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4 Shots From 4 Films: Blade, The Faculty, The Phantom of the Opera, Vampires
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
This October, we’re using 4 Shots From 4 Films to look at some of the best years that horror has to offer!
4 Shots From 4 1998 Horror Films
Blade (1998, dir by Stephen Norrington)
The Faculty (1998, dir by Robert Rodriguez)
The Phantom of the Opera (1998, dir by Dario Argento)
Vampires (1998, dir by John Carpenter)
4 Shots From 4 Films: Castle Freak, Lord of Illusions, Species, Village of the Damned
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
This October, we’re using 4 Shots From 4 Films to look at some of the best years that horror has to offer!
4 Shots From 4 1995 Horror Films
Castle Freak (1995, dir by Stuart Gordon)
Lord of Illusions (1995, dir by Clive Barker)
Species (1995, dir by Roger Donaldson)
Village of the Damned (1995, dir by John Carpenter)
4 Shots From 4 Films: Dawn of the Dead, The Grapes of Death, Halloween, Martin
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
This October, we’re using 4 Shots From 4 Films to look at some of the best years that horror has to offer!
4 Shots From 4 1978 Horror Films:
Dawn of the Dead (1978, dir by George Romero)
The Grapes of Death (1978, dir by Jean Rollin)
Halloween (1977, dir by John Carpenter)
Martin (1978, dir by George Romero)
6 Good Films That Were Not Nominated For Best Picture: The 1970s
David Niven at the 1974 Oscars
Continuing our look at good films that were not nominated for best picture, here are 6 films from the 1970s.
Dirty Harry (1971, dir by Don Siegel)
“Well, I’m all torn up about his rights….” Detective Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) says after being informed that he’s not allow to torture suspects for information. Unfortunately, in this case, the Academy agreed with all the critics who called Harry a menace and this classic and influential crime film was not nominated. Not even Andy Robinson picked up a nomination for his memorably unhinged turn as Scorpio.
Carrie (1976, dir by Brian DePalma)
The Academy liked Carrie enough to nominate both Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. The film itself, however, went unnominated. It’s enough to make you want to burn down the prom.
Suspiria (1977, dir by Dario Argento)
In a perfect world, Goblin would have at least taken home an Oscar for the film’s score. In the real world, unfortunately, Argento’s masterpiece was totally snubbed by the Academy.
Days of Heaven (1978, dir by Terence Malick)
If it were released today, Terence Malick’s dream-like mediation of life during the depression would definitely be nominated. In 1978, perhaps, the Academy was still not quite sure what to make of Malick’s beautiful but often opaque cinematic poetry.
Halloween (1978, dir by John Carpenter)
“The night he came home!” should have been “The night he went to the Oscars!” The film received no nominations and it’s a shame. Just imagine Donald Pleasence winning for his performance as Loomis while John Carpenter racked up almost as many nominations as Alfonso Cuaron did this year for Roma.
Dawn of the Dead (1978, dir by George Romero)
If the Academy wasn’t willing to nominate Night of the Living Dead, there was no way that they would go for the film’s longer and bloodier sequel. But perhaps they should have. Few films are cited as an inspiration as regularly as Dawn of the Dead.
Up next, in about an hour, the 1980s!
4 Shots From 4 Films: Horror Remakes (Evil Dead, Maniac, The Fly, The Thing)
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking.
Been awhile since I did one of these. Time to get back on the horse, so to speak.
Today’s edition of “4 Shots From 4 Films” is all about horror remakes. Not just any horror remakes since those are as common as the cold. I’m talking about horror remakes that are good to great. Sometimes, the remake even surpasses the original.
4 Shot From 4 Films
Horror Scenes That I Love: “Time For One More Story” from The Fog
Who doesn’t love a good ghost story?
From John Carpenter’s 1980 film, The Fog….
(That’s John Houseman telling the story, by the way)
4 Shots From 4 John Carpenter Films: The Fog, The Thing, In The Mouth of Madness, The Ward
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking.
Today, we pay homage to one of the most important horror directors of all time with….
4 Shots From 4 John Carpenter Films
The Fog (1980, dir by John Carpenter)
The Thing (1982, dir by John Carpenter)
In The Mouth of Madness (1994, dir by John Carpenter)
The Ward (2010, dir by John Carpenter)
Horror Song of the Day: The Shape Returns “Halloween 2018” (by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies)
Today we see the wide release of David Gordon-Green’s sequel to John Carpenter’s Halloween. A film that’s a direct sequel to the horror classic, David Gordon-Green was able to bring in John Carpenter himself to compose the film’s score just as he did for the original film.
This time around, Carpenter is accompanied this time around by his son, Cody Carpenter, and godson, Daniel Davies. So, we have three generations with the original Halloween in their DNA attempting to improve or, at the very least, not make the score to this official sequel sound like just a copy and paste of the original score.
I would say, after listening to the full score a couple times, that these trio have succeeded where others have failed in scoring the other films in the franchise. My favorite track from this new score has to be the one titled, “The Shape Returns.”
With more modern electronic and synthesizer equipment available for use, Carpenter and his helpers were able to take the main Halloween theme and give it a more modern, angrier and menacing (if that’s even possible) sound for “The Shape Returns.”
4 Shots From 4 Halloween Films
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking.
Today, we acknowledge the release of David Gordon Green’s Halloween with….
4 Shots From 4 Halloween Films
Halloween (1978, dir by John Carpenter)
Halloween III: Season of The Witch (1982, dir by Tommy Lee Wallace)
Halloween H20 (1998, dir by Steve Miner)
Halloween (2007, dir by Rob Zombie)
Through the Shattered Lens 