April 2025
# 66

FEAR ITSELF
dir Charlie Shackleton, 2015

Edging.

#documentary #essay #film #metafiction #filmhistory #horror #suspense

If you have not been to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures lately, the new exhibits are spectacular! Clapperboard from “Parasite” - iconic film writer-director, Bong Joon Ho #filmmaking #filmhistory #cinema
Bluesky

Bluesky Social
"Brainstorm" is a 1983 sci-fi film helmed by Douglas Trumbull, featuring Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood (in her last film role), Louise Fletcher, and Cliff Robertson. The plot centers on a research team striving to perfect technology that captures and replays a subject's sensory and emotional experiences. The company's leaders aim to use this device for military purposes.
https://youtu.be/Pru6paq6CAQ
#SciFi #FilmHistory #NatalieWood
Brainstorm (1983) Theatrical Trailer #movies #trailer #videok7 #scifi

YouTube
'It was a magical chemical balance': How Monty Python and the Holy Grail became a comedy legend

Fifty years after Monty Python and the Holy Grail redefined comedy, stars Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam look back on the freedoms – and limitations – that shaped the film.

BBC

Happy Passover! This week is the perfect time to share with students the powerfully moving story of the Passover dinner held on set during the making of Schindler's List. Get our free Schindler's List teaching guide to learn all about it:

https://journeysinfilm.org/product/schindlers-list/

#Passover #Pesach #SchindlersList #Education #FilmStudies #ReligiousStudies #SocialStudies #FilmHistory #Histodons @education @edutooters @histodons @film

Schindler's List | Journeys in Film

Free teaching resources for Schindler's List. This curriculum guide features lessons across several subject areas.

Journeys in Film

Filming locations, then and now, 1925 vs today. From the Charley Chase movie "His Wooden Wedding." The full video is at: https://ChrisBungoStudios.com

#filminglocation #movielocation #charleychase #thenandnow #chrisbungostudios #filmlocation #moviescenes #filmhistory

Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now

Filming locations then and now of The Little Rascals, The Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, TV shows and music videos.

Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now
In a groundbreaking exposé on how tiny submarines stole the show in a 1990 film, we dive into the riveting world of model ship visual effects! 🚢✨ Five months of meticulous miniature crafting, and they still forgot to make the ocean look wet. 🌊😂
http://www.modelshipsinthecinema.com/2016/12/hunt-for-red-october-1990.html #tinySubmarines #modelShipEffects #filmHistory #visualEffects #behindTheScenes #HackerNews #ngated
Hunt for Red October 1990

Visual Effects Supervisor -  Scott Squires Visual Effects Director of Photography - Patrick Sweeney The effects for this movie were orig...

Filming location, then and now, 1982 vs today. From the music video for the song Golden Brown by the band The Stranglers. More details at the bottom of the photo and more then and now filming location photos at: https://ChrisBungoStudios.com

#filminglocations #thestranglers #goldenbrown #thestranglersgoldenbrown #snatch #leightonhouse #thenandnow #chrisbungostudios #musicvideo #punkrock #80s #1980s #80smusic #filmhistory

Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now

Filming locations then and now of The Little Rascals, The Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, TV shows and music videos.

Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now
Hey, the Gutter's own Carol has some thoughts on Chain Reactions (USA, 2024) the documentary on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1973) playing The Overlook Film Festival! https://monstrousindustry.wordpress.com/2025/04/03/overlook-film-festival-2025-chain-reactions-usa-2024/ #movies #TexasChainsawMassacre #ChainReactions #FilmHistory #OverlookFilmFestival
Overlook Film Festival 2025 : Chain Reactions (USA, 2024)

I was fortunate enough to be accredited to attend The Overlook Film Festival again this year. I am sad I won’t be there for all the shenanigans in New Orleans, but it’s still great to w…

Monstrous Industry
Hey, it's a timely and wonderful new piece from the Gutter's own @flashymcflash l on filmmaker Matthew Rankin and his "contorted Canadiana!" https://culturalgutter.com/2025/04/03/the-twentieth-century-universal-language-and-matthew-rankins-contorted-canadiana/ #movies #Canada #FilmHistory #MatthewRankin #TwentiethCentury
‘The Twentieth Century’, ‘Universal Language’, and Matthew Rankin’s Contorted Canadiana

After almost two centuries of reasonably cordial interconnectedness, we seem to be at an inflection point in the relationship between Canada and the United States, for ~reasons~. But as much as Can…

The Cultural Gutter