Tribeca Film Festival Review: Scherzo Diabolico
So many films, so little time! This year’s Tribeca Film Festival gave us some truly frightening new films. From Backtrack to Stung, today, we’ll discuss a premeire out of Mexico from writer/director Adrián García Bogliano. One never can tell what goes on inside the mind of a quiet man. Scherzo Diabolico explores this very notion.
Read MoreTribeca Film Festival is coming!!
During the Tribeca Film Festival each year, the films are broken down into categories. One of my favorites, for obvious reasons, is “Midnight”. This year, there are quite a few films in the section. We’ll delve into the descriptions before we see any of them. Tonight we introduce our first. Tribeca Film Festival begins next week!
Read MoreGone Girl: The art of selling scary in a digital age.
A film’s ad campaign can make or break a theatrical run. Oftentimes, the entire plot of a film is laid out in a trailer. If the film is a comedy, forget it. All the best jokes are already available in a 2:30 minute television spot. Horror, on the other hand, must be carefully edited so as not to give away too much of the story. We hope for a plot twist, but also keep our fingers crossed that the trailer itself doesn’t already give it away. Ad campaigns are seemingly straight forward with very few exceptions. One recent film went above and beyond in Selling Scary. Today we take a look at GONE GIRL.
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