Imagination Connoisseur, Joe from Montreal, asks why studios don’t seem interested in making more “brutal, beautiful” films like Robert Eggers’s THE NORTHMAN.
Why won’t studios go back to making visceral films with great stories?
Hey Rob
I just walked out of Robert Eggers batshit insane THE NORTHMAN. It is a brutal, beautiful film. A big-budget art house movie that we seem to be missing from theatres these days. The balls that a studio must have to release this kind of movie, hoping it does well.
Why can’t studios go back to this kind of filmmaking? A stupid question that I already know the answer to, I know — but man — what a movie. It reminded me of Mel Gibson’s visceral Apocalypto, a movie that takes you to another time and place, governed by a filmmaker that has a passion for the subject and not looking for a paycheck.
We need more of this in theatres. I can’t think of watching a film like this at home. Anyways, have a good one and run to watch The Northman in theatres — right now.
– Joe from Montreal
Picture This: The Milky Way
With the announcements last week of a massive black hole at the center of our galaxy and a total lunar eclipse, we found ourselves looking up in the sky a bit more than usual. Here are some amazing shots of what the pros see when they try to capture the grandeur of our galaxy.
PGS Transmissions for May 16, 2022
We’ve expanded our coverage of sources to bring you more of your favorite sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and genre entertainment stories in today’s DAILY TRANSMISSION.
Thoughts on BRONSON.
Imagination Connoisseur, Tommy Mårtensson, shares his thoughts on BRONSON, the 2008 film about Britain’s most violent criminal, played by Tom Hardy. It’s a disturbingly good film and available on physical media.
New podcasts added for PGS streams
New podcasts of PGS livestreams from this past weekend were posted online today with even more episodes scheduled to go live tomorrow. You can subscribe to PGS podcasts on your favorite podcast platform or directly from the PGS website.
Remembering Fred Ward and enjoying a little SOUTHERN COMFORT.
Walter Hill’s SOUTHERN COMFORT, released in 1981, is in the same vein as John Boorman’s DELIVERANCE (a 70s classic) and stars Fred Ward, Keith Carradine and Powers Boothe. Imagination Connoisseur, Tommy Mårtensson, shares his thoughts on the film.
PGS Transmissions for May 12, 2022
Scouring the far reaches of the Internet and Post-Geek Singularity to bring you news about your favorite sci-fi, horror, fantasy and genre entertainment, this is today’s DAILY TRANSMISSION.
Star Trek can’t go back to the way it was. So say we all.
Imagination Connoisseur, S’wak Props, explains why the largest obstacle facing Trek’s return to its pre-2009 roots isn’t DIsney’s Star Wars, it’s Ron Moore’s Battlestar Galactica.
Happy Twilight Zone Day!
Celebrate National TWILIGHT ZONE Day today by checking out our gallery of shots from the classic series that aired from 1959 – 1964. The show, created by Rod Serling, broke a lot of ground for those that followed including classics like Star Trek and Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
PGS Transmissions for May 11, 2022
We take a look at the original version of The Twilight Zone (it IS Twilight Zone Day, after all) and we catch up on the latest buzz inside the PGS. Plus genre entertainment, pop culture, and weird science news from throughout the known galaxy with today’s TRANSMISSION.
The color of terror.
Imagination Connoisseur, Tommy Mårtensson, shares his thoughts on the 2019 horror film, COLOR OUT OF SPACE, directed by Richard Stanley. During a time when there are so many remakes and reboots, it’s nice to see something uniquely horrifying hit the theaters.
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