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Lords of Chaos Trailer Breakdown

January 27, 2019 by Jan F. Lindsø Leave a Comment

A week ago the trailer for the Lords of Chaos film was released, and it has been heavily discussed online. The book with the same name by Didrik Søderlind and Michael Moynihan which the film is based upon also had its controversies after its release in 1997.

I’m not going to discuss the reliability of the story in the plot, but the byline of the movies says it’s “based on truth and lies”. Something which I find fitting since a lot of the narrative back then was just that; based on truth and lies. What struck me though was the authenticity of some of the scenes in the trailer. I quickly recognized some well-known motives throughout the trailer.

Let’s start with this famous promo shot of Euronymous and Necrobutcher. First the original, then from Lords of Chaos.

Euronymous and Necrobutcher. Photo: Private.
Photo: Lords of Chaos

And this picture of Dead, Hellhammer, Euronymous, and Necrobutcher from backstage at one of their early shows. First the original, then from Lords of Chaos.

Dead, Hellhammer, Euronymous and Necrobutcher. Photo: Private.
Photo: Lords of Chaos.

The next picture of the early Mayhem lineup clearly inspired a scene in the trailer.

Early Mayhem lineup
Manheim, Necrobutcher and Euronymous. Photo: Private.
Photo: Lords of Chaos.

The next picture is a screenshot from an old low quality rehearsal video of Mayhem which clearly was used as a reference for the rehearsal room that is shown in the trailer.

Hellhammer and Euronymous. Photo: Private.
Photo: Lords of Chaos.

These are just some of the references I found in the trailer. Just from watching the trailer I think they did a good job in reproducing the visuals from the time some of these events happened.

As several scenes from the movie was recorded in Norway, they even used a real Norwegian Stave Church. As a bonus fact from the trailer, this screenshot shows Gol Stave Church on Bygdøy in Oslo. It is most likely being used for depicting Fantoft Stave Church.

The movie will be released February 8, 2019. Let us know what you think about the trailer in the comment section.

Maleficent merchandise – our top picks

June 26, 2014 by Line Evensen Leave a Comment

A while ago we wrote about the premiere of the new Disney movie Maleficent. When the movie unleashed there were also several spin off products and merchandise released to the public. Mac Cosmetics released a limited edition make up-set which has alot of uses besides making you look like Malificent herself. Mac says:

This limited-edition colour collection in specially designed packaging to delight the most demanding of dark sorceresses. Intensely admired for her evil elegance, despite her efforts to instill fear in the hearts of generations, this icon casts a spell of absolute adoration with sensuous shades so wickedly gorgeous, who needs beauty sleep?

Mac Cosmetics Maleficent Limited Edition Make-up Set.
The set contains all you need for the villanous look, and Mac even made us an tutorial. Also, you can check out another (video)tutorial on how to get the Maleficent look by using the set:

HSN also made an entire collection ranging from fashion to jewellery and home decor. Not too much interesting there, but these are my personal favourites:

HSN.com

HSN.com

 

 

 

The Entire Mystery – Twin Peaks to be released on blu ray

June 9, 2014 by Jan F. Lindsø Leave a Comment

On May 15, 2014, Entertainment Weekly released the news that all Twin Peaks fans had been waiting for:

There’s a new Twin Peaks box set coming out July 29, and it includes nearly 90 minutes of never-before-seen deleted and alternate scenes from the prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.

The release of the blu ray are definitely great news, but all the unseen material is really what makes this release worth checking out. Back in 2011, some fans created a Facebook petition for this material to be released, and now it seems like the prayers were finally heard.

Twin Peaks blu ray coming out July 29, 2014

Twin Peaks blu ray coming out July 29, 2014

For those of you who, in some bizarre kinda way, aren’t familiar with the series, Twin Peaks became a cult phenomena back in the early 90’s with a two season only series followed by a movie in 1992. David Lynch had managed to create a mysterious world that engage the viewers and in many ways changed the landscape of TV-series. You might probably have heard quotes like ‘Fire walk with me’, and ‘The owls are not what they seem’ – both from Twin Peaks. Actually, the series were really groundbreaking, and plowed way for other series like X-files and alike.

The complete series can be preordered from Amazon:

– Amazon US: http://cbshe.com/TPBR
– Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/S0S4Pk
– Amazon Japan: http://amzn.to/Rfl44S
– Amazon Germany: http://amzn.to/1kHX4Dd

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All about Maleficent – Evil is the new Black

May 30, 2014 by Line Evensen Leave a Comment

This post is all about Maleficent, the self proclaimed Mistress of All Evil which is now main character in an epic Disney movie premiering today, 30th of May 2014.

Is this the darkest Disney movie ever?

Is this the darkest Disney movie ever?

For those of you not familiar with Maleficent, she is the chief villain – the wicked and thirteenth fairy goodmother – in the 1959 movie Sleeping Beauty. When she as the only one of the fairy goodmothers not gets invited to the christening of Princess Aurora, Maleficent turn up only to give her gift: a spell which says Aurora will die at the age of 16 after pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel. Thanks to one of the other goodmothers, Aurora only falls asleep but can only be awakened by a kiss from her one true love.

