Title: It Follows Year: 2014 Dir.: David Robert Mitchell Producer(s): Rebecca Green, David Robert Mitchell, Laura D. Smith, David Kaplan, Erik Rommesmo Writer(s): David Robert Mitchell Company: Radius-TWC Starring: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zavatto, Jake Weary, Olivia Luccardi and Lili Sepe. It Follows is a good addition into the horror genre during our segway... Continue Reading →
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: It’s a jump to the left.
Title: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Year: 1975 Dir.: Jim Sharman Producer(s): Lou Adler, Michael White Writer(s): Richard O’Brien (based on original theatre production with lyrics, etc), Jim Sharman Company: 20th Century Fox Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O’Brien, Patricia Quinn, Little Nell/Nell Campbell, Meatloaf, Charles Gray. "I would like to... if... Continue Reading →
Alice, Sweet Alice; Prey for Her.
Title: Alice, Sweet Alice Year: 1976 Dir.: Alfred Sole Producer(s): Edward Salier Writer(s): Alfred Sole, Rosemary Ritvo Company: Allied Artists Starring: Linda Miller, Paula Sheppard, Lillian Roth, Brooke Shields (first film), Niles McNaster and Jane Lowry. A movie about family. A movie about sibling rivalry. A movie about religion. A movie that’s a whodunit with... Continue Reading →
Suspiria; a Dario Argento classic.
Title: Suspiria Year: 1977 Dir.: Dario Argento Producer(s): Claudio and Salvatore Argento Writer(s): Dario Argento, Daria Nicolodi, an essay (1845, Thomas De Quincey) “Suspiria de Profundis” Company: Seda Spettacoli, Produzioni Atlas Consorziate Starring: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé, Alida Valli, Udo Kier and Joan Bennett. How do we start off talking about... Continue Reading →
Night of the Creeps; If you scream, you’re dead.
Title: Night of the Creeps Year: 1986 Dir.: Fred Dekker Producer: Charles Gordon Writer(s): Fred Dekker Company: TriStar Pictures Starring: Jason Lively, Tom Atkins, Jill Whitlow, and Steven Marshall. I’m skipping over quite a few movies to talk about this one because I recently just sat down and watched this movie (last week) for the... Continue Reading →
I Know What You Did Last Summer; No one saw him step out.
Title: I Know What You Did Last Summer Year: 1997 Dir.: Jim Gillespie Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Eric Feig Writer(s): Kevin Williamson (screenplay), Lois Duncan (author of I Know What You Did Last Summer, 1973). Company: Mandalay Entertainment, Columbia Pictures Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze Jr., Anne Heche, Bridgette... Continue Reading →
Scream; Don’t answer the phone.
Title: Scream Year: 1996 Dir.: Wes Craven Producer: Cathy Conrad, Cary Woods Writer(s): Kevin Williamson Company: Dimension Films, Woods Entertainment Starring: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan and Drew Barrymore Where to start with Scream. Scream is an iconic horror film. It is an iconic pop culture film. It... Continue Reading →
Bram Stoker’s Dracula; The Blood is the Life.
Title: Bram Stoker’s Dracula Year: 1992 Dir.: Francis Ford Coppola Producer: Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Fuchs, Charles Mulvehill Writer(s): Bram Stoker (“Dracula”), James V. Hart Company: American Zoetrope, Columbia Pictures Starring: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Anthony Hopkins, Cary Elwes, Sadie Frost, Richard E. Grant, Tom Waits. This movie is an art nerd’s wet... Continue Reading →
The Fog; Stomach Pounder and a Coke.
Title: The Fog Year: 1980 Dir.: John Carpenter Producer: Debra Hill Writer(s): John Carpenter, Debra Hill Company: AVCO Embassy Pictures Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, Janet Leigh, Nancy Loomis, Ty Mitchell, Charles Cyphers. *Warning: this might be pretty short compared to the previous post. After viewing a rough cut of... Continue Reading →
Sleepy Hollow; It was a headless horseman!
Title: Sleepy Hollow Year: 1999 Dir.: Tim Burton Producer: Scott Rudin, Adam Schroeder, Francis Ford Coppola Writer(s): Washington Irving (short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”), Kevin Yagher, Andrew Kevin Walker Company: Paramount Pictures Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Casper Van Dien, Michael Gambon, Christopher Walken, Jeffrey Jones, Richard Griffiths, Ian McDiarmid Gothic.... Continue Reading →
