CineNiche

We would like to apologize for our absence the last two weeks.  Life changes have led us astray, but during our sabbatical we uncovered a true gem.  The Fireworks Man or Angela The Fireworks Woman – which the latter makes no sense as a title – is not a gem because it’s good cinema, but rather an expose on a known director’s seedy beginnings. The Fireworks Man is a 1975 Porno – a new arena to CineNiche .  When you search this film, Abe Snake comes up as its director.  No one has ever came forth to declare the name, instead speculation falls under two possibilities: Peter Locke, the film’s producer or the more likely candidate Wes Craven who has a cameo in the film.  While interviewing Porn Kid from Odd Obsession we learned a myriad of seedy facts about our beloved horror maker.  After Wes quit teaching and met Sean Cunningham they made a soft core sex mockumentary called Together (1971), which Sean calls a piece of sh*t and will never release in the...

"Peace is stronger than love" Carlos Reygadas creates a haunting meditation in his brilliantly nuanced Silent Light . This is not a film for the easily distracted, its transcendence is gradual yet from the beginning you know it is one that requires contemplation. You have to be in the right state of mind to gain pleasure from its artistry. It is slow moving and isn't conceived from a lot of action. The plot itself is easy to describe: A husband has fallen in love with another woman and as a result has placed himself in an existential crisis of what to do next. The opening to Silent Light is a fantastic six minute transition from night to dawn through the use of slow - nearly invisible - dissolves, and it provides us the opportunity to learn how to watch the film by setting the tone perfectly. This contemplative pace continues to the end where day slowly gives way to night. Bookended by these transitions is a story of family, love, adultery, faith, a...