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Tag Archives: Halloween
3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s THE SHAPE OF WATER
The Shape of Water [2017] 1. He wants to add an extra S to GRAS. 2. “I think it’s some of my best work.” 3. Fingers bouncing across the carpet. 3 other things.
3 things about James Wan’s THE CONJURING
The Conjuring [2013] 1. On the piano, the same three notes. 2. The intake interview is conducted on November 1, All Hallows’ Day. 3. “She’s already gone. And now you’re all going to die.” The look on her face.
3 things about Bryan Forbes’s SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON
Séance on a Wet Afternoon [1964] 1. The group gradually disbands, each member leaving the house without speaking to one another. 2. A crock labelled RAISINS in the kitchen. 3. “Did I do it well?” Echoes of how Sunset Blvd. … Continue reading
3 things about George A. Romero’s THE AMUSEMENT PARK
The Amusement Park [1973] 1. “There’s nothing out there.” 2. Kind words while pickpocketing. 3. Chicken in the foreground.
3 things about Stuart Rosenberg’s THE AMITYVILLE HORROR
The Amityville Horror [1979] 1. What’s with the blueprint he retrieves from the Town Hall? 2. The house sits atop a massive oil deposit? 3. Why doesn’t he simply use his library card?
3 things about Lew Landers’ THE RAVEN
The Raven [1935] 1. Poe interpretive dance. 2. “You are saying something profound.” 3. The whole bedroom is an elevator.
3 things about Erle C. Kenton’s ISLAND OF LOST SOULS
Island of Lost Souls [1932] 1. Vegetarian because of the natives. 2. All coming right at you. 3. The mob smashes into a case of surgical instruments and begins the vivisection.
3 things about Edgar G. Ulmer’s THE BLACK CAT
The Black Cat [1934] 1. A selection of knives laid out neatly across his desk. 2. Supernatural baloney. 3. Vitrines of dead women.
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3 things about Jordan Peele’s GET OUT
Get Out [2017] 1. Pervasive Microsoft product placement. 2. They had to seal off the basement. Black mould. 3. She has a snack: a small portion of Froot Loops and a glass of milk. 3 other things.
3 things about Ingmar Bergman’s HOUR OF THE WOLF
Hour of the Wolf [1968] 1. She insists on showing him her accounting. 2. The man walks along the floor, walks along the wall, walks along the ceiling. 3. His hand methodically gliding down her body.