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Top 100 Least Favorite Films of All-Time
Top 100 Least Favorite Films of All-Time
1. BAD BOYS II
2. THE LAWNMOWER MAN 2 – JOB’S WAR
3. MOTHER OF TEARS: THE THIRD MOTHER
4. Dario Argento’s SLEEPLESS
5. CURSED
6. ALONG CAME A SPIDER
7. TRANSFORMERS
8. THE HAUNTED MANSION
9. THE AVENGERS
10. LETHAL WEAPON 4
11. SUPERMAN III
12. SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE
13. LITTLE NICKI
14. ANOTHER YOU
15. THE HOWLING II
16. JOHNNY MNEUMONIC
17. BILL & TED’S BOGUS JOURNEY
18. DUDE, WHERE’S MY CAR?
19. CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU?
20. CREEPSHOW 2
21. CHILDREN OF THE CORN II: THE FINAL SACREFICE
22. DREAMCATCHER
23. HEARTS OF ATLANTIS
24. LUCKY STIFF
25. IDIOCRACY
26. BEVERLY HILLS COP 3
27. BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA
28. BIG TOP PEE-WEE
29. PROM NIGHT (2008)
30. THE UNINVITED (2009)
31. ONE MISSED CALL (2008)
32. PULSE (2006)
33. TEEN WOLF TOO
34. THE NEXT KARATE KID
35. HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES
36. BIG BUSINESS
37. VICE VERSA
38. LITTLE MONSTERS
39. THE WIZARD
40. ERAGON
41. THE SEEKERS: THE DARK IS RISING
42. D-WAR: DRAGON WARS
43. WING COMMANDER
44. DRAGNET (1987)
45. ERNEST SCARED STUPID
46. PET SEMATARY 2
47. K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER
48. POSEIDON
49. JUNGLE FEVER
50. GIRL 6
51. SUMMER OF SAM
52. JOE VERSES THE VOLCANO
53. KING RALPH
54. WAYNE’S WORLD
55. HOUSESITTER
56. THE CHAMBER
57. LAST ACTION HERO
58. SON-IN-LAW
59. IN THE ARMY NOW
60. ENCINO MAN
61. I LOVE TROUBLE
62. BLOWN AWAY
63. STREET FIGHTER
64. MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION
65. DANGEROUS MINDS
66. HEAT
67. THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE
68. JUST CAUSE
69. JACK
70. CON AIR
71. LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER
72. ULTRAVIOLET
73. VOLCANO
74. SPAWN
75. MINORITY REPORT
76. A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
77. WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005)
78. JURASSIC PARK 3
79. STEEL
80. BARB WIRE
81. GHOST RIDER
82. PEARL HARBOR (2001)
83. SCARY MOVIE
84. DEEP IMPACT
85. DOCTOR DOLITTLE
86. HOLY MAN
87. SNAKE EYES
88. AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY
89. POKEMON: THE FIRST MOVIE
90. MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE
91. GONE IN 60 SECONDS (2000)
92. ALEXANDER (2004)
93. VANILLA SKY
94. THE FAN (1996)
95. SPY KIDS
96. QUEEN OF THE DAMNED
97. DADDY DAY CARE
98. THE LADYKILLERS (2004)
99. VAN HELSING
100. CATWOMAN
1. BAD BOYS II
2. THE LAWNMOWER MAN 2 – JOB’S WAR
3. MOTHER OF TEARS: THE THIRD MOTHER
4. Dario Argento’s SLEEPLESS
5. CURSED
6. ALONG CAME A SPIDER
7. TRANSFORMERS
8. THE HAUNTED MANSION
9. THE AVENGERS
10. LETHAL WEAPON 4
11. SUPERMAN III
12. SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE
13. LITTLE NICKI
14. ANOTHER YOU
15. THE HOWLING II
16. JOHNNY MNEUMONIC
17. BILL & TED’S BOGUS JOURNEY
18. DUDE, WHERE’S MY CAR?
19. CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU?
20. CREEPSHOW 2
21. CHILDREN OF THE CORN II: THE FINAL SACREFICE
22. DREAMCATCHER
23. HEARTS OF ATLANTIS
24. LUCKY STIFF
25. IDIOCRACY
26. BEVERLY HILLS COP 3
27. BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA
28. BIG TOP PEE-WEE
29. PROM NIGHT (2008)
30. THE UNINVITED (2009)
31. ONE MISSED CALL (2008)
32. PULSE (2006)
33. TEEN WOLF TOO
34. THE NEXT KARATE KID
35. HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES
36. BIG BUSINESS
37. VICE VERSA
38. LITTLE MONSTERS
39. THE WIZARD
40. ERAGON
41. THE SEEKERS: THE DARK IS RISING
42. D-WAR: DRAGON WARS
43. WING COMMANDER
44. DRAGNET (1987)
45. ERNEST SCARED STUPID
46. PET SEMATARY 2
47. K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER
48. POSEIDON
49. JUNGLE FEVER
50. GIRL 6
51. SUMMER OF SAM
52. JOE VERSES THE VOLCANO
53. KING RALPH
54. WAYNE’S WORLD
55. HOUSESITTER
56. THE CHAMBER
57. LAST ACTION HERO
58. SON-IN-LAW
59. IN THE ARMY NOW
60. ENCINO MAN
61. I LOVE TROUBLE
62. BLOWN AWAY
63. STREET FIGHTER
64. MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION
65. DANGEROUS MINDS
66. HEAT
67. THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE
68. JUST CAUSE
69. JACK
70. CON AIR
71. LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER
72. ULTRAVIOLET
73. VOLCANO
74. SPAWN
75. MINORITY REPORT
76. A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
77. WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005)
78. JURASSIC PARK 3
79. STEEL
80. BARB WIRE
81. GHOST RIDER
82. PEARL HARBOR (2001)
83. SCARY MOVIE
84. DEEP IMPACT
85. DOCTOR DOLITTLE
86. HOLY MAN
87. SNAKE EYES
88. AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY
89. POKEMON: THE FIRST MOVIE
90. MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE
91. GONE IN 60 SECONDS (2000)
92. ALEXANDER (2004)
93. VANILLA SKY
94. THE FAN (1996)
95. SPY KIDS
96. QUEEN OF THE DAMNED
97. DADDY DAY CARE
98. THE LADYKILLERS (2004)
99. VAN HELSING
100. CATWOMAN
Top 25 Favorite Films 0f 2008
Top 25 Favorite Films 0f 2008
All the following films either had their theatrical release in 2008 or had their U.S. release in 2008. They are in no preference of importance.
1. FRONTIER(S)
2. INSIDE
3. THE DARK KNIGHT
4. WENDY & LUCY
5. TROPIC THUNDER
6. HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
7. SPEED RACER
8. MIRRORS
9. THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE
10. U2 3D
11. APALOOSA
12. RAMBO
13. BRUTAL MASSACRE: A COMEDY
14. BAGHEAD
15. STUCK
16. TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE
17. MONGOL
18. CLOVERFIELD
19. TEETH
20. HANCOCK
21. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
22. PUNISHER: WAR ZONE
23. SEX & THE CITY: THE MOVIE
24. QUARRANTINE
25. RELIGULOUS
All the following films either had their theatrical release in 2008 or had their U.S. release in 2008. They are in no preference of importance.
1. FRONTIER(S)
2. INSIDE
3. THE DARK KNIGHT
4. WENDY & LUCY
5. TROPIC THUNDER
6. HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
7. SPEED RACER
8. MIRRORS
9. THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE
10. U2 3D
11. APALOOSA
12. RAMBO
13. BRUTAL MASSACRE: A COMEDY
14. BAGHEAD
15. STUCK
16. TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE
17. MONGOL
18. CLOVERFIELD
19. TEETH
20. HANCOCK
21. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
22. PUNISHER: WAR ZONE
23. SEX & THE CITY: THE MOVIE
24. QUARRANTINE
25. RELIGULOUS
Top 25 Favorite Current Male Actors
Top 25 Favorite Current Male Actors
1. Clive Owen
2. Nathon Fillion
3. Chiwetel Ejiofor
4. Idris Elba
5. Stephen Rea
6. Sam Rockwell
7. George Clooney
8. Matt Damon
9. Adrien Brody
10. Paul Giamatti
11. Gael Garcia Bernal
12. Liam Neeson
13. Ewan McGregor
14. Tom Hanks
15. Christian Bale
16. Keith David
17. Denzel Washington
18. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
19. Russell Crowe
20. Leonardo DiCarprio
21. Jason Bateman
22. Ken Wantanabe
23. Alan Rickman
24. Simon Pegg
25. James Spader
1. Clive Owen
2. Nathon Fillion
3. Chiwetel Ejiofor
4. Idris Elba
5. Stephen Rea
6. Sam Rockwell
7. George Clooney
8. Matt Damon
9. Adrien Brody
10. Paul Giamatti
11. Gael Garcia Bernal
12. Liam Neeson
13. Ewan McGregor
14. Tom Hanks
15. Christian Bale
16. Keith David
17. Denzel Washington
18. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
19. Russell Crowe
20. Leonardo DiCarprio
21. Jason Bateman
22. Ken Wantanabe
23. Alan Rickman
24. Simon Pegg
25. James Spader
TOP 20 FAVORITE BORRIS KARLOFF FILMS
TOP 20 FAVORITE BORRIS KARLOFF FILMS
1. HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! (1966)
2. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
3. BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
4. SCAREFACE (1932)
5. THE MUMMY (1932)
6. THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932)
7. NIGHT KET (1937)
8. HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIL (1944)
9. THE TERROR (1963)
10. TARGETS (1968)
11. THE PARADINE CASE (1962)
12. BEDLAM (1946)
13. BEFORE I HANG (1940)
14. TOWER OF LONDON (1939)
15. THE BLACK ROOM (1935)
16. THE GHOUL (1933)
17. THE MASK OF FU MANCHU (1932)
18. THE BLACK CAT (1934)
19. THE INVISIBLE RAY (1936)
20. BLACK SABBATH (1963)
1. HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! (1966)
2. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
3. BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
4. SCAREFACE (1932)
5. THE MUMMY (1932)
6. THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932)
7. NIGHT KET (1937)
8. HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIL (1944)
9. THE TERROR (1963)
10. TARGETS (1968)
11. THE PARADINE CASE (1962)
12. BEDLAM (1946)
13. BEFORE I HANG (1940)
14. TOWER OF LONDON (1939)
15. THE BLACK ROOM (1935)
16. THE GHOUL (1933)
17. THE MASK OF FU MANCHU (1932)
18. THE BLACK CAT (1934)
19. THE INVISIBLE RAY (1936)
20. BLACK SABBATH (1963)
100 Favorite Horror Films
100 Favorite Horror Films
As a way to test myself, I am listing my favorite horror films which may not be what many consider “the best” but they are ones that I can (and will continue to) watch over and over again because I just can’t get enough of them. I’m making myself include only films I’ve seen more than two times as to me that is a true indicator that a film has had an impact on when – when I know I can pop it into the DVD player and watch it again and again.
1. THE EXORCIST
2. ROSEMARY’S BABY
3. CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)
4. THE HAUNTING (1963)
5. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
6. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1990)
7. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
8. DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)
9. MARTIN (1977)
10. THE DARK HALF
11. SCREAM
12. THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977)
13. PHANTASM
14. PHANTASM II
15. SUSPIRIA
16. ZOMBIE (1979)
17. NIGHT OF THE CREEPS
18. HOUSE (1986)
19. HOUSE II: THE SECOND STORY
20. THE EVIL DEAD
21. THE EVIL DEAD 2
22. ARMY OF DARKNESS
23. POLTERGEIST
24. LIFEFORCE
25. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)
26. A NAIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: THE DREAM WARRIORS
27. WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE
28. HALLOWEEN (1978)
29. HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH
30. HALLOWEEN IV: RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS
31. SAW
32. JOHN CARPENTER’S PRINCE OF DARKNESS
33. JOHN CARPENTER’S THE FOG (1980)
34. MISERY
35. JOHN CARPENTER’S IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS
36. NAKED LUNCH
37. DAVID CRONENBERG’S THE FLY (1986)
38. THE FLY II
39. JOHN CARPENTER’S BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
40. THE CROW (1994)
41. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART 3
42. RE-ANIMATOR (1985)
43. BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR
44. CHILD’S PLAY (1988)
45. CHILD’S PLAY 2
46. FRIDAY THE 13TH THE FINAL CHAPTER
47. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 6: JASON LIVES!
48. KING KONG (1933)
49. THEM!
50. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
51. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978)
52. BODY SNATCHERS (1993)
53. SLUGS
54. ALIGATOR
55. ARACHNOPHOBIA
56. PSYCHO (1960)
57. PSYCHO 2
58. THE BIRDS (1963)
59. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
60. SISTERS (1973)
61. CARRIE (1976)
62. DEEP RISING
63. THE MUMMY (1999)
64. PUMPKINHEAD
65. PUMKINHEAD 2: BLOOD WINGS
66. CANDYMAN
67. CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH
68. HELLRAISER (1987)
69.HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2
70. HELLRAISER 3: HELL ON EARTH
71. WATCHERS (1988)
72. NIGHTBREED
73. LORD OF ILLUSSIONS
74. THE BEYOND (1981)
75. FROM BEYOND (1986)
76. BRAINDEAD
77. THE FRIGHTENERS
78. LEVIATHON
79. DEEP STAR SIX
80. CREEPSHOW
81. TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS DEMON KNIGHT
82. DEAD OF NIGHT (1945)
83. CUBE
84. THE HOWLING
85. THE HOWLING III: THE MARSUPIALS
86. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
87. WOLFEN
88. JACOB’S LADDER
89. SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT
90. SLEEPAWAY CAMP
91. THE GUARDIAN (1990)
92. THE EXORCIST 3
93. RESIDENT EVIL
94. PITCH BLACK
95. EVENT HORIZON
96. PET SEMETARY
97. VIDEODROME
98. THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS
99. STEPHEN KING’S IT
100. STEPHEN KING’S THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT (1990)
Now many of the films on this list may be questionable. Some are great films while others are great entertainment but I know that when I put one of them into my DVD player I will be entertained throughout the night.
As a way to test myself, I am listing my favorite horror films which may not be what many consider “the best” but they are ones that I can (and will continue to) watch over and over again because I just can’t get enough of them. I’m making myself include only films I’ve seen more than two times as to me that is a true indicator that a film has had an impact on when – when I know I can pop it into the DVD player and watch it again and again.
1. THE EXORCIST
2. ROSEMARY’S BABY
3. CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)
4. THE HAUNTING (1963)
5. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
6. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1990)
7. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
8. DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)
9. MARTIN (1977)
10. THE DARK HALF
11. SCREAM
12. THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977)
13. PHANTASM
14. PHANTASM II
15. SUSPIRIA
16. ZOMBIE (1979)
17. NIGHT OF THE CREEPS
18. HOUSE (1986)
19. HOUSE II: THE SECOND STORY
20. THE EVIL DEAD
21. THE EVIL DEAD 2
22. ARMY OF DARKNESS
23. POLTERGEIST
24. LIFEFORCE
25. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)
26. A NAIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: THE DREAM WARRIORS
27. WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE
28. HALLOWEEN (1978)
29. HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH
30. HALLOWEEN IV: RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS
31. SAW
32. JOHN CARPENTER’S PRINCE OF DARKNESS
33. JOHN CARPENTER’S THE FOG (1980)
34. MISERY
35. JOHN CARPENTER’S IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS
36. NAKED LUNCH
37. DAVID CRONENBERG’S THE FLY (1986)
38. THE FLY II
39. JOHN CARPENTER’S BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
40. THE CROW (1994)
41. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART 3
42. RE-ANIMATOR (1985)
43. BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR
44. CHILD’S PLAY (1988)
45. CHILD’S PLAY 2
46. FRIDAY THE 13TH THE FINAL CHAPTER
47. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 6: JASON LIVES!
48. KING KONG (1933)
49. THEM!
50. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
51. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978)
52. BODY SNATCHERS (1993)
53. SLUGS
54. ALIGATOR
55. ARACHNOPHOBIA
56. PSYCHO (1960)
57. PSYCHO 2
58. THE BIRDS (1963)
59. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
60. SISTERS (1973)
61. CARRIE (1976)
62. DEEP RISING
63. THE MUMMY (1999)
64. PUMPKINHEAD
65. PUMKINHEAD 2: BLOOD WINGS
66. CANDYMAN
67. CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH
68. HELLRAISER (1987)
69.HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2
70. HELLRAISER 3: HELL ON EARTH
71. WATCHERS (1988)
72. NIGHTBREED
73. LORD OF ILLUSSIONS
74. THE BEYOND (1981)
75. FROM BEYOND (1986)
76. BRAINDEAD
77. THE FRIGHTENERS
78. LEVIATHON
79. DEEP STAR SIX
80. CREEPSHOW
81. TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS DEMON KNIGHT
82. DEAD OF NIGHT (1945)
83. CUBE
84. THE HOWLING
85. THE HOWLING III: THE MARSUPIALS
86. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
87. WOLFEN
88. JACOB’S LADDER
89. SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT
90. SLEEPAWAY CAMP
91. THE GUARDIAN (1990)
92. THE EXORCIST 3
93. RESIDENT EVIL
94. PITCH BLACK
95. EVENT HORIZON
96. PET SEMETARY
97. VIDEODROME
98. THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS
99. STEPHEN KING’S IT
100. STEPHEN KING’S THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT (1990)
Now many of the films on this list may be questionable. Some are great films while others are great entertainment but I know that when I put one of them into my DVD player I will be entertained throughout the night.
