Tag: Alfred Hitchcock

78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene (2017) – By Baron Craze

June 30, 2020
Other Worldly Cinema

As a fan, scholar and student of Alfred Hitchcock films and knowing in September 2020, that his beloved and most celebrated in at least the horror genre Psycho turns 60-years, which led me to writing several different reviews and featured various podcasts to talk about my favorite film of his, I thought it only fitting…

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Peeping Tom (1960) – By Baron Craze

April 30, 2020
Articles

No one truly sets out to create a cult movie, rather takes a number outside factors that achieve this, often it does something unruly or unorthodox against societal norms to achieve this status, but it often comes at a financial cost or reputation sometimes both, and that was the impact it had with filmmaker Michael…

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Zombie (1979) – By Baron Craze

August 31, 2019
Articles

When it comes to discussing zombie films, just using the right terminology can cause an uproar, are they living dead, undead, virus created, or just zombies, however the debate goes further when it comes to George Romero’s creation of the dead slow motion to that of speed demon quickness. Then mix that with Lucio Fulci’s…

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Strangers on a Train (1951) – By Baron Craze

July 31, 2019
Archived Reviews

In 1951, Alfred Hitchcock began an incredible ride of creativity in Hollywood earning without any equal the true title (still held by him) ‘the master of suspense’ that started truly with this psychological thriller. All trickery and manipulation from a simple idle conservation to suggestive reasoning, working to lull the audience into a trance, all…

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Rope (1948) – By Baron Craze

June 30, 2019
Other Worldly Cinema

As many know I am a huge Alfred Hitchcock fan, having watched his movies countless times, and perhaps read over 40 books on the man, his craft and style of filmmaking, who is known to have influenced others, including recently Jordan Peele (Us [2019]), but he remains the holder of the always impressive title Master…

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991) – By Baron Craze

May 31, 2019
Archived Reviews

As of 2019, it is the only horror film to win an Oscar for Best Picture among the five previous challengers for this prestigious award were The Exorcist [1973], Jaws [1975] and most recently Black Swan [2010]. However, it was not the only award of the prestigious event, it also had a memorable place in…

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The Thing from Another World (1951): Ready for the Invasion – By Baron Craze

March 31, 2019
Archived Reviews

Since its release 68-years ago of this year 2019, the film is a fan favorite with the hardcore sci-fi and a portion of horror fans remembering this movie with a fondness for what it presented then as incredible storytelling and a new venture in the b-movie market. Now an overwhelming majority will recall seeing and…

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Long Weekend (1978) – By Baron Craze

November 30, 2018
Archived Reviews

Director Colin Eggleston, presents an incredible and slow developing film with environmental horror (aka: Eco-horror) using the screenplay from Everett De Roche who wrote the script for horror film Patrick released in the same year, and this movie has achieved a cult status due to the differing style conveying horror through suggestions rather than blatant…

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Sadist – Spellbound New Album Release

September 30, 2018
Music News

Sadist unleashes their admiration for all things Hitchcock, that’d Alfred Hitchcock with their new album entitled Spellbound(named after is film of the same name). Scarlet Records 9 November 2018 The new album from the pioneers of Progressive Death Metal! ‘Spellbound’ is the new album of Progressive Death Metal veterans Sadist. Produced and mixed by Tommy…

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At Granny’s House (2015) – By Baron Craze

May 28, 2018
Film Reviews

Les Mahoney explored wrote, directed and played an important role in the film as he took a real-life situation of tragedy plaguing many elderly people, rising costs, scammed and abuse, and turns it into a thriller and homage to Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960). At Granny’s House, distributed by Indie Rights, delivers a solid story, but not…

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