Well color me interested. Harry here, and if you recall my last update on THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT 2 thingee, I was quite blase' about the whole deal... But that was before this bit of news. If you have seen the two documentaries, BROTHER'S KEEPER and PARADISE LOST... Then you are a BIG fan of Joe Berlinger. If you haven't... then you'll be scratching your noggin and a trying to get a handle on what the buck the fig deal is that I'm a making. As emotionally wrenching as BROTHER'S KEEPER is.... It begins a pale a bit at the horror or the reality and sadness of PARADISE LOST. Bringing one of the most amazing documentarians in to direct a narrative film that is meant to retain an air of authenticity... might just very well be the brilliant ember with which to ignite a trully brilliant narrative horror film. Or... it could just be a load of bunk... Time will tell. Here's the scooper...
Happy New Year, Harry!
Just got the casting breakdown this morning for the Blair Witch Project sequel, and I was pleasently surprised to see Joe Berlinger listed as the director. If this is the same guy who teamed wonderfully with Bruce Sinofsky to bring us the riviting documentaries "Brother's Keeper" and "Paradise Lost", then I feel like the new direction of this sequal could be worth waiting for. I don't know if you've seen "Paradise Lost" (it was one of Roger Ebert's top 10 of 1996), but it's an engrossing documentary about the murder trial of 3 teenagers that also deals in a small way perceptions of witchcraft, and actually recieved a lot of interest from the Wiccan community. I thought the original Blair Witch was an interesting film, but did not really care to see it continue. Now I have to admit I'm curious to see what an experienced filmmaker like Berlinger can bring to this "realistic mythology."
-El Guapo