TOP 100 FAVORITE DOCUMENTARY FILMS
TOP 100 FAVORITE DOCUMENTARY FILMS
1. DELIVER US FROM EVIL
2. FETISHES (1996)
3. BIGGIE & TUPAC
4. CURT & COURTNEY
5. BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE
6. BORN INTO BROTHELS
7. MURDERBALL
8. MAD HOT BALLROOM
9. WORDPLAY
10. CONTROL ROOM
11. THE CORPORATION
12. NANOOK OF THE NORTH
13. FOG OF WAR
14. DUST INTO GLORY
15. 4 LITTLE GIRLS
16. AILEEN: LIFE & DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER
17. AILEEN WUORNOS: THE SELLING OF A SERIAL KILLER
18. PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS
19. PARADISE LOST 2: REVELATIONS
20. WINGED MIGRATION
21. MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
22. MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE
23. RELIGULOUS
24. HOOP DREAMS
25. SUPER SIZE ME
26. SPELLBOUND
27. TOUCHING TH EVOID
28. U2 3D
29. SHINE A LIGHT
30. YOUNG @ HEART
31. RIZE
32. MAN ON WIRE
33. THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRATH HILL
34. WHEN WE WERE KINGS
35. RIDING GIANTS
36. THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL
37. WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?
38. MICROCOSMOS
39. WHAT THE BLEEP WHO WE KNOW?
40. METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER
41. THE U.S. VS. JOHN LENNON
42. THE WAR ROOM
43. INTO GREAT SILENCE
44. ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED & DESIRED
45. SOUND & FURY
46. THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED
47. UP THE YANGTZE
48. TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE
49. U2: RATTLE & HUMM
50. GRIZZLEY MAN
51. WHY WE FIGHT
52. THE UNTOLD STORY OF EMMITT LOUIS TILL
53. BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB
54. MAYA LIN: A STRONG CLEAR VISION
55. LOST IN LA MANCHA
56. FULL TILT BOOGIE
57. STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN
58. THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE
59. CHISHOLM ’72: UNBOUGHT & UNBOSSED
60. GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE & FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM
61. SHERMAN’S MARCH
62. CLINT EASTWOOD: OUT OF THE SHADOWS
63. JOHN CARPENTER: THE MAN & HIS MOVIES
64. THE AGRONOMIST
65. H.H. HOLMES: AMERICA’S FIRST SERIAL KILLER
66. GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS
67. GORRILA: THE TAKING OF PATTY HEARST
68. DEEP THROAT
69. HIS NAME WAS JASON
70. ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM
71. FESTIVAL EXPRESS
72. NIGHT & FOG
73. THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS
74. MONDO CANE
75. MONDO CANE 2
76. ATLANTIS
77. AMERICAN PIMP
78. WATTSTAX
79. SPACE STATION: IMAX
80. EVEREST: IMAX
81. DOCUMENT OF THE DEAD
82. DARIO ARGENTO: AN EYE FOR HORROR
83. FACES OF DEATH
If there were 100 favorites to put on this list then it would be complete but I was hard pressed to find as many as this without adding films that I didn’t really care for (and there are a whole bunch of those).
1. DELIVER US FROM EVIL
2. FETISHES (1996)
3. BIGGIE & TUPAC
4. CURT & COURTNEY
5. BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE
6. BORN INTO BROTHELS
7. MURDERBALL
8. MAD HOT BALLROOM
9. WORDPLAY
10. CONTROL ROOM
11. THE CORPORATION
12. NANOOK OF THE NORTH
13. FOG OF WAR
14. DUST INTO GLORY
15. 4 LITTLE GIRLS
16. AILEEN: LIFE & DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER
17. AILEEN WUORNOS: THE SELLING OF A SERIAL KILLER
18. PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS
19. PARADISE LOST 2: REVELATIONS
20. WINGED MIGRATION
21. MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
22. MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE
23. RELIGULOUS
24. HOOP DREAMS
25. SUPER SIZE ME
26. SPELLBOUND
27. TOUCHING TH EVOID
28. U2 3D
29. SHINE A LIGHT
30. YOUNG @ HEART
31. RIZE
32. MAN ON WIRE
33. THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRATH HILL
34. WHEN WE WERE KINGS
35. RIDING GIANTS
36. THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL
37. WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?
38. MICROCOSMOS
39. WHAT THE BLEEP WHO WE KNOW?
40. METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER
41. THE U.S. VS. JOHN LENNON
42. THE WAR ROOM
43. INTO GREAT SILENCE
44. ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED & DESIRED
45. SOUND & FURY
46. THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED
47. UP THE YANGTZE
48. TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE
49. U2: RATTLE & HUMM
50. GRIZZLEY MAN
51. WHY WE FIGHT
52. THE UNTOLD STORY OF EMMITT LOUIS TILL
53. BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB
54. MAYA LIN: A STRONG CLEAR VISION
55. LOST IN LA MANCHA
56. FULL TILT BOOGIE
57. STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN
58. THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE
59. CHISHOLM ’72: UNBOUGHT & UNBOSSED
60. GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE & FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM
61. SHERMAN’S MARCH
62. CLINT EASTWOOD: OUT OF THE SHADOWS
63. JOHN CARPENTER: THE MAN & HIS MOVIES
64. THE AGRONOMIST
65. H.H. HOLMES: AMERICA’S FIRST SERIAL KILLER
66. GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS
67. GORRILA: THE TAKING OF PATTY HEARST
68. DEEP THROAT
69. HIS NAME WAS JASON
70. ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM
71. FESTIVAL EXPRESS
72. NIGHT & FOG
73. THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS
74. MONDO CANE
75. MONDO CANE 2
76. ATLANTIS
77. AMERICAN PIMP
78. WATTSTAX
79. SPACE STATION: IMAX
80. EVEREST: IMAX
81. DOCUMENT OF THE DEAD
82. DARIO ARGENTO: AN EYE FOR HORROR
83. FACES OF DEATH
If there were 100 favorites to put on this list then it would be complete but I was hard pressed to find as many as this without adding films that I didn’t really care for (and there are a whole bunch of those).
Top 25 Favorite Directors
Top 25 Favorite Directors
1. Stanley Kubrick
2. John Carpenter
3. George A. Romero
4. Sam Peckinpah
5. John Ford
6. James Cameron
7. Kathryn Bigelow
8. Jane Campion
9. Akira Kurosawa
10. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
11. Ralph Bakshi
12. Martin Scorsese
13. Alfred Hitchcock
14. Orson Wells
15. James Whale
16. Ridley Scott
17. John Hughes
18. Clint Eastwood
19. The Hughes Brothers
20. Sam Raimi
21. Roman Polanski
22. William Friedkin
23. Sidney Lumet
24. John Woo
25. Howard Hawks
1. Stanley Kubrick
2. John Carpenter
3. George A. Romero
4. Sam Peckinpah
5. John Ford
6. James Cameron
7. Kathryn Bigelow
8. Jane Campion
9. Akira Kurosawa
10. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
11. Ralph Bakshi
12. Martin Scorsese
13. Alfred Hitchcock
14. Orson Wells
15. James Whale
16. Ridley Scott
17. John Hughes
18. Clint Eastwood
19. The Hughes Brothers
20. Sam Raimi
21. Roman Polanski
22. William Friedkin
23. Sidney Lumet
24. John Woo
25. Howard Hawks
Top 25 Favorite Current Female Actors
Top 25 Favorite Current Female Actors
1. Milla Jovovich
2. Cate Blanchett
3. Kate Beckinsale
4. Angela Bassett
5. Judie Dench
6. Sigourney Weaver
7. Ellen Muth
8. Kyra Sedgwick
9. Kathy Bates
10. Angelina Jolie
11. Toni Collette
12. Radha Mitchell
13. Rachel Nichols
14. Malin Akerman
15. Glen Close
16. Jennifer Garner
17. Michelle Phiffer
18. Demi Moore
19. Elizabeth Mitchell
20. Summer Glau
21. Eliza Dushku
22. Julie Benz
23. Jada Pinkett-Smith
24. Michelle Krusiec
25. Gong Li
1. Milla Jovovich
2. Cate Blanchett
3. Kate Beckinsale
4. Angela Bassett
5. Judie Dench
6. Sigourney Weaver
7. Ellen Muth
8. Kyra Sedgwick
9. Kathy Bates
10. Angelina Jolie
11. Toni Collette
12. Radha Mitchell
13. Rachel Nichols
14. Malin Akerman
15. Glen Close
16. Jennifer Garner
17. Michelle Phiffer
18. Demi Moore
19. Elizabeth Mitchell
20. Summer Glau
21. Eliza Dushku
22. Julie Benz
23. Jada Pinkett-Smith
24. Michelle Krusiec
25. Gong Li
Thursday, September 3, 2009
100 Favorite Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films of All-Time
The following list of films is in no particular order.
1. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
2. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
3. THE ARRIVAL
4. ALIEN
5. ALIENS
6. PREDATOR
7. PRIMER
8. SCREAMERS (1995)
9. BLADE RUNNER
10. LEGEND
11. THE DARK CRYSTAL
12. LABYRINTH
13. HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
14. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
15. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
16. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
17. STAR WARS: EPISODE 4 – A NEW HOPE
18. STAR WARS: EPISODE 5 – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
19. MIRROR MASK
20. THE TIME MACHINE (1960)
21. THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT (1955)
22. THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
23. ROBOCOP
24. TIMECOP
25. THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)
26. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
27. INVASION OF THE BADY SNATCHERS (1978)
28. VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960)
29. EVENT HORIZON
30. SUNSHINE (2007)
31. PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
32. PITCH BLACK
33. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
34. INDEPENDENCE DAY
35. THE ABYSS
36. THE TERMINATOR
37. T2: JUDGEMENT DAY
38. FIRE IN THE SKY
39. THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE
40. SERENITY
41. THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE
42. PAN’S LABYRINTH
43. THE NEVERENDING STORY
44. TIME BANDITS
45. THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN
46. EXCALIBUR
47. SUPERNOVA
48. COMMUNION (1989)
49. CONTACT
50. RUNAWAY (1984)
51. 12 MONKEYS
52. BACK TO THE FUTURE
53. BACK TO THE FUTURE PART 2
54. FREQUENCY
55. SIX-STRING SAMARAI
56. CYBORG
57. Ryuhei Kitamura’s SKY HIGH (2003)
58. GOJIRA (GODZILLA, 1954)
59. FACE OFF
60. DORORO (2007)
61. CLOVERFIELD
62. KING KONG (1933)
63. KING KONG (2005)
64. MEMOIRS OF AN INVISBLE MAN
65. THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)
66. John Carpenter’s THE THING (1982)
67. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
68. BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
69. SWAMP THING
70. SPIDER-MAN
71. SPIDER-MAN 2
72. BATMAN
73. BATMAN BEGINS
74. THE DARK KNIGHT
75. STARMAN
76. JURASSIC PARK
77. STARSHIP TROOPERS
78. CHILDREN OF MEN
79. DUNE
80. ALTERED STATES
81. VIDEODROME
82. NAKED LUNCH
83. GALAXY QUEST
84. STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE
85. STAR TREK II: THE WRAITH OF KHAN
86. STAR TREK (2009)
87. SHORT CIRCUIT
88. SPACE BALLS
89. GATACA
90. THE TRUMAN SHOW
91. THE BLOB (1988)
92. SIGNS
93. CUBE
94. HARDWARE
95.TOTAL RECALL
96. STRANGE DAYS
97. THE RUNNING MAN
98. David Croneberg’s THE FLY
99. THE FIFTH ELEMENT
100. MARS ATTACKS!
What are your 100 Favorite Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films of All-Time?
1. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
2. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
3. THE ARRIVAL
4. ALIEN
5. ALIENS
6. PREDATOR
7. PRIMER
8. SCREAMERS (1995)
9. BLADE RUNNER
10. LEGEND
11. THE DARK CRYSTAL
12. LABYRINTH
13. HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
14. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
15. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
16. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
17. STAR WARS: EPISODE 4 – A NEW HOPE
18. STAR WARS: EPISODE 5 – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
19. MIRROR MASK
20. THE TIME MACHINE (1960)
21. THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT (1955)
22. THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
23. ROBOCOP
24. TIMECOP
25. THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)
26. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
27. INVASION OF THE BADY SNATCHERS (1978)
28. VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960)
29. EVENT HORIZON
30. SUNSHINE (2007)
31. PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
32. PITCH BLACK
33. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
34. INDEPENDENCE DAY
35. THE ABYSS
36. THE TERMINATOR
37. T2: JUDGEMENT DAY
38. FIRE IN THE SKY
39. THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE
40. SERENITY
41. THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE
42. PAN’S LABYRINTH
43. THE NEVERENDING STORY
44. TIME BANDITS
45. THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN
46. EXCALIBUR
47. SUPERNOVA
48. COMMUNION (1989)
49. CONTACT
50. RUNAWAY (1984)
51. 12 MONKEYS
52. BACK TO THE FUTURE
53. BACK TO THE FUTURE PART 2
54. FREQUENCY
55. SIX-STRING SAMARAI
56. CYBORG
57. Ryuhei Kitamura’s SKY HIGH (2003)
58. GOJIRA (GODZILLA, 1954)
59. FACE OFF
60. DORORO (2007)
61. CLOVERFIELD
62. KING KONG (1933)
63. KING KONG (2005)
64. MEMOIRS OF AN INVISBLE MAN
65. THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)
66. John Carpenter’s THE THING (1982)
67. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
68. BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
69. SWAMP THING
70. SPIDER-MAN
71. SPIDER-MAN 2
72. BATMAN
73. BATMAN BEGINS
74. THE DARK KNIGHT
75. STARMAN
76. JURASSIC PARK
77. STARSHIP TROOPERS
78. CHILDREN OF MEN
79. DUNE
80. ALTERED STATES
81. VIDEODROME
82. NAKED LUNCH
83. GALAXY QUEST
84. STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE
85. STAR TREK II: THE WRAITH OF KHAN
86. STAR TREK (2009)
87. SHORT CIRCUIT
88. SPACE BALLS
89. GATACA
90. THE TRUMAN SHOW
91. THE BLOB (1988)
92. SIGNS
93. CUBE
94. HARDWARE
95.TOTAL RECALL
96. STRANGE DAYS
97. THE RUNNING MAN
98. David Croneberg’s THE FLY
99. THE FIFTH ELEMENT
100. MARS ATTACKS!
What are your 100 Favorite Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films of All-Time?
100 Favorite Horror Films of All-Time
The following list is in no particular order of preference.
1. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
2. THE EXORCIST (Both Original Theatrical Release & “The Version You’ve Never Seen Before”)
3. THE MIST
4. FREAKS (1932)
5. THE RE-ANIMATOR
6.THE EVIL DEAD
7. THE DESCENT
8. HAUNTE TENSION
9. CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)
10. MARTIN
11. FRIGHT NIGHT
12. CREEPSHOW
13. TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS DEMON KNIGHT
14. HALLOWEEN (1978)
15. JAWS
16. NAKED LUNCH
17. David Cronenberg’s THE FLY (1986)
18. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
19. THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
20. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART 3
21. FRIDAY THE 13th: THE FINAL CHAPTER
22. HALLOWEEN: H20
23. John Carpenter’s PRINCE OF DARKNESS
24. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
25. David Cronenberg’s THE BROOD
26. THE SERPENT & THE RAINBOW
27. RINGU
28. JU-ON: THE GRUDGE
29. Lucio Fulci’s ZOMBI (aka ZOMBIE 2)
30. CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST
31. John Carpenter’s THE THING
32. John Carpenter’s IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS
33. SCREAM
34. FROM BEYOND
35. ALIEN
36. ALIENS
37. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
38. THE HAUNTING (1963)
39. THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975)
40. DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)
41. Dario Argento’s SUSPIRIA
42. Dario Argento’s OPERA
43. MARTYRS
44. Wes Craven’s THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977)
45. DEATH MACHINE
46. DUST DEVIL
47. HARDWARE
48. NEAR DARK
49. THE LOST BOYS
50. THE MONSTER SQUAD
51. THE HOWLING PART 3
52. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
53. WILDERNESS (1996)
54. I, ZOMBIE
55. LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE
56. THE BEYOND
57. Clive Barker’s NIGHTBREED
58. Clive Barker’s HELLRAISER
59. HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2
60. TETSUO
61. THE CRAZIES (1973)
62. PET SEMATARY (1989)
63. BLOOD & BLACK LACE
64. BLACK SABBATH (1963)
65. KILL, BABY…KILL! (1966)
66. THE CITY OF THE DEAD (aka HORROR HOTEL, 1960)
67. DEEP RISING
68. LEVIATHAN
69. CARRIE (1976)
70. MAY (2002)
71. BUG (2006)
72. THE EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN
73. TREMORS
74. FEAST
75. AUDITION
76. THE RING
77. THE GRUDGE
78. THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE
79. WITCHBOARD
80. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988)
81. PHASE IV (1974)
82. PHANTASM
83. CHILD’S PLAY
84. SEVERANCE (2006)
85. CABIN FEVER
86. HOSTEL PART 2
87. SAW
88. SAW 3
89. INSIDE
90. DARK WATER (2002)
91. POLTERGEIST
92. 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
93. 28 DAYS LATER
94. WENDIGO (2001)
95. THE LAST WINTER
96. TH ORPHANAGE (2007)
97. THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE (2001)
98. IT’S ALIVE (1974)
99. MANIAC COP
100. A TALE OF TWO SISTERS
What are your 100 Favorite Horror Films of All-Time?
1. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
2. THE EXORCIST (Both Original Theatrical Release & “The Version You’ve Never Seen Before”)
3. THE MIST
4. FREAKS (1932)
5. THE RE-ANIMATOR
6.THE EVIL DEAD
7. THE DESCENT
8. HAUNTE TENSION
9. CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)
10. MARTIN
11. FRIGHT NIGHT
12. CREEPSHOW
13. TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS DEMON KNIGHT
14. HALLOWEEN (1978)
15. JAWS
16. NAKED LUNCH
17. David Cronenberg’s THE FLY (1986)
18. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
19. THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
20. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART 3
21. FRIDAY THE 13th: THE FINAL CHAPTER
22. HALLOWEEN: H20
23. John Carpenter’s PRINCE OF DARKNESS
24. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
25. David Cronenberg’s THE BROOD
26. THE SERPENT & THE RAINBOW
27. RINGU
28. JU-ON: THE GRUDGE
29. Lucio Fulci’s ZOMBI (aka ZOMBIE 2)
30. CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST
31. John Carpenter’s THE THING
32. John Carpenter’s IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS
33. SCREAM
34. FROM BEYOND
35. ALIEN
36. ALIENS
37. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
38. THE HAUNTING (1963)
39. THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975)
40. DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)
41. Dario Argento’s SUSPIRIA
42. Dario Argento’s OPERA
43. MARTYRS
44. Wes Craven’s THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977)
45. DEATH MACHINE
46. DUST DEVIL
47. HARDWARE
48. NEAR DARK
49. THE LOST BOYS
50. THE MONSTER SQUAD
51. THE HOWLING PART 3
52. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
53. WILDERNESS (1996)
54. I, ZOMBIE
55. LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE
56. THE BEYOND
57. Clive Barker’s NIGHTBREED
58. Clive Barker’s HELLRAISER
59. HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2
60. TETSUO
61. THE CRAZIES (1973)
62. PET SEMATARY (1989)
63. BLOOD & BLACK LACE
64. BLACK SABBATH (1963)
65. KILL, BABY…KILL! (1966)
66. THE CITY OF THE DEAD (aka HORROR HOTEL, 1960)
67. DEEP RISING
68. LEVIATHAN
69. CARRIE (1976)
70. MAY (2002)
71. BUG (2006)
72. THE EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN
73. TREMORS
74. FEAST
75. AUDITION
76. THE RING
77. THE GRUDGE
78. THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE
79. WITCHBOARD
80. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988)
81. PHASE IV (1974)
82. PHANTASM
83. CHILD’S PLAY
84. SEVERANCE (2006)
85. CABIN FEVER
86. HOSTEL PART 2
87. SAW
88. SAW 3
89. INSIDE
90. DARK WATER (2002)
91. POLTERGEIST
92. 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
93. 28 DAYS LATER
94. WENDIGO (2001)
95. THE LAST WINTER
96. TH ORPHANAGE (2007)
97. THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE (2001)
98. IT’S ALIVE (1974)
99. MANIAC COP
100. A TALE OF TWO SISTERS
What are your 100 Favorite Horror Films of All-Time?
100 Favorite Comedies of All-Time
This list of films is in no particular order of preference.
1. GHOSTBUSTERS
2. SPIES LIKE US
3. PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES
4. EDDIE MURPHY RAW
5. EDDIE MURPHY DELIRIOUS
6. PARENTHOOD
7. BOWFINGER
8. COMING TO AMERICA
9. STRIPES
10. THROW MAMMA FROM THE TRAIN
11. TWINS
12. ROMANCING THE STONE
13. KUFFS
14. DUMMY
15. SCROOGED
16. NATIONAL LAMPOON’S ANIMAL HOUSE
17. NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION
18. AMERICAN PIE
19. BORAT
20. MOVING VIOLATIONS
21. WEEKEND AT BERNIES
22. WEEKEND AT BERNIES II
23. KINDERGARTEN COP
24. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
25. BRINGING UP BABY
26. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
27. SOME LIKE IT HOT
28. 16 CANDLES
29. WEIRD SCIENCE
30. MYSTERY DATE
31. LISCENSE TO DRIVE
32. THE BIG LEBOWSKI
33. O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?
34. ERIC THE VIKING
35. THE HUDSUCKER PROXY
36. THE BREAKFAST CLUB
37. FERRIS BEULLER’S DAY OFF
38. THE ADAMS FAMILY
39. RAISING ARIZONA
40. THE REF
41. CABIN BOY
44. TOMMY BOY
45. THE WATER BOY
46. RUNNING SCARED
47. PORKY’S
48. FLETCH
49. DEAL OF THE CENTURY
50. MOVING
51. HARLEM NIGHTS
52. FUNNY FARM
53. PRETTY WOMAN
54. SEX & THE CITY: THE MOVIE
55. A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN.
56. THE MONEY PIT
57. WHITE WATER SUMMER
58. INDIAN SUNNER
59. DOC HOLLYWOOD
60. THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS
61. HOT FUZZ
62. THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD
63. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
64. BLAZZING SADDLES
65. SPACEBALLS
66. AIRPLANE!
67. POLICE ACADEMY
68. MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN
69. BIG
70. SWITCH
71. BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
72. THE HANGOVER
73. A FISH CALLED WANDA
74. THE WAR OF THE ROSES
75. DEATH BECOMES HER
76. BLIND DATE
77. ELECTION
78. SERIAL MOM
77. PECKER
78. HEATERS
79. THE LAST SUPPER
80. TO DIE FOR
81. NURSE BETTY
82. MARS ATTACKS!
83. BEETLEJUICE
84. PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE
85. SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL
86. SILVER STREAK
87. REVENGE OF THE NERDS (1984)
88. THREESOME
89. REAL GENIUS
90. BACK TO SCHOOL (1986)
91. THREE MEN & A BABY
92. DOGMA
93. CLERKS
94. GALAXY QUEST
95. BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER
96. SHALL WE DANCE? (1997)
97. SISTER ACT
98. HOUSE PARTY
99. CANONBALL RUN
100. JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH
What are your 100 Favorite Comedies?
The Favorites That Managed To Slip The Mind
101. RUSHMORE
102. THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
103. THE DREAM TEAM
104. HOT SHOTS!
105. BULL DURHAM
106. MAJOR LEAGUE
107. RUSH HOUR
108. ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING
109. HOME ALONE
110. DUPLICITY (2009)
111. SHAUN OF THE DEAD
112. MEET THE FEEBLES
113. SIDEWAYS
114. MYSTERY MEN
115. AS GOOD AS IT GETS
116. WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
117. MISS CONGENIALITY
118. LEGALLY BLOND
119. WORKING GIRL
120. SPLASH
121. BURGLER
122. TOOTSIE
123. THE ODD COUPLE
124. MRS. DOUBTFIRE
125. GET SHORTY
I guess that takes this list up to my favorite 125 but what can I do?
1. GHOSTBUSTERS
2. SPIES LIKE US
3. PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES
4. EDDIE MURPHY RAW
5. EDDIE MURPHY DELIRIOUS
6. PARENTHOOD
7. BOWFINGER
8. COMING TO AMERICA
9. STRIPES
10. THROW MAMMA FROM THE TRAIN
11. TWINS
12. ROMANCING THE STONE
13. KUFFS
14. DUMMY
15. SCROOGED
16. NATIONAL LAMPOON’S ANIMAL HOUSE
17. NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION
18. AMERICAN PIE
19. BORAT
20. MOVING VIOLATIONS
21. WEEKEND AT BERNIES
22. WEEKEND AT BERNIES II
23. KINDERGARTEN COP
24. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
25. BRINGING UP BABY
26. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
27. SOME LIKE IT HOT
28. 16 CANDLES
29. WEIRD SCIENCE
30. MYSTERY DATE
31. LISCENSE TO DRIVE
32. THE BIG LEBOWSKI
33. O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?
34. ERIC THE VIKING
35. THE HUDSUCKER PROXY
36. THE BREAKFAST CLUB
37. FERRIS BEULLER’S DAY OFF
38. THE ADAMS FAMILY
39. RAISING ARIZONA
40. THE REF
41. CABIN BOY
44. TOMMY BOY
45. THE WATER BOY
46. RUNNING SCARED
47. PORKY’S
48. FLETCH
49. DEAL OF THE CENTURY
50. MOVING
51. HARLEM NIGHTS
52. FUNNY FARM
53. PRETTY WOMAN
54. SEX & THE CITY: THE MOVIE
55. A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN.
56. THE MONEY PIT
57. WHITE WATER SUMMER
58. INDIAN SUNNER
59. DOC HOLLYWOOD
60. THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS
61. HOT FUZZ
62. THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD
63. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
64. BLAZZING SADDLES
65. SPACEBALLS
66. AIRPLANE!
67. POLICE ACADEMY
68. MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN
69. BIG
70. SWITCH
71. BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
72. THE HANGOVER
73. A FISH CALLED WANDA
74. THE WAR OF THE ROSES
75. DEATH BECOMES HER
76. BLIND DATE
77. ELECTION
78. SERIAL MOM
77. PECKER
78. HEATERS
79. THE LAST SUPPER
80. TO DIE FOR
81. NURSE BETTY
82. MARS ATTACKS!
83. BEETLEJUICE
84. PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE
85. SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL
86. SILVER STREAK
87. REVENGE OF THE NERDS (1984)
88. THREESOME
89. REAL GENIUS
90. BACK TO SCHOOL (1986)
91. THREE MEN & A BABY
92. DOGMA
93. CLERKS
94. GALAXY QUEST
95. BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER
96. SHALL WE DANCE? (1997)
97. SISTER ACT
98. HOUSE PARTY
99. CANONBALL RUN
100. JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH
What are your 100 Favorite Comedies?
The Favorites That Managed To Slip The Mind
101. RUSHMORE
102. THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
103. THE DREAM TEAM
104. HOT SHOTS!
105. BULL DURHAM
106. MAJOR LEAGUE
107. RUSH HOUR
108. ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING
109. HOME ALONE
110. DUPLICITY (2009)
111. SHAUN OF THE DEAD
112. MEET THE FEEBLES
113. SIDEWAYS
114. MYSTERY MEN
115. AS GOOD AS IT GETS
116. WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
117. MISS CONGENIALITY
118. LEGALLY BLOND
119. WORKING GIRL
120. SPLASH
121. BURGLER
122. TOOTSIE
123. THE ODD COUPLE
124. MRS. DOUBTFIRE
125. GET SHORTY
I guess that takes this list up to my favorite 125 but what can I do?
100 Favorite Animated Films of All-Time
The films contained on this list are in no particular order of importance. This was a harder list to come up with as there are so few modern day animated films worth including on the list (or that I’ve yet to see) and I wanted to include some of the films I grew up with as a child.
1. AKIRA
2. GHOST IN THE SHELL
3. MEMORIES
4. VAMPIRE HUNTER D
5. VAMPIRE HUNTER D: BLOODLUST
6. WALT DISNEY’S ALICE IN WONDERLAND
7. TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE
8. AN AMERICAN TALE
9. THE SECRET OF NIHM
10. WATERSHIP DOWN
11. ANIMAL FARM
12. THE CAMEL BOY
13. DUCKTALES: THE MOVIE – TREASURE OF THE LOST LAMP
14. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABVIT?
15. BEOWULF
16. RESIDENT EVIL: DEGENERATION
17. DEAD SPACE
18. UP
19. TOY STORY
20. WALT DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
21. WALT DISNEY’S SLEEPING BEAUTY
22. WALT DISNEY’S BEAUTY & THE BEAST
23. FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN
24. THE LAND BEFORE TIME
25. STEAMBOY
26. TOKYO GODFATHERS
27. GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES
28. THE TRIPLETS OF BELLVILLE
29. RENAISSANCE
30. TMNT
31. THE INCREDIBLES
32. THE IRON GIANT
33. THE LORD OF THE RINGS
34. WIZARDS
35. FRITZ THE CAT
36. AMERICAN POP
37. FIRE & ICE
38. ROCK ‘N RULE
39. FINDING NEMO
40. THE PRINCE OF EGYPT
41. HEAVY METAL
42. LADY DEATH
43. THE NINE LIVES OF FRITZ THE CAT
44. WALT DISNEY’S THE FOX & THE HOUND
45. WALT DISNEY’S THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE
46. SHREK
47. COOL WORLD
48. THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
49. SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT
50. WALT DISNEY’S TARZAN
51. CHICKEN RUN
52. WALACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
53. ANTZ
54. KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE
55. HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE
56. PONYO
57. COROLINE
58. THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
59. JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH
60. MONSTER HOUSE
61. STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS
62. ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN
63. TITAN A.E.
64. THE POWERPUFF GIRLS MOVIE
65. BEBE’S KIDS
66. SPIRITED AWAY
67. THE CHIPMUNK ADVENTURE
68. FERNGULLY THE LAST RAINFOREST
69. BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM
70. BATMAN: GOTHAM NIGHTS
71. A SCANNER DARKLY
72. WAKING LIFE
73. PRINCESS MONONKE
74. GOBOTS: BATTLE OF THE ROCK LORDS
75. PAPRIKA
76. METROPOLIS (2002)
77. PERFECT BLUE
78. MILLENNIUM ACTRESS
79. MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO
80. THE SMURFS & THE MAGIC FLUTE
81. HEATHCLIFF: THE MOVIE
82. MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
83. LIGHT YEARS
84. G.I. JOE: THE MOVIE
85. SUPERMAN: DOOMSDAY
86. ARMITAGE THE THIRD (1994)
87. ARMITAGE: DUAL MATRIX
88. ARMITAGE: POLY MATRIX
89. ANASTASIA (1997)
90. WALT DISNEY’S THE JUNGLE BOOK
91. WALT DISNEY’S PETER PAN
92. COONSKIN (aka STREET FIGHT, 1975)
93. THE ANIMATRIX
94. WALT DISNEY’S DINOSAUR
95. DOT & THE KANGAROO (1977)
96. IT’S THE GREAT PUMKIN, CHARLIE BROWN (1966)
97. A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (1965)
98. FROSTY THE SNOWMAN (1969)
99. RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (1964)
100. HERE COMES GARFIELD (1982)
What are your 100 Favorite Animated Films of All-Time?
1. AKIRA
2. GHOST IN THE SHELL
3. MEMORIES
4. VAMPIRE HUNTER D
5. VAMPIRE HUNTER D: BLOODLUST
6. WALT DISNEY’S ALICE IN WONDERLAND
7. TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE
8. AN AMERICAN TALE
9. THE SECRET OF NIHM
10. WATERSHIP DOWN
11. ANIMAL FARM
12. THE CAMEL BOY
13. DUCKTALES: THE MOVIE – TREASURE OF THE LOST LAMP
14. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABVIT?
15. BEOWULF
16. RESIDENT EVIL: DEGENERATION
17. DEAD SPACE
18. UP
19. TOY STORY
20. WALT DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
21. WALT DISNEY’S SLEEPING BEAUTY
22. WALT DISNEY’S BEAUTY & THE BEAST
23. FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN
24. THE LAND BEFORE TIME
25. STEAMBOY
26. TOKYO GODFATHERS
27. GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES
28. THE TRIPLETS OF BELLVILLE
29. RENAISSANCE
30. TMNT
31. THE INCREDIBLES
32. THE IRON GIANT
33. THE LORD OF THE RINGS
34. WIZARDS
35. FRITZ THE CAT
36. AMERICAN POP
37. FIRE & ICE
38. ROCK ‘N RULE
39. FINDING NEMO
40. THE PRINCE OF EGYPT
41. HEAVY METAL
42. LADY DEATH
43. THE NINE LIVES OF FRITZ THE CAT
44. WALT DISNEY’S THE FOX & THE HOUND
45. WALT DISNEY’S THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE
46. SHREK
47. COOL WORLD
48. THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
49. SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT
50. WALT DISNEY’S TARZAN
51. CHICKEN RUN
52. WALACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
53. ANTZ
54. KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE
55. HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE
56. PONYO
57. COROLINE
58. THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
59. JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH
60. MONSTER HOUSE
61. STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS
62. ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN
63. TITAN A.E.
64. THE POWERPUFF GIRLS MOVIE
65. BEBE’S KIDS
66. SPIRITED AWAY
67. THE CHIPMUNK ADVENTURE
68. FERNGULLY THE LAST RAINFOREST
69. BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM
70. BATMAN: GOTHAM NIGHTS
71. A SCANNER DARKLY
72. WAKING LIFE
73. PRINCESS MONONKE
74. GOBOTS: BATTLE OF THE ROCK LORDS
75. PAPRIKA
76. METROPOLIS (2002)
77. PERFECT BLUE
78. MILLENNIUM ACTRESS
79. MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO
80. THE SMURFS & THE MAGIC FLUTE
81. HEATHCLIFF: THE MOVIE
82. MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
83. LIGHT YEARS
84. G.I. JOE: THE MOVIE
85. SUPERMAN: DOOMSDAY
86. ARMITAGE THE THIRD (1994)
87. ARMITAGE: DUAL MATRIX
88. ARMITAGE: POLY MATRIX
89. ANASTASIA (1997)
90. WALT DISNEY’S THE JUNGLE BOOK
91. WALT DISNEY’S PETER PAN
92. COONSKIN (aka STREET FIGHT, 1975)
93. THE ANIMATRIX
94. WALT DISNEY’S DINOSAUR
95. DOT & THE KANGAROO (1977)
96. IT’S THE GREAT PUMKIN, CHARLIE BROWN (1966)
97. A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (1965)
98. FROSTY THE SNOWMAN (1969)
99. RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (1964)
100. HERE COMES GARFIELD (1982)
What are your 100 Favorite Animated Films of All-Time?
100 Favorite Sequels of All-Time
This list is in no particular order of preference.
