Month: December 2014

The Last House on the Left: Angry, Ugly People

On By C.H. NewellIn 1972, Blu ray, Blue Underground, Crime, David Hess, Exploitation, Film, Filmmaking, Grindhouse, Horror, Ingmar Bergman, Movies, Reviews, Sean Cunningham, The Last House on the Left, The Virgin Spring, Wes Craven1 Comment

Wes Craven's early work expresses a ton of violence from angry, ugly people at pretty young things.

Maniac is an Innovative & Horrific Remake

On By C.H. NewellIn Alexandre Aja, Blu ray, Blue Underground, Elijah Wood, Film, Filmmaking, Frank Khalfoun, Gore, Horror, Joe Spinell, Movies, Remake, Reviews, SlasherLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiULAdLufJs Maniac. 2012. Dir. Franck Khalfoun. Screenplay by Alexandre Aja & Grégory Levasseur; based on the original screenplay for the 1980 film by Joe Spinell. Starring Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, and America Olivo. Canal+. Rated 18A. 89 minutes. Horror ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★ (Blu ray release) First off, I really enjoyed the William Lustig directed original Maniac with …

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Seconds: The Future of Identity

On By C.H. NewellIn 1966, Black and White, Blu ray, Classic Horror, Criterion, Film, Filmmaking, Horror, James Wong Howe, John Frankenheimer, Movies, Mystery, Psychological horror, Reviews, Rock Hudson, SecondsLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2jfYYdvRDM Seconds. 1966. Dir. John Frankenheimer. Screenplay by Lewis John Carlino; based on the novel by David Ely. Starring Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, and John Randolph. Cinematography by James Wong Howe. Edited by Ferris Webster. Paramount Pictures. Rated R. 106 minutes. Drama/Horror/Mystery ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Criterion Blu ray release) John Frankenheimer has directed a few incredible films, …

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The Bride of Frankenstein is a Horror Sequel Classic

On By C.H. NewellIn 1935, Blu ray, Boris Karloff, Classic Horror, Film, Filmmaking, Frankenstein, Horror, James Whale, Literature, Mary Shelley, Movies, Novels, Reviews, Sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein, Universal Monsters, Universal PicturesLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYD3-pIF9jQ The Bride of Frankenstein.  1935. Dir. James Whale. Screenplay by William Hurlbut. Starring Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger, Gavin Gordon, Douglas Walton, and Una O'Connor. Universal Pictures. Rated G.  75 minutes. Comedy/Drama/Horror ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my earlier Blu ray review of James Whale's original Frankenstein click …

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Music Heals All in Metalhead

On By C.H. NewellIn Drama, Film, Foreign Films, Heavy Metal, Iceland, Málmhaus, Metalhead, Movies, ReviewsLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyxhcNsjWKI Málmhaus (English title: Metalhead). 2013. Directed & Written by Ragnar Bragason. Starring Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Thora Bjorg Helga, Sveinn Olafur Gunnarsson, and Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson. Unrated. 97 minutes. Drama ★★★★1/2 Hera, as a young girl on her family's farm, witnesses her older brother Baldur die in a freak accident while riding a tractor. Later, as …

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