Surviving Cinema
Eric Stanze is an award-winning director, writer, editor, producer, and 2nd unit director who primarily works on independent feature films. Stanze began interning on local commercials and music videos at the age of 16, and he entered the industry professionally when he was 18. More info, trailers, and news at ericstanze.com.
05/22/2013 - 4:00pm
Since the release of my last film, Ratline, a nearly constant flurry of activity has taken place as I work to launch a follow-up. Most of this bustle has resulted in dead ends. This is the way MORE
05/08/2013 - 7:00pm
All the hub-bub about next month’s release of Man Of Steel turns my mind to reflect upon the history of Superman (and his mostly-disappointing big screen undertakings). While the character is MORE
04/24/2013 - 2:00pm
Join me for another plunge into the menacing darkness of underground fringe cinema. You’ll find zero Hollywood stars down here, and the budgets for these indie flicks would only pay for one or two MORE
04/19/2013 - 6:00pm
The new Evil Dead remake, directed by Fede Alvarez, has much of the horror fan base buzzing like a chainsaw. It is interesting to note the trajectory that brought Sam Raimi (producer on the remake, director MORE
04/08/2013 - 1:00pm
Very few figures in the landscape of cult cinema had the polarizing effect that Jesus “Jess” Franco had. The director helmed The Awful Dr. Orlof (1962), Vampyros Lesbos (1971), A Virgin Among MORE
04/03/2013 - 7:00pm
Actor David Early passed away last month at the age of 74. The born-and-raised-Pittsburgh performer never became a movie star, but his small roles impacted genre film history in a major way.
Among MORE
03/27/2013 - 4:00pm
Recently, I’ve been sliding down memory lane, and crystallizing some cold hard facts about an older project of mine, Ice From The Sun, a feature length horror/experimental movie shot entirely on Super 8 MORE
03/26/2013 - 11:00am
In Part 1 of this journey, I began revisiting the production of an older movie of mine, the bizarre horror/experimental feature Ice From The Sun, shot entirely on Super 8 film.
I’d rummaged deep into the MORE