the witch ( stylized as the vvitch , subtitled a new-england folktale ) is a 2015 historical period supernatural horror film written and directed by robert eggers in his directorial debut and stars anya taylor-joy , ralph ineson , kate dickie , harvey scrimshaw , ellie grainger and lucas dawson .

the film follows a puritan family encountering forces of evil in the woods beyond their new england farm .

an international co-production of the united states and canada , the film premiered at the 2015 sundance film festival on january 27 , 2015 and was widely released by a24 on february 19 , 2016 .

the film received positive reviews and was a box office success , grossing $ 40 million against a budget of $ 4 million .

the witch ( 2015 film )

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there ' s plenty that beguiles in robert eggers ' moody film the witch .
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anya taylor - joy plays a daughter suspected of witchcraft in new film the witch .
anya taylor - joy plays a young woman suspected of being a witch in the witch . a24
reviewed at william morris endeavor screening room , beverly hills , jan . 20 , 2015 . ( in sundance film festival — competing . ) running time : 92 min .
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at one point , a24 , which picked up the film out of the 2015 sundance film festival , had planned to release “the witch” in a handful of theaters , before launching it quickly across on - demand platforms . because of a strong response from test audiences , it rethought its strategy , opting to debut the film on 2 , 046 theaters .
director : robert eggers producers : daniel bekerman , lars knudsen , jodi redmond , rodrigo teixeira , jay van hoy premiere : 2015 sundance film festival , u . s . dramatic directing award
anya taylor - joy as thomasin in
the witch
: a psychological horror film with arthouse appeal .
the last witch hunter is a fantasy supernatural adventure about an immortal witch hunter who enforces peace between witches and humans .
summary the last witch hunter is a supernatural fantasy adventure about an immortal witch hunter who enforces peace between witches and humans .
the two most primal human emotions are love and fear which explains why ‘romance’ and ‘horror’ are two of the oldest genres in literature , theatre and film . the horror film the witch ( 2015 ) belongs to an ancient line of storytelling about the unseen things that drive irrational fear . it’s a film with echoes of arthur miller’s iconic 1953 play and 1996 film the crucible about the mass hysteria generated by religious zealotry in the 17th century puritan colonies of america . the bigger
briefly : vin diesel has your halloween entertainment all covered for next year . lionsgate has set his fantasy actioner the last witch hunter for october 23 , 2015 , where it’ll be up against jon m . chu’s jem and the holograms and an untitled horror film from warner bros .
this chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2016 . it includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2016 . for example , a movie released over thanksgiving in 2015 will most likely earn money in 2015 and 2016 . click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played .
mostly i felt pretty disappointed with the end of the film ' the witch ' and wanted to put a different spin on it .
the witch , a first feature from writer - director robert eggers , will be showing at the toronto film festival in september .
the witch director robert eggers on the real history behind the movie’s most wtf scenes .
the witch is released in the uk on 11 march 2016 . see urltoken .
meryl streep as the witch in into the woods . photograph : peter mountain / ap
for its final festival screening before hitting theaters this coming february , director robert eggers returned to his home state to screen his film “ the witch ” at last weekend’s new hampshire film festival .
“under the bed” is described as a “hithcockian” thriller . it stars hannah new ( “black sails” ) and beverly d’angelo ( “vacation” ) , and is slated for a summer / fall 2015 release .
dundas bia chair phyllis kraemer suggested the fact that the series the good witch was planning to film in the town was part of the reason behind the push for a ban .
winner of the directing award at sundance 2015 for first - timer robert eggers , this atmospheric thriller follows a devout family living in the wilderness of 1630 new england ( 60 years before the salem witch trials ) who fall victim to paranoia and superstition . stars anya taylor - joy (
bewitching . . . sundance sensation the witch promises stripped back , restrained horror .
yeah , exactly . it’s called the witch , a little bit implying : this is what a motherfucking witch is , guys . because the witch was always something for me that was scary , and somehow i had the idea that this archetypal witch lived there in my nightmare world , but in a way that was unexplored .
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at the 2015 sundance film festival . q & a ; features robert eggers , ralph ineson , kate dickie , and anya taylor - joy plot : new england , 1630 : william and katherine lead a devout christian life , homesteading on the edge of an impassible wilderness , with five children . when their newborn son mysteriously vanishes and their crops fail , the family begins to turn on one another . ' the witch ' is a chilling portrait of a family unraveling within their own fears and anxieties , leaving them prey for an inescapable evil . premiere : tuesday , january 27 , 2015 at the eccles theater
…the witch has a strong occult worldview with incredibly strong anti - christian elements and extreme pagan undertones . …all moviegoers are advised not to allow the witch to pollute their minds either . the witch is a strong candidate for the most offensive movie of 2016 . …
julie engelbrecht plays the villainous witch queen . elijah wood and michael caine also star in the film , which will wrap shooting in december . [ lionsgate ]
the witch , the debut feature film from writer / director robert eggers , opens wide in theaters across the united states today . the film premiered at last year’s sundance film festival , where it garnered huge acclaim for its painstakingly researched historical accuracy and won eggers the festival’s award for best director . it then went on to win the horror jury prize at the 2015 fantastic fest in september , and shortly after the festival its wide release was announced for 2016 . to say that its release into the wider world has been anticipated by film fans in general and horror fans in particular is an understatement .
hans baldung’s the witches sabbath , from the 16th century . note the witch flying atop a goat .
the witch
feels at once sticky with tangible detail and numinous with suggestion .
sundance : a24 to buy ‘the witch’ for $ 1 . 5 million ( updated )
the witch hits cinemas next year ; its release date is yet to be announced .
barry jenkins also took home the best director and screenplay awards for the film .
both the witch and z for zachariah point to the terrifying uselessness of religion in the face of the wilderness .
