Sacred Bones labelmates Boris and Uniform have teamed up for a new collaborative album, Bright New Disease, arriving June 16th. Along with the LP announcement, the bands shared the lead single “You Are the Beginning.”
Given Boris and Uniform’s drone and industrial tendencies, respectively, “You Are the Beginning” is a surprisingly upbeat romp. A thrash riff — compliments of Boris — lies as the crux of the song, setting the foundation for the barked and belted vocals of Uniform’s Michael Berdan. From there, the bands ride out on a full-tilt hardcore/crossover-thrash section.
The song originated from Boris’ first day of studio sessions back in July 2020, at the onset of the pandemic. And as the title implies, “You Are the Beginning” was conceived as a potential album opener.
“At that time, we didn’t know when we would be able to resume concerts,” said Boris’ Atsuo in a press release,...
Given Boris and Uniform’s drone and industrial tendencies, respectively, “You Are the Beginning” is a surprisingly upbeat romp. A thrash riff — compliments of Boris — lies as the crux of the song, setting the foundation for the barked and belted vocals of Uniform’s Michael Berdan. From there, the bands ride out on a full-tilt hardcore/crossover-thrash section.
The song originated from Boris’ first day of studio sessions back in July 2020, at the onset of the pandemic. And as the title implies, “You Are the Beginning” was conceived as a potential album opener.
“At that time, we didn’t know when we would be able to resume concerts,” said Boris’ Atsuo in a press release,...
- 5/2/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Yasutaka Tsutsui is quite well known (either you realize it or not), particularly for two of his works that were made into internationally successful anime films: “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” and “Paprika”. For the first book review here in Amp, however, we will deal with another of his novels, “Hell” where the surrealism and the satire, two of his central characteristics, are in full bloom.
The what and how people from different cultures perceive hell as a concept has been always a crucial one, and Tsutsui presents his own quite eloquently, through the words of a character in the book. “It’s just a place without God. The Japanese don’t believe in God in the first place, so what’s the difference between this place and the world of the living?”
Using this idea as base, Tsutsui presents his characters in a hell where people feel no emotion,...
The what and how people from different cultures perceive hell as a concept has been always a crucial one, and Tsutsui presents his own quite eloquently, through the words of a character in the book. “It’s just a place without God. The Japanese don’t believe in God in the first place, so what’s the difference between this place and the world of the living?”
Using this idea as base, Tsutsui presents his characters in a hell where people feel no emotion,...
- 10/16/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The hitman thriller Assassins will have a home entertainment release this September. Starring Bill Oberst Jr. (3 from Hell) and Stephen Katz (Mobsters Kids), this title focuses on Chris (David Pesta) and the dangerous world he finds himself in. When both an assassin and a bounty hunter come looking for him, Chris must confront the death of his girlfriend, while trying to stay alive.
Assassins will be out on Digital and on DVD this September 3rd.
Synopsis:
Life changed for Chris on a Thursday evening, 7:15 to be exact. This is the moment his ex-girlfriend wa...
Assassins will be out on Digital and on DVD this September 3rd.
Synopsis:
Life changed for Chris on a Thursday evening, 7:15 to be exact. This is the moment his ex-girlfriend wa...
- 9/4/2019
- QuietEarth.us
Tony Sokol Sep 4, 2019
Screenwriter Grady Hendrix calms some fears about the rising Satanic Panic.
Directed by Chelsea Stardust (All That We Destroy), the upcoming horror comedy Satanic Panic plays fast and loose with demonic forces. It changes the standard virgin sacrifice into a quarterly earnings celebration and Tupperware pep talk, but does it with midnight movie mythology. Hayley Griffith (The Loudest Voice) plays the virgin, Sam, a little low on gas but high in spirit. The high priestess of the satanic cabal is Danica Ross played by Rebecca Romijn. Her followers pledge themselves to Baphomet, and incur the playful wrath of a lesser demon because they didn't read the fine print.
The devil is always in the details, and novelist Grady Hendrix, who wrote the screenplay from a story he wrote with Ted Geoghegan, can find them with the Dewey Decimal System. Hendrix, who wrote My Best Friend's Exorcism (2016) among other funny fright films,...
Screenwriter Grady Hendrix calms some fears about the rising Satanic Panic.
