Comedic legend, Carol Burnett, recently stopped by Live With Kelly & Mark, where she talked about a variety of things, including how becoming a mega-fan of the soap All My Children (AMC) led to a guest run on the daytime drama.
Carol Burnett – Chats AMC With Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos About Her Love Of The Soap
Live host Kelly Ripa (ex-amc Hayley Vaughan) notes during the interview that she and Burnett, “go way back a long time”; referring to when she and hubby, Live co-host Mark Consuelos (ex-amc Mateo Santos) worked with the comedy icon on the daytime drama.
Carol played Verla Grubbs, who, according to Ripa was “extraordinary in every way”. Burnett told the Live hosts that she first started watching AMC when her kids were young.
Carol notes that she caught them watching AMC, and asked what they were doing. She sat down and was instantly “hooked”.
Burnett stated...
Carol Burnett – Chats AMC With Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos About Her Love Of The Soap
Live host Kelly Ripa (ex-amc Hayley Vaughan) notes during the interview that she and Burnett, “go way back a long time”; referring to when she and hubby, Live co-host Mark Consuelos (ex-amc Mateo Santos) worked with the comedy icon on the daytime drama.
Carol played Verla Grubbs, who, according to Ripa was “extraordinary in every way”. Burnett told the Live hosts that she first started watching AMC when her kids were young.
Carol notes that she caught them watching AMC, and asked what they were doing. She sat down and was instantly “hooked”.
Burnett stated...
- 3/27/2024
- by Dorathy Gass
- Celebrating The Soaps
General Hospital spoilers tease Sasha Gilmore Corbin (Sofia Mattsson) is ready to get back in the saddle and find love again.
In fact, she may be thinking she’s already found it in Cody Bell (Josh Kelly). But the blossoming friendship that appears too long to be more between these two coworkers could hit the skids as Sasha opens her arms to love and Cody potentially throws it back in her face.
After all this time, Sasha thought for sure that Cody was waiting around on her, more or less. He was fine with staying friends, but he was ready to move to the next level of their relationship if she was, too. So when she finally signals that she’s ready — and instead gets mixed signals from him — will it scare her off altogether?
General Hospital Spoilers — Sasha Gilmore Corbin’s Life With Brando Comes To A Close
Sasha...
In fact, she may be thinking she’s already found it in Cody Bell (Josh Kelly). But the blossoming friendship that appears too long to be more between these two coworkers could hit the skids as Sasha opens her arms to love and Cody potentially throws it back in her face.
After all this time, Sasha thought for sure that Cody was waiting around on her, more or less. He was fine with staying friends, but he was ready to move to the next level of their relationship if she was, too. So when she finally signals that she’s ready — and instead gets mixed signals from him — will it scare her off altogether?
General Hospital Spoilers — Sasha Gilmore Corbin’s Life With Brando Comes To A Close
Sasha...
- 3/23/2024
- by Dani Lasher
- Celebrating The Soaps
General Hospital spoilers for Friday, March 22 reveal that Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) asks Diane Miller (Carolyn Hennesy) for help.
Coming Up On General Hospital
Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) calls out Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring). Both Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) and Cody Bell (Josh Kelly) question their decisions.
Plus, Cody and Olivia Quartermaine (Lisa LoCicero) comfort each other. Meanwhile, Sasha Gilmore (Sofia Mattsson) makes a huge decision. Keep reading to find out what is coming up in the ABC soap opera.
Jason Morgan’s Sos
Gh spoilers for Friday, March 22 reveal that Jason is stunned over how many people are roped into helping him. While Jason is grateful, he also feels guilty.
After Willow Tait Corinthos’ (Katelyn MacMullen) panicked bombshell, Michael Corinthos (Chad Duell) comes up with a plan.
Michael tells Jason he wants to get him to disappear. However, Jason must decide not to risk Michael or anyone else’s freedom anymore.
Coming Up On General Hospital
Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) calls out Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring). Both Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) and Cody Bell (Josh Kelly) question their decisions.
Plus, Cody and Olivia Quartermaine (Lisa LoCicero) comfort each other. Meanwhile, Sasha Gilmore (Sofia Mattsson) makes a huge decision. Keep reading to find out what is coming up in the ABC soap opera.
Jason Morgan’s Sos
Gh spoilers for Friday, March 22 reveal that Jason is stunned over how many people are roped into helping him. While Jason is grateful, he also feels guilty.
