Tag: Independent

  • Crash Reports: TEARS IN THE DUST

    When is a horror film not a horror? When it’s based in reality and exploits genuine fears. Sure, Tears in the Dust is loaded with independent British horror actors, such as Dean Sills, Steve Pollard, and William Marshall, but in the perpetual decline of the western world, its story rings true. Tears in the Dust…

  • 2012: The Four Best Horrors from the Last Five Years

    After watching far too many weak horrors, I’ve begun to notice a sort of turn around from the formulaic and poorly crafted fair fans of the genre have had to endure. I hope this represents a new horror renaissance of sorts where more innovative and independent horror comes to blows our minds. No, films like…

  • Randy Brzoska’s 100 Greatest Halloween Flicks

    Greatest Halloween On Screen It’s my favorite time of the year for movie viewing—when the shadows get longer, days shorter, and the horror movies come out on cable TV to play. But you know, I’m kind of picky about my Greatest Halloween movies. Don’t get me wrong; any good horror will do during the holiday. But…

  • Crash Analysis Support Team: Creative Energy and Apocalypse at HollyShorts – Guest Post from Emilie Flory

    For its 10th anniversary, the HollyShorts Film Festival pulls out all the stops and gives genre films their due Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont have successfully fulfilled the mission they took upon themselves in 2005 to “create a destination to help filmmakers advance their careers, knowledge-share, meet industry pros, while talking about their short movies and…

  • Crash Video Discussions: LIGEIA director Alexander Emmert

    Emmy Award winner, Alexander Emmert engages in the first THE LAST KNOCK video interview!We discuss his upcoming period piece, Edgar Allan Poe’s LIGEIA, and how it differs from other versions. Both Emmert and Billy Crash are fans of Poe, and they delve into what the story entails – and why other filmmakers got it wrong. Enjoy…