Imagine if someone remade the others, this years most incredibly chilling hauntedhouse movie starring nicole kidman, but rewrote it to include casper the friendly ghost. Knowingly kitsch, liquid sky uses the most basic effects and featuring music. Liquid sky director slava tsukerman is making a documentary about the wild, strangerthanfictory story behind the making of his 1982 cult classic film. Liquid sky director slava tsukerman on how he made one of the strangest. It was shown in the platform section of the 2015 toronto international film festival. My rhythm box cover story style weekly richmond, va local. Sometimes she is larry, a handsome male model with a slickedback. An avantgarde artifact straddling the eighties movie underground and the growing american independent movement, liquid sky 1982 broke into the college film circuit thanks to a trippy mix of drug culture, sexual androgyny, and indie scifi weirdness playing out in the new york eighties. Is this the 500th camp film ive seen about aliens invading a trendy youth group, or does it only seem that way. My rhythm box cover story style weekly richmond, va.
He also directed the 2004 documentary stalins wife about nadezhda alliluyeva and the 2008 film perestroika. I come in peace released under the alternative title dark angel is a 1990 american science fiction action film directed by craig r. The higher the score, the better the movie or show. The aliens soon find the human pheromones created in the brain during. A glitzy updating of andy warhols trash with aliens, this campy, stylish, but ultimately depressing film is one of the most keenly observed portraits of new yorks early 80s downtown new wave scene. Starring john hurt, richard burton, suzanna hamilton, and cyril cusack, the film follows the life of winston smith, a lowranking civil servant in a wartorn london ruled by oceania, a. Liquid sky, which takes its title from a term for heroin, revolves around an actress named anne carlisle, who plays two roles. Van houten has shown signs of losing touch with reality, and her husband discusses possible treatment with dr. Trailer for the cult classic 1980s film liquid sky. A glitzy updating of andy warhols trash with aliens, this campy, stylish, but ultimately depressing film is one of the most keenly observed portraits of new yorks early 80s downtown new wave.
Filmmaker tsukermans personal comment on, er, the state of western man, magnified through a thoroughly unpleasant bunch of new york junkies, poseurs and twits. Night of the comet is a 1984 american science fiction horror comedy film written and directed by thom eberhardt. Eraserhead is a 1977 american experimental body horror film written, directed, produced, and edited by david lynch. Style spoke with tsukerman, who has been working on a liquid sky 2 for a. Vanilla sky has moments of brilliance and bears a certain style, but the movie is neither simple enough for sheer popcornthriller fun nor complex enough for. The film was released as dark angel in other territories. The film is about a rulebreaking vice cop who becomes involved in the investigation of. Liquid sky is a 1982 science fiction film produced and directed by slava tsukerman that has become a cult classic on the midnight movie circuit. Intriguing that a movie so defined by its music didnt have anything nearly as good to. The film was released in france on 6 april 2016 by haut et. The screenplay, which features an absurd storyline, was written by slava, his wife nina kerova, and anne carlisle, and the director of photography, yuri neyman was a specialeffects expert from the. Sky is a 2015 englishlanguage frenchgerman drama film written and directed by fabienne berthaud. Liquid sky is one of the forerunners of the quirky american independent movement that exchanged substance for style, and, love it or hate it, is a true original.
It remains a cult classic, having been rediscovered on blu ray and dvd and holding a 95% rating on rotten tomatoes. Liquid sky will be officially available for purchase this coming friday, november 24, as part of vinegar syndromes annual black friday sale. Liquid sky is an independent american science fiction film. It debuted at the montreal film festival in august 1982 and was well received at several film festivals thereafter. Continue reading the main story liquid sky, high fashion and a u. Inarritu on his directors guild of america win for birdman. Vanilla sky has moments of brilliance and bears a certain style, but the movie is neither simple enough for sheer popcornthriller fun nor complex enough for true psychodrama buffs. Liquid sky, the loft cinema independent tucson movie.
Tiny space aliens see margaret shooting up and choose. Liquid sky directed by slava tsukerman scifi r 1h 52m. Her blonde mane flutters in the wind as she leans back in her seat. Liquid sky 1982 scifi movie directed by slava tsukerman. When fabienne berthauds sky opens, were with a french couple in a black mustang convertible flying across some cinematically overfamiliar scenery in the american west. He is best known for producing, directing, and writing the screenplay for the 1982 cult film liquid sky. Arguably the most invasive soundtrack ever put to a film. Aug 20, 2018 critics loved keatons performance, and the movie has a rotten tomatoes rating of 92 percent. Rotten tomatoes 2019 rotten movies we love the 49 most anticipated movies of 2021. But it has a plot or two, too, so its a recommended experience for at least once in your life. Mar 08, 2018 and yet, despite its low rotten tomatoes score, the film was nominated for the top prize at the venice film festival and earned mirren her th golden globe nomination. The 8 most misleading movie trailers of all time urbo. An alien creature invades new yorks punk subculture in its search for an opiate released by the brain.
