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61 Days of Halloween: Dracula (1931 – Spanish Version)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 18, 2013
One odd fact about the Pre-Code Era (and I believe this may have continued into the dawn of the Golden Age), that I was only vaguely aware of until I was reminded of it in the brilliant overview of Poverty Row I read; was that studios large and small would film foreign-language versions of their own read more
Updates: October 15th, 2013
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 15, 2013
Here are the latest round of updates. As opposed to some recent updates, I have gotten a new 61 Days of Halloween post. I am a few posts away from having the rest of the month squared away and adding unanticipated bonus titles (I likely won’t hit anywhere near 61). The next update will occur o read more
61 Days of Halloween: Dracula (1931 – Philip Glass Score)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 15, 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. Dracula (1931) Philip Glass Score My reaction to my first viewing of Dracula was slightly more favorable than that of my first viewing of Freaks. I’ve seen read more
61 Days of Halloween: Gorgo (1961)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 8, 2013
This is another selection that came to me by way of Stephen King’s list of horror films in Danse Macabre. I have to admit, I chuckled a bit and had some trepidation when I saw that this was a monster movie. After all I’m fairly sure that during the period from which King curated the list read more
61 Days of Halloween: Trilogy of Terror (1975)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 7, 2013
Introduction For an introduction to the concept of 61 Days of Halloween, as well as a list of previously featured films, go here. Trilogy of Terror (1975) At times it’s interesting, in fact, preferable to watch things out of chronological order when it comes to the work of a given director tha read more
Silent Feature Sunday: Waxworks (1924)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 6, 2013
While I do watch many new films, and have annual awards and will discuss current cinematic topics. Part of my desire to create my own site was to not have an agenda forced upon me that was not my own. This allows me to discuss films from all periods of history whenever I see fit. Recently my Short F read more
Silent Feature Sunday: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 6, 2013
Introduction While I do watch many new films, and have annual awards and will discuss current cinematic topics. Part of my desire to create my own site was to not have an agenda forced upon me that was not my own. This allows me to discuss films from all periods of history whenever I see fit. Recent read more
Short Film Saturday: Vincent
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 5, 2013
This is a film I first viewed a while and I intended to feature it on a Short Film Saturday and this is the most opportune time. This is an early animated short by Tim Burton that features voice over narration by Vincent Price. I think I hardly need say more to convince you to play it. read more
Book Review: Damnation by Janice Lee (2)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 3, 2013
As I have mentioned in the past, the only time I will stray from writing directly about film on this site is only in such a way that it still ties back to film. Therefore, when I was informed about Janice Lee’s book Damnation, I had to jump at the chance. Damnation is a book telling a fragment read more
61 Days of Halloween: Sisters (1973)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 3, 2013
Introduction For an introduction to the concept of 61 Days of Halloween, and a list of previously featured titles, please go here. Sisters (1973) One of the good things about going off a list, at least in part, to decide on viewing options is that it allows for more occasions for you to be a blank read more
Updates: October 1st, 2013
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 1, 2013
So after a longer than expected lay-off here are the latest round of updated posts on the site today. These are all additions to posts that are designed to be frequently updated – or as I like to call them “running posts.” What’s different in this installment is that I added read more
Silent Feature Sunday- Haxan (1922)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Sep 29, 2013
While I do watch many new films, and have annual awards and will discuss current cinematic topics. Part of my desire to create my own site was to not have an agenda forced upon me that was not my own. This allows me to discuss films from all periods of history whenever I see fit. Recently my Short F read more
61 Days of Halloween: The Case of the Bloody Iris (1971)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Sep 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. The Case of the Bloody Iris is a giallo film from 1971 by director Giuliano Carmineo. It’s written by Ernesto Gastaldi based on his own story. Now as is t read more
Short Film Saturday: If I Am Your Mirror
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Sep 28, 2013
Last weekend was the first time in a while I missed one of these posts. I will attempt to make it up at some point. Essentially I didn’t have my horror shorts lined up yet. This one I found courtesy of Film School Rejects. It’s a rather apropos star because one of the earliest scares I read more
61 Days of Halloween: Dead of Night (1977)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Sep 28, 2013
Introduction For an introduction to the concept of 61 Days of Halloween, and a list of previously featured films, please go here. Dead of Night (1977) I can’t say I’m a Dark Shadows fanatic, but I can say I’ve seen enough to know that I love what it was on TV and that I really dig read more
Journalism in Classic Film Blogathon: Doctor X (1932) and The Return of Doctor X (1939)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Sep 22, 2013
Introduction Firstly, I’m glad to be contributing to Comet Over Hollywood and Lindsay’s Movie Musings blogathon. Secondly, I have to say that there are two very distinctive reasons why I chose these films for analysis: one, I am currently ensconced in my 61 Days of Halloween theme so any read more
61 Days of Halloween: Pulse (1988)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Sep 21, 2013
Introduction For an introduction to the concept of 61 Days of Halloween, and a list of previously featured films, please go here. Pulse (1988) This is one of those films I avoided revisiting for a long time. I have a few of these. Essentially what I’m scared of is that, no matter how margina read more
61 Days of Halloween: The Dead Father (1985)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Sep 18, 2013
Introduction For an introduction to the concept of 61 Days of Halloween and a list of previously featured titles please go here. The Dead Father (1985) I have covered the films of Guy Maddin on a few occasions here. However, even with all that coverage there are a few of his films I had not seen. On read more