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Bigas Luna, Director of 'Anguish' Dies at 67

8 April 2013 9:00 AM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »

Bigas Luna, who is known to many for kick starting the careers of Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, died after a long battle with cancer in his home in Spain.

Genre fans know Luna for his film Anguish, starring tiny terror Zelda Rubinstein and Michael Lerner. Luna’s extrememly meta Anguish intertwines a movie-within-a-movie. Viewers watch theatergoers watch another film called The Mommy, that features yet another film within it: the silent movie The Lost World.

In The Mommy, mother and son, John and Alice have a unique relationship that includes hypnosis and cutting out victims’ eyes. Alice can hear what John hears and control him telepathically, forcing him to do all sorts of atrocious things on a killing spree. The film preys upon viewers' public space paranoia, referencing classic genre films including Hitchcock’s The Birds and Psycho as well as Bunuel and Dali’s Un Chien Andalou.

Watch the trailer below. »

- Sara Castillo

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Director John Asher shoots entire Somebody Marry Me comedy with one shot

22 March 2013 5:56 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »

Helmer John Asher has managed to shoot Somebody Marry me, a feature-length comedy with just one shot. Apparently the historic 98 minute film took 18 days to write and 3 weeks of rehearsal with the cast prior to shooting the whole pic without a single cut. That's quite impressive. The Kimberly Stuckwisch and Ben Milliken-produced film which was funded and produced by independent film financier Lamar Billups, is a heartwarming romantic comedy with a twist. Starring is Oscar-nominated Michael Lerner (Barton Fink) and The Soprano’s Ray Abruzzo, with a supporting cast including Annie Burgstede, Jeff Doucette and Leslie Murphy, among others. In Somebody Marry Me, David Rosenberg has just a few hours to find a woman to marry before his wealthy father gives his entire inheritance to his young spoiled stepmother. After losing his girlfriend, David posts an ad online looking for a wife and quickly finds himself in over his head. »

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Director John Asher shoots entire Somebody Marry Me comedy with one shot

22 March 2013 5:56 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »

Helmer John Asher has managed to shoot Somebody Marry me, a feature-length comedy with just one shot. Apparently the historic 98 minute film took 18 days to write and 3 weeks of rehearsal with the cast prior to shooting the whole pic without a single cut. That's quite impressive. The Kimberly Stuckwisch and Ben Milliken-produced film which was funded and produced by independent film financier Lamar Billups, is a heartwarming romantic comedy with a twist. Starring is Oscar-nominated Michael Lerner (Barton Fink) and The Soprano’s Ray Abruzzo, with a supporting cast including Annie Burgstede, Jeff Doucette and Leslie Murphy, among others. In Somebody Marry Me, David Rosenberg has just a few hours to find a woman to marry before his wealthy father gives his entire inheritance to his young spoiled stepmother. After losing his girlfriend, David posts an ad online looking for a wife and quickly finds himself in over his head. »

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The Oscar for most criminally ignored performances by the Academy - Actor Nominations

10 February 2013 11:34 PM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »

Tom Jolliffe on the male acting performances criminally overlooked by the Academy for Oscar recognition...

With the Oscars around the corner and awards season in full swing, now is a perfect opportunity to tearfully remember those performances that were completely overlooked by the Academy. Reasons can differ. Sometimes a year is bloated with exceptional performances and competition is high. Sometimes a film's impact doesn’t strike instantly and takes years before it finally clicks with audiences. There are certain film subjects that are Oscar catnip, and others which rub against the grain of what is fashionable amongst the voters. There are almost always head-scratching inclusions and exclusions. It’s hard to know which films of a year, and which performances will live long in the memory and which will fade away.

Here are a few actors I humbly believe gave performances good enough to warrant nominations (lead or supporting) for »

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Telekinesis announces North American tour in support of Dormarion

8 February 2013 10:10 AM, PST | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »

Telekinesis, the (usually) one-man indie band fronted by Michael Lerner, is hitting North America’s finest highways and byways to spread its pop gospel and news of its new record, Dormarion, out April 2. This time around Lerner will be backed by Wild Flag’s Rebecca Cole, The Globes’ Erik Walters, and Say Hi’s Eric Elbogen. Mount Moriah and Deep Sea Diver will open the dates, which are listed below. Telekinesis covers Belle & Sebastian Telekinesis on tour March 13-17—SXSW—Austin, Texas April 21—Doug Fir Lounge—Portland, Oregon* April 24—Bottom Of The Hill—San Francisco, California* April »

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