Special Mention: Sightseers Directed by Ben Wheatley Written by Steve Oram and Alice Lowe UK, 2012 This bloody, satirical road trip comedy is by no means as great as Terrence Mallick’s Badlands, but it is truly unique, strange, disquieting, and uncomfortably funny. Ben Wheatley is one of the most exciting genre filmmakers working in the …
Any regular readers of Sound On Sight, or listeners of our Sordid Cinema podcast, should know that I am a huge fan of horror films. I recently published a 75 000 + word article counting down the 100 greatest horror films ever made – and every year, I whip a list of the best horror …
This weekend saw the release of Fede Alvarez’s blood-soaked reprise of Sam Raimi’s franchise-spawning low-budget shocker, The Evil Dead. The film topped the weekend box office, and here’s hoping it will inspire younger viewers who haven’t seen Raimi’s auspicious feature debut, to seek it out. Sam Raimi shot The Evil Dead on 16mm, in the …
Today’s film is the 2005 short El Cojonudo. The film is directed by Fede Alvarez, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Rodo Sayagues. Alvarez gained attention as a filmmaker with a series of short films, some of which caught the eye of Sam Raimi. Alvarez, however, really rose to prominence when he was tapped by …
Evil Dead Directed by Fede Alvarez Written by Fede Alvarez (screenplay), Diablo Cody (screenplay), Sam Raimi (1987 screenplay), Rodo Sayagues Mendez (screenplay) US, 2013 It was no secret that when news of an Evil Dead remake was in works, the intitial, “Why?” was then followed by outcries from beloved fans of the original 1981 cult …
The sun is beginning to set on a breezy Austin afternoon. It feels like any other day, but as one makes their way south of downtown, they will feel a slight buzz of anticipation. The first signs are the parking meters all wrapped tight in cellophane. Then the trees. Then the columns. Draping them are …