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Category Archives: cinema 2014
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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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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/slash 1/2 2014 – Day 3: Young Detective Dee, Der Samurai, The Raid 2: Berandal, Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon The first one was… ok, but nothing special. I didn’t really expect a lot from this, not least because it’s a prequel, but I was pleasently surprised – and well entertained. It’s … Continue reading
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The Expendables 3
(Aside: I know I still owe you five /slash reviews, but I attended one of my very rare press screenings today, and afterwards was asked to write a short review in english for the distributor. Which, obviously, I did right … Continue reading
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/slash 1/2 2014 – Day 2: The Sacrament, Under You Skin, All Cheerleaders Die, Witching & Bitching
The Sacrament: I’m not a big fan of pseudo-documentaries and/or found footage – however, it’s not so much the style that jarrs me, than the movies itself. One thing that always bugs me considerably is if you wanna have all … Continue reading
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Slash 1/2 2014 – Day 1: You and the Night, The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears, Dracula 3D
You and the Night: A little too weird for my taste, and it took me a while to really find my way into the film and settle in, but once I did I started to enjoy it. Also: Great performances … Continue reading
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