Contents:
A voice can be heard, recorded in reverse, before the film ends.
Played in reverse, the voice says "I've lost visual contact. Repeat, do you read? As a child, Cosmatos frequented a video store named Video Addict. During these trips he would browse the horror film section looking at the boxes although he was not allowed to watch such films. During such times he would instead imagine what the film was. He would later reflect upon this experience when making Black Rainbow where one of his goals was "to create a film that is a sort of imagining of an old film that doesn't exist.
Additionally he thought the idea of setting such a film one year before was funny. The film's genesis was an overlap between two projects Cosmatos wanted to do.
One of these was a film about a girl trapped in an asylum while the other was an installation promoting a research facility that didn't exist. Eventually Cosmatos realized that he could use both ideas in the same project. The presence of his parents haunts "every frame of this film", [8] said the Rome -born filmmaker. Cosmatos whose credits include Rambo: When elder Cosmatos died, the grief he felt compounded.
Beyond the Black Rainbow has been praised for its visual style. Cosmatos declared that his "modernist" use of color was influenced by Michael Mann 's Manhunter and The Keep The flashback segment of the movie was inspired by E. Elias Merhige 's experimental horror film Begotten Begotten was entirely shot in high-contrast black-and-white, which for Cosmatos "was a perfect look for the flashback because I wanted it to feel like a fading and decayed artifact. Cosmatos also takes influence from other visual media. Fantasy art was also an influence, especially Frank Frazetta 's paintings. One of Beyond the Black Rainbow' s notable characteristics is its deliberately slow, hypnotic pace.
According to Cosmatos, Beyond the Black Rainbow belongs to what he dubbed the "trance film" subgenre. I decided to just write as straightforward as possible, then let the visuals and the look of the film bloom around something that was pretty straightforward. At the end of the day, I decided to bring down the story elements to allow the visual and the story elements to come more into the foreground, to make it more dream-like and less story-driven.
Jeremy Schmidt, keyboard player for Vancouver -based rockers Black Mountain , was invited by Cosmatos to compose the film's soundtrack. For his analogue synthesizer score, Schmidt used the following equipment: An extensive use of the Mellotron can be heard on the flashback sequence, where Cosmatos had been using Pink Floyd 's " Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun " as a temp track.
Director Cosmatos stated that he's interested in social control mechanisms, our own personal, internal controls and how religion affects our consciousness and society.
Nyle, having dissolved his final contact to the material world, collects a ceremonial dagger he calls "The Devil's Tear-Drop", and heads out in pursuit of Elena. Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics: In an effort to understand Elena's abilities, Nyle subjects her to daily therapy sessions, which take the form of interrogations, during which Elena, who communicates only by way of telepathy , demands to see her father. Nyle spends his own nights at home with his wife, a docile, servile woman who gives Nyle endless praise and exists in a state of constant stupor. New Directions in American Television Comedy. Arboria's wife, who was present when Arboria himself led a young Nyle through a procedure meant to allow him to achieve transcendence. Elias Merhige 's experimental horror film Begotten
Burroughs , books by and large dealing with societal control. According to Cosmatos, the "rigid geometric world" of the Arboria Institute visually fits the movie's control theme. This is especially true for the Dr. Nyle character, someone "very knowledged, trying to create a very controlled environment to give himself a feeling of power. To many ancient cultures, the mirror was a symbol of self-awareness, consciousness and intelligence, but also a source of pride and vanity. The film's control leitmotif is shown in a subtler way by reflecting North America's political climate in the s.
Beyond the Black Rainbow has been called a " Reagan-era fever dream". Noriega's fight against the Sandinistas , Nicaragua 's left-wing guerrillas, was backed up by the CIA and the Pentagon. The CIA also turned a blind eye to Noriega's drug trafficking. Another of Beyond the Black Rainbow s main themes is identity. Nyle experiences a radical change of personality whose roots lie in the terrifying drug experience he had in , under Mercurio Arboria's supervision. Being exposed to his shadow side so intensely crippled not only his mind, but his body: Barry is forced to use appliances such as a wig and contact lenses.
In the end, the doctor undergoes a physical and psychological transformation where he forfeits all control and gives in to madness. Cosmatos admits a dislike for Baby Boomers ' spiritual ideals, an issue he addresses in Beyond the Black Rainbow.
Cosmatos explains why Dr. Arboria's mission to create a superior human ultimately failed:. He had the best of intentions of wanting to expand human consciousness, but I think his ego got in the way of that and ultimately it turned into a poisonous, destructive thing. Because Arboria is trying to control consciousness and control the mind.