After Willow Tait Corinthos’ (Katelyn MacMullen) panicked bombshell, Michael Corinthos (Chad Duell) comes up with a plan.
Michael tells Jason he wants to get him to disappear. However, Jason must decide not to risk Michael or anyone else’s freedom anymore.
- 3/21/2024
- by Taylor Hancen Rios
- Celebrating The Soaps
"There will definitely be a lot of blood." Universal has released a freaky red band trailer for the indie horror thriller Piercing, the second feature from up-and-coming filmmaker Nicolas Pesce (his first film was The Eyes of My Mother). The film is currently playing in select theaters for those interested. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and went on to play at tons of festivals all over the world this year. Piercing is an intimate psychological thriller about a man who goes to a hotel with the intention of killing a prostitute, but gets into more trouble than he can handle with this particular girl. Mia Wasikowska and Christopher Abbott star, with a small cast featuring Laia Costa, Olivia Bond, Maria Dizzia, and Wendell Pierce. I'm not into this film much, but this is a nicely wicked trailer that should grab the attention of a few people. Here's the...
- 12/28/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"What's the nastiest thing you've ever done?" Universal has debuted a new official trailer for the indie hotel room horror thriller Piercing, the second feature from up-and-coming filmmaker Nicolas Pesce (his first film was The Eyes of My Mother). This premiered at the Sundance Film Festival at the beginning of the year, and went on to play at tons of major festivals all over the world, finally getting a release in December. Piercing is an intimate psychological thriller about a man who goes to a hotel with the intention of killing a prostitute, but gets into more trouble than he can handle with this particular girl. Mia Wasikowska stars with Christopher Abbott, with a small cast also featuring Laia Costa, Olivia Bond, Maria Dizzia, and Wendell Pierce. The reviews of this film have been mixed, I'm not a fan at all. But it is a very unique film. Here's the...
- 11/21/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Nicolas Pesce earned critical acclaim for his directorial debut “The Eyes of My Mother,” a twisted serial killer drama widely regarded as one of the best horror films of 2016, and now he’s back in equally gruesome fashion with “Piercing.” Pesce’s latest premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and is adapted from the 1994 Japanese novel of the same by Ryu Murakami.
“Piercing” stars Christopher Abbott as a businessman hired to check into a hotel and kill an unsuspecting prostitute, played by indie darling Mia Wasikowska with fearless conviction. Unfortunately for the man, the prostitute he chooses to kill ends up being more intelligent, more twisted, and even more blood-thirty than he ever imagined. The supporting cast includes Laia Costa, Olivia Bond, and Marin Ireland.
In his review out of Sundance, IndieWire’s Eric Kohn called “Piercing” a “swift tribute to Takashi Miike’s ‘Audition’ filtered through Quentin-Tarantinoesque exuberance.
“Piercing” stars Christopher Abbott as a businessman hired to check into a hotel and kill an unsuspecting prostitute, played by indie darling Mia Wasikowska with fearless conviction. Unfortunately for the man, the prostitute he chooses to kill ends up being more intelligent, more twisted, and even more blood-thirty than he ever imagined. The supporting cast includes Laia Costa, Olivia Bond, and Marin Ireland.
In his review out of Sundance, IndieWire’s Eric Kohn called “Piercing” a “swift tribute to Takashi Miike’s ‘Audition’ filtered through Quentin-Tarantinoesque exuberance.
- 11/19/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The creators behind AFI Fest 2018 have announced their Midnight lineup and it consists of films from all around the world. Also: an exclusive clip from Bonehill Road, A71 Entertainment's acquisition of the Canadian home video rights to The Ranger, and details on the Witch City Horror Film Fest in Salem, Ma.
AFI Fest 2018 Midnight Lineup Revealed: "Cam – Lola (Madeline Brewer of The Handmaid’S Tale) is a modern-day camgirl who makes her living through online private chats, but her world is about to turn upside down. Written by former camgirl Isa Mazzei, this thriller is one of the most surprising and intelligent films of the year. Dir Daniel Goldhaber. Scr Isa Mazzei, Daniel Goldhaber. Cast Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, Melora Walters, David Druid, Imani Hakim, Michael Dempsey. USA
In Fabric – A demonic dress haunts the lives of all that come into contact with it in this sexually explicit, phantasmagoric fever dream.