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This is how most of us know her, from the original Sleeping Beauty movie from 1959.

Until now, we don’t know much about Maleficent and why she is the only goodmother not welcomed to Auroras christening. It seems Disney is about to reveal the full story of Maleficent and why she becomes wicked, dark, evil and have a raven named Diablo. Angelina Jolie is the perfect actress casted for portraying the Queen of Evil. We’ll come back to that later in this post. In one of the released teaser trailers (which gave us goose bumps!), Maleficent unfolds her epic presence in her own forest kingdom, when she comes home to sit on her lonesome throne. Check it out here (and you should, because both the music and the scenery is pretty darn Black Metal):

http://youtu.be/0j61zHvt3so

By now, you probably agree with us when we say we’re really stunned by the aesthetics of the movie and the movie art. Just look at these pictures:

© Disney

© Disney

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© Disney

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© Disney

We at Black Forest Mag are looking forward to watch Maleficent at the theatre this summer! In the meanwhile you can check out Maleficents really interesting and visually awesome Tumblr. You can also get a lot of updates on the Facebook page. And don’t forget to watch the full theatrical trailer here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh1lQESR9sU

And the legendary awkward christening scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1sS3fLOJFg

And last but not least, Angelina Jolie on the blue(!) carpet, which just proved our statement regarding her being perfect for the role as Maleficent:

Getty images for Disney

Getty images for Disney

 

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Tim Burton and his world exhibited

March 18, 2014 by Jan F. Lindsø Leave a Comment

From March 28th until August 3rd, Galerie hlavního města Prahy will be hosting the exhibition ‘Tim Burton and his world’. The exhibition will contain over 500 pieces of personal and conceptual art from Tim Burton‘s more famous works, movies like ‘Batman‘ (1989), ‘Edward Scissorhands‘ (1992) and ‘Nightmare before christmas‘ (1993). Tim Burton is also known for his gothic and melancholic artistic style, and is a big fan of the legendary actor Vincent Price, which we wrote about a short while ago. On the opening day, there will be a signing session with the man himself, which unfortunately were sold out in only three seconds.

For more information, images and prices, click below:
http://www.ghmp.cz/cs/web/guest/vystavy/-/vystavy/vystava/135960

© Tim Burton

© Tim Burton

 

© Tim Burton

© Tim Burton

 

The nazi zombies of the Norwegian splatter Dead Snow are back!

March 11, 2014 by Jan F. Lindsø Leave a Comment

A few week ago we went to the cinema to see the sequel of Dead Snow, a movie we thought was really awesome back i 2009. The first movie was created by a group of friends, that also did the Norwegian low budget cult movie Kill Buljo, which obviously was a parody on the famous Tarantino flick Kill Bill. I’ve watched both the mentioned movies, and really enjoyed them both, so I kinda had in mind what to expect from Dead Snow 2. The crew behind Dead Snow, received a lot of attention from the first one. It was even nominated to the MTV Scream Awards for “Best horror movie” and the epic category of “Most memorable mutilation”, which the first Dead Snow movie had plenty of.

Dead Snow 2

Dead Snow 2 continues where the first one left off. The main character, Martin, is the only survivor from the zombie attack in the first movie, where all his friends were slaughtered on a holiday trip in the Norwegian wilderness. The zombies, with their leader Herzog, is now on their way down from the mountains. Their goal is to fulfil their old German debt, and to conquer the world, as their zombie army is slowly growing bigger.

Since, the first movie, the director Tommy Wirkola has been busy with larger Hollywood productions like Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. This didn’t exactly put a damper on our expectations for this movie. We knew that Dead Snow 2 would be a larger production than the first one, but we surely didn’t expect it to be this good. It’s a cliché that sequels doesn’t live up to their predecessors, but I must say that this one surely did. Unlike a lot of other Norwegian movies, this one is even on a par with international zombie movies.

Ørjan Gamst (Herzog)

Ørjan Gamst (Herzog)

It’s not a secret that the crew of Black Forest Magazine are huge fans of darker forms of music. Metal to be more precise. Therefore we had to  get in touch with Ørjan Gamst which played Herzog, the nazi zombie leader, and actually has a background in metal music. We wanted to know if his musical interests has formed him as an actor:

Well yes, i think it has. Especially when playing a villain like Herzog. I even had a theme song, Death Walking Terror by Cannibal Corpse, in my head while playing him.
And you have certain metal attitude that often gives you an edge when these sort of characters are brought to life. Also the experience from standing on a stage as a vocalist helped a lot. Does it even make sense? Its hard to explain, but i feel it has helped me alot.

For us zombie fans it’s pretty absurd to see how successful the genre has become, with movies like Dead Snow, and series like Walking Dead. And not to speak about all the games. We had to ask Ørjan why he thinks the genre has had its renaissance:

Well, the whole Walking Dead hype is somewhat to blame of course. And since the early 2000 we’ve had a revamp of the genre with remakes of classics, zombie comedies (Shaun of the Dead, Fido etc.) and so on. The whole zombie niche has gone mainstream. And the horror-guilty pleasure watching zombies getting the wrong end of a shotgun, or the ever popular ‘stupid teenagers getting ripped to pieces’ still works for me atleast.

