywood; Paine and Watkins will now complete the Storywise six-week Teleseminar with story/career consultant and In Dreams sponsor Jen Grisanti before participating in a curated series of meetings with key Hollywood industry professionals. All finalists in the program were also awarded Final Draft screenwriting software.
Finalists’ scripts were evaluated by a panel of Hollywood judges, including representatives of Imagine Entertainment, Greg Silverman’s Stampede, Verve Talent and Literary Agency, Abrams Artists Agency and Gunpowder & Sky.
Paine, a former breakfast TV producer, is a screenwriter and script editor who since graduating from Aftrs Graduate Diploma of Screenwriting has worked on shows such as Deadline Gallipoli, Wonderland and Cleverman. Most recently, Paine spent...
- 1/28/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Halfway through its run, Swamp Thing tells a convincing ghost story and advances its own mythology.
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This Swamp Thing review contains spoilers.
Swamp Thing Episode 5
Damn, this show deserves a better fate. I have wanted to avoid focusing on the negative too much, but we are at the halfway point of Swamp Thing’s first, and currently only, season, and things are picking up – but I am skeptical whether we’ll get a satisfying conclusion (even thought the finale was supposedly reworked to provide closure).
“Drive All Night,” (yet another Springsteen song title turned episode title) is a visually exciting ghost story with a creepy tone, and a plot that drives Abby’s arc forward. It also introduces both The Green and The Phantom Stranger to Swamp Thing – and we get a glimpse at Blue Devil!
There is a helluva lot going on in this fifth installment!
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This Swamp Thing review contains spoilers.
Swamp Thing Episode 5
Damn, this show deserves a better fate. I have wanted to avoid focusing on the negative too much, but we are at the halfway point of Swamp Thing’s first, and currently only, season, and things are picking up – but I am skeptical whether we’ll get a satisfying conclusion (even thought the finale was supposedly reworked to provide closure).
“Drive All Night,” (yet another Springsteen song title turned episode title) is a visually exciting ghost story with a creepy tone, and a plot that drives Abby’s arc forward. It also introduces both The Green and The Phantom Stranger to Swamp Thing – and we get a glimpse at Blue Devil!
There is a helluva lot going on in this fifth installment!
- 6/28/2019
- Den of Geek
As witnessed with In Dreams and The Crying Game, director Neil Jordan knows how to craft an intricate thriller. Jordan’s latest feature Greta, which he also co-wrote with Ray Wright, centers on a young girl named Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz) who befriends a lonely widow (Isabelle Huppert) in the titular role). Frances is in need [...]
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- 5/28/2019
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Eighty-three years ago today, Roy Orbison was born in the North Texas town of Vernon. The singer with the darkly operatic voice would shine among the early architects of rock & roll, emphasizing a gift for bold balladry in tunes such as “Running Scared,” “In Dreams” and “Crying,” while also projecting an air of enigmatic masculine swagger on classics like 1964’s “Oh, Pretty Woman.”
While several of Orbison’s songs were covered by artists across several genres during and beyond his lifetime, one cover reignited interest in the entertainer, whose record...
While several of Orbison’s songs were covered by artists across several genres during and beyond his lifetime, one cover reignited interest in the entertainer, whose record...
- 4/23/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
This Friday will see the release of the horror/thriller Greta, the latest film from director Neil Jordan. Starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert, the film follows a young girl who becomes the obsession of a lonely woman. To celebrate the release, we’re giving away five pairs of […] The post Contest: Win Tickets to See Greta at Any Mjr Theatres Location in Southeast Michigan appeared first on Dread Central.
- 2/26/2019
- by Jonathan Barkan
- DreadCentral.com
Wondering why the Criterion Collection was tweeting out Spotify links to Roy Orbison this afternoon? Well, David Lynch loves the dearly departed blues rocker, his music is featured in several of his movies and “In Dreams,” the song in question, gets quite the spotlight in the director’s seminal 1985 masterpiece “Blue Velvet.” Yep, it was a tease, and “Blue Velvet” is coming to the boutique Blu-Ray DVD label this May.
Continue reading Criterion Adds ‘Blue Velvet’ & New Films To Claire Denis, Michael Haneke & More To The Collection This May at The Playlist.