AFI Fest 2018 Midnight Lineup Revealed: "Cam – Lola (Madeline Brewer of The Handmaid’S Tale) is a modern-day camgirl who makes her living through online private chats, but her world is about to turn upside down. Written by former camgirl Isa Mazzei, this thriller is one of the most surprising and intelligent films of the year. Dir Daniel Goldhaber. Scr Isa Mazzei, Daniel Goldhaber. Cast Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, Melora Walters, David Druid, Imani Hakim, Michael Dempsey. USA
In Fabric – A demonic dress haunts the lives of all that come into contact with it in this sexually explicit, phantasmagoric fever dream.
- 10/24/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Author: Daniel Goodwin
Opting to focus more on building a foreboding mood over an engaging narrative, debut film-maker Nicolas Pesce delivers an austere, redolent debut feature which slightly stirs and disturbs at times but, at a slender seventy six minutes, it is still often shockingly monotonous.
The story (broken down into chapters) focuses on a young girl called Francisca (Olivia Bond): a shy child who lives an isolated, tranquil existence on a remote Portuguese farm with her mother (Diana Agostini) and father (Paul Nazak). Until the day a tormented passer-by, posing as a salesman (Will Brill), enters their lives and adjusts the family dynamics. Teomm unravels with the air of an art-house torture porn b-movie/ graduate film, captured in mucky black and white for extra gothic gravitas, Pesce’s film fails to crack into its protagonist or excavate enough emotion to enrich the narrative. Pesce reduces his audience to the role of passive observers,...
Opting to focus more on building a foreboding mood over an engaging narrative, debut film-maker Nicolas Pesce delivers an austere, redolent debut feature which slightly stirs and disturbs at times but, at a slender seventy six minutes, it is still often shockingly monotonous.
The story (broken down into chapters) focuses on a young girl called Francisca (Olivia Bond): a shy child who lives an isolated, tranquil existence on a remote Portuguese farm with her mother (Diana Agostini) and father (Paul Nazak). Until the day a tormented passer-by, posing as a salesman (Will Brill), enters their lives and adjusts the family dynamics. Teomm unravels with the air of an art-house torture porn b-movie/ graduate film, captured in mucky black and white for extra gothic gravitas, Pesce’s film fails to crack into its protagonist or excavate enough emotion to enrich the narrative. Pesce reduces his audience to the role of passive observers,...
- 3/21/2017
- by Daniel Goodwin
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
If you haven't yet taken a trip to the farmhouse of frights (of both the physical and psychological variety) in Nicolas Pesce's The Eyes of My Mother, then prepare to mark your calendar, because Magnolia Home Entertainment has set an early March Blu-ray release date for the renowned 2016 film.
Blu-ray.com reports that The Eyes of My Mother will be released on Blu-ray (and fans expect a DVD release as well) on March 7th. Special features and cover art have yet to be revealed, but we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details.
Synopsis: "In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of Francisca's family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca's...
Blu-ray.com reports that The Eyes of My Mother will be released on Blu-ray (and fans expect a DVD release as well) on March 7th. Special features and cover art have yet to be revealed, but we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details.
Synopsis: "In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of Francisca's family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca's...
- 1/4/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Daily Deaders, we are hosting a contest where two of our readers can win a DVD copy of The Unspoken courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment. Continue reading for rules and entry details. Also in today's Highlights: three clips and a featurette for The Eyes of My Mother and details on the third annual Scary Christmas Party.
Contest: Win The Unspoken on DVD:
Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive (1) DVD copy of The Unspoken.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “The Unspoken Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on December 12th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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Contest: Win The Unspoken on DVD:
Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive (1) DVD copy of The Unspoken.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “The Unspoken Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on December 12th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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- 12/6/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Picture Grant Wood's famous painting American Gothic, the one with the stolid farmer and his missus. Now imagine that, were you able to slowly pan down and magically see what was going on just below the frame of this landmark 20th-century artwork, you were to spy a lithe girl sitting at their feet. She's slowly sawing away at the older couple's legs, cutting through sinew and bone, blood pooling around her on the ground. (You don't hear the elderly gent and his anxious-looking spouse screaming, as the young woman has already removed their tongues.