1. THE TWO JAKES
2. STAR WARS: EPISODE V – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
3. INDIANA JONES & THE LAST CRUSADE
4. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART 3
5. FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER
6. A NAIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET PART 3 – THE DREAM WARRIORS
7. WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE
8. SCREAM 2
9. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
10. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
11. WEEKEND AT BERNIES 2
12. BEVERLY HILLS COP 2
13. LETHAL WEAPON 2
14. DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER
15. BRIDE OF THE RE-ANIMATOR
16. THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
17. THE MUMMY RETURNS
18. THE JEWEL OF THE NILE
19. NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION
20. PORKY’S REVENGE
21. SAW III
22. HOSTEL PART 2
23. ROCKY IV
24. ROCKY BALBOA
25. RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART 2
26. CHILDREN OF DUNE
27. JAWS 3-D
28. RAMBO
29. CHILDREN OF THE CORN PART 3
30. CHILD’S PLAY 2
31. BRIDE OF CHUCKY
32. JU-ON 2
33. THE GRUDGE 2
34. THE RING 2
35. FLETCH LIVES
36. BLADE 2
37. HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
38. T2: JUDGEMENT DAY
39. ALIENS
40. ALIEN 3 (Producer’s Cut)
41. ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM
42. PREDATOR 2
43. BACK TO THE FUTUREN PART 2
44. THE NINE LIVES OF FRITZ THE CAT
45. ANGELS & DEMONS
46. SPIDER-MAN 2
47. THE INCREDIBLE HULK
48. X2: X-MEN UNITED
49. SUPERMAN 2
50. SUPERMAN RETURNS
51. PUNISHER: WAR ZONE
52. PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
53. HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKERBAN
54. HARRY POTTER & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
55. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN
56. FIRESTARTER: REKINDLED
57. CONAN THE DESTROYER
58. GHOSTBUSTERS 2
59. HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS
60. HALLOWEEN: H20
61. STAR TREK 2
62. STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY
63. STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT
64. STAR TREK (2009)
65. UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION
66. UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS
67. RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION
68. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
69. DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)
70. DIARY OF THE DEAD
71. CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE
72. JURASSIC PARK: THE LOST WORLD
73. RUSH HOUR 2
74. DESPERADO
75. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2
76. KILL BILL VOL. 2
77. PATRIOT GAMES
78. CLEAR & PRESENT DANGER
79. F/X 2
80. ANOTHER 48 HOURS
81. THE EVIL DEAD 2
82. ARMY OF DARKNESS
83. THE FLY 2
84. HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2
85. HANNIBAL (2001)
86. BATMAN RETURNS
87. BATMAN BEGINS
88. THE DARK KNIGHT
89. THE EXORCIST III
90. FRIGHT NIGHT PART 2
91. 28 WEEKS LATER
92. SUDDEN IMPACT
93. THE MATRIX RELOADED
94. LARA CROFT, TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE
95. PSYCHO 2
96. PSYCHO IV
97. DAY WATCH
98. THE KARATE KID PART 2
99. PARADISE LOST 2: REVELATIONS
100. JEEPERS CREEPERS 2
What are your 100 Favorite Sequels of All-Time?
1. THE TWO JAKES
2. STAR WARS: EPISODE V – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
3. INDIANA JONES & THE LAST CRUSADE
4. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART 3
5. FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER
6. A NAIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET PART 3 – THE DREAM WARRIORS
7. WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE
8. SCREAM 2
9. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
10. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
11. WEEKEND AT BERNIES 2
12. BEVERLY HILLS COP 2
13. LETHAL WEAPON 2
14. DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER
15. BRIDE OF THE RE-ANIMATOR
16. THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
17. THE MUMMY RETURNS
18. THE JEWEL OF THE NILE
19. NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION
20. PORKY’S REVENGE
21. SAW III
22. HOSTEL PART 2
23. ROCKY IV
24. ROCKY BALBOA
25. RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART 2
26. CHILDREN OF DUNE
27. JAWS 3-D
28. RAMBO
29. CHILDREN OF THE CORN PART 3
30. CHILD’S PLAY 2
31. BRIDE OF CHUCKY
32. JU-ON 2
33. THE GRUDGE 2
34. THE RING 2
35. FLETCH LIVES
36. BLADE 2
37. HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
38. T2: JUDGEMENT DAY
39. ALIENS
40. ALIEN 3 (Producer’s Cut)
41. ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM
42. PREDATOR 2
43. BACK TO THE FUTUREN PART 2
44. THE NINE LIVES OF FRITZ THE CAT
45. ANGELS & DEMONS
46. SPIDER-MAN 2
47. THE INCREDIBLE HULK
48. X2: X-MEN UNITED
49. SUPERMAN 2
50. SUPERMAN RETURNS
51. PUNISHER: WAR ZONE
52. PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
53. HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKERBAN
54. HARRY POTTER & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
55. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN
56. FIRESTARTER: REKINDLED
57. CONAN THE DESTROYER
58. GHOSTBUSTERS 2
59. HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS
60. HALLOWEEN: H20
61. STAR TREK 2
62. STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY
63. STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT
64. STAR TREK (2009)
65. UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION
66. UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS
67. RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION
68. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
69. DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)
70. DIARY OF THE DEAD
71. CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE
72. JURASSIC PARK: THE LOST WORLD
73. RUSH HOUR 2
74. DESPERADO
75. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2
76. KILL BILL VOL. 2
77. PATRIOT GAMES
78. CLEAR & PRESENT DANGER
79. F/X 2
80. ANOTHER 48 HOURS
81. THE EVIL DEAD 2
82. ARMY OF DARKNESS
83. THE FLY 2
84. HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2
85. HANNIBAL (2001)
86. BATMAN RETURNS
87. BATMAN BEGINS
88. THE DARK KNIGHT
89. THE EXORCIST III
90. FRIGHT NIGHT PART 2
91. 28 WEEKS LATER
92. SUDDEN IMPACT
93. THE MATRIX RELOADED
94. LARA CROFT, TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE
95. PSYCHO 2
96. PSYCHO IV
97. DAY WATCH
98. THE KARATE KID PART 2
99. PARADISE LOST 2: REVELATIONS
100. JEEPERS CREEPERS 2
What are your 100 Favorite Sequels of All-Time?
100 Favorite Romantic Films of All-Time
The films are in no particular order of importance.
1. WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
2. THE END OF THE AFFAIR (1999)
3. SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY
4. BOYS ON THE SIDE
5. THE PIANO
6. DEAD CALM
7. BREAKFAST ON PLUTO
8. SIDEWAYS
9. THE ENGLISH PATIENT
10. THE INCREDICLY TRUR ADVENTURE OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE
11. THE FOUNTAIN
12. THE BEST OF YOUTH
13. SIXTEEN CANDLES
14. ELECTRIC DREAMS
15. SEX & THE CITY: THE MOVIE
16. BRINGING UP BABY
17. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
18. SABRINA (1995)
19. NATURAL BORN KILLERS
20. BONNIE & CLYDE
21. WEEKEND AT BERNIES
22. BOUND
23. HITCH
24. SAVING FACE
25. SHALL WE DANCE? (1997)
26. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
27. MOULIN ROUGE! (2001)
28. PRETTY WOMAN
29. AS GOOD AS IT GETS
30. SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE
31. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
32. LOVE JONES
33. LOVE & BASKETBALL
34. SEX, LIES & VIDEOTAPE
35. BOOMERANG
36. THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS
37. WORKING GIRL
38. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
39. LOVE ACTUALLY
40. DOC HOLLYWOOD
41. BULL DURHAM
42. LEGAL EAGLES
43. MANNEQUIN
44. ROXANNE
45. THE PREACHERS WIFE (1996)
46. A LIFE LESS ORDINARY
47. GHOST
48. JERRY MAQUIRE
49. THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
50. LEGENDS OF THE FALL
51. UP CLOSE & PERSONAL
52. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET
53. THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST
54. THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
55. CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
56. SAY ANYTHING
57. BED OF ROSES
58. SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS
59. 3-IRON
60. NANA
61. BEFORE SUNRISE
62. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
63. ALWAYS
64. LADYHAWKE
65. DATE WITH AN ANGEL
66. THE FIFTH ELEMENT
67. DUMMY
68. ROCKY
69. THE ROAD HOME
70. CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
71. AMELIE
72. CINEMA PARADISO
73. RUN LOLA RUN
74. A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
75. MALENA (2000)
76. SINGLE WHITE FEMALE
77. THE PRINCESS & THE WARRIOR
78. OLDBOY
79. THE SYRIAN BRIDE
80. BASIC INSTINCT
81. THE LAST SEDUCTION
82. OUT OF SIGHT
83. TRUE ROMANCE
84. CONSENTING ADULTS
85. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
86. THE CRYING GAME
87. MONSTER
88. THREESOME
89. CHASING AMY
90. KISSING JESSICA STEIN
91. THE DREAMERS
92. BUT I’m A CHEERLEADER
93. CLUELESS
94. HIGH ART
95. MY SUMMER OF LOVE
96. REVENGE
97. SHE’S ALL THAT
98. EYES WIDE SHUT
99.CRASH (1996)
100. LOLITA (1962)
What are your 100 Favorite All-Time Romantic Films?
1. WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
2. THE END OF THE AFFAIR (1999)
3. SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY
4. BOYS ON THE SIDE
5. THE PIANO
6. DEAD CALM
7. BREAKFAST ON PLUTO
8. SIDEWAYS
9. THE ENGLISH PATIENT
10. THE INCREDICLY TRUR ADVENTURE OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE
11. THE FOUNTAIN
12. THE BEST OF YOUTH
13. SIXTEEN CANDLES
14. ELECTRIC DREAMS
15. SEX & THE CITY: THE MOVIE
16. BRINGING UP BABY
17. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
18. SABRINA (1995)
19. NATURAL BORN KILLERS
20. BONNIE & CLYDE
21. WEEKEND AT BERNIES
22. BOUND
23. HITCH
24. SAVING FACE
25. SHALL WE DANCE? (1997)
26. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
27. MOULIN ROUGE! (2001)
28. PRETTY WOMAN
29. AS GOOD AS IT GETS
30. SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE
31. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
32. LOVE JONES
33. LOVE & BASKETBALL
34. SEX, LIES & VIDEOTAPE
35. BOOMERANG
36. THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS
37. WORKING GIRL
38. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
39. LOVE ACTUALLY
40. DOC HOLLYWOOD
41. BULL DURHAM
42. LEGAL EAGLES
43. MANNEQUIN
44. ROXANNE
45. THE PREACHERS WIFE (1996)
46. A LIFE LESS ORDINARY
47. GHOST
48. JERRY MAQUIRE
49. THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
50. LEGENDS OF THE FALL
51. UP CLOSE & PERSONAL
52. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET
53. THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST
54. THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
55. CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
56. SAY ANYTHING
57. BED OF ROSES
58. SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS
59. 3-IRON
60. NANA
61. BEFORE SUNRISE
62. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
63. ALWAYS
64. LADYHAWKE
65. DATE WITH AN ANGEL
66. THE FIFTH ELEMENT
67. DUMMY
68. ROCKY
69. THE ROAD HOME
70. CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
71. AMELIE
72. CINEMA PARADISO
73. RUN LOLA RUN
74. A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
75. MALENA (2000)
76. SINGLE WHITE FEMALE
77. THE PRINCESS & THE WARRIOR
78. OLDBOY
79. THE SYRIAN BRIDE
80. BASIC INSTINCT
81. THE LAST SEDUCTION
82. OUT OF SIGHT
83. TRUE ROMANCE
84. CONSENTING ADULTS
85. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
86. THE CRYING GAME
87. MONSTER
88. THREESOME
89. CHASING AMY
90. KISSING JESSICA STEIN
91. THE DREAMERS
92. BUT I’m A CHEERLEADER
93. CLUELESS
94. HIGH ART
95. MY SUMMER OF LOVE
96. REVENGE
97. SHE’S ALL THAT
98. EYES WIDE SHUT
99.CRASH (1996)
100. LOLITA (1962)
What are your 100 Favorite All-Time Romantic Films?
100 Favorite Guilty Pleasure Films of All-Time
A list of films that may not be particularly great but nevertheless are films I can watch at any time and I don’t have to be in the mood for because they’re just great fun and entertaining. These films are in no particular order of preference, they’re all just too damn good.
1. DEAD & BREAKFAST
2. KUNG FU HUSTLE
3. PORKY’S
4. NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION
5. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
6. RE-ANIMATOR
7. EVIL DEAD 2
8. MANIAC COP
9. AMERICAN PIE
10. JOHNNY MNEMONIC
11. TANK GIRL
12. SILVER BULLET
13. SLIVER
14. SHOWGIRLS
15. RESIDENT EVIL
16. GIRL FIGHT
17. ROCKY IV
18. ROCKY 3
19. RAW DEAL
20. CONAN THE BARBARIAN
21. RED SONJA
22. ERIC THE VIKING
23. CABIN BOY
24. TALLADEGE NIGHTS: THE LEGEND OF RICKY BOBBY
25. WHITE WATER SUMMER
26. THE RIVER WILD
27. SIMPLY IRRESISTABLE
28. THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK
29. MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
30. STEPHEN KING’S THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT
31. BRIDE OF CHUCKY
32. FREDDY VS. JASON
33. JASON X
34. ARMY OF DARKNESS
35. DARKMAN
36. TREMORS
37. TICKS
38. EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS
39. THE MEXICAN
40. TROY
41. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
42. INDIANA JONES & THE LAST CRUSADE
43. THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN
44. DEEP RISING
45. RAPID FIRE
46. TIMECOP
47. BACK TO THE FUTURE PART 2
48. ZOMBIE
49. CELLAR DWELLER
50. TOP GUN
51. DRIVE
52. THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE
53. HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1999)
54. HOUSE OF WAX (2005)
55. ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES
56. PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE
57. WATCHERS
58. THE BEASTMASTER
59. KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE
60. THE BLOB (1988)
61. THE WRAITH (1986)
62. NIGHT OF THE COMET
63. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988)
64. HOLLOWMAN
65. IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS
66. ESCAPE FROM L.A.
67. GHOSTS OF MARS
68. RED PLANET
69. EVENT HORIZON
70. DARIO ARGENTO’S OPERA
71. DARIO ARGENTO’S PHENOMENA
72. CRITTERS
73. ROBOT JOX
74. SIX-STRING SAMURAI
75. UNDEAD
76. THE DEAD HATE THE LIVING
77. CHILDREN SHOULDN’T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS
78. THE CONVENT
79. SWAMP THING
80. SHOCKER
81. THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS
82. TIN CUP
83. WATERWORLD
84. SPEED
85. WEEKEND AT BERNIES
86. FLETCH
87. SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL
88. THE CUTTING EDGE
89. MYSTERY DATE
90. SHORT CIRCUIT
91. RUMBLE IN THE BRONX
92. Ang Lee’s HULK
93. KUFFS
94. PUMP UP THE VOLUME
95. GLEAMING THE CUBE
96. BEAT STREET
97. BREAKIN’
98. V.I. WARSHAWSKI
99. THE TOXIC AVENGER
100. CANNIBAL WOMEN IN THE AVOCADO JUNGLE OF DEATH
I’m really curious to know what might be your 100 Favorite Guilty Pleasure Films of All-Time.
1. DEAD & BREAKFAST
2. KUNG FU HUSTLE
3. PORKY’S
4. NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION
5. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
6. RE-ANIMATOR
7. EVIL DEAD 2
8. MANIAC COP
9. AMERICAN PIE
10. JOHNNY MNEMONIC
11. TANK GIRL
12. SILVER BULLET
13. SLIVER
14. SHOWGIRLS
15. RESIDENT EVIL
16. GIRL FIGHT
17. ROCKY IV
18. ROCKY 3
19. RAW DEAL
20. CONAN THE BARBARIAN
21. RED SONJA
22. ERIC THE VIKING
23. CABIN BOY
24. TALLADEGE NIGHTS: THE LEGEND OF RICKY BOBBY
25. WHITE WATER SUMMER
26. THE RIVER WILD
27. SIMPLY IRRESISTABLE
28. THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK
29. MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
30. STEPHEN KING’S THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT
31. BRIDE OF CHUCKY
32. FREDDY VS. JASON
33. JASON X
34. ARMY OF DARKNESS
35. DARKMAN
36. TREMORS
37. TICKS
38. EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS
39. THE MEXICAN
40. TROY
41. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
42. INDIANA JONES & THE LAST CRUSADE
43. THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN
44. DEEP RISING
45. RAPID FIRE
46. TIMECOP
47. BACK TO THE FUTURE PART 2
48. ZOMBIE
49. CELLAR DWELLER
50. TOP GUN
51. DRIVE
52. THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE
53. HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1999)
54. HOUSE OF WAX (2005)
55. ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES
56. PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE
57. WATCHERS
58. THE BEASTMASTER
59. KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE
60. THE BLOB (1988)
61. THE WRAITH (1986)
62. NIGHT OF THE COMET
63. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988)
64. HOLLOWMAN
65. IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS
66. ESCAPE FROM L.A.
67. GHOSTS OF MARS
68. RED PLANET
69. EVENT HORIZON
70. DARIO ARGENTO’S OPERA
71. DARIO ARGENTO’S PHENOMENA
72. CRITTERS
73. ROBOT JOX
74. SIX-STRING SAMURAI
75. UNDEAD
76. THE DEAD HATE THE LIVING
77. CHILDREN SHOULDN’T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS
78. THE CONVENT
79. SWAMP THING
80. SHOCKER
81. THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS
82. TIN CUP
83. WATERWORLD
84. SPEED
85. WEEKEND AT BERNIES
86. FLETCH
87. SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL
88. THE CUTTING EDGE
89. MYSTERY DATE
90. SHORT CIRCUIT
91. RUMBLE IN THE BRONX
92. Ang Lee’s HULK
93. KUFFS
94. PUMP UP THE VOLUME
95. GLEAMING THE CUBE
96. BEAT STREET
97. BREAKIN’
98. V.I. WARSHAWSKI
99. THE TOXIC AVENGER
100. CANNIBAL WOMEN IN THE AVOCADO JUNGLE OF DEATH
I’m really curious to know what might be your 100 Favorite Guilty Pleasure Films of All-Time.
