Mike Mendez

@madmanmendez.bsky.social

Filmmaker. One of the “Satanic Hispanics”. Director of “Big Ass Spider!”, “The Convent”, “Killers”, “Don’t kill it” and more! I produce and edit too!

Happy 90th birthday to the iconic Bruce Dern, an Oscar nominee that worked with Hitchcock, Tarantino, Pollack, Corman, Hill, and many others. We can't wait to see Dernsie, the new doc about his life and we might just be showing one of his films for our Sleepover Saturday pick in July...  #brucedern

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“ What a gorgeous gift to be alongside Dad, three generations together, for this retrospective on his life and career in the documentary, Dernsie. Thank you to all who helped take care of our whole family so beautifully….” 📸: Laura Dern’s IG

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I’m so excited to announce that my latest film, “Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern” will be having its world premiere at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in the Cannes Classics section!!!!! I can’t wait to share the film with you all! www.thewrap.com/creative-con...

Cannes Classics to Show Bruce Dern Doc, Plus Restored Prints of 'Pan's Labyrinth' and More

The section dedicated to film history will also celebrate work from Roger Corman, Akira Kurosawa and Kaige Chen

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Happy 65th, Takashi Miike! 🎂💉 Japan's master of menace has made nearly double the amount of movies for the years he's been alive, and many of the best of them are now screening in THE MIIKE COLLECTION on ARROW - with more to come!

The Miike Collection - ARROW

Takashi Miike is counted as a rarity in the crazy world of movies. With a broad range of genres and an extensive list of titles that make most director's body of work seem small, Miike has created som...

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If you're in L.A./Burbank in the next month and can stop by @darkdel.bsky.social one last time before it closes shop on April 5, by all means do so. We've been lucky to do several signings there over the years and it was always a must place to visit and shop at whenever team Synapse was in town.

After 30 years, California's prince of horror hangs up his jacket

Dark Delicacies, the LA-area horror store, is closing after 30 years of business and many celebrity encounters.

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