Andrew Repasky McElhinney
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Andrew Repasky McElhinney is an American
film producer
born in Philadelphia in 1979. He grew up in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania and lived in Manhattan
in New York City
in the late 1990s while earning an English literature
/ Cultural studies
degree from The New School for Social Research before returning to his home city in 2000.
McElhinney is also a film programmer who runs Andrew's Video Vault at the Rotunda sponsored by The University of Pennsylvania. He is also a multimedia video installation performance artist specializing in Burlesque and Cabaret. He has also contributed articles to such publications as the San Francisco Bay Guardian and Ritz Filmbill.
movies.
In 1994, McElhinney released the short films, The Scream and Her Father’s Expectancy. A baroque tale of incest and mutilation, Her Father’s Expectancy caused controversy upon its release.
In 1995, McElhinney made a silent musical entitled A Maggot Tango.
Abe Holtz and its cast led by Alix D. Smith.
In 2000, McElhinney’ sophomore feature was released. It was an 1807 period thriller A Chronicle of Corpses starring soap opera
diva Marj Dusay
. Jeremiah Kipp of Filmcritic.com gave A Chronicle of Corpses four stars and remarked: "What's most impressive about McElhinney's highbrow period film is its ability to satisfy snobbish cultural aesthetes while simultaneously fulfilling slasher film
conventions. . . . Think of it as a caveat to those who secretly wished that Jack Nicholson
(in wild-eyed mode from The Shining
) had wandered into The Remains of the Day wielding a mallet. [A Chronicle of Corpses is] the art film
from hell."
His next film was Georges Bataille’s Story of the Eye released in 2003. Dennis Harvey, reviewing Georges Bataille’s Story of the Eye in Variety
said the film was "A punk-pornocopia equivalent to Last Year at Marienbad."
McElhinney's fourth feature film, Animal Husbandry
(2008) is a word-for-word modern dress production of a romantic comedy from the 1930s with the subtext reexamined to explore issues of race, class gender/sexual identity in contemporary America.
United States
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film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
born in Philadelphia in 1979. He grew up in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania and lived in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in the late 1990s while earning an English literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
/ Cultural studies
Cultural studies
Cultural studies is an academic field grounded in critical theory and literary criticism. It generally concerns the political nature of contemporary culture, as well as its historical foundations, conflicts, and defining traits. It is, to this extent, largely distinguished from cultural...
degree from The New School for Social Research before returning to his home city in 2000.
McElhinney is also a film programmer who runs Andrew's Video Vault at the Rotunda sponsored by The University of Pennsylvania. He is also a multimedia video installation performance artist specializing in Burlesque and Cabaret. He has also contributed articles to such publications as the San Francisco Bay Guardian and Ritz Filmbill.
Early works
In 1994, while in High School at Abington Friends, he formed "ARMcinema25.com", a company devoted to producing avant-gardeAvant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
movies.
In 1994, McElhinney released the short films, The Scream and Her Father’s Expectancy. A baroque tale of incest and mutilation, Her Father’s Expectancy caused controversy upon its release.
In 1995, McElhinney made a silent musical entitled A Maggot Tango.
Feature films
McElhinney’s first feature Magdalen was mostly well-reviewed in 1998 for its black and white camerawork from cinematographerCinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
Abe Holtz and its cast led by Alix D. Smith.
In 2000, McElhinney’ sophomore feature was released. It was an 1807 period thriller A Chronicle of Corpses starring soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
diva Marj Dusay
Marj Dusay
Marj Dusay is an actress known for her roles on American soap operas...
. Jeremiah Kipp of Filmcritic.com gave A Chronicle of Corpses four stars and remarked: "What's most impressive about McElhinney's highbrow period film is its ability to satisfy snobbish cultural aesthetes while simultaneously fulfilling slasher film
Slasher film
A slasher film is a type of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a knife or axe...
conventions. . . . Think of it as a caveat to those who secretly wished that Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award twelve times, and has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice: for One Flew Over the...
(in wild-eyed mode from The Shining
The Shining (film)
The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, co-written with novelist Diane Johnson, and starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, and Danny Lloyd. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. A writer, Jack Torrance, takes a job as an...
) had wandered into The Remains of the Day wielding a mallet. [A Chronicle of Corpses is] the art film
Art film
An art film is the result of filmmaking which is typically a serious, independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience...
from hell."
His next film was Georges Bataille’s Story of the Eye released in 2003. Dennis Harvey, reviewing Georges Bataille’s Story of the Eye in Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
said the film was "A punk-pornocopia equivalent to Last Year at Marienbad."
McElhinney's fourth feature film, Animal Husbandry
Animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock.- History :Animal husbandry has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
(2008) is a word-for-word modern dress production of a romantic comedy from the 1930s with the subtext reexamined to explore issues of race, class gender/sexual identity in contemporary America.
External links
- Andrew Repasky McElhinney at Rotten TomatoesRotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
- ARMcinema25.com — Andrew Repasky McElhinney's own website
- A Chronicle of Corpses Reviews at MetacriticMetacriticMetacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
- Georges Bataille's Story of the Eye Reviews at MetacriticMetacriticMetacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...