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Prelude to /slash #10: See No Evil
See No Evil USA 2006 Written by Dan Madigan Directed by Gregory Dark In previous years, the surprise movies at the /slash Filmfestival really were surprises. They may have dropped some hints here and there, and last year I actually … Continue reading
Prelude to /slash #9: Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek Australia 2005 Written by Greg Mclean Directed by Greg Mclean First of all: I’m not a huge fan of the “based on true events”-trend in horror movies. There are very few that really benefit from this label, and … Continue reading
Prelude to /slash #8: The ABCs of Death
The ABCs of Death USA/NZ 2012 Written by a whole bunch of people Directed by even more people While I have nothing against anthology-films in general, I was very sceptic about this one. 26 short films about death, each 4 … Continue reading
Prelude to /slash #7: Sien nui yau wan (A Chinese Ghost Story)
Sien nui yau wan (A Chinese Ghost Story) Hong Kong 1987 Written by Gai Chi Yuen Directed by Siu-Tung Ching After an absolutely brilliant, gloriously shot and beautifully looking prologue that for me also was the best part of the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Chinese Ghost Story, asian cinema, filmmuseum, first viewing
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Prelude to /slash #6: God Told Me To
Gold Told Me To USA 1976 Written by Larry Cohen Directed by Larry Cohen It’s now been more than 24 hours since I’ve seen it, and I’m still not sure what to make of it – which makes writing a … Continue reading
Prelude to /slash #5: Near Dark
Near Dark USA 1987 Written by Kathryn Bigelow & Eric Red Directed by Kathryn Bigelow “Near Dark” is as 80s as 80s-movies get. The blueish color palette, the synthesizer-soundtrack, the costumes, the atmosphere… it lives and breathes the 80s. As … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, filmmuseum, first viewing, horror, Kathryn Bigelow
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Prelude to /slash #4: Profondo Rosso (Deep Red)
Profondo Rosso (Deep Red)) Italy 1975 Written by Dario Argento & Bernardino Zapponi Directed by Dario Argento Maybe it was my heightened expectations after “Suspiria”, but I wasn’t that taken with “Profondo Rosso”. It’s a decent movie and I enjoyed … Continue reading
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Tagged Dario Argento, filmmuseum, first viewing, horror
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Prelude to /slash #3: Halloween
Halloween USA 1978 Written by John Carpenter & Debra Hill Directed by John Carpenter Obviously, I had seen this a couple of times already, but when the Filmmuseum annouced it as part of their horror retrospective, I jumped at the … Continue reading
Prelude to /slash #2: Suspiria
Suspiria Italy 1977 Written by Dario Argento & Daria Nicolodi Directed by Dario Argento Dario Argento was the guest at this years /slash 1/2-festival in May. However, I hadn’t actually seen any of his movies yet at that time (I … Continue reading
Prelude to /slash #1: Night of the Living Dead
(Aside 1: Concerning “Under the Skin”: Since my review’s long overdue anyway, I thought it would be nice to also read the book, and do a double review of the movie and the novel. Since I gotta read it first, … Continue reading
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Tagged filmmuseum, George A. Romero, horror, rewatch
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