Continue reading Criterion Adds ‘Blue Velvet’ & New Films To Claire Denis, Michael Haneke & More To The Collection This May at The Playlist.
- 2/15/2019
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
“Some years I’m the coolest thing that ever happened, and then the next year everyone’s so over me,” Cher told Rolling Stone in 1999. She had just released “Believe,” which set the record for longest gap between Number Ones on Billboard’s Hot 100, a milestone that stands to this day. She joins many other big names — from the Beach Boys to Aretha Franklin and Meat Loaf — on our list of artists who mixed up a cocktail of fortitude, talent and luck to fight their way back onto the charts...
- 9/15/2018
- by Colin St. John
- Rollingstone.com
George Jenson, an Oscar-nominated art director and production illustrator who worked on such films as Return of the Jedi, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, has died. He was 87. The Art Directors Guild said today that he died May 25 of cancer.
Jenson began his four-decade career as a production illustrator and storyboard artist at 20th Century Fox Studios, working for producer Irwin Allen.s series Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Time Tunnel and Land of the Giants. He then segued to Filmation Associates, where he was a layout artist and illustrator on the TV toons Star Trek: The Animated Series, Lassie.s Rescue Rangers, Mission: Magic! and My Favorite Martians from 1972-75.
Pivoting to big-screen fare, Jenson worked as a production illustrator or storyboarder on a number of hit films ranging from Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind...
Jenson began his four-decade career as a production illustrator and storyboard artist at 20th Century Fox Studios, working for producer Irwin Allen.s series Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Time Tunnel and Land of the Giants. He then segued to Filmation Associates, where he was a layout artist and illustrator on the TV toons Star Trek: The Animated Series, Lassie.s Rescue Rangers, Mission: Magic! and My Favorite Martians from 1972-75.
Pivoting to big-screen fare, Jenson worked as a production illustrator or storyboarder on a number of hit films ranging from Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind...
- 7/13/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
David Lynch proved himself as a master of film music in his 1986 feature.
“Every note of music has enough breath to carry you away, and as a director, all you have to do is let the right wind blow at the right time” — David Lynch
Sound and music are incredibly important in David Lynch’s films. From Eraserhead (1977) on, Lynch has shown his talent for creating creepy and dreamy soundscapes, which include music and dialogue as well as diegetic and non-diegetic sound effects. Perhaps Lynch’s most popular film, Blue Velvet (1986) perfectly blends together pop music, original score, and Lynchian sound effects. Blue Velvet is especially rich with beautiful music that both comments on and runs counter to the images onscreen. This was the first film in which Lynch focused on both original score/sound effects and pre-existing pop music.
David Lynch is never completely serious or completely joking — he is always both at the same time...
“Every note of music has enough breath to carry you away, and as a director, all you have to do is let the right wind blow at the right time” — David Lynch
Sound and music are incredibly important in David Lynch’s films. From Eraserhead (1977) on, Lynch has shown his talent for creating creepy and dreamy soundscapes, which include music and dialogue as well as diegetic and non-diegetic sound effects. Perhaps Lynch’s most popular film, Blue Velvet (1986) perfectly blends together pop music, original score, and Lynchian sound effects. Blue Velvet is especially rich with beautiful music that both comments on and runs counter to the images onscreen. This was the first film in which Lynch focused on both original score/sound effects and pre-existing pop music.
David Lynch is never completely serious or completely joking — he is always both at the same time...
- 3/28/2017
- by Angela Morrison
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Annette Bening has signed on to star in “Katrina: American Crime Story,” the next installment in Ryan Murphy’s FX anthology series.
Bening will play Kathleen Blanco, who was Governor of Louisiana during and after Hurricane Katrina, in the limited-run series from Murphy, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.
Read More: ‘American Crime Story,’ ‘Atlanta’ Delays: Why FX Hits Sometimes Go On Long Hiatuses
FX announced last month that “Katrina,” which is the follow-up to “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” won’t be ready until 2018. That’s to allow producers more time to craft the story; but the delay was also attributed to Hurricane season-related insurance issues.
Production on the series’ third installment, about the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace, will actually take place before “Katrina.” That will allow FX to air both editions within six months of each other in 2018, and perhaps put the...
Bening will play Kathleen Blanco, who was Governor of Louisiana during and after Hurricane Katrina, in the limited-run series from Murphy, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.
