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October Quick Picks and Pans – Halloween 2012
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 30, 2012
Dead of Night (1945)
Two decades before Amicus ushered in the era of the portmanteau horror film, Ealing
studios produced this wonderful anthology of five creepy stories. In the framing narrative, an architect visits
a country home, and encounters five individuals that are manifestati read more
Demons (aka: Dèmoni)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 25, 2012
(1985) Directed by Lamberto Bava; Written by Dario Argento,
Lamberto Bava, Dardano Sacchetti and Franco Ferrini; Starring: Urbano
Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny and Fiore Argento; Available on DVD
Rating: ***
I wanted to start off by expressing my sincerest thanks to
Kevin J. Olson read more
Demons (aka: Dèmoni)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 25, 2012
(1985) Directed by Lamberto Bava; Written by Dario Argento,
Lamberto Bava, Dardano Sacchetti and Franco Ferrini; Starring: Urbano
Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny and Fiore Argento; Available on DVD
Rating: ***
I wanted to start off by expressing my sincerest thanks to
Kevin J. Olson read more
Classics Revisited: Dr. Phibes Double Feature
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 16, 2012
The Abominable Dr.
Phibes (1971) Directed by Robert Fuest; Written by James Whiton and William
Goldstein; Starring: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotton, Hugh Griffith and Virginia
North; Available on DVD.
Rating: ****
“Nine killed her;
nine shall die!” – Dr. Anton Phibes
So far, read more
Classics Revisited: Dr. Phibes Double Feature
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 16, 2012
The Abominable Dr.
Phibes (1971) Directed by Robert Fuest; Written by James Whiton and William
Goldstein; Starring: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotton, Hugh Griffith and Virginia
North; Available on DVD.
Rating: ****
“Nine killed her;
nine shall die!” – Dr. Anton Phibes
So far, read more
Cinematic Dregs: Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 9, 2012
(1966) Directed by William Beaudine; Written by Carl K.
Hittleman; Starring: John Lupton, Narda Onyx, Cal Bolder and Estelita Rodriguez
Available on DVD.
Rating: * ½
Imagine, if you will, the following conversation between Jesse James vs. Frankenstein’s Daughter’s
w read more
Cinematic Dregs: Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 9, 2012
(1966) Directed by William Beaudine; Written by Carl K.
Hittleman; Starring: John Lupton, Narda Onyx, Cal Bolder and Estelita Rodriguez
Available on DVD.
Rating: * ½
Imagine, if you will, the following conversation between Jesse James vs. Frankenstein’s Daughter’s
w read more
Eyes Without a Face (aka: Les yeux sans visage)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 6, 2012
(1959) Directed by Georges Franju; Written by Jean Redon, Pierre
Boileau, Thomas Narcejac and Claude Sautet; Based on the novel by Jean Redon; Starring:
Pierre Brasseur, Edith Scob, Alida Valli and Juliette Mayniel; Available on DVD
Rating: ****
“The fantastic is created, but the bizarre read more
Eyes Without a Face (aka: Les yeux sans visage)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 6, 2012
(1959) Directed by Georges Franju; Written by Jean Redon, Pierre
Boileau, Thomas Narcejac and Claude Sautet; Based on the novel by Jean Redon; Starring:
Pierre Brasseur, Edith Scob, Alida Valli and Juliette Mayniel; Available on DVD
Rating: ****
“The fantastic is created, but the bizarre read more
The Once Over Twice: Cube
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 24, 2012
(1997) Directed by Vincenzo Natali; Written by André Bijelic, Vincenzo Natali and Graeme Manson; Starring: Nicole de Boer, Maurice Dean Wint and David Hewlett; Available on DVD Rating: **** Cube is a beguiling mixture of science fiction, horror and brooding drama that challenges our assumption read more
The Once Over Twice: Cube
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 24, 2012
(1997) Directed by Vincenzo Natali; Written by André Bijelic, Vincenzo Natali and Graeme Manson; Starring: Nicole de Boer, Maurice Dean Wint and David Hewlett; Available on DVD Rating: **** Cube is a beguiling mixture of science fiction, horror and brooding drama that challenges our assumption read more
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Redux
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 17, 2012
“…there’s no way you can keep
from sleeping, either. You can fight it
off for a time, but finally…you’ll have to sleep.” – from The Body Snatchers, by Jack Finney
What if the people you’ve always known and loved have
suddenly become someone di read more
Cinematic Dregs: Piranha Part Two: The Spawning
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 9, 2012
(1981) Directed by James Cameron and Ovidio G. Assonitis
(uncredited) ; Written by Ovidio G. Assonitis, James Cameron and Charles H.
Eglee; Starring: Tricia O'Neil, Steve Marachuk, Lance Henriksen and Ricky Paull
Goldin; Available on DVD.
Rating: **
Is Piranha Part Two:
The Spawning as bad as read more
Cinematic Dregs: Piranha Part Two: The Spawning
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 9, 2012
(1981) Directed by James Cameron and Ovidio G. Assonitis
(uncredited) ; Written by Ovidio G. Assonitis, James Cameron and Charles H.
Eglee; Starring: Tricia O'Neil, Steve Marachuk, Lance Henriksen and Ricky Paull
Goldin; Available on DVD.
Rating: **
Is Piranha Part Two:
The Spawning as bad as read more
Brain Damage
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 3, 2012
(1988) Written and directed by Frank Henenlotter; Starring: Rick
Hearst, Gordon MacDonald and Jennifer Lowry; Available on DVD
Rating: ***
Writer/director Frank Henenlotter described the relationship
between man and monster in Brain Damage
as a “Faustian bargain with drugs.̶ read more
Brain Damage
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 3, 2012
(1988) Written and directed by Frank Henenlotter; Starring: Rick
Hearst, Gordon MacDonald and Jennifer Lowry; Available on DVD
Rating: ***
Writer/director Frank Henenlotter described the relationship
between man and monster in Brain Damage
as a “Faustian bargain with drugs.̶ read more
My Favorite Directors: Joe Dante
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 22, 2012
“One of the things I've
always tried to do is to inject myself as much as possible into the movie, so I
feel like it's mine.” – Joe Dante (excerpt from 2007 Noel Murray A.V. Club interview)
Words like “underrated” and “underappreciated” immediate read more
The Penalty
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 15, 2012
(1920) Directed by Wallace Worsley; Written by Charles
Kenyon; Based on the novel The Penalty,
by Gouverneur Morris; Starring: Lon Chaney, Ethel Grey Terry, Claire Adams, Charles
Clary, Doris Pawn and Jim Mason; Available on DVD
Rating: *** ½
“When Satan fell from
Heaven, h read more
The Penalty
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 15, 2012
(1920) Directed by Wallace Worsley; Written by Charles
Kenyon; Based on the novel The Penalty,
by Gouverneur Morris; Starring: Lon Chaney, Ethel Grey Terry, Claire Adams, Charles
Clary, Doris Pawn and Jim Mason; Available on DVD
Rating: *** ½
“When Satan fell from
Heaven, h read more
One Small Step for Movie Blogs, One Giant Liebster for Cinematic Catharsis!
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 12, 2012
I’d like to start out by apologizing to NASA and Neil Armstrong for that terrible pun, and give a much-deserved shout out to Michaël Parent from Le Mot du Cinephiliaque for selecting me for my second Liebster Award! This new incarnation of the Liebster Award has been making the rounds, read more