- 12/2/2016
- Rollingstone.com
"You're just like your mother!" Depending on your age and circumstances, that can be either complementary or derogatory. For Francisca, it's the story of her life. Strikingly presented in black and white, The Eyes of My Mother (Os Olhos de Minha Mãe) follows Francisca from childhood to adulthood as she adapts to changing circumstances in her household. Told in quietly played, funereal tones, the style matches Francisca's personality. Raised on a farm, with no interaction with others, young Francisca (Olivia Bond) is taught to be self-sufficient by her parents. One day a stranger appears, and a common act of neighborly kindness by Francisca's mother (Diana Agostini) leads to tragedy. When Francisca's father (Paul Nazak) arrives home, he commits an act of violent retribution that affects...
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- 12/1/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Francisca's dance has an unsettling audience in one of three clips from Nicolas Pesce's The Eyes of My Mother, coming out on VOD and in theaters on December 2nd via Magnet Releasing.
Synopsis: "In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of Francisca's family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca's loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form. Shot in crisp black and white, the haunting visual compositions evoke its protagonist's isolation and illuminate her deeply unbalanced worldview. Genre-inflected, but so strikingly unique as to defy categorization, writer/director Nicolas Pesce's feature debut allows only an elliptical presence in Francisca's world,...
Synopsis: "In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of Francisca's family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca's loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form. Shot in crisp black and white, the haunting visual compositions evoke its protagonist's isolation and illuminate her deeply unbalanced worldview. Genre-inflected, but so strikingly unique as to defy categorization, writer/director Nicolas Pesce's feature debut allows only an elliptical presence in Francisca's world,...
- 11/30/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical Don’t Breathe (horror-thriller; Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Stephen Lang; rated R) Pete’s Dragon (family adventure; Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley; rated PG) The Bfg (family adventure directed by Steven Spielberg; Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill; rated PG) Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (comedy; Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley; rated R) The Wild Life (animated; voices: Matthias Schweighofer, Kaya Yanar; rated PG) The Eyes of My Mother (horror; Diana Agostini, Olivia Bond...
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- 11/29/2016
- by Robert B. DeSalvo
- Movies.com
Ever watch a black and white movie and feel like you can see the color? Even though there’s no spectrum, there are so many tones in between the absence and consumption of color. The Eyes of My Mother does this so well because it feels very natural. The cinematography by Zach Kuperstein is simply stunning, and it’s the first thing I think anyone would tell you about the movie. Nicolas Pesce decided to shoot his debut in this format for what I saw as reflecting the cold tone of the story. So very cold. Make no mistake, this movie is bleak. Be ready.
Mother has had her daughter Francisca be comfortable with death from a young age. One day, a stranger strikes up a conversation with young Francisca on their farm, and his intentions aren’t good. Once grown, Francisca has to deal with the loss of both parents,...
Mother has had her daughter Francisca be comfortable with death from a young age. One day, a stranger strikes up a conversation with young Francisca on their farm, and his intentions aren’t good. Once grown, Francisca has to deal with the loss of both parents,...
- 11/27/2016
- by Mike Hassler
- Destroy the Brain
"You've done this before...? Why do you do it?" Magnolia Pictures has released a second trailer for the B&W indie horror drama The Eyes of My Mother, timed for release on Halloween because it's a twisted little tease that will haunt you well into the night. Diana Agostini plays "Mother" in this nasty horror about a mother who teaches her daughter to be "unfazed by death". The film has been described as a nightmare that is so unsettling and disturbing that many who've seen it want to forget it but can't. The Eyes of My Mother stars Kika Magalhães, Will Brill, Flora Diaz, Paul Nazak, Clara Wong, and Olivia Bond. There's only one scene in this new trailer but if you listen (and look) carefully, you will figure out what's happening. Here's the second official trailer for Nicolas Pesce's The Eyes of My Mother, from Magnolia's YouTube:...
- 10/31/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Nicolas Pesce’s debut feature The Eyes Of My Mother doesn’t hit theaters (and VOD, and Amazon Video) until December 2, but the film’s distributor, Magnet Releasing, is getting into the holiday spirit with a chilling new trailer released in honor of Halloween. The new trailer plays up the film’s Joyce Carol Oates-meets-Saw vibe, excerpting an exchange between young Francisca (Olivia Bond) and the man who murdered her parents, who she’s chained up in the family barn. When the bloodied, delirious serial killer asks why the girl hasn’t killed him yet, she replies, “Why would I kill you? You’re my only friend.”
