The Weirdos and the Outsiders: Gregg Araki on “The Teen Apocalypse Trilogy” | Interviews

It’s impossible to talk about New Queer Cinema without talking about Gregg Araki, whose low-fi, erotic, playfully surreal style still feels one of a kind. He is perhaps most known for his ‘Teen Apocalypse’ trilogy: “Totally F**ked Up” (1993), “The Doom Generation” (1995) and “Nowhere” (1997). Each of these films stars James Duval in a … Read more

Telluride Film Festival 2024: Blink, Apocalypse in the Tropics, Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid! | Festivals & Awards

The Telluride Film Festival historically incorporates a fair number of documentary features and shorts alongside the main attraction, narrative features. This year, the documentary programming was thoughtfully political, and the selections thematically aligned well with the narrative features. This permitted my personal programming to have its own common thread and for synchronicities to shine. The … Read more

Eleanor Coppola Was the Guardian Angel of Apocalypse Now | Tributes

Any creative person lucky enough to have a lifelong partner knows how that person fills many roles: support staff, cheerleader, wise counsel, the keeper of dark secrets. But “Hearts of Darkness,” which credits her as “Documentary Footage Directed by Eleanor Coppola,” brought those secrets out into the light. Francis’ suicidal thoughts are on display, as … Read more

Alien Apocalypse Trailer Sees Earth Attacked by Swarming Invaders

Masters of the low-budget genre movie The Asylum is back with its own spin (sort of) on the alien invasion movie with Alien Apocalypse. Alien Swarm An unmanned spaceship returns to Earth carrying samples from Proxima b in the Alpha Centauri system. As scientists study the specimens, they discover the alien elements are alive! Soon, … Read more

Leave the World Behind Trailer: A Star-Filled Netflix Apocalypse

Netflix loves its apocalyptic thrillers. It feels like they have practically cornered the market on bleak science fiction thrillers about the end of the world and/or the one or two attractive movie stars left after the end of the world. I just went to look on Netflix, and was honestly surprised that there wasn’t an entire subsection of … Read more

MGM Almost Made an ‘Apocalypse Now’ Ride

Hollywood and the theme park industry have been inextricably linked ever since Walt Disney opened Disneyland in 1955. The park’s early offerings included attractions synergistically inspired by Disney films, including a 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea exhibit and rides based on Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan. In the decades the followed, entire theme parks dedicated to movies opened, like Universal Studios in Hollywood and … Read more

Frederic Forrest, Apocalypse Now and The Rose actor, dead at 86

Academy Award nominee Frederic Forrest, who worked with Coppola, Midler and Nicholson, has passed away at the age of 86. Frederic Forrest, who earned critical acclaim opposite Bette Midler in The Rose and collaborated with Francis Ford Coppola, has died. He was 86. Other than earning both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for playing … Read more