Nic Cage in a wig ablaze? Someone finally got it right!
Oh I kid Mr. Cage, if only a little. Word is he actually gives a decent performance, albeit way over the top (as per usual) in Werner Herzog’s BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS. I’ve yet to see it, so I can’t attest. However, I do know trying to top Harvey Keitel’s performance in Abel Ferrara’s 1992 flick is damn near impossible.
But I digress. I’m here to hawk these 4 new quads we just clawed for Dominic Sena’s morbid period-piece SEASON OF THE WITCH, which flies into theaters March 19th.
Let’s just say I’m buying half of what these quads are slanging, which means I dig 2 of the 4 we’re shown. Batting .500 ain’t bad right, instant Hall of Fame status in the big leagues. I dig the first one of course, if not for reasons already mentioned, that pinched face of Cage as if in dire need of some fiber is pure comedy to me. I’m also feeling the last one shown, with the chick’s pale face illuminated through some kind of forest. Perhaps a bit too reminiscent of some of THE WOLFMAN posters, but hey, I like the whitened out eye effect.
Scripted by Bragi F. Schut, SEASON OF THE WITCH goes like this:
Nicolas Cage stars as medieval knight Behmen, who undertakes a mission pitting him against a devious witch, and making him the last hope for the world against an ancient, dark force. His faith broken by years of battle as a crusader, Behmen returns to central Europe to find his homeland decimated by the Black Plague.
While searching for food and supplies at the Palace at Marburg, Behmen and his trusted companion, Felson (Ron Perlman) are apprehended and ordered by the dying Cardinal to deliver a young peasant girl believed to be the witch responsible for the Plague to a remote abbey where her powers can be destroyed.
Behmen agrees to the assignment but only if the peasant girl is granted a fair trial. As he and five others set off on this dangerous journey, they realize with mounting dread that the cunning girl is no ordinary human, and that their mission will pit them against an evil that even in these dark times they never could have imagined.
You can navigate the newly minted Official Site for the flick RIGHT HERE.
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