Only now does it occur to me... THE SPY WHO LOVED ME

Only now does it occur to me...  that the James Bond series had the balls to basically insert a Hammer horror villain into not only one, but two of their films, (and three if we count Christopher Lee in THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN).Now I'd seen chunks of this film on TV as a kid, and was already well-aware of the pop-culture phenomenon that is Richard Kiel's "Jaws" (a hulking brute with steel-capped teeth) but I don't think I'd ever seen THE SPY WHO LOVED ME in its entirety till this week. For God's sake– the first time we meet him, he's biting...

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Only now does it occur to me... PIRANHA 3DD

Only now does it occur to me...  that Gary Busey and Clu Gulager have ever fused together their particular demented aesthetics and artistic manias in the form of something as accessible as a "film scene."Yes, the opening scene of PIRANHA 3DD (directed by Clu's son, John) affords us such an opportunity, as two hapless backwater folk (Busey and Gulager) wade into ominous marshland to examine a flatulent, piranha-infested cow-corpse.  Needless to say, they don't last for long, but Clu (still wonderful, at 84 years-young) gets to growl out...

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Film Review: NOWHERE TO RUN (1993, Robert Harmon)

Stars:  3 of 5.Running Time: 94 minutes. Notable Cast or Crew:  Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette (AFTER HOURS, PULP FICTION), Kieran Culkin (HOME ALONE, IGBY GOES DOWN), Joss Ackland (THE APPLE, LETHAL WEAPON 2), Ted Levine (FLUBBER, THE MANGLER, Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS), and Allan Graf (stuntman and actor from DEADWOOD, UNIVERSAL SOLDIER, ROBOCOP, POLTERGEIST).  Music by Mark Isham (POINT BREAK, SHORT CUTS).  Cinematography by David Gribble (THE QUEST, CADILLAC MAN).  Written by Joe...

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GIRLS BEFORE SWINE at the 2013 Coney Island Film Festival

Girls Before Swine, a short film I collaborated on with director Rachel Klein, has been chosen as an official selection at the 2013 Coney Island Film Festival!The festival will take place at Coney Island between September 20th and 22nd– screening locations and times are TBA.You can watch the trailer here: Girls Before Swine– Trailer from Sean Gill on Vim...

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Only now does it occur to me... TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE

Only now does it occur to me...  that legendary actor David Warner has rocked out to Vanilla Ice– and so hard!     I could begin to explain the chain of events whereupon decorated Shakespeare/serious actor (A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, THE FIXER, STRAW DOGS, THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE, CROSS OF IRON) and genre superstar (THE OMEN, TRON, TIME BANDITS, MY BEST FRIEND IS A VAMPIRE, TWIN PEAKS, TIME AFTER TIME, BODY BAGS) David Warner ends up wearing a bow-tie and a lab coat to a Vanilla Ice concert and pumping his fist in...

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Forthcoming: THE DEAD DREAM MACHINE!

Attention, ladies and germs–  coming this fall to Brooklyn is a horrific theatrical horror anthology called THE DEAD DREAM MACHINE.  I'm designing the sound and doing some freaky video art transitions for it, and I also made the official trailer, which I have linked to below. Dead Dream Machine: Teaser from Sean Gill on Vimeo.Here's the skinny from the press release:RAGING SQUID INK and ERIC SCHMALENBERGER are pleased to announce the world premiere production of Jake Thomas’ THE DEAD DREAM MACHINE, directed and choreographed by Rachel...

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Only now does it occur to me... POLLOCK

Only now does it occur to me...  that Ed Harris ought to have his own, instructional drum video based around this gem of a scene from POLLOCK:And now that we're on the topic of Ed Harris and rhythmic convulsions, I guess I can't resist making you watch this all over again (from CREEPSHOW):Hopefully, I have now cured everyone's case of the Monda...

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Film Review: TIGHTROPE (1984, Richard Tuggle)

Stars: 3.75 of 5.Running Time: 114 minutes.Notable Cast or Crew:  Clint Eastwood, Genevieve Bujold (DEAD RINGERS, OBSESSION), Dan Hedaya (COMMANDO, CHEERS, BLOOD SIMPLE), Allison Eastwood (BRONCO BILLY, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL), Marco St. John (FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING, MONSTER).  Written and directed by Richard Tuggle (writer of ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ, the Schwarzenegger-directed episode of TALES FROM THE CRYPT).Tag-line: "A cop on the edge..."Best one-liner:  "You want some honey?"  –"I don't...

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