Curse of the Undead
Slow and ponderous vampire story set in the old West,starring a bunch of Bmovie and TV actors from the 50s.

Ahhh, I like that movie. it's good, silly fun, and probably the only good horror/western hybrid.
Oh well, to each there own.

Watched The Tomb of Ligeia last night.

"Night Of The Living Dead" (1968)
-Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea

George Romero's original is truly a horror classic. The best low budget horror film ever made.

That is probably my favorite Corman Poe adaptation. Price is so dour and hopeless...

My favorite is probably House of Usher but this one is a close second. The Raven is weird, I've only watched it once and I came into it knowing nothing about it so I was expecting kinda depressing/disturbing Poe movie and I get Vincent Price and Boris Karloff in a horror-comedy lol.

The Raven is a horror comedy masterpiece. Lorre is particularly hilarious.

I'm sure if I had the chance to watch it again I would like it more. I didn't not like it, it was pretty funny but I was really expecting it to be like the other movies and when I watched it, it gave me something completely different and it kinda threw me off a little.

The Curse of the Werewolf

This past week?

Beverly Hills Cop (1984) - screened as an example of the New Hollywood Aesthetic of the 1980s in my Hollywood class. What can I say that you don't already know? I just love that this film doesn't make me want to shoot Eddie Murphy. A rare treat...

Millions Like Us (1943) - Wonderfully "stiff upper lip" piece of British Propaganda. A very clever mix of documentary-style and fiction to simulataneously show people what the war effort was and why we must carry on with it. Nice to see the working class portrayed in a semi-realistic, non comical way.

Rouge (Yānzhī kòu) (1988) - Beautiful and heartbreaking, I'm still undecided on whether this film is bleak or uplifting. The performances are stellar, Anita Mui absolutely nailing the sympathetic spirit. Especially interesting when considered against Hong Kong's identity Crisis in the lead-up to it's handover back to PRC.

Man with a Movie Camera (1929) - Whilst I absolutely love this film, I struggle to get past my hatred of Vertov. The man's pretentiousness, barely concealed ideological aims and his attitude to pre-existing cinema are utterly insufferable. Still, so long as you never lay eyes on anything this buffoon has written, it's difficult to NOT enjoy the visual spectacle of MwaMC.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - again, what can I say that any of you won't have thought 100 times before? I just struggle to decide which of the protagonists is more attractive...

Say It With Flowers (1934) - A gem from the infamous Quota period of British Cinema. Though this era is all but universally written off, this delightfully quaint picture shines above the rest. A simple narrative, the pleasure comes from the improvised sketch-like interactions of the minor characters, the utterly palpable Market place scene and of course, an indulgent final act of Music Hall.

"House On Haunted Hill "(1959)
-Vincent Price

plot: An eccentric millionaire invites five strangers to spend the night in an infamous haunted house, where the guests encounter ghosts, madness and murder.

Phantoms Review: My all time favorite Vincent Price movie. Fun, spooky and atmospheric. Damn near every haunted house cliche is in this film, and it all works wonderfully. Perfect for Halloween

Nuit et Brouillard (1955) - In a world where we're taught about WWII and the holocaust from such a young age and films/tv set at the time are everywhere, it's easy to be desensitized and almost view the stuff as a weird story. This emotive documentary was a welcome, if harrowing, reminder of the horrors endured. Moving and a little uncomfortable, it doesn't get much more horror than this.

The Kiss of the Vampire

The Goddess (神女) - 1934

Good lord! Not a film to be watched if you're already feeling a little down. Such a shame Lingyu didn't live to make later films, she really was a great talent.

Watching House of Usher

Diary of A Madman, I've just decided to watch as many Vincent Price movies as I can leading up to Halloween

Taking a break from Vincent Price to watch Nosferatu. This movie scares the shit out of me every time I watch it. I'm going to have nightmares about Count Orlock and his creepy finger claws and his unsettling stare tonight.

Creature With the Atom Brain

I am from Buchanan!
Love that movie.

"Ghost Of Frankenstein" (1942)
-Lon Chaney jr, Bela Lugosi

Plot: Ygor brings the resurrected monster to Dr. Frankenstein's second son, in hopes of bringing the monster back to full strength, but also has an ulterior motive.

