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Netflix Instant Pick of the Week:
From Paris with Love (R | 2010)Flickchart Ranking: #2628
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Directed By: Pierre Morel
Starring: John Travolta • Richard Durden • Jonathan Rhys Meyers • Kasia Smutniak • Yin Bing
There are a select few “one of a kind” movies left for viewers to find. Especially in Hollywood, where most successful formulas are quickly copied and watered down by a plethora of posers who hope they can make a quick buck. This is particularly true of the horror and comedy genres, where low budget films can make back their money quickly regardless of quality. Despite the vultures, there are still a few films that have a tone that’s all their own. One such film is An American Werewolf in London.
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- Tags: 1981, An American Werewolf in London, Claude Rains, Coming to America, David Naughton, Dead & Buried, Dog Soldiers, escape from new york, Evil Dead II, Excalibur, Friday the 13th, Ghost Story, Ginger Snaps, Griffin Dunne, Halloween, Jenny Agutter, John Belushi, John Landis, Lon Chaney Jr., My Bloody Valentine, National Lampoon's Animal House, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Re-Animator, Shaun of the Dead, Spies Like Us, The Blues Brothers, The Evil Dead, The Howling, The Road Warrior, The Wolf Man, Van Helsing, werewolf, werewolf films, Zombieland
The Last Exorcism, Independent Horror, and You
2, Sep 2010
It’s been more than 11 years since The Blair Witch Project brought a new kind of independent horror film to a new generation of viewers. I remember the hype that surrounded that film and I strongly remember that I, a much younger horror fan at the time, lapped it up like a plate of nachos. I also have memories of the film ending, the theater lights coming on, and being able to hear plenty of people around me saying something like “Wow, that’s the worst movie I’ve ever seen!”
This weekend, I sat and watched The Last Exorcism – the latest do-it-yourself horror film to rise from humble beginnings and to be showcased on multiplex screens – and again found myself feeling the same kind of excitement that arose from Blair Witch. I’ve already reviewed the film and, in short, I found myself fascinated by the film’s portrayal of religion and the powerful performances by Patrick Fabian and Ashley Bell that kept it rolling). But as the film ended, I heard the same disgusted reactions from people around me.
Genre Films vs. Cinema: What’s a Horror Lover to Do?
20, May 2010
My life as a film fan has been in a lot of ways like Forrest Gump. It started slow due to my small town setting, and I went through some spells where it seemed I’d never think straight (I saw Bird on A Wire on the big screen, and I’m pretty sure I enjoyed it). I also was thrown into the serious stuff while still young and naive (It’s cool that I compare seeing Terminator 2 as a 10-11 year old as Unforgiven is to the Vietnam War, right?), and often couldn’t understand the nuances of many “normal” things (What’s the appeal of Hook again?). Like Forrest, I worked hard to get past my restraints: I guarantee that I’ve seen more foreign films than the rest of my hometown combined. But when I’d accomplished what I wanted to, I went back to my Jenny.
That Jenny is, and always will be, my love for genre cinema. I’ve specialized in horror films, but have also found far too much joy in science-fiction, action, and even western films. While this is more than enough to make my potentially simple mind happy, it does occasionally make things difficult for the part of me that’s a student of cinema.
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- Tags: 1981, Avatar, Bird on A Wire, Candyman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Evil Dead, Forrest Gump, Friday the 13th, Halloween, Happy Birthday to Me, Hook, horror films, Martin Scorsese, North by Northwest, Rain Man, Steven Spielberg, Terminator 2, The Exorcist, The Godfather, The House of the Devil, The Hurt Locker, The Return of the Living Dead, The Thing, The X-Files, Unforgiven, Village of the Damned