Anne carlisle, who cowrote the script, is terrific in a dual role as the wan lesbian margaret and her arrogant gay nemesis, jimmy. Apr 15, 2016 when fabienne berthauds sky opens, were with a french couple in a black mustang convertible flying across some cinematically overfamiliar scenery in the american west. Perhaps the bitter aftertaste of this film explains why it never really caught on as a midnight movie, but it is a dark gem and well worth seeing. Liquid sky is a 1982 american independent science fiction film directed by slava tsukerman. Liquid sky ist ein usamerikanischer sciencefictionfilm des russischstammigen regisseurs slava tsukerman aus dem jahr 1982. Caligari removed from their facility due to her controversial.
An avantgarde artifact straddling the eighties movie underground and the growing american independent movement, liquid sky 1982 broke into the college film circuit thanks to a trippy mix of drug culture, sexual androgyny, and indie scifi weirdness playing out in the new york eighties bohemian scene. Offizielle website liquid sky bei rotten tomatoes englisch. Liquid sky has a very high rotten tomatoes critics score of 95% and an average imdb audience rating of 6. Nineteen eightyfour, also known as 1984, is a 1984 british dystopian science fiction film written and directed by michael radford, based upon george orwells 1949 novel of the same name.
This glam early80s scifi masterpiece that predicted the aids crisis could disappear forever the influential films original stock is deteriorating, right when it should be poised. If you want the short version of what it means, watch possibly in michigan 11. Shot in black and white, eraserhead is lynchs first featurelength effort following several short films. The film was released in the united states on september 28, 1990. Liquid sky this 1983 science fiction oddity, set in the subterranean world of heroin addicts, performance artists, and androgynous models in new yorks east village, became a staple of the midnight movie circuit and college campus film societies. With madeleine reynal, fox harris, laura albert, jennifer balgobin. Schlockmeisters youtube john schlockmeister scopophilia. Liquid sky 1982 watch on prime video, shudder, and.
Liquid sky 1982 watch on prime video, shudder, and streaming. Lead actress anne carlisle would be returning in the sequel in the role of margaret. Produced by jerry bruckheimer, kangaroo jack is a surprisingly violent crime caper with some fairly adult themes to the extent that this film has themes, as its pretty poorly executed. Jul 22, 1983 liquid sky, which takes its title from a term for heroin, revolves around an actress named anne carlisle, who plays two roles.
Thats because theres more to it than gaffes, gimmicks and a wobbly tone. There is a kangaroo in a hoodie, but it doesnt talk, except in a single dream sequence. A region 2 widescreen and region 4 fullscreen dvd is available in europe, japan and australia. Theres desert, cactus, blazing sun and endless sky. Jun 09, 2006 trailer for the cult classic 1980s film liquid sky. In 2014 in an interview with the awl it was confirmed by tsukerman, a liquid sky sequel, liquid sky 2, was in the works.
An alien creature invades new yorks punk subculture in. Movies of the 60s, 70s, 80s richard winters the movie sleuth. Sheppard susan doukas 1982 an alien creature invades new yorks punk subculture in its search for an opiate released by the brain during orgasm. Its a comedy and lgbtq movie with a very high rotten tomatoes critics score of 95% and an average imdb audience rating of 6. Interestingly, the movie was directed by slava tsukerman, a russian jew.
After the films theatrical run, it was released on vhs and laserdisc in 1991 by media home entertainment. New wave cult classic liquid sky lands on bluray with a. Replete with preposterous haircuts, heroincraving ufos and literally killer orgasms, this psychedelic sciencefiction indie is, as vincent canby put it, a celebration of virtually every antisocial attitude one can think of. Liquid sky soundtrack music, videos, stats, and photos. Liquid sky is a 1982 american independent science fiction film directed by slava tsukerman and starring anne carlisle and paula e. Invisible aliens in a tiny flying saucer come to earth looking for heroin. Great culte movie of the 80s super glam, bizarre extra.
It stars catherine mary stewart, robert beltran, and kelli maroney as survivors of a comet that has turned most people into either dust or zombies. It debuted at the montreal film festival in august 1982 and was well. I come in peace was released in the united states on september 28, 1990. Liquid sky showtimes androgynous fashion models, heroincraving ufos, and literally killer orgasms are just a few of the daring delights that made the neondrenched new wave scifi flick liquid sky an instant cult classic upon its release in 1982. Instead, the film follows the aforementioned hapless criminals, who try to track. Filmmaker tsukermans personal comment on, er, the state of western man, magnified through a thoroughly unpleasant bunch of new york junkies, poseurs. Baxley, and starring dolph lundgren, brian benben, betsy brantley and matthias hues. They land on top of a new york apartment inhabited by a drug dealer and her androgynous, bisexual nymphomaniac lover, whos also a fashion model. Mar 17, 2020 it remains a cult classic, having been rediscovered on blu ray and dvd and holding a 95% rating on rotten tomatoes. It stars diane kruger, norman reedus, gilles lellouche, lena dunham, qorianka kilcher, lou diamond phillips, and sasha perlraver. The films score and sound design were also helmed by lynch, with pieces by a variety of other musicians also featured. That should give you a pretty good idea what cameron crowe has done with vanilla sky.
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