Viewing Journal: 10/31/2010

HAPPY HALLOWS' EVE!!   

411) POLTERGEIST
(1982 dir. Tobe Hooper) 4th Viewing: October 31 2010

• You'd think Tobe Hooper and Spielberg wouldn't gel so well together. 
• Still packs a visceral punch after all these years. 
• I miss the old school ILM effects

410) CAT PEOPLE
(1942 dir. Jacques Tourneur) 2nd Viewing: October 31 2010

The infamous swimming pool scene in this brought back memories of that dreadful feeling I had whilst watching Kiyoshi Kurosawa's PULSE circa 2005 at the Dallas Magnolia. The theatre was empty except for me by my lonesome on a late night weekday screening. The ambient noises on the soundtrack had me spooked & I became paranoid that there was someone (or something) in the theatre with me too. I've never been more paralyzed with fear in a theatre before or since. 

Not to mention the long quiet walk to my car. All the theatre staff had gone home & locked up and the parking garage was now abandoned. Holy shnikes it was an eerie feeling! I can only imagine what Jane Randolph's character must of felt in her predicament in CAT PEOPLE. Just goes to show an expert use of darkness and sound can be much more effective than any creature or violent act.

409) IP MAN
(2010 dir. Wilson Yip) Date Seen: October 31 2010

Viewing Journal: 10/30/2010

408) NIGHT CATCHES US
(2010 dir. Tanya Hamilton) Date Seen: October 30 2010

VIewing Journal: 10/29/2010

407) HOWL
(2010 dir. Rob Epstein) Date Seen: October 29 2010

406) MACGRUBER
(2010 dir. Jorma Taccone) 2nd Viewing: October 29 2010

VIewing Journal: 10/28/2010

405) BLOW OUT
(1981 dir. Brian De Palma) 4th Viewing: October 28 2010

404) EVERYONE ELSE
(2010 dir. Maren Ade) 2nd Viewing: October 28 2010

403) GOODBYE SOLO
(2009 dir. Ramin Bahrani) 2nd Viewing: October 28 2010

Viewing Journal: 10/27/2010

402) PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2
(2010 dir. Tod Williams) Date Seen: October 27 2010

401) CITY OF EMBER
(2008 dir. Gil Kenan) Date Seen: October 27 2010

Viewing Journal: 10/26/2010

400) FRIDA
(2002 dir. Julie Taymor) 3rd Viewing: October 26 2010

399) PULSE
(2001 dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa) 3rd Viewing: October 26 2010

Viewing Journal: 10/25/2010

398) DAY OF THE DEAD
(1985 dir. George Romero) 5th Viewing: October 25 2010

397) 

   NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

(1968 dir. George Romero) 7th Viewing: October 25 2010

396) DRACULA
(1931 dir. Tod Browning) 5th Viewing: October 25 2010

Viewing Journal: 10/24/2010

395) HEREAFTER
(2010 dir. Clint Eastwood) Date Seen: October 24 2010

Viewing Journal: 10/23/2010

394) WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN"
(2010 dir. Davis Guggenheim) Date Seen: October 23 2010

393) HORROR OF DRACULA
(1958 dir. Terrence Fisher) 2nd Viewing: October 23 2010

392) AJAMI
(2009 dir. Copti/Shani) Date Seen: October 23 2010

Viewing Journal: 10/22/2010

392) NOWHERE BOY
(2010 dir. Sam Taylor-Wood) Date Seen: October 22 2010

Turns out that dingus kid from KICK ASS is actually a pretty good actor.. Would be cool if when this eventually hit home video markets they packaged it with THE HOURS AND THE TIMES.

 

391) THE SQUARE
(2010 dir. Nash Edgerton) Date Seen: October 22 2010

The existential noir is back! In a big way.. & while this might not be on the same level as NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, it's still uniquely thrilling & an admirable genre exercise.

Viewing Journal: 10/21/2010

390) DAWN OF THE DEAD
(1978 dir. George Romero) 6th Viewing: October 21 2010

Viewing Journal: 10/20/2010

389) THE RUNNING MAN
(1987 dir. Paul Michael Glaser) 2nd Viewing: October 20 2010

"It's no fun until someone dies"

388) CODE 46
(2004 dir. Michael Winterbottom) Date Seen: October 20 2010

387) MANHATTAN
(1979 dir. Woody Allen) 3rd Viewing: October 20 2010

386) RE-CYCLE
(2006 dir. Oxide & Danny Pang) Date Seen: October 20 2010

385) THE FALL
(2008 dir. Tarsem) 3rd Viewing: October 20 2010

384) 300
(2007 dir. Zack Snyder) 2nd Viewing: October 20 2010

383) PANIC ROOM
(2002 dir. David Fincher) 2nd Viewing: October 20 2010