Sentences with phrase «of cult cinema»

The fourth segment covers seven sub-genres of cult cinema: the Giallo, spaghetti westerns, canuxploitation, pornochanchada, Christmas horror films, Food horror, and empty sci - fi.
For a fan of cult cinema or a collector of Arrow Video Bluray / DVD's, then this is a must have book.
Depending on your level of awareness into the world of cult cinema, you may either find these articles to be old information or they'll provide you with a great deal of new knowledge.
Pam Grier is the first black woman action star, and in recent years there's been more attention paid to pulp figures in that ilk, thanks to the nostalgia of cult cinema and the celebration of genre canons.
«Arrow Video is one of the foremost distributors of cult cinema on DVD and Blu - ray.
is a 24 - hour eclectic mix of cult cinema, independent films, classic television, music and anything wacky!

Not exact matches

For example, if you're a printmaker and you've just finished a range of posters based on 80s cult films for a local exhibition, the most effective way to spend your money could be promoting your work to men interested in cinema aged 35 - 45 within 10 km of the gallery, instead of all genders, all ages, all across the UK.
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Film4 showcases the widest range of titles including classics, the latest Hollywood epics, the best of US and UK independent cinema, foreign flicks and cult cinema.
Marcus Nispel on the Set of Pathfinder» is pretty much what the title implies; and finally «Clancy Brown: Cult Hero» is an all too brief tribute to one of the great hard arse / villains of modern cinema.
Tim Lucas is a critic, screenwriter, and novelist, as well as the editor and copublisher of the award - winning Video Watchdog, a bimonthly consumer guide to cult and genre cinema on DVD.
As a quirky tip of the hat to junk food cinema, it would go on to a similar cult status as the films it pays homage to.
Based on the book The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell, the film tells the behind - the - scenes story behind one of modern cinema's biggest cult classics The Room.
In this rapidly changing industry, genre film remains a strongly communal experience, as horror, sci fi, fantasy and cult films continue to flourish under the banner of event cinema.
His feature debut, A Dark Song is somewhere in - between an ultra-involving parental drama, a 60s - style occult horror and an out - and - out black comedy, balancing the trio surprisingly well and delivering a thoroughly entertaining and refreshing new slice of British cult cinema.
Some of cinema's guiltiest pleasures have followed this formula to great success, and though director Joe Lynch's «Everly» desperately wants to join those ranks as the next cult classic shoot - «em - up, it falls disappointingly short.
From 3D cane toads on opening night (Cane Toads: The Conquest) to John Woo kung fu to close the program (Reign Of Assassins), possibly the world's first «womantic» feature (the Brisbane - based comedy Jucy) to the utterly indescribable (Tommy Wiseau cult phenomenon The Room), the new look festival — in a new timeslot and new venues (Palace Centro and Barracks cinemas, and Tribal Theatre)-- has assembled an amazing line - up, with films for young (well, 18 and over for the most part, given the severing of links between BIFF and Cine Sparks) and olOf Assassins), possibly the world's first «womantic» feature (the Brisbane - based comedy Jucy) to the utterly indescribable (Tommy Wiseau cult phenomenon The Room), the new look festival — in a new timeslot and new venues (Palace Centro and Barracks cinemas, and Tribal Theatre)-- has assembled an amazing line - up, with films for young (well, 18 and over for the most part, given the severing of links between BIFF and Cine Sparks) and olof links between BIFF and Cine Sparks) and old.
A throwback to the star - driven cinema of the Fifties and a reflection of our own fanatical interest in cults of personality, the film features transparent performances (with the exception of Don Cheadle, each performer in Ocean's Eleven is playing his - or herself), and the same kind of sadistic voyeurism that impels us to simultaneously deify and find fault with our favourite actors keeps our peepers glued to the screen as George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Elliot Gould, and Carl Reiner revolve around one another in a loose heist intrigue intended to relieve Andy Garcia of both his millions and his girlfriend.
Whether or not this film will go down as the cult classic that Rogen and Goldberg are clearly hoping for remains to be seen, but come the end of 2013, it will certainly register in the memory banks of cinema - goers to a much larger degree than all the comedy films that have preceded it this year.
The selection of films incorporates some of the most significant (and most discussed) examples of international «art cinema» and off - Hollywood cult cinema from recent years, the bulk of them released between 2000 and 2006; examples include In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar - wai, 2000), Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000), Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001), Irreversible (Gaspar Noé, 2002), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004), and Caché (Michael Haneke, 2005).
With films like Fast & Furious 7, Tarantino's upcoming The Hateful Eight, Bone Tomahawk and Road to Save Nome in the pipeline, as well as a possible Stargate sequel, Russell will continue to be a fixture in cinemas across the nation, and although the latest entry in his expansive body of work is a long way off being his best, his cult status remains very much intact.
Cult movies means many things to many people — Ben Wheatley's introduction touches on the manner in which he discovered the underbelly of cinema, but it won't be shared by everyone, of course — and everyone will have their own favorites.
Filled with armored brutes, vicious aliens, and devilish bosses, the world of Speed Brawl captures the humor and over-the-top action of»80s cult classic cinema.
Why you shouldn't miss it: An unabashed love letter to trash cinema, Best Worst Movie reveals the improbable heartfelt story of an Alabama dentist - turned - cult - movie icon and an Italian filmmaker as they come to terms with their internationally revered cinematic failure.
THE DVD Anchor Bay's laudable dedication to resurrecting «classics» of horror and cult cinema has resulted in another must - have, THX - approved DVD for admirers of Hellbound: Hellraiser 2.
But with the exodus of talent off the island in the wake of the handover to China (all of the above went to Hollywood, at least for awhile), the deterioration of existing prints and the rise in the cost of running repertory, as well as the inevitable change in what counted as fashionable cult cinema, the films disappeared from Seattle screens.
Well, it's because he actually has a Masters in Film Studies, and one heck of a thesis on cult cinema.
For example, in the opening minutes of the film, moviegoers leave a cinema where the marquee promotes a double feature of «The Convent Murders» and «Rapist Cult
Criterion presents a contemporary treasure on Blu - ray that's likely to endure with future audiences as a staple of European cult cinema.
Now UK distributor Arrow Video (and slowly venturing into the US) has produced their own companion book celebrating cult cinema and some of the motion pictures that they have released since being created in 2001.
Before the internet and YouTube, the ways that you became informed about cult cinema was from reading books, fanzines, and watching some beat up VHS copies of the movies.
A vast library of carefully curated film collections offers an opportunity to catch up with auteur filmographies, cult classics and independent and world cinema gems.
This little gem features American treasure and all - around genre cinema maestro John Carpenter discussing his 1988 sci - fi / action / horror cult classic They Live, going into detail about such things as the conceptual ideas behind the movie's premise, his casting of professional wrestler «Rowdy» Roddy Piper as the protagonist, and the rebellious inspiration for the film's infamous fight scene between Piper and the great Keith David.
With «The Hunger Games» hitting cinemas lots have people have been talking about the origins of the idea for a teen death match with many citing the influences of a cult Japanese film «Battle Royale».
For a shot of adrenaline in your next cinema trip, look no further — a future cult classic for sure.
The Long Hair of Death (Raro, Blu - ray, DVD)-- Raro Video, the American arm of an Italian home video company, is one of only a couple of disc labels with a tightly - defined mission, in this case a focus on classics of Italian cinema that ranges from auteur masterworks to genre landmarks and cult items.
Ace new movie The Disaster Artist — in limited cinemas on December 1 and nationwide from December 6 — is the true story of how one man's dream to make his cinematic masterpiece led to one of the worst films in history, and one of the biggest cult hits.
A trio of cult classics for folks inclined to keep it real via cinema verite.
I foresee the Honeyspider cult only growing over the years, as this fun little walk through the independent spirit, raised and educated on the best of genre cinema, finds a legion of willing followers to rank this among the best of its kind.
Although «Unsane» might require an unusual taste for both high and lowbrow cinema, and its approach may strike celluloid purists as anathema (fear not, Chris Nolan, there's still a place for actual film in the hearts of most movie lovers), Soderbergh's 27th film strikes as an immediate cult hit — the kind whose small budget will ensure success ad infinitum.
Since winning the Palm D'Or 20 years ago at Cannes, Quentin Tarantino's brand of filmmaking has become synonymous with cult cinema.
The 56 - year - old cult filmmaker, who smashed independent cinema to pieces over 20 years ago with 1995's Welcome to the Dollhouse, offers a sardonic twist on mortality through the sordid adventures of an adorable dachshund.
A strange cult movie (in more than one way) that proves Mitchell is one of America's strongest voices in cinema.
After its absorption into the American mainstream, Hong Kong cinema may have fallen somewhat out of fashion, but websites like Mobius Asian Film Discussion Board show that much of its rabid Western cult audience remains.
With exactly a week to go until Ready Player One arrives in cinemas, IMAX has released a behind the scenes featurette for the upcoming big screen adaptation of Ernest Cline's cult novel which includes interviews with director Steven Spielberg, author Cline, stars Lena Waithe, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, and Ben Mendelsohn, producers Kristie Macosko Krieger, Donald -LSB-...]
Filled with armored brutes, vicious aliens, and outlandish bosses, the world of Speed Brawl captures the humor and over-the-top action from over three decades of cult classic cinema.
The documentary tells how Corman brought his brand of low - budget, cult, B - movie cinema to Ireland.
Xavier Mendik is the Director of the Cult Film Archive at University College Northampton and a documentary producer working in the field of cult and horror cinCult Film Archive at University College Northampton and a documentary producer working in the field of cult and horror cincult and horror cinema.
Today, the film is considered one of the great cult classics of modern cinema — «the «Citizen Kane» of bad movies,» as Ross Morin dubbed it in 2008 while an assistant film professor at St. Cloud University in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Faults, although a little too controlled, is a worthy addition into the modern canon of «cult» movies and places Riley Stearn firmly into the «ones to watch» category of modern independent cinema
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