Read More: ‘American Crime Story,’ ‘Atlanta’ Delays: Why FX Hits Sometimes Go On Long Hiatuses
FX announced last month that “Katrina,” which is the follow-up to “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” won’t be ready until 2018. That’s to allow producers more time to craft the story; but the delay was also attributed to Hurricane season-related insurance issues.
Production on the series’ third installment, about the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace, will actually take place before “Katrina.” That will allow FX to air both editions within six months of each other in 2018, and perhaps put the...
- 2/6/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
[Blue Velvet] was the song that sparked the movie!—David Lynch(1)Blue velvet, red lips, sprawling, manicured neighborhood lawns; the transgressions that go on behind the closed doors of ostensibly squeaky-clean American suburbia; the mysterious melancholy behind a pop song written in the early 1950s: these were the things that inspired David Lynch to write Blue Velvet. Kyle MacLachlan plays Jeffrey Beaumont in the film, a young man who returns to his hometown of Lumberton after his father has had a stroke. Whilst walking home after visiting his father in hospital, Jeffrey comes across an ant-infested human ear in an empty lot and takes it upon himself to investigate the mystery surrounding it, resulting in his being seduced and almost destroyed by the seamy underbelly of the town. In his investigations Jeffrey is torn between two worlds, one of innocence and one of corruption, and it is a duality that is not...
- 11/8/2016
- MUBI
Tony Sokol Sep 29, 2016
An official biopic of Roy Orbison has been confirmed...
Roy Orbison’s estate will cooperate with The Big O, a new biopic based on the life of the man who wrote 'Pretty Woman', 'Running Scared', 'In Dreams' and 'Only the Lonely'.
Roy Orbison was made for movies. That pallor. Those sunglasses. David Lynch saw it and Dennis Hopper channeled it. Roy Orbison was a mystery man, who never showed his eyes after losing his wife Claudette, who haunted his songs. Actually, Roy lost his regular, Buddy Holly style glasses on a tour bus with the Beatles when they opened for him in the UK. He kept both the shades and his friendship with George Harrison. They even formed a band together with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne.
The biopic The Big O will be written by Ray Gideon and Bruce Evans,...
An official biopic of Roy Orbison has been confirmed...
Roy Orbison’s estate will cooperate with The Big O, a new biopic based on the life of the man who wrote 'Pretty Woman', 'Running Scared', 'In Dreams' and 'Only the Lonely'.
Roy Orbison was made for movies. That pallor. Those sunglasses. David Lynch saw it and Dennis Hopper channeled it. Roy Orbison was a mystery man, who never showed his eyes after losing his wife Claudette, who haunted his songs. Actually, Roy lost his regular, Buddy Holly style glasses on a tour bus with the Beatles when they opened for him in the UK. He kept both the shades and his friendship with George Harrison. They even formed a band together with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne.
The biopic The Big O will be written by Ray Gideon and Bruce Evans,...
- 9/28/2016
- Den of Geek
Sweet dreams are… definitely not made of these gorgeous, disturbing images featured in Westworld‘s latest trailer.
The new “Dreams” promo for HBO’s hotly anticipated sci-fi drama (posted above) offers a closer look at what visitors encounter when they arrive at the high-tech theme park: a stunningly detailed recreation of the Old West, with lifelike robots offering the chance to engage in authentic gunfights — and even a wild whorehouse orgy. (This does air on HBO, after all.)
PhotosWestworld: HBO Drops 20 New Images
But not all the robots are happy to play along. In the clip, we see...
The new “Dreams” promo for HBO’s hotly anticipated sci-fi drama (posted above) offers a closer look at what visitors encounter when they arrive at the high-tech theme park: a stunningly detailed recreation of the Old West, with lifelike robots offering the chance to engage in authentic gunfights — and even a wild whorehouse orgy. (This does air on HBO, after all.)
PhotosWestworld: HBO Drops 20 New Images
But not all the robots are happy to play along. In the clip, we see...
- 9/13/2016
- TVLine.com
If you want to aim for maximum creepiness factor, take a page out of David Lynch's Blue Velvet playbook with a rendition of Roy Orbison's "In Dreams". This latest trailer for HBO's Westworld features the tune, and a healthy dollop of sex and violence to boot. The new vision of Michael Crichton’s film comes from J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot, Person Of Interest creator Jonathan Nolan, producer Jerry Weintraub and Warner Bros TV. Nolan also directed the pilot for the series, which is described as a "dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin." Westworld stars stars James Marsden, Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, James Marsden, Kyle Bornheime and Thandie Newton. ‘Westworld’ is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin, exploring a world in which every human appetite,...
