Horror fans will recognize Adam Marcus as the director of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday and the co-writer of Texas Chainsaw, two divisive but oft-discussed entries in their respective franchises. He recently returned to the genre to helm Secret Santa, a holiday horror-comedy streaming exclusively on Screambox.
The first installment in our three-part interview with the raconteur focuses on Jason Goes to Hell, currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, along with the upcoming retrospective documentary Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday and a potential Creighton Duke-inspired spin-off.
“People who don’t like Jason Goes to Hell are rabid. They’re not your average haters; they’re knives-out from the second you meet them,” Marcus says with a chuckle. “When people go, ‘That’s not canon,’ I’m like, ‘No, bitches, it’s canon! I made Jason a Deadite. I did that!'” he beams.
“If you...
The first installment in our three-part interview with the raconteur focuses on Jason Goes to Hell, currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, along with the upcoming retrospective documentary Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday and a potential Creighton Duke-inspired spin-off.
“People who don’t like Jason Goes to Hell are rabid. They’re not your average haters; they’re knives-out from the second you meet them,” Marcus says with a chuckle. “When people go, ‘That’s not canon,’ I’m like, ‘No, bitches, it’s canon! I made Jason a Deadite. I did that!'” he beams.
“If you...
- 12/1/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
The American Film Institute has announced its participants for the 2022 Cinematography Intensive for Women presented by Panavision.
The four-day intensive, spearheaded by AFI Conservatory Cinematography Discipline Head Stephen Lighthill, ASC, will begin July 15 on the AFI campus in Los Angeles.
The 16 selected filmmakers are: Anjuli Arreola-Burl, Guisel Contreras, Sarah Crowley-Kelly, Hannah Freeman, Nicky Fuchs, Allyson Hoover, Leeann Leonard, Miriam Ouchi, Angelica Perez-Castro, Aja Pilapil, Rebecca Richard, Susie Shircliff, Olivia Steede, Amber Steele, Olga Wagner and Demi Waldron.
“We are excited to welcome this talented and diverse group of visual storytellers to join this transformative workshop. It is an honor to meet them at this moment in their careers and help them continue to develop their craft. It’s an extraordinary opportunity for all of us,” says Lighthill. “With the AFI Campus located in Los Angeles, we are incredibly fortunate to have access to the best of the best in the cinematography community.
The four-day intensive, spearheaded by AFI Conservatory Cinematography Discipline Head Stephen Lighthill, ASC, will begin July 15 on the AFI campus in Los Angeles.
The 16 selected filmmakers are: Anjuli Arreola-Burl, Guisel Contreras, Sarah Crowley-Kelly, Hannah Freeman, Nicky Fuchs, Allyson Hoover, Leeann Leonard, Miriam Ouchi, Angelica Perez-Castro, Aja Pilapil, Rebecca Richard, Susie Shircliff, Olivia Steede, Amber Steele, Olga Wagner and Demi Waldron.
“We are excited to welcome this talented and diverse group of visual storytellers to join this transformative workshop. It is an honor to meet them at this moment in their careers and help them continue to develop their craft. It’s an extraordinary opportunity for all of us,” says Lighthill. “With the AFI Campus located in Los Angeles, we are incredibly fortunate to have access to the best of the best in the cinematography community.
- 7/13/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Filmmaker Bandar Albuliwi staged a rally outside of Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon to bring attention to Halyna’s Law, proposed legislation he is supporting to ban real guns and live ammunition on film sets.
Albuliwi’s demonstration was a response to the death of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was fatally shot when a firearm held by Alec Baldwin accidentally discharged during rehearsal on the set of the independent Western “Rust.”
Albuliwi, like Hutchins an AFI Conservatory alumnus, has delayed pre-production on his upcoming series “Sex Addict(s)” in order to campaign for “Halyna’s Law.” The filmmaker described his AFI fellows as a “tight knit family” that he stays in contact with, some of whom worked with Hutchins on the set of “Rust.”
“I heard some horror stories from my friends that walked off the movie,” Albuliwi told Variety. “Everything was building up over the course...
Albuliwi’s demonstration was a response to the death of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was fatally shot when a firearm held by Alec Baldwin accidentally discharged during rehearsal on the set of the independent Western “Rust.”