Directed by Chelsea Stardust (All That We Destroy), the upcoming horror comedy Satanic Panic plays fast and loose with demonic forces. It changes the standard virgin sacrifice into a quarterly earnings celebration and Tupperware pep talk, but does it with midnight movie mythology. Hayley Griffith (The Loudest Voice) plays the virgin, Sam, a little low on gas but high in spirit. The high priestess of the satanic cabal is Danica Ross played by Rebecca Romijn. Her followers pledge themselves to Baphomet, and incur the playful wrath of a lesser demon because they didn't read the fine print.
The devil is always in the details, and novelist Grady Hendrix, who wrote the screenplay from a story he wrote with Ted Geoghegan, can find them with the Dewey Decimal System. Hendrix, who wrote My Best Friend's Exorcism (2016) among other funny fright films,...
- 9/4/2019
- Den of Geek
Amazon Prime Video is out with its list of new titles coming in June, and it includes the new Jonas Brothers movie, “Chasing Happiness.” Featuring never-before-seen footage of the brothers’ younger years, the film offers long-time JoBros fans a personal look at Nick, Joe and Kevin’s journey to success, from a family struggling to make ends meet to their ascent to pop stardom. The Amazon Original is out June 4, just ahead of the band’s comeback album, “Happiness Begins,” out June 7.
Another June highlight is “Yardie,” which is directed by Idris Elba and set in ’70s Kingston, Jamaica and ’80s Hackney, London. “Yardie,” which will be released on June 17, centers on the life of a young Jamaican man named D who has never fully recovered from the murder of his older brother Jerry Dread. Dispatched to London where he reconnects with his childhood sweetheart, Yvonne and his daughter who...
Another June highlight is “Yardie,” which is directed by Idris Elba and set in ’70s Kingston, Jamaica and ’80s Hackney, London. “Yardie,” which will be released on June 17, centers on the life of a young Jamaican man named D who has never fully recovered from the murder of his older brother Jerry Dread. Dispatched to London where he reconnects with his childhood sweetheart, Yvonne and his daughter who...
- 5/17/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
The Amazon Prime/BBC, six-part TV mini-series "Good Omens", directed by Douglas Mackinnon ("Outlander"), is based on the 'good and evil' novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, premiering May 31, 2019, starring Jon Hamm, aka 'Don Draper' in "Mad Men" as the 'Archangel Gabriel' :
"...'Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch' (1990) is a comedy about the coming of the 'End Times'.
"This comes as bad news to the angel 'Aziraphale', former guardian of the 'Eastern Gate of Eden'...
"...and the demon 'Crowley', aka 'Crawly', the serpent who tempted 'Eve' to eat the apple.
"As the representatives of 'Heaven' and 'Hell', they have both become used to living their cozy, comfortable lives and have taken a liking to humanity.
"As good friends, they work together to keep an eye on the son of the devil, destined to be the...
"...'Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch' (1990) is a comedy about the coming of the 'End Times'.
"This comes as bad news to the angel 'Aziraphale', former guardian of the 'Eastern Gate of Eden'...
"...and the demon 'Crowley', aka 'Crawly', the serpent who tempted 'Eve' to eat the apple.
"As the representatives of 'Heaven' and 'Hell', they have both become used to living their cozy, comfortable lives and have taken a liking to humanity.
"As good friends, they work together to keep an eye on the son of the devil, destined to be the...
- 4/27/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Paul Bradshaw Nov 22, 2018
Let’s all hope Hollywood has got this one wrong…
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Back in the old days, paintings, carvings and engravings of Hell were used to shock sinners into mending their ways – promising them an eternity of pain and suffering, usually at the end of a red hot poker. Most world religions have their own ideas about what Hell looks like, but filmmakers have since thrown in a lot of their own ideas too – with movie villains heading everywhere from fiery torture caves and spikey chasms to bottomless voids and empty prison cells.
Personally, we’re hoping for the one in The Good Place (because at least Ted Danson will be there), but almost anything is better than spending any time in any of the Hells on this list…
Hell’s Bells (1929)
There’s something inherently disturbing about the idea of...
