Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Jaromil Jires’ ethereal Czechoslovakian combo fairy tale/medieval horror fantasy makes up in ravishing imagery what it lacks in story. A surreal amalgam of vampires, incest, polysexual eroticism, anti-clerical jibes and dreams within dreams. Not for everyone, but unique and mesmerizing, with a growing cult following. Criterion is streaming their transfer of Valerie on Hulu plus. You can view it here
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About Joe Dante
Joe Dante is a lifelong film buff who turned his obsession into a career. He got his start cutting trailers for Roger Corman and later directed the hit movie Gremlins, as well as Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Innerspace and Small Soldiers for producer Steven Spielberg. His feature films include The Howling, Piranha, Matinee, The ‘burbs , Looney Tunes Back in Action, The Hole (first winner of the 3D Persol Award at the Venice Film Festival) and the zom-com Burying the Ex. His TV directing work includes: Police Squad, Amazing Stories, the HBO film The Second Civil War, the Masters of Horror titles Homecoming and The Screwfly Solution, and episodes of Eerie, Indiana, CSI: NY, Hawaii 5-0, Witches of East End, Legends of Tomorrow and Salem. His most recent big screen credit is an episode of the anthology film Nightmare Cinema.
Joe is also the frequent co-host of Trailers From Hell’s official podcast, The Movies That Made Me, available everywhere podcasts are streamed and downloaded!