Dead But Dreaming

[Margot]

Hello, this is Margot, some of you might remember me from Red Feline. So, here I am, to share what we're up to. The clip above is from Dead But Dreaming and it went viral, it has over 1 million visits. The film itself is pretty cool.

I will be discussing this and other films in the future. Our latest: Olalla!

More news later!

 

[The Fallen Angel]

Hello, this is Margot, some of you might remember me from Red Feline. So, here I am, to share what we're up to. The clip above is from Dead But Dreaming and it went viral, it has over 1 million visits. The film itself is pretty cool.

I will be discussing this and other films in the future. Our latest: Olalla!

More news later!

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There have been over 1 000 000 views on YouTube which is remarkable. The reviews have been excellent. One comment did intrigue me. The reviewer for The Beverly Hills Outlook said that the director uses superimpositions only fleetingly. This sounds very interesting. Could you please give us more information about this.

 

[Pia]

Amy is amazing! I love her work!!!

 

[admihoek]

Amy is amazing! I love her work!!!

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[Margot]

There have been over 1 000 000 views on YouTube which is remarkable. The reviews have been excellent. One comment did intrigue me. The reviewer for The Beverly Hills Outlook said that the director uses superimpositions only fleetingly. This sounds very interesting. Could you please give us more information about this.

The paragraph where the "superimpositions" quote comes from says: Avila’s sensibilities are, contrary to this genre’s tradition, Baroque, not Gothic. As director, he builds his drama from within his frame, using superimpositions only fleetingly, and is most powerful in his ritualistic stagings (as in his registrations of human sacrifice and the enchained confinement of the vampire, Nahara, at the film’s conclusion). Given the vastness of his historical tapestry in this production, the fact that Avila’s directorial approach has much more in common with the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone than the mock operatic aesthetic of Visconti, establishes his cinematic pedigree as rooted in popular culture.
I believe it's referring to the two occasions when there's the superimposition of an image: the eyes of ASAR, over the image of Moira riding a horse. Asar tells beautiful Aphrodisia to look into his eyes. She sees Moira. In the tradition of terror films, particularly vampire films, in the 70's, superimpositions were used with great frequency. That is, I understand, the reason for that particular comment. And yes, Dead But Dreaming has excellent reviews.


You can get this and other movies at
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http://vermeerworks.com

You can read a compilation of reviews and notices of our films at
http://pachamamafilms.com

 

[admihoek]

The paragraph where the "superimpositions" quote comes from says: Avila’s sensibilities are, contrary to this genre’s tradition, Baroque, not Gothic. As director, he builds his drama from within his frame, using superimpositions only fleetingly, and is most powerful in his ritualistic stagings (as in his registrations of human sacrifice and the enchained confinement of the vampire, Nahara, at the film’s conclusion). Given the vastness of his historical tapestry in this production, the fact that Avila’s directorial approach has much more in common with the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone than the mock operatic aesthetic of Visconti, establishes his cinematic pedigree as rooted in popular culture.
I believe it's referring to the two occasions when there's the superimposition of an image: the eyes of ASAR, over the image of Moira riding a horse. Asar tells beautiful Aphrodisia to look into his eyes. She sees Moira. In the tradition of terror films, particularly vampire films, in the 70's, superimpositions were used with great frequency. That is, I understand, the reason for that particular comment. And yes, Dead But Dreaming has excellent reviews.
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You can get this and other movies at
http://redfeline.com
http://vermeerworks.com

You can read a compilation of reviews and notices of our films at
http://pachamamafilms.com

glad to see you

 

[The Fallen Angel]

Yes, and thanks for the explanation.

 

[Margot]

Amy, our bunch and her new film, OLALLA, is featured in the current issue #340 of Fangoria! Look for it at your nearest magazine store. (Check the picture below, the title of the film is featured on the cover!

FANGORIA #340 will be coming to stores and arriving in mailboxes next month, and we’ve got the first peek at the cover and full contents of an issue that will have you bugging out. (...)
FEATURE: “OLALLA” Filmmaker/actress Amy Hesketh faced another trial by fire while telling of a bloodsucking brood.
http://www.fangoria.com/new/first-look-cover-and-full-contents-for-fangoria-340/

This is not the first time that Amy appears in Fangoria. The previous time was in the May 2013, issue #323 when this pre eminent magazine of horror films featured Amy and our film Maleficarum.

 

[Margot]

Going back to Dead But Dreaming.

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Here's the illustrated review by Charles Lonberger of The Beverly Hills Oulook.

http://pachamamafilms.com/2013/review-of-dead-but-dreaming-in-bh-outlook/#more-1294

Review of Dead But Dreaming in BH Outlook.
Posted on August 29, 2013

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Dead But Dreaming
REVIEWED BY CHARLES LONBERGER

The cinema of Bolivian cineaste Jac Avila is a monolith of personality and thought and fashions grand, epic statements that, at best, summarize entire genres (as in Maleficarum, the final word in Inquisition cinema.).

His work has also evolved into commercial products that portray enduring fetishes that cannily transcend specific cultures in their reach. The upshot of this is that it introduces his films into broader markets than might otherwise be presumed possible.

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[admihoek]

Going back to Dead But Dreaming.

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[Margot]

Great news people, you can watch Dead But Dreaming on Vimeo!

A vampire storie like no other

With a flogging scene that is already considered the best ever,

With a crucifixion,

And more...

Watch it NOW!
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/deadbutdreaming​

 

[Eulalia]

there was some enthusiastic discussion of that flogging scene at
http://www.cruxforums.com/xf/threads/whipping-prior-to-crucifixion.4386/#post-167266
(maybe of a 'pirate' clip - apologies if so)

 

[Margot]

While we appreciate the discussion of scenes in our films, we do not like to see entire scenes of our movies shared. We report the use of our clips in DailyMotion and any and all sites where our films are shown without authorization. I know it's an uphill battle, but we must do this. If not, we can't make movies anymore. Right?

The only way we finance our films is by selling them and renting them. By sharing our films, those who do, literally take the bread out of our mouths. We have a cast and crew of around 20 people who do make a living working in our films and support their families.

This a small production company that counts every cent we make and we struggle to make ends meet on a weekly basis.

Thank you for your attention.

 

[Margot]

Are you familiar with Weng's Chop? It's a large magazine dedicated to horror films. It is very large... and I mean, book like large, 265 pages plus the cover big. Ok.. Some issues back this magazine had a nice review of Barbazul where it says:
Have you ever wondered what would happen if Mario Bava, Jean Rollin and Jess Franco had somehow defied the laws of nature and biology and produced a lovechild who became a filmmaker? Yeah, me too! Well, now we have our answer in the form of writer/director Amy Hesketh.

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It goes on to say: This erotic re-imagining of the Bluebeard legend is like a sexy little time machine that gloriously transports your spirit back to the Euro-Horror glory days past, and manages to effectively one-up all the other adaptations of a popular legend in the process.

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Just recently we receive a comment in FB where T. Strauss says this about Dead But Dreaming: Just watched Jac Avila's DEAD BUT DREAMING (2013)--an epic, century-spanning period-piece horror with gorgeous photography, a really great story, and a sexy Classic Hammer vibe to it. Pretty amazing accomplishment of low-budget film making . Highly recommended! Look for my full review in the next ish of Weng's Chop!

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Well... the reviews are still coming. That's nice.

 

[Margot]

There's a new review of Dead But Dreaming!
http://taliesinttlg.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/dead-but-dreaming-review.html​

And this post is also a test. I uploaded an image using Chrome, as the browser and it works. So... the problem is limited to Firefox.

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