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Tag Archives: Halloween
3 things about The Spierig Brothers’ DAYBREAKERS
Daybreakers [2009] 1. Community warning: one hour until sunup. 2. He swirls it around in the glass, savoring the bouquet. 3. Waves of devourers becoming the devoured. Trim, smart, exciting, underrated. Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe are big assets.
3 things about Sutton Roley’s CHOSEN SURVIVORS
Chosen Survivors [1974] 1. Gauntlet while sedated. 2. Tweezers, bat tongue. 3. Solid blue (plastic?) tableware.
3 things about Lewis Allen’s THE UNINVITED
The Uninvited [1944] 1. Wilting bouquet. 2. Miss Holloway’s tall, throne-like office chair. 3. While it’s still lit, he throws the candelabra up the stairs and at the ghost.
3 things about Robert Wiene’s THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari [1920] 1. Cesar is 23. 2. Branches and leaves like scythes. 3. “Now I know exactly how to cure him.”
3 things about Roger Corman’s “X” THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES
“X” The Man with the X-Ray Eyes [1963] 1. Detached eyeball bobbing in a bubbling beaker. 2. She tells him, “I like urgent men.” Then he does the twist. 3. Two black orbs. A bloody gash running down the left … Continue reading
3 things about George McCowan’s FROGS
Frogs [1972] 1. “We are the ugly rich.” 2. Hopping across the birthday cake, which is decorated like an American flag. 3. Stuck in the muck and massacred by snapping turtles.
3 things about Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
Young Frankenstein [1974] 1. He tiptoes over to the door and says, quietly, “Let me out. Let me out of here. Get me the hell out of here.” 2. He looks up at God and shakes his head. 3. Igor’s … Continue reading
3 things about Roy Ward Baker’s THE VAULT OF HORROR
The Vault of Horror [1973] 1. Neck tap. 2. A jar labeled “ODDS AND ENDS.” 3. Tan corduroy suit with a loud, wide red tie. 3 other things.
3 things about Irvin Kershner’s EYES OF LAURA MARS
Eyes of Laura Mars [1978] 1. Furs and flames. 2. Rene Auberjonois in a dress and heels and floppy hat. 3. He stabs his reflection in the mirror, shattering his right eye.
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