Reporting from the 47th Denver Film Festival. Director Alexandre O. Philippe reexamines the classic low-budget horror movie, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, through five individuals and their relationship to the movie: Patton Oswalt, whose theory revolves around the sun sending … Continue reading CHAIN REACTIONS
A samurai watches his younger sister cut down in front of him, and he proceeds to exacts his revenge. But they are legion, and he is one. No matter, death is a small price to pay when vengeance is on … Continue reading BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL
Colorado is home to a plethora of film festivals—from the very small and local to the very large and international—but the Stanley Film Festival (SFF), playing April 30–May 3, is a rare one. Existing left of center, SFF embraces all … Continue reading Stanley Film Festival
I don’t think about the audience, I don’t think about what makes them happy, because there’s no way for me to know. To try to think of what makes for entertainment is a very Japanese thing. The people who think … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 24, 1960
I don’t make rules myself. I didn’t study enough to be able to make them. I’m too stupid. I spend my whole life making movies, so I have to enjoy it. Even at times when we had a very tight … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 24
Michael J. Cinema 