Albuliwi, like Hutchins an AFI Conservatory alumnus, has delayed pre-production on his upcoming series “Sex Addict(s)” in order to campaign for “Halyna’s Law.” The filmmaker described his AFI fellows as a “tight knit family” that he stays in contact with, some of whom worked with Hutchins on the set of “Rust.”
“I heard some horror stories from my friends that walked off the movie,” Albuliwi told Variety. “Everything was building up over the course...
- 11/17/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Ahead of the UK premiere of Secret Santa at Horror Channel FrightFest Glasgow 2018, director Adam Marcus tells us about his obsession with Christmas Eve, being inspired by Orson Wells and why family is the real ‘monster’.
Over the past few years we’ve seen a lot more seasonal based shockers than ever before. Why is the Christmas Holiday period so ripe for horror?
I’m not sure. Maybe, because it’s the “Happiest Time of the Year”, it’s ripe for the picking when it comes to our genre’s ironic sense of humour. I think there is a cynicism that’s kind of permeating everything. Nothing is as it seems. No one can be trusted. So, perhaps these films are playing into people’s cynical fear, and that’s the cause for the trend. If you can’t trust your government, or your neighbours who might vote for that government,...
Over the past few years we’ve seen a lot more seasonal based shockers than ever before. Why is the Christmas Holiday period so ripe for horror?
I’m not sure. Maybe, because it’s the “Happiest Time of the Year”, it’s ripe for the picking when it comes to our genre’s ironic sense of humour. I think there is a cynicism that’s kind of permeating everything. Nothing is as it seems. No one can be trusted. So, perhaps these films are playing into people’s cynical fear, and that’s the cause for the trend. If you can’t trust your government, or your neighbours who might vote for that government,...
- 3/1/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Beautifully restored and available for the first time on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber’s distribution deal with Carlotta Us, the Cannes premiered 1989 directorial debut of American director Charles Lane, Sidewalk Stories, arrives for recapitulation into the cinematic zeitgeist. A black and white silent film that’s an homage, and somewhat mutated modernization of Chaplin’s classic film, The Kid (though it’s sound design would be more akin to Chaplin’s Modern Times), Lane’s heartfelt and endearing film plays like a time capsule love letter to the eternal city. At the same time, it represents a chapter in the enduring evolution of the representation of the homeless, a changing landscape often unnoticed, a detail written off as an unavoidable constant.
A homeless street artist (Charles Lane) lives off the meager sum he receives while drawing portraits, though he faces stiff competition from neighboring peers. One evening, he witness...
A homeless street artist (Charles Lane) lives off the meager sum he receives while drawing portraits, though he faces stiff competition from neighboring peers. One evening, he witness...
- 10/28/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
The L.A. Turkish Film Festival will present films by six of Turkey’s leading directors at its third edition set to run from March 6th to 9th at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood.
The festival will kick off with Yozgat Blues by Mahmut Fazil Coskun and will include Q&As with the directors after each screening.
More than 25 filmmakers and actors will travel to this year’s Latff from Turkey, with most of their films making their North American and Us debuts.
The festival program will also host the annual shorts competition focusing on the work of ten up-and-coming filmmakers. The finalists are selected each year by film critic Elvis Mitchell, host of NPR’s “The Treatment.” The winner will be announced at a red-carpet awards gala on Sunday night.
The shorts competition jury is headed by celebrated director Reha Erdem, who directed My Only Sunshine (Gunesin Oglu). He will be joined by Michelle Satter, Founding Director of the Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program, Saadet Aksoy, award-winning Turkish actress, Jacques Thelemaque, writer-director and president of the La Filmmakers Alliance, and Bill Dill, award-winning cinematographer and university professor.
On Thursday, March 6th at 7:30 pm will be Yozgat Blues from writer/director Mahmut Fazil Coskun . It is the story of two singers arriving in a provincial town looking for a break in their lives. The film won Best Director at the San Sebastian Festival (2013).
On Friday, March 7th at 7:30 pm will be Meryem (Meryem) from writer-director Atalay Tasdiken. It is about a small-town teenage-bride whose husband leaves and fails to come back, while another young man who was in love with her returns from military service, traumatized. It won the top at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2013).
On Saturday, March 8th at 2 pm will be Eye Am (Gozumun Nuru) directed by Hakki Kurtulus and Melik Saracoglu. It is a film based on Saracoglu’s life about a passionate young film student facing blindness, who has to wait to find out his fate after an operation. It won the best feature award at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (2013).