Dead Snow 2

We surely can’t do nothing but agree with Ørjan, and must say that this recipe works flawlessly in Dead Snow 2. We’re not going to spoil anything, but I must say that I haven’t seen such a creative use of intestines before. All in all, the movie was really worth the watch, and is recommended for everybody that’s into splatter movies. It is obvious that the production was a lot more professional this time, and it was great to see such high profiled actors in this kind of setting as well. Ørjan’s character Herzog is probably the most noticable, and his appearance is simply frightful. Ørjan did a great job playing this character, and we will be looking out for him in the future. We can even announce that he has been picking up his music career again:

I just joined a new band, Landmenn, and I’m doing vocals for some new tracks later this month. I’m excited to be part of this project, it’s very different from my former band Slogstorm. Its good to be back as a vocalist, I’ve missed it.
The acting on the other hand, I’ll guess I’ll just see what comes my way. I never planned a career in acting, but if the opportunity presents itself.. My dream role would be the next Darth Vader, being a star wars nerd. But any villain would be awsome. Fingers crossed, you never know what happens next.

Now watch the trailer below:

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Vincent Price – The Elegant Side of Evil

March 2, 2014 by Line Evensen Leave a Comment

We have great news! Some of you probably know of the legendary Vincent Price. But for those of you who does not, he was one of the most awesome actors ever to portrait dark and evil characters in horror films and film noir. Now his daughter, Victoria, has launched a website to keep his legacy alive on the Internet. And it’s really awesome!

Vincent Price also did Batman.

Vincent Price also did Batman.

Our first meeting with Vincent was at the end of his career (and his life), in his last feature film which was Edward Scissorhands. Vincent played the role as The Inventor, a role Tim Burton wrote specially for him. The Inventor creates Edward, a human-like boy, and teaches him how to be a loving and reflected human being. But before Edward is physically finished, The Inventor dies, leaving Edward alone with a broken heart, and scissors for hands. The movie is one of our  all time favourites by the way, and if you have’nt seen it, you really should!

Screenshot from Edward Scissorhands.

Screenshot from Edward Scissorhands.

But I digress. Vincent Prices’ daughter recently launched the new website which gives her fathers fans a really personal look into his life, his personality and career. The daughter can tell on her blog that his two favourite aphorisms were

A man who limits his interests limits his life

and

If you are always curious, you will never be bored.

Victoria vividly describes her extroverted fathers curiosity for technology, and she is certain that he would have loved interacting with fans on social media. So her goal is to follow in his footprints and interact with his fans through the site and at horror conventions. He would have wanted it, she tells Fearnet.com. The best of it all, is that this is just the beginning of what she wants to give fans in the future. Sounds really promising!

© www.vincentprice.com

© www.vincentprice.com

A really fun fact we discovered is that Victoria is not a horror fan! But when she describes on the blog why, it’s not so hard to understand her;

Imagine you’re a little kid who absolutely adores your dad. You think he’s the kindest, gentlest, sweetest, most loving person you know. And then imagine that you see him doing horrible things to people–like really horrible–killing them and dipping them in vats of wax! And even worse, you have to watch horrible things happen to him–being burned, boiled alive, hacked to death by angry mobs, just to name a few. How would that make you feel?

For those of us interested in the darker sides of his curriculum, the Edgar Allan Poe related works is pretty obligatory. Also the horror movies from 1960s are a must see (although most of them are recently remade Hollywood style, so don’t pick the wrong one!). Price also did voiceover on Alice Cooper‘s  Welcome to My Nightmare from 1975.

Vincent Price and Alice Cooper.

Vincent Price and Alice Cooper.

Vincent Price was an art lover and collecter, and did actually go to Yale studying Art History. From the 1960s he was involved in the Vincent Price Collection of Fine Art, and the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College. Another fun fact: He commissioned works of our favourite artist Salvador Dalí!

Vincent Price in The House on the Haunted Hill

Vincent Price in The House on the Haunted Hill

We highly recommend checking out Victoria Price’ VincentPrice.com. Here you’ll find fan resources, news, videoes, stories, pictures and even his famous cook book Cooking with Vincent!

© www.cookingvincent.com

© www.cookingvincent.com

You can also check out the official Youtube channel, the official Facebook site, and their Twitter.

Dom Pérignon and David Lynch with Champagne collaboration

February 16, 2014 by Jan F. Lindsø Leave a Comment

Dom Pérignon

Dom Pérignon

Being fans of both David Lynch and… yes, Champagne, it pleased us when we found out that David Lynch did a collaboration with famous vintage Champagne brand Dom Pérignon  in 2012. For most of you, surreal film director David Lynch, is probably most famous for his grand work like Twin Peaks, Eraserhead, Lost Highway, Blue Velvet, and Mulholland Dr. Apart from being a film director, and even a competent photographer, he has now also designed the label of a limited edition of Dom Pérignon. We’re excited!

And yeah, remember to check out filmmaker Luke Gilford’s surrealist portrait of the opening night party for the Champagne:

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