Halloween (1978)

“Do you see anything you like?” Lynda unknowingly teases to a disguised Michael Myers. I have longed to see John Carpenter’s original 1978 classic Halloween on the big screen.  The IFC Center held a John Carpenter retrospective last year as a … Continue reading →

NY Comic Con ’13: Cosplay Images Day Two

NY Comic Con: Saturday October 12, 2013

NY Comic Con ’13: Day Two Overview

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Prior to entering the Javits Center on Saturday October 12th, there was a flea market nearby and I stopped by a comics section.  To my surprise, I found issues #1, 2, and 3 of the comic adaptation for the 1988 … Continue reading →

The Evil Dead (1981)

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“No, no.  It was the woods themselves!” sobs Cheryl to Ash.  “They’re alive, Ashley.  The trees; they’re alive!” My first encounter with The Evil Dead films was seeing copies of the original trilogy on VHS available at K-Mart 15 years ago … Continue reading →

Blu-ray Tuesdays: 10/29/13 Recommendations

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Possession (1981)

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“Goodness is only some kind of reflection upon evil,” says Anna.  “That’s all it is.” I’ve seen quite a number of horror films in my life, but I haven’t quite really seen anything like Andrzej Zulawski’s 1981 cult classic Possession … Continue reading →

‘Monster House’ & ‘ParaNorman’

Halloween is almost upon us.  It was tough finding the eight appropriate animated films for these Halloween-themed installments of Animation Corner, but I managed to not only find the eight I needed but several more.  Some weren’t used this month … Continue reading →

Blu-ray Tuesdays: 10/22/13 Recommendations

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NY Comic Con ’13: ‘Oldboy’ Panel

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[Sorry for the lateness; I just got around to posting this.] After sitting through the Robot Chicken panel in the late afternoon on Friday October 11th (in order to gain a good seat), I stayed for the Oldboy panel and … Continue reading →

The Conjuring (2013)

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  “We’ve been called ghost hunters.  Paranormal researchers.  Wackos,” says Ed Warren to the classroom.  His wife Lorraine adds, “But we prefer to be known simply as Ed and Lorraine Warren.” I first heard about James Wan’s The Conjuring at … Continue reading →