#anthology in cinema

[binnte-dil]

I Am (Onir, 2010)

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Murderous Tales (Smrtelné historky) 2016, dir. Jan Bubeníček IMDB

[thinkingimages]

Anita Berber with Conrad Veit and Reinhold Schünzel in Eerie Tales (1919)

[fibula-rasa]

Footnote to Fact (1933)

[letterboxd | imdb]

Director: Lewis Jacobs

“This is one part of a proposed four-part film intended to document the Great Depression that was to be called As I Walk. The other parts were never completed; consequently, Footnote to Fact must stand alone. The film was to be post-synchronized, using sound in a stream-of-consciousness technique.” — Lewis Jacobs, 1947

[horror-n-m3tal]

All Hallow's Eve 2013. Terrifier 2016. Terrifier 2 2022.

[gregor-samsung]

偶然と想像 [Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy] (Ryusuke Hamaguchi - 2021)

[arrayed-in-purple]

𝐕/𝐇/𝐒 (𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐)

"𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧"

𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 𝐓𝐢 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭

[mariocki]

An uncredited Jacqueline Hill appears as an unnamed Irish barmaid in The Vise: Death Pays No Dividends (1.5, ABC, 1954); in the UK, this episode wasn't seen until 1960 as part of ITV anthology The Crooked Path

[palemasked]

Black Sabbath, “The Telephone” (1963, dir. Mario Bava)

Starring Michèle Mercier and Lydia Alfonsi

[i-didnt-hate-it]

I didn't hate Alien: Romulus. It was awesome! I said it with Borderlands, and I'Il say it again for Romulus: your expectations will determine your enjoyment of content, so check your expectations at the door.

It seems like many people were expecting this to somehow be as brilliant as the original Alien, but also different and unique, and now they're frustrated that Romulus pays homage to the original films while also telling it's own story.

I honestly thought it did a good job of bringing the energy of the other films in the series while also having its own flavor. It really feels like an Alien movie, but I also didn't feel like I was just watching a remake of the original.

I'll admit, there were a few moments of "hey, that's from the other movies!" that I'm sure were forced by the studio, but Alvarez also did a good job of taking some good ideas from "weaker" entries in the series and giving them new life (iykyk).

All-in-all, Alien Romulus was an awesome IMAX experience (front row, as always), especially with the facehugger popcorn bucket, Xeno-mug and Weyland-Yutani patch keeping me company.

[davidhudson]

[fiendishthingee]

That I’m even remotely as intelligent, compassionate, and articulate as I can be if you catch me on a good day is due not just to solid genes (Dad was smart & incisive, Mom extremely giving & thoughtful) but also to the influence of 3 key people growing up. First was Fred Rogers, who taught millions of us “neighborhood” kids about civility, respect, inclusiveness, tolerance, and curiosity. The second was LeVar Burton, whose passionate encouragement of learning and exploration through books gave me an understanding of what you could build, emotionally and intellectually, with words. And third was the singular Shelley Duvall, who recently passed away after a life of unique, imaginative work in front of and behind the camera. 

Duvall was a Texas student plucked from obscurity by Robert Altman, whose crew met her at a college party and insisted he put her in 1970’s “Brewster McCloud.” Duvall’s career took off, first through collaborations with Altman on the wistful Depression caper “Thieves Like Us” (a favorite), the epic American tapestry of “Nashville,” the hazy psychological Rorschach of “3 Women,” and the buoyant goofiness of “Popeye,” then via the iconic hysteria of Stanley Kubrick’s snowy classic “The Shining.” As Hollywood lost interest in the unique, guileless naturalism that was a 70s staple, Duvall pivoted to a new career in children’s TV shows. The first, “Faerie Tale Theatre,” came at just the right time for me, an outcast with 2 older sisters who felt distinctly out of step with classmates more into cars and sports then anything developing between their ears. “Theatre” was an anthology that showcased a love of storytelling and fantasy without pandering to the supposedly “undeveloped” sensibilities of kids (a bullshit conceit anyways), instead diving into the messy, imaginative nature of how we use tales to explore ideas about the world and human nature. It was an important door for me to step through in recognizing my own creative abilities and finding absolutely no shame in being different because of them. It was a lesson Duvall lived her life by, kissed by the country sun and always sending us off with a smile and that lilting voice.

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Richard Münch and Jana Brejchová in Pipes (Dýmky / Pfeifen, Betten, Turteltauben) 1966, dir. Vojtěch Jasný IMDB

[malinkymax]

Kwaidan (1964)

[fibula-rasa]

Torture Garden (1967)  

[letterboxd | imdb]

Director: Freddie Francis

Cinematographer: Norman Warwick

Performers: Michael Ripper, Maurice Denham, Catherine Finn, Michael Bryant, Nicole Shelby, Beverly Adams, Robert Hutton, Ursula Howells, Barbara Ewing, & Burgess Meredith

[beingharsh]

Chacun son cinéma (2017), dir. Takeshi Kitano, Andrei Konchalovsky, Zhang Yimou, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Atom Egoyan