Category Archives: Film Clips

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935) and OGOM 2020

Posted on 8th June 2019 by William the Bloody

Next year will be the tenth anniversary of the OGOM Project. Sam and I are working on something very special and magical for our celebrations and 2020 conference. All will be revealed soon but some of our background research involved … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Clips, OGOM Research | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

RIP Michel Legrand

Posted on 28th January 2019 by William the Bloody

It was sad to hear of the death of Michel Legrand (1932-2019) on Saturday. Legrand wrote the music to countless films, many from French New Wave cinema. His music fits perfectly the stylish and witty reinterpretation of Perrault’s fairy tale … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Clips, News | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

‘Valley of Shadows’ Trailer – A werewolf film?

Posted on 29th August 2017 by firekrank

I thoroughly enjoyed watching the trailer for Valley of Shadows, a Scandinavian Gothic tale directed by Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen. From the trailer, it appears that the narrative follows a young boy whose community is plagued by a series of attacks on sheep … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Clips | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Kafka in animation

Posted on 11th May 2017 by William the Bloody

The excellent Open Culture website (a marvellous repository of open source texts of all kinds) has four wonderful animations from around the world of Franz Kafka’s dark fables.

Posted in Film Clips | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Wolfwalkers

Posted on 2nd May 2017 by William the Bloody

A preview by Amy Cranswick of what looks like a wonderful animated film of motifs that prompted OGOM’s Company of Wolves conference–wild children, wolves, and werewolves–‘First look at Tomm Moore’s next animated feature Wolfwalkers‘. Moore is the creator of The Secret … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Clips, OGOM: The Company of Wolves, Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

More Beauty and the Beast

Posted on 26th March 2017 by William the Bloody

More useful links on ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (see previous posts by Sam and I). First, a short piece by Constance Grady on some of the many various adaptations of the tales, covering Robin McKinley’s Beauty and Rose Daughter, Angela … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical thoughts, Film Clips, Generation Dead: YA Fiction and the Gothic news, Resources | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Comforted by Wolves

Posted on 16th February 2017 by Sam George

The ending of the cult film ‘Withnail and I’ ( a 1987 black comedy written and directed by Bruce Robinson) came up in our discussions at Cumberland Lodge this weekend after my talk on wolves and wolf children. This was … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical thoughts, Film Clips, OGOM: The Company of Wolves | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Love Song for A Vampire (2)

Posted on 14th February 2017 by William the Bloody

But then there’s also Annie Lennox’s ‘Love Song for a Vampire’ from Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the film which really cemented the figure of Dracula as romantic other and thus plays a central role in the development of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Clips | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Seductive and Demented, ‘The Lure’ is Unlike Any Musical Ever Made

Posted on 6th February 2017 by William the Bloody

Who can resist mermaids? Well, maybe it’s just me. I love musicals too so the film reviewed here, Agnieszka Smoczynska’s The Lure sounds irresistible. There’s a trailer; it looks scary, mysterious, and lots of fun.

Posted in Film Clips | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Angela Carter news

Posted on 6th February 2017 by William the Bloody

There seems to be something cropping up every day about the fabulous Angela Carter! Here are links to four Carter-related items that I’ve come across: This exhibition, The Bloody Chamber, at the Koppel Project in London from 8 Feb to … Continue reading →

Posted in exhibitions, Film Clips, Reviews | Tagged | Leave a comment