Posts by Madeleine Koestner
Top 10 Overlooked Horror/Sci-fi Films of the Decade
Runner-up: 11) Idiocracy (2006) I initially felt iffy about including Idiocracy on this list, but the more I thought about it critically, and as a work of science fiction, the more I felt it appropriate. Still, I’m only listing it … [Read the Rest]
Festival Du Nouveau Cinema ’09: Dogtooth (Kynodontas)
Dogtooth (Kynodontas) Directed by Giorgos Lanthimos Currently touring the festival circuit is a bizarre Greek film called Dogtooth, the third feature by writer, director, and producer Giorgos Lanthimos. Its plot could be likened to that of American Gothic, focusing on … [Read the Rest]
TIFF ’09: Daybreakers
Daybreakers Directed by Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig In 2003 the twin Australian filmmakers, The Spierig Brothers, unleashed the no-budget, frenetic, zombie opus titled Undead onto the world. Now after a six year hiatus, they have finally returned with the … [Read the Rest]
Don’t Let Me Drown
BAMcinemaFEST kicks off its first run this week in Brooklyn, beginning with a screening of a film from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, co-presented by the Sundance Posse. Don’t Let Me Drown is a simple love story from first time … [Read the Rest]
Douglas Buck
Auteur Theory: Volume 4 . A true independent filmmaker, Douglas Buck’s short films have made him a recognizable name in the festival circuit. Beginning his filmmaking career in the early 90s, shooting his films on Long Island, Buck pretty quickly … [Read the Rest]
Wisit Sasanatieng
Auteur Theory: Volume 3 Thai director Wisit Sasanatieng has managed to create one of the most unique and thrilling visual styles of the last decade. His career began in directing ads, and since then he has been the mastermind behind … [Read the Rest]
Michael Haneke
Auteur Theory: Volume 2 . Austria breeds weird filmmakers. They are a country lacking a large film industry, but one that encourages experimental filmmaking; they even put it on TV. If that happened in America, just flipping on the television … [Read the Rest]
Frank Henenlotter
Auteur Theory: Volume 1 New York horror filmmaker Frank Henenlotter has managed to remain in relative obscurity thus far in his career, despite the notoriety his films have achieved. But for those who know his work, it feels as if … [Read the Rest]
Madeleine Koestner is not Canadian. She merely pretends she is. She has infinite stamina for watching movies, and constant daydreams of a life of where there is nothing required of her but attending film festivals and eating lots of delicious food.� She likes gore movies, art movies, and movies. She likes to write about film, make videos, and mess up pieces of celluloid so they look crazy when you put them through a projector. She also plays the ukulele.
To tell her things, contact her on AIM via screenname DVDBoxSet or email, maddiykoestner@yahoo.com 