Phantoms Review: Forth film in the Universal series. While not as good as the first three, the film still has a lot going for it. Most notably, Lugosi as Ygor,(he is fantastic) some fine acting from the whole cast and some fine atmospheric direction. A fun, minor classic.

It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

because no Halloween would be complete without it :)

The Red Shoes (1947)

This is one of those strange ones for me. Second time watching it and I can see that objectively, it really is a fine movie, and I understand why some think it's one of the best ever made. But personally I don't enjoy it too much - well...I do, but for the wrong reasons :p I giggle at the melodramatic absurdity of some of the situations and relish in the extremity of it all. That said, I can't fault the ballet sequence half way through. A fantastic spectacle that begins with delightful, ever so slightly creepy fairytale whimsy and devolves into a trippy LSD infused nightmare. If nothing else, I recommend you watch this scene - a perfect marriage of cinematic magic and stage.

Just watched The Mummy (1932). What a great slow-burn horror! Always worthwhile dipping back into the classics every now and then. Much superior to the Brendan Fraser iteration...heh.

How funny, I had a "Mummy" monday this week. I watched:
The Mummy
The Mummy's Hand
The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Curse

I guess you could say I was all wrapped up for the day:D

"Planet Of The Apes" (1968)


Science fiction doesn't get much better than this. Great, thought provoking story, excellent dialog, brilliant make up FX , and of course, Charlton Heston. A classic.

Just got done watching House on Haunted Hill for the millionth time. I think I could watch that movie every day and not get tired of it.

Dementia 13
White Zombie
Just started House of Wax

Comedy of Terrors. It was my first time watching this movie and I totally loved it. One of the best horror-comedies I've seen in a while and Vincent Price is hilarious, as are Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff. The line where he says to his wife "He did more than collect curious objects madam, he also fathered one." made me die laughing.

Love this film. Rathbone's never ending death scene is a hoot.

The scene where they are sitting on the coffin and they're just telling him to stay dead is hilarious. I love that Peter Lorre gets the girl in the end.

Mandy (1952)

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7/10

Wonderful little gem of British Cinema - the story of a born-deaf girl living in post-war Britain. Some great acting, particularly from the titular character whose pained and confused expressions really do evoke sympathy as the adults around her try to teach her to speak. A few plotlines left unresolved and some questionable character motivations, it's still a wonderful tale.

Showed a buddy of mine "The Fearless Vampire Killers".

He'd never seen it before, and it had been long enough since I myself had seen it that it ended up begin a nice refresher. I had forgotten how little dialogue there was.

One of my favorites.

"The Giant Claw" (1957)
-Jeff Morrow
Plot: Panic ensues when a giant extraterrestrial bird lands on earth and starts eating people and destroying buildings.

Phantoms Review: One of the great BAD monster movies of the '50s.The kind of film were all the actors play it straight faced and serious no matter how ridiculous the situation is.
The monster looks the bastard child of a Muppet and a turkey buzzard. Hysterical from start to finish. Perfect for bad movie night.

Freaks (1932)

The Thing From Another World -

I finally saw this one. It's pretty good. But no way modern audiences will sit through this. I was surprised many times by the look of the film. Since it's old it feels more real. The Thing is like The Tyrant / Nemesis from the Resident Evil games in this and I jumped the first time he showed up. I still want to read the book and see which version is closest. But Carpenter's Thing as a remake looks even better after this. And not surprisingly both movies together make what the recent remake did look even worse.

Monkey on My Back (1957)

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Biopic of Champion boxer turned war hero who ends up a hophead. Cameron Mitchell stars - pretty decent melodrama which could have turned up the drugploitation scenes a little (of course). Mitchell looks pretty good in the ring too. From the director of House of Wax.

that movie just oozes with atmosphere

Tarantula and The Black Scorpion from the 50's

Robot Monster
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There are so many reasons why this movie should be considered terrible but it is just so damn entertaining and i loved Ro-Man. Gotta be one of my favorite from the decade.

That is my all time favorite bad movie. Gotta love the bubble machine!