- 9/13/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Last year's surreal, star-studded musical tribute to David Lynch will be released as a double album, The Music of David Lynch, featuring performances from Karen O, the Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd, Duran Duran, Sky Ferreira, Moby and more, Pitchfork reports.
The one-night only concert/fundraiser for the David Lynch Foundation featured a variety of musicians tackling songs from and inspired by Lynch's projects. The filmmaker's longtime composer, Angelo Badalamenti, even recreated "Laura Palmer's Theme" and "Dance of the Dream Man" from Twin Peaks, which will open the album's first and second LPs,...
The one-night only concert/fundraiser for the David Lynch Foundation featured a variety of musicians tackling songs from and inspired by Lynch's projects. The filmmaker's longtime composer, Angelo Badalamenti, even recreated "Laura Palmer's Theme" and "Dance of the Dream Man" from Twin Peaks, which will open the album's first and second LPs,...
- 4/7/2016
- Rollingstone.com
If a theatrical re-release of Blue Velvet wasn’t enough to hold one over until next year, when we get what amounts to around 18 new hours of David Lynch-directed drama, we have some music to your ears today. Around a year ago, Los Angeles’ Ace Hotel held “The Music of David Lynch” concert, hosted by the Mulholland Dr. director’s foundation.
Featuring his go-to composer Angelo Badalamenti as well as Donovan, Karen O, Lykke Li, Duran Duran, Moby, The Flaming Lips, Twin Peaks (of course), and more as they cover various tracks from his work, it’s now been announced the show will get a double-lp vinyl release next week. While various low-quality recordings of it have made their way online since the concert, this will mark the first official release of the tracks, and we can’t wait to hear them.
Pre-order it here and check out the...
Featuring his go-to composer Angelo Badalamenti as well as Donovan, Karen O, Lykke Li, Duran Duran, Moby, The Flaming Lips, Twin Peaks (of course), and more as they cover various tracks from his work, it’s now been announced the show will get a double-lp vinyl release next week. While various low-quality recordings of it have made their way online since the concert, this will mark the first official release of the tracks, and we can’t wait to hear them.
Pre-order it here and check out the...
- 4/6/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
This article accompanies the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s dual retrospective of the films of Jacques Rivette and David Lynch and is part of an ongoing review of Rivette’s films for the Notebook, in light of several major re-releases of his work.At first, David Lynch’s most rigid film, the mellifluous Blue Velvet (1986), being paired with Jacques Rivette’s buoyant, fluid 2007 adaptation of Balzac’s La Duchess de Langeais, might seem like a rather unusual way to begin a film series intending to strike up parallels between the two (at least heretofore) unconnected film directors. The swings from love to hate and back again between the lovers in The Duchess of Langeais are matched and counterpointed by the swings of Rivette’s late camera, both balanced and frantic in its restless pursuit of clarification which, of course, it never seems to find. In contrast, Lynch presents Blue Velvet...
- 12/13/2015
- by Christopher Small
- MUBI
This article accompanies the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s dual retrospective of the films of Jacques Rivette and David Lynch and is part of an ongoing review of Rivette’s films for the Notebook, in light of several major re-releases of his work.At first, David Lynch’s most rigid film, the mellifluous Blue Velvet (1986), being paired with Jacques Rivette’s buoyant, fluid 2007 adaptation of Balzac’s La Duchess de Langeais, might seem like a rather unusual way to begin a film series intending to strike up parallels between the two (at least heretofore) unconnected film directors. The swings from love to hate and back again between the lovers in The Duchess of Langeais are matched and counterpointed by the swings of Rivette’s late camera, both balanced and frantic in its restless pursuit of clarification which, of course, it never seems to find. In contrast, Lynch presents Blue Velvet...
- 12/13/2015
- by Christopher Small
- MUBI
As the Hollywood studios attempt to transition to the digital age, there’s been some bumpy roads along the journey as copyright and ways to access get sorted out. Today brings an example of how to do things right as Paramount have launched The Paramount Vault, which, according to their official description “showcases a collection of Paramount full-length films and clips including selections that range from black-and-white to color, comedy to horror, and everything in between.”
