Dostoyevsky Reimagined Archive

05 July

Who is tampering with our website?

Written by Debbie Hockey

Ever since the disappearance of our screenwriter, Robert Hurley, the website for our latest film, Dostoevsky Reimagined (www.dostoevsky-bts.com), has been plagued by a steady onslaught of intrusions and invasions. When VMP blogger and researcher, Lauren Saccone, was initially trying...

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20 June

My research into Dark onto Light

Written by Jade

As soon as I began working with VM Productions I was instantly captivated by the story behind Hurley’s disappearance. With many varying theories on what happened to the screenwriter (many of which are featured on this blog) I decided...

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09 June

Dostoyevsky & Comedy

Written by Felix Purat

VM Productions’ film Notes From the New World may be an adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s Notes From the Underground, a story that affects a wide variety of emotions as Russian classics tend to do, usually the tormenting and psychological kind...

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09 June

Bresson series at Metrograph theater

Written by VM Productions

By Hilary Reid If you missed Metrograph’s first Bresson series, you’re in luck: the theater will screen six of the inimitable director’s films between Wednesday, June 7, and Monday, June 12. Visit Metrograph’s website for details. Bresson on Bresson:...

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01 June

The Sounds of Silence and ASMR Triggers in Film

Written by Debbie Hockey

“On the fifth day, which was a Sunday, it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty.” ― Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of...

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01 June

New Competition for June!

Written by Jade

We had a lot of entrants into April’s competition and we thank you all for participating, and hopefully those that didn’t win enjoyed exploring our content and reading our free ebook. April’s competition has now ended and we have...

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24 May

Film Firsts Throughout History

Written by Jade

There’s no doubt about it, film making has come a long way. Within the past 50 years we have seen modern films splash our screens with an overlay of bright colours, we have immersed ourselves in impressive character dialogue...

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12 May

5 Musical Adaptations of Dostoyevsky

Written by Felix Purat

Most people familiar with Dostoyevsky are likely to think of psychological darkness. Or perhaps his remarkable characters, from Roddy Raskolnikov to the Karamazov brothers. They may also be familiar with the numerous film adaptations, from Richard Brooks and Akira...

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09 May

Hollywood’s obsession with Hollywood: Top 5 Favorite Movies that take place in L.A

Written by Alexander Fah Sang

Hollywood has had an obsession with, well, Hollywood. While shooting in the Hollywood/L.A area is an obviously smart business move, you may run into problems where your movies may be seen as something by-Hollywood-for-Hollywood that celebrates the industry. (An...

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09 May

What We Learn From Dostoyevsky? (Some thoughts about Dostoyevsky)

Written by Miroslava Panayotova

For me, Dostoyevsky is the ability to forgive, to accept people as they are. The clarity of the images. The clarity of the idea. The depth of the idea. The internal dynamics. Whether Dostoyevsky is suitable for a film...

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