We’ve made occasional mention of our love for the Fake Criterons tumblr, in which the striking graphics, clever designs, and isolated imagery of that preeminent cinephile line is applied to films that are, for the most part, entirely undeserving of inclusion among that “continuing series of important classic and contemporary films.” But that site has gone above and beyond this month, with their “Faked from the Dead” series, comprised entirely of fake Criterions for 1980s-era horror movies (From their challenge: “Summer camps, creepy basements, old caretakers, guys with improbable masks, dime store psychologists, abandoned insane asylums, broken down cars in the middle of nowhere- all of it”). Their many contributors risen to the occasion, and have created dozens of sharp, funny, and downright ridiculous covers. After the jump, we’ve selected a few of our faves.
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By now audiences should know what to expect from a movie starring Simon Pegg. From Shaun of the Dead to Run, Fatboy, Run, he has defined a goofy, slightly crude brand of British humor that American audiences can enjoy. His latest, Burke & Hare — which is a remake of a 1972 film of the same name — follows two 19th-century hustlers (Pegg and Andy Serkis) who begin robbing graves to sell cadavers to a Scottish medical school. From the trailer the humor seems a bit sophomoric — Vulture comments that Pegg and Serkis make “a few too many poop jokes.” However with Isla Fisher as the playful “acrobat” and Tim Curry as Dr. Monroe, Burke & Hare could provide some solid laughs. This is also the first time Landis (Animal House) has directed Pegg, which could make for some memorable moments. Check out the trailer after the jump and let us know what you think.
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Known for his video and photography manipulations of monumental news imagery, including the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, and the Tiananmen Square protests, Josh Azzarella is a whiz at altering and erasing history. The artist’s latest project, which was two years in the making, takes on something nearly as significant in pop culture, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video. Stripping it of its song and all signs of life — bar the ticket booth attendant at the cinema — Azzarella’s interpretation of the classic offers a landscape that ripe for new fantasies.
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