The A.V. Club saw The Eyes Of My Mother at Fantastic Fest, where we called it “a profoundly disturbing film, made even more so by how profoundly sad it is.” We also saw it back at Sundance, where it also ...
The A.V. Club saw The Eyes Of My Mother at Fantastic Fest, where we called it “a profoundly disturbing film, made even more so by how profoundly sad it is.” We also saw it back at Sundance, where it also ...
- 10/31/2016
- by Katie Rife
- avclub.com
Young Francisca has a creepy conversation with an unsettling stranger in the haunting new trailer for Nicolas Pesce's The Eyes of My Mother.
Synopsis: "In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of Francisca's family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca's loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form. Shot in crisp black and white, the haunting visual compositions evoke its protagonist's isolation and illuminate her deeply unbalanced worldview. Genre-inflected, but so strikingly unique as to defy categorization, writer/director Nicolas Pesce's feature debut allows only an elliptical presence in Francisca's world, guiding our imaginations to follow her into peculiar,...
Synopsis: "In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of Francisca's family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca's loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form. Shot in crisp black and white, the haunting visual compositions evoke its protagonist's isolation and illuminate her deeply unbalanced worldview. Genre-inflected, but so strikingly unique as to defy categorization, writer/director Nicolas Pesce's feature debut allows only an elliptical presence in Francisca's world, guiding our imaginations to follow her into peculiar,...
- 10/31/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In honor of Halloween, Magnet Releasing offers a creeptastic new trailer for The Eyes Of My Mother, starring Kika Magalhães, Will Brill, Flora Diaz, Paul Nazak, Clara Wong, Diana Agostini, and Olivia Bond.
In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of Francisca's family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca's loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form.
Shot in crisp black and white, the haunting visual compositions evoke its protagonist's isolation and illuminate her deeply unbalanced worldview. Genre-inflected, but so strikingly unique as to defy categorization, writer/director Nicolas Pesce's feature debut allows only an elliptical presence in Francisca's world,...
In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of Francisca's family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca's loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form.
Shot in crisp black and white, the haunting visual compositions evoke its protagonist's isolation and illuminate her deeply unbalanced worldview. Genre-inflected, but so strikingly unique as to defy categorization, writer/director Nicolas Pesce's feature debut allows only an elliptical presence in Francisca's world,...
- 10/31/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
The trailer is now online for Magnet Releasing's The Eyes Of My Mother, starring Kika Magalhães, Will Brill, Flora Diaz, Paul Nazak, Clara Wong, Diana Agostini, and Olivia Bond.
In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of Francisca's family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca's loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form.
Shot in crisp black and white, the haunting visual compositions evoke its protagonist's isolation and illuminate her deeply unbalanced worldview. Genre-inflected, but so strikingly unique as to defy categorization, writer/director Nicolas Pesce's feature debut allows only an elliptical presence in Francisca's world, guiding...
In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of Francisca's family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca's loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form.
Shot in crisp black and white, the haunting visual compositions evoke its protagonist's isolation and illuminate her deeply unbalanced worldview. Genre-inflected, but so strikingly unique as to defy categorization, writer/director Nicolas Pesce's feature debut allows only an elliptical presence in Francisca's world, guiding...
- 9/23/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
2Nd Update (9/23, 3:23 Pdt): An earlier version of this article listed Elle Evans as the actress who plays the title role in The Love Witch. That distinction in fact goes to Samantha Robinson. We regret the error. Update (9/22, 11:37 Pm Pdt): The same day this article was published, Paramount pushed back the release date for Rings from October 28 to February 3, 2017. Original Article: Fall has traditionally been viewed as the prime time of year for the horror film, but this summer was actually a pretty good one for the genre, with movies like The Conjuring 2, Lights Out, and the surprise smash Don't Breathe doing gangbusters business in the midst of blockbuster season. But the year's not over yet! With September in full swing, there are a number of worthwhile (and, yes, questionable) titles looming on the release calendar over the next three months. Below, you can find a rundown of 12 upcoming horror films,...
- 9/23/2016
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Gorgeous and grisly, the official trailer and poster for The Eyes of My Mother have been unveiled by Magnet Releasing ahead of the film's December release.
