Vancouver’s indie filmmakers make horror on the cheap

Here's my piece that ran as the cover story in the Georgia Straight's Halloween 2003 issue. By Steve Newton Ten years ago, Robert Rodriguez caused a sizable stir in the movie world when he managed to bring in his first film, El Mariachi, for a purported cost of US$7,000. That was an unheard-of sum for … Continue reading Vancouver’s indie filmmakers make horror on the cheap

Anything goes for Cinemuerte curator Kier-La Janisse

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, OCT. 27, 2005 By Steve Newton Standing amidst the rows of horror rentals at Cambie's Black Dog Video, Kier-La Janisse hunts for a title she'd consider watching. It takes a little while-she's already seen a lot of them-but then her eyes fall on the spine of a DVD called Barbed Wire … Continue reading Anything goes for Cinemuerte curator Kier-La Janisse