As sure as the tides ebb and flow, TV horror in the ‘70s had a reputation of mirroring whatever was popular on the big screen. It certainly made financial sense, but an artistic challenge as well; given to restriction (and constriction), filmmakers had to find ways to attack without being too visceral. As with any medium, the results were decidedly mixed; sometimes charming and quirky, others bland without adding any flavor to separate from the pack. Terror on the Beach (1973) falls into the former category; it’s a siege tale that plays so wholesome it comes across as Manson Beach Party Bingo.
Originally airing Tuesday, September 18th as part of The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies, Terror on the Beach duked it out with the ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week and the NBC Tuesday Mystery Movie, followed by Marcus Welby, M.D. and Police Story, respectively. That’s tough competition,...
Originally airing Tuesday, September 18th as part of The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies, Terror on the Beach duked it out with the ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week and the NBC Tuesday Mystery Movie, followed by Marcus Welby, M.D. and Police Story, respectively. That’s tough competition,...
- 1/6/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Every episode of “Fargo” starts with the text, “This is a true story.” The use of that card dates back to the original 1996 film, but it’s never been truly true. In Episode 5, though, “Fargo” includes a little piece of reality in the form of the story of Laura Buxton and her balloon. Sheriff Dammick (Shea Whigham) tells the short story as a way to illustrate why he doesn’t buy her version of the events surrounding the death of Ennis Stussy (Scott Hylands). In the story, a girl in England releases a balloon with a note attached. The note.
- 5/18/2017
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
Oh, we're going be awhile unpacking this one. Just what in the frozen Minnesota hell happened last night? A swerve. In the third episode of Fargo Season 3, we got a swerve. Eden Valley's ex-chief of police Gloria Burgle (Carrie Coon) heads to Los Angeles to continue looking into the murder of her stepfather Ennis Stussy (Scott Hylands), or should we say Thaddeus Mobley.
But Stussy's death was an open and shut case, right? Maybe not. His assumed killer was Ray's halfwit parolee, Maurice LeFay (Scoot McNairy -- a Fargo-ish name is there ever was one). The police even found LeFay's fingerprints at the scene. And yet, the circumstances of Ennis's killing still seemed off somehow. For example, why did LeFay glue Ennis' mouth and nose shut just to steal some stamps? It's an odd way to kill a man (I presume), and rather too severe -- even for Fargo.
But Stussy's death was an open and shut case, right? Maybe not. His assumed killer was Ray's halfwit parolee, Maurice LeFay (Scoot McNairy -- a Fargo-ish name is there ever was one). The police even found LeFay's fingerprints at the scene. And yet, the circumstances of Ennis's killing still seemed off somehow. For example, why did LeFay glue Ennis' mouth and nose shut just to steal some stamps? It's an odd way to kill a man (I presume), and rather too severe -- even for Fargo.
- 5/4/2017
- by David Kozlowski
- LRMonline.com
(Every week, we’re going to kick off discussion about Fargo season 3 by answering one simple question: who f*cked up the most this week?) This week’s episode of Fargo is heavy on the melancholy. Ennis Stussy (Scott Hylands) kept quiet and miserable in the first two episodes of season 3…mostly because he’s dead. Even when he was […]
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- 5/4/2017
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
Recently, ABC delivered the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Once Upon A Time" episode 11 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "Swan Song," and it turns out that we're going to see some very shocking and intense stuff go down as light magic is in grave danger of getting obliterated by the Dark ones, and more! In the new, 11th episode press release: The Dark Ones Prepare To Obliterate Light Magic Once And For All, Leading To A Final Face-off Between Dark Swan And Dark Hook, On The Winter Finale Of ABC's "Once Upon A Time." Press release number 2: The dark siege of Storybrooke is going to be underway as all of the resurrected Dark Ones target a living soul for sacrifice so that they can return to the realm of the living. With doom imminent, Gold is going to advise Mary Margaret, David and the rest of...
- 12/5/2015
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Reviewed by Kevin Scott, MoreHorror.com
Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
Directed by Panos Cosmatos
Written by Panos Cosmatos
Cast: Eva Bourne (Elena), Michael Rogers (Barry Nyle), Scott Hylands (Dr. Mercurio Arboria), Rondel Reynoldson (Margo), Marilyn Norry (Rosemary Nyle), Sara Stockstad (Anna Arboria)
“Beyond the Black Rainbow” is definitely the most unique film that I’ve seen lately. I’m stealing my own thunder early on, but just that statement alone merits a recommendation. If anyone is into really iconoclastic filmmaking where symbolisms abound against a backdrop of some sophisticated imagery, this is their film. Or if anyone is just into a pretty freaky deaky movie, this is also their film.