Let’s all hope Hollywood has got this one wrong…
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Back in the old days, paintings, carvings and engravings of Hell were used to shock sinners into mending their ways – promising them an eternity of pain and suffering, usually at the end of a red hot poker. Most world religions have their own ideas about what Hell looks like, but filmmakers have since thrown in a lot of their own ideas too – with movie villains heading everywhere from fiery torture caves and spikey chasms to bottomless voids and empty prison cells.
Personally, we’re hoping for the one in The Good Place (because at least Ted Danson will be there), but almost anything is better than spending any time in any of the Hells on this list…
Hell’s Bells (1929)
There’s something inherently disturbing about the idea of...
- 11/22/2018
- Den of Geek
BAMcinématek is hosting a 10-film series exploring Japanese art and folklore post World War II called Ghosts and Monsters: Postwar Japanese Horror starting this Friday, October 26th through November 1st. Also in today's Highlights: Dermot Mulroney joins the cast of Trick and an interview with Ted Welch and Chris Blake from All Light Will End.
Ghosts and Monsters: Postwar Japanese Horror Screening Details: "From Friday, October 26 through Thursday, November 1, BAMcinématek presents Ghosts and Monsters: Postwar Japanese Horror, a series of 10 films showcasing two strands of Japanese horror films that developed after World War II: kaiju monster movies and beautifully stylized ghost stories from Japanese folklore.
The series includes three classic kaiju films by director Ishirô Honda, beginning with the granddaddy of all nuclear warfare anxiety films, the original Godzilla (1954—Oct 26). The kaiju creature features continue with Mothra (1961—Oct 27), a psychedelic tale of a gigantic prehistoric and long dormant moth larvae...
Ghosts and Monsters: Postwar Japanese Horror Screening Details: "From Friday, October 26 through Thursday, November 1, BAMcinématek presents Ghosts and Monsters: Postwar Japanese Horror, a series of 10 films showcasing two strands of Japanese horror films that developed after World War II: kaiju monster movies and beautifully stylized ghost stories from Japanese folklore.
The series includes three classic kaiju films by director Ishirô Honda, beginning with the granddaddy of all nuclear warfare anxiety films, the original Godzilla (1954—Oct 26). The kaiju creature features continue with Mothra (1961—Oct 27), a psychedelic tale of a gigantic prehistoric and long dormant moth larvae...
- 10/23/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
If you ask me, Hell is the ultimate horror setting. Sure, creepy castles and abandoned outposts are great and all, but a realm of eternal torment just strikes me as a tad more terrifying. And of the major cultural interpretations of Hell out there, none are quite as grisly as the hell of Japanese Buddhism: Jigoku. Sure, there’s a way out of it, but the torments inflicted upon the damned in Jigoku make the ones Dante wrote about seem fit for children’s birthday parties. Jigoku consists of sixteen separate hells (eight “hot” and eight “cold”), with eight great hells that consist of tortures ranging from being charred in massive frying pans to being eternally smashed into paste and revived by massive rocks. It’s a brutal, depressing place where hope is faint and mercy can wait billions of years away. Naturally, it makes for a great topic for a horror movie.
- 12/2/2017
- by Perry Ruhland
- DailyDead
David Crow Apr 26, 2019
Here's where to stream all of the movies in the Alien franchise.
With Alien Day upon us, we're getting a hankering for that unique facehugger flavor that only the best (and even the not-so-great) Alien movies can provide. Whether it is Ridley Scott's original masterpiece, James Cameron's epic action movie throwdown, or even David Fincher's weird nihilist take on the misadventures of Ellen Ripley and the xenomorph, each Alien movie has its own quirks that are worth exploring.
But where can you find them for streaming purposes? Well, we're here to break that down for you right now!
Alien
The original and, some of us would argue, still the best Alien is certainly the scariest. Directed by Ridley Scott at the tailend of the 1970s, it is a product of its time in the best way--when characters were allowed to breathe with understated authenticity and drudgery.
Here's where to stream all of the movies in the Alien franchise.
With Alien Day upon us, we're getting a hankering for that unique facehugger flavor that only the best (and even the not-so-great) Alien movies can provide. Whether it is Ridley Scott's original masterpiece, James Cameron's epic action movie throwdown, or even David Fincher's weird nihilist take on the misadventures of Ellen Ripley and the xenomorph, each Alien movie has its own quirks that are worth exploring.
But where can you find them for streaming purposes? Well, we're here to break that down for you right now!