“ the witch , ” the new horror film about a puritan family brought to the breaking point by supernatural forces , unfolds against a backdrop of religious persecution and intolerance .
these new puritans . . . the witch is ‘like the new world meets the exorcist’ . photograph : sundance
david gordon green’s “ our brand is crisis , ” starring sandra bullock and billy bob thornton ; james vanderbilt’s cbs scandal film “ truth , ” starring cate blanchett and robert redford ; and “twilight” director catherine hardwicke’s “miss you already , ” starring drew barrymore and toni collette , will world premiere at the 2015 toronto international film festival , it was announced tuesday .
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@ mariestar in truth , it is definitely not witch - friendly . i didn ' t find it offensive , but i ' m not a witch , either .
kate dickie plays the beleaguered , god - fearing mother in “the witch . ” ( a24 films )
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a24 is expected to buy the horror drama “ the witch ” for $ 1 . 5 million .
the witch is a definite watch for horror fans especially after the two lame attempts earlier this year .
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at times , the witch ’s minimalist chill becomes too diffuse for its own good and lets the slack out of a film that cannot afford to loosen for a second .
moonlight was named best film of the year by the san francisco film critics circle , with the movie ' s director , barry jenkins , named as best director .
david gordon green’s “our brand is crisis , ” starring sandra bullock and billy bob thornton ; james vanderbilt’s cbs scandal film “truth , ” starring cate blanchett and robert redford ; and “twilight” director catherine hardwicke’s “miss you already , ” starring drew barrymore and toni collette , will world premiere at the 2015 toronto international film festival , it was announced tuesday . natalie [ … ]
the witch has the best reviews of this weekend’s wide entries with an 89 % fresh rotten tomatoes score . tracking has the witch between $ 5m - $ 6m at approximately 2 , 000 engagements , but it could be pacing alongside risen . wouldn’t that be fun to watch ? tipping a hat to witch , the film made more money on fewer screens last night than risen : 1 , 600 to 2 , 329 . granted the witch likely skewed younger than risen , even though the film has a r - rating . a24 acquired the robert eggers movie at sundance 2015 for $ 1m . sometimes , a24 titles hit directtv before they hit the screen , but in this case , the distributor bypassed that outlet and opted for a 2 , 000 - screen run . in 90 days , the plan is for the witch to hit vod . deadline is told that the p & a is nominal , focusing on digital and some tv .
the austin film critics association nominations are out and the handmaiden grabbed a ton of mentions including best film , best director , best supporting actress and best adapted screenplay . last year , the group awarded mad max : fury road as their best film .
the witch
is a powerful brew of family tragedy , religious drama , and horror show .
writer / director robert eggers’ debut feature , which premiered to great acclaim at the 2015 sundance film festival — winning the best director prize in the u . s . narrative competition — painstakingly recreates a god - fearing new england decades before the 1692 salem witch trials , in which religious convictions tragically turned to mass hysteria . told through the eyes of the adolescent thomasin — in a star - making turn by newcomer anya taylor - joy — and supported by mesmerizing camera work and a powerful musical score , the witch is a chilling and groundbreaking new take on the genre . ”
let ' s get this out of the way , the witch is a horror film , you can put it in all of your other subcategories but , at its very core - - it ' s a genre film whether you feel comfortable with the classification or not .
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that said , the twins were evil throughout the entire film . proof of that is given in
there’s really a witch in the witch . this isn’t one of those new england witch movies where you spend the whole running time wondering if the satanic panic is real or a reflection of some issue plaguing our society today ; very early in the film robert eggers shows us a wrinkled , gross old hag cutting up a baby and using its blood to oil up her broomstick to fly into the night .
the first full day of screenings at the 2015 sundance film festival began this morning with the witch , a grim 17th - century horror - drama from first - time writer - director robert eggers . the movie , elegantly shot and acted with fury , already has some buzz surrounding it in park city , with many people turned away from the jam - packed nine a . m . press screening and those lucky enough to get in chattering excitedly in the mountain cold afterward .
a24 is expected to buy the horror drama “the witch” for $ 1 . 5 million . several distributors , including radius - twc , expressed interest in the supernatural film set in 17th - century new england , variety has learned . the movie premieres on tuesday at the sundance film festival . one distribution executive admired the film greatly , but indicated that it would work better [ … ]
“the witch , ” the new horror film about a puritan family brought to the breaking point by supernatural forces , unfolds against a backdrop of religious persecution and intolerance . its depiction of new england , in the days before the salem witch trials sent the region into mass hysteria , resonated with the satanic temple . the religious organization took [ … ]
0 : 39 : 40 caleb finds the witch’s hovel , where his pubescent proclivity will be his downfall . even though the witch is wearing a red riding hood , the story is more similar to that of hansel .
this point is further expanded upon during the q & a special feature , where eggers talks more about the salem witch holocaust and how his research and knowledge of the subject made the witch more authentic than a typical hollywood production .
that robert eggers’s sundance hit the witch is slotted in special presentations rather than midnight madness is a testament to the film’s ambition . sidestepping the crowd - pleasing , antic energy common to the selections featured in the latter program at the toronto international film festival , eggers’s film is altogether stranger and more challenging to conventional genre tastes . set among a family of puritan exiles in the wilderness of unmolested new england as strange and ominous forces beset them , the witch often looks more like historical realism than horror .
maybe it’s like practical magic once famously said : there’s a little witch in all of us .
i shall be invoking the witch , conjuring its images and investigating its magic to divine if its spell is binding or broken . so read on only if you’ve already seen the witch , or don’t plan to .
a hugely assured debut , the witch is a beautiful , bleak brainworm that will haunt you for days .
losing his firepower … vin diesel in the last witch hunter . photograph : scott garfield / lionsgate via ap
on one hand , blackmore finds it wrong to reclaim anything witch - related . at the same time , she notes , stories like the witch need to be told to question idealized notions of the values of early america .
remember the name robert eggers : his debut film , the witch , is a crafty calling card brimming with beauty and terror . eggers pulls us into the supernatural with subtle cunning and meticulous attention to detail .
black phillip then rams him into the massive stack of wood william has been chopping throughout the film .