Director and writer Panos Cosmatos has fashioned something pretty unique here. Unable to be labeled into any particular genre, and guaranteed to be sought out and re-watched either in the near future to get a firmer grasp on what’s going on,...
Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
Directed by Panos Cosmatos
Written by Panos Cosmatos
Cast: Eva Bourne (Elena), Michael Rogers (Barry Nyle), Scott Hylands (Dr. Mercurio Arboria), Rondel Reynoldson (Margo), Marilyn Norry (Rosemary Nyle), Sara Stockstad (Anna Arboria)
“Beyond the Black Rainbow” is definitely the most unique film that I’ve seen lately. I’m stealing my own thunder early on, but just that statement alone merits a recommendation. If anyone is into really iconoclastic filmmaking where symbolisms abound against a backdrop of some sophisticated imagery, this is their film. Or if anyone is just into a pretty freaky deaky movie, this is also their film.
Director and writer Panos Cosmatos has fashioned something pretty unique here. Unable to be labeled into any particular genre, and guaranteed to be sought out and re-watched either in the near future to get a firmer grasp on what’s going on,...
- 5/4/2014
- by admin
- MoreHorror
*full disclosure: a Blu-Ray screener of this film was provided by Magnolia Home Ent. Director/writer: Panos Cosmatos. Cast: Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, Marilyn Norry and Rondel Reynoldson. It is often best to label a film experimental when it does not follow certain film patterns. Director Panos Cosmatos, son of George Cosmatos (Tombstone), seems almost uninterested in plot. Instead, Beyond the Black Rainbow focuses more on visual style and tone while trying to provide an interesting experience for viewers. This style will not be appreciated by the majority, but this hallucinogenic thriller held this watcher's attention all the way through. Cinematographer Norm Li's approach to the film harkens back to '70s sci-fi. This era saw the rise of science fiction and many of Norm Li's sets, costumes and backgrounds allude to or pay homage to this time period. The setting for the film is 1983 and the set pieces,...
- 9/18/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
You want strange, thought-provoking, and mind-bending madness? Look no further than Beyond the Black Rainbow. Magnet Releasing just released the details for its home video release so you'll be able to see it for yourselves!
Look for it in stores on September 11th.
Panos Cosmatos directs; Michael Rodgers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, and Marilyn Norry star.
Synopsis
Beyond the Black Rainbow, written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in a mysterious facility under the watchful eye of the sinister Dr. Barry Nyle. Pushed to her limits, Elena is left with...
Look for it in stores on September 11th.
Panos Cosmatos directs; Michael Rodgers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, and Marilyn Norry star.
Synopsis
Beyond the Black Rainbow, written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in a mysterious facility under the watchful eye of the sinister Dr. Barry Nyle. Pushed to her limits, Elena is left with...
- 9/1/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Everything that we have seen thus far for Beyond the Black Rainbow has looked delightfully weird and bizarre. The first clip from the flick has been released by Magnet today, and yes, it follows suit with the rest of the oddities.
Look for the film in limited release via Magnet now. Panos Cosmatos directs; Michael Rodgers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, and Marilyn Norry star.
Synopsis
Beyond the Black Rainbow, written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in a mysterious facility under the watchful eye of the sinister Dr. Barry Nyle.
Look for the film in limited release via Magnet now. Panos Cosmatos directs; Michael Rodgers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, and Marilyn Norry star.
Synopsis
Beyond the Black Rainbow, written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in a mysterious facility under the watchful eye of the sinister Dr. Barry Nyle.
- 5/22/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
This is a story about control: Cosmatos’ Throwback a Challenging Piece of Psychedilia
Words cannot rightfully describe Beyond the Black Rainbow, the debut of filmmaker Panos Cosmatos (the son of George Cosmatos of Rambo: First Blood Part II and Tombstone fame), a film that’s obviously imbued and informed by several notable filmmakers yet never actually pays homage to any particular film. Rather, Cosmatos has created a nightmarish world that’s aggravating, hypnotic, and original. While he may not surpass David Lynch in the epitome of the art house mindfuck, he comes close with a film that’s more than a feeling—it’s a state of mind.
Crimson numerals inform us that it’s 1983 and infomercial footage of Mercurio Arboria (Scott Hylands) explains what his Arborian Institute has to offer, namely “a state of mind, a way of being,” with the methods he has developed to create a “happier you” with “serenity through technology.
Words cannot rightfully describe Beyond the Black Rainbow, the debut of filmmaker Panos Cosmatos (the son of George Cosmatos of Rambo: First Blood Part II and Tombstone fame), a film that’s obviously imbued and informed by several notable filmmakers yet never actually pays homage to any particular film. Rather, Cosmatos has created a nightmarish world that’s aggravating, hypnotic, and original. While he may not surpass David Lynch in the epitome of the art house mindfuck, he comes close with a film that’s more than a feeling—it’s a state of mind.
