Sentences with phrase «of classic horror films»

Ranging from the slow shamblers of classic horror films to the seriously powerful speed - rushers of 28 Days Later, even bumping into a zombie once can put a serious dent in your health.

Remakes of classic horror films are a slippery slope: Halloween, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm St. to name a few.

Fans of classic horror films might spot a bit of F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu in Carell's depiction of du Pont.

In the tradition of classic horror films such as «Night of the Living Dead» and «The Stepford Wives,» Jordan Peele's terrifyingly trenchant movie, a socially charged thriller, examines the ugly truths hiding beneath the lie of a post-racial America.

Gatiss — who plays Sherlock's brother Mycroft on that series — has spoken before about his love of classic horror films, especially the 1958 version of Dracula.

Matthew's print encapsulates both the old - school movie poster feel of classic horror film art, while bringing some modern printing magic into the mix.

The cast is really starting to shape up for Kimberley Peirce's (Boys Don't Cry) remake of the classic horror film, Carrie.

While the subject matter at the front and center of this classic horror film is terrifying enough, it's director William Friedkin's lack of classic training and documentary experience that pushed all of the right boundaries.

He has also helped ruin plenty of classic horror film series via unnecessary remakes.

Not exact matches

NEW YORK (AP)-- George Romero, whose classic «Night of the Living Dead» and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh - devouring undead spawn countless imitators, remakes and homages, has died.

Despite all the cliches, it's a pretty hilarious film filled with good humor, mixed with gloomy atmosphere, making fun and at the same time adhering to the cliches of the Universal horror classic.

Many attributes of «The Vampire» were preceded by the classic attributes of Hammer films and Italian horror films of the 1960s.

The famed theme park is home to every type of ride imaginable, from classic teacups to the horror film - inspired Saw roller - coaster (a great excuse to hold hands in you're scared!)

This combination of classic horror action and satire make The Cabin in the Woods unique and a film that is sure not to disappoint fans of campy gore and violence.

Quite possibly the goriest film ever made by a Hollywood studio, Evil Dead is a new Horror classic, a film that accomplishes the nearly impossible task of staying true to the original's roots while standing firmly on its own.

Fans of horror / zombie movies should enjoy this even if it is a step below quite a few other classic zombie films.

[img] http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif [/ img] The Pact feels as if it's been constructed from an infinite number of inspirations stretching from classic ghost story horror cinema to the recent wave of found footage films but at the same time because of such great execution you could never actually call it generic.

Wilson's Heart for Oculus Rift is an absolute amazing VR gaming experience that harkens in tone and style to the old style classic films of Hollywood horror and the old Hammer Horror horror and the old Hammer Horror Horror films.

Either because they were being compared to some of the classics in the horror / comedy genre or, as the consensus on here states, there's not a good enough of either comedy or horror in the film.

In some - respects, this film also resembles Welles» «Mr. Arkadian», with a detective searching a man's past as the central - narrative — this was also copied by Alan Parker and his writers on «Angel Heart» (1986), another classic of horror.

The lack of a convoluted motivation felt that much more terrifying, a tactic also used in 2006's Them and 2016's Hush, maybe because the indiscriminate nature of the violence makes us all feel unsafe and maybe because, as many classic horror films have shown, the less we know, the more terrifying it can all seem.

And fans of 1980s horror flicks, which this film closely resembles, will enjoy the ironic use of the classic power ballads «Total Eclipse of the Heart» and «Making Love Out of Nothing at All.»

The hard - working actress has made a career of choosing diverse and challenging projects both in film and television, starting with her acting debut in the movie JOE, which she soon followed with the 1975 cult classic THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.

While this is a film that pays tribute to some classic films, it also manages to stand on its own by adding some new wrinkles to a worn - out subgenre of horror.

Next to James Cameron's ALIENS, John McTiernan «s 1987 classic action - horror combo PREDATOR is one of my all - time favorite films.

Inspired by a classic horror film, Mrs. Snodgrass builds an exact replica of Egyptian tomb and brings it to class.

it reminded me of classic mean girl films like heathers mixed with 80s italian horror.

This documentary provides a comprehensive look at the production of horror classic Pet Sematary, from book to film to legend.

The producers of Liam Neeson thriller Non-Stop are developing an updated version of the classic supernatural horror film

Carrie is a film adaptation of Stephen King's work, which got turned into a cult horror classic in 1976 and was directed by Brain De Palma.

