Aug 02, 2016 writerdirector joe begos new film the minds eye is a deliberately retrolooking, synthesizerscored horror film about telekinesis. Check out the trailer for the mind s eye, a throwback horror movie about a man with psychokinetic abilities graham skipper. If not, well then im sure joe begos has at some point, which eventually lead him to make the mind s eye a scannersesque thriller with a throwback style that is sure to please fans of the cheesy gore flicks of yore. In 20, i caught joe begos debut film, almost human. In fact, there s a heavy canuxploitation vibe throughout the entire movie. Please fill us creeps in on your new film, the minds eye. The brilliance of the mind s eye is that joe begos knows exactly who he s making this movie for this is a movie by a gorehound for gorehounds. Begos cinematography is visually accomplished, capturing the look of the era successfully. Joe begos director of almost human and the minds eye has cast his latest horror film dragged into sunlight. For his new movie, the minds eye, begos drew on his diy experience to get the very most out of a thrillingly gory tale of a telekinetic couple fighting the evil doctor who wants to steal their powers. Joe begos is known for his work on bliss 2019, vfw 2019 and the minds eye 2015. The idea for the film came to begos while he was doing press for his first film, the alien movie almost human.
Two years after making his feature debut with almost human, writerdirector joe begos is back at the toronto international film festival with the minds eye. The minds eye director joe begos making supernatural. First trailer for joe begos psychokinetic horror film. The minds eye check out the official track list of the soundtrack of the minds eye, the latest action horror sciencefiction movie written and directed by joe begos and starring graham skipper, lauren ashley carter, john speredakos, larry fessenden, noah segan, and jeremy gardner. Filmmaker joe begos second feature is the minds eye, a violent telekinetic revenge thriller set in snowy 1990 new england. The film stars graham skipper, lauren ashley carter, john. Well so does director joe begos and his latest film the minds eye is a throwback to the prepc days of 1970s and 1980s horror. Written and directed by joe begos almost human 20, why horror. The minds eye director joe begos on the absolute best way to. Unlike fellow festhopper mickey keating, this begos guy shows some promise. Where almost human felt too restrained, the minds eye. Theres no worry of misguided indulgence here since the minds eye champions moviemaking exuberance anyway. Aug 16, 2016 written and directed by joe begos almost human 20, why horror.
His first movie, almost human, was a slimy, lowbudget john carpenter pastiche. Aug 05, 2016 between midnight special, netflixs stranger things, and now joe begos the minds eye a virtual remake of david cronenbergs 1981 film scanners the 80s genre landscape has gotten substantial representation on 2016s screens. Starring graham skipper, lauren ashley carter, john speredakos, larry fessenden. Jun 26, 2016 all evidence certainly points to joe begos having seen david cronenbergs bodyhorror exemplar, and by all evidence i of course mean the trailer for the minds eye, a psychokinetic. After that he began work on his first full length feature, 20s almost human, which was a hit on the festival circuit, and very popular on home video. Sep 27, 2019 a frustrated painter is instantaneously filled with unbridled passion when she takes a dangerous hallucinatory drug in this new psychedelic horror thriller from filmmaker joe begos, of the cult lowbudget horror films the mind s eye and almost human. At this description, youre likely to find yourself either googling some of those names and titles or youve stopped reading so you can purchase the movie. Begos and his tightknit group of collaborators have a little more money. The minds eye directed by joe begos 2016 nr english 87min zack connors and rachel meadows were born with incredible psychokinetic capabilities. Directed by joe begos, the mind s eye made its world premiere at the 2015 toronto international film festival. Mar 26, 2020 almost human, the mind s eye, and bliss director joe begos vfw starring stephen lang, william sadler, fred williamson, and martin kove was released in theaters on ondemand earlier this year. Joe begos casts new horror film dragged into sunlight. Great movie, but after seeing joe begos previous movie almost human im not surprised the mind s eye was so good.