Crimson numerals inform us that it’s 1983 and infomercial footage of Mercurio Arboria (Scott Hylands) explains what his Arborian Institute has to offer, namely “a state of mind, a way of being,” with the methods he has developed to create a “happier you” with “serenity through technology.
- 5/17/2012
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
We've just landed some exclusive stills for another flick that's been on our radar for a while now, Beyond the Black Rainbow, and yes, they're just as weird and obscure as the film's title suggests. Check 'em out!
Look for the film in limited release via Magnet on May 18th. Panos Cosmatos directs; Michael Rodgers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, and Marilyn Norry star.
Synopsis
Beyond the Black Rainbow, written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in a mysterious facility under the watchful eye of the sinister Dr. Barry Nyle. Pushed to her limits,...
Look for the film in limited release via Magnet on May 18th. Panos Cosmatos directs; Michael Rodgers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, and Marilyn Norry star.
Synopsis
Beyond the Black Rainbow, written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in a mysterious facility under the watchful eye of the sinister Dr. Barry Nyle. Pushed to her limits,...
- 5/10/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Sunrise, Wyoming March 5 1861 Two men engage in a showdown and one is Dean (Jensen Ackles) in cowboy attire. The clock strikes high noon. The Supernatural opening is similar to Bonanza. 48 Hours earlier Sam (Jared Padalecki) searches the cellar for books etc for anything to help them with Eve. Bobby (Jim Beaver) mentions Phoenix and Dean asks, "Is that River, Joaquin or the flaming bird." "Ashes of the mother can burn the mother." "...killed a phoenix today and left a pile of flaming ash." That's from Samuel Colt's journal. Dean doesn't share the journal and he actually found what they needed too. So much for Sam being the geek, ha. "Star Trek IV the bitch," is Dean's suggestion. "Save the whales, go back in time and hunt the Phoenix." Obviously no one knows the plot of the film. Dean knows someone who can do it. Cas - "I dream...
- 3/6/2012
- by mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
- PopStar
So, you’re thinking of Breaking Bad, but need the perfect movie to Break Bad to. How about one hell of a psychedelic thrill ride that will show you just how deep the rabbit hole goes? Check out this new trailer for Beyond The Black Rainbow. It has an 80s style that reminds me of Logan’s Run, mixed with a little of The Cell.
After you watch the trailer, let me know if you think the style was meth or acid induced.
Beyond the Black Rainbow stars Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, and Scott Hylands. It is directed by Panos Cosmatos.
Watch the trailer below:
Synopsis
Set in the strange and oppressive emotional landscape of the year 1983, Beyond The Black Rainbow is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos was born in Rome in 1974 to the late Greek movie director...
After you watch the trailer, let me know if you think the style was meth or acid induced.
Beyond the Black Rainbow stars Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, and Scott Hylands. It is directed by Panos Cosmatos.
Watch the trailer below:
Synopsis
Set in the strange and oppressive emotional landscape of the year 1983, Beyond The Black Rainbow is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos was born in Rome in 1974 to the late Greek movie director...
- 2/13/2012
- by Bags Hooper
- BuzzFocus.com
Beyond The Black Rainbow Trailer. Panos Cosmatos‘s Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) movie trailer stars Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, Marilyn Norry, and Rondel Reynoldson. Beyond the Black Rainbow‘s plot synopsis: “Set in the strange and oppressive emotional landscape of 1983, Beyond The Black Rainbow is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Deep within the mysterious Arboria Institute, a disturbed and beautiful girl (Allan) is held captive by a doctor in search of inner peace. Her mind controlled by a sinister technology. Silently, she waits for her next session with deranged therapist Dr. Barry Nyle (Rogers). If she hopes to escape, she must journey through the darkest reaches of The Institute… but Nyle won’t easily part with his most gifted and dangerous creation.”
We previously posted the Beyond The Black Rainbow (2010) Teaser Trailer.
Beyond the Black Rainbow also stars Chris Gauthier,...
We previously posted the Beyond The Black Rainbow (2010) Teaser Trailer.
Beyond the Black Rainbow also stars Chris Gauthier,...
- 2/12/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
A new trailer has come our way for Panos Cosmatos’ sci-fi thriller Beyond the Black Rainbow, and it has us both intrigued and slightly confused. Check it out!
A joint Canadian/Italian production that was shot in Vancouver, the film stars Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, and Scott Hylands. Be sure to check out the official Beyond the Black Rainbow website and the Beyond the Black Rainbow group on Facebook for additional info.
A release date is still forthcoming via Magnet. We'll let you know once it comes. Enough talk. Onto the weirdness.
Synopsis:
Beyond the Black Rainbow, written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor.
