A Massive Tree Begins with a Single Seed Seven years ago, Amy and Jac were preparing to shoot two films, Amy’s second feature, Barbazul, and Jac’s new script La Jaula De Dolores (Dolores’ Cage). It was early October 2010, they were pre producing both films, casting, location scouting and so forth. They had a new […]
1998 – 2018 Twenty Years of Red Feline! New York in January 1998 was, as it always is in winter, very cold. Camille and JJ were living in a basement apartment in Long Island City. The days were short and nights were long. For a couple of weeks that winter, Jac rented a post production […]
Justine, Part One: The Novel by Rich Moreland, December 2016 Jac Avila’s adaptation of the Marquis de Sade’s novel, Justine, is now available from Pacahamama/Decadent Films. Before taking a critical look at the movie, it’s helpful to have an understanding Sade’s work. All references to the original story, Justine or the Misfortunes of Virtue, posted here […]
Le Marquis, Part One: The Museum by Rich Moreland, April 2017 Le Marquis de la Croix is a film by Amy Hesketh that features Jac Avila and Mila Joya. It is available for download or on DVD from Vermeerworks. This is the first of a five-part series on the film and combines a review with commentary […]
Finally, THE definitive film version of the Marquis DeSade’s JUSTINE. Author: C Dean Andersson 27 October 2016 *** This review may contain spoilers *** Jac Avila has created a definitive film version of the Marquis DeSade’s JUSTINE. The film, based on DeSade’s famous novel about the misfortunes of virtue, is in my opinion true to […]