tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post357236927894643659..comments2024-02-21T20:51:54.249+00:00Comments on The Celluloid Highway: Axe (1977)Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-34620898585316907542010-04-23T00:39:16.796+01:002010-04-23T00:39:16.796+01:00You've seen the Basket Case movies? The first ...You've seen the Basket Case movies? The first one is along the lines of films like Axe. Its got that Grindhouse feel to it. The sequels kind of cleaned up a bit (but not entirely, they are still sleazy and strange) but the first feels like they filmed it right smack in the middle of the dirtiest , scummiest streets of NYC. I like that movie because of that raw feeling it has. <br /><br />Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-74802748937486344082010-04-22T20:10:09.281+01:002010-04-22T20:10:09.281+01:00I totally agree! It takes determination and intell...I totally agree! It takes determination and intelligence to see a film through to completion and then to have the fortune to see it distributed must be a great feeling. In that respect I admire filmmakers like Frederick R. Friedel. The film might be amateurish, badly shot and badly acted, but it exists. It remains an object to be viewed and appreciated. The films released in Grindhouse cinemas inShaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-91869572777468254962010-04-22T18:59:59.888+01:002010-04-22T18:59:59.888+01:00Its funny, but reading your comments about this am...Its funny, but reading your comments about this amateurish and obscure horror film made me remember a bit about my movies.<br /><br />Ive never been to film school, so Ive learned filmmaking on my own, little by little, mistake by mistake. By watching my movies with an audience, I have learned the importance of keeping the camara steady, and moving it only when the story requires it. <br /><br />Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.com