Lawrence C. Connolly

Tag: horror films

  • They Live … again.

    They Live … again.

    Movies don’t change. We do. As the Greek philosopher Heraclitus proclaimed long ago, “You cannot step into the same river twice.” The reason is simple. Both you and the river change with time. But experiencing art is different. Take movies. The original Star Wars trilogy notwithstanding, the films you see in your teens are the…

  • This Way to Egress: “Heft and Presence”

    This Way to Egress: “Heft and Presence”

    [This is the third in a series of posts on the shooting of Nightmare Cinema’s “This Way to Egress.” You can find the previous installments here and here. The film is available to stream on Freevee and Tubi or to rent/own on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu.]  In his essay “The Effect of Effects” (2008), critic Roger Ebert praises the cinematic illusions created for…

  • This Way to Egress: Grit

    This Way to Egress: Grit

    [This is the second in a series of posts on the shooting of the “This Way to Egress” segment of  Nightmare Cinema. You can find the first installment here. The film is available for free on Freevee and Tubi or to rent or own on Amazon, Apple, and  Vudu.]  Filming “This Way to Egress” began…

  • Walking and Talking:
    Things to Come in 2020

    “If you’re going to talk the talk, you need to walk the walk.” You know the expression. It’s all about the importance of doing, as in Death of a Salesman, where all-talk Willy Loman is amazed to learn that all-walk Bernard is going to argue a case before the supreme court. “The Supreme Court!” Willy…

  • Nightmares at Sustefest X!

    The southern portion of Guanajuato, Mexico, is a magical place – lush, mountainous, and dotted with volcanic craters arranged like the stars in the Big Dipper. It’s also home to the Sustefest Film Festival, which this year hosted the release of Nightmares, the new Spanish-language anthology featuring stories by members of the Nightmare Cinema writing…

  • Nightmare Cinema:
    Q&A at Frida Cinema in Santa Ana

     This week’s round of Nightmare Cinema release events concluded with a screening at The Frida Cinema on Saturday night. Sponsored by Horror Buzz and The Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, the event drew an enthusiastic crowd and concluded with a Q&A session where I joined directors Mick Garris, Alejandro Bruges, and Ryuhei Kitamura in a discussion…