Additionally, in no particular order, there were vocal supporters of the Ralph Jones «incongruously great score to «Slumber Party Massacre ``; «Phantasm» «s heavily «Exorcist «- indebted score from Fred Myrow and Malcom Seagrave; Danny Elfman «s channelling of Bernard Herrmann for «Nightbreed ``; Wojciech Kilar «s bombastic, often recycled music for «Bram Stoker's Dracula ``; John Harrison's score for Romero's anthology film «Creepshow ``; Richard Band «s better - than - deserved compositions for the terrible «Troll ``; the great Lalo Schifrin «s score for the original «The Amityville Horror ``; a more recent example in Climax Golden Twins» music for Brad Anderson «s now cultish «Session 9 ``; Pino Donaggio's terrific work with de Palma's «Dressed to Kill ``; Gene Moore's classic church organ scares in «Carnival of Souls ``; and while we've featured Bava fils above, we could easily have found room for his father Mario Bava, probably with the funky original music by Libra for his final film «Shock.»

POLTERGEIST remains one of the creepiest classic horror films of the eighties.

Val Lewton also produced a series of atmospheric supernatural horror films in the 1940s, including the cult horror classic Cat People (1942) and its fantasy follow - up Curse of the Cat People (1944).

One of the landmarks of silent cinema, this adaptation of Gaston Leroux's novel was also the film that firmly cemented Lon Chaney's standing as a superstar as well as set the stage for Universal Pictures to continue producing definitive horror classics throughout the 1930s and 1940s.

Remake of the classic haunted house horror film of the same name is an awful mess of a film that is uninspired and poorly acted.

Features both the American and British versions of the film, commentary track by creator / actor Richard O'Brien and co-star Patricia Quinn, an audience participation picture - in - picture track with a live version of the show and a «callback» subtitle track that cues viewers to classic audience responses, featurettes, two deleted musical scenes, outtakes, alternate opening and ending, and other celebrations of the culture of «Rocky Horror.»

Fans of the classic 1981 horror slasher The Burning will be very excited to hear that the films soundtrack is being released on vinyl on September

This week's new Blu - ray releases include one of the funniest films of the year, a trio of horror movie collections for a few franchises — one classic, one unlikely, and one incredibly gory — a dramatic turn from Robert Pattinson, and more.

Among the anticipated highlights at the ongoing San Diego Comic - Con (SDCC), for horror fans was tonight's world premiere screening of The Woods, from director and writer duo of Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett (You're Next), but the whole event just became bigger than anyone imagined, as it has been revealed tonight that the film is actually called Blair Witch and it is a sequel the 1999 found footage classic The Blair Witch Project!

The horror world has been abuzz for a few years now with talk of the remake of Dario Argento's 1977 classic Suspiria and we now have our first look at Dakota Johnson as Susie Bannion as well as a firm release date for the film.

It's the origin story and I believe it's part of a greater scheme Universal has to remake all those classic horror films of the 40s.

In their previous screenplays, Wright and Pegg have very shrewdly thrown genre conventions on their collective ear; they clearly love horror movies and action flicks and buddy comedies, and they understand the structure of those films with such clarity that they can rewrite the rules, scramble up our expectations and wind up with a creation that's both an homage to and a subversion of past classics.

While the film quality isn't the greatest due to the use of digital film, the lack of stars and its classic throwback to the early zombie movies creates a great genre film for both horror fans and those looking for something different.

The master of the specific subgenre called body horror and the man who put out such classics as Dead Ringers and Videodrome, the Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg seemingly stepped out of his (dis) comfort zone and delivered one of the best movies of the first decade of this century when he made the film cleverly and multilayeredly called A History of Violence.

It's easy to reference the classics, but «The Conjuring 2» is an evolved, modern version of this story, and establishes its own classic status as film in conversation with both the past and future of horror.

In his introduction Wan said he wanted to make a picture in the vein of classic studio horror films of the 70s, that have vanished over the years.

Why We're Excited About It: Okay, so this one's a bit of a stretch with regards to the «blockbuster» definition, but when a horror classic like Evil Dead gets a remake, it's automatically an event film.

Doug Bradley often speaks his mind when it comes to the Hellraiser films, which he feels a remake should never happen of the 1987 horror classic

Franck Khalhoun's (P2) latest film — a French / American co-production made all the more obvious by a technical snafu that saw the movie play with French subtitles for some 15 minutes — does some things very well, but being a remake of William Lustig's 1980 horror classic, also titled Maniac, isn't exactly one of them.

It no doubt has some pretty big shoes to fill as Psycho is not only one of the most classic of horror films but it was brought to us by one of the most recognizable directors of all time in Alfred Hitchcock.