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May 20, 2022 · Creature Designers - The Frankenstein Complex: Directed by Gilles Penso, Alexandre Poncet. With Rick Baker, Joe Dante, Guillermo del Toro, Mick Garris. From King Kong to Avatar, from Star Wars to The Lord of the Rings, movie creatures have never been more popular as they are today.
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- Documentary
- Gilles Penso, Alexandre Poncet
- 2022-05-20
- Fantasia Review: Fun documentary about movie monsters and their makers.
- Verdict
By Chris Tilly
Updated: Jul 30, 2016 9:02 am
Posted: Jul 27, 2016 11:16 am
This film was reviewed at the Fantasia International Film Festival and doesn't have a release date yet.
Monsters have always been with us. From ancient man drawing creatures on cave walls to storytellers sharing chilling accounts around camp-fires, monstrous tales have been passed down from generation to generation.
And in the last 100 years, creature features have been one of film’s most popular sub-genres, with Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy and The Wolf-Man starring in some of cinema's earliest hits, Godzilla and King Kong having their tales told over-and-over again, and more recent efforts like Alien, The Thing, Gremlins, Hellboy and Cloverfield proving that monsters will always be making audiences scream. A rough-looking Crite.Creature Designers tells the story of the men who birthed these nightmares, allowing the likes of Guillermo del Toro, Rick Baker, Phil Tippett, John Landis and Joe Dante to recount the history of movie monsters and their own place in it.
The anecdotes come thick and fast in this likeable documentary about the artists who craft nightmare fuel for a living. And while it’s far from the definitive story of monsters on film, it’s a hugely entertaining one.
- Chris Tilly
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- Himself; Himself; Himself
- Gilles Penso, Alexandre Poncet
- 2015
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Apr 22, 2016 · Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex review – the men behind the monsters. An absorbing study of the evolution of a film-making niche that will hold most weight with the movie...
- 3 min
- Andrew Pulver
Nov 18, 2015 · An affectionate ode to monster makers throughout history. The Frankenstein Complex takes a historical as well as a creative perspective, with a mix of fascinating scenes behind the camera, film clips, and dozens of interviews with all the big names in the industry.
Aug 14, 2016 · Starring Rick Baker, Joe Dante, Guillermo Del Toro, Phil Tippett and Tim Woodruff Jr. SYNOPSIS: Documentarians Gilles Penso and Alexandre Poncet interview Hollywood special effects and make up...
Director Gilles Penso's recently released in-depth 2015 documentary examines the history of special creature effects, from the early works of visionaries like Lon Chaney to the state-of-the-art...
