New month, new recommendations from Deep Cuts Rising. The second installment of 2024 features selections reflecting holidays, events or traditions of February.
Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown.
This month’s horror offerings include reincarnation, vampires and more.
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
Pictured: Michael Sarrazin and Jennifer O’Neill in The Reincarnation of Peter Proud.
Directed by J. Lee Thompson.
Author Max Ehrlich handled the screenplay for his own novel’s adaptation. Despite its quirky title, though, this movie is a rather surreal and sad, not to mention unpredictable viewing experience. The obsession with metaphysical matters seeped into ’70s cinema, and this trippy psycho-horror gem, one directed by J. Lee Thompson, is a valid reflection of that bygone trend.
The namesake of The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (Michael Sarrazin) is having what...
Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown.
This month’s horror offerings include reincarnation, vampires and more.
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
Pictured: Michael Sarrazin and Jennifer O’Neill in The Reincarnation of Peter Proud.
Directed by J. Lee Thompson.
Author Max Ehrlich handled the screenplay for his own novel’s adaptation. Despite its quirky title, though, this movie is a rather surreal and sad, not to mention unpredictable viewing experience. The obsession with metaphysical matters seeped into ’70s cinema, and this trippy psycho-horror gem, one directed by J. Lee Thompson, is a valid reflection of that bygone trend.
The namesake of The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (Michael Sarrazin) is having what...
- 1/31/2024
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Tony Leung’s portrayal of Wenwu takes the MCU villain to a whole new level in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the latest feature film in the franchise. Wenwu is complex and textured as written, but veteran actor Leung gives the role such gravity, a level of depth that can only be reached by one of the world’s leading performers. Wenwu easily tops the ranks of MCU’s best villains, but it wasn’t always clear Shang-Chi‘s villain would be a hit. Originally in the comics, Shang-Chi’s father was the xenophobic Asian caricature Fu Manchu. Later, Fu was replaced with the Mandarin, another character that relied on racist stereotypes, so when the Mandarin was announced as the next MCU villain, it aroused concern. However, Iron Man 3 wisely spun the Mandarin to their advantage. Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley) became the Mandarin, and the character...
- 9/4/2021
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
"Life has hundreds of flavors... savor it at our diner." Well Go USA has debuted an official US trailer for an indie film titled Midnight Diner, marking the feature directorial debut of Hong Kong actor Tony Ka Fai Leung ("Big Tony") - not to be confused with the other actor Tony Chiu-Wai Leung ("Little Tony"). This opened in China in 2019 and also stopped by Canada/US for a brief run, now getting an official release from Well Go in the US this August. Set in a little restaurant in an inconspicuous lane of Shanghai, which opens at midnight everyday. The owner is a man of about fifty, who makes a set of special food for each guest that visits, and listens everyone's story. Year after year, people flock from far & wide to the mysterious Midnight Diner to share their stories, savor delicious home cooking, and finally, to leave refreshed, feeling...
- 7/2/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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You can picture the slick but snotty marketing types at Wolfram and Hart working their hardest to try and make their latest nefarious scheme sound half plausible. Cartoon mobster Tony Papazian is in the slammer and he ain't happy. Cue a phone call to no one's favourite La legal eagles, and the problem could be solved very soon...
A healing stick doesn't sound like the most promising premise, and maybe that's why, for me, Sense And Sensitivity sees the first chink in this series' armour. At best, it's an experiment that doesn't quite come off. In its favour is the way in which the story looks at the theme of emotional reaction.
You can picture the slick but snotty marketing types at Wolfram and Hart working their hardest to try and make their latest nefarious scheme sound half plausible. Cartoon mobster Tony Papazian is in the slammer and he ain't happy. Cue a phone call to no one's favourite La legal eagles, and the problem could be solved very soon...
A healing stick doesn't sound like the most promising premise, and maybe that's why, for me, Sense And Sensitivity sees the first chink in this series' armour. At best, it's an experiment that doesn't quite come off. In its favour is the way in which the story looks at the theme of emotional reaction.
- 8/11/2014
- Shadowlocked
Yes, I’m a day late to observe the 10th anniversary of Friends’ series finale. However! It’s always the right time to celebrate the song stylings of one Phoebe Buffay, the best/worst singer/songwriter of the mid-late ’90s and early-mid ’00s. (Tough luck, Lisa Loeb.)
Looking at this list, you may be surprised to see that Phoebe sang as often as she did. (I certainly was after I agreed to write this post!) Given that, I had to set down some ground rules: I’m only counting original songs that Phoebe intended to perform, which means both her...
Looking at this list, you may be surprised to see that Phoebe sang as often as she did. (I certainly was after I agreed to write this post!) Given that, I had to set down some ground rules: I’m only counting original songs that Phoebe intended to perform, which means both her...
- 5/7/2014
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Exclusive: Fortissimo takes world rights to survival thriller that pits a writer against a hitman who gets more than he bargained for.
Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights, outside Benelux and Scandinavia, to writer/director Alex van Warmerdam’s upcoming project, Schneider vs. Bax (working title).