Synopsis: "In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of Francisca's family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca's loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form. Shot in crisp black and white, the haunting visual compositions evoke its protagonist's isolation and illuminate her deeply unbalanced worldview. Genre-inflected, but so strikingly unique as to defy categorization, writer/director Nicolas Pesce's feature debut allows only an elliptical presence in Francisca's world, guiding our imaginations to follow her into peculiar,...
Synopsis: "In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of Francisca's family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca's loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form. Shot in crisp black and white, the haunting visual compositions evoke its protagonist's isolation and illuminate her deeply unbalanced worldview. Genre-inflected, but so strikingly unique as to defy categorization, writer/director Nicolas Pesce's feature debut allows only an elliptical presence in Francisca's world, guiding our imaginations to follow her into peculiar,...
- 9/22/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"I remember I was fascinated by how an inside of the body looked. She always hoped I would be a surgeon one day." Magnolia has released a trailer for the indie horror titled The Eyes of My Mother, which first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year. Diana Agostini plays "Mother" in this creepy horror thriller about a mother who teaches her daughter to be "unfazed by death" - who turns out to be rather freaky as a grown up. The film has been described as a nightmare that is so unsettling and disturbing that many who've seen it want to forget it but can't. It stays in your mind and will haunt you for days, weeks, even months after seeing it. The film stars Kika Magalhães, Will Brill, Flora Diaz, Paul Nazak, Clara Wong, and Olivia Bond. You can get a sense of the gruesomeness and bleakness of the film in this trailer.
- 9/22/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
One of the most divisive films at Sundance this year was Nicolas Pesce‘s The Eyes of My Mother, the latest production from Borderline Films, the team behind the uncompromising character studies Martha Marcy May Marlene, Simon Killer, James White, and more. The film follows a woman whose mother was killed, so she takes revenge in unnerving ways. Ahead of screenings at Fantastic Fest and a theatrical release this December, Magnolia Pictures have now released the first trailer.
We said in our review, “On a personal level, I hated this picture with every fiber of my being. Rarely do I slip into the first-person for these reviews, but for this I make an exception. Hopefully, I will forget the memory of seeing this movie and feeling the way I felt while watching it. In a way, this is a testament to its power and, in another way, a recommendation for...
We said in our review, “On a personal level, I hated this picture with every fiber of my being. Rarely do I slip into the first-person for these reviews, but for this I make an exception. Hopefully, I will forget the memory of seeing this movie and feeling the way I felt while watching it. In a way, this is a testament to its power and, in another way, a recommendation for...
- 9/22/2016
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Like an intoxicating fever dream, writer/director Nicolas Pesce’s The Eyes of My Mother is unlike any film I’ve seen in quite some time, akin to a nightmare you just can’t quite shake off. Breathtakingly shot in black and white, Pesce’s unsettling character study is as heartbreaking as it is depraved, making for an experience that will stay with you long after its gut-wrenching finale.
The Eyes of My Mother starts off innocently enough, introducing a young Francisca (Olivia Bond) as she picks flowers and roams the remote farm she shares with her mother (Diana Agostini) and father (Paul Nazak). There’s a gentleness to Francisca’s world, where she picks flowers and observes nature, but there’s also a bluntness to it as well, as her mother is a former veterinarian who teaches her daughter some of her methods (including decapitating a cow), making for...
The Eyes of My Mother starts off innocently enough, introducing a young Francisca (Olivia Bond) as she picks flowers and roams the remote farm she shares with her mother (Diana Agostini) and father (Paul Nazak). There’s a gentleness to Francisca’s world, where she picks flowers and observes nature, but there’s also a bluntness to it as well, as her mother is a former veterinarian who teaches her daughter some of her methods (including decapitating a cow), making for...
- 8/2/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The beautiful thing about horror is its ever-shifting form. A heavy-metal gorevalanch like Deathgasm defines one extreme of the genre (raucous over-the-top fun), while A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (black-and-white, emotional arthouse) spans the opposite side of a wide-reaching spectrum. Horror can seep into any situation, like how first-time filmmaker Nicolas Pesce corrupts a child’s youth in his ever-haunting debut, The Eyes Of My Mother. Black and white? Check. Ominously forbidding and deeply disturbing? Oh yeah. Horror by way of arthouse exploration? You betcha. Hey, who said genre films can’t get experimental every now and then?
Pesce’s film follows the maturation of Francisca, a sweet country girl whose life is stricken by tragedy. At a young age (played by Olivia Bond), Francisca’s mother (Diana Agostini) was murdered as she sat in the room next-door. Her father (Paul Nazak) arrived home too late for a rescue,...