“i’ve been spending quite some time in the middle ages working on a medieval knight film .
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) is eggers’ debut feature film and it’s become a blockbuster hit after winning the directing award at sundance film festival last year . somewhere between a folktale and a nightmare ,
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the love witch is a film about a woman who becomes a witch in order to get love into her life . the script was originally inspired by pulp novels and cult films from the ‘60s and ‘70s . there was a lot of prurient curiosity during the sexual revolution about naked witches and their rites and orgies , as people became both curious about and afraid of women’s new sexual powers . but the main character , although a “sexy witch , ” is mostly interested in the thing that has traditionally been every witch’s real specialty – love .
the film ' s thematic shortcomings ultimately don ' t matter too much : when you ' re too busy being enraptured by the witch ' s dark elegance , nitpicking doesn ' t really enter into the equation .
a24 is happy to imply that if you see the witch , you might have a satanic experience . it ' s the kind of big claim that grabs headlines . and for that reason , a24 first made the witch available to the temple .
as you might guess , unnerving mood and sinister atmosphere are everything for “the witch . ” the low - lit cinematography by
several distributors , including radius - twc , expressed interest in the supernatural film set in 17th - century new england , variety has learned . the movie premieres on tuesday at the sundance film festival .
the witch is a perfect example of how terrifying a movie can be even when not much happens in it .
we wish to thank linda muir for providing rare material from her work on the witch to illustrate this interview .
the film itself shows the results of a patriarchal theocratic society in the microcosm of the family ,
blackmore told me .
it’s day one of the sundance film festival , and i have many , many more movies to see , but it’s hard for me to imagine seeing another movie that gets me quite as excited , that is so special and works so spectacularly as art film and horror film . i love the witch , and i want you to see it as soon as you can .
arcata plaza - goers today will find their town square magically transformed into a glamorous hollywood movie set today , as the cast and crew of the upcoming indie film “the love witch” stop in to shoot a few scenes .
…unsettling yet mesmerizing , “the witch” is more of an art film than a horror flick . writer - director robert eggers does nothing to contradict the notion that the puritans were severely repressed and dangerously susceptible to superstition . …
calling to mind the white ribbon in its unsettling tone and sense of rural mystery , the witch doesn’t leave much doubt that there indeed is a witch in the forest — the question is simply what she might do next and what her agenda is .
thank you ever so much for your comment ! so glad you enjoyed both the synopsis and the film .
a24 is easily heralding the witch as the best opening in their three - year history . witch even beats the wide break weekends of ex machina ( $ 5 . 3m ) and spreakbreakers ( $ 4 . 8m ) . should the robert eggers - directed film make it to $ 20m , some insiders say it should break even .
for christian horror fans , the witch functions as a provocative consideration of the ways religious extremists may be particularly susceptible to the devil’s whims .
ralph ineson is an outcast in a film set in seventeenth - century new england .
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this film covers the horrors of colonialism , emigration , religious conviction , starvation , witch trials , patriarchy , puberty , loss , and if methodically exposing each of these very horrifying real life tribulations isn ' t terrifying and alarming enough , there ' s a god damn witch and evil goat for good measure .
look no further than the film ' s c - cinemascore and a not - insignificant number of gripes on twitter and elsewhere , with many fans labeling the witch with that worst of pejoratives for a horror film : “not scary . ” frankly , i ' m beginning to wonder if we watched the same movie .
has been both the object of critical praise and the subject of much debate . critics agree that the film is visually captivating—
set in a quaint new england town in the 1630’s , “the witch” follows a family who begin to suspect the oldest daughter of being a witch following the disappearance of their infant son . anya taylor - joy stars in the film alongside ralph ineson , kate dickie , harvey scrimshaw , ellie grainger and lucas dawson . writer / director robert eggers painstakingly designs an authentic re - creation of new england — generations before the 1692 trials in salem — evoking the alluring and terrifying power of the timeless witch myth .
playing to a packed theater , eggers took the stage to discuss the film’s production , reception and upcoming distribution .
my friend won’t like seeing american honey on here . he thinks it’s the most overrated film of the year .
” became the sundance sensation of 2015 , various press outlets ( indiewire included ) have been over the moon in declaring the movie a terrifying new horror classic . words like that can certainly set a high bar , but if you happen to think the movie won’t deliver on its promise of terror , perhaps this news will seal the deal .
building his film on the diabolical aftershocks of puritan repression , eggers raises the witch far above the horror herd . he doesn’t need cheap tricks . eggers merely directs us to look inside . be warned : it’ll scare the hell out of you .
a native of sarasota , florida , myrick teamed up with former film school graduates to create the indie film sensation “the blair witch project , ” for which he served as co - writer / director . considered a seminal work in low budget filmmaking , as well as being one of the highest grossing films in history , “the blair witch project” ushered in a new methodology of production and grass - roots marketing that is still being utilized today .
the witch has everything you could possibly want in a horror film . first and foremost it ' s scary as hell . it ' s also full of tension and suspense . the slow burn nature of the film really gets to you . the score is amazing . aside from being scary , the second most import thing for me when it comes…
the location and sets in your film look horrifically miserable . what was it actually like working there ?
