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...lots of tacky costumes, sugary candy, and, of course, horror movies. For those of you disappointed by “Saw V,” perhaps a little throwback is the remedy. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the original “Halloween,” the slasher movie that created and set the standard for most of the stereotypes seen in modern horror flicks. Besides, there have been enough “sensible” killers like Jigsaw and Hannibal; nothing beats a completely ruthless psychopath massacring scores of frightened, corrupt teenagers. So grab your shot glass...
...fashioned variety. The chases aren't Batmobile-vs.-Joker-truck, they either involve a snowplow or are on foot. And the shock scenes are closer to the murky threat of Val Lewton's '40s horror movies than to the slice-and-dice explicitness of the Saw and Hostel slasher series. Early on, a young woman takes a dip in a public pool, then gets out. Submerged in the pool is a man with a predatory smile. As the camera moves in on him, an air bubble escapes. Nice frisson. And there's one shot that sent people at a critics...
...Donnie Darko” as an icon for the underground Marxist movement that begins to unravel the apocalypse plot. In doing this, he acknowledges that the success of the cult is everywhere. Here, however, Kelly has more mainstream aspirations. He aims both for surrealist comedy and action slasher, although time travel does make a cameo appearance near the end of the film. The dialogue has its moments; in one scene, Gellar says with confidence, “Scientists are saying the future is going to be far more futuristic then they originally had predicted.”The best element...
...says. “But I found great freedom in that.”The VES department has produced its fair share of successful filmmakers from previous generations, as well.Richard L. Rosenthal ’71, one of the earliest concentrators, directed the eighth sequel to the original slasher movie “Halloween,” “Halloween: Resurrection,” and is currently working on an independent film, “GRETA,” starring Hillary Duff and Ellen Burstyn.Reginald A. Hudlin ’83 is the President of Black Entertainment Television...
...meantime, the Eli will almost surely move to 7-0 tomorrow. This matchup is shaping up like a slasher flick: Yale’s top-ranked running game, averaging four touchdowns and upwards of 300 yards per game, slashing through the helpless, shrieking, league-worst Lions defense, which routinely lets opponents top 250 yards rushing. Mike McLeod, who has already sewn up Ivy Player of the Year honors, had a subpar afternoon last weekend--147 yards and three touchdowns in a triple-overtime win at Penn...