While the selection isn’t massive (yet, hopefully), it includes a number of highlights. Notably there’s Sean Byrne‘s deliciously wicked The Loved Ones, John Cassavetes‘ drama Love Streams, Wachowskis‘ impressive debut Bound, Noah Baumbach‘s overlooked Margot at the Wedding, as well as films featuring Jack Nicholson, Audrey Hepburn, Elvis Presley, and more.
Check out our top picks thus far below and it should be noted only those in the United States can view.
While the selection isn’t massive (yet, hopefully), it includes a number of highlights. Notably there’s Sean Byrne‘s deliciously wicked The Loved Ones, John Cassavetes‘ drama Love Streams, Wachowskis‘ impressive debut Bound, Noah Baumbach‘s overlooked Margot at the Wedding, as well as films featuring Jack Nicholson, Audrey Hepburn, Elvis Presley, and more.
Check out our top picks thus far below and it should be noted only those in the United States can view.
- 10/8/2015
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
While the five year wait between main series entries has been agonizing for some, the October launch of Rock Band 4 is almost upon us. Since the title was officially announced back in May, Harmonix has slowly been revealing which artists will be featured in the upcoming release. With the calendar switching over to August, the developer has once again announced a new batch of tracks.
As with the last announced selection, the newly revealed songs cover multiple genres and decades. Some of these artists have been featured in the Rock Band franchise before, while a few are brand new to the genre entirely.
The 17 newly revealed tunes can be seen below:
4 Non Blondes: What’s Up? The Black Keys: Fever Disturbed: Prayer Duck & Cover: Knock Em Down Eddie Japan: Albert Fall Out Boy: Centuries Halestorm: I Miss The Misery Heart: Kick It Out Heaven’s Basement: I Am Electric...
As with the last announced selection, the newly revealed songs cover multiple genres and decades. Some of these artists have been featured in the Rock Band franchise before, while a few are brand new to the genre entirely.
The 17 newly revealed tunes can be seen below:
4 Non Blondes: What’s Up? The Black Keys: Fever Disturbed: Prayer Duck & Cover: Knock Em Down Eddie Japan: Albert Fall Out Boy: Centuries Halestorm: I Miss The Misery Heart: Kick It Out Heaven’s Basement: I Am Electric...
- 8/4/2015
- by Eric Hall
- We Got This Covered
People have a pretty intimate relationship with music. The song that was playing when you had your first slow dance, broke up with that certain someone, or lost your virginity will rank higher for you than it will for some random listener. Even bad songs have a way of causing flashbacks, for better or worse. So when a movie ties a song to imagery we never imagined while making out in the back seat, it can shake up our reality a little. Say Anything permanently connected Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” with boom boxes and early-morning wake-ups, and who among us can hear Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” without regretting that they spent good money to see Sleeping with the Enemy? Here are some other songs that celluloid changed forever.
“The Star-Spangled Banner,” Poltergeist (1982) – A whole generation hears this song with a sense of dread thanks to its...
“The Star-Spangled Banner,” Poltergeist (1982) – A whole generation hears this song with a sense of dread thanks to its...
- 5/31/2015
- by M. Robert Grunwald
- SoundOnSight
My So-Called Life (1994), Season 1, Episode 19, “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities”
Written by Winnie Holzman
Directed by Elodie Keene
Aired January 26th, 1995 on ABC
My So-Called Life celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, marking two decades of its influence as a cultural touchstone. It’s a small show, one that was canceled after one season by ABC, but the power of My So-Called Life continued on way past its initial airing to become a part of the way television tells stories about teenage life. Creator Winnie Holzman, armed with a cast of young newcomers led by the expressive, lip-quivering Claire Danes, made something timeless (apart from the ’90s fashion choices). My So-Called Life endures thanks to Holzman’s vision for the show, one that dared to treat its teenagers like people.
My So-Called Life is high school at its most brutal, and most arresting. The show follows Angela Chase, a 15 year-old girl...
