Starring: Jennifer Atkins, Ron Atkins, John Bloom, Mark Borchardt, Tracy
Coogan, Tonya Cornelisse, David Gebroe
Directed by: Christopher P. Garetano
Review:
Our journey begins with a dream. Film makers are dreamers, and always will be.
These are the first set of words uttered in Christopher Garetano's documentary
Horror Business. As fans of the horror genre we often share the same dream.
To be apart of that experience whether it's behind or in front of the camera.
These movies had a strong affect on us as children and we grew up with it. We
love it, we live it and we will do anything in our power to keep the genre alive.
This documentary is a bold and daring look at the working world of low budget
independent cinema. What drives a person to make their own movie? If you're
interested in film making and the criticism behind a blood soaked genre, then
Horror Business is a must watch for you. This documentary is gives in depth
look at guerilla filmmaking. Featuring interviews with movie makers who dedicate
their lives to entertaining themselves, and others.
I am pleased to say that Horror Business is a must see. I've watched this
documentary about 5 times prior to writing this review. Not all at once, but it
just took me so long to come up with an idea for the review. Horror Business
covers just about everything horror related. Everything from entertainment,
marketing and actual down and dirty movie making. The documentary features
interviews with many different film makers along with actors and other movie
crew. While some of the credited cast are well known individuals, the rest run
under the radar. Each person interviewed in Horror business share same love.
We follow these independent directors as they explain why they make these
pictures and why they continue working to do so. It wasn't apparent to me
from the beginning but the more I watched Horror Business the more I began
to realize why the poster says "movie making is NO WAY to spend a life".
Some of the film makers shown in this documentary make these movies not
just because they love doing it, but because they're stuck.
They've invested so much time and money over the years that they just can't
stop and take their life into another direction. This aspect of the film appealed
to me most and I'm willing to bet that it's the key point to this documentary.
The main drive isn't clear right away though. There are so many topics of
discussion that you'll be left questioning what the reason behind this
documentary is. I liked Horror Business a lot, I thought that it was a very well
made picture. It took me a few tries to understand the point but I think I finally
got it. The interviews are great, the music is good and the editing is fantastic. I
love the horror genre very much and watching Horror Business was a huge
realization as to why I'm so attached to it. It's like looking at yourself in the
mirror and remembering the finer points of your childhood. Horror Business is
the perfect title for this wonderful work of art.
In this documentary Tony Timpone (editor of Fangoria magazine) mentioned
that horror films are like therapy sessions. When you think about it, it's very
true. I've heard this before from close friends of mine and I just so happen to
agree one hundred percent. These movies bring something out of us that no
other genre of film ever could. Fear can be fun, to be scared is like a going
through a roller coaster. You get scared, but when it's all over you have a good
laugh and want to go on again. Horror movies are just that like, they're fun to
watch as long as they don't cross the line. I mentioned early on in this review
that Horror Business pretty much covers everything that there is to know
about the genre. One of the key discussions was about how far a movie could
go. Are horror films dangerous? Can they go too far? These are just some of
the many interesting questions that are presented in this documentary. Horror
Business is a real in depth look at the reality of movie making. With all that said
it's safe to say that this documentary should go into every horror collection. If
you're into the idea of film making, acting or if you just love the genre, then
Horror Business is a must see for you.
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Overall: 7/10
Coogan, Tonya Cornelisse, David Gebroe
Directed by: Christopher P. Garetano
Review:
Our journey begins with a dream. Film makers are dreamers, and always will be.
These are the first set of words uttered in Christopher Garetano's documentary
Horror Business. As fans of the horror genre we often share the same dream.
To be apart of that experience whether it's behind or in front of the camera.
These movies had a strong affect on us as children and we grew up with it. We
love it, we live it and we will do anything in our power to keep the genre alive.
This documentary is a bold and daring look at the working world of low budget
independent cinema. What drives a person to make their own movie? If you're
interested in film making and the criticism behind a blood soaked genre, then
Horror Business is a must watch for you. This documentary is gives in depth
look at guerilla filmmaking. Featuring interviews with movie makers who dedicate
their lives to entertaining themselves, and others.
I am pleased to say that Horror Business is a must see. I've watched this
documentary about 5 times prior to writing this review. Not all at once, but it
just took me so long to come up with an idea for the review. Horror Business
covers just about everything horror related. Everything from entertainment,
marketing and actual down and dirty movie making. The documentary features
interviews with many different film makers along with actors and other movie
crew. While some of the credited cast are well known individuals, the rest run
under the radar. Each person interviewed in Horror business share same love.
We follow these independent directors as they explain why they make these
pictures and why they continue working to do so. It wasn't apparent to me
from the beginning but the more I watched Horror Business the more I began
to realize why the poster says "movie making is NO WAY to spend a life".
Some of the film makers shown in this documentary make these movies not
just because they love doing it, but because they're stuck.
They've invested so much time and money over the years that they just can't
stop and take their life into another direction. This aspect of the film appealed
to me most and I'm willing to bet that it's the key point to this documentary.
The main drive isn't clear right away though. There are so many topics of
discussion that you'll be left questioning what the reason behind this
documentary is. I liked Horror Business a lot, I thought that it was a very well
made picture. It took me a few tries to understand the point but I think I finally
got it. The interviews are great, the music is good and the editing is fantastic. I
love the horror genre very much and watching Horror Business was a huge
realization as to why I'm so attached to it. It's like looking at yourself in the
mirror and remembering the finer points of your childhood. Horror Business is
the perfect title for this wonderful work of art.
In this documentary Tony Timpone (editor of Fangoria magazine) mentioned
that horror films are like therapy sessions. When you think about it, it's very
true. I've heard this before from close friends of mine and I just so happen to
agree one hundred percent. These movies bring something out of us that no
other genre of film ever could. Fear can be fun, to be scared is like a going
through a roller coaster. You get scared, but when it's all over you have a good
laugh and want to go on again. Horror movies are just that like, they're fun to
watch as long as they don't cross the line. I mentioned early on in this review
that Horror Business pretty much covers everything that there is to know
about the genre. One of the key discussions was about how far a movie could
go. Are horror films dangerous? Can they go too far? These are just some of
the many interesting questions that are presented in this documentary. Horror
Business is a real in depth look at the reality of movie making. With all that said
it's safe to say that this documentary should go into every horror collection. If
you're into the idea of film making, acting or if you just love the genre, then
Horror Business is a must see for you.
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Overall: 7/10
Genres: Documentary
Rated: Not Rated
Country: USA
Year: 2005
Runtime: 82 minutes
Studio: Fortuneteller Films
IMDB Page
Amazon Page
Rated: Not Rated
Country: USA
Year: 2005
Runtime: 82 minutes
Studio: Fortuneteller Films
IMDB Page
Amazon Page
Online since: February 20th, 2006
Review done by: Nightmare Child
