There can be little doubt that the opening sequence is possibly one of the most crucial moments in a picture. It often sets the tone for what is to come, and rarely fools the audience into thinking that they are watching a feature in particular that then suddenly changes course.
Read More »If I Was a Zombie, Would I be Eligible for Social Security?
Some post-halloween thoughts on the zombie films and fandom.
Read More »CANON OF FILM: ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ (1974)
This is one of the few endings to these things that’s still exciting to watch on multiple viewings and if I tell you why, I’d be giving something away, so just trust me on this, and, and I'm positive that when Kenneth Branagh's new remake comes out next week--the fourth filmed remake of the movie in my lifetime by my count of calculations, including two TV movies, and a Japanese remake last year-- it will live up to this standard.
Read More »CANON OF FILM: ‘The Night of the Hunter’
Although he acted in over 50 films during his illustrious acting career, Charles Laughton only got to direct one film in his lifetime, but he made it count, and it stands as strange unique essential film that’s part 'Huckleberry Finn', and the rest, this surrealistic nightmare with a tone that seems to directly influence modern horror/slasher film directors like Wes Craven, John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper.
Read More »Not So Fantastic Four: Adapting Marvel’s First Family
Most, if not all, adaptations of the Fantastic Four have been flops, but why exactly is that? We took a deeper look at Marvel's first family.
Read More »Is Pennywise Haunting My Video of Bill Skarsgård?
My footage of Bill Skarsgård has been taken over by the spirit of Pennywise.... I think.
Read More »5 Best And Worst Theatre Experiences!
If you usually visit the theatre it is almost a sure bet that you have had both a positive and negative experience. Personally, I don't understand why anybody would pay for a cinema ticket only to talk all their way through a film when they could have gone to a bar to talk each other's ear off for a couple of hours.
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