Nightmare Factory (film)

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Nightmare Factory
Written byDonna D. Davies
Directed byDonna D. Davies
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerDonna D. Davies
Production companies
  • Ruby Tree Films [1]
  • Night Creatures [1]
Original release
Network The Movie Network
ReleaseOctober 27, 2011 (2011-10-27)

Nightmare Factory is a 2011 documentary film directed by Donna Davies about KNB EFX Group, a special effects company.

Contents

Premise

Donna Davies profiles KNB EFX Group, a special effects company that specializes in practical effects. [2]

Interviews

Release

Nightmare Factory premiered on The Movie Network on October 27, 2011. [3] Epix aired it on American television on October 30, 2013. [4]

Reception

Drew Taylor of IndieWire rated it a letter grade of A− and called it "mostly a hoot", though he criticized the interviews with Tarantino and Rodriguez as probably coming from DVD extras. [5] Brad McHargue of Dread Central rated it 4/5 stars and wrote that although it is occasionally amateurish and jumbled, the documentary is insightful about the role of special effects in filmmaking. [6] James Marsh of Screen Anarchy called it "exhaustive to the point of being exhausting", comparing it to a very long DVD extra. [7]

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