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The Dark Knight Trilogy
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Dec 12, 2012
One of the biggest trilogies of the new millennium came to a close over this year. Since the summer of 2005, Christopher Nolan has taken the comic book based film genre into a higher sense of realism than it had ever seen. Though these films are far from kid friendly, audiences have embraced the read more
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Dec 5, 2012
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has got to be one of the most innocent, pure and beautiful experiences in all of film. It was the birth of a new kind of feature film and an insurmountable risk for Walt Disney and his studio. I grew up with a VHS tape of the movie, and as I watched the film last read more
Happy November
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Nov 14, 2012
So, it’s the middle of November and there hasn’t been anything new here at The Best Picture Project since Halloween. First off, sorry about that. October was tons of scary fun, but November is a different kind of busy. You see, for the past two weeks now, I have not been watching many movies read more
Halloween (2)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 31, 2012
The first time I watched Halloween in its unedited entirety, I was about thirteen and babysitting my siblings. Yes, perfect. This was the late 90s, and the early days of parental passwords blocking television programs. My technology-deficient dad needed my help to set the password, so I knew how read more
Beetlejuice
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 30, 2012
Under the wonderfully warped direction of Tim Burton, Beetlejuice is one of my favorite comedies to watch around Halloween. In my family, the black and white stripes of sandworms and Beetlejuice’s suit are instantly recognizable. I grew up on this film, watching it early enough that most of the read more
Cat People
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 29, 2012
When I first heard of Cat People, I laughed at the ridiculous sounding synopsis: A woman fears turning into a cat when she becomes sexually aroused. How could I take that seriously? It sounded like the birth of those horrible Halloween costumes, where all a girl needs is a short skirt and cat read more
The Descent
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 27, 2012
When The Descent was first released to theaters, I was a lowly popcorn sweep at a local cinema. During some slow evenings, I would quietly watch at the side of the theaters, hidden in the shadows. It was the best spot to watch the audience and The Descent was one of the best movies to check out read more
Nosferatu
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 25, 2012
When it comes to determining how great a horror film is, it always comes down to what you see, or don’t see. Dialogue can be elaborate plot, but can bog the visual adrenaline down. The thrill of terror rides on whether what we see is a monster or a zipper down the back. The creepiest vampire read more
The Birds
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 24, 2012
The first time I saw The Birds, my dad turned it on television in the middle of the day. He was so excited, telling me that the birds were going to attack and he was probably waiting for me to jump. I must have been around seven, maybe eight years old then, so when he said attack, images from Godz read more
Hocus Pocus
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 23, 2012
Whether they love it or loath it, every 90s kid knows Hocus Pocus. My uncle took my sister and I along with his children to see it in theaters. This was back in 1993, when I was nearly eight years old, a good age for this movie. Nowadays, I’m surprised at the nostalgic joy I feel whenever I read more
The Shining
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 22, 2012
Of all the films based on Stephen King’s work I have seen, The Shining has to be my favorite. Purists can scoff all they want, complaining that Stanley Kubrick didn’t stay true enough to the novel. I must say that both works are amazing in their own ways. Read The Shining during a snowy winter, read more
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 21, 2012
The other day, I stumbled upon a morning full of Spencer Tracy movies on TCM. When I saw that he starred in a version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I had to check it out. It may not have been his best film, or best performance, but it sure was fun. Based off the old screenplay for the 1931 film more read more
Rosemary’s Baby (2)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 19, 2012
For most women, pregnancy is a joyous time. All sweet Rosemary wants is a healthy baby in a happy home. For a while, that seems like a dream coming more true every passing day. However, she starts to become suspicious of her husband, the helpful neighbors and even her doctor. Could they all read more
1408
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 17, 2012
One of my favorite horror films of the past decade is 1408. It was released in the summer of 2007, my last summer working at a movie theater. My brother and I had to go see it and couldn’t stop talking about it for weeks. Not many movies grace my DVD shelf, but 1408 is one of the most recent read more
House on Haunted Hill (2)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 16, 2012
House on Haunted Hill is one of those classic movies that has been endlessly parodied, but remains delightful. Eccentric millionaire, Frederick Loren (Vincent Price) invites a group of people for a party at a haunted house. Anyone who stays, or survives the night, gets ten thousand dollars. This read more
Frankenweenie (2)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 15, 2012
There is an old VHS tape in my parents’ house with the original Frankenweenie short on it. My mother must have recorded it from the television, along with other Halloween-ish shows in the early 1990s. During my childhood, my siblings and I watched that wonderful little film countless times. The read more
The Haunting
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 13, 2012
My first encounter with The Haunting was with the remake in 1999. It was a jump fest starring Liam Neeson that relied on random gore, too much CGI, and *spoiler altert!* let Owen Wilson get his head knocked off in a gigantic fireplace. That’s what I remember most today. At the time, I had no read more
Night of the Living Dead
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 11, 2012
The first time I watched Night of the Living Dead was Halloween night when I was thirteen years old. I had spent the evening trick-or-treating with my friends and had quite the candy haul. After a little trading with my siblings, it was my main source of energy as I stayed up waiting for the movie read more
Psycho (2)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 8, 2012
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is one of my favorite films and has been for many years. I remember first watching it alone late one night, sneaking around the living room when I was seven years old. There was a lot that I didn’t comprehend, but the basics were all clear to me and a love of suspense read more
Dracula
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 5, 2012
A cornerstone in Universal’s classic monster movies is Dracula from 1931. Starring Bela Lugosi, the haunting images and story exposed a wider audience to Bram Stoker’s work and vampire lore. I grew up with classic vampire images based off of Lugosi’s character and rubber bats on strings read more