The color correction of JUSTINE is DONE!
It’s official, the color correction of JUSTINE is DONE! The word came from Amy herself in a post this morning on FB (And last night when she spoke to Jac about it) Step by step, inch by inch, frame by frame, we get closer and closer to the release of JUSTINE!
The magnificent SALE is over. But we still have a SALE going. this time , you buy 2 or more of our titles you get 25% OFF .
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We’ll be having some SALE offers until we release JUSTINE . When we do release it all prices in our store will change to match the times we live in.
While the job of polishing the film is being done, those not involved, and some who are involved, like Jac, are spending some time in preparing for future productions. There are discussions about which script will get the green light this year. So far there are two that are close to get the nod to proceed. Aventura, a science fiction adventure movie that will be directed by Erix, and Maleficarum II – Monxa Mala . By the end of this month we will have a pretty good idea if and when these productions will begin to roll. The strategy is to go with Maleficarum II – Monxa Mala first, perhaps in September, and Aventura in November. That would close the year with two new productions and two releases. Not bad for a small production company.
You know, there has been quite a bit of talk about the bondage and torture aspects of the new film Justine but not so much about the sexual aspects. After all, being based on a work by DeSade, I’d imagine there would be a lot of sexual content. Certainly more than what we saw in malificarum. That’s a big part of the allure to me regarding your films going all the way back to Red Feline (and is for example the main reason why Agent X is still my favorite).
Hagbard (At Crux Forums)
As I said before, Justine gets fucked up the ass as many times as there are pages in the book. A book that has so many pages that to adapt it in a literal way would make the film a series and there would be so much dialogue that it would become very boring after a short while. So, what Jac did was to adapt those parts of the story that move in a more cinematic way. Taking some of the principal characters, like Rodin, Dubois, Juliette (Justine’s sister) and so on to tell the story. Jac took the story where the book doesn’t go, where he felt it should go. It’s not faithful adaptation, Jac took plenty of poetic license to make his own version of Justine’s story. Are there sex scenes? Yes.
Rich Moreland’s essay, review of Olalla continues in great form. So far there are five parts of a very interesting analysis of Amy’s fourth feature. I quote from the third part
This insight alone elevates Amy Hesketh’s production to levels akin to the horror films of Vincent Price and Christopher Lee because she uses the realism of the Grand Guignol without over indulging the fantasy aspect of the story. Simply put, when it comes to fantasy, Amy Hesketh is more interested in the lessons of the Parisian horror stage. Naturalism compliments fantasy rather than the supernatural directing it. For that reason, we have the crucifixion at the end. It’s the real deal, no vampire imaginations needed.
Rich Moreland’s essay, review of Olalla
https://3hattergrindhouse.com/2016/07/13/olalla-part-three-between-reality-and-fantasy/
The essay/review has SIX parts, all of them online now. I will quote from time to time this amazing work on Amy’s work. In the 6th part, totally dedicated to Amy, the writer has this to say about her:
Amy Hesketh’s eroticism is unique in her roles. Consider Maleficarum’s Mariana and Dead But Dreaming’s Irish traveler to appreciate how Amy puts her body out there in a way that elevates sensuality beyond whatever passes for the commonplace and predictable in our culture. Rarely can an actor pull off suffering in such a way that it becomes a visual spectacle that gives us pause. Amy’s performance in Olalla’s burning scene, for example, honors her as a true Grand Guignol artist.
https://3hattergrindhouse.com/2016/07/21/olalla-part-six-in-her-eyes/
That’s it for now. We still have a SALE going. this time you buy 2 or more of our titles you get 25% OFF
bit.ly/1RQLtOv
I will return with more news about the impending release of JUSTINE very, very soon!