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complicating the matter is how the idea of the witch has evolved . in the 20th century , wiccan ideals created the possibility for so - called witches to be more than just beautiful , evil sirens or old , evil hags . and during that time characters like glinda , the good witch , in the wizard of oz , the halliwell sisters on the tv show charmed , and sarah bailey in the movie the craft became cooler , more acceptable versions of the witch archetype .
the real terror here wasn’t a witch hiding in the woods , but rather the god - fearing men at home , dutifully deciding the fate of the women around them .
although the paranormal aspects of the film are fictional , the response to what was happening around them are more than plausible . the hysteria , paranoia , fear and distrust that come with isolation and activity that can ' t be explained presides over the film , and , in many ways , calls back to stanley kubrick ' s the shining . it ' s the descent into madness that plays out from beginning to end that drives the eeriness of the film . the witch itself is just a byproduct .
on february 3 , the upcoming indie horror film the witch benefited from the sort of publicity that its studio , a24 , might have shied away from even 10 years ago : the movie was officially endorsed as
a satanic experience
by the satanic temple .
much like it follows , the witch bases its horror on a mindset instead of a monster . in the movie , this english family is terrified of satan ' s presence through the embodiment of a witch . thomasin is terrified of being ostracized by her family for forces that are beyond her control . the actual witch that stalks the forest has very little to do with the actual horror of their situation .
—robert eggers’ “the witch” is the type of horror film that i have been anxiously awaiting for quite some time . it is , simply put , one of the best films of the year—maybe even the decade . perhaps the century . that is not hyperbole , it is merely the truth .
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wilson would not comment on how feasible it is for film crews to meet those conditions .
a true designer knows that nothing beats attention to detail . in his art house horror film the witch , writer - director and former designer robert eggers recreates the authentic world of 1630 new england to pull his audience deeper into the forest .
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after criticism on social media and from the industry , vanderbeek issued a lengthy message friday that outlined concerns with the film industry setting up shop in dundas , but clarified that film permits could still be issued .
the witch has been likened to a horror film , but is also a gothic study of faith and patriarchy , akin to say the devils ( 1971 ) , or even the village ( 2004 ) – and at times it feels almost like a documentary account of the harshness of seventeenth century life in america . how would you characterise your film ?
the red of the witch’s cape was so rich , it seemed otherworldly . how was that red chosen or where did it come from ?
directed by breck eisner ( the crazies ) , the last witch hunter stars diesel as an immortal witch hunter who is the last of his kind . ( you know , like the title says . ) when a group of covens in modern - day new york threaten to unleash a plague on humanity , he must join forces with his natural enemy , a female witch played by rose leslie .
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update , 6 / 15 : filming for the love witch continued monday in old town eureka with scenes being filmed both in inside and outside the carter house inn . the in - humboldt production of the film is scheduled to wrap up out the mattole road on tuesday .
according to cinematographer jarin blaschke , the film was shot mostly with available and natural light . see more »
there’s a lot of sexual violence in the film , but it scans as unimaginatively repulsive and blatantly misogynistic .
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the short clip is included in the film with no indication that it is not authentic . darren deluca , a publicist representing dick , did not respond to a request for comment on the film’s fact - checking process or the youtube video .
there is a lot of discussion online about the ending to the witch , and while my voice may not be the loudest on the internet , it is certainly the rightest . 😉
in the film ( based on roald dahl’s 1983 book of the same name ) , a little boy and his grandmother rid england of its horrendously disfigured witches ( including the grand high witch , played by anjelica huston ) by turning them into mice .
the witch scared the hell out of me . and it ' s a real movie , tense and thought - provoking as well as visceral .
the biggest problem with expectations when evaluating any film is that the viewer’s expectations going into the film are not the film’s responsibility . the complaint that “the best parts of the movie are in the trailer” is not a complaint about the movie in question , it’s a complaint about the trailer spoiling the movie . likewise the complaint that “the trailer made it look like a totally different movie” is a complaint about a film’s marketing , not the film itself . these can be ( and frequently are ) valid complaints , but they should have no bearing on the viewer’s impression of a film . when most of the films that are now considered sacred texts like the exorcist and night of the living dead were originally released , they made such indelible pop cultural imprints because they were largely unprecedented in their form and content as well as their success . these films have been hugely influential , and expecting any new horror film to instantly have the same kind of impact on viewers and the culture at large is expecting the impossible . we’ve had decades to consider the power and influence of halloween . as of this writing , most viewers have had hours to put the witch into its context in genre film history .
and lol…the characters in the overrated conjuring were “likeable” but not any more than the characters in the witch or any other supernatural horror film . and the plot ( lol ) was the exact same plot that nearly all “haunted house / object” movies have ! it wasn’t different or unique at all !
anthony lane has been a film critic for the new yorker since 1993 . he is the author of “nobody’s perfect . ”
update : in a weekend that will be dominated again by 20th century fox’s deadpool , many have described the next three days as a b . o . battle between heaven and hell with sony affirm’s sword - and - sandal film risen going head - to - head with a24’s period art house horror film the witch in wide release . last night , the witch clocked $ 630k , while risen took in $ 425k . one title was screened at the vatican , while the other has the endorsement of the satanic temple .
