As the 3D debate rages on, more directors are taking up the medium even as the public seems to be rejecting it. James Cameron promised great things with Avatar but delivered an unremarkable animated tale whose 3D was as flat…
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Rainespots: Bille August
Filmmaker Spotlight When most people think of Danish cinema, the controversial work of Lars von Trier usually comes to mind. August on the other hand has been making quietly powerful and personal cinema for years. Influenced by the early realist…
Horrible Imaginings returns to frighten and delight San Diego audiences
Local film festival scares up a respectable following. Last year saw the inception of San Diego’s first film festival dedicated to macabre cinema and art. The response was so overwhelmingly positive that a second year was a certainty. On November…
Son of 31 Nights, 31 Frights: Wrap-up
It’s been another fantastic Halloween month. I hope you enjoyed the daily selection of films chosen for this year’s fright film fest. Special thanks to guest blogger, Miguel Rodriguez, for his contributions. Below is a listing of all the films highlighted this year. Have a Happy Halloween… II!
Son of 31 Nights, 31 Frights: Halloween II
Nowhere near as good as the original but still manages to keep the same tension and dread, even as it amps up the creative carnage. Michael Myers stalks survivor Laurie Strode through the bizarrely dark and deserted Haddonfield Hospital where she seems to be the only patient.
Son of 31 Nights, 31 Frights: Horror of Dracula
Though it followed in the footsteps of the trailblazing The Curse of Frankenstein, this second film in Hammer Studios long-lived love affair with horror virtually invented traditional gothic atmosphere with its quiet, windswept countryside, cozy village inn and brooding, spooky castle.