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Updates November 15th, 2013
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Nov 15, 2013
So not much in the way of updates this time. That’s mainly because the interval was shorter than usual and I’ve been mostly watching movies trying to enliven the BAM contenders and Thankful for World Cinema. So the BAM Award Considerations for the month are newly-updated. Again. Check t read more
Short Film Saturday – Why Wear A Poppy
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Nov 9, 2013
Whenever possible I like to tie these selections to an upcoming holiday. In the US November 11th is Veteran’s Day and worldwide it is Remembrance Day. This film dramatizes a poem entitle “Why Wear a Poppy” which discusses the significance of the latter holiday’s symbol. This read more
Thankful for World Cinema – Paradise: Faith
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Nov 5, 2013
Paradise: Faith With his initial installment in this trilogy, Paradise: Love, Siedl established his template for the precipitous decline away from any hopes of fulfillment that his leading ladies face. In this film, the starting point is a far different one wherein Anna Maria (Very ably played by Ma read more
Updates: November 4th, 2013
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Nov 4, 2013
As tends to happen from time to time, things came up on the previously intended update day (November 1st) that made updating the lists due for additions (as well as other posts) a bit hard. However, many exciting things are afoot at The Movie Rat. So here’s a quick rundown. First, and these po read more
Silent Recasting Blogathon: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1917 – a 17-Chapter Serial by Louis Feuillade)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Nov 4, 2013
This is my contribution to the Silent Recasting Blogathon at Carole and Co. Had I given this post more time, in terms of design, I’d have come up with an actual one sheet as opposed to just a color-corrected banner image. However, what I am lacking in graphics I am prepared to try and make up read more
Short Film Saturday: Zéro de conduite (1933)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Nov 2, 2013
Jean Vigo is perhaps the most proportionally influential filmmaker of all-time based on his small body of work. His penultimate film, of only four, was the following short. An essay on Criterion about it states a few things well right at the outset: French sociologist Roger Caillois proposed that ev read more
Thankful for World Cinema 2013 Introduction
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Nov 1, 2013
I’ve done this theme a few times. I started it on The Site That Must Not Be Named, but my focus was too narrow (The first year it was just Old World, tying it to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday). The idea as of last year was to take some days to focus specific on World Cinema. World meaning read more
61 Days of Halloween: The Curse of the Fly (1965)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 31, 2013
Introduction For an introduction to the concept of 61 Days of Halloween, as well as a list of previously featured titles, please go here. The Curse of the Fly (1965) One thing that becomes clear when your are viewing a series of films in hindsight is when the death knell rang. When you’re in read more
Cinematic Episodes: The Haunting Hour, Season 1
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 30, 2013
Introduction When I first thought of the concept of cinematic episodes, this is one of the handful of television shows that came to mind. However, it was not the show I was intending to be my first follow-up to that post. I intended to take a more chronological approach to the question of drawing pa read more
61 Days of Halloween: Return of the Fly (1959)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 30, 2013
Introduction For an introduction to the concept of 61 Days of Halloween, as well as a list of previously featured titles, please go here. Return of the Fly (1959) Where can one possibly hope to go in a sequel? It’s almost a rhetorical question (one I’ve asked quite a few times this year read more
61 Days of Halloween: Hell Night (1981)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 29, 2013
Introduction For an introduction to the concept of 61 Days of Halloween, as well as a list of previously featured titles, please go here. Hell Night (1981) One thing that struck me as interesting when I was viewing Hell Night was the 1981 vintage of horror films. Would I have thought of this fact, a read more
The Movie Rat Discusses Hell Night on Forgotten Filmcast
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 29, 2013
I was invited to be a guest on my first ever podcast recently. Yesterday, it went live. Pertinent links are up here. We discuss the 1981 film Hell Night starring Linda Blair. It’s an in depth discussion of that film, that brings up points I didn’t include, or hadn’t considered when read more
61Days of Halloween: The Fly (1958)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 28, 2013
Introduction For an introduction to the concept of 61 Days of Halloween, as well as a list of previously featured films, please go here. The Fly (1958) If you’re like me (and in this regard, you just might be) you’re likely to have seen the 1986 version of The Fly first. With that being read more
61 Days of Halloween: Macabre (1980)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 27, 2013
Introduction For an introduction to the concept of 61 Days of Halloween, as well as a list of previously featured titles, please go here. Macabre (1980) I’m going to warn you right now that this is one of those films that makes me glad I didn’t decide to employ my rating scale and rathe read more
Short Film Saturday: Trick ‘r Treat – Making Friends
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 26, 2013
To celebrate the upcoming holiday, and FearNet’s marathon of a new Halloween staple Trick ‘r Treat this short was produced with a little inspiration drawn from Frankenstein. To view the film please visit the link below. http://www.fearnet.com/videos/trick-r-treat-making-friends read more
Underrated Horror Films List on Rupert Pupkin Speaks
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 24, 2013
I also contributed a list of Underrated Horror Films to Rupert Pupkin Speaks today. Go check it out. read more
61 Days of Halloween: Seven Deaths in a Cat’s Eye (1973)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 24, 2013
Introduction For an explanation of the concept of 61 Days of Halloween, as well as a list of previously featured films, please go here. Seven Deaths in a Cat’s Eye (1973) Seven Death in a Cat’s Eye takes a slightly offbeat approach to the whodunit aspect of the story. As I have celebrat read more
61 Days of Halloween: House of Dracula (1945)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 23, 2013
Introduction For an introduction to the concept of 61 Days of Halloween, as well as a list of previously featured titles, please go here. House of Dracula (1945) What House of Dracula attempts to do is similar to what House of Frankenstein did before it, and that is to create a tale that balances m read more
61 Days of Hallowen: Son of Dracula (1943)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 21, 2013
Introduction For an introduction to the concept of 61 Days of Halloween, as well as a list of previously featured titles, please go here. Son of Dracula (1943) As I mentioned in the previous post about this series of films, and in other prior, one wants something a little different in the sequels to read more
61 Days of Halloween: Dracula’s Daughter (1936)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 18, 2013
One thing that’s a bit strange about Dracula as a property at Universal, at least through a modern person’s eyes, is that after the first film Dracula was done. Frankenstein was indestructible; The Wolf Man perpetually had his struggle between his two natures; the Creature is a victim al read more