Interview by Byron Bixler Kevin Fermini is a senior Cinema & Photography major at Ithaca College and Filmic contributor whose thesis project is a quirky vampire short shot on Super 8 called “Viola vs. The Vampire King.” Last week, he joined the Cinephile Delinquents podcast (the official podcast of Filmic Magazine) for a special Halloween-themed … Continue reading
by Kevin Fermini The Holy Mountain… Where to begin? Alejandro Jodorowsky’s third feature is, simply put, an artistic triumph: a film rife with visual symbolism, striking imagery, comic book colors splattered over grotesque scenes and a layered story of enlightenment and spirituality. The amount of subtext imbued in every frame immediately established Jodorowsky as a … Continue reading
From the December 2015 Issue At the all-too-young age of thirteen, I was confronted with the image of a young man in a bowler hat staring straight into my eyes with a knife pointed in my direction and a smirk gracing his lips. Below, the words: A Clockwork Orange. What was this image I was … Continue reading
by Kevin Fermini From the December 2015 Issue A soundtrack as haunted as its film’s central protagonist, David Shire’s score for The Conversation adds an incredible layer to an already marvelous work of cinema. Gene Hackman’s character, Harry Caul, navigates the ghostly quiet streets of San Francisco, a man lost in moral dilemma and alienated … Continue reading
Favorite scenes, beloved characters and personal stories from a galaxy far, far away. From the December 2015 Issue Han Solo and the Art of Cool “Han Solo or Luke Skywalker” was the “Beatles or Rolling Stones” of my childhood. The kids that were “little angels” were always Luke Skywalker kids. Incorruptible. But I was always … Continue reading
by Kevin Fermini From the October 2015 Issue Words cannot properly represent a visual medium, and nowhere is this more true than in Nobuhiko Obayashi’s bizarrely realized, perfectly executed feature film debut, House. Behind its title’s unassuming exterior, House lies on a foundation of surrealism, psychedelia, absurd humor, childhood nightmares and Scooby-Doo cartoons (if the … Continue reading
by Kevin Fermini From the October 2015 IssueOctober 31st marks an important date in the lives of horror movie buffs, as Ash vs. Evil Dead — Sam Raimi’s long-awaited fourth installment in the Evil Dead series — finally hits television screens. Raimi’s cult classic trilogy, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness … Continue reading
Just as with comedy, the effect of horror is unique for every movie-goer. The same image that makes you yawn might very well have traumatized your friend for life. From masked slashers and hulking monsters to pale ghouls and the exaggerated surreality of a troubled mind, almost everyone seems to have that one thing that … Continue reading
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