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WORLD OF DEATH Ep. 171 – The Sunken Convent
Danish filmmakers man, they got that thing about them don’t they? Maybe it’s living in darkness six months out of the year or being so close to that hole in the ozone layer, but they’ve got a style and approach all their own. Writer/director Michael Panduro and his short film “The Sunken Convent” are no exception. Right up there with the lesser works of Lars Von Trier and Nicholas Winding Refn “The Sunken Convent” draws upon the writings of Hans Christian Andersen to deliver a tale so gross, so weird, that I had to do Google whether or not Tom Six was also Danish. Spoiler alert; he’s Dutch.
Even so Panduro’s “The Sunken Convent” feels like it owes a dept to Six as well. A sparse narrative that makes up for what it lacks in soundtrack and dialogue with a fair bit of body horror and necrophilia. It would be easy to dismiss the film as “gross and weird” if it hadn’t already won a slew of awards from all across the globe. Honestly this is one the most well received films I’ve had the pleasure of viewing for World of Death so it’s safe to say “The Sunken Convent” occupies that sickly green line between art and nonsense.
Then again this is coming from the guy who wrote the tentacle porn extravaganza “Tentacles” now available on World of Death: Volume 2. Get it on blu ray today!
– Pat O’Sullivan
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The Wayans are out to cancel the Cancel Culture with Scary Movie, and the cast assures it will do just that.
“They sort of have an across-the-board style,” Anna Faris tells EW. “It’s always been a part of the Wayans Brothers, their electricity. ‘Can we offend you? Will you still love us? Come on, you still love us, don’t you?'”
Regina Hall concurs, promising the “boundary-pushing” sixth installment in the horror parody franchise will “offend everyone.”
EW has shared a batch of behind-the-scenes images from Scary Movie, which hits theaters June 5 via Paramount.
Faris and Hall are joined by fellow franchise favorites Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, and Jon Abrahams in the legacy sequel.
The ensemble includes Damon Wayans Jr., Gregg Wayans, Kim Wayans, Benny Zielke, Cameron Scott Roberts, Heidi Gardner, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, Sydney Park, Kenan Thompson, and Felissa Rose.
Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House) directs from a script by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, original Scary Movie director Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans (Scary Movie 2), and Rick Alvarez (A Haunted House).
The film will slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and every “final chapter” that absolutely isn’t final.
Scary Movie launched in 2000, followed by Scary Movie 2 in 2001. The Wayans’ involvement ended there, but the series continued with 2003’s Scary Movie 3, 2006’s Scary Movie 4, and 2013’s Scary Movie 5.
Regina Hall & Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Marlon Wayans & Regina Hall on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Michael Tiddes & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Regina Hall & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
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