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Austin Film Festival: Tyler Savage On ODDITIES, Genre Mashups, And Working With Adrienne Barbeau

Cinema Scholars interviews Tyler Savage, writer/director of the horror film Oddities, which celebrated its Texas Premiere at the Austin Film Festival. Oddities stars Lilimar,...

WICKER Review: The Most Human Man In Town Isn’t Human

Introduction I recently reviewed the first two episodes of Mike Flanagan’s new production of Carrie. One of the central themes of Carrie is the cruelty...

Austin Film Festival: A Chat With PETUNIA Director Alec C. Cohen And Star Charlie McDermott

Cinema Scholars interviews Petunia writer/director Alec C. Cohen and star Charlie McDermott at the Austin Film Festival. The film celebrated its world premiere at...

SLAMDANCE FESTIVAL: Director Agnieszka Zwiefka Talks About Her Documentary SILENT TREES

Synopsis Silent Trees introduces us to Runa, a 16-year-old Kurdish refugee and her family who have been stranded in an icy forest in the Belarusian-Polish...

THE COEN BROTHERS: Together Again And Making A Horror Movie!

Introduction Hitchcock, Kubrick, Scorsese, PTA, and The Coen Brothers. Names synonymous with not just filmmaking, but GREAT filmmaking. Joel Daniel and Ethan Jesse Coen, for...

THE QUIET ONES: Director Frederik Louis Hviid Talks About His New Danish Heist Film

Introduction The Quiet Ones is a suspenseful action thriller about a team of ambitious and uncompromising criminals who share the same goal: to achieve the impossible...

CLEANER Review: Exactly The Action Film You Expect It Is (In A Good Way)

Introduction On paper, Martin Campbell's Cleaner looks like another Die Hard incarnation with Daisy Ridley substituted for Bruce Willis. Once you see the film, you'll...

SLAMDANCE FESTIVAL: An Interview With The Director And Star Of IN THE MOUTH

Introduction In the new feature film In the Mouth, having its world premiere at this year's Slamdance Film Festival in Los Angeles, Merl has been...