Shop beyond the black rainbow bluray 2010 at best buy. The film was directed by visionary filmmaker panos cosmatos beyond the black rainbow and cowritten with firsttime screenwriter aaron stewartahn. Beyond the black rainbow, directed by panos cosmatos the. November 2015 rosanna arquette stars as martha travis, a medium who hosts a touring clairvoyant. Thus far that release has been sporadic such as a one nightonly midnight screening at las silent movie theater, but the film is slowly but surely approaching the cult success i. Beyond the black rainbow has a visually dazzling and insanely dense look all its own, something like a trippy grindhouse homage whose familiar images are refracted through a prism of blacklight posters, jodorowsky films, and even rob zombies grungy psychotropic sensibility. Beyond the black rainbow has a doomy, dreamy, druggy, draggy feel thats impressively sustained until it becomes oppressive, then pointless, then laughable. In order to enjoy the film one has to abandon all preconceived notions of. Beyond the black rainbow is a giddy drugtrip of a movie, and not just because it melts into eerily surreal imagery during a central flashback scene thats like the end of 2001. With eva bourne, michael j rogers, scott hylands, rondel reynoldson. It is the debut film by canadian writer and director panos cosmatos mandy 2018 set in 1983, the film follows a girl named elena, a telepath studied and locked inside a new age research compound, and the unstable therapist that supervises her. Its certainly a striking stylistic exercise with its hazy, oversaturated, primary coloured visual compositions and slick synthwave soundtrack.
Ron hubbard after dropping some lsd and watching george lucass thx 18. A space odyssey with the psychodrama mystery of the prisoner tv series. At once creatively futuristic and hypnotically retro, beyond the black rainbow evokes the spirit of classic 1970s and 80s science fiction films through its vintageinspired chromatic cinematography, elaborate set pieces, and an authentically retro scifi score composed entirely on analog synthesizers by black mountains jeremy schmidt. Despite being under heavy sedation, a young woman tries to make her way out of the arboria institute, a secluded, quasifuturistic commune. Panos cosmatos beyond the black rainbow is a film heavily in thrall to the nascent vhs cult, drawing deeply from a tradition of marginalized genre and distorted aesthetic. Sure, its got firebreathing organ riffs and a redsuited golem named the sentionaut, but it is, in practice, a. After escaping a rift in the spacetime continuum in order to premiere at the whistler festival in late 2010, it has wended its way through the planets circuit of genre. Beyond the black rainbow premiered in 2010 at the whistler film festival before it was discovered by the tribeca film festival programmers and screened at last years event.
Set in 1983, the film follows a girl named elena, a telepath studied and locked inside a new age research compound, and the unstable therapist that. The bad trip sequence in panos cosmatos cult film beyond the black rainbow has been the subject of intense speculation. Cosmatos only really falters at the start and in the end when he. Panos cosmatos and linking it to 80s retro infatuation, citing scifi, futurism and surrealist perspectives on the cut up fabric of todays pop culture. Beyond the black rainbow, directed by panos cosmatos. The fact that its canadian should be a source of immense pride for. With a little understanding of cinematic symbolism its narrative is. No doubt a metaphysical experience too, but whereas films of tarkovsky and the like achieve metaphysics through spiritual means, beyond does it through cosmic vibrations akin to universe people. Here, elenas dualistic imagery becomes the most overt. Set in the strange and oppressive emotional landscape of the year 1983, beyond the black rainbow is a reaganera fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and saturday morning cartoons. Pure style carries beyond the black rainbow considerably further than many critics gave it credit for.
