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Paff · 01-19-2005, 05:16 PM

I did a search for this here, and found nothing.

Any of the aspiring horror filmmakers really need to see this movie. It's a documentary about the making of "Coven", a 35-minute horror film from Wisconsin. Now, I honestly thought it was a mockumentary, along the lines of Spinal Tap, but the DVD release includes Coven in it's entirety, and I realized that these guys are serious filmmakers!

Pick it up if you get a chance

01-19-2005, 05:32 PM

I love this film...Mark Borchardt is so inept is great.

He has drive but no organizational skills. If you check the imdb they still list Northwestern (under a different name now) as an upcoming film.

BloodMan · 01-19-2005, 07:30 PM

Mike rules!! Gotta love his buddy Mike.

Great film by the way! I really enjoyed it.

Damage · 01-19-2005, 08:06 PM

Great movie. I had blindly rented it a few years ago, thinking it was a fictional movie about a couple of slackers making a horror film, then realized it was a documentary. Highly recommeded.

Shannafey · 01-19-2005, 08:10 PM

It was definitely an entertaining film, whether or not you're a horror fan. The short isn't that great. The making of the short is great!

mcchrist · 01-19-2005, 10:06 PM

I saw they had a new movie. I think it was called Britney, Baby One More Time.

01-19-2005, 10:39 PM

This is an amazing movie, and I think it was my first "blind buy" DVD when I used to be super careful with my purchases. But it was $30 at Suncoast, so I have no idea where my logic fit in.

Coven is indeed terrible, but the documentary is so damn good I don't even care. For me, it isn't even about the movie. It's a slice of life, showing you the determination and obvious faults that so many of us have.

X-human · 01-20-2005, 02:19 AM

I couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. Great film, really gives you self reflection.

MorallySound · 01-20-2005, 03:34 AM

I saw this when it first came out on video, and have seen it numerous times since. Very very good documentary and very insigful and inspirational. Mark and Mike rule! Also, go to www.zerotv.com to watch the Mark and Mike show! Also, Mark's "I Blow Up" film is on www.zerotv.com!

01-23-2005, 05:52 AM

I just got done watching this movie and enjoyed it just as much as the first four or so times I've seen it. Like someone else said, it's very inspirational, yet very funny. Highly recommended.

01-19-2005, 05:16 PM	#1
Paff Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,534	American Movie I did a search for this here, and found nothing. Any of the aspiring horror filmmakers really need to see this movie. It's a documentary about the making of "Coven", a 35-minute horror film from Wisconsin. Now, I honestly thought it was a mockumentary, along the lines of Spinal Tap, but the DVD release includes Coven in it's entirety, and I realized that these guys are serious filmmakers! Pick it up if you get a chance __________________ CINEMA PAFF - Your BB-Movie Showcase * * - The extra B is for BYOBB Paff's Laserdiscs

01-19-2005, 07:30 PM	#3
BloodMan Kill Time B4 It Kills You Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 4,432	Mike rules!! Gotta love his buddy Mike. Great film by the way! I really enjoyed it. __________________ We Are Never Very Far From Those We Hate, For This Very Reason, We Shall Never Be Truly Close To Those We Love If I Don't Have The Right To Torture You, Why Then Do You Have The Right To Torture Me By Taking Away The Pleasure That I Could Get From Torturing You? Remember, one cannot make footprints in the sands of time by sitting on their butt, and who wants to leave butt prints in the sands of time?

01-19-2005, 08:06 PM	#4
Damage Mirror Mirror Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Take off to the Great White North, eh? Posts: 2,576	Great movie. I had blindly rented it a few years ago, thinking it was a fictional movie about a couple of slackers making a horror film, then realized it was a documentary. Highly recommeded. __________________ "May I point out that I had an opportunity to observe your counterparts here quite closely. They were brutal, savage, unprincipled, uncivilized, treacherous -- in every way, splendid examples of homo sapiens, the very flower of humanity. I found them quite refreshing." My DVD List and Movie Tracker... Like you care!

01-19-2005, 10:06 PM	#6
mcchrist A new breed of pervert! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Keepin' the dogs away... Posts: 7,984	I saw they had a new movie. I think it was called Britney, Baby One More Time. __________________ McChrist's MySpace Cult-Stitch on MySpace

01-20-2005, 02:19 AM	#8
X-human I ate my keys Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 6,318	I couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. Great film, really gives you self reflection. __________________ The combined weight of the horrors I have authored wrought would crush your carbon hearts into perfect diamonds of terror! A Few Ants Short. And what the hell, check out my DVD Collection won't you?

01-19-2005, 05:32 PM	#2
Deus Ex Machina Guest Posts: n/a	I love this film...Mark Borchardt is so inept is great. He has drive but no organizational skills. If you check the imdb they still list Northwestern (under a different name now) as an upcoming film.

01-19-2005, 08:10 PM	#5
Shannafey Don't Monkey With Me! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: South Florida, But Far from the Hell that is Miami Posts: 6,368	It was definitely an entertaining film, whether or not you're a horror fan. The short isn't that great. The making of the short is great!

01-19-2005, 10:39 PM	#7
Andrew Guest Posts: n/a	This is an amazing movie, and I think it was my first "blind buy" DVD when I used to be super careful with my purchases. But it was $30 at Suncoast, so I have no idea where my logic fit in. Coven is indeed terrible, but the documentary is so damn good I don't even care. For me, it isn't even about the movie. It's a slice of life, showing you the determination and obvious faults that so many of us have.

01-20-2005, 03:34 AM	#9
MorallySound There is no magic. Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 5,843	I saw this when it first came out on video, and have seen it numerous times since. Very very good documentary and very insigful and inspirational. Mark and Mike rule! Also, go to www.zerotv.com to watch the Mark and Mike show! Also, Mark's "I Blow Up" film is on www.zerotv.com! __________________ "Things only seem to be magic. There is no real magic. There's no real magic ever." - Martin Bad Monster Films \| Mantis in Black Lace \| Vimeo \| Letterboxd \| Tumblr \| Twitter \| Reel to Reel \| Oh, the Horror! \| DVD Aficionado

01-23-2005, 05:52 AM	#10
Big Bobby D Guest Posts: n/a	I just got done watching this movie and enjoyed it just as much as the first four or so times I've seen it. Like someone else said, it's very inspirational, yet very funny. Highly recommended.

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