A joint Canadian/Italian production that was shot in Vancouver, the film stars Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, and Scott Hylands. Be sure to check out the official Beyond the Black Rainbow website and the Beyond the Black Rainbow group on Facebook for additional info.
A release date is still forthcoming via Magnet. We'll let you know once it comes. Enough talk. Onto the weirdness.
Synopsis:
Beyond the Black Rainbow, written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor.
- 2/11/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Let the new age of enlightenment begin. Ohh do we have something totally weird for you to end your week with. Magnet has unveiled the first official trailer via Apple for a strange, mysterious, trippy indie science fiction film called Beyond The Black Rainbow, written and directed by Panos Cosmatos. Deep within the mysterious Arboria Institute, a disturbed and beautiful girl is held captive by a doctor in search of inner peace. Her mind controlled by a sinister technology. The cast includes Eva Allan, Michael Rogers and Scott Hylands. This looks insane, yet potentially brilliant like Cube, I need to see it. Give it a shot below. Watch the official trailer for Panos Cosmatos' Beyond The Black Rainbow via Apple: You can also download the Beyond The Black Rainbow trailer in High Def over on Apple Set in the strange and oppressive emotional landscape of the year 1983, Black Rainbow...
- 2/11/2012
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
If you wanted me to count off the most memorable theatrical experiences I had throughout 2011, the Tribeca premiere of Beyond the Black Rainbow would be right near the top. But trying to sum up the debut feature from writer and director Panos Cosmatos in a few sentences is a fool’s errand, so take my personal description for what it may be worth: Imagine if, in the year 1983, a sci-fi-loving electronic music enthusiast took a hallucinogenic drug and fell asleep. Beyond the Black Rainbow would either be his ultimate dream or his worst nightmare.
I’ve been telling people about the film for almost eleven months — it was even a 2011 honorable mention — and, now, they can finally get some idea by watching this terrific new trailer from Apple. Here, we get some of Cosmatos‘ chilling compositions, a brief display of the great cinematography, and a little ambient soundtrack — but it...
I’ve been telling people about the film for almost eleven months — it was even a 2011 honorable mention — and, now, they can finally get some idea by watching this terrific new trailer from Apple. Here, we get some of Cosmatos‘ chilling compositions, a brief display of the great cinematography, and a little ambient soundtrack — but it...
- 2/10/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Let's start the weekly round-up with Grimm.
Grimm's ratings dropped a little this week, but the show still won the 18-49 demo in its timeslot, finishing ahead of CSI: NY, Fringe and Supernatural, and rising by a full frakking ratings point (1.8) after Chuck (0.8). Wake up, Chuck.
Hitfix visited the set in Portland recently and posted a lengthy report. Here is a snippet:
Sasha Roiz on how his character will develop later in the series: "I’m not a Grimm descendent, but I'm a descendent of a long line that dates back just as Grimm does and we have a bit of a history and a past, so my line is a royal line and that will slowly unfold throughout the series."Collider has a longer interview with Sasha and Reggie Lee (more at the link):
It’s nice to see your character – like the main character – has the duality.
Grimm's ratings dropped a little this week, but the show still won the 18-49 demo in its timeslot, finishing ahead of CSI: NY, Fringe and Supernatural, and rising by a full frakking ratings point (1.8) after Chuck (0.8). Wake up, Chuck.
Hitfix visited the set in Portland recently and posted a lengthy report. Here is a snippet:
Sasha Roiz on how his character will develop later in the series: "I’m not a Grimm descendent, but I'm a descendent of a long line that dates back just as Grimm does and we have a bit of a history and a past, so my line is a royal line and that will slowly unfold throughout the series."Collider has a longer interview with Sasha and Reggie Lee (more at the link):
It’s nice to see your character – like the main character – has the duality.
- 11/6/2011
- by fanshawe
- CapricaTV
Beyond the Black Rainbow
Directed by Panos Cosmatos
Canada, 2010
If any of the many 1980s-synth-homage bands out there right now need a music video they should call Panos Cosmatos immediately. His Beyond the Black Rainbow, while failing to serve much feature-length cinematic purpose, is the perfect vehicle for a 3 ½ minute, leather-clad, red-saturated, Knight Rider-esque, video accompaniment.
Unfortunately, Beyond the Black Rainbow runs 110 minutes (making it, by my count, about 106.5 minutes too long). The plot, which mixes a bit of horror and science fiction references including Cronenberg, Argento, Kubrick, and Lucas, into its plodding pace, is certainly secondary to director Cosmatos’ visuals. A mad scientist Barry (Michael Rogers) keeps a young, mysterious girl Elena (Eva Allen) locked in an equally mysterious, sterile labyrinth. Barry’s got some issues. He’s also got a dark past, personified by his former mentor Mercurio (Scott Hylands), whom he now injects with drugs on a regular basis.
