Posts Tagged ‘Horror Films’
September 4th, 2010 | 
Author: We have loved the Korean horror wave that came with everything from the freaky Audition to The Red Shoes, an intense remake of Hans Christian Anderson’s tale of the same name. With the Korean horror movie wave came another version of The Red Shoes in 2005 which became typical of the look of these Korean horror films.
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Horror movies have characters like blood-sucking vampires, psychos, scary ghosts, deadly werewolves and man-eating zombies, women with long hair and scarred faces who give you the chills! The best time to watch these movies is late night, all alone (or with a friend, if you get very scared of the horror films) with all the lights off. Given below, are some of the best horror movies of all time according to my preferences. View full post on Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV Articles from EzineArticles.com
Horror films are designed to frighten and panic, to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale. The earliest horror films were Gothic in style - that means that they were usually set in spooky old mansions, castles, dark and shadowy locales. View full post on Arts and Entertainment: Movies TV Articles from EzineArticles.com
There have been horrifically bad horror films released in the last ten years. Why not check them out? View full post on Arts and Entertainment: Movies TV Articles from EzineArticles.com
The core of horror films has always been one of evolution and innovation. From Hitchcock’s black and white masterpiece, Psycho, to more modern pieces such as the Scream franchise, North America (read as: Hollywood) has always been at the forefront of the horror industry. However, over the past few years, independent foreign horror films have been washing up on American shores and treating the public to a truly new and terrifying experience; the French, specifically, are now considered to be on the cutting edge with their new favourite style of horror. View full post on Arts and Entertainment: Movies TV Articles from EzineArticles.com
Alfred Hitchcock trivia is something that is surely of interest to anyone with an interest in the history of the cinema, as he is one of those iconic filmmakers whose work has helped shape the entire direction of the industry since his time. Did you know that his full name was Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, or that he was born on the 13th of August 1899? He made over fifty films throughout his career, many of which are considered to be among the masterpieces of cinema which all film students study and debate even to this day.
Did you know that Alfred Hitchcock was a dual citizen of both England and the United States? Any Alfred Hitchcock quiz might contain a question about this subject, as it was his passion for moviemaking and for Hollywood which would lead him away from England where he started his careers to the United States and Hollywood, even then the center of the movie making world.
Did you know that Hitchcock had connection to Germany as well? He made a film with Graham Cutts in 1924 which they produced in Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. He also was influenced by early German filmmakers such as Fritz Lang. His first directing credit would be for Gainsborough Pictures, the film was “The Pleasure Garden” and it was made in UFA studios in Germany. His first thriller, something he would of course become very well known for, came out in 1927 and was a large success back at home in the UK. That film would be called “The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog”.
Did you know that one of films most famous terms comes from something done by Alfred Hitchcock? This is an important piece of Alfred Hitchcock trivia sure to come up in any film class. The term is “Macguffin” and it is a device used by many filmmakers. Essentially, the Macguffin is the item which drives the story, but ultimately has very little to do with the ultimate point of the movie. Hitchcock’s first use of this, and the one that would most commonly be modeled was in the movie “39 Steps”.
Some of his other most famous films include “Dial M for Murder”, “Vertigo”, and “Rear Window” and perhaps his most well known film “Psycho.” Many of the elements in that film have been copied by horror films in the decade since its release, and it is often considered one of the most perfect examples of the genre.
Ten years after its release, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT is still a cultural touchstone – it is still widely parodied (a Google search of “Blair Witch Project parody” will turn up over 33,000 hits), consistently imitated (the use of the “shaky” cam style in all sorts of horror films), and instantly recognizable (I dare you to find me someone who doesn’t recognize the above image of Heather Donahue). TBWP is also one of the most profitable movies ever made – it cost less than $100,000 to make, but ha
Washington, Aug 1 (ANI): ‘High School Musical’ star Ashley Tisdale has stopped watching horror films at her house, as they are too scary. The 24-year-old has revealed that horror flicks make her lose sleep, and therefore, she has banned them altogether from her place, reports Contactmusic.She said: “I can’t watch scary movies right now, because living on my own, it kind of freaks me out……I tend to just watch comedies. As an actress you think I would understand but I have a big imagination and
Scream Queen Rachel Grubb has nabbed the lead role in the upcoming Teresa Fahs’ film Haunting Kira , which will shoot in Las Vegas in early 2010. The official announcement was made the day after Comic Con International in San Diego wrapped. Grubb , the star of the indie horror films Terror Overload , Tales of the Dead , 13 Hours in a Warehouse , Strip Club Slasher , Camp Kill and Cave Women on Mars , said she can’t wait to get started on the project. “I love the script,”
Ashley Tisdale has banned herself from watching horror movies. The High School School Musical actress says she can’t watch scary flicks because her over-active imagination has given her sleepless nights when she is home alone. “I can’t watch scary movies right now, because living on my own, it kind of freaks me out,” she says. “I tend [...]