25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE: It’s a Wonderful Knife (2023)
Angel Falls — not Bedford Falls — is where Winnie Carruthers (Jane Widdop) lives. Over the holidays, her father David (Joel McHale) and his boss, Henry Waters (Justin Long), are trying to get Roger Evans (William B. Davis, the Cigarette Smoking Man!) to sell his home, as he’s the only person standing in the way […]
MOVIES THAT PLAYED SCALA: Bad Taste (1987)
Thanks to the British Film Institute, there’s a list of films that played Scala. To celebrate the release of Severin’s new documentary, I’ll share a few of these movies every day. You can see the whole list on Letterboxd. Before he made gigantic budgeted movies, Peter Jackson directed, wrote, shot, produced and co-starred in this […]
SEVERIN BLU RAY RELEASE: Scala!!! shorts disc two (1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2024)
The third disc of Severin’s new Scala!!! Or, the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World’s Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits blu ray set has several documentaries and some shorts that are worth the entire price of this release. You can buy it from Severin. The Art […]
MOVIES THAT PLAYED SCALA: Blade Runner (1982)
Thanks to the British Film Institute, there’s a list of films that played Scala. To celebrate the release of Severin’s new documentary, I’ll share a few of these movies every day. You can see the whole list on Letterboxd. I was ten years old when Blade Runner came out and it played theaters so briefly in […]
MOVIES THAT PLAYED SCALA: Alice (1988)
Thanks to the British Film Institute, there’s a list of films that played Scala. To celebrate the release of Severin’s new documentary, I’ll share a few of these movies every day. You can see the whole list on Letterboxd. Directed and written by Jan Švankmajer, this dark take on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland looks like nothing […]
MOVIES THAT PLAYED SCALA: Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Thanks to the British Film Institute, there’s a list of films that played Scala. To celebrate the release of Severin’s new documentary, I’ll share a few of these movies every day. You can see the whole list on Letterboxd. This was written in two and a half days by Werner Herzog, who was inspired by […]
25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE: Body (2015)
Directed and written by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, this finds Holly (Helen Rogers), Cali (Alexandra Turshen) and Mel (Lauren Molina) — girls home from college for the holidays but also representations of Freud’s id, ego and superego — going to party at Cali’s uncle’s house. It’s only after they’re there for some time that […]
MOVIES THAT PLAYED SCALA: Glen or Glenda (1953)
Thanks to the British Film Institute, there’s a list of films that played Scala. To celebrate the release of Severin’s new documentary, I’ll share a few of these movies every day. You can see the whole list on Letterboxd. I despise the notion that Ed Wood was a horrible filmmaker. Sure, his movies aren’t technically […]
SEVERIN BLU RAY RELEASE: Scala!!! shorts disc one (1968. 1971, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991)
On the bonus discs of Severin’s new Scala!!! Or, the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World’s Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits release, you’ll find examples of several shorts that played at the theater. You can buy this from Severin. Divide and Rule – Never! (1978): […]
MOVIES THAT PLAYED SCALA: Santa Sangre (1989)
Thanks to the British Film Institute, there’s a list of films that played Scala. To celebrate the release of Severin’s new documentary, I’ll share a few of these movies every day. You can see the whole list on Letterboxd. I first encountered Sante Sangre at Prime Time Video in Ellwood City, the video store of my […]
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