For the discussion of film
10/04/2017 – Remakes: The Phantom of the Opera (1962) Directed by Terence Fisher It may not be defending Saw, but defending remakes can still be a challenging. If there is any genre that has been well served by remakes it is horror. Sure there … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Remakes: The Phantom of the Opera
10/03/2017 – Stephen King: It (2017) Directed by Andy Muschietti As good a year as horror is having, Stephen King may be having one just as good. He’s already co-written a book (with one of his sons which has unsurprisingly already been … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Stephen King: It
10/02/2017 – James Wan: Dead Silence (2007) Directed by James Wan In 2003, two Australians (one born in Malaysia) made a 9 minute short on a shoestring budget in order to be able to pitch a full length version of this idea. … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – James Wan: Dead Silence
10/01/2017 – TV Movies: The Plumber (1979) Directed by Peter Weir Welcome to the another month of horror films and more. If you missed my intro to this project you can check it out here but this is my fourth year of these write … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – TV Movies: The Plumber
Editor’s Note: All of these links point to the channel but going forth I will be editing in links to the correct page on this site for all of 2017. This is merely for easy convenience for those seeking the … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Intro
After the generally terrible audience reception to 1975’s Terror of Mechagodzilla(it was the first Godzilla film to sell less than a million tickets in total!) Toho’s biggest star spent nearly a decade out to pasture. It’s true there were failed attempts … Continue reading Series Spotlight: Heisei-era Godzilla
I decided to write this Spotlight after posting GIFs of Takeshi Kitano movies in the “Identify That GIF” thread and having them go misidentified on multiple occasions. I’ve seen six of Kitano’s movies and read a bunch of articles, but … Continue reading Actor Spotlight: Takeshi Kitano – Existential Gangster and Goofball Comedian
Tracey Walter is a veteran character actor who you have not only seen, but probably recognized once or twice, given his decades of consistent work and recognizable appearance. He’s a little guy, with a kind of funny voice, and an … Continue reading Actor Spotlight: Tracey Walter – Hey, It’s That Guy
“…Here are your choices: talk or die” – Unknown voice actor dubbing one of Steven Seagal’s lines, Attack Force Rob Schneider had this great story that he came out of his dressing room and (Seagal) said ‘I just read the greatest … Continue reading Actor Spotlight: Steven Seagal
Director Spotlight courtesy of Ben So you ever watch a bunch of stuff, that you really enjoyed, then look into who created it and realized that the same person made like all your favorite things? So that’s how I discovered … Continue reading Director Spotlight: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Neil Marshall is, I think , the most interesting director of the so called ‘Splat Pack’, the group of film makers grouped together because of their low budget/high gore ethos. He’s certainly had the most varied career. While some like … Continue reading Director Spotlight: Neil Marshall
The four Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo) really were brothers, but they had boring regular first names as kids. They grew up poor on New York’s East Side. In Harpo’s excellent autobiography, Harpo Speaks, he writes about learning … Continue reading Actor Spotlight: The Marx Brothers
Lethal weapon opens to the strains of ‘Jingle Bell rock’ , A beautiful scarlet nailed woman in a penthouse apartment snorts railroad lines of something. She blearily wanders to the balcony, looking out at the nightlights of the big city. … Continue reading Director Spotlight: Shane Black
I learned that just beneath the surface there’s another world, and still different worlds as you dig deeper. I knew it as a kid, but I couldn’t find the proof. It was just a kind of feeling. There is goodness … Continue reading Director Spotlight: David Lynch
Editor’s Note: The links within all point back to the original sources. Perhaps one day I will fix them but more than likely I will keep them as is to honor the past (and because it is so much easier). … Continue reading Month of Horror 2016: Genre Exploration – Gothic Horror: Black Sunday
Editor’s Note: The links within all point back to the original sources. Perhaps one day I will fix them but more than likely I will keep them as is to honor the past (and because it is so much easier). … Continue reading Month of Horror 2016: Genre Exploration – Home Invasion: Them
Editor’s Note: The links within all point back to the original sources. Perhaps one day I will fix them but more than likely I will keep them as is to honor the past (and because it is so much easier). … Continue reading Month of Horror 2016: Genre Exploration – Werewolf: The Wolf Man
Editor’s Note: The links within all point back to the original sources. Perhaps one day I will fix them but more than likely I will keep them as is to honor the past (and because it is so much easier). … Continue reading Month of Horror 2016: Genre Exploration – Found Footage: Cannibal Holocaust
Editor’s Note: The links within all point back to the original sources. Perhaps one day I will fix them but more than likely I will keep them as is to honor the past (and because it is so much easier). … Continue reading Month of Horror 2016: Genre Exploration – Vampire: Taste the Blood of Dracula
Editor’s Note: The links within all point back to the original sources. Perhaps one day I will fix them but more than likely I will keep them as is to honor the past (and because it is so much easier). … Continue reading Month of Horror 2016: Genre Exploration – Hammer: Rasputin, the Mad Monk
Editor’s Note: The links within all point back to the original sources. Perhaps one day I will fix them but more than likely I will keep them as is to honor the past (and because it is so much easier). … Continue reading Month of Horror 2016: Genre Exploration – Poe: The Oblong Box
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