Facets/Tidepoint Pictures
Higuchinsky absolutely blew me away with Uzumaki in 2000 and this hour long made for TV production was made at the same time and was written by the creator of the Uzumaki manga, Junji Ito, so checking it out, despite reports of how uneven Higuchinskys work has been since then, was a given. But unfortunately the results are well…uneven. I liked this when I wanted to love it. But I did like it enough to heartily recommend it to anyone who, like me, wishes there were a surrealistic companion piece to Uzumaki. It brought to mind Lars Von Triers The Kingdom because of its hospital setting but ultimately this was a Lovecraftian immersion into the mystery of human identity, and the fear of cosmic chaos.
A doctor dealing with a deformed patient who is afraid of sleep is astonished to learn of the existence of long dreams...
Higuchinsky absolutely blew me away with Uzumaki in 2000 and this hour long made for TV production was made at the same time and was written by the creator of the Uzumaki manga, Junji Ito, so checking it out, despite reports of how uneven Higuchinskys work has been since then, was a given. But unfortunately the results are well…uneven. I liked this when I wanted to love it. But I did like it enough to heartily recommend it to anyone who, like me, wishes there were a surrealistic companion piece to Uzumaki. It brought to mind Lars Von Triers The Kingdom because of its hospital setting but ultimately this was a Lovecraftian immersion into the mystery of human identity, and the fear of cosmic chaos.
A doctor dealing with a deformed patient who is afraid of sleep is astonished to learn of the existence of long dreams...
- 4/17/2009
- by Canfield
- Screen Anarchy
Sorry it's so late, folks, but there's lots of horror DVDs to choose from coming your way this Tuesday, June 24th, so I hope you’ve been saving your cash!
Cannibal Terror (1980)
Directed by Alain Deruelle
One of the original Video Nasties! This French/Spanish co-production follow a pair of idiotic thieves and their large-breasted accomplice as they kidnap the daughter of a local tycoon and decide that the cannibal-infested jungle is the best hiding spot. True, no one would look for them there! Pretty soon they’re either being eaten alive or trying to escape from being eaten alive. Buy it here!!
The Chilling (1989)
Directed by Deland Nuse & Jack A. Sunseri
Now, I can see the benefits of having a cryogenics lab, freezing bodies to preserve them and bring them back when a cure is found for whatever is making them sick, but you’d hope they’d have...
Cannibal Terror (1980)
Directed by Alain Deruelle
One of the original Video Nasties! This French/Spanish co-production follow a pair of idiotic thieves and their large-breasted accomplice as they kidnap the daughter of a local tycoon and decide that the cannibal-infested jungle is the best hiding spot. True, no one would look for them there! Pretty soon they’re either being eaten alive or trying to escape from being eaten alive. Buy it here!!
The Chilling (1989)
Directed by Deland Nuse & Jack A. Sunseri
Now, I can see the benefits of having a cryogenics lab, freezing bodies to preserve them and bring them back when a cure is found for whatever is making them sick, but you’d hope they’d have...
- 6/23/2008
- by Johnny Butane
- DreadCentral.com
Although this movie is a couple of years old, it is a Must See. Facets Media will release their own DVD of the Japanese short feature film Long Dream on June 24. In this surreal horror flick by director Higuchinsky (Uzmaki), an ambitious doctor is perplexed by a patient who comes to him with grave fears of going to sleep. Each night, his dreams grow longer and longer, eventually taking a toll on his body. Believing these "long dreams" are linked to immortality, the doctor begins a series of experiments on his patient and himself. Based on the manga Nagai Yume by Junji Ito, Long Dream is a nightmarish descent into madness. In Japanese with English subtitles.
- 5/18/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
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