Written by Winnie Holzman
Directed by Elodie Keene
Aired January 26th, 1995 on ABC
My So-Called Life celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, marking two decades of its influence as a cultural touchstone. It’s a small show, one that was canceled after one season by ABC, but the power of My So-Called Life continued on way past its initial airing to become a part of the way television tells stories about teenage life. Creator Winnie Holzman, armed with a cast of young newcomers led by the expressive, lip-quivering Claire Danes, made something timeless (apart from the ’90s fashion choices). My So-Called Life endures thanks to Holzman’s vision for the show, one that dared to treat its teenagers like people.
My So-Called Life is high school at its most brutal, and most arresting. The show follows Angela Chase, a 15 year-old girl...
- 5/4/2015
- by Elena Rivera
- SoundOnSight
The final guild/industry group to declare nominees did so this afternoon as the Motion Picture Sound Editors (Mpse) spoke up with a roll call of players for the 62nd Golden Reel Awards. On the film side of things, "Birdman" and "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" had the best showing with three nominations each. I've been wondering if the latter could slide into Oscar play this year, but it's hard to gauge here, as "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" had a nice Mpse showing, too. In the effects/foley category, "Fury" is featured as well, also a strong possibility to pop up. All other expected players ("American Sniper," "Guardians of the Galaxy," "Unbroken," etc.) are featured. We'll see how the sound branch shakes it all out tomorrow but I'm a little more confused by where they'll end up going than usual, I must say. Check out...
- 1/14/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Hollywood’s sound pros nominated Birdman and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes for three awards apiece as the Motion Picture Sound Editors unveiled nods for its 62nd Mpse Golden Reel Awards, honoring the best feature film, television, animation and computer entertainment work of the year.
“2014 was a fantastic year for sound,” said Mpse president Frank Morrone. “The advent of new distribution channels, streaming services and gaming platforms is creating additional opportunities for sound artists to practice their craft beyond the traditional venues of film and television. This year’s nominations reflect that change, spanning an amazing diversity of mediums and genres, all executed at the highest level of creativity. We are truly inspired and impressed by the work of our colleagues.”
This year’s Golden Reels will additionally honor Noah director Darren Aronofsky with the Mpse’s annual Filmmaker Award. Oscar winner Skip Lievsay, known for his work...
“2014 was a fantastic year for sound,” said Mpse president Frank Morrone. “The advent of new distribution channels, streaming services and gaming platforms is creating additional opportunities for sound artists to practice their craft beyond the traditional venues of film and television. This year’s nominations reflect that change, spanning an amazing diversity of mediums and genres, all executed at the highest level of creativity. We are truly inspired and impressed by the work of our colleagues.”
This year’s Golden Reels will additionally honor Noah director Darren Aronofsky with the Mpse’s annual Filmmaker Award. Oscar winner Skip Lievsay, known for his work...
- 1/14/2015
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
The craft stores know something you don’t know. That’s right. It’s time for the 2014 Halloween Season TV Preview! This is where we let you know about the time and channel for everything we can find on TV having to do with Halloween or Horror for the month of October and sometimes late September. This will include holiday specials, horror movies, TV show premier dates and Halloween episodes of your favorite series as well as documentaries that might be considered scary. Anything and everything that might get your ghost good.
I always start with TCM because you can tell they take such care in developing their lineup. Be sure to check out their Thursday nights. This is truly a unique year for that station.
A quick note: We are not going to be able to get it all. So many different markets and channels and providers… it’s...
I always start with TCM because you can tell they take such care in developing their lineup. Be sure to check out their Thursday nights. This is truly a unique year for that station.
A quick note: We are not going to be able to get it all. So many different markets and channels and providers… it’s...
- 9/4/2014
- by Jimmy Terror
- The Liberal Dead
This episode feels about three hours long. Technically speaking, a great many things happen in it, but most of them don’t feel significant, partly because none of the plotlines that were going somewhere last week achieve any forward momentum. As the clock is ticking down towards the closing credits, there’s a brief, wordless scene of Lafayette and Lettie Mae digging up the yard they saw Tara clawing up in their shared vision, just to let us know that that particular plot thread is still in play and hasn’t been forgotten. But there are also long, meandering scenes in which Sam (drowning his sorrows at Arlene’s bar, where he now seems to be the only remaining customer) and Andy (taking a break from searching for his daughter to stand by the side of a lake and have a good cry) whine about how fed up and frustrated...
