Paul Lynch

Paul Lynch

Directing
1946-06-11
Liverpool, England, UK

Biography

Paul Lynch (born June 11, 1946 in Liverpool, England, UK) is an English Canadian film and television director.

Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles

#1Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m as Self

6.8 / 10
Documentary

This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films' making and success. During the Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal wanes. Then, Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jump to the late 90s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix.

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#2Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Perhaps at first glance, the filmography of Silvio Narizzano appears unremarkable. Thanks to his sleeper hit Georgy Girl (1966), he's known largely as a "one-hit wonder" director. Upon closer inspection, however, likely no other filmmaker used cinema as effectively to exorcise personal demons in ways both ugly and beautiful. And few directors' sensibilities were more gay, both overtly and covertly. Film historian Daniel Kremer is your tour guide through an obscure, perplexing body of work heretofore ignored and often unfairly shunned. Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano is an essay documentary of discovery.

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#3The Horrors of Hamilton High: The Making of Prom Night

Movie - 2014, 2h 15m as Self

8.5 / 10
Documentary

An all-new documentary of the making of Prom Night.

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#4The Quiet Revolution: State, Society and the Canadian Horror Film

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
Documentary

A brand new feature-length documentary exploring the social contexts behind Canadian horror cinema from filmmakers and authors Ernest Mathijs and Xavier Mendik.

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