Alexandre O. Phillipe is on a roll and quickly becoming the horror analyst in chief. Dissecting first PSYCHO in 78/52, then the Ridley Scott classic in MEMORY: ORIGINS OF ALIEN and now another absolute staple of horror cinema: THE EXORCIST. And who better to ask than Bill himself? He already told us all about it… Continue reading Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist
Section: 1st Documentary Section
Wrinkles the Clown
Ever since that office birthday party that got out of hand, we’re not too fond of clowns. Stephen King certainly didn’t help either. Luckily for us, we’re not living in South-Florida, where Wrinkles the Clown roams the streets at night… He’s more than some urban legend to frighten your kids. You can actually pay him… Continue reading Wrinkles the Clown
Hail Satan?
It may be hard to believe but we weren’t Satanists yet. Sacrificing goats while playing The Grateful Dead backwards is fun, but also a little silly. But we have seen the Light: Satanism is the only humane belief, a Black Mass of Empathy against the lies and heartlessness of the Christian Church. In unison: Hail… Continue reading Hail Satan?
Horror Noire : A History Of Black Horror
We all know the horror trope of the token black guy who dies first, but Xavier Burgin lets us see what’s behind the cliché. He takes us on a journey from Griffith’s BIRTH OF A NATION to GET OUT, from the Ku Klux Klan to Black Lives Matter. A true eye-opening experience!
1st Documentary Section
Fantastic But True FANTASTIC BUT TRUE Section documentaires Pourquoi des documentaires au BIFFF ? La question mérite d’être posée. C’est vrai, après tout : c’est un non-sens d’imaginer un docu sur les problèmes de digestion du loup-garou ou sur le problème scientifique du reflet du soleil sur la lune pour les vampires (quoique). C’est le principe même… Continue reading 1st Documentary Section