100 Favorite Black & White Films of All-Time
This list is in no particular order of preference.
1. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
2. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
3. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
4. CITIZEN KANE (1941)
5. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
6. THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
7. THE HAUNTING (1963)
8. CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)
9. SCARFACE (1932)
10. SCHINDLER’S LIST
11. THE MIST (2007)
12. THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
13. FREAKS (1932)
14. SPIDER BABY (1968)
15. A RAISIN IN THE SUN (1961)
16. LILIES OF THE FIELD (1963)
17. STAGECOACH (1939)
18. NOSFERATU (1922)
19. THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920)
20. BATTLESHIP POTEMPKIN (1925)
21. MAN BITES DOG (1992)
22. PI (1998)
23. THE CITY OF THE DEAD (1960)
24. PSYCHO (1960)
25. LIFEBOAT (1944)
26. THE 39 STEPS (1935)
27. THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1934)
28. DAY OF WRATH (1943)
29. TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)
30. THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942)
31. THE SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)
32. GOJIRA (1954)
33. YOJIMBO (1961)
34. KWAIDAN (1964)
35. GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN (1955)
36. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)
37. DIABOLIQUE (1955)
38. BLACK SUNDAY (1960)
39. THE END OF THE AFFAIR (1955)
40. SHOW BOAT (1936)
41. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
42. VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960)
43. THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)
44. THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932)
45. NIGHT KEY (1937)
46. THE MUMMY (1932)
47. THE BODY SNATCHER (1945)
48. CAT PEOPLE (1942)
49. CAPE FEAR (1962)
50. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
51. 12 ANGRY MEN (1957)
52. KEY LARGO (1948)
53. RIO GRANDE (1950)
54. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
55. MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
56. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
57. CASABLANCA (1942)
58. THE BIG SLEEP (1946)
59. ARSCENIC & OLD LACE (1944)
60. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
61. LOST HORIZON (1937)
62. THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE (1951)
63. THE KID (1921)
64. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
65. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
66. MODERN TIMES (1936)
67. THE GREAT DICTATOR (1941)
68. LIMELIGHT (1952)
69. THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)
70. LOLITA (1962)
71. DR. STRANGELOVE, OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (1964)
72. THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957)
73. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
74. TARANTULA (1955)
75. THEM! (1954)
76. THIS ISLAND EARTH (1955)
77. PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959)
78. PATHS OF GLORY (1957)
79. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
80. THE VIOLENT YEARS (1956)
81. SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943)
82. REBECCA (1940)
83. THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT (1955)
84. SIN CITY (2005)
85. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
86. KING KONG (1933)
87. MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949)
88. THE SON OF KONG (1933)
89. THE LOST WORLD (1925)
90. THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953)
91. EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS (1956)
92. LAST MAN ON EARTH (1964)
93. HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959)
94. THE FLY (1958)
95. HOUSE OF WAX (1953)
96. HOUSE OF USHER (1960)
97. LITTLE WOMEN (1933)
98. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
99. THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1928)
100. VAMPYR (1932)
What are your 100 Favorite Black & White Films of All-Time?
1. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
2. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
3. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
4. CITIZEN KANE (1941)
5. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
6. THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
7. THE HAUNTING (1963)
8. CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)
9. SCARFACE (1932)
10. SCHINDLER’S LIST
11. THE MIST (2007)
12. THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
13. FREAKS (1932)
14. SPIDER BABY (1968)
15. A RAISIN IN THE SUN (1961)
16. LILIES OF THE FIELD (1963)
17. STAGECOACH (1939)
18. NOSFERATU (1922)
19. THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920)
20. BATTLESHIP POTEMPKIN (1925)
21. MAN BITES DOG (1992)
22. PI (1998)
23. THE CITY OF THE DEAD (1960)
24. PSYCHO (1960)
25. LIFEBOAT (1944)
26. THE 39 STEPS (1935)
27. THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1934)
28. DAY OF WRATH (1943)
29. TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)
30. THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942)
31. THE SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)
32. GOJIRA (1954)
33. YOJIMBO (1961)
34. KWAIDAN (1964)
35. GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN (1955)
36. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)
37. DIABOLIQUE (1955)
38. BLACK SUNDAY (1960)
39. THE END OF THE AFFAIR (1955)
40. SHOW BOAT (1936)
41. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
42. VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960)
43. THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)
44. THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932)
45. NIGHT KEY (1937)
46. THE MUMMY (1932)
47. THE BODY SNATCHER (1945)
48. CAT PEOPLE (1942)
49. CAPE FEAR (1962)
50. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
51. 12 ANGRY MEN (1957)
52. KEY LARGO (1948)
53. RIO GRANDE (1950)
54. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
55. MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
56. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
57. CASABLANCA (1942)
58. THE BIG SLEEP (1946)
59. ARSCENIC & OLD LACE (1944)
60. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
61. LOST HORIZON (1937)
62. THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE (1951)
63. THE KID (1921)
64. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
65. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
66. MODERN TIMES (1936)
67. THE GREAT DICTATOR (1941)
68. LIMELIGHT (1952)
69. THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)
70. LOLITA (1962)
71. DR. STRANGELOVE, OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (1964)
72. THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957)
73. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
74. TARANTULA (1955)
75. THEM! (1954)
76. THIS ISLAND EARTH (1955)
77. PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959)
78. PATHS OF GLORY (1957)
79. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
80. THE VIOLENT YEARS (1956)
81. SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943)
82. REBECCA (1940)
83. THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT (1955)
84. SIN CITY (2005)
85. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
86. KING KONG (1933)
87. MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949)
88. THE SON OF KONG (1933)
89. THE LOST WORLD (1925)
90. THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953)
91. EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS (1956)
92. LAST MAN ON EARTH (1964)
93. HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959)
94. THE FLY (1958)
95. HOUSE OF WAX (1953)
96. HOUSE OF USHER (1960)
97. LITTLE WOMEN (1933)
98. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
99. THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1928)
100. VAMPYR (1932)
What are your 100 Favorite Black & White Films of All-Time?
25 Favorite Films Based On/Written By Stephen King
The following list is in no particular order of preference.
1. THE MIST
2. CUJO
3. CHRISTINE
4. THE LAWNMOWER MAN
5. STAND BY ME
6. THE GREEN MILE
7. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
8. 1408
9. THE SHINING (1980)
10. THE STAND
11. SALEM’S LOT (1979)
12. DELORIS CLAIBORNE
13. CARRIE (1976)
14. APT PUPIL
15. PET SEMATARY (1989)
16. CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984)
17. MISERY
18. SECRET WINDOW
19. IT (1990)
20. CREEPSHOW (1982)
21. GOLDEN YEARS
22. THE DARK HALF
23. THINNER
24. KINGDOM HOSPITAL
25. STORM OF THE CENTURY
What are your 25 Favorite Films Based On/Written By Stephen King
1. THE MIST
2. CUJO
3. CHRISTINE
4. THE LAWNMOWER MAN
5. STAND BY ME
6. THE GREEN MILE
7. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
8. 1408
9. THE SHINING (1980)
10. THE STAND
11. SALEM’S LOT (1979)
12. DELORIS CLAIBORNE
13. CARRIE (1976)
14. APT PUPIL
15. PET SEMATARY (1989)
16. CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984)
17. MISERY
18. SECRET WINDOW
19. IT (1990)
20. CREEPSHOW (1982)
21. GOLDEN YEARS
22. THE DARK HALF
23. THINNER
24. KINGDOM HOSPITAL
25. STORM OF THE CENTURY
What are your 25 Favorite Films Based On/Written By Stephen King
Thursday, July 16, 2009
"Why I Love Horror Films"
Many people think that loving horror films is an unusual thing. “You’re a filmmaker. You should like art films and dramas,” is something I’ve heard a lot from many of my friends and the truth is that I do enjoy art films and dramas. Many people don’t know that among my all time favorite films is the Italian epic THE BEST OF YOUTH, WHAT THE (BLEEP) DO YOU KNOW?, BRINGING UP BABY, CINEMA PARIDISO, and PI, to name a few, but the truth is that even though I love those movies it is the following films that I can watch and re-watch a million times – NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968), ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968), THE EXORCIST (1973), THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975), FREAKS (1932), CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962), and THE HAUNTING (1963), THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932), and THE MIST (2007). If you’ve noticed, many of these films were made in the ‘30s and ‘60s. I have a love of early horror cinema and these films never get old to me.
Another thing that you’ll notice is that all of these films (with possibly the exception of THE OLD DARK HOUSE) are horror films that are about more than just cheap thrills and frights. These films are among the best films that reflect the human condition and even try to be comment on politics and society among other relevant ideas. These ideas can also be expressed in other genres but it’s truly the horror genre in which these ideas can be expressed in there most extreme conditions.
In the anthology 3 EXTREMES (2004) the segment “Dumplings” comments on the extreme search for eternal beauty, one of society’s greatest pre-occupations. In DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978) director George A. Romero comments on society’s per-occupation with consumerism through the zombie genre. CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980) is a hard look at documentary filmmaking and just how far someone will go to fabricate the truth and its consequences (although be it in a most gruesome way). These are but a few of the examples of great horror films that strive to be more than just the some of its parts.
Now there are many horror films that are simply just great as entertainment value (just like in any other genre) such as ZOMBIE (ZOMBIE 2) (1979), CUBE (1997), THE DESCENT (2005), FRIGHT NIGHT (1985), AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981), HALLOWEEN (1978), THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977), FRONTIERE(S) (1997), BABY BLOOD (1990), and THE EVIL DEAD II (1987), to name a few, and these are films that many fans cherish.
I’ve loved horror films since I was a child. My mother is a huge fan of horror movies and books (especially Stephen King) and I grew up watching all the horror films of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Even though I love horror films from before the ‘80s, my mother didn’t watch those type of films and I grew up watching what she watched which was a lot of Alfred Hitchcock, Stephen King based films (especially CUJO, CHRISTINE, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, and CAT’S EYE), and a lot of monster films (my mother didn’t really care for the human monsters such as serial killers so I didn’t watch those until I was much older). A this time I became a huge Godzilla fan and even though these films can hardly be called horror films they were films with monsters…lots of monsters and thus I devoured these films and everything like them. I still tend to like non-traditional monster films more than the basic horror and serial killer films. Some of my favorites are DEEP RISING (1998), JAWS (1975), ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990) THEM! (1954), PHASE IV (1974), TREMORS (1990), NIGHTBREED (1990), PITCH BLACK (2000), THEY (2002), and DAGON (2001), to name a few.
Keeping all this in mind, I love horror films from all over the world. This is not something that many people that love horror films can say. Going to film school has allowed me to broaden my horizons not only in mainstream genres (of which I never liked westerns until I studied them in college) but in the horror genre as well as many of my new favorites include foreign films from all over the globe. Some of these include the Russian film NIGHT WATCH (2004), KAIRO (Japanese 2001), A TALE OF TWO SISTERS (South Korea 2003), INSIDE (France 2007), HIGH TENSION (France 2003), ANATOMIE (Germany 2000), KWAIDAN (Japanese 1964), 28 DAYS LATER (UK 2002), GINGER SNAPS (Canada 2000), and A CHINESE GHOST STORY (Hong Kong 1987), to name a few.
Many of today’s best horror films are coming from over seas because there are fewer taboos in regards to horror there then here in the United States, so we get such controversial and unconventional films as MARTYRS (France/Canada 2008), [REC] (Spain 2008), THE ORPHANAGE (Mexico/Spain 2008), MOTHER OF TEARS: THE THIRD MOTHER (Italy 2008), PAN’S LABYRINTH (Spain/Mexico 2006), WOLF CREEK (Australia 2005), BLACK SHEEP (New Zealand 2006), NIGHT OF THE LIVING DORKS (Germany 2004), MACHINE GIRL (Japanese 2008), and AUDITION (South Korea/Japan 1999), to name a few.
Many of these films have been able to cross over continents and countries to be praised by audiences everywhere (a rare feat when you consider that most other genres are unable to do this – unless it is an art house film). No matter what country, horror films tend to have no problem translating from one language to the next and do both well subtitled and dubbed (unlike most other genres).
Having this many films to choose from it’s no wonder I love horror films. When the US is having a bad year at the box office I can always just watch the latest from France or Germany or Hong Kong and be satisfied.
Now, like I’ve said, the horror genre can go from one extreme to the next. They have horror films for the kids – THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987), MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (2009), and THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993) – they have them for teens – THE LOST BOYS (1987), CREEPSHOW (1982), and SHUTTER (2008) – and they have them for grown ups – REPULSION (1965), PSYCHO (1960), and THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) – so there are films for every age group.
It’s amazing the variety of horror films that exist today in all the different subgenres (of which I will go into detail on some other day) but what’s even more amazing is the fact that horror films continue to find there audience despite the economic climate and despite what Hollywood thinks the typical horror fan will pay to see on the big screen (i.e. remakes, sequels, and PG-13 teen horror).
I go see them all. I try to go see every horror film at the box office no matter how obscure or how badly reviewed. I like horror films and I’ll go see them all if I can. Some of the more embarrassing ones that I’ve seen include PROM NIGHT (2008), A SOUND OF THUNDER (2005), THE UNINVITED (2009), PSYCHO (1998), SNAKES ON A PLANE (2006), ANACONDAS: THE HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID (2004), CHILD’S PLAY 3 (1991), THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT (1990), ONE MISSED CALL (2008), and PRIMEVAL (2007), to name a few, so I’ve seen a lot of turkeys on the big screen (many of which I knew were going to be bad before I saw them but I saw them anyways because I love the genre so much).
There is no denying that I love the horror genre and I support it on the whole (even though I believe that Americans haven’t made a descent horror in almost a decade with the exception of a handful). I could go on about the genre but I won’t since anything else I say will just make this article longer and I’m sure you’ve read enough from me.
Suffice it to say that there is more to this genre then meets the eye and if you look closely you’ll find that there are films within the genre that are for every type of person so those of you that dismiss it – stop and take a few moments to really look for that film that would be right for you and if you don’t think there is one for you then just ask me because I’ve probably seen them all.
Another thing that you’ll notice is that all of these films (with possibly the exception of THE OLD DARK HOUSE) are horror films that are about more than just cheap thrills and frights. These films are among the best films that reflect the human condition and even try to be comment on politics and society among other relevant ideas. These ideas can also be expressed in other genres but it’s truly the horror genre in which these ideas can be expressed in there most extreme conditions.
In the anthology 3 EXTREMES (2004) the segment “Dumplings” comments on the extreme search for eternal beauty, one of society’s greatest pre-occupations. In DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978) director George A. Romero comments on society’s per-occupation with consumerism through the zombie genre. CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980) is a hard look at documentary filmmaking and just how far someone will go to fabricate the truth and its consequences (although be it in a most gruesome way). These are but a few of the examples of great horror films that strive to be more than just the some of its parts.
Now there are many horror films that are simply just great as entertainment value (just like in any other genre) such as ZOMBIE (ZOMBIE 2) (1979), CUBE (1997), THE DESCENT (2005), FRIGHT NIGHT (1985), AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981), HALLOWEEN (1978), THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977), FRONTIERE(S) (1997), BABY BLOOD (1990), and THE EVIL DEAD II (1987), to name a few, and these are films that many fans cherish.
I’ve loved horror films since I was a child. My mother is a huge fan of horror movies and books (especially Stephen King) and I grew up watching all the horror films of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Even though I love horror films from before the ‘80s, my mother didn’t watch those type of films and I grew up watching what she watched which was a lot of Alfred Hitchcock, Stephen King based films (especially CUJO, CHRISTINE, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, and CAT’S EYE), and a lot of monster films (my mother didn’t really care for the human monsters such as serial killers so I didn’t watch those until I was much older). A this time I became a huge Godzilla fan and even though these films can hardly be called horror films they were films with monsters…lots of monsters and thus I devoured these films and everything like them. I still tend to like non-traditional monster films more than the basic horror and serial killer films. Some of my favorites are DEEP RISING (1998), JAWS (1975), ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990) THEM! (1954), PHASE IV (1974), TREMORS (1990), NIGHTBREED (1990), PITCH BLACK (2000), THEY (2002), and DAGON (2001), to name a few.
Keeping all this in mind, I love horror films from all over the world. This is not something that many people that love horror films can say. Going to film school has allowed me to broaden my horizons not only in mainstream genres (of which I never liked westerns until I studied them in college) but in the horror genre as well as many of my new favorites include foreign films from all over the globe. Some of these include the Russian film NIGHT WATCH (2004), KAIRO (Japanese 2001), A TALE OF TWO SISTERS (South Korea 2003), INSIDE (France 2007), HIGH TENSION (France 2003), ANATOMIE (Germany 2000), KWAIDAN (Japanese 1964), 28 DAYS LATER (UK 2002), GINGER SNAPS (Canada 2000), and A CHINESE GHOST STORY (Hong Kong 1987), to name a few.