Alien
The original and, some of us would argue, still the best Alien is certainly the scariest. Directed by Ridley Scott at the tailend of the 1970s, it is a product of its time in the best way--when characters were allowed to breathe with understated authenticity and drudgery.
- 5/9/2017
- Den of Geek
We Are The Flesh (Tenemos la carne)
Blu-ray
2017 / Color / 1:85 widescreen – though the aspect ratio changes at the director’s whim/110 min. / Street Date February 28, 2017
Starring: Noe Hernandez, María Evoli and Diego Gamaliel.
Cinematography: Yollótl Alvarado
Film Editor: Yibran Asuad and Emiliano Rocha Minter
Written by Emiliano Rocha Minter
Produced by Julio Chavezmontes and Moisés Cosío
Directed by Emiliano Rocha Minter
Teetering on that thin edge between the ludicrous and the even more ludicrous, Emiliano Rocha Minter’s We Are The Flesh is a spittle-flecked, willfully deranged vision of life in a post-apocalyptic Mexico. Since its release in 2016, Minter’s movie, adrift in bodily fluids and overwrought speechifying, has been turning both heads and stomachs at film festivals across Europe.
An unconvincing mix of Living Theatre provocations and Eraserhead-like tableaus of bursting placentas and the drip, drip, drip of menstrual blood, Minter’s movie announces itself with the...
Blu-ray
2017 / Color / 1:85 widescreen – though the aspect ratio changes at the director’s whim/110 min. / Street Date February 28, 2017
Starring: Noe Hernandez, María Evoli and Diego Gamaliel.
Cinematography: Yollótl Alvarado
Film Editor: Yibran Asuad and Emiliano Rocha Minter
Written by Emiliano Rocha Minter
Produced by Julio Chavezmontes and Moisés Cosío
Directed by Emiliano Rocha Minter
Teetering on that thin edge between the ludicrous and the even more ludicrous, Emiliano Rocha Minter’s We Are The Flesh is a spittle-flecked, willfully deranged vision of life in a post-apocalyptic Mexico. Since its release in 2016, Minter’s movie, adrift in bodily fluids and overwrought speechifying, has been turning both heads and stomachs at film festivals across Europe.
An unconvincing mix of Living Theatre provocations and Eraserhead-like tableaus of bursting placentas and the drip, drip, drip of menstrual blood, Minter’s movie announces itself with the...
- 3/7/2017
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Kate Plays ChristineThe lineup for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, taking place between January 21 -31, has been announced.U.S. Dramatic COMPETITIONAs You Are (Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, USA): As You Are is the telling and retelling of a relationship between three teenagers as it traces the course of their friendship through a construction of disparate memories prompted by a police investigation. Cast: Owen Campbell, Charlie Heaton, Amandla Stenberg, John Scurti, Scott Cohen, Mary Stuart Masterson. World Premiere The Birth of a Nation (Nate Parker, USA): Set against the antebellum South, this story follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. After witnessing countless atrocities against fellow slaves, Nat devises a plan to lead his people to freedom. Cast: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle Union, Mark Boone Jr. World PremiereChristine (Antonio Campos,...
- 12/7/2015
- by Notebook
- MUBI
It's the still in a process of refinement, but Indiewire has expanded their gateway to film criticism with Criticwire 2.0, which works as a catalog of critics and criticism that offers a much needed alternative to Rotten Tomatoes. It's less about looking for consensus than it is about offering a simple way of following the critics that interest you and discovering new ones along the way.
The Vienna Film Festival is underway, and while all of us who are not attending lament not being able to check out Mike Ott's DJ set, we have only the coverage of others to turn to for consolation. Turns out there isn't much of that available either, unless you can read German, so for now check out our coverage here in the Notebook, and hopefully there will be more to share next week. Ti West is prepping his next horror film, The Sacrament,...
The Vienna Film Festival is underway, and while all of us who are not attending lament not being able to check out Mike Ott's DJ set, we have only the coverage of others to turn to for consolation. Turns out there isn't much of that available either, unless you can read German, so for now check out our coverage here in the Notebook, and hopefully there will be more to share next week. Ti West is prepping his next horror film, The Sacrament,...
