"RECREATION OF THE CARRIE PROM SCENE WITH A BEWILDERED TIARA-CLAD TABBY" WORTH WATCHING, SAYS CRITIC
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Michael Reich's She's Allergic To Cats hit film festivals three or four years ago, but has just been released this year to several streaming platforms. I haven't seen it yet, but by all accounts, the film's main character is a dog groomer and aspiring filmmaker whos dream project is a remake of his favorite horror film, Carrie, done with live-action cats. The film, starring Mike Pinkney and Sonja Kinski (the daughter of Nastassja Kinski and granddaughter of Klauss Kinski), screens for free at 7pm eastern tonight courtesy the Laser Blast Digital Society in association with Spectacle Theater.
"Shot on high quality digital and downgraded through analogue processes to give the appearance of VHS," writes The Movie Waffler's Eric Hillis, "She’s Allergic to Cats is a movie that seems determined to alienate as many viewers as possible from the off. Its eventual audience will likely be small enough to fit in its protagonist’s cramped apartment, but give yourself over to its grimy aesthetic and absurdist humour and you’ll find it a charming piece of punk filmmaking. You might even find some of its lo-fi images quite beautiful, and if nothing else, its recreation of the Carrie prom scene with a bewildered tiara-clad tabby is worth the rental price alone."
Update: I watched the free screening tonight, enjoyed it very much. In the chat alongside the movie, Reich mentions that the version screened tonight at Twitch was the original cut ("slightly different" than the version streaming on iTunes and Amazon Prime). He said part of the reason the movie is being released in 2020 instead of in 2017 is because he had to change some of the songs he had used in the original cut due to issues in getting the rights. He also mentioned that the dog who plays Karma in the film was Sonja Kinksi's real dog, Audrey, who has since passed away. Reich is now working on a Christmas-themed horror movie.
Updated: Thursday, April 30, 2020 7:22 PM CDT
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