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Coda to /slash #5: Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead USA/Italy 1978 Written by George A. Romero Directed by George A. Romero “Night of the Living Dead” was the first movie that I saw at this years horror retrospective at the Austrian Filmmuseum; thus, it also … Continue reading
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Tagged Dawn of the Dead, filmmuseum, George A. Romero, horror
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Coda to /slash #4: Under the Skin
Under the Skin UKUSA 2013 Written by Jonathan Glazer & Walter Campbell, based on the novel by Michel Faber Directed by Jonathan Glazer ICYMI: I had already seen “Under the Skin” in may, at this years /slash 1/2-Festival. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged horror, Jonathan Glazer, Scarlet Johansson, science fiction, Under the Skin
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Coda to /slash #3: Vargtimmen (Hour of the Wolf)
Vargtimmen (Hour of the Wolf) Sweden 1968 Written by Ingmar Bergman Directed by Ingmar Bergman “Hour of the Wolf” was my first Bergman-movie, but I’m pretty sure that it won’t be my last. What’s most impressive about it are the … Continue reading
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Tagged black & white, Die Stunde des Wolfs, filmmuseum, horror, Hour of the Wolf, Ingmar Bergman, Sweden, Vargtimmen
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Coda to /slash #1: The Shining (US-Cut)
The Shining UKUSA 1980 Written by Stanley Kubrick & Diane Johnson Directed by Stanley Kubrick While I catched bits and pieces here and there over the years on TV, I only really saw “The Shining” about two years ago – … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative cut, filmmuseum, horror, Jack Nicholson, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining
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/slash 2014 – Day 11: 13 Sins
13 Sins USA 2014 Written by Daniel Stamm & David Birke Directed by Daniel Stamm “13 Sins” was this years “supporter & friends”-exclusive Secret Society-screening. And while I already knew the other two surprise movies in advance, in this case, I … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 Sins, Daniel Stamm, horror, thriller
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/slash 2014 – Day 10: Wolf Creek 2
Wolf Creek 2 Australia 2013 Written by Greg Mclean & Aaron Sterns Directed by Greg Mclean I’m not sure if the world needed a sequel to “Wolf Creek”, but alas, we got one regardless. The good news is that it’s … Continue reading
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/slash 2014 – Day 10: The ABCs of Death 2
The ABCs of Death 2 USA/New Zealand/Canada/Israel/Japan 2013 Written by far too many people to mention them all Directed by… see above This will be one of my shorter reviews; not because I haven’t got anything to say about the … Continue reading
/slash 2014 – Day 10: These Final Hours
These Final Hours Australia 2013 Written by Zak Hilditch Directed by Zak Hilditch A fair word of warning: I’d be surprised if there were many people who are going to love this movie as much as I did. It’s just … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, drama, end of the world, science fiction, These Final Hours, Zak Hilditch
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/slash 2014 – Day 10: La Danza de la Realidad (The Dance of Reality)
La Danza de la Realidad (The Dance of Reality) Chile/France 2013 Written by Alejandro Jodorowsky Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky Given the fact that I’m not the biggest fan when movies get too weird and surreal (as you might have noticed … Continue reading
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Tagged Alejandro Jodorowsky, chile, comedy, drama, fantasy, La danza de la realidad, The Dance of Reality
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/slash 2014 – Day 10: Escape From Tomorrow
Escape From Tomorrow USA 2013 Written by Randy Moore Directed by Randy Moore Going in, I suspected that this would be a movie that I would either love or hate. Turns out, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. I … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, disney, Escape From Tomorrow, fantasy, horror, Randy Moore
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