Damn Fine TV/Film
Christmas is one of those holidays that seem to bring out the best (and worst) in people. It may have something to do with breaking traditions or examining the possibilities of bringing a stranger into our own home, but we're always enthralled with the celebration's dark side. Whatever the reason, there’s plenty of horror films …
There have been many Pandora’s boxes in film history: the box at the end of Kiss Me Deadly, the ark at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark, the little blue box at the end of Mulholland Drive. None are perhaps as visually striking or popular as The Lament Configuration, the fictional Lemarchand’s puzzle …
Continue reading "Shudder: Introducing Clive Barker’s Hellraiser & Hellraiser II: Hellbound"
Here at 25YLSite, we handle a lot of heavy lifting. Analysis, interpretation, deep discussion, introspective interviews…you name it, we’ve got it. “Favorites” takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, we will take you through a list of favorites—whether its moments, scenes, episodes, characters, lines of dialogue, whatever!—in bite-sized articles perfect …
Indie genre film director and co-conspirator at Mad Science Films, James Plumb, talks about the horror/western/comedy Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, the sad decline of true low-budget horror, and his latest film, Little Monster, in this 25YL guest article. After many years of hearing about it, I finally watched Anthony Hickox’s Sundown: The Vampire in …
Mark Frost’s sole outing as a film director is this 1992 New Orleans-set steamy melodrama, stuffed with as much classic deep south intrigue and faded bayou grandeur as he could lay his hands on, overlaid with a smattering of early ‘90s New Orleans seediness and neon-tinged erotica. 1992 is a pretty long time ago now, …
Lynch on Lynch was like a bible to me for many a year. At a time when the internet was just raring to go, but interviews were in short supply, I was grasping at any news clippings or snippets of Lynch-like goodness. To get a book from an interviewer/editor who really knew his subject, and …
Continue reading "Rodley on Lynch: An Interview with Author and Director Chris Rodley"
Television series are often judged by their series finale, for better or worse. Here at 25YL, we’re going to be looking at both the best and worst finales and what made them great (or not so great) in our “Art of the Finale” series. Got a finale you think should make the list? Be sure …
Continue reading "The Art of the Finale: Breaking Bad “Felina”"
No force completely upends your life, changing your body and your being, quite like motherhood. It is only through a pregnancy where a woman becomes a vessel for another human life and where her own life is no longer her only priority. Motherhood is a journey that impacts daily life, creates new routines and future …
Awards season is upon us and I totally forgot that the Golden Globe Nominations were being announced this morning until someone reminded me. Maybe part of me put it out of my mind ever since my Hollywood boyfriend and favorite show of all time was snubbed by several other awards shows last season, although not …
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing director Jack Sholder. In this interview, we spent 90 minutes discussing Jack's first 3 features: Alone in the Dark, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 and The Hidden at great length. This kind of in-depth look back at Jack's earliest work made for a really interesting conversation that …