Between the New York City crime drama Wolfen, the iconic An America Werewolf in London, and the L.A.-based horror-comedy The Howling, something lycan was in the air back in 1981. It is unknown why werewolves were suddenly popular again—they had been dormant for the … Continue reading THE HOWLING
Filmmaker John Sayles has been living on the fringes of independent cinema since his 1979 debut, Return of the Secaucus Seven, and even if he has lost a few steps over the decades, he regained his footing with 2013’s Go For Sisters, a “ripped … Continue reading GO FOR SISTERS
There’s a basic structure to movies. It’s rigid and reductive. In a movie you only deal with core relationships: a protagonist, an antagonist. But in a novel you can do whatever you want. You can introduce characters that disappear for … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 28, 1950
I want to direct films that no one else is going to make. I know if I don’t make them, I’m never going to see them. Of course, I hope some people will want to see my movies as well, … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 28
Michael J. Cinema 