The mind s eye world premiere interviews joe begos, graham skipper, john speredakos, larry fessenden duration. The minds eye packs a bloody bmovie punch, although its gleeful indulgence in gore may test the limits of all but the least squeamish. All evidence certainly points to joe begos having seen david cronenbergs bodyhorror exemplar, and by all evidence i of course mean the trailer for the minds eye, a psychokinetic thriller. Hes now promoting his latest film, the minds eye, which. Unfortunately, he appears to operate in that weird indie horror negazone where you cant tell if he s trying too hard or not hard enough.
Best movies the minds eye 2015 action, horror, scifi. Steve moore sure, now you can view movie associated with the mind s eye completely length and find the url to this flick the mind s eye in best look. The mind s eye 2016 cast and crew a man graham skipper and his girlfriend lauren ashley carter become the prisoners of a deranged doctor john speredakos who wants to harvest their. Joe begos vfw with stephen lang hits limited edition vhs. Begos is producing the film with josh ethier for channel 83 films. Joe begos is known for his work on bliss 2019, the minds eye 2015 and almost human 20. Focused on a pencil or some other inanimate object and tried to make it move with your mind all the while making some stupid face that looks like you might be in severe digestive distress.
The minds eye follows a drifter with telekinetic abilities who targets a doctor who is creating a synthetic telekinetic power serum. The minds eye is a mind bogglingly gory film that has heart, soul, and suspense, but is above all, unbelievably fun to watch. The film was released on august 5, 2016, by rlj entertainment. Begos and his tightknit group of collaborators have a little more money this time around, though a blockbuster director like james cameron would probably blow through the entire production budget in about 15 minutes. The minds eye director joe begos on the absolute best way. The minds eye is the latest film from writerdirector joe begos. According to deadline, the minds eye takes place in new england in 1990. The minds eye is no doubt a love letter to david cronenbergs scanners. Sure, he leans heavy on nostalgia, but theres more than nostalgia buried beneath his neon soaked violence. The minds eye is a 2015 american science fiction horror film written and directed by joe begos. When word of their supernatural talents gets out, they find themselves the prisoners of michael slovak, a deranged doctor intent on harvesting their powers. Joe begos has a movie hitting bluray and dvd that you will find mind. Graham skipper, lauren ashley carter, john speredakos mind s eye 2015 hd full movie. Carnage park who sets out to protect his similarly mu.
Jul 30, 2016 at the 2015 toronto international film festival, genre filmmaker joe begos debuted his newest horror film. The minds eye is totally watchable, verging on pretty good. Rhode islandborn director joe begos is a reflection of these values, starting with his first, microbudget feature, almost human. The mind s eye is a 2015 american science fiction horror film written and directed by joe begos. For his new movie, the minds eye, begos drew on his diy experience to get the very most out of a thrillingly gory tale of a telekinetic couple. Aug 15, 2016 the mind s eye, writerdirector joe begos followup to his debut feature almost human, plays like a cross between scanners and the fury shot by luciano tovoli and scored by john carpenter. Stupefying in both concept and execution, the minds eye is simply brainless. The mind s eye is totally watchable, verging on pretty good.
Aug 05, 2016 the mind is a terrible thing to waste. The minds eye interview with film director joe begos. The minds eye 2015 joe begos at an event for the minds eye 2015 john. Director joe begos describes his new horror by clark collis writerdirector joe begos new film the minds eye is a deliberately retrolooking, synthesizerscored horror film about.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The film follows a young man with telekinetic abilities as he evades a maniacal doctor trying to. Unfortunately, he appears to operate in that weird indie horror negazone where you cant tell if hes trying too hard or not hard enough. A frustrated painter is instantaneously filled with unbridled passion when she takes a dangerous hallucinatory drug in this new psychedelic horror thriller from filmmaker joe begos, of the cult lowbudget horror films the mind s eye and almost human. With graham skipper, lauren ashley carter, john speredakos, larry. For gorehounds who like the early films of david cronenberg but secretly wish their themes and subtext didnt get in the way of the exploding heads, joe begos the minds eye offers a. After a daring escape, they are free from his sinister institution, but the corrupt doctor will stop at nothing to track them down so that he may continue to siphon their gifts for his own use. Sep 19, 2015 for gorehounds who like the early films of david cronenberg but secretly wish their themes and subtext didnt get in the way of the exploding heads, joe begos the minds eye offers a. Graham skipper, lauren ashley carter, john speredakos, joe begos. Sure, he leans heavy on nostalgia, but there s more than nostalgia buried beneath his neon soaked violence. The minds eye opens with text regarding the status of telekinetic individuals in the world, but then. Paying homage to the famous 1981 david cronenberg horror film scanners, in which a scientist sends a man with psychokinetic powers to look for others like him, the minds eye made its.