"Over the Rainbow" is a ballad composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. This prompts her to walk off by herself, musing to Toto, "Some place where there isn't any trouble. Do you . "Over the Rainbow"; "Dark End of the Street". is the result of differing angles of reflection of light through water droplets. Alexander's band or Alexander's dark band is an optical phenomenon associated with Light which is deviated at intermediate angles brightens the inside of the rainbow. than ° makes the secondary bow an inside-out version of the primary.
There is a moment of truth in the film where the whole thing starts to disintegrate because it stops being about their humanity and becomes about an unattainable goal. That is the "Black Rainbow": Cosmatos noted that critical reception of the film was originally "kind of muted, even downright negative" at first, but it began picking up better reviews after Tribeca None of this is meant as praise.
Positive reviews highlighted the cult appeal, such as Matt Singer of Time Out , who welcomed the return of challenging, surreal midnight movies. Lewis of Film Threat also praised the film, saying, "As a cinema fan I was blown away at the control and attention to detail Cosmatos showed. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Beyond the Black Rainbow Theatrical release poster. This section's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise.
December Learn how and when to remove this template message. He goes insane after a psychic experience in Due to the experiments at the Arboria Institute where she is kept in isolation , she gains psychic powers. Scott Hylands as Mercurio Arboria, a reclusive new age spiritual leader who founds the Arboria Institute in order to help people find spiritual happiness and transcendence.
Marilyn Norry as Rosemary Nyle, Barry's docile wife. Rondel Reynoldson as Margo, a nurse who lacks empathy. She is seen only in flashbacks and photographs. Roy Campsall as the Sentionaut, an artificial bioform kept in storage at the Arboria Institute. Retrieved August 4, Retrieved August 15, Retrieved December 23, Archived from the original on February 8, Retrieved November 5, Panos Cosmatos talks about the themes and influences of his sci-fi tale". Retrieved May 8, Panos Cosmatos Beyond the Black Rainbow ". Archived from the original on Retrieved December 12, Retrieved May 15, Retrieved May 16, She said she wanted to remain true to the character of Dorothy and to the message of being somewhere over the rainbow.
An introductory verse "When all the world is a hopeless jumble Judy Garland sang the introductory verse only once, on a radio broadcast of The Louella Parsons Show. In March , "Over the Rainbow" sung by Judy Garland was entered in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as music that is "culturally, historically, or artistically significant".
It was sent as an audio wakeup call to astronauts about the STS space shuttle mission on Flight Day 4, dedicated to astronaut Robert D. Cabana by his daughter Sara. After two weeks on that chart, it received gold status for selling , copies. In was certified 5x gold for selling over , copies. The Kamakawiwo'ole version was sung by the cast of Glee on the season one finale " Journey " and included on Glee: Wehner, at this time an international well-known German Swing Artist, [28] also took over the vocals.
He was given 15 minutes to arrive by Milan Bertosa. Bertosa said, "And in walks the largest human being I had seen in my life. Israel was probably like pounds. And the first thing at hand is to find something for him to sit on. Eva Cassidy recorded a version of the song for The Other Side After her death in , it was included on the posthumous compilation Songbird and released as a single in In Scotland, it reached number 36, giving Cassidy her first top 40 hit in that region.
It was her highest-charting song in the United Kingdom until , when " What a Wonderful World " reached number one. Her performance at Blues Alley appeared on the album Simply Eva Danielle Hope , the winner of the BBC talent show Over the Rainbow , released a cover version of the song as a digital download on May 23, and a single on May 31, American singer Ariana Grande released a version of the song on June 6, to raise money at her benefit concert One Love Manchester after 22 people were killed in the Manchester Arena bombing at Grande's concert on May 22, German producer Marusha made a happy hardcore version of the track in This version reached No.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the song. For other uses, see Over the Rainbow disambiguation. Guinness World Records Limited. A Guide to the Repertoire. Archived from the original on Retrieved March 29, Retrieved 15 October Retrieved October 22, Archived from the original on September 21, Retrieved December 7, The Wall Street Journal.
Retrieved December 2, The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on January 31, Week of June 26, Biggest Jump ". Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 17 June ". Australian Recording Industry Association. The Voice Of Hawaii". Retrieved December 16, Then I put up some microphones, do a quick sound check, roll tape, and the first thing he does is 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
Retrieved October 20, Retrieved March 21, Retrieved November 17, Retrieved May 21, Retrieved May 27, Retrieved April 11, Retrieved April 10, Retrieved April 5, Retrieved December 14, Archived from the original on December 8, Retrieved 13 May Retrieved June 7, New Directions in American Television Comedy. Retrieved July 18, Discography Performances Songs Awards and honors. The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy's Return Tom and Jerry: Arcade game Pinball Video game.