book of shadows reacts to that demand by satirizing the blair witch project fan base . the film itself is almost godardian in the way it taunts its audience , though its approach is far more joyful and lacks that specific aggressive and cynical tone . the sequel follows a variety pack of blair witch devotees : jeff , a former psych ward patient and opportunist who ' s directed his obsessive energies toward the legend of the blair witch ( though he ' s only seen the film 17 times , which seems tame ) . kim , a frequent hot topic shopper and stereotypical goth who claims to be psychic and likes to chill in cemeteries . stephen and tristen , a white bread couple working on a book about the history of the blair witch and the hysteria provoked by the film . and erica , a self - professed wiccan who acts like a 13 - year - old who just saw the craft and decided she was a witch , spouting all - too familiar phrases like
wicca isn ' t evil . it ' s about nature .
blackmore especially appreciated the way the film plays up the inherent , feminist tension in the very idea of a witch .
there is an interest in controlling a female figure and in dictating to her what her role is in a society that benefits males ,
she told me . and a witch , even in colonial folk tales that demonized such a figure , stands outside of that .
eggers reportedly based his script on actual diaries and accounts from a time that predated the salem witch trials by several decades , giving “the witch” the mannered cadences and rhythms of something written on parchment rather than celluloid ( or , in this case , the data - capture chip of an arri alexa digital camera ) . it isn’t until the film’s graphic , gory denouement that eggers’s command begins to slip and “the witch” enters conventional body - horror territory , its increasingly graphic imagery and keening pitch supplanting the more effective restraint and misdirection that have gone before .
the witch is sparing in its use of special effects and generates suspense and foreboding through what is suggested rather than what is seen .
an especially charming diesel plays kaulder , a witch - slayer who was cursed to live forever by the witch queen ( julie engelbrecht ) back in ye olde viking days . an integral member of the mortal - led witch - hunting organization axe and cross , kaulder has grown full of himself after centuries of walking the earth unchallenged . but when ellic ( michael caine ) , kaulder ' s sidekick and the chronicler of his stories , dies on the day of his retirement , kaulder investigates , and discovers a plot to revive the centuries - dead witch queen .
ralph ineson is the patriarch of a doomed new england puritan family in the equally doomed “the witch , ” which is not very good . ( a24 films )
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i understand the appeal of this ambitiously unique film but personally , i did not enjoy it all that much .
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personally i think the witch is a drama , with horrific results , and accordingly worked within the limited , naturalistic colour palette robert and craig offered .
last week saw the 25th anniversary of the witches , a movie that arguably reflects what’s now become an increasingly dated approach to witches and witch culture .
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what does this have to do with the witch ? well , when viewed through the lens of the satanic temple , spokesperson jex blackmore told me , it ' s a film about what happens when you realize the christian patriarchy has some serious problems . ( without spoiling the plot , the movie is mostly told from the point of view of a teenage girl whose family slowly begins to suspect she might be a witch . things go poorly . )
just in time for halloween , we re - examine the witch ending , and how it is a macabre triumph in storytelling and theme .
the hollywood reporter refers to porpentina as a “witch who operates in the us” , rather than an american witch . but rowling last week dropped copious hints via twitter that she was about to unveil details of a long - mooted us school of witchcraft of wizardry in fantastic beasts .
it is the repression which seems to accompany this family into the wilderness which the witch may be said to symbolise . the repeated denial of a witch in the woods’ necessarily metaphysical existence is predicated for its irony on the steadfast putative and outspoken love this family , or its elders , rather , have for jesus christ and the lord . there is something disturbing about the explanation being propounded of a wolf having snatched samuel at the beginning of the film whilst thomasin can be accused of being a witch later on in the film by the same parents . the flitting between contradictory explanations reveal the capriciousness of human feeling and emotion , and the power of denial : katherine has banned the family from entering the woods , but for why it is not made clear ; likewise , it is clear that even william is afraid of the woods .
in addition , the sffcc ' s annual special citation award for an underappreciated independent film went to anna rose holmer ' s the fits , while the group ' s marlon riggs award for courage and innovation in the bay area film community went to joshua grannell .
the witch is a beautiful and disturbing horror film . set in 1630s new england , about ugly , terrifying witches that live in the forest , and a family torn apart by the evil forces of witchcraft , black magic and possession . excellent cinematography , incredible sound and music , amazing performances . genuinely unnerving and creepy . if you love psychological horror , the witch is a must see . grade : a -
despite these few flaws , the witch is one of the best horror movies in years . it ' s unique and nostalgic all at the same time , with one foot in the world of modern film and one foot firmly planted in the era of ' 60s and ' 70s cult horror . the witch doesn ' t ask its audience to examine the possibility of the paranormal in our own backyard and question whether that ' s real . instead , the witch demands that we take a look at how easy it can be to break down the sanity that makes us human — the depravity that can befall us at any moment given the right circumstances .
i saw the films anchoress ( 1993 ) and sorceress ( 1987 ) more than twenty years ago , and yet on some level i know they informed my work on the witch ; all three films have feminist issues at their core . in the case of the witch , i had the opportunity to invest the costumes with the appearance of being real .