Directed by Panos Cosmatos
Canada, 2010
If any of the many 1980s-synth-homage bands out there right now need a music video they should call Panos Cosmatos immediately. His Beyond the Black Rainbow, while failing to serve much feature-length cinematic purpose, is the perfect vehicle for a 3 ½ minute, leather-clad, red-saturated, Knight Rider-esque, video accompaniment.
Unfortunately, Beyond the Black Rainbow runs 110 minutes (making it, by my count, about 106.5 minutes too long). The plot, which mixes a bit of horror and science fiction references including Cronenberg, Argento, Kubrick, and Lucas, into its plodding pace, is certainly secondary to director Cosmatos’ visuals. A mad scientist Barry (Michael Rogers) keeps a young, mysterious girl Elena (Eva Allen) locked in an equally mysterious, sterile labyrinth. Barry’s got some issues. He’s also got a dark past, personified by his former mentor Mercurio (Scott Hylands), whom he now injects with drugs on a regular basis.
- 10/26/2011
- by Neal Dhand
- SoundOnSight
Liv Mjönes, Ruth Vega Fernandez, With Every Heartbeat Breakthrough Selections Expecting: In Chile, a young girl and her boyfriend wait for a black-market drug to take effect in this tense and insightful examination of teen pregnancy. Dir/Scr Francisca Fuenzalida. Chile. U.S. Premiere. Light Of Mine: Rapidly going blind, photographer Owen and his wife Laura take a life-changing trip to Yellowstone National Park where they experience a beauty that rivals their tragedy. Dir Brett Eichenberger. Scr Jill Remensnyder. USA. Three And A Half: Three women risk everything and travel to the northwest Iranian border in hopes of escaping prison and reuniting with their comrades. Dir/Scr Naghi Nemati. Cast Samaneh Vafaiezadeh, Shooka Karimi, Negar Hassanzadeh, Mehdi Poormoosa. Iran. U.S. Premiere. With Every Heartbeat: In this Swedish romantic drama, uptight Mia attends her father’s engagement party and not only gains a stepmother, but also a new lover,...
- 10/23/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
I don’t think any other news story that’s emerged today made me smile quite like this next one did. ScreenDaily has learned that Magnet Releasing has picked up Panos Cosmatos‘ debut, Beyond the Black Rainbow, with domestic distribution planned for later this year.
Starring Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands and Marilyn Norry, Black Rainbow is a film that some of us were lucky enough to see at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, and it’s one that I don’t think any of us have forgotten since. A sci-fi period piece that also acts as something of a horror film, it’s a visually stunning, mentally perplexing little movie, and is pretty much destined to have a cult following.
Nothing appears to have been revealed about when it’ll be hitting theaters, except that a theatrical release will be happening this year. While you could see...
Starring Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands and Marilyn Norry, Black Rainbow is a film that some of us were lucky enough to see at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, and it’s one that I don’t think any of us have forgotten since. A sci-fi period piece that also acts as something of a horror film, it’s a visually stunning, mentally perplexing little movie, and is pretty much destined to have a cult following.
Nothing appears to have been revealed about when it’ll be hitting theaters, except that a theatrical release will be happening this year. While you could see...
- 5/20/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
You can't say we didn't warn you there'd be some more distribution news coming out of the Cannes Film Festival. The latest tidbit is that Magnet Releasing (the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures) has picked up Us rights and Mongrel Media has acquired Canada from Xyz Pictures to Panos Cosmatos’ sci-fi thriller Beyond the Black Rainbow.
Per Screen Daily the film, which premiered at the Tribeca film fest last month, will get theatrical releases in both markets.
Synopsis:
Beyond the Black Rainbow, written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in...
Per Screen Daily the film, which premiered at the Tribeca film fest last month, will get theatrical releases in both markets.
Synopsis:
Beyond the Black Rainbow, written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in...
- 5/18/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Director: Panos Cosmatos Writer: Panos Cosmatos Starring: Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands Via a promotional video -- not all that dissimilar from the Dharma Initiative training films from the television series Lost -- Dr. Mercurio Arboria (Scott Hylands) monotonously incants some new agey propaganda about promoting the further evolution of the human race. By providing the capacity for human beings to achieve pure happiness, Dr. Arboria purports that he will singlehandedly usher in the dawning of a new age of enlightenment. The pure happiness Dr. Arboria intends to make accessible to humans will be created from a recipe of “benign pharmacology, sensory therapy and energy sculpting.” We are then transported to the futuristic present -- the year 1983 -- where we find the film's mute protagonist Elena (Eva Allan) as a heavily sedated teenage prisoner in a prison-like compound known as Arboria. A creepy guy with a hair-helmet and reptilian aura,...
