HOUSE OF LEAVES at 20
In the modern horror pantheon there are a handful of books so revered their publications have been touted as Major Events. HOUSE OF LEAVES by Mark Z. Danielewski deserves a place in that pantheon.
CRONOS
A bold and ingenious variation on vampire mythology, this was the stunning feature film debut of Mexico’s Guillermo Del Toro, a filmmaker who should really Need No Introduction
POSSESSOR
The second feature by Brandon Cronenberg, who as in his first (2012’s ANTIVIRAL), created a film that’s heavily informed by the work of his father David
COLOR OUT OF SPACE
The January, 2020 release of this film was something of an event for horror fans. Why? Because it’s the first feature in over 25 years to be directed by Richard Stanley
VALI
A now obscure hour long “trance film” from 1965 about the late Vali Myers (1930-2003)
ERASERHEAD, THE DAVID LYNCH FILES: VOLUME 1
For fans of ERASERHEAD, and the output of Mr. Lynch, I feel confident in proclaiming this book an absolute must-read
DUNE, THE DAVID LYNCH FILES: VOLUME 2
This, the second of Kenneth George Godwin’s DAVID LYNCH FILES, focuses on Lynch’s 1984 filming of Frank Herbert’s science fiction classic DUNE
TONY SCOTT: A FILMMAKER ON FIRE
As a longtime fan of the late Tony Scott, whose directorial output includes TRUE ROMANCE and CRIMSON TIDE, I find this book a must-read by default
I’M YOUR HUCKLEBERRY
This memoir, by a famous movie star, poet and Mark Twain enthusiast, is the product of a celebrity who is overprivilaged without question, but not uninteresting
Brian De Palma’s Films, Ranked
Here we pay homage to one of screen’s pre-eminent visual stylists and most irrepressible troublemakers