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Posts Tagged ‘Eli Roth’

Under Review: ‘Piranha 3D’

— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — I think that I would be able the make the next great B-movie, but that’s just me, but before I start writing up a script, let me ask my lovely readers their opinion on my would-be debut, which I would direct, write and, of course, produce (because doing all thr[...]

Toronto After Dark Film Festival: ‘The Last Exorcism’

— by H.G. WATSON — In Peter Biskind’s excellent book “Easy Riders, Raging Bulls,” Biskind documents the rise of the great directors of the ’70s, including: Spielberg, Lucas, Scorsese, Coppola, De Palma and William Friedkin. In a chapter dedicated to Friedkin’s seminal horro[...]

Toronto After Dark Film Festival: Monday to Wednesday Preview

— by H.G. WATSON — There is one Toronto film festival that is eagerly anticipated by Torontonians every year, and it isn’t that big flashy one that you’ll be hearing more about in September. Now in its fifth year, the Toronto After Dark Film Festival bills itself[...]

Trailer Talk: ‘The Last Exorcism’

— by JESSIKA OWENS — The success and hooking factor for a lot of horror films these days lies in the way the film is, well, filmed. “The Blair Witch Project” is a perfect example of this, as well as “Quarantine,” “Cloverfield” and, more recently “[...]

Trailer Talk: ‘Piranha 3D’

— by CAM SMITH — Sometimes, we go to the movies to immerse ourselves in the beauty of pure film making artistry, content to surrender ourselves to the whims of nuanced, dynamic cinematic storytellers who feel compelled to express themselves on as large a canvas as possible. Other times, [...]

‘Piranha 3D’: Three Dimensions of Terrible

— by CHRIS HYATT — “Piranha 3D” is going to be terrible. As of the moment I started typing this article, I haven’t seen the trailer, much less looked for one. Truth be told, I didn’t really have a firm grasp of its existence until I heard TMZ make a reference to[...]