Many of today’s best horror films are coming from over seas because there are fewer taboos in regards to horror there then here in the United States, so we get such controversial and unconventional films as MARTYRS (France/Canada 2008), [REC] (Spain 2008), THE ORPHANAGE (Mexico/Spain 2008), MOTHER OF TEARS: THE THIRD MOTHER (Italy 2008), PAN’S LABYRINTH (Spain/Mexico 2006), WOLF CREEK (Australia 2005), BLACK SHEEP (New Zealand 2006), NIGHT OF THE LIVING DORKS (Germany 2004), MACHINE GIRL (Japanese 2008), and AUDITION (South Korea/Japan 1999), to name a few.
Many of these films have been able to cross over continents and countries to be praised by audiences everywhere (a rare feat when you consider that most other genres are unable to do this – unless it is an art house film). No matter what country, horror films tend to have no problem translating from one language to the next and do both well subtitled and dubbed (unlike most other genres).
Having this many films to choose from it’s no wonder I love horror films. When the US is having a bad year at the box office I can always just watch the latest from France or Germany or Hong Kong and be satisfied.
Now, like I’ve said, the horror genre can go from one extreme to the next. They have horror films for the kids – THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987), MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (2009), and THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993) – they have them for teens – THE LOST BOYS (1987), CREEPSHOW (1982), and SHUTTER (2008) – and they have them for grown ups – REPULSION (1965), PSYCHO (1960), and THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) – so there are films for every age group.
It’s amazing the variety of horror films that exist today in all the different subgenres (of which I will go into detail on some other day) but what’s even more amazing is the fact that horror films continue to find there audience despite the economic climate and despite what Hollywood thinks the typical horror fan will pay to see on the big screen (i.e. remakes, sequels, and PG-13 teen horror).
I go see them all. I try to go see every horror film at the box office no matter how obscure or how badly reviewed. I like horror films and I’ll go see them all if I can. Some of the more embarrassing ones that I’ve seen include PROM NIGHT (2008), A SOUND OF THUNDER (2005), THE UNINVITED (2009), PSYCHO (1998), SNAKES ON A PLANE (2006), ANACONDAS: THE HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID (2004), CHILD’S PLAY 3 (1991), THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT (1990), ONE MISSED CALL (2008), and PRIMEVAL (2007), to name a few, so I’ve seen a lot of turkeys on the big screen (many of which I knew were going to be bad before I saw them but I saw them anyways because I love the genre so much).
There is no denying that I love the horror genre and I support it on the whole (even though I believe that Americans haven’t made a descent horror in almost a decade with the exception of a handful). I could go on about the genre but I won’t since anything else I say will just make this article longer and I’m sure you’ve read enough from me.
Suffice it to say that there is more to this genre then meets the eye and if you look closely you’ll find that there are films within the genre that are for every type of person so those of you that dismiss it – stop and take a few moments to really look for that film that would be right for you and if you don’t think there is one for you then just ask me because I’ve probably seen them all.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
"Itching To Act"
It's been a while since I've done any real acting, in fact, it hasn't been since I played the gypsy crone in CREATURES OF THE NIGHT that I've had a role with speaking lines so I've just been itching to get back into the acting groove. Although I've never considered myself a real actor I love to dress up as a different character other then myself and emmerse myself in a personnae other then my own.
Some of my favorite roles were as a Joan Crawford clone in the short play MOMMY DEAREST 2 (an original student play that will never be performed again although I still have the pix), the old gypsy crone in CREATURES OF THE NIGHT (because I loved getting in the make up and becoming a white person), and my favorite role is as a possible Vietnam vet in a mental hospital in the original play PSYCHED (which remains one of my only true roles for which I created a full fledged character). I've also played a postal worker (in the short film FROM ABOVE), a claravoyant (in the short films SEANCE and the feature THE SAYER), and a college student in the film JACK O'LANTERN.
These are few of my more notable roles as I've played extras in several films. These pale in my memory next to the roles that I actually believed help my ability as an actor. I'll never admit that I'm an actor but I do enjoy playing in front of the camera. I have nothing really lined up other then a few lines as a lawyer in Ed Harlaque's next film, so, I can at least look forward to that.
Some of my favorite roles were as a Joan Crawford clone in the short play MOMMY DEAREST 2 (an original student play that will never be performed again although I still have the pix), the old gypsy crone in CREATURES OF THE NIGHT (because I loved getting in the make up and becoming a white person), and my favorite role is as a possible Vietnam vet in a mental hospital in the original play PSYCHED (which remains one of my only true roles for which I created a full fledged character). I've also played a postal worker (in the short film FROM ABOVE), a claravoyant (in the short films SEANCE and the feature THE SAYER), and a college student in the film JACK O'LANTERN.
These are few of my more notable roles as I've played extras in several films. These pale in my memory next to the roles that I actually believed help my ability as an actor. I'll never admit that I'm an actor but I do enjoy playing in front of the camera. I have nothing really lined up other then a few lines as a lawyer in Ed Harlaque's next film, so, I can at least look forward to that.
Monday, June 8, 2009
WHEN I LEARNED TO LOVE FILMMAKING
I’m a writer by trade who started off making short films in college as a lighting designer. I must have worked on maybe three to ten short films in my Junior year at Georgia State University and this was not even part of any class. I happened to help on a friend’s film who was in Filmmaking 1 and he liked my work so much that he mentioned my name to other students in his class and from there I just continued to work on all manner of films. When I eventually made my way into Filmmaking 1 a year later I had already had a lot of lighting experience and again I became known as the go-to guy for lighting (so much so that I never finished my own filmmaking requirements for the class because I was always too busy working on other people’s films. My teacher passed me with a B in the class anyways – I ended up helping him on his film as well).
This is when I loved doing lighting for films. Whether it be on 16mm, 35mm (I actually got to do a short film in this format), video, or eventually digital video, I tried to get my hands dirty on whatever I could. I didn’t really have any influences on how I lit films. It was all trial and error as I discovered that gels changed not only the color of the light but the color temperature and that using scrims and bouncing light was more pleasing then direct light (which some of my fellow students could never grasp).
Although I loved doing the lighting on films it was never something I intended to do for a living. I’m a writer and writing stories and screenplays is where my interests is. I just happened to be good at lighting and enjoyed it more then any other student in my class (they, after all, all wanted to be directors or actors).
The moment when I truly loved being on a film set didn’t come from all those short films I shot during college (nor my feature length documentary on the GSU production of DRACULA, still yet to be edited) but instead came when I was an “accident” actor on a little zombie film called NIGHT OF THE HUNGRY DEAD.
One night during the whole college craziness a good friend of mine by the name of Brent Brooks had a film shoot in which he invited me along not as an actor or a lighting person (in fact, I can’t even remember why I went anyways). All he could tell me about the film was that it was a zombie short that had the potential to be aired on a local television station as part of a Halloween-themed event. Well me being the big zombie-lover that I am I jumped at the opportunity to be on the set in whatever capacity. Of course, Brooks never told me that the film shoot was all the way north in Gainesville, Georgia (a place I only knew as being home to the Ku Klux Klan). He also didn’t tell me that the location was in the middle of nowhere and would be all night long, so I wasn’t exactly in my element.
The film NIGHT OF THE HUNGRY DEAD was directed by a newcomer filmmaker by the name of Ron McLellen whose only other film work was the unseen film MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. McLellen and actor Dave R. Watkins wrote the screenplay as they were filming it. The film concerns the night of the zombie apocalypse (as dictated by events from the ’68 film NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) as a group of young people get stranded at the home of a serial killer whose house is swarmed by all his past victims whom were buried in the backyard. The film is very much a collection of greatest hits from various zombie films that inspired the two writers. The cast was filled with complete unknowns, some of which were on McLellen’s previous film. I on the other hand had my own camera on hand and started filming “behind-the-scenes” stuff with no means of what was going on (I still plan to put this footage together in a short vignette one of these days).
At some point in the night McLellen realized that he didn’t have enough zombies for the big siege scene so I was thrown in some cover-alls and make up and made to be a farm hand (with an afro since I forgot to cut my hair) zombie. It was a great evening of zombie gut munching zaniness as I’m not an actor but being a zombie was one hell of a great time. What made things even funnier was that Brooks tried to teach us zombies how to walk and act (this is on video) and McLellen had so much screaming in the movie that you’d think we were making a slasher film instead of a zomedy.
Now prior to this experience I had made lots of short films but this was the first horror short that I had done, never mind the fact that NOTHD had a huge cast and lots of action and deaths. And did I mention the fact that we filmed until well into the rising of the sun of the next day? The film was on a deadline in order to compete in the television contest and we were filming like mad to get it done. It was both exhilarating and exhaustive but we lived through it (or at least most of us did. Some left early so the original cut of the film was choppy in parts).
Everything that was missing from those previous film experiences at college were present here which is mostly that I had fun on this film. The films I did in college were all pedestrian in story (as many of the filmmakers were not writers) and the stories were mostly dramas or comedies (that really weren’t that dramatic nor funny) – films that you would watch once and never again (which is why I remember so few of them now). NOTHD was extremely fun and gory and I met a lot of people I would subsequently work with on other productions.
I fast became friends with McLellen and Watkins and we all worked on numerous horror films and crazy productions such as JACK O’LANTERN, HELL’S END, CREATURES OF THE NIGHT, BAD LAND, and SHUDDER, among a plethora of short films for both of their individual production companies. McLellen liked my performance so much as a zombie in NOTHD that I became one of the stars of his next film JACK O’LANTERN (I’m not even an actor and I survive the film) but after that film I realized that my talents were best spent behind the scenes as the guy who helped produce the film and do all the technical “paperwork” on the production so that McLellen could concentrate on the actual production of the film. I was production manager on HELL’S END and CREATURES OF THE NIGHT moving up to producer on BAD LAND and SHUDDER.
I’ve since worked on both horror films and all other manner of genres from teen comedy (Movie Tao’s 6 DEGREES OF DESPERATION), urban film (BREAKING THROUGH), and suspense thriller (my own feature film HOUSE OF SECRETS), among others.
I can honestly say that I may not be in the indie film business if not for Brooks and McLellen and that little zombie film NOTHD. If NOTHD had not happened then I wouldn’t have worked with all the great filmmakers that I’ve become acquainted with since that dark night in Gainesville.
I could have easily become one of those people who went to film school but never did anything with their degree other then work at UPS (which I’ve done) or the neighborhood gas station (which I worked for two separate gas stations in my life). Instead, whether for good or bad I make indie films in Georgia where I get to work with a huge talent pool of people in any and all genres.
I’m currently working on finishing up HOUSE OF SECRETS as well as a short film for a vampire anthology, finishing up the screenplay for my next film which is a love story (A LOVE SONET), filming a documentary on remote viewing, working on a documentary on drag Queens (should be very interesting), and finishing up a script for the reboot of the JACK O’LANTERN franchise tentatively called JACK O’LANTERN REBORN, so I’ve managed to curtail my little experience as a zombie on a no budget short film into an ongoing love affair with filmmaking.
Not bad if I say so myself.
And if you’re wondering NOTHD may not have screened on television but we did go back and shoot additional footage for the official DIRECTOR’S CUT version which is far superior and far bloodier then it probably should be but it has screened in several film festivals and can be seen on You Tube among other places.
This is when I loved doing lighting for films. Whether it be on 16mm, 35mm (I actually got to do a short film in this format), video, or eventually digital video, I tried to get my hands dirty on whatever I could. I didn’t really have any influences on how I lit films. It was all trial and error as I discovered that gels changed not only the color of the light but the color temperature and that using scrims and bouncing light was more pleasing then direct light (which some of my fellow students could never grasp).
Although I loved doing the lighting on films it was never something I intended to do for a living. I’m a writer and writing stories and screenplays is where my interests is. I just happened to be good at lighting and enjoyed it more then any other student in my class (they, after all, all wanted to be directors or actors).
The moment when I truly loved being on a film set didn’t come from all those short films I shot during college (nor my feature length documentary on the GSU production of DRACULA, still yet to be edited) but instead came when I was an “accident” actor on a little zombie film called NIGHT OF THE HUNGRY DEAD.
One night during the whole college craziness a good friend of mine by the name of Brent Brooks had a film shoot in which he invited me along not as an actor or a lighting person (in fact, I can’t even remember why I went anyways). All he could tell me about the film was that it was a zombie short that had the potential to be aired on a local television station as part of a Halloween-themed event. Well me being the big zombie-lover that I am I jumped at the opportunity to be on the set in whatever capacity. Of course, Brooks never told me that the film shoot was all the way north in Gainesville, Georgia (a place I only knew as being home to the Ku Klux Klan). He also didn’t tell me that the location was in the middle of nowhere and would be all night long, so I wasn’t exactly in my element.
The film NIGHT OF THE HUNGRY DEAD was directed by a newcomer filmmaker by the name of Ron McLellen whose only other film work was the unseen film MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. McLellen and actor Dave R. Watkins wrote the screenplay as they were filming it. The film concerns the night of the zombie apocalypse (as dictated by events from the ’68 film NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) as a group of young people get stranded at the home of a serial killer whose house is swarmed by all his past victims whom were buried in the backyard. The film is very much a collection of greatest hits from various zombie films that inspired the two writers. The cast was filled with complete unknowns, some of which were on McLellen’s previous film. I on the other hand had my own camera on hand and started filming “behind-the-scenes” stuff with no means of what was going on (I still plan to put this footage together in a short vignette one of these days).
At some point in the night McLellen realized that he didn’t have enough zombies for the big siege scene so I was thrown in some cover-alls and make up and made to be a farm hand (with an afro since I forgot to cut my hair) zombie. It was a great evening of zombie gut munching zaniness as I’m not an actor but being a zombie was one hell of a great time. What made things even funnier was that Brooks tried to teach us zombies how to walk and act (this is on video) and McLellen had so much screaming in the movie that you’d think we were making a slasher film instead of a zomedy.
Now prior to this experience I had made lots of short films but this was the first horror short that I had done, never mind the fact that NOTHD had a huge cast and lots of action and deaths. And did I mention the fact that we filmed until well into the rising of the sun of the next day? The film was on a deadline in order to compete in the television contest and we were filming like mad to get it done. It was both exhilarating and exhaustive but we lived through it (or at least most of us did. Some left early so the original cut of the film was choppy in parts).
Everything that was missing from those previous film experiences at college were present here which is mostly that I had fun on this film. The films I did in college were all pedestrian in story (as many of the filmmakers were not writers) and the stories were mostly dramas or comedies (that really weren’t that dramatic nor funny) – films that you would watch once and never again (which is why I remember so few of them now). NOTHD was extremely fun and gory and I met a lot of people I would subsequently work with on other productions.
I fast became friends with McLellen and Watkins and we all worked on numerous horror films and crazy productions such as JACK O’LANTERN, HELL’S END, CREATURES OF THE NIGHT, BAD LAND, and SHUDDER, among a plethora of short films for both of their individual production companies. McLellen liked my performance so much as a zombie in NOTHD that I became one of the stars of his next film JACK O’LANTERN (I’m not even an actor and I survive the film) but after that film I realized that my talents were best spent behind the scenes as the guy who helped produce the film and do all the technical “paperwork” on the production so that McLellen could concentrate on the actual production of the film. I was production manager on HELL’S END and CREATURES OF THE NIGHT moving up to producer on BAD LAND and SHUDDER.
I’ve since worked on both horror films and all other manner of genres from teen comedy (Movie Tao’s 6 DEGREES OF DESPERATION), urban film (BREAKING THROUGH), and suspense thriller (my own feature film HOUSE OF SECRETS), among others.
I can honestly say that I may not be in the indie film business if not for Brooks and McLellen and that little zombie film NOTHD. If NOTHD had not happened then I wouldn’t have worked with all the great filmmakers that I’ve become acquainted with since that dark night in Gainesville.
I could have easily become one of those people who went to film school but never did anything with their degree other then work at UPS (which I’ve done) or the neighborhood gas station (which I worked for two separate gas stations in my life). Instead, whether for good or bad I make indie films in Georgia where I get to work with a huge talent pool of people in any and all genres.
I’m currently working on finishing up HOUSE OF SECRETS as well as a short film for a vampire anthology, finishing up the screenplay for my next film which is a love story (A LOVE SONET), filming a documentary on remote viewing, working on a documentary on drag Queens (should be very interesting), and finishing up a script for the reboot of the JACK O’LANTERN franchise tentatively called JACK O’LANTERN REBORN, so I’ve managed to curtail my little experience as a zombie on a no budget short film into an ongoing love affair with filmmaking.
Not bad if I say so myself.
And if you’re wondering NOTHD may not have screened on television but we did go back and shoot additional footage for the official DIRECTOR’S CUT version which is far superior and far bloodier then it probably should be but it has screened in several film festivals and can be seen on You Tube among other places.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
"Why I Love to Write"
People who know me (or at least think they know me) know that I like horror films. It’s no secret. I watch a lot of horror films and I study a lot of horror films and I support the horror genre but what many people don’t know is that I generally don’t like all that many horror films that I see. In fact, on average I like about 25% of the horror films I watch in any given year (most of which are indie productions that don’t see a wide release at the Box Office).
