Therese
Written and directed by Charlie Stratton
USA, 2013
So-called “costume dramas” often deal in subtle yet significant helpings of sexual repression guiding their characters’ every action. The idea of an erotic thriller set in the 1860s is thereby rather an intriguing one – in which each intimate moment carries greater weight and excitement than in most present day scenarios. Émile Zola’s novel “Thérèse Raquin” is no stranger to cinema, its first of many screen adaptations dating back to a 1915 Italian silent film. Television veteran Charlie Stratton makes his feature directorial debut with a new look at the doomed yarn of lust and betrayal.
Stratton has paved his way through directorial gigs on Faux Baby and, most recently, Revenge. His move to feature filmmaking brings with it the sensibilities of one senselessly scrambling to keep cable subscribers tuned in for commercial breaks – rushing story angles and building to mild climaxes so...
Written and directed by Charlie Stratton
USA, 2013
So-called “costume dramas” often deal in subtle yet significant helpings of sexual repression guiding their characters’ every action. The idea of an erotic thriller set in the 1860s is thereby rather an intriguing one – in which each intimate moment carries greater weight and excitement than in most present day scenarios. Émile Zola’s novel “Thérèse Raquin” is no stranger to cinema, its first of many screen adaptations dating back to a 1915 Italian silent film. Television veteran Charlie Stratton makes his feature directorial debut with a new look at the doomed yarn of lust and betrayal.
Stratton has paved his way through directorial gigs on Faux Baby and, most recently, Revenge. His move to feature filmmaking brings with it the sensibilities of one senselessly scrambling to keep cable subscribers tuned in for commercial breaks – rushing story angles and building to mild climaxes so...
- 9/10/2013
- by Tom Stoup
- SoundOnSight
Emily Rose in Haven Emily Rose stars in Haven, a supernatural drama television series loosely based on the Stephen King novel The Colorado Kid which co-stars Eric Balfour (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 24, Skyline) & Lucas Bryant (M.V.P., Faux Baby). Emily Rose is Audrey Parker – an FBI agent who ends up in Haven, Maine chasing an escaped prisoner, and encounters Haven's supernatural Troubles in the process. After successfully resolving a situation involving a Troubled person she is invited to stay by Chief Wuornos, both for her ability to "see what's right in front of [her]" and her sympathetic method of dealing with those afflicted by The Troubles. Audrey initially is "on loan" to Haven's Police Department, but eventually quits the FBI in order to take a permanent job with Haven Pd and continue helping the town in dealing with The Troubles. Here's what Emily had to say about working on Haven to date.
- 7/15/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
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