Title: Death Proof Year: 2007 Dir.: Quentin Tarantino Producer(s): Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Elizabeth Avellan, Erica Steinberg Writer(s): Quentin Tarantino Company: Troublemaker Studios, Rodriguez International Pictures (RIP), Dimension Films Starring: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sydney Poitier, Jordan Ladd, Vanessa Ferlito, Zoe Bell, Rose McGowan. BIG DISCLAIMER UP FRONT: I am... Continue Reading →
Title: Planet Terror Year: 2007 Dir.: Robert Rodriguez Producer(s): Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Elizabeth Avellan Writer(s): Robert Rodriguez Company: Troublemaker Studios, Rodriguez International Pictures (RIP), Dimension Films Starring: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Naveen Andrews, Michael Biehn, Jeff Fahey, Stacy Ferguson, Bruce Willis BIG DISCLAIMER UP FRONT: I am strictly focusing on... Continue Reading →
Title: John Carpenter’s The Thing Year: 1982 Dir.: John Carpenter Producer(s): David Foster, Lawrence Turman Writer(s): Bill Lancaster (screenplay), Who Goes There (novel, by John W. Campbell Jr.) Company: Universal Starring: Kurt Russell, A. Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis,... Continue Reading →
Title: A Nightmare on Elm Street Year: 1984 Dir.: Wes Craven Producer(s): Robert Shaye Writer(s): Wes Craven Company: New Line Cinema Starring: John Saxon, Ronee Blakely, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund. 1, 2, Freddy’s coming for you. 3,4, better lock your door. 5,6, grab your crucifix. 7,8, gonna stay... Continue Reading →
Title: Fright Night Year: 1985 Dir.: Tom Holland Producer(s): Herb Jaffe Writer(s): Tom Holland Company: Columbia Pictures Starring: Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Stephen Geoffreys, Roddy McDowall. Vampires. It’s a popular concept or genre in horror. You know, you got the “first” vampire horror interpretation Nosferatu, film 1922, black and white and based off... Continue Reading →
Title: Hellraiser Year: 1987 Dir.: Clive Barker Producer(s): Christopher Figg Writer(s): Clive Barker (screenplay), The Hellbound Heart (novel) by Barker Company: Film Futures, Entertainment Film Distributors Starring: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley A “bankruptcy of imagination” is how film critic Roger Ebert described this film. And yes, Ebert definitely had a love/hate... Continue Reading →
Title: The Ring Year: 2002 Dir.: Gore Verbinski Producer(s): Walter F. Parkes, Laurie Macdonald Writer(s): Ring (novel) by Koji Suzuki, Ehren Kruger (screenplay) Company: DreamWorks Starring: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox, David Dorfman It’s the early 2000s and horror is definitely taking a turn from the 90s teen horror driven climate. We’re getting original... Continue Reading →
Title: Drag Me to Hell Year: 2009 Dir.: Sam Raimi Producer(s): Robert Tapert, Grant Curtis Writer(s): Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi Company: Universal Pictures Starring: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer and Adriana Barraza. Sam Raimi makes another appearance on the blog. But now, we’re not talking about Ash Williams, the Deadites,... Continue Reading →
Title: Scream 2 Year: 1997 Dir.: Wes Craven Producer(s): Wes Craven, Cathy Konrad, Marianne Maddalena Writer(s): Kevin Williamson Company: Dimension Films Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Jamie Kennedy, Elise Neal, Liev Schrieber, Jerry O’Connell, Timothy Olymphant, Laurie Metcalf, Jada Pinkett and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Kevin Williamson is making another appearance on this blog.... Continue Reading →
Title: Black Christmas Year: 1974 Dir.: Bob Clark Producer(s): Bob Clark Writer(s): A. Roy Moore Company: Ambassador Film Distributors, Warner Bros. Starring: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, Marian Waldman and John Saxon. Another Christmas/holiday themed movie in a row. This is one of those briefer, shorter posts because the cool cinematography bits... Continue Reading →
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