There’s nothing I love more than a documentary about the conception of one of the most notorious cult classics ever made. Brian Yuzna’s 1989 horror satire is a gross, vile look at the amorality of the affluent. What I don’t like is a documentary that paints itself as a look at the making of a movie and is in reality conspiracy claptrap garbage sexual abuse, ritual child abuse, and sexual violence that has about two percent to do with Brian Yuzna’s movie.
Tag Archives: Indie Film
American Daydream (2024)
Where is the American dream bred? In the heart or in the head? Director-Writer Ziyu Luo’s “American Daydream” is a classic ode to the idea of the American dream and our pursuit of it. Is the “American Dream” an unreachable goal, or something that we each have within us, personally? Recently having its world premiere at the HollyShorts Film Festival, “American Daydream” is a brilliant beautiful short drama comedy that explores ideas about immigration, assimilation and Americanization.
Rani DeMuth, Director of “And Now I Lay Me Down”
Now on the festival circuit, “And Now I Lay Me Down” is a stellar drama comedy starring Jane Kaczmarek of “Malcolm in the Middle” fame. The great short is directed by Rani DeMuth a charming and clever filmmaker and storyteller who took time out to discuss her process making the movie and what it was like working with an actress of Kaczmarek’s caliber. Look out for “And Now I Lay Me Down.”
Rory McHarg & Brett Miller Discuss Their Documentary “A Two Hearted Tale”
Now making its way through the festival circuit, the directors of “A Two Hearted Tale” took time out of their busy schedules to discuss their newest short subject documentary. The tale of the iconic beer label for one of America’s most popular IPA beers and how the creation of the logo proved quite tumultuous.
Disclaimer: This film was produced independently of Bell’s Brewery. All views and opinions are those of the filmmakers.
And Now I Lay Me Down (2024)
I really have to give it to Jane Kaczmarek who stars in “And Now I Lay Me Down.” She really is a marvel in what is a pretty gut wrenching movie that approaches a serious topic with a tongue in cheek. Kaczmarek is essentially the only cast member in the entirety of Rani DeMuth’s short drama comedy and commands a lot of the screen with such an immense powerful and intense sadness.
Talking with Dennis Flippin, director of “Flatters”
We talked with Dennis Flippin, an up and coming filmmaker who recently directed the short comedy “Flatters” about a man who falls in love with a fervent Flat Earther. “Flatters” is currently making its way around the festival circuit.
A Two Hearted Tale (2023)
Dave Chappelle asked for a Bell’s Beer during a comedy set in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Taking a sip, he casually called out, “The Two-Hearted Ale? Why the hell did you put a fish on the label? ” This is the story of that iconic trout label adorning the most popular it IPA beer in America, and its eccentric artist, Ladislav Hanka.