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i watched the “year of the bible film” happen from the inside , as the chief film critic at one of the oldest and most widely read evangelical publications in the world , christianity today . i’ve come to realize there is both widespread category confusion in the industry about what constitutes a faith - based audience and ignorance about a burgeoning religious movement in independent cinema—something that was especially apparent earlier this year at the sundance film festival .
they are spirited away at night by a flying witch . this according to the script , to the damage to the goat pen [ see image below ] the morning after the twins disappear , and the dialogue .
this film was originally seen for advice , at which stage the company was informed it was likely to be passed 15 but that their preferred 12a could be achieved by making a number of reductions to moments of violence and horror . when the film was submitted for formal classification , acceptable reductions had been made in these sequences and the film was classified 12a .
while everything else you say about this film is true as well , it is also a horror film , and as a lifelong horror enthusiast , i had been waiting months to see this ( and saw it upon its opening weekend ) . from the narrow perspective of horror cinema fans , this is a great film that deserves enormous praise on the basis of its being that rare horror film that is intended for a literate , and reasonably sophisticated audience .
“the faith - film category has come to mean agenda - driven , fear - driven , low - quality , low - budget , on - the - nose , teaching , industrial films that willingly overlook excellence and story because they know they can , ” erik lokkesmoe , the founder and co - president of aspiration media , told me . his company helped produce the 2015 sundance premiere last days in the desert , a film about the temptation of christ starring ewan mcgregor in a dual role as jesus and satan . “they have trained an audience to expect trite , theologically thin , bumper - sticker movies , designed for church outings . ”
in the lead - up to the upcoming release of incredibles 2 , much of the cinematic discourse is still mulling over what exactly to make of hereditary : newcomer ari aster ’s pseudo - arthouse horror movie that seems in many ways to be the culmination of similarly difficult , high - minded and largely inaccessible ( but no less revered ) genre fare like the babadook ( 2014 ) , the witch ( 2015 ) , the neon demon ( 2016 ) and a cure for wellness ( 2017 ) . like these movies , it’s a deliberately paced , methodically composed and sharply written film that is practically designed from the ground up to demand more of its audiences than more casual explaining ‘hereditary’s completely bonkers ending
still , others suggest that the film accurately portrays the experiences of students on college campuses . colby bruno , the senior legal counsel at the victim rights law center who appears in the film , said the film accurately portrays what she has found in her own work with survivors of sexual assault . filmmakers contacted her about the project almost two years ago , she said , and spoke with her for at least eight hours .
this blu - ray isn ' t packed with extras , but what ' s there does add to the historical background of the film . in the witch : a primal folktale , the cast and crew talk about the making of the film and what it was like working with a first - time director . however , it ' s eggers ' insights that prove to be the most interesting , as he goes into the historical context of witchcraft and folklore at the time .
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—there is no “agenda” here . contrary to what people may think , this film takes place many decades before the notorious “salem witch trials” and does not make christians look bad . christians are in fact the victims . just don’t go in looking for a happy ending .
the student in the film , nicole c . hirschhorn ’16 , was a sophomore at harvard when she acted out the scene for campus comedy group on harvard time . after viewing that segment of the film , she confirmed that the clip in “the hunting ground” is from the prank video . she called the video “definitely fake . ”
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lucky luciano is a 1973 american crime drama film directed by francesco rosi .

it stars gian maria volontè and vincent gardenia .

it was shown as part of the cannes classics section of the 2013 cannes film festival .

lucky luciano ( film )

the usa makes a gift to the mafia by deporting mobster lucky luciano in francesco rosi ' s epic political gangster film .
biopic of mafia boss lucky luciano , covering his life from 1946 to 1962 with occasional flashbacks .
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luciano arrives in new yorkcity , teaming with meyer lansky and bugsy siegel , in the opener of this docudrama chronicling the roots of organized crime . . .
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tim newark , lucky luciano : mafia murderer and secret agent , mainstream publishing , edinburgh , 2011 , p . 11 .
equal opportunity gangster
lucky
luciano gains power in the new york underworld during prohibition . when two bosses start a mob war , luciano plans to kill them both .
when lucky luciano is deported in the mid - forties , far more modern buildings can be seen on the new york skyline .
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pretty good mafia film . no where as good as goodfellas . but not bad
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– the eponymous italian industrialist – may not be immediately familiar to non - italian audiences , there are surely few who have not heard of the subject of the second film , the notorious mafioso charles “lucky” luciano . in his recent biography of the sicilian - born mobster , tim newark points out that :
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certainly more dirt and ugliness . lucky luciano fits perfectly in italian genre cinema , namely the political thriller genre . while rosi pretends this is a biopic about one of the most notorious mafia figures of the 20th century , the screentime of the titular figure is limited . rosi is also interested in the political and police climate that surrounded the mafia . lucky luciano reminds us more than once that he was eye to eye with…
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after serving nine years of his 50 - year sentence in the 1930s and 1940s lucky luciano is pardoned and deported to italy , where he finds himself under a continued investigation . detailed and meticulously played character study with some unclear political pretensions .
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the story follows the history of charles
lucky luciano
who rose to power in the mafia in the u . s . during the 1920s and made it into a successful venture based on the corporate model . the . . . see full summary »
( playing himself ) seated alone in a vast conference room discussing a strategy to ensnare luciano . in a quasi -
having directed 3 mexican films , director amat escalante grows more ambitious with each film as he refines his sobering long - take aesthetic .
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making of the mob , is an eight - part docudrama that begins in 1905 and spans more than 50 years , tracing the original five families that led to the modern american mafia , including the rise of charles lucky luciano , meyer lansky and benjamin bugsy siegel .
for the first 25 years of his criminal career , charles “lucky” luciano was a vicious mobster who rose to become the multi - millionaire king of the new york underworld . for the next 25 years of his life , luciano was a legend – but a fake master criminal without real power , his evil reputation manipulated and maintained by government agents who put him behind bars . ( 2 )
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vito genovese and carlo gambino finally make their move . when genovese becomes a liability , luciano must choose an heir to lead the mob .
