Darkman
E. Elias Merhige injects Hollywood with shadowy intelligence.
He’s on a great roll, though, especially when talk turns back to monsters.
“To me a monster is meaningless unless it provides a mode of catharsis for the audience. A monster is all the emotions and feelings that exist on the periphery of society’s vision. An artist’s role is to give it an image, a mask, and to allow us to enter into the intimate space of what that monster is. And once you bring an audience into that place, it dissipates the fear in your normal life, in society’s life. I look at films as a homeopathic way of healing.”
Whether he’s healing himself, his audience, both or neither, Merhige is remarkably thoughtful. “I want to bring people to a higher ground," he says. "I don’t want to just take people to dark places and leave them there, because CNN can do that.”
Read Gregory Weinkauf's review of Suspect Zero
Now Showing
Find capsule reviews, showtimes & tickets for all films in town.
Join My Voice Nation for free stuff, film info & more!
Now Trending
Movie Trailers
-
Voice Places
Find everything you're looking for in your city
-
Happy Hour App
Find the best happy hour deals in your city
-
Daily Deals
Get today's exclusive deals at savings of anywhere from 50-90%
-
Best Of...
Check out the hottest list of places and things to do around your city
- Profile
- Newsletters
- Mobile
- Logout
-
Publishing:
ONOFF
