3 things about Terence Fisher’s HORROR OF DRACULA

Posted on October 23, 2018 by robchristopher

Horror of Dracula [1958]

1. Librarian/vampire hunter.
2. An old woman with a stake through her heart.
3. Crumbled foot, hand, face.

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Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation is coming!

Posted on October 23, 2018 by robchristopher

Co-curated by Roy’s World animator Lilli Carré, the 2018 edition of Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation is right around the corner. And in three different time zones! First, on Nov. 3 at REDCAT in LA; then on Nov. 10 at Block Cinema in Evanston, Illinois; and finally Nov. 26 at Pioneer Works in NYC. Check out all the details on the festival website.

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3 things about Terence Fisher’s THE DEVIL’S BRIDE (aka THE DEVIL RIDES OUT)

Posted on October 22, 2018 by robchristopher

The Devil’s Bride [1968]

1. “Don’t look at its eyes!”
2. Spider and girl.
3. Time travel!

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3 things about Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack’s KING KONG

Posted on October 20, 2018 by robchristopher

King Kong [1933]

1. Jawbreaking.
2. The $20 ticket to see the beast is equivalent to about $388 today.
3. He examines the bullethole in his chest, the blood on his fingers.

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3 things about Werner Herzog’s INTO THE INFERNO

Posted on October 18, 2018 by robchristopher

Into the Inferno [2016]

1. Chicken Church.
2. After an explosion, never turn your back on the crater. Look up for volcanic bombs.
3. “This boiling mass is just monumentally indifferent to scurrying roaches, retarded reptiles, and vapid humans alike.”

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3 things about David Lynch’s WILD AT HEART

Posted on October 17, 2018 by robchristopher

Wild at Heart [1990]

1. Flickering flame light fixtures in the motel room.
2. “I’ve got sticky stuff in my hair.”
3. Multiple car accidents.

3 other things.

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3 things about Eric Weston’s EVILSPEAK

Posted on October 16, 2018 by robchristopher

Evilspeak [1981]

1. “I hope we have the financial resources to do right by him.”
“Oh, I’m sure you will, Colonel. I’ll have a talk with the Senator tonight. He’s very big on military causes, especially tax-exempt ones.”
2. Speed typing.
3. Head twist.

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3 things about Jayne Loader & Kevin Rafferty & Pierce Rafferty’s THE ATOMIC CAFE

Posted on October 10, 2018 by robchristopher

The Atomic Cafe [1982]

1. Sign: “If you wouldn’t tell Stalin, don’t say it!”
2. James Gregory (Senator Iselin from The Manchurian Candidate) as a patriotic army man warning of the dangers of enemy propaganda.
3. Recommended: an ample supply of tranquilizers for your fallout shelter.

An all-time classic.

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3 things about Ken Russell’s THE DEVILS

Posted on October 9, 2018 by robchristopher

The Devils [1971]

1. Eye socket maggots.
3. The box is empty.
3. An empty road, bordered by several Catherine wheels, stretching into the distance.

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3 things about Freddie Francis’ TALES FROM THE CRYPT

Posted on October 8, 2018 by robchristopher

Tales from the Crypt [1972]

1. The wisdom of murdering one’s husband on Christmas Eve while one’s child is upstairs in bed waiting for Santa.
2. Every part of him will be alive forever.
3. As he makes his way through the gauntlet of razor blades, the camera’s POV is at his eye level. Very effective.

3 other things.

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