( coppola , 1974 ) but purposely avoids the unabashed romanticism of those two ( canonical ) works . there is an overriding sobriety to rosi’s film , with cinematographer
sound overlap , creating the somewhat surreal impression of convulsing bodies dancing to the music at luciano’s dinner as they continue to be riddled with bullets .
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american guest stars like steiger , vincent gardenia and edmund o ' brien turn up , sometimes speaking italian when you wouldn ' t necessarily expect it , which is the film ' s sole departure from documentary realism . the sprawling scope and impressive scale show how a realistic film can also be big and cinematic and full - blooded , and how operatic passion can accompany clear - eyed analysis . the film might seem almost as cold - blooded as its psychopathic protagonist , but it gets warmth from the director ' s quiet rage .
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compositions for coppola’s films . greying , bespectacled and mild - mannered – looking more like an accountant than a mobster – volonté’s luciano combines perfectly with other aspects of the
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portrayed himself in the film . siragusa did not play himself as the younger version of him reflecting the real life events in which he had partaken as a younger man but at the more seasoned age that he was in real life when the film was shot . the picture was siragusa ' s only ever cinema movie role and he also acted as a technical consultant to the production .
lucky luciano is one of the bosses of the mafia . he orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles , therefore becoming the only boss . but a few years later he is put into jail . in 1946 , he got a pardon and is sent back to sicilia . there , he begins becoming one of the chief of the mafia . the us army seems to refrain from interfering .
lucky luciano is one of the bosses of the mafia . he orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles , therefore becoming the only boss . but a few years later he is put into jail . in 1946 , he got a pardon and is sent back to sicilia . there , he begins becoming one of the chief of the mafia . the us army seems to refrain from interfering . . .
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in tribute to joanne woodward , seen with late husband paul newman on this year’s cannes poster , the festival will screen the latest film she has produced : shepard & dark ( 2013 ) , by treva wurmfeld .
the story follows the history of charles
lucky luciano
who rose to power in the mafia in the u . s . during the 1920s and made it into a successful venture based on the corporate model . the founder of
the commission
, his delivery of nazi u - boats from the port of ny for us naval intelligence , his imprisonment , and the eventual deal that set him free whereby he would use his mafia influence in italy against the axis powers ( mussilini ) , is told through the eyes of his friend and bodyguard , a one time gold medal winning boxer from luciano ' s home town in italy .
york drug dealer and informant of siragusa’s who is dispatched to naples to gather information on luciano . he comes to a violent end upon his return to the us – another sequence that draws on the iconography of
hanway select has boarded sales on the documentary , after having success selling cousins’ 15 - part documentary the story of film : an odyssey . producers are variety journalist adam dawtrey and former deputy managing director of hat trick productions mary bell .
documentary film about the italian mafia and their organized crime activities in usa , mainly new york , between the ' 60 ' s to mid ' 90 ' s . well documented with plenty of interviews and original . . . see full summary »
– though even more daringly stylised – it’s a reconstruction of the events of 11 september 1931 ( later dubbed “night of the sicilian vespers” ) when 40 leading mafiosi were murdered , clearing the way for luciano to become “boss of bosses” .
like he did with
salvatore guiliano
almost ten years previously , rosi takes on another powerful criminal figure , using only his name and legend as a jumping off point for something more devious and conspiratorial . but unlike the character of guiliano , longtime rosi collaborator gian maria volonte does get a majority of the screen time as the titular luciano . . . albeit in very drab moments of political corruption . if one is looking for the pulp aesthetics that were generating waves out of hollywood in the likes of
capone
,
the godfather
and
the st . valentines day massacre
,
lucky luciano
is a different beast . there are a few moments of gunfire and bloodshed ( mostly aimed at rod steiger in his supporting role when he…
politics as extension of gangster genre , or the gangster genre as the most adequate venue to politics . a great biopic . in a perfect world this and larry cohen’s great the private files of j edgar hoover would be regular packaged in repertory theatres . by far my favorite rosi film .
francesco rossis okonventionella biopic om den ökända gangstern . fokuserar på hans sista år i neapel och är gjord i regissörens sedvanliga närmast akademiskt undersökande stil som innebär mer politik än pangpang . gian maria volontè superb som en nedtonad luciano som närmast lyckas får ens sympati .
hanway’s fabien westerhoff told screendaily : “following the international phenomenon of the story of film : an odyssey , we are delighted to team up with mark cousins again , who turns his unique , critical eye to youth and childhood in cinema . this is a celebration of all the great kids characters that will entertain audiences , young and old , worldwide . ”
this “quiet man with the sad eyes” as the head of the narcotics bureau used to call him , apparently lived the life of a pensioner : he was quiet , had his routine , went to the races , the theatre , to restaurants , his dog in his arms . what was in the head of a man like this ? what is in the brain of a master criminal ? this is what i asked myself as i studied the character of luciano . ( 3 )
essentially the godfather , but steeped in sordid politics instead of mafia tribalism , as it explores the rise and fall of luciano’s notorious crime empire . opens with some incredible slow - mo execution sequences which gave me the impression i was in for 100 minutes of sweet mafia carnage , but unfortunately never again rises to that level of violence ( almost forgoing violence altogether ) . instead we’re given countless meetings between gangsters and high - ranking government figures discussing economic and political intrigue that all went way over my head . still , the cinematography is fantastic in that illustrious godfather - style and rod steiger even shows up for a bit as a seedy drug dealer , so there’s that .
