Post by NoShear on Feb 23, 2024 1:59:07 GMT
HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A. (1976) was screened last night on TCM, and the horrendous scene of a murdered striker's brain matter reminded me of the Josh remains scene in THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, and I wonder if there exists a connection between the two movies. A stretch, perhaps, but consider that the trio of Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez and Gregg Hale are all students of film, and Myrick is said to have cited another '70s documentary-related movie as an influence on their 1999 work:
