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'Internet Story' Video Packs an Unsettling Punch

1/14/2013

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Don’t be fooled by the video title, it's an Internet [HORROR] Story. It opens with:

“This is a true story about the internet. Please don’t go. It’s also a story of a treasure map and a murder”

...I just finished airing my dislike for stories that pretend to be real when they’re not, but since this one has tagged on it: Written and Directed by Adam Butcher, it gets a pass.

Story goes Adam went so far as to have a fake website and Youtube channel put up to support the backstory. Now that’s dedication. And the video… is an unsettling little piece worth sharing. Take a look for yourself:

Still uncertain if it's made up or not? Search the net for more. But remember that if you go searching, "Sometimes we just don't realize what we're looking for."

You can visit Adam Butcher's website by clicking HERE. You can find some interesting articles about the short there. He appears to have some promising talent.

also, visit his Youtube Channel by clicking HERE

- Josh
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I Didn’t Want to Go: What Going to a Geeky Saint John Harbour Convention was Really Like

7/30/2012

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Re-reading this, I think of how geeky this will seem to some of you. And it was geeky. But it was more of an afterthought. Being there, at the FIRST “Harbour con-fusion” felt like so much fun, and with so much incentive to participate, like participation ribbons, trophies and supportive cheers, it was hard to not get in on the excitement. But I had never been to a convention before…

I didn’t want to go. I had long planned to, but by the time July 28th/2012 rolled around, there was more against my going than for: A recent run in with a comic book shop staff member left a sour taste in my mouth about the comic book community, there was a surprise family supper planned over the week end I would not be able to attend, I’d miss helping two friends move, and none of my other friends could come with me to the con… I would have to go solo. I thought, “If at the very least I could do some networking for thedarkopera.com then maybe it would be worth it.” Luckily, it turned out to be much more than that.
I was so uncertain about the whole event that I didn’t even reserve a room at the hotel in case the con was a bust. That way I could salvage my week end by jetting back to Fredericton depending on the time or maybe head down to Moncton and visit with friends.

To make matters worst, I got a flat tire on my way in to Saint John. The culprit? A screw from Saint John construction no doubt – Yes, I was SCREWED. That could have turned me into quite the 'Debbie Downer', but all was washed away by the incredible energy at opening ceremonies. 
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Photo by Ralph Jackson
Right from registration, I met fellow con goers (both who do excellent cosplay as Wolverine and Sabretooth) and was later invited to lunch with them and others. Thanks again for the French Vanilla Kevin. After they had gone to get their pictures taken by the Harbour con-fusion photographer, I accidentally dumped the rest of that hot drink all over the front of my white T-shirt in my haste to run a few errands in between panels. Could anything else bad happen to me?

After all was settled and I was changed, I returned to get the most out of the vendor rooms and panels that I could. There, I met up with Chris, one of the many awesome con staff and chatted him up a little. I got to meet up with an old friend a little later on. I also stopped and talked to some very creative guys promoting their first web comic issue of “Liquid” which I hope to be posting more about later on this week. And there was so much other cool stuff going on too, like a massive assortment of origami of every kind, people doing drawings for commission, selling artwork and even retro video games. 
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Photo by Ralph Jackson
The Vendors, those doing cosplay, and the panel members… If you are looking for creative and passionate individuals, plan to come to Harbour con-fusion next year because it had so many people like that.

The panels! (They are 1 hour or so sessions where people come in to talk about various topics) They were all great, some examples of these were:

StarkTech. There’s this gentleman named, Phillip Vautour who had an excellent panel on his work in creating a professional Iron Man suit. Dressed as Tony Stark, equipped with lit arc reactor and dawning a “Stark” jacket, he talked about resources and ideas for how to execute tech for your cosplay.  For example, he talked a little about hitting a switch that would send a signal for a functional (but not in a deadly way) arm cannon to rise out of an arm piece and light up when fully extended. Great stuff. It was so wonderfully in-depth and inspiring, I wished that I had taped it. 
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Photo by Ralph Jackson
Also, "The Geek Dating Game".  There, 3 guys sat side by side, backs against a screen behind which the lucky lady - who was also a Harbour-con organizer - was stationed. In classic dating game style, the hostess – in this case: Catwoman – facilitated the game as difficult questions where thrown out to the guys. Let me tell you, answering them didn’t sound easy. As the title implied, there was a strong geek flavor and the three contestants did an excellent job at being witty and injecting hilarious and intentionally awful (Corny) innuendo (and why not? This panel had an older audience). A gentleman by the name of Sean Brown, who earlier that day introduced himself by standing up from his seat with one hand raised high and in a rising tone exclaimed, “ I’m Sssseeeeaaan Brown” had the audience in a stitch at the dating game and grabbed himself celebrity like status that had others echoing his call throughout the con. This was the guy who answered, “What emoticon would you be?” with a pause to build anticipation; then a resolute, “the Sssseeeeaaan Brown emoticon”. Really, there could have been no other. 
The dance also was a great time. Where Con Volunteer and friend, Josh (same name, different guy) did his best to ‘cut a rug’ to keep people on the dance floor. Con staff Dj’d as lights danced across the walls and music pumped from the nearby speakers. The play list had some geek flavor there too, where the last song of the dance was a Dr. Who remix track. I hadn’t danced like that in a while, and got to meet some other con goers with help from Heidi who had such great energy and was such a blast to be around. Who really did her best to make people feel welcomed. 
A game called “Circus Imperium” was also a great time. What really got me here was the inclusion of some of the kids in the game. A man named Joe Hatfield, Who also put on an excellent lightsaber duel (and can take a hard hit or ten like a pro), helped run some of the players through the game as he encouraged audience participation and really made it fun. Everyone was cheering and getting involved. It was then  that I looked around the room at the crowd huddled around the table and felt like this was a really tight community of people making good memories together.
The whole thing sounds kind of like a love affair doesn’t it? To be fair, the con wasn’t without those who are snarky, those who push boundaries in terms of rules, and sometimes what was ‘family appropriate’ got lost in rapid-fire reactions including in being witty, but someone was never too far off to remind people about what the con was really about. I myself might have acted differently if I wasn’t open to having fun. To letting loose a little. I might have left. But the atmosphere there was so relaxing and welcoming that it was hard not to get engaged. 
By the time closing ceremonies came around at 1900 Sunday evening, I was hooked.

Margaret, a con organizer, closed things off with quite the rousing speech about Saint John being ready for a regular convention like Harbour-Con that really rallied the audience. Of the excitement of wrapping up the event and naming who won what at the silent auction they had, the staff announced having met financial goals and was able to make a sizeable donation to their local S.P.C.A (what a good cause!). For all the staff’s work, the crowd gave a much-deserved standing ovation. Everyone lingered a while afterwards saying good-byes and planning on meeting perhaps at the upcoming Hal-con. While some organized some post convention celebration, I, like some others, made my way back home in rainy evening weather feeling pretty damn satisfied with the entire event.
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I had still to figure out what to do with that flat tire I had got on my way into Saint John. My plan to deal with the tire didn’t go as well as I had hoped, and couldn’t drive with it anymore after a particularly rough stretch of highway road construction about mid way between Saint John and Fredericton. I decided I would hitch hike back home, so I took to the road as night began to set in and the highway became dark. Luckily, a man and his wife saw me on their way back from Fredericton to Saint John. They turned around to get me and were kind enough to help me change my tire (I didn’t have a jack). Big Thanks to Corey Wright and his family for that.

I ended up home a little later than expected. With the energy of the week end still buzzing inside me, it was hard to be without smile. I had a story I needed to share…

I say, If you want to go to a con but have some reservations, set em’ aside and walk into one with an open mind and just go with it. It can be such a great time if you let it.

-Josh 

If you want all the news on the next Harbour Con-Fusion, click HERE for their Facebook page!!

*** Big Thanks to Ralph Jackson for letting me use his photos (The first three) for this post.***

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It's so Hard to find Good Horror These Days: Try Creepy Magazine

5/11/2012

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It’s so hard to find good horror. I made this complaint to a fellow horror fan at Fredericton’s ‘Strange Adventures’ (Comic Book Shop) today and she shared my lament... I think all horror fans can agree. We then swapped suggestions for good horror and I thought for a moment that maybe there was some promise that there are still good scares out there that I haven’t discovered yet. 

So in the spirit of sharing suggestions, I’ll let you in on a magazine series I discovered after a conversation with the owner of Fredericton’s ‘Gus Books’. We were talking about weeding through the garbage horror out there... The graphic novel type. You know the one where the artworks right on but the story is just not there (Like “Welcome to Hoxford”). Then, with a faint hint of nostalgia he drops, “Creepy” magazine.