- 8/4/2014
- by Phil Dyess-Nugent
- Hitfix
The Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack may be massively popular all over the globe, but it's always set my teeth on edge. As it happens, I know why this is the case – it can be traced all the way back to 1994 when I'd just started university. The girl in the campus room above happened to be a fan of Rocky Horror and would play the wretched thing over and over until the tape became time warped. And to that day, whenever a Rocky Horror song has come on the radio or TV, I've mentally ground my teeth till there's nothing left but gum.
Living Conditions sees Buffy continuing her mission to try and settle down into college life. While it's a smoother ride than her first days in The Freshman , her growing conflict with Kathy is still making college a bit of a chore. It seems that no matter how hard she tries,...
Living Conditions sees Buffy continuing her mission to try and settle down into college life. While it's a smoother ride than her first days in The Freshman , her growing conflict with Kathy is still making college a bit of a chore. It seems that no matter how hard she tries,...
- 6/30/2014
- Shadowlocked
Why Watch? This short documentary from Fiona Dalwood features five conversations about losing something vital (from limbs to loved ones) and infuses them with lighthearted stop-motion animation, rounding out and complicating stories that otherwise might be wholly somber. In truth, what’s shared is not only the initial wound of the loss, but also the lessons learned from it as it healed. Those tones blend together for a rich view on one aspect of human life — managing to avoid one-noted piety, sunshine or despair. The stop-motion, rendered with simplicity and skill, adds a buffer between us and the pain. There’s a potential to mute the impact, but it also achieves something similar to the short In Dreams, where the human face is taken away, allowing a universality to creep in. This is no longer his story, these are no longer their stories. We can somehow see ourselves more easily reflected in the details when it’s...
- 4/14/2014
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Alexa here. I couldn't let the week pass without posting about a show that runs through this week at Spoke Art Gallery in San Fransicso: In Dreams, an art show tribute to David Lynch. Following past tribute shows to Wes Andserson and Martin Scorsese, Spoke is now featuring the works of more than 50 artist fans of the coffee-loving cult icon. Reckoning with Lynch's work must have caused a collective plumbing of subconscious depths because the show features some of the most hypnotic tribute art I've seen in awhile. All works are available for viewing, and purchase, here.
What follows are a few of my favorites...
What follows are a few of my favorites...
- 3/25/2014
- by Alexa
- FilmExperience
David Lynch knows exactly when he started transcendental meditation: "On July 1st, 1973, at about 11 am." Although Lynch is most famous as a director of delightfully twisted movies from Eraserhead to Inland Empire, he is also a painter, an actor (most recently on Louie), a coffee seller, and the founder of the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace. The foundation is dedicated to spreading transcendental meditation (the practice developed by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who famously taught it to the Beatles)—particularly to groups at risk, such as the homeless,...
- 2/25/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Singer/songwriter Lou Reed.
I interviewed Lou Reed in spring of 2003 in conjunction with the release of his latest album, The Raven. A hero of mine since childhood, our chat did not start out well. As I entered his office in Soho, he greeted me with a look combining contempt and outright revulsion: "Oh you little yuppie punk, please say something stupid so I can throw your ass outta my office," it seemed to say. Happily, Reed warmed up over the next two hours and we had a terrific chat about many things, recorded below.
Several months later, I attended his sold-out concert at the Wiltern in L.A. Backstage, I shook his hand and told him how much I enjoyed the show.. He managed a smile, patted my shoulder, and said "Nice work."
Rip Lou, and thanks for it all.
Lou Reed Quothes The Raven
By
Alex Simon
Editor's...
I interviewed Lou Reed in spring of 2003 in conjunction with the release of his latest album, The Raven. A hero of mine since childhood, our chat did not start out well. As I entered his office in Soho, he greeted me with a look combining contempt and outright revulsion: "Oh you little yuppie punk, please say something stupid so I can throw your ass outta my office," it seemed to say. Happily, Reed warmed up over the next two hours and we had a terrific chat about many things, recorded below.
Several months later, I attended his sold-out concert at the Wiltern in L.A. Backstage, I shook his hand and told him how much I enjoyed the show.. He managed a smile, patted my shoulder, and said "Nice work."
Rip Lou, and thanks for it all.
Lou Reed Quothes The Raven
By
Alex Simon
Editor's...
- 10/27/2013
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
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