- 5/2/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Reviewed by Randee Dawn
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival)
Directed/Written by: Panos Cosmatos
Starring: Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, Marilyn Norry and Rondel Reynoldsen
Children of the 1980s grew up amid the progressively impersonal — freaky synth music (hello, Tangerine Dream), increasingly necessary computers and the distant if real threat of nuclear annihilation. Strange then, how most retro Reagan-era films focus on the decade’s rapacious greed, big hair and general fluffiness: This was a dystopic, not utopian, time in a lot of ways.
Director Panos Cosmatos has been thinking about this, and with “Beyond the Black Rainbow” he gets it right — that crushing sense of the future superseding the individual. Bridging the gap between Stanley Kubrick’s sterile, absurdist horror and the tweaked-out human transformation vision of “Altered States,” Cosmatos’ “sci-fi retro” film skillfully builds an almost unbearable tension thanks to a well-paced narrative, glowing fluorescent walls,...
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival)
Directed/Written by: Panos Cosmatos
Starring: Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, Marilyn Norry and Rondel Reynoldsen
Children of the 1980s grew up amid the progressively impersonal — freaky synth music (hello, Tangerine Dream), increasingly necessary computers and the distant if real threat of nuclear annihilation. Strange then, how most retro Reagan-era films focus on the decade’s rapacious greed, big hair and general fluffiness: This was a dystopic, not utopian, time in a lot of ways.
Director Panos Cosmatos has been thinking about this, and with “Beyond the Black Rainbow” he gets it right — that crushing sense of the future superseding the individual. Bridging the gap between Stanley Kubrick’s sterile, absurdist horror and the tweaked-out human transformation vision of “Altered States,” Cosmatos’ “sci-fi retro” film skillfully builds an almost unbearable tension thanks to a well-paced narrative, glowing fluorescent walls,...
- 4/17/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Randee Dawn
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival)
Directed/Written by: Panos Cosmatos
Starring: Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, Marilyn Norry and Rondel Reynoldsen
Children of the 1980s grew up amid the progressively impersonal — freaky synth music (hello, Tangerine Dream), increasingly necessary computers and the distant if real threat of nuclear annihilation. Strange then, how most retro Reagan-era films focus on the decade’s rapacious greed, big hair and general fluffiness: This was a dystopic, not utopian, time in a lot of ways.
Director Panos Cosmatos has been thinking about this, and with “Beyond the Black Rainbow” he gets it right — that crushing sense of the future superseding the individual. Bridging the gap between Stanley Kubrick’s sterile, absurdist horror and the tweaked-out human transformation vision of “Altered States,” Cosmatos’ “sci-fi retro” film skillfully builds an almost unbearable tension thanks to a well-paced narrative, glowing fluorescent walls,...
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival)
Directed/Written by: Panos Cosmatos
Starring: Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, Marilyn Norry and Rondel Reynoldsen
Children of the 1980s grew up amid the progressively impersonal — freaky synth music (hello, Tangerine Dream), increasingly necessary computers and the distant if real threat of nuclear annihilation. Strange then, how most retro Reagan-era films focus on the decade’s rapacious greed, big hair and general fluffiness: This was a dystopic, not utopian, time in a lot of ways.
Director Panos Cosmatos has been thinking about this, and with “Beyond the Black Rainbow” he gets it right — that crushing sense of the future superseding the individual. Bridging the gap between Stanley Kubrick’s sterile, absurdist horror and the tweaked-out human transformation vision of “Altered States,” Cosmatos’ “sci-fi retro” film skillfully builds an almost unbearable tension thanks to a well-paced narrative, glowing fluorescent walls,...
- 4/17/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
We're still not sure if Panos Cosmatos' Beyond the Black Rainbow is more sci-fi or horror, but its description certainly seems tailored toward the genre crowd so we're happy to point our readers - especially those attending this year's Tribeca Film Festival - in its direction. Perhaps the two new stills provided to us today will shed a bit more light on the situation.
Synopsis:
Beyond the Black Rainbow, written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in a mysterious facility under the watchful eye of the sinister Dr. Barry Nyle.
Synopsis:
Beyond the Black Rainbow, written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in a mysterious facility under the watchful eye of the sinister Dr. Barry Nyle.
- 4/15/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Continuing with coverage of the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival, Beyond the Black Rainbow is creating a buzz, through its use of surreal images. This title was shot locally, in Vancouver, and the film is set in 1983. The trailer below shows horrifying images of skulls spouting smoke, while bodies lay bloody and prone. Your trauma begins April 22nd, with Tribeca hosting the film's International Premiere.
