Watching Corpse Bride - and commercials - at the Grove
I went to see Tim Burton's CORPSE BRIDE again last night. I'm happy to report that, having gotten over my
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Horror Movies
After Dark Horrorfest Reviews
So far I've seen only two of After Dark's "8 FIlms to Die For," DYING BREED and FROM WITHIN. Although
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Haunted Hacienda: The Art of the Mexican Horror Film - Review & Video
Event Date & Time: Gallery exhibition of posters, lobby cards & stills from Mexican horror films Location: Drkrm Gallery -
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House of Wax at 3D Expo - with Paul Picerni Q&A
The screening at the Egyptian Theatre last night of HOUSE OF WAX was a real treat. Not only was it
Read moreScreamfest Screenings: Three Extremes & Bunshinsaba (Ouija Board)
Took a break from Halloween haunts this Saturday, went to ScreamFest instead to see some movies: a few short subjects
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Mainstreaming Necrophilia, Part 2
Two months ago to the day, I joked in this post that Tim Burton's CORPSE BRIDE would endorse necrophilia under
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Mainstreaming Necrophilia with the Corpse Bride
Tim Burton's new film version of Roald Dahl's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY begins with a wonderful computer-generated sequence of
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Writing Emily Rose: Scott Derrickson & Paul Harris Boardman
As part of an American Film Institute series at the ArcLight Cinemas, the screenwriting team of Scott Derrickson and Paul
Read moreAbbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, with Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Location: Billy Wilder Theater, Courtyard Level, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024 Date: October 31 at 11am
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1925 Phantom of the Opera Review
This silent film adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s novel is one of the classics in the history of the horror genre,
Read moreSinister
Summit Entertainment releases this "frightening new thriller from the producer of the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY films and the writer-director of THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE." Ethan Hawke stars as a true crime novelist who discovers some disturbing home movies that plunge his family into a nightmarish experience of supernatural horror. Rated R.
Release Date: October 12
Location: nationwide
Read moreFAUST by Jan Svankmajer
As part of its series "The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer," the Cinefamily screens Svankmajer's baffling but fascinating 1994 feature-length film version of the famous legend of the man who sold his soul. Svankmajer, combines live-action, stop-motion, and other techniques, while borrowing bits and pieces from previous texts on the subject: Goethe, Marlowe, etc. The result is unconventional to say the least. Location: The Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Date: September 15 at 5pm
Read moreUpdate: REC 3 replaces TENEBRE
UPDATE: The Cinefamily's calendar of events for the Silent Movie Theatre had promised a rare 35-millimeter screening of Dario Argento's
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