Showing posts with label horror. Show all posts
Showing posts with label horror. Show all posts
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Halloween Watch: Frankenstein (1931)
Watched: 10/28/2018
Format: BluRay
Viewing: Unknown. well into double digits
Decade: 1930's
I'm a Frankenstein fan. Maybe not as much as other people, and I got a late start. I didn't watch the movie until 1997 when I rented it during a blitz into Universal's horror offerings that, if you know me a little, you know had a deep impact that resonates to this day.
Growing up in the wake of the 70's monster-craze, the Frankenstein monster's image was everywhere, from kid's cartoons (including the Flintstones for some reason), but I don't remember ever seeing Frankenstein offered on TV, nor do I remember tapes available at the local video store. Austin and Houston didn't have latenight monster movie hosts, so... the availability was pretty low.
So, yeah, I rented it from the I Love Video near my apartment and gave the 1930's movie a spin, genuinely concerned that after all the hype, I might not like it (I'd seen Dracula in high school at a local cinema, but that's a different story). While the movie only borrowed from the book, the movie was so much it's own thing, and so weird and creepy and heart breaking, what wouldn't I like about it?
I've written plenty on this movie, and every time I watch it, I'm stunned by the storytelling, the design of sets, creature and sound. It "transports" me, and I genuinely find the movie electric, so to speak. There's so much to love in Whale's picture.
I won't belabor it all here - this is a checkmark on my 2018 Halloween movie watching, and I'm on to The Bride of.
Friday, October 26, 2018
PODCAST! HALLOWEEN WATCH 2018 FINALE! "The Thing" (1982) w/ Jamie and Ryan
Watched: 09/30/2018
Format: BluRay
Viewing: Unknown. Eighth?
Decade: 1980's
After 20 years of avoiding watching The Thing (1982) Jamie decides it's time to watch the movie and then get in front of a microphone. We discuss a modern horror classic, and what it's like to finally see a movie you've heard so much about (and maybe built up a bit in your imagination).
Music:
Bride of Frankenstein Theme - Franz Waxman
The Thing Main Titles - Ennio Morricone
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - The Carpenters
Swan Lake - Act 2: No. 10 Scene - Tchaikovsky
Playlists:
Featured: Signal Watch Halloween 2018
- Amy and Ryan Watch 50 Shades!
- Bond Watch! James Bond movie discussion
- Avengers Chronological Countdown w/ Jamie and Ryan
- Disney History w/ NathanC and Ryan
- High School Movies w/ Maxwell
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Halloween Hammer Watch: The Mummy (1959)
Watched: 10/25/2018
Format: TCM/ DVR
Viewing: First
Decade: 1950's
I thought I'd seen this movie before, but I had not. But, boy howdy, did I like it - weird British Imperialistic dismissal of other cultures and all. The movie is The Mummy (1959), part of Hammer's slate of Universal Horror remakes from their 50's and 60's boom era.
Sunday, October 21, 2018
PODCAST! HALLOWEEN EDITION! "The Night of the Demon" (1957) and "The Haunting" (1963)
Watched: Curse of the Demon 09/27/2018 & The Haunting 09/28/2018
Format: Amazon Streaming/ BluRay
Decade: 1950's and 1960's
Viewing: Second/ Seventh or so
SimonUK and Ryan wind up their Halloween movie discussions by taking on two movies about scientists (and friends) coming up against the supernatural - is it all in their minds, somehow? OR is it ghosts and demons?!! It's bone-chilling look into what works in two horror classics, and some discussion of stuff in other movies that's just annoying.
Music:
Bride of Frankenstein Theme - Franz Waxman
Blue Ghost Blues - Lonnie Johnson
Science Fiction Double Feature - Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack
Hounds of Love - Kate Bush
Stroker Ace - Charlie Daniels Band
Swan Lake - Act 2: No. 10 Scene - Tchaikovsky
Playlists:
Featured: Signal Watch Halloween 2018
- Amy and Ryan Watch 50 Shades!