The synopsis for Beyond the Black Rainbow is here:
"Panos Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in a mysterious facility under the watchful eye of the sinister Dr. Barry Nyle. Pushed to her limits, Elena is left with no choice but to navigate an escape from her labyrinthine prison,...
The synopsis for Beyond the Black Rainbow is here:
"Panos Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in a mysterious facility under the watchful eye of the sinister Dr. Barry Nyle. Pushed to her limits, Elena is left with no choice but to navigate an escape from her labyrinthine prison,...
- 4/14/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
We're just a few days away from the April 20th start date of the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival so over the next week we'll be highlighting this year's genre fare and posting the screening schedules. First up is Beyond the Black Rainbow, written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons.
Synopsis:
Panos Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in a mysterious facility under the watchful eye of the sinister Dr. Barry Nyle. Pushed to her limits, Elena is left with no choice but to navigate an escape from her labyrinthine prison, in the process revealing its hidden secrets.
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Synopsis:
Panos Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory and the enigmatic scientist who is her captor. Set in a futuristic 1983, Elena finds herself held against her will in a mysterious facility under the watchful eye of the sinister Dr. Barry Nyle. Pushed to her limits, Elena is left with no choice but to navigate an escape from her labyrinthine prison, in the process revealing its hidden secrets.
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- 4/12/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Strap in, kids. The powers-that-be at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival have released several stills from the entries in their Cinemania program (i.e., science fiction, horror, exploitation, and fantasy), and of course we have them all for you right here. First up is Beyond the Black Rainbow, directed and written by Panos Cosmatos.
Synopsis:
Panos Cosmatos brings his bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory facility and the mysterious scientist who is her captor. At once creatively futuristic and hypnotically retro, Beyond the Black Rainbow will absorb viewers in its unique dystopian futurescape.
A joint Canadian/Italian production that was shot in Vancouver, the film stars Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, and Scott Hylands. Be sure to check out the Beyond the Black Rainbow group on Facebook for additional info.
The 10th edition of the fest...
Synopsis:
Panos Cosmatos brings his bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory facility and the mysterious scientist who is her captor. At once creatively futuristic and hypnotically retro, Beyond the Black Rainbow will absorb viewers in its unique dystopian futurescape.
A joint Canadian/Italian production that was shot in Vancouver, the film stars Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, and Scott Hylands. Be sure to check out the Beyond the Black Rainbow group on Facebook for additional info.
The 10th edition of the fest...
- 3/15/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Episode Title: "There Is No Normal Anymore"
Written By: Scott Peters & Sam Egan
Synopsis: FBI Agent Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell) and Father Jack Landry (Joel Gretsch) must decide whether or not to hide their knowledge of the Visitors' true intentions — a particularly difficult decision for Erica given the fact that she had to kill former partner Dale (Alan Tudyk), who was secretly a Visitor. Journalist Chad Decker (Scott Wolf) attempts to control the public perception of Visitor spokesperson Anna (Morena Baccarin), while secret Visitor Ryan Nichols (Morris Chestnut) tries to find a way to repair his damaged flesh.
Don't Trust Anyone: Tonight's episode reinforced the theme that everybody is suspect — after all, if you can't trust Alan Tudyk's face, then who can you trust? There are already some suspicious characters in my mind including Agent Malik (Rekha Sharma, one of the elite final five on "Battlestar Galactica") and Father...
Written By: Scott Peters & Sam Egan
Synopsis: FBI Agent Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell) and Father Jack Landry (Joel Gretsch) must decide whether or not to hide their knowledge of the Visitors' true intentions — a particularly difficult decision for Erica given the fact that she had to kill former partner Dale (Alan Tudyk), who was secretly a Visitor. Journalist Chad Decker (Scott Wolf) attempts to control the public perception of Visitor spokesperson Anna (Morena Baccarin), while secret Visitor Ryan Nichols (Morris Chestnut) tries to find a way to repair his damaged flesh.
Don't Trust Anyone: Tonight's episode reinforced the theme that everybody is suspect — after all, if you can't trust Alan Tudyk's face, then who can you trust? There are already some suspicious characters in my mind including Agent Malik (Rekha Sharma, one of the elite final five on "Battlestar Galactica") and Father...
- 11/11/2009
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Movies Blog
As the "Titanic" leaves port for its four-hour minicruise on CBS, it's loaded with the usual baggage for our television disasters.
Oddly enough, considering that 800 people lived and 1,500 died, it's not a very eventful journey.
This isn't a special effects bonanza -- as we expect from director James Cameron's big-screen interpretation of the same events now being shot. There are enough effects to make the point but, essentially, this version is packed with stock characters from writers Ross LaManna and Joyce Eliason and jam-packed with the ironies of the unsinkable ship unthinkably sinking the night of April 12, 1912.