Its an aesthetically stylish pastiche of 70s and 80s science fiction cinema without the big ideas to back up its bold and arresting images. Beyond the black rainbow probably wont score cosmatos a gig at the helm of a hollywood summer blockbuster, but it will allow him to look back and say, if never again, i once got to make. How easy is it to slip into the memory, reminiscence or nostalgia of a particular. First blood part ii and tombstone fame, a film thats obviously imbued and informed by several notable filmmakers yet never actually pays homage to any particular film. From the producer of machotaildrop, rainbow is the outlandish feature film debut of writer and director panos cosmatos. It also showed at several film festivals throughout 2011, including. Beyond the black rainbow is a rare gem, delivering one the best and well thought out screenplays in years. Along with only god forgives, beyond the black rainbow is one of the best neonlit, orgoneoozing films of the past 20 years. Its not a bigbudget film, but the acting is good, and if you enjoyed this movie, i highly recommend you check out cosmatos movie. Mandy and beyond the black rainbow share a lot more. Beyond the black rainbow 2010 letterboxd social film. Jul 23, 2016 always have to take the opportunity to suggest the white of the eye to someone. Writerdirector panos cosmatos debut, beyond the black rainbow is more surface than substance, but those surfaces are gleamingly polished enough to make for a hypnotic experiment that goes beyond genre pastiche or artschool wankery to seem formally daring.
Better that the movie resemble the past without being like the past. Newhall under construction newhall under construction. I wanted to rate it up for those alone, but still it is a b movie and it shows. Produced and filmed in vancouver, the film premiered at the 2010 whistler film festival, in whistler, british columbia. I wanted to rate it up for those alone, but still it is a bmovie and it shows. Black rainbow is a 1989 british supernatural thriller film directed by mike hodges and filmed in rock hill, south carolina and charlotte, north carolina. Story occupies only a fraction of cosmatoss project, while the fragments of black rainbows plot that are comprehensible tend to bleakness. More than anything, beyond the black rainbow is a fascinating experiment. Sure, its got firebreathing organ riffs and a redsuited golem named. Its scifi, its a thriller, its got some drama and some horror. Unfortunately, the narrative is so determinedly abstract that it ends up saying very little. Distinctly a product of the 80s and checking many of the boxes youre after prerequisite tonal shift for the finale, of course without having to revel in the kitsch of the era, its also one of the most underappreciated genre flicks around. As for beyond the black rainbows distribution, it seems that as of may 2012, two years after the films inception, it might actually be about to be released.
Beyond the black rainbow will wear on the patience of most and the non linear narrative is a bit hard to grasp, but for those who look past that will be rewarded with a dark, disturbing experience. The visual experience is breathtaking, as is the admirable and expert use of practical special effects. Beyond the black rainbow is a 2010 science fiction psychological thriller film, with a side of surreal horror. May 18, 2012 everyone is high on something in beyond the black rainbow, a spacedout throwback to a time when we fired up the bong, cued up tubular bells and plugged in the lava lamp. Beyond the black rainbow film, trailer, kritik kinozeit. The film is the visuallycaptivating work of writerdirector panos cosmatos, and incorporates the look and aesthetic of late 60searly 70s scifi cinema like 2001. Beyond the black rainbow is a film swimming in its own vomit of filmic references.
Beyond the black rainbow is a 2010 canadian science fiction horror film written and directed by panos cosmatos, in his feature film debut. Beyond the black rainbow is admittedly a niche film, for those who love atmospheric, psychedelic film, this homage to 80s scifi thrillers is absolutely a must watch. Panos cosmatos ensures that the film looks as if it had been shot thirty years ago, all the way down to the opticallyinserted appearance of its credits. Filmmaker then placed cosmatos on our 2011 25 new faces list, and the following interview was done in preparation for that piece. Beyond the black rainbow, way up high, which is what you. Posited as a lost film of the 1980s, the picture is inspired by classic dystopian fiction and the obscure sf movies one used to see lining the shelves of the local video. Beyond the black rainbow is panos cosmatos first outing and he delivers visuals and an indie movie that does not fit into a particular genre. Caves, sinoia beyond the black rainbow original soundtrack. In the third act of beyond the black rainbow, elena, too, begins the process of selfresolution, seeking an escape from the mirrored labyrinth of the arboria institute and its minotaurs. A canadian science fiction film which is a serious throwback to the trippy scifi films of the 70s and 80s. Beyond the black rainbow is a film directed by panos cosmatos with michael rogers, eva bourne, scott hylands. The fact that cosmatos movie contains so few explicit quotations of existing works may have something to do with his principal inspiration for beyond the black rainbow, which he claims were the movies he imagined based on the.
