Archives For May 3, 2013

Sightseers-Still

Sightseers marks Ben Wheatley’s follow up to the brutally disturbing Kill List that helped establish Wheatley as one of horror’s most promising directors. Wheatley chose an interesting direction to go in after filming Kill List — instead of the seriousness and violent nature of that film he decided to blend his brutal style of filmmaking with some very dark comedic tones. Sightseers centers around Chris who wants to show his girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple as their once dream caravan holiday takes a horrific and violent wrong turn. Continue Reading…

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AICN got their hands on the first look at Jeff Proctor’s wicked looking poster for Franck Khalfoun’s Maniac remake and it’s easily one of my favorite posters to come out of Mondo this year. The poster is a fantastic tribute to the original one-sheet and I think you guys are really going to dig it. Continue Reading…

The Art of Mike Mitchell

Ryan —  May 3, 2013 — 1 Comment

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Oh man do I have a good one for you guys this time around on “The Art of Horror”. Mike Mitchell’s Mondo gallery show just recently opened which showcases his brilliant portraits of some of pop cultures greatest characters. He chose characters that he felt were more under appreciated in the world of pop culture art and by doing so his gallery became fantastically fresh and unique. He stripped away a lot of the character’s personality and brought his own unique take to the art by creating pieces that are silly, light hearted, funny, and sometimes angry, depressing or sad. His work is truly breathtaking and and I really think you guys are going to dig it. Continue Reading…