It is, of course, one of the hideous stories of the century, the historic ship five blocks long carrying its own library and 75,000 pounds of meat and not all those unnecessary lifeboats that it wouldn't need anyway.
Director Robert Lieberman shuffles about a dozen stories of fact and fiction, some interesting, some not, ranging from rape and pillaging to love and tenderness. And don't forget stupidity and then panic and pathos.
Among the characters: wise old Capt. Smith (George C. Scott), evilly arrogant shipline director Ismay (Roger Rees), star-crossed lovers Wynn (Peter Gallagher) and Isabella (Catherine Zeta Jones), devious ship attendant Doonan (Tim Curry), reforming petty thief Jamie (Mike Doyle), boisterous Molly Brown (Marilu Henner), snooty Mrs. Foley Eva Marie Saint), zillionaire John Jacob Astor (Scott Hylands) and, well, enough of a cast to populate the Titanic.
It's a curious enough trip, just by the size of the calamity, but there's nothing much to recommend the performances here, with some brief exceptions by some lesser cast members. And, in a zany way, the Titanic survives; this wasn't the first re-enactment -- and won't be the last.
TITANIC
CBS
Konigsberg/Sanitsky Co. in association with
American Zoetrope and Hallmark Entertainment
Executive producers:Fred Fuchs, Frank Konigsberg, Larry Sanitsky
Producers:Rocky Lang, Harold Tichenor
Director:Robert Lieberman
Writers:Ross LaManna, Joyce Eliason
Director of photography:David Hennings
Visual effects supervisor:Janet Muswell
Production designer:Christiaan Wagener
Editor:Tod Feuerman
Music:Lennie Niehaus
Cast: Peter Gallagher, George C. Scott, Catherine Zeta Jones, Eva Marie Saint, Tim Curry, Roger Rees, Harley Jane Kozad, Marilu Henner, Mike Doyle, Sonsee Ahray, Felicity Waterman, Scott Hylands, Janne Mortil, Malcolm Stewart, Kevin McNulty, Matthew Walker.
Airdates: Sunday, Nov. 17, 9-11 p.m., and Tuesday, Nov. 19, 9-11 p.m.
Oddly enough, considering that 800 people lived and 1,500 died, it's not a very eventful journey.
This isn't a special effects bonanza -- as we expect from director James Cameron's big-screen interpretation of the same events now being shot. There are enough effects to make the point but, essentially, this version is packed with stock characters from writers Ross LaManna and Joyce Eliason and jam-packed with the ironies of the unsinkable ship unthinkably sinking the night of April 12, 1912.
It is, of course, one of the hideous stories of the century, the historic ship five blocks long carrying its own library and 75,000 pounds of meat and not all those unnecessary lifeboats that it wouldn't need anyway.
Director Robert Lieberman shuffles about a dozen stories of fact and fiction, some interesting, some not, ranging from rape and pillaging to love and tenderness. And don't forget stupidity and then panic and pathos.
Among the characters: wise old Capt. Smith (George C. Scott), evilly arrogant shipline director Ismay (Roger Rees), star-crossed lovers Wynn (Peter Gallagher) and Isabella (Catherine Zeta Jones), devious ship attendant Doonan (Tim Curry), reforming petty thief Jamie (Mike Doyle), boisterous Molly Brown (Marilu Henner), snooty Mrs. Foley Eva Marie Saint), zillionaire John Jacob Astor (Scott Hylands) and, well, enough of a cast to populate the Titanic.
It's a curious enough trip, just by the size of the calamity, but there's nothing much to recommend the performances here, with some brief exceptions by some lesser cast members. And, in a zany way, the Titanic survives; this wasn't the first re-enactment -- and won't be the last.
TITANIC
CBS
Konigsberg/Sanitsky Co. in association with
American Zoetrope and Hallmark Entertainment
Executive producers:Fred Fuchs, Frank Konigsberg, Larry Sanitsky
Producers:Rocky Lang, Harold Tichenor
Director:Robert Lieberman
Writers:Ross LaManna, Joyce Eliason
Director of photography:David Hennings
Visual effects supervisor:Janet Muswell
Production designer:Christiaan Wagener
Editor:Tod Feuerman
Music:Lennie Niehaus
Cast: Peter Gallagher, George C. Scott, Catherine Zeta Jones, Eva Marie Saint, Tim Curry, Roger Rees, Harley Jane Kozad, Marilu Henner, Mike Doyle, Sonsee Ahray, Felicity Waterman, Scott Hylands, Janne Mortil, Malcolm Stewart, Kevin McNulty, Matthew Walker.
Airdates: Sunday, Nov. 17, 9-11 p.m., and Tuesday, Nov. 19, 9-11 p.m.
- 11/14/1996
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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