Films like beyond the black rainbow that are actually good. Beyond the black rainbow is available now ondemand as well as on dvd and blu ray. Double exposure in beyond the black rainbow horror movie. Stream beyond the black rainbow uncut, adfree on all your favorite devices. We are using add this service so you can make it possible to share our content with other people. Beyond the black rainbow is a bmovie with great visual style and synth scoring. Beyond the black rainbow opens friday from magnet releasing. Mandy features the final score of the late renowned oscarnominated composer johann johannsson sicario, the theory of everything. Monica film center santa monica monica film center santa monica. Beyond the black rainbow, way up high, which is what you are. Beyond the black rainbow is a 2010 canadian science fiction horror film written and directed by panos cosmatos in his feature film debut, starring michael rogers beyond the black rainbow was distributed by magnet releasing, a subdivision of magnolia pictures. Everyone is high on something in beyond the black rainbow, a spacedout throwback to a time when we fired up the bong, cued up tubular bells and plugged in the lava lamp. In this manner, the movies a fitting followup to cosmatos first film, 2010s scifi nightmare beyond the black rainbow, which has earned a reputation over the years as a midnightcircuit drug flick, but which doubles as a movie quite specifically about drugs. Apr 10, 2020 a look into the film beyond the black rainbow dir.
Cosmatos throwback a challenging piece of psychedilia. Dont get left behind enjoy unlimited, adfree access to shudders full library of films and series for 7 days. Jul 14, 2018 beyond the black rainbow, however, is unusually dark even for the parascience fiction subgenre. Beyond the black rainbow is a b movie with great visual style and synth scoring. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
Gone are the fun and friendship of stranger things. Beyond the black rainbow 2011 tribeca film festival tribeca. Beyond the black rainbow vom bisher unbekannten regisseur panos cosmatos spielt im jahre 1983. For panos cosmatos beyond the black rainbow to take such a slow and tortuous path into wider circulation seems oddly appropriate for a movie that seems not only anachronistic but downright atemporal. One could argue that its a great nostalgic homage to the. Despite being under heavy sedation, elena tries to make her way out of arboria, a secluded, quasifuturistic commune. Those absolute revelations seem to have become a rarity lately, so much so that i was starting to think to myself.
It was produced and filmed in vancouver, and premiered at the 2010 whistler film festival. Beyond the black rainbow is a 2010 canadian science fiction horror film written and directed by panos cosmatos in his feature film debut, starring michael. Beyond the black rainbow 2011 trailer hd movie youtube. Distinctly a product of the 80s and checking many of the boxes youre after prerequisite tonal shift for the finale, of course without having to revel in the kitsch of the era, its. It is the debut film by canadian writer and director panos cosmatos mandy 2018. Feb 14, 2012 beyond the black rainbow is a scifi throwback film that gained notice on some of last years festival circuits, including the tribeca film festival. Beyond the black rainbow is a scifi throwback film that gained notice on some of last years festival circuits, including the tribeca film festival. Mandy and beyond the black rainbow share a lot more than. Magnolias lightweight bluray dazzles with the best aspects of the movies throwback character. When she stands still, as she often does to regain balance, she appears normally. Oct 06, 2017 the bad trip sequence in panos cosmatos cult film beyond the black rainbow has been the subject of intense speculation.
Always have to take the opportunity to suggest the white of the eye to someone. Panos cosmatoss feature debut feels like a fever dream david cronenberg had about l. Im keller des mysteriosen arboria institut wird ein. The fact that its canadian should be a source of immense pride for any independent movie loving canuck. Words cannot rightfully describe beyond the black rainbow, the debut of filmmaker panos cosmatos the son of george cosmatos of rambo. Sep 29, 2012 i cant outright recommend the film to everyone i meet, but i think longtime fans of the horror and science fiction genre, particularly the book in the 1980s, will get something from this film. The film moves at a syrupy pace that feels as sedated as its main character, but throughout it has the inexorable pull of an unshakable. Beyond the black rainbow is defined by its intensely stylized visuals. Young elena has been a prisoner her entire life, her world consisting of just four stark white walls and one single window. Panos cosmatos, beyond the black rainbow filmmaker magazine. Essentially, beyond the black rainbow wants to be more than set in 1983.
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