The project is Van Warmerdam’s first since Borgman, which screened In Competition at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. Fortissimo is commencing pre-sales immediately.
Schneider vs. Bax revolves around two men, a contract killer and a writer, battling each other for survival. Schneider, the contract killer and a devoted family man, is offered a rush job on the morning of his birthday to liquidate Ramon Bax. Bax is a 50 year old writer living in his secluded cabin by the lake. What seems to be a simple assignment turns out to be more than expected.
Fortissimo Films’ long time partner, production company Graniet Film, is currently...
Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights, outside Benelux and Scandinavia, to writer/director Alex van Warmerdam’s upcoming project, Schneider vs. Bax (working title).
The project is Van Warmerdam’s first since Borgman, which screened In Competition at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. Fortissimo is commencing pre-sales immediately.
Schneider vs. Bax revolves around two men, a contract killer and a writer, battling each other for survival. Schneider, the contract killer and a devoted family man, is offered a rush job on the morning of his birthday to liquidate Ramon Bax. Bax is a 50 year old writer living in his secluded cabin by the lake. What seems to be a simple assignment turns out to be more than expected.
Fortissimo Films’ long time partner, production company Graniet Film, is currently...
- 2/11/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Fortissimo takes world rights to survival thriller that pits a writer against a hitman, who gets more than he bargained for.
Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights, outside Benelux and Scandinavia, to writer/director Alex van Warmerdam’s upcoming project, Schneider vs. Bax (working title).
The project is Van Warmerdam’s first since Borgman, which screened In Competition at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. Fortissimo is commencing pre-sales immediately.
Schneider vs. Bax revolves around two men, a contract killer and a writer, battling each other for survival. Schneider, the contract killer and a devoted family man, is offered a rush job on the morning of his birthday to liquidate Ramon Bax. Bax is a 50 year old writer living in his secluded cabin by the lake. What seems to be a simple assignment turns out to be more than expected.
Fortissimo Films’ long time partner, production company Graniet Film, is currently...
Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights, outside Benelux and Scandinavia, to writer/director Alex van Warmerdam’s upcoming project, Schneider vs. Bax (working title).
The project is Van Warmerdam’s first since Borgman, which screened In Competition at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. Fortissimo is commencing pre-sales immediately.
Schneider vs. Bax revolves around two men, a contract killer and a writer, battling each other for survival. Schneider, the contract killer and a devoted family man, is offered a rush job on the morning of his birthday to liquidate Ramon Bax. Bax is a 50 year old writer living in his secluded cabin by the lake. What seems to be a simple assignment turns out to be more than expected.
Fortissimo Films’ long time partner, production company Graniet Film, is currently...
- 2/11/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Fortissimo takes world rights to survival thriller that pits a writer against a hitman who gets more than he bargained for.
Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights, outside Benelux and Scandinavia, to writer/director Alex van Warmerdam’s upcoming project, Schneider vs. Bax (working title).
The project is Van Warmerdam’s first since Borgman, which screened In Competition at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. Fortissimo is commencing pre-sales immediately.
Schneider vs. Bax revolves around two men, a contract killer and a writer, battling each other for survival. Schneider, the contract killer and a devoted family man, is offered a rush job on the morning of his birthday to liquidate Ramon Bax. Bax is a 50 year old writer living in his secluded cabin by the lake. What seems to be a simple assignment turns out to be more than expected.
Fortissimo Films’ long time partner, production company Graniet Film, is currently...
Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights, outside Benelux and Scandinavia, to writer/director Alex van Warmerdam’s upcoming project, Schneider vs. Bax (working title).
The project is Van Warmerdam’s first since Borgman, which screened In Competition at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. Fortissimo is commencing pre-sales immediately.
Schneider vs. Bax revolves around two men, a contract killer and a writer, battling each other for survival. Schneider, the contract killer and a devoted family man, is offered a rush job on the morning of his birthday to liquidate Ramon Bax. Bax is a 50 year old writer living in his secluded cabin by the lake. What seems to be a simple assignment turns out to be more than expected.
Fortissimo Films’ long time partner, production company Graniet Film, is currently...
- 2/11/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Today is the 25th anniversary of "Die Hard," a movie that forever changed the landscape of American action filmmaking. Director John McTiernan brought in European sensibilities and fluid camera movements that were unheard of at the time, adding an artistic edge and much-needed stylistic flourishes to a genre largely defined by hulking he-men and an almost complete lack of aesthetic embroidery (seriously — look at other action movies from 1988 and try not to fall asleep). It was as much a game changer as "Avatar," but never heralded as such; instead it was quietly acknowledged as an admirable achievement while its artistic merits went largely unheralded.
In honor of the film's anniversary, we thought we'd run down ten things that you probably don't know about "Die Hard," a movie whose legendary status was recently cemented when an entire wall of the Fox lot was painted up to resemble the sequence where Bruce Willis...
In honor of the film's anniversary, we thought we'd run down ten things that you probably don't know about "Die Hard," a movie whose legendary status was recently cemented when an entire wall of the Fox lot was painted up to resemble the sequence where Bruce Willis...
- 7/15/2013
- by Drew Taylor
- NextMovie
Earlier this month things looked pretty grim for Billy Ray Cyrus and his wife Tish Cyrus, as they filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court.
However, yesterday afternoon (June 23) the “Achy Breaky Heart” singer and his lady looked pretty darn affectionate as they took their daughter Noah out for lunch in North Hollywood.
Billy Ray put his arm around his lady as they exited Little Tony’s restaurant, signaling that there still may be hope for Miley Cyrus’ parents.
Previously, Tish cited “irreconcilable differences” for her reason for leaving Cyrus, noting, “This is a personal matter and we are working to find a resolution that is in the best interest of our family. We ask that you respect our privacy at this time.”...
However, yesterday afternoon (June 23) the “Achy Breaky Heart” singer and his lady looked pretty darn affectionate as they took their daughter Noah out for lunch in North Hollywood.
Billy Ray put his arm around his lady as they exited Little Tony’s restaurant, signaling that there still may be hope for Miley Cyrus’ parents.
Previously, Tish cited “irreconcilable differences” for her reason for leaving Cyrus, noting, “This is a personal matter and we are working to find a resolution that is in the best interest of our family. We ask that you respect our privacy at this time.”...
- 6/24/2013
- GossipCenter
Cannes, France — There's something nasty lurking in the woods – and inside the characters' heads – in darkly comic Cannes Film Festival entry "Borgman."
In Dutch director Alex van Warmerdam's supernaturally-tinged psychological drama, a mysterious interloper emerges from a forest and knocks on the door of a wealthy family's modernist mansion.
Borgman, the titular stranger played by Flemish actor Jan Bijvoet, insinuates himself into the outwardly idyllic life of the clan, which quickly begins to implode.
Van Warmerdam established a distinctive vein of macabre humor in previous films including the fairy tale-inspired "Grimm" and acerbic old-age portrait "The Last Days of Emma Blank." But the mix of deadpan comedy and growing menace in "Borgman" takes it into even darker territory.
"I'm a little disappointed about how nasty this film became," the 60-year-old director told reporters Sunday.
"I think is has something to do with the fact that I'm getting old," he said.
In Dutch director Alex van Warmerdam's supernaturally-tinged psychological drama, a mysterious interloper emerges from a forest and knocks on the door of a wealthy family's modernist mansion.
Borgman, the titular stranger played by Flemish actor Jan Bijvoet, insinuates himself into the outwardly idyllic life of the clan, which quickly begins to implode.
Van Warmerdam established a distinctive vein of macabre humor in previous films including the fairy tale-inspired "Grimm" and acerbic old-age portrait "The Last Days of Emma Blank." But the mix of deadpan comedy and growing menace in "Borgman" takes it into even darker territory.
"I'm a little disappointed about how nasty this film became," the 60-year-old director told reporters Sunday.
"I think is has something to do with the fact that I'm getting old," he said.
- 5/19/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
From Mother Nature Network's John Platt:
You may know Tony Little's name from infomercials or Hsn, where he often sells his Gazelle Glider brand of personal fitness devices. Now he has lent his name to an actual gazelle, a critically endangered dama gazelle that was born last September at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
The baby gazelle — the second calf born at the National Zoo in 2012 but the only one to survive — has been named "Little Tony" for his hyperactive behavior, which reminded zoo staff of the infomercial star. The story behind the naming was announced last month on the Friends of the National Zoo Facebook page: "Recently, one of these calves leaped (or shall we say 'stotted' and 'pronged') into the heart of an American fitness icon who many know for his infomercials and larger-than-life personality — Tony Little. Little drew inspiration from these animals' movements...
You may know Tony Little's name from infomercials or Hsn, where he often sells his Gazelle Glider brand of personal fitness devices. Now he has lent his name to an actual gazelle, a critically endangered dama gazelle that was born last September at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
The baby gazelle — the second calf born at the National Zoo in 2012 but the only one to survive — has been named "Little Tony" for his hyperactive behavior, which reminded zoo staff of the infomercial star. The story behind the naming was announced last month on the Friends of the National Zoo Facebook page: "Recently, one of these calves leaped (or shall we say 'stotted' and 'pronged') into the heart of an American fitness icon who many know for his infomercials and larger-than-life personality — Tony Little. Little drew inspiration from these animals' movements...
- 3/11/2013
- by Jessica Leader
- Huffington Post
With A Good Day to Die Hard set to debut on Valentine’s Day, and the original film turning 25 this year, this seems like as good a time as any to look back at some of the things you might not know about the original film (unless you’re totally Die Hard obsessed like we are). Fortunately, YouTube user SeaBlue33 has put together a handy video that does just that. Yippie ki yay? John McTiernan’s original film was based on Roderick Thorp’s novel Nothing Lasts Forever. Thorp’s book didn’t feature John McClane, but instead told the story of retired NYPD cop Joe Leland as he fights to stop Cold War German terrorist-turned-thief Anton “Little Tony” Gruber from taking over the Klaxon Oil building in Los Angeles where his daughter works. At...
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- 2/12/2013
- by Mike Bracken
- Movies.com
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