- Bond Watch! James Bond movie discussion
- Avengers Chronological Countdown w/ Jamie and Ryan
- Disney History w/ NathanC and Ryan
- High School Movies w/ Maxwell
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Saturday, October 20, 2018
Hammer Horror Watch: Twins of Evil (1971)
Watched: 10/19/2018
Format: Amazon Prime Streaming
Viewing: First
Decade: 1970's
Twins of Evil (1971) is the third in the Karnstein Trilogy of vampire films from Hammer, the two previous films included The Vampire Lovers (which I really liked) and Lust For a Vampire (which I swore I'd rewatch more closely and haven't done, so... I'll get on that).
Friday, October 19, 2018
Where Wolf? Watch: Wolfen (1981)
Watched: 10/19/2018
Format: Amazon Streaming
Viewing: First
Decade: 1980's
Well, I finally managed to watch Wolfen (1981) instead of The Howling.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
PODCAST! HALLOWEEN WATCH! "Isolation" (2005) w/ SimonUK and Ryan
Watched: 09/15/2018
Format: BluRay
Viewing: First
Decade: 2000's
A lonesome Irish farm. A lot of rain. A cow ready to drop a calf. Ruth Negga for some reason. SimonUK and Ryan watch a movie that isn't afraid to borrow, but manages to find a path unique to itself.
Music:
Bride of Frankenstein Theme - Franz Waxman
Milk Cow Blues - Bob Wills
Walking the Cow - Daniel Johnston
Swan Lake - Act 2: No. 10 Scene - Tchaikovsky
Playlists:
Featured: Signal Watch Halloween 2018
- Amy and Ryan Watch 50 Shades!
- Bond Watch! James Bond movie discussion
- Avengers Chronological Countdown w/ Jamie and Ryan
- Disney History w/ NathanC and Ryan
- High School Movies w/ Maxwell
Get your audio episodes at:
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Sunday, September 30, 2018
PODCAST! SIgnal Watch Halloween Horror Watch: Horror Express and Death Line (both 1972)
Watched: 09/08/2018
Format: BluRay
Viewing: First
Decade: 1970's
In the spoooookiest of all Halloween themes - SimonUK and Ryan settle on "Christopher Lee + trains + 1972". Two wildly different takes on the horror genre from the same year, each with a lot to offer, but offering up chills - one featuring a drunk Donald Pleasance as a policeman, and one Telly Savalas as a vodka-swilling Cossack. But, honestly, both well worth a viewing this Halloween season.
Music:
Bride of Frankenstein Theme by Franz Waxman
Crazy Train, Ozzy Osbourne
Bound for Hell, Love and Rockets
Swan Lake - Act 2: No. 10 Scene - Tchaikovsky
Playlists:
Featured: Signal Watch Halloween 2018
More Playlists:
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
PODCAST! A SIGNAL WATCH HALLOWEEN! "Psychomania" (1973) w/ SimonUK and Ryan
Watched: 07/21/2018
Format: BluRay
Viewing: First
Decade: 1970s
Watch ALL of Psychomania!
A Signal Watch Halloween BEGINS!
SimonUK brings Ryan a spooooky film of his youth. The Easy Rider scene reaches the British suburbs as a crew of hooligans cause mischief, dabble in the occult and plan for world domination by generally making a nuisance of themselves. Frogs, the undead, shallow graves, lousy hippie music, motorbikes and locked rooms converge in a film that dares to ask: are you really going to watch all of this?
Music:
Bride of Frankenstein Theme by Franz Waxman
Psychomania Theme by John Cameron
Riding Free from Psychomania
Swan Lake - Act 2: No. 10 Scene - Tchaikovsky
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Monday, September 17, 2018
ANNOUNCEMENT! PODCAST SERIES! A Signal Watch Halloween 2018!
Coming Soon (like, this week) - The Signal Watch will begin a series of PodCasts for the Halloween Season!
Here's our 90 second promo!
I'm assuming some of these movies will be unfamiliar to viewers - they were to me. But we hope you can find them and watch along with us!
In the can:
and more to come!
Music by Franz Waxman from The Bride of Frankenstein
Here's our 90 second promo!
I'm assuming some of these movies will be unfamiliar to viewers - they were to me. But we hope you can find them and watch along with us!
In the can:
- Psychomania!
- Late Phases and Dog Soldiers
- Horror Express and Death Line
- Isolation
- Ghostbusters (1984)
and more to come!
Music by Franz Waxman from The Bride of Frankenstein
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
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