This film works on many different levels. Firstly, its a cracking horror film/thriller about a child murderer on the loose in the Berlin of 1931. Lang’s use of framing and lighting is a revelation and would prove highly influential in the wider medium of film. The film is also an amazing snapshot of Germany at the …
A class are transported to an island and its then disclosed that they have to kill each other with the last person left standing the winner. Brutal (as you'd expect) but also witty, humane and strangely poignant in places. This film is brilliantly acted, directed with style and is beautiful to look. Murder and deception …
Continue reading Day 2- 31 Days of Halloween- Battle Royale (2000)
What a cracking film to start my 31 Days of Halloween with. This is a British film which stars Bette Davis as a nanny for a family living in London in which a young boy has been sent away for supposedly killing his sister. The boy is due to be released after two years and …
Continue reading Day 1- 31 Days of Halloween- The Nanny (1965)
Every day in October I will be reviewing a different horror film. Some of the criteria I've used for the choice of films are - a film from each decade from the 1920s onwards - films from a number of different countries - a Friday the 13th film as within October this year the 13th falls on a Friday!!! …
I love the fact that a movie can be so original and iconic that it can inspire other films to be made. Think of Halloween (1978) and the tidal wave of slasher films that were unleashed in its wake. This can also happen with movie posters and a film's iconography. The Breakfast Club is a …
Last year I undertook a teaching course. At the end of said course we were required to give a presentation to the rest of the group that could last no longer than 30 mins and would be assessed. We could choose any topic and so I chose Dawn of the Dead (1978). I've now uploaded …
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A video I've just made- HERE Happy Halloween from Meathook Cinema 🙂
I became a fan of Herschell Gordon Lewis after reading about his work in the RE:Search book Incredibly Strange Films book (if you don't own this tome then buy it NOW!!! Its been a major influence and point of reference in my cult film adoration). Around this time there was an episode of Jonathan Ross' excellent …
More great news today! Heres the press statement regarding the 4k premiere of Night of the Living Dead- Press Release: NEW YORK, October 19, 2016—The Museum of Modern Art announces the addition of George A. Romero’s horror classic Night of the Living Dead to the upcoming To Save and Project festival in November. The iconic …
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This film has quite a reputation. It was submitted to the British Board of Film Classification for a rating. But it didn't receive a rating. The head of the BBFC was so disgusted with the film that he made sure it was actually escorted out of the country. Its still cut to this day after …
Continue reading The New York Ripper (1982) – Day 19 – 31 Days of Halloween
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