The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller #47: E. Elias Merhige’s Begotten (1989)
E. Elias Merhige’s 1990 independent feature Begotten is a surreal slab of nightmarish expression mired in earthy emulsion. A near silent epic of transgressive spiritual violence Begotten deserves our captive attention even if it inspires nightmares and emotional tumult.
The Trailer Project is devoted to the moving image, the trailers that promote the movies we all know and love and some other random movies that you might not know or care about. Here we also like to feature essay shorts, and music inspired videos using varied film footage. This week’s movie is Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then, we’ve done live comedy shows, written reviews, commentaries and more.
Battleship Pretension is a film discussion show and a film review website founded by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Beginning in March 2007, Battleship Pretension the show (known to fans simply as “BP”) embodies the type of laidback, free-flowing conversations had by lovers of film around the world. Battleship Pretension the website is dedicated to being a destination for those seeking worthwhile opinions on current releases, be they foreign, independent, studio pictures, theatrical, home video releases, etc. From its meager beginnings in Los Angeles, Battleship Pretension has amassed a worldwide audience and readership. From Germany to Korea to Australia, people have tuned in to share in Tyler and David’s love of film. As Battleship Pretension’s following continues to grow, the purpose remains the same: Reach out to the international cinephile community, invite them to join in the discussion and perhaps even start one of their own.
I watched this because it was on some Listchallenge of underrated horror films, although I think by that time I had seen the much more accessible Shadow of the Vampire. Haven’t seen anything like it since (don’t think Din of Celestial Birds is worth comparing, as I can’t even remember what was in it), although I recall some bits of Beyond the Black Rainbow (another one I saw because of that list) were inspired by it. A shame he hasn’t made a feature since Suspect Zero (which I haven’t seen).
Hey cool, thanks for commenting, I have seen Beyond the Black Rainbow, pretty cool, need to check out Din of Celestial Birds though!