Creepy Magazine. Never heard of it? Its a magazine with a collection of just the right sized Horror comics. I haven’t read them all, but from the little I did read, I could feel my faith in horror begin to replenish.
According to Wiki: 

“Creepy was an American horror-comics magazine launched by Warren Publishing in 1964. Like Mad, it was a black-and-white newsstand publication in a magazine format and thus did not require the approval or seal of the Comics Code Authority. The anthology magazine was initially published quarterly but later went bimonthly. Each issue's stories were introduced by the host character, Uncle Creepy. Its sister publications were Eerie and Vampirella.”

1964! Ain’t that a blast from the past? Creepy ended in 83, had a single blip heartbeat in 85 and was fully resurrected in 2009 by Dark Horse Comics and New Comic Company LLC. You can get the new stuff digitally right here: https://digital.darkhorse.com/search/?q=creepy

Know any Creepy Magazine entries that are better then others? Any other suggestions for good horror?

- Josh 

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5 Horror Movies for this Week End

5/10/2012

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Who needs a little horror this week end? Here are some suggestions for a timely horror fest or Halloween in May:
#1 The Mothman Prophecies

This flick takes its time. It’s atmospheric and creepy. To boot, it’s based on true events! Turns out the Mothman was reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area. According to Wiki, the Point Pleasan Register article read, “Couples See Man-Sized Bird... Creature... Something”. There was a book about it. 

It’s not about being scary... pop out at you type scary, this movie is about being spooky in exploring and expanding on something that some people are suggesting actually exists. Take a look.

The Mothman Prophecies Stars Richard Gere (Primal Fear) and Laura Linney (Mystic River, The Exorcism of Emily Rose). It’s directed by Mark Pellington (Arlington Road)

#2 Alien

Alien is all about less is more. Low on the Alien, high on the impending alien attack. That’s what makes this little tense visit in space worthwhile. Just try not to jump when they finally find the head hugger or at the conclusion of a cat and mouse chase in the duct system.

It’s a great movie to pick up if you want to spend some time on a series. Its sequel, Directed by James Cameron, while more action than horror is a worthy successor. I can’t fully recommend Alien 3 and even less so Alien resurrection, but the first two Alien movies may be just enough of a primer for the upcoming “Prometheus”, which is said to be a prequel to the first entry.

Alien stars Sigourney Weaver (Aliens, Avatar) and Iam Holm ( From Hell, Lord of the Rings). It is directed by Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Prometheus ) 

#3 Donnie Darko

The trailer for Donnie Darko looked like it offered an intriguing and strange brand of horror. Its demonic bunny was more than enough to inspire all sorts of ideas about where it came from and what it wanted. While the truth behind it is more tame then I’d like and tangled in ambitious storyline, the movie still pulls off horror but more so in the realm of science fiction. 

Its charm is in its indie style and acting. It’s no surprise that its uniqueness has attracted a cult following. Find out what all the fuss is about by picking this one up if you haven’t already.  

Donnie Darko stars a young Jake Gyllenhaal (Source Code, Brokeback mountain) and is directed by Richard Kelly (The Box)

#4 Friday the 13th Part 2

*** Spoiler alert for Friday the 13th Part 1***
 Jason makes his first appearance in this one, dawning a burlap sack as a mask. Turns out that doing in dear old mom in part 1 only agitated him into a killing frenzy. It’s an oldie, but a goodie. Seeing Jason standing in plain sight in a dark room will surprise you. Watching him hunt the cast will remind you of what classic slasher movies were all about.

Friday the 13th Part 2 is directed by Steve Miner (Lake Placid) 

#5 The Evil Dead

The Evil Dead is tense. Quirky and Tense. From those opening scenes with the porch bench banging steadily against the cabin to trying to keep possessed friends locked in basement. It’s a horror movie that offers all sorts of surprise as to what it has up its sleeve. If you haven’t watched it already, I would recommend it as a more scary than creepy, quirky classic.

The Evil Dead stars Bruce Campbell and is directed by Sam Raimi (Drag me to Hell)

- Josh
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Things to do on a Stormy Night

4/12/2012

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Storm coming your way?
Don't forget to check out the short story section for:

Bolt

It has been raining for days. Some would say that there is something unnatural to the storm's duration. There are vague and paranoid whispers of the thunder sounding different, that the rain is falling oddly or even that the lightning is behaving differently.

