Exquisite Corpse (2006)

EXQUISITE CORPSE

Poeticollage/Jim Minton Design Group, 2006

17 Minutes

DVD

Description: An international collaboration of dark cinema, based on the writing of Michael Arnzen.

Credits:

Produced by Jim Minton
Writing by Michael A. Arnzen
Music by Michael Mouracade
Narrated by Christopher Hackett and Marina Johnson

Exquisite Corpse is now available on DVD. To purchase in the US send $15 + $2 shipping/handling via paypal to jiminton@swbell.net or mail a check/money order payable to Jim Minton to: Jim Minton Design Studio, 3339 Merrell Road, Dallas, TX, 75229. Here's a handy order form (.pdf format) you can print and send in with your order.

HighlightIncludes "The Scab" by Jim Minton: WINNER of the 2007 Tabloid Witch Award for Best Animated Horror Short!
 
Sansevieria Film Festival WINNER: "Best Visual Effects"

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Acclaim/Reviews:

  • "[Exquisite Corpse is] analogous to a cinematic hand grenade. Once the seemingly innocuous package arrives, you stare it innately wondering to yourself, “Okay . . . . And . . .” only to be the naive victim to the cinematic explosion 17 minutes later as surrealistic horror shrapnel sits lodged in your brain....Jim Minton presents us with a collection which, given the diversity of a viewing audience, is bound to pique everyone’s interest at some point given its impressive, Dali-esque 17 minutes." --The Horror Review
  • "Macabre... a stream of images that ranges from comical to downright disturbing" --Dread Central
  • "...an exquisite visual interpretation of the poetry of the veritable king of psychopathic metaphor, Michael Arnzen. It is filled with nightmarish visuals of wonderful quality accompanied by a soundtrack so appropriately macabre that it sent chills to places where I never thought chills should be." -- James Wardlaw, Hellnotes
  • "Dark poetic horror at its finest...go find this and enjoy something new, different, and enjoyable." --Obscure Horror Movies
  • "Exquisite Corpse is a very fun view for fans of Arnzen or the genre in general." --Horror View
  • "...the indie feel, the experimental music video gone amuck atmosphere, is intriguing. When put to film, Arnzen's language takes on different meanings--purposely. As these directors were to envision the poetry and micro-fiction, they sometimes offer things that your own mind never thought to conjure." -- Horror-Web

See also:"Domestic Dissection" by Gina Wisker

"Exquisite Corpse" (or Minton's excerpt, "The Scab") has been screened at the following film festivals and literary events:

  • World Horror Convention (2009), Winnipeg, CANADA
  • HorrorFind Weekend (2008), Baltimore, MD
  • World Horror Convention (2008), Salt Lake City, UT
  • Antimatter Underground Art Festival (2007), Victoria BC, CANADA
  • The 2007 Spooky Movie Film Festival (2007), Washington DC
  • Tabloid Witch Awards (2007), Santa Monica, CA
  • Presaro Film Festival (2007), ITALY
  • Sansevieria Film Festival (2007), Toledo OH
  • San Antonio Underground Film Festival (2007), TX
  • Dallas Video Festival (2007), Dallas, TX
  • International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts (2007), FL
  • World Horror Convention (2007), Toronto, CANADA
  • Context SF Convention (2007), Columbus, OH
  • Loscon SF Convention (2007), Los Angeles, CA
  • Confluence Science Fiction Convention (2007), PA
  • Parsec Science Fiction Group (2007), Pittsburgh, PA
  • Manatee Community College (2007), Sarasota, FL
  • Seton Hill University (2007), PA
  • DV8 Gallery (2007), PA

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