In an inspired bit of holiday season counter-programming, the Quad Cinema in New York is showing 34 non-family films that were either rated X or should have been. In the U.K. the X rating was first introduced in 1951 when it originally indicated “suitable for those aged 16 and over” and replaced the H for Horror rating that had existed since 1932. In 1972 the age was raised to 18 (and ten years later the certificate changed from X to 18). A surprising number of arthouse classics such as Jules and Jim and a number of Bergman films received an X rating in the U.K.In the U.S. the X rating was introduced in 1968 as part of Jack Valenti’s new MPAA rating system, and Midnight Cowboy became not only one of the first films to receive the rating, but was the only X-rated film ever to win Best Picture.For some filmmakers and...
- 12/14/2018
- MUBI
As Andy Williams sings in "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," December is the perfect month of the year to share "scary ghost stories" with the family, and Mike Mignola and friends are once again getting into the spooky spirit of the season with the 2018 Hellboy Winter Special.
With Hellboy Winter Special out today from Dark Horse Comics, we have the gift of preview pages to share with Daily Dead readers, so throw another log on the fire and celebrate the holidays with Hellboy!
Press Release: Milwaukie, Ore., — ‘Tis the season, once again, for the Hellboy Winter Special….
“There is a long tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas,” said legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. “I love ghost stories more than just about anything and I love that Christmas time of year so I wanted to do my bit to carry on that tradition.”
Hellboy Winter Special 2018 presents...
With Hellboy Winter Special out today from Dark Horse Comics, we have the gift of preview pages to share with Daily Dead readers, so throw another log on the fire and celebrate the holidays with Hellboy!
Press Release: Milwaukie, Ore., — ‘Tis the season, once again, for the Hellboy Winter Special….
“There is a long tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas,” said legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. “I love ghost stories more than just about anything and I love that Christmas time of year so I wanted to do my bit to carry on that tradition.”
Hellboy Winter Special 2018 presents...
- 12/13/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Fans can join the B.P.R.D. as Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, or Hellboy himself to face off against some of the most notable enemies from Mike Mignola's comic book universe when Hellboy: The Board Game is released in 2019 from Mantic Games and Dark Horse Comics. To get into the spirit of the holiday season ahead of the game's release, a new handmade "Holiday Hellboy" resin miniature has been announced to accompany the game, so you can look forward to kicking all kinds of supernatural entities in the face while also exuding lots of holiday cheer!
From the Press Release: "Mantic Games is pleased to announce a special, limited edition miniature to accompany its upcoming Hellboy board game. Working once again with Dark Horse Comics and visionary creator Mike Mignola, Holiday Hellboy is a handmade, high-quality resin gaming piece based around an iconic piece of festive artwork drawn by Mike Mignola.
From the Press Release: "Mantic Games is pleased to announce a special, limited edition miniature to accompany its upcoming Hellboy board game. Working once again with Dark Horse Comics and visionary creator Mike Mignola, Holiday Hellboy is a handmade, high-quality resin gaming piece based around an iconic piece of festive artwork drawn by Mike Mignola.
- 12/4/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Bernardo Bertolucci leaves a cinematic legacy of great films, including “The Conformist” and “The Last Emperor,” which won nine Oscars including Best Picture and Director. However, his biggest hit would be inconceivable today. “Last Tango in Paris,” the X-rated drama starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider, made more in its 1973 domestic release than the year’s James Bond entry, “Live and Let Die.” It was the year’s number 7 film, with an adjusted gross of $186 million — just a little below what Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” has amassed so far.
The mid-’70s were a high point for sophisticated, critic-influenced foreign films. Veteran directors like Bergman and Fellini remained significant players, while Francois Truffaut, Alain Resnais, and Claude Chabrol regularly found success. However, “Last Tango” was a sensation; even today, among foreign films it’s outstripped only by “La Dolce Vita” ($245 million) and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” ($207 million...
The mid-’70s were a high point for sophisticated, critic-influenced foreign films. Veteran directors like Bergman and Fellini remained significant players, while Francois Truffaut, Alain Resnais, and Claude Chabrol regularly found success. However, “Last Tango” was a sensation; even today, among foreign films it’s outstripped only by “La Dolce Vita” ($245 million) and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” ($207 million...
- 11/27/2018
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Bernardo Bertolucci, the legendary Italian director behind classics such as “Last Tango in Paris” and “The Last Emperor,” has died at age 77. Bertolucci’s publicist, Flavia Shiavi, confirmed the director’s passing on the morning of Monday, November 26. The filmmaker, who had been suffering from cancer, died at his home in Rome, Italy.
Bertolucci was widely considered one of Italy’s greatest auteurs throughout his five decades making films in both Hollywood and Italy. The filmmaker got his start working with another giant of Italian cinema, Pier Paolo Pasolini. Bertolucci was an assistant on Pasolini’s first feature, “Accattone,” before he made his own directorial debut at age 21 with “The Grim Reaper” in 1962. The drama centered around the murder of a Roman prostitute and premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Bertolucci gained recognition in Hollywood following the release of “The Conformist,” which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Bertolucci was widely considered one of Italy’s greatest auteurs throughout his five decades making films in both Hollywood and Italy. The filmmaker got his start working with another giant of Italian cinema, Pier Paolo Pasolini. Bertolucci was an assistant on Pasolini’s first feature, “Accattone,” before he made his own directorial debut at age 21 with “The Grim Reaper” in 1962. The drama centered around the murder of a Roman prostitute and premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Bertolucci gained recognition in Hollywood following the release of “The Conformist,” which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
- 11/26/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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