- 10/31/2012
- by Adam Cook
- MUBI
For the horror buff, Fall is the best time of the year. The air is crisp, the leaves are falling and a feeling of death hangs on the air. Here at Sound on Sight we have some of the biggest horror fans you can find. We are continually showcasing the best of genre cinema, so we’ve decided to put our horror knowledge and passion to the test in a horror watching contest. Each week in October, Ricky D, James Merolla and Justine Smith will post a list of the horror films they have watched. By the end of the month, the person who has seen the most films wins. Prize Tbd.
Justine Smith (11 viewings) Total of 31 viewings
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Spider Baby or The Maddest Story Ever Told
Directed by Jack Jill
This movie is very fun, not so much scary as gleefully depraved. The film revels in it’s childhood attitude,...
Justine Smith (11 viewings) Total of 31 viewings
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Spider Baby or The Maddest Story Ever Told
Directed by Jack Jill
This movie is very fun, not so much scary as gleefully depraved. The film revels in it’s childhood attitude,...
- 10/18/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Criterion tried playing a fast one this week by releasing all the new films while we were recording our super two year anniversary special. Sneaky Criterion, how could you do such a thing? But lo and behold they gave us another 11 titles, which again just goes to show that Criterion/Janus have multiple tricks up their sleeves. Especially this week, they gave us a couple of catalog titles and the rest are new and exciting, especially one that is the original edit of a particular film that was put on the page last week. Once again, if you want to join what a million other people are enjoying right now, please sign up here. It will help the series of articles and you’ll get to experience the best bang for the buck.
First up is the original version of a film that was put up last week, which is...
First up is the original version of a film that was put up last week, which is...
- 7/12/2011
- by James McCormick
- CriterionCast
NYC Japan Society's monthly film series Zen & Its Opposite: Essential (& Turbulent) Japanese Art House showcases some of the best classical films of Japanese cinema. Based on the Six Planes of Existence in Wheel of Life (Bhavacakra), the film series highlights five Planes, (excluding the Deva/God Realm, Blissful State) with five distinctive films representing each plane:
Ashura/Demigod Realm is represented by Kihachi Okamoto's bloody samurai epic Sword of Doom (1966). Ashura is filled with jealousy, struggle and combat stemming from being envious of Deva Realm. As Tatsuya Nakadai's merciless swordman hacks away in a violent purgatory, the film is a perfect match.
Masaki Kobayashi's stunning 1965 Cannes Palm d'Or winner Kwaidan is Manusya: the Human Realm plagued by passion, desire, doubt and pride.
Tiryag-yoni a.k.a. Animal Realm is reflected in Onibaba (1964, dir. Kaneto Shindo), a gritty tale of survival and animal lust in feudal era Japan.
Ashura/Demigod Realm is represented by Kihachi Okamoto's bloody samurai epic Sword of Doom (1966). Ashura is filled with jealousy, struggle and combat stemming from being envious of Deva Realm. As Tatsuya Nakadai's merciless swordman hacks away in a violent purgatory, the film is a perfect match.
Masaki Kobayashi's stunning 1965 Cannes Palm d'Or winner Kwaidan is Manusya: the Human Realm plagued by passion, desire, doubt and pride.
Tiryag-yoni a.k.a. Animal Realm is reflected in Onibaba (1964, dir. Kaneto Shindo), a gritty tale of survival and animal lust in feudal era Japan.
- 10/13/2010
- Screen Anarchy
In previous editions of the Hideo Nakata interview at the 2008 Nifff (Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival) we have covered upcoming projects, horror remakes and more. In this last part of the interview we go over Amityville Horror and filmmaker Nobuo Nakagawa. I had read slight pieces here and there with Nakata referencing or slightly mentioning Amityville Horror, but never much where it was specifically asked or gone into any detail. So in this clip we get much more to flesh out how this series influenced him. In addition we cover his thoughts on legendary filmmaker Nobuo Nakagawa, which includes him mentioning a conversation he had with him in a dream.
In this interview we talk about:
* The Amityville Horror Influence
* The Nobuo Nakagawa Influence
* On Jigoku aka Hell (1960)
Interview after the link bump.
In this interview we talk about:
* The Amityville Horror Influence
* The Nobuo Nakagawa Influence
* On Jigoku aka Hell (1960)
Interview after the link bump.
- 7/22/2008
- by Blake
- Screen Anarchy
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