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as announced previously , kim novak will attend the festival to present the restored print of vertigo by alfred hitchcock .
the films selected for the 2013 edition of cannes classics will be screened in the company of those who restored the films as well as those directors still alive .
visions of eight ( 1973 ) youri ozerov , milos forman , mai zetterling , claude lelouch , arthur penn , michael pfleghar , john schlesinger , kon ichikawa .
in honour of the 50 th anniversary of jean cocteau’s death , la belle et la bete ( 1946 ) will be screened as well as opium ( 2013 ) , a musical comedy directed by arielle dombasle .
the event confirmed on twitter that it will take place from tuesday 14 to saturday 25 may 2019 .
the three - day weekend gross ( excluding previews ) of july 6 - 8 was £6 . 2m
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enrico mattei helped change italy ' s future , first as freedom - fighter against the nazis , then as an investor in methane gas through a public company , a . g . i . p . , and ultimately as the head of . . . see full summary »
in the fascist italy of 1935 , a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near eboli . over time , he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants , and to . . . see full summary »
a detective ( inspector rogas ) is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some supreme court judges . during the investigation he discovers a complot that involves the italian . . . see full summary »
on the italian / austrian front during world war i , a disastrous italian attack upon the austrian positions leads to a mutiny among the decimated italian troops .
a leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party ; but the mafia , the church and corrupt politicians don ' t want him to learn it .
party leader and power broker aldo moro , holed up with his cronies and rivals at a monastic retreat where they plot their political fortunes while being led by a jesuit cleric in spiritual cleansings .
the unclear and complicated twists between governal powers , independentist party and mafia in the sicily of the ' 40s culminate with the death of salvatore giuliano .
prior to a city council election , the collapse of a building leaves a land developer and his political backers defending themselves against a scandal .
a populist right - wing tabloid newspaper tries to derail the official police investigation of a brutal murder of a young girl in order to help the fascist and right - wing candidates it supports in the upcoming elections .
the story of two anarchists who were charged and unfairly tried for murder when it was really for their political convictions .
a conscientious factory worker gets his finger cut off by a machine . although the physical handicap is not serious , the accident causes him to become more involved in political and revolutionary groups .
in 17th century italy , a spanish prince , who ' s searching for a bride , falls in - love with a beautiful local peasant girl .
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, he worked much much better with petri , melville , leone and damiani . this one is very boring and volontè doesn ' t appear much . and when he appears , he has the same face that does not say too much . this role did not quite fit him . rosi ' s films , most of them , are a special genre , very close to the documentary , very hard to follow , you got to have a patience of steel . . .
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gian maria volonte is very impressive indeed in this , suggesting the creep of old age with little more than some grey hair and a stooping posture , and being utterly convincing at every stage . he seems without vanity and with no need to be loved by the audience , so he embraces the vileness of the character ( as in the masterful investigation of a citizen above suspicion ) and plays it to the hilt . the script offers no special pleading , except one scene where rosi arguably puts a speech into the character ' s mouth that doesn ' t belong there , in order to make a point about gangsters providing a welcome distraction for the populace from the even darker doings of their governments .
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talks about his killer romance based on the true story that inspired
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. both films employ a non - linear structure in an attempt to outline the complex web of political and economic intrigue in which the eponymous character is enmeshed . they are both examples of “cine -
slow - motion . in one arresting shot , with the camera at the bottom of a swimming pool looking up , a murdered boss plunges head - first into the water , blood swirling from his mouth . another scene sees
1944 to a united nations conference on drug trafficking in 1952 . one sequence sees commissioner
image , they are both in the foreground with long empty tables stretching into the background .
( 2010 - 11 ) . aside from al capone , he is arguably the most famous real - life mafioso .
, however , does not attempt a hollywood - style , rise - and - fall biopic . in keeping with its director’s long - held interest in the mechanics of power ,
dares to de - centralise its subject , to shine the spotlight on larger forces at work .
stock , paris , 1976 , p . 151 . translation by the author .
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francesco rosi ' s brilliantly staged and photographed portrait of the infamous mob boss , played with brass - knuckles ingratiation by gian - maria volonte .
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making of the mob , is an eight - part docudrama that begins in 1905 and spans more than 50 years , tracing the original five families that led to the modern american mafia , including the rise . . . see full summary »
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this takes you through the life of mobster and shows you their rise and fall .
1947 , los angeles . cop joe teague walks the line between the lapd , led by william parker , and the mob , led by bugsy siegel .
this series will provide unprecedented access to the wilderness , frontier lawlessness , and bloodshed of the 40 years between the end of the american civil war and after the turn of the 20th . . . see full summary »
in episode 5 , 16 minutes in , an american flag with 50 stars was displayed . in the 1920 ' s the flag had only 48 stars .
i ' ve only just viewed the first episode of this mini - series last night , but , i ' m happy with what i saw and have high hopes that this is going to be monumental by covering new information , or , adding new information to old events . so far in this first episode , this has pretty - much followed along with the movie
mobsters
( 1991 ) starring christian slater ( and , both complement one another ) . i believe that this is going to be a very good series so long as it doesn ' t continue to repeat events and occurrences that have been shown over and over again in so many documentaries and movies before this over the years . i enjoyed this first episode .
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atípico biopic mafioso con un gian maria volonté sorprendentemente comedido . la película funciona como un thriller geopolítico sobre el carácter corrupto del sistema y de como este se aprovechó de la mafia cuando le interesó .
the hollywood crime genre in the ' 70s was dominated by coppola ' s ballads to the godfathers of the mafia . these romanticized pictures may be good films , but they ' re not about the real world of death and power . so what does an italian take on the mobster genre bring ?
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