As a filmmaker I could have decided to study any genre of film whether it be horror or drama or comedy or noir but I chose horror because of the films I’ve seen the most in my 33 years of life George A. Romero’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) is the one that I’ve seen more than any other and has inspired me the most as a writer (I said “writer” not “filmmaker”). It really wasn’t this film that inspired me all that much but one of that director’s later films MARTIN (1977), a pseudo-vampire film, released a year after I was born. I happened to find a copy of MARTIN at the library and it was the cover that struck me the most – vampire teeth and a razor blade with blood coming from it. That video box cover was amazing to my young eyes as it told me that this was a “different” type of vampire film. Indeed it was as this vampire film was a 180 degree turn on what I had been told vampire films were suppose to be about. It was an intriguing story on myth, religion, faith, and sexual horror unlike anything I had ever seen before (you have to remember I was in middle school when I saw the film). I devoured the film several times before having to return it to the library and then never saw it again (until the invention of DVD) because the video rental I frequented didn’t have it on their shelf (and as a middle schooler I never went to the library all that much) but what stuck with me was that box cover and the fact that the title of the film read as “George A. Romero’s MARTIN, ” which for the longest time I thought that was what the movie was called.
When I realized that George A. Romero was the writer & director of the film I immediately set out to find all the movies that this guy had done (and in the age of pre-Internet it wasn’t all that easy). It was my mother whom had seen the name before and lead me to my next Romero film as we owned a copy of it in our video library – NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968). I was floored! I had one of his films all this time and never knew it (I was young and horror films just weren’t part of my viewing pleasure at the time).
This was the film that forever changed me. It was terrifying and spooky and – I hate to say this – starred an African American. At the time the only African American on my radar was Sydney Poitier and I had seen every film he had ever done and now there was this new guy (I’d later learn his name to be Duane Jones). I don’t think the film would have stuck with me as much as it had if the character of Ben (Jones) had lived at the end. His death at the hands of ignorant (as I saw them at the time) white hillbillies was a travesty but made me realize that films (not just horror films) could be depressing and be more then just entertaining. They could tell a “real” story.
From that year on I started watching NOTLD at least once a year (if not more) so much so that I wore out our VHS copy and forced my mother to replace it as soon as possible. It was a lot harder to come by Romero’s other films SEASON OF THE WITCH (1972), THE CRAZIES (1973), DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978), and KNIGHTRIDERS (1981) not even knowing about THERE’S ALWAYS VANILLA (1971) until I was in my mid ‘20s. The amazing thing about all of Romero’s films were that he didn’t simply want to entertain but he wanted to leave audiences questioning complex ideas about people, relationships, and life, not only through the horror genre but other genres as well (KNIGHTRIDERS being another particular favorite). It was through my absorption of these films that I realized that I wanted to be a writer.
Now over the years I’ve seen some equally monumental films – CITIZIN KANE (1941), BRINGING UP BABY (1938), SCAREFACE (1932), CASABLANCA (1942), THE HAUNTING (1963), and FREAKS (1932), among many others, that helped carved my idea of what a good story was capable of and what a great story could achieve no mater what the genre.
I didn’t always want to be a writer, in fact, for the longest time I wanted to be a homicide detective (of which I live out through my constant viewing of LAW & ORDER, BONES, and THE CLOSER) but that never seemed to quash my love of writing and the movies where I could literally put my mind into whatever situation, job, or circumstance that I wanted.
As a grow up there is a point in your life where you either realize that there is something or someone that inspires you to do what you do and continue to do regardless of the consequences or how hard it is to do and that’s where NOTLD comes in. I’ve been writing since I was in forth grade introduced to the craft by Mr. Sanders, my forth grade teacher from Alaska (yes, people do live in Alaska and I was one of them for five years), and I’ve never looked back since. There have been times when I didn’t write (mostly during the later years of high school when I focused my attention on drawing & painting) but my attention always came back to NOTLD and thus my fate was forever sealed.
Whether Romero realized it at the time or not (and he’s said that he didn’t on countless occasions), NOTLD is not just a zombie movie but it is a film about race relations and how the differences between two races can sometimes blind us to our similarities. In the film you have a strong white character Mr. Cooper and a strong black character Ben who use the house that they are trapped in as their own battlefield against one another when there is a greater threat just outside their doors. When they refuse to put aside their differences in order to work together as a team their fates are sealed in total defeat, hence they both die by the end of the film. Nothing brings this home more then in the final moments of the film when Ben is mistaken by one of the white posse members as a zombie and killed. Now you have to remember that the posse is made up of like minded people who have come together to defeat the real menace which is the zombie plague whereas Ben is the lone survivor who dies because of his own stubbornness to put aside his own prejudices. Not such a simple film now is it.
Take the film as you like. The above is an interpretation that many scholars and critics have attributed to the film while others just think of it as a great zombie flick.
Now I try and write everyday whether it be part of a screenplay, rewrites, a short story, film review, blog entry, poem, etc. and on a good day I can get about 10 pages done (and on a great day 15-20 pages). Writing – it’s what I do and what I think I’m good at whether any one else thinks so or not.
I love films but if you were to ask me some of my favorite literary authors my list would be smaller with Gaston Leroux (THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA), Franz Kafka (THE METAMORPHOSIS), Albert Camus (THE STRANGER), Ira Levin (THE STEPFORD WIVES), Jhumpa Lahiri (THE NAMESAKE), William Peter Blatty (THE EXORCIST), and Clive Barker (SACREMENT), to name a few. The reason my list is small is because I read more non-fiction then fiction these days but regardless I like a good read but I love a great movie.
As a filmmaker I could have decided to study any genre of film whether it be horror or drama or comedy or noir but I chose horror because of the films I’ve seen the most in my 33 years of life George A. Romero’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) is the one that I’ve seen more than any other and has inspired me the most as a writer (I said “writer” not “filmmaker”). It really wasn’t this film that inspired me all that much but one of that director’s later films MARTIN (1977), a pseudo-vampire film, released a year after I was born. I happened to find a copy of MARTIN at the library and it was the cover that struck me the most – vampire teeth and a razor blade with blood coming from it. That video box cover was amazing to my young eyes as it told me that this was a “different” type of vampire film. Indeed it was as this vampire film was a 180 degree turn on what I had been told vampire films were suppose to be about. It was an intriguing story on myth, religion, faith, and sexual horror unlike anything I had ever seen before (you have to remember I was in middle school when I saw the film). I devoured the film several times before having to return it to the library and then never saw it again (until the invention of DVD) because the video rental I frequented didn’t have it on their shelf (and as a middle schooler I never went to the library all that much) but what stuck with me was that box cover and the fact that the title of the film read as “George A. Romero’s MARTIN, ” which for the longest time I thought that was what the movie was called.
When I realized that George A. Romero was the writer & director of the film I immediately set out to find all the movies that this guy had done (and in the age of pre-Internet it wasn’t all that easy). It was my mother whom had seen the name before and lead me to my next Romero film as we owned a copy of it in our video library – NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968). I was floored! I had one of his films all this time and never knew it (I was young and horror films just weren’t part of my viewing pleasure at the time).
This was the film that forever changed me. It was terrifying and spooky and – I hate to say this – starred an African American. At the time the only African American on my radar was Sydney Poitier and I had seen every film he had ever done and now there was this new guy (I’d later learn his name to be Duane Jones). I don’t think the film would have stuck with me as much as it had if the character of Ben (Jones) had lived at the end. His death at the hands of ignorant (as I saw them at the time) white hillbillies was a travesty but made me realize that films (not just horror films) could be depressing and be more then just entertaining. They could tell a “real” story.
From that year on I started watching NOTLD at least once a year (if not more) so much so that I wore out our VHS copy and forced my mother to replace it as soon as possible. It was a lot harder to come by Romero’s other films SEASON OF THE WITCH (1972), THE CRAZIES (1973), DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978), and KNIGHTRIDERS (1981) not even knowing about THERE’S ALWAYS VANILLA (1971) until I was in my mid ‘20s. The amazing thing about all of Romero’s films were that he didn’t simply want to entertain but he wanted to leave audiences questioning complex ideas about people, relationships, and life, not only through the horror genre but other genres as well (KNIGHTRIDERS being another particular favorite). It was through my absorption of these films that I realized that I wanted to be a writer.
Now over the years I’ve seen some equally monumental films – CITIZIN KANE (1941), BRINGING UP BABY (1938), SCAREFACE (1932), CASABLANCA (1942), THE HAUNTING (1963), and FREAKS (1932), among many others, that helped carved my idea of what a good story was capable of and what a great story could achieve no mater what the genre.
I didn’t always want to be a writer, in fact, for the longest time I wanted to be a homicide detective (of which I live out through my constant viewing of LAW & ORDER, BONES, and THE CLOSER) but that never seemed to quash my love of writing and the movies where I could literally put my mind into whatever situation, job, or circumstance that I wanted.
As a grow up there is a point in your life where you either realize that there is something or someone that inspires you to do what you do and continue to do regardless of the consequences or how hard it is to do and that’s where NOTLD comes in. I’ve been writing since I was in forth grade introduced to the craft by Mr. Sanders, my forth grade teacher from Alaska (yes, people do live in Alaska and I was one of them for five years), and I’ve never looked back since. There have been times when I didn’t write (mostly during the later years of high school when I focused my attention on drawing & painting) but my attention always came back to NOTLD and thus my fate was forever sealed.
Whether Romero realized it at the time or not (and he’s said that he didn’t on countless occasions), NOTLD is not just a zombie movie but it is a film about race relations and how the differences between two races can sometimes blind us to our similarities. In the film you have a strong white character Mr. Cooper and a strong black character Ben who use the house that they are trapped in as their own battlefield against one another when there is a greater threat just outside their doors. When they refuse to put aside their differences in order to work together as a team their fates are sealed in total defeat, hence they both die by the end of the film. Nothing brings this home more then in the final moments of the film when Ben is mistaken by one of the white posse members as a zombie and killed. Now you have to remember that the posse is made up of like minded people who have come together to defeat the real menace which is the zombie plague whereas Ben is the lone survivor who dies because of his own stubbornness to put aside his own prejudices. Not such a simple film now is it.
Take the film as you like. The above is an interpretation that many scholars and critics have attributed to the film while others just think of it as a great zombie flick.
Now I try and write everyday whether it be part of a screenplay, rewrites, a short story, film review, blog entry, poem, etc. and on a good day I can get about 10 pages done (and on a great day 15-20 pages). Writing – it’s what I do and what I think I’m good at whether any one else thinks so or not.
I love films but if you were to ask me some of my favorite literary authors my list would be smaller with Gaston Leroux (THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA), Franz Kafka (THE METAMORPHOSIS), Albert Camus (THE STRANGER), Ira Levin (THE STEPFORD WIVES), Jhumpa Lahiri (THE NAMESAKE), William Peter Blatty (THE EXORCIST), and Clive Barker (SACREMENT), to name a few. The reason my list is small is because I read more non-fiction then fiction these days but regardless I like a good read but I love a great movie.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Last Day of May!
Today is the last day of May 2009 and I for one will be making a few changes in my life (I hope this time). I say this but will it truly happen?
Been trapped in a personal relationship problem for some time and I've been wondering about how to proceed especially since either one would take me down a path I thought I had left behind me in the past. I, not one to be hindered by "feelings" and "emotions," I've always done what was easier and what would give me a short term enjoyment (thus my always being single) but as I get older I wonder if my "childish" outlook on life has turned me into a "bastard of men" or a "stoic" and "heartless man." I've been called heartless before and I hate to admit that at the time I was indeed heartless to her not only because of my lack of emotions but also because of my lack of feelings for her emotions.
Other times I've been dubed clueless because frankly (and most men will agree with me) that I can't read a woman's mind (and even if I did I'm not sure I want to know how it completely works and processes information - that might scrare me too much) and I should be able too even if I can't. A canundrum if there ever was one.
I love women in all their many splenders but frankly I don't always understand them and in my 33 years on this Earth I've still got a long ways to go (if I ever really get there) but my true delima is whether or not I should take what I've learned from my past and use it for my future or should I try to relive my past knowing now what I didn't know then. An enigma still.
It's a question I've found myself trying to answer for the last month as my brain and heart and common sense duke it out with each other. It's the end of the month and I've decided to leave the past in the past and live for the future (learning what I've learned from the past in order not to make the same mistake in the future).
A canundrum and an enigma roled up into a jigsaw puzzle and game of Tetris in one. Boy do I hate life sometimes.
Been trapped in a personal relationship problem for some time and I've been wondering about how to proceed especially since either one would take me down a path I thought I had left behind me in the past. I, not one to be hindered by "feelings" and "emotions," I've always done what was easier and what would give me a short term enjoyment (thus my always being single) but as I get older I wonder if my "childish" outlook on life has turned me into a "bastard of men" or a "stoic" and "heartless man." I've been called heartless before and I hate to admit that at the time I was indeed heartless to her not only because of my lack of emotions but also because of my lack of feelings for her emotions.
Other times I've been dubed clueless because frankly (and most men will agree with me) that I can't read a woman's mind (and even if I did I'm not sure I want to know how it completely works and processes information - that might scrare me too much) and I should be able too even if I can't. A canundrum if there ever was one.
I love women in all their many splenders but frankly I don't always understand them and in my 33 years on this Earth I've still got a long ways to go (if I ever really get there) but my true delima is whether or not I should take what I've learned from my past and use it for my future or should I try to relive my past knowing now what I didn't know then. An enigma still.
It's a question I've found myself trying to answer for the last month as my brain and heart and common sense duke it out with each other. It's the end of the month and I've decided to leave the past in the past and live for the future (learning what I've learned from the past in order not to make the same mistake in the future).
A canundrum and an enigma roled up into a jigsaw puzzle and game of Tetris in one. Boy do I hate life sometimes.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Nothing New, How About You...
Sorry to say this but there is little going on in my world because I'm stuck finishing up several projects all at the same time (then again I guess this means that there is lots new). A list of the current projects (and un-projects) on my plate as of right now:
1. HISTORY OF THE VAMPIRE - a short film that makes up part of a vampire anthology. I am contributing one of the five stories and co-producing this one with director Ron McLellen (JACK O'LANTERN) currently at the healm (and produced by Ondie Daniel). I love the script which is an homage to vampire films and the vampire mythos. I'm doing this project to see how someone else will interpret my work.
2. BLOOD DREAMS - originally intended as part of a two-part vampire anthology of my own but the first draft of the script was so long (at approx. 82 pages) that my business partner thought I should just go ahead and write it as a stand alone film. I'm currently in re-writes to achieve just this.
3. QUEEN OF THE VAMPIRES (3 vampire film) - was originally intended as the second part of the vampire anthology. I'll see how this one goes once I finish the rough draft of the screenplay.
4. SALVAGE - the final vampire film in my one year trilogy - is one I came up with a year before I even thought about writing a vampire film in the first place. This is the only one originally intended as a feature length film and the only one I plan on hoping to direct (once the screenplay is finished). All the other vampire films are intended to be sold and/or directed by other filmmakers.
5. CONTAGIUM - my infecteous disease political film of which is the most interesting for all my actor friends as it has many different roles. I got through 2/3rds of the screenplay before I decided to scrap the whole thing and start all over. I hope to be done with this one before the end of summer.
6. A LOVE SONET - my first love story (which means it's not a horror film) which I've been working on for over 15 months and am 98% close to completion. If all goes well this will be my next film as I do not wish to be pigeon-holed in the horror genre (I hope to film this before going on to CONTAGIUM).
7. HOUSE OF SECRETS - finished filming but now in post production (still logging footage) of which I'm slightly behind schedule and I hope to still be done with by November if I can find an editor to work on deferred payment (if you editors out there are interested contact me at nqmedia@yahoo.com).
8. MISS KITTY & ME - a short film which I'm completely foley on and should be complete and finished by end of summer (part of my CITY GARDEN anthology).
9. THE OLD WOMAN & THE PARK - logging footage for this second short that is part of my three year personal project CITY GARDEN. Hope to have done by end of summer.
10. DIARY OF A FILMMAKER: FILM SERIES - done with the first two episodes and hope to have them both online soon. Plan on having 3-4 more episodes done before the end of the year. This is an internet based series that I'm having done in my spare time inbetween projects. i have approximated 15-20 needing to be done altogether (again if their are editors who will work for free contact me at nqmedia@yahoo.com).
11. I could go into more of the smaller projects but I think this is enough to give you the idea that I'm very busy and point of fact there is always something NEW under the sun. So, how about you?
1. HISTORY OF THE VAMPIRE - a short film that makes up part of a vampire anthology. I am contributing one of the five stories and co-producing this one with director Ron McLellen (JACK O'LANTERN) currently at the healm (and produced by Ondie Daniel). I love the script which is an homage to vampire films and the vampire mythos. I'm doing this project to see how someone else will interpret my work.
2. BLOOD DREAMS - originally intended as part of a two-part vampire anthology of my own but the first draft of the script was so long (at approx. 82 pages) that my business partner thought I should just go ahead and write it as a stand alone film. I'm currently in re-writes to achieve just this.
3. QUEEN OF THE VAMPIRES (3 vampire film) - was originally intended as the second part of the vampire anthology. I'll see how this one goes once I finish the rough draft of the screenplay.
4. SALVAGE - the final vampire film in my one year trilogy - is one I came up with a year before I even thought about writing a vampire film in the first place. This is the only one originally intended as a feature length film and the only one I plan on hoping to direct (once the screenplay is finished). All the other vampire films are intended to be sold and/or directed by other filmmakers.
5. CONTAGIUM - my infecteous disease political film of which is the most interesting for all my actor friends as it has many different roles. I got through 2/3rds of the screenplay before I decided to scrap the whole thing and start all over. I hope to be done with this one before the end of summer.
6. A LOVE SONET - my first love story (which means it's not a horror film) which I've been working on for over 15 months and am 98% close to completion. If all goes well this will be my next film as I do not wish to be pigeon-holed in the horror genre (I hope to film this before going on to CONTAGIUM).
7. HOUSE OF SECRETS - finished filming but now in post production (still logging footage) of which I'm slightly behind schedule and I hope to still be done with by November if I can find an editor to work on deferred payment (if you editors out there are interested contact me at nqmedia@yahoo.com).