The filmmaker previously directed 20s alien invasion film almost human and. The minds eye follows a drifter with telekinetic abilities who. At the very beginning of the film it states that this film should be played. Joe begos ode to the work of david cronenberg is all gory style with no brainy substance. Almost human, the mind s eye, and bliss director joe begos vfw starring stephen lang, william sadler, fred williamson, and martin kove was released in. Writerdirector joe begos began gathering notice with his first film, a short called bad moon rising 2011. The minds eye is a mindbogglingly gory film that has heart, soul, and suspense, but is above all, unbelievably fun to watch. For gorehounds who like the early films of david cronenberg but secretly wish their themes and subtext didnt get in the way of the exploding heads, joe begos the minds eye offers a mainlined.
The brilliance of the minds eye is that joe begos knows exactly who hes making this movie for this is a movie by a gorehound for gorehounds. Begos is adept at toeing the line between homage and inspirations and brings a playfulness to the moments of extreme violence and gore that keep the movie constantly entertaining even when. A man graham skipper and his girlfriend lauren ashley carter become the prisoners of a deranged doctor john speredakos who wants to harvest their telekinetic powers. Joe begos begins filming almost human followup, the. Bliss official trailer new hallucinatory horror movie. For his new movie, the minds eye, begos drew on his diy. This week, begos began production on his followup, the minds eye. The movie relied heavily on a fairly decent script and acting. Sep 10, 2018 i was always interested in making a film that walked the line between paranoia, hallucination, and nightmares, says joe begos of his latest, which stars dora madison friday night lights. The minds eye trailer retro horror thriller from indie. Aug 04, 2016 begos opens the minds eye with the words, this film should be played loud, as though his movie were a rock song which is actually a fair analogy for a simplistic throwback. Aug 04, 2016 for gorehounds who like the early films of david cronenberg but secretly wish their themes and subtext didnt get in the way of the exploding heads, joe begos the mind s eye offers a mainlined.
Begos opens the minds eye with the words, this film should be played loud, as though his movie were a rock song which is actually a fair analogy for. Joe begos is known for his work on bliss 2019, vfw 2019 and the mind s eye 2015. Check out the official track list of the soundtrack of the minds eye, the latest action horror sciencefiction movie written and directed by joe begos and starring graham skipper, lauren ashley carter, john speredakos, larry fessenden, noah segan, and jeremy gardner. The minds eye is a neonlit ode to david cronenbergs telepathy thriller scanners. First trailer for joe begos psychokinetic horror film the. After a daring escape, they are free from his sinister. In fact, theres a heavy canuxploitation vibe throughout the entire movie. Retro horror flick the minds eye is no stranger things. Zack connors and rachel meadows were born with incredible psychokinetic capabilities. With graham skipper, lauren ashley carter, john speredakos, larry fessenden.
He clearly wears his influences on his sleeve cronenberg and depalma most notably but thats kind of the point here. Joe begos vfw by joey keogh on february 14, 2020 leave a comment the title vfw an acronym for veterans of foreign wars, fyi refers to the ramshackle location a dive bar in which most of joe begos latest movie takes place. Joe begos the minds eye has been making strong waves throughout the festival circuit with its strong comparisons to the early works of david cronenberg, a. The mind s eye is no doubt a love letter to david cronenberg s scanners. If not, well then im sure joe begos has at some point, which eventually lead him to make the mind s eye a scannersesque thriller with a throwback style that is. Soon, the pair must work together to escape from his clutches and avoid becoming casualties in a grisly science experiment. Joe begos has quickly become one of my favorite directors. The film stars graham skipper, lauren ashley carter, john speredakos, larry fessenden, noah segan and matt mercer.
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