Still, the restless inhabitants venture out into the downpour. But what they find is that there is more to the weather then unfounded suspicion. Click HERE and step out into the rain in "Bolt" 



And also the poetry Section for:

Water Fiend
Click HERE, and you're sure to leave feeling unsettled.


Also, this is worth a taste:
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- Josh
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More Movie "Long Take" Examples You Might Enjoy

1/11/2012

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If you find the idea of watching a movie where the camera angle doesn’t change every 3 seconds to be refreshing, then it might be worth exploring other movies that incorporate the “long take”. The extreme is where the entire movie is a single take, such as in my last post about “Silent House”... and there are others, like the acclaimed “Russian Ark”. But there are also more limited good “long take” examples, like in Alfred Hitchcock’s “rope or a more recent Dunkirk scene in “Atonement”.
WARNING - The next one does show horses being shot.
Sweeping and at times imaginative camera movement as well as intriguing and atmospheric landscapes make these rarities (especially by today’s standards), something to look into.  

And if you’re all about the atmosphere and long shots (...and long movies), be sure to check out Bela Tarr’s work (like "Werckmeister Harmonies"). 

- Josh
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5 Movie Twists and Turns you'll love

9/7/2011

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Maybe you've heard of a little movie called “The Usual Suspects” (1995). Chances are that if you have, you also heard about the big ol twist in it. One of my friends, quoting the famous line from the movie “The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist”, got me thinking, what other great twist movies are out there?

Here are five!


1) Orphan (2009) Directed by Jaume Collet - Serra

Here’s an interesting take on the topic of anxieties around adoption that horror movies love to exploit. This one’s so bold as to tease “Something’s wrong with Esther... you’ll never guess her secret”

Esther is an orphan that is adopted by the Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard) Coleman. It’s got a little “The Good son” (1993) (Macauly Culkin, Elijah wood) and “Joshua” (2007) (Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga (coincidence?)) going on but has enough freshness to stand up on its own as a surprisingly good watch! You may well not be able to guess the twist  in this one!

2)Primal Fear (1996) directed by Gregory Hoblit

This Twisty little movie has got some courtroom going on. It stars Richard Gere and Edward Norton. The skinny is that, lawyer: Martin Veil (Gere) picks up a high profile case involving the murder of an archbishop allegedly by an altar boy (Norton).

It’s got some stereotypes in it. Sure. But it’s also got a brilliant performance by Edward Norton who exhibits some characteristics of dissociative identity disorder (D.I.D in the past referred to as multiple identity disorder) which throws a wrench in the courtroom proceedings. This is definitely worth a watch.

3) The Prestige (2006) Directed by Christopher Nolan

Here’s an excellent movie about rivalry (and one of my personal favourites) by the director who brought us "Memento" (Also a great, great twist movie), "Batman begins", and "the dark knight". It’s got Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale who both do a wonderful job and it’s got all sort of intrigue.

It’s about fascination with magic, obsession to be the best or better and unrelenting, all consuming rivalry. The gist is that Robert Angier (Jackman) and Alfred Borden(Bale) will stop at nothing to best the other. Add to that: complicating guilt and revenge and you’ve got a great movie with all sort of twists and turns and a wild (and somewhat disturbing) ending.

4) 8mm (1999) Directed by Joel Schumacher

This one’s got Nicholas Cage going underground in the pornographic “snuff” film market to investigate the authenticity of a video recording of the death of a teenager.  

This one’s not necessarily a “you won’t see it coming” type, It’s more of twist on the genre. In particular in how it’s a commentary on evil in general. It’s got some great tension including a certain crazed tied up in a shack scene. 
 

5) Surveillance (2008) Directed by Jennifer Lynch (Yes. David Lynch’s daughter)

Without giving too much away, this one has FBI agents engage in the investigation related to a series of violent deaths. The agents, in typical FBI manner get involved behind the scenes and monitor witness/survivor testimonies. Here we see flash backs of what happened. As is the case with these thrillers, things aren’t always what they seem.

Now, this isn’t David Lynchesque, its all Jennifer, and it plays a little like a CSI episode. But it’s a little more than that. Pullman’s inhibited wildness is worth watching! It’s a onetime watch kinda thing though so don’t run out buying it (like I did...) unless it’s on the cheap. This one’s a good rental.


That's your five.

What other movies had twists that you can't get enough of, or will never forget?

