To mark 45 years of Andrzej Żuławski’s genre-defying, mind-melting marriage monster movie Possession, Noreen Plabutong looks back on the DNA and deep impact of the film that changed everything. https://t.co/jevAC9niZy
In Alien, Sigourney Weaver said she was criticized for this scene.
“People have said, ‘Aw, how could you demean yourself by doing this?’ And I say, ‘Are you kidding? After five days of blood and guts, sweat and urine, do you think Ripley wouldn’t take off her clothes?’
According to Mexican actress Norma Lazareno, the director of "Even the Wind is Afraid" (1968), Carlos Enrique Taboada, conspired with the technicians to play tricks on the actresses to make them unnerved during the filming. She credits such tricks for enhancing the tension and fear factor in the movie. She considers the movie was ahead of its time.
("Hasta el Viento tiene Miedo y los 'extraños sucesos' durante la filmación", MARCA Claro México, 2018)
P.S: On this day, 58 years ago, "Even the Wind is Afraid" (1968) was released in Mexico.
Martin Scorsese famously cameoed as Vincent van Gogh in Akira Kurosawa’s 1990 anthology, Dreams. The reason I bring this up isn’t just because it’s another beautiful #ScorseseSunday, but because Marty’s been acting more & more lately. He stars in The Hand of Dante, out June 24th.
When Ken Russell made THE DEVILS in 1970, UK censors removed 7 minutes. US censors cut 5 more minutes to cut out all the satanic pubic hair! @RealGDT begged WB to release it, but they refused.
15 years after Ken's death, WB is finally releasing the director's cut!