On Saturday, March 8th at 8 pm will be Thou Gild’st the Even (Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi) written and directed by Onur Ünlü, about the ordinary lives of the inhabitants of a small town with extraordinary powers. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival's Vanguard Section (2013) and received accolades at the Dubai International Film Festival, the Istanbul Film Festival and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
On Sunday, March 9th at 2 pm will be Cycle (Devir) directed by Dervis Zaim. It tells the story of shepherds preparing for an annual competition who face the loss of their traditional way of life. It was screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and won the Special Jury Award at the Istanbul Film Festival (2013).
On Sunday, March 9th at 4 pm will be Singing Women (Sarki Soyleyen Kadinlar) directed by Reha Erdem, about a group of women living on an island who find solace in singing as they face hardships. The film was nominated for the Grand Prix award at the Tokyo International Film Festival (2013).
The festival will kick off with Yozgat Blues by Mahmut Fazil Coskun and will include Q&As with the directors after each screening.
More than 25 filmmakers and actors will travel to this year’s Latff from Turkey, with most of their films making their North American and Us debuts.
The festival program will also host the annual shorts competition focusing on the work of ten up-and-coming filmmakers. The finalists are selected each year by film critic Elvis Mitchell, host of NPR’s “The Treatment.” The winner will be announced at a red-carpet awards gala on Sunday night.
The shorts competition jury is headed by celebrated director Reha Erdem, who directed My Only Sunshine (Gunesin Oglu). He will be joined by Michelle Satter, Founding Director of the Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program, Saadet Aksoy, award-winning Turkish actress, Jacques Thelemaque, writer-director and president of the La Filmmakers Alliance, and Bill Dill, award-winning cinematographer and university professor.
On Thursday, March 6th at 7:30 pm will be Yozgat Blues from writer/director Mahmut Fazil Coskun . It is the story of two singers arriving in a provincial town looking for a break in their lives. The film won Best Director at the San Sebastian Festival (2013).
On Friday, March 7th at 7:30 pm will be Meryem (Meryem) from writer-director Atalay Tasdiken. It is about a small-town teenage-bride whose husband leaves and fails to come back, while another young man who was in love with her returns from military service, traumatized. It won the top at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2013).
On Saturday, March 8th at 2 pm will be Eye Am (Gozumun Nuru) directed by Hakki Kurtulus and Melik Saracoglu. It is a film based on Saracoglu’s life about a passionate young film student facing blindness, who has to wait to find out his fate after an operation. It won the best feature award at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (2013).
On Saturday, March 8th at 8 pm will be Thou Gild’st the Even (Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi) written and directed by Onur Ünlü, about the ordinary lives of the inhabitants of a small town with extraordinary powers. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival's Vanguard Section (2013) and received accolades at the Dubai International Film Festival, the Istanbul Film Festival and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
On Sunday, March 9th at 2 pm will be Cycle (Devir) directed by Dervis Zaim. It tells the story of shepherds preparing for an annual competition who face the loss of their traditional way of life. It was screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and won the Special Jury Award at the Istanbul Film Festival (2013).
On Sunday, March 9th at 4 pm will be Singing Women (Sarki Soyleyen Kadinlar) directed by Reha Erdem, about a group of women living on an island who find solace in singing as they face hardships. The film was nominated for the Grand Prix award at the Tokyo International Film Festival (2013).
- 3/5/2014
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
Following our looks at actors, actresses, screenwriters and directors to watch in recent months, when the time came to put together a list of cinematographers (as we did two years ago), we went in with an open mind. But what was interesting is realizing, after the fact, that in an era where 35mm film is allegedly being phased out, that all five have done perhaps their most distinctive work on old-fashioned celluloid, rather than digital.
All have worked in digital of course, at least in the commercial world, and some have done hugely impressive work on new formats. But most of our five are fierce advocates for good 'ol 35mm, and it's another sign that the death knell shouldn't be rung for the old ways just yet. As long as there are talented DoPs like the ones below, and on the following pages, working closely with filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson,...
All have worked in digital of course, at least in the commercial world, and some have done hugely impressive work on new formats. But most of our five are fierce advocates for good 'ol 35mm, and it's another sign that the death knell shouldn't be rung for the old ways just yet. As long as there are talented DoPs like the ones below, and on the following pages, working closely with filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson,...
- 6/26/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
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