Well the good news is this.... ARTISAN has picked up THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT for distribution, which means that we... will most likely get a chance to see it. Allegedly they dropped a couple of them six zerooed bills in picking it up, so they'll want to make their money back. If the film is half as good as Junior Mintz and Desslock here say it is... well then we are in for a treat that can't come soon enough. Well... here we go...Oh btw... THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT WEBSITE is incredible. It actually gave me the heebie jeebies. VERY COOL, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

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It's Desslock dropping in with a few tidbits on the Blair Witch Project. I was lucky enough to see this film earlier this month and like Mintz I was totally blown away by the film. It is one of the most original and genuinely scary films in years. It's not a Scream clone and that right there sets it apart from the other horror films from the 90's. This is one film I don't believe should be spoiled but since the web site has been up for nearly a year with lots of spoilers I will give a few highlights. Spoiler Space

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Well, the film is basically about 3 student filmmakers who decide to make a documentary about something called The Blair Witch. It seems it has been a local legend in the town (if I remember right in Maryland) for nearly 200 years. The three after interviewing local towns people then set off for the woods to see if they can actually find the creature itself. The film is an edit of all the footage they shot.

The film was shot almost entirely on HI-8 with some segments on 16 mm. As I said I don't want to go into explicit detail on the film but I will say that the is a scene that takes place about midway through the film where the main actress in the film is recording herself late at night in her tent that is just about the creepiest thing you'll ever see. I mean on par with early Argento work. This is the kind of film that would have almost been routine in the 70's when you had films like Susperia, Deep Red and The Exorcist coming out all the time but in this day and age a real rarity. I sincerely hope this film gets picked up and is given a major theatrical release. Hopefully by someone who will show it as is and not re-score and re-edit the film, so hopefully not Miramax basically. Well, that's about the best I can do without totally ruining the film for everyone who hasn't seen it.

Desslock