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.
03/07/2013 - 2:00pm
An older film of mine, Scrapbook (1999), was re-released at the beginning of this year as a signed and numbered Limited Edition VHS. Vultra Video released this collectable incarnation of Scrapbook – MORE
02/27/2013 - 3:00pm
There are $175 million studio films bolstered by major star power. There are $20 million “independent” films with established mainstream actors in them. And there are micro-budget films MORE
02/21/2013 - 3:00pm
If I listed my top ten favorite film actors/actresses, living or dead, a minority of them could claim significant contributions to the horror genre. George C. Scott, however, is on my list, has been MORE
02/14/2013 - 6:00pm
Celebrating its 40th anniversary is the brilliantly crafted classic, The Exorcist (1973), a film by William Friedkin (The French Connection, Bug). One of my favorite aspects of The Exorcist is its MORE
02/05/2013 - 6:00pm
Two weeks ago, I suffered a minor injury to my right thumb. Real-life bodily injury, bloodshed, and anything of a medical nature makes me very woozy, so my greatest danger was passing out. Thankfully MORE
02/01/2013 - 2:00pm
A film I directed 2nd Unit on, We Are What We Are, premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Friday, January 18th. It continued to be devoured by film fest audiences through January 26th. This MORE
01/24/2013 - 5:00pm
Andrew Copp was a DIY underground filmmaker, a film teacher, and a ravenous horror and fringe cinema fan. He is best known for his first feature film, The Mutilation Man (1998). In 2011, this grim and MORE
01/17/2013 - 3:00pm
Following his debut film Mulberry Street (2007) about rats spreading a zombie-like plague, director Jim Mickle embarked on a post-apocalyptic vampire movie called Stake Land (2011). I directed 2nd Unit on MORE