8. MISS KITTY & ME - a short film which I'm completely foley on and should be complete and finished by end of summer (part of my CITY GARDEN anthology).
9. THE OLD WOMAN & THE PARK - logging footage for this second short that is part of my three year personal project CITY GARDEN. Hope to have done by end of summer.
10. DIARY OF A FILMMAKER: FILM SERIES - done with the first two episodes and hope to have them both online soon. Plan on having 3-4 more episodes done before the end of the year. This is an internet based series that I'm having done in my spare time inbetween projects. i have approximated 15-20 needing to be done altogether (again if their are editors who will work for free contact me at nqmedia@yahoo.com).
11. I could go into more of the smaller projects but I think this is enough to give you the idea that I'm very busy and point of fact there is always something NEW under the sun. So, how about you?
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Opening Night At the 2009 Italian Film Festival!
As part of my need to get out there in the world to experience more of what the world has to offer I decided that I would go to this year's 2009 Italian Film Festival held over four nights at the Rialto Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. Last night was the screening of the Opening Night film THE VICEROYS, which is a historical drama about the unification of Italy into the country it is today.
It was a good choice for opening night film as it spoke to the audience in a huge way in terms of what the Italian Film Festival is trying to accomplish, which (I gather) is to allow audiences the opportunity to explore and experience Italian culture through film and since the film THE VICEROYS is placed into a historical context in which is shows how, essentially, Italy became Italy through the rise and fall of a single "noble" family it was a great idea to open the 3rd Anniversary event with this film rather then any of the other three films.
I enjoyed the film immensely as I've always enjoyed Italian cinema since first discovering Dario Argento as a teenager. In fact, one of my all time favorite films is the Italian epic THE BEST OF YOUTH (another historical epic at approximately six hours).
The theatre was packed (with very few seats empty) which made for a more interesting film festival experience then I had with the Atlanta Film Festival several years ago (where the theatre was almost completely empty). I believe that the event is successful, thus far, because they only have four films to focus one rather then the multitude of films at other festivals. Another good thing is that all of the films are screening at the same location for all four nights at The Rialto rather then being spread out all over the city in a multitude of theaters (ala the Atlanta Film Festival).
This is an event I plan on attending later in the week on Friday for the Closing Night film THE SOUL KEEPER but I suggest anyone who is interested to go to the website www.cinemaitaly.com for more info about the event.
It was a good choice for opening night film as it spoke to the audience in a huge way in terms of what the Italian Film Festival is trying to accomplish, which (I gather) is to allow audiences the opportunity to explore and experience Italian culture through film and since the film THE VICEROYS is placed into a historical context in which is shows how, essentially, Italy became Italy through the rise and fall of a single "noble" family it was a great idea to open the 3rd Anniversary event with this film rather then any of the other three films.
I enjoyed the film immensely as I've always enjoyed Italian cinema since first discovering Dario Argento as a teenager. In fact, one of my all time favorite films is the Italian epic THE BEST OF YOUTH (another historical epic at approximately six hours).
The theatre was packed (with very few seats empty) which made for a more interesting film festival experience then I had with the Atlanta Film Festival several years ago (where the theatre was almost completely empty). I believe that the event is successful, thus far, because they only have four films to focus one rather then the multitude of films at other festivals. Another good thing is that all of the films are screening at the same location for all four nights at The Rialto rather then being spread out all over the city in a multitude of theaters (ala the Atlanta Film Festival).
This is an event I plan on attending later in the week on Friday for the Closing Night film THE SOUL KEEPER but I suggest anyone who is interested to go to the website www.cinemaitaly.com for more info about the event.
Monday, April 27, 2009
HAMLET at the Shakespeare Tavern!
Last Saturday I not only got to see my favorite of the Bard's tales live for the very first time by I got to see it in style. I'd never been to the Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta, Georgia although I had passed by it many times when driveing on Peachtree Street. When I heard that they were putting on a production of my favorite of William Shakespeare's plays I couldn't help myself. The last of the Bard's tales that I had seen live was Much Ado About Nothing at Theatre in the Square in Marrietta, Georgia but since I was part of the run-crew for that show I never really got a chance to be a part of the audience and just enjoy it for what it was.
Having never been to the Shakespeare Tavern I didn't know what I was in for but by glancing over the website I did know that they served food and drink and that it wasn't a very big space but then again neither is Theatre in the Square. I also knew that the play's running time was approximately 4.0 hours long including 2 intermissions so it was going to be a long play (which also meant that they cut very little out as I've heard that there are 2 and a half hour versions floating around out there).
Being true it its name the Shakespeare Tavern is indeed a tavern in which audience members sit at tables and counters and can eat their food and drink their mead while watching the play. Being HAMLET the play has a huge cast (in which many of them perform multiple characters) and even though the set it small it never appears that way as the cast takes full use of the stage. There were many stand out perfornces (too many to mention here) and the strangest thing about the play that had never occurred to me from either reading the play or seeing the myriad of filmed versions is that the play is quite funny and this comedic aspect is never truly taken advantage of in the filmed versions. There were numerous parts in the play that had the audience rolling in their seats with laughter (me being one of them).
My experience at the tavern was very good, so much so that I'm thinking of getting a season subscription for next season (they have one more production for this season) because I believe it is a good investment plus it would give me a reason to go and not only read but to study and enjoy more of the Bard's plays that I've so far neglected. I do plan on seeing THE TEMPEST next month. This should be interesting since I've never read nor seen a filmed version of this play so it should be a new experience for me. I look forward to it.
People who think Shakespeare is hard to understand should go see one of the productions put on by this company of dedicated crew and cast members because they make it accessible to all audiences which is a good thing in this era of theatre in which many people just are too afraid to embrace the Bard's world and words. I'm hooked and I don't plan on going back.
Having never been to the Shakespeare Tavern I didn't know what I was in for but by glancing over the website I did know that they served food and drink and that it wasn't a very big space but then again neither is Theatre in the Square. I also knew that the play's running time was approximately 4.0 hours long including 2 intermissions so it was going to be a long play (which also meant that they cut very little out as I've heard that there are 2 and a half hour versions floating around out there).
Being true it its name the Shakespeare Tavern is indeed a tavern in which audience members sit at tables and counters and can eat their food and drink their mead while watching the play. Being HAMLET the play has a huge cast (in which many of them perform multiple characters) and even though the set it small it never appears that way as the cast takes full use of the stage. There were many stand out perfornces (too many to mention here) and the strangest thing about the play that had never occurred to me from either reading the play or seeing the myriad of filmed versions is that the play is quite funny and this comedic aspect is never truly taken advantage of in the filmed versions. There were numerous parts in the play that had the audience rolling in their seats with laughter (me being one of them).
My experience at the tavern was very good, so much so that I'm thinking of getting a season subscription for next season (they have one more production for this season) because I believe it is a good investment plus it would give me a reason to go and not only read but to study and enjoy more of the Bard's plays that I've so far neglected. I do plan on seeing THE TEMPEST next month. This should be interesting since I've never read nor seen a filmed version of this play so it should be a new experience for me. I look forward to it.
People who think Shakespeare is hard to understand should go see one of the productions put on by this company of dedicated crew and cast members because they make it accessible to all audiences which is a good thing in this era of theatre in which many people just are too afraid to embrace the Bard's world and words. I'm hooked and I don't plan on going back.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
"Being Away From Work Can Be Work"
Today is my first day back at my full time job after having been an A/V technician for the Hinman Dental show these past 3 days. My job over the last three days was to monitor the siminars in my room of which there were only 2 each day at 3 hours a piece. Not that bad unless of course you can't stay awake (which some of my fellow co-workers could not). We were not allowed to read magazines, books, or be on a laptop so trying to stay awake during a 3 hour siminar on various dental proceedures or emerging technologies can be pretty daunting. Luck for me that "writing" wasn't included in any of the things we "couldn't do" so I ended up getting a lot of writing done over the past three days.
I wrote the next chapter in my "A Simple Death" on-line novel of which I've neglected for the last four months, I also got the script for my next episode of DIARY OF A FILMMAKER series, I finished the outline for "Queen of the Vampires" (aka Twenty-Four), and I was able to get through over 20 pages of my photography book on the the making of HOUSE OF SECRETS done. I was very productive these last 3 days, so, I'm actually really glad I was able to change gears from the drone of Gwinnett for a few days.
The most substantial thing I got done over the 3 days was the HOUSE OF SECRETS book which I've now decided to be an off shoot of the DIARY OF A FILMMAKER series. The DIARY OF A FILMMAKER series is meant for me to have a way in which to showcase all the productions and projects I've done over the years and now this book will become a part of this ongoing series (as it will be the first book in the series). This book is intended as a "self publishing" venture of mine and I'm not necessarily looking for a publisher for it. It's a photography book in which all the photos will be ones I did on the set of the film. The book will alsoo include my on the set film diary as well as short essays on several key issues that faced the film's production.
On another note, I was also able to get back into the grove of writing "A Simple Death" an online novel that I started last year that I hope to finish this year. The experiment with this is to try and have a cohesive story at the end when I know almost nothing that will happen next (which is why this is one of the hardest things I am currently writing). Even though I am not fully satisfied with the current chapter (Chapter 8: At The Mountains of Madness Part 2) the action of forcing myself to write anything has propelled me to continue to write no matter what. Now that the chapter is online to read (at Story Smash - www.storysmash.com - under "A Simple Death") I feel confident that I can at least start to propell the story towards some type of ending.
These past few days have been very big for me in terms of writing and with 2 free days this week I will have plenty of time to sit down and finally get some things done.
I wrote the next chapter in my "A Simple Death" on-line novel of which I've neglected for the last four months, I also got the script for my next episode of DIARY OF A FILMMAKER series, I finished the outline for "Queen of the Vampires" (aka Twenty-Four), and I was able to get through over 20 pages of my photography book on the the making of HOUSE OF SECRETS done. I was very productive these last 3 days, so, I'm actually really glad I was able to change gears from the drone of Gwinnett for a few days.
The most substantial thing I got done over the 3 days was the HOUSE OF SECRETS book which I've now decided to be an off shoot of the DIARY OF A FILMMAKER series. The DIARY OF A FILMMAKER series is meant for me to have a way in which to showcase all the productions and projects I've done over the years and now this book will become a part of this ongoing series (as it will be the first book in the series). This book is intended as a "self publishing" venture of mine and I'm not necessarily looking for a publisher for it. It's a photography book in which all the photos will be ones I did on the set of the film. The book will alsoo include my on the set film diary as well as short essays on several key issues that faced the film's production.
On another note, I was also able to get back into the grove of writing "A Simple Death" an online novel that I started last year that I hope to finish this year. The experiment with this is to try and have a cohesive story at the end when I know almost nothing that will happen next (which is why this is one of the hardest things I am currently writing). Even though I am not fully satisfied with the current chapter (Chapter 8: At The Mountains of Madness Part 2) the action of forcing myself to write anything has propelled me to continue to write no matter what. Now that the chapter is online to read (at Story Smash - www.storysmash.com - under "A Simple Death") I feel confident that I can at least start to propell the story towards some type of ending.
These past few days have been very big for me in terms of writing and with 2 free days this week I will have plenty of time to sit down and finally get some things done.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
HOUSE OF SECRETS - Now Done Filming!
Just so that you know, we have finished principal photography on the CenterSeat Entertainment Film HOUSE OF SECRETS (formally SHIVER) just two weeks prior. I've been on a personal break trying not to think too much about the filming so that I can have a clear head when I start logging the footage just before I'm able to go into the editing room and start post production on the film.
I'm going to miss the cast & crew of HOUSE OF SECRETS as we all came together to create something that I hope we all will be proud to have been a part of. The editing process will be the hardest as there are many creative decisions that I will have to make in terms of what finally ends up on the screen and what doesn't. Either way I hope to have something that I will be proud to have my name on.
HOUSE OF SECRETS was a hard film for me to do (as writer & director) in that I had to make many compromises to see the story actuall make it to the screen. I believe the film's greatest asset are the actors as they far exceeded my expectations and went beyond anything that I could have imagined ("Go Cast!"). Although I had a small crew, they were the best that "deferred payment" could buy and I had a great Assistant director and producer that kept me focussed throughout the whole film shoot.
I don't enjoy the editing process as much as the filming process but I can't wait to we have something done for people to sit down and watch.
I'm going to miss the cast & crew of HOUSE OF SECRETS as we all came together to create something that I hope we all will be proud to have been a part of. The editing process will be the hardest as there are many creative decisions that I will have to make in terms of what finally ends up on the screen and what doesn't. Either way I hope to have something that I will be proud to have my name on.
HOUSE OF SECRETS was a hard film for me to do (as writer & director) in that I had to make many compromises to see the story actuall make it to the screen. I believe the film's greatest asset are the actors as they far exceeded my expectations and went beyond anything that I could have imagined ("Go Cast!"). Although I had a small crew, they were the best that "deferred payment" could buy and I had a great Assistant director and producer that kept me focussed throughout the whole film shoot.
I don't enjoy the editing process as much as the filming process but I can't wait to we have something done for people to sit down and watch.
FRIDAY THE 13TH - Not So Bad Afterall!
Many people don't look forward to Friday the 13th as the date has negative connotations due to the hugely popular and successful film series (which released its latest film last month on...Friday the 13th). For those that aren't fans of the horror genre and are not supersticious then the date holds no negative effect.
I, on the other had, am a huge horror film fan and always looking for something "evil" or "bad" to happen to me when a Friday the 13th rounds the bend. This year I thought I'd try and change my luck (because true to form something bad has always happened to me on a Friday the 13th), so, I decided to have a late date that night with an old flame of mine. We hadn't really seen each other for several months and a few years back we dated and in the passing time we still remained very good friends.
When she suggested that we have a late diner (more like after diner since we got together after 10pm) I accepted as she has always been one of the few women I'd ever truly gotten close to. We ended up going to this restaurant called the Krog Street Bar (so named because of it's location). It was a place she had read good reviews about and I was more or less up for anything. I was happy just to have her company.
Over the course of the evening we each had four glasses of wine and a large variety of the speciety dishes offered by the restaurant (enough so that the bill was just at $100.00). It was an evening like many that we had shared long ago (...in a galaxy far, far away) and even though there were no romantic intanglements, we had a great evening that ended just after the place was trying to close at 2:00am the next morning.
Having been single for most the second half of 2008, it was good to be out again with someone whose company I truly enjoyed (its better then having been on any blind/first date where anything could have happens - Good and Bad). It was a great way to end the evening and start the next day. The best thing being that I ended up with a Friday the 13th that did not bring upon the Apocalypse on try to destroy me. Instaed, I had an elegant evening with a lot of great food and drink with someone whom I truly wanted to be with.
Maybe this is the start of a change for Friday the 13th for me. Maybe my luck is finally changing! (Then again there is still one more Friday the 13th this year so anything's possible)
I, on the other had, am a huge horror film fan and always looking for something "evil" or "bad" to happen to me when a Friday the 13th rounds the bend. This year I thought I'd try and change my luck (because true to form something bad has always happened to me on a Friday the 13th), so, I decided to have a late date that night with an old flame of mine. We hadn't really seen each other for several months and a few years back we dated and in the passing time we still remained very good friends.
When she suggested that we have a late diner (more like after diner since we got together after 10pm) I accepted as she has always been one of the few women I'd ever truly gotten close to. We ended up going to this restaurant called the Krog Street Bar (so named because of it's location). It was a place she had read good reviews about and I was more or less up for anything. I was happy just to have her company.
Over the course of the evening we each had four glasses of wine and a large variety of the speciety dishes offered by the restaurant (enough so that the bill was just at $100.00). It was an evening like many that we had shared long ago (...in a galaxy far, far away) and even though there were no romantic intanglements, we had a great evening that ended just after the place was trying to close at 2:00am the next morning.
Having been single for most the second half of 2008, it was good to be out again with someone whose company I truly enjoyed (its better then having been on any blind/first date where anything could have happens - Good and Bad). It was a great way to end the evening and start the next day. The best thing being that I ended up with a Friday the 13th that did not bring upon the Apocalypse on try to destroy me. Instaed, I had an elegant evening with a lot of great food and drink with someone whom I truly wanted to be with.
Maybe this is the start of a change for Friday the 13th for me. Maybe my luck is finally changing! (Then again there is still one more Friday the 13th this year so anything's possible)
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
DIARY OF A FILMMAKER (EPISODE 1001) On Line!
The first episode on my on line documentary series DIARY OF A FILMMAKER is now on line at You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb2ZLR9KVcE). This new series is something I've been trying to get up for some time since last year as a means to have behind-the-scenes documentaries on all the productions that I've done and will be doing in the future. As a start for the series I decided to go with a recent project therefore the first Episode 1001: On the Set of a Music Video is the first day of filming on the production of the Chris DeMarco music video "I'm Calling You."
The next Episode 1002 will be on my experience on a paranormal investigation with the Georgia Ghost Society and Southlan-Films, so that should be interesting (there are 2 more scheduled before the end of the year in this area). The plan is to get 2 episodes out a month (until I have no more to do for the year) before moving onto other documentary projects (I have plans to release several interviews with various entertainment personnel later in the year as well).
2009 is going to be an exciting year not only for me but for CenterSeat Entertainment as well and this film and series is just the start.
The next Episode 1002 will be on my experience on a paranormal investigation with the Georgia Ghost Society and Southlan-Films, so that should be interesting (there are 2 more scheduled before the end of the year in this area). The plan is to get 2 episodes out a month (until I have no more to do for the year) before moving onto other documentary projects (I have plans to release several interviews with various entertainment personnel later in the year as well).
2009 is going to be an exciting year not only for me but for CenterSeat Entertainment as well and this film and series is just the start.
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