Mickey Keating (director)

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Mickey Keating
Born1990or1991(age 32–33)
OccupationFilm director
Years active2013–present

Mickey Keating (born 1990) [1] is an American film director and writer. His work includes Ritual , Pod , Darling , Carnage Park , and Psychopaths .

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Career

Keating interned at Blumhouse when he was a teenager. His feature directing debut, the horror film Ritual , was produced by Eric Fleischmann, a friend who was also a former intern there. [2] His next two films, Pod , a science fiction-horror film, and Darling , a psychological horror film, were shot nine months apart; both premiered in 2015. Darling was produced by Glass Eye Pix, where Keating had also interned. [3] For Carnage Park , a neo-Western horror film released in 2016, Fleischmann returned to produce. [2] Describing Darling and Carnage Park, Charleston City Paper critic Kevin Young wrote that they show obvious influences from other horror films, but Keating's wide-ranging explorations of the various horror subgenres make him a promising director. [1] Katie Rife of The A.V. Club wrote that although Carnage Park is fun, Keating needs to move beyond stylized homage to avoid the risk of being labeled an imitator. [4] His next film, Psychopaths, completed principal photography in March 2016, [5] and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20, 2017.[ citation needed ]Crooks, a heist film, began shooting in summer 2018. [6] Offseason, a horror film, completed filming in February 2020. [7]

Keating is the host of The Core, a Shudder and Uproxx-produced talk show where he interviews filmmakers about their work and plays with practical effects. [8]

Style

Keating is primarily known for making films that borrow elements from established styles and filmmakers with his own take on them; for example, Darling is influenced by Roman Polanski's "Apartment Trilogy", while Carnage Park is influenced by the thriller films of Sam Peckinpah and Peter Watkins. Keating is also known for unusually fast-paced and flashy uses of inter-titles and captions within his films.[ original research? ]

Filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 Young, Kevin (2016-07-27). "Director Mickey Keating's Darling and Carnage Park are studied takes on fright films". Charleston City Paper . Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  2. 1 2 Fonte, Bears (2016-03-08). "Interview: CARNAGE PARK's Mickey Keating On His Neo-Western and Completing The Indie Film Triple Crown". AMFM Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  3. ↑ Fonte, Bears (2015-10-02). "Fantastic Fest Interview: Mickey Keating On DARLING And Stranding The Audience With A Questionable Viewpoint". AMFM Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  4. ↑ Rife, Katie (2016-06-30). "There's nothing original about Carnage Park, but it's still a fun ride". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  5. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (2016-03-15). "Mickey Keating reveals 'Psychopaths' cast". Screen Daily . Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  6. ↑ White, Peter (2018-05-13). "Juno Temple, Lena Headey & Mark Kassen To Star In Mickey Keating's Las Vegas Heist Drama 'Crooks' – Cannes". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  7. ↑ Miska, Brad (2020-02-10). "Mickey Keating Wraps Production on 'Offseason', a Southern Gothic Horror Story Starring Jocelin Donahue". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  8. ↑ Mika, Brad (2017-11-16). "This Week's Episode of Shudder's The Core Discusses 'Kuso' With a Real-life Freak Show". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  9. ↑ "'Offseason' Review: Unnerving Survival Horror Lacks Depth, but Offers Effective Scares". variety.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
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