Our 30th Anniversary Hootenanny continues with this series of Legacy Docs celebrating the community and collaborators that have kept us honest all these years…
Glass Eye Pix 30th Anniversary Mini-Doc: Writer, Director and Sound Designer Graham Reznick discusses his first encounter with Glass Eye Pix and the many projects he has collaborated on, from Ti West’s THE ROOST, to Larry Fessenden’s THE LAST WINTER, to his own films I CAN SEE YOU, THE VIEWER and THE CAREGIVER. He speaks about independent film and the extended Glass Eye family. Edit by Eric Pennycoff.
Angus Scrimm, Remembered: Producer/Co-star Larry Fessenden
via Fangoria
With the passing of horror icon Angus Scrimm this past week, FANGORIA is dedicating this week to the memory of our dear friend. Therefore, FANGORIA has reached out to several of those who knew Angus well for their parting words and to share the memories they had with the extraordinary actor. Our latest contribution comes from filmmaker Larry Fessenden, who produced no less than 4 features starring Angus Scrimm, including I SELL THE DEAD Continue Reading »
Oscars this, Oscars that! We’re just as excited about Fangoria’s Chainsaw Awards. Along with WE ARE STILL HERE nods for BEST LIMITED-RELEASE/DIRECT-TO-VIDEO FILM, Fessenden’s been nominated for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR for his role in WE ARE STILL HERE. Congrats to all the movies and people nominated.
PF: In terms of film, what is GEP’s crowning achievement?
LF: It’s the collective. Maybe that’s a cop out, but, it’s true, it’s a collective. Uh, I’m very proud of Stakeland, House of the Devil, and, obviously, my own films. They’re all very unique. They seem to inspire other people to think about the genre in a fresh way. So I think, uh, it’s another mission statement I have on my website, so forgive me for parroting myself, but it’s an accumulation of the work over time. And in the end, we’re talking about, uh, a bit. I’d like to think that Habit is in there somehow, an important approach to horror that resonated out into these other movies, an observational film about people going through real things but elevated by the presence of horror archetypes. Who wants to see a drama when you can see a vampire lurking in the corner? That’s my problem…I want to see the monster. I don’t want to see just straight drama. We all have to live with that every day.
GEP pal James Felix McKenney pens a moving dedication to his friend and longtime collaborator Angus Scrimm for indiewire.
My first conversation with Angus was in early 2003 when I offered him a role in our film, “The Off Season.” The part was that of an eccentric chain-smoking neighbor. He called me to tell me how much he enjoyed the script, but that he had to turn down the part because he had lost so many friends to smoking-related illnesses. When I told him that I’d happily make the character a non-smoker, he was astonished. “You would do that? For me?” he said. I told him that I would do just about anything to cast him in the role. “Well then, how can I refuse?” he responded.
We send off Angus with a gallery of shots culled from years of outings, premieres, screenings and productions. Forgive inaccuracies with dates: life is a blur and what we are left with is the essence of our relationships and the camaraderie and work. So long, Angus.
As we spend some time thinking of Angus today we have posted
two TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE in which he starred: THE GRANDFATHER by Graham Reznick and
THE TRIBUNAL OF MINOS by James Felix McKenney.
Beloved Angus Scrimm, AKA Lawrence Guy, departed this world on January 9 2016. He has been a loyal and cherished friend for many years. While fans will remember him as The Tall Man, at Glass Eye Pix we fondly recall the many contributions he made for film, audio, print and music projects too. But most of all for us he was a loyal, articulate, supportive, dear friend. We are still enjoying the chocolates he sent for Christmas.
Farewell Angus, we are so blessed to have known you and you will always be with us in our hearts and in our memories and in our collaborations for which you showed unwavering enthusiasm.
In my car, I still have an old hand-written note from you, addressed to my son Jack, in which you annotate the contents of some gifts you were bestowing on him: some Jazz and classical CDs you thought might fortify his musical enlightenment. You have inspired us with your warmth and humanity and grace.
Your own musical gifts will not go overlooked, dear Angus, as this clip will attest: an original composition of yours we commissioned for Jim McKenney’s film THE OFF SEASON, recorded in a conference room at a Fango convention in L.A. in 2005.
Our 30th Anniversary Hootenanny continues with this series of Legacy Docs celebrating the community and collaborators that have kept us honest all these years…
Chris Skotchdopole edits this Glass Eye Pix 30th Anniversary Mini-Doc with Brent Kunkle, Producer and Office Manager from 2007 to 2014. Brent worked on many of the classic Glass Eye films including I SELL THE DEAD, STAKE LAND, BITTER FEAST, THE VIEWER, SANTA CLAWS, AMERICAN JESUS, THE COMEDY, and LATE PHASES. He speaks about his time working at Fessenden’s Independent production company.
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