Post Tagged with: "Reel to Real"

'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (1992) + 'Shadow of the Vampire' (2000): Reel to Real

‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ (1992) + ‘Shadow of the Vampire’ (2000): Reel to Real

Mick Raubenheimer’s Reel to Real continues a Halloween-themed swing into the horror genre with ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ and ‘Shadow of the Vampire.’

Tobe Hooper's 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (1974): Reel to Real

Tobe Hooper’s ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ (1974): Reel to Real

The only reason to return to the visceral hysterics of ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ is that Tobe Hooper’s film transcends into a kind of poetics of evil.

Peter Greenaway's 'Prospero's Books' (1991): Reel to Real

Peter Greenaway’s ‘Prospero’s Books’ (1991): Reel to Real

A gorgeously textured spell of a film, the Peter Greenaway-directed ‘Prospero’s Books’ is unmatched for visual audacity and sophisticated narration.

Sergio Leone's 'Once Upon a Time in the West' (1968): Reel to Real

Sergio Leone’s ‘Once Upon a Time in the West’ (1968): Reel to Real

Sergio Leone said he was done with the West. As ‘Once Upon a Time’ showed, however, the West wasn’t done with him.

Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining' (1980): Reel to Real

Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ (1980): Reel to Real

Source material, much like actors, was merely a tool for Stanley Kubrick, a handy instrument to facilitate his vision.