The things a samurai has to do for money. In this case, they gotta bust some ghosts. 100 Monsters is part of a series of yokai movies that focuses on monsters and samurai. It really is a strange mix of genres, but it’s a mix that’s mostly refreshing. But with a title like 100 Monsters,... Continue Reading →
September’s movie was David’s #12 Dreams… specifically Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams. This seems to be something very different from anything I’ve ever seen from Kurosawa. It’s basically a compilation of 8 short films that he has labeled his dreams. I guess the closest of his films would be Rashomon, which has basically three shorts, but at... Continue Reading →
This week I review the Arkansas made feature film, Ghosts of the Ozarks. Check out the review in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/sep/30/chasing-down-ghosts-of-the-ozarks/
I went to the Little Rock 48 Hour Film Project awards ceremony. I presented the award for Best Writing, which went to Blind Bandit Media. The Death Rattle took home best film and will be screening in L.A. with the other city winners from the overall competition.
Also this week fort the Democrat Gazette, I take a look at the 1983 classic indie film Last Night at the Alamo directed by Eagle Pennell. Read the article in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
This past week I went to the Cabot Firehouse Film Festival... which wasn't held in the fire station this year. It turned out to be a fairly wholesome event. Check out the article in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
Got a front row seat for the Arkansas Cinema Society's premier screening of Ghosts of the Ozarks at the Malco Jonesboro Towne Cinema. After the screening there was a Q&A hosted by the ASC featuring the films writers and director, Jordan Wayne Long and Tara Perry
One of the "video nasties", The Toolbox Murders is a very fractured film in a way that doesn't completely work. It starts out as a very stripped down slasher. In the first 15 minutes there's three home invasions and three dead women. The killer using a different tool from his toolbox to kill each of... Continue Reading →
UCA film school grads add diversity to program Here's a look at three of the five grad students from UCA who are shooting their thesis films this year. I've been real impressed with how much diversity UCA has pumped into their program. Kudos to them, and good luck to the students.
In memory of the recently deceased Clu Gulager, I decided to watch one of his movies... Uninvited from 1987. Now Gulager was in quite a bit of schlock this movie is no different, but he was also in some good stuff like Return of the Living Dead and even The Last Picture Show. But I'm... Continue Reading →