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Lloyd Christmas instead of Leonardo Dicaprio in Inception?

7/27/2011

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So I was scanning youtube looking for some good Dumb and Dumber clips for an article when I came across a dumb and dumber /inception mash up apparently made by a gentleman named Andrew Fischer of nurv.com. It's a pretty clever little piece.

I've included the link below. click through to it, you won't regret it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLDx-BPgxxA


Now wasn't that great! Make you wanna watch dumb and dumber again? It was an excellent movie!


Harry: What's her last name? I'll look it up.
Lloyd: you know, I don't really recall. Starts with an S! Let's see. Swim? Swammi? Slippy? Slappy? Swenson? Swanson?
Harry: Maybe it's on the briefcase.
Lloyd: Oh, yeah! It's right here. *looks at manufacturers lable* Samsonite! I was way off! I knew it started with an S, though. 

soo good
 
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10 Horror movies you may have missed

7/22/2011

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From sophisticated and concrete to disturbing and abstract. Below are movies that I would recommend. All of which are considered to be, at least in part, horror.

1) Eyes Without a Face

Or the French “Les Yeux sans visage” represents the Horror you may have missed that is somewhat more sophisticated and concrete. It is filled with moral dilemma and questions of how far one would go for someone they love.

What is beauty? What does it mean to be disfigured? These thoughts and questions amongst others are likely to generate conversation from this movie’s followers, encouraging a meaningful afterthought not generally common to many entries in the genre.

Be warned though, the tempo is different than that of modern day horror stories and this 1960 flick is in French. That aside it’s a classic that has influenced the horror genre.
2) House on Haunted Hill

A personal favourite and a remake of the 1959 movie of the same name starring Vincent price. If you haven’t seen it already and are one for the concept of a horror story within the confines of an insane asylum then this one may be for you – there are few places scarier.

It’s fairly straight forward in premise, where a birthday practical joke gets hijacked by… well… you’ll see. You’ll be sure to get a good eye full of bizarre imagery that has some likelihood to stay with you – at least a little.
3) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)

This 1974 masterpiece spawned several follow ups people are usually much better acquainted with. While the original piece is older, it’s every bit as tense –especially a certain chase scene. While what was considered to be boundary pushing content of its time will be lost on the horror hardened viewer of today, it’s still an awesome flick to be watching late at night with the lights turned out.

If you haven’t met the family or seen Leather face yet and are open to the look of an older movie, this one is a solid watch.
4) The Birds

This 1963 piece is an Alfred Hitchcock movie and an excellent one at that. The atmosphere and tension is superb. The Concept is simple but interesting and leaves much to the imagination.

As is with some of the other suggestions in this list, some might complain of the dated looks of this movie. While some may opt to wait and see if the rumoured re-make comes to be, I would urge you to at least visit with the original. The only unfortunate thing you will find is that a copy can be hard to obtain.

Watching this piece might well ignite a curiosity about Hitchcock’s work. A curiosity I might suggest to pursue. “Vertigo”, “rear window” and “north by northwest” are great movies. As well, who can forget to name “psycho”. At the very least, this gem is a great piece of work and something that might make you think differently about the title creatures... Those shifty animals.

5) The Changeling

Not the Angelina Jolie flick. This 1980 ghost story is something I don’t hear too many people talk about. Not because it wasn’t good but because many haven’t heard about it. I myself had reservations about this work but let me tell you, I was pretty impressed.

If you’re in the mood for a story with a little uneasiness up front then full on vengefulness as pay out, then this may be the ticket. Watch for when the movie gets it’s “the ring” on. There is an interesting similarity. Watch this and you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

6) Repulsion

Repulsion, Roman Polanski’s first English movie and first entry into his unofficial apartment trilogy (including “Rosemary’s baby” and “the tenant”) marks the turn of this list into the area of horror that is more entangled with processes of the mind.

The Tempo of this movie is slower, easing the viewer into a psychotic break. The lead role of bewildered but blunted Carole is played wonderfully by Catherine Deneuve. Watch for the scene where she hears noises outside the barricaded doors to her room – very tense.

I’ve seen it in its beautiful black and white. While this may be an issue for some, it is definitely worth a watch.

7) A Tale of Two Sisters

Here comes some confusion... And it only just begins with this entry to the list. While a more complex story may be a put off for some, I might suggest embracing this puzzle as entertaining and rewarding to try and solve. At the very least, it’s a spooky movie and a fine piece reminiscent of J-Horror (Japanese Horror).

