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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 29, 2014 19:50:00 GMT -5
I'm not signed up too play...but I'm currently watching Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The original, of course.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 29, 2014 20:58:20 GMT -5
I had a few new experiences today, Dr. Calgari, Freaks, El Orfanato and what has become a new favorite Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary. It's a film adaptation of a ballet of Dracula. I know, that sounds weird but the way it was staged and the black and white filming really gives it that old school feel and the asian guy playing Dracula was amazing.
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Post by berkley on Oct 29, 2014 21:35:05 GMT -5
Guy Maddin. One of the most unusual film-makers out there. Have a look at his short film, The Heart of the World on youtube if you haven't seen it. I think that one and My Winnipeg are his two best, but I'll watch anything he makes. I don't think all his experiments work 100% of the time, but his films are always unique and intriguing to watch.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 29, 2014 21:43:28 GMT -5
Yeah, I've since taken a look a few of his other films and they were pretty unique. I'm not much of an art-house film kind of guy but I'm a sucker for silent films so he is definitely for me.
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Post by shaxper on Oct 30, 2014 5:07:34 GMT -5
I had a few new experiences today, Dr. Calgari, Freaks, El Orfanato and what has become a new favorite Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary. It's a film adaptation of a ballet of Dracula. I know, that sounds weird but the way it was staged and the black and white filming really gives it that old school feel and the asian guy playing Dracula was amazing. Wow. That actually sounds amazing, and I may have to check it out today. Good for you for finally checking out Caligari and Freaks! I've never heard of El Orfanato. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 30, 2014 10:31:07 GMT -5
I had a few new experiences today, Dr. Calgari, Freaks, El Orfanato and what has become a new favorite Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary. It's a film adaptation of a ballet of Dracula. I know, that sounds weird but the way it was staged and the black and white filming really gives it that old school feel and the asian guy playing Dracula was amazing. Wow. That actually sounds amazing, and I may have to check it out today. Good for you for finally checking out Caligari and Freaks! I've never heard of El Orfanato. Yeah, Caligari is just one of those classics that I've almost always been aware of but for one reason or another I never seemed to get around to seeing, and I think you suggested Freaks last year(and if not you then definitely someone on the classics board). And I think you'd enjoy El Orfanato, it's a Spanish horror film produced by Guillermo del Toro about a woman and her family who move into an old orphanage hoping to turn it into a school for disabled children...only to learn it's haunted. It's sort of Turn of the Screw meets the Shining. Just make sure you see the Spanish one and not the American remake. As for Pages from a Virgin's Diary, that's one you need to see pronto. Seriously, I bought it as a curiosity, I thought, " A ballet, of Dracula?" but it's filmed so well and the choreography doesn't detract from the mood of the film at all but rather it heightened it as it was both sensual and eerie. I thought I'd get a laugh out of it, but it was actually one of the most well done films I've ever seen. |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 30, 2014 11:42:39 GMT -5
Yeah, Caligari is just one of those classics that I've almost always been aware of but for one reason or another I never seemed to get around to seeing, and I think you suggested Freaks last year(and if not you then definitely someone on the classics board). me. Added to my "to watch" list. Just made arrangements to watch this tonight  |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 30, 2014 12:20:07 GMT -5
Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy Wait...what now?  |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 30, 2014 12:23:46 GMT -5
As an aside I have a few more variations on Dracula lined up for today, the BBC's 1977 "Count Dracula" and a home town version done by Boston's WGBH (the local PBS affiliate) done in 2006. I've never seen either but I love Dracula.
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Post by MDG on Oct 30, 2014 12:28:37 GMT -5
Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy Wait...what now? Possibly the Best Movie Ever. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 30, 2014 14:38:14 GMT -5
Wait...what now? Possibly the Best Movie Ever. Ah, yes, the joys of Mexican Cinema.
"La maladiccion de la llorona," or "The Curse of the Crying Woman," is the one I would suggest.
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 30, 2014 14:42:05 GMT -5
I put The Woman in White on my list, but it's not really horror.
I saw it because of Eleanor Parker because she's so great.
It's a pretty good mystery, based on an 1859 novel that is supposed to be one of the early mystery novels. Sydney Greenstreet is great as always. And it's always nice to see Alexis Smith and Agnes Moorehead.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 30, 2014 17:43:00 GMT -5
The BBC Dracula was a decent, if somewhat dated, adaptation but the stand out was the 2006 WGBH production. It departs radically from Stoker's original creating an occult group that manipulates Arthur Holmwood into financing Dracula's invasion of London in exchange for a cure for syphilis which he had recently learned he had contracted at birth. It plays out as a horror/thriller which is very energetic, and if you can accept that it is a huge departure from the original I think you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
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Post by shaxper on Oct 30, 2014 18:39:32 GMT -5
The BBC Dracula was a decent, if somewhat dated, adaptation but the stand out was the 2006 WGBH production. It departs radically from Stoker's original creating an occult group that manipulates Arthur Holmwood into financing Dracula's invasion of London in exchange for a cure for syphilis which he had recently learned he had contracted at birth. It plays out as a horror/thriller which is very energetic, and if you can accept that it is a huge departure from the original I think you'll enjoy it as much as I did. Intriguing, especially since the original vampire stories were considered to be allegory for sexual behavior leading to the transmission of syphilis. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 30, 2014 19:02:22 GMT -5
The BBC Dracula was a decent, if somewhat dated, adaptation but the stand out was the 2006 WGBH production. It departs radically from Stoker's original creating an occult group that manipulates Arthur Holmwood into financing Dracula's invasion of London in exchange for a cure for syphilis which he had recently learned he had contracted at birth. It plays out as a horror/thriller which is very energetic, and if you can accept that it is a huge departure from the original I think you'll enjoy it as much as I did. Intriguing, especially since the original vampire stories were considered to be allegory for sexual behavior leading to the transmission of syphilis. Yeah, which is why I think that angle was introduced here, they even gave Dracula a sort of rash on the palms of his hands which fits the disease as well. It's some what lacking in character development, but the acting is strong and the faster than usual pace is pretty fun. Not the best Dracula film out there, but definitely worth seeing. |
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