Lloyd Kaufman is a pioneer of independent cinema. For more than 45 years, his B-movie studio Troma Entertainment has been...
Justin McConnell’s Clapboard Jungle documents five years in the life of an indie filmmaker. The documentary is not only a must-see...
Earlier this month, many of us were shocked to see our uncles or our old high school friends on Facebook sharing unsubstantiated claims that this whole pandemic is a hoax. Especially at a time like this, misinformation is running wild and some people would rather believe in conspiracy theories than...
[Exclusive Interview] PORNO Composer Carla Patullo on Creating The Film’s Unique and Seductive Sound
The bewitching allure of Fangoria’s latest film Porno has been tantalizing and teasing audiences since it first hit the festival...
Director. Writer. Actor. Artist. Journalist. When it comes to the horror genre, the craft of quality filmmaking is found in...
As a fervent fan of anything Alien (1979), I was initially sceptical about Director Alexandre O. Philippe’s documentary, Memory: The Origins of Alien. I was doubtful in the way a fine art collector would raise his eyebrows in suspicion, and tut under his breath as a deranged outsider claimed that he had an original...
When Brian De Palma’s Phantom of The Paradise was released to theatres in 1974 it was an immediate flop. The movie failed...
It takes a lot of guts to make a movie. Putting something you created out there for people to judge,...
Tucked between the groundbreaking documentaries and independent features that always come to the Tribeca Film Festival are a series of short films that defy any sense of normalcy. Branded the ‘genre’ section of Tribeca’s short film menu, these small masterpieces explore humanity in ways that only science-fiction, horror, and fantasy...
Put aside first impressions, challenge your classism, and allow a stranger’s journey in an unfamiliar world wash over you. Feral...
With its impressive film library and unabashed passion for the genre, it would seem Shudder is perfectly poised to produce...
The more directors I interview, the more I understand the amount of blood, sweat and tears that go into an independent film (and in the case of horror, lots of blood). It’s a process that takes years and millions of dollars, with an end product that’s only an hour and...