Fair warning: If you’re looking to watch it in English, only subtitles are available. That aside, prepare yourself for something you may have to watch over to catch all the important bits – it’s a good thing. Keep an eye out for the scene with the bloody bag. Unsettling to be sure, it does remind one of a similar bag in the Takashi Miike flick “audition” (also another good watch).
8) Jacob’s Ladder

Now here is a great piece of psychological horror. Enter the lead, Tim Robbins into a confusing and disturbing nightmare. One that has influenced the subgenre of psychological horror, in particular an exercise in the video gaming world known as silent hill. Though there have been some fascinating entries into the psychological horror type before it (arguably The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (which is probably first and foremost an important piece of German Expressionism)), this piece is outstanding in embracing its uniqueness.    This movie heralds a step into the darker and more abstract end of horror you may not have seen.
 
If you enjoy this area (“a tale of two sisters” to “Jacob’s ladder) out in the periphery of the genre than it’s likely you might also enjoy “The machinist”.   In Jacob’s ladder, watch out for the scene where he is being wheeled out on the gurney with the loose wheel... an excellent touch!
9) Eraserhead

David Lynch. While I’ve only just included this piece in my list, I would also recommend many other works of his. This includes the acclaimed “Mulholland drive”, the awesome but frustrating “lost highways”, the fascinating “blue velvet” and the great “twin peaks” series.

To be sure, David lynch has a style all of his own. Eraserhead is more in the extreme in his bizarre works. If you’re not thinking you’ll head much farther down this list then past repulsion then it’s probably a better idea that you start with “twin peaks” as a subtle introduction to lynch’s flavour. If doing it that way would be the equivalent of dipping your feet into the waters of a pool and slowly going in, then starting at Eraserhead would be the clean dive into the deep end.

If you love concrete. This piece will frustrate you. If the thought of bizarre and even disgusting imagery bothers you, then don’t bother watching this movie. That aside, if you’re into something different and want to have your mind rocked, then pop this movie in and take a look. Make sure to also subject your friends to it!
10) Begotten

This is the end of the line. Here is a flick that some would find so repulsive that they might wonder why I would even want to put it on a list for others to know about. Well here’s the reason. I watched it, not knowing what I was getting into and feel like I have to share some of the trauma.

I generally would not advise anyone to watch this movie before first having watched Eraser head (if they even dare), just to make sure they could handle the images portrayed in this movie.

That aside, this piece is more than just extremely off-putting; it’s a metaphor and a vehicle that can ignite discussion. It can be seen as artsy, some might even call it important (though you might have to research more on movie insight because I dare say its intricateness is not entirely evident on the first sit through). If anything else, you won’t be able to shake the experience for some time.

If any of the above interest you, you can click on the pictures for a link to amazon for more information.

What are other horror movies that are worth a watch that others may have missed?

Enjoy

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What you should be watching this week end

7/21/2011

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No plans this week end? Want to curl up to a good movie but don’t know what to watch? Let me suggest something for you...

This week end, pick up: “Back to the Future”

 Haven’t seen it? Great Scott! This gem from 1985 was and still is something of a big deal. Michael J. Fox plays the lead, Marty Mcfly perfectly. Add to that a zany Christopher Lloyd performance and the technical genius of director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, The Polar Express and A Christmas Carol) and you’ve got a spiffy and fast time traveling DeLorean type movie that’ll leave flaming wheel marks in your movie room by the flicks end.

Embark,  even if unsure into the adventure and discover as Marty does how interesting time travel can be and what implications there are for a traveller in interacting with people of the past. Ever wonder how things were well... way back when? Like maybe how dear ol mom and dad were? No? Maybe Marty neither; that is until he actually meets up with his young parents in situations that are not only funny, odd and even unsettling, but also somewhat deep and fascinating. Add to that trying to get back home all the while worrying about the fate of an old friend. It’s an excellent exercise in time travel.

Seen it before? Well, maybe it’s time you go back – back to back to the future that is! I recently saw the Trilogy on Blue ray at Wall Mart – 15$ (Canada, N.B.).It looks magnificent on the BD (that’s how I’d recommend you watch it). It’s likely too that you’ll find this at your local movie rental store. Best part is, as I mentioned, it’s a trilogy – 2 and 3 are both a great watch too.

Just remember: “Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one”

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