Written By: Ken HulseySource: Alex Monty Canawati
Director Alex Monty Canawati was kind enough to send along two new images and a link to the trailer on Youtube, for his latest film "Return to Babylon." The film is an interesting look at the scandalous things that were going on behind the scenes during the golden era of silent films in Hollywood. "Babylon" stars the notoriously sexy Jennifer Tilly as the iconic Clara Bow in this silent movie about silent movies.
Oh, did I forget to mention that this film is 'haunted'?
Indeed Canawati insists that the production of "Return to Babylon" was haunted by the very same silent film stars that the modern day actors were portraying. Reportedly the cast, most notably, Jennifer Tilly, felt as if they weren't alone on the set.
When the film went into post-production, ghostly images were discovered on the film. Some times the apparitions would even manifest themselves over the actors faces creating horrifying images.
Now, many people contend that this is some sort of a hoax put on by Canawati as a publicity stunt to draw more attention to his film. However, the director, and his star actress, contend that this is not the case.
Canawati explains, "Jennifer Tilly was the first to sense these apparitions. Actual shooting took place in the estates where many of these silents stars lived. It was spooky."
Well, whether you believe that the film is haunted or not, "Return to Babylon" looks like a sexy journey back in time to an era when "acting scandalous" was just as important as "acting well" in Hollywood.
Here is the propaganda:RETURN TO BABYLON is director Alex Monty Canawati's scary, sexy and often bitingly funny look at 1920's Hollywood and the scandals that rocked the silent-movie era. Hand-cranked and scored by piano true to form, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Tilly, Debi Mazar, Ione Skye and Tippi Hedren light up the screen in this saucy silent film that's screaming to be heard.
BABYLON is an episodic film, stringing together the lives of scandalous Clara Bow (Jennifer Tilly), fiery Mexican film star Lupe Verez (Maria Conchita Alonso) and husband Johnny 'Tarzan' Weissmuller, ill-fated Virginia Rappe (Ione Skye) and rapist-murderer Fatty Arbuckle, Gloria Swanson (Debi Mazar), Ramon Navarro (Phillip Bloch), Josephine Baker (Rolonda Watts), Rudolph Valentino (Alex Monty Canawati) and a host of others. Turner Classic Movie fans, rejoice!
The tragicomic biopic is sure to be a hit amongst paranormal enthusiasts as well. In the film, as well as here in the trailer, the star-studded cast will occasionally -- and mysteriously -- morph into unnerving and almost "Christ-like" characters in just single frames. The production was also allegedly haunted as actress Jennifer Tilly mentioned on the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno.Watch the trailer!
Fatty Arbuckle was NOT a rapist nor murderer but was one of Hollywood's most beloved actors of the time.
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