Kier-La Janisse
2021From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film
Kier-La Janisse
John Leman Riley
Documentary tracing the history of Soviet fantasy and sci-fi films. Included on Severin's release of Viy.
From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
Kier-La Janisse
Robert Eggers, Alice Lowe
Explores the folk horror phenomenon from its beginnings in a trilogy of films – Witchfinder General, Blood on Satan’s Claw and The Wicker Man – through its proliferation on British television in the 1970s and its culturally specific manifestations in American, Asian, Australian and European horror, to the genre’s revival over the last decade.
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau”
David Gregory
Richard Stanley, Fairuza Balk
The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big screen in 1996. How director Richard Stanley spent four years developing the project just to find an abrupt end to his work while leading actor Marlon Brando pulled the strings in the shadows. Now for the first time, the living key players recount what really happened and why it all went so spectacularly wrong.
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau”
Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'
Calum Waddell
Barbara Steele, Allan Kolman
"Parasite Memories" is a brand new retrospective piece on the film produced by High Rising Productions with lively contribution from effects artist Joe Blasco, actresses Lynn Lowry and Barbara Steele, actor Allan Kolman, and Canadian critic Kier La-Janisse.
Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'
Raw, Rough and Rabid: The Lacerating Legacy of Cinépix
Calum Waddell
Kier-La Janisse, Joe Blasco
A featurette looking back at the early years of the celebrated Canadian production company, including interviews with author Kier-La Janisse and special make-up artist Joe Blasco.
Raw, Rough and Rabid: The Lacerating Legacy of Cinépix
Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon
Kier-La Janisse, Don Adams
Eloy de la Iglesia, José Antonio de la Loma
Quinqui cinema encompassed a series of Spanish crime films with a unique national sensibility, as they reflected the times of the Franco dictatorship transition. Guided by academics Mery Cuesta and Tom Whittaker, this featurette explores this explosive subgenre.
Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon
