At first glance, the lineup of your typical documentary film festival could easily be mistaken for that of a horror-themed movie event. Torture, murder, economic crises, disease, crippling injury, animal cruelty, and many other varieties of atrocities crop up on…
Leigh Whannell and James Wan photographed by Godlis on March 3.
On the occasion of the opening of Insidious on Friday, April 1, Film Comment is pleased to bring you the film’s director and writer’s Guilty Pleasures.
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With more acquisitions (39 at press time) and higher-caliber films than in recent years, Sundance 2011 was in many respects the most lucrative—and satisfying—edition in ages. It goes without saying that with any festival experience personal enjoyment is greatly dependent…
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