FILM 1841: BODY PARTS

FILM 1841: BODY PARTS 

TRIVIA: Body Parts is very similar to a 1971 episode of Night Gallery titled "The Hand of Borgus Weems."

Advertisements for the movie were cancelled in Wisconsin due to the Dahmer killings.

THE ALIENIST (2018)

THE ALIENIST (2018)

TRIVIA: Based on the novel "The Alienist" by Caleb Carr.

An alienist is a term for a psychiatrist who assesses the competence of a defendant in a law court.

The show takes place in 1896 New York City.

The full name of Luke Evans' character is John Schuyler Moore. Schuyler is an old New York Dutch family whose roots can be traced back to well before the founding of the nation and has close ties to the Roosevelt clan. A well-known descendant was Elizabeth Schuyler, wife of Alexander Hamilton.

Blackwell's Island was later named Welfare Island, and subsequently renamed Roosevelt Island. Due to the number of hospitals and asylums, the area was designated as a Hospital Park. By the mid-twentieth century, it became a mixed-use zone, through the introduction of residential developments, and by the twentieth-first century, a satellite campus of Cornell University and Franklin Roosevelt's Four Freedom Park was established at the Southern end of the Island.

The main titles for the series where created by the design studio "Elastic". The same studio responsible for the intro of True detective and Game of Thrones.

FILM 1518: THE CONFESSIONS OF THOMAS QUICK

This chilling film tells the gripping story of the making of a modern Swedish serial killer - taking us to the very heart of events that terrified a nation. Horrific and intriguing in equal measure, this is real Scandinavian noir, a dark tale of murder and lies. In a high-security psychiatric institute sits Thomas Quick, Sweden's most notorious serial killer. A misfit loner who openly confessed to a range of unspeakable crimes including rape, murder and cannibalisation, Quick's story has shocked and haunted the Swedish nation for over 20 years. However, new evidence including testimony from the man himself has taken this terrifying story in an even more disturbing direction. With full access to Quick and those around him, this real life thriller unravels the truth behind a self-confessed serial killer and uncovers a dark tale of murder and lies. The film examines the shocking revelations that were at the centre of this horrifying case; not only what happened but the major impact it has had on both those directly involved as well as the wider community. Looking at what would drive a man to commit such terrible crimes, the film also asks the question of how a monster such as Thomas Quick could have evolved and what contributed to his creation. Not for the faint of heart, the journey to the ultimate truth behind what happened is a tense, twisted odyssey that has forced a nation to come to terms with series of nightmarish crimes that have haunted their society for decades.

-     Written by Brian Hill (IMDB)

FILM 1502: THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT

TRIVIA: Based on Dr. Zimbardo's real life psychological study: 'The Stanford Prison Experiment'.

The german movie from 2001 'Das Experiment' with Moritz Bleibtreu and the american remake from 2010 movie 'The Experiment' with Adrien Brody and Forrest Whitaker are also based on the 'Stanford experiment'

FILM 1501: EXPERIMENTER

TRIVIA: Peter Sarsgaard also appeared in "Kinsey"(2004) which was a film about another controversial researcher in the field of human behavior/psychology.

PRODUCTION: Although Almereyda was aware of Milgram's work, it wasn't until his girlfriend began taking a class on him that Almereyda became interested. Subsequently, the director found himself reading Milgram's Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View. According to Almereyda once he started reading "[he] instantly saw how filmable it was" becoming increasingly interested in making it into a film the more he went on. In filming, Almereyda wanted it to be "playful" in nature as he felt that's how Stanley Milgram himself would have made it. Almereyda decided to have Milgram break the fourth wall based on viewing films of his in which Milgram would talk to the camera, reminding him of Rod Serling or Alfred Hitchcock. From this Almereyda figured having the character talk to the camera "seemed natural and in fact essential to include that in the movie.” (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimenter_(film) )

FILM 1496: THE QUIET ONES

TRIVIA: Sam Claffin trained in 70s filmmaking and shot some scenes.

The Script was heavily rewritten for budget reasons.

Filmed in 2012, it sat unreleased until 2014.

FILM 1482: ASYLUM 

TRIVIA: Richard Todd has stated in interviews that he regrets making this film.

Vermicelli was used for the robots' insides.

The movie started shooting in early April of 1972 and was playing in West End cinemas 15 weeks later.