Lawrence C. Connolly

Tag: Nightmare Cinema

  • An Evening of Nightmares

    With the theatrical release of the new anthology film Nightmare Cinema just over a week away, Cranked-Up Films and Shudder are launching An Evening of Nightmares — a curated screening series that, according to a recent article at Deadline.com, “centers on filmmakers showcasing their own work and the work of their creative influences.” Scheduled for June…

  • Unleashing 100 Years of Nightmares

    I’m the projectionist, curator of 100 years of nightmares trapped in a silver screen that never forgets. — Mickey Rourke as the Projectionist. This month, the new anthology film Nightmare Cinema concludes its successful run on the international festival circuit to open in select theatres around the country. The film releases on June 21, just…

  • Back to Chelsea…
    for Nightmare Cinema’s US Premiere

    It’s the summer of 1977. I’m crashing at my brother Mark’s apartment at Hotel Chelsea, dreaming of following in the footsteps of other writers who used that iconic landmark as their home base in New York City. It’s the place where Arthur C. Clark worked on 2001: a Space Odyssey, where Alan Ginsburg revolutionized American…

  • Nightmare Cinema Bought for 2019 Release

    A couple of interesting links this week. The first arrived a few days ago from G. Brandon Hill, Executive Director of Acquisitions and Distribution at Good Deed Entertainment. It’s a link to an exclusive piece in Variety that includes the long-awaited details about Nightmare Cinema’s release. According to the article: Cranked Up Films has partnered…

  • Nightmare Cinema at Irish Film Institute

    Nightmare Cinema screened last night before a packed house at the Irish Film Institute. The event included a Q&A session with producer Mick Garris, who will also be screening his earlier hits Critters 2 and Sleepwalkers at the festival. Next month, Nightmare Cinema returns to England for a screening in Leeds on November 9, then travels…

  • UK Premiere:
    Nightmare Cinema & “This Way to Egress”

    I first read Traumatic Descent – Larry Connolly’s short story that would be adapted into “This Way to Egress” 17 or 18 years ago. Soon after I worked with my dear friend Charly Cantor on ideas to adapt the story into a feature-length film which Charly would write. I loved Charly like a brother and…