The lost art of writing a kickass movie tagline. Heres our top 10 favourite taglines of all time (in descending order). Have we missed any out? Leave your suggestions in the comments... 10) Frankenhooker- 'A terrifying tale of sluts and bolts' 9) Blood Beach- 'Just when it's safe to go back in the water...you can't …
OK so now I'm officially excited. The trailer for Phantasm Remastered is here.
Remember lobby cards? Scenes from film displayed under the main cinema poster. I remember poring over these cards outside my local cinema (The Odeon in York, England) as a kid and trying to imagine the scenes depicted. I even had nightmares looking at some of the posters and lobby cards for certain horror films. And …
Continue reading Meathook Cinema Archives- ‘Black Christmas’ (1974) UK lobby cards
Got Letterboxd? Add Meathook Cinema as a friend on there. We've just viewed, loved and reviewed the 80s classic Terror in the Aisles. Heres a link to the review- https://letterboxd.com/meathookcinema/film/terror-in-the-aisles/ We're taking the 31 Days of Halloween challenge in October which means a review a day 🙂
I happened to have an argument with someone online regarding the movie Showgirls. They said that the film was 'godawful', 'so bad its good' and that they only watch the film 'ironically'. It's because of people like Mr Ironic that going to the cinema is sometimes a painful experience these days. I've had too many …
Continue reading Oh The Irony! My Sincere and Un-ironic Love of Cult Cinema
I was thrilled to see the first few clips that appeared on YouTube of excerpts from John Carpenter's first ever gig. Hes currently touring the globe performing some of the pieces of music that have featured in his films. Whilst these are soundtracks to his films these pieces of music are also the soundtracks to …
I was sad to learn that George Kennedy had passed away. He had been in such gems as Cool Hand Luke, the T.V. series Dallas and Thunderbolt and Lightfoot- one hell of an eclectic career. Kennedy was of course also one of the cast of the masterpiece 'Just Before Dawn' from 1981. If you haven't …
How come I didn't get the memo about Shudder?! I was looking for the Giallo movie Bay of Blood to watch on Netflix but it wasn't there anymore. I looked online and discovered the horror movie streaming site Shudder. This site is amazing- its like Netflix for horror fans. Plenty of new films, old classics …
I've just watched This Movie Is Not Yet Rated. What a brilliant documentary this is. An examination of the MPAA- an organisation wherein the raters aren't identified, the criteria for classifying a movie aren't clear and where studio films receive feedback but independent films don't. Corrupt, fascist, archaic. And I thought us Brits had it …
***SPOILER ALERT*** Don't read this unless you've seen 'Cruising'. I remember the first time I saw the film Cruising (1980). It was 1996 and I was studying Film at Brunel University in London- a newly 'out' 20-year-old gay man who was completely comfortable with his sexuality. I had come out on moving to London from …
Continue reading ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’-Friedkin’s ‘Cruising’ (1980)
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