Pesce’s film follows the maturation of Francisca, a sweet country girl whose life is stricken by tragedy. At a young age (played by Olivia Bond), Francisca’s mother (Diana Agostini) was murdered as she sat in the room next-door. Her father (Paul Nazak) arrived home too late for a rescue,...
- 7/19/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Here is where I go off-book for my final Sundance review. The film is Nicolas Pesce‘s frightening The Eyes of My Mother, and I am not its target audience. This was not a pleasant experience for me. In fact, it took a lot to stay in the theater for the full 77-minute running time.
The plot concerns young Francisca (Olivia Bond), who watches her mother murdered at the hands of a psychopath and then becomes complicit with her father (Paul Nazak) in enacting a painful, tortuous amount of vengeance on the man responsible. Francisca, years later (Kika Magalhaes), has lost her father but still has the man, chained in the barn, and literally eating from the palm of her hand. Solitude serves as the fuel for Francisca’s own fractured psychosis, the film revealing itself to be an extended nightmare filmed in beautiful, disconcerting black-and-white by Zach Kuperstein. Magalhaes...
The plot concerns young Francisca (Olivia Bond), who watches her mother murdered at the hands of a psychopath and then becomes complicit with her father (Paul Nazak) in enacting a painful, tortuous amount of vengeance on the man responsible. Francisca, years later (Kika Magalhaes), has lost her father but still has the man, chained in the barn, and literally eating from the palm of her hand. Solitude serves as the fuel for Francisca’s own fractured psychosis, the film revealing itself to be an extended nightmare filmed in beautiful, disconcerting black-and-white by Zach Kuperstein. Magalhaes...
- 2/1/2016
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Read More: The 2016 Indiewire Sundance Bible Fusing classic horror ingredients with haunting gothic imagery and expressionistic dread, "The Eyes of My Mother" mashes its gorgeous components into a shockingly original tone poem. "Loneliness can do strange things to the mind," says the mother of young Francisca (Olivia Bond) in the opening moments of writer-director Nicolas Pesce's striking black-and-white debut. As Francisca grows up in an isolated country house under depraved circumstances, the movie hovers within her mother's assessment, enacting a nightmarish statement on seclusion with the delicacy of artistic discipline. Exclusively set on the farm and the adjacent empty road, "The Eyes of My Mother" unfolds over the course of three tense chapters — titled "Mother," "Father" and "Family" — as Francisca matures into a murderous psychopath. But this isn't your average chronicle of a deranged soul. The pastiche lurks...
- 1/28/2016
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
And Soon the Darkness: Pesce’s Debut a Superbly Stylized Nightmare
If Portugal were the portal to some Lynchian netherworld of dreams deferred, it would look something like Nicolas Pesce’s sumptuously grotesque directorial debut, The Eyes of My Mother. A striking palette of black and white cinematography from Zach Kuperstein recalls the scarred, destitute lives from the ruins of Arturo Ripstein’s filmography, a macabre yet uncharacteristically sound portrait of psychological unraveling. We all know the kind of potent degeneration to be fashioned on isolated farmhouses where dysfunctional children are paired with musings of surgical practices, as seen in films from Haneke or even last year’s Goodnight Mommy. Pesce, who previously directed multiple music videos, as well as assistant editor on Josh Mond’s James White (2015), debuts a spectacularly gruesome calling card which may deconstruct the notion of the physical lens through which living beings observe the world,...
If Portugal were the portal to some Lynchian netherworld of dreams deferred, it would look something like Nicolas Pesce’s sumptuously grotesque directorial debut, The Eyes of My Mother. A striking palette of black and white cinematography from Zach Kuperstein recalls the scarred, destitute lives from the ruins of Arturo Ripstein’s filmography, a macabre yet uncharacteristically sound portrait of psychological unraveling. We all know the kind of potent degeneration to be fashioned on isolated farmhouses where dysfunctional children are paired with musings of surgical practices, as seen in films from Haneke or even last year’s Goodnight Mommy. Pesce, who previously directed multiple music videos, as well as assistant editor on Josh Mond’s James White (2015), debuts a spectacularly gruesome calling card which may deconstruct the notion of the physical lens through which living beings observe the world,...
- 1/23/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
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