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.
11/28/2012 - 6:00pm
If you have a new television, or are thinking Santa may bring you one for the holidays, chances are you’ve been exposed to the newest way films can be screwed up between the time they’re finished and MORE
08/28/2012 - 8:00pm
I recently had the rare experience of seeing an extremely rough first cut of a film – Sound Of Nothing, by director Chris Grega (Rhineland). Very few people get to see these rather private work-in- 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
11/06/2012 - 4:00pm
Before this past October, I promised myself that I’d take some time off throughout the 31 days to enjoy the season and recharge before diving back into work. That plan kinda sorta came together. MORE
10/05/2012 - 11:00am
One aspect of the Halloween season I enjoy very much is the lining-up of horror movies, as many as possible, to watch throughout the month. Already this October I’ve sat down to watch two classic MORE
10/02/2012 - 3:00pm
On Friday, September 28, Fox News broadcast live the suicide of an Arizona carjacking suspect. A lengthy apology from anchor Shepard Smith followed immediately, and it appeared to be quite genuine and MORE
08/03/2012 - 5:00pm
Last week I blogged about the films and directors who inspired me in my early filmmaking pursuits. The list of influential films included Dario Argento’s masterpiece, Suspiria (1977).
This blog post MORE
06/11/2012 - 5:19am
For the past two weeks I've been directing 2nd Unit on a feature horror film in upstate New York. The low down on this gig is here.
This past week, the "stars" of 2nd Unit have been a butcher's van with a pig MORE